Technical Question about Hard Drives

[Darren]

Vickie, I was thinking of asking the same thing!

I'm single and living on my own, but to answer your question...

My pictures are kept on a server under my desk that I map to in order to save files. No special security other than a domain username and password. Yeah, someone can get onto my desktop and view my history, URLs, stuff I downloaded and didn't move, but I don't really need to worry about people getting on the computer. I'd be a little concerned about encrypting files/folders/zips if I was trying to hide something on a computer used by more than just me. That whole "Hey, what's behind THIS locked door" mentality kicks in.

Of course, the right person comes along it's not a concern to me about them being found: if that someone is a TS, well, duh, no problem. If that person is a GG, then it would be something I'd inform them about: the right person would be someone cool with that.

BTW, I'm really liking that Vickie knows the computer stuff, gives me hope! lol

[Gus The Dagger]

I am not married so I dont really hide it.

[Gus The Dagger]

Hey Vicky, is there any way to chat with you?

[BeardedOne]

This creates an interesting question...

Don't hide it, don't care who finds it, hey, it's me.

The Sekrit Service already has a file on me and I bend elbows with Steve Jackson whenever I can (He's the guy who =sued= the Sekrit Service).

If someone's futzing around in my box, they deserve what they find. If it's private stuff, it ain't on here to begin with.

My ex was saying how she was so happy that our son (Now 19) wasn't downloading porn to her computer anymore. I did a search for JPG files and found over a thousand. My son is smart. My ex...well...do the math. Though, on reflection, he should know that I'd eventually flush out his porn stash.

Like I said: Hey, it's me.

[BeardedOne]

BTW, I'm really liking that Vickie knows the computer stuff, gives me hope! lol

Me too!

[hondarobot]

BeardedOne, you know Steve Jackson? If it's the Steve Jackson I'm thinking it is, I have one of the most amusing Car Wars stories of all time. I imagine it must be, since they got leaned on for the cyberpunk GURPS, I think it was.

Oh, and good luck to those in this thread to who it may apply, I have at last relinquished my pursuit.

[BeardedOne]

BeardedOne, you know Steve Jackson? If it's the Steve Jackson I'm thinking it is, I have one of the most amusing Car Wars stories of all time. I imagine it must be, since they got leaned on for the cyberpunk GURPS, I think it was.

That would be him. I met SJ back in the early 80s when all his games were still coming out in the little plastic booklet cases. I already knew him from before, but got to talk to him quite a bit during a visit to Austin in '85. I also knew a couple of guys that worked with him at the ol' tin warehiouse.

I forget which rule book/game pulled in the UST/SS, but I think GURPS was it. Their primary excuse for coming down on him was that they saw the rule book as an 'instruction manual' for computer crime. I do know that after the investigation closed and he hit them with the suit, he used the whole shenanigans and his miniscule settlement from the UST/SS (I beleive it was something like $50k) to have all the books reprinted with a big starburst on the cover: "The Game That Was Seized by the Secret Service!". Of course, his brief blip in Newsweek a couple years later (The first time I'd seen him without a beer in his hand ) didn't hurt sales either.

I have a copy of the blueback somewhere, wherein it lists all the acts by UST/SS during and after the raid on the warehouse. They seized and damaged computer equipment, searched employee lockers, etc. Very Eliot Ness/Josef Stalin in their actions. While I have a great respect for the Service as a whole (It's far more than just keeping the Prez safe) the entire SJ fiasco was just plain stoopid on their part and, I'm sure, a huge embarrassment in the end.

Last time I saw SJ was in Chicago, I think (They all run together after a while), a couple of years ago. I've slowed down a lot and he seems to be running at about the same speed as always. I hate him for his energy.

[Vicki Richter]

When I was a kid doing the porn thing on my home computer, I used to create nested directories using control characters. I think it was ALT 255 which created blank spaces for the directory name. ALT 157, the Yen sign was another favorite of mine.

[chefmike]

Oh, and good luck to those in this thread to who it may apply, I have at last relinquished my pursuit.

Honda, you ungrateful little shit... I give you all those chili tips, and you're not even gonna share your burgeoning culinary prowess with Vicki...the woman that you once adored and now have apparently kicked to the curb for reasons known only to yourself...

this is a shock, indeed...

I feel that those of those on this board that have followed this romantic saga/soap opera with bated breath are entitled to more info regarding this shocking turn of events...

[Quinn]

When I was a kid doing the porn thing on my home computer, I used to create nested directories using control characters. I think it was ALT 255 which created blank spaces for the directory name. ALT 157, the Yen sign was another favorite of mine.

LOL. Yes, I used to hide things, usually not porn though, under the old ALT 255. There were a couple of others that I used, too, though I can't clearly recall them right now. I think one of them looked like an underscore or hyphen, but wasn't. It's amazing how few people actually figured it out. DOS was so much fun.

-Quinn