I typically go along with this... one password for chat systems / slashdot-like websites, one for stuff a little more secure, and one serious password for things that could cost me money in some way.
Further, each password has several iterations that are rotated through over time, typically an incrementing number in place of a letter in a word in the weakest case (b0b becomes b1b, b2b, etc) so even a long-unused account that fits one of these styles can be quickly "hacked" back into.
One of my first passwords was the model number of the monitor I used. It was a nice alphanumeric sequence, long enough that most places wouldn't fight it (well, this was 1985ish), and if I ever forgot it, it was always only a few inches away, but inconspicuous enough that nobody noticed (ie, it wasn't a post-it with "CM-1482" scrawled on it).
If it's something that needs to be changed REALLY often, use the last 10 channels (number + call letters) you watched on super-extended-digital-mega-cable. With a short attention span, you could be resetting every 2 or 3 seconds.
Some time back in the very early 80's, a guy here in Austin by the name of Charles Brown (I Am Not Making That Up) had a locally publicized attempt to break the Asteroids "longest game" record, dunno if score was terribly relevant to him.
As I recall, he would play for several hours at a time, then take a break without worry about dying.
Asteroids kept awarding extra ships EVERY 10,000 points, with "no" upper limit (well, in theory, you know how these things work), so you could just walk away long enough to hit the restroom or eat a burger or just walk around for a few minutes without really worrying about it.
Since it took a fair amount of time to get to each rollover at a million, it should have been no big deal for him to yell out "rollover" in time for someone to come over and verify each one...
>WWII veteran with a *CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF >HONOR*... [ lossy compression ]... this is a >medal for which there are 40 living recipients.
There are far more than 40 living recipients of the CMH. As of 16 July 2001, at least, there were 149 living recipients. I'd imagine several have died since then.
Did you, perhaps, mean 40 living WW2 veterans holding the CMH? There were 60 about 8 months ago, 40 would seem about the right number today.
http://www.mishalov.com/Living_MoH_Recipients.ht ml
When I think ether, I think of Bugs being chased through the castle by the mad scientist, bounding down the stairs slowly, drunkenly calling, "Coooome baaaaack, miiiiiister buuuuuunny"...
>This is exactly why I've preordered the linux >kit for the Playstation 2. It seems to do >everything this box does and more (for $1300 >less, assuming you already have a ps2):
I'd suggest reading at -1 for a while and then coming back here to tell me that you honestly think more than 75% of Slashdot's readerbase has the skills to tie their own shoes or feed themselves, much less build a computer.
Because some people don't want a big ugly beige box sitting next to their stereo rack?
Because some people have $1500 but not the skills to assemble, configure, and install their own components, OS, and software?
Because some people want a single person to call when the box up and dies, instead of having to diagnose whether to call Asus, Creative Labs, Micron, PC Power & Cooling, or Nvidia?
I dunno. Why should a lawyer buy one of these to put into his office when he can simply take a slew of billable hours out of his time to save $700 building a Frankenclone box that doesn't match his decor?
>Also, users are used to the concept of extensions
But any time I point out to some folks that many users are so used to Windows that it is unappealing if not downright impractical for them to make a wholesale switch to [insert non-MS OS here], I'm told I'm wrong... Or that studies show that [insert non-MS OS here] is easier for them to learn or transition to... Or that they're used to doing things the "wrong" way... Or... well, you get the idea.
>Alternate theory: gatling guns that are replicas >of the original may be exempt under "antique" >laws
Firearms over a certain age (50 years? I'm pretty sure the M1 Garand qualifies) may qualify for "Curious and Relics" status.
A C&R license allows a person without an FFL to send and receive qualifying firearms through the mail (normally a dealer's Federal Firearms License is required), and can allow ownership of some weapons that would otherwise require a Class III license (a Class III is required to legally own most fully-automatic weapons).
Of course, since the NFA doesn't apply to rubber band guns, this is all rather offtopic.
>If I wanted to bang a machine I'd go here >[realdoll.com].
So they've started putting motors in 'em?
