1.) Look at the headers in these emails. Odds are, the return address is forged, but the IP address just before the mail server hop seldom is.
2.) Resolve that IP address.
3.) Report the incident to the internet provider hosting the connection using a stock email message and simple mail script, with a copy of the headers appended at the end. Most of the time, these virii are not from malicious people so much as they are from infected machines. Keep that in mind when you alert the respective ISP of the problem.
I have been a USCF "A" player (very strong amateur two levels below master) since the age of twelve. I have studied the game for countless hours. But most importantly, I have studied the games played between Kasparov and Deep Blue during both matches.
In both instances, they were filled with what are commonly called "computer moves"--pointless rook maneuvers or pawn advances that make no sense from a positional or strategical standpoint--moves that no human player would ever play.
While Fritz 7 will be able to tell you if there's a hypothetical knight fork waiting for it fifteen moves later, it still cannot make moves based on a consistent, cogent, long-term strategy, nor can any computer chess program.
"Is that exchange useful because that extra pawn on the kingside can become passed 40 moves later in the endgame?" I could tell you easily, but a chess program could not.
All of these computer programs are mired in the "this position equates to a numerical value of x" alogrithmic model. This is useful for making good, immediate moves, but means that the strength of the program is still limited by the accuracy of its numerical assignments and its move lookahead--two things that are not only finite, but predicatable as well.
It's a lot like humans vs. agents in The Matrix. Trust me, I'd take the positionally-grounded Grandmaster player any day of the week.
Even though that Lian Li case is aluminum, I imagine that we're talking about an insane amount of heat that must be dissipated in that cramped little space. How long will this thing last before one of the components dies?
Get yourself a high-style Lian Li or Sky Hawk aluminum case, and you'll still be one step ahead of the unwashed masses sporting their paltry, black neXt-ish gear:)
Here at NC State University, Sun has given untold millions to our otherwise spotty engineering and computer science departments. What this entails is six different curriculums based around the Java language. Far more useful C and C++ programming courses have already been killed. Seriously. Next fall, you will be unable to take a C++ course at the largest university in the state of North Carolina.
There is a culture of corporate sponsorship, kickbacks, and unwarranted influence that dominates the university landscape, and Sun is a big player in that respect.
I balk at the notion that Java is going away any time soon. It won't--not with Sun ramming it down the throats of the next prospective generation of programmers.
Old Lady #1: When my ex-husband passed away, the insurance company said his policy didn't cover him. Old Lady #2: They didn't have enough money for the funeral. Old Lady #3: It's so hard nowadays, with all the gangs and rap music.. Old Lady #1: What about the robots? Old Lady #4: Oh, they're everywhere! Old Lady #1: I don't even know why the scientists make them. Old Lady #2: Darren and I have a policy with Old Glory Insurance, in case we're attacked by robots. Old Lady #1: An insurance policy with a robot plan? Certainly, I'm too old. Old Lady #2: Old Glory covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.
[ cut to Sam Waterston, Compensated Endorser ] Sam Waterson: I'm Sam Waterston, of the popular TV series "Law & Order". As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel. Well, now there's a company that offers coverage against the unfortunate event of robot attack, with Old Glory Insurance. Old Glory will cover you with no health check-up or age consideration. [ SUPER: Limitied Benefits First Two Years ] You need to feel safe. And that's harder and harder to do nowadays, because robots may strike at any time. [ show pie chart reading "Cause of Death in Persons Over 50 Years of Age": Heart Disease, 42% - Robots, 58% ] And when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free.. because they're made of metal, and robots are strong. Now, for only $4 a month, you can achieve peace of mind in a world full of grime and robots, with Old Glory Insurance. So, don't cower under your afghan any longer. Make a choice. [ SUPER: "WARNING: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves. ] Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you - and they will.
These all-in-one cards are cool, but what happens when the graphics technology they employ becomes outdated? What you're left with is a piece of junk--a feature-loaded card that you don't want to put in your only AGP slot because the newest games don't play nicely with it. Solution? Upgrade your card. Then you lose all of your TV functions with your upgrade.
