Low power is important for at least two reasons. One reason is some some internet appliances will be left on 24hrs a day so low power consumpution is important. Secondly, low power consumpution means it runs cooler therefore the appliance will not need noisy fans and stuff like that.
This simply is not true. The WIN32 API moves pretty slow. They keep adding APIs to it but the base stuff is pretty static. Microsoft is a victim of its own installed base.
One thing that bugged me is that there were a ton of mis-spellings in the interview. These mistakes look Metallica look bad when it is not their fault.
Burbank, CA - Following the announcement of a hack to convert an "Internet appliance" into a working computer, technophiles around the country lined up to purchase the device and ejaculate over the system and its potential.
The gadget, dubbed the "i-Opener" by parent company Netpliance, has been marketed as a "a simple, fun-to-use Internet appliance." At an absurdly low $99, the price was intended to be offset by a subscription to Netpliance's online dialup service.
However, when hardware hacker "nodeman" discovered a way to replace the device's operating system and actually modify to the appliance itself-- essentially converting it into a standalone computer-- he immediately ejaculated.
According to nodeman, "it was likeSthis thing- it's- it was only ninety-nine bucks! And, I mean, you can do ANYTHING you want to it. ANYTHING! I added an IDE drive but you can overwrite the flash or add EthernetS or- and- and the possibilities areS It's- it's-oh my god I THINK I'M GOING TO COME AGAIN!!!"
To punctuate his recounting, nodeman promptly busted a nut.
Following a report of the hack on the online site "Slashdot," i-Openers sold out across the country. Soon, dozens of hacking sites sprang up, many announcing titillating new discoveries on how the hardware could be altered.
An i-Opener listserver was soon overrun with messages from excited, turgid purchasers. From the on-board 56k modem to the built-in USB and IDE support, geeks across the land contributed ideas and information and emptied their bagpipes in force.
"16 MB Flash RAM replacable with iMAC MEMORY?!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! OH SHIT! HERE I GOS OHH YESSSSS!!!!" said one thrilled buyer.
"I can't wait to crack the box, force back the heat sink, and fire my flesh musket onto that IDT WinChip CPU," added another.
To many, the potential for the I-Opener is limitless. One anonymous poster outlined his plans. "Ok dudes- check this. When I get mine, I'm gonna upgrade the RAM, add a 20 GB drive, a touch screen, radio-ethernet, and a scanner. Then I'll replace the processor, add the GPS, load the new Linux kernel, Xfree86 4.0, MAME, an MP3 player, and all my albums. Then it's just a matter of installing the bracket mount and cigarette-plug converter, right? This is gonna be the first flat panel web-browser/game-machine/database server/router that lets you read e-books while driving AND do your taxes in the shower. All this for only $99 bucks plus $6,578.23 in parts! What a deal! Well, I gotta go 'crimp the wire' again if you catch my drift."
The total quantity of man-chowder split over the i-Opener hack is unknown. However, analysts believe at least forty gallons of spunk was splooged nationwide as a direct result of one hacker's installation of FreeBSD onto the deviceSwithout ever opening the case.
So far, there has been no official response from Netpliance. "What people choose to do with their i-Openers in the privacy of their homes is their business," remarked a spokesman commenting on condition of anonymity. "Still, even if they butter their corn all over our hardware, we hope they'll still sign up for our service."
No i-Openers are known to have been sold to women.
Listen, Corel doesn't have to give back ANYTHING to this project. Corel had internal deadlines they had to meet so keeping in sync with the main tree was impossible. Now that their tree is public, they are going to allow the main Wine developers to pick and choice what they want to put back into the main tree.
I totally disagree. Microsoft is a victim of its own success, it can not change the API as fast as you think. The installed base of Windows NT 4.0, Win95, and Win98 boxes is too huge for Microsoft to consider making drastic changes. Microsoft's strategy has been more making more APIs and has not made too many changes. Any of the changes that have been made to the API, the Wine community has been very fast to respond. That is the beauty of Open Source.
