Of all the development continuously crying about how.ogg processing is too CPU intensive...looks like this beast has enough power to spare to finally give them no excuse to cry about adding the format.
Seems a lot of other personal audio devices just don't have the juice to move the files...despite the optimized Tremor code...but only time will tell in this case.
It's quite possible that the huge expense in this system could be the TV tuner. According to the little blurb on the Microsoft site (sorry, forgot the URL), it will take signal input from an antenna, cable, or satellite. Doing this is going to require some pretty badass hardware to pull off.
Granted there are a couple nice multifunction video cards out there, but IIRC they're all NTSC compliant only. The digital cards are the ones that require a couple extra hundred dollars to purchase. Granted, it might be worth it if this thing can record any of the digital streams directly to the HD much like the DirecTivo can. An HDTV digital receiver and 5.1 optical output would be pretty nice too.
If it can do all these things and more, then I might be tempted to jump...and also build that multi-terabyte array for my DVD.iso files.:)
Personally, I'd rather build my own box and save a boatload of cash that way.:)
Anyone who's done any kind of IOS upgrading on some of the upper-end Cisco routers and Juniper routers knows that the upgraded images aren't always the most stable items around.
At one point, there was a severe outage at Genuity referred to as "Black Tuesday", when an IOS upgrade sunk a majority of the network and caused a ripple that made for a really shitty morning.
That was a few years ago, though. I can't go into the specifics of the RFO...but the failure was a very visible issue which resulted in modifications to the testing and change management processes.
Unfortunately, sometimes testing production software doesn't sufficiently break until actually put into production.
Just bear in mind that the amount of patience and time required to collect enough packets for AirSnort may take you awhile.
I have yet to find anyone who has really been able to bust a WEP key in a period of less than 4 hours...and this is in a high-traffic lab environemnt. I tried for 2 days in my home lab without success...then gave up.
Several vendors have patched their firmware so no FFs appear in the initialization vector, so Airsnort's use is somewhat limited on those networks to transmissions from other notebooks...and if the site is running Cisco hardware with LEAP, forget about it.
Unless you plan to put a laptop in somewhere and leave it for a few days, don't get your hopes up too much on getting enough packets.
If it played OGG...I might buy it.
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I expect we'll see some of these things play.ogg in the next 6 months to a year.
Don't forget, that an integer-based codec was released by xiph.org under the BSD license...the original article was here towards the beginning of the month.
More memory would be good too since most of my files are either 192kbps MP3s, or Vorbis ripped at quality level 6. (CDex rules!);)
Though I can't point out specific names, this is how it's done and has been coordinated with PA:
1.) State of PA submits a URL and IP address which is verified to be a kiddie-porn site. Note: The burden of proof and maintainence of the information is left to the state and they are responsible for providing all the information. This way, the ISP in question isn't stuck playing kiddie-port cop.
2.) The IP address of the offending URL is globally null-routed across the provider's backbone using two redundant null-route servers.
3.) The IP is recorded along with the URL in a flat file for reference and tracking.
4.) The null route stays in place as long as necessary, currently indefinitely.
I'd post the list for all the sick bastards that visit Slashdot, but I don't want to get fired.:)
Anyway, this is no big deal and can be implemented with very little overhead if negotiated properly. UUnet certainly has the resources to pull this off...since there are other providers that are doing the same thing.
So, one user at $30-$50/month for a DSL connection amounts to about $360-$600 per year of income. After costs, that could be a pretty decent profit depending on the operating margin.
A number of users are drawn to broadband for the purpose of high-speed file transfers and such, which grows the subscriber base, therefore growing income and profit.
If the RIAA were to drop some kind of magic iron curtain on these activities, the subscriber base may not grow or drop, affecting the bottom line for ISPs and providers like Verizon. The RIAA certainly isn't going to cough up any extra cash to prop up the bottom line of the provider.
Naturally, Verizon is fighting to keep growing its subscriber base and preserve its economic interest. Besides, who's in business for free?
However, at least the government has a thing called "elections" by the "people". It's a novel idea...if only it weren't for those being elected by the people.
