Mini nuclear reactor could power apartment blocks A nuclear reactor designed to generate power in the basement of an apartment block is being developed in Japan
Cool.. but one problem is this thing about people who like blow these things up on purpose.
Linux version numbers follow a longstanding tradition. Each version has three numbers, i.e., X.Y.Z. The "X" is only incremented when a really significant change happens, one that makes software written for one version no longer operate correctly on the other. This happens very rarely -- in Linux's history it has happened exactly once.
Well, I would say that it happened two times, if you also include the early history of the kernel. 0.99 -> 1.0 and 1.3 -> 2.0
user-agent checks that will disable some websites for some browsers
That's usually done on the server side (even though it's possible to do it with JavaScript as well). And also, if we didn't have JavaScript, what would we have instead? ActiveX all over the web? Just Flash? Plain HTML? (I doubt that)
But perhaps they could account for that and start issuing a set # of desktop licenses (that don't move) and a set # of laptop/mobile licenses that can move off the network.
So how would they know if a desktop license would move from the network? As you said, they can't check IP ranges, because this won't allow you to change ISP without notifying MS. And then MS has to deal with private networking IPs (RFC 1918).
And can't just a pirate use a mobile license key instead?
For quite a while I have been looking for a portable mp3 player, preferably with flash memory. Anyway, there was this deal that I would get a 3G phone almost for free (in exchange for signing up for a 12 month subscription) and that phone had a mp3 player builtin aswell. So what would then be the point of getting another mp3 player? I prefer carrying around as little gadgets as possible... Sure, the memory is only 128 MB, but it's alright with me, I can always sync it with my computer to get new music.
This reminds me of an old joke. Our university doesn't need a firewall to protect itself from allt the "hackers" on the internet, the internet needs a firewall to protect itself from the students at the university. Not funny? Try telling it on a party, really late..
Exactly. People pay good money to have their phone number unlisted. This isn't a bug with voip, this is a feature, and an excellent one at that.
You have to pay for this "service"? Where I live in Sweden, everyone can have something called "secret phone number" which includes that you're number is not listed and that caller ID is blocked. Both for landline and cell. And it's free, they even ask you if you want that when you get get a new phone number.
And making it possible to use the address bar to search from Google, *not* MSN.
Actually that's possible. Download Tweak UI. Fire it up adn go to Internet Explorer -> Search -> Create and type in something like "g" as prefix and http://www.google.com/search?q=%s as URL.
So far, the RIAA's "sue the world" strategy has relied on subpoenas sent to ISPs to identify the filesharer who was using a specific IP address at a specific time. What happens when the ISP has no idea: "Well, it was somebody travelling on I-20."?
Actually, that is a big problem. But I'm not thinking so much of filesharing. But it would quickly turn into a heaven for spammers, harassers and others who like to hide in the dark. I would guess that you have to sign some paper and login somehow to use the service, so that they can keep track of you. That's at least how my university does it when I want to use their WiFi network.
Personally speaking, I've never given away or sold a HD in my life... not that I'm paranoid about what might be on it, I find it a good practice to use em until they die, even if it's only a few extra gigs.
I don't really get this. I've got a 40 GB drive and another 160 GB drive. What use would it be to add my old 2 GB disk? More noise, more heat, more power consumtion.
My practice is that I usually have two disks in my computer. Whenever I buy a new one, I keep the larger one and move the smaller one to my web/mail server.
You've got it backwards. There are many licenses that are compatible with the GPL, but the GPL is not in turn compatible with those licenses. In fact, the GPL is compatible ONLY with itself. By design.
Sure, but still, you can link BSD-licensed code with a GPL-licensed library. Which was the point parent tried to make.
A lot of people here are complaining about how FSF, RMS, ESR and others just are whining about license issuses and the like. I think in fact that it's a sign of health that they are complaining, because that means they care. If no one cared, there is a possibility that we as a community could be abused over and over again by stupid, selfish or greedy people and companies. (Like the genereal public doesn't care about software patents... and look where we are now.) Sometimes I don't agree with what so called Free Software/Open Source supporters say, but it's very important to not keep our mouths shut. Criticism is a good thing (tm) - it's one of the foundations in a democracy and an open society.
So, instead of just complaing about FSF complaining, I think it's smarter to counter their arguments with better ones.
Unfortunatly I don't know of a free codec that can play DVDs, thanks to the RIAA's work on DeCSS. If you have a registered DVD decoder package, you'll probably be able to use MPC with it's supplied codec.
That's why you use Media Player Classic for DVDs too! The support is for DVDs is already builtin in the app: File -> Open DVD
Test-Ankoop claimed that there was a risk that Nokia's batteries could explode at random. Later, it came out that they actually tested non-brand batteries... So they had to do their test again, and they found out that nothing was wrong with Nokia's original batteries.
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Mini nuclear reactor could power apartment blocks
A nuclear reactor designed to generate power in the basement of an apartment block is being developed in Japan
Cool.. but one problem is this thing about people who like blow these things up on purpose.
Linux version numbers follow a longstanding tradition. Each version has three numbers, i.e., X.Y.Z. The "X" is only incremented when a really significant change happens, one that makes software written for one version no longer operate correctly on the other. This happens very rarely -- in Linux's history it has happened exactly once.
Well, I would say that it happened two times, if you also include the early history of the kernel. 0.99 -> 1.0 and 1.3 -> 2.0
Not to mention annoying hovering ads
You can do that with CSS.
user-agent checks that will disable some websites for some browsers
That's usually done on the server side (even though it's possible to do it with JavaScript as well).
