So, how much spam does everyone get each day on average? I think I get between 5 and 8, not much by most people's standards I imagine it's still depressing to see.
I'll be interested to see if this number goes down in the next few weeks, but I doubt I'll notice.
Consider this: when you install Debian or Ubuntu, you're asked whether you want to install popularity-contest, a program that reports anonymous usage data [which packages are installed, when have they last been used].
I've always thought popularity-contest is the dumbest application you could install. Don't agree? Here's my fictional top 3 as told by popularity-contest:
Half of the UK's choosing to move their finances over to Ireland because the government (up until this afternoon) was only guaranteeing to protect up to £35,000 of savings should their bank collapse whereas Ireland will guarantee 100%...
It's a Slashdot user with a 2 digit user ID, they're very rare.
OK, take some photos, but be very quiet in case you startle it. Don't point your flash directly at its eyes since it's probably unaccustomed to bright light and you might blind it.
When you're done, I'll be over there with the rest of the tour group.
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I can't wait to play Blocko Star Wars next year.
So, how much spam does everyone get each day on average? I think I get between 5 and 8, not much by most people's standards I imagine it's still depressing to see.
I'll be interested to see if this number goes down in the next few weeks, but I doubt I'll notice.
Now they won't need drugs mules anymore because they can simply email us the cocaine!
OK, so who are the following:
Unicron: A giant Steve Balmer head?
Galvatron: OS X?
Hot Rod: Ubuntu?
Scientist 1: Turn on the LHC!
* Click... Whirrrrr *
Scientist 2: It's on
* Foooooooom! *
Scientist 1: What the? God?!
God: Yes, it is I
Scientist 1: But, what are you doing here?
God: I'm here to collect my winnings. I put down a $1m with Paddy Power that I don't exist.
Scientist 2: So you made $4m?
God: No, I've made $33m because I placed my wager when they lengthened the odds.
Both Scientists: Wow!
God: Yes, that's why I'm God.
Kent Brockman: I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work.
Thank God.
Whoops, got modded as a troll. I reckon I can still claw this back though:
In a later statement, Artifex said that they would overlook this violation if all the machines were reconfigured to auto-vote for McCain.
There, that should keep everyone happy :)
Diebold and PES 'have not been granted a license to modify, copy, or distribute any of Artifex's copyrighted works
In a later statement, Artifex said that they would overlook this violation if all the machines were reconfigured to auto-vote for Obama.
shit, I forgot to click Post Anonymously.
Oh the irony :(
on a stupid crap website.
Slashdot sucks, Digg's much better :)
wicd is your friend, I think it's in the Intrepid Repos now*, but if it isn't you can get it from here
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/
*I'm still using Gutsy for some reason...
Consider this: when you install Debian or Ubuntu, you're asked whether you want to install popularity-contest, a program that reports anonymous usage data [which packages are installed, when have they last been used].
I've always thought popularity-contest is the dumbest application you could install. Don't agree? Here's my fictional top 3 as told by popularity-contest:
1. popularity-contest
2. linux-kernel-image
3. xorg
Genius.
Just think what you'd need to do to bypass it:
Original Source:
bool isLicenceValid()
{
(Implementation goes here)
}
"Hacked" Source:
bool isLicenceValid()
{
return true;
}
Job done :)
We would all be ruled by a penguin, but not just any old penguin:
An emperor penguin :)
Even though the software can recognise the cats 87% of the time, you need to input 12 pictures, so the chance of the attack succeeding drops to 10%.
You could probably make this even harder by putting a cat and a dog in a photo and telling the user to pick photos that ONLY have cats in them.
Instead of asking someone to type in the letters, numbers or how many cats there are in the photo, just randomly generate some scenario:
"Jim and Sue go to the park on Sunday. Billy the dog goes too."
Then you can ask random questions like:
"What is the name of the dog?"
"What day did they go to the park?"
"Where did they go?"
That might work OK for a while...
Can I get it to fill in Yahoo! Buzz's Captcha for me? I've given up trying.
I did not know that ubuntu was a player in the server market.
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition
How is this news?
Well they either should have stuck with 7.10 or waited for 8.10.
That's news...
Seriously, can we have this tag blocked or something?
Half of the UK's choosing to move their finances over to Ireland because the government (up until this afternoon) was only guaranteeing to protect up to £35,000 of savings should their bank collapse whereas Ireland will guarantee 100%...
Wow, what a treat we have today:
It's a Slashdot user with a 2 digit user ID, they're very rare.
OK, take some photos, but be very quiet in case you startle it. Don't point your flash directly at its eyes since it's probably unaccustomed to bright light and you might blind it.
When you're done, I'll be over there with the rest of the tour group.
Someone better go and wake up Green Day then.
Wikipedia will be OK then, because if it's on Wikipedia it must be true[citation needed].