I don't think *any* of it is extremely serious, but I do hope to see netscape and lilo fixed in the distro, as they are very commonly used by people. Overall, the author overreacted, but he did have a valid point or two.
Glad to see the hard working folks at debian are on top of it, though, and there is at least a reason behind it all.
Never did I say Linux is user friendly, or that Linux is right for everyone and their mother.
The fact of the matter is, whenever I visit my mother, I sill have to baby her through *Windows*. She can't install a single piece of software, she can't set up a ppp conection, she can't configure the zip drive she bought, nothing. She knows where to click to check her mail via telnet, and when I tried to convince her to use putty instead, she said her "mail wasn't on putty, it was on telnet". And my mother has four degrees.
As another example, I was down in the telecom office of my university yesterday, and listened to a conversation between a lady having problems with her campus dial in connection and a telecom desk operator. Aparently, when she dialed in, she was prompted for a "new password", leading her to believe her "hotmail and internet explorer been deleted, it was all just deleted". The telecom desk operator's only job was to collect payment, so she couldn't offer any sort of help. This lady was stuck in some sort of wonderland where she didn't understand anything.
I'm a firm believer that unix isn't right for everyone, just, as you can see from the above, that windows isn't right for everyone.
So next time don't put words in my mouth, thanks. Not everyone on/. is a mindless drone.
Honestly, most of the author's nitpicks are small. Debian ships with the same kind of default settings as most Linux distros do these days, openings in inetd, one large / partition, some older apps with holes, and silly home directory permissions. Really not much a seasoned user can't handle; if you are the kind of user who just installs the default and leaves it, you probably shouldn't be using any sort of unix (or unix-like) system (maybe with the exception of openbsd, which happens not to work with my network cards).
The default crypt passwds, I admit, was kind of dumb, but it takes one command usually to change. Not a big deal. I don't get his beaf with dpkg not handling signing automagically; nothing stops you from signing it with gpg anyway and checking the sig by hand, or even writing the script to do it. Make dpkg do one little thing, and do it well; it might not need the kitchen sink welded on too.
I agree with him on two points, however: the improper lilo configuration, and the version of netscape that ships with 2.2. The default lilo lets you boot into single user root mode without a password, and the shipping netscape still suffers from the huge java hole. These are two very important pieces of software to most users, and might very well cause a lot of boxen to be compromised, so make sure you fix it.
Personaly, I think this attention will only make debian better for everyone. All in all, make sure you know what you are getting into when you install any distro. And subscribe to bugtraq.
Same reason. The set 'Linux people' is so large and diverse that there is NO pleasing everybody. And because open systems encourage hackers to scratch their own itches, interfaces change whenever the user wants them to change.
But nobody is stoping you from running whatever window manager and toolkits you want. Grab the source and have a blast.
I highly suggest hitting the conf files by hand--you'll learn a hell of a lot more in the process. Trust me, knowing how to monkey with a system with only vi is a highly useful skill.
For the most part, *bsd systems (freebsd and openbsd anyway) are pretty sane about how they handle configuration (maybe with the exception of the freebsd rc.firewall, which required damn near a total rewrite for easy ipnat over dhcp, while openbsd needed only like 3 lines in two config files). I'll admit they do things differently than most linux distros, slackware being an exception.
Don't let the initial scaryness of *bsd to scare you away; if you've ever installed debian, slackware, or a custom redhat, you should have no problem at all with an install. I installed both openbsd and freebsd via ftp over dhcp without a hitch. Configuring both did require a bit of vi, but nothing terribly difficult. The freebsd manual is well written and helpful (if a bit outdated in a section or two, but still good). I will admit, however, that the bsd community doesn't take well to newbies, and a "dumb" question will get you flamed in a heartbeat. Always make sure to read the manual and faq, and in the case of openbsd, the source as well (especially if you are trying to figure out why your ethernet driver is acting silly and there are no bugs reported on it;).
But like I said, don't let the scaryness drive you away; once you are comfortable with editing conf files by hand there is little you can't do on any type of system, linux or bsd. While I've used linux for a long time, and will continue to, bsd does rock the house, and should be given a chance. (Sorry to you netbsd folks, I've just never tried it; nothing personal--I'm sure it is great.) Try one out, you won't be disapointed.
In case you really haven't read through the preferences, try following the Customize Homepage link, scroll down to Exclude Stories from the Homepage, look on the left at Authors, and check off the ones you don't want to hear from. I've got Jon Katz checked off on mine, and I never see anything by him. I suggest you check off anyone you don't like.
