May be. A download of 120 GB would take something 8 days, 16 hours and 20 minutes for me, assuming an average download speed of 160 kbps; I can get a bit more (up to 180 kbps), but BT usually doesn't reach that.
No idea how long it would take to compute all the hashes myself, though. I'd try and see how fast l0phtcrack runs on my box, but I can't quite afford it. Damn greedy bastards.
Actually, slackware isn't the oldest distro. That credit is generally given to SLS, which appeared in mid-1992; however, there also was MCC Interim Linux (available from the university of Manchester in feb 1992), and TAMU, from the Texas A&M university (about the same time).
Out of curiosity... why wouldn't you want them on your desktop? Or, more to the point, why would you be embarassed if someone saw them?
I'm just curious since I wouldn't be myself. ^^
Hmm. I agree, too; I don't really see why anyone would be opposed to those images. They're nice and professionally-done; certainly neither "offensive" nor "goofy".
In related news, Google has recently updated Gmail with an automatic detection of phishing attempts / spoofed emails; suspicious emails will be displayed with a warning:
"Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more"
Like spam detection, it's not perfect, of course, but I think it's a very good idea.
Wow, that certainly is one movie I'll be looking forward to. Let's just hope it'll be able to live up to the quality and humour of first Spaceballs movie instead of ending up as yet another crappy and unfunny sequel; given Mel Brooks' mixed movie history (which included some really funny stuff, but also some rather crappy failed attempts) I'm not sure just what to expect, but I do hope for the best.
65 USD may be low-cost for someone in the USA or Europe or so, but is it really for someone who doesn't have proper access to education yet?
And of course, you need a TV set, too, which further adds to the costs attached to this...
Don't get me wrong, I think that this is a good idea, but I don't see how it would help those who'd need help the most.
Interesting. Something I don't understand, though, is why the article talks about both gcc version 4.0 and "the upcoming-3.5"; will there be a 3.5 version before 4.0, or is that simply a typo?
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May be. A download of 120 GB would take something 8 days, 16 hours and 20 minutes for me, assuming an average download speed of 160 kbps; I can get a bit more (up to 180 kbps), but BT usually doesn't reach that. No idea how long it would take to compute all the hashes myself, though. I'd try and see how fast l0phtcrack runs on my box, but I can't quite afford it. Damn greedy bastards.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. I can't exactly say I pity amazon.
Cool. Now, where's the .torrent that allows me to download those files? :)
Actually, slackware isn't the oldest distro. That credit is generally given to SLS, which appeared in mid-1992; however, there also was MCC Interim Linux (available from the university of Manchester in feb 1992), and TAMU, from the Texas A&M university (about the same time).
No mention of Slackware? What a pity.
It doesn't automatically use SSL, but if you use https://gmail.google.com , you still get it.
Out of curiosity... why wouldn't you want them on your desktop? Or, more to the point, why would you be embarassed if someone saw them? I'm just curious since I wouldn't be myself. ^^
"Spim" is actually correct here. If you had bothered to read the abstract...
If you had bothered to read the blurb, you probably wouldn't have made a fool of yourself like this...
Hmm. I agree, too; I don't really see why anyone would be opposed to those images. They're nice and professionally-done; certainly neither "offensive" nor "goofy".
As usual, Linus seems to hit the nail right on the head with what he says.
In related news, Google has recently updated Gmail with an automatic detection of phishing attempts / spoofed emails; suspicious emails will be displayed with a warning:
"Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more"
Like spam detection, it's not perfect, of course, but I think it's a very good idea.
Wow, that's only one and a half times as big as the entire USA (including Alaska). Almost nothing!
Well, we don't know that yet, do we? Expect the worst, but hope for the best...
Wow, that certainly is one movie I'll be looking forward to. Let's just hope it'll be able to live up to the quality and humour of first Spaceballs movie instead of ending up as yet another crappy and unfunny sequel; given Mel Brooks' mixed movie history (which included some really funny stuff, but also some rather crappy failed attempts) I'm not sure just what to expect, but I do hope for the best.
I think the real question is not how it compares to Kwiki but to Mediawiki, which I think is arguably the most advanced wiki software out there.
65 USD may be low-cost for someone in the USA or Europe or so, but is it really for someone who doesn't have proper access to education yet? And of course, you need a TV set, too, which further adds to the costs attached to this... Don't get me wrong, I think that this is a good idea, but I don't see how it would help those who'd need help the most.
Well, with a linebreak. Damn slashdot for defaulting to html formatting.
bitbucket@ripe.com root@[127.0.0.1]
Wow. It really is amazing what you can use the good ol' bourne shell for!
Why?
Interesting. Something I don't understand, though, is why the article talks about both gcc version 4.0 and "the upcoming-3.5"; will there be a 3.5 version before 4.0, or is that simply a typo?
Just one more reason to use open source software exclusively. You just can't trust closed source software developers.
Wow. So my 1500/192 kbps ADSL line is not broadband? Who would've guessed.
Scared. Definitely scared - maybe I'm a pessimist, but I think that this will be just more commercialization.