I'll take criticism from an "Anonymous Coward" as a compliment. Should I listen to you, and take your advice I will fail, because appearing at the test as "Anonymous Coward" would be akin to not showing up at all.
Also, I'm not trying for it. I'm getting it. It's a mandate of my employment. And seeing as I've been deploying cisco routers for a few years straight now, it should be cake.
I'll come back when I have it, and ask how that anonymously criticizing thing is working for you.
The good - someone like IBM buys them out and M$ can (snicker) "license" all they want from IBM. Or they fade away because of the clout of the Linux (GNU/OSS/FSF) community.
The bad - everything stays as is right now and we all ride the FUDtrain (or at least the ones who believe it.)
The ugly - M$ does some silly stupid crap to keep this thing going.
Actually it might... if they show the code in question, it can be changed... then they no longer have a suit. I think that's one of the things their afraid of. Part of their strategy is keeping that info hushed... hence the need for NDA's, etc... to the people they end up showing it to. In the end, ultimately, despite all the controversy, it probably makes the case for Open Source and Free Software stronger.
FoodLuvr writes: According to the GPA (Grocery Partner Association) increased swapping of illegal loosly knit communities of people calling themselves "grandmas" have hurt grocery sales in recent years. "These grandmas," says Richard Head, the president of the GPA, "swap recipes constantly, with no thought given to the impact on either the grocery industry or even the restaurant industry. Just because you enjoy a meal prepared by a grandma, doesn't mean the original source was hers, or that she owns the license to reproduce it. It could be stolen. Something has to be done about this, millions of people all over the world are currently enjoying stolen food." With that said, lawyers for the GPA are submitting cease and decist letters to major geriatric homes and senior citizens centers all across the country.
NeoChichiri writes "News.com is running on an article about glitches in Intel's Itanium 2 chips. Even though it doesn't affect all chips, they have still stopped shipments of the new 450 Servers until the problem is resolved. Apparently it has to be 'a specific set of operations in a specific sequence with specific data.' Intel is saying that affects the 900MHz and 1 GHz Itanium 2 chops and that it will not affect the upcoming 1.5 GHz Itanium 2 6M chips." Until the next iteration of chip arrives though, Oliver Wendell Jones writes, "they recommend working around the problem by underclocking the processor to run at 800 MHz instead of its default 900 MHz or 1 GHz."
After reading a few short posts... I came to this conclusion: screw em. Keep buying the oem processors. I just bought an XP 2400+ and got the retail version only because it was about the same price. (From googlegear.com) Now that I know the only difference is a restricted warranty and a crappy hs/fan combo, I'll continue to buy oem processors in the future. I'm sure the only ones who lose out are AMD. And btw, AMD, I used a tube of old Radio Shack silicon based grease and a volcano 5 (yes, 5)... and my system is nice and cool at about 50C under full load (folding protein.) Nya nya nya.
A compromised device can cause havoc? Wow, news flash! I guess this means its up to the administrator to make sure its not compromised, huh? Another huge surprise...
...point to make, it won't fit in many desks. My "slot" for my desk is 29 centimeters... this thing is 33. Kills me ever getting one (with this desk). Having the cables stick out the side is even worse.
Ok, now for something completely original... think about it... look at it from the top down... what does it kinda resemble? Makes me think of the austin powers movie... wow it looks like a big, woody...
Anyhow, I noticed before at work, we had an NT4 box running IIS in the office (don't ask)... when I setup my linux box with iptables, I saw alot of weird traffic coming from it... I don't know if this is related but I ended up denying everything but port 80 traffic. I think the statefulness of my firewall did not like it's playing games either... perhaps its not only on the client side?
...is obviously targetting the younger age group. These so called "script kiddies" know how to script so well, they obviously have spent a lot of time on scriptable OS's. For this platform to remain competitive, they must embrace and extend the possibilities of these "kiddies" utilizing a more gui-centric OS while maintaining their ability to create programs for the platform. Therefor, we can shift the current paradigm of *nix being the "cool" and "hip" and "hacker" preferred OS back to the Win32 platform. And we know they won't pirate it, well because they have alot of money from their "hacking" endeavors.
I have to agree with the guy who remembers when he was 3. I remember a pelican stuffed toy I lost when I was 3 or 4... because we moved. My parents claimed I drove a bigwheel off a coffee table, but I can't remember that (different memory, much earlier).