I have had the SAMPO for over a month now and it is my favorite customer electronic gear I have. Here is what is great about it:
1. It plays MP3s great. Unfortunately it's menuing for MP3s uses 8.3 naming. Also, it will only play MP3s encoded in 144kbits or higher. 2. It plays VCDs off both CDRs and CDRWs. The only thing that plays VCDs better is the Konka, but that player has other problems. 3. It has *NO* problems with complex interactive menus. I have had the Bug's Life Deluxe Edition crash other DVD player but this one handles that disc (and others) just great. 4. The SAMPO has a "hidden" menu that allows you to disable CSS and Macrovision. This has a legitimate use too. You can not daisy chain your VCR between your DVD player and TV if Macrovision is activated. Also, this allows you to tape your DVDs on your VCR.
If you have any questions about it, please email me.
Interbase will round out all the features that are missing from every other open-source database. Interbase has: GREAT stored procedures and triggers, fully ANSI 92 compliant, excellent JAVA support, etc, etc.
The article does not say if this is a two way service or how it works. The transmit bases I am assuming is high powered so the 'bouncing' off buildings and such will work well but for the low power return path this might not work so well. Also, it seems that doing this method of transmitting might reduce your ability of doing cellularization with MMDS.. Comments?
Having seen the original Toy Story at least one hundred times I can assure you that there is no "rule" about showing the face of on adult. If you look at the film again, Andy's mom's face shows up a bunch of times. Granted, the rendering of her features are pretty poor, but you *do* see her.
I have to disagree with CmdrTaco's assertion that the children's' faces were "weak" in the first film. View the video again and look at Sid and Hanna's (Sid's sister) faces and I think you'll agree that the animation and rendering are very good and more important very supportive of the story.
As for the new film, I *do* agree that it is great. After seeing it twice I am ready to pack my bags and head to Burbank to see it at the "El Capitan" (which is showing it digitally) for a third time.
Jessie, the cow girl, is IMHO the best character to come out of this new film.
The technical advances made in this film are great but are not as big as a jump from Toy Story to Bug's Life.
Lastly, Disney has missed the boat by not having the Toy Story DVD out buy the time Toy Story 2 came out. This is similar to the merchandising screw up Disney did with not having the toys ready when the first film came out.
I just think this is awesome that John Carmack is risking making more money, faster to promote platform choice. I can not think of any other company that has made an appeal this.. Hats off idSoftware!
"Also, Microsoft, when charting throughput of Internet Information Server vs. Linux+Apache carefully refrains from mentioning that it would take at least 5 incoming T1 lines attached to your Linux server before this scalability becomes a factor. How many "common customers" have 5 dedicated T1 lines feeding into a 4-processorserver? I'm not sure I know of any."
This is very common now that people are saying that a X Linux configuration could easily saturate a T-1 (or multiple T-1s). For some reason this is still an acceptable benchmark. In the day of people having 10mbit cable connections and 1.5mbit DSL connections in their home, the bar for a server should be can it saturate a T-3 or above. This T-1 reference non-sense is antiquated and has to stop.
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Low power is important for at least two reasons. One reason is some some internet appliances will be left on 24hrs a day so low power consumpution is important. Secondly, low power consumpution means it runs cooler therefore the appliance will not need noisy fans and stuff like that.
This simply is not true. The WIN32 API moves pretty slow. They keep adding APIs to it but the base stuff is pretty static. Microsoft is a victim of its own installed base.
This is a bad idea. The WINE team wants to be "pure" and wants to do this as clean-room as possible.
One thing that bugged me is that there were a ton of mis-spellings in the interview. These mistakes look Metallica look bad when it is not their fault.
I-OPENER HACK TRIGGERS MASSIVE SELLOUTS, EJACULATIONS
Burbank, CA - Following the announcement of a hack to convert an
"Internet appliance" into a working computer, technophiles around the
country lined up to purchase the device and ejaculate over the system
and its potential.
