The real reason I put that in my sig is that I can't figure out what is going on (and before I proxy block it, I'd like to) and I was hoping it'd spark someone to explain.
*Every single slashdot window* that I've loaded for the last few days hangs on the requests from images-aud. Every one. Whatever they are doing, it's hellishly irritating.
Do you know what is up with this? I asked on the IRC channel but nobody there seemed to know.
The only thing I can think of (and it's probably way off mark) is that they are trying to make life hell on those of us who block images/advertising... nah...doesn't make sense.
Call me stupid, or whatever, but this is bugging hell out of me.
A lot of stores have clerks handing out free samples of food (often pizza - yum:) in various locations. It's kind of neat, actually - I've got hold of some good recipes that way.
One has to think that it's kind of counter-productive in a way, tho. After all, we all know that going to the grocery store hungry results in a spending spree:) - so if they're feeding you in the store, it might cut down on what you buy...
Or... maybe not. Chicken Barbecue Ranch Pizza Samples sure burned my wallet last week (don't knock it, it's delicious!)
Yeah, dammit... April First should be a friccin' holiday!! It'd give us all time to actually execute all the Evil Jokes (TM) that we've thought of over the months previous...
Oh, and WTF? Five AF posts? Methinks the grandparent poster is behind:)
SB (who thru pure happenstance has this day off - only one for the next two weeks *weep*) but who has been *very* busy today *Evil Cackle*
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A lot of you have probably seen this, but I'll chip it in - since the point of today is fun, yes?
Got this in my inbox this morning:
1) Go to http://www.google.com/
2) Type in: weapons of mass destruction (DO NOT hit return)
3) Hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button, NOT the "Google search"
How about Unlimited mod points (reset later) like they did while testing the new server? Now that was Evil(TM) and a helluva lot of fun for a day or so...
I'll agree about the sucks part - there's a lot of funny stuff being posted today, but it sure as hell isn't the stories, not so far...the day is only half over, however muahahahahaha
I think that is the single biggest problem we face with existing computer crime legislation - neither the legislators nor the judges understand what it is that the law is actually saying.
Well, yes, but the real problem is that many of the legislators, judges, and lawyers don't understand the details of what it is they are dealing with... in some senses you can't blame them, it's really only a generation or two since all this started to become real issues; but on the other hand, these people are dealing with legal cases in which they *should* be at least cognizant with the basics (many of them are older and didn't grow up with it, not that "ignorance is an excuse":); and lots of competing tripe from so-called (and often biased) "expert witnesses" and...god, one could go on for hours; witness the SCO publicity barrage.
The gripping hand is that it's probably going to take generations for the legislation, law processes and education to catch up. Which really means that there are a lot of innocent people who are going to be in for a world of hurt in the meantime.
The upside is that those concerned with it now have public/private forums in which to voice their concerns in a much easier way - if open speech on the internet isn't curtailed.
I absolutely agree. If nothing else, by making his situation public, that puts pressure on the company in question, and provides for many viewpoints on the situation to be aired where the people prosecuting and defending the case will see them. That is *exactly* how participation in the system works (fuck voting, it's meaningless; it's direct participation thru airing your views publicly that really matters)
Sure, a fair number of those contacts will be bunk, but many of them will contain useful information for his defense - as the first few comments to this story did.
Nah, actually I was speaking more broadly about "phone home" capabilities.
You make a good point, but I really kind of doubt that most muggers are smart enough to realize the implications...unless, of course, they are unemployed and desperate IT workers *grin*
Parent does make a good point. If one is wearing really thick clothing (like, say, a insulated winter jacket) it's likely that the taser probes won't make good contact. A decent leather jacket may even be enough. Leather is pretty tough.
That said, I've always wondered if a good defense against a taser might not be a conducting layer (worn beneath light upper layer clothing) that is hardy enough to stop and seat the probes, and which is connected to a metal plate at the bottom of one's shoes, thereby grounding the charge. I would think you'd get tingled, but it wouldn't be debilitating.
I've never read about such a thing (and I'm obviously not willing to conduct the experiment:) - I've had a few 110 shocks and one much higher, argh) but does anyone here know enough to tell me whether it would work? I'm fairly cognizant with electricity but not enough in the high voltage realms tasers work in.
In a self-defense situation, myself, I'd prefer something that can stop them more permanently if necessary - but I'm old-fashioned:)
and just like carpenters, there will be programmers who can put those modules together correctly and programmers who can't. Anyone who's ever fixed the mess made by clueless DIYer (as opposed to a clueful one) knows this.
No, I'm not. I'm saying that the religious right (who want to ban gay marriages) shouldn't be allowed to influence the laws about who can get married and who can't.
You're more or less correct about civil marriage; but why should this legal construct differentiate between opposite and same sex partners wrt to property?
Let's be really honest, here; the whole 'ban gays' initiative is nothing more than extreme Christian fundamentalism. No amount of logic or moral appeal is every going to change what those who are intolerant to any other lifestyle but their own feel about it. This isn't exactly a new issue, either.
