Re:Just for fun or did he have a reason?
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tuxq
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· Score: 2, Insightful
I was thinking he re-programmed the computer for the actual motorcycle with fbsd... WTF? What's the point of this? What is he going to do? Chat in IRC going down the road?! WTF?!
Re:Just for fun or did he have a reason?
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Nasarius
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· Score: 2, Insightful
The site is Slashdotted, so I can't see what he says. But one potential use is GPS mapping.
-- LOAD "SIG",8,1
Re:really, what is the point of this
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rasz
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· Score: 2, Insightful
>kldload bktr, this loads the Brooktree driver that the PCI capture card uses
well, guess what that CAPTURE CARD is doing in his motorcycle.. mm maybe its swimming ? or perhaps making sandwiches ?...:/
What happens if the computer is on while he starts his bike? When a car starts, the radio goes silent while the engine cranks over. What happens to the powersupoply to the computeR?
Here's a Copy 'n Paste:
by
karniv0re
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· Score: 2, Insightful
I grabbed it seconds before it went down. Here's a copy 'n paste of the technical specs for the computer:
Technical:
Wait you said it ran UNIX, what exactly did you mean?!
The PC itself runs FreeBSD 5.2.1, the best operating system in the world, let the flames begin.
Custom modifications made to it: /etc/rc: Added fsck -y before mount/check filesystem line. This ensures no 'unable to fsck press enter' problems. /etc/fstab: Added 'sync' option to / FS. Causes all writes to be unbuffered. Helps prevent video loss from a power failure. /etc/rc.local: Contains two lines:
kldload bktr, this loads the Brooktree driver that the PCI capture card uses
streamer -o mjpeg.avi -f mjpeg -i Television -t 3:00:00, this program is part of XawTV and is what records the video off the camera/capture card to disk
More info on the Brooktree driver which comes installed by default.
Parts:
Shuttle SV24 Flex-ATX motherboard
256MB RAM
1Ghz P3 Coppermine CPU
PW-200 DC PSU
ITPS voltage regulator/ignition integrator
40GB HD
ATX extender cable
Brooktree based capture card(I believe this one was made by AverMedia, didn't come with docs)
Sun Camera
The Capture card and Camera came from the best surplus store known to man WeirdStuff. If you live in the Bay Area, they are a great place to visit.
Extra Bright LEDs for checking HD and Power status, in the sun.
Jumper connectors to plug cat5 cable into reset button/hddled/pwled on motherboard
I buy all my electronics parts from the coolest parts store in the world HSC
Cables:
Long RCA for camera
Long cat5, runs LED and reset button leads up to dash
Cat5 for ethernet to download video
Garmin GPS V cable, to log GPS routes on the PC
ATX extender cable, needed to put the DC PSU somewhere other than directly attached to the board
So you think this isn't powered by FreeBSD, or at least that to say so would be balderdash. But do you remember how back in the day at the bottom of websites there were all those Powered by Apache/BSD/(whatever) logos?
By the logic you're using, those websites weren't powered by Apache, they were powered by the Generel Electric coal power plant a few miles away. So nit-pick this, buddy. Parenthetically, I'd consider laying off the thesaurus... Balderdash... who says that.
BTW, someone link a Fahrenheit 9/11.torrent please.
Posting this on the web shows...
by
DieByWire
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· Score: 2, Insightful
that he's not mature enough to be ashamed of his driving. Flame me if you've ridden for 20 years accident free.
-- Never shake hands with a man you meet in a fertility clinic.
Re:Posting this on the web shows...
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lp-habu
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· Score: 3, Insightful
Flame me if you've ridden for 20 years accident free.
Anyone who has done anything for 20 years accident free has had a mortifyingly dull existence.
I wouldn't post those videos if I were him
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Yonder+Way
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· Score: 4, Insightful
This guy epitomizes an inconsiderate motorcycle rider. He's cutting people off, running red lights, passing people on the inside during a turn. Riders like this make it that much harder for responsible riders to get along with the cars on the road.
The hard drive will break
by
vegetasaiyajin
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· Score: 2, Insightful
He should change the hard drive for a flash memory based drive.
The vibration and outdoors ambient will break it.
The same applies to the CPU fan. He should go with a low power CPU that can be cooled with only a heatsink.
