As an Open Source Software supporter, I wouldn't go wishing that business' PC's get shut down. I like linux, it's amazing, but since my business relies on AutoCAD and proprietary windows-only apps for most of it's day-to-day operations, I never even got the option to switch to a different OS.
If anything, that scenario might put pressure on the windows-only software shops to look toward supporting more operating systems, but until that time businesses running more than word processors and web browsers really don't have a choice.
To me this wouldn't be much different than the innumerable midnight "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screenings. There's a huge fan and nostalgia base that attends those events and I for one would be happy to pay for my younger siblings (and kids when I have them) to go to Star Wars night.
After reading numerous posts about regenerating optic nerves, might it be fair to ask if the parts of your brain responsible for processing the light your eyes take in may have atrophied (or never have developed properly in the first place)?
I'm a Firefly cult fan, so take this with a grain of salt.
What I really liked about the show is that the characters aren't tired "bad boys", but instead is a revival of "The Han Who Shot First" and his adventures in the outer rim territories, his dealings with the Hutts, the rabble he associated with... Yes they run outside the law, but it's refreshing to see situations where there's no clear "sheep" answer to a situation. Case in point: Train Job - the crew has a choice to make and neither outcome is very attractive - good vs. evil is much less exciting than evil vs. worse evil! It's this complexity that I miss about the series.
After watching that clip and thinking about myself and my geeky friends - it takes some courage to support your obsession by dressing in character and putting up with stares and criticism from others. It's amazing how one's individuality can be so uncomfortable to others.
I grew up in a household where gore, blood, & guts were fine so long as there was no sex. Sorry folks, but copulation is far more natural than homocide.
I browsed through this book at the local B&N and the two things that really struck a cord with me were:
Many of the challenges faced by the gamer generation have attainable solutions - which leaves us open to try any approach
A gamer can become an expert in whatever game world they land in - which makes us more willing to learn a new concept, program, technology, and crack open a ton of black boxes to find that knowledge
In all it was a decent book, but I lost interest when I was drudging through the business-oriented "intro" chapters.
While not exactly source code, I was very impressed to see the inclusion of the SQL Server 2000 System Tables when I got my copy eons ago. Now with the hints of shared-source, I'm actually less suprised than I might have been.
As with any other device on your computer, the mouse is controlled by software which displays a little arrow on top of your windowing system. In other words, it's not the monitor's responsibility to know where the mouse pointer appears, it only knows how to display the entire screen image.
Here's an experiment, type a bunch of text in your favorite text editor or play some audio files with a low-impact spectrum analyzer - if both of these sync properly, then you'll know not to blame the monitor.
Also, check video drivers, plug another monitor in for testing... Troubleshooting is your friend.
I'm looking for a version control system for a group of engineers who currently use "save as" when it's time for a new version... their current system is very prone to error and the files are all sitting on the filesystem just waiting for a user to click-drag-click instead of dblclick a directory.
Not everyone in need of version control is writing code.
Biggest pain in the ass running up the largest national debt, telling the tallest tales, trying to extend the longest illegitimate term in office... Sounds about right!
It's not too hard to see why they might be upset at another company coming out and promoting a completely different and unrelated networking protocol with the same name.
This is exactly something that trademark law is supposed to allow for, see section I.C. on this article. While this isn't a direct copy of the laws involved, it gives a good example of multiple companies with "completely different and unrelated" products.
The suggested litmus test is "Consumer Confusion" - why, for example, should the AppleTalk network protocol name conflict with a cool new messaging client with the same name? (And I suppose the answer will be something like: "The average computer user doesn't know the difference between an application and a protocol" - the standards continue to drop)
One can even create new groups, although they aren't actual Usenet groups.
Many of my troubleshooting questions start with a Google web search that doesn't answer the question, and end with informative usenet threads that were left dangling months (sometimes years) ago. It would be great to have a combined google search/usenet engine so I could easily add to the collective knowledge pool (while in turn extending the livelihood of the revered ancestors of forums and discussion groups like/.)
Would this place too much burden on the usenet servers and open up new doors for mass abuse, or would the greater access extend the richness of usenet to provide more answers that might not be worthy enough to appear on someone's website?
There's a huge market segment that purchases equipment that's one step below bleeding edge just for the price break. Could it be that there's more money to be made by soft locking a single product than to manufacture multiple products?
This sorta reminds me of the boon brought by the Celeron 300A
With Eisner talking about the end of 2D animation, it's nice to see one of the movies that expanded the horizons of animators getting renewed attention with this sequel. Genre aside, this film has earned its place among the classics.
Forcing users to send mail through their ISP's SMTP server forces a single point of logging & authentication, what's the problem with that?
Even if the zombies get smarter and sniff the SMTP port traffic, why not do the best to limit them to using the return address of the infected party? Even if SMTP authentication can be defeated by a replay attack, we'd know that the message came from ESR's dear AuntTillie@marslink.org who could then be sacked accordingly!
