apt-p2p... Had never heard of that. Excellent idea, assuming it somehow checks your packages haven't been tampered with...:)
Shouldn't this be an checkbox-style option in Ubuntu by now?
On another note, I've been running Intrepid at home for some time now, and everything seems to work pretty smoothly. There's been some issues, but nothing major...
On the other hand, I tried upgrading my Ubuntu Studio setup to Intrepid before installing the regular beta... Baaaad idea. The upgrade messed something up so that I only got the desktop background in graphical mode. Pretty useless desktop...;)
I second that. I work for an IPTV operator, and slingboxes are quite amazing really. You can get a client plugin for almost anything, and all you need to do is find a video source to hook it up to with a decent network connection.
Of course, as with all high tech solutions, test before you go into production, as it were...
Can these substances be used to help restore lost motor function due to the immune system attacking the myelin sheath of motor neurons? If so it should basically fix things like ALS, MS, MMN... I assume not, as those diseases are (to the extent of my knowledge) treated with totally different approaches?
Interestingly, AFAIK, myelin breakdown due to a malfunctioning immune system is very much related to diseases like MS and ALS, among others.
Which begs the question, if we could fix those disorders including restoring the myelin around the nerve fibers, could we keep people's brains working better for longer?
As we add complexity and layers of abstraction things tend to slow down in general. If hardware keeps up, and actual human productivity increases, do we have an issue?
I'm all for lean and mean, but it's quite possible to optimize a distro for speed as well. Ubuntu getting slower is not a good thing, but slower is better than harder to use. Netbook distros can be optimized for the hardware in question, after all...
It would be interesting to see how these tests perform across distros, or with a kernel optimized for certain tasks. (Ubuntu Studio for example has a RT-optimized kernel to keep audio from skipping. In theory at least...)
Many of you? With all due respect there are not a huge number of things that really honestly require a Mac these days. I've done desktop publishing, graphics work, sound recording and design, video editing all on Windows. It works quite well with the right software these days. Granted, if you _have_ to have some particular OS X only software a Mac is the only option. But that's a clear minority these days.
So no, not that many.
But I never said that everyone buys Macs for the nice design. I said that an objective price comparison is irrelevant to someone who did. Don't jump to generalizations just because I managed to irritate you when you didn't bother to read my post thoroughly.
Macs are design items. Some people don't mind paying a higher price for something which appeals to them.
Price is what you pay, value is what you get. If you subjectively feel that the value of the product matches the price paid then an objective comparison is not significant.
Just as has already been stated: If you listen to stuff too loud it will damage your hearing...
But is this so much of an issue? You can turn down the volume yourself...
I find that places where you can't affect the volume are a much bigger problem. I always have earplugs when I go to nightclubs these days, I don't want my tinnitus to get any worse. I can't tell the DJ to keep it down, but I also want to go out.
A lot of movies are insanely loud these days, but fortunately there usually are quiet passages to let the ears rest.
For me the worst damage to my ears has actually come from a rather surprising source: My own kids. We even measured 110 dB (in front of the mouth) from one of them when they were little. So what to do when they are crying? I'm not gonna go running for earplugs every time I need to attend to them...
I guess the bottom line is everything taxes our hearing. Wise people protect it to a sensible degree.
How about a netbook-style device which could offer limited functionality on it's own for email, web, basic office apps (say a boot image updated from the central server when connected), and used as a thin client at the office plugged into a docking station with proper display(s) and keyboard+mouse? Best of both worlds?
Windows on netbooks/nettops really makes no sense. I bought my wife an EEE PC a while back. She doesn't like computers in general, and I can't say that she's seen the difference really. She cares about browsing the net and reading her email. That works like a charm with the included Xandros Linux.
When I get mine (they are soo cute, gotta have one;) it's going to be sporting Ubuntu EEE which seems to be maturing nicely.
While wireless broadband is cool, I'm not convinced yet... With wireless everyone in connected to the same base station shares the available spectrum and bandwith. There's no way around that, ever.
I like 3G (live in Helsinki). I can open up Google Maps or check when the next bus leaves on my mobile. But for anything more serious I prefer a short range wireless tech (WiFi) or good old RJ45.
So will these technologies work well with hundreds of simultaneous users? Personally I still think there's a long way to go for radio tech to completely replace wires on the last mile.
Read TFA a few days ago... It's actually quite scary that lobbyists can throw around completely made up figures which convince lawmakers that we need law X for problem Y. There should be some kind of accountability for quoting random numbers...
I do live in the Helsinki metropolitan area, so public transit is about the best in the world... Let's just say that buses an hour apart are around the worst you get around here in the suburbs. Mine are about 15-20 mins apart during rush hour, half an hour or so otherwise, and in the weekend there are a few night buses to around 04 if you want to save cab fare.
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Wasn't this posted a few days ago? Ensue the copy-pasting of witty comments...
And it'll be a lot more when the next intergalactic bypass is completed!
I see you don't live in Europe... ;)
apt-p2p... Had never heard of that. Excellent idea, assuming it somehow checks your packages haven't been tampered with... :)
Shouldn't this be an checkbox-style option in Ubuntu by now?
On another note, I've been running Intrepid at home for some time now, and everything seems to work pretty smoothly. There's been some issues, but nothing major...
