Ant wrote on Aug 25, 2014, 10:46:
Did BN ever get DDoSed?

The first DoS attack occurred against Panix, the New York City area's oldest and largest Internet Service Provider (ISP), on September 6, 1996, at about 5:30 p.m. [14]. The attack was against different computers on the provider's network, including mail, news, and Web servers, user "login" machines, and name servers. The Panix attack was a SYN Flood attack deriving from random IP addresses and directed toward server Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) ports. More specifically, Panix's computers were flooded by, on average, 150 SYN packets per second (50 per host), so Panix could not respond to legitimate requests [15]. Because the attackers used spoofed source IP addresses intraffic their packets, the addresses could not be traced and malicious could not be filtered. For that reason the attack was not immediately confronted. The solution was to use a special structure, instead of full Transmission Control Block (TCB), to hold half-open connections until the last ACK packet was received. In that way, the listen queue was large enough to keep all the SYN requests before the half-open connection timed out. The timeout, on the other hand, was adjusted to 94 seconds [16]. However, although Panix overcame this attack, the new threat (DoS attacks) made administrators worry.

Creston wrote on Aug 22, 2014, 16:44:

Blue wrote on Aug 22, 2014, 12:20:

Creston wrote on Aug 22, 2014, 12:15:
Hey Blue, just saw the little notice at the Amazon banner which said that if you buy something from Amazon after clicking the banner, you get a cut. Do you know if that's just for the advertised product (which was a freaking FIVE HUNDRED dollar PS3...) or for anything?

If for anything, I'll happily click on your Amazon links first before I do any shopping there.

AFAICT I think it's supposed to be for anything during that visit. If anyone knows if this works differently, please set me straight.

Alright, I just bought 40 bucks worth of DVDs through the link, so I'm curious to find out if you see any of that, and how long it takes. (or if you'd rather not divulge any such information, just whether it works or not. )

Creston wrote on Aug 22, 2014, 12:15:
Hey Blue, just saw the little notice at the Amazon banner which said that if you buy something from Amazon after clicking the banner, you get a cut. Do you know if that's just for the advertised product (which was a freaking FIVE HUNDRED dollar PS3...) or for anything?

If for anything, I'll happily click on your Amazon links first before I do any shopping there.

nin wrote on Aug 22, 2014, 09:10:

to the first-person phoner

er...?

xXBatmanXx wrote on Aug 21, 2014, 16:59:
Once we decide, I think I will make a second group for us and we can do a "spread" type pick every week as well. See who the TRUE masters are. heheheheh

Prez wrote on Aug 20, 2014, 12:03:
Everything but some of the vocals in these half-time shows is pre-recorded. What does it matter who performs? The shows always suck anyway. Not to mention the obscenely long half-time show hurts the game because the players sit idle too long to stay warmed up. I say get rid of it.

InBlack wrote on Aug 20, 2014, 10:03:
Lol...

Just a matter of curiousity, how do they get past your fence? Or am I right in guessing that the flowerbeds are right next to the fence?

nin wrote on Aug 20, 2014, 09:54:
Is there a known phobia of dolls and shit like this coming to life? Cause I totally have it, and can't play shit like this...

Always found puppets used in ventriloquism extremely creepy, I think it's the eyes (and they blink, dear god, they blink!).

<shudder!>

Cutter wrote on Aug 16, 2014, 17:04:
People really need to stop using commercial cleaning products. They're bad for you, your pets and the environment. The only things you need to make everything you need at home are white vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, borax, soap, isopropyl alcohol. I make all my own cleansers.

Want to see what's in that Oreck sheisse?

Oreck Spot Remover Material Safety Data Sheet

If you don't want to read all 6 pages, in short it's a carcinogen that's bad for everything.

Now here's one simple, effective DIY stain remover.

DIY Stain Remover

It has 3 things. Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap. I wouldn't use Dawn - or any other major commercial brand - but even if you do it's impact is still minimal by comparison.

Carcinogenicity: Not hazardous by OSHA criteria.

California Proposition 65:
This product does not contain a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth
defects or other reproductive harm.

jdreyer wrote on Aug 15, 2014, 15:09:
So, perhaps we should call it all

Afternoon Legal Briefs
Afternoon Metaverse
Into the Orange


I guess Blue's got plans tonight.

Fletch wrote on Aug 16, 2014, 05:33:
Bitdefender detects a trojan at the "Only 3 Men In History Have Walked on water..." link. Anybody else?

SlimRam wrote on Aug 15, 2014, 18:38:

Discovery channel Shark Week debunked.

I'm still waiting for Shart Week personally. I think that would be fascinating television.

Quinn wrote on Aug 13, 2014, 13:47:
I agree with you that the optimism we are seein in this usual negative cesspit is a curious thing...

Quinn wrote on Aug 13, 2014, 13:14:
"...release on PCs later this year." What? It says 2015. That plus the Shadow Council makes me kind of certain that this game will be released later next year.

Quinn wrote on Aug 12, 2014, 14:35:
It's not rocketscience, of course. But we're all bein assholes to eachother anyway. My point is that I think you should apply your rule to all or none.

Quinn wrote on Aug 12, 2014, 10:32:

Quinn wrote on Aug 12, 2014, 09:12:
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This comment was deleted on Aug 12, 2014, 10:00.

Blue, I gotta urge you to be less selective in removing comments. I know I'm not always being politically correct enough, but come on! Scroll down just a little and realize that if my comment is being removed, so much some others. Or, better yet, if some others aren't being removed, neither should mine.

Task wrote on Aug 11, 2014, 15:09:

Creston wrote on Aug 11, 2014, 11:40:
California is an island now? FINALLY!

Like this?

InBlack wrote on Aug 11, 2014, 09:52:
Im not really sure what everyone has against sex in GoT or any literature/film/art for that matter. Its a subject, like any other, that should be open to the author's interpretation.

If you dont like it, ignore it! Or better yet, grab a pen and write something more to your liking! No need to rain on everyone's parade...

OMG ITS BOOBIEZ AND SEX!! *yawn*

A seminal piece of fantasy literature is being dissected by the prudish american audience because "SEX". Yeah, show us those 'smarts' USA!! (Or in this case, Aussieland...)

Cutter wrote on Aug 7, 2014, 13:00:
Blue, have you watched Meatballs lately?