We need some type of 3D shell that'll do spiffy effects that, somehow, correlates with whatever you're typing in. You know, like on Hackers (and, according to IMDB, called Cybernet in Japan). Then maybe we'll do some real hacking on the big screens.
Although Slashdot is not primarily GNU/Linux, that does not prevent them from posting whatever they want. Just the same as you see ``Star Wars" stuff here, which, I guess, could be nerdy, but does not qualify for ``news for nerds" -- it all depends on your preferences. Plus, I doubt this is Linux-specific software (it calls itself a ``UNIX Printing System").
It all boils down to this: It isn't your site. They can post whatever they want. If you don't like it, don't read it.
Please, state one example where Linux has actually driven an author out of business, or even steal their ``commercial counterparts". If people want to spend their time creating an alternative solution that is free and workable, they are also investing their own time into the work -- how many implementations of a daemon do you want to see? They're called standards, and usually there are things called RFCs that spell out how they work. Red Hat hires people ($$$ KA-CHING!) to work on free code. There is room for innovation, but no need to reinvent the proverbial wheel.
OK. Well, PPP is a little more difficult to get working, but all the distributions I've used come with packages to help you get that going (and it's really not that hard), and also do so in the installation, BUT: I'm now cable and I'm on a local LAN, and you wouldn't believe how easy it is to get it online -- just two commands, pretty much, and the distributions will also set this up for you during the installation process or configuration tools and start them up whenever you load Linux.
Fully usable -- that depends. My current Linux system is fully usable... to me. I use WindowMaker/Enlightenment/KDE for my Window Managers, and there's at least something about the interface I don't like about each, but I use them all whenever I feel like something different. Windows GUI is, well, 'standard', but I have to admit it works nicely. Applications -- that all depends. YMMV (I learn all my acronyms from Slashdot).
Oh, and my damn monitor emits a high-pitched, annoying noises sometimes when I'm using X, up to about 3-5 minutes. I still can't figure it out.:-(
I'm M2'ing and since you're an AC you might not see this, but if it's the 16-bit EXEs you can actually use 'unzip' to do the trick (you know, the free Info-Zip one). Hope that helps, if you're still reading...
You mean, personal opinion is flamebait? There's nothing wrong with lynx -- it has something that most GUI browsers tend to lack -- stability. It does crappy table handling, but it's good for the most part, especially if you're in a console-mood (I get this a lot). Not to mention it has pretty colors and everything, and is in active development.
Most of the posts I have read so far was about them requesting "free development" for their "unplayable" game (I wouldn't know -- I don't play games). The Loki people may see this as a backfire for supporting the Linux/Open Source community. Although it isn't open source, as has been pointed out, they are going to let the chosen coders to actually get to look at the source and hack at it (for a current product). How many other commercial software/game companies have you seen do this?
It's interesting how companies depend on templates -- first Corel Beta site and now this. You can tell because every question has 'Slashdot' in it. Reminds me of form letters. Can't these people at least make minor modifications so the questions will apply, at least to some extent? I'm glad Slashdot is getting some attention, and I don't oppose a Video Documentary (as long as it's Open Source!).
As many people brought up, in the "Slashdot Community", we do not make friends. Some people come here to start arguments, those eclectic looking for the 'the whole story', First Posters, Anonymous Cowards, and other assorted esoteric zealots that do not agree with each another. I guess we're the broken web community.
According to TV Guide (which I visit religiously, and I'm not religious):
Sworn to Secrecy: The Ultra Enigma
A look at British efforts to break Germany's 'Enigma' code in World War II, which enabled the Allies to defend against the Luftwaffe and locate and destroy marauding U-boats. Also: the manpower employed to decipher codes. Narrated by Charlton Heston.
Rating: TV-G Category: Other, documentary Originating Country: United States
Good point. I remember seeing in my logs a VA Research host (kernel.varesearch.com, I think) that was surveying my kernel. Well, at least I hope that's what they were doing. Has anyone else noticed this?
I'm sure it's just filtering (notice nmap reports "filtered") HTTP requests so that users can't run http daemons, and 12345/12346 to block NetBus crackers from getting in. I doubt it's proxying/monitoring. Entirely the ISPs fault.
So I just MM'd my 10 comments. 9 seemed obviously fair. One I just wasn't too sure about so I left it at the middle button. Is that what that is for? Unsure, don't know, disagree but want to be fair?
From the info in this article it seems that marking everything unfair flags abuse? Marking everything fair won't count, will it?
