This is SCO, and we are serving this subpoena for you to remove the "SCO Nigerian Spam" from your site. We bought the rights to said spam when we bought the rights to all of Unix System V, including Linux and all derivates. We reserve the right to publish "SCO Nigerian Spam" as we see fit. We own your spam. Cease and desist or be sued out of existance pathetic Slashdot!
Interestingly, they used Ximian Desktop, instead of KDE, because Gnome, particularly Ximian's version, was "different enough" to set user expectations that the experience would be less like Windows.
Mark me down as flamebait, but perhaps this is truly important. Perhaps we as a community should stop trying to mimic existing applications and begin innovating instead. Certainly, a good user interface is necessary, but is Windows truly the best user experience? OF course, it's ridiculously hard to come up with a new user interface that is logical and easy to use. After all, a button is a button. It can't really get much better than that, but perhaps there is room for improvement.
I still remember the first time my girlfriend saw me running Linux and said that that looked exactly like Windows and then asked why would I bother going through the hassle of installing Linux when I could just use Windows, which was preinstalled and already worked. Keep in mind that she saw me using KDE and Gnome. (I do realize there are other window managers in this world.)
She had a good point. Windows 2000 and XP have been much less crash-prone, and I find myself increasingly using Windows XP and Mac OS X instead of *nix as my desktop OS of choice. Instead, only servers that I must work on use Linux, and I simply SSH into them, skipping all of the GUI nonsense. For me, the best user interface in Linux is the command-line - not the GUI that looks like Windows anyway.
Would be interesting to know how the system and software works, but then again, that information could be dangerous in the wrong hands.
Everything's dangerous in the wrong hands, but this is completely counter the ideas of the open source movement. I guess this brings up another question. Is it always good to open source? Or, are there times when it could potentially be a security problem. We're finding that open source products are just as secure as closed source product, if not more. But, what about this prevalent notion that physical security could be undermined by making things open?
The video game company - Mystic Entertainment of Fairfax, Va. - sent Machado seven T-shirts and a few hats after hearing about his family's misfortune.
At least he'll be clothed when he goes to the nearest Internet cafe to get his fix.
There should be blueprints on file with City Hall. And, whoever designed the building probably still has them. Take the money you have for this program and just go purchase those.
If you have skills with databases, webapp programming, web design, server administration, then volunteer your time towards running websites. Practically every organization either has or wants a website. They don't even need to be something that's tech-related.
Besides, you should probably branch out and find some other interests while you're at it. Running a website for something not techie is a great way to do it.
Reading the post but refusing to listen to the audio clip got me interested in searching Google for all of this. I came across one link in particular, which is very interesting:
Safari: free with Jaguar and an awesome browser
Mozilla: free and not quite as awesome
Internet Explorer: free but dead
OmniWeb: $29.95 based on same engine as Safari
Opera: still clueless as to why my friends pay for it
Furthermore, I can put together a web browser in less than five minutes with all the basic functionality I ever use (except tabs) using XCode, IB, and the WebKit. Why would I want to pay someone $29.95?!?!?!?
The iPod is just more asthetically usable. I don't know how to explain it. My friend got a zen recently. It has a jog dial on the right somewhere, but the interface is just weird.
I unfortunately have to say the same about the iPod. The one giant wheel is very awkward to use for certain things such as playing Solitaire. However, after a couple days, I was very used to it.
The iPod is also just plain better designed. There are practically no moving parts, and I can't imagine anything other than the hard drive dying.
Plus, it's just the coolest little device. This might not matter to you much, but it's very, very aesthetically pleasing and is an attention grabber. I decided to shell out for Creature Speakers and a NaviPod remove, and I'm using the iPod as a stereo when I'm not walking around with it. It is just the coolest looking device ever. I even cleared out the dresser that it's all sitting on just so it'd be the only thing sitting there.
I've gone through a lot of different MP3 players ranging from the original Rio to MP3 CD players to the Archos Jukebox Multimedia 20, and I have to say the iPod has been the best deal so far. It may seem really expensive, but once you get it and experience the quality that goes into it, you won't feel like you got ripped off.
