Tell them we don't need a Mac / Linux port. Trillian isn't great. I've used it several times and keep going back to Gaim. Gaim has a far better interface. It FEELS like it belongs running in the OS, Trillian (and other skinnable apps) don't.
I don't think I am a packrat. I keep project files, examples, quotes, etc. But I look at all of it again, or use it all. If I find something that has no use, it gets chucked. Of course, this behavior is probably because I have a 10gb hard drive.:-P
I just finished instaling NetBSD 1.6.2, and opened a new browser window on my iMac to look up how to install packages..... and what do I see on the front page of Slashdot? NetBSD 2.0 released. The same thing happened with OpenBSD a while back.
Maybe I should install Windows XP on one of my computers... Then maybe Longhorn would come out as I opened an IE window to get FireFox:-P.
I've thought about this for a while. Why don't game companies or shareware game developers develop an open protocol? That way, you don't have the problem of some company screwing you after you've developed your game.
-- TheMadRedHatter
I really don't have the cash to get new hardware often (read: most of my stuff is my parent's or it's old and I got it from school) but I wouldn't upgrade if I had the cash.
I bought a third generation iPod and I love it. I wouldn't even consider upgrading to a photo iPod or a fourth generation iPod. The third generation pod does everything I need it to, and when I need more from it that Apple's firmware doesn't do I'll get more active in the iPodLinux [http://ipodlinux.sf.net].
I have a few computers from school that they don't use anymore - a 200MHz comp and a 167MHz comp. I set up the 200MHz with Win98 and use it to do some gaming - it's decent. I set up the 167MHz box to be a webserver with OpenBSD.
I have Mac OS 10.3.5 on my iMac 400MHz and Mac OS X keeps pushing the hardware more and more, and it's no speed demon as it is. I'm going to put Gentoo on here soon and run OS X w/ Mac-On-Linux when I need an OS X app.
There is no need to have the latest OS or hardware -> be resourceful. Better to spend money on programming books or food than new hardware when your old ones can be made to do the task.
Our school has ONE computer course. It's an intro to computers (but the whole course is MS Office). I took it as an independent study last year, hoping that eventually they might add courses. But I doubt it.
SirG3
I wouldn't call this a small step forward. I'd call it a huge leap. It shows that Microsoft actually cares about security. You can't keep an API exactly the same forever. It'll get crufty eventually.
Hopefully, there'll be more breaking for the sake of security.
As a geek stuck in the managed account zone (grounding.. blech!!), I had to find a way around it or go crazy. I found that way within 20 minutes of logging on.
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. This problem is on EVERY operating system that can allow a program to delete a file. On Mac OS X (and other permission based systems) this risk is actually *reduced*. Unless you're running it as root (which is your own fault if you are:P) it can't do any damage to things that you don't own. The operating system remains stable but all your stuff is gone heh.
And two good rules of thumb (for any OS IMHO): Monthly (or weekly) backups A spare user account (with admin privelages of course)
That'll save you from having to reinstall and loose all of your information.
And downloading P2P isn't exactly a trusted source. As previous posters have said: If you want Microsoft Word buy it, but don't be suprised that if you pirate it it might not work.
You do get a message, but from what I can tell it works with Safari. The only thing that I've noticed is it may fail to load it the first try. It works fine under Firefox though.
It makes a lot of sense.
Apple has made it easier to program for OS X. The integration of Interface Builder and XCode certainly makes it easier than programming in Mac OS 'Classic'. You don't have to mess with Carbon or resource forks either. And since it's built on Unix, Unix developers don't have to do much work to get it to work under X.
If this happens:
Would they assimiliate AIM into MSN? Or would they ditch it? IMHO they would assimiliate into their network so they don't loose the huge user base AIM has.
SirG3
I don't think NASA read this because it doesn't have a section on how to lose and/or destroy a billion dollar project. They should have discussed the multiple ways to do it, ex: There's the mess-up-the-conversion-from-english-to-metric approach and then there's the we-just-plain-lost-contact approach.
Slashdot Mirror
Tell them we don't need a Mac / Linux port. Trillian isn't great. I've used it several times and keep going back to Gaim. Gaim has a far better interface. It FEELS like it belongs running in the OS, Trillian (and other skinnable apps) don't.
-- SirG3
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;-)
>d 6K e aY f eP
>g !S h gn i D=
>j Hd k vw l Cb
>m W5 n 4$ o R3
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>s +2 t s* u Ay
>v fL w zG x Zu
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So what does the output of that Perl script look like?
-- TheMadRedHatter
I have about 6 different passwords. My longest, 20 chars, is for root on one of the boxes.
All of them are alpha numeric.
I created a random password generator, wrote them down.... memorized them..... then burned the paper.
-- TheMadRedHatter
I don't think I am a packrat. I keep project files, examples, quotes, etc. But I look at all of it again, or use it all. If I find something that has no use, it gets chucked. Of course, this behavior is probably because I have a 10gb hard drive. :-P
-- TheMadRedHatter
I just finished instaling NetBSD 1.6.2, and opened a new browser window on my iMac to look up how to install packages..... and what do I see on the front page of Slashdot? NetBSD 2.0 released. The same thing happened with OpenBSD a while back.
