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It looks like SBC Park might already be covered by an SFLAN node. Anyone tried it from inside the stadium?

Alright, thier little "virtual property" patent is bullshit.... Here's why....

Accroding to A Geocities History, Geocities was founded back in July of 1995. It was, and still is, essentially a "virtual property" area of the Internet, which I'm assuming is the bases of their claims. Even the Wayback machine has a cronicle of the community through its archives. Just a quick Google search brought this up.

Maybe our dear USPTO should also use Google to search for prior art? It's not quite as limited as their own database and search meathods.

Or, alternatively:

Creators Admit UNIX, C Hoax

Jedidiah.

archive.org agrees with you. (Just don't click on the links of the link. You were warned!)

I was using AltaVista before Google, and remember when it turned in to a Yahoo!!!!! wannabe, and that was around when I quit using them.

Look at Altavista now by yourself, you'll see how clean it is NOW.

I know - look at what I was replying to :-). But I did forget to link to an example of Altavista: the chubby years,

Google is nothing special...it's just another student-made search engine. the content in the database is about a year old. For the hardware it has and the number of users that go there, it's pretty slow too. oh, i forgot, it knows about linux, so it's good. my bad. (who cares if it was hardcoded in there...)

It was also prone to the Slashdot effect then, it seems! How times change...and how wrong can some /.'ers be? ;)

Look at Altavista now by yourself, you'll see how clean it is NOW. AltaVista means "a view from above". It is developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1995 in its Palo Alto research labs. (This is the reason you see DEC ads in its 1998 version) However, it was bought by Overture several years ago, which in turn was bought by Yahoo. Its database has been merged with that of AlltheWeb.

I think this 1997 snapshot proves your statement false!

Altavisa used to be pretty clean, eg this 1998 version. I've often suspected that Google's initial popularity was due to Altavista's desire to be a 'portal' (remember them?) and the subsequent cruft that invaded their front page. They even tried to backtrack with Raging (and isn't that minimal now?) but I suspect people found Google was also a better search engine, rather than simply cleaner, and never went back.

But it does have a new Linux Search link here under specialty searches. here

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

• 1998 Google prototype
  
• 1999 argh my eyes!
  
• 2000 offset logo
  
• 2000 language search Google
  
• 2001 minimalist
  
• 2002 modern (until today) Google
  

Both "MS. PAC-MAN" and "FIDE" are trademarks, but anybody can make a game whose object is to step on each space in a maze without infringing as long as isn't called "PAC-anything".

I was talking more about redistribution than reimplementation. If the copyright on Pac-Man had expired, it would be fully legal to distribute Pac-Man ROM images (as many people already do in a bootleg manner). Sharers would just have to ensure that they do not create the impression that their efforts are endorsed by or affiliated with Namco. (Slapping "Completely unauthorized" onto each file is one simple way to comply)

But since I was discussing what might happen if it were still possible for a copyright to expire, this is all hypothetical. We don't really have any historical examples of a copyright on something expiring while its trademark is still intact. However, there are cases where a work has been voluntarily placed into the public domain, without relinquishing the trademark.

"Night of the Living Dead" is a public domain film, but someone (else?) still owns the trademark to those words. The movie can be distributed freely, as long as you are careful not to cause confusion with the trademark's new owner.

I always try archive.org first, they've got fat pipes.

Here's the link: kidofspeed

...that Eric Idle seems to be a major asshole.

Here is a sad but fascinating account of the Rutles.

You can find Computer Chronicle espisodes at the Internet Archive

Here's a link to the most recent copy of the article from cexx.org.

Dude. That's why we have archive.org. When stuff is DMCAed or C&Ded, one can usually still get the stuff.

http://web.archive.org/web/20030410191057/http://w ww.cexx.org/newnet.htm

Based on some of the comments it appears the website was down before anyone got a chance to visit it (let alone mirror it)
It appears what happend is something like this:

Slashdot posts a story... Guy who runs website has a paid subscription to Slashdot.. and ohh his meager website is... OH CRUD.

shutdown -h now & exit

Hay a safe shutdown beats a crash any day.

So let's Slashdot The Internet Archive Horray...

Something I recently discovered, archive.org has tons of music available under terms that allow legal downloading, some of it CC, some of it even good.

You can upload movies to their Open Source Movies Collection. They have other sections for audio and texts. They don't have an images section, I don't think there's been a demand for it, but I think if there was interest they would do it.

You can upload movies to their Open Source Movies Collection. They have other sections for audio and texts. They don't have an images section, I don't think there's been a demand for it, but I think if there was interest they would do it.

This reminded me of another extreme hobby, BBQ lighting by George Goble, who also happens to be a systems engineer (go figure).

To do something just to show that it can be done is one thing, but I don't think anyone should seriously consider doing this for any other reason than to merely say "I did it".

