If a game on the Indrema console segfaults, where does the core dump get stored? And will Indrema or the game company be able to analyze the core dump?
Also, will the game title programmers for this console diligently debug their titles before releasing them? So far, no Linux title (be it an OS distro or a software package) has proven stable or up-to-date right off the CD.
I'm praying that the segfault issue is moot due to the strict quality control of the programmers. (I hope, I hope, I hope!)
I don't want to abolish the entire government; there are too many moronic citizens out there who need to be watched over every day. I oppose the conglom-o hell of big business, and as soon as I join the rifle team at college (next year, gotta get residency), I'll join the NRA. I'm like the Republican in my Democratic family. When I hear "gun control", I think: "Hold on tight with both hands, check your fire, and watch your ammo stock!" I'm either voting for Nader or Bush; Gore's just too much of an idiot to trust in the White House. However, the presidential influence on the Internet had better remain where it is: right now, the President is only a government spokesperson, not a cyber-tyrant. If that changes, then I might just join the revolution.
Why the surge of Internet appliances?
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First, there was WebTV, which was so proprietary, only the geezers like the idea, so they can connect to the "inner-net" before they kick the bucket. Then came the i-Opener, which was hacked to use Linux (since then, Netpliance has required a contract to an ISP to be inseperably bound to the sale). Now Compaq has one out, and there's more bound to be released. As if going out and buying a $300 Cyrix or K6-2 wasn't being enough of a cheap-ass.
The specs on these "internet appliances" are pathetic: usually, they have some dirt-cheap CPU (usually Cyrix, National Semiconductor, or an IDT WinChip clocked near 180MHz). For RAM, the norm is 32MB, sometimes even less. Some of these POS's don't even have a hard drive, but those that do often have standard PC hardware inside. The hardware piece itself costs almost nothing by itself; it's the damned service that reaps in the profit for the company (which is why Netpliance is so strict about the ISP contract).
"The urgent need (by Nike anyway, heh-heh) to forestall easy domain hijacking could be the sleeper issue that finally ushers in universal implementation of IPv6."
The only way that IPv6 will be implemented is if all the OSes get their TCP/IP drivers updated (unless this thing is backwards compatible, which doesn't seem to be the case implied by the drastic changes). The current IP standard has a possibility of letting you access a little over 4 billion IP addresses. Since there's 6 billion people on the Earth, and the initiative has been set to give every person at least some kind of access to the 'net, this does need to be updated. But what does this mean? Will subnet masks now resemble 511.511.511.0? Or something similar?
Hopefully, this will be implemented seamlessly, with just a simple driver update. However, I personally think that Nike deserved getting its back orifice reamed; after all, they're the company that has a starting salary of $0.08 an hour.
Forget Gore, vote Gorre for President!
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Or Sarge, or Ranger, or even Patriot. We need someone who respects that even if you have every Id Software title and a bunch of Id Technology-driven titles, you're not a criminal. There needs to be more focus on some untouched aspects of gun control: keeping both hands on the firearm at all times, and keeping a sane mind. We don't want another incident like Columbine or Waco, but we also don't want to surrender a part of ourselves to the government just because they say so. It is within our second amendment rights to form an independent militia and keep and bear arms; there needs to be a checks-and-balances system in place just in case the U.S. military turns rogue on us. Unfortunately, there's just too many immature gun owners out there.
Has NASA traded in all its ingenuity for hollow creativity, much like Apple and Adobe did? Seriously, whose bright idea was this? Why don't they just stick to orbiters and rovers?
These bouncing probes might become a space hazard if we manage to populate planets. Astronauts in space suits might have to duck bouncing objects, else suffer the same fate as Homer Simpson in HOMER^3.
Check out "Knock Out" by Corel. It's a cropping and masking tool that does exactly what you want. Sure, it's not free and it's Windoze, but knowing Corel's current Linux move, they might release a Linux version (just like they did with Draw 9). The examples show a lion's head being selected, right down to a single hair. Even smoke can be selected perfectly and transferred to a different background. It even anti-aliases while it does this (and, partially due to this, needs at least 64MB of RAM). At least check it out (the url is "http://www3.corel.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTC ontentServer?pagename=Corel/Product/Deta ils&id=CC1OXMK03AC"; delete all the spaces, Bender's doing that!), it's probably worth investigating.
The Gimp logo is starting to freak me out.
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It just sits there and stares, with its mouth open in a smile. And sometimes it looks down a little, only to look right back at you. Creepy. Sorta like the "Gates of Borg" picture, but worse.
if they used Notepad in Windows, there would've been a really, really long line of text, not this "Again, th$" crap. The NOTEPAD.EXE in Windows 2000 can accept ANY file, not just those under 10K (or whatever the size limit was before). I've even opened up multi-megabyte files with Notepad; takes a little longer, but still fun.
Yeah, I understand the CMYK demand; not everyone knows the RGB code of that shade they lust after, and they can't just find it in a color picking tool. Maybe with some corporate sponsorship, Pantone books could be integrated.
