But the problem is that "writing the equivalent kernel modules" would take a lot longer.
The fact that KDE code uses the "large amount of KDE support infrastructure" is what makes it easy to build a new I/O Slave (such as fish:// or cooler yet cdaudio:// which is a virtual mount of your cd audio as named.ogg vorbis files).
So it's not a shortfall of KDE developers because KDE developers only have so much time, and building the equivalent kernel modules will be much more time consuming.
Sure, at the final switch before the cell site all the packets are in order and about to go to the phone.
That doesn't mean that they necessarily have built in the ability to tap into arbitrary calls from their central offices.
The fact that the US government is funding carriers to implement the required changes to their networks to ALLOW wiretapping, makes it pretty clear that it can be difficult for cell phone companies to eavesdrop on calls if they didn't build it in in the first place.
Despite the somewhat torturous path CALEA has taken toward final implementation, it isn't supposed to be an unfunded mandate on carriers -- the U.S. Department of Justice is supposed to pay for some of the required upgrades out of a US$500 million fund.
Have you ever used a cell-phone on a modern cell network? It is 'packetized'
Also, packet networks are slightly more secure as it is more difficult for even the cell company to bug you... They have to find and reassemble from the network all packets comming and going from your phone.
If you think Mandrake is good these days, you should check out Redhat.
I found that Mandrake 9.0 (not 9.1) was unhelpfull once you wanted to do anything fancy with network config etc...
I found that mandrake's system config tools had many usability flaws, and as well as a general lack of completness - both in features and polish.
On the otherhand, I found that Redhat 8.0's system config tools were great.
Of course I was only using the GUI config tools - but that is the whole point of using Mandrake or Redhat right? Otherwise Debian, or Slackware etc. would be a better choice...
I can't comment on Redhat 9.0 or Mandrake 9.1 - but I doubt things have changed much.
> the entire framework for him to 'deal with' > the architect is gone. That building blowed up > real good.
But why did the Machines make such a stupid framework for reaching the architect? If Neo talking to the Architect is so key to the survival of the Matrix, why would it be so difficult for Neo to get to him.
As we saw in the film, it was essential for not just Neo, but a group of his friends to all do various 'quests' (power out, keymaster and whatever else) for him to get in - and we also saw how they almost failed. Apparently, this would have spelt the end for the Matrix because Neo would have been unable to start the new Zion.
You can't claim either that this was just some sort of test for Neo to determine if he was really the 'One' as his success was dependent on a number of other side characters.
So my question from the previous post: "Why can't Neo save trinity and then deal with the Architect - and take her with him to start the new Zion?" really needs to be seen in the context that the Architect has set up stupid restrictions that will infact force the downfall of the Matrix.
If you want to claim that the Architect has no ability to meet with Neo in the Matrix to give him the chance to start a new zion OTHER then through the contrived means of the plot of Reloaded, go ahead... but I'll have to leave my suspension of disbelief at the door...
I'm surprised that no one (in this thread) has mentioned the parallel of the human sexuality displayed to the sexual nature of the machines in the film...
What with the program a chocolate cake blowjob and all...
And the painful 'kiss me if you want to get the info' scene.
They are contrasting the 'primal' nature of the humans with the machines - and then playing with this by having the programs becoming human (in behaviour and in physicality), and the humans becoming machines - plugs and software updates for skills etc.
I thought this movie had plot holes a mile wide which led me to ask many questions:
* Why will the Matrix fail if Neo takes the door to save Trinity?
* Why can't Neo save trinity and then deal with the Architect - and take her with him to start the new Zion?
* Why does the Architect put Neo in so much danger if he is required to keep the matrix stable? Why not just kill him in Zion?
* Why does the Matrix need to use Zion to deal with the anomaly?
* How does having Neo start a new Zion temporarily fix the anomaly?
- If you can answer all of these without contriving the answers (i.e. only working from material in the script) I'm impressed. On the other hand, perhaps some of this will be explained in Revolutions... I'm not holding much hope though...
Perhaps you understood it because you didn't really think about it.
FTP provides you with user authentication, and binary transfers (which should be faster as there is no encoding??) It can also be linked to via the web, so there's not too much hassle for the user...
