You really should have been modded troll for that.
Balls. I was making a valid point, albeit sarcastically.
The original poster was effectively saying it's more sensible to go through a complete OS change than it is to take 30 seconds to perform a registry tweak. I pointed out that that is complete nonsense - not that any other issues that may be in Windows are not under consideration here.
Now, I notice I've already been modded flamebait for my post, and now you want a -1 troll on there as well.. whatever. It's interesting that I've said far, far worse things about Windows in the past on here (for yes, I use both *gasp*.. and worse still, think that both have their pros and cons!), with less of a valid point, and yet been modded right up to +5 insightful/informative/funny.
I wonder what would've happened if I'd suggested switching your platform to Windows as a sensible means of circumventing a minor niggle in Linux?
Silly rabbit.. balanced views aren't for slashdot.
Okay.. let's face it, Average Joe doesn't really give a septic monkey's lung(*) about DRM.. and if you try to explain to him exactly why DRM is bad - not getting to use copies in his car, etc, he's likely to have fallen asleep before you've got to the really good part about how record comanies are sneaking DRM technology in through the back door, and... etc.
Likewise, terms such as "spyware" will probably just generate blank stares - though it's starting to become a more recognised term, and it does sound pretty sinister. However, there is one word that will strike hysterical fear into the hearts of simple family folk everywhere.. no, not "terrorist" (well, yeah, okay.. but we'll use that one as a last resort).. no, I'm talking about the term "virus".
Now, hear me out here.. I know this sounds like an entirely irresponsible and underhanded plan of action, but that's only because, well.. it is. But it's also not all THAT far from the truth - it's software that stealthily gets onto your computer and does bad things to it. In the minds of most "joe average" types, that's pretty much what a virus is (except everyone knows real viruses can launch nuclear missiles, too)
Anyways. There's a virus on the new Beastie Boys CD. Spread the word, and watch the sales. Just a thought:)
(*) just to clarify, yes, that is indeed a healthy lung from a septic monkey, rather than a septic lung from a healthy monkey.
I'm really starting to get irritated with this nonsense. disabling autorun on XP its embarrassingly simple to do, and claiming that it requires a registry hack just shows that your knowledge of windows doesn't even extend to the most absolute basics - so what the hell are you doing making claims about it's functionality when you don't even know how to use it?
TO DISABLE CD AUTORUN IN WINDOWS XP
1. Double click on "My Computer", or go start>my computer
2. Locate your CD or DVD drive in the "My Computer" window, and right-click on it
3. From the popup menu click "properties"
4. In the drive properties window that appears, go to the autoplay options, and select "take no action"
OR
The policy method (XP Pro only)
This involves changing your computer's policy to disallow autorunning of inserted media (Again, a very basic aspect of windows)
[1] Start/Run/GPEDIT.MSC [2] Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System. [3] Locate the entry for Turn Off Autoplay and modify.
And just for the sake of completeness, bere's the registry tweak, too (which again, is certainly not any kind of "deep magic", though is probably more advanced than your granny would be comfortable with, at least you don't have to compile anything)
Start, run... "regedit" System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces\CDRom] Value Name: Autorun Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value) Value Data: (0=disable, 1=enable)
Or you can download any of the ten zillion tweaking utilities for windows? how come, btw, when a tweaking utility for Linux is released, it's a cool added bit of functionality that makes Linux even more kickass than it already was... but when a tweaking utility is released for windows it's a kludgy fix to add functionality that obviously SHOULD've been there in the first place?
However, one way of resolving the "issues" is switching to an Operating System that doesn't have them.
Yes, of course, because if, for example, the seat was a little too far forwards in your car when driving, causing your legs to get uncomfortable, it'd be much more sensible to sell it and buy a new car than it would be to just move the seat back a bit...
Your biggest worry is the lycos address? Am I the only one who thinks a respectable company/research group would NOT call their technology "Xtreme" anything, let alone Xtreme Alternative Defense System To The Max Dude! (okay, I added the "To the max dude!" part, but it sounds like it should be there..)
The difference between a zeppelin and a blimp is that a zeppelin has a rigid hull, and a blimp doesn't
Re:He seems a dangerous driver (serious)
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That really makes you a bit of a twat then, doesn't it. You realise you're just increasing that driver's frustration, making it more likely an accident will occur?
