It still blows my mind that people open attachments from individuals they do not know.
"But Culture20, the email came from you, and you're our systems administrator."
"Did it contain my gpg/pgp signature?"
"What?"
"That gobbledygook at the beginning and end of all my emails that you apparently don't pay attention to."
Malware spreaders using people's address books stand a good chance of faking an email from someone the target knows and trusts. Users are still surprised that identities can be faked in an email.
Soon that ringing will be long lasting, but after a while you won't hear it any more without assistance. Just working next to an old external scsi drive for a couple years gave me tinnitis in my left ear. Can't imagine what sleeping next to a full rack would do (no getting up and walking away, no lunch breaks, etc).
I'd say it depends on how active the forum is. Threads are nice when there's a flurry of activity, but temporal posting works when there are only a few posts every now and then.
He's very well read, hates Muslims, hates socialism, hates hip-hop, believes in implementing population control on 3rd-world countries, has an extensive understanding of history that is completely biased, and, most of all, extremely Christian.
Extreme Christians love their enemies. Sometimes, the "no true scotsman" argument is not a fallacy.
Do you view Slashdot comments "raw"? If you do, you know that about 20% of Slashdot readers are Klan members. Sure, they get modded down, but they're not *erased*. This allows White Supremacy groups to communicate on Slashdot, where they know they have like-minded friends.
You're obviously joking. Klan members can't afford computers let alone Internet access. They'd rather eat the packet carriers of RFC 1149 than learn to read and write.
We were losing all of the artisan skills and replacing the poor downtrodden workers with machines operated by less skilled workers.
And the way that the robots are being used is to produce crap that breaks after five years, even furniture. The skilled artisans took pride in their work, and the work of their apprentices. Eventually the "consumer/obsoletionist" economy serves to prevent wealth that can be transfered (in the form of tangible goods). If Brewster's Millions had another remake in 2015, Monty would be done spending $300M in two hours playing EVE Online.
Unix admins don't just prefer the command line - they DEMAND it. For a Unix admin, the loss of GUI controls is basically irrelevant.
I demanded command line when I started administering some xserves. Then I discovered that config files aren't pure text files, they're xml (still text file, but a pain to read). And starting/stopping services required knowing stupid naming conventions like com.apple.server.streaming.quicktime, or in some cases involved just a plain kill -9 and crossing one's fingers. Aaaand, softwareupdate -a -i would often hang up on iTunes when iTunes wanted to ask for confirmation for the EULA. So GUI it was... There were other quirks, mostly involving missing common GNU commands (a familiar enough issue from the Solaris world).
What role does it serve that isn't completely covered, and done better, by a Linux distro or Windows Server?
Running Apple software on server hardware. At least until the Xserve warranties run out. Then there's no stable way to run Apple software on server hardware.
This is why to me Windows based server's never made sense. I know it's a widely used Server OS and I know it's involved in a lot of company's but I just personally have never been a fan.
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Of course being completely unable to read simple English [...]
Apostrophes are not used for pluralization except for single letters or acronyms/abbreviations (A's, Ph.D.'s).
The problem is, OSX started almost requiring a GUI for simple administration./etc/crontab depreciated in favor of xml plist files./etc/fstab depreciated in favor of xml plist files. Almost any simple, easy to use configuration file depreciated in favor of xml plist files. A pain to read an edit unless you're using the GUIs (which were suprisingly useful, especially the Server Admin). Strangely, apache config files didn't shift to plist format, but the Server Admin GUI edited them well enough.
According to official Marvel history, Steve Rodgers didn't fight the commies until after he was resuscitated from being frozen. Captain America II and III did fight the red menace though (a ret-con in the Avengers series).
I'm not convinced. A movie with Nazis where you weren't really quite sure whether they were the good guys or bad guys could be pretty interesting.
Go rent The Dirty Dozen. A suicide squad of murderers, rapists, and thieves. It would be good for Hollywood to not fall into the "it's the opposite of what you expect trope" with nazis though. No need for Springtime for Hitler in Germany.
