It does suck but uninstalling won't stop the spam once they have your address. That's why I always register with unsubscribe@real.com or some variation thereof.
Those guys are pricks. All those addresses are unconfirmed and they never unsubscribe bounces so any typoed address stays on their list forever. It got so bad I just banned real-net.net from my mail servers. Never had one complaint from our users about them not getting Real mail.
A general purpose PC has its uses for video, but real time capture with software MPEG compression is not one of them. Tivos use a low power PowerPC processor and hardware MPEG compression. You'd need 5 times the power and expense to duplicate that with general purpose hardware, and it's still glitchy even on fast hardware wrt audio sync and skips.
PCs are good for batch processing like video editing. They're good for hobbyists who like to hack together a homebrew PVR/Media Player. But dedicated hardware still has the edge in mass market products because of size, power, heat, noise from cooling fans, and cost when you're talking mass production quantities.
Your cell phone already does this to within 5-10 mi (soon to be several feet with E911). It's a transmitter that has to announce its presence to the nearest cell. It's real, it's happening now and it's all logged in your permanent record. Already been used in the Westerfield trial. It might be for a murder trial now, but what next? Traffic tickets?
Theoretically, carbon nanotubes have the strength you need, but another problem is finding a large mass to anchor the top of the elevator (launch it with mass driver from the moon?). With the conservation of momentum, every load you haul up will pull down the top just a little bit.
More importantly, Caldera/SCO can no longer distribute Linux (in the US or whereever they assert a patent claim). They are not the original authors (except for their own contributions to the kernel), and as such they only have rights to distribute the software through the GPL. You'd think they must know this. If not somebody should explain.
"In modern F1 after all, the cars are so much more reliable than they were: These days you can't miss a shift, over-rev an engine, destroy a clutch, or anything like that. There are far fewer mistakes a driver can make, far fewer chances the car will break, so when you're dominating, you get more wins."
It's illegal in the US too. They can't void your car warranty solely because you used aftermarket parts or did not get your car serviced at a dealer. It's called the Magnusson-Moss Act.
They're also starting to crack down on manufacturers withholding service information like codes and tools from independant mechanics.
Actually the EULA says something to the effect of "if you did not pay for this software, you are licensed as a trial user". So yes, it's probably legal to make copies and give it away.
Also don't forget that rambus uses a narrower bus; 16 bits vs. 64 or 128 bits for SDRAM. On a small board like a game console it's a big advantage to save all those circuit traces.
Not really. Server chipsets are optimized for I/O, processor and reliability, not graphics. Dell uses Serverworks and Intel E7500 chipsets. The AGP performance you need for gaming would lag behind the desktop chipsets.
Still, if you didn't need the AGP performance, a Poweredge 1600SC with dual 2.4Ghz Xeons, 1GB RAM and a 10K rpm SCSI drive runs you about $2000. Dual 2.8G Xeons is about $800 more.
Anecdotal evidence doesn't prove a general case. Controlling a blowout is basic driver's ed. Even a full tread separation like on those Firestone tires isn't that hard to control. It's all a red herring anyway because the vast majority of accidents are caused by human error and not mechanical failure, which in a way brings us back to the original idea of holding drivers to the same standard as pilots (but in training rather than maintenance).
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Not to belittle RMS' accomplishments, but if you see them on film RMS comes off as abrasive and obnoxious (and looking like a scruffy hacker). OTOH Linus has a friendly, simple charm, a humble attitude and makes frequent references to self-deprecating humor. As a result Linus was able to rally a strong community of volunteer developers in a way that RMS never managed to do with his charm.
As long as we're on religious metaphors, you could say Stallman was John the Baptist to Linus as Jesus.
The corporate downloads page doesn't always list the latest patches. The Technet Security page works for XP Pro too, but you'll have to click through the security bulletins and then scroll down to the download links, so it's a hassle. Try Software Update Services. It's like a local Windows update server. It'll work for a corporate LAN, but not very useful for those one shot installs because it'll keep hitting your local SUS server for updates. Still better than phoning home to Microsoft since you control what patches are available.
"It was a real nuisance, too, since I had six machines on the bench that day and a customer LAN with five machines that all required major updates"
Maybe you're just spoiled with the 3Mbit connection and all, but there's no reason to be downloading the same patches multiple times off the Internet. You do have a local archive of all the patches, don't you? Try http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security and do the hotfix and security bulletin search (personally I despise software that phones home so I do this). If that's too much work, go into Windows Update Catalog in your Windows Update and put all that shit in your download basket.
I think that's it. It's about control and preventing confidential or embarassing info from being spread to the public. In a public forum like a newsgroup or message board all statements from a representative of a company are scrutinized to a degree that won't happen in a one-to-one support call. Any big corporation is like that. All communications with the public goes through PR talking heads. Anything else is against policy.
Maybe Extreme Tech is catering to the high end gamer, but they state that they only test at 2 resolutions 1024x768x32 w/ 4xAA and 1600x1200x32. But hey the site's run by ZDnet so whaddaya expect? Comprehensive tests?
