In my experience, you only need the external contact if you are using the browsing functions. In my experience you can easily connect >1 client with the same Key using the "Direct Connect" option.
This method helps when the authentication server thinks your key is already is use (like if the client crashes at an inconvenient time).
1) are you sure you have DRI running properly?
2) Are you running in 16 or 24bpp.
There were problems with 24bpp on my radeon 8500le until beta 3 or 4. Now it runs great.. as long as I turn off hardware TCL. The T and C are fine, but the Lighting part in XFree86 DRI is messed up.
IIRC, you have one year after publishing to request a patent on something.
That way, you can show it to the public, get them interested and see if it's even worth the time to go after the patent. Maybe it's even so the little guy can get funding and afford to get the patent in the first place. Assuming, of course, that the funding party doesn't try to screw the inventor over with a nice little "all your new patents belong to us" clause.
I'm still waiting for my cell phone to get normal caller ID for people who aren't in my phonebook. Anyone know of a provider who offers this, or why no one does?
Strange. My cell has had normal Caller ID (Verizon) for the years I have had it. It's great if I don't have someone's number and they call. I can just bring up the call record, hit Store and it's in my phone book.
Perhaps you need to check your phone settings. I bet you have "normal Caller ID" turned off, or "only show numbers for people in my phonebook" turned on.
The reason for the space in the URL is that this is slashdot and they intentionally mangle long strings of non-whitespace characters by inserting a space. I'm not sure why, I think it has to do with subverting the posting of ASCII-art porn.
The space is also because there were people who would post really long strings and cause the slashdot window to expand so that every other post would display on one line. This forced everyone browsing at a level where these posts were visible to scroll to the right to read anything.
Maybe I should post this as anonymous to avoid the Offtopic Karma hit. Nah, I'll just hit "No Karma Bonus" and feel the 2 point burn.
Or maybe the moderators who give "Offtopic" mods need to learn how to read the parent posts and see if the comment is really off topic or not.
Tangents can and do appear. While they may be "off topic" for the main heading they can be on topic for the context of the thread. For a bunch of people who gripe about context (benchmarks, blame for root exploits, etc) the "Offtopic" mod seems to be used improperly more often than not.
Since the people who responded to your posts seem to not understand your ideas, I'll try to state how I interpreted your idea in a little less confusing manner. I say less confusing, because you refer to expired records as "valid" in your post, and this could lead someone to misinterpret it. (I'm giving the other responder the benefit of the doubt that they aren't a troll).
The current behavior of a caching DNS server seems to be when a record expires - delete it from the local cache, forward the query, and cache the response (if any).
Why not keep the expired record, forward the request to the designated server, and then return the old record if the designated server doesn't respond. That way as long as this DNS server has previously served the requested address there is a significant chance that the information is still correct. Even though the designated server is out of service for some reason (DDoS, no longer exists, etc) the information is still available for use.
The cache-is-full-so-prune requirement can use an oldest-not-updated-record then oldest-record method to determine what to replace in the event the local cache is filled.
You're looking at fewer administrative costs due to things like duplicate SSNs (which I've heard of, but I'm not American, so I can't really verify or cite references of where I've heard such things.)
The Social Security Card is the equivalent of the statement: "This person belongs to this SSN." Notice I didn't say: "This SSN belongs to this person," because that isn't necessarily true. The SSN by itself is not a unique identifier. However, the SSN and the person's last name together are (or at least, should be) unique.
I feel that Blizzard, by providing great games for years, has earned the right to not have people floating around cracked copies of their games. We all wants WC3. I'm willing to wait.
So how, exactly, will shutting down the main bnetd site keep cracked copies of their games from being distributed? I seem to recall that there are many no-cd cracks (even some that let you play on battle.net) for Diablo II and its expansion pack.
If that means harassing some people with questionable lawsuits to stall for their software, so be it. I feel that we worry too much on Slashdot about legalisms and not enough about common decency.
Common decency should apply to Blizzard also. Is it considered common decency to threaten loyal gamers who created a tool so they could play without connecting to the cheater-ridden, laggy, and resetting battle.net?
