some of those hosts have passwords which expire every 30 days
This is slightly off-topic, but I have to question how useful it is to require people to change their passwords often. Chances are, when someone breaks into your computer, they're going to leave a back door, so they can get in, regardless of the actual password. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
Is there even a need to leave a back door? After all, they can already break in...
I know you're modded Funny, but why has't anyone been working on this? Admittedly the market fragmentation with Linux can be problematic*, but just list the distros on the box - the purpose of the logo is to make it obvious at a glance.
Even if a family history of illness is a significant factor, you're also assuming that said illness will make *all* organs unsuitable for transplants. That may be the case for some illnesses, but I highly doubt that it's the case for the majority.
Is the form factor necessary though? Put it a box the size of a pack of cards with some wires running to a pack of cards. Problem solved. Bonus points for extras like battery indicator, etc.
I agree - ~1 day of typical use. For me typical use includes (at least) a few hours of browsing Slashdot* on GPRS/Wifi, which will drain the battery. However it uses barely anything when not in use. UI is also *very* nice, easily better than Android. If you do any development it's pretty easy with C++/Qt.
*As a sidenote, Slashdot works reasonably well on the N900, except that anything involving javascript is painfuly slow. Changing the thresholds for comments is also impossible since the control requires click+drag, which isn't implemented in MicroB.
Wikipedia is great for anything involving mathematics or Star Wars. Everything else seems kind of suspect to me.
Actually, I find that Wikipedia is absolutely terrible for math/science. It's fine if you're doing your thesis in the subject, but the majority of math/science articles are way beyond the comprehension of the average reader. The simple entries help, but there aren't enough of them yet.
It's common to have Nm (Newton metres aka. Joules) and kgm/s when working with SI units. So bs (bit seconds) could be a unit, regardless of whether or not it has any use. As for bps = bits/picosecond, you'd need 2 ps for that, which only emphasizes its ambiguity. Besides, basic algebra states that 'xy=x*y' and 'x/y = x÷y', so it wouldn't make any sense.
It matters when you're both. That said, I avoided Android cause of its Java foundation and got a N900. haven't regretted it for a second:) Also, the more power the manufacturer gives to the developers, the more power the developers will be able to pass on to the users in a user-friendly GUI.
My ISP (iiNet*) does this - they filter a bunch of commonly exploited ports by default. If you want to enable them, it's as simple as going to their website and ticking a checkbox. This seems to be the optimal solution, since anyone who actually needs those ports can manually enable them, while the more ignorant users are still protected.
* You might remember them from the iiNet vs. AFACT case.
you can easily log in via ssh and install the foss equivalent
That was my first thought too, but if you're going to enable SSH on a publicly available port, make sure you use public key authentication and disable password based authentication. Relying on the user to have a decent password is never a good idea.
I typically try to express some kind of intelligent or informed opinion on/. stories, but all I can come up with here is, "Screw you, AACS." I have not yet moved to Blu-Ray or an HD TV, and this makes me much less likely to want to. Bastards.
Actually, it seems to me that having already bought a HDTV is advantageous here, since it will still have support for HD component. That said, I predict an increasing trend of watching TV on desktops/netbooks. It's been ages since I used mine.
Not even sure if that's relevant. I don't know if there's any precedent in the US, but in the Australian iiNet decision, each torrent was found to constitute a single instance of 'making available'.
a person makes each film available online only once through the BitTorrent system and electronically transmits each film only once through that system
Aren't there any sites where all the users submit reviews/ratings of different music/films/etc. ? For anime, I've found myanimelist.net and anime-planet to serve this purpose quite well. The latter lists user-submitted recommendations for an anime you've already watched, while the former allows you to identify other users who watch/like the same material you do. This sort of thing seems perfect for finding content even if you have unusual/niche interests, I can't believe nobody has thought of something similar for more mainstream media.
Yep. If you see any news item these days that can be summed up as "retarded Australian legislation and/or ban", just assume it has the Michael Atkinson seal of approval.
It's what Linux on mobile devices SHOULD be, but as I mentioned before (and you confirmed affects even Android), Linux on mobile phones has a bad habit of getting tivoized. There are exceptions (OpenMoko and the like) but they're smallfry.
What about Maemo (the OS of the N900)? I would hardly call it a smallfry.
Slashdot Mirror
This is slightly off-topic, but I have to question how useful it is to require people to change their passwords often. Chances are, when someone breaks into your computer, they're going to leave a back door, so they can get in, regardless of the actual password. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
Is there even a need to leave a back door? After all, they can already break in...
I know you're modded Funny, but why has't anyone been working on this? Admittedly the market fragmentation with Linux can be problematic*, but just list the distros on the box - the purpose of the logo is to make it obvious at a glance.
