OK, this is definitely not cool. I always knew MS left open shares, but this will certainly bring the problem to more light.
My question, though, and one I will be actively investigating: how does this affect Windows 2000 machines. I know there are "administration" shares set up (default hidden shares like C$), but I believe... don't quote me on this... that you need a password to view them. Just the same, I'm going to have to read this Ars Technica article in depth on how to secure my Windows 2000 box fully (I've followed most of the instructions, but I never removed the shares). I suggest any of you with Windows 2000 to do the same as well.
And I still have to secure my RedHat side of the box. *sigh*
The example they gave was to prevent users from "recording the MP3s to CD, a popular practice". But when would this "layer" take effect? Is it permanent?
For example, say I download a song from Napster, then send to a friend using regular email. Can they burn it to a CD?
And even if the layer was placed on top of the MP3 (I'm thinking some text in the ID file), what would prevent a hacker from taking five minutes to remove the layer.
I swear. It doesn't seem like people are actually thinking here.
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Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 also plays very well.
And they have a quick match feature, for times when I just want to play online without entering a chatroom. You listening, Ensemble?:)
I had to check the date on this story, just to make sure Slash wasn't fucking up. Weren't these screenshots out a *while* ago (like 3-4 months). I certainly remember seeing that flamethrower.
Many distros compile QT with exceptions enabled, which almost doubles the size of the library.
Uh, isn't compiling without exceptions just asking for trouble if things crash later? Or am I not thinking clearly (is this exceptions for g++, or the actual KDE binaries you will be running?)
The dude is just right folks. Telling him to get "more memory" is not a viable solution.
Windows (95 and 98) require less resources than Konqueror. Period. Windows 95 and 98 also came out 6 and 3 years ago respectively, so this can be taken with a grain of salt.
I have 256 MB of RAM for my Win2000/Linux "box" (actually, it's a laptop) because I'm preparing for the future. RAM is cheap right now. Not everyone has this option though.
a windowmanager like twm, fvwm or a light modern one like afterstep
Your argument is flawed. Any windows manager is for weenies.
For real Linux "buffness", you should use the command-line only. ALL THE TIME. No silly widgets and GUI Netscape. Terminals and Lynx for everyone.
While you're at it, could you translate Quake III Arena to terminal text output? I know it's been done with the original Quake, but the disgusting 3D graphical acceleration in Q3A really gets on my nerves.
Free software benefits the populace more than closed software. Free software is better.
That's an incredibly easy thing to argue against. The GUI in Mac and Windows systems are better than those found in *NIX, which are free. Games are better non-free (Diablo, Unreal Tournament) than they are free (uh, FreeCiv anyone?)
You can argue what the definition of "better" is, but I'll state it for me (and most of the populace) outright: easier-to-use, strong support, polished (think Diablo), does what it's supposed to. First time. Without any extraneous configuring.
Also, people and artists tend to produce better products when they are being paid to do so. Think, again, Diablo.
Free software is nice if you want to tinker, but that's the majority of its benefit. No CEO wants to "tinker", and that's one of the reasons they go after software that has full paid support. Outside of this, a majority of free software (free of speech, free of beer, free ad nauseum) can be found for a fee with strong support (no obtusively techie man pages), graphical spit and polish and a usable interface.
The PalmOS is devastingly easy to program for. Granted, you only have an extremely small resolution to work with (I think 160x120. Correct me if I'm wrong), but everything in the user interface is exactly where it should be. They really spent a lot of time working to make sure things were both easy for the user... and the programmer.
Actually, if you watch the Powerpuff Girls (which can actually be surprisingly funny sometimes), you'll get just as good a view of "girl power" in America today.
I tried 3 DSL providers, Covad being one of them, until I finally got fed up and got Comcast. I normally get speeds around 1.5 mbps to 3.0 mbps, which is *much* higher than the rated speeds for the best ADSL connections (and a hell of a lot cheaper).
Apparently the students at my current college (Sarah Lawrence College) built the original network which was enhanced to be campuswide. Unfortunately, this would explain our drastic ping delays (sometimes approaching 1000ms -- on a T1!), and varying download speeds (anywhere between 100K/s to.5K/s).
I'm taking building it entirely without routers (hubs only) and using a combination of old WinNT and Linux boxes (like, version 3.0 of Redhat) didn't help.
Nowadays, it seems like the gaming industry is bogged down by an obsession for technological innovation at the price of true creativity in gaming.
iD Software *cough cough* Quake III Arena *cough cough*
Why do you people think Unreal Tournament *vastly* outsold Quake III Arena. It's just plain fun, and in a lot of ways innovative (anyone who's ever played the Deck16 map that comes with UT instantly falls in love with it. As a deathmatch map it is a classic and has something for everyone: sniping, explosives, one on one short range battle).
Quake III was pretty -- from a technological standpoint. And I'm sure a lot of Linux-heads liked it because of the release of source code (although, I couldn't even get the *binary* to properly run). But if you want real innovation I encourage you to download the full Linux version of UT from Epic's site, along with all the great free bonus map packs and characters they gave away to the community (*cough cough* like an appropriately free version of Quake III Team Arena *cough cough*).
Bullshit. Microsoft is hated within the tech world. The tech world does not make an entire world.
Child pornography, no matter who you talk to, is deplorable. We're talking common sense here: if you're an ISP don't let your servers have illegal stuff if you can help it. Period.
If you're an ISP, don't carry newsgroups that are known to have child pornography (we're not talking unknown groups here, people -- alt.sex.youngkids should pretty much have a warning flag up). Keep everything else.
