there are the players who actually seem to enjoy adding more social elements to their gaming
Hey, I have a suggestion. When I want to add a social element to my gaming, I call some friends and go play football. It's actually surprisingly warm outside today for December and all, especially out here on the east coast. Either way, football is fun in the cold too. Give it a try!
A/.'er with a [port scanner/cd burner/whatever] is okay, because he will use it for good, not evil.
Private property owned by citizens is legal until they use that property to break the law. The only exception being the DMCA, which can be violated by possessing a thought, i.e. thoughtcrime.
But government with a whatever is not okay, because it will use it for evil, not good?
A government with a whatever is in this case a government with a law mandating all citizens to have a national I.D. card. For reasons cited in numerous posts here, the very existence of this law would be evil.
Analogies that compare private property and laws are stupid.
There ARE NO ****ING WIERDING MODULES IN THE BOOK!!!!!
You are correct, but only inadvertently. Because you spelled Weirding incorrectly, you have caused your statement to be correct. There were, in fact, Weirding modules in the book.
I'm not sure which is worse, your ALL CAPS shouting, the profanity, the misspelling, or the factual inaccuracy. Either way, it's all good, there's no reason to be fighting over details.
Dune is a great book and a delightful "Universe", no matter what kind of module is used. (-:
Even better, what if you only have one computer, but run a DHCP server that will configure any computer attached to your LAN with a routable connection and a NAT'd IP address? This way, you or your friends could bring their notebook computers over on the weekends to plug in.
Of course, "CAT" would "detect" this thievery and put a stop to it, destroying the idea of "single-plug" network connectivity.
In Mac OS X, just hop to the "Terminal" and do a "cp -R/Volumes/[iPod Name]/Music/* ~/Music" and it moves across nicely.
You fool! Your comment is a circumvention device! I hope you posted it from an anonymous relay, because the RIAA Thought Police are already mobilized. Your comment is a "digital crowbar", it will be used by millions to deprive starving recording artists of their royalty proceeds! Jack Valenti is currently mobilizing an army, if I were anywhere near the Slashdot server room I'd leave the area immediately. Laser-guided "smart bombs" aren't always perfect for accuracy.
/.'s stupid "lameness filter" won't let me post the other page.
Slashdot's lameness filter isn't "stupid". Jamie has repeatedly rebutted this opinion, you can read his rebuttal here:
Actually the gzip filter is a really clever way to determine whether you're posting ascii art or repetition.
That pretty much says it all. It's actually a really clever way to detect lameness, so I can only assume that you were actually trying to post something lame. Anyway, read Jamie's comment; if there really is some way to improve the lameness filter he welcomes comments via email.
Whining about the safeguards that Slashdot uses to protect us in the main story threads isn't going to get anyone anywhere.
I totally dig the fact that the submitter of this story was 'anonymous coward'...!
I dig it too, because that's the real irony. Anonymous Cowards here aren't, because their IP addresses are still subject to subpoena, and there's a 2 week long window where Slashdot stores the IP address as an MD5 hash, which can be easily defeated. Think Church of Scientology.
The only way to make AC posts truly "anonymous" is to post through an anonymous HTTP proxy that instantly "forgets" the source IP address. This is what Safeweb provided, and now it's gone. The irony is that the Anonymous Coward who posted the story probably isn't Anonymous.
Of course, there are still other anonymizers, but Safeweb was the best known.
Wil Wheaton should be on The Tick.. as Wesley Crusher. Then the Tick can finally kill Wesley, and when Wil goes to Star Trek conventions, all the people with "Die Wesley" buttons will be behind the times.
I'm pretty sure than if you do that Jon Ashcroft will nab you for terrorism. Considering that they're irradiating the mail these days, your tape recorder is coming back to you with a subpoena and a tape full of static.
Contrary to what you may have seen, read or heard the recording industry never lobbied congress to give us the ability to hack into PCs, plant viruses, destroy MP3 files on people's computers, and worse. That is complete nonsense, and totally untrue.
We don't want to make laws so we can haX0rZ j00.
in fact, a number of companies have developed the technology for these technical measures. Some of them may already be in use, but at RIAA, we've been analyzing the law to make sure that using these technical measures would be completely lawful.
We just want to watch you. This may involve sending you some packets. And HaX0rzING j00! f3WL!
when we looked at it, we found that one of the provisions in this massive bill would have changed existing law in a way that would prevent us from using technical measures that would otherwise have been perfectly lawful.
