Do we really need any more manned missions to the moon? What research can we do with live people that we can't do with cheaper, lighter remote probes? The only real purpose of sending men to the moon was an ego boost for the US during the cold war. Further manned missions to the moon would be an expensive and completely unnecessary venture, unless we finally get around to colonizing the moon. But then, what would be the point of that? Just for fun? Maybe build a huge observatory there that won't be obstructed by an atmosphere?
There are perfectly good things that can be done with all this genetic enhancement to eliminate fear. Like creating a CLONE ARMY for myself so I can TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!
This just goes to show that the #1 security threat is always stupid end-users, not buggy software. People whose password is "QWERTY" or "secret" ought to be shot.
Rich0 writes "Steve Balmer from Microsoft is announcing that their 'Security Hardening Package' for their Windows 2000 servers to be released in March of 2003 includes a new feature that allows remote users to execute arbitrary code."
Buy a $50 ATI TV Wonder and record Star Trek and whatnot into 500mb/hr AVIs in realtime. But you need a fast computer. The advantage is you can share them with your friends and burn them to CDs or DVDs. All that for what, the cost of 1 month subscription to TiVo?
Channels 2-99 are reserved, but in almost all places fewer than 10 of those channels are actually used for broadcast, and almost all of those are under channel 50. The TV band definitely has a lot of unused frequencies to spare.
In many countries (such as Australia), it's just as illegal to tape broadcast TV as it is to set up a camera in a movie theater.
I see no harm in this regulation as long as it does not intrude on my fair use rights. The ability to record TV shows for free and keep the copies indefinitely is not included under "fair use". You're not even paying for it, so you have no rights to it except what the broadcasters permit you.
This is vastly different from the CBDTPA, because the latter is a cumbersome and futile scheme that would inhibit hundreds of perfectly legal things that you can do with a personal computer. The former is more akin to the regulation passed by the FCC several years ago requiring VCRs to be made so that they can not dub copy-protected video tapes.
By the same logic as Apple...
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Sun Microsystems should sue the producers of "Solaris" for trademark infringement.:)
Microsoft rapes you for $300 to get an office suite that isn't any better that free ones but was deliberately designed to be noninteroperable with any other office suite so that Microsoft could perpetuate their monopoly without any basis in merit. Why would any right-minded person use M$ office for any reason other than the fact that it is the only office suite that can work well with the (predominant) M$ office suite, and/or it came bundled with thier computers. Microsoft office is a ripoff and its current predominance has no basis in merit.
The DOJ settlement should have forced Microsoft to release all of their file formats and APIs to the public domain. Their only purpose in protecting them is to make it as difficult as possible for competing products interoperate with Micro$oft products.
Boycott Microsoft Office and support efforts to create completely interchangeable competitors to it.
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Now It's down to $70, and the equivalent Asus model is $79
Lite-On has had a 52x/24x/52x model out for a long time now. It started selling at Newegg.com in the beginning of november for about $79
Like I said, it's just an ego boost. :)
Do we really need any more manned missions to the moon? What research can we do with live people that we can't do with cheaper, lighter remote probes? The only real purpose of sending men to the moon was an ego boost for the US during the cold war. Further manned missions to the moon would be an expensive and completely unnecessary venture, unless we finally get around to colonizing the moon. But then, what would be the point of that? Just for fun? Maybe build a huge observatory there that won't be obstructed by an atmosphere?
There are perfectly good things that can be done with all this genetic enhancement to eliminate fear. Like creating a CLONE ARMY for myself so I can TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!!
In time, you shall call me master. MUAHAHAHA!!
This just goes to show that the #1 security threat is always stupid end-users, not buggy software. People whose password is "QWERTY" or "secret" ought to be shot.
Mr. Feynman!
No, it would be more like this:
Rich0 writes "Steve Balmer from Microsoft is announcing that their 'Security Hardening Package' for their Windows 2000 servers to be released in March of 2003 includes a new feature that allows remote users to execute arbitrary code."
I bet at least half of them have "QWERTY", their birthday, their phone number, their address, or some other stupid password.
Here's a solution: Fire all the morons who set their password to "qwerty" so they won't forget and then forget it anyway.
Fire the morons who forget their password or set it to "QWERTY" so they won't forget. :)
Buy a $50 ATI TV Wonder and record Star Trek and whatnot into 500mb/hr AVIs in realtime. But you need a fast computer. The advantage is you can share them with your friends and burn them to CDs or DVDs. All that for what, the cost of 1 month subscription to TiVo?
Channels 2-99 are reserved, but in almost all places fewer than 10 of those channels are actually used for broadcast, and almost all of those are under channel 50. The TV band definitely has a lot of unused frequencies to spare.
'pthreads for Dummies', 'pthreads for Pointy-Haired-Bosses'...
When I saw the topic I thought it might have something to do with a new type of S&M involving keyboards...
Slashdot should explain some of the more esoteric things they post instead of assuming everyone knows what the hell WiFi or a hotspot is.
nah, it just doesn't sound right.
..one giant leap for geekkind
Everyone knows campaign contributions from corporations are usually tantamount to bribes.
In many countries (such as Australia), it's just as illegal to tape broadcast TV as it is to set up a camera in a movie theater.
I see no harm in this regulation as long as it does not intrude on my fair use rights. The ability to record TV shows for free and keep the copies indefinitely is not included under "fair use". You're not even paying for it, so you have no rights to it except what the broadcasters permit you.
This is vastly different from the CBDTPA, because the latter is a cumbersome and futile scheme that would inhibit hundreds of perfectly legal things that you can do with a personal computer. The former is more akin to the regulation passed by the FCC several years ago requiring VCRs to be made so that they can not dub copy-protected video tapes.
Sun Microsystems should sue the producers of "Solaris" for trademark infringement. :)
Just "borrow" a copy of some CAD software from a college student. :)
It's bascially an inferior alternative to TinyFugue.
And i've never heard of that, either!
Am I the only one here who has never, ever heard of Tintin?
Microsoft rapes you for $300 to get an office suite that isn't any better that free ones but was deliberately designed to be noninteroperable with any other office suite so that Microsoft could perpetuate their monopoly without any basis in merit. Why would any right-minded person use M$ office for any reason other than the fact that it is the only office suite that can work well with the (predominant) M$ office suite, and/or it came bundled with thier computers. Microsoft office is a ripoff and its current predominance has no basis in merit.
The DOJ settlement should have forced Microsoft to release all of their file formats and APIs to the public domain. Their only purpose in protecting them is to make it as difficult as possible for competing products interoperate with Micro$oft products.
Boycott Microsoft Office and support efforts to create completely interchangeable competitors to it.
It's on IRC, but it hasn't hit the P2P networks much yet, and besides the P2P networks are completely staked out by the **AA. Try DalNET.