Now that we see the light with DVD & Linux--Do you think there is the possibility for someone to code a program to read the DIVX format, and produce a/market/ for the useless DIVX CDs now in circulation?
You should work where I work. I can't believe how little room the people here leave for actual editing space. Some people have about four or five rows of toolbars in addition to all the other stuff. Less than half the screen is the actual document. I have no idea how they work like that... A magical touch mouse solution is probably just what they'd want.
. . . along with their powered chair with back massager, glow-in-the-dark pencil holder, and dangly monitor ornaments (post-it notes).
Personally, I only have one thing on my monitor - a Dilbert clipping.
"Oh and expect several hundred bucks an hour to keep it in the air if you could get past those hurdles. Jets drink fuel like their is no tomorrow."
My friend that is in the Navy got to fly in the back seat of an F14, and he said the fuel alone burned during his 2 hour flight was $2k. So your estimate of a few hundred dollars an hour is a bit low.
But if someone has $700,000 to throw away without confirmation of his purchase the $1k/year fuel fee is nothing.
This guy will probably turn and sell the Harrier to some 3rd world country for $5 mill and be in serious hot water.
And every 18 months they will increase the rate by.005c! Kinda like when your letters get returned because the USPS has increased the postage fee (and you didnt see the post on/. about the rate increase).
In a follow-up to yesterday's story where little John T. Carpenter hotwired and piloted a mini Monster truck away from the Kiddie Kampus day-care center; today Johnny "Woz" Carpenter wired his parents old Tandy computer to his speak-n-spell. By combining these two devices JC's "computer" can decrypt the popular Barney cartoon to reveal a hidden meaning:
And I can't wait. They can still make money with MP3, just like Red Hat and others can make money with a "free" OS like Linux. They will just have to change their tactics. I think this whole thing will be better for us, and the artists.
Can you say paradigm shift?
That is exactly what the industry needs to do to start making money from this. Embrace the change, make some adjustments and the money will start to roll in.
The link below will take you to what I believe to be the most extensive webpage on Encryption and Security. From free win based ssh clients to information about the Australian NSA.
"I am assuming that the tests that ZD made were meant to mean something, so I won't entertain the idea that they used an average file size of less that 1K. Given that, It is clear that the numbers that ZD's tests produced are only significant when you have the equivalent bandwidth of over 6 T1 lines. Let's be clear about this: . . . if your site runs on 5 T1 lines or less, a single CPU Linux box with 256 MB RAM will more than fulfill your needs with CPU cycles left over."
What percentage of the Linux using world would these tests pertain to then? If I was the person making the decision on which OS to use for a corporate website (with T3 connectivity), I would take into consideration a little bit more than one benchmark's POV.
Ever wonder why your car insurance company makes you get three estimates for the $600.00 dent that bambi left on your hood?
And the win3d benchmarks make it look like the AMD processors are at least 200% faster than the Pentium III 550Mhz, a closer clook shows that it is *only* 40% faster.
It is a stunning comment that PC reboots have become so acceptable that Phoenix sees an opportunity to see ad space during POST Well, if you are running linux that shouldn't be nearly as often as the folks running M$ products. But I don't need to tell you that. d9
What happens if this actually makes it to market and AOL puts their clickable ad on your "desktop." Then the average M$ user clicks on the ad and signs up for AOL service, giving the BIOS manufacturer a kick-back for the reference.
Does the BIOS also have some kind of datafile that will tell AOL the type of hardware that you have on your system so they can accurately target you for return advertising?
This is a giant snow-ball effect and I don't like it. I will do it (pay extra), but I do not think we (/.ers) should have to pay extra for a normal "white box" mobo.
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I honestly use AOL CDs as coasters, the only problem is if you get a really cold drink on one, the condensation builds up and goes through the center hole.
But for my desk at work, when I only have coffee/tea, they work great, and make a statement.
I think the reasoning for placing the Power Supply in that location was to help with "fresh" airflow taken from outside the case by the power supply fan while directing it in the direction of the processor. Which in my ATX Mid case has the power supply about 1 inch over my pII chip.