On the other hand, if you don't need user authentication - and don't want to off load big file transfers from your web-server, you may as well just leave it as http.
That is a very unbalanced take on the write up at skepdic.com that you refer to... Sure, often science is infected by people to design rigged experiments... But as the very link you cite argues:
Another view of psychologists is that they are trained at accredited institutions of higher learning, and must be well-versed in statistics and the logic of scientific experimental methods. Much of the research done by psychologists is as rigorous as that done by anyone in any of the sciences. In fact, it is probably very disconcerting to many young psych majors to discover that they are expected to think logically, understand the manipulation of variables and concepts such as p = 0.05, the necessity of control groups, the placebo effect, standards of deviation, etc. Many of them no doubt got their idea of psychology from the mass media. They think Dr. Joyce Brothers, Dr. Ruth, Shere Hite and the hosts of author/social workers or parapsychologists making the talk show circuit are the "real" psychologists. Or they think of speculative philosophers like Freud or Jung as their archetype of The Psychologist. It must be very disappointing to many would-be shrinks to discover that their teachers expect them to think like scientists rather than philosophers or creative writers.
2. You have not killed anybody yet -----------------------
3. Conclusion:... ? - your post says nothing at all?
I'm not sure how anyone could take any other conclusion from that.
Violent video games may play a part in contributing to violent behaviour in some people, perhaps in those who are also at risk of becoming violent offenders due to additional contributing factors.
While I don't claim that there is a strong link between violent media and violent behaviour, there are plenty of experts who do. For a summary check out this from the American Psychological Association.
The sort of illogic that you put forward in your post - and which is typical of many posters on Slashdot - only serves to make you feel better about an issue that you clearly don't have the guts to address.
Slashdot Mirror
Slashdot has a huge readership of IT professionals, both in-charge of purchases, and the target market themselves.
Also, how does the XCode IDE relate to Project Builder? is it the replacement, new version, or complementary software?
But the problem is that "writing the equivalent kernel modules" would take a lot longer.
.ogg vorbis files).
The fact that KDE code uses the "large amount of KDE support infrastructure" is what makes it easy to build a new I/O Slave (such as fish:// or cooler yet cdaudio:// which is a virtual mount of your cd audio as named
So it's not a shortfall of KDE developers because KDE developers only have so much time, and building the equivalent kernel modules will be much more time consuming.
That doesn't mean that they necessarily have built in the ability to tap into arbitrary calls from their central offices.
The fact that the US government is funding carriers to implement the required changes to their networks to ALLOW wiretapping, makes it pretty clear that it can be difficult for cell phone companies to eavesdrop on calls if they didn't build it in in the first place.
Check out this for one article discussing this...
Quote:
Have you ever used a cell-phone on a modern cell network? It is 'packetized' Also, packet networks are slightly more secure as it is more difficult for even the cell company to bug you... They have to find and reassemble from the network all packets comming and going from your phone.
Here you go
If you think Mandrake is good these days, you should check out Redhat.
I found that Mandrake 9.0 (not 9.1) was unhelpfull once you wanted to do anything fancy with network config etc...
I found that mandrake's system config tools had many usability flaws, and as well as a general lack of completness - both in features and polish.
On the otherhand, I found that Redhat 8.0's system config tools were great.
Of course I was only using the GUI config tools - but that is the whole point of using Mandrake or Redhat right? Otherwise Debian, or Slackware etc. would be a better choice...
I can't comment on Redhat 9.0 or Mandrake 9.1 - but I doubt things have changed much.
> the entire framework for him to 'deal with'
> the architect is gone. That building blowed up
> real good.
But why did the Machines make such a stupid framework for reaching the architect? If Neo talking to the Architect is so key to the survival of the Matrix, why would it be so difficult for Neo to get to him.
As we saw in the film, it was essential for not just Neo, but a group of his friends to all do various 'quests' (power out, keymaster and whatever else) for him to get in - and we also saw how they almost failed. Apparently, this would have spelt the end for the Matrix because Neo would have been unable to start the new Zion.
You can't claim either that this was just some sort of test for Neo to determine if he was really the 'One' as his success was dependent on a number of other side characters.
