My elderly mom uses her computer exclusively (yet) for playing games: a REALLY old DOS-based Mahjongg game, and those Windows killer applications Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and FreeCell. I told her I'd build her a new computer with Linux for Christmas (since her old machine was a rather slow and noisy Pentium with Windows 98) but she pointed out that she simply couldn't do without those exact programs (she didn't want any alternatives, especially for Mahjongg - she prefers the 16-color EGA graphics because she has difficulties recognizing the photorealistic tiles on current Mahjongg games).
So, I gave her my old Celeron with Debian Sarge, set KDE to the Windows theme, installed Wine for the Windows games and dosemu for Mahjongg, and she's been happy with it ever since. This weekend, I will install a DSL router at my parents' house and introduce her to the wonders of e-mail without having to worry about viruses...
Sounds to me like a justification to make and distribute a free software FLAC QuickTime plugin so our friends burdened with the proprietary QuickTime implementation Apple distributes can play streaming FLAC data or play FLAC files.
To run this 'malware' you have to a) download the script b) Change its mode to executable c) login as root and d) finally type something like./run.malware at a console screen. By which time even you should have noticed something amiss.
In fact, you have to do none of the above - you just have to have admin rights (which most not-so-unix-savvy Mac users probably do because the don't bother to add another account beside the one created during system setup, which *does* have admin rights) and run some program from a not-really-to-be-trusted source (e.g. some "nifty freeware tool") which contains the script and installs it without further user interaction. Users with admin rights do *not* need to login as root or to authenticate to install files in/Library/StartupItems. At the next boot, the script will be executed by root and your system is compromised without further notice.
$60/month seems relatively expensive for a 206Kbps SDSL connection when compared to other cable/satellite/DSL offerings. While this may provide users with greater upstream speeds, most users would benefit more from the faster downstream connections from the aforementioned providers than a better upstream rate.
You obviously didn't read the FAQ, did you?
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The deal with Pitr is hardly racist. He is a perfect fit among the cast, except for the fact that his native language is russian.
No it isn't - Pitr is a native english speaker who thinks that to become an evil overlord, one must speak with a russian accent. He doesn't understand russian at all. (oh gawd, not that strip...)
The ISP could, however, transparently proxy DNS requests. Unlikely, admittedly - why bother propping up a measure that's as weak as DNS-fudging in the first place?
According to the Heise article linked in another post, the technician responsible wanted to show that a DNS block would be possible but useless, since it could be circumvented easily. Seemingly, he acted on his own, not backed by the ISP management.
Some time ago, I saw an interesting documentary on TV about snail parasites (IIRC, the parasite was some kind of worm). The snail gets infected by eating the parasite's eggs which stick to edible plants. The eggs hatch inside the snail, and the parasitic larvae move to the snail's antennae where they start to grow. When they are mature, they somehow modify their hosts' behaviour - normally, the snail would hide from predators during the day. But now it exposes itself to birds, which mistake the swollen, bloated, parasite-containing snail antennae for yummy insects, rip them off and eat them. The snail doesn't survive this for long...
Inside the bird, the parasite lays its eggs and dies. The eggs get spread with the bird droppings, which hopefully fall on snail-edible plants, etc...
...and you will see what this future could look like. There will be glorious times ahead for those few who still understand the concept of kicking someone's ass!:-) --
Why "instead of nuclear terrorism"? You just have to wait one or two millenia, till hydrogen powered vehicles make use of the true powers of hydrogen, and bingo! Although you'll probably need a degree in nuclear physics if your car happens to break down... --
Several of the programs I mentioned in my previous post about the SRCP project are available under the GPL. erddcc, the DigitalDirekt server, runs under Linux. See http://www.der-moba.de/~vogt/DDL/ for more information.
While this has not necessarily something to do with LocoNet, it's interesting nevertheless...
Some guys from the german model rr newsgroup de.rec.modelle.bahn have designed a protocol and several programs to control trains over a TCP/IP network. The project includes the protocol SRCP, clients to control your trains and turnouts (some with graphical interfaces), daemons to control central units for several digital train systems (Märklin, NRMA with LocoNet or XBus) and even a daemon which turns your computer itself into a multi-protocol command center - you only need a simple booster to supply power and data to the tracks. The project is located here. Sorry, german only - use the fish...:-)
2001-04-01 11:11:11
unfortunately, submitting just the line above activates the lameness filter. Seems the Slashdot system has it's own thoughts about this contest...;-)
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Piracy might be an issue because it's only a short line of thought from "Software ought to be free" to "Software ought to be free, and if it isn't, I'm taking it anyway, cuz 1 4m 1337 cr4X0r!", although the meaning of "free" is quite different from each other in those contexts. So if some pirate groups start distributing warez in the name of " freeing the software" it could shed a bad light on the whole OS/FS movement. Anyone with a bit of common sense would be able to tell the difference, but since when has common sense been a criterium to become a PHB?:-) Most people don't even know the differences between hackers, crackers, warez d00dz and script k1dd13z...
