I love installing the most recent versions of any OS, but really don't like going through the incredible gyrations to re-install the 300-400 apps that I use. I run several W2K3 servers and multiple XP desktops. There isn't an upgrade path that I know of that will keep my current installed apps running smoothly.
Isn't this the real problem with MS Windows? There are so many hooks into the OS by the installed apps that once you decide to upgrade the OS most of the apps (Registry based) stop working. Of course, I have few problems with the open-source software that installs nicely in any folder you want - Windows upgrades be damned.
I have a deep resume work-wise (33 years) and a shallow one in the Ed. dept. (some college, no degree.) I've never had a problem finding work until the last 6 months but I expect this period of doldrums to end soon.
In the last 10 years, I've been involved in a lot of DB (installation/design/development - SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle), code (C++, Java, C#, VB.NET), and applications (Windows, Linux, web). My bookshelf and reference links are wonderful resources - as are SlashDot and other web sites.
When I grow tired of learning, then it's time to lay the body down. Going back to school for me would be solely for the ability to learn something new - something that I might not be able to absorb by myself.
Of course, you are correct in your facts. I was just trying to point out the humor of those two central nations of Europe that have, historically, spent so much time spitting or shooting at one another, finally following each other's leads. Since I am just an american, I can't viscerally feel the love/hate that must underlie so many relations throughout the continent.
Now, if I can only get more of my U.S. clients to adopt open-source (not necessarily free) solutions. Bravo to the Bundestag...lb
A powerful polemic! Thank you, doctor.
Throughout the ages, there have always been those that have tried to understand the hows and the whys of disease and other symptoms. In modern times, the scientific principles have been the guiding path. Most medical and scientific people adhere to these principles.
There have also been those that thought they could explain disease or other exemplars by invoking the unknown or some mystical aether that was untestable and unknowable. (Perhaps string theory belongs in this group.)
Not at all insightful - someone's too quick finger on the mouse trigger.
This is not eating, this is information and, for the most part, truth. Would you rather live in an era 1984-style anti-truths, or in an environment that just blocked you from reliable sources?
I'm more afraid of the spinmeisters of a government (not naming anyone in particular:)) than I am of being told that I can't read a particular source. We all know how resourceful people are when blocked - they'll find another source. They might not if they believe the spin that is fed them...
Careful there, youngster! I'm 60 in 6 months and plan to still be at the top of the geek wave for another 10-20 years. Then it'll be time for a little R&R. Started with IBM sorters/collators/1401/7904.
We've all watched people grow old when they're 25 and others that astound with ability at 85.
Just another way to get the 50M who purportedly voted for bush all twitted up, again.
Here in DC, we had several 'informational' electronic signs placed above major thoroughfares such as the Beltway. For a couple of years after 9/11, these reminded us to "REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR - PHONE 1-800-DHS-WATCH" (or somesuch). Whenever I passed, I would make my little car swerve a bit left and right and wave my hand in the air, inviting those steadfast AMERICANS to report me. Haven't had a knock on the door, yet.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green. Emergency Broadcast System. Children, the drill is to get your head under the desk and wait for the ball-o-fire. Same bullshit, same purveyors. Only reason is to get more money out of your pocket and into theirs!
Make sure that the interface is simple enough for Sen. 'internets' Stevens and his staff to use. Perhaps a button marked "Substitute My Platform Here" and one for trashing the opponents "Vandalize Dem Candidate". Probably needs a bit of flash with arrows showing how to press the buttons...
My first job was at a university computer center in 1970 (IBM360/GE625), obtained only after I had been able to break through the primitive OS checks on system-call parameters. Every day, I would write the sysadm password on a box of paper in the public hallway, one day after it had been reset. This caused the sysadm to have to change his password daily to stay in front of the postings.
After many other security and OS-related jobs, I was tasked to do an analysis of the primary secured communications system for the DoD during the 1960's and 70's. I wrote a report (top-secret) in which I uncovered many simple software vulnerabilities. Immediately after submission of the report, all of my media and any hard-copies were removed and classified so that I could no longer reference them. A friend told me that at least one of the simpler exploits still existed many years after being uncoverd.
Security through obscurity. Or intimidation.
Excuse me while I take my laptop full of millions of personnel records through the checkpoints...
I tried to understand your screed. Does this involve some type of big "boom" attached to a cell phone?
I don't want to be insensitive to your primal and visceral creationism, but if you feel that way, can't you just communicate by grunting, intelligently, of course.
I've been told that people can't tell when I'm joking or or serious. Maybe I should get a job for the WH/PR.