OTOH, is this a case of giving up some freedom (port 25) for some sanity?
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As an Open Source Software supporter, I wouldn't go wishing that business' PC's get shut down. I like linux, it's amazing, but since my business relies on AutoCAD and proprietary windows-only apps for most of it's day-to-day operations, I never even got the option to switch to a different OS.
If anything, that scenario might put pressure on the windows-only software shops to look toward supporting more operating systems, but until that time businesses running more than word processors and web browsers really don't have a choice.
To me this wouldn't be much different than the innumerable midnight "Rocky Horror Picture Show" screenings. There's a huge fan and nostalgia base that attends those events and I for one would be happy to pay for my younger siblings (and kids when I have them) to go to Star Wars night.
Just a thought!
What I really liked about the show is that the characters aren't tired "bad boys", but instead is a revival of "The Han Who Shot First" and his adventures in the outer rim territories, his dealings with the Hutts, the rabble he associated with... Yes they run outside the law, but it's refreshing to see situations where there's no clear "sheep" answer to a situation. Case in point: Train Job - the crew has a choice to make and neither outcome is very attractive - good vs. evil is much less exciting than evil vs. worse evil! It's this complexity that I miss about the series.
Hello, my name is LqqkOut and I am a fanboy.
Examples:
The moral of the story - everyone can "geek out" about something, but it takes a true nerd to do it in public.
Bonus Link - ESR's Sex Tips for Geeks
Didn't anyone see "The 5th Element"??
I grew up in a household where gore, blood, & guts were fine so long as there was no sex. Sorry folks, but copulation is far more natural than homocide.
Now, back to CounterStrike...
- Many of the challenges faced by the gamer generation have attainable solutions - which leaves us open to try any approach
- A gamer can become an expert in whatever game world they land in - which makes us more willing to learn a new concept, program, technology, and crack open a ton of black boxes to find that knowledge
In all it was a decent book, but I lost interest when I was drudging through the business-oriented "intro" chapters.While not exactly source code, I was very impressed to see the inclusion of the SQL Server 2000 System Tables when I got my copy eons ago. Now with the hints of shared-source, I'm actually less suprised than I might have been.
Here's an experiment, type a bunch of text in your favorite text editor or play some audio files with a low-impact spectrum analyzer - if both of these sync properly, then you'll know not to blame the monitor. Also, check video drivers, plug another monitor in for testing... Troubleshooting is your friend.
Not everyone in need of version control is writing code.
Biggest pain in the ass running up the largest national debt, telling the tallest tales, trying to extend the longest illegitimate term in office... Sounds about right!
Free Related Link... No, uh, strings attached!!!
The suggested litmus test is "Consumer Confusion" - why, for example, should the AppleTalk network protocol name conflict with a cool new messaging client with the same name? (And I suppose the answer will be something like: "The average computer user doesn't know the difference between an application and a protocol" - the standards continue to drop)
Not April 1, I see...
Congratulations ID software, now I can remove this gb-sized beta and replace it with a multi-gb-sized release!
It's amazing how many subscription based sites forget to restrict caching with meta tags:
Oh crap, now googlebot won't remember this conversation either! Or are code/ecode tags skipped by bots?Would this place too much burden on the usenet servers and open up new doors for mass abuse, or would the greater access extend the richness of usenet to provide more answers that might not be worthy enough to appear on someone's website?
There's a huge market segment that purchases equipment that's one step below bleeding edge just for the price break. Could it be that there's more money to be made by soft locking a single product than to manufacture multiple products?
This sorta reminds me of the boon brought by the Celeron 300A
Anyone else getting "backdoor.coreflood" virus notifications when visiting the site mentioned in the article?
This one was /.'ed on the first reply!
Maybe they should host their site on one of these newfangled 933Mhz C64's
Isn't most of their [non buggy] code already stolen from OSS?!
Republished review of the original Ghost
I've been uninstalling popup blockers on my users' pc's and showing them spybot/adaware and teaching them safe browsing habits. Here are the results:
Now they recognize the popups that are supposed to appear with certain sites
Now they know that popups on their google.com homepage shouldn't be there
Now they update windows.
Now they religiously check their machines for spy/adware.
Now they're using alternative sites for the biggest popup offenders - weather.com vs noaa.gov
Now they don't bitch when sites that rely on popups "don't work"
Most importantly: Now their home PC's are better protected since they are more knowledgable!
I'd gladly deal with a few popups on a clean machine than live with the crapware.
Even if the zombies get smarter and sniff the SMTP port traffic, why not do the best to limit them to using the return address of the infected party? Even if SMTP authentication can be defeated by a replay attack, we'd know that the message came from ESR's dear AuntTillie@marslink.org who could then be sacked accordingly!
OTOH, is this a case of giving up some freedom (port 25) for some sanity?