There is a little hacker tool called "Burn" that has been out for the mac for like 5 years (i know i know, nobody here uses a mac....)
Burn is a file-deletion utility that does what this poster just described---you can set the pattern (0000, 1111, or maybe 1010101)---and the number of passes it makes. Highly configurable.
Also has a command to "erase free space" on the hard drive---same options as the file deletion, only it cleans all the os-marked "free space." --
actually in college my friends and i started playing scrabble without scoring, and we had a lot more fun with it. we didn't get so damn anal about "well that's not a word" or whatever---we just played, and the "winner" was just whoever made the coolest word. It was a lot more fun than trying to keep score in scrabble! --
his book rocked and it's so much smarter than all you people are thinking---not to be an asshole, but seriously, read it! i promise you'll like it or at least go "Well THAT was interesting."
I don't know about the joker who wrote that article though---Jef Raskin's ideas are so much BIGGER than that. And, for God's sake, he DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT AN OS is.
Don't you like fscking Google and slashdot better than stupid Flash sites that get you lost and take away your back button? What many UI poo-pooers don't understand is that UI dorks (like Neilsen, but yeah he's WAY over the top) like Raskin and, hell, me, what we are into is the idea that computers are here to ENABLE TASKS to be done MORE productively.
Sure, we of/. dig linux. But if someone offered me a box and a RedHat CD versus an iMac and i have to write a 50-page, formatted report by tomorrow, guess what? I'm gonna take the iMac!
The old engineering adage of "Solution for problem" is still true, truer than ever in fact in the case of UI. Raskin simply advocates that the OS should NEVER be the focus of a user's attention. And that is undeniably true. the IDEAL computer (possible currently or not) is one that requires no thought to be put into the bullsh*t of a task---that's what the computer's job is!
I agree with an earlier post that said the author of this article is clearly uninformed and has a major axe to grind. Raskin is not a bad guy, and, while many of his ideas haven't been applicable, his overarching concerns are exactly what user-oriented software development should be about: making the TASK the focus of the attention, not the DOING of the task.
If you're used to Linux, compiling and running Unix software on Mac OS X is (excuse the wording) a pain in the ass.
I would completely reverse that: if you're used to compiling Unix software on Mac OS X, compiling and running it on Linus is a pain in the ass.
I compiled every cool little shell package i could think of, along with apache and all the rest, in no time flat! Actually easier than linux for me personally.
the very simple truth is that OS X on x86 won't happen because MS is the #1 Mac developer right now. Period.
That's the only place it is a threat to linux -- powerPC-based linux. Anyone with a powerPC (meaning a mac usually) and a small budget will throw OS X on there before linuxPPC.
I know dudes who used a little unix in school, liked it, use macs most of the time, and can't wait to get unix in their macs, with all dem little daemons.
Neeha! If MS keeps making their surprisingly non-bloated software for the mac, and games appear on the mac? I can be a non-MS-os household! Just gotta keep that Office more than anything else for compatibility these days--i would live fine without their OS too, except for games.
This is actually correct.
This is what i've seen everywhere i've worked.
Basically, to add to the comment, at dot coms, the CTO typically does the development side, and the CIO typically is like IT department, and making sure that the CTO has everything in place for deployment. --
you're right. The human DNA is basically digital as well. Ever heard of dna computing? We have a few different chemicals in our DNA (my memory of high school bio is of course not good, so i don't know which ha ha;), so basically we have like 4 chemicals in there, and each "node" on the dna is kind of...
geeze, my comment makes no sense. But basically FFFish is right! The real power of the future will NOT be in binary computing! And don't confuse "binary" with "digital." --
Many sites are experimenting with Akamai and other localized providers for high-bandwidth items such as images.
I mean, i suppose it would be an okay feature if you KNOW how it works, and you understand things like akamai, but can you imagine how constraining this would be on web developers? --
I agree entirely with your post, especially on the whole go-out-and-buy-the-cd-afterward kind of thinking....
You are most correct when you say that they HAVE to go after pirates, and use existing law....otherwise, the next round of laws will make the DMCA look like a walk in the park. The whole idea of this stuff, after all, is that you should be able to own as many copies as you want of something you've paid for...
Without THAT right, this world would indeed be a scary place...
Remember, intellectualy property laws protect OUR jobs, too! AND the GPL!!!
um, you're like mr sound and fury, but you're not hearing the simplified point i was making.
The supreme court IS the final court of appeal in ALL cases. The whole technical discussion of jurisdiction, etc., big fscking deal...the point is, if it makes it through the judicial channels, they can hear it and decide on it.
If they choose not to, that is a different matter. But, you are correct in your statement that they DON'T review everything, and are very conservative about the choices they make. But their jurisdiction, while delineated by the constitution and applicable law, is nonetheless immense and comprehensive. They CAN hear any case they choose to that arrives at their door.
I know you're impressed with all your little book-learnin', but try living in reality for a few minutes...the Supreme Court IS the final arbiter of all disputes in this country one way or another, although they have historically limited their own jurisdiction through the exercise of due prudence.