I don't get it; if this software checks for skin colors, why not just change the skin colors in the picture. Chicks (or guys, whatever you like) with blue/green/purple skin seems like they would pass right through this filter--granted it would look like alien porn, but it would be porn none the less.
Or maybe just have a standard color filter to apply to most images, then hack a reverse into Mozilla, so that when you come across a "color corrected" image, after it loads it, it automagically fixes the color.
Same idea goes for the word filters. Just have some sort of code (like 1337 5cR!p7) to garble the pages in a way that it can be read but will get past the filter. It seems like it would then be trivial to use something like the language encoding preference to decode this, allowing the user to read it.
Overall, it seems like this type of censorship is being pushed by people who can't stand when others don't agree with their morals, and by parents who don't want to take the time to SPEND TIME with their kids. And don't give me any bullshit about not having time; my parents didn't have time, but they made it anyway. Get involved in your childrens' lives *early on* and stay in it. Talk with your children about what is appropriate at what age for them to view. Don't just tell them they can't ever look at porn, that is unrealistic. Decide *with* them what age is appropriate for them to browse the web unrestricted, and until that time, *supervise them*. After that, trust that they are mature enough to handle it, and most likely you will not be disappointed.
The problem is we think we can make kids better by denying them the things we know they will go after. The best way is to compromise with them (and I stress their involvement in the deciding) how much freedom they get and when they get it. Let them know that if they show you can trust them that you will infact trust them and give them the freedom they have earned.
<sarcasm>But I guess that would be too much work for parents these days.<sarcasm> Not taking time to do these things shows how little love you have for your children.
O'Reilly is funneling massive kick backs to Larry Wall in exchange for making millions of O'Reilly Perl books obsolete. This way they get to "totaly rewrite" the books and sell them to you again all over again. Think of the children!!;) Or something.
I think a better question is, how far do we want Linux to go towards being an mainstream gaming platform. The issue as I see it is going to mainly come in the form of driver issues. Realistically, I don't think we can expect source drivers for all of the esoteric hardware out there; at best we might get binary drivers for the things we don't write outselves (with a few notable exceptions). So the question arrises, what happens when Linus and Co want to make major changes in the kernel? Do they go ahead and break drivers that allow your mother to play the newest fps? Or do they try to work the changes in via some kludgy hack? Or maybe don't make the changes at all? The same can be said for things like glibc, and many other libraries. What happens when they *need* to change?
Seems to me that Linux is a bit young to have to start worring about being a major gaming platform. Especially with the changes in 2.3.x, new XFree, etc. Maybe we should wait until things settle down a bit before we start thinking about trying to get the best games ported to Linux. How are developers going to feel when they put their time and money into porting some fabulous game, then some major changes role in and break it? They probably won't port another game, making us lose games in the long run.
I think in the future Linux may be a viable gaming platform, but things are moving so fast that we may drive off future ports. Just my opinion anyway.
What if they had some ISP upstream install this system and it caught some ranking member of the fbi or other branch of government in illegal activities? That would be fun.:)
I guess it comes down to this: if you don't like that your tax dollars are being spent on this, write your representative. And be sure to encrypt your mail. Personaly, I'd love to encrypt every bit of it, but not enough people use it to make it worth it. *sigh*
For those that don't know, moonlight3d is probably the best modeller available under Linux (NURBS based). It is the closest I've come to finding a good replacement for sPatch under 'doze. Before Mike Clifton dropped off the face of the planet, I asked him if he would consider a Linux port--he said he had worked on one, but it performed terribly. This was, however, a while back, and such things have gotten better under Linux since then.
For a mirror of moonlight3d, look here: http://igateway.linux.tucows.com/x11html/adnload /berglinx11dlmoonlightppc.html
It takes a bit to get used to. The interface kind of reminds me of vi, as in you enter a mode with a letter on the keyboard, do some work, then exit the mode with the escape key. Works well when you get used to it.
(Does anyone know if a BeOS port ever actually existed?)
Sorry, but this article sounds like a bunch of crap. First it starts ranting about being " buried in toolbars, insulted by assistants"--now, I don't claim to be an expert in this area, but after having to use a great deal of MS products where I last worked, you can get rid of those toolbars and assistants. So what is he bitching about here? I agree the assistant is annoying, and almost nobody likes it, but you take away those toolbars users are "buried" in, and they start crying that they don't know where to click.
