i agree fox makes a lot of bad decisions, and like I said, its a matter of opinion, I just still dont mind watching simpsons, personally. and also Fox is a conservative station so maybe thier demographic doesnt match with the people who actually watch thier shows? like, even though people regardless of politics like some of thier shows, maybe they feel they dont apply enough to the "conservative population" which is another way of saying the people are making really stupid decisions. at least I think thats a possibility:P
XFX GeForce 6600GT AGP. Got it for 2004's Christmas. It was a PCI-E card but they made a version which was AGP which I really like. It's a nice card, of course now its a year old, but if you look into it, there are PCI-E cards with AGP versions, they just may be a bit harder to dig up.
everyone's always insulting the Simpsons these days, but I honestly don't see why they're so bad. Yeah I think they may be not quite as good as some older ones all the time, but they can still be pretty funny. it kinda reminds me of how when something becomes too mainstream people shun it just for the sake of shunning it, even if it's not that bad. Of course it is all opinion, so whatever:P
i was gonna say the same thing, I'm really for people's rights online (i'm like insane about freedom of speech and stuff if you ask my friends), but I honestly dont see what people expect. If you put information online for the public, this is what happens, no conspiracy, no illegal or suspicious activity. This information is voluntarily released for up for grabs, if people want to use it for that I dont see a problem.
i dont get it.. did this have a point, am I missing something? did nader claim to invent the DVD like gore claimed to invent bush's internets? or was it just random spam I'm looking into too deeply:P
i was just listening to fm today after listening to web radio pretty much exclusivly. 5 minutes later I realize I'm picking up two stations at the same time, which is why it sounded so weird. Why not just improve web radio, if its bad it can be upgraded.
>> the DVD is dead. So what is next?
how can something in the technology world be dead if there is nothing replacing it? seriously, you can't just declare something "dead" just because, and then ask what should replace it. It makes my head hurt reading that statement. Things die because there is something to replace it, and obviously due to the two sentences above being right next to each other, there isnt anything. sure blu-ray and its competition or whatever will eventually replace dvd, but there are still format wars and no one really knows which will win. the fact one has to ask "whats next?" means that the format isnt really dead. anyway, its not like people go out and buy dvds still or anything, that would be crazy.
i know, theres a lot of restrictions on what images can do and not included files, but i mean, images can do a lot of things. not only are there vulnerabilities in actual image files themselves, but its easy to create a php file with the extension ".png" and headers telling the browser it's a png file. then you just make sure you render a png image as the end result when the script is embeded with an image tag, and in between that you can do a lot of things. you can get IP addresses and other information and there are no doubt xss vulnerabilities as well, you're pretty much including a php file as if it was an image. there definatly are limitations, its not like you are just using a ?php in the webpaged linked, but there are plenty of vulnerabilities as well.
if you don't want to be tracked, you shouldn't go on the internet or www anyway. in theory people can always "track" you on the world wide web, its not like you dont leave an imprint by a) connecting and b) by accessing a website or server. it's all logged, your IP address, time visited, etc. but the real question is who the heck cares? and cookies? cookies are used to store information, on the USERS computer. sites use cookies for users convenience. they store a value which the site can later access. they have limited potential for danger, and so called "tracking cookies" are redundant, if someone cares enough, they could track you without a cookie. the ONLY real problem I know with cookies is if someone steals them with XSS and then is able to steal a session or something from you. But thats like saying "the only REAL problem with connecting to the internet is that somebody MIGHT ssh to my computer and steal stuff" or "the only REAL problem with going outside is that I might get run over by a bus".
keep in mind a lot of the country probably would have no idea what you're talking about or how to do what you're talking about or even have the tools to do what you're talking about:P its a good idea but a lot of people don't have computers or the know-how to even use new software without a lot of learning. i know, we're all slashdottians (or whatever:P) here, but I barely believe the number of times I have to help a friend do something I consider mind-bogglingly trivial. I know its cliche, but its true, there are still people who honestly have no idea where to begin when it comes to computers and are more likely to not even attempt anything that involves them. also, money comes into play, sure, cds and floppies are cheap (assuming they'd support that and not just USB stuff which would definatly never fly) but people arent gonna pay to vote on general priniciple for the most part, and legally they shouldn't have to either.
for Java (which I would recomend) instead of cmdline tools and text editor, get DrJava. Its a very simple IDE, not bloated or anything, just a text editor with some highlighting, a very simple straightforward compilation process (just choose the version of Java you want to compile under and click the button) and best of all, an interaction window which allows you to interact with your program without building a UI first, even its just a commandline one. I still use it, and I've passed the begginer phase of Java (all though I am by no means an expert).
