Imagine picking a bunch of products from a web site before you leave work at ten pm. You load the selection into your pda or cellphone, then stop by one of these and have them do some ir comm and get bunch of products out. No numbers to pick (which is hard enough after eight hours of overtime), no hassle with money or lack thereof.
That's one less minute spent away from your beloved computer/wife/hybrid.
Ps: yes, yes. you could spoof orders if the system wasn't properly designed.
"B" should be treated the same as "b". It's confusing to the newbies. It's hard to understand that "Letter.txt" and "letter.txt" are two different files, this issue should be taken care of.
Also, if you're a slashdotter like me, you spell pourly. To me, it's really hard to figure out why "leter.txt" doesn't open the file I want, resulting in four hour debuggings. There should be built in spell checking!
And what's with ".txt"? All the letters I write are text, so I'll drop the extention or use something I can understand. Like "to mom". Hmm. Better make that "to mom about new laundry detergents" so I remember what it's about. Argh. Now it's too long. And I certainly can't spell it. Fortunatly, our spell checker will sort it out using intelligent substitutions.
Me: "ram for slashdotted server" Bash: "rm -fr /..."
f you have the time, try running the SETI@home-client for 24h - and then install FreeBSD, make world, compile KDE3, mozilla and OpenOffice from ports.
And if you don't quite feel like getting the computer after that, atleast you've done the owner a big favor (though they might not comprehend that right away, so prepare for a quick getaway)
First, here's my brief understanding of UCITA (but IANAL): It's a set of default laws regarding software development/distribution that apply where the parts have not agreed on anything. Plus a set of mandatory laws which can't be disagreed upon "to protect the user".
Does this mean that UCITA removes the responsibility from the shoulders of the luser in case something goes wrong?
Will it allow people to treat their computers like imported au pairs, with any results being the programmers responsibilty? What if someone deletes all their stuff with fdisk?
What if they use 'find / >/dev/hda'? Who's to blame?
I would assume that if the user is stupid and root at the same time, that's his/her/its problem, and no matter how many laws you have, idiots can only blame themselves for being idiots.
Of course, I'm not from the USA. In my country, Norway, lawyers can't even take percentages of the winnings to keep idiots from the nothing-to-loose suing. (And may I say, that's the best law since Thou shalt not kill)
If any of the above are the developers fault, can't you just put a notice on kernel.org/gnu.org that "You have entered restricted web space, please leave at once. Do not download anything." I'm sure you could somehow convince a jury that the luser 'hacked' kernel.org/gnu.org to gain access to data that wasn't intended for him/her/it in the first place (I mean, if it's illegal to use people's wide open SMB shares, surely the same applies to HTTP?)
LED Binary Clock
Check out this desktop binary timepiece. After a few minutes, you'll be able to read it right away while your friends and family stare in awe at your massive craniums...
Use the first condom on the first woman. Use the second condom on the second woman. Have the third woman pour motoroil over you, hang you upside down wrapped in gladwrap, and spank you with a bag of stale mushrooms.
All work and no date makes Jack's imagination run wild.
Recently I watched episode one on cartoon network, wanting to know what the big fuss was about cowboy bebop. I was disappointed. this is not a troll....what is the big fuss about this series? It seems not too unlike most anime...lots of violence and implied sexual imagry. In fact what is the big deal about anime in general? I admit there is some interesting artwork but that is about all I can find interesting about most of it.
Anyways, I watch Anime movies because they come from "Bizarro-Hollywood" (ref Seinfeld). They're just like american movies, just completly different. It blows my mind, and I like getting blown.
..must probably be to change the sign's rom image. Flip the compare instructions and hope for the best.
I'm no asm programmer (esp not 6502), but I'm guessing it's (counting from zero at start of rom) (02A1) BEQ 02B0 and (02AE) BEQ 02C5 that should be changed from BEQ to BNE (branch equal/not equal).
I spent some time in dosemu debug, but there didn't seem to be any simple algorithm (again, I don't know asm).
Brute forcing a checksum algorithm is pretty much impossible unless they've used a standard one. The best bet imho is to either grab it out of the sign.exe or disable it in the sign.
Here's the patent: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing signals to remove redundant information thereby making the signals more suitable for transfer through a limited-bandwidth medium.