And be very careful. Should an accident occur while you're pulling this stunt, even if it's through no fault of your own, you may end up taking the blame, as you were deliberately blocking another driver. The "Yeah, but he was being an asshole!" defence doesn't tend to stand too well
I'd probably use it as a footstool or doorstop or something. Or maybe just take it down to the pub, and be all like "'ssup d00dz.. check out my pimpin' new 92 Tbps router. It routes!"
Then you obviously haven't been paying attention to recent events. Look up the Sasser virus/worm.
On the other side though, a patch has been avaliable via Windowsupdate since before the worm struck, so it's really a user's fault if they end up getting infected...
Name: Bob Greenham (92% certainty) Last met: Acme Conference june '06 Current position: Cyan Inc. (99% certainty) "Bob Greenham" found in one mail thread: Spokes for Acme Wheels (July '06, 3 mails)
You forgot some fields:
Additional useful information: Closet homosexual Defrauding supplies ordering system (84% certainty) Tech illiterate - probably still using default password etc...
We now have the tech to shift some really seriously impressive stuff about - even taking into account the fact you're rendering two displays for VR.
I think the limiting factor now is the displays. It's simply not currently feasible to get affordable high res displays small enough to use as VR. Hopefully this technology will provide a solution to that problem.
Having said all that, I seem to be in a tiny minority who think that depth is a killer feature in graphics - I still think shutter glasses, and even anaglyphs are cool. IMO it just makes *SUCH* a huge difference to look down over the edge of a cliff in, say, UT2004 and get that "Woaah! That's a LONG way down" effect
. The TADS (or Target Acquisition and Designation System) follows his head motion
I'm glad you qualified that acronym, because for a moment I wondered what they were doing with the Text Adventure Development System
"Enemy sighted, twelve o'clock" "Quick! Activate the TADS!" "Okay... it says we're in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.. a fierce green snake bars the way"
No. He said painted. It's a highly advanced system involving a minature inkjet nozzle. I can't tell you any more because it's classified, and I'd have to kill you. Or paint your eyes.
Um... You mean the way humans have two seperate eyes, and the brain has to combine the images from them into a single 3D image?
Re:Windows is everywhere.
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Riiiiiight. So your day-to-day system is a server, yeah?
I guess that makes sense, given that your server isn't actually serving anything. After all, a server needs clients, and what would those be? Oh yeah.. desktops. Toy machines, right?
You can get even higher by getting a quad damage, firing a grenade, switching to rockets, standing over the granade, aiming down, jumping right as the grenade goes off and firing your rocket at the same time. Off into orbit you go (or your gibs, if you neglected to pick up invincibliity, too)
I mean I can play an executable as PCM or PWM data, that doesn't make the resulting noise music.
Very true. I've experimented with something similar myself, loading NES roms into an oldschool MOD composer. 19 times out of 20 I ended up with completely uninspiring chaos, or a crashed program. But that other 1 time out of 20 made it worthwhile. It's the old monkeys and typewriters thing - generate enough random noise and you'll find something interesting eventually.
The thing I find fascinating, however, about reusing data in ways it was never intended (such as turning ROM files into music) is that it's not entirely random. There's art in there. Data structures that exist in the file, such as sprites and background images, or map layouts. These have a humanly created form to them, and thus produce different effects to pure random data.
To my mind, one of the most important factors of music is that it's a balance between order and chaos. Either extreme is boring - Pure order is silence, and pure chaos is white noise. Neither makes for good listening. It's the interaction and play between the two that makes things interesting - pushing something to the brink of chaos, then, when disaster seems inevitable,and everything's about to collapse into a chaotic mess, pulling it back from the edge..
This is only one of many factors that go into music, but I think it's one of the less considered ones.
Here we go again with the "Yes, but is it art?" issue.
I personally can't understand why this debate rages on so long. It's a very, very simple issue.
To determine whether something is art:
1. Does it mean anything to you? Yes: It's probably art. No: It's probably not art.
For example.. let's say you're wandering through a museum, and you come across, say, a toilet seat painted dayglo orange and nailed to the ceiling...
If your reaction is "Oh. It's a toilet seat. Painted orange and nailed to the ceiling. How unimaginitive" then for you, it's not art.
If your reaction is to be prompted to thinking about the kinds of every day objects that we take for granted being seen in a new light or an unusual way.. then congratulations. It's touched something in you, and you've experienced art.
