It was our honeymoon to Hawaii, so there wasn't much choice there. We drive everywhere now, the hassle and total invasion of our privacy just isn't worth it. In one airport, they even had me put one foot on this "detector", that for all I know did absolutely nothing. It was just a box with an opaque piece of white plexiglass with the outline of a foot that said "place foot here". No wires coming out of it at all, and it didn't appear to be plugged in. The security guy just watched me do it and said thank you. My wife and I were both pulled aside and searched twice each way by very rude people that seemed more interested in our undergarments than actually looking for anything dangerous.
But it is GATOR that is suing, claiming not to be spyware - thus they ARE the plaintif (civil case, not criminal, therefor plaintif, not prosecution)
The person filing the suit still has to prove their case, it doesn't matter what they're called. You can't file suit in the US and expect the defendant to have to prove their innocence/non-liability.
It is my opinion that Gator is spyware. Suing people to prevent them from calling a spade a spade is only going to further harm the image of the Gator spyware company. For more information, there is an article detailing what I'm talking about. My recommendation to everyone is to go to this site and download Spybot Search & Destroy to aid in the removal of this spyware program from your system completely. If someone from the Gator spyware company sees this, I will gladly post your cease and desist letter here so others can have a good chuckle at the fact that you cannot stop me from voicing my opinion that Gator is spyware.
If they want me to download something, there should be a way where I don't have to share MY bandwidth. I want 110kb/sec, and I don't want to share.
But I don't want to share my bandwidth with leechers! Quite frankly, if I knew of a BT client that flat out rejected people refusing to upload, I'd use that instead. It's attitudes like yours that cause problems for the whole concept of sharing. How long do you think people would make anything available if no one gave anything in return?
On the off chance that this isn't a troll ($15 grand for 50 name brand servers, plus racks & UPS? It don't smell good here), did you guys do any research ahead of time, or did you just start slapping shit together? If I were your boss you would be FIRED, because you obviously have no clue as to what you are doing.
You obviously didn't talk to an HVAC engineer, because they would have set you up properly from the start, getting accurate heat output ratings for all the present and planned equipent (3.413 BTU per Watt, they tell me). Then, looking at the placement of the racks, would have had the cold air pumped in at the right places. This may be correctable by tossing a box fan or two in the room to move the air. Not fired yet.
You also didn't consult with an electrician or electrical engineer, because they would have given you some very sound advice on your load and UPS needs. You are so woefully underpowered and under-UPSed, your servers will lose power long before they have a chance to properly shut down. By the way, do you mean to say that you have 50 servers and only 10 are on UPS? FIRED!
"But look on the bright side, Mr. Boss, the cabling is all neat and pretty!" FIRED for spending more time on the cabling than you did planning this disaster!
Do the tech industry a favor, and go get a job shoveling shit at the zoo.
I have no clue how to use Usenet newsgroups or IRC. On your next slow news day, could you post a question on your front page asking how? It might be good to post it a couple times throughout the next few days to be sure people see it.
Slashcode seems to have edited out some stuff, so the link won't work. Try copying and pasting this (with any spaces removed): ed2k://|file|The-Fanimatrix-DivX-51-HQ.avi|1350465 74|1A98FBDCB753C3120DA1F35E2DC5A047|/
I'm gonna take hell for this, but I'm so damn tired of the whining.
If you're out of work, and the unemployment benefits run out, swallow your goddamn pride and get that job flipping burgers. Then go out and get a second part-time -- hell, even a full time job scooping ice cream or pouring coffee or something. Do that while you're looking for that job in the area of your expertise.
But how can I do interviews when I'm working all the time?
Make your "weekends" on a Tuesday and Wednesday or something. Most employers in the food industry are very flexible, since they're open every day. That may just be enough to not have to sell the house, to put food on the table, etc.
Stop bitching and do what you have to do to provide for your family, no matter how degrading.
I've gotten no fewer than 50 of the things this week. Most of them have come from systems that are set up to copy the postmaster of the domain. After several nastygrams, most of which bounced(!), I had to set up a temporary blacklist for those domains. If they really need to get through, they can give us a call.
