As far as the.prn thing, I don't know why people are so against this. If it's porn send it there, it will make it easier for people to find the porn they need, and make it harder for kids to find it.
how exactly? is it that much harder for a kid to type porn.prn than it is for them to type porn.com? Maybe it makes it easier to filter, but that's not really the same thing as being harder to find.
You're right that this would not be in the first amendment. Maybe the fourth, but i think, rather, the right to privacy comes from the ninth (unenumerated rights).
It gets worse.. that patch required windows to be running in order to install it. So you couldn't install in DOS mode, and when you tried to start windows you would get a "windows protection error".
to install it, you had to get your processor to run at 350 MHz or slower so you could start windows, then install the patch. Then reset processor speed, and reboot. Sounds like it wasn't even that nice on those with a later version of 95
When trying to go to.biz domain with links (IMHO the best text-only webbrowser), you have to prefix it with "http://" or it will think you're trying to access a local file
Microsoft's documentation was complete. many API functions exist that aren't even mentioned in the documentation - many used by M$ software. Also, in the docs, many parameters are marked as "reserved", even if they have a hidden meaning that some software takes advantage of
Microsoft's documentation was accurate. A fairly surprising amount of the documentation for the Win32 API is partially inaccurate, or ommits certain key details, that can only be discovered by extensive testing under windows
0.1.8 What is the proper protocol to report a security vulnerability?
A sensible protocol to follow while reporting a security vulnerability is as follows:
Contact the product's vendor or maintainer and give them a one week period to respond. If they don't respond post to the list.
If you do hear from the vendor give them what you consider appropriate time to fix the vulnerability. This will depend on the vulnerability and the product. It's up to you to make and estimate. If they don't respond in time post to the list.
If they contact you asking for more time consider extending the deadline in good faith. If they continually fail to meet the deadline post to the list.
When is it advisable to post to the list without contacting the vendor?
When the product is no longer actively supported.
When you believe the vulnerability to be actively exploited and not informing the community as soon as possible would cause more harm then good.
Then again, we might be talking about different audiences here. The teenagers might need cool "environments" to get lured into using GNU/Linux, and that might have a positive effect in 5 to 10 years.
As a teenager (albeit a computer geek), I've been using linux for about a year now, and I've found I don't need a "desktop environment." I used GNOME for a while, and I use KDE now, but I don't use most of what it has to offer, and I don't really want it. It looks really nice, but when it comes down to it, I want something that works, is fast, and doesn't take up much RAM. KDE satisfies the first. I'm going to replace it with something else (I was thinking pwm) when I get a chance.
That is the first question in the FAQ. When he named it, he didn't know it was Greek for "without God." It is supposed to be Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom) mixed with OS.
I completely agree that the UIs are the main problem with today's RTS. There are actually some opensource RTS games. The two that I'm aware of right now are FreeCNC, a Command and Conquer clone/port, and Freecraft, a WarCraft II clone, with some improvements.
I haven't tried FreeCNC yet, so I don't know what it's like, but last time I tried Freecraft (a while ago), it wasn't quite there as far as stability. It's interface is mostly the exact WarCraft II interface, but with some minor improvements. Nothing as major as you are suggesting, but it's a small step in the right direction.
I had a voodoo 3, and it was a pain to get to work right, but my GeForce 2 works great, no hassle. From a clean install of Mandrake 7.2/8.0/equivalent:
Install nVidia's drivers (5 minutes)
Download UT Installer (I have the windows version)
Install (5-10 minutes)
Type "ut" to start. Play. Works great. Absolutely nothing wrong with the port.
I have it running better under Linux than I had under windows, just doing the above.
No, Loki did port QIII. ID ported Quake 1 & 2, and those ports sucked. The Linux port of Quake 1 sucked so badly, the quakeforge project is working on fixing it up and making it work right (and they've done an excellent job so far!!)
If PCI 3.0 is going to be so much faster, what effect will that have on AGP. Will I have to go but a PCI videocard when I upgrade, or can I keep my AGP one?
This isn't nessessarily the end. They've appealed to the Supreme Court. That doesn't meen that the Supreme Court will take the case, and even if they do, how long will it take for everything to be worked out completely?
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how exactly? is it that much harder for a kid to type porn.prn than it is for them to type porn.com? Maybe it makes it easier to filter, but that's not really the same thing as being harder to find.
It's probably great for those of us who get so used to :wq that we always hit escape in our email clients and other places it causes problems.
You're right that this would not be in the first amendment. Maybe the fourth, but i think, rather, the right to privacy comes from the ninth (unenumerated rights).
And a completely new VM isn't risky ...?
a broken "stable" kernel could do terrible damage
You mean the terrible damage that 2.4.11 just about completely managed not to do?
hmm ... as a teenager, I must be constipated, as I'm running dangerously low on free time.
breed? ...
what's that word mean?
no, that was win95 that went unsupported. IIRC, win98 won't go unsupported 'till 2003.
to install it, you had to get your processor to run at 350 MHz or slower so you could start windows, then install the patch. Then reset processor speed, and reboot. Sounds like it wasn't even that nice on those with a later version of 95
Star Trek X is the tenth Star Trek movie (X is 10 in roman numerals).
When trying to go to .biz domain with links (IMHO the best text-only webbrowser), you have to prefix it with "http://" or it will think you're trying to access a local file
That would be true, IF:
That's a very good idea. I can even think of a good name to call it:
Simple Direct Layer.
Actually it's Simple DirectMedia Layer
From the bugtraq FAQ (securityfocus.com):
0.1.8 What is the proper protocol to report a security vulnerability?
A sensible protocol to follow while reporting a security vulnerability is as follows:
When is it advisable to post to the list without contacting the vendor?
As a teenager (albeit a computer geek), I've been using linux for about a year now, and I've found I don't need a "desktop environment." I used GNOME for a while, and I use KDE now, but I don't use most of what it has to offer, and I don't really want it. It looks really nice, but when it comes down to it, I want something that works, is fast, and doesn't take up much RAM. KDE satisfies the first. I'm going to replace it with something else (I was thinking pwm) when I get a chance.
That is the first question in the FAQ. When he named it, he didn't know it was Greek for "without God." It is supposed to be Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom) mixed with OS.
I completely agree that the UIs are the main problem with today's RTS. There are actually some opensource RTS games. The two that I'm aware of right now are FreeCNC, a Command and Conquer clone/port, and Freecraft, a WarCraft II clone, with some improvements.
I haven't tried FreeCNC yet, so I don't know what it's like, but last time I tried Freecraft (a while ago), it wasn't quite there as far as stability. It's interface is mostly the exact WarCraft II interface, but with some minor improvements. Nothing as major as you are suggesting, but it's a small step in the right direction.
I have it running better under Linux than I had under windows, just doing the above.
No, Loki did port QIII. ID ported Quake 1 & 2, and those ports sucked. The Linux port of Quake 1 sucked so badly, the quakeforge project is working on fixing it up and making it work right (and they've done an excellent job so far!!)
Netscape was Backing out of the browser market
If PCI 3.0 is going to be so much faster, what effect will that have on AGP. Will I have to go but a PCI videocard when I upgrade, or can I keep my AGP one?
This isn't nessessarily the end. They've appealed to the Supreme Court. That doesn't meen that the Supreme Court will take the case, and even if they do, how long will it take for everything to be worked out completely?