I've got a Dell Axim, I wish it was an IPaq because of the linux compatibility. Is the Sharp Zaurus worth getting? I really want/need a PDA to have Linux on it for various reasons. The axim was a gift and has major linux issues. Anyone have any recommendations?
Not to be picky but I think you meant Dreamworks. And If I had the money, I'd have the boxen. As far as Microsoft goes, you need to read the three little pigs. I can build all the hay houses that I want, but in the end its gonna be that brick house that stands.
I run Fedora and Debian and apt for Fedora is pathetic compared to apt for Debian. Its mainly because the repositories aren't as large and I could probably fix that with some configuration changes, but go to freshrpms.net, the entire list can be viewed all at once. I know that on Debian I could type "apt-get install GodLikePowers" and in seconds I'd have god like powers, but if I were to type that in Fedora I'd get:
Once the sources for apt for rpm become more robust, then Debian may have something to worry about, after all, the installation of Fedora actually made me smile it was so easy.
-Steve
P.S. I know that GodLikePowers also wouldn't work on Debian, it was simply an example.
I think that there will be at least three computers in my house with Linux installed on them... Oh wait... Depending on how you define "in my house", this has already occurred.
At my shore house I don't have an internet connection. I started taking my laptop down so I could work on things while out of the city. The first night I turned it on and it picked up a signal and before I knew it AIM signed me on without me doing anything (yes at the time I had just gotten my laptop and it still had that other OS on it). At first I didn't know if it was a neighbor or a county type thing, because I had heard of some counties doing that. My IP address was something like 192.168.2.131 so I assumed considering that the last byte was so high that many people were using it (is that a correct assumption?). Thats why I wasnt sure about its source. Anyway... I have no idea who to contact and ask,and since no matter what OS I use it still gets picked up, I've just been using it. I havent felt like I was doing anything illegal, but I guess now I'll have to go check that.
How about it is included at the browser level, but the actions are scriptable? i.e. [image src="title.gif" name="Slashdot" onMouseDownRight="Slashdot.src='title1.gif'"]
I think that would be great and really expand javascript functionality. Technically this could be done with the aforementioned code, but at the browser level itd be much better. Treating mouse gestures just like any other mouse event has a lot of potential
I didnt know that, the last time I used it, I think 8.2 or something, it didnt. Anyone know how to get this functionality in Debian with apt-get (stable, testing or unstable doesnt matter) or something else that is fairly simple? I've never really looked into it, or would it be easier to just download the Mandrake ISO files?
I agree with the latter 50% of your post. Take away the no computers part and the Michael Jackson part. Have you seen Michael Jackson? or even heard him speak? Come on you can't seriosuly think he's innocent.
Actually, I have plans for a new network for P2P. Its encrypted and works great on paper. I've had it planned for a while(over a year) and I intend to start coding over christmas break, college has had me too burdened to work on it now. It should be faster then FreeNet but just as secure, if not more and it is still easily and efficiently searchable. If anyone wants to help code it, I'd really appreciate it. I should be getting the site on Sourceforge soon, I think. I would like it to be coded in Delphi, but considering the current state of kylix, I doubt it. Most likely python, maybe C++. Even if you just want to discuss it, let me know. I really need more opinions on it and would love to have slashdotter's input.
Come one slashdotters, theres gotta be something that you can think of that is dated before this patent. I mean its not like transactions magically started happening as soon as AT&T made this. Anyone have any ideas?
Actually I'm using Fedora right now and its the best distro I've used yet. I had been running Debian for at least a year and half to two years, and Fedora along with apt-get and up2date is really a damn awesome OS. I was really shocked.
I only installed it so that I could validate all of those claims that said it was horrible, but then I refused to uninstall it. Not only does it run great, but its nice to look at too(which i know doesnt matter in the scheme of thigns but when ur trying to convince other people to use it, it is important). I mean my girlfriend prefers this over windows! She has no idea what an operating system is, yet alone linux. Its easy as hell to use, but has all the functionality and usablitly of any linux OS.
