There has been several issues about bnet hacking. I have no information about the successful ones (duh!) but at least the script kiddies are hard at work. The most common variant is to log on, create an account that could possibly be interpreted as an official Blizzard account and then shout in every channel that all accounts are going to be backuped and you have to whisper youre username and paasword to me, right now please, or your character will be removed. This has died down a bit now, but for a while different people tried it at least once every 5 minutes:D /Smuffe
The diminishing returns formula is not posted on that site, but basically diminishing returns kick in bigtime for unique items around 200% increased MF, kick in later for set items and even later for rare items. If you're wearing items that give you a 400% increased chance to find a magical item, you only get like, a 220-230% increased chance of getting a unique.
It is true they implemented a diminishing returns formula, but at the same time they improved the drops for a lot of monsters, and if you know where to look it evens out in the end. My character with an MF (Magic find increase) of 450 generally has to play about 10-15 minutes before finding at least one item worth selling on eBay. Sadly I no longer have the time to play 24/7:( /Smuffe
But do they really hold a candle to Full House or Pee Wee's Great Adventure or any of the other brilliant programs that have followed? Seriously, do you really think Full House is better than Python? Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but come on!
I agree however, that nostalgia is a powerful force, although I think you're stretching the conclusion a bit.;D
Graham Chapman unfortunately died of cancer. Eric Idle has directed a movie or two and I'm not sure, but I think he's landed a couple of theater gigs. Terry Jones seems to be around the directors chair as well.
Wow! This is one of my favourite movies of all time! Only catch is, I didn't think the Python gang wanted this to be re-released?
Anyway, its nice to get a chance to relive all the classic moments (Its just a flesh wound!) on the big screen. Anybody know if there is a DVD release of this film? /Smuffe
According to the article, Microsoft could change owners webpages without the owners knowing. Seriously, if I run a standard apache webserver, I see no way in hell m$ just browsing over there with IE and changing links and text all over my site. Can someone please give me a technical explanation what I missed? Or is this just another m$ bashing post to get users to let of some steam? Anyway, please enlighten me as to what one would have to run in order for m$ to change my site. I'm really looking forward to it!
/Smuffe
I think that's a little of what makes a good actor great, being able to handle parts which they doesn't seem fit for. Although its probably best to wait for the film before judging, I think the small pieces of Gandalf in the trailer(s) is fantastic acting from Sir Ian's part. /Smuffe
It can be true that gambling promotes logical thinking, but there are several types of "gambling" that doesn't require people to bet money. There is no way I can accept that minors should be allowed to gamble themselves. If they want to exercise their mind with game theory, give them boardgames or roleplaying games, teach them bridge and chess, but IMO minors gambling about money only spell trouble. There is a definite need for monitoring, but how this shall be accomplished, I don't know. And how long before someone cracks whatever protection system they come up with? Anyway, that's my two cents. /Smuffe
I actually dont think its all that clear. The record industry must fight with all means possible, and wether they actually can get Napster closed or not, they can keep the price increase they always planned to make and blame it on Napster. They probably make more money on people buying the more expensive records than they lose on Napster download-increases. /Smuffe
Is it me or in the past 2 years did everyone jump on the "Hacker" bandwagon writing books on information that's already a point and click away?
Its you. But I agree that a big part of this is available on the web, although I can also understand that some people prefer the this information in written form and without having to find it themselves. Google "Hacking" and you get a ton of hits which can be quite hard to sift through to the interesting stuff. /Smuffe
First I think we should start the usual way with 'illegal' material, namely dedicate aheckuvalot of web space to it! www.g3n3ticf00ds3q3ncz.com, www.illegalGFS.net and www.wareZf00d.tv are probably happening as you read this.
After this initial blizzard of downloading/warezing genetic food sequences, someone will probably recognize the fact that this stuff is too hard to find, and write their own GFS sharing program, Foodster, and then they'll probably get sued. Then the food sequences will misstakenly be submitted as evidence, and then they will be public record. And we'll all live happily ever after. /Smuffe
A very interesting read! As much as the legal mumbo-jumbo is incomprehensible to me, I thought Sullivans arguments got through to the judges, but maybe I have got the whole thing backwards. The only thing I want to do is watch DVD's in Linux, and give others the same opporunity. /Smuffe
I have yet to try "real" extreme programing, but IMO working in pairs is superior to writing code alone. I'd rather have someone peeking over my shoulder pointing out bugs than spending the many needed nights hunting for them. Does anybody here have any experiences working with XP?
