I'd really love to play around with Ethereal, but I'm running WindowsXP and for some reason it just doesn't go. I've read that this has to do with WinPcap.
What I want to know is, is there a way to get Ethereal running on XP? Is there an alternative to WinPcap 3.0?
I think it's best that Phoenix & Thunderbird do not take the place Mozilla. What makes Firebird and T-bird so badass is that the developers get to use the Mozilla code as reference, and then rewrite it more efficiently. Like I said, that development advantage is what has lead to the great quality of both Firefox and Thunderbird.
It's starting to sound like MS bought some Java. There's a lot of shady information about the deal between the companies, and that "undisclosed" amount of money Sun will be paying is awfully curious.
Sun is really dumb for doing this. They don't stand a chance of competing long-term with Linux/Windows & Intel/AMD. Their main asset is Java, not their hardware or operating system. If they've just given MS some control over their most valuable asset, then they may have just dug their own grave.
All of this could be avoided if I had a user side application that indexed my browser cache. A local database of indexed webpages that I have already seen would heed the best results under the previous scenario. Such a scenario is not uncommon.
Good idea, however it might be cooler if users were able to personalize google with their own name/pass and then it remembers where you've been on their end. (Maybe up to n-sites, n being greater than 5,000.) The more client-side data I have to tote around the more pain in the ass it becomes. I'd rather be able to get such features anywhere.
The web needs to incorporate a Nielsen Ratings system.
This idea I like also, but there's a big flaw in your solution. It is a little too slashdot-like. Not to say that slashdot doesn't have an excellent moderation scheme, but do I really want to rely on such a thing for data searching? Probably not. All too often comments get modded to 5 even though they are filled with erronious facts or lies. I'd prefer my searches to be as objective as possible.
Do you think an audiogame like this will recieve the same attention as videogames for "forcing" youths etc. into being violent? I mean, surely we shouldn't be affraid of those that cannot aim?
It'd be really nice if they could fix the html-extension icon. I'm tired of looking at html files and thinking, did I put a shortcut to my browser here?
I'd submit something, but I am defintely no artist.
RDF is actually quite usefull and is used when making extensions for FireFox/Mozilla among other things. Be sure to check out the RDF validator here as it can save you time.
It will be very interesting to see how RDF/XUL stands up against XAML.
That's another good reason to prefer free software: you have the source code so you can develop plug ins to read such obscure formats.
Somehow I don't think that 99% of handheld users are developers (or at least develop software for handhelds). Whilst modification is a good reason to use open source for people like myself (who program for a living), it's probably the least compelling reason for most.
"but because they are not even aware of the existence of Opera or Mozilla"
Hmmmm... I guess. But I'm betting the real reason that most people use IE is because it comes installed! Most people are very happy with IE. Hell, my dad is still amazed at the anoying "media-bar" that IE added a while back. As long as Netscape and Opera lack that, and I mean have a media-bar that points to micrsofts easy-to-use site, then I don't see him switching.
We slashdotters have to realize that while we find the browser from MS just a little above tollerable, many people prefer it, or are just too novice to even desire changing.
You know, I'm really going to have to disagree with you here.
"...in order to accommodate the less mature and undiscerning tastes of 14 year olds..."
Now, besides that sentance being a bit imature itself, I think it's backwards.
I've been playing games since I was very young (atari 2600). As soon as my family got our first 386 I switch to playing PC games almost exclusively. And for years I did that. Why? Well, because back then each new game didn't require a major hardware upgrade. And honestly, if it did, I often had the computer to play it on since my dad enjoyed upgrading the computer.
But now, as an adult, I don't have nearly as much time to play games as I used to. This makes upgrading my PC to the absolute latest and greatest less worthwhile. It's also amazingly expensive and I have things like rent to pay. So whilst you say that only 14 year olds play console games, for me it's been the other way around. With a console I know that my $300 investment in the xbox is going to pay of over the course of many years. And I'm not going to have to upgrade aside from the purchase of a new controller or perhaps xbox live. A better bang for the buck if you ask me.
