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Before there was the SCO Group there was Caldera/SCO and these two groups where very different.

Jan 2000
Jan 2001
Jan 2002
Jan 2003
And of course present

Before there was the SCO Group there was Caldera/SCO and these two groups where very different.

Jan 2000
Jan 2001
Jan 2002
Jan 2003
And of course present

Before there was the SCO Group there was Caldera/SCO and these two groups where very different.

Jan 2000
Jan 2001
Jan 2002
Jan 2003
And of course present

Before there was the SCO Group there was Caldera/SCO and these two groups where very different.

Jan 2000
Jan 2001
Jan 2002
Jan 2003
And of course present

It's a very short demonstration, but there's video of a 1964 prototype at Archive.org. as part of the video "Century 21 Calling." There's also interesting sequences with emerging technologies, including demonstrations of call-waiting and a touch-tone phone.

Use the Wayback Machine for a glimpse into the past...

They were across the hall from the machine room. See this link

Ahh, Blex's page...that brought back memories.

You were close on the URL. His site was at user.cybrzn.com. Here's the link to the archived page:


Blex's Page of Good MP3 archive

I just discovered today that a fine site (http://www2.gol.com/users/tame/swing/examples/) with losts of custom swing components went 404.
I was able to retrieve some stuff using the wayback machine, but it is still a shame to see the site itself go.

Maybe the poster should try the wayback machine too.

Not completely germane, but I wanted to share. There was a webpage I used to read almost 10 years ago called Messages From the Future. It was at the time one of my favorite web sites. It was written by a guy who went by Rhb who was posting messages he claimed to be receiving from persons in the future of 2005. One of thing the future Rhb had written about was that Bill Gates would launch a pirate network based on drone planes that would fly over major cities (I don't mean pirate in the warez sense. Rather in the pirate radio station sense-outside of the law and government control). In the MFTF, this was done by Gates in response to increasing government censorship over the internet. Still, this is nearly exactly what Rhb from the future said said would come to pass in 2005 or so.

The url which no longer works was
Link
I just now found at least a partial archive but havn't checked it out much yet to find related material
Link

He made other prediction for example that Jackie Chan would be a headlining actor rather than just a stunt man or B movie actor. That was notable for me because that was the first time I had ever heard of Jackie Chan and he was indeed at that time, strictly a stunt man or B movie actor. Every person ever mentioend in the messages from the future by name, I did as much as I could to track them down and for several years, follow them. I corrosponded with Rhb and he never broke character. The page never declared itself to be a hoax or work of fiction.

It's interesting because Tarantella's history used to mention that it is was once, in fact, the Santa Cruz Operation. The revised history page only mentions events after SCO the First went public, and, has excised any mention of the Cursed Initialism ;)

Although not the earliest Yahoo, the one I liked and used a lot. Design was clean and fast for us stuck with 14.4. Yahoo before all the page bloat.
Yahoo in 1997

...in doing some light research, I dug up this little tidbit:

Holey Prince Albert!

Now I'm sure it's only a matter of time before he gets his own show!

-AC

My analogy with the Nissan case was to illustrate that Nissan Computer Company had a much stronger case than Mike Rowe but still lost. So, the enthusiasm must be tempered in taking on MS.

My analogy with the Nissan case was to illustrate that Nissan Computer Company had a much stronger case than Mike Rowe but still lost. So, the enthusiasm must be tempered in taking on MS.

the wayback machuine's archived copy of goatse.cx, so please adjust your links :-)

Biographer's memo

Judge's Ruling in Bell vs. Meucci court case

Bell and Meucci

"Contrary to the implications in HR 269, the courts have looked into Meucci's claims extensively and were very unequivocal in their findings. Meucci was a defendant in American Bell Telephone Co. v. Globe Telephone Co. and others. (The court's findings, reported in 31 Fed. Rep. 729, are attached verbatim.)

The judge was scathing in his criticism of Meucci's claims and his behavior, and concluded that Meucci was deliberately involved in attempts to defraud investors.

The question of whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone is perhaps the single most litigated fact in U.S. history, and the Bell patents were defended in some 600 cases. Bell never lost a case. HR 269 directly contradicts findings of courts in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, and numerous others states. (See among others American Bell Telephone Co. v. Dolbear, 15 Fed. Rep. 448; American Bell Telephone Co. v. Spencer, 8 Fed. Rep. 509, and American Bell Telephone Co. v. Molecular Telephone, 32 Fed. Rep. 214.)

Biographer's memo

Judge's Ruling in Bell vs. Meucci court case

Bell and Meucci

"Contrary to the implications in HR 269, the courts have looked into Meucci's claims extensively and were very unequivocal in their findings. Meucci was a defendant in American Bell Telephone Co. v. Globe Telephone Co. and others. (The court's findings, reported in 31 Fed. Rep. 729, are attached verbatim.)

The judge was scathing in his criticism of Meucci's claims and his behavior, and concluded that Meucci was deliberately involved in attempts to defraud investors.

