I have an AC like this in the office where I work. We're the desktop support group, so naturally we keep our door open so people will walk in and ask for help. This means we also air condition the hallway. For some reason, when run like this, the AC unit eventually fills up with water and starts spraying it all over our precious computers. Instead of choosing between water-free computers and a cool room, we got a fish tank pump, duct-taped some tubing on to it, and stuck the tubing into the AC unit. We turned it on and let it drain into a bucket. After a day or so, we got about 6 gallons of water out. We now run the pump whenever the AC is on and haven't had any problems with the AC spraying water or icing up. The true geek solution:)
Maybe the novices should read the fucking manual then?
People complain to me that emacs is too hard to use, too. I don't get it -- the first screen that comes up says "C-x C-f to open a file, C-x C-s to save, C-x C-c to quit." They tell me that they can't use emacs because they can't open a file, save it, or quit. If only they turned on their brain and did some reading, they would know how to perform these SIMPLE tasks.
I am not a vi fan, but I at least know how to do simple editing when I'm on a system without emacs.
Seriously, people. Read the fucking manual. nano and its kin are fine for really really really simple things, but eventually you're going to have to learn how to use a real editor.
I agree -- custom made posters are great. I got some PDF system maps of my favorite rail systems (Tokyo, Washington DC, and London in addition to the Chicago map I already have). I then scaled these to the maximum size that would successfully print on my University's plotters (well-made PDFs scale infinitely with no loss of quality). I then unplugged the Ethernet cable from the plotter (if you print via the network, you're charged $5/print) and plugged in my laptop via USB. I sent the jobs to the plotter and reattached the network cable. An hour later, I came back, used the paper cutter to cut the posters, rolled them up and took them home. They're absolutely beautiful... and I feel good knowing that the taxpayers bought them for me:)
In that case, please explain all these SPAMs that say "please give me you paypal password", "please give me your bank password", etc. My data is important simply because some scammer can make money off of it.
This is definitely an excellent product with either nslu2-linux or Debian on it. The disadvantage of Debian is that it doesn't support the integrated LAN port -- you will have to supply a USB network card. ($30 or less)
Mine handles my NFS storage needs, receives e-mail for a few domains (with qmail), and hosts my website which runs from Apache and a perl-based CMS I am writing. With mod_perl there are no performance issues at all, at least for the minimal traffic I receive.
The disadvantage of using this is a NAS, though, is that the throughput isn't that great. It can't read from the disk(s) fast enough to saturate even a 100MBps connection. (When I plug the disk into a real Linux box, the disk has no problem doing this... so there's something limiting the throughput intentionally or as a design tradeoff.)
I hope Rev. 2 adds two USB controllers, more RAM, and gigabit ethernet so that this thing would be a viable solution for serious usage by small offices / departments.
I do realize, though, at some point you need a Real Computer and not an appliance. This thing is fine for now.
I actually did this:) When iPod-owners can't buy your music, you lose. Fuck you, record companies. You're not in control anymore.
Technically, though, FairPlay won't even work when distributing CDs. FairPlay works by encrypting the song with the iPod's key. When the CD is pressed, they obviously don't know the key to your iPod. So this isn't even possible.
Actually, when you download a song from iTMS, YOUR computer applies the DRM to a clean copy it gets from iTMS. Running tcpdump and reassembling the file results in a non-DRM'd file. FairPlay, like all DRM, is a joke.
If you don't support their activities, then why are you a member?
Actually, I am guilty of the same thing. I am an IEEE member despite the fact that they chose to support the US's unconstitutional law against publishing papers written in "enemy nations" (syria, north korea, iran, etc.) or something like that. I don't know if this is still in effect, but back when this first happened, only one professional society, the ACS (American Chemical Society), chose to ignore this law. The IEEE 'proudly' supported the US law. What a bunch of sellout shills.
The second note of Mary Had A Little Lamb is the second scale degree (starts on 3). The interval between these two notes is a major second. The interval between the first and third notes is a major third. I don't know where this minor third of yours is coming from.