And for those asking "why so cold", I can answer that one, it has to do with total thermal inertia, and thermal gradients. Basically, the larger the temprature difference, the faster heat will attempt to move from hot to cold. Just because the outside of the chip may be 0 degrees, doesn't mean the inside of the chip is.

oops.. slashdotted :(
Here's a mirror on archive.org

just try not to abuse this one too, eh?...

archive of teslamania.com, which DOES have images.

You can see the web pages at http://www.archive.org/. Just cut and paste any URL into the 'Wayback Machine' and you can see archived versions of the page.

I noticed on some pages (the Quarter Shrinking Theory page) the text is 'invisible' using Firebird, but you can read it by selecting the entire page (ex. ctrl-a) which highlights everything.

I've done this in the past with slashdotted sites and it seems to work most of the time.

Better than a mirror: The Wayback Machine!

Try looking here.

Or here.

The archives are kind of old (pre 2004) but they seem to have some of the information.

Better than a mirror: The Wayback Machine!

Try looking here.

Or here.

The archives are kind of old (pre 2004) but they seem to have some of the information.

Better than a mirror: The Wayback Machine!

Try looking here.

Or here.

The archives are kind of old (pre 2004) but they seem to have some of the information.

Also, for those of you who want lossless music, and for no cost, check out archive.org

These people go and solicit permission from bands to post their recorded live content. There are tons of bands listed, and everyone should find people they like in there. It's not britney spears or michael jackson, but instead, its quality music.

You have to click on the Live Music Archive link to find what I'm talking about. Here is a list of the bands and links to all their content online.

Go check it out. FLAC and SHN songs everywhere. I keep them on my local hard drive, and any time i need to burn it to a CD, or MP3 CD, or to my portable mp3 player, I have automatic scripts which convert it and transferrs the data. LAME 128kbps ABR mp3 for my portable flash player, LAME Recommended VBR mp3 settings for CD-R MP3 disks for my in dash car player, and translation to .wav for audio CD creation. Someone could write a python program with drag n drop functions i'm sure, one probably already exists for this purpose. It could all be by the click of a button. Then any mixed CD you can imagine are at your fingertips at the quality you preferr depending on the media you want to carry it on. Lossless music archives are the way to go.

For those phish phans out there, archive.org decided to not post their content. But I would recommend to go to LivePhish for
$12.99 soundboard and mastered recordings of their live shows in MP3 or FLAC lossless downloads. No DRM included :)

There are other sites with lossless non-DRM music. But these are my favorites. Everyone should check this shit out ASAP!

Also, for those of you who want lossless music, and for no cost, check out archive.org

These people go and solicit permission from bands to post their recorded live content. There are tons of bands listed, and everyone should find people they like in there. It's not britney spears or michael jackson, but instead, its quality music.

You have to click on the Live Music Archive link to find what I'm talking about. Here is a list of the bands and links to all their content online.

Go check it out. FLAC and SHN songs everywhere. I keep them on my local hard drive, and any time i need to burn it to a CD, or MP3 CD, or to my portable mp3 player, I have automatic scripts which convert it and transferrs the data. LAME 128kbps ABR mp3 for my portable flash player, LAME Recommended VBR mp3 settings for CD-R MP3 disks for my in dash car player, and translation to .wav for audio CD creation. Someone could write a python program with drag n drop functions i'm sure, one probably already exists for this purpose. It could all be by the click of a button. Then any mixed CD you can imagine are at your fingertips at the quality you preferr depending on the media you want to carry it on. Lossless music archives are the way to go.

For those phish phans out there, archive.org decided to not post their content. But I would recommend to go to LivePhish for
$12.99 soundboard and mastered recordings of their live shows in MP3 or FLAC lossless downloads. No DRM included :)

There are other sites with lossless non-DRM music. But these are my favorites. Everyone should check this shit out ASAP!

Also, for those of you who want lossless music, and for no cost, check out archive.org

These people go and solicit permission from bands to post their recorded live content. There are tons of bands listed, and everyone should find people they like in there. It's not britney spears or michael jackson, but instead, its quality music.

You have to click on the Live Music Archive link to find what I'm talking about. Here is a list of the bands and links to all their content online.

Go check it out. FLAC and SHN songs everywhere. I keep them on my local hard drive, and any time i need to burn it to a CD, or MP3 CD, or to my portable mp3 player, I have automatic scripts which convert it and transferrs the data. LAME 128kbps ABR mp3 for my portable flash player, LAME Recommended VBR mp3 settings for CD-R MP3 disks for my in dash car player, and translation to .wav for audio CD creation. Someone could write a python program with drag n drop functions i'm sure, one probably already exists for this purpose. It could all be by the click of a button. Then any mixed CD you can imagine are at your fingertips at the quality you preferr depending on the media you want to carry it on. Lossless music archives are the way to go.

