just gave it a go, and it didn't affect me. running winxp with netcaptor browser (embeds ie) and trillian (im client that connects to the msn messanger network among others)
not that i was expecting it to work.
what amuses me though, is how the linked page from this article reads like a very handy worm writing primer, suggesting better propogation methods -
Optimized scanning routines, hitlist scanning, and permutation scanning can be combined to produce hyper virulent Warhol Worms. Since they are so fast, such worms would be the vehicle of choice for delivering malicious payloads to the net at large.
* Well-behaved BBS programs (including all the FidoNet tools) were DV-aware and would kindly give up its timeslice if they weren't doing anything.
and there was some little tool out there that would do the same thing for unfriendly apps. i clearly remember the excitement of getting that one going, and having all my apps speed up. anyone remember what that was called? maybe it was just called timeslice..
another nicety of serato's scratch is that you can scratch any type of audio source. ie you can plug in a mic, and scratch your voice as you speak. very cool.
load of bollocks. i know the guys from serato who're just putting the finishing touches on 'scratch', their similar product (which from the sounds of it kicked the competition's arses at namm) which is 100% working *now*, and will be on the market in a matter of months.
a unique feature of scratch is that there's no audible latency, so you can even scratch live inputs (ie talk into the mic, and scratch your voice as you talk).
there's enough people with paypal accounts to cover those that don't have.
and by collecting up the micropayments until they sum to a reasonable amount, you avoid the losses to transaction fees.
you let them have enough pages to get a taste, perhaps a daily/weekly allowance of pages, then draw the line there.
it's not rocket science.
the reason people say these things don't work, is because they like to spend more time talking about why things won't work, than just sitting down and fucking trying.
i'm out of patience for people who say these systems don't work.
bollocks they don't work now. i've heard that excuse so many times now, it drives me to anger.
the only reason "they don't work now" is because nobody can be bothered putting in a little bit of framework!
i've had micropayments working on my blog of all things, for the last year, and they're worked wonderfully.
basically all you need is a bit of code that only lets people view so many pages before it stops them and says "you've viewed X pages, to go further you have to pay for those ones. the best bet is to pay up a bit further so you don't see this message again in a while"
it's not strictly micropayments, as people generally pay in lumps, but it *definately* works. i've been covering hosting costs plus a little on the side via that method for long enough to prove that it wasn't just an initial fluke.
i'm using this technique of charging per page views on my site right now, and it's working out fabulously.
although i'm not charging a penny per page, i'm working on a count of $0.0005 per entry on a page (define("COST_PER_ENTRY", 0.0005);), so a page with 10 entries (the standard index page) will cost $0.005, or half a cent.
it's not compulsory - it's honesty box styles, and people aren't penalised for not paying up - it's just a suggested amount.
so far all the users have been very receptive to this technique, as it fairly accurately suggests a 'donation' relevant to the person's actual useage.
have a look - http://www.sensibleerection.com/[warning: adult content], see what you think. so far it's been incredibly successful, and i'd recommend anyone else who's running into nasty bandwidth costs to give it a try.
yea i know it's satire, but often satire can be pretty close to the mark.
this time it aint. the porn industry is suffering too, at least from where i'm sitting. people's spending habits have changed across the board. and one interesting and macarbe point, is that people are getting their entertainment needs satisfied by the war, rather than needing to look further.
one of my favourite strip clubs takes eftpos (small ubiquitous machine that takes credit cards and cash cards for payment, in most all stores around new zealand) at the door, then gives you "showgirls money" which you give to the dancers, buy drinks at the bar, etc.. they also take eftpos at the bar..
so essentially a completely cashless strip club:)
oh, you can't buy pot there though, unless you know one of the strippers quite well.. and i doubt they'd take showgirls money for that.. but still, pretty close to cashless
i believe red carpet can sit on top of the dpkg interface as an apt-get replacement. although i wouldn't really know, can't get debian's x config to work with my new lcd screen, bugger it
all available microsoft oses use bitmap graphics, which are resolution dependent.
what you're looking for is vector graphics, which are used to a large extent in apple's mac os x, and to a minor degree in gnome.
i would say microsoft are actually lagging in this race, unless they've got some vector tricks up their sleeves in windows xp (which i haven't played with yet, so can't comment on).
to make a decrypted 6GB file that someone wants to clog their broadband lines with
actually it's probably not going to be 6gb. it's probably going to be somewhere between 300mb and 800mb, DivX encoded, and spread about various sites linked with the warez community.
the download would be somewhere similar to getting a one or two cd linux distro by downloading the isos.
and it seems to be slowly becoming more common.
