What if for some reason a similar letter was sent to you about an unrelated issue? Perhaps offering advice on how to stop looking at pr0n, since that could lead to kiddie porn. You, as would many others here, would be up in arms about how the government is bullying you and not physically, but mentally forcing you to do what they want!
I think many times here on/. we have a double-standard for when things happen to us vs. when it happens to others.
Do you think the XBox will follow this too? I mean, it seems to be doing decently now (probably #2?) so I can only imagine what a 3rd version of it will do.
Are you serious? Most large workplaces have similar systems set up to make sure you're not pulling an OfficeSpace. On top of that, they monitor your web traffic and phone conversations. If this is allowed for private firms, it most definitely is allowed, if not required, of law enforcement.
Sorry about my rant, but I see no negative effects of this.
Bit Torrent lied to me. It said I was going about 64 kbps, but it took just under 2 minutes. That would mean about 7 megs. So I guess it was going at about 260 kbps. This is on a cable modem (1500 kbps advertised) at 3:30 AM (CST).
I agreed with you completely up until the end. This can't become a legal battle, because if it does, where do you stop the amount of links considered for a slashdotting? 2,000? 10,000? 100? It all depends on the system. You noted that, but how could you communicate the load you can handle? At any rate, I think it shoud be more of a courtesy e-mail rather than a requirement for posting. Imagine how little we see if it were required to have an e-mail from the webmaster of the site about to be linked.
Needless to say, I think this is a problem, but I still have not heard of a decent solution. The best so far is a Google cache. But perhaps a Peer2Peer system could work in this situation. Have logged in users who are able to get to the site in time share their cache with other users. I don't know about the technicalities, it's an idea. Maybe it'd be a thing where if you did it, you'd get the same benefits as a subscriber. Ideas for the weary.
I don't even understand why a company would create a hoax, but on top of that, why was it confirmed by an advertising company (that's doing the job for Microsoft) and another consulting firm? Perhaps you can enlighten me some.
Why would this be any different than any dsl connection? Because it's wifi?
The most anyone could do is get past the authentication, so Verizon loses a little money, it's not a big deal. That certainly isn't havoc in my book.
Now what would be interesting is to have that wifi dsl and then also do an ad-hoc network and allow several people to get on through their own little gateway. Brings down the cost quite a bit I'd think...
Yes, but you'll need support regardless of whether you use OSS or proprietary (read: costs money). So I think that "support is needed" is a weak point against OSS and should be cancelled out by the support needed for proprietary.
Trust me, a friend of mine's company decided to go with an Oracle DB and was talking about how it would let him do all this stuff out of the box, etc. I was working on a project of the same scale and used PostgreSQL. Needless to say, we both had consultants hired to implement the same type of system -- both charged about the same (my OSS guy was cheaper -- thanks Rich!) but we weren't out 700,000 for the Oracle stuff.
9 times out of 10 the only way to get information or whatnot is through social engineering. Kevin Mitnick is a prime example. For all of his uber-tech prowess, he still relies on fooling people into giving him access/information. Even his technical work has social aspects that are key to the success of the crack.
Furthermore, I think that this could turn out to help security much more than some obscure feature. It is this low-level, "no shit sherlock" kind of basic security that is much more needed.
Actually, that isn't too bad of an idea. I really think Microsoft could do well for themselves by using Sega-named hardware, esp. in markets where the Dreamcast did sell well (asia). Not only that, but perhaps they would see fit to disregard the Microsoft name in the console world as it brings a lot of negative conotations. I would bet slashdotters would not have had second thoughts of supporting the giant if it had "Sega Dreamcast 2" on it instead.
I read the review, and it seems the author wasn't a big fan of the philosophy bit in the first Matrix:
Reloaded is crammed full of the cod philosophy that fans of the original loved but which left me distinctly unimpressed.
I was distinctly impressed by the melding of the philosophy in the first one (is cod some British adjective for stupid?) and so whatever this guy has to say about the second one in regards to it's philosophy, I am completely able to disregard.
Cameras are a theft-deterrent. Even if they are percieved to be working. It's the fear that hard evidence will be able to be brought against you. Just look at any casino and the vast amount of cameras they have.
However, logic is thrown out the window when you deal with terrorists who are willing to die for their cause. They could care less about evidence, as they plan on being dead anyways...
Go to Red Chair Software, try the trial, buy Notmad for 25 bucks and be amazed. This is what Creative should have built -- it is much more stable, fast, and not as bloated. When you do get it, start playing around with Notweb Explorer, and you'll be amazed what your little mp3 player can do.
