I'm curious if it can only dial up when needed. My parents live in an area where satellite and dial-up are the only option, but a Sprint tower is actually 2 miles down the road.
With linux, we lose on both fronts - not only do the PVR developers have to code their software to work for a variety of different platforms (hardware/software encoders, different remotes, distributions, etc), but they also have to rely on other sets of open source developers who work on the drivers for the sound cards (ALSA), video cards (ivtv, v4l), tv-out video cards, etc.
I think one way to help with this is to have a good list of hardware combinations that are known to work. This could be as simple as the developers listing their *working* hardware configurations, or as complicated as something like linux-laptop.net. Not everybody uses the crap they have laying around. Sometimes I'll actually go out and buy a new piece of hardware to tinker with. It would be nice to know ahead of time that it'll work with the other stuff I have.
While I don't have a specific reference nearby, an arcade game in the 80's did something similar with a camera for a high-score board. I'm pretty sure a number of players with the initials 'ASS' caused the demise of this product.
You know the old saying: Those who don't learn from history will do nothing butt repeat it.
1996 or 1997, it was "Ready to Go" by Republica... and yes, I had the CD already, thank you very much. By summer I had an entire CD-R of MP3s. Can you believe it? (aside: that CD-R cost me $5 in a lot of 25... ouch)
It was funny because my suitemate showed it to me and I thought "This is cool, but why would anybody want to do this for CDs that they own already?", what with my brand new 2 gig Maxtor drive (on sale for the low low price of $299), I couldn't really imagine storing much music.
Several hundred gigs of storage later (at $1 a gig), I can see reasons for it now.
(Aside: sold my HotRod in hopes of getting an X-Arcade soon... having the one stick for most of the systems I have is a big bonus in the wife-doesn't-want-stuff-cluttering-basement dept.)
Besides a real stick, I agree that the PS1/PS2 USB adaptors are the way to go. I've had good luck with the one I have (don't remember the name off the top of my head, but you can find a good list here on the Stepmania site. Those DDR freaks know their PSX adapters!
Several people have described MUTE as a "third-generation file sharing network," with the first two generations being Napster and Gnutella (and generation zero being the web---remember when MP3s were traded through web pages?)
then apparently...
Generation -1: Usenet Generation -2: Your local "WaReZ" BBS Generation -3: Swapping disks & tapes.
My grandfather, God rest his soul, introduced me to "free" software at the ripe ol' age of 10, by giving me tapes of "free" games for my Tandy Color Computer 2. A guy he worked with got them (exactly how remains a mystery to me, as this was a *very* small town... think South Park on the east coast, but smaller.)
My friend got a SliMP3 for xmas from his parents. One of the *many* cool features is that it can act as an alarm clock. Can't wake up to music? Use an internet radio stream of a talk show, or record some obnoxious sound to use in a loop. It doesn't require a massive stereo either. You can easily hook-it up to a cheap-o pair of computer speakers. Either way, you get an alarm clock and a stereo for your room.
Caveats: It doesn't fit in that "doesn't need a battery" category. It also doesn't fit in the $50-$75 price range, but come on... you wanted one anyway:)
I don't know how well the device works, but I seem to recall that, for some oddball reason, the device uses a "standard" Sega Saturn controller. This controller, btw, still seems to be one of the favorite controllers of the shmup crowd, as well as a lot of 2D fighting game fans.
I had a hard time finding Hero also. Know what I did? Downloaded it from eDonkey. And if they don't fuck up the release over here (ie: chop it up, dub and/or dubtitle it without making the original vocal available), I will still purchase it. Idiots.
Sorry, no ed2k link provided. I don't want to get my own C&D. Shouldn't be too hard to find though.
BTW, I bought a copy of Wasango (sp? Volcano High in English) on eBay for $10. Region free. Wanna bet that's legit?
There is no way there is a double in the plural of virus, even in latin the plural nominative would probably either be viri, or viruses. In english though it is definitely viruses see what the dictionary has to say...and if Captain Grammar here says it's so, then it's SO.
the real question will be, will it be copyrighted so that only IE / MS can use documents created with it like they are doing with the new word standard.
Can Microsoft really afford to try this anymore? Seriously, they tried it with VBScript in the browser and nobody really bought into that.
Another thing is that it won't be on quite as many PCs as you might think. Yes, you will see it installed on all new Windows PCs. But what about all the old ones out there? What about the Windows 95/98/2000/existing XP machines? They would still need to install the plugin.
One thing I will say: I'm curious to see what Microsoft's strategy is for using all of these XML-based file formats. Any thoughts?
My wife and I just got a subscription to Wired a few months ago. I finally got my hands on it first and read the whole thing last week. It's amusing watching each story trickle in to/.
1. Subscribe to Wired 2. Submit each story to/. 3.... 4. (Karma) Profit!
Obviously this ends the debate as to why Gentoo is obviously better than Debian. The compromised packages probably wouldn't even be finished compiling by the time the compromise was discovered.
(I run Gentoo on my laptop... don't flame me either way)
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I'm curious if it can only dial up when needed. My parents live in an area where satellite and dial-up are the only option, but a Sprint tower is actually 2 miles down the road.
- punch a hole on the side of the CD to hang it on your key ring
But can I still cut the write-protection notch in the CD so I can write to the other side?
With linux, we lose on both fronts - not only do the PVR developers have to code their software to work for a variety of different platforms (hardware/software encoders, different remotes, distributions, etc), but they also have to rely on other sets of open source developers who work on the drivers for the sound cards (ALSA), video cards (ivtv, v4l), tv-out video cards, etc.
