If you think that is bad, just think about the (free) Spits and Metro. Those are just awful, they'll have to pay me to get me to read those whore articles. Then again, these shouldn't be classified as newspapers, imho.
But that the NRC is making mistakes is getting a lot more common the last few years. A pity, 5 years ago they still had a clue. Is there still any real journalisim in NL?
Didnt Cyrix try this, when they where losing against Intel?
/me frowns
We all know what happend to Cyrix (was a nice snack for VIA...). Pity if AMD would make the same mistake. They shouldn't let Intel get them so stressed about those 2Ghz...
to fork() or not to fork(), that is the question..
I wonder what kind of license the allmighty Hacker used. Hope it's GPL, i always wanted to change a few things... (look ma, in my universe we can drive at 6! and perl is readible! w00t!)
On the other hand, what if it is all proprietary? that would mean that even trying to figure out how our universe works would get you behind bars! Hmm... would make a nice excuse for skipping classes...
Actually, they canceled Adventures because they thought it wasn't good enough! This truely was a wise move, they really only want the best of the best of games. They only want perfection, thats why you'll never be sorry of buying a Blizzard game, they all become classics...
Because other Operating Systems than Linux DO matter.
Huh? which planet do you come from?;)
But Seriously,/. is the home of a lot of GNU/Linux nerds/geeks, but also BeOS and *BSD are regularly discussed, just like HURD. If you don't like GNU/Linux, then that isn't a problem, but that doesn't mean you should troll the news that DOES matter to a lot of us. Let us discuss all our latest kernels, and you can go back to BG, and we'll all be happy.
Everything is relative. Win2k SP's may matter to you, but i'm sure the majority of readers won't give a cow...
That's like putting a monkey in front of a computer and waiting until it programs an editor: highly probable, if you are willing to wait a few thousand years
Thats the problem with chance. some things are possible, but highly unlikely within a human lifespan
besides, you'll be paying a fortune on banana's... hmz... getting slightly ot:)
but on a more serious note: If your worm could learn from its mistakes (and successes) it could work (make a useful program, that is. Using a network, and exploit holes, are a little far-fetched), and maybe even eventually work faster that a normal programmer. But you'll need heaps of CPU-power and diskspace, so that worm wouldn't go unnoticed (but it would be a kewl idea for an AI research project, keeping this in mind...)
Hmmm... i actually meant that we are also using DSL connections, and are possibly violating our licenses. Where i live the government isn't all that strict, just as long as we don't plow up the place. Hey, long live Holland;)
But anyway, you did point out a nice aspect if this project is going to grow too large and needs a company to support, i guess we'll get into trouble then. Thanks:)
He can always pass it along to me. I don't mind waiting out until the DMCA is buried and dead. Going to the US would be nice, but i regard freedom a higher good, and if one person suffers for the freedom of everyone else, why not?
This article makes me think about the network we are busy with in our hometown. Practically, we are wiring up the neighbourhood with a few good internet connections, and the first signs are very promising
As we live in a densely populated area, running UTP through to neighbours isn't a real problem. The people who want to connect pay a small fee as a compensation to the ones hooked up on the net, and everyone profits. The "clients" get fast, easy and reliable internet for a low cost, the "servers" get to use the other servers connection as a bonus. And the servers run mostly on open OS's (Linux, Open), makes routing the data between servers easy...
Of course, it's not really legal, but it works nicely, and can grow steadily. Long life the rise of the CAN's!;)
I too recall that Maze game, btw, there were heaps of good games on the Mac's back in the good old days, where PC-buddies still had to play ugly color games;)
but anyways, you forgot the multiplayer aspect. AFAIK that Mazegame wasn't multiplayer-able, as was Spectre (or was it? i think i have a copy somewhere, but multiplayer games on 1 pc were scarce. Networked multiplayer games were very scarce, especially on the "all-on-my-own" Mac's)
Bottom line: DOOM\Wolfenstein was probably the first 3D FPS multiplayer game for PC/Mac.
Just download the DRM 4.0.x patch from kernel.org. You don't have to upgrade XF86 4.0.x, but i guess you should think about it anyways...
