"Thanks, you Americans are so sensitive. The whole world has to mourn for your disasters, but when people get killed in other countries it's just an opportunuity to make dumb jokes."
I was talking strictly about the website, my post was very clear on that.
But since the topic has been raised, I'll dish a little back out.
"You non-Americns are so sensitive. The whole world is in serious danger after 9-11, lots of people got killed, but you think that is your opportunity to say 'you deserved it'."
So fuck off. I wasn't making a joke about people dying. I wasn't even making a joke about the fires. I was making a joke about the webserver going down. If you want to turn it into a gruesome comment, then you're no better than you're picturing me to be.
"The historic Mt Stromlo observatory has been destroyed by fires. Unfortunately Google cache and similar archives are the only available detailed information. Looks like the web site was housed at the observatory."
Did the fire that destroyed the site happen before or after the/. story?
"It's now common knowledge in most academic circles that one can customize their email client to block spam via the utilization of a standard Bayesian filtering mechanism that keeps a document corpus of messages that have been marked as spam by the recipient of the emails..."
I read this post, but I'm not quite sure why it's been modded as troll. Am I being naieve?
... is that you can get a message from anywhere without any real challenges or permissions involved. I honestly think that work needs to be done to replace email on both the client side and the delivery/protocol side. I'd go into detail about how that'd work, but I really wouldn't be suggesting anything new. I just want email to be more like instant messaging. "You want to message me? Well, first I have to authorize you..."
Fortunately, it's not a burning issue with me. The people I really want to hear from are all on IM. Anybody outside of that has filters that expressly let them through.
"I can see which site sent it or sold the information, and block any e-mail coming from that site and everyone they sold it with To: line filters."
I do something similar albeit a bit fancier. But I learned something though: Just because you use a different address with every place you go doesn't necessarily mean that all the junk mail you get there is the fault of the place you signed up with. Your email can be posted somewhere on the web and it'll somehow get captured.
I did an experiment on Slashdot where I made my email address available without 'spam armor'. Before long, I had all KINDS of unsolicited mail. However, I do not believe/. sold the address. I suspect there are bots out there continually scanning Slashdot for address. (If anybody has any insight into how addresses are collected from Slashdot please share.)
I learned a lesson in doing this. I came down hard on a dude once because I got an unsolicited mail from him. Turns out, somebody 'volunteered' my address to him. (The email wasn't a solicitaion, it was a notification... it'd make sense if you saw it why it wasn't SPAM.)
So I guess my point is: be careful if you decide to give anybody shit over it.
"I can see only four possibilities for running a computer: paying for Windows, pirating Windows, stealing a computer that contains Windows, or not running Windows at all. Which is it in your case?"
I think he was making a Windows monopoly joke. Now that that's come to light, he can be modded +1, Funny now.
"If Microsoft wanted to, they could be the world's largest vendor of Free software.. couldn't they? "
They'd also be the largest vendor of Free Software filing for bankruptcy.
I don't intend that comment as a troll. I know some investors. (My uncle is one...) I've talked with them about MS etc and what they like/dislike about them. If they were invested in MS, they'd be upset about MS giving their moneymaker stuff away. They'd likely sell their stock in a heartbeat unless MS put one hell of a spin on it. There's the whole matter of how you make free software profitable. They want return on investment. They want what's tried and true.
Now, as for MS porting Windows to Linux: Wouldn't everybody (at least on/.) get their panties in a bunch accusing MS of over-extending their monopoly into the Linux world?
So... what are the costs saved in getting ships docked and undocked faster, much fewer people involved to moor the ship, and the increase in safety that'd likely result from it?
"It might take a bit longer to unload each container, but things would hardly ever break, and the technology would be very cheap."
I don't think this technology would be interesting to people if it wasn't worth the costs involved. Have you ever watched a ship dock? It's long laborous, and involves lots of people. There's lots of room for accidents to happen. If they could just pull up, flip a switch, and be attached to the dock, it'd definitely be worthwhile.
So so far I see safety, speed, simpler docking proceedures. Good?
Don't get me wrong though, you do have a point, it'll take a while for it to be adopted. But it isn't hard to imagine that the ability to use EM locks without harming cargo is very interesting.
"Imho, this sort of thing just makes me doubly motivated to go out and download all the music I want. If I'm going to be paying a markup for it, might as well take advantage of it."
The way I see it, if they charge me like that, then I'm paying for a service. They're basically saying "It's all okay". So yes, I agree with you, I'd take advantage with it.
