I have an old 486 lying around, but I don't have any DOS install disks lying around. Anyone where I could find them? This sounds like it would be cool to try out. Unless maybe the original win95 install disks allow you to install DOS only?
Yes indeed, your facts are wrong. The Chinese scientist, Wen Ho Lee, worked at Los Alamos and did not STEAL the information as he had a right to access it. He was found not guilty of espionage, and the only thing that he was found to have done wrong was mis handle classified material.
I'm not sure where you heard about Clinton administration's sale of layouts for modernized weaponry and aircraft, but I'd like to see the source. As far as I know, the Chinese military technology is predominantly Russian-based, including their nuclear ICBM's.
I know the humane genome project has been plagued by this since the start. The various companies working on it are very hesitant to release information to their competitors, as pharmeceutical companies could make literally billions of $$ with some of the discoveries that have been made.
This lack of sharing for sure has been detrimental to the progress of this research, but without the motivation of potential proft, I'm sure there would be even fewer people working on it. Let's face it, it would be great if everyone worked on things like this "to make the world a better place," but most of the financial backers are doing it "to make a crap load of money."
I don't know what the current costs of bandwidth are for RedHat, but assuming everyone who pays the $5 downloads all four CD iso's of 7.2, that's a good 2.6 GB. Sure, it's better than not getting anything for it, but the increase in traffic their going to have might hit them pretty hard. I've NEVER downloaded anything from the RedHat servers simply because the mirrors are so much less busy and a whole lot faster.
Personally, I'd much rather see the in-store retail versions of RedHat drop in price to the $10-15 range for the latest version. I'd be more than happy to pick up a copy (can't have too many Linux install CD's lying around). Most of the documentation can be found online, and there are probably a lot of people like many that just want the CD's and don't really care so much about support. Right now, the current list price for RedHat 7.2 is $59.95, and it can be bought for $48.95 at buy.com. This company really ought to think their strategy. The distro market is pretty competitive right now, and 59.95 is a hell of a lot of money to spend on a free OS.
It isn't really a surprise to me about the spyware in Audio Galaxy, I've heard people talk about how it should be classified as a trojan rather than a piece of software. MusicCity's Morpheus is by far the best spyware free program, but unfortunately there is no linux version. The best part is that it runs on the same network as Kazaa, without the spyware (which doesn't matter since Kazaa has halted downloads of their software anyway). You can find any file you want on it, and I think it is even better than Audio Galaxy.
The problem is people already know how to handle VHS, and while they should know how handle DVD's (they are essentially the same as audio CD's), I believe most people have never learned the proper technique. From the DVD's I get at Blockbuster, it looks like people use them for outrageous things like scratching their asses, cooking, and frisbees.
While it was true when DVD was first released that most DVD movies were re-releases of VHS with virtually no additional content, many of the new DVD's have great features. The Imax movie Everest, for instance, is available on DVD, and has an additionaly one hour documentary on the making of the film as well as deleted footage, and an interactive map.
As for the legality of copying DVD's to your computer, the easiest way to do it is legal. At my website, my guide provides an entirely legal method. The main issue is using DeCSS, which is illegal because it circumvents copyright protection. But the alternative is to manually verify the DVD by beginning playback in a DVD player program, pausing it, then begin ripping.
I think the main difference between a piece of software and a game is how much interactivity is offered. The first CD-ROM games that I played, back in the early 1990's, were "Spaceship Warlock" and "Hell Cab". While these were computer games and as such would be classified as software, they interactive experience entailed essentially clicking on things every once in a while and the rest of the time watching the story unfold.
The main difference between "playing" these games and watching a movie was the fact that they had a "choose your own adventure" style of playback; i.e. you could dictate the basic actions of the main character. So I would conclude that most DVD movies are indeed movies and not pieces of software, because they are mostly non-interactive, and for the most part, people by them to watch the movie and not play the silly little games included.
I think my sig has never been more appropriate than now. Check out my site if you want to know about backing up DVD's.
IMO, Blizzard is one of the best online game producers because of the fact that Battle.net is 100% free after you buy the game. The reason I played Diablo 2 for a year instead of Everquest, Eltima, Asheron's Call, etc. was because it didn't cost me anything more that the 39.95 I spent on the original game. I would never put out for a "connection fee" or what have you just to play the online game.
Hopefully Lindows will start implenting this new version of WINE and maybe start being able to run more programs. I think Lindows will be more successful at getting converts than WINE alone.
Here in the U.S., for me anyway, the most common reason for me to have to sign something is when I pay with a credit card, yet when I purchase something online, no signature is required. This could be great if used by e-commerce companies to verify the person making the purchase is indeed who they say they are.