The site has been slashdotted before, but you can check out the BBS Documentary here.
I gave my interview in March and I thought it was a blast. Jason Scott (of textfiles.com) is doing this as a solo project and is a great guy to talk to.
If you haven't contributed something to this project, you might want to check this out.
No, the original poster is correct and the last release of WWIV was 4.30, which contained a number of enhancements since its predecessor 4.24a, which had been out for several years at that point.
Check it out: http://wss.wwiv.com
Unfortunately, a lot of things appear to be broken, such as the SDS server among other things.
Or, you can do what I did...and instead of paying $200 for an equivalent battery, you can spend that on a couple of Die Hard Deep-Cycle Marine batteries and 4-gauge cable hardware.;)
This was a Smart UPS 1400 RM. The newer XL models actually have an expansion plug on the back which can support a few of these puppies. I'll get an XL model off of ebay someday...but the homegrown hack will have to work for now.;)
Just keep renewing your DHCP lease...and it shouldn't expire. I've had my IP for several months now with AT&T.
I've had to change my IP info with NetSol 3 times...once because my computer was disabled for 3 weeks while I was injured (wrecked my arm, couldn't pull it out of the rack), and twice when the scopes were changed to meet local demand.
I'd only change to something else if they forced an IP change.:)
The place where I'm moving to offers static IPs for cable service, so I can't wait for that to get setup!
Part of the problem with Dish TV's argument is that the combination of DirecTV with them would somehow allow them to better compete with cable comanies, which is utter BS.
Both of the companies offer a heck of a lot more programming, clearer picture, 5.1 Dolby Digital on some channels, and a better value for the money, overall. However, DirecTV actually has some consumer choice with receivers and equipment...the main reason I prefer DirecTV over Dish...which uses inferior JVC equipment...and doesn't have tivo, last I was aware.
In competition with cable...if they think for a moment that satellite Internet access can somehow compete in a viable manner with cable and DSL, they are sadly mistaken. Two-way traffic over a satellite that's over 22,000 miles above the earth is going to present some incredible latency that gets clobbered by dialup.
Now, perhaps they could come up with some neat and funky antenna to use the 3 DirecTV satellites and the Dish satellites to get an ass-kicking amount of programming...but there is a point of reaching overkill.
In the old days of satellite, it was cool to have the 10' dish outside tuned to whatever I wanted to watch...but those days are over. Personally, I'm glad I can choose between Dish or DirecTV depending on my needs. It would be a mistake to create another monopoly in the terms of "competition".
The ideal way to promote competition would have been for municipalities and towns to have been wired and maintained by a neutral facility, handing off circuits to whatever telco wanted to set up shop...then you have 100 LECs in the CO, and since none of them owned the wires, you could choose your provider in a manner as simply as moving a jumper. It's nice to dream.
Personally, I think the establishment that is presenting a viable challenge to the cable and telcos is RCN when it's available. After all, they are putting in their own physical facilities to provide their phone/data/cable services...which is really the only way to compete against the baby bells/cable franchises.
And I mean a nice Sony 36" Color NTSC set. I bought it about 3 years ago.
The thing will probably last me another 20 years.
In fact, I have no intention of replacing it until it dies, during which I can only hope this content control bullshit is sorted out.
If I'm going to so much as subscribe to anything on HDTV, there had damn well better be some way for me to record the shows I want to see. I don't really watch TV now, but I did when I had a satellite feed. I'd do it all over again, but I'd have a satellite TIVO this time.
I'm bitching because I would love to eventually set up my home theater with a widescreen HDTV setup, but I will seriously think twice about it with content controls...even if they don't affect my viewing habits.
If you're running on old hardware, M$ isn't the way to go.
I still have a useful BSD and a Linux server running on a 486. It doesn't do much, but it works for my purposes. I can't imagine the pain that I would experience trying to run something like XP on it.
Considering how much you can tweak on an open-source OS, I wouldn't begin to consider MS. I mean, Office XP is slow, but how much more do you need to get out of it?;)
I know it's almost instinctive to push the idea of an "upgrade", but I don't think all shops are in a position to do that.