Seriously if you haven't tried it, you should. For being truly free (Red Hat's site says that there is know way to purchase it from them) its really amazing. I had it installed, connected to the internet, and updated and "secured" in under 45 minutes, and I installed everything from all three cds. The configuration utils are great for people not familar with the command line.
I knows its not for everyone, and I still do have a computer with Debian, and another with mandrake (I use to run suse too), but this is right up there with them, is some areas superior. I've been using linux for years, and Fedora has really impressed me. And changing from Red Hat to Suse because of Red Hat's "microsoft" like presence is the most ironic thing ever. At least red hat has some morals and gives away a version for free, unlike Suse who in a best case scenario makes you use their ftp. The ftp thing is horrible too, I had to get if off of bittorrent because Suse's system is so screwed up. Sure its clean and easy and nice to use, but if your trying to get away from Microsoft like companies go with Debian, I don't have a complaint about it.
Also, I wont use Suse's livecd becuase its crap, if I want a live CD I'll stick with Knoppix (which is a great CD and installer for Debian:) ).Just my two cents.
Umm...how many script kiddies do you know that have access to a Windows 2000/2003 server to practice writing scripts for? Apache is much easier to obtain and test code with, as is Linux. Even though Apache/Linux are easier to obtain, they are harder to write exploits for, despite the fact that its all open source. Windows is closed and many exploits are still found, imagine how many are in there total? Its like trying to name objects in a closed box just by shaking it, I doubt we've even scratched the surface of Window's total number of holes. Windows has a disticnt security advantage(although as has been proven, not the best) that is security through obscurity. We can't see the code, we have to figure out how it works. With any open source application, we give you all the answers, and you still can't break it. Not that there hasnt ever been any security problems with Apache or Linux, but they are usually found by hackers goign through the code, and are fixed before their is a problem. 99% of the time they are soley theoretical, but fixed anyway. If a Windows hole is found you know it works because its the only way to find them.
I would love to see that. Apple users will really carry out the threats that are made. I mean linux users love their OS and will do whatever it takes to protect it, but I know some OS X users who are just nuts about their OS. I mean unbelievably insane. Not only would Steve put SCO to shame, but he would do it in such a way that he'd look like a god, thats just the way he is.
Won't America probably be entirely wireless with speeds easily reaching 100mbps, but probably closer to 200 mbps? I mean I don't know about outside the city, but where I live there are wireless networks everywhere. Both 802.11b and g, so once this is expanded upon, there will be at least 52 mbps wireless commonplace. By 2010, I would hope that we at least double this speed, if not quadruple it or more. This Korean thing isn't really advancing anything, its tying them down to old technology. I've got a mile (not exaggerating) of Cat5e that I've never even touched cause I went with wireless instead. Its dirt cheap, I feel like I should just give it to them or something, perhaps I will.
And I've noticed a large increase in spam containging random letters, words, etc to throw off bayesian and other filters. I'm somewhat against blacklisting servers. I have come to the conclusion that the content of the email message can no longer easily be checked for spam with things such as bayesian filters. I have started thinking about programming something, perhaps in python, that takes out links at the server, downloads the content of the links and determines the emails credibility through the credibility of the sites it links to. Anyone interested in taking up the task? Or has something like this ever been implemented? If not I'd love for someone to go start up a project on SourceForge, I'd contribute as much I could. I would personally start a project on SF but time is something I lack anymore. Does anyone find anything wrong with this approach? Does anyone receive spam that doesnt have links in it? -Steve
I personally read it a few years ago and it is an amazing book. It really makes you think about alot and is much more detailed then this series. I heard a lot of complaints which said that this was lacking in certain areas as a result of it being produced for the general public. If you want math and detail, read the book. However, the book is still general enough that you don't really need a background in this field. If you find it interesting, there are many other books that I would recommend. "Quantum Gravity", "Time Travel in Einstein's Universe", and "The Book About Nothing" are all great follow-ups that cover more specific areas of interest. Unfortunately I can't think of all of the authors off of the top of my head, but I assure you that they are worth gettting.
