The DemaSked project looks like a joke from here. I looked at those clues, and it was an exercise in futility. I can not see what everyone was wetting themselves over. It felt like a stupid game of charades. "Is it online gaming? Wait, no, VoIP! Ummmm, a tree!" I am not holding my breath waiting for whatever the hell it is, supposing it ever materializes.
No, "we" can't. Tunneling is not related to getting code executing on the DS. It simply involves intercepting packets from the DS, wrapping them in an IP layer, and sending them over the internet without regards to the contents. Uploading and executing code on the DS would involve understanding how the packets are actually structured, something no one has been able to do quite yet.
Fucking please. Even if there were enough/.ers interested in reading this lame turd of an article to bring a proper/.ing, they are not going to hose PC Magazine. What was the point of that again?
Pfft. The Feds pay lip service to them as "independant nations," but when the natives "evade" taxes or the Gov. decides they really need a certain parcel of land, those age-old treaties are ignored. They would be ignored so they could come after indexers, too.
That's more than enough for what I want, and I'm waiting same as this guy for the day when I can pick up an X-Box for $50, and I'll be damned if I ever play a single X-Box game. Why would you want to record the swill that is television anyway?
Am I the only one who reads enough topics here to notice that this guy posts this stuff in almost everysingletopic, regardless if it is related to China in any way?
This guy makes an effort to post this in every topic he can. Surprisingly, he actually does change it every time to try and reflect the topic, but as not every story here has anything to do with China, the logic is often strained and convoluted. They all basically boil down to "China and Chinese people == Evil."
I see a lot of people replying to these comments who are perturbed by the accusations and assertions made, pointing out flaws or factual errors in his logic. You know, I really don't think that he will concede any points made, nor will he stop posting this crap, especially when he gets a reaction like this.
I have no doubt that this person has a real hatred of China and her people for poorly thought-out reasons, but his presence on Slashdot(and perhaps other boards, I don't know) amounts to nothing more than an effective troll. I think these posts should just be modded as such and left alone. Eventually he will find a new way to tell the world how horrible China is, or find a new hobby.
Sure, let's say you can find a way to upload unsigned code and run it on the DS (which, regardless of piracy concerns, is what a lot of us are hoping to do) and then you can even find a way to dump the data of a DS cartridge and beam it over...then what? The DS is a lot more complicated than the Game Boy, there are no emulators (outside of Nintendo licensed devkits) even in development. The DS uses a new proprietary cartridge format that is accessed in a different way than previous cartridges and may or may not be encrypted.
In short, we are a long way from piracy of official DS software.
It has been discussed elsewhere how serious Nintendo is about protecting it's investment from pirates. Take a look at the Gamecube...you can't even put a normal-sized disc in it.
That said, the download play feature you speak of is not an easy way to simply download an entire DS ROM. Where would you put it? The DS only has 4 MB RAM. The only thing that is sent is just enough code for the client systems to run the multiplayer part of the game.
By what definition is the U.S. a very old civilization? We may be one of the oldest democracies in existence as of today(I'm probably wrong about that, dunno), but we are relatively a very young nation, which a lot of Americans seem to forget. The only nation I can think of off the top of my head that is younger than the United States is Israel.
I do agree with you, though, that corruption, shortsightedness and the gradual blending of business and government are helping the U.S. fall behind other nations in terms of economy, technology, etc., even as so many of my fellow countrymen regurgitate that "greatest nation on Earth" sound bite crap.
I'm sorry, but I don't think Star Wars really popularized the idea of a 3D hologram...Princess Lea's plea wasn't even a 3D hologram. It was just a 2D projection. We can do that kind of thing now. Does any one remember the holographic arcade game by Sega?
I don't maintain any kind of website, so fewer times than you think. And no, I didn't get permission, but then I never posted them on the front page of an extremely high-traffic website, the whole point of which is to click the links and then discuss. Don't you think it would be appropriate for Slashdot to contact, if possible, the maintainers of the sites they link to and set up mirrors if the site can't handle it?