But if my options were the two that you state, I would probably take the route of playing the game, because I am sick of my 56k modem connection. And then support the petition once installed.
This sounds like what my friend in Los Angeles did with his cable modem. His cable provider (MediaOne) did not "support" linux as an operating system (or more than one computer accessing the connection for that matter). So he had his win9X/NT machine sitting there with the NIC when the tech from the cable co. came to do the install. They got the connection going and the moment his door closed he installed the NIC into a multi-homed router box and now has 3 or 4 machines running off that one cable modem connection.
IMHO, I don't see that much need to get upset over this. You just need to practice your ability to tell a little white lie. I think that any user that can get linux working for his/her needs would be able to get a cable modem/xDSL connection running as well.
"Almost everyone has to limit the top speed in order to stop it flaking out, dropping the connection at random moments and generally being a piece of analogue technology pushed far too far."
Is this truely the case? I have a USR Courier (upgraded from a 28.8 VFC to v.90 free of charge) and I get consistent connects at 45333 and have never disabled any features on the modem.
Some day cable or DSL will be available in my area.
I believe the poll a little while back asked how many screws you have in your case, one answer was none, which could imply that the case cover was off.
My status depends on my recent/future purchase plans.
The author of the article must not be interested in a machine that has a monitor larger than 17". It would take me a matter of 5 minutes to find a computer that was over $2500. (SCSI Adaptor, HDD, CD, etc..)
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Perhaps it would be a good idea if, before people are allowed to moderate, they must pass a quiz on the definition of the moderation keywords.
A lot of them need help with "Redundant" in particular
Or at least read the timestamps and figure out who posted the duplicate comment. This post came in one minute before the other post.
Not really redundant, when you think about it -- the first person was just submitting his post when the second person started typing.
a little to nit-picky.
Just a brainfart:
/market/ for the useless DIVX CDs now in circulation?
Now that we see the light with DVD & Linux--Do you think there is the possibility for someone to code a program to read the DIVX format, and produce a
-d9
You should work where I work. I can't believe how little room the people here leave for actual editing space. Some people have about four or five rows of toolbars in addition to all the other stuff. Less than half the screen is the actual document. I have no idea how they work like that... A magical touch mouse solution is probably just what they'd want.
. . . along with their powered chair with back massager, glow-in-the-dark pencil holder, and dangly monitor ornaments (post-it notes).
Personally, I only have one thing on my monitor - a Dilbert clipping.
-d9
You can get TV cards for PCs anyway! I don't think this is anything new, just more marketing hype.
Got a friend that did just that, though his win98 box is used for DVD with a wireless keyboard. Too bad there is not DVD support under linux.
He even has a really nice thin black case to match the rest of his entertainment center a/v components.
-d9
"Oh and expect several hundred bucks an hour to keep it in the air if you could get past those hurdles. Jets drink fuel like their is no tomorrow."
My friend that is in the Navy got to fly in the back seat of an F14, and he said the fuel alone burned during his 2 hour flight was $2k. So your estimate of a few hundred dollars an hour is a bit low.
But if someone has $700,000 to throw away without confirmation of his purchase the $1k/year fuel fee is nothing.
This guy will probably turn and sell the Harrier to some 3rd world country for $5 mill and be in serious hot water.
--
d9
And every 18 months they will increase the rate by .005c! Kinda like when your letters get returned because the USPS has increased the postage fee (and you didnt see the post on /. about the rate increase).
Hate it when that happens.
What's next for little Johnny?:
In a follow-up to yesterday's story where little John T. Carpenter hotwired and piloted a mini Monster truck away from the Kiddie Kampus day-care center; today Johnny "Woz" Carpenter wired his parents old Tandy computer to his speak-n-spell. By combining these two devices JC's "computer" can decrypt the popular Barney cartoon to reveal a hidden meaning:
Die Microsoft Die!
And I can't wait. They can still make money with MP3, just like Red Hat and others can make money with a "free" OS like Linux. They will just have to change their tactics. I think this whole thing will be better for us, and the artists.
Can you say paradigm shift?
That is exactly what the industry needs to do to start making money from this. Embrace the change, make some adjustments and the money will start to roll in.