Seriously, if GIMP implemented better features, like rasterized anti-aliased vector graphics rendering for objects (lines, circles, and the like), then it might be on a plane with Photoshop. At first glance, GIMP looks like a melding of the features of mspaint with the complexity of emacs. And seriously, who wants to learn how to use another emacs?
...Rambus, the company, doesn't want to improve memory technology anymore. That was their goal during the original design stages of Rambus; they have long since discarded that goal. Now, all that they want to do is sit back and watch their coffers get stuffed with accrued royalties and licensing fees.
This is about public school libraries, not public libraries. In a public school's library, the main focus is on educational material. Fiction also fits into this, as fiction titles can be used in an English Literature curriculum.
Depending on how the legal deagles interpret this, almost anything would be deemed illegal:
Make illegal access, interception, and interference of computer systems or communications a criminal offense;
In other words, we could have about six million Kevin Mitnicks in jail in less than a year after the ratification.
Criminalize the production, sale, distribution or otherwise making available of devices or computer programs who's primary use is to access, intercept or interfere with computer systems or communications;
Under this definition, such tools as apt-get, CVS, ping, tracert, telnet, ftp, and the clients of these could be made illegal.
Outlaw the fraud and forgery of computer data as well as copyright infringement;
MP3s, DivX, DeCSS, ASFRecorder, etc.
Broadly criminalize child pornography, even if the subject only appears to be a child;
Well, I support this one, no more NAMBLA!
Hold corporations liable for crimes and make certain service providers can collect data on their subscribers and save such data when authorities request it;
Here's the ultimate legitimization of Carnivore. Also, since ISPs could be held accountable as well, they might become intolerable to their customers just because some activities might borderline on infringement of this.
and Cooperate with other jurisdictions to secure evidence and extradite those persons charged with a computer crime.
Basically, the same type of thing that happened back in the 30s when the FBI was formed. No more jumping over state or country borders to escape conviction.
One thing's for certain here: with the number of geeks being incarcerated after this passes, the prison system could lose its hardcore image.
...so we will be censored and helpless. However, that doesn't prevent rebellion; we could go up in arms illegally and still prevail. That was the exact situation in the late 1700s. Maybe it's time to repeat history.
Delete telnet.exe on sight, and scan for renamed telnet copies.
Block out macros and embedded executables inside Office documents.
No floppy drives in the terminals themselves. The files could be saved in a personal network folder, then taken elsewhere to be opened within the school or saved on a disk.
Deny access to java applets (most of them are either hacking utilities, games, or something that students wouldn't use for educational purposes).
Block UDP ports 23, 1337, 7777, 27005, 27010, 27015, and 27960. Also, a packet sniffer would be implemented to scan for AIM, multiplayer games, Napster and the like.
Personally, I wouldn't enjoy seeing a second grader telnetting into eBay and messing around with pages. Hackers start young, whether it's opening up the Speak-n-Spell or screwing around with a Web server through telnet.
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Also, will the game title programmers for this console diligently debug their titles before releasing them? So far, no Linux title (be it an OS distro or a software package) has proven stable or up-to-date right off the CD.
I'm praying that the segfault issue is moot due to the strict quality control of the programmers. (I hope, I hope, I hope!)
I don't want to abolish the entire government; there are too many moronic citizens out there who need to be watched over every day. I oppose the conglom-o hell of big business, and as soon as I join the rifle team at college (next year, gotta get residency), I'll join the NRA. I'm like the Republican in my Democratic family. When I hear "gun control", I think: "Hold on tight with both hands, check your fire, and watch your ammo stock!" I'm either voting for Nader or Bush; Gore's just too much of an idiot to trust in the White House. However, the presidential influence on the Internet had better remain where it is: right now, the President is only a government spokesperson, not a cyber-tyrant. If that changes, then I might just join the revolution.
The specs on these "internet appliances" are pathetic: usually, they have some dirt-cheap CPU (usually Cyrix, National Semiconductor, or an IDT WinChip clocked near 180MHz). For RAM, the norm is 32MB, sometimes even less. Some of these POS's don't even have a hard drive, but those that do often have standard PC hardware inside. The hardware piece itself costs almost nothing by itself; it's the damned service that reaps in the profit for the company (which is why Netpliance is so strict about the ISP contract).
The only way that IPv6 will be implemented is if all the OSes get their TCP/IP drivers updated (unless this thing is backwards compatible, which doesn't seem to be the case implied by the drastic changes). The current IP standard has a possibility of letting you access a little over 4 billion IP addresses. Since there's 6 billion people on the Earth, and the initiative has been set to give every person at least some kind of access to the 'net, this does need to be updated. But what does this mean? Will subnet masks now resemble 511.511.511.0? Or something similar?
Hopefully, this will be implemented seamlessly, with just a simple driver update. However, I personally think that Nike deserved getting its back orifice reamed; after all, they're the company that has a starting salary of $0.08 an hour.
