I wonder if you can still beat the game by simply repeatedly pressing the circle button. Call me jaded but the over-hyped FF7 was not that great; maybe I'm just not blinded by all the hype each time an FFn game is released.
All you really need for a black hole is enough heavy matter in small enough space.
Astute physics students (those paying attention in class) should be able to distinguish weight (how "heavy" something is) to mass. What you need is a very very dense object... get it dense enough and you get a black hole. Size is irrelevant.
The step "above" a black hole is a neutron star. Among other things, they spin very very fast, and have cores which are superfluids. Neato!
A supernova can create a neutron star by compressing the core and ejecting the remaining matter, forming a very small (relative to the original size of the star) and very dense "dead star." If these neutron stars are able to accrete material from, say, a nearby gas giant, well you're on your way to becoming a black hole. If a black hole is small enough, it could be the center of a solar system and not cause any problems for the orbiting planet.
A cool part of the black hole is the ergosphere. It is outside the event horizon, so if you put a space craft in the ergosphere, the craft would be accelerated by the black hole's gravity and could leave the ergosphere with more (kinetic) energy that in came in with... it could be used, in theory, to "slingshot" vessels around, the obvious advantage being they're actually going faster when they leave.
A University of B.C. research team has recreated the death of a star and subsequent birth of elements that form the universe, the first time this has been done by mankind.
The statement following was left out for some unknown reason. In the interest of preserving the true integrity of journalism, it is included below:
The team, along with the University of B.C., became the first humans and university, respectively, to be instantly vaporized by a supernova. Bystanders were awed at the sight before receiving intensive doses of gamma- and x-rays. Despite their injuries, some requested prior notification of future tests, in hopes of capturing the event on film.
University of B.C. officials were not commenting on the event, but bystanders were eager to recount their version of the story: "It went boom," said one man, who claimed to be in his early forties and said he had been attending the school for over 20 years, "and I think I had a class in that building once! It's things like this which make me try that much harder to graduate."
XFS and JFS supposed to be merged into the kernel? I saw a post a while back on Slashdot that claimed Linus wanted IBM/SGI/etc to wait for 2.5. Well 2.5 is here...
So the 64000 Euro question is... when are we getting ACL support? I've heard the IBM solution was good, but required a lot of kernel patches -- but that's what development kernels are all about!
Carpet bombing is IMPRECISE so there are many "colateral damages", an military term for innocent civilians ie also innocent children, women and men mutilated and killed.
It's called war! Where people get these ideas that war is nice and fluffy and the only injuries people get are broken nails and bruised egos. People die. You will die.
If you think for one second that innocent people are never killed in wars then you've lived a sheltered life. Is it good that people (innocent or otherwise) die in wars? No. Would I like to die in a war when I was just a bystander? No. Is war terrible? Yes.
But you need to crawl out from under your stupidity blanket. Yes, it's comfy, but the real world has a lot to offer.
And let me explain something to you, and hopefully you can pass this along to your other sheltered pals:
The industrialized world has done is best to prevent wars of all types and for good reason. Yes, they had interests in many cases which need protection, but at the same time, a country such as the United States can't sit idly by while a bully in one part of the world lays the smack down on his or her neighbor. That goes against everything we believe in and we will do our best to protect all peoples. Have you noticed that it is very difficult to get the United States, or any industrialized country, to suddenly go to war against you? That's because we want to make sure that if we go to war, we think that we can win and we can do something that will be worth people dying over. But remember that what you think is worthwhile is not what the government thinks is worthwile; their view of the world is a bit (just a tad) bigger than yours.
Ever heard of World War II? Go back and take a look and you tell me if you think it was worth a few civilian casualties to stop the war machines of the Germans and the Japanese. That's just one example of a "good" war; but do skip a few wars just because there's a few outspoken folks who think it will end up a "bad" war? You obviously don't understand the necessity of global peace, which, oddly enough, is obtained by war.
Just like Unix: When something is done right the first time, it's not necessary to re-invent the wheel
Who modded this +1, Insightful?
Now that's just rediculous. What does UNIX have to do with B52s? Other than the fact that both are over 30 years old, almost zilch. Do you think UNIX was "right" the first time?
Next you'll probably tell me your Linux box (which I doubt you have) is capable of dropping Little Boy on the Rooooskies while you watch it all on the big board.