We're not talking just music, but being able to store data. I use my Jukebox3 as a portable hard drive between work and home -- much cheaper than some other solutions.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly, but here are the options:
We can have privacy and etc. but people will be killed by terrorists and others.
or
We can trust a central system to protect us -- aka, human rights and life.
The United States was not founded on principles of privacy but on principles of life. That we are to be protected from others (protected from ourselves even?). Move somewhere else if you want to have your privacy protected.
Back when I was in High School (3 years ago), I started a Computer Club as well. After the second year, I was able to get the school to give us money to mess with computers, AND I got a class credit for giving seminars to fellow students. Also, this led to me having a cush job at university. So, read on...
Now, go to the administration and explain to them how knowing about computers and technology helps students to better interact in the world today and how it creates better job opportunities, etc. BS as much as you can. This was in 1999, back when the tech boom was going on, but it'll prolly still work.
Regardless of funding, try and get the word around to friends first, and then publicise on campus. Make sure you offer pizza or something and tell people "it's ok if you're not tech-savvy, that's the whole point!" even though you'll kick out whoever doesn't know what linux is.
Once you get a little club going -- we're talking about 4-6 people, start doing stuff to get the administration on your side. Offer to teach some courses on Word or something. they eat this up, and it gets you ontheir good side. Now's your chance to ask for some boxes.
Run linux on some computers, and invite people to come give it a try. Do another pizza invite. If possible, try to get a LAN party once a month to let people know that it's more than just looking at batch files. Once you get LANers there, make sure they try linux.
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profit!!
J/K, but you see how to start and where to head to. Make sure that you are always on the good side of the administration, becuase they will suspect you of being hackers. However, once they know you, and know you're just a smart kid, they'll let you do what you want.
Final advice, don't give up. THere may be other kids in your district who want to do the same thing. Ask around, don't be afraid, and good luck!
Yes, but think about the b-sides. History is full of groups that only became popular after a radio DJ turned the record over and played a track from that side.
If only one track were released at a time, there would be so much pressure to make every song radio friendly that they wouldn't "waste time and money" putting out tracks that truly meant something to them group. As an artist myself, I know that our little 6 track CD has about 2 radio friendly songs and the other four that were deeper and introspective. Do you think I get more compliments about the first two, or the last 4?
I can explain everything: Read my HOWTO on karma whoring. You'll see you've followed my steps exactly, showing that my steps only point out sociological occurance.
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The quotes on the "leader" was meant to show a perception of leading. I suspect that many people in the OSS community think highly of Linus and respect his vision for Linux. And as Linux is perhaps the most visible OSS project, I would say that whatever Linus does would make an impact on the rest of the community.
I apologize if you thought that I was infering that Linus is the Grand Champion/Super Guru/CEO/Level 9 Mage of the OSS community.
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I think it's interesting that it takes the "leader" of the OSS movement to put the brakes on some overboard reactions by slashdotters and many others. Too often we relate some issue as being a Microsoft invention and thus evil when all along it's been incorporated in a different form in our favourite OS. Perhaps we can learn a lesson about this and start applying it to other organisations (RIAA, MPAA, etc.)?
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I think many times here on /. we have a double-standard for when things happen to us vs. when it happens to others.
Just my two cents...
Do you think the XBox will follow this too? I mean, it seems to be doing decently now (probably #2?) so I can only imagine what a 3rd version of it will do.
Sorry about my rant, but I see no negative effects of this.
I know, I know, I should get to bed...
Needless to say, I think this is a problem, but I still have not heard of a decent solution. The best so far is a Google cache. But perhaps a Peer2Peer system could work in this situation. Have logged in users who are able to get to the site in time share their cache with other users. I don't know about the technicalities, it's an idea. Maybe it'd be a thing where if you did it, you'd get the same benefits as a subscriber. Ideas for the weary.
I don't even understand why a company would create a hoax, but on top of that, why was it confirmed by an advertising company (that's doing the job for Microsoft) and another consulting firm? Perhaps you can enlighten me some.
The most anyone could do is get past the authentication, so Verizon loses a little money, it's not a big deal. That certainly isn't havoc in my book.
Now what would be interesting is to have that wifi dsl and then also do an ad-hoc network and allow several people to get on through their own little gateway. Brings down the cost quite a bit I'd think...
When I found over 20 gigs of pr0n on his computer, I was able to diagnose what was going on. And then I threw up.
