Most of us will never be able to put on our job resume "created the first home computer", but there are lessons we can learn from Steve Wozniak. I think one of the things he has done in recent years that sets the best example for the rest of us is to pass on the knowledge. It's easy to get frustrated at inexperienced computer users, but I have a hard time imagining Woz looking someone in the eye and saying "RTFM". There really isn't much excuse for us to either. If Linux is going to continue it's growth, we have to lighten up a bit. I see more gifted people involved with Linux than anywhere else presently, but I also see the most abrasive. Slashdot forums are the electronic equivalent of a "tough classroom". There are good questions, usually good answers, and then there are hecklers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not condeming everyone who has a sense of humor. Write all you want about N*talie P*rtman, Gr*ts, and hyku. But when I see people ask a legitimate question and the response is flame from an AC, that sucks. It's not what Woz would do.
It's all in how they spin it. The fact that consumers don't have a CD means that when they do a restore installation to thier machine, they won't be putting an out of date version of _____ on thier computer because they will have to download the newest version (oh, and the newest user agreement)
Sooner or later, attorneys will start to seek out punishing end user agreements. There's a shitload of money to made.
I think once this plays out the open-source community could wind up with an interesting new ally. Consider how in the late 70's to early 80's IBM was considered to be the the posterboy for evil, big companies. Today, IBM is part of "our team" in making the world safe for choice. MS-OS is eventually going to be divoriced from MS-APPS. MS-OS will likely continue with as many of it's current practices as it can without falling on DOJ's radar again. MS-APPS will be the outsider. An outsider with rights to all code written before the split-up. Such intersting posibilities... Ultimately I think MS-APPS could (give them 10 years) become what IBM is today.
The thing that pisses me off when I read about half ass games that get published is I wonder what was sacraficed to breathe life into this turd.
I wanted to see Babylon 5:Into the Fire. It was a game that was high on my "to buy" list. I had been to Sierra's site several times to check out the screenshots, mpg movies, and occasionally read the developer's.plan files.
As many of you know, Sierra fired a bunch of it's developers. The development staff of B5 (as well as the developers for Middle Earth) was given 30 days notice and the software was cancelled.
OH, but Thank God Sierra spared 3d Virtual Bullrider!! It was bad enough to see B5 axed, and the LOTR game killed with a major motion picture on the way - but I really would have gone fscking nuts if they had cancelled the Bullrider game!!!
So Daikatana sucks. It will soon be forgotten. At least John Romero could afford to buy nice tits for his girlfriend.
I spen more time thinking about great games that died than half ass ones heading for the closeout bin at Best Buy.
In Japan there is a word "Otaku" - meaning a drooling fanboy, over the top anime worshiper. The closest thing we have in our culture would be the hardest-core trekies. Or an Apple computer fanatic. It is an insulting word (it didn't used to be) but has become popular in America. Otaku has a VERY negative connotation in Japan. It is equivalent to a pervert.
I think something that might be happening here is Fuji is afraid of American Otaku latching on to the show, harming a valuable property. This could be nothing more than a cultural misunderstanding.
Perhaps the film board in Zaire could arrange to have it shipped directly on disk (with the movie's legal distributor, of course). Since the computer in Ziare only has a 1200 bps modem, I'm guessing you have a floppy drive and no CD-ROM. It would only take 36,572 floppy disks to send the movie. Problem solved.
This is exactly why I pay $40 dollars a month for @home. First, it's been fun having my ports scanned every couple of days by @home. Also, seeing my bandwidth shrink and a cap placed on my upload speed.... all I can say is that's customer service, baby! I don't get new newsgroups any more, but who needs 'em? And SPAM in my mailbox, bring it on! More! Harder! And now my service will be faster when I go to sites like, oh, CNNTIMEWARNERAOLDISNEY but I get to wait 30 second for/.
Why, I'm so fscking happy I wish I were paying $80 dollars a month!
I'm sorry, but I'm outraged that this has been moderated up. Somebody needs to point out what is really going on here.
Dr. Reed Richards did not do any important Gamma radition research in the 1960's, but instead he stole his research for the legendary Victor Von Doom. I wish you historical revisionists would finally give this accomplished scientist the credit he is due.
This crap is enough to make me not want to even come to/.
Dennis Well, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you! Arthur Shut up! Dennis I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away! Arthur Shut up, will you? Shut up! Dennis Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system. Arthur Shut up! Dennis Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed! Arthur Bloody peasant! Dennis Oh, what a give-away. Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about. Did you see him repressing me? You saw it, didn't you?
