Hell, the Brits should be in enough trouble with the RIP bill in Parliament now.
"Hi. We're the British Government. Give us your encryption keys and decrypt this document for us. Refuse, forget the key, or tell your boss that we made you do this, and you're in jail."
Being an American in Britain for the past 5 weeks, I've come to appreciate that as fucked as the American system is, it's... err... fixable.
Better solution than nuking Britain would be to distribute some crack with a serious toxin in it, and eliminate anyone who's been to more than one WWF event or been on Jerry Springer, then reassess. The US can at that point consider ourselves to have gotten rid of the bottom 10-20% of the population, and can spend our time on useful things like un-fucking fucked up patents, and not on stupid shit.
...but minidiscs 1) are reusable, and 2) would come down in price significantly if there were actually a market for them. If Sony's not going to scrap MD technology, they're going to have to get people to use 'em.
Not that I prefer proprietary technology, I'm just finding it interesting.
Apparently you didn't notice that it said 77mm CDRs in the article. Undoubtedly because you never read it.
Pop out your CD-ROM tray. Notice the indentation about 3 inches around which is usually located under a regular CD when it's in the tray?
Ever wonder what particular function it played? I'd assume that you are not the type to wonder about possible Bernoulli principle effects, so I'll just straight-out tell you that not all CDs are the same size. There are big ones and little ones.
The camera takes the little ones.
The little ones hold significantly less than the big ones, thus you can't take 650MB of photos on one Über Mavica CDR.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the difficulty would not lie in porting the OS, simply porting GCC to the architecture, no? I've not looked to see how much ASM is in the Linux kernel, but seeing as Linux has been ported to pretty much everything else... And the only reason I mentioned GCC is that I've read that the Linux kernel has some GCC-specific code... in theory, if Transmeta just wrote their own C compiler, most of the porting job would be done...
For those of you who want to know more about how to go about putting together a working system with Linux and VMEbus components, see www.vmelinux.org.
From their site: This project's primary offering is the Kernel Level Linux Device Driver that interfaces between the Unix Shell environment and the VMEbus. The driver is compatible with the Tundra Universe PCI-VME bridge integrated circuit.
Agreed. The people who insist on GUIs for everything are the same people who want to be shown how to do everything, to learn nothing on their own.
"Oh, no. I have to remember something."
I'm fully a believer in bringing a person up to the level of a decent computer rather than bringing the computer down to them.
Theoretically, we could have a computer that boots up, dials up to the net, opens up Netscape, loads Yahoo's front page, closes Netscape, hangs up the modem, shuts down the OS and the computer.
Ease of use? Can you switch on the power? Flexibility? Uh... none? Value?
Pretty pictures assist in comprehension of abstract concepts... sometimes... but are not a fully-functional substitute for the nitty-gritty information which we want to get in and out of a computer.
Which is exactly why QNX could not have used the standard UNIX crypt - it's not consistent in the number of cycles required to execute under different circumstances.
I understand a littany of off-topic posts, but WHAT?
Suitability of anything over anything else requires a context.
"Staples found to be better than paper clips" - sure, maybe for holding paper together, but not for ejecting Mac floppies.
Firewire is nice for peripherals, but why must people compare it to ethernet? It's made to connect several devices *locally* in a high-speed fashion.
You're all mumbling crap about 63 devices blah blah blah and wondering about addressing schemes.
Is there a limitation that people don't know about regarding Ethernet MAC addresses?
Then, you talk about collisions.
Huh? Properly Vlanned and subnetted switched networks should be in place to deal with collisions.
Fibre Channel? First, it's 100 MBps, not 100mbps. Second, outside of external arrays on expensive-as-shit multiprocessor servers, when do you see it? You don't.
How many of the people complaining about SCSI actually know if it's the bus which is holding them up? Fine... it's nicer to run fiber from one rack to another than to get those damned SCSI cables routed around.
