the heading paragraph should be updated to point out that this is for embedded devices. now we have morons thinking an ide drive can boot an OS in 200ms.
although this is incredibly amusing to see them fight back, one has to wonder what they will actually acheive in the long run - other than dragging out future litigation against other Kazaa users.
Will Sharman invoke the DMCA on Kazaa Lite? Will this come down to a pissing match between other clients that can access the FastTrack network? I have a mac which runs ML Donkey. If I chose to, I could enable FastTrack searches and downloads.
correct. but the point of the article was that webcomics as a medium will take off. I personally think that creators of webcomics see it either as a stepping stone to print comics, or as being able to publish something that print publishers wouldn't touch - as I mentioned, for legal reasons, or for quality reasons.
Not that they're bad and shouldn't exist. Some have very loyal "cult" followings, they're just not financially viable in print.
The number of print titles that do make it to print, but only last a few issues due to low sales are surprisingly high. The numbers of comics which are completed, solicited, and not ever printed due to low demand is even higher.
Webcomics stands to change all that, but more quality comics need to see the medium.
buried deep somewhere... but what I think is the problem is that games need to be written for a WIDER audience. the people that play the currently available games do think they're fun, otherwise they wouldn't play them. there are so many different type of games out there, that choosing something fun is the onus of the purchaser.
Sony helped the market considerably, by openeing up the market of games to non-geeks. a lot of games out there are starting to appeal to those geeks girlfriends now. we've still got a way to go, but companies like nintendo are holding on for dear life to their old ways, to the old types of games.
as good as they were in their day, the world has moved on. Microsoft (sadly) have given the world more proof that Sony was right. They are helpingto extend the market.
But Ms Xbox here is right. The developers need to develop the games. But maybe they're too afraid of taking too big a risk. If they make a game about creating your own garden, how many sales will they make?
Money makes the world go round. and unfortunately for some potential gamers, their perceptions of fun may not be financially viable.
as a collector of comics for over 20 years, the things I see as a problem are:
online comics can't be read in bed or on the shitter unless you print them out - and who's going to do that for one strip?
online comics can't be collected.
However, I am impressed that some comics like User Friendly, PvP, Dungeon (I think that's its name?), and others have been collected in trades and/or normal comics. It does show that some webcomic creators do have what it takes to make it in the world of "real comics."
But that's part of the problem. MOST, not all, but most webcomics are very very low quality, unfunny, or contain copyrighted material - i.e.; sprite comics.
In time, I think this will be more viable as a business, but this isn't the time. And this isn't a rebirth. It's just somebody realising what's been going on for nigh on a decade.
I just changed my default shell. who cares? I use bash. I always have and I always will. I've never once used tcsh in my year of having an OS-X machine.
If people are too ignorant to change their shell themselves, then they've peobably never even use a CLI.
Why don't they tell us about the real exciting stuff with 10.3?
you mean other than linear "plot" and terrible control system?
nothing.
but overall, Nintendo refuse to publish the sort of games that people like to play and buy. Quake for example. It has gore, it has guns, and it has violence. But it's a hell of a lot of fun.
More adults, or more "mature" people enjoy violence and sex in their games. That doesn't make them more mature mentally, but it does make them older. Hell, I still collect comics. What does that say about me?
I'm older. I've been playing games for YEARS. I've been reading comics for YEARS. Now I'm all growed up and I'm allowed to look at nekkid women. and I'm allowed to play with firecrackers, thus fueling my desire to blow shit up.
Surely girls like this sort of thing too.
Well, obviously as the numbers show.
nintendo don't get it. they're in a totally different world. They think women want Barbie or Care Bears games.
My previous point which was mistakenly modded as Off-topic was just that. Nintendo should be looking at the results of polls like this to work on their product line. Otherwise they'll be the next Sega.
Nintendo has been doing very badly lately and perhaps it's because of their unwillingness to allow any games to be published which aren't for a general audience.
That's one of the reasons that the playstation and xbox have taken off. they're catering to what the FANS want rather than what THEY want.
maybe now nintendo will start taking notice. a bit late for the gamecube tho. I sold mine because all the games were too childish.
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this will make system maintenance across ssh so much easier for chumps who don't know how to use CLI commands.
