I'll bet that 49 million of them are virtual domains on the same server with names like make-money-fast-heres-how.info investment-secrets-2005.info splog-world.info, etc.
...and do think, during the height of the dot-com madness, someone paid the Cmdr and his petty friends MILLIONS of dollars for this crap. He's ranting like a 2 year-old who's been given a "time out". This isn't news for nerds.
I suggest he see a therapist and figure out why these make-believe play-prentend worlds are so important to him.
Meanwhile, teachers have duped us into believing they're underpaid! They even get special tax breaks, oestensibly to "purchase school supplies". What a powerful lobby they have!
Of course, now all students have to be IQ-tested for the "no student left behind" act. Perhaps we should test the teachers, too, and leave some of them behind.
It's better to choose an operating system like Windows, FreeBSD, or Linux where you can have a choice of CPUs, motherboards, and suppliers than to use a propritary locked-up system like Mac OS-X.
The Torah is a scroll, that's read during Torah readings (three per week, plus on the first day of the month) throughout the year. The "Rosh Hodesh" (start of the month) is based on lunar phase.
During the holiday called Simchas Torah the scroll is rewound, and the process starts again. While some will dispute that this has been going in since Mt. Sinai, nobody will argue that it hasn't worked this way for at least 2100 years or so....
I know a clock that's been running for 3500 years. In fact, in a week or so, we wind it with a beautiful ceremony. Millions of people around the world will participate in the winding of this clock, and similar numbers meet several times a week to read its instructions, and wind it throughout the year.
I used to work with Hillis when I was at Walt Disney Imagineering, R&D down in Glendale. And I mentioned to him that his 10,000 year clock sounded religious in nature...you needed a cult around it to maintain it with regular ceremonies, etc. Of course, I mentioned the fact that the Jews already had one that has successfully run ever since Moses received the Torah at Mt. Sinai, several thousand years ago. Hillis just stared at me like I wasn't making sense.
Since I spend about 5 hours/week in airline "Red Carpet Clubs" (btw, the carpet's never red, but that's another story), and "Admiral's Clubs", some of which have Wi-Fi, I've always thought of this idea:
1. Receive Wi-Fi (or use my EV-DO card for a a connection)
2. Reserve it, making it look like the airport lounge's version
3. Replace every google ad served with my own!
4. Steal credit card numbers, etc
5. Profit!
Of course, I wouldn't really do this, but since such an attack is very possible, I'm VERY careful what I do in an airport lounge. No banking, or work, just the usual kill-time-by-viewing-pr0n-and-slashdot type of thing.
I am a VIM (and vi) fanatic! Which people find strange, because I'm also a Windows Zealot! I have the GUI version of VIM installed on every Windows machine I use, and I even have a version of Visual Studio that substitutes VIM as the editor.
The problem is I learned vi so long ago (back in the late 70s when Bill Joy released it), that I simply can't learn anything else. Of course, growing up on TICO and other editors before vi made moving to vi natural.
I have tried many, many times to switch to emacs and always fail. I'm just too old and too stuck in my ways to switch.
I was a "mathlete" in high school, and a math major in college, so I know a lot of these math/logic puzzles.
One of my favorites is from Martin Gardner, which I paraphrase below:
One day two mathematicians, Igor and Pavel, meet in the street. "How are you? How are your sons?" asks Igor. "You have three sons as I remember, don't you? But I have forgotten their ages."
"Yes, I do have three sons," replies Pavel. "The product of their ages is equal to 36." Looking around and then pointing to a nearby house, Pavel says, "The sum of their ages is equal to the number of windows in that house."
Igor thinks for a minute and then responds, "Listen, Pavel, I cannot find the ages of your sons."
"Oh, I am very sorry", says Pavel; "I forgot to tell you that my oldest son has red hair."
Now Igor is able to find the ages of the brothers. What are their ages?
A great puzzle, easy to figure out, no need for advanced math, and a true "Aha!" moment when the trick is figured out....
Are the crazy mac zealots going to get upset over this? It seems like this is just another case of those darn Wintel companies *copying* a Macintosh feature--the exploding battery!
Why don't you ask one of your elders how the Internet works! The link I provided was simply the text "http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getthebeta /default.aspx" There's no hidden "session ID" or anything in that. If you're seeing an email address filled in there, then:
1. Someone on YOUR PC has logged in using that account
If you think about it, the only users that are going to be downloading beta software are the dedicated fans
Huh!? While I am a Microsoft "fan", I also make a great deal of $$$ writing software for Microsoft operating systems. This may be a surprise to you, but there even are companies that make BILLIONS of $$$ writing software for Microsoft OSs. I download the beta to ensure compatibility, and to make sure I'm ready to support the new features. It's serious business, not just something to play with.
How can/. cover this, and never ONCE mention that there's a musical version of the Silence of the Lambs now in production? Entitled "Silence!" it's now playing in New York at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
I suggest you run, not walk, to the BO and buy tickets!
Kind of like an iPod with a battery that can't be replaced! And there's a chance that this disk can be made 100% biodegradable...something your precious iPod will never be.
It's just a FUD trick! I tried to switch to Open Office, several times, just to see what all the fuss was about. And I don't even care about Office compatiblity. I just wanted a word processor that worked!
It was crashy, buggy, and flakey. Version after version were. The only people who could like it are certified Microsoft Haters. If this product is just as bad, it's just a tactic to try to sway public opinion against "evil" Microsoft.