On the other hand, I tried upgrading my Ubuntu Studio setup to Intrepid before installing the regular beta... Baaaad idea. The upgrade messed something up so that I only got the desktop background in graphical mode. Pretty useless desktop... ;)
I second that. I work for an IPTV operator, and slingboxes are quite amazing really. You can get a client plugin for almost anything, and all you need to do is find a video source to hook it up to with a decent network connection.
Of course, as with all high tech solutions, test before you go into production, as it were...
Can these substances be used to help restore lost motor function due to the immune system attacking the myelin sheath of motor neurons? If so it should basically fix things like ALS, MS, MMN... I assume not, as those diseases are (to the extent of my knowledge) treated with totally different approaches?
Interestingly, AFAIK, myelin breakdown due to a malfunctioning immune system is very much related to diseases like MS and ALS, among others.
Which begs the question, if we could fix those disorders including restoring the myelin around the nerve fibers, could we keep people's brains working better for longer?
As we add complexity and layers of abstraction things tend to slow down in general. If hardware keeps up, and actual human productivity increases, do we have an issue?
I'm all for lean and mean, but it's quite possible to optimize a distro for speed as well. Ubuntu getting slower is not a good thing, but slower is better than harder to use. Netbook distros can be optimized for the hardware in question, after all...
It would be interesting to see how these tests perform across distros, or with a kernel optimized for certain tasks. (Ubuntu Studio for example has a RT-optimized kernel to keep audio from skipping. In theory at least...)
I code in Python YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD!
Stupid lameness filter...
Many of you? With all due respect there are not a huge number of things that really honestly require a Mac these days. I've done desktop publishing, graphics work, sound recording and design, video editing all on Windows. It works quite well with the right software these days. Granted, if you _have_ to have some particular OS X only software a Mac is the only option. But that's a clear minority these days.
So no, not that many.
But I never said that everyone buys Macs for the nice design. I said that an objective price comparison is irrelevant to someone who did. Don't jump to generalizations just because I managed to irritate you when you didn't bother to read my post thoroughly.
Macs are design items. Some people don't mind paying a higher price for something which appeals to them.
Price is what you pay, value is what you get. If you subjectively feel that the value of the product matches the price paid then an objective comparison is not significant.
Hey! You spelled über correctly! Don't tell me you can pronounce it too? ;)
You mean copyright violations. Basically all works have copyright automagically in most parts of the world.
Nope, but 640K is enough for *anything*.
...is what we need to replace X10: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.10
That, and some way to secure this stuff. Wouldn't want the neighbors to turn on our sauna while I'm at the summer cottage now would I?
Just as has already been stated: If you listen to stuff too loud it will damage your hearing...
But is this so much of an issue? You can turn down the volume yourself...
I find that places where you can't affect the volume are a much bigger problem. I always have earplugs when I go to nightclubs these days, I don't want my tinnitus to get any worse. I can't tell the DJ to keep it down, but I also want to go out.
A lot of movies are insanely loud these days, but fortunately there usually are quiet passages to let the ears rest.
For me the worst damage to my ears has actually come from a rather surprising source: My own kids. We even measured 110 dB (in front of the mouth) from one of them when they were little. So what to do when they are crying? I'm not gonna go running for earplugs every time I need to attend to them...
I guess the bottom line is everything taxes our hearing. Wise people protect it to a sensible degree.
How about a netbook-style device which could offer limited functionality on it's own for email, web, basic office apps (say a boot image updated from the central server when connected), and used as a thin client at the office plugged into a docking station with proper display(s) and keyboard+mouse? Best of both worlds?
Windows on netbooks/nettops really makes no sense. I bought my wife an EEE PC a while back. She doesn't like computers in general, and I can't say that she's seen the difference really. She cares about browsing the net and reading her email. That works like a charm with the included Xandros Linux.
When I get mine (they are soo cute, gotta have one ;) it's going to be sporting Ubuntu EEE which seems to be maturing nicely.
While wireless broadband is cool, I'm not convinced yet... With wireless everyone in connected to the same base station shares the available spectrum and bandwith. There's no way around that, ever.
I like 3G (live in Helsinki). I can open up Google Maps or check when the next bus leaves on my mobile. But for anything more serious I prefer a short range wireless tech (WiFi) or good old RJ45.
So will these technologies work well with hundreds of simultaneous users? Personally I still think there's a long way to go for radio tech to completely replace wires on the last mile.
Read TFA a few days ago... It's actually quite scary that lobbyists can throw around completely made up figures which convince lawmakers that we need law X for problem Y. There should be some kind of accountability for quoting random numbers...
I'm not disputing you, but send me a link will ya? Want to look it up myself. :)
I do live in the Helsinki metropolitan area, so public transit is about the best in the world... Let's just say that buses an hour apart are around the worst you get around here in the suburbs. Mine are about 15-20 mins apart during rush hour, half an hour or so otherwise, and in the weekend there are a few night buses to around 04 if you want to save cab fare.
This is Slashdot. You can't post sensible educated posts like this! ;)
And around 25 your brain is physically mature. Go ask a neuroscientist and get a clue, my friend. :)
Why do you _have_ to overtake the huge truck? Isn't it going in the same direction as you are?