My new bookmarked website is http://www.aqicn.info/ which recently popped up. It's very pretty and they built a little widget that goes on my android phone home screen. I'm grateful people have taken time to build this type of information as I've been paranoid about the pollution whilst living here. Only 2 years ago, pollution was a topic not even discussed by the locals and the best one had to go on was a twitter feed from the US consulate giving the PM2.5 levels.
And the best thing is that people are building these sites and apps for free.
Of course they *can* easily block DNSSEC. They can also easily block OpenVPN and other such things but they are choosing not too for now. But while they are not, wouldn't it sure be good to make use of this new standard?
They poison *all* DNS requests to any DNS server and return a random IP address for sites like twitter. This is precisely the type of thing that DNSSEC should help with (if only people knew how to set it up... it shouldn't be that hard)
And what should DNS clients do if you're staying in a country with an ISP where many DNS requests are getting poisoned? (Including those to 8.8.4.4 and root servers)
The obvious thing would be to set up a local recursive bind forwarder to forward to dnssec signed servers, that either is or are children of the root. But I've never done that before
The software loaded onto the Psystar machines were legally paid for.
Not exactly - the software was a modified derivative of what Psystar paid for. A derivative that was not allowed by the original licensor (Apple). Therefore this copy is illegal.
It's like taking GPL software, modifying it, distributing it and then not following the original licence agreement (that you must then distribute source code). That's why this case is such a big deal for FOSS. If Psystar win, GPL begins to be in trouble
Thank you for the good reference. And as many have been missing, the whole point here is that Psystar did here alter the goods in a material manner (by bypassing software restrictions that detect hardware). Maybe if they had just sold a machine with a Hypervisor to run an unmodified OSX they would be on more solid ground
What is the difference though? Lots of manufacturers like Dell use master copies to clone their PCs.
What you're suggesting is insane. The only difference is having to install everything manually on every computer, or just cloning the same bits and bytes. What's the difference as long as Apple got the same amount of money?
This very argument was tackled by Apple. The point is that Psystar made an illegal modified master copy, which they then went on to clone onto all their PCs. The difference is that Dell were entitled to make master copies since they had a licence from Apple to do so. IMO, it's somewhat analagous to taking a Windows install, sticking a pirate key on it, then cloning it to 1000 PCs. That you've then also provided a retail Windows package doesn't help you escape.
The law should not be stupid, but be interpreted according to common sense. If this is how it is, either this broken legal system needs further fixes, or we just need to stay away from proprietary software altogether - too much risk and arbitrary decisions in the hands of the wrong people..
The law is verbose, like a good computer program so that there is less ambiguity about what people think is common sense. Agree that sticking to FOSS will get you in less trouble
To be fair to them, the Dell employee purchase scheme does say that it's discount is applicable *on top of* any pre-existing sale discount. They just make it hard to find - when you go through the EPP site, they hide all the "regular" discounts
This didn't stop me from purchasing this Dell Studio I'm typing on, having received -£300 from the regular offer and a further 5% off via the EPP. Make use of it!
Patient: I've been farting a lot lately. They are always silent and do not smell but it causes my skirt to move and I'm embarrassed that people are noticing. Is this something you can help me with?
Doctor: Take one of these pills every day and see me next week
- 1 week passes
Patient: I'm afraid my farts haven't stopped. And not they've started smelling horribly!
Doctor: Right, that's your nose fixed. Now for something for your ears...
However, Reduced Functionality Mode is not a hoax. Linked from your article is this - straight from Microsoft. I guarantee this link is worth the visit, despite the Flash.
I completed a MSci Master of Science at Imperial College as my 4 year undergrad degree. Some say that This MSci is not quite the same as a "real masters" (aka the MSc) but it's got masters in the name and it sounds good on the CV =)
Agreed, let's RTFA... the risk is real but let's always not lose perspective
6. Should I be worried by mega-tsunami? As an individual, you have much more chance of being killed in a car accident than by a mega-tsunami. Mega-tsunami are very rare. However, it is important for governments to understand the potential risk, so that they can decide what hazard preparations, if any, are required.
Actually, for some maths problems, it's possible to perform the entire calculation without remembering any of the numbers, thus speeding things up. A very simple but impressive feat is multiplying numbers by 11. I can multiply any large integer by 11 just about as quickly as I can read it. I don't need to remember any of the numbers.
There are similar methods for performing multiplication of large numbers and slightly harder methods for performing roots (which he may have used)
Google for trachtenberg system for more references!
