Bleeding eck mun! 90% through the download of 3.0 beta 1 and they tell me that theres a NEW beta! Oh well, time to stop the download and restart with the new beta:p At this rate, i'll not be able to upgrade from my KDE 1 beta 1. Damn 56k modems...
After some contemplation I have realised that, to some extent it is possible... but not in the way that you and I orignally thought. Finding the solution for one number is (as far as I can tell), non-distributable. However, a system where each client would look for one number can be split up into some parts... The small routine that figures out the numbers, another system that cross references "thread numbers", where a number like 196 will end up as another number (887?) and so if the solution for 196 is found, the solution for 887 is implicitly found. There could be a main database storing this correlation, and whenever a client solves a number, it checks against the database for other non-solved numbers and eliminates from the database... Any thoughts on that process?
Excuse me for possible retardation, but surely distributed Lychrel number algorithms *cant* exist? The equation is recursive and therefore each calculation requires the knowledge of the number before it... And so, only one thread even can be used to process this with one instruction (add).
Well, my suggestion would be to announce your creation anonymously. This way, there is no chance of the creation being traced back to you for the time being. Only problem is, will people believe you?
Well, the earth isnt going to be a static shape now is it... Its been twisted and pulled ever since it was born (I blame the parents) so its obviously gonna be oscillating in density.
It could be a shift of denser material near the core moving around therefore causing the shift of gravity... Or maybe a black hole is creeping towards us; we'll never know until the whole world starts putting on weight... Hmm didnt I see some reports of obesity rates rising exponentially on bbc news? Or maybe the world obesity weights rising would cause the earths gravity field to get wider in the middle.
Something like this also happens with EM fields as well - every 500x10^? years, the poles swap over. Could it be the same thing happening with gravity fields?
Im sorry, but some of this package is the most ugliest thing i've seen in a long time - its possibly the worst linux/winxp mix around in fact. Im not entirely convinced that making linux look like windows is the best of ideas. Hopefully they've not disabled themes etc so we can have it back to the default KDE3 themeage or at least something that looks nicer
Additionally a lot of the things really are just things that are part of KDE3 rather than Lycoris.
The update wizard is an amazingly good idea. I just hope that it works as well as it looks. This is definitely (in my opinion) one of the things that users will not move to linux.
The software installer?! Now we're cooking on gas! We need more of this easy stuff. Damn, it looks like XP! Installing/Uninstalling is another hellish thing to be done by the linux newbie
Recovery mode is possibly a good idea - I dont think hardened linux users will use it, but I get the feeling that this is specifically aimed at first time linux users. Although I dont really see it being much different from changing to a terminal and doing maintainance from there.
Purchase. Uck, can I download it? No. I cant therefore get it for free so i'd rather stick to another distribution.
... illegal mp3s were found on governmental computers? Would a DoS attack on these be warranted?
... the computers that are allowed to DoS were compromised by a script kiddie DoS program (tri00 and the like). Now, who would be held responsible if the script kiddie managed to hide their tracks decently? I dont think large-scale corporations would take nicely to the MPAA saying "sorry, but it wasnt our fault"
Well unfortunately, the illegal world always come back with something better - viruses, exploits, and P2P thingywatsits. We're gonna see SSL connections, obfuscated searching methods and anonymous downloading from now on. This method of searching out the big warez d00dz will inevitably fall prey to these improved methods. The Internet as a whole always seems to balance out the effects of large organisations that try to swing it one way or another. I think its trying to tell us something...
If you like Sasha/John Digweed, then you may want to try and get hold of some recorded live sets (mp3/tape/cd etc). Also, the "Southern Exposure" and "Northern Exposure" albums are real chilled normal Sasha/Digweed stuff.
I would define Moby as House/(Commercial?) Dance. Whereas Sasha/John Digweed/Paul Oakenfold are almost certainly Trance and/or Atmospheric Trance.
I'd also suggest a few trance djs not unlike the mentioned: DJ Tiesto, Underworld, Leftfield...
