I ordered the new 17" PowerBook G4 a couple days ago and plan to use it for everything -- music, phone calls, movies, drawing, coding, Web browsing, Instant Messaging, email, stock reports, etc.
*nix.org - For all fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, or Solaris...
Drop one of those fancy new Cruise Missile things with Microwave-Generators-Inside(TM), which will in turn destroy all radar, thus making every flying object unidentified.
Apple took a bunch of BSD code and other Open Source utilities and added a few layers on top and called it a genuine Apple product. They are now making millions of dollars a year.
Some little programmer comes along and tries to share music with fellow Apple users, and Apple sends their suit-clad lawyers after him, threatening to ruin him and take all he's got.
Hey Apple, do you only embrace Open Source when it involves your developers stealing code from other projects?
Ten bucks says Apple releases their own P2P audio sharing utility in like 2 weeks using this guy's old code.
Sure, his project's impressive
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... but, quite frankly, I'm more impressed that his page with 1.22MB of data sent per hit is still loading fine after an old-fashioned Slashdotting!
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Hello World, of course!
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I hack BSD, Solaris, Linux, OS X, Windows XP. I drink Mountain Dew, Jolt Cola, and Black Sunshines from Starbucks. I wear funny t-shirts from ThinkGeek with kick-ass put-downs in binary text written on them. But I do not tolerate kiddie examples in technology books. Who are we kidding here? I could write an ASL library for the Linux kernel on my '92 ThinkPad over lunch break in the Slippery Oaks Memorial High School cafeteria. I am a real hacker, and man may damn me if I use any other reference guide.
You can get Martin Fowler's "Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture" in a bundle bargain at Amazon along with Kent Beck's "Test Driven Development" for $79.98 [link to PEAA bundle]
What would you say was the overall mood at this year's conference? How was it different from years past (I don't know because I've never attended one)?
... is an Internet expansion pack so that it doesn't fucking self-destruct every time a 5th grade Taiwanese "hacker" writes a 10 line Visual Basic virus.
Apparently, the TCPA folks keep the list of companies involved private which is why I had never really heard of anyone aside from IBM involved in this alliance.
They go around in their 1 mpg 10 tonne suvs causing global warming and the only reason why their going after Iraq is to sieze the oil fields.
A few clarifications, Sir:
The average SUV gets around 14 miles per gallon, not 1
The average SUV weighs between 2 and 3 tons, not 10. A 20,000 lb. vehicle would probably sink into the ground or something.
The temperature today in Miami, Florida was in the single digits, which shaterred all previous low temperature records. Where I live, it hasn't been above 20 degrees Fahrenheit for at least two weeks. What was that about global warming again?
I don't care even if Bush does have oil interests in the Middle East. If you're willing to defend a maniac killer like Saddam Hussein and argue that he should live a long, happy life, I think it's reasonable for you to support the US in their war against the real terrorists.
Just for those of you who might be new here or aren't as geeky as some of us, I'm going to offer up a brief lesson about how computers are associated with names.
Basically, there's a service called DNS, which stands for the the Domain Name Service. It's charged with the task of mapping a Web site, such as Slashdot.org, to a computer, such as 146.85.116.82.
A TLD stands for Top Level Domain, and the entire set of *.org domains belong to this particular TLD.
So, this story is essentially saying that the main TLD computer is going to be running the PostgreSQL flavor of database rather than Oracle or MySQL, for example.
Computers can always be reached by their IP addresses, however, and since certain services are run on certain ports (e.g. Web traffic - Port 80), one can always use the sequence of 4 numbers between 1-255, such as 158.108.15.93:80, to access information.
Just a heads up for newbies. Thanks for reading, and hope you learned something.
Between Fall Breaks, Thanksgiving Breaks, Winter Breaks, Spring Breaks, and all the other comings and goings to and from your college, you really should invest in a nice LCD monitor rather than lugging a 17 or 19 inch monster CRT down stairs, into cars, worrying about it tipping over in the car, carrying it into your house at home when you get there, etc.
Between $300 for a really nice 19" CRT and $1,000 for a really nice big LCD monitor, that extra $700, if you have it, will really make you happy in the long run.
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It's a scientific fact. Radio waves become sluggish under a variety of common environmental conditions. Besides air pollution, radio wave slow down in noisy environments, at night, and in "high emission" areas such as computer rooms, offices that use fluorescent lighting, and even in the kitchen (those pesky microwave ovens are to blame!).
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is designed to eliminate these harsh conditions selectively. Only the radio wave path is affected. There are no side-effects*.
