Is a new 911 system. Duh. Think about it... the traditional phone monopolies have a hold of the 911 system by the cahones, and they like it that way. And they cannot be too happy about voip, especially stealing their business.
I work for a local company that is both a telephone and data company (I work for the data side). We have a small test voip network. Basically, we threw together all the equipment needed to do voip. And I ported my home number over to it. Can I dial 911? Got me... so I made sure everyone in the family has cell phones and they know to use them to call 911.
If I remember correctly, 911 is a service we have to subscribe to, which is why customers are footed the bill, and it's a requirement. Why not just change the 911 system? Have someone create an open standard that anyone can link into without a problem. Hell make it based on IP and redundant and better than the current 911 system (not that I know how that works).
Lets turn this from the FCC ruling something that could be the ruling RBOCs' wet dream into making an exsisting system something better. I might just start by writing the FCC myself...
Gee, I don't know what the problem is. My Linux kernel and all my utilities compile just fine on my AMD processor with gcc. What is this "Intel" you speak of?
...of one of my favorite personal jokes. Isn't this a little like Amish people complaining about porn on the internet?
You'd think if astronomy is such a large part of your life that you believe in the freaky-deaky stuff... you'd ignore television, the media and most of all NASA.
I don't believe most people would like the result. Whenever I think of the Internet, I think of those old black and white movies where model T cars were running into each other and it was total utter chaos. For the most part, the internet is still like that.
But we've established a code of conduct for automobiles and the roadways. Laws and codes of conduct are enforced, people need tests and have to prove they're competent enough to drive and use vehicles on the road.
Is this really what people want from the Internet? There seems to be a common misconception (I work for an ISP), that somehow the problems on the internet are someone else's, and they need to fix them. If the federal government enforces a code of conduct (hey you windows people, you have to run a firewall, keep patched, updated virus definitions, don't open odd attachments), and they revoke your privlege to use the Internet, would people like or agree to that?
Much of bad security banks off of people's bad habits. And I don't just mean end users on workstations. A small business who runs an insecure mail server, would they want the government to come in and enforce the code of conduct to make sure their (mail|web|anything else) server is secure?
Even if the government could enforce these ideas 100% (which they can't) what about other countries?
The average person still isn't entirely savvy about the internet and security. But the bar is raising. Slowly, but raising.
...was who is this clown on Forbes bashing Linux? Then I saw it was an OpenBSD thing... and went, oh, nothing new there.
Then I felt dumb when I realized it was *the* OpenBSD guy. But I still didn't feel so bad.
The best part of the article was the mention of "In a sort of hacker equivalent of the Ford-versus-Chevy rivalry..." which is exactly what it boils down to.
So to add to the petty bickering, I've decided I like Linux more only because I've had more exposure to it, and I like the mascot more. Of course, here I was thinking it was the little Devil thing, but I guess thats just my confusion of the BSDs, eh?
...Where can I see the report? I work for an ISP, it would be interesting to see where we fit. We're kinda medium-sized and mostly local, so I can't imagine we'd be on there at all.
and it's a ps2... haven't used it much. My email address got stolen when one of their databases got hacked into, and I've gotten terrible spam at it since. I've had that particular email address for about 7-8 years.
What I'd really like is to get my hands on a usb one, so I can uh... ignore it like I do this one. If it's sitting in a dusty bin somewhere, least I know the usb one is much better.
I actually RTFA, and I must say it's dumb. This sounds like more MS (or someother) funded FUD... oooh Linux is bad because people DOS'ed SCO. Nice. All the people in a community are judged by the worse case scenarios. Almost akin to saying the president of the US must be a crackhead beacuse we have crackheads in the US. None of the consequences of the negative things that happened to people (ie SCO going out of business) were completely due to the fact that they were bogus, wrong, immoral, illegal or unethical?
My favorite line is the last one:
While this union forms it probably would be very wise to make sure the leadership is mature and benevolent because the one thing we don't need is another powerful criminal despot.
I bet the pre-edit had something like "like Microsoft" appended to it.
Some Japanese thing saying "If you believe everything you read, you shouldn't read."
I like screwing with people. I like managing a webserver. I'd give someone free hosting for their blog and change all kinds of stuff on them, bofh style.
Who cares, really? What if I wanted to say wh ILOVESLASHDOT ILOVESLASHDOT ILOVESLASHDOT nd that was on here for example, you don't think they'd edit it, do you?
"Supporting packet sends from simple user-mode raw sockets makes it entirely too trivial for compromised systems under control of hackers to launch massive distributed denial of service attacks," Microsoft warned in a statement to ZDNet Australia.
So, to summarize: "Our OS is so insecure, we know it will be compromised and under control of hackers, so we cannot fully implement TCP/IP."
Thats about it. My friends/family expect to be supported. When they call me 4000 times because they use IE and have tons of popups and spyware... I get sick of fixing it. I tell them, use firefox. Because I do. They don't have to, but then again I don't have to fix their problem either.
