I worked at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ from 1996-1999. I know that practically every person in the games department knew that there was a phone outside Wardrobe which could be exploited.
All you had to do was pick up the phone and dial a phone number, area code first. The instructions on the phone said to dial 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx. Simply leave off the 1.
Heheheh, I just thought it would be fun to see how many people would reply to this. I'll take my mod points any way I can get them.
Yeah, I like my job, slashdot and a Cheeseburger works pretty well on a lunch break.
Again thanks for all your posts. Hopefully this next topic will prompt some more replys.
The only way to argue successfully with a fool is to reduce yourself to their level.:-)
News for nerds??? Stuff that matters???
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Updates on War in Iraq
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· Score: 3, Insightful
As if I wasn't getting enough of a bombardment of this news, now I have to read about it when I want my geek fix???
I'd like to smack whoever posted this with a large herring.
Not to my 12 yr old self, but to my 17 yr old self I'd say: "you know that slutty girl who is trying to get on you but who you keep turning down because you think she might have something...well, she does in the future, but not now, so get it while the gettin's good!
Yep, same thing, but in my case it would be my 15 year old self, because I am still friends with her and her husband and son now, and I still can't believe she didn't have anything.
On the other hand, I'd tell myself to save all the boxes and documentation for all the toys I had as a kid. Collectibles are worth a fortune now. Transformers, Go-Bots, Centurions, M.A.S.K., Sky Commanders, Star Wars, Intellivision, Atari 2600, Odyssey II, Nintendo, Sega Master System, Turbo Grafx-16, SNES, Gameboy, Saturn....
sigh... at least I managed to hand down my Sega Nomad to my little brother and I still have my N64 (Goldeneye).
"and if "if" was a fifth, we'd all be drunk" - ?
Celeron 333Mhz, Abit (some random board I found at a friends house), 64MB, Starfighter 2MB AGP, Seagate 6GB, SB 16 - RH 7.2
The First Machine is for Encoding and Gaming, and has no physical swap file... just 1.5gigs of ram. I usually reboot this machine once a week, mostly because of emulators. When I don't use them - I've gone over a month before I noticed that MIRC was running a bit odd.
The Second Machine is for video Capture and Video Playback. Does an excellent job on both, capturing in DivX and/or MPEG1 VCD @ 352x240 with no dropped frames.
The Third Machine is just because I had the hardware laying around. It's been used as a webserver, FTP, Unreal Tournament Server, and and even once, as my primary machine.
As far as going back - My first PC was a IBM Model 55/sx. I handed it down to a less fortunate geek than myself when I no longer needed it many years ago; did the same with a 486sx25 and a P133. Now I spread my old machines around to family members who just need to use the internet.
Yes, and there is a level where you must defend the Twin Towers, and you can simply Force Fire on them by holding Control and clicking on the towers.
The resulting explosion is no where near as impressive as the sight of the real tragedy was though.
The last time this kid got a piece of ass....
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NES PC
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· Score: 1
The last time this kid got a piece of ass was when his finger went through the toilet paper.
I really don't see the point in this one, he could have just used a mini-itx case and glued on the parts, would have been alot less work, not to mention cooling and the enclosed power supply.
Add to that the fact that a working NES is actually worth something, and that most non-functioning NES decks can be repaired with a basic knowledge of any VCR repair shop for $30, this suddenly doesn't seem like a worthwhile mod.
But if it gives the high school kids something better to do than shoot each other.....
"i think it would be better if it shined from the bottom up - as a previous poster insinuated, looking up into a laser (or other bright light) could be not only painful but dangerous."
So then you are saying that he should project it on the ceiling??? ( I can see people stepping on puppies and children as they walk around reading the ceiling )
Or perhaps you suggest that the projector could be mounted inside a cabinet and projected on the surface of a counter top, perhaps on a seemingly opaque but somewhat translucent surface.
I believe a simple LCD projector could be used simply by adjusting the focus and using a black background, then simply playing with the picture controls.
