I'm so proud of you... Drilling your mind with images of death and destruction, and then getting whacked out on pot so as to not be in control of your actions... now that's a smart thing to do. I sure hope there are no weapons in your house! (and that you don't live in my neighborhood!)
> You know and I know that the Columbine boys
> were already fucked up in the head. Doom (the
> boys didn't play Quake) didn't help anything
You said it yourself.. those children had problems. They probably came from abusive households. They needed us (society) to give them love and instead we gave them images of the most graphic violence imagineable. I'd say it did more than "not help any", it plagued their already fragile minds with those visions until they were so desensitized that they acted out in the only way they knew how... the only way we had shown them.
Sorry, bad link.
slashdot is adding spaces to the url for some reason. here is the real one.
http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn?urltext =http%3A%2F%2Feurope.branchez-vous.com%2FE urope%2Factualite%2F00-01%2F04-135303.html&lp=fr_e n
I've been hoping that something would happen with Sega. I was trying to get the first Aibo's when they were released, but there were not enough produced for the demand. Nintendo has a much larger operation and a good history of meeting demand, perhaps this problem won't reoccur as the next Aibo's are released.
Unfortunately, it looks like the new Aibos will have less features in order to keep their prices down.
I may be wrong (so all those astophys grads can correct me if they want) but I don't think Hawking radiation works quite like that.
What happens is you have virtual partical pairs (a partical and anti-partical) which blip into existence and then anialate soon after. They have very short lives. However, if a pair form on the event horizon, one half gets drawn into the hole while the other gains the same (but opposite) energy and is ejected out into space.
That was how I understood it, but if I'm talking out of my 'black hole' feel free to correct me.
By the way, always try to reference quotes where the origin isn't obvious, couldn't find your quote on the MAXIM website so I presume you got it from somewhere else.
My tupence.
I am very much in agreement with individuals who have expressed disappointment with the ICANN proposal, but who are willing to accept it contingently rather than attempt to block it.
Regrettably, consensus has been declared, but not forged.
I share the concerns of those who say that the proposed bylaws do far too little to ensure that publicly open and accountable processes will be followed by the new corporation in the future. The document drafting and board selection processes which led to the ICANN proposal were not nearly as open and transparent as they needed to be in order to support a broad claim of legitimacy.
There are many other significant flaws stemming from the ICANN proposal. These include the lack of Latin American and African representation among the at large members on the proposed Interim Board, and an all too vague conception of what the organization intends to achieve and what membership it serves.
You may recall that this controversy began as an effort to manage the addition of new Top Level Domains [TLDs] to the Internet's name space. After years of argument nothing has been resolved. Many contentious, difficult questions such as the question of proprietary versus shared TLDs have simply been put off, while vexing issues such as membership qualifications and IP address allocation have been added to the mix.
One imagines that things could have turned out differently under more politically adept leadership. Unfortunately, no one was equal to the task of steering the process through punctuating events like drafting congresses and a ratification meeting. Such an approach would have increased the likelihood that the final product would have been more responsive to the Internet community. It also would have helped foster a public perception of progress and closure as it proceeded through different phases of the process.
IANA's director, Jon Postel, was not predisposed to take on such an outgoing political role, while the IFWP process was too diverse and disorganized to put forward individuals with the authority and respect to offer a strong alternative. Moreover, Ira Magaziner, representing the interests of the US government in this matter, eschewed decisive action, preferring instead to let the controversy among the "stakeholders" take its own course within loosely defined bounds.
Despite these problems, the ICANN proposal does at least provide a tangible hope for a way out of this enduring controversy. Presuming that ICANN is formally accepted by the US government, it will then be abundantly clear who is officially sanctioned to engage in DNS policymaking. Despite its many shortcomings, ICANN is not fatally flawed. More is to be gained by moving the process forward than by returning the debate back to square one.
It will be up to the new interim board to redeem itself by behaving in an accessible and accountable manner, and then acting immediately to amend the ICANN bylaws to guarantee open processes in the future. Therefore, the interim board should take the specific amendments to the bylaws offered by EFF, OPEN-RSC, and the Boston Group under serious consideration. These are not fringe groups; they reflect the concerns of articulate observers.
If the members of the interim board wish to hear from an intelligent cross section of the community which has been active in online discourse, I suggest they consult with Jim Dixon, Karl Auerbach, Eric Weisberg, Harold Feld, Carl Oppedahl, Ellen Rony, Tony Rutkowski, Scott Bradner, and Kent Crispin.
