Well, if we really want to pay attention to history, there is NOT a lot of room for RAM to grow. There is only a 4 - 16X growth capacity here. Just a few short years ago, 32M was a lot of memory, and was the typical amount sold on a new PC. I'd hate to see some funky expanded memory crap like we had back in the 640K barrier days. The days of 4G machines are NOT far off.
Note that most standard PC's can't handle the full 4G anyway due to video and other expansion cards snarfing larger and larger chunks of the address space.
We can learn a lot from the IDE folks about how to NOT anticipate the future as year after year we kept slamming into the limits of the spec-of-the-day causing all sorts of problems.
A larger problem than memory is PCI bus bandwidth. Before 64 bit processors can really shine, we need a better bus. Hell, the current generation of PCI can't even handle today's 32 bit processors well, especially in SMP boxen.
Many keyboards come with extra buttons for one-touch access to email, web, cut and paste, etc.
Some allow you to reconfigure the buttons in windows with a special configuration app. In Linux, you can program the buttons to basically do anything. Most of these keyboards work by just assigning new scan codes to these extra keys. I got an MS Office keyboard as a free demo unit that I was able to get everything working on in Linux including the funny scrolly wheel. Overall though I didn't like the layout and ended up getting a Logitech cordless that had lots of extra buttons that I like much beter.
Way back when, Gateway had the Anykey programmable which allowed you to program certain keys to generate sequences of scancodes (which is probably what you are looking for...) I don't know if anyone still makes anything like this.
Swapping out the dynamically linked zlib library would be easiest, but frequently backup and restore tools are statically linked for obvious reasons (at least all MINE are.)
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Interesting, didn't know that. I just assumed it used the same code. Note that one of the cool things about open source is that you could swap out the compression code which is exactly what I was suggeting, so it wouldn't really matter what algorithm the code originally used. (of course it would no longer be compatible, but I'm also assuming that this wouldn't be an issue in this case for this application.) I normally don't use the built-in compression with rsync, instead I use the compression in ssh which I believe IS gzip.
It would be Very cool if the card supported multiple compression algorithms. Considering that GNU tar supports bzip as well., this would definately be useful.
Useful for netbackups too
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Seems this would be a great help to those doing backups over a LAN. Shouldn't take too much to alter a version of tar , rsync, etc. to use this card.
Because GPS looses some accuracy pilots will forget how to fly and start crashing into things? WTF? When you are flying 200MPH, the accuracy loss is insignificant. GPS is only used as a general guide anyway. Pilots still use their other instruments, other radio beacons, and Eyes. If they don't feel that they can land safely (due to fog or whatever) they won't land. This happens ANYWAY even when GPS is working fine.
... And the government is owned and run by the people of the US who are civilians.
While leaders in the government may not always do what we want them to do, we DO ultimatly have control via the Vote. If we REALLY want to, we can vote evey single person in office Out, and replace them with people more in line with our views.
That said, most ignorant people vote for the person with the best hair and most money, which really skews the system. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to educate the general public on what exactly the current people in government are doing.
Considering that MS has not released FULL documentation for SMB (they had a partial release of info that lacked certain details) the only way to implement it is to reverse engineer behavior you see in various Windows products - which means bugs and all.
Yeah, I'll take my Q45 "rice burner" over a pile-of-crap crown vic any day.
But back on the topic at hand...
I would REALLY like to see some way of altering the frequency to run at 900M or 2.4G and use these things as a much-better home cordless. US Cell phones are pretty close to these frequencies arn't they?
In fact, it looks like this is just a nokia cell phone that's been adapted for exactly this use. Probably special software and such, but the basics are there.
Seems to me that someone could come up with a home / business model cell tower head end - maybe based on a software radio system that runs on unlicesensed frequencies.
Um, even if support is JUST about there, it's not there. Remember - you are dealing with a closed source system. Kinda like being in a jail cell with the keys hanging on the wall outside that you can barely feel with your finger tips. They might as well be on the far side of the room though.
With open source, you have the power to do whatever you need to do. See this project on multi-user X for an example. It's not pretty, but someone got it to work.
The original poster was quite correct. MS will Never support this for a couple reasons that I can think of off the top of my head. First, there just isn't enough demand to pay for the development. Second, they make more money off selling multiple copies of software.