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Hard-line Islamist??? You do know that Al-Jazeera was formed off a branch of the BBC News division that eventually detached itself from BBC and became independent. Not sure how a BBC division manages to become hard-line islamist (although I'm sure some troll will reply to tell me how it is...)
Just for interest, here in London, we get a *free* newspaper called the Metro that anyone can pick up from on most London underground and mainline stations. Obviously being free, there are no qualms whatsoever about leaving the paper for someone else (give or take fire safety)
As others have pointed out, "duck" is zero. I believe this comes from "breaking the duck's egg". Egg is shaped like a zero so you are breaking your zero score. This is also why in tennis, you have "love" for zero... it is a bastardisation of the french "l'oeuf" which is also "egg".
Just thought I'd say thanks for one of the more thought provoking posts I've read in slashdot for a while.
I myself am a fairly novice runner but I gave up for about 6 months due to knee pains. I since got orthotics that didn't really help a great deal but am trying to get back into running albeit over short distances up to 3 miles.
I'd probably need some major convincing to be running barefoot through the park but doing some training barefoot might be useful to improve running technique, something I know I need what with my knees pointing down and in and my feet pointing out.
I won't be giving up my shoes anytime soon but I may give barefoot a little try;)
Iraq may have been denied the capacity to create WMD but, and I thought this was common knowledge, everyone knows that Iraq has had supplies of WMD because western countries sold it to them in the first place in decades gone by. Remember Saddam Hussain was seen as an friend just over a decade ago when countries supported Saddam during the Iraq/Iran conflict
The headling for this article is blatantly incorrect and misleading. It's the kind of headline that only SCO could think up for a news site and is as irritating and infuriating as any other SCO headline... or other baseless claims like the subject to this comment
Editors please correct the incorrect topic for this article and I'll retract my stupid subject to this comment
To the letter you are correct but just in case you missed my actual meaning when I said "Could it be that without an atmosphere on Mars, comets and the like could be falling on the planet" I'm referring to the fact that the martian atmosphere is not sufficient to stop interplanetary debris, which would burn up if arriving at earth, from hitting the surface of Mars
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My new bookmarked website is http://www.aqicn.info/ which recently popped up. It's very pretty and they built a little widget that goes on my android phone home screen. I'm grateful people have taken time to build this type of information as I've been paranoid about the pollution whilst living here. Only 2 years ago, pollution was a topic not even discussed by the locals and the best one had to go on was a twitter feed from the US consulate giving the PM2.5 levels.
And the best thing is that people are building these sites and apps for free.
Mod parent up!
Of course they *can* easily block DNSSEC. They can also easily block OpenVPN and other such things but they are choosing not too for now. But while they are not, wouldn't it sure be good to make use of this new standard?
They poison *all* DNS requests to any DNS server and return a random IP address for sites like twitter. This is precisely the type of thing that DNSSEC should help with (if only people knew how to set it up... it shouldn't be that hard)
And what should DNS clients do if you're staying in a country with an ISP where many DNS requests are getting poisoned? (Including those to 8.8.4.4 and root servers)
The obvious thing would be to set up a local recursive bind forwarder to forward to dnssec signed servers, that either is or are children of the root. But I've never done that before
Second this
The software loaded onto the Psystar machines were legally paid for.
Not exactly - the software was a modified derivative of what Psystar paid for. A derivative that was not allowed by the original licensor (Apple). Therefore this copy is illegal.
It's like taking GPL software, modifying it, distributing it and then not following the original licence agreement (that you must then distribute source code). That's why this case is such a big deal for FOSS. If Psystar win, GPL begins to be in trouble
Thank you for the good reference. And as many have been missing, the whole point here is that Psystar did here alter the goods in a material manner (by bypassing software restrictions that detect hardware). Maybe if they had just sold a machine with a Hypervisor to run an unmodified OSX they would be on more solid ground
What is the difference though? Lots of manufacturers like Dell use master copies to clone their PCs.
What you're suggesting is insane. The only difference is having to install everything manually on every computer, or just cloning the same bits and bytes. What's the difference as long as Apple got the same amount of money?
This very argument was tackled by Apple. The point is that Psystar made an illegal modified master copy, which they then went on to clone onto all their PCs. The difference is that Dell were entitled to make master copies since they had a licence from Apple to do so. IMO, it's somewhat analagous to taking a Windows install, sticking a pirate key on it, then cloning it to 1000 PCs. That you've then also provided a retail Windows package doesn't help you escape.
The law should not be stupid, but be interpreted according to common sense. If this is how it is, either this broken legal system needs further fixes, or we just need to stay away from proprietary software altogether - too much risk and arbitrary decisions in the hands of the wrong people..
