"It will be based on a P2P network (the frognet)," according to a posting on the wiki. "On failure to connect it could still opt out given email addresses."
Participants will send reports of spam emails to Okopipi, which will use "handlers", including dedicated servers, to analyse it. To avoid suffering the same fate as Blue Security, Okopipi's staff will not disclose information about its servers.
"Only the Okopipi administrators will know their locations," the group said on its wiki. This should make a DDoS attack "very difficult", it said.
That seems solid, but I wonder how something so open can keep a secret like what and where its servers are. It's beyond me, anyone have more info?
Nintendo has a reputation from the SNES days when they took the blood out of the first "Mortal Kombat," but after the outcry that caused they let up on that for MKII. Although they keep their first-party titles mostly clean, they have no problem letting the third-parties make whatever insane games they want anymore.
Don't lets forget the awful but profane "South Park" games and the awesome but filthy "Conker's Bad Fur Day" for N64, and the gory "Resident Evil" titles for the 'cube complete with my favorite blood-covered-chainsaw -shaped controller.
I feel dirty invoking anything Acclaim-realted, but this would be incomplete without a mention of the much-overhyped "BMX XXX," which had topless female bike riders and FMVs of strippers uncensored for Gamecube and Xbox, while Sony censored the nipples out of their version.
I do appreciate the value of discretion for people in these lines of work. However, I did silly things under pseudonyms for ages on the Internet - still do, actually - and it is pretty easily traceable to me in RL. And I've realized I don't regret any of it.
I'm no intern, nor am I an up-and-coming executive. The sort of life I'm looking for and the "adult" lifestyle I pursue is one that's totally compatible with some random guy who makes bad jokes on message boards, produces cheaply done artwork, remixes pop music without permission, writes "Doctor Who" fanfic, is a member of a pagan coven, MCs cheezy presentations at hacker cons, and posts strange dreams to livejournal. I may not ever make partner in the prestigious XYZ firm, I may not ever break six figures, but I'll be somewhere doing something that is compatible with someone like me.
So, having things on my "permanent record" like the stuff I've done with phonelosers.org or 2600 or whatever else is strangely liberating in its way, because it pretty much forces me into putting my money where my mouth is and seeking out a lifestyle I'd be happy in, rather than one I'll endure for the sake of appearances.
Hmm, let's see.. I'm 28 now, 34 more years means... yep, I'll probably have lived a full life by then. Sure, go ahead, build your thingy, you kids knock yourelves out.:-D
..Six weeks ago Sony acquired the videogame license to classic film "E.T.," and have announced today the immediate worldwide release of this surefire success.
Along with a clause disallowing secondhand sale of the game, the EULA will debut the new "no-landfill" clause.
I know it;s a minor detail that doesn't impact anything anywhere ever, but does Mario have a voice in this one? As much as I'm a total fanboy of Mario and his games, I must admit I never felt the squeaky voice they gave him beginning with SM64 fit all that well.
I agree wholeheartedly with Google's actions on this, but I thought the point of Google News is it's not supposed to have an "editorial viewpoint" beyond its mysterious aggregation algorithms. The only time people actually enter into it is in cases like this, when someone somewhere decides whether or not a source is "news" and therefore subject to aggregation.
Gone are the days of "did anyone else pack your bags for you today?" Welcome to the future, where the question is "did anyone else contribute to your internal physiology in any way today?"
Exactly! Completely ignoring spurious claims of functionality or categorization, any new TLD has thousands of locked-in customers who need to buy their own trademark to prevent squatters. If I controlled something totally meaningless like.qxz I'd be guaranteed an extremely comfortable income from the big boys like Yahoo and Microsoft before I even had to worry about casual customers or people actually interested in supporting whatever claims I make about the new TLD.
Slashdot Mirror
HAHAHA, you owe me a keyboard! One with Dr Who stickers on.
I'm going to sue you for giving away the trade secret behind my hit product, Fermented Aerial Rectal Taints.
"It will be based on a P2P network (the frognet)," according to a posting on the wiki. "On failure to connect it could still opt out given email addresses."
Participants will send reports of spam emails to Okopipi, which will use "handlers", including dedicated servers, to analyse it. To avoid suffering the same fate as Blue Security, Okopipi's staff will not disclose information about its servers.
