Sure it's fun to see this memo, and maybe it's a bit humourous, but I can't help but feel that the submitter really shouldn't have sent this information to/.
Maybe most of us hate "The Phone Company" and think they overcharge and use shady tactics, and, sure, not everyone at H2K2 will try for and/or do anything with the information they may or may not receive. And, yes, hackers aren't inherently evil folks wanting to harm.
But AT&T is a company with a lot of proprietary information that could be easily broken if someone starts playing around with it, especially if they really don't understand what they're doing.
Yes, yes, information wants to be free and all that, but I see the memo as AT&T trying to keep a handle on what's going on inside their property.
Is it really okay to expose this? At best it's a look into, perhaps humorous, internal PR. At worst it's letting the world know that, on this particular weekend, the back door to the Best Buy on Such-and-such St. has a broken lock.
And if this did result in a real-world break-in -- if someone did use this information to steal from the Best Buy -- the person who posted this information would be arested and charged.
For what it's worth, I know the art director on the Army Game project very well. Luke Ahearn is a real class act and will listen to any concerns you guys have.
I used to work with him several years ago when he ran Goldtree Enterprises. They created Cylindrix and Dead Reckoning. They also released a number of FRPG utilities to help GMs run games. The web site is still online.
Richmond said the screen will also be used for advertising, meaning that some content could actually be offered with a free, ad-supported model.
Aside from that, considering the installed base of Gameboy owners and their relative age category(ies), I wonder if this will revive the desire to merge computer graphics and digital audio and bring it to mass-distribution like was tried so many years ago with CD+G.
Perhaps it will also mean "albums" paired with games.
Sounds kinda neat. But the "screen for advertising" angle makes me wonder about exploitation. The latest Korn and Doritos Munching Game anyone?
When I viewed the article, there was a big Salon ad intruding on the article's words. It showed a big mug of a guy with the enticement to click the ad for a video. The guy looks mean...
Poor ad. I kept envisioning the guy in the ad punching through the door and slamming his fist into the wall over someone's head.
When Linux first debuted and the world-tide started to turn a bit anti-Microsoft, I felt very angry. I mean, who cares what operating system one uses as long as it works, right?
Well, after reading through this article, I think I am glad that the computing world really offers OS choices as it once did so many years ago. It allows people and countries that can't pay large fees to become part of the modern computing age. They'll be able to do things that, maybe, they couldn't possibly afford going with a more expensive O.S. -- especially if it were the only solution.
And really, allowing more and more people the fun and efficiency of computers is a very noteworthy goal.
I wish someone would take this rapier business-changing stuff over to the used pr0n book market. I am so tired of purchasing "like new" books only to find out they come with many "unidentifable" stains.
Re:Do-it-yourself UPS? It's been done.
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Stupid S-N-L joke.
"Are you enjoying yourself?" "Yeah! GO BROWN!" "Oh? Do you go to Brown University?" "No, I work for UPS."
I suppose I'm going to get evolutionally-penalized.
I originally signed up with MediaOne here in Boston. They directed me to the nearest Circuit City to purchase the modem. I bought it and now use it with ATTBB, who gobbled up MediaOne 1.5 years ago or so.
Heh. Well, at least the planes are flying in opposite directions from one another. And since they're at different alts, I suppose they might miss each other's tail winds.
"Sir, during review of your application for a.PRO domain, we unconvered a grand total of two customers who were not happy with the service you provided them. Under the current guidelines, we can not approve you for a.PRO domain as members must be in 'good standing,' which we take to mean 'a flawless record.' Perhaps you should try the newbie (.NEW) or hopeless wank (.WNK) domains.
I have a [Mac/PC]. I can't buy a [Mac/PC]Mac today. (Not enough cash to own two computers.) I don't want to feel bad about my current purchase. Therefore, [Mac/PC] computers (and [l]users) suck.
If you've not seen this, watch a few episodes; it's a very good show. As BRAVO (TV) once termed it, it's "TV too good for TV."
As an aside, Max Headroom was a very cool show to BBS by. All the cataclysmic-future imagry and calling BBSs with names like "Hell's Fury" and "Network 23" just seemed to go together so well.
The Sci-Fi Channel aired a kind of weird, psychedlic like color pattern for several days before it was set to start programming. I remember this well. You could tune it in, see the colors, and check out the countdown. Not very exciting after a day or so, but it kinda made you want to be there when the counter hit 00:00:00.