So if you mod me -1 Redunant, you'll be violating their patent!:)
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Yes, this is quite true. Unfortunatly, many people feel scared when things aren't just right. If the start menu suddenly became a K, they'd be afraid to click it thinking they could break something. But even if you can pull it off, it will take a while. And you can't really halt a business for a while.
I've helped people who needed assistance several times to access the net after IE changed the icon from a globe to an 'e'. "Click that icon instead" worked for most, but some people are just slow.
Of course, the tech-savvy people are a big problem as you say. These can be retrained (or preferably replaced, I've never seen a tech guy who wasn't religious about his system) as they're not numerous. But the bosses (who usually work like the rest of the employees, just with some management involved) are just as stupid as the rest, and will go to great length to not risk looking stupid.
But if you have young (40) employees, a few tech savvy linux guys with some social skills (and the ability to smile on demand), and not too much to loose, then I'm pretty sure you can switch and have the whole thing running smoothly again within a couple of weeks.
As a norwegian, I know that we are as lost when it comes to computing as everywhere else. People can't tell the computer from the operating system, and as such won't be able to remotely understand what switching to for example Linux means. They know that they click the Start button in the lower left "of the computer", move the mouse up to Programs, and click Excel to open up a spreadsheet. They often have post-its if it involves more step than this. If they see an icon they don't recognise, they'll call for assistance and claim they didn't touch anything. Pretty standard really.
Microsoft however probably doesn't want to loose their monopoly (even if we're just four million people). Norwegian translations of Windows have been...questionable... at times, especially for "New Norwegian", an officially recogniced dialect counted as a second language (though I've been out of the windows league for a while, haven't checked recent conditions). Therefore, I think Microsoft will boost support for Norwegian software out of fear of loosing a nation (which would be a bad example for the rest of their world), and businesses/departments will keep using Windows out of fear of retraining their workforce.
I will, off course, continue my subtle penguin missionaries... Maybe some day
...they had a bowl of chokolate allsorts with a sign saying "Have some chokolate with your coffee, courtesy of the staff:)". Mmmh, delicious chokolate. I took a plate and scooped up half the bowl on it. Oddly enough, the people standing behind me were highly disgruntled (I blame it on Monday). But it was wonderful chokolate, I nibbled it all day long.
The next day, there was the same bowl of chokolate with the same sign. Woohoo! Another plate full for me! Also, I had no idea people would be so cranky on Tuesdays, it must have been the bad weather.
The third day, there was a new sign by the chokolate bowl. It said "Two pieces pr person!" What a god damn ripoff! I pay my $15 pr month for a subsidized cafeteria, so I have the right to eat chokolates! I paid for them!! GIVE ME MY CHOKOLATE, OR I WILL QUIT!
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Imagine picking a bunch of products from a web site before you leave work at ten pm. You load the selection into your pda or cellphone, then stop by one of these and have them do some ir comm and get bunch of products out. No numbers to pick (which is hard enough after eight hours of overtime), no hassle with money or lack thereof.
That's one less minute spent away from your beloved computer/wife/hybrid.
Ps: yes, yes. you could spoof orders if the system wasn't properly designed.
Maybe I have a shot at getting broadband too now?
But it does keep people from constantly changing their names with the rise and fall of current pop stars.
A norwegian channel started sending Futurama. It lasted for about 1.5 seasons. Time slot? Five minutes to midnight (plus minus 45 minutes).
I struggled like a drowning cat to catch them all, but to little avail. It was taken off due to low ratings.
"B" should be treated the same as "b". It's confusing to the newbies. It's hard to understand that "Letter.txt" and "letter.txt" are two different files, this issue should be taken care of.
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Also, if you're a slashdotter like me, you spell pourly. To me, it's really hard to figure out why "leter.txt" doesn't open the file I want, resulting in four hour debuggings. There should be built in spell checking!
And what's with ".txt"? All the letters I write are text, so I'll drop the extention or use something I can understand. Like "to mom". Hmm. Better make that "to mom about new laundry detergents" so I remember what it's about. Argh. Now it's too long. And I certainly can't spell it. Fortunatly, our spell checker will sort it out using intelligent substitutions.
Me: "ram for slashdotted server"
Bash: "rm -fr /
And if you don't quite feel like getting the computer after that, atleast you've done the owner a big favor (though they might not comprehend that right away, so prepare for a quick getaway)
"Microsoft Visual Studio.net Try it now. Get your trial DVD."
