Comment Concur (Score 1) 3
Pain in the arse, isn't it?
(Or should that be 'pain in the RSS'...?)
Comment Re:DLC = "Downloadable Content" (Score 1) 127
DLC is already a standard IT industry term, and for actual knowledgeable people who know about computing -- as opposed to semi-literate games weenies -- it means Data Link Control, which is a network protocol used by IBM SNA mainframes and peripherals and HP LaserJet printers, JetDirect print servers and other network-attached printers. It is also a layer in the OSI 7-layer network model.
What it doesn't mean is "downloadable content", because "download" is a single word.
So whoever came up with this needs a slap.
What it doesn't mean is "downloadable content", because "download" is a single word.
So whoever came up with this needs a slap.
Bookmark HTC TyTN 'super 3G' smart phone new user feedback (reghardware.co.uk)
Submission + - The job from heaven or hell in the Netherlands
FreshnFurter writes: "An original job opening in the Netherlands seems to be shoe in for some of the slashdot audience:
http://www.nationalevacaturebank.nl/vac/1212231/?s key=mmwn
The company is rockingstone which apparantly makes Windows software too.
The opening is looking for a "Kettingrokende, atheistische, niet al te autistische Linux freak" (i.e. Chain smoking, atheist, not too autistic Linux freak). The pension plan is interesting too.: "No bullshit about pensionplans, you get that yourself. You get to choose what insurance company or bank gets to do you over."
More specifics on personality: 1) No guys with mustaches, 2) No idiots who implement major changes on a server on friday afternoon.
Slashdotters, what are you waiting for!"
The company is rockingstone which apparantly makes Windows software too.
The opening is looking for a "Kettingrokende, atheistische, niet al te autistische Linux freak" (i.e. Chain smoking, atheist, not too autistic Linux freak). The pension plan is interesting too.: "No bullshit about pensionplans, you get that yourself. You get to choose what insurance company or bank gets to do you over."
More specifics on personality: 1) No guys with mustaches, 2) No idiots who implement major changes on a server on friday afternoon.
Slashdotters, what are you waiting for!"
Submission + - Installing Software in Linux is a Headache
eldavojohn writes: "Ian Murdoch has started a series entitled "Software installation on Linux: Today, it sucks" that expresses the problems he has with installing software on Linux. He's noticed other blogs that mention using open source in Windows because it is guaranteed to come with an installer that "just works." A lot of Linux distributions out there have their own package deployment programs (RPM, APT, yum, etc.) but, as I've also found, nothing is guaranteed to "just work." The end of his rant points to the recent LSB conference in Germany with hopes that its Packaging Summit (December 6) will give the Linux Standards Base something to think about and hopefully address."
Journal Journal: The sudden appeal of XP 1
Having to work in a support enviroment, you often end up in talks about the latest thing that is going to hit you for support. Now, in my case, I socialise a lot with my co-workers and often we get together at parties and the subject of the latest thing to make our lives miserable comes up. Such is the case with Vista, but what is noticable is how we chat for about 20 minutes about features, hardware and software compatabillity untill someone mentions what he done to his XP partition to make (mo
Submission + - Spam volumes -- what's REALLY going on?
richi writes: "The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Spam has doubled / spammers are winning / spam is 80% of all mail / 90% of mail / 110%, etc. etc. etc...
*Yawn*
I'm getting bored with self-serving anti-spam vendors flinging dubious statistics around. Yes, spam volumes have increased recently, but doubled? No.
More at Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/4182"
*Yawn*
I'm getting bored with self-serving anti-spam vendors flinging dubious statistics around. Yes, spam volumes have increased recently, but doubled? No.
More at Computerworld: http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/4182"
Submission + - Matsushita Claims A Safer Li-Ion Battery
Anonymous writes: After millions and millions of notebook battery recalls this year, not to mention notebook fires, Matsushita says it has developed a safer way of mass-producing lithium-ion batteries. According to this story, the company says that it offers a "clean" manufacturing process free of the potential for contaminating battery packs; that's the problem Sony said it encountered when it ran millions of suspect battery packs off its assembly lines.