I think one way to help with this is to have a good list of hardware combinations that are known to work. This could be as simple as the developers listing their *working* hardware configurations, or as complicated as something like linux-laptop.net. Not everybody uses the crap they have laying around. Sometimes I'll actually go out and buy a new piece of hardware to tinker with. It would be nice to know ahead of time that it'll work with the other stuff I have.
While I don't have a specific reference nearby, an arcade game in the 80's did something similar with a camera for a high-score board. I'm pretty sure a number of players with the initials 'ASS' caused the demise of this product.
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You know the old saying: Those who don't learn from history will do nothing butt repeat it.
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...the most expensive computer wallpaper generating space mission ever.
1996 or 1997, it was "Ready to Go" by Republica... and yes, I had the CD already, thank you very much. By summer I had an entire CD-R of MP3s. Can you believe it? (aside: that CD-R cost me $5 in a lot of 25... ouch)
It was funny because my suitemate showed it to me and I thought "This is cool, but why would anybody want to do this for CDs that they own already?", what with my brand new 2 gig Maxtor drive (on sale for the low low price of $299), I couldn't really imagine storing much music.
Several hundred gigs of storage later (at $1 a gig), I can see reasons for it now.
(Aside: sold my HotRod in hopes of getting an X-Arcade soon... having the one stick for most of the systems I have is a big bonus in the wife-doesn't-want-stuff-cluttering-basement dept.)
Besides a real stick, I agree that the PS1/PS2 USB adaptors are the way to go. I've had good luck with the one I have (don't remember the name off the top of my head, but you can find a good list here on the Stepmania site. Those DDR freaks know their PSX adapters!
Sure, if you're running Windows Server 2000/2003. AFAIK, it's a server-only service/application.
Several people have described MUTE as a "third-generation file sharing network," with the first two generations being Napster and Gnutella (and generation zero being the web---remember when MP3s were traded through web pages?)
then apparently...
Generation -1: Usenet
Generation -2: Your local "WaReZ" BBS
Generation -3: Swapping disks & tapes.
My grandfather, God rest his soul, introduced me to "free" software at the ripe ol' age of 10, by giving me tapes of "free" games for my Tandy Color Computer 2. A guy he worked with got them (exactly how remains a mystery to me, as this was a *very* small town... think South Park on the east coast, but smaller.)
Ah, the memories...
Google has, among others, a very nice linux filter all ready.
My friend got a SliMP3 for xmas from his parents. One of the *many* cool features is that it can act as an alarm clock. Can't wake up to music? Use an internet radio stream of a talk show, or record some obnoxious sound to use in a loop. It doesn't require a massive stereo either. You can easily hook-it up to a cheap-o pair of computer speakers. Either way, you get an alarm clock and a stereo for your room.
:)
Caveats: It doesn't fit in that "doesn't need a battery" category. It also doesn't fit in the $50-$75 price range, but come on... you wanted one anyway
I don't know how well the device works, but I seem to recall that, for some oddball reason, the device uses a "standard" Sega Saturn controller. This controller, btw, still seems to be one of the favorite controllers of the shmup crowd, as well as a lot of 2D fighting game fans.
A brand new urinal design for the new millenium...
The PeePod(tm).
I had a hard time finding Hero also. Know what I did? Downloaded it from eDonkey. And if they don't fuck up the release over here (ie: chop it up, dub and/or dubtitle it without making the original vocal available), I will still purchase it. Idiots.
Sorry, no ed2k link provided. I don't want to get my own C&D. Shouldn't be too hard to find though.
BTW, I bought a copy of Wasango (sp? Volcano High in English) on eBay for $10. Region free. Wanna bet that's legit?
There is rarely a "3: Profit!"
Let's not forget one of the best deathmatch games of all time, Worms, randomly generated most if not all of its maps.
It's a loss leader. They'll make it up with those $10,000 memory cards (hey, fine art comes at a price people.)
STFU! I was ROTFL when I saw the NZ link on /. was totally FUBAR. I couldn't even RTFA!
There is no way there is a double in the plural of virus, even in latin the plural nominative would probably either be viri, or viruses. In english though it is definitely viruses see what the dictionary has to say ...and if Captain Grammar here says it's so, then it's SO.
I strongly reccomend the birth of GNU/Karma.
Does that make someone doing anything they can to get one a GNU/Karma Whore?
the real question will be, will it be copyrighted so that only IE / MS can use documents created with it like they are doing with the new word standard.
Can Microsoft really afford to try this anymore? Seriously, they tried it with VBScript in the browser and nobody really bought into that.
Another thing is that it won't be on quite as many PCs as you might think. Yes, you will see it installed on all new Windows PCs. But what about all the old ones out there? What about the Windows 95/98/2000/existing XP machines? They would still need to install the plugin.
One thing I will say: I'm curious to see what Microsoft's strategy is for using all of these XML-based file formats. Any thoughts?
My wife and I just got a subscription to Wired a few months ago. I finally got my hands on it first and read the whole thing last week. It's amusing watching each story trickle in to /.
/. ...
1. Subscribe to Wired
2. Submit each story to
3.
4. (Karma) Profit!
Aw... flamebait? It was meant to be a joke!
Obviously this ends the debate as to why Gentoo is obviously better than Debian. The compromised packages probably wouldn't even be finished compiling by the time the compromise was discovered.
(I run Gentoo on my laptop... don't flame me either way)
This is as much an attack on Indie film makers trying to break into the market as it is copyright violators ...
:)
I see this argument on Slashdot all the time. I don't buy it. Well, not as the primary reason they're doing it.
It's just a happy side effect.
(Note: if you can't see the sarcasm, I really do support indy music/movies)