My friend has something like this, but a little more secure. For about $80 CAD, you can get one just like his. What is it? A fingerprint scanner.
When he has a login anywhere, instead of Firefox typign it on pageload, he just pushes his finger onto the pad. Chances of someone faking his hand? Let's just say low.
Simply amazing. Millions of scientists working around the clock for years, and they can't find a Rodent? Is this considered a big accomplishment?
And why are we exploring the stars if we can't even find rodent's on earth?
I used to think this as well, until the other day at school when we were imaging computers (ie. copying the entire contents of a HD to the rest of the lab).
The computers are a few years old, and some of them have bad floppy drives. After a successful image, we needed to change each computers network id using a program called SID Changer off of a Floppy disk. On a few of the computers, the program would fail, giving the typical MS-DOS error (Abort/Retry/Fail). Frustrated, I hit r a bunch of times, and lo and behold, it worked. Testing this on a few other computers, I found this to work about half the time. Wow! Just goes to prove something we all thought was a joke isn't...
That's half the point. Just to get into it you'd have to be pretty insane. And besides, the cost of this undertaking would make the need for commercials COMPLETLY neccesary.
I understand your standpoint, but think about it. Most of the money from this will go towards the major artist's, who just happen to be the major supporters of this.
The vast majority of this "tax" will be given to the millionaires, not the needy musician. Unfair? Yes. Life? Yes. Bloody stupid? Yes.
Not just word, but their brand new copy of VNC (but watered down 100x), Remote Assistance. When you create a support file for someone to open, that's XML. This IS handy though, when you're on a LAN, you need to change the LAN IP to an actual IP, and because of this format it is easy:).
You make a good point, that is, a lot of people donate with a certain aspect in mind.
Why don't they make a form for you to fill out along with your donation. This goes into a poll, with 1 vote for every dollar or something spent. That way, they can prioritize what the people who fund them want. Everyones happy!
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If you have a few hundred extra, sure.
I'll take bets that at LEAST 50 people that see that will actually try to log into /. as you :)
My friend has something like this, but a little more secure. For about $80 CAD, you can get one just like his. What is it? A fingerprint scanner.
When he has a login anywhere, instead of Firefox typign it on pageload, he just pushes his finger onto the pad. Chances of someone faking his hand?
Let's just say low.
True, but I don't see a lot of geek content here, just American type propaganda.
Not trying to troll, but how is this "News for Nerds."?
That was the inbox link I tried...
I tried the Inbox link, and it worked fine for me (Firefox)
Wow, now those internet sluts can REALLY get around.
Got Walmart? Both server's /.'d already.
Hmm, yes, good point. I wasn't thinking of "free" in that context.
...How isn't Java free right now?
Note: Original WWF was World Wildlife Foundation.
The World Wrestling Federation was sued by them, and they are now the WWE.
No wrestling here.
Simply amazing. Millions of scientists working around the clock for years, and they can't find a Rodent? Is this considered a big accomplishment? And why are we exploring the stars if we can't even find rodent's on earth?
I used to think this as well, until the other day at school when we were imaging computers (ie. copying the entire contents of a HD to the rest of the lab).
The computers are a few years old, and some of them have bad floppy drives. After a successful image, we needed to change each computers network id using a program called SID Changer off of a Floppy disk. On a few of the computers, the program would fail, giving the typical MS-DOS error (Abort/Retry/Fail). Frustrated, I hit r a bunch of times, and lo and behold, it worked. Testing this on a few other computers, I found this to work about half the time. Wow! Just goes to prove something we all thought was a joke isn't...
Not if you saw the screenys. There was one with 4 or 5 different people's name etc.
No, you missed something about "I, for one, welcome our new -insert comment here- overloards"
I was under the impression that /. REPOSTED stories, not repoted them.
That's half the point.
Just to get into it you'd have to be pretty insane. And besides, the cost of this undertaking would make the need for commercials COMPLETLY neccesary.
Now, are they going to continue on with ok, but slightly annoying elevator music, or can you choose? Might be interesting to promote new bands etc...
Who am I kididng? It's going to be annoying, repetitive crap.
Probably both.
I understand your standpoint, but think about it. Most of the money from this will go towards the major artist's, who just happen to be the major supporters of this.
The vast majority of this "tax" will be given to the millionaires, not the needy musician. Unfair? Yes. Life? Yes. Bloody stupid? Yes.
Microsoft likes to use XML for EVERYTHING.
:).
Not just word, but their brand new copy of VNC (but watered down 100x), Remote Assistance. When you create a support file for someone to open, that's XML. This IS handy though, when you're on a LAN, you need to change the LAN IP to an actual IP, and because of this format it is easy
You make a good point, that is, a lot of people donate with a certain aspect in mind.
Why don't they make a form for you to fill out along with your donation. This goes into a poll, with 1 vote for every dollar or something spent.
That way, they can prioritize what the people who fund them want. Everyones happy!
Depe of >UR:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/ 04/22/0228226&tid=191&tid=14>
Or they just sent up some dumb expendable grunt.
But who knows....