True... It's illegal (under that proceeding) to demand ID, but the way the US congress would want to go is the "added benefits" features.
If you have the "super-we-know-where-you-are-US-power-id" you can use public transportation with only 5 minutes of hassle. If you dont have our ID, plan to wait 3 hours while we do cavity search.
The ID crap will just make more things in government a PITA.
---Then there's the matter of your shoes. And your belt. Shall I tell you how the cow with the big brown eyes is led down the ramp into the slaugherhouse...
Not a problem at all for me. I am a proud eater of meats and such foods. I have (shudder) leather belts, black leather trench coat and many other goods. I've also slaughtered a cow, pig, 4 ducks and 3 chickens.
If you'd like to pay for a nice live cow (shipping/handling/cost of cow) right up to my porch, I'll teach you how to. Then we can have T-Bone. Well, I actually perfer chuck roast (when prepared as T-Bone but rare) because of the much better tasting meats.
---Whether you're an idiot or not, you can't just magically extract all the data from some RAM after it's been turned off.
Yes you can. The method requires determining the amount of oxides in the memory cells. It's a destructive process that has to be done relatively quick. Tempature is also a factor in this too. The hotter, the more bit deteroriation, and the cooler, the longer.
This method is discussed in the documents that come along with Eraser (for WIndows). They are the "Methods of recovering data in solid state memory" in the public DOD handbook. Since the government has released this, I'm sure there are better ways to do such (that they know about) that have a 99% success rate.
His ideas were very impressive, but not compatible with the US's industry.
For one, he wished that he could pump energy into the earth(earth ground) and channel (or pump it slowly) from the ground. He would erect power plants that do as such.
The main incompatibiliyt is billing. HOw do you bill over usage? A world tax? Then what about over-usage? A computer-farm is going to use a bit more KWatts than a standard home. However, his invention AC power along with land lines has been the best standing addition yet.
However, have you ever built anything from Tesla's patents (other than the tesla coil)? I've built the remote control device and I know the problems with it. Well, first off it's very simple, but very cool. The problem is broadband white noise. It knocks off all transmissions including: Cell phones, cordless phones, US TV, AM, FM, Bluetooth.B , interferes with computers somewhat and other general electrical havoc.
As an anti-technology shield, a 50KW transmitter of "White" would be sufficent. That's pretty much what his remote * is. Dirty. Very dirty.
And I meant it as an honest to goodness flame. I get sick of fucking idiots thinking that walks cure diseases, recycling actually helps, and users arent lusers. Then you have these holier-than-thou twats that think not watching TV somehow makes them better. I think 2 things when I hear that on slashdot...
1: Not watching TV makes it much harder to communicate to tv watchers.
2: WHy the hell are they on slashdot? It's just as bad, if not worse than TV.
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>You're... PROUD of only watching half an episode of Survivor?
You're... PROUD for joining the retard race on Slashdot?
>The standards for pride have, it appears, fallen somewhat since I was originally taught the word.
ANd when did your mommy teach you "the word"? By the way, what the fuck is "the word"?
>You should have pride if you participated in an AIDS walk and raised money & awareness.
LMAO! Let's see.. Me walking down a road for a few miles is going to mysteriously cure aids/cancer/disease? Like hell. Oh yeah. Now it's awareness. Who DOESNT know about Aids. Find somebody, and I call them a bumblefuck.
>You should be proud if you strictly recycling cans and paper to cut the need for pulling virgin materials into circulation.
Its easier to mine/find newer stuff than it is to "recycle" it. Afterall, it's the cost of energy to get, not the cost of the good.ANyways, you've shown me how much of a damn Greenpeace fucktwat you are. Pride of recycling.... Gag me.
>You should be proud of yourself if you, through some selfless action, helped someone in need through a difficult period and improved their life markedly.
_-Yawn-_ There is no such thing as selfless actions (altruism). You get "paid" somehow, someway. Wether it be in friendship, popularity, or materials... you DO get paid.
>But this... being PROUD of somehow resisting the urge to watch part of a TV show?
In a culture which NOT watching TV is frowned upon... I understand it (in his context).
Too true. Weekends are usually slower news days (given that most businesses-tech related-) are closed then. Still, there are much less posts now than there were say... 6 months ago.
I guess I look at kuro5hin and the way they pull in news. Everything's self moderated-and easily accountable for. As long as you're loggged in, each person has exactly 1 vote for an article. I also look at their moderation system for articles... You can see what users voted on your post. Simply, there is nothing hidden.
However, this seems to be the exact reason why Slashdot won't implement this. Editors simply abuse their power. Still, Slashdot will die if they do not, as better news sites are forming with the user in mind.
I was in haste saying that Slashdot is Dying. What I mean is "Slashdot Will Die" if we continue on the same way of hidden moderation, IP bans, bitchslapping, censoring and other Editor abuses..... And sadly, the only moderator who seem to give a damn is ChrisD.
Has anybody noticed that MANY of SLashdot's articles are getting progressively worse? I remember, that a few months ago, that many, if not all articles, had about 400 minimum (-1 t o 5). Now, an article is lucky to break the 100 post mark.
WHat I see, unlike the lies of "bad is dying", is that Slashdot is dying. The evidence to prove that Slashdot is, in fact, dying, is the following:
1: The Censoring (and deletion) of posts. MS claimed that/. had propeirty material that posters posted. Slashdot, instead, backed down from the 'policy'
"All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies. Comments are owned by the Poster."
Deleting posts set a precident on/. that said "Comments are owned by Editor". The article still exists in Slashdot archives, but as SLashdot's search does not work (half-assed), I am not able to find it.
2: The INFAMOUS bitchslapping (applying -1 modpoints to a whole thread) of the The first Slashdot troll post investigation. And as said on Kuro5hin, "The editors of slashdot seem to be hell-bent on censoring the comment."
However, posts still flourished in slashdot, even though all other "article sites" watched while Slashdot editors made blunder after blunder. However, point 3 is what is burying Slashdot...