Problems? This is how UNIX works. One program handles sound. Another program handles typesetting. A third program handles data entry. This allows people to change one component without changing (or reimplementing) the others. It's a good thing. If you write your own typesetting engine, for example, you can still use the same software to edit and play the music. That's pretty cool. And it wouldn't happen if everything was one giant rolled-together piece of software.
As for it being hard to install, Debian didn't seem to have a problem with it. Not my cup of tea (I use emacs + lilypond + timidity), but it's not as bad as you would think. If you're a Windows or Mac user used to having everything under one GUI and one program performing thousands of tasks, it's a change in your workflow. But it's how UNIX works, and this program is not the first to work like this. (Look at any X program. It requires an X server to run. A sound program requiring a sound server is no different! Not every app can use the screen at once, so X manages it. Not every app can use the CPU at once, so the kernel manages that. Not every app can play/record sound/midi at once, so a sound server manages that.)
If there are other problems (with usability, etc.), I think the developers would like to hear about them so they can fix them:) If you know how to code, providing code would be good. That's how OSS works. Whining on slashdot about how something you didn't pay for is hard to use isn't going to get you sympathy or, for that matter, anywhere useful. Be part of the solution, not the problem:)
No, you've got it all wrong. You'll walk over to the automated ATM machine and enter your personal PIN number. You'll then receive some cash and a receipt encoded in the portable PDF document format. When you get home, you'll scan the receipt with optical OCR recognition and then store it on your redundant RAID array made from inexpensive disks.
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> had to be turned off for awhile to defrost
:)
I have an AC like this in the office where I work. We're the desktop support group, so naturally we keep our door open so people will walk in and ask for help. This means we also air condition the hallway. For some reason, when run like this, the AC unit eventually fills up with water and starts spraying it all over our precious computers. Instead of choosing between water-free computers and a cool room, we got a fish tank pump, duct-taped some tubing on to it, and stuck the tubing into the AC unit. We turned it on and let it drain into a bucket. After a day or so, we got about 6 gallons of water out. We now run the pump whenever the AC is on and haven't had any problems with the AC spraying water or icing up. The true geek solution
And look at how they were sued and lost in Bernstein v. US.
Maybe the novices should read the fucking manual then?
People complain to me that emacs is too hard to use, too. I don't get it -- the first screen that comes up says "C-x C-f to open a file, C-x C-s to save, C-x C-c to quit." They tell me that they can't use emacs because they can't open a file, save it, or quit. If only they turned on their brain and did some reading, they would know how to perform these SIMPLE tasks.
I am not a vi fan, but I at least know how to do simple editing when I'm on a system without emacs.
Seriously, people. Read the fucking manual. nano and its kin are fine for really really really simple things, but eventually you're going to have to learn how to use a real editor.
Why not tell your filter to mark the message as read?
I've heard of all of those things but I've never heard of anyone doing them in Word ;)
Most of the books I read are written in TeX, LaTeX, or troff (sometimes perl's pod, too).
> there was a chance that you could be eaten by a flying shark....
Obviously lawyers don't live in your neighborhood.
> capitalise the "For" in "for(1..10){}"
Don't program in Word!
...who immediately submitted, "He's dead, Jim"?
I've never watched Star Trek (*turns in geek card*), but it seems fitting.
By the time the VM actually executed your code, though, you'd only be making like $3 an hour. :)
*sends mail to printer-support@uic.edu*
/dev/null.
Sending mail to the support department is the only thing more lossy than
Since it was made on a mac, my guess is Snapz Pro X.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
I agree -- custom made posters are great. I got some PDF system maps of my favorite rail systems (Tokyo, Washington DC, and London in addition to the Chicago map I already have). I then scaled these to the maximum size that would successfully print on my University's plotters (well-made PDFs scale infinitely with no loss of quality). I then unplugged the Ethernet cable from the plotter (if you print via the network, you're charged $5/print) and plugged in my laptop via USB. I sent the jobs to the plotter and reattached the network cable. An hour later, I came back, used the paper cutter to cut the posters, rolled them up and took them home. They're absolutely beautiful... and I feel good knowing that the taxpayers bought them for me :)
Don't worry, I just ordered a pizza for I. C. Wiener.
In that case, please explain all these SPAMs that say "please give me you paypal password", "please give me your bank password", etc. My data is important simply because some scammer can make money off of it.
