I know I'm just nitpicking, but the original quote might convey the meaning just a bit more ("rock" instead of stick): Diplomacy -- The art of saying "Nice doggie" till you can find a rock. -- Wynn Catlin, attributed, by Bennet Cerf in The Laugh's on Me
(Thanks to Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations)
Well, we could produce them in mass quantities if our oppressive, secretive, conspiratorial government would release the specs on their Star Trek Replicator already.
I was under the impression that certs are NOT tied to a specific IP address, but a domain or host name instead, according to this FAQ. But I don't know alot about hosting and such, and considering the high moderation of this comment, kinkie must be correct and I'm confusing this with a different issue. Can someone explain the difference to me?
The device to which you're referring is called "inertial dampers" on the Enterprise. One of the technical writers whose job it is to explain the science behind the ST technology was once asked, "How do the inertial dampers work?" to which he replied, "Very well, thank you!"
I know next to nothing about the secure protocols mentioned above. I'd like to know more about how to use PGP, SSH, and others, but don't know anything about them. What's a good place to learn about the secure protocols offered and how to implement them?
These two things are NOT the same. They are from the same family of plants, but they are NOT the same. Marijuana plants are typically very bushy & leafy, whereas hemp plants are primarily a main fibrous stalk, with very little leaves. Hemp is/was grown for the fibers in the stalk and NOT the leaves. If you want, try smoking some leaves from a hemp plant, and all you're likely to get is a headache.
I hate it when people mistakenly equate the two in the effort to justify legalization of marijuana when they're really talking about the many uses of hemp. True hemp advocates know this, but the marijuana advocates rarely know the difference. Don't agree with me? Read this or this or this or do your own search on the phrase "hemp is not marijuana".
A few things. I would swear I listened to an NPR program on this, but I can't seem to find a link for it. Anyhow, here's what I remember them saying:
Trees (with leaves during summer), even small ones, create their own micro-climate around and in the trees. They've recommended that by having a few good shade trees very near to your home or apartment, you can significantly reduce your electricity bill (from your air conditioning).
IIRC, the program mentioned that there was once a movement to begin planting gardens on the rooftops of all sorts of city buildings in Chicago. As people above have noted, the temperatures remain quite high in areas covered with asphalt, and alsphalt roofing is no exception, which motivated this garden-rooftop idea. The program mentioned that even if a few neighboring buildings planted some rooftop gardens (covering the majority of the rooftop), they could affect the overall temperature in that area as a result of their own rooftop-garden micro-climate.
Does this ring a bell? Anybody have more insight on this? It was actually very fascinating...
The minute you start checking to make sure your site looks the same on all browsers, you should re-think your entire site. Why do you want it to look the same on all browsers (it won't by the way...)? This usually indicates that you are focusing too much on presentation and not enough on content.
Clearly, you're not a developer. For those of us who do this for a living, it's about presentation and content. And we're not necessarily designing our *own* websites, we're designing for clueless clients who refuse to be convinced of certain practices/standards no matter HOW MUCH we pound them into their puny skulls.
Web Developers/Designers have the most *clueless* clientele of most any industry, and we have to develop for them, not us. Believe it or not, graphics occasionally look good on a website, and people WANT THEM. And considering how IE and NS handle tables, alignment so very differently, we DO have difficulties making it look the same in both browsers.
For those of us who design, we know that this is a perpetual, neverending headache.
Yep, QNX is indeed *very* cool. For those who have never tried it, QNX uses a pseudo-rawrite utility to write the image to the floppy disk. There are two images available: one for modem users, and one for networked machines. Oh yeah -- the machine doesn't need a hard drive either!
The handy thing about this is if you're at a location which has the PC's under some sort of lock-down (like Crowd Control) that prevents you from accessing the net or whatever, you can just boot to that floppy instead. Blammo! Instant Net-Ready OS!
I thought I once recalled instructions somewhere on QNX's site about how to install the QNX demo images to a hard disk, but was unable to find them. Anybody ever try this?
... that I read of which had been linked to from one of the recent overclocking stories. Some guy had submerged his entire motherboard in mineral oil to keep the whole thing cool. It worked because the mineral oil does not conduct electricity. Cool, huh? Though I can't imagine the mess it could make...
