I just heard some sad news on talk radio this morning. BIND was found dead in its Berkeley home this morning. There were no more details. Even if you didn't enjoy its cute security holes, there's no denying its contibution to Internet culture. Truly an American icon.
I have long felt that Kazaa and other peer to peer applications belonged in the realm of "I'll close my eyes, you close yours". True profits of record companies are not effected by your typical one or two file transfers per P2P user per week. Do you agree?
Also, in reference to skipping commercials, I think that such technology should not be embedded into PVRs and VCRs. However, on the same token, getting up to use the bathroom or to get another beer during commercials shouldn't be prosecutable either? On this matter, do you agree or disagree with me?
Keep up the great work. The EFF, FSF, and GNU foundations all go a long way to helping us protect our liberties in relation to software. The ACLU is invaluable as well. Thank you for answering.
But so many of you are unemployed, out of work, and just barely scraping by with enough money to pay rent, take care of wife/kids, etc. I know some Slashdotters personally who have had to move back in with their parents. I know some college graduates who will, come this May, be moving back home.
So I urge you all to start a job campaign and spend your free time refining your resumes rather than tinkering around with computer hardware like the author of this story does. Sure, it's kind of neat, but it's not practical, of no interest to potential employers, and is overall a waste of time and resources.
Please go buy a suit, print out your resumes, and start smiling at people. You need jobs folks, and they don't grow on trees.
Sony and Nintendo are two major Japanese companies who have done more to spurn innovation in virtual reality and 3D audio/video technology than any other institution, including the military.
Playstation was/is the most popular console video game system to date, and Sony's Playstation II is a technological breakthrough.
Nintendo changed the world with their release of the first 8-bit gaming system, and have since been working tirelessly to continue to produce high-quality, technology-amazing, fun-to-play videogames for folks of all ages.
I wish more Sony- and Nintendo-like companies were on this list of 2003 Japan Prize winners rather than folks rehashing research from 10-15 years ago.
I really just can't seem to get enough of the Slashdot community's "vibe".
Would my car perform any better if I had the precise engineering details about how every little part worked? Of course not, because I don't have a Ph.D in mechanical engineering and don't study chemistry.
Linux isn't necessary inherently better just because the source code is widely available. As in the car analogy, most would prefer to buy Microsoft (Ford, Chrysler, Mercedes, etc.) rather than hacking up a Linux (junkyard car put together from spare parts that are widely available) distribution.
India is no different, and I strongly advise them to buy an already working package for a fair price rather than tinkering with projects that are 20% complete and may never be more than halfway finished.
Oh, and all you complaining about not having a job -- I think Microsoft and other American companies getting more business means that there'll be more jobs here on the homefront. Just a thought...I'm not economic genius, but it seems to make sense doesn't it?
I sometimes wonder if it weren't for all the free software GPL stuff if Linux could have been profitable and we'd all still have jobs now.
Couldn't Linux as we know it have instead turned into what MacOS X is today? I certainly think so, but it's just not possible with a free-for-all licensing scheme. How are we supposed to pforit?
To a large degree I think the FSF, and particularly Richard Stallman, are responsible for the current economic downturn that much of information technology communities are currently experiencing.
I mean, just read the GNU manifesto. That Stallman prick clearly has an agenda, and it's not just about computer software.
Is a full-length Star Wars "Fan Audio Drama" production that was recorded with over 40 actors from 5 different countries really what the children of the world need? I would much prefer all of that money to be spent on fantastic anti-drug and anti-sex campaigns targetted directly at the heart of teenage middle America.
If we could only stop our kids from smoking up, drinking, and having pre-marital sexual relations that lead to unwanted pregnancies, our world would be a much better place. Let's join together and foster a new core values system in America's youth to make for a greater tomorrow.
I can only help but wonder if we would be having so many problems these days if people would just return to their family roots and get along with their relatives. Folks are also not going to church anymore, and the overall lack of ethics and religious values in our society is directly and linearly related to the rise in crime here in America.
If it weren't for all the free software GPL crap, Linux could have been profitable and we'd all still have jobs now.
Linux could have been what MacOS X is today, but since it chose the path of socialism it has been relegated to the dustbin of history. To a large degree I think the FSF, and particularly Richard Stallman, are responsible for the current economic meltdown in information technology.
Don't believe me? Read the GNU manifesto. That asshole clearly has an agenda, and it's not just about computer software.
Most of us are unemployed as it is, yet it seems every day there's a new Linux corporation or group begging us for money.
Well, we're not economically viable at the moment, and these companies aren't either, so if we have to suffer without jobs I say the same should go for them.
I am a 38-year old male virgin (with adopted kids) and I really, really need to lose my virginity this year. At this point I don't care if you're a guy or the world's skankiest geekette. If you are willing to finally make me a man, please reply to this post with your address. I will use Mapquest and leave immediately with a set of overnight clothes and freshly-printed directions.