I'm not trying to to say you people are wasting your time discussing this.....
IN SOVIET RUSSIA IPOD GETS PORTED TO YOU!
Yep, I finally made one of those annoyingly lame posts.
While I see the attraction of pride involved with replacing the firmware on this device, I don't see any potential gains other than.ogg support.
Honestly, think about the frequency response involved between the unit and the included headphones which most people still use, and the point of.ogg support becomes less impressive.
well, if we are going to start bragging about system stats - I might as well join in
This cost me about $1700 to build back in September.
AMD 2000XP (3) 512MB PC2100 DDR Soyo Dragon 333 Ultra Platinum Western Digital 60 Gig HD (2)Western Digital 1200JB in Raid-0 SoundBlaster live 5.1 Sony DVD-A05 HP CDRW Palit Geforce 4 ti4200 128MB 3com nic 1394 Firewire Card Full Tower case 17" Monitor 5.1 Speakers Phillips Webcam
I use it for copying DVD's and encoding SVCD's, playing emulators ( Daphne, Vivanonna, MAME, and all the old consoles ), and for converting video from my Sony IP5. That's along with the regular IRC,AIM,P2P and the general sillyness associated with owning a Creative Nomad Jukebox.
If you read this far, you are clearly wasting your time.
Mod this up and impress me.
Re:Support freedom - Kill a Cop!
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Lab-Grown Steak
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Anonymous post. No credibility. Looks like someone has too much time on their hands and wants to tell a story.
This is slashdot, news for nerds. Off topic posts without credibility are a waste of everyones time. I can understand if the story were true and this man was looking for justice (retribution?), the slashdot crowd is wide and varied and does indeed include people employed in positions with greater understanding of the law, who may be able to lend assistance.
Long story short, these are perilous times, there is an elevated risk, better to check everyone and slow things down than to have another 2000+ lives lost. I understand the narrators point-of-view, and while some empathy is appropriate, the needs of the many - outweigh the needs of the few. This is the truth upon which justice has been founded. The loss of an unborn child's natural birth, and the missed opportunity to take part in a friends wedding is unfortunate. But far more unfortunate would be the loss of 'National Security' if another tragedy such as 9-11 should occur.
Here's what I can find using Googles Cache. http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:lIGc_UxLL7cC: www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm+disneyland+ accidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Here is a virutal treasure trove of Disney Related Accidents. http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:GCl2Mp1x0GwC: laughingplace.com/News-Coverage48.asp+disneyland+a ccidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
www.themeparkinsider.com has more
here's someone's personal page with others http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/amusementmania/amride accidents.htm
Yeah, there are alot of accidents, I can't find the infamous beheading. Maybe someone else wants to google for it?
Here's what I can find using Googles Cache.
http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:lIGc_UxLL7cC: www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm+disneyland+ accidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Here is a virutal treasure trove of Disney Related Accidents.
http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:GCl2Mp1x0GwC: laughingplace.com/News-Coverage48.asp+disneyland+a ccidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
www.themeparkinsider.com has more
here's someone's personal page with others
http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/amusementmania/amride accidents.htm
Yeah, there are alot of accidents, I can't find the infamous beheading. Maybe someone else wants to google for it?
Not the first to walk freely though, that would be the "wicked witch" in MGM's great movie ride. When the ride came out there was quite a bit of news regarding this.
When I was a young child on vacation with my family in Disney, we met up with some employees of the park who were friends of my uncles.
He was telling us some of the horror stories they have had with malfunctioning animatronics. The one that always stuck in my memory was when they were testing the Hall of Presidents. A prop table had been moved in front of President Lincoln and forgotten about. The routine began, Lincoln began talking, lifted up his arms to gesture and lifted the prop, he then lowered his hands to stand up from his chair and in the process dropped and smashed the table.