The RuleSpace knowledge base is going to be very attractive to a lot of corporate users," said Bill Gassman, an analyst at the Gartner Group. "Their list will find its way into corporate America. They'll figure: 'If AOL is using it for their members, it's got to be reasonably good.'" Just curious, but wont this have exactly the opposite effect on the geek comunity?
I have a connection almost like yours, and I live across the street from the phone company here in Sweden. But I can see there is a problem in the countryside, for which the options are severly limited. What does everybody think, will satellite ever be cheap/fast enough? Smuffe
Am I the only one who didn't get anything from that headline this early in the morning? Nope, I didn't understand a word either. I'm just here for the games. /Smuffe
So you dont think M$ can find a way to make 'just their product' compatible with XML? I'd wait a bit before I cheer. And trust me, it wont be well-formed;D
/Smuffe
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Me, I'm waiting for the chance to use my Wacom Pen in quake (using D3D). That ought to give nice framerates;D
I have one just like yours. I'm using it for drawing (duh!) and basic operating system thingies. It works really well, although on my first day I moved two catalogs into a third, renamed three files and installed Acrobat Reader(twice!) before I figured out who the blasted thing worked. Also, playing Red Alert with it can be a pain. But I would recommend it to anyone! /Smuffe
Playing God in a popolus environment. Throwing around helpless villagers. Planting trees through the roof of a house. Teching your creature to use a bathroom. Smuffe.
It's a nice idea - just a shame it's unworkable until it's accepted by the current top level authorities, which of course it never will unless they can screw money out of it...
So what you're saying is it will happend in about 2 weeks? /Smuffe
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There has been several issues about bnet hacking. I have no information about the successful ones (duh!) but at least the script kiddies are hard at work. The most common variant is to log on, create an account that could possibly be interpreted as an official Blizzard account and then shout in every channel that all accounts are going to be backuped and you have to whisper youre username and paasword to me, right now please, or your character will be removed. This has died down a bit now, but for a while different people tried it at least once every 5 minutes :D
/Smuffe
The diminishing returns formula is not posted on that site, but basically diminishing returns kick in bigtime for unique items around 200% increased MF, kick in later for set items and even later for rare items. If you're wearing items that give you a 400% increased chance to find a magical item, you only get like, a 220-230% increased chance of getting a unique.
:(
It is true they implemented a diminishing returns formula, but at the same time they improved the drops for a lot of monsters, and if you know where to look it evens out in the end. My character with an MF (Magic find increase) of 450 generally has to play about 10-15 minutes before finding at least one item worth selling on eBay. Sadly I no longer have the time to play 24/7
/Smuffe
But do they really hold a candle to Full House or Pee Wee's Great Adventure or any of the other brilliant programs that have followed? Seriously, do you really think Full House is better than Python? Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but come on! ;D
I agree however, that nostalgia is a powerful force, although I think you're stretching the conclusion a bit.
Graham Chapman unfortunately died of cancer. Eric Idle has directed a movie or two and I'm not sure, but I think he's landed a couple of theater gigs. Terry Jones seems to be around the directors chair as well.
Wow! This is one of my favourite movies of all time! Only catch is, I didn't think the Python gang wanted this to be re-released?
/Smuffe
Anyway, its nice to get a chance to relive all the classic moments (Its just a flesh wound!) on the big screen. Anybody know if there is a DVD release of this film?
I think the problem with GPS is that it's not smurfalized. If it was, it would really help the smurf family !
According to the article, Microsoft could change owners webpages without the owners knowing. Seriously, if I run a standard apache webserver, I see no way in hell m$ just browsing over there with IE and changing links and text all over my site. Can someone please give me a technical explanation what I missed? Or is this just another m$ bashing post to get users to let of some steam? Anyway, please enlighten me as to what one would have to run in order for m$ to change my site. I'm really looking forward to it!
