... Looks like I'm going to have to plug my stereo into my PC via line-in and sample the damn tracks to encode them so I can listen to them on my pc, instead of just playing the CD.
seeing as I have them mp3'd I may as well share them so that other customers can do the same.
fucking half-wits.
its obviously some "scheme" to prevent mp3 sharing, but its so obviously flawed its not funny.
smash
ps. i dont listen to celine dion. i was using the above as an example only..:)
i had mod points 10 mins ago.... someone mod this up please...
i happen to be in the exact same situation - our company has large numbers of Access 97 applications in what have essentially become "mission critical" areas (mainly to do with reporting).
i have no problems with any of the "other" office suites, other than the fact that there is no access replacement...
By the way - if you doubt that W95 is the worst OS ever - here is a simple test: name an OS that was less stable - less secure - and more virus prone that W9x. There isn't one. Like I said; W95 is the worst operating system ever put on a computer.
I think its called Windows 98/ME (with the included Internet Explorer which enables the internet to explore your computer, and the e-mail client that will help you mirror your personal documents over the world (ala sircam). or something)
on more than one occasion, I have seen patches for vulnerabilities discussed on CERT that are supposedly available, but NOT available on windows update.
imho, a tool that promises easy security updates like that, but fails to deliver is worse than nothing at all (by lulling you into a false sense of security).
...they should do what everybody else has to, and secure their frigging e-mail servers.
For god's sake, its not difficult, and it will likely save them money.
IF the spam is coming from the ISP's customer base then they have grounds for terminating the account(s) for breaching (spelling?) their terms of service.
smash(*sigh*... eta from new email address to receiving pr0n spam = ~2weeks)
Black on white is easier to read (due to various studies that I have read about in passing).
If the white background hurts your eyes, then it may be the case that your monitor refresh rate is too low. Try setting it to a res you can run at 75hz or better and see how it goes.
You'll probably find that with a better refresh rate, your headaches will be less frequent too - i know mine were;)
smash(used to be a *must-be-max-resolution* wh0re, but refresh rate definately helps;)
I remember OS/2 Warp getting slammed by a number of PC magazines back in the day, for requiring a 486-66 with 8 Megs of RAM to run effectively.
2-3 months later, the same magazines were giving Windows 95 glowing reviews, and pushing users to upgrade their machines (to the same or better spec) to run it. The contrast was quite amazing, when you compare both OS's feature for feature...
Call me cynical, but I'm guessing there was some amount of paying off going on...
I have never understood how your typical EULA could stand up. IANAL (I hate that acronym), but surely an agreement such as your typical license agreement should:
1. Be made clear to the customer before purchase
2. Require some sort of signing to be legal - what is to say that my 6 year old kid pressed the OK button on Windows' first boot?
I'm fairly sure if the Microsoft EULA was spelled out to customers before they purchased the software, a fair number of them would look at less restrictive alternatives - or at least an agreement which makes some sort of commitment to software quality.
Coz redhat sucks balls, and real Linux users use debian:P
Heh. Seriously though, Slashdot is a hobby site about what interests the slashdot guys - articles that THEY consider interesting get published.
If their interests are similar to yours, great. If they publish something you don't care about, don't bitch and moan about it - just don't read the fucking article:)
The ABA (Australian Broadcasting Association) - AKA fools who are trying to censor the media, including the internet, make me laugh.
Over here, 9/10 movies you go to see at the cinema have a nice big yellow screen before the start of the show with a big "This film has yet to be classified" messaged on it:)
I am thinking that if they can't even keep up with the small number of movies that are released every month, how the *fuck* are they going to keep up with censoring the internet?:)
Thats forgetting for a second that they actually manage to get content blocked in the first place:)
For the "average" joe user, custom kernels are not really needed anymore.
With the advent of dynamically loadable kernel modules, these days the distribution vendor can ship a fairly flexible kernel.
A custom kernel these days may save 200-300 kilobytes of RAM by removing un-necessary drivers - at the expense of support from your distribution vendor. when you consider that the "average" user these days will have at least 64 MB, its pretty insignificant.
there is of course the issue of specific CPU optimizations, however I believe this can (and should) be handled by the distribution - just give the user a choice of kernels on install (or ideally autodetect CPU type and give the option of "standard 386 kernel" or "xxx cpu optimized kernel").
The only real *need* for custom kernels these days is if you are doing "funky" stuff with your network, and this is really a situation in which you would hopefully have someone who knows what they're doing.
of course, geeks will always want to play with the kernel for fun and amusement, but it shouldn't be necessary for everyone...
