XEphem, is, hands down, the best astronomy program for any OS. You can get it at www.clearskyinstitute.org. The program itself is open source and includes a database of a few thousand stars plus the messier object. For a fair price, you can get three CDROMs that include binaries, an installation program, and a much-expanded database. XEphem is the best collection of astronomy resources I've ever seen for the PC, including everything you could possibly want to know about a given object. It also includes a driver for controlling LX-200 compatible telescopes. I use this program every night and intend to register it.
Here's a page from the premium yahoo search that charges you $2 for an article on linuxgram.com: http://yhlib.northernlight.com/AbServ?p=linux&b=26 &cbrecid=PB20010821030001580
Now here's the URL of this article, which I got by searching for the title with linuxgram's search engine: http://www.linuxgram.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/13/1 610239§ion=PH_171. Tell me again why I should pay nearly a penny per word for this? This is NOT premium content!
Later versions of the -ac kernel contain an ext3 bug that causes frequent kernel panics. This bug is introduced into the linus kernel in 2.4.15-pre2 and fixed in 2.4.15-pre8. Bottom line: ext3 users should use 2.4.15/2.5.0, not 2.4.13-ac8.
It really doesn't take much a surplus of nerurons to figure out how to reassociate the file type. People who can't figure it out probably don't give a damn about Microsoft's stranglehold on them anyway.
No jury is going to throw someone away for life because downloaded a copyrighted MP3. We have a court system for a reason, and that reason is to make sure that laws get enforced sensibly. You all really need to stop panicking every time a law is passed that could potentially be twisted in such a way that it can be used against an innocent person. This stuff hardly ever happens. There are of course a few exceptions (Mitnick, Skylarkov, etc) but they are few and far between and really not much to worry about. You have a better chance of getting stuck by lightning than getting screwed over by this stuff.
I just got a response from Gregg's secretary. They don't allow any e-mail not containing a NH postal address in the header. I don't live in NH. This guy is slime.
I have sent the following letter to senator Gregg, the one who proposed the bill requiring backdoors in encryption:
Senator Gregg:
As a loyal supporter of conservative causes and as one who is knowledgable in
the science of encryption, I must ask you to reconsider your position on
government oversight of encrypted documents. You stated in your press
release that "we must be careful... that we not cast our net so wide that we
catch innocent people." I assure you that such a bill will do nothing to
hinder terrorist activity, while greatly infringing upon American liberites.
I can write a secure encryption program for my PC or even for my graphing
calculator in a few hours, and so can terrorists. Information on how to
create such a program is available on thousands of sites across the Internet.
Today's encryption algorithms are asymmetric, meaning that one can receive
and decode an encrypted meant for them, but yet be unable to decode other
messages using the algorithm and sent by the same person. More importantly,
this means that there is no single piece of information that will provide the
government with a backdoor. Therefore, this law will be unenforcable against
anyone determined to break it. For law abiding citizens, however, it will be
a great invasion of privacy. The argument against the passage of this bill
mirrors that against gun control - "If secure encryption is outlawed, only
outlaws will have secure encryption." I urge you to further analyze this
issue and to consult with a cryptologist.
When computers get together to make decisions, they form a Beowulf cluster. When humans get together to make decisions, they form a comittee. Need I say more?
Unless the author licenses you to do so, you can't do ANYTHING with copyrighted material. As much as we hate to look at it this way, even the most restrictive software licenses only grant us rights, not take them away. We may dislike not being able to give our friend a copy of a proprietary software program in order to help him/her out, but if the author had not chosen to grant us the license that accompanies the software, we wouldn't be able to use it for ourselves either. The real effect of this ruling is that if a sleezy software company writes a license that takes away freedoms that we would normally have if we didn't accept it, we can't be made to agree to those terms without being aware of them. That's basically a non-issue - not even M$ has sunk so low as to try that (yet).
For example - lets say scum inc. creates a product called scumoffice '84. The zipball containing the binaries can be downloaded from their website. Included in the zipball is a file called license.txt which contains the terms of use. These terms assert that you may use the program free of charge, but if you visit slashdot.org between the hours of 10 AM and 3 PM, you agree to pay them $500,000. Lets say you download and use the program, but never see the license agreement. You continue to check for the latest slashdot headlines every hour. Scum inc. sniffs some of the packets going back and forth and sends you a bill for $500,000. You refuse to pay, so they take you to court. You did, in fact, violate their copyright and would owe them reparations. Since you haven't really caused them any harm, this would not amount to much. However, because of this ruling, you are not bound by the license agreement and therefore do not owe them $500,000 and may visit slashdot whenever you see fit.
I really have no problem with Balmer's statement. Who the hell is the federal government to mandate what M$ can and cannot include in their product. Microsoft has been pretty sleezy and deserves repremand, but the feds and the media have gone way too far.
EGCS is now officially obsolete!
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I work for an organization that receives donated obsolete computers, refurbishes them, and donates them to the disabled. We are not unique; there are many others like us. Before you scrap your obsolete equipment, please look around for organizations like this.
How about the equations necessary for RSA encryption/decryption? Fermat's little theorem, Euler's law, etcetera. Wouldn't it be fun to have the government place export restrictions on you?
