True, but if they were maintaining a proper monopoly over IM clients then why aren't AIM and ICQ using the same protocol? Because the different 'divisions' of AOL/T-W keep themselves to themselves. How about Microsoft releasing the spec. to MSN Messenger or Yahoo to Yahoo Messenger?
As (in my opinion) the recent Kazaa thingy has shown, if anybody does get hold the protocol specification they can cut off your revenue stream. Kazaa made the Windows client to show advertisements which helped cover their development costs, running the authorisation servers etc etc - does the Linux client help them in anyway? Sometimes there is a different mentality between 'corporates' (such as AOL, Microsoft, Kazaa) and individuals (such as the people working on Linux). The corporates are there to make money - pure and simple. Individuals do it to have 'fun' (for want of a better word). That's the main difference and what people (especially on Slashdot) tend to forget.
I'm now probably going to get flamed for speaking my mind, but please think about what I said before replying (pleeeasse!).
Is there a good reason why Gnutella et al couldn't also use port 80? I know that officially it's for the HTTP protocol, but it could be unofficially used by anything else...
I kinda lost you at the conclusion, I was sure it was the Simpsons episode where they go to China. They probably haven't seen that one yet for some strange reason (although it was probably mainly animated in somewhere like Taiwan or China).
there has NEVER been a confirmed case of a purposefully left backdoor
Media: Microsoft, XYZ hacker group has just discovered a backdoor in Windows XP, were you aware of this security hole?
Microsoft: Yep, in fact we delibrately put it there.
I for one can reallly see that happening (sarcasm mode off).
Just remind me (as an ODP editor), what rights did Mozilla (who own ODP, who are owned by Netscape who are owned by AOL who are owned by AOL-TW) take away from editors?
I know in the UK we have something called the 'Sale Of Goods Act' which means that goods have got to be 'fit for their purpose' and 'not defective'. Buy a CD, attempt to play it in CD player that at least meets the CD-DA standard (such as the one in my Linux box), check the disk and return it. If the store declared it as a 'Audio CD' or it's got the CD-DA logo on it - but it is not technically an audio CD (because of the copyright corruption), then you've got a legal right to return it the the store (which is whom your 'contract' is with - not the manufacturer) and demand a full and complete refund: they have no right to 'fob' you off with a credit note or 'exchange only'.
How about the ASCII goatsex picture? When I had a stint of moderating, I did the 'proper thing' and browsed at -1, *shudder* - I thought I had seen practically everything on the internet until I saw that!
I agree. I would personally wake up around 3pm on day one, work until 9am on day two, wake up 6pm on day two, then work until 10pm on day four. Problem is is that my employer wants me to work a 9 to 5 pattern- to do this I have to wake up at 5.30am to be able to get to work. Sometimes I can't get to sleep until 5am, 30 minutes sleep is a killer (you don't feel totally awake nor tired enough to go to sleep).
Cookies are easy to fake. So are unique identifiers in the URL. Basically, if a browser can read and deal with the information, it isn't hard for a script (go to start page,pick up cookie,go to vote page,delete cookie,repeat).
I like the way the ODP works their editor polls - every editor than can vote has their own editor name and password. These details, before they can log on, are checked by a human verifying the details (checking that any of the details aren't already in the database), gets an email acknowledgment to check its a valid email address, and (if a few other things are ok), allow the editor in and allow them access to the polls. Only problem is, is it doesn't scale that well - especially for 'voting only' purposes. Paypal/Amazon could do it because the polls would be 'in addition' to their normal 'logged in user' system, Zdnet/Slashdot probably not.
Stop it! Your scaring me! A company I know had 13 MS Advanced Server CDs - but you try and see more than 3 at one time. We get worried, make backup copies of the CDs - and the backups go walkies. Think - 'at least we've got the original in the 6" think lead-lined fireproof safe'. Go open it and retrive the CD to run off another 6 copies (1 each for everyone in the IT team - idea being that the original never gets used) and realise it's got a massive scratch across it. So have to buy yet another copy...
I'll love to know where all those backup copies that were made went...
