Isn't the airTV thing already available in some form? I recently saw a program regarding the construction of Airstream corporate jets. In that, they mentioned that the aircraft had satellite TV service. Not sure of any details beyond that.
Your sat line must be a lot crappier than mine. The only times I lose my signal (DSS & DirecPC) is when there is a LOT of water molicules in the air. Namely, only during really bad thunderstorms and blizzard snow conditions.
How dare you post links to sites containing useful & logical information in this bastion of Socialism? What are you? One of those wacky Capitalists or something? Follow the rest of the crowd and let your emotions lead you to starvation.
There is a REALLY long retractable spool of cat5 with amplifiers every so often mounted on the rear bumper. Works fine as long as you return home using the same route that you used to get to work.
You make a valid point, but I would also offer, in this disposable society that we live in, if one component in a unitized system croaks, all of the related components also die.
People do not want a one component does everything system. Look at the el-cheapo stereo systems on the market. What do they all have in common? CD, cassette, tuner and all in one enclosure. Decent equipment is separate, as it should be. Say a better DVD system arrives in 2 years, but I already have a kick ass sound system. Why would I want to replace everything? Putting everything in one box is foolish. Do one thing, and do it well. A digital music system shouldn't try and do what a TiVO or a DVD player does. Granted, they share the similarities in hardware and media, but combining the two will only lead to mediocrity for both. Thats why my TiVO doesn't have a VCR deck in it, and my TV doesn't have a built in VCR.
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Does anyone else see any irony behind the fact that the GPL doesn't require derived works to credit the original authors, yet RMS wants GNU plastered all over everything that rubs shoulders with the license?
Thats phrase is pretty much boilerplate for non-mission critical commercial software I think. the StarOffice license contains the same line. I think it also makes reference to usage in lifesaving devices and medical equipment as well.
Lets see....College is a place where you can make your own decisions regarding how you do things. In most cases, you needn't even show up for lectures and you can still pass the class. While in grammar and high school, you are still not given the liberty to decide these things for yourself.
The best thing that the Government could do for security is to go away. Drop obsurd encryption regulations. Stay away from legislating security. The legislation of morality doesn't work, why would you think that the legislation of security would?
It seems to me, in a classroom, the last thing these kids need is another distraction. Yeah, technology is great and all, but come on. With the direction that the educational system in the US has been going, it seems like having kids staring at the blackboard is a better method. If you need a laptop for school, limit it to being used in study hall and interactive classes.
But it has worked many times over throughout history. My fear leading in to the current war was that this would be the case. I was worried that the US was liberating people who didn't want to be liberated.
Interesting that on every/. page the top of the page has an ad, and the top left has the slashdot logo. Little transparent logos don't bother me on TV, its the damn full color moving ones that flop around all the time and are distracting. The thing that is more annoying is what TLC and Discovery do a lot. Putting a ticker line at the bottom of the screen telling you whats on the third Wednesday of next June. It seems like every time it comes on the screen, it covers up something important.
I have always found the whole "Slackware has no package maintenance tools" debate to be a joke. I mean, give me a break. If you want to use a package system, and you can't figure out pkgtool and removepkg, you've got problems. I don't care what distros package management system you are using, if you are counting on it to not totally screw up your system and not backing up your data, you are a braver person than I am. Besides, if the stuff at linuxmafia isn't your cup of tea, you should be capable of compiling your own stuff. Slack is a highly stable distro with a firm base and a package management system that works perfectly well.
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Isn't the airTV thing already available in some form? I recently saw a program regarding the construction of Airstream corporate jets. In that, they mentioned that the aircraft had satellite TV service. Not sure of any details beyond that.
Your sat line must be a lot crappier than mine. The only times I lose my signal (DSS & DirecPC) is when there is a LOT of water molicules in the air. Namely, only during really bad thunderstorms and blizzard snow conditions.
How dare you post links to sites containing useful & logical information in this bastion of Socialism? What are you? One of those wacky Capitalists or something? Follow the rest of the crowd and let your emotions lead you to starvation.
