I wish that US coins had the denominations printed on them. Here in Canada the coins are the same size for the same US denominations, but for non-North Americans it's immensely confusing.
One of the problems is trust. How do you trust that the IP you got from "Gnutella, DNS Edition" for randombigsharewaresite.com is actually the right one? Imagine some blackhat setting up a fake site of their own that looks exactly like the real deal, but has a few thousand trojaned apps waiting for download by the unsuspecting. Or those checksums on kernel.org? Are you sure that's the real kernel.org?
Maybe there could be a system where the most common result in a p2p-dns query is used, or maybe pgp-style webs of trust. I dunno. I'm just talking out of my ass. I'm no expert.
One feature I'd love Mozilla to copy from Opera is the ability to send the entire URL to a helper application when downloading, instead of just the file. Until Mozilla lets me use Downloader for X just as well as Opera can, it's unusable for me.
Ah, so every single thing one does in life is done as part of a group? Group work is the only way to get something done? You've never done anything on your own in your life?
I'm sure you'll make a fine addition to the next wave of north american (I'm guessing you're from north america, your english is so awful) graduates. You don't know how to do anything, but you know how to do nothing together! You're such a great team player!
Individual effort is the only way to get things done properly. Add too many people, and you have a stifling beaurocracy and petty politics.
If you're so worried about encoded binaries, why not try yEnc instead of base64 or uuencoding? It works well in newsgroups. It might work well for email storage as well.
I was about to point to GLTron as a good free game with great graphics, but then I realized those graphics were already designed by professionals when Tron was made.
Slackware users don't want a packaging system for everyday use.
Try encap. Not really a traditional package manager, but works very well with source.
Basically, instead of "make install", you do "make prefix=/usr/local/encap/(programname-version) install", type "epkg/usr/local/encap/(program-version)", and it symlinks everything to the appropriate/usr/local locations automatically, deleting previous symlinks from old versions beforehand. Yes, you could do symlinks by hand, but that's a pain if the program uses a few hundred different files that can take too much time. Epkg does it in a few seconds.
New version of, say, your favourite email client is misbehaving? "epkg -r/usr/local/encap/(programname-version)" deletes the symlinks. Easy as pie. I love the encap concept since I try lots of bleeding-edge CVS versions of programs. If a new version sucks, I can go back to an older, working version with just a few commands. I don't have to recompile old versions over again.
In all seriousness, LFS is great when you've got a fast spare machine to play with and want to learn about how Linux works (I've got a "play box" just for this purpose), but I love Slackware for when I need absolute stability and resource efficiency. Good for desktops and servers, 486s to P4s. Thanks for the work, Patrick!
Actually, John Katz and a few other Slashdot regulars inhabit an alternate reality timeline. Occasionally there's a technobabble rift that opens up and deposits their stories into our universe's Slashdot.
It feels even better if you don't have a credit card. Granted, you're still up shit creek if your SSN/SIN/local-equivalent-outside-north-america gets out.
In related news, the Romafeller Foundation announced their interest in the X-45, saying it would make "a useful companion technology" to an undisclosed project of their own. This comes amidst rumors of divided upper management.
Max Payne, Aliens vs. Predators 2, Freedom Force, Morrowind, all the many Half-Life variants, and many others.
Exactly. Many others, as in "many other little companies that bought a Q2/Unreal engine license for cheap". And don't try to lump Diablo-esque clickfests in with FPSs. That's not what I'm complaining about.
Games like CS, Q3, and UT are not coop multi, they are basically team deathmatch.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Kill a baddie, throw a switch, c'est la meme chose. It's just a different goal, and I've seen some pretty innovative goal mods for online FPSs. Multiplayer fans get anything they want nowadays. People like me who have crappy ISP ping/latency and don't have eight hours a day to hone Counterstrike skills get the shaft.
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I wish that US coins had the denominations printed on them. Here in Canada the coins are the same size for the same US denominations, but for non-North Americans it's immensely confusing.
Alas, I haven't heard any Redding references in a long time. At least Barbara and Mary Lou have kept up the honorable punning tradition.
Actually, Slashdot kind of reminds me of what As It Happens would be, if they had more time for Talkback.
How does this happen in a "free" country?
It doesn't, America isn't one.
That would kind of put a new variable into the Drake equation.
Either that, or give plot ideas to Isaac Asimov. Damn Spacers.