So please, remember that the reason that developers are flocking to consoles is because gamers are flocking to them in droves. And if you look at the latest numbers, shown here on/. a few times, you'll see that the majority of those that own console systems are in their mid twenties to early thirties, not teenagers.
Either way I cannot wait for this game, and I hope you can put your dislike for consoles aside for a moment and give the game a chance.
I guess. What I don't understand is why there are no CVS clients that let you view all the files (ala VSS) as well as see if they are check out (and if so by whom). Followed by the in-ability to click to check out, and click to check in, CVS is just too frustrating. I made a custom VSS clone (imitates the gui, but not the file-structure) for my company due to the fact that all of us hated CVS.
I think you raise an interesting point. However, instead of blame XFree, perhaps CVS itself is to blame? CVS is an extremely cumbersome tool, and lacks any real intuitiveness. Perhaps if CVS were easier to use, or of development teams more regularly used something other than CVS, more people would contribute and the XFree project wouldn't be losing such a great contributor.
This could mean (and probably does) that the multi-player functionality will be delayed until 2004 to find a way to secure it. Or maybe worse, the entire game could be delayed in order to make it compatible with a rewritten version of steam. (I am assuming that the half-life 2 source includes steam...)
Also, I guess Valve won't be licensing their tech in China... ever;)
That 'holilday release' might be missed now... This is a sad day for gamers. Maybe an even more sad day for the Havok people (since Half Life used their physics stuff).
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I'd really love to play around with Ethereal, but I'm running WindowsXP and for some reason it just doesn't go. I've read that this has to do with WinPcap.
What I want to know is, is there a way to get Ethereal running on XP? Is there an alternative to WinPcap 3.0?
One has to wonder, with launch dates being set, will some projects step up and attempt a flight without being fully ready for it?
Will any of them really be ready for it?
I think it's best that Phoenix & Thunderbird do not take the place Mozilla. What makes Firebird and T-bird so badass is that the developers get to use the Mozilla code as reference, and then rewrite it more efficiently. Like I said, that development advantage is what has lead to the great quality of both Firefox and Thunderbird.
Can we get a screenshot?
It's starting to sound like MS bought some Java. There's a lot of shady information about the deal between the companies, and that "undisclosed" amount of money Sun will be paying is awfully curious.
Sun is really dumb for doing this. They don't stand a chance of competing long-term with Linux/Windows & Intel/AMD. Their main asset is Java, not their hardware or operating system. If they've just given MS some control over their most valuable asset, then they may have just dug their own grave.
Check your facts before posting. No xbox mod-chip costs more than $100.
All of this could be avoided if I had a user side application that indexed my browser cache. A local database of indexed webpages that I have already seen would heed the best results under the previous scenario. Such a scenario is not uncommon.
Good idea, however it might be cooler if users were able to personalize google with their own name/pass and then it remembers where you've been on their end. (Maybe up to n-sites, n being greater than 5,000.) The more client-side data I have to tote around the more pain in the ass it becomes. I'd rather be able to get such features anywhere.
The web needs to incorporate a Nielsen Ratings system.
This idea I like also, but there's a big flaw in your solution. It is a little too slashdot-like. Not to say that slashdot doesn't have an excellent moderation scheme, but do I really want to rely on such a thing for data searching? Probably not. All too often comments get modded to 5 even though they are filled with erronious facts or lies. I'd prefer my searches to be as objective as possible.
Do you think an audiogame like this will recieve the same attention as videogames for "forcing" youths etc. into being violent? I mean, surely we shouldn't be affraid of those that cannot aim?
(fyi: This is humor.)
this shames the NVidias and the Lucents of the world who give stupid excuses for their closed-source drivers.
Better than no driver at all...
This is from a few months back, but Trent will not be doing the Doom 3 music or sound. He is instead focusing on production and the next NIN album.
It'd be really nice if they could fix the html-extension icon. I'm tired of looking at html files and thinking, did I put a shortcut to my browser here?
I'd submit something, but I am defintely no artist.
Having a religion does not exclude common sense.
No, but it often gets in the way.
Did they ever fix the performance problems with RDF in Mozilla?
There were problems with downloading in gerneral, so it may be an unrelated issue.
why were they using this sort of thing to store structured information anyway?
