(Although you'd better not let a stewardess see you madly running around with a gun, on a computer, whilst on a plane.. it might make you look conspicuous..;)
I have used about 10 disks within the last three days or so while setting up router boxes, creating OS installer bootdisks etc.
I still use the floppy for this kinda thing, and what if you want to transfer a small file to a friend's PC? You gonna burn a 650mb CD just for a 650kb file?
Against everyone's will in 1969, the European Union forced Britain to go metric. Had it not been for that, the UK would have still had it's Imperial-ness to it.
* France tried to metricate time a few hundred years ago, but failed miserably. *
Since when has the primary interest of Linux been to sell to commercial companies?
The book Just for Fun puts across the true meaning of linux: a fun project to hack on. Who gives a sh*t about how well it sells? This is about hacking on your computer, not watching it's price on the stock market.
That's not to say that businesses should not be involved at all; quite the opposite. But using it as a money-making thing just isn't right..;)
Dear Rt Hon Michael Wier,
I am writing to protest against the "Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002" which is currently going through Parliament.
I am not alone in my belief that this is a gross invasion of privacy, and while most of us have nothing to hide, our personal business is no business of the state. The sheer principle of Big Brother spying on us all is unpleasant in itself, and it is fundamentally wrong for someone to monitor us.
I realise that the aim of this legislation is to catch out people like terrorists and "enemies of the state". But punishing everyone by restricting their freedom is not the way to do it.
Please, do not let Orwell's "1984" become true. Make a stand for the people - for freedom's sake.
I've noticed that when a lot of dust clogs in the CPU fan, it makes a really loud, painful noise. You can tell that it's upset. Making a device that blocks out such sound could lead to the user being oblivious to the problem, leading to damage of your boxen. And what if you've just done something inside the box and a cable is brushing against a fan? You wouldn't hear it and the result could be having to buy a new cable (for the sake of example). All boils down to mon£y, as usual:)
I tend to disagree on the point of young folk missing out on other subjects such as social science (history, geography etc.), not having good relationships with friends and such. I'm 13 and am very 'into' computers (like the 15-year-olds described in the article, only without the script-kiddie wannabe mentality, the will to write virii and so on) but also have a good interest in other subjects. In fact, I think that young people have more of an interest in subjects like history and the rest, if they have access to the web and learn about the internals of computers (among other things). That latter point there might strike you, but I believe it could help develop learning skills (since most young teens, especially males find technology interesting and want to find out more about it) which are then applied in the classroom. It isn't noticable, I know, but it probably does have some sort of effect.
Although the centimetre is good and easy (based on tens not dozens etc), most folk here still think in feet and inches (Britain adopted the "newfangled" metric system/introduced decimalisation in 1969, or a few years before, whichever comes first) even if they were taught metric in school, because we've always worked on the imperial system before (roads still, however, use yard/mile measurements and cars are cheifly built to indicate speed in MPH). That's one of the reasons why the British don't like European ideas;)
In the next election.. let's all vote UK Independance Party and be done with all this European stuff:). Britain can only take so many silly French ideas (the metric system and the single European currency for example).
What I meant was that a computer only 'understands' how to play chess, by the quality of the programming. Unless the computer can learn things in the way humans can (and techniques need to be written to teach computers to teach themselves - back to square 1 again) then it is just a dumb machine that can predict the result of several moves in (mili)seconds. The real test for the computer would be for it to know a basic rule set, and only try to predict up to 3 moves (1-move onwards) per move, and play a completely new player (who also knows the rules, but not clever techniques). The human player could read a book on chess, let's say, and then practise his new skills against the computer. If the computer could learn the new techniques (in a sense), and put them into practice, then the result would be pretty interesting, don't you think?
Slashdot Mirror
British Telecom having an advertisement removed (banned) by Trading Standards for saying that they provided "fast internet access". :)
I'd like to see the Stars and Stripes posted all over the galaxy
:)
Well the British will probably colonise it soon enough
(Provided Blair is kicked out)
Doom?
;)
(Although you'd better not let a stewardess see you madly running around with a gun, on a computer, whilst on a plane.. it might make you look conspicuous..
Make UK mirrors of all US sites, and point India to those mirrors ;)
I have used about 10 disks within the last three days or so while setting up router boxes, creating OS installer bootdisks etc.
I still use the floppy for this kinda thing, and what if you want to transfer a small file to a friend's PC? You gonna burn a 650mb CD just for a 650kb file?
Compared to battlebots, RW (on the BBC) is far better.
Nuff said.
No, ph00ls.. insightful, not troll.
