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General Software Discussion / Re: Mojave experiment: Vista from a different viewpoint

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 05:10 PM »

Mojave -- no reason to desert XP!

-cranioscopical (August 05, 2008, 04:46 PM)

Think "Sahara" instead of "sayonara" eh?

(I dunno. I think it more logical for a man to go to the PX to get dessert, rather than the other way around...)

But wouldn't it be more correct to spell it "Mo' Jive" rather than Mojave?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 04:46 PM »

Anybody feel that taking digital data into China or Russia is a secure thing to do?

-cranioscopical (August 05, 2008, 04:14 PM)

To be honest, I suspect the real motivation behind all this isn't what's going out to China, but rather what the authorities are afraid could be coming back in on all those Olympic and business laptops. China has a very advanced and aggressive cyberwarfare program. And a lot of their businesses aren't exactly on the up and up. Look at the amount of spam that seems to be originating from there as well as the number of malware agents that "call home" to IP addresses in Asia.

China has stated publicly that any attempts to single them out for preventative (they call it "preemptive") security measures anywhere in the world would be interpreted (at the very least) as a violation of international law - if not an outright act of war. This of course ignores the obvious contradiction in their outrage when it was suggested that certain known spamming IP address ranges in Asia be filtered from the Internet backbone. Especially since China employs, and has defended, its own extensive use of address blocking and web censorship.

But that's politics. It doesn't necessarily have to be fair or even make sense.

So with the dragon flexing its muscles, maybe the US has decided to just paint its security measures with a very broad brush to allow them to deny that any of this has anything to do with potentially infected laptops coming back from China.

We'll never know.

And yes, a rock and a hard place is exactly where we are. We've entered into one of those periods where anger and fear (both with some justification - and without) are bringing out the best and worst in all of us. I'm afraid we'll just have to go through it before some sanity and trust returns. We are all in this together. We're just going to have to get ourselves back to where we can start believing it again.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 04:21 PM »

weird, how did they know that he was supposed to have a luggage? Is this implying that anyone who gets on a plane needs to carry a luggage?

-kartal (August 05, 2008, 03:11 PM)

Since many US flights have a minimal (4-5 day) layover period, the TSA (in it's wisdom) sometimes gets it in its head that if you're traveling for more than a certain number of days, you'll require some kind of luggage. Not exactly an illogical assumption, but an assumption nonetheless.

It has quieted down a bit over the last few years, but these almost surreal scenes do go down every so often. The thing that makes it so annoying is how capricious and arbitrary they seem to be.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 03:07 PM »

Some people like to compare confiscation of laptop to confiscation of luggages. This to me is a flawed logic because one cannot clone your items in your luggage. They can search your luggage right there which would not take more than half an hour. And if they cannot find any suspicious item material they will need to let you go .

-kartal (August 04, 2008, 05:36 PM)

Not necessarily so.

What constitutes "suspicious" is in the eyes of a beholder.

I had a business acquaintance get detained because his luggage got stolen from his hotel and he attempted to board a flight out of Denver, CO without it.

When he explained what happened, and a call to the hotel couldn't get anyone there to acknowledge that the theft had occurred, he made the fatal mistake of demanding to talk to a manager.

According to airport security, this "incident"  had the following "threat factors":

   1. Subject is a "young man" (actually he's in his early 30s)
   2. Attempting to board transcontinental flight without luggage (it was stolen)
   3. Aggressive demeanor (i.e. got pissed about how he was being
      treated, demanded an explaination)
   4. Uncorroborated explaination of missing luggage (i.e.suspicion of
      lying to TSA agents)

He missed his flight and lost most of the day before his "story" could be verified. When they let him go about 20 hours later, rather than offer anything like an apology for the misunderstanding, it was suggested he be "more careful" next time.

Now if this can happen to a US citizen on a domestic flight, how hard can it be to confiscate a laptop entering the USA?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 02:41 PM »

The question someone raised about how often confiscation actually occurs really is relevant (to me at least).

-mouser (August 04, 2008, 05:14 PM)

 

.. but if this is one of those rules that border guards use when they get in a bad mood that's something else entirely.

