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Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness/Movers |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
3:39 am EDT, Sep 30, 2005 |
Movers"WARNING: Threesomes can also result in hurt feelings, broken friendships and dismemberment." (Thanks, John)
HAhahahahaha Hall of Technical Documentation Weirdness/Movers |
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Mic-UK [site A]: Amoebas are more than just blobs |
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Topic: Health and Wellness |
1:41 am EDT, Sep 30, 2005 |
One of the most enigmatic microscopic life forms is the amoeba. Almost everyone knows what amoeba are, which is quite remarkable since they are not that common. Microorganisms like rotifers are much easier to find but drop the name 'rotifer' in a conversation and most people will not know what you are talking about. But mention the word 'amoeba' and people will say: 'Yes, you mean those critters that can take any shape they like!'
I have these motherfuckers in my gut. They keep coming back. 'Chronic Amoebic Dysentary', apparently of the 'drug resistant' variety. WOOT. Never take fecal free water for granted. Oh, and bring a bottle-water filter with you to India... and don't even brush your teeth with tap water. Mic-UK [site A]: Amoebas are more than just blobs |
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Bill Cheswick - Tunnelling Windows services: a solution |
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Topic: Technology |
10:30 pm EDT, Sep 29, 2005 |
Tunnelling Windows services I've had quite a bit of feedback concerning this problem and proposed solutions. In fact, some have declared it solved, though I have not been able to make the ssh solution work for me. stunnel William Mark Smith suggested a solution using stunnel. It does seem to work, though I would prefer a simpler putty-based one. putty Joe Conway suggested a putty-based solution with some of Smith's ideas.
Bill Cheswick - Tunnelling Windows services: a solution |
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Bill Cheswick - Tunnelling Windows services |
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Topic: Technology |
10:30 pm EDT, Sep 29, 2005 |
Tunnelling Windows services to remote secured hosts Here is an interesting security problem I have been fighting with. It involves Microsoft software and a firewall I don't control, and my efforts to fashion a secure solution with and in spite of these things. If anyone has suggested solutions, I would welcome them. If not, it would be nice to identify specific improvements that would solve the problems. The Problem: tunnelling Windows smb service. A remote computer, behind a fairly restrictive firewall, needs to access a local samba server. The samba server provides services on a local, unrouted network by a host that also has server routed network addresses. The file systems served have some sensitive files on them. The samba service is jailed such that a compromise should not threaten the server in a meaningful way. But if the samba server itself has a bug, or the Microsoft smb authentication is weak or sniffed, the files would be exposed, and I would like to avoid that. Therefore, the files are served only on an unrouted local network, to hosts with local addresses. An attacker would have to break into these hosts, and then gain access to the server. This is certainly not impossible, but it is quite a bit harder than a direct attack, and there are intrusion detection systems that are likely to detect the first break-in. Placing the samba server on the external network would be an unacceptible risk, opening it to a variety of attacks and probes. SMB over ssh?
Bill Cheswick - Tunnelling Windows services |
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Surgeries, Side Trips for 'Medical Tourists' (washingtonpost.com) |
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Topic: Health and Wellness |
4:53 am EDT, Sep 28, 2005 |
NEW DELHI -- Three months ago, Howard Staab learned that he suffered from a life-threatening heart condition and would have to undergo surgery at a cost of up to $200,000 -- an impossible sum for the 53-year-old carpenter from Durham, N.C., who has no health insurance. So he outsourced the job to India. Howard Staab, who had a life-threatening heart condition requiring surgery, went to India with his partner, Maggi Grace, in search of affordable care. (John Lancaster -- The Washington Post) Taking his cue from cost-cutting U.S. businesses, Staab last month flew about 7,500 miles to the Indian capital, where doctors at the Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre -- a sleek aluminum-colored building across the street from a bicycle-rickshaw stand -- replaced his balky heart valve with one harvested from a pig. Total bill: about $10,000, including round-trip airfare and a planned side trip to the Taj Mahal.
All your major, non-emergency-room healthcare is belong to India and Thailand. Check out Goa or Phuket while you're there. Surgeries, Side Trips for 'Medical Tourists' (washingtonpost.com) |
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WebMail Client / WebMail Server for Linux , Unix and Windows |
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Topic: Technology |
4:34 am EDT, Sep 28, 2005 |
Innovating within the email server industry since 1998, Calacode develops @Mail, a robust integration of Open Source Technology, Unix, Strong Encryption, and industry-standard Groupware Features in a centralized messaging platform. The software can be used as a WebMail interface to an existing mailserver, a complete Email Server platform, or an Exchange replacement.
WebMail Client / WebMail Server for Linux , Unix and Windows |
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:16 am EDT, Sep 28, 2005 |
If, however, the currency is more seriously damaged or mutilated, it must be sent to the BEP for examination and identification after which the claimant will be reimbursed for its face value by a U.S. Treasury check. The standards by which mutilated currency can be exchanged at face value are: (1) at least 51% of a currency note is present and identifiable; or (2) 50% or less of a currency note is present and the submitted evidence justifies the method of mutilation and the U.S. Treasury is satisfied that all missing portions of the currency note have been totally destroyed.
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Topic: Technology |
3:04 am EDT, Sep 28, 2005 |
Zimbra™ Collaboration Suite Open Source Project Beta Launch Zimbra is a community for building and maintaining next generation collaboration technology. Currently, this technology is available as a beta version. At Zimbra, our goal is to make e-mail, calendar, contacts and other communications technologies the best they can be. We believe that by opening the technology to the community we will ensure that we can maximize innovation, scale and the ability to co-exist with existing messaging systems.
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