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  1. Re:wow, amazing... by John+Whitley · · Score: 1 · on V2 OS
    1. IMO, The Star Wars Crap Made Out of Legos is clearly some of the most interesting and best made of the new generation of Star Wars Crap.
    2. The mark of a good operating system is not "tight code" but "tight design." What follows is a list of design points, with OSes having interesting solutions in parentheses where relevant.
      • Does the kernel manage system resources properly? [Win9x and MacOS What security model does the kernel present? [EROS]
      • Does the kernel manage time well? N.B. "Time" means both "latencies" as well as "handing events and doing work over time." [BeOS]
      • What namespace abstraction is presented to software in a system and/or to a user of a system? [Plan 9, Lifestreams]

      And the list goes on... but this should get the idea across. While this system may be free, what does it offer that the community needs?

  2. Re:privacy by Mawbid · · Score: 1 · on Congress Ixnays FIDNET; Prez Finds Money

    Well, Steve Mann does
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  3. PPPoE by Michael+K.+Johnson · · Score: 1 · on @HOME - AOL Deal Brewing?
    Most cable modems today are just ethernet, just like most xDSL connections. That's likely to change over time; ISPs like the authentication capabilities of PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet, RFC 2516 and are likely to switch over time.

    Fortunately, Linux support for PPPoE is coming along -- there is a beta-test version of a user-space "redirector" that provides PPPoE support for Linux 2.2.x, and in-kernel support is being written for 2.{3,4}.x; while it may well not be added to Linus's standard kernel, it should not be hard to add.

    This is on-topic inasmuch as it relates to the future ability of Linux users to use cable modem and similar (xDSL) services...

  4. Professor Mann is a freak by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Wearable PCs

    I went to U of T, and just graduated from there with an electrical engineering degree. Professor Mann is a freak, plain and simple. He's incapable of interacting normally with human beings. Just look at his web page -- you'll see what I mean!

  5. Some Neural Network Sources by substrate · · Score: 3 · on Open Source Neural Networks?

    I got all of these off of Google. Try entering 'neural network' as a search term and seeing what hits you get.

    I may have some old notes, papers and source code on them in that area of maximized entropy I call my apartment. If I can find anything I'll post them and GPL everything.
  6. Persoanlly I think Steve Mann's is better. by Bryan+Andersen · · Score: 1 · on Computer Display Clips Onto Glasses

    Likely much better funded too... :)
    Steve Mann
    WearComp7

    Check out the second URL for a cool wearable computer. Most people wouldn't notice, or if they did, they would think you're a spook cos of the wires.