I can however remember things like kindegarden, so I *know* I can remember back when I was 5.
One of my theories on memory is that your mind makes judgements on what is important and what isn't. I can memorize ip addresses until I'm blue in the face, yet sometimes I have a difficult time remembering what I was talking about thinking about, or even where I was going when walking somewhere. It boarders on absent-mindedness!
Right now I'm teaching myself perl... and I think just going through the motions and doing similar things repeatedly, will help me remember it. Maybe sometime in the future it will be second nature, and I'll laugh at myself struggling to learn it. Then again, maybe my brain will throw out "other" things that it believes not to be so important, and I'll start to forget to wear pants...
...any government agency who uses a word like "Cyberspace" scares me. Bigtime. How old are the people on this board? 12? "We n33d to s3cur3 Cyberspace cuz people with l33t skillz can Cyber and we won't know ab0ut !t..."
If this administration is quick to violate the rights of the people in the name of national security, why doesn't Mr Bush release details about the secret organization he belongs to, the Skull and Bones? How far is he willing to go in the name of National Security? Is one of the stipulations of this organization, to keep it a secret? Hmmm...
I can't imagine this... I've been a technician for about a year and a half. I think I got the job *because* I helped people in my spare time. I know for a fact my employer went to google groups and did a search on my name... They must have put something really potentially damaging (to the business) in their posts?
The only reason I posted this was to get people talking and thinking about it. I mean even if the damages come close to $250K... imagine how much was lost on that tragic day. I'm sure the loss of life and damages were far more... where were the FBI then?
I'm not saying what the cable modem uncappers did was right. Sure, they should have their connection disconnected, maybe some heavy fines and jailtime... but FBI with guns? I know how to uncap my cable modem, have I? No. Why? I know how to install my own DSL... someday I will call up and say "Can I uncap my modem?" They'll obviously say no. I'll say "Ok, I want to cancel my account." In fact, the only time I've called them in the last few years was to verify the process of cancelling my account. The way those guys went about it was stupid.
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I was onto something here.
I'll take criticism from an "Anonymous Coward" as a compliment. Should I listen to you, and take your advice I will fail, because appearing at the test as "Anonymous Coward" would be akin to not showing up at all.
Also, I'm not trying for it. I'm getting it. It's a mandate of my employment. And seeing as I've been deploying cisco routers for a few years straight now, it should be cake.
I'll come back when I have it, and ask how that anonymously criticizing thing is working for you.
'nuff said.
The good - someone like IBM buys them out and M$ can (snicker) "license" all they want from IBM. Or they fade away because of the clout of the Linux (GNU/OSS/FSF) community.
The bad - everything stays as is right now and we all ride the FUDtrain (or at least the ones who believe it.)
The ugly - M$ does some silly stupid crap to keep this thing going.
For those of us practicing for our CCNA exams... packets are at layer 3, its known as data at layer 7.
Actually it might... if they show the code in question, it can be changed... then they no longer have a suit. I think that's one of the things their afraid of. Part of their strategy is keeping that info hushed... hence the need for NDA's, etc... to the people they end up showing it to. In the end, ultimately, despite all the controversy, it probably makes the case for Open Source and Free Software stronger.
FoodLuvr writes: According to the GPA (Grocery Partner Association) increased swapping of illegal loosly knit communities of people calling themselves "grandmas" have hurt grocery sales in recent years. "These grandmas," says Richard Head, the president of the GPA, "swap recipes constantly, with no thought given to the impact on either the grocery industry or even the restaurant industry. Just because you enjoy a meal prepared by a grandma, doesn't mean the original source was hers, or that she owns the license to reproduce it. It could be stolen. Something has to be done about this, millions of people all over the world are currently enjoying stolen food." With that said, lawyers for the GPA are submitting cease and decist letters to major geriatric homes and senior citizens centers all across the country.
Chips... chops... I'm confused...
After reading a few short posts... I came to this conclusion: screw em. Keep buying the oem processors. I just bought an XP 2400+ and got the retail version only because it was about the same price. (From googlegear.com) Now that I know the only difference is a restricted warranty and a crappy hs/fan combo, I'll continue to buy oem processors in the future. I'm sure the only ones who lose out are AMD. And btw, AMD, I used a tube of old Radio Shack silicon based grease and a volcano 5 (yes, 5) ... and my system is nice and cool at about 50C under full load (folding protein.) Nya nya nya.
