Posts by Fatman 2400 publicly visible posts • joined 6 Apr 2008
Every entrance to WROK PALCE contains a conspicuous notice stating that audio and video surveillance is employed.
Also, there are more cameras (and microphones) than are visible. It is definitely a plus. BTW, that was 'pointed out' to the "agents" from the BSA, the last time they were here.
Which for any organization, can be a show stopper.
The question that needs to be answered is this: Do you still want to be locked into a Microsoft environment, or is it the time to get off that treadmill?
The answer will vary depending on the needs of the organization. Some companies can not easily move as they are tied into proprietary software which does not exist for Linux (and does not run well under Wine), and can not find alternatives. These people are stuck. (I actually have a different word in mind, it begins with 'f".)
WROK PALCE uses Linux, and we have re-written all in house apps to run on any platform. It was worth the expense. (Just tell the boss: "No more BSA audits that will end up costing the company $$$$$".)
I don't completely agree with you.
Death to Unity - I can't stand that clusterfuck. Give me gmone session fallback any day.
But, I do like Ubuntu (sans "lens"); but, as I am currently using 12.04, that shit (the 'lens') isn't part of the distro. If it shows up when i upgrade to 14.04 in 18 months, it will get stripped out.
Of course, you really would not want WindowsWindblowZE For Helicopters to BSOD in combat, now would you????
I am getting this mental image of a robo-chopper being targeted by some nasties, and unable to take evasive action because the flight control system BSODed.
Wooooossssssh!
Too Late!!!!!!!!
(I'm torn, should I use a Tux icon, or the flame icon, decisions, decisions! Shit, I'll settle for the troll. It is appropriate anyway!)
But, you forget that a B-52 is a bomber, while the F-35 is a fighter aircraft.
They are designed for completely different usage scenarios.
A fighter, because of its aerobatic requirements, is subjected to far more stress that a bomber, which basically flies straight and level until it reaches its target.
Do you really think a B-52 is capable of pulling a high-g turn??? I didn't think so.
On the other hand, a bomber is designed to get to the target, and deliver its payload on top of your enemy, and hopefully survive everything they can throw at you. During WW2, there were countless numbers of B-17's that returned from their runs over Europe, all shot up. It was a testament to that planes' ruggedness that those crews were able to get home. Many came home with one or more engines out. How much luck would a single engine fighter have if its engine got shot to pieces?
Be careful of what you wish for.
We, at WROK PALCE, had a project managermangler who wanted credit for a project he had quite little to do with. And, he got it.
It took nearly a year, but the mounting clusterfucks that project spurned finally caught up with him.
It is never a good thing to get a pink slip[1], as a Christmas present.
[1] In the form of a employment contract nonrenewal.
This (from the article) makes me suspect telco involvement:
This section looks at various use-cases: service differentiation (which, of course, raises the debate about network neutrality); traffic monitoring for resource allocation based on subscriber policy (ie, “premium” versus “best effort” services – neutrality again); malicious traffic identification[1] (which isn’t a bad idea); service-based billing (which could, again, tie back to the neutrality question)…
Note the bold items, aren't they about extracting additional revenue?? This action smells worse than the after effects of Red Tide[2] on fish.
[1] Depending on whose determination of malicious traffic you want to use, malicious traffic could mean VOIP or SIP traffic in a country where the government controls the 'exit points', and wants to set up any, and all kinds of barriers to circumvent it getting its piece of the action.
[2] Red Tide is something that you wish never comes to your area if you live near the coast. The stench of hundreds of thousands of dead, rotting fish, well, lets say, I hope you are not ready to sit down for a meal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_tide
Actually, do you expect the business model of these extortionists to continue?
If you buy into the MAFIAA bullshit then these pirates are costing the "industry" millions. You have to use any and all methods to make an example of these dammed pirates. The next thing these extortionists will want is summary execution without the benefit of a trial. (Isn't that kind of what those misguided '3 strikes' laws attempt?) Fuck the idea of having a neutral party decide guilt or innocence. We, the extortionists "know the truth".
</sarcasm>
Because it was cheaper and quicker to pay that extortion demand then FIGHT IT.
Hiring a lawyer out of your own pocket to fight these bogus charges would probably cost more than the extortion demand"""fine""".
To the extorters, the legal costs are paid for from the proceeds of the extortion demand"""fine""".
You are looking at a 'heads-we win, tails-we-win' situation here.
The Werhrmacht found that out to their dismay, didn't they. No matter how much planning you can make for invading another country; the target always has "home court advantage". Too bad (for millions of German and Soviet troops) Hitler didn't realize that.
The battle for Stalingrad was an expensive 'lesson' for Hitler.
I really hope that Dotcom does not settle, and forces the complete disclosure of everything.
