>I personally would be pretty upset if I the only >way I could listen to the CD I purchased on my >computer would be to download an illegally
> ripped MP3 from the net. Especially >since I am working on ripping my CDs to ogg.
The only cd player I HAVE is my computer.
Then again.. the only cd's I buy are second hand
or from obscure european record label companies.
The RIAA hasn't gotten any money from me in the
last 10 years.. they're not going to get any in
the future either.
that if you can hear it... you can rip it.
I know people that make VERY high quality MP3's
of all their music cd's on computers that DON'T
have cd-rom drives. Duh!
Never underestimate the stupidity of your average
government.
I mean... Other than watching
a few commercials from time to time, or a
show or two to keep up with what the US
mind mass mentality is at... watching
Tv is really not that great of an idea on
a regular basis.
Granted... I'm a die hard movie buff and
would love to curl up and watch old
movies for the next 30 years but that's
not a reality I can maintain atm.
DvD's are killer. Gotta admit I was blown
away and was pleased to find something that
was actually as good or better than advertised
for a change.
Network, Cable, Radio... Bleah... It's not good
for you, folks... try and stay away.
I've discovered a potential security hole
that exists in about 45% of all linux machines.
It's massive... potentially destructive to linux
and at this time with the available tools could
be used to do many many many things to a linux
distribution.
Data collection.
Random destruction.
Introduction of trojan virii.
The list goes on.
I'm actually afraid to say anything because
it's not an easy fix at all.
Byte magazine... upwards of 200pp's of
in depth material.
Popular Science... Used to be a killer magazine
with all kinds of projects and up to date tech info
Nowdays the "up to date" info they have is
usually old tech from 25 years ago that just
became un-classified.
It's ALL advertising now and no substance. *sigh*
I have yet to see a magazine in the last 5 years
that was more content than advertising.
Now multiply both those amounts by a
conservative 100 million.
That's a lot of paper... that's a lot of
ink (hopefully enviro friendly stuff. but probably
not... the nasty stuff is much cheaper)
That's a LOT of dead trees.
Would be nice if they had to pay an extra tree
planting tax.
I also agree that the increase in postage should
have been applied to bulk mail. They send more
than anyone anyway. *sigh*
Personally.. I don't send a lot of mail.. and
I don't really get much junk mail. I used to get
tons of it, then got smart. So, I really do
understand what folks are complaining about.
*shrug*
As explained in an earlier post....
Some of the chipsets used have not been implemented
in the kernel code for that specific architecture yet.
It's being worked on by an Admiral group of folks.
Sun would probably install Linux on it for you...
IF
1) They were interested in linux.
2) They completed the port to this hardware
3) They can train their support staff to
handle the sudden increase in tech
support calls.
Not that I mind, since I'm one of those who's
still waiting for 2 other things.....
1) Completed port to the new chipsets
2) 1K to get one of my own.
Heehehe... I found this part funny :)
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What is 'IT'?
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> if jobs and bezos love IT, then IT must be a method
> of selling at a los and then making up for it with
> quantity!
LOL... I'm selling these boxes for a $1 loss each,
but it's ok... I'm going to be able to sell
20 million of them!:)
If I owe you $400... I've got a problem.
If I owe you $4,000,000.... You've got a problem!
It's the dearth of comments like these that
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Macs In Space II
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keep me sane. I mean.. if the majority of
the population will post such drivel.. I feel
safer knowing that no one else is going to beat
me at the projects I'm working on.
I like this guy's thinking.. It jives with mine
on a certain level.
Keep being morons (this goes to 89% of the population
of the earth) 'cause yer just gonna be paying
my company in the future.
I would say some of that 150lbs is shielding?
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When was the last time you saw a 150lb
G4 mac cube? Sheesh.
Anyway... This may not be as farfetched as everyone might think.
The point is... If he can get it to fly (pun intended)
They're CHEAP! With enough backups in orbit..
it should work.
Now.. as far as it actually being able to handle the traffic that he's thinking of... that
remains to be seen.. but I don't think he's going
to have as many problems as most people think he
will.
A LOT of research has been done on shielding and
materials to withstand that kind of environment.
I'd say... "It's about friggin time!" But...
