After reading about this kind of shit on a daily basis, I'm so happy I'm with Cablevision. It looks like they are the last decent broadband ISP in the country. Grok this: download speeds between 3000-5000 kbps, uploads around 900kbps, and I'm talking peak time. Semi-decent tech support. Formally they don't allow servers but from what I hear they won't enforce it unless you generate enormous amounts of traffic. They are cool with Linux and other esoteric OSes (they won't provide support, but hey, who needs OS support). It's DHCP, but my IP stayed the same for the last 6 months. And all this for $30 if you have their TV package ($40 if you don't). I'll tell ya, if you're in NY, NJ or CT it can't get any better....
Sure, I know at least 3-4 VoIP devices that run Linux (including the one I'm directly responsible for). You have to realize that embedded is not always equal to real-time.
Never been in a desert but I guess you don't get too much fog there, do you? And I have this feeling US is very concerned with desert conflicts these days
Don't get me wrong, you don't HAVE to use an IDE. The command line compiler is quite good at reporting errors correctly, better than gcc IMHO. If you're a hardcore command line fan, then you can live happily with it. But personally I like to spend my time hunting bugs in logic not syntax errors, that's why I prefer JBuilder.
A couple of suggestions:
Get a GUI IDE, I'd suggest JBuilder, it does syntax checking on the fly while you type. I never had a syntax error at compilation after I got it. You can download the personal edition from Borland for free. It's written in Java, so it will run happily on Linux
Download the Java tutorial from javasoft.com. It's the best tutorial available. It's also available in print, however the printed edition tends to lag a bit.
Download the full SDK documentation and keep it for reference. You're going to need it.
The entry barrier is low in my opinion, at least for somebody who's familiar with C++. Once you start to grok it, you'll like it.
OH, and there are several documents describing the JVM (which if I remember correctly is a Stack machine, so it doesn;t have registers). Just browse javasoft.com
First of all, why do you think the author would want to come to US. Secondly, he/she could just remain anonymous. Believe me, it's easy, and NOBODY (including US government) can track you if you really want to... It's already begun, the authors of GiFT, an OS FastTrack compatible software are anonymous for fear of law suits...
You're comparing apples with oranges. To be more fair, try to install Win2000 on the same 486 machine. Guess what, you can't! Win 95 is 6 years old, better try to get a linux distro that is about same age. Slackware comes to mind. And guess what again, it'll work just fine. I know this because I used to run it on a pretty similar system back then. I had a pretty usable system on a 486 with 8MB ram and a 300MB disk partition. And it even booted up faster than win95, back in the day....
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Dude, I still have my GUS. Too bad I no longer have an ISA slot to stick it in:(
I agree with you, FC kicked the most ass overall. But I still remember the demo from Into the Shadows. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, ItS was a game written by a group called Triton. Man, it rocked! Imagine a 3rd person action/rpg with 3D characters, non-orthogonal walls and lightning. The characters casted MOVING SHADOWS on the wall. Yeah, big deal, you might say... but try to do this at a decent frame rate on a 486/80Mhz. In software. To put in into perspective, at that time, Doom was the ultimate 3D engine on the market.
Unfortunately, the game was never released. Guess they stumbled when it came to business...
I hoped they would release the source code. I still haven' figured it out how they did it...
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Dude, 25 celsius is NOT hot! It's pretty damn good. Try living with 35 and high humidity...
Dude, read the article again. It has nothing to do with encoding. What they do is to intentionally insert defects in the CD. Normal CD players will extrapolate and you'll get a normal audio signal, but CD-ROMs will try to read it exactly as it is, including the errors. You'll get a wave file filled with pops and clicks. Only after this does the encoder come into the picture...
Yeah, you don't have to explain this to the store. Just say it pops and clicks on your old CD player at home. It's conceivable that you have an old one that cannot do error recovery very well... this way, if enough people will do it, it will skew the statistics on the efficiency of this method and maybe they drop it...
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of disgruntled customers?:)
This is so true... I'm with Cablevision and I constantly get 200-300 KB/sec from sites across US. They have a ftp site set up to test the "last mile" speed, from that I get 650KB/sec. Uploads are good also, around 110-120KB/sec. Mind you, this are kbytes not kbits.
Bottom line is, if you live in the Tri State area, get this service... it kicks Verizon ass any time, day or night.
Well, from my experience the problems with the voice over IP come from lost packets and delays. Bandwidth is not an issue here. As a matter of fact Aplio Rave uses the G723 codec at 5.3 kbps. The overhead brings the stream to around 8 kbps. This is small enough even for a 14.4 modem. And if your network doesn't suffer from the above mentioned flaws, the quality is quite good (i.e. cell phone quality).