i guess it's just another case of people going ahead and doing what's possible, because the people that *should* be doing it don't want to. (online distribution of movies, is what i mean)
not that you'll be reading this reply, but for the hell of it...
if you take note of the comment id number on my post, you'll see that i was probably one of, if not the, first person to mention that it's not the tallest. i posted it when there were no posts showing.
not to take the edge off the humour, or anything, but i run a w2k/rh7 dual boot, and with gnome 1.4 (including nautilus) on the linux side, the w2k system runs smoother, faster, and uses less memory.
i'd been of the impression that people were generally happy with gconf. maybe this is a fairly new development, where a better implimentation idea has popped up.
anyone have links to discussion on what's up with this gconf vs corba_any thing?
i'm pretty sure that's what they do already, with the stable version getting only bug fixes and the like, and the development version in cvs getting all the fancy new toys..
the only reason you dont see more people using the unstable version is because you have to grab it from cvs (or random tarballs which are in various stages of out-of-date-ness) then try and compile all the individual bits which have the high probability of not compiling on any given day. so unless you're one of the developers, it's far easier to just stick with the stable.
This is why you see much greater emphasis on arts and other trivial applications of human talents, instead of engineering and classical studies.
i think one side of your brain was out talking the other in that one..
and besides, i doubt there's a lack of balance in the emphasis on subjects these days. if anything i'd say it's probably more level than it has been for previous generations.
sorry? i fail to see the point you're making. perhaps i should have ignored you altogether.
i presume nhs stands for 'national health service', a government funding of health providers in your country? well i can tell you this: in the country i live in, the government funding covers perhaps 30% of the consultation fee. and there is no government funding for medical materials, a cost the patient often doesn't see. which is just touching the surface of a much larger issue.
again, i'm not sure of your point, so perhaps i should have ignored you.
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just gave it a go, and it didn't affect me. running winxp with netcaptor browser (embeds ie) and trillian (im client that connects to the msn messanger network among others)
not that i was expecting it to work.
what amuses me though, is how the linked page from this article reads like a very handy worm writing primer, suggesting better propogation methods -
Optimized scanning routines, hitlist scanning, and permutation scanning can be combined to produce hyper virulent Warhol Worms. Since they are so fast, such worms would be the vehicle of choice for delivering malicious payloads to the net at large.
* Well-behaved BBS programs (including all the FidoNet tools) were DV-aware and would kindly give up its timeslice if they weren't doing anything.
and there was some little tool out there that would do the same thing for unfriendly apps. i clearly remember the excitement of getting that one going, and having all my apps speed up. anyone remember what that was called? maybe it was just called timeslice..
another nicety of serato's scratch is that you can scratch any type of audio source. ie you can plug in a mic, and scratch your voice as you speak. very cool.
load of bollocks. i know the guys from serato who're just putting the finishing touches on 'scratch', their similar product (which from the sounds of it kicked the competition's arses at namm) which is 100% working *now*, and will be on the market in a matter of months.
a unique feature of scratch is that there's no audible latency, so you can even scratch live inputs (ie talk into the mic, and scratch your voice as you talk).
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, sound clips, video, list of highlights (including gratuitous breast shot).
for your time wasting pleasure.
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there's enough people with paypal accounts to cover those that don't have.
and by collecting up the micropayments until they sum to a reasonable amount, you avoid the losses to transaction fees.
you let them have enough pages to get a taste, perhaps a daily/weekly allowance of pages, then draw the line there.
it's not rocket science.
the reason people say these things don't work, is because they like to spend more time talking about why things won't work, than just sitting down and fucking trying.
i'm out of patience for people who say these systems don't work.
bollocks they don't work now. i've heard that excuse so many times now, it drives me to anger.
the only reason "they don't work now" is because nobody can be bothered putting in a little bit of framework!
i've had micropayments working on my blog of all things, for the last year, and they're worked wonderfully.
basically all you need is a bit of code that only lets people view so many pages before it stops them and says "you've viewed X pages, to go further you have to pay for those ones. the best bet is to pay up a bit further so you don't see this message again in a while"
it's not strictly micropayments, as people generally pay in lumps, but it *definately* works. i've been covering hosting costs plus a little on the side via that method for long enough to prove that it wasn't just an initial fluke.
i'm using this technique of charging per page views on my site right now, and it's working out fabulously.
although i'm not charging a penny per page, i'm working on a count of $0.0005 per entry on a page (define("COST_PER_ENTRY", 0.0005);), so a page with 10 entries (the standard index page) will cost $0.005, or half a cent.
it's not compulsory - it's honesty box styles, and people aren't penalised for not paying up - it's just a suggested amount.
so far all the users have been very receptive to this technique, as it fairly accurately suggests a 'donation' relevant to the person's actual useage.
