So, has Slashdot recently been forced to comply to some kinda of legal settlement terms similar to that of big tobacco? You know: "Our product ruins your life; here's how to stop yourself from using us."
So, Nextel a mere $1.6 billion for bandwidth rights which should've cost somewhere between $3 billion or $5 billion. "Oh, the poor emergency responders! Of course we'll trade bandwidth with you... it's for the good of the nation." Give me a break!
So let's hope that Bush doesn't decide to visit such things with his jamming technology security measures. Or that if he does, he's in the building. =)
If you'd like to contact the person referenced in this article, and don't mind using IRC to do it, he goes by nickname "mirell" on the IRC server irc.aniverse.com. (You may have to use port 6661 to connect and/or use the alternate hostname irc-2.aniverse.com.) He's frequently hanging out in my channel, #mspencer, on that server.
Yeah, let's all slashdot the person directly! That's so much better than some inanimate server.
As if being under investigation by Big Brother wasn't bad enough... I'd be pretty pissed at you if I were this fellow.
It would be interesting to see how much of this 19% enrollment drop-off may be attributed to the increased difficulty and harassment involved in foreigners getting student visas to attend colleges in the United States? A great many of these foreign students seem to enroll in technology-related programs such as EE/CE/CS/etc.
... there is no fscking point in sending the "you sent me a virus" panic mail.
Actually, there is... but in sending an email to others who know your email address. For example, I got 3 messages yesterday which contained this virus. Now, from what I understand, this worm pulls email addresses from one's computer, and sticks those addresses in the 'from' field. One of those emails I received was "from" the United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants Yahoo Group. That's pretty specific, so I sent everyone I know (who runs windows) a message saying, basically, that if you know of the Singing Sergeants, or these few other email addresses, then it's likely you have this worm.
Sending a "you gave me a virus" email to whomever is in the 'from' field is pretty useless, but the above tactic may prove helpful for this particular worm. At the very least, it lets other (possibly less-informed) folks know there's a worm about, and reminds them to practice good email usage (not opening unexpected attachments, etc.) and to update their anti-virus software.
Indeed, I see censorship in virtual communities existing on privately-owned hardware as being not much different than 'we reserve the right to refuse service' signs in physical business establishments, or perhaps even Augusta National being able to exclude women from playing golf on their course. Censorship is never appealing, but what's even worse is having someone else impose limitations on what you can and cannot do with your own private property.
The reversal cast doubts on the music industry's claims that its lawsuits are working to deter people from illegally downloading music files.
I think the legal reversal pertaining to Verizon having to hand over its members' information to the RIAA could explain such a rise. People are more likely to fileshare if they think the RIAA is less likely to be knocking on their door tomorrow. If anything, the lawsuits seemed to be "working" before that Verizon ruling.
Google was a leap forward from Yahoo! and AltaVista in terms of searching, but both have expanded to include other services that people may find handy. AltaVista has the Babelfish translation service, which I have found useful on numerous occasions. And Yahoo! expanded to a rather competitive web portal -- so many extras beyond web searching that if I try to list them, I'm sure I'll leave even more out. Google has also expanded a lot in their own right. Google News is very nice, as is their newsgroup searching, and lets not forget their option to display a cached version of the hits it returns. So, even if some of these new sites take Google's crown in the web searching arena, Google will most likely be around for quite a while.
That '84% positive' is not an unbias statistic. The movie has pretty much one glowing beacon of PR going for it -- Bruce Campbell. A great majority of people who will go see Bubba Ho-Tep in its limited run are Bruce Campbell fans. Now, the movie could be mediocre at best, but a disproportionate number of Bruce Campbell fans would be swayed to still give it a positive review merely because it's got Bruce Campbell in it. I'm not saying that Bubba Ho-Tep is bad (I haven't seen it yet), just that with such a limited run, you're not getting a fair sample of movie-goers. And, frankly, I'm surprised that it's as low as 84%.
Wow, this Norm Coleman fellow is completely off his rocker here! Anybody who actually thinks that seeking $97.8 billion in damages (from someone as dangerous as a college student, no less) is excessive obviously needs a better grasp on reality.
