That's certainly possible. Currently I have a Linksys 5-port switch and D-Link EBR-2310 router that replaced a dead (but 8+ years old) Linksys router in addition to the Belkin. The switch works well (although it's hard to screw that one up). The D-Link is just awesome though. Easy, intuitive configuration and I've never had an issue with it. Of course, it was substantially newer than the Linksys, so the overall quality of router interfaces in general may have just improved. Either way, I'm happy with it.
I bought a Belkin wireless router a couple years ago because it was around $35 which was $15 less than I could find anywhere. What a mistake. The configuration interface is pathetic, and the configuration options are severely lacking. I ended up just putting it into an 'antenna' mode and hooking it up to a Linux box that handles all the routing. A few friends of mine have similar experiences/opinions about Belkin products that I only heard after mentioning my own problems with one.
I agree. I've been using Linux for 5 or 6 years and I use the binary nvidia driver on my Slackware desktop. It's the only way to play what few games I do play, and it's the easiest way to configure my video card's dual monitor option (I know you can do it by dicking around with xorg.conf, but it's a pain in the ass).
I'd hardly consider myself a newbie just for using a particular driver.
I'm not a baby boomer, I'm 24. Like I said, actually listen to the full works of the Beatles. My personal favorites are Abbey Road, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Magical Mystery Tour. Also, keep in mind the years they were released and try to listen to them in that context.
The Beatles, culturally, were much more than a pop-rock band.
I'm sorry, but everyone replying to this thread saying the beatles are a fad are kidding themselves. They were easily the most influential and popular band of the 20th century. If you're basing your opinion on the couple of hits they had in the 60s you really need to listen to the rest of their work. Also, read your music history. Much of what the beatles did was in fact the first time anyone did it.
There's a reason the Beatles are still as popular as they are, and it's not some corporate conspiracy.
Ummm I live in Pennsylvania. In this state, only "state stores" are allowed to sell wine and liquor, and only "beer distributors" are allowed to sell beer. You cannot purchase alcohol in drug stores or conveniences stores. Nobody is allowed to sell alcohol after 9pm except for a few big beer distributors who can stay open until 10pm. And nobody can sell wine or liquor after 9pm anywhere.
Except that it's not illegal. Tricking a criminal into committing/admitting to a crime is perfectly legal as long as it isn't entrapment. Which basically means, if I tell a suspect that I have proof he's guilty, and he subsequently confesses, it doesn't matter if I had proof or not. That is why we have the right to remain silent and the right to counsel. Entrapment is one thing (and very illegal), but mere trickery is not.
This is waaaayyyy OT but I'm curious what you meant by NVidia declaring your hardware 'legacy'. Up until last year, I was using an 8 megabyte NVidia card in a machine with a AMD K-6 processor and 64 megabytes of RAM with (almost) current drivers. I say almost because the last working driver was released last April and the machine died in November. Not bad for a decade+ old computer.
BTW it wasn't my desktop machine, but it made a great firewall/router.
How can you go on a rant about a piece of shit without telling us how many Courics it was? Was it bigger than Bono? Had Obama recently been to P.F. Changs?
You'd think people who post on a tech site would at least mention technical details. Sheesh.
I'm sure the US has been waiting for a chance to bomb Sudan. Now they don't have to do anything!!!
Since we're tagging stories with "story" why not tag this post with "post" or this article (which I did not read) with "article" or this opinion with "opinion" or this journal with "journal" or this line of bullshit with "bullshit".
DMCA notices are the PATRIOT act subpoenas of the digital world. Nobody really knows what they can or can't say about what they've received, and no one really knows what their rights are if they contest it.
If I contest a DMCA notice, I have to potentially represent myself against an army of really expensive lawyers. If I contest a PATRIOT act subpoena, I'll probably be tossed into prison for trying, and then I'll have to go up against an army of lawyers.
Strange how the difference isn't all that different.
Strange coincidence, I was just getting ready to reconfigure my xbox from xebian (which is dated, to say the least) to XBMC and this article pops up. I was hoping you could answer a question for me.
From what I gather from the XBMC website, the drive should be formatted with c:, e:, whatever, like "real" xbox drives. I recall a utility that would format new drives for use in an xbox but it's difficult to find. Also, I vaguely remember the evox or x2/x3 dashboards doing this, but I'm not sure.
I disagree. Government agencies cannot use a bolt cutter to open a private locker in a public area, even though it is trivial to do so. In the same sense, why should they have access to password protected data?
Even if my password can be easily guessed or cracked, I would think that, short of obtaining a warrant, my digital data cannot be accessed.
It's interesting that if I have a locker in a public place with a lock on it, I have a legal right to privacy. Yet, if I have an online storage account with a password ("lock"), it's fair game.
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That's certainly possible. Currently I have a Linksys 5-port switch and D-Link EBR-2310 router that replaced a dead (but 8+ years old) Linksys router in addition to the Belkin. The switch works well (although it's hard to screw that one up). The D-Link is just awesome though. Easy, intuitive configuration and I've never had an issue with it. Of course, it was substantially newer than the Linksys, so the overall quality of router interfaces in general may have just improved. Either way, I'm happy with it.
