Neither of them were sharing a printer, and neither of them were sharing important documents. But where do we as society draw the line? Is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network like looking in the window of their house? Or is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network considered breaking and entering? Would this be considered similar to walking into a house that is not locked? There are some issues we need to resolve as more technology comes out that allows us to see deeper into each other's lives. As for this situation and Rufus, I'll just keep this on the downlow. SSHH! I need an Internet connection when I visit my in-laws.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wifi HotSpot?
So where do we draw the line? Where does it end? When does it go from a "Wifi Hotspot" to classified theft? Seriously, MB9G5 has secured their Internet connection. Linksys has not. Is this an open invitation to use their Internet connection at will? There are two other computers connected to this same linksys router, Ganymede and Rufus.
Neither of them were sharing a printer, and neither of them were sharing important documents. But where do we as society draw the line? Is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network like looking in the window of their house? Or is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network considered breaking and entering? Would this be considered similar to walking into a house that is not locked? There are some issues we need to resolve as more technology comes out that allows us to see deeper into each other's lives. As for this situation and Rufus, I'll just keep this on the downlow. SSHH! I need an Internet connection when I visit my in-laws.
Neither of them were sharing a printer, and neither of them were sharing important documents. But where do we as society draw the line? Is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network like looking in the window of their house? Or is looking at someone's computer on an insecure network considered breaking and entering? Would this be considered similar to walking into a house that is not locked? There are some issues we need to resolve as more technology comes out that allows us to see deeper into each other's lives. As for this situation and Rufus, I'll just keep this on the downlow. SSHH! I need an Internet connection when I visit my in-laws.
Friday, November 24, 2006
"Mine is a Mega-Something"
Oh yes, the incompetence continues...
My retarded brother-in-law, from henceforth shall simply be known as Tard, is at it again. This afternoon his steadfast wife called my loving wife and asked her to ask me to help Tard install a game on the family's newly acquired computer. I would like to point to my last blog entry which stated that the computer was given to my nephew. So the question is this: Whose decision is it to modify said computer? Does that right belong to the incompetent Tard? or does that right belong to my nephew? Does the responsibility lie with the nephew or with Tard?
Now that the ethical dilemma of who actually owns the computer is out of the way let me throw another twist on the story. This computer has a dual-boot with Linux and Windows 2000. It will go directly into Linux unless otherwise told. I did this for a reason. This computer used to belong to my mother-in-law who was new enough to computers that she did not need to worry about the fuss with viruses, spyware, and adware. And every application and task she needed to do could be easily accomplished in Linux.
So here Tard sits, looking at a Linux computer, staring down the Konqueror Desktop Environment (KDE). This is when Tard gets the great idea that Command and Conquer would be great to install on this computer. First of all, Tard, its Linux, not Windows. It does not natively run time wasting games such as Command and Conquer. However, it does run time wasting games such as Doom III, Heretic, Enemy Territory, Blag, Scorched 3D, Tetris, and yes, even the classic Solitaire. We all know that no real computer operating system is complete without Solitaire.
So like I said, Tard is staring down KDE and wondering how to install this game. However, if Tard had realized that when the computer booted that he could choose Windows 2000, then we would not be in this predicament would we? On the other hand if Tard was looking at a Windows 2000 screen he wouldn't be calling me asking me how to install Command and Conquer, he would be calling asking for the administrator password.
So I say to Tard, whose incompetence sits on his shoulders in a thick mass of dense space he calls a brain, figure out how to get into Windows and then we can talk. Until then, enjoy solitaire. In Linux we call it PySol. (python solitaire for anyone still lost.)
My retarded brother-in-law, from henceforth shall simply be known as Tard, is at it again. This afternoon his steadfast wife called my loving wife and asked her to ask me to help Tard install a game on the family's newly acquired computer. I would like to point to my last blog entry which stated that the computer was given to my nephew. So the question is this: Whose decision is it to modify said computer? Does that right belong to the incompetent Tard? or does that right belong to my nephew? Does the responsibility lie with the nephew or with Tard?
Now that the ethical dilemma of who actually owns the computer is out of the way let me throw another twist on the story. This computer has a dual-boot with Linux and Windows 2000. It will go directly into Linux unless otherwise told. I did this for a reason. This computer used to belong to my mother-in-law who was new enough to computers that she did not need to worry about the fuss with viruses, spyware, and adware. And every application and task she needed to do could be easily accomplished in Linux.
So here Tard sits, looking at a Linux computer, staring down the Konqueror Desktop Environment (KDE). This is when Tard gets the great idea that Command and Conquer would be great to install on this computer. First of all, Tard, its Linux, not Windows. It does not natively run time wasting games such as Command and Conquer. However, it does run time wasting games such as Doom III, Heretic, Enemy Territory, Blag, Scorched 3D, Tetris, and yes, even the classic Solitaire. We all know that no real computer operating system is complete without Solitaire.So like I said, Tard is staring down KDE and wondering how to install this game. However, if Tard had realized that when the computer booted that he could choose Windows 2000, then we would not be in this predicament would we? On the other hand if Tard was looking at a Windows 2000 screen he wouldn't be calling me asking me how to install Command and Conquer, he would be calling asking for the administrator password.
So I say to Tard, whose incompetence sits on his shoulders in a thick mass of dense space he calls a brain, figure out how to get into Windows and then we can talk. Until then, enjoy solitaire. In Linux we call it PySol. (python solitaire for anyone still lost.)
Thursday, November 23, 2006
ThanksGiving
ThanksGiving is supposed to be spent with family... Well, mine wasn't. I'm sitting at my mother-in-laws house with her new husband and HIS family. I have never really felt like i missed my family too much, however, today is an exception.
On the laughable side of things my brother-in-law is a complete retard. My mother-in-law gave to my nephew an old computer I had given to her. The specs on it are marginal. 1 Gig processor and 256mb of ram. So my retarded brother-in-law says to me, "My computer must be faster because it's processor is a mega-something." And with that I had no choice but to leave the room so I would not blurt out profanities about him.
So I end with this: What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws?
On the laughable side of things my brother-in-law is a complete retard. My mother-in-law gave to my nephew an old computer I had given to her. The specs on it are marginal. 1 Gig processor and 256mb of ram. So my retarded brother-in-law says to me, "My computer must be faster because it's processor is a mega-something." And with that I had no choice but to leave the room so I would not blurt out profanities about him.
So I end with this: What is the difference between in-laws and outlaws?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Ubuntu Edgy Eft
So i figured it was time to post another comment. It has been a few days. I'm not quite as faithful about blogging as my friend Greg is. So I installed the new Ubuntu linux on my laptop, Edgy Eft. It seems to run a lot better than Dapper Drake. However, Ubuntu sure does have a long way to go. Most other Desktop Distros have a graphical configuration for most things. Ubuntu does not. Ubuntuguide.org does a good job of walking someone through the setup using the command line and text file editing. This is quite fine with me, but new linux users are quite intimidated by the command line.
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