I would like for them to shut down the internet, and just see what happens. It could lead to a great awakening to the fact that corporations are not your cuddly friend. It would be quite ironic, that shutting down a medium that inspires free thought would in its death inspire even more free thought in others who never had it.
[Picard] "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to access their command pathways?"
[Geordi]"Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology."
[Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.]
[Riker looks puzzled.] "What the hell is 'Microsoft'?"
[Data turns to answer.] "Allow me to explain. We will send this program, for some reason called 'Windows', through the Borg command pathways. Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming system resources at an unstoppable rate."
[Picard] "But the Borg have the ability to adapt. Won't they alter their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"
[Data] "Yes, Captain. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates a new version of itself known as an 'upgrade'. The use of resources increases exponentially with each iteration. The Borg will not be able to adapt quickly enough. Eventually all of their processing ability will be taken over and none will be available for their normal operational functions."
[Picard] "Excellent work. This is even better than that 'unsolvable geometric shape' idea."
. . 15 Minutes Later . . .
[Data] "Captain, We have successfully installed the 'Windows' in the command unit and as expected it immediately consumed 85% of all resources. We however have not received any confirmation of the expected 'upgrade'."
[Geordi] "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage and CPU capacity to compensate, but we still have no indication of an 'upgrade' to compensate for their increase."
[Picard] "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if their is something we have missed."
[Data] "Sir, I believe there is a reason for the failure in the upgrade'. Appearently the Borg have circumvented that part of the plan by not sending in their registration cards.
[Riker] "Captain we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin emergency escape sequence 3F . .."
[Geordi, excited] "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has suddenly dropped to 0% !"
[Picard] "Data, what does your scanners show?"
[Data] "Appearently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."
[Picard] "Lets wait and see how long this 'solitaire' can reduce their functionality."
. . Two Hours Pass . . .
[Riker] "Geordi whats the status on the Borg?"
[Geordi] "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each time they successfully increase resources I have setup our closest deep space monitor beacon to transmit more 'windows' modules from something called the 'Microsoft fun-pack'.
[Picard] "How much time will that buy us ?"
[Data] "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predicate an interest time span of 6 more hours."
[Geordi] "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."
[Picard] "Identify."
[Data] "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft' logo"
[Over the speakers] "THIS IS ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY. WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED SOFTWARE IN THIS SECTOR. SURREDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY TROUBLE. YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS"
[Data] "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
[Picard] "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"
[Riker] "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the tortures of deep space ?!"
[Data] "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something recognized by twenty-first century man as doe skin leather briefcases, and wearing Armani suits"
[Riker and Picard together horrified] "Lawyers !!"
[Geordi] "It can't be. All the Lawyers were rounded up and sent hurtling into the sun in 2017 during the Great Awakening."
[Data] "True, but appearently some must have survived."
[Riker] "They have surrounded the Borg ship and are covering it with all types of papers."
[Data] "I believe that is known in ancient venacular as 'red tape' it often proves fatal."
[Riker] "They're tearing the Borg to pieces !"
[Picard] "Turn off the monitors. I can't stand to watch, not even the Borg deserve that."
Alot of the comments on the page refer to linux, like, "I too have spent some time messing with Linux and feel that might also be the way to go." And, "I am sure the future is Linux, the only thing we need is a Linux workstation with more user-friendly features for an average user. So, now next certification is Linux." They're pulling out the big guns now!
Exactly! Let the MPAA have their fun. Let's just move on! I mean from what I've heard, most musicians get shit for their record sales from the record companies. They have nothing to loose and everything to gain, unless you believe in playing the lottery of trying to make it "big."
With the advent of things like that Linux movie maker, we really are comming to the point where we can just tell them to go fuck themselves and make our own better content.
Check out the connection from you to napster.com when you log in. Napster sends your password as clear text. Actually, I'm a little fuzzy on why they have a password to log in since it is not used to control access to your drive and anyone can sign up. In any case, we all know that lusers can't remember more than one password anyways so it could still be useful. Also check out the connection either way when requesting a file. The full path to the requested file is given. Hint: c:\ means the user is running windows. \ means unix. You already have their IP. Ah, it's the old security vs. convenience trade off.
Slashdot Mirror
I would like for them to shut down the internet, and just see what happens. It could lead to a great awakening to the fact that corporations are not your cuddly friend. It would be quite ironic, that shutting down a medium that inspires free thought would in its death inspire even more free thought in others who never had it.
How many sites can we slashdot at once?
No, he had it right. The mice are the cheese hackers, and they are first.
Everyone is worried about the dolphins because they are the second most intelligent life form on earth, and we are the third.
[Picard] "Mr. LaForge, have you had any success with your attempts at
finding a weakness in the Borg? And Mr. Data, have you been able to
access their command pathways?"
[Geordi]"Yes, Captain. In fact, we found the answer by searching
through our archives on late Twentieth-century computing technology."
[Geordi presses a key, and a logo appears on the computer screen.]
[Riker looks puzzled.] "What the hell is 'Microsoft'?"
[Data turns to answer.] "Allow me to explain. We will send this
program, for some reason called 'Windows', through the Borg command
pathways. Once inside their root command unit, it will begin consuming
system resources at an unstoppable rate."
