I think everyone needs to think about this before spouting more nonsense.
Putting aside the issue of ISS releasing it too early or the amount of bugs MS products have...
Since Apache is open source, ANYONE can look at the code and do some debugging. We don't have to wait for a coding team to code it, a debugging team to debug it, a compiling team to compile it, a testing team to test it....
Doesn't open source speed up the entire process since any amount of coders can do the patching? I would assume that the Apache team already has a boatload of patch candidates sitting in their inbox right now.
The true nature of open source is the fact that MANY coders can review the source. I'm sure a million bugs were PREVENTED already because some guy out in Kansas said "hey dude...you don't want to do it like this. try this..."
I remember several years ago, the shopping carts at Giant Foods (huge grocery chain around here) were fitted with LCD screen and sensors. It would help you locate products, find your way around the store, etc. It would also bring up ads and talk about the stuff that you're passing at the moment.
Miserably failed and they removed them...but it was a neat idea. Probably way before its time.
Oh, by the way, one company in that mix controls the majority of concert promotions too (Clear Channel Communications).
One thing to add is that since Cheap Channel bought SFX Entertainment, they've been choking out "competitor" stations for concerts (I work for a Cumulus Media station).
Isn't it in the best interest of the artist to get as much exposure as possible? Too much corporate scandal and politics...we exist FOR the artist..not BECAUSE of the artist.
Just wanted to mention that Zophar's Domain has a *HUGE* collection of original soundtracks and music files from the games...in the original format (SPC, NSF, GYM, etc). Probably the largest and most complete console music collection around.
If you don't know what it is...use the SPC as the example. SPC is the file format for an SNES sound file...extracted directly from the game. The player emulates the hardware, so it sounds EXACTLY like it does on the SNES.
This reminds me of that movie I saw: Enemy of the State.
The agents requested to look in his bags...if the dude just would have done that, none of that movie would have ever happened. Instead, he started on some privacy nonsense.
I'm an honest person...I have nothing to fear from a system such as this.
I think we're forgetting something...the innocent have nothing to hide.
Maybe their lawyers got smarter or more paranoid? I had to write a terms of service and privacy policy for a site...and it had all the "nice" stuff in it that the former SF one had. The lawyer said it was junk and it'll never save our collective behinds.
This lawyer also pointed out that you don't HAVE to stick to the policy....by that, I mean SF admins can be nice about it and give you your project stuff if you get booted. They can still do everything in the old one...they just now have the option to be mean to mean people.
I run an online store that has credit card processing via Cardservice with Linkpoint. I'm currently rewriting the real time authorization software for it because the system they use writes all the info to a plain text file, and shells out from within PHP to execute a binary which reads the temp file with the CC info. (FYI: I was thinking of doing an SSL PHP module hack)
I think a more important question is "Does the credit card processor have enough security?" Here is the reply from Linkpoint's coding team when I said that writing plain text to a temp file is unacceptable for me and my customers:
"Writing to a temp file is how the PHP wrapper works. It is only insecure if your server is an environment where a hacker can get in and grab that temp file. Don't you have a firewall up?? If you are running a secure server then writing the info to a temp file to pass to the LBIN object should not be a problem. We have thousands of people using this product currently. This is not a security risk."
The suggestions about using public/private key encryption is excellent...it's the system I use. But how is Surepay handling the cards? Are the other major gateways giving their clients the same kind of software? Do processors such as Paypal, Surepay, et al use this kind of software? All the security of your CC database won't mean a thing if that's not the method a cracker uses to grab the info...
Attempted to transfer a domain to another registrar back in July...
It's still not transfered to this day and it has since expired.
Been on the phone with them countless times...finally they agreed to give me a free year's registration for my troubles. 2 days ago I received an email telling me the conversation never took place and that "they don't do that".
I don't see how this news is astonishing and breakthrough...our emulation archive has Boycott Advance builds as far back as February...not to mention none of the released GBA emulators can do anything other than play demos.
Furthermore, the authors didn't just guess how it works...the schematics and such were leaked long, long ago. Since the Japanese release, emulators have improved, but since the US release hasn't happened yet, they're still not capable of any decent commercial emulation.
Now, since GBA emulation received such huge mainstream attention via/., I wouldn't be surprised if the IDSA and/or Nintendo go after it and try to pull some nonsense with the DMCA (probably won't work because it wasn't reverse engineered...the details were released) or contract out some evil h4x0r to send an EMP into the authors' houses. Whether they succeed or not, they still will have achieved their goal by implanting the thought in everyones' mind...."GBA emulation is bad mmm'kay, and we can get sued".
