Katz seems to be under the impression that the 'net exists separately from the real world. The infrastructure that he expounds upon is very much "real world". Try as we might, we cannot simply turn all of the fiber, all of the routers, all of the servers, etc. into virtual objects. They still exist in physical space and so are still very much subject to physical actions.
We are not dealing with a closed system here, which Katz seems to assume. The 'net could (however unlikely) be ruled completetly illegal by, say, the US gov't and then what? The access we all hold so dear would vanish overnight. The backbone providers could be forced to shut down, thus killing the access for all. What good would "virtual" freedom do us if the police could simply bust down the door of any service provider and pull plugs from the wall?
I heartily agree that a new form of freedom is at work in the Internet. Right or wrong, millions of people have begun to take it for granted, this newfound freedom. We must always remember, however, that while we "exist" on line and have certain freedoms therein, there are still physical ties that can easily be cut by any government brazen enough.
Whoops, should have looked like this: Personally, I think the movie "Hackers" had alot to do with it too... Maybe should have been called "Crackers"?
Appropriate, since they were (mainly) all "pretty white kids with problems" *grin* (Thanks, MadTV). Or maybe Deliverance should have been called Crackers...
>Personally, I think the movie "Hackers" had alot >to do with it too... Maybe should have been >called "Crackers"? Appropriate, since they were (mainly) all "pretty white kids with problems" *grin* (Thanks, MadTV). Or maybe Deliverance should have been called Crackers...
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The big iron, my friend. They do "enterprise server development." Used to be Sperry and Burroughs, then they merged. These days, their project majoris is cellular multiprocessing (using Intel hardware). No plans to have Linux available on their servers tho, just SCO, Solaris for x86, and NT. 'Course they still sell their A-Series as well.
Worked for them over the summer... Banged head with all sorts of corporate types over the Linux/Free Software set of ideals and they just couldn't seem to comprehend. They don't even realize the screwing they're taking from Microsoft (at the corporate/upper management levels, at least). They're "Enterprise Partners" w/M$. Supposed to have access to the NT source code last May. They didn't get it till the day I left in August and even then, only two people in the whole division was "licensed" to look at it...
This is actually one of my sore points with Valve. Their filesaving structure is dependant on Microsoft code/functionality, along with a lot of their sound infrastructure. At least, that's what they tell me...
As for the TF2 situation, check out a response from Yahn Bernier (Valve networking dude) on our site here. Subsequent querries to Valve have only resulted in obsequious, mysterious answers and a large amount of frustration on my part.
I really would like to have my Voodoo3 with _reliable_ DRI working, pronto. The new 3dfx packages let you run Q3 just fine, but UT and all the other Glide stuff doesn't work *sigh* On an unrelated note, does anyone know if Loki plans on releasing the Q3A binaries so that those of us who went ahead and bought the W95 version can run it in Linux? Or will it be just like Myth, etc....
Firstly, I take names/place names from the Star Wars Trilogy (no chance of any of them being dictionary words), then I pepper 'em with some random numbers and caps. Also, I've found Lewis Carroll poems have some great nonsensical words to use.
However, past this system, I usually use iterations of a same general password for a single puprpose: I use one set for my internet passwords (NY Times registration, Hotmail account, etc. ALl the unimportant stuff). Another set for my university account and account on my own machine. Lastly, my root password is different than all of them...
According to Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Tannenbaum and Woodhull, Second Edition 1997) an operating system is the system that manages the system resources and provides a base to write applications on. An OS functions as an extended machine (or machine abstraction, if you will) and a resource manager. Anything more than this defies the idea/theory of an Operating System. So, no web browsers, no GUI's are actually part of an OS.
I highly reccommend that everyone who is concerned with this issue go out and obtain a copy of "Darwin's Black Box" by Behe. He is a "traditional" biologist who is offended by the very unscientific nature of current Darwinian theories. His book is insightful and chock full of facts. Go grab it. Check it out at Amazon.
I highly reccommend that everyone who is concerned with this issue go out and obtain a copy of "Darwin's Black Box" by Behe. He is a "traditional" biologist who is offended by the very unscientific nature of current Darwinian theories. His book is insightful and chock full of facts. Go grab it.
It's all about getting info into the right hands, my friends. My boss was ranking on Linux something fierce, saying it was in no way ready for the enterprise. I cooly handed him my Linux Journal extra that had the interviews with top IBM, Corel and Netscape execs and why they went with Linux. Plus I've been posting all manner of info on bulletin boards around the office (people are getting pissed at the "mystery Linux poster" *chuckle* Anyways, most people are biased against Linux simply because they haven't taken step one towards understanding it. Keep plugging away and offering up information, my brethren (and sisters... what is the female form of brethren anyways?) -ZaMoose
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Katz seems to be under the impression that the 'net exists separately from the real world. The infrastructure that he expounds upon is very much "real world". Try as we might, we cannot simply turn all of the fiber, all of the routers, all of the servers, etc. into virtual objects. They still exist in physical space and so are still very much subject to physical actions.