They use it for backend stuff because it makes it easier to write cross-platform code.
What's more anoying is that they didn't even get James E. Jones to do the voice. They got the guy that did the voice from Rebel Assault 2.
RDF is actually quite usefull and is used when making extensions for FireFox/Mozilla among other things. Be sure to check out the RDF validator here as it can save you time.
It will be very interesting to see how RDF/XUL stands up against XAML.
That's another good reason to prefer free software: you have the source code so you can develop plug ins to read such obscure formats.
Somehow I don't think that 99% of handheld users are developers (or at least develop software for handhelds). Whilst modification is a good reason to use open source for people like myself (who program for a living), it's probably the least compelling reason for most.
"but because they are not even aware of the existence of Opera or Mozilla"
Hmmmm... I guess. But I'm betting the real reason that most people use IE is because it comes installed! Most people are very happy with IE. Hell, my dad is still amazed at the anoying "media-bar" that IE added a while back. As long as Netscape and Opera lack that, and I mean have a media-bar that points to micrsofts easy-to-use site, then I don't see him switching.
We slashdotters have to realize that while we find the browser from MS just a little above tollerable, many people prefer it, or are just too novice to even desire changing.
You know, I'm really going to have to disagree with you here.
/. a few times, you'll see that the majority of those that own console systems are in their mid twenties to early thirties, not teenagers.
"...in order to accommodate the less mature and undiscerning tastes of 14 year olds..."
Now, besides that sentance being a bit imature itself, I think it's backwards.
I've been playing games since I was very young (atari 2600). As soon as my family got our first 386 I switch to playing PC games almost exclusively. And for years I did that. Why? Well, because back then each new game didn't require a major hardware upgrade. And honestly, if it did, I often had the computer to play it on since my dad enjoyed upgrading the computer.
But now, as an adult, I don't have nearly as much time to play games as I used to. This makes upgrading my PC to the absolute latest and greatest less worthwhile. It's also amazingly expensive and I have things like rent to pay. So whilst you say that only 14 year olds play console games, for me it's been the other way around. With a console I know that my $300 investment in the xbox is going to pay of over the course of many years. And I'm not going to have to upgrade aside from the purchase of a new controller or perhaps xbox live. A better bang for the buck if you ask me.
So please, remember that the reason that developers are flocking to consoles is because gamers are flocking to them in droves. And if you look at the latest numbers, shown here on
Either way I cannot wait for this game, and I hope you can put your dislike for consoles aside for a moment and give the game a chance.
wha??? Any linkage to back this up?
Doubtful, his name is keesh afterall... He probably forgot. Oh well.
I guess. What I don't understand is why there are no CVS clients that let you view all the files (ala VSS) as well as see if they are check out (and if so by whom). Followed by the in-ability to click to check out, and click to check in, CVS is just too frustrating. I made a custom VSS clone (imitates the gui, but not the file-structure) for my company due to the fact that all of us hated CVS.
I think you raise an interesting point. However, instead of blame XFree, perhaps CVS itself is to blame? CVS is an extremely cumbersome tool, and lacks any real intuitiveness. Perhaps if CVS were easier to use, or of development teams more regularly used something other than CVS, more people would contribute and the XFree project wouldn't be losing such a great contributor.
Just a thought.
...and not 'Hal', it's fine by me.
Here's some shots of the file listings, and some of the files themselves:
http://www.dirtysolicitor.com/t0y/001.JPG
http://www.dirtysolicitor.com/t0y/002.JPG
http://www.dirtysolicitor.com/t0y/003.JPG
Looks like our best bet for a secure, low-cheat ridden version of Half-Life 2 multiplayer might be on the Xbox now...
Just a thought.
This is pretty major, but that's no suprise.
;)
This could mean (and probably does) that the multi-player functionality will be delayed until 2004 to find a way to secure it. Or maybe worse, the entire game could be delayed in order to make it compatible with a rewritten version of steam. (I am assuming that the half-life 2 source includes steam...)
Also, I guess Valve won't be licensing their tech in China... ever
That 'holilday release' might be missed now... This is a sad day for gamers. Maybe an even more sad day for the Havok people (since Half Life used their physics stuff).