I bought a Belkin wireless router a couple years ago because it was around $35 which was $15 less than I could find anywhere. What a mistake. The configuration interface is pathetic, and the configuration options are severely lacking. I ended up just putting it into an 'antenna' mode and hooking it up to a Linux box that handles all the routing. A few friends of mine have similar experiences/opinions about Belkin products that I only heard after mentioning my own problems with one.
The model number is F5D7230-4, if anyone cares.
Your a looser.
I agree. I've been using Linux for 5 or 6 years and I use the binary nvidia driver on my Slackware desktop. It's the only way to play what few games I do play, and it's the easiest way to configure my video card's dual monitor option (I know you can do it by dicking around with xorg.conf, but it's a pain in the ass).
I'd hardly consider myself a newbie just for using a particular driver.
I was talking about "fucking for a bill." As in, banging some chick for a bill. Also sarcasm :-)
How can you call someone an idiot while simultaneously admitting to not updating your machine for 5 years?
That's an interesting way to show support for a bill.
I'm not a baby boomer, I'm 24. Like I said, actually listen to the full works of the Beatles. My personal favorites are Abbey Road, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Magical Mystery Tour. Also, keep in mind the years they were released and try to listen to them in that context.
The Beatles, culturally, were much more than a pop-rock band.
I'm sorry, but everyone replying to this thread saying the beatles are a fad are kidding themselves. They were easily the most influential and popular band of the 20th century. If you're basing your opinion on the couple of hits they had in the 60s you really need to listen to the rest of their work. Also, read your music history. Much of what the beatles did was in fact the first time anyone did it.
There's a reason the Beatles are still as popular as they are, and it's not some corporate conspiracy.
Ummm I live in Pennsylvania. In this state, only "state stores" are allowed to sell wine and liquor, and only "beer distributors" are allowed to sell beer. You cannot purchase alcohol in drug stores or conveniences stores. Nobody is allowed to sell alcohol after 9pm except for a few big beer distributors who can stay open until 10pm. And nobody can sell wine or liquor after 9pm anywhere.
I haven't seen any turf wars over alcohol yet.
Except that it's not illegal. Tricking a criminal into committing/admitting to a crime is perfectly legal as long as it isn't entrapment. Which basically means, if I tell a suspect that I have proof he's guilty, and he subsequently confesses, it doesn't matter if I had proof or not. That is why we have the right to remain silent and the right to counsel. Entrapment is one thing (and very illegal), but mere trickery is not.
Only as long as he can recite: "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope."
then there are always ideots and weven
Who are these ideots and weven and how have the managed to penetrate the US Gov't?!?
No wonder we need a new internet!
This is waaaayyyy OT but I'm curious what you meant by NVidia declaring your hardware 'legacy'. Up until last year, I was using an 8 megabyte NVidia card in a machine with a AMD K-6 processor and 64 megabytes of RAM with (almost) current drivers. I say almost because the last working driver was released last April and the machine died in November. Not bad for a decade+ old computer.
BTW it wasn't my desktop machine, but it made a great firewall/router.
How can you go on a rant about a piece of shit without telling us how many Courics it was? Was it bigger than Bono? Had Obama recently been to P.F. Changs?
You'd think people who post on a tech site would at least mention technical details. Sheesh.
I'm sure the US has been waiting for a chance to bomb Sudan. Now they don't have to do anything!!!
Since we're tagging stories with "story" why not tag this post with "post" or this article (which I did not read) with "article" or this opinion with "opinion" or this journal with "journal" or this line of bullshit with "bullshit".
Seriously, their server is already slow and there's barely 20 comments.
:)
Oh, the irony
DMCA notices are the PATRIOT act subpoenas of the digital world. Nobody really knows what they can or can't say about what they've received, and no one really knows what their rights are if they contest it.
If I contest a DMCA notice, I have to potentially represent myself against an army of really expensive lawyers. If I contest a PATRIOT act subpoena, I'll probably be tossed into prison for trying, and then I'll have to go up against an army of lawyers.
Strange how the difference isn't all that different.
Strange coincidence, I was just getting ready to reconfigure my xbox from xebian (which is dated, to say the least) to XBMC and this article pops up. I was hoping you could answer a question for me.
From what I gather from the XBMC website, the drive should be formatted with c:, e:, whatever, like "real" xbox drives. I recall a utility that would format new drives for use in an xbox but it's difficult to find. Also, I vaguely remember the evox or x2/x3 dashboards doing this, but I'm not sure.
How did you get your hard drive set up?
Thanks!
Thats no moon...
I disagree. Government agencies cannot use a bolt cutter to open a private locker in a public area, even though it is trivial to do so. In the same sense, why should they have access to password protected data?
Even if my password can be easily guessed or cracked, I would think that, short of obtaining a warrant, my digital data cannot be accessed.
Maybe they could change the name from "DECE" to "World Wide Web". It'll be cake after that.
What does debian have to do with anything? They already own a UNIX, and they can already use linux code if they want.
Unless they're trying to make hupuntu...
It's interesting that if I have a locker in a public place with a lock on it, I have a legal right to privacy. Yet, if I have an online storage account with a password ("lock"), it's fair game.
Lawyers, please enlighten me!
They'd like to, but they're still waiting for someone to Cancel or Allow.