Ummm...could I take my laptop in my shower or surf the net while bathing? That sort of thinking scares me....ussually, when someone takes an electronic device into the bath with them...it is for FAR different reasons then surfing the net...more like making some *toast*
At the camp I work at, every year, a group of Quilters come in to quilt for a weekend using our facilities. They come in and quilt till 1 or two in the morning....they are insane quilters...and their sewing machines are simply incredible! Several of the quilters have high-end sewing machines with LCD, backlit displays and accept 3.5" floppy disks to program in stitches and such. This gameboy cartridge thing doesn't seem nearly as portable and as useful as a simple floppy! These women were incredible..they would go home and program stitches and download the latest stuff off the net so they could stitch some stronger seams and such. And that was more than a year ago....
I would definitely start a company that would store, free of charge, anyone's PIN number or password for fast and easy retrieval. The numbers/passwords would ONLY be viewed by site administrators. (me) To retrieve your PIN or password, you would have to supply your PIN and password to verify the account. Of course, this service would only be available for Corporate Executives making in excess of 100k a year.
I was thinking that a great timesaving patent that would help all geeks...and all humanity, and possibly save millions of wasted minutes...would be....A Random Button on Soda Machines This would save millions of wasted time deciding which caffeinated bevarage to choose. Why not just take a dive, and press the random button and let the soda gods decide?
I think this is a real, patentable idea...An extra button could be installed on soda machines that would randomly choose one of the other buttons and send some sort of signal to that button to send that soda down the little chute. Unfortunately, I only have the idea...and not the technical know-how to pull it off. The only random soda generator I have ever made was by stocking one soda rack with all different kinds of sodas and changing the button label to random...though it wasn't truely random. Someone should work on this. I would love it! I hate having to choose between Pepsi, RootBeer, Dr. Pepper and the other sodas...it would save me a lot of time.
Last year, I bought 3 PC's from a company...and I asked that there would not be any OS on 2 of them....I was planning on loading the same Windows 95 or whatever that I had previously installed on my older computer. I won't mention the name of the company...*coughCheapPC.com*cough* but, the computers came with Windows 98, already preloaded...so..I saved 75 bucks, and I also got and upgrade from windows 95....interesting way to do things...but..I wasn't too upset. =)
Where in the world could I get a poster of these solar coronal trace thingy's? That would be, by far, the best thing to have hanging on a wall or cubicle. THose things are the coolest and most beautiful pictures I have seen in a long time. I have seen sunspots through a telescope at Camp Susque in Trout Run PA We saw them using a 16 inch reflecting celestron telescope with all these neato computer controls and stuff. The camp even has their own observatory with a rotating dome. All the sunspots and stuff were really neat, but nothing compared to seeing these pictures and stuff! Thanks for posting this stuff!
YES! A STORY ON SLASHDOT ABOUT SPUDGUNS! my life is now satisfied! The first website i ever made was about spudguns...that was back in sixth grade when i was young and stupid and used "ack" clarisworks homepage to build a page..and we weren't allowed to use anything except pictures, links and anchors. If you want to have a good laugh at my ignorance..go to here! don't flame about it or criticize it..I admit..it was dumb...if it even still exists.
back to potato guns though..I have a potatto gun, made from pvc...I use propane as fuel (hairspray is smelly and sticky and expensive.) and on a good day, I can send a potato flying 300 yards! We punched holes in plywood with it...we thought about sending small rodents through it..but my parents wouldn't allow it...and it was a cruel idea anyways... we also tried ether to fuel it (don't do this) but the one we tried blew apart...so we were forced to build another, large potato gun..with a 4 inch combustion chamber...we launched a spud from my friend's house to the highway...i am serious..the highway was about.5 miles away...I love those things.
erm...I was just curious as how this got marked as redundant...he is the 3rd poster...and the first two don't have anything to do with that...Personally, I thought it was pretty interesting......but..then again..I just posted the story, I don't have any moderation paoints.
This is incredible....I always thought that the flamers were just....mean...or had too much spare time...like certain people that wrote the story...*coughJonKatzcough*
I was simply curious about what the moderators were smoking when they listed the FIRST POST as redundant......crack must be really strong or something...or else the moderators should look at the little number to the right of the time/date and notice that this post was the first..and cannot be redundant...geez...
Of course, not telling exactly what the exploit is doesn't do a thing...all the script kiddies can easily go to one of the other sites mentioned and find out what the problem is and how to take advantage of it. Unless all of the websites decide to collectively not give out the exploits, it doesn't really do any good. HOpefully, the other sites will follow suit...preventing the faulty software from script kiddies.
About what Linus does over at transmeta..and I saw a coupla other posts wondering the same thing...So, I looked it up, and he is not a top executive or anything, just a simple soul coding software so that transmeta processors can communicate with normal software/hardware...I was under the impression that he was in charge...but..I was wrong.
