And just for the record, Linux has USB support, whereas I try to plug a USB device into Windows NT, and...
Nothing!
Note: The above is sarcasm, illustrating where Linux really competes with Microsoft and what its real capabilities are. Can anyone confirm that Win2K doesn't support USB, either? Surely it does, being the Largest Software Project Ever(tm)...
Classic books may get short shrift, but that doesn't mean they're not worth sampling. Even -- or especially -- in the world of SciFi, for a book to be worth reading 25 years later is an impressive feat.
What's this? I'd say that there's a lot of staying power in classic SF, maybe more so than in many other forms of fiction. Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, etc. still exert a hugeinfluence on SF today. There's no need to apologize for reviewing a classic (note: haven't read the entire review yet.)
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Princess Mononoke is great, with wonderful animation and quite a bit to think about. And after all the discussion it's received on/., I'm really surprised it hasn't been mentioned in the comments so far.
Yeah, except (in the US) it is legal to call a police officer an asshole. First Amendment, and all that. Unless you get to the point of resisting arrest, but that's a different matter.
People criticize the U.S. FCC for stifling low-power radio, or Congress for trying to ban indecent speech - well, ICANN has more power over communications than either of those entities, and far less accountability.
Keep dreaming, pal. ICANN may have a lot of power, sure, but let's not get carried away here. Do you really believe that the Internet is the only, or even the major, means of communication in use today? Sorry, it's one of many. Even though it may be our preferred method, that doesn't mean it's the biggest. The US government's power to limit speech within its borders (First Amendment considerations notwithstanding) goes FAR beyond what ICANN is capable of.
This sort of haranguing from YRO is getting really tiresome.
Interesting article. As a fairly neutral US citizen, it occurs to me that, to many, the ideas expressed here are applied versions of general democratic ideals. Most voters would like to see more information about what candidates actually are proposing, and many want objective comparisons from unbiased sources.
But that's not politics. Never has been, and probably never will be.
So here's the question: Do you think that candidate sites are ever actually likely to provide objective data? Or do you think there will ever be a truly unbiased, trusted source (perhaps like the way the media should be) where specific information about tax cut proposals and so forth will be located?
To be a little redundant, this is not entirely correct. For instance, GTE (a decidedly American company) runs the phones in Romania. This wouldn't be allowed if the country were under embargo. This list looks really out of date.
Well, that's not the actual definition of a virus/worm. A worm propagates itself, but a virus infects other programs. There's no specification about whether user intervention is required.
And to those who are claiming that "virus" is just as correct: I agree that the meanings of "hacker" and "cracker" are blending. However, these two terms are technical, not social. Definitions of technical terms are specific, based on certain criteria, not on the vagaries of public usage, much like the common misunderstanding between codes and ciphers.
The fact that most people don't understand the difference doesn't mean that the difference doesn't exist.
...then it should be open-and-shut. That is, assuming it was a standard development contract, all the IP should belong to the customer (the ad agency). If not, then they were already up a creek without a paddle. But in that case, what did they really buy for the money they already gave to the first development firm? The use of that code for a short time? Doesn't make sense that way.
This shouldn't really be a matter of whether it's HTML, or any other particular kind of code, but a pretty normal IP problem. And how the code was generated shouldn't really be a factor either.
IANALBILTTATSA. (I am not a lawyer but I like to talk about this stuff anyway.)
Yeah, the FSF came out way on top, with Sun and the UCB regents not far behind. OK, but is it really fair to compare them to individuals like Gordon Matzigkeit, et al? I'm not familiar with any of the individuals, but it would seem to me that each of them deserves far more credit.
OTOH, it's nice to see some sort of a start at studying the free software community...
You assume that integration, like electricity, was something that the bright, educated minds imparted to the dark, untutored ones out in the woods. On the contrary, the last places to integrate have been the halls of academe and the well-heeled suburbs of white flight.
Sorry, you're wrong. I don't "assume" that. I'm actually FROM the woods of East Texas, and grew up in a very diverse Dallas neighborhood. My assumption is that children aren't necessarily learning prejudice from society the way our grandparents did. I'm quite aware of where integration still is lacking -- and yes, the suburbs are a big part of that. So is big corporate America, for much the same reasons.
