Also, don't forget that more complex 'Tats typically take multiple sessions, so you'll have a calibration problem next time you visit (i.e., aligning the machine and the existing 'Tat).
I would think that there would be ways to compensate for this... scanning the tat area to get reference points on where to put the pen down.
I doubt that idiot who will now permanently look like he has been doodling on his arm will be capable of coding that.:)
While one person may find it a daunting task to look at the source and find malicious code in it with only one pair of eyes, many people reviewing/tweaking the same code are likely to stumble across the problem areas quickly.
And what makes them more trustworthy? Absolutely nothing... Be paranoid... It's healthy... The whole world IS out to get you.:)
But,I feel a whole lot better when source is available because I know that eventually someone who is experimenting with the code could uncover any nasty bits that are there and point them out to the rest of the community so we can check it for ourselves.
All this spyware that has been circulating highlights the need for open source software. You have no idea what you're getting when you download a binary and neither does anyone else. Sometimes what you're getting is just a half step above a worm or a virus.
But, seriously, what is the signifigance of finding ice on Mars? The link to the article wasn't too informative about it. I'd be interested on hearing from people-in-the-know about the subject. Can we use this water somehow? What's the big excitement?
Does anyone else feel uneasy about the fact that this patch is "uninstallable"... Check out the bottom of the page here... I don't know about the rest of you, but I usually like to have something to fall back on if an upgrade doesn't work.
After the recent Leonid meteor showers my interest in astronomy became rekindled and I took the old telescope out of the closet and started pointing it at various things in the sky. Then, I wanted to take some pictures of what I saw so I took apart by webcam and attached it to the telescope in place of the eyepiece. Voila! It worked and I got some great pictures of the moon and some rather blurry shots of Jupiter and a few of it's moons.
Recently I've seen a few pages like this one. That describe how to take pictures of meteor showers with a 35mm camera (by exposing the film for extended periods of time). Is there any way to extend the exposure time like this with a digital camera? Any objects that are dimmer than a planet or a moon don't seem to show up.
I'd really like to set something up to get some shots of the Geminids by aiming the scope at a piece of sky and waiting for one to pass in front of it (or set it up to take repeated timed exposures). Is any of this possible with a Creative Video Blaster Webcam? Or should I fall back to the 35mm camera?
Apparently they've been able to regenerate spinal cords in rats too. There's an article about it here. Those rats are some resilient little buggers! (So there's hope for that rat Rush Limbaugh yet;) )
There was an article about this topic in the Boston Sunday Globe this week. But the author of the article doesn't necessarily cry over the recently announced demise of cars like the Camaro and the Firebird. In order to get another 50 horsepower out of one of those beasts meant "boring out the cylinders, tinkering with valves, changing pistons... a greasy, lengthy job." With the new "tuner cars" all you've got to do is drop in a $500 tuner chip.
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Oh.. and make sure you keep up to date with your security patches... very important!:)
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Once a system is compromised there is no way I would trust anything on it again until I pulled it off of the 'Net and did a complete reinstall. IDS is good to let you know your box is cracked and perhaps what may have been accessed/tampered with, but it's the last stage in security. Build yourself a good firewall, be careful with your access rights, and have a good password policy.
Hrm.. what we need is someone to write something that can distribute a CDDB to many machines (maybe some sort of CDDB screensaver) That'd solve the problem of resources... Althought it would add to the problem of reliability
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The whole thing sounds fishy to me.
Also, don't forget that more complex 'Tats typically take multiple sessions, so you'll have a calibration problem next time you visit (i.e., aligning the machine and the existing 'Tat).
:)
I would think that there would be ways to compensate for this... scanning the tat area to get reference points on where to put the pen down.
I doubt that idiot who will now permanently look like he has been doodling on his arm will be capable of coding that.
While one person may find it a daunting task to look at the source and find malicious code in it with only one pair of eyes, many people reviewing/tweaking the same code are likely to stumble across the problem areas quickly.