Hey Madonna! Napster DID NOT STEAL you song!
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If I could tell Madonna to pull her head out of my lap for a moment, I'd tell her that Napster is getting caught in the crossfire here and it's not right. I'm sure the staff of Napster are not responsible for the stolen/leaked track.
So cut the drama queen shit in the press. Come here and shag me rotten, baby!
I agree, NASA gets it right more often than not. The problem is, when there is as much taxpayer money on the line as with even their "economy" missions, they still are given no margin for error in the press or by the critics.
I was a junior in high school when Hubble went up. I remember the shit NASA caught over the flawed mirror, and how "Hubble couldn't see without glasses". I would say that is one mission that has more than redeemed itself.
Only "Reasonable Force" may be used, and anyone who uses "self defence" also lays themselves open to a charge of assault.
I agree, there are appropriate ways to respond to certain types of attacks. Let's face it, most of us get port scanned (whether we know it or not) and that's not justification for an counter attack. In my case, I'd be likely to incure the wrath of my ISP @home, who port scans machines all the fscking time.
If you shoot back when attacked, then you're expected to be competent enough to shoot straight at the real targets.
Absolutely. I couldn't have said it better. But you still seem to be agreeing with me that it's OK as long as you have good aim. The people who have responded to me today don't seem to have a problem with fighting back as much as they express caution at not violating the systems of "innocent bystanders".
I'm sure this story was purposely leaked to give the current administration a little wake up scare. President Clinton doesn't want to add "chased the largest US company in history out of our borders" to his legacy. Or "appointed Janet Reno, who's actions persecuting Microsoft sunk the US economy into a death spiral".
You may not like M$, but if you have money in NASDAC you know the US economy has a lot at steak in this company.
It would be a hell of a show to see it happen, though.;)
Like, those hosers will probably take everything and run off to the Great Whire North like a bunch of girls, and leave some silly-ass office in a shopping mall behind so you can say you fullfilled and legal requirements you have to stay in the states.
When your machine is under attack, and you strike back, you can not be certain that you're toasting the right machine.
Tim C - Your major concern is when a hacker hides behind a vulnerable machine and hits a distant target. In the process of the target defending itself, you are assuming there will be innocents between the attacker and intended victim. Your concern seems to really be with the technology of tracing the IP back to the right box rather than "is it right to fight back?"
So what if I am sure? Is it ok then? What if technology improves and I could be certain?
Internet Appliances are going to become more and more common. What if being "Internet ready" meant having defensive software? What if good, well configured firewalls became as common as anti-virus software? It would become more difficult for a cracker to put a series of buffer machines between him and the target, because he just might get smacked by the first machine he touches.
I'm not talking about swinging my fists blindly. I'm saying IF I KNOW FOR SURE then why not?
Like my parents told me when I was growing up "never start a fight, but if you find yourself in a fight, you finish it."
If a person is attacked in their home by an intruder most people would be inclined to fight back. If an intruder breaks into a business, many big companies have armed guards and off duty cops as security. It is not wrong to repel an attacker. An attacker may be hurt in the process of being repelled. Most people, and even our system of law, will usually find the attacker asked for it.
So why should computer intruders be different? Why is it OK for a person to fight back bodily but it's hands-off if it's over a computer network? Do computers have more rights in our society than humans? No. Not the last time I checked.
So why not have aggressive firewall software? If some script-kiddie tries to hit your machine and your software turns around and toasts his, you'll be doing him/her a favor in life.
This is almost an Ask Slashdot question, but it fits this topic so I'll ask.
I'm a long time Philip Velo 1 owner, running WinCE 2.0. My employer uses Outlook and I use my Velo to sync with my work desktop. At home, I am a Linux user.
I know I'll get flaimed by some for owning a M$ product, but back when I purchased my Velo it was the better handheld compared to the Palm. If it makes you feel any better I'm looking forward to a day when I can own a Transmeta based handheld.
So anyway, I own a CE device and I had hoped to see SOMEBODY build an application to let me sync CE to my Linux desktop. I have found none.
If I am overlooking the obvious and there is such a package out there would somebody please let me know?
Will the mouse serve as an interface by which the user can "lick" the Aqua user interface? Actually, a better control that also has no mouse ball, cord, or buttons would be a brick.
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(grumble... grumble) why can't ms just go away and act like they don't exist(grumble)
I like that. :)
...reading it made me wonder "wouldn't it be nice if Hannible wrote for Slashdot instead of Jon Katz?"
What a happy thought.
Most of us will never be able to put on our job resume "created the first home computer", but there are lessons we can learn from Steve Wozniak.
