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Really interesting this story! http://www.spymac.com/details/?2343566

Very impressive! http://www.spymac.com/details/?2343566

It IS a rather large car, but I doubt there would be room for an entire hospital. http://dcjensen.spymac.com/heroes/heroes-ncc1701.jpg

REALLY INTERESTING: http://www.spymac.com/details/?2339829

I love NES. Here's a desktop I made called "Know Your Mushrooms" Inspired by a Nintendo design. http://www.spymac.com/details/?2333985

IE sucks!!! use firefox!! and you won't have more problems http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

"[...]a combination of Mac fans and intelligent sleuthing pulled the wraps off of Apple's latest creation before Jobs did[...]" http://www.spymac.com/details/?2324639

[...]"Scientists want to create hybrid embryos by merging human cells with animal eggs in a bid to extract stem cells. The embryos would then be destroyed within 14 days."[...] Will they be destroyed? I doubt it http://www.spymac.com/details/?2324191

I don't find the utility of this... http://www.spymac.com/details/?2324191

Just buy a new one! http://www.spymac.com/details/?2324191

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I agree that we should talk about network transparency. There is not much honesty on the net... http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

I am not surprised at all! And may be more than 33mp http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

I am not surprised at all! And may be more than 33mp http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

"Sometimes customers are a little surprised by the price, but it doesn't prevent them from wanting a fun arrangement," he said. "It's sort of like price increases with things like gasoline or bread, or milk. People don't stop buying them." http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

I don't understand who in Earth will want something like this http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

take a look at this: http://www.spymac.com/details/?2321924

Interesting http://www.spymac.com/details/?2321924

http://www.spymac.com/details/?2316804

I've never understood the fascination with pictographic security measures. It seems very rube-goldberg and introduces several counter-intuitive factors that could end up locking out legitimate clients from their own data, if something were to happen to them that would permanently alter how they enter such a code. (The same could be said for biometric security measures, as well...)

For example, what if the user were to end up blind, paralyzed or damages / loses part of the limb used to enter such a code? At least with alphanumeric sequences, there are several ways to accomodate such changes.

May pictographic codes were cool back in the days of Johnny Pneumonic, but realistically they're not exactly practical for everyday use. There's a few websites out there, like SpyMac that employ pictographic codes, however, they lost a good chunk of their user base after it was put into effect. (Not sure if they're still using it now though...)

Use google. I can't find the original Indian newspaper article, but there are plenty of mentions from back then (including one with a picture). The link to Microsoft's own take on the story is dead now, but it's mentioned all over the place.

Considering that Microsoft patented a method of using human beings as power for computer systems,
http://www.spymac.com/forums/showthread.php?thread id=92606.

Bill Gates is American and apparantly owns the US Government. He would never do anything to exploit his own countrymen! He no doubt has the idea to start beta tests of this wonderful new energy source at Guantanamo Bay, in the name of freedom!

The announcement by Apple

More than 1,900 comments already on some forums!

I do see a valid point in trying both platforms. So I will be posting my experiences with my first windows machine after using mac's all my life. Check my journal to see it or my blog

http://www.spymac.com/gallery/show_photo.php?picid =178380

Renmond. start your photocopiers!

"Who's in charge of microsoft anyway,oh.... ..."

There's a decent size comparison here

I may be in the minority, but I would definately like to have an all-in-one device. I dont think we're there yet in terms of useability, but eventually why not? When we have the technology to make a phone thats too small to use, an mp3 player that you could lose amongst pocket change and a 10 mp digital camera smaller than a fingernail, I say figure out how to get them all into a single device with elegant functional design and I want one.

I've said it before, but it is important enough to be worth repeating.

The Wikimedia project that runs Wikipedia and other sites desperately needs more people to help [spymac.com] run the site. Both to develop the software and administer the servers. The growth of Wikipedia is phenomenal and traffic is increasing at a rapid pace. However, without proper planning, the system will not be able to keep up with demand. The site gets over 80 million hits a day, so it would certainly be an interesting project to work on from a technical standpoint. Oh, and did I forget to say it runs on Linux?

