The WRT54G cannot do channel-hopping monitor mode. See the Kismet mailing list for confirmation.
I have a hack I use which loops 'wl scan' to keep switching channels automagically. I admit it's cheap, but it work well enough for my needs.
America, fuck yeah! Freedom is the only way, yeah!;)
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I don't know if such is driving xbox sales in general or not, but it's why I bought mine. Oh, and you can flash the TSOP onboard with any cbox made before March '04, so no mod chip required.
It's an incredible media PC, and an indispensable part of my entertainment setup now. Thanks Microsoft, but sorry if I'm not buying games, I'd hate to help you make money. (btw, I'm not copying them, either. I just don't play any)
...live Linux discs that do almost the exact same thing. Some do it better, some worse. I like FIRE and Knoppix-STD, I'm giving Whoppix a whirl right now.
Go here, hit Ctrl-F, and search for "forensics" or "recovery" - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
...do we really need to focus so much effort on emulating Windows on Linux?
The thing is, "we" are not doing so... the Wine/WineX teams and their supporters are.
Open source is not a single cohesive entity, and it is not the community's place to tell others what code to write. If they wanna code windows compatibility software, they can. That's what Free Software is all about: choice.
If anyone has any good ideas on how to get at the DTA-310's advanced configuration menu, I'd love to hear them. I've had my packet8 service for a month now, but I haven't cracked that damn config password yet, and I'm curious what I can play around with behind the curtain.
Other than that, Packet8 has provided me with an adequate degree of service, and for a great price. I'd recommend them.
Roadtrip soon, which GPS?
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I'm going to go on a roadtrip from the East Bay heading north. My friends will be taking a second car, and we've already decided to set up a link between us for the trip (can you say deathmatch?) - but I need to pick up a pair of GPS units on the cheap.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a cheap, gpsd compatible unit?
I felt obligated to send the team a thank you email, since I don't have much else to contribute. I've probably spent more time playing BZFlag than my commercial games combined.
The problem with email postage, or any like system, is that it would require a central agency to be aware of each and every message's sender and recipient.
How else would it be charged?
I would be tempted to move onto a competitive messaging protocol if this became true, because I value my privacy, though it's possible that the feds are already doing this at the ISP level. Encrypted message contents are great, but if people know who's talking to who, they can strongarm the key out of you in a pinch.
This is a very astute analogy, and I wish someone would mod it up.
It's not an insult to Windows users, it's simply a different level of customization altogether.
We already have laws against littering. How is it any different for a smoker to drop their butt than for a fat guy or child to drop their chocolate bar wrapper? Here's an idea, for starters, a butt is made of organics which biodegrade easily and rapidly, while a candy wrapper is often plastic. Plastic lasts damn near forever, where a butt's paper and cotton lasts a week. Both are littering and reprehensible, no doubt, but they're both already illegal - thus no cause for new anti-smoking ordinances.
Most locales have fire codes which prohibit combustion indoors, unless in a kitchen, or otherwise properly designed and ventilated area. It's already illegal to burn things indoors unless in a proper location - again, no reason to make anti-smoking laws here if current laws are enforced.
Tobacco smoke suffers a stigma which several other harmful smokes do not. When's the last time you smelled Hickory or Maple burning and thought about passing a law to specifically cover the combustion of those woods? Most people find their scent appealing, though their smoke would just as surely kill you as that of Tobacco. The difference is simply that they are not a known addicitve substance which somehow elicits the inner-coward of many people to pass laws against them, for fear of their own susceptibility to another's vice.
If someone wants to smoke, it's not your job to stop them. If someone's smoking in an improperly ventilated area, then they are potentially suffocating you and should stop. If someone is littering cigarette butts (or plastic, or toy cars, or hand-grenade pins, etc), they're littering. It's not the cigarette that makes them do it, it's the fact that they're an asshole.
Addictions can make people into assholes, but they don't always. The fear of losing control of oneself, and therefore losing one's identity, to an addiction has created far more.
