> It would perhaps remove many people's need to have a Hotmail address purely to be able to use MSN Messenger.
Except, of course, you don't neet a hotmail (or msn.com) address to use MSN messenger. It's not obvious, but you can sign up with pretty much any address.
I used Trillian for a while, and whilst the paid-for version has slightly better functionality than Gaim, in my experience Gaim is far more stable. (And, in a desperate attempt to stay on topic, in addition to ICQ/MSN/AIM Gaim also supports Jabber. (IIRC, Trillian can support Jabber, but I never managed to get it working). And, since this is slashdot, did I mention that Gaim is open source?
> about once or twice a week. Once or twice a week? I get them maybe once or twice a year. Guess the other part of the algorithm is screwing us foreigners then.
Sounds like you want an iRiver H140 to me. Has Ogg & voice recording support straight out of the box, it's not Apple proprietary. Of course, for UBER coolness, you need the H340:) (But I would say that - I have an H140, and my H340 is on order:)
> The only way for that to occur is if it receives a decode key
It only needs to receive a decryption key if it doesn't already have one. It's not entirely beyond the realms of possibility that Apple have embedded the private key in the AE's flash, is it? So all we need to do now is rip that flash out, disassemble it and there ya go.
> I also quite like OGG, except for the fact it is not as widely supported
OGG's support is plenty wide enough for me. It works fine in the H140 I carry every day, and it'll work fine in the H340 that I have on order:) It's a real pity the iPod is Just Plain Lame.
> unless you're on the ISO C committee, for example, you have very little influence of the future of the C programming language
This is a little misleading. I sat on the ISO C++ committee's library working group for quite a while (and will resume doing so when circumstances permit), and we were always prepared to consider well thought-out proposals for library extentions (go check out Boost for several examples). All ISO committees have a route for interested parties to make changes to a standard, although it's true that your desired change is much more likely to gain support if you're prepared to join the committee and support the change in person (or can find someone to do so for you)
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Let's compare this to Windows: 1. Click Start->Programs->MSN Messenger. 2. Setup account. 3. Done.
Actually, on all my Windows boxen, it'd be 1. Click "Start"->Internet->Gaim Internet Messenger 2. Setup MSN account. 3. Done.
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> I've never seen a PC with an optional MP3 player
I've certainly seen PCs for sale with MP3 players in the package. I'm not talking about XMMS or WinAmp or whatever - I mean "personal" MP3 players (cheap versions of gadgets that fill the niche the iPod does, but that the iRiver fills so much better;)
> People know more about their driving habits than their insurers Which is at least in part because insurers spend far too long asking the wrong questions, and not enough time asking the right ones.
> The industry has dealt with this by using no-claims bonuses: making everybody pay as if they are a dangerous driver, until they prove otherwise. NCB is a lie, plain and simple. Every year, I get another year's worth of no-claims bonus - and yet every year my insurance premium increases.
I doubt it's much consolation, but I'm in England, I'm nearly 40, have a clean licence, no accidents, full no-claims "discount" and I'm a member of the IAM - and my insurance still costs about UK£1800 a year (which is something over US$3000 at current exchange rates). I'm also fairly convinced that this scheme won't save me money - and of course, UK law will require that the insurers will have to hand over any information the police request.
> means the class that will graduate in the year 2008
Apart, of course, from those members of the class who flunk out because they spend too much time posting their blogs about "look I got an iPod" on slashdot...
> Some of just have to keep out the casual browsers and kiddies
We have building access control and security staff for that. Doesn't stop our IT department forcing me to have about a dozen passwords (all with different complexity & ageing requirements) just to do my job (which, ironically, is implementing a secure IP stack...)
> Lotus Domino uses a feature where as each attempt fails
Interestingly, our Domino servers were "upgraded" last week - so now, instead of having one password for Bloatus (one for Notes, one for Sametime, and one for Domino) I now have three - which it seems to have randomly selected from the last half-dozen or so passwords I've used. I wouldn't mention Lotus and passwords to anyone in our organization if I were you....
> "DC 9/11" on IMDB If you mean "DC 9/11 Time of crisis?", I saw that on cable a little while ago. Not a whole lot to recommended it (apart from the striking resemblance of the actor who played GWB to the shrubbery himself)
> And I'm horrified to have a President who confuses America with God It could be worse - he could confuse himself with God. Oh, wait - he *does* confuse himself with God.
Does the "W" in "GWB" stand for "We don't need no steeking Geneva convention"?
Not to mention the fact that getting any kind of media banned is sure to make it massively popular. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as bad publicity.
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> It would perhaps remove many people's need to have a Hotmail address purely to be able to use MSN Messenger.
Except, of course, you don't neet a hotmail (or msn.com) address to use MSN messenger. It's not obvious, but you can sign up with pretty much any address.
I used Trillian for a while, and whilst the paid-for version has slightly better functionality than Gaim, in my experience Gaim is far more stable. (And, in a desperate attempt to stay on topic, in addition to ICQ/MSN/AIM Gaim also supports Jabber. (IIRC, Trillian can support Jabber, but I never managed to get it working). And, since this is slashdot, did I mention that Gaim is open source?
