Comment Proves the old adage ... (Score 1) 59
Prisons are filled with stupid criminals.
The smart ones don't get caught.
Comment To her family, friends, associates (Score 3) 26
My sympathies for your lose.
She was a great woman who will be remembered for all that she accomplished in her life and for who she was.
I raise a glass to her memory, and legacy.
Comment Re:Don't Forget Pleased "Far Side" Subject (Score 1) 26
I was laughing about that Farside with my brother just 4 days ago.
We both remembered that panel so well. And the back story of the "incident" between Larson and Goodall's foundation. An interesting tail indeed, Worked out well thankfully, and Goodall's foundation welcomed a new director shortly afterwards
She will be missed.
Comment Re:1999 called... (Score 1) 97
Can you install *NIX on a random box of PC parts without a single issue or having to download a special package?
Yes actually I can, and have every couple of years over the last 25 years or so. I currently have four systems cobbled together from random parts I had laying around running Devuan Linux providing a media server, 2 NAS, and my current gaming rig.
Only time I've needed to install a "special package" was on my gaming system because the default nouveau video drivers installed during Devuan's initial install don't support the 32bit libraries needed by Steam's Proton and WINE. Installing the official nvidia driver package only took one command and about 15 minutes as everything needed was already in the Debian repositories.
From bare HD to fully secure and operational system ready to start loading and playing "Windows only" games in less than 2 hours. Last time I tried a Windows install (Win 7) it took that long just to get the base install done and start on the first batch of updates. Then I still had to download the GPU drivers from nvida and I never was able to get the MB's USB 3 ports working, something Linux did right from go.
Your comment really makes me wonder what Linux disrto you've been using. I'd recommend you try Devuan Daedalus.
Comment meh ... (Score 1) 109
OK, so it goes really fast on a track. it will go at the same speed as every other car on the road when it is stuck in a traffic jam. And I don't want to think about the insurance costs for a car that has "it goes really fast" as a major selling point.
In a EV, any car actually, I want the following, in order of importance; comfortable, range to do what I need, reasonably priced for that range, low maintenance, doesn't look like a rusty abandoned clunker.
My 2 Yen.
Comment Re:Guess what's coming next? (Score 1) 85
Before that my money is on malware that shows Furry porn, and threatens to switch it to Granny or Gay (both?) if you don't pay.
Comment Re:Time for fake profiles... (Score 1) 27
I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees. I write award-winning operas. I manage time efficiently.
Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row. I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing. I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook 30-minute brownies in 20 minutes.
I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.
Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello. I was scouted by the Mets. I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When Iâ(TM)m bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays after school I repair electrical appliances free of charge.
I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I donâ(TM)t perspire.
I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal force demonstration. I bat
I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.
I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life, but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four-course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven.
I breed prize-winning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis.
But I have not yet gone to college.
You are
Next round of Dos Equis is on me.
Comment just a few things... (Score 1) 261
1 I didn't even know Samsung made refrigerators.
2 There is no way in Fscking Hells I will ever buy one now.
3 Samsung just went to the top of my list of companies I will NOT buy from.
Whats next? A subscription required for the freezer box to work? With a Premium account for crushed ice?
Comment Thanks but ... (Score 1) 22
I'll stick with my Trinity Desktop Environment GUI thank you very much.
Comment Re:Features... (Score 1) 26
...that no one wants.
It is the Microsoft Way!®
Comment Re:Adapter (Score 1) 243
... Very tiny, very cheap, very easy.
to lose.
Comment liquid Uranium? (Score 1) 47
the article is really skimpy on details, like exactly what the "liquid Uranium" is. Is it actual molten metallic Uranium or some kind of Uranium salt?
How is this engine different from the NERVA and other Nuclear Thermal Rockets engines NASA was developing in the 1950's through the 1970's?
Comment Re:What's His Angle? (Score 1) 39
What a clown. He can't be that stupid.
Yes, yes he can.
Remember that most politicians are usually from legal or business backgrounds and have little to no training or hands on knowledge of IT and related fields. Given Wyden's background as a privacy/data security advocate he is probably better educated on the subject than many of his peers but he still doesn't have hands on experience with Cybersec and IT related fields and is just going by what his staff has briefed him on. Sadly the "experts" on most congresscritter's staffs probably got their knowledge from articles in Time and Forbes written by journalists who also have no real background in IT.
As to his angle I would guess Wyden is trying to get his name in the news for when he endorses some other politico for next years elections.
Comment In 5, 4, 3, (Score 0) 128
Trump signs an executive order mandating new research into organ transplants and immortality.
Comment Re:solution (Score 1) 43
If connected to the internet, wouldn't the below stop 99% of these issues:
Auth1: restrict connections by source IPv4 or IPv6 of the vendor (if vendor managed). The customer could add their own HQ IPv4 or IPv6 source addresses.
Auth2: require a legit client certificate when connecting to them that's signed by the vendor (if vendor managed). The customer could also add their own client cert from their internal CA.
Auth3: require username\password
missing layer;
Auth 0; have competent IT personnel on the staff to set up Auths 1 through 3
From experience I can say that Auth 0 is going to be the least likely to happen for most of these companies. That is why they have the coolers connected to the internet in the first place, no one local can actually set a thermostat to save their lives.
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