The Microsoft tool is pretty Mickey Mouse in comparison to the stuff I mentioned. They think 100 threads per client machine is a lot, where the other tools generally run 1000 threads per client box. The Microsoft tool works fine if you're running a small site, but if you're Lycos, Yahoo, or Slashdot, you need serious tools.
This is why the company I work for sells big expensive software for testing websites. For a mere (insert insane sum here) you can get Compuware, Mercury, or a few other companies to tell you what will happen when a few thousand users try to access your system all at once and how to fix it.
Don't remember where I heard that, but I think it is very true. Perhaps Slashdot needs to change it's slogan. "Slashdot: News to Rob. Stuff that matters.";)
/. can (and should) post links to things that aren't common knowledge, even if it isn't "new". So what if cooling lasers have been in development for a decade? I've never heard about it and it was neat to read about.
If you must do one of these "that's not new" posts, at least include something of substance about the old research.
Today very few people have T1 links in their basements, but that doesn't mean things will be the same in 5 years. It wasn't even 12 years ago when my bestfriend upgraded his 300 baud modem to 1200. If you had told us then that you could download a 4 Meg file in under 2 minutes from your home, we would have died laughing.
If bandwidth increases as much in the next 12 years as it did in the last 12, I suspect downloading an entire movie to watch in realtime will seem simple.
Exactly! His analogy to wanting to sneak into a movie theatre is way off. A better analogy would be that we want access ramps put into the theatre so all patrons can get in equally.
Open Source is like a drug. Once you use it (legal or otherwise) you'll become dependent on it if it's any good. And if you use the code in your project, you'll probably never fork the work because if it was too hard to develop in the first place, you're not going to maintain the thing on your own.
Worst case scenario? The shell never catches on, but the interface does and eventually becomes its own project. C'est la vie!
Rational is one of the heavy hitters in software for "enterprise" or "industrial strength" stuff. It competes with companies like Segue, Mercury, and Compuware. All four gobble up smaller companies left and right and have been investigated by the DOJ for anti-trust concerns.
These companies sell very high end, very unsexy software, and charge dearly for it. This isn't a Good Thing, unless you own stock in Rational.
This is very similar to the Wacom tablets. They even have the cordless stuff available.
Pen/tablet systems are great for artists, but a mouse is still better for general use. If you don't believe me, feel free to plunk down a hundred or so for a Wacom (already available with Linux drivers) and see for your self.
What good timing! Our LUG just had a presentation about putting Linux on "alternative" platforms. (see http://www.umich.edu/~scottven/linuxports for a brief outline)
This is really inspiring me to give an iMac a try. I figure the worst case scenario is that I hate the thing and turn it a colorful Linux server.
There are lots of reasons for contributing to an Open Source project. Scratching an itch, fame, money, or just a way to spend some time are all valid reasons. Paying someone to work on Open Source (whether via a regular paycheck or a prize for the best job) is just another way of getting things done. IMHO, Open Source isn't about free love and helping your fellow man, it's just a really good way to develop software. (Peer review is a Good Thing).
On the otherhand, I'm a paid developer, so maybe I have a bias on this issue. (And yes, I have contributed to Open Source before).
I like David Bowie and (most) of his incarnations. But to say that he got by purely on talent and not his looks is to do him a disservice. Ziggy Stardust was as much about visual representation as it was the music and it influenced a whole generation. (Hence the poor copycat in Marilyn Manson) Bowie's look may have been non-traditional, but it certainly was attractive.
I will agree with you, though, that his time would be better spent promoting digital music of his ISP.
Um... AMD's 486 went into socket 7? Intel's didn't. Can someone with authority please chime in here. I know that old Pentiums went into socket 6 (I've got one).
As president of the Metro Detroit Linux User Group I've had lots of contact with LinuxCentral (They are local and the former owner used to attend our meetings). Linux Central had always been a big supporter of local events and did a lot to help us with Installfests and the like. I only hope that the new owners are half as supportive of the community. For that matter, I hope they continue to host our Website!! No one has let me know yet what's to come of it.
Maybe I'm missing something, but the idea of imprinting sounds a lot like what my garage door opener does now.
I've got one of those rolling code models from Sears where you have to hold the opener to the remote while pushing a button on each. The door can then be opened by the remote which itself can be programmed to handle three different openers. (Maybe you have more garages than I do. *shrug*). Seems to me that it fits the model discussed here a bit.
IMHO, anytime a comercial vendor chooses to support one particular distribution of Linux we're seeing the results of fragmentation. The technical reasons are unimportant (sometimes even non-existant), what counts is the perception that there is a difference and one is better/faster/more supported.