3: Bans of known "Trolls", ip bans on "abusive users", and only 10 Anonymous Coward posts from each class C subnet. Slashdot is CENSORING the same group that they compalin to when the big media censors all of us. The sad part is that this act is running off more legitimate users than trolls. Wait 10 minutes after an article has been posted and read at -1... All the trolls use http proxies and post anonomously to avoid Slashdot's censoring attacks.
Now ask yourself..... Why has the amount of posts dropped from 300 per artcile to 100 per article? And no, there wasn't 200 troll posts per article.
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Your Rights Online: Copyright as Cudgel Education | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @04:20PM from the which-no-man-can-own,-but-only-rent dept. kongstad writes "In an issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Siva Vaidhyanathan has some interesting things to say about the concept of Copyright: 'Back in the 20th century, if someone had accused you of copyright infringement, you enjoyed that quaint and now seemingly archaic guarantee of due process. Today, due process is a lot harder to pursue, and the burden of proof increasingly is on those accused of copyright infringement.'" A very good academic look at the recent expansions of copyright law. ( Read More... | 6 of 41 comments | Your Rights Online )
Narrative and Weblogs: the Blognovel The Media | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @03:09PM from the roman-a-clef dept. Diego writes "A few days ago I started Plan B -- a blognovel as a way of exploring the narrative constraints created by a weblog, and whether it is at all possible to use it as an artistic medium to produce interesting work. It also presents some interesting challenges on the UI side: what kind of navigation to use besides the basic calendar navigation of the blog? How could it be made obvious that it's not intended to replace print or even ebooks? I thought the slashdot community would have a lot useful things to say about all of these issues. I've also put together a short intro page and a FAQ that I think will be useful to start the conversation: What is Plan B? and the Plan B FAQ." ( Read More... | 39 of 120 comments )
Apple: Sun Denies StarOffice on Mac OS X OS X (Apple) | Posted by pudge on Wednesday July 31, @02:18PM from the eh-who-needs-it dept. mattworld1 writes, "MacCentral is reporting that while development of OpenOffice for Mac OS X will continue, Sun is denying that a version of StarOffice is in the works. This is unfortunate, as it would be nice for Mac OS X users to have a good alternative to the expensive Microsoft Office." Apparently it's not all bad news, as VValdo writes, "The recent announcement of a collaboration from Apple/Sun on a Java-based version of StarOffice for Mac OS X shocked and angered many of the OpenOffice developers who had been left totally in the dark. After two days of intense programming on a proof of concept, they announced a first look at Open Office in Aqua." Neat! ( Read More... | 46 of 151 comments | Apple )
Science: Gliding Into the Stratosphere Science | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @01:38PM from the beverage-service-suspended dept. iAlex writes "Apparently flying around the world in a balloon isn't enough for Steve Fossett. Currently he is attempting to exceed the sailplane altitude record of 49,000 feet. The intention is to fly a two seat glider into the stratosphere on a mountain wave while wearing a pressure suit. Later on the intention is to exceed 100,000 feet in a pressurized glider. There is also a Wired article." Here's a nutshell description of the plan and a primer on mountain waves. ( Read More... | 59 of 144 comments | Science )
Using Your Computer to Repel Pests News | Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 31, @12:43PM from the you-gotta-be-kidding-me dept. circletimessquare writes "A Thai guy wrote a program that uses your computer speaker to repel mosquitoes, cockroaches, and rats! Just when you thought you heard it all before (pun intended for no good reason). " Thats nothing- CowboyNeal can repel all known lifeforms just by playing his massive collection of boy band MP3s. ( Read More... | 104 of 313 comments )
Interviews: Digital SFX Wizard Answers Slashdot Questions Movies | Posted by Roblimo on Wednesday July 31, @12:00PM from the beyond-the-valley-of-the-disneys dept. Here are 10+ plus answers to Slashdot questions from motion picture digital effects expert Thad Beier. He chose the additional questions himself. (Yes, he's on Slashdot almost every day; we asked him to do the interview after reading many intelligent comments he's posted.) Anyway, there's some fine insight into the intersection of moviemaking, graphic arts, and computer science here, brought to you by an award-winning member of the film industry who just happens to be a fellow Slashdot reader. ( Read More... | 33632 bytes in body | 50 of 126 comments | Interviews )
Wireless Clouds for Good and Ill Technology | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @11:04AM from the slashdot-needs-a-wireless-topic dept. dr_delete sent in a story about Athens, Georgia joining the ranks of municipalities creating free public wireless networks. In a counterpoint to that, we have the Pentagon cracking down on wireless devices, trying to control information leakage. And Newsforge has a story about starting your own wireless ISP. Nifty stuff. ( Read More... | 32 of 112 comments )
Book Reviews: Economy of Errors It's funny. Laugh. | Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 31, @10:15AM from the exorcize-for-the-reader dept. Andrew Marlatt, the mind behind the insidious, sarcastic SatireWire, has finally gone Onion. Fans of that fine news source, in fact, are probably the first ones who should check out this new compendium -- 183 magazine-size pages -- of SatireWire stories. SatireWire is a deadpan Fortune/Forbes/CIO Magazine (with a touch of Adbusters) to the Onion's USAToday/Newsweek/Times. The book is called Economy of Errors, and puts a virtual bathroom library of stories from BusinessMonth Weekly (published semiannually every day) into one volume. (Read on for the rest of my review.) ( Read More... | 6346 bytes in body | 26 of 88 comments | Book Reviews )
Feds to Require Digital Receivers In All New TVs? Television | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @09:26AM from the you'll-pay-and-you'll-like-it dept. jonerik writes "According to this article in USA Today, the FCC is expected next week to require all new TV sets to include digital receivers by 2006. TV manufacturers are balking at the requirement, which they say would increase the price of new TVs by about $200. The National Association of Broadcasters counters that their study shows that the price increase would be half that, and would decrease to about $15 by 2006. The government, eager to sell off the TV broadcast spectrum to wireless carriers, is between a rock and a hard place, with sales of HDTVs slower than expected, broadcasters and cable systems not exactly jumping at the bit to take on the cost of reconfiguring for digital broadcasts, and a public that seems pretty satisfied with traditional analog TVs." ( Read More... | 212 of 528 comments )
