Okay usually I don't reply to my post replies because usually they're AC's, but when someone has the respect to not hide behind the AC post I will usually take the time to reply to them.
Eaters of the Dead was a novel which was influenced by Beowulf and by canabilistic tribes of early men which have been documented. Like most of Crichton's works it is science fiction, but not so unbelievable because of the scientific-proof based background presented in the books.
Further there are MANY similarities to the epic and the adaptation, hell Crighton even notes that it's an interpretation in his book. I liked watching the video because it showed one thing that was true in the Epic, the Movie, and the Book. That there can be a time when a man can face fear head on and show no weakness to overcome it. It's a David and Goliath tale where the nobodty becomes a somebody.
What I think is "cool" or "enjoyable" as a movie should truly be up to me. I myself did a college project in which the epic was translated on to film encorperating organized crime (bringing a modern day feel) and light sabers (bringing a joking feel as well). Besides the horrible acting and bad script the soundtrack was quite a hit in the English class.
If you're telling me that art can be appealing to everyone, then you're sorely mistaken. I would say that I would enjoy Heaney's translation as much as you have enjoyed the thirteenth warrior. Technically unless you can read hella old english, all forms of the poem/epic have been translations.
Take my advice, accept that many people enjoy many different thigs and not everyone is going to agree with you, I have.
Obviously Tolkien was very critical of his own works as this one has been kept in a box for so long. The epic Beowulf has been depicted in so many ways in the past that it is actually quite amazing to see it translated the ways it has been. The Thirteenth Warrior was by far the coolest interpretation to date, I don't care if they did leave out nearly half the tale.
It's a timeless tale and Tolkein is a great author, this won't reach the best seller list because of the name of the author, but because I'm sure it will be great. Such a shame that it has been hidden for so long.
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I think the one thing that people need to get out of their heads is the common misconception of a "black hat hacker or cracker". The terminology is quite specific as:
- "sript kiddie" refers to someone with little or no maturity that uses an automated exploit scan program that makes hacks a matter of happenstance if anything else.
- "cracker" is one step higher from a script kiddie as this is a person who actually has a target in mind, but is not randomly screening. Usually a cracker will gain access by acquring a password (hence cracker). There are many ways to do this, but the more calculated attacks are usually by a cracker that is persistent.
- "black hat hackers" these are the guys you rarely hear about as they're main goal in life is to be where they shouldn't be and make sure that they're the only ones that know what they are doing. This is the sexiest of illegal hackers as these are the types that actually get into the "unbreakable" systems and really do know their shit. These people work for the government usually (and not just American) and some are even employed without wanting to be (part of a plea bargain). These are the type of people that you want to not be interested in your system as with a certain amount of time they will get into your system.
I'm not implying you don't know this, I was meerly trying to elaborate further on your post. And not everything these "Evil Hackers" do is all that bad. Many "script kiddie" tools are useful in testing your own systems for holes or exploits, if you have the same toys as they do, they can't beat you.
Grey hats are where most all computer type people belong, where we all usually do good, but we do know some tricks of the trade. Like an automechanic who knows how to hotwire a car or jimmy a lock open, does that make him a criminal? Same goes for anyone who is a professional locksmith (make the best theives?), doctors (make the best killers?), and bomb squad officiers (make the best bomb builders?). The joy of being a grey hat is knowing enough to protect yourself because you've been there before.
Case-In-Point... the most secure server is one that is unplugged and buried in the middle of the earth, and that's still questionable.
Okay maybe it's just me, but I've always been a firm believer with it's what's on the inside that counts. You can put a pretty case on anything, but if you don't know how to use the damned thing, then what's the point.
This isn't reserved for case modders only...
Works for the following:
- Signifigant others (would you like someone with wonderful qualities that complement you, or do you want someone all your friends are going to be trying to get in the pants of)
- Cars (Just because you throw a sticker on a car with some fart can exhaust pipe doesn't make it fast! The fast and the furious (get this...) it was a movie!)
- Homes (Adding cool rock gardens or other landscaping won't change your neighborhood or your massive termite problem)
I have always been a firm believer of judge what's inside as looks can always be deceiving. But here we are, promoting outer beauty yet again.