There's lots left to do; my viewpoint is that the Internet is going to accelerate that far beyond what was envisioned even a short while ago.
This is technological progress, not a scientific discovery. It doesn't really compare with, say, the periodic table; that's apples and oranges.
A better analogy (and one used quite often) is, say, the harnessing of electricity for economic use. The period we're in now is definitely some sort of an "edge", but I'd say we're on the cusp of a potential period of social, not scientific, discovery.
It's a lot like the events of the last 40 years in the American South, as integration progressed. Children became less and less likely to learn prejudice as they went to school and did other things with other children of other backgrounds. Racism still exists, but it's no longer a societal norm, and that's a big shift. Similarly, we're going to see more and more internationalization for the same reasons. Unfortunately, human society as a whole doesn't move on "Internet time", so this will still take a while, but it will happen. Children will start realizing there are more viewpoints than just the ones they grew up with, and that will mark an even more profound shift in thinking than the integration the US has gone through, because this time it will be far more universal.
Most (though certainly not all) "geeks" have already learned this. How many of us here really give a flip about somebody's race? That's because we've learned to connect with people of different backgrounds, whether that's online, offline, or both.
The Internet is not a huge scientific advance, but an engineering one. And like many great engineering efforts, it's effects will be far more societal than scientific.
There's no statement that this proves anything. The authors are well aware that the first experiment only demonstrated correlation, and as we all know by now, correlation != causation. In fact, it could even be hypothesized that naturally aggressive individuals are more likely to want to play violent games.
And the second experiment is just that -- an attempt to start to establish firmer ground for the "video game hypothesis". This was a pretty responsible approach, I believe. The scientific method bears out the truth in time, and in this case, the researchers were clearly trying to find the truth.
Before people overreact, let's remember that there's nothing wrong with having the hypothesis that there is a causal link between real-life and video game violence. For many people, that's actually a "common sense" conclusion. So when someone wants to apply the scientific method to verify the validity of that conclusion, even those who oppose it should applaud the honest and valuable effort.
Yes, AOL (hate to say it!) leads a lot of newbies on to the Net, who make life difficult for us all. Remember the infamous "Please send me pics of Sheryl Crow naked. Thank you" messages plastered all over USENET in summer '95? And there's countless other examples.
At the same time, users can 'grow up'. They can outgrow AOL and eventually move to a real ISP. So that hand-holding can be useful, just like for a child, many of whom are quite annoying at first, then get much more pleasant. (Then there's adolescence -- script kiddies?:)
So all in all, I would say that in hindsight, AOL has actually been good for the Net by bringing on lots of users who eventually became good Netizens. (I can't believe I just wrote that.) I would even go so far as to say that there's a number of productive/.ers (myself not included) who got started with AOL. Then there's the trolls, so two sides to every piece of bread...
The question remains, what will happen now that they dominate content? I suggest that just maybe, they'll generate content to bring people online and interest them in the rest of the Net, and these users will eventually move on to better, more lively stuff. Even if they control 20% of Web content (a HUGE proportion), that means that there's four times as much stuff out there that they don't control. If you build it, they will come.
It'll be annoying, but it'll be good in the long run.
Interesting... what might serve as the basis for such a sysadmin union? SAGE? Or something else?
As has been repeatedly pointed out, while this is probably a good idea, and definitely one that I personally support, organizing techies would be, to steal a phrase from Heinlein, like herding cats.
I think you're right. Someone who fights for freedom and liberty isn't purely defined by their enemy (at least not in the long view), but by the cause.
IOW, a libertarian (or anyone else who may not be 'libertarian' but does believe in individual freedoms) isn't defined by "opposed to government", but by "in favor of individual rights". This is a positive criterion, not a negative one.
n/., AC postings are public. Everyone can read them (moderation permitting), and anyone can rebut them. Accusations made to WAVE are not necessarily passed on to anyone at all, and certainly the victim of the accusation is kept unaware.
This is even more of a key distinction, since all moderation really does is add/subtract credence to the posting. Even posts at -1 are still viewable.