The question of whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone is perhaps the single most litigated fact in U.S. history, and the Bell patents were defended in some 600 cases. Bell never lost a case. HR 269 directly contradicts findings of courts in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, and numerous others states. (See among others American Bell Telephone Co. v. Dolbear, 15 Fed. Rep. 448; American Bell Telephone Co. v. Spencer, 8 Fed. Rep. 509, and American Bell Telephone Co. v. Molecular Telephone, 32 Fed. Rep. 214.)

Biographer's memo

Judge's Ruling in Bell vs. Meucci court case

Bell and Meucci

"Contrary to the implications in HR 269, the courts have looked into Meucci's claims extensively and were very unequivocal in their findings. Meucci was a defendant in American Bell Telephone Co. v. Globe Telephone Co. and others. (The court's findings, reported in 31 Fed. Rep. 729, are attached verbatim.)

The judge was scathing in his criticism of Meucci's claims and his behavior, and concluded that Meucci was deliberately involved in attempts to defraud investors.

The question of whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone is perhaps the single most litigated fact in U.S. history, and the Bell patents were defended in some 600 cases. Bell never lost a case. HR 269 directly contradicts findings of courts in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, and numerous others states. (See among others American Bell Telephone Co. v. Dolbear, 15 Fed. Rep. 448; American Bell Telephone Co. v. Spencer, 8 Fed. Rep. 509, and American Bell Telephone Co. v. Molecular Telephone, 32 Fed. Rep. 214.)

I was downloading and playing mp3's back in 1996 on my el-crappo Cyrix 486 DX2/80 box...Winamp could not reliably play 128kb mp3's at all, so the de-facto standard player for poor souls like me who couldnt afford a better box was WinPlay, which played them back with ease.

...and the enemy is RHONDA CLARKE ! This bitch complained to the .CX authorities and caused the demise of the Internet icon known as Goatse.cx . This ferocious act of censorship couldn't have happen without her whining like the stuck-up ho she is.


THIS MEANS WAR !!! Here's her e-mail address : rcken@pulau.cx . Trolls, crapflooders, crackers, jihadis, unite ! WE MUST BRING HER HELL !!!!!!!!!!!

It was probably fall of 1997. I heard about MP3 and wanted to check it out. I did a web search, probably on Excite or WebCrawler. One of the first hits was for Rage Against the Coffee Machine, although it probably looked more like this. (Sorry, 1999 is the oldest archived page.)

It was probably fall of 1997. I heard about MP3 and wanted to check it out. I did a web search, probably on Excite or WebCrawler. One of the first hits was for Rage Against the Coffee Machine, although it probably looked more like this. (Sorry, 1999 is the oldest archived page.)

It was probably fall of 1997. I heard about MP3 and wanted to check it out. I did a web search, probably on Excite or WebCrawler. One of the first hits was for Rage Against the Coffee Machine, although it probably looked more like this. (Sorry, 1999 is the oldest archived page.)

I don't get it... the patent applies to not just name@subdomain.domain, that's just the first half, the second half is that is relates to finding them based on profession... doesn't it have to match both?

I nearly have prior art, as the whole thing is so stinking "common sense":

jason.artoo.net which I had jason@artoo.net for the email and that's how all of our users' webspace and emails were set up (see my old email at the bottom of our access request page to confirm the email portion), from 2000.

Even more obvious was on my surname page which clearly states we'll give any Roysdon their own email forwarding and web-redirection (or hosting for that matter)... but again, alas, it's from 2001.

I don't get it... the patent applies to not just name@subdomain.domain, that's just the first half, the second half is that is relates to finding them based on profession... doesn't it have to match both?

I nearly have prior art, as the whole thing is so stinking "common sense":

jason.artoo.net which I had jason@artoo.net for the email and that's how all of our users' webspace and emails were set up (see my old email at the bottom of our access request page to confirm the email portion), from 2000.

Even more obvious was on my surname page which clearly states we'll give any Roysdon their own email forwarding and web-redirection (or hosting for that matter)... but again, alas, it's from 2001.

I don't get it... the patent applies to not just name@subdomain.domain, that's just the first half, the second half is that is relates to finding them based on profession... doesn't it have to match both?

I nearly have prior art, as the whole thing is so stinking "common sense":

jason.artoo.net which I had jason@artoo.net for the email and that's how all of our users' webspace and emails were set up (see my old email at the bottom of our access request page to confirm the email portion), from 2000.

Even more obvious was on my surname page which clearly states we'll give any Roysdon their own email forwarding and web-redirection (or hosting for that matter)... but again, alas, it's from 2001.

yeah I know =( but you can still get the latest version here: archive.org

I do

The complaint was filed by on Rhonda Clarke, an Office Manager for the Indian Ocean Group Training Association .

Online petition to reinstate goatse.cx In these dark times, we can still access the internet archive of goatse.cx

I'm sure slashdot'll have numerous dupes of this story in six to ten days...

New NetBSD logo

I'm waiting for the gaping asshole XBOX

I've seen a documentary on this very subject. There's definately oil on Mars but after learning about our capitalist system, the Martians have already started drilling for it.

Or buy 300 of them and save the internet on it :-)

I am guessing the reason you are addicted is simply good storytelling.

