I've got a friend who's run Gb ethernet in his house - CAT 5e or 6 (I don't remember) and the Gb switch to match. True, he's not the norm but he does have it. He was running wireless and didn't think it was fast enough. The main reason he sited was because of the file server he has; he's using the network drive mounted locally for development.
Oh, and he has Verizon's fiber to the house so his downstream speed is about 15Mb/sec. Not gigabit, but still fast.
There's your Gb ethernet home user.:)
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This is what I used to do with VMware under Linux using a W2K as the hosted OS. Using a sparse image and the VMware tools to erase empty space, the resulting disk image was very compressable. With a 10GB disk image and using bzip2, I'd end up with a tarball that would fit on a CD.
This was great because I did a clean install and tar'ed up the images (VMware spread them over more than one file) and put them on a CD. When I needed a clean system, I just expanded them off the CD and I had a pristine install again.
I ended up doing this many times as the software we were working with came out with a new version pretty much every other week. Because the old version would *never* uninstall properly and the new version would have some incompatibility with the old version, the pristine copy thing saved me having to reinstall W2K every time we upgraded.
That's really strange because none of my friends have any problems at all. I had a mini before my 5G video and both work flawlessly. Of my friends who have iPods, the only problem any of them has had is with the battery in a 1G mini, which anyone who reads slashdot knows sucked cupcakes.
I did have problems with my iTrip causing some funkiness with my mini but when it was removed the mini worked fine.
What generation were the iPods that went bad? Maybe it was just a bad lot; it's happened before...
When you workout what you need to do is work the large muscles, most of which are in your legs. Well, that's what I've been told. That's why jogging or even walking is such a good wourkout.
Maybe just DDR is a better workout than you think!
In all fairness, there were a number of people offering patches for cd9660.util hours after the vulnerability was announced. On the other hand, Apple was very quick to get the patch as part of the "official" Apple release.
Personally? This rocks. It means Apple's listening and are responsive to security issues.
Stupidity? Not really. Other people have replied and made the point that it's not that difficult to find more than enough clueless people in a state of 35+ million to sign a petition to recall Gray Davis.
I live in California too, in southern California, and my electrical bills are high too. Unlike you however, I don't solely blame Gov. Davis for the high prices. Unless you've forgotten your civics classes you'll remember that the government of California is not a dictatorship and that two other branches of the government are responsible for what goes on here. Recalling Gray Davis accomplishes nothing of note accept undermining the election process.
Oh, and then there's the whole Texas/power provider thing going on. Had our illustrious President stepped up to the plate and actually given a shit about something other than his friends in Texas, there wouldn't have *been* a problem. Instead he protected his ass and his bud's profits.
Simon saw an opportunity to get a second shot at being govenor and took it. Without his backing the recall never would have happened. And if Georgy gets elected, you think there *won't* be another recall? Yeah, right.
California has lots of problems but they're not all Gov. Davis's fault. Maybe you should stop blaming him and figure out who you should really be ticked at. Or even better, contact your representative or senator and let them know how you feel.
Actually, I have a number of albums (yes, vinyl) that I haven't replaced with the CD version. When iTMS was up, those were the first I looked for. I've taken "ripped" some of the vinyl to mp3 or ogg but considering what my time is worth iTMS is much cheaper.
Most of my vinyl is available as CD but now I doubt that I'll ever buy it as that. I can buy the AAC's from iTMS and then burn a CD from my playlist (which I have done). The sound -- while admittedly not CD quality -- is better than my ears are and I have yet to find any sonic imperfections. And, it's better than the quality of my albums no matter what. (Yes, I took very good care of my albums but you pick up hiss and scratches no matter how careful you are!)
I've also purchased new music that I have neither the CD or album for. It was a quick, simple, and inexpensive way to get the music and I got to sample it first. I doubt I'll buy many more pre-recorded CDs now that I have this option.
My point is, yes it is an economical solution for replacing pre-owned music in some formats. For people like me, it's an easy way to "switch" my music collection to a digital format.