There IS no definitive answer to "This is/isn't art." Because what inspires one person may bore another. The closest you can get is to say that the majority of people will or won't be affected by it.
It's exactly the same as a movie, or a song. You can't really accurately say "This IS/ISN'T an enjoyable movie" you can only say whether you found it enjoyable.
Generally speaking, if you're absolutely sure that you can safely denounce something as worthless without experiencing it, then you're probably missing something. There's a remarkable amount of depth, feeling, imagination, and subtlty within the genres of experimental noise. Merzbow or Japanese Torture Comedy Hour may be a bit much to start off on, but I defy you to listen to Steve Reich's Different Trains, and not be moved in some way.
Same thing that was said about Jazz when that was the new sound.
Same thing that was said about rock when that was the new sound.
For that matter, same thing that was said about Classical when that was the new sound. I don't remember the specifics (anyone care to fill in?) but IIRC early/primitive music (as I believe is the correct name) only used a subset of the notes we use today. When these fancy-pants upstart noise makers came along with their full scales everyone thought the world was coming to an end.
I don't get it. Seriously, what's wrong with registering?
Simply put it's a pain in the arse. "But it's just one site", you say, "you don't HAVE to read their articles.. if you don't like it, go elsewhere"
Fair enough. But if other sites see that NYT is successful with their registration system, they may well copy. Imagine if you had to register for *every single website* you wanted to use?
Personally, I detest these systems, and I'm perfectly happy to forego an article than help the trend. The worst offenders are some of the download sites - especially for game demos/patches, that kind of thing, where it goes a little like:
Click here to download.. *click* Please wait while we show you this advert... Please select your nearest mirror *click* Redirecting you to that host Please sign up for our premium download service, or register for a free download *click register for free download* Please enter your email, and-... *gives up and walks away in disgust*
Slashdot Mirror
You really should have been modded troll for that.
Balls. I was making a valid point, albeit sarcastically.
The original poster was effectively saying it's more sensible to go through a complete OS change than it is to take 30 seconds to perform a registry tweak. I pointed out that that is complete nonsense - not that any other issues that may be in Windows are not under consideration here.
Now, I notice I've already been modded flamebait for my post, and now you want a -1 troll on there as well.. whatever. It's interesting that I've said far, far worse things about Windows in the past on here (for yes, I use both *gasp*.. and worse still, think that both have their pros and cons!), with less of a valid point, and yet been modded right up to +5 insightful/informative/funny.
I wonder what would've happened if I'd suggested switching your platform to Windows as a sensible means of circumventing a minor niggle in Linux?
Silly rabbit.. balanced views aren't for slashdot.
Okay.. let's face it, Average Joe doesn't really give a septic monkey's lung(*) about DRM.. and if you try to explain to him exactly why DRM is bad - not getting to use copies in his car, etc, he's likely to have fallen asleep before you've got to the really good part about how record comanies are sneaking DRM technology in through the back door, and... etc.
:)
Likewise, terms such as "spyware" will probably just generate blank stares - though it's starting to become a more recognised term, and it does sound pretty sinister. However, there is one word that will strike hysterical fear into the hearts of simple family folk everywhere.. no, not "terrorist" (well, yeah, okay.. but we'll use that one as a last resort).. no, I'm talking about the term "virus".
Now, hear me out here.. I know this sounds like an entirely irresponsible and underhanded plan of action, but that's only because, well.. it is. But it's also not all THAT far from the truth - it's software that stealthily gets onto your computer and does bad things to it. In the minds of most "joe average" types, that's pretty much what a virus is (except everyone knows real viruses can launch nuclear missiles, too)
Anyways. There's a virus on the new Beastie Boys CD. Spread the word, and watch the sales. Just a thought
(*) just to clarify, yes, that is indeed a healthy lung from a septic monkey, rather than a septic lung from a healthy monkey.
I'm really starting to get irritated with this nonsense. disabling autorun on XP its embarrassingly simple to do, and claiming that it requires a registry hack just shows that your knowledge of windows doesn't even extend to the most absolute basics - so what the hell are you doing making claims about it's functionality when you don't even know how to use it?
i ces\CDRom]
TO DISABLE CD AUTORUN IN WINDOWS XP
1. Double click on "My Computer", or go start>my computer
2. Locate your CD or DVD drive in the "My Computer" window, and right-click on it
3. From the popup menu click "properties"
4. In the drive properties window that appears, go to the autoplay options, and select "take no action"
OR
The policy method (XP Pro only)
This involves changing your computer's policy to disallow autorunning of inserted media (Again, a very basic aspect of windows)
[1] Start/Run/GPEDIT.MSC
[2] Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/System.
