Media loves a good "(X) VERSUS (Y)!" fight. I say fuck them. It's going to depend on the application. Linux users don't use their OS's in the same way the BSD users use theirs.
Tell one person using OpenBSD that they should use Linux instead because the I/O cache is faster, and they'll tell you to GFY. Likewise if you tell a desktop Redhat 7.2 user that FreeBSD is going to suit him better because of process creation statistics.
It's just another stupid OS jihad that doesn't matter. People should take a lesson from Linus when people ask him what he thinks of the "competition".
Do you ever have strange, murky dreams about launching a major coup against the established leaders of the Linux kernel, surmounting their positions and establishing yourself as the all-time evil maniacal leader of Linux? (mwuhahaha)
Something just seems so odd that they'd make a post from internet photos... I just get this weird image of an extreme radical sitting in his den, in front of his iMac or something, and pulling pictures off of Google image search.
Enter wife: "Honey, are you ever going to get off that thing?!?!"
Radical: "Lay off me, I have to get this poster done for the radical anti-american protest tonight!... oh, COOL! Bert!! Check this out honey!"
Perhaps they're feeling stupid for not taking that rich guy up on his offer to pay for a space ride... they were too good for that, but now they're stooping even lower with space billboards. Hmm...
Hmm, not sure about that one. I think we'd have all of that from ARPA, even if a BBS never existed.
I mean, no protocols every originated from BBS technology, did they? (I mean, there very well may have, I just have never seen an RFC giving props to BBS culture)
Point taken, but I just don't think we owe the Internet to wildcat, ya know?
This sounds like an excuse for everybody to tell everyone else how much more leet they are because they remember when most hackers could type faster than their modems could transmit.
What this man did was clearly an act of terrorism.
I'm glad legislation is in the works to treat him as such. I recommend mandatory life sentence.
We cannot remain idle while our nation is being attacked by such brutal "haxorists".
What do you expect? We've pretty much progressed further in the thirty years since ST:TOS than they thought we would in three hundred years.
Well--yeah--I understand that perfectly well, but I think the point they have is the inconsistency. You can't forget what the Kirk ship looked like in TOS, and it breaks the metaphor when compared with Bakula's ship... and they have a point!
I've heard similar complaints when comparing Star Wars Episode One to the already released SW films: Episode One used so much CG and effects, it appeared too futuristic for the time period.
I've heard complaints (through the grapevine) that the Low-Tech feel of the show isn't Low-Tech enough. For example, the design of the ship seems more futuristic than Kirk's Enterprise.
I think it would be nifty if they shot it on the same grainy film as the old Star Trek. Wouldn't that be nostalgic?
Unfortunately, I won't be seeing it first-hand... I ditched TV in '97. It's times like these that I feel a twinge of regret for that decision:->
I wonder if we non-TV types will be able to d/l mpegs from a P2P service reliably? I'm guessing that's a big probably!
To me, it seems something is missing in this particular tennis match: cost of production. It would seem that the traditional management structure would be very difficult to adapt to a volunteer-based software project, whereas the CatB approach is perfectly suited.
How many beneficial software projects simply wouldn't exist without this sans-management stucture?
I'm envisioning another DSS vs. Clever Pirate debacle, maybe on a smaller scale in this case. I wonder how long before this signal gets stolen (has it been stolen already?)
I suppose the real challenge would be to intercept the signal on cheaper hardware. Will it even be possible? $300 is a huge pricetag to receive something slightly better than what I get for free, even if $10/mo is fairly cheap for the service.
Has anyone seen any links to the technical side of this service? What hardware is used to receive, and how is the signal encrypted?
Crime is crime, yes, but the punishment should fit the crime. Adding a few words to a web page as a publicity stunt should not be punished in the same manner as multiple homicide, or armed robbery, or collaborating on a terrorist attack.
I suppose you'd feel comfortable in a society where the judicial system lopped off criminal's bodyparts, as well? Or caned you silly? No thank you. As it is, I think prison should be for VIOLENT OFFENDERS ONLY. There are many ways to pass a sentence on non-violent offenders, without prison, and without impacting society in such a heavy-handed legal and financial way.
I agree whole heartedly, but that doesn't seem to solve the problem. When people ask me if Linux has a replacement for Office, what do I tell them? Use vi?
I use Star Office, but I can't honestly tell Windows people that soffice will replace their MS-Office suite (because it won't!)
There was a piece on Off The Hook talking about that book, saying that after it was published, Reagan actually classified parts of it, resulting in an "abridged" second edition!
It's not the first time we've heard of the Y2k incident... read Body of Secrets by James Bamford. It's an excellent book detailing the entire history of the NSA.
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Besides, the term "OS jihad" was coined before all this terrorist business, anyway... I think pigdog was where I stole it from.
Tell one person using OpenBSD that they should use Linux instead because the I/O cache is faster, and they'll tell you to GFY. Likewise if you tell a desktop Redhat 7.2 user that FreeBSD is going to suit him better because of process creation statistics.
