Re:News for nerds? Can a STORY be modded Offtopic?
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Review: Orange County
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· Score: 2
Oh look, it's the arguement that never ends.
There are options to block out specific types of stories, or specific authors- set it to block out JonKatz or Movies, and you'll never see a movie review again. Now stop trolling and get a better hobby.
More viri on MS- why?
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Linux Virus Alert
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· Score: 2, Interesting
Why is is there are more viruses for MS platforms than Linux platforms? Does it have something to do with the OS itself- more secure, perhaps? Is it just because Linux users are usually more knowledgeable and careful about such things?
Or is it just that virus writers focus their efforts on MS software? (And if it's the last one, why do malicious coders focus on MS? Is it just to spread FOAD and, indirectly, their favorite OS?)
All that I want to know is how exactly they know that it's only emitting one photon.
And as far as I can tell, this is only a silly little theory. So far they've figured out how to emit one photon, but they don't know how to read it. I'm sure that this is gonna be HUGE...
I work for a professional photographer. We've been slowly phasing out film in favor of digital for about a year now, and currently we do everything digital except for certain outdoor things where certain issues make digital not feasible.
Currently we've got a storeroom full of boxes and boxes of CDRs. I want to make an archival backup of them.
Negatives will last for a hundred years if they're stored properly. Just the other day we made reprints of one of the first sessions our studio did, more than 20 years ago. However, CDRs do not last this long. Assuming nothing catastrophic (fire, CDs breaking) happens; CDRs are only made to last a few years at most. (Rough estimates put the shelf life of CDRs at 10 years or so.)
What form of storage is the most archival?
Consider that we've got probably a thousand CDRs sitting in boxes. Some way of doing a batch backup (CD towers?) would be great.
What does "Developers Only" mean? Do I have to actually work for a software company? Or can I just be hobby programmer?
It seems like most programs for other handhelds are made by private individuals, rather than actual software houses. I wonder what the requirements for being a developer are...
This reminds me of a game I used to have for my TI-82. As I recall it was a dumb game, but it was the first (and as far as I know, the only) calculator game with music.
I think it worked by twiggling the link port's connection really fast or something, but if you held it near an untuned radio, it'd play really poor music. Really, really bad music. But, hey; what do you expect from a damn calculator?
Anyway, this is one of those completly useless, yet incredibly cool things that I like to see. Very neat.
I mean, this is cool and all if you want to play with someone you know across the country or something, but it's not really that useful until there are actual servers up with gamespy type software. I mean, you can only fight the same people so many times, you know?
Look at the bottom of this page: http://www.blaze-gear.com/prod_dre.htm
Looks like that's what it is, although I'm not sure if that's an actual VGA output thingy or just an adapter.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but people pay for this OnStar service. And they feel the need to make more money by selling ads in people's cars?
I read something in Analog SF recently that involved a household robot that you could get for free, in exchange for having it spout ads all the time. ("You are out of window cleaning fluid. I suggest you buy Windex! Streak free cleaning bla bla bla...") Maybe if they gave you the OnStar service free, or at a reduced rate, the incar ads wouldn't be so bad... but even then, this is kind of a bad idea.
Since there's no resistivity, that means that calculations will be almost instantaneous, right? And it will have very low power consumption, no waste heat, and be incredibly small?
So this sort of thing could easily mean that we could have tiny computers that run for a long time on a single battery and are ninety billion times better than anything we currently have, right?
I have the model of the camera that was contriversial... It's nothing at all like you've probably seen. If a girl is wearing a thin shirt you can make out her bra. You can usually do that anyway. YAWN
Just pay everyone on slashdot $10 to run a special version of morpheus. Then just send everyone feed from one camera. When you need to access it, just hope they're online.
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There are options to block out specific types of stories, or specific authors- set it to block out JonKatz or Movies, and you'll never see a movie review again. Now stop trolling and get a better hobby.
Go see a movie or something.
whups
my bad
forgive me please...
Or is it just that virus writers focus their efforts on MS software? (And if it's the last one, why do malicious coders focus on MS? Is it just to spread FOAD and, indirectly, their favorite OS?)
And as far as I can tell, this is only a silly little theory. So far they've figured out how to emit one photon, but they don't know how to read it. I'm sure that this is gonna be HUGE...
Currently we've got a storeroom full of boxes and boxes of CDRs. I want to make an archival backup of them.
Negatives will last for a hundred years if they're stored properly. Just the other day we made reprints of one of the first sessions our studio did, more than 20 years ago. However, CDRs do not last this long. Assuming nothing catastrophic (fire, CDs breaking) happens; CDRs are only made to last a few years at most. (Rough estimates put the shelf life of CDRs at 10 years or so.)
What form of storage is the most archival?
Consider that we've got probably a thousand CDRs sitting in boxes. Some way of doing a batch backup (CD towers?) would be great.
Well, I'm offended.
This is where you break out the eggs.
Yah know, since most spam-bots would probably not be logged in, they wouldn't see this post. Sorry to burst your bubble...
Sounds a lot like Freenet.
I've never been happier with my 56k...
It seems like most programs for other handhelds are made by private individuals, rather than actual software houses. I wonder what the requirements for being a developer are...
I think it worked by twiggling the link port's connection really fast or something, but if you held it near an untuned radio, it'd play really poor music. Really, really bad music. But, hey; what do you expect from a damn calculator?
Anyway, this is one of those completly useless, yet incredibly cool things that I like to see. Very neat.
I mean, this is cool and all if you want to play with someone you know across the country or something, but it's not really that useful until there are actual servers up with gamespy type software. I mean, you can only fight the same people so many times, you know?
That's just a discussion... not any sort of proof.
I still don't believe it.
Look at the bottom of this page: http://www.blaze-gear.com/prod_dre.htm
Looks like that's what it is, although I'm not sure if that's an actual VGA output thingy or just an adapter.
let's see if THAT works...
review on IGN
I read something in Analog SF recently that involved a household robot that you could get for free, in exchange for having it spout ads all the time. ("You are out of window cleaning fluid. I suggest you buy Windex! Streak free cleaning bla bla bla...") Maybe if they gave you the OnStar service free, or at a reduced rate, the incar ads wouldn't be so bad... but even then, this is kind of a bad idea.
We'll see how the market likes this.
Ah, well, if it's only going at the speed of light (or slightly under), then forget it! ;o)
So this sort of thing could easily mean that we could have tiny computers that run for a long time on a single battery and are ninety billion times better than anything we currently have, right?
I just came.
Glad I could clear that up, then.
This has got to be some sort of a record- Radio Shack stuff working!
I have the model of the camera that was contriversial... It's nothing at all like you've probably seen. If a girl is wearing a thin shirt you can make out her bra. You can usually do that anyway. YAWN
Just pay everyone on slashdot $10 to run a special version of morpheus. Then just send everyone feed from one camera. When you need to access it, just hope they're online.
WHAT GAMES?!?
I want details- if the guy who wrote that article is checking the replies, PLEASE elaborate!