What really irks me is that they've provided 0 way of legitimizing any MP3s we all have. They don't acknowledge that if you have a CD of a song that you're a legitimate user. They don't give you a way of purchasing a certificate or license for a digital copy of a song or CD. And if you delete your collection, they don't do anything to subtract that from their 'piracy' reports.
So yeah I'd love to pay a small fee for this, they'd have little room to bitch afterwards.
Too bad they won't try to make money by giving people an opportunity to legitimize what they have.
"Shouldn't we be past the "Ooh, another place Linux is being used! Hooray!" phase by now?"
A friend of mine's going to install RedHat this weekend. After he's done, I'm going to submit it as a story. How do you guys like the title: "Somebody installed Linux because they were sick of Windows!"
"It will never get there. Computers are for one thing, TVs for another. The twos can mix, sure, but they're better off both staying separate. Who needs a set-top box that crashes or a computer that slows down because it's recording today's episode of Friends?"
All you've listed are challenges, not stop the presses problems. Nothing you've said backs up your suggestion that it'll never get there. You would have been better of saying "It has some steps to climb before it gets there."
"If you read the whole article you will find that they actually want to boot the unlicensced people out and get it all for the licensed HAM operators. This is bad for all the WISPs out there, and then also there go my plans."
I got my Ham license when I was 10 years old. And back then, I had to learn Morse Code to do that. Today, it's almost too easy to get it.
Given what you learn from becoming a Ham operator, I'd say it's worth it. You need to know how radio works if you're going to deploy WISPS without interferring with each other.
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"Thanks, you Americans are so sensitive. The whole world has to mourn for your disasters, but when people get killed in other countries it's just an opportunuity to make dumb jokes."
I was talking strictly about the website, my post was very clear on that.
But since the topic has been raised, I'll dish a little back out.
"You non-Americns are so sensitive. The whole world is in serious danger after 9-11, lots of people got killed, but you think that is your opportunity to say 'you deserved it'."
So fuck off. I wasn't making a joke about people dying. I wasn't even making a joke about the fires. I was making a joke about the webserver going down. If you want to turn it into a gruesome comment, then you're no better than you're picturing me to be.
Can somebody please tell my why somebody'd mod my parent post as a troll? I'm puzzled as to why they think I'm trying to start trouble.
"Let's give a good Slashdotting before the Observatory passed away..."
Let's all bow our heads and press F5 for a 21-megabit salute.
"I think I heard something about a number of student houses and workshops being destroyed too!"
Didn't people die in these fires?
"The historic Mt Stromlo observatory has been destroyed by fires. Unfortunately Google cache and similar archives are the only available detailed information. Looks like the web site was housed at the observatory."
/. story?
Did the fire that destroyed the site happen before or after the
"It's now common knowledge in most academic circles that one can customize their email client to block spam via the utilization of a standard Bayesian filtering mechanism that keeps a document corpus of messages that have been marked as spam by the recipient of the emails..."
I read this post, but I'm not quite sure why it's been modded as troll. Am I being naieve?
... is that you can get a message from anywhere without any real challenges or permissions involved. I honestly think that work needs to be done to replace email on both the client side and the delivery/protocol side. I'd go into detail about how that'd work, but I really wouldn't be suggesting anything new. I just want email to be more like instant messaging. "You want to message me? Well, first I have to authorize you..."
Fortunately, it's not a burning issue with me. The people I really want to hear from are all on IM. Anybody outside of that has filters that expressly let them through.
"I can see which site sent it or sold the information, and block any e-mail coming from that site and everyone they sold it with To: line filters."
/. sold the address. I suspect there are bots out there continually scanning Slashdot for address. (If anybody has any insight into how addresses are collected from Slashdot please share.)
I do something similar albeit a bit fancier. But I learned something though: Just because you use a different address with every place you go doesn't necessarily mean that all the junk mail you get there is the fault of the place you signed up with. Your email can be posted somewhere on the web and it'll somehow get captured.
I did an experiment on Slashdot where I made my email address available without 'spam armor'. Before long, I had all KINDS of unsolicited mail. However, I do not believe
I learned a lesson in doing this. I came down hard on a dude once because I got an unsolicited mail from him. Turns out, somebody 'volunteered' my address to him. (The email wasn't a solicitaion, it was a notification... it'd make sense if you saw it why it wasn't SPAM.)
So I guess my point is: be careful if you decide to give anybody shit over it.
""We conclude that spam sucks."
;-D"
Tax money well-spent
Hey now, those of us with 14" penises that make millions at home would disagree with that ruling.
"Should The Next Windows Be Built On Linux?"
No because I hate Microsoft and I refuse to see any good that could come from it.
"I can see only four possibilities for running a computer: paying for Windows, pirating Windows, stealing a computer that contains Windows, or not running Windows at all. Which is it in your case?"
