A quickie check of the USGS's mapping sites reveals that the magic spot isn't quite in Langley, and doesn't even seem to be near any roads. I've got GIFs saved of the finest grain info I could get without paying cash to the USGS; I'll prolly forward them either to the folks doing the crypto breaking or put them on a website somewhere.
Also, yes, they probably DID use the magnetic field to hide it. Specifically, a compass.:) The only USGS maps available of that fine grain are typically topographic maps used by hikers and engineers, or county maps. Most of the topo maps also have magnetic declination marked (how far off magnetic north is from real north) because they're meant for use with a compass and landmarks.
Of interest to those searching--the magic spot seems to be located in Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC along the Virginia/Maryland border. For those ordering maps, the Washington West or Falls Church maps seem to be best bets for finding general area.
I'll also see what other stuff I can dig up with various mapping sites on the net, too (to get road names and whatnot).
As for the bits on getting rid of debris and hiding it underground...that sounds suspiciously to me like it could have been hidden in a cave or possibly an abandoned mine (yes, abandoned mines are fairly common in this part of the country). I wouldn't be at all shocked to see that the key was hidden in a mineshaft...
I feel like going for another eight-and-a-half years.
Though I'm sure this has been talking about before but what would happen if Linus did hang it up? Do any of the other core kernel developers have what it takes to fill his shoes or is it likely that the kernel would fork in different directions under different leadership. Or maybe it would move to a more democratic development model like Debian has. Just something to think about:^)
I think this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. Why give anything a "patron saint", so the CHURCH(tm) can proclaim it safe for the world and get a piece of it? So all the WWJD jesus-freak-teeny-boppers will feel all safe and fuzzy whenever they logon? Why can't they just leave well enough alone? I grew up roman catholic and have nothing but contempt for the church and their medieval view of taking over and influencing everything they see In The Name of GOD(tm).
i must be stressed here at work today...:/
---- "Wars, conflict, it's all business. One murder makes a villain. Millions a hero. Numbers sanctify."
"Any company that is setting up a server, whether it be a web server or whatever, and is willing to spend that much money is going to do some homework before they go out and buy something."
Unfortunately this is not the case. My company routinely buys $10k-$20k server hardware but blindly sticks NT on them. Furthermore, each of these monsters serves up one application.
We've also got a $10k NT machine that we are supposed to migrate to for fileserving (from Novell on a couple 486s). This project has been around for about 6 months and has gone nowhere since our network admin (a total incompetent in addition to our other problems) can't make it work. NT has no disk quotas, crashes the machine, doesn't support workable login scripts, etc, etc, etc. So what do we do? Don't use a real OS! Waste the money by putting the project on the backburner!
I actually setup a backup print server on Linux because the NT print server kept crashing so much (about 1/week). But the only people who use it are the ones I supervise. *sigh* -- "Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say." - Rob Malda
But it needs a blaster in the nose!
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Posted by Scott Francis[Mechaman]:
I mean, really, I could use a dog that spoke in metallic British tones and could disintegrate those dogs that keep knocking over our garbage and chasing cars.
Re:Could someone tell me why it was bad?
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1.) You buy a DIVX disc for a bit more than the price of a rental. 2.) You "activate" it and watch it. 3.) It expires. 4.) If you want to watch it again, you can "rent" it again at a later date. If not, it makes a stylish coaster.
1) That's not good. Besides, mom and pop video rental is a lot cheaper than DivX/Blockbuster. Nobody goes to blockbuster to rent tape unless he/I want a really rare one.
4) Just image storing piles of old useless CDs at your home at you can't throw out. It's not a problem if it's Maltese Falcon or such, it's the stupid Godzilla/Batman and Robin/Speed2/*Silver*/hook/Flubber/ that you rent on a soulless afternoon that giving you headache. Oh yeah it's not a problem if you are a neat person. But a lot of people aren't.
Basically DIvX is an all around bad idea, it introduce stupid multiple choise to consumer.
cy
Re:Future DIVX Only releases
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That means Titanic and Star Wars and all that cool Fox movie will be released in DVD.