Smart Mobs, Swarms, and Flash Crowds Handhelds | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @08:37AM from the flight-of-the-bumblebee dept. PizzaFace writes "Personal communication devices always allowed people to communicate easily and to coordinate their plans at the spur of the moment. As PCDs became widespread, they allowed their owners to converge rapidly in large groups, for purposes social or political. Now something else is happening. Ubiquitous PCDs give each owner multiple simultaneous opportunities for communication or convergence. People surf their PCD network from one conversation to another, and physically surf the most promising of the gatherings to which the network invites them. Their web of social contacts is as broad as the globe and as shallow as a cell phone's keystroke. What happens when people become nodes on a network? Joel Garreau reports provocatively in the Washington Post. His sample is skewed by Washington's summer influx of interns, who come from around the country to work for little or no pay in part because they're chasing 'peak experiences,' and who have lots of disposable time and energy, no local roots or tethers, and an unusually large network of like-wired acquaintances." I think the conventional (and most descriptive) term for this behavior is flash crowd. ( Read More... | 59 of 114 comments )
Ars Technica Reviews Mozilla Mozilla | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @07:41AM from the lizard-power dept. Aglassis writes "This Ars Technica review gives mozilla 1.0 an overall score of 7/10 (9 for Gecko and 6 for the browser). The major detractor was the user interface, since it didn't feel like a Windows application. This was probably due to a poor understanding by the authors of XUL. Overall they say that mozilla would make a good substitute for IE 6 but there is no major reason to switch over." ( Read More... | 253 of 710 comments )
Your Rights Online: EFF Lists Wi-Fi-Friendly ISPs The Internet | Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 31, @06:51AM from the a-list dept. trifster writes "It appears that *some* ISPs encourage Wi-Fi hotspots from users connections. Cnet News.com has the article here." The list itself is on the EFF's site. Most of the ISPs with policies against wireless NATing seem to turn a blind eye to it most of the time anyhow, though. ( Read More... | 38 of 81 comments | Your Rights Online )
unix.com Wins Domain Dispute News | Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 31, @04:36AM from the fighting-the-good dept. kyler writes "Apparently unix.com was able to afford the lawyers to fight off X/open from stealing their domain name in the wipo domain dispute. If the domain unix.com doesn't violate the UNIX trademark, what gives them the right to take unix.net away from me and unix.org away from Michael? This is ludacris" We had the story about unix.org losing their battle so this is a Good Thing. ( Read More... | 57 of 170 comments )
India's ISPs Want Payola from Big Portals The Internet | Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 31, @01:48AM from the tell-you-one-thing-slashdot-ain't-payin dept. knorthern knight writes "Story on The Register. America's biggest content providers could face a toll to enter India cyberspace, if plans mooted by the Indian ISP trade association bear fruit. Although the Internet Service Providers Association of India is split on the issue, several of the larger ISPs want to block access to eBay, MSN or Yahoo! unless the prociders pay a toll. 'In order to increase revenue streams we should ask [the portals] to pay if they want traffic on their sites from India,' reports the Hindustani Times." ( Read More... | 96 of 322 comments )
IBM Getting PwC Consulting for $3.5 Billion IBM | Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 30, @11:57PM from the total-cost-of-ownership dept. MoThugz writes: "This Yahoo! News article reports that IBM will be buying PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting for a cool $3.5 billion in cash and stock. From the page: 'The purchase is aimed at boosting slowing revenues in the computer giant's large services business, which now accounts for more revenue than its well-known computers and mainframes.... The merger gives IBM, the world's largest supplier of computers and computer services, the consulting arm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest accounting firm. The combined IBM-PriceWaterhouseCoopers will rank a close second to top consultant Accenture Ltd. , formerly Andersen Consulting.'" ( Read More... | 82 of 200 comments )
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I guess nobody had the forethought to do a whois on microsoft.org...
Well, here it is, the important stuff anyways.
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Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
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If their business plan doesnt work, like hell I'm going to support a BROKEN BUSINESS PLAN. ANyways, all that announcement was to do was leach from the community.
If I remember correctly, good articles come from sites like kuro5hin.org (most CERTAINLY NOT this site) yet the authors don't get paid. Perhaps if LWN changed to a non-for-profit model, it would live. Never the less, I dont care.
yro Jul 24 (3 recent) Black Boxes to Track Driving Habits? [Technology] Posted by michael on Wednesday July 24, @07:27PM from the pull-up-pull-up dept. Nofsck Ingcloo writes "Nando Times is reporting on a new model of black boxes to track teens' driving habits . 'This is like having a parent sitting next to him second by second.... The kids don't like it, but the parents love it.... Originally developed... for ambulances and fire trucks to reduce crashes, the black box is a stripped-down version of that model.' So, how long before the insurance companies persuade the states to mandate these devices in every car? Or raise our rates hugely and then give a little of it back if we put in the box?"
( Read More... | 1737 bytes in body | 92 of 125 comments ) Cert Slamming, or, Desperate Companies Behaving Badly [The Internet] Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 24, @06:11PM from the must-suck-to-suck dept. the special sauce writes "A few months back, our customers (we run a regional ISP) started receiving deceptive domain renewal notices from Verisign and Verisign partners such as Interland . A couple of our customers temporarily lost their domains in the process as the registrant, contact information and hosting company was all changed. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a customer. He was forwarding a "reminder" e-mail he had received. It was an SSL certificate "renewal" notice from a UK company, Comodo. It instructed him to "upgrade" his current certificate (issued by Equifax) before it expired." More information on this charming practice follows...
( Read More... | 1966 bytes in body | 68 of 110 comments ) Real Will Include Ogg Vorbis Support [Music] Posted by michael on Wednesday July 24, @05:13PM from the sounds-good-to-me dept. Skuto writes "Following the example of AOL with Winamp , RealNetworks has decided to give Ogg Vorbis their sign of approval and will be including support into their player software. The press release has more information. Meanwhile, independent listening tests are being set up to determine how well Vorbis fares against its competitors WMA, AAC and MP3Pro. You can help by signing up for the tests here." A couple of comments (1, 2) in our previous story provide the best description of what Real is doing, if you missed them.