I'd be happier if schools treated WAVE America with the same level of credulity as/. users treat Anonymous Coward.
This might be the most important point in all of this. If the administrators receiving the reports actually did this, life would be a LOT better.
Then again, remembering my days in high school, fat chance. I didn't have problems with other students, just with teachers/administrators who honestly believed we were all a bunch of juvenile delinquents. Personally, I believe that's the WORST possible attitude to have. Self-fulfilling prophecies and all that...
60% of my 401(k) goes to a S&P-500 index fund, which has done quite well. The remaining 40% is split evenly between a bond index fund and an overseas fund just for the fun of it.
Since most mutual funds don't even do as well as the S&P500, and I'm a firm believer that just investing in tech is a bad idea (the last week is an example of why), this fits me perfectly. A little bit of risk in the overseas fund is offset by the relative stability of the bond index fund.
When I saw the/. story blurb, I was a little excited, hoping that maybe they had been able to shed some more light (or at least new information) on the whole OpenSSH fiasco. Unfortunately, I was disappointed.
Yes, I use OpenBSD because of its benefits. And I respect de Raadt's technical abilities. But his interpersonal skills leave a lot to be desired.
In first grade, they called this "Does not play well with others".
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Note: The above is sarcasm, illustrating where Linux really competes with Microsoft and what its real capabilities are. Can anyone confirm that Win2K doesn't support USB, either? Surely it does, being the Largest Software Project Ever(tm)...
What's this? I'd say that there's a lot of staying power in classic SF, maybe more so than in many other forms of fiction. Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, etc. still exert a hugeinfluence on SF today. There's no need to apologize for reviewing a classic (note: haven't read the entire review yet.)
Princess Mononoke is great, with wonderful animation and quite a bit to think about. And after all the discussion it's received on /., I'm really surprised it hasn't been mentioned in the comments so far.
What are the limits on that? Is it legal to tell the officer "You are dumb"? IOW, what's the test for it to be "fighting words"?
...yes, we are. But you keep posting the stories. Too bad I can't filter out any story with "MP3" in the title or story blurb.
Not smart, perhaps, but legal.
Keep dreaming, pal. ICANN may have a lot of power, sure, but let's not get carried away here. Do you really believe that the Internet is the only, or even the major, means of communication in use today? Sorry, it's one of many. Even though it may be our preferred method, that doesn't mean it's the biggest. The US government's power to limit speech within its borders (First Amendment considerations notwithstanding) goes FAR beyond what ICANN is capable of.
This sort of haranguing from YRO is getting really tiresome.
But that's not politics. Never has been, and probably never will be.
So here's the question: Do you think that candidate sites are ever actually likely to provide objective data? Or do you think there will ever be a truly unbiased, trusted source (perhaps like the way the media should be) where specific information about tax cut proposals and so forth will be located?
I read the strip every day, and (other than supporting Illiad), is there any reason to purchase this book if you've read ALL the strips?
Every time you ask about his release, they'll keep him in captivity for another 24 hours...
To be a little redundant, this is not entirely correct. For instance, GTE (a decidedly American company) runs the phones in Romania. This wouldn't be allowed if the country were under embargo. This list looks really out of date.
And to those who are claiming that "virus" is just as correct: I agree that the meanings of "hacker" and "cracker" are blending. However, these two terms are technical, not social. Definitions of technical terms are specific, based on certain criteria, not on the vagaries of public usage, much like the common misunderstanding between codes and ciphers.
The fact that most people don't understand the difference doesn't mean that the difference doesn't exist.
This shouldn't really be a matter of whether it's HTML, or any other particular kind of code, but a pretty normal IP problem. And how the code was generated shouldn't really be a factor either.
IANALBILTTATSA.
(I am not a lawyer but I like to talk about this stuff anyway.)
OTOH, it's nice to see some sort of a start at studying the free software community...
Sorry, you're wrong. I don't "assume" that. I'm actually FROM the woods of East Texas, and grew up in a very diverse Dallas neighborhood. My assumption is that children aren't necessarily learning prejudice from society the way our grandparents did. I'm quite aware of where integration still is lacking -- and yes, the suburbs are a big part of that. So is big corporate America, for much the same reasons.