Ya can't rush something like this and I'm glad
they took the time to make it as stable as
possible before releasing it to the gorrillas
to stomp and crunch;)
I installed it once under Linux... then realized
It was lame and useless... *shrug*
Yeah.. I'm on DSL and it only takes 10 seconds
for an Obnoxiously large web-site to load.. but I sure miss
Those REALLY nicely formatted sites that loaded
in ONE second using Lynx and a 28.8 connect.
Shockwave is like those metallic ribbons you
find hanging from the ends of the handle bars
on a girls bike. They may look pretty and be
entertaining to a simpleton with the IQ of jello
but they really don't serve any useful purpose.
Linux already runs 65% of all windoze software
without problems...
I only hope that IBM puts some of that Billion
dollars towards wine and other projects that
would allow native windoze software to run
under linux.
(if they were smart.. that's where they would put
a larg chunk of it)
Once linux can run 85-90% of software written for
windoze without doing anything funky...
YOU, and all your cronies, will be developing
windoze apps to run on a STABLE friggin platform.
as for development platforms?? If you're not buying
a 4,000$ server.. fucking compaq and dell are
the shittiest computers out there...
Trust me.. I work on them all day...
Compaq takes the lead in the 'crappiest built
computer' contest.. they make up 90% of my
workload. Dell takes a close second...
Oh yeah.. if you're a clueless computer user?
Good luck on calling tech support... ya better
have a zip drive or cdr... they're just gonna tell
you to format and 'quick-restore' your piece of
shit about 6 times before they admit there's
anything wrong with that piece of junk they sold you.
Assman hyperlinks on/.? Yeah.. like there's any
way to stop microshaft morons from posting
on a non-audited web forum?
They let YOU post? didn't they?
Other than that.. it really is a nice game
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Gifts For Geeks
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I've spent over 2 months of play time
on bertoxx server
(one of the oldest and heavily populated now *erf*)
Please don't post about Everquest
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First off... yes.. you can play
with a p-200 and a 28.8 connection..
but it's gonna suck so bad you'll hate the game.
They just updated the game engine to use
directx 7.0a so be damn sure your hardware
works with those types of games.
and last. Thanx a lot for posting this on
a public site... the eq servers are mostly
already overloaded. *sigh*
Seriously though... why the hell would you buy
a dell for a high end server?
Any sane admin konws that REAL hardware
is built to order out of GENERIC parts instead
of some hacked up, castrated crap that these
big corps call computers.
Build to order with linux in mind and you'll get
higher performance than if you put MS on the same
machine.
Build a machine without linux in mind and you'll
get what you researched.. a crapshoot.
The first time I read your sig file it took me
4hrs to clean all the cheeto bits off of my
keyboard and monitor... Heheheheh...
lmao at a truly origional sig:)
Many thanx.
Hehehe... didn't know that... musta missed it in all the frackas going on;) Good to know though... hope they bring out more boards with these features...
And I paid 60$ for my overclocking card;) hehehe Worth every penny though...
The point is... Rdcram might be great for server apps and stuff.. buuuuuuuut... THAT'S NOT WHAT INTEL IS DEVELOPING IT FOR!
Seems their whole desire is to push it into desktop machines as soon as possible...
Rdcram may be good for some things.. but personally I don't see any reason for spending that much extra cash for a mb that supports it.. let alone the cost of the ram itself just for my desktop machine... I mean.. let's get real folks
SDram still has a ways to go... figure 200mhz will be enough to hold us out for a few years at least.. then in the meantime the server boys can suck up the developmental costs of Rdcram and push the prices down to a reasonable level for us desktop users and hopefully get the bugs worked out of it in the meantime.
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>I personally would be pretty upset if I the only >way I could listen to the CD I purchased on my >computer would be to download an illegally
> ripped MP3 from the net. Especially >since I am working on ripping my CDs to ogg.
The only cd player I HAVE is my computer.
Then again.. the only cd's I buy are second hand
or from obscure european record label companies.
The RIAA hasn't gotten any money from me in the
last 10 years.. they're not going to get any in
the future either.
that 90% of the typing public actually NEEDS
a friggin spell check option.
What the hell do you people do with your brains...
Sit on them??
that if you can hear it... you can rip it.
