Mudding does not appear to be dying but we ARE seeing too many stock MUDs with nothing original going up on an almost daily basis. This leads to dilution of the player base; there's really only so many people who are going to play at all and the more MUDs there are to choose from, the less players your MUD is going to get.
I think we're also seeing an evolution of sorts where certain MUD types are just going to keep getting less and less players because they do not offer the features that players want. The MUD codebases that aren't drawing new blood in are going to die.
As for XML, I know of a number of servers being developed that use XML to store the game world ( locations, mobiles, equipment, and players ). There are probably some already out there in production as well. --
Some folks DO have that problem. When Alma College finally got connected to the Internet in 1990, I was one of the first people to bring in a MUD List and start passing it around by email. Within a year they were having to revoke people's Internet access for poor grades, due to obsessive MUD playing.
Of course, any one who has been to Alma, MI knows that there's nothing to do there anyhow. --
OK, so rumor has it that you got involved with Linux in order to help build a better server for Aber to run on. So... still doing anything with Aber, Alan, or is hacking the Linux kernel keeping you too busy?:-) --
And in a move that would probably burn the FSF and RMS's butt if they and he knew about it, Borland maintains a link to the FSF web site using a GIF of the GNU mascot . . .
After the microwaving is over, you can place strips of tape across the top of the former CD and actually pull off the metal layer that held the data. --
OK, new guess... someone forgot to clear it out
of a DNS server somewhere. The way DNS works, anyone could put in any bogus set of domain information down in their server and have it work for them, as long as their DNS was always handled at their server. Now, why bad DNS information like that is still out there... *shrug* --
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"Suspicious" can be used in a number of ways, you know. While you're assuming it was used to mean "Don Marti is a person to be held in suspicion", I'm reasonably certain the useage intended here was "Don Marti was suspicious of the hacking challenge". --
Under IE the top-right navigation area displays perfectly, ending in the word "Guide", but under Netscape the word "Guide" is missing -- you see/FONT>. Check the source, they forgot the opening less-than sign on the end font tag.
I hope the voices of reason and/or MS apologists here will at least allow me to mock them for the bad HTML. Mock, mock, mock... --
The claim Netscape has made for some time is that 5 was begun but then the decision was made to completely scrap it and start over, so they went to 6.
But, looking at it from a marketing perspective, if they came out with 5 now then they'd be behind Microsoft. By coming out with 6 they're ahead of Microsoft again.
For what it's worth, SQL Server 2000 no longer has that problem by default. The sa login is only created it you choose to have mixed NT security and SQL Server security. If you do choose the mixed route, you're reminded that a blank password is a Bad Idea. You can still install that way, mind you, but it's no longer the default. --
I've also got Speakeasy, in Livonia, MI. Ameritech, the local phone company, was also the bottle-neck here. I've got the 384K SDSL package and it's been very solid although on two occasions I've had to ask them to have Covad reset my line (or whatever it is Covad does) -- my ping to the NYC POP is usually 50-80ms, but twice it's gotten stuck at 150ms+, an email to support has always gotten that corrected on the same day. They'll have a POP in Chicago opening up soon as well so I'm expecting even better access times.
What else to say? They offer packages of 2-4 static IP addresses, you can buy more, and servers are encouraged as long as they're not pr0n, w@r3z, or IRC. Game servers, web servers, mail servers, etc., are all OK with them though. --
Your child would grow up angry and disillusioned, and would likely be beaten routinely on the playground and have his/her lunch money stolen... then Jon Katz would write an article about it. --
Oh, I definitely agree with you. I was just trying to point what I believe their real gripe was, as opposed to all of the claims they made in the message that was posted. --
Agreed. This reminds me a lot of that company that was selling cheap PCs (iOpener?) that were not upgradeable and you had to use their ISP service. Until someone opened the box and found an unused EIDE connector to plug a hard drive into.
Their response? Halt manufacture until they could remove the offending bits from later releases.