Are you kidding? The supreme court has jurisdiction over every conceivable piece of law in the country
They are the final arbiters of all law. They don't CREATE law, but they have the power to strike down and/or interpret any law or legal decision whatsoever. --
These are specific games and specific concepts. These are not Pole Position versus San Francisco Rush, or Street Fighter versus Mortal Kombat.
So-called "classic" games are fun and the reason they are fun is that they are generally ripping off specific older games. e.g., so-called Missile Defender. Under the compelling logic that weighed on this case, however, iD software couldn't just sue someone else who made a 3D run-around-and-kill game. If the game were called earthQuake; featured extremely similar characters, maps, and strategies; if it were marketed on nostalgia and its very similarity to the original Quake, then, yes that could be grounds for a suit.
I don't agree with the ruling either, but for a different reason. Music, books, and some other works after a period of time (maybe like 50 years? hoo nose) eventually get passed into the public domain. Because of the pace of evolution of software, and the nature of it as a work of art, i believe it should become a part of the public domain much more quickly.
Sorry if this was a rant...just don't wanna see the whole thing skewed. If you disagree, sorry....flame away. I had to do it.
We can't be fooled into thinking we have the lock on freedom of speech in the US of A.
Check out what happened last year in Brooklyn at the art museum, or check out the success rate of keeping up any kind of "hacker's" site. Not that they know what "hacker" means anyway.
The degree of misunderstanding that corporate bigwigs and governo-crats display toward the REAL net is shocking. Hello, COPA. Believe me, they will find a way to censor us. And it won't be pretty.
A term coined by Ted Nelson around 1965 for a collection of documents (or "nodes") containing cross-references or "links" which, with the aid of an interactive browser program, allow the reader to move easily from one document to another. See also hypermedia.
It's called HTtp for a reason.
HYPERTEXT transfer protocol....not LOGIN transfer protocol, not PAY TO PLAY protocol....the entire system is HYPERTEXT.
"Two small probes that ejected from the craft also disappeared." So what happened to these? Were their sensors "incorrectly wired," rewired, and not tested too? Does anyone know why these probes would have disappeared? It would seem that they would be ejected according to the same software that was supposed to control the landing...but wouldn't they be able to do some calculation themselves?
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There is a little hacker tool called "Burn" that has been out for the mac for like 5 years (i know i know, nobody here uses a mac....)
Burn is a file-deletion utility that does what this poster just described---you can set the pattern (0000, 1111, or maybe 1010101)---and the number of passes it makes. Highly configurable.
Also has a command to "erase free space" on the hard drive---same options as the file deletion, only it cleans all the os-marked "free space."
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actually in college my friends and i started playing scrabble without scoring, and we had a lot more fun with it. we didn't get so damn anal about "well that's not a word" or whatever---we just played, and the "winner" was just whoever made the coolest word. It was a lot more fun than trying to keep score in scrabble!
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me too!!!! me too!!!!
his book rocked and it's so much smarter than all you people are thinking---not to be an asshole, but seriously, read it! i promise you'll like it or at least go "Well THAT was interesting."
I don't know about the joker who wrote that article though---Jef Raskin's ideas are so much BIGGER than that. And, for God's sake, he DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT AN OS is.
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Don't you like fscking Google and slashdot better than stupid Flash sites that get you lost and take away your back button? What many UI poo-pooers don't understand is that UI dorks (like Neilsen, but yeah he's WAY over the top) like Raskin and, hell, me, what we are into is the idea that computers are here to ENABLE TASKS to be done MORE productively.
Sure, we of /. dig linux. But if someone offered me a box and a RedHat CD versus an iMac and i have to write a 50-page, formatted report by tomorrow, guess what? I'm gonna take the iMac!
The old engineering adage of "Solution for problem" is still true, truer than ever in fact in the case of UI. Raskin simply advocates that the OS should NEVER be the focus of a user's attention. And that is undeniably true. the IDEAL computer (possible currently or not) is one that requires no thought to be put into the bullsh*t of a task---that's what the computer's job is!
I agree with an earlier post that said the author of this article is clearly uninformed and has a major axe to grind. Raskin is not a bad guy, and, while many of his ideas haven't been applicable, his overarching concerns are exactly what user-oriented software development should be about: making the TASK the focus of the attention, not the DOING of the task.
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read this guy's book.
you'll understand his point of view a lot better.
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If you're used to Linux, compiling and running Unix software on Mac OS X is (excuse the wording) a pain in the ass.
I would completely reverse that: if you're used to compiling Unix software on Mac OS X, compiling and running it on Linus is a pain in the ass.
I compiled every cool little shell package i could think of, along with apache and all the rest, in no time flat! Actually easier than linux for me personally.
the very simple truth is that OS X on x86 won't happen because MS is the #1 Mac developer right now. Period.
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That's the only place it is a threat to linux -- powerPC-based linux. Anyone with a powerPC (meaning a mac usually) and a small budget will throw OS X on there before linuxPPC.
