What REALLY pisses me off about Disney's cartel-esque use of Copyright is when they take something off the market (put it into "the Disney Vault") to increase demand.
Copyright was supposed to spurr innovation. They are abusing their intellectual property rights by controlling access to IP in much the same way DeBeers controls access to Diamonds.
The only innovation I see is in marketing.. evil evil marketing.
A lot of developers will allow the writing of images (avatars, logos, etc) to the web accessible directory, and reference those images in HTML. The solution IS, however, in configuration (tell apache to not process php files in a certain directory), or limit the possible filenames of uploaded files.
-Application allows user to upload a file (attachment, image, etc) somewhere into the webroot. -Instead of sending a.jpg, the application allows the user to upload a file of any name. -User uploads "mail_me_your_sources.php", or similar -This upload becomes executable, user has control of server
I think it makes sense to use a "proprietary" technology like RAMBUS for consoles..
The main drawback to RAMBUS on a PC architecture, IMHO, is the tight grip on manufacturing, and the possible inability to get parts at a reasonable cost (not that it was really reasonable in the first place).
When's the last time you upgraded the RAM in your console?
Director has much better support for third-party "Xtras" (plugins). Yes Lingo is a dirty, nasty language (better now that dot-notation is the norm), but I don't think serial-port interaction could be directly possible in Flash Player.
I'd have to agree with the other reply(ies) to this thread. I have a hotmail account created solely for the purposes of MSN messenger signup. The only mail I receive PERIOD is hotmail service spam. And that's one every month or so, and it's directly FROM hotmail. It depends on the username chosen.
Don't effective Byesian filters need a good sampling of email you DON'T want, to be useful?
Spamassassin does a pretty good job, so the amount of spam that makes it to your client should be negligible (as you said, most of your spam is already filtered).
So, without a good sample of spam, that second level can't act intelligently.
Unless I'm wrong.. (-: OR, if you could hook it up with spamassassin's rejected mail -- THIS would be useful.
Your "static" IP is 10.x.x.x, which is then multi-NATted through a PIX to the real world. Your global IP changes regularly (and when I left the province, they had some serious routing issues getting from one Vibe user to another using GLOBAL IP addresses (requiring the use of the other user's 10.x.x.x)).
Maybe it's all fixed now. Not bad, and definitely better than the alternatives at the time (Fundy Cable's "broadband" cable modem coupled with a modem for upstream [snicker]).
There are other broadband providers in Canada. In Quebec, the big players are Sympatico (Bell), as you mentioned, and Videotron (if they can keep their locked-out employees from cutting the lines).
Videotron (cable -- Bell is DSL) charges me 7 cents a meg (or something similarly high), over my initial 5gigs down, 1 gig up. (even though apparently they can't monitor my newer, DOCSIS compliant modem.. so the rumour goes).
It's nothing new. My OLD ISP, NBTel (now Aliant) (in New Brunswick) had a DSL'ish service called Vibe, where they charged an extra price, over the cap.
I understand, it's unfortunate that I didn't express myself properly in the original post.
What I really meant was: if this paper is really as inconvenient as "special" mouse pads, someone, somewhere will come up with some way of doing without.
I'm sure it doesn't store whole pictures, in much the same manner that an optical mouse only sends coordinate (delta) information, not whole captures.
Also, optical mice (mouses), used to require special mousing surfaces. Now they work (nearly) anywhere (not on glass.. shiny black, etc.. I keep mine on my pad of graph paper, 'cause the wood on my desk is glossy and doesn't track with complete accuracy). I suspect that if this technology catches on, they'll be able to do away with the special paper.
I once had a boss who would [have his secretary] PRINT all of his emails before reading them, then handwrite replies and [have his secretary] type them into his email client.
Is it really necessary for us to slashdot their SSL server? I mean, if we're going to trash it, can't we at least do the lesser of the two and go with good ol' HTTP? (-:
So what's next? Spam on my HP Printer [digitaltrust.it]?
I've sent messages to random printers before. Back in the days before Napster, there was a P2Pish search engine that scoured the net for open SMB shares. People would often share their whole C drive (retardedly), but the most fun was to send messages like "I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. (etc)" or "You should reall secure your machine.." to remote printers shared to the world over SMB.
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What REALLY pisses me off about Disney's cartel-esque use of Copyright is when they take something off the market (put it into "the Disney Vault") to increase demand.
Copyright was supposed to spurr innovation. They are abusing their intellectual property rights by controlling access to IP in much the same way DeBeers controls access to Diamonds.
The only innovation I see is in marketing.. evil evil marketing.
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Yes and no.
A lot of developers will allow the writing of images (avatars, logos, etc) to the web accessible directory, and reference those images in HTML. The solution IS, however, in configuration (tell apache to not process php files in a certain directory), or limit the possible filenames of uploaded files.
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Unfortunately, they forgot:
.jpg, the application allows the user to upload a file of any name.
-Application allows user to upload a file (attachment, image, etc) somewhere into the webroot.
-Instead of sending a
-User uploads "mail_me_your_sources.php", or similar
-This upload becomes executable, user has control of server
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I want to run mercury through my cooling system. I've got a couple of pounds of it, and it would certainly absorb heat more readily than water.
