What I'd like to be able to do is connect to the net from my Touch 2.0, using Bluetooth to access my cellphone. That way I can get online even when there is no Wi-Fi available.
I was also looking forward to the release of Spore, until I heard that they were using SecureRom.
I'm not installing an app that causes that much headache just for one game. I might look at it when it releases on the 360, but the bad reviews I'm seeing are making it less likely. And if they hadn't used SecureRom, I'd have bought it on release day, without waiting for reviews.
I don't know how long it's going to take for publishers to understand this simple truth:
Copy protection pisses off the paying customer, and makes the pirate laugh.
Let me make that clear for MBA's - the only people inconvenienced by your protection are the people who paid for the game!
From a gamer who buys all his games, and is old enough to remember when Electronic Arts was a great company. "Can a computer make you cry?", indeed.
We use AT&T (formerly Bellsouth) and their servers are not fixed according to the 'dig +short porttest.dns-oarc.net TXT' test. I contacted their NOC about the problem yesterday and got the following reply:
"Patching for these servers are scheduled to begin next week."
So, major vulnerability, two weeks advance notice, exploit code released - we'll get around to it later.
It is RC3, for the Linux version at least. I downloaded and it's an exact match to firefox-3.0rc3.tar.bz2. The About dialog did not show RC status in RC3 either.
>Konsole in KDE 4.0 is orientated more around keyboard shortcuts - which I think makes sense in a terminal.
The keyboard shortcuts are welcome. I use the button for convenient access to the 'Shell at Bookmark' list, where all my servers live.
Glad to hear that the missing bits are being added back in. I live in Konsole, so it felt like I was suddenly using a Swiss Army knife with several blades missing. I'll be holding off on F9 until 4.1 is out.
This was my first look at F9, so no bugs logged yet.:-) It's always a bit awkward logging a 'preference' bug i.e. "I don't like new feature X, make it work like it did before..."
I am a little surprised that Fedora went with 4.0 as the only option.
I'm a sysadmin and use KDE all day long, with Konsole as my terminal. I tried the preview release of Fedora 9 and found that the new Konsole - has less features!
The buttons for quickly closing/opening a tab are gone. Right-clicking on tabs is gone. The ability to send input to all tabs is completely gone, not even accessible through menus.
These are features I use every day while working on servers. KDE4 adds a lot of eyecandy (and a Vista-style 'start menu' - ick), but why remove useful functionality?
>I do have a Model M13 that has a failed stick (jumps to the right and stays there
Unicomp's new keyboards just don't have the right feel. The keys are a bit off, and the TP response is different. But I've had good luck with their repair services for the old keyboards. I sent in one of mine with the same symptoms you're describing, and got it back a week later, good as new.
The cost was ~$70 with shipping. They replaced the trackpoint, the mouse buttons, and cleaned the board. http://pckeyboard.com/repair.html
Worth it if you really like these keyboards. I use them at home and work.
1. Post bogus story to/., with incorrect statements and FUD about Jobs being forced to leave Apple. 2. Wait for damage to Apple stock prices. 3. Buy cheaper shares of Apple stock. 4. Profit.
Need more organization? Add a Freudian Slip and a Snake Charmer.
I've been carrying this combo for years. All the pockets I need, tough, doesn't scream 'STEAL ME' like some of the bags mentioned here do. Fits under an airline seat. Has a chest and waist strap for long hikes through airports.
Not cheap, but what's your gear worth? And made in the USA.
I don't know if they're getting far above retail value, but it's definitely a selling point. When I had a 2nd Gen up on eBay, I got lots of prospective buyer questions: "Does it have music on it? Does it come with music?" When I replied "No, the HD will be reset before I ship it", I never heard from those buyers again. When I checked the eBay listings, other iPods with music were selling for more than I got for mine.
I had the same complaint. Take a look at American Scientist (http://www.americanscientist.org/). It's published by Sigma Xi, and is much more in-depth and detailed than SA has become.
