"Use vi, too. And vote Democrat. Oh, and cats are better than dogs. You know what else? Abortion should be legal. So should euthenasia. And as for toast? Butter side up!"
I was trying (and failing) to be funny, not really to make a point. But, well, I guess there was a point in there somewhere. Namely that Wikipedians can't really "fire back." The best they could do is something like: "Some people believe The Register is a piece of garbage while others disagree. Proponents of The Register..." So I was aware of the contradiction of a NPOV "fire back", that was the joke.:-(
Don't you have to log in to a web site to use private trackers? So when you log in it updates your IP address on the seeder's list, or however it works. I wouldn't think dynamic IP addresses would be a problem.
Everyone knows BitTorrent is only used to trade the collected works of Shakespeare, important historical documents, and other works in the public domain.
They're all pretty weird, except the
iDisk. That product seems pretty useful to me. I might actually be tempted to keep that little thing on me, unlike clunker "keychains". I could put it in my wallet, for instance. Who cares about the likelihood of losing it? That doesn't make it "weird." When I buy it I know it's small.* Small is useful. It's not weird at all.
* There's a joke in there, somewhere. Go nuts.**
** Yeah, I know.
I just submitted a comment (as AC) and got a popup. (Well, I would have were it not for Firefox's popup blocker.)
For shame, Slashdot.
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They also added the ability to view Office, OpenOffice, and PDF documents as HTML like their search results. Very useful if you receive documents but don't have the necessary viewers.
Then they also added something on the sidebar to automatically link to maps and shipping trackers if addresses or shipping numbers are mentioned in the email. So if I say: "Yeah man. Party's at 123 Fake Street," presumably it links to it if the recipient has Gmail. Or if FedEx sends me an email with my shipping number, I can just click the link on the side to view it. I think that's pretty slick, and a good use of their text scanning abilities they already use for AdWords.
I think the best use of this information is uploading a disabling and/or revealing program ("your computer is infected with sober, click next to reactivate it") via one of the sites.
Yeah, because when I get a mysterious popup telling me my computer may be infected I always click "Next."
Can't do it with a Saved Search for some reason. What I did just now to test it was create a normal folder, then set up filters to COPY (not move) any messages to that folder. Then I ran the filter against INBOX and SENT. It seems to have worked, but I guess you'd have to run the filter against your SENT folder manually each time. Not ideal, but not terrible, either.
Also: if we used proper grammar and spelling, I think it would be easier to filter spam. I'm not involved with the spam problem so much, but it seems to me "words" like v14gr4 would cause problems. Meanwhile if we could detect "v14gr4" isn't a word in our dictionary, we might be able to flag the email as potential spam. Then if you were working on something where the project's code name was "v14gr4" or something, the word would appear underlined, you would click it and click "Add word to dictionary." I don't know if that's even the best way, but I think if everyone used proper spelling and grammer, computer comprehension (and filtering) would be able to improve. I might be wrong.
I almost felt sorry for the poor broke kid until I realized that he is buying expensive electronics. An iPod is not necessary to survive unless you're not "cool" enough.
Since you can actually actually resize the text, I assume you are using Firefox or Opera. (Resizing the text doesn't work in IE) Or possibly you are using Konqueror or Safari, but I can't test those right now.
Anyway, you don't need a bookmarklet to disable CSS in Firefox or Opera.
Also, wouldn't the voter need to put the paper in the box themselves? Otherwise... "You vote for: KANG"... *pull lever, walk out*... "You voted for: KODOS"... *lever goes down automatically*... "You voted for: KODOS"... *lever goes down automatically*
The reason is (or seems to be) that Google blocks your number from them. The advertiser can't see your number. I guess that means you won't get telemarketing calls or something?
How long until they integrate this with Google Talk?
Microsoft touts this as a brilliant center of home media and that's probably true for anyone who doesn't already have a home entertainment center of some sort.
Am I the only one who sees this statement as falsely implying that all free downloads are ilelgal as opposed to those not authorized by the copyright holder/on works in the public domain, or is it just me?
You're reading it wrong.
One is the bumbling record industry... continues to bleed from free, illegal downloading...
The claim is that the record industry is bleeding from free, illegal downloading. They may ALSO be bleeding from free, legal downloading, but it doesn't claim that they aren't.
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I'm a customer of Rhapsody. I can't use my subscription service with an iPod.
So you bought music knowing it had DRM, and knowing iPod doesn't play it, and now you're complaining. Sounds like you fucked up.
"Please, just tell people to use KDE.
"Use vi, too. And vote Democrat. Oh, and cats are better than dogs. You know what else? Abortion should be legal. So should euthenasia. And as for toast? Butter side up!"
I was trying (and failing) to be funny, not really to make a point. But, well, I guess there was a point in there somewhere. Namely that Wikipedians can't really "fire back." The best they could do is something like: "Some people believe The Register is a piece of garbage while others disagree. Proponents of The Register..." So I was aware of the contradiction of a NPOV "fire back", that was the joke. :-(
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In so doing, they block anyone with a dynamic IP.
