Perhaps Chinese officials are thinking ahead. Earth's population is wasting valuable resouces, warming up it's atmosphere, and gradually destroying it's ozone layer.
China is now attempting to build self-sustaining cities that are able to survive even when Earth dies and it will die if we continue to destroy it.
Resistance is Futile... Adapt to the changing market or risk dying.
Integrate the printed newspaper with an online version. Add a little Adsense code to each article published online. A online pressence insure the survival but also adds the ability to add content. There is still a small need for the printed newspaper because of people who resist the 'pc' but vast majority of people already have a computer.
This kind of stunt will only boost Apple's iTunes profits. People could just buy it from their store when available.
As for the legal discussion for disabling the rootkit. No one should assume if Sony would win or not unless they are a lawyer.
Copy Protection is copy protection. If Amazon.com says it has copy protection, then it includes whatever method the manufacturer used including the rootkit.
To avoid this rootkit, then don't buy the cd. Show your disgust for Sony's actions.
Bitdefender Linux Edition. It is a freeware so it is freely downloaded at bitdefender.com
Linspire VirusScan. Linspire exclusive that costs $30 a year or $20 for their CNR members.
ClamAV is another Open Source antivirus solution.Available at clamav.net. This one isn't for the average consumer but allows you to create your own signature for a new virus.
Linux also has number of firewalls. Most just configure ipchains. Guarddog is one such linux program.
And have you tried to look for good quality software at freshmeat or sourceforge?
And I hate Firefox. It is to clunky, and doesn't display validated pages correctly. I have heard from a past user (who is also system administrators and former white hat hackers) that firefox allowed in spyware into the system. Also adds allot of bullshit registry entries to windows.
Many of you seem to like the idea of subscriptions. A number of you said that it will only boost Open Source.
Well, I agree if such a move is made that many consumers will look to open source applications. However, Open Source just isn't ready for mainstream consumers. Many applications that are released are pieces of crap (namely Firefox and ClamAV).
I don't think software subscriptons is a good idea. All those monthly and yearly subscripts will add up.
Who wants to pay $100-$200 ($1200-$2400/year) a month for software on their computer?
How much are you willing to pay? Is $5,000 a year to much to pay for subscriptions?
Think about the amount of money you are willing to shell out to greedy businesses.
There is quite a few methods currently being researched that could cure HIV. It's not a done deal til HIV is actually cured in infected people right now.
The biggest reason is because of the games I have. Many of them are not compatible on Linux. Wine cant help me with them. And it takes months for the community to find a solution for new ones to be compatible.
The second reason is I just don't have money for 40gb hard drive to install Linux on.
Third reason is because of no good graphics program. GIMP just doesn't cut it.
All in all, I haven't switched because I can't dual boot it without partitioning windows drive. Then I would just switch to windows when I need it.
They really should do an online multiplayer edition of GTA3. It would dominate the market for both pcs and consoles.
Imagine taking on players from around the world in attempt to control the city or cities. Instead of doing odd jobs for ai bosses, you do odd jobs for actual player bosses. OR you jack into a virtual environment looking like an average citizen. And other players can't tell if you are real or ai character. It would make you think twice of hijacking a car in the game.
They could call it Grand Theft Auto 3: LIVE for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Just picture a game like that.
Ask yourself a question.
What type of Galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy? The answer is, it is a spiral galaxy.
Though there is many theories on the origin of a spiral galaxy. This video only further supports the theory on the formations of a spiral galaxy. Of course, if Sol is being pulled towards the super massive black hole, time would be actually be slowing down for us.
Do keep in mind, this video still does not show you a black hole but suggests stars is being effected by one.
They may have ignored the problem til now but they knew about it. They are addressing the issue now.
Ellison Quote:
"...And there's a lack of privacy often they're monitoring pulse rate and temperature."
NASA is able to stop ISS crew from have sex with other crew. During the trip to Mars it would be practically in possible due to long range communications.
This might be old news but it is just a reminder that people from ancient times were not stupid. The people around Mediterranean were smart and understand how things work.
Also make note of Heron of Alexandria. A great Greek inventor who invented machine gun, steam power, vending machine and many other mechanical machines.
Has anyone stopped to consider that what hinders linux migration the most is the linux community itself and gaming industry?
Linux community is often misorganized; programs and information is hard to find. Slashdots sister site, freshmeat, is hard to use. There is to many distributions available. The choices of distributions and programs are boundless to the point where it confuses the consumer. Confuse the consumer and it will run the other direction.
