Time for a 'casemodding' section.
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Im pretty sure my karma is going to take a dive for this one, but i dont think im the only person to think that its time to put stuff like this off in another category. I think it would be safe to say that the majority of slashdotters are tired of seeing 'articles' that are basically advertisements for casemod stuff. I, for one, would like to be able to block this out, i dont believe that cold cathode lights qualify as 'hardware', really.
Re:Windows XP was great, except....
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New Red Hat Beta
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Well, though the poster should have said Windows XP BETA (though you shouldn't have had any problems drawing that from the context of the post), its far from a troll. Try to have a sense of humor the next time you reply to posts like that.
Oh, and to stay on-topic: I agree, NTFS support by default would be a great thing for Red Hat to implement.
One of the biggest questions about the new technology is: Could a skillful technician create or copy a suspect's fingerprint and frame someone by making it look like that fingerprint was at a crime scene?
Here's an idea: Get a copy of the print image, find somebody with Photoshop skill, get them to alter the image to show judge's/prosecuting attorney's/etc's print; evidince (hopefully) supressed when the judge realizes how easy it is to fake 'evidince' that way.
Alright. Let's review. You post on Slashdot. You have a girl you are going to marry. You are a nerd with a girlfriend. Most of the people here rarely talk to girls (no, its not flamebait; im one of them), let alone marry them! Buy her a diamond ring you idiot!
Lets not forget that although offtopic most of, if not all of the time; some of the troll posts on slashdot make for good reading (try browsing at -1 for a bit, most of the interesting stuff is down there anyway (as long as you dont click on the links!)) Take, for example, the postings of BankofAmerica_ATM. Quite well written, in my opinion. Or, for a more amusing example, the writings of Migor. Not very coherent, but damn funny stuff.
you, sir, have just given me one of the worst headaches of my life. seriously, though, i cant understand how people can talk like that and not have their heads explode...
I gotta say, i agree with some of the other posters here. There really is no standard for html anymore. W3C has been irrevalant for quite some time now, and , well, most people use IE to browse the internet. Now, if you run a business website, your objective is to whore to the highest common denominator (in this case; ie users). So, you gotta give the majority what they want. In this case, that being pages that look nice in Internet Explorer I mean, you can try and be noble and W3C compliant, but if your site looks like crap in most people's browsers, they won't do business with you. Its as simple as that. And while flash may be a pain in the ass to most *nix users, well....it looks just fine to The Average Computer User(tm)
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Ooooh no, you can't listen to mp3's at work anymore; boo hoo fucking hoo. As a young geek in a small town with no avaliable tech jobs; do you all know what i do to pay for dsl/insurance/better computers? I flip burgers. And do you know what? We don't get to listen to mp3's at work. ***GASP*** As shocking as it sounds, we dont even get a radio, because we all need to hear what Mrs. Soccer Mom wants on her cheesburger. Some of you people bitch and moan about the "lack of trust" the employers have in you... Know what? Shut the fuck up. I'm lucky if i get a 30 min break when i work an 8 hour day. Some of you people have it WAY too good. Im sure there are a few other/. readers who agree with me here. You people need to be grateful that you can sit in front of a computer, in an air-conditioned office all day (i concede the fact that it IS work, but at least it isnt flipping dead cow over a 500degree piece of metal), a thing that i would do almost anything to do. Instead of moaning over the fact that you can no longer download stolen mp3s (dont even bother me with the bullshit rationalization that its "fair use", 90% of my mp3s are stolen too), be grateful that you dont have some bitch with 8 kids yelling at you because you didnt put extra pickles on her burger.
Wait a sec. If the pre-cogs can see crimes that have yet to happen, and then stop them, then it stands to reason that since the "criminal" was arrested, the crime never happened. So then, how could the pre-cog see the crime that was going to happen, if it was stopped before it happ......NOOOOOOOOO.......BRAIN...OVERHEATING... ***Head Explodes***
The industry worries that the expanding used market is cannibalizing new-CD sales, as well as promoting piracy by allowing consumers to buy, record and sell back discs while retaining their own digitally pristine copies.
well. thats. just. great.
so now, the RIAA/MPAA is going to have more ammunition in the War Against Piracy(tm). So now, not only will they be able to justify the royalties paid for every piece of recordable digital meda sold, they plan on charging money for used cd's sold. What next? A premium paid per gigabit of broadband data transferred to make up for P2P file sharing? Im definately not the first person to say this, but "Something ought to be done." It's pretty damn rediculous when we hear things like: "One proposed remedy being debated by record label executives is federal legislation requiring used-CD retailers to pay royalties on secondary sales of albums." Well, thats nice; im glad that the record label executives are able to decide federal legislation for us now.
just my $.02
Publicly stated corporate policies pledging good behavior toward intellectual property should be as commonplace as privacy policies have become.
ooooohhh, you mean like the ones that are are "subject to change without notice (read: as soon as we need the money badly enough, we'll sell your personal data) ?"
sounds to me basically like he's saying "it's too soon to pass it", lets just warn the hardware people that they better do something soon, before we do pass it.
"Before Congress rushes into the imposition of a legislative solution," Rogan said, "I hope its members will grant more time for the free market to find its own middle ground."
Thank the gods for that. Its about time somebody stands up and says "Hold on a second, lets give business the chance to make their own decisions, before we step in and legislate for them." I hope that more of this sort of thing happens in the future. I sincerely hope that those in congress decide to heed Mr.Rogan's words, and their voing reflects it.
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67mb/s .edu pipe... take a seat. :-D
*kisses karma goodbye* just my 2 cents
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come on, you know you laughed...
