There are some posts earlier that tend to contradict those statements regarding "betamax"'s use today... something about differences between betacam used in pro. video applications and the old (long dead) consumer format of betamax...
"good thing(s)" is a registered trademark of Martha Stewart (herin referred to as "client"). We are asking you to refrain from using "good thing(s)" in your title/headlines as it is the sole intellectual property of said client.
We hope you will move swiftly to correct this matter.
Wasn't much to that op-ed. I was left looking for a "page 2" link.
Summary: True P2P is hard to us therefore won't be mainstream.
my take: If somebody wants something bad enough and doesn't have a way to get it they will go to great length to get it. example: I spent days/hours trying to z-modem down "doom" from a bbs on a 14.4 way back in the day rueing that I hadn't built up a time bank... ok so my example doesn't make sense, bugger off then!
Someone should set up a peer-to-peer hyperlink sharing application so that people all over the world can share their collection of hyperlinks...
*shrug*
I've been checking out/. for a decent amount of time now (at least a year if not more), but I've seem to have missed the whole Katz sucks thing. What started this anamosity?
Do/.ers dislike John just because of the apparent hyperbole? Or is it that Columbine book, comments property thingie? *shrug*
I ask this sincerly, as I'd like to know...Note: I have no interest in trolling/whoring... Is there a site dedicated to this where I could be informed of the progression of events that causes this phenomenon?
Thanks!
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Can anyone recommend other web based usenet ARCHIVE sites that are good and free?
Hi,
Sorry Offtopic, but this deja vu thread reminded me of a tape based game called "Bedlam" for the COCO (coco2 in my case)... Does anyone have any info on this (or where I could find this tape/game/code?)
Maybe I should post this over in the abandoware topic/discussion =P
- Uunet Technologies Inc., Fairfax, Va.: Uunet has a full-time staff of six doing what it calls "abuse investigations" of mass mail and spam complaints, according to Harris Schwartz, team leader for Internet abuse investigation at Uunet. The cost of employing the abuse investiagtors, plus several security investigators, amounts to $1 million a year. While this figure is large, it is relatively small in context, Mr. Schwartz said. An ISP as large as Uunet spends that much per day on network upgrades, he said.
- EarthLink Network Inc., Pasadena, Calif.: Spam accounts for about 3 percent of Earthlink's overall e-mail, a spokesman for this large ISP said. The figure is down significantly, he said, thanks to various spam-fighting measures. EarthLink has three people on staff who do nothing but handle spam. "The cost is pretty high," the spokesman said. An indication of how high is EarthLink's recent $2 million settlement in a lawsuit against Cyber Promotions Inc., Philadelphia. The basis for that amount was the damage done to EarthLink's profitability by the extra load and traffic caused by Cyber Promotions' spam.
Hmm... But we *are* indirectly paying for the service by being a pair of eyeballs. (chicken and egg thing) If there were no eyeballs, the ad revenue would be shot, therefore no revenue.
As users of the service (free or otherwise) we can challenge Slashdot/CmdrTaco etc. to reach certain levels of quality on the site. Just like we challenge M$ daily to release "a non-buggy" OS/browser/Word Processor/etc or challenge RIAA/MPAA etc to do what's right (in our POV) as opposed to protect their interests/greed/etc...
With that said, with a community this large and active it must be difficult to keep tabs on the quality of stories/links/etc... but still.. maybe a state of union is in order by the powers that be of Slashdot... Where is the community now, what improvements are in the works, is there a vision to make an uberSlashdot? *Shrug*
http://www.blackberry.net *shrug* I've got the old school one that doesn't have web (only email) and I dig the chicklet "thumb" keys & scrollie wheel interface...
If I could afford a more feature rich version with web access, I'd jump on it. (okay feature rich probably means "tetris" so sue me =P)
there's something about having the equivalent of a 386 on yer belt.
I've been dying to do this for some time... Been living vicariously through the people that post instructions/pictures of their finished works (like the already posted http://www.arcadeathome.com link) Can't wait to buy a home and have some room to work on the ultimate gaming system (and have a place to keep it..)
Slashdot Mirror
Heh, that reminds me that Warcraft 2 was the enabler that enabled me to lose my scholarship by .01 of gpa point =(
I take full responsibility, I chose "zug zug" over Calc I, 9 times out of 10.
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Civillization... no doubt about it... many a hour was spent bleary eyed desperately trying to get my civ. up to manhatten project advancement.
those were the days...
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If I may politely point out...
There are some posts earlier that tend to contradict those statements regarding "betamax"'s use today... something about differences between betacam used in pro. video applications and the old (long dead) consumer format of betamax...
Just as an FYI... *shrug*
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sometimes they aren't even used for the aural properties... seems like artists like the retro look of ribbon mic's in their videos...
*Shrug*
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"good thing(s)" is a registered trademark of Martha Stewart (herin referred to as "client"). We are asking you to refrain from using "good thing(s)" in your title/headlines as it is the sole intellectual property of said client.
We hope you will move swiftly to correct this matter.
With best regards,
Jockoby, Sloan, & Jockoby
Wasn't much to that op-ed. I was left looking for a "page 2" link.
