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Geeks in Space, Episode 4
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MSs contest to crack a W2k box, the Red Hat IPO, man made viruses,
and more. Also not that this is probably the last time that we'll mention Geeks in Space on the Slashdot homepage. From now on we'll
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They did assemble the DNA sequence. However, they didn't engineer it from scratch. They just assembled a copy, piece by piece, of an existing DNA sequence. There is an absolutely HUGE difference between that and programming a new virus. The problem is that we aren't yet able to understand the DNA sequence. So far we've only been able to determine how a relative handful of genes affect the resulting life form.
Here is an analogy. Life is a CPU architecture, a life form is a program, and a DNA sequence is a machine language binary file that defines the life form. What researches have done is akin to creating a new instance of a program by copying an existing one bit by bit. Our current level of knowledge is equivalent to observing what happens to a program when you flip some bits here and there, but without knowing or understanding the instruction set of the architecture.
I thought this was evident in the article.
What made it worse was that they totally misinterpreted the virus story. The researchers just constructed a copy of an existing virus piece by piece. We don't have the capability to engineer a virus from scratch.
If they are going to discuss an article that was posted, the least they can do is READ IT!
A friend of mine who works at Microsoft in one of the Win2k departments has assured me that the YES the win2k machine can be cracked , but if you think about it either way its a win win situation for Micro$oft, cause it someone cracks the machine they will have the logs to see the who, what, when and wheres of it and if no one cracks it, then it gives them bragging rights ( Like anyone is really gonna give a rats ass) But as for , just give me my linux box and a little KDE and i'm happy all day long
Are there and other GIS in mp3 format? It would be a shame to loose them for ever. I'm sure they'll end up a national treasure.
I have to agree with this one. I liked the first few episodes, because they were packed with news summaries and relevant geeky comments. This episode was lame, because the geeky comments spiraled out of control.
So the formula that works for me is more news, and more relevant commentary.
What's with the poopload instead of shitload? I thought this was the Internet. I can hear someone say poopload over FCC monitored radio ... it's so tiresome.
What a bunch of nerds!! Oh, wait I mean geeks.
Wow! It sounds just like a couple of local TV anchors, what with their "witty banter" and "forced laughter."
First, the mics are input into a 4-channel mixer, which signal is put through a compressor (to give us a nice "radio"-esque sound) and finally the whole mess is recorded on a Dell Inspiron 3000 (Crystal Sound card) running the "Potato" release of Debian. We use SoundStudio, a freely available Tcl/Tk program to do the actual recording, and compress it with whatever mp3 encoder we have handy. Then, it's shipped off to The Sync for post-production, which is done in Sound Forge under win9x, IIRC.
Any other questions about our process? Feel free to email me at pater@slashdot.org.
Yes, Virginia, there really is a CowboyNeal.
Watching the statistics graph it never remains at 8.5 or above for more than half a second before dipping waaaay down and back up again.
Usually, as soon as it was released I always had much too much time spent in dips to play well.
~Chris
Also, I can never play the ra stream until about two days after the release (over my modem). Is there any way you guys can try to work against slashdotting?
~Chris Carlin
Gets my vote...
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Everything is fine up 'til
...compress it with whatever mp3 encoder we have handy. Then, it's shipped off to The Sync for post-production, which is done Sound Forge...
So you do lossy compression into MP3, then expand it back into a WAV for SoundForge, then compress it back into MP3. Ugh, nasty.
Please, please invert in a little more bandwidth so you can send an un-MP3'd file for post...
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But who is the other one?
...I noticed. Besides, if there's no equal way to leave responses, we'll never have hot flame wars.
It's really nice to be able to use more senses as input channels - less time-slicage on vision. Then again, we do have speech synthesizers - anyone have a slashdot reader script for festival?
I think, therefore thoughts exist. Ego is just an impression.
I can't use realplayer as it dosn't like my soundcard as a result downloading the mp3 is my only hope.
Sadly I can't. The server dosn't respond. It acts like it's down.
What are the chances of setting up some mirrors?
I don't actually exist.
It doesn't play on RealPlayer 5, the only RP available for Linux. :-(
My journal has hot
Ain't it great! Long live geeks/nerds!
Corndog
See subject. Just supporting him...
Corndog
get it Here (http://192.148.252.197/geeks31.mp3)
actualy, this was about the funniest one I've heard. it's not really a "service pack" to #3, but a take on the whole Andrew Lenard Artical about Slashdot's amazingly stupid PR firm......
"Subtle mind control? Why do all these HTML buttons say 'Submit' ?"
ReadThe ReflectionEngine, a cyberpunk style n
Do you use Linux to record the MP3? Maybe this
is more a question for the Ask Slashdot section,
but it would be interesting to discuss how well
Linux works for internet radio.
Besides, I think it's kind of refreshing, and very "nerdy" (in a good way). It reminds me of my College days.
*Falls back into the nostagia for a few more minutes.*
*Carlos: Exit Stage Right*
"Geeks, Where would you be without them?"
*Carlos: Exit Stage Right*
"Geeks, Where would you be without them?"
"Got Linux?"
Listen to all the complaints...bah..I love it...just because its not the news with some boring anchor people get mad...bah. Keep up the good work.
"You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
Love it, folks. Keep it coming. I agree with those requesting a slashbox, it gives more options. In reference to people who would trash your style, may I remind them that this isn't a "professional" production, and CT, H, & Co. are still working on it. Do you honestly expect that Howard Stern of Rush Limbaugh (to cover both ends of the spectrum, STS) got it perfect by their 4th show? Let the guys have fun, otherwise it may not be worth doing at all. This is their chance to personalize their views beyond a one-liner on a submission. Keep it up. You'll find a balance between what you want to do, and what the listeners like, soon enough.
We're through being cool! Eliminate the ninnies and the twits! -Devo
I listend to a lot of different college radio shows while in school, some were childish, some were quite good. I just see the potential for this one to turn into a 5 minute string of snorting and finger-pulling. I enjoyed the first 2 episodes a lot, and I hope they can return to the original format.
In Soviet Russia...michael would be rotting in Siberia!
It has taken on the form of a bad college radio show. Take some steps to improve it and I think it will work.
In Soviet Russia...michael would be rotting in Siberia!
Stop killing me with laughter! THIS RULES!~ Ahh! At least you haven't stolen my one other great radio idea. Please, keep a backlog of these so I can collect (steal) them all! ;-)
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Internet Explorer (n): Another bug -- that is, a feature that can't be turned off -- in Windows.
I downloaded the MP3s while I was working today, and it certainly provided a change of pace from the boring stuff in front of me. It did brighten my day, kinda, to hear people having fun - and that's the important stuff.
And rest assured, you're not driving your audience away - well, not all of it.
Tort
I've also been keeping track, this is the first time Microsoft has even been mentioned on the show.
Keep up the good work. (:
Again...no offense Rob...it's just that I'm here for news.
Also...please don't flame (others) and say "don't click if you don't want to read"....i'm only asking for a way to block these articles just like we can block others.
Werd.
I'll never remember to check the bookmarked page, guys! That's just unrealistic. I say give us a new slashbox for the show, which would have links to the page with the shows for each week (is this a regular weekly thing? Time goes funky during the summer). That way when a new one shows up it'll be right there on the front page of /.
Brynn, the forgetful
"Any sufficiently advanced form of Magic is indistinguishable from Technology." - Gnomish Technomancer
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