I think that the biggest difference is that there are lot of people installing default redhat boxen for webservers. they don't have the knowledge to secure them.
of course, that happens in the windows world to, but the problem with windows is that it has so many hooks to allow apps to talk to the core OS with standard user permissions that it is that much more exploitable.
it's easier to take advantages of windows flaws so most people do.
I've been hearing about pegasos for ages, but I clicked on the aussie purchase link and the US purchase link and all they give are general specs. no way to buy. no release dates. no nothing.
is this vapourware? is there a release date? have I missed something?
I read someone mentioned it was going to be US$500.. that's just way too steep for a board. but if it comes down to PC mobo prices, then it's looking promising.
running OS-X on it is a lame idea because apple's machines do it so well. yes, they're expensive, but so is this. more people should go back to amiga os.
the temperature being a factor, I think it's minor compared to the dye used.
when CDs were first available, your typical colours/lifespans were:
green - approx 1 year blue - 2-5 years gold - 20 years silver (pressed) - lifetime
I think that was the lifespans. nowadays, dyes are mixed. I always used to buy gold CDs even though they were more expensive. I was burning porn on them, and didn't want to lose it all:)
I can still read discs from 97-98, and it's most likely because of the quality of the discs. It's certainly a different CD Rom. I've changed computers a million times since then. I've not really taken much notice of temperature, although I've kept them out of direct sunlight, and I haven't really taken overly good care of them. They've been well used and lent out to heaps of people.
Do you need OS-X or would you just like it? Your machine isn't going to cope. plain and simple. my g4-500 is just coping. I can't afford a new machine, because I've only paid off half the loan for that one.
if you want OS-X, I recommend new hardware. if you can't afford a new box, and can't get a bank loan, then stick with OS9. Your apps are working, people are still going to release software for OS9, and you will have time to start saving.
Hell, people are still using C=64's in this day and age. it works for them. they can do what they need. that's fine.
your other option is to go the x86 way. buy a cheap 2nd hand 300-500mhz intel/amd box and run linux or windows on it.
but don't do it because you feel you should. Do it because you need to.
I hope he does stay in jail. I don't condone the admins at tornado not actually doing their job, but having said that, it was not McDanel's place to give all of their customers exploit info.
What if some of them were on holiday and couldn't do anything about it?
He could have let everybody know without giving them too much info. And yes, I'm ignoring the fact that he probably shouldn't have had a list of all those email addresses anyway.
I mean, I have several C64s, a 128, amigas coming out my ears and a couple of old ataris. they're damn cheap. I buy them off a local auction website because most families are throwing them out and want to see them go to a good home for $5.
I've always been an amiga nut, but now I'm startng to like the C64s because of their hackability and limitations..
and there is SO MUCH out there for coding on the c64 that you have lots to learn from. including literally 2 decades of some of the best game and demo coders in history.
don't get me wrong, if this xgamestation isn't vapourware, I'll buy one because I'm a freak like that, but people should know that getting into cheap games dev on low end architecture is possible now and has been for so long.
You won't likely see a real-world web site run on thttpd
what do you consider real world? here's a quote from right off thttpd's front page:
"Some major sites that are running or have run thttpd:
* demon.net, Demon Internet, a large UK ISP
* global.net.uk, Global Internet, another large UK ISP
* bluelight.com, Kmart's web site
* img.gamespot.com, GameSpot's image server
* download.napster.com, Napster's download server
* stephenking.com, Stephen King's official site
* mtv.com, It's not TV, it's eMpTV.
* news.excite.com, one of Excite's internal servers
* valueclick.com, a banner ad broker * The Sovereign Principality of Sealand "
it amuses me that they only want the CPUs, not the entire box. certainly reduce the cost of shipping. pity I just bought a TiBook.
does anyone know if the CPUs are socketed, slotted or soldered on to the boards? our previous marketing manager had a 7200/120 in his old office which is just gathering dust at the mo.
maybe not everyone's cup of tea - they are personally my favourite band on the planet - they have been offering MP3s of ALL their songs (8 CDs + other live recordings and compilations making 19 CDs all up!!!).
All MP3s have been produced by Manowar in their studio and cost US$0.99 each. or you can buy the entire albums in MP3 format for $5.99.
You tick what you want, cash in and you have 8 hours to download the songs.
