It seems as though using a digest algorithm it not only will be pretty much immune to deleting valid email, but also good at preventing DOS-type database poisoning by spammers (trying to put in a huge number of randomly-generated hashes would likely be detected).
Of course, it seems that simply randomly changing a few characters in each message could get around this. Suggestions, anyone?
MacOS X has this, and I can think of 2 good uses off of the top of my head. Icons in the dock become translucent when you "hide" the application. Thus in a quick glance you can see whether an app is not running, running, or running but hidden. It makes for good, logical visual feedback. I also have my terminal windows set to 70% opacity, and it comes in very handy - it's nice to be able to park it over a browser window, for instance, when doing something in a HOWTO or whatever. You get the idea. I don't think it's quite worth the vein-popping orgasmic shock the submitter felt, but it is a handy feature. I think as people become more accustomed to it, we'll see some clever, useful applications.
For the most part, what OS kids are using in K-12 is irrelevant. It's not like they're all going to go on to be programmers and system administrators - the key is simply to make kids feel comfortable using a GUI. Proficiency in office suites and the like can come later.
On the other hand, what educational software *is* there for RedHat? Are there *any* colorful multimedia encyclopedias, etc? What of Oregon Trail?!?!?
I'd like statistics on which happens more often - Linux folk trashing everything Apple does, or Linux folk immediately turning around and ripping off as much as they can from Apple. This theme could have been called "kOS X".
Have you ever stood up and hit your head on something *hard*, and then in anger punched whatever it is you hit your head on, even though it's your fault? Apparently that's the Microsoft Certified way to handle security.
Some of the younger Slashdot readers may not be familiar with the classic AmigaOS, however interested people can (re)discover the AmigaOS through emulation
Or, if you don't have time, just stand next to an Amiga user for 6 or 7 seconds.
I shouldn't complain, actually. As a Mac user, Amiga folk serve an important purpose - making me look almost normal.
If Napster can have a (decently) guaranteed QoS, I think it's time they started working their way into the real world. They already have an incredibly powerful brand name - I don't know why they haven't started selling Napster-branded MP3 Walkmen already. If they can reasonably guarantee good music access, there's a lot more that can be done. Consider an iOpener-like deal where you get a dirt-cheap stereo component that plugs into your home network. Picking out a song or playlist on your TV caches or streams it directly into your setup (provided, of course, your subscription is paid up). I realize Napster has been busy with lawsuits and all, but you'd think they would have noticed they're in a unique position to legitimize MP3 for the "average" consumer by now.
jonkatz writes a breathless, ultraspeculative, hype-laden article about how this will demolish those "fat cats" in Washington forever, and somehow ties it in with Columbine.
Does anyone have a list of what record labels Sony supports, so I can know what not to buy? Because I am obviously never buying anything involved with Sony again.
In fact, while I'm at it, can anyone name consumer electronics manufacturers that aren't in bed with the RIAA?
Why do I get the feeling that PB 5300's and 190's are going to start going for more on Ebay? The article says that the units don't even need to function. SO if you were planning on buying a new PB anyway, it's a nice way to save yourself a bonus.
Yeah, but knowing eBay people will be buying them for $1000+.
I'm going for as many TMTA shares as I can Note: I own MSDW stock And even though my initial $51K that was in E*Trade never got put in
(Rest of coke-induced ramblings deleted)
I'm sorry. I think you have Slashdot confused with someone who gives a shit, like the Motley Fool. If you're going to drone on about what a clever investor you are here, please at least explain your acronyms.
1. Rumor #1 (Why the hell am I numbering this twice? Am I writing this in basic? Is Mozilla written in basic?): Mozilla is late. 2. Debunk #1: Mozilla is not late. Despite the fact that we have a timeline for Mozilla, and it's behind schedule, that does not mean it's late. You will note we took the "1.0" off the timeline, thus Mozilla will never be late no matter how many thousands of years it takes us.
3. Rumor #2: It'll never ship. Too much feature creep, too late. 4. Debunk #2: Of course it will ship. Just because, once again, we don't actually have a 1.0 release planned doesn't mean it'll never ship.
5. Rumor #3:They're trying to turn it into an operating system. 6. Debunk #3: No. It's a platform, which apparently is like an operating system but slower and less useful.
7. Rumor #4: It's too flexible. It trues to do too mch. It's too easy for people to hang things off it. 8. Debunk #4: Mozilla is certainly not too flexible. Everyone wants modularity. Ask your mother if she's happy with Internet Explorer. "Hell no," she'll tell you, in between shots of Wild Turkey. "I want a browser with an XUL interface! So I can give it a 'Dawson's Creek' theme!"