Erm...I can't seem to get to the site (if I am not the first person to say this, I am sorry) It appears to be either/.ed or down or something....does anyone have a mirror?
ontopic note: this stuff is for the sissies that can't build their robots out of mindstorms legos!
I was really impressed by "Media People" siding with Napster and others on the program...I was even more impressed by a quote during the show. I don't recall which person said it, but the quote hit my funny bone pretty hard... here it is
"The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince."
I had to think about it for a second before I completely understood it, and then I sat at my computer laughing for a little while. I dunno..either it was funny, or those little voices are talking to me again.
The program that can be listened to right now sounds pretty interesting, but I was disheartened when I realized that I was listening to RealPlayer G2.. I was really hoping for streaming Mp3 that I could use Winamp to listen to. Is there alternative versions? I couldn't find any.
Offtopic note: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy OmniBus edition was by far the best book I have ever read and used. The book is nice, thick and has a super thick padded cover, perfect for use in boring classes as a pillow. I was wondering if there were any O'Reilly books that had a nice, padded cover...
Since Digital Convergence likes hackers now, and since they are not going to change their license agreement...Would I hold Digital Convergence responsible if my cuecat at my mouse? After all, they own it...maybe they should train it better.
dang tab key....what I was trying to ask is what most people think the best mirror site would be to download redhat 7 would be....sorry about the goof up...my left hand doesn't quite know what the right hand is doing...and I don't know why either hand hit enter and tab....
It is sort of ironic that I read this post after unsuccessfully trying for a long time to download redhat 7.0 from erm...I think linuxberg.org or something...My FTP client (WS_FTP) kept giving me all sorts of problems...or it could have been my internet connection or a number of other variables...but, the outcome is that I gave up attempting to download it, and then I happened to read this article. I think I will just wait until.1 or so comes out then.
ooops...i answered my own question...linux threatens MS all the time with the amount of people that are now using linux..MS hates losing marketshare..
offtopic note: my pastor mentioned Bill Gates in his sermon today...he was talking about what a lot of people do on sundays other than going to church and he managed to slip in "sharpening predatory monopolistic business practices" this was right after he made a comment about bill gates being a loser.:) I am not used to hearing microsoft bashing at churhc. =)
Slashdot Mirror
Ummm...could I take my laptop in my shower or surf the net while bathing? That sort of thinking scares me....ussually, when someone takes an electronic device into the bath with them...it is for FAR different reasons then surfing the net...more like making some *toast*
At the camp I work at, every year, a group of Quilters come in to quilt for a weekend using our facilities. They come in and quilt till 1 or two in the morning....they are insane quilters...and their sewing machines are simply incredible! Several of the quilters have high-end sewing machines with LCD, backlit displays and accept 3.5" floppy disks to program in stitches and such. This gameboy cartridge thing doesn't seem nearly as portable and as useful as a simple floppy! These women were incredible..they would go home and program stitches and download the latest stuff off the net so they could stitch some stronger seams and such. And that was more than a year ago....
I dunno..something sounds shady about that name....fusion? network? world....weird.
I would definitely start a company that would store, free of charge, anyone's PIN number or password for fast and easy retrieval. The numbers/passwords would ONLY be viewed by site administrators. (me) To retrieve your PIN or password, you would have to supply your PIN and password to verify the account. Of course, this service would only be available for Corporate Executives making in excess of 100k a year.
I was thinking that a great timesaving patent that would help all geeks...and all humanity, and possibly save millions of wasted minutes...would be.... A Random Button on Soda Machines This would save millions of wasted time deciding which caffeinated bevarage to choose. Why not just take a dive, and press the random button and let the soda gods decide?
I think this is a real, patentable idea...An extra button could be installed on soda machines that would randomly choose one of the other buttons and send some sort of signal to that button to send that soda down the little chute. Unfortunately, I only have the idea...and not the technical know-how to pull it off. The only random soda generator I have ever made was by stocking one soda rack with all different kinds of sodas and changing the button label to random...though it wasn't truely random. Someone should work on this. I would love it! I hate having to choose between Pepsi, RootBeer, Dr. Pepper and the other sodas...it would save me a lot of time.
Last year, I bought 3 PC's from a company...and I asked that there would not be any OS on 2 of them....I was planning on loading the same Windows 95 or whatever that I had previously installed on my older computer. I won't mention the name of the company...*coughCheapPC.com*cough* but, the computers came with Windows 98, already preloaded...so..I saved 75 bucks, and I also got and upgrade from windows 95....interesting way to do things...but..I wasn't too upset. =)
Where in the world could I get a poster of these solar coronal trace thingy's? That would be, by far, the best thing to have hanging on a wall or cubicle. THose things are the coolest and most beautiful pictures I have seen in a long time. I have seen sunspots through a telescope at Camp Susque in Trout Run PA We saw them using a 16 inch reflecting celestron telescope with all these neato computer controls and stuff. The camp even has their own observatory with a rotating dome. All the sunspots and stuff were really neat, but nothing compared to seeing these pictures and stuff! Thanks for posting this stuff!