Its probably best that you check out the online streaming audio and get hold of the songs that you like, because there really is too many to mention:)
A possible problem is where people start to moderate down because the song is just shit, rather than a shit copy heh.
It may also be country-biased (big country -> more proportion of users). You can even see it in a system such as slashdot to some extent - for example, comments about Canada seem to get modded up as funny (im trying to be objective, im sure you can think of some alternative biased comments).
The trick is to have more sensible, objectional people to do a decent proportion of the moderation - something that I think the general population may lack:/
Sure theres plenty of formulas in quantum physics, but that doesnt necessarily mean you have to be able to understand and/or derive them.
Most people can get by by taking that the formulas are correct and learning them. You dont even need to know a bit of calculus to learn about qm!
In my experience, you can get by without a heavy maths dumping parallel - my qm module had minimal maths, and it seemed (relatively) easy-going.
Sure, I had to think about things and read paragraphs more than 5 times to 'get it' as it were, but that doesnt mean trawling through hundreds of pages of maths to figure out the method to peoples madness
Yes, the hologram is a different colour, but the one that we all see is the "Shoddy Software Created By Third Parties And Put Out By Microsoft" one - They keep one single master copy of the "Genuine Microsoft Quality Products" hologram locked up in a safe for that one day in the distant future...
I cant say for JPEGs in particular, but I do know that just because something is not executable doesnt mean that it cant be executed heh. For example, stack overflows and non-executable heap overflows; they both use non-executable memory, but overflow into executable memory, loop back and in effect make the non-executable memory executable. Recall the pdf "virus" and the flash "virus", they're both designed not to be executable, but that doesnt mean that you cant execute something on it... All it takes is one slip up by a programmer and bang! you're running on the stack:p
We could all see this coming, the only problem is that I can only see it catching on for people who "know" the keyboard layout already - ie nerds and typists:p, namely because people that have to keep on looking to either side for a key wont be happy - I'd love a go of one though, see if its any better
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Hey, i've got one of those unbreakable protractors - its made out of rubber heh (no, seriously:p)
Open Source, as closed source, is a recursive process: Source/Program gets released->Someone finds something exploitable->Source programmer finds out, either from a direct attack or from CERT or something->Programmer fixes bug->jmp start
One of the Microsoft geezers himself said that Windows could not be Open Sourced because it has too many security holes to be patched, it is here where Open Source could be deemed as "unsecure", but we can all see that this is the fault of the company not the source code licence.
I'll note though, that Open Source can be reviewed by professional security analysts before it is implemented in government computers etc, closed-source cannot, they must rely on the companies word that a product is secure
I seem to recall some software hacking law that allows you (the owner) to reverse-engineer your software, to 1) make it work or 2) to make it work better than it already does. Does this not apply for hardware or embedded software etc?
Hmm. Indeed, what are the legal implications with this? Surely if the comany goes bankrupt and cease to exist, then the pipes become un-owned? And so are not governed by anyone? Leaving people to do pretty much whatever they want?
I believe music software is an area where we NEED large well-funded companies to create the software.
Not so: Look at (BuzzMachines). More specifically, look at all the user-made plugins. The whole buzz community relies on free plugins - vst or otherwise.
What we need is demand, or rather apparent demand. Most of us would like some kinda decent sequencer, but dont do anything about it (me being one).
I could see linux based distributions being used by linux users and hobbyist musicians, but I doubt that intermediate musicians would use it and pro ones would deffinately not use it (they are too attached to their MACS and protools!)
There is no reason why a professional would not use linux, if it had decent tools to use. Many of professionals that I know use all-inclusive packages that you can buy - ie PC/MAC+Cubase/Protools etc. Naturally, following on from producing quality linux goods, we'd need the training for it as well; Decent documentation;)
Therefore, what we need is a load of psyched up music freaks that can program in C and that can be bothered to make something decent! Any takers? I for one would be willing to help
Point taken... I wonder if someone has ever made an ergonomic pianno, that'd be a great idea:)
Re:Are script kiddies smart, dumb, or just lazy?
