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I not only have keft Facebook, I am actively blocking it, Using pdnsd as my DNS server, I have added the following:

neg {
name=facebook.com;types=domain;
name=fbcdn.net;types=domain;
name=fbcdn.com;types=domain;
name=fb.com;types=domain;
}

And besides being able to block facebook, I also use mvps that I add to it with a little bit of scripting.
A third plus is that the domains that my provider is required to block are still available.

Some 5 years ago I migrated all my programs to Linux, using the software generator Modgen, written in C.

At that time I was creating a lot of programs in Visual Studio using VB, calling PL/Sql packages procedures for Oracle.

Nowadays I use Python (easier than Java; just use a set of import statements for the classes you want to use in your py-file and all classes are available for use), where the GUI aspect is replaced by WxPython (The WxPython demo provides a wealth on code examples, that can be tried out from a navigation tree) and the Database aspect by Mysql (I use Phpmyadmin as the administrative interface to all my databases).

For Web-applications I still use Php + Mysql.

To see examples of both a Windows app and the equivalent Linux app, check the JW-CPO-WIN and JW-CPO app on http://members.home.nl/wijnenjl/index7o.html; for an example of a Php web app see JW-RES-LAMP-PHP.

I turns out that these applications also work on windows, although I try to avoid it as much as possible.

I also tried to check if a development framework like Eclipse, Netbeans, Jbuilder was feasible. I like their beauty, although the learning curve is rather steep. (Eclipse is good for Java development, Netbeans has some nice tutorials for Web Applications. Jbuilder has a feature, where changing code is changing your graphical diagrams).

The major reason for me to use Linux is, that all the languages (including the functional languages such a LISP, Prolog) can be learned for free, the drawback is that the intuitiveness of the development GUI is lagging a few years behind on Windows.

So. In summary: learn C (and also a bit of CPP), Python and WxPython (You probably won't need Java anymore).

I submitted this as a story, but it was rejected, so I might as well put the link here. Towards more aesthetic forms of encryption: http://members.home.nl/skoric/security/aesthetic.p df

Note that I am not the author of this paper, but an aquaintance of him.

Enjoy!

I don't "get" the concept of sorting music in folders.
If I want to listen to "Jam" by "Michael Jackson", I can't necessarily remember which one of his 10 albums it's on.
Therefore I have all my music "sorted" in one huge folder.
This obviously requires utterly perfect file naming, but that requirement is trivial with proper tags (which is the real hurdle) and a good file renamer.

For albums I use: "Artist - Album - Track # - Track name"
For compilations it's: "Album - Track # - Artist - Track name"

This way the tracks are always sorted in the folder in the order they are on the album. In actual use, this method is far superior to the folder-concept due it being easier to spot the correct artist name and there being no frantic movement through subfolders.

In order to achieve the above i use:
Max for ripping
Media Rage for retagging/renaming/etc.
iTunes for retagging/playing.

On Windows I would use EAC, Tag (although with the "Tagger" frontend) and Foobar2000.

hi, Have you tried ndiswrapper yet? This is an open source wrapper. I've used it ith my Broadcom wlan-card, but this wasn't a USB card. I think the general idea of installing a driver should be the same for your USB-card. If you want you can take a look at my "zv6251EA" howto 's on http://members.home.nl/ruudbeukema/techniek/linux/ . It includes setting up the wlan card using ndiswrapper. Good luck!

The thing that makes this so utterly pointless is that it's going to be tucked away inside a PC case where nobody will see it.

This is for the type of dude who has a transparent case and internal lighting. I'm sure the dude would work out a way to make the HD window clearly visible from the outside.

Have you seen the Half Life 2 case mod for example? Some of these dudes are pretty serious :)

Cheers
Stor

Personally, I'm willing to buy a case made out of any kind of material if it'll be quiet enough... my regular steel case is too loud at night.

MOD PARENT UP.

Man, that codepack is great! thanks a lot

BTW here[ Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 1.34] is a direct download link for the codec pack

but shn is not free for commercial use

according to http://members.home.nl/w.speek/comparison.htm
the fully free software FLAC seems to perform about as well

Meanwhile you're dreaming if you think RIAA will let anyone sell unprotected mp3s, and just about nobody wants giant-sized .wavs.

it seems worthwhile to point out that there are several lossless audio compression formats. I use Monkey's Audio all the time. Here's a comparison of some:

http://members.home.nl/w.speek/comparison.htm

Before you turn off Flash, you should try this little puzzle. Very neat, and awesome use of subtle sounds. But yeah, other than that, Flash pretty much sucks. :/

I don't really believe that. As I mention on the web page, ALAC is very similar to FLAC - however it is slightly more complicated, not less. It requires more CPU power to decode ALAC than it does to decode FLAC. That said, it should generally have a better rate of compression.

http://members.home.nl/w.speek/comparison.htm
http://flac.sourceforge.net/comparison.html

The interesting information from Apple that it leaves out is about Apple Lossless Encoder. This is built into iTunes, so it's easy to rip to this format on both Macs and PC's. Obviously, it can be played back with iTunes too. It compresses to about 60%. It can be played back on the iPod, and it does support Apple's DRM scheme.