How it works
The patented formula in WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is the result of years of scientific research and testing. Simply spray the area around your computer. Usually five or six sprays is all it takes. As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray(TM) "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!). Within.0025 seconds, the entire path between you and the receiver is cleaned, scrubbed, polished, and sanitized. You'll notice the improvement immediately as your productivity soars!.
Wifi Speed Spray(TM) lasts up to one hour under normal conditions. When you notice that things are slowing down, just grab your handy WiFi Speed Spray(TM) and reapply. It's easy!
Our Customers Love It!
"I really didn't think it would work, but now I'm a believer. I just ordered another case of WiFi Speed Spray(TM) and I recommend it to all of my friends." - Ted Smith, New York
"A perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list." - Todd Smith, Los Angeles
"It's an amazing product, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who has a computer or would like to have a computer." -Tina Smith, Chicago
"Esto es muy malo. No trabaja. Me engañan!" -Toraidio Smith, Tijuana
"I can't believe it. Now my FM radio even sounds better!" -Theresa Smith, Miami
"A few sprays, and we're talking 18 Mps each way! Whoah!" -Tim Smith, Seattle
Money-Back Guarantee!
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is guaranteed to improve your productivity. If you're not 100% satisfied, return the unopened bottle in the original packaging within eight hours, along with the original receipt, a color copy of your drivers license, and a check for $12.95 to cover handling, restocking, and legal fees. You'll receive a complete refund within 10-12 weeks.
We stand by our products, and we service what we sell!
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is available for the low introductory price of only $19.95 for a 24 ounce bottle. Add $6.95 shipping and handling for each bottle ordered. Buy it by the case, and save 50 per bottle!
Not available in stores!
Call 1-800-WIFISPZ now. Operators are standing by! Ask for Murray. *Disclaimers
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is safe and effective when used as directed. However, the product is known to the State of California to cause cancer; developmental toxicity; and/or male pattern baldness. For outdoor use only. Do not use near electrical appliances. WiFi Speed Spray(TM) should not be used in the presence of pregnant women, women who have been pregnant, or women who may some day become pregnant. Keep away from children and household pets (especially birds). Do not take internally. If a persistent cough or partial paralysis develops, consult a physician,
Made in Malaysia, by Malaysians. Not intended for use by Malaysians.
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I ordered the new 17" PowerBook G4 a couple days ago and plan to use it for everything -- music, phone calls, movies, drawing, coding, Web browsing, Instant Messaging, email, stock reports, etc.
*nix.org - For all fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, or Solaris...
Drop one of those fancy new Cruise Missile things with Microwave-Generators-Inside(TM), which will in turn destroy all radar, thus making every flying object unidentified.
:-p
I rest my case.
... as the Amish plan to start producing buggies without wheels by the second quarter of 2004.
*nix.org - You say you want a revolution?
Apple took a bunch of BSD code and other Open Source utilities and added a few layers on top and called it a genuine Apple product. They are now making millions of dollars a year.
Some little programmer comes along and tries to share music with fellow Apple users, and Apple sends their suit-clad lawyers after him, threatening to ruin him and take all he's got.
Hey Apple, do you only embrace Open Source when it involves your developers stealing code from other projects?
Ten bucks says Apple releases their own P2P audio sharing utility in like 2 weeks using this guy's old code.
... but, quite frankly, I'm more impressed that his page with 1.22MB of data sent per hit is still loading fine after an old-fashioned Slashdotting!
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... in COBOL nonetheless!
000100 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
000200 PROGRAM-ID. HELLOWORLD.
000300 DATE-WRITTEN. 02/05/96 21:04.
000400* AUTHOR BRIAN COLLINS
000500 ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
000600 CONFIGURATION SECTION.
000700 SOURCE-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000800 OBJECT-COMPUTER. RM-COBOL.
000900
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001100 FILE SECTION.
001200
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100100
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100300 BEGIN.
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100500 DISPLAY "HELLO, WORLD." LINE 15 POSITION 10.
100600 STOP RUN.
100700 MAIN-LOGIC-EXIT.
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*nix.org - Featuring BSD, Linux, OS X, Solaris, & More!
How to filter out traffic from Microsoft's latest Internet worm:
/sbin/iptables -I FORWARD -p udp --dport 1434 -j DROP :-p
*nix.org
I hack BSD, Solaris, Linux, OS X, Windows XP.
I drink Mountain Dew, Jolt Cola, and Black Sunshines from Starbucks.
I wear funny t-shirts from ThinkGeek with kick-ass put-downs in binary text written on them.
But I do not tolerate kiddie examples in technology books. Who are we kidding here? I could write an ASL library for the Linux kernel on my '92 ThinkPad over lunch break in the Slippery Oaks Memorial High School cafeteria.
