I'd also love to be able to block cookies from entire subnets (probably haven't read the appropriate part in the manual about how to set this) such as *.doubleclick.net, and *.hitbox.com
This only works if you believe in some dream world where we all grow our own organic vegetables and soybeans, bicycle to work at sunlit offices, and don't need any industrial goods.
And let's not forget: printed slashdot:( Please, think of the trees!
1. Borrow a CD from a friend. 2. Copy the CD. 3. Give the original CD back to your friend. (or of course, copy a CD you bought, which is really just fair use)
Weird as it may sound, it's true. As long as you don't give/sell the copies to someone (like sending them over the net) you're free to do whatever you want.
Note that I am not a proponent of this system, I would prefer 'normal' copyright laws in combination with unrestricted (no DMCA) fair use laws.
I've been trying to get them off Outlook/OExpress for ages (for safety purposes) but most refused to go to Thunderbird as it was "too different"
Exactly the same problem here.
I've tried to get our administrative staff to switch to Thunderbird. Really just for safety reasons. (because our email addresses are in many attachment-clicking-OE-users' addressbooks, and it takes only one non-attachment OE-exploit to infect our staff's computers)
However after a week they told me in unanimity they wanted to switch back to OE. Naturally, I asked: Why? Doesn't Thunderbird do everything OE does too? (and better, like filtering and searching) They answered: Well, yes that's true, but it's still different!
So grudingly I had to switch them back.
Moral of the story: We need a better Outlook skin for Thunderbird.:P
Actually here in the Netherlands, if you buy a recordable medium (CD-R for example) you pay extra for it. It's called (rough translation) the "home copying foundation". It requires every recordable medium to have a special kind of 'tax' which is divided among copyright holders.
This might sound bad. However, this also makes it legal to copy anything as long as you don't give/sell the copies to others. (so for now, no DMCA here. hurrah)
But what I'm really interested in, is to know how the leveling system works. The no.1 reason why I get frustrated by most MMORPG's is the extremely tedious system of leveling. (which usually consists of killing the same type of creature for days on end)
Take Lineage2 for example. It's a very pretty game, with lots of potential (great engine) But I stopped playing once I spent 2 nights getting my character up above lvl5 (by killing the same types of creatures over and over, which did not feel very rewarding) only to be stomped down by another rampant playerkiller.
I hope that, for once, some developer will break the mold and invent a fun way to level. Since I enjoy the social interaction of MMORPG's, I enjoy item hunting, quests, guilds, etc. but I certainly don't enjoy those boring levelling systems.
It's not that I don't want to put effort into getting a higher level character, it's just that most games don't make the levelling system rewarding enough. (not at all actually)
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Why is this insightful?
Having been a big PHP fan, let me assure you that PHP has a strong central theme like a kleptomaniac with ADD has a strong attention span.
And does Perl have a 'strong central theme' ? Note: I don't particularly like PHP nor Perl, but if there's any language that's built for everything and then some, it's Perl.
Having been a big PHP fan, every story about PHP releases reminds me of the page long list of vulnerabilities and issues under it's entry in netbsd's package listing.
There's a good reason why most sensible stable package trees don't release every latest-and-greatest version, and instead opt to patch vulnerabilities on current 'stable' versions.
So yes, while I don't like the whole inline system, I consider PHP pretty safe to use.
Slashdot Mirror
To me the advantage of a mobile phone with bluetooth (and GPRS) is I can connect to it with my PDA and my Laptop.
:)
Result: GPRS/UMTS on my PDA and Laptop.
Which means internet access everywhere there's mobile phone coverage.
Result: Slashdot everywhere
wget the .swf
grep for strings with 'http' or 'html' or 'php'
Copy/paste/enjoy
You might want to turn off resizing in your javascript options. (Options -> Web Features -> Advanced)
Cookies .. I knew I shouldn't have skipped reading lessons :/
I'd also love to be able to block cookies from entire subnets (probably haven't read the appropriate part in the manual about how to set this) such as *.doubleclick.net, and *.hitbox.com
Just download Adblock from the Firefox update site
I hope he's not referring to the "simulator" about the space marine on Mars/Phobos/Deimos...
(especially not if the simulation behaved exactly the same)
What? Like iddqd and idkfa actually work?
This only works if you believe in some dream world where we all grow our own organic vegetables and soybeans, bicycle to work at sunlit offices, and don't need any industrial goods.
:(
And let's not forget: printed slashdot
Please, think of the trees!
Isn't slashdot already banned by the Great Firewall of China?
.. this guy strikes me as a good person for this task.
