Acrobat reader is considered essential by just about every business that maintains an office. Maybe not to you (geek), but business people (end users) demand the ability to read acrobat files. Don't bother listing the alternative pdf readers, I know they are there. Does emacs read pdf files flawlessly? I've never tried it out. Why would that be more acceptable?
...it's an ad, an excerpt from dan verton's book. I can't figure out if it's called the hacker diaries or confessions of teenage hackers. The mafiaboy chapter is one of the more interesting pieces, especially the wiretaps that revealed that his father was going to have someone "dealt with" to protect a big CDN$ deal he was working. The other really interesting stuff (in the book) is the kid who hacks for satan. hehehe.
In San Diego, CA (just last year) these cameras were disabled. The reason was that an outside contractor (TRW) received a fee for each license plate image they processed and delivered to the state for a ticket to be issued. Many rumors of shortened yellows flew, but people just like to run red lights down here.
How 'bout the creative, non-fans (by their definition) submit their films to a separate festival not sponsored by the dark side? Seems like there's plenty of talk about the event as it is. A little bad publicity like this right before the Episode II release could make for an interesting event. Perhaps we'd see LucasFilm step in and shut down the event for IP theft related reasons.
Fuck George and his definition of true fan-dom. If people weren't so rabid about the original films, he'd never have been where he is today.
True enough! Neither is a CD with a distribution on it. Neither is a broadband connection to download a distro without giving the developers a little something for their trouble.
you have clearly never written a line of code yourself
Actually, I have. I don't code for a living, but I programmed million dollar phone switches for years. I also did some javascript and vbscripting for my current assignment. Obviously not hard-core code, but my work processed hundreds of thousands of phone calls facilitating millions of dollars in business.
As far as water is concerned, I just use a Britta filter. The whole water factory was just too darned expensive for my personal consumption.
It may time for you to back away from the computer for a while and get some fresh air and a little perspective...
I've felt this sensation several times myself. I took a folklore class in college and came across a phenom known as "The Old Hag" (named because people frequently saw or heard an old woman and felt her sit on them). It freaked me out. I got chills reading other people's accounts of being paralyzed by a female sitting on their chests. I wrote a paper about it for class, interviewing students and staff at Indiana U. I found a few people who were willing to talk about it. I found several dorms on campus that had a history of people who experienced this. Every now and then, I get a visit from The Old Hag (and I now live in SoCal). Still scares the shit out of me!
I'm sure the scientific responses are more believable, unless you've been visited by this old woman.
Informative? How 'bout some links to those "proofed facts" about economic espionage? How 'bout some links to posts about the rumors? Where's the information?
I'm sure that Taco actually paid for all that music and the musicians were properly paid for their effort.:)
The recording industry does not own all of the music in the world. Plenty of bands allow fans to record their live concerts and distribute them freely. I'm sure you were being cute, but if you're gonna make Taco jokes, you should know what you're talking about. Have you ever read Taco's website? He's a DeadHead. He can copy live Dead shows and give them away without paying any royalties, funny guy. Not all music is owned by the recording industry.
growth of the PC has been in direct relationship with the growth of Windows, and related M$ products
I think it was the open architecture of the computers themselves that allowed everyone and their cousin to produce a PC clone that ultimately led to the growth of the PC world. Microsoft definitely grew as a result of the competition to sell the cheapes machines around. Not everyone rushed out to buy a $4000 PC to play Adventure or program in BASIC!!
Should 'white hat' hackers help the hapless with worms that patch known vulnerabilities? Does this make the lazy more lazy? Is it helpful to plug someone's machine and then put that machine to use scanning for other vulnerable machines? Do you (if you're too lazy to patch your server) want your machine wasting resources to help others who are also lazy?
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Acrobat reader is considered essential by just about every business that maintains an office. Maybe not to you (geek), but business people (end users) demand the ability to read acrobat files. Don't bother listing the alternative pdf readers, I know they are there. Does emacs read pdf files flawlessly? I've never tried it out. Why would that be more acceptable?
...United States gives land back to original owners.
My ass.
...wouldn't Linus be playing with his daughters somewhere _upstage_?