Fortunately, my own network is behind a NAT gateway, but would it be possible to tank my APC SNMP adapter (the old style w/o web), and my 3Com LanPlex 2500 FDDI switch?
SNMP is supposed to be a "simple" protocol, per se, which is generally supposed to be left untrusted. Given the turnaround for exploits, I'm surprised this one took so long to come out...even if it was hidden from the general public for so long.
Was ADU ever accredited? If not, I see this as nothing more than busting ass for some certificates that are going to expire someday.
Not to knock the valuable experience, but a university degree from an accredited college is worth a lot more in the long run than some crash course through what essentially appears to me as a one-year certificate program.
It really amounts to all the classes for a major without any of the supporting classes (commonly known as BS classes) of a normal college community. I have issue with it being considered a "university" per se.
So, in 5 years, are ADU "graduates" going to be able to get a transcript to get into grad school? I know I will be able to when I get out of UMass this June.:)
(Deus) Human beings may not evolve any longer. Human's incidence of cancer is by far lower than other animal. There is a theory that human being is already a neoteny, and never evolve more. If it is true, what a stupid animal they became. They forgot the force which operate themselves, and they are only satisfying their desire. Don't you think they are worthless? Human being is only so much. But, You don't have to remain such a miserable human being. Now, human beings only created the exit.
...was the fact that a huge file could be downloaded from several people that had the same file. In essence, enough people with 1.5mb down 300kb up cable modems could effectively share a file with a guy on a DS3 and have it be efficient.
I don't know of any other file sharing clients that allow this kind of transfer capability, so if anyone knows of one, it might be a good idea to get the hype started!
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Of all the development continuously crying about how .ogg processing is too CPU intensive...looks like this beast has enough power to spare to finally give them no excuse to cry about adding the format.
Seems a lot of other personal audio devices just don't have the juice to move the files...despite the optimized Tremor code...but only time will tell in this case.
It's quite possible that the huge expense in this system could be the TV tuner. According to the little blurb on the Microsoft site (sorry, forgot the URL), it will take signal input from an antenna, cable, or satellite. Doing this is going to require some pretty badass hardware to pull off.
.iso files. :)
:)
Granted there are a couple nice multifunction video cards out there, but IIRC they're all NTSC compliant only. The digital cards are the ones that require a couple extra hundred dollars to purchase. Granted, it might be worth it if this thing can record any of the digital streams directly to the HD much like the DirecTivo can. An HDTV digital receiver and 5.1 optical output would be pretty nice too.
If it can do all these things and more, then I might be tempted to jump...and also build that multi-terabyte array for my DVD
Personally, I'd rather build my own box and save a boatload of cash that way.
Anyone who's done any kind of IOS upgrading on some of the upper-end Cisco routers and Juniper routers knows that the upgraded images aren't always the most stable items around.
At one point, there was a severe outage at Genuity referred to as "Black Tuesday", when an IOS upgrade sunk a majority of the network and caused a ripple that made for a really shitty morning.
That was a few years ago, though. I can't go into the specifics of the RFO...but the failure was a very visible issue which resulted in modifications to the testing and change management processes.
Unfortunately, sometimes testing production software doesn't sufficiently break until actually put into production.
Just bear in mind that the amount of patience and time required to collect enough packets for AirSnort may take you awhile.
I have yet to find anyone who has really been able to bust a WEP key in a period of less than 4 hours...and this is in a high-traffic lab environemnt. I tried for 2 days in my home lab without success...then gave up.
Several vendors have patched their firmware so no FFs appear in the initialization vector, so Airsnort's use is somewhat limited on those networks to transmissions from other notebooks...and if the site is running Cisco hardware with LEAP, forget about it.
Unless you plan to put a laptop in somewhere and leave it for a few days, don't get your hopes up too much on getting enough packets.
I expect we'll see some of these things play .ogg in the next 6 months to a year.
;)
Don't forget, that an integer-based codec was released by xiph.org under the BSD license...the original article was here towards the beginning of the month.