I never got into the whole file sharing, song stealing business of peer two peer applications.
Why?
Well, for a variety of reasons actually. For one thing, Red Hat makes it nearly impossible to figure out how to even play an MP3 music file. My friends have sent me MP3s in email messages on occassion, but I was never able to even hear the damn things.
Also, it's just easier for me to buy an $8.00 CD at Walmart. This way, I can listen to my new Bon Jovi CD in the car, the bathroom CD player, the bedroom CD alarm clock, and the PC in the dining room. That's much more flexible and convenient than just listening on crappy computer speakers;-)
Bruce, I realize you're trolling here in an attempt to upset others, but I'll go ahead and reply anyway.
Powerline networking. It has tremendous promise if you can just work out those little technical problems. But you can't.
My company has been using this for the better part of the last decade and have optimized it such that all of your "impossible, altering side effects" no longer exist. You're right that's it's not just plug 'n play with this stuff, but don't confuse your own personal misgivings and proof that something is "impossible".
I used to use WordPad in Windows 2000 to edit Active Server Pages (.asp) when I used to design Web pages for businesses around the neighborhood.
But I recently switched to Mandrake and it seems cool and really easy to use, but I still have no idea how to code stuff. I'm trying to learn PHP so that I can use Apache/PHP/MySQL and build weblog sites, but I can't find anything that works better than Pico. And Pico is only viewable in the Terminal window, so it's not really helpful (can't cut+paste, etc.).
From the page: At the time of his arrest, Dmitry Sklyarov was a 27-year-old Russian citizen, Ph.D. student, cryptographer and father of two small children (a 2-1/2 year old son, and a 3-month-old daughter).
A man devotes his life's work to studying the fine intracacies of computer science. He obtains a doctoral degree through years of work mastering cryptographic algorithms.
He then gets sued unjustly and is ripped away from his children for months and months and months.
About a year ago, I stayed at a Marriott "Residence Inn" in
Alexandria. Virtually every call (800, 10xxx, local, 950xxxx) was
priced at +$0.75. [Well, the calls to the front desk were free;-] I
retaliated by making all my calls from the second floor one-arm See &
Pee bandit. It was only a quarter. Alas, the coil slot did not have an
RJ-11 jack, and I was on the 5th floor, so I paid through the nose for
my data calls.
I'm going to be in the DC area again. Lacking another place with
better price/features ratio, I may end up staying there again. So I
think it's letter writing time.
Q1) Do other elements of Marriott also charge such outrageous
surcharges? Note that Metro DC is, at worst, flat rate $0.08/call.
Q2) Some time back, a hotel/inn manager posted a query regarding such
surcharges. Does anyone remember who he was, and/or how to reach him?
I'd like to forward his feelings to Mr. Marriott.
Q3;-} Anyone know where to find a coin slot with an RJ-11?
I realize you're trolling and normally wouldn't be bothered much, but the fact that you're using demeaning and suggestive phrases that are meant to hurt women is unacceptable.
Believe it or not, most women do not want to be tied up. And believe it or not, it's not the healthiest thought to want to tie up any decent looking girl you encounter.
Like I said, I realize that you're trying to appeal to the lowest standard and use under-covers, sex-based humor that trivializes women, but don't do it on my turf. Go back to your Pittsburgh Steelers message forum or whatever hole it is you crawled out from.
It's two-thousand two for Christ's sake; women don't have to take this crap anymore.
I realize you were trolling with your anti-IBM remarks, but I'll bite anyway.
Considering that OS/2 came out way back when Windows 3.1 was around, it's quite a remarkable OS. It supports multithreading as well as various other important and fairly advanced features, which is neat since it had these features nearly a decade ago.
It's important to remember that OS/2 is not Windows, nor does IBM want it to be. It is a very different environment that does take some getting used to. There are a lot of things I like about using OS/2, but there are a few things I like about using Windows too. One of the nicest things about OS/2 is its ability to coexist with other operating systems on the same computer.
Now that really is a freedom of choice, one that many love about using Linux with Windows or *BSD with Windows or even dual-booting Windows/OS X.
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I just heard some sad news on talk radio this morning. BIND was found dead in its Berkeley home this morning. There were no more details. Even if you didn't enjoy its cute security holes, there's no denying its contibution to Internet culture. Truly an American icon.
Fred,
I have long felt that Kazaa and other peer to peer applications belonged in the realm of "I'll close my eyes, you close yours". True profits of record companies are not effected by your typical one or two file transfers per P2P user per week. Do you agree?
Also, in reference to skipping commercials, I think that such technology should not be embedded into PVRs and VCRs. However, on the same token, getting up to use the bathroom or to get another beer during commercials shouldn't be prosecutable either? On this matter, do you agree or disagree with me?