Take a look at Black Rabbit's post again, but replace "smokers" with "blacks" or "gays" and consider how creating a stereotype can benefit one's narrow ideology, should that ideology be based on fear.
We already have laws against littering. How is it any different for a smoker to drop their butt than for a fat guy or child to drop their chocolate bar wrapper? Here's an idea, for starters, a butt is made of organics which biodegrade easily and rapidly, while a candy wrapper is often plastic. Plastic lasts damn near forever, where a butt's paper and cotton lasts a week. Both are littering and reprehensible, no doubt, but they're both already illegal - thus no cause for new anti-smoking ordinances.
Most locales have fire codes which prohibit combustion indoors, unless in a kitchen, or otherwise properly designed and ventilated area. It's already illegal to burn things indoors unless in a proper location - again, no reason to make anti-smoking laws here if current laws are enforced.
Tobacco smoke suffers a stigma which several other harmful smokes do not. When's the last time you smelled Hickory or Maple burning and thought about passing a law to specifically cover the combustion of those woods? Most people find their scent appealing, though their smoke would just as surely kill you as that of Tobacco. The difference is simply that they are not a known addicitve substance which somehow elicits the inner-coward of many people to pass laws against them, for fear of their own susceptibility to another's vice.
If someone wants to smoke, it's not your job to stop them. If someone's smoking in an improperly ventilated area, then they are potentially suffocating you and should stop. If someone is littering cigarette butts (or plastic, or toy cars, or hand-grenade pins, etc), they're littering. It's not the cigarette that makes them do it, it's the fact that they're an asshole.
Addictions can make people into assholes, but they don't always. The fear of losing control of oneself, and therefore losing one's identity, to an addiction has created far more.
Take a look at Black Rabbit's posts again, but replace "smokers" with "blacks" or "gays" and consider how creating a stereotype can benefit one's narrow ideology, should that ideology be based on fear.
This could potentially work out quite well if each user was credited a certain percentage for each file they upload to another user - it's their bandwidth this system is reliant upon, afterall.
If this kind of incentive program were setup, it would pay for itself if you only download a song once in a while, but leave a node running all the time - thereby making the network more useful to others. Gotta pay the peers in a peer-to-peer network, if you expect them to pay you.
I don't want to sound like I'm accusing you of stupidity, but I do believe you are ignorant of a few things which could resolve all of your qualms with Linux. I'll go at this point by point, following your precedent:
1) The X font management sucks. I write a lot of essays and need access to fonts for some papers.
The TrueType-extended X font server 'xfs-xtt' is a damn fine font manager. I don't know what specific needs you place on your font manager that could be addressed, but it will take font files and serve them up to X apps for rendering, so that should do the trick.
2) DLL hell. I use Gnome and KDE sometimes. Mostly I try to use a few of the programs from each. GNU cash, KWORD.... which requires a lot of libraries == unnessary bloat, slowness and confusion when source compiling.
Good Lord man! Are you writing GUI apps for both KDE and Gnome? If not, use a package management system - Debian's apt/dpkg and Redhat's RPM are handy, and they can resolve any kind of library conflicts for you automatically (and damn easily if you're using apt-get). If you're using software which isn't available in a distributor's package format, it's likely to be pretty new/experimental, and therefore rough around the edges anyway. If you're just compiling for the extra optimization for your specific environment, you're asking for trouble. Windows/Mac software isn't compiled optimally for any one environment, so it's a rather unfair comparison.
3) Commercial software. Say what you will of Open Source software. There are times when I want/need access to commercial software. Photoshop, Word, etc are all available for the OSX not for Linux. It will be a long time before this happens.
Save yourself some money and use a commercial WINE-based solution like Crossover Office... it's less than a license for the OS, though I'll admit it's not 100% perfect. Then again, if you've got the money (~$800) for the software you listed above, you probably won't have trouble affording a copy of Windows or MacOS. While you're at it, give The GIMP and OpenOffice a try.