There is absolutely no excuse for this after the publicity this trojan has been given. If nothing else, the AV software should be programmed to skip the sending of these emails if it's known the addresses are spoofed. Very simple:
Obsessing over it and not blowing off any steam is going to turn you into a rifle-wielding maniac with a love of rooftops. Have your study time, but don't leave out the play. You'd be surprised at the problems you can solve when you're distracted.
Set aside time to work, but remember to take breaks for food, or your brain won't work very efficiently. Start each session with planning out your goals and write them down. Break the tasks down to small chunks that'll only take a little while to complete. It feels really good to check off each item as you get it done, and helps get you motivated to move on to the next. If you get stuck for too long on anything, take a quick break for a walk or cartoons or whatever distracts you, and you'll come back to it fresh and with a new way of looking at it more often than not.
Save and use the original packaging! They wouldn't use the stuff if it didn't do the job well. And no matter what service you use, send it insured.
I avoid FedEx like the plague. They have damaged every single package that was shipped to me weighing over about 10 pounds. I kid you not.
As for Airborne Express, they have a stellar record when it comes to business destinations, but when it comes to residential, they are the definition of bungling, Jethro-Clampett-stupid, incompetent jackasses. I can't stress enough how disgusted I am with their residential service.
UPS, on the other hand, has only damaged one package, and since it was insured (see above), I got it replaced.
Unless it's a letter, the USPS is just too damned expensive.
I like to brew beer and make wine & mead. It's a great hobby. You can start off knowing virtually nothing and still come out with a good product. If you start digging a little though, there's this huge sea of really cool stuff to learn about the process. Water treatment, all the different kinds of yeast, getting different results based on temperature changes at different points of the process, the list goes on and on. Definitely worth investigating.
That, and I find myself taking stuff apart all the time to see how it works. My wife totally freaked out when, shortly after we were married, she came home and found me with all the parts to the vacuum cleaner (a wedding present) neatly laid out on the kitchen floor. Now she's used to it, and even brings stuff to me once in a while because she's curious herself.
those prices in USD? if they are then they're a little ridiculous don't you think? $80 for 16 keys?
Well, let's see here...
Let's assume that you've already found a circuit board layout so you don't have to do much if any planning. Parts for the whole thing -- electronic components, buttons, case, etc. -- you find a great deal on and pay no more than $10.
Now let's say you're good with your hands and are able to put the thing together in two hours. I'm not talking about a half-assed job with the buttons mounted on a cardboard box, but a finished product that's solid and looks at least halfway decent. I don't know about you, but my spare time (the little I have) is worth a hell of a lot more to me than $35/hour, especially when I could be spending it with my wife.
I was planning on building a device exactly like this for myself, but I'll gladly pay the $90 it's going to cost for the 20 button version (I'll probably find it for less after a few minutes of searching), because it's what I'm looking for, and I can be doing more valuable things with my time.
I don't know if this works on other DVD players, but on mine, I repeatedly hit the stop button as soon as I close the tray to interrupt the process. Then I go to the menu to set up the audio (not all of us have 5.1 surround) and play from there. No FBI warning or trailers.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems completely unclear whether this is arguing for or against electronic voting.
I don't think he's arguing for or against. He's just saying no matter the system, there needs to be a damn good paper trail. Without that, there's no way to prove who won or lost.
This is what happens when you let your marketing department make technical decisions. And don't feed me the "if you don't jump on it early, you'll lose market share" bit. That may be true at first, but if someone buys a product that turns out to be totally incompatible with everything down the road, do you really think they're going to buy or recommend another product from that manufacturer?
This is going to do nothing but piss a lot of people off and make even more think that.11g sucks ass due to bad word-of-mouth.
But you know, I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'd pay $10-20/month for unlimited acccess to a large library of music.
Check out emusic.com. I've been downloading great stuff for months. I'm in the process of downloading ~30 old jazz albums you just can't find in stores very often, if ever. It definitely falls in your price range. And yes, they have more than jazz.
I purchased a Rocket reader back when they first came out. It actually comes in quite handy. I even downloaded a few books before I found that you can create your own content from HTML docs. Just for grins, I converted the FreeBSD Handbook. It worked well, so now I use it for all kinds of reference materials.
Beats the hell out of carrying around a stack of paper printed from various websites.
We're fortunate in the fact that the owners recognize the importance of a responsive IT department. I'm the network admin, and there's an end-user training/support person. I think they'd have hired another, but about 1/3 of the users are CAD (power) users, so we barely hear from them.