This goes directly back to what I was saying earlier about the issue being more about convenience than civil rights for many people. Oh well. At least Mouser's being honest about it.

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Developer's Corner / Re: How Do You Like to Approach Database Design?

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 02:12 PM »

(Note: If you're primarily doing web database development, some of what follows will not apply. )

I model the complete input/out stages before I'll even start to build tables and indexes or create code. I try to have mockups of all the user screens and faked samples of all required reports.

Ages ago I went to a presentation by Ed Yourdon, who strongly suggested you spend something like 50% of your development time getting the inputs and outputs straight. He maintained that a database app just about wrote itself once you completely understood what you wanted going in and out. He said something along the line of design being the name of the game, and all the remaining stuff being mostly data plumbing and code craftsmanship. I found that approach worked best for me.

Then there's some psychology. I know it sounds old-fashioned in this era of RAD tools, but I find the longer I put off committing to code, the better my databases tend to be. I think (for me anyway) there's a tendency to always try to rework something once it's coded rather than just completely chuck it and start with a blank edit screen should you figure out a better way. I find that's especially true once the tables are populated with test data.

I look at it this way, if the problem can be solved quickly for cash, then figure out if the time you save is worth it.

-Renegade (March 18, 2008, 06:32 AM)

I agree with that 100%

"It's not a real problem if you can buy your way out of it."
(Don't remember where I first heard that. But it's true.)

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Living Room / Re: Weird websites

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 12:46 PM »

This doesn't use html so I don't know if it fully qualifies. It certainly is weird enough.

Try entering the following, either in the Run dialog box, or in an open cmd prompt:

telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

Then sit back and enjoy the entire original episode of Star Wars presented in hi-def ASCII graphics.

This is something Edmond Dantès might have done if he had the technology available. Which just goes to show -there are some people in this world with way way way too much time on their
hands...

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Living Room / Re: What are your favorite gadgets and gizmos?

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 12:14 PM »

I want to add this, if you have wood floors its a cheap little miracle device:

Swiffer-Sweeper-Vacuum

-mouser (August 04, 2008, 08:53 AM)

Or if you have any kind of floor and one or more beagles.
(Just because they're little and cute doesn't mean they're not evil.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mojave experiment: Vista from a different viewpoint

« Last post by 40hz on August 05, 2008, 12:10 PM »

thank god Microsoft has figured out that the cause of people's problems with vista have nothing to do with the actual operating system, but rather that they just need more trickery in their marketing campaigns.

-mouser (August 05, 2008, 10:04 AM)

I especially like how they've dealt with the embarrassment of low Vista sales figures by pulling XP off the market, but allowing you to "downgrade" a Vista license if you still want XP. Now all those XP sales have been magically converted to Vista sales, and XP no longer outsells Vista.

Man, with brains like these guys have they should be running for office.

Here's an interesting post about the whole Mojave "experiment":

Microsoft has managed to prove that if you have a friendly expert on a controlled machine (with Vista pre-installed) showing a carefully selected subset of Vista features to an ignorant XP user for a few minutes, the XP user will often say he finds Vista acceptable. Wow.

Full post at: http://wilshipley.co...bad-science-bad.html

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General Software Discussion / 3 Technical vidoes worth watching

« Last post by 40hz on August 04, 2008, 03:20 PM »

And from Microsoft TechNet no less!

Knowing the Enemy - A Lightning demonstration on how hackers attack networks.
Marcus Murray

Marcus does a 25 minute demo of how a hacker might compromise a network using readily available tools found on the web. The presentation is intended to be more for "awareness building" than (for obvious reasons) a demonstration of the newest hacking techniques. But it's still very effective in getting the point across.

It's particularly interesting to see the demo trojan exploit in action. Everybody knows this sort of thing goes on. Some of us may have even had to deal with the results of a hack. But most people have never actually seen a hack in progress. It's sort of like whale mating. We all know they do it - that's why there's more whales (QED) - but nobody ever seems to catch them doing it. Marcus gives you a vouteur's view into an exploit. So come see the whales! Fun!

http://www.microsoft...onh.aspx?videoid=359

Advanced Malware Cleaning
Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft...onh.aspx?videoid=359

The Case of the Unexplained Slowdown
Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft...onh.aspx?videoid=722

These two (75-minute!) videos are worth their weight in DDR3 RAM. Mark Russinovich earned a lot of respect as the founder of WinIternals/SysInternals. These days he's working for Microsoft.