Let me conclude with a philosophical comment. Milton Mueller has written that this controversy is not about some mythical process of industry self-organization, but privatization. That observation deserves repeating, especially in light of Lawrence Lessig's and Rhonda Hauben's heartfelt critiques of the modern thrust toward privatization and the flight from public governance. In my view, the formal establishment of an organization to serve as the authoritative focal point for DNS management does indeed constitute a model of Internet governance, in practice if not in name. That is why I think moving forward with a flawed ICANN is an acceptable risk. I prefer to see the responsibility for the stewardship of these new global resources placed in identifiable expert hands rather than abandoned to the ebb and flow of chaotic happenstance.
We will know within a short time whether the members of ICANN's interim board have risen to the challenge of creating an open and responsive policymaking organization. If they fail, at least it will be clear who must be overturned.
Ahh.. another has stumbled upon the sacred chemistry. I was very tired one night after a multi-day coding session and I visited my favorite bar with 6 cans of red bull. The bartender looked at me strangely as requested a mixed drink containing vodka and red bull. And so it started, one of the most rewarding drinking experiences of my life........
Cigarrettes definately have properties that get the bowels moving. I never sit down without a preliminary smoke.
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Yeah, the half-life can be a problem. You're much better off with ephedrine (clean, no jitters), Nicorette(TM) (shorter-acting), or cocaine (the side effect where you turn into God is pretty nice).
Ephedrine, no Jitters?!? Sheesh.. lucky bastard. Although it is much cleaner than caffiene and my drug of choice, dry mouth and jitters are the primary side effect, and the EXTREMELY rapid tolerance before you're ODing on it just to stay awake makes it sub-optimal for daily use. Going for a couple weeks to a month without taking ephedrine will eliminate the tolerance and it is non addictive. 25 mgs is nice for a sharp boost. 50mgs if you need some serious energy. over 100 mgs will generally cause you to lose sharpness and start to feel your heart working a little too hard. At 175mgs expect to be sitting in a corner vibrating, staring into space and smoking like a chimney wondering if you will ever sleep again.
Nicotene used to an effective stimulant level gives nausea and euphoria that is not conducive to concentration, a must have to any geek drug user. So I wouldn't recommend it in more than typical smokers intake levels. It does have the added benefit of being an effective mild dopamine blocker, making it a good moderate-strength antidepressant/stimulant for people looking for an over the counter milder form of some of the SSRI's (prozak, zoloft, etc...)
Coke.. ahh that's one I won't touch. Also has the problem of not being available over the counter. Although god like feelings are a must sometimes, rather than being him, in my youth I prefered to dose on LSD and just commune closely.
Ginseng is another one that's growing in popularity. IMHO, taken in effective dosages, it just doesn't give the mental sharpness I get from caffiene. Too much euphoria. In small dosages though, it is a blessed companion to caffiene, and the two commune nicely together to give that extra little boost when needed, when ephedrine is not available or you have recently built a tolerance to it. All three together can be a blast (caffiene, ginseng, ephedra) but only do it for one day, expect to sleep in tomorrow, and watch the caffiene, ginseng dosage carefully as a little too much of either and your stomach will protest when mixing this potent coctail. Ginseng builds a tolerance over time, but not as quickly as ephedrine, and going without for a couple weeks will eliminate the tolerance.
All in all, caffiene, with it's recently discovered reactions with calcium to enhance memory and concentration, and with it's nice mild stimulant qualities, it's ability to remain effective after continued use, it's non addictive properties, and it's ability to keep me sharp with moderate use is still the drug of choice in my arsenal for daily use. Effedrine comes in a close second and would be first if the stuff didn't build a tolerance so quickly.
Watching a MIR/Shuttle mission a couple years ago on live NASA TV (I was REALLY bored) I caught them walking an astronaut through an NT reboot sequence. I was quite amused.
This link deals more the the potential abuses that happen with the current scheme of allowing third party cookies through. It's scary to think that just by having a picture on a web page, the time you spend on each page, what you did while you were on a site, and what sites you have visited can all be sent back to a centralized database to be mined for relevant data about you.
Combine this with some of the other available snooping tools and technologies, such (Echelon, C arnivore, etc..) and there are IS no privacy on the net.
Throw ICANN into the mix and see how they are "protecting" the internet, and it makes me very glad the Microsoft, regardless of the disagreements I have from them, is proactively making it possible for users to protect themselves from these abuses.
A consortium of Portuguese and Australian pornographers had been hijacking people off of different sites, including the Harvard Law Review site into their pornographic sites. And then you have to reboot your computer in order to get out. Just like a windows 98 user... When was the last time you rebooted your computer in order to leave a website. =-)
Get a modified brand name player, there are many places that sell them, CodefreeDVD for instance. These guys are trying to take advantage of all the controversy over DeCSS to sell a flimsy peice of equipment.