I think that most of the commenters are people who just get hard-ons when you mention fiber.
Firewire, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, SCSI, Fibre Channel, USB, USB-II... when does it stop? How many devices shall we end up with that can't talk to one another? How many upgrades shall we have simply because we need new interfaces on them?
You know what we need? A cheaper solution. Why should SCSI cables cost so damned much? The adapters to plug your Fast SCSI-II drive into your U2W cable?
Keyword for success and unification is commodity. Which of the abovementioned standards is commodity? Ethernet/Fast Ethernet. RJ45 connectors? Cat5? Commodity.
Yeah, you're right though. Let's make it so there's no way in hell you can get what you need to get the new system on the network at 10 minutes after 8 in the evening. </rant>
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Yeah... who needs to be able to use standardized calls like gethostbyname() anyway?
Yes, it could be done.
No, it's not a good idea.
I visited Islington a few weeks ago, and must say that I was quite amused that there's a Hotblack Desiato Realtors.
Oh, you can just call me Phil.
Hell, the Brits should be in enough trouble with the RIP bill in Parliament now.
"Hi. We're the British Government. Give us your encryption keys and decrypt this document for us. Refuse, forget the key, or tell your boss that we made you do this, and you're in jail."
Being an American in Britain for the past 5 weeks, I've come to appreciate that as fucked as the American system is, it's... err... fixable.
Better solution than nuking Britain would be to distribute some crack with a serious toxin in it, and eliminate anyone who's been to more than one WWF event or been on Jerry Springer, then reassess. The US can at that point consider ourselves to have gotten rid of the bottom 10-20% of the population, and can spend our time on useful things like un-fucking fucked up patents, and not on stupid shit.
Me? Bitter about the scum? Naaah.
Not that I'm big on skins, but they could help in the acceptance arena if pre-packaged easily customized packaged browsers are possible.
...but minidiscs 1) are reusable, and 2) would come down in price significantly if there were actually a market for them. If Sony's not going to scrap MD technology, they're going to have to get people to use 'em.
Not that I prefer proprietary technology, I'm just finding it interesting.
Apparently you didn't notice that it said 77mm CDRs in the article. Undoubtedly because you never read it.
Pop out your CD-ROM tray. Notice the indentation about 3 inches around which is usually located under a regular CD when it's in the tray?
Ever wonder what particular function it played? I'd assume that you are not the type to wonder about possible Bernoulli principle effects, so I'll just straight-out tell you that not all CDs are the same size. There are big ones and little ones.
The camera takes the little ones.
The little ones hold significantly less than the big ones, thus you can't take 650MB of photos on one Über Mavica CDR.
Nah... who needs battery life?
31 shots on my Kodak DC-215 wiped a set of Duracells - and everything on that is solid-state except the zoom bit.
Besides, isn't it curious that they'd push CDR over Minidisc?
Just my 2...
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the difficulty would not lie in porting the OS, simply porting GCC to the architecture, no? I've not looked to see how much ASM is in the Linux kernel, but seeing as Linux has been ported to pretty much everything else... And the only reason I mentioned GCC is that I've read that the Linux kernel has some GCC-specific code... in theory, if Transmeta just wrote their own C compiler, most of the porting job would be done...
Additionally, you can get patches for Linux 2.2.9 and 2.2.14 here: http://www-internal.alphanet.ch/archives/local/alp hanet/linux/drivers/scsi/IP-over-S CSI/
If you're a lawyer only making $60,000 USD, then you're certainly not doing a very good job of justifying your salary :)
This mailing list summary message has links to various resources. In short, yes, it has been done.
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http://ume.med.ucalgary.ca/usenet/Solaris/0336.
Now I'm free.... free fallin'
I gotta remind myself to look on the shuttle pics when they're up to see if they're running Napster up there. Is copyright law interplanetary?
Solaris Jumpstart / RedHat Kickstart sound appropriate for this.