Myself, I'd go so far as to say that the whole fanatical dedication to the "nuclear" family has probably done more to harm it than just leaving the whole issue alone would have. The whole argument is just plain stupid. WTF business is it of ANYONE how two other people live, ESPECIALLY if they don't even know those people?
Oh, to head off the trolls:
1) No, I'm not homosexual. I have friends who are, tho, and I support them in living however they want to. I'm not religious, but I was raised so, and I seem to remember Jesus talking about tolerance towards those who don't live like you, but who are still moral.
2) No, I'm not some "family expert". I don't think one really needs the opinion of "experts" or government officials, or religious people, to raise good kids. Make of that what you will.
3) I'm seriously of the opinon that the whole concept of marriage should be a covenant between two (or three, or whatever) people and/or their church, and should not be any province of the government at any scale, federal, state, local - WHATEVER. It's none of their goddamned business. We have something called seperation of church and state in this country partially for this exact reason. (Yes, I know it can be argued that marriage is not primarily a Christian institution - but in this particular context, WRT to our administration, it is.) The only winners in the legal venue of marriage in this country have been the divorce lawyers.
/me bows to someone with superior ski33z (or shall we say, more time?:) in the tracking realm...
Too true as to the numbers of (possibly) superior suiters... the links thou givest to the Most Superior Dude Hanks, I do understand, and bowest my head in shame:)
I basically figure my chances are about that of a snowball in a gasoline fire. In other words, normal:) Especially being so near Forty that I be:)
But I'd be a total loss if I didn't at least try:)
Somehow (where the tongue in cheek comes in) I doubt she'd be interested in leaving her family and life anyway...and making an "American lady" out of her would pretty much be a desecration, would it not? *grin*
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Well, thank you :)
The real reason I put that in my sig is that I can't figure out what is going on (and before I proxy block it, I'd like to) and I was hoping it'd spark someone to explain.
*Every single slashdot window* that I've loaded for the last few days hangs on the requests from images-aud. Every one. Whatever they are doing, it's hellishly irritating.
Do you know what is up with this? I asked on the IRC channel but nobody there seemed to know.
The only thing I can think of (and it's probably way off mark) is that they are trying to make life hell on those of us who block images/advertising... nah...doesn't make sense.
Call me stupid, or whatever, but this is bugging hell out of me.
SB
THANK YOU for the link, hadn't seen that.
Absolutely!! Hilarious!!
SB
A-fucking-men.
Retire already, Lucas, and let some fresh blood take over. You are completely out of touch with what's good in space opera nowadays.
Criminy, I was a MAJOR SW geek, before it was fashionable to be one - saw it in theatre 6 times at the original '77 release. Now I'm simply disgusted.
SB
A lot of stores have clerks handing out free samples of food (often pizza - yum
One has to think that it's kind of counter-productive in a way, tho. After all, we all know that going to the grocery store hungry results in a spending spree
Or... maybe not. Chicken Barbecue Ranch Pizza Samples sure burned my wallet last week (don't knock it, it's delicious!)
SB
Yeah, dammit... April First should be a friccin' holiday!! It'd give us all time to actually execute all the Evil Jokes (TM) that we've thought of over the months previous...
:)
Oh, and WTF? Five AF posts? Methinks the grandparent poster is behind
SB
(who thru pure happenstance has this day off - only one for the next two weeks *weep*) but who has been *very* busy today *Evil Cackle*
A lot of you have probably seen this, but I'll chip it in - since the point of today is fun, yes?
Got this in my inbox this morning:
1) Go to http://www.google.com/
2) Type in: weapons of mass destruction (DO NOT hit return)
3) Hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button, NOT the "Google search"
Enjoy...
SB
Excellent ideas!
How about Unlimited mod points (reset later) like they did while testing the new server? Now that was Evil(TM) and a helluva lot of fun for a day or so...
I'll agree about the sucks part - there's a lot of funny stuff being posted today, but it sure as hell isn't the stories, not so far...the day is only half over, however muahahahahaha
SB
For fat chair-bound male geeks, anyway (might make a nice underarm deoderant ad, that :)
Now for good looking wimmen....mmmm.... tank tops!
SB
#6?
SB
I asked my furry friends about that, and they asked for more information; particulary flight plans and arrival times.
*shrug*
SB
Ah, but European TCP pigeons might have an advantage over African UDP pigeons....we need to finance another study! Come on, this is Important!
This joke was probably already made already, but my slashdot pigeon hasn't made it here yet... might've got sucked into a jet engine... poor bastard.
SB
n/t but grinning!
SB
I think that is the single biggest problem we face with existing computer crime legislation - neither the legislators nor the judges understand what it is that the law is actually saying.
:); and lots of competing tripe from so-called (and often biased) "expert witnesses" and...god, one could go on for hours; witness the SCO publicity barrage.
Well, yes, but the real problem is that many of the legislators, judges, and lawyers don't understand the details of what it is they are dealing with... in some senses you can't blame them, it's really only a generation or two since all this started to become real issues; but on the other hand, these people are dealing with legal cases in which they *should* be at least cognizant with the basics (many of them are older and didn't grow up with it, not that "ignorance is an excuse"
The gripping hand is that it's probably going to take generations for the legislation, law processes and education to catch up. Which really means that there are a lot of innocent people who are going to be in for a world of hurt in the meantime.
