How could you possibly compare the modded cases on that forum to this guy's completey custom case? What are you smokin' and where can I get some?! The case this guy did is GREAT! Hell, I'd pay him good money for one (and mebe I will, if he ever starts selling them)!
I dunno about the submitter's jacket...
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... but most jackets are designed to be "self heating". At least, any good REI type jacket is. They should create multiple layers of air around your body that your body heat will warm, with a protective layer outside that blocks most wind and water.
Not to say that this isn't cool, but it seems a bit impractical. One wonders if it can sufficently operate as a normal jacket once its battery's worn out.
The newer verions come as a self-exe zipfile, and inside is just the executable. It never installs anything. Now, granted, it does have ads all over the place, but when you delete the execuable, even if there WAS spyware (which nobody's ever proven), it would be erased.
I want to see this independantly verified. A short article from one news source that is no more than a bunch of one sentance paragraphs, most of which explain what Morpheus is and some other info about Napster, is not proof.
FWIW, I use Morpheus quite a bit (always using FairTunes if I keep the song), and I haven't had any problems with it, not spyware, not this, not anything; and I will continue to use it until I see confirmation from at least one other source.
On the other hand, who knows? Maybe the "Concerned Party" just happens to be paid by one of the **AA's? Think about it. They tell a news org about this "hole" they've discovered, saying, "It's dangerous! Don't use it!", with no proof that would convince even your slightly above average user. Now, us geek types might not flinch, but a whole lot of others out there might. Oh well, just my 2c US.
Just in case the origonal authors' fears are justified, I've mirrored the page here [http://lookingglass.akardam.net/mirrored/hdcp-wea kness/hdcp111901.htm for the link wary].
There's no way to have PHP script run as different users (just like what suexec does for spawning CGI external progs)
Actually, there is. You have to use PHP in CGI mode, where it ISN'T compiled into Apache as a module. I've never used it in that mode myself (I only have one simple PHP script on my entire server); however, a search on google for php+suexec turns up some info. Apparently, CGI mode does work, but not quite as well as module mode (some people seem to indicate that it runs like a dog).
For example, I'd been using Norton Ghost Enterprise 6 for a while, and finally upgraded to Ghost 7. Ghost 6 used to make you use a win9x box to generate the bootable files for a multicast diskette, but now apparently they package a version of PC-DOS (or something, I'm not quite sure). I would presume that most people would go that way.
Though, it's still an interesting question: how does one with a WinXP and only a WinXP system create a bootable DOS floppy with which to upgrade his/her own bios?
I type in "idiot" into the thesaurus in Word 2000, and it tells me "not found", yet the likes of "idiocy", "idiotic" and "idiot-proof" still show up. Zuh?
In the city I live in, at least, this is VERY close to becoming a reality.
Alameda Power & Telecom has been wiring the island with fiber optic cabling for cable & internet services for the last couple of years. From the look of things, they're rapidly completeing this project. See http://electricity.ci.alameda.ca.us/telecom/index. html for more info.
Everybody says it's dorky looking! I have to correct them and tell them it's *geeky* looking.:) That and it really does help keep my phone and visor out of the way. Though you should see the looks I get when I stroll onto an elementary school campus...
On the origional Enterprise, perhaps, since its impulse engines were mounted at saucer level, well above what you would take to be the ship's center of gravity (although I suppose you could surmise that the warp engines were heavy enough to offset this). The warp engines themselves didn't provide propulsion directly in the context of Newtonian motion, so this is a non-issue.
The Enterprise D, however, seems to have had her main impulse engine mounted in about the center of the neck, which would seem to be much closer to the COG than the Ent/Ent-A.
Somewhere, buried deep in the ST:TNG technical manual, it describes the LCARS control systems (i.e. the panels themselved) and states that the control interface, while needing an almost zero-force to activate (they still press their fingers against the interface), is capable of generating some sort of tactile feedback, so you get at least a feeling that "Hey! I just pressed the photon torpedo button... oops! BACKSPACE, DAMNIT!"
