Happy Monday
Apr. 17th, 2006 07:32 amI've grown a bit tired of the limited music selection we have in the office, so I decided to try and tune in some streaming audio. I have the software that I need, but our firewall blocks everything over port 1024. No problem, right? Lots of corporate firewalls tend to do that.
Well, it is a problem, because virtually every streaming audio source out there routes its traffic through port 8000, or 8001, or 8080, or 4063... or some other random port well above 1024. Why? Some of these sources bill themselves as "music while you work", but then they broadcast over a port that locks out pretty much anyone who is trapped behind a restrictive company firewall. Argh.
Speaking of argh...
I like the Mensa calendar that
atara gave me for Christmas, but every once in awhile it makes me question whether it's truly from Mensa. I guess even geniuses have their bad-cerebrum days. Here is the entry for Sunday:
The children were guessing the number of jelly beans in the Easter display. Becky guessed 63, Bruce guessed 66, Tony guessed 65 and Larry guessed 62. One guess was right. One was off by 1, one was off by 3 and one was off by 2.
How many jelly beans were in the display?
Let's put them in ascending order to make it easier.
Larry = 62
Becky = 63
Tony = 65
Bruce = 66
Ah ha! Do you see the problem here? Needless to say that my answer and their answer did not agree.
( Our answers behind a cut. )
Well, it is a problem, because virtually every streaming audio source out there routes its traffic through port 8000, or 8001, or 8080, or 4063... or some other random port well above 1024. Why? Some of these sources bill themselves as "music while you work", but then they broadcast over a port that locks out pretty much anyone who is trapped behind a restrictive company firewall. Argh.
Speaking of argh...
I like the Mensa calendar that
The children were guessing the number of jelly beans in the Easter display. Becky guessed 63, Bruce guessed 66, Tony guessed 65 and Larry guessed 62. One guess was right. One was off by 1, one was off by 3 and one was off by 2.
How many jelly beans were in the display?
Let's put them in ascending order to make it easier.
Larry = 62
Becky = 63
Tony = 65
Bruce = 66
Ah ha! Do you see the problem here? Needless to say that my answer and their answer did not agree.
( Our answers behind a cut. )