Besides, do you really think that all of the beta testers who already have bnetd are going to go play it on battle.net? They already have it! Maybe Blizzard should have contacted the authors of bnetd and said "Hey, here's how you can detect the WC3 beta, can you have the server pop up a request to go play on battle.net?" or even have it not allow WC3beta to play. Sure, it wouldn't catch everyone, but at least they would have a reminder that they are supposed to be testing the game on battle.net so Blizzard can improve the game. Maybe even the warez kiddies who copied/cracked it would load battle.net a little more and give them a scaled test..
Ripping off a company that puts out products you love is poor form.
Pissing off most of your existing customer base by getting rid of a useful and legal product because of a product you haven't released yet (and those pissed off customers won't buy) is in poor form.
Of course, this argument implies that the same people griping about how horrible shutting down bnetd is now won't turn around and say "Ohh! New Shiny!" when WC3 is actually released..
Oh yeah, i forgot to mention that it works behind a NAT, which IPSEC has trouble with.
Junta already posted a valid response to this statement.
Further more it works with non-static ip address. Obviously one end needs to know the ip of the other end, but thats all which is needed.
FreeS/WAN works great with non-static IP addresses.
From the Card FAQ: Q: Is this the unauthorized patch Berkley is warning not to use? A: No. This solution is strictly hardware based. It has a standard unmodified linux text client implemented in the flash-rom of the chip. This memory was mainly used to store target and routing information. Apart from the basic drivers, the only software used is a batch-like procedure that assigns the work units to the processor. It's like adding another computer with each processor, without having to buy all the I/O and power supply components which you dont need for SETI@home. The client must be downloaded from Berkeley's download area, it is not part of the package due to copyright restrictions. -- Get paid for your spare CPU cycles:
What prompted you to attack the people who already do, or potentially may like your music?
Napster is a great way for music to propagate. If someone gets an mp3 off of Napster, then doesn't go out and buy your cd, isn't it likely that: 1. They wouldn't buy your cd anyway 2. They would borrow the cd from a friend and make an mp3 of it
It seems silly to attack potential fans because they aren't willing to shell out $15-$20 on an album they may never listen to again. -- Get paid for your spare CPU cycles:
Go to www.junkbuster.com Near the bottom of the page, click on Junkbusters Home Now, just right of center on the bottom, click on Telemarketing This page has some information on what to do about telemarketers.
Or, just go to http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/telemarketing.htm l
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How about implementing Article Moderation, so the fine users of Slashdot don't have to read complete crap all the time.
If you get an account, you can customize your Slashdot at the Preferences page to exclude articles you don't want to read.
Maybe (if there was enough demand/support) the AC's could get their own preferences through cookies.. it wouldn't be completely reliable (especially on systems where anyone can delete/change the cookies) but it is one solution to your suggestion/complaint.
pez
"It's all about the Pentiums" -- Wierd Al -- I try to take life one day at a time, But lately several have attacked me at once. -- Unknown (to me)
No need, the press release states that.. "Game Boy Advance will play software for both Game Boy and Game Boy Color, though games designed exclusively for Game Boy Advance will not be backwards compatible." Although, I guess for the sake of emulation on an emulator it would be interesting to watch.. "Hmm.. lets see how much we can bog this baby down.."
pez -- I try to take life one day at a time, But lately several have attacked me at once. -- Unknown (to me)
I remember reading somewhere that Wordperfect dominated the WP market for a while, because when it first came out it emulated the look and feel of the "best" ( in the general populace's collective mind ) word processor around. In order to get the General Populace to embrace Linux, it will be necessary to have a "windows-like" option available to those people who need it. Then after they are secure with the "New" OS, if they want to they can get into the meat of everything, and actually learn about the system they are using. On the other hand, some people may actually like, or need The Wizards. In My Humble Experience, most users don't like to go into the detail that is sometimes necessary to get a program distributed as source to work. Also, some people actually *LIKE* the windows UI, don't count me among them, but I know some people who do. The message I get form your post is "The windows UI sucks!" Personally, I agree, but if we are to convince the General Populace that Linux is a Good Thing (tm), then they have to be able to use it intuitively. If that means that one of the options availiable to the user is a Windows like UI, then so be it. As long as it doesn't affect the stability of my system, I say go for it. From what I understand, one of the positive things about the *nix community ( someone please correct me if I'm wrong ) is that there are options for everyone. *Everyone*, not just for the people who don't like the current Bad Thing (tm)
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This method helps when the authentication server thinks your key is already is use (like if the client crashes at an inconvenient time).