In the first video, you get to watch the "Master" demonstrate how to use all those terrific utilities he created to ferret out difficult malware. I learned quite a bit from this one.

The second video presents a series of technical "case studies" where he shows you how to identify and fix some system problems most GUI-based system repair tools can't touch.

If you want to get a better idea of how to use some of those SysInternals utilities, or you just want to go beyond what you can do with something like Fix-It or Norton, watch these vids. Especially good if you're a programmer and somebody's blaming your newest creation for screwing up their machine.

Note: This is probably old news for some of you, but you can get the entire suite of SysInternal utilities all packed into in one zip file. Great to have in your toolkit if you want to start trying out some of the things you'll learn in the above two presentations.

Download link:
http://technet.micro...20-c47c5a693683.aspx

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General Software Discussion / Re: Strategies for international travellers regarding new US Customs seizure policy

« Last post by 40hz on August 04, 2008, 09:51 AM »

Sadly, I think all of us simply have to think through our own strategy.  My own strategy, I suspect, will be to carry some device that will get me online as I travel, and that device will contain no data whatsoever.  I'm not so much worried about seizure of data as I am about interruption of my work if I lose my computer.  Of course, this threat is probably even greater from thieves.  I gather this is the design behind the Lenovo SafeBook.

-TomColvin (August 03, 2008, 11:34 AM)

I wonder if the general public is as concerned about the civil rights aspect as we are?

I've been talking with a bunch of people about this, and the biggest bugaboo most seemed to revolve around was how inconvenient it would be to have their laptop seized rather than what such a seizure would imply from a civil rights perspective.

Even more alarming, I put the same question to a group of high-schoolers. Their general attitude was that "the government can just do whatever it wants and there's really nothing anybody can do about it."

At that point I had to ask myself what all the tax money I pay to fund a public school system gets used for when it produces disenfranchised attitudes and comments  like the ones I was hearing. Then it dawned on me - that is exactly what it's being used for.

Governments, both good and bad,  invariably do as much as they think they can get away with. And western democracies tend to believe that a lack of opposition to a policy or action constitutes de facto approval (i.e. "anybody who does not oppose us agrees with us"). From this perspective, the "will of the people" can be interpreted to include "the indifference of the people" as well.

So I think any strategy ultimately has to involve changing public awareness and attitudes. If you don't, then the government is merely following "the will of The People."

And isn't that what democracy and representative governance is all about?

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Living Room / Re: Skimp or splurge?

« Last post by 40hz on August 04, 2008, 08:41 AM »

Kitchen knife: SKIMP. I see I'm going against the grain in this thread here. I use cheap knives from IKEA and an cheap knife sharpener from IKEA. If only the knives are sharp then I have never noticed a difference in performance between cheap and expensive knives.

-Nod5 (August 04, 2008, 07:09 AM)

But why do that when you can splurge without splurging?

The Oxo Good Grips Professional 8-Inch Chef Knife @ $20 US consistently beats all the $100+ offerings from Haekel, Sabatier, et al. In one review in Chef's Magazine (probably the single most reliable source of cooking info) this little wonder beat out everything except one. And that knife carried a $200+ price tag.

IMHO Oxo makes some of the best, and most reasonably priced, kitchen equipment on the planet. Outperforms the majors all the time.

Sometimes cheap and good can share the same space.

Now if somebody could just figure out a way to convince them to build cars...

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Living Room / Re: Weird websites

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 11:04 PM »

I'll see your fnord and raise you 23: (see attachment in previous post)5361792048656c6c6f20746f204d79204c6974746c6520467269656e64

-Edvard (August 01, 2008, 10:52 AM)

that link is lost in there Edvard
http://www.fnord.org...a/text/what.is.fnord
I had been wondering what a FNORD was

-tomos (August 02, 2008, 03:52 AM)

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fnord

Fnord is the typographic representation of disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect, with the implication of a conspiracy. The word was coined as a nonsensical term with religious undertones in the Discordian religious text Principia Discordia (1965) by Kerry Thornley and Greg Hill, but was popularized by The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975) of satirical conspiracy fiction novels by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.

