Are you serious? They're reproducing it just as much as Outlook Express reproduces the posts. If you were to follow that same logic, then newsgroup providers are stupid for charging for NNTP access to groups, and the makers of reader software are stealing by charging for their software.
Given the number of ISPs that actually provide (real) newsgroup access, anyone that provides better or full access should be able to charge.
I can buy in a RAID 5 configuration you'd lose about 1 disk, versus just RAID 0 and just a sum. But losing 400GB to formatting is nothing to dismiss. This is especially confusing since there is even 1.6 in the freakin' model number!
Exactly. I don't expect, or even understand embedded systems crashing. I was in Fye just the other day and they have a scanner that'll play music and video. Now, I'll get past the fact that the music is so horribly compressed that it sounds like it's in a tin can underwater, but the first one I used locked up just by changing the language. The second through forth ones I visisted were already locked up when I went to them. I gave up even trying after that.
WHY should this happen? I can practically guanantee that it's not running a proven embedded system. QNX 6 running Photon would have been perfect for that application and would never crash. Linux would most likely have no problems either. Whatever they were running was either developed in-house (yeah, you saved a bunch of money...) or has the mark of the beast stamped all over it. Instead of finding new music and possibly making a purchase, I left the store feeling rather frusterated and don't intend to go back for a while. It's not a PC that you can just accept an error once in a while. In the embedded system world errors are not detectable by the end user or you lose a customer. Period.
Norton Internet Security 2004 does and its been blocking ads since Norton Internet Security 2000. The only difference in this version is that it's more integrated with IE (presumably a rightclick/block menu option).
Ad blocking has no place in antivirus software, it just doesn't make sense.
Of course, they won't be able to run unsigned code, so I wouldn't worry about it!
(Unless an administrator doesn't lock it down properly, or the virus comes from MS. But I wouldn't worry about that since we all know what security gurus those MCSEs are!)
DVD players, digital TV tuners, and even regular TV sets have rating controls on them. Don't want little Johnny to watch Skinimax? Just lock out that channel, or put rating restrictions where you have to enter a code to view it. Even the PS2 requires you to enter a code for DVDs rated over your set preference.
Now, why don't game consoles have this same ability? Sure, parents SHOULD watch their kids, but games are already rated. It would be a cinch to implement, and it would help prevent little Johnny's friend from bringing over GTA:XXX and playing it while the parents are still at work. I suspect that this just may be a feature in the next generation of gaming consoles.
You seem to have forgotten the ugly step-child, the NV1 - the first chipset produced by nVidia. I had it in the form of the Diamond Edge 3D 3400 XL.
It was the strangest video card that I've seen to date. It had 2 ports for Sega Saturn controllers, and an onboard sound card for wavetable MIDI. The 3D rendering was proprietary and it only supported a few games like Panzer Dragoon and Virtua Fighter. Only years later did they come out with drivers that actually did DirectX, and then it was sort of a DirectX wrapper and hardly worked at all. That card, was BUTT UGLY!
If you want to see an example of it's wonderful graphics, BYTE still has a report up.
It worked for Nintendo with all the NES and SNES games. Didn't you pay $50 for Yoshi's Island just a few years ago, and you're paying another $30 for it now? Nintendo has proven gamers are willing to pay to take their favorite games with them. Nostalgia is also key here so perhaps we'll see Crash Bandicoot as a release title...
They take 50% of what you decide to charge. It makes perfect sense as they get at least $10/month (minimum you can charge is $20) and all they have to do is provide the basics like email, while you handle the end-user infrastructure and technical support.
As a NetShare Admin, you are responsible for all traffic taking place on your circuit, whether generated by yourself or your NetShare Customers. This covers abuse, reasonable use, etc.
Yes, I've done my homework, but there still is no automatic synchronization, not even with Kaptial. While it may seem insignificant, importing and exporting QIFs on a regular basis does not seem convenient. Having transactions appear in the register automatically after a sync, IS convenient. If you know of a process to automate this, please share.
The lack of a real replacement for PocketQuicken is the only thing hanging me up. Until there is software that syncs directly with Quicken and/or Money (not just exporting QIF's), I think that it rules out the Zaurus as an option for many looking to make the switch. Perhaps QPOSE could be used, but until I'm certain that all functionality could be emulated (HotSync conduits), I can't afford to take the plunge. I've seen numerous posts about this on newsgroups and forums, but no one seems to have an answer.