Well, though the poster should have said Windows XP BETA (though you shouldn't have had any problems drawing that from the context of the post), its far from a troll.
Try to have a sense of humor the next time you reply to posts like that.
Oh, and to stay on-topic: I agree, NTFS support by default would be a great thing for Red Hat to implement.
One of the biggest questions about the new technology is: Could a skillful technician create or copy a suspect's fingerprint and frame someone by making it look like that fingerprint was at a crime scene?
Here's an idea: Get a copy of the print image, find somebody with Photoshop skill, get them to alter the image to show judge's/prosecuting attorney's/etc's print; evidince (hopefully) supressed when the judge realizes how easy it is to fake 'evidince' that way.
Too bad most nu-geek slashdotters would rather hear about someone putting a neon rope light inside their computer case.
word.
Alright. Let's review. You post on Slashdot. You have a girl you are going to marry.
You are a nerd with a girlfriend.
Most of the people here rarely talk to girls (no, its not flamebait; im one of them), let alone marry them! Buy her a diamond ring you idiot!
What's your plan, John? --Hopefully it includes being able to withstand a slashdotting.
damn right. we need some geek pride movies! i mean, thers office space and whatnot, but i want to see some movies with *nix jokes, damnit.
Most often, those who raised concerns were dismissed by advocates of copyright protection as radicals who were against copyright in general.
damn terrorists...
Lets not forget that although offtopic most of, if not all of the time; some of the troll posts on slashdot make for good reading (try browsing at -1 for a bit, most of the interesting stuff is down there anyway (as long as you dont click on the links!)) Take, for example, the postings of BankofAmerica_ATM. Quite well written, in my opinion. Or, for a more amusing example, the writings of Migor. Not very coherent, but damn funny stuff.
you, sir, have just given me one of the worst headaches of my life.
seriously, though, i cant understand how people can talk like that and not have their heads explode...
I gotta say, i agree with some of the other posters here. There really is no standard for html anymore. W3C has been irrevalant for quite some time now, and , well, most people use IE to browse the internet. Now, if you run a business website, your objective is to whore to the highest common denominator (in this case; ie users). So, you gotta give the majority what they want. In this case, that being pages that look nice in Internet Explorer I mean, you can try and be noble and W3C compliant, but if your site looks like crap in most people's browsers, they won't do business with you. Its as simple as that. And while flash may be a pain in the ass to most *nix users, well....it looks just fine to The Average Computer User(tm)
MS has asked OEMs to stop immediately the shipment dual-boot systems running Win2k/WinXP
--What you say?
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Ooooh no, you can't listen to mp3's at work anymore; boo hoo fucking hoo. As a young geek in a small town with no avaliable tech jobs; do you all know what i do to pay for dsl/insurance/better computers? I flip burgers. And do you know what? We don't get to listen to mp3's at work. ***GASP*** As shocking as it sounds, we dont even get a radio, because we all need to hear what Mrs. Soccer Mom wants on her cheesburger. Some of you people bitch and moan about the "lack of trust" the employers have in you... Know what? Shut the fuck up. I'm lucky if i get a 30 min break when i work an 8 hour day. Some of you people have it WAY too good. Im sure there are a few other /. readers who agree with me here. You people need to be grateful that you can sit in front of a computer, in an air-conditioned office all day (i concede the fact that it IS work, but at least it isnt flipping dead cow over a 500degree piece of metal), a thing that i would do almost anything to do. Instead of moaning over the fact that you can no longer download stolen mp3s (dont even bother me with the bullshit rationalization that its "fair use", 90% of my mp3s are stolen too), be grateful that you dont have some bitch with 8 kids yelling at you because you didnt put extra pickles on her burger.
Wait a sec. If the pre-cogs can see crimes that have yet to happen, and then stop them, then it stands to reason that since the "criminal" was arrested, the crime never happened. So then, how could the pre-cog see the crime that was going to happen, if it was stopped before it happ......NOOOOOOOOO.......BRAIN...OVERHEATING... ***Head Explodes***
i swear to god, if i see any new pop-ups for the "BESTSELLING Wireless Color Stabilized Video Camera!"; somebody is going to die...
well. thats. just. great.
so now, the RIAA/MPAA is going to have more ammunition in the War Against Piracy(tm). So now, not only will they be able to justify the royalties paid for every piece of recordable digital meda sold, they plan on charging money for used cd's sold. What next? A premium paid per gigabit of broadband data transferred to make up for P2P file sharing?
Im definately not the first person to say this, but "Something ought to be done." It's pretty damn rediculous when we hear things like: "One proposed remedy being debated by record label executives is federal legislation requiring used-CD retailers to pay royalties on secondary sales of albums." Well, thats nice; im glad that the record label executives are able to decide federal legislation for us now.
just my $.02
Less than $9000, you say? Wow. Let me grab my checkbook and head over to staples...
And as an added bonus, the gov'ts will not have to fight with ISP's in order to get carnivore, echelon, and whatever else on the network.
ooooohhh, you mean like the ones that are are "subject to change without notice (read: as soon as we need the money badly enough, we'll sell your personal data) ?"
youve got a good point there
"Before Congress rushes into the imposition of a legislative solution," Rogan said, "I hope its members will grant more time for the free market to find its own middle ground."
Thank the gods for that. Its about time somebody stands up and says "Hold on a second, lets give business the chance to make their own decisions,
before we step in and legislate for them." I hope that more of this sort of thing happens in the future. I sincerely hope that those in congress decide
to heed Mr.Rogan's words, and their voing reflects it.