One of the problems is trust. How do you trust that the IP you got from "Gnutella, DNS Edition" for randombigsharewaresite.com is actually the right one? Imagine some blackhat setting up a fake site of their own that looks exactly like the real deal, but has a few thousand trojaned apps waiting for download by the unsuspecting. Or those checksums on kernel.org? Are you sure that's the real kernel.org?
Maybe there could be a system where the most common result in a p2p-dns query is used, or maybe pgp-style webs of trust. I dunno. I'm just talking out of my ass. I'm no expert.
I want them dirt-cheap and mass-produced, like calculators.
This is rather depressing; there's only one bookshop in my city of 25000.
One feature I'd love Mozilla to copy from Opera is the ability to send the entire URL to a helper application when downloading, instead of just the file. Until Mozilla lets me use Downloader for X just as well as Opera can, it's unusable for me.
A Slashdot story that *doesn't* remind someone of a Simpsons quote is a sign of the apocalypse. Keep'em coming, folks. :)
Oh, come on. That was barely cheesecake. You can see more on prime-time US sitcoms.
Ah, so every single thing one does in life is done as part of a group? Group work is the only way to get something done? You've never done anything on your own in your life?
I'm sure you'll make a fine addition to the next wave of north american (I'm guessing you're from north america, your english is so awful) graduates. You don't know how to do anything, but you know how to do nothing together! You're such a great team player!
Individual effort is the only way to get things done properly. Add too many people, and you have a stifling beaurocracy and petty politics.
You should take your own .sig advice.
Aww, poor baby. Lost your marketing contracts? Looks like you're back to working at Mcdonalds and living in your parent's basement.
And to SPEWS: Fight the good fight!
The spammers are sleazier. At least *some* people like amateur porn. They've got a real, credible niche market to serve.
If you're so worried about encoded binaries, why not try yEnc instead of base64 or uuencoding? It works well in newsgroups. It might work well for email storage as well.
It's close enough. There are only five proper names on that list, and "Uncle George" is obviously a code word for George Dorn.
I was about to point to GLTron as a good free game with great graphics, but then I realized those graphics were already designed by professionals when Tron was made.
Boiling is easier in low pressure. Heating water so it's hot enough for a nice cup of tea on the other hand, that's a problem.
I agree entirely, but have one thing to add.
Slackware users don't want a packaging system for everyday use.
Try encap. Not really a traditional package manager, but works very well with source.
Basically, instead of "make install", you do "make prefix=/usr/local/encap/(programname-version) install", type "epkg /usr/local/encap/(program-version)", and it symlinks everything to the appropriate /usr/local locations automatically, deleting previous symlinks from old versions beforehand. Yes, you could do symlinks by hand, but that's a pain if the program uses a few hundred different files that can take too much time. Epkg does it in a few seconds.
New version of, say, your favourite email client is misbehaving? "epkg -r /usr/local/encap/(programname-version)" deletes the symlinks. Easy as pie. I love the encap concept since I try lots of bleeding-edge CVS versions of programs. If a new version sucks, I can go back to an older, working version with just a few commands. I don't have to recompile old versions over again.
Lazy wimp. Go build your own distro.
In all seriousness, LFS is great when you've got a fast spare machine to play with and want to learn about how Linux works (I've got a "play box" just for this purpose), but I love Slackware for when I need absolute stability and resource efficiency. Good for desktops and servers, 486s to P4s. Thanks for the work, Patrick!
Actually, John Katz and a few other Slashdot regulars inhabit an alternate reality timeline. Occasionally there's a technobabble rift that opens up and deposits their stories into our universe's Slashdot.
It feels even better if you don't have a credit card. Granted, you're still up shit creek if your SSN/SIN/local-equivalent-outside-north-america gets out.
And what are they doing with my other $14.00 anyway?
Sending it to their dealers to support their crack habits.
In related news, the Romafeller Foundation announced their interest in the X-45, saying it would make "a useful companion technology" to an undisclosed project of their own. This comes amidst rumors of divided upper management.
Max Payne, Aliens vs. Predators 2, Freedom Force, Morrowind, all the many Half-Life variants, and many others.
Exactly. Many others, as in "many other little companies that bought a Q2/Unreal engine license for cheap". And don't try to lump Diablo-esque clickfests in with FPSs. That's not what I'm complaining about.
Games like CS, Q3, and UT are not coop multi, they are basically team deathmatch.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Kill a baddie, throw a switch, c'est la meme chose. It's just a different goal, and I've seen some pretty innovative goal mods for online FPSs. Multiplayer fans get anything they want nowadays. People like me who have crappy ISP ping/latency and don't have eight hours a day to hone Counterstrike skills get the shaft.