I don't think Slashdot editors are in any position to cast stones on the Wash. Post's registration requirement, seeing as how slashdot won't let you see articles when they are posted *unless* you register AND pay.
Why would you need Windows when the connection is: fiber line -> router -> your computer? It can't be for authentication, since the router would have to do that. From previous experience with cable, I'm guessing that their tech support will only help you if you have Windows (which sucks, and I hope companies change that in the near future - I got a Samsung printer that has Linux drivers *and* a setup utility for cups, so there *is* hope).
Then why do you patronize places that have TV sets? If you don't like television, either ask to have it turned off, leave the place, or find something else to do (such as headphones and/or a book, or maybe even your companion). What makes you think you have the right to control someone else's property, in *their* establishment? How would you like someone to trojan your computer and use it for sending spam/viruses/etc without your permission?
FWIW: I watch about 5 hours of TV a week (excluding sporting events), & I don't have a problem with tuning out TV in public places (most places I go have the sound off & captions on anyway).
Assuming it's a Linksys router, the latest firmware update allows for WPA. It seems to be a bit of a pain to set up, but it should provide a bit more security.
"The US President who wrote the Declaration of Independence"; "Who is Thomas Jefferson?"
Sorry to be pedantic, but Jefferson wasn't a president when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Poorly-worded answer/question pairs like this (as well as the (in)famous DVD answer/question) are why I rarely watch Jeopardy (even though I have glanced at it from time to time to see if Ken Jennings is still on).
As much as people on here rail against lawyers, they do have a purpose.
Any halfway competent lawyer will plea-bargain (i.e., try to get it reduced to a lesser sentence), or raise such a stink about the potential sentence that the government will be too embarrased to even ask for the maximum (probably just a year or two of probation and/or a fine).
If the camera is turned off with the lens cap on, then I really don't see any problem with bringing it into a movie theater.
For all the people that seem to think this punishment is too severe - what ideas do *you* have to keep people from recording movies using a camcorder? Because as long as people do stuff like that, more & more draconian laws will be passed (supposedly to prevent it, but most likely will be used to prosecute other things as well).
M & M's won't mlet all over the place (assuming the candy shell remains intact). The founder of Mars (parent company of M & M) got the idea when he was in the (Sahara?) desert & saw the locals eating a hard-shelled candy.
I registered a domain for like US$9/year, then got really cheap hosting from a friend, along with a POP/IMAP mailbox where I can have the mail sent for my domain. Yahoo will even do it, for like US$10-15 per year. If having a "static" email address is that important, then it makes sense to simply pay for one.
The Monopoly game was created way
before W. H. Gates III was born. Maybe Hasbro (owners of the board game) should sue Microsoft for diluting their trademark?
It's not spelled the same, Google is not even considered a mathematical term, & googol is not even a registered trademark (look up googol on the
Patent & Trademark Office website search, & compare with the
results for google). I'm hypothesizing that the Google founders spelled it differently just in case something like this happened.
I don't see why people are complaining...the ads aren't going on Google's page, they are small, and they will be relevant to the page content. I don't see what the problem is with Google doing it, if they make a *really* bad move then people will simply stop using it & they'll go under.
The Revelation of St. John (not Revelations, as some call it) is the last book of the Bible (at least in the King James & NIV versions). It talks about several prophecies regarding the return of Christ, and the rise to power of the Beast.
Chapter 13 (NIV)talks about how the Beast forces everyone to receive a mark on (note: it doesn't specifically state in) their forehead or right hand, and no one will be able to buy or sell without the mark.
Depends on how fast your link is. If your connection is 128kb/s or less, I'd say RDC/rdesktop (they use SSL). If it's faster than that, tunnel VNC thru SSH (see
this Google-cached page for details.
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I don't think Slashdot editors are in any position to cast stones on the Wash. Post's registration requirement, seeing as how slashdot won't let you see articles when they are posted *unless* you register AND pay.
Actually, they were moved to the Department of Homeland Security last year.
Why would you need Windows when the connection is: fiber line -> router -> your computer? It can't be for authentication, since the router would have to do that. From previous experience with cable, I'm guessing that their tech support will only help you if you have Windows (which sucks, and I hope companies change that in the near future - I got a Samsung printer that has Linux drivers *and* a setup utility for cups, so there *is* hope).
True, but he was appointed the chairmanship of the FCC by George W. Bush. Why Powell & not one of the other Republican commissioners?
*Somebody* had to surrender...
FWIW: I watch about 5 hours of TV a week (excluding sporting events), & I don't have a problem with tuning out TV in public places (most places I go have the sound off & captions on anyway).
Assuming it's a Linksys router, the latest firmware update allows for WPA. It seems to be a bit of a pain to set up, but it should provide a bit more security.
Sorry to be pedantic, but Jefferson wasn't a president when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Poorly-worded answer/question pairs like this (as well as the (in)famous DVD answer/question) are why I rarely watch Jeopardy (even though I have glanced at it from time to time to see if Ken Jennings is still on).
Any halfway competent lawyer will plea-bargain (i.e., try to get it reduced to a lesser sentence), or raise such a stink about the potential sentence that the government will be too embarrased to even ask for the maximum (probably just a year or two of probation and/or a fine).
For all the people that seem to think this punishment is too severe - what ideas do *you* have to keep people from recording movies using a camcorder? Because as long as people do stuff like that, more & more draconian laws will be passed (supposedly to prevent it, but most likely will be used to prosecute other things as well).
M & M's won't mlet all over the place (assuming the candy shell remains intact). The founder of Mars (parent company of M & M) got the idea when he was in the (Sahara?) desert & saw the locals eating a hard-shelled candy.
Hmmm, not this debate again....... :)
I registered a domain for like US$9/year, then got really cheap hosting from a friend, along with a POP/IMAP mailbox where I can have the mail sent for my domain. Yahoo will even do it, for like US$10-15 per year. If having a "static" email address is that important, then it makes sense to simply pay for one.
Maybe they're not upgrading every person at once? Sheesh, give them a little time.
That's when I pull out the receipts and the valid licenses, call the local and national media (and a lawyer), and then proceed to sue Microsoft.
Huh? I got 6 hits using that exact search term.
The Monopoly game was created way before W. H. Gates III was born. Maybe Hasbro (owners of the board game) should sue Microsoft for diluting their trademark?
(Note: the links above may or may not work, here is the TESS (Trademark Electronic Search System) page where you can enter the search terms):j 6biv.1.1
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=
I don't see why people are complaining...the ads aren't going on Google's page, they are small, and they will be relevant to the page content. I don't see what the problem is with Google doing it, if they make a *really* bad move then people will simply stop using it & they'll go under.
*sigh*... the KJV says *in*...next time I'll check both to make sure :|.
No, Gore invented the Internet. Bill Gates invented computers.
Depends on how fast your link is. If your connection is 128kb/s or less, I'd say RDC/rdesktop (they use SSL). If it's faster than that, tunnel VNC thru SSH (see this Google-cached page for details.
AFAIK, Google uses their own clustering software (possibly derived from an existing project, but I wouldn't be able to confirm or deny).
The Sub-Mariner would kick Aquaman's ass :P. (Note: Sub-Mariner is Marvel's oldest continuous character, having appeared in Marvel Comics #1 in 1939).