When I was 10 (back in '91) I bought the first model of the SS50, which, for its size, was by far the farthest advance in water-propelling technology I had ever seen or cared to imagine. I douched everybody when we went at it in the summer time. Then my friend got a 100. Damn him.
However, I discovered an interesting way to make my old SS50 (and second SS50 -- the first had a design flaw that busted some sort of seal if you filled it up too much) actually propel the tank off the gun at a staggering speed, and with a much farther range than the actual water stream. The tank would shoot roughly 50 ft. at a 90 degree angle to the ground... aiming this at lower trajectories ended up worrying my neighbors because they'd see, in essence, a rocket-propelled tank of water rifle across the street. Needless to say, my parents took it away.
The trick is, fill the tank about 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty for all you pessimists) with water, and screw the tank on to create a seal, but not to torque the bottle on so that it cant be quickly unscrewed. Then, begin pumping. Pump the thing until you are either physically exhausted from pumping or the gun refuses to pump any more, which ever comes first (at 10, it was usually the former). Then, with great haste, aim the gun at your target (At *WAIST* level, you could probably put an eye out doing this near your shoulders) and quickly unscrew the water-containment bottle. After about 1/2 to 3/4 a turn, it will rocket off the gun fixture at an incredible speed and for an amazing distance -- something usually not comprehended for something so small.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
TO acheive maximum distance, use a higher-modelled gun with a tank from a smaller model that will still screw onto the water-pressure valve. This allows even more air to be compressed and to fill a smaller volume. Normally this tends to increase distance significantly more than it does speed, though I'm sure the two are related. The last valid combination i tested was an SS50 bottle screwed onto an SS100 gun...
Watch out, neighbor-kids, here I come...
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Take a look at a company called Trusted Net ( http://www.trusted.net). It does web filtering by basically forcing users to connect through a proxy server which reads from a list of sites that are "blacklisted". It wont block the whole site, just the URL. It has its own proprietary system for blacklisting web sites that I cant disclose, but I can say that it works pretty well if you're concerned about filtering and getting pissed off that a whole site is blocked out. They're Linux friendly, too!
-Dave
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, slight correction. NAT (network address translation) is the common term for this functionality. I dont know why the linux community still refers to it at IPMasq...
But anyhoo, IPNat under OpenBSD lets me run anything behind it. I can DCC, AIM, ICQ, etc. with no problems.
NAT however is an unfortunate (although extremely cool) side effect of what happens when you begin to run out of IP addresses with IPv4.
-Dave
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
This kind of stuff has been talked about through history -- its so Orwellian its scary. This kind of stuff is even talked about in the Bible (mark of the beast?) when telling what to expect regarding the end of civiliation.
Dont call me religious or anything -- its just something to think about;)
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, I happen to like my ISP. They provide a static IP, their uber-linux friendly (Unlike BellSouth ADSL) and encourage me to run servers behind my connection (unlike BellSouth, who run screaming if you even hint at running multiple machines). The 2GB/mo limit is fine with me -- Im a casual user who doesn't so much online gaming. If there's still servers for it, if I want to play a game, I'll just go on the net with good old Quake (the first one). I was just curious as to how much data a session of gaming like this would pull...
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Do I need a voodoo or 3D acceleration card for this? I've got my 8MB AGP Rage thats a 2D card that I'm just happy with. No, I wont be getting 30,000fps or whatever it is...
Also: If I were to play quake3 for, say, an hour, how much bandwidth would I be expected to pull? My ISP limits my ADSL useage to 2GB/mo without imposing $.01/MB afterwards.
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
I agree. I'm getting annoyed with the whole "To hell with you because you dont use unix!" attitude. Yes, I use linux exclusively at home and at work. True, Windows is a crappy OS (with the last pseudo-useable version being WinNT 3.51) with crappy development efforts behind it -- but if Windows ever became a better OS in functionality and reliability than Linux, I'd use it, closed source or not.