Then he starts bitching about X widget/wm themes. To me, this is totaly different. I don't need slack-jawed, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, protohuman lusers insisting that I can't change the way I interact with my computer. Yes I use X; yes I use E, and I do have it themed. And there is almost no left-clicking, center-clicking, or right-clicking involved. I've set up most everything to work with the keyboard, and it is 10 times faster. So woe to the man who wants to get work done. Sounds like this guy thinks that if someone themes X, that theme then infests everyone else: "But who are we to judge if someone's got a thing for nubile teens? Unless, of course, the desire to serve that fetish starts to interfere with our ability to use the damned software." And he links to a winamp skin, bitching like someone is forcing him to use it.
Then he starts complaining about Mozilla. "But on another level, Mozilla is an unmitigated usability disaster. Running on Windows, Nagivator 6 looks nothing like Windows. Running on MacOS, Nagivator 6 looks nothing like MacOS." Now, while I agree on some level here that it would be more favorable for Mozilla to pay attention to some systemwide theme, one has to remember that it is supposed to run on many platforms--putting in code to make it look like every OS it runs on would be impossible. And last I checked, the fact that it doesn't look like the rest of my X apps didn't make it hard to use. It may be ugly right now, but it isn't hard. Personaly, I'm just glad I won't have to stare at Netscape 4.x's ugly face for much longer.:)
Sounds like whoever wrote this article just downloaded some shiny new app for his doze box and couldn't find his local geek to help him figure out where to click.
I just installed it tonight for the first time. The disk setup was a tad cryptic, but the documentation rocks, as long as you know what to look for. It was so clear I almost wanted to cry.
(BTW, where are the preconfigured firewall and gateway scripts installed by default?)
The legions of script kiddies out there will see what a grand thing they have done, making IRCnet admins mad enough to take down the service for some period of time. Following this logically, if they DoS again, and even harder, IRCnet is likely to lock out again, and maybe for longer.
Analogy: when you were beat up by the school bully in grade school, protesting by not coming to class for a week would be a sure way to get beat up even more when you come back.
This is only going to hurt legitimate irc users who have nothing to do with the attacks. Script kiddies will just beat them down until they submit, then go find another target.
*sigh* You think they would be a little smarter about this.
Angry Bill say dangity-dang He brokey the law, should hangity-hang, and He's not CRESCENT FRESH! His whole life's a mess! Company stock got so much to lose, Ballmer's living his life so crudity-rude, and He's not CRESCENT FRESH! His short life's a mess! Finnishy dude likes hackity-hack, Don't hide-a the code, or slackity-slack, and He's so CRESCENT FRESH! Super cres at best! Nice-ity folks, they hacky the code, while Mickeysoft's hold, it starts to erode, and They're so CRESCENT FRESH! Super cres at best!
1. Always make your prank *believable*. If it is so stupid that nobody would believe it, you haven't fooled anyone.
2. Remember that the overall goal of April Fool's Day is to *FOOL* people. It isn't April Annoy The Hell Out Of People Day.
3. If you are a total geek and have no recognizable sense of humor, your prank might well suck. Try testing it out on a small sample population first, before unleashing it on everyone. If they look at you funny, shake their heads, and walk away, chances are you need to go back to the drawing board.
I guess April Fools just now means making yourself look like a fool, and not trying to fool *other* people anymore.
Personaly, I was kind of expecting some kind of proposed radical change in/. about a week ago, culminating in one big "just kidding" tomorrow. Oh well, I guess we get Hemos sounding like a fool instead.
Glad to see some of this stuff is becoming available online. But I have a bigger question (only applicable to folks in the US, of course):
As a US citizen, how do we find out what all information is legaly available to us from our government? Is there any kind of faq, detailing the ways you can get types of info like this from the government (electronic, or not)? Like where to research declassified documents, and anything else that can be gotten under the foia? It is kind of sad--I'm a legal, voting, US citizen, but I have no idea what I am entitled to in terms of information.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't think *any* of it is extremely serious, but I do hope to see netscape and lilo fixed in the distro, as they are very commonly used by people. Overall, the author overreacted, but he did have a valid point or two.
Glad to see the hard working folks at debian are on top of it, though, and there is at least a reason behind it all.
Never did I say Linux is user friendly, or that Linux is right for everyone and their mother.
/. is a mindless drone.
