If someone takes the password to your screenname then it doesn't matter HOW you connect to the service -- whether over AIM, Gaim, or Jabber -- the screenname's password has been compromised and you no longer have it.
If I remember correcetly, there was a plugin for 3D Studio Max called Clothreyes. At this time, I can't remember who it was by. It did very good simulation, however.
For example, I managed to place a sphere on the ground, classifify a small plane as cloth, and the plugin allowed it to properly drape over the sphere.
Yes, that definately would be discouraging. I know that in my town if you mess up and haven't yet turned in your ballot you can request another. They'll mark down the serial number of the ballot, mark it as void, and tear it up. They'll then give you a new one.
It makes me wonder why they did what they did in Florida. People baffle me sometimes.
I did not realize that those who caught their error (and did not place the ballot in the box) were not allowed to revote. I, for one, looked everything over first to make sure I wasnt going to make a mistake. To me, the election was something important enough that I thought it deserved my full attention.
I'm not saying all of the people that made the mistake are at fault. I definately see the issue with the elderly. I did hear a quote on the radio from a woman, though. It went something like this:
"I was in a hurry and punched the wrong hole. I feel like my right to vote has been stolen from me!"
Those people are the ones that are truly angering me. She even admitted that she was hasty in her decision and now she feels that she was deceived? Something doesn't sound right to me there.
I am amazed, however, at the fact that people seem to be unable to follow a simple arrow.
If you look closely at the ballots you can clearly seem them marked with numbers AND arrows pointing directly to the hole associated with the candidates.
Also, I must ask, WHY would you punch TWO holes? You know that you've gone in there to vote for one candidate -- yet you vote for two? That's not very intelligent.
I agree with someone who posted earlier, if you mess up, don't turn in the ballot. Simply ask for a different one. It's over, it's done with, stop your complaining. If the situation were reversed and it were Gore winning and Bush's followers whining then I would be equally pissed. We're not children, guys. You screwed up. Accept it. Try again next time.
Very interesting. If this did indeed happen, it is still unfair to judge someone on something that happened long ago.
We have to also remember that people can change their views over time. While he may have been all for abortion then, it most certainly doesnt mean he would be now.
An example could be fighting. As a kid, I was all about fighting when there was a problem. Today, however, I would rather just talk about the problem with whoever and then let everything calm down. That doesnt mean I will hit someone when they stand up to me -- I've changed.
The same coudl be said about traffic violations. Simply because I receive one speeding ticket doesn't mean I'm going to speed everytime I go out on the highway.
I agree that if this did really happen (from what I read they're not sure. I may be mistaken, though) then it's a shame that it took place. It's even more of a shame that it was covered up.
Oh well, we live and learn:)
Have a nice day
I posted this in a smaller thread but I think it deserves a little more visibilty. Sorry for the duplicant info.
Hello, Rob Flynn here, Gaim Author/Maintainer.
Personally, I think that the FCC should mind their own business. True, I would love to have the protocol opened to me but I would rather it be on AOL's on free will. If the FCC starts forcing other companies to open their protocols then what? AOL does not force AIM on us. If you do not like it, you have many other choices. I do not see an monoply issue here. I believe that if the FCC is going to force AOL to release their protocol information then we should be given access to private government communications information. That's just my opinion, though. And now, to answer some questions.
Importing AIM lists: The latest version, 0.10.0 (released two days ago), supports importing of gaim, Aim2 and Aim4 buddy lists This should solve the problem of migrating from Windows to Linux.
As for the issue of not being able to see a persons away message: There's not really much any of us can do here. It's an OSCAR only thing. However, if you run gaim with our currently experimental OSCAR support, it does have the ability to view other's away messages without the need of sending them a message.
There are a few differences in features between the two protocols. The OSCAR server provides us with many more fun things:
The ability to rvous request. These requests can be any type of direct connectiong ranging from: file transfering, direct IM, talk, etc. It also allows us to view other user's away messages and allows us to send messages of 8k in size while TOC only supports messages of 2k in size. DirectIM allows messages of unlimited size (I think the limit is like 2gb if you do the math:-P). Oscar also has support for buddy icons. I do not like these but I know many people that do and know that many people have requested this feature.
