That guitar would get destroyed in a week; just like other arcade controls are. That's one reason why arcades have declined so much in the States; the equipment can't handle the uncaring abuse of the average arcade-goer.
Marty Roesch was just talking during the RSA conference about IDS making a comeback - and more and more the signs point to observing and examining, not just reactionary blocking, of traffic. I'm going to start buying stock in Enterasys, ISS, Sourcefire and similar companies now because I think a good part of this 30 billion may be headed that way.
you might be right, but I would argue that an influx of upper middle class people into the cities would result in a cultural shift toward valuing education.
And I argue that you won't get an influx of upper middle class with children into cities - the infrastructure, as well as the culture, does not support it. I've observed people move from more rural to more suburban areas 'because there isn't anything here for the children', but they would not dare move into the city due to congestion, crime, and 'culture'. Those upper middle class I know in cities prefer their lifestyle to having children.
Note that they do not use the word "telepresence". Government employers do not trust their FTEs; and often less their contractors - and at least 50% of the time this is rightfully so. I once worked on a government contract that required a significant amount of travel, and the HQ office was 80 miles from my home so I wasn't supposed to have to go in every day I was not on the road - but the contract required we be "within 10 minutes" of the Federal manager responsible for the program. I could've been within 3 seconds but apparently the person had never heard of the telephone except to summon people like indentured servants.
The most serious problem I have with prepaid debit cards is the similar one people have with paying for money orders or cashier's checks - you are constantly being forced to pay to access or use your money, unless similar to the case of 'premium' checking you have accumuluated a significant amount of money in the account that these fees are waived - but then, you have already paid the bank to use your money to make money.
I wouldn't *dare* attempt this; all my keyboards are integrated with laptops. It seems like a great idea though for the grungiest of keyboards; but wouldn't it be safer to wash in a sink with cold water, gently rinse and then air dry?
I have had a couple of movies out since May. MAY. I have watched a few DVDs of television episodes and sent them back, and now have two movies waiting for my attention. Why? Because I have a wife, kids, a gym membership, and volunteer at my church - not to mention the insane demands my job puts on me. I bet all of you have one or more of these to contend with as well. Do I love Netflix; despite the fact that my 30 day trial got me new movies much much faster than they do now that I'm paying for them, even if I "sit" on a movie for a couple of weeks? You bet! I don't have a deficit at any local rental store (ahem you owe 25 dollars in late fees before you can rent that 2.99) and I don't even have to go to that part of town anymore; saving me outrageous amounts of time and I don't have to take any of those kids with me in the process.
I think all in all he's a good guy. Ambitious men - or driven, goal-oriented types - seem to be made better by their spouses. I think he suffered the same thing many nerd-types face; and the actions he has taken prior to his charitable work reflect this - you'd lash out too if you were ridiculed. Consider it a redemption; or a revelation of his true underlying qualities.
The users are getting the hate mail based on addresses associated with the opt-out letters. That of course is illegal itself I'm sure; but it's hard to police the Internet is it not?
They're not willing to spend 30+ hours to try and get their "free" software to work, and then get told they're a loser asshole when they ask for help. People are more than willing to buy support; they just expect tangible and easy-to-initiate products with that support.
Actually I wholly and completely disagree with you that the cyberwar should be the domain of intelligence agencies. First and foremost; intelligence agencies should be (and when properly managed, are) designated to do their namesake - gather intelligence. They should NOT act on that intelligence. This is the purview of the military. In fact; the nation's first signals interception capabilities were the Army's and eventually became the NSA's. These agencies evolved as the desire to separate warfighting from information gathering was realized.
Not the last bit least the Air Force, as much as I was raised in a Navy family and may have a preference for that service, have truly been at the forefront of cyber warfare tactics and technology since before we started calling it cyberspace - I can personally vouch for this having met and learned from a couple of them. The original VA-CIRC was also founded by several of them. If you're a student of Network Security Operations in any way; you'll know I'm right just by reading the biographies of some of the authors. You'll also understand the Navy reference given the background of a few of the top SANS instructors.
The audience for digital music buys it because they get the songs for 99 cents and can buy one or two at a time; not because it is digital. I don't see the more popular songs making the labels any more money. CD sales will continue to drop because the majority of purchasers are looking for bargains; not hits. Those that look for 'hits' are going to continue to watch VH1 and BET and trade copies either analog or digital. I know that in my 30s I'm not really the market for what they're doing; but everyone I know just copies their existing collections and download podcasts.
Amen to that. I'm not overly fond of FW-1 but it does its job.