The other thing that Sanger misses in his "hey look I used to be important in this thing too" essay is that that what Wikipedia needs most is better referencing of facts. The only criticism left of Wikipedia is the percieved lack of reliability. The best (only?) way to combat this is to cite individual facts to the most authoritative source available. With that Wikipedia can be more reliable than any other single source available. Not perfect, because someone can dispute any fact, but Wikipedia might be able to be the best out there at it. There is certainly a lot of work going on in this area, but also many who write on Wikipedia fail to see the writing on the wall and reallize this really is the only valid criticism left. There are a number of projects working to organize and solve this problem, see the project on verifiability for one.

Many of you were probably already aware Wikipedia had reached 500,000 articles. What may be of even more interest to many Slashdot readers though is that the Wikimedia project that runs Wikipedia and other sites desperately needs more people to help run the site. Both to develop the software and administer the servers. The growth of Wikipedia is phenomenal and traffic is increasing at a rapid pace. However, without proper planning, the system will not be able to keep up with demand. The site gets over 80 million hits a day, so it would certainly be an interesting project to work on from a technical standpoint. Oh, and did I forget to say it runs on Linux?

The other thing Wikipedia needs most is better referencing of facts. The only criticism left of Wikipedia is the percieved lack of reliability. The best (only?) way to combat this is to cite individual facts to the most authoritative source available. With that Wikipedia can be more reliable than any other single source available. Not perfect, because someone can dispute any fact, but Wikipedia might be able to be the best out there at it. There is certainly a lot of work going on in this area, but also many who write on Wikipedia fail to see the writing on the wall and reallize this really is the only valid criticism left. I for one am promoting work on a list of Wikipedia's otherwise best articles that do not cite their sources properly. If you want to contribute to something, researching and citing facts in these articles could be one of the most valuable things you could do.

Given a DVD burner and a Mac, it's trivial to burn your own non-system-restricted install DVD from the system-specific one. Apple may not want you to do it, but it's a lot more convenient than installing an old version of Panther from the retail CD set, followed by downloading several hundred MB of upgrades. It may even violate the EULA, although I'll start worrying about such technicalities when Apple start paying for my download bandwidth and disc-swapping time. But you needn't feel bad about it if you are using it as a replacement for the CD set.

It boils down to disabling the bundled software section in a plist file: Instructions.

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(Sorry, can't look for a link for Raul Fernandez's "Think Dirty" girl at work.)

i'd consider a mini, but dislike OSX (would rather run Debian). given that 'FoxConn Electronics' actually make the mini apparently:

http://www.spymac.com/forums/showthread.php?thread id=148682 ... i wonder if it's possible to catch them at the door ;)

if not guess i'd rather go with this Intel box, or the comparitively priced Shuttle.. what's a few inches anyway.. http://us.shuttle.com/

i was considering buying a G4 lappie and putting Debian on it, as several friends have done this with great reports. however i found this better looking machine at near half the price, a robust design (carbon fibre case), incredibly fast, light and low temperature. apparently it's also won several design awards (whatever that means):

http://store.agearnotebooks.com/asusm6nphotos.html

solipsistic fandom aside, the Apple titanium machines are fairly crappy anyway, several friends have paint chipped off, dented lids and they are absurdly hot. the iBooks however seem to be well made laptops.

having bought it i was surprised to find, Asus make many of the Apple machines anyway ;)

http://www.spymac.com/forums/showthread.php?thread id=148682

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20050114A7040.html

funny, i thought this report from Digitimes (originally in the Apple.com website) were reliable sources:

http://www.spymac.com/forums/showthread.php?thread id=148682

which is from.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20050114A7040.html

BTW i'm currently looking for an unbadged iBook G5 now ;)

The usewr manual specifically states not to use any non-standard discs. It even shows pictures of ones not to use, including mini-disks, the credit-card shaped discs, and the triangular shaped discs (though I've never seen on of those myself. Look around page 98 on the Getting Started pdf for the powerbook (mine is a 15" pb).

Spymac http://www.spymac.com/ has photos of the new gear. Maybe time to bust open the piggy bank

Apple's iDisk offering is, or at least once was, WebDAV. Also incorporates quotas and is multi-user capable. Allows them to give nice hooks to publishing directly from iMovie and iPhoto, for example.

Sorry, I don't know exactly how they do it; but I do know that when it was announced (in '99?) there was some discussion about how Apple was accomplishing it. And you could probably reverse-implement their implementation in a few hours of poking.

