You know what, a good product often has to revamp its image in order to accelerate takeup. I suggest they change their name to something fiesty, energetic and powerful-sounding.
Why not combine the fiestyness of a fox with the power of fire. I suggest something like Foxfire or Firefox!
suppose that someone started a "Rate-A-Student" web site, where professors could post messages anonymously
If you were paying students to study there, you would be completely justified to have the site corrected or moderated (not pulled down).
These professor rating sites are in the same league as consumer reviews of cars, computers and ISPs. In other words, they are there to help the paying consumers make a more informed choice about their purchase.
Even if there were libellous material on the website, it should be treated in exactly the same way that other public websites are, i.e., sending a warning to the webmaster, and then legal action, if necessary.
Just because you're a professor, doesn't give you the right to censor public discussion of your activities as a professor.
Dude, if you want realistic fighting with the chance of possible brain damage, just join the army.
Soldier,
I object to your scanty claims that being in the army causes brain damage. Now get back to work! I want that toilet bowl so clean I could eat off it - because I plan to.
Don't fighter pilots already have enough dangers threatening their survival? Something about being shot down, and the effects of gravity spring to mind.
But nevermind those dangers, the technology is cool.
People are saying that adding stegged content to a (compressed) file adds redundancy, which can be detected.
I also read here that compressing the data and adding it, would still add redundancy. Is this correct?
What about compressing, then encrypting the data? I always thought that compression and encryption both attempt to minimise the entropy of a set of data. How can it be detected if it's random?
I'm sorry, but I can't help you with the software. I have a Nokia 3310 myself, and won't be upgrading until it breaks, or I find a phone with a must-have feature.
I remember seeing an IM client running on a late model Nokia. I suggest you do a search on slashdot.
0.55c per kB seems like a pretty good deal. To send an SMS, all you'd have to do is run a recent version of ICQ on a late model mobile.
160 characters per SMS, assuming 1 Byte per character plus one or two kB to connect to ICQ and overhead makes for a pretty cheap SMS. A few cents at most.
Not if you use free SMS gateways like the one built into ICQ. Switching solely to IM would only be possible if everyone's phone could run an IM client.
I'm also with Optus... Do you know whether Optus charges a connection fee for GPRS, like Telstra? Or do you only get billed for the data you use?
I may tolerate the exorbitant data charges if there is no connection fee. Otherwise, I may as well use WAP or *god-forbid* GSM data. Who knows, either of those may turn out cheaper than GPRS.
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You know what, a good product often has to revamp its image in order to accelerate takeup. I suggest they change their name to something fiesty, energetic and powerful-sounding.
Why not combine the fiestyness of a fox with the power of fire. I suggest something like Foxfire or Firefox!
I stand corrected then :)
It's been a while since I studied Japanese.
Yeah, well... Hari Kiri went out of fashion so something's got to take up the slack.
$12,000,000,000.42.
So the 42c is for the CD-R that FreeBSD is burnt on? Sounds like a good deal to me (except for the whole $12B part)
suppose that someone started a "Rate-A-Student" web site, where professors could post messages anonymously
If you were paying students to study there, you would be completely justified to have the site corrected or moderated (not pulled down).
These professor rating sites are in the same league as consumer reviews of cars, computers and ISPs. In other words, they are there to help the paying consumers make a more informed choice about their purchase.
Even if there were libellous material on the website, it should be treated in exactly the same way that other public websites are, i.e., sending a warning to the webmaster, and then legal action, if necessary.
Just because you're a professor, doesn't give you the right to censor public discussion of your activities as a professor.
Give it time. Debian/stable wasn't built in a day.
is somebody going to attach a turbine to George Orwell?
Just think of all the nuclear power stations that could be decommissioned as a result
I have tried this more than once on my Win2k box with no problems. I have no idea why this works on my computer, but on nobody else's.
Just make sure you unplug the power cable first, and use an ESD mat, if you can.
Dude, if you want realistic fighting with the chance of possible brain damage, just join the army.
Soldier,
I object to your scanty claims that being in the army causes brain damage. Now get back to work! I want that toilet bowl so clean I could eat off it - because I plan to.
sincerely,
General Failure
Yeah, whatever. Leave me alone, I'm on the computer.
It would be killer for fighter pilots
Don't fighter pilots already have enough dangers threatening their survival? Something about being shot down, and the effects of gravity spring to mind.
But nevermind those dangers, the technology is cool.
I'm currently exporting a few directories with samba. What are the (dis)?advantages of switching to SFU?
Can I expect a speed increase? At least NFS can run on non-standard ports, letting me access it remotely more easily.
People are saying that adding stegged content to a (compressed) file adds redundancy, which can be detected.
I also read here that compressing the data and adding it, would still add redundancy. Is this correct?
What about compressing, then encrypting the data? I always thought that compression and encryption both attempt to minimise the entropy of a set of data. How can it be detected if it's random?
1) Good luck identifying VoIP traffic
2) Good luck decrypting it
That is all.
According to this article, the Real Music Store will be offering 192kbps AAC downloads.
I think this is a great idea, and it could potentially steal customers from Apple.
hey, I would'be be giving them ideas.
I'm sorry, but I can't help you with the software. I have a Nokia 3310 myself, and won't be upgrading until it breaks, or I find a phone with a must-have feature.
I remember seeing an IM client running on a late model Nokia. I suggest you do a search on slashdot.
0.55c per kB seems like a pretty good deal. To send an SMS, all you'd have to do is run a recent version of ICQ on a late model mobile.
160 characters per SMS, assuming 1 Byte per character plus one or two kB to connect to ICQ and overhead makes for a pretty cheap SMS. A few cents at most.
Not if you use free SMS gateways like the one built into ICQ. Switching solely to IM would only be possible if everyone's phone could run an IM client.
There goes any possible hope of using SMS over IP over GPRS to save money (which I always thought would be neat).
How long can you maintain an active connection?
I still can't help but wonder what will happen when data charges fall, and people start making VoIPoGPRS calls...
Not as useful as a defenestrator.
I'm also with Optus... Do you know whether Optus charges a connection fee for GPRS, like Telstra? Or do you only get billed for the data you use?
I may tolerate the exorbitant data charges if there is no connection fee. Otherwise, I may as well use WAP or *god-forbid* GSM data. Who knows, either of those may turn out cheaper than GPRS.
I don't know if I'd trust my community website to a hosting company that just spouts the letters CCCP all over its website.
Philip K Dick is the author the short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. This is the story that the movie Total Recall was based on.
Just thought people might like to know this.
You don't want to touch that. I've heard she's hairy.
Dude, aren't you forgetting that TMTOWTDI?