-l
A long-term Austinite's view of SXSW...
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I've lived in Austin for 27 years, and I've been watching SXSW since it started.
Unfortunately, SXSW (the music part, anyway) is somewhat of a local joke for longterm residents and some local musicians.
When SXSW started out, it was a great way to get some exposure for a struggling local band. I imagine Sundance was originally the same way for smaller indy film makers.
Now, however, if you don't already HAVE a name, you can't play SXSW. And since it pretty much takes over the Sixth Street scene, your ability to play down there is very very limited during the "festival" as well.
I've seen a number of local indy musicians wearing "SXSW SUX" shirts, and I think that sums it up pretty well. It's become too big, too commercial, and a waste of time for people that want to PARTICIPATE in the music side. The old Austin Aquafest went the same way in the last years before it went belly-up.
I haven't attended the Multimedia Conferences or the movie part of things, but I hear they're still worth doing. I'm not sure how the dot-scam bust will affect the multimedia stuff, but it still should produce some interesting stuff.
>One night, after seeing the neighbors TV glow >flickering on their wall, I had thought about >how it should be possible to monitor people's TV >viewing habits,
Seems it would be easier to just get an inside at the local cable company to track what channels they watch on a regular basis.
The cable box I use is clearly two-way, for pay-per-view and on-demand viewing, so I'm pretty sure Time Warner has the CAPABILITY to log what channels you watch and for how long, and knowing TW I'm willing to bet they do some sort of demographic tracking BS.
I have to wonder how many nights they've been able to figure out "Ok, he's home drunk and alone and flipping through the Skinemax late-night features..."
I actually initially read "spamming" in the header, and I wondered... isn't sendmail relatively platform-independent these days?
If it could be trusted to be used ethically, this is one GOOD application for an "auto-patch download" feature ala Win XP, be able to toggle someone's open relay crap... unfortunately, that kind of power opens up all kinds of sticky wormcans that I don't wanna think about right now.
Plus the number of places that need (for good reason) to sandbox test a patch/change before rolling into production...
>I'd almost say I would want to see Samuel L.
>Jackson saying "hold on to yer butts!" in the
>movie every time he's about to unleash his
>genius plan to stop the mutant scorpions, but I
>doubt he'd do a B flick
>IE? Galeon.... Outlook? Try Evolution.... And
>ICQ? GnomeICU, Gaim, Gabber... need I list more?
The problem with this line of thinking is that if it was so easy to ween people off of what they know and onto something "like IE" or "like Outlook" or "like ICQ", it would also be relatively easy to ween them off of Windows and onto something "like Windows, but better", doncha think?
People don't want "an office suite", they want OFFICE. They KNOW Office. Even if they don't necessarily LIKE Office, they know how to use it and don't want to learn something "like Office" unless it's EXACTLY "like Office".
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>(but sex-starvation doesn't appear to do much
>harm to code productivity or quality.)
Sure seems to be hell on spelling, though.
-l
>Read the book, "Supercade" you will find you are
>wrong.
Not owning the book or caring to buy it to research one insignificant piece of trivia from my childhood, would you care to quote this section?
I didn't really think so.
-l
>wow, and heer i thot it wuz EmEss yoozerz hoo
>wur the dummest shitz on the freekin plannit
You misspelled "Emacs" (along with the rest of the words).
-l
>Have 2 or 3 passwords
I typically go along with this... one password for chat systems / slashdot-like websites, one for stuff a little more secure, and one serious password for things that could cost me money in some way.
Further, each password has several iterations that are rotated through over time, typically an incrementing number in place of a letter in a word in the weakest case (b0b becomes b1b, b2b, etc) so even a long-unused account that fits one of these styles can be quickly "hacked" back into.
One of my first passwords was the model number of the monitor I used. It was a nice alphanumeric sequence, long enough that most places wouldn't fight it (well, this was 1985ish), and if I ever forgot it, it was always only a few inches away, but inconspicuous enough that nobody noticed (ie, it wasn't a post-it with "CM-1482" scrawled on it).