I checked gaimdefense@marko.net, but Mark Spencer doesn't seem to be associated with a valid PayPal account. Has anybody else contacted the author about alternative payment plans for the defense fund?
If a cop happens to be strolling past your house, and sees you through a window, stabbing your wife, or hears her screams, of course he's going to investigate. That's REALLY compelling proof that the officer should act on immediately. If it was all part of playactng (or something), then maybe the people in the house are a bit embarrased, but the officer's done his job.
What the ruling is saying is that in order to point a device that can read infrared THROUGH WALLS (infrared normally can't be "seen" or "heard" by humans unassisted), you need to have a warrant. I.e. in order to peer into someone's house like that (which does violate their privacy... of course, if they're committing a crime, they've waived such a right). This assumes less drastic cases of, for example, an officer saying "We know several convicted drug dealers keep visiting this house, leaving and picking up packages. We need to scan the house to see what's going on in there."
Nobody's ever said that a cop really needs to get a warrant to interfere with a crime (or apparent crime) already in progress. But the infrared signature generated by things in my house is not something that under normal circumstances gets "broadcast" to the public, like light from my windows or sounds.
Slashdot Mirror
We've managed to Slashdot @Home!
:)
Of course, their webserver's probably an old tin can with an 8086 running off of a 56k dialup (I mean, at this point, can they afford anything else?
You're probably a troll, but I'll bite.
How could you possibly compare the modded cases on that forum to this guy's completey custom case? What are you smokin' and where can I get some?! The case this guy did is GREAT! Hell, I'd pay him good money for one (and mebe I will, if he ever starts selling them)!
... but most jackets are designed to be "self heating". At least, any good REI type jacket is. They should create multiple layers of air around your body that your body heat will warm, with a protective layer outside that blocks most wind and water.
Not to say that this isn't cool, but it seems a bit impractical. One wonders if it can sufficently operate as a normal jacket once its battery's worn out.
http://lookingglass.akardam.net/mirrored/bnetd/
The newer verions come as a self-exe zipfile, and inside is just the executable. It never installs anything. Now, granted, it does have ads all over the place, but when you delete the execuable, even if there WAS spyware (which nobody's ever proven), it would be erased.
I want to see this independantly verified. A short article from one news source that is no more than a bunch of one sentance paragraphs, most of which explain what Morpheus is and some other info about Napster, is not proof.
FWIW, I use Morpheus quite a bit (always using FairTunes if I keep the song), and I haven't had any problems with it, not spyware, not this, not anything; and I will continue to use it until I see confirmation from at least one other source.
On the other hand, who knows? Maybe the "Concerned Party" just happens to be paid by one of the **AA's? Think about it. They tell a news org about this "hole" they've discovered, saying, "It's dangerous! Don't use it!", with no proof that would convince even your slightly above average user. Now, us geek types might not flinch, but a whole lot of others out there might. Oh well, just my 2c US.
... that they used slide rules on the trip to the moon, too :P
... when I see an announcement put out by both RedHat && AOL. Not before.
If the "I, Cringeley" slashbox were mandatory, /. wouldn't need to keep posting about his articles.
I know I wait on the edge of my chair in anticipation of the words of the origional MS-basher himself. *evil grin*
Just in case the origonal authors' fears are justified, I've mirrored the page here [http://lookingglass.akardam.net/mirrored/hdcp-wea kness/hdcp111901.htm for the link wary].
Mirror early, mirror often.
There's no way to have PHP script run as different users (just like what suexec does for spawning CGI external progs)
Actually, there is. You have to use PHP in CGI mode, where it ISN'T compiled into Apache as a module. I've never used it in that mode myself (I only have one simple PHP script on my entire server); however, a search on google for php+suexec turns up some info. Apparently, CGI mode does work, but not quite as well as module mode (some people seem to indicate that it runs like a dog).
For example, I'd been using Norton Ghost Enterprise 6 for a while, and finally upgraded to Ghost 7. Ghost 6 used to make you use a win9x box to generate the bootable files for a multicast diskette, but now apparently they package a version of PC-DOS (or something, I'm not quite sure). I would presume that most people would go that way.