The link below will take you to what I believe to be the most extensive webpage on Encryption and Security. From free win based ssh clients to information about the Australian NSA.
Here it is!
Does anyone have information on the speed of the K7 for distributed.net RC5 key cracking? (Its not listed on www.distributed.net/speed)
"I am assuming that the tests that ZD made were meant to mean something, so I won't entertain the idea that they used an average file size of less that 1K. Given that, It is clear that the numbers that ZD's tests produced are only significant when you have the equivalent bandwidth of over 6 T1 lines. Let's be clear about this: . . . if your site runs on 5 T1 lines or less, a single CPU Linux box with 256 MB RAM will more than fulfill your needs with CPU cycles left over."
What percentage of the Linux using world would these tests pertain to then? If I was the person making the decision on which OS to use for a corporate website (with T3 connectivity), I would take into consideration a little bit more than one benchmark's POV.
Ever wonder why your car insurance company makes you get three estimates for the $600.00 dent that bambi left on your hood?
And the win3d benchmarks make it look like the AMD processors are at least 200% faster than the Pentium III 550Mhz, a closer clook shows that it is *only* 40% faster.
It is a stunning comment that PC reboots have become so acceptable that Phoenix sees an opportunity to see ad space during POST Well, if you are running linux that shouldn't be nearly as often as the folks running M$ products. But I don't need to tell you that. d9
What happens if this actually makes it to market and AOL puts their clickable ad on your "desktop." Then the average M$ user clicks on the ad and signs up for AOL service, giving the BIOS manufacturer a kick-back for the reference.
Does the BIOS also have some kind of datafile that will tell AOL the type of hardware that you have on your system so they can accurately target you for return advertising?
This is a giant snow-ball effect and I don't like it. I will do it (pay extra), but I do not think we (/.ers) should have to pay extra for a normal "white box" mobo.
d9
perferably from boogie nights!
yeah, baby!
I honestly use AOL CDs as coasters, the only problem is if you get a really cold drink on one, the condensation builds up and goes through the center hole.
But for my desk at work, when I only have coffee/tea, they work great, and make a statement.
Absolutely true.
I think the reasoning for placing the Power Supply in that location was to help with "fresh" airflow taken from outside the case by the power supply fan while directing it in the direction of the processor. Which in my ATX Mid case has the power supply about 1 inch over my pII chip.
It would be time for a new case.
A very good point.
But if my options were the two that you state, I would probably take the route of playing the game, because I am sick of my 56k modem connection. And then support the petition once installed.
sorry, but it's the truth.
This sounds like what my friend in Los Angeles did with his cable modem. His cable provider (MediaOne) did not "support" linux as an operating system (or more than one computer accessing the connection for that matter). So he had his win9X/NT machine sitting there with the NIC when the tech from the cable co. came to do the install. They got the connection going and the moment his door closed he installed the NIC into a multi-homed router box and now has 3 or 4 machines running off that one cable modem connection.
IMHO, I don't see that much need to get upset over this. You just need to practice your ability to tell a little white lie. I think that any user that can get linux working for his/her needs would be able to get a cable modem/xDSL connection running as well.
Lets just hope AOL doesn't screw up a good thing (winamp).
"Almost everyone has to limit the top speed in order to stop it flaking out, dropping the connection at random moments and generally being a piece of analogue technology pushed far too far."
Is this truely the case? I have a USR Courier (upgraded from a 28.8 VFC to v.90 free of charge) and I get consistent connects at 45333 and have never disabled any features on the modem.
Some day cable or DSL will be available in my area.
jms
Check out the additional link on the bottom of the original post (Wired). It states, "what appeared to be a police cruiser." Appearantly, its true.
Can you possibly point me to these versions of scp (specifically for the mac) ?
thanks.
I believe the poll a little while back asked how many screws you have in your case, one answer was none, which could imply that the case cover was off.
My status depends on my recent/future purchase plans.
The author of the article must not be interested in a machine that has a monitor larger than 17". It would take me a matter of 5 minutes to find a computer that was over $2500. (SCSI Adaptor, HDD, CD, etc..)