9. Rumor #5: It's too slow. 10. Debunk #5: It is most certainly not too slow. When you start it up, it's doing all kinds of complicated things with plugins and modularity your puny brain could never possibly understand. You should be thanking us for it only taking 30 minutes to get going. When you click on a menu, and it takes 4 minutes for it to come down, that's breaking a world record for XML parsing! 4 minutes is fast for all the modularity you get!
11. Rumor #6: It's too bloated. 12. Debuk #6: It's not too bloated! Who wouldn't want to spend a mere 30 megabyte download to get not just a medicore web browser, but a mediocre mail client, mediocre news client, mediocre chat client, and HTML editor that's about as enjoyable as licking pennies! And don't forget...modularity! So people can build all kinds of amazing mediocre functionality into it! Believe me, this is what you want. This is what everyone wants. The Mozilla project will drag you there, kicking and screaming, whether you like it or not. I should probably point out Galleon, to try and excuse the fact that the web browser in Mozilla sucks ("If you're one of those crazy 'hacker types' who wants a custom browser that boots in under an hour...").
13. Rumor #7: Wait, how is all this FUD? Aren't these legitimate arguments? 14. Debunk #7: No. Any and all arguments against Mozilla are wrong and thus automatically FUD.
15. Rumor #8: Aren't you just arguing all this because you're in denial about backing a losing browser/platform/whatever the hell you want to call it? 16. Debunk #8: No. If Mozilla really was lousy, which it is not, I would be able to handle the fact that I've wasted hours and failed to lose my virginity over a mediocre computer program. Really!
Wait! Come back! Let me tell you more about themes!
However, I suspect that we'll see people offering virtual hosting within an instance, which kind of defeats the purpose, but also allows, say 100 users to be hosted on an instance, which allows for 2million sites to be hosted on one machine.
Sweet JESUS! Somebody get to work on IPv8 right NOW!
Since Napster was designed to share live music, they should not have object to this.
Napster refused, essentially saying "ha ha prove it you morons".
I just like looking at that. If there's one thing I admire, it's an ability to so objectively and consisely sum up what Napster said.
This ban is not what Metallica asked for, nor was it what they wanted. Lars has stated this publicly again and again. Metallica basically asked for a filter to be applied to Napster searches. If they had done this comparatively simple task, Metallica and the people that Napster alienated would be on the side of Napster instead of against them.
I have a "comparatively simple" task for you, then. Write an algorithm that can decompress MP3s and determine whether or not they're live or studio-recorded. In fact, while you're at it, make it fast enough to run in realtime screening every Napster download. Don't post it here! Sell it, and make a fortune. And apparently it will be "comparatively simple" to do this, too!
I can see this being a good first step towards good portable computing. However, just something you can write on isn't enough. I would suggest a pad-sized tablet where you draw/write directly on the screen. Instead of running the MacOS, Apple should go all out and write an OS custom-designed for palmtop computing. This should be separate from the Macintosh, but still keep the "Apple" feel - I would suggest calling it "Issac". Maybe there could also be an optional, detachable keyboard that would come in a canvas case. They'd also have to use a badass, low-power processor for this. I'd suggest the StrongARM. Can you imagine if they actually went ahead and made a system like this? I bet it would be a hit, and get great support from the company!
If everyone used Napster, both Fred Durst AND Lars Ulrich would be working at McDonalds, probably together, bitching about how they wish they could make money off of their music, instead of having to distribute it for free.
You've sold me. That would be SO AWESOME! Get boy bands working at Taco Bell, ex-Mouseketeers working at Hooters, and just launch Korn into space. I think you've just laid the foundation for my Utopia.
You forget that the typical artist today deserves to be working at a McDonald's. The music industry is in desperate need of a giant shakedown, and has been for 20 years.
Sources said the company has not determined whether the trackpad will support Apple's forthcoming handwriting-recognition software, code-named Rosetta Stone.
It doesn't sound "forthcoming" so much as "rereleased". The handwriting recognition included with NewtonOS 2.0 was code-named "Rosetta", I would assume this is the same thing. But I hadn't heard Apple was planning on reusing Newton technology anytime soon! Does anyone have any info on this? Will I finally be able to replace my MP2K?:)
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I know nothing about physics. So basically whatever Stephen Hawking says about this, that's my opinion too.
It seems as though using a digest algorithm it not only will be pretty much immune to deleting valid email, but also good at preventing DOS-type database poisoning by spammers (trying to put in a huge number of randomly-generated hashes would likely be detected).
