I see us moving towards a form of Gibsonian future. We are already seeing the power of large corporations rise to almost above that of governments and even governments getting involving in quasi-corporate activities. With the rise of such institutions as the WTO, the European Union, even our own NAFTA, we are moving away from nation-centric economies and towards the "sprawls" of Neuromancer. Though governments don't seem to be sure if they're going to go with it (u.s. post office ?) or to resist it (internet taxation, anti-napster, microsoft breakup). American politicians attempt to regulate the internet, as now does france with the whole nazi-related auctions. If the internet is as ethereal as we're making it out to be it should rise above these actions, continue to break down tradition, and move us into a future where possibility is endless. We're already seeing movement towards 'jacking-in' if not coding runs and deep hack mode, then such products as the i-glasses at think geek. Allowing us to shut out the distractions of the outside world and concentrate on the problems at hand. Advances in nanotech do not make the idea of buildings that constantly shift and move that implausable. Though in the near future I see the internet as more of a thing from Tad Williams and his Otherland series (GREAT Books). A somewhat VR experience where we are charged for every second and every bit of bandwidth we consume. Of course the future can be anything, thats what makes it interesting;-) ----------- #!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777iX+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0j]dsj $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Just FYI There is a site on the internet, www.brainbench.com that offers certification exams online for free (for a limited time(?)). You sign up and it allows you to post a short resume and any certifications you get through them. They also send you a certificate when you certify. They claim that employers recognize their certifications, but I dont see how (or why). They have a standard Linux Administration cert as well as a Red Hat cert, as well as a plethora of other things such as HTML, C, Microsoft this and that, Tech writing, et al. (If you take the linux admin be sure to read up on setting up DNS servers). They seem to make their money by offering prep courses online for their tests (5 for $25). All in all its a promising idea.
Where I go to school, we use the Parallax Basic X stamp chips in our Computer Control class. The interface is a really bastardized version of Microsoft Basic that you write in a really basic IDE (no pun intended). These things are really neat (in what you can do with them). We have used them in animatronics projects, some people chose these over our mit handy boards to drive their robots at Trinity Firefighting Robotics Competition (GREAT Robotics competition. http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robots/ (Some of the sights there include a walking robots (kinda like a duck.), other amazing homebrew robots, and teams from all over the world (Esp. Gov't sponsored teams from Israel). Although personally I prefer the mit handyboard (because I can use interactive c under linux to program it), the stamp chip has its advantages in size, weight, cost, lack of learning curve... but this is balanced by some minor speed, functionality, and complexity issues. Altogether the Parrallax BasicX chips are fun toys;)
Although this comment may sound repetitive, but I don't think the psychologists are as much to blame as society itself. They are merely people fulfilling a need. What I think the real problem seems to be is the eagerness people seem to have in medicating people who don't seem 'normal'.
"Dear, I think Johnny has a bit too much energy",
"That's okay hon, I just picked up that perscription the doctor wrote for us".
"But honey, do you really think Johnny needs Ridalin?!?"...
A saga played out every day in America. Some things may need medication, such as severe depression, or anxiety where the person is liable to cause himself or another harm. Telling them to just get over it, or to look to God, isn't exactly the best or brightest thing for them. Other than that (and that insulting drivel about dyslexic children being too lazy to read) I agree with you. Oh well, Im feeling cixelsyd today anyways...
Although they will likely bring them down over the ocean if (when) they do bring them down, I would like to see the actually burning-in-the-atmosphere process. I think it would be really interesting to watch, sort of like million dollar fireworks... Since its mostly lighter weight metals it wouldn't be too dangerous to drop them over the US (unlike that one satellite that came down in the middle of Australia). Now I just have to find my telescope...
So how does this decision affect (if at all) things such as web-comics where, due to pressure from sponsers, they usually ask that you not link directly to their image (i.e. userfriendly)?
Describing himself as a member of the security community, i can almost see why he was paranoid enough to think a linux client may have been the start of security issues, except for the fact he was more familiar with unix programming to begin with. Out of curiosity why didn't he initially release a *nix client to begin with rather than buying a book and struggling to learn how to program the API under windows? Anyways, Napster is a really great tool despite the bandwith problems it causes, and thats all i have to say aside from complaining how repetitve he was, saying over and over again (i don't know how many times) how they were working on the UI and the scaling of the network.
