yeah, lately I've been getting into The Minibosses whilst coding...
My general listening habits for simple coding include (just google for them, I don't feel like digging up/typing all the links):
The Locust Aphex Twin Iron Maiden The Residents The Faint Dillinger Escape Plan The Haunted At The Gates Meshuggah In Flames Mr. Bungle Black Sabbath Poison The Well Saves The Day Styx T.a.T.y. Pig Destroyer Black Dahlia Murder
Although when doing more mathmatical coding (like reordering matrixes because of graphic tiling, and bit shifting and stuff), I need either complete silence or something that's not too harsh. Aphex Twin's more ambient stuff usually does the trick...
I've actually always been curious about what kind of music most people who code listen to. my one friend, a database/web programmer, listens to the likes of the Flaming Lips and Melt Banana, and my other friend, a driver developer for 68k controller chips, listens to classical. *shrug*
I agree, I was about to ream you out because I thought it was talking about the PSP, too, but in fact, they seem to be talking about the PS3... the last paragraph says it all:
Kutaragi also said Sony would start selling PlayStation Portable, dubbed PSP... in Japan by the end of December, Kyodo reported
where, earlier it states:
...plans to unveil its next-generation PlayStation video game console before the end of March 2005...
Now, the article IS very poorly written, so they could be saying anything...
Actually, the higher-ups at nintendo are currently arguing about what shape the next console should be. From what I heard, it's a tossup between the klein bottle and a triple-twist mobius strip.
I'm sure they don't even wanna hear your tesseract suggestion, I mean, that'll drive the shape engineers CRAZY!
I live in manhattan, and before the iPodmini was released, I saw about 1 in 10 people with the white headphone on/ carrying an iPod in their hands... That's more people listening to iPods than takling on cell phones.
After the mini came out, I see even more iPods and about 1/3 of the 'pods that are waling around are minis (a lot of idiots seem to enjoy showing them off, either on armbands, by carrying them, or having them attached to their belt). I call them idiots, because only an idiot would show off something that easy to rip off that's that expensive. On more than one occasion I've realized that if I wasn't such a bum, I could probably grab one and run away with it before anyone realized... although I'm not a fast runner, so that's not feasible, I'd get caught and have the shit beaten out of me before getting arrested...
I agree. I was trying to keep from downplaying its severity too much.
Losing/Applications, or all the data on your 250GB external Firewire LaCie drive is pretty bad.
Even before the exploit, I always made sure that safari's "open safe files" checkbox was off, not for security reasons, per se, but rather because I frequently download things that I don't want to look at right away, and can sort through my downloads folder easier when I know what I looked at already (ie- it isn't unstuffed).
the biggest problem with computing today is that everyone wants their computer to do so much, yet are unwilling/unable to learn enough to actually do so. When you have a multi-user system and you don't know how to secure it... to KNOW there's a problem is one thing, but to not know is something completely different. Most people think that as long as they don't transfer their personal data over the internet (ordering online, email, etc), that it's safe. It's not; especially if you don't know jack about how to secure your system. Encryption is worthless if you leave it unlocked all the time (like in one of those encrypted database programs...), and leaving an administrator login session active while you're not physically at the computer is like leaving your home's front door wide open.
When I saw this article on the main page, the first thing I was going to say was "here's a link to the gentoo guide! I set up distcc on all my gentoo boxes my OSX server-box (running regular OSX, not OSX-Server) and it seriously speeds up compilation."
Although it can be a pain in the ass to set up, it's a seriously great tool.
You're a little off... You don't get "r00ted" from the safari exploit. Worst case scenario is that it erases every file you have access to (ie- your home folder and applications folder), unless you are logged in as root, in which case, you're a dumbass to begin with...
It could also, possibly preset you with a false admin password dialog, and steal your password, but you could also fake one up with a standard browser window.
Anyway, although the exploit is bad, it only allows execution of code with the privs of the current user.