Emacs is at 0.21 right now. The 0 is usually omitted, but it's still technically in the version number.
This is definitely an excellent product with either nslu2-linux or Debian on it. The disadvantage of Debian is that it doesn't support the integrated LAN port -- you will have to supply a USB network card. ($30 or less)
Mine handles my NFS storage needs, receives e-mail for a few domains (with qmail), and hosts my website which runs from Apache and a perl-based CMS I am writing. With mod_perl there are no performance issues at all, at least for the minimal traffic I receive.
The disadvantage of using this is a NAS, though, is that the throughput isn't that great. It can't read from the disk(s) fast enough to saturate even a 100MBps connection. (When I plug the disk into a real Linux box, the disk has no problem doing this... so there's something limiting the throughput intentionally or as a design tradeoff.)
I hope Rev. 2 adds two USB controllers, more RAM, and gigabit ethernet so that this thing would be a viable solution for serious usage by small offices / departments.
I do realize, though, at some point you need a Real Computer and not an appliance. This thing is fine for now.
Programming != computer science. Programmers == overpaid plumbers.
Even if they did, they would have to store the SSL certificate somewhere.
And yes, connecting gdb to iTunes and reading the memory is possible.
In short, DRM is never going to work on general purpose computers. So just stop trying.
I actually did this :) When iPod-owners can't buy your music, you lose. Fuck you, record companies. You're not in control anymore.
Technically, though, FairPlay won't even work when distributing CDs. FairPlay works by encrypting the song with the iPod's key. When the CD is pressed, they obviously don't know the key to your iPod. So this isn't even possible.
Actually, when you download a song from iTMS, YOUR computer applies the DRM to a clean copy it gets from iTMS. Running tcpdump and reassembling the file results in a non-DRM'd file. FairPlay, like all DRM, is a joke.
If you don't support their activities, then why are you a member?
Actually, I am guilty of the same thing. I am an IEEE member despite the fact that they chose to support the US's unconstitutional law against publishing papers written in "enemy nations" (syria, north korea, iran, etc.) or something like that. I don't know if this is still in effect, but back when this first happened, only one professional society, the ACS (American Chemical Society), chose to ignore this law. The IEEE 'proudly' supported the US law. What a bunch of sellout shills.
The second note of Mary Had A Little Lamb is the second scale degree (starts on 3). The interval between these two notes is a major second. The interval between the first and third notes is a major third. I don't know where this minor third of yours is coming from.
What's he testing the passphrase with? His ass?
Then he goes back to his computer several miles away and realizes that you gave him a fake passphrase. 128-bit encryption wins again.
Problems? This is how UNIX works. One program handles sound. Another program handles typesetting. A third program handles data entry. This allows people to change one component without changing (or reimplementing) the others. It's a good thing. If you write your own typesetting engine, for example, you can still use the same software to edit and play the music. That's pretty cool. And it wouldn't happen if everything was one giant rolled-together piece of software.
:) If you know how to code, providing code would be good. That's how OSS works. Whining on slashdot about how something you didn't pay for is hard to use isn't going to get you sympathy or, for that matter, anywhere useful. Be part of the solution, not the problem :)
As for it being hard to install, Debian didn't seem to have a problem with it. Not my cup of tea (I use emacs + lilypond + timidity), but it's not as bad as you would think. If you're a Windows or Mac user used to having everything under one GUI and one program performing thousands of tasks, it's a change in your workflow. But it's how UNIX works, and this program is not the first to work like this. (Look at any X program. It requires an X server to run. A sound program requiring a sound server is no different! Not every app can use the screen at once, so X manages it. Not every app can use the CPU at once, so the kernel manages that. Not every app can play/record sound/midi at once, so a sound server manages that.)
If there are other problems (with usability, etc.), I think the developers would like to hear about them so they can fix them
No, you've got it all wrong. You'll walk over to the automated ATM machine and enter your personal PIN number. You'll then receive some cash and a receipt encoded in the portable PDF document format. When you get home, you'll scan the receipt with optical OCR recognition and then store it on your redundant RAID array made from inexpensive disks.