Only the biggest trekkies will be at this release.
Wil Wheaton was cut. I read that Patrick Stewart almost walked because the studio was trying to lowball him on pay. I'm not as excited about this movie as I could be.
Planning on releasing the movie right inbetween the newest bond and the two towers (that preorder tickets go on sale tomorrow, btw).
How's a ST movie supposed to compete with Halle Berry?:P
It just seems like they shoulda tried to release it before "Die Another Day" to get higher opening day ticket sales, instead of battling the other two movies for income.
True, but I dont think Patrick Stewart cares - his X-Men 2 movie is coming out soon.. so he should be swimming in (very much deserved) money either way.
I've always wanted to send a message to IE users about the flaws and insecurities of their chosen browser, to hopefully open their eyes and get more people to use alternatives (Opera, Mozilla/Phoenix, etc)
One way would be to use the browser ID to add a little 'info' strip to the top of pages, specifically for IE users. It could be just a small one-line table at the top of pages -- maybe with a contrasting background to be noticeable, and say something like:
"Internet Explorer has several vulnerabilities that may allow others to take over your machine. You may want to apply fixes or tryalternatives.
I can't find the link to the 'master list' of unpatched IE flaws, I had it bookmarked somewhere.. But I would imagine using the browser ID string the client sends to apache, this could be done in PHP or something similar. Yeah, it'd probably be a performance hit, but for anything but the biggest sites, it might work.
I've also noticed that some IE browsers appear to be sending the actual patch revision! Example:
article. I've no idea what the QXW0339a is, though.
Interesting. So one could go so far as to take the patch version off the browser ID string, check it against a database of strings, and return a comment that mentions the serious vulnerabilities affecting that version. I'd be happy to just run something that added a small tagline to the top of pages for all IE browsers, though. The more sites that did something like this, the more the word would get out. I think it'd be productive.:)
OK.. please show me how to uncheck / disable DRM in Windows Media Player 7.1. It can't be done. I suppose you're going to tell me it was accidental? It specifically says, "this is a required component."
You would have known that if you had bothered to click the link in my writeup.
I dont recall mentioning any beta products like MP 9.x, either.. I'm sure the 9.x series will also have a mandatory DRM component once it becomes final.
As for Microsoft stating they want to give the consumer "choices", -- kinda like they gave Netscape, Stac / Stacker, Digital Research / Dr. DOS, and all the other companies "choices"?
It's not a conspiracy theory if it's really happening.. sorry.
I would expect their next move would be to work a bit faster with MS, and get DRM pushed out there.
While looking through Windows Update, I noticed Windows MediaPlayer v7.1 has DRM - and you can't uncheck the box for it. If you want Media Player 7.1+, you have no choice but to install the DRM portion along with it, or not install the player at all. Perhaps MP v7.1 is non-reversable - once you install it, you can't downgrade. I dont know if that is the case, but I'm not particularly in the mood to be a guinea pig, at the moment.
When I think of BBS's, I think of "The General" (a huge multi-line board here in Houston that had a lot of.. interesting software). More fondly though, I think of "The Dojo", and the interesting and informative discussions that took place on NirvanaNet. & the Temple of the Screaming Electron" (&totse), one of the boards involved in NirvanaNet, eventually setup a basic website. Fun times.
Ah. 20-something, and this story makes me feel old.
Alternatively you could encrypt secret messages in SPAM.
Yep, it's called Stenography, and it doesn't need to be text/spam - you can use.mp3's,.wav's, pictures, almost anything. There are plenty of products that alreadydo this kind of thing.
Wish I didn't have to be so cynical, but I have this gut feeling the next press release will be how NA signed a multimillion deal with the NSA/FBI for this new product.
Ummm, rather than flashing a ton of money at NA and making it painfully obvious (and likely to leak to the press), why are you under the impression that the NSA wont just send people to covertly work at NA, on the PGP product itself? They'd have access to source, etc. While the NSA-sent employees probably wouldn't insert any backdoors into the product, they just might "overlook" reporting an exploitable flaw to NA and instead report it to the NSA instead.
They've done similar things in the past. Echelon anyone?
I can't find a link right now, but I'm looking for the original story: A long time ago, the NSA worked out a deal with a trusted, neutral (Switzerland-based) company that made fax-machine encryption devices, primarily used by embassies - so they could decrypt them. They had employees working there at the company, to make the 'logic' of the chip difficult, so that foreign countries that did their own homework wouldn't see anything unusual or be able to figure it out. The duplicity went undetected for years..
".. with full compatibility with Office 200 and Word".. I realize it was a typo in the topic - but it reminds me of all those knockoff burned SVCD's where half the text is misspelled, or is written in Engrish. What's next - Windows 89?
Exactly! You could EASILY sniff all the passwords and important data in the structure.. if it wasn't encrypted before it was chopped up into hundreds of little pieces.:)
The information is not 'unencrypted'.. RIGHT THERE on the front page of the site. "Strong cryptography protects these files from prying eyes..."
The data is encrypted, then chopped up into little chunks, and then the data (and share map) is spread out amoung multiple hosts (like handing out pieces from a broken bottle). The amount of redundancy you want for your little data-cubes is also selectable.
"In addition, with such a combination, a neighborhood with many 802.11-equipped cable boxes could become one large wireless network in which each house serves as a node. Theoretically, then, one could surf the Net and receive cable TV just by being within the confines of the network."
