A little spoofing and I should be able to convince all the people ahead of me and next to me that there's an accident up ahead and they should take an alternate route.
Actually the Minneapolis Star Tribune has had this for awhile. I haven't lived there for some time, but when I did, I used it daily, and I was impressed. It certainly seemed accurate, but if nothing else it gave me the impression I was saving time, and that's worth something.:)
I imagine there's a plugin to do this for you, but basically in about:config you give Firefox the name of a script it should run when the "mailto:" protocol is given. Then you just have the script load thunderbird with the '-mail' argument and the address in the mailto.
Basic script is like: mailto=$1 thunderbird -mail $mailto
Of course you want to add checks to see if thunderbird is already running, et cetera. A google search will bring up some scripts.
(This, btw, will work with any client that accepts email addresses on the command line, not just Thunderbird.)
I imagine opening URL's from Thunderbird and opening them in Firefox (or whatever browser) works along the same lines.
No. It's not. Setting a house on fire is illegal.
Accessing an internet site is not.
But launching a DDoS attack on a site is illegal.
Should encouraging people to access an internet site be?
So what they're doing is the same thing slashdot does when they provide links? I don't think so.
They're encouraging people to use their computers to make pointless (or actually, the point is to take those sites down - a DoS attack - or arguably to waste thier resources). So if that's your definition of "access", then yes, it should be, and is, illegal.
Isn't that like saying it's not okay for someone to pour gasoline on your house and light it, but it is okay for them to organize others, distribute matches and point to your house?
You mean on TNT? They just cram the credits for the first show into a little strip at the bottom of the screen and start the next show. There is no commercial break between episodes. The first commercial break comes after the hook.
I certainly find it harder to turn off or change the channel. I imagine it can backfire (on the network), though: If you've already seen the episode you might turn it off before you've seen any commercials.
And a feature like being able to switch rendering engines saves you from needing to use two different browsers.
So do features like standards-compliance, but without the bloat.
Adding an "IE-compatibility feature" means Microsoft still controls the pseudo-standard and takes away any reason for developers to develop for anything other than IE.
What drives me batty is people who preface every conversation to make sure I'm there.
Them: "Stone?" Me: "Yes?" Them: "Check out this URL."
Why can't they just start out saying "Check out this URL" and realize that I'll check it out when I see the message? It's like they have to have your undivided attention to show you the latest hack animation. The worst of it is that those same types usually do this:
Them: "Stone?" Me: (Not there or ignoring IMs or sound down or what have you.) Them: (No message, but often bring it up the next time.)
It reminds me of people waiting to hang up the phone until after the voicemail has prompted them for a message. Why listen to the message just to hang up?
A return is different than an exchange. A return means you give the product back and you get your money back. An exchange means you give the product back, and they give you a new one (or sometimes store credit so you can get what you want).
Most places seem to have a policy that they accept returns on software only if they are unopened. If they are opened, they accept exchanges on the same title only.
That means if you buy Bubble Bobble, open it, and realize it sucks, you can't exchange it for Phantasy Star Online.
I think the idea is that you can't take the software home, copy it, and then return it for cash or exchange it for a different title (which you also copy and exchange). I doubt it's effective at limiting piracy, but it sure helps crappy titles bring in cash.
I would think twice before doing. Seriously, how many people, whether family or friends, wouldn't think of you as a fanatic or total nerd if you went around giving Linux as a christmas gift.
I RTFA. Where does it say the portable is "much smaller" than the new PS2?
I'm looking at a picture of the portable, and it doesn't look smaller to me. In fact, it looks larger and considerably thicker than a new PS2.
The guy is good, but I doubt even he can add components to a new PS2 and still manage to save space, even if he chucked unnecessary network and video connectors, et cetera.
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I prefer a nice old-fashioned glowing middle finger coming up out of the trunk.
A little spoofing and I should be able to convince all the people ahead of me and next to me that there's an accident up ahead and they should take an alternate route.
and you can even get it on mobile devices:
"Honestly, officer, I was just keeping an eye on traffic!"
Actually the Minneapolis Star Tribune has had this for awhile. :)
I haven't lived there for some time, but when I did, I used it daily, and I was impressed. It certainly seemed accurate, but if nothing else it gave me the impression I was saving time, and that's worth something.
...by pointing their DNS records to microsoft.com and waiting for Lycos to strike.
It does fine after you set it up.
