The reason is, and I don't care if I'm modded down to -1, some mods would rather bitch slap people than do actual work like thinking and reading post. Some mods use it to suppress differing opinion.
I just don't get it. When I have mod points I look for good stuff to mod up. Sure I mod down "first post", unmistakable trolls, and spammers, but if someone doesn't fall into those groups and seems sincere I either leave it be or mod it up.
I could go on, but you get the idea. Sometimes discussions should be offtopic, and sometimes redundant etc. Most importantly every discussion needs humor. I see no reason to bitch slap when someone is being sincere.
Hacksaw, maybe? I mean the title said it was hackable, I assume that means with a hacksaw. You'd probably want to _integrate_ rather than embed anyway.
Oh come on mods, that was funny I nearly spit my coffee out. Someone fix that please. Now to be on topic, in my experience police are criminals and police have cause me more hardship than archetype criminals. In fact the only time I needed a police officer they didn't do shit, they just wrote a report.
I'm not sure how you can blame the content providers.
It's not hard to understand, let me spell it out for you in user-friendly terms. Content providers often require users to install additional software thus the user is not suspicious when a website wants them to install additional software. Simple isn't it.
There is even terminology in psychology for this, it's called: positive reinforcement. That is the user is used to installing additional software without negative consequence thus they are likely to install more additional software without thought. After all the last time they installed additional software they were rewarded with cool content.
This has nothing to do with choice. It doesn't have anything to do with some plugins not being harmful. I'm not arguing for a monopoly at all, that is a very distorted interpretation of my post. I am talking about behavior, namely reinforced behavior. I'm not say it was intentional and/or malicious on the parts of content providers or Adobe or Microsoft and Real. What I am saying is the trojan was possible indirectly because of them.
It's not a Windows problem nor is it a user problem. BTU (blame the user) is easy to toss around for us geeks, but it really masks the true issue here.
That is, user have be trained to install browser plugins by content providers. These so-called content providers only want to control their content, it's inconsequential to them that they're also exerting control over their viewers. It's also ironic that the mindless stride to control viewers has led that control into the hands of even more dishonest criminals.
In a sense most content provider plugins are trojans themselves. That is, they tell the user they'll provide the ability to view their content, but what they really do is take functionality out of the software and take control away from the user.
This trojan is possible because installing a trojan is an accepted Internet practice. Quick raise you hand if you have RealPlayer installed. Ideally a browser is all anyone needs to view the web, but at some point during commercialization of the Internet the community took a step in the wrong direction: Flash, RealPlayer. Barf. Don't you see, the problem is clearly not the users fault.
The problem, in fact, lies with the likes of Adobe, Real and Microsoft for creating stupid crap like Flash, RealPlayer, Silverlight then demanding users install these without thought to view content. If there were nice standards that provided the functionality of these plugins in the browser this would be a non-issue -- the trojan would never have been created.
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You obviously don't know anything about the situation here in Arizona then. It's the opposite, the Navajo Nation maintains influence and exerts control over local governments, public opinion, the public university and the courts -- even the 9th circuit court in California. On of their main business/political endeavors has people believing that snowmaking is a violation of their religious freedom. The issue is causing our ski resort to not be able to modernize. Since the issue at hand in the TFA is about the modernization of the Navajo Nation why should anyone care? If they are willing to block modernization when it serves their interest then why should I lift a finger when they can't get free Internet anymore. Besides they played the we-don't-understand-technology-card already in this battle claiming that they did not review the ski resorts plans before approving the upgrades because they couldn't view them on a computer. Come to find out that anyone on the Res has free access to computers and the Internet. And it's exactly your assertion that "the powers that be maintain control" that allow this nonsense to happen. People try so hard to not be part of the big bad United States that in the past had very bad policies toward Natives. However, if the current situation was looked at objectively the general population in Northern Arizona would realize that the Navajo Nation and the other local tribes don't really have a problem with snowmaking. They simply want the competing ski resort to go out of business, so more people will visit the ski resort they do own. And, yup you guessed it, they make snow at their resort. Funny how that works out.
