At first I was ready to write this off as "another stupid gamer story." But then I took the time to peruse the links, and I've reconsidered.
I started thinking about "mech"s. Sure, the stuff of science fiction. But could science fiction one day be science fact? And could that day be right around the corner?
We have historically seen the game industry pave the trail for the military. Doom. Quake. Combat. The list goes on.
I think that the next thing we can expect is military vehicles with this kind of high-tech controller. Imagine a tank or helicopter with 40 buttons.
The result would be literally astounding.
I don't know what the future holds, but names like Sony and Linux are going to be very important to security and stability in this new world we are forging. It's an exciting time to be alive.
Just want to point this out...that phrase, "you assume too much," is not an English idiom. George Lucas coined it for The Phantom Menace and used it twice, which was just grating, IMO. Thankfully, he spared us from it in Attack of the Clones, though the same can unfortunately not be said of "I've got a bad feeling about this," which has become all too self-referential.
Basically, we don't know what we'll find on Mars. Maybe nothing. Maybe a desert.
But we just don't know.
In the past half decade, an overwhelming amount of evidence pointing to life on Mars has accumulated. Anyone who denies the possibility of an intelligent force (not necessarily humanoid!) inhabiting Mars is living in a dreamworld.
We don't know what we'll find, so we need to be very, very cautious. This could signal a new era in the progress of humanity. Or it could herald the beginning of the end. It's a thrilling, frightening time to be alive.
the end of gaming?
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Yes, I guess I have noticed a lot of game stories on slashdot. But maybe I am not alone in saying that it appears that the industry in general is cooling off on games.
Let's face it: games are for kids. Sure, your Grand Theft Auto might carry a "for adults only" sticker, but nobody over 17 is going to be captivated by that game for longer than 15 minutes. Same for EverQuest, Quake, Mario Brothers, etc.
Computers and electronics have reached the point where they are essential tools throughout our lives. Many of us use them in our professional and private lives without even thinking. It's second nature.
Computers are no longer amusing, and it is time we bid farewell to games. A greater world awaits.
When I first read this, I thought, "hooray." Every sysadmin's wet dream, to be sure. Never need worry about DDOS attacks again.
But then I reconsidered.
If you look at the history of DDOS attacks, you will see that the targets of said attacks have typically been huge media conglomerates and corporations, while the attackers have always been "the little guy," Joe Hacker, the one who doesn't have his own TV channel.
DDOS is a valid method of speech, and should be protected by the First Amendment.
Okay, I know the Linux/slashbot response to this is, "how dare they?" and "I want my eye candy!" Well, I was right with you for a while.
But now I'm thinking: for Linux and OSS to succeed on the desktop and in a high-impact profit-oriented enterprise environment, we need a sober, powerful, stable desktop.
I'm an admin at a Fortune 500 company in the gourmet cereals industry. We have a daily need for responsive and robust desktop software, and Metacity has repeatedly stepped up to the plate and delivered where inferior technology such as Gnome and Sawfish could not.
Metacity saved our business. Maybe it will save slashdot, too.
But now I am thinking...is this so great? What is the obvious outcome of a city-wide public wireless network? For one thing, it means a blossoming of software and music piracy, not to mention child pronography. This could cause the kind of community outrage that ensures that the DMCA will never be repealed.
Remember the saying, "a blessing in the form of a gift may be a curse." I think that is what we have here.
This is a pretty good project for a beginner geek. Should take a couple hours, including travel time.
Radio Shack carries all of the wires, resistors, transistors, and breadboards that you'll need for this. Basically you're going to build a little repeater/amplifier. Just take the stereo jack (also at Radio Shack) and wire it up to a variable resistor (for tuning the frequency) and a standard transmitter chip.
Choose a well-known architecture, and you can install Debian Linux on it, good to go.
Fun little project, and a good way to get your feet wet.
Okay, I'm sure I'm with the rest of the slashdot communisty when I say that my first reaction was "wow, awesome, score another 3 points for Open Source and freedom."
But I've reconsidered. Before you mod me down, please read what I have to say.
Basically, we are talking about P2P filesharing here. Now remember, other P2P services, like Napster, Gnutella, and IRC, were all originally based on good, sound, legal, moral ideals. But in the course of time, they each became corrupt with those who would use the infrastructure for illegal filesharing and copyright infringement.
Now, I don't want to throw the baby out with the proverbial bathwater. And I don't want to get rid of a useful tool because of a potential for abuse, since by that logic we would not have silverware, cars, or handguns. But we in the Open Source community need to ask ourselves, is now the time when we want to risk associating Linux, *BSD, and Open Source with illegal activities? Don't we have enough anti-hacker rhetoric to fight against?
We need to pick our battles. This isn't one of them.
I'm sure I am with slashdot readers as a whole when I say that my first reaction was, "how evil can you get? Exploiting the War on Terrorism to fight open source?!?"
But then I reconsidered. WAIT: before you mod me down, please consider my opinion objectively. I know I'm risking some karma here, but I think this is an issue that strikes right to the heart of all that we hold dear.
