And, why must all 12 readers insist on posting "DUPE" in ALL CAPS?
Obviously you have not yet read the rules of the Slashdot Dupespotting Association, aka the SBA. To qualify, you must post DUPE in all caps within 15 minutes of the article appearing (front page only).
First place gets 3 points, second place gets 2 points, third gets 1.
So, you see, even if someone has already posted DUPE, it beehoves you to still try to qualify as second or third. At the end of the year, all of your points are added up by a leet slashdot crawling script, and the winner is announced on digg.com. Get with it !
Yeah except gamblers in vegas don't get to burn through millions of VC money.
Get funded and the party has begun ! High class hookers, mountains of cocaine, convertable vintage corvettes, company boat parties around manhattan or the bay.
Succeed or fail its still a crazy wave to ride. I miss the good old days even though my stock options were worth $-85,000 at the end of it all. Oh, and some computer stuff gets done in there somewhere.
I know what you are talking about though. There are people that seek not only money but power as well. The Dot Com that I worked at was as much a cult of personality as it was a company, and I suspect the same was true all over.
Better yet, why not build it with the Quake3 engine.../drool//salivate/ Wierdest comment and for some reason absurdly hilarious ! Thanks for the belly laugh... Someone please mod that up as pure hilarity !
and shame on the moderators as well. This is obviously either a publicity stunt or this guy is just having some fun and saying fuck you M$ in a very public arena. Did you read this hilarious part?
Special offers: Microsoft representatives get 10% off the final price. To qualify, you MUST provide @microsoft.com e-mail address and MUST mention discount code LINUXRULZ during checkout.
parent says: phrasing the auction in a way that makes it clear he wants the buyer to do something bad
No, specifically forbidden by auction text, with no winks or smilies or anything ironic. Your bid indicates that you agree to the following: 1. You may not use this information for malicious or illegal purposes. The information you receive is for educational and research purposes only. 2. The seller reserves the right to refuse delivery to anyone (a full refund will be issued). 3. The seller will accept no responsibility for anything you do with this information. 4. The seller cannot be held liable under any circumstances. 5. Absolutely no refunds will be provided except for the reason mentioned above.
Parent says: Looking at the motivation this guy has, I can't really see how it can be good.
It calls to attention that a critical vulnerability will go unpatched for months after it has been properly disclosed. That is the way that it can be good.
i guess I have been working at places with lax security for too long. My current job is a nest of atrocities despite being on a fairly secure platform (novell). I am talking 3 character default passwords, the same one, for tons of users. I discovered one day that entering a password in one of the custom apps was just a formality when I knew I mistyped it but it went through anyway. The next thing I tried was logging in as two of the highest level users with random passwords.. yep, right on in. I see consoles logged in and unlocked all the time, workstations are administator enabled, with usb keys and cdburners, and everyone has an iPod as well. Then again this is advertising, and noone really cares what the new slogan for product X is or what new flavor of pringles is coming. I think. Or doooooo they. Well. Um. Gotta go to work now ! (grabbing ipod and usb drive)
how about a linux install on the usb drive, or a liveCD, then you are free of whatever pathetic Windows things have been turned off, unless it happened in BIOS.
weakling somehow thats hilarious to me! We had a Kaypro as well. I was fairly in love with the whole cp/m era, northstars, kaypros, get on the S-100 Bus... We managed to do quite a bit on that beast, essays, term papers, accounting, there was some ridiculous game that I loved also.
Just ask Adobe and Quark Adobe seems to be doing fine, not to mention Photoshop 7 and Illustrator 10 work fine on all versions of os x. And as for quark... well, if they spent less time on their wierd copy protection maybe the software would work better.
When you buy an Intel PowerBook, you're buying into the most evil technology imaginable
Funny, I can imagine much more evil technology than an Intel Powerbook, Starting off with something along the lines of a gigantic painful death ray that dissolves your skin first then fries your nerve endings before it finally boils your blood and liquifies your bones, thereby killing you until you die to death. Now THATS evil. Even a laptop that shocks you when you make spelling errors seems more evil to me, Or a Gateway 2000, Or that little wiggly controller on IBM thinkpads, the mousenipple or whatever it is called... Folks, me and my imagination have all day to out evil the Intel Powerbook. Apparently you, Sir, have underestimated me in your hyperbolic haste.