Journal Journal: Hey, I don't Want That Futile Gadget
I hate Xmas. I feel sad at this time because the holidays. I feel people both so naive and hypocrite. I really don't find fun anymore at Xmas. When I was in London I saw the famous trend to greet 'happy holidays' instead 'merry xmas'. New times, when muslims are part of the market and diversity is on the tune. Now Jews are having chanuka peacefully. OK, that's nice. I don't complain about that. I am actually pretty unaware of it all.
Submission + - Diabetes breakthrough
Roland Sassen writes: "Diabetes I and II are not that different, and might be cured within two years!!
read more here:
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html ?id=a042812e-492c-4f07-8245-8a598ab5d1bf&k=63970
Roland Sassen
http://www.thinsia.com/"
Submission + - The 'colorful' tales behind Red Hat, Big Blue, etc
BigB writes: "The most colorful tech story ever tries to answer questions such as why Red Hat is called that, why IBM is dubbed Big Blue, why Extreme Networks sells purple Ethernet switches...
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/121806-netwo rk-industry-most-colorful-story.html"
Submission + - Various ways of detecting rootkits in GNU/Linux
An anonymous reader writes: A Rootkit by definition is a collection of tools that a cracker (a hacker gone bad) installs on a victim's computer after gaining initial access. It generally consists of log cleaning scripts and trojaned replacements of core system utilities such as ps, top, ifconfig and so on. This article explains how to detect whether someone has swapped a program with a rootkit on ones system running GNU/Linux.
It may also be noted that in recent times, atleast one well known multi-billion dollar company has been found guilty of installing a rootkit in the pretense of stopping copyright infringement, on a user's machine without his permission when the user played its Music CD.
It may also be noted that in recent times, atleast one well known multi-billion dollar company has been found guilty of installing a rootkit in the pretense of stopping copyright infringement, on a user's machine without his permission when the user played its Music CD.
Submission + - ZFS in Leopard
An anonymous reader writes: French Site Mac4Ever presents a screenshot of Leopard's Disk Image Utility with ZFS as a choice in the filesystem menu. Also covered on StorageMojo.
Submission + - Skype thinks it always rains in London
Anonymous Coward writes: "Skype version 2.5.0.151 slanders London as a place that is associated with permanent downpoor.
Users on this version that receive the phrase "(london") in a chat will be presented with the emoticon for "(rain)" instead."
Users on this version that receive the phrase "(london") in a chat will be presented with the emoticon for "(rain)" instead."
Submission + - The Blasphemy Challenge
Roland Sassen writes: "The last email from richardawkins.net provides the following opportunity:
"December 17, 2006 The Rational Response Squad (http://rationalresponders.com) and Brian Flemming (creator of 'The God Who Wasn't There' DVD) have started a new online campaign through YouTube.com called "The Blasphemy Challenge." Deny the holy spirit in a video, upload it to YouTube, and get a free copy of 'The God Who Wasn't There' on DVD. Click here for more information: http://richarddawkins.net/article,425,The-Blasphem y-Challenge,The-Rational-Response-Squad
Or visit: blasphemychallenge.com
We also have a brand-new 'switch' page at richarddawkins.net, thanks to Claudio Esposito! Check it out! www.richarddawkins.net
Thanks for reading,
Josh Timonen.
www.richarddawkins.net "
After the "open source freedom", the "no god freedom" will change our world. Roland Sassen http://www.thinsia.com/"
"December 17, 2006 The Rational Response Squad (http://rationalresponders.com) and Brian Flemming (creator of 'The God Who Wasn't There' DVD) have started a new online campaign through YouTube.com called "The Blasphemy Challenge." Deny the holy spirit in a video, upload it to YouTube, and get a free copy of 'The God Who Wasn't There' on DVD. Click here for more information: http://richarddawkins.net/article,425,The-Blasphe
After the "open source freedom", the "no god freedom" will change our world. Roland Sassen http://www.thinsia.com/"