... obviously even geeks love the five minuntes of fame and to be looked up to, even if it is only by their peers for a paint job...
Well here's what really gets me about the MPAA and RIAA. This is an industry of complete capitalistic control (lets face it entertainment has a whole lotta money), but even more strange is that in this "dog-eat-dog" society that these groups are able to get along.
I think what everyone needs to remember is a rather funny quote "remember even your closest friend will sell you out for the price of a extra value meal". They'll go to battle destroy each other, and the bottom feeders are looking to pick up what pieces fall. Many people are still there to make great albums or movies, but in the wake of Britney Spears and NSync along with "The Hot Chick" and "Analyze That" these aren't things that will "make history" or even be remembered in 3 years, but look at Lord of The Rings or quite a few bands out there today Incubus, Foo Fighters, and many more.
People will get tired of the bullshit, and when that time comes, change will come. The MPAA and RIAA are fueled by lack of alternative entertainment, as is true for even the computer world. But as has been proven in the past, you can only be king of the hill for so long before you get knocked off.
Here's what I don't get, back when Yahoo (tm) wanted to expand its search horizan it used inktomi, then moved to altavista, then to google. If inktomi was so wonderful then why on earth was superceded?
Altavista made it big with babelfish (it's quite possibly the only translator I use). Google made it big with speed, pdf to html (plus pdf searches), cached pages, etc etc.
Seems to me yahoo is more of a "portal" loosely than a search engine anymore, but I can't remember the last time I heard anyone say "I found [insert whatever] on inktomi" at least not in the last 6 years.
My take, google will be fine, I can't begin to name the number of computers I see with google.com as their homepage (more than slashdot).
I am absolutely appaled that so many people can get up on their high horses and say so many bad things about stem cell research. Even now with new techniques to extract a minimal amount of stem cells from a fetus without harming the fetus or extracting them from bone marrow and there's still the uppities against stem cell research.
A valid cause indeed, just think about it, all the things people are "born with" that they can't control could simply be replaced by a stem cell with a new set of DNA and you don't have to "live" with it anymore. Kidneys not working right (diabetes etc.) grow some new ones, the possibilities of stem cell research are virtually at this time endless. Genetics can be used to heal people, it doesn't have to be used to "clone" people or "play God", if anything stem cell research is there to clean up what God screwed up (if you want to view it that way).
I would say that while the RNA molecules themselves aren't a huge breakthrough the discoveries that come next certainly are. In my previous posts I've mentioned research the government has pissed money away on, this is one that I do believe fully in and support wholeheartedly. A world free from disease will indeed be a better world, think about the boost it would have on the basic level of living, no AIDS, no Cancer, no ANYTHING bad...
This is in itself actually an amazing step forward in helping us all out as a society and moreso as a species.
$699.00 is what the base model clocks in at. This is insane, you can get three computers from walmart with linux on them, and freekin cluster them together for cheaper than one handheld PDA??
Lets face it people, what is it a PDA can do, that a watch/planner/and calculator can't (and lets just say a highend TI calc for all of you who want to say "play games") besides "RUN LINUX" there isn't anything. Go get a cheap used laptop, it will run at 640x480, run linux, and have all the features a zarus has, well except fit in your pocket.
I think these things clock in high on the "neat-o" scale, but that's about it, how do you justify 7 bones on a PDA?
... first off this is actually opinion-laden so it might possibly be viewed as trollish or flamebait, but I hold true that these are my true beliefs...
My main concern is that the Free Software Foundation doesn't deserve a cent of my money, or any of your money for that matter. The entire organization is ran quite similarly like the dictator third world countries we all hate. Don't believe me, why don't you go read any interview of the makers of Gnome (now Ximian) or linux kernel developers.
Read here, Linus basically likes free software not because it's so super politically cool, but for other reasons like most software to him sucks so he likes to make it work for him and if he uses it he doesn't have to worry about it not staying free. Hell Miguel de Icaza is working on a.Net for linux called Mono, how much more not free software do you need to be.
The FSF is a wonderful idealistic thing that doesn't take into account that we're not a communisitic or remotely socialistic soceity in the "developed world". And I can say developed world, because lets face it, poor third world countries don't need computers or source code to look at.