I imagine there's a plugin to do this for you, but basically in about:config you give Firefox the name of a script it should run when the "mailto:" protocol is given. Then you just have the script load thunderbird with the '-mail' argument and the address in the mailto.
Basic script is like:
mailto=$1
thunderbird -mail $mailto
Of course you want to add checks to see if thunderbird is already running, et cetera. A google search will bring up some scripts.
(This, btw, will work with any client that accepts email addresses on the command line, not just Thunderbird.)
I imagine opening URL's from Thunderbird and opening them in Firefox (or whatever browser) works along the same lines.
No. It's not. Setting a house on fire is illegal. Accessing an internet site is not.
But launching a DDoS attack on a site is illegal.
Should encouraging people to access an internet site be?
So what they're doing is the same thing slashdot does when they provide links? I don't think so.
They're encouraging people to use their computers to make pointless (or actually, the point is to take those sites down - a DoS attack - or arguably to waste thier resources). So if that's your definition of "access", then yes, it should be, and is, illegal.
Isn't that like saying it's not okay for someone to pour gasoline on your house and light it, but it is okay for them to organize others, distribute matches and point to your house?
You mean on TNT? They just cram the credits for the first show into a little strip at the bottom of the screen and start the next show. There is no commercial break between episodes. The first commercial break comes after the hook.
I certainly find it harder to turn off or change the channel. I imagine it can backfire (on the network), though: If you've already seen the episode you might turn it off before you've seen any commercials.
A copy with a trojan attached is probably doing the same.
And a feature like being able to switch rendering engines saves you from needing to use two different browsers.
So do features like standards-compliance, but without the bloat.
Adding an "IE-compatibility feature" means Microsoft still controls the pseudo-standard and takes away any reason for developers to develop for anything other than IE.
I'm more worried about the effects of disposable products on my wallet.
If we're talking about the general public all we need to do is tell them it's like "Pong" and they'll soak it up.
In Soviet Russia, Korean old people sign-on to you! ...in Japan
Let's see...
Phrase: "In Soviet Russia, dot slashes you!"
32 possible positions of 21 possible "letter(s) that come after e" = 672 possible munged phrases to MD5.
I think I'll stick with "pwgen -s 20".
There's also YaPS for Palm OS.
What drives me batty is people who preface every conversation to make sure I'm there.
Them: "Stone?"
Me: "Yes?"
Them: "Check out this URL."
Why can't they just start out saying "Check out this URL" and realize that I'll check it out when I see the message? It's like they have to have your undivided attention to show you the latest hack animation. The worst of it is that those same types usually do this:
Them: "Stone?"
Me: (Not there or ignoring IMs or sound down or what have you.)
Them: (No message, but often bring it up the next time.)
It reminds me of people waiting to hang up the phone until after the voicemail has prompted them for a message. Why listen to the message just to hang up?
Microsoft is using its scare tactics to warn of possible lawsuits because Linux violates about 228 patents...
...And also submitting stories to slashdot under the name "sameerdesai".
A return is different than an exchange. A return means you give the product back and you get your money back. An exchange means you give the product back, and they give you a new one (or sometimes store credit so you can get what you want).
Most places seem to have a policy that they accept returns on software only if they are unopened. If they are opened, they accept exchanges on the same title only.
That means if you buy Bubble Bobble, open it, and realize it sucks, you can't exchange it for Phantasy Star Online.
I think the idea is that you can't take the software home, copy it, and then return it for cash or exchange it for a different title (which you also copy and exchange). I doubt it's effective at limiting piracy, but it sure helps crappy titles bring in cash.
Or possibly they don't have any paying customers.
Suing google has the benefit of having someone to blame (rather than their poor business model) and a potential source of income.
I would think twice before doing. Seriously, how many people, whether family or friends, wouldn't think of you as a fanatic or total nerd if you went around giving Linux as a christmas gift.
They already know I post on slashdot.
I RTFA. Where does it say the portable is "much smaller" than the new PS2?
I'm looking at a picture of the portable, and it doesn't look smaller to me. In fact, it looks larger and considerably thicker than a new PS2.
The guy is good, but I doubt even he can add components to a new PS2 and still manage to save space, even if he chucked unnecessary network and video connectors, et cetera.
Regarding human rights, I say humans first. Then we'll sort out the rest.
You know, it all depends on your perspective.
To a snake, I imagine, the best use of snake venom is paralyzing its prey.
You mean people actually read it, too? "wget --recursive --accept=jpg,gif,bmp,png ..."