I am actually working on writing a new Torrent client for a project of mine...
I will be looking for the new documentation on the changes.. hopefully its better then the stuf that's out there (like not mentioning the bencoded dictionaries need to be sorted... grrrr)
Anyways, anyone have any requests for what this one is to do? I already have both console and GUI with installers and speed capping planned. I'm not sure how but I would like to get a plugin system working too.
The codebase right now is not yet working, otherwise I'd post a link.
Actually I think that would be a good idea. I have a bunch of boxes at home, is there any distro out there that would boot form a cd and turn them into a cluster for some instant number crunching?
"Computer science" really has nothing to do with software devolopment, or maintaining computers, or IT in general. Computer Science is the theroy behind the algorithms tha are used in computing (e.g. quicksort is faster than bubble-sort), but these therories could be used by any given computing machine, be it a Touring Machine, a P4, or a quantum computer.
Mistakes in software that is actually written, and especially hardware things have absolutely nothing to do with compuer science. As soon as an idea is implemented it is no longer in the realm of computer science. It is like the diffrence between a physics major, and a Civil engineer. One studies bridges, one actually makes them.
So, in answer to your question: yes computer science is a science. Software devolopent, however is an art.
Dude... your.sig is WRONG. Thats Yoda in Empire Strikes Back, not Spock...
You can get away with that on some forums, but this is/. there are too many nerds here...
*ducks
Sorry to feed the troll here but: What about Apple's OS/X ?
No know exploits. Uncrackable.
**NOTHING** is "uncrackable" A machine may be less crackable, or diffucult to crack but as long as it's connected to a network it is crackable. It may take longer than the lifetime of the universe to do it, but it is possible.
I suppose in the same sense, even things that arn't connected to the network are crackable, but that requires mission impossible like stunts.
Putting all of one's eggs into the same basket of crypto is probably a bad idea. If banks all adopt RSA as a standerd way of doing logins at ATM's and or online then there will be a major upheval if anyone cracks RSA.
RSA is based on the idea that prime numbers are very hard to find, and with some of the research that is currentl going into that field I would be very wary of using that idea as an end-all.
If banks are to adopt a universal crypto system, then perhaps AES or some form of elliptic curve crypto would be a better choice?
to ask the stupid question, but how does one get a penelty under international law for writing something???
"Therefore there could be no penalty under international law, according to Coskun."
From the article "'LG Electronics' spokesman comfirmed Thursday, "LG is considering the development of 6- or 7 -megapixel camera phone with Japanese companies including Canon."
LG does this pretty often... I would be surprised if they have done anything more than blueprinting at this point. The company I work with deals in their products, and quite often they annouce the product like three or four years before they even have a working prototype...
Anyone here remember DirectConnect? I don't have a link handy but it is *exactly* what they are suggesting here. A small closed network of only "trusted" members. The problem with this, and why very few people still use DirectConnect is that the files are much easer to trace to people.
Let's say I'm using bit torrent and I forget to turn on my IP blocker, If RIAA finds me downloading something they don't like then they have my IP address, which changes daily. They would have to go through all the legal troubles of filing a John Doe suit, and subpoena my DSL company for my information, assuming they even keep records of what customer has what IP at what time.
If this were integrated into GAIM then anyone who knows how to check the "look at profile" thingy on gaim could see information about myself that I wouldn't really want then to find that easy. This is exactly what killed of DirectConnect back in the day.
(This is of course assuming I ever download something other than anime over bit torrent)
Contrary to popular belief, these ADs are not targeted at the./ community, or anyone in general who can figure out the workings of computers. These ADs are targeted at Joe Normal who had his techie buddy build him a computer.
Every built a computer for someone with Windows on it? Did you put Adaware, or a pop-up blocker on it? Do you think the person you built it for knows what these things do, or even that they are there at all? Those are the people these ADs are targeted at, as those people actually might click on an AD and buy something as opposed to all of us who just update our AD blocking program of choice.
they need to fix those buttons. I mean, the old style buttons on the 32SII and the 48GX rocked.
Why, or why did they ever have to change to those evil plastic buttons? Was this a cost-saving thing, or just a tatic to make sure the calcuators died out?
Dang... If it wern't for all the court documentation I would think it was a fake...
Sounds like a big corperation thing though, they do stupid things like that. Yet another excuse for me to drive to Fry's;).
But are there linux drivers for their "wireless sync" or is it using some sort of pripority *cough* sony *cough* software... anybody out there got one and can answer that one?
I can tell that tehy have never fired a read gun before:
"However, three 3-D-enabled Electronic Arts games bundled with our test unit were problematic. On Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, we observed vertical bands and ghosting (secondary images); on James Bond 007: Nightfire, the ghosting was severe, and each eye saw not one but two aiming circles, making it hard to rack up a decent kill rate."
Of course you wil see 2 targeting cirles, as you are trying to focus on the targeter and the target "behind" it at the same time. You have the same problem in real life also. It's a limitation of our eyes.
Slashdot Mirror
They have a web-forum!
./ it?
Perhaps we could
Darn, now I'll have to move my site elsewhere...
I am actually working on writing a new Torrent client for a project of mine...
I will be looking for the new documentation on the changes.. hopefully its better then the stuf that's out there (like not mentioning the bencoded dictionaries need to be sorted... grrrr)
Anyways, anyone have any requests for what this one is to do? I already have both console and GUI with installers and speed capping planned. I'm not sure how but I would like to get a plugin system working too.