Slightly off topic, but why are the currencies given in Japanese yen in the article if it is hosted on an American site and about Germany?
Since so many things are manufactured in China and exported to the USA, who's to say that the Chinese haven't been doing this for years? I think it would be very easy to covertly place bugs in things the president has in the Oval Office or Air Force One (electronics, etc.) They just might be doing it a lot more effectively.
they're admitting there is no way they can beat the media pirates without a law requiring hardware copyright protection? Is it just me, or is that like admitting they already lost?
If you don't like spyware, try out MusicCity Morpheus. Almost the same thing as Kazaa, but on the front page, they guarantee "no spyware". I'd say to vote with your $$, but since both services are free, you'll have to vote with banner-clicking.
No, it's not like that at all. He's not saying credit card companies should stop making credit cards, he's just saying they should stop giving credit cards with such high limits to people with no income and little self control. It's more like Nabisco actively targeting consumers with a high risk for eating disorders, cigarette companies..well, it is just like them, and beer companies targeting alcoholics. It wouldn't be just marketing unsafe products to consumers.
I just think the media has their heads up their asses. There was some developement in the Skylarov case on the news the other day, and the reporter's referred to him as a "Bay Area man"! I guess he sort of his, seeing as how he's been living in California for a few months, but wouldn't it be more accurate to call him Russian?
Yup, all terrorists are not US citizens. The ID card will tell us that they are a citizen and not a terrorist. Ahem.. and Timothy McVeigh wouldn't have had an ID card because why exactly? An ID card won't do anything.
I signed up with @home/ATT as soon as it was available in my area (Silicon Valley), and that was almost 2 years ago. Here's what the progression has been in my bandwidth:
Date............Download.....Upload
Mar 2000.....4.5 Mb.........1.5 Mb
Sept 2000....4.5 Mb.........128 Kb
Dec 20001....1.5 Mb.........128 Kb
But I'm still paying the same price! If this continues, soon I'll be better off with IDSL, the only DSL service offered in my area.
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I have an old 486 lying around, but I don't have any DOS install disks lying around. Anyone where I could find them? This sounds like it would be cool to try out. Unless maybe the original win95 install disks allow you to install DOS only?
Yes indeed, your facts are wrong. The Chinese scientist, Wen Ho Lee, worked at Los Alamos and did not STEAL the information as he had a right to access it. He was found not guilty of espionage, and the only thing that he was found to have done wrong was mis handle classified material.
I'm not sure where you heard about Clinton administration's sale of layouts for modernized weaponry and aircraft, but I'd like to see the source. As far as I know, the Chinese military technology is predominantly Russian-based, including their nuclear ICBM's.
I know the humane genome project has been plagued by this since the start. The various companies working on it are very hesitant to release information to their competitors, as pharmeceutical companies could make literally billions of $$ with some of the discoveries that have been made.
This lack of sharing for sure has been detrimental to the progress of this research, but without the motivation of potential proft, I'm sure there would be even fewer people working on it. Let's face it, it would be great if everyone worked on things like this "to make the world a better place," but most of the financial backers are doing it "to make a crap load of money."
I don't know what the current costs of bandwidth are for RedHat, but assuming everyone who pays the $5 downloads all four CD iso's of 7.2, that's a good 2.6 GB. Sure, it's better than not getting anything for it, but the increase in traffic their going to have might hit them pretty hard. I've NEVER downloaded anything from the RedHat servers simply because the mirrors are so much less busy and a whole lot faster.
Personally, I'd much rather see the in-store retail versions of RedHat drop in price to the $10-15 range for the latest version. I'd be more than happy to pick up a copy (can't have too many Linux install CD's lying around). Most of the documentation can be found online, and there are probably a lot of people like many that just want the CD's and don't really care so much about support. Right now, the current list price for RedHat 7.2 is $59.95, and it can be bought for $48.95 at buy.com. This company really ought to think their strategy. The distro market is pretty competitive right now, and 59.95 is a hell of a lot of money to spend on a free OS.
It isn't really a surprise to me about the spyware in Audio Galaxy, I've heard people talk about how it should be classified as a trojan rather than a piece of software. MusicCity's Morpheus is by far the best spyware free program, but unfortunately there is no linux version. The best part is that it runs on the same network as Kazaa, without the spyware (which doesn't matter since Kazaa has halted downloads of their software anyway). You can find any file you want on it, and I think it is even better than Audio Galaxy.
The problem is people already know how to handle VHS, and while they should know how handle DVD's (they are essentially the same as audio CD's), I believe most people have never learned the proper technique. From the DVD's I get at Blockbuster, it looks like people use them for outrageous things like scratching their asses, cooking, and frisbees.