Obsessive? Perhaps, but it's just a hell of a good machine.
Um, frankly, you're wrong. All you need to do is download the mozilla source, configure, and compile. Try it yourself if you have a Linux kit. Took maybe half an hour.
Adding GAIM to the mix took a few more minutes.
I think my real point was that I feel that my time spent playing around with my Linux kit was more or less a waste of time and money.
I'd say the key thing that's missing is speed. Sure, the software that you need/want eventually comes out. However, it takes forever before it does. Part of this is that good software takes good time, and the continual peer review slows down the process. Much of it is also the emulation of existing software packages that take time, since you have to work on something that already exists, so there's a seeming lag.
However, large corporations can crank out huge software projects that are high quality such as Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Office, Studio MX, etc. Perhaps part of it is also because their programmers don't have to worry about having enough money to eat and pay their rent. If only there were a realistic open source model that's good for the programmer, this would work better. Sure, you can charge tech support, but how many programmers really want to do that anyway?
One of the best DOS attacks I've seen is sniffing out MAC addresses and setting your wireless card to that address and trying to connect to the network at the same time. This essentially prevents the other person from ever connecting. There was a great demonstration of this and other wireless vulnerabilities at a network security conference hosted at MIT a year ago.
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so why not give this piece of 1980s computing history a try?
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This is SCO, and we are serving this subpoena for you to remove the "SCO Nigerian Spam" from your site. We bought the rights to said spam when we bought the rights to all of Unix System V, including Linux and all derivates. We reserve the right to publish "SCO Nigerian Spam" as we see fit. We own your spam. Cease and desist or be sued out of existance pathetic Slashdot!
Interestingly, they used Ximian Desktop, instead of KDE, because Gnome, particularly Ximian's version, was "different enough" to set user expectations that the experience would be less like Windows.
Mark me down as flamebait, but perhaps this is truly important. Perhaps we as a community should stop trying to mimic existing applications and begin innovating instead. Certainly, a good user interface is necessary, but is Windows truly the best user experience? OF course, it's ridiculously hard to come up with a new user interface that is logical and easy to use. After all, a button is a button. It can't really get much better than that, but perhaps there is room for improvement.
I still remember the first time my girlfriend saw me running Linux and said that that looked exactly like Windows and then asked why would I bother going through the hassle of installing Linux when I could just use Windows, which was preinstalled and already worked. Keep in mind that she saw me using KDE and Gnome. (I do realize there are other window managers in this world.)
She had a good point. Windows 2000 and XP have been much less crash-prone, and I find myself increasingly using Windows XP and Mac OS X instead of *nix as my desktop OS of choice. Instead, only servers that I must work on use Linux, and I simply SSH into them, skipping all of the GUI nonsense. For me, the best user interface in Linux is the command-line - not the GUI that looks like Windows anyway.
Definitely a conspiracy. Run for your lives!
Would be interesting to know how the system and software works, but then again, that information could be dangerous in the wrong hands.
Everything's dangerous in the wrong hands, but this is completely counter the ideas of the open source movement. I guess this brings up another question. Is it always good to open source? Or, are there times when it could potentially be a security problem. We're finding that open source products are just as secure as closed source product, if not more. But, what about this prevalent notion that physical security could be undermined by making things open?
Great! Now, I can finally tell if the people beside me really are cold heartless bastards.
"They're going to kill us all!"
Man, do I want a stuffed grunt!
Why should I even care that Doom III is coming out for Linux and Mac OS X? It's not like I use these OSes to play games anyway.
At least if you use Debian, you'll get to have everything not default to /var. What a retarded way to set up the directory structure.
The video game company - Mystic Entertainment of Fairfax, Va. - sent Machado seven T-shirts and a few hats after hearing about his family's misfortune.
At least he'll be clothed when he goes to the nearest Internet cafe to get his fix.
Oh, no! They're going to take away even more American jobs! Think of all the rocket scientists! Programmers first...now this?
Oh, wait, that's right. Engineers can't even find jobs here. Time to move to India.