I don't understand why.xxx is offensive. If they were to move all porn here, how is that offensive? I personally dont know my stance on moving all porn sites to.xxx because I havent done enough research, but why is it such a big deal? Also, all the TLDs so what if they create more and more tlds, how does it hurt anyone? And also, why is Brazil taking that attitude in the first place, as if they are somehow better? *cough* Rio de Janeiro *cough* Great job making america look like the ones without any values while every other country in the world is somehow so much more "mature." I mean in America we're more scared of corruption of "values" than most countries (GTA:SA, Janet Jackson) so why is Brazil trying to act like they dont have any "distasteful" stuff?
We barely understand how our brains work in the first place. IQ tests, while maybe OK for judging some things, it is still just based on the abstract idea of intelligence being measurable in a way we can understand
yeah that is weird. they found him guilty BECAUSE the video game wasnt to blame, so what are they suing for? it had nothing to do with it. if they think it did, he's be in an institution, or back on the streets (ok maybe not on the streets, but not in prison either)
wait wait, i saw this and for once disagreed with a video game, having been bullied myself in middle school (yes people who read slashdot have been bullied before!) and i thought it was kind of thoughtless. But then I read the article. It says you STAND UP to bullies, and play pranks on the bad kids. This means that the people arguing are probably the people who are FOR bullying so wtf I'm confused. Are they defending bullying and saying this game goes against bullies?? That makes no sense
exactly. people are dying all over the world, there's poverty, death babies being left in dumpsters, etc, and they're SERIOUSLY worried about the fact anyone with an internet connection can access porn??? cmon I'm sorry to tell you guys, but our society is screwed up for much deeper reasons than that. i bet the people who want this drive huge SUVs, and dont realize that thier kids arent so trustworthy and are drinking and smoking pot behind thier backs. but oh no! theres pornography available! some people to need to sort out thier priorities.
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i agree fox makes a lot of bad decisions, and like I said, its a matter of opinion, I just still dont mind watching simpsons, personally. and also Fox is a conservative station so maybe thier demographic doesnt match with the people who actually watch thier shows? like, even though people regardless of politics like some of thier shows, maybe they feel they dont apply enough to the "conservative population" which is another way of saying the people are making really stupid decisions. at least I think thats a possibility :P
XFX GeForce 6600GT AGP. Got it for 2004's Christmas. It was a PCI-E card but they made a version which was AGP which I really like. It's a nice card, of course now its a year old, but if you look into it, there are PCI-E cards with AGP versions, they just may be a bit harder to dig up.
everyone's always insulting the Simpsons these days, but I honestly don't see why they're so bad. Yeah I think they may be not quite as good as some older ones all the time, but they can still be pretty funny. it kinda reminds me of how when something becomes too mainstream people shun it just for the sake of shunning it, even if it's not that bad. Of course it is all opinion, so whatever :P
i was gonna say the same thing, I'm really for people's rights online (i'm like insane about freedom of speech and stuff if you ask my friends), but I honestly dont see what people expect. If you put information online for the public, this is what happens, no conspiracy, no illegal or suspicious activity. This information is voluntarily released for up for grabs, if people want to use it for that I dont see a problem.
i dont get it.. did this have a point, am I missing something? did nader claim to invent the DVD like gore claimed to invent bush's internets? or was it just random spam I'm looking into too deeply :P
i was just listening to fm today after listening to web radio pretty much exclusivly. 5 minutes later I realize I'm picking up two stations at the same time, which is why it sounded so weird. Why not just improve web radio, if its bad it can be upgraded.
>> the DVD is dead. So what is next? how can something in the technology world be dead if there is nothing replacing it? seriously, you can't just declare something "dead" just because, and then ask what should replace it. It makes my head hurt reading that statement. Things die because there is something to replace it, and obviously due to the two sentences above being right next to each other, there isnt anything. sure blu-ray and its competition or whatever will eventually replace dvd, but there are still format wars and no one really knows which will win. the fact one has to ask "whats next?" means that the format isnt really dead. anyway, its not like people go out and buy dvds still or anything, that would be crazy.
