Just about every variation of the TV show Law and Order (The normal one, Special Victims Unit, and Criminal Intent) has used google in their investigative research. In fact, they've even turned it into a verb:
"I googled for bla bla bla..."
Seeing that TV usually mimics reality, I have a feeling that real cops have been using google longer than we think.
Daniel
There's a word that describes the RIAA perfectly:
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"Mafia"
The whole lilo story goes a lot farther back...
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I mean, they're making it sound as if this is a stable release. Usually/. would preface development kernel releases with "Developer...".
Oh, wait, I shouldn't expect consistency...this is Slashdot.
Tivo's not going away any time soon
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This will not kill the tivo, or be something you'll be able to setup to replace a tivo.
First of all, afaik, satellite transmissions are already mpeg encoded, so all this thing does is dump the mpeg to the hd, no need to encode. That's why he's able to list an AMD k6-450 in the system requirements. I'm sure it could get by on less if it also had a comparable mpeg decoder.
The tivo must encode to mpeg using hardware. I know of no hardware that can do this in Linux. (If you know of any, please let me know). The tivo also has a dedicated mpeg decoder. This is how the Tivo is able to get by using a 50Mhz PPC processor.
So, as soon as there's a tuner card with on board mpeg encoding (In Linux), and the availability of TV listings that can be downloaded for free, and is brain dead simple to setup, I don't see the tivo going away any time soon.
Sci Fi usually re-airs the episodes a few hours later. So if you're not in at 9 to catch this, chances are it'll be on again at 12. At least that was what they did last week.
Hear Hear. As a web developer, it pains me to have to use rdesltop to connect to a windows 2k terminal server simply to be able to view source using IE.
2) Keep the db on an internal 10.1.1.X network and only allow the db port to be accessed from the web server. Only allow ssh access from the dba's workstation. All this via firewalling, of course.
3) Use binaries for your web server programs, so that the encryption method can't be easily discovered if somehow your db server is compromised. Then, only allow the "update" priviledge to the db user that the web programs use, and...
4) Do the monthly billing directly from the database server via cron. The db server can be a 10.1.1.X machine and still have interet access via NAT.
5) Monitor your logs daily so that, in the event your web server IS compromised, you can stop them before any damage is incurred.
This crap about loading media and unloading it is not practical, since billing is going to be a daily occurence for most companies. The CC data will always need to be accesible. At least that's how things are where I work.
I would hope that this has been addressed by ext3. I recall that this is a major drawback of ext2.
Most articles like this miss one point...
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Don't these people realize that Linux's strongest asset is the fact that it's open source? I read so many articles about Linux being attractive because it is free (as in beer), but most fail to understand that the free (as in speech) aspect of Linux is what makes it attractive to companies looking for an edge.
I'm sure many of the companies listed in the article consider this to be the main reason for using Linux. I just wish more reporters would pick up on this and report on it. These companies all seem to have a large group of in-house programmers. It just makes sense for them to adpot an OS where they have ultimate control.
Doesn't anyone find it odd that the importance of spice was so simply stated? I think this is what causes confusion in the movie/mini-series with people who haven't read the book. In both the movie and mini-series, it's simply taken for granted that spice is important, yet it's not explained to its fullest. The movie did a much better job with it, but it was still lacking, IMHO.
I wanted to get a new desk, but I couldn't demonstrate exactly what I wanted to my wife on paper. So I fired up q3radiant (In Linux, of course), created a room with the exact dimensions of our bedroom, and created my desk. I then fired up Q3 and showed her what I wanted.
Of course, I couldn't resist putting a rocket launcher in the opposite corner of the room.:)
First, all the 3dfx boards that do 2D are supported under XFree 4.0. That means that the Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo2 are not, but since they don't use the X server at all they don't need any special support to run under X.
I've used my voodoo2 as a 3rd head in XFree 4.0 using the Glide driver (Glide driver for XF 4.0, that is). From what I saw, it required special support. Maybe you were implying 3D, but I thought I'd mention this.
I get comparable frame rates on my dual pII 450 and my voodoo2 in quake/2/3 in both windows and Linux. Some times it's faster in windows, some times it's faster in Linux.
