I've had no problems running Linux with M1X. Their policy is that they'll allow it, but not support it -- a distinction that Bell South should learn. Most Linux users don't need as much hand-holding anyway.
Although I do wanna say that the few times I've had to call tech support (for issues related to the line, not at all on my computer), the techs have been fairly ignorant. When they start telling me to do things like "run winipcfg to find your IP address", I say "actually, I'm not using windows, I'm using linux. but my IP address is nn.nn.nn.nn". "Oh," says the tech, "Ok. Now go to the Start Menu, and...." *sigh*
Ok, no self-respecting script kiddies - let alone skilled system crackers - would call themselves something as lame as "Masters of Downloading". These so-called break-ins are actually fakes created by the government so they can a) get increased support for crackdowns on "evil hackers" and b) increase attention and therefore funding for their own "cyberwar" plans.
I don't know any details, but when I was at LinuxWorld Expo/Conf a few months ago, there was some discussion about patent law and how stupid it is, and RMS mentioned that he has people willing to put up lots of money if someone wants to get an organization to reform patent law off the ground. Not quite the same thing as proposed here, but a start.
No, they meant "In what direction do you think Sierra Studios should expand their gaming expertise?" That doesn't mean all options have to be exclusive.
There are no free games that even approach the polish found in commercial games. Take that as a call to arms if you want, but, for example, check out Civ:CTP as compared to FreeCiv. I think it's one of the few software products people will pay for.
Maybe it's something along the lines of: the necessities should be free, but I'll pay for luxuries.
As long as people voting for Linux really would buy Linux games, they're getting as valid data as they can expect from an internet poll. It won't show true numbers, but it will show where there is interest. Which there obviously is. I'd buy several of their games if they were available for Linux,
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First, I think you're missing the point of why the Palm[Pilot] became so successful where all others failed -- a lot because of that "stupid serial-based 'cradle'". It doesn't try to be a PC, but rather a PC accessory.
That said, what you want already pretty much exists. Get a Libretto, or one of Sony's new tiny computers. They're no bigger than the device you describe would have to be, they can do pretty much everything you describe with the aid of a cdpd card.
I'm sorry, but the if "liking the matrix" is your test for geekdom, I guess I'll not be a geek. The movie worked ok as a metaphor for some sort of weird mind-body dualist worldview (although a lot more pessimistic about True Reality than most such views), but really failed as science fiction -- the "science" involved made little sense.
Haven't the evil computers heard of nuclear or geothermal power? Why exactly do they need to be at a _virtual_ telephone to leave or enter VR? Why won't a virtual cell phone work? Or a virtual banana, really? Why does the computer program feel the need to make its agents human-like? Why not just crush them with 2000-ton weights?
I can go on, but the point is the movie didn't really CARE about technology beyond being a way to 1) make people say "woah that's so weird and deep" and 2) have an excuse to have special effects to make people say "woah, that's so cool and pretty".
Which is fine for a hollywood blockbuster, but hardly makes it geek art.
The serbian government agreed to all demands except insisted that any peacekeeping force be controlled by the UN and include some russian troops. NATO for some reason couldn't live with this, so now we have a war.
More here. And probably at newsweek.com once the print edition goes online.
The part I find disturbing is the bit about attacking Milosevic's foreign bank accounts. Which I assume is illegal in those countries. Way to set a good example, government. *sigh*
That's ridiculous. Not everyone wants or needs the same packages. And not everyone wants their disk space split up the same way.
Part of the power of Linux is its versatility and configurability. We don't want to lose that just to make installing easier for people who don't know what they're doing.
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There's no straight answer, because different schemes to divide up the namespace cause waste. (Just like giving someone a class A in the old days caused waste.) But there's a lot more to go around -- the addresses are four times longer (not bigger, longer). I calculated once -- using a conservative estimate of the namespace -- that you could divide the earth into 1-meter squares and assign each square an IP address, and then travelling back in time reassign each square every second 'till you reached the formation of the earth several billion years ago, and still not run out. So it's a lot. We're not making the same mistake twice.
I'm a big fan of TealPoint Software's TealScript, which lets you design your own graffiti -- you can make whatever letters be whatever you want, including alternate strokes and distortions. Really nice.
I'd like to see the transcript. I think it was likely a case of the reporter picking up on one or two comments and making a big deal of it.
A key is "Torvalds' speech was very informal and tongue-in-cheek." Another article I read (somewhere; sorry I forget) explained the lights thing more -- apparently the joke started from an audience-members comment and was sorta ongoing as the lights kept going out.
Why should this make you fear the future? The Matrix was an interesting illustration of extreme mind-body dualism, with neat-o special effects. But it's technologically implausible, and especially has nothing to do with this. It's just saying that DNA is good material to build small wires from. It has nothing to do with what would be needed to build the matrix from the movie -- that's about extremely complicated (yet ultimately stupid -- hello, nuclear power) artificial intelligence combined with a complete understanding of the mind/body interconnects (even though it's likely actually impossible to seperate the two).
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Although I do wanna say that the few times I've had to call tech support (for issues related to the line, not at all on my computer), the techs have been fairly ignorant. When they start telling me to do things like "run winipcfg to find your IP address", I say "actually, I'm not using windows, I'm using linux. but my IP address is nn.nn.nn.nn". "Oh," says the tech, "Ok. Now go to the Start Menu, and
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These so-called break-ins are actually fakes created by the government so they can a) get increased support for crackdowns on "evil hackers" and b) increase attention and therefore funding for their own "cyberwar" plans.
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Maybe it's something along the lines of: the necessities should be free, but I'll pay for luxuries.
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That said, what you want already pretty much exists. Get a Libretto, or one of Sony's new tiny computers. They're no bigger than the device you describe would have to be, they can do pretty much everything you describe with the aid of a cdpd card.
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Haven't the evil computers heard of nuclear or geothermal power? Why exactly do they need to be at a _virtual_ telephone to leave or enter VR? Why won't a virtual cell phone work? Or a virtual banana, really? Why does the computer program feel the need to make its agents human-like? Why not just crush them with 2000-ton weights?
I can go on, but the point is the movie didn't really CARE about technology beyond being a way to 1) make people say "woah that's so weird and deep" and 2) have an excuse to have special effects to make people say "woah, that's so cool and pretty".
Which is fine for a hollywood blockbuster, but hardly makes it geek art.
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/wr/story.h
Slashdot seems to be really excited about adding whitespace to the url in the link, making it not work.
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The part I find disturbing is the bit about attacking Milosevic's foreign bank accounts. Which I assume is illegal in those countries. Way to set a good example, government. *sigh*
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Part of the power of Linux is its versatility and configurability. We don't want to lose that just to make installing easier for people who don't know what they're doing.
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A key is "Torvalds' speech was very informal and
tongue-in-cheek." Another article I read (somewhere; sorry I forget) explained the lights thing more -- apparently the joke started from an audience-members comment and was sorta ongoing as the lights kept going out.
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So I wouldn't worry.
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