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Well, in my experience I went through these stages:
@ Inquisitive - Messing with basic commands, learning more about the operating systems etc
@ Learning - Starting to program, learning more about the deeper parts of the operating systems
@ L33t age - Using programs to make basic trojans, basically copying from people - this "l33t trip" is what you're on about.
@ Moving on - Getting bored of the earlier stage, I wanted to do something really cool - using someones program wasnt satisfying enough. You know the kind, making exploits, basic shellcodes etc, the stuff that an informed person would call "black hat"
@ Enlightened (:p) - Finally realising that there is more challenge in doing something productive (debatable, sure) and learning about things in even more depth, and understanding how to fool these "black hats". Outsmarting the smarts as it were - this was definitely more challenging and theefore a better "high".
@ ? - Where does this lead me?:)
Now, the transistions between the stage are not always made - most people will make the transistion from the "inquisitive" age to the "learning" age and possibly onto the "L33t age". Some people stop there, some intelligent people go on to the "Moving on" age. A lot of people stop here, some people go on to the "Enlightened" age.
I've helped a few script kiddies progress through the ages, getting them onto the "Enlightened" stage hopefully - some miss the moving on stage, realising early that what they're doing may not let them strive to their full potential. Personally, I think that its something that we all go through, and it wouldnt be a good idea to prevent the rebellious nature of newbies, rather make them realise that they can do something better than they already are...
I personally found, switching from a standard to an ergo keyboard, that I typed a lot faster, and I didnt have that warming wrists that I got with the standard keyboard. Note that when buying the ergo keyboard I also bought a new chair and desk - thats probably more of the issue. Buying a keyboard wont really help if you have bad posture and/or computer setup.
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Bleeding eck mun! 90% through the download of 3.0 beta 1 and they tell me that theres a NEW beta! Oh well, time to stop the download and restart with the new beta :p At this rate, i'll not be able to upgrade from my KDE 1 beta 1. Damn 56k modems...
After some contemplation I have realised that, to some extent it is possible... but not in the way that you and I orignally thought. Finding the solution for one number is (as far as I can tell), non-distributable. However, a system where each client would look for one number can be split up into some parts... The small routine that figures out the numbers, another system that cross references "thread numbers", where a number like 196 will end up as another number (887?) and so if the solution for 196 is found, the solution for 887 is implicitly found. There could be a main database storing this correlation, and whenever a client solves a number, it checks against the database for other non-solved numbers and eliminates from the database...
Any thoughts on that process?
Excuse me for possible retardation, but surely distributed Lychrel number algorithms *cant* exist? The equation is recursive and therefore each calculation requires the knowledge of the number before it... And so, only one thread even can be used to process this with one instruction (add).
Well, my suggestion would be to announce your creation anonymously. This way, there is no chance of the creation being traced back to you for the time being. Only problem is, will people believe you?
Well, the earth isnt going to be a static shape now is it... Its been twisted and pulled ever since it was born (I blame the parents) so its obviously gonna be oscillating in density.
It could be a shift of denser material near the core moving around therefore causing the shift of gravity... Or maybe a black hole is creeping towards us; we'll never know until the whole world starts putting on weight... Hmm didnt I see some reports of obesity rates rising exponentially on bbc news? Or maybe the world obesity weights rising would cause the earths gravity field to get wider in the middle.
Something like this also happens with EM fields as well - every 500x10^? years, the poles swap over. Could it be the same thing happening with gravity fields?
Im sorry, but some of this package is the most ugliest thing i've seen in a long time - its possibly the worst linux/winxp mix around in fact. Im not entirely convinced that making linux look like windows is the best of ideas. Hopefully they've not disabled themes etc so we can have it back to the default KDE3 themeage or at least something that looks nicer
Additionally a lot of the things really are just things that are part of KDE3 rather than Lycoris.
