He's not taking away their content, so this can hardly be called stealing.
Space Tripper deserves this
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Incredibly addictive stuff. I've been playing it for a year now and only just beat it on the hardest level. You won't regret checking out the demo at pompom.org.uk (you will, actually, if you value your time).
Gameplay is pure arcade goodness, with 3D graphics to match.
They've also recently released a robotron clone, Mutant Storm.
Currently, realplayer still seems to be the only option for those wanting to play realaudio streams. Quite annoying, especially when trying to record internet radio. mplayer still can't do this, for example. live.com has some info on this. Seems the protocol is undocumented.
So, I'm wondering whether the Helix server or possibly client contains code documenting RDT, which would allow either integrating that code into the live.com libraries, or at least reimplementing it.
Assuming that Bayesian filters are really suitable for this kind of content filtering, and seeing how often they're mentioned on slashdot, maybe we could
use Bayesian filters to rank comments here.
There's certainly enough sewage here to make it
worthwhile...
I really don't understand why it's so difficult to
get program guide data reliably and for free. It
would seem to be in the station's interest to give
this data to people as I assume they want people
to watch their programs.
Does anyone know how the various commercial program
guides get this data? Is there some standard format
that stations use for this?
If enough people use XMLTV, maybe stations could
be convinced to make their program schedules
available in XMLTV format...
He's not claiming the article at The Register is balanced, he's claiming that the Register article's bias balances the linked article's bias; i.e. the opposite biases cancel out, leaving an objectively informed reader. At least that's how I understand that post.
I could imagine cookies being managed by a proxy server. If you install it locally, at least you could share them among various browsers on one platform. Privacy proxies (e.g. privoxy) already have a lot of the required functionality. You'd just have to implement an interface that alerts you when a cookie is set which your policy doesn't cover. Maybe biscuit does this properly?
Of course, there's the problem of different users on a machine. Is it possible to run a proxy that only a single user has access to?
Bookmarks could easily be managed through a small web app. There's a few things like this, check
freshmeat.
I agree that it can be quite stubborn sometimes, but there's quite a lot of content out there and retrievable IME. I can reliably get about half of the sites listed as working on the Freedom Engine.
Of course, once the data store bug gets fixed, things should improve. Currently, the bug causes most nodes to lose their data store regularly, which is obviously not good for the survival of content.
Also, when the node protocol stabilises and somebody implements a node in C, I expect the speed to improve drastically.
I don't see a chicken-and-egg problem at all, here. How do the benefits of broadband rely on others having broadband access? It's not like filesharing is the only use for a broadband connection.
There's
faster-loading web sites
reliable video/audio streaming from diverse web-sites (news, radio, porn)
online gaming (broadband usually also gives
you better ping times
And, of course, filesharing networks already have loads of users with broadband connections (read students on university LANs), so it's not like the content is lacking there either.
While obviously you ARE trolling, here's some proof
that Ogg Vorbis is actually better than you state:
Recently, one of the best German computing magazines
performed an extensive
public test of various
audio compression codecs, judging Ogg Vorbis as the
clear winner. Slashdot article here.
While certainly not a flawless study,
it seems a lot more legitimate than what you cite.
I'm sorry if I'm being terribly dense, but what exactly are you trying to say here? That Hanson make some kind of real pop while everybody thinks pop is what Britney Spears makes, in the way that there's some real hip-hop bands (could you name one or two?) and everybody associates hip-hop with gangsta-rap?
Sure, you can't master C or Java or whatever in one semester. But you can master a subset equivalent to Pascal, so you'll be able to do what those who have mastered Pascal can. At that point, you're merely limited by your lack of knowledge about the language while those who have learnt Pascal will never be able to use it for more involved tasks.
It could be recharged by chewing... Of course, they 'll hardly be able to put something like that in the first versions.
Re:Days of denial are over.
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True. That is some evidence that the increase in the number of ice cream cones sold in New York is related to the rise of global temperatures.
Re:Days of denial are over.
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As the AC said, no one has produced any evidence at all that we are having an effect.
This is bullshit. There might not be enough evidence to convince everybody (or even most people), but some is certainly there. You can't deny that during the last century, both the production of various waste gases and global temperature have risen.
Re:Days of denial are over.
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One point to consider regarding anti-global warning advocacy is that, while both sides seem to have similar levels of support, the industry has strong interest in denying global warning. Knowing what money they have and what effect money has on public oppinion, one should expect their position, were it sound, to have overwhelming support.
Re:Bad news those who can't deal with 3D....
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Also, to show some respect for illiterates, let's stop using written language. And not use speech so as not to exclude the deaf. And draw everything in black and white, for the colour-blind.
While I agree that the trains should be cheaper, there's also the point of flying being ridiculously cheap. Airlines are massively subsidised by the fact that plane fuel is not taxed.