It happened to all of the 3dfx Voodoo 3500 owners out there, and it will happen to the people who buy these things.
A better, more flexible solution is to get whatever graphics card you want, regardless of TV/TIVO functions, and then just supplement with the PCI TV card of your choice.
It's been working well for me: I had a TNT accelerator in this box along with an old, reliable BT-based TV card (complete with remote control, thank you!). The TNT card is long gone, but my television card isn't. I haven't had to worry about getting a TV tuner for my graphics card because I already have that functionality in this computer.
Yeah, who are you? I thought I was stating my view on the posted topic based on the information provided, as well as other information I gleaned from a search. I didn't realize that I was "wrong", though. Thanks for setting me straight on that, citizen!
What's weird is that I just took an introductory astronomy class (oh yes, I'm *just* that ignorant) led by one of the most prominent physicists on the East coast. This same man would undoubtedly take you to task on your "flat universe" assertion. I promise. To be honest, I'd rather place my faith in his intellect and knowledge over yours. You are, after all, a completely unaccredited, more or less anonymous slashdot poster. I admit to not having a doctorate in physics, can you?
I don't need a new dribble glass when you spout off jargon such as "cosmological constant" and "baryonic"--I'm familiar with the terms. But maybe you could impress my professor with how much you know? I can give you his email if you'd like.
The fact is, dark matter/energy ideas are *all* conjecture based on conflicting, irritatingly persistent facts that cannot be consolidated under any one bizarre, all-inclusive theory. That was the point of my post. So as they say, don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining.
I read the post about Malda's comments about "anatomically correct" skins, then panned down to this post, saw the URL, and suddenly it all made sense: His Scully and Xena skins were sporting wangs.
A brilliant philosophy professor of mine once described the formulation of fantastic theories unsupported by enough empirical evidence as "creating castles in the sky".
Black holes, we may one day find, are far more tangible, real, and even observable than a puff of clouds that resembles a drawbridge.
When confronted with phenomena that cannot be explained, a select few physicists and astronomers are apparently compelled to come up with the most unlikely explanations, seemingly borrowed from bad sci-fi movies.
Witness the dark matter debacle, in which the many interesting (read: ridiculous) theories concerning other universes and dimensions suddenly caved to the harsh fact that dark matter really *is* nothing more than matter that we can't observe for a myriad of reasons, and not matter sitting in some kind of other space-time continuum.
Occum's razor, baby--Occum's razor.
"The problem is the inability to read an M$ Word doc that was sent to a Linux user."
I know you're throwing out examples of perceived "problems" that stem from a lack of standards, but this just reads like a pandering attempt to garner the sympathy of Linux users.
Face it, bub,.doc files *are* a standard. It's a documented (yes, the spec *is* publically available), ubiquitous file format. If you run Linux and *still* haven't availed yourself of the many M$.doc file solutions, then I don't know what to tell you. Boo hoo?
Let's think about this for a second: If there isn't even standardization with ASCII text files between DOS/Windows-based systems and Unix-based ones, then why would anything else be completely, unequivocally standardized? For documents,.docs are what *most* people use, and I really don't see that changing any time soon just to accommodate a few rogue Linux users who can't be troubled by OpenOffice or StarOffice.
Slashdot Mirror
"Nadine" indeed.
1.) Look at the headers in these emails. Odds are, the return address is forged, but the IP address just before the mail server hop seldom is.
2.) Resolve that IP address.
3.) Report the incident to the internet provider hosting the connection using a stock email message and simple mail script, with a copy of the headers appended at the end. Most of the time, these virii are not from malicious people so much as they are from infected machines. Keep that in mind when you alert the respective ISP of the problem.
4.) Rinse.
5.) Repeat.
I have been a USCF "A" player (very strong amateur two levels below master) since the age of twelve. I have studied the game for countless hours. But most importantly, I have studied the games played between Kasparov and Deep Blue during both matches.
In both instances, they were filled with what are commonly called "computer moves"--pointless rook maneuvers or pawn advances that make no sense from a positional or strategical standpoint--moves that no human player would ever play.
