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The source for that page is hilarious:
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Simple. Don't want DRM? Wait for someone to publish a crack and THEN buy the game, if someone hasn't cracked it already. If it takes a little while, you get the added benefit of buying the game used for cheap.
A lot of sleep or hibernate issues are most likely due to upstream bugs / missing features. One of the main points of each Ubuntu release is to get a package refresh and determine the best mix of these packages. Many sleep and hibernate issues will most likely be fixed by better hardware support in the newer kernel. "Fixing" broken sleep/hibernate issues in the current Ubuntu version would actually hold back progress.
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Yes, because for those who remember, there was also this doohickey called a Creative Nomad. It happened to have more space and be much less lame than an iPod at the time.
As someone in a similar situation, there's only so much I can do. I'm one geek, and because of this, some people assume I'm just swapping files all day.
The school, on the other hand, has really ramped up it's anti file sharing campaign this semester. In the science library, one of the rotating messages on the screen is "ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE LIBRARY - Sharing files illegally is not allowed in the library or anywhere on campus!!". This is only so-so bad by itself. It gets worse though. They now scan all of our traffic in any publicly accessible campus location. They had been doing this in the dorms for a little while now, but scanning ALL traffic only started this semester. But wait, it gets even worse. There are these metal signs in common outside WiFi spots that show "MONITORED" and symbols for a laptop, a phone, and some other wifi device (can't remember which one).
It may sound like I am making this up. I absolutely am not. My school is on the farther end of the "We love you RIAA!!!" spectrum. Needless to say, I have an SSH tunnel ready the second I leave my off-campus apartment. I wish more people would do the same.
I noticed they kind of act as though they represent the entire BitTorrent user base. I hope this doesn't cause more harm than good. On installing BitTorrent on a friend's computer, he asked "Is this legal"? My college's anti-getting-their-ass-sued-by-the-RIAA propaganda has already melted the minds of a lot of people around here to thinking that any kind of file sharing, regardless of content, is illegal. I hope this turns out well and doesn't backfire.
It will be interesting to see if this idea gains more ground, and if there will be a general scientific consensus on this proposal. Personally, I wonder if this method could actually cause MORE problems. But I have absolutely no credentials and nothing to back this up with. So, what will the consensus be?
- Cholesterol 173 (less than 200 is considered âoedesirableâ by the American Heart Association) - HDL 68 (more than 60 offers some protection against heart disease according to AHA) - LDL 96 (less than 100 is considered âoeoptimal,â the AHA says) - Triglycerides 44 (less than 150 is normal) - PSA 0.6 (lower than 2.6 is considered low/good according to the National Cancer Institute)
Yes but 64 bit is not MIPS, the architecture in question. Not to mention ARM, PowerPC, etc. that are also in use these days, which Adobe additionally does not support. Also, that blogger called Ubuntu "Unbunu", which seems to say something...
To his credit, he apparently typed this on an iPod. Since I have not used an iPod to type anything, I can only assume it's like typing on an EEE PC with your elbows.
Gnash has already been ported to MIPS, so has Swfdec. See my above post. I definitely agree though, at the moment Gnash (and to a lesser extent Swfdec) are not a good substitute for Adobe Flash.
Gnash already has MIPS support. As this project is actually still moving right along, we can only hope for more. Plus, Gnash already supports YouTube (although it seems people are still having problems).
Bottom line: Thoughts of Adobe supporting Flash on MIPS is a joke. Gnash already supports MIPS but we'll have to wait a little longer for Gnash to support more advanced features.
NOTE: Swfdec also supports MIPS. I have had more luck with Swfdec, and some distros are making it the default free Flash player. Plus, it seems to have more advanced feature supported.
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That was a pretty good series, thanks for the link. I ended up watching all of them
By the way, the GP was definitely not tongue-in-cheek.
Simple. Don't want DRM? Wait for someone to publish a crack and THEN buy the game, if someone hasn't cracked it already. If it takes a little while, you get the added benefit of buying the game used for cheap.
A lot of sleep or hibernate issues are most likely due to upstream bugs / missing features. One of the main points of each Ubuntu release is to get a package refresh and determine the best mix of these packages. Many sleep and hibernate issues will most likely be fixed by better hardware support in the newer kernel. "Fixing" broken sleep/hibernate issues in the current Ubuntu version would actually hold back progress.
Because Ubuntu Christian Edition damned them off Distrowatch?
In the PyWeek IRC room, one person found the translation for this name:
"I'm so rich I've gone to space so I can name this whatever the fuck I feel like."