Here in Australia, they are currently paying people to go do courses if they are unemployed. Why? With unemployment as it is (not as bad as the USA but not as good as it was five years ago), it is hard to find a job. Not having a job for a period of time makes it harder to get one but having the gap time filled up with a course, it not only shows that you are not a lazy bludger but it helps improve your job worthiness by having more qualifications.
And now they're all over qualified for jobs (or burger flipping will require a Doctorate).
If we can increase the number of pre-alzheimers sufferors who know their condition and can take part in research while they're just starting down the path, causes and preventative measures might be found sooner.
I've had China hack my GMail a couple of times, and they couldn't get access because the confirmation call went to my phone number.
Granted that's a bit of a pain because they like to assume you have text capabilities (I have to use their voice cal) but it definitely stopped some illegitimate access to some sensitive design documents.
But google has access to your sensitive design documents because they're in gmail?
using intellectual as a sneer
Typical of the Teabagger know-nothing contingent.
GP wasn't using intellectual as a sneer, he was using "intellectual" as sneer. The quotes imply a false self aggrandizement that "intellectuals" do, but intellectuals do not.
Lithium Ion batteries are inherently unstable and have to be charged and discharged very carefully. Unlike the old school batteries you'd think of, these batteries have a controller to manage them built in.
Sounds like an explanation to me.
But why does the controller need firmware instead of hardware?
Remove batteries from Apple laptops when reimaging them (until after all patches are applied). Sigh. And here I thought it was just the Apple keyboards which were a potential malware nest.
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It still blows my mind that people open attachments from individuals they do not know.
"But Culture20, the email came from you, and you're our systems administrator."
"Did it contain my gpg/pgp signature?"
"What?"
"That gobbledygook at the beginning and end of all my emails that you apparently don't pay attention to."
Malware spreaders using people's address books stand a good chance of faking an email from someone the target knows and trusts. Users are still surprised that identities can be faked in an email.
if somone gets a shit-ton of likes from brand new accounts that only "likes" stuff, it is an obvious partaker of purchased likes. ban.
Too easy to game to DoS a legit site.
Excellent response, but to be a true slashdotter, it should be your own rack and/or s/wife/mom/
Soon that ringing will be long lasting, but after a while you won't hear it any more without assistance. Just working next to an old external scsi drive for a couple years gave me tinnitis in my left ear. Can't imagine what sleeping next to a full rack would do (no getting up and walking away, no lunch breaks, etc).
I'd say it depends on how active the forum is. Threads are nice when there's a flurry of activity, but temporal posting works when there are only a few posts every now and then.
He's very well read, hates Muslims, hates socialism, hates hip-hop, believes in implementing population control on 3rd-world countries, has an extensive understanding of history that is completely biased, and, most of all, extremely Christian.
Extreme Christians love their enemies. Sometimes, the "no true scotsman" argument is not a fallacy.
So what's the statute of limitations regarding stealing from the trash? Anyone know?
Do you view Slashdot comments "raw"? If you do, you know that about 20% of Slashdot readers are Klan members. Sure, they get modded down, but they're not *erased*. This allows White Supremacy groups to communicate on Slashdot, where they know they have like-minded friends.
You're obviously joking. Klan members can't afford computers let alone Internet access. They'd rather eat the packet carriers of RFC 1149 than learn to read and write.
with the job field how it is now, you need minimum a 3.5 GPA to even consider getting a decent job straight out of undergrad
What employers check GPA? I suppose it makes more sense than checking credit agencies, but I've never heard of anyone doing it.
We were losing all of the artisan skills and replacing the poor downtrodden workers with machines operated by less skilled workers.
And the way that the robots are being used is to produce crap that breaks after five years, even furniture. The skilled artisans took pride in their work, and the work of their apprentices. Eventually the "consumer/obsoletionist" economy serves to prevent wealth that can be transfered (in the form of tangible goods). If Brewster's Millions had another remake in 2015, Monty would be done spending $300M in two hours playing EVE Online.
Unix admins don't just prefer the command line - they DEMAND it. For a Unix admin, the loss of GUI controls is basically irrelevant.
