I cannot beleive this was modded down as a troll. Don't you have first posts and goatsomething.cx to mod down?
I truly beleive what I wrote. We are like bacterias, in a close vase with limited resource, burning more and more and fighting to have more. Until there is no more resources, and the population slowly dies.
Alright, its not really the "beginning" of the end, it is just another leap towards self-destruction.
HUMANITY, do you care for the future? Not the future of americans, not the future of afganistans, not the future of frenches, but the future of fucking HUMANITY.
I am not really talking here about this specific weapon and americans, but rather about how humans, the human nature, will lead to the end of our "world".
Second, I think it is very paradoxal for someone to use lots of pirated software and be furious because one company includes GPL code in their commercial software.
I just say that you must be consitent in your judgment. Enforcing software licenses is good or bad? Please choose.
It is good when its your software, but not when its someone else?
If you want others to respect the license of your software, please at least respect other's software licenses...
Software companies think they can do anything...
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...if they write it in their EULA.
Would it be legal to write in an EULA that my software X cannot be used on the same computer than software Y, and uninstall it without warning if it finds it?
Have Netscape, for instance, remove without warning Internet Explorer from your computer? (But have it written in small characters somewhere that you can't use another third party software to surf the web)
How about having a software running in background to ensure that you dont download a competing package?
People should make it clear that we, computer users, will not tolerate such things.
Did I miss something or it has been easy to build a wireless ftp/http server for quite a long time? Bluetooth is slow and has a short range, while a laptop with a 802.11b network card can hold way more than 5 gigabytes, is way faster, and has an operating range very longer.
Now imagine if every kid on the block had a laptop with a wireless network card in their backpack, swapping clips taken from the "security" x10 wireless cameras around the neighborhood with a p2p application.
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Haha I first noticed that they have only one original story, and few (between one and four) links to other stories every month.
Then while reading the about page, I really felt sorry for the site owner. He thinks his website is so great, but in fact there is really nothing to brag about.
Still a good laugh, and yet another proof that slashdot story moderators are lobotomized monkeys (or money savvy).
The government has burned 80,000 CDs with the Debian Linux operating system and software ranging from text editors to an Internet browser. The disks will be sent to the area's 670 schools and distributed to the public through newspaper inserts.
1- One could send millions of CDs, containing an idiot proof linux system, to every computer owners and in computer stores. Add on it a free access to the internet for X months with a random isp, and configure it to be the easiest to use as you can.
How about a "Critical Update Notification"? Microsoft has something like that for Windows, looks like the best way to keep the admin informed about new vulnerabilities...
Now let for a moment imagine that Microsoft would come "bare bone".
I think many new companies would focus on providing all the extra tools you need on one CD (or more probably DVD). Imagine installing the "Windows core CD1", and then installing your "Windows basic software DVD" that you bought, or downloaded for free?
I don't think your mom would necessarly find it harder. "Just insert Custom WinSoftware DVD in your drive and press OK."
Sure having to download each single software when you want to use it and its not there would be painful. But many companies would be happy to provide a disk with the basic apps, easy to install.
The states' lawyers, Stephen Houck and Mark Breckler, asked if it would be important for the head Windows executive to know what the violations were, so they wouldn't be repeated.
"Well, it's a very complicated area," Allchin said. "Very complicated,"
Come on! "Does the boss need to know about every violation of the law in order to hide from it?" "I can't lie so... its very complicated"
They even give out free t-shirts!
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bikebrain All you need to do to get your t-shirt is send them the description and directions for 5 biking routes you like.
Special Offer - Get a free BikeBrain T-shirt by sending us 5 route sheets. Each route sheet needs to have a clearly defined starting point, distance points, (delta distances are optional), corresponding turn indications and descriptions. If yours are usable, we'll send you a free T-shirt. Follow the directions below for submitting a route.
"Could the biggest problem with Linux usability be that most of the people teaching newbies to use Linux are too smart and know too much?"
Uh... Sorry, but could this be that they are too fucking stupid to understand how to use a computer efficiently?
I dont mean to be harsh, but what you know well is well expressed. If there is an easy way to do something, how is it smart to explain it as if it is rocket science?
A great tutorial on what are and how to do 'demos'
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ABC Demo Windows only... check it out, it is quite funny =) (1st prize demo at Coma 3 last weekend)
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What channel is that on?
Teleguard, Renegade and PCBoard were the shit.
I used to run a group of "PPE" coders, scripts for PCBoard.
Good old times...
I cannot beleive this was modded down as a troll. Don't you have first posts and goatsomething.cx to mod down?
I truly beleive what I wrote. We are like bacterias, in a close vase with limited resource, burning more and more and fighting to have more. Until there is no more resources, and the population slowly dies.
Alright, its not really the "beginning" of the end, it is just another leap towards self-destruction.
HUMANITY, do you care for the future? Not the future of americans, not the future of afganistans, not the future of frenches, but the future of fucking HUMANITY.
