What everyone seems to neglect is the virus author. Nothing has been said about progress towards finding out who wrote the thing.
They started it once, they can start it again. Not to mention all the copy cats that are being written in bedrooms across the USA right now, as kids have nothing better to do.
How long until call the Internet a living thing? It's already getting sick from time to time.:)
My God, I just realized that the worm's creator was obviously a man with an ex-girlfriend. It has a monthly cycle. It spends the 2/3rds of the month putting its nose in where it doesn't belong. It then spends the remaining 1/3 of the month on a complete lashing-out, bitchfest.
Was that before or after a call to Pepsi and Coke and a small bidding war which ended with 5 million USD transferred to a numbered account in the Caman Islands?
The highest on the list was 2.95%, compare that to the 47.22% that were completely unknown. I'd say that throws enough doubt on that part of the sample to make any conclusions very shaky at best.
I'd suggest running the list through something like jdresolve, which will make additional queuries to attempt to identify to what domain an IP belongs in the event a PTR record doesn't exist.
Jarl was the first I did check out, it actually works fairly well, though a little heavy on startup.
It's just like the browser problem, anyone can write something to parse some HTML, but getting a system as featured as Netscape (WITHOUT the crashing) takes time and effort.
I think jabber will see more use in the future from embedded systems and things of that nature
And that really depends on which jabber server you use. For example, I hit jabber.org, no ICQ, no AIM, though it is supposed to be supported. However, jabber.cz works just fine.
As has been said, the "instability" is due to other IM vendors not playing nice as opposed to a problem with jabber.
An OPEN IM standard would be nicer. I've been playing the "What's new" in IM this week, trying to get away from ICQ. Jabber looks really promising, but most of the clients seem to have a ways to go or have bought into Gnome heavily. If you're a WindowMaker or AfterStep fan and have run docked licq, you know what I'm looking for.
The important feature of Jabber is not so much the protocol and it's XML underpinnings, but the fact that the server is open source as well. This allows IM to become a service anyone can offer in addition in to email, web space, etc.
Given AOL's track record, I don't see AIM doing anything other than embracing others IM systems protocol's while defending their own to the hilt. Too many ad dollars at stake.
At a Microsoft-hosted seminar for Microsoft Solution Providers to help get them ready for the Windows 95 rollout, the opening comment from the speaker was:
"Folks, we are going to make you a whole lot of money."
In a past life I worked for an MSP. Woe! The shame!
Even if they are contributing to a GPL project, MS can still do evil.
The classic MS tactic is to pretend to "help" a competitor develope some technology and then at some point down the road, announce the new MS version of XYZ. Oh, did they mention that the MS version of XYZ takes advantage of functionality not present in the competitors product? Oh, too bad.
This is a classic MS move, IMO, first start out by bad mouthing the competition, then offer to start "working with them in a spirit of innovation". Gee, what great guys those MS people are, to work with those evil competitors, they must be nice folks.
The rose parade is over, Linux and the open source community is now directly in the sights of the MS monster. Prepare to be boarded!
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Actually, a lot of the BB builders use Vantec speed controllers. Some have onboard mixing for 2 channels, just plug them in and go.
Many designs also only use ONE stick for forward/reverse and steering.
Being able to perform complex human tasks does NOT imply AI.
Assembly line robots in the car industry certainly don't use AI to get things done, rather they simply replay what they were told to do. That is certainly not what is typically meant by the term AI.
If it were hardware that I bought and my money to spend, I might do that.
My point was that out of the box, that's what one needs to do to get it to be usable. And then there's still MacOS 9 to get replace. Money poorly spent.
Translate the G4 to pc commidity hardware and a free *nix, money well spent.
I've got a G4, 512 MB RAM with all the fixin's and OS 9. It gathers dust.
On the other side of the room is a Pentium 300 system with 128 MB running Redhat 6.2. It is my daily desktop.
The G4, with it's hockey puck, God Aweful, one-eyed mouse and positively horrible keyboard, guarantee it won't get used. No need to even get down to the idiot MacOS (I'm sorry, I have to tell the OS how much memory to give an application when I have 400 MB free? WHAT?).
The only good things about the Mac these days is one can run Linux on it.
How about "staring at someone using an arcwelder." ? Or staring at any other incredibly bright light source that will definitely make one go blind in a hurry.
Point is, there are common items that people are exposed to every day that would pose a much greater vision threat than this low power laser device.
Hmmm, but you don't mind a giant vacuum tube pointed at your head, with an electron gun at the back?
I did the Walmart thing for a year, standing over a nice little laser that helped me find prices for stuff 90% of the time. No ill affects. Control is the key, lasers are really good at emitting a narrow and specific wavelength of light. Keep the power reasonable and these things will be a lot safer than say, oh I don't know, an arcwelder.
Open source is about scatching an itch. Developers who have an itch tend to do the best job at scratching it and are willing to so at any time. If there isn't an itch, then the act of coding is now a job. No one likes to work (unless an itch is involved, of course).
Rather than have one secure, stable, feature-ridden tool, I would prefer a toolbox full of sharp, consise and dangerous tools anyday. Just because I carry a Swiss Army knife doesn't mean I want to build a house with one.
Actually, my "babysitter" is typically my parents or in-laws, but I'm not enough of an asshole to expect ALL parents to be able to do the same.
Same token, if my parents are watching my kids and --sad story of the week-- happens, I have my phone. If my phone is blocked intentionally and my child dies, a lawsuit will be the least of those responsible's worries. Grief-stricken parents typically do not care about rational arguments!
The key point is that IF blocking is done, it MUST be made obvious WHERE it is being done.
You, coward, are obviously not a parent.
The only person I truly trust my kids with is ME.