I've been reading the comments and thinking about this.
if this beast WERE "pc-compatable" and had the trio of G5s like has been confirmed... This could be a pretty attractive machine for 600$.
too bad the thing isn't running longhorn. I mean, did you see those projected system requirements? 2GB RAM, half-terabyte harddrive... video card 5x faster than what's out now... at 600$, THAT would be a good system.
I'm not saying I'd buy one... but I'd sure look for one falling off a truck.;)
Where, may I ask, did you find it? I still can't find it anywhere.
I can find the updaters, but they just update SC if you already have it installed. I can't even install it because I don't have classic or anything pre-X running on any machines.
Out of 232167 non-zero data forks total, 231181 (99.58 %) have no fragmentation. Out of 6528 non-zero resource forks total, 6478 (99.23 %) have no fragmentation.
Not bad. That's 8 months of heavy use since my last format.
I gotta bring this to work today and see what that machine's like. My co-worker has been complaining that he doesn't have a defrag utility since he got OSX. I've been telling him that I don't think it matters. Now I can prove it to him.
I remember back in the days of my Powermac 8100/80av, we would leave the 2 800mb drives defragging over the weekend because they had like 75% fragmentation.
I believe you can request a patent anonymously, which is precisely that.
I remember there being an article about a pharmecudical (yeah, I can't spell) company that got one for some treatment so that no one else would be able to patent it and it would be openly available and published.
I've got BeOS DR1, DR2, R3, R4, and R4.5 discs as well as the BeOS bible. I used to run it on my 7600/132 back in the day, and a dual 100mhz Umax box. The 6 second boot was a great thing, even off a zip disk.
i used BeOS before I ever even touched linux, and it gave me quite a headstart on BASH programming and many of the concepts behind linux (plain-text programming and config files, etc).
I also loved the API for it. It was amazingly simple to write GUI applications in C++. On the same level as Cocoa, here in OSX.
When it was rumored that apple would buy Be, I was wishing so hard for that. the BeFS and their method of handling threads would have been a godsend to the MacOS. As well as that great multiple-virtual-desktop thing.
parent not offtopic.
*67 is the code for blocking caller-id (displays "PRIVATE" on receiving end).
too bad my high school blocked any incoming private calls, or my friend and I could have both called out from my house.
*shrug*
it's got a 1 year limited warranty, which can be extended to 2 years for 61$
if you don't buy the extended warranty (2 year), and something happens between 180 days and the 365th, then you have to pay 31$ (to cover shipping) to have it repaired (get a referbished model).
I opted to pay the 61$ when I had a problem with mine, since if I needed a repair one more time, at least I won't have to shell out more $ and I would have saved that 1$.
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"Photoshop this picture of bill gates smoking a doobie."
So, um, what do they care that I just turned 22 90 days ago? hmph.
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even cooler would be to option-shift click the minimize button when you have lots of windows open in that application... that way you get a bunch of squshed windows to play around with.;)
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My general listening habits for simple coding include (just google for them, I don't feel like digging up/typing all the links):
Although when doing more mathmatical coding (like reordering matrixes because of graphic tiling, and bit shifting and stuff), I need either complete silence or something that's not too harsh. Aphex Twin's more ambient stuff usually does the trick...
I've actually always been curious about what kind of music most people who code listen to. my one friend, a database/web programmer, listens to the likes of the Flaming Lips and Melt Banana, and my other friend, a driver developer for 68k controller chips, listens to classical. *shrug*
I'm sure they don't even wanna hear your tesseract suggestion, I mean, that'll drive the shape engineers CRAZY!
After the mini came out, I see even more iPods and about 1/3 of the 'pods that are waling around are minis (a lot of idiots seem to enjoy showing them off, either on armbands, by carrying them, or having them attached to their belt). I call them idiots, because only an idiot would show off something that easy to rip off that's that expensive. On more than one occasion I've realized that if I wasn't such a bum, I could probably grab one and run away with it before anyone realized... although I'm not a fast runner, so that's not feasible, I'd get caught and have the shit beaten out of me before getting arrested...
Losing /Applications, or all the data on your 250GB external Firewire LaCie drive is pretty bad.