The codebase right now is not yet working, otherwise I'd post a link.
Actually I think that would be a good idea. I have a bunch of boxes at home, is there any distro out there that would boot form a cd and turn them into a cluster for some instant number crunching?
It's always good when the univ I'm attending does something newsworthy... Go Bananna Slugs!
The end of the world is near. Slashdot has linked to MSNBC.
"Computer science" really has nothing to do with software devolopment, or maintaining computers, or IT in general. Computer Science is the theroy behind the algorithms tha are used in computing (e.g. quicksort is faster than bubble-sort), but these therories could be used by any given computing machine, be it a Touring Machine, a P4, or a quantum computer.
Mistakes in software that is actually written, and especially hardware things have absolutely nothing to do with compuer science. As soon as an idea is implemented it is no longer in the realm of computer science. It is like the diffrence between a physics major, and a Civil engineer. One studies bridges, one actually makes them.
So, in answer to your question: yes computer science is a science. Software devolopent, however is an art.
Dude... your .sig is WRONG. Thats Yoda in Empire Strikes Back, not Spock...
You can get away with that on some forums, but this is /. there are too many nerds here...
*ducks
Sorry to feed the troll here but:
What about Apple's OS/X ?
No know exploits. Uncrackable.
**NOTHING** is "uncrackable" A machine may be less crackable, or diffucult to crack but as long as it's connected to a network it is crackable. It may take longer than the lifetime of the universe to do it, but it is possible.
I suppose in the same sense, even things that arn't connected to the network are crackable, but that requires mission impossible like stunts.
Putting all of one's eggs into the same basket of crypto is probably a bad idea. If banks all adopt RSA as a standerd way of doing logins at ATM's and or online then there will be a major upheval if anyone cracks RSA.
RSA is based on the idea that prime numbers are very hard to find, and with some of the research that is currentl going into that field I would be very wary of using that idea as an end-all.
If banks are to adopt a universal crypto system, then perhaps AES or some form of elliptic curve crypto would be a better choice?
to ask the stupid question, but how does one get a penelty under international law for writing something??? "Therefore there could be no penalty under international law, according to Coskun."
From the article "'LG Electronics' spokesman comfirmed Thursday, "LG is considering the development of 6- or 7 -megapixel camera phone with Japanese companies including Canon." LG does this pretty often... I would be surprised if they have done anything more than blueprinting at this point. The company I work with deals in their products, and quite often they annouce the product like three or four years before they even have a working prototype...
Anyone here remember DirectConnect? I don't have a link handy but it is *exactly* what they are suggesting here. A small closed network of only "trusted" members. The problem with this, and why very few people still use DirectConnect is that the files are much easer to trace to people.
Let's say I'm using bit torrent and I forget to turn on my IP blocker, If RIAA finds me downloading something they don't like then they have my IP address, which changes daily. They would have to go through all the legal troubles of filing a John Doe suit, and subpoena my DSL company for my information, assuming they even keep records of what customer has what IP at what time.
If this were integrated into GAIM then anyone who knows how to check the "look at profile" thingy on gaim could see information about myself that I wouldn't really want then to find that easy. This is exactly what killed of DirectConnect back in the day.
(This is of course assuming I ever download something other than anime over bit torrent)
Not only that, the perfigo boxes can be horribly confused, fairly easily.
In one instance the SecureSmart server was convinced that my Linux laptop was infected with a doze virus...
1) UCSD sends threatening notice ..?
2) Information makes it to slashdot
3) Bijilions of slashdotters take the site down for UCSD
4)
Profit!!
Nice new scheme... Definately beats it.slashdot.* :)
Contrary to popular belief, these ADs are not targeted at the ./ community, or anyone in general who can figure out the workings of computers. These ADs are targeted at Joe Normal who had his techie buddy build him a computer.
Every built a computer for someone with Windows on it? Did you put Adaware, or a pop-up blocker on it? Do you think the person you built it for knows what these things do, or even that they are there at all? Those are the people these ADs are targeted at, as those people actually might click on an AD and buy something as opposed to all of us who just update our AD blocking program of choice.
But can it run linux? No really...
they need to fix those buttons. I mean, the old style buttons on the 32SII and the 48GX rocked. Why, or why did they ever have to change to those evil plastic buttons? Was this a cost-saving thing, or just a tatic to make sure the calcuators died out?
Eh? It doesn't have /dev/pi ? Darn them...
That would make an interesting kernel patch though...
Dang... If it wern't for all the court documentation I would think it was a fake... Sounds like a big corperation thing though, they do stupid things like that. Yet another excuse for me to drive to Fry's ;).
But are there linux drivers for their "wireless sync" or is it using some sort of pripority *cough* sony *cough* software... anybody out there got one and can answer that one?
I can tell that tehy have never fired a read gun before:
"However, three 3-D-enabled Electronic Arts games bundled with our test unit were problematic. On Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2, we observed vertical bands and ghosting (secondary images); on James Bond 007: Nightfire, the ghosting was severe, and each eye saw not one but two aiming circles, making it hard to rack up a decent kill rate."
Of course you wil see 2 targeting cirles, as you are trying to focus on the targeter and the target "behind" it at the same time. You have the same problem in real life also. It's a limitation of our eyes.
... and starting at $34,999 Im sure they will sell millions of them..
Eh? Is there anyone who reads slashdot who isnt a nerd? I know I am...