they'll pick away at it month by month until it's split wide open.
Actually, is this allowed under DMCA? You're circumventing their encryption, and reverse engineering. When does that clause come into play? Is that why the window is only 3 weeks? And after the contest is over, it's not going to give them much credibility in court, is it? "He kept trying 2 days after the contest is over, and then broke our protection wide open. Lock up this evil, evil hacker, your honour!!!
That aside, the cash they're offering is peanuts. 10K is about UK£7000; I know people that can earn that in a month. I would imagine a truly good hacker will be able to pull down at least that amount, which basically means the competition will only have kiddie programmers having a go.
want to finally rule on the batter.
Well, I think it should be liberally applied to fish and deep fried, and I will be advising my Euro MP to vote for this.
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Oooooh, you are soooo clever!!!
I'm actually quite surprised you didn't follow it up with a "ph33r m33 1 4m 31337 & w1ll h4xx0r j00r www 5i73 1 h4\/3 m4d 5k1ll2!::@~@:@:~:@".... Maybe there's hope for you yet...
Hey, I can do it too:
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Hey, Vastly Overweight, come on over!!!
You'll love it. You get to say "gee, ain't that quaint, Martha!!!" at every building in London!
You'll be able to clog our tube system with your lardy arse, scarf down as many big macs as your bloated stomach can handle whilst bitching about the cuisine, and whine incessantly about the weather!
And I'm sure with a redneck accent like yours, I can find you a good job cleaning the streets.
Book your plane ticket today!!! What are you waiting for?
Oops, silly me, forgot directions... North West Europe, you'll need to take an aeroplane - they do go past US borders, and no, you won't fall off the edge of the Earth! And yes, we _do_ have runways (and the most planes landing / hour at Heathrow, the fourth largest economy in the world... And chips with curry sauce... Mmmmm.)
Ever wonder why USA never has "Great" prepended like Britain? Go check the mirror!!!
Heh! That sure put a smile on my face!:) Has it worked, so far?
The amount of spam I get is truly horrific; the only trouble is I am scared to reply to these emails, as I don't want to confirm that the email address is still valid...
Where does that end, though?
I mean, my email address is published on/.,and several times other/. readers have mailed me in response to a what-should-I-use-post I have made. I'm grateful they have taken the time out to let me know about the company they work for, and the products they sell.
How are you going to make the legal distinction between emails I haven't directly solicited, but am grateful for, and the EARN MONEY FAST!!! NOT A PYRAMID SCHEME!!! spam I get so much of?
This guy gives Brits a bad reputation.
Possibly... But I have to say, USians haven't exactly acquitted themselves brilliantly over this discussion, either. And at least I have the balls to post under my uid...
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I have to say, today has been a revelation. Keep those flamethrowers handy, people...
Umm, anybody got any flamethrower fuel? I seem to have run out...
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You're in luck, considering the 'shortage' of jobs in the IT field. Perhaps you can come work for minimum wage and visit a dentist?
Yes, yes, yes!!! I have appalling teeth! They stick out every which way, and they are blackened from neglect!!! I talk with a lisp because I cannot form wordshapes with my mouth without impaling my lips!!!
The obesity is a result of people having the economic resources to buy food. I know America would be much better off if we were all skinny and starving, but oh well, that's the way it goes.
And there was me thinking it was a complete and utter lack of self control... Hey, this is educational!!!
Nice stereotype propogated by gun-control-lobbying politicians. Unless you are in the ghetto, I wouldn't worry about it. But then again, I suppose your country is without those, right?
Actually, it is mostly free of ghettos. If in the few ghetto areas, you might get beaten up for them, but they sure as hell won't fire a gun at you...
You'd actually retain a bit more credibility if you'd bother to login, you know...
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No, no no, you misunderstand...
I want to be an American!!!
I want to live in a country where over 50% of the populace is clinically obese!!!
I want to live in a country where I can be shot in the street for my Nike trainers!!!
I want to live in a country where I pay health insurance, or get left to bleed to death on the pavement!!!
I want to live in a country where there are only 2 political parties but it's a "democracy"!!!
I want to live in a country where literacy is lower than that of Cuba.
WHERE OH WHERE DO I SIGN?
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To use your own words against yourself...
"That doesn't mean you should posting offtopic messages. "
" If you don't like it, you can feel free to leave."
