Dr Brain

No.

You cannot connect to IP addresses *except* the one hosting the applet without a signed applet. This applies to all network connections. That's why chatnut has to be signed. If you want to run ipconfig itself, rather than just getting the LAN IP, then you'll still need the applet to be signed. So yes, If you only want to telnet to the web server and print the ip address, you don't need any special security settings. My understanding of the initial post was that this wouldn't be enough.

It'll have to be a signed applet, since a normal applet cannot perform those tasks for security reasons. That just means you have to sign it yourself (like I did with chatnut). I know there's a way to disable the security for an applet for testing, but I forget exactly how it goes. Perhaps having the webpage on your local hard drive? A google search should reveal the answer. What else is giving you problems?

It's been a while since I've bought a computer, but I can comment on peripherals. I don't know about you, but I cannot work with only a single monitor. I'm looking to go to three in the next few months, actually. It's just a matter of buying a video card that will support it (yes, yes, I know it can be done with two video cards, but then I'd have to change my motherboard and PSU). If you ever use a dual monitor setup, you'll never go back. For me, I do my work on the primary, and have reference windows open on the secondary. For me, this is either Altium Designer (circuit board design) and some device datasheet, or Eclipse and an API reference. Logitech mice with the free wheeling scroll wheels are amazing. I'd *never* buy anything else. If logitech ever stopped selling them, I'd buy them on ebay. That's how good they are. I prefer wired mice so I don't have to deal with batteries (http://amzn.com/B002B3YCQM), but they have quite a large offering of wireless mice if that's how you lean. Every logitech mouse I've bought (for myself and others) in the last 10 years has been a high quality device and lasted for a long time, well worth the extra bit they cost. I can't use Dell keyboards because I have to pop the keys off and switch the layout to Dvorak, and dell keys have different angles in each row... but most people don't have that problem. If you do any 3d CAD or modeling, a 3dconnexion space navigator is extremely helpful. Well worth the high price tag. Rather useless if you don't do 3d work, though.

Fixed.

Player base and population are not the same thing. I don't think the player base has shrunk a whole lot (maybe 50%), but the population now represents a smaller percentage, because not many zones are developing new things.

The probability of your ideas being implemented is inversely proportional to the amount of work we have to do.

Yes, Tesla was the first, and perhaps the greatest. Um, no. Maybe you don't know how it works, but there are plenty of people that do.

Effect on wildlife in water. Any other adverse effects? Wireless power doesn't work well near conductors, so people would tend to keep it away from water. If someone did put it near water, it'd just warm the water (very slightly, it takes *huge* amounts of energy to warm water). The green movement is a scam. There's no real science behind it. If you look beyond what's on the surface, you'll see it for what it is. Take compact fluorescent light bulbs, for example. They're so toxic that it's illegal to produce them in the USA, yet the green movement would have us use them in every home. Hybrid cars lose whatever they gain in gas mileage by the fact that they don't last nearly as long as regular cars (and don't forget that cars take energy and material to produce).

My job has a focus on the development of wireless power systems. Specifically resonant induction. The magnetic ones are perfectly safe for humans. On the other hand, they waste power like nothing else (perhaps that's what you meant?).

We wrote a module for it, and put it in intentionally. No matter how you spin it, that means it's a feature and not a bug.

Agreed. Starcraft II will probably be the very last video game I ever buy. I hope it will be worth it.

Electric cars are far less efficient than internal combustion engines, and pollute more than you're average car (unless you're taking the energy from nuclear, which is sadly uncommon). Op2rules, wireless power transfer is so bad that it'll never even be considered.

Figure out how to type a coherent post, to start with.

Exactly right. That's why the feature is there.

I bought one of these, as it was perfect for my death-ray that I've been working on.

I don't even know what this duel box thingy you're talking about is... so you'll have to find another sysop to beg to. D1 or arnk, probably. Maybe no one knows.

Samapico, if you need any help with this, let me know. I'm not around in-game much this week, but I can still reply to forum posts and PMs.

Be careful, they can revoke your math license for dividing by zero. http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/math_paper.png

I'd have deleted/closed this topic, except it's hilarious.

Somehow I doubt you've received more than 2 billion dollars worth (2^31-1, or 2,147,483,647 to be exact).

The way I see it, after DSB shuts down, there's no reason the council wouldn't authorize a DSB clone for a slot. After all, the zone wouldn't be cloning any existent zone. It's all about the spirit rather than the letter of the law. EDIT: as usual, I don't speak on behalf of the council. I only speak on behalf of myself.

This post is being closed due to courage's inability to follow the rules in a simple conversation, after being warned. If this had happened in game, it would have been a 24-hour ban. If someone has a problem and wants to post it in a coherent manner, feel free to do so. Then we can have a civilized discussion.

What was nerfed, exactly? Are you talking about that guy that thought we nerfed something but it turns out he was looking at a screenshot from 2 years back? In case you hadn't noticed, all my time is devoted to dealing with people like you. Leaving none for development, nerfing or otherwise. What's dishonest about bans? If I'm not mistaken, many other zones use them besides Hyperspace. I know nothing about that specific situation. Is it possible he was warned? Is it possible that he's been warned about this sort of thing in the past? Or is it possible that he was teamkilling as some in this thread suggest? I don't have these answers and I'm not going to judge the situation without these answers. Which author are you referring to, specifically? If we're going to make comparisons with real life, then Hyperspace is private property, and you're all here at my invitation. Hyperspace is not a government, democratic or otherwise. You follow my rules, or you leave. Those rules were written a long time ago, and no one has had the time to rewrite them to reflect current circumstances. You'll notice that you broke rule #1 at least twice in your post before I edited it. It follows that you're incapable of following any rules, written or not. How will elaborating on the existing rules help you, exactly?

Two people can kill other people while working together? We can't have that, now can we?