Hmm. To surf the net, you'd eventually need a way out of the LAN and onto the backbone. I can't think of too much that would motivate me to wirelessly share the cable connection I pay for, with my neighbor who doesn't. Just because it's possible - doesn't mean it'll happen.
On the other hand, local wireless lan games of CS or Q3 or Tribes or whatever with neighbors in the immediate area would be fun, if the ping times were reasonable.
If you were in a generous mood - avoiding the rest of the cable network and wirelessly sharing your MP3's, movies, or whatever with your neighbors could get interesting.
Why are my posts automatically at 0, even though nobody's moderated them today? I'm not a troll! People might have disagreed with my past posts, but I've never played a troll.
Is this what you get when Slashdot disagrees with you? So much for free speech:| Bah.
Phantasmagoria II: A Puzzle of Flesh (Sierra Games) hooked me for quite some time, years ago.. It wasn't so much the gameplay itself that hooked me - it was not knowing what to expect next (and of course the horror aspect). Considering that Reznor is working on the sound side of things, they have someone on-staff that is apparently good at cinematics/plotline, and Carmack and crew are the ones producing this game -- it is likely going to be one hell of a ride when it's released.
Then again, id could release Duck Hunt III and still make a billion dollars at this point..:)
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One way would be to use the browser ID to add a little 'info' strip to the top of pages, specifically for IE users. It could be just a small one-line table at the top of pages -- maybe with a contrasting background to be noticeable, and say something like:
"Internet Explorer has several vulnerabilities that may allow others to take over your machine. You may want to apply fixes or try alternatives.
I can't find the link to the 'master list' of unpatched IE flaws, I had it bookmarked somewhere.. But I would imagine using the browser ID string the client sends to apache, this could be done in PHP or something similar. Yeah, it'd probably be a performance hit, but for anything but the biggest sites, it might work.
I've also noticed that some IE browsers appear to be sending the actual patch revision! Example:
217.81.215.xxx - - [06/Nov/2002:00:00:19 -0600] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 34629 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; QXW0339a; Q312461; .NET CLR 1.0.3705)"
Q312461 leads us to a MS Knowledgebase
article. I've no idea what the QXW0339a is, though.
Interesting. So one could go so far as to take the patch version off the browser ID string, check it against a database of strings, and return a comment that mentions the serious vulnerabilities affecting that version. I'd be happy to just run something that added a small tagline to the top of pages for all IE browsers, though. The more sites that did something like this, the more the word would get out. I think it'd be productive. :)
Parent is an informative post about the demise of BeOS, from an apparent ex-employee. Please mod it up. :)
OK.. please show me how to uncheck / disable DRM in Windows Media Player 7.1. It can't be done. I suppose you're going to tell me it was accidental? It specifically says, "this is a required component."
You would have known that if you had bothered to click the link in my writeup.
I dont recall mentioning any beta products like MP 9.x, either.. I'm sure the 9.x series will also have a mandatory DRM component once it becomes final.
As for Microsoft stating they want to give the consumer "choices", -- kinda like they gave Netscape, Stac / Stacker, Digital Research / Dr. DOS, and all the other companies "choices"?
It's not a conspiracy theory if it's really happening.. sorry.
I would expect their next move would be to work a bit faster with MS, and get DRM pushed out there. While looking through Windows Update, I noticed Windows MediaPlayer v7.1 has DRM - and you can't uncheck the box for it. If you want Media Player 7.1+, you have no choice but to install the DRM portion along with it, or not install the player at all. Perhaps MP v7.1 is non-reversable - once you install it, you can't downgrade. I dont know if that is the case, but I'm not particularly in the mood to be a guinea pig, at the moment.
When I think of BBS's, I think of "The General" (a huge multi-line board here in Houston that had a lot of .. interesting software). More fondly though, I think of "The Dojo", and the interesting and informative discussions that took place on NirvanaNet. & the Temple of the Screaming Electron" (&totse), one of the boards involved in NirvanaNet, eventually setup a basic website. Fun times.
Ah. 20-something, and this story makes me feel old .
".. with full compatibility with Office 200 and Word" .. I realize it was a typo in the topic - but it reminds me of all those knockoff burned SVCD's where half the text is misspelled, or is written in Engrish. What's next - Windows 89?
Exactly! You could EASILY sniff all the passwords and important data in the structure.. if it wasn't encrypted before it was chopped up into hundreds of little pieces. :)
The information is not 'unencrypted'.. RIGHT THERE on the front page of the site. "Strong cryptography protects these files from prying eyes..." The data is encrypted, then chopped up into little chunks, and then the data (and share map) is spread out amoung multiple hosts (like handing out pieces from a broken bottle). The amount of redundancy you want for your little data-cubes is also selectable.
Why are my posts automatically at 0, even though nobody's moderated them today? I'm not a troll! People might have disagreed with my past posts, but I've never played a troll. Is this what you get when Slashdot disagrees with you? So much for free speech :| Bah.
Another mirror here. :)
heheh :)
"Also, you know what they call an Athlon in Paris?" .. [apologies to Pulp Fiction :P]
Phantasmagoria II: A Puzzle of Flesh (Sierra Games) hooked me for quite some time, years ago.. It wasn't so much the gameplay itself that hooked me - it was not knowing what to expect next (and of course the horror aspect). Considering that Reznor is working on the sound side of things, they have someone on-staff that is apparently good at cinematics/plotline, and Carmack and crew are the ones producing this game -- it is likely going to be one hell of a ride when it's released. Then again, id could release Duck Hunt III and still make a billion dollars at this point.. :)