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And no, this isn't the time to send off an email that says "ditch your M$ crap and goto apache" because
most of these poor admins aren't running IIS because they WANT to...it's what they HAVE to do.
Well, the code red worm should be enough to convince any manager about the dangers of IIS/Windoze software. I mean, they watch tv, don't they? Do THEY want bad pr because their servers are infected? Do THEY want to lose cash because of all the megs of viri-data that is sent? Tell them about a very secure server, that servers most of the internet's sites. Also tell them about the utter lack of high-profile bugs and holes, and auto-updating software (aka apt-get).
That should get any null-minded $$$-focussed manager to give you a go for it. Don't mention open-source, it's likely to work backward for your cause. Open-source still has the hobby-tag put on it of 4 years ago. (well, not with the managers with an ounce of IT know-how, but they should be running opensource software already;)
the only real reason to not use apache et al is the use of ASP, but apache long has support for that , euhm, language kinda-thingy.
Ohwell, my post is kinda off-topic, just want to say that if the admin really wants to, he just has to flip the right switches. I'm with you with helping out instead of trolling, i mean, not everyone has seen the light yet, but thats no reason to be an pain in the ass...
Viao's are sweet, but Inspirons are the real workhorses: rocksolid and 100% linux(able)!
The main thing about laptops are the screens. my 7500 bosts 15,5inch with 1600x1200, which make it very nice, not only to use on the road but also as a workstation at home or work. I couldnt bare to stand quinting at a 12inch screen, but this screen is just great, giving a 19inch a run for its money (who needs CRT, btw?;)
Besides the screen, memory should be the second most important item on your list (leaving out keyboard and overall shineyness to impress your geeky pals). In my baby, i have 256 MB of thumping ram. If you have less, try to get more, but laptop RAM is hard to come by, so get as much as possible when you buy one.
3rd on the list? a good videocard. Most lt's have a crummy 4/8 meg card, enough for software, but we all know we want at least to be able to frag people at the local LAN party. 3D-support highly recommended, check out linux-support first.
DVD is last on my list. This just rocks with a beamer or widescreen tv (you do have svhs-out, do you?). I find myself not really using it much, but its a good show-off feature;)
Last few ideas:
builtin NIC. PCMCIA-cards are okay, but dont take one with a cablethingy. they break too soon (learned that from experience:|
HD? get one as big as possible. dont whine. my 20gigs are the limit. Think of a reason, and fast. You dont want a laptop as a wordprocessor, you want one to blow all those workstations away...
CPU? dunno. just dont get a Celeron. Those are for wuzzies;)
And dont buy a laptop for less than $1000. Get a good laptop or dont get one at all. A medicore laptop gets used every once in a while on the road, but a PDA serves this better. And dont get a 12inch screen. trust me...
The email/virus isn't sent to someone else, but to your address. Wouldn't you open a letter sent to you from a stranger? I would, just out of curiousity:)
Okay, its probly said more than once every second on/. but hey, let me troll, its my karma:)
Closed source software has once more proved that the user (customer) gets the bill, in more way than one. W32+NT software is full of holes and bugs, with a lot of them being exploitable by l4m3 viri-kiddies, but in my opinion this worm is just the beginning. Holes in open-source software are easilly discoverd during beta-testing and, thanks to the community, these are quickly dealt with, giving a strong and sturdy product/project. Closed-source projects will always have problems, if only because two people see more than one, and 5000 people see more than 10.
In my (not so humble) opinon, closed-source servers should be banned from the net, not legally (that would limit freedom), but by word of mouth. Products like IIS will create millions in damages (although it may be exagerated), and Microsoft should be sued for damages. Let them take responsibility for their flawed product, and be an example for all porely created closed-source software, hyped for profit. Make Microsoft pay for their problem, as getting hard cash back is the only way to hurt a capitalistic company.
Sue 'em for damages, make them learn the hard way...
You got the two worms/trojans of the week mixed up:
Code Red: The IIS-worm that would have attacked whitehouse.org, but blew over for most of us
SirCam: The email-driven trojan infecting millions of Windoze PC's and sending misc. files to the whole OE-addressbook or every emailaddress in memory, presumably sent to wipe out the harddrive somewhere in October.
