i just read all of the fink vs. openosx debate, and the actual emails sent back and forth, and...i hate to say it, but...i have to agree with openOSX on this issue. please don't mod me down for that, it is my honest opinion. releasing libre software gives others the right to reuse it for their own projects. the fink guy claims they have 'covered their traces' by adding mention of fink...hello? isn't that what he was asking for? i wouldn't call that 'covering,' its more like 'complying.' anyway, it sounds to me like the openosx guy didnt realize that fink had patched the tools he was using--he seemed to have assumed it was just a download application. it seemed to me the fink guy was being kind of petty about the whole thing. anyway, i encourage everyone to go read this and form your own opinions on the issue. disclaimer: i have never used openosx, i have used fink.
if you touch something, you're probably leaving behind sweat molecules and skin cells which contain your DNA
partially correct. sweat molecules do not contain DNA...DNA is a seperate molecule. what they're getting the DNA from is the nucleus of any skin cells left behind
finger prints are uniquely identifying, but often times they themselve's are unidentifiable...if they are smuged, or incomplete. DNA extracted from a smudged fingerprint could be used to identify the print's owner
this brings up scary issues...think how many times you've been finger printed...cashing checks, getting a driver's liscense...many people bring their children in for fingerprinting, in case of kidnapping or incase the child somehow gets lost. I, and many of those parents would never think to let the government have their or their child's DNA on file. could the government use this technique to start on their national DNA database? scary thought...
(see subject) i am sooo dissatisfied with my powerbook. 13 months old, both of its hinges have cracked off, its paint has peeled off due to problems with the primer reacting with my skin, and i've gone through 2 power adapters (on my third now). the frame of the laptop picks up stray charges and shocks me frequently...not from static, either. the polycarbonate frame is cracked and wearing thin, and the titanium shell is really flimsy above my combo drive. apple's products are beautiful, and so is their software, but, in my experience, my 15" PB is a total piece of crap. Proudly Made In China.
illegal art is art that, according to this site, has sparked a law suit. examples are parodies of corporate logos, uses of trade marked charecters (like mickey or spiderman or barbie), and the like
the basis of the appeal of this deal to me is the cube...i don't think anyone would bat an eye at this if it were an old imac refurb, but apple somehow struck a nerve with the cube. i've never heard anyone describe the cube as anything but sexy. the question then becomes: what premium are you willing to pay for sexy? many people are willing to sacrafice speed for sexiness, many others will not. personally, as a poor college student, i couln't afford either, and thus am stuck with my dual-cracked hinge ti powerbook. (because of the hinges, i have to constantly prop the display up against something. right now, a pillow...sigh...)
hey, jonkatz stop astroturfing, you make everyone else look bad!
ok, just kidding, i'm sorry.
i actually do agree with you, there are two yardsticks in my life. I live on the island of kauai, and my first yardstick is september 11th, 1992, when hurricane iniki tore apart my world (i was 6 at the time), and my second yardstick is september 11th, 2001 (you all know that one). like AD and BC, i think America as a whole will refer to things in terms of before and after 9/11/01
great. now they can track our music, what sites we visit(think doubleclick), and all the emails we send. i can just imagine: "he downloaded a korn song, he must be planning on shooting up his school!"
and, of course, I am moderated down for my political viewpoints. this is on-topic!!!! the article asks what will happen in our country...being from america, the election will affect us. as for gwb saying we have too much freedom, i would like to see where you got that from! if you have a link, post it.
people where complaining it would only hold several seconds in gigabytes of memory....my point is that it was actually holding many minutes of normal playback...so if they were compressing all the frames, you would still have a MASSIVE amount of information
keep in mind that 1 second of 32,000 fps video is equivilent to 16 minutes of 32 fps...so, even if they compressed it with mpg, 1 dv tape would hold at most 3.5 seconds...maybe 7 seconds with mpg4? im not sure of the ratio of mpg1 to mpg4.:-) i think im in love with a camera!
ok, that wasn't supposed to be a
"(score:0, troll)"
that was supposed to be a
"(score:5, funny)"
i am not, nor have I ever been, nor do I ever intend to become a troll. (and i didn't inhale)
I was simply making light of the situation we have here at slashdot....so many lamers doing f1r57 9057's, many of which are closer to 30th post.....no one cares that you sit at home and press refresh every 30 seconds all day! SHEEEEEESH! ok, thats all for my rant today. catch you on the flip side. peace out.
no, what i meant is this: according to some organazation, i forget their name, we only activley scan 40% of our sky for astroids and comets, etc. (forgive me if im off, im saying this from memory)
well, i made a program! here it is...carp3.zip
its in early beta, and only works with windows (yuck) sorry! it works great though. if anyone wants to help with coding this in c (i did it in visual basic) so it can be ported, email me (crazyphreak@itookmyprozac.com)
one solution to the virus problem would be to have a button on the case, or the memory card itself, that emptys everything. almost all cheap electronic handhelds and pdas have memory clear buttons. mram would be nice because you wouldnt need a cmos battery any more. Ive had 3 computers go out on me with dead cmos batteries. (pre auto detect days) i had gotten these computers from my parent's office or my grandfather's garage, so i had no specs. i live in hawaii, and had no access to a suply of cmos batteries. i ended up manualy entering in data every time i rebooted.
check out my new site...NIChackerits about "hacking" larry ellison's NIC. similar to the i-opener hacking stuff.