I played the deathmatch version a bit Friday morning just after 12 PM, but have been waiting since to try the team play. If you take a look around there are a few servers which you can play Allies vs. Nazis, but I can't figure out how to set that up (in the demo it claims it is restricted). My guess is you have to edit a.cfg file somewhere.
Try the team play out and you'll be greatly rewarded. The straight deathmatch is entertaining as long as Quake 3 was. The real heart of the game is, of course, in the various team modes and it is surprising that you cannot (easily) play this in the demo. And that's unfortunate.
Perhaps some enlightened/. reader can post a quickie guide to modding your MOHAA demo for team-based deathmatch.
So for each person telecommuting, they pay roughly $70 per month
Well, if each person is producing (hours worked at home * wage rate) + $70 per month (or + $125 if prices go up) while working at home, then the money is in the budget. And it is worth it to pay for the DSL line and to pay the employee to telecommute a few times.
If you're paying for people to telecommute but they aren't being as productive as they are in the office, that should be an easy managerial decision to make.
One solution is as follows... make a clear, concise statement that companies will refuse to run virus scanning software at all as long as the FBI's "virus" is allowed to roam free and unchecked.
Then, watch as Melissa hits again and devistates the economy. Seem radical? Yes. But frankly, there comes a time when drastic steps need to be taken. Just think about how long it would take, in such a scenario, for the FBI to force the antivirus makers to update their software to clean things out... Short-sighted lawmakers may take away a citizen's freedom, but we still have the power to control what does and what doesn't happen in our government (well, with regard to the FBI).
Maybe an open source anti-virus tool for Windows is a better idea... as long as the FBI's targets are protected the software will be useless.
Here's guide I found on Quantum's site on setting up your Linux system to use your brand-spankin'-new DLT drive. It tells you what apps you'll need, and what you'll need setup in the kernel. I took a quick glance at it and it seemed like a good starting point:
I was backing up my music collection using DDS2 tapes recently. I had picked up a drive off of eBay for $50 so I thought it would be a perfect match. Media was "cheap" so I thought I was set.
My boss was kind enough to give me some old used tapes we had after upgrading to DDS3 tapes a while back. I ended up with 10 or so tapes.
Using NTBackup, I set about backing up 20 GB of MP3s, with hardware compression turned on. Each tape took about 3 hours each, and of course I had to be there to change the tape and then click OK/continue. Well I ended getting a bit over 3.5 GB per tape so I needed to use 6 tapes. All in all it took well over a day to complete the backup, what with switching tapes and the like.
My recommendation is that if you opt for tape backups to invest in a large capacity tape drive. You can get DDS3 drives for $300 or so, and 40GB DLTs for $500. I'm looking into getting a larger tape drive because my time is worth something to me... I don't want to sit around changing tapes all day.
However, the DDS2 drive is perfect for backing up my kernel and/etc and the like...
I agree that Russia is not an identical copy of the US, but in the US I don't trust anybody when it comes to money. I want a full, complete, and clear contract at all times.
Regarding the cost structure, let me ask you this: what is the cost of a lawsuit. You could lose everything (at least in the US).
From the article:
Oy Online Solutions offered to demonstrate the flaw at a private Web site only if recipients of the demo signed an agreement not to disclose information about the exploit.
Perhaps those same people can explain exactly how often people who might exploit such an IE deficiency also follow such laws as: DMCA, anti-piracy, anti-theft, anti-terrorism, etc.
That's completely rediculous. That's like asking the wolf to sign an NDA before letting them loose (unmonitored, of course) in the hen house.
On a side note, I'm still waiting for a 'leet hack that will damage my install of Windows 2000. I don't run virus scan, so I'm not "protected" in that sense. But the first HUGE stumbling block is that my user has peon rights to my own system. I fail to see how this exploit could damage my system. Sure, I might lose some files, but now I'm more attune with the (better) Unix model of users and their rights.
I'm sharing my cable modem via 802.11 with all the neighbors and since I am the local "neighborhood helpdesk technician", they often come to me for advice.
I'm so sorry to hear that...
So I worked out a deal so that everyone is backing up to each other's PC at night on a weekly basis.
...and I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope you have a good lawyer and some written authorization from your neighbors.
Just the thought of what you've setup is enough to give me shivers.
