Check out the EPIA series motherboards. This site has mucho information, (but unless you're in the UK you'll probably want to order from a local retailer - they're in the UK.)
Real nice boards - the M series has a hardware decoder for MPEG 2 and TV out, etc. Works under Linux - some issues with drivers - check to forums.
Hmm. LEGO bricks cost MUCH more than 2x4s. I want this company! (Lego goes for $10 a pound used, $25 a pound or more new: $7.99 for a quarter pound at LEGOLAND.)
If you have the source code, then you have an exact description of what the code will do, bugs or no. Everything is documented in a GPL program in a way that Microsoft just cannot provide. Some line like:
"This code is guaranteed to do exactly what the code states. Anything else is explicitly denied."
GPL programs could have this, as the code is included, but Microsoft cannot, and would have to take the liability.
What is it lately? They are all over the web in many different areas. What has caused the russian boom?
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Then why not have the movement of the mouse generate electrical current to regcharge batteries, and the keypresses of the mouse and keyboard do the same? If it were done right, it should be able to generate power enough for a little radio signal. Kinda like those funky watches.
It's not cuddly - have you ever tried to cuddle a teddy bear with a metal block inside and 6 wires coming out of it? It would be difficult to enjoy, to say the least.
The argument that much of what is currently being developed is closed is a strawman. There will always be this argument, but the longer we wait, the more time it will take to change when the time actually comes. It would be better to change now, absorb the bump, and continue. (And given the pressure, many of the closed source systems could become open source (IE, pay $X to Joe Roberts so that he will change his code from propietary to GPL, etc.)
I bow my head in shame at the inability of myself to preview the HTML.
/me cries in shame, then remembers its slashdot, and blames in on XP, and runs and hides when anyone asks why he's using XP, and blames it on "work" even though it is long after the company closed.
I was talking to some folks, and we mentioned that the world is becoming more dependent on information that is ONLY stored electronically, and not on paper. Perhaps the time is coming where something (like a major filesystem eating bug in XP or the next SuperVirus (TM)) will destroy a large portion of the internet's data. (An example is , who recently lost everything in a major raid update crash.
So what we should do is plan and prepare for this eventuality. If we have the equivalent of backup generators and emergency equipment in the digital arena, we can take over when the main system stumbles. It's not going to be long until someone devises a way to seriously crash a significant portion of the machines in the world - all the recent virii have been relatively harmless - it would not take much at all to program a relatively smart virus that would do serious damage (IE hit network drives first, destroy files that are heavily used, only strike at night, morph code, etc.)
Ah, well. This is just a bunch of blathering, but we should thing about how to use the "enemy's" weakness against it. We need to make sure that linux is seen as more stable and more secure because it is BY DEFAULT - if people start using it and get burned, they'll go back to Microsoft.
* 5.1. Self leveling leather upholstered air suspension seats with five way adjustments, lumbar air bags, heat, and on/off road modes)
* 5.2. Inertia reel seatbelts with off-road lock
* 5.3. Refrigerator/food warmer/coffee maker
* 5.4. Heated and cooled drink holders.
* 12 disc CD changer (connected to entertainment AM/FM/CD player)
* 5.6. Retractable (air powered) entry steps (one on each side), provide access step for front and rear doors.
Good point! Does anyone want to KW and give us a link to some site that has different experiments with fullsize harddrives under laptop style conditions? I have a 80GB hd & P 233 mounted in a cardboard box, and it runs fine (but skipped on one song when an idiot pulled out in front of me). I'd like to know what the chances are that I'll be using my warranty!:)
IE Some site with G force ratings, and also some tests.
My dad was actually working on this for Ford Motor company over four years ago - they got as far as a system that would fit in a van, recognize the road and draw lines accordingly, recognize vehicles in the road of differing shapes, etc. IIRC, there was even an ad during one of the olympics. But then Ford pulled the progect....
We ain't got the exact same thing, but my college runs the entire student email server (with logging in for pine, etc) of a 486 dx2 66 with 31 megs of ram. It has an uptime of over 3 years now....and somewhere around 250 users (max I've seen logged in is 12. Works like a charm.
We should all band together and get SOMETHING for the SAMBA developers - I know I've used it for 3 years now, and it still works swell (serving 160GB+ files on a dorm network...)
I'd like to do something for them, even if it's nothing more than a postcard.... hmmm, that's a good idea.:)
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Check out the EPIA series motherboards. This site has mucho information, (but unless you're in the UK you'll probably want to order from a local retailer - they're in the UK.)
Real nice boards - the M series has a hardware decoder for MPEG 2 and TV out, etc. Works under Linux - some issues with drivers - check to forums.
Hmm. LEGO bricks cost MUCH more than 2x4s. I want this company! (Lego goes for $10 a pound used, $25 a pound or more new: $7.99 for a quarter pound at LEGOLAND.)
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You forgot the most important one (especially around here!):
Discontinue use of IDE-SCSI Converter if any of the following occurs:
* Prolonged erection (over 4 hours)
If you have the source code, then you have an exact description of what the code will do, bugs or no. Everything is documented in a GPL program in a way that Microsoft just cannot provide. Some line like:
"This code is guaranteed to do exactly what the code states. Anything else is explicitly denied."