The fact of the matter is, whenever I visit my mother, I sill have to baby her through *Windows*. She can't install a single piece of software, she can't set up a ppp conection, she can't configure the zip drive she bought, nothing. She knows where to click to check her mail via telnet, and when I tried to convince her to use putty instead, she said her "mail wasn't on putty, it was on telnet". And my mother has four degrees.
As another example, I was down in the telecom office of my university yesterday, and listened to a conversation between a lady having problems with her campus dial in connection and a telecom desk operator. Aparently, when she dialed in, she was prompted for a "new password", leading her to believe her "hotmail and internet explorer been deleted, it was all just deleted". The telecom desk operator's only job was to collect payment, so she couldn't offer any sort of help. This lady was stuck in some sort of wonderland where she didn't understand anything.
I'm a firm believer that unix isn't right for everyone, just, as you can see from the above, that windows isn't right for everyone.
So next time don't put words in my mouth, thanks. Not everyone on
Honestly, most of the author's nitpicks are small. Debian ships with the same kind of default settings as most Linux distros do these days, openings in inetd, one large / partition, some older apps with holes, and silly home directory permissions. Really not much a seasoned user can't handle; if you are the kind of user who just installs the default and leaves it, you probably shouldn't be using any sort of unix (or unix-like) system (maybe with the exception of openbsd, which happens not to work with my network cards).
The default crypt passwds, I admit, was kind of dumb, but it takes one command usually to change. Not a big deal. I don't get his beaf with dpkg not handling signing automagically; nothing stops you from signing it with gpg anyway and checking the sig by hand, or even writing the script to do it. Make dpkg do one little thing, and do it well; it might not need the kitchen sink welded on too.
I agree with him on two points, however: the improper lilo configuration, and the version of netscape that ships with 2.2. The default lilo lets you boot into single user root mode without a password, and the shipping netscape still suffers from the huge java hole. These are two very important pieces of software to most users, and might very well cause a lot of boxen to be compromised, so make sure you fix it.
Personaly, I think this attention will only make debian better for everyone. All in all, make sure you know what you are getting into when you install any distro. And subscribe to bugtraq.
and you are a moron. Thanks for sharing.
Same reason. The set 'Linux people' is so large and diverse that there is NO pleasing everybody. And because open systems encourage hackers to scratch their own itches, interfaces change whenever the user wants them to change.
But nobody is stoping you from running whatever window manager and toolkits you want. Grab the source and have a blast.
I highly suggest hitting the conf files by hand--you'll learn a hell of a lot more in the process. Trust me, knowing how to monkey with a system with only vi is a highly useful skill.
;).
For the most part, *bsd systems (freebsd and openbsd anyway) are pretty sane about how they handle configuration (maybe with the exception of the freebsd rc.firewall, which required damn near a total rewrite for easy ipnat over dhcp, while openbsd needed only like 3 lines in two config files). I'll admit they do things differently than most linux distros, slackware being an exception.
Don't let the initial scaryness of *bsd to scare you away; if you've ever installed debian, slackware, or a custom redhat, you should have no problem at all with an install. I installed both openbsd and freebsd via ftp over dhcp without a hitch. Configuring both did require a bit of vi, but nothing terribly difficult. The freebsd manual is well written and helpful (if a bit outdated in a section or two, but still good). I will admit, however, that the bsd community doesn't take well to newbies, and a "dumb" question will get you flamed in a heartbeat. Always make sure to read the manual and faq, and in the case of openbsd, the source as well (especially if you are trying to figure out why your ethernet driver is acting silly and there are no bugs reported on it
But like I said, don't let the scaryness drive you away; once you are comfortable with editing conf files by hand there is little you can't do on any type of system, linux or bsd. While I've used linux for a long time, and will continue to, bsd does rock the house, and should be given a chance. (Sorry to you netbsd folks, I've just never tried it; nothing personal--I'm sure it is great.) Try one out, you won't be disapointed.
Nobody could be that dense, you must be a troll.
In case you really haven't read through the preferences, try following the Customize Homepage link, scroll down to Exclude Stories from the Homepage, look on the left at Authors, and check off the ones you don't want to hear from. I've got Jon Katz checked off on mine, and I never see anything by him. I suggest you check off anyone you don't like.
I don't get it; if this software checks for skin colors, why not just change the skin colors in the picture. Chicks (or guys, whatever you like) with blue/green/purple skin seems like they would pass right through this filter--granted it would look like alien porn, but it would be porn none the less.