Anyways, we do, however, have the ability to receive files from windows users and we can ACCEPT requests from oscar clients. For example, if you
are in windows and click 'Get File' on my name, I will receive that request and then can send you a file. Having full oscar support would open up full
functionality to us.
Anywyas, I hope this has cleared up any questions you may have. Take care!
I can answer a few of your questions/statements about GAIM.
Importing AIM lists: The latest version, 0.10.0 (released two days ago), supports importing of gaim, Aim2 and Aim4 buddy lists This should solve the problem of migrating from Windows to Linux.
As for the issue of not being able to see a persons away message: There's not really much any of us can do here. It's an OSCAR only thing. However, if you run gaim with our currently experimental OSCAR support, it does have the ability to view other's away messages without the need of sending them a message.
There are a few differences in features between the two protocols. The OSCAR server provides us with many more fun things:
The ability to rvous request. These requests can be any type of direct connectiong ranging from: file transfering, direct IM, talk, etc. It also allows us to view other user's away messages and allows us to send messages of 8k in size while TOC only supports messages of 2k in size. DirectIM allows messages of unlimited size (I think the limit is like 2gb if you do the math:-P). Oscar also has support for buddy icons. I do not like these but I know many people that do and know that many people have requested this feature.
Anyways, we do, however, have the ability to receive files from windows users and we can ACCEPT requests from oscar clients. For example, if you are in windows and click 'Get File' on my name, I will receive that request and then can send you a file. Having full oscar support would open up full functionality to us.
Anywyas, I hope this has cleared up any questions you may have. Take care!
There were several issues going on with this, I suppose:
#1) The TOC version of gaim still functions fine
#2) AOL is blocking some clients AND we had a bug in our oscar code which triggered the block on us (only when using OSCAR). This has been fixed in the CVS version of our software. It can be obtained here:
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/
Hopefully this shall fix the broken bits. A new version should be out relatively soon fixing the problem. Adios:)
Actually, I'm not the best one to ask that question. The majority of GAIM's OSCAR code comes from libfaim, writen by Adam Fritzler. You can find information on libfaim at this site:
Heh, fortunately, No I'm not:-P I'm not exactly sure how great of a motiviational speaker I am. I bet I could get some people to switch to Linux though:-)
Try updating to 0.10.0.
Are you sure that you and her were both connected at the time. Sometimes our connection time-out code doesnt work as it should and one or both of you could have really been disconnected and not even have realized it.
Historically there have been problems with the TOC server dumping all of it's connections. Not much we can do about that but I don't think it's anything severe.
You are correct. The default protocol in GAIM is TOC as well. The users that are having problems are the ones that chose to use the "experimental" OSCAR Support.
Cheers and Happy Hackin'
Rob
Ad information is only sent over Oscar anyway. As we're based on TOC there is no way for us to receive any of the Ad information. AOL knew this at the time they developed the toc server and released the protocol.
Yup. That's why we also have our oscar support marked as 'Experimental' Our TOC Support (protocol-wise) is fully functional, as far as we know. We only added libfaim due to the TOC outeges that were experienced a while back. Eric got a little code happy, though, and decided to improve on it quite a bit:-)
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If someone takes the password to your screenname then it doesn't matter HOW you connect to the service -- whether over AIM, Gaim, or Jabber -- the screenname's password has been compromised and you no longer have it.
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Rob Flynn
I almost couldn't tell that it wasn't a REAL broken link ...
Oh hmm....
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Rob Flynn
Ahh, yes. I remember them, as well.
The company that produced Clothreyes also did Cartoonreyes, Metareyes, etc. I believe their name is Infographica. You can find out more here
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Rob Flynn
If I remember correcetly, there was a plugin for 3D Studio Max called Clothreyes. At this time, I can't remember who it was by. It did very good simulation, however.
For example, I managed to place a sphere on the ground, classifify a small plane as cloth, and the plugin allowed it to properly drape over the sphere.