Mind you, I'm speaking as a developer of closed-source software. I've been in meeting discussing which distributions of Linux we can and cannot support. It's very frustrating.
an accurate portrait of any group in a movie? As a hacker and a biker I've seen dozens of screwed up stereotypes and technical faults. One of my favorites was the bright green neutral light always being on in the second Crow movie. I also love the idea that we're beer swilling, fight starting, non-showering jerks.
It's hard for the entertainment industry to accurately portray any group whether it's hackers, bikers, or emergency room workers. If you think its because they're lazy, maybe you should give it a try sometime. I'd bet you'd be surprised how hard it can be.
Personally, I use an EnsoniqPCI sound card. It's about half the cost of the SoundBlaster PCI64, uses the ES1370 chip, and its system resource useage is barely noticable. I got mine at a local show for about $20. The big downside appears to be that it doesn't work as well in games under Windows, but I can't get Windows to boot on my machine so what do I care.
To continue on that line of thought, when are they going to start adding features to cell phones to make them safer.
As a motorcyclist (and geek) I am constantly on guard against the morning commuter who feels the need to chat on the phone and check out something on their lap top, never mind what lane their Volvo just drifted into. Unfortunately, I think it will take a well loved celebrity being killed by one of these drivers to wake up the general population and have some changes made. I'm nomiating the Back Street Boys for this dubious honor.
What they really need to do is make more voice operated phones that can tie into the cars speaker system so people can pay attention to the road and not the phone in their hand.
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I don't think adding access points to a network inherently reduces the quality of the security.
Here's my logic: @Home could add the capability to their network to turn on a packet sniffer at my modem and send all the data back to the feds. The alternative is to setupa a sniffer on the loop and weed out all the junk that isn't from my IP. This makes things more convienent for anyone who might want to watch my moves, but it doesn't improve their chances of cracking my SSL connections.
The security is based on how I protect the information, not who has access to it (in the protected form).
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3) Why are you worried? are you a criminal? Do you associate with criminals? Do you have something to hide? Then why should they tap you?
A few points: Like most people in the United States, I commit several crimes every month. The latest involves my plan to illegally sell my toilet to a friend. See it's got one of those big tanks and that makes it illegal to sell.
Do I associate with criminals? How should I know? I have my suspicions about my mechanic, my accountant, and several customers. I'd hate for a conference call with any of them to turn into an exploration of my private life after they get off the call and I talk to my coworkers in the UK about what we did last weekend.
Do I have something to hide? Yup! It's called my private life. That's why I have locks on the doors and curtains in the windows. I don't want any random schmuck knowing what I do in the morning before work.
Privacy and paranoia aren't reserved for criminals. Everyone has the right to keep secrets and there is nothing wrong with fighting to keep it that way.
I get the feeling that there is a segment of the population that feels compelled to test the rest of us. Will we put up with them, or simply pay them to go away. They'd rather be paid to go away, but will continue to be a pain in the bippy until someone in the Linux world takes a traditional Big Business approach to all of this and starts scooping up trademarks and patents left and right.
Like it or not, Linux has gained the attention of lawyers, executives, and beaurocrats and we will be forced to play their games. I imagine many inventors have gone through this before, and it will happen again.
I love it when the AC's go out trolling. Sometimes this is the best laugh I get in a day, but today I found some silly ASSERT's in M$ code that really take the cake. (CString.Mid(CString.GetLength()+1)... what fun)
As much a fan I am of the United States (gotta love those wacky politicians) and have faith in its scientists (one country came up with both Agent Orange and asbestos, amazing!), sometimes I question the zeal with which they explore certain life sciences.
Now I admit, I don't have a degree in a life science. My Biological-Anthropology degree is considered a social science by many. In fact, most of my evolutionary studies have been limited primates. Guess I really shouldn't talk about evolution as a whole. What do I know about fish.
And as far as Star Trek is goes, yes I have watched too many episodes. I've seen too many episodes of Designing Women too (about 3), but I'm not sure what relevence either has with this thread.
I'm not sure where you got the quote "cloning will destroy the human race". I must have posted that in a past life. Although I must admit that somewhere in the back of my mind I've imagined what might happen some day in the future if some scientist can't figure out why we allowed zebra muscles to be wiped out (note: they haven't been yet, but we're trying) and clones some back into existance. Heh-heh, hope they don't like the sewer system too much.
To paraphrase Wally Pleasant: At the rate we're going, the scientists are going to eventually make a really big mistake (like cloning something they can't control) and we'll all get wiped out... and that's evolution!
If we as a species are too stupid not to leave things alone, maybe its time that we all kick off and let Mother Nature start over. Maybe this time she'll give fish a turn at ruling the planet.
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The Microsoft tool is pretty Mickey Mouse in comparison to the stuff I mentioned. They think 100 threads per client machine is a lot, where the other tools generally run 1000 threads per client box. The Microsoft tool works fine if you're running a small site, but if you're Lycos, Yahoo, or Slashdot, you need serious tools.