Does anyone else get that? "Please help me with my computer!"... then you do, and make a suggestion. "Oh, I don't want to use that, I want to use IE". Isn't it sort of rude? You ask for my help, then criticize my choice. I feel like saying "Oh, you use IE, then I can't help you."
If someone uses IE and has no problems, then I don't care what they use. By that token, those people probably don't need my help. I love to quote the Matrix, when people start whining about phising, spam, popups, spyware, overheating, dust, old computers, upgrades, windows, anything:
Think about it. It's perfect marketing. Most people who would want this, that's exactly what they want to hear. "I want it to just work!". Most people who are self-confessed "non-computer people" act pretty much like, I need it done, I need it done on a computer, but for the most part want it done for me.
Let's bring up the old retired (retarded?) automotive analogy again. If I get in a car, and it auto-adjusts the seat, sets the environment just right, fastens my seatbelt, starts the engine and begins to drive to my destination... that's either really cool or really creepy, depending on the person. Remove a certain level of control and people will either love it or hate it.
One last point... who does it "Just work" for?
Microsoft? There's some unspoken language there. As in "It just works, trust us. It works exactly the way we think it should." There's some blind faith involved there. Most people might misinterpret... whoa, it just works exactly the way I want it to. That "works" if what I want is what everyone else wants, or at the very least what Microsoft wants.
So, we'll see. Years from now we can look back. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't. Maybe some Linux nerds will come up with silly mockeries of the slogan... "It's just worse" or something like that.
At the ISP I work for, we recently changed the TTLs from about a day to an hour or so. Works out well.
If we make a change and someone calls up because they haven't seen it yet (even within the hour), I'll just tell them to call their ISP.
If your ISP does odd things with the TTLs, that's their choice... but what ISP you use is your choice. It's probably something normal like caching servers. If you don't like XYZ about your ISP, then go to another that doesn't do XYZ. Simple.
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And here I was going to trade in my Hyundai for a Saturn because it was making erie noises as well.
Is a new 911 system. Duh. Think about it ... the traditional phone monopolies have a hold of the 911 system by the cahones, and they like it that way. And they cannot be too happy about voip, especially stealing their business.
... so I made sure everyone in the family has cell phones and they know to use them to call 911.
I work for a local company that is both a telephone and data company (I work for the data side). We have a small test voip network. Basically, we threw together all the equipment needed to do voip. And I ported my home number over to it. Can I dial 911? Got me
If I remember correctly, 911 is a service we have to subscribe to, which is why customers are footed the bill, and it's a requirement. Why not just change the 911 system? Have someone create an open standard that anyone can link into without a problem. Hell make it based on IP and redundant and better than the current 911 system (not that I know how that works).
Lets turn this from the FCC ruling something that could be the ruling RBOCs' wet dream into making an exsisting system something better. I might just start by writing the FCC myself...
get the feeling this guy smoked a little too much dope during a Jetsons marathon?
Gee, I don't know what the problem is. My Linux kernel and all my utilities compile just fine on my AMD processor with gcc. What is this "Intel" you speak of?
...of one of my favorite personal jokes. Isn't this a little like Amish people complaining about porn on the internet?
You'd think if astronomy is such a large part of your life that you believe in the freaky-deaky stuff... you'd ignore television, the media and most of all NASA.
I don't believe most people would like the result. Whenever I think of the Internet, I think of those old black and white movies where model T cars were running into each other and it was total utter chaos. For the most part, the internet is still like that.
But we've established a code of conduct for automobiles and the roadways. Laws and codes of conduct are enforced, people need tests and have to prove they're competent enough to drive and use vehicles on the road.
Is this really what people want from the Internet? There seems to be a common misconception (I work for an ISP), that somehow the problems on the internet are someone else's, and they need to fix them. If the federal government enforces a code of conduct (hey you windows people, you have to run a firewall, keep patched, updated virus definitions, don't open odd attachments), and they revoke your privlege to use the Internet, would people like or agree to that?
Much of bad security banks off of people's bad habits. And I don't just mean end users on workstations. A small business who runs an insecure mail server, would they want the government to come in and enforce the code of conduct to make sure their (mail|web|anything else) server is secure?
Even if the government could enforce these ideas 100% (which they can't) what about other countries?
The average person still isn't entirely savvy about the internet and security. But the bar is raising. Slowly, but raising.
...was who is this clown on Forbes bashing Linux? Then I saw it was an OpenBSD thing... and went, oh, nothing new there.
Then I felt dumb when I realized it was *the* OpenBSD guy. But I still didn't feel so bad.
The best part of the article was the mention of "In a sort of hacker equivalent of the Ford-versus-Chevy rivalry..." which is exactly what it boils down to.
So to add to the petty bickering, I've decided I like Linux more only because I've had more exposure to it, and I like the mascot more. Of course, here I was thinking it was the little Devil thing, but I guess thats just my confusion of the BSDs, eh?
