I agree, because I somehow associate witchcraft with a primitive kind of science. Especially after watching the Harry Potter movies; Hogwarts is so much like Cambridge University:)
I mean, I would think most people who are able to hack their NSLU2 are also the type that have an extra computer around that they would use instead.
My extra computers I could use instead are noisy as hell. This thing is probably dead silent. It'd be great for a server (mail/web etc.) that I could run 24/7 in my bedroom.
It appears that anything.slashdot.org will work. If the hostname part preceding slashdot.org coincides with a Slashdot section (science, apple, etc.) then the page is given a certain colour scheme, but the contents will not depend on it. In fact, I just tried fucking.retarted.slashdot.org and it gave me the usual front page, as logic dictates.
The GPL requires that those who get the program, get the source too.
It's OK to sell the program and give the source to subscribers only.
It's up to the distributor to decide whether they want to give sources
to everyone including non-subscribers.
However, it is my impression that WineX is not a GPL derivative, so
this doesn't matter anyway.
I find this offer as inacceptable as the rest of the Slshdot crowd, but wouldn't it be possible that Microsoft knows it's market? I bet they made extensive research in Asia and it turned out that most people will be satisfied with an operating system as crippled as this.
Once you get used to computers and the Internet, you learn more and you start demanding more. I can imagine people switching to Linux or some other proper OS when they hit the limitations of XPSE.
I know it sounds totally insane to us but maybe not so much to your mother or a thai.
The vast majority of computer users -- Windows, Linux, OS X -- lack the knowledge to correctly configure a firewall. They also lack the will and intent to acquire that knowledge. Almost all computer users don't have the foggiest notion of how IP networks function, and will never acquire that knowledge.
True. But the problem with Windows is that it's marketed as a 'user-friendly' solution, such that people who don't know jack about computing can use to get on the Internet. Since it doesn't fulfill this promise, I think it's justified to blame Microsoft.
Linux, on the other hand, does not claim to think on behalf of the user. It's honest about the fact that computers do what they're told.
All things commonly associated with Apple were actually created in the 60's: iMacs (Predicta), windows (Xerox), and the mouse (Xerox).
True, but I think windows are more often associated with, um, Windows. It's a good point to remember though; whenever MS is bashed of copying technology ideas from Apple, it is not always Apple that first invented it. I'd like to think that both MS and Apple draw from the work of Xerox, and Apple has a better implementation by an order of magnitude.
I wonder if normal word-processor, cursor positioning, plain office usage wouldn't also require high dexterity with the mouse...
I guess it does, because when you switch to using the mouse with your 'wrong' hand, it feels very awkward at first. It gets easier pretty soon, in a day or so. I get along perfectly fine with this setup, it's really worth trying out.
This is a gaming device. It is not a keyboard replacement. It has been around a long time. It also has no Linux drivers, so I'm not sure why it's in the "Linux" category.
It's a keyboard replacement aimed at FPS games, where the simultaneous use of a keyboard and a mouse is essential. But who's to say it should be limited to games? I for one find it interesting. The arrow keypad part could even replace the mouse to some extent; imagine using this with a wearable computer.
Unfortunately, I already have my left hand reserved for the mouse. Being right-handed, I prefer keeping my more dexterous hand on the keyboard. Dexterity would be particularly required for a novel alternative like this. But it looks like there is only a left-handed model available:(
It's the spirit of BitTorrent that uploading is not quite the same as distribution. Whoever SEEDS the torrent is the distributor; anyone else who uses it, is helping the distributor do its work.
BT users are acting like a router that has to make a copy of the data in order to send it to its destination. It's basically a 'software router' that extends network topology beyond its original capabilities.
A lot of people ask, why Linux when I can already use my sleek
powerbook to run X applications and hell even apt-get software from
Fink's binary repository. The answer is the same to why someone would
want to run Linux on an x86 machine. Why run linux when you could just
use cgywin?
I think there are key differences:
It's easier to buy an x86 machine without Windows, than a Mac
without a Mac OS.
OS X is a unix, Windows is not. Running Cygwin and X on top of
Windows is much more of a kluge than it is on OS X. (I know Windows
has a POSIX compatibility layer, but still. You could
probably factor in the general suckitude of Windows as well.)
However, if I ever get an Apple I'll probably install Linux anyway:)
they are giving your SuSE 9.1 for the same price as XP home. We are not getting a price break.
If the money goes to SuSE instead of Microsoft, I'll be glad to pay. It's one way of supporting open source, after all.
One problem with Linux vs. Windows is that they live in different kinds of economy. You pay for one, you get the other for free. Thus voting with your feet doesn't always give the right message. No-one knows you've chosen Linux using sales figures. But this way you can give a much stronger message of your Linux usage.
Linux is not faster as a desktop than windows. As the gnome and kde desktops are the main competition for Microsoft Windows, it does not make sense for microsoft to make windows as fast as it can, because Linux is not currently faster. If Linux does get better, then Microsoft will still have 'gas in the tank' to make windows faster again.
Gnome and KDE are equivalent to the point-and-drool environment of Windows, but that's hardly the only option for 'desktop' use.
The thing is that one can download as much as one likes for personal use. The exception is illegal material like child porn, zoo porn, snuff etc. One can also share downloaded stuff with family and friends. It is however against the law to distribute material that without the correct lisences. Again, the execption is family and friends.
Same thing in Finland. The only problem with this is BitTorrent where downloading requires sharing. However, with BT you're rarely distributing an entire file to a single person, so it's less clear an issue.