CY
Re:No foreplay ==death
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What don't they understand is that people need the neat blockbuster house and piles of video paper boxes to work up their appetite. If you don't have to go back to return the tape, then you don't have enough reason to convince yourself that you need a new tape either. There are some titles you never thought you would rent when you are doing the selection at you sofa.
Moral of the story: Foreplay is good, return is good, repeat after me.
CY
Re:But check Circuit City's web page!
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Posted by jlegacy:
They must have seen your response.... but look at their page again and see the total turn around... gotta love it... back-pedaling dolts....hehehehe
I wish this was easier to understand. Several years ago, when I was working for local radio in the English Midlands, the author gave me an interview for one of my programmes, in which she discussed the similar ideas in her book "Dying to Live" (all about Near-Death-Experiences). The final point she made, about the meme-based model of the world around us being that which we call "consciousness", hasn't hit home yet (maybe because I'm a practicing Christian), but it would be really useful to have a door into her understanding here. She's jolly well researched, too. I hesitate to condone the word "psycho-babble" because discussion of such subjects is rather like trying to tell a being in a two-dimensional world that there is an "up". Actually, just thinking about all this makes my head hurt again. Sorry. JHW
I'm hallucinating that I read somewhere that Gates/Microsoft had great interest in the meme theory, and used it as input to their PR/ad campaigns, etc. Anyone else heard this?
for the hyper-machine cost me 26 million dollars, 60000 times faster then PII, im not sure that it will worth for the time being ( 18 months,...so long )
I would agree with the person above who said to check out the electronics setup in guitars. I am not sure about the copper "fabric", but a thin sheet of copper shielding will do everything fine. As far as grounding or "earthing" it, your power supply would do that for you.
Hi! Work on NETPIPE is in process. It's a tool a friend of mine works on. It uses UDP broadcasts to distribute data piped into the Server to all of the clients, which pipes the data out again.
The Diamond MX300 has a daughterboard, the MX25 I think, that is fully digital and I think I read that it is compatable with minidisk format, so I assume it is also DAT ready. They use the same cables and stuff. The MX300 was 50$ on pricewatch, and the MX25 is available from diamond for only 25$. I looked at this a while back, so my numbers are off. The MX300 works in linux, while the SBlive does not. The MX300 is truly a fraction of the price, and, from what I understand, a much better card.
Anybody read Age of Spiritual Machines? It has some stuff about the potential uses of nanotech (bot swarms, etc.). Both inspiring and scary examples. Like most tech, it solves some problems and creates entirely new ones.
So not releasing source equates with beating and killing slaves? This dosn't even need an answer.
Where did I say that? Go find a dictionary and look up "analogy". For instance: A is to B as C is to D. That does not make A the same as C, it means the relationship is the same.
Why do you feel that you have the right to use other peoples work?
Again, your words in my mouth. I'm not forcing nor do I want anyone else to force Company X to use License Y.
What I am saying, is that if Company X takes already existing source code under Open License Y and re-releases it under Closed License Z, that I, the consumer, and you, the programmer, have both been screwed. This is because Company X, by putting additional restrictions on existing code has reduced the "amount of freedom in the world".
The GPL prevents this, BSD does not. -- "Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say." - Rob Malda
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A quickie check of the USGS's mapping sites reveals that the magic spot isn't quite in Langley, and doesn't even seem to be near any roads. I've got GIFs saved of the finest grain info I could get without paying cash to the USGS; I'll prolly forward them either to the folks doing the crypto breaking or put them on a website somewhere.
Also, yes, they probably DID use the magnetic field to hide it. Specifically, a compass. :) The only USGS maps available of that fine grain are typically topographic maps used by hikers and engineers, or county maps. Most of the topo maps also have magnetic declination marked (how far off magnetic north is from real north) because they're meant for use with a compass and landmarks.
Of interest to those searching--the magic spot seems to be located in Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC along the Virginia/Maryland border. For those ordering maps, the Washington West or Falls Church maps seem to be best bets for finding general area.
I'll also see what other stuff I can dig up with various mapping sites on the net, too (to get road names and whatnot).