Wonder if it'll let me catch div by zero or if it'll just crash my battleship.
It's a set of default laws regarding software development/distribution that apply where the parts have not agreed on anything. Plus a set of mandatory laws which can't be disagreed upon "to protect the user".
Does this mean that UCITA removes the responsibility from the shoulders of the luser in case something goes wrong?
Will it allow people to treat their computers like imported au pairs, with any results being the programmers responsibilty? What if someone deletes all their stuff with fdisk?
What if they use 'find / > /dev/hda'? Who's to blame?
I would assume that if the user is stupid and root at the same time, that's his/her/its problem, and no matter how many laws you have, idiots can only blame themselves for being idiots.
Of course, I'm not from the USA. In my country, Norway, lawyers can't even take percentages of the winnings to keep idiots from the nothing-to-loose suing. (And may I say, that's the best law since Thou shalt not kill)
If any of the above are the developers fault, can't you just put a notice on kernel.org/gnu.org that "You have entered restricted web space, please leave at once. Do not download anything." I'm sure you could somehow convince a jury that the luser 'hacked' kernel.org/gnu.org to gain access to data that wasn't intended for him/her/it in the first place (I mean, if it's illegal to use people's wide open SMB shares, surely the same applies to HTTP?)
LED Binary Clock
Check out this desktop binary timepiece. After a few minutes, you'll be able to read it right away while your friends and family stare in awe at your massive craniums...
My other .sig isn't funny either.
Use the second condom on the second woman.
Have the third woman pour motoroil over you, hang you upside down wrapped in gladwrap, and spank you with a bag of stale mushrooms.
All work and no date makes Jack's imagination run wild.
Anyways, I watch Anime movies because they come from "Bizarro-Hollywood" (ref Seinfeld). They're just like american movies, just completly different.
It blows my mind, and I like getting blown.
Finally we can play Half-Life over VNC!
I'm no asm programmer (esp not 6502), but I'm guessing it's (counting from zero at start of rom)
(02A1) BEQ 02B0 and
(02AE) BEQ 02C5
that should be changed from BEQ to BNE (branch equal/not equal).
I spent some time in dosemu debug, but there didn't seem to be any simple algorithm (again, I don't know asm).
Brute forcing a checksum algorithm is pretty much impossible unless they've used a standard one. The best bet imho is to either grab it out of the sign.exe or disable it in the sign.
Google will also find you morse code tutorials :)
My car is greasy enough already, if you catch my drift.
Now you don't have to run Windows to have your computer leak like a drunken sailor!
So if you mod me -1 Redunant, you'll be violating their patent! :)
Nah, not that either.
I've helped people who needed assistance several times to access the net after IE changed the icon from a globe to an 'e'. "Click that icon instead" worked for most, but some people are just slow.
Of course, the tech-savvy people are a big problem as you say. These can be retrained (or preferably replaced, I've never seen a tech guy who wasn't religious about his system) as they're not numerous. But the bosses (who usually work like the rest of the employees, just with some management involved) are just as stupid as the rest, and will go to great length to not risk looking stupid.
But if you have young (40) employees, a few tech savvy linux guys with some social skills (and the ability to smile on demand), and not too much to loose, then I'm pretty sure you can switch and have the whole thing running smoothly again within a couple of weeks.
Pretty standard really.
Microsoft however probably doesn't want to loose their monopoly (even if we're just four million people). Norwegian translations of Windows have been ...questionable... at times, especially for "New Norwegian", an officially recogniced dialect counted as a second language (though I've been out of the windows league for a while, haven't checked recent conditions). Therefore, I think Microsoft will boost support for Norwegian software out of fear of loosing a nation (which would be a bad example for the rest of their world), and businesses/departments will keep using Windows out of fear of retraining their workforce.
I will, off course, continue my subtle penguin missionaries... Maybe some day
The next day, there was the same bowl of chokolate with the same sign. Woohoo! Another plate full for me! Also, I had no idea people would be so cranky on Tuesdays, it must have been the bad weather.
The third day, there was a new sign by the chokolate bowl. It said "Two pieces pr person!" What a god damn ripoff! I pay my $15 pr month for a subsidized cafeteria, so I have the right to eat chokolates! I paid for them!! GIVE ME MY CHOKOLATE, OR I WILL QUIT!