Senate F3wLz wanted to outlaw our HaX0rZing.
The provision wasn't aimed at anything we were doing or thinking of doing.
Senate f00lZ didn't know who they were MESSIN WID!
this change in the law would have prevented us from using technical measures to protect copyrighted works.
Congress got all scared, goofed, and forgot which side their bread was buttered on, by passing a law that would keep us from HaX0ring evil pirate thieves who are costing us billions by not buying cds! Every song ripped to mp3 everywhere would have been obtained by a legally purchased $20 cd, because no one would just copy songs they don't listen to just to have a "big mp3 collection". That's crazy talk.
The staff confirmed that the effect on us was inadvertent, and asked us to propose a fix, a "patch" to eliminate the problem for our industry.
When we stepped up, F3Wlz realized they'd better let us HaX0r you or else!
There is nothing unusual about what happened here
We buy these people all the time. We have assurances from them that no matter what we do to consumers, we are immune to prosecution.
It's one thing to be criticized for what we do - that's fair game.
Ya, ya, we're Satan.
But to be vilified for what we don't do - that's very disheartening.
We can't imagine being more evil than we already are, and we're upset that someone has a more creative imagination than us.
Half of what is written about us is just plain wrong.
Half of what is written about us true, and the other half is true too but we're spending billions to convince you otherwise.
Contrary to what you may have seen, read or heard the recording industry never lobbied congress to give us the ability to hack into PCs, plant viruses, destroy MP3 files on people's computers, and worse. That is complete nonsense, and totally untrue.
We don't want to make laws so we can haX0rZ j00.
in fact, a number of companies have developed the technology for these technical measures. Some of them may already be in use, but at RIAA, we've been analyzing the law to make sure that using these technical measures would be completely lawful.
We just want to watch you. This may involve sending you some packets. And HaX0rzING j00! f3WL!
when we looked at it, we found that one of the provisions in this massive bill would have changed existing law in a way that would prevent us from using technical measures that would otherwise have been perfectly lawful.
Senate F3wLz wanted to outlaw our HaX0rZing.
The provision wasn't aimed at anything we were doing or thinking of doing.
Congress would never F with us, we own them.
this change in the law would have prevented us from using technical measures to protect copyrighted works.
Congress got all scared, goofed, and forgot which side their bread was buttered on, by passing a law that would keep us from HaX0ring evil pirate thieves who are costing us billions by not buying cds! Give to us your billions!
. The staff confirmed that the effect on us was inadvertent, and asked us to propose a fix, a "patch" to eliminate the problem for our industry.
When we stepped up, F3Wlz realized they'd better let us HaX0r you or else!
There is nothing unusual about what happened here
We buy these people all the time. You are powerless. Move along.
It's one thing to be criticized for what we do - that's fair game.
Ya, ya, we're Satan.
But to be vilified for what we don't do - that's very disheartening.
We weren't really going to HaX0rZ you - unless you hadn't noticed and we'd snuck it into the bill.
Half of what is written about us is just plain wrong.
Half of what is written about us true, and the other half is true too but we're spending billions to convince you otherwise.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't think they're upset about people linking to KPMG.com as much as they're upset about people deep linking to idiotic things they've published. That might actually get under their skin.
there are the players who actually seem to enjoy adding more social elements to their gaming
Hey, I have a suggestion. When I want to add a social element to my gaming, I call some friends and go play football. It's actually surprisingly warm outside today for December and all, especially out here on the east coast. Either way, football is fun in the cold too. Give it a try!
Quicktime is always asking me to upgrade to Quicktime Pro. I guess they just meant MPEG-4. And to think, I already had it.
A /.'er with a [port scanner/cd burner/whatever] is okay, because he will use it for good, not evil.
Private property owned by citizens is legal until they use that property to break the law. The only exception being the DMCA, which can be violated by possessing a thought, i.e. thoughtcrime.
But government with a whatever is not okay, because it will use it for evil, not good?
A government with a whatever is in this case a government with a law mandating all citizens to have a national I.D. card. For reasons cited in numerous posts here, the very existence of this law would be evil.
Analogies that compare private property and laws are stupid.
IHBT. IHL. IDC.
One of the most popular uses of the Social Security Number is stalking your ex-spouse. Larry's database should make this... easier?