    Main article: The Illuminatus! Trilogy

In these novels, the interjection "fnord" is given hypnotic power over the unenlightened. Under the Illuminati program, children, while still in grade school, are taught to be unable to consciously see the word "fnord". For the rest of their lives, every appearance of the word subconsciously generates a feeling of uneasiness and confusion, and prevents rational consideration of the subject.

In the Shea/Wilson construct, fnords are scattered liberally in the text of newspapers and magazines, causing fear and anxiety in those following current events. However, there are no fnords in the advertisements, encouraging a consumerist society. It is implied in the books that fnord is not the actual word used for this task, but merely a substitute, since most readers would be unable to see the actual word.

To see the fnords means to be unaffected by the supposed hypnotic power of the word or, more loosely, of other fighting words. The phrase "I have seen the fnords" was famously graffitied on a railway bridge (known locally as Anarchy Bridge) between Earlsdon and Coventry (U.K.) city centre throughout the 1980s and 1990s, until the bridge was upgraded. The bridge and the phrase were mentioned in the novel A Touch of Love by Jonathan Coe. Fnord was also graffitied all over the state of Maine and New England.[1]

Now you know. [FNORD]

Information on 23, the 23 Enigma, and 23 Skiddoo is classified. Please direct all further queries on these topics to Mr. Hagbard Celine c/o Legion of Dynamic Discord (LDD), Leif Eriksson Cabal. He...what?...are you sure?...well..ok umm, cancel all that - and see the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_Enigma



Ewige Blumenkraft!

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Living Room / Re: Skimp or splurge?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 10:52 PM »

I have a $ 600.00 fishing reel on an $ 297.00 fishing rod which I use while wearing my $ 10.99 shorts and my $ 5.99 T- shirt and my $ 9.997 sneakers. I don't know about my underwear -  my wife buys it.

Lew

-ljbirns (August 02, 2008, 08:28 PM)

You may have hit on a key insight here. A good part of the decision making process comes down to how you set your priorities.

When I was a starving University undergrad, I washed disposable plastic cups and utensils; and had folding lawn furniture in my "living room." I didn't have much money to allocate to anything other than food, books, tuition, and rent.

But I did have a high-end Ampeg amplifier and three superb electric basses to plug into it. That, and a decent sized record (as in vinyl) collection of rock, baroque, and early renaissance music.

It was the wisest investment of money I ever made for one simple reason - the trade-offs I chose made me happy. So I guess my answer to the opening question is that, whenever possible, I invest in things I believe will make me happy.

It's been a lot of days since I was at University. I still have the amp, the basses, and my record collection. I can't begin to quantify the amount of joy that "stuff" provided. And still does.

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Living Room / Re: DVD Drive eject issues

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 02:35 PM »

I ran MS CD Auto play Repair Wizard and now things work properly again. See this page for an overview of the wizard.

-Carol Haynes (August 02, 2008, 01:51 PM)

Bloody! And here I was just about finished wrapping up this two stone sledge to send you...

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General Software Discussion / Re: What Linux is xclosest to whats used in apples OSX?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 02:22 PM »

The Psystar case should provide for some great courtroom melodrama. The best article I've seen on Apple's suit has been this one:

http://www.zdnetasia...4164,62040943,00.htm

What I found interesting was this line from Apple's EULA (emphasis mine):
 

"This License allows you to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-labeled computer, or to enable others to do so."

Apple has made it abundantly clear that they do not want their OS running on anything other than their own hardware. When you load OS X, you have to agree to that term along with all the others in the EULA. Psystar would have to stand the entire software industry, and 90% of the legal precedents for software licensing, on it's ear to get around that. If the legal issues were as clear cut as Psystar would have us believe then half the PC industry would have marketed Mac-capable boxes years ago.

And while it is true that Apple has not (to date) gone after individuals, there is nothing preventing them from doing so using the same technology our highly respected and selfless music industry uses.

