I don't mean to be flamebait or off-topic, but he has a very good point! I was about to post the same thing, but I didn't want to be redundant. Anyway, this is quite important. Yes, our language is always evolving, yes, phrases soemtimes take on new meanings, but this one has a clear, literal meaning. Besides, it's abusing the French language.:)
Um. On the subject of [h|cr]ackers. I have given up trying to explain this to my friends. I only now resort to the "it's cracker not hacker, darnit, and hacker originally meant someone who tinkered with their computer" speech when, upon learning that I am in the midst of a game of NetHack, say, "Hack!? Are you one of those people who's hacing into Yahoo and eBay?!" *sigh* -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Does that mean you can buy them? I think we call that 'Special Interest Groups'...:)
Seriously, isn't a commercial operation? They take in money (fund-raising, bribes, donations, etc.) and spend money (advertising, fund-raisers, etc.). You can even extend it to saying that they promise a return on investment. You 'pay' them with donations, and if you're lucky, you get a good president. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It was announced several weeks ago. I recall reading about it in NYT's "Circuits" section. I don't know why I didn't submit it. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...but can anyone recommend a good, free DOS C++ compiler? A debugger would be nice but is not necessary. The thing is, I like to do my programming work on my loyal 486 DOS machine (one of these days I'll buy another harddrive and make it a dual-booting box), and I've had a lot of trouble finding a C++ compiler. And I don't care if the source is available or not. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
you could do an entire wall that way Ooh, and that combined with the 3D technology in the article from yesterday...:) Would that work? Anybody? -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
I picked all this up from reading the article in the paper this morning: It allegedly makes up 80% of the universe. Also, it apparently is very massive and exerts a gravitational force, as it is thought to be what holds galaxies and skinless sausages together. Well, probably only galaxies. I think dark matter works completely differently from 'normal' matter, part of which is not giving off photons. Making it very hard to detect, I guess. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
The prospects for palmtops/wearables/other portables are especially nice. Higher res, lower power...but...um...cost...? Well, it's a start. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Everquest and Q3A nothin'.... I want one of these for those late-night NetHack sessions. If Voin the Male Elven Ranger is going to be Killed in Orion's Camp by a Hallucinogen-Distorted Winged Gargoyle, I want to see it in 3D! -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
why don't they take a piece of money making software and give the source code to people who can do whatever they want with it Like DVD encryption? Interesting thought. Yes, DVD-encryption is money-making. It makes money for the manufacturers. Don't flame me for being on 'their' side, or an enemy of open-source, but I thought I'd point out the parallel. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...the military applications of a 24-hour cell seem nil. Especially in extensive operations, where troops won't be returning to any sort of centralized base for several days. Mind you, this stuff seems great. But if they can't use it, I doubt the government will offer it too much support. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It just so happens that this is being done: http://come.to/JavaNetHack. work seems to be dreadfully slow, but maybe someone can lend him a hand or something... BTW, more roguelike java projects can be found on Roguelike News' Links Page. Enjoy! -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Silly Dr. Sp0ng, it's just the dept. Like the Midget in Illuminatus...right? Wasn't there a guy who went around posting signs signed 'the mdgt,' and people obeyed them? Or something? So what is 'dept.' really short for? Boy, is this off-topic... -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
From the specs: ...Windows Derived OS... I'm sorry, but when I read that, it just made me WinCE...
Seriously, does anyone know if this "Windows Derived OS" is a threat in terms of system resources consumption? Presumably that's something you want to minimize on a console. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
From the guy's 'statement:' I hope that this harmless prank has served to let CNN know that this system is insecure and needs to be overhauled...