( Read More... | 142 of 210 comments ) First Wind-up Phone Charger Review [Hardware] Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 24, @04:26PM from the wind-me-up-baby dept. Jonathan Bennett writes "Here's the first actual review (as opposed to speculation) of Motorola's FreeCharge hand-operated mobile phone charger. Only works with Motorola phones for now, but other devices on the way. "
( Read More... | 124 of 181 comments ) Myths about Internet growth [The Internet] Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 24, @03:02PM from the we-were-just-kidding-about-that dept. An anonymous reader writes "An article in The Economist outlines WorldCom's role in starting the myth that Internet traffic doubles every 100 days. This helped inflate the telecoms bubble."
( Read More... | 211 of 317 comments ) Ask Slashdot: Additional Security in the Linux Kernel? [Security] Posted by Cliff on Wednesday July 24, @02:12PM from the going-beyond-ugo dept. nyx asks: "Recently, I was looking for some way to improve security on my linux boxes. I found few linux patches like grsecurity, LIDS (now also as Linux Security Module), Medusa DS9 . I'm testing grsecurity (and it's ACLs) now and I'm quite satisfied with it, but I wonder, what are pros and cons of other solutions. Anybody tried them and can share his experience with us?"
( Read More... | 115 of 240 comments | Ask Slashdot ) Motorola, Nintendo, & Sony Towards Wireless Gaming [Games] Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 24, @01:14PM from the hey-now-get-your-thumbs-on dept. WeekendKruzr writes "CommsDesign is running an article about how Motorola has partnered with Sony and Nintendo to work on bringing 2.4Ghz wireless LAN tech to the console gaming community. They're calling it an "isochronous network" and it is "intended for streaming, near-real-time traffic..." with production scheduled for later this year."
( Read More... | 97 of 135 comments ) Chip a Playstation, Go to Jail [Games] Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 24, @12:37PM from the do-not-pass-go dept. perogiex writes "A man in Ottawa was convicted of selling and installing mod chips out of his computer store. Sony is overjoyed, man is less than thrilled. This is the first time such a case was tried in Canada." From the article: Garby said he didn't know he was committing a crime and would have never gotten involved in selling mod chips if he had known the law. Update: 07/24 21:53 GMT by M: Headline corrected; it's clearly mod chips for the original Playstation, not the Playstation 2.
( Read More... | 427 of 594 comments ) HP: Rival Printers Mean No More HPs Through Dell [HP] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @11:26AM from the aren't-we-all-in-the-same-gang dept. blamanj writes: "Dell Computer seems to have pissed off HP, with their intent to sell their own printers. HP will apparently stop supplying printers to Dell, even though the new Dell products are not yet shipping."
( Read More... | 208 of 342 comments ) Time to Say Thanks For the Uptime [Announcements] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @10:24AM from the now-get-down-and-grovel dept. DepecheModem writes: "MSNBC is running an article about System Administrator Appreciation Day . Ted Kekatos created this holiday three years after seeing a poster of a system administrator being bombarded with presents. Feeling somewhat underappreciated, he declared his "day" as the last Friday in July. I think we should all remind our employers that administrators are people too and proudly wear our buttons bearing "Have you hugged your geek lately?"."
( Read More... | 202 of 316 comments ) Developers: Subversion Hits Alpha [Announcements] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @09:24AM from the bang-on-it-if-that's-your-thing dept. C. Michael Pilato writes: "This overheard while eavesdropping on announce@subversion.tigris.org: Gentle coders, The ever-growing cadre of Subversion developers is proud to announce the release of Subversion 'Alpha' (0.14.0) . Since we became self-hosting eleven months ago, we've gone through ten milestones. This milestone, however, is the one we've always been working towards; it's a freeze on major features for our 1.0 release. From here out, it's mostly bug-fixing. We hope this announcement will lead to more widespread testing; we welcome people to try Subversion and report their experiences on our development list and issue tracker." Subversion, a source control system akin to CVS, has been in the works for a couple of years now.
( Read More... | 121 of 183 comments | Developers ) Your Rights Online: Bruce Perens Plans On-Stage DMCA Violation [Censorship] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @07:58AM from the performance-art dept. cyber_rigger writes: "From this article at infoworld Bruce Perens said he plans to break the DMCA during a presentation on digital rights management (DRM) Friday afternoon at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in San Diego. Technically, under the DMCA, Perens' explanation of the technology makes him liable for a fine of US$500,000. You have to admire his spirit."
( Read More... | 500 of 666 comments | Your Rights Online ) Free Software Inflates BSA's Piracy Claims [The Almighty Buck] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @04:00AM from the vergin'-on-subversion dept. crazney writes: "According to this article in The Age, the BSA do not count the effect of free software when calculating piracy rates. The article suggests that free software has made piracy statistics look worse and hence encourages governments to create harsher laws... Could someone pass The BSA a cluebat?"
( Read More... | 205 of 293 comments ) Tech-Interview Riddles [It's funny. Laugh.] Posted by michael on Tuesday July 23, @11:47PM from the cram-session dept. An anonymous submitter writes "A computer engineering student at UC Berkeley has made a comprehensive archive of riddles from technical interviews. Very challenging and loads of fun. Also useful for interview preparation."
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You actually expect him to answer this? All that "AI" is just a simple queried database that holds a few varibles and last few queries. It's pathetic at that. My 5 year old sister talks better than that "AI".
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---The only drawback is that "webdesigner" doesn't look that good on a resume anymore.
It never was... How about changing the way you approach naming conventions.
Garbage Collecter => Waste Management Engineer
Burger flipper at MCD's => Sales Associate
Web designer => Computer Graphic Artist
True... It's illegal (under that proceeding) to demand ID, but the way the US congress would want to go is the "added benefits" features.
If you have the "super-we-know-where-you-are-US-power-id" you can use public transportation with only 5 minutes of hassle. If you dont have our ID, plan to wait 3 hours while we do cavity search.
