If you could replace the BIOS with Linux, then I guess you could accurately say that it would be possible to run windows and linux simultaneously (without emulation)
Might be cool to see a special boot PROM on a network card. Fool the computer into booting off a chip, but make it think it's booting off another computer on the network.
> In other words AT&T and AOL Time Warner can now continue to expand their monopoly
How's it a monopoly when two companies are competing for the same markets? I think your definition of a monopoly has been significantly watered down from the definition Microsoft would like you to believe.
Okay... Slightly off topic,
But what I'd like to see is some sort of secure way to mount a network file system.
(keep in mind that I'm a linux newbie)
My understanding of NFS is that it relies on trust. I trust my account on my school's server, but how is any computer on a school network supposed to trust me?
While I'm glad to see that Free speech wins again,
You have to admit that there is a double standard here.
If the principle were to make his own website
attacking the credibility of the student,
The shit would definitely hit the fan.
I probably would have done the same thing when I was a kid (had there been an internet), but if I were in the principle's shoes, I'm not sure what I'd do. What would you do? What is the correct thing for a principle to do in that situation?
> Governments should assume a more controlling role
> in the development of highspeed internet technologies;
> the laying of cable is a vital part of the economic interest of each country.
I disagree with this statement.
It may not be in a goverment's best (financial) intrest to pay for wiring it's country.
For instance, what would happen if in two weeks, some company starts selling some miraculous wireless technology that's way fast and dirt cheap? (probably not likely but I think I've gotten my point across)
I'm sorry to hear that you're still using a modem.
I remember those days of agony. Countless hours of downloading instead of 4 minutes to download 90 megs of Star office:)
My dad still goes through Dialup. He actually pays more for his dialup than I pay for my cable modem!
To avoid long distance fees (he lives in a farmtown with no local ISP), he is able to pay an additional $10-15 / month to the phone company so that all calls to the next town are considered "local". Then he has to have a second phone line (add $20-$25 / month), then on top of that, he has to pay for his ISP! ($10-15 / month)
If the music industry is losing sooooo much money to people pirating music, then why do all the big newspapers GIVE AWAY their news stories on their websites?
It's obvious to me that these newspapers are generating their own revenue by advertising themselves. Music artists have it easy because the LISTENERS do most of the promotions when they rip/encode to MP3!!!
IMHO, this whole napster thing looks like one ingenious publicity stunt to sell MORE records.
Yes, 1600 MHz is very impressive, but I have do disagree with your statement:
> I'd rather have 2 800MHz chips than a 1.6GHz any day of the week.
It sounds good on paper to have two processors (twice as fast right?), but having twice the processors doesn't make your system twice as fast.
To make matters worse, you need to have the right software to get full use of both processors. I've noticed that when I change numbers in one of my simulation spreadsheets (8 meg M$ Excel file), It takes a good 10 seconds for all the numbers to crunch. Typically, one processor will max out, while the other runs at about 15% off idle. Frankly, I'd rather have both processors maxed out and get some work done.
Having a dual 533 box is cool and all, but all things being equal,
I'd prefer to have a single 1600 than a dual 800 system.
Dont' get me wrong though, I'd rather have a pair of those AMD 1200's on one board than just one!
Employers rarely filter out websites from their employees, yet few people I know would dare visit Pr0n sites at work. Why? Because once you're logged into the system, every move you make is tracked. Employees know that they would be taking a huge risk by viewing the wrong websites.
So why not have schools do what businesses do?
Parents (who care) could request list of sites that Little Johnny visited last month. After Mommy & Daddy find out Little Johnny has a Golden Shower Fettish, you can bet your ass there will be hell to pay.
It is impossible to filter out all the things we think children should not be viewing. When we use censor-ware, we're basically telling kids is that we don't trust them. We should be trusting our kids by giving them the responsiblity to monitor their own actions.
I cannot dispute the environmental damage caused by salt (I simply just don't know).
However, I thought you might find it interesting to know that not all road salt will rust out your car. Many communites here in michigan have considered using a very expensive (I believe 4x regular cost) type of salt that does not contribute to rust.
It would be interesting to see SlashCode integrated into a web-broadcast of this event (or a live televison broadcast for that matter).
I happen to be somewhat of a Cmdrtaco fan despite all the negative comments about him here. I'm assuming that there is a silent majority that is also, but there's no way to really know for sure.
My old boss grew up in the Netherlands,
and he was always had a good story or
two to tell.
He'd always complain about how our roads
(in Detroit) were always full of potholes while
his roads back home were always in much better
condition. In the Netherlands, roads are made of a porus material that actually lets rain seep
into & below the road surface. In light traffic it can actually be raining outside while the
road surface remains dry! So I told him,
"That's stupid! It could never work! Once that rain seeps into the road and freezes, it's going to make the whole roadway crumble.
