Slashdot has disallowed javascript hrefs for about 3 years now. I remember the day the exploit was discovered - it was used to load porn pics in slashdot when you onmouseover'd a link.
Pretty neat stuff. the slashdot gang modded the posts down to -5, then eventually deleted them.
Water is polar, not magnetic. It has a V shape, with the +Hydrogen sticking out like antennas from the -Oxygen.
When it cools down and freezes, it forms donut-like rings with a hollow center. That's why ice expands and floats, whereas normal atoms/molecules contract when they cool (due to reduced molecular motion).
Paul Vickie (of BIND fame) has stated that supporting unicode in bind would probably require at least a year to implement, and could introduce new buffer overflow exploits.
djbdns doesn't support unicode either, although it doesn't rely on standard c-libraries, so unicode support might only take a few weeks to add.
Unicode would be better than punycode, but punycode works with existing DNS client and server software.
A couple months ago, there was a story on slashdot about an outsourced medical transcriptionist that was threatening to reveal confidential medical information. The US has laws (like HIPAA).
You can have disgruntled employees in the US or in a foreign country, but the US laws and courts are a known quantity. If nothing else, you can get a DMCA-based injunction against a former employee threatening to reveal a backdoor in your software. Good luck when it's somone in eastern europe. The only way to prevent this issue is to keep these jobs in the US, or open source your software.
Rob Malda claims the "CmdrTaco" nickname came from a Dave Barry column listing places to not take your date. Unfortunately, that Dave Barry column was not published until March of 1999, well after "CmdrTaco" had been chosen. So What gives?
While writing an article on the slashdot editors for salon.com, I visited Holland, Michigan, and discovered the truth. In the Holland gay/scat circles, a "taco" involved taking a shit in a taco shell, shooting a load of jizz on it, and having your partner eat it. Rob Malda, it seems, invented this practice.
While I use the web as a source of information (information which is unavailable in any other format), I would not cite any information unless I can personally verify it. Would you trust "Anonymous Coward" when he tell you to "click this link"? So why would you trust some random website?
MS may be a monopoly, but the RIAA is also a monopoly. If MS wants to offer downloadable music, MS will be the RIAA's bitch.
Obviously, MS could lower the cost to $0.50/song and lose money on each sale, but that would only undercut Napster 2, walmart, etc. Apple Doesn't need to worry since Mac users won't (can't) switch, and windows iTunes users will be locked into iTunes/iTMS due to their collection of AACs and a 1-year time advantage.
The idea behind shareware is that users will pay you for it. "if you like this program, leave an unmarked $10 bill under the garbage can by the northeast park entrance" isn't a viable business model.
with Red Hat dropping consumer support, and Suse/Novell/Ximian facing an uncertain future, Madrake, Debain, and gentoo seem to be the 3 desktop-ready linux distros left.
Good job guys, you're helping to keep linux alive and kicking on the desktop!
I met the good Dr (he has a PhD in the biomolecular sciences, IIRC) at a white-hat security conference a few years ago. He's probably not as well known as Dr Knuth or Dr. Bernestain, but his work is just as important, though sadly unrecognized. I guess when you do consulting/researching, you don't get the prestige that you do in acedemia.
Since this is slashdot, I'm assuming you're a guy. Gays don't like fat people. Cowboy neal is a good example. Sure, CmdrTaco will let him suck his cock, but you know Malda doesn't respect him.
Lose the weight (go to the gym. lots of sweaty guys with big muscles).
If you are a girl, my apologies. your boyfriend is an asshole. Maybe we could go do something some time? Also, tell him you gained weight because you're pregnant. that usually freaks guys out:)
Time has had a hard-on for Apple/Steve Jobs for years. Historically, many publishing shops have preferred the Macintosh since DTP and the Mac went hand-in-hand like CmdrTaco and Hemos.
Time has strong liberal tendencies, and would rather discuss psuedo-intellectual culture than the news. Apple satisfies both requirements. They are the "gay" computer, after all, Al Gore is on their board of directors, and are on the forefront of computer design.
iTunes might be cool, but it's not an invention. it might deserve recognition for being the first to show online music sales are popular, but napster already showed that getting reduced quality music online was popular, and amazon.com showed that people would buy stuff online.
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CmdrTaco!
Pretty neat stuff. the slashdot gang modded the posts down to -5, then eventually deleted them.
The O'Reilly tivo hacks book has instructions on setting up tivo to be on a lan. My Tivo (200gig hard drive) is used as an mp3 server.
When it cools down and freezes, it forms donut-like rings with a hollow center. That's why ice expands and floats, whereas normal atoms/molecules contract when they cool (due to reduced molecular motion).
Seriously, this is a well-written piece. Perhaps slashdot could have more high quality original content in the future?
djbdns doesn't support unicode either, although it doesn't rely on standard c-libraries, so unicode support might only take a few weeks to add.
Unicode would be better than punycode, but punycode works with existing DNS client and server software.
When shoved up someone's anus, not so good english you speak.
You can have disgruntled employees in the US or in a foreign country, but the US laws and courts are a known quantity. If nothing else, you can get a DMCA-based injunction against a former employee threatening to reveal a backdoor in your software. Good luck when it's somone in eastern europe. The only way to prevent this issue is to keep these jobs in the US, or open source your software.
While writing an article on the slashdot editors for salon.com, I visited Holland, Michigan, and discovered the truth. In the Holland gay/scat circles, a "taco" involved taking a shit in a taco shell, shooting a load of jizz on it, and having your partner eat it. Rob Malda, it seems, invented this practice.
And now you know... the rest of the story.
While I use the web as a source of information (information which is unavailable in any other format), I would not cite any information unless I can personally verify it. Would you trust "Anonymous Coward" when he tell you to "click this link"? So why would you trust some random website?
if the internet goes out... do something else!
MSNBC isn't biased (at least not biased for Microsoft). What's slashdot's excuse?
Nice to see moderators will mod up anything that sounds authoritive.
Obviously, MS could lower the cost to $0.50/song and lose money on each sale, but that would only undercut Napster 2, walmart, etc. Apple Doesn't need to worry since Mac users won't (can't) switch, and windows iTunes users will be locked into iTunes/iTMS due to their collection of AACs and a 1-year time advantage.
That works great for me. Maybe next time I'm caught drunk driving, or having sex with a hooker, my employer will go to jail instead of me?
The idea behind shareware is that users will pay you for it. "if you like this program, leave an unmarked $10 bill under the garbage can by the northeast park entrance" isn't a viable business model.
If that were the case, Linux would not exist.
FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD are 100% open source software.
Good job guys, you're helping to keep linux alive and kicking on the desktop!
Defense: Chastity belt!
I met the good Dr (he has a PhD in the biomolecular sciences, IIRC) at a white-hat security conference a few years ago. He's probably not as well known as Dr Knuth or Dr. Bernestain, but his work is just as important, though sadly unrecognized. I guess when you do consulting/researching, you don't get the prestige that you do in acedemia.
Lose the weight (go to the gym. lots of sweaty guys with big muscles).
If you are a girl, my apologies. your boyfriend is an asshole. Maybe we could go do something some time? Also, tell him you gained weight because you're pregnant. that usually freaks guys out
Time has strong liberal tendencies, and would rather discuss psuedo-intellectual culture than the news. Apple satisfies both requirements. They are the "gay" computer, after all, Al Gore is on their board of directors, and are on the forefront of computer design.
iTunes might be cool, but it's not an invention. it might deserve recognition for being the first to show online music sales are popular, but napster already showed that getting reduced quality music online was popular, and amazon.com showed that people would buy stuff online.