Windows XP command window (a.k.a. DOS box) has a grep-like utility called FINDSTR. I use it rather a lot at work. Will search file contents. Not as nice as DCL "Search" but it'll do.
...Here is something for the truly paranoid among us to ponder. With the push for even more coverage and faster broadband mobile networking, how long before entire fleets of drones could be made, launched and controlled?
...And subsequently launched against everyone's wireless router, taking out the entire Internet for an area in one action?
"I know I'm paranoid" said the Prince. "The question is, am I paranoid enough?
Strangely, that's one of the fundamental precepts under the rather interesting SF book "The Karma Affair" by Arsen Darnay (that has to be a pseudonym). In it there was a rather intriguing way to handle nuclear waste involving the use of a dedicated priesthood, with some rather unusual side effects.
ildon says> You are in violation Blizz loot rules must update your details or account suspend immediate. Click BlizzUpdate.com to update account details.
Does this mean I need a new authenticator for my WoW account? Crap. Those guys over at SusanExpress (free keylogger with every purchase!) must really be sophisticated now, that they have the elliptical functions needed to generate my RSA code in real time. And me with 4 level 85's to feed...
You might want to read the plain-text court transcripts on this case over at www.groklaw.net. PJ's work there is commendable, and the actual court transcripts are there to back up what she says.
The license really didn't permit Sony to do that.
The class-action suit against Sony regarding removal of OtherOS, and whether their license actually did permit that behaviour, or whether their use of warranty to claim the right, makes for some truly fascinating reading (I read the lot yesterday). I'd suggest popcorn, at the very least.
It's one hell of a class-action suit against Sony and it does not paint them in a particularly favourable light. What's more, the outcome of that case may well directly affect that of their case against GeoHot. Is it illegal to circumvent an illegal action, or is it self-defense? Tune into Groklaw. As the news arrives, you'll find the court transcripts there. That stuff's definitive, not mere opinion.
Look for "The Sony Class Action's First Amended Complaint, as text - Updated"
Oh hell no, they're going to arrange to not only him but anyone he sold to? This man did nothing illegal, and they're going to go after the funds he has made from his work. Sony, rot in hell. I will never buy from you again.
Your sentiments are appropriate; I've also been involved in negative word-of-mouth advertising for Sony. Pass the word.
However, this is Sony's effort to prove GeoHot did business in California, where Sony wants the case held. Fishing? Perhaps a bit of that too, I wouldn't put it past them.
The real story, however, is the class action suit (CAS) against Sony for their removal of the OtherOS functionality in update 3.2.1. This is the update that GeoHot's mod reversed.
It's clear to me that Sony wants to muddy the waters as much as possible. The lawsuit is an absolute monster, I wouldn't be surprised if they had to re-brand afterwards. Look to Groklaw.net for clarity, there's a huge amount of detail there.
I remember the story, and it Mars wasn't the venue. I think it was described as an airless moon, and the author had done the math. No clue on the title yet, sorry...
Forty years ago a Hughes engineer showed me a small block of steel that had been cut in half rather irregularly, as if an apprentice welder shined an oxy acetylene cutting torch on it. I enquired; he said "It's really not all that bad a cut, considering it was done from ten miles away through fog."
ask any Victorian about their willingness to live near Hazelwood (note: Moe is near there...)
That's Victoria, Australia folks. Home of the meanest belching brown-coal moonscape and Pink-Floyd nightmare of a 1950's power station. And Moe (pronounced "mowie") is a Township, not a Stooge. Or was, anyhow. Just in case you needed more detail. Bad idea to leave your clothes out on the line for any length of time.
I just had this idea flash by - imagined a post-apocalyptic world where people ripped out their internet infrastructure in a fit of religious frenzy -- and amateur radio operators built a network out of people in cars with telegraph keys connected to their car horns - and a map as to where to drive to in order to repeat the last message.
Sure it can! It's fairly easy. You decrease the speed down to zero, then put a trolly under the front wheel. Move the vehicle until it points to your new target on the horizon. There!
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Windows XP command window (a.k.a. DOS box) has a grep-like utility called FINDSTR. I use it rather a lot at work. Will search file contents. Not as nice as DCL "Search" but it'll do.
...Here is something for the truly paranoid among us to ponder. With the push for even more coverage and faster broadband mobile networking, how long before entire fleets of drones could be made, launched and controlled?
...And subsequently launched against everyone's wireless router, taking out the entire Internet for an area in one action?