So my question from the previous post: "Why can't Neo save trinity and then deal with the Architect - and take her with him to start the new Zion?" really needs to be seen in the context that the Architect has set up stupid restrictions that will infact force the downfall of the Matrix.
If you want to claim that the Architect has no ability to meet with Neo in the Matrix to give him the chance to start a new zion OTHER then through the contrived means of the plot of Reloaded, go ahead... but I'll have to leave my suspension of disbelief at the door...
It is two painfull to explore this fully here so I'll just address one of your comments:
> *Zion needs to exist because there has to be a
> place to put the 1% who reject the matrix or
> else they would ruin it for everyone else.
Just kill them.
Kill neo, and kill anyone who wakes up.
No Zion, no Neo, no danger of the whole matrix self destructing from some unexplained cause.
Your thoughts?
I'm surprised that no one (in this thread) has mentioned the parallel of the human sexuality displayed to the sexual nature of the machines in the film... What with the program a chocolate cake blowjob and all... And the painful 'kiss me if you want to get the info' scene. They are contrasting the 'primal' nature of the humans with the machines - and then playing with this by having the programs becoming human (in behaviour and in physicality), and the humans becoming machines - plugs and software updates for skills etc.
(HUGE SPOILERS HERE!!)
Okay then brainiac,
I thought this movie had plot holes a mile wide which led me to ask many questions:
* Why will the Matrix fail if Neo takes the door to save Trinity?
* Why can't Neo save trinity and then deal with the Architect - and take her with him to start the new Zion?
* Why does the Architect put Neo in so much danger if he is required to keep the matrix stable? Why not just kill him in Zion?
* Why does the Matrix need to use Zion to deal with the anomaly?
* How does having Neo start a new Zion temporarily fix the anomaly?
- If you can answer all of these without contriving the answers (i.e. only working from material in the script) I'm impressed. On the other hand, perhaps some of this will be explained in Revolutions... I'm not holding much hope though...
Perhaps you understood it because you didn't really think about it.
My Friends have a name for people like you... 'foreskin face.'
Is it just me, or does this story contain no new information ontop of the previous story?
Apparently Konqueror can access webdav...
webdav://www.something.com
Havn't tried it though...
FTP provides you with user authentication, and binary transfers (which should be faster as there is no encoding??) It can also be linked to via the web, so there's not too much hassle for the user...
On the other hand, if you don't need user authentication - and don't want to off load big file transfers from your web-server, you may as well just leave it as http.
Resizing a browser window is non-trivial as it requires re-rendering the HTML page.
It isn't just resizing a 1024x768 window, it is rebuilding the layout of the page to compensate.
I'm not saying that it shouldn't be 'almost fast enough' but it is not as simple as you suggest.
The general webserver stuff runs as nobody, but the CGI-Scripts will often run as the customers uid - It can be configured this way anyway...
Not most ISP's webservers (I hope)
Any proper ISP would set up each user's cgi-bin scripts to run as that user, to insulate the customers from each other.
The thesis is that there is a statisticly significant link between children's exposure to media violence , and negative behaviors in children.
No one(?) is trying to argue that exposure to media violence guarantees violent behaviour.
1. You play violent video games
2. You have not killed anybody yet
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3. Conclusion:
I'm not sure how anyone could take any other conclusion from that.
Violent video games may play a part in contributing to violent behaviour in some people, perhaps in those who are also at risk of becoming violent offenders due to additional contributing factors.
While I don't claim that there is a strong link between violent media and violent behaviour, there are plenty of experts who do. For a summary check out this from the American Psychological Association.
The sort of illogic that you put forward in your post - and which is typical of many posters on Slashdot - only serves to make you feel better about an issue that you clearly don't have the guts to address.
You know what you want to believe.
In anycase, trying to write a fix in the OS for a fault in some (many?) drivers wouldn't work as the fault is in (some of) the drivers behaviour...
Yeah, Defn. modal... BTW, when you get stuck in that damb minibuffer active thing, press C-g rather then ESC.
It would start to be anti-competitive if Sony owned StarOffice, and had a monopoly on distributing machines. It's not much like Microsoft at all.
For example,SVG - an XML standard for Vector Graphics - expects all conformant viewers to be able to handle gzip/gunzip compression.
They compress down as small as binary Flash (.swf) files.