Actually, it shouldn't be too hard to track all IP packets through various onion-routers (or somesuch) if the listeners have access to each and every end-point. My guess is that the "listeners" have forced all providers (ISPs, router/switch manufacuterers, etc.) to give them provisions to tie in to the circuits.
Much has been made about the logging of call logs such as originating/destination numbers and durations. My guess is that there is also much more information available including GPS locations and complete voice/digital traffic.
How can we trust everyone on our node to not browse our packets? At least with one of the major providers, we know that only their partners, suppliers, and, of course the NSA, would be listening in to every byte. Most of our traffic still is unencrypted and I doubt that many of us really want to trust each of our neighbors with our email.
Also, this might be a problem for the gov't sniffers since they would have a harder time associating an IP with a location.
Oh, well.
Please mod parent up. Best comment I've seen on this.
We're onto a totally new way of trading information/leads. When we go to a site, say GM.COM, are we reading the reality of GM, or what some PR folks have decided that the non-stockholders can see? Does this extend to the swill that is ejected by our governments?
This whole arena reminds me of Snow Crash - our expected reality may be another's unexpected daydream (or visa-versa - now I'm confused.)
Ok,
So I'm an out-of-employ software engineer(not, engineer that is).
Your daddy is dropping incendiary bombs on innocents in some Middle-East backwater.
Your mommy works with Merck and helps people lead better lives through pharma.
When you grow up, you can take over the helm of the WalMega Corp and provide fine products to the poor workers that aren't getting living wages, and that can't afford the products unless we also offer them banking services (loans).
Our congressman/person is an upstanding member of our community who has never porked an underage, same-sex, animal/intern. He is only interested in representing our interests.
Fortunately, the end-of-life services provided in the US will make sure that we will rest in peace ($10,000 burial, $200,000 keep-alive-as-long-as-possible hospital stay [not including pain mediation], post-interrment removal of body parts.)
Doesn't the gummint already have the ability to sniff all internet communications? Why can't they just take a look-see at all incoming queries to google (or anyone else). Assuming they have a few thousand half-talented geeks in their staffs at Ft. Meade and elsewhere, they can do the normal cookie and header decodes, analyze the form contents, and --- if they are really motivated --- look at the google.com responses.
Mebbe I can put a real promiscuous sniffer on the class-Z range (0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255) and build an interesting DB. Now, where is that access point...
Slashdot Mirror
How could you convince your customers that you weren't a tool for the _agencies_?
Who's to say this isn't just a CIA/NSA/FBI/etc honeypot?
Maybe you spend too much time at the slashdot spigot.
I love installing the most recent versions of any OS, but really don't like going through the incredible gyrations to re-install the 300-400 apps that I use. I run several W2K3 servers and multiple XP desktops. There isn't an upgrade path that I know of that will keep my current installed apps running smoothly. Isn't this the real problem with MS Windows? There are so many hooks into the OS by the installed apps that once you decide to upgrade the OS most of the apps (Registry based) stop working. Of course, I have few problems with the open-source software that installs nicely in any folder you want - Windows upgrades be damned.
Were goldfish adequately studied? I do believe a fish called Wanda would have been interested in these results.
I have a deep resume work-wise (33 years) and a shallow one in the Ed. dept. (some college, no degree.) I've never had a problem finding work until the last 6 months but I expect this period of doldrums to end soon. In the last 10 years, I've been involved in a lot of DB (installation/design/development - SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle), code (C++, Java, C#, VB.NET), and applications (Windows, Linux, web). My bookshelf and reference links are wonderful resources - as are SlashDot and other web sites. When I grow tired of learning, then it's time to lay the body down. Going back to school for me would be solely for the ability to learn something new - something that I might not be able to absorb by myself.
Of course, you are correct in your facts. I was just trying to point out the humor of those two central nations of Europe that have, historically, spent so much time spitting or shooting at one another, finally following each other's leads. Since I am just an american, I can't viscerally feel the love/hate that must underlie so many relations throughout the continent. Now, if I can only get more of my U.S. clients to adopt open-source (not necessarily free) solutions. Bravo to the Bundestag. ..lb
Yes, the Germans have always been good at following the French. Or, if that doesn't work, just anschlussing them.
A powerful polemic! Thank you, doctor. Throughout the ages, there have always been those that have tried to understand the hows and the whys of disease and other symptoms. In modern times, the scientific principles have been the guiding path. Most medical and scientific people adhere to these principles. There have also been those that thought they could explain disease or other exemplars by invoking the unknown or some mystical aether that was untestable and unknowable. (Perhaps string theory belongs in this group.)