I've used this for four years and can take notes about 4 times as fast as those using pen and paper. It's nice to be able to pay attention and not worry about getting behind in my notes. While I'm using an old Palm Vx with the Palm foldable keyboard, there are infrared keyboards now available, as well as the kind that just roll up. At any rate, it sure beats getting a cramped hand and fits easily in your backpack. Very few people carry full laptops because they're just too big and professors may think you're playing around. I've seen people have their laptops shut, but I've never had any negative experience other than the few looks on the first day of class.
Being a student and employee of a State univeristy for the last 4 years, I hardly see how this is news. 4 years ago, Napster started eating bandwidth and was blocked because of the costs. It's increased every year with "kids" coming in and expecting to be able to download the lastest CD they saw on MTV for free. Last year our university installed a packet shaper and instantly saw an improvement in "mission critical" applications, but still allowed people to use the P2P applications they always whined about not getting.
Now the real problem is no longer bandwith - it's controled however we want - but we are now considering blocking Kazaa for a completely different reason. We get at least 5 notices from the MPAA a week of students violating the DMCA by sharing movies. Just the headaches we have to go through with dealing with these is enough to warrant the blocking of this service. While I personally don't care what we do, I'm sure that there'll be lots of whining if we do. It doesn't seem to matter how much we tell people that the MPAA and RIAA are actually watching, they think that they can't get caught.
As far as the original question of what to do. Your university said that web traffic has highest priority. I'd recommend that you get HTTP Tunnel and the high speed subscription ($5) and perhaps e-Border for using any programs that don't support SOCKS. This is just a work around that I've discovered works well when needed and it's used by so few people that it's unlikely it'll be stopped soon (that is until I posted it on Slashdot).
We're forgetting one thing here when we make a big deal about this. Do they care that much? Saudi Arabia is a religious country, and this firewall is to filter out things that go against their religious views. While this may be just unthinkable for us, they may have little or no problem with this.
I've talked to my suitemate that is from Saudi Arabia and he's told me some things about it. It seems that it there are people that watch the sites go through. They go to each site manually and check it out. This means that you may get through once, but after then, don't count on it being there. Also, they aren't dumb. They have filtered out sites like Yahoo! groups, anonymizer, and Safeweb (RIP) because they were used in large for pornography. Another interesting tidbit was that the first thing he did when he got on the net in the US was go to www.sex.com and was blown away. He knew it existed, but has never been able to go there.
I know there is other material that is being filtered besides pornography, but porn makes up the majority. Is that SO bad? Think about how any religion may feel about pornography, and if they were running the government, wouldn't censorship be expected? I'm not talking about religious people running the government, I'm talking about the government and the religion being one.
I have 2 smartcards in my wallet right now; an American Express Blue, and a Fusion. When I first hooked up the reader, I dreamed of being able to go to thinkgeek.com, hit checkout, put my card in, type my pin, and then having my goodies a few days later. Unfortunately, the support is just not there. With American Express, you use their software and it gives you a list of supported online stores, none of which interest me. The fusion is the same exact way. Both use VERY similar software that runs in the system tray of a Windows computer and launches your little magic cart when it detects a card. Bah...who cares?
Also, one of the main reasons I got them was that both where giving away free card readers which look pretty cool. They're gemstar (I think) and are the same ones that are supported by Win2k for authentication. Not a bad deal, I bet they retail for about $30 a peice. The card reader was also able to tell me a bit of info about the smart card used in my Dish Network reciever. Cool geek toy...nothing more. Next Cue Cat perhaps?
I did see some cool uses such as an electronic card punch that would stay on the card, i.e., you by 9 cups of coffee, you get the 10th free, the card keeps track instead of using a paper punch or other similar device. Alas, this was only a flash demo of what it could do, but I have yet to see any real world examples.