And also, if we didn't have JavaScript, what would we have instead? ActiveX all over the web? Just Flash?
Plain HTML? (I doubt that)
But perhaps they could account for that and start issuing a set # of desktop licenses (that don't move) and a set # of laptop/mobile licenses that can move off the network.
So how would they know if a desktop license would move from the network? As you said, they can't check IP ranges, because this won't allow you to change ISP without notifying MS. And then MS has to deal with private networking IPs (RFC 1918).
And can't just a pirate use a mobile license key instead?
The world is full of technology that no one person can, or has the time, to absorb it all.
;-)
Except that's what one expects from a sysadmin, I would guess
For quite a while I have been looking for a portable mp3 player, preferably with flash memory. Anyway, there was this deal that I would get a 3G phone almost for free (in exchange for signing up for a 12 month subscription) and that phone had a mp3 player builtin aswell. So what would then be the point of getting another mp3 player? I prefer carrying around as little gadgets as possible... Sure, the memory is only 128 MB, but it's alright with me, I can always sync it with my computer to get new music.
Why not use digital signatures?
This reminds me of an old joke.
Our university doesn't need a firewall to protect itself from allt the "hackers" on the internet, the internet needs a firewall to protect itself from the students at the university.
Not funny? Try telling it on a party, really late..
Exactly. People pay good money to have their phone number unlisted. This isn't a bug with voip, this is a feature, and an excellent one at that.
You have to pay for this "service"? Where I live in Sweden, everyone can have something called "secret phone number" which includes that you're number is not listed and that caller ID is blocked. Both for landline and cell. And it's free, they even ask you if you want that when you get get a new phone number.
<aol>me too!</aol>
orkut@sundae.se
And making it possible to use the address bar to search from Google, *not* MSN.
Actually that's possible. Download Tweak UI. Fire it up adn go to Internet Explorer -> Search -> Create and type in something like "g" as prefix and http://www.google.com/search?q=%s as URL.
Oh, by the way, I'm a happy Firefox user...
So far, the RIAA's "sue the world" strategy has relied on subpoenas sent to ISPs to identify the filesharer who was using a specific IP address at a specific time. What happens when the ISP has no idea: "Well, it was somebody travelling on I-20."?
Actually, that is a big problem. But I'm not thinking so much of filesharing. But it would quickly turn into a heaven for spammers, harassers and others who like to hide in the dark. I would guess that you have to sign some paper and login somehow to use the service, so that they can keep track of you. That's at least how my university does it when I want to use their WiFi network.
I find it a good practice to use em until they die, even if it's only a few extra gigs.
By the way, you usually don't want to use your hard disk until it dies (well, at least if you care about the data on the disk).
Personally speaking, I've never given away or sold a HD in my life... not that I'm paranoid about what might be on it, I find it a good practice to use em until they die, even if it's only a few extra gigs.
I don't really get this. I've got a 40 GB drive and another 160 GB drive. What use would it be to add my old 2 GB disk? More noise, more heat, more power consumtion.
My practice is that I usually have two disks in my computer. Whenever I buy a new one, I keep the larger one and move the smaller one to my web/mail server.
Reminds me of the old trick in which you could turn a single-sided diskette into a double-sided one by punching a hole through one corner.
Um, are you sure you don't mean the way you could turn a 720 kB 3,5" diskette into a double density 1,4MB diskette?
I still don't know why it is so hard for some people to make links out of URLs. Anyway, here's something to click on:
Link.
You've got it backwards. There are many licenses that are compatible with the GPL, but the GPL is not in turn compatible with those licenses. In fact, the GPL is compatible ONLY with itself. By design.
Sure, but still, you can link BSD-licensed code with a GPL-licensed library. Which was the point parent tried to make.
A lot of people here are complaining about how FSF, RMS, ESR and others just are whining about license issuses and the like. I think in fact that it's a sign of health that they are complaining, because that means they care. If no one cared, there is a possibility that we as a community could be abused over and over again by stupid, selfish or greedy people and companies. (Like the genereal public doesn't care about software patents... and look where we are now.) Sometimes I don't agree with what so called Free Software/Open Source supporters say, but it's very important to not keep our mouths shut. Criticism is a good thing (tm) - it's one of the foundations in a democracy and an open society.
So, instead of just complaing about FSF complaining, I think it's smarter to counter their arguments with better ones.
Back when I was a kid slashdot used to have...
Posts like this remind me of that I'm getting old. Oh well...
Well, I like the context menu - for example that's a quite fast way to reload a specific frame. And I don't want to use mouse gestures like Opera's.
People crippling MY user interface should be forced to surf the web using only wget for a year!
No, I'm using Mozilla Firebird. I think it's a problem for all JacaScript-enabled browsers.
Now we just need a way to block these annoying Right Click Traps.
Unfortunatly I don't know of a free codec that can play DVDs, thanks to the RIAA's work on DeCSS. If you have a registered DVD decoder package, you'll probably be able to use MPC with it's supplied codec.
That's why you use Media Player Classic for DVDs too! The support is for DVDs is already builtin in the app: File -> Open DVD
Test-Ankoop claimed that there was a risk that Nokia's batteries could explode at random. Later, it came out that they actually tested non-brand batteries... So they had to do their test again, and they found out that nothing was wrong with Nokia's original batteries.
Here.