Read the press release more closely: "based in part on the following functions" could mean that they just looked at Linux code and then wrote their own from scratch.
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You can get MOO on abandonware sites, such as this link. MOO2 is harder to find free, but is actually still being sold so that's okay.
I prefer MOO because it has a unique galaxy management interface. MOO2 is a boring copy of the Civilization/Master of Magic games where you have to micromanage city productions (s/city/planet/ and you get MOO2). This has apparently been addressed in MOO3.
It turns out that the original MOO developers lost the MOO source code, so there won't be any prettified releases of it with updated drivers etc. It also most likely won't be open-sourced, which would rock;) A shame.
At this point Brown suggests that Microsoft convert the share deal into a loan, repayable in three stages, and in February (last year), Sendo agrees. Stinker still hasn't shipped, so Sendo can't sell a phone.
You know, I'm beginning to think that the article writer had something to do with this;)
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Repeat after me: Linux applications are not Linux. Gnome and KDE are not Linux. X Windows is not Linux. Linux is just the kernel.
I haven't had a kernel crash in several years now, on a machine I use daily. (I don't run development kernels, though:^)
Heh, this can only come from the mouth of a fellow computer geek:
(describing pushups): side-effect warning - this will also build up your upper arms and chest muscles
More seriously, I don't find pushups do much for my wrists or forearms-- just for the chest and triceps. Those hand-squeezer spring loaded things work great for building forearms, though.
Wanted: Senior System Administrator. Start date: Immediatelly. Requirements: Unix and Windows experience a must. Must have managed 100 users or more. Problem solving skills NOT required.
It's good to be suspicious of authority and all, but I would prefer a thousand Al Gores and nerds that suck up to him than one policitician paid off by the media cartel striving to destroy the freedoms that our general-purpose computing and networking technology provides us today.
I have an old 5.25 Fujitsu that is acceptably quiet when running. However, it sounds like an accelerating jet engine when spinning up, and it rumbles like an earthquake when moving the disk head. I can feel the tremors two rooms away when it does heavy disk accessing.
Yep, that's exactly what I meant:) Thanks for the schoolforge link.
I suppose it's easy to leave whatever OS comes with the donated machines. But it seems like a short-sighted move on part of MS to squeeze for licensing fees, since it gets them to switch away to something else. Maybe they worked out the statistics and expect some large fraction of the donees to pay up.
Can't they install something else on those machines? Why is it that they have to install another Windows version?
And even if they do install windows, aren't they at least getting the machines for free? There is at least $\epsilon$ benefit there.
Why did they trash computers? Were they too old? If so, they wouldn't run new Windows anyway. If not, they could use them for some other OS or at least sell them on Ebay.
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"organic" is an artists' word. They use it to indicate that something is life-like, real-worldly, fuzzily defined, synergized with nature, etc. They don't really intend to imply the scientific meaning.
How about teaching them to make food more efficiently, clean their water, and run power lines? It would solve the problem fundamentally, and is much cheaper than external involvement.
Yeah, and guess who is still in business today? It is hard to run a service like that for free. Ricochet sunk huge amounts of money into their infrastructure, and even that was only in a small number of places. On the other hand, they had a tiny number of users compared to cellular carriers.
If it's any consolation, think of it this way: your l33t wireless service got paid for by rich venture capitalists, and any use you got out of it is money no longer in their pockets.
Well, effective bandwidth of an 802.11b cell is only a little greater than 4 Mbps. There is significant overhead in the protocol. But yes, it is still nicer than the dinky phone connections.
Even better, if it turns out it's possible to reduce the size of the phase array AP (there was a story here few weeks ago) that can dynamically follow users with a directional beam, the cell phone stuff may even lose its range advantage.
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Read the press release more closely: "based in part on the following functions" could mean that they just looked at Linux code and then wrote their own from scratch.
Alright, here goes.
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Hey, Scorched Earth was awesome ;)
;) A shame.
You can get MOO on abandonware sites, such as this link. MOO2 is harder to find free, but is actually still being sold so that's okay.
I prefer MOO because it has a unique galaxy management interface. MOO2 is a boring copy of the Civilization/Master of Magic games where you have to micromanage city productions (s/city/planet/ and you get MOO2). This has apparently been addressed in MOO3.