Think of growing up as a clone. Yes, they'll have all the human feelings and for the most part, be human (IMHO). However, how would one go about telling a clone that they are a clone? If people struggle with telling children that they are adopted etc, how much more of a struggle will this be? To have neither a mother or father that you were born directly of, and to know that you were nothing more than a science experiment done at the fancy of scientist would be VERY hard. I can't imagine the pain that they would experience. They would be confused on several levels and may not be able to take refuge in the religions that many of us do. In this case, what would be the difference to them between God and Science? I think, sure, we could do it, they would be human, and if we kept it a secret from the clones, it may not have many adverse effects. If they were to know what they were, it could be very very tragic. I also believe that there would be a high suicide rate in clones. Again, all this is my opinion based on my own attempts to imagine what it would be like. I have biological parents and have no real way to imagine the pain, but I think it would be hard nevertheless.
SDRAM is cheaper than say fast page or EDO. If they came back into main stream production, maybe the price would go back. Computers are odd like that, just because it's obsolete doesn't necessarily mean it's cheaper. Whatever's being made in bulk is what's going to be the cheapest. However, you do have a good idea. We have LOTS of 486's dying everyday with good RAM that'll never be used again. This would be the perfect use for that, the trick it just collecting the old RAM before it goes to a dump, or is melted down for the metal.
I would guess that the RAM alone on the board costs $5k-$6k, then add in the cost of the hardware (the board that is), and if you get the "Optional Uninterrupted Power Supply" which you would need if you plan to use it to store real data, I'm/guessing/ about $10k. I don't know though, just a guess.
Seeing as how most MP3's are 128-256Kb/s, what use would you have for that kind of speed in the application of an MP3 player? Sure, you'd have the song loaded in about 1us, but sheesh, I don't think that the cost would justify that. Also, the fact that if you lose power, you lose the data... if you let your batteries reach "dead" no more songs. So there would be a constant drain on the batteries too. I'm assuming a mobile version of this would runs off of 5V. Of course it wouldn't take long to load your 8GB of MP3's back on it at 110Mb/s.:) I don't think this sort of "RAM" drive has much of a mobile use. I wouldn't put anything of value on it with anything less than redundant power supplies and a UPS.
-Slayback
P.S. Does anyone know of a website that is running off of one of these? Just curious.
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File Rush is always good for movie trailers, demos, patches, etc...
Are you serious? They're reproducing it just as much as Outlook Express reproduces the posts. If you were to follow that same logic, then newsgroup providers are stupid for charging for NNTP access to groups, and the makers of reader software are stealing by charging for their software.
Given the number of ISPs that actually provide (real) newsgroup access, anyone that provides better or full access should be able to charge.
I can buy in a RAID 5 configuration you'd lose about 1 disk, versus just RAID 0 and just a sum. But losing 400GB to formatting is nothing to dismiss. This is especially confusing since there is even 1.6 in the freakin' model number!
Then why does it clearly say 1.2TB on the front of the case?
Sure they have. There's a whole history of rotaries being used in aircraft.
Well, it's obvious that Google is making it WAY too easy for people to find information on the Internet that flys in the face of SCOs story.
Exactly. I don't expect, or even understand embedded systems crashing. I was in Fye just the other day and they have a scanner that'll play music and video. Now, I'll get past the fact that the music is so horribly compressed that it sounds like it's in a tin can underwater, but the first one I used locked up just by changing the language. The second through forth ones I visisted were already locked up when I went to them. I gave up even trying after that.
WHY should this happen? I can practically guanantee that it's not running a proven embedded system. QNX 6 running Photon would have been perfect for that application and would never crash. Linux would most likely have no problems either. Whatever they were running was either developed in-house (yeah, you saved a bunch of money...) or has the mark of the beast stamped all over it. Instead of finding new music and possibly making a purchase, I left the store feeling rather frusterated and don't intend to go back for a while. It's not a PC that you can just accept an error once in a while. In the embedded system world errors are not detectable by the end user or you lose a customer. Period.
Norton Internet Security 2004 does and its been blocking ads since Norton Internet Security 2000. The only difference in this version is that it's more integrated with IE (presumably a rightclick/block menu option).
Ad blocking has no place in antivirus software, it just doesn't make sense.
Of course, they won't be able to run unsigned code, so I wouldn't worry about it!
(Unless an administrator doesn't lock it down properly, or the virus comes from MS. But I wouldn't worry about that since we all know what security gurus those MCSEs are!)