% 20heat
If I'm not mistaken, H2O (water) has a MUCH higher (1.00) specific heat than Hg (mercury) (0.033).
Water would certainly absorb heat more readily than mercury.
You'd need approximately 3 times the amount of mercury as water, to get the same effect.
(been a long time since chem 112, though -- correct me if I'm wrong).
See: http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Specific
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Most people don't have such find control over DNS.
My ISP(s), for instance, don't allow me to add anything by A, CNAME and MX records (which is done by request).
I can't get my PTRs changed, let alone LOCs.
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I think it makes sense to use a "proprietary" technology like RAMBUS for consoles..
The main drawback to RAMBUS on a PC architecture, IMHO, is the tight grip on manufacturing, and the possible inability to get parts at a reasonable cost (not that it was really reasonable in the first place).
When's the last time you upgraded the RAM in your console?
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Unless of course you are a nasty heratic.
Or diabetic...
(-:
Director has much better support for third-party "Xtras" (plugins). Yes Lingo is a dirty, nasty language (better now that dot-notation is the norm), but I don't think serial-port interaction could be directly possible in Flash Player.
See: Serial Xtra
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Hmm. I've never seen a payphone equipped automobile. Is that part of GM's On* offering?
I'd have to agree with the other reply(ies) to this thread. I have a hotmail account created solely for the purposes of MSN messenger signup. The only mail I receive PERIOD is hotmail service spam. And that's one every month or so, and it's directly FROM hotmail. It depends on the username chosen.
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Don't effective Byesian filters need a good sampling of email you DON'T want, to be useful?
Spamassassin does a pretty good job, so the amount of spam that makes it to your client should be negligible (as you said, most of your spam is already filtered).
So, without a good sample of spam, that second level can't act intelligently.
Unless I'm wrong.. (-:
OR, if you could hook it up with spamassassin's rejected mail -- THIS would be useful.
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DVDHype in Canada.
Turnaround is 2-3 days in Montreal (I get next-day delivery of shipped discs).
$24.95 CDN for the 3 disc program.
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See real-time (updated every 10 mins) status here.
(please be gentle. I'm only posting this because it's not on the main page...)
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isn't going to give any type of boost over a proprietary C/C++ app
It wasn't a proprietary C/C++ app, it was a proprietary C/C++ scripting language.
Performace should be same or better, if I understand correctly.
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I find it ironic that there are at least SIX virtually identical (repetitive), upmodded comments about this being a repeat story.
Sad.
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It's not REALLY a static IP.
They do weird stuff.
Your "static" IP is 10.x.x.x, which is then multi-NATted through a PIX to the real world. Your global IP changes regularly (and when I left the province, they had some serious routing issues getting from one Vibe user to another using GLOBAL IP addresses (requiring the use of the other user's 10.x.x.x)).
Maybe it's all fixed now. Not bad, and definitely better than the alternatives at the time (Fundy Cable's "broadband" cable modem coupled with a modem for upstream [snicker]).
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There are other broadband providers in Canada.
In Quebec, the big players are Sympatico (Bell), as you mentioned, and Videotron (if they can keep their locked-out employees from cutting the lines).
Videotron (cable -- Bell is DSL) charges me 7 cents a meg (or something similarly high), over my initial 5gigs down, 1 gig up. (even though apparently they can't monitor my newer, DOCSIS compliant modem.. so the rumour goes).
It's nothing new. My OLD ISP, NBTel (now Aliant) (in New Brunswick) had a DSL'ish service called Vibe, where they charged an extra price, over the cap.
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They had coccoons hanging around the city.. the next day (launch, yesterday), they mysteriously turned into the MSN butterfly.
And they have goons handing out magnets.
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http://www.google.com/en/
or, go to google.ca, and click google.com
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I understand, it's unfortunate that I didn't express myself properly in the original post.
What I really meant was: if this paper is really as inconvenient as "special" mouse pads, someone, somewhere will come up with some way of doing without.
Maybe microscopic sensing.. who knows?
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I'm sure it doesn't store whole pictures, in much the same manner that an optical mouse only sends coordinate (delta) information, not whole captures.
Also, optical mice (mouses), used to require special mousing surfaces. Now they work (nearly) anywhere (not on glass.. shiny black, etc.. I keep mine on my pad of graph paper, 'cause the wood on my desk is glossy and doesn't track with complete accuracy). I suspect that if this technology catches on, they'll be able to do away with the special paper.
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I once had a boss who would [have his secretary] PRINT all of his emails before reading them, then handwrite replies and [have his secretary] type them into his email client.
Now he can automate his stupidity.
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Is it really necessary for us to slashdot their SSL server? I mean, if we're going to trash it, can't we at least do the lesser of the two and go with good ol' HTTP? (-:
(not to mention the mismatched host and cert)
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So what's next? Spam on my HP Printer [digitaltrust.it]?
I've sent messages to random printers before. Back in the days before Napster, there was a P2Pish search engine that scoured the net for open SMB shares. People would often share their whole C drive (retardedly), but the most fun was to send messages like "I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. I'm running out of ink. (etc)" or "You should reall secure your machine.." to remote printers shared to the world over SMB.
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