I could just as well have said sitting at home farting and drinking soda. They are two distinct actions. You don't fart soda do you? (you may indeed perhaps). I guess eating and drinking in the same sentence made you automatically assume I was directing them both at soda. Oh well. I tried.
But Al Gore created the internet! I demand a recount of all downed nodes!!! We have to wait until the overseas router updates come in, and we must recount the disputed downed routers!
Ok, let's just say that the possibility of 99% of connectivity points are broken down is practically nothing. Even if that many did break down, then even a Floridian could figure out that the net would be virtually useless.
If 50% went down, yes it would still work, but it might take a few hours probably for convergence. Depending on which routing protocol they use they usually send updates to connected routers every 90 seconds (the default IGRP interval) and even after that a downed router isnt removed from an active routers routing table after I believe 3 or 5 update periods. Depending on if hold down timer, split horizons, or poison reverse updates are in use, I think that there would probably be routing loops created that could last a while making convergence even take a day or more.
I think that the computers shouldn't be available until a certain age, once the students have learned how to problem solve and think clearly. Then they can have every document, ever published, in every language at their fingertips.
anuther thing is spel chek. how r al theese stewdents gunnah lern how to spel?
"All Intel has to do is cut its prices dramatically to squeeze [Transmeta] out of the market".
Does this remind you of Microsoft? To me if they did that that would be a monopolistic activity like trying to stunt their competitors. DOJ vs. Intel, and I wouldn't want Janet hunkering down on my chip.
An interesting thing is that when looking at the specs all of the clients for both tests were 20 machines with Windows 2000 on them.
I don't think it is fair to say that Linux beat Win2K but that the web software( TUX 1.0 ) beat Microsoft's (Internet Information Server 5.0) If you wanted to say Linux was better, than you would use the same HTTP software for each system. Although this may have it's drawbacks, depending on which type of file system and such each system uses.
You guys gotta read the headlines better. It says the bug effects the systems. From the article: Gateway executives said the chip itself is not the likely cause. "We think it is a motherboard or power supply issue."
The same law now protecting Napster is the same one that protected Diamond Multimedia in 1992. But then why can't my Rio send the songs BACK to the computer? Because then it's considered a copyright violation, because the data is being reused.
If we store our data in plaintext etched or whatever into optical disks, how are you going to search through the millions and millions of pages of data? Who is going to catalog the data so you can find it?
If it is digital, however, all one would need is a search engine to look through that data for anything you want.
Well, there is only one encryption scheme that cannot be broken even with an infinite amount of time and power, and that is called a one time pad. Why dont we use it? Because it generates too much data to send to someone.
Now, back in 1977 the RSA 129 scheme was said to take 40 quadrillion years to factor. Well, in 1994 they factored the number 1143816257578888676692357799761466120102182 9672124236256256184293570693524573389783059 7123563958705058989075147599290026879543541 into 34905295108476509491478496199038 98133417764638493387843990820577 times 32769132993266709549961988190834 461413177642967992942539798288533. It took them 8 months and 600 volunteer computers in a distributed computing project
Now, if we wanted to break this new encryption scheme, and we were that *desperate*:) we already have programs such as Napster, which could be modified to be a Distributed Computing project and have literally millions of computers throwing in cycles, and it would be just a matter of time.
On the idea of piracy and Napster being sued, I think it is patetic.
If you think about it, the Napster software copies bits from one source to another. CD-recordable drives, also copy bits from one source to another. BUT, do you see people trying to sue the makers of the CD recordable drives??? NO.
Napster is doing the exact same thing that the CD-R industry is doing, but the only reason they are being attacked is because of its more widespread use. If everyone had a CD-R, im sure Metallica would be out whining about those companies too.
Hey, im under 18 myself and Im not complaining. Its been shown that until a certain age 'children' dont have the psychological maturity to fully understand the consequences of their actions. nuff said
A lot of places have been posting notices like this, such as Mplayer. I think that they are just trying to protect young children, who may not know what theyre doing or who theyre talking to. woohoo, one for the govt
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Let me help you with your comprehension.
I could just as well have said sitting at home farting and drinking soda. They are two distinct actions. You don't fart soda do you? (you may indeed perhaps). I guess eating and drinking in the same sentence made you automatically assume I was directing them both at soda. Oh well. I tried.
Yes, I'm sure all this world needs is more anti-social youth with unlimited information at their fingertips...
and also eating and drinking soda all day at home...
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"I also don't have any control over the network infrastructure itself, just over our DHCP server."
Well someone has control over the network infrastructure itself, and it's their job.
If 50% went down, yes it would still work, but it might take a few hours probably for convergence. Depending on which routing protocol they use they usually send updates to connected routers every 90 seconds (the default IGRP interval) and even after that a downed router isnt removed from an active routers routing table after I believe 3 or 5 update periods. Depending on if hold down timer, split horizons, or poison reverse updates are in use, I think that there would probably be routing loops created that could last a while making convergence even take a day or more.
Reminds me of a guy who got a dual Pentium 3 computer to play...you guessed it...solitaire
anuther thing is spel chek. how r al theese stewdents gunnah lern how to spel?
Does this remind you of Microsoft? To me if they did that that would be a monopolistic activity like trying to stunt their competitors. DOJ vs. Intel, and I wouldn't want Janet hunkering down on my chip.
I don't think it is fair to say that Linux beat Win2K but that the web software( TUX 1.0 ) beat Microsoft's (Internet Information Server 5.0) If you wanted to say Linux was better, than you would use the same HTTP software for each system. Although this may have it's drawbacks, depending on which type of file system and such each system uses.
I suggest that the guy from the Rocketman article read this book for a few pointers.
From the article: Gateway executives said the chip itself is not the likely cause.
"We think it is a motherboard or power supply issue."
Case in point.
More proof to show you that apple engineers fall out of trees. (no pun intended)
The same law now protecting Napster is the same one that protected Diamond Multimedia in 1992. But then why can't my Rio send the songs BACK to the computer? Because then it's considered a copyright violation, because the data is being reused.
Who is General Failure and why is he reading my disk?
If it is digital, however, all one would need is a search engine to look through that data for anything you want.
"How much for a beer?" The bartender replies, "For you, no charge."
Now, back in 1977 the RSA 129 scheme was said to take 40 quadrillion years to factor. Well, in 1994 they factored the number 1143816257578888676692357799761466120102182 9672124236256256184293570693524573389783059 7123563958705058989075147599290026879543541 into 34905295108476509491478496199038 98133417764638493387843990820577 times 32769132993266709549961988190834 461413177642967992942539798288533. It took them 8 months and 600 volunteer computers in a distributed computing project
Now, if we wanted to break this new encryption scheme, and we were that *desperate* :) we already have programs such as Napster, which could be modified to be a Distributed Computing project and have literally millions of computers throwing in cycles, and it would be just a matter of time.
If you think about it, the Napster software copies bits from one source to another. CD-recordable drives, also copy bits from one source to another. BUT, do you see people trying to sue the makers of the CD recordable drives??? NO.
Napster is doing the exact same thing that the CD-R industry is doing, but the only reason they are being attacked is because of its more widespread use. If everyone had a CD-R, im sure Metallica would be out whining about those companies too.
Sorry, now that I read it, it sounds bad! What I meant was as an age thing.