Data Nightmare at Pentagon
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Data Nightmare at Pentagon: $19 billion
spent and STILL no spending tracking
system 7/9
Data Nightmare at Pentagon: $19 billion
spent and STILL no spending tracking
system 7/9
07/09/2004 08:08 PMWired News article
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Pentagon Deleted Rumsfeld Comment---The
Pentagon deleted from a public
transcript a statement Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld made to author Bob
Woodward suggesting that the
administration gave Saudi Arabia a
two-month heads-up that President Bush h
Pentagon Deleted Rumsfeld Comment---The
Pentagon deleted from a public
transcript a statement Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld made to author Bob
Woodward suggesting that the
administration gave Saudi Arabia a
two-month heads-up that President Bush h
04/22/2004 05:17 AMwashingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28729-2004Apr20.html
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Something should be done about AMT
nightmare
Something should be done about AMT
nightmare
04/14/2004 07:51 AMSiliconValley.com Apr 14 2004 10:58AM GMT
BCS Nightmare III
BCS Nightmare III
12/09/2003 05:05 AMOTB has an update .. three
teams
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Wi-Fi Nightmare?
Wi-Fi Nightmare?
10/28/2003 11:09 PMSome businesses may rue the day they began offering Wi-Fi: At least
according to this writer, who thinks that coffee shops and McDonald's
restaurants are running into problems with laptop users parking to use
the Internet without buying much. In reality, this doesn't seem to be
the case. While Wi-Fi in McDonald's is an unusual fit, it's not
unusual because the Wi-Fi may encourage people to camp out, as the
author of this piece suggests. I spoke with a McDonald's exec a couple
of months ago and in fact McDonald's would like to encourage people to
hang out in the restaurants. Apparently most people take their food to
go. If they decide to sit and eat, he reasoned, they may end up buying
more food. Many cafes say that Wi-Fi is drawing customers into their
shops during the least busy times. I think that customers will
self-police themselves during busy times. For example, I went up to my
local coffee shop on a Sunday morning toting my laptop. The place was
packed and I barely managed to get a seat. Because of the crowds, I
left as soon as I was done with my tea to give someone else my seat,
rather then hang out over my Wi-Fi connection. I think a lot of people
would do the same....
Nightmare
Nightmare
03/14/2005 06:21 PMLast night, right before midnight some smartass broke into my computer
and decided to remove all traces of his visit by deleting
everything. And I mean
everything.
We decided to upgrade the hardware from a 266 MHz PII to a
dual-Athlon-1.3 GHz while we were at it, changed the server operating
system and are trying to restore the data. Unfortunately, some key
config files seem to be missing, so it'll take a while. Apache+Tomcat
is a very nasty combination at times.
It's not yet known how the guy got into the system.
If you need to email me, please use my GMail address
jalkanen@gmail.com, as I cannot yet rely on my regular email system.
Thank you.
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DCC Nightmare
DCC Nightmare
01/03/2005 05:50 PMCVS da Gui
E-mail can be a nightmare
E-mail can be a nightmare
06/22/2005 02:12 AMI sat here tonight for about 2 hours sending out e-mail getting
caught up, and you know what really sucks, is when you get a e-mail
back from a mailing list saying, hey I think you sent this to the
wrong group.
Sure enough, anyone have a baseball bat, fortunately it was not the
one before that, which I sent to my mom chatting about something
personal. This has happened to me twice in the last month. Sure makes
you feel stupid that's for sure.
Silicon nightmare
Silicon nightmare
08/07/2004 01:44 PMAsian Age Aug 7 2004 5:50PM GMT
iDVD Nightmare
iDVD Nightmare
02/16/2003 01:15 PMIt seems that jwz is having a hell of a time with iDVD. Then again, he
manages to break nearly every piece of computer technology he touches.
Well, he doesn't actually break it. He merely points out the built-in
brokeness...
The End of Cendant's Nightmare?
The End of Cendant's Nightmare?
03/14/2005 06:10 PMThe Cendant trial is near its end. Maybe now the market will see the
company's value.
My Corbis Nightmare
My Corbis Nightmare
06/11/2004 02:26 PMYesterday, I wanted to buy a stock image from Corbis to use in a Web site I'm
developing. It was a standard hi-res image of a man standing in front
of a building reading a newspaper. This should have been
simple...
For those that don't know, Corbis is the largest respository of
digital images in the world. It's owned by our good friend, Bill Gates
(though not Microsoft, I understand — Bill owns Corbis
personally).