Code Red wasn't nearly as tough as SirCam, as there are more people on this world who open attachments without checking the filename than people able to set up IIS.
Actually, both groups should be dragged out on the street and shot...
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But that the NRC is making mistakes is getting a lot more common the last few years. A pity, 5 years ago they still had a clue. Is there still any real journalisim in NL?
Didnt Cyrix try this, when they where losing against Intel?
/me frowns
We all know what happend to Cyrix (was a nice snack for VIA...). Pity if AMD would make the same mistake. They shouldn't let Intel get them so stressed about those 2Ghz...
I wonder what kind of license the allmighty Hacker used. Hope it's GPL, i always wanted to change a few things... (look ma, in my universe we can drive at 6! and perl is readible! w00t!)
On the other hand, what if it is all proprietary? that would mean that even trying to figure out how our universe works would get you behind bars! Hmm... would make a nice excuse for skipping classes...
on the other hand, Apepyvignli doesn't sound very friendly. But at least no-one can go crying that they are left out...
Don't tell me, another license? :)
Hey kewl, i can take my CPU d...
Now all i'm just hoping for is linux support
*Trying to find Loki somewhere...*
sigh...
Huh? which planet do you come from? ;)
But Seriously, /. is the home of a lot of GNU/Linux nerds/geeks, but also BeOS and *BSD are regularly discussed, just like HURD. If you don't like GNU/Linux, then that isn't a problem, but that doesn't mean you should troll the news that DOES matter to a lot of us. Let us discuss all our latest kernels, and you can go back to BG, and we'll all be happy.
Everything is relative. Win2k SP's may matter to you, but i'm sure the majority of readers won't give a cow...
Thats the problem with chance. some things are possible, but highly unlikely within a human lifespan
besides, you'll be paying a fortune on banana's... hmz... getting slightly ot :)
but on a more serious note: If your worm could learn from its mistakes (and successes) it could work (make a useful program, that is. Using a network, and exploit holes, are a little far-fetched), and maybe even eventually work faster that a normal programmer. But you'll need heaps of CPU-power and diskspace, so that worm wouldn't go unnoticed (but it would be a kewl idea for an AI research project, keeping this in mind...)
Hmmm... you may be right, all those old games have messed up my mind ;)
Where i live the government isn't all that strict, just as long as we don't plow up the place. Hey, long live Holland
But anyway, you did point out a nice aspect if this project is going to grow too large and needs a company to support, i guess we'll get into trouble then. Thanks :)
And yeah, my ego could use a boost ;)
As we live in a densely populated area, running UTP through to neighbours isn't a real problem. The people who want to connect pay a small fee as a compensation to the ones hooked up on the net, and everyone profits. The "clients" get fast, easy and reliable internet for a low cost, the "servers" get to use the other servers connection as a bonus. And the servers run mostly on open OS's (Linux, Open), makes routing the data between servers easy...
Of course, it's not really legal, but it works nicely, and can grow steadily. Long life the rise of the CAN's! ;)
but anyways, you forgot the multiplayer aspect. AFAIK that Mazegame wasn't multiplayer-able, as was Spectre (or was it? i think i have a copy somewhere, but multiplayer games on 1 pc were scarce. Networked multiplayer games were very scarce, especially on the "all-on-my-own" Mac's)
Bottom line: DOOM\Wolfenstein was probably the first 3D FPS multiplayer game for PC/Mac.
but as always, just my 2c...
Just download the DRM 4.0.x patch from kernel.org.
You don't have to upgrade XF86 4.0.x, but i guess you should think about it anyways...
Well, the code red worm should be enough to convince any manager about the dangers of IIS/Windoze software. I mean, they watch tv, don't they? Do THEY want bad pr because their servers are infected? Do THEY want to lose cash because of all the megs of viri-data that is sent? Tell them about a very secure server, that servers most of the internet's sites. Also tell them about the utter lack of high-profile bugs and holes, and auto-updating software (aka apt-get).