The Slashdot effect might make for some great(read: redundant) jokes, but it hinders the experience of us all; we can't talk about a web page we can't see. I know the editors probably have their hands full posting stories constantly, but maybe Rob could delegate the responsibility of contacting admins and making sure there are working mirrors to one or two people. It would certainly smooth out the recurring issue of "smoked" servers linked in the story.
When people who didn't get permission from the site owners stop posting stories. Oh, and when the editors start informing site admins before they post stories and link to mirrors if their site can't handle the load.
Do you suggest that the major contributing factor to the dearth of women in Computer Science and IT is the language which assumes a male subject? I find that hard to swallow, and I suspect others who feel the same way will be reluctant to change their language to pretend that people of either gender are equally likely to be knowledgeable about computers when a quick look around them will show that to be untrue.
I don't think that women are incapable of mastering computer technology or that they shouldn't, but changing around some pronouns is neither the first step or a very important one in getting more women into the field. The language reflects reality.
Please. I'm not sure that I would call it a "stereotype," even though it probably could be defined as one. It's a legitimate assumption based on experience. Let's face it: On average, as a whole, "hackers" and people knowledgeable about computers are male. I can count the number of females I know who realize that Windows != computers on one hand. This trend is apparent in other science and engineering fields, albiet to a lesser degree. Why is this? I can't really say, and that's beyond the scope of this article. I'm just saying that I don't think it's fair to say that someone is not thinking clearly and being influenced by stereotypes when they refer to an unknown hacker as male. He is probably saying that becuase all of the hackers he knows are male.
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Honestly, I think he was trying for funny. As in, this tunneling application is about as existant as a DS emulator.
Only....the signals a DS sends out aren't encrypted. Are you sure they said that?
If Nintendo was irked by people tunneling their consoles over the Internet, then why hasn't that army of lawyers come after Warp Pipe and X-Link?
The DemaSked project looks like a joke from here. I looked at those clues, and it was an exercise in futility. I can not see what everyone was wetting themselves over. It felt like a stupid game of charades. "Is it online gaming? Wait, no, VoIP! Ummmm, a tree!" I am not holding my breath waiting for whatever the hell it is, supposing it ever materializes.
No, "we" can't. Tunneling is not related to getting code executing on the DS. It simply involves intercepting packets from the DS, wrapping them in an IP layer, and sending them over the internet without regards to the contents. Uploading and executing code on the DS would involve understanding how the packets are actually structured, something no one has been able to do quite yet.
Fucking please. Even if there were enough /.ers interested in reading this lame turd of an article to bring a proper /.ing, they are not going to hose PC Magazine. What was the point of that again?
Pfft. The Feds pay lip service to them as "independant nations," but when the natives "evade" taxes or the Gov. decides they really need a certain parcel of land, those age-old treaties are ignored. They would be ignored so they could come after indexers, too.
I was going to seriously reply, but this is a troll. He refers to Linux as if it were a type of computer, not a peice of software. Pure nonsense.
Could I inquire as to what a "saddite" is?
Riiiiight....why? If you have a computer to watch that on, why not use your MONITOR? Honestly, that seems pretty useless.
That's more than enough for what I want, and I'm waiting same as this guy for the day when I can pick up an X-Box for $50, and I'll be damned if I ever play a single X-Box game. Why would you want to record the swill that is television anyway?
Has Timothy(or the submitter) never heard of The Internet Archive?
You can actually look at the pictures, too.
Well I suppose you could remaster it and include that library, couldn't you? CD-Rs are 50c nowadays...
Am I the only one who reads enough topics here to notice that this guy posts this stuff in almost every single topic, regardless if it is related to China in any way?
This guy makes an effort to post this in every topic he can. Surprisingly, he actually does change it every time to try and reflect the topic, but as not every story here has anything to do with China, the logic is often strained and convoluted. They all basically boil down to "China and Chinese people == Evil."
I see a lot of people replying to these comments who are perturbed by the accusations and assertions made, pointing out flaws or factual errors in his logic. You know, I really don't think that he will concede any points made, nor will he stop posting this crap, especially when he gets a reaction like this.
