I'm strongly suspicious, just as I am suspicious that using your laptop on the plane during takeoff will really cause it to crash. It can't be that easy.
That will never happen. Selling radio frequencies (read: property held in the public domain) to the highest bidder (read: not you.) is a big moneymaker for the FCC.
Technically, the IRS dosen't use your SSN, they use your Tax ID number. It happens that if you have an SSN, then it is also your Tax ID number, but corporations and non-citizens can have Tax-ID numbers without having SSNs.
Well, actually it wasn't dry humor at all, I was (and am!) serious.
The problem is that you are confusing easy to use with easy to learn. For an experienced user, which is the faster and more effective interface? The command line. It may not be as easy to learn, but once learned it is a much more powerful, useful, and extensible interface.
Yes, graphical menus can provide context. But the user has to way to grow beyond that -- Their effectiveness will grow only marginally vs. the newbie.
I think that one of the real important features of linux is that it is easy to use. Typing ntsysv is _so_ much easier than going start...setting...control panel...services. The problem is that many confuse "easy to use" with "easy to learn". In my experience, they are generally (but not always) inversely correlated -- the harder something is to learn, the easier it is to do something once you've learned it. Conversely, the easier something is to learn, the longer it takes to accomplish something once you've learned it.
This is actually an idea that I've stolen from Jurassic Park, but I think that there is a real (and bad!) movement in the US to make everything brain-dead. We try to minimize the amount of knowledge that you need to start doing something, at expense of how well or fast it can be done.
Oh well, I'm probably the only one who thinks this.:\ I can't wait for someone to jump out and give the "everybody can drive a car" example.
While it may not be criminal, using anticompeditive practices to drive compeditors out of the morket is definately illegal. That's what this trial is about.
(observe as this post is moderated into oblivion for being offtopic)
I just visited www.windows2000test.com and it seems like it's much of the same BS that has been there all along. The thing that bugs me, though, is that there seem to be full-time microsoft advocates on the board. I wonder if Microsoft has paid some ppl to do this?
Hrm, what if you used the network block device protocol to export the block devices for your spare-space partitions to a single machine, and then put RAID-0 or RAID-linear on it, and EXT2 on top of that? It has the same traffic issues but would probably have better performance because there's only one filesystem layer, rather than two.
(Observe as I am moderated down for being offtopic)
AFAIK, this is an InterNIC (AKA Network Solutions, the dot commie people) restriction, so you might be able to get theartistformerlyknownasprince.to, for example.
What if the randomly chosen M2 posts showed up (nested in with the others, if that is your method of viewing) regardless of your threshold? It would be few enough articles as to not be a nuisance, IMHO.
There's no need to be heavy handed about this. We could simply give the moderators the ability to mark a moderation "does not affect user's karma." Then the moderator could make the determination of exactly how offtopic the (funny) post is, and judge accordingly.
Also, it seems to me that people should be allowed to moderate themselves down, either at the time of the post or later on. I strongly suspect that many of the FIRST PSOT!!!!!1!!!!1! people would take advantage of this, as even they realize how offtopic it truly is.
One of the reasons laptop manufacturers particularly like winmodems is that they take up much less space, which is, of couse, a premium inside a laptop.
Actually, with linux, all free memory is used as a disk cache... So ramdisks become ineffectual; in fact, they can slow the system down if the remaining RAM becomes fragmented.
So, bottom line, you shouldn't ever need to do a RAMdisk on linux, except under special circumstances, such as booting or installing.
It's worth pointing out that such activity can be dangerous, because an attacker may be using a spoofed IP. I've seen setups where a spoofed attack from the gateway will cut off the machine. You should always do some sanity checking first, if you are planning to take automated checking.
Also, I believe you can tell tcpdump to read/dev/netlink, by telling it to pick up the raw packet output of another tcpdump session. Or you could just run tcpdump and give it filter rules equivelent to what ipchains will block.
Actually, if I read that correctly, the http port was filtered, not open. In this case, all it means is that the portscan packets for the http port were left unanswered. They could have been filtered by the dreamcast itself, or by some router along the way.
Many ISPs deny access to ports like http to discourage dialup users from running services.
I would have no issue with creating a -2 level, for particularly offensive or otherwise "bad" posts, but there is no reason that Joe Slashdot User shouldn't be able to read through all the flood posts, etc.
If you're worried about disk space (which I very much doubt), then you could compress all -2 posts. My guess is that a flood would compress very well!
The idea is to give moderators more ability to solve the problem, not restrict their power. If a moderator wishes to conserve their points for positive posts, then so be it.
It seems to me that the number of points a moderator gets should be directly proportional to some indicator of how busy slashdot is, perhaps the total number of new posts in the last three days. Then if someone posts 100,000 flood posts, the moderators would have the points to bump them down.
Anyone else have any ideas on how we can make the point system more flexible?
At least in terms of allowing people to moderate themselves, it seems to me they should be allowed to choose any negative moderation they please on their own posts; this includes flagging the post troll, flamebait, offtopic, etc., along with just setting it to -1.
My guess is that many of the "first post" lusers would moderate themselves down.
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I'm strongly suspicious, just as I am suspicious that using your laptop on the plane during takeoff will really cause it to crash. It can't be that easy.
That will never happen. Selling radio frequencies (read: property held in the public domain) to the highest bidder (read: not you.) is a big moneymaker for the FCC.
Technically, the IRS dosen't use your SSN, they use your Tax ID number. It happens that if you have an SSN, then it is also your Tax ID number, but corporations and non-citizens can have Tax-ID numbers without having SSNs.