I could see G4 using a "Pong Marathon" this way. Air games of Pong until programming starts. I think it would be a neat way to get people to stop and say, "FSCK! What's THAT?!" see that it's a new channel about videogames and that it's debuting in so many days, hours, seconds.
1. Fire up Outlook. 2. Subj: I hate Windows XP 3. Write message.
Dear Mom,
I hate Windows XP. Boy, Bill Gates really has it in for me. I can't stand this software. Yuck!
4. Send.
5. Mom receives mail. 6. Subj: I [love] Windows XP! 7. Message:
Dear Mom,
I [love] Windows XP. Boy, Bill Gates really [knows how to make software / has great body]. I can't stand [to live another moment without] this software. [F]uck [yeah]!
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I honestly believe that most of the people interviewed for this article are a subject of their own thinking.
There's nothing demeaning about working for the Post Office or waitressing or retail. These folks have to understand that _every_ job will offer them something they couldn't get at another job. Why think of it otherwise? The blacker alternative is self-destruction.
Another poster said the article is misleading. I don't agree with the reasons they site for its being misleading, but I don't necessarily agree with the author's implication that most situations are this bad.
I've worked in the media. If I wanted to write a story about how there's an "internet backlash" then all I'd have to do is find four or five people who hate the Internet, one person who likes it, and one expert who agrees there's a backlash. It's hard for me to read an article like this and believe this a real trend. Granted folks are having trouble. But 90%? 80%?
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Krabappel:"Who can tell me the atomic weight of bolognium?"
Martin: "Delicious?"
Krabappel: "Correct. I would also accept snacktacular."
Sure it's fun to see this memo, and maybe it's a bit humourous, but I can't help but feel that the submitter really shouldn't have sent this information to /.
Maybe most of us hate "The Phone Company" and think they overcharge and use shady tactics, and, sure, not everyone at H2K2 will try for and/or do anything with the information they may or may not receive. And, yes, hackers aren't inherently evil folks wanting to harm.
But AT&T is a company with a lot of proprietary information that could be easily broken if someone starts playing around with it, especially if they really don't understand what they're doing.
Yes, yes, information wants to be free and all that, but I see the memo as AT&T trying to keep a handle on what's going on inside their property.
Is it really okay to expose this? At best it's a look into, perhaps humorous, internal PR. At worst it's letting the world know that, on this particular weekend, the back door to the Best Buy on Such-and-such St. has a broken lock.
And if this did result in a real-world break-in -- if someone did use this information to steal from the Best Buy -- the person who posted this information would be arested and charged.
For what it's worth, I know the art director on the Army Game project very well. Luke Ahearn is a real class act and will listen to any concerns you guys have.
I used to work with him several years ago when he ran Goldtree Enterprises. They created Cylindrix and Dead Reckoning. They also released a number of FRPG utilities to help GMs run games. The web site is still online.
Review of Cylindrix
Review of Dead Reckoning
It's really a pleasure to see the fruits of labor finally. Army Game has been pretty hush-hush since Luke left New Orleans for the project.
Since the media tends to label groups as "terrorist" and "not-terrorist" these days, which light do you think will shine on Falun?
Are the Falun terrorists for "hijacking" Chinese TV? Or are they rebels in a quest against the evil empire?
Richmond said the screen will also be used for advertising, meaning that some content could actually be offered with a free, ad-supported model.
Aside from that, considering the installed base of Gameboy owners and their relative age category(ies), I wonder if this will revive the desire to merge computer graphics and digital audio and bring it to mass-distribution like was tried so many years ago with CD+G.
Perhaps it will also mean "albums" paired with games.
Sounds kinda neat. But the "screen for advertising" angle makes me wonder about exploitation. The latest Korn and Doritos Munching Game anyone?
When I viewed the article, there was a big Salon ad intruding on the article's words. It showed a big mug of a guy with the enticement to click the ad for a video. The guy looks mean...
Poor ad. I kept envisioning the guy in the ad punching through the door and slamming his fist into the wall over someone's head.
Nah, I didn't click-through.
I hope I'm not picking nits, but I can't see how this is a "basically copied" iPod.
Because it has a hard drive? Others do.
Because it has a circle in the control area? So does Archos! Does it operate the same way?
Because it's gray? iPod is white!
Because it has a similar form factor? It's too big!
Sorry, I think it's a competitor -- as Maccentral states -- but only in that it's another MP3 player.
Problem is, on the road, there is no reset. You merely die.
:-(
No, actually, you -- the bicyclist and/or pedestrian -- usually die. The driver of the car walks away with scratches and a bruised ego.