It's an interesting suggestion, but it's hard to say where things would be by the time the patch is developed (around 2025 according to the article). I can't imagine that these patches would be available for the civilian population immediately -- but even if they were, the cost would likely be prohibitive. Who knows? "It is never meant to replace a turkey dinner with all the fixings." which probably means that one could not *subsist* on these patches alone. Perhaps a mix of using the patch with a proper diet could be an effective solution?
The Oxford University name-change was pretty funny. Reminds me of an image I once saw that was scanned from a newspaper of a guy who changed his name to Heywood Jablowme. I dunno if it was legit or not, but it was funny nonetheless. *chuckles*
I am still afraid that I come into a Makefile someday that holds the line: install: rm -rf/ Is this not a virus? If not, why is it a virus if a similar line is contained in some malicious Word macro?
Well, if you want to split hairs, the rm -rf/ contained in a Makefile would make that Makefile a Trojan Horse, not a virus. The key definition of a virus lies in that it duplicates itself.
Slashdot Mirror
I know I'm just nitpicking, but the original quote might convey the meaning just a bit more ("rock" instead of stick):
Diplomacy -- The art of saying "Nice doggie" till you can find a rock.
-- Wynn Catlin, attributed, by Bennet Cerf in The Laugh's on Me
(Thanks to Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Quotations)
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
I've set my preferences so that I don't even see any of the Jon Katz ramblings anymore. It's been a very refreshing experience.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Well, we could produce them in mass quantities if our oppressive, secretive, conspiratorial government would release the specs on their Star Trek Replicator already.
just feeding the slashdot conspiracy theorists...
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Thanks for the clarification.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
I was under the impression that certs are NOT tied to a specific IP address, but a domain or host name instead, according to this FAQ. But I don't know alot about hosting and such, and considering the high moderation of this comment, kinkie must be correct and I'm confusing this with a different issue. Can someone explain the difference to me?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
The device to which you're referring is called "inertial dampers" on the Enterprise. One of the technical writers whose job it is to explain the science behind the ST technology was once asked, "How do the inertial dampers work?" to which he replied, "Very well, thank you!"
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Someone please post a mirror? Please?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
When installing the IE 5.01 SP 1, the default settings include an option that installs Visual Basic Scripting support...
*scratches head*
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
I know next to nothing about the secure protocols mentioned above. I'd like to know more about how to use PGP, SSH, and others, but don't know anything about them. What's a good place to learn about the secure protocols offered and how to implement them?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
These two things are NOT the same. They are from the same family of plants, but they are NOT the same. Marijuana plants are typically very bushy & leafy, whereas hemp plants are primarily a main fibrous stalk, with very little leaves. Hemp is/was grown for the fibers in the stalk and NOT the leaves. If you want, try smoking some leaves from a hemp plant, and all you're likely to get is a headache.
I hate it when people mistakenly equate the two in the effort to justify legalization of marijuana when they're really talking about the many uses of hemp. True hemp advocates know this, but the marijuana advocates rarely know the difference. Don't agree with me? Read this or this or this or do your own search on the phrase "hemp is not marijuana".
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Well, okay. It's not a real interview. It's in flash (I'm sorry!) but it's absolutely hilarious. You must check it out:
.exe file for windows users here: /buddies/chaos/dlnapsterbad.html
http://www.joecartoon.com/buddie s/chaos/index.html
or download a stand-alone
http://www.joecartoon.com
Ohh, man...
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
A few things. I would swear I listened to an NPR program on this, but I can't seem to find a link for it. Anyhow, here's what I remember them saying:
Trees (with leaves during summer), even small ones, create their own micro-climate around and in the trees. They've recommended that by having a few good shade trees very near to your home or apartment, you can significantly reduce your electricity bill (from your air conditioning).
IIRC, the program mentioned that there was once a movement to begin planting gardens on the rooftops of all sorts of city buildings in Chicago. As people above have noted, the temperatures remain quite high in areas covered with asphalt, and alsphalt roofing is no exception, which motivated this garden-rooftop idea. The program mentioned that even if a few neighboring buildings planted some rooftop gardens (covering the majority of the rooftop), they could affect the overall temperature in that area as a result of their own rooftop-garden micro-climate.