Even assuming that the Trident's performance falls off disproportionately at high resolutions (so instead of 1/4 the speed of a GF4 Ti4200, it's maybe 1/3 the speed), it's still pretty pitiful. Nvidia's budget chip, the MX440, totally spanks it. It might be closer if you test the DX9 features that the Trident supposedly supports in hardware, but that's wait and see.
In the US all prices do not include sales tax. It's about 8% in most places which is still half the VAT in most of Europe. It's just the American way. They give you a low price then nickel and dime you with extra charges. You'd be lucky to just pay the 8% sales tax. The last time I rented a car the total taxes and surcharges were >50% of the base price (they like to stick the out-of-towners with the bill for the sports stadium).
It says compressed gas is needed to generate the sound. All that means is if someone breaks open the fridge it won't keep making 173dB noise. However sound conducts through many materials, solid, liquid and gas. While the chiller is running, you'll still have to soundproof 173dB of noise while taking into account things like heat exchanger tubes.
How's this for an experiment. Turn your stereo speakers up to the loudest (that's maybe 110dB if you have a killer stereo) and try to build a soundproof box around it that's smaller than your fridge.
I'd worry about my ears more than Fido's. The article doesn't say the frequencies are ultrasonic, so it's possible human ears will need protection too. I can't imagine how much sound insulation you'd need to hold in 173dB. What happens if the chiller doesn't cut off when you open the fridge door? I'm picturing the last scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Nazis get their faces melted off.
That internal document would then be copyrighted as an unpublished work. The only real difference is that the copyright term starts from the date of creation instead of the date of publication.
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"I'd sooner compare a PC with great audio software to a typewriter of 50 years ago"
Oh I wouldn't say that. I'd say it's more like late 80's vintage desktop publishing with a 300dpi laser printer for output. What you're talking about is the spit and polish of mixing a release quality album, which is like saying the typesetting isn't as clean and professional as it could be. It's irrelevant to the quality of the author's writing.
This article is about their site licensing for business customers which is already double-dipping. They already pay the MS tax once when they buy computers with OEM preinstalled Windows. Then they pay again for the site license. The Open and Enterprise license agreements let you upgrade to the current version and save you the hassle of tracking all those CD certificates that came with your computers.
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It does suck but uninstalling won't stop the spam once they have your address. That's why I always register with unsubscribe@real.com or some variation thereof.
Those guys are pricks. All those addresses are unconfirmed and they never unsubscribe bounces so any typoed address stays on their list forever. It got so bad I just banned real-net.net from my mail servers. Never had one complaint from our users about them not getting Real mail.
A general purpose PC has its uses for video, but real time capture with software MPEG compression is not one of them. Tivos use a low power PowerPC processor and hardware MPEG compression. You'd need 5 times the power and expense to duplicate that with general purpose hardware, and it's still glitchy even on fast hardware wrt audio sync and skips.
PCs are good for batch processing like video editing. They're good for hobbyists who like to hack together a homebrew PVR/Media Player. But dedicated hardware still has the edge in mass market products because of size, power, heat, noise from cooling fans, and cost when you're talking mass production quantities.
Your cell phone already does this to within 5-10 mi (soon to be several feet with E911). It's a transmitter that has to announce its presence to the nearest cell. It's real, it's happening now and it's all logged in your permanent record. Already been used in the Westerfield trial. It might be for a murder trial now, but what next? Traffic tickets?
Theoretically, carbon nanotubes have the strength you need, but another problem is finding a large mass to anchor the top of the elevator (launch it with mass driver from the moon?). With the conservation of momentum, every load you haul up will pull down the top just a little bit.
More importantly, Caldera/SCO can no longer distribute Linux (in the US or whereever they assert a patent claim). They are not the original authors (except for their own contributions to the kernel), and as such they only have rights to distribute the software through the GPL. You'd think they must know this. If not somebody should explain.
However it ruins what should be a battle of man and machine and enables the big spenders to kill the little guys
That's what Prost says in this interview too.
"In modern F1 after all, the cars are so much more reliable than they were: These days you can't miss a shift, over-rev an engine, destroy a clutch, or anything like that. There are far fewer mistakes a driver can make, far fewer chances the car will break, so when you're dominating, you get more wins."
It's illegal in the US too. They can't void your car warranty solely because you used aftermarket parts or did not get your car serviced at a dealer. It's called the Magnusson-Moss Act.
They're also starting to crack down on manufacturers withholding service information like codes and tools from independant mechanics.
Actually the EULA says something to the effect of "if you did not pay for this software, you are licensed as a trial user". So yes, it's probably legal to make copies and give it away.
Also don't forget that rambus uses a narrower bus; 16 bits vs. 64 or 128 bits for SDRAM. On a small board like a game console it's a big advantage to save all those circuit traces.
Not really. Server chipsets are optimized for I/O, processor and reliability, not graphics. Dell uses Serverworks and Intel E7500 chipsets. The AGP performance you need for gaming would lag behind the desktop chipsets.