/. choir is pointless. There's only one number the politicians will look at. And it's this one.
Then there's the ACLU's stance: There must be no national ID system -- either in law or in practice.
But all of this means nothing, and preaching to the
If you want to do something proactive, try to do something about that.
There ARE NO ****ING WIERDING MODULES IN THE BOOK!!!!!
You are correct, but only inadvertently. Because you spelled Weirding incorrectly, you have caused your statement to be correct. There were, in fact, Weirding modules in the book.
I'm not sure which is worse, your ALL CAPS shouting, the profanity, the misspelling, or the factual inaccuracy. Either way, it's all good, there's no reason to be fighting over details.
Dune is a great book and a delightful "Universe", no matter what kind of module is used. (-:
I'm a dirty karma whore for posting it, but, here's a web interview with Harold Schmidt I recall from the Washington Post.
I'll spare you reading it for the best quote:
"Howard Schmidt: The security threat I most often see is failing to install security patches on a timely basis. Weak passwords is next inline ".
I wonder if he meant hotfixes or just Service Packs.
This system could work. If someone just sent the people at google one very simple link.
Hell, the same thing goes for Slashdot.
I bet bandwidth skyrockets on friday...
Or perhaps response times will skyrocket as bandwidth plummets. Who knows. Bandwidth, response times... these words. They're all so confusing.
Could milions of trolls and Nimda spreaders be taken off line?
Trolls? Is that what you're calling Windows users now?
Even better, what if you only have one computer, but run a DHCP server that will configure any computer attached to your LAN with a routable connection and a NAT'd IP address? This way, you or your friends could bring their notebook computers over on the weekends to plug in.
Of course, "CAT" would "detect" this thievery and put a stop to it, destroying the idea of "single-plug" network connectivity.
What a sham.
In Mac OS X, just hop to the "Terminal" and do a "cp -R /Volumes/[iPod Name]/Music/* ~/Music" and it moves across nicely.
You fool! Your comment is a circumvention device! I hope you posted it from an anonymous relay, because the RIAA Thought Police are already mobilized. Your comment is a "digital crowbar", it will be used by millions to deprive starving recording artists of their royalty proceeds! Jack Valenti is currently mobilizing an army, if I were anywhere near the Slashdot server room I'd leave the area immediately. Laser-guided "smart bombs" aren't always perfect for accuracy.
Are you telling me these bacteria are getting free beer?
Goddamnit that's just not right.
I stand corrected.
/.'s stupid "lameness filter" won't let me post the other page.
Slashdot's lameness filter isn't "stupid". Jamie has repeatedly rebutted this opinion, you can read his rebuttal here:
Actually the gzip filter is a really clever way to determine whether you're posting ascii art or repetition.
That pretty much says it all. It's actually a really clever way to detect lameness, so I can only assume that you were actually trying to post something lame. Anyway, read Jamie's comment; if there really is some way to improve the lameness filter he welcomes comments via email.
Whining about the safeguards that Slashdot uses to protect us in the main story threads isn't going to get anyone anywhere.
I totally dig the fact that the submitter of this story was 'anonymous coward'...!
I dig it too, because that's the real irony. Anonymous Cowards here aren't, because their IP addresses are still subject to subpoena, and there's a 2 week long window where Slashdot stores the IP address as an MD5 hash, which can be easily defeated. Think Church of Scientology.
The only way to make AC posts truly "anonymous" is to post through an anonymous HTTP proxy that instantly "forgets" the source IP address. This is what Safeweb provided, and now it's gone. The irony is that the Anonymous Coward who posted the story probably isn't Anonymous.
Of course, there are still other anonymizers, but Safeweb was the best known.
How about "use one of the browsers which work correctly and are freely available for every OS
Which web browser is that? Specifically, I want to know the one that runs under MINIX.
Thanks.
Wil Wheaton should be on The Tick.. as Wesley Crusher. Then the Tick can finally kill Wesley, and when Wil goes to Star Trek conventions, all the people with "Die Wesley" buttons will be behind the times.
Wesley's dead, dude.
Send a package with an audio recording device
I'm pretty sure than if you do that Jon Ashcroft will nab you for terrorism. Considering that they're irradiating the mail these days, your tape recorder is coming back to you with a subpoena and a tape full of static.
Good luck.