Or Sarge, or Ranger, or even Patriot. We need someone who respects that even if you have every Id Software title and a bunch of Id Technology-driven titles, you're not a criminal. There needs to be more focus on some untouched aspects of gun control: keeping both hands on the firearm at all times, and keeping a sane mind. We don't want another incident like Columbine or Waco, but we also don't want to surrender a part of ourselves to the government just because they say so. It is within our second amendment rights to form an independent militia and keep and bear arms; there needs to be a checks-and-balances system in place just in case the U.S. military turns rogue on us. Unfortunately, there's just too many immature gun owners out there.
That actor is probably costing them a million dollars a month.
"Medic! Quick! I'm laughing so hard, I'm choking!" -Daemia, Quake III Arena
That's art, designed to be viewed with the mature eye. Funny how the file is named dinky.jpg, as in "Where the hell is his ....?"
you mean the .pk3 files? A demo wouldn't help too much. I dunno. I'd send them to polycount, but it's a skin, not a model.
...for some people, it's a way of life. For others, it IS their life.
These bouncing probes might become a space hazard if we manage to populate planets. Astronauts in space suits might have to duck bouncing objects, else suffer the same fate as Homer Simpson in HOMER^3.
Seriously, the "bearded road-apple" look seems to be the "in" thing for IT staff. Norelco should raid cubicles everywhere.
and I won't because you already know the answers.
Check out "Knock Out" by Corel. It's a cropping and masking tool that does exactly what you want. Sure, it's not free and it's Windoze, but knowing Corel's current Linux move, they might release a Linux version (just like they did with Draw 9). The examples show a lion's head being selected, right down to a single hair. Even smoke can be selected perfectly and transferred to a different background. It even anti-aliases while it does this (and, partially due to this, needs at least 64MB of RAM). At least check it out (the url is "http://www3.corel.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTC ontentServer?pagename=Corel/Product/Deta ils&id=CC1OXMK03AC"; delete all the spaces, Bender's doing that!), it's probably worth investigating.
It just sits there and stares, with its mouth open in a smile. And sometimes it looks down a little, only to look right back at you. Creepy. Sorta like the "Gates of Borg" picture, but worse.
if they used Notepad in Windows, there would've been a really, really long line of text, not this "Again, th$" crap. The NOTEPAD.EXE in Windows 2000 can accept ANY file, not just those under 10K (or whatever the size limit was before). I've even opened up multi-megabyte files with Notepad; takes a little longer, but still fun.
Yeah, I understand the CMYK demand; not everyone knows the RGB code of that shade they lust after, and they can't just find it in a color picking tool. Maybe with some corporate sponsorship, Pantone books could be integrated.
Seriously, if GIMP implemented better features, like rasterized anti-aliased vector graphics rendering for objects (lines, circles, and the like), then it might be on a plane with Photoshop. At first glance, GIMP looks like a melding of the features of mspaint with the complexity of emacs. And seriously, who wants to learn how to use another emacs?
...Rambus, the company, doesn't want to improve memory technology anymore. That was their goal during the original design stages of Rambus; they have long since discarded that goal. Now, all that they want to do is sit back and watch their coffers get stuffed with accrued royalties and licensing fees.
This is about public school libraries, not public libraries. In a public school's library, the main focus is on educational material. Fiction also fits into this, as fiction titles can be used in an English Literature curriculum.
In other words, we could have about six million Kevin Mitnicks in jail in less than a year after the ratification.
Under this definition, such tools as apt-get, CVS, ping, tracert, telnet, ftp, and the clients of these could be made illegal.
MP3s, DivX, DeCSS, ASFRecorder, etc.
Well, I support this one, no more NAMBLA!
Here's the ultimate legitimization of Carnivore. Also, since ISPs could be held accountable as well, they might become intolerable to their customers just because some activities might borderline on infringement of this.
Basically, the same type of thing that happened back in the 30s when the FBI was formed. No more jumping over state or country borders to escape conviction.
One thing's for certain here: with the number of geeks being incarcerated after this passes, the prison system could lose its hardcore image.
...so we will be censored and helpless. However, that doesn't prevent rebellion; we could go up in arms illegally and still prevail. That was the exact situation in the late 1700s. Maybe it's time to repeat history.
Hello, FUD spawner. I'll leave you at the mercy of the moderators.
Deny access to \WINNT\System32
Delete telnet.exe on sight, and scan for renamed telnet copies.
Block out macros and embedded executables inside Office documents.
No floppy drives in the terminals themselves. The files could be saved in a personal network folder, then taken elsewhere to be opened within the school or saved on a disk.
Deny access to java applets (most of them are either hacking utilities, games, or something that students wouldn't use for educational purposes).
Block UDP ports 23, 1337, 7777, 27005, 27010, 27015, and 27960. Also, a packet sniffer would be implemented to scan for AIM, multiplayer games, Napster and the like.
Personally, I wouldn't enjoy seeing a second grader telnetting into eBay and messing around with pages. Hackers start young, whether it's opening up the Speak-n-Spell or screwing around with a Web server through telnet.