You may not have expected that message to be posted to SlashDot, but you _DID_ put your "I'm not working with Corel any more and I'm thinking of suing" message as the first item on your site (technocrat.net).
Now you've removed it from Technocrat and you're trying to make it sound like/. reposted a private email. Sorry, but that's BS. You posted it publicly, you even trumpeted it on your site, and you should have known that such a dramatic statement would draw attention.
This morning you wanted the world to know. You regret your words now, fine. But you can't rewrite what happened to make it sound like you were victimized by/. Try taking responsibility for your messages _and_ your site.
Bruce posted this on his vanity site (technocrat.net). It's now been removed, but the lead item there was him calling for a lawsuit.
/. picked the story up and now Bruce wants it all to be forgotten. Well, grow up. You can't go around threatening lawsuits and then say you were only kidding. Don't blame/. for repeating your hot-headed announcements.
Call the police on ESR, call a lawsuit on Corel, Bruce really needs to relax a bit. The Linux community does not need the bad press this sort of shooting-before-thinking creates.
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'Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!'
What I'd like to be able to do is connect to the net from my Touch 2.0, using Bluetooth to access my cellphone. That way I can get online even when there is no Wi-Fi available.
I was also looking forward to the release of Spore, until I heard that they were using SecureRom.
I'm not installing an app that causes that much headache just for one game. I might look at it when it releases on the 360, but the bad reviews I'm seeing are making it less likely. And if they hadn't used SecureRom, I'd have bought it on release day, without waiting for reviews.
I don't know how long it's going to take for publishers to understand this simple truth:
Copy protection pisses off the paying customer, and makes the pirate laugh.
Let me make that clear for MBA's - the only people inconvenienced by your protection are the people who paid for the game!
From a gamer who buys all his games, and is old enough to remember when Electronic Arts was a great company. "Can a computer make you cry?", indeed.
We use AT&T (formerly Bellsouth) and their servers are not fixed according to the 'dig +short porttest.dns-oarc.net TXT' test.
I contacted their NOC about the problem yesterday and got the following reply:
"Patching for these servers are scheduled to begin next week."
So, major vulnerability, two weeks advance notice, exploit code released - we'll get around to it later.
The servers are responding again, and mozilla.com gives me this button:
* Download Firefox - Free
3.0 for Linux i686
English (US) (9.2MB)
but when I click it, I get a 8.7MB file that is an exact match (diff) to the RC3 I downloaded last week.
Intentional? Mirrors that haven't updated?
It is RC3, for the Linux version at least. I downloaded and it's an exact match to firefox-3.0rc3.tar.bz2. The About dialog did not show RC status in RC3 either.
Many thanks for the response.
:-) It's always a bit awkward logging a 'preference' bug i.e. "I don't like new feature X, make it work like it did before..."
>Konsole in KDE 4.0 is orientated more around keyboard shortcuts - which I think makes sense in a terminal.
The keyboard shortcuts are welcome. I use the button for convenient access to the 'Shell at Bookmark' list, where all my servers live.
Glad to hear that the missing bits are being added back in. I live in Konsole, so it felt like I was suddenly using a Swiss Army
knife with several blades missing. I'll be holding off on F9 until 4.1 is out.
This was my first look at F9, so no bugs logged yet.
I am a little surprised that Fedora went with 4.0 as the only option.
I'm a sysadmin and use KDE all day long, with Konsole as my terminal. I tried the preview release of Fedora 9 and found
that the new Konsole - has less features!
The buttons for quickly closing/opening a tab are gone. Right-clicking on tabs is gone. The ability to send input to all tabs
is completely gone, not even accessible through menus.
These are features I use every day while working on servers. KDE4 adds a lot of eyecandy (and a Vista-style 'start menu' - ick),
but why remove useful functionality?