Don't get me wrong. The whole concept of building a Hackintosh appeals to the old-school hacker in me. But I think its important to understand all the variables before you start getting into gray market tech. And also to realize that you're not legally in the clear just because you haven't been told not to do something.

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Living Room / Re: The InfoWorld Programming IQ Test

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 11:59 AM »

I got 30 

-electronixtar (August 01, 2008, 03:05 PM)

You probably did better on it than SCO CEO Darl McBride would have.

Check out this article:
http://arstechnica.c...-a-copy-of-unix.html

SCO CEO Darl McBride takes the stand

McBride said that SCO holds the rights to UNIX and that "many Linux contributors were originally UNIX developers." Specifically, he said, "We have evidence System V is in Linux,"—directly contradicting what Sontag had previously testified. Due to the witness exclusion rule invoked by both parties, McBride was not present during Sontag's testimony and wasn't aware of what had been said. McBride's claims also directly contradict internal SCO memos from 2002, which reveal that the company's own extensive source code audits had uncovered no UNIX code in Linux.

McBride attempted to reinforce his argument with analogy. "When you go to the bookstore and look in the UNIX section, there's books on 'How to Program UNIX' but when you go to the Linux section and look for 'How to Program Linux' you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist." Then came the real humdinger, and my jaw dropped when I heard the following come out of his mouth: "Linux is a copy of UNIX, there is no difference [between them]."

Here's McBride's compensation package info:

http://investing.bus...&symbol=SCOXQ.PK

So take heart. A 30 should qualify someone to become a $500K CEO at the very least! (I knew I should have gone into management instead of tech...)

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General Software Discussion / Re: What Linux is xclosest to whats used in apples OSX?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 11:11 AM »

Indeed if you want to try out OS X, then perhaps going the hackintosh route is the only "real" option. There is plenty of info available online. The experience is like installing linux 5 years ago, if your hardware is OK, installation is a breeze, but if not, then expect to fiddle with kernel extensions (though thankfully not the endless recompilation).

-nontroppo (August 02, 2008, 07:12 AM)

Be forewarned: you can be opening yourself up to some very serious legal repercussions with this one. Especially if you go with a Kalyway Leopard 10.5.1 SSE2 SSE3 disk.

Also be careful where you get your downloads. The torrent sites that carry this sort of thing bring you into the realm of warez and all that goes with it. I'd strongly suggest running your downloads through an anonymous proxy. And be careful which websites you browse for information. Some info sites are legit. Many aren't. Be sure all your security apps are fully up to date and you've got your browser "dumbed down" before you even think about surfing around for any of this stuff.

Don't mean to come across like a Boy Scout, but IMHO: Hardly worth the risks.

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General Software Discussion / Re: RSS feed for updated software?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 10:47 AM »

For security related and some other stuff:

http://www.dozleng.c...ule=pages&pg=rss

There are a couple of feeds available.

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Living Room / Re: Skimp or splurge?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 01:05 AM »

A good ergonomically designed chair and desk light. Your back and neck are precious -and your eyesight is priceless. Can't ever be too kind to either.

The tip about the credit card is a golden one...I don't even have one anymore.

-Shades (August 02, 2008, 12:33 AM)

Actually, I have one card : Amex.

An Amex card keeps you honest since you have to pay off your entire balance at the end of the month. (Just don't take them up on any of their deferred payment options.) I try to use it for pretty much everything I'd use cash or write a check for. At the end of the month I do one electronic payment and I'm done.

The real value of running everything through Amex is that it provides you with detailed monthly and annual reports for all your purchases. These can then be imported into your personal finance application. Great for creating and monitoring your budget - and worth its weight in gold come tax time.

American Express doesn't charge interest for using their card. They do assess an annual fee. But if you avoid the "metal" cards and stick to the basic green one, it will only cost you $65 a year. Not exactly free, but IMHO that's reasonable for the amount of detailed information it can provide about your spending. And in my case, it pays for itself several times over in tax savings.