Or maybe just have a standard color filter to apply to most images, then hack a reverse into Mozilla, so that when you come across a "color corrected" image, after it loads it, it automagically fixes the color.
Same idea goes for the word filters. Just have some sort of code (like 1337 5cR!p7) to garble the pages in a way that it can be read but will get past the filter. It seems like it would then be trivial to use something like the language encoding preference to decode this, allowing the user to read it.
Overall, it seems like this type of censorship is being pushed by people who can't stand when others don't agree with their morals, and by parents who don't want to take the time to SPEND TIME with their kids. And don't give me any bullshit about not having time; my parents didn't have time, but they made it anyway. Get involved in your childrens' lives *early on* and stay in it. Talk with your children about what is appropriate at what age for them to view. Don't just tell them they can't ever look at porn, that is unrealistic. Decide *with* them what age is appropriate for them to browse the web unrestricted, and until that time, *supervise them*. After that, trust that they are mature enough to handle it, and most likely you will not be disappointed.
The problem is we think we can make kids better by denying them the things we know they will go after. The best way is to compromise with them (and I stress their involvement in the deciding) how much freedom they get and when they get it. Let them know that if they show you can trust them that you will infact trust them and give them the freedom they have earned.
<sarcasm>But I guess that would be too much work for parents these days.<sarcasm> Not taking time to do these things shows how little love you have for your children.
O'Reilly is funneling massive kick backs to Larry Wall in exchange for making millions of O'Reilly Perl books obsolete. This way they get to "totaly rewrite" the books and sell them to you again all over again. Think of the children!! ;) Or something.
I'd love to see some proof of this. An url would be nice.
I think a better question is, how far do we want Linux to go towards being an mainstream gaming platform. The issue as I see it is going to mainly come in the form of driver issues. Realistically, I don't think we can expect source drivers for all of the esoteric hardware out there; at best we might get binary drivers for the things we don't write outselves (with a few notable exceptions). So the question arrises, what happens when Linus and Co want to make major changes in the kernel? Do they go ahead and break drivers that allow your mother to play the newest fps? Or do they try to work the changes in via some kludgy hack? Or maybe don't make the changes at all? The same can be said for things like glibc, and many other libraries. What happens when they *need* to change?
Seems to me that Linux is a bit young to have to start worring about being a major gaming platform. Especially with the changes in 2.3.x, new XFree, etc. Maybe we should wait until things settle down a bit before we start thinking about trying to get the best games ported to Linux. How are developers going to feel when they put their time and money into porting some fabulous game, then some major changes role in and break it? They probably won't port another game, making us lose games in the long run.
I think in the future Linux may be a viable gaming platform, but things are moving so fast that we may drive off future ports. Just my opinion anyway.
What if they had some ISP upstream install this system and it caught some ranking member of the fbi or other branch of government in illegal activities? That would be fun. :)
I guess it comes down to this: if you don't like that your tax dollars are being spent on this, write your representative. And be sure to encrypt your mail. Personaly, I'd love to encrypt every bit of it, but not enough people use it to make it worth it. *sigh*
Some hungry lab flunky left his half eaten Kit Kat on the radio telescope.
Especially UltraWide.
*groan*
I've been wondering the same thing myself.
d /berglinx11dlmoonlightppc.html
For those that don't know, moonlight3d is probably the best modeller available under Linux (NURBS based). It is the closest I've come to finding a good replacement for sPatch under 'doze. Before Mike Clifton dropped off the face of the planet, I asked him if he would consider a Linux port--he said he had worked on one, but it performed terribly. This was, however, a while back, and such things have gotten better under Linux since then.
For a mirror of moonlight3d, look here:
http://igateway.linux.tucows.com/x11html/adnloa
It takes a bit to get used to. The interface kind of reminds me of vi, as in you enter a mode with a letter on the keyboard, do some work, then exit the mode with the escape key. Works well when you get used to it.
(Does anyone know if a BeOS port ever actually existed?)
Granted it has been over 5 years since I have lived in or even visited Knoxvegas, but you hit the nail on the head with that.
But honestly, it pales in comparison to the idiocy that is my current college campus.
Subject says it all.
Sorry, but this article sounds like a bunch of crap. First it starts ranting about being "
:)
buried in toolbars, insulted by assistants"--now, I don't claim to be an expert in this area, but after having to use a great deal of MS products where I last worked, you can get rid of those toolbars and assistants. So what is he bitching about here? I agree the assistant is annoying, and almost nobody likes it, but you take away those toolbars users are "buried" in, and they start crying that they don't know where to click.