You know, this sounds an awful lot like head patching and tail patching, something the MacOS did back when everything ran in the same address space and they used the 68K's interrupt vector for system calls. It quickly became a total mess.
What happens if tail patches conflict? Is there a spec as to what gets executed first? Does the first one executed always win?
In a small project that is carefully designed and managed, this might work alright. On a large project, even with careful design and managment, this could become a nightmare very quickly.
I'm hopeful because this is fairly cool and would be really nice to use in many instances. On the other hand it's likely that it will be horribly misused (like operator overloading in C++) and become just another Bad Idea.
Microsoft insists that its new technology is a neutral platform. "It is certainly possible that an application vendor could choose to use [Palladium] to evaluate and enforce some software licensing terms," acknowledges Ms. Carroll. But "at the end of the day," she says, "the terms of the license for an application are strictly an issue between the vendor and the university."
This sounds sounds really riduculous to me. Kinda like drug manufacturers claims, "Hey, we just make the heroin." Or gun manufacturers, "We just make the guns and bullets. What you use them for is none of our business." Whereas those two examples *can* be used for alternative things, Palladium really can't. Ok, it can but it won't.
While I can see the use of such a system the last place I want it is stuck in my PC. There seem like so many better alternatives than forcing people to use computer systems with locked-in encryption/security. Especially locked-in by Microsoft. Does anyone believe they have altrusic intentions?
I sincerely hope that this thing goes over as well as "Bob" did.
I've seen a lot of comments about "sneaking in" and that the DreamCast would stick out. The fact is it's far to easy to get access to a company's network. I don't remember where I saw it but a couple years ago I remember reading a great article about this very subject.
The article reported that the easiest way to break into a company's network was from the inside (obviously). But the way to do it was to dress/act like a technician. They were rarely challenged and were able to place devices on the network in inconspicuous locations. How many people check the wiring in the ceilings? How often do you or the Sys Admin's do that?
I've personally seen this a number of times at various companies I've worked at. Someone wondering around with a ladder and looking like a technician and everyone ignored him. Luckily he was a technician but he could have just as easily been an evil network sucking infiltrator. The fact is if you look like you belong, most people won't question your existence.
So to sum up; put on a technician's outfit (complete with little logo thingy on the overalls), tell the receptionist your there to fix something, place DreamCast in ceiling or under counter or someplace discreet, receive packet dumps. Easy, huh?
Not at all. Do you not consider Luciano Pavaroti a musician? How 'bout Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and a host of others that sing but don't play instruments? Yeah, they'ze all old people music (except Luciano) but just because someone doesn't play an intrument doesn't make them not a musician.
Now, I'll agree that the two sited are not the best musicians but just by the fact that they make music (yes, heavily produced music) makes them musicians.
Remember Christopher Cross? He did one of the songs for the movie "Arthur" many years ago. Ever hear him *without* the studio production? Geez! Muy icky. But he was (is?) a musician.
It's sad that the pablum that is being forced to the American radio listening audience is not necessarily *good* music but popular because it's what the music companies want you to hear. Throw enough money and marketing at a song and people buy into it. And because the large record labels have the money to throw, well...
College radio stations have a good idea but usually the format is so lax that every time a new DJ comes on the format changes. This isn't conducive to listening for a lot of people. Internet (and satellite) radio will sell but need more exposure. For now, independent radio stations (for profit) are probably the best bet for good music; enough pablum to keep the coffers fed plus new/alternative music that isn't being force fed.
I live in one of the Clear Channel monopoly zones and the music, quite frankly, sux. Luckily an independent radio station (KFSD-FM) started recently that plays actually plays more than the generic crap. Heh, and it's forced the other alternative station to change what it plays too. When I hear new music, it's on the independent station. Yeah, they have their rotation but they also play a lot of music that's new or not mainstream. And then few weeks later I'll here 91x (the CC station) anounce some song as "new" music.
