cool! bbs nostalgia.
xplane has finally discovered the wonder that is explodingdog
the electronica primer. don’t remember reading through this before.
(are(languages(These), nice)
(Easy(to_write(code(bug_free))))
(If(can(read(you, them)))))
interesting programming talk on /. (set your filter to 2). some related stuff here. this eventually led me to Bruce MacLennan’s research page on emergent computing and connectionist epistemology, which is darn interesting.
so, i just home from massive attack and showered, so the pigpen layer of dust has been washed off (raver snots and loogeys remain despite the mud i managed to blow out, as do blisters). dusty is an understatemtn. i thought my car was spraying out dusty air too, and it wasn’t until i was halfway home that i realized it was just my glasses being all uh, dusty. although i things weren’t great in the beginning (delay getting in, and another delay because all the sets started late) – also, the actual ground was pretty gnarly (dusty with lots of wood stuff stuck into it), but things picked up later in the night, i met a bunch of people, got to tromp around for a while. what really made the night worth it was the righteous colette vs angel alanis 2×4 set. i caught almost all of that set close up, in front and then behind em. mysteriously, the terry mulan vs halo 2×4 didn’t got skipped (i’m guessing that it got moved up a lot earlier…). deepfeel, a local texas dj went on though and played an great (but unfortunately short because of the late start) house set (using up to 3 of the turntables), so i’m not complaining too much.
oh yeah, and i got to see the moon set and the sun rise, which was pretty darn cool.
saw the x-men movie. i liked it. it manages to satisfy the x-men fan in me, very faithfully conveying the tone of the comics. at times the plot seemed contrived and the fights sort of sucked. actually, the last thing sort of relates to my one big problem with the film – it’s pacing. it’s an hour and a half long, it flies right by and seems to be missing an act or two. on the bright side, it left me wanting more, and judging by the huge crowds, that means that there’s gonna be a sequel (and if they don’t screw it up, a franchise).
running this freeware program OptOut (by the writer of ASPI_ME and FIX-CIH among other things), i was able to get a list of spyware on my system. grr.
OptOut Activity Log & Report:
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OptOut Registry Analysis on: 07 / 14 / 2000 at 23:57
• Searching System Registry
• Searching all seven system root registry branches
for the “SOFTWAREAureate” key
• Key found under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• Key found under HKEY_CURRENT_USER
• Key found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Not found under HKEY_USERS
• Not found under HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA
• Not found under HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
• Not found under HKEY_DYN_DATA
• 3 Aureate keys were found in the registry!
• Searching the Windows registry “SharedDLLs”
key for known Aureate DLLs
• Aureate references not found in “SharedDLLs”
• Searching the Windows registry for Netscape
and IE web browser Aureate Process Parasites.
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE288-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesCLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesTypeLib{EBBFE26D-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE287-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE289-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesInterface{EBBFE27B-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionexplorerBrowser Helper Objects{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.CIEStubCLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.CIEStub.1CLSID{EBBFE27C-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.NetscapeStopCLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTStub.NetscapeStop.1CLSID{EBBFE28A-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• Reference found to Aureate Parasite GUID: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTNetscape StartingCLSID{EBBFE288-BDF0-11D2-BBE5-00609419F467}
• 13 Aureate Process Parasite references found!
16 Adbot/Spyware entries were found in the registry!
yro @ /.: We keep getting submissions about bills in Congress to ban the distribution of any information on how to manufacture illegal drugs. The story of this is kind of humorous. The bill was having trouble on its own, so it’s been grafted onto a bill called the “Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000” — this bill goes on for 50 pages about modifications to bankruptcy laws (to make it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy, naturally), then suddenly has a whole section on illegal drugs, then goes back to bankruptcy. It’s the censorship law that won’t die. Even more disturbing, a tiny little rider in the bill alters the general requirements for search warrants so that you need never be informed of a search — notification can be delayed indefinitely, which is a fundamental violation of the Fourth Amendment. In any case, it’s in real danger of passing, so it’s something you ought to pay attention to. We’ve done some grafting ourselves of some of the submissions related to this …