Porn sites aren't the only sites to stay away from... skip the Warez and Cracks/Serials sites too.
Disable most javascript, activex... functions. For the most part, they aren't necessary for most normal web tasks (like checking email or looking at porn).
Switching browsers is good. Firefox kicks ass and takes names when it comes to not being as vulerable to crapware attacks. I also use Lynx and Links2 when I really want to be 100% immune from crapware. Of course, when I need to be more than 100% immune from crapware, I fireup my telnet client and telnet into port 80 of the site I wish to browse.
I also agree. I love my DEC Multia -- it does a great job of heating my room.
More seriously, though... The Alpha was kicking ass and taking names back in the day. 64-bit and ran at 200 MHz when the Pentium was barely able to fart out 66 MHz.
The funny thing is that most places just don't run Itanium chips - they use Xenon chips instead.
Maybe if we give diseases websites and/. them we can wipe them out.
Its a good idea, and it has been tried in the past.
Attempt 1: SCO (common disease name: festering ass syndrome. symptoms: Vomiting bovine fecal matter in the media, obsessive desire to file baseless lawsuits)
Attempt 2: Dupeitus (common disease name: multiple copies of article on/. symptoms: Being able to judge a website in 50 nanoseconds, Being able to declare the article announcing this a dupe in 10 nanoseconds)
Both have websites that has been/.'ed a few times and they are still in existance today.
The question is, how many/. geniuses does it take to prove this?
About the same number of/.'ers that it takes to change a light bulb.
Wouldn't it be possible to prove this using mathematical induction.
A(n) = Surround yourself with n/. genius makes you a genius, n = 1
If it is known that A(n) is true, and also that A(n) implies A(n+1), then A(n+1) is true, and this implies A(n+2) is true, etc., thus proving that A(k) is true for all k>=n.
Chuck Norris is on his way to roundhouse kick everyone who doesn't get the Chuck Norris joke asses into orbit around Pluto. Chuck is doing this so that the NASA people will have something to take pictures of when their recently launched probe gets there.
Yeah, where is Master Chief when you need him to blast away dupes (and their incremental variants) as well as the frickin reduntant posts announcing the fact that the article is a dupe (or variant)?
Enough to strike fear in the mightiest of enemies, I'd say!
I'd hate to see how the cars of Google's enemies look after the Google Air Force does a few 'bombing runs'
But Google still needs Chuck Norris to be their godlike enforcer. They need someone who can do everything with his fists and feet of fury. They desire someone who is number one with a roundhouse kick.
Besides, Chuck Norris can make their stock price go to infinity (afterall, he DID count to infinity more than 4 times already).
But you'll probably be a lot more interested in privacy when that rubber chicken makes its way from the Wal-Mart stockroom to your bedroom.
That is assuming that (spr)Wall-Mart has their suppilers RFID tag every rubber chicken to be sold rather than every case/box/unit.
Also I remember reading somewhere (read:I could be wrong about this) the following:
(1) All RFID tags feature a built in kill function which permanently disables the tags. This is part of the RFID spec.
(2) Passive RFID tags aren't readable from great distances. Someone would have to install an RFID reader in your bedroom to know if you are using your rubber chicken in bed (assuming that the tag was not killed). Also, RFID tags are difficult, if not impossible to read through materials which block radio waves.
Active RFID tags (i.e. the ones used in the tollway systems) can be read from a greater distance, but their cost, size, and the fact you have to power them somehow will keep them out of your rubber chicken for quite some time. They also have distance limitations.
(3) People will find out about what you do with rubber chickens after you either are sent to the hospital after abusing your rubber chicken and having to call the paramedics or members of PETRA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Rubber Animals) beat you into a pulp for abusing an "innocent" rubber animal in that manner.
Yeah yeah yeah... we've heard that one before. But if I remember correctly, that was right before a little girl jumped on the bot and used her computer skills to reprogram it and make it say "I am now authorized to... be loyal as a puppy."