Especially if you are using bash and can do filename expansion, eg.:
/My[TAB]Pro[TAB]Int[TAB]
cd
Well, actually it wasn't dry humor at all, I was (and am!) serious.
The problem is that you are confusing easy to use with easy to learn. For an experienced user, which is the faster and more effective interface? The command line. It may not be as easy to learn, but once learned it is a much more powerful, useful, and extensible interface.
Yes, graphical menus can provide context. But the user has to way to grow beyond that -- Their effectiveness will grow only marginally vs. the newbie.
I think that one of the real important features of linux is that it is easy to use. Typing ntsysv is _so_ much easier than going start...setting...control panel...services. The problem is that many confuse "easy to use" with "easy to learn". In my experience, they are generally (but not always) inversely correlated -- the harder something is to learn, the easier it is to do something once you've learned it. Conversely, the easier something is to learn, the longer it takes to accomplish something once you've learned it.
:\ I can't wait for someone to jump out and give the "everybody can drive a car" example.
This is actually an idea that I've stolen from Jurassic Park, but I think that there is a real (and bad!) movement in the US to make everything brain-dead. We try to minimize the amount of knowledge that you need to start doing something, at expense of how well or fast it can be done.
Oh well, I'm probably the only one who thinks this.
While it may not be criminal, using anticompeditive practices to drive compeditors out of the morket is definately illegal. That's what this trial is about.
(observe as this post is moderated into oblivion for being offtopic)
I just visited www.windows2000test.com and it seems like it's much of the same BS that has been there all along. The thing that bugs me, though, is that there seem to be full-time microsoft advocates on the board. I wonder if Microsoft has paid some ppl to do this?
... As opposed to all those noncommercial companies out there, who act selflessly?
Hrm, what if you used the network block device protocol to export the block devices for your spare-space partitions to a single machine, and then put RAID-0 or RAID-linear on it, and EXT2 on top of that? It has the same traffic issues but would probably have better performance because there's only one filesystem layer, rather than two.
The super-slim laptops usually don't have CD-ROMS, (I don't know about the VAIO), which frees up some space.
(Observe as I am moderated down for being offtopic)
AFAIK, this is an InterNIC (AKA Network Solutions, the dot commie people) restriction, so you might be able to get theartistformerlyknownasprince.to, for example.
What if the randomly chosen M2 posts showed up (nested in with the others, if that is your method of viewing) regardless of your threshold? It would be few enough articles as to not be a nuisance, IMHO.
There's no need to be heavy handed about this. We could simply give the moderators the ability to mark a moderation "does not affect user's karma." Then the moderator could make the determination of exactly how offtopic the (funny) post is, and judge accordingly.
Also, it seems to me that people should be allowed to moderate themselves down, either at the time of the post or later on. I strongly suspect that many of the FIRST PSOT!!!!!1!!!!1! people would take advantage of this, as even they realize how offtopic it truly is.
One of the reasons laptop manufacturers particularly like winmodems is that they take up much less space, which is, of couse, a premium inside a laptop.
Actually, with linux, all free memory is used as a disk cache... So ramdisks become ineffectual; in fact, they can slow the system down if the remaining RAM becomes fragmented.
So, bottom line, you shouldn't ever need to do a RAMdisk on linux, except under special circumstances, such as booting or installing.
It's worth pointing out that such activity can be dangerous, because an attacker may be using a spoofed IP. I've seen setups where a spoofed attack from the gateway will cut off the machine.
/dev/netlink, by telling it to pick up the raw packet output of another tcpdump session. Or you could just run tcpdump and give it filter rules equivelent to what ipchains will block.
You should always do some sanity checking first, if you are planning to take automated checking.
Also, I believe you can tell tcpdump to read
Well, actually if port 80 were open it would be only useful in accepting connections. Outgoing connections work differently.
But it's irrelevant anyway, as port 80 is not really open. Read my comment above.
Actually, if I read that correctly, the http port was filtered, not open. In this case, all it means is that the portscan packets for the http port were left unanswered. They could have been filtered by the dreamcast itself, or by some router along the way.
Many ISPs deny access to ports like http to discourage dialup users from running services.
Actually, it was a book before it was a TV series, and IIRC there was also a sequel. But I digress...
In Red Dwarf, a computer "downloads" the contents of your brain, so rather than being based on recordings or whathaveyou, you get the whole enchilada.
I would have no issue with creating a -2 level, for particularly offensive or otherwise "bad" posts, but there is no reason that Joe Slashdot User shouldn't be able to read through all the flood posts, etc.
If you're worried about disk space (which I very much doubt), then you could compress all -2 posts. My guess is that a flood would compress very well!
The idea is to give moderators more ability to solve the problem, not restrict their power. If a moderator wishes to conserve their points for positive posts, then so be it.
It seems to me that the number of points a moderator gets should be directly proportional to some indicator of how busy slashdot is, perhaps the total number of new posts in the last three days. Then if someone posts 100,000 flood posts, the moderators would have the points to bump them down.
Anyone else have any ideas on how we can make the point system more flexible?
At least in terms of allowing people to moderate themselves, it seems to me they should be allowed to choose any negative moderation they please on their own posts; this includes flagging the post troll, flamebait, offtopic, etc., along with just setting it to -1.
My guess is that many of the "first post" lusers would moderate themselves down.
(yes, I realize this is offtopic)
Not AFAIK, and they told me themselves they are the largest...
Even worse! Lets look at this situation:
1) someone dials up to my ISP and floods slashdot. They get a -10000 rating.
2) Said person disconnects
3) I dialup to my ISP and get the same IP address as this luser.
4) I try to post
5) my post is rejected.
It seems to me that basing my rating on my IP is __very__ dangerous.