Worse than that, what if ole Billy also decides to make it a lot faster? What if the deepest pockets in the world turn to actually making windows a decent OS?
then, if it is appropriate for what I want to do, I'll use it:P
Use the correct tool for the job...
the only worry i have is with hardware manufacturers - they should provide example pseudo code for controlling their hardware at a reasonable cost (if not free with hw purchase)... but thats another issue.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Microsoft, however concentrating on security will have other benefits - the auditing their code will receive will likely fix many stability problems as well.
Other than security problems and product activation, I have to admit, that XP is actually a nice product. I may not agree with a number of its design decisions (stuffing things into kernel space that don't need to be there, building the GUI into the kernel, Microsoft ASCII text,etc), but it IS very feature complete for the average end user.
I still won't run it by choice (FreeBSD baybeee), but having to *support* the platform will be a lot less hassle...
just my US0.01c (damn pathetic aussie dollar...)
smash
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Gladly this doesn't affect the release of 4.5-- I've been using it since 4.1 and it keeps getting better and better. The fact that 5.0 was delayed, forcing more work on 4.x branches, means that FreeBSD 4.x could be the most refined Free *nix ever.
And i think this is what has attracted me to FreeBSD so much - I've recently changed over from Debian for my desktop - the level of "refinement" is just so much better than your average Linux distro.
The the kernel bootup messages for example, seem to be much more standardized, the C library seems to be much more stable, and what documentation I have read appears to be more complete and easy to follow (no random "howtos" that cover redhat and nothing else)
I want to set up a couple of servers with FreeBSD - however, I'll just have to wait until my experience with it catches up to my Linux knowledge...
For the average slashdot-linux-fanatic out there - give it a try... you might be impressed:)
I forget the exact details, but here in Australia, there was a push by (then Prime Minister) Bob Hawke (yes, a while back) to have a computer in every Australian home by 199x('91? 92?).
Its 2002 and thing don't seem to have changed that much... cept now a number people are buying consoles instead of C64s/Amigas/STs/PCs:)
Now I can have all 20 or so x-terms in fully openGL rendered, light-sourced 3d:P
Personally, i think trying to design a 3d user-interface is pointless until we have some sort of 3d display device (I'm thinking holographic projector of some sort)
I do hope they get accelerated OpenGL more commonplace/easy to set up though - this is currently one of *the* major things holding back linux gaming...
the problem is that someone can tell your browser (via header information) that the file you are downloading is named (for example) "blah.txt", and actually send you "virus.exe".
IE prompts the user to open/download blah.txt - most people would click "open", and it then spawns the downloaded virus.exe.
the correct filename is displayed once you get to the "save as" box, however most people would just open.txt files (for example) without bothering to click "save".
there are conflicting reports that ie 6 may/may not be vulnerable - the latest is that if you did a minimal install over the top of ie5, it may be (due to the fact that it didn't replace certain components of IE5.x)..
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seeing as I have them mp3'd I may as well share them so that other customers can do the same.
fucking half-wits.
its obviously some "scheme" to prevent mp3 sharing, but its so obviously flawed its not funny.
smash
ps. i dont listen to celine dion. i was using the above as an example only.. :)
i had mod points 10 mins ago.... someone mod this up please...
i happen to be in the exact same situation - our company has large numbers of Access 97 applications in what have essentially become "mission critical" areas (mainly to do with reporting).
i have no problems with any of the "other" office suites, other than the fact that there is no access replacement...
first decent option gets my money...
smash smash
I think its called Windows 98/ME (with the included Internet Explorer which enables the internet to explore your computer, and the e-mail client that will help you mirror your personal documents over the world (ala sircam). or something)
smash.
on more than one occasion, I have seen patches for vulnerabilities discussed on CERT that are supposedly available, but NOT available on windows update.
imho, a tool that promises easy security updates like that, but fails to deliver is worse than nothing at all (by lulling you into a false sense of security).
smash
I've been using 0.9.8 for a week or so, and it seems to do the job satisfactorily.
smash
smash
smash
For god's sake, its not difficult, and it will likely save them money.
IF the spam is coming from the ISP's customer base then they have grounds for terminating the account(s) for breaching (spelling?) their terms of service.
smash(*sigh* ... eta from new email address to receiving pr0n spam = ~2weeks)
If the white background hurts your eyes, then it may be the case that your monitor refresh rate is too low. Try setting it to a res you can run at 75hz or better and see how it goes.
You'll probably find that with a better refresh rate, your headaches will be less frequent too - i know mine were ;)
smash(used to be a *must-be-max-resolution* wh0re, but refresh rate definately helps ;)
javascript/java/flash/etc imho is just a pain in the arse when used for lame pull-down menus (with in-built dodgyness and lag) etc.
use technology if it makes things more efficient, or easier to use - don't just use it for the sake of it.
just my opinion
smash
Nice to see they're applying the technology elsewhere too :)
smash
2-3 months later, the same magazines were giving Windows 95 glowing reviews, and pushing users to upgrade their machines (to the same or better spec) to run it. The contrast was quite amazing, when you compare both OS's feature for feature...
