Until bandwidth becomes available to the masses in much higher quantities than it is now, upgrading a browser is no easy task. Last I checked, a download of Netscape 6 was something like 17 MB (+- several megs). This takes time. Time people are not willing to spend. Keeping them away from a site simply because they have an outdated browser, especially for businesses, is not an option.
For the time being, it has to be hard. But I can dream of the day when I can design for one set of standards. Today is not such a day.
I was amazed to find configuration tools already out for iptables, but all you need to do is a search at Freshmeat ][.
I, too, would like to see some fairly robust front ends come out with support for IPTables, but I think it will take some time. I expect something like this when the distributions start incorporating the 2.4 kernel (i.e. firewall-config under RH 7.0).
In the meantime, realized that 2.4 includes backwards support for IPChains as long as you compile it into the kernel.
Maybe I read you wrong, but you seem to be saying that the Open Source movement is anti-profit. I disagree. I think it is about the free exchange of ideas. The profit comes riding in on the tail end of that (as opposed to on the bottom line), but it is still acceptable to make a profit.
Actually, I believe that he was first given the name Usul, the bottom of a column, the support, which was his secret name and then he got to choose his public name -- Muad'dib, making his own dreams come true.
Before he was given any name, though, he was called... oh jeez... the name for the male bene gesserit that could see the side the females couldn't see by the fremen in the villages.
We better start shipping caffeine to the Torvald's household by the ton. Between the kernel's development and Celeste's there is guaranteed to be no sleep.
We expect the software to be on shelves in about 9 months.
I always figured that the hardcore geek news was found on ArsTechnica and that all of the stuff that made me rub my hands together in glee was on Slashdot, be it technical or tabloid crap.
1. he disseminated no information about his cause, and instead rambles about himself the entire time
From what I gather from my talk with Virgil in the last few days he was in Philly as a journalist. Not as a protester.
2. his stream-of-consciousness writing style is better left to those who can actually execute it correctly.
Exactly what I told him last night on the phone. The article needs more detail and less asumption that the reader was there.
3. much of the detail he supplies comes off as total whining: your coffee was getting wet and someone called you a bad name? who cares?!
This is where I have to disagree. I don't see any whining. I still see stream of conciousness and a bit of sarcasm. This is what happened. There was water in my coffee. That's how hard it was raining. I think you're superimposing the feelings you would have in such rain onto his _description_.
4. he talks about the events of the weekend spinning away from the "journalistic ride in the park" that he expected as if all those events were totally out of his control
Ahh.... the idealism of youth. With a bit more prudence, I am sure that his weekend would have been a lot more fun.
if his writing is any indication of the normal fare on hackedtobits, then it's the home of poorly executed journalism.
Okay, now I get to be defensive. Have you read hackedtobits? More importantly, would you like to write for hackedtobits? Maybe you could bring our level of writing up a few notches? I would love, as I am sure our editor would, too, to see a counter-point to this article.
Since when has sarcasm been a punishable offense? With no other evidence than the fact that he "looks like a trouble maker" I think the Colt and the pavement prove nothing other than bad judgement.
I will be the first to admit that I practice the utmost of caution and polity in my dealings with the cops, but "Left my 'nades at home, officer" is hardly an statement warranting a violent response.
How do these words, which offer no implicit threat, say to anyone that the they should taken steps to avoid "personal injury or death?"
The point is that Virgil took no aggressive move towards the cop, according to the article. Therefore his actions, while possibly eliciting suspicion, would not warrant a physical attack.
As webmaster of hackedtobits.com I have to say that I heard about the slashdot article about 6 hours ago. Honestly, I'm thrilled to have the traffic, but I never asked for the favor. Do you want to stay up all night next to the old decrepit server to keep it from dying so I can get some sleep?
As for why the article got posted to Slashdot, you'll have to ask the editors of slashdot. They asked Virgil for the interview, as far as I can tell.
So before you go muddying my fine and pristine name as webmaster (and not even editor of the site) ask the right people.
Which begs the question, why is this a slashdot article?
I must admit that I had no problems under IE5. But then again I had problems loading this reply form here at Slashdot. Could be the proxy on my end, though.
I was able to get a free floor pass just by signing up at the Comdex web site. I'm not sure if they are still available, what with it being so close, but people should check it out.
I got my pass, but then my boss decided to cancel my vacation. Damn
Speaking of neat visual effects, I wonder what the light looks like exiting the einstein-bose material.