I am not really talking here about this specific weapon and americans, but rather about how humans, the human nature, will lead to the end of our "world".
...the beginning of the end.
Human nature's make them destroy themselves.
I can imagine "intelligent aliens" or "god", if they exist, looking at us and saying to themselves:
"foolish humans, they think they are so great but dont realise that the world would be far better if they never saw the light".
Unicode DNS exists.
Even Microsoft supports it.
Some internet draft...
another interesting one.
check the following page for source code that can be used in many languages...
polyglots list
Does it mean I will finally get my "emotion engine" PS2 guided atomic bomb I ordered on Ebay last year?
Article, linked with the NY Times random account generator...
:) It really is annoying to have to register to read an article...
My first time karma whoring. Woa it feels weird.
What's next on slashdot? Stores must be vigilant because it has just been proved that a big proportion of theft is commited by employees?
First, this is NOT a troll.
Second, I think it is very paradoxal for someone to use lots of pirated software and be furious because one company includes GPL code in their commercial software.
I just say that you must be consitent in your judgment. Enforcing software licenses is good or bad? Please choose.
It is good when its your software, but not when its someone else?
If you want others to respect the license of your software, please at least respect other's software licenses...
...if they write it in their EULA.
Would it be legal to write in an EULA that my software X cannot be used on the same computer than software Y, and uninstall it without warning if it finds it?
Have Netscape, for instance, remove without warning Internet Explorer from your computer? (But have it written in small characters somewhere that you can't use another third party software to surf the web)
How about having a software running in background to ensure that you dont download a competing package?
People should make it clear that we, computer users, will not tolerate such things.
Did I miss something or it has been easy to build a wireless ftp/http server for quite a long time? Bluetooth is slow and has a short range, while a laptop with a 802.11b network card can hold way more than 5 gigabytes, is way faster, and has an operating range very longer.
Now imagine if every kid on the block had a laptop with a wireless network card in their backpack, swapping clips taken from the "security" x10 wireless cameras around the neighborhood with a p2p application.
Haha I first noticed that they have only one original story, and few (between one and four) links to other stories every month.
Then while reading the about page, I really felt sorry for the site owner. He thinks his website is so great, but in fact there is really nothing to brag about.
Still a good laugh, and yet another proof that slashdot story moderators are lobotomized monkeys (or money savvy).
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The government has burned 80,000 CDs with the Debian Linux operating system and software ranging from text editors to an Internet browser. The disks will be sent to the area's 670 schools and distributed to the public through newspaper inserts.
1- One could send millions of CDs, containing an idiot proof linux system, to every computer owners and in computer stores. Add on it a free access to the internet for X months with a random isp, and configure it to be the easiest to use as you can.
2- ???
3- profit.
It would make Linux SO popular!
How about a "Critical Update Notification"? Microsoft has something like that for Windows, looks like the best way to keep the admin informed about new vulnerabilities...
97.4% of slashdot users, the popular Microsoft bashing site, are using Internet Explorer.
Now let for a moment imagine that Microsoft would come "bare bone".
I think many new companies would focus on providing all the extra tools you need on one CD (or more probably DVD). Imagine installing the "Windows core CD1", and then installing your "Windows basic software DVD" that you bought, or downloaded for free?
I don't think your mom would necessarly find it harder. "Just insert Custom WinSoftware DVD in your drive and press OK."
Sure having to download each single software when you want to use it and its not there would be painful. But many companies would be happy to provide a disk with the basic apps, easy to install.
Am I missing something? Where is the second part?
Here is the best quote:
The states' lawyers, Stephen Houck and Mark Breckler, asked if it would be important for the head Windows executive to know what the violations were, so they wouldn't be repeated.
"Well, it's a very complicated area," Allchin said. "Very complicated,"
Come on! "Does the boss need to know about every violation of the law in order to hide from it?" "I can't lie so... its very complicated"
bikebrain All you need to do to get your t-shirt is send them the description and directions for 5 biking routes you like.
Special Offer - Get a free BikeBrain T-shirt by sending us 5 route sheets. Each route sheet needs to have a clearly defined starting point, distance points, (delta distances are optional), corresponding turn indications and descriptions. If yours are usable, we'll send you a free T-shirt. Follow the directions below for submitting a route.
Wouldn't it be the other way around? I mean, Congree scissors, broadcast industry rock, FCC paper.
:)
Not everyone knows how to play rock paper scissors
check out phorum
this open source software does it, and it work very well with thousands of messages and users... it is far from being impossible.
"Could the biggest problem with Linux usability be that most of the people teaching newbies to use Linux are too smart and know too much?"
Uh... Sorry, but could this be that they are too fucking stupid to understand how to use a computer efficiently?
I dont mean to be harsh, but what you know well is well expressed. If there is an easy way to do something, how is it smart to explain it as if it is rocket science?
ABC Demo Windows only... check it out, it is quite funny =) (1st prize demo at Coma 3 last weekend)
could help the internet to be a better place. :)