Tron guy is off topic, AC..
This would be an excellent time however to mention the Astor Place Cube Prank.
A little background:
In the middle of Astor Place (the no mans land between west 8th and st. mark's place in new york city) is an island of sidewalk with a humungous black cube that
stands (stood) on one of its corners. You could even push it and get it to spin (with a few participants, that thing
is big). It was a pretty well known landmark. It is reportedly being "fixed and renovated right now" and will be back,
something to do with the luxury condo's they built on the site of a former parking lot there.
Silly Citizen, the plan was to make all of Bush's texas oil cronies richer than ever, from an artificial shortage.... at the expense of the regular guy, of course.
I see a people that were ready for digital media vs. an established status quo that wasn't about to loose its grasp. What began as a small snowball of in the know computer users turned into an avalanche of digital distribution of everything, for everyone. Now the status quo is scrambling to regain lost ground, with some new players changing the rules of the game mid quarter. Even real rentals are wierd now, with netflix in the mix. I just can't see it continuing like this, collecting tons and tons of data isnt as fun as collecting vinyl records. I can't believe I filled up my third hard drive, now I have to burn some dvd-rs to add to my 512 page binder.
Slashdot Mirror
Easy and powerful over flashy.
what about the rss feed that showed up uninvited in my gmail box ?
the first layer of cruft has already arrived.
And, why must all 12 readers insist on posting "DUPE" in ALL CAPS?
Obviously you have not yet read the rules of the Slashdot Dupespotting Association, aka the SBA.
To qualify, you must post DUPE in all caps within 15 minutes of the article
appearing (front page only).
First place gets 3 points, second place gets 2 points, third gets 1.
So, you see, even if someone has already posted DUPE, it beehoves you to still
try to qualify as second or third. At the end of the year, all of your points are added
up by a leet slashdot crawling script, and the winner is announced on digg.com.
Get with it !
Yeah except gamblers in vegas don't get to burn through millions of VC money.
Get funded and the party has begun ! High class hookers,
mountains of cocaine, convertable vintage corvettes, company boat parties around manhattan or the bay.
Succeed or fail its still a crazy wave to ride. I miss the good old days even though my stock options
were worth $-85,000 at the end of it all. Oh, and some computer stuff gets done in there somewhere.
I know what you are talking about though. There are people that seek not only money but power as well.
The Dot Com that I worked at was as much a cult of personality as it was a company, and I suspect the same
was true all over.
Better yet, why not build it with the Quake3 engine ... /drool/ /salivate/
Wierdest comment and for some reason absurdly hilarious !
Thanks for the belly laugh...
Someone please mod that up as pure hilarity !
Are these the same real men with the long beards,
big bellies, living in their mothers basements ?
and shame on the moderators as well. This is obviously either a publicity stunt or this guy is just
having some fun and saying fuck you M$ in a very public arena. Did you read this hilarious part?
Special offers:
Microsoft representatives get 10% off the final price. To qualify, you MUST provide @microsoft.com e-mail address and MUST mention discount code LINUXRULZ during checkout.
parent says: phrasing the auction in a way that makes it clear he wants the buyer to do something bad
No, specifically forbidden by auction text, with no winks or smilies or anything ironic.
Your bid indicates that you agree to the following:
1. You may not use this information for malicious or illegal purposes. The information you receive is for educational and
research purposes only.
2. The seller reserves the right to refuse delivery to anyone (a full refund will be issued).
3. The seller will accept no responsibility for anything you do with this information.
4. The seller cannot be held liable under any circumstances.
5. Absolutely no refunds will be provided except for the reason mentioned above.
Parent says: Looking at the motivation this guy has, I can't really see how it can be good.
It calls to attention that a critical vulnerability will go unpatched for months after it has been properly disclosed. That is the way that it can be good.
"100 different ways to make a flower pot."