Of course, it seems that simply randomly changing a few characters in each message could get around this. Suggestions, anyone?
MacOS X has this, and I can think of 2 good uses off of the top of my head. Icons in the dock become translucent when you "hide" the application. Thus in a quick glance you can see whether an app is not running, running, or running but hidden. It makes for good, logical visual feedback. I also have my terminal windows set to 70% opacity, and it comes in very handy - it's nice to be able to park it over a browser window, for instance, when doing something in a HOWTO or whatever. You get the idea. I don't think it's quite worth the vein-popping orgasmic shock the submitter felt, but it is a handy feature. I think as people become more accustomed to it, we'll see some clever, useful applications.
For the most part, what OS kids are using in K-12 is irrelevant. It's not like they're all going to go on to be programmers and system administrators - the key is simply to make kids feel comfortable using a GUI. Proficiency in office suites and the like can come later.
On the other hand, what educational software *is* there for RedHat? Are there *any* colorful multimedia encyclopedias, etc? What of Oregon Trail?!?!?
Maybe he should get sued by Apple.
I'd like statistics on which happens more often - Linux folk trashing everything Apple does, or Linux folk immediately turning around and ripping off as much as they can from Apple. This theme could have been called "kOS X".
Have you ever stood up and hit your head on something *hard*, and then in anger punched whatever it is you hit your head on, even though it's your fault? Apparently that's the Microsoft Certified way to handle security.
Yeah, nice job, ASCII. I think anyone here realizes controllers like this have been out for years.
They must be doing this now that there won't be an Evil Dead 4 to rip off. (Or a sequel to "They Live", for that matter)
Some of the younger Slashdot readers may not be familiar with the classic AmigaOS, however interested people can (re)discover the AmigaOS through emulation
Or, if you don't have time, just stand next to an Amiga user for 6 or 7 seconds.
I shouldn't complain, actually. As a Mac user, Amiga folk serve an important purpose - making me look almost normal.
If Napster can have a (decently) guaranteed QoS, I think it's time they started working their way into the real world. They already have an incredibly powerful brand name - I don't know why they haven't started selling Napster-branded MP3 Walkmen already. If they can reasonably guarantee good music access, there's a lot more that can be done. Consider an iOpener-like deal where you get a dirt-cheap stereo component that plugs into your home network. Picking out a song or playlist on your TV caches or streams it directly into your setup (provided, of course, your subscription is paid up). I realize Napster has been busy with lawsuits and all, but you'd think they would have noticed they're in a unique position to legitimize MP3 for the "average" consumer by now.
Now oil companies are going to figure out a way to overcharge us for AIR.
You forgot:
Now let's go bitch about software licensing!
Does anyone have a list of what record labels Sony supports, so I can know what not to buy? Because I am obviously never buying anything involved with Sony again.
In fact, while I'm at it, can anyone name consumer electronics manufacturers that aren't in bed with the RIAA?
Why do I get the feeling that PB 5300's and 190's are going to start going for more on Ebay? The article says that the units don't even need to function. SO if you were planning on buying a new PB anyway, it's a nice way to save yourself a bonus.
Yeah, but knowing eBay people will be buying them for $1000+.
Note: I own MSDW stock
And even though my initial $51K that was in E*Trade never got put in
(Rest of coke-induced ramblings deleted)
I'm sorry. I think you have Slashdot confused with someone who gives a shit, like the Motley Fool. If you're going to drone on about what a clever investor you are here, please at least explain your acronyms.
KDE is, has been, and always be governed and managed by those *developers* that actually do the work on it.
:)
THIS is why grandma will never be able to use Linux.
Sure Linux is stable, sure it's free and all that junk. But where's the *showmanship*?
I run Linux on an iMac. Does that count?
1. Rumor #1 (Why the hell am I numbering this twice? Am I writing this in basic? Is Mozilla written in basic?): Mozilla is late.
2. Debunk #1: Mozilla is not late. Despite the fact that we have a timeline for Mozilla, and it's behind schedule, that does not mean it's late. You will note we took the "1.0" off the timeline, thus Mozilla will never be late no matter how many thousands of years it takes us.
3. Rumor #2: It'll never ship. Too much feature creep, too late.
4. Debunk #2: Of course it will ship. Just because, once again, we don't actually have a 1.0 release planned doesn't mean it'll never ship.
5. Rumor #3:They're trying to turn it into an operating system.
6. Debunk #3: No. It's a platform, which apparently is like an operating system but slower and less useful.
7. Rumor #4: It's too flexible. It trues to do too mch. It's too easy for people to hang things off it.
8. Debunk #4: Mozilla is certainly not too flexible. Everyone wants modularity. Ask your mother if she's happy with Internet Explorer. "Hell no," she'll tell you, in between shots of Wild Turkey. "I want a browser with an XUL interface! So I can give it a 'Dawson's Creek' theme!"