I hope you were kidding about that... Methanol is highly toxic and leads to blindness and kidney failure.
No, they weren't kidding. You know, just ship a little warning label with each battery. No big deal.
Sheesh, you environmental guys.
Top Ten signs your "ordinary American" is actually an "evil Hijacker":
Jamie, if you can IP ban a robot, why can't you ip ban ME? Am I invincible? What gives?
P.S. I love you!
Allow me to translate (I speak evil):
Contrary to what you may have seen, read or heard the recording industry never lobbied congress to give us the ability to hack into PCs, plant viruses, destroy MP3 files on people's computers, and worse. That is complete nonsense, and totally untrue.
We don't want to make laws so we can haX0rZ j00.
in fact, a number of companies have developed the technology for these technical measures. Some of them may already be in use, but at RIAA, we've been analyzing the law to make sure that using these technical measures would be completely lawful.
We just want to watch you. This may involve sending you some packets. And HaX0rzING j00! f3WL!
when we looked at it, we found that one of the provisions in this massive bill would have changed existing law in a way that would prevent us from using technical measures that would otherwise have been perfectly lawful.
Senate F3wLz wanted to outlaw our HaX0rZing.
The provision wasn't aimed at anything we were doing or thinking of doing.
Senate f00lZ didn't know who they were MESSIN WID!
this change in the law would have prevented us from using technical measures to protect copyrighted works.
Congress got all scared, goofed, and forgot which side their bread was buttered on, by passing a law that would keep us from HaX0ring evil pirate thieves who are costing us billions by not buying cds! Every song ripped to mp3 everywhere would have been obtained by a legally purchased $20 cd, because no one would just copy songs they don't listen to just to have a "big mp3 collection". That's crazy talk.
The staff confirmed that the effect on us was inadvertent, and asked us to propose a fix, a "patch" to eliminate the problem for our industry.
When we stepped up, F3Wlz realized they'd better let us HaX0r you or else!
There is nothing unusual about what happened here
We buy these people all the time. We have assurances from them that no matter what we do to consumers, we are immune to prosecution.
It's one thing to be criticized for what we do - that's fair game.
Ya, ya, we're Satan.
But to be vilified for what we don't do - that's very disheartening.
We can't imagine being more evil than we already are, and we're upset that someone has a more creative imagination than us.
Half of what is written about us is just plain wrong.
Half of what is written about us true, and the other half is true too but we're spending billions to convince you otherwise.
Sincerely, the well paid evil people.
Allow me to translate (I speak evil):
Contrary to what you may have seen, read or heard the recording industry never lobbied congress to give us the ability to hack into PCs, plant viruses, destroy MP3 files on people's computers, and worse. That is complete nonsense, and totally untrue.
We don't want to make laws so we can haX0rZ j00.
in fact, a number of companies have developed the technology for these technical measures. Some of them may already be in use, but at RIAA, we've been analyzing the law to make sure that using these technical measures would be completely lawful.
We just want to watch you. This may involve sending you some packets. And HaX0rzING j00! f3WL!
when we looked at it, we found that one of the provisions in this massive bill would have changed existing law in a way that would prevent us from using technical measures that would otherwise have been perfectly lawful.
Senate F3wLz wanted to outlaw our HaX0rZing.
The provision wasn't aimed at anything we were doing or thinking of doing.
Congress would never F with us, we own them.
this change in the law would have prevented us from using technical measures to protect copyrighted works.
Congress got all scared, goofed, and forgot which side their bread was buttered on, by passing a law that would keep us from HaX0ring evil pirate thieves who are costing us billions by not buying cds! Give to us your billions!
. The staff confirmed that the effect on us was inadvertent, and asked us to propose a fix, a "patch" to eliminate the problem for our industry.
When we stepped up, F3Wlz realized they'd better let us HaX0r you or else!
There is nothing unusual about what happened here
We buy these people all the time. You are powerless. Move along.
It's one thing to be criticized for what we do - that's fair game.
Ya, ya, we're Satan.
But to be vilified for what we don't do - that's very disheartening.
We weren't really going to HaX0rZ you - unless you hadn't noticed and we'd snuck it into the bill.
Half of what is written about us is just plain wrong.
Half of what is written about us true, and the other half is true too but we're spending billions to convince you otherwise.
Sincerely, the well paid evil people.
Sometimes a picture is worth 1000 words. Or 1000 slashdot posts.