This is not eating, this is information and, for the most part, truth. Would you rather live in an era 1984-style anti-truths, or in an environment that just blocked you from reliable sources?
I'm more afraid of the spinmeisters of a government (not naming anyone in particular :)) than I am of being told that I can't read a particular source. We all know how resourceful people are when blocked - they'll find another source. They might not if they believe the spin that is fed them...
Careful there, youngster! I'm 60 in 6 months and plan to still be at the top of the geek wave for another 10-20 years. Then it'll be time for a little R&R. Started with IBM sorters/collators/1401/7904. We've all watched people grow old when they're 25 and others that astound with ability at 85.
Just another way to get the 50M who purportedly voted for bush all twitted up, again.
Here in DC, we had several 'informational' electronic signs placed above major thoroughfares such as the Beltway. For a couple of years after 9/11, these reminded us to "REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR - PHONE 1-800-DHS-WATCH" (or somesuch). Whenever I passed, I would make my little car swerve a bit left and right and wave my hand in the air, inviting those steadfast AMERICANS to report me. Haven't had a knock on the door, yet.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green. Emergency Broadcast System. Children, the drill is to get your head under the desk and wait for the ball-o-fire. Same bullshit, same purveyors. Only reason is to get more money out of your pocket and into theirs!
Make sure that the interface is simple enough for Sen. 'internets' Stevens and his staff to use. Perhaps a button marked "Substitute My Platform Here" and one for trashing the opponents "Vandalize Dem Candidate". Probably needs a bit of flash with arrows showing how to press the buttons...
After many other security and OS-related jobs, I was tasked to do an analysis of the primary secured communications system for the DoD during the 1960's and 70's. I wrote a report (top-secret) in which I uncovered many simple software vulnerabilities. Immediately after submission of the report, all of my media and any hard-copies were removed and classified so that I could no longer reference them. A friend told me that at least one of the simpler exploits still existed many years after being uncoverd. Security through obscurity. Or intimidation. Excuse me while I take my laptop full of millions of personnel records through the checkpoints...
I don't want to be insensitive to your primal and visceral creationism, but if you feel that way, can't you just communicate by grunting, intelligently, of course.
Actually, it shouldn't be too hard to track all IP packets through various onion-routers (or somesuch) if the listeners have access to each and every end-point. My guess is that the "listeners" have forced all providers (ISPs, router/switch manufacuterers, etc.) to give them provisions to tie in to the circuits.
Much has been made about the logging of call logs such as originating/destination numbers and durations. My guess is that there is also much more information available including GPS locations and complete voice/digital traffic.
Good Luck!
How can we trust everyone on our node to not browse our packets? At least with one of the major providers, we know that only their partners, suppliers, and, of course the NSA, would be listening in to every byte. Most of our traffic still is unencrypted and I doubt that many of us really want to trust each of our neighbors with our email. Also, this might be a problem for the gov't sniffers since they would have a harder time associating an IP with a location. Oh, well.
mod+ (how do we do this w/o stupid replies?
We're onto a totally new way of trading information/leads. When we go to a site, say GM.COM, are we reading the reality of GM, or what some PR folks have decided that the non-stockholders can see? Does this extend to the swill that is ejected by our governments?
This whole arena reminds me of Snow Crash - our expected reality may be another's unexpected daydream (or visa-versa - now I'm confused.)
Your daddy is dropping incendiary bombs on innocents in some Middle-East backwater.
Your mommy works with Merck and helps people lead better lives through pharma.
When you grow up, you can take over the helm of the WalMega Corp and provide fine products to the poor workers that aren't getting living wages, and that can't afford the products unless we also offer them banking services (loans).
Our congressman/person is an upstanding member of our community who has never porked an underage, same-sex, animal/intern. He is only interested in representing our interests.
Fortunately, the end-of-life services provided in the US will make sure that we will rest in peace ($10,000 burial, $200,000 keep-alive-as-long-as-possible hospital stay [not including pain mediation], post-interrment removal of body parts.)
Whoops, I got off-topic...
Please mod this post UP! Very nice set of linkages (assuming they are all correct.)
Doesn't the gummint already have the ability to sniff all internet communications? Why can't they just take a look-see at all incoming queries to google (or anyone else). Assuming they have a few thousand half-talented geeks in their staffs at Ft. Meade and elsewhere, they can do the normal cookie and header decodes, analyze the form contents, and --- if they are really motivated --- look at the google.com responses. Mebbe I can put a real promiscuous sniffer on the class-Z range (0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255) and build an interesting DB. Now, where is that access point...