The ID crap will just make more things in government a PITA.
I think that:
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---Then there's the matter of your shoes. And your belt. Shall I tell you how the cow with the big brown eyes is led down the ramp into the slaugherhouse...
Not a problem at all for me. I am a proud eater of meats and such foods. I have (shudder) leather belts, black leather trench coat and many other goods. I've also slaughtered a cow, pig, 4 ducks and 3 chickens.
If you'd like to pay for a nice live cow (shipping/handling/cost of cow) right up to my porch, I'll teach you how to. Then we can have T-Bone. Well, I actually perfer chuck roast (when prepared as T-Bone but rare) because of the much better tasting meats.
What the fuck this stuff's good for??? Well look what Apple did with OS X. They did the same, except they used a hack on PDF.
Well, this project is just a hack on their idea. It's called "bragging rights"... Unless there's a better reason.
Hello Ian. I'm talking to you ;-)
---Whether you're an idiot or not, you can't just magically extract all the data from some RAM after it's been turned off.
Yes you can. The method requires determining the amount of oxides in the memory cells. It's a destructive process that has to be done relatively quick. Tempature is also a factor in this too. The hotter, the more bit deteroriation, and the cooler, the longer.
This method is discussed in the documents that come along with Eraser (for WIndows). They are the "Methods of recovering data in solid state memory" in the public DOD handbook. Since the government has released this, I'm sure there are better ways to do such (that they know about) that have a 99% success rate.
Wise choice. Very wise choice. I just wish I took my own advice.
;-(
It's infinitely worse than goatse because you know it's REAL
What does Quake 3 and Florida have in common???
You got Rail!
I guess you dont know. They do: Look at autopr0n.com for "That Old Guy". (wince)
His ideas were very impressive, but not compatible with the US's industry.
.B , interferes with computers somewhat and other general electrical havoc.
For one, he wished that he could pump energy into the earth(earth ground) and channel (or pump it slowly) from the ground. He would erect power plants that do as such.
The main incompatibiliyt is billing. HOw do you bill over usage? A world tax? Then what about over-usage? A computer-farm is going to use a bit more KWatts than a standard home. However, his invention AC power along with land lines has been the best standing addition yet.
However, have you ever built anything from Tesla's patents (other than the tesla coil)? I've built the remote control device and I know the problems with it. Well, first off it's very simple, but very cool. The problem is broadband white noise. It knocks off all transmissions including: Cell phones, cordless phones, US TV, AM, FM, Bluetooth
As an anti-technology shield, a 50KW transmitter of "White" would be sufficent. That's pretty much what his remote * is. Dirty. Very dirty.
He's a victim of this war.
He's already served his purpose. He took the rap. The mpaa was looking for a scapegoat anyways......
And I meant it as an honest to goodness flame. I get sick of fucking idiots thinking that walks cure diseases, recycling actually helps, and users arent lusers. Then you have these holier-than-thou twats that think not watching TV somehow makes them better. I think 2 things when I hear that on slashdot...
1: Not watching TV makes it much harder to communicate to tv watchers.
2: WHy the hell are they on slashdot? It's just as bad, if not worse than TV.
>You're... PROUD of only watching half an episode of Survivor?
... PROUD for joining the retard race on Slashdot?
You're
>The standards for pride have, it appears, fallen somewhat since I was originally taught the word.
ANd when did your mommy teach you "the word"? By the way, what the fuck is "the word"?
>You should have pride if you participated in an AIDS walk and raised money & awareness.
LMAO! Let's see.. Me walking down a road for a few miles is going to mysteriously cure aids/cancer/disease? Like hell. Oh yeah. Now it's awareness. Who DOESNT know about Aids. Find somebody, and I call them a bumblefuck.
>You should be proud if you strictly recycling cans and paper to cut the need for pulling virgin materials into circulation.
Its easier to mine/find newer stuff than it is to "recycle" it. Afterall, it's the cost of energy to get, not the cost of the good.ANyways, you've shown me how much of a damn Greenpeace fucktwat you are. Pride of recycling.... Gag me.
>You should be proud of yourself if you, through some selfless action, helped someone in need through a difficult period and improved their life markedly.
_-Yawn-_ There is no such thing as selfless actions (altruism). You get "paid" somehow, someway. Wether it be in friendship, popularity, or materials... you DO get paid.
>But this... being PROUD of somehow resisting the urge to watch part of a TV show?
In a culture which NOT watching TV is frowned upon... I understand it (in his context).
>Ridiculous
You're a dipshit.
Too true. Weekends are usually slower news days (given that most businesses-tech related-) are closed then. Still, there are much less posts now than there were say... 6 months ago.
.... And sadly, the only moderator who seem to give a damn is ChrisD.
I guess I look at kuro5hin and the way they pull in news. Everything's self moderated-and easily accountable for. As long as you're loggged in, each person has exactly 1 vote for an article. I also look at their moderation system for articles... You can see what users voted on your post. Simply, there is nothing hidden.
However, this seems to be the exact reason why Slashdot won't implement this. Editors simply abuse their power. Still, Slashdot will die if they do not, as better news sites are forming with the user in mind.
I was in haste saying that Slashdot is Dying. What I mean is "Slashdot Will Die" if we continue on the same way of hidden moderation, IP bans, bitchslapping, censoring and other Editor abuses.
Has anybody noticed that MANY of SLashdot's articles are getting progressively worse? I remember, that a few months ago, that many, if not all articles, had about 400 minimum (-1 t o 5). Now, an article is lucky to break the 100 post mark.
/. had propeirty material that posters posted. Slashdot, instead, backed down from the 'policy'
/. that said "Comments are owned by Editor". The article still exists in Slashdot archives, but as SLashdot's search does not work (half-assed), I am not able to find it.
WHat I see, unlike the lies of "bad is dying", is that Slashdot is dying. The evidence to prove that Slashdot is, in fact, dying, is the following:
1: The Censoring (and deletion) of posts. MS claimed that
"All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies. Comments are owned by the Poster."