"I know I'm paranoid" said the Prince. "The question is, am I paranoid enough?
or, having once found the person, drop a sticky grenade on him. Ewww.... boom.
Strangely, that's one of the fundamental precepts under the rather interesting SF book "The Karma Affair" by Arsen Darnay (that has to be a pseudonym). In it there was a rather intriguing way to handle nuclear waste involving the use of a dedicated priesthood, with some rather unusual side effects.
Welcome back, facts.
ildon says> You are in violation Blizz loot rules must update your details or account suspend immediate. Click BlizzUpdate.com to update account details.
Does this mean I need a new authenticator for my WoW account? Crap. Those guys over at SusanExpress (free keylogger with every purchase!) must really be sophisticated now, that they have the elliptical functions needed to generate my RSA code in real time. And me with 4 level 85's to feed...
Follow the white rabbit...
Woooo! Astroturf and Godwin Too!!
Think it'll work?
You might want to read the plain-text court transcripts on this case over at www.groklaw.net. PJ's work there is commendable, and the actual court transcripts are there to back up what she says.
The license really didn't permit Sony to do that.
The class-action suit against Sony regarding removal of OtherOS, and whether their license actually did permit that behaviour, or whether their use of warranty to claim the right, makes for some truly fascinating reading (I read the lot yesterday). I'd suggest popcorn, at the very least.
It's one hell of a class-action suit against Sony and it does not paint them in a particularly favourable light. What's more, the outcome of that case may well directly affect that of their case against GeoHot. Is it illegal to circumvent an illegal action, or is it self-defense? Tune into Groklaw. As the news arrives, you'll find the court transcripts there. That stuff's definitive, not mere opinion.
Look for "The Sony Class Action's First Amended Complaint, as text - Updated"
Oh hell no, they're going to arrange to not only him but anyone he sold to? This man did nothing illegal, and they're going to go after the funds he has made from his work. Sony, rot in hell. I will never buy from you again.
Your sentiments are appropriate; I've also been involved in negative word-of-mouth advertising for Sony. Pass the word.
However, this is Sony's effort to prove GeoHot did business in California, where Sony wants the case held. Fishing? Perhaps a bit of that too, I wouldn't put it past them.
The real story, however, is the class action suit (CAS) against Sony for their removal of the OtherOS functionality in update 3.2.1. This is the update that GeoHot's mod reversed.
It's clear to me that Sony wants to muddy the waters as much as possible. The lawsuit is an absolute monster, I wouldn't be surprised if they had to re-brand afterwards. Look to Groklaw.net for clarity, there's a huge amount of detail there.
All the citations (including specific court records and findings) can be found here: http://www.groklaw.net/
Who would I have to pay to get off that list?
Hmm... "Most Ethical". Actually, I think it's kind of like awarding the loser in a beauty contest "Best Personality".
Just..
Word.
I remember the story, and it Mars wasn't the venue. I think it was described as an airless moon, and the author had done the math. No clue on the title yet, sorry...
Hmm... atmospheric lensing. Have you ever run a laser through a lens? Didn't think so. But try it, the results may surprise you.
Or worse, getting hit by a re-entering toilet.
Or an Icy BM.
Forty years ago a Hughes engineer showed me a small block of steel that had been cut in half rather irregularly, as if an apprentice welder shined an oxy acetylene cutting torch on it. I enquired; he said "It's really not all that bad a cut, considering it was done from ten miles away through fog."
Forty years ago.
Dude.
ask any Victorian about their willingness to live near Hazelwood (note: Moe is near there...)
That's Victoria, Australia folks. Home of the meanest belching brown-coal moonscape and Pink-Floyd nightmare of a 1950's power station. And Moe (pronounced "mowie") is a Township, not a Stooge. Or was, anyhow. Just in case you needed more detail. Bad idea to leave your clothes out on the line for any length of time.
He made the original trilogy good because it was fun to do.
Remember this, entertainment czars. Fun. Hard to manufacture from a formula, and you can't force it at gunpoint.,
I just had this idea flash by - imagined a post-apocalyptic world where people ripped out their internet infrastructure in a fit of religious frenzy -- and amateur radio operators built a network out of people in cars with telegraph keys connected to their car horns - and a map as to where to drive to in order to repeat the last message.
I really should get out more.
Yes, the IF stages on those old TV receivers were often pretty crap.
Can it turn a corner? At any speed?
Sure it can! It's fairly easy. You decrease the speed down to zero, then put a trolly under the front wheel. Move the vehicle until it points to your new target on the horizon. There!
Just remember to bring lots of horizon.