There's lots left to do; my viewpoint is that the Internet is going to accelerate that far beyond what was envisioned even a short while ago.
A better analogy (and one used quite often) is, say, the harnessing of electricity for economic use. The period we're in now is definitely some sort of an "edge", but I'd say we're on the cusp of a potential period of social, not scientific, discovery.
It's a lot like the events of the last 40 years in the American South, as integration progressed. Children became less and less likely to learn prejudice as they went to school and did other things with other children of other backgrounds. Racism still exists, but it's no longer a societal norm, and that's a big shift. Similarly, we're going to see more and more internationalization for the same reasons. Unfortunately, human society as a whole doesn't move on "Internet time", so this will still take a while, but it will happen. Children will start realizing there are more viewpoints than just the ones they grew up with, and that will mark an even more profound shift in thinking than the integration the US has gone through, because this time it will be far more universal.
Most (though certainly not all) "geeks" have already learned this. How many of us here really give a flip about somebody's race? That's because we've learned to connect with people of different backgrounds, whether that's online, offline, or both.
The Internet is not a huge scientific advance, but an engineering one. And like many great engineering efforts, it's effects will be far more societal than scientific.
And the second experiment is just that -- an attempt to start to establish firmer ground for the "video game hypothesis". This was a pretty responsible approach, I believe. The scientific method bears out the truth in time, and in this case, the researchers were clearly trying to find the truth.
Before people overreact, let's remember that there's nothing wrong with having the hypothesis that there is a causal link between real-life and video game violence. For many people, that's actually a "common sense" conclusion. So when someone wants to apply the scientific method to verify the validity of that conclusion, even those who oppose it should applaud the honest and valuable effort.
At the same time, users can 'grow up'. They can outgrow AOL and eventually move to a real ISP. So that hand-holding can be useful, just like for a child, many of whom are quite annoying at first, then get much more pleasant. (Then there's adolescence -- script kiddies? :)
So all in all, I would say that in hindsight, AOL has actually been good for the Net by bringing on lots of users who eventually became good Netizens. (I can't believe I just wrote that.) I would even go so far as to say that there's a number of productive /.ers (myself not included) who got started with AOL. Then there's the trolls, so two sides to every piece of bread...
The question remains, what will happen now that they dominate content? I suggest that just maybe, they'll generate content to bring people online and interest them in the rest of the Net, and these users will eventually move on to better, more lively stuff. Even if they control 20% of Web content (a HUGE proportion), that means that there's four times as much stuff out there that they don't control. If you build it, they will come.
It'll be annoying, but it'll be good in the long run.
As has been repeatedly pointed out, while this is probably a good idea, and definitely one that I personally support, organizing techies would be, to steal a phrase from Heinlein, like herding cats.
IOW, a libertarian (or anyone else who may not be 'libertarian' but does believe in individual freedoms) isn't defined by "opposed to government", but by "in favor of individual rights". This is a positive criterion, not a negative one.
This is even more of a key distinction, since all moderation really does is add/subtract credence to the posting. Even posts at -1 are still viewable.
I'd be happier if schools treated WAVE America with the same level of credulity as /. users treat Anonymous Coward.
This might be the most important point in all of this. If the administrators receiving the reports actually did this, life would be a LOT better.
Then again, remembering my days in high school, fat chance. I didn't have problems with other students, just with teachers/administrators who honestly believed we were all a bunch of juvenile delinquents. Personally, I believe that's the WORST possible attitude to have. Self-fulfilling prophecies and all that...
Heh... point taken. :)
A /. author correcting someone's grammar!
Since most mutual funds don't even do as well as the S&P500, and I'm a firm believer that just investing in tech is a bad idea (the last week is an example of why), this fits me perfectly. A little bit of risk in the overseas fund is offset by the relative stability of the bond index fund.
Yes, I use OpenBSD because of its benefits. And I respect de Raadt's technical abilities. But his interpersonal skills leave a lot to be desired.
In first grade, they called this "Does not play well with others".