This is why the company I work for sells big expensive software for testing websites. For a mere (insert insane sum here) you can get Compuware, Mercury, or a few other companies to tell you what will happen when a few thousand users try to access your system all at once and how to fix it.
News is just the history you don't already know.
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Don't remember where I heard that, but I think it is very true. Perhaps Slashdot needs to change it's slogan. "Slashdot: News to Rob. Stuff that matters."
/. can (and should) post links to things that aren't common knowledge, even if it isn't "new". So what if cooling lasers have been in development for a decade? I've never heard about it and it was neat to read about.
If you must do one of these "that's not new" posts, at least include something of substance about the old research.
Today very few people have T1 links in their basements, but that doesn't mean things will be the same in 5 years. It wasn't even 12 years ago when my bestfriend upgraded his 300 baud modem to 1200. If you had told us then that you could download a 4 Meg file in under 2 minutes from your home, we would have died laughing.
If bandwidth increases as much in the next 12 years as it did in the last 12, I suspect downloading an entire movie to watch in realtime will seem simple.
Exactly! His analogy to wanting to sneak into a movie theatre is way off. A better analogy would be that we want access ramps put into the theatre so all patrons can get in equally.
Open Source is like a drug. Once you use it (legal or otherwise) you'll become dependent on it if it's any good. And if you use the code in your project, you'll probably never fork the work because if it was too hard to develop in the first place, you're not going to maintain the thing on your own.
Worst case scenario? The shell never catches on, but the interface does and eventually becomes its own project. C'est la vie!
Rational is one of the heavy hitters in software for "enterprise" or "industrial strength" stuff. It competes with companies like Segue, Mercury, and Compuware. All four gobble up smaller companies left and right and have been investigated by the DOJ for anti-trust concerns.
These companies sell very high end, very unsexy software, and charge dearly for it. This isn't a Good Thing, unless you own stock in Rational.
This is very similar to the Wacom tablets. They even have the cordless stuff available.
Pen/tablet systems are great for artists, but a mouse is still better for general use. If you don't believe me, feel free to plunk down a hundred or so for a Wacom (already available with Linux drivers) and see for your self.
What good timing! Our LUG just had a presentation about putting Linux on "alternative" platforms. (see http://www.umich.edu/~scottven/linuxports for a brief outline)
This is really inspiring me to give an iMac a try. I figure the worst case scenario is that I hate the thing and turn it a colorful Linux server.
There are lots of reasons for contributing to an Open Source project. Scratching an itch, fame, money, or just a way to spend some time are all valid reasons. Paying someone to work on Open Source (whether via a regular paycheck or a prize for the best job) is just another way of getting things done. IMHO, Open Source isn't about free love and helping your fellow man, it's just a really good way to develop software. (Peer review is a Good Thing).
On the otherhand, I'm a paid developer, so maybe I have a bias on this issue. (And yes, I have contributed to Open Source before).
I like David Bowie and (most) of his incarnations. But to say that he got by purely on talent and not his looks is to do him a disservice. Ziggy Stardust was as much about visual representation as it was the music and it influenced a whole generation. (Hence the poor copycat in Marilyn Manson) Bowie's look may have been non-traditional, but it certainly was attractive.
I will agree with you, though, that his time would be better spent promoting digital music of his ISP.
Um... AMD's 486 went into socket 7? Intel's didn't. Can someone with authority please chime in here. I know that old Pentiums went into socket 6 (I've got one).
As president of the Metro Detroit Linux User Group I've had lots of contact with LinuxCentral (They are local and the former owner used to attend our meetings).
Linux Central had always been a big supporter of local events and did a lot to help us with Installfests and the like. I only hope that the new owners are half as supportive of the community. For that matter, I hope they continue to host our Website!! No one has let me know yet what's to come of it.
Maybe I'm missing something, but the idea of imprinting sounds a lot like what my garage door opener does now.
I've got one of those rolling code models from Sears where you have to hold the opener to the remote while pushing a button on each. The door can then be opened by the remote which itself can be programmed to handle three different openers. (Maybe you have more garages than I do. *shrug*). Seems to me that it fits the model discussed here a bit.
Can someone let me know if I've got this or not?
IMHO, anytime a comercial vendor chooses to support one particular distribution of Linux we're seeing the results of fragmentation. The technical reasons are unimportant (sometimes even non-existant), what counts is the perception that there is a difference and one is better/faster/more supported.
Mind you, I'm speaking as a developer of closed-source software. I've been in meeting discussing which distributions of Linux we can and cannot support. It's very frustrating.
an accurate portrait of any group in a movie? As a hacker and a biker I've seen dozens of screwed up stereotypes and technical faults. One of my favorites was the bright green neutral light always being on in the second Crow movie. I also love the idea that we're beer swilling, fight starting, non-showering jerks.