What were you thinking? You're setting yourself up for a huge lawsuit and/or war with your neighbors. What if someone gets pissed at you because your dog leaves a surprise on their lawn? (just an example). You're the one who's responsible here, and you get no benefit. Your neighbors are leeching off your cable modem and using you for your computer knowledge.
Geeze, if I were you I'd be going insane! At least charge them for cable modem usage. And charge them for backups, but back it up to your own server. Get a tape drive and keep a recent set offsite (perhaps at a friendly neighbor's place, or a friend's place). And most of all... have a full contract signed by your neighbors clearing you of any responsibility!
If one believes that humans are different from animals
Homo erectus. We're a member of the animal kingdom, specifically mammals. So if you don't believe this, well, you're deluding yourself.
...we contain a spirit and an awareness of God, then should a cross between a human and an animal be considered an animal or a spiritual being.
Is your implication here that because they have a spirit that killing them (to get the organs, etc) would be murder?
Well, let me respond as such:
Humans have been killing humans for as long as we have existed. This is prior to current notions of god (no uppercase "G") and religion. Don't expect this to change. Animals do this as well. None of this is new.
Murder is an interesting term. Yes, there is malice and intent. But is it murder if I kill a chimp? They're pretty damn close to humans genetically, and molecularly there is no difference. I could build a chimp out of the exact same elements and molecules (adding or removing specific combinations where necessary) that I used to build a human.
So when assembled into a human that chunk of molecules generates a spirit/soul?
The problem with science and research such as this, is that those indoctrinated in the ways of a religion and close-mindedness will never be able to be part of a society who practices such science. It simply goes against their beliefs, and challenges their beliefs to the point of breaking, simply by the very existence of such scientific possibilities.
Don't ask yourself if a human/non-human cross would have a spirit/god. Ask yourself why you do. There is nothing to fear but the truth.
----
To those reading this, ask yourself: are you afraid of death? Why do you need a soul while on "Earth" (Earth in the religious sense -- as opposed to your next life or heaven, etc.)?
I'm not suggesting everyone go on a wild killing spree -- just think about why some religions have a notion of a soul or karma.
I'll give you a hint: Kohlberg -- how far can you get with religion?
Two comments: I use Eudora on my Mac and I have it setup to filter (to the trash) all mail where the To: field contains some form of "undisclosed recipients" This alone stops 90% of the spam. I'd also like to setup on my mail server a check where if the reply-to address != the from address, deny the message at the server. There's got to be a way to do this with SendMail, but my skills in that department are lacking.
This seems like it would be a great method for virus detection on a non-Windows machine. For those of you who run *nix mail servers which eventually filters down to Windows clients, having a mail tagged as viral would be nice to have it be immediately denied at the server. So I'm assuming all it would take is a smart admin to tag the email as spam, and then it will propagate around to the other servers (less than 1k would transfer!).
Hah! Nonsense is the papier-mache broad-bladed sword of the ignorant! Fear its power and quick judgement based on inaccurate information!
When weilded correctly the Nonsense Sword can bog your enemies down in such useless follies as proving your mindless drivel wrong! It slices through factoids like butter through a knife!
You just pull the plug when you need to reboot? Or this "vital" server doesn't have a UPS?
If you're running OpenBSD, is it safe to assume you know to shut the machine down cleanly and to have UPSes on servers?
Isn't this whole discussion related to the fact that power suddely dies or the like? If only the drive fails you're screwed anyways (but this server does have a fault-tolerant RAID card right?).
Opinions? Since when do we normally ask actors/actresses for opinions and expect an educated answer? Not often.
Did you read the interview? Bruce was asked questions about his movies and his life. It seemed to me the responses were based on experience, and didn't express an opinion (at least overtly).
Samsung also has a new line of LCDs, designed for computer systems, which range from 15" to 24" and support HDTV and have computer (VGA analog as far as I can tell) and composite inputs. You can run picture in picture and picture by picture. They come with an external remote and you can even get a TV tuner (all from Samsung).
Whenever they officially release the 211MP series, I'm going to be first in line.
I have to agree with Jeffrey Baker... the Samsung LCDs were absolutely stunning at Comdex. The 40/60" HDTVs were amazingly clear... now if I buy an LCD it's going to be a Samsung... they definitely impressed me.
