I don't think so. Those raided will not be scapegoats if they are guilty. It won't be "unfortunate" either...don't take the risk is you can't stand the consequence.
Yes, I'm one of the few who happily use Windows at work and at home, for fun and for software development (Java), and isn't afraid to say so on slashdot!
Back in the day, the kid across the street from me tried to build a sub out of 2 55 gallon drums as well. He got them joined (he didn't weld so he crimped the metal at the joint) and cut a hole for a conning tower. At that point he quit. His work was not for naught, though, as we used to crawl inside and take turns rolling each other down the street. I have never been so dizzy in my life...
Really...do they think that by enlisting the Advocate that more people will switch? What power do gays wield that will help this cause? Designing nice desktop schemes? I think this is a really short-sighted move...more people will be turned off by this and the "cause" will suffer.
RIAA's stated goal in preventing this type of activity with their lawsuit against Verizon is to increase sales
The suit against Verizon involves someone who made music illegally available, i.e. the copyright was held by a RIAA member. It does not involve someone making available music that no RIAA member held the copyright to. (damn, what a messy sentence). RIAA didn't go after the biggest file sharer - they went after someone they could win against. Garage bands are safe.
And how many seconds? C'mon, you wrote down the minutes as if this is a milestone that should be recorded in a museum or book or other historical document, so you must record the seconds. Imagine 100 years in the future, on 31 Jan 2103, legions of people will do a dir on legacy hardware, much as aviation enthusiasts are preparing for the centennial of the Wright Bros first flight. Those legions will certainly not be satisfied with just the minute.
Clue: outside your parents' basement there's a whole wide world of wonders...
Look assholes, if you're going to post stuff that's in poor taste or just nasty, why don't you use your names instead of posting anonymously? Have some respect for those that have done more than the sum total of anything you will accomplish in your sad lives.
Average speaking rate (in English) is 100-180 wpm. The world's fastest typist hit 212 wpm on a Dvorak keyboard. See also this
I took a quickie online typing test, one pass, 60 seconds, and here's my score. I'm a decent typist (better when coding). What's your score?
Percentage Accuracy : 100%
Percentage Inaccuracy : 0.8333333333333334%
Characters per minute : 360 cpm
Characters per second : 6 cps
Words per minute : 67 wpm
Words per second : 1 wps
Total Speed status : Too Good
Overall Accuracy : Absolutely Spot on
No, I'm not sheldonb...I meant to hit "no karma" on my last post and hit "post anon" instead. He is a foe of mine as well. He doesn't post, no friends, just collects foes. Anyone he hates must be ok in my book:)
Then you're sure to stay non-profit, especially with such a control freak as a sysadmin.
BTW, using "google" as a verb does not make you cool, nor does it make you a better sysadmin. Speaking proper english, however, will make you appear more intelligent, even if you're not.
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No one is blaming the phone, it's just raised a few eyebrows. As for the type, I don't know...I'll ask around, maybe a coworker knows...
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Interesting, but as a "cell-phone-cancer freak" (who works with someone that will quite likely be dead by the end of the year from brain cancer that started right where his cell phone used to live, on the left side just above his ear) I'd like to something more rigorous than a back of the envelope calculation by an anonymous self-proclaimed physical chemist.
I know there are no studies showing a link, and a good body of work discussing this (references), but I think I'll wait another 10 years before I really believe it. There hasn't been enough long-term study yet to suit me (and if we're throwing out creds, I'm a physicist so I understand most of what I read in these journal articles)
That means competition and competition means jobs because multiple companies are able to capture niches of the market. I like Red Hat 8.0 for its easy install and slick GUI. I like SuSe for its easy install and snappier GUI. I like Debian for its packages and I like FreeBSD for its security. See, each one of these distros fills a niche. They scratch an itch for each individual customer.
What we have to work hardest on is overcoming the real barrier-to-entry: mindshare
"Mindshare" is not the issue. People want easy installation, slick gui, easy upgrades, and security all in one OS. "Security" and "snappy gui" aren't niches to be filled as if a user should choose between them. They're requirements.
MS gets a bad rap but I've used it for years (desktop and server) and haven't had any problems, security or otherwise (never even had a virus). Just keep things up to date and operate smartly. I think as more non-technical people use Linux the severity of problems will rise as there will be that many more people not patching holes. And as the number of users rise so will the attractiveness of Linux as a hacker target. Open source is a double edged sword here...sure, more people look at the code (in theory) so problems will be spotted earlier (in theory), but now the code is exposed for the bad guys to see too.
This isn't exactly true. I worked for FedEx back in the day (the '80s), and while ZapMail didn't last long as a service the machines themselves did remain in service for FedEx for a few years after that (or at least they hung around the office for a few years:) ).
But I digress. ZapMail did have value as a middleman. It was just a service that customers really didn't need. ZapMail machines were more than just fax machines, they were really nice fax machines. These were document quality reproductions at a time when most users were wrestling with rolls of thermal paper. It was more of a document transfer rather than just a copy of the document. But hey, who needed it? People were happy with curling copies because they provided the needed information. Originals could wait a day. So there was value there, it just wasn't worth it (like auto detailing services...sure, there's value in them but not for me...)
I did read the site but didn't see where they got 2. Could you point it out? Everywhere I look (like on this page) I see a reference to a single Segway. Even the "why page" reads why did we get a segway?
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I don't think so. Those raided will not be scapegoats if they are guilty. It won't be "unfortunate" either...don't take the risk is you can't stand the consequence.
...if you don't run Linux.
Yes, I'm one of the few who happily use Windows at work and at home, for fun and for software development (Java), and isn't afraid to say so on slashdot!
I made the same mistake...it is ppv...you can read freely until the heart of the article, then it's 1.99 (euro) for the rest.