Then he starts bitching about X widget/wm themes. To me, this is totaly different. I don't need slack-jawed, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, protohuman lusers insisting that I can't change the way I interact with my computer. Yes I use X; yes I use E, and I do have it themed. And there is almost no left-clicking, center-clicking, or right-clicking involved. I've set up most everything to work with the keyboard, and it is 10 times faster. So woe to the man who wants to get work done. Sounds like this guy thinks that if someone themes X, that theme then infests everyone else: "But who are we to judge if someone's got a thing for nubile teens? Unless, of course, the desire to serve that fetish starts to interfere with our ability to use the damned software." And he links to a winamp skin, bitching like someone is forcing him to use it.
Then he starts complaining about Mozilla. "But on another level, Mozilla is an unmitigated usability disaster. Running on Windows, Nagivator 6 looks nothing like Windows. Running on MacOS, Nagivator 6 looks nothing like MacOS." Now, while I agree on some level here that it would be more favorable for Mozilla to pay attention to some systemwide theme, one has to remember that it is supposed to run on many platforms--putting in code to make it look like every OS it runs on would be impossible. And last I checked, the fact that it doesn't look like the rest of my X apps didn't make it hard to use. It may be ugly right now, but it isn't hard. Personaly, I'm just glad I won't have to stare at Netscape 4.x's ugly face for much longer.
Sounds like whoever wrote this article just downloaded some shiny new app for his doze box and couldn't find his local geek to help him figure out where to click.
I just installed it tonight for the first time. The disk setup was a tad cryptic, but the documentation rocks, as long as you know what to look for. It was so clear I almost wanted to cry.
(BTW, where are the preconfigured firewall and gateway scripts installed by default?)
But I agree the article wasn't really that great.
The legions of script kiddies out there will see what a grand thing they have done, making IRCnet admins mad enough to take down the service for some period of time. Following this logically, if they DoS again, and even harder, IRCnet is likely to lock out again, and maybe for longer.
Analogy: when you were beat up by the school bully in grade school, protesting by not coming to class for a week would be a sure way to get beat up even more when you come back.
This is only going to hurt legitimate irc users who have nothing to do with the attacks. Script kiddies will just beat them down until they submit, then go find another target.
*sigh* You think they would be a little smarter about this.
Angry Bill say dangity-dang
He brokey the law, should hangity-hang, and
He's not CRESCENT FRESH!
His whole life's a mess!
Company stock got so much to lose,
Ballmer's living his life so crudity-rude, and
He's not CRESCENT FRESH!
His short life's a mess!
Finnishy dude likes hackity-hack,
Don't hide-a the code, or slackity-slack, and
He's so CRESCENT FRESH!
Super cres at best!
Nice-ity folks, they hacky the code,
while Mickeysoft's hold, it starts to erode, and
They're so CRESCENT FRESH!
Super cres at best!
-- Adapted from Sifl and Olly
if you find Hemo's spewing up an old joke with a hick accent funny.
:(-+
I guess it is the disappointment talking--I was hoping for something a little more exciting. So far, nobody has done anything big.
1. Always make your prank *believable*. If it is so stupid that nobody would believe it, you haven't fooled anyone.
2. Remember that the overall goal of April Fool's Day is to *FOOL* people. It isn't April Annoy The Hell Out Of People Day.
3. If you are a total geek and have no recognizable sense of humor, your prank might well suck. Try testing it out on a small sample population first, before unleashing it on everyone. If they look at you funny, shake their heads, and walk away, chances are you need to go back to the drawing board.
I guess April Fools just now means making yourself look like a fool, and not trying to fool *other* people anymore.
/. about a week ago, culminating in one big "just kidding" tomorrow. Oh well, I guess we get Hemos sounding like a fool instead.
Personaly, I was kind of expecting some kind of proposed radical change in
Glad to see some of this stuff is becoming available online. But I have a bigger question (only applicable to folks in the US, of course):
As a US citizen, how do we find out what all information is legaly available to us from our government? Is there any kind of faq, detailing the ways you can get types of info like this from the government (electronic, or not)? Like where to research declassified documents, and anything else that can be gotten under the foia? It is kind of sad--I'm a legal, voting, US citizen, but I have no idea what I am entitled to in terms of information.
Can some informed individual help me out here?