The word mythology, somewhat generically used, refers to transcendent human experiences that everyone can relate to. Such cliche stories as "All men want to be strong heroes", "women want to be rescued by handsome guy", "overcoming all odds".

Good game designers simply include as many of these experiences as possible, within the constraints of a challenge/reward system. Thus, you have an environment where you are capable of self-actualizing. Maslow's heirarchy of needs is a pyramid, where all your basic needs (food, air, sleep, safety, etc) must be fulfilled, before you can focus on your emotional and higher needs. Since you sit an play games all day, your financial needs, food, etc. are all being met. The only remaining motivator for you is to develop your highest level of emotions, need for personal interaction, and being rewarded for your actions/ideas.

Game therapy is easy. Find situations in real life that reward you in a way *similar* to the game. If you like teaming up with people and going to kill some stuff in the game, then join a softball team in real life. If you like developing your character, then start going to the gym and eating healthy. If you like finding rare items, then redesign your house and save up money for new furniture and electronics.

Everything that you like about gaming is an echo of something in real life - you just have to hunt for it a little bit.

Anyone remember Flo Fox? A seventy year old spamming grandmother. Those OAPs aren't as innocent as they look you know.

Monty Python dispelled that notion long ago.

Maybe I'm a fanatic about these things but...

What's wrong with mp3's/oggs? The premise on which iTunes is based (that here is a method that allows you to download legally) is wrong; in fact, lots of musicians are putting mp3's out there for free. Look at dmusic.com , IUMA, irate radio and netlabels . Some of the stuff is eclectic, experimental, not mass market, but it's not that far off.

I stopped listening to commercial music 6 months ago (although I still donate to artists with tipjar links). For "open content" listeners like me, all this talk of proprietary locked content only encourages musicians to put their content in locked formats. That is bad for everyone.

Share the Music day ; sharethemusic weblog

The only real change I noticed from the original spec was a 20Gb HD, vs 10Gb in the first.

--H

From the article:
He said the company would now go back to its roots, focusing on building blocks and abandoning its forays into multimedia and film products.

To me that is potentially a big mistake. It is pretty obvious that the bricks product line can't be maintained forever. And a good guess is that kids are going to switch to digital entertainment. Thus the solution would be to revitalise the building blocks arm of Lego to continue milking the market for cash, but also continue the efforts to find new digital markets. I don't pretend to know the kids better than Lego market researchers, but I am quite sure that in 2010 5 y.o. kids will not enjoy play traditional Lego very much. Yes, creativity is important and yes, 3 y.o. kids are probably not smart enough to play advanced Lego replacements, but
a) this might change in a few years, just like kids became more comfortable with computers in the past.
b) 5-7 y.o. can be creative enough to use more advanced toys. May be something like advanced version of Second Life MMOG is the answer? :) Unlimited creativity, simple (in the future) interfaces, a lot of fun.

Come on, people, you can pretend as much as you want that "creativity" allows you to see 2 triangles as a Star Destroyer, but how many of you would settle for these for your kids? Times change, get over it. We humans tend to use more and more complex technology because we learn to do it. And if your kids stick to low-tech building blocks, how will that help them become transhumans when they grow up?

This text is several years old, at least. In fact, the wayback machine puts it at about 5 years old.

Come on guys, you know this is really, really old.

This text is several years old, at least. In fact, the wayback machine puts it at about 5 years old.

Come on guys, you know this is really, really old.

Alas, it looks like this is all the WBM has on it...

Reminds me of an old article on how Outlook Express viruses affect Mac users:

Will the virus impact my Macintosh if I am using a non-Microsoft e-mail program, such as Eudora?

If you are using an Macintosh e-mail program that is not from Microsoft, we recommend checking with that particular company. But most likely other e-mail programs like Eudora are not designed to enable virus replication.

Caldera & SCO to merge Unix and Linux OS? Where are the lawyers?

"Since our crawler seeks to collect the digital artifacts of our culture for the benefit of future researchers and generations..."

That is, unless the digital artifacts in question are, like Operation Clambake opposed to rich and powerful sects. In which case, they are blocked by the Wayback machine after the Archive caves in to DMCA notices.

Why is archive.org arichived :) so many times on the 18 Sept 2001? There are actually more - "Note some duplicates are not shown. See all." then there are about 7500 entries, mostly in the same year. I opend about 10 of them and they seem to be the same.

The Internet Archive serves the hidden purpose of preserving the AI source-code DNA of artificial Minds.
Each AI Mind leaves a source code trace of itself as it evolves and proliferates across the 'Net and the parsecs of nearby meatspace.
Robot Minds will be able to look up their ancestors in the Internet archive, just as we humans do. However, when the Joint Stewardship of Earth by man and cyborg has arrived in the form of the Technological Singularity, robots will be able to resurrect their AI Mind ancestors and bring them back to alife from the Internet Archive.

No, more like this:
This Guy!

Just been looking at some slashdot pages from 1997... quote from the "Post your comments here!" form : "If you don't have anything worthwhile to say, don't say it. If people continue to abuse this feature, I will have to remove it."

Oh how different things could have been... ;-)

If the trolls had time machines...

The oldest /. entry has a link to older articles? That's too weird, even for me.