Well it seems obvious to me that this is an evil plot by the RIAA. They are behind this for a very simple, yet clear reason. Hillary (her name is hilliary, isn't it?) is afraid that judges are going to be surfing the net when they realize how stupid their case is in regards to the DCMA. She's afraid the DCMA will eventually get destoryed and then she has to find a new way to suck money out of the consumer market.
Could someone with an account please post the article. I'm a bit shocked. I figured with Carly at the helm, HP wouldn't do anything worth shit. I just can't imagine them having enough money for this....
alright well if you want to call me the moron, at least get it right yourself. Technically "Light" is infrared, ultraviolet, or visble. My point is that x-rays are no more harmful than visble light. If we could "see" x-rays we would call it light as well. Fundementally radio waves, x-rays, and visable light are all the same thing anyway. Which is the only thing you got right.
That's exactly the point being made. It seems pefectly natural to us that people aren't going to pay for expensive music. However, it seems like the music industry is just now figuring it out. The article even starts out saying something about how people don't want to pay more for less despite the recording industry's efforts.
...that its coming out of Australia. Even if the claims in the article were true, we'll never see it (in the US anyway). I'm sure the Australian Government will find a reason to ban it.
Did you friend with the EE degree ever think to check the clock input going into the chip? Seems to me the world would be astounded to find out that their 1GHz pentium has a 500MHz clock.
I think is goal was to simply give an extreme example. No kidding you don't want this type of embedded system in a brake control system.
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Why does the media try to convince people that a "fast internet connection" is a limiting factor? It seems to me that many of the people who are script kiddies, or l33 d00z, or whatever, are people have some form of broadband. That's like saying "well cars are only dangerous if you drive a Porsche."
Fuck, I just made my first journal entry and all is good. I got so fuckd up my ride home is puking and I am not. I don't understand that shit, but I don't care. Good job Taco, I miss talking to you on IRC and shit. Oh well. Peace everyone. I like the Journal if I didn't mention it already.
That's how I thought it went... He bought/ripped/whatever Quick and Dirty Operating System and turned it into MS-DOS. I don't think he did much programming.
What is with all the stupid bolding and larger print? Made it kind of hard to read... which is saying a lot for simple black text on a white background.
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As many as needed. There are no set times or numbers. If enough little bugs are fixed, it is released. If a major bug is fixed, it is probably released sooner. In general, you only have three reasons to upgrade.
1) The new one has fixed a bug in something you are using. Such as a new USB driver for your widget.
2) A major security flaw is patched. Which is done way faster (and more publicily) than in most commerical settings.
3) You enjoy cutting your teeth on new shit. Which would be a lot of us.:)
I personally usually only upgrade if there is a dangerous remote exploit or for some functionaility. I only upgraded to 2.4.x for iptables and firewire support. Even though the backport of firewire worked fine for me.
I once read in a C programming book something along the lines of, "always use CONST for a value of something you will use throughout the program. That way if you need to change this value, you only have to change it once. An example would be making 3.14 a constant named PI. That way if PI ever changes, you only need to change one line of code."
... nice article. I like the $5.50/sec breakdown on the kernel complie. I guess this also relates back to the "its not the size that matters" argument. Sure sure 1.33GHz is probably a better buy. Usually your friends will go "whoa that's fast" with a 1.4GHz instead of "damn boy, you saved $33???? You're the man!" with a 1.33GHz =)
Of course if you buy intel they should say "ahaha you are stupid." The advantage of this scenerio, however, is that they know you broke the bank with an intel proc so they won't hit you up for a 20 spot.
I have to disagree with you. I really didn't like the first season very much. The second season would have been alright if Pulaski died or something. I can't believe how bad that woman could act. I think they used her in the show just because they knew nobody would want her to stay once Crusher came back. Starting with the 3rd season, I think ST:TNG really took off. The characters had really developed and the writing was great. Not that all the episodes were good, but the good ones were good. My biggest issue with Voyager is the writing sucks. Nevermind the shitty computer generated special effects. You can predict the end within the first 5 minutes. And the characters were really shallow up to the last season. Granted on ST:TNG you knew Picard wasn't _REALLY_ going to die, but you weren't sure how he was going to be saved.
If you read the second comment on the newforge site, the author of tux racer (i think that is who) posted that they fully intend to supply a linux version. They are claiming that their OEM is Windows Only. I don't know if that is a tatic to keep us from getting angry or if he really means it. Sounds like whoever wrote the story slanted it and forgot to mention Sunspire's Linux intentions.
That's great as long as someone doesn't get the laptop and re-install right away... which I would assume any intelligent theif would do. Except in this case.
If you stole someone's computer, wouldn't it be somewhat wise to trash the data on it as soon as possible? That way it'd be harder to prove its not yours. Furthermore, why on earth would you start connecting to the internet with someone else's computer? That isn't very smart.
Your idea sounds good except that it'd have to be done in software. Or it'd have to be integrated into the operating system and done every single time the laptop connects. Sounds like a great idea? Sounds just like putting an unquie ID on a Penitum 3.......
"The Japanese still are far beyond the rest of the world regarding such devices."
The beautiful irony in this statement is that Atari was an American company. I know that isn't what he was getting at when the comment was made, I just find it interesting. I am amazed that people do not realize that Atari always was an American company, considering the fact that Japan is where all the amazing Video Game shit happens now.
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Well it seems obvious to me that this is an evil plot by the RIAA. They are behind this for a very simple, yet clear reason. Hillary (her name is hilliary, isn't it?) is afraid that judges are going to be surfing the net when they realize how stupid their case is in regards to the DCMA. She's afraid the DCMA will eventually get destoryed and then she has to find a new way to suck money out of the consumer market.
Now I think I'll be getting my morning coffee.