I think you put it better than I ever could...
"Lucky for we 'retarded' Americans"
Your words, not mine. I was referring to the poster of the parent. I actually think most USians are OK... People like you are slowly changing my mind...
Yeah, but IIRC, P4's need new cases and cooling fans to work... I can just rip out my mobo, and slide a lovely Athlon 1GHz on an Asus mobo into it's place... Nice.
AMD originally made their name within the nerderati because they were cheap and vastly overclockable. It became another "geek" badge... I wonder if, now that AMD are getting more mainstream (and deservedly so, IMHO), the takeup by hardcore nerds is dropping off - poss9ibly in favour of Alpha's? And here's a story tip for Katz - the geek appeal of supporting the underdog... Face it, we all love the lame dogs...
I might. Seeing as it has garnered about 15 mod points (both up and down), and about 60 % of comments posted in both discussions at the time of writing, _I_ think it's important - don't you? If Malda & Co don't see that, then that's their lookout. Last I checked, Malda & Co were running this as a public forum, and don't you think this is a better use of offtopic posting than penis birds, grits and NP?
If I was posting this to be a pain in the arse, don't you think I'd be hiding behind the Anonymous Coward uid, much the same as you do?
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So important that you have to hijack another story
So... this "story" consists of... Kuro5hin added 10 lines of text to their website... Great story!
Aaaah, my mistake - you must be American! Obviously, with your retarded attention span, you must be riveted with the action gong on here!
However, I respectfully disagree with the idea that Slashdot is the correct forum for alerting us to this protest.
Hmm, you want to tell Katz that? Or maybe I didn't include enough psychopolitical babble in the post for you....
Slashcode is free.
It is, well noted. You may also have used your awesome powers of observation to note it is written in Perl. I would no more consider touching Perl code than I would shampoo your crotch. Actually, I'm not sure which makes me feel more ill...
If you care about it that much, how's about starting a Slashdot clone that focuses on internet protests?
Umm, because I live in the UK, where bandwidth and server space costs so much, it's not economically feasible. But that's a seperate rant, so I'll leave it be.
In any case, I'm not trying to pick a fight
Hmm, maybe it's a cultural thing, but extending an invitation to shampoo your smellies isn't exactly the right way to invite informed discussion, but an excellent way to provoke hostility. Tact, remember? Oh yeah, I forgot they bred it out of the USian race long ago...
I think Slashdot's the wrong place for your story
So, how come Katz gets so much column space, then?
You guys didn't even bother to post a link to the new Unreal technology
So why didn't you? I'm an Unreal addict, what is the link?
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Umm, exactly what is the relevance of this post to the article?
It isn't. That'll be why the title of the post began "OT...", then...
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Actually, the truckers do pay a whopping great extra on their road tax. If you want to get really pissed off, ride a motorbike - Transport & Road Research Lab reports that motorbikes hardly damage roads at all, yet the road tax doesn't reflect this at all...
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Actually, I like your train of thought more than I do mine.
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Guess what? It is news for nerds.
Given the recent influx of "internet enabled protest" articles that Katz writes, it fits in perfectly with the run of postings on/.
And as far as your crotch goes, I assume there is a medical reason for not washing it yourself, or do you just like having your own cloud of flies follow you around?
Because VA Linux gave them a nice box. At the time, I was well impressed. It was a nice gesture.
But this constant banging on about kuro5hin seems to be an attempt to get people to go to the site, and get more eyeballs for VA Linux's generosity. There is nothing there to see, really, other than "it's taking a bit more time than we thought"
Hmm, I'm not normally a conspiracy theorist, but this smacks of either a slow news day (which it isn't, check my story submission here which was in a queue of 416 at the time of posting), or VA Linux is trying to milk all the publicity as it can. I really hope I'm wrong.
From the article... those who can do more about it.
Yeah, right.
Do you honestly think a few thousand "oooh corporation X is soooooo bad" posts on internet sites _really_ get noticed by corporations?
Nope. The only thing the corporations will heed is a loss in profit. And they won't get that until consumers are responsible in what they buy.
Everyone on/. seems to hate MPAA, but how many of you have DVD players? If you can't control your wants on something that is a luxury item, how the hell are you going to exercise self control when a boycott actually affects your _needs_?