The upside is that those concerned with it now have public/private forums in which to voice their concerns in a much easier way - if open speech on the internet isn't curtailed.
SB
I absolutely agree. If nothing else, by making his situation public, that puts pressure on the company in question, and provides for many viewpoints on the situation to be aired where the people prosecuting and defending the case will see them. That is *exactly* how participation in the system works (fuck voting, it's meaningless; it's direct participation thru airing your views publicly that really matters)
Sure, a fair number of those contacts will be bunk, but many of them will contain useful information for his defense - as the first few comments to this story did.
SB
Nah, actually I was speaking more broadly about "phone home" capabilities.
You make a good point, but I really kind of doubt that most muggers are smart enough to realize the implications...unless, of course, they are unemployed and desperate IT workers *grin*
SB
I think the real point is that some people may want it, while many others don't.
So build the capability into it, but don't turn it on by default. Let users know they can. Those who want it, will. Those who don't, won't.
Let those paranoid enough have their choice, yet let those of us who don't want it have it completely disabled. Fair enough?
(I hate the whole damned idea of tracking, too, but some people won't - or don't, at least with respect to stolen laptops, eh?)
SB
Parent does make a good point. If one is wearing really thick clothing (like, say, a insulated winter jacket) it's likely that the taser probes won't make good contact. A decent leather jacket may even be enough. Leather is pretty tough.
:) - I've had a few 110 shocks and one much higher, argh) but does anyone here know enough to tell me whether it would work? I'm fairly cognizant with electricity but not enough in the high voltage realms tasers work in.
:)
That said, I've always wondered if a good defense against a taser might not be a conducting layer (worn beneath light upper layer clothing) that is hardy enough to stop and seat the probes, and which is connected to a metal plate at the bottom of one's shoes, thereby grounding the charge. I would think you'd get tingled, but it wouldn't be debilitating.
I've never read about such a thing (and I'm obviously not willing to conduct the experiment
In a self-defense situation, myself, I'd prefer something that can stop them more permanently if necessary - but I'm old-fashioned
SB
and just like carpenters, there will be programmers who can put those modules together correctly and programmers who can't. Anyone who's ever fixed the mess made by clueless DIYer (as opposed to a clueful one) knows this.
SB
Yeah, that'd be a real chick magnet...
SB
No, I'm not. I'm saying that the religious right (who want to ban gay marriages) shouldn't be allowed to influence the laws about who can get married and who can't.
You're more or less correct about civil marriage; but why should this legal construct differentiate between opposite and same sex partners wrt to property?
SB
Especially given that they're NOT arguing aginst broadband operated by co-ops.
Because the big companies stand to gain by selling fiber/backbone access to the coopts (and likely at inflated prices) and to other small companies.
Of *course* they're not going to argue against it.
BTW, your last paragraph is somewhat ambiguous...
SB
Let's be really honest, here; the whole 'ban gays' initiative is nothing more than extreme Christian fundamentalism. No amount of logic or moral appeal is every going to change what those who are intolerant to any other lifestyle but their own feel about it. This isn't exactly a new issue, either.
Myself, I'd go so far as to say that the whole fanatical dedication to the "nuclear" family has probably done more to harm it than just leaving the whole issue alone would have. The whole argument is just plain stupid. WTF business is it of ANYONE how two other people live, ESPECIALLY if they don't even know those people?
Oh, to head off the trolls:
1) No, I'm not homosexual. I have friends who are, tho, and I support them in living however they want to. I'm not religious, but I was raised so, and I seem to remember Jesus talking about tolerance towards those who don't live like you, but who are still moral.
2) No, I'm not some "family expert". I don't think one really needs the opinion of "experts" or government officials, or religious people, to raise good kids. Make of that what you will.
3) I'm seriously of the opinon that the whole concept of marriage should be a covenant between two (or three, or whatever) people and/or their church, and should not be any province of the government at any scale, federal, state, local - WHATEVER. It's none of their goddamned business. We have something called seperation of church and state in this country partially for this exact reason. (Yes, I know it can be argued that marriage is not primarily a Christian institution - but in this particular context, WRT to our administration, it is.) The only winners in the legal venue of marriage in this country have been the divorce lawyers.
Get the fucking government out of it. Completely.
End Rant.
SB
ski33z
:)
and that's what happens to one when you are typing in the dark, Friday night drunk, and don't Preview (Let that be a warning
SB
Too true as to the numbers of (possibly) superior suiters... the links thou givest to the Most Superior Dude Hanks, I do understand, and bowest my head in shame
I basically figure my chances are about that of a snowball in a gasoline fire. In other words, normal
But I'd be a total loss if I didn't at least try
Somehow (where the tongue in cheek comes in) I doubt she'd be interested in leaving her family and life anyway...and making an "American lady" out of her would pretty much be a desecration, would it not? *grin*
Let Cowboy Neal
*snort*
Cheers, BullRoarer
SB
Sportster 883 lowered Custom
droooolll....
SB