I know people that make VERY high quality MP3's
of all their music cd's on computers that DON'T
have cd-rom drives. Duh!
Never underestimate the stupidity of your average
government.
I mean... Other than watching
a few commercials from time to time, or a
show or two to keep up with what the US
mind mass mentality is at... watching
Tv is really not that great of an idea on
a regular basis.
Granted... I'm a die hard movie buff and
would love to curl up and watch old
movies for the next 30 years but that's
not a reality I can maintain atm.
DvD's are killer. Gotta admit I was blown
away and was pleased to find something that
was actually as good or better than advertised
for a change.
Network, Cable, Radio... Bleah... It's not good
for you, folks... try and stay away.
I've discovered a potential security hole
that exists in about 45% of all linux machines.
It's massive... potentially destructive to linux
and at this time with the available tools could
be used to do many many many things to a linux
distribution.
Data collection.
Random destruction.
Introduction of trojan virii.
The list goes on.
I'm actually afraid to say anything because
it's not an easy fix at all.
Who do I contact?
Byte magazine... upwards of 200pp's of
:(
in depth material.
Popular Science... Used to be a killer magazine
with all kinds of projects and up to date tech info
Nowdays the "up to date" info they have is
usually old tech from 25 years ago that just
became un-classified.
It's ALL advertising now and no substance. *sigh*
I have yet to see a magazine in the last 5 years
that was more content than advertising.
what a rip
Save your junk mail for a week.
Weigh it, measure how tall it stacks.
Now multiply both those amounts by a
conservative 100 million.
That's a lot of paper... that's a lot of
ink (hopefully enviro friendly stuff. but probably
not... the nasty stuff is much cheaper)
That's a LOT of dead trees.
Would be nice if they had to pay an extra tree
planting tax.
I also agree that the increase in postage should
have been applied to bulk mail. They send more
than anyone anyway. *sigh*
Personally.. I don't send a lot of mail.. and
I don't really get much junk mail. I used to get
tons of it, then got smart. So, I really do
understand what folks are complaining about.
*shrug*
As explained in an earlier post....
Some of the chipsets used have not been implemented
in the kernel code for that specific architecture yet.
It's being worked on by an Admiral group of folks.
Sun would probably install Linux on it for you...
IF
1) They were interested in linux.
2) They completed the port to this hardware
3) They can train their support staff to
handle the sudden increase in tech
support calls.
Not that I mind, since I'm one of those who's
still waiting for 2 other things.....
1) Completed port to the new chipsets
2) 1K to get one of my own.
> if jobs and bezos love IT, then IT must be a method
:)
> of selling at a los and then making up for it with
> quantity!
LOL... I'm selling these boxes for a $1 loss each,
but it's ok... I'm going to be able to sell
20 million of them!
If I owe you $400... I've got a problem.
If I owe you $4,000,000.... You've got a problem!
keep me sane. I mean.. if the majority of
the population will post such drivel.. I feel
safer knowing that no one else is going to beat
me at the projects I'm working on.
I like this guy's thinking.. It jives with mine
on a certain level.
Keep being morons (this goes to 89% of the population
of the earth) 'cause yer just gonna be paying
my company in the future.
When was the last time you saw a 150lb
;)
G4 mac cube? Sheesh.
Anyway... This may not be as farfetched as everyone might think.
The point is... If he can get it to fly (pun intended)
They're CHEAP! With enough backups in orbit..
it should work.
Now.. as far as it actually being able to handle the traffic that he's thinking of... that
remains to be seen.. but I don't think he's going
to have as many problems as most people think he
will.
A LOT of research has been done on shielding and
materials to withstand that kind of environment.
I'm curious to watch the progress on this one
Wow.. ya mean I missed it all this time?
Silly me... and I thought all those pages looked
nice.
No.. tables look like crap under Lynx.. but then,
I never used it for that kinda stuff and nobody
was really doing web pages with that back then.
I'd say... "It's about friggin time!" But... ;)
Ya can't rush something like this and I'm glad
they took the time to make it as stable as
possible before releasing it to the gorrillas
to stomp and crunch
May the bugs be few and the fixes be quick!