He then explained to me how they overcame that problem. Instead of relying so much on snow plows and dump trucks filled with rock salt, they
instead have special tanker trucks that spray a special salt water mixture on the roads surface. The salt water works great on these special roads because:
The liquid is usually warmer than the freezing point of snow.
The snow melts much faster this way
The liquid keeps the snow from refreezing below the road surface
The roads are much safer since the roads stay drier
Snow plows are needed less, so their are fewer potholes caused by the blades
Don't get me wrong, This is great technology, (robot lawnmower anyone?) but
snow plows are not neccessarily the best solution to the problem (which is to have an inexpensive way to improve driver's safety). Frankly, I'm a little surprised that nobody has developed some sort of "lawn sprinkler" system integrated into the road to automatically recirulate a salt solution. This could work great on high traffic expressways where there is little room to move snow.
Just my $.02
There's more to making high quality music than just having some software on a PC. Don't expect PCs to just come along and completely replace professional sound studios. It takes a special talent that you can't just pick up a book and teach yourself to aquire the right "ear" for professional quality recording.
....Not to mention the huge expenses these guys put into the sound rooms. (i.e. Special walls & sound insulating materials)
I've got a lot of respect for these guys, and the talent they possess, but I don't fear many of them losing their jobs to this phenomenon.
Slashdot Mirror
> My PS2 is currently in Toledo (after taking what seemed like an enternity in Memphis). Damn fedex
It may not be in Memphis. Some FedEx employee is probably stranded on a island with it. (think Tom Hanks)
If you could replace the BIOS with Linux, then I guess you could accurately say that it would be possible to run windows and linux simultaneously (without emulation)
I was thinking about the Reiser Situation too.
but I think an electronic solution would be a lot faster than any mechanical Harddrive (even SSCI)
Combine Reiser FS and a special Boot Chip, and I think you'd have a real winner!
Might be cool to see a special boot PROM on a network card. Fool the computer into booting off a chip, but make it think it's booting off another computer on the network.
Might be a tough hack, but it sure would be cool
> In other words AT&T and AOL Time Warner can now continue to expand their monopoly
How's it a monopoly when two companies are competing for the same markets?
I think your definition of a monopoly has been significantly watered down from the definition Microsoft would like you to believe.
Santa,
There's one more thing I forgot to tell you...
Dude - You Rock!
That looks like exactly what I've been looking for
I hope you getting modded up for this one!
Okay... Slightly off topic,
But what I'd like to see is some sort of secure way to mount a network file system.
(keep in mind that I'm a linux newbie)
My understanding of NFS is that it relies on trust. I trust my account on my school's server, but how is any computer on a school network supposed to trust me?
Or maybe the Gimp could have a plugin for printed circuits
Don't get me wrong,
This is a great discovery and all, but...
Why would I want a belly made of cartilage?
While I'm glad to see that Free speech wins again,
You have to admit that there is a double standard here.
If the principle were to make his own website
attacking the credibility of the student,
The shit would definitely hit the fan.
I probably would have done the same thing when I was a kid (had there been an internet), but if I were in the principle's shoes, I'm not sure what I'd do. What would you do? What is the correct thing for a principle to do in that situation?
>Hey, I triple dog dare you to lick it
I can't believe he skipped the double dog dare,
and went straight for the Triple dog dare!
That's unheard of!
> Governments should assume a more controlling role
> in the development of highspeed internet technologies;
> the laying of cable is a vital part of the economic interest of each country.
I disagree with this statement.
It may not be in a goverment's best (financial) intrest to pay for wiring it's country.
For instance, what would happen if in two weeks, some company starts selling some miraculous wireless technology that's way fast and dirt cheap? (probably not likely but I think I've gotten my point across)
I'm sorry to hear that you're still using a modem. I remember those days of agony. Countless hours of downloading instead of 4 minutes to download 90 megs of Star office :)
My dad still goes through Dialup. He actually pays more for his dialup than I pay for my cable modem!
To avoid long distance fees (he lives in a farmtown with no local ISP), he is able to pay an additional $10-15 / month to the phone company so that all calls to the next town are considered "local". Then he has to have a second phone line (add $20-$25 / month), then on top of that, he has to pay for his ISP! ($10-15 / month)
Patience is a virtue
(but it still sucks to wait)
Sounds pretty cool,
But it got me to thinking...
This thing uses Magnetic fields to form the metal,
But Copper and Aluminum are non-Ferrus Metals!
Could somebody who knows a little bit about metalurgy comment on this!