That's about what DC will have to do. Stop giving the reader out and build some new code into the board that uses a strong encryption routine that's unhackable (as much so as anything is). Rewrite the software to handle the old reader and the new reader. THEN they can start releasing their hardware again and try to lock people into the model of use that they envisioned. I'll be surprised if this ever takes off though. --
Good question. I think what their gripe really boils down to is they're giving away hardware and attempting to build a software and service business model around that. If folks decode how their barcode reader works and can use it for other purposes, then people will have less incentive to use DC's software and services. When that happens, they lose their chance to recoup some of the investment they put out in freely distributing the scanner. All of this in my opinion, of course. --
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Ah, if you found the Essex MUD anti-social, you might want to read the Confessions of an Arch-Wizard for some more insight into that... ;-)
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I think we're also seeing an evolution of sorts where certain MUD types are just going to keep getting less and less players because they do not offer the features that players want. The MUD codebases that aren't drawing new blood in are going to die.
As for XML, I know of a number of servers being developed that use XML to store the game world ( locations, mobiles, equipment, and players ). There are probably some already out there in production as well.
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Of course, any one who has been to Alma, MI knows that there's nothing to do there anyhow.
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OK, so rumor has it that you got involved with Linux in order to help build a better server for Aber to run on. So ... still doing anything with Aber, Alan, or is hacking the Linux kernel keeping you too busy? :-)
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Of course, you can always just go to The Mud Connector as well.
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Look for it at this URL, at the bottom left of the page: http://www.borland.com/kylix/
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Ah, my bad. I'm of the SuSE persuasion myself.
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I think he's reading /. because the site's web page is now a single period.
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I think the fact that the machine's name was "cartman" speaks volumes...
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After the microwaving is over, you can place strips of tape across the top of the former CD and actually pull off the metal layer that held the data.
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Here's the denouncement of said rumor; I've already sent Mr. Somerson an email asking him to correct his disinformation.
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drey@falconis:~ > nslookup
Default Server: nyc.speakeasy.net
Address: 216.254.95.2
> www.kam.com
Server: nyc.speakeasy.net
Address: 216.254.95.2
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.kam.com
Address: 194.200.169.2
OK, new guess ... someone forgot to clear it out
of a DNS server somewhere. The way DNS works, anyone could put in any bogus set of domain information down in their server and have it work for them, as long as their DNS was always handled at their server. Now, why bad DNS information like that is still out there ... *shrug*
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drey@falconis:~ > nslookup
Default Server: nyc.speakeasy.net
Address: 216.254.95.2
> kam.com
Server: nyc.speakeasy.net
Address: 216.254.95.2
*** nyc.speakeasy.net can't find kam.com:
Non-existent host/domain
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Any site with the word "bush" or "gore" on it may already be banned under sex or violence...
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"Suspicious" can be used in a number of ways, you know. While you're assuming it was used to mean "Don Marti is a person to be held in suspicion", I'm reasonably certain the useage intended here was "Don Marti was suspicious of the hacking challenge".
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I hope the voices of reason and/or MS apologists here will at least allow me to mock them for the bad HTML. Mock, mock, mock ...
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But, looking at it from a marketing perspective, if they came out with 5 now then they'd be behind Microsoft. By coming out with 6 they're ahead of Microsoft again.
But that's just plain cynical.
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For what it's worth, SQL Server 2000 no longer has that problem by default. The sa login is only created it you choose to have mixed NT security and SQL Server security. If you do choose the mixed route, you're reminded that a blank password is a Bad Idea. You can still install that way, mind you, but it's no longer the default.
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What else to say? They offer packages of 2-4 static IP addresses, you can buy more, and servers are encouraged as long as they're not pr0n, w@r3z, or IRC. Game servers, web servers, mail servers, etc., are all OK with them though.
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Your child would grow up angry and disillusioned, and would likely be beaten routinely on the playground and have his/her lunch money stolen ... then Jon Katz would write an article about it.
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Oh, I definitely agree with you. I was just trying to point what I believe their real gripe was, as opposed to all of the claims they made in the message that was posted.
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Their response? Halt manufacture until they could remove the offending bits from later releases.
That's about what DC will have to do. Stop giving the reader out and build some new code into the board that uses a strong encryption routine that's unhackable (as much so as anything is). Rewrite the software to handle the old reader and the new reader. THEN they can start releasing their hardware again and try to lock people into the model of use that they envisioned. I'll be surprised if this ever takes off though.
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Good question. I think what their gripe really boils down to is they're giving away hardware and attempting to build a software and service business model around that. If folks decode how their barcode reader works and can use it for other purposes, then people will have less incentive to use DC's software and services. When that happens, they lose their chance to recoup some of the investment they put out in freely distributing the scanner. All of this in my opinion, of course.
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If you check imdb.com, Cannonball is credited there.
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