Gah, your right.... I need more coffee. It is still suprising to see whats happened to this package over the last few weeks though, but i guess that just means more and more eyes are sifting through the code, which is undeniably a good thing.
Say what you will about him, but almost anything of Cringelys that i've read turns out to be insightful and informative, and this article is no exception.
MS Office 97? actually had a run dialog embedded under one of the Help or About menus.... which wasnt affected by the standard system policy (Disable Run command). Why? I havent the foggiest....
Generally reading, i already feel a bit daft and behind the times with the/. crowd, but now you have me running to dust off textbooks long thought lost?
I give up, im going back to basketweaving.
Holy crap, i thought it was just me having trouble with XMMS;) Been running test-2 here for a couple of weeks and everything has been rosy other than my mp3 playback. Just by minimizing windows i could make it skip on command, which was embarassing when i was touting the superiority of linux to my boss. Looks like i have something other than reading slashdot to do at work tommorow;).
I mean, it would take 3 seconds to check the validity of this! I can't believe crap like this gets through, and stories that are actually worth reading are rejected over and over again. I know its horribly off topic, but I only wish everyone would make their PHB's read the link.
(copy paste from gentoo boards)
ephros
Guru
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Posts: 376
Location: Austria (Europe; no kangaroos.)
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:21 am Post subject:
beejay wrote:
AlterEgo wrote:
It's Greek
Yes, I know. It was more in the sense of "How can say 'Look - this is the same' if you ghost one side"
Actually it's not.
It is English, written in Greek letters (so they simply changed the font for that text).
For example, the last line reads:
(also see mfree/rmfree below)
Look at the word "below" and it will become obvious: beta epsilon lambda o omega.
The character "omega" is substituted for "w", because it looks like a Latin w, and there is no w in Greek; also AFAIK there is no letter o.
All in all it is some really stupid obfuscation.
[EDIT:] fixed some letters I got wrong.
[EDIT2:] ok, nikai was faster..
/shrug, i've been needing to get another webstation set up here at home, and the only thing the article did was remind me that i've never set up a Deb box before... downloading the netinstall iso now:)
No kidding. I cant even use one of these new fangled "internet ergonomic" keyboards, i stick with my beloved Model M IBM's. Nothing, and i repeat NOTHING, could ever replace this:)
I think at least 30% of/. readers have been using this google "resource" for quite some time. Theres even this place http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/index.php?module=pr odreviews
in case your lazy.
I dont give a damn WHY theyre doing it, im just glad that someone has the stones to stand against what is becoming the next Evil Empire (tm). I mean, honestly, since SCO and the RIAA have jumped in the mix, I just dont have time to bash Microsoft anymore:(
I did follow the links, and its a 56X CD-Rom, and as far as im concerned, floppys are slow, obtuse, and in desparate need of a trashcan. Its not unmanagable, as a USB 128 Drive would take care of most issues, im just suprised they didnt take it upon themselves to include one with the system, as most consumers arent aware of such things.
keeps chopping away at the bottom of the PC market, there may not be anything MS can do about it. One thing i would be interested in, and didnt see, is some sort of card reader so that users would have means to save at least their documents. At any rate, heres the obligatory comment on how the OEM XP Pro costs more than the machine AND the Operating system.
I havent had the problems with stability that you seem to have, and as far as the UI goes, ive been using the "galaxy" theme (ala mandrake 9.1) and ive found it to be well organized and pleasant. With all the talk of mplayer now, i think i need to go download the most recent version and check it out again, its been a year:).
I beg your pardon, but Xine certainly does not suck:). Its one thing to state that mplayer works better in your situation (by my own admittance it is a very capable media player), but to bash one of IMHO one of the best open source projects around isnt fair. At work, i have it built from source on a slack9 box, it loads instantly, and it doesnt skip under heavy cpu load (/glare XMMS). (It does, however, stop playing if i click and drag a windowmaker window for longer than 5-6 seconds, go figure). To him and his own, god bless the options of OSS.
In that case, Ive never installed kazaa on anything, and i delete it on site! I've also purchased every audio cd ever released, ever, in the history of everness.
*checks inbox for threatening letter*
The RIAA cannot make using Kazaa illegal. There are plenty of free songs and videos, not to mention some very *interesting* documents that have absolutely nothing to do with infringing on RIAA stuff.
Im sorry, i was under the impression that everyone understood Kazaa as "Kazaa lite". Beware though, some of the newer versions have disabled the ablility to disable sharing files, and while some technical trickery can over come this, (and not that i advocate not sharing on a p2p network) ultimately you should have the choice.
Im sure the majority of/. readers have done something like this, but the difference is that my spare wanderings supply the *majority* of my income. Simply by bringing up computers, or speaking to people at bars of cool technologies, ive found myself doing work for a reasonably large crowd. Once you've done work for someone, they almost ALWAYS have a friend that needs something, and that friend has a friend, and so forth. While its not the most stable work in the world, i always seem to do alright. (I would put it on par with waiting tables, the numbers always seem to end up partially in your favor). The best part? You can charge $50/hour showing some nitwit how to install kazaa, and hes all the happier. And they love you:)
This is actually very interesting to read, as i remember an interview with him in which he seemed indifferent, if not amused by the video. Back then he seemed to have a great attitude towards the whole thing, its sad to see the effect that his peers seem to have had on him. Then again, kids can be so cruel. (no sarcasm intended)
even if it did, a wonderfull little program known as tvtool (http://www.tvtool.de) takes care of that, and offers *alot* of other very handy features for the small price of 15 dollars US.
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Gah, your right.... I need more coffee. It is still suprising to see whats happened to this package over the last few weeks though, but i guess that just means more and more eyes are sifting through the code, which is undeniably a good thing.
