I bet some enterprising guy could make you an internet conctrol unit which in response to commands on the webpage could force you to go faster or slower (by electric shock or other means) Speak to the xmas lights guy for technical hints;)
As an extra thing to take, you could mount several webcams and a robotic arm onto your bike, then when you rest for the evening we can investigate the surroundings. It would be like a cheapo geekified NASA experiment.
All this will give more people reason to visit your webpage, and as we all know more eyes means more donations/clicks.
Lastly, take a gps tracker so we know you haven't sloped off to Mexico.
Thats just annoying, the ad code is firing itself into a windo on its own. Is it trying to exploit something and this is how firefox handles it, or are pointroll just shit?
How did they get infected in the first place and how come the machines kept infecting themselves?
Of course you can't cleanse a dirty system from within if the exploit is remote, the only way I know to even come close is to remove from the net and cleanse, Rinse, repeat for each machine.
For the price this thing is looking like it would cost, would you really care if your butler looked a bit silly wearing the headphones. Afterall, your ears must be worth far too much to rish damaging them.
I found a link about the timing of the mission. From the article: About every 175 years, the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are aligned geometrically in such a way as to minimize the trip time and energy required to tour all four. In 1965, Gary Flandro, who was at JPL at the time, pointed out that the next such opportunity would occur in 1976, 1977, and 1978 and designed some Grand Tour gravity-assist trajectories that included an Earth-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune mission.
Weren't the probes launched when they were because of a specific set of planetary conditions which made such a mission (a grand tour) favourable? (Gravitational slingshots)
Whilst I agree NASA seem to have been bogged down by the shuttle, there have been some such successes the rovers being the main recent shining examples.
Theres shitloads of this artcile that just sounds like sour grapes. I initially started on the 30hours playback from an AA battery and easily found some mp3 players offering upto 50. Then he says that you can't get an iPod wet, well guess what - people make waterproof ipod cases and theres loads of fully waterproof player recorders on the market.
I suggested this elsewhere, your right it should be selectable for those that want it, but it should also be the default (locked) style for accounts with bad karma. Serve them right for trolling.
I understand exactly what you mean, and thats why I want the option to do it. Think about this though, how many times do you click a URL from outside, or from an email or other application firing up an instance of a browser. Those times you are expected to not be typing and could be considered as startup, however just popping whilst I am sitting on a page is the wrong thing to do.
Last time I had an update it popped up with the default action set to Update. It grabbed the focus whilst I was typing a comment like this and upgraded without my explicit consent.
I was VERY annoyed with that action.
The browser should be able to check for updates on startup only (I want the updates and to be told about them, just not in the middle of a session)
Flashblock stops everything until you click, this just stops the user interactivity. Movies and audio still play, code still runs, you just can't click pause or zoom or anything without first click to activate.
Worst of all, if the control is loaded dynamically during a page refresh (with onsite script) a wonderful message comes up saying "click to activate" (or similar) The annoying part is theres no option to cancel.
He would make more money building and selling little black boxes of randomness. Their signals can be sent across the internet in the same way.
There are no lack of random signals available at all points in life, however communicating that randomness is the problem.
I've always thought a brilliant random key would be taking a snapshot of a range of websites at a preselected time, that way 2 individuals anywhere could have their keys. For instance, use the article headers from slashdot.org and bbc.co.uk at 11pm GMT every thursday (arranged years ago before the friend moved abroad) allows for a randomly changing (apart from slash dupes) key which anyone would have trouble decyphering.
Because no matter how good the code is there is always a way to exploit the weakest link. That link is usually situated between the keyboard and the chair.
Having a system able to run generic code means no matter how many warnings you give, malicious code will still exist.
Going to the cinema does make for a better movie experience, however smaller screens and more choice have (for me anyway) ironically removed the big premier movies, over here now my local cinema has closed and left only the megaplex type places which don't feel the same. The cinemas are being pushed to show more and more films, with releases almost every weekend it feels very diluted with no build up.
I would goto the cinema here in England if opening night was worldwide instead of opening in America weeks or months ahead, the first time you hear about a movie makes your mind up - if thats months before the UK release you end up hearing about the next big American movie and forget about the one you wanted to see.
We live in a global village and the internet has allowed us to hear the hype about American releases much sooner than they are available, there was a time when tv/magazines etc would begin the push once it reached our shores, there might be a one liner about some premier or other, but the magazines focued on what was available over here, now within days of the American release theres a cam or a screener available (sometimes sooner) - no need to spend cash.
So global releases and hype when it is due will get me back, I couldn't care less about delay to DVD as long as the movie is available in the cinemas when I hear about it.
Slashdot Mirror
I bet some enterprising guy could make you an internet conctrol unit which in response to commands on the webpage could force you to go faster or slower (by electric shock or other means) ;)
:)
Speak to the xmas lights guy for technical hints
As an extra thing to take, you could mount several webcams and a robotic arm onto your bike, then when you rest for the evening we can investigate the surroundings.
It would be like a cheapo geekified NASA experiment.
All this will give more people reason to visit your webpage, and as we all know more eyes means more donations/clicks.
Lastly, take a gps tracker so we know you haven't sloped off to Mexico.
All the best with your journey
You owe me a new keyboard.
Thats just annoying, the ad code is firing itself into a windo on its own.
Is it trying to exploit something and this is how firefox handles it, or are pointroll just shit?