Still, if you didn't need the AGP performance, a Poweredge 1600SC with dual 2.4Ghz Xeons, 1GB RAM and a 10K rpm SCSI drive runs you about $2000. Dual 2.8G Xeons is about $800 more.
Anecdotal evidence doesn't prove a general case. Controlling a blowout is basic driver's ed. Even a full tread separation like on those Firestone tires isn't that hard to control. It's all a red herring anyway because the vast majority of accidents are caused by human error and not mechanical failure, which in a way brings us back to the original idea of holding drivers to the same standard as pilots (but in training rather than maintenance).
Not to belittle RMS' accomplishments, but if you see them on film RMS comes off as abrasive and obnoxious (and looking like a scruffy hacker). OTOH Linus has a friendly, simple charm, a humble attitude and makes frequent references to self-deprecating humor. As a result Linus was able to rally a strong community of volunteer developers in a way that RMS never managed to do with his charm.
As long as we're on religious metaphors, you could say Stallman was John the Baptist to Linus as Jesus.
You mean like the XB-70 Valkyrie? That was a beautiful plane. Too bad it was made obsolete by ICBMs.
The corporate downloads page doesn't always list the latest patches. The Technet Security page works for XP Pro too, but you'll have to click through the security bulletins and then scroll down to the download links, so it's a hassle. Try Software Update Services. It's like a local Windows update server. It'll work for a corporate LAN, but not very useful for those one shot installs because it'll keep hitting your local SUS server for updates. Still better than phoning home to Microsoft since you control what patches are available.
"It was a real nuisance, too, since I had six machines on the bench that day and a customer LAN with five machines that all required major updates"
Maybe you're just spoiled with the 3Mbit connection and all, but there's no reason to be downloading the same patches multiple times off the Internet. You do have a local archive of all the patches, don't you? Try http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security and do the hotfix and security bulletin search (personally I despise software that phones home so I do this). If that's too much work, go into Windows Update Catalog in your Windows Update and put all that shit in your download basket.
I think that's it. It's about control and preventing confidential or embarassing info from being spread to the public. In a public forum like a newsgroup or message board all statements from a representative of a company are scrutinized to a degree that won't happen in a one-to-one support call. Any big corporation is like that. All communications with the public goes through PR talking heads. Anything else is against policy.
Maybe Extreme Tech is catering to the high end gamer, but they state that they only test at 2 resolutions 1024x768x32 w/ 4xAA and 1600x1200x32. But hey the site's run by ZDnet so whaddaya expect? Comprehensive tests?
Even assuming that the Trident's performance falls off disproportionately at high resolutions (so instead of 1/4 the speed of a GF4 Ti4200, it's maybe 1/3 the speed), it's still pretty pitiful. Nvidia's budget chip, the MX440, totally spanks it. It might be closer if you test the DX9 features that the Trident supposedly supports in hardware, but that's wait and see.
In the US all prices do not include sales tax. It's about 8% in most places which is still half the VAT in most of Europe. It's just the American way. They give you a low price then nickel and dime you with extra charges. You'd be lucky to just pay the 8% sales tax. The last time I rented a car the total taxes and surcharges were >50% of the base price (they like to stick the out-of-towners with the bill for the sports stadium).
See the Trustix press release:
"The charity is already using SuSe Professional Linux distribution."
It says compressed gas is needed to generate the sound. All that means is if someone breaks open the fridge it won't keep making 173dB noise. However sound conducts through many materials, solid, liquid and gas. While the chiller is running, you'll still have to soundproof 173dB of noise while taking into account things like heat exchanger tubes.
How's this for an experiment. Turn your stereo speakers up to the loudest (that's maybe 110dB if you have a killer stereo) and try to build a soundproof box around it that's smaller than your fridge.
I'd worry about my ears more than Fido's. The article doesn't say the frequencies are ultrasonic, so it's possible human ears will need protection too. I can't imagine how much sound insulation you'd need to hold in 173dB. What happens if the chiller doesn't cut off when you open the fridge door? I'm picturing the last scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Nazis get their faces melted off.
That internal document would then be copyrighted as an unpublished work. The only real difference is that the copyright term starts from the date of creation instead of the date of publication.
"I'd sooner compare a PC with great audio software to a typewriter of 50 years ago"
Oh I wouldn't say that. I'd say it's more like late 80's vintage desktop publishing with a 300dpi laser printer for output. What you're talking about is the spit and polish of mixing a release quality album, which is like saying the typesetting isn't as clean and professional as it could be. It's irrelevant to the quality of the author's writing.
This article is about their site licensing for business customers which is already double-dipping. They already pay the MS tax once when they buy computers with OEM preinstalled Windows. Then they pay again for the site license. The Open and Enterprise license agreements let you upgrade to the current version and save you the hassle of tracking all those CD certificates that came with your computers.
Blueprints and other design documents are the equivalent of the source code of bridges and they are all public record on file with the government.
As for the car example; automakers all buy competitors' cars and rip them apart to see how they're built. Nobody signs an NDA when they buy a car.