If you are using windows, and outlook, you can install SpamNet, made by Cloudmark.
I had to stop using Eudora, because I had so many filters (400+) to kill my spam that it took, literally, 5 minutes for my mail to appear in my inbox, which, needless to say was very frustrating and annoying.
Anyhow, I have been using Spamnet for about 7-8 months and, depending upon the time of day that I check my email it correctly blocked between 60% - 95% of my spam.
For example, since it is a peer based spam detection system, so the more users that vote that email from a particular sender is Spam, the more likely you will get it blocked. Eventually, it maps out and makes blacklists based on overall stats.
The point is, I took 2 days off for Xmas and when I checked my mail on the 27th, it filtered out about 295 of about 300 spam messages.
Now what would be really cool is if someone figures out a way to reprogram the chip with the sounds or music on it.
It might be funny to have your roomba spit out movie quotes or something...
bump into a wall? - Worf from STNG says "Raise Shields"
Finished the programmed cleaning cycle? - The Terminator says "I'll be back"
anyhow - either that or have it stream your playlist wirelessly. Though since the vac runs at 80 dB, I doubt you're going to get a very good sound.
Another amusing suggestion from the FAQ:
....you can always go into another room, or leave the house entirely for complete quiet while Roomba cleans...
Granted, the point is that you can leave the vac to run unattended, but still... "if you want quiet, leave your house" is not really helpful advice, IMHO.
All I can say is that I hope that they have a relatively "techy" crew member on board, because 2 out of 5 people who bring their laptops to my cyber cafe have some sort of weird configuration kink that has to be worked out -- almost always people who have installed the AOL "virus" into their system. Once that POS is in a system it doesn't want to let go.
Also, pre-OSX Macs have to have be manually configured, they can't be autoconfigured by the DHCP server.
Granted, none of this is a big deal for your typical slashdotter, but I am talking about your average business traveler who doesn't know the windows control panel from that stupid blinking banner ad that says "WARNING - Your Computer is not optimized!!!" and then trys to install "Gator" when you click on it.
If not, this is going to fail, because the flight is going to be full of pissed off business & first class passengers who can't get into their law office's exchange server.
Hmm let's see. It contains a player for every media type known to the internet, it has an animated, talking "assistant" named Phoebe...
It may very well make surfing up to 6 times faster, but it must take 10 minutes to load all that garbage, even on a P4!
The only reason explorer loads so quickly is because 95% of it is loaded when you boot windows. That's why all the competing browsers try to get you to use their "quick launch" feature, which loads the "enemy" browser during the windows boot cycle.
You may not realize how easy it is for someone to get access to information about you. Identity thieves get your personal information by:...stealing personal information you provide to an unsecured site on the Internet....
The obvious solution is that the SAVE FARSCAPE campaign needs to recruit the Raelians, that way they can make clones of the fans, and therefore increase the audience base.
At their best, plays, operas, movies, television, games, etc. provide a contrived social construct in which human relations may be formed...TV is particularly open to such abuse because it is so easily a solitary activity.
uhh. I think you forgot that they are also entertainment! Anyhow, according to your definition, the invention of the book must be the very worst of these forms, because outside of "Story Hour" in your local public library, it is most definitely a solitary activity... Imagine a couple, not having anything else in common except a book they both read, and (gasp) discussing it.
Okay one more thought. What about a series of nylon threads inclined at a steep angle so that the thread would channel the drips and condensation to the collection area?
My dog voluntarily holds his breath when we play fetch at the lake by my house.
I would guess that the reason that primates don't display "voluntary breathing" is simply because they are being subject to "scary" laboratory conditions.
I would imagine most people would not be able to exhibit "voluntary" breathing under similar conditions, ie your stereotypicial "alien abduction" scenario.
I bet if they threw a banana in the bottom of 15 foot deep water tank in a room full of monkeys, eventually one of them would hold his breath long enough to get it.
What I think is funny is that this is the first article I have ever seen on Slashdot that apparently has no danger of being slashdotted... when I just went to the site, his hit counter said "45".
Not to butt in on something I know nothing about, but couldn't rig some sort of inverted plastic cone (like a mini-traffic cone) inside the collector that minimized the amount of "re-drippage" and funneled the water to "finished" area.
Basically the vapor would have no problem rising through the narrow part of the cone, but most of the drips would be "off target" and go where they belong.
Also, I don't know if filtering the water in someway might help with the residual buildup on the glass or not, but it too may be worth looking in to.
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who the fsck got mod points? Try reading the FAQ.
the parent gets an "insightful" - an AC posting that uses the word "fucktard"?!?
lol
I wish I could see what the metamods say about this...
(PS: Mod this: -1 Offtopic)
this guy also owned madonna.com and fought her for quite a while on it, she finally won though.
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http://arbiter.wipo.int/domains/decisions/html/20
If you are using windows, and outlook, you can install SpamNet, made by Cloudmark.
I had to stop using Eudora, because I had so many filters (400+) to kill my spam that it took, literally, 5 minutes for my mail to appear in my inbox, which, needless to say was very frustrating and annoying.