GPL programs could have this, as the code is included, but Microsoft cannot, and would have to take the liability.
Do you realize this is from 2000 or earlier? Taking slashdot.org to a new height of old news (but the marble machines are nice)
What is it lately? They are all over the web in many different areas. What has caused the russian boom?
Then why not have the movement of the mouse generate electrical current to regcharge batteries, and the keypresses of the mouse and keyboard do the same? If it were done right, it should be able to generate power enough for a little radio signal. Kinda like those funky watches.
It's not cuddly - have you ever tried to cuddle a teddy bear with a metal block inside and 6 wires coming out of it? It would be difficult to enjoy, to say the least.
I just have to ask, doesn't AOL stand for AMERICA On Line? So do you have to call long distance from the UK? :)
Dunno
Oooooh! A prophecy about EMACS!
:)
(This is a joke. It is to be funny.)
The argument that much of what is currently being developed is closed is a strawman. There will always be this argument, but the longer we wait, the more time it will take to change when the time actually comes. It would be better to change now, absorb the bump, and continue. (And given the pressure, many of the closed source systems could become open source (IE, pay $X to Joe Roberts so that he will change his code from propietary to GPL, etc.)
I bow my head in shame at the inability of myself to preview the HTML.
/me cries in shame, then remembers its slashdot, and blames in on XP, and runs and hides when anyone asks why he's using XP, and blames it on "work" even though it is long after the company closed.
I was talking to some folks, and we mentioned that the world is becoming more dependent on information that is ONLY stored electronically, and not on paper. Perhaps the time is coming where something (like a major filesystem eating bug in XP or the next SuperVirus (TM)) will destroy a large portion of the internet's data. (An example is , who recently lost everything in a major raid update crash.
So what we should do is plan and prepare for this eventuality. If we have the equivalent of backup generators and emergency equipment in the digital arena, we can take over when the main system stumbles. It's not going to be long until someone devises a way to seriously crash a significant portion of the machines in the world - all the recent virii have been relatively harmless - it would not take much at all to program a relatively smart virus that would do serious damage (IE hit network drives first, destroy files that are heavily used, only strike at night, morph code, etc.)
Ah, well. This is just a bunch of blathering, but we should thing about how to use the "enemy's" weakness against it. We need to make sure that linux is seen as more stable and more secure because it is BY DEFAULT - if people start using it and get burned, they'll go back to Microsoft.
This is in response to the going-to-court business. Here is the GNU page on this topic:
Enforcing the GPL
Anyone who wishes to comment on enforcabilty of the GPL should be required to read this.
So does this mean that we should call those slashdot people lagomers instead of moderators? :)
All these computers, and no MP3 player!
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* 5.1. Self leveling leather upholstered air suspension seats with five way adjustments, lumbar air bags, heat, and on/off road modes)
* 5.2. Inertia reel seatbelts with off-road lock
* 5.3. Refrigerator/food warmer/coffee maker
* 5.4. Heated and cooled drink holders.
* 12 disc CD changer (connected to entertainment AM/FM/CD player)
* 5.6. Retractable (air powered) entry steps (one on each side), provide access step for front and rear doors.
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Good point! Does anyone want to KW and give us a link to some site that has different experiments with fullsize harddrives under laptop style conditions? I have a 80GB hd & P 233 mounted in a cardboard box, and it runs fine (but skipped on one song when an idiot pulled out in front of me). I'd like to know what the chances are that I'll be using my warranty! :)
IE Some site with G force ratings, and also some tests.
My dad was actually working on this for Ford Motor company over four years ago - they got as far as a system that would fit in a van, recognize the road and draw lines accordingly, recognize vehicles in the road of differing shapes, etc. IIRC, there was even an ad during one of the olympics. But then Ford pulled the progect....
But if we combine this with the other slashdot post about exploding chips, can we get BIOSs that explode when Linux is run?
Perhaps only once in awhile, so it can be advertised as MS Windows XE (Sexy) doesn't explode your PC (like Linux can...)
We ain't got the exact same thing, but my college runs the entire student email server (with logging in for pine, etc) of a 486 dx2 66 with 31 megs of ram. It has an uptime of over 3 years now....and somewhere around 250 users (max I've seen logged in is 12. Works like a charm.
Anyone else notice the title:
Squashing N'Sync, indeed!
:)
We should perhaps look more into spammer-baiting! Anyone in Chicago able to get a personal interview with Bernie?
Now he's Slashdot Famous! He'll probably advertise that he's a Slashdot Expert!
We should all band together and get SOMETHING for the SAMBA developers - I know I've used it for 3 years now, and it still works swell (serving 160GB+ files on a dorm network...)
.... hmmm, that's a good idea. :)
I'd like to do something for them, even if it's nothing more than a postcard
We need a slashdot poll:
A random set of numbers means:
(1) Any and all possible sets
(2) Only those sets which have no visible patters
(3) RAANNNDY!, Baby!
(4) Cowboy Neal