4) Hardware support. Mac have - albeit - limited hardware choice compared to Windows. But, getting hardware to work w/ Linux or FreeBSD means recompiling, getting newer kernels. I don't mind doing it but see it as a waste of time.
That really depends on how your system was setup in the first place, and how new your hardware is. First of all, I'll admit that some hardware just won't work with Linux. Blame the manufacturer. Second, if you're using any modern linux distro, you're pretty damn likely to have the necessary drivers built as modules with your stock kernel. All it takes is loading the module (which is generally a lot more straightforward than installing drivers under Win32). If not, a quick upgrade of your kernel package might magically include the right driver. If the driver you need is not part of the kernel, but it is available, it only requires the compilation of a couple tiny files (just the driver module) - certainly not the whole kernel.
5) Better integration. GUI apps are much better integrated in OSX than in X.
KDE and Gnome are both attempts at creating integrated desktop environments. There's so much software to choose from that much of it isn't designed to fit into either of these IDE's - that's not to say that they couldn't be made to if the developers were convinced that it would be a good idea, nor that there aren't already tons of apps which do integrate solidly. I don't quite understand your point unless you plan on using every possible app you can get your hands on rather than just the 10-20 most people use on a daily basis. If folks just run KDE apps under KDE, they'll never know the difference (most of the General Public Users probably stick to what's in the menu).
6) Appearance. OS X just looks good. Gnome, KDE make me want to puke. Toolbars, message prompts, etc, are all different to name a few.
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I've contacted the mailing list, but on the off chance that someone on here knows the answer: How is/dev/schemix created? Moreover, what major/minor numbers are to be used?
They might not be able to decrypt all of it today, but if they store enough of it, you might find that they have decoded all of it before the statute of limitation on whatever you might have been discussing runs-out.
Who knows what kind of amazing decryption tech they'll employ in a couple of years? I know there are some really incredible storage technologies they could put to use today, so it's a valid concern if crypto users still don't comprise the bulk of Net traffic - there's not an amazing amount to store.
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If there's anything that temporarily obstructs the sunlight during surgery, I could imagine things getting pretty bad for the patient.
Nevertheless, it's a hell of a lot better than no (pseudo-)laser surgery at all;)
They could have easily taken over the infrastructure of a modernized computer-bent, encryption-shielded society such as the US or Japan. If that is indeed the case, these guys deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for giving this powerful tool to all and not using it as a weapon of war.
This does, however, sound unlikely. Any mathematicians out there care to comment?
Considering that these things burn some kind of fuel, and that they harvest wood which can also be used as a fuel (or turned into methyl alcohol to create fuel), what do you suppose the ratio of fuel spent to fuel harvested is for these puppies?
I'd bet it leans heavily to one side, specifically the spent one.
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The WRT54G cannot do channel-hopping monitor mode. See the Kismet mailing list for confirmation. I have a hack I use which loops 'wl scan' to keep switching channels automagically. I admit it's cheap, but it work well enough for my needs.
America, fuck yeah! Freedom is the only way, yeah! ;)
I don't know if such is driving xbox sales in general or not, but it's why I bought mine. Oh, and you can flash the TSOP onboard with any cbox made before March '04, so no mod chip required.
It's an incredible media PC, and an indispensable part of my entertainment setup now. Thanks Microsoft, but sorry if I'm not buying games, I'd hate to help you make money. (btw, I'm not copying them, either. I just don't play any)
...live Linux discs that do almost the exact same thing. Some do it better, some worse. I like FIRE and Knoppix-STD, I'm giving Whoppix a whirl right now.
Go here, hit Ctrl-F, and search for "forensics" or "recovery" - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Helix does this, as do many other live Linux cds geared toward forensics and system recovery.
Look at the included apps list, f-prot and clamav are both included, and quite capable of detecting Windows viruses.
Pay more attention.
Well, that looks tremendously useful, but how many of those can I pick up for $100? *snicker*
The thing is, "we" are not doing so... the Wine/WineX teams and their supporters are.