Keep up the great work. The EFF, FSF, and GNU foundations all go a long way to helping us protect our liberties in relation to software. The ACLU is invaluable as well. Thank you for answering.
I mean that, I really do.
But so many of you are unemployed, out of work, and just barely scraping by with enough money to pay rent, take care of wife/kids, etc. I know some Slashdotters personally who have had to move back in with their parents. I know some college graduates who will, come this May, be moving back home.
So I urge you all to start a job campaign and spend your free time refining your resumes rather than tinkering around with computer hardware like the author of this story does. Sure, it's kind of neat, but it's not practical, of no interest to potential employers, and is overall a waste of time and resources.
Please go buy a suit, print out your resumes, and start smiling at people. You need jobs folks, and they don't grow on trees.
Sony and Nintendo are two major Japanese companies who have done more to spurn innovation in virtual reality and 3D audio/video technology than any other institution, including the military.
Playstation was/is the most popular console video game system to date, and Sony's Playstation II is a technological breakthrough.
Nintendo changed the world with their release of the first 8-bit gaming system, and have since been working tirelessly to continue to produce high-quality, technology-amazing, fun-to-play videogames for folks of all ages.
I wish more Sony- and Nintendo-like companies were on this list of 2003 Japan Prize winners rather than folks rehashing research from 10-15 years ago.
I really just can't seem to get enough of the Slashdot community's "vibe".
Would my car perform any better if I had the precise engineering details about how every little part worked? Of course not, because I don't have a Ph.D in mechanical engineering and don't study chemistry.
Linux isn't necessary inherently better just because the source code is widely available. As in the car analogy, most would prefer to buy Microsoft (Ford, Chrysler, Mercedes, etc.) rather than hacking up a Linux (junkyard car put together from spare parts that are widely available) distribution.
India is no different, and I strongly advise them to buy an already working package for a fair price rather than tinkering with projects that are 20% complete and may never be more than halfway finished.
Oh, and all you complaining about not having a job -- I think Microsoft and other American companies getting more business means that there'll be more jobs here on the homefront. Just a thought...I'm not economic genius, but it seems to make sense doesn't it?
I sometimes wonder if it weren't for all the free software GPL stuff if Linux could have been profitable and we'd all still have jobs now.
Couldn't Linux as we know it have instead turned into what MacOS X is today? I certainly think so, but it's just not possible with a free-for-all licensing scheme. How are we supposed to pforit?
To a large degree I think the FSF, and particularly Richard Stallman, are responsible for the current economic downturn that much of information technology communities are currently experiencing.
I mean, just read the GNU manifesto. That Stallman prick clearly has an agenda, and it's not just about computer software.
I live, breathe, sleep, and eat computer programming languages.
I have spent countless weekend evenings at home curled up with a new Java, C#, or other programming book.
I work when I want and on whatever projects I want to. I'm a contract-based programmer, and I love what I do.
Plus, it's not like I have the option of deciding to try out for an NFL team one day for a little career change.
Is a full-length Star Wars "Fan Audio Drama" production that was recorded with over 40 actors from 5 different countries really what the children of the world need? I would much prefer all of that money to be spent on fantastic anti-drug and anti-sex campaigns targetted directly at the heart of teenage middle America.
If we could only stop our kids from smoking up, drinking, and having pre-marital sexual relations that lead to unwanted pregnancies, our world would be a much better place. Let's join together and foster a new core values system in America's youth to make for a greater tomorrow.
I can only help but wonder if we would be having so many problems these days if people would just return to their family roots and get along with their relatives. Folks are also not going to church anymore, and the overall lack of ethics and religious values in our society is directly and linearly related to the rise in crime here in America.
If it weren't for all the free software GPL crap, Linux could have been profitable and we'd all still have jobs now.
Linux could have been what MacOS X is today, but since it chose the path of socialism it has been relegated to the dustbin of history. To a large degree I think the FSF, and particularly Richard Stallman, are responsible for the current economic meltdown in information technology.
Don't believe me? Read the GNU manifesto. That asshole clearly has an agenda, and it's not just about computer software.
Most of us are unemployed as it is, yet it seems every day there's a new Linux corporation or group begging us for money.
Well, we're not economically viable at the moment, and these companies aren't either, so if we have to suffer without jobs I say the same should go for them.
I wanna play the part of a memory manager or an exception handler. That'd be so cool!
This is my appeal to the Slashdot community:
I am a 38-year old male virgin (with adopted kids) and I really, really need to lose my virginity this year. At this point I don't care if you're a guy or the world's skankiest geekette. If you are willing to finally make me a man, please reply to this post with your address. I will use Mapquest and leave immediately with a set of overnight clothes and freshly-printed directions.