Warez and regular porn is one thing. Child porn is almost universally hated.
Go first through your parents, and have them attend the schoolboard meetings. They pay the taxes, thus they have the power.
You'd be amazed how far a group of kids can go attending a schoolboard meeting with parents in tow (I did this once to help get our school district wired for ethernet in 1996).
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My question, though, and one I will be actively investigating: how does this affect Windows 2000 machines. I know there are "administration" shares set up (default hidden shares like C$), but I believe... don't quote me on this... that you need a password to view them. Just the same, I'm going to have to read this Ars Technica article in depth on how to secure my Windows 2000 box fully (I've followed most of the instructions, but I never removed the shares). I suggest any of you with Windows 2000 to do the same as well.
And I still have to secure my RedHat side of the box. *sigh*
10 bucks says the first message we receive from a dolphin is "stop leaving warm spots in the water".
For example, say I download a song from Napster, then send to a friend using regular email. Can they burn it to a CD?
And even if the layer was placed on top of the MP3 (I'm thinking some text in the ID file), what would prevent a hacker from taking five minutes to remove the layer.
I swear. It doesn't seem like people are actually thinking here.
And they have a quick match feature, for times when I just want to play online without entering a chatroom. You listening, Ensemble? :)
I had to check the date on this story, just to make sure Slash wasn't fucking up. Weren't these screenshots out a *while* ago (like 3-4 months). I certainly remember seeing that flamethrower.
Uh, isn't compiling without exceptions just asking for trouble if things crash later? Or am I not thinking clearly (is this exceptions for g++, or the actual KDE binaries you will be running?)
Windows (95 and 98) require less resources than Konqueror. Period. Windows 95 and 98 also came out 6 and 3 years ago respectively, so this can be taken with a grain of salt.
I have 256 MB of RAM for my Win2000/Linux "box" (actually, it's a laptop) because I'm preparing for the future. RAM is cheap right now. Not everyone has this option though.
Your argument is flawed. Any windows manager is for weenies.
For real Linux "buffness", you should use the command-line only. ALL THE TIME. No silly widgets and GUI Netscape. Terminals and Lynx for everyone.
While you're at it, could you translate Quake III Arena to terminal text output? I know it's been done with the original Quake, but the disgusting 3D graphical acceleration in Q3A really gets on my nerves.
Moral of this story: never post any stories to Slashdot on time. Ever. :)
Another story Slashdot felt you didn't care to read about.
I will take mine with Windows 2000, thanks.
That's an incredibly easy thing to argue against. The GUI in Mac and Windows systems are better than those found in *NIX, which are free. Games are better non-free (Diablo, Unreal Tournament) than they are free (uh, FreeCiv anyone?)
You can argue what the definition of "better" is, but I'll state it for me (and most of the populace) outright: easier-to-use, strong support, polished (think Diablo), does what it's supposed to. First time. Without any extraneous configuring.
Also, people and artists tend to produce better products when they are being paid to do so. Think, again, Diablo.
Free software is nice if you want to tinker, but that's the majority of its benefit. No CEO wants to "tinker", and that's one of the reasons they go after software that has full paid support. Outside of this, a majority of free software (free of speech, free of beer, free ad nauseum) can be found for a fee with strong support (no obtusively techie man pages), graphical spit and polish and a usable interface.
The PalmOS is devastingly easy to program for. Granted, you only have an extremely small resolution to work with (I think 160x120. Correct me if I'm wrong), but everything in the user interface is exactly where it should be. They really spent a lot of time working to make sure things were both easy for the user... and the programmer.
Personally I love Dexter's Laboratory.
I tried 3 DSL providers, Covad being one of them, until I finally got fed up and got Comcast. I normally get speeds around 1.5 mbps to 3.0 mbps, which is *much* higher than the rated speeds for the best ADSL connections (and a hell of a lot cheaper).
Let Covad die.
I want to see more stuff on Slashdot that's GOOD on Cartoon Network. You know, Dragon Ball Z. Maybe Outlaw Star.
I'm taking building it entirely without routers (hubs only) and using a combination of old WinNT and Linux boxes (like, version 3.0 of Redhat) didn't help.
iD Software *cough cough* Quake III Arena *cough cough*
Why do you people think Unreal Tournament *vastly* outsold Quake III Arena. It's just plain fun, and in a lot of ways innovative (anyone who's ever played the Deck16 map that comes with UT instantly falls in love with it. As a deathmatch map it is a classic and has something for everyone: sniping, explosives, one on one short range battle).
Quake III was pretty -- from a technological standpoint. And I'm sure a lot of Linux-heads liked it because of the release of source code (although, I couldn't even get the *binary* to properly run). But if you want real innovation I encourage you to download the full Linux version of UT from Epic's site, along with all the great free bonus map packs and characters they gave away to the community (*cough cough* like an appropriately free version of Quake III Team Arena *cough cough*).
Ten bucks says someone figures out a way to draw nanoporn in the next five years.
Sorry guys. I like Napster as well as anyone (and getting free music rocks), but deep down, the "I want backups" argument really doesn't fit.
Child pornography, no matter who you talk to, is deplorable. We're talking common sense here: if you're an ISP don't let your servers have illegal stuff if you can help it. Period.
Warez and regular porn is one thing. Child porn is almost universally hated.
Your logic makes absolutely no sense.
Why not just create MP3's from the CD's you already own, and avoid Napster entirely?
You'd be amazed how far a group of kids can go attending a schoolboard meeting with parents in tow (I did this once to help get our school district wired for ethernet in 1996).