For that matter, I think SpyMac uses the same thing.

http://www.spymac.com/ already has this... for free

I've seen many photos of the 17" iMac, from Apple's own documentation (the 10MB tiff) to some other disassemblies, but This spymac image is a picture of the insides of the 20" version.

The fans are laid out differently, the HD and inverter in a slightly different position, and looks like there would be room for a dual CPU if apple were so inclined.

Hey! Anyone want to see my liver stones? Many people can scarcely believe the kind of stones that come out of them during a thorough liver flush. In actuality, the stones above came from both the liver and gallbladder. Green to bright green stones reflect a relatively healthy liver and gallbladder. http://www.spymac.com/gallery/show_memberpics.php? memberid=568733

"I see dumb people, they are all around me.." Yes, it is true, they are all around is, it is impossible to not run into one on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, the IT profession gets poked at about this type of attitude and it should, it's true.

I agree with this article and I would say that if you are having a problem with people and have some sort of idea that they are all wrong, you might want to take a moment and look in the mirror because the problem is you.

There is simply nothing more annoying than working with someone who has all the answers (this is simply a delusional). As an IT professional, I am always working with others to achieve solutions, and there are deinitely people out there who assist in producing these solutions, however, like the article states, they are not always easy to go to.

BAD IT professionals stifle an organizations ability to provide quality services and these "GOD Like" creatures should consider a profession that can be dealt with in complete seclusion or learn how to effectively deal with people.

Here are a couple of tips for those of you who (you know who you are), that may be suffering:

1. Explain yourself, know your audience.
anyone can rattle off a slew of acronyms, lets face it, there are millions, how about learning a little more about who you are talking to and speak at their level, I have found this to be far more effective than going on and on about some technology. Save it for someone who understands.

2. Learn to listen

If you are sitting there in a meeting just waiting to hear yourself talk, you are more than likely to not be heard, and even if what you have to say makes sense or is important, people may not want to hear it. Why? becasue I it is more than likely certain that people are on to this and realize that you do not care about what they have to say. People are more perceptive than you would think (oh thats right, this trait is reserved to you only)

3. Communicate.

Well, I realize that this encompasses nearly all of what I have said, so I will be more specific, sorry if it does not deal completely with this subject. What I means is, let your users know what is going on (in simple terms) and have a plan. I have seen way too many times people make system-wide changes without fully understanding the consequences and with little or no comunication, this is SO disasterous and must be completely avoided.

4. Take Responsibility

All too many times, a mistake is made and the IT guru begins to point his/her finger, "it can't be my system" and then magically the problem goes away.... Hmmm, remember what I said about perceptive?

I could go on all day about this, the bottom line is we all need to understand our audiences and be mindful of our actions, we are dealing with a wide variety f people in the workplace, if you can't handle this, ask for a position with no human contact.

Service is just a tad bit spotty at times, but most of the time (I'd say like 95%) it's reliable. Transfer speed is good enough for my DSL connection too.

They're checking referers, so make sure you browse to the homepage, then paste in the image URL, and it will work.

i'm sure this is going to flood someone badly, but here is a close up http://www.spymac.com/upload/gallery/f_0/user_117/ medium/upload_200466.jpg

There's some speculation that the all-new Apple iMac G5 (announced for September) will include TV functionality

I think this would rock, as it's rather a waste to have those nice wide LCD screens off at any time (that and the fact that my apartment is of the aforementioned shoebox type).

Have you actually seen the picture? If not, here it is. Does that look like the face of someone that is thinking it's not a big deal. Like other people have said, when you are the president of a world power, running out of the classroom with kids isn't the best course of action. I read somewhere that secret service agents didn't really see a need to rush the president to safety. They knew that planes have been flown into buildings and were poised to respond if a plane was on the way.

Plus, few people say this, but profiles of these terrorists say they strike non-moving targets. Al-Qaeda terrorists have been reported as taking as much time as they need to carry out a plan, plans that last years. They also target non-moving things like buildings that will be there indefinitely. The terrorists don't have the planning and strategy to bomb a school where the president will only be at for a short time during one day.

I'll let everyone else disect everything else you said.

I see no mention of spymac mail. Webmail, hosting, a massive popular online community of half a million people, and better code than gmail.

Completely free!