I have no doubt that this person has a real hatred of China and her people for poorly thought-out reasons, but his presence on Slashdot(and perhaps other boards, I don't know) amounts to nothing more than an effective troll. I think these posts should just be modded as such and left alone. Eventually he will find a new way to tell the world how horrible China is, or find a new hobby.
This is one of the better trolls I've seen in a while. Certainly persistent, too. Oh, you mischeivous Anonymous Coward, what will you think of next?
Only old people make asinine "jokes" and then repeat them at every opportunity because they have been labeled a "meme."
Sure, let's say you can find a way to upload unsigned code and run it on the DS (which, regardless of piracy concerns, is what a lot of us are hoping to do) and then you can even find a way to dump the data of a DS cartridge and beam it over...then what? The DS is a lot more complicated than the Game Boy, there are no emulators (outside of Nintendo licensed devkits) even in development. The DS uses a new proprietary cartridge format that is accessed in a different way than previous cartridges and may or may not be encrypted.
In short, we are a long way from piracy of official DS software.
A lot.
It has been discussed elsewhere how serious Nintendo is about protecting it's investment from pirates. Take a look at the Gamecube...you can't even put a normal-sized disc in it.
That said, the download play feature you speak of is not an easy way to simply download an entire DS ROM. Where would you put it? The DS only has 4 MB RAM. The only thing that is sent is just enough code for the client systems to run the multiplayer part of the game.
By what definition is the U.S. a very old civilization? We may be one of the oldest democracies in existence as of today(I'm probably wrong about that, dunno), but we are relatively a very young nation, which a lot of Americans seem to forget. The only nation I can think of off the top of my head that is younger than the United States is Israel.
I do agree with you, though, that corruption, shortsightedness and the gradual blending of business and government are helping the U.S. fall behind other nations in terms of economy, technology, etc., even as so many of my fellow countrymen regurgitate that "greatest nation on Earth" sound bite crap.
I'm sorry, but I don't think Star Wars really popularized the idea of a 3D hologram...Princess Lea's plea wasn't even a 3D hologram. It was just a 2D projection. We can do that kind of thing now. Does any one remember the holographic arcade game by Sega?
I don't maintain any kind of website, so fewer times than you think. And no, I didn't get permission, but then I never posted them on the front page of an extremely high-traffic website, the whole point of which is to click the links and then discuss. Don't you think it would be appropriate for Slashdot to contact, if possible, the maintainers of the sites they link to and set up mirrors if the site can't handle it?
The Slashdot effect might make for some great(read: redundant) jokes, but it hinders the experience of us all; we can't talk about a web page we can't see. I know the editors probably have their hands full posting stories constantly, but maybe Rob could delegate the responsibility of contacting admins and making sure there are working mirrors to one or two people. It would certainly smooth out the recurring issue of "smoked" servers linked in the story.
You mean in-fucking-sightful.
When people who didn't get permission from the site owners stop posting stories. Oh, and when the editors start informing site admins before they post stories and link to mirrors if their site can't handle the load.
Do you suggest that the major contributing factor to the dearth of women in Computer Science and IT is the language which assumes a male subject? I find that hard to swallow, and I suspect others who feel the same way will be reluctant to change their language to pretend that people of either gender are equally likely to be knowledgeable about computers when a quick look around them will show that to be untrue.
I don't think that women are incapable of mastering computer technology or that they shouldn't, but changing around some pronouns is neither the first step or a very important one in getting more women into the field. The language reflects reality.
Please. I'm not sure that I would call it a "stereotype," even though it probably could be defined as one. It's a legitimate assumption based on experience. Let's face it: On average, as a whole, "hackers" and people knowledgeable about computers are male. I can count the number of females I know who realize that Windows != computers on one hand. This trend is apparent in other science and engineering fields, albiet to a lesser degree. Why is this? I can't really say, and that's beyond the scope of this article. I'm just saying that I don't think it's fair to say that someone is not thinking clearly and being influenced by stereotypes when they refer to an unknown hacker as male. He is probably saying that becuase all of the hackers he knows are male.