SourceFire does not *sell Snort*, rather they sell master/slave appliances for enterprise IDS and also a passive network scanner called RNA; which can be integrated with other IDS products and SIMs such as netForensics. The SourceFire NIDS is Snort based. I heard from a former coworker (and security engineer) that SourceFire was about to come out with a complete rewrite of its appliance software and more automated methods for updating signature sets; as a former security type I think that would make large installations a lot easier to handle. I hope the stuff will stay a separate product and not just get absorbed by CheckPoint.
Does that mean the folks in Columbia, MD have to move to Israel? (just kidding)
You want all of his old mail put into his gmail account so that he can cancel AOL; not continue to allow him to access AOL mail from the regular net instead of the client which most likely would require keeping AOL access (even "AOL Over Broadband" which is such a miserable ripoff).
The trick is going to be parsing the messages he has on his computer and mailing them into his gmail account.
Does he have an ISP email account? Probably the simplest thing to do would be set up a script that takes the messages out of his mail file and sends them from his ISP email system (set up through Thunderbird, Eudora, Outlook Express, whatever) into GMail. Then, erase all the AOL poison. (I'm not a flaming sword wielding OS zealot; but I **despise** AOL for their business practices and their fairly successful campaign to convince everyday people that AOL is the Internet).
This would probably be a good time to clean up all that email though! When is he ever going to go through all that again?? He's very lucky he hasn't lost it before now.
I wouldn't be surprised if you found an AOL2GMAIL program somewhere or even a mail2gmail that could be tweaked to do the trick.
I mean, Microsoft's very own Hotmail is on FreeBSD servers (or at least was at one point). I am not a flaming-sword wielding OS (either kind) zealot; but why fix something if it ain't broke? Strikes me as more of a publicity stunt than an attempt to improve functionality...
Honestly, I believe in practicing what one preaches. I have witnessed too many occasions where passwords have been stolen, even from a secure physical location.
On the other hand, I 100% support personal encrypted password safes; particularly for those who need to keep 10+ passwords for various systems and do not want some complex algorithm for mental generation and maintenance of said passwords.
I also have difficulty supporting password generator programs; because if a machine can generate the password, no amount of system state or entropy is going to prevent another machine from eventually duplicating the passwords (perhaps using the same code as the generator). Of course; one would be careful to make sure that the password generation program is not sending its creator the passwords it generates!
First, the real reason why they use Open Source has never been to topple MS or support "the movement", and several/.ers have provided significant evidence to wit - they use it because they don't have to pay for it, and they get to pocket the license savings. Note the caller to one OS developer that found they would have to pay for support - they never called again. Free is a catchphrase; and I don't care about the 'speech vs. beer' argument if it costs money they will find a way around it or not utilize it. Period. Sorry, and call me a flamer if you want; but free, not freedom, is the motivation. I know this isn't the case for every individual, but it is obvious that it is for the companies involved.
I have noted that government agencies do not want open source in their environment, not because the code is visible but because they perceive they will not get tech support for it - the only open source I observed Red Hat where they can pay for a support contract. Note that they don't want to pay for a competent IT staff person when they can pay a support contract instead. However; they will not pay a developer for support; they insist on paying a corporate entity. Granted, there are some folks on the contract and government employee side using OS tools; but mostly because they could get it for free and didn't have to wait for a procurement process. These are my observations and not a particular political statement. I love using OS and if I could contribute, and I will in the future, I would - but I am fed up contributing to other people's pockets as many others are.
my first 486 had screen-printed star wars logos (self-made) and booted to "what is thy bidding, my master". of course it shut down with "contemplate this on the tree of woe" - I wasn't fascinated enough with Star Wars soundbytes at the time. Seems like this third movie and the Clone Wars cartoons may have enough to round out a good SW sound theme.
the majority of the conversation was about academic uses for virtual reality; as one person has mentioned here, the treatment of phobias. I feel the VR's primary application should be from a user interface perspective - just using the interfaces to interact with data. However, I think one of the reasons why we still use keyboards is because we can't evolve beyond the typewriter; which was an evolution itself. Also; think about how we are using QWERTY instead of DVORAK which is supposed to be easier to learn and faster to use... feature sets change; control structures do not tend to except over very long periods of time. Trackballs are easier for your wrist and arm but how many people are using them? I could go on about this but I think it is much less cost and much more user acclimation.
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The first Beta Weekend I loved it. The second and third, I had a hard time reconciling the changes made to the XP system and other items with how free-flowing and fast the first weekend was. Now, I am going to pick up my preorder but I'm going to have to wait a couple weeks because neither of my home computers have 3D cards at this time.
I'm wondering if they ganked the idea from them. If it weren't for the overhead of running the ship; there are bound to be a lot of people from all over the world that would love to work this way; particularly if the ship travelled.
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Pair her with a Scooba and Roomba; partner with Fleshlight for interchangeable parts or those silicone 'life dolls', and you'd be set.