Call me cynical, but I'm guessing there was some amount of paying off going on...
smash
1. Be made clear to the customer before purchase
2. Require some sort of signing to be legal - what is to say that my 6 year old kid pressed the OK button on Windows' first boot?
I'm fairly sure if the Microsoft EULA was spelled out to customers before they purchased the software, a fair number of them would look at less restrictive alternatives - or at least an agreement which makes some sort of commitment to software quality.
smash.
I want a laser canon, for those dickhead riceboyz who cut me off :)
smash
Heh. Seriously though, Slashdot is a hobby site about what interests the slashdot guys - articles that THEY consider interesting get published.
If their interests are similar to yours, great. If they publish something you don't care about, don't bitch and moan about it - just don't read the fucking article :)
Simple.
smash
I saw Lord of the Rings, Oceans 11 and Rat Race recently, and made a point of noting that they were all not yet classified :)
smash
Over here, 9/10 movies you go to see at the cinema have a nice big yellow screen before the start of the show with a big "This film has yet to be classified" messaged on it :)
I am thinking that if they can't even keep up with the small number of movies that are released every month, how the *fuck* are they going to keep up with censoring the internet? :)
Thats forgetting for a second that they actually manage to get content blocked in the first place :)
smash(this isn't censorship - its a joke :)
For the "average" joe user, custom kernels are not really needed anymore.
With the advent of dynamically loadable kernel modules, these days the distribution vendor can ship a fairly flexible kernel.
A custom kernel these days may save 200-300 kilobytes of RAM by removing un-necessary drivers - at the expense of support from your distribution vendor. when you consider that the "average" user these days will have at least 64 MB, its pretty insignificant.
there is of course the issue of specific CPU optimizations, however I believe this can (and should) be handled by the distribution - just give the user a choice of kernels on install (or ideally autodetect CPU type and give the option of "standard 386 kernel" or "xxx cpu optimized kernel").
The only real *need* for custom kernels these days is if you are doing "funky" stuff with your network, and this is really a situation in which you would hopefully have someone who knows what they're doing.
of course, geeks will always want to play with the kernel for fun and amusement, but it shouldn't be necessary for everyone...
just my 2c
smash
then, if it is appropriate for what I want to do, I'll use it
Use the correct tool for the job...
the only worry i have is with hardware manufacturers - they should provide example pseudo code for controlling their hardware at a reasonable cost (if not free with hw purchase)
smash
Other than security problems and product activation, I have to admit, that XP is actually a nice product. I may not agree with a number of its design decisions (stuffing things into kernel space that don't need to be there, building the GUI into the kernel, Microsoft ASCII text,etc), but it IS very feature complete for the average end user.
I still won't run it by choice (FreeBSD baybeee), but having to *support* the platform will be a lot less hassle...
just my US0.01c (damn pathetic aussie dollar...)
smash
And i think this is what has attracted me to FreeBSD so much - I've recently changed over from Debian for my desktop - the level of "refinement" is just so much better than your average Linux distro.
The the kernel bootup messages for example, seem to be much more standardized, the C library seems to be much more stable, and what documentation I have read appears to be more complete and easy to follow (no random "howtos" that cover redhat and nothing else)
I want to set up a couple of servers with FreeBSD - however, I'll just have to wait until my experience with it catches up to my Linux knowledge...
For the average slashdot-linux-fanatic out there - give it a try... you might be impressed :)
smash.
I forget the exact details, but here in Australia, there was a push by (then Prime Minister) Bob Hawke (yes, a while back) to have a computer in every Australian home by 199x('91? 92?).
... cept now a number people are buying consoles instead of C64s/Amigas/STs/PCs :)
Its 2002 and thing don't seem to have changed that much
Oh well...
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:P
Yeah, but the guys who wrote this one can spell, and use correct grammar this time...
Windows users are doomed
</flame>
smash.
Now I can have all 20 or so x-terms in fully openGL rendered, light-sourced 3d :P
Personally, i think trying to design a 3d user-interface is pointless until we have some sort of 3d display device (I'm thinking holographic projector of some sort)
I do hope they get accelerated OpenGL more commonplace/easy to set up though - this is currently one of *the* major things holding back linux gaming...
smash
the problem is that someone can tell your browser (via header information) that the file you are downloading is named (for example) "blah.txt", and actually send you "virus.exe".
.txt files (for example) without bothering to click "save".
IE prompts the user to open/download blah.txt - most people would click "open", and it then spawns the downloaded virus.exe.
the correct filename is displayed once you get to the "save as" box, however most people would just open
there are conflicting reports that ie 6 may/may not be vulnerable - the latest is that if you did a minimal install over the top of ie5, it may be (due to the fact that it didn't replace certain components of IE5.x)..