As for the difference between software and hardware solutions, well there isn't any. In fact the only thing you could reasonably put in hardware is the codec.
Disclaimer: I work for Net2Phone. This are my opinions, not my employer's.
There's a difference and t was stated over and over again. If I take your physical property, you don't have it anymore. If I take your IP you still have it in it's entirety.
The Peltier element moves the heat from one of it's sides to the other. While the CPU side will be cool enough, the heat will build up on the other side, to the point of melting the element. So basically you need something to dissipate that heat. Usually, when overclocking, the peltier element is used in combination with a badass radiator & fan, which of course, will generate even more noise.
Dude, I'm offended. I live my damnable lifestyle in NJ. Let me tell you, I'd rather drive 200 miles up and down Garden state than 2 miles in NYC. It'll be safer.
You're right saying that Geico (and others) don't offer car insurance in NJ. But I think it's more related to the fucked up legislation we have here...
Oh, and one more thing... don't worry, you're not paying for my insurance. That's why I pay twice the amount I would have payed in another place... midwest for example...
Well, maybe your DSL is nice, but I wouldn't trade my cable access (Optimum Online) for DSL (Verizon). These are the two companies competing for broadband users in my area (central NJ). Let's see: I get approx 4000kbps down / 950kbps up. It's nice to download mandrake ISOs at ~500KB/sec, isn't it?:) DSL has 640kbps/90kbps (at best, considering my distance to the CO). Then I pay $30 monthly for cable, versus $50 for DSL. Should I mention that I don't have to use any kind of pppoe layer (less overhead)?
Finally, let's talk about dependability. Please check dslreports.com for reviews on Verizon DSL and Optimum Online. Nuff said.
If you're a student and cannot afford a BMW then tell me how can you afford a Caddy or a Vette? Last time I've checked they were selling for about the same amount of dough...
And dunno why, but in terms of reliability I tend to trust a bimmer more than any american car. (don't get me wrong, I own a Cougar... and I could have afforded an entry level bimmer, but they just don't appeal to me aesthetically -- matter of taste)
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After reading about this kind of shit on a daily basis, I'm so happy I'm with Cablevision. It looks like they are the last decent broadband ISP in the country. Grok this: download speeds between 3000-5000 kbps, uploads around 900kbps, and I'm talking peak time. Semi-decent tech support. Formally they don't allow servers but from what I hear they won't enforce it unless you generate enormous amounts of traffic. They are cool with Linux and other esoteric OSes (they won't provide support, but hey, who needs OS support). It's DHCP, but my IP stayed the same for the last 6 months. And all this for $30 if you have their TV package ($40 if you don't). I'll tell ya, if you're in NY, NJ or CT it can't get any better....
Sure, I know at least 3-4 VoIP devices that run Linux (including the one I'm directly responsible for). You have to realize that embedded is not always equal to real-time.
Never been in a desert but I guess you don't get too much fog there, do you? And I have this feeling US is very concerned with desert conflicts these days
Does anybody remember Little Heroes? I bet we'll see Red Jack hitting the charts soon.
Don't get me wrong, you don't HAVE to use an IDE. The command line compiler is quite good at reporting errors correctly, better than gcc IMHO. If you're a hardcore command line fan, then you can live happily with it. But personally I like to spend my time hunting bugs in logic not syntax errors, that's why I prefer JBuilder.
A couple of suggestions:
Get a GUI IDE, I'd suggest JBuilder, it does syntax checking on the fly while you type. I never had a syntax error at compilation after I got it. You can download the personal edition from Borland for free. It's written in Java, so it will run happily on Linux
Download the Java tutorial from javasoft.com. It's the best tutorial available. It's also available in print, however the printed edition tends to lag a bit.
Download the full SDK documentation and keep it for reference. You're going to need it.
The entry barrier is low in my opinion, at least for somebody who's familiar with C++. Once you start to grok it, you'll like it.
OH, and there are several documents describing the JVM (which if I remember correctly is a Stack machine, so it doesn;t have registers). Just browse javasoft.com
As you said, computer software don't have to implement it. Nuff said. As long as it's in the software, I can "fix" it...
First of all, why do you think the author would want to come to US. Secondly, he/she could just remain anonymous. Believe me, it's easy, and NOBODY (including US government) can track you if you really want to... It's already begun, the authors of GiFT, an OS FastTrack compatible software are anonymous for fear of law suits...
Well, if this release includes the object prelinking stuff, then it'll give you a significant speed boost. Worth upgrading if you ask me.
You're comparing apples with oranges. To be more fair, try to install Win2000 on the same 486 machine. Guess what, you can't! Win 95 is 6 years old, better try to get a linux distro that is about same age. Slackware comes to mind. And guess what again, it'll work just fine. I know this because I used to run it on a pretty similar system back then. I had a pretty usable system on a 486 with 8MB ram and a 300MB disk partition. And it even booted up faster than win95, back in the day....