It should be noted that the default Windows mail client almost automatically executes attachments (double click on an insconpicuous icon), while on Linux, you will usually have to save the attachment, then manually execute it. So, no, that variety of viruses wouldn't work just as well.
Slashdot Mirror
Though with Gentoo, it's not too hard to hit that perfect moment.
It's still stealing.
He's not taking away their content, so this can hardly be called stealing.
Incredibly addictive stuff. I've been playing it for a year now and only just beat it on the hardest level. You won't regret checking out the demo at pompom.org.uk (you will, actually, if you value your time).
Gameplay is pure arcade goodness, with 3D graphics to match.
They've also recently released a robotron clone, Mutant Storm.
Currently, realplayer still seems to be the only option for those wanting to play realaudio streams. Quite annoying, especially when trying to record internet radio. mplayer still can't do this, for example. live.com has some info on this. Seems the protocol is undocumented.
So, I'm wondering whether the Helix server or possibly client contains code documenting RDT, which would allow either integrating that code into the live.com libraries, or at least reimplementing it.
Assuming that Bayesian filters are really suitable for this kind of content filtering, and seeing how often they're mentioned on slashdot, maybe we could use Bayesian filters to rank comments here.
There's certainly enough sewage here to make it worthwhile...
I really don't understand why it's so difficult to get program guide data reliably and for free. It would seem to be in the station's interest to give this data to people as I assume they want people to watch their programs.
Does anyone know how the various commercial program guides get this data? Is there some standard format that stations use for this?
If enough people use XMLTV, maybe stations could be convinced to make their program schedules available in XMLTV format...
Prince of Persia runs great in DOSEMU.
He's not claiming the article at The Register is
balanced, he's claiming that the Register article's
bias balances the linked article's bias; i.e. the opposite biases cancel out, leaving an objectively informed reader. At least that's how I understand
that post.
QCad is very usable 2D CAD system. I doubt it's full-featured enough for professional applications, but a good choice for the common user.
Of course, there's the problem of different users on a machine. Is it possible to run a proxy that only a single user has access to?
Bookmarks could easily be managed through a small web app. There's a few things like this, check freshmeat.
Of course, once the data store bug gets fixed, things should improve. Currently, the bug causes most nodes to lose their data store regularly, which is obviously not good for the survival of content.
Also, when the node protocol stabilises and somebody implements a node in C, I expect the speed to improve drastically.
Find information about scientology at
g /2 //n tisc ient/5//P AgM/xenu2/ /
freenet:SSK@Zl388MATYv0Ah8GY6I2GuuNJapYPAgM/bor
freenet:SSK@WRhGF3h0ijFh1eVJnFu~H9OyIpAPAgM/a
freenet:SSK@jbf~W~x49RjZfyJwplqwurpNmg0
on freenet.
There's
And, of course, filesharing networks already have loads of users with broadband connections (read students on university LANs), so it's not like the content is lacking there either.
Recently, one of the best German computing magazines performed an extensive public test of various audio compression codecs, judging Ogg Vorbis as the clear winner. Slashdot article here.
While certainly not a flawless study, it seems a lot more legitimate than what you cite.
I'm sorry if I'm being terribly dense, but what exactly are you trying to say here? That Hanson make some kind of real pop while everybody thinks pop is what Britney Spears makes, in the way that there's some real hip-hop bands (could you name one or two?) and everybody associates hip-hop with gangsta-rap?
Confused...
Sure, you can't master C or Java or whatever in one semester. But you can master a subset equivalent to
Pascal, so you'll be able to do what those who have mastered Pascal can. At that point, you're merely limited by your lack of knowledge about the language while those who have learnt Pascal will never be able to use it for more involved tasks.
Where would you like to pump water uphill in Denmark? Do you even know where Denmark is?
It could be recharged by chewing... Of course, they 'll hardly be able to put something like that in the first versions.
True. That is some evidence that the increase in the number of ice cream cones sold in New York is related to the rise of global temperatures.
This is bullshit. There might not be enough evidence to convince everybody (or even most people), but some is certainly there. You can't deny that during the last century, both the production of various waste gases and global temperature have risen.
One point to consider regarding anti-global warning advocacy is that, while both sides seem to have similar levels of support, the industry has strong interest in denying global warning. Knowing what money they have and what effect money has on public oppinion, one should expect their position, were it sound, to have overwhelming support.
Also, to show some respect for illiterates, let's stop using written language. And not use speech so as not to exclude the deaf. And draw everything in black and white, for the colour-blind.
Awful ping times, though...
While I agree that the trains should be cheaper, there's also the point of flying being ridiculously cheap. Airlines are massively subsidised by the fact that plane fuel is not taxed.
It should be noted that the default Windows mail client almost automatically executes attachments (double click on an insconpicuous icon), while on Linux, you will usually have to save the attachment, then manually execute it. So, no, that variety of viruses wouldn't work just as well.