As for the bits on getting rid of debris and hiding it underground...that sounds suspiciously to me like it could have been hidden in a cave or possibly an abandoned mine (yes, abandoned mines are fairly common in this part of the country). I wouldn't be at all shocked to see that the key was hidden in a mineshaft...
Good luck!
Posted by unpHEAR:
... :)
Who's gonna maintain linux kernel developpement if Linus hang it up? Alan Cox for 3 imaginatives reasons.
1-)We always heard about kernel 2.2.xacx
2-)He was a good looking guy
3-)Linux will be called Lincux
Here is my 2 cents...
Iam not a Geek
It was my opinion
Sorry for my english
emman
In the article they quoted Linus as saying:
I feel like going for another eight-and-a-half years.
Though I'm sure this has been talking about before but what would happen if Linus did hang it up? Do any of the other core kernel developers have what it takes to fill his shoes or is it likely that the kernel would fork in different directions under different leadership. Or maybe it would move to a more democratic development model like Debian has. Just something to think about :^)
Posted by tpo:
8-o
Posted by DonR:
If you can hitch a busride to Phila, do so, then take the train to NYC. Tada, you're at the linux conference. Isn't public transportation wonderful?
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Donald Roeber
Posted by Lord Kano-The Gangster Of Love:
As long as it'd done with my consent I have no problem with someone knowing my identity. I just don't like backdoor attempts to rob me of my privacy.
LK
Posted by The Incredible Mr. Limpett:
:/
WHY?
I think this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. Why give anything a "patron saint", so the CHURCH(tm) can proclaim it safe for the world and get a piece of it? So all the WWJD jesus-freak-teeny-boppers will feel all safe and fuzzy whenever they logon? Why can't they just leave well enough alone? I grew up roman catholic and have nothing but contempt for the church and their medieval view of taking over and influencing everything they see In The Name of GOD(tm).
i must be stressed here at work today...
----
"Wars, conflict, it's all business. One murder makes a
villain. Millions a hero. Numbers sanctify."
Posted by FascDot Killed My Previous Use:
"Any company that is setting up a server, whether it be a web server or whatever, and is willing to spend that much money is going to do some homework before they go out and buy something."
Unfortunately this is not the case. My company routinely buys $10k-$20k server hardware but blindly sticks NT on them. Furthermore, each of these monsters serves up one application.
We've also got a $10k NT machine that we are supposed to migrate to for fileserving (from Novell on a couple 486s). This project has been around for about 6 months and has gone nowhere since our network admin (a total incompetent in addition to our other problems) can't make it work. NT has no disk quotas, crashes the machine, doesn't support workable login scripts, etc, etc, etc. So what do we do? Don't use a real OS! Waste the money by putting the project on the backburner!
I actually setup a backup print server on Linux because the NT print server kept crashing so much (about 1/week). But the only people who use it are the ones I supervise. *sigh*
--
"Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say." - Rob Malda
Posted by Scott Francis[Mechaman]:
I mean, really, I could use a dog that spoke in metallic British tones and could disintegrate those dogs that keep knocking over our garbage and chasing cars.
1.) You buy a DIVX disc for a bit more than the price of a rental.
2.) You "activate" it and watch it.
3.) It expires.
4.) If you want to watch it again, you can "rent" it again at a later date. If not, it makes a stylish
coaster.
1) That's not good. Besides, mom and pop video rental is a lot cheaper than DivX/Blockbuster. Nobody goes to blockbuster to rent tape unless he/I want a really rare one.
4) Just image storing piles of old useless CDs at your home at you can't throw out. It's not a problem if it's Maltese Falcon or such, it's the stupid Godzilla/Batman and Robin/Speed2/*Silver*/hook/Flubber/ that you rent on a soulless afternoon that giving you headache. Oh yeah it's not a problem if you are a neat person. But a lot of people aren't.
Basically DIvX is an all around bad idea, it introduce stupid multiple choise to consumer.
cy
Posted by My_Favorite_Anonymous_Coward:
That means Titanic and Star Wars and all that cool Fox movie will be released in DVD.