[3] Locate the entry for Turn Off Autoplay and modify.
And just for the sake of completeness, bere's the registry tweak, too (which again, is certainly not any kind of "deep magic", though is probably more advanced than your granny would be comfortable with, at least you don't have to compile anything)
Start, run... "regedit"
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Serv
Value Name: Autorun
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0=disable, 1=enable)
Or you can download any of the ten zillion tweaking utilities for windows? how come, btw, when a tweaking utility for Linux is released, it's a cool added bit of functionality that makes Linux even more kickass than it already was... but when a tweaking utility is released for windows it's a kludgy fix to add functionality that obviously SHOULD've been there in the first place?
Oh well.
However, one way of resolving the "issues" is switching to an Operating System that doesn't have them.
Yes, of course, because if, for example, the seat was a little too far forwards in your car when driving, causing your legs to get uncomfortable, it'd be much more sensible to sell it and buy a new car than it would be to just move the seat back a bit...
Your biggest worry is the lycos address?
Am I the only one who thinks a respectable company/research group would NOT call their technology "Xtreme" anything, let alone Xtreme Alternative Defense System To The Max Dude! (okay, I added the "To the max dude!" part, but it sounds like it should be there..)
If there was a +1 Great Sig, I'd give you it right now. As it is, I'll just have to settle for the -1 Offtopic this post will earn me...
The difference between a zeppelin and a blimp is that a zeppelin has a rigid hull, and a blimp doesn't
That really makes you a bit of a twat then, doesn't it. You realise you're just increasing that driver's frustration, making it more likely an accident will occur?
And be very careful. Should an accident occur while you're pulling this stunt, even if it's through no fault of your own, you may end up taking the blame, as you were deliberately blocking another driver. The "Yeah, but he was being an asshole!" defence doesn't tend to stand too well
I'd probably use it as a footstool or doorstop or something. Or maybe just take it down to the pub, and be all like "'ssup d00dz.. check out my pimpin' new 92 Tbps router. It routes!"
2 quid.
Then you obviously haven't been paying attention to recent events. Look up the Sasser virus/worm.
On the other side though, a patch has been avaliable via Windowsupdate since before the worm struck, so it's really a user's fault if they end up getting infected...
Capital punishment for anyone who hasn't already installed the windows update which closes the security hole and has been avaliable for sodding ages
Now what I'd like to see in the display is:
Name: Bob Greenham (92% certainty)
Last met: Acme Conference june '06
Current position: Cyan Inc. (99% certainty)
"Bob Greenham" found in one mail thread:
Spokes for Acme Wheels (July '06, 3 mails)
You forgot some fields:
Additional useful information:
Closet homosexual
Defrauding supplies ordering system (84% certainty)
Tech illiterate - probably still using default password
etc...
Putting all the "cook your eyes with high-powered laser" jokes aside, this has several useful applications.
like.. Cooking your eyes with high powered lasers!
Oh.. wait..
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
We now have the tech to shift some really seriously impressive stuff about - even taking into account the fact you're rendering two displays for VR.
I think the limiting factor now is the displays. It's simply not currently feasible to get affordable high res displays small enough to use as VR. Hopefully this technology will provide a solution to that problem.
Having said all that, I seem to be in a tiny minority who think that depth is a killer feature in graphics - I still think shutter glasses, and even anaglyphs are cool. IMO it just makes *SUCH* a huge difference to look down over the edge of a cliff in, say, UT2004 and get that "Woaah! That's a LONG way down" effect
. The TADS (or Target Acquisition and Designation System) follows his head motion
I'm glad you qualified that acronym, because for a moment I wondered what they were doing with the Text Adventure Development System
"Enemy sighted, twelve o'clock"
"Quick! Activate the TADS!"
"Okay... it says we're in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.. a fierce green snake bars the way"
No. He said painted. It's a highly advanced system involving a minature inkjet nozzle. I can't tell you any more because it's classified, and I'd have to kill you. Or paint your eyes.
Um...
You mean the way humans have two seperate eyes, and the brain has to combine the images from them into a single 3D image?