:-P.
Maybe I should install Windows XP on one of my computers... Then maybe Longhorn would come out as I opened an IE window to get FireFox
-- TheMadRedHatter
I've thought about this for a while. Why don't game companies or shareware game developers develop an open protocol? That way, you don't have the problem of some company screwing you after you've developed your game. -- TheMadRedHatter
We have this, really. We drive up to to the light and it self-adapts to red......
-- TheMadRedHatter
I really don't have the cash to get new hardware often (read: most of my stuff is my parent's or it's old and I got it from school) but I wouldn't upgrade if I had the cash.
I bought a third generation iPod and I love it. I wouldn't even consider upgrading to a photo iPod or a fourth generation iPod. The third generation pod does everything I need it to, and when I need more from it that Apple's firmware doesn't do I'll get more active in the iPodLinux [http://ipodlinux.sf.net].
I have a few computers from school that they don't use anymore - a 200MHz comp and a 167MHz comp. I set up the 200MHz with Win98 and use it to do some gaming - it's decent. I set up the 167MHz box to be a webserver with OpenBSD.
I have Mac OS 10.3.5 on my iMac 400MHz and Mac OS X keeps pushing the hardware more and more, and it's no speed demon as it is. I'm going to put Gentoo on here soon and run OS X w/ Mac-On-Linux when I need an OS X app.
There is no need to have the latest OS or hardware -> be resourceful. Better to spend money on programming books or food than new hardware when your old ones can be made to do the task.
-- TheMadRedHatter
Our school has ONE computer course. It's an intro to computers (but the whole course is MS Office). I took it as an independent study last year, hoping that eventually they might add courses. But I doubt it. SirG3
I wouldn't call this a small step forward. I'd call it a huge leap. It shows that Microsoft actually cares about security. You can't keep an API exactly the same forever. It'll get crufty eventually.
Hopefully, there'll be more breaking for the sake of security.
TheMadRedHatter
As a geek stuck in the managed account zone (grounding.. blech!!), I had to find a way around it or go crazy. I found that way within 20 minutes of logging on.
t xt
The article I wrote is here: http://jranieri.homeip.net/~joe/articles/exploit.
TheMadRedHatter
I just hope that in 10.4 Apple decides that metadata is good. There's some Be people in Apple, so hopefully :)
TheMadRedHatter
Apology accepted, Capt^H^H^H^H George Lucas.
TheMadRedHatter
Wait, how'd the slashdotter get HIV in the first place?
TheMadRedHatter
Ok, this is getting ridiculous. This problem is on EVERY operating system that can allow a program to delete a file. On Mac OS X (and other permission based systems) this risk is actually *reduced*. Unless you're running it as root (which is your own fault if you are :P) it can't do any damage to things that you don't own. The operating system remains stable but all your stuff is gone heh.
And two good rules of thumb (for any OS IMHO):
Monthly (or weekly) backups
A spare user account (with admin privelages of course)
That'll save you from having to reinstall and loose all of your information.
And downloading P2P isn't exactly a trusted source. As previous posters have said: If you want Microsoft Word buy it, but don't be suprised that if you pirate it it might not work.
TheMadRedHatter
You do get a message, but from what I can tell it works with Safari. The only thing that I've noticed is it may fail to load it the first try. It works fine under Firefox though.
TheMadRedHatter
virus.mp3 version 1.0, Copyright 2004 by E. Cracker. All rights reserved.
t .dtd">
:)... Now to delete the file before I open it :P
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist SYSTEM "file://localhost/System/Library/DTDs/PropertyLis
<plist version="0.9">
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>mp3.virus</string>
<key>CFBundleName</key>
<string>virus.mp3</string>
<key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
<string>virus.mp3 version 1.0, Copyright 2004 by E. Cracker. All rights reserved.</string>
<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
<string>virus.mp3 version 1.0</string>
<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
<string>APPL</string>
<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
<string>vMP3</string>
<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
<string>1.0</string>
<key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
<string>English</string>
<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key&g t;
<string>6.0</string>
<key>LSPrefersCarbon</key>
<true/>
<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>128</string>
</dict>
</plist>
I thought it was pretty interesting
TheMadRedHatter
It makes a lot of sense.
Apple has made it easier to program for OS X. The integration of Interface Builder and XCode certainly makes it easier than programming in Mac OS 'Classic'. You don't have to mess with Carbon or resource forks either. And since it's built on Unix, Unix developers don't have to do much work to get it to work under X.
TheMadRedHatter
If this happens: Would they assimiliate AIM into MSN? Or would they ditch it? IMHO they would assimiliate into their network so they don't loose the huge user base AIM has. SirG3
Now if only cpu's came down in size I could have my comp in my sun glasses :)
Joe
Hm,
I don't think NASA read this because it doesn't have a section on how to lose and/or destroy a billion dollar project. They should have discussed the multiple ways to do it, ex: There's the mess-up-the-conversion-from-english-to-metric approach and then there's the we-just-plain-lost-contact approach.
Joe