Frankly, I agree with the other comments though - the work to do this just isn't worth it. You can get a second-hand fairly decent system on ebay for a hundred bucks, or a Brand New linux system from Walmart for $200. It just ain't worth messing with.
What would be REALLY funny is a tts / voice recognition battle between different computers - maybe running an eliza type system. As it messes up on the recognition, things could go down hill fast...:-)
MySQL is great for lot's of tasks, but adding subselects and transactions isn't the issue. Postgres has Loads more features than MySQL, yet it isn't really replacing Oracle in the enterprise. Why?
It's the applications support. If you are buying a $5M ERP, CRM or whatever, it's going to support Oracle, and possibly DB2 or MS/SQL. In order to "port" to another DB, it's going to take a Huge effort with vendor support.
When third party commercial developers start supporting open source DB's, THEN you will see enterprise adoption. In order for commercial developers to start supporting OS DB's, they need to see enterprise demand. Before you will see enterprises requesting MySQL support, MySQL needs to have the feature set needed to support those applications (such as triggers, stored proceedures, etc.) and enterprise level support for clustering, load balancing, replication, etc. MySQL is beginning to get some of these features, but it's not NEARLY at the same level as Oracle.
It's the same situation as it is with operating systems. If the applications you need for your business are only available for the Windows platform, what real choice do you have?
The bottom line is that Oracle (and other enterprise DBs like MSSQL, DB2) have enterprise features that MySQL (and other open source DB's) just don't have, and probably won't have for Years. It's more than just the ability to scale, and raw performance on simplistic tables.
Most everyone is very much aware of MySQL and other open source solutions are great for certain types of applications, but horrible for others. That said, many enterprise users use Oracle in cases where MySQL would be much more cost effective, and probably better performing as well.
My turn to digest what you just said. So it's LESS bandwidth to serve ONE request than 12? And how was my response an insult? It's just a fact. You know nothing about the sites I run.
Can you at least give a valid reason for the pagination rather than that a baseless comment (you know NOTHING about sites I run or what they can handle, which is MUCH more than slashdot subscribers could dish out...)
Is anyone as annoyed as I am about aticles spreat across 4376245 pages for no fucking reason? Page 2 for example (which is only 2 paragraphs of actual text) uses less than 50% of the page space! You have to scroll WAY past the end of the artlcle to even see all the ad's on the left column.
I guess the fact that there is no normal "print version" link like MOST sites have is the most annoying. There is however a link to a PDF version on the Very Last Page which helps, but html is much prefered.
And what's with the wood blocks that looked like they were cut with a chain saw or hacked apart with an exacto blade? Ever hear of sheet metal? Hell, at LEAST pick up a used DRIVE case instead of a TAPE case. Even NEW they are pretty cheap.
The CONCEPT of the project is interesting, but the implementation leaves MUCH to be desired.
The biggest factor to home failure is water - and not from floods, but long-term seeping in and damaging. Leads to rot, mold, etc.
Also, don't forget insect damage from termites, carpenter ants, etc.
These are all preventable, but require regular maintenance and proper building techniques. Pretty much any normal building material can withstand the test of time if it is maintained. I don't care WHAT material you use, if it is not maintained or used correctly, it's going to eventually fail.
First, MODERN concrete structures are MUCH better than those of years gone by. Additives increase strength, add flexability, and can prevent cracks. Some of these are acrylics, latex, glass or carbon fibers, etc. Google has lots more info on this. Just because Your builder is ignorant and hasn't kept up with modern technology doesn't mean that the technology doesn't exist and works.
Second, prefab panels can be MUCH better than traditional stick-built structures. First, being put together in a factory means that they can be built to higher tolerances, under ideal conditions using materials and methods that simply can't be duplicated at the job site. Stress skin panels are an example of this.
Cost is the big reason most modern housing sucks. Builders are simply not using the technology available as it would increase the price of a home by 20% - 100% or are using sloppy labor. You also need to use the right materials for the right environment. You wouldn't use the same building methods and materials in southern California than you would in Wisconsin.
