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Slashback: Picnic, Sperling, Quickliness
Now where can we rent giant Tux costumes for such events? You've already seen Marc Merlin's report on the Big Event, but an Anonymous Brave Guy pointed out a piece over at the BBC about people's mostly-mushy feelings about the current 10-year Linux streak, noting that "It's worth reading just for the post on airlines from 'Lee, UK'. :-)" (Oldie-but-goodie, defined.)
And Totally_Tux writes: "LAN parties are generally associated with LAN gaming. The South Australian Linux group though recently held the Linux InstallFest 2001 that aimed at introducing Linux to new users by helping them install the OS onto their notebooks and desktop PCs and holding talks last Saturday. The InstallFest was also marked by a tenth birthday celebration to Linux's Tux persona on the 25th of August. This short article includes some shots from that day. Read about InstallFest 2001 here."
So you wanna make your box jump to life? Many readers were interested in General Software's slimmed-down, quick-booting experimental system; General's Steve Jones writes: "In order to accommodate the numerous requests for more information about the General Software Quick Boot Soyo Experiment, we've set-up a web page, and also an email alias for additional direct queries. The web page contains more details about the project, and a FAQ which the company would like to update based on inquiries to the email address."
Call Occam, ask him to bring his biggest razor. gh0ul writes: "Sheldon Sperling of the DOJ has sent out his own press release regarding last week's Report Security Problems, Face The Consequences story. Brian K. West's defence team has posted their own reply to Sheldon's release here ..."
To help you laugh through the tears: A nameless reader wants you to know that the "BBC's Radio 4 is repeating all 12 episodes from the two series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy originally broadcast in 1978 and 1980. Wednesdays, 5 September -- 21 November, 6.30pm UK time (17:30 UTC until 2001-10-28, then 18:30 UTC.) Listen here."
Seems that the rebroadcasting of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy is in Real(Player) format. That pisses me off. How I loathe realplayer...
--hongpong.com
Wow thats great news ! and it's good that it's in realplayer .. no more of going to windoze to listen to them.
Try contacting the Danish Unix User Group that lends out this Tux costume
[Connection closed by foreign host]
the doj letter reminds me of the song by ronin. .. really it's an art to write such a long letter without saying anything.
so typically diplomatic
...Linux users come up with a way to increase their OS flavour of choice from its current .00937% market share to something more impressive.
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what's with this ip? drop it in netscape and nothin, whois is blank. The reverse is nothin, google gives me nothin. Damn it, I hate jokes that I can't understand!
Does anyone actually have a Java program designed to control air traffic, or for the operation of a nuclear facility?
from the linuxfreak artical:
>>Third, senders of certain kinds of SPAM (not the lunch meat) may also be subjected to criminal prosecution under this statute.
SPAM (upper case) is a lunch meat and a trademark of Hormel.
spam (lower case) is unwanted email.
and what did he do to deserve this?
:)
from the 130.49.77.223 dept.
to save you the time
[stewart@byte stuff]# host 130.49.77.223
223.77.49.130.in-addr.arpa. is an alias for 223.77.64-19.49.130.in-addr.arpa.
223.77.64-19.49.130.in-addr.arpa. domain name pointer dhcp77-223.pittsburgh.resnet.pitt.edu.
There's BBC America, it is on cable (AT&T Broadband) I have no idea about DirecTV. It's one of the few things that keep me sane living here :)
you heard me. get the whole series in mp3 format from audiogalaxy. just search for it, it's all there. linux client available.
It's a perennial favourite anyways, but when Adams died it set off a new round of posting/requesting.
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
from the 130.49.77.223 dept.
Could anyone explain the significance of this IP address to me?
Thanks.
AskJeeves, after consulting with some lawyers, denied ever copying P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves character. The company's popular "internet personality" was in fact based on porn star Marilyn Chambers.
---- "If we have to go on with these damned quantum jumps, then I'm sorry that I ever got involved" - Erwin Schrodinger
They're trying to slashdot somebody by posting their IP and making everybody curious (I pinged too).
130.49.77.223
I can feel my sanity, beyond my reach and slipping...
(How some 20-odd seconds of music, clearly used as a parody, can be copyright infringement, I'm not sure. But I've still got that short segment of the show "memorized", and they can't jail me for playing it back in my own head! Not yet anyway! Free Dmitri! Free Dmitri!!! ;-)
Practice random senselessness and act kind of beautiful.