I never got into the whole file sharing, song stealing business of peer two peer applications.
;-)
Why?
Well, for a variety of reasons actually. For one thing, Red Hat makes it nearly impossible to figure out how to even play an MP3 music file. My friends have sent me MP3s in email messages on occassion, but I was never able to even hear the damn things.
Also, it's just easier for me to buy an $8.00 CD at Walmart. This way, I can listen to my new Bon Jovi CD in the car, the bathroom CD player, the bedroom CD alarm clock, and the PC in the dining room. That's much more flexible and convenient than just listening on crappy computer speakers
Bruce, I realize you're trolling here in an attempt to upset others, but I'll go ahead and reply anyway.
Powerline networking. It has tremendous promise if you can just work out those little technical problems. But you can't.
My company has been using this for the better part of the last decade and have optimized it such that all of your "impossible, altering side effects" no longer exist. You're right that's it's not just plug 'n play with this stuff, but don't confuse your own personal misgivings and proof that something is "impossible".
I just smoke up.
It's cheaper, safer, and even helps get me laid.
Sorry, but I only use .ogg.
Ogg seems to work best at ~128K stream (best size vs. best quality). Ogg usually makes for a smaller file as well.
MP3 is an obsolete proprietary format. Only the really expensive commercial MP3 encoders actually produce decent compressed files.
Why anyone would use mp3 format for listening to their collection on their PC, or for sharing music via a P2P network is beyond me.
I guess most people like to wait longer to listen to poorer quality recordings...
Mind repeating that?
ROTT is not as good as Doom, and if you think that you're shitting yourself. What game is? But it is a high quality game still and pretty fun.
ROTT's weapons are cool, esp. the FlameWall and FireBomb?
Many people say that ROTT's whole premise is just plain stupid, but I say there's no room for premise and plot in an action game.
Come on who cares? You just kill stuff. End of story.
That said, this is a cool announcement for the gaming community!
So a man dies, and the secrets of his work get released to the world.
How does this benefit him again?
...but how the hell do I actually program?
I used to use WordPad in Windows 2000 to edit Active Server Pages (.asp) when I used to design Web pages for businesses around the neighborhood.
But I recently switched to Mandrake and it seems cool and really easy to use, but I still have no idea how to code stuff. I'm trying to learn PHP so that I can use Apache/PHP/MySQL and build weblog sites, but I can't find anything that works better than Pico. And Pico is only viewable in the Terminal window, so it's not really helpful (can't cut+paste, etc.).
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
From the page: At the time of his arrest, Dmitry Sklyarov was a 27-year-old Russian citizen, Ph.D. student, cryptographer and father of two small children (a 2-1/2 year old son, and a 3-month-old daughter).
A man devotes his life's work to studying the fine intracacies of computer science. He obtains a doctoral degree through years of work mastering cryptographic algorithms.
He then gets sued unjustly and is ripped away from his children for months and months and months.
Where's the justice here?
It's spelled Skylarov.
I'm going to be in the DC area again. Lacking another place with better price/features ratio, I may end up staying there again. So I think it's letter writing time.
Q1) Do other elements of Marriott also charge such outrageous surcharges? Note that Metro DC is, at worst, flat rate $0.08 /call.
Q2) Some time back, a hotel/inn manager posted a query regarding such surcharges. Does anyone remember who he was, and/or how to reach him? I'd like to forward his feelings to Mr. Marriott.
Q3 ;-} Anyone know where to find a coin slot with an RJ-11?
I realize you're trolling and normally wouldn't be bothered much, but the fact that you're using demeaning and suggestive phrases that are meant to hurt women is unacceptable.
Believe it or not, most women do not want to be tied up. And believe it or not, it's not the healthiest thought to want to tie up any decent looking girl you encounter.
Like I said, I realize that you're trying to appeal to the lowest standard and use under-covers, sex-based humor that trivializes women, but don't do it on my turf. Go back to your Pittsburgh Steelers message forum or whatever hole it is you crawled out from.
It's two-thousand two for Christ's sake; women don't have to take this crap anymore.
I really hope you don't have a sister...
I realize you were trolling with your anti-IBM remarks, but I'll bite anyway.
Considering that OS/2 came out way back when Windows 3.1 was around, it's quite a remarkable OS. It supports multithreading as well as various other important and fairly advanced features, which is neat since it had these features nearly a decade ago.
It's important to remember that OS/2 is not Windows, nor does IBM want it to be. It is a very different environment that does take some getting used to. There are a lot of things I like about using OS/2, but there are a few things I like about using Windows too. One of the nicest things
about OS/2 is its ability to coexist with other operating systems on the same computer.
Now that really is a freedom of choice, one that many love about using Linux with Windows or *BSD with Windows or even dual-booting Windows/OS X.