The Steel Phantom at Kennywood in Pittsburgh, PA initially had a speed of ~92 mph when the ride first opened. After complaints of sore necks, the speed was attenuated several miles an hour slower.
The only problem could be if during one of the many reboots (in windows) while the tech installs the network card, he can't figure out how to get through LILO. Have your own network card in your machine ahead of time => only one reboot needed after they give you an IP - or for acquisition of DHCP assigned IP address.
Ideally, you'd be setup to bypass LILO while the Tech was there (floppy linux boot disc) and then reconfigure back to LILO being in the Master Boot Record after they leave. Just make sure that when windows asks if you want it to format your linux partitions that no one hits the 'Ok' button. (Win98 to the rescue)
You may be a Purist, but I still do some work on NT (play Unreal) on my second machine (Redhat 6.0/Win98/WinNT). No Voodoo 3 3000 drivers with RH6.0 - maybe on Mandrake 6.0.
With the same box and same ethernet adapter you don't have to worry about differing MAC addresses.
@Home doesn't check MAC addresses - their ethernet adapter is still sitting on the shelf above my cable modem. They even give static IP's.
Personally, my linux firewall box is only a single boot RH5.2 box. I haven't moved to IPChains as of yet. Ipfwadm is plenty sophisticated to guard 3 PC's.
there are already 65 anonymous users at ftp.stardivision.de. There is no capacity to support more than 65.
mirrors?
Re:I can't email Goodlatte - not in his district
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Yeah, I set up one REAL account, only to find out that I wouldn't get access to his email address unless I was in his district. So I got the address of City Hall in Roanoke, and I was going to set up another account from there (kinda of like telling the cops your address is the baseball stadium in Chicago;-)). I'm sitting there at the form, and I was intimidated to falsify the info (pussy). So I posted it here. I'll fax it to his office on Monday.
I can't email Goodlatte - not in his district
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Internet Freedom Act
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Dear Congressman Goodlatte,
Overall, I think that your bill is on target. I don't read much legislation, but it seemed to be direct, readable, and not too full of legalese. I currently subscribe to @Home's broadband cable access, through the cable carrier Comcast cable in New Jersey. My current monthly bill is $40. Since I have a linux box acting as a firewall/router, I am able to (legally) share the service with a housemate. A year and a half ago, I never knew what Linux, a router, a hub or a firewall were.
I learned how to set that up on the Internet. There's a great deal of high quality documentation out there. Its amazing and empowering, when instead of feeling held back by not knowing how to do something, that you follow the links, subscribe to a mailing list, read a newsgroup and solicit help. As long as you've done you homework, read the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) and ask in an appropriate format (provide enough info that someone else can reproduce the problem) - someone will reply back with a solution.
I feel fortunate that I currently live in an area that was in the initial roll out plan for Cable modem access. I can now work more effectively from home, learn much more in a shorter amount of time, etc. But the cable companies face a shortage of trained personnel to accomplish installations. Any company that is rapidly growing is usually not doing so at the lowest costs possible - they're attempting to gain the most market share, usually at an operating loss. I believe that to give AOL (or other ISP's) free reign of the cable providers' backbone at no premium to be a mistake. First to market has to be able to recoup a premium, else we've removed the incentive. If you have a cable modem, you don't need AOL. You find things yourself.
I used AOL back in 1995. I hate AOL. Its like shopping at "The Gap".
The best thing about AOL is that it keeps newbies off of the internet. It spoon feeds them. I much prefer the use of search engines and links on other pages for finding my content - not what Steve Case decides that I should be reading. AOL may be a large employer in your area. Great, as a Congressman, it's your duty to look out for your district. But in providing AOL a completely level playing field in access over existing and future broadband, you're changing the rules here as we go along. If anything, AOL is too large, and should be regulated. They have enough market share that they'll do just fine, for consumers can buy access via @Home, but still subscribe to AOL. If AOL is that good, they'll still subscribe. That is their existing choice. Of course, if they're not using AOL's modem pool for dial-up access, then AOL should cut their monthly rate in half. I don't see requiring @Home to cut its' rate. I don't use the portal service provided by @Home. I choose my own.
A free market relies on incentives - that first to market will mean a large enough market share to eventually become profitable, even if you lose hundreds of millions in the initial scramble. I hope that the net effect of your legisilation does not remove the economic incentives (profits) from the first to market companies.