Deleting posts set a precident on
2: The INFAMOUS bitchslapping (applying -1 modpoints to a whole thread) of the The first Slashdot troll post investigation. And as said on Kuro5hin, "The editors of slashdot seem to be hell-bent on censoring the comment."
However, posts still flourished in slashdot, even though all other "article sites" watched while Slashdot editors made blunder after blunder. However, point 3 is what is burying Slashdot...
3: Bans of known "Trolls", ip bans on "abusive users", and only 10 Anonymous Coward posts from each class C subnet. Slashdot is CENSORING the same group that they compalin to when the big media censors all of us. The sad part is that this act is running off more legitimate users than trolls. Wait 10 minutes after an article has been posted and read at -1... All the trolls use http proxies and post anonomously to avoid Slashdot's censoring attacks.
Now ask yourself..... Why has the amount of posts dropped from 300 per artcile to 100 per article? And no, there wasn't 200 troll posts per article.
I dont know about your pots, but mine's green...
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Your Rights Online: Copyright as Cudgel
Education | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @04:20PM
from the which-no-man-can-own,-but-only-rent dept.
kongstad writes "In an issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, Siva Vaidhyanathan has some interesting things to say about the concept of Copyright: 'Back in the 20th century, if someone had accused you of copyright infringement, you enjoyed that quaint and now seemingly archaic guarantee of due process. Today, due process is a lot harder to pursue, and the burden of proof increasingly is on those accused of copyright infringement.'" A very good academic look at the recent expansions of copyright law.
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Narrative and Weblogs: the Blognovel
The Media | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @03:09PM
from the roman-a-clef dept.
Diego writes "A few days ago I started Plan B -- a blognovel as a way of exploring the narrative constraints created by a weblog, and whether it is at all possible to use it as an artistic medium to produce interesting work. It also presents some interesting challenges on the UI side: what kind of navigation to use besides the basic calendar navigation of the blog? How could it be made obvious that it's not intended to replace print or even ebooks? I thought the slashdot community would have a lot useful things to say about all of these issues. I've also put together a short intro page and a FAQ that I think will be useful to start the conversation: What is Plan B? and the Plan B FAQ."
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Apple: Sun Denies StarOffice on Mac OS X
OS X (Apple) | Posted by pudge on Wednesday July 31, @02:18PM
from the eh-who-needs-it dept.
mattworld1 writes, "MacCentral is reporting that while development of OpenOffice for Mac OS X will continue, Sun is denying that a version of StarOffice is in the works. This is unfortunate, as it would be nice for Mac OS X users to have a good alternative to the expensive Microsoft Office." Apparently it's not all bad news, as VValdo writes, "The recent announcement of a collaboration from Apple/Sun on a Java-based version of StarOffice for Mac OS X shocked and angered many of the OpenOffice developers who had been left totally in the dark. After two days of intense programming on a proof of concept, they announced a first look at Open Office in Aqua." Neat!
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Science: Gliding Into the Stratosphere
Science | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @01:38PM
from the beverage-service-suspended dept.
iAlex writes "Apparently flying around the world in a balloon isn't enough for Steve Fossett. Currently he is attempting to exceed the sailplane altitude record of 49,000 feet. The intention is to fly a two seat glider into the stratosphere on a mountain wave while wearing a pressure suit. Later on the intention is to exceed 100,000 feet in a pressurized glider. There is also a Wired article." Here's a nutshell description of the plan and a primer on mountain waves.
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Using Your Computer to Repel Pests
News | Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 31, @12:43PM
from the you-gotta-be-kidding-me dept.
circletimessquare writes "A Thai guy wrote a program that uses your computer speaker to repel mosquitoes, cockroaches, and rats! Just when you thought you heard it all before (pun intended for no good reason). " Thats nothing- CowboyNeal can repel all known lifeforms just by playing his massive collection of boy band MP3s.
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Interviews: Digital SFX Wizard Answers Slashdot Questions
Movies | Posted by Roblimo on Wednesday July 31, @12:00PM
from the beyond-the-valley-of-the-disneys dept.
Here are 10+ plus answers to Slashdot questions from motion picture digital effects expert Thad Beier. He chose the additional questions himself. (Yes, he's on Slashdot almost every day; we asked him to do the interview after reading many intelligent comments he's posted.) Anyway, there's some fine insight into the intersection of moviemaking, graphic arts, and computer science here, brought to you by an award-winning member of the film industry who just happens to be a fellow Slashdot reader.
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Wireless Clouds for Good and Ill
Technology | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @11:04AM
from the slashdot-needs-a-wireless-topic dept.
dr_delete sent in a story about Athens, Georgia joining the ranks of municipalities creating free public wireless networks. In a counterpoint to that, we have the Pentagon cracking down on wireless devices, trying to control information leakage. And Newsforge has a story about starting your own wireless ISP. Nifty stuff.
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Book Reviews: Economy of Errors
It's funny. Laugh. | Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 31, @10:15AM
from the exorcize-for-the-reader dept.
Andrew Marlatt, the mind behind the insidious, sarcastic SatireWire, has finally gone Onion. Fans of that fine news source, in fact, are probably the first ones who should check out this new compendium -- 183 magazine-size pages -- of SatireWire stories. SatireWire is a deadpan Fortune/Forbes/CIO Magazine (with a touch of Adbusters) to the Onion's USAToday/Newsweek/Times. The book is called Economy of Errors, and puts a virtual bathroom library of stories from BusinessMonth Weekly (published semiannually every day) into one volume. (Read on for the rest of my review.)
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Feds to Require Digital Receivers In All New TVs?
Television | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @09:26AM
from the you'll-pay-and-you'll-like-it dept.
jonerik writes "According to this article in USA Today, the FCC is expected next week to require all new TV sets to include digital receivers by 2006. TV manufacturers are balking at the requirement, which they say would increase the price of new TVs by about $200. The National Association of Broadcasters counters that their study shows that the price increase would be half that, and would decrease to about $15 by 2006. The government, eager to sell off the TV broadcast spectrum to wireless carriers, is between a rock and a hard place, with sales of HDTVs slower than expected, broadcasters and cable systems not exactly jumping at the bit to take on the cost of reconfiguring for digital broadcasts, and a public that seems pretty satisfied with traditional analog TVs."