More memory would be good too since most of my files are either 192kbps MP3s, or Vorbis ripped at quality level 6. (CDex rules!)
Though I can't point out specific names, this is how it's done and has been coordinated with PA:
:)
1.) State of PA submits a URL and IP address which is verified to be a kiddie-porn site. Note: The burden of proof and maintainence of the information is left to the state and they are responsible for providing all the information. This way, the ISP in question isn't stuck playing kiddie-port cop.
2.) The IP address of the offending URL is globally null-routed across the provider's backbone using two redundant null-route servers.
3.) The IP is recorded along with the URL in a flat file for reference and tracking.
4.) The null route stays in place as long as necessary, currently indefinitely.
I'd post the list for all the sick bastards that visit Slashdot, but I don't want to get fired.
Anyway, this is no big deal and can be implemented with very little overhead if negotiated properly. UUnet certainly has the resources to pull this off...since there are other providers that are doing the same thing.
So, one user at $30-$50/month for a DSL connection amounts to about $360-$600 per year of income. After costs, that could be a pretty decent profit depending on the operating margin.
A number of users are drawn to broadband for the purpose of high-speed file transfers and such, which grows the subscriber base, therefore growing income and profit.
If the RIAA were to drop some kind of magic iron curtain on these activities, the subscriber base may not grow or drop, affecting the bottom line for ISPs and providers like Verizon. The RIAA certainly isn't going to cough up any extra cash to prop up the bottom line of the provider.
Naturally, Verizon is fighting to keep growing its subscriber base and preserve its economic interest. Besides, who's in business for free?
I'd reword that:
Exactly like...the government.
However, at least the government has a thing called "elections" by the "people". It's a novel idea...if only it weren't for those being elected by the people.
The site has been slashdotted before, but you can check out the BBS Documentary here.
I gave my interview in March and I thought it was a blast. Jason Scott (of textfiles.com) is doing this as a solo project and is a great guy to talk to.
If you haven't contributed something to this project, you might want to check this out.
No, the original poster is correct and the last release of WWIV was 4.30, which contained a number of enhancements since its predecessor 4.24a, which had been out for several years at that point.
Check it out: http://wss.wwiv.com
Unfortunately, a lot of things appear to be broken, such as the SDS server among other things.
Or, you can do what I did...and instead of paying $200 for an equivalent battery, you can spend that on a couple of Die Hard Deep-Cycle Marine batteries and 4-gauge cable hardware. ;)
;)
This was a Smart UPS 1400 RM. The newer XL models actually have an expansion plug on the back which can support a few of these puppies. I'll get an XL model off of ebay someday...but the homegrown hack will have to work for now.
Just keep renewing your DHCP lease...and it shouldn't expire. I've had my IP for several months now with AT&T.
:)
I've had to change my IP info with NetSol 3 times...once because my computer was disabled for 3 weeks while I was injured (wrecked my arm, couldn't pull it out of the rack), and twice when the scopes were changed to meet local demand.
I'd only change to something else if they forced an IP change.
The place where I'm moving to offers static IPs for cable service, so I can't wait for that to get setup!
Part of the problem with Dish TV's argument is that the combination of DirecTV with them would somehow allow them to better compete with cable comanies, which is utter BS.
Both of the companies offer a heck of a lot more programming, clearer picture, 5.1 Dolby Digital on some channels, and a better value for the money, overall. However, DirecTV actually has some consumer choice with receivers and equipment...the main reason I prefer DirecTV over Dish...which uses inferior JVC equipment...and doesn't have tivo, last I was aware.
In competition with cable...if they think for a moment that satellite Internet access can somehow compete in a viable manner with cable and DSL, they are sadly mistaken. Two-way traffic over a satellite that's over 22,000 miles above the earth is going to present some incredible latency that gets clobbered by dialup.
Now, perhaps they could come up with some neat and funky antenna to use the 3 DirecTV satellites and the Dish satellites to get an ass-kicking amount of programming...but there is a point of reaching overkill.
In the old days of satellite, it was cool to have the 10' dish outside tuned to whatever I wanted to watch...but those days are over. Personally, I'm glad I can choose between Dish or DirecTV depending on my needs. It would be a mistake to create another monopoly in the terms of "competition".