The update wizard is an amazingly good idea. I just hope that it works as well as it looks. This is definitely (in my opinion) one of the things that users will not move to linux.
The software installer?! Now we're cooking on gas! We need more of this easy stuff. Damn, it looks like XP! Installing/Uninstalling is another hellish thing to be done by the linux newbie
Recovery mode is possibly a good idea - I dont think hardened linux users will use it, but I get the feeling that this is specifically aimed at first time linux users. Although I dont really see it being much different from changing to a terminal and doing maintainance from there.
Purchase. Uck, can I download it? No. I cant therefore get it for free so i'd rather stick to another distribution.
It'll be swatted like all the other damn flies that come my way if I see it - spy fly or not!
... illegal mp3s were found on governmental computers? Would a DoS attack on these be warranted?
... the computers that are allowed to DoS were compromised by a script kiddie DoS program (tri00 and the like). Now, who would be held responsible if the script kiddie managed to hide their tracks decently? I dont think large-scale corporations would take nicely to the MPAA saying "sorry, but it wasnt our fault"
Theres loads of potential loopholes or problems
Damn, that guy looks strikingly like Inspector (etc) Monkfish offa The Fast Show
Well unfortunately, the illegal world always come back with something better - viruses, exploits, and P2P thingywatsits. We're gonna see SSL connections, obfuscated searching methods and anonymous downloading from now on. This method of searching out the big warez d00dz will inevitably fall prey to these improved methods. The Internet as a whole always seems to balance out the effects of large organisations that try to swing it one way or another. I think its trying to tell us something...
If you like Sasha/John Digweed, then you may want to try and get hold of some recorded live sets (mp3/tape/cd etc). Also, the "Southern Exposure" and "Northern Exposure" albums are real chilled normal Sasha/Digweed stuff.
:)
I would define Moby as House/(Commercial?) Dance. Whereas Sasha/John Digweed/Paul Oakenfold are almost certainly Trance and/or Atmospheric Trance.
I'd also suggest a few trance djs not unlike the mentioned: DJ Tiesto, Underworld, Leftfield...
Its probably best that you check out the online streaming audio and get hold of the songs that you like, because there really is too many to mention
A possible problem is where people start to moderate down because the song is just shit, rather than a shit copy heh.
:/
It may also be country-biased (big country -> more proportion of users). You can even see it in a system such as slashdot to some extent - for example, comments about Canada seem to get modded up as funny (im trying to be objective, im sure you can think of some alternative biased comments).
The trick is to have more sensible, objectional people to do a decent proportion of the moderation - something that I think the general population may lack
Sure theres plenty of formulas in quantum physics, but that doesnt necessarily mean you have to be able to understand and/or derive them.
Most people can get by by taking that the formulas are correct and learning them. You dont even need to know a bit of calculus to learn about qm!
In my experience, you can get by without a heavy maths dumping parallel - my qm module had minimal maths, and it seemed (relatively) easy-going.
Sure, I had to think about things and read paragraphs more than 5 times to 'get it' as it were, but that doesnt mean trawling through hundreds of pages of maths to figure out the method to peoples madness
Yes, the hologram is a different colour, but the one that we all see is the "Shoddy Software Created By Third Parties And Put Out By Microsoft" one - They keep one single master copy of the "Genuine Microsoft Quality Products" hologram locked up in a safe for that one day in the distant future...
Calligraphy? I thought it involved writing fancy-shmancy letters with a special pen or brush.
;)
Hehe thats what they want you to think
I cant say for JPEGs in particular, but I do know that just because something is not executable doesnt mean that it cant be executed heh. :p
For example, stack overflows and non-executable heap overflows; they both use non-executable memory, but overflow into executable memory, loop back and in effect make the non-executable memory executable.