Since the kernel is now on the 2.4 series kernel, is it officially considered a "stable" kernel yet? With the recent discussions of the VM system and pre-emptable kernels, I wonder if the latest version is stable enough for my server. I'm still running 2.2.19 and it's working fine, but I'm looking forward to upgrading some time in the next couple weeks (maybe).
One big thing I'm looking for a fix for (hopefully with the 2.4.x series) is for the SNMP/netstat info to use more than 32 bit integers to store the number of bytes transferred. Mine keeps resetting after 4 GB transferred and over 6 months that would've added up, but right now it resets itself back to zero after it hits the 4 billion byte limit.
Also, the SMP is supposed to be better, but will that really make a difference on a server which does mild web serving, other miscellaneous duties, and who's primary purpose is serving Unreal Tournament games? As of now, it doesn't look like UT takes advantage of both processors, it just uses one...
Disregarding the individual stages or parts to each mission, is there a full count of all the missions? I'm on 4 now, and I'm hoping it goes much, much higher...:)
So far so good, the only downside is that I got shafted by Electronics Boutique on the price, but when you're individual demand is high, and price is inelastic, well, you're willing to pay $59.99.
At any rate, at least the game runs without the need for a no-CD crack. All this business of CD keys seems rediculous to me. Companies are trying to protect themselves from rampant piracy. How many times do you install the game that typing a CD key is so incredibly painful? I mean, you did buy the game right?
On a more personal note, I'm enjoying RTCW so far. The view bob is making me a bit sick (which is unusual) but that usually means I'm really into the game. It also means I lose track of time and play until 2 AM when I have work the next day. But the animation is very nice, and the graphics are visually appealing (although not "revolutionary"). But best of all I get to kill hordes of evil Nazis. It really doesn't get better than that, and it never gets old either.
I'm looking forward to Medal Of Honor as well.
And for any Gray Matter employees reading this: Great work! I hope to see some new multiplayer map packs soon!
Just thinking on the technical side, using an email virus to propagate the FBI's monitoring tool is a good idea, but what about the social and economic cost of such an application.
Think about this for a minute (beyond what you've already been thinking, if you've been thinking at all:))...
Various viruses have caused billions of dollars worth of economic damage to countries, both inside and outside the United States. These are costs which are solely borne by the companies themselves.
Microsoft has finally tried to ramp up their security awareness, and default settings, so there is some progress being made, however small. Meanwhile, companies are realizing the costs of viral attacks (and worm attacks) and are at the least paying to fix existing holes.
Now, the FBI comes along and wants to use these "existing" holes to deploy their virus. But do these holes exist? Is this really an option? The FBI would have to be inventing new viruses, or Microsoft would have to leave portions of their OSes open to allow the FBI attack(s) through. Of course, that leaves room for other attacks...
And people like me will either use an alternative OS to begin with (my Mac, or my Linux box) and/or secure their Windows box (and run as a regular use). I do not run virus scanning software on my Windows 2000 machine because I have (what I think are) good security practices:
Outlook is fully patches
I keep up to date on the Windows security patches
I run as a regular user and thus cannot modify system files
Javascript, etc are disabled in my browser
I don't open README.EXE files
So assuming the FBI wants to capture my keystrokes, how exactly is it supposed to work?
Technically I think the idea has merit, but the economic cost of leaving system open for such attacks (from the FBI or script kiddies in Columbia) is going to necessitate patches which will stop the FBI's "Magic Lantern" in its tracks.
I think you can agree, the 241MP and 211MP displays (24" and 21" respectively) would be excellent gifts for the geek who has everything.
Granted, either will set you back over $4000 (the 24" more so, of course).
But they've got some great features:
HDTV ready, optional TV tuner, remote control, Picture in Picture, and more.
They're beautiful displays, and the only drawback is that they only seem to come with Analog (VGA) in and not DVI like some of the other (240T/210T) displays.
Here's the smaller 17" version, it doesn't look like Samsung has the larger versions on their website yet:
Slashdot Mirror
...do we need someone Taco to mention he has Final Fantasy X?
At least I have my copy of FFX (from this article)
then play more FFX (slashdot://01/12/19/1356248)
That's two within 6 hours.