We are not dealing with a closed system here, which Katz seems to assume. The 'net could (however unlikely) be ruled completetly illegal by, say, the US gov't and then what? The access we all hold so dear would vanish overnight. The backbone providers could be forced to shut down, thus killing the access for all. What good would "virtual" freedom do us if the police could simply bust down the door of any service provider and pull plugs from the wall?
I heartily agree that a new form of freedom is at work in the Internet. Right or wrong, millions of people have begun to take it for granted, this newfound freedom. We must always remember, however, that while we "exist" on line and have certain freedoms therein, there are still physical ties that can easily be cut by any government brazen enough.
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Whoops, should have looked like this: Personally, I think the movie "Hackers" had alot to do with it too... Maybe should have been called "Crackers"?
Appropriate, since they were (mainly) all "pretty white kids with problems" *grin* (Thanks, MadTV). Or maybe Deliverance should have been called Crackers...
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>Personally, I think the movie "Hackers" had alot >to do with it too... Maybe should have been >called "Crackers"? Appropriate, since they were (mainly) all "pretty white kids with problems" *grin* (Thanks, MadTV). Or maybe Deliverance should have been called Crackers...
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The big iron, my friend. They do "enterprise server development." Used to be Sperry and Burroughs, then they merged. These days, their project majoris is cellular multiprocessing (using Intel hardware). No plans to have Linux available on their servers tho, just SCO, Solaris for x86, and NT. 'Course they still sell their A-Series as well.
Worked for them over the summer... Banged head with all sorts of corporate types over the Linux/Free Software set of ideals and they just couldn't seem to comprehend. They don't even realize the screwing they're taking from Microsoft (at the corporate/upper management levels, at least). They're "Enterprise Partners" w/M$. Supposed to have access to the NT source code last May. They didn't get it till the day I left in August and even then, only two people in the whole division was "licensed" to look at it...
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This is actually one of my sore points with Valve. Their filesaving structure is dependant on Microsoft code/functionality, along with a lot of their sound infrastructure. At least, that's what they tell me...
As for the TF2 situation, check out a response from Yahn Bernier (Valve networking dude) on our site here. Subsequent querries to Valve have only resulted in obsequious, mysterious answers and a large amount of frustration on my part.
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I really would like to have my Voodoo3 with _reliable_ DRI working, pronto. The new 3dfx packages let you run Q3 just fine, but UT and all the other Glide stuff doesn't work *sigh* On an unrelated note, does anyone know if Loki plans on releasing the Q3A binaries so that those of us who went ahead and bought the W95 version can run it in Linux? Or will it be just like Myth, etc....
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Firstly, I take names/place names from the Star Wars Trilogy (no chance of any of them being dictionary words), then I pepper 'em with some random numbers and caps. Also, I've found Lewis Carroll poems have some great nonsensical words to use.
However, past this system, I usually use iterations of a same general password for a single puprpose: I use one set for my internet passwords (NY Times registration, Hotmail account, etc. ALl the unimportant stuff). Another set for my university account and account on my own machine. Lastly, my root password is different than all of them...
According to Operating Systems: Design and Implementation (Tannenbaum and Woodhull, Second Edition 1997) an operating system is the system that manages the system resources and provides a base to write applications on. An OS functions as an extended machine (or machine abstraction, if you will) and a resource manager. Anything more than this defies the idea/theory of an Operating System. So, no web browsers, no GUI's are actually part of an OS.
...at an R&D facility for the bigname company that I work(ed) for. Can't say who, but there's been a patent flap lately...
The guys at the plant hate the stupid thing. 32 bit software runs pitifully on it. Got to see an 8-by Tanner box running though, that was cool...
I highly reccommend that everyone who is concerned with this issue go out and obtain a copy of "Darwin's Black Box" by Behe. He is a "traditional" biologist who is offended by the very unscientific nature of current Darwinian theories. His book is insightful and chock full of facts. Go grab it. Check it out at Amazon.
I highly reccommend that everyone who is concerned with this issue go out and obtain a copy of "Darwin's Black Box" by Behe. He is a "traditional" biologist who is offended by the very unscientific nature of current Darwinian theories. His book is insightful and chock full of facts. Go grab it.
It's all about getting info into the right hands, my friends. My boss was ranking on Linux something fierce, saying it was in no way ready for the enterprise. I cooly handed him my Linux Journal extra that had the interviews with top IBM, Corel and Netscape execs and why they went with Linux. Plus I've been posting all manner of info on bulletin boards around the office (people are getting pissed at the "mystery Linux poster" *chuckle* Anyways, most people are biased against Linux simply because they haven't taken step one towards understanding it. Keep plugging away and offering up information, my brethren (and sisters... what is the female form of brethren anyways?) -ZaMoose