"ARIS analyzer is a service designed, administered and maintained by SecurityFocus.com to allow participating network administrators to submit suspicious network traffic and intrusion attempts anonymously, for detailed analysis and tracking. Our aim is to help our participants track incidents and find patterns in attacks that will serve as a threat gauging system for the Internet community."
...DAMN! Doesn't apply to me! Still, this looks to be very useful, and I'd probably subscribe to this service if, you know, I weren't just a college kid on a personal computer.
I had no idea what the Crusoe processor was or that it existed, and I certainly had no idea how it compared with other chips, so I ran a background check.
Apparently the chip delivers as you would expect any chip to, but it runs cooler. That alone is advantageous in several ways. I'm never the first to jump on the bandwagon, but I'm not the last either. I hope this thing really takes off...
You know, since this applies to everyone in the world. You know, because we're all in the NASA program and going up in space shuttles next week.
But seriously, this could be very interesting. I am guessing that this means that anyone who gets the number would also be able to call the astronauts on the shuttle... unless of course our government is smart enough to block such a thing. (Hmm. Wait a second. DAMN!) It was worth a thought, though. Is there anything that the government doesn't control, here? Com'on. THINK!:)
"Does this mean that if you use a cell phone in space, even there people will ask you to step outside?"
Bah. Pointless and corny - I would have taken it out of the article.
Thanks, mr. genius, but we already knew that we didn't create math. We are not in control of how we discover our mathematical theorems, and we are not in control of how they relate. Whether lucky or not, the laws of mathematics stand, and this is one case that I'll rely on hundreds of years of mathematicians and philosophers instead of one brainy information age scientist/mathematician.
I apologize. I merely worded it wrong. I meant to say that networks pay the teams to broadcast their games, just like the RIAA should be paying Napster to "broadcast" it's music. I merely said it backwards. I apologize.
You make an excellent argument, and had I not already commented on this article, I'd mod you up.:-) I do not have too much beef with drug laws and such, but I do believe that our government and society stretch them a bit more than necessary. I am an individualist, if such a thing is to exist. I believe in the individual's rights to choose for him/her-self. Of course, there are other underlying notions with that... such as that individual requiring a certain amount of education on things before running out and deciding on it. Eh, I guess if I were to write a book about my social beliefs, I could cover all the back doors and flaws that/. could come up with.:-)
Quick! Everyone patent your prime number before it's too late! We have to rush to secure our own private rights for numbers that have existed since the dawn of time! Hurry! Hurry!
What I find interesting here is that hundreds of faithful slashdot followers will likely make some kind of donation to this project just because slashdot told them to do so. I am somewhat hesitant to make any movement one way or the other, however. Part of me holds back because of this argument, while another part of me tells me to stand up for what I believe is right.
*begin offtopic mode - moderators ignore*
As far as "going the way of Napster" is concerned, I see this as all but dependent upon Napster's fate. If Napster is shut down, that will be a huge blow to portals every where. Napster has done absolutely nothing wrong - it is merely the portal. It makes downloading music easier, but downloading music is not officially a crime. Sure, there are intellectual property laws and... blah blah blah... I think that is a load of crap. No one cared when I copied my friends' CDs over to cassette a decade ago. I see a double standard.
So I will make two quick comparisons, and then I will shut up about Napster.
(1) Baseball. Baseball games are broadcast on television, often nationally. This makes it easier for the fans to see the games without paying all that money to buy tickets, travel to the game, pay for parking, food, etc. etc. etc. Television is a portal that prevents baseball teams from receiving higher attendance revenue - but wait - these teams pay for television to broadcast their games! Why? Because this increases support for the game of baseball. And look at what Napster has done for music. While the RIAA does everything in its power to state the opposite, Napster and online mp3 distribution through other media has increased CD sales, even with the RIAA raising the average price of a full-length CD! It seems to me that the RIAA should be a little more appreciative of Napster and mp3 distribution, and that artists like Metallica should shut the hell up.
(2) Drugs/weapons dealers. The view that the anti-Napster community will likely take is that Napster is similar to a drug dealer in that it is making it easier for anyone and everyone to commit a crime, that crime being the infringment on someone's copyright, the trespassing on someone's intellectual property. As you could guess, I see nothing logical about this argument, and I am against it. Go figure.
Sorry for such a long, semi-off-topic post. It isn't completely off-topic - it does relate to the issue at hand. But... I guess you guys can be the judge of that.
