Well, it's going to come down to either this or Darwinism for cell phone users on the roads. Those that can't hold a conversation and drive correctly (which seems to be a majority of them) will end up falling off the road and dying. Of course, they will probably take a few innocents down with them.:(
Strangely, this is the one technology I've really avoided trying, for just this reason.
No they don't deserve it. Just because a vulnerability exists doesn't mean us, the good Slashdot hackers, should take advantage of it. The only people who should utilize this vulnerability are the people who are fixing it and criminals.
OK, and we should do this because?... Just because we can hack some crappy source code doesn't mean we should take advantage of it.
Just remember that behind every evil corporation is some webmaster trying to make ends meet. Maybe he didn't have the time to write decent, error free, hack free code. I say, if you're going to hack, hack your own software and hardware on your own box. Don't break other people's work, no matter how easy it may seem.
Uh, senor Taco, don't get those games. Star Wars Starfighter is like a bad TIE Fighter clone from the early 90s, and DOA2 has nothing interesting (unless you like bouncing computer-rendered breasts).
Instead, get SSX, which continues to rock even though it's a first-generation game. Also, pick up a few classic Playstation games for $20-30. Final Fantasy IX runs like a dream on the new system with the texture smoothing turned on.
For that matter, also pick up a Dreamcast at a rock bottom $100. There's a ton of great games out there like Sonic Adventure, NFL2K1 and Jet Grind Radio - innovative stuff. Also, a pickup a copy of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 while you're at it. It's highly underrated. And Deus Ex.
Ah, the joys of getting cheap used games at eBay.:)
Better we all buy multiple copies of the same CD so we can keep one in the car, one at work, one at home so the music corporations can regain their rightful billions that we've stolen by making personal copies or compilation CDs for our own use.
And you can't physically take the CD from one place to another? Too much effort? Once again, the argument of convenience simply doesn't work. You can't transfer the argument for "backup" copies to any other physical material -- I don't ask for a copy of my television when I purchase it, so I can see it somewhere else. Or a copy of my car.
Let's face it. If you use superficial arguments to argue for copy rights for consumers, you get disregarded.
It sounds interesting in theory, but in practice it will probably be wholly unsuccessful. It sounds like fuzzy/random logic which was supposed to revolutionize computers ("It's either 'yes' or it's 'no'. What if we had the computer return 'maybe'?"). This, and using crystals/bacteria for memory, and other things supposed to "revolutionize" the industry have fallen prey to two elements: 1.) infeasability (who wants to pay $5,000 for crystal memory) and 2.) the old method already works (hello, Intel).
The effort sounds like a great science fair project. Above that, I can't see anything coming out of it to fruition.
Enough about CSI. Unfortunately, I've become hooked on Survivor II. I made a firm determination not to watch the original Survivor despite the hype, but I accidentally watched the episode of Survivor II after the Super Bowl (damn those anemic Giants). Now I'm hooked. It's like AV crack.
I've even filled out the application to be on Survivor III, even though I'm not a swimsuit model (it seems to be one of the new qualifications). There should be self-treatment centers for this thing.
I've got around 256MB for my Windows 2000 box, and hibernate comes up about twice as fast as a normal boot.
It depends, too, if you change the hardware configuration while the machine is hibernating. I'm under the understanding that Windows 2000 resolves all hardware issues (like a removed PCMCIA card or DVD-ROM drive) while it's coming out of hibernation, which adds a few seconds.
Windows behind entirely if a few more games were released in non-Windows versions.
Unfortunately, not just a few. I would like more games spanning more genres. Not just first-person shooting (Quake) or strategy (FreeCiv).
Where are the adventure games, like Escape from Monkey Island (not just MUSHes and MOOs)? What about flight simulators? No one can hack a decent flight sim that has only some of the features of Fly!/MS Flight Simulator/Jane's?
Even a game like The Sims would be wonderful, which defies classification. Right now, all we have are games that developers wantto develop, like FreeCiv. That's fine, but if you want more gamers to come to the platform, those same developers are going to have to branch into new areas.
I'm gonna seriously doubt that its gonna happen. But if they did, I'd have to buy a jornada.
Because, of course, Windows CE (now known as PocketPC) sucks, right Taco?
Have you ever used Windows CE? Have you ever played around with it? It's not in the same ballpark as PalmOS in terms of functionality, but it comes awfully darn close.
And with the new handhelds having the Windows 2000 kernel be their cornerstone (sometime in 2002), the machines will get much more stable.
Besides, show me a Compaq iPac with Linux installed that can play MP3's. I rest my case.
Unfortunately, all you're effectively doing is spinning the numbers the other way, and a spin is still a spin.
Point one: from a cursory scan of the original post (and, if I'm in any way wrong, feel free to shoot me down) he at one point designates the CD singles base as "1%", then later recognizes it as "8%". Which is it?
Point two: single sales have to be viewed in light of the artist. Sure, a band like Metallica with a million-and-one compilation albums isn't affected by a drop in single CD sales. But what about (*shivvers*) Britney Spears? Little 12-year old girls are probably going out and buying that one song they really like (and is played over the radio constantly), instead of full albums of songs they haven't be clandestinely programmed into about. That is, they *were* doing this, until their older brothers came around and downloaded Napster for the family machine.