CY
Posted by My_Favorite_Anonymous_Coward:
What don't they understand is that people need the neat blockbuster house and piles of video paper boxes to work up their appetite. If you don't have to go back to return the tape, then you don't have enough reason to convince yourself that you need a new tape either. There are some titles you never thought you would rent when you are doing the selection at you sofa.
Moral of the story: Foreplay is good, return is good, repeat after me.
CY
Posted by jlegacy:
They must have seen your response.... but look at their page again and see the total turn around... gotta love it... back-pedaling dolts....hehehehe
L8R
Posted by John Hayward-Warburton:
I wish this was easier to understand. Several years ago, when I was working for local radio in the English Midlands, the author gave me an interview for one of my programmes, in which she discussed the similar ideas in her book "Dying to Live" (all about Near-Death-Experiences). The final point she made, about the meme-based model of the world around us being that which we call "consciousness", hasn't hit home yet (maybe because I'm a practicing Christian), but it would be really useful to have a door into her understanding here. She's jolly well researched, too. I hesitate to condone the word "psycho-babble" because discussion of such subjects is rather like trying to tell a being in a two-dimensional world that there is an "up". Actually, just thinking about all this makes my head hurt again. Sorry. JHW
Posted by Mary CW:
I'm hallucinating that I read somewhere that Gates/Microsoft had great interest in the meme theory, and used it as input to their PR/ad campaigns, etc. Anyone else heard this?
Posted by zyberphox:
for the hyper-machine cost me 26 million dollars, 60000 times faster then PII, im not sure that it will worth for the time being ( 18 months,...so long )
Posted by Art Pepper:
>Microsoft are being extremely magnanimous (SP?) by inviting him
Yeah, that's something Microsoft are (sic) known for: being magnanimous!
Stop it man, you're killing me!
Posted by iam1:
I would agree with the person above who said to check out the electronics setup in guitars. I am not sure about the copper "fabric", but a thin sheet of copper shielding will do everything fine. As far as grounding or "earthing" it, your power supply would do that for you.
Posted by einhirn:
Hi!
Work on NETPIPE is in process. It's a tool a friend of mine works on. It uses UDP broadcasts to
distribute data piped into the Server to all of the clients, which pipes the data out again.
bye
Posted by viperx2:
The Diamond MX300 has a daughterboard, the MX25 I think, that is fully digital and I think I read that it is compatable with minidisk format, so I assume it is also DAT ready. They use the same cables and stuff. The MX300 was 50$ on pricewatch, and the MX25 is available from diamond for only 25$. I looked at this a while back, so my numbers are off. The MX300 works in linux, while the SBlive does not. The MX300 is truly a fraction of the price, and, from what I understand, a much better card.
ViperX2
-- The more you tighen your grip.... --
Posted by stodge:
:)
wha?? Its only a film for gawds sake!
Posted by d106ene5:
Kadamose - do you have a website? my girlfriend and i are having a riot reading your posts. That shit is hilarious dude!
Posted by Mary CW:
Anybody read Age of Spiritual Machines? It has some stuff about the potential uses of nanotech (bot swarms, etc.). Both inspiring and scary examples. Like most tech, it solves some problems and creates entirely new ones.
Posted by d106ene5:
Newsflash kids - he's just having fun with you.
I thought your post was hilarious.
Posted by FascDot Killed My Previous Use:
So not releasing source equates with beating and killing slaves? This dosn't even need an answer.
Where did I say that? Go find a dictionary and look up "analogy". For instance: A is to B as C is to D. That does not make A the same as C, it means the relationship is the same.
Why do you feel that you have the right to use other peoples work?
Again, your words in my mouth. I'm not forcing nor do I want anyone else to force Company X to use License Y.
What I am saying, is that if Company X takes already existing source code under Open License Y and re-releases it under Closed License Z, that I, the consumer, and you, the programmer, have both been screwed. This is because Company X, by putting additional restrictions on existing code has reduced the "amount of freedom in the world".
The GPL prevents this, BSD does not.
--
"Please remember that how you say something is often more important than what you say." - Rob Malda