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Can you say Service Pack?
on
BO2K cracked
·
· Score: 1
"Trojan horse software doesn't target technology,
it targets the user. If BackOrifice did in fact
exploit security vulnerabilities in Windows
or Windows NT, Microsoft would promptly fix the
vulnerability, and BackOrifice would be stopped."
Uhh huh, sure. What would they do? Release a Service Pack? Offer a "free" upgrade? I think MicroSoft is too busy with it's head shoved up it's rear end to notice. If(When) a program like BO2K becomes available affecting linux, how quickly would the code be edited to stop such a thing, Trojan Horse or not? Very quickly, I say!
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
I disagree. In some areas, a four-year degree is, at best, extraneous. For a few thousand one can go out and get a CCIE and a few Solaris/Java certifications, walk into a company, and walk out wiping their butt-cheeks with $100 bills. It's insane.
I just graduated High school, and while I do plan on going to college, I am honestly wondering if its worth my time and money. Time will tell.
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Thanks for the reply, Jeff. (Yeah, I'd seen "Hemos" around I think a *few* times on/.;) That's pretty impressive then to have this much attention brought to banner ads vs. cost of the website. I don't know exactly how long/.'s been around, but I've been viewing it for about two years (and I'd imagine its not much older than that), and to have people asking when you're going to IPO after that amount of time is pretty impressive.
If you "sold" Slashdot because it was the only way you could keep it up, good! You did what you had to do. As long as it doesn't turn into a complete sell-out-to-commercialistic-tendencies site, I'm happy and I'm sure most of the other/.'ers out there are, too. Keep it real.
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Please excuse the bluntness of this question, but I ask it from an ignorant standpoint, not a scrutinizing one:
What was Slashdot selling besides the banner space at the top?
Thats the only remnance of commerce that I've ever seen out of this site, and I've been viewing it for nearly 2 years. I can understand the cost of colocation, etc needing to be covered by the price of the banner ads sold, but what other "business" is slashdot selling? Its not selling books like Amazon, or an online auction forum like Ebay...
-Dave dbrooks@comstar.net
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, the technician could be eliminated on the customer side. All the technician is doing is installing a "splitter" on your existing phone line (essentially it splits the voice & data, not the line itself). It doesn't matter where this takes place on the phone line -- If the modem itself had, say, three jacks: two of which being RJ-11 phone jacks (one for the incoming line, one for the line running to your phone) and an RJ-45 ethernet adapter that would run to a computer, the splitting could very easily happen inside the modem itself, effectively making it "Plug and Play".
-Dave Brooks dbrooks@remove-this.comstar.net
-- Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org) http://www.amorphous.org
Well, something like this is bound to gain popularity eventually. Chances are "Flying Cars" wont be called that for long after they are widescale -- look at the "horseless buggies" of the late 19th century.
But on a more technical note, are the Rotary engines used in this design reminiscent of those that were used in the more modern Mazda RX-7's and preceeding line of cars and light pickup trucks through the 1970's? Rotaries were Mazda's claim to fame, and I don't understand why they never really took off with the market. The only thing I could ever really see were that a) either you had a good one or a bad one -- some would last 300,000 miles and others would last close to 100,000 b) people didnt like the change from their normal internal combustion. Plus, one has to admit, the kind of power the 1.3L Rotary put out in the 2nd Generation RX-7's was phenominal...
Slashdot Mirror
*removes Seti@Home off of the three linux boxes, the one OpenBSD box, and the UltraSPARC he had it running on, installs RC5*
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
heh heh, just a term for "getting soaked" ;)
Nothing hygenic is referenced here (unless the kid who got drenched really stunk...)
-Dave
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
When I was 10 (back in '91) I bought the first model of the SS50, which, for its size, was by far the farthest advance in water-propelling technology I had ever seen or cared to imagine. I douched everybody when we went at it in the summer time. Then my friend got a 100. Damn him.