Moving right along, it is also gaming industry that hinders Linux growth. The popular games like The Sims, Battlefield, Total Wars, Doom, and Madden 2k6 are not developed on Linux. WINE and Emulation software not the answer. It is only a temporary fix to the larger problem. Linux needs the game publishers and developers behind it.
Linux community should stop bashing Windows or OSX and focus on it's own areas of concern.
I see many people really don't understand Hydrogen fueled cars. Natural Gas is one of many sources used to produce Hydrogen but currently is the cheapest method to do so. It can also be made from petroleum, coal, various chemical reactions, and from biomass (landfill waste, wastewater sludge, and livestock waste). Solar and Wind can also be used to produce hydrogen.
Now to address hydrogen safety for those who might worry about it.
1. Hydrogen combusts at 550 degrees celsius. Gasoline will combust long before Hydrogen does.
2. Hydrogen disperses rapidly because it is lighter. Ignition is unlikely.
3. When Ignition takes place, It burns upward and quickly.
4. And tanks that are used to store hydrogen have been subjected to firing.357 magnum at it, detonating a stick of dynamite next to it, and subjecting it to fire at 1500 degrees F.
1. It is easy to get a Linux Desktop in retailers. Just call up companies like Microtel or Linare and stock small shelf space for them.
2. Most major retailers already carry a Linux operating system - including CompUSA. CompUSA has Linspire next to where you can buy Windows XP.
3. Many companies like Dell and HP refuse to support a pc that has linux installed because they have no linux support technicians. I am sure when market share and demand of Linux increases, they might consider hiring qaulified technicians. Most companies like to hire certified and highly trained technicians.
It is nice to have a genetically engineered plant but what about it's natural predators? Every form of life on Earth has one or more of them. You can't just go around growing this plant all around the world without first doing research on how it effects the environment. Many places around the world are suffering because some idiot introduced a plant or animal to the area. An example is Hawaii. Hawaii has to deal with early developments of mudslides because a foreign plant is over shadowing a plant that used to keep the soil in place. Just something to think about.
In other News..
A Malnurished homeless man was caught inside the Institute trying to steal the 4,000 noodles. When caught, the main explained that he only wanted to use them in chow mein to feed his poor family.
There is better ideas then to permanently block minors from Yahoo! Chat. Here is some examples.
1. Logging of every chat with parental locking to prevent eraser. 2. Yahoo! Parental Controls similar to AOLs. Parents could also pick and choose specific chats minors can join. 3. Password protect chatroom so a parent is with minors at computers.
This seems to be an interesting upgrade to an old and rapidly aging Hotmail interface. Though, I hope Microsoft open it's eyes and expand the service to encompass entire browser array. . If mozilla browsers are so good, they would rapidly support the languages in which Kahuna uses and enable mozilla browsers to use the new Hotmail. Dspite the requirements, I welcome a change to the interface to the old and current one.
And some have complained how Microsoft how treats it's computer users. Well, majority of internet users are newbies. All they know how to do is turn on a pc, open up AOL, MSN, or other ISP applications, and chat with email or IMs. It's how spyware and viruses spread so easily. People are just to dumb to understand to keep from being infected or avoid spyware.
It's why companies like Mandriva and Linspire are producing Linux distributions that are user friendly.
It's why Apple Computer redesigned MacOS into the user friendly MacOSX.
It's why Operating Systems in general developed what is called the GUI
Computers will always sport better and better GUIs because majority of it's users don't know how to take full advantage of their pcs. There is still the advanced users and elite classes of computer users who still prefer Command-Line interface but until majority are computer users fall into this category, Microsoft and companies will still develop applications and web interfaces for the 'dumb' computer user.
Some parent(s) are to busy to interfere with their kids lives. How many parent(s)even know the names of the kids? Or better yet, How many busy parent(s) actually know their kids?
Someone has to step in and make sure violent games do not fall into the hands of children who is incapable of handling them.
This is one of those stories that should never been reported at all.
1. Apple is one of the few companies who actually care about their customers (Probaly because of the low market share).
2. If I bought a new mini mac and got unexpected got upgraded model, I would be happy. Since this story is released, few will buy Mini Mac out of fear of getting older model.
Slashdot Mirror
This is obviously in regards to Sony's rootkit DRM. I am glad to see Government does keep up on Slashdot rumors floating across the internet.
Music industry needs better cd format that requires iTunes like software (free of charge) to play the audio on them. And stop producing audio cds.
There is many scams like this. International Star Registry is another scam that claims to name a star for you. Unforunately, only the International Astronomical Union names planetary bodies.
Perhaps Chinese officials are thinking ahead. Earth's population is wasting valuable resouces, warming up it's atmosphere, and gradually destroying it's ozone layer.
