In fact on current systems Windows Update isn't needed at all. XP and 2000 both use Auto Updates, and I believe 98 will scrub the list and download patches with a independent program.
You don't have to let them install on their own, you simply allow them to be downloaded.
IIRC, the Soviets rotted away from the inside like a bad apple while the U.S. Neo-conservative movement took credit for their demise just like the Mujahadeen.
...to a few a Torrent "communities" and feel pretty safe.
First thing is that the communities don't share warez and big mpaa releases, just stuff you can't find elsewhere. Sure we are centralized but no one is going after people who share documentaries and obscure stand-up.
Are they?
Beware however... some torrent sites are selling out to scam artists. Take this site for example - they hosted DVD's to "Appz" and sold out. I assume it's now a MPAA dragnet.
Let me just say that I'm a Samsung fanboy along with my gf and we've been waiting to purchase a new Samsung TV. I even bought this here eMachines because it used Samsung parts (I'm a fanboy so if they suck it doesn't matter, get it?).
I've noticed that their projection televisions are heads and tails above the rest. Not only can I not wait until this, I can't wait for any Samsung product.
How is this post even on the Slashdot home page? We already knew that this was going to happen because we already heard of the acquisition. Even worse it's just a bad post.
Here is the Slashdot article: "Broadband Reports mentions Neowin's sneak peek of Microsoft's upcoming anti-spyware software recently acquired community favorite Giant spyware; Microsoft has code-named their re-hashed version of that software 'Atlanta.' It is currently in an internal beta test. There are screenshots of the application in action."
Which is a bad re-write of the Broadband Reports article: Neowin has a sneak peek of Microsoft's upcoming anti-spyware software that's currently in an internal beta test in Redmond. The site also has some screenshots of the application in action. Microsoft recently acquired community favorite Giant spyware, and has code-named their re-hashed version of that software "Atlanta".
Worse the real story (sic) at Neowin is not that great and loaded with ads. Even when you RTFA you get screwed on this one. But then again I'm in a fowl mood.
"Shadows" is a great book written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan that takes you all through evolution and not only answers questions but makes the reader more interesting in asking a few of their own. Asks big questions like "Who are we?" and "Where did we come from?" Amazon Link to purchase (I don't get paid for this)
Amazon Review
From Publishers Weekly
In a leisurely, lyrical meditation on the roughly four-million-year span since life dawned on Earth, Sagan and Druyan ( Comet ) argue that territoriality, xenophobia, ethnocentrism, occasional outbreeding and a preference for small, semi-isolated groups are elements in a survival strategy common to many species, including Homo sapiens. Yet society's problems, they assert, increasingly demand global solutions and require a dramatic, strategic shift which the authors optimistically believe humankind is capable of achieving. This engaging, humane odyssey offers a stunning refutation of the behavioristic worldview with its mechanistic notion that animals (except for humans) lack conscious awareness. Writing with awe and a command of their material, the husband-wife team cover well-trod terrain while they discuss the evolution of Earth's atmosphere and life forms, the genetic code, the advantages of sexual reproduction. The last third of the book, dealing with chimpanzees, baboons and apes, is the most interesting. Sagan and Druyan find chimps' social life "hauntingly familiar" with its hierarchy, combat, suppression of females and chimps' remarkable ability to communicate through symbols. First serial to Parade. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Then when you got that down read The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom which explores human nature and it's effect on history...
From Publishers Weekly
The "Lucifer Principle" is freelance journalist Bloom's theory that evil-which manifests in violence, destructiveness and war-is woven into our biological fabric. A corollary is that evil is a by-product of nature's strategy to move the world to greater heights of organization and power as national or religious groups follow ideologies that trigger lofty ideals as well as base cruelty. In an ambitious, often provocative study, Bloom applies the ideas of sociobiology, ethology and the "killer ape" school of anthropology to the broad canvas of history, with examples ranging from Oliver Cromwell's reputed pleasure in killing and raping to Mao Tse-tung's bloody Cultural Revolution, India's caste system and Islamic fundamentalist expansion. Bloom says Americans suffer "perceptual shutdown" that blinds them to the United States' downward slide in the pecking order of nations. His use of concepts like pecking order, memes (self-replicating clusters of ideas), the "neural net" or group mind of the social "superorganism" seem more like metaphors than explanatory tools. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
I tried searching Google for the term "Google", I noticed there are no ads.