I'm not saying to endorse the RIAA. Hell, I use Napster all the time. But you have to be careful in spinning numbers one way and countering it with a spin the next. A spin is still a spin, and people are apt and wary about this.
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Strangely, this is the one technology I've really avoided trying, for just this reason.
By the way, if I see a locked door on the side of the road, I don't have a penchant to go in and steal stuff, either.
No they don't deserve it. Just because a vulnerability exists doesn't mean us, the good Slashdot hackers, should take advantage of it. The only people who should utilize this vulnerability are the people who are fixing it and criminals.
Just remember that behind every evil corporation is some webmaster trying to make ends meet. Maybe he didn't have the time to write decent, error free, hack free code. I say, if you're going to hack, hack your own software and hardware on your own box. Don't break other people's work, no matter how easy it may seem.
Uh, senor Taco, don't get those games. Star Wars Starfighter is like a bad TIE Fighter clone from the early 90s, and DOA2 has nothing interesting (unless you like bouncing computer-rendered breasts).
Instead, get SSX, which continues to rock even though it's a first-generation game. Also, pick up a few classic Playstation games for $20-30. Final Fantasy IX runs like a dream on the new system with the texture smoothing turned on.
For that matter, also pick up a Dreamcast at a rock bottom $100. There's a ton of great games out there like Sonic Adventure, NFL2K1 and Jet Grind Radio - innovative stuff. Also, a pickup a copy of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 while you're at it. It's highly underrated. And Deus Ex.
Ah, the joys of getting cheap used games at eBay. :)
And you can't physically take the CD from one place to another? Too much effort? Once again, the argument of convenience simply doesn't work. You can't transfer the argument for "backup" copies to any other physical material -- I don't ask for a copy of my television when I purchase it, so I can see it somewhere else. Or a copy of my car.
Let's face it. If you use superficial arguments to argue for copy rights for consumers, you get disregarded.
The effort sounds like a great science fair project. Above that, I can't see anything coming out of it to fruition.
I can't forward around that chain mail that my 12-18 year old brothers, sisters, and compatriots keep sending me. That sucks.
See the CNet article. Not very encouraging.
I've even filled out the application to be on Survivor III, even though I'm not a swimsuit model (it seems to be one of the new qualifications). There should be self-treatment centers for this thing.
It depends, too, if you change the hardware configuration while the machine is hibernating. I'm under the understanding that Windows 2000 resolves all hardware issues (like a removed PCMCIA card or DVD-ROM drive) while it's coming out of hibernation, which adds a few seconds.
I've seen this on TV before. It was on during a hockey game.
Wow. That's a fairly strong message and committment. I liked the part about their "love" not being fluff. I'm throughly impressed.
And how did you get rated +3 funny?
And I meant Win2K kernel, not whole system.
I had to reset my Palm three or four times while I owned it.
Unfortunately, not just a few. I would like more games spanning more genres. Not just first-person shooting (Quake) or strategy (FreeCiv).
Where are the adventure games, like Escape from Monkey Island (not just MUSHes and MOOs)? What about flight simulators? No one can hack a decent flight sim that has only some of the features of Fly!/MS Flight Simulator/Jane's?
Even a game like The Sims would be wonderful, which defies classification. Right now, all we have are games that developers wantto develop, like FreeCiv. That's fine, but if you want more gamers to come to the platform, those same developers are going to have to branch into new areas.
Because, of course, Windows CE (now known as PocketPC) sucks, right Taco?
Have you ever used Windows CE? Have you ever played around with it? It's not in the same ballpark as PalmOS in terms of functionality, but it comes awfully darn close.
And with the new handhelds having the Windows 2000 kernel be their cornerstone (sometime in 2002), the machines will get much more stable.
Besides, show me a Compaq iPac with Linux installed that can play MP3's. I rest my case.
What is SOAP? They don't seem to explain it at all.
Not exactly a strong testament to Gimp (although it's more the artist's fault).
Except perhaps lose some weight and get a haircut.
Press the right or left button twice. Automatic strafe jump in UT.
Tom has extensive poop
I don't know about you guys, but this certainly made the article seem more than a bit unappetizing.
Point one: from a cursory scan of the original post (and, if I'm in any way wrong, feel free to shoot me down) he at one point designates the CD singles base as "1%", then later recognizes it as "8%". Which is it?
Point two: single sales have to be viewed in light of the artist. Sure, a band like Metallica with a million-and-one compilation albums isn't affected by a drop in single CD sales. But what about (*shivvers*) Britney Spears? Little 12-year old girls are probably going out and buying that one song they really like (and is played over the radio constantly), instead of full albums of songs they haven't be clandestinely programmed into about. That is, they *were* doing this, until their older brothers came around and downloaded Napster for the family machine.
I'm not saying to endorse the RIAA. Hell, I use Napster all the time. But you have to be careful in spinning numbers one way and countering it with a spin the next. A spin is still a spin, and people are apt and wary about this.
God I hope not. Remnants of that one X-Files episode where that poor unfortunate sap falls into the liquid nitrogen abound.
I can just see myself probing around in my computer case, accidentally hyper-freezing it and then smashing it to pieces against my desk.