I think one of the things he has done in recent years that sets the best example for the rest of us is to pass on the knowledge. It's easy to get frustrated at inexperienced computer users, but I have a hard time imagining Woz looking someone in the eye and saying "RTFM". There really isn't much excuse for us to either. If Linux is going to continue it's growth, we have to lighten up a bit.
I see more gifted people involved with Linux than anywhere else presently, but I also see the most abrasive. Slashdot forums are the electronic equivalent of a "tough classroom". There are good questions, usually good answers, and then there are hecklers.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not condeming everyone who has a sense of humor. Write all you want about N*talie P*rtman, Gr*ts, and hyku. But when I see people ask a legitimate question and the response is flame from an AC, that sucks.
It's not what Woz would do.
It's all in how they spin it. The fact that consumers don't have a CD means that when they do a restore installation to thier machine, they won't be putting an out of date version of _____ on thier computer because they will have to download the newest version (oh, and the newest user agreement)
Sooner or later, attorneys will start to seek out punishing end user agreements. There's a shitload of money to made.
I think once this plays out the open-source community could wind up with an interesting new ally.
Consider how in the late 70's to early 80's IBM was considered to be the the posterboy for evil, big companies. Today, IBM is part of "our team" in making the world safe for choice.
MS-OS is eventually going to be divoriced from MS-APPS. MS-OS will likely continue with as many of it's current practices as it can without falling on DOJ's radar again. MS-APPS will be the outsider. An outsider with rights to all code written before the split-up. Such intersting posibilities...
Ultimately I think MS-APPS could (give them 10 years) become what IBM is today.
Is there a hack yet for the click through agreement like on the Kerberos document?
I just can't work up much sympathy for ya, Bill of Borg.
The thing that pisses me off when I read about half ass games that get published is I wonder what was sacraficed to breathe life into this turd.
.plan files.
I wanted to see Babylon 5:Into the Fire. It was a game that was high on my "to buy" list. I had been to Sierra's site several times to check out the screenshots, mpg movies, and occasionally read the developer's
As many of you know, Sierra fired a bunch of it's developers. The development staff of B5 (as well as the developers for Middle Earth) was given 30 days notice and the software was cancelled.
OH, but Thank God Sierra spared 3d Virtual Bullrider!! It was bad enough to see B5 axed, and the LOTR game killed with a major motion picture on the way - but I really would have gone fscking nuts if they had cancelled the Bullrider game!!!
So Daikatana sucks. It will soon be forgotten. At least John Romero could afford to buy nice tits for his girlfriend.
I spen more time thinking about great games that died than half ass ones heading for the closeout bin at Best Buy.
In Japan there is a word "Otaku" - meaning a drooling fanboy, over the top anime worshiper. The closest thing we have in our culture would be the hardest-core trekies. Or an Apple computer fanatic. It is an insulting word (it didn't used to be) but has become popular in America. Otaku has a VERY negative connotation in Japan. It is equivalent to a pervert.
I think something that might be happening here is Fuji is afraid of American Otaku latching on to the show, harming a valuable property. This could be nothing more than a cultural misunderstanding.
Perhaps the film board in Zaire could arrange to have it shipped directly on disk (with the movie's legal distributor, of course). Since the computer in Ziare only has a 1200 bps modem, I'm guessing you have a floppy drive and no CD-ROM. It would only take 36,572 floppy disks to send the movie. Problem solved.
...it's a kick-ass little x-mame box. Oh yeah.
This is exactly why I pay $40 dollars a month for @home. First, it's been fun having my ports scanned every couple of days by @home. Also, seeing my bandwidth shrink and a cap placed on my upload speed.... all I can say is that's customer service, baby! I don't get new newsgroups any more, but who needs 'em? And SPAM in my mailbox, bring it on! More! Harder! And now my service will be faster when I go to sites like, oh, CNNTIMEWARNERAOLDISNEY but I get to wait 30 second for /.
Why, I'm so fscking happy I wish I were paying $80 dollars a month!
I'm sorry, but I'm outraged that this has been moderated up. Somebody needs to point out what is really going on here.
/.
Dr. Reed Richards did not do any important Gamma radition research in the 1960's, but instead he stole his research for the legendary Victor Von Doom. I wish you historical revisionists would finally give this accomplished scientist the credit he is due.
This crap is enough to make me not want to even come to
Dennis Well, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
Arthur Shut up!
Dennis I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
Arthur Shut up, will you? Shut up!
Dennis Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
Arthur Shut up!
Dennis Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!