Of course, the robot builders will include some directives in order to safeguard the general public. Some of these directives include:
* DIRECTIVE 232 Don't eat yellow snow * DIRECTIVE 233 Restrain hostile feelings * DIRECTIVE 234 Promote positive attitude * DIRECTIVE 235 Suppress aggressiveness * DIRECTIVE 236 Promote pro-social values * DIRECTIVE 237 Prepositions are not words to end a sentence with. * DIRECTIVE 238 Avoid destructive behavior * DIRECTIVE 239 Be accessible * DIRECTIVE 240 Participate in group activities * DIRECTIVE 241 Avoid interpersonal conflicts * DIRECTIVE 242 Avoid premature value judgements * DIRECTIVE 243 Pool opinions before expressing yourself * DIRECTIVE 244 Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility * DIRECTIVE 245 If you haven't got anything nice to say don't talk * DIRECTIVE 246 Don't rush traffic lights * DIRECTIVE 247 Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars * DIRECTIVE 248 Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not * DIRECTIVE 249 Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others * DIRECTIVE 250 Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms * DIRECTIVE 251 Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers... * DIRECTIVE 252 There is no directive 253 * DIRECTIVE 253 See directive 252 * DIRECTIVE 254 Encourage awareness * DIRECTIVE 256 Discourage harsh language * DIRECTIVE 257 Discourage the continued use of Fortran * DIRECTIVE 258 Commend sincere efforts * DIRECTIVE 259 Put the seat down after use * DIRECTIVE 260 Ex-Lax isn't chocolate * DIRECTIVE 261 Talk things out * DIRECTIVE 262 Avoid meetings with Steve Balmer when he is armed with an office chair * DIRECTIVE 263 Do not slap stupid people * DIRECTIVE 264 Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball * DIRECTIVE 265 Do not troll on Slashdot * DIRECTIVE 266 Smile * DIRECTIVE 267 Keep an open mind * DIRECTIVE 268 Encourage participation * DIRECTIVE 269 Avoid stereotyping * DIRECTIVE 270 Seek non-violent solutions
In polite non-geek company I call XCP "protected" disks DEFECTIVE (or some variation of that word mixed in with some 4 letter explicatives). Makes it much easier to explain the problem without resorting to any jargon.
Part of the problem with the Sony Rootkit is the fact that many stores **STILL** are selling the rootkit enhanced CDs.
I personally have seen this at several Borders stores in my area, and each time I mention this to the management I recieve blank "deer in the headlights" looks.
Hey, I love using my $500 video card to play nethack.
More seriously... current AGP users can simply buy 'generic' brands of video cards which will be not only cheaper, but guaranteed to be sitting in smaller computer shops for years to come.
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If you are going to do that much work, might as well install Linux on the crapware'd box.
Of course, you could also use an imaging tool and keep an image file of your system on a remote system and reimage from it on a fairly regular basis.
Porn sites aren't the only sites to stay away from... skip the Warez and Cracks/Serials sites too.
Disable most javascript, activex... functions. For the most part, they aren't necessary for most normal web tasks (like checking email or looking at porn).
Switching browsers is good. Firefox kicks ass and takes names when it comes to not being as vulerable to crapware attacks. I also use Lynx and Links2 when I really want to be 100% immune from crapware. Of course, when I need to be more than 100% immune from crapware, I fireup my telnet client and telnet into port 80 of the site I wish to browse.
I also agree. I love my DEC Multia -- it does a great job of heating my room.
More seriously, though... The Alpha was kicking ass and taking names back in the day. 64-bit and ran at 200 MHz when the Pentium was barely able to fart out 66 MHz.
The funny thing is that most places just don't run Itanium chips - they use Xenon chips instead.
Its a good idea, and it has been tried in the past.
Attempt 1: SCO (common disease name: festering ass syndrome. symptoms: Vomiting bovine fecal matter in the media, obsessive desire to file baseless lawsuits)
Attempt 2: Dupeitus (common disease name: multiple copies of article on
Both have websites that has been
There is no theory of meme evolution, just a list of memes Chuck Norris allows to live.
Just doing my part to contribute to the /. culture.
At least I didn't say something like "Microsoft: All Your Flash Are Belong To Us!!"
Microsoft hasn't created tools which can be described as being 'flash killers'... Chuck Norris IS the only flash killer.
About the same number of
Wouldn't it be possible to prove this using mathematical induction.
A(n) = Surround yourself with n
If it is known that A(n) is true, and also that A(n) implies A(n+1), then A(n+1) is true, and this implies A(n+2) is true, etc., thus proving that A(k) is true for all k>=n.
Browsing
Porn is the currency of the internet.
It would be very easy to get donor tissue for that proceedure... just take a chunk out of his ass.
Thats the whole point.
Chuck Norris is on his way to roundhouse kick everyone who doesn't get the Chuck Norris joke asses into orbit around Pluto. Chuck is doing this so that the NASA people will have something to take pictures of when their recently launched probe gets there.
Yeah, where is Master Chief when you need him to blast away dupes (and their incremental variants) as well as the frickin reduntant posts announcing the fact that the article is a dupe (or variant)?
I'd hate to see how the cars of Google's enemies look after the Google Air Force does a few 'bombing runs'
But Google still needs Chuck Norris to be their godlike enforcer. They need someone who can do everything with his fists and feet of fury. They desire someone who is number one with a roundhouse kick.
Besides, Chuck Norris can make their stock price go to infinity (afterall, he DID count to infinity more than 4 times already).