I could see it in the iLoo. I do I do.
Trust me, a friend of mine's company decided to go with an Oracle DB and was talking about how it would let him do all this stuff out of the box, etc. I was working on a project of the same scale and used PostgreSQL. Needless to say, we both had consultants hired to implement the same type of system -- both charged about the same (my OSS guy was cheaper -- thanks Rich!) but we weren't out 700,000 for the Oracle stuff.
Furthermore, I think that this could turn out to help security much more than some obscure feature. It is this low-level, "no shit sherlock" kind of basic security that is much more needed.
Actually, that isn't too bad of an idea. I really think Microsoft could do well for themselves by using Sega-named hardware, esp. in markets where the Dreamcast did sell well (asia). Not only that, but perhaps they would see fit to disregard the Microsoft name in the console world as it brings a lot of negative conotations. I would bet slashdotters would not have had second thoughts of supporting the giant if it had "Sega Dreamcast 2" on it instead.
Reloaded is crammed full of the cod philosophy that fans of the original loved but which left me distinctly unimpressed.
I was distinctly impressed by the melding of the philosophy in the first one (is cod some British adjective for stupid?) and so whatever this guy has to say about the second one in regards to it's philosophy, I am completely able to disregard.
Here's the same hyperlinks, except categorized all on one page that discusses how to use such technologies. E ink usage in the future (with addendum)
Ever heard of Yellow Dog Linux? Why? Is Unix-based not good enough for you?
However, logic is thrown out the window when you deal with terrorists who are willing to die for their cause. They could care less about evidence, as they plan on being dead anyways...
Go to Red Chair Software, try the trial, buy Notmad for 25 bucks and be amazed. This is what Creative should have built -- it is much more stable, fast, and not as bloated. When you do get it, start playing around with Notweb Explorer, and you'll be amazed what your little mp3 player can do.
We're not talking just music, but being able to store data. I use my Jukebox3 as a portable hard drive between work and home -- much cheaper than some other solutions.
- We can have privacy and etc. but people will be killed by terrorists and others.
- or
- We can trust a central system to protect us -- aka, human rights and life.
The United States was not founded on principles of privacy but on principles of life. That we are to be protected from others (protected from ourselves even?). Move somewhere else if you want to have your privacy protected.- Now, go to the administration and explain to them how knowing about computers and technology helps students to better interact in the world today and how it creates better job opportunities, etc. BS as much as you can. This was in 1999, back when the tech boom was going on, but it'll prolly still work.
- Regardless of funding, try and get the word around to friends first, and then publicise on campus. Make sure you offer pizza or something and tell people "it's ok if you're not tech-savvy, that's the whole point!" even though you'll kick out whoever doesn't know what linux is.
- Once you get a little club going -- we're talking about 4-6 people, start doing stuff to get the administration on your side. Offer to teach some courses on Word or something. they eat this up, and it gets you ontheir good side. Now's your chance to ask for some boxes.
- Run linux on some computers, and invite people to come give it a try. Do another pizza invite. If possible, try to get a LAN party once a month to let people know that it's more than just looking at batch files. Once you get LANers there, make sure they try linux.
- ???
- profit!!
J/K, but you see how to start and where to head to. Make sure that you are always on the good side of the administration, becuase they will suspect you of being hackers. However, once they know you, and know you're just a smart kid, they'll let you do what you want.Final advice, don't give up. THere may be other kids in your district who want to do the same thing. Ask around, don't be afraid, and good luck!
Let the games begin!
- Yes, but think about the b-sides. History is full of groups that only became popular after a radio DJ turned the record over and played a track from that side.
- If only one track were released at a time, there would be so much pressure to make every song radio friendly that they wouldn't "waste time and money" putting out tracks that truly meant something to them group. As an artist myself, I know that our little 6 track CD has about 2 radio friendly songs and the other four that were deeper and introspective. Do you think I get more compliments about the first two, or the last 4?
Just some thoughts...And for only 3 payments of $29.99, I'll explain how to take that interview by storm! Order now!
I apologize if you thought that I was infering that Linus is the Grand Champion/Super Guru/CEO/Level 9 Mage of the OSS community.
I think it's interesting that it takes the "leader" of the OSS movement to put the brakes on some overboard reactions by slashdotters and many others. Too often we relate some issue as being a Microsoft invention and thus evil when all along it's been incorporated in a different form in our favourite OS. Perhaps we can learn a lesson about this and start applying it to other organisations (RIAA, MPAA, etc.)?