If you are able to spend $10 a month I would highly encourage a donation to your favorite opensource project, political party, or charity, it will be money well wasted on the FSF.
Red Hat announces a "pro forma" $1 million profit, though that turns into a $29 million actual loss in the fine print. The results also show that the company's embedded systems business is shrinking.
Ahhh the accounting practices of Americans, PROFIT.
CD copy protection schemes are defeated with a magic marker, but the movement to ban markers under the DMCA never quite gets off the ground.
Not by lack of trying...
Disney buys a bunch of Linux systems from HP, despite the fact that the Disney-backed CBDTPA would make Linux illegal (HP press release).
You make it sound like Disney is a large member of the MPAA, and that my friend is an all out lie^H^H^H.. wait no... that's right...
Red Hat's "bluecurve" desktop draws criticism for its attempts to merge the GNOME and KDE desktops into a single environment. Other changes, such as the removal of the Taiwanese flag, also prove upsetting.
Hehehe this one still gets me, I love how people think it's a bad thing to merge the two biggest best open source window managers for linux/other OS's.
New Xbox security measures are broken within three weeks; the new hardware security had been meant to keep Linux (and other software) off the Xbox platform.
Hold on a minute here, are you trying to say that Microsoft is bad at security for technology related products?
The tcpdump source is compromised by a trojan horse. Experts agree that this stuff is getting old.
but I was under the impression that ALL people were inherently good...
Linux comes ahead of Microsoft on Google's list of top search terms.
That's because people are trtying to find lennox air conditioners, DUH! Everyone knows that RedHat is linux, not linux.
Debian is absolutely identical to freebsd in the install (at least the net install version) where they install the most minimalistic system that you then have to expand upon. The worst part about Debian Linux is that it uses Linux. FreeBSD is just more stable, it's obvious to anyone who runs them side by side.
Wait a minute, isn't FreeBSD some satan worshiping distro??
But in all seriousness I'm going to say it again and again, if you get a chance to check it out, installing FreeBSD is definantelly worth a try. It's enough like linux where the linux user can feel comfortable, but different in many ways (try it out, you'll figure out what the differences are).
I would be the happiest man alive if debian would use the FreeBSD kernel.
... a RMS approved completely free operating system with nothing but GNU tools/kernel/etc.
... an actual gaming system based on linux.
... a crash proof secure windows distro.
... peace on earth
so many to choose from... so so many. I know HURD will never reach full developement (no one will dump linux to do something new), 3D in linux sucks hence why there are no games for linux, crash proof windows that is secure (MS always promises and always fails horribly, and well peace on earth and good will towards men (not so long as we got a war mongers running america...)
Well you said it yourself, you're not on mailinglists and you don't post your email everywhere you can. I've personally had the same email address for 6 years and I get roughly 300 - 400 messages of spam a day.
I'm on a new trip though, every spam I get I bounce it back to the address that sent it to me, and then deny it from my mail server, then I actually click the "Click here to unsubscribe" links, then I forward a copy to uncle sam. Hopefully I'll start to reduce my spam, but it's gotten so bad now that I really have missed important emails on numerous occassions because someone feels I need to lose 100 pounds, make my breats/penis bigger, and I just have to have a mini-rc racer. Now not all the email I get is spam, I do quite a bit of online shopping and I get emails from half and thinkgeek for example on new deals that I might be interested in, these emails I asked for, but do become somewhat annoying with the rest.
I would really like to be able to have a "return to sender" stamp for email, where it costs the sender time/money/whatever to email me a message that I do not want. I also am fed up with "opt-in" spams, these bundles of joy send you an email saying you've been opted into a service and you have to take the time to opt out to stop the emails, what kind of crap is that? The other ones that bug me are sites that are so shady that they don't even have a reverseable IP address, no abuse@ip_adress.
My last question is this, would it be so wrong then to DoS attack these mail servers that the messages come from, I mean they are taking the time to bug the hell out of me and uncle sam doesn't really want to help me out none.
I remember how I stopped getting everyone forwarding me crap messages, just reply to all and say this is stupid stop sending me this crap, and eventually everyone caught on that I was an insensitive jerk and stopped.
see the File sharing link directly from the freekin frontpage. This was meant for humor, but obviously the moderation has no sense of humor. Off topic was a bogus moderation though.
bah automatically violates all copyright laws, anyone who downloads this software is violating internation al copyright law and the dmca.