I installed it once under Linux... then realized
It was lame and useless... *shrug*
Yeah.. I'm on DSL and it only takes 10 seconds
for an Obnoxiously large web-site to load.. but I sure miss
Those REALLY nicely formatted sites that loaded
in ONE second using Lynx and a 28.8 connect.
Shockwave is like those metallic ribbons you
find hanging from the ends of the handle bars
on a girls bike. They may look pretty and be
entertaining to a simpleton with the IQ of jello
but they really don't serve any useful purpose.
Linux already runs 65% of all windoze software
/.? Yeah.. like there's any
without problems...
I only hope that IBM puts some of that Billion
dollars towards wine and other projects that
would allow native windoze software to run
under linux.
(if they were smart.. that's where they would put
a larg chunk of it)
Once linux can run 85-90% of software written for
windoze without doing anything funky...
YOU, and all your cronies, will be developing
windoze apps to run on a STABLE friggin platform.
as for development platforms?? If you're not buying
a 4,000$ server.. fucking compaq and dell are
the shittiest computers out there...
Trust me.. I work on them all day...
Compaq takes the lead in the 'crappiest built
computer' contest.. they make up 90% of my
workload. Dell takes a close second...
Oh yeah.. if you're a clueless computer user?
Good luck on calling tech support... ya better
have a zip drive or cdr... they're just gonna tell
you to format and 'quick-restore' your piece of
shit about 6 times before they admit there's
anything wrong with that piece of junk they sold you.
Assman hyperlinks on
way to stop microshaft morons from posting
on a non-audited web forum?
They let YOU post? didn't they?
I've spent over 2 months of play time
on bertoxx server
(one of the oldest and heavily populated now *erf*)
First off... yes.. you can play
with a p-200 and a 28.8 connection..
but it's gonna suck so bad you'll hate the game.
They just updated the game engine to use
directx 7.0a so be damn sure your hardware
works with those types of games.
and last. Thanx a lot for posting this on
a public site... the eq servers are mostly
already overloaded. *sigh*
Seriously though... why the hell would you buy
a dell for a high end server?
Any sane admin konws that REAL hardware
is built to order out of GENERIC parts instead
of some hacked up, castrated crap that these
big corps call computers.
Build to order with linux in mind and you'll get
higher performance than if you put MS on the same
machine.
Build a machine without linux in mind and you'll
get what you researched.. a crapshoot.
Go figure.
You'd tihnk that the powers that be
would voluntarily dish out a reward
and publicize the hell out of this.
Or at least pass out large chunks of
intellectual kudos.
It's the coverage of sleaze and the lack of
"New"s that I quit paying attention to the
networks in the first place.
Hell.. truth be known.. I don't even watch tv..
The first time I read your sig file it took me :)
4hrs to clean all the cheeto bits off of my
keyboard and monitor... Heheheheh...
lmao at a truly origional sig
Many thanx.
MUCH funnier... *shrug*
Just goes to show how people's tastes differ.
Who did you piss off on-line in the last
5 days?
If it's more than 6 folks.. you might as well
start armoring your system from this kinda stuff.
Some people are screaming targets on the web.
You just got zapped.
Well.. slap him with a crowbar and call him :)
stupid.. but I think the 20 minutes he spent
reading my post just paid off.
Hehehe... didn't know that... musta missed it in ;)
;) hehehe
;)
all the frackas going on
Good to know though... hope they bring out more
boards with these features...
And I paid 60$ for my overclocking card
Worth every penny though...
Thanx for the info
The point is... Rdcram might be great for server
apps and stuff.. buuuuuuuut...
THAT'S NOT WHAT INTEL IS DEVELOPING IT FOR!
Seems their whole desire is to push it into
desktop machines as soon as possible...
Rdcram may be good for some things.. but
personally I don't see any reason for spending
that much extra cash for a mb that supports it..
let alone the cost of the ram itself just for
my desktop machine... I mean.. let's get real folks
SDram still has a ways to go... figure 200mhz will
be enough to hold us out for a few years at least..
then in the meantime the server boys can suck up
the developmental costs of Rdcram and push the
prices down to a reasonable level for us desktop
users and hopefully get the bugs worked out of it
in the meantime.
Make sense?? (thought so)