Whoever modded that informative, it was actually a joke... although thinking about it, it could be true, but if anyone could check before modding it further:-p
There's -always- a way of recording something, even if you're recording the wav-out from your soundcard, or install a dummy soundcard driver which outputs to a file.
It's nice to know that when someone comes along giving stuff away, people wanna know how they can get even more.
Google shows adverts to people for what they're looking for, when they're looking for it. This is showing adverts to people while they're already in the process of looking for something else - downloading it - and then listening to it. It's not the time that interrupting people with adverts is terribly welcome and so effective.
You can have the libs etc there without having X running... or, as i prefer, run an X11 vnc only server, which can run as a lower privelidged user, and you can connect in and out of it when you need.
oh yeah, it was also missing the opening one, but it sounds like a bigger danger if they only point out the closing one was missing (OMG, it was left open!);-)
I don't think you've quite grasped the slashdot mentality yet. There is some intelligent debate, nice bits of information you can come across on here, but for the most of it, it's full of little bitches who just want to bitch at everything. That's basically what's going on here. I mean, there are people posting nothing more than "I don't care"... so why are they reading the thread? That must say something about them to begin with.
The people who are/happy/ it's been delayed, are obviously quite insecure about the OS, that it's gonna be able to compete better than they like to give the impression they think it's going to compete, and if it turns out to be good, they might actually want to use it, which would destroy their "pride". Because surely if it's not going to be any better (yeah, I know) than XP, they should surely fall under the "don't care" category.
ugh. Now all bets are on as to how this'll get modded.
No, I think this is for people who/do/ want lives... just not their own. It's pretty sad really, yeah it's tough to build a life in the real world, but it pays off so many more times than a fake life can do.
It seems, more than anything, a place to stash cash, an "off shore" type account. Just wait til someone disapears with a load of peoples money because they're not held by banking regulations or anything.
Downloading the movies p2p is about as free and can be at least as anonymous (bet can proxy server host can have logfiles subpoenaed). Problem is you don't 'own permission' to have these copies. Downloading the shows through proxy still means you don't have the permission (if you did, you wouldn't need an proxy, esp an anonymous one), and on top of that, that you don't have permission to be accessing the file on the server you're ultimately pulling it from. These could legally be two seperate offenses.
Just looked at flash, and no doesn't appear to use overlay. The only reason I can think for this is that maybe outputting to an overlay would make it easier to re-capture the video, handily sidestepping any DRM etc in place.
My guess is the moderator in question is bitter from never getting close enough to any girl that any such reference immediately inspires a mod-down.
Yeah I dunno how mod points are handed out, I've had 5 to hand out on one occasion the entire time I've been here, and my karma must be pretty good by now:-/ oh well, releases me from any more responsibility:-)
hmm load balancing at this level (ie, static content) isn't actually too tricky. Simplest is doing it using standard DNS rotation, although you get no "from server nearest you" bias when having a server picked for you. Next up is a DNS server which keeps track of bandwidth used by each of the servers, uses this along with knowledge of which is closest to you, to decide which one to send you to. Even without DNS this can be done using subdomains, where, for example, the file which points to the video is created dynamically to point to the server that's closest/under least load.
Or maybe some sort of ping from the flash player itself to each of the servers - letting the player decide?
And when streaming with HTTP, there's ISP level proxies (transparent in many cases) to take the edge off (unless cookies are used, which is probably in this case).
What graphics card do you have? I know with nvidia card+recent drivers, the ability to send overlay to second monitor/tv fullscreen can be set in it's own control panel to apply automatically, whether the player has options for it or not (as long as the player outputs to an overlay - I don't know if this is the case for Flash).
...the mod didn't detect my "OT" statement was in fact just a break from the usual correction of spelling mistake; demonstration of what the spelt word actually means.
I doubt the oppressors of free speech etc are gonna move elsewhere tho, not when they have seats in the government, or have at least their opinions backed by the government.
As for where to move to escape these people? Well on the surface many other countries look as bad (and may even have similar laws in place giving government the same ear-dropping-etc powers), but without the same level of paranoia America has, you'll find the desire for use of such powers usually less.
I think you're absolutely right, and as my views of governments are as they are, the way I live my life is not exactly reflected by them, as I know they will fail not by being fought (especially as most people "fighting the system" don't have a clue about what they should be fighting and how) as such, but will topple by itself when it's foundations are no longer able to support it.
From atoms to complete cells to civilizations, they split (or die) once they reach a size that's impossible to keep order in. Whether the America will split, or turn against the government and corps that drive it, time will tell, but it's not gonna be sped up by anyone who has time to read and post on slashdot.
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Whoever modded that informative, it was actually a joke... although thinking about it, it could be true, but if anyone could check before modding it further :-p
There's -always- a way of recording something, even if you're recording the wav-out from your soundcard, or install a dummy soundcard driver which outputs to a file.
It's nice to know that when someone comes along giving stuff away, people wanna know how they can get even more.
Google shows adverts to people for what they're looking for, when they're looking for it. This is showing adverts to people while they're already in the process of looking for something else - downloading it - and then listening to it. It's not the time that interrupting people with adverts is terribly welcome and so effective.