As opposed to giving the public the impression that net-savvy computer geeks are all immature hacker-types? Excellent. There's a fine line between identification of security flaws and abuse of power. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
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I agree with you totally. At least, I wouldn't want to get married in this sort of setting. But as long as they don't consommate(sp?) the marriage online, I'm okay with it....;) -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Um. Actually, I was trying to make a point without writing a two page post. I make an effort not to rant all the time about open-sourcing everything. From a commercial standpoint, I support closed-source software. People may be in programming because they enjoy it, but you have to make a living. I certainly support open-source projects like Linux, but at the same time, I support a company's right to turn a profit. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It honestly slipped my mind that Mr. Torvalds works for transmeta. No, this is a standard I apply everywhere. Mehtinks you're right, though, about the majority of/.ers. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Uhhh....cause they worked pretty darned hard on it, and they want to make a profit? jeez, we do live in a capitalist society... BTW...fp? Nah.... -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Like the Tom Lehrer song, I firmly believe in being prepared for the future. Thus, who wants to volunteer to start the FMD Defense Fund? -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
An in-phase beam means a '0', while an in-phase beam means '1'. Ummmm....riiiight....does anyone know how that should really go?
I think this may just be the best thing to happen to personal computing since the WWW became publicly accessible. I think someone is being paid by the manufacturer....
I particularly enjoy the rant about the archaic quality of CDs and DVDs, which segues into an explanation which leads me to believe that FMDs are still that basic transmit-reflect bianry concept. Spin, anynone?
I've come up with some possible outcomes from the fluorescence based memory, if they ever come up with this kind of memory, that can be written many times. Yeah, that's great, but that's kind of the problem, right? I don't care if it can hold 1.4 terabytes. I want to be able to write to it! It would be an unjust world indeed in which AOL could send me 1.4 terabyte FMDs while I'm stuck with my 250 megabyte ZIP drive. -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Oh my gods, you're right! Why do I even still play Rogue or NetHack? I mean, they're far too time-consuming. And with today's technologies, I could slay those Orcs in 3D with blood spattering all over the place and finish a level in only ten mintues! My god, why play an ASCII game that takes minimal system resources and which is different each time when I could be hogging system resources killing polygonal demons in always-the-same levels? [/sarcasm] One word: novelty -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...we have no way of knowing that they will be fixed! The eternal Devil's advocate for Win2k dons his asbestos suit -Ravagin "Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
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I don't mean to be flamebait or off-topic, but he has a very good point! I was about to post the same thing, but I didn't want to be redundant. Anyway, this is quite important. Yes, our language is always evolving, yes, phrases soemtimes take on new meanings, but this one has a clear, literal meaning. Besides, it's abusing the French language. :)
Um. On the subject of [h|cr]ackers. I have given up trying to explain this to my friends. I only now resort to the "it's cracker not hacker, darnit, and hacker originally meant someone who tinkered with their computer" speech when, upon learning that I am in the midst of a game of NetHack, say, "Hack!? Are you one of those people who's hacing into Yahoo and eBay?!"
*sigh*
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Does that mean you can buy them? :)
I think we call that 'Special Interest Groups'...
Seriously, isn't a commercial operation? They take in money (fund-raising, bribes, donations, etc.) and spend money (advertising, fund-raisers, etc.). You can even extend it to saying that they promise a return on investment. You 'pay' them with donations, and if you're lucky, you get a good president.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It was announced several weeks ago. I recall reading about it in NYT's "Circuits" section. I don't know why I didn't submit it.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Thanks, but I'll stick with my PowerBars.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...but can anyone recommend a good, free DOS C++ compiler? A debugger would be nice but is not necessary. The thing is, I like to do my programming work on my loyal 486 DOS machine (one of these days I'll buy another harddrive and make it a dual-booting box), and I've had a lot of trouble finding a C++ compiler. And I don't care if the source is available or not.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
you could do an entire wall that way :)
Ooh, and that combined with the 3D technology in the article from yesterday...
Would that work? Anybody?
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
I picked all this up from reading the article in the paper this morning: It allegedly makes up 80% of the universe. Also, it apparently is very massive and exerts a gravitational force, as it is thought to be what holds galaxies and skinless sausages together. Well, probably only galaxies.
I think dark matter works completely differently from 'normal' matter, part of which is not giving off photons. Making it very hard to detect, I guess.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
The prospects for palmtops/wearables/other portables are especially nice. Higher res, lower power...but...um...cost...?
Well, it's a start.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Everquest and Q3A nothin'.... I want one of these for those late-night NetHack sessions.