If it's something that needs to be changed REALLY often, use the last 10 channels (number + call letters) you watched on super-extended-digital-mega-cable. With a short attention span, you could be resetting every 2 or 3 seconds.
-l
Some time back in the very early 80's, a guy here in Austin by the name of Charles Brown (I Am Not Making That Up) had a locally publicized attempt to break the Asteroids "longest game" record, dunno if score was terribly relevant to him.
As I recall, he would play for several hours at a time, then take a break without worry about dying.
Asteroids kept awarding extra ships EVERY 10,000 points, with "no" upper limit (well, in theory, you know how these things work), so you could just walk away long enough to hit the restroom or eat a burger or just walk around for a few minutes without really worrying about it.
Since it took a fair amount of time to get to each rollover at a million, it should have been no big deal for him to yell out "rollover" in time for someone to come over and verify each one...
-l
>WWII veteran with a *CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF ... [ lossy compression ] ... this is a
t ml
>HONOR*
>medal for which there are 40 living recipients.
There are far more than 40 living recipients of the CMH. As of 16 July 2001, at least, there were 149 living recipients. I'd imagine several have died since then.
Did you, perhaps, mean 40 living WW2 veterans holding the CMH? There were 60 about 8 months ago, 40 would seem about the right number today.
http://www.mishalov.com/Living_MoH_Recipients.h
-l
When I think ether, I think of Bugs being chased through the castle by the mad scientist, bounding down the stairs slowly, drunkenly calling, "Coooome baaaaack, miiiiiister buuuuuunny"...
But I was never really a chemgeek.
-l
>why the sudden burst of posts?
Just bored. Check my posting history, I tend to go weeks at a time without posting, then several in one or two days.
Nothing unusual here. Move along.
>This is exactly why I've preordered the linux
>kit for the Playstation 2. It seems to do
>everything this box does and more (for $1300
>less, assuming you already have a ps2):
Your PS2 came with a CD-RW drive?
Nifty. Where do I get one?
-l
>1) I can do the same thing for $xxx with xxx
>hardware and linux
Except it won't look as cool and won't integrate nicely with your stereo system (think cosmetics).
>2) this is cool, but no one will buy it
I don't think they'll sell a lot of 'em, but they'll sell some.
>3) how long will it be till it runs linux...
It already does. Read the article.
-l
>Good thing it was reviewed on Slashdot then.
I'd suggest reading at -1 for a while and then coming back here to tell me that you honestly think more than 75% of Slashdot's readerbase has the skills to tie their own shoes or feed themselves, much less build a computer.
-l
>Give me reasons why it should be bought!
Because some people don't want a big ugly beige box sitting next to their stereo rack?
Because some people have $1500 but not the skills to assemble, configure, and install their own components, OS, and software?
Because some people want a single person to call when the box up and dies, instead of having to diagnose whether to call Asus, Creative Labs, Micron, PC Power & Cooling, or Nvidia?
I dunno. Why should a lawyer buy one of these to put into his office when he can simply take a slew of billable hours out of his time to save $700 building a Frankenclone box that doesn't match his decor?
I just can't come up with anything.
-l
>Also, users are used to the concept of extensions
But any time I point out to some folks that many users are so used to Windows that it is unappealing if not downright impractical for them to make a wholesale switch to [insert non-MS OS here], I'm told I'm wrong... Or that studies show that [insert non-MS OS here] is easier for them to learn or transition to... Or that they're used to doing things the "wrong" way... Or... well, you get the idea.
Hm. Funny how things work.
-l
>Alternate theory: gatling guns that are replicas
>of the original may be exempt under "antique"
>laws
Firearms over a certain age (50 years? I'm pretty sure the M1 Garand qualifies) may qualify for "Curious and Relics" status.
A C&R license allows a person without an FFL to send and receive qualifying firearms through the mail (normally a dealer's Federal Firearms License is required), and can allow ownership of some weapons that would otherwise require a Class III license (a Class III is required to legally own most fully-automatic weapons).