How did they get infected in the first place and how come the machines kept infecting themselves?
Of course you can't cleanse a dirty system from within if the exploit is remote, the only way I know to even come close is to remove from the net and cleanse, Rinse, repeat for each machine.
Sounds like a job for the PFY.
For the price this thing is looking like it would cost, would you really care if your butler looked a bit silly wearing the headphones.
Afterall, your ears must be worth far too much to rish damaging them.
I found a link about the timing of the mission.
From the article:
About every 175 years, the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are aligned geometrically in such a way as to minimize the trip time and energy required to tour all four. In 1965, Gary Flandro, who was at JPL at the time, pointed out that the next such opportunity would occur in 1976, 1977, and 1978 and designed some Grand Tour gravity-assist trajectories that included an Earth-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune mission.
Weren't the probes launched when they were because of a specific set of planetary conditions which made such a mission (a grand tour) favourable? (Gravitational slingshots)
Whilst I agree NASA seem to have been bogged down by the shuttle, there have been some such successes the rovers being the main recent shining examples.
Message contents:
I AM V'GER, YOU ARE NOT TRUE LIFE FORMS.
I will remove the infestation on the Creator's planet.
Mr Sulu, Brown alert, we're gonna need some new uniforms.
Theres shitloads of this artcile that just sounds like sour grapes.
r y+mp3+player+hours+waterproof&btnG=Search
I initially started on the 30hours playback from an AA battery and easily found some mp3 players offering upto 50.
Then he says that you can't get an iPod wet, well guess what - people make waterproof ipod cases and theres loads of fully waterproof player recorders on the market.
Heres my test search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=AA+batte
Don't think so, it was mfh(56)8 0688
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=118075&cid=99
I want a Duke Nukem Forever compatible machine.
I haven't wanted to hug my monitor quite as much as I want to right now.
Thank god, the wounds will heal.
I suggested this elsewhere, your right it should be selectable for those that want it, but it should also be the default (locked) style for accounts with bad karma.
Serve them right for trolling.
Paris Hilton would be a busy girl.
Keep them coming, its the only thing allowing me to peer through the pinkness.
I understand exactly what you mean, and thats why I want the option to do it.
Think about this though, how many times do you click a URL from outside, or from an email or other application firing up an instance of a browser.
Those times you are expected to not be typing and could be considered as startup, however just popping whilst I am sitting on a page is the wrong thing to do.
OMG Ponies!
(Incidentally, that should be used in a similar context to "Snakes...ON A PLANE!")
I think it should be an automatic thing.
If somebody becomes a fulltime troll, their stylesheet is permanently locked to "omg ponies".
Not even trying
(Score:2)
by barzok (26681) Alter Relationship on 0:27 1st April, 2006 (#15038584)
Oh come on. This isn't even trying for 4/1.
Now, let taco have his fun, hes been working all year on this css style.
The update one for firefox is SO bad.
Last time I had an update it popped up with the default action set to Update.
It grabbed the focus whilst I was typing a comment like this and upgraded without my explicit consent.
I was VERY annoyed with that action.
The browser should be able to check for updates on startup only (I want the updates and to be told about them, just not in the middle of a session)
No they don't.
Flashblock stops everything until you click, this just stops the user interactivity.
Movies and audio still play, code still runs, you just can't click pause or zoom or anything without first click to activate.
Worst of all, if the control is loaded dynamically during a page refresh (with onsite script) a wonderful message comes up saying "click to activate" (or similar)
The annoying part is theres no option to cancel.
He would make more money building and selling little black boxes of randomness.
Their signals can be sent across the internet in the same way.
There are no lack of random signals available at all points in life, however communicating that randomness is the problem.
I've always thought a brilliant random key would be taking a snapshot of a range of websites at a preselected time, that way 2 individuals anywhere could have their keys.
For instance, use the article headers from slashdot.org and bbc.co.uk at 11pm GMT every thursday (arranged years ago before the friend moved abroad) allows for a randomly changing (apart from slash dupes) key which anyone would have trouble decyphering.
Because no matter how good the code is there is always a way to exploit the weakest link.
That link is usually situated between the keyboard and the chair.
Having a system able to run generic code means no matter how many warnings you give, malicious code will still exist.
Going to the cinema does make for a better movie experience, however smaller screens and more choice have (for me anyway) ironically removed the big premier movies, over here now my local cinema has closed and left only the megaplex type places which don't feel the same.
The cinemas are being pushed to show more and more films, with releases almost every weekend it feels very diluted with no build up.
I would goto the cinema here in England if opening night was worldwide instead of opening in America weeks or months ahead, the first time you hear about a movie makes your mind up - if thats months before the UK release you end up hearing about the next big American movie and forget about the one you wanted to see.
We live in a global village and the internet has allowed us to hear the hype about American releases much sooner than they are available, there was a time when tv/magazines etc would begin the push once it reached our shores, there might be a one liner about some premier or other, but the magazines focued on what was available over here, now within days of the American release theres a cam or a screener available (sometimes sooner) - no need to spend cash.
So global releases and hype when it is due will get me back, I couldn't care less about delay to DVD as long as the movie is available in the cinemas when I hear about it.
You think google are doing this to be altruistic?
They give the information away because they know the more you use it, the more they can advertise to you.
Its all still about money, its just google gives us nice sweeties that at present won't rot our teeth.