While it was true when DVD was first released that most DVD movies were re-releases of VHS with virtually no additional content, many of the new DVD's have great features. The Imax movie Everest, for instance, is available on DVD, and has an additionaly one hour documentary on the making of the film as well as deleted footage, and an interactive map.
As for the legality of copying DVD's to your computer, the easiest way to do it is legal. At my website, my guide provides an entirely legal method. The main issue is using DeCSS, which is illegal because it circumvents copyright protection. But the alternative is to manually verify the DVD by beginning playback in a DVD player program, pausing it, then begin ripping.
I think the main difference between a piece of software and a game is how much interactivity is offered. The first CD-ROM games that I played, back in the early 1990's, were "Spaceship Warlock" and "Hell Cab". While these were computer games and as such would be classified as software, they interactive experience entailed essentially clicking on things every once in a while and the rest of the time watching the story unfold.
The main difference between "playing" these games and watching a movie was the fact that they had a "choose your own adventure" style of playback; i.e. you could dictate the basic actions of the main character. So I would conclude that most DVD movies are indeed movies and not pieces of software, because they are mostly non-interactive, and for the most part, people by them to watch the movie and not play the silly little games included.
I think my sig has never been more appropriate than now. Check out my site if you want to know about backing up DVD's.
IMO, Blizzard is one of the best online game producers because of the fact that Battle.net is 100% free after you buy the game. The reason I played Diablo 2 for a year instead of Everquest, Eltima, Asheron's Call, etc. was because it didn't cost me anything more that the 39.95 I spent on the original game. I would never put out for a "connection fee" or what have you just to play the online game.
Hopefully Lindows will start implenting this new version of WINE and maybe start being able to run more programs. I think Lindows will be more successful at getting converts than WINE alone.
find the nearest pub.... and help you stay on time
Aren't those two mutually exclusive? Unless, you're trying to get to the pub for happy hour or something.
If they lose money on every sale they make, why do people still think this is amazing?
Here in the U.S., for me anyway, the most common reason for me to have to sign something is when I pay with a credit card, yet when I purchase something online, no signature is required. This could be great if used by e-commerce companies to verify the person making the purchase is indeed who they say they are.
Slightly off topic, but why are the currencies given in Japanese yen in the article if it is hosted on an American site and about Germany?
Since so many things are manufactured in China and exported to the USA, who's to say that the Chinese haven't been doing this for years? I think it would be very easy to covertly place bugs in things the president has in the Oval Office or Air Force One (electronics, etc.) They just might be doing it a lot more effectively.
they're admitting there is no way they can beat the media pirates without a law requiring hardware copyright protection? Is it just me, or is that like admitting they already lost?
If you don't like spyware, try out MusicCity Morpheus. Almost the same thing as Kazaa, but on the front page, they guarantee "no spyware". I'd say to vote with your $$, but since both services are free, you'll have to vote with banner-clicking.
Um, if you worked for them, how come you don't know how to spell their name?
No, it's not like that at all. He's not saying credit card companies should stop making credit cards, he's just saying they should stop giving credit cards with such high limits to people with no income and little self control. It's more like Nabisco actively targeting consumers with a high risk for eating disorders, cigarette companies..well, it is just like them, and beer companies targeting alcoholics. It wouldn't be just marketing unsafe products to consumers.
I just think the media has their heads up their asses. There was some developement in the Skylarov case on the news the other day, and the reporter's referred to him as a "Bay Area man"! I guess he sort of his, seeing as how he's been living in California for a few months, but wouldn't it be more accurate to call him Russian?
Yup, all terrorists are not US citizens. The ID card will tell us that they are a citizen and not a terrorist. Ahem.. and Timothy McVeigh wouldn't have had an ID card because why exactly? An ID card won't do anything.
1544000 bps != 1.544 Mbps
It's more like 1.47 Mbps.
Well, if my speeds continue to decrease, 144 Kb just might be faster than whatever I end up with on cable.
I signed up with @home/ATT as soon as it was available in my area (Silicon Valley), and that was almost 2 years ago. Here's what the progression has been in my bandwidth:
Date............Download.....Upload
Mar 2000.....4.5 Mb.........1.5 Mb
Sept 2000....4.5 Mb.........128 Kb
Dec 20001....1.5 Mb.........128 Kb
But I'm still paying the same price! If this continues, soon I'll be better off with IDSL, the only DSL service offered in my area.
I've tried several times throughout the day to access the site, and it's STILL /.'ed as of 18:56 PST.