While Fritz 7 will be able to tell you if there's a hypothetical knight fork waiting for it fifteen moves later, it still cannot make moves based on a consistent, cogent, long-term strategy, nor can any computer chess program.
"Is that exchange useful because that extra pawn on the kingside can become passed 40 moves later in the endgame?" I could tell you easily, but a chess program could not.
All of these computer programs are mired in the "this position equates to a numerical value of x" alogrithmic model. This is useful for making good, immediate moves, but means that the strength of the program is still limited by the accuracy of its numerical assignments and its move lookahead--two things that are not only finite, but predicatable as well.
It's a lot like humans vs. agents in The Matrix. Trust me, I'd take the positionally-grounded Grandmaster player any day of the week.
You heard me, Michael. I'm throwing down the alliteration gauntlet! :)
Darned BSA! Always camping and hiking and...trying to enforce manopolistic, cartel-like business practices! Shame!
With a special shout out to Comic Book Guy and all my homies down in cell block D.
I've probably seen hundreds, no, *thousands* of "Why open source is good" by Mr. James T. Linuxfan articles posted up in this mofo. Why another one?
Even though that Lian Li case is aluminum, I imagine that we're talking about an insane amount of heat that must be dissipated in that cramped little space. How long will this thing last before one of the components dies?
Get yourself a high-style Lian Li or Sky Hawk aluminum case, and you'll still be one step ahead of the unwashed masses sporting their paltry, black neXt-ish gear :)
You've seen these before:
"This message will go away in 10..9..8..7.."
Oh yeah, making me wait every time I want to jump in and try out your software is a *really* smart idea.
I think we need an all-encompassing, deliberately vague anti-privacy bill that will put to end the machinations of these terrorists!
Here at NC State University, Sun has given untold millions to our otherwise spotty engineering and computer science departments. What this entails is six different curriculums based around the Java language. Far more useful C and C++ programming courses have already been killed. Seriously. Next fall, you will be unable to take a C++ course at the largest university in the state of North Carolina.
There is a culture of corporate sponsorship, kickbacks, and unwarranted influence that dominates the university landscape, and Sun is a big player in that respect.
I balk at the notion that Java is going away any time soon. It won't--not with Sun ramming it down the throats of the next prospective generation of programmers.
The Old Glory commercial from SNL:
Old Lady #1: When my ex-husband passed away, the insurance company said his policy didn't cover him.
Old Lady #2: They didn't have enough money for the funeral.
Old Lady #3: It's so hard nowadays, with all the gangs and rap music..
Old Lady #1: What about the robots?
Old Lady #4: Oh, they're everywhere!
Old Lady #1: I don't even know why the scientists make them.
Old Lady #2: Darren and I have a policy with Old Glory Insurance, in case we're attacked by robots.
Old Lady #1: An insurance policy with a robot plan? Certainly, I'm too old.
Old Lady #2: Old Glory covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.
[ cut to Sam Waterston, Compensated Endorser ]
Sam Waterson: I'm Sam Waterston, of the popular TV series "Law & Order". As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel. Well, now there's a company that offers coverage against the unfortunate event of robot attack, with Old Glory Insurance. Old Glory will cover you with no health check-up or age consideration. [ SUPER: Limitied Benefits First Two Years ] You need to feel safe. And that's harder and harder to do nowadays, because robots may strike at any time. [ show pie chart reading "Cause of Death in Persons Over 50 Years of Age": Heart Disease, 42% - Robots, 58% ] And when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free.. because they're made of metal, and robots are strong. Now, for only $4 a month, you can achieve peace of mind in a world full of grime and robots, with Old Glory Insurance. So, don't cower under your afghan any longer. Make a choice. [ SUPER: "WARNING: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves. ] Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you - and they will.
Halo, Asheron's Call, and whatever else they think people want to play with every new X-Box. Microshaft could win in a battle of sheer attrition.
The legal claim: The Halo game cannot be physically separated from the X-Box console.
Yeah, they're bastards. Always camping and earning merit badges--you've got to keep your eye on them.