Recall the pdf "virus" and the flash "virus", they're both designed not to be executable, but that doesnt mean that you cant execute something on it... All it takes is one slip up by a programmer and bang! you're running on the stack
We could all see this coming, the only problem is that I can only see it catching on for people who "know" the keyboard layout already - ie nerds and typists :p, namely because people that have to keep on looking to either side for a key wont be happy - I'd love a go of one though, see if its any better
Hey, i've got one of those unbreakable protractors - its made out of rubber heh (no, seriously :p)
Open Source, as closed source, is a recursive process:
Source/Program gets released->Someone finds something exploitable->Source programmer finds out, either from a direct attack or from CERT or something->Programmer fixes bug->jmp start
One of the Microsoft geezers himself said that Windows could not be Open Sourced because it has too many security holes to be patched, it is here where Open Source could be deemed as "unsecure", but we can all see that this is the fault of the company not the source code licence.
I'll note though, that Open Source can be reviewed by professional security analysts before it is implemented in government computers etc, closed-source cannot, they must rely on the companies word that a product is secure
I seem to recall some software hacking law that allows you (the owner) to reverse-engineer your software, to 1) make it work or 2) to make it work better than it already does. Does this not apply for hardware or embedded software etc?
Hmm. Indeed, what are the legal implications with this? Surely if the comany goes bankrupt and cease to exist, then the pipes become un-owned? And so are not governed by anyone? Leaving people to do pretty much whatever they want?
I believe music software is an area where we NEED large well-funded companies to create the software.
;)
Not so: Look at (BuzzMachines). More specifically, look at all the user-made plugins. The whole buzz community relies on free plugins - vst or otherwise.
What we need is demand, or rather apparent demand. Most of us would like some kinda decent sequencer, but dont do anything about it (me being one).
I could see linux based distributions being used by linux users and hobbyist musicians, but I doubt that intermediate musicians would use it and pro ones would deffinately not use it (they are too attached to their MACS and protools!)
There is no reason why a professional would not use linux, if it had decent tools to use. Many of professionals that I know use all-inclusive packages that you can buy - ie PC/MAC+Cubase/Protools etc. Naturally, following on from producing quality linux goods, we'd need the training for it as well; Decent documentation
Therefore, what we need is a load of psyched up music freaks that can program in C and that can be bothered to make something decent! Any takers? I for one would be willing to help
Point taken... I wonder if someone has ever made an ergonomic pianno, that'd be a great idea :)
Well, in my experience I went through these stages:
:)
@ Inquisitive - Messing with basic commands, learning more about the operating systems etc
@ Learning - Starting to program, learning more about the deeper parts of the operating systems
@ L33t age - Using programs to make basic trojans, basically copying from people - this "l33t trip" is what you're on about.
@ Moving on - Getting bored of the earlier stage, I wanted to do something really cool - using someones program wasnt satisfying enough. You know the kind, making exploits, basic shellcodes etc, the stuff that an informed person would call "black hat"
@ Enlightened (:p) - Finally realising that there is more challenge in doing something productive (debatable, sure) and learning about things in even more depth, and understanding how to fool these "black hats". Outsmarting the smarts as it were - this was definitely more challenging and theefore a better "high".
@ ? - Where does this lead me?
Now, the transistions between the stage are not always made - most people will make the transistion from the "inquisitive" age to the "learning" age and possibly onto the "L33t age". Some people stop there, some intelligent people go on to the "Moving on" age. A lot of people stop here, some people go on to the "Enlightened" age.
I've helped a few script kiddies progress through the ages, getting them onto the "Enlightened" stage hopefully - some miss the moving on stage, realising early that what they're doing may not let them strive to their full potential. Personally, I think that its something that we all go through, and it wouldnt be a good idea to prevent the rebellious nature of newbies, rather make them realise that they can do something better than they already are...
I personally found, switching from a standard to an ergo keyboard, that I typed a lot faster, and I didnt have that warming wrists that I got with the standard keyboard. Note that when buying the ergo keyboard I also bought a new chair and desk - thats probably more of the issue. Buying a keyboard wont really help if you have bad posture and/or computer setup.