[Picard] "But the Borg have the ability to adapt. Won't they alter
their processing systems to increase their storage capacity?"
[Data] "Yes, Captain. But when 'Windows' detects this, it creates a new
version of itself known as an 'upgrade'. The use of resources increases
exponentially with each iteration. The Borg will not be able to adapt
quickly enough. Eventually all of their processing ability will be
taken over and none will be available for their normal operational
functions."
[Picard] "Excellent work. This is even better than that 'unsolvable
geometric shape' idea."
. . 15 Minutes Later . . .
[Data] "Captain, We have successfully installed the 'Windows' in the
command unit and as expected it immediately consumed 85% of all
resources. We however have not received any confirmation of the
expected 'upgrade'."
[Geordi] "Our scanners have picked up an increase in Borg storage and
CPU capacity to compensate, but we still have no indication of an
'upgrade' to compensate for their increase."
[Picard] "Data, scan the history banks again and determine if their is
something we have missed."
[Data] "Sir, I believe there is a reason for the failure in the
upgrade'. Appearently the Borg have circumvented that part of the plan
by not sending in their registration cards.
[Riker] "Captain we have no choice. Requesting permission to begin
emergency escape sequence 3F . .
[Geordi, excited] "Wait, Captain I just detected their CPU capacity has
suddenly dropped to 0% !"
[Picard] "Data, what does your scanners show?"
[Data] "Appearently the Borg have found the internal 'Windows' module
named 'Solitaire' and it has used up all the CPU capacity."
[Picard] "Lets wait and see how long this 'solitaire' can reduce their
functionality."
. . Two Hours Pass . . .
[Riker] "Geordi whats the status on the Borg?"
[Geordi] "As expected the Borg are attempting to re-engineer to
compensate for increased CPU and storage demands, but each time they
successfully increase resources I have setup our closest deep space
monitor beacon to transmit more 'windows' modules from something called
the 'Microsoft fun-pack'.
[Picard] "How much time will that buy us ?"
[Data] "Current Borg solution rates allow me to predicate an interest
time span of 6 more hours."
[Geordi] "Captain, another vessel has entered our sector."
[Picard] "Identify."
[Data] "It appears to have markings very similar to the 'Microsoft'
logo"
[Over the speakers] "THIS IS ADMIRAL BILL GATES OF THE MICROSOFT
FLAGSHIP MONOPOLY. WE HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF UNREGISTERED
SOFTWARE IN THIS SECTOR. SURREDER ALL ASSETS AND WE CAN AVOID ANY
TROUBLE. YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS"
[Data] "The alien ship has just opened its forward hatches and released
thousands of humanoid shaped objects."
[Picard] "Magnify forward viewer on the alien craft"
[Riker] "Good God captain! Those are humans floating straight toward
the Borg ship with no life support suits! How can they survive the
tortures of deep space ?!"
[Data] "I don't believe that those are humans sir, if you will look
closer I believe you will see that they are carrying something
recognized by twenty-first century man as doe skin leather briefcases,
and wearing Armani suits"
[Riker and Picard together horrified] "Lawyers !!"
[Geordi] "It can't be. All the Lawyers were rounded up and sent
hurtling into the sun in 2017 during the Great Awakening."
[Data] "True, but appearently some must have survived."
[Riker] "They have surrounded the Borg ship and are covering it with
all types of papers."
[Data] "I believe that is known in ancient venacular as 'red tape' it
often proves fatal."
[Riker] "They're tearing the Borg to pieces !"
[Picard] "Turn off the monitors. I can't stand to watch, not even the
Borg deserve that."
+5, interesting. but seriously
yes
oh shit, I was second. see7 204&cid=95
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=00/07/11/15
Heh. Nice pun. I bet you didn't even mean to make it.
No.
Oh shit, that was good. I am drooling on my table with laughter!
Yes
I thought it said "Zvezda Module is Out to Lunch." I guess it was just from reading that last article about the Backyard Rocket.
I guess now we can quit development of lesstif, KDE, and Gnome!
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Alot of the comments on the page refer to linux, like, "I too have spent some time messing with Linux and feel that might also be the way to go." And, "I am sure the future is Linux, the only thing we need is a Linux workstation with more user-friendly features for an average user. So, now next certification is Linux." They're pulling out the big guns now!
Exactly! Let the MPAA have their fun. Let's just move on! I mean from what I've heard, most musicians get shit for their record sales from the record companies. They have nothing to loose and everything to gain, unless you believe in playing the lottery of trying to make it "big."
With the advent of things like that Linux movie maker, we really are comming to the point where we can just tell them to go fuck themselves and make our own better content.
Check out the connection from you to napster.com when you log in. Napster sends your password as clear text. Actually, I'm a little fuzzy on why they have a password to log in since it is not used to control access to your drive and anyone can sign up. In any case, we all know that lusers can't remember more than one password anyways so it could still be useful. Also check out the connection either way when requesting a file. The full path to the requested file is given. Hint: c:\ means the user is running windows. \ means unix. You already have their IP. Ah, it's the old security vs. convenience trade off.