Its just damn nice to see that there are still people who give a damn about security without taking away privacy. He makes some interesting points....but theres really nothing new there. At least its the first article in a while that mentions security without worrying about backdoors put there intentionally by BIG BROTHER (TM) hehe.
its been a long time coming. although none of us like it at all, it seems that the people in washington have some deluded interpretation of the constitution that they go by that allows them to take away our privacy. pray, or do whatever you like to try and convince your senators and congressmen to protect your rights and the rights of those around you. or else....
i wonder how many people are going to get screwed up typing.info.com or not realizing that there are four leters back there after the dot, and shorten it to.inf. trust me. if there's one thing i've learned, it's to never underestimate the sheer power of human stupidity. so where's slashdot.info?
down from 3c a listen to < 1c a listen. for some reason, that just doesn't seem fair to me. of course, maybe thats just because i know people with their music on there...sucks for them...
of course, i can also see the other side. somehow mp3.com has to continue making money. they are a corporation after all. oh well...
back to downloading free music (legally? hehehe.)
the biggest problem i can see with backdoors in encrytion is misuse. if we legally must have these backdoors, then anything that prevents misuse is a good thing (tm). however, i can see that older versions of encryption software might become more and more popular if backdoors are legally required........
until recent years, coinciding with the advent of political correctness and the hellish semantics it entails, the male pronoun was generaly accepted as appropriate for both sexes when speaking generally. rules change. people don't. so Ms. Wisdom, please, step down off of your high and mighty stead and join the discussion. if you don't like the atmosphere, the easiest and most sensible way to deal with it is leave.
as a side note, i suppose you'd be offended if i referred to you as a chick. oh well.
you'd be surprised. thats how things work with a ti-89...those are wonderful little machines. with about 1.5M of ram+flash, the hold a lot of info and apps and games. So, i've always got that. as you say 8M is plenty for over 90% of its intended audience. i suppose i'm in that 10% then. oh well. such is life.
finally, something to put my faith back behind the human race. figures it was monty python that did it. hehe.
on a more sensible note:
i've read a few comments bashing both monty python and lego in the preceding threads. these people just simply need to understand that lego is news for nerds, and monty python IS stuff that matters. the original python stuff was mostly political satire and the like. it was funny...but it was also relevant. although it may have lost some of that relevance in its move across the pond to the states, the ideas behind the python group live on...the social satire melded into hilarious comedy. its something that works. don't bash it.
as for lego...we all grew up on lego. as we get older, the company seems to offer more and more toys for us to use...and we, as a community, seem to come up with more innovative ways to use them. personally, i believe that lego promotes problem solving ability as well as sheer fun. as i've said previously: don't bash it.
thus, only one conclusion can be drawn from this:
MONTY PYTHON FSCKING ROCKS THE LEGO HOUSE!
I've never really been comfortable wearing headgear. the weight gets to be annoying, or the mechanism used to hold it on gets in the way when you just want to chill and lounge. now...if they ever actually get those sunglasses size/weight/look working, then we might have a massmarketable product here. coolsville: always 30-100 years in the future. we're never satisfied.
i'm sure some of those naughty cosmonauts have been brewing the good stuff up there for years! share the wealth man...share the wealth. maybe they've found the best shot at making space profitable (read: sell us space beer. we pay money.)
personally, i don't feel that linux is the best OS for this application. however, to each his own. the $89 price tag makes this quite an appealing purchase. However, the anemic amount of RAM seems to be an important downside. Oh how i long for a PDA that can take the place of my laptop. Or at least one with a respectable amount of storage. bah.
So, seeing as Slashdot is part of VA...does slashdot itself turn a profit? I mean, i know there are a lot of users, and a lot of banner ads, but really...i'd like to know.
That said, layoffs are common anywhere, but they still suck ass.
well, that depends on whether or not you were awake. i was definitely not. my roommate burst into the room after his first class shouting "you gotta watch this!!" he was right. but now i'm awake, and nothing exciting has happened.
yeah, but then, the original poster was referring to the article. learn to interpret context clues. eh...i'm happy as long as the fbi and other federal agencies leave me alone.
gasp...could it be that...gasp again...some people have to use windows at work or in one place, and get to use a different os in...gasp...another place?
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thats entirely untrue. as a matter of fact, the vatican employs one man whos single job is to invent new latin words to keep up with the world. although much of latin could be considered dead, it is in fact a thriving language in certain parts of the world.