There should be blueprints on file with City Hall. And, whoever designed the building probably still has them. Take the money you have for this program and just go purchase those.
If you have skills with databases, webapp programming, web design, server administration, then volunteer your time towards running websites. Practically every organization either has or wants a website. They don't even need to be something that's tech-related.
Besides, you should probably branch out and find some other interests while you're at it. Running a website for something not techie is a great way to do it.
However, I'd like to get rid of FAT32.
Why? It's the only real choice you have.
I would start looking into (single board computers) SBCs or PC104 solutions. Some of the most common and easily available are made by Advantech.
I would also start checking out wearable computing sites and lists. The list to read is wear-hard.
Hopefully, it won't replace me as a super rugmuncher!
Reading the post but refusing to listen to the audio clip got me interested in searching Google for all of this. I came across one link in particular, which is very interesting:
Genetic Mosaics
The writer discusesses a tetraparental mouse and a tetragametic human.
This sure gives a new meaning to sh**ing bricks.
Safari: free with Jaguar and an awesome browser
Mozilla: free and not quite as awesome
Internet Explorer: free but dead
OmniWeb: $29.95 based on same engine as Safari
Opera: still clueless as to why my friends pay for it
Furthermore, I can put together a web browser in less than five minutes with all the basic functionality I ever use (except tabs) using XCode, IB, and the WebKit. Why would I want to pay someone $29.95?!?!?!?
The iPod is just more asthetically usable. I don't know how to explain it. My friend got a zen recently. It has a jog dial on the right somewhere, but the interface is just weird.
I unfortunately have to say the same about the iPod. The one giant wheel is very awkward to use for certain things such as playing Solitaire. However, after a couple days, I was very used to it.
The iPod is also just plain better designed. There are practically no moving parts, and I can't imagine anything other than the hard drive dying.
Plus, it's just the coolest little device. This might not matter to you much, but it's very, very aesthetically pleasing and is an attention grabber. I decided to shell out for Creature Speakers and a NaviPod remove, and I'm using the iPod as a stereo when I'm not walking around with it. It is just the coolest looking device ever. I even cleared out the dresser that it's all sitting on just so it'd be the only thing sitting there.
I've gone through a lot of different MP3 players ranging from the original Rio to MP3 CD players to the Archos Jukebox Multimedia 20, and I have to say the iPod has been the best deal so far. It may seem really expensive, but once you get it and experience the quality that goes into it, you won't feel like you got ripped off.
Obsessive? Perhaps, but it's just a hell of a good machine.
Um, frankly, you're wrong. All you need to do is download the mozilla source, configure, and compile. Try it yourself if you have a Linux kit. Took maybe half an hour.
Adding GAIM to the mix took a few more minutes.
I think my real point was that I feel that my time spent playing around with my Linux kit was more or less a waste of time and money.
Oooh! Maybe I'll finally do something useful with my PlayStation Linux Kit! Or, maybe it was just $200 down the drain, so I could compile Mozilla.
I'd say the key thing that's missing is speed. Sure, the software that you need/want eventually comes out. However, it takes forever before it does. Part of this is that good software takes good time, and the continual peer review slows down the process. Much of it is also the emulation of existing software packages that take time, since you have to work on something that already exists, so there's a seeming lag.
However, large corporations can crank out huge software projects that are high quality such as Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Office, Studio MX, etc. Perhaps part of it is also because their programmers don't have to worry about having enough money to eat and pay their rent. If only there were a realistic open source model that's good for the programmer, this would work better. Sure, you can charge tech support, but how many programmers really want to do that anyway?
Did reading this remind anyone else of Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut? Makes me imagine the entire world is freezing over because of this discovery.
Now, I'm curious. Think anything bad will happen if you drink it in those 10-15 seconds?
One of the best DOS attacks I've seen is sniffing out MAC addresses and setting your wireless card to that address and trying to connect to the network at the same time. This essentially prevents the other person from ever connecting. There was a great demonstration of this and other wireless vulnerabilities at a network security conference hosted at MIT a year ago.
so why not give this piece of 1980s computing history a try?
Because I can't actually do anything with it?