Well, I'm glad you couldn't think of any legitimate uses for it.
Well, considering that the single biggest use for the "DivX;-)" codec is video piracy, I'd say that slashdot is justified in making a statement like that.
Hell, I find it refreshing to see slashdot telling it like it is. You're being naive if you believe that the biggest single purpose of DivX is for piracy.
There were recently accusations of the same thing on DALnet -- nobody has the time or the energy to watch and sift through a million conversations about your Diablo II characters or your netsex with "Jenny_18."
"a laptop computer with special software will help the pilot fly the craft."
There is NO WAY I'll ever put my trust in a standard laptop computer to pilot a spaceship. At my school laptops are standard issue, and the amount of hardware related problems I see every week is enough to steer me away from the thought of laptops in mission-critical situations.
As for the "special software", I certainly hope it doesn't run on any existing OS, as they're all WAY too unstable. (you can't deny that, Linux zealots;)
"The ship will use engines made from ceramic materials and burn a mixture of methane and liquid oxygen,"
How expensive would this fuel be? I understand that the basic elements are abundant, but surely it would cost a lot to prepare. Anyone have any idea?
I'm sorry, but I fail to see how it could take a whole year to add a few alt tags to a web site. I mean, who the hell are they getting to do it? A blind chimpanzee?
No matter how big the site is, it can't take a f'n YEAR to do. I can't fathom how it would take more than a year to design an entire site.
This time estimate was probably just an effort by IBM to get the authorities to say "ahh fuck it, if it'll take them that long then we'll have to let it slide."
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"I offered to make the top smooth, but the client specifically requested otherwise. Whatever. I also offered to build a retractable keyboard tray in the front, but that was not wanted. Nor a mosaic of the company logo on the top or sides."
It'd be trivial for anyone to crack a system like that.
Although, it would be useful as a secondary means of identification. Say you go up to a terminal, type in your username, scan in your id card, and enter your password.
Or what would be really cool, if you had a linux box set up somewhere with some custom written software, and two scanners outside and inside your front door. When someone wants to get in, they hafta use a standard lock and key PLUS they swipe their card (which unlocks an electronic lock). Thus you can keep logs of who goes in/out of your house.
I've always wanted to do that, ever since a few years ago when I went to work at an IT company that had ALL it's rooms locked with keycard security. I visited the admins one day and they had a nifty map of everyone's daily activities. Muhahaha.
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If (like me) you wanted to try out some of the games, head over to the 1999 competition page.
Hey, at least I'm not calling it just 'America'. That'd be twice as bad. ;)
Whereas we foreigners automatically know them all by heart. I am constantly astounded by North American ignorance.
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Another lesson, use the preview button.
Well, considering that the single biggest use for the "DivX ;-)" codec is video piracy, I'd say that slashdot is justified in making a statement like that.
Hell, I find it refreshing to see slashdot telling it like it is. You're being naive if you believe that the biggest single purpose of DivX is for piracy.
arrgh! What the fuck am I smoking. It was right the first time.
for (DivX ;-)) = ...
bah.
That's what the almighty grep is for, my friend.
There is NO WAY I'll ever put my trust in a standard laptop computer to pilot a spaceship. At my school laptops are standard issue, and the amount of hardware related problems I see every week is enough to steer me away from the thought of laptops in mission-critical situations.
As for the "special software", I certainly hope it doesn't run on any existing OS, as they're all WAY too unstable. (you can't deny that, Linux zealots ;)
"The ship will use engines made from ceramic materials and burn a mixture of methane and liquid oxygen,"
How expensive would this fuel be? I understand that the basic elements are abundant, but surely it would cost a lot to prepare. Anyone have any idea?
If you really want your machine to be immune to DoS attacks, get rid of your Net access/NIC card, and install DOS.
You can't have a Denial of Service attack if there's no Service to Deny in the first place, fool.
According to the HHGTTG, we are the descendants of the cast away middlemen.
WomenGamers (pfft ;) has an interview with the same guy along similiar lines. (link above)
A new palm os,
3com charges twenty bucks,
Bad publicity.
I just set it up for all my hosted pages, and it works beautifully. It took less than 10 minutes.
I'm sorry, but I fail to see how it could take a whole year to add a few alt tags to a web site. I mean, who the hell are they getting to do it? A blind chimpanzee?
No matter how big the site is, it can't take a f'n YEAR to do. I can't fathom how it would take more than a year to design an entire site.
This time estimate was probably just an effort by IBM to get the authorities to say "ahh fuck it, if it'll take them that long then we'll have to let it slide."
I hope they don't get away with it.
Mmmmm, sounds comfortable!
He would've done it if requested, I'm sure. ;)
Can you say "Universal Serial Train" ?
Actually, what he was saying was that NZ only has a couple of T1 links to Australia. Acknowledging that they're seperate countries.
It's a joke anyway, lighten up ;)
Pfft, CGI is for losers. They should be using Jim Henson's Muppets for LotR!
Oh my god, that sucked.
Someone shoot me, I'm inheriting my dad's sense of humor.
It'd be trivial for anyone to crack a system like that.
Although, it would be useful as a secondary means of identification. Say you go up to a terminal, type in your username, scan in your id card, and enter your password.
Or what would be really cool, if you had a linux box set up somewhere with some custom written software, and two scanners outside and inside your front door. When someone wants to get in, they hafta use a standard lock and key PLUS they swipe their card (which unlocks an electronic lock). Thus you can keep logs of who goes in/out of your house.
I've always wanted to do that, ever since a few years ago when I went to work at an IT company that had ALL it's rooms locked with keycard security. I visited the admins one day and they had a nifty map of everyone's daily activities. Muhahaha.
Obviously you're from the USA. Simply substitute "bloody" for "damn".
This is EXACTLY how I feel.
Couldn't have put it better.
Someone mod this up, +1 Insightful, because really, it is.
Fuck, this should have it's own ARTICLE.