Okay ... a few things that really bug me here ...
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In December of 2000, Trek Aerospace was awarded $5,100,000 in development funding from DARPA over a thirty-six month period.
WHAT? 5 million dollars??? People wonder why the budget of the US is in such disorray, and we're throwin 5 million dollars at a personal flight vehicle?
The Second:
What benefit would a personal flying machine have? Aren't something like 90% of the recorded aircraft fatalities a direct result of personally owned aircraft? Are we trying to increase the death rate?
The Third:
Look at the design, how the hell could you use this for defense? It looks to me like the hands would have to be constantly working on keeping the damned thing in the air, how the hell could you fire a weapon etc. with no hands?
Basically I see this as yet another clusterfuck of American tax dollars of entirely too well funded bureaucratic departments pissing money away. When is it exactly we're going to start acting like adults and not war happy mongers?
I commend DARPA for eliminating funding to this project, now what other bullshit programs can they cut?
This is the same as people getting pissed when their parents grab their diary/journals from underneath the bed, just now you're not hiding it, you're publishing it on the internet (where anyone can see it).
Anyone who thinks weblogs are anonymous is a freekin idiot. Don't want to piss off the boss/relatives/church/government etc?? Don't post things in your blog that would piss them off. This really isn't that hard, but if you want to express your freedom of speech and face the consequencese of doing so (there are consequences), then do so. You have the right to express yourself, but remember that not everyone is going to be happy when you write about things that are controversial.
The only thing that bugged me was the previews. Lets see, Final Destination 2 (the first one sucked so lets make another one), Bruce Almighty (yes this looks funny as all hell), Dumb and Dumberer (won't even rent that one), X-men 2 (ohhh hell yes!! This one I'm going to see), and Bad Boys 2 (okay well the first one wasn't so bad maybe this one I'll rent).
But the worst part was 10 fucking commercials before the movie.
God I hate the MPAA, I'd boycott, but there ain't no way I'd miss out on LoTR. Ugh so torn.
Well hello mr. better than everyone else. I was commenting on the need for the government to spend the TAXPAYERS MONEY more responsibly, but this seems to have surpassed you into a world of "science always prevails" that you so wonderfully live in. You my friend have been nominated by me (a member on quite a few committee's that designate the allocation of collected tax funds) to tell civil service workers why they get less of a raise (if any) and why those with previous unemployment now don't get any. Not to mention why children remain sick in their beds with little or no health care because DARPA wants to spend money on a fucking smelling machine.
You please think before you type. This is money that could be spent elseware and we all know it excecpt for you. You are entitled to your opinion, but when you express it at me you are going to see mine in retort 2 fold.
This is just another sneaky government plot, this one to get geeks to bathe!
You're wrong, and here's why: This is not a plot to get geeks to bathe it's a plot to encouorage geeks NOT to bathe.
Take into example, the government knows it can spot a geek rather easily on the streets (reference thinkgeek/linux/sci-fi attire, no real hairstyle, and complete lack of self-control), however an average bum holds these same qualities. If you were able to have one deciding factor to divide the geeks from the bums it would be the shower factor. So geeks, protect yourselves, damn the man, and DO NOT SHOWER.
*Insert ATM card* *place armpit next to machine* *make cash withdrawl*
We already have Retinal Scans, Voice Scans, DNA Scans, Fingerprint Scans, and Heat Signature scans, who knows what else they've come up with, why the hell would someone invest this much money into something virtually useless. Instead of lineups we just going to brush body odor laiden cotton swabs in front of witnesses face?
A HA! that's the stinky perp!! I wouldn't forget that smell anywhere!!
Plus wouldn't this be extremely easy to fake, the nose is one of the weakest sensory organs alone for a reason, it's a additional sensor that aides other senses, mainly taste. Anyone who wants to argue with me, fine argue, but I know that compared to the sense of touch, sight, and hearing, smell is one of the more non-essential senses. And I know this isn't a nose, but the nose being non-important might be a clue to not spend 3.2 million dollars.