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Smart Mobs, Swarms, and Flash Crowds
Handhelds | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @08:37AM
from the flight-of-the-bumblebee dept.
PizzaFace writes "Personal communication devices always allowed people to communicate easily and to coordinate their plans at the spur of the moment. As PCDs became widespread, they allowed their owners to converge rapidly in large groups, for purposes social or political. Now something else is happening. Ubiquitous PCDs give each owner multiple simultaneous opportunities for communication or convergence. People surf their PCD network from one conversation to another, and physically surf the most promising of the gatherings to which the network invites them. Their web of social contacts is as broad as the globe and as shallow as a cell phone's keystroke. What happens when people become nodes on a network? Joel Garreau reports provocatively in the Washington Post. His sample is skewed by Washington's summer influx of interns, who come from around the country to work for little or no pay in part because they're chasing 'peak experiences,' and who have lots of disposable time and energy, no local roots or tethers, and an unusually large network of like-wired acquaintances." I think the conventional (and most descriptive) term for this behavior is flash crowd.
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Ars Technica Reviews Mozilla
Mozilla | Posted by michael on Wednesday July 31, @07:41AM
from the lizard-power dept.
Aglassis writes "This Ars Technica review gives mozilla 1.0 an overall score of 7/10 (9 for Gecko and 6 for the browser). The major detractor was the user interface, since it didn't feel like a Windows application. This was probably due to a poor understanding by the authors of XUL. Overall they say that mozilla would make a good substitute for IE 6 but there is no major reason to switch over."
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Your Rights Online: EFF Lists Wi-Fi-Friendly ISPs
The Internet | Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 31, @06:51AM
from the a-list dept.
trifster writes "It appears that *some* ISPs encourage Wi-Fi hotspots from users connections. Cnet News.com has the article here." The list itself is on the EFF's site. Most of the ISPs with policies against wireless NATing seem to turn a blind eye to it most of the time anyhow, though.
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unix.com Wins Domain Dispute
News | Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 31, @04:36AM
from the fighting-the-good dept.
kyler writes "Apparently unix.com was able to afford the lawyers to fight off X/open from stealing their domain name in the wipo domain dispute. If the domain unix.com doesn't violate the UNIX trademark, what gives them the right to take unix.net away from me and unix.org away from Michael? This is ludacris" We had the story about unix.org losing their battle so this is a Good Thing.
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India's ISPs Want Payola from Big Portals
The Internet | Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 31, @01:48AM
from the tell-you-one-thing-slashdot-ain't-payin dept.
knorthern knight writes "Story on The Register. America's biggest content providers could face a toll to enter India cyberspace, if plans mooted by the Indian ISP trade association bear fruit. Although the Internet Service Providers Association of India is split on the issue, several of the larger ISPs want to block access to eBay, MSN or Yahoo! unless the prociders pay a toll. 'In order to increase revenue streams we should ask [the portals] to pay if they want traffic on their sites from India,' reports the Hindustani Times."
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IBM Getting PwC Consulting for $3.5 Billion
IBM | Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 30, @11:57PM
from the total-cost-of-ownership dept.
MoThugz writes: "This Yahoo! News article reports that IBM will be buying PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting for a cool $3.5 billion in cash and stock. From the page: 'The purchase is aimed at boosting slowing revenues in the computer giant's large services business, which now accounts for more revenue than its well-known computers and mainframes.
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When they allow PSX games and ISO downloads, I'll play.
Of course, I'll NOT burn them to cd.......(heh)
I guess nobody had the forethought to do a whois on microsoft.org ...
Well, here it is, the important stuff anyways.
Domain Name: MICROSOFT.ORG
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: DNS4.CP.MSFT.NET
Name Server: DNS5.CP.MSFT.NET
Updated Date: 21-feb-2002
>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 04:44:27 EDT
(trim)
Registrant:
Microsoft Corporation (MICROSOFT79-DOM)
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
Domain Name: MICROSOFT.ORG
Administrative Contact:
Gudmundson, Carolyn (CG6635) domains@MICROSOFT.COM Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
+1 (425) 882-8080 +1 (425) 936-7329
Technical Contact:
MSN NOC (MN5-ORG) msnnoc@MICROSOFT.COM
Microsoft Corp
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US
425 882 8080
Fax- PATH
Record expires on 30-Apr-2003.
Record created on 30-Apr-2000.
Database last updated on 29-Jul-2002 14:20:27 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS4.CP.MSFT.NET 207.46.138.11
DNS5.CP.MSFT.NET 207.46.138.12
If their business plan doesnt work, like hell I'm going to support a BROKEN BUSINESS PLAN. ANyways, all that announcement was to do was leach from the community.
If I remember correctly, good articles come from sites like kuro5hin.org (most CERTAINLY NOT this site) yet the authors don't get paid. Perhaps if LWN changed to a non-for-profit model, it would live. Never the less, I dont care.
yro
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Black Boxes to Track Driving Habits?
[Technology] Posted by michael on Wednesday July 24, @07:27PM
from the pull-up-pull-up dept.
Nofsck Ingcloo writes "Nando Times is reporting on a new model of black boxes to track teens' driving habits . 'This is like having a parent sitting next to him second by second.... The kids don't like it, but the parents love it.... Originally developed... for ambulances and fire trucks to reduce crashes, the black box is a stripped-down version of that model.' So, how long before the insurance companies persuade the states to mandate these devices in every car? Or raise our rates hugely and then give a little of it back if we put in the box?"
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Cert Slamming, or, Desperate Companies Behaving Badly
[The Internet] Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 24, @06:11PM
from the must-suck-to-suck dept.
the special sauce writes "A few months back, our customers (we run a regional ISP) started receiving deceptive domain renewal notices from Verisign and Verisign partners such as Interland . A couple of our customers temporarily lost their domains in the process as the registrant, contact information and hosting company was all changed. Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a customer. He was forwarding a "reminder" e-mail he had received. It was an SSL certificate "renewal" notice from a UK company, Comodo. It instructed him to "upgrade" his current certificate (issued by Equifax) before it expired." More information on this charming practice follows...