I entered Google's AdWords administration (the place to buy a "Geico" or "Google" advertisement) and they seem to let me buy ads in the results for "Google" as well as suggesting "google adwords", "google toolbar opera", "google pay per click" and others that actually serve up ads....
Alas it doesn't seem that you can buy "Google" ads.
When asked about the broadcast flag which will make building your own HDTV set illegal:
JV: Let's say there are a thousand [people that build an HDTV set]. But there are 284 million people in this country. You can't have public policy that is aimed at 100,000 people when the other multi-multi-millions are also involved. You can't do it that way.
No, wrong.
Our form of government is based around the idea that you can't restrict the rights of one or few, even if the majority chooses to.
That is what constitutionally backed governments are about.
1) Slow compared to Mozilla - requires the use of the moox optimized builds. I just built myself a new(ish) machine last night, though, so the extra CPU speed may make this a moot point for me, but the 550mHz Pentium III I was using was definitely not an optimal platform for Firefox.
Slow compared to Mozilla? I'm using it in Windows XP on an AMD (3000+) run eMachines... and it is faster than IE! It loads faster, renders pages faster and generally is the fastest application on my PC.
2) Buggy when lots of tabs are opened - more so than Mozilla. I'd say it crashes around 2x-3x more often than Mozilla. Being careful about how many tabs are open minimizes this, but still - annoying.
Firefox crashes? Again, even in Windows I've only had Firefox "lock up" twice in about six months. Once was loading a page which was created to spread MyDoom (I guess that the string locked up the browser?). In Mandrake and Fedora I've never had Firefox crash. Even still, I regularly use and update to nightly builds so I would expect it to crash but it never happens.
2) Buggy when lots of tabs are opened - more so than Mozilla. I'd say it crashes around 2x-3x more often than Mozilla. Being careful about how many tabs are open minimizes this, but still - annoying.
Yes, a problem in the past (like 0.8 builds) - but not so much anymore. I've had in the upwards of 50 tabs open at once and it never really caused a problem. Yes, they are hard to discern after about 20 are opened, but CTRL+PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN is good for switching between tabs quickly.
Divx/MPEG-4 at high bit rates is the same "quality"... actually better than MPEG-2 (DVD) in most cases.
Then again it's all about where you play your MPEG-4 movies. Play the same "DVDRip" on a 550 MHz computer, a 2 GHz computer and a stand-alone player. The stand-alone will likely come out on top because it was built to only decode MPEG-1/2/4 and do nothing else.
My player has what they call "upsampling" which sounds like pseudo-science but it actually does make the movies come out better (then they look on the ol' PC).
Then again it's all a matter of correct encoding and so forth. If the movie was encoded badly it will never come out right. Come look through my DVD backups, I dare you to find the flaws.
And when it comes to most video content you'd be suprised about how much stuff you don't see anyways because you aren't looking for it. If you watch the background constantly you are likely to be angered by bad extras or movie mistakes before video flaws.
Anyways to say that you can see the quality loss with Divx makes me laugh because you can even go a whole Mbit/s higher than MPEG-2 (DVD)... it's all about encoding (like mp3 and real audio!).
I've got a Lexmark Z705 on Windows XP with Sygate Personal Firewall.
After installing the printer I noticed the process "LEXPPS.EXE" trying to broadcast and do everything to get onto the network first then the Internet second. I simply don't allow it access because at the time I had a wireless hookup (with no WEP key) and was afraid that someone might try printing to my printer.
Even with that process blocked I could still print "over the network" so it wasn't even an issue and nothing has "broke" since then...
Right here in Cincinnati, Ohio a cable company (no names) has hired and trained installation and support personell for a VoIP roll out. They plan on offering unlimited service to those who are more than delighted with their digital cable and *oad *unner Internet service.
Considering the amount of low key recruiting they did I'd say they plan on it working. They actually plan on kicking normal home phone service out of their homes completely.