...Where can I see the report? I work for an ISP, it would be interesting to see where we fit. We're kinda medium-sized and mostly local, so I can't imagine we'd be on there at all.
But if we do show up at all, it's BOFH time!
...you would wonder if all the women were named Adrian.
and it's a ps2 ... haven't used it much. My email address got stolen when one of their databases got hacked into, and I've gotten terrible spam at it since. I've had that particular email address for about 7-8 years.
What I'd really like is to get my hands on a usb one, so I can uh... ignore it like I do this one. If it's sitting in a dusty bin somewhere, least I know the usb one is much better.
I'm just riding the wave... someday far in the future, the free and sovereign country of Iraq will come over and help free us from our dictatorship.
and you're the only other person I've seen, who knows what that word means.
Hey pal, just because I know how to spell it, doesn't mean I know what it means!
Darn people and their overestimating my intelligence. I tell ya.
for a few weeks I was using:
"antidisestablishmentarianism(underscore)(my zip code)"
Ok. for a few days.
I actually RTFA, and I must say it's dumb. This sounds like more MS (or someother) funded FUD ... oooh Linux is bad because people DOS'ed SCO. Nice. All the people in a community are judged by the worse case scenarios. Almost akin to saying the president of the US must be a crackhead beacuse we have crackheads in the US. None of the consequences of the negative things that happened to people (ie SCO going out of business) were completely due to the fact that they were bogus, wrong, immoral, illegal or unethical?
My favorite line is the last one:
While this union forms it probably would be very wise to make sure the leadership is mature and benevolent because the one thing we don't need is another powerful criminal despot.
I bet the pre-edit had something like "like Microsoft" appended to it.
...I've been planning on taking over the world with Linux for years. Just a matter of time...
Some Japanese thing saying "If you believe everything you read, you shouldn't read."
I like screwing with people. I like managing a webserver. I'd give someone free hosting for their blog and change all kinds of stuff on them, bofh style.
Who cares, really? What if I wanted to say wh ILOVESLASHDOT ILOVESLASHDOT ILOVESLASHDOT nd that was on here for example, you don't think they'd edit it, do you?
...I could make millions of dollars by buying copies of XP via the spam I get, then reporting them to MS.
Of course, this promotes spam, and they might have a difficult time tracking them down.
I saw this episode of scooby-doo. Velma says "No, RMS, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens, don't do it, it's a trap!"
So, to summarize: "Our OS is so insecure, we know it will be compromised and under control of hackers, so we cannot fully implement TCP/IP."
Got it.
the president staying up to date in his FECAl matters.
...in that I'm always picking on a buddy who works for LANL.
Now I can say (already have actually):
"you're a few nanotubes short of a meter!"
Thats about it. My friends/family expect to be supported. When they call me 4000 times because they use IE and have tons of popups and spyware... I get sick of fixing it. I tell them, use firefox. Because I do. They don't have to, but then again I don't have to fix their problem either.
Does anyone else get that? "Please help me with my computer!"... then you do, and make a suggestion. "Oh, I don't want to use that, I want to use IE". Isn't it sort of rude? You ask for my help, then criticize my choice. I feel like saying "Oh, you use IE, then I can't help you."
If someone uses IE and has no problems, then I don't care what they use. By that token, those people probably don't need my help. I love to quote the Matrix, when people start whining about phising, spam, popups, spyware, overheating, dust, old computers, upgrades, windows, anything:
"Welcome to the real world, Neo."
...embracing stupid people and pissing off smart people since 1975.
Think about it. It's perfect marketing. Most people who would want this, that's exactly what they want to hear. "I want it to just work!". Most people who are self-confessed "non-computer people" act pretty much like, I need it done, I need it done on a computer, but for the most part want it done for me.
... who does it "Just work" for?
Let's bring up the old retired (retarded?) automotive analogy again. If I get in a car, and it auto-adjusts the seat, sets the environment just right, fastens my seatbelt, starts the engine and begins to drive to my destination... that's either really cool or really creepy, depending on the person. Remove a certain level of control and people will either love it or hate it.
One last point
Microsoft? There's some unspoken language there. As in "It just works, trust us. It works exactly the way we think it should." There's some blind faith involved there. Most people might misinterpret... whoa, it just works exactly the way I want it to. That "works" if what I want is what everyone else wants, or at the very least what Microsoft wants.
So, we'll see. Years from now we can look back. Maybe it will work. Maybe it won't. Maybe some Linux nerds will come up with silly mockeries of the slogan... "It's just worse" or something like that.
At the ISP I work for, we recently changed the TTLs from about a day to an hour or so. Works out well.
If we make a change and someone calls up because they haven't seen it yet (even within the hour), I'll just tell them to call their ISP.
If your ISP does odd things with the TTLs, that's their choice... but what ISP you use is your choice. It's probably something normal like caching servers. If you don't like XYZ about your ISP, then go to another that doesn't do XYZ. Simple.