There is such a care. Can't remember who it's made by, but it was designed in association with...Swatch
The Swatch car was a design study with only a few units built. It has a successor, though - the Smart, which is produced by a subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler. After a slow start it has become quite common - at least in Germany and the surrounding countries. And yes, it has replacable body panels... it almost looks like this. --
It depends... if, for example, your PC is located in a room full of designer stuff, a computer case which just fits perfectly to your furniture is really cool. Several years ago, there was a brand of PC which had a pyramid-shaped case made of black brushed aluminum. The monitor was one of the first TFT screens (IIRC, I'm not 100% sure), also in black brushed aluminum, and the whole setup not only looked damn cool, it also cost about three times as much as a standard machine with the same interior. Unfortunately, I've forgotten tha name of the manufacturer (who probably went out of business some time ago...)
I don't think I would spend several hundred dollars (or whatever these cases cost, order page is/.ed) on a computer case, though. It's much more fun to build a cool plexi glass case yourself (including some old sawed-open hard drives where you can see the heads move...:-)
Eyeballs and testicles are especially susceptible to microwave heating because both are poorly cooled (iirc)-> by blood flow
OK, this may be a bit offtopic...
testicles are sensitive to heat, because sperm needs a temperature several degrees lower as the usual body temperature to remain fertile. That is the reason mother nature considered it necessary for most male mammals to carry them around in a highly kick-sensitive bag...;-)
On the other hand, your standard cell phone antenna isn't located right next to your eyes when you use the phone. The electromagnetic waves have to pass several layers of skin, fat tissue and bone to reach the eye. The distance from the antenna to the brain parts right above the inner ear is several centimeters shorter - why should it just be the eyes which suffer from the radiation? One would think that the danger of a brain tumor near the ear should be about an order of magnitude higher than the danger of eye cancer. I've never heard about a significant increase in the number of such brain tumors with cell phone users, though...
The field of the analogue cell phone is orders of magnitude stronger than that of a digital phone.
But it's not pulsed - which (IIRC) is one of the major reasons people use against digital cell phones. I have to admit that I don't know very much about the different modulation techniques used in the analogue or digital cell phon networks - but neither do the people who cry out loudest about those "dangerous" digital phones.
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More likely the grandparent was thinking of DVD+R(W) and DVD-R(W)...
My elderly mom uses her computer exclusively (yet) for playing games: a REALLY old DOS-based Mahjongg game, and those Windows killer applications Solitaire, Spider Solitaire and FreeCell. I told her I'd build her a new computer with Linux for Christmas (since her old machine was a rather slow and noisy Pentium with Windows 98) but she pointed out that she simply couldn't do without those exact programs (she didn't want any alternatives, especially for Mahjongg - she prefers the 16-color EGA graphics because she has difficulties recognizing the photorealistic tiles on current Mahjongg games).
So, I gave her my old Celeron with Debian Sarge, set KDE to the Windows theme, installed Wine for the Windows games and dosemu for Mahjongg, and she's been happy with it ever since. This weekend, I will install a DSL router at my parents' house and introduce her to the wonders of e-mail without having to worry about viruses...
http://damien.drix.free.fr/qtflac/
In fact, you have to do none of the above - you just have to have admin rights (which most not-so-unix-savvy Mac users probably do because the don't bother to add another account beside the one created during system setup, which *does* have admin rights) and run some program from a not-really-to-be-trusted source (e.g. some "nifty freeware tool") which contains the script and installs it without further user interaction. Users with admin rights do *not* need to login as root or to authenticate to install files in
See http://heise.de/newsticker/data/jk-13.11.03-006/ (in german, use the fish).
10h = 16
10h^3 = 16^3 = 4096 = 1000h
==> 10^3 = 1000 in all number systems excluding binary and ternary (which do not have a number "3")
seems they're not - see http://www.bpjs-indiziert.de/ for a complete list of all games, videos, books etc. on the German Index.
...when a water-powered computer dumps core?
how long till the suspected criminals-to-be are arrested "just in case"?
$60/month seems relatively expensive for a 206Kbps SDSL connection when compared to other cable/satellite/DSL offerings. While this may provide users with greater upstream speeds, most users would benefit more from the faster downstream connections from the aforementioned providers than a better upstream rate.
You obviously didn't read the FAQ, did you?
The deal with Pitr is hardly racist. He is a perfect fit among the cast, except for the fact that his native language is russian.
No it isn't - Pitr is a native english speaker who thinks that to become an evil overlord, one must speak with a russian accent. He doesn't understand russian at all. (oh gawd, not that strip...)
The ISP could, however, transparently proxy DNS requests. Unlikely, admittedly - why bother propping up a measure that's as weak as DNS-fudging in the first place? According to the Heise article linked in another post, the technician responsible wanted to show that a DNS block would be possible but useless, since it could be circumvented easily. Seemingly, he acted on his own, not backed by the ISP management.