That should get any null-minded $$$-focussed manager to give you a go for it. Don't mention open-source, it's likely to work backward for your cause. Open-source still has the hobby-tag put on it of 4 years ago. (well, not with the managers with an ounce of IT know-how, but they should be running opensource software already ;)
the only real reason to not use apache et al is the use of ASP, but apache long has support for that , euhm, language kinda-thingy.
Ohwell, my post is kinda off-topic, just want to say that if the admin really wants to, he just has to flip the right switches. I'm with you with helping out instead of trolling, i mean, not everyone has seen the light yet, but thats no reason to be an pain in the ass...
Yep, DSL is the way to go. At least you can choose your provider...
RTF or TeX are heaps better, and free-er. Pdf's are horrible. And btw, this is horribly off-topic :)
The main thing about laptops are the screens. my 7500 bosts 15,5inch with 1600x1200, which make it very nice, not only to use on the road but also as a workstation at home or work. I couldnt bare to stand quinting at a 12inch screen, but this screen is just great, giving a 19inch a run for its money (who needs CRT, btw? ;)
Besides the screen, memory should be the second most important item on your list (leaving out keyboard and overall shineyness to impress your geeky pals). In my baby, i have 256 MB of thumping ram. If you have less, try to get more, but laptop RAM is hard to come by, so get as much as possible when you buy one.
3rd on the list? a good videocard. Most lt's have a crummy 4/8 meg card, enough for software, but we all know we want at least to be able to frag people at the local LAN party. 3D-support highly recommended, check out linux-support first.
DVD is last on my list. This just rocks with a beamer or widescreen tv (you do have svhs-out, do you?). I find myself not really using it much, but its a good show-off feature ;)
Last few ideas: :| ;)
builtin NIC. PCMCIA-cards are okay, but dont take one with a cablethingy. they break too soon (learned that from experience
HD? get one as big as possible. dont whine. my 20gigs are the limit. Think of a reason, and fast. You dont want a laptop as a wordprocessor, you want one to blow all those workstations away...
CPU? dunno. just dont get a Celeron. Those are for wuzzies
And dont buy a laptop for less than $1000. Get a good laptop or dont get one at all. A medicore laptop gets used every once in a while on the road, but a PDA serves this better. And dont get a 12inch screen. trust me...
pop in *nix boot-CD /mnt/evil /mnt/evil/Program\ Files/* /mnt/evil/temp/
mount vfat partition on
cp -r
Or do you really believe that (Windows-E) and your 1337 tabbing skillz would be impressive?
dear eZula
After reading some information about emailing the domains i want you blok, i ask you to remove all TopText links from the following domains:
and of course the list goes on and on and on. :)
hey, they didn't say anything about toplevel domains, did they?
Okay, its a troll, but i'm interrested in the reply ;)
to bad the worm doesn't work in wine ;)
Closed source software has once more proved that the user (customer) gets the bill, in more way than one. W32+NT software is full of holes and bugs, with a lot of them being exploitable by l4m3 viri-kiddies, but in my opinion this worm is just the beginning. Holes in open-source software are easilly discoverd during beta-testing and, thanks to the community, these are quickly dealt with, giving a strong and sturdy product/project.
Closed-source projects will always have problems, if only because two people see more than one, and 5000 people see more than 10.
In my (not so humble) opinon, closed-source servers should be banned from the net, not legally (that would limit freedom), but by word of mouth. Products like IIS will create millions in damages (although it may be exagerated), and Microsoft should be sued for damages. Let them take responsibility for their flawed product, and be an example for all porely created closed-source software, hyped for profit. Make Microsoft pay for their problem, as getting hard cash back is the only way to hurt a capitalistic company.
Sue 'em for damages, make them learn the hard way...
Code Red: The IIS-worm that would have attacked whitehouse.org, but blew over for most of us
SirCam: The email-driven trojan infecting millions of Windoze PC's and sending misc. files to the whole OE-addressbook or every emailaddress in memory, presumably sent to wipe out the harddrive somewhere in October.
Code Red wasn't nearly as tough as SirCam, as there are more people on this world who open attachments without checking the filename than people able to set up IIS.
Actually, both groups should be dragged out on the street and shot...
He did mention Wine at the end. But i guess it'll take longer than 10 years for this wine to come of age ;)