Now, like it or don't, the fact is that security through obscurity has been with us since the origins of Unix. IIRC, the original "shell" commands, such as rm and chmod were designed to be difficult to remember, for the very reason that untrained n00bs could quickly bring a system to its knees by misusing them. This explains why innocuous commands (like touch and finger) have easy-to-remember and provocative names, while the more dangerous ones (like ld and vi) are "secure" through their "obscure" names.
Microsoft copied from the best when it put these kinds of features into their flagship OS, "Windows". They went a step further, and did the same for API's and protocols. They also left in a few memory leaks to easily monitor potential hackers. Linux has done similar things, even going so far as using the original Unix commands (yes, even vi!).
To open up the source to Windows at this point would open a literal can of proverbial worms. And you can't put this insecure genie back into the bottle of obscurity once he has been oncorked.
It's my opinion that MS should be given 4 or 5 years in which to "lock down" their OS before exposing it to every "dark hatted" haxer on the Internet.
No, it was Warwick Davis.
Also, the scenes on Kamino were not shot in real rain. They set up a sprinkler between the camera and the actors, so it just looks like rain.
Statistically, 10% of hirings are initiated with blind mailings. The rest all begin with networking. So when you are looking for a job, spend 10% of your time revising your resume and sending it to good targets, and spend the rest of the time following down leads in your personal network.
This is how I landed a job at a major Fortune 500 corporation. Basically, I had administered a high-latency gigabit-class network of Mac III's in school in the late 80's. This was top-of-the-line research stuff back then, though it sure looks antique today. Long story short, my vice admin's older brother married the daughter of a major figure in the Juarez prawn industry, and I got my foot in the door. Now I'm pulling 7 figures with a staff of 72, with nowhere to go but up. So all those guys you sorta got along with in school? Keep the numbers, man. Even when you land a job, you never know when you'll be looking again.
Slashdot Mirror
At first I was ready to write this off as "another stupid gamer story." But then I took the time to peruse the links, and I've reconsidered.
I started thinking about "mech"s. Sure, the stuff of science fiction. But could science fiction one day be science fact? And could that day be right around the corner?
We have historically seen the game industry pave the trail for the military. Doom. Quake. Combat. The list goes on.
I think that the next thing we can expect is military vehicles with this kind of high-tech controller. Imagine a tank or helicopter with 40 buttons.
The result would be literally astounding.
I don't know what the future holds, but names like Sony and Linux are going to be very important to security and stability in this new world we are forging. It's an exciting time to be alive.
Can't believe I missed that one. :(
Microsoft has a weak backhand.
Okay, who was the wise guy who posted this under "The Courts"? Ha ha.
You assume too much.
Just want to point this out...that phrase, "you assume too much," is not an English idiom. George Lucas coined it for The Phantom Menace and used it twice, which was just grating, IMO. Thankfully, he spared us from it in Attack of the Clones, though the same can unfortunately not be said of "I've got a bad feeling about this," which has become all too self-referential.
So anyway, don't use that phrase, Mr. Coward.
I agree.
Basically, we don't know what we'll find on Mars. Maybe nothing. Maybe a desert.
But we just don't know.
In the past half decade, an overwhelming amount of evidence pointing to life on Mars has accumulated. Anyone who denies the possibility of an intelligent force (not necessarily humanoid!) inhabiting Mars is living in a dreamworld.
We don't know what we'll find, so we need to be very, very cautious. This could signal a new era in the progress of humanity. Or it could herald the beginning of the end. It's a thrilling, frightening time to be alive.
Yes, I guess I have noticed a lot of game stories on slashdot. But maybe I am not alone in saying that it appears that the industry in general is cooling off on games.
Let's face it: games are for kids. Sure, your Grand Theft Auto might carry a "for adults only" sticker, but nobody over 17 is going to be captivated by that game for longer than 15 minutes. Same for EverQuest, Quake, Mario Brothers, etc.
Computers and electronics have reached the point where they are essential tools throughout our lives. Many of us use them in our professional and private lives without even thinking. It's second nature.
Computers are no longer amusing, and it is time we bid farewell to games. A greater world awaits.
When I first read this, I thought, "hooray." Every sysadmin's wet dream, to be sure. Never need worry about DDOS attacks again.
But then I reconsidered.
If you look at the history of DDOS attacks, you will see that the targets of said attacks have typically been huge media conglomerates and corporations, while the attackers have always been "the little guy," Joe Hacker, the one who doesn't have his own TV channel.
DDOS is a valid method of speech, and should be protected by the First Amendment.
Okay, I know the Linux/slashbot response to this is, "how dare they?" and "I want my eye candy!" Well, I was right with you for a while.
But now I'm thinking: for Linux and OSS to succeed on the desktop and in a high-impact profit-oriented enterprise environment, we need a sober, powerful, stable desktop.
I'm an admin at a Fortune 500 company in the gourmet cereals industry. We have a daily need for responsive and robust desktop software, and Metacity has repeatedly stepped up to the plate and delivered where inferior technology such as Gnome and Sawfish could not.