I got an idea, lets quit saying how much social security and federal aid are hurting and divert funds for researching CRAP (pun intended) to the people!
Calling this movie the worst of the series is a pretty harsh criticism... Have you not seen The Wrath of Kahn. Revenge, Emotion, and of course destroying a ship. I'm happy to no hear any reports of the enterprise being destroyed in this movie, I was really afraid as time progressed we'd see the Enterprise 1701-AA and that'd just be weird.
But anyways back to Star Trek, here's the thing people, there's one thing to being a fan and there's another to dedicate your lifestyle to it. Fans enjoy watching the films and know the characters and MIGHT own some memorabilia. HOWEVER, if you dress up in star trek outfits, and would consider yourself a Dorn Groupie, then you are no longer a fan, you are obsessed with it all. Fans won't correct if I'm right or wrong about Star Trek facts.
Star Trek may not follow the same plot/storyline as its previous movies, but for a series of movies and television shows this long, wouldn't it be absolutely boring if all they did was rescue disparaged refugees all the time??
I'm going to see it, probably two or three times because this one looks like a story builder where you can get more into the movie and there's not just unexplainable things (IE: Q) that can just make things unexplainable acceptable. New aliens, new weapons, and new characters will make this one a good edition to the Star Trek series.
Lastly, what the hell did you expect from a movie called Nemesis (enemy of equal power), them to go hug and kiss? NO! there gunna fight because that's what they do.
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Eaters of the Dead was a novel which was influenced by Beowulf and by canabilistic tribes of early men which have been documented. Like most of Crichton's works it is science fiction, but not so unbelievable because of the scientific-proof based background presented in the books.
Further there are MANY similarities to the epic and the adaptation, hell Crighton even notes that it's an interpretation in his book. I liked watching the video because it showed one thing that was true in the Epic, the Movie, and the Book. That there can be a time when a man can face fear head on and show no weakness to overcome it. It's a David and Goliath tale where the nobodty becomes a somebody.
What I think is "cool" or "enjoyable" as a movie should truly be up to me. I myself did a college project in which the epic was translated on to film encorperating organized crime (bringing a modern day feel) and light sabers (bringing a joking feel as well). Besides the horrible acting and bad script the soundtrack was quite a hit in the English class.
If you're telling me that art can be appealing to everyone, then you're sorely mistaken. I would say that I would enjoy Heaney's translation as much as you have enjoyed the thirteenth warrior. Technically unless you can read hella old english, all forms of the poem/epic have been translations.
Take my advice, accept that many people enjoy many different thigs and not everyone is going to agree with you, I have.
It's a timeless tale and Tolkein is a great author, this won't reach the best seller list because of the name of the author, but because I'm sure it will be great. Such a shame that it has been hidden for so long.
- "sript kiddie" refers to someone with little or no maturity that uses an automated exploit scan program that makes hacks a matter of happenstance if anything else.
- "cracker" is one step higher from a script kiddie as this is a person who actually has a target in mind, but is not randomly screening. Usually a cracker will gain access by acquring a password (hence cracker). There are many ways to do this, but the more calculated attacks are usually by a cracker that is persistent.
- "black hat hackers" these are the guys you rarely hear about as they're main goal in life is to be where they shouldn't be and make sure that they're the only ones that know what they are doing. This is the sexiest of illegal hackers as these are the types that actually get into the "unbreakable" systems and really do know their shit. These people work for the government usually (and not just American) and some are even employed without wanting to be (part of a plea bargain). These are the type of people that you want to not be interested in your system as with a certain amount of time they will get into your system.
I'm not implying you don't know this, I was meerly trying to elaborate further on your post. And not everything these "Evil Hackers" do is all that bad. Many "script kiddie" tools are useful in testing your own systems for holes or exploits, if you have the same toys as they do, they can't beat you.
Grey hats are where most all computer type people belong, where we all usually do good, but we do know some tricks of the trade. Like an automechanic who knows how to hotwire a car or jimmy a lock open, does that make him a criminal? Same goes for anyone who is a professional locksmith (make the best theives?), doctors (make the best killers?), and bomb squad officiers (make the best bomb builders?). The joy of being a grey hat is knowing enough to protect yourself because you've been there before.