Using natural gas for home fuel cells is a decision made of convenience. Most homes already have natural gas service (or, at least the capability for service), which makes it just that much easier to get a hydrocarbon fuel cell set up in one's abode. When migrating to a new technology in something as fundamental as home electricity, ease of conversion is paramount to acceptance. I imagine that if home fuel cells ever become commonplace, more consideration may be given to efficiency, safety, and international economics than convenience, and perhaps we will see one of the many other existing types of fuel cells in use that don't depend on hydrocarbons (or maybe even something yet to be developed). Who knows? But natural gas isn't the only way to go.
Yeah, but I think a couple of the benefits of fuel cells over turbine generators for home use are that fuel cells would have less moving parts to break down and require repair, would not make as much noise, and would not give off toxic exhaust.
About two years ago I went to the Electrical Manufacturing and Coil Winding Association's Expo in Cincinnatti, OH. There, they had a number of seminars on fuel cell technology. There was much talk about the (at the time) brand new hybrid cars from Toyota and Honda, using fuel cell technology to power personal electronics, the challenges left to face in making fuel cell technology practical, etc. One possible future that was presented (15-20 years down the road, so they said) was having a large fuel cell power your entire home. I mean, it's your house, you could theoretically put it anywhere you want (even underground) so that it's out of the way, right? Residential electrical service might consist of a truck coming by to refill your home fuel cell every month or two. Anyway, if such a future were to come about, rolling blackouts like what we saw (or didn't see, come to think of it) in New England and eastern Canada could very well become a thing of the past.
Food for thought. But there's no guarantees that it's not half-baked. =)
'You'd think every hotmail account would get a message saying "Plug that hole" from whoever it is that runs hotmail.'
Actually, in my hotmail spam repository account I already do get tons of messages saying things like that. But, I don't think they're talking about computer security. =)
Ok, it's been ruled that Company A has more ownership rights to my desktop than Company B. So, where's a ruling delineating my ownership rights to my desktop?
Slashdot Mirror
I, for one, embrace our new, technology overl... eh, fuck it.
I'm a poor spelling "magnet" too, it seems. =)
I'm an 'offtopic' magnate, it seems.
Got an 'offtopic' vote yesterday for something that ended up a '+5'.
So, has Slashdot recently been forced to comply to some kinda of legal settlement terms similar to that of big tobacco?
You know: "Our product ruins your life; here's how to stop yourself from using us."
Bah! Security through obscurity, I say!
... but can they tango?
So, Nextel a mere $1.6 billion for bandwidth rights which should've cost somewhere between $3 billion or $5 billion.
"Oh, the poor emergency responders! Of course we'll trade bandwidth with you... it's for the good of the nation."
Give me a break!
Verizon must be pissed.
50 years since Turing's death... 50 hours since Reagan's death...
Coincidence? Well, yeah, probably.
So let's hope that Bush doesn't decide to visit such things with his jamming technology security measures.
Or that if he does, he's in the building. =)
If you'd like to contact the person referenced in this article, and don't mind using IRC to do it, he goes by nickname "mirell" on the IRC server irc.aniverse.com. (You may have to use port 6661 to connect and/or use the alternate hostname irc-2.aniverse.com.) He's frequently hanging out in my channel, #mspencer, on that server.
Yeah, let's all slashdot the person directly! That's so much better than some inanimate server.
As if being under investigation by Big Brother wasn't bad enough... I'd be pretty pissed at you if I were this fellow.
It would be interesting to see how much of this 19% enrollment drop-off may be attributed to the increased difficulty and harassment involved in foreigners getting student visas to attend colleges in the United States? A great many of these foreign students seem to enroll in technology-related programs such as EE/CE/CS/etc.
Whether you agree or disagree with the story, it's bound to change again in another five months.
Reading the headline reminded me that I heard a story on NPR while laying in bed this morning about ways to go about eliminating spam on the internet.
Not sure if it contains any "new" information, but it might be worth a listen.
... there is no fscking point in sending the "you sent me a virus" panic mail.
Actually, there is... but in sending an email to others who know your email address. For example, I got 3 messages yesterday which contained this virus. Now, from what I understand, this worm pulls email addresses from one's computer, and sticks those addresses in the 'from' field. One of those emails I received was "from" the United States Air Force Band's Singing Sergeants Yahoo Group. That's pretty specific, so I sent everyone I know (who runs windows) a message saying, basically, that if you know of the Singing Sergeants, or these few other email addresses, then it's likely you have this worm.