-Steve
The link to the google records showed that linux had 1%. They listed "Other" as 5%. They had pretty much every major OS up there. What other OSes are out there that could have a larger user base then linux, but aren't already listed? I'd question those results.
Umm....this person had one bad experience. And you have been fed too much microsoft FUD. SUSE and RedHat are both far easier to install and can do much much more then windows ever could. Linux is also a server, ever try installing a windows server and setting it up? Ha good luck, not to mention the hour it takes to boot. Linux can be a desktop and a server and can do anything you need to do. And if you are willing to spend money then your in excellent shape. Most windows apps that you 'need' to use can run on linux, although the free alternatives are usually better. Many apps in linux are better, and more stable and secure. Not to mention, with things like apt, you update/upgrade everything on ur system, not just your microsoft lock-in monopoly stuff. This is all I have time to write, but I could go on and on. Linux really is better, don't be scared to try it out. Just because its free doesnt mean its bad. A few years ago I swore by windows, but Linux has proven its self time and time again to me and I haven't needed Windows since then. In case your wondering, yes I do everything you stated (the letters, powerpoint,etc...) easily, plus alot more on Linux.
Thank God that other people agree with me on this one.
The reviewers all must have been on crack or never saw the first two. If you actually have watched the matrix trilogy, animatrix, enter the matrix, and understand some philosophy, as well as some other things, then people would understand exactly how great revolutions was.
Honestly IMHO it couldn't have been better in any regard. It did everything it had to, everything was explained, and everything was perfect. If you don't see this because of your own ignorance, don't blame it on something else. I left the theatre with my mind in shock. Revolutions was the perfect ending to the perfect trilogy. I had been waiting for this since April 1999, and wouldnt have wanted it to be any different.
hmmm....good thing I have some good sound cards and some spare time on my hand. Running my soundcard's output into another soundcard's input and recording it to MP3 sounds enticing, that is if there is no other way. If these napster mp3s are supposedly better quality then those Kazaa Mp3s then this will help improve the Kazaa quality:) Oh wait only one problem... I refuse to give my money to this "great" Napster 2.0.
-Steve
P.S. Just out of curiousity, is it possible to loop a soundcard's output back into its input and record and play at the same time. Would it work? Any tools for doing this on either platform?
Method and system for web-based asset management
Abstract:
The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for replacing, implementing and managing computer-related assets. A technician accesses the World Wide Web through a user's computer. The information resident on the computer, including information regarding the computer and the user's preferences, are downloaded to a remote storage medium through the World Wide Web. Once downloaded, all information may be removed from the user's computer. Subsequently, the technician accesses another computer such as, for example, a new computer that has been assigned to the same user. The technician accesses the World Wide Web through the new computer and downloads the information previously stored on the remote storage medium. This information can then be used to install the user's prior applications, settings and preferences on the new computer.
Just shows who actually reads the articles and who doesn't. This won't affect Windows Update or apt-get. Did you forget that apt has supercow powers? A dumb patent can't destroy it:) Any way... this appears to have nothing to do with what people have been complaining about.
If you encrypted something based one the fact that factorization is hard, then yes there is only factorization and you can quickly, if not instantaneously, find the factors. However say I were to xor 512 bits with a 512 bit key and only I knew the key and the key was generated randomly, well at least as random as possible at the time. Then the quantum computer would brute force through every possibility of the keys, but by going through all 2^512 possibilities,it will generate every possible order of text that can be stored in 512 bits. The only way to limit the number of possibilities would be to know something that is in the text, say a name or something, but even then your left with an enormous amount of possibilities. If one new enough about the information that they could sort through all 2^512 possibilities, then the information encrypted is pointless cause someone else already knows a hell of alot about it. SO this may affect transactions of sorts that use NP hard problems, but if I xor my data with my key that only I know, have fun sorting through all the possibilities.