Open source is not a single cohesive entity, and it is not the community's place to tell others what code to write. If they wanna code windows compatibility software, they can. That's what Free Software is all about: choice.
If anyone has any good ideas on how to get at the DTA-310's advanced configuration menu, I'd love to hear them. I've had my packet8 service for a month now, but I haven't cracked that damn config password yet, and I'm curious what I can play around with behind the curtain.
Other than that, Packet8 has provided me with an adequate degree of service, and for a great price. I'd recommend them.
Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.
I'm going to go on a roadtrip from the East Bay heading north. My friends will be taking a second car, and we've already decided to set up a link between us for the trip (can you say deathmatch?) - but I need to pick up a pair of GPS units on the cheap. Does anyone have a recommendation for a cheap, gpsd compatible unit?
I felt obligated to send the team a thank you email, since I don't have much else to contribute. I've probably spent more time playing BZFlag than my commercial games combined.
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They'd probably appreciate one from you, too
The problem with email postage, or any like system, is that it would require a central agency to be aware of each and every message's sender and recipient.
How else would it be charged?
I would be tempted to move onto a competitive messaging protocol if this became true, because I value my privacy, though it's possible that the feds are already doing this at the ISP level. Encrypted message contents are great, but if people know who's talking to who, they can strongarm the key out of you in a pinch.
This is a very astute analogy, and I wish someone would mod it up. It's not an insult to Windows users, it's simply a different level of customization altogether.
Let's try these on for size:
If someone wants to smoke, it's not your job to stop them. If someone's smoking in an improperly ventilated area, then they are potentially suffocating you and should stop. If someone is littering cigarette butts (or plastic, or toy cars, or hand-grenade pins, etc), they're littering. It's not the cigarette that makes them do it, it's the fact that they're an asshole.
Addictions can make people into assholes, but they don't always. The fear of losing control of oneself, and therefore losing one's identity, to an addiction has created far more.
Take a look at Black Rabbit's post again, but replace "smokers" with "blacks" or "gays" and consider how creating a stereotype can benefit one's narrow ideology, should that ideology be based on fear.
Let's try these on for size:
If someone wants to smoke, it's not your job to stop them. If someone's smoking in an improperly ventilated area, then they are potentially suffocating you and should stop. If someone is littering cigarette butts (or plastic, or toy cars, or hand-grenade pins, etc), they're littering. It's not the cigarette that makes them do it, it's the fact that they're an asshole.
Addictions can make people into assholes, but they don't always. The fear of losing control of oneself, and therefore losing one's identity, to an addiction has created far more.
Take a look at Black Rabbit's posts again, but replace "smokers" with "blacks" or "gays" and consider how creating a stereotype can benefit one's narrow ideology, should that ideology be based on fear.
This could potentially work out quite well if each user was credited a certain percentage for each file they upload to another user - it's their bandwidth this system is reliant upon, afterall.
If this kind of incentive program were setup, it would pay for itself if you only download a song once in a while, but leave a node running all the time - thereby making the network more useful to others. Gotta pay the peers in a peer-to-peer network, if you expect them to pay you.
I don't want to sound like I'm accusing you of stupidity, but I do believe you are ignorant of a few things which could resolve all of your qualms with Linux. I'll go at this point by point, following your precedent:
1) The X font management sucks. I write a lot of essays and need access to fonts for some papers.
The TrueType-extended X font server 'xfs-xtt' is a damn fine font manager. I don't know what specific needs you place on your font manager that could be addressed, but it will take font files and serve them up to X apps for rendering, so that should do the trick.
2) DLL hell. I use Gnome and KDE sometimes. Mostly I try to use a few of the programs from each. GNU cash, KWORD .... which requires a lot of libraries == unnessary bloat, slowness and confusion when source compiling.
