i didn't mean to trash your drivers per se. but the point i was trying to make is that anyone who says the 3dfx support under linux is "very good" needs to recognize that there is a lot of functionality missing from their current driver set (vs. windows).
The gist is that 3dfx should have been coding those drivers themselves. I have tremendous respect for your trying to support the TV functionality in linux for the 3500. You're certainly a better man than I...but like i said, 3dfx should have been in on the game aside from simply letting john q. public figure it out for himself.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
last time i checked i had a big blue tether coming out of it that was setup for video fratures such as s-video out/in, cable out/in, and the same with RCA connections. Nope, 3dfx doesn't support the TV feature in linux. If i want that, i've got to use a beta kernel with alpha quality TV drivers.
hooray for 3dfx.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
no, i'm well aware of the linux support provided by 3dfx. I'm telling you now that it's not very good. Precision Insight does most of the work for XFree86. linux.3dfx.com is down quite frequently, and when it's up, the drivers leave alot to be desired. So they support OpenGL, woopty shit. there should have been a Glide2 wrapper for their DRI drivers AGES ago. Instead, upon open-sourcing glide, 3dfx pretty much dumped the whole fsckin' thing.
3dfx is pretty much saying "welp, you can have OpenGL or Glide, but you can't have both at once" - that, to me, is not very good support. When they knock off this fractional support trend they've got going on, i'll change my view.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
this is exactly what i was looking for in a graphics maker. I stood by 3dfx before...and now i'll stand by them again as i try to get support for some card made by X company with a 3dfx chipset in it.
3dfx: "Um...we don't support linux, talk to the vendor, they should have updated drivers"
Vendor:"Um...we don't support linux, talk to 3dfx, they should have updated drivers"
while (times_talked_to_companies < sanity_threshold){
talk_to_company(x);
};
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
united said, in a press conference earlier this week, that due to cutbacks caused by "an overestimation of cashflow" that 90% of their flights will be unmanned in 2001 as well.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
as i recall, all he did was grab version info from
a couple of the daemons running on the server. That hardly qualifies as suspicion of cracking. To be frank, i'm pretty concerned about the prospect of living in a world where telnetting to a server on well known ports for ANY reason could be considered reason to confiscate my equipment.
the "exploits" you talk about are pretty iffy. He basically did a manual port-scan on several hosts on the network which is not considered a very harmful thing (i probably get port scanned 10 times a day) and is definitely NOT illegal, or suspicious on the internet today. fuck, i port scan boxes all the time just to do network latency performance tests.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
sorry, but there are WAY too many things that could go wrong at that altitude.
if she blacks out, that's it. she may have time to recover, but probably not. Additionally, i would think there would be some concern about the extreme heat generated by the air-friction caused by a fall from that high. I wouldn't assume she would "burn up" like an asteroid, but you never know....
aditionally, you have to worry about the cold. We're talking about sub-hypothermic temperatures at that height. IANAA (austronaut) but i don't think she stands that good of a chance of living through this one.
BTW - the article mentions that she's a parachutist. Skydivers get pretty pissed off when you call them "parachutists"
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
there was absolutely no justification for seizure of his computers. Think what might happen if you try to go to a site, see that it looks a little different. maybe you do an nslookup on the site to make sure that you're getting the right one (right IP maybe?). Then you maybe ping an traceroute the site just to check that it's up and running (i probably ping showme.missouri.edu 3 or 4 times a day for various reasons).
knock knock. it's the feds. they need to borrow your system for a few months.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
someone should market a little button on cases that basically trashes a HD when hit. It could be out of the way, but if you get in a situation where you do have stuff you don't want the man seeing (not saying you're guilty of the crime they're looking for;-) this would really help out.
"excuse me...do you mind if i just take 5 seconds to grab the stuff i need of my system for school"
grab files, press button, thank you ma'am.
"ok. i'm done - have at it."
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
if the agent were techno-illiterate, i don't think he has any business being involved in the case. i don't want a mechanic working on my car that doesn't know what an engine is. at the same time, i don't want an officer of the law trying to figure out who broke into my website without knowing what DNS is, or what an IP is for.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
i agree. i have no issues with his being questioned. I have no issues with being questioned about any crime. It's the cops' right to question me, or him, or anyone. And i have no problem with that. But this guy hasn't even been CHARGED and it's entirely obvious that he didn't do anything wrong.
questioning him is one thing, but taking his shit is and entirely different matter. not to mention the fact that he'll probably never see his boxen again.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
hmmm. so let's see here. you found out that your neighbor's place had been broken into (legal). you removed evidence from a crime scene (illegal). you went into your neighbor's home without their permission (tresspass. illegal). and now you think you have nothing to worry about??????? If the FBI just "questions" you, you've gotten off easy.
let me tell you another story.