-Steve
Wouldn't comparing the MD5 sum of the binary freshly compiled to the MD5 sum of the binary on the system detect even the slightest change? I mean the first MD5 could easily be stored on some site publicly accessbile. Makes me wonder how serious the government takes voting if they aren't even going to check things like modifications to the binary because someone bound a trojan to it. If I'm wrong about the MD5 thing I apologize, but as far as I know, this would do the trick.
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I've got a Dell Axim, I wish it was an IPaq because of the linux compatibility. Is the Sharp Zaurus worth getting? I really want/need a PDA to have Linux on it for various reasons. The axim was a gift and has major linux issues. Anyone have any recommendations?
Not to be picky but I think you meant Dreamworks. And If I had the money, I'd have the boxen. As far as Microsoft goes, you need to read the three little pigs. I can build all the hay houses that I want, but in the end its gonna be that brick house that stands.
Once the sources for apt for rpm become more robust, then Debian may have something to worry about, after all, the installation of Fedora actually made me smile it was so easy.
-Steve
P.S. I know that GodLikePowers also wouldn't work on Debian, it was simply an example.
I think that there will be at least three computers in my house with Linux installed on them... Oh wait...
Depending on how you define "in my house", this has already occurred.
At my shore house I don't have an internet connection. I started taking my laptop down so I could work on things while out of the city. The first night I turned it on and it picked up a signal and before I knew it AIM signed me on without me doing anything (yes at the time I had just gotten my laptop and it still had that other OS on it). At first I didn't know if it was a neighbor or a county type thing, because I had heard of some counties doing that. My IP address was something like 192.168.2.131 so I assumed considering that the last byte was so high that many people were using it (is that a correct assumption?). Thats why I wasnt sure about its source. Anyway... I have no idea who to contact and ask ,and since no matter what OS I use it still gets picked up, I've just been using it. I havent felt like I was doing anything illegal, but I guess now I'll have to go check that.
How about it is included at the browser level, but the actions are scriptable?
i.e. [image src="title.gif" name="Slashdot" onMouseDownRight="Slashdot.src='title1.gif'"]
I think that would be great and really expand javascript functionality. Technically this could be done with the aforementioned code, but at the browser level itd be much better. Treating mouse gestures just like any other mouse event has a lot of potential
I didnt know that, the last time I used it, I think 8.2 or something, it didnt. Anyone know how to get this functionality in Debian with apt-get (stable, testing or unstable doesnt matter) or something else that is fairly simple? I've never really looked into it, or would it be easier to just download the Mandrake ISO files?
I agree with the latter 50% of your post. Take away the no computers part and the Michael Jackson part. Have you seen Michael Jackson? or even heard him speak? Come on you can't seriosuly think he's innocent.
Actually, I have plans for a new network for P2P. Its encrypted and works great on paper. I've had it planned for a while(over a year) and I intend to start coding over christmas break, college has had me too burdened to work on it now. It should be faster then FreeNet but just as secure, if not more and it is still easily and efficiently searchable. If anyone wants to help code it, I'd really appreciate it. I should be getting the site on Sourceforge soon, I think. I would like it to be coded in Delphi, but considering the current state of kylix, I doubt it. Most likely python, maybe C++. Even if you just want to discuss it, let me know. I really need more opinions on it and would love to have slashdotter's input.
Come one slashdotters, theres gotta be something that you can think of that is dated before this patent. I mean its not like transactions magically started happening as soon as AT&T made this. Anyone have any ideas?
Actually I'm using Fedora right now and its the best distro I've used yet. I had been running Debian for at least a year and half to two years, and Fedora along with apt-get and up2date is really a damn awesome OS. I was really shocked.
I only installed it so that I could validate all of those claims that said it was horrible, but then I refused to uninstall it. Not only does it run great, but its nice to look at too(which i know doesnt matter in the scheme of thigns but when ur trying to convince other people to use it, it is important). I mean my girlfriend prefers this over windows! She has no idea what an operating system is, yet alone linux. Its easy as hell to use, but has all the functionality and usablitly of any linux OS.