The more important people in "the scene" tend to ask that you use emulation to relive old experiences on systems that are no longer being developed or have long been broken...so...if you're insistant upon GBA emulation, use the "try before you buy" method. If you like it, Nintendo deserves your money.
Well, here's another question along the same lines.
I have a Motorola 3682 phone from PCS One (a local company which uses VoiceStream, formerly Omnipoint). A friend of mine works at the place, and "unlocked" my phone, so I can use it on any network.
Now, I have a CopperRocket SDSL modem from DSL.net...does it possess the same "lock codes" so that it won't work with another DSL provider?
While you could call my old 56k "an obsolete piece of junk" now, I could still use it with whomever I want.
Last night our boxes colocated at Level3 in Detroit Michigan suddenly disappeared. Apparently they were replacing the chassis on the router and downtime was about an hour.
If they can't re-route for PLANNED maintenance, how can you expect them to be prepared for unplanned stuff?
I'm surprised that with all the legal talk and talk about taking vacations to avoid legal trouble that noone has thought of his post on Slashdot. If he were to be sued, these high profile lawyers can find ANYTHING. Certainly they'll find the story on Slashdot and use that as proof he knew about it.
Over at Zophar's Domain, we have a utility to verify your ROM collection which contains almost all the known roms for a system (called GoodXXX utils by Cowering). Here's the stats from the program:
I recently ordered SDSL from dsl.net...since I'm 21,000+ feet from the CO, they said I would only be able to get 208K tops, but once the line was installed, I was able to negotiate a 416K connection successfully (they tried 784K first and it wouldn't fully handshake).
As fellow nerds, I'm sure we all know 416K is ~50k/s, and during most of my transfers that are capable of that speed, I get VERY close to it.
DSL is a godsend:)
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I think everyone needs to think about this before spouting more nonsense.
Putting aside the issue of ISS releasing it too early or the amount of bugs MS products have...
Since Apache is open source, ANYONE can look at the code and do some debugging. We don't have to wait for a coding team to code it, a debugging team to debug it, a compiling team to compile it, a testing team to test it....
Doesn't open source speed up the entire process since any amount of coders can do the patching? I would assume that the Apache team already has a boatload of patch candidates sitting in their inbox right now.
The true nature of open source is the fact that MANY coders can review the source. I'm sure a million bugs were PREVENTED already because some guy out in Kansas said "hey dude...you don't want to do it like this. try this..."
I remember several years ago, the shopping carts at Giant Foods (huge grocery chain around here) were fitted with LCD screen and sensors. It would help you locate products, find your way around the store, etc. It would also bring up ads and talk about the stuff that you're passing at the moment.
Miserably failed and they removed them...but it was a neat idea. Probably way before its time.
Oh, by the way, one company in that mix controls the majority of concert promotions too (Clear Channel Communications).
One thing to add is that since Cheap Channel bought SFX Entertainment, they've been choking out "competitor" stations for concerts (I work for a Cumulus Media station).
Isn't it in the best interest of the artist to get as much exposure as possible? Too much corporate scandal and politics...we exist FOR the artist..not BECAUSE of the artist.
This is stupid...maybe the reduction in sales is due to paying $18 for a CD...because back when sales were up, it was $14.
If you don't know what it is...use the SPC as the example. SPC is the file format for an SNES sound file...extracted directly from the game. The player emulates the hardware, so it sounds EXACTLY like it does on the SNES.
A few links:
- GBS (Gameboy)
- GYM (Genesis)
- VGM (SMS/GG)
- NSF (NES)
- SPC (SNES)
Links to the players are provided on the individual pages, but the best multi-console music player is Meridian Advance.When you get sick of remixes, check out the originals and remember your childhood
This reminds me of that movie I saw: Enemy of the State.
The agents requested to look in his bags...if the dude just would have done that, none of that movie would have ever happened. Instead, he started on some privacy nonsense.
I'm an honest person...I have nothing to fear from a system such as this.
I think we're forgetting something...the innocent have nothing to hide.
Maybe their lawyers got smarter or more paranoid? I had to write a terms of service and privacy policy for a site...and it had all the "nice" stuff in it that the former SF one had. The lawyer said it was junk and it'll never save our collective behinds.
This lawyer also pointed out that you don't HAVE to stick to the policy....by that, I mean SF admins can be nice about it and give you your project stuff if you get booted. They can still do everything in the old one...they just now have the option to be mean to mean people.