Unfortunately, although it is a bit hypocritical of me, considering what I use Napster for - downloading MP3's (mostly illegal ones) I suppose that I would have to agree with the judge on this one. You know it, I know it, and unfortunately the judge knows it. Were Napster to just support generic file transports, rather than merely MP3's, the grey area would be a bit larger. Unfortunately, the only file format that Napster will transfer (without such tools as Wrapster) is MP3. And, as we all know...most of them, probably about 90% or more of these are illegal. I'm not saying that I don't love Napster for it's ease of use and plethora of features...but they certainly knew what its primary use should be, and I'll have to side with the judge. Of course, I still say piracy is a nonissue....if I download it, I doubt I would have bought it in the first place. Oh well. Don't flame too much.
"The rechargeable lithium ion battery gives you over two weeks of constant run time, or 14 days of normal use."
You get 2 weeks of "constant run time" or 2 weeks of "normal use." So which is it? Unless "constant run time" is considered "normal use."
it's quite simple. you get over two weeks of "constant run time" or two weeks of "normal use." makes perfect sense, eh?.
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if they plan to use crusoe, among others, as a new processor for their computers, will apple port the code to x86 or will they merely emulate a motorola processor using the crusoe? certainly a valid question.
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here's the thing though: you must also compare percentages of such things. there is a larger white population in the United States, so it should be expected that there will be more whites on welfare. however, this should be in the same percentage as in the general population. if it isn't, then his musings are justified. but then...skin color really shouldn't matter, now, should it? its all about the kind of music you listen to. and yes, trailer park trash do listen to hip hop. thankfully, i don't.
technically, according to the newest published editions of a very respected book on english grammar (oxford, i think), split infinitives are now alright to use. my english teacher was a bit annoyed at this realization.
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sure, the technology may be available soon. However, i'm convinced that very few telcos will distribute vdsl to the consumers. The main reason: bandwidth. Currently, many xdsl lines run into one t3 (or ever in some lowly cases, a t1). However, when the consumer expects bandwidth of 60 mbps, it won't take long for a t3 to be filled.
this brings up another concern: cost. will telcos charge outrageous prices for this new technology, if they provide it at all? certainly!
the great thing is that the modems for vdsl will be backwards compatible with adsl. this will allow consumers to purchase such a modem and use it for adsl, upgrading to vdsl when they (or their telco) see fit.
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ok...this may seem simplistic, but keep in mind the SIMPLE things when doing the wiring.
Whenever possible try to go down through the tubing...it makes life easier.
For long horizontal stretches, slingshots can be your best friend. (sounds stupid, but it works)
A lot of your problems will depend on the width of the conduits...so try to run the wire all at once in bundles to make life easier.
That's all i've got for now. peace.
Its just damn nice to see that there are still people who give a damn about security without taking away privacy. He makes some interesting points....but theres really nothing new there. At least its the first article in a while that mentions security without worrying about backdoors put there intentionally by BIG BROTHER (TM) hehe.
its been a long time coming. although none of us like it at all, it seems that the people in washington have some deluded interpretation of the constitution that they go by that allows them to take away our privacy. pray, or do whatever you like to try and convince your senators and congressmen to protect your rights and the rights of those around you. or else....
i wonder how many people are going to get screwed up typing .info.com or not realizing that there are four leters back there after the dot, and shorten it to .inf. trust me. if there's one thing i've learned, it's to never underestimate the sheer power of human stupidity. so where's slashdot.info?
down from 3c a listen to < 1c a listen. for some reason, that just doesn't seem fair to me. of course, maybe thats just because i know people with their music on there...sucks for them...
of course, i can also see the other side. somehow mp3.com has to continue making money. they are a corporation after all. oh well...
back to downloading free music (legally? hehehe.)
the biggest problem i can see with backdoors in encrytion is misuse. if we legally must have these backdoors, then anything that prevents misuse is a good thing (tm). however, i can see that older versions of encryption software might become more and more popular if backdoors are legally required........
until recent years, coinciding with the advent of political correctness and the hellish semantics it entails, the male pronoun was generaly accepted as appropriate for both sexes when speaking generally. rules change. people don't. so Ms. Wisdom, please, step down off of your high and mighty stead and join the discussion. if you don't like the atmosphere, the easiest and most sensible way to deal with it is leave.
as a side note, i suppose you'd be offended if i referred to you as a chick. oh well.
you'd be surprised. thats how things work with a ti-89...those are wonderful little machines. with about 1.5M of ram+flash, the hold a lot of info and apps and games. So, i've always got that. as you say 8M is plenty for over 90% of its intended audience. i suppose i'm in that 10% then. oh well. such is life.
finally, something to put my faith back behind the human race. figures it was monty python that did it. hehe.
on a more sensible note:
i've read a few comments bashing both monty python and lego in the preceding threads. these people just simply need to understand that lego is news for nerds, and monty python IS stuff that matters. the original python stuff was mostly political satire and the like. it was funny...but it was also relevant. although it may have lost some of that relevance in its move across the pond to the states, the ideas behind the python group live on...the social satire melded into hilarious comedy. its something that works. don't bash it.
as for lego...we all grew up on lego. as we get older, the company seems to offer more and more toys for us to use...and we, as a community, seem to come up with more innovative ways to use them. personally, i believe that lego promotes problem solving ability as well as sheer fun. as i've said previously: don't bash it.
thus, only one conclusion can be drawn from this:
MONTY PYTHON FSCKING ROCKS THE LEGO HOUSE!