Does this ring a bell? Anybody have more insight on this? It was actually very fascinating...
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
But what are they used for? I'm not sure. But look at the source code of almost any page here, and you'll see them:
e nts.pl,962468080410' WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1>
m ments.pl,962468080410' WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1>
. gif?962468081680' WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1 BORDER=0>
<IMG SRC='http://209.207.224.245/Slashdot/pc.gif?/comm
<IMG SRC='http://images.slashdot.org/pagecount.gif?/co
<IMG SRC='http://images.slashdot.org/banner/gate5002en
Maybe one of the slashdot staffers could answer this.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
I saw that. D'oh! Fastest fingers gets the Karma! LOL
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
"How to Recover from a Dose of the Slashdot Effect & Prepare for the Next One"
For the humor impaired, the above is a joke.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
It's interesting to note what are 'acceptable' work conditions, as well as 'acceptable' wages. Compared to many working conditions in China, American companies apparently surpass most qualities. Check out the program about China, WTO, and Human Rights here from NPR.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
The minute you start checking to make sure your site looks the same on all browsers, you should re-think your entire site. Why do you want it to look the same on all browsers (it won't by the way...)? This usually indicates that you are focusing too much on presentation and not enough on content.
Clearly, you're not a developer. For those of us who do this for a living, it's about presentation and content. And we're not necessarily designing our *own* websites, we're designing for clueless clients who refuse to be convinced of certain practices/standards no matter HOW MUCH we pound them into their puny skulls.
Web Developers/Designers have the most *clueless* clientele of most any industry, and we have to develop for them, not us. Believe it or not, graphics occasionally look good on a website, and people WANT THEM. And considering how IE and NS handle tables, alignment so very differently, we DO have difficulties making it look the same in both browsers.
For those of us who design, we know that this is a perpetual, neverending headache.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
walking through the metal-detectors... *BEEP* *BEEP*
"Oh, those are electrical generators in my shoes. HONEST!"
"Sir, come with us..."
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Yep, QNX is indeed *very* cool. For those who have never tried it, QNX uses a pseudo-rawrite utility to write the image to the floppy disk. There are two images available: one for modem users, and one for networked machines. Oh yeah -- the machine doesn't need a hard drive either!
The handy thing about this is if you're at a location which has the PC's under some sort of lock-down (like Crowd Control) that prevents you from accessing the net or whatever, you can just boot to that floppy instead. Blammo! Instant Net-Ready OS!
I thought I once recalled instructions somewhere on QNX's site about how to install the QNX demo images to a hard disk, but was unable to find them. Anybody ever try this?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
... that I read of which had been linked to from one of the recent overclocking stories. Some guy had submerged his entire motherboard in mineral oil to keep the whole thing cool. It worked because the mineral oil does not conduct electricity. Cool, huh? Though I can't imagine the mess it could make...
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
It's an interesting suggestion, but it's hard to say where things would be by the time the patch is developed (around 2025 according to the article). I can't imagine that these patches would be available for the civilian population immediately -- but even if they were, the cost would likely be prohibitive. Who knows? "It is never meant to replace a turkey dinner with all the fixings." which probably means that one could not *subsist* on these patches alone. Perhaps a mix of using the patch with a proper diet could be an effective solution?
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
You can deny based on referer using mod_rewrite. Read some suggestions on it here:
http://bugs.apache.org/index.cgi/full/968
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
My fortune at the bottom of this page says:
You can be replaced by this computer.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
The Oxford University name-change was pretty funny. Reminds me of an image I once saw that was scanned from a newspaper of a guy who changed his name to Heywood Jablowme. I dunno if it was legit or not, but it was funny nonetheless.
*chuckles*
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
I am still afraid that I come into a Makefile someday that holds the line: /
/ contained in a Makefile would make that Makefile a Trojan Horse, not a virus. The key definition of a virus lies in that it duplicates itself.
install: rm -rf
Is this not a virus? If not, why is it a virus if a similar line is contained in some malicious Word macro?
Well, if you want to split hairs, the rm -rf
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.