If Voin the Male Elven Ranger is going to be Killed in Orion's Camp by a Hallucinogen-Distorted Winged Gargoyle, I want to see it in 3D!
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
why don't they take a piece of money making software and give the source code to people who can do whatever they want with it
Like DVD encryption? Interesting thought.
Yes, DVD-encryption is money-making. It makes money for the manufacturers. Don't flame me for being on 'their' side, or an enemy of open-source, but I thought I'd point out the parallel.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...the military applications of a 24-hour cell seem nil. Especially in extensive operations, where troops won't be returning to any sort of centralized base for several days.
Mind you, this stuff seems great. But if they can't use it, I doubt the government will offer it too much support.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Wow, magnitude 6.4? They got a demo of that somewhere?
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It just so happens that this is being done: http://come.to/JavaNetHack.
work seems to be dreadfully slow, but maybe someone can lend him a hand or something...
BTW, more roguelike java projects can be found on Roguelike News' Links Page. Enjoy!
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Silly Dr. Sp0ng, it's just the dept. Like the Midget in Illuminatus...right? Wasn't there a guy who went around posting signs signed 'the mdgt,' and people obeyed them? Or something? So what is 'dept.' really short for?
Boy, is this off-topic...
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
From the specs:
...Windows Derived OS...
I'm sorry, but when I read that, it just made me WinCE...
Seriously, does anyone know if this "Windows Derived OS" is a threat in terms of system resources consumption? Presumably that's something you want to minimize on a console.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
From the guy's 'statement:' ...
I hope that this harmless prank has served to let CNN know that this system is insecure and needs to be overhauled
As opposed to giving the public the impression that net-savvy computer geeks are all immature hacker-types? Excellent.
There's a fine line between identification of security flaws and abuse of power.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
I agree with you totally. At least, I wouldn't want to get married in this sort of setting. But as long as they don't consommate(sp?) the marriage online, I'm okay with it.... ;)
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Um. Actually, I was trying to make a point without writing a two page post.
I make an effort not to rant all the time about open-sourcing everything. From a commercial standpoint, I support closed-source software. People may be in programming because they enjoy it, but you have to make a living. I certainly support open-source projects like Linux, but at the same time, I support a company's right to turn a profit.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
It honestly slipped my mind that Mr. Torvalds works for transmeta. No, this is a standard I apply everywhere. Mehtinks you're right, though, about the majority of /.ers.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Uhhh....cause they worked pretty darned hard on it, and they want to make a profit? jeez, we do live in a capitalist society...
BTW...fp? Nah....
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Like the Tom Lehrer song, I firmly believe in being prepared for the future. Thus, who wants to volunteer to start the FMD Defense Fund?
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
An in-phase beam means a '0', while an in-phase beam means '1'.
Ummmm....riiiight....does anyone know how that should really go?
I think this may just be the best thing to happen to personal computing since the WWW became publicly accessible.
I think someone is being paid by the manufacturer....
I particularly enjoy the rant about the archaic quality of CDs and DVDs, which segues into an explanation which leads me to believe that FMDs are still that basic transmit-reflect bianry concept. Spin, anynone?
I've come up with some possible outcomes from the fluorescence based memory, if they ever come up with this kind of memory, that can be written many times.
Yeah, that's great, but that's kind of the problem, right? I don't care if it can hold 1.4 terabytes. I want to be able to write to it! It would be an unjust world indeed in which AOL could send me 1.4 terabyte FMDs while I'm stuck with my 250 megabyte ZIP drive.
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
Oh my gods, you're right! Why do I even still play Rogue or NetHack? I mean, they're far too time-consuming. And with today's technologies, I could slay those Orcs in 3D with blood spattering all over the place and finish a level in only ten mintues! My god, why play an ASCII game that takes minimal system resources and which is different each time when I could be hogging system resources killing polygonal demons in always-the-same levels?
[/sarcasm]
One word: novelty
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
er, that should read "will not be fixed."
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"
...we have no way of knowing that they will be fixed!
The eternal Devil's advocate for Win2k dons his asbestos suit
-Ravagin
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is NPR! And that means....it's time for a drum solo!"