--
My heart is pure, but make no mistake, it's pure evil
Re:The hard drive will break
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Taurim
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· Score: 2, Insightful
There is not a lot of vibrations on an inline 4 cylinders like this Kawasaki.
If it were a Harley, he should not only use a solid state drive but he should also glue the CPU to the socket:-)
There's a name for guys like this...
by
tokabola
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· Score: 3, Insightful
When I was a Military Police we had a name for guys who rode like this. We called them STATISTICS.
As in "87% of all motorcycle fatalities are caused by reckless riding" or " So far this year we've scraped 14 motorcyclists off a bumper"
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I was thinking he re-programmed the computer for the actual motorcycle with fbsd... WTF? What's the point of this? What is he going to do? Chat in IRC going down the road?! WTF?!
The site is Slashdotted, so I can't see what he says. But one potential use is GPS mapping.
LOAD "SIG",8,1
>kldload bktr, this loads the Brooktree driver that the PCI capture card uses
.. mm maybe its swimming ? or perhaps making sandwiches ? ... :/
well, guess what that CAPTURE CARD is doing in his motorcycle
Go grab those torrents.
What happens if the computer is on while he starts his bike? When a car starts, the radio goes silent while the engine cranks over. What happens to the powersupoply to the computeR?
I grabbed it seconds before it went down. Here's a copy 'n paste of the technical specs for the computer:
/etc/rc: Added fsck -y before mount/check filesystem line. This ensures no 'unable to fsck press enter' problems.
/etc/fstab: Added 'sync' option to / FS. Causes all writes to be unbuffered. Helps prevent video loss from a power failure.
/etc/rc.local: Contains two lines:
kldload bktr, this loads the Brooktree driver that the PCI capture card uses
Technical:
Wait you said it ran UNIX, what exactly did you mean?!
The PC itself runs FreeBSD 5.2.1, the best operating system in the world, let the flames begin.
Custom modifications made to it:
streamer -o mjpeg.avi -f mjpeg -i Television -t 3:00:00, this program is part of XawTV and is what records the video off the camera/capture card to disk
More info on the Brooktree driver which comes installed by default.
Parts:
Shuttle SV24 Flex-ATX motherboard
256MB RAM
1Ghz P3 Coppermine CPU
PW-200 DC PSU
ITPS voltage regulator/ignition integrator 40GB HD
ATX extender cable
Brooktree based capture card(I believe this one was made by AverMedia, didn't come with docs)
Sun Camera
The Capture card and Camera came from the best surplus store known to man WeirdStuff. If you live in the Bay Area, they are a great place to visit.
Extra Bright LEDs for checking HD and Power status, in the sun.
Jumper connectors to plug cat5 cable into reset button/hddled/pwled on motherboard
I buy all my electronics parts from the coolest parts store in the world HSC
Cables:
Long RCA for camera
Long cat5, runs LED and reset button leads up to dash
Cat5 for ethernet to download video
Garmin GPS V cable, to log GPS routes on the PC
ATX extender cable, needed to put the DC PSU somewhere other than directly attached to the board
By the logic you're using, those websites weren't powered by Apache, they were powered by the Generel Electric coal power plant a few miles away. So nit-pick this, buddy. Parenthetically, I'd consider laying off the thesaurus... Balderdash... who says that.
BTW, someone link a Fahrenheit 9/11
that he's not mature enough to be ashamed of his driving. Flame me if you've ridden for 20 years accident free.
Never shake hands with a man you meet in a fertility clinic.
This guy epitomizes an inconsiderate motorcycle rider. He's cutting people off, running red lights, passing people on the inside during a turn. Riders like this make it that much harder for responsible riders to get along with the cars on the road.
He should change the hard drive for a flash memory based drive. The vibration and outdoors ambient will break it. The same applies to the CPU fan. He should go with a low power CPU that can be cooled with only a heatsink.
My heart is pure, but make no mistake, it's pure evil
When I was a Military Police we had a name for guys who rode like this. We called them STATISTICS.
As in "87% of all motorcycle fatalities are caused by reckless riding" or " So far this year we've scraped 14 motorcyclists off a bumper"
Open Source for Open Minds
+3 Insightful.
Linux is far superior to BSD nowadays. (From a reply)
-1 Troll.
You've got to love the /. moderation system...
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