Slashdot Mirror
Has had this sort of thing for a while
I was going to mod you off topic...
But I'll bite - attacks on DNS servers will direct everyone to the wrong site, Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Amiga users.
Sorry.
Actually... many times people know this and are joking - but I'll bite.
Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn both authored a letter which actually support Gore's progressive attitude when it came to Internet funding during it's early days.
Sadly, in Soviet America the media owns you!
In fact on current systems Windows Update isn't needed at all. XP and 2000 both use Auto Updates, and I believe 98 will scrub the list and download patches with a independent program.
You don't have to let them install on their own, you simply allow them to be downloaded.
The Mujahadeen beat the Soviets?
IIRC, the Soviets rotted away from the inside like a bad apple while the U.S. Neo-conservative movement took credit for their demise just like the Mujahadeen.
...to a few a Torrent "communities" and feel pretty safe.
First thing is that the communities don't share warez and big mpaa releases, just stuff you can't find elsewhere. Sure we are centralized but no one is going after people who share documentaries and obscure stand-up.
Are they?
Beware however... some torrent sites are selling out to scam artists. Take this site for example - they hosted DVD's to "Appz" and sold out. I assume it's now a MPAA dragnet.
ok... it's my boyfriend!
Let me just say that I'm a Samsung fanboy along with my gf and we've been waiting to purchase a new Samsung TV. I even bought this here eMachines because it used Samsung parts (I'm a fanboy so if they suck it doesn't matter, get it?).
I've noticed that their projection televisions are heads and tails above the rest. Not only can I not wait until this, I can't wait for any Samsung product.
Truthfully, I'm ghey for Samsung.
How is this post even on the Slashdot home page? We already knew that this was going to happen because we already heard of the acquisition. Even worse it's just a bad post.
Here is the Slashdot article:
"Broadband Reports mentions Neowin's sneak peek of Microsoft's upcoming anti-spyware software recently acquired community favorite Giant spyware; Microsoft has code-named their re-hashed version of that software 'Atlanta.' It is currently in an internal beta test. There are screenshots of the application in action."
Which is a bad re-write of the Broadband Reports article:
Neowin has a sneak peek of Microsoft's upcoming anti-spyware software that's currently in an internal beta test in Redmond. The site also has some screenshots of the application in action. Microsoft recently acquired community favorite Giant spyware, and has code-named their re-hashed version of that software "Atlanta".
Worse the real story (sic) at Neowin is not that great and loaded with ads. Even when you RTFA you get screwed on this one. But then again I'm in a fowl mood.
In Soviet Russia Microsoft Spys You
Amazon Link to purchase (I don't get paid for this)
Amazon Review
Then when you got that down read The Lucifer Principle by Howard Bloom which explores human nature and it's effect on history...
I tried searching Google for the term "Google", I noticed there are no ads.
I entered Google's AdWords administration (the place to buy a "Geico" or "Google" advertisement) and they seem to let me buy ads in the results for "Google" as well as suggesting "google adwords", "google toolbar opera", "google pay per click" and others that actually serve up ads....
Alas it doesn't seem that you can buy "Google" ads.
Most major cities have this somewhere, somehow in effect. Weight sensors, radar, etc.
Around here (Cincinnati, OH) a lot of lights use a type of radar to "look" for cars. You can easily find them by turning on your radar detector.
The down side is that the radar only looks for stopped cars waiting at a light. Someone should have told those people about the doppler effect...
Don't want to lose your growing Firefox database when you upgrade?
On Windows machines you can use a utility to backup your profile called, MozBackup. Test it out a few times and then try upgrading.
Saves your backup to another file and can import that backup into another installation. Let's you take your passwords and all that with you.
When asked about the broadcast flag which will make building your own HDTV set illegal:
JV: Let's say there are a thousand [people that build an HDTV set]. But there are 284 million people in this country. You can't have public policy that is aimed at 100,000 people when the other multi-multi-millions are also involved. You can't do it that way.
No, wrong.
Our form of government is based around the idea that you can't restrict the rights of one or few, even if the majority chooses to.
That is what constitutionally backed governments are about.