have a look - http://www.sensibleerection.com/ [warning: adult content], see what you think. so far it's been incredibly successful, and i'd recommend anyone else who's running into nasty bandwidth costs to give it a try.
yea i know it's satire, but often satire can be pretty close to the mark.
this time it aint. the porn industry is suffering too, at least from where i'm sitting. people's spending habits have changed across the board. and one interesting and macarbe point, is that people are getting their entertainment needs satisfied by the war, rather than needing to look further.
in short, porn sales are down.
except he won't be a director of american film. it's based on a story written by an englishman, and filmed in new zealand by a new zealand director.
of course the majority of the actors are american, i'll give you that.
one of my favourite strip clubs takes eftpos (small ubiquitous machine that takes credit cards and cash cards for payment, in most all stores around new zealand) at the door, then gives you "showgirls money" which you give to the dancers, buy drinks at the bar, etc.. they also take eftpos at the bar..
:)
so essentially a completely cashless strip club
oh, you can't buy pot there though, unless you know one of the strippers quite well.. and i doubt they'd take showgirls money for that.. but still, pretty close to cashless
i believe red carpet can sit on top of the dpkg interface as an apt-get replacement. although i wouldn't really know, can't get debian's x config to work with my new lcd screen, bugger it
you heard me. get the whole series in mp3 format from audiogalaxy. just search for it, it's all there. linux client available.
not quite sure what your reasoning is there.
all available microsoft oses use bitmap graphics, which are resolution dependent.
what you're looking for is vector graphics, which are used to a large extent in apple's mac os x, and to a minor degree in gnome.
i would say microsoft are actually lagging in this race, unless they've got some vector tricks up their sleeves in windows xp (which i haven't played with yet, so can't comment on).
matt
to make a decrypted 6GB file that someone wants to clog their broadband lines with
actually it's probably not going to be 6gb. it's probably going to be somewhere between 300mb and 800mb, DivX encoded, and spread about various sites linked with the warez community.
the download would be somewhere similar to getting a one or two cd linux distro by downloading the isos.
and it seems to be slowly becoming more common.
i guess it's just another case of people going ahead and doing what's possible, because the people that *should* be doing it don't want to. (online distribution of movies, is what i mean)
matt
probably something to do with the trolling bible coming to public attention.
matt
not that you'll be reading this reply, but for the hell of it...
if you take note of the comment id number on my post, you'll see that i was probably one of, if not the, first person to mention that it's not the tallest. i posted it when there were no posts showing.
so nyah nyah to you, grumpy pants.
matt
not to take the edge off the humour, or anything, but i run a w2k/rh7 dual boot, and with gnome 1.4 (including nautilus) on the linux side, the w2k system runs smoother, faster, and uses less memory.
matt
i'm probably popping into this discussion too late to get noticed, but here's something close to what you want:
starry night painting generator
although not exactly what you're after, it is stunningly beautiful, and most fun to play with.
matt
they'd better be bloody aware of the issues! this is a beta 2, like, something that's being primed for release!
if it makes it out as a release version with speed and performance like this, it'll be another gnome v1 embarrassment all over again.
i'm impressed by the functionality and presentation of eazel's work, but i'm doubting their attention to doing things The Right Way.
matt
i noticed that too.
i'd been of the impression that people were generally happy with gconf. maybe this is a fairly new development, where a better implimentation idea has popped up.
anyone have links to discussion on what's up with this gconf vs corba_any thing?
matt
i'm pretty sure that's what they do already, with the stable version getting only bug fixes and the like, and the development version in cvs getting all the fancy new toys..
the only reason you dont see more people using the unstable version is because you have to grab it from cvs (or random tarballs which are in various stages of out-of-date-ness) then try and compile all the individual bits which have the high probability of not compiling on any given day. so unless you're one of the developers, it's far easier to just stick with the stable.
matt
This is why you see much greater emphasis on arts and other trivial applications of human talents, instead of engineering and classical studies.
i think one side of your brain was out talking the other in that one..
and besides, i doubt there's a lack of balance in the emphasis on subjects these days. if anything i'd say it's probably more level than it has been for previous generations.
matt
heh, yea add that in with the reliance on the internet and personal databases, and we're screwed..
for the modern youth, pdas aren't a luxury, they're a necessity..
matt
sorry? i fail to see the point you're making. perhaps i should have ignored you altogether.
i presume nhs stands for 'national health service', a government funding of health providers in your country? well i can tell you this: in the country i live in, the government funding covers perhaps 30% of the consultation fee. and there is no government funding for medical materials, a cost the patient often doesn't see. which is just touching the surface of a much larger issue.
again, i'm not sure of your point, so perhaps i should have ignored you.
matt