A workaround for longhorn's external device blocker was found. By simply coloring your device black with a marker and holding it, you will be able to mount your drives.
yeah, but Tiger isn't the same. And the new BeOS opensource releases and commercial releases (zeta, yellowtab, etc) aren't the same. They don't have the same developer support that they used to (ie- metrowerks). It's just not the same. =P
Plus, where else do you have functions in the API like IsComputerOn() and IsComputerOnFire()?
It was a next generation file system, that afaik, is still superior to many modern filesystems. It even had methods for storing meta data from custom file types (ie- mp3), so you could search for an "artist" field with "Cibo Matto" in it, or whatever.
Also, it used a set block size (1, 2, or 4K) rather than a set # of blocks.
I don't really think a common DRM scheme is in the cards as of yet. CSS was a good example with DVD protection. With one ubiquitous DRM format, you're left with the "if one person cracks it, everything's cracked" issue.
Although, I do feel that everyone should follow suit in that music players should support a plethora of DRM formats, and the format should be open to player manufacturers that sign a similar contract to that of DVD's CSS. That way, everyone wins, and inovation is encouraged for stronger formats.
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try embedding an RFID-type device into every banknote, with a simple chip that can perform a SHA-1 signing back-ending the RFID mechanism
it sounds like a good idea, but that is damn close to the idea of implanting a chip into every person for identification.
How would you like to be tracked everywhere you go? Walk into a Wal*Mart and as you pass through the doors, the RFID scanner scans the cash in your pockets. Not only can they track you by the bills your carrying, they'll know how much $ you have on you, and whether you're gonna be worth doing business with.
Expand that idea to thieves and organized crime. Portable RFID scanners (possibly stolen from wal*mart?) that they carry with them and scan passersby.
"Oooh, that guy has 600$ on him, let's rob him."
"Oooh, that guy has 1500$ on him, let's follow him and see where he's going."
Whether you're a criminal or not, and whether you're breaking the law or not, either intentionally or unintentionally, it's not right to be able to be tracked at every moment no matter where you are. If there's an unbreakable system, there WILL be people who can take advantage of it. And they will live like gods.
It's very true, you've got to actually use your framework for something that you intend for it to be used for. You can't write some big generic game engine without also making a big game that utilizes it fully. Having a pile of example minigames helps for learning the framework, but you don't really know how well everything falls together until you actually use every last scrap of code that's in the framework and push it to its limits.
I'm surprised that no one's made any decent generic game engines. I mean, making an OpenGL wrapper that's geared specifically towards games with pathfinding code and decent classes for managing stuff. Maybe some AI...
Creative content is AN issue (and yeah, it's pretty big), but it's not really THE issue. I mean, look at all the game mods that are out there. There's an insane number of mod teams that are putting out pretty good free mods. although, they, too, are all just remakes of other things.
ie: ooh, another counterstrike clone. oooh, another capture the flag mod. ooh, a dragon ball Z total conversion!
People need to get more creative with their mods. Just changing the models and graphics for a game doesn't really make a new game.
QuakeRally and Natural Selection are two pretty creative mods. And that one that I just saw that involved a birdseye view where you kill infected people looked neat, too.
In fact, one thing that I think would really help opensource game development would be an engine with a license that allowed commercial games. If one of the big boys adopted an opensource engine to build their game, and it became a commercial success, that could really push amateur game programming more into the mainstream and attract more talented artists.
GIMP also needs to be polished up a bit more. Its text handling and mouse tracking still aren't up to par with photoshop let alone even OSX's built-in graphics functions.
That's why shareware games generally do a lot better. Writing a game take a LOT of work, especially when it comes down to polishing it and making it original. If you're gonna develop a game that's going to compete against the big boys, you've gotta be very quick so as to keep up with technology.
If it's gonna take you 3 years to put out just a beta of your game, you're gonna fall behind.
Although, opensource mods for Q3A or Unreal are generally a lot better because it requires a HELL of a lot less work. the game's engine is already there, and if you just use the 3d engine to make a totalconversion, you're gonna have a much better product in a much shorter period of time than coding the thing from scratch.
i'm surprised that there's not more opensource initiatives dealing with mods. Especially since you can now you can pick up Q3A for 10$ in bargain bins.
damnit, that was the first thing I thought of.... only...