Case-In-Point ... the most secure server is one that is unplugged and buried in the middle of the earth, and that's still questionable.
This isn't reserved for case modders only ...
Works for the following: ...) it was a movie!)
- Signifigant others (would you like someone with wonderful qualities that complement you, or do you want someone all your friends are going to be trying to get in the pants of)
- Cars (Just because you throw a sticker on a car with some fart can exhaust pipe doesn't make it fast! The fast and the furious (get this
- Homes (Adding cool rock gardens or other landscaping won't change your neighborhood or your massive termite problem)
I have always been a firm believer of judge what's inside as looks can always be deceiving. But here we are, promoting outer beauty yet again.
I think what everyone needs to remember is a rather funny quote "remember even your closest friend will sell you out for the price of a extra value meal". They'll go to battle destroy each other, and the bottom feeders are looking to pick up what pieces fall. Many people are still there to make great albums or movies, but in the wake of Britney Spears and NSync along with "The Hot Chick" and "Analyze That" these aren't things that will "make history" or even be remembered in 3 years, but look at Lord of The Rings or quite a few bands out there today Incubus, Foo Fighters, and many more.
People will get tired of the bullshit, and when that time comes, change will come. The MPAA and RIAA are fueled by lack of alternative entertainment, as is true for even the computer world. But as has been proven in the past, you can only be king of the hill for so long before you get knocked off.
Good Post BTW
Altavista made it big with babelfish (it's quite possibly the only translator I use). Google made it big with speed, pdf to html (plus pdf searches), cached pages, etc etc.
Seems to me yahoo is more of a "portal" loosely than a search engine anymore, but I can't remember the last time I heard anyone say "I found [insert whatever] on inktomi" at least not in the last 6 years.
My take, google will be fine, I can't begin to name the number of computers I see with google.com as their homepage (more than slashdot).
A valid cause indeed, just think about it, all the things people are "born with" that they can't control could simply be replaced by a stem cell with a new set of DNA and you don't have to "live" with it anymore. Kidneys not working right (diabetes etc.) grow some new ones, the possibilities of stem cell research are virtually at this time endless. Genetics can be used to heal people, it doesn't have to be used to "clone" people or "play God", if anything stem cell research is there to clean up what God screwed up (if you want to view it that way).
I would say that while the RNA molecules themselves aren't a huge breakthrough the discoveries that come next certainly are. In my previous posts I've mentioned research the government has pissed money away on, this is one that I do believe fully in and support wholeheartedly. A world free from disease will indeed be a better world, think about the boost it would have on the basic level of living, no AIDS, no Cancer, no ANYTHING bad ...
This is in itself actually an amazing step forward in helping us all out as a society and moreso as a species.
Lets face it people, what is it a PDA can do, that a watch/planner/and calculator can't (and lets just say a highend TI calc for all of you who want to say "play games") besides "RUN LINUX" there isn't anything. Go get a cheap used laptop, it will run at 640x480, run linux, and have all the features a zarus has, well except fit in your pocket.
I think these things clock in high on the "neat-o" scale, but that's about it, how do you justify 7 bones on a PDA?
My main concern is that the Free Software Foundation doesn't deserve a cent of my money, or any of your money for that matter. The entire organization is ran quite similarly like the dictator third world countries we all hate. Don't believe me, why don't you go read any interview of the makers of Gnome (now Ximian) or linux kernel developers.
Read here, Linus basically likes free software not because it's so super politically cool, but for other reasons like most software to him sucks so he likes to make it work for him and if he uses it he doesn't have to worry about it not staying free. Hell Miguel de Icaza is working on a .Net for linux called Mono, how much more not free software do you need to be.
The FSF is a wonderful idealistic thing that doesn't take into account that we're not a communisitic or remotely socialistic soceity in the "developed world". And I can say developed world, because lets face it, poor third world countries don't need computers or source code to look at.
If you are able to spend $10 a month I would highly encourage a donation to your favorite opensource project, political party, or charity, it will be money well wasted on the FSF.
Ahhh the accounting practices of Americans, PROFIT.
CD copy protection schemes are defeated with a magic marker, but the movement to ban markers under the DMCA never quite gets off the ground.