The best competition is one based upon competing technologies, not just on competing companies of the same technology. In rural areas, satellite-based transmission may turn out to be the most feasible solution. Near the point of presence for the ASDL provider, ASDL over POTS may be the lowest cost solution. Let the market decide that.
Now, with the major 'home' computer manufacturers offering "cable ready" computers - including an ethernet card installed, much of the installation time has been reduced. As newer products emerge, in which the cable modem is incorporated into a single expansion card, the installation could be as simple as connecting the Coaxial connector onto the back of the (pre-installed) internal cable modem card. But that product isn't out in the market as of yet. For consumers with an existing PC, someone trained would still have to perform the installation and configuration. For now, there's a limited number of bodies that can install cable modem access into consumers' homes.
So my point is, in a new market, lets leave enough economic incentives in place until more players produce real products to drive the margins down. I don't want the major players holding back rolling out services. I wish everyone that wants a cable modem had access to one - and they're not going to care if its an extra $10 or $20 a month - they just want one. Now.
As far as falsifying IP addresses, I currently use IP Masquerading on my firewall. I don't do work on it - it just sites there, keeping out everything that I don't want - like "Script Kiddies" that want to crack my computer. So the IP Address (192.168.1.22) of the machine that I am currently working on is not the IP address of my point of presence on the internet. Don't criminalize this - that like taking away guns from law abiding citizens while all of the criminals have them. Actually, that's like making home security systems illegal.
Ever hear of IPv4 vs IPv6? Lots of people use Private IP addressses, with a router masquerading those addresses with a single, registered public address. We're running out of IP addresses. We'd be completely our if you can't maquerade.
Besides the fire resistance, isn't part of the reason for a metal enclosure for the shielding of the radiation (noise/interference) given off by the power supply, CPU and video card?
Several weeks ago I really liked the E-Monet picture framed proxy server: but no shielding. I guess as long as your cordless phone is at 900 MHz and your CPU is at 450 MHz, they can probably co-exist... or will the first fundemental coincide?
Then again, if you live near High_Tension_Wires, it probably doesn't matter.
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The Steel Phantom at Kennywood in Pittsburgh, PA initially had a speed of ~92 mph when the ride first opened. After complaints of sore necks, the speed was attenuated several miles an hour slower.
http://www.omnis-software.com/whatsnew/press/linux .html
Omnis Software announced their next generation 4GL cross platform RAD tool a month ago.
I'm psyched to use Omnis Studio on Linux. In the meantime a trial version on Win32/Mac PPC is available for download.
Paul
-just an Omnis developer
2 words - dual boot.
The only problem could be if during one of the many reboots (in windows) while the tech installs the network card, he can't figure out how to get through LILO. Have your own network card in your machine ahead of time => only one reboot needed after they give you an IP - or for acquisition of DHCP assigned IP address.
Ideally, you'd be setup to bypass LILO while the Tech was there (floppy linux boot disc) and then reconfigure back to LILO being in the Master Boot Record after they leave. Just make sure that when windows asks if you want it to format your linux partitions that no one hits the 'Ok' button. (Win98 to the rescue)
You may be a Purist, but I still do some work on NT (play Unreal) on my second machine (Redhat 6.0/Win98/WinNT). No Voodoo 3 3000 drivers with RH6.0 - maybe on Mandrake 6.0.
With the same box and same ethernet adapter you don't have to worry about differing MAC addresses.
@Home doesn't check MAC addresses - their ethernet adapter is still sitting on the shelf above my cable modem. They even give static IP's.
Personally, my linux firewall box is only a single boot RH5.2 box. I haven't moved to IPChains as of yet. Ipfwadm is plenty sophisticated to guard 3 PC's.
Paul
too late.
there are already 65 anonymous users at ftp.stardivision.de.
There is no capacity to support more than 65.
mirrors?
Yeah, I set up one REAL account, only to find out that I wouldn't get access to his email address unless I was in his district. So I got the address of City Hall in Roanoke, and I was going to set up another account from there (kinda of like telling the cops your address is the baseball stadium in Chicago ;-)). I'm sitting there at the form, and I was intimidated to falsify the info (pussy). So I posted it here. I'll fax it to his office on Monday.
Dear Congressman Goodlatte,
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Overall, I think that your bill is on target. I don't read much legislation, but it seemed to be direct, readable, and not too full of legalese. I currently subscribe to @Home's broadband cable access, through the cable carrier Comcast cable in New Jersey. My current monthly bill is $40. Since I have a linux box acting as a firewall/router, I am able to (legally) share the service with a housemate. A year and a half ago, I never knew what Linux, a router, a hub or a firewall were.