:)
The really savvy people use Gaim
Nooo....
:-)
Google + Jabber = Goober
> I thought all /.'ers ran linux, and would be used to having to log in.
;)
You only have to log in if you reboot or log out. When was the last time you had to reboot a linux box?
> about once or twice a week.
Once or twice a week? I get them maybe once or twice a year. Guess the other part of the algorithm is screwing us foreigners then.
Sounds like you want an iRiver H140 to me. :) :)
Has Ogg & voice recording support straight out of the box, it's not Apple proprietary.
Of course, for UBER coolness, you need the H340
(But I would say that - I have an H140, and my H340 is on order
> The only way for that to occur is if it receives a decode key
It only needs to receive a decryption key if it doesn't already have one. It's not entirely beyond the realms of possibility that Apple have embedded the private key in the AE's flash, is it? So all we need to do now is rip that flash out, disassemble it and there ya go.
> I also quite like OGG, except for the fact it is not as widely supported
:) It's a real pity the iPod is Just Plain Lame.
OGG's support is plenty wide enough for me. It works fine in the H140 I carry every day, and it'll work fine in the H340 that I have on order
In Soviet Russia, All Your Batteries Are Discharged By Us, You Insensitive Clod!
My URL is a massive clue.
> unless you're on the ISO C committee, for example, you have very little influence of the future of the C programming language
This is a little misleading. I sat on the ISO C++ committee's library working group for quite a while (and will resume doing so when circumstances permit), and we were always prepared to consider well thought-out proposals for library extentions (go check out Boost for several examples). All ISO committees have a route for interested parties to make changes to a standard, although it's true that your desired change is much more likely to gain support if you're prepared to join the committee and support the change in person (or can find someone to do so for you)
Let's compare this to Windows:
1. Click Start->Programs->MSN Messenger.
2. Setup account.
3. Done.
Actually, on all my Windows boxen, it'd be
1. Click "Start"->Internet->Gaim Internet Messenger
2. Setup MSN account.
3. Done.
> I've never seen a PC with an optional MP3 player
;)
I've certainly seen PCs for sale with MP3 players in the package. I'm not talking about XMMS or WinAmp or whatever - I mean "personal" MP3 players (cheap versions of gadgets that fill the niche the iPod does, but that the iRiver fills so much better
> knows not to kill off the nation's core skillsets...
You seriously think that being an insurance agent is a "core skill"? Or are you just trawling for "+1 Funny" moderations?
> People know more about their driving habits than their insurers
Which is at least in part because insurers spend far too long asking the wrong questions, and not enough time asking the right ones.
> The industry has dealt with this by using no-claims bonuses: making everybody pay as if they are a dangerous driver, until they prove otherwise.
NCB is a lie, plain and simple. Every year, I get another year's worth of no-claims bonus - and yet every year my insurance premium increases.
I doubt it's much consolation, but I'm in England, I'm nearly 40, have a clean licence, no accidents, full no-claims "discount" and I'm a member of the IAM - and my insurance still costs about UK£1800 a year (which is something over US$3000 at current exchange rates). I'm also fairly convinced that this scheme won't save me money - and of course, UK law will require that the insurers will have to hand over any information the police request.
> means the class that will graduate in the year 2008
Apart, of course, from those members of the class who flunk out because they spend too much time posting their blogs about "look I got an iPod" on slashdot...
> you can sync or single-sign-on all three
... until last week.
Yep, that's what we used to have
"Do not meddle in the affairs of IS departments, for they are stupid and quick to screw things up..."
> Andy Gump is a pair
No, Andy's single. His parents, however, are a couple.
> Some of just have to keep out the casual browsers and kiddies
We have building access control and security staff for that. Doesn't stop our IT department forcing me to have about a dozen passwords (all with different complexity & ageing requirements) just to do my job (which, ironically, is implementing a secure IP stack...)
> Lotus Domino uses a feature where as each attempt fails
Interestingly, our Domino servers were "upgraded" last week - so now, instead of having one password for Bloatus (one for Notes, one for Sametime, and one for Domino) I now have three - which it seems to have randomly selected from the last half-dozen or so passwords I've used. I wouldn't mention Lotus and passwords to anyone in our organization if I were you....
The worst part is that you didn't RTFA
> Government has precisely ZERO place involving itself.
Except, of course, that this was a GOVERNMENT JOB. So I think the government DOES have a place involving itself.
> "DC 9/11" on IMDB
If you mean "DC 9/11 Time of crisis?", I saw that on cable a little while ago. Not a whole lot to recommended it (apart from the striking resemblance of the actor who played GWB to the shrubbery himself)
> And I'm horrified to have a President who confuses America with God
It could be worse - he could confuse himself with God. Oh, wait - he *does* confuse himself with God.
Does the "W" in "GWB" stand for "We don't need no steeking Geneva convention"?
In Soviet Russia, the Haiitians kill you!
Not to mention the fact that getting any kind of media banned is sure to make it massively popular. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as bad publicity.