These all-in-one cards are cool, but what happens when the graphics technology they employ becomes outdated? What you're left with is a piece of junk--a feature-loaded card that you don't want to put in your only AGP slot because the newest games don't play nicely with it. Solution? Upgrade your card. Then you lose all of your TV functions with your upgrade.
It happened to all of the 3dfx Voodoo 3500 owners out there, and it will happen to the people who buy these things.
A better, more flexible solution is to get whatever graphics card you want, regardless of TV/TIVO functions, and then just supplement with the PCI TV card of your choice.
It's been working well for me: I had a TNT accelerator in this box along with an old, reliable BT-based TV card (complete with remote control, thank you!). The TNT card is long gone, but my television card isn't. I haven't had to worry about getting a TV tuner for my graphics card because I already have that functionality in this computer.
1. Uninstall Kazaa.
2. Run Ad-aware.
3. Vow never to use commercial p2p software ever again.
4. Switch to Gnutella to get your fix.
I miss the old svgalib progs. There were lots of projects similar to this one that got left behind as support for the library waned. :(
And why are they harboring a grudge?
Will I finally get to see some elf nipple?
:-)
Yeah, who are you? I thought I was stating my view on the posted topic based on the information provided, as well as other information I gleaned from a search. I didn't realize that I was "wrong", though. Thanks for setting me straight on that, citizen!
:)
What's weird is that I just took an introductory astronomy class (oh yes, I'm *just* that ignorant) led by one of the most prominent physicists on the East coast. This same man would undoubtedly take you to task on your "flat universe" assertion. I promise. To be honest, I'd rather place my faith in his intellect and knowledge over yours. You are, after all, a completely unaccredited, more or less anonymous slashdot poster. I admit to not having a doctorate in physics, can you?
I don't need a new dribble glass when you spout off jargon such as "cosmological constant" and "baryonic"--I'm familiar with the terms. But maybe you could impress my professor with how much you know? I can give you his email if you'd like.
The fact is, dark matter/energy ideas are *all* conjecture based on conflicting, irritatingly persistent facts that cannot be consolidated under any one bizarre, all-inclusive theory. That was the point of my post. So as they say, don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining.
Good day
I read the post about Malda's comments about "anatomically correct" skins, then panned down to this post, saw the URL, and suddenly it all made sense: His Scully and Xena skins were sporting wangs.
A brilliant philosophy professor of mine once described the formulation of fantastic theories unsupported by enough empirical evidence as "creating castles in the sky". Black holes, we may one day find, are far more tangible, real, and even observable than a puff of clouds that resembles a drawbridge. When confronted with phenomena that cannot be explained, a select few physicists and astronomers are apparently compelled to come up with the most unlikely explanations, seemingly borrowed from bad sci-fi movies. Witness the dark matter debacle, in which the many interesting (read: ridiculous) theories concerning other universes and dimensions suddenly caved to the harsh fact that dark matter really *is* nothing more than matter that we can't observe for a myriad of reasons, and not matter sitting in some kind of other space-time continuum. Occum's razor, baby--Occum's razor.
I could have sworn that I (let's just say) "reviewed" a newer, VGA version of Leisure Suit Larry I only a few years back.
Does anyone have any information about the Sierra VGA re-releases?
"The problem is the inability to read an M$ Word doc that was sent to a Linux user."
.doc files *are* a standard. It's a documented (yes, the spec *is* publically available), ubiquitous file format. If you run Linux and *still* haven't availed yourself of the many M$ .doc file solutions, then I don't know what to tell you. Boo hoo?
.docs are what *most* people use, and I really don't see that changing any time soon just to accommodate a few rogue Linux users who can't be troubled by OpenOffice or StarOffice.
I know you're throwing out examples of perceived "problems" that stem from a lack of standards, but this just reads like a pandering attempt to garner the sympathy of Linux users.
Face it, bub,
Let's think about this for a second: If there isn't even standardization with ASCII text files between DOS/Windows-based systems and Unix-based ones, then why would anything else be completely, unequivocally standardized? For documents,