Slashdot Mirror
You snuck this pathetic little comment in while I was typing a more complete one and made me look like a lamer.
XEphem, is, hands down, the best astronomy program for any OS. You can get it at www.clearskyinstitute.org. The program itself is open source and includes a database of a few thousand stars plus the messier object. For a fair price, you can get three CDROMs that include binaries, an installation program, and a much-expanded database. XEphem is the best collection of astronomy resources I've ever seen for the PC, including everything you could possibly want to know about a given object. It also includes a driver for controlling LX-200 compatible telescopes. I use this program every night and intend to register it.
Here's a page from the premium yahoo search that charges you $2 for an article on linuxgram.com: http://yhlib.northernlight.com/AbServ?p=linux&b=26 &cbrecid=PB20010821030001580
1 610239§ion=PH_171. Tell me again why I should pay nearly a penny per word for this? This is NOT premium content!
Now here's the URL of this article, which I got by searching for the title with linuxgram's search engine: http://www.linuxgram.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/13/
Later versions of the -ac kernel contain an ext3 bug that causes frequent kernel panics. This bug is introduced into the linus kernel in 2.4.15-pre2 and fixed in 2.4.15-pre8. Bottom line: ext3 users should use 2.4.15/2.5.0, not 2.4.13-ac8.
It really doesn't take much a surplus of nerurons to figure out how to reassociate the file type. People who can't figure it out probably don't give a damn about Microsoft's stranglehold on them anyway.
No jury is going to throw someone away for life because downloaded a copyrighted MP3. We have a court system for a reason, and that reason is to make sure that laws get enforced sensibly. You all really need to stop panicking every time a law is passed that could potentially be twisted in such a way that it can be used against an innocent person. This stuff hardly ever happens. There are of course a few exceptions (Mitnick, Skylarkov, etc) but they are few and far between and really not much to worry about. You have a better chance of getting stuck by lightning than getting screwed over by this stuff.
I just got a response from Gregg's secretary. They don't allow any e-mail not containing a NH postal address in the header. I don't live in NH. This guy is slime.
Senator Gregg:
As a loyal supporter of conservative causes and as one who is knowledgable in
the science of encryption, I must ask you to reconsider your position on
government oversight of encrypted documents. You stated in your press
release that "we must be careful... that we not cast our net so wide that we
catch innocent people." I assure you that such a bill will do nothing to
hinder terrorist activity, while greatly infringing upon American liberites.
I can write a secure encryption program for my PC or even for my graphing
calculator in a few hours, and so can terrorists. Information on how to
create such a program is available on thousands of sites across the Internet.
Today's encryption algorithms are asymmetric, meaning that one can receive
and decode an encrypted meant for them, but yet be unable to decode other
messages using the algorithm and sent by the same person. More importantly,
this means that there is no single piece of information that will provide the
government with a backdoor. Therefore, this law will be unenforcable against
anyone determined to break it. For law abiding citizens, however, it will be
a great invasion of privacy. The argument against the passage of this bill
mirrors that against gun control - "If secure encryption is outlawed, only
outlaws will have secure encryption." I urge you to further analyze this
issue and to consult with a cryptologist.
Sincerely,
Daniel Franke
Uh, now that MacOS is UNIX, wouldn't it logically follow that Apple, the maintainers of QuickTime, should release a UNIX version themselves?
I guess he wants to make sure he has plenty of company when he gets indited.
When computers get together to make decisions, they form a Beowulf cluster. When humans get together to make decisions, they form a comittee. Need I say more?
For example - lets say scum inc. creates a product called scumoffice '84. The zipball containing the binaries can be downloaded from their website. Included in the zipball is a file called license.txt which contains the terms of use. These terms assert that you may use the program free of charge, but if you visit slashdot.org between the hours of 10 AM and 3 PM, you agree to pay them $500,000. Lets say you download and use the program, but never see the license agreement. You continue to check for the latest slashdot headlines every hour. Scum inc. sniffs some of the packets going back and forth and sends you a bill for $500,000. You refuse to pay, so they take you to court. You did, in fact, violate their copyright and would owe them reparations. Since you haven't really caused them any harm, this would not amount to much. However, because of this ruling, you are not bound by the license agreement and therefore do not owe them $500,000 and may visit slashdot whenever you see fit.
I never doubted that M$ was scum, but I never dreamed they'd sink quite this low. My support for them in the antitrust lawsuit is quickly waning.
I really have no problem with Balmer's statement. Who the hell is the federal government to mandate what M$ can and cannot include in their product. Microsoft has been pretty sleezy and deserves repremand, but the feds and the media have gone way too far.
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Woohoo!
I work for an organization that receives donated obsolete computers, refurbishes them, and donates them to the disabled. We are not unique; there are many others like us. Before you scrap your obsolete equipment, please look around for organizations like this.
> from the back_in_my_day_all_we_had_were_zeroes > department He had zeroes? We needed to use the letter 'O'!
How about the equations necessary for RSA encryption/decryption? Fermat's little theorem, Euler's law, etcetera. Wouldn't it be fun to have the government place export restrictions on you?