It's a great idea because they know they can't stop people from pirating things, but at such a low price, most real fans and honest people will fork out such a pittance.
I have all of their CDs and some are starting to show their age. Being able to download them off the net, I can still support the band and not need to re-pay full price of a CD when mine are so scratched that they aren't listenable any more.
why do people use pop-under ads? of course, they are generating revenue by "showing" an impression, but surely the people paying for the ads would rather you actually SAW the ad to try and buy the product???
or am I missing some fundamental marketing thing here?
to my limited intellect, pop-under ads defeat the whole purpose of advertising.
hmmm... that takes me back. I was a diehard amiga nut until I saw an arch boot quicker than the monitor took to warm up.. I vowed from that day I would own one and I ended up with a 4000 which I still have to this day. that, my riscpc, and my amigas, are all rotting at the moment.
after seeing the joy that is OS-X, I'm buying a powerbook today.
still working on towering my amiga 3000 after all this time too:)
but I must say that RiscOS is an even better GUI IMO than OS-X, but OS-X is a very close 2nd.
OS-X wins hands down in the looks dept, but RiscOS beats everything for functionality and useability.
don't judge the OS by it's look. it is THE MOST functional gui by far that I have ever used. all 3 mouse buttons have their specific uses and this works seamlessly with all the apps.
all coders stick to strict design guidelines to make sure everything works the same.
and the memory management is 2nd to none.
imagine a window of slider bars so that you can adjust how much memory goes into an app. may not be so important now on PCs which have half a gig of RAM, but in the days of a couple of megs, being able to temporarily drop the font cache by a few kilobytes so that you could run another app was VERY handy.
then when the other app finishes, simply slide the little bar for the font cache back up. if you want to do mega FTP work and needed more fonts, bump the font cache up.
once you use it _properly_, then you can decide whether you love or hate it.
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maybe slightly off to the side of the topic, but mitnik a uberhacker??
if that's what he is/was, then he wouldn't have got caught.
uberhackers don't exist. if you know about them, then everybody knows what they're doing and they lose their uber status.
just like if you tell people you're a hacker, then you're a script kiddie. no exceptions.
the heading paragraph should be updated to point out that this is for embedded devices. now we have morons thinking an ide drive can boot an OS in 200ms.
although this is incredibly amusing to see them fight back, one has to wonder what they will actually acheive in the long run - other than dragging out future litigation against other Kazaa users.
Will Sharman invoke the DMCA on Kazaa Lite? Will this come down to a pissing match between other clients that can access the FastTrack network? I have a mac which runs ML Donkey. If I chose to, I could enable FastTrack searches and downloads.
correct. but the point of the article was that webcomics as a medium will take off. I personally think that creators of webcomics see it either as a stepping stone to print comics, or as being able to publish something that print publishers wouldn't touch - as I mentioned, for legal reasons, or for quality reasons.
Not that they're bad and shouldn't exist. Some have very loyal "cult" followings, they're just not financially viable in print.
The number of print titles that do make it to print, but only last a few issues due to low sales are surprisingly high. The numbers of comics which are completed, solicited, and not ever printed due to low demand is even higher.
Webcomics stands to change all that, but more quality comics need to see the medium.
and stuff.
buried deep somewhere... but what I think is the problem is that games need to be written for a WIDER audience. the people that play the currently available games do think they're fun, otherwise they wouldn't play them. there are so many different type of games out there, that choosing something fun is the onus of the purchaser.
Sony helped the market considerably, by openeing up the market of games to non-geeks. a lot of games out there are starting to appeal to those geeks girlfriends now. we've still got a way to go, but companies like nintendo are holding on for dear life to their old ways, to the old types of games.
as good as they were in their day, the world has moved on. Microsoft (sadly) have given the world more proof that Sony was right. They are helpingto extend the market.
But Ms Xbox here is right. The developers need to develop the games. But maybe they're too afraid of taking too big a risk. If they make a game about creating your own garden, how many sales will they make?
Money makes the world go round. and unfortunately for some potential gamers, their perceptions of fun may not be financially viable.
as a collector of comics for over 20 years, the things I see as a problem are:
online comics can't be read in bed or on the shitter unless you print them out - and who's going to do that for one strip?
online comics can't be collected.