Yeah? How? Please elaborate... I'm really interested.
Dude, I still have my GUS. Too bad I no longer have an ISA slot to stick it in :(
I agree with you, FC kicked the most ass overall. But I still remember the demo from Into the Shadows. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, ItS was a game written by a group called Triton. Man, it rocked! Imagine a 3rd person action/rpg with 3D characters, non-orthogonal walls and lightning. The characters casted MOVING SHADOWS on the wall. Yeah, big deal, you might say... but try to do this at a decent frame rate on a 486/80Mhz. In software. To put in into perspective, at that time, Doom was the ultimate 3D engine on the market.
Unfortunately, the game was never released. Guess they stumbled when it came to business...
I hoped they would release the source code. I still haven' figured it out how they did it...
Dude, 25 celsius is NOT hot! It's pretty damn good. Try living with 35 and high humidity...
Yeah, I don't see why not. But this doesn't belong in the mp3 encoder, but in the CD-ripping software... what if I want to encode with Vorbis?
Dude, read the article again. It has nothing to do with encoding. What they do is to intentionally insert defects in the CD. Normal CD players will extrapolate and you'll get a normal audio signal, but CD-ROMs will try to read it exactly as it is, including the errors. You'll get a wave file filled with pops and clicks. Only after this does the encoder come into the picture...
Yeah, you don't have to explain this to the store. Just say it pops and clicks on your old CD player at home. It's conceivable that you have an old one that cannot do error recovery very well... this way, if enough people will do it, it will skew the statistics on the efficiency of this method and maybe they drop it...
:)
Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of disgruntled customers?
Damn, I'm still asleep, I need some coffee...
This is so true... I'm with Cablevision and I constantly get 200-300 KB/sec from sites across US. They have a ftp site set up to test the "last mile" speed, from that I get 650KB/sec. Uploads are good also, around 110-120KB/sec. Mind you, this are kbytes not kbits.
Bottom line is, if you live in the Tri State area, get this service... it kicks Verizon ass any time, day or night.
Well, in case you didn't know, Net2Phone is an IDT spin-off... :)
Well, from my experience the problems with the voice over IP come from lost packets and delays. Bandwidth is not an issue here. As a matter of fact Aplio Rave uses the G723 codec at 5.3 kbps. The overhead brings the stream to around 8 kbps. This is small enough even for a 14.4 modem. And if your network doesn't suffer from the above mentioned flaws, the quality is quite good (i.e. cell phone quality).
As for the difference between software and hardware solutions, well there isn't any. In fact the only thing you could reasonably put in hardware is the codec.
Disclaimer: I work for Net2Phone. This are my opinions, not my employer's.
There's a difference and t was stated over and over again. If I take your physical property, you don't have it anymore. If I take your IP you still have it in it's entirety.
The Peltier element moves the heat from one of it's sides to the other. While the CPU side will be cool enough, the heat will build up on the other side, to the point of melting the element. So basically you need something to dissipate that heat. Usually, when overclocking, the peltier element is used in combination with a badass radiator & fan, which of course, will generate even more noise.
Simple. Just sue the owners of the news servers that carry it.
Dude, I'm offended. I live my damnable lifestyle in NJ. Let me tell you, I'd rather drive 200 miles up and down Garden state than 2 miles in NYC. It'll be safer.
You're right saying that Geico (and others) don't offer car insurance in NJ. But I think it's more related to the fucked up legislation we have here...
Oh, and one more thing... don't worry, you're not paying for my insurance. That's why I pay twice the amount I would have payed in another place... midwest for example...
Well, maybe your DSL is nice, but I wouldn't trade my cable access (Optimum Online) for DSL (Verizon). These are the two companies competing for broadband users in my area (central NJ). Let's see: I get approx 4000kbps down / 950kbps up. It's nice to download mandrake ISOs at ~500KB/sec, isn't it? :) DSL has 640kbps/90kbps (at best, considering my distance to the CO). Then I pay $30 monthly for cable, versus $50 for DSL. Should I mention that I don't have to use any kind of pppoe layer (less overhead)?
Finally, let's talk about dependability. Please check dslreports.com for reviews on Verizon DSL and Optimum Online. Nuff said.
Well, I guess I'm lucky. Hope it lasts...
If you're a student and cannot afford a BMW then tell me how can you afford a Caddy or a Vette? Last time I've checked they were selling for about the same amount of dough...
And dunno why, but in terms of reliability I tend to trust a bimmer more than any american car. (don't get me wrong, I own a Cougar... and I could have afforded an entry level bimmer, but they just don't appeal to me aesthetically -- matter of taste)