So what's the point of all this inane rambling? That just 'cause you don't play an intrument doesn't mean you aren't a musician. And just because you live in a Clear Channel suck ass area doesn't mean that you don't have a good radio station in your area.
You start by saying the libraries are good, especially the database libraries, and then elaborate by talking about the date libraries. You do realize that doesn't make any sense, I hope.
Actually this make great sense. In his post he also mentioned the date/calendar classes. But even without that the database uses the date classes heavily for date formatting. But since you asked...
Personally I've found the database classes a lot easier to use and understand than the MFC ODBC alternative. I've used both and I actually enjoy using the JDBC classes. They're very straight forward and easy to understand. And the big benefit is that I can take the same code and use Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, etc. with little or no change. Yeah, I know that MFCs ODBC classes support this too but not as cleanly as the Java database classes and the MFC version won't run on any OS other than Windows.
I can hack together a generic database query program in about 15 mins in Java. Heh, with MFC I'd still be working on it.:)
So the cost of segmentation, a users guide/manual, QA, and everything else that go into a DII COE segment are free? Unfortunately, we have to go through this far too often.
A well supported segment takes three months (full time) to get it in. If someone has a problem or you don't have someone to push the segment through for you? Now you're looking at more like six months or longer.
I'd love to see Linux and other OSS as accepted but if it doesn't have a sponsor it's not going to make it. And to have a sponsor you need to have someone at the top who sees the value of it. To have someone see the value of it needs either a marketing weenie whispering sweet nothings into an admiral or general's ear or having a very forward thinking or technically literate admiral or general.
So you need a sponsor, with money, that has the authority, capability, and backing to go against the established norm and commit something new and different. If you've worked that long with the military and contractors then you know that this isn't generally how it works. New things are generally frowned upon so instead old things are modified: slightly different segment, same name. This is iterated on until there is little or nothing of the original left except the name. And yes, this does cause some really interesting code.
Believe it or not there are quite a few proponents of OSS within the government. The problem is that they aren't in positions (yet) to be able to sway opinion enough. Hopefully, someday they will be.
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I've got a friend who's run Gb ethernet in his house - CAT 5e or 6 (I don't remember) and the Gb switch to match. True, he's not the norm but he does have it. He was running wireless and didn't think it was fast enough. The main reason he sited was because of the file server he has; he's using the network drive mounted locally for development.
Oh, and he has Verizon's fiber to the house so his downstream speed is about 15Mb/sec. Not gigabit, but still fast.
There's your Gb ethernet home user. :)
This is what I used to do with VMware under Linux using a W2K as the hosted OS. Using a sparse image and the VMware tools to erase empty space, the resulting disk image was very compressable. With a 10GB disk image and using bzip2, I'd end up with a tarball that would fit on a CD.
This was great because I did a clean install and tar'ed up the images (VMware spread them over more than one file) and put them on a CD. When I needed a clean system, I just expanded them off the CD and I had a pristine install again.
I ended up doing this many times as the software we were working with came out with a new version pretty much every other week. Because the old version would *never* uninstall properly and the new version would have some incompatibility with the old version, the pristine copy thing saved me having to reinstall W2K every time we upgraded.
That's really strange because none of my friends have any problems at all. I had a mini before my 5G video and both work flawlessly. Of my friends who have iPods, the only problem any of them has had is with the battery in a 1G mini, which anyone who reads slashdot knows sucked cupcakes.
I did have problems with my iTrip causing some funkiness with my mini but when it was removed the mini worked fine.
What generation were the iPods that went bad? Maybe it was just a bad lot; it's happened before ...
When you workout what you need to do is work the large muscles, most of which are in your legs. Well, that's what I've been told. That's why jogging or even walking is such a good wourkout.
Maybe just DDR is a better workout than you think!
In all fairness, there were a number of people offering patches for cd9660.util hours after the vulnerability was announced. On the other hand, Apple was very quick to get the patch as part of the "official" Apple release.
Personally? This rocks. It means Apple's listening and are responsive to security issues.
