Graphics I would guess. (I'm three years out of high-school), especially if related to video games. Of course, lining up a bunch of Alienwares and having a huge lan-party is probably not what you have in mind, but maybe showing some examples of simple 3d animations, or guest speakers who work with making video games.
> how many people do you think actually use that software for a legitimate purpose? not to mention just by using the software you violate the DMCA because you step around the encryption that is there, so even if you already own the DVD, copying it using this is illegal because it's in violation of the DMCA...
This argument has been said time and time again. Just because you can purchase something that COULD allow you to do illegal things doesn't mean it should be illegal. That's the idea behind the Induce Act or whatever it was renamed to (Freedom-Technologykiller Act?) You can say that we should make guns illegal too. Had I the ability I would mark my own post as -1, Redundant...
> Yes, but how could Wal-Mart maintain their low level of quality? They'd have to make the service reps lumbering mutants, make the connection speeds fluctuate, sell it to mulleted trailer trash, and require every customer to use one of those smell-boxes so they can broadcast their terrific stench with every connection.
Or they can just stick with their currently offered dial-up service, and call it "Broadband" with catchy commercials of animated objects making people laugh to distract those from realizing how slow it is.
> They must learn the technique of Zerg rush, and then everything else will fall in line.
I think that the US would be too big a map to efficiently use a zergling rush.
I don't believe it's a local browser issue... might've just been a coincidence, kind of like what might have had happened if I spelled coincidence correctly.
> Idle wrote the book for the new musical and collaborated on the music and lyrics with John Du Prez, whose film scores include the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series and the hit, "A Fish Called Wanda."
So he's either a genius who wrote the score for the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series or that bastard that wrote the new score...
> I'm not sure, I'm kinda of weary of the way that KDE goes around and does things. I was always under the impression that Linux was built up of smaller tools to make a useable operation system, yet KDE seems intent on combining many programs into larger ones to manage the system.
IMHO, it makes sense for them to make an office suite and e-mail client, so long as those extra programs are optional and easy to not have installed when installing kde (for example, a "make simpleinstall" that just does the bare minimum). Same goes with the packages for varied distributions. The important thing is that there is the option to use JUST the desktop environment. Although I agree with you about the dual browser comment.
> I will say that technologies like this do give light that Linux definitely needs to improve its "out of the box" usability.
I wouldn't say that, I might say that it shines light on the lack of supported applications. I could say that a Mac or Windows operating system doesn't have good "out of the box" usability because much software is not suported by the other.
> We'll configure Squid as a transparent proxy, meaning we'll hijack network traffic and redirect it to a new destination
I wonder what level of Linux user this is intended for. If they say "I use linux 9.0", they might be thrown off when they find out that they're "hijacking network traffic."
I especially like the part that says..."The judgements were recorded to an especially prepared table for evaluation with the tool "anascfg" supplied by Sony
The college I work at uses Deep Freeze, which along with your other precautions will make is so that any change made to the computer (even a complete reformat) will be erased and the computer will revert back to it's orginal form.
I've always wondered if worms of these types were just worms written by a sysadmin of some company trying to delete the worm without going computer to computer, but somehow got out of the company's network...
There is an animal that can probably live past all these creatures in extreme conditions, and that's the Waterbear
From this article...
The waterbear can revert to an "instant coffee"-dry state which resists storage in liquid nitrogen, contact with mineral acids, organic solvents, radioactive radiation and boiling water. After this kind of brute "scientific" scrutiny the miraculous creature is still able to return to normal life--it needs only a small droplet of water!
>Among the robots shown in action was the "Wall Crawler," which can motor up walls and across ceilings on six wheels. It adheres to various surfaces, including brick walls, by means of a louvered fan that creates a low-pressure region between two adjacent surfaces.
> Did anyone else expect the AIR FORCE to have robots that fly ? I mean, really...
I was thinking the same thing, and then two things crossed my mind:
1.) They have already done the flying robots, those are the flying probes that are already in use. 2.) The flying robots havn't been equipped with their ultra-hyper laser-death rays, and will soon be released...
Slashdot Mirror
Next story:
"Microsoft Office helps man write suicide note."
Just so you know, if you're going to reinstall from scratch, I already read the EULA and no; there's no $1000 prize.