i know, theres a lot of restrictions on what images can do and not included files, but i mean, images can do a lot of things. not only are there vulnerabilities in actual image files themselves, but its easy to create a php file with the extension ".png" and headers telling the browser it's a png file. then you just make sure you render a png image as the end result when the script is embeded with an image tag, and in between that you can do a lot of things. you can get IP addresses and other information and there are no doubt xss vulnerabilities as well, you're pretty much including a php file as if it was an image. there definatly are limitations, its not like you are just using a ?php in the webpaged linked, but there are plenty of vulnerabilities as well.
if you don't want to be tracked, you shouldn't go on the internet or www anyway. in theory people can always "track" you on the world wide web, its not like you dont leave an imprint by a) connecting and b) by accessing a website or server. it's all logged, your IP address, time visited, etc. but the real question is who the heck cares? and cookies? cookies are used to store information, on the USERS computer. sites use cookies for users convenience. they store a value which the site can later access. they have limited potential for danger, and so called "tracking cookies" are redundant, if someone cares enough, they could track you without a cookie. the ONLY real problem I know with cookies is if someone steals them with XSS and then is able to steal a session or something from you. But thats like saying "the only REAL problem with connecting to the internet is that somebody MIGHT ssh to my computer and steal stuff" or "the only REAL problem with going outside is that I might get run over by a bus".
keep in mind a lot of the country probably would have no idea what you're talking about or how to do what you're talking about or even have the tools to do what you're talking about :P its a good idea but a lot of people don't have computers or the know-how to even use new software without a lot of learning. i know, we're all slashdottians (or whatever :P) here, but I barely believe the number of times I have to help a friend do something I consider mind-bogglingly trivial. I know its cliche, but its true, there are still people who honestly have no idea where to begin when it comes to computers and are more likely to not even attempt anything that involves them. also, money comes into play, sure, cds and floppies are cheap (assuming they'd support that and not just USB stuff which would definatly never fly) but people arent gonna pay to vote on general priniciple for the most part, and legally they shouldn't have to either.
for Java (which I would recomend) instead of cmdline tools and text editor, get DrJava. Its a very simple IDE, not bloated or anything, just a text editor with some highlighting, a very simple straightforward compilation process (just choose the version of Java you want to compile under and click the button) and best of all, an interaction window which allows you to interact with your program without building a UI first, even its just a commandline one. I still use it, and I've passed the begginer phase of Java (all though I am by no means an expert).
I don't understand why .xxx is offensive. If they were to move all porn here, how is that offensive? I personally dont know my stance on moving all porn sites to .xxx because I havent done enough research, but why is it such a big deal? Also, all the TLDs so what if they create more and more tlds, how does it hurt anyone? And also, why is Brazil taking that attitude in the first place, as if they are somehow better? *cough* Rio de Janeiro *cough* Great job making america look like the ones without any values while every other country in the world is somehow so much more "mature." I mean in America we're more scared of corruption of "values" than most countries (GTA:SA, Janet Jackson) so why is Brazil trying to act like they dont have any "distasteful" stuff?
and I've been trying to access it for a bit tonite, and I keep getting timeouts. then I browse slashdot for a bit and find this, no wonder :)
thats right game companies, fight back! finally!
We barely understand how our brains work in the first place. IQ tests, while maybe OK for judging some things, it is still just based on the abstract idea of intelligence being measurable in a way we can understand
yeah that is weird. they found him guilty BECAUSE the video game wasnt to blame, so what are they suing for? it had nothing to do with it. if they think it did, he's be in an institution, or back on the streets (ok maybe not on the streets, but not in prison either)
wait wait, i saw this and for once disagreed with a video game, having been bullied myself in middle school (yes people who read slashdot have been bullied before!) and i thought it was kind of thoughtless. But then I read the article. It says you STAND UP to bullies, and play pranks on the bad kids. This means that the people arguing are probably the people who are FOR bullying so wtf I'm confused. Are they defending bullying and saying this game goes against bullies?? That makes no sense
me and my friend were just talking about that movie earlier today O_O
but but.. they are like America's brother who does everything right and we pick on because of it :(
rofl I do :P "Aghh! what happened to my report!? It was right here on my thumb?!"
exactly. people are dying all over the world, there's poverty, death babies being left in dumpsters, etc, and they're SERIOUSLY worried about the fact anyone with an internet connection can access porn??? cmon I'm sorry to tell you guys, but our society is screwed up for much deeper reasons than that. i bet the people who want this drive huge SUVs, and dont realize that thier kids arent so trustworthy and are drinking and smoking pot behind thier backs. but oh no! theres pornography available! some people to need to sort out thier priorities.
heh the GIMP is absolutly free, so why the heck one would pay money to adobe or M$ is beyond me :P