I was also fortunate enough to be in Universal Studios Florida on opening day, there was a terrible storm predicted but the clouds were holding. After waiting for 2 hours past the opening time, they opened the park. They informed us that a few rides might not be working, so for every ticket purchased, we would be recieving an additional ticket to be used at a later date. We went into the park, and here is what I remember.
Jetsons Wild Ride - went fine. Jaws - Broke down while we were in line, people were stuck in the boats. Godzilla, broke down just after we got off.
The best by far was ET! After waiting in a huge line, we get our cards with our names imprinted on the Mag stripe so ET can say our names, then we go to another line. This line was themed to look like the forest that ET was chased through. There was an animatronic of an ET elder, who came up through the forest floor, after some smoke, He kept malfunctioning and jumping up and down in clouds of smoke, speaking the whole while. A red light was supposed to run through the bushes to look like it was ET being chased, this too had problems as it was blinking and stopping. We get all the way up in the line, just about to hand them our cards when the power goes out completely and the place goes pitch black. About 30 Seconds later, the emergency lights come on and they guide us out with flashlights. On the way out they walked us through a part of the ride where I looked up, and some other unfortunate riders were stranded on the Bicycle platform suspended in mid air about 30 Ft. off the ground. We were given another free ticket each on our way out of the park, and I kept my ET magstrip card.
Theme Parks have a long history of covering up these types of things. Disney has a policy of not stopping CPR until a person has left the park grounds. Rumor has it that this was even done in Disneyland during the infamous Beheading on Space Mountain.
I was an employee of Six Flags Great Adventure for 3 years. Mentioning the Haunted House ( which caught fire and killed 3 ) is a terminable offense. While working there I did have the chance to witness a few other events. 1997 - From the High Dive, the diver lost his footing and fell into the water flailing and landing on his back. The ripples in the water caused multiple lacerations in his skin. I was on lunch break when the call came over the radio for First Aid. Like any other teen would have done, we all ran to see. I've also seen a (stupid) man get out of his bumper car and get hit, and seen two of the parks coasters (Red Track on "Batman and Robin: The Chiller and Great American Scream Machine) get stuck upside down.
What a great idea for a country with a failing economy. Mention the word "war" and drum up a false anticipated economic boom.
I'm an american, I pay my taxes. I don't vote, because I have never seen a candidate I agree with.
But - even though I hate this sometimes - the US is a major superpower, and I have yet to see a country stand up to the US ( successfully ) in a very long time.
I'll end this rant just as it began - a half thought from an American. While some Americans may hate the way I neglect some of my rights and hold fast to others. I do believe that is part of my "freedom" as an american citizen which so many faithful soldiers have given their lives for.
ok, but just like my analogy - I would still need to bring stuff there first. They are still going to have to get stuff off the earth. Then they will have to take it off the moon. It's still a waste.
Just to make you happy - I'll say my house is in a deep valley, while the house across the street is in a shallow valley. Either way - it's a waste. The quickest path is a straight line.
Gateway to the rest of the Solar System? Proportionately speaking that would be like me buying a house across the street from me and using that as a point of departure for all my vacations.
I would recommend your company invest in Intel's LANDESK Suite, makes it very easy to monitor who is running what. You can have it build reports, or sit and watch suspicious users.
It is also a great utility that has saved me lots of waiting for elevators and running up and down flights of stairs.
I must have gained at least 10 pounds thanks to LANDESK!
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I worked at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ from 1996-1999. I know that practically every person in the games department knew that there was a phone outside Wardrobe which could be exploited. All you had to do was pick up the phone and dial a phone number, area code first. The instructions on the phone said to dial 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx. Simply leave off the 1.
I love how these types of post are always Anonymous. If you love this country so much, why post Anonymously?
Heheheh, I just thought it would be fun to see how many people would reply to this. I'll take my mod points any way I can get them. Yeah, I like my job, slashdot and a Cheeseburger works pretty well on a lunch break. Again thanks for all your posts. Hopefully this next topic will prompt some more replys. The only way to argue successfully with a fool is to reduce yourself to their level. :-)
As if I wasn't getting enough of a bombardment of this news, now I have to read about it when I want my geek fix??? I'd like to smack whoever posted this with a large herring.