I've never really been comfortable wearing headgear. the weight gets to be annoying, or the mechanism used to hold it on gets in the way when you just want to chill and lounge. now...if they ever actually get those sunglasses size/weight/look working, then we might have a massmarketable product here. coolsville: always 30-100 years in the future. we're never satisfied.
what part of decently sized storage didn't you understand. i'm talking at least 512MB preferably 2GB+.
i'm sure some of those naughty cosmonauts have been brewing the good stuff up there for years! share the wealth man...share the wealth. maybe they've found the best shot at making space profitable (read: sell us space beer. we pay money.)
personally, i don't feel that linux is the best OS for this application. however, to each his own. the $89 price tag makes this quite an appealing purchase. However, the anemic amount of RAM seems to be an important downside. Oh how i long for a PDA that can take the place of my laptop. Or at least one with a respectable amount of storage. bah.
So, seeing as Slashdot is part of VA...does slashdot itself turn a profit? I mean, i know there are a lot of users, and a lot of banner ads, but really...i'd like to know.
That said, layoffs are common anywhere, but they still suck ass.
No way...its too good to be true. something faster and more open but with the same functionality of java? awesomeness.
well, that depends on whether or not you were awake. i was definitely not. my roommate burst into the room after his first class shouting "you gotta watch this!!" he was right. but now i'm awake, and nothing exciting has happened.
yeah, but then, the original poster was referring to the article. learn to interpret context clues. eh...i'm happy as long as the fbi and other federal agencies leave me alone.
gasp...could it be that...gasp again...some people have to use windows at work or in one place, and get to use a different os in...gasp...another place?
thats entirely untrue. as a matter of fact, the vatican employs one man whos single job is to invent new latin words to keep up with the world. although much of latin could be considered dead, it is in fact a thriving language in certain parts of the world.
Unfortunately, although it is a bit hypocritical of me, considering what I use Napster for - downloading MP3's (mostly illegal ones) I suppose that I would have to agree with the judge on this one. You know it, I know it, and unfortunately the judge knows it. Were Napster to just support generic file transports, rather than merely MP3's, the grey area would be a bit larger. Unfortunately, the only file format that Napster will transfer (without such tools as Wrapster) is MP3. And, as we all know...most of them, probably about 90% or more of these are illegal. I'm not saying that I don't love Napster for it's ease of use and plethora of features...but they certainly knew what its primary use should be, and I'll have to side with the judge. Of course, I still say piracy is a nonissue....if I download it, I doubt I would have bought it in the first place. Oh well. Don't flame too much.
to clarify:
"The rechargeable lithium ion battery gives you over two weeks of constant run time, or 14 days of normal use."
You get 2 weeks of "constant run time" or 2 weeks of "normal use." So which is it? Unless "constant run time" is considered "normal use."
it's quite simple. you get over two weeks of "constant run time" or two weeks of "normal use." makes perfect sense, eh?.
if they plan to use crusoe, among others, as a new processor for their computers, will apple port the code to x86 or will they merely emulate a motorola processor using the crusoe? certainly a valid question.
here's the thing though: you must also compare percentages of such things. there is a larger white population in the United States, so it should be expected that there will be more whites on welfare. however, this should be in the same percentage as in the general population. if it isn't, then his musings are justified. but then...skin color really shouldn't matter, now, should it? its all about the kind of music you listen to. and yes, trailer park trash do listen to hip hop. thankfully, i don't.
technically, according to the newest published editions of a very respected book on english grammar (oxford, i think), split infinitives are now alright to use. my english teacher was a bit annoyed at this realization.
sure, the technology may be available soon. However, i'm convinced that very few telcos will distribute vdsl to the consumers. The main reason: bandwidth. Currently, many xdsl lines run into one t3 (or ever in some lowly cases, a t1). However, when the consumer expects bandwidth of 60 mbps, it won't take long for a t3 to be filled.
this brings up another concern: cost. will telcos charge outrageous prices for this new technology, if they provide it at all? certainly!
the great thing is that the modems for vdsl will be backwards compatible with adsl. this will allow consumers to purchase such a modem and use it for adsl, upgrading to vdsl when they (or their telco) see fit.