I am a real hacker, and man may damn me if I use any other reference guide.
J00 ARE ALL TEH STUIPD!!1
You can get Martin Fowler's "Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture" in a bundle bargain at Amazon along with Kent Beck's "Test Driven Development" for $79.98 [link to PEAA bundle]
... let Kent Beck mow my lawn, yet alone tamper with the minds of my development team.
:-p
What a fucking sketch ball
Although it sucks to lose 20% of your code when you drive it off the lot.
Explaining one's actions in a detailed and public manner is self-incriminating.
I wonder what really went on behind the scenes here.
What would you say was the overall mood at this year's conference? How was it different from years past (I don't know because I've never attended one)?
Thanks,
- AV
... is an Internet expansion pack so that it doesn't fucking self-destruct every time a 5th grade Taiwanese "hacker" writes a 10 line Visual Basic virus.
*nix.org
Apparently, the TCPA folks keep the list of companies involved private which is why I had never really heard of anyone aside from IBM involved in this alliance.
However, there's a full list here.
Check out *nix.org , a dynamic, informative, and fun portal for fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, & Solaris!
I had previously thought that only Intel was involved in the TCP Alliance, but it's good to see that IBM is on-board as well.
Check out *nix.org , a dynamic, informative, and fun portal for fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, & Solaris!
Now all we need is Duke Nukem Forever and some flying cars.
Check out *nix.org , a dynamic, informative, and fun portal for fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, & Solaris!
A few clarifications, Sir:
The average SUV gets around 14 miles per gallon, not 1
The average SUV weighs between 2 and 3 tons, not 10. A 20,000 lb. vehicle would probably sink into the ground or something.
The temperature today in Miami, Florida was in the single digits, which shaterred all previous low temperature records. Where I live, it hasn't been above 20 degrees Fahrenheit for at least two weeks. What was that about global warming again?
I don't care even if Bush does have oil interests in the Middle East. If you're willing to defend a maniac killer like Saddam Hussein and argue that he should live a long, happy life, I think it's reasonable for you to support the US in their war against the real terrorists.
Unlimited moderation points for editors, which often leads to the so-called "bitchslapping" of comments into oblivion
Development testing of the Slash code on a live site, which results in lots of reboots and downtime
No story queue/voting
No poll queue/voting
No forum
Six years of the same hugely HTML-intensive and table-heavy code
;-)
As for the puke green color scheme, I've kinda taken a liking to that
Check out *nix.org , a dynamic, informative, and fun portal for fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, & Solaris!
How 'bout they just tell us what the Internet's not fucking up? ;-)
Check out *nix.org , a dynamic, informative, and fun portal for fans of BSD, Linux, OS X, & Solaris!
Just for those of you who might be new here or aren't as geeky as some of us, I'm going to offer up a brief lesson about how computers are associated with names.
Basically, there's a service called DNS, which stands for the the Domain Name Service. It's charged with the task of mapping a Web site, such as Slashdot.org, to a computer, such as 146.85.116.82.
A TLD stands for Top Level Domain, and the entire set of *.org domains belong to this particular TLD.
So, this story is essentially saying that the main TLD computer is going to be running the PostgreSQL flavor of database rather than Oracle or MySQL, for example.
Computers can always be reached by their IP addresses, however, and since certain services are run on certain ports (e.g. Web traffic - Port 80), one can always use the sequence of 4 numbers between 1-255, such as 158.108.15.93:80, to access information.
Just a heads up for newbies. Thanks for reading, and hope you learned something.
And please listen to this.
Between Fall Breaks, Thanksgiving Breaks, Winter Breaks, Spring Breaks, and all the other comings and goings to and from your college, you really should invest in a nice LCD monitor rather than lugging a 17 or 19 inch monster CRT down stairs, into cars, worrying about it tipping over in the car, carrying it into your house at home when you get there, etc.
Between $300 for a really nice 19" CRT and $1,000 for a really nice big LCD monitor, that extra $700, if you have it, will really make you happy in the long run.
Know anything about plasma screens?
When I get my own place, I'm going to buy one of those sweet things for like $5,000 and, if I can, double it up as a computer monitor and a TV.
I figure it's worth it to have a great monitor no matter what I'm currently watching/doing.
by Amsterdam Vallon - Slashdot debut - 2003/01/23
Met a guy, thought he was grand
Liked his site, but found out first hand
Slashdot ain't for the trollin' kind
Next few weeks, it would all unwind
In a troll trap I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
Rob fuckin' hates me
Yup
Rob fuckin' hates me
Truh truh truh troll
I tried too hard
And he mod-bombed my posts until I had none
He ripped them away
All was well for about an hour
But after an FP, shit got sour
He took all I ever had
No sign of guilt
Not feelin' bad
No!
