Okay, so the site's down less than a dozen replies in. Fair enough that it's probably not designed for this kind of load but I guess there's a couple of lessons here
1) Put some detail in the OP. It helps us who weren't lucky enugh to get it before the rush.
2) Mirror. Preferably before submitting.
God - haven't heard about the glitter trap for years. It always was a favourite - alongside with filling the air con ducts in someone's car with the pieces of paper from punch cards/ticker tape so they get an improptu snowfall when they turn the engine on. Btw - always remember to turn their air con on, or the trap'll hit them when they next decide to use it, which could be bad on the motorway...
Coming soon to a toy store near you -
RFID Battler - based on the old Barcode Battler, this new version will allow you to battle opponents usinng the latest technological advances.
I really should have patented that idea before broadcasting it...
This is not a.sig. If it was a.sig it would be funny. Or ironic at least.
The MOD have backed out of attempting to prosecute someone who breached the Official Secrets act.
Whether you believe that the person in question was justified or not, the fact remains that they signed a legally binding contract to keep their mouth shut - and the government doesn't have the will to enforce it.
Maybe Blair just feels a little less secure.
Or, if they have a chip, remotely hack it so _you_ look like the partner of their dreams.
Of course, Alcohol is the slightly lower tech version...But it still works.
The hidden message is... ...don't use your real e-mail address on newsgroups.
Life is so unfair - my girlfriend gets so much better spam than me. Her inbox gets filled with "Teens Cummin", I get viagra. Are they trying to tell me something?
"We're sorry this train is late, but there are the wrong type of interleaves on the pipe..."
(For the benefit of those who don't have the pleasure of living in the wettest place on earth British Railways used 'Wrong leaves on the track' as an excuse for late/cancelled trains for years...)
Discussion on this has been running on Full-Disclosure for the fast few hours. The general consensus is that chances are the NSA were already suspicious of the people in question, and were intercepting everything passing through. One of the e-mails intercepted showed something suspicious - enough to give them justification to sent the lads in...
The processing power required to scan everybody's e-mails would be insane - even if you filtered out all the Viagra/porn/credit card/419 etc right at the start.
So, not quite tinfoil hats yet, but it might be time to start looking in origami books for a design you like the look of...
The fastest _surgical_ leg amputation on record occured on a British navy ship in the 1800's and took 11 seconds with a saw and bucket of hot pitch. Oh, and the surgeon's assistant lost two fingers as well I believe. The patient survived the operation, tho I don't know what happened afterwards.
Sim hospital. Perfect for learning those administrative tasks that you need to master in order to become a middle management consultant - the most essential level of the hospital infrastructure
An ad you won't see for this
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To the tune of "Centerfold"
The seals won't hold,
My oil gauge is stuck on cold, This chip has cracked my manifold,
This chip has cracked my manifold...
Ah, but what OS to run...
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Window$ based - it'll be crashing all the time.
Linux based - you'll have SCOLawyerMobiles chasing you instead of the cops.
Hmmm - that could be worth investigating.
However, I'd have to agree - the british record on accidents could be a whole lot better. But at least it's our own boys we kill in those...;>
"death by friendly fire"
This term always annoys me.
What's so goddamn friendly about shooting your allies anyway?
It's just a way of avoiding saying "Sorry, but we screwed up and killed some of you when we're supposed to be on the same side."
And I know that I'll probably get modded to hell for saying it, but the Americans do cause most of the "friendly fire" incidents. Something to do with having bigger guns than everyone, less training on when NOT to fire, and a John Wayne attitude.
My point exactly. Another argument is that by taking that information and using it to save lives we have somehow "cleansed" it.
At the end of the day, "moral" is simply a construct, a handy word to hang the concept of "An action that fits into my personal view of what is a fair, just and decent thing to do"
From a very similar discussion I'm having with my g/f about morality - "We have the freedom to do what the local society tells us to. That is different in different places - in some countries you would be arrested for walking down the street dressed as you do. In some countries we would both be shot for the crime of being white and relatively rich. It's all tribalism, fear of the different. I would feel uncomfortable walking through brixton at night. A black person would feel the same in highbury. The problem is inside people's heads - that's where the change has to come from."
Far too many people's view of Moral comes down to "What will benefit me."
Sometimes the morally right thing to do is not the best thing to do. For example, at the fall of Germany a large amount of medical research data was siezed - most of it the result of some incredibly horrific experiments on prisoners. The morally right thing to do would to have been to lock away that information, as it was tainted by the methods used to obtain it.
I'm not saying that the cases compare at all - the difference in scale is huge - it's just a good example. So, your company needs to employ 20 people but only has the resources for 15. Do you
a) Outsource 10 jobs to somewhere where you can pay half the wage, thereby keeping the business afloat
b) Fold
c) Try to limp on on 15, provide a substandard service and end up folding
d) Ramp up your prices to pay for the extra 5, lose your customers and fold.
Option a loses the country 10 jobs, options b-d lose all of them. So, the answer is easy, yes?
Question 2: What happens to your competitor who you just managed to undercut...
I could see a market for a version of this in MET - using the mobile to display character stats and a central hub to resolve conflicts. It would kinda be an improvement over the current Scissors-paper-stone used.
But then again I've always preferred "Beat the shit out of each other with rubber swords" method of combat resolution.
Slashdot Mirror
Okay, so the site's down less than a dozen replies in. Fair enough that it's probably not designed for this kind of load but I guess there's a couple of lessons here
1) Put some detail in the OP. It helps us who weren't lucky enugh to get it before the rush.