Seriously if you haven't tried it, you should. For being truly free (Red Hat's site says that there is know way to purchase it from them) its really amazing. I had it installed, connected to the internet, and updated and "secured" in under 45 minutes, and I installed everything from all three cds. The configuration utils are great for people not familar with the command line.
I knows its not for everyone, and I still do have a computer with Debian, and another with mandrake (I use to run suse too), but this is right up there with them, is some areas superior. I've been using linux for years, and Fedora has really impressed me. And changing from Red Hat to Suse because of Red Hat's "microsoft" like presence is the most ironic thing ever. At least red hat has some morals and gives away a version for free, unlike Suse who in a best case scenario makes you use their ftp. The ftp thing is horrible too, I had to get if off of bittorrent because Suse's system is so screwed up. Sure its clean and easy and nice to use, but if your trying to get away from Microsoft like companies go with Debian, I don't have a complaint about it.
Also, I wont use Suse's livecd becuase its crap, if I want a live CD I'll stick with Knoppix (which is a great CD and installer for Debian:) ).Just my two cents.
Umm...how many script kiddies do you know that have access to a Windows 2000/2003 server to practice writing scripts for? Apache is much easier to obtain and test code with, as is Linux. Even though Apache/Linux are easier to obtain, they are harder to write exploits for, despite the fact that its all open source. Windows is closed and many exploits are still found, imagine how many are in there total? Its like trying to name objects in a closed box just by shaking it, I doubt we've even scratched the surface of Window's total number of holes. Windows has a disticnt security advantage(although as has been proven, not the best) that is security through obscurity. We can't see the code, we have to figure out how it works. With any open source application, we give you all the answers, and you still can't break it. Not that there hasnt ever been any security problems with Apache or Linux, but they are usually found by hackers goign through the code, and are fixed before their is a problem. 99% of the time they are soley theoretical, but fixed anyway. If a Windows hole is found you know it works because its the only way to find them.
well put
I would love to see that. Apple users will really carry out the threats that are made. I mean linux users love their OS and will do whatever it takes to protect it, but I know some OS X users who are just nuts about their OS. I mean unbelievably insane. Not only would Steve put SCO to shame, but he would do it in such a way that he'd look like a god, thats just the way he is.
Won't America probably be entirely wireless with speeds easily reaching 100mbps, but probably closer to 200 mbps? I mean I don't know about outside the city, but where I live there are wireless networks everywhere. Both 802.11b and g, so once this is expanded upon, there will be at least 52 mbps wireless commonplace. By 2010, I would hope that we at least double this speed, if not quadruple it or more. This Korean thing isn't really advancing anything, its tying them down to old technology. I've got a mile (not exaggerating) of Cat5e that I've never even touched cause I went with wireless instead. Its dirt cheap, I feel like I should just give it to them or something, perhaps I will.
Can someone post a link to the tracker?
And I've noticed a large increase in spam containging random letters, words, etc to throw off bayesian and other filters. I'm somewhat against blacklisting servers. I have come to the conclusion that the content of the email message can no longer easily be checked for spam with things such as bayesian filters. I have started thinking about programming something, perhaps in python, that takes out links at the server, downloads the content of the links and determines the emails credibility through the credibility of the sites it links to. Anyone interested in taking up the task? Or has something like this ever been implemented? If not I'd love for someone to go start up a project on SourceForge, I'd contribute as much I could. I would personally start a project on SF but time is something I lack anymore. Does anyone find anything wrong with this approach? Does anyone receive spam that doesnt have links in it?
-Steve
I personally read it a few years ago and it is an amazing book. It really makes you think about alot and is much more detailed then this series. I heard a lot of complaints which said that this was lacking in certain areas as a result of it being produced for the general public. If you want math and detail, read the book. However, the book is still general enough that you don't really need a background in this field. If you find it interesting, there are many other books that I would recommend. "Quantum Gravity", "Time Travel in Einstein's Universe", and "The Book About Nothing" are all great follow-ups that cover more specific areas of interest. Unfortunately I can't think of all of the authors off of the top of my head, but I assure you that they are worth gettting.
