I agree. It seemed much longer than it really was and I was definately bored during much of the second half. Yet somehow, in retrospect, I really liked it.
It's definately worth seeing but I think many may be disappointed after all the hype. I saw it opening night (midnight) several weeks ago. I had heard of it but the hype machine hadn't really kicked in yet.
Do they really think that even the lamest of the "31337" are going to waste their time downloading over a gigabyte of movie where "use the force" sounds like "OORGH A WORTTSHK!"
Well I haven't seen any of the early versions that were released but the latest screener version (with foreign subtitles) is very high quality. At least that's what I hear 'cause I certainly wouldn't violate any copyright laws.
As far as wasting time... I don't see how it wastes time any more than distributed.net or seti@home. With a cable modem and forte agent it's pretty painless to d/l huge files from usenet. Just point and click then minimize it and go about your business.
I always think it odd when people talk about the problems of stuff like this (ie porn, warez, mp3, bootleg movies, etc) being on the web. It would seem to me that the bandwidth concerns along with the risk would make websites impractical.
OTOH there are tons (er, I mean gigs) of this material available on usenet. I know that a very high quality MPEG of TPM was just posted last week (in addition to the lower-grade copies that have been around for some time). Not that I would download it of course. I just happened to notice that it was there. Really.
On a completely unrelated topic. Does anyone know how to "overburn" a CD 'cause I've got a 750MB file that I'd like to move off of my HD.
No, it's just annoying to see someone making obvious technical errors on a "news for nerds" site. Just like suggesting that the movie be traded via ICQ? I can just see ICQing 200MB+ files to each other. Ha!
The fact is that American Pie and South Park have both been actively posted and reposted and reposted yet again on usenet for the past few weeks.
My future concern is tho whether the Saturn (Japanese version anyway) is subject to the Y2K bug. I'm confident the PSX isn't.
Huh? I've never even seen a saturn so I don't really know but, are you trying to say that the saturn has a clock/calendar? And that it uses this date information in some way to function? This seems highly unlikely to me. Worst case scenario just set the date back.
More likely I'm guessing there is no date function in a saturn and you are one of those loonies that spouts off about "the y2k bug" with no grasp of what "it" even is.
I don't understand all the anti-slashdot commentary that seems to accompany every article. If you don't like it then why are you here?
I mean, yeah, it's obviously a very linux-biased site but so what? There is a great big internet out there right? I'm sure you can find something that suits you better or start your own site and post whatever articles interest you.
>It just comes up with something like "root#" and sits there!
>>Also know as a command line interface. Learn to use it, and it shall become your friend. I suggest buying a good book on linux (or four good books), and reading them.
I think Rob needs to add the ability to include little icons in our posts like the ones used to identify the main articles. That way we could add the "It's funny. Laugh" icon for the humor impaired.
As with anything, the answer is "it depends." In general, I'd say most users actually only need 512k for basic addressbook/calendar functionality (ie a PalmPersonal... discontinued). If you start using lots of additional apps then you'll want 1MB or 2MB if you're really into it.
I've got a fair number of third party apps and I've got room to spare with my 2MB. The one thing that I would say would likely require more than 2MB would be e-books. For example I used to keep several chapters from a Netware handbook on my pilot. Very handy but it sucks up the RAM.
In the end of course, you can never have too much RAM =)
Esperanto would be great but I doubt that it will ever work, at least not for the US. Look at the metric system... it's a well thought-out universal system of measurement. Universal, that is, except for the US where we insist on clinging to our archaic system of measurement. I actually know seemingly intelligent people that feel metric is "less accurate" because you generally round numbers when converting from the English system. They can't grasp that if everyone used metric there would be no conversion.
I can't imagine the general public ever grasping the need for a universal language. Most of the US thinks that english is.
That would be kinda cool. Since all caps is already equated to YELLING then it would seem appropriate. If you are angry and pound out a flaming message it would come out in all caps. If you hit them really hard the point size could go up.
Apart from the possible exploitation by crackers, what about the privacy concerns of an employer using this software?
Imagine and IS department making this part of their standard workstation build? They could claim that it is for remote administration but could also use it for spying on everything that an employee does on his/her PC. Granted, users shouldn't be doing anything questionable in the first place but still, there are some things that should be kept private.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that "broadband" refered specifically to cable... or at least to the method that cable modems use to multiplex video and data (and possibly voice soon?) over the same line using different frequencies. I've never seen broadband applied to DSL.
They are toys. There is nothing that they can do that you can't do with those day planners (addressbook/calendar)
Can you enter a name and search your daytimer for every occurance of it? Suppose you met with someone several month ago and you want to quickly find your notes for the meeting (but you don't recall the exact day, or maybe even month). I put the names of the people I meet with in my Pilot so a quick search turns up a list of every meeting I've been to with that person.