...it'll only take 128MB of RAM and 30% of your processor!* **
* Requirements in Vista may be higher
**Home users and other non-enterprise users may need to sacrifice a goat for acceptable performance. Please send Proof of Sacrifice to:
3965 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA
In the event that you cannot supply a Proof of Sacrifice: Please wait for Earth to acquire a second moon and we may let your browser connect to websites, in which case you can find more about our alternative methods.
which wasn't the "first" by any measure
Yes, because for those who remember, there was also this doohickey called a Creative Nomad. It happened to have more space and be much less lame than an iPod at the time.
University of Florida. We are also the birth place of Icarus, a technology now used on other campuses to look for file sharing.
That's a good point, I've never thought about that route before.
On the flip side, if your energy source is dirty, turning off F@H might be more beneficial in the long run. It's a trade off.
He wanted to try Ubuntu, I didn't want to suck up a donor server's bandwidth.
You're probably trolling but I forgot to clear that up in my original post anyway, so thanks for letting me clarify =)
As someone in a similar situation, there's only so much I can do. I'm one geek, and because of this, some people assume I'm just swapping files all day.
The school, on the other hand, has really ramped up it's anti file sharing campaign this semester. In the science library, one of the rotating messages on the screen is "ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN THE LIBRARY - Sharing files illegally is not allowed in the library or anywhere on campus!!". This is only so-so bad by itself. It gets worse though. They now scan all of our traffic in any publicly accessible campus location. They had been doing this in the dorms for a little while now, but scanning ALL traffic only started this semester. But wait, it gets even worse. There are these metal signs in common outside WiFi spots that show "MONITORED" and symbols for a laptop, a phone, and some other wifi device (can't remember which one).
It may sound like I am making this up. I absolutely am not. My school is on the farther end of the "We love you RIAA!!!" spectrum. Needless to say, I have an SSH tunnel ready the second I leave my off-campus apartment. I wish more people would do the same.
I was about ready to vent at someone who used that meme in this story, but yours made me smile. Thanks!
I noticed they kind of act as though they represent the entire BitTorrent user base. I hope this doesn't cause more harm than good. On installing BitTorrent on a friend's computer, he asked "Is this legal"? My college's anti-getting-their-ass-sued-by-the-RIAA propaganda has already melted the minds of a lot of people around here to thinking that any kind of file sharing, regardless of content, is illegal. I hope this turns out well and doesn't backfire.
Maybe because he isn't a mid 90s gangsta rapper? Or did I miss a few episodes?
It will be interesting to see if this idea gains more ground, and if there will be a general scientific consensus on this proposal. Personally, I wonder if this method could actually cause MORE problems. But I have absolutely no credentials and nothing to back this up with. So, what will the consensus be?
Of all the AC responses, yours was probably the most delicate and least self righteous. Congratulations, you win a cookie.
This only means they will get more viruses!
- Cholesterol 173 (less than 200 is considered âoedesirableâ by the American Heart Association)
- HDL 68 (more than 60 offers some protection against heart disease according to AHA)
- LDL 96 (less than 100 is considered âoeoptimal,â the AHA says)
- Triglycerides 44 (less than 150 is normal)
- PSA 0.6 (lower than 2.6 is considered low/good according to the National Cancer Institute)
Source (May 2008)
Obama's biggest health problem in that report was that he was kicking cigarettes.
McCain is 72 and has had cancerous growths. Obama is 47 with a good health record.
Yes but 64 bit is not MIPS, the architecture in question. Not to mention ARM, PowerPC, etc. that are also in use these days, which Adobe additionally does not support. Also, that blogger called Ubuntu "Unbunu", which seems to say something...
To his credit, he apparently typed this on an iPod. Since I have not used an iPod to type anything, I can only assume it's like typing on an EEE PC with your elbows.
Cheers!
Gnash has already been ported to MIPS, so has Swfdec. See my above post. I definitely agree though, at the moment Gnash (and to a lesser extent Swfdec) are not a good substitute for Adobe Flash.
Gnash already has MIPS support. As this project is actually still moving right along, we can only hope for more. Plus, Gnash already supports YouTube (although it seems people are still having problems).
Bottom line: Thoughts of Adobe supporting Flash on MIPS is a joke. Gnash already supports MIPS but we'll have to wait a little longer for Gnash to support more advanced features.
NOTE: Swfdec also supports MIPS. I have had more luck with Swfdec, and some distros are making it the default free Flash player. Plus, it seems to have more advanced feature supported.