9. Rumor #5: It's too slow.
10. Debunk #5: It is most certainly not too slow. When you start it up, it's doing all kinds of complicated things with plugins and modularity your puny brain could never possibly understand. You should be thanking us for it only taking 30 minutes to get going. When you click on a menu, and it takes 4 minutes for it to come down, that's breaking a world record for XML parsing! 4 minutes is fast for all the modularity you get!
11. Rumor #6: It's too bloated.
12. Debuk #6: It's not too bloated! Who wouldn't want to spend a mere 30 megabyte download to get not just a medicore web browser, but a mediocre mail client, mediocre news client, mediocre chat client, and HTML editor that's about as enjoyable as licking pennies! And don't forget...modularity! So people can build all kinds of amazing mediocre functionality into it! Believe me, this is what you want. This is what everyone wants. The Mozilla project will drag you there, kicking and screaming, whether you like it or not. I should probably point out Galleon, to try and excuse the fact that the web browser in Mozilla sucks ("If you're one of those crazy 'hacker types' who wants a custom browser that boots in under an hour...").
13. Rumor #7: Wait, how is all this FUD? Aren't these legitimate arguments?
14. Debunk #7: No. Any and all arguments against Mozilla are wrong and thus automatically FUD.
15. Rumor #8: Aren't you just arguing all this because you're in denial about backing a losing browser/platform/whatever the hell you want to call it?
16. Debunk #8: No. If Mozilla really was lousy, which it is not, I would be able to handle the fact that I've wasted hours and failed to lose my virginity over a mediocre computer program. Really!
Wait! Come back! Let me tell you more about themes!
However, I suspect that we'll see people offering virtual hosting within an instance, which kind of defeats the purpose, but also allows, say 100 users to be hosted on an instance, which allows for 2million sites to be hosted on one machine.
Sweet JESUS! Somebody get to work on IPv8 right NOW!
Since Napster was designed to share live music, they should not have object to this.
Napster refused, essentially saying "ha ha prove it you morons".
I just like looking at that. If there's one thing I admire, it's an ability to so objectively and consisely sum up what Napster said.
This ban is not what Metallica asked for, nor was it what they wanted. Lars has stated this publicly again and again. Metallica basically asked for a filter to be applied to Napster searches.
If they had done this comparatively simple task, Metallica and the people that Napster alienated would be on the side of Napster instead of against them.
I have a "comparatively simple" task for you, then. Write an algorithm that can decompress MP3s and determine whether or not they're live or studio-recorded. In fact, while you're at it, make it fast enough to run in realtime screening every Napster download. Don't post it here! Sell it, and make a fortune. And apparently it will be "comparatively simple" to do this, too!
I can see this being a good first step towards good portable computing. However, just something you can write on isn't enough. I would suggest a pad-sized tablet where you draw/write directly on the screen. Instead of running the MacOS, Apple should go all out and write an OS custom-designed for palmtop computing. This should be separate from the Macintosh, but still keep the "Apple" feel - I would suggest calling it "Issac". Maybe there could also be an optional, detachable keyboard that would come in a canvas case. They'd also have to use a badass, low-power processor for this. I'd suggest the StrongARM. Can you imagine if they actually went ahead and made a system like this? I bet it would be a hit, and get great support from the company!
If everyone used Napster, both Fred Durst AND Lars Ulrich would be working at McDonalds, probably together, bitching about how they wish they could make money off of their music, instead of having to distribute it for free.
You've sold me. That would be SO AWESOME ! Get boy bands working at Taco Bell, ex-Mouseketeers working at Hooters, and just launch Korn into space. I think you've just laid the foundation for my Utopia.
You forget that the typical artist today deserves to be working at a McDonald's. The music industry is in desperate need of a giant shakedown, and has been for 20 years.
Sources said the company has not determined whether the trackpad will support Apple's forthcoming handwriting-recognition software, code-named Rosetta Stone.
:)
It doesn't sound "forthcoming" so much as "rereleased". The handwriting recognition included with NewtonOS 2.0 was code-named "Rosetta", I would assume this is the same thing. But I hadn't heard Apple was planning on reusing Newton technology anytime soon! Does anyone have any info on this? Will I finally be able to replace my MP2K?
A product that can significantly accellerate your SETI@Home rating has been available for some time anyways. You can get more info on it here.