The gadget, dubbed the "i-Opener" by parent company Netpliance, has
been marketed as a "a simple, fun-to-use Internet appliance." At an
absurdly low $99, the price was intended to be offset by a
subscription to Netpliance's online dialup service.
However, when hardware hacker "nodeman" discovered a way to replace
the device's operating system and actually modify to the appliance
itself-- essentially converting it into a standalone computer-- he
immediately ejaculated.
According to nodeman, "it was likeSthis thing- it's- it was only
ninety-nine bucks! And, I mean, you can do ANYTHING you want to it.
ANYTHING! I added an IDE drive but you can overwrite the flash or
add EthernetS or- and- and the possibilities areS It's- it's-oh my
god I THINK I'M GOING TO COME AGAIN!!!"
To punctuate his recounting, nodeman promptly busted a nut.
Following a report of the hack on the online site "Slashdot,"
i-Openers sold out across the country. Soon, dozens of hacking sites
sprang up, many announcing titillating new discoveries on how the
hardware could be altered.
An i-Opener listserver was soon overrun with messages from excited,
turgid purchasers. From the on-board 56k modem to the built-in USB
and IDE support, geeks across the land contributed ideas and
information and emptied their bagpipes in force.
"16 MB Flash RAM replacable with iMAC MEMORY?!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!
OH SHIT! HERE I GOS OHH YESSSSS!!!!" said one thrilled buyer.
"I can't wait to crack the box, force back the heat sink, and fire my
flesh musket onto that IDT WinChip CPU," added another.
To many, the potential for the I-Opener is limitless. One anonymous
poster outlined his plans. "Ok dudes- check this. When I get mine,
I'm gonna upgrade the RAM, add a 20 GB drive, a touch screen,
radio-ethernet, and a scanner. Then I'll replace the processor, add
the GPS, load the new Linux kernel, Xfree86 4.0, MAME, an MP3 player,
and all my albums. Then it's just a matter of installing the bracket
mount and cigarette-plug converter, right? This is gonna be the
first flat panel web-browser/game-machine/database server/router that
lets you read e-books while driving AND do your taxes in the shower.
All this for only $99 bucks plus $6,578.23 in parts! What a deal!
Well, I gotta go 'crimp the wire' again if you catch my drift."
The total quantity of man-chowder split over the i-Opener hack is
unknown. However, analysts believe at least forty gallons of spunk
was splooged nationwide as a direct result of one hacker's
installation of FreeBSD onto the deviceSwithout ever opening the case.
So far, there has been no official response from Netpliance. "What
people choose to do with their i-Openers in the privacy of their
homes is their business," remarked a spokesman commenting on
condition of anonymity. "Still, even if they butter their corn all
over our hardware, we hope they'll still sign up for our service."
No i-Openers are known to have been sold to women.
This was last Friday on Talk of the Nation Science Friday:
0 2.rmm
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/totn/20000317.totn.
FreeBSD 4.0 has support for a USB-10BT adapter.
Quote.com is/was one of the first finance sites on the Internet.
The current WP2000 beta is actually a WIN32 binaries tuned for Wine WIN32 binary mode. They are not native apps.
Listen, Corel doesn't have to give back ANYTHING to this project. Corel had internal deadlines they had to meet so keeping in sync with the main tree was impossible. Now that their tree is public, they are going to allow the main Wine developers to pick and choice what they want to put back into the main tree.
I totally disagree. Microsoft is a victim of its own success, it can not change the API as fast as you think. The installed base of Windows NT 4.0, Win95, and Win98 boxes is too huge for Microsoft to consider making drastic changes. Microsoft's strategy has been more making more APIs and has not made too many changes. Any of the changes that have been made to the API, the Wine community has been very fast to respond. That is the beauty of Open Source.