Riiiiiight.
So your day-to-day system is a server, yeah?
I guess that makes sense, given that your server isn't actually serving anything. After all, a server needs clients, and what would those be? Oh yeah.. desktops. Toy machines, right?
You can get even higher by getting a quad damage, firing a grenade, switching to rockets, standing over the granade, aiming down, jumping right as the grenade goes off and firing your rocket at the same time. Off into orbit you go (or your gibs, if you neglected to pick up invincibliity, too)
DANGER, LOGICAL FLAW
No, not in the least.
I'm neither stating nor implying that if people think of it as unlistenable noise it's destined to become the next big thing.
In fact, I think everything that needs to be said about this can be summed up thusly
"One man's poision..."
Very well put point, however..
,and everything's about to collapse into a chaotic mess, pulling it back from the edge..
I mean I can play an executable as PCM or PWM data, that doesn't make the resulting noise music.
Very true. I've experimented with something similar myself, loading NES roms into an oldschool MOD composer. 19 times out of 20 I ended up with completely uninspiring chaos, or a crashed program. But that other 1 time out of 20 made it worthwhile. It's the old monkeys and typewriters thing - generate enough random noise and you'll find something interesting eventually.
The thing I find fascinating, however, about reusing data in ways it was never intended (such as turning ROM files into music) is that it's not entirely random. There's art in there. Data structures that exist in the file, such as sprites and background images, or map layouts. These have a humanly created form to them, and thus produce different effects to pure random data.
To my mind, one of the most important factors of music is that it's a balance between order and chaos. Either extreme is boring - Pure order is silence, and pure chaos is white noise. Neither makes for good listening. It's the interaction and play between the two that makes things interesting - pushing something to the brink of chaos, then, when disaster seems inevitable
This is only one of many factors that go into music, but I think it's one of the less considered ones.
Here we go again with the "Yes, but is it art?" issue.
I personally can't understand why this debate rages on so long. It's a very, very simple issue.
To determine whether something is art:
1. Does it mean anything to you?
Yes: It's probably art.
No: It's probably not art.
For example.. let's say you're wandering through a museum, and you come across, say, a toilet seat painted dayglo orange and nailed to the ceiling...
If your reaction is "Oh. It's a toilet seat. Painted orange and nailed to the ceiling. How unimaginitive" then for you, it's not art.
If your reaction is to be prompted to thinking about the kinds of every day objects that we take for granted being seen in a new light or an unusual way.. then congratulations. It's touched something in you, and you've experienced art.
There IS no definitive answer to "This is/isn't art." Because what inspires one person may bore another. The closest you can get is to say that the majority of people will or won't be affected by it.
It's exactly the same as a movie, or a song. You can't really accurately say "This IS/ISN'T an enjoyable movie" you can only say whether you found it enjoyable.
Generally speaking, if you're absolutely sure that you can safely denounce something as worthless without experiencing it, then you're probably missing something. There's a remarkable amount of depth, feeling, imagination, and subtlty within the genres of experimental noise.
Merzbow or Japanese Torture Comedy Hour may be a bit much to start off on, but I defy you to listen to Steve Reich's Different Trains, and not be moved in some way.
Same thing that was said about Jazz when that was the new sound.
Same thing that was said about rock when that was the new sound.
For that matter, same thing that was said about Classical when that was the new sound. I don't remember the specifics (anyone care to fill in?) but IIRC early/primitive music (as I believe is the correct name) only used a subset of the notes we use today. When these fancy-pants upstart noise makers came along with their full scales everyone thought the world was coming to an end.
I don't get it. Seriously, what's wrong with registering?
Simply put it's a pain in the arse.
"But it's just one site", you say, "you don't HAVE to read their articles.. if you don't like it, go elsewhere"
Fair enough. But if other sites see that NYT is successful with their registration system, they may well copy. Imagine if you had to register for *every single website* you wanted to use?
Personally, I detest these systems, and I'm perfectly happy to forego an article than help the trend. The worst offenders are some of the download sites - especially for game demos/patches, that kind of thing, where it goes a little like:
Click here to download.. *click*
Please wait while we show you this advert...
Please select your nearest mirror *click*
Redirecting you to that host
Please sign up for our premium download service, or register for a free download
*click register for free download*
Please enter your email, and-...
*gives up and walks away in disgust*