Get serious, Europeans. Stop blaming us and reform your own statist economic policies. Then your companies can become more efficient and innovative, and they won't need to resort to bribery to compete.
And then we won't need to spy on you.
That may be true, but we'll still spy on them. That's like mom telling son to stop taking cookies from the cookie jar. Sure, the kids stops for a while, but she'll never let her guard down. She knows that sooner or later the kid will try to sneak one, and inevitably he will.
In other words, the whole world needs reform. So... things will either get worse and worse until everything collapses or erupts, or we will attempt to fix it all, and everything will still collapse or erupt. I am usually very optimistic, but unless we do almost everything just perfectly... what's the use?
So after a history of imperialism and being a nuisance to most of the world (early 20th century), Germany suddenly turns the tables, and the United States is now the greater evil because it sticks its nose into everything.
I'm an American, and I'll almost go along with that. The U.S. is attempting to play daddy for the world, attempting to keep control here and there, trying to keep conflicts down, and trying to promote itself all the while. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we did have backdoor access and were stealing foreign secrets in this way.
Still, I'm just a kid, and I don't know what I'm talking about. Right?:-)
...of this act being the best of all possible anti-spam acts? Slim to none. But I guess it is a start in the right direction. Hopefully this will reduce my spam...
Good point. I guess some retroactively working laws are okay. But yes, I was referring to the criminal side of things, such as the criminal act of copyright infringement. If I had any moderation points, and if you hadn't responded to my comment, I would have hit you up one for being insightful.:-)
I'll guess that it will be another 75 years before something actually amounts from the space age... meaning that we move to another "heavenly" body, or we meet some new "friends," or one of our perpetually traveling rockets hits something and stops sending back data. As for now, all we have is a firm command over an area where nothing else is. So... let something come to us... or let us go to something. Or... cut the publicity on the space age.:-)
Searching for a well known song was part of an example, an example of how much can be found online. Can you think of a better song that a large portion of the Napster population has? It doesn't really matter. This argument is offtopic.
<sarcasm>Thanks for pointing out the details that don't matter. You'll go far in life with that.</sarcasm>
I know that they are not nearly the same thing, but these actions are very similar in nature to the concept that underlies the ex post facto law. That law states that no newly established laws can be deemed retroactive, or in other words, a copyright infringer cannot be held for copyright infringment if he infringed on the copyright before copyright infringement was actually a crime. Not the same story, I know, but a similar concept. This company is still suing and taking what isn't theirs simply for the sake of money and power. That is much worse than anything Microsoft has ever done.
I think it's time to sway our national judiciary attention a little...
In fact, using Napigator, you can see where all the Napster traffic is going. I'm sticking with the MusicCity network, a network that constantly sees over 30 gigs of files at a time. One search for Creed's Higher at 160 kbps or greater, for example, yields 533 results. I don't think the traffic has dropped.
Perhaps this is just a ploy by Napster to throw off the RIAA. Because Napster is implementing all of these blocks on its own servers - the Napster network - people are flocking to the other networks. Hmm, imagine that. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut about this before the whole world finds out, then.
Second, it should be spelled Scully, if you are referring to the X-Files' "foxy" agent. (No network pun intended. Really.)
Third, until you get the sitcomical sexual plot twists going, you don't have television potential. We've got a gay male couple on NBC's Will and Grace, so why not a lesbian couple? Or more of them, for that matter? (normally I wouldn't make such a comment, but I feel like this site is dominated by males for some reason.)
Good for Georgia Tech! It's about time wireless innovations are implemented in a largely used network. But I have one question... couldn't all of those waves flying around promote cancer? And if not much, possibly any more than before the wireless network was implemented? I'm only curious...
Oh, and my subject line... I will probably be attending Georgia Tech after receiving my bachelor's degree at Macon State College about 80 miles south down I-75. Go me.:-)
crashnbur, you'll be a much happier math genius if you worry less about being worshipped by the authority figures around you -- it ain't gonna happen. The important thing is to impress yourself and find some friends who think the same things are cool that you do, so you can learn from one another.
Heh, thanks. Don't worry, I'm not stuck on my mathematical prowess or anything. My high school made sure that I would never be proud of anything I did. If there is one thing I gained from that place, it is the knowledge that no one should get too much attention or reward for... anything really... because it's something that was just bound to happen anyway. Think of the traffic lights that we see every day of our lives. Sure, one guy got rich off of that, because he penned the idea first, or he made the first one, or whatever... but some form of efficient traffic device such as that was bound to occur, so I don't believe his rewards are really just. I don't believe he should receive anything more than the rest of us. Of course, I also know that such a thought is absurd in itself, for we naturally place more emphasis on that which is useful, interesting, etc... So, these comments are pointlessly made.