I wonder if you can still beat the game by simply repeatedly pressing the circle button. Call me jaded but the over-hyped FF7 was not that great; maybe I'm just not blinded by all the hype each time an FFn game is released.
All you really need for a black hole is enough heavy matter in small enough space.
Astute physics students (those paying attention in class) should be able to distinguish weight (how "heavy" something is) to mass. What you need is a very very dense object... get it dense enough and you get a black hole. Size is irrelevant.
The step "above" a black hole is a neutron star. Among other things, they spin very very fast, and have cores which are superfluids. Neato!
A supernova can create a neutron star by compressing the core and ejecting the remaining matter, forming a very small (relative to the original size of the star) and very dense "dead star." If these neutron stars are able to accrete material from, say, a nearby gas giant, well you're on your way to becoming a black hole. If a black hole is small enough, it could be the center of a solar system and not cause any problems for the orbiting planet.
A cool part of the black hole is the ergosphere. It is outside the event horizon, so if you put a space craft in the ergosphere, the craft would be accelerated by the black hole's gravity and could leave the ergosphere with more (kinetic) energy that in came in with... it could be used, in theory, to "slingshot" vessels around, the obvious advantage being they're actually going faster when they leave.
A University of B.C. research team has recreated the death of a star and subsequent birth of elements that form the universe, the first time this has been done by mankind.
The statement following was left out for some unknown reason. In the interest of preserving the true integrity of journalism, it is included below:
The team, along with the University of B.C., became the first humans and university, respectively, to be instantly vaporized by a supernova. Bystanders were awed at the sight before receiving intensive doses of gamma- and x-rays. Despite their injuries, some requested prior notification of future tests, in hopes of capturing the event on film.
University of B.C. officials were not commenting on the event, but bystanders were eager to recount their version of the story: "It went boom," said one man, who claimed to be in his early forties and said he had been attending the school for over 20 years, "and I think I had a class in that building once! It's things like this which make me try that much harder to graduate."
XFS and JFS supposed to be merged into the kernel? I saw a post a while back on Slashdot that claimed Linus wanted IBM/SGI/etc to wait for 2.5. Well 2.5 is here...
So the 64000 Euro question is... when are we getting ACL support? I've heard the IBM solution was good, but required a lot of kernel patches -- but that's what development kernels are all about!
Carpet bombing is IMPRECISE so there are many "colateral damages", an military term for innocent civilians ie also innocent children, women and men mutilated and killed.
It's called war! Where people get these ideas that war is nice and fluffy and the only injuries people get are broken nails and bruised egos. People die. You will die.
If you think for one second that innocent people are never killed in wars then you've lived a sheltered life. Is it good that people (innocent or otherwise) die in wars? No. Would I like to die in a war when I was just a bystander? No. Is war terrible? Yes.
But you need to crawl out from under your stupidity blanket. Yes, it's comfy, but the real world has a lot to offer.
And let me explain something to you, and hopefully you can pass this along to your other sheltered pals:
The industrialized world has done is best to prevent wars of all types and for good reason. Yes, they had interests in many cases which need protection, but at the same time, a country such as the United States can't sit idly by while a bully in one part of the world lays the smack down on his or her neighbor. That goes against everything we believe in and we will do our best to protect all peoples. Have you noticed that it is very difficult to get the United States, or any industrialized country, to suddenly go to war against you? That's because we want to make sure that if we go to war, we think that we can win and we can do something that will be worth people dying over. But remember that what you think is worthwhile is not what the government thinks is worthwile; their view of the world is a bit (just a tad) bigger than yours.
Ever heard of World War II? Go back and take a look and you tell me if you think it was worth a few civilian casualties to stop the war machines of the Germans and the Japanese. That's just one example of a "good" war; but do skip a few wars just because there's a few outspoken folks who think it will end up a "bad" war? You obviously don't understand the necessity of global peace, which, oddly enough, is obtained by war.
Just like Unix: When something is done right the first time, it's not necessary to re-invent the wheel
Who modded this +1, Insightful?
Now that's just rediculous. What does UNIX have to do with B52s? Other than the fact that both are over 30 years old, almost zilch. Do you think UNIX was "right" the first time?
Next you'll probably tell me your Linux box (which I doubt you have) is capable of dropping Little Boy on the Rooooskies while you watch it all on the big board.
Stop trolling for karma.