Lastly, it's a well known fact that the BIGGEST reason building structures fail is WATER. Keep water away from the foundation and out of the house and it will last Much longer. This means that you need a decent roof system that is maintained (Nothing lasts forever), proper grading, keeping landscaping under control (no trees too close to the house or foundation) etc.
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As for Sun's Intel work, they created the "Corporate I386" WAY back in the 80's, but due to the fact that it blew away (out performed and less expensive) machines built on Scott's pet chip (sparc) he killed the project. Full circle, Scott. Full circle.
Note: my wife was on that project team. They later went on to create the Sparc 5. Scott did a lot of killing of good projects and is Seriously holding back the creativity of the engineers at Sun. There are some Really good people there.
Dude, if someone is violating his copyright, he can sue. However, that's not what's going on in the current case. "Fair Use" normally allows for screen scraping, but ADDITIONAL terms and conditions were imposed on users that took away this right. "By clicking, you agree to..."
The problem I have with this case is that these terms and conditions are too much like shrink wrap licenses where you don't really have the option of negotiation. There is nothing stopping you and asking the company for permission however, and you DO have the ability to see the full terms and conditions before you crawl the site, so it's not quite as bad as a shrink wrap license.
Unfortunately? Not at all. If someone wantes to remove their stuff from the net, that's their right under copyright law. Period. Don't like it? Move to another planet, 'cause it's an international thing.
Yeah, and the way to do this is by checking the MAC address so the offendor can't just switch ports. If you wanted to be TRUELY EVIL, force them to use PPPOE... Heh Heh.... Hmm, Nah, I wouldn't want to push THAT on anyone (like the baby bells do...) It's a little TOO evil.:-)
Unfortunately, the process of clueing in the users takes too long.
Hmm. If you set your company's email server to automaticlly reject any ".doc" attachments with an appropriate autoresponse, the "clue" process can actually be quite quick and painless.
As a side note, I was quite surprised when my realtor forwarded house information in.rtf format with a jpeg picture as opposed to a proprietary.doc format. RTF isn't great, but at least I could read it easily on my linux box.
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Well, if we really want to pay attention to history, there is NOT a lot of room for RAM to grow. There is only a 4 - 16X growth capacity here. Just a few short years ago, 32M was a lot of memory, and was the typical amount sold on a new PC. I'd hate to see some funky expanded memory crap like we had back in the 640K barrier days. The days of 4G machines are NOT far off.
Note that most standard PC's can't handle the full 4G anyway due to video and other expansion cards snarfing larger and larger chunks of the address space.
We can learn a lot from the IDE folks about how to NOT anticipate the future as year after year we kept slamming into the limits of the spec-of-the-day causing all sorts of problems.
A larger problem than memory is PCI bus bandwidth. Before 64 bit processors can really shine, we need a better bus. Hell, the current generation of PCI can't even handle today's 32 bit processors well, especially in SMP boxen.
Many keyboards come with extra buttons for one-touch access to email, web, cut and paste, etc.
Some allow you to reconfigure the buttons in windows with a special configuration app. In Linux, you can program the buttons to basically do anything. Most of these keyboards work by just assigning new scan codes to these extra keys. I got an MS Office keyboard as a free demo unit that I was able to get everything working on in Linux including the funny scrolly wheel. Overall though I didn't like the layout and ended up getting a Logitech cordless that had lots of extra buttons that I like much beter.
Way back when, Gateway had the Anykey programmable which allowed you to program certain keys to generate sequences of scancodes (which is probably what you are looking for...) I don't know if anyone still makes anything like this.
Swapping out the dynamically linked zlib library would be easiest, but frequently backup and restore tools are statically linked for obvious reasons (at least all MINE are.)
Interesting, didn't know that. I just assumed it used the same code. Note that one of the cool things about open source is that you could swap out the compression code which is exactly what I was suggeting, so it wouldn't really matter what algorithm the code originally used. (of course it would no longer be compatible, but I'm also assuming that this wouldn't be an issue in this case for this application.) I normally don't use the built-in compression with rsync, instead I use the compression in ssh which I believe IS gzip.
It would be Very cool if the card supported multiple compression algorithms. Considering that GNU tar supports bzip as well., this would definately be useful.
Seems this would be a great help to those doing backups over a LAN. Shouldn't take too much to alter a version of tar , rsync, etc. to use this card.