For those of you who want to know more about how to go about putting together a working system with Linux and VMEbus components, see www.vmelinux.org.
From their site:
This project's primary offering is the Kernel Level Linux Device Driver that interfaces between the Unix Shell environment and the VMEbus. The driver is compatible with the Tundra Universe PCI-VME bridge integrated circuit.
Agreed. The people who insist on GUIs for everything are the same people who want to be shown how to do everything, to learn nothing on their own.
"Oh, no. I have to remember something."
I'm fully a believer in bringing a person up to the level of a decent computer rather than bringing the computer down to them.
Theoretically, we could have a computer that boots up, dials up to the net, opens up Netscape, loads Yahoo's front page, closes Netscape, hangs up the modem, shuts down the OS and the computer.
Ease of use? Can you switch on the power?
Flexibility? Uh... none?
Value?
Pretty pictures assist in comprehension of abstract concepts... sometimes... but are not a fully-functional substitute for the nitty-gritty information which we want to get in and out of a computer.
Must I run X with a one-button mouse?
Eek!
Yeah, well, as if it isn't bad enough with the FCC and personal CD players...
Must I be required to have an anal probe so the $6.00/hr security guard can be reasonably sure I'm not going to try to take the plane down?
I do more coke so I can work more hours so I can make more money so I can do more coke.
-Nev
I do more coke so I can work more hours so I can make more money so I can do more coke. -Nev
Kinda like buying a P!!! 733 over a P!!!700, eh?
Hahahahaha
Look at the pitifully ironic ad which came up after I submitted that comment.
It looks like Canada got their hands on some PSX2s.
If they're worried about people using the processor for guidance systems, then why allow it to be sold in Japan? Japanese missiles are less dangerous?
Aum Shinrikyo or whatever the sarin-gas-in-the-subway folks call themselves surely wouldn't want to build a bomb.
Governments are making themselves quite useless.
I think I'm going to go practice Missle Command on my Atari 2600 so I'm ready when the Japanese launch.
Which is exactly why QNX could not have used the standard UNIX crypt - it's not consistent in the number of cycles required to execute under different circumstances.
...and I thought that the only exploding Spam I would ever have to deal with was a can from Hormel with botulism in it.
I understand a littany of off-topic posts, but WHAT ?
Suitability of anything over anything else requires a context.
"Staples found to be better than paper clips" - sure, maybe for holding paper together, but not for ejecting Mac floppies.
Firewire is nice for peripherals, but why must people compare it to ethernet? It's made to connect several devices *locally* in a high-speed fashion.
You're all mumbling crap about 63 devices blah blah blah and wondering about addressing schemes.
Is there a limitation that people don't know about regarding Ethernet MAC addresses?
Then, you talk about collisions.
Huh? Properly Vlanned and subnetted switched networks should be in place to deal with collisions.
Fibre Channel? First, it's 100 MBps, not 100mbps. Second, outside of external arrays on expensive-as-shit multiprocessor servers, when do you see it? You don't.
How many of the people complaining about SCSI actually know if it's the bus which is holding them up? Fine... it's nicer to run fiber from one rack to another than to get those damned SCSI cables routed around.
I think that most of the commenters are people who just get hard-ons when you mention fiber.
Firewire, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, SCSI, Fibre Channel, USB, USB-II... when does it stop? How many devices shall we end up with that can't talk to one another? How many upgrades shall we have simply because we need new interfaces on them?
You know what we need? A cheaper solution. Why should SCSI cables cost so damned much? The adapters to plug your Fast SCSI-II drive into your U2W cable?
Keyword for success and unification is commodity . Which of the abovementioned standards is commodity? Ethernet/Fast Ethernet. RJ45 connectors? Cat5? Commodity.
Yeah, you're right though. Let's make it so there's no way in hell you can get what you need to get the new system on the network at 10 minutes after 8 in the evening. </rant>
-NevDull