Lie like hell on the free ISP signup (don't forget to turn off caller ID before you dial, too), run the client in Windows 98 under VMware, turn on internet connection sharing in your Windows 98 VM, minimize the Windows 98 window, and access the net from Linux, ad free.
. . . for Microsoft to be able to explain the back doors they have placed in software when the get found. Golly! There's a back door in Win2K?! Those nasty Russian Mafia people must've put that there. We'll comment that out, er, uh . . . remove that in the next service pack!
But it has added a new phrase to our lexicon. For example, when you hear some bad news at work, you can now say "Win ME!"
This also works with additional words:
"Win ME running" or "Win ME over" or, for those of that persuasion, "Win ME in the a** and call me $FEMININE_NAME"
I think it still has a chance to catch on.
Unfortunately, those of us who would happily reject Microsoft's EULA have to deal with all the sheep who didn't in order to continue eating and living under a roof. Thus, the EULA is a Diktat, libertarian ranting about "free association" aside.
But you can use Blue just by entering the card number, as with any other card. And I assume that only select merchants participate in the exchange you subscribe?
Cool technology, but until it's universally (or near so) supported, it just won't catch on. And, of course, it won't be universally supported until it catches on.
A credit card company is going to have to take a serious bath before secure payment protocols like SET get wide implementation. Until then, we have to settle for kludges like Blue with a card reader that don't work at all merchants.
VMware's part of my plan in the event the Network Nazi faction of IT gets its way in my organization.
One thing I have yet to figure out is how to patch the executable to allow an arbitrary MAC address, rather than that telltale 00:50:56:xx:xx:xx (00:50:56 being VMware's OUI).
Ah. Let us hope this is the case, for it only stops the clue impaired, leaving more bandwidth for the rest. (Though it must be a bummer trying to grab files and getting nothing when 6699's filtered:>). Thanks!
I understand that portions of documents would be redacted, but surely they'd just remove those portions rather than provide encrypted copies of them to the public--I hope:). Thanks!
Your college runs censorware? Time to transfer. College is a competitive business, like any other, and the market can send a clear message to schools that pull this kind of crap. Or you could just stay and put up with it.
We Americans need to be reminded of the degree of access and choice to higher education we have, relative to most of the rest of the world, now and then. Thank you.
Concur--STRIB absolutely kicks butt--and has saved mine many times. I sleep much better knowing my passwords are tucked away in an IDEA encrypted blanket and are only a passphrase away.
. . . to providing it with state of the art data collection equipment, NSU scientists were able to shave hundreds of dollars off the per unit cost by taking advantage of the enhanced overclockability of the Celeron in relatively cool seawater. "Watching the dual Celery 333's POST at 605 Mhz was a thrill even through goggles at 40 meters," said one. The Q3test results were not yet available at press time.
Cool! Now we can have pressure sensitive buttons that report how hard they're being pushed--real applications could be things like speed control of a motor by button pressure. More fun things would be devices that say "OW" when people push the button too hard or that randomize the required pressure to activate the button.
I don't care if you think it's wrong--it just isn't illegal. If enough people like you want to make it illegal, I fear for the future of the republic. (And come on, you know it was a troll.)
I agree, the letter is very good. But how long will it be before running a site like ISOnews is in itself enough probably cause to cause an overzealous prosecutor in some one horse town to get a warrant to kick in the operator's door, confiscate a few thousand $ retail worth of pirated DC games, and lock him up under the NET act and/or DMCA where he'll be (in the words of Lars Ulrich in the Metallica/Napster parody) some fat, greasy, tattooed bastard's buttery cornhole?
What it amounts to is that the big businesses still run the world, and going head to head with them in the real world isn't real smart. Turning to usenet or other more anonymous posting methods, until they get that choked off completely, is the way to deal with this. The only reason fighting back is even feasible now is that the public hasn't seen enough of these corporate jackboot cases that they're old news yet. Once they do, all the publicity in the world won't stop them.
(I know I'm feeding a troll here--please forgive me in advance.)
<flame tone=nasty>Maybe if you were actually capable of writing a Gnutella clone, you'd be developing some software worth copying instead of whining about the morals of others that copy software.
But since you're just verbally wanking, I guess you'll go back to using that copy of M$ Windows you legitimately paid for with your Compaquard Bell and complaining about the eeevil software pirates.</flame>
<flame tone=sarcastic>While you're at it, be sure to write your senator or representative (assuming you live in the U.S.) and let him/her know you're willing to give up your 1st and 4th amendment rights to protect the intellectual "property" rights of copyright holders. Do it today!</flame>
I had no idea it was even possible to copy Dreamcast games. Thanks, Sega!
And a sweet note of thanks to the RIAA for letting me know that music could be copied at about 5MB per song, and to the movie industry for letting me know Scour had lots of free movies.
You guys are swell!
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Lie like hell on the free ISP signup (don't forget to turn off caller ID before you dial, too), run the client in Windows 98 under VMware, turn on internet connection sharing in your Windows 98 VM, minimize the Windows 98 window, and access the net from Linux, ad free.