Don't you have to log in to a web site to use private trackers? So when you log in it updates your IP address on the seeder's list, or however it works. I wouldn't think dynamic IP addresses would be a problem.
Everyone knows BitTorrent is only used to trade the collected works of Shakespeare, important historical documents, and other works in the public domain.
Don't forget GPL.
They're all pretty weird, except the iDisk. That product seems pretty useful to me. I might actually be tempted to keep that little thing on me, unlike clunker "keychains". I could put it in my wallet, for instance. Who cares about the likelihood of losing it? That doesn't make it "weird." When I buy it I know it's small.* Small is useful. It's not weird at all.
* There's a joke in there, somewhere. Go nuts.**
** Yeah, I know.
WTF?
I just submitted a comment (as AC) and got a popup. (Well, I would have were it not for Firefox's popup blocker.)
For shame, Slashdot.
They also added the ability to view Office, OpenOffice, and PDF documents as HTML like their search results. Very useful if you receive documents but don't have the necessary viewers.
Then they also added something on the sidebar to automatically link to maps and shipping trackers if addresses or shipping numbers are mentioned in the email. So if I say: "Yeah man. Party's at 123 Fake Street," presumably it links to it if the recipient has Gmail. Or if FedEx sends me an email with my shipping number, I can just click the link on the side to view it. I think that's pretty slick, and a good use of their text scanning abilities they already use for AdWords.
And that's why you're not infected. We're targeting the people who are.
Clicking "Next" at a random popup is a bad habit to encourage. Not to mention they may think they are ads.
I think the best use of this information is uploading a disabling and/or revealing program ("your computer is infected with sober, click next to reactivate it") via one of the sites.
Yeah, because when I get a mysterious popup telling me my computer may be infected I always click "Next."
Sadly, I am guilty of this as well.
He wasn't kidding, folks!
how many of us computer-savvy are guilty of doing this for our login accounts, web banking, Email, etc? I know i am.
Sadly, I am guilty of this as well.
Can't do it with a Saved Search for some reason. What I did just now to test it was create a normal folder, then set up filters to COPY (not move) any messages to that folder. Then I ran the filter against INBOX and SENT. It seems to have worked, but I guess you'd have to run the filter against your SENT folder manually each time. Not ideal, but not terrible, either.
Ho ho! Nice catch. You'll notice I got it right earlier on, too. Not very consistent of me. I knew that was going to happen. :-)
Also: if we used proper grammar and spelling, I think it would be easier to filter spam. I'm not involved with the spam problem so much, but it seems to me "words" like v14gr4 would cause problems. Meanwhile if we could detect "v14gr4" isn't a word in our dictionary, we might be able to flag the email as potential spam. Then if you were working on something where the project's code name was "v14gr4" or something, the word would appear underlined, you would click it and click "Add word to dictionary." I don't know if that's even the best way, but I think if everyone used proper spelling and grammer, computer comprehension (and filtering) would be able to improve. I might be wrong.
finnaly someone will talk to me on aim
IM.Myspace04.AIM, is that you?
I almost felt sorry for the poor broke kid until I realized that he is buying expensive electronics. An iPod is not necessary to survive unless you're not "cool" enough.
I assume he was going to sell it.
http://qwantz.com/index.pl?comic=667
(thank you, bookmarklet css toggler)
Since you can actually actually resize the text, I assume you are using Firefox or Opera. (Resizing the text doesn't work in IE) Or possibly you are using Konqueror or Safari, but I can't test those right now.
Anyway, you don't need a bookmarklet to disable CSS in Firefox or Opera.
In Firefox, View->Page Style->No Style.
In Opera, View->Style->User Mode.
Also, wouldn't the voter need to put the paper in the box themselves? Otherwise... "You vote for: KANG" ... *pull lever, walk out* ... "You voted for: KODOS" ... *lever goes down automatically* ... "You voted for: KODOS" ... *lever goes down automatically*
How do you know the source they give makes equals the binary you run?
The reason is (or seems to be) that Google blocks your number from them. The advertiser can't see your number. I guess that means you won't get telemarketing calls or something?
How long until they integrate this with Google Talk?
Microsoft touts this as a brilliant center of home media and that's probably true for anyone who doesn't already have a home entertainment center of some sort.
Like teenagers or college kids in dorm rooms.
Am I the only one who sees this statement as falsely implying that all free downloads are ilelgal as opposed to those not authorized by the copyright holder/on works in the public domain, or is it just me?
... continues to bleed from free, illegal downloading...
You're reading it wrong.
One is the bumbling record industry
The claim is that the record industry is bleeding from free, illegal downloading. They may ALSO be bleeding from free, legal downloading, but it doesn't claim that they aren't.