2) Are you running in 16 or 24bpp.
There were problems with 24bpp on my radeon 8500le until beta 3 or 4. Now it runs great.. as long as I turn off hardware TCL. The T and C are fine, but the Lighting part in XFree86 DRI is messed up.
That way, you can show it to the public, get them interested and see if it's even worth the time to go after the patent. Maybe it's even so the little guy can get funding and afford to get the patent in the first place. Assuming, of course, that the funding party doesn't try to screw the inventor over with a nice little "all your new patents belong to us" clause.
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Strange. My cell has had normal Caller ID (Verizon) for the years I have had it. It's great if I don't have someone's number and they call. I can just bring up the call record, hit Store and it's in my phone book.
Perhaps you need to check your phone settings. I bet you have "normal Caller ID" turned off, or "only show numbers for people in my phonebook" turned on.
The space is also because there were people who would post really long strings and cause the slashdot window to expand so that every other post would display on one line. This forced everyone browsing at a level where these posts were visible to scroll to the right to read anything.
[X] Load Links in the Background
This, of course, reverses the effect of Shift-Clicking to open the tab.
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Yes, one way is to transparently proxy to junkbuster and have it rewrite the user agent.
Or maybe the moderators who give "Offtopic" mods need to learn how to read the parent posts and see if the comment is really off topic or not.
Tangents can and do appear. While they may be "off topic" for the main heading they can be on topic for the context of the thread. For a bunch of people who gripe about context (benchmarks, blame for root exploits, etc) the "Offtopic" mod seems to be used improperly more often than not.
The current behavior of a caching DNS server seems to be when a record expires - delete it from the local cache, forward the query, and cache the response (if any).
Why not keep the expired record, forward the request to the designated server, and then return the old record if the designated server doesn't respond. That way as long as this DNS server has previously served the requested address there is a significant chance that the information is still correct. Even though the designated server is out of service for some reason (DDoS, no longer exists, etc) the information is still available for use.
The cache-is-full-so-prune requirement can use an oldest-not-updated-record then oldest-record method to determine what to replace in the event the local cache is filled.
*click* *BLAM* Well, that's one more hit we can produce legally.
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Oh, like a modification of these?
Responsibility? What's that?
The Social Security Card is the equivalent of the statement: "This person belongs to this SSN." Notice I didn't say: "This SSN belongs to this person," because that isn't necessarily true. The SSN by itself is not a unique identifier. However, the SSN and the person's last name together are (or at least, should be) unique.
So how, exactly, will shutting down the main bnetd site keep cracked copies of their games from being distributed? I seem to recall that there are many no-cd cracks (even some that let you play on battle.net) for Diablo II and its expansion pack.
If that means harassing some people with questionable lawsuits to stall for their software, so be it. I feel that we worry too much on Slashdot about legalisms and not enough about common decency.
Common decency should apply to Blizzard also. Is it considered common decency to threaten loyal gamers who created a tool so they could play without connecting to the cheater-ridden, laggy, and resetting battle.net?
Besides, do you really think that all of the beta testers who already have bnetd are going to go play it on battle.net? They already have it! Maybe Blizzard should have contacted the authors of bnetd and said "Hey, here's how you can detect the WC3 beta, can you have the server pop up a request to go play on battle.net?" or even have it not allow WC3beta to play. Sure, it wouldn't catch everyone, but at least they would have a reminder that they are supposed to be testing the game on battle.net so Blizzard can improve the game. Maybe even the warez kiddies who copied/cracked it would load battle.net a little more and give them a scaled test..
Ripping off a company that puts out products you love is poor form.
Pissing off most of your existing customer base by getting rid of a useful and legal product because of a product you haven't released yet (and those pissed off customers won't buy) is in poor form.
Of course, this argument implies that the same people griping about how horrible shutting down bnetd is now won't turn around and say "Ohh! New Shiny!" when WC3 is actually released..
Junta already posted a valid response to this statement.