Have a nice day, Rob---
Rob Flynn
What I'm curious about is, what happens if you dial the code to order a CD but a different song has already started playing.
Do you get the wrong CD or do you get some sort of confirmation?
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Rob Flynn
Yes, that definately would be discouraging. I know that in my town if you mess up and haven't yet turned in your ballot you can request another. They'll mark down the serial number of the ballot, mark it as void, and tear it up. They'll then give you a new one.
It makes me wonder why they did what they did in Florida. People baffle me sometimes.
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Rob Flynn
I did not realize that those who caught their error (and did not place the ballot in the box) were not allowed to revote. I, for one, looked everything over first to make sure I wasnt going to make a mistake. To me, the election was something important enough that I thought it deserved my full attention.
I'm not saying all of the people that made the mistake are at fault. I definately see the issue with the elderly. I did hear a quote on the radio from a woman, though. It went something like this:
"I was in a hurry and punched the wrong hole. I feel like my right to vote has been stolen from me!"
Those people are the ones that are truly angering me. She even admitted that she was hasty in her decision and now she feels that she was deceived? Something doesn't sound right to me there.
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Rob Flynn
I am amazed, however, at the fact that people seem to be unable to follow a simple arrow.
If you look closely at the ballots you can clearly seem them marked with numbers AND arrows pointing directly to the hole associated with the candidates.
Also, I must ask, WHY would you punch TWO holes? You know that you've gone in there to vote for one candidate -- yet you vote for two? That's not very intelligent.
I agree with someone who posted earlier, if you mess up, don't turn in the ballot. Simply ask for a different one. It's over, it's done with, stop your complaining. If the situation were reversed and it were Gore winning and Bush's followers whining then I would be equally pissed. We're not children, guys. You screwed up. Accept it. Try again next time.
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Rob Flynn
Very interesting. If this did indeed happen, it is still unfair to judge someone on something that happened long ago. We have to also remember that people can change their views over time. While he may have been all for abortion then, it most certainly doesnt mean he would be now. An example could be fighting. As a kid, I was all about fighting when there was a problem. Today, however, I would rather just talk about the problem with whoever and then let everything calm down. That doesnt mean I will hit someone when they stand up to me -- I've changed. The same coudl be said about traffic violations. Simply because I receive one speeding ticket doesn't mean I'm going to speed everytime I go out on the highway. I agree that if this did really happen (from what I read they're not sure. I may be mistaken, though) then it's a shame that it took place. It's even more of a shame that it was covered up. Oh well, we live and learn :)
Have a nice day
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Rob Flynn
Yup. A Tsunami created by an asteroid large enough to cause any significant damage would, in itself, would be quite horrible.
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Rob Flynn
I posted this in a smaller thread but I think it deserves a little more visibilty. Sorry for the duplicant info.
Hello, Rob Flynn here, Gaim Author/Maintainer.
Personally, I think that the FCC should mind their own business. True, I would love to have the protocol opened to me but I would rather it be on AOL's on free will. If the FCC starts forcing other companies to open their protocols then what? AOL does not force AIM on us. If you do not like it, you have many other choices. I do not see an monoply issue here. I believe that if the FCC is going to force AOL to release their protocol information then we should be given access to private government communications information. That's just my opinion, though. And now, to answer some questions.
Importing AIM lists: The latest version, 0.10.0 (released two days ago), supports importing of gaim, Aim2 and Aim4 buddy lists This should solve the problem of migrating from Windows to Linux.
As for the issue of not being able to see a persons away message: There's not really much any of us can do here. It's an OSCAR only thing. However, if you run gaim with our currently experimental OSCAR support, it does have the ability to view other's away messages without the need of sending them a message.
There are a few differences in features between the two protocols. The OSCAR server provides us with many more fun things:
The ability to rvous request. These requests can be any type of direct connectiong ranging from: file transfering, direct IM, talk, etc. It also allows us to view other user's away messages and allows us to send messages of 8k in size while TOC only supports messages of 2k in size. DirectIM allows messages of unlimited size (I think the limit is like 2gb if you do the math :-P). Oscar also has support for buddy icons. I do not like these but I know many people that do and know that many people have requested this feature.
