Yeah, probably a graduate level class. I got carried away because in 1987 as a senior level independent study course I made a deal with a professor that I'd build a hardware voice synthesizer and he'd give me the grade the computer verbally asked him for at the end of the semester, this meant I built the hardware and wrote a DOS device driver in assembler. No backup plan whatsoever. I got an A and the professor regretted not having me build one for him as well.
Give them a box of computer parts and a printed copy of linuxfromscratch.org and tell them their grade for the class is going to be the one displayed on a web page served by apache under Linux installed on the machine they assemble from those parts by the end of the semester. Best class they'll ever take on Linux.
Back when MMX extensions first came out Intel set up some deals for content that were only available on processors with the new MMX extensions, but it was insignificant enough that nobody cared. Now they're doing it again, but with bigger content providers so it'll be noticed more.
From Microsoft's perspective anything based on Java has to die. BluRay is based on Java, so of course physical media is obsolete. Why do you think Microsoft went HD-DVD and there will never be BluRay for XBox?
You forgot Citrix who was doing client server Windows before Microsoft cared about it. Microsoft finally decided they were interested and offered Citrix too little for it, so Microsoft gassed up the death star and announced that similar function would be in the next version of Windows - BOOM! Citrix cratered and had to accept what Microsoft was still offering. It's been a while but I remember reading the Citrix CEO's Q&A on the deal and how he was trying make the best of it - seemed pitiful.
Apparently things are different in the part of the country where you work. Here Comcast charges extra for digital service even though it's now the only option.
But you're missing the point a little - we are already paying for the digital tuner included in every TV that supports plugging the cable directly into the TV. It's the fact that either the cable companies or the content providers have chosen to restrict the signal like never before that means waiting for another non cable box solution.
In the analog days there were effectively three tiers of programming on cable - broadcast channels, cable only non-premium stuff, and premium channels like HBO. Since it was hard to encrypt a channel the middle tier channels were left in the clear. So as long as you had cable ready TVs you only really needed a cable box for the TVs you wanted to be able to watch the premium tier channels on, secondary TVs like kitchen, home office, workshop TVs could work just fine without one.
With digital that changed, so instead of just switching from analog->digital the cable companies are switching from analog->ENCRYPTED digital and telling the public that it had to be that way all along - it didn't. So except for the broadcast networks which are required to be in the clear soon you'll need a cable box for EVERY TV in your house, not just the ones you wanted the premium channels on.
And what did the FCC do for us on this?? Cablecard was a failure and when they were available at all the only Cablecard equipped TVs were the high end ones - WRONG!!! For the really big TVs in your house having a cable box is less of a problem than it is for the small TV in your kitchen/office/workshop. The FCC mandated that every HD TV have a digital tuner, and that seems to include a tuner for unencrypted digital cable channels, but the cable industry is making sure that there won't be many of those, so that tuner is all but useless unless you get your signal over the air.
The FCC tried to use Cablecard so we wouldn't have to rent as many cable boxes. The result? You'll need more cable boxes than you ever did before.
Back in 2001 for my Thinkpad T22, when you got the camera attachment for the top of the screen it came with a face recognition screensaver. It was pretty amazing how fast it recognized you and unlocked the screen.
No ragging on the PS/2 - those machines were TRUCKS. Several times in 1988 I checked a PS/2 Mod 80 as baggage on American Airlines without packing it in anything, just lugged (and I do mean lugged) it through the airport by its handle. And it arrived working just fine.
I don't see the special need for this legislation. If things got to the point where the President thought he needed to take over control of your network in a crisis situation, the message is likely to be personally delivered by a gentleman accompanied by other gentleman with machine guns, so you're pretty much gonna let them in whether there is a new law about it or not...
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OK clothes were different and his wound was on the other side,.
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OK clothes were different and his wound was on the other side, so nevermind I guess...
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Sure Christian says it all happened for real, but unless I'm wrong Jack died in what appears to be the same location and with the same kind of injury that he had right after the crash. So if you deleted everything from the first 5 minutes into the series to the last 5 minutes you wouldn't have any continuity issues. Are you sure it all actually happened now?
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After the finale ended it occurred to me that in beginning of the pilot episode Jack woke up in the woods with a penetrating wound in the side and now in the end Jack was dieing of the same kind of wound possibly in the same location. Does anyone remember for sure whether it looked like the same bamboo woods and/or the injury was the same? If so it would appear the writers are leaving the idea open for interpretation that Jack died on day one and the whole series was just a dieing vision.
There is mention above of a client site being used as the example for the book, but no mention of what site it is. I'd like to see that site to help me decide whether I'm interested in the book or not - anyone know what it is?
After doing some research on the matter last Fall I ended up getting a Windows Home Server (the HP EX495). Has the important features of a Drobo (data redundancy, mix and match drives), but built from the ground up as a NAS, 4 drive bays internally plus you can install an ESATA multi drive enclosure for lots more storage. The big win for WHS is that the drives are formatted plain NTFS so that someday when the power supply or motherboard dies you can take the drives out, plug them into whatever Windows box you have around and get the data off - an important consideration. With Drobo you'd be stuck if you couldn't find a Drobo replacement.
And don't talk to others (especially your officemate) with your mouth full - it's gross. And slurping EVERYTHING might be normal elsewhere in the world, but it's considered gross and bad manners HERE.
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Mollem (written by Dries himself) implements a spam filter and has a Drupal 7 release - wouldn't your first statement make this impossible?