Could someone with an account please post the article. I'm a bit shocked. I figured with Carly at the helm, HP wouldn't do anything worth shit. I just can't imagine them having enough money for this....
alright well if you want to call me the moron, at least get it right yourself. Technically "Light" is infrared, ultraviolet, or visble. My point is that x-rays are no more harmful than visble light. If we could "see" x-rays we would call it light as well. Fundementally radio waves, x-rays, and visable light are all the same thing anyway. Which is the only thing you got right.
No. X-Rays are just light. If it caused a problem, you wouldn't be able to take your computer on a plane. Nothing in a computer is affected by x-rays.
I follow you on this one. I had no idea Appwatch existed or ever heard of it.
That's exactly the point being made. It seems pefectly natural to us that people aren't going to pay for expensive music. However, it seems like the music industry is just now figuring it out. The article even starts out saying something about how people don't want to pay more for less despite the recording industry's efforts.
You got modded up, and I get modded down. Go figure.
...that its coming out of Australia. Even if the claims in the article were true, we'll never see it (in the US anyway). I'm sure the Australian Government will find a reason to ban it.
Did you friend with the EE degree ever think to check the clock input going into the chip? Seems to me the world would be astounded to find out that their 1GHz pentium has a 500MHz clock.
I think is goal was to simply give an extreme example. No kidding you don't want this type of embedded system in a brake control system.
Why does the media try to convince people that a "fast internet connection" is a limiting factor? It seems to me that many of the people who are script kiddies, or l33 d00z, or whatever, are people have some form of broadband. That's like saying "well cars are only dangerous if you drive a Porsche."
Fuck, I just made my first journal entry and all is good. I got so fuckd up my ride home is puking and I am not. I don't understand that shit, but I don't care. Good job Taco, I miss talking to you on IRC and shit. Oh well. Peace everyone. I like the Journal if I didn't mention it already.
I should rephrase that to, "BG didn't do much in regards to the initial programming of MS-DOS." Most of it was ripped off.
That's how I thought it went... He bought/ripped/whatever Quick and Dirty Operating System and turned it into MS-DOS. I don't think he did much programming.
Which came first: ed.com or command.com?
What is with all the stupid bolding and larger print? Made it kind of hard to read... which is saying a lot for simple black text on a white background.
As many as needed. There are no set times or numbers. If enough little bugs are fixed, it is released. If a major bug is fixed, it is probably released sooner. In general, you only have three reasons to upgrade.
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1) The new one has fixed a bug in something you are using. Such as a new USB driver for your widget.
2) A major security flaw is patched. Which is done way faster (and more publicily) than in most commerical settings.
3) You enjoy cutting your teeth on new shit. Which would be a lot of us.
I personally usually only upgrade if there is a dangerous remote exploit or for some functionaility. I only upgraded to 2.4.x for iptables and firewire support. Even though the backport of firewire worked fine for me.
Thank you but I read the book back in the 80s. Long before slashdot.
I once read in a C programming book something along the lines of, "always use CONST for a value of something you will use throughout the program. That way if you need to change this value, you only have to change it once. An example would be making 3.14 a constant named PI. That way if PI ever changes, you only need to change one line of code."
... nice article. I like the $5.50/sec breakdown on the kernel complie. I guess this also relates back to the "its not the size that matters" argument. Sure sure 1.33GHz is probably a better buy. Usually your friends will go "whoa that's fast" with a 1.4GHz instead of "damn boy, you saved $33???? You're the man!" with a 1.33GHz =)
Of course if you buy intel they should say "ahaha you are stupid." The advantage of this scenerio, however, is that they know you broke the bank with an intel proc so they won't hit you up for a 20 spot.
I have to disagree with you. I really didn't like the first season very much. The second season would have been alright if Pulaski died or something. I can't believe how bad that woman could act. I think they used her in the show just because they knew nobody would want her to stay once Crusher came back. Starting with the 3rd season, I think ST:TNG really took off. The characters had really developed and the writing was great. Not that all the episodes were good, but the good ones were good. My biggest issue with Voyager is the writing sucks. Nevermind the shitty computer generated special effects. You can predict the end within the first 5 minutes. And the characters were really shallow up to the last season. Granted on ST:TNG you knew Picard wasn't _REALLY_ going to die, but you weren't sure how he was going to be saved.
Anyway I'm ranting.
If you read the second comment on the newforge site, the author of tux racer (i think that is who) posted that they fully intend to supply a linux version. They are claiming that their OEM is Windows Only. I don't know if that is a tatic to keep us from getting angry or if he really means it. Sounds like whoever wrote the story slanted it and forgot to mention Sunspire's Linux intentions.
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I liked how I went to this article and the pop under add was from X10. It was for a Wireless Camera. heh.
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That's great as long as someone doesn't get the laptop and re-install right away... which I would assume any intelligent theif would do. Except in this case.
If you stole someone's computer, wouldn't it be somewhat wise to trash the data on it as soon as possible? That way it'd be harder to prove its not yours. Furthermore, why on earth would you start connecting to the internet with someone else's computer? That isn't very smart.
Your idea sounds good except that it'd have to be done in software. Or it'd have to be integrated into the operating system and done every single time the laptop connects. Sounds like a great idea? Sounds just like putting an unquie ID on a Penitum 3.......
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"The Japanese still are far beyond the rest of the world regarding such devices."
The beautiful irony in this statement is that Atari was an American company. I know that isn't what he was getting at when the comment was made, I just find it interesting. I am amazed that people do not realize that Atari always was an American company, considering the fact that Japan is where all the amazing Video Game shit happens now.
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> Are there really people that thought those quotes were real?
Oh yes there are. In fact, I'm sure there are people who still think it was the best movie of the year when it comes out in January.
The interesting thing is, though, that none of those people (generally) read slashdot. . . .
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