"Only the Okopipi administrators will know their locations," the group said on its wiki. This should make a DDoS attack "very difficult", it said.
That seems solid, but I wonder how something so open can keep a secret like what and where its servers are. It's beyond me, anyone have more info?
Like Adobe does when someone displays a photoshop that they photoshopped with Paint Shop Pro.
Don't lets forget the awful but profane "South Park" games and the awesome but filthy "Conker's Bad Fur Day" for N64, and the gory "Resident Evil" titles for the 'cube complete with my favorite blood-covered-chainsaw -shaped controller.
I feel dirty invoking anything Acclaim-realted, but this would be incomplete without a mention of the much-overhyped "BMX XXX," which had topless female bike riders and FMVs of strippers uncensored for Gamecube and Xbox, while Sony censored the nipples out of their version.
I hear it was originally going to be the GameSphere, but it rolled off the table before they could take the photos for the press release.
I'm no intern, nor am I an up-and-coming executive. The sort of life I'm looking for and the "adult" lifestyle I pursue is one that's totally compatible with some random guy who makes bad jokes on message boards, produces cheaply done artwork, remixes pop music without permission, writes "Doctor Who" fanfic, is a member of a pagan coven, MCs cheezy presentations at hacker cons, and posts strange dreams to livejournal. I may not ever make partner in the prestigious XYZ firm, I may not ever break six figures, but I'll be somewhere doing something that is compatible with someone like me.
So, having things on my "permanent record" like the stuff I've done with phonelosers.org or 2600 or whatever else is strangely liberating in its way, because it pretty much forces me into putting my money where my mouth is and seeking out a lifestyle I'd be happy in, rather than one I'll endure for the sake of appearances.
Hi, my name is Rob, and I'm Googleable.
Hmm, let's see.. I'm 28 now, 34 more years means... yep, I'll probably have lived a full life by then. Sure, go ahead, build your thingy, you kids knock yourelves out. :-D
In my pocket with my +1 dagger and no tea.
It's funny - usually when PR types talk about "consumer demand" it's a bunch of unimportant hyperbolic nonsense.
"Due to consumer demand, we've brought back those yummy red M&Ms!"
"We now make our stylish womens' sweatpants that say 'juicy' across the bottom in sizes up to 40, thanks to overwhelming market demand!"
"Disney is releasing Lion King 8: Simba Mauls a Wildebeest because the fans demand more Hakuna Matata!"
This is one of those rare occasions when the consumers, as a whole, demand something of an industry and get it.
I would name it Ling-Ling.
(-1, Trolltech)
Along with a clause disallowing secondhand sale of the game, the EULA will debut the new "no-landfill" clause.
I know it;s a minor detail that doesn't impact anything anywhere ever, but does Mario have a voice in this one? As much as I'm a total fanboy of Mario and his games, I must admit I never felt the squeaky voice they gave him beginning with SM64 fit all that well.
Voyager has also just realized why its credit cards don't swipe any more, and why all its Journey tapes have been erased.
When I get mine, I want to hook it up to my network with a really long cable, and loop it around the top a lot. Then it'll have cable hair!
No wonder the sources for all those David Hasselhoff albums I've been trying to get suddenly vanished.
Awwwww, look at their little ears! I just wanna pet them!
I agree wholeheartedly with Google's actions on this, but I thought the point of Google News is it's not supposed to have an "editorial viewpoint" beyond its mysterious aggregation algorithms. The only time people actually enter into it is in cases like this, when someone somewhere decides whether or not a source is "news" and therefore subject to aggregation.
I think there's even an FCC Wireless Bureau Chief kit on clearance in Radio Shack.
This comment is false.
Oh, that's good.
and being started by the guy who built the @Home network and a former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief.
Oh, that's bad.
Gone are the days of "did anyone else pack your bags for you today?" Welcome to the future, where the question is "did anyone else contribute to your internal physiology in any way today?"
Exactly! Completely ignoring spurious claims of functionality or categorization, any new TLD has thousands of locked-in customers who need to buy their own trademark to prevent squatters. If I controlled something totally meaningless like .qxz I'd be guaranteed an extremely comfortable income from the big boys like Yahoo and Microsoft before I even had to worry about casual customers or people actually interested in supporting whatever claims I make about the new TLD.
If Sony pays me a sufficiently huge wad of cash, I might be able to afford to give it back to them in exchange for a PS3.