Ok ok ... someone else did the Dr Evil joke, and I redid it ... badly. So, instead, I have 3 words:
Operation Information Freedom!
I am holding theshe mp3sh hoshtage until I get ... one zillion-billion goooabbbalalaiion dollarsh!
Muahahaha!
A compromised device can cause havoc? Wow, news flash! I guess this means its up to the administrator to make sure its not compromised, huh? Another huge surprise...
...point to make, it won't fit in many desks. My "slot" for my desk is 29 centimeters... this thing is 33. Kills me ever getting one (with this desk). Having the cables stick out the side is even worse.
... look at it from the top down... what does it kinda resemble? Makes me think of the austin powers movie ... wow it looks like a big, woody...
Ok, now for something completely original... think about it
Anyhow, I noticed before at work, we had an NT4 box running IIS in the office (don't ask) ... when I setup my linux box with iptables, I saw alot of weird traffic coming from it ... I don't know if this is related but I ended up denying everything but port 80 traffic. I think the statefulness of my firewall did not like it's playing games either... perhaps its not only on the client side?
I was scratching my head wondering why they needed a flat screen tv... then it came to me... blue screens look better that way!
They prolly ditched that idea... as it looks like "I peed in the water."
...is obviously targetting the younger age group. These so called "script kiddies" know how to script so well, they obviously have spent a lot of time on scriptable OS's. For this platform to remain competitive, they must embrace and extend the possibilities of these "kiddies" utilizing a more gui-centric OS while maintaining their ability to create programs for the platform. Therefor, we can shift the current paradigm of *nix being the "cool" and "hip" and "hacker" preferred OS back to the Win32 platform. And we know they won't pirate it, well because they have alot of money from their "hacking" endeavors.
I have to agree with the guy who remembers when he was 3. I remember a pelican stuffed toy I lost when I was 3 or 4 ... because we moved. My parents claimed I drove a bigwheel off a coffee table, but I can't remember that (different memory, much earlier).
I can however remember things like kindegarden, so I *know* I can remember back when I was 5.
One of my theories on memory is that your mind makes judgements on what is important and what isn't. I can memorize ip addresses until I'm blue in the face, yet sometimes I have a difficult time remembering what I was talking about thinking about, or even where I was going when walking somewhere. It boarders on absent-mindedness!
Right now I'm teaching myself perl... and I think just going through the motions and doing similar things repeatedly, will help me remember it. Maybe sometime in the future it will be second nature, and I'll laugh at myself struggling to learn it. Then again, maybe my brain will throw out "other" things that it believes not to be so important, and I'll start to forget to wear pants...
...any government agency who uses a word like "Cyberspace" scares me. Bigtime. How old are the people on this board? 12? "We n33d to s3cur3 Cyberspace cuz people with l33t skillz can Cyber and we won't know ab0ut !t..."
If this administration is quick to violate the rights of the people in the name of national security, why doesn't Mr Bush release details about the secret organization he belongs to, the Skull and Bones? How far is he willing to go in the name of National Security? Is one of the stipulations of this organization, to keep it a secret? Hmmm...
I can't imagine this... I've been a technician for about a year and a half. I think I got the job *because* I helped people in my spare time. I know for a fact my employer went to google groups and did a search on my name ... They must have put something really potentially damaging (to the business) in their posts?
I don't know but my Wireless USB NIC Drivers don't seem to be working. :o/ Already posted it to the mailing list...
...had the same name, there was always a big joke... we often spelled it "Feenicks".
Oooh and almost forgot, most importantly ...
D) Google Freakin' News
A) I use RoadRunner... and I don't care about their content.
B) Time and People have websites?
C) Just means now I'll even avoid the dead-tree mags to save myself from the hoards of AOL advertisements.
The only reason I posted this was to get people talking and thinking about it. I mean even if the damages come close to $250K ... imagine how much was lost on that tragic day. I'm sure the loss of life and damages were far more... where were the FBI then?
I'm not saying what the cable modem uncappers did was right. Sure, they should have their connection disconnected, maybe some heavy fines and jailtime... but FBI with guns? I know how to uncap my cable modem, have I? No. Why? I know how to install my own DSL... someday I will call up and say "Can I uncap my modem?" They'll obviously say no. I'll say "Ok, I want to cancel my account." In fact, the only time I've called them in the last few years was to verify the process of cancelling my account. The way those guys went about it was stupid.