The "middle dot" is for neutral (unsure, don't know, whatever you want to call it), I'm positive. From reading the article again, he says marking everything either way will be "discarded", but not flagged as abuse. Since most are eligible to MM, someone could just easily check unfair for all the moderations.
Slashdot Mirror
It is copyrighted under the GNU GPL license.
Actually, at first I didn't know because I didn't recognize the title. Then I went to the front page.
http://www.google.com/search?q=dumb+television+sta tion&num=10
We need some type of 3D shell that'll do spiffy effects that, somehow, correlates with whatever you're typing in. You know, like on Hackers (and, according to IMDB, called Cybernet in Japan). Then maybe we'll do some real hacking on the big screens.
That really makes a lot of sense. Where are your grounds on that statement? Please, at least back something up before you post it.
Security via obscurity.
Hint of monopolization, if you ask me.
That is called a "new version." All software have "new versions" -- even the internals of an operating system.
It all boils down to this: It isn't your site. They can post whatever they want. If you don't like it, don't read it.
Please, state one example where Linux has actually driven an author out of business, or even steal their ``commercial counterparts". If people want to spend their time creating an alternative solution that is free and workable, they are also investing their own time into the work -- how many implementations of a daemon do you want to see? They're called standards, and usually there are things called RFCs that spell out how they work. Red Hat hires people ($$$ KA-CHING!) to work on free code. There is room for innovation, but no need to reinvent the proverbial wheel.
Fully usable -- that depends. My current Linux system is fully usable ... to me. I use WindowMaker/Enlightenment/KDE for my Window Managers, and there's at least something about the interface I don't like about each, but I use them all whenever I feel like something different. Windows GUI is, well, 'standard', but I have to admit it works nicely. Applications -- that all depends. YMMV (I learn all my acronyms from Slashdot).
Oh, and my damn monitor emits a high-pitched, annoying noises sometimes when I'm using X, up to about 3-5 minutes. I still can't figure it out. :-(
... and, it was the Alfred P. Murrah building. :-)
I'm M2'ing and since you're an AC you might not see this, but if it's the 16-bit EXEs you can actually use 'unzip' to do the trick (you know, the free Info-Zip one). Hope that helps, if you're still reading...
You mean, personal opinion is flamebait? There's nothing wrong with lynx -- it has something that most GUI browsers tend to lack -- stability. It does crappy table handling, but it's good for the most part, especially if you're in a console-mood (I get this a lot). Not to mention it has pretty colors and everything, and is in active development.
Most of the posts I have read so far was about them requesting "free development" for their "unplayable" game (I wouldn't know -- I don't play games). The Loki people may see this as a backfire for supporting the Linux/Open Source community. Although it isn't open source, as has been pointed out, they are going to let the chosen coders to actually get to look at the source and hack at it (for a current product). How many other commercial software/game companies have you seen do this?
As many people brought up, in the "Slashdot Community", we do not make friends. Some people come here to start arguments, those eclectic looking for the 'the whole story', First Posters, Anonymous Cowards, and other assorted esoteric zealots that do not agree with each another. I guess we're the broken web community.
No. NetAddress has nothing to do with Network Solutions, and that fiasco is something else in itself. Mine works.
Slashdot now has those integral form banners now. Whoa.
The irony. That's what I was thinking, too, but it's not really encryption.
They changed the date on the site to read the 15th.
According to TV Guide (which I visit religiously, and I'm not religious):
Sworn to Secrecy: The Ultra Enigma
A look at British efforts to break Germany's 'Enigma' code in World War II, which enabled the Allies to defend against the Luftwaffe and locate and destroy marauding U-boats. Also: the manpower employed to decipher codes. Narrated by Charlton Heston.
Rating: TV-G
Category: Other, documentary
Originating Country: United States
My best guess would be that the ISP doesn't want users to run web servers (bandwidth?).
Good point. I remember seeing in my logs a VA Research host (kernel.varesearch.com, I think) that was surveying my kernel. Well, at least I hope that's what they were doing. Has anyone else noticed this?
I'm sure it's just filtering (notice nmap reports "filtered") HTTP requests so that users can't run http daemons, and 12345/12346 to block NetBus crackers from getting in. I doubt it's proxying/monitoring. Entirely the ISPs fault.
The "middle dot" is for neutral (unsure, don't know, whatever you want to call it), I'm positive. From reading the article again, he says marking everything either way will be "discarded", but not flagged as abuse. Since most are eligible to MM, someone could just easily check unfair for all the moderations.