Um, you didn't fix anything AFAIK VLC just links against libtheora which is Theora's reference implementation. That doesn't mean the file leaks memory or that the spec says "don't free that memory." It could mean that Theora is fundamentally flawed or maybe just VLC is busted in some other way. Like I said I don't really know, so I didn't make an assumption and I made sure to qualify my statements as not being absolute. You, however, changed it to an absolute statement and declared it fixed. Whatever dude, get over yourself.
I'm tempted to call bullshit. I'm running a quick informal unscientific test between full motion H.264 with audio playing in QuickTime at 849x480 and Ogg Theora w/o audio playing in VLC at 720x576. The Theora video is mostly a static image (one of the test videos from the TheoraTestsuite) set to loop. Both videos were consuming 25% of the CPU, but while QuickTime stayed steady at 30 MB of real memory, VLC was leaking memory at an astonishing rate after about 10 minutes VLC was using about 1GB of real memory. As I was typing this VLC crashed.
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=16777216) failed (error code=12)
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=16777216) failed (error code=12)
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=4976640) failed (error code=12)
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=688128) failed (error code=12)
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug
7/31/08 2:36:38 PM com.apple.launchd[129] ([0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973]) Exited abnormally: Bus error
My test was on an Intel Mac. Of course the problem could be with VLC and not Theora. Like I said this was a totally unscientific test, but I've NEVER be happy with Ogg content either audio (vorbis) or video (theora). Theora is reminiscent of MPEG-2 video in quality, size and playback performance. While H.264 just looks great, creates reasonable file size and performs amazingly. I think the community should pressure MPEG LA to open H.264, because it is, for lack of a better term, 'the state of the art'. Of course I'm just an armchair analyst and you should take what I say with a grain of salt.
Um, what is this huge difference you speak of? Seems to me like the only differences are: when does a fetus becomes a human? Which is your favorite constitutional amendment? Which is the right way to wage war? Which kind of big government to you support IRS, SSI, AFDC or NSA, DHS, DEA? And the ever popular big fence yeah or neigh? With lots and lots of overlap on both sides. Hence Republicrats, which isn't a joke it's a valid observation.
Yes Bush is different, but that's because he's a liar and a mass murderer. He is not representative of the entire republican party.
Well yes, Trilobyte is no more, but it wasn't going to be made by Trilobyte. Some other company was going to continue the franchise. I have no idea of the connection, if any, between the said company and Trilobyte. I'm pretty sure that company is out of business too and I'll never see this game. But a guy can hope can't he?
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Sure. That's not even close to what this guy is looking for. LaTeX is to printed publications (or PDFs) as HTML is to a webpage. He's not looking for a program for changing fonts in a GUI. He's looking for a modern way to typeset documents kind of like going from HTML table layouts to CSS layouts. Where is badanalogyguy when you need him?
Growing up the 11th Hour was the coolest game I had ever seen. It's the one game I've held on to all these years. A while ago I installed DOSBox and started playing it again. I'm still waiting on the next sequel I think it was going to be called The Collector. I suspect it's vaporware though.
we are not tracking many of the asteroids that could destroy earth
Is that for a technical reason or is it that because there are precisely zero asteroids that could destroy the Earth? Severely damage yes, but destroy the Earth? Not likely since we believe a Mars sized object has already hit us and we are still here (by us and we I mean the Earth).
That was a rhetorical question by the way. So please don't reply and tell me that an object doesn't have to destroy the Earth in order to cause life on Earth to suffer. I'm aware of that.
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The reason is, and I don't care if I'm modded down to -1, some mods would rather bitch slap people than do actual work like thinking and reading post. Some mods use it to suppress differing opinion.
I just don't get it. When I have mod points I look for good stuff to mod up. Sure I mod down "first post", unmistakable trolls, and spammers, but if someone doesn't fall into those groups and seems sincere I either leave it be or mod it up.
I could go on, but you get the idea. Sometimes discussions should be offtopic, and sometimes redundant etc. Most importantly every discussion needs humor. I see no reason to bitch slap when someone is being sincere.
Kid Rock is dead? Please tell me Eminem was involved and it was a murder suicide.
((Mac OS) - (All PowerPC Macs)) = (WTF?)
Hacksaw, maybe? I mean the title said it was hackable, I assume that means with a hacksaw. You'd probably want to _integrate_ rather than embed anyway.