That guitar would get destroyed in a week; just like other arcade controls are. That's one reason why arcades have declined so much in the States; the equipment can't handle the uncaring abuse of the average arcade-goer.
Marty Roesch was just talking during the RSA conference about IDS making a comeback - and more and more the signs point to observing and examining, not just reactionary blocking, of traffic. I'm going to start buying stock in Enterasys, ISS, Sourcefire and similar companies now because I think a good part of this 30 billion may be headed that way.
So, he basically admits to being a worthless scam artist, not once but twice? I see how that would be a good career progression.
you might be right, but I would argue that an influx of upper middle class people into the cities would result in a cultural shift toward valuing education. And I argue that you won't get an influx of upper middle class with children into cities - the infrastructure, as well as the culture, does not support it. I've observed people move from more rural to more suburban areas 'because there isn't anything here for the children', but they would not dare move into the city due to congestion, crime, and 'culture'. Those upper middle class I know in cities prefer their lifestyle to having children.
Note that they do not use the word "telepresence". Government employers do not trust their FTEs; and often less their contractors - and at least 50% of the time this is rightfully so. I once worked on a government contract that required a significant amount of travel, and the HQ office was 80 miles from my home so I wasn't supposed to have to go in every day I was not on the road - but the contract required we be "within 10 minutes" of the Federal manager responsible for the program. I could've been within 3 seconds but apparently the person had never heard of the telephone except to summon people like indentured servants.
The most serious problem I have with prepaid debit cards is the similar one people have with paying for money orders or cashier's checks - you are constantly being forced to pay to access or use your money, unless similar to the case of 'premium' checking you have accumuluated a significant amount of money in the account that these fees are waived - but then, you have already paid the bank to use your money to make money.
I wouldn't *dare* attempt this; all my keyboards are integrated with laptops. It seems like a great idea though for the grungiest of keyboards; but wouldn't it be safer to wash in a sink with cold water, gently rinse and then air dry?
Yes, that is the solution and that's why I don't :) I like having good life insurance rates because my cholesterol is normal and I don't smoke anymore.
I have had a couple of movies out since May. MAY. I have watched a few DVDs of television episodes and sent them back, and now have two movies waiting for my attention. Why? Because I have a wife, kids, a gym membership, and volunteer at my church - not to mention the insane demands my job puts on me. I bet all of you have one or more of these to contend with as well. Do I love Netflix; despite the fact that my 30 day trial got me new movies much much faster than they do now that I'm paying for them, even if I "sit" on a movie for a couple of weeks? You bet! I don't have a deficit at any local rental store (ahem you owe 25 dollars in late fees before you can rent that 2.99) and I don't even have to go to that part of town anymore; saving me outrageous amounts of time and I don't have to take any of those kids with me in the process.
I think all in all he's a good guy. Ambitious men - or driven, goal-oriented types - seem to be made better by their spouses. I think he suffered the same thing many nerd-types face; and the actions he has taken prior to his charitable work reflect this - you'd lash out too if you were ridiculed. Consider it a redemption; or a revelation of his true underlying qualities.
The users are getting the hate mail based on addresses associated with the opt-out letters. That of course is illegal itself I'm sure; but it's hard to police the Internet is it not?
They're not willing to spend 30+ hours to try and get their "free" software to work, and then get told they're a loser asshole when they ask for help. People are more than willing to buy support; they just expect tangible and easy-to-initiate products with that support.
Actually I wholly and completely disagree with you that the cyberwar should be the domain of intelligence agencies. First and foremost; intelligence agencies should be (and when properly managed, are) designated to do their namesake - gather intelligence. They should NOT act on that intelligence. This is the purview of the military. In fact; the nation's first signals interception capabilities were the Army's and eventually became the NSA's. These agencies evolved as the desire to separate warfighting from information gathering was realized.
Not the last bit least the Air Force, as much as I was raised in a Navy family and may have a preference for that service, have truly been at the forefront of cyber warfare tactics and technology since before we started calling it cyberspace - I can personally vouch for this having met and learned from a couple of them. The original VA-CIRC was also founded by several of them. If you're a student of Network Security Operations in any way; you'll know I'm right just by reading the biographies of some of the authors. You'll also understand the Navy reference given the background of a few of the top SANS instructors.
The audience for digital music buys it because they get the songs for 99 cents and can buy one or two at a time; not because it is digital. I don't see the more popular songs making the labels any more money. CD sales will continue to drop because the majority of purchasers are looking for bargains; not hits. Those that look for 'hits' are going to continue to watch VH1 and BET and trade copies either analog or digital. I know that in my 30s I'm not really the market for what they're doing; but everyone I know just copies their existing collections and download podcasts.
Amen to that. I'm not overly fond of FW-1 but it does its job.