I used to fantasise about setting up a "Remedial English Grammar" course
You REALLY need to get a life. Seriously.
Because GPS looses some accuracy pilots will forget how to fly and start crashing into things? WTF? When you are flying 200MPH, the accuracy loss is insignificant. GPS is only used as a general guide anyway. Pilots still use their other instruments, other radio beacons, and Eyes. If they don't feel that they can land safely (due to fog or whatever) they won't land. This happens ANYWAY even when GPS is working fine.
... And the government is owned and run by the people of the US who are civilians.
While leaders in the government may not always do what we want them to do, we DO ultimatly have control via the Vote. If we REALLY want to, we can vote evey single person in office Out, and replace them with people more in line with our views.
That said, most ignorant people vote for the person with the best hair and most money, which really skews the system. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to educate the general public on what exactly the current people in government are doing.
Considering that MS has not released FULL documentation for SMB (they had a partial release of info that lacked certain details) the only way to implement it is to reverse engineer behavior you see in various Windows products - which means bugs and all.
Yeah, I'll take my Q45 "rice burner" over a pile-of-crap crown vic any day.
But back on the topic at hand...
I would REALLY like to see some way of altering the frequency to run at 900M or 2.4G and use these things as a much-better home cordless. US Cell phones are pretty close to these frequencies arn't they?
In fact, it looks like this is just a nokia cell phone that's been adapted for exactly this use. Probably special software and such, but the basics are there.
Seems to me that someone could come up with a home / business model cell tower head end - maybe based on a software radio system that runs on unlicesensed frequencies.
Um, even if support is JUST about there, it's not there. Remember - you are dealing with a closed source system. Kinda like being in a jail cell with the keys hanging on the wall outside that you can barely feel with your finger tips. They might as well be on the far side of the room though.
With open source, you have the power to do whatever you need to do. See this project on multi-user X for an example. It's not pretty, but someone got it to work.
The original poster was quite correct. MS will Never support this for a couple reasons that I can think of off the top of my head. First, there just isn't enough demand to pay for the development. Second, they make more money off selling multiple copies of software.
Frankly, I agree with the other comments though - the work to do this just isn't worth it. You can get a second-hand fairly decent system on ebay for a hundred bucks, or a Brand New linux system from Walmart for $200. It just ain't worth messing with.
What would be REALLY funny is a tts / voice recognition battle between different computers - maybe running an eliza type system. As it messes up on the recognition, things could go down hill fast... :-)
MySQL is great for lot's of tasks, but adding subselects and transactions isn't the issue. Postgres has Loads more features than MySQL, yet it isn't really replacing Oracle in the enterprise. Why?
It's the applications support. If you are buying a $5M ERP, CRM or whatever, it's going to support Oracle, and possibly DB2 or MS/SQL. In order to "port" to another DB, it's going to take a Huge effort with vendor support.
When third party commercial developers start supporting open source DB's, THEN you will see enterprise adoption. In order for commercial developers to start supporting OS DB's, they need to see enterprise demand. Before you will see enterprises requesting MySQL support, MySQL needs to have the feature set needed to support those applications (such as triggers, stored proceedures, etc.) and enterprise level support for clustering, load balancing, replication, etc. MySQL is beginning to get some of these features, but it's not NEARLY at the same level as Oracle.
It's the same situation as it is with operating systems. If the applications you need for your business are only available for the Windows platform, what real choice do you have?
That's a good question for IBM who did exactly that back in the early 80's with the AS/400. In fact, the entire architecture was designed around it.
Let me expand on that :-)
The bottom line is that Oracle (and other enterprise DBs like MSSQL, DB2) have enterprise features that MySQL (and other open source DB's) just don't have, and probably won't have for Years. It's more than just the ability to scale, and raw performance on simplistic tables.
Most everyone is very much aware of MySQL and other open source solutions are great for certain types of applications, but horrible for others.
That said, many enterprise users use Oracle in cases where MySQL would be much more cost effective, and probably better performing as well.
My turn to digest what you just said. So it's LESS bandwidth to serve ONE request than 12? And how was my response an insult? It's just a fact. You know nothing about the sites I run.