If the music industry is losing sooooo much money to people pirating music, then why do all the big newspapers GIVE AWAY their news stories on their websites?
Ever heard of:
The Detroit News (My hometown rag)
The London Times
The New York Times
USA Today
The L.A. Times
The Boston Globe
The list goes on and on.
It's obvious to me that these newspapers are generating their own revenue by advertising themselves. Music artists have it easy because the LISTENERS do most of the promotions when they rip/encode to MP3!!!
IMHO, this whole napster thing looks like one ingenious publicity stunt to sell MORE records.
Yes, 1600 MHz is very impressive, but I have do disagree with your statement:
> I'd rather have 2 800MHz chips than a 1.6GHz any day of the week.
It sounds good on paper to have two processors (twice as fast right?), but having twice the processors doesn't make your system twice as fast. To make matters worse, you need to have the right software to get full use of both processors. I've noticed that when I change numbers in one of my simulation spreadsheets (8 meg M$ Excel file), It takes a good 10 seconds for all the numbers to crunch. Typically, one processor will max out, while the other runs at about 15% off idle. Frankly, I'd rather have both processors maxed out and get some work done.
Having a dual 533 box is cool and all, but all things being equal,
I'd prefer to have a single 1600 than a dual 800 system.
Dont' get me wrong though, I'd rather have a pair of those AMD 1200's on one board than just one!
Employers rarely filter out websites from their employees, yet few people I know would dare visit Pr0n sites at work. Why? Because once you're logged into the system, every move you make is tracked. Employees know that they would be taking a huge risk by viewing the wrong websites.
So why not have schools do what businesses do?
Parents (who care) could request list of sites that Little Johnny visited last month. After Mommy & Daddy find out Little Johnny has a Golden Shower Fettish, you can bet your ass there will be hell to pay.
It is impossible to filter out all the things we think children should not be viewing. When we use censor-ware, we're basically telling kids is that we don't trust them. We should be trusting our kids by giving them the responsiblity to monitor their own actions.
I cannot dispute the environmental damage caused by salt (I simply just don't know).
However, I thought you might find it interesting to know that not all road salt will rust out your car. Many communites here in michigan have considered using a very expensive (I believe 4x regular cost) type of salt that does not contribute to rust.
The rule being, If it gives you wood, and you keep doing it, then it's cheating.
If you're a woman and it gives you wood, Then I'd suggest double checking your gender.
Microsoft response:
Bah Humbug!!! Our products are so good you don't even have to worry about viruses.
Symmantec response:
How much money do you have???
It would be interesting to see SlashCode integrated into a web-broadcast of this event (or a live televison broadcast for that matter).
I happen to be somewhat of a Cmdrtaco fan despite all the negative comments about him here. I'm assuming that there is a silent majority that is also, but there's no way to really know for sure.
My old boss grew up in the Netherlands, and he was always had a good story or two to tell.
He'd always complain about how our roads (in Detroit) were always full of potholes while his roads back home were always in much better condition. In the Netherlands, roads are made of a porus material that actually lets rain seep into & below the road surface. In light traffic it can actually be raining outside while the road surface remains dry! So I told him,
"That's stupid! It could never work! Once that
rain seeps into the road and freezes,
it's going to make the whole roadway crumble.
He then explained to me how they overcame that problem. Instead of relying so much on snow plows and dump trucks filled with rock salt, they instead have special tanker trucks that spray a special salt water mixture on the roads surface. The salt water works great on these special roads because:
The liquid is usually warmer than the freezing point of snow.
The snow melts much faster this way
The liquid keeps the snow from refreezing below the road surface
The roads are much safer since the roads stay drier
Snow plows are needed less, so their are fewer potholes caused by the blades
Don't get me wrong, This is great technology, (robot lawnmower anyone?) but snow plows are not neccessarily the best solution to the problem (which is to have an inexpensive way to improve driver's safety). Frankly, I'm a little surprised that nobody has developed some sort of "lawn sprinkler" system integrated into the road to automatically recirulate a salt solution. This could work great on high traffic expressways where there is little room to move snow.
Just my $.02
There's more to making high quality music than just having some software on a PC. Don't expect PCs to just come along and completely replace professional sound studios. It takes a special talent that you can't just pick up a book and teach yourself to aquire the right "ear" for professional quality recording.
....Not to mention the huge expenses these guys put into the sound rooms. (i.e. Special walls & sound insulating materials)
I've got a lot of respect for these guys, and the talent they possess, but I don't fear many of them losing their jobs to this phenomenon.
Can you say FSCKTV??
This thing would ROCK with a cable TV descrabler, (for educational purposes of course).