:)
And what makes them more trustworthy? Absolutely nothing... Be paranoid... It's healthy... The whole world IS out to get you.
But,I feel a whole lot better when source is available because I know that eventually someone who is experimenting with the code could uncover any nasty bits that are there and point them out to the rest of the community so we can check it for ourselves.
All this spyware that has been circulating highlights the need for open source software. You have no idea what you're getting when you download a binary and neither does anyone else. Sometimes what you're getting is just a half step above a worm or a virus.
Whoops.. typo in there.. Should be:
server_args = -query localhost -inetd -once -broadcast -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16
Good luck!
It's not *too* difficult to get something like this working. I've got my machine at home set to do it now. You need to put in a line like:
/etc/services.. Then you've got to set up xinetd to call Xvnc by adding a "vnc" file into the /etc/xinetd.d directory with content like:
/usr/bin/Xvnc
vnc 5950/tcp
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service vnc
{
disable = no
socket_type = stream
protocol = tcp
wait = no
user = nobody
server =
server_args = localhost -inetd -once -broadcast -geometry 1024x768 -depth 16
log_on_succes += USERID
log_on_failure += USERID
}
I'm sure I've left something out (like some settings in X) but hopefully this will get you aimed in the right direction.
Ice on mars? I'll go get my skates! :)
But, seriously, what is the signifigance of finding ice on Mars? The link to the article wasn't too informative about it. I'd be interested on hearing from people-in-the-know about the subject. Can we use this water somehow? What's the big excitement?
Does anyone else feel uneasy about the fact that this patch is "uninstallable"... Check out the bottom of the page here... I don't know about the rest of you, but I usually like to have something to fall back on if an upgrade doesn't work.
What does the "uber patch" do, install Mozilla?
Satirewire.com is running a contest for poetry based upon spam mail.
So get over there, recycle your spam, and maybe... er... win a t-shirt or something.
After the recent Leonid meteor showers my interest in astronomy became rekindled and I took the old telescope out of the closet and started pointing it at various things in the sky. Then, I wanted to take some pictures of what I saw so I took apart by webcam and attached it to the telescope in place of the eyepiece. Voila! It worked and I got some great pictures of the moon and some rather blurry shots of Jupiter and a few of it's moons.
Recently I've seen a few pages like this one. That describe how to take pictures of meteor showers with a 35mm camera (by exposing the film for extended periods of time). Is there any way to extend the exposure time like this with a digital camera? Any objects that are dimmer than a planet or a moon don't seem to show up.
I'd really like to set something up to get some shots of the Geminids by aiming the scope at a piece of sky and waiting for one to pass in front of it (or set it up to take repeated timed exposures). Is any of this possible with a Creative Video Blaster Webcam? Or should I fall back to the 35mm camera?
Apparently they've been able to regenerate spinal cords in rats too. There's an article about it here. Those rats are some resilient little buggers! (So there's hope for that rat Rush Limbaugh yet ;) )
There was an article about this topic in the Boston Sunday Globe this week. But the author of the article doesn't necessarily cry over the recently announced demise of cars like the Camaro and the Firebird. In order to get another 50 horsepower out of one of those beasts meant "boring out the cylinders, tinkering with valves, changing pistons ... a greasy, lengthy job." With the new "tuner cars" all you've got to do is drop in a $500 tuner chip.
Oh.. and make sure you keep up to date with your security patches... very important! :)
Once a system is compromised there is no way I would trust anything on it again until I pulled it off of the 'Net and did a complete reinstall. IDS is good to let you know your box is cracked and perhaps what may have been accessed/tampered with, but it's the last stage in security. Build yourself a good firewall, be careful with your access rights, and have a good password policy.
I guess they didn't pay their website designer either.
I couldn't even find mention of them when I searched under Google. Maybe he had the URL wrong?
I just hope it doesn't fall on The Tick.
Hrm.. what we need is someone to write something that can distribute a CDDB to many machines (maybe some sort of CDDB screensaver) That'd solve the problem of resources ... Althought it would add to the problem of reliability