I learned how to set that up on the Internet. There's a great deal of high quality documentation out there. Its amazing and empowering, when instead of feeling held back by not knowing how to do something, that you follow the links, subscribe to a mailing list, read a newsgroup and solicit help. As long as you've done you homework, read the FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) and ask in an appropriate format (provide enough info that someone else can reproduce the problem) - someone will reply back with a solution.
I feel fortunate that I currently live in an area that was in the initial roll out plan for Cable modem access. I can now work more effectively from home, learn much more in a shorter amount of time, etc. But the cable companies face a shortage of trained personnel to accomplish installations. Any company that is rapidly growing is usually not doing so at the lowest costs possible - they're attempting to gain the most market share, usually at an operating loss. I believe that to give AOL (or other ISP's) free reign of the cable providers' backbone at no premium to be a mistake. First to market has to be able to recoup a premium, else we've removed the incentive. If you have a cable modem, you don't need AOL. You find things yourself.
I used AOL back in 1995. I hate AOL. Its like shopping at "The Gap".
The best thing about AOL is that it keeps newbies off of the internet. It spoon feeds them. I much prefer the use of search engines and links on other pages for finding my content - not what Steve Case decides that I should be reading. AOL may be a large employer in your area. Great, as a Congressman, it's your duty to look out for your district. But in providing AOL a completely level playing field in access over existing and future broadband, you're changing the rules here as we go along. If anything, AOL is too large, and should be regulated. They have enough market share that they'll do just fine, for consumers can buy access via @Home, but still subscribe to AOL. If AOL is that good, they'll still subscribe. That is their existing choice. Of course, if they're not using AOL's modem pool for dial-up access, then AOL should cut their monthly rate in half. I don't see requiring @Home to cut its' rate. I don't use the portal service provided by @Home. I choose my own.
A free market relies on incentives - that first to market will mean a large enough market share to eventually become profitable, even if you lose hundreds of millions in the initial scramble. I hope that the net effect of your legisilation does not remove the economic incentives (profits) from the first to market companies.
The best competition is one based upon competing technologies, not just on competing companies of the same technology. In rural areas, satellite-based transmission may turn out to be the most feasible solution. Near the point of presence for the ASDL provider, ASDL over POTS may be the lowest cost solution. Let the market decide that.
Now, with the major 'home' computer manufacturers offering "cable ready" computers - including an ethernet card installed, much of the installation time has been reduced. As newer products emerge, in which the cable modem is incorporated into a single expansion card, the installation could be as simple as connecting the Coaxial connector onto the back of the (pre-installed) internal cable modem card. But that product isn't out in the market as of yet. For consumers with an existing PC, someone trained would still have to perform the installation and configuration. For now, there's a limited number of bodies that can install cable modem access into consumers' homes.
So my point is, in a new market, lets leave enough economic incentives in place until more players produce real products to drive the margins down. I don't want the major players holding back rolling out services. I wish everyone that wants a cable modem had access to one - and they're not going to care if its an extra $10 or $20 a month - they just want one. Now.
As far as falsifying IP addresses, I currently use IP Masquerading on my firewall. I don't do work on it - it just sites there, keeping out everything that I don't want - like "Script Kiddies" that want to crack my computer. So the IP Address (192.168.1.22) of the machine that I am currently working on is not the IP address of my point of presence on the internet. Don't criminalize this - that like taking away guns from law abiding citizens while all of the criminals have them. Actually, that's like making home security systems illegal.
Ever hear of IPv4 vs IPv6? Lots of people use Private IP addressses, with a router masquerading those addresses with a single, registered public address. We're running out of IP addresses. We'd be completely our if you can't maquerade.
here's a good look at informed people's opinions:
http://slashdot.org/articles/99/05/16/0032245.s
Thanks for the effort in reading this,
Paul Drake
Besides the fire resistance, isn't part of the reason for a metal enclosure for the shielding of the radiation (noise/interference) given off by the power supply, CPU and video card?
... or will the first fundemental coincide?
Several weeks ago I really liked the E-Monet picture framed proxy server: but no shielding. I guess as long as your cordless phone is at 900 MHz and your CPU is at 450 MHz, they can probably co-exist
Then again, if you live near High_Tension_Wires, it probably doesn't matter.
Paul