It turns out that the original MOO developers lost the MOO source code, so there won't be any prettified releases of it with updated drivers etc. It also most likely won't be open-sourced, which would rock
Hmm. Then, there is still hope for FTL! 0.95 + 0.25 > 1!
Read the bottom of the article:
:^)
"What sank Sendo's Stinker"
This time, the typo is in the title-- for those busy editors who don't have time to read whole articles
At this point Brown suggests that Microsoft convert the share deal into a loan, repayable in three stages, and in February (last year), Sendo agrees. Stinker still hasn't shipped, so Sendo can't sell a phone.
;)
You know, I'm beginning to think that the article writer had something to do with this
Repeat after me: Linux applications are not Linux. Gnome and KDE are not Linux. X Windows is not Linux. Linux is just the kernel.
:^)
I haven't had a kernel crash in several years now, on a machine I use daily. (I don't run development kernels, though
No lard? No butter? No salt? Those are my favorite ingredients! Well, maybe not lard, but definitely butter and salt.
Maybe they learned their lesson with OS/2 :)
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Heh, this can only come from the mouth of a fellow computer geek:
(describing pushups): side-effect warning - this will also build up your upper arms and chest muscles
More seriously, I don't find pushups do much for my wrists or forearms-- just for the chest and triceps. Those hand-squeezer spring loaded things work great for building forearms, though.
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- mplayer/mencoder
- open office
- mozilla
- gnome 2 and kde 3
These apps make me very, very happy.I hope IBM is itching for revenge after OS/2.
...and press no keys at all!
Hook Esc to a switch placed under a mat at the room entry. Then, whenever you need it, escape the room!
Come to think of it, this would be an awesome torture chamber for vi users.
Wouldn't it be funny to see a job ad like this?
Wanted: Senior System Administrator.
Start date: Immediatelly.
Requirements: Unix and Windows experience a must. Must have managed 100 users or more. Problem solving skills NOT required.
It's good to be suspicious of authority and all, but I would prefer a thousand Al Gores and nerds that suck up to him than one policitician paid off by the media cartel striving to destroy the freedoms that our general-purpose computing and networking technology provides us today.
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We are having major server problems at the moment. Something is up - we will fix this ;)
:^)
Here is someone who could benefit from extra hard disk bandwidth.
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I have an old 5.25 Fujitsu that is acceptably quiet when running. However, it sounds like an accelerating jet engine when spinning up, and it rumbles like an earthquake when moving the disk head. I can feel the tremors two rooms away when it does heavy disk accessing.
How is the seeking noise on these new drives?
You are not anonymous! Your name is unterderbru... oh.
Never mind.
I see; organic as in an organ in a body. Neat!
Yep, that's exactly what I meant :) Thanks for the schoolforge link.
I suppose it's easy to leave whatever OS comes with the donated machines. But it seems like a short-sighted move on part of MS to squeeze for licensing fees, since it gets them to switch away to something else. Maybe they worked out the statistics and expect some large fraction of the donees to pay up.
Can't they install something else on those machines? Why is it that they have to install another Windows version?
And even if they do install windows, aren't they at least getting the machines for free? There is at least $\epsilon$ benefit there.
Why did they trash computers? Were they too old? If so, they wouldn't run new Windows anyway. If not, they could use them for some other OS or at least sell them on Ebay.
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"organic" is an artists' word. They use it to indicate that something is life-like, real-worldly, fuzzily defined, synergized with nature, etc. They don't really intend to imply the scientific meaning.
How about giving these people some food;
Who will give them food?
How about teaching them to make food more efficiently, clean their water, and run power lines? It would solve the problem fundamentally, and is much cheaper than external involvement.
Yeah, and guess who is still in business today? It is hard to run a service like that for free. Ricochet sunk huge amounts of money into their infrastructure, and even that was only in a small number of places. On the other hand, they had a tiny number of users compared to cellular carriers.
If it's any consolation, think of it this way: your l33t wireless service got paid for by rich venture capitalists, and any use you got out of it is money no longer in their pockets.
The math is easy to figure out... 11M vs 144K.
Well, effective bandwidth of an 802.11b cell is only a little greater than 4 Mbps. There is significant overhead in the protocol. But yes, it is still nicer than the dinky phone connections.
Even better, if it turns out it's possible to reduce the size of the phase array AP (there was a story here few weeks ago) that can dynamically follow users with a directional beam, the cell phone stuff may even lose its range advantage.