The law is verbose, like a good computer program so that there is less ambiguity about what people think is common sense. Agree that sticking to FOSS will get you in less trouble
To be fair to them, the Dell employee purchase scheme does say that it's discount is applicable *on top of* any pre-existing sale discount. They just make it hard to find - when you go through the EPP site, they hide all the "regular" discounts
This didn't stop me from purchasing this Dell Studio I'm typing on, having received -£300 from the regular offer and a further 5% off via the EPP. Make use of it!
Patient: I've been farting a lot lately. They are always silent and do not smell but it causes my skirt to move and I'm embarrassed that people are noticing. Is this something you can help me with?
Doctor: Take one of these pills every day and see me next week
- 1 week passes
Patient: I'm afraid my farts haven't stopped. And not they've started smelling horribly!
Doctor: Right, that's your nose fixed. Now for something for your ears...
However, Reduced Functionality Mode is not a hoax. Linked from your article is this - straight from Microsoft. I guarantee this link is worth the visit, despite the Flash.
http://oem.microsoft.com/downloads/public/US/wgavista/Flash.html
Slightly OTT but I just had to say something in support...
/Fan
Avernum 3 was one of the best games I ever bought. Thanks!!
I completed a MSci Master of Science at Imperial College as my 4 year undergrad degree. Some say that This MSci is not quite the same as a "real masters" (aka the MSc) but it's got masters in the name and it sounds good on the CV =)
Agreed, let's RTFA... the risk is real but let's always not lose perspective
6. Should I be worried by mega-tsunami?
As an individual, you have much more chance of being killed in a car accident than by a mega-tsunami. Mega-tsunami are very rare. However, it is important for governments to understand the potential risk, so that they can decide what hazard preparations, if any, are required.
Actually, for some maths problems, it's possible to perform the entire calculation without remembering any of the numbers, thus speeding things up. A very simple but impressive feat is multiplying numbers by 11. I can multiply any large integer by 11 just about as quickly as I can read it. I don't need to remember any of the numbers.
There are similar methods for performing multiplication of large numbers and slightly harder methods for performing roots (which he may have used)
Google for trachtenberg system for more references!
Hard-line Islamist??? You do know that Al-Jazeera was formed off a branch of the BBC News division that eventually detached itself from BBC and became independent. Not sure how a BBC division manages to become hard-line islamist (although I'm sure some troll will reply to tell me how it is...)
Just for interest, here in London, we get a *free* newspaper called the Metro that anyone can pick up from on most London underground and mainline stations. Obviously being free, there are no qualms whatsoever about leaving the paper for someone else (give or take fire safety)
As others have pointed out, "duck" is zero. I believe this comes from "breaking the duck's egg". Egg is shaped like a zero so you are breaking your zero score. This is also why in tennis, you have "love" for zero... it is a bastardisation of the french "l'oeuf" which is also "egg".
Another analogy
"We cannot implement this measure to reduce crime! Think of how many policement and prison workers will lose their jobs!"
Of course the whole point is that people can then go on and change jobs to something more useful to the world...
The first thing I would suggest is to patent that idea ASAP before someone else steals it.
Evil companies/legal systems/congressmen aside, remember you can't patent an idea, only an implementation of one
Just thought I'd say thanks for one of the more thought provoking posts I've read in slashdot for a while.
;)
I myself am a fairly novice runner but I gave up for about 6 months due to knee pains. I since got orthotics that didn't really help a great deal but am trying to get back into running albeit over short distances up to 3 miles.
I'd probably need some major convincing to be running barefoot through the park but doing some training barefoot might be useful to improve running technique, something I know I need what with my knees pointing down and in and my feet pointing out.
I won't be giving up my shoes anytime soon but I may give barefoot a little try
Iraq may have been denied the capacity to create WMD but, and I thought this was common knowledge, everyone knows that Iraq has had supplies of WMD because western countries sold it to them in the first place in decades gone by. Remember Saddam Hussain was seen as an friend just over a decade ago when countries supported Saddam during the Iraq/Iran conflict
The headling for this article is blatantly incorrect and misleading. It's the kind of headline that only SCO could think up for a news site and is as irritating and infuriating as any other SCO headline ... or other baseless claims like the subject to this comment
Editors please correct the incorrect topic for this article and I'll retract my stupid subject to this comment
To the letter you are correct but just in case you missed my actual meaning when I said "Could it be that without an atmosphere on Mars, comets and the like could be falling on the planet" I'm referring to the fact that the martian atmosphere is not sufficient to stop interplanetary debris, which would burn up if arriving at earth, from hitting the surface of Mars