Anyhow, I have been using Spamnet for about 7-8 months and, depending upon the time of day that I check my email it correctly blocked between 60% - 95% of my spam.
For example, since it is a peer based spam detection system, so the more users that vote that email from a particular sender is Spam, the more likely you will get it blocked. Eventually, it maps out and makes blacklists based on overall stats.
The point is, I took 2 days off for Xmas and when I checked my mail on the 27th, it filtered out about 295 of about 300 spam messages.
I think there is a User Friendly strip about that.
Speaking of spoilers....
Dylan O'Donnell's Nethack Spoiler Page.
I have many times considered buying a USB number pad for my ibook for this very reason....
Actually I had the same problem, then I looked at the log file, and it said the directory names were too long.
I bet you did what I did, and installed it to your desktop. Move the folder to C:/ and it will run fine... or at least mine did.
It might be funny to have your roomba spit out movie quotes or something...
bump into a wall? - Worf from STNG says "Raise Shields"
Finished the programmed cleaning cycle? - The Terminator says "I'll be back"
anyhow - either that or have it stream your playlist wirelessly. Though since the vac runs at 80 dB, I doubt you're going to get a very good sound.
Another amusing suggestion from the FAQ:
Granted, the point is that you can leave the vac to run unattended, but still... "if you want quiet, leave your house" is not really helpful advice, IMHO.
I couldn't find a mention of what this music actually is like, but it must be pretty annoying if they mention that you can't change it in their FAQ.
If anything, Windows is even more scriptable than linux because of COM and it's progeny, ActiveX.
Yah... Haven't you noticed all the great viruses that people have been making?
Luckily, I registered with the email address: realplayer@real.com and I haven't had one single annoying spam message. ;D
All I can say is that I hope that they have a relatively "techy" crew member on board, because 2 out of 5 people who bring their laptops to my cyber cafe have some sort of weird configuration kink that has to be worked out -- almost always people who have installed the AOL "virus" into their system. Once that POS is in a system it doesn't want to let go.
Also, pre-OSX Macs have to have be manually configured, they can't be autoconfigured by the DHCP server.
Granted, none of this is a big deal for your typical slashdotter, but I am talking about your average business traveler who doesn't know the windows control panel from that stupid blinking banner ad that says "WARNING - Your Computer is not optimized!!!" and then trys to install "Gator" when you click on it.
If not, this is going to fail, because the flight is going to be full of pissed off business & first class passengers who can't get into their law office's exchange server.
Hmm let's see. It contains a player for every media type known to the internet, it has an animated, talking "assistant" named Phoebe...
It may very well make surfing up to 6 times faster, but it must take 10 minutes to load all that garbage, even on a P4!
The only reason explorer loads so quickly is because 95% of it is loaded when you boot windows. That's why all the competing browsers try to get you to use their "quick launch" feature, which loads the "enemy" browser during the windows boot cycle.
This is from the social security administration site under the heading "It May Be Easy To Steal Your Number"
Yeah -- hurry and get your name in before the claims site is slashdotted!!
Sorry I suck. Here's the correct URL.
http://www.audio.philips.com/betatest.asp.
Why not enter their beta test contest and see if you can get one for free?
The obvious solution is that the SAVE FARSCAPE campaign needs to recruit the Raelians, that way they can make clones of the fans, and therefore increase the audience base.
uhh. I think you forgot that they are also entertainment! Anyhow, according to your definition, the invention of the book must be the very worst of these forms, because outside of "Story Hour" in your local public library, it is most definitely a solitary activity... Imagine a couple, not having anything else in common except a book they both read, and (gasp) discussing it.
Okay one more thought. What about a series of nylon threads inclined at a steep angle so that the thread would channel the drips and condensation to the collection area?
My dog voluntarily holds his breath when we play fetch at the lake by my house.
I would guess that the reason that primates don't display "voluntary breathing" is simply because they are being subject to "scary" laboratory conditions.
I would imagine most people would not be able to exhibit "voluntary" breathing under similar conditions, ie your stereotypicial "alien abduction" scenario.
I bet if they threw a banana in the bottom of 15 foot deep water tank in a room full of monkeys, eventually one of them would hold his breath long enough to get it.
Anthropomorphizing? I forget what anamorphising is, but it's usually lethal.
I believe some DVDs are sold in widescreen "anamorphic" format. Must be a movie buff.
What I think is funny is that this is the first article I have ever seen on Slashdot that apparently has no danger of being slashdotted... when I just went to the site, his hit counter said "45".
Not to butt in on something I know nothing about, but couldn't rig some sort of inverted plastic cone (like a mini-traffic cone) inside the collector that minimized the amount of "re-drippage" and funneled the water to "finished" area.
Basically the vapor would have no problem rising through the narrow part of the cone, but most of the drips would be "off target" and go where they belong.
Also, I don't know if filtering the water in someway might help with the residual buildup on the glass or not, but it too may be worth looking in to.
At least you can get Farscape Episodes on DVD.
Or P2P them, but I suppose, that isn't really helping them out very much!