Wow, so should Afghanistan be ponying up right now? How about Saudi Arabia? Israel? Pakistan? Serbia?
Right.....
There is a REALLY long retractable spool of cat5 with amplifiers every so often mounted on the rear bumper. Works fine as long as you return home using the same route that you used to get to work.
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What the hell is a small meatball lapel pin??
You make a valid point, but I would also offer, in this disposable society that we live in, if one component in a unitized system croaks, all of the related components also die.
Generally, when I see a story like this, I'd agree with you. This time though, I see what appears to be a review of a piece of shit.
People do not want a one component does everything system. Look at the el-cheapo stereo systems on the market. What do they all have in common? CD, cassette, tuner and all in one enclosure. Decent equipment is separate, as it should be. Say a better DVD system arrives in 2 years, but I already have a kick ass sound system. Why would I want to replace everything? Putting everything in one box is foolish. Do one thing, and do it well. A digital music system shouldn't try and do what a TiVO or a DVD player does. Granted, they share the similarities in hardware and media, but combining the two will only lead to mediocrity for both. Thats why my TiVO doesn't have a VCR deck in it, and my TV doesn't have a built in VCR.
Does anyone else see any irony behind the fact that the GPL doesn't require derived works to credit the original authors, yet RMS wants GNU plastered all over everything that rubs shoulders with the license?
Thats phrase is pretty much boilerplate for non-mission critical commercial software I think. the StarOffice license contains the same line. I think it also makes reference to usage in lifesaving devices and medical equipment as well.
here here, agreed
Lets see....College is a place where you can make your own decisions regarding how you do things. In most cases, you needn't even show up for lectures and you can still pass the class. While in grammar and high school, you are still not given the liberty to decide these things for yourself.
The best thing that the Government could do for security is to go away. Drop obsurd encryption regulations. Stay away from legislating security. The legislation of morality doesn't work, why would you think that the legislation of security would?
It seems to me, in a classroom, the last thing these kids need is another distraction. Yeah, technology is great and all, but come on. With the direction that the educational system in the US has been going, it seems like having kids staring at the blackboard is a better method. If you need a laptop for school, limit it to being used in study hall and interactive classes.
So I take it this means that Gary Condit is cleared of all acusations?
Nope, see also: Aircraft, Pharmaceuticals, Firearms, and Indoor Plumbing.
The point is that I think the belief is that the new system will provide for this.
nuff said
But it has worked many times over throughout history. My fear leading in to the current war was that this would be the case. I was worried that the US was liberating people who didn't want to be liberated.
There are simple steps that people can do to avoid contracting AIDS. Don't you see a little difference there?
Using that notion, why not thank Orville & Wilbur for the WTC attack?
You can thank the US government for its biological warfare research in the early 50's to late 60's for giving terrorists so many good ideas...
I can see it now, millions die after infected musquitos unleashed on the US...
BAH!
Interesting that on every /. page the top of the page has an ad, and the top left has the slashdot logo. Little transparent logos don't bother me on TV, its the damn full color moving ones that flop around all the time and are distracting. The thing that is more annoying is what TLC and Discovery do a lot. Putting a ticker line at the bottom of the screen telling you whats on the third Wednesday of next June. It seems like every time it comes on the screen, it covers up something important.
All this to replace my good ole' 8-track? Bah. It doesn't even say Hi-Fi anywhere on it. (Hi-Fi is a technical term for High Fidelity.)
I have always found the whole "Slackware has no package maintenance tools" debate to be a joke. I mean, give me a break. If you want to use a package system, and you can't figure out pkgtool and removepkg, you've got problems. I don't care what distros package management system you are using, if you are counting on it to not totally screw up your system and not backing up your data, you are a braver person than I am. Besides, if the stuff at linuxmafia isn't your cup of tea, you should be capable of compiling your own stuff. Slack is a highly stable distro with a firm base and a package management system that works perfectly well.