:)
And when I told him of my "I'm not worthy" moment, he said "I think you're perfect for it and that attitude will probably help you."
And he seems to really grasp the bizarre HHGTtG humor
(Let's just hope the rest of the movie will be made by equally promising folks)
Now we just need Adobe to get with the program.
Photoshop runs perfectly with Wine (so I have been told by a friend)
They have high ambitions if they want to prevent any teenager from using the internet. Communism vs. Free speech?
More like Communism vs. Kids with fire extinguishers.
No, you're right.
But this does make it legal to:
1. Borrow a CD from a friend.
2. Copy the CD.
3. Give the original CD back to your friend.
(or of course, copy a CD you bought, which is really just fair use)
Weird as it may sound, it's true.
As long as you don't give/sell the copies to someone (like sending them over the net) you're free to do whatever you want.
Note that I am not a proponent of this system, I would prefer 'normal' copyright laws in combination with unrestricted (no DMCA) fair use laws.
I've been trying to get them off Outlook/OExpress for ages (for safety purposes) but most refused to go to Thunderbird as it was "too different"
:P
Exactly the same problem here.
I've tried to get our administrative staff to switch to Thunderbird.
Really just for safety reasons. (because our email addresses are in many attachment-clicking-OE-users' addressbooks, and it takes only one non-attachment OE-exploit to infect our staff's computers)
However after a week they told me in unanimity they wanted to switch back to OE.
Naturally, I asked: Why? Doesn't Thunderbird do everything OE does too? (and better, like filtering and searching)
They answered: Well, yes that's true, but it's still different!
So grudingly I had to switch them back.
Moral of the story: We need a better Outlook skin for Thunderbird.
Actually here in the Netherlands, if you buy a recordable medium (CD-R for example) you pay extra for it.
It's called (rough translation) the "home copying foundation".
It requires every recordable medium to have a special kind of 'tax' which is divided among copyright holders.
This might sound bad.
However, this also makes it legal to copy anything as long as you don't give/sell the copies to others. (so for now, no DMCA here. hurrah)
Should you want to download the videos, they're here
IPv6: Now with a 256 bit timeout var!
You would be happier I think somewhere like the Netherlands.
Not exactly, not with our current minister of justice winning the annual Big Brother Award
One of the brilliant ideas of our government is to oblige everybody of 14 years or older to have identification with them at all times.
Bunch of money loving fools :/
If they need more money, just [increase] tax on internet connections.
But trying to tax VoIP is just as ridiculous as trying to tax email.
"Windows XP Premium will start shipping with new PCs, which will include a new version of the infamous Windows Media Player."
Not in Europe, we're going to get the "Windows XP Premium Lite" edition, hah!
Actually, I read the article's title, and thought:
.. or something like that.
"Hmm, a book describing how to efficiently timestamp the version log of your design"
That's what I told my boss too.
Not that I've seen the source code, but something tells me Windows does not "look pretty" on Microsoft's side.
Thanks for sharing the information :)
But what I'm really interested in, is to know how the leveling system works.
The no.1 reason why I get frustrated by most MMORPG's is the extremely tedious system of leveling. (which usually consists of killing the same type of creature for days on end)
Take Lineage2 for example.
It's a very pretty game, with lots of potential (great engine)
But I stopped playing once I spent 2 nights getting my character up above lvl5 (by killing the same types of creatures over and over, which did not feel very rewarding) only to be stomped down by another rampant playerkiller.
I hope that, for once, some developer will break the mold and invent a fun way to level.
Since I enjoy the social interaction of MMORPG's, I enjoy item hunting, quests, guilds, etc. but I certainly don't enjoy those boring levelling systems.
It's not that I don't want to put effort into getting a higher level character, it's just that most games don't make the levelling system rewarding enough. (not at all actually)
Why is this insightful?
Having been a big PHP fan, let me assure you that PHP has a strong central theme like a kleptomaniac with ADD has a strong attention span.
And does Perl have a 'strong central theme' ?
Note: I don't particularly like PHP nor Perl, but if there's any language that's built for everything and then some, it's Perl.
Having been a big PHP fan, every story about PHP releases reminds me of the page long list of vulnerabilities and issues under it's entry in netbsd's package listing.
There's a good reason why most sensible stable package trees don't release every latest-and-greatest version, and instead opt to patch vulnerabilities on current 'stable' versions.
So yes, while I don't like the whole inline system, I consider PHP pretty safe to use.
nowhere do they give credit to Isaac Asimov
I'm sure he'd feel better about recieving credit for this movie.