I got hooked on MUDs in '91. They were why I got on the net in the first place. I still have friends on many MUDs, friends that are no less real because we've never met face to face.
I'd spend 72 hours straight MUDding. Once, I had
two dollars in my pocket, hadda walk a mile to get more money, hadn't eaten in two days, and
for a split second I thought "I have 48,000 coins...".
I never regret the time I spent becoming a 60th
level Beastmaster:)
10. They're stupid. 9. They're arbitrary. 8. They're made by people who have too much time on their hands (oops). 7. They leave out too much. 6. They include too much. 5. They make you think you learned something. 4. They are a way for the listmaker to get off on some kind of freaky powertrip. 3. They remind me of David Letterman, and he really bums me out. 2. Lists replace actual writing. Listing things is not actually writing. It's just...listing. 1. It's hard to come up with number 1.
I know you were tight with Captain Crunch (John Draper, King of Phreaks). Are you still in touch with him? If so, how is he doing? I'd heard he was having a rough time, and I hope it's untrue. Happy New Year, Woz. You da man.
Berst is a parasite. He's a candle-headed spit-licker. I don't read his crap anymore, as he's one puny footsoldier in the army of clue-starved journalists looking for something to write about.
Saying that Linus is someone to watch takes zero effort or research. If he was really clued, he'd write about Rasmus Lerdorf and the folks who've been developing PHP. They're quietly redefining server-side scripting, and will eventually blow ASP out of the water.
IANNBAL (I am nowhere near being a lawyer), but it strikes me that etoy has a helluva counter-suit if they wish to do so. If any of them make any income from etoy.com, it's at least deprivation of livelihood.
Gandhi affected waaaay more people on a personal, emotional and spiritual level than Einstein did. I think if Einstien were alive, he'd laugh at Time Rag-o-zine. But what do you expect from an organization that REALLY thinks Jeff Bezos is the "Man of the Year". I stopped reading Time long ago, anyway. It's McNews.
Kidding... I got almost nothing, but I gave. I gave my step-daughter a Playstation, cuz that's what she wanted. My daughter got a rocking panda, but she has no clue what she wants cuz she's only a year old.
I hope some of you/.ers get to spend Xmas with some children. It rocks.
Roger Waters hasn't done anything interesting in 25 years. He needs all the help he can get, so some collaboration might be in order. The last good Floyd record was "Meddle".Everything has been a rehash since then.
The NSA has been instrumental in supressing encryption technology. The National Security Advisors to the Executive Branch of the US Gov't. are some of the ones most responsible for current encryption policies.
In "Privacy On The Line" by Whitfield Diffie (you know...the guy that invented public key crypto), he shows the history of public policy on crypto. He makes no bones about who has been largely responsible for current policy, and it sits on the shoulders of the various Directors of the NSA. I believe Bobby Inman had the position when public key crypto was developed.
The NSA's Charter is all well and good, but I damn sure ain't gonna trust an Agency that has virtually unlimited computing and financial resources to look out for my privacy by adhering to its charter. Domestic surveillance or no, the NSA is in the biz of collecting, collating and analyzing information. The net is a big ol' candy store to those geeks.
My step-dad's dad used to work for the NSA as a cryptographer MANY years ago (he's dead now). He never talked about his work or his job. Ever.
The way agencies like the NSA work is through compartmentalization and plausible denial. No one within the agency really knows what anyone else is doing. The vast majority of NSA employees are day to day footsoldiers, the usual kind of worker that any large bureau needs to keep functioning. But the culture of plausible denial pervades the place, so even the paper clip order is classified.
The NSA will never release any meaningful document regarding ECHELON. It's like asking a leopard to change its spots.
Two great books about the NSA are "The Puzzle Palace" and "Wilderness of Mirrors". Maybe I'll submit a review to Hemos....
Being an old./er (#421), I normally stay out of the fray. I'm too busy. Band, business, family, etc. But I do have a question I've thought long and hard about and would like an answer to. Why don't you kiss my hairy white ass?
I'm still digesting the FOF. But one thing strikes me. This is an history making document. Our biz will be different from here on out. The funny thing is, Microsoft sees fit to quote only Section 408 on its website:
408. The debut of Internet Explorer and its rapid improvement gave Netscape an incentive to improve Navigator's quality at a competitive rate. The inclusion of Internet Explorer with Windows at no separate charge increased general familiarity with the Internet and reduced the cost to the public of gaining access to it, at least in part because it compelled Netscape to stop charging for Navigator. These actions thus contributed to improving the quality of Web browsing software, lowering its cost, and increasing its availability, thereby benefitting consumers.
Poor MS. I guess that one paragraph is about the only spin it can find in this whole document.
That.1% is about 9 hours...which means maybe one reboot a day... Linux still has a a better uptime in the real world. MS has just admitted it, basically.
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Nope. John Draper, aka Captain Crunch, perfected the blue box, though I don't believe he invented it.
Captain Crunch got his name from a toy whistle procured from the cereal of the same name, which emitted a perfect 2600-cycle tone that the phone company used to shuttle long distance traffic back in the stone age. It's where alt.2600 came from too....though most of you all probably know all this.
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I live in Charlottesville, Va (but never went To UVa). This is really embarassing. It's like when you were a kid, and your grandmother made you wear a shirt that said "Nana's Favorite Boy" and all your friends saw you and they'd laugh. Not that it ever happened to me...or if it did, I blocked it out. Did @l Gore invent Virginia? I'm confused...
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It strikes me as the same old well-financed thinktanks engaging in the same old diversionary topics.
...it's just all legal-like now.
rm -r /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash\ Player/#SharedObjects/* /Users/username/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash\ Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys/*
rm -r
I'd spend 72 hours straight MUDding. Once, I had two dollars in my pocket, hadda walk a mile to get more money, hadn't eaten in two days, and for a split second I thought "I have 48,000 coins...".