It's just another stupid OS jihad that doesn't matter. People should take a lesson from Linus when people ask him what he thinks of the "competition".
Do you ever have strange, murky dreams about launching a major coup against the established leaders of the Linux kernel, surmounting their positions and establishing yourself as the all-time evil maniacal leader of Linux? (mwuhahaha)
Um, maybe I'm missing something, how is that a troll?
You buy this box, and you're limited to the stereo it's plugged into.
Er, I'm hoping the majority of Slashdot's following would seriously balk at buying this thing... try this:
1) Cheap x86 hardware (PC junkstore)
2) Soundblaster card from Pricewatch
3) Linux
Add ingredients and stir vigorously... voila.
Then, you can "officially support" *YOURSELF*, and not have to deal with silly SMB shares (like any of us use those?!?)
Enter wife: "Honey, are you ever going to get off that thing?!?!"
Radical: "Lay off me, I have to get this poster done for the radical anti-american protest tonight! ... oh, COOL! Bert!! Check this out honey!"
This opens up a whole new realm of hacktivism... bathroom display defacement.
Wouldn't that suck, sit down to take a leisurely dump, and suddenly find out that L337mAfiAd00dz 0wNz j00...
Intel already removed the balls from a processor... it was called "Celeron".
Perhaps they're feeling stupid for not taking that rich guy up on his offer to pay for a space ride... they were too good for that, but now they're stooping even lower with space billboards. Hmm...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm blind!!!!
The Filthy Critic is the only one I listen to now-a-days... he's the only one who's consistently right (they all suck.)
And, oh yeah, I just wanted to add that Katz is the worst part of Slashdot :->
(...going to check my slashdot config for "Katz Filter"...)
Hmm, not sure about that one. I think we'd have all of that from ARPA, even if a BBS never existed.
I mean, no protocols every originated from BBS technology, did they? (I mean, there very well may have, I just have never seen an RFC giving props to BBS culture)
Point taken, but I just don't think we owe the Internet to wildcat, ya know?
No dude, I had a 300 baud beastie with a rotary dial, feeding a green on black screen (with no lowercase letters!) :->
Woo-hoo.
I'm glad legislation is in the works to treat him as such. I recommend mandatory life sentence. We cannot remain idle while our nation is being attacked by such brutal "haxorists".
I recommend mandatory life sentence.
Well--yeah--I understand that perfectly well, but I think the point they have is the inconsistency. You can't forget what the Kirk ship looked like in TOS, and it breaks the metaphor when compared with Bakula's ship... and they have a point!
I've heard similar complaints when comparing Star Wars Episode One to the already released SW films: Episode One used so much CG and effects, it appeared too futuristic for the time period.
I've heard complaints (through the grapevine) that the Low-Tech feel of the show isn't Low-Tech enough. For example, the design of the ship seems more futuristic than Kirk's Enterprise.
I think it would be nifty if they shot it on the same grainy film as the old Star Trek. Wouldn't that be nostalgic?
Unfortunately, I won't be seeing it first-hand... I ditched TV in '97. It's times like these that I feel a twinge of regret for that decision :->
I wonder if we non-TV types will be able to d/l mpegs from a P2P service reliably? I'm guessing that's a big probably!
How many beneficial software projects simply wouldn't exist without this sans-management stucture?
I suppose the real challenge would be to intercept the signal on cheaper hardware. Will it even be possible? $300 is a huge pricetag to receive something slightly better than what I get for free, even if $10/mo is fairly cheap for the service.
Has anyone seen any links to the technical side of this service? What hardware is used to receive, and how is the signal encrypted?
Crime is crime, yes, but the punishment should fit the crime. Adding a few words to a web page as a publicity stunt should not be punished in the same manner as multiple homicide, or armed robbery, or collaborating on a terrorist attack.
I suppose you'd feel comfortable in a society where the judicial system lopped off criminal's bodyparts, as well? Or caned you silly? No thank you. As it is, I think prison should be for VIOLENT OFFENDERS ONLY. There are many ways to pass a sentence on non-violent offenders, without prison, and without impacting society in such a heavy-handed legal and financial way.
--ksw2
I agree whole heartedly, but that doesn't seem to solve the problem. When people ask me if Linux has a replacement for Office, what do I tell them? Use vi?
I use Star Office, but I can't honestly tell Windows people that soffice will replace their MS-Office suite (because it won't!)
I was in the same situation, maybe I can help... I just finished a quick'n'dirty write-up on a PC w/Linux based solution. It's available at this link.
There was a piece on Off The Hook talking about that book, saying that after it was published, Reagan actually classified parts of it, resulting in an "abridged" second edition!
It's not the first time we've heard of the Y2k incident... read Body of Secrets by James Bamford. It's an excellent book detailing the entire history of the NSA.