Being reachable by phone is a thing I rely on when I can't be with my kids. Should a blocking device be employed in a location without notifying me and I missed an important call , then said location owners could expect a long and messy lawsuit from me.
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Microsoft would do this precisely because their major customers depend on SAMBA.
What better way to force them to switch and get them on board the new licensing plan?
What everyone seems to neglect is the virus author. Nothing has been said about progress towards finding out who wrote the thing.
They started it once, they can start it again. Not to mention all the copy cats that are being written in bedrooms across the USA right now, as kids have nothing better to do.
How long until call the Internet a living thing? It's already getting sick from time to time. :)
My God, I just realized that the worm's creator was obviously a man with an ex-girlfriend. It has a monthly cycle. It spends the 2/3rds of the month putting its nose in where it doesn't belong. It then spends the remaining 1/3 of the month on a complete lashing-out, bitchfest.
Gads. Couldn't he have just gotten drunk instead?
The highest on the list was 2.95%, compare that to the 47.22% that were completely unknown. I'd say that throws enough doubt on that part of the sample to make any conclusions very shaky at best.
I'd suggest running the list through something like jdresolve, which will make additional queuries to attempt to identify to what domain an IP belongs in the event a PTR record doesn't exist.
And one has to have a Jabber account on a Jabber server, but then can then IM anyone on any other Jabber server.
Jarl was the first I did check out, it actually works fairly well, though a little heavy on startup.
It's just like the browser problem, anyone can write something to parse some HTML, but getting a system as featured as Netscape (WITHOUT the crashing) takes time and effort.
I think jabber will see more use in the future from embedded systems and things of that nature
Time will tell
And that really depends on which jabber server you use. For example, I hit jabber.org, no ICQ, no AIM, though it is supposed to be supported.
However, jabber.cz works just fine.
As has been said, the "instability" is due to other IM vendors not playing nice as opposed to a problem with jabber.
An OPEN IM standard would be nicer. I've been playing the "What's new" in IM this week, trying to get away from ICQ. Jabber looks really promising, but most of the clients seem to have a ways to go or have bought into Gnome heavily. If you're a WindowMaker or AfterStep fan and have run docked licq, you know what I'm looking for.
The important feature of Jabber is not so much the protocol and it's XML underpinnings, but the fact that the server is open source as well. This allows IM to become a service anyone can offer in addition in to email, web space, etc.
Given AOL's track record, I don't see AIM doing anything other than embracing others IM systems protocol's while defending their own to the hilt. Too many ad dollars at stake.
"Folks, we are going to make you a whole lot of money."
In a past life I worked for an MSP. Woe! The shame!
AI != robot
The classic MS tactic is to pretend to "help" a competitor develope some technology and then at some point down the road, announce the new MS version of XYZ. Oh, did they mention that the MS version of XYZ takes advantage of functionality not present in the competitors product? Oh, too bad.
This is a classic MS move, IMO, first start out by bad mouthing the competition, then offer to start "working with them in a spirit of innovation". Gee, what great guys those MS people are, to work with those evil competitors, they must be nice folks.
The rose parade is over, Linux and the open source community is now directly in the sights of the MS monster. Prepare to be boarded!
Many designs also only use ONE stick for forward/reverse and steering.
Check out RobotCombat.com's FAQ for more info.
GO BACKLASH!!
http://www.roboforge.com/
I'm waiting for Linux support, but not very patiently. :)
Being able to perform complex human tasks does NOT imply AI. Assembly line robots in the car industry certainly don't use AI to get things done, rather they simply replay what they were told to do. That is certainly not what is typically meant by the term AI.
My point was that out of the box, that's what one needs to do to get it to be usable. And then there's still MacOS 9 to get replace. Money poorly spent.
Translate the G4 to pc commidity hardware and a free *nix, money well spent.
I've got a G4, 512 MB RAM with all the fixin's and OS 9. It gathers dust.
On the other side of the room is a Pentium 300 system with 128 MB running Redhat 6.2. It is my daily desktop.
The G4, with it's hockey puck, God Aweful, one-eyed mouse and positively horrible keyboard, guarantee it won't get used. No need to even get down to the idiot MacOS (I'm sorry, I have to tell the OS how much memory to give an application when I have 400 MB free? WHAT?).
The only good things about the Mac these days is one can run Linux on it.
By designating i386, the implication is "this code will run on a 386 CPU or higher".
Point is, there are common items that people are exposed to every day that would pose a much greater vision threat than this low power laser device.
I did the Walmart thing for a year, standing over a nice little laser that helped me find prices for stuff 90% of the time. No ill affects. Control is the key, lasers are really good at emitting a narrow and specific wavelength of light. Keep the power reasonable and these things will be a lot safer than say, oh I don't know, an arcwelder.
Fear is the Mindkiller.
Rather than have one secure, stable, feature-ridden tool, I would prefer a toolbox full of sharp, consise and dangerous tools anyday. Just because I carry a Swiss Army knife doesn't mean I want to build a house with one.
Actually, my "babysitter" is typically my parents or in-laws, but I'm not enough of an asshole to expect ALL parents to be able to do the same.
Same token, if my parents are watching my kids and --sad story of the week-- happens, I have my phone. If my phone is blocked intentionally and my child dies, a lawsuit will be the least of those responsible's worries. Grief-stricken parents typically do not care about rational arguments!
The key point is that IF blocking is done, it MUST be made obvious WHERE it is being done.
Unfortunately, no amount of technology can make up for stupid or careless people. And we are all stupid or careless at some point or another.
You, coward, are obviously not a parent. The only person I truly trust my kids with is ME. Being reachable by phone is a thing I rely on when I can't be with my kids. Should a blocking device be employed in a location without notifying me and I missed an important call , then said location owners could expect a long and messy lawsuit from me.