Good Lord man! Are you writing GUI apps for both KDE and Gnome? If not, use a package management system - Debian's apt/dpkg and Redhat's RPM are handy, and they can resolve any kind of library conflicts for you automatically (and damn easily if you're using apt-get). If you're using software which isn't available in a distributor's package format, it's likely to be pretty new/experimental, and therefore rough around the edges anyway. If you're just compiling for the extra optimization for your specific environment, you're asking for trouble. Windows/Mac software isn't compiled optimally for any one environment, so it's a rather unfair comparison.
3) Commercial software. Say what you will of Open Source software. There are times when I want/need access to commercial software. Photoshop, Word, etc are all available for the OSX not for Linux. It will be a long time before this happens.
Save yourself some money and use a commercial WINE-based solution like Crossover Office... it's less than a license for the OS, though I'll admit it's not 100% perfect. Then again, if you've got the money (~$800) for the software you listed above, you probably won't have trouble affording a copy of Windows or MacOS. While you're at it, give The GIMP and OpenOffice a try.
4) Hardware support. Mac have - albeit - limited hardware choice compared to Windows. But, getting hardware to work w/ Linux or FreeBSD means recompiling, getting newer kernels. I don't mind doing it but see it as a waste of time.
That really depends on how your system was setup in the first place, and how new your hardware is. First of all, I'll admit that some hardware just won't work with Linux. Blame the manufacturer. Second, if you're using any modern linux distro, you're pretty damn likely to have the necessary drivers built as modules with your stock kernel. All it takes is loading the module (which is generally a lot more straightforward than installing drivers under Win32). If not, a quick upgrade of your kernel package might magically include the right driver. If the driver you need is not part of the kernel, but it is available, it only requires the compilation of a couple tiny files (just the driver module) - certainly not the whole kernel.
5) Better integration. GUI apps are much better integrated in OSX than in X.
KDE and Gnome are both attempts at creating integrated desktop environments. There's so much software to choose from that much of it isn't designed to fit into either of these IDE's - that's not to say that they couldn't be made to if the developers were convinced that it would be a good idea, nor that there aren't already tons of apps which do integrate solidly. I don't quite understand your point unless you plan on using every possible app you can get your hands on rather than just the 10-20 most people use on a daily basis. If folks just run KDE apps under KDE, they'll never know the difference (most of the General Public Users probably stick to what's in the menu).
6) Appearance. OS X just looks good. Gnome, KDE make me want to puke. Toolbars, message prompts, etc, are all different to name a few.
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Cool, thanks for pointing that out. I should probably switch over to devfs anyway, now's a dandy time for it.
I've contacted the mailing list, but on the off chance that someone on here knows the answer: How is /dev/schemix created? Moreover, what major/minor numbers are to be used?
It's not in the dox, nor is it on the site.
Thanks!
They might not be able to decrypt all of it today, but if they store enough of it, you might find that they have decoded all of it before the statute of limitation on whatever you might have been discussing runs-out.
Who knows what kind of amazing decryption tech they'll employ in a couple of years? I know there are some really incredible storage technologies they could put to use today, so it's a valid concern if crypto users still don't comprise the bulk of Net traffic - there's not an amazing amount to store.
If there's anything that temporarily obstructs the sunlight during surgery, I could imagine things getting pretty bad for the patient.
Nevertheless, it's a hell of a lot better than no (pseudo-)laser surgery at all ;)
You hit the nail right on the head. It's too bad I can't mod you up.
They could have easily taken over the infrastructure of a modernized computer-bent, encryption-shielded society such as the US or Japan. If that is indeed the case, these guys deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for giving this powerful tool to all and not using it as a weapon of war.
This does, however, sound unlikely. Any mathematicians out there care to comment?
Considering that these things burn some kind of fuel, and that they harvest wood which can also be used as a fuel (or turned into methyl alcohol to create fuel), what do you suppose the ratio of fuel spent to fuel harvested is for these puppies?
I'd bet it leans heavily to one side, specifically the spent one.
I cannot view the videos, since I run Linux...
Dude! Get MPlayer or Xine. There are others, but those two seem to be pretty well done.