I played the deathmatch version a bit Friday morning just after 12 PM, but have been waiting since to try the team play. If you take a look around there are a few servers which you can play Allies vs. Nazis, but I can't figure out how to set that up (in the demo it claims it is restricted). My guess is you have to edit a .cfg file somewhere.
/. reader can post a quickie guide to modding your MOHAA demo for team-based deathmatch.
Try the team play out and you'll be greatly rewarded. The straight deathmatch is entertaining as long as Quake 3 was. The real heart of the game is, of course, in the various team modes and it is surprising that you cannot (easily) play this in the demo. And that's unfortunate.
Perhaps some enlightened
So for each person telecommuting, they pay roughly $70 per month
Well, if each person is producing (hours worked at home * wage rate) + $70 per month (or + $125 if prices go up) while working at home, then the money is in the budget. And it is worth it to pay for the DSL line and to pay the employee to telecommute a few times.
If you're paying for people to telecommute but they aren't being as productive as they are in the office, that should be an easy managerial decision to make.
One solution is as follows... make a clear, concise statement that companies will refuse to run virus scanning software at all as long as the FBI's "virus" is allowed to roam free and unchecked.
Then, watch as Melissa hits again and devistates the economy. Seem radical? Yes. But frankly, there comes a time when drastic steps need to be taken. Just think about how long it would take, in such a scenario, for the FBI to force the antivirus makers to update their software to clean things out... Short-sighted lawmakers may take away a citizen's freedom, but we still have the power to control what does and what doesn't happen in our government (well, with regard to the FBI).
Maybe an open source anti-virus tool for Windows is a better idea... as long as the FBI's targets are protected the software will be useless.
Here's guide I found on Quantum's site on setting up your Linux system to use your brand-spankin'-new DLT drive. It tells you what apps you'll need, and what you'll need setup in the kernel. I took a quick glance at it and it seemed like a good starting point:
LINUX_DLT_Config.pdf@quantum.com (from this page)
There's also an interesting document on changing the "SCSI Inquiry Banner":
DLT_Inquiry_Banner.pdf@quantum.com
I was backing up my music collection using DDS2 tapes recently. I had picked up a drive off of eBay for $50 so I thought it would be a perfect match. Media was "cheap" so I thought I was set.
/etc and the like...
My boss was kind enough to give me some old used tapes we had after upgrading to DDS3 tapes a while back. I ended up with 10 or so tapes.
Using NTBackup, I set about backing up 20 GB of MP3s, with hardware compression turned on. Each tape took about 3 hours each, and of course I had to be there to change the tape and then click OK/continue. Well I ended getting a bit over 3.5 GB per tape so I needed to use 6 tapes. All in all it took well over a day to complete the backup, what with switching tapes and the like.
My recommendation is that if you opt for tape backups to invest in a large capacity tape drive. You can get DDS3 drives for $300 or so, and 40GB DLTs for $500. I'm looking into getting a larger tape drive because my time is worth something to me... I don't want to sit around changing tapes all day.
However, the DDS2 drive is perfect for backing up my kernel and
Two comments:
I agree that Russia is not an identical copy of the US, but in the US I don't trust anybody when it comes to money. I want a full, complete, and clear contract at all times.
Regarding the cost structure, let me ask you this: what is the cost of a lawsuit. You could lose everything (at least in the US).
From the article:
Oy Online Solutions offered to demonstrate the flaw at a private Web site only if recipients of the demo signed an agreement not to disclose information about the exploit.
Perhaps those same people can explain exactly how often people who might exploit such an IE deficiency also follow such laws as: DMCA, anti-piracy, anti-theft, anti-terrorism, etc.
That's completely rediculous. That's like asking the wolf to sign an NDA before letting them loose (unmonitored, of course) in the hen house.
On a side note, I'm still waiting for a 'leet hack that will damage my install of Windows 2000. I don't run virus scan, so I'm not "protected" in that sense. But the first HUGE stumbling block is that my user has peon rights to my own system. I fail to see how this exploit could damage my system. Sure, I might lose some files, but now I'm more attune with the (better) Unix model of users and their rights.
I'm sharing my cable modem via 802.11 with all the neighbors and since I am the local "neighborhood helpdesk technician", they often come to me for advice.
I'm so sorry to hear that...