First Post
>Im 30, i have a 15 year old neice. ...
>Im her uncle whos a bad influence.
>...Sex hasnt come up yet, but she hasnt asked.
Trust me, it has come up - and she is already dealing with it. She is 15 - not stupid.
Not to my 12 yr old self, but to my 17 yr old self I'd say: "you know that slutty girl who is trying to get on you but who you keep turning down because you think she might have something...well, she does in the future, but not now, so get it while the gettin's good!
... at least I managed to hand down my Sega Nomad to my little brother and I still have my N64 (Goldeneye).
"and if "if" was a fifth, we'd all be drunk" - ?
Yep, same thing, but in my case it would be my 15 year old self, because I am still friends with her and her husband and son now, and I still can't believe she didn't have anything.
On the other hand, I'd tell myself to save all the boxes and documentation for all the toys I had as a kid. Collectibles are worth a fortune now. Transformers, Go-Bots, Centurions, M.A.S.K., Sky Commanders, Star Wars, Intellivision, Atari 2600, Odyssey II, Nintendo, Sega Master System, Turbo Grafx-16, SNES, Gameboy, Saturn....
sigh
oooh box bragging!!
... just 1.5gigs of ram. I usually reboot this machine once a week, mostly because of emulators. When I don't use them - I've gone over a month before I noticed that MIRC was running a bit odd.
AMD xp2000, Soyo (SY-KT333) Dragon Ultra Platinum 333, (3)512MB DDR, Palit Daytona GeForce 4 ti4200 128MB (Slightly Overclocked), WD 60GB BB, (2) WD 120GB JB (raid-0),Firewire Card, 12x DVD, 12xHP Burner, SB Live 5.1 - WinXP pro
P3-650mhz, Abit BE6-II, 384MB SD100, ATI All-in-Wonder 128Pro 32Meg, WD 27GB, Maxtor 30GB, WD 80GB
32x CDR, 10/100 NIC, SB 128 - WinXP pro
Celeron 333Mhz, Abit (some random board I found at a friends house), 64MB, Starfighter 2MB AGP, Seagate 6GB, SB 16 - RH 7.2
The First Machine is for Encoding and Gaming, and has no physical swap file
The Second Machine is for video Capture and Video Playback. Does an excellent job on both, capturing in DivX and/or MPEG1 VCD @ 352x240 with no dropped frames.
The Third Machine is just because I had the hardware laying around. It's been used as a webserver, FTP, Unreal Tournament Server, and and even once, as my primary machine.
As far as going back - My first PC was a IBM Model 55/sx. I handed it down to a less fortunate geek than myself when I no longer needed it many years ago; did the same with a 486sx25 and a P133. Now I spread my old machines around to family members who just need to use the internet.
Just my $0.02
Yes, and there is a level where you must defend the Twin Towers, and you can simply Force Fire on them by holding Control and clicking on the towers. The resulting explosion is no where near as impressive as the sight of the real tragedy was though.
The last time this kid got a piece of ass was when his finger went through the toilet paper.
I really don't see the point in this one, he could have just used a mini-itx case and glued on the parts, would have been alot less work, not to mention cooling and the enclosed power supply.
Add to that the fact that a working NES is actually worth something, and that most non-functioning NES decks can be repaired with a basic knowledge of any VCR repair shop for $30, this suddenly doesn't seem like a worthwhile mod.
But if it gives the high school kids something better to do than shoot each other.....
"i think it would be better if it shined from the bottom up - as a previous poster insinuated, looking up into a laser (or other bright light) could be not only painful but dangerous."
So then you are saying that he should project it on the ceiling???
( I can see people stepping on puppies and children as they walk around reading the ceiling )
Or perhaps you suggest that the projector could be mounted inside a cabinet and projected on the surface of a counter top, perhaps on a seemingly opaque but somewhat translucent surface.