Once is all I need to copy it :)
I run an online store that has credit card processing via Cardservice with Linkpoint. I'm currently rewriting the real time authorization software for it because the system they use writes all the info to a plain text file, and shells out from within PHP to execute a binary which reads the temp file with the CC info. (FYI: I was thinking of doing an SSL PHP module hack)
I think a more important question is "Does the credit card processor have enough security?" Here is the reply from Linkpoint's coding team when I said that writing plain text to a temp file is unacceptable for me and my customers:
"Writing to a temp file is how the PHP wrapper works. It is only insecure if your server is an environment where a hacker can get in and grab that temp file. Don't you have a firewall up?? If you are running a secure server then writing the info to a temp file to pass to the LBIN object should not be a problem. We have thousands of people using this product currently. This is not a security risk."
The suggestions about using public/private key encryption is excellent...it's the system I use. But how is Surepay handling the cards? Are the other major gateways giving their clients the same kind of software? Do processors such as Paypal, Surepay, et al use this kind of software? All the security of your CC database won't mean a thing if that's not the method a cracker uses to grab the info...
Should send them a link to this Ask Slashdot...
Job 1: The internet doesn't shut down during the holidays.
Job 2: The radio doesn't shut down during the holidays.
Although, I'm probably the only person who is an "ultra-cool" DJ by day and an "uber-1337" nerd by night.
Attempted to transfer a domain to another registrar back in July...
:)
It's still not transfered to this day and it has since expired.
Been on the phone with them countless times...finally they agreed to give me a free year's registration for my troubles. 2 days ago I received an email telling me the conversation never took place and that "they don't do that".
Any advice?
The CueCat isn't THAT bad...Using CatNip, my business now has free barcode scanners. Thanks Digital Convergence :)
I stored the date as a 9 character string in the MySQL table. Oops.
I increased it to 10 chars but now it doesn't sort it correctly. Ooops.
I had the expire date on the cookies set to "999999999". Ooops.
I'm sure loads more will pop up.
The Y2k+1 "bug" really got me.
I don't see how this news is astonishing and breakthrough...our emulation archive has Boycott Advance builds as far back as February...not to mention none of the released GBA emulators can do anything other than play demos.
/., I wouldn't be surprised if the IDSA and/or Nintendo go after it and try to pull some nonsense with the DMCA (probably won't work because it wasn't reverse engineered...the details were released) or contract out some evil h4x0r to send an EMP into the authors' houses. Whether they succeed or not, they still will have achieved their goal by implanting the thought in everyones' mind...."GBA emulation is bad mmm'kay, and we can get sued".
Furthermore, the authors didn't just guess how it works...the schematics and such were leaked long, long ago. Since the Japanese release, emulators have improved, but since the US release hasn't happened yet, they're still not capable of any decent commercial emulation.
Now, since GBA emulation received such huge mainstream attention via
The more important people in "the scene" tend to ask that you use emulation to relive old experiences on systems that are no longer being developed or have long been broken...so...if you're insistant upon GBA emulation, use the "try before you buy" method. If you like it, Nintendo deserves your money.
Well, here's another question along the same lines.
I have a Motorola 3682 phone from PCS One (a local company which uses VoiceStream, formerly Omnipoint). A friend of mine works at the place, and "unlocked" my phone, so I can use it on any network.
Now, I have a CopperRocket SDSL modem from DSL.net...does it possess the same "lock codes" so that it won't work with another DSL provider?
While you could call my old 56k "an obsolete piece of junk" now, I could still use it with whomever I want.
Last night our boxes colocated at Level3 in Detroit Michigan suddenly disappeared. Apparently they were replacing the chassis on the router and downtime was about an hour.
...one step at a time :)
If they can't re-route for PLANNED maintenance, how can you expect them to be prepared for unplanned stuff?
...and now Microsoft is going to mysteriously audit the CDC to make sure they can produce valid licenses for all their Microsoft products.
I see pleading ignorance as a really bad option.
'nuff said.
"sheesh"
2600 = 1441
5200 = 146
7800 = 40
Jaguar = 51
Lynx = 152
Total = 1830
Granted, there's probably more rare ones that were never dumped, but still, it's fairly accurate.
I recently ordered SDSL from dsl.net...since I'm 21,000+ feet from the CO, they said I would only be able to get 208K tops, but once the line was installed, I was able to negotiate a 416K connection successfully (they tried 784K first and it wouldn't fully handshake).
:)
As fellow nerds, I'm sure we all know 416K is ~50k/s, and during most of my transfers that are capable of that speed, I get VERY close to it. DSL is a godsend