Another comparison of lossless formats, can be found here.

I can totally recommend Blender, as it not only has a good 3d-engine for animation, it also has a complete scripting environment, making it possible to create user-interaction schemes.

I wanted to post additional Blender Tutorial links:

i found a collection of Tutorials, the Blender Classroom Tutorial Book or a list of Blender Tutorials found on the net.

Both Winamp and iTune's tagging capabilities are pretty weak compared to a dedicated tagging utility like mp3tag or tag. Tagging from within either Winamp or iTunes is convenient for small changes, but for any bulk changes they're both a pain.

Since the site went down, I feel bad for people, so here's another casemod that really shows how much work that goes into it... Here ya are, the Blackmesa Case Mod

Flashy case mod

Of my favorite cases on that page. That guy has way too much time on his hands, impressive nonetheless.

Some have gotten APE files to play on other platforms. The problem with it is that while it's slightly more efficient than FLAC or ALAC, it's a bit slower. I'm sure patents might have been an issue too. Some of the super efficient lossless coders are a few percent more efficient, but dramatically slower (10x slower than ALAC/FLAC or worse).

http://members.home.nl/w.speek/comparison.htm

Apple's new lossless codec isn't included, but will have a tough time beating the speed/size ratio of Monkey's Audio.

> DOSBox is great, and improving all the time, but it's a bit of a
> nightmare to configure.

Have you used any of the GUI front ends they link to on the download page. They make DOSBox much simpler, but are available on Windows only, from what I saw. I prefer D-Fend.

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

Note: Number 9 below is especially cool if you have an investment in Photoshop-plugins.

From:http://members.home.nl/m.weisbeek/gimp/

Annoyances about The GIMP

While The GIMP is such a powerful application, doesn't it have any drawbacks ?!? - Oh, yes, it has...

I [Martijn Weisbeek] am writing this article just to show you some of these. I hope that it will make you're life with The GIMP more easy. This article is the result of about one year of experience with using the Windows-version of The GIMP (almost on a daily basis). Just remember that The GIMP clearly focuses on functionality (which is good) instead of user-friendlyness. Therefore some things just aren't that obvious, just until you get the hang of it... So just take your time to read through this article and you'll make yourself an immediate GIMP-crack.

[...snip...]

For your convenience I created a list with pointers to the items in this article:

1. How do I edit an image ?

2. I hate going through this rightclick-menu each time !!!

3. Doesn't The GIMP support GIF's ?!?

4. Lots of GIMP-functions do not seem to be available !!!

5. But how do I know on what type of image a plugin works ?

6. How do I make parts of the image transparent ?

7. How do I remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) afterwards ?

8. How do I change the size of my image ?

9. Extend The GIMP's functionality with Photoshop-plugins

[...snip...]

you might want to have a look at AntiCrack which is a huge collection of tutorials cracking , reverse engineering, and programming. They also have a copy of the Old Fravia'Site, the new one being about searching).

There's a few games/challenges out there about reverse engineering, cracking, logic and programming. Give them a try if you wish (Arcanum is really nice):
AngularVision, Apotheosis, Arcanum, Aspect, Aspect2, C&CDisIncorporated, CyberArmy, Disavowed, Electrica, Escape, HackME, HackersGames, HackersLab, HackQuest, Hybrid, ICEFortress, Lamebulun, Mod-X, NetSplit, NGSEC'sSecurityGame, ProblemSetArchive, ReverserCourse, SlyFX, TheGame, and Try2hack.

have fun ;-)

Well....

It used to be linked here: potter.pdf

nice .pdf

Speaking of SARS, check this out.

2000: Making a respectable $28,000/yr doing outsource tech support for @Home back before collusion by Cox, Comcast and AT&T Broadband put them out of an American presence and financial troubles pushed them out of the Australian and Japanese markets.

2003: I'm a security officer. I'm now living paycheck to paycheck and have been eating at Taco Bell since mid-April because Taco Bell is cheaper than food and I still managed to owe...

Looking around Oregon, I'd say I made off pretty damn well with a paycheck that keeps a roof over my head and usually keeps me fed.

I ripped this from a Byte in the library:
Finally you can afford to satisfy your lust for power
[zx81 ad]
It was funny 10 years ago, it still is.

What's next, Seti@Home? ;-)
Yup, it is here :-O

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