1) Slow compared to Mozilla - requires the use of the moox optimized builds. I just built myself a new(ish) machine last night, though, so the extra CPU speed may make this a moot point for me, but the 550mHz Pentium III I was using was definitely not an optimal platform for Firefox.
Slow compared to Mozilla? I'm using it in Windows XP on an AMD (3000+) run eMachines... and it is faster than IE! It loads faster, renders pages faster and generally is the fastest application on my PC.
2) Buggy when lots of tabs are opened - more so than Mozilla. I'd say it crashes around 2x-3x more often than Mozilla. Being careful about how many tabs are open minimizes this, but still - annoying.
Firefox crashes? Again, even in Windows I've only had Firefox "lock up" twice in about six months. Once was loading a page which was created to spread MyDoom (I guess that the string locked up the browser?). In Mandrake and Fedora I've never had Firefox crash. Even still, I regularly use and update to nightly builds so I would expect it to crash but it never happens.
2) Buggy when lots of tabs are opened - more so than Mozilla. I'd say it crashes around 2x-3x more often than Mozilla. Being careful about how many tabs are open minimizes this, but still - annoying.
Yes, a problem in the past (like 0.8 builds) - but not so much anymore. I've had in the upwards of 50 tabs open at once and it never really caused a problem. Yes, they are hard to discern after about 20 are opened, but CTRL+PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN is good for switching between tabs quickly.
Security holes being found isn't usually the issue with microsoft though, it's how long it takes for fixes to arrive.
Well, consider this the "ping" waiting for the "pong".
Anyone at Microsoft awake?
Some of us can notice the quality loss on DivX.
Yeah, sure, I know.
Divx/MPEG-4 at high bit rates is the same "quality"... actually better than MPEG-2 (DVD) in most cases.
Then again it's all about where you play your MPEG-4 movies. Play the same "DVDRip" on a 550 MHz computer, a 2 GHz computer and a stand-alone player. The stand-alone will likely come out on top because it was built to only decode MPEG-1/2/4 and do nothing else.
My player has what they call "upsampling" which sounds like pseudo-science but it actually does make the movies come out better (then they look on the ol' PC).
Then again it's all a matter of correct encoding and so forth. If the movie was encoded badly it will never come out right. Come look through my DVD backups, I dare you to find the flaws.
And when it comes to most video content you'd be suprised about how much stuff you don't see anyways because you aren't looking for it. If you watch the background constantly you are likely to be angered by bad extras or movie mistakes before video flaws.
Anyways to say that you can see the quality loss with Divx makes me laugh because you can even go a whole Mbit/s higher than MPEG-2 (DVD)... it's all about encoding (like mp3 and real audio!).
It has become as predictable as day-break.
Great! I get my Windows problems solved and there is no more sun!!!
Oh... wait...
I've got a Lexmark Z705 on Windows XP with Sygate Personal Firewall.
After installing the printer I noticed the process "LEXPPS.EXE" trying to broadcast and do everything to get onto the network first then the Internet second. I simply don't allow it access because at the time I had a wireless hookup (with no WEP key) and was afraid that someone might try printing to my printer.
Even with that process blocked I could still print "over the network" so it wasn't even an issue and nothing has "broke" since then...
By the way, the process listens on 1026.
If we use high-bandwidth XVID/Ogg streams on this, why would we need blu-ray?
I just bought the Philips DVP642 Divx/XviD player and I'm wondering why you would buy a DVD+/-RW.
I'm getting used to putting DVD quality film on 20 cent CDR's.
Sure (complete) TV seasons on DVD would be nice but since TVtorrents has become my Tivo, CD works great. Disposable and compatible.
Right here in Cincinnati, Ohio a cable company (no names) has hired and trained installation and support personell for a VoIP roll out. They plan on offering unlimited service to those who are more than delighted with their digital cable and *oad *unner Internet service.
Considering the amount of low key recruiting they did I'd say they plan on it working. They actually plan on kicking normal home phone service out of their homes completely.
Not bad for a city that is said to live twenty years behind the rest of the world.
I'm guessing conspiracy. (My tin-foil hat is already on just in case).