Can you at least give a valid reason for the pagination rather than that a baseless comment (you know NOTHING about sites I run or what they can handle, which is MUCH more than slashdot subscribers could dish out...)
Is anyone as annoyed as I am about aticles spreat across 4376245 pages for no fucking reason? Page 2 for example (which is only 2 paragraphs of actual text) uses less than 50% of the page space! You have to scroll WAY past the end of the artlcle to even see all the ad's on the left column.
I guess the fact that there is no normal "print version" link like MOST sites have is the most annoying. There is however a link to a PDF version on the Very Last Page which helps, but html is much prefered.
And what's with the wood blocks that looked like they were cut with a chain saw or hacked apart with an exacto blade? Ever hear of sheet metal? Hell, at LEAST pick up a used DRIVE case instead of a TAPE case. Even NEW they are pretty cheap.
The CONCEPT of the project is interesting, but the implementation leaves MUCH to be desired.
The biggest factor to home failure is water - and not from floods, but long-term seeping in and damaging. Leads to rot, mold, etc.
Also, don't forget insect damage from termites, carpenter ants, etc.
These are all preventable, but require regular maintenance and proper building techniques. Pretty much any normal building material can withstand the test of time if it is maintained. I don't care WHAT material you use, if it is not maintained or used correctly, it's going to eventually fail.
Um, your info is quite outdated.
First, MODERN concrete structures are MUCH better than those of years gone by. Additives increase strength, add flexability, and can prevent cracks. Some of these are acrylics, latex, glass or carbon fibers, etc. Google has lots more info on this. Just because Your builder is ignorant and hasn't kept up with modern technology doesn't mean that the technology doesn't exist and works.
Second, prefab panels can be MUCH better than traditional stick-built structures. First, being put together in a factory means that they can be built to higher tolerances, under ideal conditions using materials and methods that simply can't be duplicated at the job site. Stress skin panels are an example of this.
Cost is the big reason most modern housing sucks. Builders are simply not using the technology available as it would increase the price of a home by 20% - 100% or are using sloppy labor. You also need to use the right materials for the right environment. You wouldn't use the same building methods and materials in southern California than you would in Wisconsin.
Lastly, it's a well known fact that the BIGGEST reason building structures fail is WATER. Keep water away from the foundation and out of the house and it will last Much longer. This means that you need a decent roof system that is maintained (Nothing lasts forever), proper grading, keeping landscaping under control (no trees too close to the house or foundation) etc.
As for Sun's Intel work, they created the "Corporate I386" WAY back in the 80's, but due to the fact that it blew away (out performed and less expensive) machines built on Scott's pet chip (sparc) he killed the project. Full circle, Scott. Full circle.
Note: my wife was on that project team. They later went on to create the Sparc 5. Scott did a lot of killing of good projects and is Seriously holding back the creativity of the engineers at Sun. There are some Really good people there.
Dude, if someone is violating his copyright, he can sue. However, that's not what's going on in the current case. "Fair Use" normally allows for screen scraping, but ADDITIONAL terms and conditions were imposed on users that took away this right. "By clicking, you agree to..."
The problem I have with this case is that these terms and conditions are too much like shrink wrap licenses where you don't really have the option of negotiation. There is nothing stopping you and asking the company for permission however, and you DO have the ability to see the full terms and conditions before you crawl the site, so it's not quite as bad as a shrink wrap license.
In this case, I have to side with the judge.
Unfortunately? Not at all. If someone wantes to remove their stuff from the net, that's their right under copyright law. Period. Don't like it? Move to another planet, 'cause it's an international thing.
Yeah, and the way to do this is by checking the MAC address so the offendor can't just switch ports. If you wanted to be TRUELY EVIL, force them to use PPPOE... Heh Heh.... Hmm, Nah, I wouldn't want to push THAT on anyone (like the baby bells do...) It's a little TOO evil. :-)
Unfortunately, the process of clueing in the users takes too long.
.rtf format with a jpeg picture as opposed to a proprietary .doc format. RTF isn't great, but at least I could read it easily on my linux box.
Hmm. If you set your company's email server to automaticlly reject any ".doc" attachments with an appropriate autoresponse, the "clue" process can actually be quite quick and painless.
As a side note, I was quite surprised when my realtor forwarded house information in