Even before the exploit, I always made sure that safari's "open safe files" checkbox was off, not for security reasons, per se, but rather because I frequently download things that I don't want to look at right away, and can sort through my downloads folder easier when I know what I looked at already (ie- it isn't unstuffed).
the biggest problem with computing today is that everyone wants their computer to do so much, yet are unwilling/unable to learn enough to actually do so. When you have a multi-user system and you don't know how to secure it... to KNOW there's a problem is one thing, but to not know is something completely different. Most people think that as long as they don't transfer their personal data over the internet (ordering online, email, etc), that it's safe. It's not; especially if you don't know jack about how to secure your system. Encryption is worthless if you leave it unlocked all the time (like in one of those encrypted database programs...), and leaving an administrator login session active while you're not physically at the computer is like leaving your home's front door wide open.
Although it can be a pain in the ass to set up, it's a seriously great tool.
It could also, possibly preset you with a false admin password dialog, and steal your password, but you could also fake one up with a standard browser window.
Anyway, although the exploit is bad, it only allows execution of code with the privs of the current user.
who uses IE, anymore, anyway?! jeez.
see?
if this beast WERE "pc-compatable" and had the trio of G5s like has been confirmed... This could be a pretty attractive machine for 600$.
too bad the thing isn't running longhorn. I mean, did you see those projected system requirements? 2GB RAM, half-terabyte harddrive... video card 5x faster than what's out now... at 600$, THAT would be a good system.
I'm not saying I'd buy one... but I'd sure look for one falling off a truck. ;)
I can find the updaters, but they just update SC if you already have it installed. I can't even install it because I don't have classic or anything pre-X running on any machines.
I havne't run OS9 at all (even classic mode) since 10.0 came out and havne't had my starcraft fix in years. This is seriously good news.
I've even reduced myself to sending support emails asking about this on several occasions in the past couple years. =)
Not bad. That's 8 months of heavy use since my last format.
I gotta bring this to work today and see what that machine's like. My co-worker has been complaining that he doesn't have a defrag utility since he got OSX. I've been telling him that I don't think it matters. Now I can prove it to him.
I remember back in the days of my Powermac 8100/80av, we would leave the 2 800mb drives defragging over the weekend because they had like 75% fragmentation.
planes trains and automobiles?
Choose any two.
Damn, European (erm, british?) shopping carts look funny.
um, nevermind. I see it. Other manufacturers will make MXM stuffs... blargh.
notice that the center bottom one has an ATI chip? I don't see ATI mentioned anywhere in the article... hmmmmm
I remember there being an article about a pharmecudical (yeah, I can't spell) company that got one for some treatment so that no one else would be able to patent it and it would be openly available and published.
i used BeOS before I ever even touched linux, and it gave me quite a headstart on BASH programming and many of the concepts behind linux (plain-text programming and config files, etc).
I also loved the API for it. It was amazingly simple to write GUI applications in C++. On the same level as Cocoa, here in OSX.
When it was rumored that apple would buy Be, I was wishing so hard for that. the BeFS and their method of handling threads would have been a godsend to the MacOS. As well as that great multiple-virtual-desktop thing.
parent not offtopic. *67 is the code for blocking caller-id (displays "PRIVATE" on receiving end). too bad my high school blocked any incoming private calls, or my friend and I could have both called out from my house. *shrug*
it's got a 1 year limited warranty, which can be extended to 2 years for 61$
if you don't buy the extended warranty (2 year), and something happens between 180 days and the 365th, then you have to pay 31$ (to cover shipping) to have it repaired (get a referbished model).
I opted to pay the 61$ when I had a problem with mine, since if I needed a repair one more time, at least I won't have to shell out more $ and I would have saved that 1$.
"Photoshop this picture of bill gates smoking a doobie."
So, um, what do they care that I just turned 22 90 days ago? hmph.
even cooler would be to option-shift click the minimize button when you have lots of windows open in that application... that way you get a bunch of squshed windows to play around with. ;)