Click Start->Run... and type in msconfig.exe. The "System Configuration Utility" will come up, allowing you to do all sorts of cool things to Windows. The most important is the "Startup" tab. Go there and look at the checkboxes. These allow you to selectively disable _all_ programs that get started when your computer starts (even those not shown in the Startup folder in the Start menu).
Even if you uncheck all the boxes (even the important-sounding ones such as scanRegistry or TaskMonitor), your computer will still start up and work fine. I've tried it. So go crazy! Uncheck anything having to do with RealPlayer, or anything that sounds suspicious. To find out what some of the more obscure programs do, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete and killing them selectively, then seeing if you notice the difference. Common ones are the on-screen displays for keyboards with Internet buttons, antivirus tray icons, software registration reminders, automatic Internet update checkers, RealPlayer, scanner software, and AOL/AIM tray icons. By only checking the things you want, you can eliminate useless crap and take control of what programs do to your system.
If you see something called WebHancer or SaveNow, UNCHECK its box with EXTREME PREJUDICE! These are evil spyware/forced advertising programs that are using your computer for their nefarious purposes.
If you do this for your parents, they will be forever grateful.
Another great way to "fix" Windows is Microsoft's TweakUI. If you are a computer geek running Windows and you don't have TweakUI, get it now! Its a great control panel applet that allows you to customize Windows features that you can't customize anywhere else. Get it from Microsoft (search their site, its available for all versions of Windows if you look hard enough, even though its not supported it works perfectly).
main(c,r){for(r=32;r;) printf(++c>31?c=!r--,"\n":c<r?" ":~c&r?" `":" #");}
I apologize for being rather offtopic, but what's up with no more quickies? I personally enjoy the quickies a bit, but all I get are these silly slashbacks! What's up?
http://www.talknerdy.org
Wow. I am constantly reminded how clueless the folks are who make legal decisions in so-called "developed nations".
.txt files. Again: of course I looked in these files. They were in a public location. That's the point.
.sig, as well. Must be some hacker. Totally above the law.
Of course this dude found the hole by accident! Tech support folks are always poking and prodding to see how things break. It's called "problem solving" and the DOJ should look into it.
I mean, I have personally reported security holes to webmasters on three separate occasions. In one case, browsing to the right URL got you a dirlist which showed a bunch of
How is it my fault that the files contained credit card information (including expiry dates) with associated personal information (in some cases, Social Insurance Numbers (it was a Canadian site, eh)?
If it was a wallet, I'd look for a name and address and return it, wouldn't I? Why am I suspect if I pick up the wallet in the first place?
Even if the so-called hacker is suspect, it is often recommended to legal types to do their homework and investigate before flying off the handle. Where there is one hacker, there's three. Why not try and catch a few more, especially if they are stupid enough to contact you about their "exploits" using a valid email return email address.
I bet he had his telephone number in his
I'll stop now. This much sarcasm is not good for me, and I'm starting to feel all superiour to the government, again.
-- clvrmnky
No one places cookies on other people's computers. People download and store cookies on their own initiative. Web browser == user agent, therefore a user is responsible for what his web browser does.
As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
Please remember to remove your tux suit while in the woods during hunting season as not to confuse any drunk hunters.
None of the mechanics are quite sure where the planes are because they haven't had to work on them for years. All the planes are pilotless and are controlled by a single operator who just does periodic health checks. The passengers hand their tickets to a boarding attendant and then walk through a hallway. At the other end they step out at their destination, never realizing they were even on an airplane.
- Hail to our fearless misleader! Fool speed ahead!
West's lawyers state: If this case goes to trial, the Microsoft personnel who developed these programs will likely be subpoenaed as witnesses by Mr. West's defense team. Or if it is found that this software contributed to, participated in or caused the events under investigation to occur, Microsoft could be indicted under the same statute.
That should rack up some billable hours for West's defense team.
Trying to distract from the facts of the case by raising the issue of Microsoft's complicity suggests that the West may not have such a strong case. It's as if an accused murder based his defense on the fact that handguns are dangerous and called a handgun manufacturer as his star witness.
Software doesn't break the law. People break the law.
I get BBC from digital cable (Adelphia).
Microsoft isn't guilty here either (unless it misconfigures itself) though Frontpage isn't exactly all that great.
The person who is guilty is the guy who configured Frontpage Extensions or IIS.
Calling Brian K West guilty is like saying a guy who sits on a whoopie cushion lacks manners.
The message on the other side of this sig is false.