this guy heard that a website had been hacked on irc (legal). So, he visited the site (legal). He then proceded to check the versions of some of the services running (legal). He did a DNS lookup to see which boxes were running on the network via such sinister and ill-used binaries as nslookup and, dare i say, dig possibly? DEAR GOD!!!!!!! (btw - also legal).
at that point. the FBI felt that they had enough evidence to make this gentleman a suspect. They seized his computers (illegal). The way i see it, the only thing this guy did wrong was not making sure he had a lawyer present.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
port scanning, DNS lookups (whois, nslookup, etc.) are NOT illegal.
the whole point of the story is one of a very big brother-esque denial of our civil liberties. I see alot of people who know next to nothing about computers in general beyond double-clicking on IE to get an internet connection. Nevermind that they don't know how their own box works - i don't care. But they have begun to vilify those who they do not understand simply because of a few crackers.
This can be directly equated to a situation where you hear about a liquor store that got robbed so, as a curious citizen, you drive by and take a look. Being that you left some small piece of evidence that you were there at all, the FBI or whoever comes back to your house, confiscates your car and questions you. Anyone see anything wrong with this?? Anyone???
unfortunately, hackers' rights are in serious jeopardy right now. I don't see this trend stopping as more and more 'ignorant' individuals get online. they are scared of that which they do not know, and every time they hear that someone is a 'hacker' or knows what they're doing....they will instantly brand them as criminals. The only thing you can do....get a phone number of a good lawyer and make yourself comfortable here in Salem. It's gonna be a looong witch hunt.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
the problem is, every time i come here to slutdot.org, i read an article, i post my reply, i quit my browser, i get like 50 annoying pop-ups telling me about these live horny women that want to have sex with me.
taco should really try to get more conservative advertisers.
FluX After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
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i didn't mean to trash your drivers per se. but the point i was trying to make is that anyone who says the 3dfx support under linux is "very good" needs to recognize that there is a lot of functionality missing from their current driver set (vs. windows).
The gist is that 3dfx should have been coding those drivers themselves. I have tremendous respect for your trying to support the TV functionality in linux for the 3500. You're certainly a better man than I...but like i said, 3dfx should have been in on the game aside from simply letting john q. public figure it out for himself.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
where's the linux support for my V3 3500?
last time i checked i had a big blue tether coming out of it that was setup for video fratures such as s-video out/in, cable out/in, and the same with RCA connections. Nope, 3dfx doesn't support the TV feature in linux. If i want that, i've got to use a beta kernel with alpha quality TV drivers.
hooray for 3dfx.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
no, i'm well aware of the linux support provided by 3dfx. I'm telling you now that it's not very good. Precision Insight does most of the work for XFree86. linux.3dfx.com is down quite frequently, and when it's up, the drivers leave alot to be desired. So they support OpenGL, woopty shit. there should have been a Glide2 wrapper for their DRI drivers AGES ago. Instead, upon open-sourcing glide, 3dfx pretty much dumped the whole fsckin' thing.
3dfx is pretty much saying "welp, you can have OpenGL or Glide, but you can't have both at once" - that, to me, is not very good support. When they knock off this fractional support trend they've got going on, i'll change my view.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
actually, you can just go to linux.3dfx.com
but the support leaves alot to be desired and i'm all but certain they'll be dumping this soon after they get back into the "chip" making business.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
this is exactly what i was looking for in a graphics maker. I stood by 3dfx before...and now i'll stand by them again as i try to get support for some card made by X company with a 3dfx chipset in it.
3dfx: "Um...we don't support linux, talk to the vendor, they should have updated drivers"
Vendor:"Um...we don't support linux, talk to 3dfx, they should have updated drivers"
while (times_talked_to_companies < sanity_threshold){
talk_to_company(x);
};
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
bah. i fucked up the joke.
the premise: united sucks now and they have shitty customer service, no one is flying united anymore.
it's funny, laugh.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
united said, in a press conference earlier this week, that due to cutbacks caused by "an overestimation of cashflow" that 90% of their flights will be unmanned in 2001 as well.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
windows: aiding idiocy since 1990.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
this is my transmetta. there are many like it...but this one is mine.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
i sense error 403 in you.
the link leads to an invalid web-page. invalid web page leads to an Apache error. Apache errors lead to....
suffering.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
Bush isn't even in the whitehouse yet and look at the trouble he's causing.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
uah?
as i recall, all he did was grab version info from a couple of the daemons running on the server. That hardly qualifies as suspicion of cracking. To be frank, i'm pretty concerned about the prospect of living in a world where telnetting to a server on well known ports for ANY reason could be considered reason to confiscate my equipment.
the "exploits" you talk about are pretty iffy. He basically did a manual port-scan on several hosts on the network which is not considered a very harmful thing (i probably get port scanned 10 times a day) and is definitely NOT illegal, or suspicious on the internet today. fuck, i port scan boxes all the time just to do network latency performance tests.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
sorry, but there are WAY too many things that could go wrong at that altitude.
if she blacks out, that's it. she may have time to recover, but probably not. Additionally, i would think there would be some concern about the extreme heat generated by the air-friction caused by a fall from that high. I wouldn't assume she would "burn up" like an asteroid, but you never know....
aditionally, you have to worry about the cold. We're talking about sub-hypothermic temperatures at that height. IANAA (austronaut) but i don't think she stands that good of a chance of living through this one.