I have to wonder what kind of embarrassing documents (that may point to 'MAFIAA' involvement) may surface. It would be nice to know who the MAFIAA "owns".
He might end up joining Manning as one in the ranks of those[1][2] who publish things that the US government (and, in this case, its MAFIAA overlords) would never want to see the light of day.
[1] I recall something a few decades ago about the 'Pentagon Papers', and a chap named Ellsworth.
Pentagon Papers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers
Daniel Ellsberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg
[2] WRT politicians, and their nastys, the most (in)famous 'spectacle'embarrassing disclosure might well be Nixon and 'Watergate'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
PS, Like the new ability for "badged" members to get additional html options.
My preferred method of data security:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_O7-rqcHc
Although I am not specifically endorsing this company, just the method.
Also, at about 2:55 into this one, is another method:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcaIQMjbM8
quite effective.
Never gonna happen.
The carriers are too interested in you buying another brick, as that is how the carrier view the phones. Just another revenue opportunity for them.
After all, if it isn't broke, why fix it.
IIRC, isn't that what Lightsquared proposed?
And didn't their (Lightsquared's) proposal get essentially shot down due to GPS interference issues?
Now Dish want to offer LTE in a band reserved for satellite uses? Isn't that more of the same nonsense?
Hey FCC, shoot that bird down! (sorry, but I couldn't resist the pun).
Which are supposed to increase shareholder value, but when you couple the losses AND the fine, it comes out of the shareholders pockets. ManagementManglement strikes again!!!!
In any case, this amounts to a slap on the wrist. If you want any real teeth in financial reform, there must be consequences for shenanigans.
Start with a lifetime ban on holding a board level or senior executive position in any publicly traded company. IOW you become "damaged goods" and no one would want to hire you. Take that expensive education, and resort to cleaning the shit out of horse stalls, or something similar. I know, have them clean up the bullshit that accumulates at cattle feed lots. Manglement is good at spouting bullshit, so they ought to know it when they see it.
Except when some Nazi decides to abuse the 'system'.
We too, have RFID badges for entry/exit and as part of time 'clock' system. One micromanagingmangling executive decided to install detectors in an attempt to "cut down on unauthorized breaks", and the backlash over that stunt cost that executive his job. There was a lot of joy at WROK PALCE the day when he was frog marched out by security.
That depends on whether or not it is BOTH telemetry data and control commands.
I do not see much of a problem for OUTBOUND telemetry data; but, I sure as hell would not want the control of a jet engine in flight to be even remotely possible.
Imagine the panic if some hackers were able to randomly shut down engines of jets in flight?
I shudder to even contemplate that possibility.
Rather pathetic.
You are entitled to your opinion, regardless of what I think of it.
If you can not understand that any one's personal decision not to enrich a company for its transgressions in the consumer space as punishment for those transgressions; then I think you are
Rather pathetic...
Now, how does that shoe fit???
I sincerely hope that "karma" continues to give that arrogant company (Sony) all of the grief they most certainly deserve.
Ditto about Panasonic, I have always held them in much better regard than Sony; at least they didn't try to fuck up my PC with a rootkit!!!!
Now, that is a GREAT idea!!!!
But, in order to test it properly, a trial must be conducted. For the members of the trial, I suggest this test group:
1) all state governors,
2) all state legislators,
3) all Congress members (House AND Senate),
4) all members of School Boards that want to utilize such a system for tracking students.
Each test group member shall have the RFID tag firmly jammed up their ass, and a law shall be passed to make it a "imprisonment for life" sentence if the tag gets removed.
Any takers????
Seeing none, then I shall conclude that the trial was a failure.
Sorry, but I disagree.
This is another one of Microsoft's crude attempts at inflicting DRM on the computing public.
The proof of this will be in 3 to 5 years down the road, as corporate PC's get retired, and hit the resale market. How difficult will it be for a second owner to put whatever O/S on it remains to be seen. I have supposed that, in order to "assist" its hardware "partners", Microsoft went down this shitty road. After all, if an OEM can turn a PC into the equivalent of a throwaway toy, like cell phones have become, then why not profit from planned obsolescence.
Its more like fuck the user.
And, IIRC, the last time that happened, most of the companies that benefited from the tax holiday did not use the money for investments (as their paid liars had pledged), rather, it went to the stockholders in the form of dividends.
I have no doubt, that if another tax holiday were to be enacted, the same result will occur.
Years ago, I encountered a co-worker that obtained a used Win XP computer infected with .Net 1.0, .NET 2.0 and .Net3.0.
He had NO IDEA what all of that bloat was for. I suggested a nuke from orbit, and a re-install of ONLY that software he needed. The 80GB hard drive had less than 15Gb of free space before he started, once finished, free space rose to over 60GB. Oh, so much bloat, and cruft, oh so much faster system after he got through.
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