DVD players, digital TV tuners, and even regular TV sets have rating controls on them. Don't want little Johnny to watch Skinimax? Just lock out that channel, or put rating restrictions where you have to enter a code to view it. Even the PS2 requires you to enter a code for DVDs rated over your set preference.
Now, why don't game consoles have this same ability? Sure, parents SHOULD watch their kids, but games are already rated. It would be a cinch to implement, and it would help prevent little Johnny's friend from bringing over GTA:XXX and playing it while the parents are still at work. I suspect that this just may be a feature in the next generation of gaming consoles.
You seem to have forgotten the ugly step-child, the NV1 - the first chipset produced by nVidia. I had it in the form of the Diamond Edge 3D 3400 XL.
It was the strangest video card that I've seen to date. It had 2 ports for Sega Saturn controllers, and an onboard sound card for wavetable MIDI. The 3D rendering was proprietary and it only supported a few games like Panzer Dragoon and Virtua Fighter. Only years later did they come out with drivers that actually did DirectX, and then it was sort of a DirectX wrapper and hardly worked at all. That card, was BUTT UGLY!
If you want to see an example of it's wonderful graphics, BYTE still has a report up.
It worked for Nintendo with all the NES and SNES games. Didn't you pay $50 for Yoshi's Island just a few years ago, and you're paying another $30 for it now? Nintendo has proven gamers are willing to pay to take their favorite games with them. Nostalgia is also key here so perhaps we'll see Crash Bandicoot as a release title...
They take 50% of what you decide to charge. It makes perfect sense as they get at least $10/month (minimum you can charge is $20) and all they have to do is provide the basics like email, while you handle the end-user infrastructure and technical support.
Yes, I've done my homework, but there still is no automatic synchronization, not even with Kaptial. While it may seem insignificant, importing and exporting QIFs on a regular basis does not seem convenient. Having transactions appear in the register automatically after a sync, IS convenient. If you know of a process to automate this, please share.
The lack of a real replacement for PocketQuicken is the only thing hanging me up. Until there is software that syncs directly with Quicken and/or Money (not just exporting QIF's), I think that it rules out the Zaurus as an option for many looking to make the switch. Perhaps QPOSE could be used, but until I'm certain that all functionality could be emulated (HotSync conduits), I can't afford to take the plunge. I've seen numerous posts about this on newsgroups and forums, but no one seems to have an answer.
I've used this for four years and can take notes about 4 times as fast as those using pen and paper. It's nice to be able to pay attention and not worry about getting behind in my notes. While I'm using an old Palm Vx with the Palm foldable keyboard, there are infrared keyboards now available, as well as the kind that just roll up. At any rate, it sure beats getting a cramped hand and fits easily in your backpack. Very few people carry full laptops because they're just too big and professors may think you're playing around. I've seen people have their laptops shut, but I've never had any negative experience other than the few looks on the first day of class.
Being a student and employee of a State univeristy for the last 4 years, I hardly see how this is news. 4 years ago, Napster started eating bandwidth and was blocked because of the costs. It's increased every year with "kids" coming in and expecting to be able to download the lastest CD they saw on MTV for free. Last year our university installed a packet shaper and instantly saw an improvement in "mission critical" applications, but still allowed people to use the P2P applications they always whined about not getting.
Now the real problem is no longer bandwith - it's controled however we want - but we are now considering blocking Kazaa for a completely different reason. We get at least 5 notices from the MPAA a week of students violating the DMCA by sharing movies. Just the headaches we have to go through with dealing with these is enough to warrant the blocking of this service. While I personally don't care what we do, I'm sure that there'll be lots of whining if we do. It doesn't seem to matter how much we tell people that the MPAA and RIAA are actually watching, they think that they can't get caught.
As far as the original question of what to do. Your university said that web traffic has highest priority. I'd recommend that you get HTTP Tunnel and the high speed subscription ($5) and perhaps e-Border for using any programs that don't support SOCKS. This is just a work around that I've discovered works well when needed and it's used by so few people that it's unlikely it'll be stopped soon (that is until I posted it on Slashdot).
We're forgetting one thing here when we make a big deal about this. Do they care that much? Saudi Arabia is a religious country, and this firewall is to filter out things that go against their religious views. While this may be just unthinkable for us, they may have little or no problem with this.