Of course, since the NFA doesn't apply to rubber band guns, this is all rather offtopic.
-l
>ps, hello from CANADA!
Oh, the fifty-first state.
Of course, that's sixty-eight in Canadian states.
>If I wanted to bang a machine I'd go here
>[realdoll.com].
So they've started putting motors in 'em?
-l
I've lived in Austin for 27 years, and I've been watching SXSW since it started.
Unfortunately, SXSW (the music part, anyway) is somewhat of a local joke for longterm residents and some local musicians.
When SXSW started out, it was a great way to get some exposure for a struggling local band. I imagine Sundance was originally the same way for smaller indy film makers.
Now, however, if you don't already HAVE a name, you can't play SXSW. And since it pretty much takes over the Sixth Street scene, your ability to play down there is very very limited during the "festival" as well.
I've seen a number of local indy musicians wearing "SXSW SUX" shirts, and I think that sums it up pretty well. It's become too big, too commercial, and a waste of time for people that want to PARTICIPATE in the music side. The old Austin Aquafest went the same way in the last years before it went belly-up.
I haven't attended the Multimedia Conferences or the movie part of things, but I hear they're still worth doing. I'm not sure how the dot-scam bust will affect the multimedia stuff, but it still should produce some interesting stuff.
-l
(flame on...)
>One night, after seeing the neighbors TV glow
>flickering on their wall, I had thought about
>how it should be possible to monitor people's TV
>viewing habits,
Seems it would be easier to just get an inside at the local cable company to track what channels they watch on a regular basis.
The cable box I use is clearly two-way, for pay-per-view and on-demand viewing, so I'm pretty sure Time Warner has the CAPABILITY to log what channels you watch and for how long, and knowing TW I'm willing to bet they do some sort of demographic tracking BS.
I have to wonder how many nights they've been able to figure out "Ok, he's home drunk and alone and flipping through the Skinemax late-night features..."
Er, about my neighbors, I mean.
-l
>- - [ Only stupid people HAVE to use office. The
>rest of us use any tool available] ]
Only narrow-minded people HAVE to use Linux. The rest of use the best tool for the job.
And sometimes the best tool for the job actually IS Windows.
-l
>that wont work... use this domain instead
>info.netscape.com
If you're gonna be pedantic... both hostnames are using the same domain.
"netscape.com" is the domain. "info" or "www" are the HOSTNAMES.
-l
>I mean I get enough junk e-mail as it is
I actually initially read "spamming" in the header, and I wondered... isn't sendmail relatively platform-independent these days?
If it could be trusted to be used ethically, this is one GOOD application for an "auto-patch download" feature ala Win XP, be able to toggle someone's open relay crap... unfortunately, that kind of power opens up all kinds of sticky wormcans that I don't wanna think about right now.
Plus the number of places that need (for good reason) to sandbox test a patch/change before rolling into production...
-l
>I'd almost say I would want to see Samuel L.
>Jackson saying "hold on to yer butts!" in the
>movie every time he's about to unleash his
>genius plan to stop the mutant scorpions, but I
>doubt he'd do a B flick
What do you call "Deep Blue Sea"?
Ewwweeee.
-l
>And to look back at old Star Trek episodes ... >those old systems seem to catch on fire alot.
You're absolutely right, god help us if NORAD takes a direct hit from a couple of photon torpedoes.
-l
>And does it not cost money for the Midori Linux
>license (GPL)?
Remember, GPL means free as in speech, not NECESSARILY free as in beer.
-l
>IE? Galeon. ... Outlook? Try Evolution. ... And
>ICQ? GnomeICU, Gaim, Gabber... need I list more?
The problem with this line of thinking is that if it was so easy to ween people off of what they know and onto something "like IE" or "like Outlook" or "like ICQ", it would also be relatively easy to ween them off of Windows and onto something "like Windows, but better", doncha think?
People don't want "an office suite", they want OFFICE. They KNOW Office. Even if they don't necessarily LIKE Office, they know how to use it and don't want to learn something "like Office" unless it's EXACTLY "like Office".
-l