2) Mirror. Preferably before submitting.
God - haven't heard about the glitter trap for years. It always was a favourite - alongside with filling the air con ducts in someone's car with the pieces of paper from punch cards/ticker tape so they get an improptu snowfall when they turn the engine on.
Btw - always remember to turn their air con on, or the trap'll hit them when they next decide to use it, which could be bad on the motorway...
Now try finding the one he stuck under his desk that has his admin password on.
I wonder if I can patent speculative patenting...
...tho I have a feeling there may be a piece or two of prior art on that one
Uh... isnt this a little like somebody in a straw house thanking arsonist for burning other people's houses down just to prove they're flammable?
If it was, the sun would have been /.'ed long ago...
Coming soon to a toy store near you -
.sig. If it was a .sig it would be funny.
RFID Battler - based on the old Barcode Battler, this new version will allow you to battle opponents usinng the latest technological advances.
I really should have patented that idea before broadcasting it...
This is not a
Or ironic at least.
The MOD have backed out of attempting to prosecute someone who breached the Official Secrets act.
Whether you believe that the person in question was justified or not, the fact remains that they signed a legally binding contract to keep their mouth shut - and the government doesn't have the will to enforce it.
Maybe Blair just feels a little less secure.
Or, if they have a chip, remotely hack it so _you_ look like the partner of their dreams.
Of course, Alcohol is the slightly lower tech version...But it still works.
Microsoft last month, Intel now.
So, who's for the chop in May then?
Life is so unfair - my girlfriend gets so much better spam than me. Her inbox gets filled with "Teens Cummin", I get viagra. Are they trying to tell me something?
"We're sorry this train is late, but there are the wrong type of interleaves on the pipe..."
(For the benefit of those who don't have the pleasure of living in the wettest place on earth British Railways used 'Wrong leaves on the track' as an excuse for late/cancelled trains for years...)
Discussion on this has been running on Full-Disclosure for the fast few hours. The general consensus is that chances are the NSA were already suspicious of the people in question, and were intercepting everything passing through. One of the e-mails intercepted showed something suspicious - enough to give them justification to sent the lads in...
The processing power required to scan everybody's e-mails would be insane - even if you filtered out all the Viagra/porn/credit card/419 etc right at the start.
So, not quite tinfoil hats yet, but it might be time to start looking in origami books for a design you like the look of...
The fastest _surgical_ leg amputation on record occured on a British navy ship in the 1800's and took 11 seconds with a saw and bucket of hot pitch. Oh, and the surgeon's assistant lost two fingers as well I believe. The patient survived the operation, tho I don't know what happened afterwards.
Sim hospital. Perfect for learning those administrative tasks that you need to master in order to become a middle management consultant - the most essential level of the hospital infrastructure
To the tune of "Centerfold"
The seals won't hold,
My oil gauge is stuck on cold,
This chip has cracked my manifold,
This chip has cracked my manifold...
Window$ based - it'll be crashing all the time. Linux based - you'll have SCOLawyerMobiles chasing you instead of the cops.
This would be the cookie that doesn't expire till 2038 yes?
First in here and I can't think of anything pithy to say...Damn!
Hmmm - that could be worth investigating. ;>
However, I'd have to agree - the british record on accidents could be a whole lot better. But at least it's our own boys we kill in those...
"death by friendly fire"
This term always annoys me. What's so goddamn friendly about shooting your allies anyway?
It's just a way of avoiding saying "Sorry, but we screwed up and killed some of you when we're supposed to be on the same side."
And I know that I'll probably get modded to hell for saying it, but the Americans do cause most of the "friendly fire" incidents. Something to do with having bigger guns than everyone, less training on when NOT to fire, and a John Wayne attitude.
My point exactly. Another argument is that by taking that information and using it to save lives we have somehow "cleansed" it.
At the end of the day, "moral" is simply a construct, a handy word to hang the concept of "An action that fits into my personal view of what is a fair, just and decent thing to do"
From a very similar discussion I'm having with my g/f about morality - "We have the freedom to do what the local society tells us to. That is different in different places - in some countries you would be arrested for walking down the street dressed as you do. In some countries we would both be shot for the crime of being white and relatively rich. It's all tribalism, fear of the different. I would feel uncomfortable walking through brixton at night. A black person would feel the same in highbury. The problem is inside people's heads - that's where the change has to come from."
Far too many people's view of Moral comes down to "What will benefit me."
Sometimes the morally right thing to do is not the best thing to do. For example, at the fall of Germany a large amount of medical research data was siezed - most of it the result of some incredibly horrific experiments on prisoners. The morally right thing to do would to have been to lock away that information, as it was tainted by the methods used to obtain it.
I'm not saying that the cases compare at all - the difference in scale is huge - it's just a good example. So, your company needs to employ 20 people but only has the resources for 15. Do you
a) Outsource 10 jobs to somewhere where you can pay half the wage, thereby keeping the business afloat
b) Fold
c) Try to limp on on 15, provide a substandard service and end up folding
d) Ramp up your prices to pay for the extra 5, lose your customers and fold.
Option a loses the country 10 jobs, options b-d lose all of them. So, the answer is easy, yes?
Question 2: What happens to your competitor who you just managed to undercut...
I could see a market for a version of this in MET - using the mobile to display character stats and a central hub to resolve conflicts. It would kinda be an improvement over the current Scissors-paper-stone used.
But then again I've always preferred "Beat the shit out of each other with rubber swords" method of combat resolution.
Hooray for British ingenuity - now we're making our own Chicken a la Kiev, faithful even down to the rad count...