Ianopolous - Slashdot User

Comment Play it in your browser (Score 1) 152

by Ianopolous on Wednesday December 15, 2010 @10:26AM (#34560124) Attached to: 20 Years of Commander Keen

For those who need reminding and don't have a copy of it, play it in your browser using JPC:
http://jpc.sourceforge.net/keen.html
There are other versions here:
http://classicdosgames.com/online.html

Comment Use an emulator (Score 1) 261

by Ianopolous on Wednesday April 21, 2010 @04:24AM (#31919708) Attached to: Good, Portable "Virtual" Linux Distro?

You should use an emulator like Qemu, or maybe Bochs. Then you're completely isolated from any hardware compatibility problems (virtualizers run directly on the physical cpu and thus can introduce incompatibilities when an image installed using one cpu is booted on another). Or if you only have short term projects (they don't need to save their data), then use the ttylinux or dsl linux demos in JPC at: http://javapc.sourceforge.net/demos_linuxdemos.html

Comment My top 4 (Score 5, Informative) 293

by Ianopolous on Sunday February 21, 2010 @10:06AM (#31218154) Attached to: After Learning Java Syntax, What Next?

There are several very important books: 1. Effective Java - Joshua Bloch. This is by far the most important one. 2. Java, Concurrency in practice - Goetz 3. The art of multiprocessor programming - Herlihy and Shavit. This is much more theory oriented, but essential to become an excellent multithreaded programmer. 4. Java Puzzlers - Joshua Bloch and Neal Gafter. This is quite a fun book - lots of Java Conundrums Enjoy!

Comment what about Wuala? (Score 3, Interesting) 500

by Ianopolous on Wednesday August 12, 2009 @11:08AM (#29038641) Attached to: Encryption? What Encryption?

Doesn't Wuala solve this? It stores your files in encrypted pieces spread over multiple remote machines (so you can't see the size used without your password). It already has a large number of users as well. The password is not stored anywhere.

Comment Use an emulator! (Score 1) 147

by Ianopolous on Tuesday July 07, 2009 @01:32AM (#28604263) Attached to: LucasArts To Re-Release Old Games Through Steam

Presuming people already have a copy of these games, why don't they just use an emulator to run them? As demonstrated at http://www.classicdosgames.com/

Submission + - Emulated PC enables Linux desktop in your browser! (ox.ac.uk) 1

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Ianopolous

on Wednesday July 01, 2009 @05:24AM

Ianopolous writes: "Classic DOOM and DSL Linux Desktop inside your Java-enabled browser! The latest JPC, the fast 100% java x86 PC emulator, is now available online at http://www-jpc.physics.ox.ac.uk with online demos and downloads. JPC is open source and is the most secure way of running x86 software ever — 2 layers (applet sandbox, JPC sandbox) of independently validated security make it the world's most secure means of isolating x86 software. Visit the website to try out some classic games and play around with Linux all within your web browser — refresh = reboot!"

NIH Spends $400K To Figure Out Why Men Don't Like Condoms 844

Posted by samzenpus on Monday June 22, 2009 @06:59PM from the as-obvious-as-the-rubber-nose-on-your-face dept.

The National Institutes of Health has given $423,500 to researchers at Indiana University's Kinsey Institute to figure out why men don't like to wear condoms. The institute will also study why men have trouble using condoms and investigate "penile erection and sensitivity during condom application." "The project aims to understand the relationship between condom application and loss of erections and decreased sensation, including the role of condom skills and performance anxiety, and to find new ways to improve condom use among those who experience such problems," reads the abstract from Drs. Erick Janssen and Stephanie Sanders, both of the Kinsey Institute.

Comment Re:you could do this 2 years ago... (Score 1) 78

by Ianopolous on Sunday April 26, 2009 @05:35AM (#27719777) Attached to: Old Sierra Games Playable In Browser Through Open Source Game Engine

There's another site, which also uses JPC, but has a different bunch of games... http://dosdose.com/toplist/more/ enjoy! :-)

Comment Re:you could do this 2 years ago... (Score 1) 78

by Ianopolous on Saturday April 25, 2009 @10:30AM (#27712585) Attached to: Old Sierra Games Playable In Browser Through Open Source Game Engine

This is true. However there are over 1.5 billion Java enabled devices worldwide, a good number of which have web browsers.

Comment you could do this 2 years ago... (Score 5, Informative) 78

by Ianopolous on Saturday April 25, 2009 @09:18AM (#27711943) Attached to: Old Sierra Games Playable In Browser Through Open Source Game Engine

You can play over 140 dos games in your browser here: http://www.classicdosgames.com/online.php Once they incorporate JPC's new applet snapshot facility it will have instant load time as well.

Comment Donate safely with Nereus (Score 1) 302

by Ianopolous on Tuesday February 17, 2009 @06:56PM (#26895223) Attached to: How Do I Put Unused Servers To Work?

Donate the cpu's to academic research and grid computing research by running Nereus on them. http://www-nereus.physics.ox.ac.uk/

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