I know dudes who used a little unix in school, liked it, use macs most of the time, and can't wait to get unix in their macs, with all dem little daemons.
Neeha! If MS keeps making their surprisingly non-bloated software for the mac, and games appear on the mac? I can be a non-MS-os household! Just gotta keep that Office more than anything else for compatibility these days--i would live fine without their OS too, except for games.
Sorry, i digress...
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This is actually correct. This is what i've seen everywhere i've worked. Basically, to add to the comment, at dot coms, the CTO typically does the development side, and the CIO typically is like IT department, and making sure that the CTO has everything in place for deployment.
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Well yeah...
;), so basically we have like 4 chemicals in there, and each "node" on the dna is kind of...
you're right. The human DNA is basically digital as well. Ever heard of dna computing? We have a few different chemicals in our DNA (my memory of high school bio is of course not good, so i don't know which ha ha
geeze, my comment makes no sense. But basically FFFish is right! The real power of the future will NOT be in binary computing! And don't confuse "binary" with "digital."
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dude, go to college
go to
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you'll figure out what you want to do
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YES YES YES YES YES.
Many sites are experimenting with Akamai and other localized providers for high-bandwidth items such as images.
I mean, i suppose it would be an okay feature if you KNOW how it works, and you understand things like akamai, but can you imagine how constraining this would be on web developers?
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I agree entirely with your post, especially on the whole go-out-and-buy-the-cd-afterward kind of thinking....
You are most correct when you say that they HAVE to go after pirates, and use existing law....otherwise, the next round of laws will make the DMCA look like a walk in the park. The whole idea of this stuff, after all, is that you should be able to own as many copies as you want of something you've paid for...
Without THAT right, this world would indeed be a scary place...
Remember, intellectualy property laws protect OUR jobs, too! AND the GPL!!!
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um, you're like mr sound and fury, but you're not hearing the simplified point i was making.
The supreme court IS the final court of appeal in ALL cases. The whole technical discussion of jurisdiction, etc., big fscking deal...the point is, if it makes it through the judicial channels, they can hear it and decide on it.
If they choose not to, that is a different matter. But, you are correct in your statement that they DON'T review everything, and are very conservative about the choices they make. But their jurisdiction, while delineated by the constitution and applicable law, is nonetheless immense and comprehensive. They CAN hear any case they choose to that arrives at their door.
I know you're impressed with all your little book-learnin', but try living in reality for a few minutes...the Supreme Court IS the final arbiter of all disputes in this country one way or another, although they have historically limited their own jurisdiction through the exercise of due prudence.
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Are you kidding? The supreme court has jurisdiction over every conceivable piece of law in the country
They are the final arbiters of all law. They don't CREATE law, but they have the power to strike down and/or interpret any law or legal decision whatsoever.
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The issue is a bit different from what it seems.
These are specific games and specific concepts. These are not Pole Position versus San Francisco Rush, or Street Fighter versus Mortal Kombat.
So-called "classic" games are fun and the reason they are fun is that they are generally ripping off specific older games. e.g., so-called Missile Defender. Under the compelling logic that weighed on this case, however, iD software couldn't just sue someone else who made a 3D run-around-and-kill game. If the game were called earthQuake; featured extremely similar characters, maps, and strategies; if it were marketed on nostalgia and its very similarity to the original Quake, then, yes that could be grounds for a suit.
I don't agree with the ruling either, but for a different reason. Music, books, and some other works after a period of time (maybe like 50 years? hoo nose) eventually get passed into the public domain. Because of the pace of evolution of software, and the nature of it as a work of art, i believe it should become a part of the public domain much more quickly.
Sorry if this was a rant...just don't wanna see the whole thing skewed. If you disagree, sorry....flame away. I had to do it.
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I wonder how good the descriptions will be.
Half of a patent is obviously in the nature of the combination of ideas . . . very little value in the "nuts and bolts" of some patents.
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We can't be fooled into thinking we have the lock on freedom of speech in the US of A.
Check out what happened last year in Brooklyn at the art museum, or check out the success rate of keeping up any kind of "hacker's" site. Not that they know what "hacker" means anyway.
The degree of misunderstanding that corporate bigwigs and governo-crats display toward the REAL net is shocking. Hello, COPA. Believe me, they will find a way to censor us. And it won't be pretty.
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I wonder if Ralph has seen the google "more evil than satan himself" thing....
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hypertext
A term coined by Ted Nelson around 1965 for a collection of documents (or "nodes") containing cross-references or "links" which, with the aid of an interactive browser program, allow the reader to move easily from one document to another. See also hypermedia.
It's called HTtp for a reason.
HYPERTEXT transfer protocol....not LOGIN transfer protocol, not PAY TO PLAY protocol....the entire system is HYPERTEXT.
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I don't really get the use of the word geek either, but hey, it's like a term of pride to half my friends.
Like, "Hey, maybe i was a geek five years ago, but now that's the coolest thing to be!"
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Is this a big surprise?
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I installed AOL years ago, and it screwed my machine then....5.0 just means 5x as screwed.
Why is there even discussion of AOL on