For those phish phans out there, archive.org decided to not post their content. But I would recommend to go to LivePhish for
$12.99 soundboard and mastered recordings of their live shows in MP3 or FLAC lossless downloads. No DRM included :)

There are other sites with lossless non-DRM music. But these are my favorites. Everyone should check this shit out ASAP!

I was hoping from the article name that this was going to be about a great Open Content digital photo archive, like PDPhoto, OpenPhoto, or all the great stuff at the Internet Archive or Common Content.

Instead it's about somebody else's photos I can't use. Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

• http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?colle ction=feature_films&collectionid=night_of_the_livi ng_dead&from=collectionSpotlight.

Be warned that these are Very Big Files: 4.1G for MPEG2, 248.8M for MPEG4. To be expected for a 95 minute movie, though.

A quick look at the wayback machine shows that he was already making these claims (the navy buys our machines, etc) when you say you bought a computer from him. See here You're a liar and probably in cahoots with Michael, or you're michael himself.

You mean like this?

I noticed that too. It was a pain, it's hard to write a program using obscure libraries when the Java Docs are down. Although I did find a good use for The Wayback Machine that day :)

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned YesterdayLand yet. This website documented cultural artifacts such as toys, fashions, televion, and games by the decade going back to about 1900. Though they went bankrupt some time ago, the site is still accessable in some form through Archive.org's Wayback Machine. The site was a wealth of information with an active community; it is always disappointing to see sites like this go under.

if he thinks he can get $3.9 million for something he bought for $300,000. Based on the article discussing his original plans for the facility as well as his recent ebay purchases, I am concluding that:

- The $500K he collected in donations to supposedly turn the place into a camp probably paid for a new coat of paint and an extra-large can of Lysol (minus "operating expenses" such as a new Town Car, some hookers and a tractor trailer full of gin)
- The extent of the modifications he has made to the place are probably (I say probably since although he purchased a camera flash that's perfect for illuminating dark underground spaces, he doesn't see fit to provide you with a couple fucking pictures of what you're getting for your $3.9 million) limited to some impromptu drunken demolition using the hammer/concrete breaker.

I say screw this guy. To me it's juts wrong that that this guy took donations and is now trying to make millions.

By the way, I'm not sure anyone else has mentioned this but:
- He already tried to sell the site on ebay back in October of 2003 for the same cool $3.9 million
- He had a web site until around the end of 2002 at www.camptitan.com that shilled for child labor in exchange for food and lodging

How about an explanation of the numbering system right from the horse's mouth
mirror
from AMD's athlonXP site (doesnt' seem to be working right now)

web archive of AMD's site

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if it was software that caused the vehicles to become disabled.

I'm reminded of the software bug that destroyed a very expensive Ariane rocket. Both guidance computers essentially bluescreened and the main computer used the error code as it had other values.

Official ESA account of the Ariane 5 Flight 501 (1996) failure
Three page report of "The Bug That Destoyed a Rocket" [pdf]

One of my college professors, a Chinese fellow whose command of the english language was not perfect, often called me "Demon." :)

Here is my explanation on the name PhoneBoy. Since I'm not interested in increasing the slashdot effect on my site, I'll post the relevant bit here:

For those who care, the name PhoneBoy was given to me by one of the hosts of Radionet Talk Radio, a radio show I used to work on in 1996. I used to screen calls for the show. The host forgot my name one day and called me PhoneBoy just to call me something. The thought I had at the time was "[The host] is never going to let this name go, so I might as well embrace it." And embrace it I have. :)

As I've evolved my web presence over the years, the name PhoneBoy became very closely tied to FireWall-1. In fact, if you Google for FireWall-1, you'll see that www.phoneboy.com comes up right after Check Point, the company that makes FireWall-1 (now marketed as VPN-1).

I still don't know why Slashdot doesn't reference non-high bandwidth sites using the freecache service.

Perhaps because, to quote the site you linked to:

Please note that you cannot submit a whole site to FreeCache as in http://freecache.org/http://www.rocklobsters.com/ This will not work as only index.html will be cached. You have to prefix every item that you want to have cached seperately.

So caching big_pictures.html as you suggest would cache the HTML (typically the small part) while leaving the "big pictures" that chew up bandwidth hosed from the poor original site.

It benefits the site owner by having reduced bandwidth costs...

What if the site owner is prepared to accept the bandwidth costs? Some "small sites" are perfectly able to take a Slashdotting while some large businesses have been taken down. There is no way to know short of prior arrangements with the web site. Now, should Slashdot contact sites that look small to check? That's an entirely different discussion. But providing a mirror without prior permission is presumptive and rude.

I week or two ago I found this Video from the Bell System's Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962. It's fairly interesting and amusing. It shows such advances as touch-tone dialing, pagers, and autodialing. Bah! I forgot to turn on HTML! Prelinger Archive Video - Film for the World's Fair Bell Systems Pavilion, Century 21 Calling