aarrkk - Slashdot User

Submission + - Corruption at African RIR as IPv4 Address space squeeze jacks up prices

Submitted by orange on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:20AM

orange writes: In a series of articles, a security researcher along with an investigative journalist have laid bare shenanigans involving millions of dollars scarce IPv4 address space. In the latest developments ( https://mybroadband.co.za/news... ), it seems a police case has been opened in Mauritius, the island headquartering https://www.afrinic.net/ — the IP address registry for the African region.

Previous coverage at https://mybroadband.co.za/news... with the Register giving a take at https://www.theregister.co.uk/...

Is this what we can expect in light of global IPv4 depletion?

The Player Is and Is Not the Character 152

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday November 26, 2008 @12:21AM from the i-agree-and-disagree dept.

Jill Duffy writes "GameCareerGuide has posted an intellectual article about video games which argues there is no such thing as 'breaking the fourth wall' in games. Written by Matthew Weise, a lead game designer for the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, the article considers the complex relationship between video game players and characters. Weise says that, unlike in theater and film, video games don't ever really break the fourth wall, as it were, because in games, there is no wall. Players are always tethered to the technology, and the player is always just as much the main character as not the main character. Weise looks at both modern experimental games, like Mirror's Edge, as well as old classics, like Sonic the Hedgehog, to defend his point. He writes, 'Both avatars and the technological devices we use to control them are never simply in one reality. They are inherently liminal entities, contributing to a mindset that we, as players, exist in two realities at once. It's just as natural for a player to say, "I defeated that boss," as it is to say, "Snake defeated that boss," since Snake is and is not the player at the same time. It is likewise natural for a player to say, "I punched an enemy soldier," when in reality, she punched no one. All she did was press a button.'"

ZFS Confirmed In Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard 178

Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 11, 2008 @05:11PM from the if-you-need-to-have-an-OS-name-tattoo dept.

number655321 writes "Apple has confirmed the inclusion of ZFS in the forthcoming OS X Server Snow Leopard. From Apple's site: 'For business-critical server deployments, Snow Leopard Server adds read and write support for the high-performance, 128-bit ZFS file system, which includes advanced features such as storage pooling, data redundancy, automatic error correction, dynamic volume expansion, and snapshots.' CTO of Storage Technologies at Sun Microsystems, Jeff Bonwick, is hosting a discussion on his blog. What does this mean for the 'client' version of OS X Snow Leopard?"

Comment Domke Satchel as a Bomb-proof but cheaper Filson (Score 1) 642

by aarrkk on Monday October 11, 2004 @08:03PM (#10498755) Attached to: Advice On Notebook Backpacks?

I recomend the Domke canvas jounalist shoulder bags, http://www.saundersphoto.com/html/body_satchels.ht m available at B&H http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O= productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=16030&is= REG for around $85 to $90, a lot less than over $200 heavy duck twill canvas bags that are sold at filson.com. The Domke bags may be, at this point less mythical than Filson, but give it time - they are strong and functional, and made for the purpose of traveling a computer in a harsh enviroment. With their background in making pro level photo bags the features needed to survive over time show their value. I particularly like the non-slip shoulder straps with rubber inter-woven into the heavy cotton straps. Plus, with the canvas bags (they do make versions in ballistic nylon) with use, the bags shape and folds accomadate your style of use and your hip. With its soon aquired worn-blue-jean look it also does not scream, "HEY, Please steal the expensive laptop/camera/lenses inside me." Of course unless you know the Domke tag, and for me I have blacked that out on my bag.

Slashdot Top Deals