Oh come on mods, that was funny I nearly spit my coffee out. Someone fix that please. Now to be on topic, in my experience police are criminals and police have cause me more hardship than archetype criminals. In fact the only time I needed a police officer they didn't do shit, they just wrote a report.
It's not just you, no one has ever said that! If they claim otherwise they're a liar and they work for Sony.
Methane doesn't stay in the atmosphere as long as CO2.
You got +5 way to go, you must be right. *in caveman voice* User dumb, me omniscient. *end caveman voice* Enjoy the bliss.
I'm not sure how you can blame the content providers.
It's not hard to understand, let me spell it out for you in user-friendly terms. Content providers often require users to install additional software thus the user is not suspicious when a website wants them to install additional software. Simple isn't it.
There is even terminology in psychology for this, it's called: positive reinforcement. That is the user is used to installing additional software without negative consequence thus they are likely to install more additional software without thought. After all the last time they installed additional software they were rewarded with cool content.
This has nothing to do with choice. It doesn't have anything to do with some plugins not being harmful. I'm not arguing for a monopoly at all, that is a very distorted interpretation of my post. I am talking about behavior, namely reinforced behavior. I'm not say it was intentional and/or malicious on the parts of content providers or Adobe or Microsoft and Real. What I am saying is the trojan was possible indirectly because of them.
It's not a Windows problem nor is it a user problem. BTU (blame the user) is easy to toss around for us geeks, but it really masks the true issue here.
That is, user have be trained to install browser plugins by content providers. These so-called content providers only want to control their content, it's inconsequential to them that they're also exerting control over their viewers. It's also ironic that the mindless stride to control viewers has led that control into the hands of even more dishonest criminals.
In a sense most content provider plugins are trojans themselves. That is, they tell the user they'll provide the ability to view their content, but what they really do is take functionality out of the software and take control away from the user.
This trojan is possible because installing a trojan is an accepted Internet practice. Quick raise you hand if you have RealPlayer installed. Ideally a browser is all anyone needs to view the web, but at some point during commercialization of the Internet the community took a step in the wrong direction: Flash, RealPlayer. Barf. Don't you see, the problem is clearly not the users fault.
The problem, in fact, lies with the likes of Adobe, Real and Microsoft for creating stupid crap like Flash, RealPlayer, Silverlight then demanding users install these without thought to view content. If there were nice standards that provided the functionality of these plugins in the browser this would be a non-issue -- the trojan would never have been created.
infowar Let's Firewalls Ermes Defcon hope Leuken-Baden Saudi Arabia $400 million in gold bullion they're 9/11 COSCO BCCI SSL underground watching Agfa JPL Clinton sweep KGB Steve Case the USCOI CIA LABLINK diwnright keyhole Al Jazeera connections espionage USDOJ UNSCOM and SRI lynch Rule not Psix BCCI event security USDOJ false SCUD missile cybercash positives! UOP Albright However, Bellcore BLU-114/B Ft. Bragg it Leuken-Baden follows SDI Aladdin that eternity server covertddd^&*dd3video9(33#&*d[NO CARRIER
You obviously don't know anything about the situation here in Arizona then. It's the opposite, the Navajo Nation maintains influence and exerts control over local governments, public opinion, the public university and the courts -- even the 9th circuit court in California. On of their main business/political endeavors has people believing that snowmaking is a violation of their religious freedom. The issue is causing our ski resort to not be able to modernize. Since the issue at hand in the TFA is about the modernization of the Navajo Nation why should anyone care? If they are willing to block modernization when it serves their interest then why should I lift a finger when they can't get free Internet anymore. Besides they played the we-don't-understand-technology-card already in this battle claiming that they did not review the ski resorts plans before approving the upgrades because they couldn't view them on a computer. Come to find out that anyone on the Res has free access to computers and the Internet. And it's exactly your assertion that "the powers that be maintain control" that allow this nonsense to happen. People try so hard to not be part of the big bad United States that in the past had very bad policies toward Natives. However, if the current situation was looked at objectively the general population in Northern Arizona would realize that the Navajo Nation and the other local tribes don't really have a problem with snowmaking. They simply want the competing ski resort to go out of business, so more people will visit the ski resort they do own. And, yup you guessed it, they make snow at their resort. Funny how that works out.