I want mice with a fricken laser attached to its head.
but now for a real post:
I really dig this idea. Being able to annihilate your roommates with your mouse? I've always had the need to take out the obnoxious kids I live with when they play their shit music.
could this double as a laser pointer? Imagine a cordless laser-driven mouse that also had pointing capabilities for presentations and such. that'd be rad.
what I don't understand is why IE doesn't support the alpha blending properly in PNG, I mean... isn't XP's graphics system based on PNG? I thought that's how it did the transparent icons and stuff.
I feel I'm probably misinformed on this topic, though.
here in NYC, a lot of things run windows. When you go to penn station, the NJ Transit ticket machines are running NT 4. I've seen errors on them in the past, they software that's actually driving the display's UI and all that is just a visual basic application. Sometimes they crap out or bluescreen. not very often, though. I've only seen it happen 4 or 5 times in the past couple years. It's really neat to watch them reboot the system. You can see it pinging all its ticket servers and stuff. I assume they have the servers' firewall configured in such a way as to only allow incoming traffic from known IPs, either that, or their attached to a private network. either one wouldn't surprise me.
Even the Amtrak ticket machines run on computers. When you see the tech guy open the machine's case, there's a little beige tower inside with a keyboard and mouse.
lately, everything seems to be running windows. Frequently, in times square, the huge animated billboards will be bluescreened. It's pretty funny. You'd think that software for made for doing this stuff wouldn't crap out. You'd hope that no one installs quake on these machines or any other non-related software, but I guess people do.
I guess putting quake on the adserver box is to a windows geek what putting linux on a toaster is to a real geek.
It seems that this is easy to fix for now by simply configuring your firewall to not allow Winamp to access the network.
but um... what about listening to internet radio stations? how about when you use it to sample music online? a lot of those online music sites (mp3.com for example) have a.m3u file to preview the songs in winamp.
I should either: A) Go to work. B) Bring in some pruning shears and re-create the effect of the internet being down on a much more local scale by severing the fiber line.
I just got the DVR-108 drive from pioneer. For a mere 130$ (including shipping), I got a 16x DVD-/+R/RW/CDR/RW drive that even supports dual layer DVD burning... (although I think it's just dual layer +R, not -R, but I could be mistaken.), and 20 free 4x DVD-Rs.
I'm sick, too of the +/- war, though. even though I have a dual format burner, I'm sticking to -R since they seem to be more compatible (I only know 1 person who can't read -Rs).
I'll send out that program when I get home from work. It's extremely simple, but it listens on UDP and TCP for connections. It's a tracker server from the great Hotline software suite. I wrote it the weekend I learned java about 3 years ago...
It's also possible that the version of java from back then (1.3.x? 1.4.x? I don't remember) was less stable than what's out now. I'm not familiar with J2EE, either...
besides, isn't the whole purpose of OSS to have feature overkill. I mean, I see SQL support in everything nowadays...
I've written small servers in java before, and they always got really unreliable after about 2-3 days of running. If I restarted the program, it'd work fine. That's unacceptable.
I'd much rather write this thing in C, or maybe even objC, since I feel like I have a lot more control over everything.
anyway, I need something to search through my logs faster. I'm getting tired of having to jump to the console and do a "cat * | grep what I am looking for"
When you've got 75MB of chat logs in thousands of files, that can take a bit of time.
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A workaround for longhorn's external device blocker was found. By simply coloring your device black with a marker and holding it, you will be able to mount your drives.
yeah, but Tiger isn't the same. And the new BeOS opensource releases and commercial releases (zeta, yellowtab, etc) aren't the same. They don't have the same developer support that they used to (ie- metrowerks). It's just not the same. =P
Plus, where else do you have functions in the API like IsComputerOn() and IsComputerOnFire()?
Wasn't BeOS's BeFS something similar to this?