Sending a "you gave me a virus" email to whomever is in the 'from' field is pretty useless, but the above tactic may prove helpful for this particular worm. At the very least, it lets other (possibly less-informed) folks know there's a worm about, and reminds them to practice good email usage (not opening unexpected attachments, etc.) and to update their anti-virus software.
Indeed, I see censorship in virtual communities existing on privately-owned hardware as being not much different than 'we reserve the right to refuse service' signs in physical business establishments, or perhaps even Augusta National being able to exclude women from playing golf on their course. Censorship is never appealing, but what's even worse is having someone else impose limitations on what you can and cannot do with your own private property.
The reversal cast doubts on the music industry's claims that its lawsuits are working to deter people from illegally downloading music files.
I think the legal reversal pertaining to Verizon having to hand over its members' information to the RIAA could explain such a rise. People are more likely to fileshare if they think the RIAA is less likely to be knocking on their door tomorrow. If anything, the lawsuits seemed to be "working" before that Verizon ruling.
Google was a leap forward from Yahoo! and AltaVista in terms of searching, but both have expanded to include other services that people may find handy. AltaVista has the Babelfish translation service, which I have found useful on numerous occasions. And Yahoo! expanded to a rather competitive web portal -- so many extras beyond web searching that if I try to list them, I'm sure I'll leave even more out. Google has also expanded a lot in their own right. Google News is very nice, as is their newsgroup searching, and lets not forget their option to display a cached version of the hits it returns. So, even if some of these new sites take Google's crown in the web searching arena, Google will most likely be around for quite a while.
These are not the programs you're looking for.
"These are not the programs we're looking for."
That '84% positive' is not an unbias statistic. The movie has pretty much one glowing beacon of PR going for it -- Bruce Campbell. A great majority of people who will go see Bubba Ho-Tep in its limited run are Bruce Campbell fans. Now, the movie could be mediocre at best, but a disproportionate number of Bruce Campbell fans would be swayed to still give it a positive review merely because it's got Bruce Campbell in it. I'm not saying that Bubba Ho-Tep is bad (I haven't seen it yet), just that with such a limited run, you're not getting a fair sample of movie-goers. And, frankly, I'm surprised that it's as low as 84%.
Wow, this Norm Coleman fellow is completely off his rocker here!
... and here I thought Jesse Helms was insane!
Anybody who actually thinks that seeking $97.8 billion in damages (from someone as dangerous as a college student, no less) is excessive obviously needs a better grasp on reality.
Using natural gas for home fuel cells is a decision made of convenience. Most homes already have natural gas service (or, at least the capability for service), which makes it just that much easier to get a hydrocarbon fuel cell set up in one's abode. When migrating to a new technology in something as fundamental as home electricity, ease of conversion is paramount to acceptance. I imagine that if home fuel cells ever become commonplace, more consideration may be given to efficiency, safety, and international economics than convenience, and perhaps we will see one of the many other existing types of fuel cells in use that don't depend on hydrocarbons (or maybe even something yet to be developed). Who knows? But natural gas isn't the only way to go.
Yeah, but I think a couple of the benefits of fuel cells over turbine generators for home use are that fuel cells would have less moving parts to break down and require repair, would not make as much noise, and would not give off toxic exhaust.
About two years ago I went to the Electrical Manufacturing and Coil Winding Association's Expo in Cincinnatti, OH. There, they had a number of seminars on fuel cell technology. There was much talk about the (at the time) brand new hybrid cars from Toyota and Honda, using fuel cell technology to power personal electronics, the challenges left to face in making fuel cell technology practical, etc. One possible future that was presented (15-20 years down the road, so they said) was having a large fuel cell power your entire home. I mean, it's your house, you could theoretically put it anywhere you want (even underground) so that it's out of the way, right? Residential electrical service might consist of a truck coming by to refill your home fuel cell every month or two. Anyway, if such a future were to come about, rolling blackouts like what we saw (or didn't see, come to think of it) in New England and eastern Canada could very well become a thing of the past.
Food for thought. But there's no guarantees that it's not half-baked. =)
'You'd think every hotmail account would get a message saying "Plug that hole" from whoever it is that runs hotmail.'
Actually, in my hotmail spam repository account I already do get tons of messages saying things like that. But, I don't think they're talking about computer security. =)
Ok, it's been ruled that Company A has more ownership rights to my desktop than Company B.
So, where's a ruling delineating my ownership rights to my desktop?