Some time ago, I saw an interesting documentary on TV about snail parasites (IIRC, the parasite was some kind of worm). The snail gets infected by eating the parasite's eggs which stick to edible plants. The eggs hatch inside the snail, and the parasitic larvae move to the snail's antennae where they start to grow. When they are mature, they somehow modify their hosts' behaviour - normally, the snail would hide from predators during the day. But now it exposes itself to birds, which mistake the swollen, bloated, parasite-containing snail antennae for yummy insects, rip them off and eat them. The snail doesn't survive this for long...
Inside the bird, the parasite lays its eggs and dies. The eggs get spread with the bird droppings, which hopefully fall on snail-edible plants, etc...
all of a sudden, wget -c -nH -nd http://www.pixar.com/theater/shorts/*/quicktime/*_ 320.mov comes to a grinding halt.
...and you will see what this future could look like. There will be glorious times ahead for those few who still understand the concept of kicking someone's ass! :-)
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Why "instead of nuclear terrorism"? You just have to wait one or two millenia, till hydrogen powered vehicles make use of the true powers of hydrogen, and bingo! Although you'll probably need a degree in nuclear physics if your car happens to break down...
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Several of the programs I mentioned in my previous post about the SRCP project are available under the GPL. erddcc, the DigitalDirekt server, runs under Linux. See http://www.der-moba.de/~vogt/DDL/ for more information.
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While this has not necessarily something to do with LocoNet, it's interesting nevertheless...
Some guys from the german model rr newsgroup de.rec.modelle.bahn have designed a protocol and several programs to control trains over a TCP/IP network. The project includes the protocol SRCP, clients to control your trains and turnouts (some with graphical interfaces), daemons to control central units for several digital train systems (Märklin, NRMA with LocoNet or XBus) and even a daemon which turns your computer itself into a multi-protocol command center - you only need a simple booster to supply power and data to the tracks. The project is located here. Sorry, german only - use the fish...:-)
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2001-04-01 11:11:11 unfortunately, submitting just the line above activates the lameness filter. Seems the Slashdot system has it's own thoughts about this contest...;-)
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Piracy might be an issue because it's only a short line of thought from "Software ought to be free" to "Software ought to be free, and if it isn't, I'm taking it anyway, cuz 1 4m 1337 cr4X0r!", although the meaning of "free" is quite different from each other in those contexts. So if some pirate groups start distributing warez in the name of " freeing the software" it could shed a bad light on the whole OS/FS movement. Anyone with a bit of common sense would be able to tell the difference, but since when has common sense been a criterium to become a PHB? :-) Most people don't even know the differences between hackers, crackers, warez d00dz and script k1dd13z...
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There is such a care. Can't remember who it's made by, but it was designed in association with...Swatch
The Swatch car was a design study with only a few units built. It has a successor, though - the Smart, which is produced by a subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler. After a slow start it has become quite common - at least in Germany and the surrounding countries. And yes, it has replacable body panels... it almost looks like this.
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It depends... if, for example, your PC is located in a room full of designer stuff, a computer case which just fits perfectly to your furniture is really cool. Several years ago, there was a brand of PC which had a pyramid-shaped case made of black brushed aluminum. The monitor was one of the first TFT screens (IIRC, I'm not 100% sure), also in black brushed aluminum, and the whole setup not only looked damn cool, it also cost about three times as much as a standard machine with the same interior. Unfortunately, I've forgotten tha name of the manufacturer (who probably went out of business some time ago...)
I don't think I would spend several hundred dollars (or whatever these cases cost, order page is /.ed) on a computer case, though. It's much more fun to build a cool plexi glass case yourself (including some old sawed-open hard drives where you can see the heads move...:-)
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...what about these wireless ski finders?
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Eyeballs and testicles are especially susceptible to microwave heating because both are poorly cooled (iirc)-> by blood flow
OK, this may be a bit offtopic... testicles are sensitive to heat, because sperm needs a temperature several degrees lower as the usual body temperature to remain fertile. That is the reason mother nature considered it necessary for most male mammals to carry them around in a highly kick-sensitive bag...;-)
On the other hand, your standard cell phone antenna isn't located right next to your eyes when you use the phone. The electromagnetic waves have to pass several layers of skin, fat tissue and bone to reach the eye. The distance from the antenna to the brain parts right above the inner ear is several centimeters shorter - why should it just be the eyes which suffer from the radiation? One would think that the danger of a brain tumor near the ear should be about an order of magnitude higher than the danger of eye cancer. I've never heard about a significant increase in the number of such brain tumors with cell phone users, though...
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The field of the analogue cell phone is orders of magnitude stronger than that of a digital phone.
But it's not pulsed - which (IIRC) is one of the major reasons people use against digital cell phones. I have to admit that I don't know very much about the different modulation techniques used in the analogue or digital cell phon networks - but neither do the people who cry out loudest about those "dangerous" digital phones.
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