Metacity saved our business. Maybe it will save slashdot, too.
The page is there, but the permissions are set wrong.
I think I had a reason for changing the permissions, but I don't remember what it was and I don't want to second-guess myself.
At first I thought, "hooray."
But now I am thinking...is this so great? What is the obvious outcome of a city-wide public wireless network? For one thing, it means a blossoming of software and music piracy, not to mention child pronography. This could cause the kind of community outrage that ensures that the DMCA will never be repealed.
Remember the saying, "a blessing in the form of a gift may be a curse." I think that is what we have here.
A curse.
I am wary of anyone who slips their title or degree into their domain name...
I like moonerology.
If it exists, why would he ask.slashdot?
He already said that that product does not exist.
Should be "Dr. Nuñez" in headline.
This is a pretty good project for a beginner geek. Should take a couple hours, including travel time.
Radio Shack carries all of the wires, resistors, transistors, and breadboards that you'll need for this. Basically you're going to build a little repeater/amplifier. Just take the stereo jack (also at Radio Shack) and wire it up to a variable resistor (for tuning the frequency) and a standard transmitter chip.
Choose a well-known architecture, and you can install Debian Linux on it, good to go.
Fun little project, and a good way to get your feet wet.
Okay, I'm sure I'm with the rest of the slashdot communisty when I say that my first reaction was "wow, awesome, score another 3 points for Open Source and freedom."
But I've reconsidered. Before you mod me down, please read what I have to say.
Basically, we are talking about P2P filesharing here. Now remember, other P2P services, like Napster, Gnutella, and IRC, were all originally based on good, sound, legal, moral ideals. But in the course of time, they each became corrupt with those who would use the infrastructure for illegal filesharing and copyright infringement.
Now, I don't want to throw the baby out with the proverbial bathwater. And I don't want to get rid of a useful tool because of a potential for abuse, since by that logic we would not have silverware, cars, or handguns. But we in the Open Source community need to ask ourselves, is now the time when we want to risk associating Linux, *BSD, and Open Source with illegal activities? Don't we have enough anti-hacker rhetoric to fight against?
We need to pick our battles. This isn't one of them.
I gave up on finding decency on the Internet a long time ago.
Hey, this makse me thenik...any chance we'll got a open sorce ABIO?!?!? THatd be sweeete
I'm sure I am with slashdot readers as a whole when I say that my first reaction was, "how evil can you get? Exploiting the War on Terrorism to fight open source?!?"
But then I reconsidered. WAIT: before you mod me down, please consider my opinion objectively.
I know I'm risking some karma here, but I think this is an issue that strikes right to the heart of all that we hold dear.
Now, like it or don't, the fact is that security through obscurity has been with us since the origins of Unix. IIRC, the original "shell" commands, such as rm and chmod were designed to be difficult to remember, for the very reason that untrained n00bs could quickly bring a system to its knees by misusing them. This explains why innocuous commands (like touch and finger) have easy-to-remember and provocative names, while the more dangerous ones (like ld and vi) are "secure" through their "obscure" names.
Microsoft copied from the best when it put these kinds of features into their flagship OS, "Windows". They went a step further, and did the same for API's and protocols. They also left in a few memory leaks to easily monitor potential hackers. Linux has done similar things, even going so far as using the original Unix commands (yes, even vi!).
To open up the source to Windows at this point would open a literal can of proverbial worms. And you can't put this insecure genie back into the bottle of obscurity once he has been oncorked.
It's my opinion that MS should be given 4 or 5 years in which to "lock down" their OS before exposing it to every "dark hatted" haxer on the Internet.
I hope you see where I'm coming from.
bringing unsuspecting users machines to a crawl with full hard drives and clogging up the Fasttrack network with massive amounts of traffic
Sounds like Kazaa has finally caught up with Gnutella. Proof once again of OSS's superiority.
No, it was Warwick Davis. Also, the scenes on Kamino were not shot in real rain. They set up a sprinkler between the camera and the actors, so it just looks like rain.
Statistically, 10% of hirings are initiated with blind mailings. The rest all begin with networking. So when you are looking for a job, spend 10% of your time revising your resume and sending it to good targets, and spend the rest of the time following down leads in your personal network.
This is how I landed a job at a major Fortune 500 corporation. Basically, I had administered a high-latency gigabit-class network of Mac III's in school in the late 80's. This was top-of-the-line research stuff back then, though it sure looks antique today. Long story short, my vice admin's older brother married the daughter of a major figure in the Juarez prawn industry, and I got my foot in the door. Now I'm pulling 7 figures with a staff of 72, with nowhere to go but up. So all those guys you sorta got along with in school? Keep the numbers, man. Even when you land a job, you never know when you'll be looking again.
Good luck.
I HERD YUO COUD HAXOR ADN CHAT ON TEH INTARWEB? Apparently having to scroll down to read this is less lame than just the above line of caps text.
The guy who played Yoda could not move that fast in real life. "The magic of Hollywood."