China is now attempting to build self-sustaining cities that are able to survive even when Earth dies and it will die if we continue to destroy it.
This Is Old News
Honda has had the Honda FCX out for awhile now. There is dozen or so people who is driving one.
For information on Hydrogen, http://www.hydrogennow.org/
Resistance is Futile... Adapt to the changing market or risk dying.
Integrate the printed newspaper with an online version. Add a little Adsense code to each article published online. A online pressence insure the survival but also adds the ability to add content. There is still a small need for the printed newspaper because of people who resist the 'pc' but vast majority of people already have a computer.
This kind of stunt will only boost Apple's iTunes profits. People could just buy it from their store when available.
As for the legal discussion for disabling the rootkit. No one should assume if Sony would win or not unless they are a lawyer.
Copy Protection is copy protection. If Amazon.com says it has copy protection, then it includes whatever method the manufacturer used including the rootkit.
To avoid this rootkit, then don't buy the cd. Show your disgust for Sony's actions.
Bitdefender Linux Edition. It is a freeware so it is freely downloaded at bitdefender.com
Linspire VirusScan. Linspire exclusive that costs $30 a year or $20 for their CNR members.
ClamAV is another Open Source antivirus solution.Available at clamav.net. This one isn't for the average consumer but allows you to create your own signature for a new virus.
Linux also has number of firewalls. Most just configure ipchains. Guarddog is one such linux program.
First off, Open Source isn't Linux exclusively.
And have you tried to look for good quality software at freshmeat or sourceforge?
And I hate Firefox. It is to clunky, and doesn't display validated pages correctly. I have heard from a past user (who is also system administrators and former white hat hackers) that firefox allowed in spyware into the system. Also adds allot of bullshit registry entries to windows.
Anyways, I am a Opera user.
Many of you seem to like the idea of subscriptions. A number of you said that it will only boost Open Source.
Well, I agree if such a move is made that many consumers will look to open source applications. However, Open Source just isn't ready for mainstream consumers. Many applications that are released are pieces of crap (namely Firefox and ClamAV).
I don't think software subscriptons is a good idea. All those monthly and yearly subscripts will add up.
Who wants to pay $100-$200 ($1200-$2400/year) a month for software on their computer?
How much are you willing to pay? Is $5,000 a year to much to pay for subscriptions?
Think about the amount of money you are willing to shell out to greedy businesses.
Calm down people!
There is quite a few methods currently being researched that could cure HIV. It's not a done deal til HIV is actually cured in infected people right now.
Another possible method is:
Crocodile's Immune System Kills HIV
The biggest reason is because of the games I have. Many of them are not compatible on Linux. Wine cant help me with them. And it takes months for the community to find a solution for new ones to be compatible.
The second reason is I just don't have money for 40gb hard drive to install Linux on.
Third reason is because of no good graphics program. GIMP just doesn't cut it.
All in all, I haven't switched because I can't dual boot it without partitioning windows drive. Then I would just switch to windows when I need it.
They really should do an online multiplayer edition of GTA3. It would dominate the market for both pcs and consoles.
Imagine taking on players from around the world in attempt to control the city or cities. Instead of doing odd jobs for ai bosses, you do odd jobs for actual player bosses. OR you jack into a virtual environment looking like an average citizen. And other players can't tell if you are real or ai character. It would make you think twice of hijacking a car in the game.
They could call it Grand Theft Auto 3: LIVE for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Just picture a game like that.
Ask yourself a question.
What type of Galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy?
The answer is, it is a spiral galaxy.
Though there is many theories on the origin of a spiral galaxy. This video only further supports the theory on the formations of a spiral galaxy. Of course, if Sol is being pulled towards the super massive black hole, time would be actually be slowing down for us.
Do keep in mind, this video still does not show you a black hole but suggests stars is being effected by one.
They may have ignored the problem til now but they knew about it. They are addressing the issue now.
Ellison Quote:
"...And there's a lack of privacy often they're monitoring pulse rate and temperature."
NASA is able to stop ISS crew from have sex with other crew. During the trip to Mars it would be practically in possible due to long range communications.
This might be old news but it is just a reminder that people from ancient times were not stupid. The people around Mediterranean were smart and understand how things work.
Also make note of Heron of Alexandria. A great Greek inventor who invented machine gun, steam power, vending machine and many other mechanical machines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero_of_Alexandria
Has anyone stopped to consider that what hinders linux migration the most is the linux community itself and gaming industry?