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We see these meteoric rushes to riches with the recent linux-related IPO booms and all, but upon closer inspection it's all based on nothing. Companies with some of the best IPO's and stock prices (a la Red Hat) are operating in the hole. The whole e-commerce thing is based on speculation. Although it is really cool that these newfound fortunes are going to in part be put to good use, what happens if (or rather when) the investors take a good look and realize that these companies are losing money every year?...but more on topic, If I had that much money to spend on open source projects I believe I would give it to the likes of xmms to research the quicktime format for a linux player;)
Evil dead I-III (Army of Darkness aka Evil dead III) are my absolute all time favorite movies. Way back in the 70's when Raimi made the first one, (recently re-released btw), It was amazing how scary it was with the limitation of the medium at the time (Effects-wise)... Now that he's been given this script in an age where effects make up most of the movies out there I am REALLY looking forward to seeing what he can do with such a deeply rooted pop-idol as spidey. To the comment of Bruce Campbell not being that nerdy? You probably haven't caught him on Xena as the 'king of thieves' or on the x-files when he played a demon who wanted a human baby. I can definitely see Mr. Campbell as Peter Parker... Oh, on a side note, if you don't know what Raimi looks like, rent Evil Dead I... He's one of the fishermen guys on the side of the road that they honk at after the truck... Oh well, back to work.
This article was meant to raise our awareness of real-world threats to our security, but the response of the slashdot community seems to be a little myopic. Don't focus on the fact that the author calls linux trendy (albeit many arguments can be raised as linux gains in popularity and moves in that direction), and don't discount it as conspiracy theory just because it mentions the NWO. The old guard sees the power of the Internet staring them in the face, and to them this digital manifestation takes the form of all the commies under the bed, the blacks being let into their schools, and the 'demoralization' of america that they have faced in the past century. All of these things were social and political changes that marked an era. People like Strom Thurmond, who continue to exist in our political structure, and people like all the liberals shouting protect the children, are struggling to control what they see to be the beast of revelations. To them the letter W = 6 and www is the mark of the beast. The government is being pushed by them as they strap on to pending legislation and continue to press their own laws through that would make every aspect of the Internet some Orwellian parody. They are trying to save their Old World Order if you will, by trying to chain change with laws in the name of safety, morality, and all those things we hold as right and reactionary. With the media's downplay of the political tensions in Seattle that resulted in the protests/riots that ensued, as well as the general spread of ignorance (along with AOL and Windows, sort of like a bundle...) most people don't pull the threads together and see whats going on. I think the author was extremely insightful and hope his article opened some eyes. One more reason for free strong-crypto, elimination of backdoors for the gov't., and why we should distance ourselves from things such as the EU, NATO, WTO, etc.
The article gives examples of about 7 or so hypothesis's of his that were proven correct 4 years to 30 years later as if thats proof. The article doesn't tell us how many countless ideas of his have been blown out of the water. It goes into that amazingly hackneyed theory that an infininte number of monkeys on an infinite number of typewriters given an infinite amount of time will reproduce the entire works of shakspeare, but in the meantime they'd also put out a bunch of gibberish. Lulling our anxiety over the extinction of fossil fuels is a dangerous effect of somthing that may be nothing more than just such gibberish. Perhaps he is correct in his theory and if so kudos, but if he is as much of a crackpot as he is sometimes made out to be... that could have disasterous consequences.
This is truly a scary concept though, as is all of this profiling stuff. I don't think some piece of software has a better idea of whether im going to snap than i do. How would it make you feel, "Im sorry but you can no longer attend this school or wrk at this facility because it has come to our attention that you are 54.6% liable to go on a killing spree". I mean, I have a wierd sense of humor, I get angry, we all say things like, "Im going to kill you". We never actually mean it (12 Angry Men?) But all of these things can be put together to form a picture of you that wouldn't necessarily be to accurate. How would these be handled? Survelliance of an individual that scored a point or so higher than average. Notification of teachers in the classes and neighbors as if you were a sex offender? This is not a 'good' idea.
I believe that legos help develope the creativity that is later applied to the engineering field rathar than just appealing to children predisposed to these places in our society. I mean, what creative kid do you know hasn't loved legos... lol. I personally believe they should be an integrated part of the school curriculum... maybe inspire creativity in school for once rather than crush our childrens' imaginations. Oh well, back to the play pen.