Graphics I would guess. (I'm three years out of high-school), especially if related to video games. Of course, lining up a bunch of Alienwares and having a huge lan-party is probably not what you have in mind, but maybe showing some examples of simple 3d animations, or guest speakers who work with making video games.
This argument has been said time and time again. Just because you can purchase something that COULD allow you to do illegal things doesn't mean it should be illegal. That's the idea behind the Induce Act or whatever it was renamed to (Freedom-Technologykiller Act?) You can say that we should make guns illegal too. Had I the ability I would mark my own post as -1, Redundant...
Or they can just stick with their currently offered dial-up service, and call it "Broadband" with catchy commercials of animated objects making people laugh to distract those from realizing how slow it is.
> They must learn the technique of Zerg rush, and then everything else will fall in line. I think that the US would be too big a map to efficiently use a zergling rush.
Not to meantion there are the friends of the people who don't know where to go that can help them out.
Yeah, what ever happened to a quick honk for "Go ahead", two quick honks and a wave for "hi", and a long blare for "Learn how to use your turn signal"
I don't believe it's a local browser issue... might've just been a coincidence, kind of like what might have had happened if I spelled coincidence correctly.
Is it History Day on Slashdot or something?
> Idle wrote the book for the new musical and collaborated on the music and lyrics with John Du Prez, whose film scores include the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series and the hit, "A Fish Called Wanda." So he's either a genius who wrote the score for the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series or that bastard that wrote the new score...
> I'm not sure, I'm kinda of weary of the way that KDE goes around and does things. I was always under the impression that Linux was built up of smaller tools to make a useable operation system, yet KDE seems intent on combining many programs into larger ones to manage the system.
IMHO, it makes sense for them to make an office suite and e-mail client, so long as those extra programs are optional and easy to not have installed when installing kde (for example, a "make simpleinstall" that just does the bare minimum). Same goes with the packages for varied distributions. The important thing is that there is the option to use JUST the desktop environment. Although I agree with you about the dual browser comment.
I wouldn't say that, I might say that it shines light on the lack of supported applications. I could say that a Mac or Windows operating system doesn't have good "out of the box" usability because much software is not suported by the other.
> We'll configure Squid as a transparent proxy, meaning we'll hijack network traffic and redirect it to a new destination
I wonder what level of Linux user this is intended for. If they say "I use linux 9.0", they might be thrown off when they find out that they're "hijacking network traffic."
From the article:
From the article: "A congressional staff member familiar with the House and Senate bills said it's likely Section 1404 will be changed or dropped. "
From HardCase
> The amendment will never leave the House.
Agreed, next article...
I especially like the part that says..."The judgements were recorded to an especially prepared table for evaluation with the tool "anascfg" supplied by Sony
The college I work at uses Deep Freeze, which along with your other precautions will make is so that any change made to the computer (even a complete reformat) will be erased and the computer will revert back to it's orginal form.
Or, you can trust this crack panel of judges who believe that "ATRAC3Plus performs better than WMA and MP3" :P
I've always wondered if worms of these types were just worms written by a sysadmin of some company trying to delete the worm without going computer to computer, but somehow got out of the company's network...
From this article... The waterbear can revert to an "instant coffee"-dry state which resists storage in liquid nitrogen, contact with mineral acids, organic solvents, radioactive radiation and boiling water. After this kind of brute "scientific" scrutiny the miraculous creature is still able to return to normal life--it needs only a small droplet of water!
> Arms race between who?
Well...apparently the Brits ARE upping their nuclear warfare technology, and especially showing interest in this...
...welcome our new... wait a minute, it's another SCO article....nm
In the article...
>Among the robots shown in action was the "Wall Crawler," which can motor up walls and across ceilings on six wheels. It adheres to various surfaces, including brick walls, by means of a louvered fan that creates a low-pressure region between two adjacent surfaces.
Anyone have any technical details?
> Did anyone else expect the AIR FORCE to have robots that fly ? I mean, really ...
I was thinking the same thing, and then two things crossed my mind:
1.) They have already done the flying robots, those are the flying probes that are already in use.
2.) The flying robots havn't been equipped with their ultra-hyper laser-death rays, and will soon be released...