In reality, it's a sad state of affairs, and consumers will suffer by having no choice but to use "free" crapware in place of high-quality applications. And this urge to give things away for free will stifle innovation by making companies unwilling and unable to make any money developing and selling software.
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I'll bet that 49 million of them are virtual domains on the same server with names like make-money-fast-heres-how.info investment-secrets-2005.info splog-world.info, etc.
...and do think, during the height of the dot-com madness, someone paid the Cmdr and his petty friends MILLIONS of dollars for this crap. He's ranting like a 2 year-old who's been given a "time out". This isn't news for nerds. I suggest he see a therapist and figure out why these make-believe play-prentend worlds are so important to him.
It's just a GAME! Pick up your toys and find a different sandbox to play in. And get a life!
I figured there would be millions of folks posting "What about this picture"...but maybe I underestimated /. readers!
Of course, now all students have to be IQ-tested for the "no student left behind" act. Perhaps we should test the teachers, too, and leave some of them behind.
It's better to choose an operating system like Windows, FreeBSD, or Linux where you can have a choice of CPUs, motherboards, and suppliers than to use a propritary locked-up system like Mac OS-X.
During the holiday called Simchas Torah the scroll is rewound, and the process starts again. While some will dispute that this has been going in since Mt. Sinai, nobody will argue that it hasn't worked this way for at least 2100 years or so....
It is, of course, the Torah!
I used to work with Hillis when I was at Walt Disney Imagineering, R&D down in Glendale. And I mentioned to him that his 10,000 year clock sounded religious in nature...you needed a cult around it to maintain it with regular ceremonies, etc. Of course, I mentioned the fact that the Jews already had one that has successfully run ever since Moses received the Torah at Mt. Sinai, several thousand years ago. Hillis just stared at me like I wasn't making sense.
Just wait until Ghiradelli goes after them!
You can serve your own "encrypted session" and then re-encrtypt to the bank. Most people won't check the certificate.
2. Sell your printer on eBay
3. Call FBI and report buyer
4. Collect reward and PROFIT
Sorry, it's 4 steps, not the usual three.
1. Receive Wi-Fi (or use my EV-DO card for a a connection)
2. Reserve it, making it look like the airport lounge's version
3. Replace every google ad served with my own!
4. Steal credit card numbers, etc
5. Profit!
Of course, I wouldn't really do this, but since such an attack is very possible, I'm VERY careful what I do in an airport lounge. No banking, or work, just the usual kill-time-by-viewing-pr0n-and-slashdot type of thing.
Help! My PC is 0wn3d by the Hamburgler!
or
Mayor McCheese just busted me for stealing music!
The problem is I learned vi so long ago (back in the late 70s when Bill Joy released it), that I simply can't learn anything else. Of course, growing up on TICO and other editors before vi made moving to vi natural.
I have tried many, many times to switch to emacs and always fail. I'm just too old and too stuck in my ways to switch.
BTW: Donald Knuth probably hates you.
One of my favorites is from Martin Gardner, which I paraphrase below:
One day two mathematicians, Igor and Pavel, meet in the street. "How are you? How are your sons?" asks Igor. "You have three sons as I remember, don't you? But I have forgotten their ages."
"Yes, I do have three sons," replies Pavel. "The product of their ages is equal to 36." Looking around and then pointing to a nearby house, Pavel says, "The sum of their ages is equal to the number of windows in that house."
Igor thinks for a minute and then responds, "Listen, Pavel, I cannot find the ages of your sons."
"Oh, I am very sorry", says Pavel; "I forgot to tell you that my oldest son has red hair."
Now Igor is able to find the ages of the brothers. What are their ages?
A great puzzle, easy to figure out, no need for advanced math, and a true "Aha!" moment when the trick is figured out....
Are the crazy mac zealots going to get upset over this? It seems like this is just another case of those darn Wintel companies *copying* a Macintosh feature--the exploding battery!
...and wait a minute or two, they'll be ready to eat!
Why don't you ask one of your elders how the Internet works! The link I provided was simply the text "http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getthebeta /default.aspx" There's no hidden "session ID" or anything in that. If you're seeing an email address filled in there, then:
1. Someone on YOUR PC has logged in using that account
2. You have been 0wn3d!
Huh!? While I am a Microsoft "fan", I also make a great deal of $$$ writing software for Microsoft operating systems. This may be a surprise to you, but there even are companies that make BILLIONS of $$$ writing software for Microsoft OSs. I download the beta to ensure compatibility, and to make sure I'm ready to support the new features. It's serious business, not just something to play with.
Microsoft even has a link called Get the Beta right on its website. By calling this a "leak" you're trying to knock Microsoft in some strange way.
How can /. cover this, and never ONCE mention that there's a musical version of the Silence of the Lambs now in production? Entitled "Silence!" it's now playing in New York at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
I suggest you run, not walk, to the BO and buy tickets!
...is that Microsoft sues the pants of /. for being so irresponsible.
Kind of like an iPod with a battery that can't be replaced! And there's a chance that this disk can be made 100% biodegradable...something your precious iPod will never be.
It was crashy, buggy, and flakey. Version after version were. The only people who could like it are certified Microsoft Haters. If this product is just as bad, it's just a tactic to try to sway public opinion against "evil" Microsoft.
In reality, it's a sad state of affairs, and consumers will suffer by having no choice but to use "free" crapware in place of high-quality applications. And this urge to give things away for free will stifle innovation by making companies unwilling and unable to make any money developing and selling software.