The ideal way to promote competition would have been for municipalities and towns to have been wired and maintained by a neutral facility, handing off circuits to whatever telco wanted to set up shop...then you have 100 LECs in the CO, and since none of them owned the wires, you could choose your provider in a manner as simply as moving a jumper. It's nice to dream.
Personally, I think the establishment that is presenting a viable challenge to the cable and telcos is RCN when it's available. After all, they are putting in their own physical facilities to provide their phone/data/cable services...which is really the only way to compete against the baby bells/cable franchises.
And I mean a nice Sony 36" Color NTSC set. I bought it about 3 years ago.
The thing will probably last me another 20 years.
In fact, I have no intention of replacing it until it dies, during which I can only hope this content control bullshit is sorted out.
If I'm going to so much as subscribe to anything on HDTV, there had damn well better be some way for me to record the shows I want to see. I don't really watch TV now, but I did when I had a satellite feed. I'd do it all over again, but I'd have a satellite TIVO this time.
I'm bitching because I would love to eventually set up my home theater with a widescreen HDTV setup, but I will seriously think twice about it with content controls...even if they don't affect my viewing habits.
If you're running on old hardware, M$ isn't the way to go.
;)
I still have a useful BSD and a Linux server running on a 486. It doesn't do much, but it works for my purposes. I can't imagine the pain that I would experience trying to run something like XP on it.
Considering how much you can tweak on an open-source OS, I wouldn't begin to consider MS. I mean, Office XP is slow, but how much more do you need to get out of it?
I know it's almost instinctive to push the idea of an "upgrade", but I don't think all shops are in a position to do that.
Fortunately, my own network is behind a NAT gateway, but would it be possible to tank my APC SNMP adapter (the old style w/o web), and my 3Com LanPlex 2500 FDDI switch?
SNMP is supposed to be a "simple" protocol, per se, which is generally supposed to be left untrusted. Given the turnaround for exploits, I'm surprised this one took so long to come out...even if it was hidden from the general public for so long.
Was ADU ever accredited? If not, I see this as nothing more than busting ass for some certificates that are going to expire someday.
:)
Not to knock the valuable experience, but a university degree from an accredited college is worth a lot more in the long run than some crash course through what essentially appears to me as a one-year certificate program.
It really amounts to all the classes for a major without any of the supporting classes (commonly known as BS classes) of a normal college community. I have issue with it being considered a "university" per se.
So, in 5 years, are ADU "graduates" going to be able to get a transcript to get into grad school? I know I will be able to when I get out of UMass this June.
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Where was I when this was happening???
(Deus) Human beings may not evolve any longer. Human's incidence of cancer is by far lower than other animal. There is a theory that human being is already a neoteny, and never evolve more. If it is true, what a stupid animal they became. They forgot the force which operate themselves, and they are only satisfying their desire. Don't you think they are worthless? Human being is only so much. But, You don't have to remain such a miserable human being. Now, human beings only created the exit.
(Lain) What is it?
(Deus) Network. It's wired, Lain.
(Lain) Who are you?
(Deus) I'm God.
...there had better be a lot more to it for me to give up my 2x1600x1200 + 1x1280x1024 displays.
I wonder how many boxes of legos would be required to emulate the 300+ cartridge loaded in one of the data centers at work.
At least replacement parts would be inexpensive!
Though, I personally would have saved the XP comment for when FreeBSD 5.0 gets released sometime during Q4 this year.
If it weren't for the uptime on my server, (64 days...upgraded the mobo again), I'd be working on this one right now!
Really. However, we haven't been able to get the paperless office idea ironed out yet...much less a paperless existance.
No choice in broadband + No guns = No way to live!
...was the fact that a huge file could be downloaded from several people that had the same file. In essence, enough people with 1.5mb down 300kb up cable modems could effectively share a file with a guy on a DS3 and have it be efficient.
I don't know of any other file sharing clients that allow this kind of transfer capability, so if anyone knows of one, it might be a good idea to get the hype started!