I demanded command line when I started administering some xserves. Then I discovered that config files aren't pure text files, they're xml (still text file, but a pain to read). And starting/stopping services required knowing stupid naming conventions like com.apple.server.streaming.quicktime, or in some cases involved just a plain kill -9 and crossing one's fingers. Aaaand, softwareupdate -a -i would often hang up on iTunes when iTunes wanted to ask for confirmation for the EULA. So GUI it was... There were other quirks, mostly involving missing common GNU commands (a familiar enough issue from the Solaris world).
What role does it serve that isn't completely covered, and done better, by a Linux distro or Windows Server?
Running Apple software on server hardware. At least until the Xserve warranties run out. Then there's no stable way to run Apple software on server hardware.
This is why to me Windows based server's never made sense. I know it's a widely used Server OS and I know it's involved in a lot of company's but I just personally have never been a fan.
[...]
Of course being completely unable to read simple English [...]
Apostrophes are not used for pluralization except for single letters or acronyms/abbreviations (A's, Ph.D.'s).
The problem is, OSX started almost requiring a GUI for simple administration. /etc/crontab depreciated in favor of xml plist files. /etc/fstab depreciated in favor of xml plist files. Almost any simple, easy to use configuration file depreciated in favor of xml plist files. A pain to read an edit unless you're using the GUIs (which were suprisingly useful, especially the Server Admin). Strangely, apache config files didn't shift to plist format, but the Server Admin GUI edited them well enough.
I don't really remember the live action [Tick] series.
Thank your maker. It didn't last even one season for a reason. The animated series, however, did.
According to official Marvel history, Steve Rodgers didn't fight the commies until after he was resuscitated from being frozen. Captain America II and III did fight the red menace though (a ret-con in the Avengers series).
And Red Skull wasn't foaming at the mouth batshit crazy like I remember him. Maybe he's got some character (de-)development in store?
You must be thinking of the Hate Monger. Skully was always just a world-dominating evil general archetype with a strong vengeance issue with Cap.
I'm not convinced. A movie with Nazis where you weren't really quite sure whether they were the good guys or bad guys could be pretty interesting.
Go rent The Dirty Dozen. A suicide squad of murderers, rapists, and thieves. It would be good for Hollywood to not fall into the "it's the opposite of what you expect trope" with nazis though. No need for Springtime for Hitler in Germany.
Here in Australia, they are currently paying people to go do courses if they are unemployed. Why? With unemployment as it is (not as bad as the USA but not as good as it was five years ago), it is hard to find a job. Not having a job for a period of time makes it harder to get one but having the gap time filled up with a course, it not only shows that you are not a lazy bludger but it helps improve your job worthiness by having more qualifications.
And now they're all over qualified for jobs (or burger flipping will require a Doctorate).
If we can increase the number of pre-alzheimers sufferors who know their condition and can take part in research while they're just starting down the path, causes and preventative measures might be found sooner.
I've had China hack my GMail a couple of times, and they couldn't get access because the confirmation call went to my phone number. Granted that's a bit of a pain because they like to assume you have text capabilities (I have to use their voice cal) but it definitely stopped some illegitimate access to some sensitive design documents.
But google has access to your sensitive design documents because they're in gmail?
Why would it be harder to back into an aisle than into a space between two cars?
Because the aisle has a higher potential for moving vehicles and pedestrians.
using intellectual as a sneer
Typical of the Teabagger know-nothing contingent.
GP wasn't using intellectual as a sneer, he was using "intellectual" as sneer. The quotes imply a false self aggrandizement that "intellectuals" do, but intellectuals do not.
This does not explain why it needs firmware.
Lithium Ion batteries are inherently unstable and have to be charged and discharged very carefully. Unlike the old school batteries you'd think of, these batteries have a controller to manage them built in.
Sounds like an explanation to me.
But why does the controller need firmware instead of hardware?
Remove batteries from Apple laptops when reimaging them (until after all patches are applied). Sigh. And here I thought it was just the Apple keyboards which were a potential malware nest.