In a troll trap I can't grip
Never thought I'd be the one who'd slip
Then I started to realize
I was living one big lie
Rob fuckin' hates me
Yup
Rob fuckin' hates me
Truh truh truh troll
I tried too hard
And he mod-bombed my posts until I had none
He ripped them away
That's my story
As you see
Learned my lesson
And so did he
Now it's over
And I'm glad
Cause I'm a fool
For all I've said
Rob fuckin' hates me
Yup
Rob fuckin' hates me
Truh truh truh troll
I tried too hard
And he mod-bombed my posts until I had none
He ripped them away
Truh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh troll
Yup
Truh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Uh huh
Truh duh duh duh duh (And he mod-bombed my posts until I had none)
Truh duh duh duh duh
Rob fuckin' hates me
by Amsterdam Vallon - Slashdot debut - 2003/01/23by Amsterdam Vallon - Slashdot debut - 2003/01/23by Amsterdam Vallon - Slashdot debut - 2003/01/23by Amsterdam Vallon - Slashdot debut - 2003/01/23
Want Faster Data Transfer?
.0025 seconds, the entire path between you and the receiver is cleaned, scrubbed, polished, and sanitized. You'll notice the improvement immediately as your productivity soars!.
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) to the rescue!
This revolutionary product is guaranteed to enhance the transfer of computer data through the air. You'll be amazed!
Do you live in a polluted environment such as Los Angeles? If so, you've probably experienced the heartbreak of data transfer slow-down. WiFi Speed Spray(TM) can overcome the effects of pollution, increase fidelity, and provide you with the fastest wireless data transfer possible. Approved by the FCC, and 802.11b compliant! Compatible with Windows and most versions of Linux.
It's a scientific fact. Radio waves become sluggish under a variety of common environmental conditions. Besides air pollution, radio wave slow down in noisy environments, at night, and in "high emission" areas such as computer rooms, offices that use fluorescent lighting, and even in the kitchen (those pesky microwave ovens are to blame!).
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is designed to eliminate these harsh conditions selectively. Only the radio wave path is affected. There are no side-effects*.
How it works
The patented formula in WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is the result of years of scientific research and testing. Simply spray the area around your computer. Usually five or six sprays is all it takes. As your computer sends data, each bit also carries hundreds of invisible WiFi Speed Spray(TM) "scrubbing" molecules. It works at the speed of light. and even penetrates lead walls (not even Superman can do that!). Within
Wifi Speed Spray(TM) lasts up to one hour under normal conditions. When you notice that things are slowing down, just grab your handy WiFi Speed Spray(TM) and reapply. It's easy!
Our Customers Love It!
"I really didn't think it would work, but now I'm a believer. I just ordered another case of WiFi Speed Spray(TM) and I recommend it to all of my friends." - Ted Smith, New York
"A perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list." - Todd Smith, Los Angeles
"It's an amazing product, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone who has a computer or would like to have a computer." -Tina Smith, Chicago
"Esto es muy malo. No trabaja. Me engañan!" -Toraidio Smith, Tijuana
"I can't believe it. Now my FM radio even sounds better!" -Theresa Smith, Miami
"A few sprays, and we're talking 18 Mps each way! Whoah!" -Tim Smith, Seattle
Money-Back Guarantee!
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is guaranteed to improve your productivity. If you're not 100% satisfied, return the unopened bottle in the original packaging within eight hours, along with the original receipt, a color copy of your drivers license, and a check for $12.95 to cover handling, restocking, and legal fees. You'll receive a complete refund within 10-12 weeks.
We stand by our products, and we service what we sell!
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is available for the low introductory price of only $19.95 for a 24 ounce bottle. Add $6.95 shipping and handling for each bottle ordered. Buy it by the case, and save 50 per bottle!
Not available in stores!
Call 1-800-WIFISPZ now. Operators are standing by! Ask for Murray.
*Disclaimers
WiFi Speed Spray(TM) is safe and effective when used as directed. However, the product is known to the State of California to cause cancer; developmental toxicity; and/or male pattern baldness. For outdoor use only. Do not use near electrical appliances. WiFi Speed Spray(TM) should not be used in the presence of pregnant women, women who have been pregnant, or women who may some day become pregnant. Keep away from children and household pets (especially birds). Do not take internally. If a persistent cough or partial paralysis develops, consult a physician,
Made in Malaysia, by Malaysians. Not intended for use by Malaysians.
©Copyright 2002
NoMojo Marketing Corporation
"Using free trade zones since 1998."
OK. The joke's over.
Nothing left to see here.
Go home.
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