. . . for Microsoft to be able to explain the back doors they have placed in software when the get found. Golly! There's a back door in Win2K?! Those nasty Russian Mafia people must've put that there. We'll comment that out, er, uh . . . remove that in the next service pack!
But it has added a new phrase to our lexicon. For example, when you hear some bad news at work, you can now say "Win ME!" This also works with additional words: "Win ME running" or "Win ME over" or, for those of that persuasion, "Win ME in the a** and call me $FEMININE_NAME" I think it still has a chance to catch on.
Unfortunately, those of us who would happily reject Microsoft's EULA have to deal with all the sheep who didn't in order to continue eating and living under a roof. Thus, the EULA is a Diktat, libertarian ranting about "free association" aside.
But you can use Blue just by entering the card number, as with any other card. And I assume that only select merchants participate in the exchange you subscribe? Cool technology, but until it's universally (or near so) supported, it just won't catch on. And, of course, it won't be universally supported until it catches on. A credit card company is going to have to take a serious bath before secure payment protocols like SET get wide implementation. Until then, we have to settle for kludges like Blue with a card reader that don't work at all merchants.
. . . that puts the power to fire in the hands of IT has bigger problems than what users are running on their desktops.
VMware's part of my plan in the event the Network Nazi faction of IT gets its way in my organization. One thing I have yet to figure out is how to patch the executable to allow an arbitrary MAC address, rather than that telltale 00:50:56:xx:xx:xx (00:50:56 being VMware's OUI).
Ah. Let us hope this is the case, for it only stops the clue impaired, leaving more bandwidth for the rest. (Though it must be a bummer trying to grab files and getting nothing when 6699's filtered :>). Thanks!
I understand that portions of documents would be redacted, but surely they'd just remove those portions rather than provide encrypted copies of them to the public--I hope :). Thanks!
Your college runs censorware? Time to transfer. College is a competitive business, like any other, and the market can send a clear message to schools that pull this kind of crap. Or you could just stay and put up with it.
Why would information released under the FOIA need to be encrypted?
We Americans need to be reminded of the degree of access and choice to higher education we have, relative to most of the rest of the world, now and then. Thank you.
Concur--STRIB absolutely kicks butt--and has saved mine many times. I sleep much better knowing my passwords are tucked away in an IDEA encrypted blanket and are only a passphrase away.
"There ought to be limits on freedom." --George W. Bush ~~~
. . . to providing it with state of the art data collection equipment, NSU scientists were able to shave hundreds of dollars off the per unit cost by taking advantage of the enhanced overclockability of the Celeron in relatively cool seawater. "Watching the dual Celery 333's POST at 605 Mhz was a thrill even through goggles at 40 meters," said one. The Q3test results were not yet available at press time.
The ribbon cutting ceremonies for the California Ministries of Truth, Love, and Plenty were announced for next Monday afternoon.
Cool! Now we can have pressure sensitive buttons that report how hard they're being pushed--real applications could be things like speed control of a motor by button pressure. More fun things would be devices that say "OW" when people push the button too hard or that randomize the required pressure to activate the button.
I don't care if you think it's wrong--it just isn't illegal. If enough people like you want to make it illegal, I fear for the future of the republic. (And come on, you know it was a troll.)
The Gulag Archipelago is instructional regarding this concept.
Ouch, that should be "probable" cause, not "probably" cause. Feel free to apply (-1, Spelling Nit).
I agree, the letter is very good. But how long will it be before running a site like ISOnews is in itself enough probably cause to cause an overzealous prosecutor in some one horse town to get a warrant to kick in the operator's door, confiscate a few thousand $ retail worth of pirated DC games, and lock him up under the NET act and/or DMCA where he'll be (in the words of Lars Ulrich in the Metallica/Napster parody) some fat, greasy, tattooed bastard's buttery cornhole?
What it amounts to is that the big businesses still run the world, and going head to head with them in the real world isn't real smart. Turning to usenet or other more anonymous posting methods, until they get that choked off completely, is the way to deal with this. The only reason fighting back is even feasible now is that the public hasn't seen enough of these corporate jackboot cases that they're old news yet. Once they do, all the publicity in the world won't stop them.
(I know I'm feeding a troll here--please forgive me in advance.)
<flame tone=nasty>Maybe if you were actually capable of writing a Gnutella clone, you'd be developing some software worth copying instead of whining about the morals of others that copy software.
But since you're just verbally wanking, I guess you'll go back to using that copy of M$ Windows you legitimately paid for with your Compaquard Bell and complaining about the eeevil software pirates.</flame>
<flame tone=sarcastic>While you're at it, be sure to write your senator or representative (assuming you live in the U.S.) and let him/her know you're willing to give up your 1st and 4th amendment rights to protect the intellectual "property" rights of copyright holders. Do it today!</flame>
I had no idea it was even possible to copy Dreamcast games. Thanks, Sega! And a sweet note of thanks to the RIAA for letting me know that music could be copied at about 5MB per song, and to the movie industry for letting me know Scour had lots of free movies. You guys are swell!