Hey, that wasn't the "Novell Netware" login screen with white text on a red background, was it?
My school ran that, and I made a C++ mockup of it that logged passwords to a text file. Never actually had the guts to run it, though. And I didn't think of piping their username and password to the original login.exe, so it probably would've been discovered fairly quickly. Oh well.
..And say that things will be about the same, or better, in 10-20 years. I appreciate solar/wind/hydro energy and all, but I'm not convinced that failing to completely adopt them right now is going to cause irreversible global damage and end with the sea level rising 10 meters, killing millions.
And, well, if I'm wrong and Slashdot still exists then, you guys get to say "I told you so"...:D
Meanwhile, there are many, many examples where Democracy did not work when an outside country attempted to force it upon another. Vietnam and Korea are two recent, US examples.
"Ha ha! By allowing the Chinese government to clamp down on personal freedoms (and adopt IPv6), we capitalists will enslave THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!"
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Far be it from me to criticise slashdotters, but you have a point. I think we've all seen many a hare-brained tinfoil-hat conspiracy post modded up to +5, Insightful.
I think several Larry Niven stories dealt with this in some way.
As people got older, their physical appearance didn't change, but they became sharper-witted and had better hand-eye coordination. And probably better lovers, too, knowing Niven...
I know plenty of people who have gone over there and they say that the people of China appear to be rather contect with their situation.
Of course people are "rather [content]". Do you think the USSR under Stalin, or Iraq under Saddam Hussein, were constant weeping and gnashing of teeth? Even in a repressive, authoritarian state, normal life goes on (and especially if the state pounds unquestioning loyalty into its students' heads). However, you are confusing 'getting by as best they can' with 'having a reasonable government, and an acceptable state of affairs'. This is a foolish line of thought to pursue.
Who are we to criticize how they live?
I find this kind of thought incredibly insulting. Who are we to criticise the gay-stoners in Iran? The warring Hutus and Tutsis? The Sudanese arabs massacring blacks?
"Who are we"? We are people who, hopefully, recognize that fundamental freedoms are not a function of culture, and should do everything we can to encourage them.
How many non American owned news sources do you think the average American sees? why is that?
Whatever the reason, it's not because Americans are legally prohibited from viewing them. China and the USA are not "the same". The difference here is choice.
I find it rather ironic that Canadians are gunning for Kerry over Bush, even though the Democrats' trade policies would likely be more protectionist than Bush's. Given that the US buys far more Canadian exports than anyone else, this doesn't seem like such a great idea.
Oh well, I guess "we" Canucks really can't stand that Texan swagger.
Interesting that we only ever find out about Google's latest schemes when someone discoveres a domain name registered to them, reference to a protocol embedded somewhere, or something similarly obscure...
They seem to enjoy springing stuff on people from nowhere.
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Fortunately Frontalot will also be at the Penny Arcade Expo, so you can decide for yourselves.
My school ran that, and I made a C++ mockup of it that logged passwords to a text file. Never actually had the guts to run it, though.
And I didn't think of piping their username and password to the original login.exe, so it probably would've been discovered fairly quickly. Oh well.
If it weren't for Kazaa, there would be no Kazaa Lite, one of the most convenient filesharing apps around.
I appreciate solar/wind/hydro energy and all, but I'm not convinced that failing to completely adopt them right now is going to cause irreversible global damage and end with the sea level rising 10 meters, killing millions.
And, well, if I'm wrong and Slashdot still exists then, you guys get to say "I told you so"... :D
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS TO COMPLY
Terrorist problem solved, just like that.
"Ha ha! By allowing the Chinese government to clamp down on personal freedoms (and adopt IPv6), we capitalists will enslave THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!"
No, but now I'm definitely going to. Hot damn!
I'm not sure how the fines compare.
Think Pascal's Wager: if it works, we're in on it. Good.
If it doesn't work, we haven't lost anything.
Hah! This is great! I'm supposed to be studying for a CS final, but I can learn it all on Slashdot instead!!
As people got older, their physical appearance didn't change, but they became sharper-witted and had better hand-eye coordination.
And probably better lovers, too, knowing Niven...
"Who are we"? We are people who, hopefully, recognize that fundamental freedoms are not a function of culture, and should do everything we can to encourage them.
This thread is positively the most heartwarming thing I have read on /. for months. :)
A return to geekdom.
Oh well, I guess "we" Canucks really can't stand that Texan swagger.
They seem to enjoy springing stuff on people from nowhere.
I think I'll go weep for the fate of the world now.
I've been won over :P