You can have the libs etc there without having X running... or, as i prefer, run an X11 vnc only server, which can run as a lower privelidged user, and you can connect in and out of it when you need.
oh yeah, it was also missing the opening one, but it sounds like a bigger danger if they only point out the closing one was missing (OMG, it was left open!) ;-)
"you must be new here" huh...
/happy/ it's been delayed, are obviously quite insecure about the OS, that it's gonna be able to compete better than they like to give the impression they think it's going to compete, and if it turns out to be good, they might actually want to use it, which would destroy their "pride". Because surely if it's not going to be any better (yeah, I know) than XP, they should surely fall under the "don't care" category.
I don't think you've quite grasped the slashdot mentality yet. There is some intelligent debate, nice bits of information you can come across on here, but for the most of it, it's full of little bitches who just want to bitch at everything. That's basically what's going on here. I mean, there are people posting nothing more than "I don't care"... so why are they reading the thread? That must say something about them to begin with.
The people who are
ugh. Now all bets are on as to how this'll get modded.
No, I think this is for people who /do/ want lives... just not their own. It's pretty sad really, yeah it's tough to build a life in the real world, but it pays off so many more times than a fake life can do.
It seems, more than anything, a place to stash cash, an "off shore" type account. Just wait til someone disapears with a load of peoples money because they're not held by banking regulations or anything.
Seems dangerious on so many counts.
Downloading the movies p2p is about as free and can be at least as anonymous (bet can proxy server host can have logfiles subpoenaed). Problem is you don't 'own permission' to have these copies. Downloading the shows through proxy still means you don't have the permission (if you did, you wouldn't need an proxy, esp an anonymous one), and on top of that, that you don't have permission to be accessing the file on the server you're ultimately pulling it from. These could legally be two seperate offenses.
So just go for the option that's only the one!
Oh you know they'd do ANYTHING for the chance to whip out their lawyers, and link hackers and pirates in the public's heads.
Just looked at flash, and no doesn't appear to use overlay. The only reason I can think for this is that maybe outputting to an overlay would make it easier to re-capture the video, handily sidestepping any DRM etc in place.
My guess is the moderator in question is bitter from never getting close enough to any girl that any such reference immediately inspires a mod-down.
:-/ oh well, releases me from any more responsibility :-)
Yeah I dunno how mod points are handed out, I've had 5 to hand out on one occasion the entire time I've been here, and my karma must be pretty good by now
I'm just hoping that the number wasn't /actually/ 276, if I recalled it correctly, that would be so much worse!
I better quickly take some drugs to balance the issue...
hmm load balancing at this level (ie, static content) isn't actually too tricky. Simplest is doing it using standard DNS rotation, although you get no "from server nearest you" bias when having a server picked for you. Next up is a DNS server which keeps track of bandwidth used by each of the servers, uses this along with knowledge of which is closest to you, to decide which one to send you to. Even without DNS this can be done using subdomains, where, for example, the file which points to the video is created dynamically to point to the server that's closest/under least load.
Or maybe some sort of ping from the flash player itself to each of the servers - letting the player decide?
And when streaming with HTTP, there's ISP level proxies (transparent in many cases) to take the edge off (unless cookies are used, which is probably in this case).
What graphics card do you have? I know with nvidia card+recent drivers, the ability to send overlay to second monitor/tv fullscreen can be set in it's own control panel to apply automatically, whether the player has options for it or not (as long as the player outputs to an overlay - I don't know if this is the case for Flash).
yeah but jack also thinks 276 is a valid number in an IP address, pah! :-p
The rips I find on p2p's seem to be edited pretty well actually :-p
Doesn't this fall under unauthorised access of a computer system? Personally I'd prefer "pirate" than "hacker" whenever possible.
...the mod didn't detect my "OT" statement was in fact just a break from the usual correction of spelling mistake; demonstration of what the spelt word actually means.
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I doubt the oppressors of free speech etc are gonna move elsewhere tho, not when they have seats in the government, or have at least their opinions backed by the government.
As for where to move to escape these people? Well on the surface many other countries look as bad (and may even have similar laws in place giving government the same ear-dropping-etc powers), but without the same level of paranoia America has, you'll find the desire for use of such powers usually less.
I think you're absolutely right, and as my views of governments are as they are, the way I live my life is not exactly reflected by them, as I know they will fail not by being fought (especially as most people "fighting the system" don't have a clue about what they should be fighting and how) as such, but will topple by itself when it's foundations are no longer able to support it.
From atoms to complete cells to civilizations, they split (or die) once they reach a size that's impossible to keep order in. Whether the America will split, or turn against the government and corps that drive it, time will tell, but it's not gonna be sped up by anyone who has time to read and post on slashdot.
Who said items in speech should be listed in order of priority? Nothing to be said for the last item sticking in the mind the most?
are you taking the p?
"now everyone is loosing something they love"
I knew a girl who was loosing something she loved by using bigger and bigger objects to love it with on a far too regular basis... fuck was she loose.
Hey, if you don't like people who want to oppress free speech and the open exchange of ideas, you DEFINITELY should move to another country!
Only really if you spin down straight afterwards, which you rarely do, as spinning back up takes time.