So I worked out a deal so that everyone is backing up to each other's PC at night on a weekly basis.
...and I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope you have a good lawyer and some written authorization from your neighbors.
Just the thought of what you've setup is enough to give me shivers.
What were you thinking? You're setting yourself up for a huge lawsuit and/or war with your neighbors. What if someone gets pissed at you because your dog leaves a surprise on their lawn? (just an example). You're the one who's responsible here, and you get no benefit. Your neighbors are leeching off your cable modem and using you for your computer knowledge.
Geeze, if I were you I'd be going insane! At least charge them for cable modem usage. And charge them for backups, but back it up to your own server. Get a tape drive and keep a recent set offsite (perhaps at a friendly neighbor's place, or a friend's place). And most of all... have a full contract signed by your neighbors clearing you of any responsibility!
Excuse me while I have a heart attack...
If one believes that humans are different from animals
...we contain a spirit and an awareness of God, then should a cross between a human and an animal be considered an animal or a spiritual being.
Homo erectus. We're a member of the animal kingdom, specifically mammals. So if you don't believe this, well, you're deluding yourself.
Is your implication here that because they have a spirit that killing them (to get the organs, etc) would be murder?
Well, let me respond as such:
Humans have been killing humans for as long as we have existed. This is prior to current notions of god (no uppercase "G") and religion. Don't expect this to change. Animals do this as well. None of this is new.
Murder is an interesting term. Yes, there is malice and intent. But is it murder if I kill a chimp? They're pretty damn close to humans genetically, and molecularly there is no difference. I could build a chimp out of the exact same elements and molecules (adding or removing specific combinations where necessary) that I used to build a human.
So when assembled into a human that chunk of molecules generates a spirit/soul?
The problem with science and research such as this, is that those indoctrinated in the ways of a religion and close-mindedness will never be able to be part of a society who practices such science. It simply goes against their beliefs, and challenges their beliefs to the point of breaking, simply by the very existence of such scientific possibilities.
Don't ask yourself if a human/non-human cross would have a spirit/god. Ask yourself why you do. There is nothing to fear but the truth.
----
To those reading this, ask yourself: are you afraid of death? Why do you need a soul while on "Earth" (Earth in the religious sense -- as opposed to your next life or heaven, etc.)?
I'm not suggesting everyone go on a wild killing spree -- just think about why some religions have a notion of a soul or karma.
I'll give you a hint: Kohlberg -- how far can you get with religion?
Two comments: I use Eudora on my Mac and I have it setup to filter (to the trash) all mail where the To: field contains some form of "undisclosed recipients" This alone stops 90% of the spam. I'd also like to setup on my mail server a check where if the reply-to address != the from address, deny the message at the server. There's got to be a way to do this with SendMail, but my skills in that department are lacking.
This seems like it would be a great method for virus detection on a non-Windows machine. For those of you who run *nix mail servers which eventually filters down to Windows clients, having a mail tagged as viral would be nice to have it be immediately denied at the server. So I'm assuming all it would take is a smart admin to tag the email as spam, and then it will propagate around to the other servers (less than 1k would transfer!).
It's nonsense.
Hah! Nonsense is the papier-mache broad-bladed sword of the ignorant! Fear its power and quick judgement based on inaccurate information!
When weilded correctly the Nonsense Sword can bog your enemies down in such useless follies as proving your mindless drivel wrong! It slices through factoids like butter through a knife!
So this server with 100's of gigs...
You just pull the plug when you need to reboot? Or this "vital" server doesn't have a UPS?
If you're running OpenBSD, is it safe to assume you know to shut the machine down cleanly and to have UPSes on servers?
Isn't this whole discussion related to the fact that power suddely dies or the like? If only the drive fails you're screwed anyways (but this server does have a fault-tolerant RAID card right?).
Opinions? Since when do we normally ask actors/actresses for opinions and expect an educated answer? Not often.
Did you read the interview? Bruce was asked questions about his movies and his life. It seemed to me the responses were based on experience, and didn't express an opinion (at least overtly).
Samsung also has a new line of LCDs, designed for computer systems, which range from 15" to 24" and support HDTV and have computer (VGA analog as far as I can tell) and composite inputs. You can run picture in picture and picture by picture. They come with an external remote and you can even get a TV tuner (all from Samsung).