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But what happens when you get downsized and have to start flying to job interviews?
That's the wonderful thing about being self employed. I don't have to worry about that.
It was our honeymoon to Hawaii, so there wasn't much choice there. We drive everywhere now, the hassle and total invasion of our privacy just isn't worth it. In one airport, they even had me put one foot on this "detector", that for all I know did absolutely nothing. It was just a box with an opaque piece of white plexiglass with the outline of a foot that said "place foot here". No wires coming out of it at all, and it didn't appear to be plugged in. The security guy just watched me do it and said thank you. My wife and I were both pulled aside and searched twice each way by very rude people that seemed more interested in our undergarments than actually looking for anything dangerous.
Screw 'em. I'll spend my money elsewhere.
But it is GATOR that is suing, claiming not to be spyware - thus they ARE the plaintif (civil case, not criminal, therefor plaintif, not prosecution)
The person filing the suit still has to prove their case, it doesn't matter what they're called. You can't file suit in the US and expect the defendant to have to prove their innocence/non-liability.
(The Archos looks like it might be a good alternative to the Rio too, once they add a larger drive.)
That's why you buy a 6 gig Archos on eBay and put in a bigger drive. A trained monkey could do it. Hell, even I did it.
It is my opinion that Gator is spyware. Suing people to prevent them from calling a spade a spade is only going to further harm the image of the Gator spyware company. For more information, there is an article detailing what I'm talking about. My recommendation to everyone is to go to this site and download Spybot Search & Destroy to aid in the removal of this spyware program from your system completely. If someone from the Gator spyware company sees this, I will gladly post your cease and desist letter here so others can have a good chuckle at the fact that you cannot stop me from voicing my opinion that Gator is spyware.
Gator can just fuck off.
If they want me to download something, there should be a way where I don't have to share MY bandwidth. I want 110kb/sec, and I don't want to share.
But I don't want to share my bandwidth with leechers ! Quite frankly, if I knew of a BT client that flat out rejected people refusing to upload, I'd use that instead. It's attitudes like yours that cause problems for the whole concept of sharing. How long do you think people would make anything available if no one gave anything in return?
On the off chance that this isn't a troll ($15 grand for 50 name brand servers, plus racks & UPS? It don't smell good here), did you guys do any research ahead of time, or did you just start slapping shit together? If I were your boss you would be FIRED, because you obviously have no clue as to what you are doing.
You obviously didn't talk to an HVAC engineer, because they would have set you up properly from the start, getting accurate heat output ratings for all the present and planned equipent (3.413 BTU per Watt, they tell me). Then, looking at the placement of the racks, would have had the cold air pumped in at the right places. This may be correctable by tossing a box fan or two in the room to move the air. Not fired yet.
You also didn't consult with an electrician or electrical engineer, because they would have given you some very sound advice on your load and UPS needs. You are so woefully underpowered and under-UPSed, your servers will lose power long before they have a chance to properly shut down. By the way, do you mean to say that you have 50 servers and only 10 are on UPS? FIRED!
"But look on the bright side, Mr. Boss, the cabling is all neat and pretty!" FIRED for spending more time on the cabling than you did planning this disaster!
Do the tech industry a favor, and go get a job shoveling shit at the zoo.
I have no clue how to use Usenet newsgroups or IRC. On your next slow news day, could you post a question on your front page asking how? It might be good to post it a couple times throughout the next few days to be sure people see it.
Thanks!
Slashcode seems to have edited out some stuff, so the link won't work. Try copying and pasting this (with any spaces removed): ed2k://|file|The-Fanimatrix-DivX-51-HQ.avi|1350465 74|1A98FBDCB753C3120DA1F35E2DC5A047|/
I'm gonna take hell for this, but I'm so damn tired of the whining.
If you're out of work, and the unemployment benefits run out, swallow your goddamn pride and get that job flipping burgers. Then go out and get a second part-time -- hell, even a full time job scooping ice cream or pouring coffee or something. Do that while you're looking for that job in the area of your expertise.
But how can I do interviews when I'm working all the time?
Make your "weekends" on a Tuesday and Wednesday or something. Most employers in the food industry are very flexible, since they're open every day. That may just be enough to not have to sell the house, to put food on the table, etc.
Stop bitching and do what you have to do to provide for your family, no matter how degrading.