However, I discovered an interesting way to make my old SS50 (and second SS50 -- the first had a design flaw that busted some sort of seal if you filled it up too much) actually propel the tank off the gun at a staggering speed, and with a much farther range than the actual water stream. The tank would shoot roughly 50 ft. at a 90 degree angle to the ground... aiming this at lower trajectories ended up worrying my neighbors because they'd see, in essence, a rocket-propelled tank of water rifle across the street. Needless to say, my parents took it away.
The trick is, fill the tank about 1/4 full (or 3/4 empty for all you pessimists) with water, and screw the tank on to create a seal, but not to torque the bottle on so that it cant be quickly unscrewed. Then, begin pumping. Pump the thing until you are either physically exhausted from pumping or the gun refuses to pump any more, which ever comes first (at 10, it was usually the former). Then, with great haste, aim the gun at your target (At *WAIST* level, you could probably put an eye out doing this near your shoulders) and quickly unscrew the water-containment bottle. After about 1/2 to 3/4 a turn, it will rocket off the gun fixture at an incredible speed and for an amazing distance -- something usually not comprehended for something so small.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
TO acheive maximum distance, use a higher-modelled gun with a tank from a smaller model that will still screw onto the water-pressure valve. This allows even more air to be compressed and to fill a smaller volume. Normally this tends to increase distance significantly more than it does speed, though I'm sure the two are related. The last valid combination i tested was an SS50 bottle screwed onto an SS100 gun...
Watch out, neighbor-kids, here I come...
--
Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Now, hang on, this doesnt apply to me. I've been 3r337 since the day I was born....
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Ive never really read up on these (considering how the Old Amigas were way before my time), but what kind of hardware architecture do they use?
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Take a look at a company called Trusted Net ( http://www.trusted.net). It does web filtering by basically forcing users to connect through a proxy server which reads from a list of sites that are "blacklisted". It wont block the whole site, just the URL. It has its own proprietary system for blacklisting web sites that I cant disclose, but I can say that it works pretty well if you're concerned about filtering and getting pissed off that a whole site is blocked out. They're Linux friendly, too!
-Dave
--
Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, slight correction. NAT (network address translation) is the common term for this functionality. I dont know why the linux community still refers to it at IPMasq...
But anyhoo, IPNat under OpenBSD lets me run anything behind it. I can DCC, AIM, ICQ, etc. with no problems.
NAT however is an unfortunate (although extremely cool) side effect of what happens when you begin to run out of IP addresses with IPv4.
-Dave
--
Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
This kind of stuff has been talked about through history -- its so Orwellian its scary. This kind of stuff is even talked about in the Bible (mark of the beast?) when telling what to expect regarding the end of civiliation.
;)
Dont call me religious or anything -- its just something to think about
--
Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
db wonders why daveo always refers to himself in the third person in all his posts...
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, I happen to like my ISP. They provide a static IP, their uber-linux friendly (Unlike BellSouth ADSL) and encourage me to run servers behind my connection (unlike BellSouth, who run screaming if you even hint at running multiple machines). The 2GB/mo limit is fine with me -- Im a casual user who doesn't so much online gaming. If there's still servers for it, if I want to play a game, I'll just go on the net with good old Quake (the first one). I was just curious as to how much data a session of gaming like this would pull...
--
Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Do I need a voodoo or 3D acceleration card for this? I've got my 8MB AGP Rage thats a 2D card that I'm just happy with. No, I wont be getting 30,000fps or whatever it is...
Also: If I were to play quake3 for, say, an hour, how much bandwidth would I be expected to pull? My ISP limits my ADSL useage to 2GB/mo without imposing $.01/MB afterwards.
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Evolution doesn't happen. Species adapt to environments, but thats as far as it goes. Get the actual facts.
*awaits the flames*
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Wow -- Amiga's new UI is looking pretty good already -- Imagine of Geoff starts working on it, too...
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
I agree. I'm getting annoyed with the whole "To hell with you because you dont use unix!" attitude. Yes, I use linux exclusively at home and at work. True, Windows is a crappy OS (with the last pseudo-useable version being WinNT 3.51) with crappy development efforts behind it -- but if Windows ever became a better OS in functionality and reliability than Linux, I'd use it, closed source or not.