Of course one could argue that over the years, people in western nations have been turned into consumer pods, lazy fat couch potato zombies by the corporates desperate for additional revenue.
Case in point - when flash Nike trainers first came out, and were a status symbol, people in the USA were getting _killed_ for them. A car advert in the UK claims "prepare to want one". Corporates prey on our "keeping up with the Jones's", often appealing to our lowest common denominator in order to influence our buying habits. Is this right?
From the parent post, "U.S. crporations [sic] should have more than one purpose
What, and have free market advocates claim "government intervention", and "nanny state" arguments?
The fact of the matter is people just don't care enough to regulate these companies, by changing their buying habits. Because if everyone was a responsible enough person, and had enough self control to say "No, I won't buy product X because I disagree with their business practices", then where would these companies be? Superceded by a business that made it clear that they are against practice X or Y, and with a clear corporate moral.
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Actually, is this allowed under DMCA? You're circumventing their encryption, and reverse engineering. When does that clause come into play? Is that why the window is only 3 weeks? And after the contest is over, it's not going to give them much credibility in court, is it? "He kept trying 2 days after the contest is over, and then broke our protection wide open. Lock up this evil, evil hacker, your honour!!!
That aside, the cash they're offering is peanuts. 10K is about UK£7000; I know people that can earn that in a month. I would imagine a truly good hacker will be able to pull down at least that amount, which basically means the competition will only have kiddie programmers having a go.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Well, I think it should be liberally applied to fish and deep fried, and I will be advising my Euro MP to vote for this.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
I'm actually quite surprised you didn't follow it up with a "ph33r m33 1 4m 31337 & w1ll h4xx0r j00r www 5i73 1 h4\/3 m4d 5k1ll2!::@~@:@:~:@".... Maybe there's hope for you yet...
Hey, I can do it too:
Anonymous.Coward@AOL.com
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
You'll love it. You get to say "gee, ain't that quaint, Martha!!!" at every building in London!
You'll be able to clog our tube system with your lardy arse, scarf down as many big macs as your bloated stomach can handle whilst bitching about the cuisine, and whine incessantly about the weather!
And I'm sure with a redneck accent like yours, I can find you a good job cleaning the streets.
Book your plane ticket today!!! What are you waiting for?
Oops, silly me, forgot directions... North West Europe, you'll need to take an aeroplane - they do go past US borders, and no, you won't fall off the edge of the Earth! And yes, we _do_ have runways (and the most planes landing / hour at Heathrow, the fourth largest economy in the world... And chips with curry sauce... Mmmmm.)
Ever wonder why USA never has "Great" prepended like Britain? Go check the mirror!!!
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
The amount of spam I get is truly horrific; the only trouble is I am scared to reply to these emails, as I don't want to confirm that the email address is still valid...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
I mean, my email address is published on
How are you going to make the legal distinction between emails I haven't directly solicited, but am grateful for, and the EARN MONEY FAST!!! NOT A PYRAMID SCHEME!!! spam I get so much of?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Possibly... But I have to say, USians haven't exactly acquitted themselves brilliantly over this discussion, either. And at least I have the balls to post under my uid...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Umm, anybody got any flamethrower fuel? I seem to have run out...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Yes, yes, yes!!! I have appalling teeth! They stick out every which way, and they are blackened from neglect!!! I talk with a lisp because I cannot form wordshapes with my mouth without impaling my lips!!!
The obesity is a result of people having the economic resources to buy food. I know America would be much better off if we were all skinny and starving, but oh well, that's the way it goes.
And there was me thinking it was a complete and utter lack of self control... Hey, this is educational!!!
Nice stereotype propogated by gun-control-lobbying politicians. Unless you are in the ghetto, I wouldn't worry about it. But then again, I suppose your country is without those, right?
Actually, it is mostly free of ghettos. If in the few ghetto areas, you might get beaten up for them, but they sure as hell won't fire a gun at you...
You'd actually retain a bit more credibility if you'd bother to login, you know...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
I want to be an American!!!
I want to live in a country where over 50% of the populace is clinically obese!!!
I want to live in a country where I can be shot in the street for my Nike trainers!!!
I want to live in a country where I pay health insurance, or get left to bleed to death on the pavement!!! I want to live in a country where there are only 2 political parties but it's a "democracy"!!!