It was a next generation file system, that afaik, is still superior to many modern filesystems. It even had methods for storing meta data from custom file types (ie- mp3), so you could search for an "artist" field with "Cibo Matto" in it, or whatever.
Also, it used a set block size (1, 2, or 4K) rather than a set # of blocks.
i miss BeOS...... *sniff*
I don't really think a common DRM scheme is in the cards as of yet. CSS was a good example with DVD protection. With one ubiquitous DRM format, you're left with the "if one person cracks it, everything's cracked" issue.
Although, I do feel that everyone should follow suit in that music players should support a plethora of DRM formats, and the format should be open to player manufacturers that sign a similar contract to that of DVD's CSS. That way, everyone wins, and inovation is encouraged for stronger formats.
try embedding an RFID-type device into every banknote, with a simple chip that can perform a SHA-1 signing back-ending the RFID mechanism
it sounds like a good idea, but that is damn close to the idea of implanting a chip into every person for identification.
How would you like to be tracked everywhere you go? Walk into a Wal*Mart and as you pass through the doors, the RFID scanner scans the cash in your pockets. Not only can they track you by the bills your carrying, they'll know how much $ you have on you, and whether you're gonna be worth doing business with.
Expand that idea to thieves and organized crime. Portable RFID scanners (possibly stolen from wal*mart?) that they carry with them and scan passersby.
"Oooh, that guy has 600$ on him, let's rob him."
"Oooh, that guy has 1500$ on him, let's follow him and see where he's going."
Whether you're a criminal or not, and whether you're breaking the law or not, either intentionally or unintentionally, it's not right to be able to be tracked at every moment no matter where you are. If there's an unbreakable system, there WILL be people who can take advantage of it. And they will live like gods.
With your idea, big brother is one step closer.
I think you'd like An Albatross and Daughters. check them out.
Holy shit. I never thought that anyone on slashdot listened to good music. I have a new found respect for you guys! :D
what about bands like Jucifer, Japanther, and Lightning Bolt? An albatros? Daughters? Black Dahlia Murder?
I think you mean CM1M2YK. ;)
good point.
It's very true, you've got to actually use your framework for something that you intend for it to be used for. You can't write some big generic game engine without also making a big game that utilizes it fully. Having a pile of example minigames helps for learning the framework, but you don't really know how well everything falls together until you actually use every last scrap of code that's in the framework and push it to its limits.
I'm surprised that no one's made any decent generic game engines. I mean, making an OpenGL wrapper that's geared specifically towards games with pathfinding code and decent classes for managing stuff. Maybe some AI...
Creative content is AN issue (and yeah, it's pretty big), but it's not really THE issue. I mean, look at all the game mods that are out there. There's an insane number of mod teams that are putting out pretty good free mods. although, they, too, are all just remakes of other things.
ie: ooh, another counterstrike clone. oooh, another capture the flag mod. ooh, a dragon ball Z total conversion!
People need to get more creative with their mods. Just changing the models and graphics for a game doesn't really make a new game.
QuakeRally and Natural Selection are two pretty creative mods. And that one that I just saw that involved a birdseye view where you kill infected people looked neat, too.
In fact, one thing that I think would really help opensource game development would be an engine with a license that allowed commercial games. If one of the big boys adopted an opensource engine to build their game, and it became a commercial success, that could really push amateur game programming more into the mainstream and attract more talented artists.
GIMP also needs to be polished up a bit more. Its text handling and mouse tracking still aren't up to par with photoshop let alone even OSX's built-in graphics functions.
That's why shareware games generally do a lot better. Writing a game take a LOT of work, especially when it comes down to polishing it and making it original. If you're gonna develop a game that's going to compete against the big boys, you've gotta be very quick so as to keep up with technology.
If it's gonna take you 3 years to put out just a beta of your game, you're gonna fall behind.
Although, opensource mods for Q3A or Unreal are generally a lot better because it requires a HELL of a lot less work. the game's engine is already there, and if you just use the 3d engine to make a totalconversion, you're gonna have a much better product in a much shorter period of time than coding the thing from scratch.
i'm surprised that there's not more opensource initiatives dealing with mods. Especially since you can now you can pick up Q3A for 10$ in bargain bins.