However, I am impressed that some comics like User Friendly, PvP, Dungeon (I think that's its name?), and others have been collected in trades and/or normal comics. It does show that some webcomic creators do have what it takes to make it in the world of "real comics."
But that's part of the problem. MOST, not all, but most webcomics are very very low quality, unfunny, or contain copyrighted material - i.e.; sprite comics.
In time, I think this will be more viable as a business, but this isn't the time. And this isn't a rebirth. It's just somebody realising what's been going on for nigh on a decade.
I just changed my default shell. who cares? I use bash. I always have and I always will. I've never once used tcsh in my year of having an OS-X machine.
If people are too ignorant to change their shell themselves, then they've peobably never even use a CLI.
Why don't they tell us about the real exciting stuff with 10.3?
you mean other than linear "plot" and terrible control system?
nothing.
but overall, Nintendo refuse to publish the sort of games that people like to play and buy. Quake for example. It has gore, it has guns, and it has violence. But it's a hell of a lot of fun.
More adults, or more "mature" people enjoy violence and sex in their games. That doesn't make them more mature mentally, but it does make them older. Hell, I still collect comics. What does that say about me?
I'm older. I've been playing games for YEARS. I've been reading comics for YEARS. Now I'm all growed up and I'm allowed to look at nekkid women. and I'm allowed to play with firecrackers, thus fueling my desire to blow shit up.
Surely girls like this sort of thing too.
Well, obviously as the numbers show.
nintendo don't get it. they're in a totally different world. They think women want Barbie or Care Bears games.
My previous point which was mistakenly modded as Off-topic was just that. Nintendo should be looking at the results of polls like this to work on their product line. Otherwise they'll be the next Sega.
Nintendo has been doing very badly lately and perhaps it's because of their unwillingness to allow any games to be published which aren't for a general audience.
That's one of the reasons that the playstation and xbox have taken off. they're catering to what the FANS want rather than what THEY want.
maybe now nintendo will start taking notice. a bit late for the gamecube tho. I sold mine because all the games were too childish.
this will make system maintenance across ssh so much easier for chumps who don't know how to use CLI commands.
:)
hell, even I'd use it
that sounds at least a little more reasonable :)
I'll have to read up on it. hopefully access to them in NZ will be good.
I think that the biggest difference is that there are lot of people installing default redhat boxen for webservers. they don't have the knowledge to secure them.
of course, that happens in the windows world to, but the problem with windows is that it has so many hooks to allow apps to talk to the core OS with standard user permissions that it is that much more exploitable.
it's easier to take advantages of windows flaws so most people do.
I've been hearing about pegasos for ages, but I clicked on the aussie purchase link and the US purchase link and all they give are general specs. no way to buy. no release dates. no nothing.
:)
is this vapourware? is there a release date? have I missed something?
I read someone mentioned it was going to be US$500.. that's just way too steep for a board. but if it comes down to PC mobo prices, then it's looking promising.
running OS-X on it is a lame idea because apple's machines do it so well. yes, they're expensive, but so is this. more people should go back to amiga os.
how many people here are old amiga freaks?
put your hands up
the temperature being a factor, I think it's minor compared to the dye used.
:)
when CDs were first available, your typical colours/lifespans were:
green - approx 1 year
blue - 2-5 years
gold - 20 years
silver (pressed) - lifetime
I think that was the lifespans. nowadays, dyes are mixed. I always used to buy gold CDs even though they were more expensive. I was burning porn on them, and didn't want to lose it all
I can still read discs from 97-98, and it's most likely because of the quality of the discs. It's certainly a different CD Rom. I've changed computers a million times since then. I've not really taken much notice of temperature, although I've kept them out of direct sunlight, and I haven't really taken overly good care of them. They've been well used and lent out to heaps of people.
Do you need OS-X or would you just like it? Your machine isn't going to cope. plain and simple. my g4-500 is just coping. I can't afford a new machine, because I've only paid off half the loan for that one.
if you want OS-X, I recommend new hardware. if you can't afford a new box, and can't get a bank loan, then stick with OS9. Your apps are working, people are still going to release software for OS9, and you will have time to start saving.
Hell, people are still using C=64's in this day and age. it works for them. they can do what they need. that's fine.
your other option is to go the x86 way. buy a cheap 2nd hand 300-500mhz intel/amd box and run linux or windows on it.
but don't do it because you feel you should. Do it because you need to.