I've talked to my suitemate that is from Saudi Arabia and he's told me some things about it. It seems that it there are people that watch the sites go through. They go to each site manually and check it out. This means that you may get through once, but after then, don't count on it being there. Also, they aren't dumb. They have filtered out sites like Yahoo! groups, anonymizer, and Safeweb (RIP) because they were used in large for pornography. Another interesting tidbit was that the first thing he did when he got on the net in the US was go to www.sex.com and was blown away. He knew it existed, but has never been able to go there.
I know there is other material that is being filtered besides pornography, but porn makes up the majority. Is that SO bad? Think about how any religion may feel about pornography, and if they were running the government, wouldn't censorship be expected? I'm not talking about religious people running the government, I'm talking about the government and the religion being one.
I have 2 smartcards in my wallet right now; an American Express Blue, and a Fusion. When I first hooked up the reader, I dreamed of being able to go to thinkgeek.com, hit checkout, put my card in, type my pin, and then having my goodies a few days later. Unfortunately, the support is just not there. With American Express, you use their software and it gives you a list of supported online stores, none of which interest me. The fusion is the same exact way. Both use VERY similar software that runs in the system tray of a Windows computer and launches your little magic cart when it detects a card. Bah...who cares?
Also, one of the main reasons I got them was that both where giving away free card readers which look pretty cool. They're gemstar (I think) and are the same ones that are supported by Win2k for authentication. Not a bad deal, I bet they retail for about $30 a peice. The card reader was also able to tell me a bit of info about the smart card used in my Dish Network reciever. Cool geek toy...nothing more. Next Cue Cat perhaps?
I did see some cool uses such as an electronic card punch that would stay on the card, i.e., you by 9 cups of coffee, you get the 10th free, the card keeps track instead of using a paper punch or other similar device. Alas, this was only a flash demo of what it could do, but I have yet to see any real world examples.
Think of growing up as a clone. Yes, they'll have all the human feelings and for the most part, be human (IMHO). However, how would one go about telling a clone that they are a clone? If people struggle with telling children that they are adopted etc, how much more of a struggle will this be? To have neither a mother or father that you were born directly of, and to know that you were nothing more than a science experiment done at the fancy of scientist would be VERY hard. I can't imagine the pain that they would experience. They would be confused on several levels and may not be able to take refuge in the religions that many of us do. In this case, what would be the difference to them between God and Science? I think, sure, we could do it, they would be human, and if we kept it a secret from the clones, it may not have many adverse effects. If they were to know what they were, it could be very very tragic. I also believe that there would be a high suicide rate in clones. Again, all this is my opinion based on my own attempts to imagine what it would be like. I have biological parents and have no real way to imagine the pain, but I think it would be hard nevertheless.
SDRAM is cheaper than say fast page or EDO. If they came back into main stream production, maybe the price would go back. Computers are odd like that, just because it's obsolete doesn't necessarily mean it's cheaper. Whatever's being made in bulk is what's going to be the cheapest. However, you do have a good idea. We have LOTS of 486's dying everyday with good RAM that'll never be used again. This would be the perfect use for that, the trick it just collecting the old RAM before it goes to a dump, or is melted down for the metal.
-slayback
I would guess that the RAM alone on the board costs $5k-$6k, then add in the cost of the hardware (the board that is), and if you get the "Optional Uninterrupted Power Supply" which you would need if you plan to use it to store real data, I'm /guessing/ about $10k. I don't know though, just a guess.
-slayback
Yah, a PCI bus. The "external" is limited by the PCI bus which would, imho, make it slower.
-Slayback
Seeing as how most MP3's are 128-256Kb/s, what use would you have for that kind of speed in the application of an MP3 player? Sure, you'd have the song loaded in about 1us, but sheesh, I don't think that the cost would justify that. Also, the fact that if you lose power, you lose the data... if you let your batteries reach "dead" no more songs. So there would be a constant drain on the batteries too. I'm assuming a mobile version of this would runs off of 5V. Of course it wouldn't take long to load your 8GB of MP3's back on it at 110Mb/s. :) I don't think this sort of "RAM" drive has much of a mobile use. I wouldn't put anything of value on it with anything less than redundant power supplies and a UPS.
-Slayback
P.S. Does anyone know of a website that is running off of one of these? Just curious.