There is absolutely no excuse for this after the publicity this trojan has been given. If nothing else, the AV software should be programmed to skip the sending of these emails if it's known the addresses are spoofed. Very simple:
Yeah, I like Pascal, so shoot me.
Obsessing over it and not blowing off any steam is going to turn you into a rifle-wielding maniac with a love of rooftops. Have your study time, but don't leave out the play. You'd be surprised at the problems you can solve when you're distracted.
Set aside time to work, but remember to take breaks for food, or your brain won't work very efficiently. Start each session with planning out your goals and write them down. Break the tasks down to small chunks that'll only take a little while to complete. It feels really good to check off each item as you get it done, and helps get you motivated to move on to the next. If you get stuck for too long on anything, take a quick break for a walk or cartoons or whatever distracts you, and you'll come back to it fresh and with a new way of looking at it more often than not.
A typical refrigerator has high humidity. If they kept humidity down, your food would dry out.
Save and use the original packaging! They wouldn't use the stuff if it didn't do the job well. And no matter what service you use, send it insured.
I avoid FedEx like the plague. They have damaged every single package that was shipped to me weighing over about 10 pounds. I kid you not.
As for Airborne Express, they have a stellar record when it comes to business destinations, but when it comes to residential, they are the definition of bungling, Jethro-Clampett-stupid, incompetent jackasses. I can't stress enough how disgusted I am with their residential service.
UPS, on the other hand, has only damaged one package, and since it was insured (see above), I got it replaced.
Unless it's a letter, the USPS is just too damned expensive.
I like to brew beer and make wine & mead. It's a great hobby. You can start off knowing virtually nothing and still come out with a good product. If you start digging a little though, there's this huge sea of really cool stuff to learn about the process. Water treatment, all the different kinds of yeast, getting different results based on temperature changes at different points of the process, the list goes on and on. Definitely worth investigating.
That, and I find myself taking stuff apart all the time to see how it works. My wife totally freaked out when, shortly after we were married, she came home and found me with all the parts to the vacuum cleaner (a wedding present) neatly laid out on the kitchen floor. Now she's used to it, and even brings stuff to me once in a while because she's curious herself.
Ummm...
Closing In On The Quark-Gluon Plasma
those prices in USD? if they are then they're a little ridiculous don't you think? $80 for 16 keys?
Well, let's see here...
Let's assume that you've already found a circuit board layout so you don't have to do much if any planning. Parts for the whole thing -- electronic components, buttons, case, etc. -- you find a great deal on and pay no more than $10.
Now let's say you're good with your hands and are able to put the thing together in two hours. I'm not talking about a half-assed job with the buttons mounted on a cardboard box, but a finished product that's solid and looks at least halfway decent. I don't know about you, but my spare time (the little I have) is worth a hell of a lot more to me than $35/hour, especially when I could be spending it with my wife.
I was planning on building a device exactly like this for myself, but I'll gladly pay the $90 it's going to cost for the 20 button version (I'll probably find it for less after a few minutes of searching), because it's what I'm looking for, and I can be doing more valuable things with my time.
I don't know if this works on other DVD players, but on mine, I repeatedly hit the stop button as soon as I close the tray to interrupt the process. Then I go to the menu to set up the audio (not all of us have 5.1 surround) and play from there. No FBI warning or trailers.
I don't think he's arguing for or against. He's just saying no matter the system, there needs to be a damn good paper trail. Without that, there's no way to prove who won or lost.
Come on, guys, most of these "joke" stories aren't even mildly amusing or convincing. They're just plain dumb. Put a little effort into it, will ya?
This is going to do nothing but piss a lot of people off and make even more think that .11g sucks ass due to bad word-of-mouth.
Check out emusic.com. I've been downloading great stuff for months. I'm in the process of downloading ~30 old jazz albums you just can't find in stores very often, if ever. It definitely falls in your price range. And yes, they have more than jazz.
Beats the hell out of carrying around a stack of paper printed from various websites.
We're fortunate in the fact that the owners recognize the importance of a responsive IT department. I'm the network admin, and there's an end-user training/support person. I think they'd have hired another, but about 1/3 of the users are CAD (power) users, so we barely hear from them.
Hey Konstantinos, why don't you start up a software firm in Nebraska and give this guy a job?