DamSpot’s World

In Internet terminology, a troll is someone who intentionally posts derogatory or otherwise inflammatory messages about sensitive topics in an established online community such as an online discussion forum to bait users into responding.[1] They may also plant images and data on networks that others may find disturbing (usually indirectly relating to the individual in person) in order to cause confrontation. While not necessarily related to hacking, such a practice is against the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in the United Kingdom, where mischief is caused in order to ensure chaos is spread.

We have a better way of dealing with private sites in the US and that is referred to as DOS.
Unfortunately , that practice is also frowned upon. So, we rely on self-policing and good manners.

I Thank You!

Care and Maintenance of Mouse Balls

If a mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement.

Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Units). Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, a replacement of mouse balls should only be attempted by properly trained personnel.

Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls. Ball removal procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse.

Foreign balls can be replaced using the pop off method.

Domestic balls are replaced by using the twist off method.

Mouse balls are not usually static sensitive. However, excessive handling can result in sudden discharge. Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used immediately.

It is recommended that each person have a pair of spare balls for maintaining optimum customer satisfaction.

Any customer missing his balls should contact the local personnel in charge of removing and replacing these necessary items.

Please keep in mind that a customer without properly working balls is an unhappy customer

I received an Email from some conservation group this morning. At first it read like they were opposing drilling in Alaska again. I have written several articles denouncing the Alaska proposition. For those of you new to the argument, Alaskan Oil is Heavy Crude. Very expensive to refine. Mainly sold to Japan and Korea to use in their heavy industry to the tune of 80% that is pumped.
The new site, which will take 10 years to develop, only contains a sufficient amount of oil for 1 year.
That isn’t worth all the fight the Republicans are throwing at it. They just can’t stand the word NO, when it happens to be their idea.

So, at any rate, I read on in the note, and it turns out the Conservation Group is opposing Off Shore Drilling. From what I have read, over the years, there have been very few spills and only a handfull of accidents, over the years…..as opposed to the Exxon Valdez disaster and pipeline leaks in Alaska. Off Shore is truly the way to go, while we wait, and wait, and wait for the Government to get off their ass’s and demand synthetic fuels. They can’t be that hard to build, as Germany was still making syn fuel on the last days of the war, and we has already bombed the plants flat several times.
Oh, did I forget to mention that we have had, in our hands those formulas since 1945!

Anyone who has read my blog or articles that I have written for other blogs knows the (KOF) love that I have for Microsloth. I have been particulary hard on ‘VISTA’, their latest and greatest replacement for XP. I was most amused to find out that VISTA was the first BETA to have a critical update patch applied prior to final release. I have also said that VISTA would be a Kludge, due to the fact, that it runs on the same kernal that was used for Windows 3.0. Over the years, they have continued to load more crap on until ME came along and it barely ran at all. Removing DOS allowed for some improvement with NT, but problems began to show up in XP when they started loading up the junk again. And now, VISTA is going to be the Kludge of them all. The final version will contain less than 1/4 of the newest widgets that were originaly promised. There have been delays after delays, and now, this article from our friends at CNN Money:

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to delay the consumer launch of its much-anticipated Windows Vista operating system to January 2007 from its earlier target of the second half of 2006, sending its shares down nearly 3 percent.

Microsoft plans to launch a product for corporate customers in November and then roll out Windows Vista for consumers after the holiday shopping season, Jim Allchin, co-president of the company’s Platforms & Services Division, said on a conference call.

Vista is the first major overhaul of Windows since Microsoft rolled out Windows XP nearly five years ago.

Microsoft said Vista is delayed because it wants to improve overall quality, particularly in security, and that PC makers didn’t want the operating system introduced in the middle of holiday sales, because a new version would create instability in the market.

Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft is planning six core offerings of the Vista operating system, targeting how people use computers instead of PC hardware specifications.

Three will be aimed at consumers, two at business users, and a stripped-down version for emerging markets. Unlike the current Windows XP, there will be no versions designed specifically for advanced 64-bit computing, multimedia computers or Tablet PCs.

Windows, which is found in about 90 percent of all computer desktops, is one of Microsoft’s biggest cash cows.

The $100 laptop project seeks to provide inexpensive computers to people in developing countries. The computers lack many features found on a typical personal computer, such as a hard disk and software.
“The last thing you want to do for a shared use computer is have it be something without a disk … and with a tiny little screen,” Gates said at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum in suburban Washington.

“Hardware is a small part of the cost” of providing computing capabilities, he said, adding that the big costs come from network connectivity, applications and support.

“If you are going to go have people share the computer, get a broadband connection and have somebody there who can help support the user, geez, get a decent computer where you can actually read the text and you’re not sitting there cranking the thing while you’re trying to type,” Gates said.

Before his critique, Gates showed off a new “ultra-mobile computer” which runs Microsoft Windows on a seven-inch (17.78-centimeter) touch screen.

Those machines are expected to sell for between $599 and $999, Microsoft said at the product launch last week.

How nice of Gates making fun of a $100.00 computer, states that his software is a major cost of any computer and then unveils a $999.00 handheld.

What a Putz!