After I found the image on Corbis, I clicked it and got a pop-up
window. I found a link called "Pricing" and clicked it. Simple
enough — things were looking straightforward.
Then Corbis told me that I had to be logged in. Why? Annoying,
but I guessed at my username and password to the best of my
recollection. Wrong password. I tried the "forgot my password" link.
I had to have the answer to a question ("What is your favorite
name?") that I must have set up when I created the account two years
ago. Four guesses later, I got it.
The password arrived via email, and I managed to get logged in. I
went back to my image and clicked "Pricing." This is what I got:
This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price
this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to
answer a few usage questions.
What is "Rights Managed"? For that matter, what's a "lightbox" (no
Wikipedia entry for it — I
looked)? Is it a shopping cart? Well, no, because there was a
shopping cart too. I found a link under the image that said
"lightbox" and clicked it. Nothing happened. I looked around some
more.
There was a lower frame in the browser window with a link that said
"Create new lightbox." Now, at this point I still don't know what a
"lightbox" is, but evidently I have to have one, so I clicked that
link.
The resulting pop-up (thank God I wasn't running a blocker —
this site lives on pop-ups) asked for a "name," "a client name," and a
"parent lightbox." Evidently all I needed to enter was a name. I
named my lightbox "THIS SUCKS."
Now that I had a lightbox (but not a clue), I was able to add my
image, and a thumbnail of it appeared in the lower frame. Score one
for me.
I went back to my image and clicked on the "Pricing" link. Same
message as before:
This image is distributed as Rights Managed. To price
this image, add it to your Lightbox or Cart and click "Find Price" to
answer a few usage questions.
But now there was a little button that said "Price this Image."
Awesome — we're making progress. I clicked the button,
hopefully.
I then got a little wizard. I had to a pick a "Category," which
appeared to be how I was going to use the image. I picked
"Web/CDROM." Then I had to pick a "Use Type." My options were
"Educational," "Single-Use," and "Multiple-URL." Since this was going
to go in the Web site banner, I picked "Multiple-URL."
Another form appeared below the first. The heading was "Secondary
Usage Parameters." I could check either "Exclusive Rights" or
"Multiple Uses." I think this meant whether I wanted the image all to
myself, or whether other people could use it too. I didn't care,
really, but there was a warning that read:
Selecting "Exclusive Rights" or "Multiple Uses" will
restrict your ability to get online pricing.
I left both options blank. The rest of the fields in the form were
required.
The next option was "Geo. Distribution" and there was a list of
countries. Geographic distribution? This is going on the Web —
it can be accessed anywhere. I picked "World." (What if I had picked
"United States" — would I have to geolocate my visitors and
block the foreign ones?)
Duration? Well, forever, I guess. But "two years" was the
longest, so I picked that.
Industry? Real estate. Simple enough.
Language? What the.... this is picture! There is no
language! I picked "All."
Exposure? "1-4 Web sites"
I said a little prayer and clicked "Apply Usage." Here's what I
got:
Online pricing of Rights Managed images is not available
for the usage you have selected. Please contact your Corbis account
representative to obtain pricing.
I slowly cocked the revolver and placed it against my temple...
First of all, what does "Rights Managed" mean, anyway? (Yes, I
searched Wikipedia...nothing). Second, I don't have a "Corbis
account representative."
I looked around the page some more, and to my amazement, I found a
link in the header for "My rep". I clicked it and was taken to what
looked like, by all appearances, a standard contact page. In fact,
the email address was "sales@corbis.com". Yeah, that looks like
my rep all right... [insert eye rolling here]
Since I had come so far, I sent an email anyway asking for pricing
on the image and giving the ID number. Here's what I got back:
For pricing & licensing information or research on Corbis
images, please contact our sales support team at 1-800-260-0444. When
you call, please be prepared to provide the image number(s) you are
interested in as well as the usage specifications. To receive pricing,
you must be registered at our Professional Use website. A sales
support team member will be happy to register you over the phone or
you may do so online.
Are you kidding me with this? I'm done with Corbis for good. I
will find another man standing in front of another building reading
another newspaper — this particular guy isn't worth the trouble
anymore.
Does anyone know a good site where I can purchase simple stock
images?
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Disney's Nightmare?
Disney's Nightmare?
03/30/2005 06:13 PMIt won't be working with M. Night Shyamalan on his next film. Will
that hurt the Mouse's studio division?
A Nightmare Before Christmas
A Nightmare Before Christmas
12/26/2004 02:42 PMOur friends at
EndorSystems have posted a
Star Wars
christmas fanfilm by José Manuel Cabello Hernández starring action
figures.