Against everyone's will in 1969, the European Union forced Britain to go metric. Had it not been for that, the UK would have still had it's Imperial-ness to it.
* France tried to metricate time a few hundred years ago, but failed miserably. *
Since when has the primary interest of Linux been to sell to commercial companies?
;)
The book Just for Fun puts across the true meaning of linux: a fun project to hack on. Who gives a sh*t about how well it sells? This is about hacking on your computer, not watching it's price on the stock market.
That's not to say that businesses should not be involved at all; quite the opposite. But using it as a money-making thing just isn't right..
OMG.. good point. Thinking certain thoughts is a crime.
f*ucking hell....
The law says that you can be charged if you so much as *anticipate* that using a program will cause a DoS. If it's a total accident, you're fine.
Dear Rt Hon Michael Wier,
I am writing to protest against the "Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data: Additional Public Authorities) Order 2002" which is currently going through Parliament.
I am not alone in my belief that this is a gross invasion of privacy, and while most of us have nothing to hide, our personal business is no business of the state. The sheer principle of Big Brother spying on us all is unpleasant in itself, and it is fundamentally wrong for someone to monitor us.
I realise that the aim of this legislation is to catch out people like terrorists and "enemies of the state". But punishing everyone by restricting their freedom is not the way to do it.
Please, do not let Orwell's "1984" become true. Make a stand for the people - for freedom's sake.
100 years ago, the British government had control of everything.. it's nothing new.
:)
But this can only be good from a US citizen's point of view.
Don't forget the rest of the (western at least) world.
"Some scenes may be unsuitable for those under 8"
define "beautiful".
Hey, shouldn't you be, like, not posting on slashdot this week?
Oops.
If China invaded Tiawan, where would we get our VIA SIS etc AMD mobo's from????
:)
Well, at least Intel would be pleased
The horns on Bill Gates are getting longer. Finally, something in a Microsoft product that is to be agreed with :)
the UK too.
"Got a computer? Put it to work!
www.changeyourfuturenow.net"
etc, etc..
When it's news that a company is cash positive.
Sigh.
That's it, go on, mod this down. But give it a thought, huh?
I've noticed that when a lot of dust clogs in the CPU fan, it makes a really loud, painful noise. You can tell that it's upset. Making a device that blocks out such sound could lead to the user being oblivious to the problem, leading to damage of your boxen. And what if you've just done something inside the box and a cable is brushing against a fan? You wouldn't hear it and the result could be having to buy a new cable (for the sake of example). All boils down to mon£y, as usual :)
:)
On the other hand, it's a great idea!
The British are particpating but I have no idea what they are using.
Royal Navy cruise missiles. There are a couple British (if not more) aircraft carriers, and a few submarines.
I tend to disagree on the point of young folk missing out on other subjects such as social science (history, geography etc.), not having good relationships with friends and such. I'm 13 and am very 'into' computers (like the 15-year-olds described in the article, only without the script-kiddie wannabe mentality, the will to write virii and so on) but also have a good interest in other subjects. In fact, I think that young people have more of an interest in subjects like history and the rest, if they have access to the web and learn about the internals of computers (among other things). That latter point there might strike you, but I believe it could help develop learning skills (since most young teens, especially males find technology interesting and want to find out more about it) which are then applied in the classroom. It isn't noticable, I know, but it probably does have some sort of effect.
I don't think it's just me either.
Although the centimetre is good and easy (based on tens not dozens etc), most folk here still think in feet and inches (Britain adopted the "newfangled" metric system/introduced decimalisation in 1969, or a few years before, whichever comes first) even if they were taught metric in school, because we've always worked on the imperial system before (roads still, however, use yard/mile measurements and cars are cheifly built to indicate speed in MPH). That's one of the reasons why the British don't like European ideas ;)
In the next election.. let's all vote UK Independance Party and be done with all this European stuff :). Britain can only take so many silly French ideas (the metric system and the single European currency for example).
Yeah, I hate European policy.
What I meant was that a computer only 'understands' how to play chess, by the quality of the programming. Unless the computer can learn things in the way humans can (and techniques need to be written to teach computers to teach themselves - back to square 1 again) then it is just a dumb machine that can predict the result of several moves in (mili)seconds. The real test for the computer would be for it to know a basic rule set, and only try to predict up to 3 moves (1-move onwards) per move, and play a completely new player (who also knows the rules, but not clever techniques). The human player could read a book on chess, let's say, and then practise his new skills against the computer. If the computer could learn the new techniques (in a sense), and put them into practice, then the result would be pretty interesting, don't you think?