I've noticed that as well on my Windows 2000 Professional machine. I've never related it to Kazaa, but now you mention it, when Kazaa is running it's the only time the grey 'mini-button' appears on the top-left hand corner of the screen.
[slightly OTT]
A document illustrating that Al Qaida and Usama Bin Laden (surley Osama Bin Laden) was responsible for the 11/Sept incidents is available from the UK Prime Ministrial website http://www.number10.gov.uk/default.asp?PageID=5322 . I haven't bothered reading it myself so I can't comment about it - but 'remember the source'.
No Google would probably go bust.
Why? Okay, don't forget we will be paying 1p per page, but so would Google to index the sites. People only go to Google because it's fast (it'll be even faster with more income), it's comprehensive and it's up to date - if it's going to cost google 1p per page to index sites - I can't see them really jumping to be the biggest search engine at the cost.
BBC was down for me and I'm UK based (admittedly our 14x2Mbps connection terminates states-side).
I found Slashdot.org and Sky News (UK 'arm' of Fox News) to be the two major sites to stay up - I also applaud Google and ODP for helping me find the few remining news sites that were up - I just wonder what sort of load Google was under compared to sites such as/....
Read the Chris Morris discussion on http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/ - and realise that it was a satire on the media reporting of the subject, not the subject itself.
Every mail I send or subscribe to a service, I use a unique email address so I can track where they got my email address.
To me, the main sources seem to be USENET (I'm still getting spam sent to an email address I used _once_ over 4 years ago), website greppers and the Network Solutions Domain Registration Database (search for a random domain, grep the WHOIS entry for email and violia!). Richy C.
Slashdot Mirror
This site may give a slight clue...
True, but if they were maintaining a proper monopoly over IM clients then why aren't AIM and ICQ using the same protocol? Because the different 'divisions' of AOL/T-W keep themselves to themselves. How about Microsoft releasing the spec. to MSN Messenger or Yahoo to Yahoo Messenger?
As (in my opinion) the recent Kazaa thingy has shown, if anybody does get hold the protocol specification they can cut off your revenue stream. Kazaa made the Windows client to show advertisements which helped cover their development costs, running the authorisation servers etc etc - does the Linux client help them in anyway? Sometimes there is a different mentality between 'corporates' (such as AOL, Microsoft, Kazaa) and individuals (such as the people working on Linux). The corporates are there to make money - pure and simple. Individuals do it to have 'fun' (for want of a better word). That's the main difference and what people (especially on Slashdot) tend to forget.
I'm now probably going to get flamed for speaking my mind, but please think about what I said before replying (pleeeasse!).
Is there a good reason why Gnutella et al couldn't also use port 80? I know that officially it's for the HTTP protocol, but it could be unofficially used by anything else...
I kinda lost you at the conclusion, I was sure it was the Simpsons episode where they go to China. They probably haven't seen that one yet for some strange reason (although it was probably mainly animated in somewhere like Taiwan or China).
Media: Microsoft, XYZ hacker group has just discovered a backdoor in Windows XP, were you aware of this security hole?
Microsoft: Yep, in fact we delibrately put it there.
I for one can reallly see that happening (sarcasm mode off).
[step 1 in how to make a large population of the world hate you:]
Can we take a vote on it?
(Yes, it's a joke - please don't nuke me!!)
Just remind me (as an ODP editor), what rights did Mozilla (who own ODP, who are owned by Netscape who are owned by AOL who are owned by AOL-TW) take away from editors?
I know in the UK we have something called the 'Sale Of Goods Act' which means that goods have got to be 'fit for their purpose' and 'not defective'. Buy a CD, attempt to play it in CD player that at least meets the CD-DA standard (such as the one in my Linux box), check the disk and return it. If the store declared it as a 'Audio CD' or it's got the CD-DA logo on it - but it is not technically an audio CD (because of the copyright corruption), then you've got a legal right to return it the the store (which is whom your 'contract' is with - not the manufacturer) and demand a full and complete refund: they have no right to 'fob' you off with a credit note or 'exchange only'.
How about the ASCII goatsex picture? When I had a stint of moderating, I did the 'proper thing' and browsed at -1, *shudder* - I thought I had seen practically everything on the internet until I saw that!