Yeah, probably a graduate level class. I got carried away because in 1987 as a senior level independent study course I made a deal with a professor that I'd build a hardware voice synthesizer and he'd give me the grade the computer verbally asked him for at the end of the semester, this meant I built the hardware and wrote a DOS device driver in assembler. No backup plan whatsoever. I got an A and the professor regretted not having me build one for him as well.
linuxfromscratch.org contains instructions on how to build a linux system from source code. It's the most educational thing I've ever done on Unix.
Give them a box of computer parts and a printed copy of linuxfromscratch.org and tell them their grade for the class is going to be the one displayed on a web page served by apache under Linux installed on the machine they assemble from those parts by the end of the semester. Best class they'll ever take on Linux.
Back when MMX extensions first came out Intel set up some deals for content that were only available on processors with the new MMX extensions, but it was insignificant enough that nobody cared. Now they're doing it again, but with bigger content providers so it'll be noticed more.
Anyone figure out how to add certificates or authorities on Android?
How was this modded overrated!! It's true and usually overlooked.
From Microsoft's perspective anything based on Java has to die. BluRay is based on Java, so of course physical media is obsolete. Why do you think Microsoft went HD-DVD and there will never be BluRay for XBox?
This is just the government trying to "pre-bug" those granite slabs right from the quarry.
You forgot Citrix who was doing client server Windows before Microsoft cared about it. Microsoft finally decided they were interested and offered Citrix too little for it, so Microsoft gassed up the death star and announced that similar function would be in the next version of Windows - BOOM! Citrix cratered and had to accept what Microsoft was still offering. It's been a while but I remember reading the Citrix CEO's Q&A on the deal and how he was trying make the best of it - seemed pitiful.
Oh wait, nevermind - got one already.
Apparently things are different in the part of the country where you work. Here Comcast charges extra for digital service even though it's now the only option.
But you're missing the point a little - we are already paying for the digital tuner included in every TV that supports plugging the cable directly into the TV. It's the fact that either the cable companies or the content providers have chosen to restrict the signal like never before that means waiting for another non cable box solution.
In the analog days there were effectively three tiers of programming on cable - broadcast channels, cable only non-premium stuff, and premium channels like HBO. Since it was hard to encrypt a channel the middle tier channels were left in the clear. So as long as you had cable ready TVs you only really needed a cable box for the TVs you wanted to be able to watch the premium tier channels on, secondary TVs like kitchen, home office, workshop TVs could work just fine without one.
With digital that changed, so instead of just switching from analog->digital the cable companies are switching from analog->ENCRYPTED digital and telling the public that it had to be that way all along - it didn't. So except for the broadcast networks which are required to be in the clear soon you'll need a cable box for EVERY TV in your house, not just the ones you wanted the premium channels on.
And what did the FCC do for us on this?? Cablecard was a failure and when they were available at all the only Cablecard equipped TVs were the high end ones - WRONG!!! For the really big TVs in your house having a cable box is less of a problem than it is for the small TV in your kitchen/office/workshop. The FCC mandated that every HD TV have a digital tuner, and that seems to include a tuner for unencrypted digital cable channels, but the cable industry is making sure that there won't be many of those, so that tuner is all but useless unless you get your signal over the air.
The FCC tried to use Cablecard so we wouldn't have to rent as many cable boxes. The result? You'll need more cable boxes than you ever did before.
Back in 2001 for my Thinkpad T22, when you got the camera attachment for the top of the screen it came with a face recognition screensaver. It was pretty amazing how fast it recognized you and unlocked the screen.
No ragging on the PS/2 - those machines were TRUCKS. Several times in 1988 I checked a PS/2 Mod 80 as baggage on American Airlines without packing it in anything, just lugged (and I do mean lugged) it through the airport by its handle. And it arrived working just fine.
I don't see the special need for this legislation. If things got to the point where the President thought he needed to take over control of your network in a crisis situation, the message is likely to be personally delivered by a gentleman accompanied by other gentleman with machine guns, so you're pretty much gonna let them in whether there is a new law about it or not...
OK clothes were different and his wound was on the other side,.
OK clothes were different and his wound was on the other side, so nevermind I guess...
Sure Christian says it all happened for real, but unless I'm wrong Jack died in what appears to be the same location and with the same kind of injury that he had right after the crash. So if you deleted everything from the first 5 minutes into the series to the last 5 minutes you wouldn't have any continuity issues. Are you sure it all actually happened now?
After the finale ended it occurred to me that in beginning of the pilot episode Jack woke up in the woods with a penetrating wound in the side and now in the end Jack was dieing of the same kind of wound possibly in the same location. Does anyone remember for sure whether it looked like the same bamboo woods and/or the injury was the same? If so it would appear the writers are leaving the idea open for interpretation that Jack died on day one and the whole series was just a dieing vision.
There is mention above of a client site being used as the example for the book, but no mention of what site it is. I'd like to see that site to help me decide whether I'm interested in the book or not - anyone know what it is?
After doing some research on the matter last Fall I ended up getting a Windows Home Server (the HP EX495). Has the important features of a Drobo (data redundancy, mix and match drives), but built from the ground up as a NAS, 4 drive bays internally plus you can install an ESATA multi drive enclosure for lots more storage. The big win for WHS is that the drives are formatted plain NTFS so that someday when the power supply or motherboard dies you can take the drives out, plug them into whatever Windows box you have around and get the data off - an important consideration. With Drobo you'd be stuck if you couldn't find a Drobo replacement.
And don't bring 2 live things to work that want to eat each other - unless you're shooting a movie...
And don't talk to others (especially your officemate) with your mouth full - it's gross. And slurping EVERYTHING might be normal elsewhere in the world, but it's considered gross and bad manners HERE.