Click here to check it out. Feliz Navidad!
Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?
Australia's New Nightmare: The U.S.?
03/29/2005 02:11 AMFree Internet Press Mar 29 2005 6:01AM GMT
What if the nightmare began?
What if the nightmare began?
05/21/2004 06:51 PMWhat a day. Oy, I can't even imagine how I would of gotten through the
day if I skated this...
Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare
Tell Us Your Outsourcing Nightmare
09/26/2004 09:15 AMHow do you tell when your outsourcing project is in trouble?
3G dream a security nightmare
3G dream a security nightmare
04/16/2005 07:12 PMZone-H Apr 16 2005 9:14PM GMT
The Blue-Themed Nightmare
The Blue-Themed Nightmare
03/19/2003 10:25 PMThis is not another political polemic. The way that Kuro5hin, and
virtually every other forum in the world, is 'discussing' politics has
become more than tiresome. It is damaging, relentless, and
all-too-often it is mindless. What follows is a quote from a Henry
Miller novel, and some reflection.
The Windows Security Nightmare
The Windows Security Nightmare
05/17/2004 02:59 PMpalmOne's Nokia "Nightmare"
palmOne's Nokia "Nightmare"
09/01/2004 12:05 PMThe smart phone maker's shares fell on news of competition that
doesn't exist yet.
'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ
'You should see my garage. It's a
nightmare.' -- from the FAQ
01/19/2004 11:47 AM Fantastic Plastic
"A celebration of science, engineering, daring and
imagination, what follows is a chronicle of Man's highest aspirations
as expressed through his flying machines, both real and
imagined." Other News: Nightmare Database
Other News: Nightmare Database
05/21/2004 10:07 AMAre *you* one of the 120,000 people listed in this "potential
terrorist" database?
New Xbox: Dream or nightmare?
New Xbox: Dream or nightmare?
06/17/2005 04:45 PMDallasnews.com - Wed Jun 15, 06:24 pm GMT
How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare
How to End Your Network Settings
Nightmare
08/27/2004 01:58 PMCall centres are a nightmare
Call centres are a nightmare
09/07/2004 07:01 AMPress '3' to read this story or hold for a hack
Why Windows is a Security Nightmare
Why Windows is a Security Nightmare
05/19/2004 02:52 PMTechUser.Net: Why Windows is a Security
Nightmare
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- Royalty Nightmare Now Real
- Royalty Nightmare Now Real
05/23/2004 06:25 AMHankooki May 23 2004 10:34AM GMT
Royalty Nightmare Now Real
Royalty Nightmare Now Real
05/23/2004 09:24 AMHankooki May 23 2004 1:25PM GMT
E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana?
E-voting: Nightmare or nirvana?
06/30/2004 08:00 AMWith a presidential election looming, experts square off in a special
CNET News.com roundtable to debate electronic voting's merits and
risks.
Microsoft in peril: the nightmare begins
Microsoft in peril: the nightmare begins
02/13/2004 06:45 PMThe Times Feb 13 2004 11:17PM GMT
Share Your Battery Nightmare Stories
Share Your Battery Nightmare Stories
04/20/2004 03:33 PMJR Minkel, a freelance science writer in New York, is working on a
story for Popular Science and he needs your help. I'm looking for
stories of battery failures in portable electronics that had harrowing
or perhaps hilarious outcomes. There was the story last year, for
example, of an Air...
Spyware research turns into a nightmare
Spyware research turns into a nightmare
04/09/2004 04:00 PMLet me say this don't be as stupid as this guy was. If you are doing
research on viruses and...
RBC faces worst tech nightmare
RBC faces worst tech nightmare
06/08/2004 05:08 PMSympatico Jun 8 2004 9:02PM GMT
Hostage delight as nightmare ends
Hostage delight as nightmare ends
04/12/2004 04:53 AMA Dutch aid worker freed after 20 months in captivity in Russia speaks
of his delight at being rescued.
Report: Quality Control Nightmare
Report: Quality Control Nightmare
06/16/2004 10:22 AMDoes Apple have a quality control problem with its newer Macs?
What a nightmare! I installed and ran
PM&, piece of cake! Th
What a nightmare! I installed and ran
PM&, piece of cake! Th
08/19/2004 05:02 PMTechTree Aug 19 2004 9:59PM GMT
The Nightmare World of a Paranoid
President
The Nightmare World of a Paranoid
President
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Karl Rove's Nightmare
(washingtonpost.com)
Karl Rove's Nightmare
(washingtonpost.com)
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