The Register had this article about 'MTV flogs own-brand PCs to students' four days ago.
I agree. I would personally wake up around 3pm on day one, work until 9am on day two, wake up 6pm on day two, then work until 10pm on day four. Problem is is that my employer wants me to work a 9 to 5 pattern- to do this I have to wake up at 5.30am to be able to get to work. Sometimes I can't get to sleep until 5am, 30 minutes sleep is a killer (you don't feel totally awake nor tired enough to go to sleep).
Cookies are easy to fake. So are unique identifiers in the URL. Basically, if a browser can read and deal with the information, it isn't hard for a script (go to start page,pick up cookie,go to vote page,delete cookie,repeat).
I like the way the ODP works their editor polls - every editor than can vote has their own editor name and password. These details, before they can log on, are checked by a human verifying the details (checking that any of the details aren't already in the database), gets an email acknowledgment to check its a valid email address, and (if a few other things are ok), allow the editor in and allow them access to the polls. Only problem is, is it doesn't scale that well - especially for 'voting only' purposes. Paypal/Amazon could do it because the polls would be 'in addition' to their normal 'logged in user' system, Zdnet/Slashdot probably not.
Stop it! Your scaring me! A company I know had 13 MS Advanced Server CDs - but you try and see more than 3 at one time. We get worried, make backup copies of the CDs - and the backups go walkies. Think - 'at least we've got the original in the 6" think lead-lined fireproof safe'. Go open it and retrive the CD to run off another 6 copies (1 each for everyone in the IT team - idea being that the original never gets used) and realise it's got a massive scratch across it. So have to buy yet another copy...
I'll love to know where all those backup copies that were made went...
I've noticed that as well on my Windows 2000 Professional machine. I've never related it to Kazaa, but now you mention it, when Kazaa is running it's the only time the grey 'mini-button' appears on the top-left hand corner of the screen.
Try something like: ShowShifter or SnapStream which can make a TV-card enabled Windows PC into a PVR.
IIRC, they sold Blue-Boxes quite a lot before they moved onto computers.
[slightly OTT]2 . I haven't bothered reading it myself so I can't comment about it - but 'remember the source'.
A document illustrating that Al Qaida and Usama Bin Laden (surley Osama Bin Laden) was responsible for the 11/Sept incidents is available from the UK Prime Ministrial website http://www.number10.gov.uk/default.asp?PageID=532
No Google would probably go bust.
Why? Okay, don't forget we will be paying 1p per page, but so would Google to index the sites. People only go to Google because it's fast (it'll be even faster with more income), it's comprehensive and it's up to date - if it's going to cost google 1p per page to index sites - I can't see them really jumping to be the biggest search engine at the cost.
viking099 writes "File swapping programs such as Morpheus, Grokster, and Kazaa (all based on the same software from FastTrak) have grown over 480% in the past 4 months, and are set to break the 1.57 million concurrent connection record that Napster set." So who exactly is surprised by this?
For a moment, I thought it was the 'other' five finger style of things...
BBC was down for me and I'm UK based (admittedly our 14x2Mbps connection terminates states-side). /. ...
I found Slashdot.org and Sky News (UK 'arm' of Fox News) to be the two major sites to stay up - I also applaud Google and ODP for helping me find the few remining news sites that were up - I just wonder what sort of load Google was under compared to sites such as
More details available via Corona Canada and KeanuWeb where it states that Matrix 2 was planned for Christmas 2002 and Matrix 3 for Summer 2003.
In every version of BASIC I've used (BBC Basic, MS Basic, ARM Basic, Spectrum Basic, RM Basic etc), string variables have the dollars at the end.
Read the Chris Morris discussion on http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/ - and realise that it was a satire on the media reporting of the subject, not the subject itself.
Every mail I send or subscribe to a service, I use a unique email address so I can track where they got my email address.
To me, the main sources seem to be USENET (I'm still getting spam sent to an email address I used _once_ over 4 years ago), website greppers and the Network Solutions Domain Registration Database (search for a random domain, grep the WHOIS entry for email and violia!).
Richy C.