The same goes for phone numbers. Every get a partial and/or garbled number on your pager? It happens to me alot when I'm visiting a plant and I have to go out onto the plant floor. I can search my pilot for number fragments and often find the correct number that way.
What if you lose your daytimer? Do you keep a xeroxed backup?
Can you schedule alarms in a daytimer to alert you a minute/hour/day before an appointment?
And best of all let me see you fit your damn daytimer in your pocket.
I have MediaOne in Canton, MI (near Detroit) and I've had no bandwidth issues at all. The news server was having trouble a few months back but they seems to have resolved it. The mail server goes down periodically for a short time but it hasn't been much of a problem.
I love MediaOne and I never want to be w/out my cable modem again!
If it was me, I'd send it back in under warranty (oozing oil all over the place) just to hear the response...
I used to work at a computer store where I saw people try to get some pretty messed up shit repaired under warranty but nothing quite so extreme. I'm almost tempted to try it myself... That's the kind of thing a sales clerk could tell his grandkids about.
"You may recently have heard about a project, called SETI@home, to use thousands of Internet-connected PCs to help in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This is not part of the research program of the SETI Institute, but will use data collected with the Arecibo Radio Telescope, in Puerto Rico, as part of Project SERENDIP. The SETI Institute is a major supporter of the SERENDIP search."
While it seems that it is not "officially" SETI it obviously has their approval.
Those colored pilot cases look kinda cool. The problem is they don't provide a colored IR-memory door for people with older, upgraded pilots (ie ME).
If any of you have older pilots with the IR-memory upgrade, then email them and let them know that you're interested in this option. If we slashdot them they'll have to do it! =)
I thought about just pulling down an ISO image (lot's of people on the starbuck mailing list had them available) but it's only a tiny bit harder and a whole lot better to do it yourself. I added my own directory with misc stuff that I want/need that isn't included w/ the stock distro.
There's really nothing to it. There is a detailed RedHat CD HOW-TO at the LDP that tells you everthing you need to know.
Starbuck was horrible. I installed it twice, left it running overnight and both times found my rpm database had somehow been wiped out.. couldn't install or even query for packages
This problem was widely discussed on the starbuck mailing list. There were some corrupt RPMs distributed to the mirrors. If you're gonna play with beta software, it helps to join the mailing list. =)
Personally I have more respect for the virus author than for anyone who fell for it. Too many people are becoming too relient on technology they don't understand.
Look dude, most corporate users that I've run across know very little about computers but are forced to use them in their jobs. Why wouldn't the average persone "fall for it?" Do you think your Mom wouldn't open an attachment that a friend emailed her? What about your Grandma? Not everyone can be expected to spend the time and energy needed to keep up with technology. Most people just know what they need to know to get their job done.
I'm currently helping to migrate GM from Win3.1 to Win95. You know how much training users are getting? Zero. The only help they get is a brief rundown from me on where to find there apps before I move on to the next unit because I've got a schedule to keep. So what should these users do? Should they go to their boss and say "I'm not going to rely on technology I don't understand... here is my resignation." Or should they stay up late at night trying to master a technology that they have no personal interest in? Computers don't interest everyone y'know.
Actually wouldn't it be "daemon"? Since, in the original posters mind, Rob is forever lurking in the background waiting to censor anything that AC's post.
Actually, I think we could usa a bit *more* moderation here. I hate wading through pages and pages of off-topic flamewars and rantings.
Of course, that includes this post doesn't it? Doh! Please moderate this post too, Rob. =)
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It dies for me in Communicator 4.6 under windows too. But if I scroll down past the screwed up crap, the content is still visible.
It's definately worth seeing but I think many may be disappointed after all the hype. I saw it opening night (midnight) several weeks ago. I had heard of it but the hype machine hadn't really kicked in yet.
Well I haven't seen any of the early versions that were released but the latest screener version (with foreign subtitles) is very high quality. At least that's what I hear 'cause I certainly wouldn't violate any copyright laws.
As far as wasting time... I don't see how it wastes time any more than distributed.net or seti@home. With a cable modem and forte agent it's pretty painless to d/l huge files from usenet. Just point and click then minimize it and go about your business.
OTOH there are tons (er, I mean gigs) of this material available on usenet. I know that a very high quality MPEG of TPM was just posted last week (in addition to the lower-grade copies that have been around for some time). Not that I would download it of course. I just happened to notice that it was there. Really.
On a completely unrelated topic. Does anyone know how to "overburn" a CD 'cause I've got a 750MB file that I'd like to move off of my HD.
The fact is that American Pie and South Park have both been actively posted and reposted and reposted yet again on usenet for the past few weeks.
I also noticed the above... no Word format! Heheheh. Too bad that right after that they offer a spreadsheet in Excel format only. =(
Huh? I've never even seen a saturn so I don't really know but, are you trying to say that the saturn has a clock/calendar? And that it uses this date information in some way to function? This seems highly unlikely to me. Worst case scenario just set the date back.