Stupidity? Not really. Other people have replied and made the point that it's not that difficult to find more than enough clueless people in a state of 35+ million to sign a petition to recall Gray Davis.
I live in California too, in southern California, and my electrical bills are high too. Unlike you however, I don't solely blame Gov. Davis for the high prices. Unless you've forgotten your civics classes you'll remember that the government of California is not a dictatorship and that two other branches of the government are responsible for what goes on here. Recalling Gray Davis accomplishes nothing of note accept undermining the election process.
Oh, and then there's the whole Texas/power provider thing going on. Had our illustrious President stepped up to the plate and actually given a shit about something other than his friends in Texas, there wouldn't have *been* a problem. Instead he protected his ass and his bud's profits.
Simon saw an opportunity to get a second shot at being govenor and took it. Without his backing the recall never would have happened. And if Georgy gets elected, you think there *won't* be another recall? Yeah, right.
California has lots of problems but they're not all Gov. Davis's fault. Maybe you should stop blaming him and figure out who you should really be ticked at. Or even better, contact your representative or senator and let them know how you feel.
Actually, I have a number of albums (yes, vinyl) that I haven't replaced with the CD version. When iTMS was up, those were the first I looked for. I've taken "ripped" some of the vinyl to mp3 or ogg but considering what my time is worth iTMS is much cheaper.
Most of my vinyl is available as CD but now I doubt that I'll ever buy it as that. I can buy the AAC's from iTMS and then burn a CD from my playlist (which I have done). The sound -- while admittedly not CD quality -- is better than my ears are and I have yet to find any sonic imperfections. And, it's better than the quality of my albums no matter what. (Yes, I took very good care of my albums but you pick up hiss and scratches no matter how careful you are!)
I've also purchased new music that I have neither the CD or album for. It was a quick, simple, and inexpensive way to get the music and I got to sample it first. I doubt I'll buy many more pre-recorded CDs now that I have this option.
My point is, yes it is an economical solution for replacing pre-owned music in some formats. For people like me, it's an easy way to "switch" my music collection to a digital format.
You know, this sounds an awful lot like head patching and tail patching, something the MacOS did back when everything ran in the same address space and they used the 68K's interrupt vector for system calls. It quickly became a total mess.
What happens if tail patches conflict? Is there a spec as to what gets executed first? Does the first one executed always win?
In a small project that is carefully designed and managed, this might work alright. On a large project, even with careful design and managment, this could become a nightmare very quickly.
I'm hopeful because this is fairly cool and would be really nice to use in many instances. On the other hand it's likely that it will be horribly misused (like operator overloading in C++) and become just another Bad Idea.
Microsoft insists that its new technology is a neutral platform. "It is certainly possible that an application vendor could choose to use [Palladium] to evaluate and enforce some software licensing terms," acknowledges Ms. Carroll. But "at the end of the day," she says, "the terms of the license for an application are strictly an issue between the vendor and the university."
This sounds sounds really riduculous to me. Kinda like drug manufacturers claims, "Hey, we just make the heroin." Or gun manufacturers, "We just make the guns and bullets. What you use them for is none of our business." Whereas those two examples *can* be used for alternative things, Palladium really can't. Ok, it can but it won't.
While I can see the use of such a system the last place I want it is stuck in my PC. There seem like so many better alternatives than forcing people to use computer systems with locked-in encryption/security. Especially locked-in by Microsoft. Does anyone believe they have altrusic intentions?
I sincerely hope that this thing goes over as well as "Bob" did.
I've seen a lot of comments about "sneaking in" and that the DreamCast would stick out. The fact is it's far to easy to get access to a company's network. I don't remember where I saw it but a couple years ago I remember reading a great article about this very subject.
The article reported that the easiest way to break into a company's network was from the inside (obviously). But the way to do it was to dress/act like a technician. They were rarely challenged and were able to place devices on the network in inconspicuous locations. How many people check the wiring in the ceilings? How often do you or the Sys Admin's do that?