Whenever they officially release the 211MP series, I'm going to be first in line.
I have to agree with Jeffrey Baker... the Samsung LCDs were absolutely stunning at Comdex. The 40/60" HDTVs were amazingly clear... now if I buy an LCD it's going to be a Samsung... they definitely impressed me.
Since the kernel is now on the 2.4 series kernel, is it officially considered a "stable" kernel yet? With the recent discussions of the VM system and pre-emptable kernels, I wonder if the latest version is stable enough for my server. I'm still running 2.2.19 and it's working fine, but I'm looking forward to upgrading some time in the next couple weeks (maybe).
One big thing I'm looking for a fix for (hopefully with the 2.4.x series) is for the SNMP/netstat info to use more than 32 bit integers to store the number of bytes transferred. Mine keeps resetting after 4 GB transferred and over 6 months that would've added up, but right now it resets itself back to zero after it hits the 4 billion byte limit.
Also, the SMP is supposed to be better, but will that really make a difference on a server which does mild web serving, other miscellaneous duties, and who's primary purpose is serving Unreal Tournament games? As of now, it doesn't look like UT takes advantage of both processors, it just uses one...
Disregarding the individual stages or parts to each mission, is there a full count of all the missions? I'm on 4 now, and I'm hoping it goes much, much higher... :)
So far so good, the only downside is that I got shafted by Electronics Boutique on the price, but when you're individual demand is high, and price is inelastic, well, you're willing to pay $59.99.
At any rate, at least the game runs without the need for a no-CD crack. All this business of CD keys seems rediculous to me. Companies are trying to protect themselves from rampant piracy. How many times do you install the game that typing a CD key is so incredibly painful? I mean, you did buy the game right?
On a more personal note, I'm enjoying RTCW so far. The view bob is making me a bit sick (which is unusual) but that usually means I'm really into the game. It also means I lose track of time and play until 2 AM when I have work the next day. But the animation is very nice, and the graphics are visually appealing (although not "revolutionary"). But best of all I get to kill hordes of evil Nazis. It really doesn't get better than that, and it never gets old either.
I'm looking forward to Medal Of Honor as well.
And for any Gray Matter employees reading this: Great work! I hope to see some new multiplayer map packs soon!
Think about this for a minute (beyond what you've already been thinking, if you've been thinking at all
Various viruses have caused billions of dollars worth of economic damage to countries, both inside and outside the United States. These are costs which are solely borne by the companies themselves.
Microsoft has finally tried to ramp up their security awareness, and default settings, so there is some progress being made, however small. Meanwhile, companies are realizing the costs of viral attacks (and worm attacks) and are at the least paying to fix existing holes.
Now, the FBI comes along and wants to use these "existing" holes to deploy their virus. But do these holes exist? Is this really an option? The FBI would have to be inventing new viruses, or Microsoft would have to leave portions of their OSes open to allow the FBI attack(s) through. Of course, that leaves room for other attacks...
And people like me will either use an alternative OS to begin with (my Mac, or my Linux box) and/or secure their Windows box (and run as a regular use). I do not run virus scanning software on my Windows 2000 machine because I have (what I think are) good security practices:
Outlook is fully patches
I keep up to date on the Windows security patches
I run as a regular user and thus cannot modify system files
Javascript, etc are disabled in my browser
I don't open README.EXE files
So assuming the FBI wants to capture my keystrokes, how exactly is it supposed to work?
Technically I think the idea has merit, but the economic cost of leaving system open for such attacks (from the FBI or script kiddies in Columbia) is going to necessitate patches which will stop the FBI's "Magic Lantern" in its tracks.
...and saw the Samsung booth:
I think you can agree, the 241MP and 211MP displays (24" and 21" respectively) would be excellent gifts for the geek who has everything.
Granted, either will set you back over $4000 (the 24" more so, of course).
But they've got some great features:
HDTV ready, optional TV tuner, remote control, Picture in Picture, and more.
They're beautiful displays, and the only drawback is that they only seem to come with Analog (VGA) in and not DVI like some of the other (240T/210T) displays.
Here's the smaller 17" version, it doesn't look like Samsung has the larger versions on their website yet:
171MP @ SamsungMonitor.com
Or, you could spend even more and get a nice 40" (or even 63") LCD HDTV...