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it's 'donnie' you're out of your element.
i just read all of the fink vs. openosx debate, and the actual emails sent back and forth, and...i hate to say it, but...i have to agree with openOSX on this issue. please don't mod me down for that, it is my honest opinion. releasing libre software gives others the right to reuse it for their own projects. the fink guy claims they have 'covered their traces' by adding mention of fink...hello? isn't that what he was asking for? i wouldn't call that 'covering,' its more like 'complying.' anyway, it sounds to me like the openosx guy didnt realize that fink had patched the tools he was using--he seemed to have assumed it was just a download application. it seemed to me the fink guy was being kind of petty about the whole thing. anyway, i encourage everyone to go read this and form your own opinions on the issue.
disclaimer: i have never used openosx, i have used fink.
partially correct. sweat molecules do not contain DNA...DNA is a seperate molecule. what they're getting the DNA from is the nucleus of any skin cells left behind
finger prints are uniquely identifying, but often times they themselve's are unidentifiable...if they are smuged, or incomplete. DNA extracted from a smudged fingerprint could be used to identify the print's owner
this brings up scary issues...think how many times you've been finger printed...cashing checks, getting a driver's liscense...many people bring their children in for fingerprinting, in case of kidnapping or incase the child somehow gets lost. I, and many of those parents would never think to let the government have their or their child's DNA on file. could the government use this technique to start on their national DNA database? scary thought...
(see subject)
i am sooo dissatisfied with my powerbook. 13 months old, both of its hinges have cracked off, its paint has peeled off due to problems with the primer reacting with my skin, and i've gone through 2 power adapters (on my third now). the frame of the laptop picks up stray charges and shocks me frequently...not from static, either. the polycarbonate frame is cracked and wearing thin, and the titanium shell is really flimsy above my combo drive. apple's products are beautiful, and so is their software, but, in my experience, my 15" PB is a total piece of crap. Proudly Made In China.
illegal art is art that, according to this site, has sparked a law suit. examples are parodies of corporate logos, uses of trade marked charecters (like mickey or spiderman or barbie), and the like
the basis of the appeal of this deal to me is the cube...i don't think anyone would bat an eye at this if it were an old imac refurb, but apple somehow struck a nerve with the cube. i've never heard anyone describe the cube as anything but sexy. the question then becomes: what premium are you willing to pay for sexy? many people are willing to sacrafice speed for sexiness, many others will not. personally, as a poor college student, i couln't afford either, and thus am stuck with my dual-cracked hinge ti powerbook. (because of the hinges, i have to constantly prop the display up against something. right now, a pillow...sigh...)
check out tux.kzo.net
keizo gates and i (taylor finley)
have been working on it in our aniomation class this year in highschool
hey, jonkatz stop astroturfing, you make everyone else look bad!
ok, just kidding, i'm sorry.
i actually do agree with you, there are two yardsticks in my life. I live on the island of kauai, and my first yardstick is september 11th, 1992, when hurricane iniki tore apart my world (i was 6 at the time), and my second yardstick is september 11th, 2001 (you all know that one). like AD and BC, i think America as a whole will refer to things in terms of before and after 9/11/01
if i were a troll, i'd say linux suxks...but i'm not a troll. and linux doesn't suck. so i'm not going to say that. yeah so anyway.
check out this link: http://www.convict.lu/Jeunes/PlotterMain.htm doesn't have great output, but it looks awesome!
great. now they can track our music, what sites we visit(think doubleclick), and all the emails we send. i can just imagine: "he downloaded a korn song, he must be planning on shooting up his school!"
and, of course, I am moderated down for my political viewpoints. this is on-topic!!!! the article asks what will happen in our country...being from america, the election will affect us. as for gwb saying we have too much freedom, i would like to see where you got that from! if you have a link, post it.
people where complaining it would only hold several seconds in gigabytes of memory....my point is that it was actually holding many minutes of normal playback...so if they were compressing all the frames, you would still have a MASSIVE amount of information
sorry, i tried...napster checks to make sre its a valid mp3 file...thats what wrapster is for :-)
keep in mind that 1 second of 32,000 fps video is equivilent to 16 minutes of 32 fps...so, even if they compressed it with mpg, 1 dv tape would hold at most 3.5 seconds...maybe 7 seconds with mpg4? im not sure of the ratio of mpg1 to mpg4. :-) i think im in love with a camera!
(that comment was from the other geek)
anyone want my old winmodem? ive seen the light, and have no use for it
ok, that wasn't supposed to be a
"(score:0, troll)"
that was supposed to be a
"(score:5, funny)"
i am not, nor have I ever been, nor do I ever intend to become a troll. (and i didn't inhale)
I was simply making light of the situation we have here at slashdot....so many lamers doing f1r57 9057's, many of which are closer to 30th post.....no one cares that you sit at home and press refresh every 30 seconds all day!
SHEEEEEESH! ok, thats all for my rant today. catch you on the flip side. peace out.
actually, im thinking about buying some apple now...hehe
no, what i meant is this: according to some organazation, i forget their name, we only activley scan 40% of our sky for astroids and comets, etc. (forgive me if im off, im saying this from memory)
well, i made a program! here it is...carp3.zip its in early beta, and only works with windows (yuck) sorry! it works great though. if anyone wants to help with coding this in c (i did it in visual basic) so it can be ported, email me (crazyphreak@itookmyprozac.com)
i know what im using mine for! print out a list of my mp3s with barcodes next to them. who needs a keypad to type in the track number
one solution to the virus problem would be to have a button on the case, or the memory card itself, that emptys everything. almost all cheap electronic handhelds and pdas have memory clear buttons. mram would be nice because you wouldnt need a cmos battery any more. Ive had 3 computers go out on me with dead cmos batteries. (pre auto detect days) i had gotten these computers from my parent's office or my grandfather's garage, so i had no specs. i live in hawaii, and had no access to a suply of cmos batteries. i ended up manualy entering in data every time i rebooted. check out my new site...NIChacker its about "hacking" larry ellison's NIC. similar to the i-opener hacking stuff.