...it's an ad, an excerpt from dan verton's book. I can't figure out if it's called the hacker diaries or confessions of teenage hackers. The mafiaboy chapter is one of the more interesting pieces, especially the wiretaps that revealed that his father was going to have someone "dealt with" to protect a big CDN$ deal he was working. The other really interesting stuff (in the book) is the kid who hacks for satan. hehehe.
In San Diego, CA (just last year) these cameras were disabled. The reason was that an outside contractor (TRW) received a fee for each license plate image they processed and delivered to the state for a ticket to be issued. Many rumors of shortened yellows flew, but people just like to run red lights down here.
How 'bout the creative, non-fans (by their definition) submit their films to a separate festival not sponsored by the dark side? Seems like there's plenty of talk about the event as it is. A little bad publicity like this right before the Episode II release could make for an interesting event. Perhaps we'd see LucasFilm step in and shut down the event for IP theft related reasons.
Fuck George and his definition of true fan-dom. If people weren't so rabid about the original films, he'd never have been where he is today.
Orienteering involves the use of detailed topo maps and a compass. Get lost and find your way!
Nothing makes a hobby fun like the risk of death.
Does anyone here acutally get the Sundance Channel with their cable?
I do. I have had Sundance Channel for years. I even have friends who were in movies that were shown on Sundance Channel.
Phish phans everywhere! Look out, we're in the server room in government and large corporations everywhere!!
True enough! Neither is a CD with a distribution on it. Neither is a broadband connection to download a distro without giving the developers a little something for their trouble.
you have clearly never written a line of code yourself
Actually, I have. I don't code for a living, but I programmed million dollar phone switches for years. I also did some javascript and vbscripting for my current assignment. Obviously not hard-core code, but my work processed hundreds of thousands of phone calls facilitating millions of dollars in business.
As far as water is concerned, I just use a Britta filter. The whole water factory was just too darned expensive for my personal consumption.
It may time for you to back away from the computer for a while and get some fresh air and a little perspective...
I don't know, but the bottled water industry seems to be doing pretty well...
If that what it takes to get people to shut up about file compatibility problems, yes.
I've felt this sensation several times myself. I took a folklore class in college and came across a phenom known as "The Old Hag" (named because people frequently saw or heard an old woman and felt her sit on them). It freaked me out. I got chills reading other people's accounts of being paralyzed by a female sitting on their chests. I wrote a paper about it for class, interviewing students and staff at Indiana U. I found a few people who were willing to talk about it. I found several dorms on campus that had a history of people who experienced this. Every now and then, I get a visit from The Old Hag (and I now live in SoCal). Still scares the shit out of me!
I'm sure the scientific responses are more believable, unless you've been visited by this old woman.
Informative? How 'bout some links to those "proofed facts" about economic espionage? How 'bout some links to posts about the rumors? Where's the information?
I'm sure that Taco actually paid for all that music and the musicians were properly paid for their effort. :)
The recording industry does not own all of the music in the world. Plenty of bands allow fans to record their live concerts and distribute them freely. I'm sure you were being cute, but if you're gonna make Taco jokes, you should know what you're talking about. Have you ever read Taco's website? He's a DeadHead. He can copy live Dead shows and give them away without paying any royalties, funny guy. Not all music is owned by the recording industry.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"What good is free speech if you're DEAD?"
I believe Jimmy Cliff said it best:
"I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than livin' as a puppet or a slave."
growth of the PC has been in direct relationship with the growth of Windows, and related M$ products
I think it was the open architecture of the computers themselves that allowed everyone and their cousin to produce a PC clone that ultimately led to the growth of the PC world. Microsoft definitely grew as a result of the competition to sell the cheapes machines around. Not everyone rushed out to buy a $4000 PC to play Adventure or program in BASIC!!
...which activity is a bigger waste of time: baseball or computer games.
*YAWN*
There's nothing REAL about the Real World. If you want reality television without the setups, it's COPS.
Should 'white hat' hackers help the hapless with worms that patch known vulnerabilities? Does this make the lazy more lazy? Is it helpful to plug someone's machine and then put that machine to use scanning for other vulnerable machines? Do you (if you're too lazy to patch your server) want your machine wasting resources to help others who are also lazy?
The fact that there's a backdoor in MS products does not shock me. The fact the MS ADMITTED there is a back door IS a bit surprising.
Is any really surprised by this backdoor at all?
If so, please explain...
:(
Too many Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters will take their toll...