I hate that type of news even more. If you've read my comments about school voilence of late, you'll notice that I am vehemently opposed to the media even reporting such incidents. Sure, I think it's important for those in the immediate area to know, but I don't see the point in people across the world hearing about it. School violence occurs, more often than not, because someone wants attention - some kind of attention. By flashing their deeds across every major news network in the country, we give those kids exactly what they want.
Eh, sorry. I guess I would rather hear about new innovations, or that gas prices are dropping again, or that the stock market isn't crashing...
You should be careful what you say. I wouldn't call myself a computer geek, but I wouldn't be offended if someone else did. I know that I am wrapped up in the world of technology, but I am also in love with my music. I like just about anything that sounds good (which obviously won't match up to everyone's tastes, but still) - Creed, Dave Matthews, U2, Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Pink Floyd, etc... modern hard rock, classic acoustic rock, classical, orchestral, techno, etc...
Music to my ears - that's what I like to hear. I think anyone can agree.
It's nice to know that some people have absolutely no idea how life works. Do you really think that in order to understand something that you have to devote your life to it? I have lots of wonderful friends, 25 hours of school, 35 hours of work, a wonderful girlfriend, and plenty of other responsibilities to devote my time to.
Don't make such stupid assumptions in the future. You'll be better for it.
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...DAMN! Doesn't apply to me! Still, this looks to be very useful, and I'd probably subscribe to this service if, you know, I weren't just a college kid on a personal computer.
Transmeta's official Crusoe web site
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Apparently the chip delivers as you would expect any chip to, but it runs cooler. That alone is advantageous in several ways. I'm never the first to jump on the bandwagon, but I'm not the last either. I hope this thing really takes off...
But seriously, this could be very interesting. I am guessing that this means that anyone who gets the number would also be able to call the astronauts on the shuttle ... unless of course our government is smart enough to block such a thing. (Hmm. Wait a second. DAMN!) It was worth a thought, though. Is there anything that the government doesn't control, here? Com'on. THINK! :)
"Does this mean that if you use a cell phone in space, even there people will ask you to step outside?"
Bah. Pointless and corny - I would have taken it out of the article.
Thanks, mr. genius, but we already knew that we didn't create math. We are not in control of how we discover our mathematical theorems, and we are not in control of how they relate. Whether lucky or not, the laws of mathematics stand, and this is one case that I'll rely on hundreds of years of mathematicians and philosophers instead of one brainy information age scientist/mathematician.
I apologize. I merely worded it wrong. I meant to say that networks pay the teams to broadcast their games, just like the RIAA should be paying Napster to "broadcast" it's music. I merely said it backwards. I apologize.
You make an excellent argument, and had I not already commented on this article, I'd mod you up. :-) I do not have too much beef with drug laws and such, but I do believe that our government and society stretch them a bit more than necessary. I am an individualist, if such a thing is to exist. I believe in the individual's rights to choose for him/her-self. Of course, there are other underlying notions with that... such as that individual requiring a certain amount of education on things before running out and deciding on it. Eh, I guess if I were to write a book about my social beliefs, I could cover all the back doors and flaws that /. could come up with. :-)
*low growl*
*begin offtopic mode - moderators ignore*
As far as "going the way of Napster" is concerned, I see this as all but dependent upon Napster's fate. If Napster is shut down, that will be a huge blow to portals every where. Napster has done absolutely nothing wrong - it is merely the portal. It makes downloading music easier, but downloading music is not officially a crime. Sure, there are intellectual property laws and ... blah blah blah ... I think that is a load of crap. No one cared when I copied my friends' CDs over to cassette a decade ago. I see a double standard.
So I will make two quick comparisons, and then I will shut up about Napster.
(1) Baseball. Baseball games are broadcast on television, often nationally. This makes it easier for the fans to see the games without paying all that money to buy tickets, travel to the game, pay for parking, food, etc. etc. etc. Television is a portal that prevents baseball teams from receiving higher attendance revenue - but wait - these teams pay for television to broadcast their games! Why? Because this increases support for the game of baseball. And look at what Napster has done for music. While the RIAA does everything in its power to state the opposite, Napster and online mp3 distribution through other media has increased CD sales, even with the RIAA raising the average price of a full-length CD! It seems to me that the RIAA should be a little more appreciative of Napster and mp3 distribution, and that artists like Metallica should shut the hell up.