I think he was making a Windows monopoly joke. Now that that's come to light, he can be modded +1, Funny now.
"If Microsoft wanted to, they could be the world's largest vendor of Free software .. couldn't they? "
/.) get their panties in a bunch accusing MS of over-extending their monopoly into the Linux world?
They'd also be the largest vendor of Free Software filing for bankruptcy.
I don't intend that comment as a troll. I know some investors. (My uncle is one...) I've talked with them about MS etc and what they like/dislike about them. If they were invested in MS, they'd be upset about MS giving their moneymaker stuff away. They'd likely sell their stock in a heartbeat unless MS put one hell of a spin on it. There's the whole matter of how you make free software profitable. They want return on investment. They want what's tried and true.
Now, as for MS porting Windows to Linux: Wouldn't everybody (at least on
"Methods of Securing Ships:
:)"
Lots of Ropes:[Initial Cost: £10,000, Ongoing Cost: £0 (near enough)].
Electromagnets:[Initial Costs £50,000, Ongoing Cost: £1000s/month]
I think the problem is obvious here
So... what are the costs saved in getting ships docked and undocked faster, much fewer people involved to moor the ship, and the increase in safety that'd likely result from it?
"We can't let them replace dock workers just because they have magnetic personalities!"
Are you kidding? Most dock workers are bi-polar.
"It might take a bit longer to unload each container, but things would hardly ever break, and the technology would be very cheap."
I don't think this technology would be interesting to people if it wasn't worth the costs involved. Have you ever watched a ship dock? It's long laborous, and involves lots of people. There's lots of room for accidents to happen. If they could just pull up, flip a switch, and be attached to the dock, it'd definitely be worthwhile.
So so far I see safety, speed, simpler docking proceedures. Good?
Don't get me wrong though, you do have a point, it'll take a while for it to be adopted. But it isn't hard to imagine that the ability to use EM locks without harming cargo is very interesting.
"Imho, this sort of thing just makes me doubly motivated to go out and download all the music I want. If I'm going to be paying a markup for it, might as well take advantage of it."
The way I see it, if they charge me like that, then I'm paying for a service. They're basically saying "It's all okay". So yes, I agree with you, I'd take advantage with it.
What really irks me is that they've provided 0 way of legitimizing any MP3s we all have. They don't acknowledge that if you have a CD of a song that you're a legitimate user. They don't give you a way of purchasing a certificate or license for a digital copy of a song or CD. And if you delete your collection, they don't do anything to subtract that from their 'piracy' reports.
So yeah I'd love to pay a small fee for this, they'd have little room to bitch afterwards.
Too bad they won't try to make money by giving people an opportunity to legitimize what they have.
... roll up my windows just to restart the car.
Tee hee hoddle ha giggle snort. Linking MS to an unsual device suddenly turns everybody into a comedian.
And I thought everybody here hated .MOV because Apple doesn't support Linux.
"Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982. And Linus didn't start Linux until 1991. What year was that again"
-1, Bullshit? Heh.
I'm makin dis post on me phon right now. u'd be surprizd how massages get mangled in tranzit. Noe wot I mean? LOL
"Literally. I've created a web site documenting the construction and launch of a high altitude 'weather' balloon, with a payload that runs Linux. "
Now Linux users everywhere will know what the weather's like outside!
"Shouldn't we be past the "Ooh, another place Linux is being used! Hooray!" phase by now?"
A friend of mine's going to install RedHat this weekend. After he's done, I'm going to submit it as a story. How do you guys like the title: "Somebody installed Linux because they were sick of Windows!"
I bet it gets posted.
"It will never get there. Computers are for one thing, TVs for another. The twos can mix, sure, but they're better off both staying separate. Who needs a set-top box that crashes or a computer that slows down because it's recording today's episode of Friends?"
All you've listed are challenges, not stop the presses problems. Nothing you've said backs up your suggestion that it'll never get there. You would have been better of saying "It has some steps to climb before it gets there."
"The project was a great success, reached an altitude of 80,000 feet, and took some really amazing aerial photos."
Shortly after, we got a photo of a cartoon-esque hole in the ground shaped like a penguin.
"If you read the whole article you will find that they actually want to boot the unlicensced people out and get it all for the licensed HAM operators. This is bad for all the WISPs out there, and then also there go my plans."
I got my Ham license when I was 10 years old. And back then, I had to learn Morse Code to do that. Today, it's almost too easy to get it.
Given what you learn from becoming a Ham operator, I'd say it's worth it. You need to know how radio works if you're going to deploy WISPS without interferring with each other.