Right now I'm letting a web provider take care of keeping the servers up for SaveTheLaptop (http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/). It's doing fine even though it's running MySQL, Apache and other applications on one server. The server is also situated on a DSL connection and is working fine. If your site isn't expecting to get much traffic then you don't need a high-end connection, but if it does get popular enough, it would be best to host it yourself. And yes, storing backups ffsite is recommended if your server will be located in a high-risk area (like California for example)
-- http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/: Tips and help for laptop theft
The Patent Office should lose some of their staff, then it can go into Safe Mode like the Hubble telescope. This way it can't patent any more crap for people. Also let's get rid of the patent lawyers since the Patent Office doesn't load em in Safe Mode.
-- http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/: Tips and help for laptop theft
Have ISP's require that you approve all email addresses that want to mail you before you get messages from them. Maybe something like the list servers (where it's automated and all ISP email addresses are approved by default). I might write a program like this if I have time.
On the other hand it might be annoying to approve each user from a mailing list, but there might be a mailing list option for each address (for linux-kernel:)
And of corse, if someone approved gives you crap, there should be a way to block them via email.
It seems he confessed that Microsoft will be destroyed eventually. What he's not telling us is that he's bringing down every company around him with him. This could have drastic consequences (i.e. will we one day wake up and find no software companies?)
Are GM seeds/food/etc even safe? In the US, medicine cannot be sold unless it's approved by the FDA. But it seems that the GM food makers are selling GM seeds without knowing if it's possibly unsafe for the environment or for human consumption.
If they are unsafe, wouldn't they be forced to cease and desist selling the GM seeds? Or worse, the government might consider them safe and ignore the other consequences, such as the environment.
Could it be that the US government is still attached to closed-source software and this may be an attempt to shut down GnuPG or open-source crypto in general? Perhaps not, but if you don't have the source code you cannot release software because you can't compile it without the code, even if it's being released to the public.
Enlightnment is a great example of open source at its best...a great improvement over the last version, but we could possibly help it along some more to achieve the attention and success it needs.
This is just another example of people trying to take advantage of others due to a problem that happens "rarely". In fact, if we do it right, the next date problem will be Y10K. Since the ozone layer's opening up, we'll be all dead by then.
How many of you are buying high-capicity weapons and stockpiling on food? Not many of you I bet.
If I remember correctly, Bill Gates was a dropout, but made billions. On the other hand, Linus (or should I say Dr. Torvalds) didn't drop out, but is not the richest man in the world.
Just another reason why college is a Good Thing...
I remember a while back that California tried to pass a law against frivilous lawsuits. I think it even got put on the 1996 ballot (http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/BP/211.htm).
I'm not sure if this is in effect today, but if it is, I hope the state Supreme Court recognizes it and blocks the lawsuit. This is getting ridiculous.
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Right now I'm letting a web provider take care of keeping the servers up for SaveTheLaptop (http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/). It's doing fine even though it's running MySQL, Apache and other applications on one server. The server is also situated on a DSL connection and is working fine.
If your site isn't expecting to get much traffic then you don't need a high-end connection, but if it does get popular enough, it would be best to host it yourself. And yes, storing backups ffsite is recommended if your server will be located in a high-risk area (like California for example)
--
http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/: Tips and help for laptop theft
The Patent Office should lose some of their staff, then it can go into Safe Mode like the Hubble telescope. This way it can't patent any more crap for people. Also let's get rid of the patent lawyers since the Patent Office doesn't load em in Safe Mode.
--
http://savethelaptop.zzweb.com/: Tips and help for laptop theft
Have ISP's require that you approve all email addresses that want to mail you before you get messages from them. Maybe something like the list servers (where it's automated and all ISP email addresses are approved by default). I might write a program like this if I have time.
:)
On the other hand it might be annoying to approve each user from a mailing list, but there might be a mailing list option for each address (for linux-kernel
And of corse, if someone approved gives you crap, there should be a way to block them via email.
It seems he confessed that Microsoft will be destroyed eventually. What he's not telling us is that he's bringing down every company around him with him. This could have drastic consequences (i.e. will we one day wake up and find no software companies?)
A ruling by the DOJ might change that though...
Are GM seeds/food/etc even safe? In the US, medicine cannot be sold unless it's approved by the FDA. But it seems that the GM food makers are selling GM seeds without knowing if it's possibly unsafe for the environment or for human consumption.
If they are unsafe, wouldn't they be forced to cease and desist selling the GM seeds? Or worse, the government might consider them safe and ignore the other consequences, such as the environment.
Anyway, what ever did happen to 100% pure food?
Could it be that the US government is still attached to closed-source software and this may be an attempt to shut down GnuPG or open-source crypto in general? Perhaps not, but if you don't have the source code you cannot release software because you can't compile it without the code, even if it's being released to the public.
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/release- notes/m10.html
Even though M10's unstable it seems there's still too many bugs for release. Perhaps we won't see NS5 this year?
Enlightnment is a great example of open source at its best...a great improvement over the last version, but we could possibly help it along some more to achieve the attention and success it needs.
This is just another example of people trying to take advantage of others due to a problem that happens "rarely". In fact, if we do it right, the next date problem will be Y10K. Since the ozone layer's opening up, we'll be all dead by then.
How many of you are buying high-capicity weapons and stockpiling on food? Not many of you I bet.
If I remember correctly, Bill Gates was a dropout, but made billions. On the other hand, Linus (or should I say Dr. Torvalds) didn't drop out, but is not the richest man in the world.
Just another reason why college is a Good Thing...
The player looks nice...it's about time that record comapnies and musicians in other countries stop worrying about piracy.
Their US counterparts, however, are so worried about losing revenue that none of them are willing to release their music (legally) on MP3.
I remember a while back that California tried to pass a law against frivilous lawsuits. I think it even got put on the 1996 ballot (http://vote96.ss.ca.gov/BP/211.htm).
I'm not sure if this is in effect today, but if it is, I hope the state Supreme Court recognizes it and blocks the lawsuit. This is getting ridiculous.
Save the outputted speech from festival first then play it with EsounD:
/path/to/output/file
esdcat
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