-Steve
The link to the google records showed that linux had 1%. They listed "Other" as 5%. They had pretty much every major OS up there. What other OSes are out there that could have a larger user base then linux, but aren't already listed? I'd question those results.
Umm....this person had one bad experience. And you have been fed too much microsoft FUD. SUSE and RedHat are both far easier to install and can do much much more then windows ever could. Linux is also a server, ever try installing a windows server and setting it up? Ha good luck, not to mention the hour it takes to boot. Linux can be a desktop and a server and can do anything you need to do. And if you are willing to spend money then your in excellent shape. Most windows apps that you 'need' to use can run on linux, although the free alternatives are usually better. Many apps in linux are better, and more stable and secure. Not to mention, with things like apt, you update/upgrade everything on ur system, not just your microsoft lock-in monopoly stuff. This is all I have time to write, but I could go on and on. Linux really is better, don't be scared to try it out. Just because its free doesnt mean its bad. A few years ago I swore by windows, but Linux has proven its self time and time again to me and I haven't needed Windows since then. In case your wondering, yes I do everything you stated (the letters, powerpoint,etc...) easily, plus alot more on Linux.
Thank God that other people agree with me on this one.
The reviewers all must have been on crack or never saw the first two. If you actually have watched the matrix trilogy, animatrix, enter the matrix, and understand some philosophy, as well as some other things, then people would understand exactly how great revolutions was.
Honestly IMHO it couldn't have been better in any regard. It did everything it had to, everything was explained, and everything was perfect. If you don't see this because of your own ignorance, don't blame it on something else. I left the theatre with my mind in shock. Revolutions was the perfect ending to the perfect trilogy. I had been waiting for this since April 1999, and wouldnt have wanted it to be any different.
hmmm....good thing I have some good sound cards and some spare time on my hand. Running my soundcard's output into another soundcard's input and recording it to MP3 sounds enticing, that is if there is no other way. If these napster mp3s are supposedly better quality then those Kazaa Mp3s then this will help improve the Kazaa quality:) Oh wait only one problem... I refuse to give my money to this "great" Napster 2.0.
-Steve
P.S. Just out of curiousity, is it possible to loop a soundcard's output back into its input and record and play at the same time. Would it work? Any tools for doing this on either platform?
Just shows who actually reads the articles and who doesn't. This won't affect Windows Update or apt-get. Did you forget that apt has supercow powers? A dumb patent can't destroy it:) Any way... this appears to have nothing to do with what people have been complaining about.
If you encrypted something based one the fact that factorization is hard, then yes there is only factorization and you can quickly, if not instantaneously, find the factors. However say I were to xor 512 bits with a 512 bit key and only I knew the key and the key was generated randomly, well at least as random as possible at the time. Then the quantum computer would brute force through every possibility of the keys, but by going through all 2^512 possibilities,it will generate every possible order of text that can be stored in 512 bits. The only way to limit the number of possibilities would be to know something that is in the text, say a name or something, but even then your left with an enormous amount of possibilities. If one new enough about the information that they could sort through all 2^512 possibilities, then the information encrypted is pointless cause someone else already knows a hell of alot about it. SO this may affect transactions of sorts that use NP hard problems, but if I xor my data with my key that only I know, have fun sorting through all the possibilities.
-Steve
Wouldn't comparing the MD5 sum of the binary freshly compiled to the MD5 sum of the binary on the system detect even the slightest change? I mean the first MD5 could easily be stored on some site publicly accessbile. Makes me wonder how serious the government takes voting if they aren't even going to check things like modifications to the binary because someone bound a trojan to it. If I'm wrong about the MD5 thing I apologize, but as far as I know, this would do the trick.