(2) Drugs/weapons dealers. The view that the anti-Napster community will likely take is that Napster is similar to a drug dealer in that it is making it easier for anyone and everyone to commit a crime, that crime being the infringment on someone's copyright, the trespassing on someone's intellectual property. As you could guess, I see nothing logical about this argument, and I am against it. Go figure.
Sorry for such a long, semi-off-topic post. It isn't completely off-topic - it does relate to the issue at hand. But... I guess you guys can be the judge of that.
Get serious, Europeans. Stop blaming us and reform your own statist economic policies. Then your companies can become more efficient and innovative, and they won't need to resort to bribery to compete.
And then we won't need to spy on you.
That may be true, but we'll still spy on them. That's like mom telling son to stop taking cookies from the cookie jar. Sure, the kids stops for a while, but she'll never let her guard down. She knows that sooner or later the kid will try to sneak one, and inevitably he will.
In other words, the whole world needs reform. So ... things will either get worse and worse until everything collapses or erupts, or we will attempt to fix it all, and everything will still collapse or erupt. I am usually very optimistic, but unless we do almost everything just perfectly... what's the use?
I'm an American, and I'll almost go along with that. The U.S. is attempting to play daddy for the world, attempting to keep control here and there, trying to keep conflicts down, and trying to promote itself all the while. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we did have backdoor access and were stealing foreign secrets in this way.
Still, I'm just a kid, and I don't know what I'm talking about. Right? :-)
Oops. I meant 30,000 gigs. Yeah, TB. :-)
...of this act being the best of all possible anti-spam acts? Slim to none. But I guess it is a start in the right direction. Hopefully this will reduce my spam...
Good point. I guess some retroactively working laws are okay. But yes, I was referring to the criminal side of things, such as the criminal act of copyright infringement. If I had any moderation points, and if you hadn't responded to my comment, I would have hit you up one for being insightful. :-)
I'll guess that it will be another 75 years before something actually amounts from the space age... meaning that we move to another "heavenly" body, or we meet some new "friends," or one of our perpetually traveling rockets hits something and stops sending back data. As for now, all we have is a firm command over an area where nothing else is. So... let something come to us... or let us go to something. Or... cut the publicity on the space age. :-)
<sarcasm>Thanks for pointing out the details that don't matter. You'll go far in life with that.</sarcasm>
I think it's time to sway our national judiciary attention a little...
Perhaps this is just a ploy by Napster to throw off the RIAA. Because Napster is implementing all of these blocks on its own servers - the Napster network - people are flocking to the other networks. Hmm, imagine that. Perhaps I should keep my mouth shut about this before the whole world finds out, then.
I still have a very old copy of what I guess is a beta version of Park Wars, and it's a 42 megabyte mpeg. It was hilarious. This one's okay, too. :-)
The site is made for me, not you. If I wanted to manipulate it to please you, then I would. But why the hell would I want to do that?
Second, it should be spelled Scully, if you are referring to the X-Files' "foxy" agent. (No network pun intended. Really.)
Third, until you get the sitcomical sexual plot twists going, you don't have television potential. We've got a gay male couple on NBC's Will and Grace, so why not a lesbian couple? Or more of them, for that matter? (normally I wouldn't make such a comment, but I feel like this site is dominated by males for some reason.)
Oh, and my subject line... I will probably be attending Georgia Tech after receiving my bachelor's degree at Macon State College about 80 miles south down I-75. Go me. :-)
Heh, thanks. Don't worry, I'm not stuck on my mathematical prowess or anything. My high school made sure that I would never be proud of anything I did. If there is one thing I gained from that place, it is the knowledge that no one should get too much attention or reward for ... anything really ... because it's something that was just bound to happen anyway. Think of the traffic lights that we see every day of our lives. Sure, one guy got rich off of that, because he penned the idea first, or he made the first one, or whatever... but some form of efficient traffic device such as that was bound to occur, so I don't believe his rewards are really just. I don't believe he should receive anything more than the rest of us. Of course, I also know that such a thought is absurd in itself, for we naturally place more emphasis on that which is useful, interesting, etc... So, these comments are pointlessly made.
Sorry to waste this space. :-)
Eh, sorry. I guess I would rather hear about new innovations, or that gas prices are dropping again, or that the stock market isn't crashing...
Music to my ears - that's what I like to hear. I think anyone can agree.
Don't make such stupid assumptions in the future. You'll be better for it.