After reading that essay, I decided to check out his blog and I must say, he makes a lot of good points.
on a side note, why do so many web developers turn writer? my friend pulled that shit. http://www.samhilliard.com/
I might also want a mirrored table in the first place.
damn cocaine addict!
damnit, that was the first thing I thought of.... only...
I want mice with a fricken laser attached to its head.
but now for a real post:
I really dig this idea. Being able to annihilate your roommates with your mouse? I've always had the need to take out the obnoxious kids I live with when they play their shit music.
could this double as a laser pointer? Imagine a cordless laser-driven mouse that also had pointing capabilities for presentations and such. that'd be rad.
what I don't understand is why IE doesn't support the alpha blending properly in PNG, I mean... isn't XP's graphics system based on PNG? I thought that's how it did the transparent icons and stuff.
I feel I'm probably misinformed on this topic, though.
erm, yeah... I meant windows... ;)
i guess that's why they tell you to proofread before posting, eh?
I tried that a couple years ago in college when we couldn't get any pot.
it did nothing but give us headaches. first we rolled it in rolling papers and smoked it, nothing happened, so we loaded up the bong... still nothing.
tasted nice, though.
How about Menuet running on an ATM?
here in NYC, a lot of things run windows. When you go to penn station, the NJ Transit ticket machines are running NT 4. I've seen errors on them in the past, they software that's actually driving the display's UI and all that is just a visual basic application. Sometimes they crap out or bluescreen. not very often, though. I've only seen it happen 4 or 5 times in the past couple years. It's really neat to watch them reboot the system. You can see it pinging all its ticket servers and stuff. I assume they have the servers' firewall configured in such a way as to only allow incoming traffic from known IPs, either that, or their attached to a private network. either one wouldn't surprise me.
Even the Amtrak ticket machines run on computers. When you see the tech guy open the machine's case, there's a little beige tower inside with a keyboard and mouse.
lately, everything seems to be running windows. Frequently, in times square, the huge animated billboards will be bluescreened. It's pretty funny. You'd think that software for made for doing this stuff wouldn't crap out. You'd hope that no one installs quake on these machines or any other non-related software, but I guess people do.
I guess putting quake on the adserver box is to a windows geek what putting linux on a toaster is to a real geek.
And I wrote software for modifying game content for downloaded gamecube games! yay!
http://gcmtool.sf.net/
but um... what about listening to internet radio stations? how about when you use it to sample music online? a lot of those online music sites (mp3.com for example) have a
I should either:
A) Go to work.
B) Bring in some pruning shears and re-create the effect of the internet being down on a much more local scale by severing the fiber line.
doesn't B still constitute going to work?
;)
it's ok.
check out http://www.esbuy.com/ for the 108, if you have any doubt.
I just got the DVR-108 drive from pioneer. For a mere 130$ (including shipping), I got a 16x DVD-/+R/RW/CDR/RW drive that even supports dual layer DVD burning... (although I think it's just dual layer +R, not -R, but I could be mistaken.), and 20 free 4x DVD-Rs.
I'm sick, too of the +/- war, though. even though I have a dual format burner, I'm sticking to -R since they seem to be more compatible (I only know 1 person who can't read -Rs).
I'll send out that program when I get home from work. It's extremely simple, but it listens on UDP and TCP for connections. It's a tracker server from the great Hotline software suite. I wrote it the weekend I learned java about 3 years ago...
It's also possible that the version of java from back then (1.3.x? 1.4.x? I don't remember) was less stable than what's out now. I'm not familiar with J2EE, either...
besides, isn't the whole purpose of OSS to have feature overkill. I mean, I see SQL support in everything nowadays...
I've written small servers in java before, and they always got really unreliable after about 2-3 days of running. If I restarted the program, it'd work fine. That's unacceptable.
I'd much rather write this thing in C, or maybe even objC, since I feel like I have a lot more control over everything.
anyway, I need something to search through my logs faster. I'm getting tired of having to jump to the console and do a "cat * | grep what I am looking for"
When you've got 75MB of chat logs in thousands of files, that can take a bit of time.