I want to live in a country where literacy is lower than that of Cuba.
WHERE OH WHERE DO I SIGN?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
"That doesn't mean you should posting offtopic messages. "
" If you don't like it, you can feel free to leave."
I think you put it better than I ever could...
"Lucky for we 'retarded' Americans"
Your words, not mine. I was referring to the poster of the parent. I actually think most USians are OK... People like you are slowly changing my mind...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
AMD originally made their name within the nerderati because they were cheap and vastly overclockable. It became another "geek" badge... I wonder if, now that AMD are getting more mainstream (and deservedly so, IMHO), the takeup by hardcore nerds is dropping off - poss9ibly in favour of Alpha's? And here's a story tip for Katz - the geek appeal of supporting the underdog... Face it, we all love the lame dogs...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
If I was posting this to be a pain in the arse, don't you think I'd be hiding behind the Anonymous Coward uid, much the same as you do?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
So... this "story" consists of... Kuro5hin added 10 lines of text to their website... Great story!
Aaaah, my mistake - you must be American!
Obviously, with your retarded attention span, you must be riveted with the action gong on here!
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Hmm, you want to tell Katz that? Or maybe I didn't include enough psychopolitical babble in the post for you....
Slashcode is free.
It is, well noted. You may also have used your awesome powers of observation to note it is written in Perl. I would no more consider touching Perl code than I would shampoo your crotch. Actually, I'm not sure which makes me feel more ill...
If you care about it that much, how's about starting a Slashdot clone that focuses on internet protests?
Umm, because I live in the UK, where bandwidth and server space costs so much, it's not economically feasible. But that's a seperate rant, so I'll leave it be.
In any case, I'm not trying to pick a fight
Hmm, maybe it's a cultural thing, but extending an invitation to shampoo your smellies isn't exactly the right way to invite informed discussion, but an excellent way to provoke hostility. Tact, remember? Oh yeah, I forgot they bred it out of the USian race long ago...
I think Slashdot's the wrong place for your story
So, how come Katz gets so much column space, then?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Have you also lost the will to live?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
So why didn't you? I'm an Unreal addict, what is the link?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
It isn't. That'll be why the title of the post began "OT...", then...
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Given the recent influx of "internet enabled protest" articles that Katz writes, it fits in perfectly with the run of postings on
And as far as your crotch goes, I assume there is a medical reason for not washing it yourself, or do you just like having your own cloud of flies follow you around?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
But this constant banging on about kuro5hin seems to be an attempt to get people to go to the site, and get more eyeballs for VA Linux's generosity. There is nothing there to see, really, other than "it's taking a bit more time than we thought"
Hmm, I'm not normally a conspiracy theorist, but this smacks of either a slow news day (which it isn't, check my story submission here which was in a queue of 416 at the time of posting), or VA Linux is trying to milk all the publicity as it can. I really hope I'm wrong.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
Maybe it's the cheap £3 crack I had at lunchtime but this made me laugh my arse off...
Oh, well, back to moderating...
Note to Carnivore operators: I'm joking, mmmkay?
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.
those who can do more about it.
Yeah, right.
Do you honestly think a few thousand "oooh corporation X is soooooo bad" posts on internet sites _really_ get noticed by corporations?
Nope. The only thing the corporations will heed is a loss in profit. And they won't get that until consumers are responsible in what they buy.
Everyone on
Of course one could argue that over the years, people in western nations have been turned into consumer pods, lazy fat couch potato zombies by the corporates desperate for additional revenue.
Case in point - when flash Nike trainers first came out, and were a status symbol, people in the USA were getting _killed_ for them. A car advert in the UK claims "prepare to want one". Corporates prey on our "keeping up with the Jones's", often appealing to our lowest common denominator in order to influence our buying habits. Is this right?
From the parent post,
"U.S. crporations [sic] should have more than one purpose
What, and have free market advocates claim "government intervention", and "nanny state" arguments?
The fact of the matter is people just don't care enough to regulate these companies, by changing their buying habits. Because if everyone was a responsible enough person, and had enough self control to say "No, I won't buy product X because I disagree with their business practices", then where would these companies be? Superceded by a business that made it clear that they are against practice X or Y, and with a clear corporate moral.
Strong data typing is for those with weak minds.