It's hard for the entertainment industry to accurately portray any group whether it's hackers, bikers, or emergency room workers. If you think its because they're lazy, maybe you should give it a try sometime. I'd bet you'd be surprised how hard it can be.
If MTV wants to perpetuate a false sterotype, so be it. I'm pretty sure everyone who watches their shows falls into one of two categories
1) Those who know better.
2) Those who will learn.
I don't care what they're covering, they almost always get it wrong. Even their music interviews usually show a skewed version of the artist.
Personally, I use an EnsoniqPCI sound card. It's about half the cost of the SoundBlaster PCI64, uses the ES1370 chip, and its system resource useage is barely noticable. I got mine at a local show for about $20. The big downside appears to be that it doesn't work as well in games under Windows, but I can't get Windows to boot on my machine so what do I care.
To continue on that line of thought, when are they going to start adding features to cell phones to make them safer.
As a motorcyclist (and geek) I am constantly on guard against the morning commuter who feels the need to chat on the phone and check out something on their lap top, never mind what lane their Volvo just drifted into. Unfortunately, I think it will take a well loved celebrity being killed by one of these drivers to wake up the general population and have some changes made. I'm nomiating the Back Street Boys for this dubious honor.
What they really need to do is make more voice operated phones that can tie into the cars speaker system so people can pay attention to the road and not the phone in their hand.
I don't think adding access points to a network inherently reduces the quality of the security.
Here's my logic: @Home could add the capability to their network to turn on a packet sniffer at my modem and send all the data back to the feds. The alternative is to setupa a sniffer on the loop and weed out all the junk that isn't from my IP. This makes things more convienent for anyone who might want to watch my moves, but it doesn't improve their chances of cracking my SSL connections.
The security is based on how I protect the information, not who has access to it (in the protected form).
3) Why are you worried? are you a criminal? Do you associate with criminals? Do you have something to hide? Then why should they tap you?
A few points: Like most people in the United States, I commit several crimes every month. The latest involves my plan to illegally sell my toilet to a friend. See it's got one of those big tanks and that makes it illegal to sell.
Do I associate with criminals? How should I know? I have my suspicions about my mechanic, my accountant, and several customers. I'd hate for a conference call with any of them to turn into an exploration of my private life after they get off the call and I talk to my coworkers in the UK about what we did last weekend.
Do I have something to hide? Yup! It's called my private life. That's why I have locks on the doors and curtains in the windows. I don't want any random schmuck knowing what I do in the morning before work.
Privacy and paranoia aren't reserved for criminals. Everyone has the right to keep secrets and there is nothing wrong with fighting to keep it that way.
I get the feeling that there is a segment of the population that feels compelled to test the rest of us. Will we put up with them, or simply pay them to go away. They'd rather be paid to go away, but will continue to be a pain in the bippy until someone in the Linux world takes a traditional Big Business approach to all of this and starts scooping up trademarks and patents left and right.
Like it or not, Linux has gained the attention of lawyers, executives, and beaurocrats and we will be forced to play their games. I imagine many inventors have gone through this before, and it will happen again.
Sucks, don't it.
I love it when the AC's go out trolling. Sometimes this is the best laugh I get in a day, but today I found some silly ASSERT's in M$ code that really take the cake. (CString.Mid(CString.GetLength()+1)... what fun)
As much a fan I am of the United States (gotta love those wacky politicians) and have faith in its scientists (one country came up with both Agent Orange and asbestos, amazing!), sometimes I question the zeal with which they explore certain life sciences.
Now I admit, I don't have a degree in a life science. My Biological-Anthropology degree is considered a social science by many. In fact, most of my evolutionary studies have been limited primates. Guess I really shouldn't talk about evolution as a whole. What do I know about fish.
And as far as Star Trek is goes, yes I have watched too many episodes. I've seen too many episodes of Designing Women too (about 3), but I'm not sure what relevence either has with this thread.
I'm not sure where you got the quote "cloning will destroy the human race". I must have posted that in a past life. Although I must admit that somewhere in the back of my mind I've imagined what might happen some day in the future if some scientist can't figure out why we allowed zebra muscles to be wiped out (note: they haven't been yet, but we're trying) and clones some back into existance. Heh-heh, hope they don't like the sewer system too much.
To paraphrase Wally Pleasant:
At the rate we're going, the scientists are going to eventually make a really big mistake (like cloning something they can't control) and we'll all get wiped out... and that's evolution!
If we as a species are too stupid not to leave things alone, maybe its time that we all kick off and let Mother Nature start over. Maybe this time she'll give fish a turn at ruling the planet.