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Why didn't they just make an exact duplicate?
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No too say it isn't a correct conclusion. But I'd still be careful about accepting the sweeping conclusions some people are making about the device.

I very much agree, but let's be fair; they don't have all the parts, and there's still some debate as to what it's exact function was.  Obviously, it was some sort of heavenly-body-tracking thingummy, but exactly which, what, and why is still up for discussion without a complete device (well, the why can be put down to simple scientific endeavor, but still...).  All the replicas made so far, therefore, cannot be exact replicas, and never can be unless we find an identical device that is complete or the original blueprints.

I concur with thinking it's amazing enough these folks were able to replicate what is known about it's function with just off-the-shelf lego technic parts.  Nice find, Ren!

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On Linux, Ctrl-Alt-Backspace would kill X and drop you to terminal mode.  Real handy when it hung or something graphical was eating memory and the mouse pointer went AWOL.
Ubuntu did away with that when they first rolled out "bulletproof X" so it just restarted X.  Not the same function, but still handy especially if you were using a session manager, because it forced a re-login.  
Now it does nothing, even in Debian, and I haven't been inspired enough to go digging for reasons.  

 

In more on-topic news, John McAfee has suffered a heart attack (or reasonable facsimile) and is applying to Guatemala for asylum.  Apparently he's genuinely afraid of the Belizean government:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blo...?id=17890926#.UMGg9CGZP80

Very nice. My kudos to Mr. Smith for going through the trouble for us.  What's even more evil about the whole situation is that it was not sold as a UEFI-enabled machine (although with Win8 installed, should be a given...), thereby taking the user unsuspected.

Former Red Hat dev Matthew Garret has come up with an alternate way that's even more involved, but does allow key signing for unknown operating systems:
http://www.zdnet.com/shim...cs-7000008246/?s_cid=e539
Mind you, the actual signed part is not open source and includes Microsoft's signature, and so, from what I gather, it is actually following Microsoft's Secure Boot implementation specs; that is, it's not so much circumvention as it is creative compliance.

Mr. Garrett's original report here: http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/20303.html

So until MS gets over stalling for time until it can get Win8 into some semblance of market saturation (or at least that's my take on the situation), we soldier on...

Doesn't Right-click -> Properties show metadata?

XnView works pretty good, and XnViewMP can show the rating info as well:
http://newsgroup.xnview.c...opic.php?f=35&t=24210

What they need to do is load some JB Weld into the thing.  That stuff should be the 3rd in a trinity with Duct Tape and WD-40.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9BgmuhLl3A" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9BgmuhLl3A</a>

Also... this: http://www.popsci.com/diy...nting-now-stainless-steel

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_twsI4VG0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3_twsI4VG0</a>

Hey, that's a pretty nifty Schematic app there.  I've used PCB123 for schematics before, but the output is weird when running through Wine on Linux. 
I'll give this one a try. 

Tried both of these a while ago, Celestia had a bit of a learning curve, but one trip the help file and it was easy to get used to.  Stellarium was nicer to look at, but was a bit slow on my old box.  Was it Celestia that you could create your own orbiting objects and track them?  I'd like to see Superman orbiting reverse the Earth orbit at 10x the speed, or perhaps a randomly appearing sperm whale and bowl of petunias...  

Yes, making off-time sound perfectly natural, that's something to behold.
In the rock/metal world, I've only heard Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, Drive Like Jehu and Mnemic pull it off effortlessly.  Everyone else it sounded gimmicky, like they were very deliberately counting out that guess-my-time-signature with the riff rather than just letting it flow.
Nice to be reminded again how it's done.  

"John O'Connor! Install my Overthruster!!" 

Every once in a while, I will come across a website or application that, for some strange reason, I feel compelled to touch the controls rather than mouse them.  It's actually a strange feeling.
Thing is, I've never used Win8, never had a tablet device nor a touchscreen phone.  Where did I get this compulsion?  Dunno, maybe it's actually a very natural action that's only now being exploited in computer UIs (touch screens have been around for a very long time, I'm aware, just not on such a level of exposure), but we've all trained ourselves to use keyboard + mouse, so it doesn't seem "right" at first.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the day when the mouse is obsolete, but I still believe we've got a ways to go...

Maybe this situation with Windows 8 could turn out to be a new opportunity for the alternative shell scene (what's left of it, that is). 
Quick google search implies nobody's tried Win8 + Litestep or Blackbox.
Time will tell...

I like cats, and I like owls.
Two great tastes that go together...

Mouser posted the first part here:
http://www.donationcoder....m/index.php?topic=26750.0
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmba7npY8g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqmba7npY8g</a>

But wait! There's more!:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhD5bc6Fmg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhD5bc6Fmg</a>
 

OK, now for something a little different...

How about a video about music?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAcjV60RnRw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAcjV60RnRw</a>

This is a subject I'd pondered many times after reading the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, when some reference was made about "all the possible songs having been already written" or something along that line.

So, Microsoft embracing the idea of Rolling Release^w?
Pull!

^ That was epic. Damn epic.

Very cool find.  Will watch at home later. 
I often wondered what happened to Sinclair, especially since they had some very cool things going on in the '80s (first time I ever saw multi-tasking with separate "windows") that apparently didn't make it to the states except for that pocket calculator on steroids called the Timex-Sinclair.
I guess now I'll find out...

Watch the video, it explains a little more:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE7YRHxwoDs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE7YRHxwoDs</a>

Nice to see hope still springs eternal.

Yes, it is.  For living evidence, check out the Nand2Tetris project: http://www.donationcoder....m/index.php?topic=32988.0

The site contains all the software tools and project materials necessary to build a general-purpose computer system from the ground up. We also provide a set of lectures designed to support a typical course on the subject.

The materials are aimed at students, instructors, and self-learners. Everything is free and open-source; as long as you operate in a non-profit educational setting, you are welcome to modify and use our materials as you see fit.

The NAND gate is used as the basis to build a chipset.
The chipset is used as the basis to build a hardware platform.
The hardware platform is used as the basis to build an assembler.
The assembler is used as the basis to build a  virtual machine.
The virtual machine is used as the basis to build an operating system.
The operating system is used as the basis to build a compiler.
The compiler is used as the basis to build Tetris.

All this in a single semester.

http://www.nand2tetris.org/

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So much awesome, so little time...  

from a video I saw somehrrs

A free and fun way to support your K-12 classroom or homeschool curriculum using time-proven Educational Films, Newsreels, TV Shows, PSAs, and Movies from the past.

http://www.tvschoolhouse.com/

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All this stuff is probably more educational towards history and cultural studies, but my generation was on the tail end of this kind of stuff.
Smells like second grade...


from the intahnet

Well, if it was me - it ain't - I'd test on a small sample, see how things work, then adapt and magnify

Judging by the details reported on, that may be exactly what's happening.  Debian proper is just generic enough to leave room for adaptation.

The malware is aimed at the 64-bit Debian Squeezy kernel and is distributed to would-be victims via an unusual form of iFrame injection attack

https://www.infoworld.com...openenterprise_2012-11-21

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Article says it looks so far like a work-in-progress, but just a reminder that we Linux users are not and never will be completely immune.
Stumps me why they chose Debian Squeeze, why not Ubuntu for the newb user base?  Why not Red Hat for all the delicious server exploit possibilities?
... And Bronx cheers to Infoworld for getting the distro name wrong (Squeezy? Really? Research much?)

from sumwhar ah ferget
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