I have had the SAMPO for over a month now and it is my favorite customer electronic gear I have. Here is what is great about it:
1. It plays MP3s great. Unfortunately it's menuing for MP3s uses 8.3 naming. Also, it will only play MP3s encoded in 144kbits or higher.
2. It plays VCDs off both CDRs and CDRWs. The only thing that plays VCDs better is the Konka, but that player has other problems.
3. It has *NO* problems with complex interactive menus. I have had the Bug's Life Deluxe Edition crash other DVD player but this one handles that disc (and others) just great.
4. The SAMPO has a "hidden" menu that allows you to disable CSS and Macrovision. This has a legitimate use too. You can not daisy chain your VCR between your DVD player and TV if Macrovision is activated. Also, this allows you to tape your DVDs on your VCR.
If you have any questions about it, please email me.
Are Rob and Jeff homosexuals? Not that there is anything wrong with that..
There goes my karma.
Interbase will round out all the features that are missing from every other open-source database. Interbase has: GREAT stored procedures and triggers, fully ANSI 92 compliant, excellent JAVA support, etc, etc.
Wow.. every distribution seems to have a graphical installer now. Does anyone know which one works the best?
It looks like the Cobalt Qube because it IS the Cobalt Qube. This story has been posted before!
The article does not say if this is a two way service or how it works. The transmit bases I am assuming is high powered so the 'bouncing' off buildings and such will work well but for the low power return path this might not work so well. Also, it seems that doing this method of transmitting might reduce your ability of doing cellularization with MMDS.. Comments?
"Today Pixar Chairman Steve Jobs announced the end of 'credits' at the end of Pixar feature movies..."
http://tm.intervu.net/template/smirror/ivtemplates /apbonline/scannerlive_sea.asx
that server is down.. here is another one..
t es/apbonline/scannerlive_sea.asx
http://tm.intervu.net/template/smirror/ivtempla
Having seen the original Toy Story at least one hundred times I can
assure you that there is no "rule" about showing the face of on
adult. If you look at the film again, Andy's mom's face shows up
a bunch of times. Granted, the rendering of her features are pretty
poor, but you *do* see her.
I have to disagree with CmdrTaco's assertion that the children's' faces
were "weak" in the first film. View the video again and look at Sid and
Hanna's (Sid's sister) faces and I think you'll agree that the animation
and rendering are very good and more important very supportive of the story.
As for the new film, I *do* agree that it is great. After seeing it twice
I am ready to pack my bags and head to Burbank to see it at the "El
Capitan" (which is showing it digitally) for a third time.
Jessie, the cow girl, is IMHO the best character to come out of this new
film.
The technical advances made in this film are great but are not as big as a
jump from Toy Story to Bug's Life.
Lastly, Disney has missed the boat by not having the Toy Story DVD out buy
the time Toy Story 2 came out. This is similar to the merchandising screw
up Disney did with not having the toys ready when the first film came out.
Now that you guys are going public all the ppl at /. should be able to afford this:
2 X/o/qid=942953894/sr=8-1/002-9418028-77682 60
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/02053090
Please buy it! Cripe, gimme your addresses and I'll buy it for you ppl!
I just think this is awesome that John Carmack is risking making more money, faster to promote platform choice. I can not think of any other company that has made an appeal this.. Hats off idSoftware!
"Also, Microsoft, when charting throughput of Internet Information Server vs. Linux+Apache carefully refrains from mentioning that it would take at least 5 incoming T1 lines attached to your Linux server before this scalability becomes a factor. How many "common customers" have 5 dedicated T1 lines feeding into a 4-processorserver? I'm not sure I know of any."
This is very common now that people are saying that a X Linux configuration could easily saturate a T-1 (or multiple T-1s). For some reason this is still an acceptable benchmark. In the day of people having 10mbit cable connections and 1.5mbit DSL connections in their home, the bar for a server should be can it saturate a T-3 or above. This T-1 reference non-sense is antiquated and has to stop.