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I see us moving towards a form of Gibsonian future. We are already seeing the power of large corporations rise to almost above that of governments and even governments getting involving in quasi-corporate activities. With the rise of such institutions as the WTO, the European Union, even our own NAFTA, we are moving away from nation-centric economies and towards the "sprawls" of Neuromancer. Though governments don't seem to be sure if they're going to go with it (u.s. post office ?) or to resist it (internet taxation, anti-napster, microsoft breakup). American politicians attempt to regulate the internet, as now does france with the whole nazi-related auctions. If the internet is as ethereal as we're making it out to be it should rise above these actions, continue to break down tradition, and move us into a future where possibility is endless. We're already seeing movement towards 'jacking-in' if not coding runs and deep hack mode, then such products as the i-glasses at think geek. Allowing us to shut out the distractions of the outside world and concentrate on the problems at hand. Advances in nanotech do not make the idea of buildings that constantly shift and move that implausable. Though in the near future I see the internet as more of a thing from Tad Williams and his Otherland series (GREAT Books). A somewhat VR experience where we are charged for every second and every bit of bandwidth we consume. Of course the future can be anything, thats what makes it interesting ;-)
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Just FYI There is a site on the internet, www.brainbench.com that offers certification exams online for free (for a limited time(?)). You sign up and it allows you to post a short resume and any certifications you get through them. They also send you a certificate when you certify. They claim that employers recognize their certifications, but I dont see how (or why). They have a standard Linux Administration cert as well as a Red Hat cert, as well as a plethora of other things such as HTML, C, Microsoft this and that, Tech writing, et al. (If you take the linux admin be sure to read up on setting up DNS servers). They seem to make their money by offering prep courses online for their tests (5 for $25). All in all its a promising idea.
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#!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777iX+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0j]dsj
$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Where I go to school, we use the Parallax Basic X stamp chips in our Computer Control class. The interface is a really bastardized version of Microsoft Basic that you write in a really basic IDE (no pun intended). These things are really neat (in what you can do with them). We have used them in animatronics projects, some people chose these over our mit handy boards to drive their robots at Trinity Firefighting Robotics Competition (GREAT Robotics competition. http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robots/ (Some of the sights there include a walking robots (kinda like a duck.), other amazing homebrew robots, and teams from all over the world (Esp. Gov't sponsored teams from Israel). Although personally I prefer the mit handyboard (because I can use interactive c under linux to program it), the stamp chip has its advantages in size, weight, cost, lack of learning curve... but this is balanced by some minor speed, functionality, and complexity issues. Altogether the Parrallax BasicX chips are fun toys ;)
-invictus
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$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Although this comment may sound repetitive, but I don't think the psychologists are as much to blame as society itself. They are merely people fulfilling a need. What I think the real problem seems to be is the eagerness people seem to have in medicating people who don't seem 'normal'.
"Dear, I think Johnny has a bit too much energy",
"That's okay hon, I just picked up that perscription the doctor wrote for us".
"But honey, do you really think Johnny needs Ridalin?!?"...
A saga played out every day in America. Some things may need medication, such as severe depression, or anxiety where the person is liable to cause himself or another harm. Telling them to just get over it, or to look to God, isn't exactly the best or brightest thing for them. Other than that (and that insulting drivel about dyslexic children being too lazy to read) I agree with you. Oh well, Im feeling cixelsyd today anyways...
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$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Although they will likely bring them down over the ocean if (when) they do bring them down, I would like to see the actually burning-in-the-atmosphere process. I think it would be really interesting to watch, sort of like million dollar fireworks... Since its mostly lighter weight metals it wouldn't be too dangerous to drop them over the US (unlike that one satellite that came down in the middle of Australia). Now I just have to find my telescope...
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#!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777iX+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0j]dsj
$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
So how does this decision affect (if at all) things such as web-comics where, due to pressure from sponsers, they usually ask that you not link directly to their image (i.e. userfriendly)?
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#!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777iX+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0j]dsj
$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Describing himself as a member of the security community, i can almost see why he was paranoid enough to think a linux client may have been the start of security issues, except for the fact he was more familiar with unix programming to begin with. Out of curiosity why didn't he initially release a *nix client to begin with rather than buying a book and struggling to learn how to program the API under windows? Anyways, Napster is a really great tool despite the bandwith problems it causes, and thats all i have to say aside from complaining how repetitve he was, saying over and over again (i don't know how many times) how they were working on the UI and the scaling of the network.