/Smuffe
I think that's a little of what makes a good actor great, being able to handle parts which they doesn't seem fit for. Although its probably best to wait for the film before judging, I think the small pieces of Gandalf in the trailer(s) is fantastic acting from Sir Ian's part.
/Smuffe
It can be true that gambling promotes logical thinking, but there are several types of "gambling" that doesn't require people to bet money. There is no way I can accept that minors should be allowed to gamble themselves. If they want to exercise their mind with game theory, give them boardgames or roleplaying games, teach them bridge and chess, but IMO minors gambling about money only spell trouble.
/Smuffe
There is a definite need for monitoring, but how this shall be accomplished, I don't know. And how long before someone cracks whatever protection system they come up with? Anyway, that's my two cents.
I actually dont think its all that clear. The record industry must fight with all means possible, and wether they actually can get Napster closed or not, they can keep the price increase they always planned to make and blame it on Napster.
/Smuffe
They probably make more money on people buying the more expensive records than they lose on Napster download-increases.
Is it me or in the past 2 years did everyone jump on the "Hacker" bandwagon writing books on information that's already a point and click away?
/Smuffe
Its you.
But I agree that a big part of this is available on the web, although I can also understand that some people prefer the this information in written form and without having to find it themselves. Google "Hacking" and you get a ton of hits which can be quite hard to sift through to the interesting stuff.
First I think we should start the usual way with 'illegal' material, namely dedicate aheckuvalot of web space to it!
/Smuffe
www.g3n3ticf00ds3q3ncz.com, www.illegalGFS.net and www.wareZf00d.tv are probably happening as you read this.
After this initial blizzard of downloading/warezing genetic food sequences, someone will probably recognize the fact that this stuff is too hard to find, and write their own GFS sharing program, Foodster, and then they'll probably get sued. Then the food sequences will misstakenly be submitted as evidence, and then they will be public record. And we'll all live happily ever after.
A very interesting read! As much as the legal mumbo-jumbo is incomprehensible to me, I thought Sullivans arguments got through to the judges, but maybe I have got the whole thing backwards. The only thing I want to do is watch DVD's in Linux, and give others the same opporunity.
/Smuffe
I have yet to try "real" extreme programing, but IMO working in pairs is superior to writing code alone. I'd rather have someone peeking over my shoulder pointing out bugs than spending the many needed nights hunting for them.
Does anybody here have any experiences working with XP?
/Smuffe
The RuleSpace knowledge base is going to be very attractive to a lot of corporate users," said Bill Gassman, an analyst at the Gartner Group. "Their list will find its way into corporate America. They'll figure: 'If AOL is using it for their members, it's got to be reasonably good.'"
Just curious, but wont this have exactly the opposite effect on the geek comunity?
Smuffe
I have a connection almost like yours, and I live across the street from the phone company here in Sweden. But I can see there is a problem in the countryside, for which the options are severly limited. What does everybody think, will satellite ever be cheap/fast enough?
Smuffe
Am I the only one who didn't get anything from that headline this early in the morning?
Nope, I didn't understand a word either. I'm just here for the games.
/Smuffe
So you dont think M$ can find a way to make 'just their product' compatible with XML? I'd wait a bit before I cheer. And trust me, it wont be well-formed ;D
/Smuffe
Me, I'm waiting for the chance to use my Wacom Pen in quake (using D3D). That ought to give nice framerates ;D
I have one just like yours. I'm using it for drawing (duh!) and basic operating system thingies. It works really well, although on my first day I moved two catalogs into a third, renamed three files and installed Acrobat Reader(twice!) before I figured out who the blasted thing worked. Also, playing Red Alert with it can be a pain. But I would recommend it to anyone!
/Smuffe
/Smuffe
I was thinking a bed cover or shower curtain...
/Smuffe
Playing God in a popolus environment. Throwing around helpless villagers. Planting trees through the roof of a house. Teching your creature to use a bathroom.
Smuffe.
It's a nice idea - just a shame it's unworkable until it's accepted by the current top level authorities, which of course it never will unless they can screw money out of it...
/Smuffe
So what you're saying is it will happend in about 2 weeks?
Wasn't that bug an April fools? Now Im *really* in trouble ;D
/Smuffe