Not by lack of trying ...
Disney buys a bunch of Linux systems from HP, despite the fact that the Disney-backed CBDTPA would make Linux illegal (HP press release).
You make it sound like Disney is a large member of the MPAA, and that my friend is an all out lie^H^H^H .. wait no ... that's right ...
Red Hat's "bluecurve" desktop draws criticism for its attempts to merge the GNOME and KDE desktops into a single environment. Other changes, such as the removal of the Taiwanese flag, also prove upsetting.
Hehehe this one still gets me, I love how people think it's a bad thing to merge the two biggest best open source window managers for linux/other OS's.
New Xbox security measures are broken within three weeks; the new hardware security had been meant to keep Linux (and other software) off the Xbox platform.
Hold on a minute here, are you trying to say that Microsoft is bad at security for technology related products?
The tcpdump source is compromised by a trojan horse. Experts agree that this stuff is getting old.
but I was under the impression that ALL people were inherently good ...
Linux comes ahead of Microsoft on Google's list of top search terms.
That's because people are trtying to find lennox air conditioners, DUH! Everyone knows that RedHat is linux, not linux.
Debian is absolutely identical to freebsd in the install (at least the net install version) where they install the most minimalistic system that you then have to expand upon. The worst part about Debian Linux is that it uses Linux. FreeBSD is just more stable, it's obvious to anyone who runs them side by side.
And congrats, I am now the happiest man alive!
But in all seriousness I'm going to say it again and again, if you get a chance to check it out, installing FreeBSD is definantelly worth a try. It's enough like linux where the linux user can feel comfortable, but different in many ways (try it out, you'll figure out what the differences are).
I would be the happiest man alive if debian would use the FreeBSD kernel.
so many to choose from ... so so many. I know HURD will never reach full developement (no one will dump linux to do something new), 3D in linux sucks hence why there are no games for linux, crash proof windows that is secure (MS always promises and always fails horribly, and well peace on earth and good will towards men (not so long as we got a war mongers running america ...)
I'm on a new trip though, every spam I get I bounce it back to the address that sent it to me, and then deny it from my mail server, then I actually click the "Click here to unsubscribe" links, then I forward a copy to uncle sam. Hopefully I'll start to reduce my spam, but it's gotten so bad now that I really have missed important emails on numerous occassions because someone feels I need to lose 100 pounds, make my breats/penis bigger, and I just have to have a mini-rc racer. Now not all the email I get is spam, I do quite a bit of online shopping and I get emails from half and thinkgeek for example on new deals that I might be interested in, these emails I asked for, but do become somewhat annoying with the rest.
I would really like to be able to have a "return to sender" stamp for email, where it costs the sender time/money/whatever to email me a message that I do not want. I also am fed up with "opt-in" spams, these bundles of joy send you an email saying you've been opted into a service and you have to take the time to opt out to stop the emails, what kind of crap is that? The other ones that bug me are sites that are so shady that they don't even have a reverseable IP address, no abuse@ip_adress.
My last question is this, would it be so wrong then to DoS attack these mail servers that the messages come from, I mean they are taking the time to bug the hell out of me and uncle sam doesn't really want to help me out none.
I remember how I stopped getting everyone forwarding me crap messages, just reply to all and say this is stupid stop sending me this crap, and eventually everyone caught on that I was an insensitive jerk and stopped.
see the File sharing link directly from the freekin frontpage. This was meant for humor, but obviously the moderation has no sense of humor. Off topic was a bogus moderation though.
bah automatically violates all copyright laws, anyone who downloads this software is violating internation al copyright law and the dmca.
In December of 2000, Trek Aerospace was awarded $5,100,000 in development funding from DARPA over a thirty-six month period.
WHAT? 5 million dollars??? People wonder why the budget of the US is in such disorray, and we're throwin 5 million dollars at a personal flight vehicle?
The Second:
What benefit would a personal flying machine have? Aren't something like 90% of the recorded aircraft fatalities a direct result of personally owned aircraft? Are we trying to increase the death rate?
The Third:
Look at the design, how the hell could you use this for defense? It looks to me like the hands would have to be constantly working on keeping the damned thing in the air, how the hell could you fire a weapon etc. with no hands?