Um, you didn't fix anything AFAIK VLC just links against libtheora which is Theora's reference implementation. That doesn't mean the file leaks memory or that the spec says "don't free that memory." It could mean that Theora is fundamentally flawed or maybe just VLC is busted in some other way. Like I said I don't really know, so I didn't make an assumption and I made sure to qualify my statements as not being absolute. You, however, changed it to an absolute statement and declared it fixed. Whatever dude, get over yourself.
7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=16777216) failed (error code=12) 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=16777216) failed (error code=12) 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=4976640) failed (error code=12) 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] VLC(99973,0xdd22f000) malloc: *** mmap(size=688128) failed (error code=12) 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** error: can't allocate region 7/31/08 2:36:11 PM [0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973] *** set a breakpoint in malloc_error_break to debug 7/31/08 2:36:38 PM com.apple.launchd[129] ([0x0-0x11e81e7].org.videolan.vlc[99973]) Exited abnormally: Bus error
My test was on an Intel Mac. Of course the problem could be with VLC and not Theora. Like I said this was a totally unscientific test, but I've NEVER be happy with Ogg content either audio (vorbis) or video (theora). Theora is reminiscent of MPEG-2 video in quality, size and playback performance. While H.264 just looks great, creates reasonable file size and performs amazingly. I think the community should pressure MPEG LA to open H.264, because it is, for lack of a better term, 'the state of the art'. Of course I'm just an armchair analyst and you should take what I say with a grain of salt.
I purpose this be a new meme, instead of I don't drink Microsoft Kool-Aid it is now and forever: I don't drink Microsoft Midori.
Hmm. Windows 95's code name was Chicago, the name of the system font on the Macintosh at that time. What next Windows Lucida Grande?
And a liqueur! Midori.
Um, what is this huge difference you speak of? Seems to me like the only differences are: when does a fetus becomes a human? Which is your favorite constitutional amendment? Which is the right way to wage war? Which kind of big government to you support IRS, SSI, AFDC or NSA, DHS, DEA? And the ever popular big fence yeah or neigh? With lots and lots of overlap on both sides. Hence Republicrats, which isn't a joke it's a valid observation.
Yes Bush is different, but that's because he's a liar and a mass murderer. He is not representative of the entire republican party.
Well yes, Trilobyte is no more, but it wasn't going to be made by Trilobyte. Some other company was going to continue the franchise. I have no idea of the connection, if any, between the said company and Trilobyte. I'm pretty sure that company is out of business too and I'll never see this game. But a guy can hope can't he?
Consul corporate security clones There Cohiba digicash infowar USDOJ CDMA sniper Qaddafi supercomputer are INSCOM Aldergrove Legion of Doom BRLO other Rand Corporation ASIO cracking Downing options Street high security Abbas lock picking namely Albright Europol Consul Rumsfeld NATO bluebird false George W. Bush nitrate analyzer South Africa mindwar Armani Skipjack CISU positives world domination LABLINK Kh-11 or secure try Defcon!@#d%d&*(";dd;,[NO CARRIER
Anyone weigh in?
Sure. That's not even close to what this guy is looking for. LaTeX is to printed publications (or PDFs) as HTML is to a webpage. He's not looking for a program for changing fonts in a GUI. He's looking for a modern way to typeset documents kind of like going from HTML table layouts to CSS layouts. Where is badanalogyguy when you need him?
Growing up the 11th Hour was the coolest game I had ever seen. It's the one game I've held on to all these years. A while ago I installed DOSBox and started playing it again. I'm still waiting on the next sequel I think it was going to be called The Collector. I suspect it's vaporware though.
Wait, "cool it" doesn't roll off the tongue?
we are not tracking many of the asteroids that could destroy earth
Is that for a technical reason or is it that because there are precisely zero asteroids that could destroy the Earth? Severely damage yes, but destroy the Earth? Not likely since we believe a Mars sized object has already hit us and we are still here (by us and we I mean the Earth).
That was a rhetorical question by the way. So please don't reply and tell me that an object doesn't have to destroy the Earth in order to cause life on Earth to suffer. I'm aware of that.
Informative? WTF?