Arthur Bloody peasant!
Dennis Oh, what a give-away. Did you hear that? Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about. Did you see him repressing me? You saw it, didn't you?
If I could tell Madonna to pull her head out of my lap for a moment, I'd tell her that Napster is getting caught in the crossfire here and it's not right. I'm sure the staff of Napster are not responsible for the stolen/leaked track.
So cut the drama queen shit in the press. Come here and shag me rotten, baby!
I agree, NASA gets it right more often than not. The problem is, when there is as much taxpayer money on the line as with even their "economy" missions, they still are given no margin for error in the press or by the critics.
I was a junior in high school when Hubble went up. I remember the shit NASA caught over the flawed mirror, and how "Hubble couldn't see without glasses". I would say that is one mission that has more than redeemed itself.
Only "Reasonable Force" may be used, and anyone who uses "self defence" also lays themselves open to a charge of assault.
I agree, there are appropriate ways to respond to certain types of attacks. Let's face it, most of us get port scanned (whether we know it or not) and that's not justification for an counter attack. In my case, I'd be likely to incure the wrath of my ISP @home, who port scans machines all the fscking time.
If you shoot back when attacked, then you're expected to be competent enough to shoot straight at the real targets.
Absolutely. I couldn't have said it better. But you still seem to be agreeing with me that it's OK as long as you have good aim. The people who have responded to me today don't seem to have a problem with fighting back as much as they express caution at not violating the systems of "innocent bystanders".
I'm sure this story was purposely leaked to give the current administration a little wake up scare. President Clinton doesn't want to add "chased the largest US company in history out of our borders" to his legacy. Or "appointed Janet Reno, who's actions persecuting Microsoft sunk the US economy into a death spiral".
;)
You may not like M$, but if you have money in NASDAC you know the US economy has a lot at steak in this company.
It would be a hell of a show to see it happen, though.
Hey Bill Gates - take off, eh?
Like, those hosers will probably take everything and run off to the Great Whire North like a bunch of girls, and leave some silly-ass office in a shopping mall behind so you can say you fullfilled and legal requirements you have to stay in the states.
When your machine is under attack, and you strike back, you can not be certain that you're toasting the right machine.
Tim C -
Your major concern is when a hacker hides behind a vulnerable machine and hits a distant target. In the process of the target defending itself, you are assuming there will be innocents between the attacker and intended victim. Your concern seems to really be with the technology of tracing the IP back to the right box rather than "is it right to fight back?"
So what if I am sure? Is it ok then? What if technology improves and I could be certain?
Internet Appliances are going to become more and more common. What if being "Internet ready" meant having defensive software? What if good, well configured firewalls became as common as anti-virus software? It would become more difficult for a cracker to put a series of buffer machines between him and the target, because he just might get smacked by the first machine he touches.
I'm not talking about swinging my fists blindly. I'm saying IF I KNOW FOR SURE then why not?
Like my parents told me when I was growing up "never start a fight, but if you find yourself in a fight, you finish it."
If a person is attacked in their home by an intruder most people would be inclined to fight back. If an intruder breaks into a business, many big companies have armed guards and off duty cops as security. It is not wrong to repel an attacker. An attacker may be hurt in the process of being repelled. Most people, and even our system of law, will usually find the attacker asked for it.
So why should computer intruders be different? Why is it OK for a person to fight back bodily but it's hands-off if it's over a computer network? Do computers have more rights in our society than humans? No. Not the last time I checked.
So why not have aggressive firewall software? If some script-kiddie tries to hit your machine and your software turns around and toasts his, you'll be doing him/her a favor in life.
This is almost an Ask Slashdot question, but it fits this topic so I'll ask.
I'm a long time Philip Velo 1 owner, running WinCE 2.0. My employer uses Outlook and I use my Velo to sync with my work desktop. At home, I am a Linux user.
I know I'll get flaimed by some for owning a M$ product, but back when I purchased my Velo it was the better handheld compared to the Palm. If it makes you feel any better I'm looking forward to a day when I can own a Transmeta based handheld.
So anyway, I own a CE device and I had hoped to see SOMEBODY build an application to let me sync CE to my Linux desktop. I have found none.
If I am overlooking the obvious and there is such a package out there would somebody please let me know?
A great old book...
OH! Unix!
Nevermind.
A plant. We've created an artifical algae substitute. Kinda cool eh?
I want you to bring me...
a shrubbery!
Will the mouse serve as an interface by which the user can "lick" the Aqua user interface?
Actually, a better control that also has no mouse ball, cord, or buttons would be a brick.