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I'm so proud of you... Drilling your mind with images of death and destruction, and then getting whacked out on pot so as to not be in control of your actions... now that's a smart thing to do. I sure hope there are no weapons in your house! (and that you don't live in my neighborhood!)
> You know and I know that the Columbine boys
> were already fucked up in the head. Doom (the
> boys didn't play Quake) didn't help anything
You said it yourself.. those children had problems. They probably came from abusive households. They needed us (society) to give them love and instead we gave them images of the most graphic violence imagineable. I'd say it did more than "not help any", it plagued their already fragile minds with those visions until they were so desensitized that they acted out in the only way they knew how... the only way we had shown them.
This stuff needs to be illegal.
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slashdot is adding spaces to the url for some reason. here is the real one.
http://babel.altavista.com/translate.dyn?urltex
No, it's sega.
Here's an article explaining Sega's release of the Aibo.
Sony makes car stereo equipment. Why would they be into robotics and stuff?
I've been hoping that something would happen with Sega. I was trying to get the first Aibo's when they were released, but there were not enough produced for the demand. Nintendo has a much larger operation and a good history of meeting demand, perhaps this problem won't reoccur as the next Aibo's are released.
Unfortunately, it looks like the new Aibos will have less features in order to keep their prices down.
I may be wrong (so all those astophys grads can correct me if they want) but I don't think Hawking radiation works quite like that. What happens is you have virtual partical pairs (a partical and anti-partical) which blip into existence and then anialate soon after. They have very short lives. However, if a pair form on the event horizon, one half gets drawn into the hole while the other gains the same (but opposite) energy and is ejected out into space. That was how I understood it, but if I'm talking out of my 'black hole' feel free to correct me. By the way, always try to reference quotes where the origin isn't obvious, couldn't find your quote on the MAXIM website so I presume you got it from somewhere else. My tupence.
I want my PIII to boot like a C64!!
I am very much in agreement with individuals who have expressed disappointment with the ICANN proposal, but who are willing to accept it contingently rather than attempt to block it.
Regrettably, consensus has been declared, but not forged.
I share the concerns of those who say that the proposed bylaws do far too little to ensure that publicly open and accountable processes will be followed by the new corporation in the future. The document drafting and board selection processes which led to the ICANN proposal were not nearly as open and transparent as they needed to be in order to support a broad claim of legitimacy.
There are many other significant flaws stemming from the ICANN proposal. These include the lack of Latin American and African representation among the at large members on the proposed Interim Board, and an all too vague conception of what the organization intends to achieve and what membership it serves.
You may recall that this controversy began as an effort to manage the addition of new Top Level Domains [TLDs] to the Internet's name space. After years of argument nothing has been resolved. Many contentious, difficult questions such as the question of proprietary versus shared TLDs have simply been put off, while vexing issues such as membership qualifications and IP address allocation have been added to the mix.
One imagines that things could have turned out differently under more politically adept leadership. Unfortunately, no one was equal to the task of steering the process through punctuating events like drafting congresses and a ratification meeting. Such an approach would have increased the likelihood that the final product would have been more responsive to the Internet community. It also would have helped foster a public perception of progress and closure as it proceeded through different phases of the process.
IANA's director, Jon Postel, was not predisposed to take on such an outgoing political role, while the IFWP process was too diverse and disorganized to put forward individuals with the authority and respect to offer a strong alternative. Moreover, Ira Magaziner, representing the interests of the US government in this matter, eschewed decisive action, preferring instead to let the controversy among the "stakeholders" take its own course within loosely defined bounds.
Despite these problems, the ICANN proposal does at least provide a tangible hope for a way out of this enduring controversy. Presuming that ICANN is formally accepted by the US government, it will then be abundantly clear who is officially sanctioned to engage in DNS policymaking. Despite its many shortcomings, ICANN is not fatally flawed. More is to be gained by moving the process forward than by returning the debate back to square one.
It will be up to the new interim board to redeem itself by behaving in an accessible and accountable manner, and then acting immediately to amend the ICANN bylaws to guarantee open processes in the future. Therefore, the interim board should take the specific amendments to the bylaws offered by EFF, OPEN-RSC, and the Boston Group under serious consideration. These are not fringe groups; they reflect the concerns of articulate observers.