I never regret the time I spent becoming a 60th level Beastmaster :)
10. They're stupid.
9. They're arbitrary.
8. They're made by people who have too much time
on their hands (oops).
7. They leave out too much.
6. They include too much.
5. They make you think you learned something.
4. They are a way for the listmaker to get off
on some kind of freaky powertrip.
3. They remind me of David Letterman, and he really bums me out.
2. Lists replace actual writing. Listing
things is not actually writing. It's just...listing.
1. It's hard to come up with number 1.
I know you were tight with Captain Crunch (John
Draper, King of Phreaks). Are you still in touch
with him? If so, how is he doing? I'd heard he was
having a rough time, and I hope it's untrue.
Happy New Year, Woz. You da man.
Saying that Linus is someone to watch takes zero effort or research. If he was really clued, he'd write about Rasmus Lerdorf and the folks who've been developing PHP. They're quietly redefining
server-side scripting, and will eventually blow ASP out of the water.
IANNBAL (I am nowhere near being a lawyer),
but it strikes me that etoy has a helluva counter-suit if they wish to do so. If any of them
make any income from etoy.com, it's at least
deprivation of livelihood.
Gandhi affected waaaay more people on a personal,
emotional and spiritual level than Einstein did.
I think if Einstien were alive, he'd laugh at Time
Rag-o-zine.
But what do you expect from an organization that
REALLY thinks Jeff Bezos is the "Man of the Year".
I stopped reading Time long ago, anyway. It's
McNews.
Kidding...
/.ers get to spend Xmas
I got almost nothing, but I gave. I gave my step-daughter a Playstation, cuz that's what she wanted. My daughter got a rocking panda, but she has no clue what she wants cuz she's only a year
old.
I hope some of you
with some children. It rocks.
Merry Xmas!
Roger Waters hasn't done anything interesting
in 25 years. He needs all the help he can get, so
some collaboration might be in order.
The last good Floyd record was "Meddle".Everything has been a rehash since then.
Time has a poll at http://www.pathfinder.com/time/poy/
asking whether or not you agree with Time's choice.
Yeah, but how many companies can claim
maddog as an Ubergeek?
The thing the VA has going for it is
its people.
In "Privacy On The Line" by Whitfield Diffie (you know...the guy that invented public key crypto), he shows the history of public policy on crypto. He makes no bones about who has been largely responsible for current policy, and it sits on the shoulders of the various Directors of the NSA. I believe Bobby Inman had the position when public key crypto was developed.
The NSA's Charter is all well and good, but I damn sure ain't gonna trust an Agency that has virtually unlimited computing and financial resources to look out for my privacy by adhering to its charter. Domestic surveillance or no, the NSA is in the biz of collecting, collating and analyzing information. The net is a big ol' candy store to those geeks.
My step-dad's dad used to work for the NSA as
a cryptographer MANY years ago (he's dead now).
He never talked about his work or his job. Ever.
The way agencies like the NSA work is through
compartmentalization and plausible denial. No one
within the agency really knows what anyone else is doing.
The vast majority of NSA employees
are day to day footsoldiers, the usual kind of worker that any large bureau needs to keep functioning.
But the culture of plausible denial pervades the place, so even the paper clip order is classified.
The NSA will never release any meaningful document regarding ECHELON. It's like asking
a leopard to change its spots.
Two great books about the NSA are "The Puzzle
Palace" and "Wilderness of Mirrors". Maybe I'll submit a review to Hemos....
Hey JP-
Being an old
out of the fray. I'm too busy. Band, business, family, etc. But I do have a question I've thought long and hard about and would like an answer to.
Why don't you kiss my hairy white ass?
I'm still digesting the FOF. But one thing strikes me. This is an history making document. Our biz will be different from here on out.
The funny thing is, Microsoft sees fit to quote only Section 408 on its website:
408. The debut of Internet Explorer and its rapid improvement gave Netscape an incentive to improve Navigator's quality at a competitive rate. The inclusion of Internet Explorer with Windows at no separate charge increased general familiarity with the Internet and reduced the cost to the public of gaining access to it, at least in part because it compelled Netscape to stop charging for Navigator. These actions thus contributed to improving the quality of Web browsing software, lowering its cost, and increasing its availability, thereby benefitting consumers.
Poor MS. I guess that one paragraph is about the only spin it can find in this whole document.
No signal towers! How the hell do ya run a
railroad without signal blocks?
Otherwise, an awesome game.
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
That
maybe one reboot a day...
Linux still has a a better uptime in the real
world. MS has just admitted it, basically.
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
A more poorly written article about two
OSes can't be found...
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
the blue box, though I don't believe he invented it.
Captain Crunch got his name from a toy whistle
procured from the cereal of the same name, which emitted a perfect 2600-cycle tone that the phone company used to shuttle long distance traffic back in the stone age. It's where alt.2600 came from too....though most of you all probably know all this.
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
To UVa). This is really embarassing. It's like when you were a kid, and your grandmother
made you wear a shirt that said "Nana's Favorite Boy"
and all your friends saw you and they'd laugh.
Not that it ever happened to me...or if it did, I blocked it out.
Did @l Gore invent Virginia? I'm confused...
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
is an Online Service Provider, not an Internet
Service Provider.
AFAIK, AOL does not provide the user with an IP address when they log in. An ISP provides the
Internet, of which an IP addy is an important part.
Of course, if I'm wrong in this, I'm just a big
windbag:)
I shoulda gone to work for Mindspring when they
tried to recruit me in '95.
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D
whois '*@microsoft.com' (or your fav domain name)
Use it before NSI "fixes" it...
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Your Favorite OS Sucks.
^D