YES! A STORY ON SLASHDOT ABOUT SPUDGUNS! my life is now satisfied! The first website i ever made was about spudguns...that was back in sixth grade when i was young and stupid and used "ack" clarisworks homepage to build a page..and we weren't allowed to use anything except pictures, links and anchors. If you want to have a good laugh at my ignorance..go to here! don't flame about it or criticize it..I admit..it was dumb...if it even still exists.
.5 miles away...I love those things.
back to potato guns though..I have a potatto gun, made from pvc...I use propane as fuel (hairspray is smelly and sticky and expensive.) and on a good day, I can send a potato flying 300 yards! We punched holes in plywood with it...we thought about sending small rodents through it..but my parents wouldn't allow it...and it was a cruel idea anyways... we also tried ether to fuel it (don't do this) but the one we tried blew apart...so we were forced to build another, large potato gun..with a 4 inch combustion chamber...we launched a spud from my friend's house to the highway...i am serious..the highway was about
erm...I was just curious as how this got marked as redundant...he is the 3rd poster...and the first two don't have anything to do with that...Personally, I thought it was pretty interesting......but..then again..I just posted the story, I don't have any moderation paoints.
This is incredible....I always thought that the flamers were just....mean...or had too much spare time...like certain people that wrote the story...*coughJonKatzcough*
I was simply curious about what the moderators were smoking when they listed the FIRST POST as redundant......crack must be really strong or something...or else the moderators should look at the little number to the right of the time/date and notice that this post was the first..and cannot be redundant...geez...
So...is this article trying to say that I should not leak super secret confidential trade secrets over AIM when I am on a company phoneline?
*sarcasm* I never woulda thought...*/sarcasm*
Of course, not telling exactly what the exploit is doesn't do a thing...all the script kiddies can easily go to one of the other sites mentioned and find out what the problem is and how to take advantage of it. Unless all of the websites decide to collectively not give out the exploits, it doesn't really do any good. HOpefully, the other sites will follow suit...preventing the faulty software from script kiddies.
About what Linus does over at transmeta..and I saw a coupla other posts wondering the same thing...So, I looked it up, and he is not a top executive or anything, just a simple soul coding software so that transmeta processors can communicate with normal software/hardware...I was under the impression that he was in charge...but..I was wrong.
Erm...I can't seem to get to the site (if I am not the first person to say this, I am sorry) It appears to be either /.ed or down or something....does anyone have a mirror?
ontopic note: this stuff is for the sissies that can't build their robots out of mindstorms legos!
I was really impressed by "Media People" siding with Napster and others on the program...I was even more impressed by a quote during the show. I don't recall which person said it, but the quote hit my funny bone pretty hard...
here it is
"The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince."
I had to think about it for a second before I completely understood it, and then I sat at my computer laughing for a little while. I dunno..either it was funny, or those little voices are talking to me again.
The program that can be listened to right now sounds pretty interesting, but I was disheartened when I realized that I was listening to RealPlayer G2.. I was really hoping for streaming Mp3 that I could use Winamp to listen to. Is there alternative versions? I couldn't find any.
Offtopic note: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy OmniBus edition was by far the best book I have ever read and used. The book is nice, thick and has a super thick padded cover, perfect for use in boring classes as a pillow. I was wondering if there were any O'Reilly books that had a nice, padded cover...
Since Digital Convergence likes hackers now, and since they are not going to change their license agreement...Would I hold Digital Convergence responsible if my cuecat at my mouse? After all, they own it...maybe they should train it better.
a TLD specifically for Sysadmins... .god would be awesome...
It could be used for religous sites too...maybe.
dang tab key....what I was trying to ask is what most people think the best mirror site would be to download redhat 7 would be....sorry about the goof up...my left hand doesn't quite know what the right hand is doing...and I don't know why either hand hit enter and tab....
It is sort of ironic that I read this post after unsuccessfully trying for a long time to download redhat 7.0 from erm...I think linuxberg.org or something...My FTP client (WS_FTP) kept giving me all sorts of problems...or it could have been my internet connection or a number of other variables...but, the outcome is that I gave up attempting to download it, and then I happened to read this article. I think I will just wait until .1 or so comes out then.
Just out of curiosity, what do you think is th
Off...the best bug spray in the world...just one quick coat, and the bugs don't come back...or a good flyswatter.
Robots? palm pilots? What is this? the 21 century?
ooops...i answered my own question...linux threatens MS all the time with the amount of people that are now using linux..MS hates losing marketshare..
:) I am not used to hearing microsoft bashing at churhc. =)
offtopic note: my pastor mentioned Bill Gates in his sermon today...he was talking about what a lot of people do on sundays other than going to church and he managed to slip in "sharpening predatory monopolistic business practices" this was right after he made a comment about bill gates being a loser.
Does linux ever threaten ms?