just my $0.02
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$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
We see these meteoric rushes to riches with the recent linux-related IPO booms and all, but upon closer inspection it's all based on nothing. Companies with some of the best IPO's and stock prices (a la Red Hat) are operating in the hole. The whole e-commerce thing is based on speculation. Although it is really cool that these newfound fortunes are going to in part be put to good use, what happens if (or rather when) the investors take a good look and realize that these companies are losing money every year? ...but more on topic, If I had that much money to spend on open source projects I believe I would give it to the likes of xmms to research the quicktime format for a linux player ;)
-invictus
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#!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777iX+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0j]dsj
$/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1
Evil dead I-III (Army of Darkness aka Evil dead III) are my absolute all time favorite movies. Way back in the 70's when Raimi made the first one, (recently re-released btw), It was amazing how scary it was with the limitation of the medium at the time (Effects-wise)... Now that he's been given this script in an age where effects make up most of the movies out there I am REALLY looking forward to seeing what he can do with such a deeply rooted pop-idol as spidey. To the comment of Bruce Campbell not being that nerdy? You probably haven't caught him on Xena as the 'king of thieves' or on the x-files when he played a demon who wanted a human baby. I can definitely see Mr. Campbell as Peter Parker... Oh, on a side note, if you don't know what Raimi looks like, rent Evil Dead I... He's one of the fishermen guys on the side of the road that they honk at after the truck... Oh well, back to work.
This article was meant to raise our awareness of real-world threats to our security, but the response of the slashdot community seems to be a little myopic. Don't focus on the fact that the author calls linux trendy (albeit many arguments can be raised as linux gains in popularity and moves in that direction), and don't discount it as conspiracy theory just because it mentions the NWO. The old guard sees the power of the Internet staring them in the face, and to them this digital manifestation takes the form of all the commies under the bed, the blacks being let into their schools, and the 'demoralization' of america that they have faced in the past century. All of these things were social and political changes that marked an era. People like Strom Thurmond, who continue to exist in our political structure, and people like all the liberals shouting protect the children, are struggling to control what they see to be the beast of revelations. To them the letter W = 6 and www is the mark of the beast. The government is being pushed by them as they strap on to pending legislation and continue to press their own laws through that would make every aspect of the Internet some Orwellian parody. They are trying to save their Old World Order if you will, by trying to chain change with laws in the name of safety, morality, and all those things we hold as right and reactionary. With the media's downplay of the political tensions in Seattle that resulted in the protests/riots that ensued, as well as the general spread of ignorance (along with AOL and Windows, sort of like a bundle...) most people don't pull the threads together and see whats going on. I think the author was extremely insightful and hope his article opened some eyes. One more reason for free strong-crypto, elimination of backdoors for the gov't., and why we should distance ourselves from things such as the EU, NATO, WTO, etc.
-just my two cents.
Neat, now I don't have to worry about the DL time of those kernal sources.
make dep; make clean; make bzImage
p.s. I find it amusing the little, Operated by Transmeta, all the way at the bottom.
The article gives examples of about 7 or so hypothesis's of his that were proven correct 4 years to 30 years later as if thats proof. The article doesn't tell us how many countless ideas of his have been blown out of the water. It goes into that amazingly hackneyed theory that an infininte number of monkeys on an infinite number of typewriters given an infinite amount of time will reproduce the entire works of shakspeare, but in the meantime they'd also put out a bunch of gibberish. Lulling our anxiety over the extinction of fossil fuels is a dangerous effect of somthing that may be nothing more than just such gibberish. Perhaps he is correct in his theory and if so kudos, but if he is as much of a crackpot as he is sometimes made out to be... that could have disasterous consequences.
On a lighter note... <g>
This is truly a scary concept though, as is all of this profiling stuff. I don't think some piece of software has a better idea of whether im going to snap than i do. How would it make you feel, "Im sorry but you can no longer attend this school or wrk at this facility because it has come to our attention that you are 54.6% liable to go on a killing spree". I mean, I have a wierd sense of humor, I get angry, we all say things like, "Im going to kill you". We never actually mean it (12 Angry Men?) But all of these things can be put together to form a picture of you that wouldn't necessarily be to accurate. How would these be handled? Survelliance of an individual that scored a point or so higher than average. Notification of teachers in the classes and neighbors as if you were a sex offender? This is not a 'good' idea.
I believe that legos help develope the creativity that is later applied to the engineering field rathar than just appealing to children predisposed to these places in our society. I mean, what creative kid do you know hasn't loved legos... lol. I personally believe they should be an integrated part of the school curriculum... maybe inspire creativity in school for once rather than crush our childrens' imaginations. Oh well, back to the play pen.