I hope he does stay in jail. I don't condone the admins at tornado not actually doing their job, but having said that, it was not McDanel's place to give all of their customers exploit info.
What if some of them were on holiday and couldn't do anything about it?
He could have let everybody know without giving them too much info. And yes, I'm ignoring the fact that he probably shouldn't have had a list of all those email addresses anyway.
I mean, I have several C64s, a 128, amigas coming out my ears and a couple of old ataris. they're damn cheap. I buy them off a local auction website because most families are throwing them out and want to see them go to a good home for $5.
I've always been an amiga nut, but now I'm startng to like the C64s because of their hackability and limitations..
and there is SO MUCH out there for coding on the c64 that you have lots to learn from. including literally 2 decades of some of the best game and demo coders in history.
don't get me wrong, if this xgamestation isn't vapourware, I'll buy one because I'm a freak like that, but people should know that getting into cheap games dev on low end architecture is possible now and has been for so long.
You won't likely see a real-world web site run on thttpd
what do you consider real world? here's a quote from right off thttpd's front page:
"Some major sites that are running or have run thttpd:
* demon.net, Demon Internet, a large UK ISP
* global.net.uk, Global Internet, another large UK ISP
* bluelight.com, Kmart's web site
* img.gamespot.com, GameSpot's image server
* download.napster.com, Napster's download server
* stephenking.com, Stephen King's official site
* mtv.com, It's not TV, it's eMpTV.
* news.excite.com, one of Excite's internal servers
* valueclick.com, a banner ad broker
* The Sovereign Principality of Sealand "
it amuses me that they only want the CPUs, not the entire box. certainly reduce the cost of shipping. pity I just bought a TiBook.
does anyone know if the CPUs are socketed, slotted or soldered on to the boards? our previous marketing manager had a 7200/120 in his old office which is just gathering dust at the mo.
you want sponsorship to make this into a movie lad? I got an email from some guy in nigeria who might just have the cash to pay for this.
is Manowar..
maybe not everyone's cup of tea - they are personally my favourite band on the planet - they have been offering MP3s of ALL their songs (8 CDs + other live recordings and compilations making 19 CDs all up!!!).
All MP3s have been produced by Manowar in their studio and cost US$0.99 each. or you can buy the entire albums in MP3 format for $5.99.
You tick what you want, cash in and you have 8 hours to download the songs.
It's a great idea because they know they can't stop people from pirating things, but at such a low price, most real fans and honest people will fork out such a pittance.
I have all of their CDs and some are starting to show their age. Being able to download them off the net, I can still support the band and not need to re-pay full price of a CD when mine are so scratched that they aren't listenable any more.
if you want a look, go to http://www.manowar.com
why do people use pop-under ads? of course, they are generating revenue by "showing" an impression, but surely the people paying for the ads would rather you actually SAW the ad to try and buy the product???
or am I missing some fundamental marketing thing here?
to my limited intellect, pop-under ads defeat the whole purpose of advertising.
someone please enlighten me.
hmmm... that takes me back. I was a diehard amiga nut until I saw an arch boot quicker than the monitor took to warm up.. I vowed from that day I would own one and I ended up with a 4000 which I still have to this day. that, my riscpc, and my amigas, are all rotting at the moment.
:)
after seeing the joy that is OS-X, I'm buying a powerbook today.
still working on towering my amiga 3000 after all this time too
but I must say that RiscOS is an even better GUI IMO than OS-X, but OS-X is a very close 2nd.
OS-X wins hands down in the looks dept, but RiscOS beats everything for functionality and useability.
don't judge the OS by it's look. it is THE MOST functional gui by far that I have ever used. all 3 mouse buttons have their specific uses and this works seamlessly with all the apps.
all coders stick to strict design guidelines to make sure everything works the same.
and the memory management is 2nd to none.
imagine a window of slider bars so that you can adjust how much memory goes into an app. may not be so important now on PCs which have half a gig of RAM, but in the days of a couple of megs, being able to temporarily drop the font cache by a few kilobytes so that you could run another app was VERY handy.
then when the other app finishes, simply slide the little bar for the font cache back up. if you want to do mega FTP work and needed more fonts, bump the font cache up.
once you use it _properly_, then you can decide whether you love or hate it.