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
This WAS a poll way-back-when... I remember responding to it...
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
What a stud.
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Uhh huh, sure. What would they do? Release a Service Pack? Offer a "free" upgrade? I think MicroSoft is too busy with it's head shoved up it's rear end to notice. If(When) a program like BO2K becomes available affecting linux, how quickly would the code be edited to stop such a thing, Trojan Horse or not? Very quickly, I say!
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
or:
l: cypherpunk
p: cypherpunk
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
I disagree. In some areas, a four-year degree is, at best, extraneous. For a few thousand one can go out and get a CCIE and a few Solaris/Java certifications, walk into a company, and walk out wiping their butt-cheeks with $100 bills. It's insane.
I just graduated High school, and while I do plan on going to college, I am honestly wondering if its worth my time and money. Time will tell.
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Amorphous (AMORPHOUS3-DOM)
590 Spring Creek Court
Marietta, GA 30068
US
Domain Name: AMORPHOUS.ORG
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
Brooks, David (DB24252) dbrooks@COMSTAR.NET
770.977.0460
Billing Contact:
Brooks, David (DB24252) dbrooks@COMSTAR.NET
770.977.0460
...oops. Does this constitute a majority? Even though this is my own information, am I still forbade to give it out at my discretion?
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
...The UK to get Broadband, yet I can't even get it in a suburb of Atlanta...
*sigh*
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Thanks for the reply, Jeff. (Yeah, I'd seen "Hemos" around I think a *few* times on /. ;) That's pretty impressive then to have this much attention brought to banner ads vs. cost of the website. I don't know exactly how long /.'s been around, but I've been viewing it for about two years (and I'd imagine its not much older than that), and to have people asking when you're going to IPO after that amount of time is pretty impressive.
/.'ers out there are, too. Keep it real.
If you "sold" Slashdot because it was the only way you could keep it up, good! You did what you had to do. As long as it doesn't turn into a complete sell-out-to-commercialistic-tendencies site, I'm happy and I'm sure most of the other
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Please excuse the bluntness of this question, but I ask it from an ignorant standpoint, not a scrutinizing one:
What was Slashdot selling besides the banner space at the top?
Thats the only remnance of commerce that I've ever seen out of this site, and I've been viewing it for nearly 2 years. I can understand the cost of colocation, etc needing to be covered by the price of the banner ads sold, but what other "business" is slashdot selling? Its not selling books like Amazon, or an online auction forum like Ebay...
-Dave
dbrooks@comstar.net
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Actually, the technician could be eliminated on the customer side. All the technician is doing is installing a "splitter" on your existing phone line (essentially it splits the voice & data, not the line itself). It doesn't matter where this takes place on the phone line -- If the modem itself had, say, three jacks: two of which being RJ-11 phone jacks (one for the incoming line, one for the line running to your phone) and an RJ-45 ethernet adapter that would run to a computer, the splitting could very easily happen inside the modem itself, effectively making it "Plug and Play".
-Dave Brooks
dbrooks@remove-this.comstar.net
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Dave Brooks (db@amorphous.org)
http://www.amorphous.org
Well, something like this is bound to gain popularity eventually. Chances are "Flying Cars" wont be called that for long after they are widescale -- look at the "horseless buggies" of the late 19th century.
:wq
But on a more technical note, are the Rotary engines used in this design reminiscent of those that were used in the more modern Mazda RX-7's and preceeding line of cars and light pickup trucks through the 1970's? Rotaries were Mazda's claim to fame, and I don't understand why they never really took off with the market. The only thing I could ever really see were that a) either you had a good one or a bad one -- some would last 300,000 miles and others would last close to 100,000 b) people didnt like the change from their normal internal combustion. Plus, one has to admit, the kind of power the 1.3L Rotary put out in the 2nd Generation RX-7's was phenominal...
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