Who will be attending this meetup?
So far, the following people have signed up:
AssFace
Ummm...
When Linux first debuted and the world-tide started to turn a bit anti-Microsoft, I felt very angry. I mean, who cares what operating system one uses as long as it works, right?
Well, after reading through this article, I think I am glad that the computing world really offers OS choices as it once did so many years ago. It allows people and countries that can't pay large fees to become part of the modern computing age. They'll be able to do things that, maybe, they couldn't possibly afford going with a more expensive O.S. -- especially if it were the only solution.
And really, allowing more and more people the fun and efficiency of computers is a very noteworthy goal.
I wish someone would take this rapier business-changing stuff over to the used pr0n book market. I am so tired of purchasing "like new" books only to find out they come with many "unidentifable" stains.
Stupid S-N-L joke.
:-(
"Are you enjoying yourself?"
"Yeah! GO BROWN!"
"Oh? Do you go to Brown University?"
"No, I work for UPS."
I think I just lost some karma.
Heh.
I suppose I'm going to get evolutionally-penalized.
I originally signed up with MediaOne here in Boston. They directed me to the nearest Circuit City to purchase the modem. I bought it and now use it with ATTBB, who gobbled up MediaOne 1.5 years ago or so.
Ah well.
m
Am I the only one upset that the link in the story _doesn't_ link to "nude doctored photos of her".
Heh. Well, at least the planes are flying in opposite directions from one another. And since they're at different alts, I suppose they might miss each other's tail winds.
So, I say, GOOD JOB!
Technically, I suppose, Vader is C3PO's father, too.
I really thought they would have gone for the more obvious name:
HPaq.
"Sir, during review of your application for a .PRO domain, we unconvered a grand total of two customers who were not happy with the service you provided them. Under the current guidelines, we can not approve you for a .PRO domain as members must be in 'good standing,' which we take to mean 'a flawless record.' Perhaps you should try the newbie (.NEW) or hopeless wank (.WNK) domains.
Please, don't write us again.
Sincerely,
The Ivory Tower"
I have a [Mac/PC].
I can't buy a [Mac/PC]Mac today. (Not enough cash to own two computers.)
I don't want to feel bad about my current purchase.
Therefore, [Mac/PC] computers (and [l]users) suck.
If you've not seen this, watch a few episodes; it's a very good show. As BRAVO (TV) once termed it, it's "TV too good for TV."
As an aside, Max Headroom was a very cool show to BBS by. All the cataclysmic-future imagry and calling BBSs with names like "Hell's Fury" and "Network 23" just seemed to go together so well.
The Sci-Fi Channel aired a kind of weird, psychedlic like color pattern for several days before it was set to start programming. I remember this well. You could tune it in, see the colors, and check out the countdown. Not very exciting after a day or so, but it kinda made you want to be there when the counter hit 00:00:00.
I could see G4 using a "Pong Marathon" this way. Air games of Pong until programming starts. I think it would be a neat way to get people to stop and say, "FSCK! What's THAT?!" see that it's a new channel about videogames and that it's debuting in so many days, hours, seconds.
Yeah. In California.
Sorry to be cynical, but these guys _can_ just move, y'know. *Sigh*
1. Fire up Outlook.
2. Subj: I hate Windows XP
3. Write message.
Dear Mom,
I hate Windows XP. Boy, Bill Gates really has it in for me. I can't stand this software. Yuck!
4. Send.
5. Mom receives mail.
6. Subj: I [love] Windows XP!
7. Message:
Dear Mom,
I [love] Windows XP. Boy, Bill Gates really [knows how to make software / has great body]. I can't stand [to live another moment without] this software. [F]uck [yeah]!
"Yes, I'll marry you!!!!!!"
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I honestly believe that most of the people interviewed for this article are a subject of their own thinking.
There's nothing demeaning about working for the Post Office or waitressing or retail. These folks have to understand that _every_ job will offer them something they couldn't get at another job. Why think of it otherwise? The blacker alternative is self-destruction.
Another poster said the article is misleading. I don't agree with the reasons they site for its being misleading, but I don't necessarily agree with the author's implication that most situations are this bad.
I've worked in the media. If I wanted to write a story about how there's an "internet backlash" then all I'd have to do is find four or five people who hate the Internet, one person who likes it, and one expert who agrees there's a backlash. It's hard for me to read an article like this and believe this a real trend. Granted folks are having trouble. But 90%? 80%?
Cheers,
Mike...