BTW - the article mentions that she's a parachutist. Skydivers get pretty pissed off when you call them "parachutists"
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
ah. so he's guilty untill proven innocent i see.
there was absolutely no justification for seizure of his computers. Think what might happen if you try to go to a site, see that it looks a little different. maybe you do an nslookup on the site to make sure that you're getting the right one (right IP maybe?). Then you maybe ping an traceroute the site just to check that it's up and running (i probably ping showme.missouri.edu 3 or 4 times a day for various reasons).
knock knock. it's the feds. they need to borrow your system for a few months.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
someone should market a little button on cases that basically trashes a HD when hit. It could be out of the way, but if you get in a situation where you do have stuff you don't want the man seeing (not saying you're guilty of the crime they're looking for ;-) this would really help out.
"excuse me...do you mind if i just take 5 seconds to grab the stuff i need of my system for school"
grab files, press button, thank you ma'am.
"ok. i'm done - have at it."
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
that's true. we must not underestimate the sinister power contained in ORA's DNS and Bind.
are we to infer, by the way things are going, that Engineering in general is pretty much a criminal activity?
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
if the agent were techno-illiterate, i don't think he has any business being involved in the case. i don't want a mechanic working on my car that doesn't know what an engine is. at the same time, i don't want an officer of the law trying to figure out who broke into my website without knowing what DNS is, or what an IP is for.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
i'm not blaming the individuals. i'm blaming the institution.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
is that in the task-list or the start menu?
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
i agree. i have no issues with his being questioned. I have no issues with being questioned about any crime. It's the cops' right to question me, or him, or anyone. And i have no problem with that. But this guy hasn't even been CHARGED and it's entirely obvious that he didn't do anything wrong.
questioning him is one thing, but taking his shit is and entirely different matter. not to mention the fact that he'll probably never see his boxen again.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
hmm. that holds up.
hmmm. so let's see here. you found out that your neighbor's place had been broken into (legal). you removed evidence from a crime scene (illegal). you went into your neighbor's home without their permission (tresspass. illegal). and now you think you have nothing to worry about??????? If the FBI just "questions" you, you've gotten off easy.
let me tell you another story.
this guy heard that a website had been hacked on irc (legal). So, he visited the site (legal). He then proceded to check the versions of some of the services running (legal). He did a DNS lookup to see which boxes were running on the network via such sinister and ill-used binaries as nslookup and, dare i say, dig possibly? DEAR GOD!!!!!!! (btw - also legal).
at that point. the FBI felt that they had enough evidence to make this gentleman a suspect. They seized his computers (illegal). The way i see it, the only thing this guy did wrong was not making sure he had a lawyer present.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
port scanning, DNS lookups (whois, nslookup, etc.) are NOT illegal.
the whole point of the story is one of a very big brother-esque denial of our civil liberties. I see alot of people who know next to nothing about computers in general beyond double-clicking on IE to get an internet connection. Nevermind that they don't know how their own box works - i don't care. But they have begun to vilify those who they do not understand simply because of a few crackers.
This can be directly equated to a situation where you hear about a liquor store that got robbed so, as a curious citizen, you drive by and take a look. Being that you left some small piece of evidence that you were there at all, the FBI or whoever comes back to your house, confiscates your car and questions you. Anyone see anything wrong with this?? Anyone???
unfortunately, hackers' rights are in serious jeopardy right now. I don't see this trend stopping as more and more 'ignorant' individuals get online. they are scared of that which they do not know, and every time they hear that someone is a 'hacker' or knows what they're doing....they will instantly brand them as criminals. The only thing you can do....get a phone number of a good lawyer and make yourself comfortable here in Salem. It's gonna be a looong witch hunt.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
you've never heard the expression "oops, i fat fingered it" before??
:P
oh well...maybe you just need to eat more, you skinny fuck!
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
that's it.
.rog .cmo and .ent TLD's damnit! citizens with fat fingers, UNITE!
i want to see the
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network
the problem is, every time i come here to slutdot.org, i read an article, i post my reply, i quit my browser, i get like 50 annoying pop-ups telling me about these live horny women that want to have sex with me.
taco should really try to get more conservative advertisers.
FluX
After 16 years, MTV has finally completed its deevolution into the shiny things network