X+1 holes in the default install in over 7 years!
Its a joke people.....
Say what you will about him, but almost anything of Cringelys that i've read turns out to be insightful and informative, and this article is no exception.
must have recently hired a /. editor to write articles for them.....
"When reporters visited teh apartment last night,....."
MS Office 97? actually had a run dialog embedded under one of the Help or About menus.... which wasnt affected by the standard system policy (Disable Run command). Why? I havent the foggiest....
This wouldn't be a problem if everyone just started setting the "Evil bit" on their spam packets....
Generally reading, i already feel a bit daft and behind the times with the /. crowd, but now you have me running to dust off textbooks long thought lost?
I give up, im going back to basketweaving.
Holy crap, i thought it was just me having trouble with XMMS ;) ;).
Been running test-2 here for a couple of weeks and everything has been rosy other than my mp3 playback. Just by minimizing windows i could make it skip on command, which was embarassing when i was touting the superiority of linux to my boss.
Looks like i have something other than reading slashdot to do at work tommorow
I mean, it would take 3 seconds to check the validity of this! I can't believe crap like this gets through, and stories that are actually worth reading are rejected over and over again. I know its horribly off topic, but I only wish everyone would make their PHB's read the link.
(copy paste from gentoo boards) ephros Guru Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 376 Location: Austria (Europe; no kangaroos.) Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 7:21 am Post subject: beejay wrote: AlterEgo wrote: It's Greek Yes, I know. It was more in the sense of "How can say 'Look - this is the same' if you ghost one side" Actually it's not. It is English, written in Greek letters (so they simply changed the font for that text). For example, the last line reads: (also see mfree/rmfree below) Look at the word "below" and it will become obvious: beta epsilon lambda o omega. The character "omega" is substituted for "w", because it looks like a Latin w, and there is no w in Greek; also AFAIK there is no letter o. All in all it is some really stupid obfuscation. [EDIT:] fixed some letters I got wrong. [EDIT2:] ok, nikai was faster..
It hasnt been my day for a couple years, whats a couple more :)
/shrug, i've been needing to get another webstation set up here at home, and the only thing the article did was remind me that i've never set up a Deb box before... downloading the netinstall iso now :)
No kidding. I cant even use one of these new fangled "internet ergonomic" keyboards, i stick with my beloved Model M IBM's. Nothing, and i repeat NOTHING, could ever replace this :)
I think at least 30% of /. readers have been using this google "resource" for quite some time. Theres even this place r odreviews
http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/index.php?module=p
in case your lazy.
I dont give a damn WHY theyre doing it, im just glad that someone has the stones to stand against what is becoming the next Evil Empire (tm). I mean, honestly, since SCO and the RIAA have jumped in the mix, I just dont have time to bash Microsoft anymore :(
I did follow the links, and its a 56X CD-Rom, and as far as im concerned, floppys are slow, obtuse, and in desparate need of a trashcan. Its not unmanagable, as a USB 128 Drive would take care of most issues, im just suprised they didnt take it upon themselves to include one with the system, as most consumers arent aware of such things.
keeps chopping away at the bottom of the PC market, there may not be anything MS can do about it. One thing i would be interested in, and didnt see, is some sort of card reader so that users would have means to save at least their documents. At any rate, heres the obligatory comment on how the OEM XP Pro costs more than the machine AND the Operating system.
I havent had the problems with stability that you seem to have, and as far as the UI goes, ive been using the "galaxy" theme (ala mandrake 9.1) and ive found it to be well organized and pleasant. With all the talk of mplayer now, i think i need to go download the most recent version and check it out again, its been a year :).
I beg your pardon, but Xine certainly does not suck :).
Its one thing to state that mplayer works better in your situation (by my own admittance it is a very capable media player), but to bash one of IMHO one of the best open source projects around isnt fair. At work, i have it built from source on a slack9 box, it loads instantly, and it doesnt skip under heavy cpu load (/glare XMMS). (It does, however, stop playing if i click and drag a windowmaker window for longer than 5-6 seconds, go figure). To him and his own, god bless the options of OSS.
In that case, Ive never installed kazaa on anything, and i delete it on site! I've also purchased every audio cd ever released, ever, in the history of everness.
*checks inbox for threatening letter*
The RIAA cannot make using Kazaa illegal. There are plenty of free songs and videos, not to mention some very *interesting* documents that have absolutely nothing to do with infringing on RIAA stuff.
Im sorry, i was under the impression that everyone understood Kazaa as "Kazaa lite". Beware though, some of the newer versions have disabled the ablility to disable sharing files, and while some technical trickery can over come this, (and not that i advocate not sharing on a p2p network) ultimately you should have the choice.
Im sure the majority of /. readers have done something like this, but the difference is that my spare wanderings supply the *majority* of my income. Simply by bringing up computers, or speaking to people at bars of cool technologies, ive found myself doing work for a reasonably large crowd. Once you've done work for someone, they almost ALWAYS have a friend that needs something, and that friend has a friend, and so forth. While its not the most stable work in the world, i always seem to do alright. (I would put it on par with waiting tables, the numbers always seem to end up partially in your favor). The best part? You can charge $50/hour showing some nitwit how to install kazaa, and hes all the happier. And they love you :)
This is actually very interesting to read, as i remember an interview with him in which he seemed indifferent, if not amused by the video. Back then he seemed to have a great attitude towards the whole thing, its sad to see the effect that his peers seem to have had on him. Then again, kids can be so cruel. (no sarcasm intended)
even if it did, a wonderfull little program known as tvtool (http://www.tvtool.de) takes care of that, and offers *alot* of other very handy features for the small price of 15 dollars US.