I believe a simple LCD projector could be used simply by adjusting the focus and using a black background, then simply playing with the picture controls.
I'm not trying to to say you people are wasting your time discussing this.....
"Work smarter, not harder." - Adam Soldivieri
IN SOVIET RUSSIA IPOD GETS PORTED TO YOU! Yep, I finally made one of those annoyingly lame posts. While I see the attraction of pride involved with replacing the firmware on this device, I don't see any potential gains other than .ogg support.
Honestly, think about the frequency response involved between the unit and the included headphones which most people still use, and the point of .ogg support becomes less impressive.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of ... oh nevermind.
N.A.S.A = Need Another Seven Astronauts
New tragedy, same bad jokes.
well, if we are going to start bragging about system stats - I might as well join in
This cost me about $1700 to build back in September.
AMD 2000XP
(3) 512MB PC2100 DDR
Soyo Dragon 333 Ultra Platinum
Western Digital 60 Gig HD
(2)Western Digital 1200JB in Raid-0
SoundBlaster live 5.1
Sony DVD-A05
HP CDRW
Palit Geforce 4 ti4200 128MB
3com nic
1394 Firewire Card
Full Tower case
17" Monitor
5.1 Speakers
Phillips Webcam
I use it for copying DVD's and encoding SVCD's, playing emulators ( Daphne, Vivanonna, MAME, and all the old consoles ), and for converting video from my Sony IP5. That's along with the regular IRC,AIM,P2P and the general sillyness associated with owning a Creative Nomad Jukebox.
If you read this far, you are clearly wasting your time.
Mod this up and impress me.
Anonymous post. No credibility. Looks like someone has too much time on their hands and wants to tell a story.
This is slashdot, news for nerds. Off topic posts without credibility are a waste of everyones time. I can understand if the story were true and this man was looking for justice (retribution?), the slashdot crowd is wide and varied and does indeed include people employed in positions with greater understanding of the law, who may be able to lend assistance.
Long story short, these are perilous times, there is an elevated risk, better to check everyone and slow things down than to have another 2000+ lives lost. I understand the narrators point-of-view, and while some empathy is appropriate, the needs of the many - outweigh the needs of the few. This is the truth upon which justice has been founded. The loss of an unborn child's natural birth, and the missed opportunity to take part in a friends wedding is unfortunate. But far more unfortunate would be the loss of 'National Security' if another tragedy such as 9-11 should occur.
Here's what I can find using Googles Cache. http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:lIGc_UxLL7cC: www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm+disneyland+ accidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
: laughingplace.com/News-Coverage48.asp+disneyland+a ccidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
e accidents.htm
Here is a virutal treasure trove of Disney Related Accidents. http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:GCl2Mp1x0GwC
www.themeparkinsider.com has more
here's someone's personal page with others http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/amusementmania/amrid
Yeah, there are alot of accidents, I can't find the infamous beheading. Maybe someone else wants to google for it?
Hope that is a little easier on the eyes.
Here's what I can find using Googles Cache. http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:lIGc_UxLL7cC: www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm+disneyland+ accidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Here is a virutal treasure trove of Disney Related Accidents.
http://216.239.51.100/custom?q=cache:GCl2Mp1x0GwC: laughingplace.com/News-Coverage48.asp+disneyland+a ccidents+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
www.themeparkinsider.com has more
here's someone's personal page with others
http://www.angelfire.com/nm2/amusementmania/amride accidents.htm
Yeah, there are alot of accidents, I can't find the infamous beheading. Maybe someone else wants to google for it?
Not the first to walk freely though, that would be the "wicked witch" in MGM's great movie ride. When the ride came out there was quite a bit of news regarding this.
When I was a young child on vacation with my family in Disney, we met up with some employees of the park who were friends of my uncles.