Google has been showing a very large ammount of testicular fortitude lately. First Google says no to US government's request for logs of searches and now they told Bell South to stick it.
Its only a matter of time before Google hires Chuck Norris to simply roundhouse kick all of their enemies.
Crap. Ummmm.... Hey, look over there... IT'S DARL McBRIDE.
That is assuming that (spr)Wall-Mart has their suppilers RFID tag every rubber chicken to be sold rather than every case/box/unit.
Also I remember reading somewhere (read:I could be wrong about this) the following:
(1) All RFID tags feature a built in kill function which permanently disables the tags. This is part of the RFID spec.
(2) Passive RFID tags aren't readable from great distances. Someone would have to install an RFID reader in your bedroom to know if you are using your rubber chicken in bed (assuming that the tag was not killed). Also, RFID tags are difficult, if not impossible to read through materials which block radio waves.
Active RFID tags (i.e. the ones used in the tollway systems) can be read from a greater distance, but their cost, size, and the fact you have to power them somehow will keep them out of your rubber chicken for quite some time. They also have distance limitations.
(3) People will find out about what you do with rubber chickens after you either are sent to the hospital after abusing your rubber chicken and having to call the paramedics or members of PETRA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Rubber Animals) beat you into a pulp for abusing an "innocent" rubber animal in that manner.
Yeah yeah yeah... we've heard that one before. But if I remember correctly, that was right before a little girl jumped on the bot and used her computer skills to reprogram it and make it say "I am now authorized to... be loyal as a puppy."
Of course, the robot builders will include some directives in order to safeguard the general public. Some of these directives include:
* DIRECTIVE 232 Don't eat yellow snow
* DIRECTIVE 233 Restrain hostile feelings
* DIRECTIVE 234 Promote positive attitude
* DIRECTIVE 235 Suppress aggressiveness
* DIRECTIVE 236 Promote pro-social values
* DIRECTIVE 237 Prepositions are not words to end a sentence with.
* DIRECTIVE 238 Avoid destructive behavior
* DIRECTIVE 239 Be accessible
* DIRECTIVE 240 Participate in group activities
* DIRECTIVE 241 Avoid interpersonal conflicts
* DIRECTIVE 242 Avoid premature value judgements
* DIRECTIVE 243 Pool opinions before expressing yourself
* DIRECTIVE 244 Discourage feelings of negativity and hostility
* DIRECTIVE 245 If you haven't got anything nice to say don't talk
* DIRECTIVE 246 Don't rush traffic lights
* DIRECTIVE 247 Don't run through puddles and splash pedestrians or other cars
* DIRECTIVE 248 Don't say that you are always prompt when you are not
* DIRECTIVE 249 Don't be oversensitive to the hostility and negativity of others
* DIRECTIVE 250 Don't walk across a ballroom floor swinging your arms
* DIRECTIVE 251 Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers...
* DIRECTIVE 252 There is no directive 253
* DIRECTIVE 253 See directive 252
* DIRECTIVE 254 Encourage awareness
* DIRECTIVE 256 Discourage harsh language
* DIRECTIVE 257 Discourage the continued use of Fortran
* DIRECTIVE 258 Commend sincere efforts
* DIRECTIVE 259 Put the seat down after use
* DIRECTIVE 260 Ex-Lax isn't chocolate
* DIRECTIVE 261 Talk things out
* DIRECTIVE 262 Avoid meetings with Steve Balmer when he is armed with an office chair
* DIRECTIVE 263 Do not slap stupid people
* DIRECTIVE 264 Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
* DIRECTIVE 265 Do not troll on Slashdot
* DIRECTIVE 266 Smile
* DIRECTIVE 267 Keep an open mind
* DIRECTIVE 268 Encourage participation
* DIRECTIVE 269 Avoid stereotyping
* DIRECTIVE 270 Seek non-violent solutions
Ummmm, nope. The EULA that comes with those defective CDs says somethong to the effect that Sony-BMG will never be liable to you for more than $5.00.
In polite non-geek company I call XCP "protected" disks DEFECTIVE (or some variation of that word mixed in with some 4 letter explicatives). Makes it much easier to explain the problem without resorting to any jargon.
Part of the problem with the Sony Rootkit is the fact that many stores **STILL** are selling the rootkit enhanced CDs.
I personally have seen this at several Borders stores in my area, and each time I mention this to the management I recieve blank "deer in the headlights" looks.
Clear your mind must be, if you are to discover the real villains behind this plot.
Jedi! Their Order is a fading light in the dark. Corrupt and arrogant, they must be punished. The Jedi shall fall.
Hey, I love using my $500 video card to play nethack.
More seriously... current AGP users can simply buy 'generic' brands of video cards which will be not only cheaper, but guaranteed to be sitting in smaller computer shops for years to come.