If the members of the interim board wish to hear from an intelligent cross section of the community which has been active in online discourse, I suggest they consult with Jim Dixon, Karl Auerbach, Eric Weisberg, Harold Feld, Carl Oppedahl, Ellen Rony, Tony Rutkowski, Scott Bradner, and Kent Crispin.
Let me conclude with a philosophical comment. Milton Mueller has written that this controversy is not about some mythical process of industry self-organization, but privatization. That observation deserves repeating, especially in light of Lawrence Lessig's and Rhonda Hauben's heartfelt critiques of the modern thrust toward privatization and the flight from public governance. In my view, the formal establishment of an organization to serve as the authoritative focal point for DNS management does indeed constitute a model of Internet governance, in practice if not in name. That is why I think moving forward with a flawed ICANN is an acceptable risk. I prefer to see the responsibility for the stewardship of these new global resources placed in identifiable expert hands rather than abandoned to the ebb and flow of chaotic happenstance.
We will know within a short time whether the members of ICANN's interim board have risen to the challenge of creating an open and responsive policymaking organization. If they fail, at least it will be clear who must be overturned.
Ahh.. another has stumbled upon the sacred chemistry. I was very tired one night after a multi-day coding session and I visited my favorite bar with 6 cans of red bull. The bartender looked at me strangely as requested a mixed drink containing vodka and red bull. And so it started, one of the most rewarding drinking experiences of my life........
Cigarrettes definately have properties that get the bowels moving. I never sit down without a preliminary smoke.
Ephedrine, no Jitters?!? Sheesh.. lucky bastard. Although it is much cleaner than caffiene and my drug of choice, dry mouth and jitters are the primary side effect, and the EXTREMELY rapid tolerance before you're ODing on it just to stay awake makes it sub-optimal for daily use. Going for a couple weeks to a month without taking ephedrine will eliminate the tolerance and it is non addictive. 25 mgs is nice for a sharp boost. 50mgs if you need some serious energy. over 100 mgs will generally cause you to lose sharpness and start to feel your heart working a little too hard. At 175mgs expect to be sitting in a corner vibrating, staring into space and smoking like a chimney wondering if you will ever sleep again.
Nicotene used to an effective stimulant level gives nausea and euphoria that is not conducive to concentration, a must have to any geek drug user. So I wouldn't recommend it in more than typical smokers intake levels. It does have the added benefit of being an effective mild dopamine blocker, making it a good moderate-strength antidepressant/stimulant for people looking for an over the counter milder form of some of the SSRI's (prozak, zoloft, etc...)
Coke.. ahh that's one I won't touch. Also has the problem of not being available over the counter. Although god like feelings are a must sometimes, rather than being him, in my youth I prefered to dose on LSD and just commune closely.
Ginseng is another one that's growing in popularity. IMHO, taken in effective dosages, it just doesn't give the mental sharpness I get from caffiene. Too much euphoria. In small dosages though, it is a blessed companion to caffiene, and the two commune nicely together to give that extra little boost when needed, when ephedrine is not available or you have recently built a tolerance to it. All three together can be a blast (caffiene, ginseng, ephedra) but only do it for one day, expect to sleep in tomorrow, and watch the caffiene, ginseng dosage carefully as a little too much of either and your stomach will protest when mixing this potent coctail. Ginseng builds a tolerance over time, but not as quickly as ephedrine, and going without for a couple weeks will eliminate the tolerance.
All in all, caffiene, with it's recently discovered reactions with calcium to enhance memory and concentration, and with it's nice mild stimulant qualities, it's ability to remain effective after continued use, it's non addictive properties, and it's ability to keep me sharp with moderate use is still the drug of choice in my arsenal for daily use. Effedrine comes in a close second and would be first if the stuff didn't build a tolerance so quickly.
Watching a MIR/Shuttle mission a couple years ago on live NASA TV (I was REALLY bored) I caught them walking an astronaut through an NT reboot sequence. I was quite amused.
Combine this with some of the other available snooping tools and technologies, such (Echelon, C arnivore, etc..) and there are IS no privacy on the net.
Throw ICANN into the mix and see how they are "protecting" the internet, and it makes me very glad the Microsoft, regardless of the disagreements I have from them, is proactively making it possible for users to protect themselves from these abuses.
A consortium of Portuguese and Australian pornographers had been hijacking people off of different sites, including the Harvard Law Review site into their pornographic sites. And then you have to reboot your computer in order to get out.
Just like a windows 98 user... When was the last time you rebooted your computer in order to leave a website. =-)
Get a modified brand name player, there are many places that sell them, CodefreeDVD for instance. These guys are trying to take advantage of all the controversy over DeCSS to sell a flimsy peice of equipment.