When a laser is shot through a glass of light it refracts and generally keeps moving as a ray. Cherenkov radition creates a nice blue glow. The question being, when light exits the Danish material, does it exit as a general glow or as a a slightly diffracted beam?
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For the time being, it has to be hard. But I can dream of the day when I can design for one set of standards. Today is not such a day.
I, too, would like to see some fairly robust front ends come out with support for IPTables, but I think it will take some time. I expect something like this when the distributions start incorporating the 2.4 kernel (i.e. firewall-config under RH 7.0).
In the meantime, realized that 2.4 includes backwards support for IPChains as long as you compile it into the kernel.
Maybe I read you wrong, but you seem to be saying that the Open Source movement is anti-profit. I disagree. I think it is about the free exchange of ideas. The profit comes riding in on the tail end of that (as opposed to on the bottom line), but it is still acceptable to make a profit.
Actually, I believe that he was first given the name Usul, the bottom of a column, the support, which was his secret name and then he got to choose his public name -- Muad'dib, making his own dreams come true. Before he was given any name, though, he was called ... oh jeez ... the name for the male bene gesserit that could see the side the females couldn't see by the fremen in the villages.
We expect the software to be on shelves in about 9 months.
That would be the free, as in love, mentioned in the poll. He's just promoting free software.
I always figured that the hardcore geek news was found on ArsTechnica and that all of the stuff that made me rub my hands together in glee was on Slashdot, be it technical or tabloid crap.
From what I gather from my talk with Virgil in the last few days he was in Philly as a journalist. Not as a protester.
2. his stream-of-consciousness writing style is better left to those who can actually execute it correctly.
Exactly what I told him last night on the phone. The article needs more detail and less asumption that the reader was there.
3. much of the detail he supplies comes off as total whining: your coffee was getting wet and someone called you a bad name? who cares?!
This is where I have to disagree. I don't see any whining. I still see stream of conciousness and a bit of sarcasm. This is what happened. There was water in my coffee. That's how hard it was raining. I think you're superimposing the feelings you would have in such rain onto his _description_.
4. he talks about the events of the weekend spinning away from the "journalistic ride in the park" that he expected as if all those events were totally out of his control
Ahh.... the idealism of youth. With a bit more prudence, I am sure that his weekend would have been a lot more fun.
if his writing is any indication of the normal fare on hackedtobits, then it's the home of poorly executed journalism.
Okay, now I get to be defensive. Have you read hackedtobits? More importantly, would you like to write for hackedtobits? Maybe you could bring our level of writing up a few notches? I would love, as I am sure our editor would, too, to see a counter-point to this article.
Since when has sarcasm been a punishable offense? With no other evidence than the fact that he "looks like a trouble maker" I think the Colt and the pavement prove nothing other than bad judgement.
I will be the first to admit that I practice the utmost of caution and polity in my dealings with the cops, but "Left my 'nades at home, officer" is hardly an statement warranting a violent response.
How do these words, which offer no implicit threat, say to anyone that the they should taken steps to avoid "personal injury or death?"
The point is that Virgil took no aggressive move towards the cop, according to the article. Therefore his actions, while possibly eliciting suspicion, would not warrant a physical attack.
As webmaster of hackedtobits.com I have to say that I heard about the slashdot article about 6 hours ago. Honestly, I'm thrilled to have the traffic, but I never asked for the favor. Do you want to stay up all night next to the old decrepit server to keep it from dying so I can get some sleep?
As for why the article got posted to Slashdot, you'll have to ask the editors of slashdot. They asked Virgil for the interview, as far as I can tell.
So before you go muddying my fine and pristine name as webmaster (and not even editor of the site) ask the right people.
Which begs the question, why is this a slashdot article?
I say, "Bring it on," *tongue in cheek*.
Get me a camera and some tatoo equiptment and I'll be rich in no time. I see nothing in the patent securing the tatoos against reproduction.
I must admit that I had no problems under IE5. But then again I had problems loading this reply form here at Slashdot. Could be the proxy on my end, though.
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I was able to get a free floor pass just by signing up at the Comdex web site. I'm not sure if they are still available, what with it being so close, but people should check it out.
I got my pass, but then my boss decided to cancel my vacation. Damn
Speaking of neat visual effects, I wonder what the light looks like exiting the einstein-bose material.
When a laser is shot through a glass of light it refracts and generally keeps moving as a ray. Cherenkov radition creates a nice blue glow. The question being, when light exits the Danish material, does it exit as a general glow or as a a slightly diffracted beam?