Back in the day, the kid across the street from me tried to build a sub out of 2 55 gallon drums as well. He got them joined (he didn't weld so he crimped the metal at the joint) and cut a hole for a conning tower. At that point he quit. His work was not for naught, though, as we used to crawl inside and take turns rolling each other down the street. I have never been so dizzy in my life...
Really...do they think that by enlisting the Advocate that more people will switch? What power do gays wield that will help this cause? Designing nice desktop schemes? I think this is a really short-sighted move...more people will be turned off by this and the "cause" will suffer.
Oh, never mind, just read past the headline...
...it also depends on how long the words are.
A boot contest? Bwahahahahahah....thanks for making my day.
RIAA's stated goal in preventing this type of activity with their lawsuit against Verizon is to increase sales
The suit against Verizon involves someone who made music illegally available, i.e. the copyright was held by a RIAA member. It does not involve someone making available music that no RIAA member held the copyright to. (damn, what a messy sentence). RIAA didn't go after the biggest file sharer - they went after someone they could win against. Garage bands are safe.
And how many seconds? C'mon, you wrote down the minutes as if this is a milestone that should be recorded in a museum or book or other historical document, so you must record the seconds. Imagine 100 years in the future, on 31 Jan 2103, legions of people will do a dir on legacy hardware, much as aviation enthusiasts are preparing for the centennial of the Wright Bros first flight. Those legions will certainly not be satisfied with just the minute.
Clue: outside your parents' basement there's a whole wide world of wonders...
Emotional? No, just respectful, coward.
Look assholes, if you're going to post stuff that's in poor taste or just nasty, why don't you use your names instead of posting anonymously? Have some respect for those that have done more than the sum total of anything you will accomplish in your sad lives.
You were an ass for the original posting but good of you for apologizing...most people wouldn't do that, especially around here. It's a sad day...
No you can't, unless you're impaired in some way.
Average speaking rate (in English) is 100-180 wpm. The world's fastest typist hit 212 wpm on a Dvorak keyboard. See also this
I took a quickie online typing test, one pass, 60 seconds, and here's my score. I'm a decent typist (better when coding). What's your score?
Percentage Accuracy : 100%
Percentage Inaccuracy : 0.8333333333333334%
Characters per minute : 360 cpm
Characters per second : 6 cps
Words per minute : 67 wpm
Words per second : 1 wps
Total Speed status : Too Good
Overall Accuracy : Absolutely Spot on
No, I'm not sheldonb...I meant to hit "no karma" on my last post and hit "post anon" instead. He is a foe of mine as well. He doesn't post, no friends, just collects foes. Anyone he hates must be ok in my book :)
Then you're sure to stay non-profit, especially with such a control freak as a sysadmin.
BTW, using "google" as a verb does not make you cool, nor does it make you a better sysadmin. Speaking proper english, however, will make you appear more intelligent, even if you're not.
No one is blaming the phone, it's just raised a few eyebrows. As for the type, I don't know...I'll ask around, maybe a coworker knows...
Interesting, but as a "cell-phone-cancer freak" (who works with someone that will quite likely be dead by the end of the year from brain cancer that started right where his cell phone used to live, on the left side just above his ear) I'd like to something more rigorous than a back of the envelope calculation by an anonymous self-proclaimed physical chemist.
I know there are no studies showing a link, and a good body of work discussing this (references), but I think I'll wait another 10 years before I really believe it. There hasn't been enough long-term study yet to suit me (and if we're throwing out creds, I'm a physicist so I understand most of what I read in these journal articles)
Tell him that he overreacted.
Because we're sitting around discussing this on Slashdot...
Don't know why you got modded down...it's a good question. I listened to the samples and thought, "It sounds like a broken speak n spell"
No I didn't. It is not a theory that the code is exposed.
That means competition and competition means jobs because multiple companies are able to capture niches of the market. I like Red Hat 8.0 for its easy install and slick GUI. I like SuSe for its easy install and snappier GUI. I like Debian for its packages and I like FreeBSD for its security. See, each one of these distros fills a niche. They scratch an itch for each individual customer.
What we have to work hardest on is overcoming the real barrier-to-entry: mindshare
"Mindshare" is not the issue. People want easy installation, slick gui, easy upgrades, and security all in one OS. "Security" and "snappy gui" aren't niches to be filled as if a user should choose between them. They're requirements.
MS gets a bad rap but I've used it for years (desktop and server) and haven't had any problems, security or otherwise (never even had a virus). Just keep things up to date and operate smartly. I think as more non-technical people use Linux the severity of problems will rise as there will be that many more people not patching holes. And as the number of users rise so will the attractiveness of Linux as a hacker target. Open source is a double edged sword here...sure, more people look at the code (in theory) so problems will be spotted earlier (in theory), but now the code is exposed for the bad guys to see too.
This isn't exactly true. I worked for FedEx back in the day (the '80s), and while ZapMail didn't last long as a service the machines themselves did remain in service for FedEx for a few years after that (or at least they hung around the office for a few years
But I digress. ZapMail did have value as a middleman. It was just a service that customers really didn't need. ZapMail machines were more than just fax machines, they were really nice fax machines. These were document quality reproductions at a time when most users were wrestling with rolls of thermal paper. It was more of a document transfer rather than just a copy of the document. But hey, who needed it? People were happy with curling copies because they provided the needed information. Originals could wait a day. So there was value there, it just wasn't worth it (like auto detailing services...sure, there's value in them but not for me...)
That's my take anyway...
I was trying to figure out an appropriate word for that...thanks. He missed a chance to educate people...
I did read the site but didn't see where they got 2. Could you point it out? Everywhere I look (like on this page) I see a reference to a single Segway. Even the "why page" reads why did we get a segway?