Though, it's still an interesting question: how does one with a WinXP and only a WinXP system create a bootable DOS floppy with which to upgrade his/her own bios?
I type in "idiot" into the thesaurus in Word 2000, and it tells me "not found", yet the likes of "idiocy", "idiotic" and "idiot-proof" still show up. Zuh?
... life goes on.
The system promises fewer computer crashes and will allow users to delete data from their hard drive.
:)
*scratches head*
Oh, so what they're saying is that the OS'll let US delete the data from our hard drives now, instead of the OS oh ever so kindly doing it itself?
I dunno, but at 7am, that line just seems insanely amusing.
http://lookingglass.akardam.net/mirrored/msdrmv2-r emtool/
r emtool/
For link-wary: http://lookingglass.akardam.net/mirrored/msdrmv2-
Klingon blood is reddish purple. And, I think it would be physiology, not anatomy, as anatomy indicates the general physical shape of the organism.
In the city I live in, at least, this is VERY close to becoming a reality.
. html for more info.
Alameda Power & Telecom has been wiring the island with fiber optic cabling for cable & internet services for the last couple of years. From the look of things, they're rapidly completeing this project. See http://electricity.ci.alameda.ca.us/telecom/index
Everybody says it's dorky looking! I have to correct them and tell them it's *geeky* looking. :) That and it really does help keep my phone and visor out of the way. Though you should see the looks I get when I stroll onto an elementary school campus...
Little kid: "Are you a powice man?"
On the origional Enterprise, perhaps, since its impulse engines were mounted at saucer level, well above what you would take to be the ship's center of gravity (although I suppose you could surmise that the warp engines were heavy enough to offset this). The warp engines themselves didn't provide propulsion directly in the context of Newtonian motion, so this is a non-issue.
The Enterprise D, however, seems to have had her main impulse engine mounted in about the center of the neck, which would seem to be much closer to the COG than the Ent/Ent-A.
Somewhere, buried deep in the ST:TNG technical manual, it describes the LCARS control systems (i.e. the panels themselved) and states that the control interface, while needing an almost zero-force to activate (they still press their fingers against the interface), is capable of generating some sort of tactile feedback, so you get at least a feeling that "Hey! I just pressed the photon torpedo button... oops! BACKSPACE, DAMNIT!"
Akardam Out
I checked gaimdefense@marko.net, but Mark Spencer doesn't seem to be associated with a valid PayPal account. Has anybody else contacted the author about alternative payment plans for the defense fund?
If a cop happens to be strolling past your house, and sees you through a window, stabbing your wife, or hears her screams, of course he's going to investigate. That's REALLY compelling proof that the officer should act on immediately. If it was all part of playactng (or something), then maybe the people in the house are a bit embarrased, but the officer's done his job.
What the ruling is saying is that in order to point a device that can read infrared THROUGH WALLS (infrared normally can't be "seen" or "heard" by humans unassisted), you need to have a warrant. I.e. in order to peer into someone's house like that (which does violate their privacy... of course, if they're committing a crime, they've waived such a right). This assumes less drastic cases of, for example, an officer saying "We know several convicted drug dealers keep visiting this house, leaving and picking up packages. We need to scan the house to see what's going on in there."
Nobody's ever said that a cop really needs to get a warrant to interfere with a crime (or apparent crime) already in progress. But the infrared signature generated by things in my house is not something that under normal circumstances gets "broadcast" to the public, like light from my windows or sounds.
Let's see... their fiber exits the bunker riiiiight... aha, here!
*snip, snip*
*dusts off hands*
Cheers, old beans! Your servers are secure, but now they're a bunch of introverts!
My city, Alameda, CA, is doing this as well:
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http://electricity.ci.alameda.ca.us/telecom/index
For the link wary: http://electricity.ci.alameda.ca.us/telecom/index
This is apparently becoming a very popular and, in some cases, cost effective way to get high speed internet access to areas served by the muni's.