More likely I'm guessing there is no date function in a saturn and you are one of those loonies that spouts off about "the y2k bug" with no grasp of what "it" even is.
I mean, yeah, it's obviously a very linux-biased site but so what? There is a great big internet out there right? I'm sure you can find something that suits you better or start your own site and post whatever articles interest you.
>>Also know as a command line interface. Learn to use it, and it shall become your friend. I suggest buying a good book on linux (or four good books), and reading them.
I think Rob needs to add the ability to include little icons in our posts like the ones used to identify the main articles. That way we could add the "It's funny. Laugh" icon for the humor impaired.
As with anything, the answer is "it depends." In general, I'd say most users actually only need 512k for basic addressbook/calendar functionality (ie a PalmPersonal... discontinued). If you start using lots of additional apps then you'll want 1MB or 2MB if you're really into it.
I've got a fair number of third party apps and I've got room to spare with my 2MB. The one thing that I would say would likely require more than 2MB would be e-books. For example I used to keep several chapters from a Netware handbook on my pilot. Very handy but it sucks up the RAM.
In the end of course, you can never have too much RAM =)
I can't imagine the general public ever grasping the need for a universal language. Most of the US thinks that english is.
They say "Microsoft" 131 times? No wonder they claim the movie is "straight from the smoking pits of Hell."
That would be kinda cool. Since all caps is already equated to YELLING then it would seem appropriate. If you are angry and pound out a flaming message it would come out in all caps. If you hit them really hard the point size could go up.
Imagine and IS department making this part of their standard workstation build? They could claim that it is for remote administration but could also use it for spying on everything that an employee does on his/her PC. Granted, users shouldn't be doing anything questionable in the first place but still, there are some things that should be kept private.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that "broadband" refered specifically to cable... or at least to the method that cable modems use to multiplex video and data (and possibly voice soon?) over the same line using different frequencies. I've never seen broadband applied to DSL.
There is nothing that they can do that you can't do with those day planners (addressbook/calendar)
Can you enter a name and search your daytimer for every occurance of it? Suppose you met with someone several month ago and you want to quickly find your notes for the meeting (but you don't recall the exact day, or maybe even month). I put the names of the people I meet with in my Pilot so a quick search turns up a list of every meeting I've been to with that person.
The same goes for phone numbers. Every get a partial and/or garbled number on your pager? It happens to me alot when I'm visiting a plant and I have to go out onto the plant floor. I can search my pilot for number fragments and often find the correct number that way.
What if you lose your daytimer? Do you keep a xeroxed backup?
Can you schedule alarms in a daytimer to alert you a minute/hour/day before an appointment?
And best of all let me see you fit your damn daytimer in your pocket.
I have MediaOne in Canton, MI (near Detroit) and I've had no bandwidth issues at all. The news server was having trouble a few months back but they seems to have resolved it. The mail server goes down periodically for a short time but it hasn't been much of a problem.
I love MediaOne and I never want to be w/out my cable modem again!
I used to work at a computer store where I saw people try to get some pretty messed up shit repaired under warranty but nothing quite so extreme. I'm almost tempted to try it myself... That's the kind of thing a sales clerk could tell his grandkids about.
I have lots of samba documentation in /usr/local/doc/ There are examples and everything.
While it seems that it is not "officially" SETI it obviously has their approval.
If any of you have older pilots with the IR-memory upgrade, then email them and let them know that you're interested in this option. If we slashdot them they'll have to do it! =)
There's really nothing to it. There is a detailed RedHat CD HOW-TO at the LDP that tells you everthing you need to know.
This problem was widely discussed on the starbuck mailing list. There were some corrupt RPMs distributed to the mirrors. If you're gonna play with beta software, it helps to join the mailing list. =)
Look dude, most corporate users that I've run across know very little about computers but are forced to use them in their jobs. Why wouldn't the average persone "fall for it?" Do you think your Mom wouldn't open an attachment that a friend emailed her? What about your Grandma? Not everyone can be expected to spend the time and energy needed to keep up with technology. Most people just know what they need to know to get their job done.
I'm currently helping to migrate GM from Win3.1 to Win95. You know how much training users are getting? Zero. The only help they get is a brief rundown from me on where to find there apps before I move on to the next unit because I've got a schedule to keep. So what should these users do? Should they go to their boss and say "I'm not going to rely on technology I don't understand... here is my resignation." Or should they stay up late at night trying to master a technology that they have no personal interest in? Computers don't interest everyone y'know.
Actually wouldn't it be "daemon"? Since, in the original posters mind, Rob is forever lurking in the background waiting to censor anything that AC's post.
Actually, I think we could usa a bit *more* moderation here. I hate wading through pages and pages of off-topic flamewars and rantings.
Of course, that includes this post doesn't it? Doh! Please moderate this post too, Rob. =)