Summary: True P2P is hard to us therefore won't be mainstream.
my take: If somebody wants something bad enough and doesn't have a way to get it they will go to great length to get it. example: I spent days/hours trying to z-modem down "doom" from a bbs on a 14.4 way back in the day rueing that I hadn't built up a time bank... ok so my example doesn't make sense, bugger off then!
Aren't op-eds fun!?
YMMV
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It's a space station...
(sorry I had to say it)
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Someone should set up a peer-to-peer hyperlink sharing application so that people all over the world can share their collection of hyperlinks...
*shrug*
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THEMES.ORG: These aren't the themes you are looking for.
APPLE: These are not the droids we're looking for.
THEMES.ORG: He can go about his business.
APPLE: You can go about your business.
THEMES.ORG: Move along.
APPLE: Move along. Move along.
I've been checking out /. for a decent amount of time now (at least a year if not more), but I've seem to have missed the whole Katz sucks thing. What started this anamosity?
/.ers dislike John just because of the apparent hyperbole? Or is it that Columbine book, comments property thingie? *shrug*
Do
I ask this sincerly, as I'd like to know...Note: I have no interest in trolling/whoring... Is there a site dedicated to this where I could be informed of the progression of events that causes this phenomenon?
Thanks!
E.
Can anyone recommend other web based usenet ARCHIVE sites that are good and free?
E.
Hi,
Sorry Offtopic, but this deja vu thread reminded me of a tape based game called "Bedlam" for the COCO (coco2 in my case)... Does anyone have any info on this (or where I could find this tape/game/code?)
Maybe I should post this over in the abandoware topic/discussion =P
thanks!
E.
Postage due on junk e-mail -- Spam costs Internet millions every month.5 04S0003
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi?INW19980
Some interesting info... For example:
- Uunet Technologies Inc., Fairfax, Va.: Uunet has a full-time staff of six doing what it calls "abuse investigations" of mass mail and spam complaints, according to Harris Schwartz, team leader for Internet abuse investigation at Uunet. The cost of employing the abuse investiagtors, plus several security investigators, amounts to $1 million a year. While this figure is large, it is relatively small in context, Mr. Schwartz said. An ISP as large as Uunet spends that much per day on network upgrades, he said.
- EarthLink Network Inc., Pasadena, Calif.: Spam accounts for about 3 percent of Earthlink's overall e-mail, a spokesman for this large ISP said. The figure is down significantly, he said, thanks to various spam-fighting measures. EarthLink has three people on staff who do nothing but handle spam. "The cost is pretty high," the spokesman said. An indication of how high is EarthLink's recent $2 million settlement in a lawsuit against Cyber Promotions Inc., Philadelphia. The basis for that amount was the damage done to EarthLink's profitability by the extra load and traffic caused by Cyber Promotions' spam.
I misread the above to say "illegal circumcision device" and got tweaked for a moment.
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heh... =)
BEN: Fidonet...Fidonet? Now thats a nework name I haven't heard in a long
time...a long time.
Thanks for not using the "B" word =P
Hmm... But we *are* indirectly paying for the service by being a pair of eyeballs. (chicken and egg thing) If there were no eyeballs, the ad revenue would be shot, therefore no revenue.
As users of the service (free or otherwise) we can challenge Slashdot/CmdrTaco etc. to reach certain levels of quality on the site. Just like we challenge M$ daily to release "a non-buggy" OS/browser/Word Processor/etc or challenge RIAA/MPAA etc to do what's right (in our POV) as opposed to protect their interests/greed/etc...
With that said, with a community this large and active it must be difficult to keep tabs on the quality of stories/links/etc... but still.. maybe a state of union is in order by the powers that be of Slashdot... Where is the community now, what improvements are in the works, is there a vision to make an uberSlashdot? *Shrug*
YMMV,
E.
http://www.globalonline.net/tech/humor
/. effect to ease up. Has some audio of tech support shennanigans.
To entertain you while you wait for the
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I thought for a second this was going to turn in to a "Something about Mary" discussion...
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http://www.blackberry.net
*shrug* I've got the old school one that doesn't have web (only email) and I dig the chicklet "thumb" keys & scrollie wheel interface...
If I could afford a more feature rich version with web access, I'd jump on it. (okay feature rich probably means "tetris" so sue me =P)
there's something about having the equivalent of a 386 on yer belt.
Is anyone designing cool apps for these?
YMMV
E.
I've been dying to do this for some time... Been living vicariously through the people that post instructions/pictures of their finished works (like the already posted http://www.arcadeathome.com link) Can't wait to buy a home and have some room to work on the ultimate gaming system (and have a place to keep it..)
E.
Maybe the title should be "Linus in a Nutshell"
LINUS - "Help, Help i'm in a nutshell..."
*Shrug* better get some more coffee, sorry...
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Thank god this was about Genetic Engineering rice and not something far more sinister.
I don't think there is any beta carotene in that anyways...
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The solution gopher for what about pr0n...
http://www.asciibabes.com
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Now if I could only cobble together a TIVO to capture this marathon for me using only parts laying around my apartment, I'd be in business...
lesseee, some twine, a 486/66, bubble gum, a linux distro, gin and juice, cue cat & convergence cable... that oughta do it=P
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