In Finnish, 'ei' means 'no' or 'not'. So this is regarded as 'not Office', which is quite apt considering people often talk about 'Office' when they mean Microsoft Office.
Mini-ITX is nice, but I think VIA needs to come out with something that can compete with other Mini-ITX vendors using Pentium4, Pentium-M or Athlon.
First of all, VIA pretty much came up with the Mini-ITX idea, so it's the others that compete against VIA. The idea hinges on low power and ideally passive cooling; therefore putting a P4 or Athlon on such a mobo would be a dumb idea.
I remember seeing one review of a P4 Mini-ITX board, and it had a number of problems because the CPU and cooling system took up most of the real estate.
On the other hand, a Pentium M would be quite fit for Mini-ITX, and it's been done with passive cooling. It's more expensive though, because a P-M costs about the same as an entire EPIA, which includes the CPU.
But this won't work on C3-2, the Nehemiah. It has SSE instead of the original C3's 3DNow. Thus I use -march=pentium3, which is fine instruction-wise. Timing and cache issues are another matter though...
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I agree, because I somehow associate witchcraft with a primitive kind of science. Especially after watching the Harry Potter movies; Hogwarts is so much like Cambridge University :)
is Benedict. Coincidence? I think not. fnord
My extra computers I could use instead are noisy as hell. This thing is probably dead silent. It'd be great for a server (mail/web etc.) that I could run 24/7 in my bedroom.
It appears that anything.slashdot.org will work. If the hostname part preceding slashdot.org coincides with a Slashdot section (science, apple, etc.) then the page is given a certain colour scheme, but the contents will not depend on it. In fact, I just tried fucking.retarted.slashdot.org and it gave me the usual front page, as logic dictates.
However, it is my impression that WineX is not a GPL derivative, so this doesn't matter anyway.
Once you get used to computers and the Internet, you learn more and you start demanding more. I can imagine people switching to Linux or some other proper OS when they hit the limitations of XPSE.
I know it sounds totally insane to us but maybe not so much to your mother or a thai.
Sounds like racism to me.
True. But the problem with Windows is that it's marketed as a 'user-friendly' solution, such that people who don't know jack about computing can use to get on the Internet. Since it doesn't fulfill this promise, I think it's justified to blame Microsoft.
Linux, on the other hand, does not claim to think on behalf of the user. It's honest about the fact that computers do what they're told.
True, but I think windows are more often associated with, um, Windows. It's a good point to remember though; whenever MS is bashed of copying technology ideas from Apple, it is not always Apple that first invented it. I'd like to think that both MS and Apple draw from the work of Xerox, and Apple has a better implementation by an order of magnitude.
WTF?? The C3 can be clocked up to 1.4 GHz, according to the specs page.
But does it improve your score?
I guess it does, because when you switch to using the mouse with your 'wrong' hand, it feels very awkward at first. It gets easier pretty soon, in a day or so. I get along perfectly fine with this setup, it's really worth trying out.
It's a keyboard replacement aimed at FPS games, where the simultaneous use of a keyboard and a mouse is essential. But who's to say it should be limited to games? I for one find it interesting. The arrow keypad part could even replace the mouse to some extent; imagine using this with a wearable computer.
Unfortunately, I already have my left hand reserved for the mouse. Being right-handed, I prefer keeping my more dexterous hand on the keyboard. Dexterity would be particularly required for a novel alternative like this. But it looks like there is only a left-handed model available :(
BT users are acting like a router that has to make a copy of the data in order to send it to its destination. It's basically a 'software router' that extends network topology beyond its original capabilities.
I was going to say something witty along the lines of IC circuits and GPS systems. But then recalled what the 'R' in 'RAID array' stands for.
Given the development of kernel-level clustering such as OpenMosix, is there any point in implementing a 'traditional' Beowulf any more?
I think there are key differences:
However, if I ever get an Apple I'll probably install Linux anyway :)
If the money goes to SuSE instead of Microsoft, I'll be glad to pay. It's one way of supporting open source, after all.
One problem with Linux vs. Windows is that they live in different kinds of economy. You pay for one, you get the other for free. Thus voting with your feet doesn't always give the right message. No-one knows you've chosen Linux using sales figures. But this way you can give a much stronger message of your Linux usage.
Yup, gravitation really works.
Gnome and KDE are equivalent to the point-and-drool environment of Windows, but that's hardly the only option for 'desktop' use.
Same thing in Finland. The only problem with this is BitTorrent where downloading requires sharing. However, with BT you're rarely distributing an entire file to a single person, so it's less clear an issue.
Note to moderators: this has something to do with Heisenberg...
In Finnish, 'ei' means 'no' or 'not'. So this is regarded as 'not Office', which is quite apt considering people often talk about 'Office' when they mean Microsoft Office.
First of all, VIA pretty much came up with the Mini-ITX idea, so it's the others that compete against VIA. The idea hinges on low power and ideally passive cooling; therefore putting a P4 or Athlon on such a mobo would be a dumb idea.
I remember seeing one review of a P4 Mini-ITX board, and it had a number of problems because the CPU and cooling system took up most of the real estate.
On the other hand, a Pentium M would be quite fit for Mini-ITX, and it's been done with passive cooling. It's more expensive though, because a P-M costs about the same as an entire EPIA, which includes the CPU.
But this won't work on C3-2, the Nehemiah. It has SSE instead of the original C3's 3DNow. Thus I use -march=pentium3, which is fine instruction-wise. Timing and cache issues are another matter though...