Further more it works with non-static ip address. Obviously one end needs to know the ip of the other end, but thats all which is needed.
FreeS/WAN works great with non-static IP addresses.
For example:
conn netnet
...
left=theirhost.dyn.dhs.org
leftid=@theirhost.dyn.dhs.org
leftsubnet=10.1.1.0/24
right=%defaultroute
rightid=@myhost.dyn.dhs.org
rightsubnet=10.1.2.0/24
leftrsasigkey=....
rightrsasigkey=....
authby=rsasig
auto=start
And in ipsec.secrets:
@myhost.dyn.dhs.org : RSA {
}
I have been using a similar configuration since the release of FreeS/WAN v1.5.
There was an article posted yesterday about it.
From the Card FAQ:
Q: Is this the unauthorized patch Berkley is warning not to use?
A: No. This solution is strictly hardware based. It has a standard unmodified linux text client implemented in the flash-rom of the chip. This memory was mainly used to store target and routing information. Apart from the basic drivers, the only software used is a batch-like procedure that assigns the work units to the processor. It's like adding another computer with each processor, without having to buy all the I/O and power supply components which you dont need for SETI@home. The client must be downloaded from Berkeley's download area, it is not part of the package due to copyright restrictions.
--
Get paid for your spare CPU cycles:
Napster is a great way for music to propagate. If someone gets an mp3 off of Napster, then doesn't go out and buy your cd, isn't it likely that:
1. They wouldn't buy your cd anyway
2. They would borrow the cd from a friend and make an mp3 of it
It seems silly to attack potential fans because they aren't willing to shell out $15-$20 on an album they may never listen to again.
--
Get paid for your spare CPU cycles:
Verio can be fined.
m l
Go to www.junkbuster.com
Near the bottom of the page, click on Junkbusters Home
Now, just right of center on the bottom, click on Telemarketing
This page has some information on what to do about telemarketers.
Or, just go to http://www.junkbusters.com/ht/en/telemarketing.ht
- pez
--
"May you live in interesting times." -- Curse
How about implementing Article Moderation, so the fine users of Slashdot don't have to read complete crap all the time.
If you get an account, you can customize your Slashdot at the Preferences page to exclude articles you don't want to read.
Maybe (if there was enough demand/support) the AC's could get their own preferences through cookies.. it wouldn't be completely reliable (especially on systems where anyone can delete/change the cookies) but it is one solution to your suggestion/complaint.
pez
"It's all about the Pentiums" -- Wierd Al
--
I try to take life one day at a time, But lately several have attacked me at once. -- Unknown (to me)
No need, the press release states that.. "Game Boy Advance will play software for both Game Boy and Game Boy Color, though games designed exclusively for Game Boy Advance will not be backwards compatible." Although, I guess for the sake of emulation on an emulator it would be interesting to watch.. "Hmm.. lets see how much we can bog this baby down.."
pez
--
I try to take life one day at a time, But lately several have attacked me at once. -- Unknown (to me)
I remember reading somewhere that Wordperfect dominated the WP market for a while, because when it first came out it emulated the look and feel of the "best" ( in the general populace's collective mind ) word processor around. In order to get the General Populace to embrace Linux, it will be necessary to have a "windows-like" option available to those people who need it. Then after they are secure with the "New" OS, if they want to they can get into the meat of everything, and actually learn about the system they are using.
On the other hand, some people may actually like, or need The Wizards. In My Humble Experience, most users don't like to go into the detail that is sometimes necessary to get a program distributed as source to work.
Also, some people actually *LIKE* the windows UI, don't count me among them, but I know some people who do.
The message I get form your post is "The windows UI sucks!" Personally, I agree, but if we are to convince the General Populace that Linux is a Good Thing (tm), then they have to be able to use it intuitively. If that means that one of the options availiable to the user is a Windows like UI, then so be it. As long as it doesn't affect the stability of my system, I say go for it.
From what I understand, one of the positive things about the *nix community ( someone please correct me if I'm wrong ) is that there are options for everyone. *Everyone*, not just for the people who don't like the current Bad Thing (tm)
-- TD
Yes, unfortunately this is the case.
But I said that a prison should be there
to help them learn the difference between right and wrong, I didn't say it was.
-- The Darkness