Basically I see this as yet another clusterfuck of American tax dollars of entirely too well funded bureaucratic departments pissing money away. When is it exactly we're going to start acting like adults and not war happy mongers?
I commend DARPA for eliminating funding to this project, now what other bullshit programs can they cut?
Anyone who thinks weblogs are anonymous is a freekin idiot. Don't want to piss off the boss/relatives/church/government etc?? Don't post things in your blog that would piss them off. This really isn't that hard, but if you want to express your freedom of speech and face the consequencese of doing so (there are consequences), then do so. You have the right to express yourself, but remember that not everyone is going to be happy when you write about things that are controversial.
I really thought this was common sense.
or turn off SMS
I mean what the hell kinda question is this, did you even bother calling that CUSTOMER SERVICE line that is on your bill??
But the worst part was 10 fucking commercials before the movie.
God I hate the MPAA, I'd boycott, but there ain't no way I'd miss out on LoTR. Ugh so torn.
Step 1. Release story on highly visited website that will cause geeks to download before even realizing the trojan horse they have installed.
Step 2. Get geeks to keep player on by telling them they will help the greater good of p2p video streaming.
Step 3. When over 20,000 active nodes are on system begin largest DoS attack ever on MPAA and RIAA that will strike fear into the masses.
Step 4. Profit^H^H^H^H^H^H Post story on slashdot about how slashdot users defeated the evil of the internet without even knowing it.
It may seem highly unlikely, but shouldn't these freekin college kids be studying for finals??? Anyone else think this is an "odd" type of program??
I could be wrong and I probably am, but it's a hypothetical that could be very true ...
You please think before you type. This is money that could be spent elseware and we all know it excecpt for you. You are entitled to your opinion, but when you express it at me you are going to see mine in retort 2 fold.
You're wrong, and here's why: This is not a plot to get geeks to bathe it's a plot to encouorage geeks NOT to bathe.
Take into example, the government knows it can spot a geek rather easily on the streets (reference thinkgeek/linux/sci-fi attire, no real hairstyle, and complete lack of self-control), however an average bum holds these same qualities. If you were able to have one deciding factor to divide the geeks from the bums it would be the shower factor. So geeks, protect yourselves, damn the man, and DO NOT SHOWER.
*Insert ATM card* *place armpit next to machine* *make cash withdrawl*
We already have Retinal Scans, Voice Scans, DNA Scans, Fingerprint Scans, and Heat Signature scans, who knows what else they've come up with, why the hell would someone invest this much money into something virtually useless. Instead of lineups we just going to brush body odor laiden cotton swabs in front of witnesses face?
A HA! that's the stinky perp!! I wouldn't forget that smell anywhere!!
Plus wouldn't this be extremely easy to fake, the nose is one of the weakest sensory organs alone for a reason, it's a additional sensor that aides other senses, mainly taste. Anyone who wants to argue with me, fine argue, but I know that compared to the sense of touch, sight, and hearing, smell is one of the more non-essential senses. And I know this isn't a nose, but the nose being non-important might be a clue to not spend 3.2 million dollars.
I got an idea, lets quit saying how much social security and federal aid are hurting and divert funds for researching CRAP (pun intended) to the people!
But anyways back to Star Trek, here's the thing people, there's one thing to being a fan and there's another to dedicate your lifestyle to it. Fans enjoy watching the films and know the characters and MIGHT own some memorabilia. HOWEVER, if you dress up in star trek outfits, and would consider yourself a Dorn Groupie, then you are no longer a fan, you are obsessed with it all. Fans won't correct if I'm right or wrong about Star Trek facts.
Star Trek may not follow the same plot/storyline as its previous movies, but for a series of movies and television shows this long, wouldn't it be absolutely boring if all they did was rescue disparaged refugees all the time??
I'm going to see it, probably two or three times because this one looks like a story builder where you can get more into the movie and there's not just unexplainable things (IE: Q) that can just make things unexplainable acceptable. New aliens, new weapons, and new characters will make this one a good edition to the Star Trek series.
Lastly, what the hell did you expect from a movie called Nemesis (enemy of equal power), them to go hug and kiss? NO! there gunna fight because that's what they do.