*not an issue if said drivers are open source
Obviously you are traitor, commie, or even worse a socialist.
Judging by his username, I'd say he's an Australian. So I guess that makes him a socialist convict.
Even if a family history of illness is a significant factor, you're also assuming that said illness will make *all* organs unsuitable for transplants. That may be the case for some illnesses, but I highly doubt that it's the case for the majority.
Is the form factor necessary though? Put it a box the size of a pack of cards with some wires running to a pack of cards. Problem solved. Bonus points for extras like battery indicator, etc.
There's been an open source Flux Capacitor for years!
Except it only runs under Gentoo, and they haven't finished compiling it yet.
I agree - ~1 day of typical use. For me typical use includes (at least) a few hours of browsing Slashdot* on GPRS/Wifi, which will drain the battery. However it uses barely anything when not in use. UI is also *very* nice, easily better than Android. If you do any development it's pretty easy with C++/Qt.
*As a sidenote, Slashdot works reasonably well on the N900, except that anything involving javascript is painfuly slow. Changing the thresholds for comments is also impossible since the control requires click+drag, which isn't implemented in MicroB.
Ironically, percentages are a metric concept.
I for one welcome our new, sane European overlords.
Wikipedia is great for anything involving mathematics or Star Wars. Everything else seems kind of suspect to me.
Actually, I find that Wikipedia is absolutely terrible for math/science. It's fine if you're doing your thesis in the subject, but the majority of math/science articles are way beyond the comprehension of the average reader. The simple entries help, but there aren't enough of them yet.
Sorry but I still can't envision what a bit * picosecond could represent in the context of bandwidth.
I never said it had to represent something, only that under the accepted notation it would mean something completely different.
It's common to have Nm (Newton metres aka. Joules) and kgm/s when working with SI units. So bs (bit seconds) could be a unit, regardless of whether or not it has any use.
As for bps = bits/picosecond, you'd need 2 ps for that, which only emphasizes its ambiguity. Besides, basic algebra states that 'xy=x*y' and 'x/y = x÷y', so it wouldn't make any sense.
It matters when you're both. That said, I avoided Android cause of its Java foundation and got a N900. haven't regretted it for a second :)
Also, the more power the manufacturer gives to the developers, the more power the developers will be able to pass on to the users in a user-friendly GUI.
I agree. Where's the article extolling the advantages of Maemo/Meego over Android?
p is SI prefix for pico. So bps could be interpreted as bit-picoseconds.
Came here to hear someone missing the brown. Was not disappointed.
My ISP (iiNet*) does this - they filter a bunch of commonly exploited ports by default. If you want to enable them, it's as simple as going to their website and ticking a checkbox. This seems to be the optimal solution, since anyone who actually needs those ports can manually enable them, while the more ignorant users are still protected.
* You might remember them from the iiNet vs. AFACT case.
I just love how the parent is modded informative, not funny.
you can easily log in via ssh and install the foss equivalent
That was my first thought too, but if you're going to enable SSH on a publicly available port, make sure you use public key authentication and disable password based authentication. Relying on the user to have a decent password is never a good idea.
I typically try to express some kind of intelligent or informed opinion on /. stories, but all I can come up with here is, "Screw you, AACS." I have not yet moved to Blu-Ray or an HD TV, and this makes me much less likely to want to. Bastards.
Actually, it seems to me that having already bought a HDTV is advantageous here, since it will still have support for HD component.
That said, I predict an increasing trend of watching TV on desktops/netbooks. It's been ages since I used mine.
Not even sure if that's relevant. I don't know if there's any precedent in the US, but in the Australian iiNet decision, each torrent was found to constitute a single instance of 'making available'.
a person makes each film available online
only once through the BitTorrent system and electronically transmits each film only once
through that system
- Section 10 of the Summary
Aren't there any sites where all the users submit reviews/ratings of different music/films/etc. ? For anime, I've found myanimelist.net and anime-planet to serve this purpose quite well. The latter lists user-submitted recommendations for an anime you've already watched, while the former allows you to identify other users who watch/like the same material you do.
This sort of thing seems perfect for finding content even if you have unusual/niche interests, I can't believe nobody has thought of something similar for more mainstream media.
Yep. If you see any news item these days that can be summed up as "retarded Australian legislation and/or ban", just assume it has the Michael Atkinson seal of approval.
Or Stephen Conroys.
I consider this post disturbingly prophetic...
It's what Linux on mobile devices SHOULD be, but as I mentioned before (and you confirmed affects even Android), Linux on mobile phones has a bad habit of getting tivoized. There are exceptions (OpenMoko and the like) but they're smallfry.
What about Maemo (the OS of the N900)? I would hardly call it a smallfry.