Anyways, we do, however, have the ability to receive files from windows users and we can ACCEPT requests from oscar clients. For example, if you are in windows and click 'Get File' on my name, I will receive that request and then can send you a file. Having full oscar support would open up full functionality to us.
Anywyas, I hope this has cleared up any questions you may have. Take care!
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Rob Flynn
Hello, Rob Flynn here, Gaim Author/Maintainer.
I can answer a few of your questions/statements about GAIM.
Importing AIM lists: The latest version, 0.10.0 (released two days ago), supports importing of gaim, Aim2 and Aim4 buddy lists This should solve the problem of migrating from Windows to Linux.
As for the issue of not being able to see a persons away message: There's not really much any of us can do here. It's an OSCAR only thing. However, if you run gaim with our currently experimental OSCAR support, it does have the ability to view other's away messages without the need of sending them a message.
There are a few differences in features between the two protocols. The OSCAR server provides us with many more fun things:
The ability to rvous request. These requests can be any type of direct connectiong ranging from: file transfering, direct IM, talk, etc. It also allows us to view other user's away messages and allows us to send messages of 8k in size while TOC only supports messages of 2k in size. DirectIM allows messages of unlimited size (I think the limit is like 2gb if you do the math :-P). Oscar also has support for buddy icons. I do not like these but I know many people that do and know that many people have requested this feature.
Anyways, we do, however, have the ability to receive files from windows users and we can ACCEPT requests from oscar clients. For example, if you are in windows and click 'Get File' on my name, I will receive that request and then can send you a file. Having full oscar support would open up full functionality to us.
Anywyas, I hope this has cleared up any questions you may have. Take care!
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Rob Flynn
There were several issues going on with this, I suppose:
#1) The TOC version of gaim still functions fine
#2) AOL is blocking some clients AND we had a bug in our oscar code which triggered the block on us (only when using OSCAR). This has been fixed in the CVS version of our software. It can be obtained here:
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gaim/
Hopefully this shall fix the broken bits. A new version should be out relatively soon fixing the problem. Adios :)
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Rob Flynn
Wow. Maybe I really am good at this motivational speaking stuff! :-)
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Rob Flynn
Please use it.
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Rob Flynn
Actually, I'm not the best one to ask that question. The majority of GAIM's OSCAR code comes from libfaim, writen by Adam Fritzler. You can find information on libfaim at this site:
http://www.auk.cx/faim/
Take care and happy hacking
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Rob Flynn
Heh, fortunately, No I'm not :-P I'm not exactly sure how great of a motiviational speaker I am. I bet I could get some people to switch to Linux though :-)
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Rob Flynn
You're using the OSCAR protocol. Please revert to using TOC (under Preferences->Connection) It was covered in an earlier thread.
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Rob Flynn
Try updating to 0.10.0. Are you sure that you and her were both connected at the time. Sometimes our connection time-out code doesnt work as it should and one or both of you could have really been disconnected and not even have realized it.
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Rob Flynn
Historically there have been problems with the TOC server dumping all of it's connections. Not much we can do about that but I don't think it's anything severe.
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Rob Flynn
You are correct. The default protocol in GAIM is TOC as well. The users that are having problems are the ones that chose to use the "experimental" OSCAR Support. Cheers and Happy Hackin' Rob
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Rob Flynn
Ad information is only sent over Oscar anyway. As we're based on TOC there is no way for us to receive any of the Ad information. AOL knew this at the time they developed the toc server and released the protocol.
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Rob Flynn
You're right -- sort of. The closed protocol used by AIM/AOL is Oscar while the open protocol is TOC. Everything else is correct, though :-)
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Rob Flynn
Yup. That's why we also have our oscar support marked as 'Experimental' Our TOC Support (protocol-wise) is fully functional, as far as we know. We only added libfaim due to the TOC outeges that were experienced a while back. Eric got a little code happy, though, and decided to improve on it quite a bit :-)
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Rob Flynn
More than likely it is just something silly on my part. Try the upgrade to 0.10.0 and see if that fixes it. Cheers, Rob
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Rob Flynn