I have considerable experience in this field, and let me tell you, the most importatnt part is to use the right seeds.
i guess I have been working at places with lax security for too long. My current job is a nest of atrocities despite being on a fairly secure platform (novell). I am talking 3 character default passwords, the same one, for tons of users. I discovered one day that entering a password in one of the custom apps was just a formality when I knew I mistyped it but it went through anyway. The next thing I tried was logging in as two of the highest level users with random passwords.. yep, right on in. I see consoles logged in and unlocked all the time, workstations are administator enabled, with usb keys and cdburners, and everyone has an iPod as well. Then again this is advertising, and noone really cares what the new slogan for product X is or what new flavor of pringles is coming. I think. Or doooooo they. Well. Um. Gotta go to work now ! (grabbing ipod and usb drive)
how about a linux install on the usb drive, or a liveCD, then you are free of whatever pathetic
Windows things have been turned off, unless it happened in BIOS.
Your anecdotal evidence is compelling, but it reads like a troll.
Reminds me of the fabulous furry freak brothers comic, "witness! that by putting 10 postage stamps into a parking meter, you can freeze time forever!"
weakling
somehow thats hilarious to me! We had a Kaypro as well.
I was fairly in love with the whole cp/m era, northstars, kaypros, get on the S-100 Bus...
We managed to do quite a bit on that beast, essays, term papers, accounting, there was
some ridiculous game that I loved also.
bzflag happens to be my favorite game, you insensitive clod !
yes, I love nethack too.
Funnysightful !!!!
On the other hand, a dye that can harmlessly stain the whites of the eyes spice-blue might be an interesting product.
Yeah, cat eye contacts are so 2002.
Stained whites are the new look for FREAKIN WEIRDOS !@!@$#!!
Just ask Adobe and Quark
Adobe seems to be doing fine, not to mention Photoshop 7 and Illustrator 10 work fine on all versions of os x. And as for quark...
well, if they spent less time on their wierd copy protection maybe the software would work better.
one word:
Bhopal
.
When you buy an Intel PowerBook, you're buying into the most evil technology imaginable
Funny, I can imagine much more evil technology than an Intel Powerbook,
Starting off with something along the lines of a gigantic painful death ray that dissolves your skin first
then fries your nerve endings before it finally boils your blood and liquifies your bones, thereby killing you
until you die to death. Now THATS evil.
Even a laptop that shocks you when you make spelling errors seems more evil to me, Or a Gateway 2000,
Or that little wiggly controller on IBM thinkpads, the mousenipple or whatever it is called... Folks, me and my
imagination have all day to out evil the Intel Powerbook. Apparently you, Sir, have underestimated me in your
hyperbolic haste.
Yet another idea stolen from apple (outboard power supplies on the cube, flat panel monitor, the mini..)
**ducks**
Companies don't do things out of the goodness of their heart anymore.
;)
Except Newman's Own who has donated over 175 million dollars to charity. That may be
just be a huge tax scam though...
Tron guy is off topic, AC.. This would be an excellent time however to mention the Astor Place Cube Prank. A little background: In the middle of Astor Place (the no mans land between west 8th and st. mark's place in new york city) is an island of sidewalk with a humungous black cube that stands (stood) on one of its corners. You could even push it and get it to spin (with a few participants, that thing is big). It was a pretty well known landmark. It is reportedly being "fixed and renovated right now" and will be back, something to do with the luxury condo's they built on the site of a former parking lot there.
Now you are thinking along the right lines! You get a gold anodized tin foil hat for that !
Silly Citizen, the plan was to make all of Bush's texas oil cronies richer than ever,
from an artificial shortage....
at the expense of the regular guy, of course.
I see a people that were ready for digital media vs. an established status quo that wasn't about to loose its grasp. What began as a small snowball of in the know computer users turned into an avalanche of digital distribution of everything, for everyone. Now the status quo is scrambling to regain lost ground, with some new players changing the rules of the game mid quarter. Even real rentals are wierd now, with netflix in the mix. I just can't see it continuing like this, collecting tons and tons of data isnt as fun as collecting vinyl records. I can't believe I filled up my third hard drive, now I have to burn some dvd-rs to add to my 512 page binder.
Who would pay $500 for a 0.2$ stake in a tiny satellite?
I'll give you a dollar if you throw your cell phone as high as you can.