SourceFire does not *sell Snort*, rather they sell master/slave appliances for enterprise IDS and also a passive network scanner called RNA; which can be integrated with other IDS products and SIMs such as netForensics. The SourceFire NIDS is Snort based. I heard from a former coworker (and security engineer) that SourceFire was about to come out with a complete rewrite of its appliance software and more automated methods for updating signature sets; as a former security type I think that would make large installations a lot easier to handle. I hope the stuff will stay a separate product and not just get absorbed by CheckPoint.
Does that mean the folks in Columbia, MD have to move to Israel? (just kidding)
You want all of his old mail put into his gmail account so that he can cancel AOL; not continue to allow him to access AOL mail from the regular net instead of the client which most likely would require keeping AOL access (even "AOL Over Broadband" which is such a miserable ripoff).
The trick is going to be parsing the messages he has on his computer and mailing them into his gmail account.
Does he have an ISP email account? Probably the simplest thing to do would be set up a script that takes the messages out of his mail file and sends them from his ISP email system (set up through Thunderbird, Eudora, Outlook Express, whatever) into GMail. Then, erase all the AOL poison. (I'm not a flaming sword wielding OS zealot; but I **despise** AOL for their business practices and their fairly successful campaign to convince everyday people that AOL is the Internet).
This would probably be a good time to clean up all that email though! When is he ever going to go through all that again?? He's very lucky he hasn't lost it before now.
I wouldn't be surprised if you found an AOL2GMAIL program somewhere or even a mail2gmail that could be tweaked to do the trick.
I thought they did have Intel/AMD picnics - Comdex and FOSE and the like...
I mean, Microsoft's very own Hotmail is on FreeBSD servers (or at least was at one point). I am not a flaming-sword wielding OS (either kind) zealot; but why fix something if it ain't broke? Strikes me as more of a publicity stunt than an attempt to improve functionality...
Honestly, I believe in practicing what one preaches. I have witnessed too many occasions where passwords have been stolen, even from a secure physical location.
On the other hand, I 100% support personal encrypted password safes; particularly for those who need to keep 10+ passwords for various systems and do not want some complex algorithm for mental generation and maintenance of said passwords.
I also have difficulty supporting password generator programs; because if a machine can generate the password, no amount of system state or entropy is going to prevent another machine from eventually duplicating the passwords (perhaps using the same code as the generator). Of course; one would be careful to make sure that the password generation program is not sending its creator the passwords it generates!
First, the real reason why they use Open Source has never been to topple MS or support "the movement", and several /.ers have provided significant evidence to wit - they use it because they don't have to pay for it, and they get to pocket the license savings. Note the caller to one OS developer that found they would have to pay for support - they never called again. Free is a catchphrase; and I don't care about the 'speech vs. beer' argument if it costs money they will find a way around it or not utilize it. Period. Sorry, and call me a flamer if you want; but free, not freedom, is the motivation. I know this isn't the case for every individual, but it is obvious that it is for the companies involved.
I have noted that government agencies do not want open source in their environment, not because the code is visible but because they perceive they will not get tech support for it - the only open source I observed Red Hat where they can pay for a support contract. Note that they don't want to pay for a competent IT staff person when they can pay a support contract instead. However; they will not pay a developer for support; they insist on paying a corporate entity. Granted, there are some folks on the contract and government employee side using OS tools; but mostly because they could get it for free and didn't have to wait for a procurement process. These are my observations and not a particular political statement. I love using OS and if I could contribute, and I will in the future, I would - but I am fed up contributing to other people's pockets as many others are.
my first 486 had screen-printed star wars logos (self-made) and booted to "what is thy bidding, my master". of course it shut down with "contemplate this on the tree of woe" - I wasn't fascinated enough with Star Wars soundbytes at the time. Seems like this third movie and the Clone Wars cartoons may have enough to round out a good SW sound theme.
the majority of the conversation was about academic uses for virtual reality; as one person has mentioned here, the treatment of phobias. I feel the VR's primary application should be from a user interface perspective - just using the interfaces to interact with data. However, I think one of the reasons why we still use keyboards is because we can't evolve beyond the typewriter; which was an evolution itself. Also; think about how we are using QWERTY instead of DVORAK which is supposed to be easier to learn and faster to use... feature sets change; control structures do not tend to except over very long periods of time. Trackballs are easier for your wrist and arm but how many people are using them? I could go on about this but I think it is much less cost and much more user acclimation.
The first Beta Weekend I loved it. The second and third, I had a hard time reconciling the changes made to the XP system and other items with how free-flowing and fast the first weekend was. Now, I am going to pick up my preorder but I'm going to have to wait a couple weeks because neither of my home computers have 3D cards at this time.
I'm wondering if they ganked the idea from them. If it weren't for the overhead of running the ship; there are bound to be a lot of people from all over the world that would love to work this way; particularly if the ship travelled.