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General Software Discussion / Ubuntu Users - Replacement for Automatix now Available

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 12:34 AM »

The ghost of the controversial Automatix tool has reborn anew as Ultamatix. Automatix touched of a lively debate from the day it was introduced. But controversy aside, it got used, and was sorely missed in some quarters when the authors announced they were discontinuing development earlier this year.

Automatix. You can love it, hate it, or just plain ignore it. But however you choose to approach it - "It's baaaack!!!"

This just in from linux.com:

Ultamatix may be a worthy successor to Automatix for new Ubuntu and Debian users
By Jeremy LaCroix on August 01, 2008 (4:00:00 PM)

Some Ubuntu fans out there may remember Automatix, a tool for Ubuntu that allowed easy access to many popular non-free applications and commonly-used audio and video codecs. It debuted a few years ago, and got negative reviews from Ubuntu developers and experienced users due to the risk of breaking dependencies, but it offered an easy solution for beginners who weren't familiar with the way deb packages worked. Automatix was discontinued in March, when its developers moved on to other projects. Now Ultamatix hopes to continue where Automatix left off.

Full article can be found here: http://www.linux.com/feature/143414

Official site for Ultamatix: http://ultamatix.com/
(Note: English usage on the site is a bit awkward.)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is Whole Disk Encryption Just Wishful Thinking?

« Last post by 40hz on August 02, 2008, 12:00 AM »

Game over (for now).

Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border
No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies

By Ellen Nakashima
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 1, 2008; Page A01

Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.

Also, officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Full article at: http://www.washingto...8/08/01/laptops.html

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General Software Discussion / Re: Your most used SPECIAL programs

« Last post by 40hz on August 01, 2008, 11:26 PM »

Will you give some examples of the cool apps for Adobe Air that you like?

-Deozaan (August 01, 2008, 07:48 PM)

If you play or compose for guitar take a look at Chorducopia. (not free - $35 US)

http://www.tanagerau...roducts/Chorducopia/

From the website:

Chorducopia is like the PC or Mac version of that trusty tattered chord notebook in your guitar case-only better. When you are writing and you have that perfect sound in your head, but can't quite translate it to your fingers, Chorducopia can help.

With over nine-hundred chords hand-diagrammed and recorded in every key, Chorducopia offers the songwriter or student access to the essential elements of songwriting.

Browse through chords, filter them by key or a variety of other methods, or search for just the one you are looking for-then listen to them. Chorducopia can show you chords related to what you have found for that extra bit of inspiration.

Care has been taken with every chord, in every key to provide the most useful and accurate representation.

And it sounds great too. We have put great attention to detail into the recording of every chord. We offer chord voicings made up from both the notes contained in the chord formula as well as the actual fingered notes as shown in the fretboard diagrams. All recording was done using state-of-the-art equipment and the results can be heard. Instrument, cabinet, reverb, attack and spread of individual notes in the chord have all been carefully selected for the clearest and most useful representation.

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Living Room / Re: The InfoWorld Programming IQ Test

« Last post by 40hz on August 01, 2008, 04:40 PM »

I bopped a 70. Now it's official - I got me bragging rights!
I think that means I know enough to be dangerous but not enough to be effective. Lucky thing I got out of coding and into network design and server infrastructure!
("The world needs ditch-diggers too Danny...")



Missed 1,6,10,16.17,19. My bad...

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Living Room / Re: Wanted: Electronic/Searchable Holy Books

« Last post by 40hz on August 01, 2008, 04:18 PM »

I'm neither an atheist, an agnostic, nor a believer. I view myself as a theological non-Euclidean. But I suppose that's only to be expected of someone who read Zen Flesh Zen Bones when he was twelve; and then began eight years of Jesuit education immediately afterwards.

You might want to take a look at this:

(Wikipedia) The Boomer Bible is a book written by R. F. Laird. In structure, the book is based on the Christian Bible, but it is neither a simple parody of the Bible, nor is it sacrilegious specifically toward the Bible or Christianity. Laird described the book as expressing the things we really believe rather than the things we say we believe.

http://en.wikipedia....rg/wiki/Boomer_bible

A very interesting read. Not really a joke at all.

The Boomer Bible's website can be found here: http://www.boomerbible.com/boomhome.htm