>I do have a Model M13 that has a failed stick (jumps to the right and stays there
Unicomp's new keyboards just don't have the right feel. The keys are a bit off, and the TP response is
different. But I've had good luck with their repair services for the old keyboards. I sent in one of mine
with the same symptoms you're describing, and got it back a week later, good as new.
The cost was ~$70 with shipping. They replaced the trackpoint, the mouse buttons, and cleaned the board.
http://pckeyboard.com/repair.html
Worth it if you really like these keyboards. I use them at home and work.
Goes for outrageous prices on eBay. On the rare occasion one can be found.
It doesn't appear to be a filesystem, just a backup app:t ml
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/timemachine.h
"Time Machine will back up every night at midnight, unless you select a different time from this menu."
That's not a versioning file system, alas.
1. Post bogus story to /., with incorrect statements and FUD about Jobs being forced to leave Apple.
2. Wait for damage to Apple stock prices.
3. Buy cheaper shares of Apple stock.
4. Profit.
Get a Bihn Brain Cell. Then get the Brain Bag to put it in:
http://www.tombihn.com/page/001/PROD/300/TB0104
Need more organization? Add a Freudian Slip and a Snake Charmer.
I've been carrying this combo for years. All the pockets I need, tough, doesn't scream 'STEAL ME' like some of the bags mentioned here do. Fits under an airline seat. Has a chest and waist strap for long hikes through airports.
Not cheap, but what's your gear worth? And made in the USA.
Look here: http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=8747&d=18
I don't know if they're getting far above retail value, but it's definitely a selling point. When I had a 2nd Gen up on eBay, I got lots of prospective buyer questions: "Does it have music on it? Does it come with music?" When I replied "No, the HD will be reset before I ship it", I never heard from those buyers again. When I checked the eBay listings, other iPods with music were selling for more than I got for mine.
For small collections of things: The Roadwired Pod
Bigger items: Roadwired Podzilla
Laptop joins the party? Tom Bihn Brain Bag
Or just wear all your gear in a Tilley VOMP
I've used all of the above and they are well made and functional.
As noted by several others, this does not work. Spoofstick shows you as being on www.paypal.com and provides no warning of the fake site.
I had the same complaint. Take a look at American Scientist (http://www.americanscientist.org/). It's published by Sigma Xi, and is much more in-depth and detailed than SA has become.
Um. No. That was the theater showings last year before the theatrical release of RotK. (Hint: check the expiration date on the poster offer).
Silly boy! Why interview people or seek facts that conflict with the spin you're pushing? Next thing, you'll be saying that news should be impartial!
mame can emulate it. Get mame and relive the magic :-)
You may not have expected that message to be posted to SlashDot, but you _DID_ put your "I'm not working with Corel any more and I'm thinking of suing" message as the first item on your site (technocrat.net).
/. reposted a private email. Sorry, but that's BS. You posted it publicly, you even trumpeted it on your site, and you should have known that such a dramatic statement would draw attention.
/. Try taking responsibility for your messages _and_ your site.
Now you've removed it from Technocrat and you're trying to make it sound like
This morning you wanted the world to know. You regret your words now, fine. But you can't rewrite what happened to make it sound like you were victimized by
--Brian
Hey, easy on /.
/. for repeating your hot-headed announcements.
Bruce posted this on his vanity site (technocrat.net). It's now been removed, but the lead item there was him calling for a lawsuit.
/. picked the story up and now Bruce wants it all
to be forgotten. Well, grow up. You can't go around threatening lawsuits and then say you were only kidding. Don't blame
Call the police on ESR, call a lawsuit on Corel, Bruce really needs to relax a bit. The Linux community does not need the bad press this sort of shooting-before-thinking creates.
--Brian
I thought he nailed it with the following:
:-)
"There's a lot of GNU code out there, but it should stand on its own instead of trying to get a free ride on the Linux name recognition. "
Although I'm not nearly foolish enough to think that this will be the end of the flames or anything
--Brian
Exactly. And I never gave permission for my name to be used in a /. poll anyway :-)
--Brian