Posts by Fatman

Re: More adverts, everywhere.

This is the most important part:

With hosts you block an entire host, not just the resources you don't want your browser to grab.

When used in conjunction with Element Hiding, you can get extremely selective about what you do see, and what you don't see, even if they come from the same host.

Using a hosts file to block 'slimybigcorp.com' blocks everything; while carefully tuning Ad Block Plus to block 'slimybigcorp.com/quivering_flash_animation.flv' targets just the mentioned file. And, of cource wild cards are allowed, so blocking something like 'slimybigcorp.com/scripts/*' does what you think it ought to.

Re: More adverts, everywhere.

@JDX,

I though that my getting 9 or 10 downvotes was bad, but, your 50+ downvotes on this post, may have set the record!!!

RE: Why are so many businesses fooled by this?

Because they were fooled by outstanding salesmen^tm.

Outstanding salesmen^tm are those individuals that can sell you a piece of gold plated shit, make you feel so happy and special that you bought that piece of gold plated shit; that you would merrily go out and buy another piece of gold plated shit, and then tell all of your friends to go out and buy a piece of gold plated shit.

IOW, you were fucked from the very beginning!

Re: Discovery process ... "We searched for them with Bing, your honor."

Damn YOU!!!!

I need a new monitor!!!!!

Re: Perhaps...$1M/day fine for non-compliance

Right idea, wrong amount,

perhaps a $1B/day fine for non-compliance

See what I did there???

Re: Unity and TIFKAM

Simpler solution:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

log out, and before logging in, click on the logo next to your name (what?? you boot directly into a desktop, bypassing a login??? that's so WindblowZE like), and click on one of the gnome options.

Log back in again. Expected results, no more Unity (but it is still there for when you ever want to embrace the dark side (oops, that would be using WindblowZE, my mistake).

Re: I still don't like it, but I can see where it is going

I agree, to a point!

I can see where Unity can be a benefit on a tablet, smart phone, and perhaps a touch enabled kiosk environment.

But, for a standard desktop user who creates things (as opposed to just 'consuming them'), Unity, to me, is a clusterfuck. So, the first thing I do on a new Ubuntu install, (I have done many since 7.04) is to install gnome-session-fallback, and rip out that Unity clusterfuck.

Now, I have "borrowed" one of its concepts - a left hand vertical "panel' complete with launchers for the most used of my applications, but, unlike Unity, it is only 32 pixels wide, and the icons don't animate when you click on them (to me useless ICandy, which is not the same as "eye-candy").

At least Canonical hasn't gone WindblowZE 8¹ bonkers with those "live tiles".

¹ Reported by some to be in actuality Windows Vista(ster) Service Pack 3.

Re: so unplugs the nearest and plugs in the hoover.

WROK PALCE prevents that one by using LOCKING plugs on ALL of its servers. (For those of you on the "other" side of the pond, locking plugs are completely incompatible with standard US power cords.)

Re: Dear FRIEND!!

Nice one!!

I have several cube mates wondering what the hell I am laughing so hard at.

Re: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VxWorks

Just because that is what was originally loaded at the factory, doesn't mean some dimwit didn't wipe VxWorks and installed Windows for Space Craft, Interplanetary Explorer Edition on it. Perhaps they should turn it off and then turn it on again.

Then again, perhaps that poor spacecraft just installed the first service pack, and is just sitting there waiting for someone to...

"Strike any key to continue...."

Re: Then, after the 3 months, the price starts to increase,

That sounds like my ISP!!

Re: Secret payload ... it's a hogtied NYT reporter!

Which probably explains the "anomaly", the reporter yanked on some wires and caused a malfunction.

</snark>

Re: Due diligence

Perhaps to only way to insure that 'due diligence' is properly carried out is to employ the BOFH in that role.

Between his whips and a cattle prod, the truth will prevail.

Re: Buyer's remorse

Is pretty much my opinion also.

Somewhere. someone at HP decided that Autonomy was an over priced pig and needed to be slaughtered. I would not be surprised that a decision to endure a single quarter's worth of bad press, and hope it all goes away must have been the deciding factor. But, from a stockholder's point of view, someone should be roasted over the coals.

Unfortunately, those people (namely Leo A) aren't there any more.

One question, if you were considering Leo A for either a board seat, or an executive position; would you bring him on???

I know that I certainly would not.

Re: Maximum incompetence

You bad boy!!!

I just spewed coffee all over my monitor and keyboard.

Re: Your house might well tweet you about a flooded basement one day.

Recently, while watching a Hometime episode about this remote cabin they have in northern Wisconsin, the subject of power failures in winter came up. Those that live in such climates already know that if your house freezes, a burst water line is a expensive repair job. So, if you do own such a property, being able to get some kind of status notice (like one of a power failure) may reduce the potential for damage. Similarly, a home security system for a luxury cabin that is unoccupied for extended periods of time that can be remotely polled in th even of an alarm may help prevent false alarms, and assist in identifying burglary suspects. (Think streaming the real time video to a cloud server, or to the local,PD.)

I am not stating that connecting such devices to the 'net is bad; just that they need to have security designed into them from the very beginning.

Re: WTF? I guess my question is why even hook these devices up to ANY net.

I guess you would like to run around up and down the elevators adjusting thermostat settings in a large high rise office building, so, could I just suggest a two word response to your question: building automation.

There are many buildings of recent vintage that have both their aircon and lighting remotely controllable from a building automation net.

Re: WTF? Why would you ever put them on a publically accessed net?

Because there are Darwin Award candidates that must have the latest cool thing, and there are mobile apps that allow remote control of your air conditioning equipment. (I saw one recently demoed on This Old House). Their HVAC guy made a big deal that you could adjust the settings with a mobile phone or tablet over the internet.

As to the intelligence of connecting such devices to the 'net, well, it will just be a case of 'in the eye of the beholder'.