Linux community is often misorganized; programs and information is hard to find. Slashdots sister site, freshmeat, is hard to use. There is to many distributions available. The choices of distributions and programs are boundless to the point where it confuses the consumer. Confuse the consumer and it will run the other direction.
Moving right along, it is also gaming industry that hinders Linux growth. The popular games like The Sims, Battlefield, Total Wars, Doom, and Madden 2k6 are not developed on Linux. WINE and Emulation software not the answer. It is only a temporary fix to the larger problem. Linux needs the game publishers and developers behind it.
Linux community should stop bashing Windows or OSX and focus on it's own areas of concern.
I see many people really don't understand Hydrogen fueled cars. Natural Gas is one of many sources used to produce Hydrogen but currently is the cheapest method to do so. It can also be made from petroleum, coal, various chemical reactions, and from biomass (landfill waste, wastewater sludge, and livestock waste). Solar and Wind can also be used to produce hydrogen.
.357 magnum at it, detonating a stick of dynamite next to it, and subjecting it to fire at 1500 degrees F.
Now to address hydrogen safety for those who might worry about it.
1. Hydrogen combusts at 550 degrees celsius. Gasoline will combust long before Hydrogen does.
2. Hydrogen disperses rapidly because it is lighter. Ignition is unlikely.
3. When Ignition takes place, It burns upward and quickly.
4. And tanks that are used to store hydrogen have been subjected to firing
You can find useful information at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen/
http://www.hyodrogennow.org/
Three points.
1. It is easy to get a Linux Desktop in retailers. Just call up companies like Microtel or Linare and stock small shelf space for them.
2. Most major retailers already carry a Linux operating system - including CompUSA. CompUSA has Linspire next to where you can buy Windows XP.
3. Many companies like Dell and HP refuse to support a pc that has linux installed because they have no linux support technicians. I am sure when market share and demand of Linux increases, they might consider hiring qaulified technicians. Most companies like to hire certified and highly trained technicians.
Update: Another journalist also reported on the device. The Article has a picture of the plasma pencil. The Article is here.
It is nice to have a genetically engineered plant but what about it's natural predators? Every form of life on Earth has one or more of them. You can't just go around growing this plant all around the world without first doing research on how it effects the environment. Many places around the world are suffering because some idiot introduced a plant or animal to the area. An example is Hawaii. Hawaii has to deal with early developments of mudslides because a foreign plant is over shadowing a plant that used to keep the soil in place. Just something to think about.
In other News..
A Malnurished homeless man was caught inside the Institute trying to steal the 4,000 noodles. When caught, the main explained that he only wanted to use them in chow mein to feed his poor family.
There is better ideas then to permanently block minors from Yahoo! Chat. Here is some examples.
1. Logging of every chat with parental locking to prevent eraser.
2. Yahoo! Parental Controls similar to AOLs. Parents could also pick and choose specific chats minors can join.
3. Password protect chatroom so a parent is with minors at computers.
This seems to be an interesting upgrade to an old and rapidly aging Hotmail interface. Though, I hope Microsoft open it's eyes and expand the service to encompass entire browser array. . If mozilla browsers are so good, they would rapidly support the languages in which Kahuna uses and enable mozilla browsers to use the new Hotmail. Dspite the requirements, I welcome a change to the interface to the old and current one.
And some have complained how Microsoft how treats it's computer users. Well, majority of internet users are newbies. All they know how to do is turn on a pc, open up AOL, MSN, or other ISP applications, and chat with email or IMs. It's how spyware and viruses spread so easily. People are just to dumb to understand to keep from being infected or avoid spyware.
It's why companies like Mandriva and Linspire are producing Linux distributions that are user friendly.
It's why Apple Computer redesigned MacOS into the user friendly MacOSX.
It's why Operating Systems in general developed what is called the GUI
Computers will always sport better and better GUIs because majority of it's users don't know how to take full advantage of their pcs. There is still the advanced users and elite classes of computer users who still prefer Command-Line interface but until majority are computer users fall into this category, Microsoft and companies will still develop applications and web interfaces for the 'dumb' computer user.
Some parent(s) are to busy to interfere with their kids lives. How many parent(s)even know the names of the kids? Or better yet, How many busy parent(s) actually know their kids?
Someone has to step in and make sure violent games do not fall into the hands of children who is incapable of handling them.
This is one of those stories that should never been reported at all.
1. Apple is one of the few companies who actually care about their customers (Probaly because of the low market share).
2. If I bought a new mini mac and got unexpected got upgraded model, I would be happy. Since this story is released, few will buy Mini Mac out of fear of getting older model.
News.com and Thinkgeek.com ruined the surprise.