I've personally seen this a number of times at various companies I've worked at. Someone wondering around with a ladder and looking like a technician and everyone ignored him. Luckily he was a technician but he could have just as easily been an evil network sucking infiltrator. The fact is if you look like you belong, most people won't question your existence.
So to sum up; put on a technician's outfit (complete with little logo thingy on the overalls), tell the receptionist your there to fix something, place DreamCast in ceiling or under counter or someplace discreet, receive packet dumps. Easy, huh?
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Carpe Tunnel
Not at all. Do you not consider Luciano Pavaroti a musician? How 'bout Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and a host of others that sing but don't play instruments? Yeah, they'ze all old people music (except Luciano) but just because someone doesn't play an intrument doesn't make them not a musician.
Now, I'll agree that the two sited are not the best musicians but just by the fact that they make music (yes, heavily produced music) makes them musicians.
Remember Christopher Cross? He did one of the songs for the movie "Arthur" many years ago. Ever hear him *without* the studio production? Geez! Muy icky. But he was (is?) a musician.
It's sad that the pablum that is being forced to the American radio listening audience is not necessarily *good* music but popular because it's what the music companies want you to hear. Throw enough money and marketing at a song and people buy into it. And because the large record labels have the money to throw, well ...
College radio stations have a good idea but usually the format is so lax that every time a new DJ comes on the format changes. This isn't conducive to listening for a lot of people. Internet (and satellite) radio will sell but need more exposure. For now, independent radio stations (for profit) are probably the best bet for good music; enough pablum to keep the coffers fed plus new/alternative music that isn't being force fed.
I live in one of the Clear Channel monopoly zones and the music, quite frankly, sux. Luckily an independent radio station (KFSD-FM) started recently that plays actually plays more than the generic crap. Heh, and it's forced the other alternative station to change what it plays too. When I hear new music, it's on the independent station. Yeah, they have their rotation but they also play a lot of music that's new or not mainstream. And then few weeks later I'll here 91x (the CC station) anounce some song as "new" music.
So what's the point of all this inane rambling? That just 'cause you don't play an intrument doesn't mean you aren't a musician. And just because you live in a Clear Channel suck ass area doesn't mean that you don't have a good radio station in your area.
You start by saying the libraries are good, especially the database libraries, and then elaborate by talking about the date libraries. You do realize that doesn't make any sense, I hope.
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Actually this make great sense. In his post he also mentioned the date/calendar classes. But even without that the database uses the date classes heavily for date formatting. But since you asked
Personally I've found the database classes a lot easier to use and understand than the MFC ODBC alternative. I've used both and I actually enjoy using the JDBC classes. They're very straight forward and easy to understand. And the big benefit is that I can take the same code and use Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, etc. with little or no change. Yeah, I know that MFCs ODBC classes support this too but not as cleanly as the Java database classes and the MFC version won't run on any OS other than Windows.
I can hack together a generic database query program in about 15 mins in Java. Heh, with MFC I'd still be working on it.
So the cost of segmentation, a users guide/manual, QA, and everything else that go into a DII COE segment are free? Unfortunately, we have to go through this far too often.
A well supported segment takes three months (full time) to get it in. If someone has a problem or you don't have someone to push the segment through for you? Now you're looking at more like six months or longer.
I'd love to see Linux and other OSS as accepted but if it doesn't have a sponsor it's not going to make it. And to have a sponsor you need to have someone at the top who sees the value of it. To have someone see the value of it needs either a marketing weenie whispering sweet nothings into an admiral or general's ear or having a very forward thinking or technically literate admiral or general.
So you need a sponsor, with money, that has the authority, capability, and backing to go against the established norm and commit something new and different. If you've worked that long with the military and contractors then you know that this isn't generally how it works. New things are generally frowned upon so instead old things are modified: slightly different segment, same name. This is iterated on until there is little or nothing of the original left except the name. And yes, this does cause some really interesting code.
Believe it or not there are quite a few proponents of OSS within the government. The problem is that they aren't in positions (yet) to be able to sway opinion enough. Hopefully, someday they will be.