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Real Will Include Ogg Vorbis Support
[Music] Posted by michael on Wednesday July 24, @05:13PM
from the sounds-good-to-me dept.
Skuto writes "Following the example of AOL with Winamp , RealNetworks has decided to give Ogg Vorbis their sign of approval and will be including support into their player software. The press release has more information. Meanwhile, independent listening tests are being set up to determine how well Vorbis fares against its competitors WMA, AAC and MP3Pro. You can help by signing up for the tests here." A couple of comments (1, 2) in our previous story provide the best description of what Real is doing, if you missed them.
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First Wind-up Phone Charger Review
[Hardware] Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 24, @04:26PM
from the wind-me-up-baby dept.
Jonathan Bennett writes "Here's the first actual review (as opposed to speculation) of Motorola's FreeCharge hand-operated mobile phone charger. Only works with Motorola phones for now, but other devices on the way. "
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Myths about Internet growth
[The Internet] Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 24, @03:02PM
from the we-were-just-kidding-about-that dept.
An anonymous reader writes "An article in The Economist outlines WorldCom's role in starting the myth that Internet traffic doubles every 100 days. This helped inflate the telecoms bubble."
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Ask Slashdot: Additional Security in the Linux Kernel?
[Security] Posted by Cliff on Wednesday July 24, @02:12PM
from the going-beyond-ugo dept.
nyx asks: "Recently, I was looking for some way to improve security on my linux boxes. I found few linux patches like grsecurity, LIDS (now also as Linux Security Module), Medusa DS9 . I'm testing grsecurity (and it's ACLs) now and I'm quite satisfied with it, but I wonder, what are pros and cons of other solutions. Anybody tried them and can share his experience with us?"
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Motorola, Nintendo, & Sony Towards Wireless Gaming
[Games] Posted by Hemos on Wednesday July 24, @01:14PM
from the hey-now-get-your-thumbs-on dept.
WeekendKruzr writes "CommsDesign is running an article about how Motorola has partnered with Sony and Nintendo to work on bringing 2.4Ghz wireless LAN tech to the console gaming community. They're calling it an "isochronous network" and it is "intended for streaming, near-real-time traffic..." with production scheduled for later this year."
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Chip a Playstation, Go to Jail
[Games] Posted by chrisd on Wednesday July 24, @12:37PM
from the do-not-pass-go dept.
perogiex writes "A man in Ottawa was convicted of selling and installing mod chips out of his computer store. Sony is overjoyed, man is less than thrilled. This is the first time such a case was tried in Canada." From the article: Garby said he didn't know he was committing a crime and would have never gotten involved in selling mod chips if he had known the law. Update: 07/24 21:53 GMT by M: Headline corrected; it's clearly mod chips for the original Playstation, not the Playstation 2.
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HP: Rival Printers Mean No More HPs Through Dell
[HP] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @11:26AM
from the aren't-we-all-in-the-same-gang dept.
blamanj writes: "Dell Computer seems to have pissed off HP, with their intent to sell their own printers. HP will apparently stop supplying printers to Dell, even though the new Dell products are not yet shipping."
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Time to Say Thanks For the Uptime
[Announcements] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @10:24AM
from the now-get-down-and-grovel dept.
DepecheModem writes: "MSNBC is running an article about System Administrator Appreciation Day . Ted Kekatos created this holiday three years after seeing a poster of a system administrator being bombarded with presents. Feeling somewhat underappreciated, he declared his "day" as the last Friday in July. I think we should all remind our employers that administrators are people too and proudly wear our buttons bearing "Have you hugged your geek lately?"."
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Developers: Subversion Hits Alpha
[Announcements] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @09:24AM
from the bang-on-it-if-that's-your-thing dept.
C. Michael Pilato writes: "This overheard while eavesdropping on announce@subversion.tigris.org: Gentle coders, The ever-growing cadre of Subversion developers is proud to announce the release of Subversion 'Alpha' (0.14.0) . Since we became self-hosting eleven months ago, we've gone through ten milestones. This milestone, however, is the one we've always been working towards; it's a freeze on major features for our 1.0 release. From here out, it's mostly bug-fixing. We hope this announcement will lead to more widespread testing; we welcome people to try Subversion and report their experiences on our development list and issue tracker." Subversion, a source control system akin to CVS, has been in the works for a couple of years now.
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Your Rights Online: Bruce Perens Plans On-Stage DMCA Violation
[Censorship] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @07:58AM
from the performance-art dept.
cyber_rigger writes: "From this article at infoworld Bruce Perens said he plans to break the DMCA during a presentation on digital rights management (DRM) Friday afternoon at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in San Diego. Technically, under the DMCA, Perens' explanation of the technology makes him liable for a fine of US$500,000. You have to admire his spirit."
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Free Software Inflates BSA's Piracy Claims
[The Almighty Buck] Posted by timothy on Wednesday July 24, @04:00AM
from the vergin'-on-subversion dept.
crazney writes: "According to this article in The Age, the BSA do not count the effect of free software when calculating piracy rates. The article suggests that free software has made piracy statistics look worse and hence encourages governments to create harsher laws
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Tech-Interview Riddles
[It's funny. Laugh.] Posted by michael on Tuesday July 23, @11:47PM
from the cram-session dept.
An anonymous submitter writes "A computer engineering student at UC Berkeley has made a comprehensive archive of riddles from technical interviews. Very challenging and loads of fun. Also useful for interview preparation."
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And then what happens when the fuck you fired last week puts a crack on the inner side (about 1 inch long) on that CD.
CD go in, CD come out. Just in the form of chunks and dust
You actually expect him to answer this? All that "AI" is just a simple queried database that holds a few varibles and last few queries. It's pathetic at that. My 5 year old sister talks better than that "AI".
He's just like me. He's a known troll. A smart one too, I might add.