He was telling us some of the horror stories they have had with malfunctioning animatronics. The one that always stuck in my memory was when they were testing the Hall of Presidents. A prop table had been moved in front of President Lincoln and forgotten about. The routine began, Lincoln began talking, lifted up his arms to gesture and lifted the prop, he then lowered his hands to stand up from his chair and in the process dropped and smashed the table.
I was also fortunate enough to be in Universal Studios Florida on opening day, there was a terrible storm predicted but the clouds were holding. After waiting for 2 hours past the opening time, they opened the park. They informed us that a few rides might not be working, so for every ticket purchased, we would be recieving an additional ticket to be used at a later date. We went into the park, and here is what I remember.
Jetsons Wild Ride - went fine.
Jaws - Broke down while we were in line, people were stuck in the boats.
Godzilla, broke down just after we got off.
The best by far was ET! After waiting in a huge line, we get our cards with our names imprinted on the Mag stripe so ET can say our names, then we go to another line. This line was themed to look like the forest that ET was chased through. There was an animatronic of an ET elder, who came up through the forest floor, after some smoke, He kept malfunctioning and jumping up and down in clouds of smoke, speaking the whole while. A red light was supposed to run through the bushes to look like it was ET being chased, this too had problems as it was blinking and stopping. We get all the way up in the line, just about to hand them our cards when the power goes out completely and the place goes pitch black. About 30 Seconds later, the emergency lights come on and they guide us out with flashlights. On the way out they walked us through a part of the ride where I looked up, and some other unfortunate riders were stranded on the Bicycle platform suspended in mid air about 30 Ft. off the ground. We were given another free ticket each on our way out of the park, and I kept my ET magstrip card.
Theme Parks have a long history of covering up these types of things. Disney has a policy of not stopping CPR until a person has left the park grounds. Rumor has it that this was even done in Disneyland during the infamous Beheading on Space Mountain.
I was an employee of Six Flags Great Adventure for 3 years. Mentioning the Haunted House ( which caught fire and killed 3 ) is a terminable offense. While working there I did have the chance to witness a few other events. 1997 - From the High Dive, the diver lost his footing and fell into the water flailing and landing on his back. The ripples in the water caused multiple lacerations in his skin. I was on lunch break when the call came over the radio for First Aid. Like any other teen would have done, we all ran to see. I've also seen a (stupid) man get out of his bumper car and get hit, and seen two of the parks coasters (Red Track on "Batman and Robin: The Chiller and Great American Scream Machine) get stuck upside down.
War on Terror?
If you read 1984...
What a great idea for a country with a failing economy. Mention the word "war" and drum up a false anticipated economic boom.
I'm an american, I pay my taxes. I don't vote, because I have never seen a candidate I agree with.
But - even though I hate this sometimes - the US is a major superpower, and I have yet to see a country stand up to the US ( successfully ) in a very long time.
I'll end this rant just as it began - a half thought from an American. While some Americans may hate the way I neglect some of my rights and hold fast to others. I do believe that is part of my "freedom" as an american citizen which so many faithful soldiers have given their lives for.
ok, but just like my analogy - I would still need to bring stuff there first. They are still going to have to get stuff off the earth. Then they will have to take it off the moon. It's still a waste. Just to make you happy - I'll say my house is in a deep valley, while the house across the street is in a shallow valley. Either way - it's a waste. The quickest path is a straight line.
Gateway to the rest of the Solar System? Proportionately speaking that would be like me buying a house across the street from me and using that as a point of departure for all my vacations.
"It goes on for too long, and while amusing at first, quickly becomes tedious."
Which would run in a direct parallel to the Space Program.
I would recommend your company invest in Intel's LANDESK Suite, makes it very easy to monitor who is running what. You can have it build reports, or sit and watch suspicious users. It is also a great utility that has saved me lots of waiting for elevators and running up and down flights of stairs. I must have gained at least 10 pounds thanks to LANDESK!
I thought the spin-backwards thing was unlikely, since panasonic makes a gamecube that plays DVD's as well.