It seems to me that they did not use the voodoo2 environment variables. Since the windows driver sets these up automatically, I wonder if they presumed the Linux drivers would do the same (Or are even aware of the existence of these variables). I'd like to see these tests redone with the voodoo environment variables in place...I still don't think Linux would win, but at least it wouldn't look so bad...
I have an icecast server running on a Linux box on a multiple OC-48 network. I use it primarily to simulate a live radio show by pushing mp3's to it using shout. The mp3's reside on the server, and shout>/i>, part of the icecast package, pushes it to icecast in real time. On occasion, I have also used my workstation at home, another Linux Box connected to the internet by a mere 56k modem, to do a real live "show" (It's just me babbling into a microphone). By using liveice, another program from the icecast package, lame, the best mp3 encoder out there for *nix, a microphone and a sound card, I can stream a very decent sounding voice transmission at 32kbps to my server, which then rebroadcasts it to as many people who care to listen. The limitation of this system is strictly bandwidth. On the server side, it's no problem with all the OC-48's, but on the client side, you have to measure it accordingly. A 56k modem can only upload at 33.6, so a 32kbps stream is about as good as it'll get. With more upstream bandwidth from the encoder, you can achieve higher bitrates, but then you must consider your audience, who may only be able to listen to 32k streams, since they may only have a modem. 56k streams chop up for people using 56k modems, so if you're targeting lots of modem users, stick with 32k. Of course, if you have lots of upstream bandwidth to the icecast server, you can do more than one stream. You'd probably need more than one sound card and some more cpu horsepower, but it's possible. Music doesn't sound that bad at 32k if encoded properly. Just make sure you have a clean feed into the sound card. ------ This is necessary...life feeds on life...
And yes, I'm an idiot too! I should have proofed my text one more time before submitting. Thing is, I'm not running a popular site, that should live up to a certain standard. I'm just a guy who comments.
Well, I guess I'm not perfect, but at least I try! Hummus and CmdrBurrito don't seem to give a damn...but I guess that's their prerogative.
I really wouldn't mind a mistake here or there, but/. delivers mistakes in just about every article. And for a site with so much exposure, that's a damn shame, because it makes us all look bad.
BTW, it's spelled "sentence".
And yes, I am beating myself over the head over that post. Thanks for pointing it out.
While that did irk me as well, I was pleasantly surprised while reading the responses. Every response was well thought out and expressed well. It is unusual to see this on Slashdot, where a lot of the text that describes articles is atrociously written. I have kept from telling people about Slashdot because of this, feeling ashamed to recommend a site that cares nothing about how they present themselves. At least the l0pht guys have some self respect (even if they did get ONE thing wrong)
Wow, I can't agree enough. Talk about a wake up call. I think I'll go to mozilla's web site and sign to do what I can to prevent this catastrophe. This is a war we cannot lose!
Let's just see this for what it really is. How many of us read this article? 10,000? 100,000? Isn't it obvious what's going on here? The easiest way to get people to read an online article today is by bashing Linux. And of course, we fall for it. We should be content in knowing that our OS is superior. So what if he invented ethernet? I don't care if the pope comes up and tells me Linux was written by Satan himself! I would still use Linux every day, and would not use any other OS in its place.
The Linux bandwagon seems to be a great vehicle even for those who would use it for their own gains. Let them ride, but let's make sure that they get off at the right stop.
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Just about every variation of the TV show Law and Order (The normal one, Special Victims Unit, and Criminal Intent) has used google in their investigative research. In fact, they've even turned it into a verb:
"I googled for bla bla bla..."
Seeing that TV usually mimics reality, I have a feeling that real cops have been using google longer than we think.
Daniel
"Mafia"
Read all about it here:
http://www.lilofree.net
The OPN exodus started well before this fundraising initiative. It's all documented in the above URL.
Oh, wait, I shouldn't expect consistency...this is Slashdot.
This will not kill the tivo, or be something you'll be able to setup to replace a tivo.
First of all, afaik, satellite transmissions are already mpeg encoded, so all this thing does is dump the mpeg to the hd, no need to encode. That's why he's able to list an AMD k6-450 in the system requirements. I'm sure it could get by on less if it also had a comparable mpeg decoder.
The tivo must encode to mpeg using hardware. I know of no hardware that can do this in Linux. (If you know of any, please let me know). The tivo also has a dedicated mpeg decoder. This is how the Tivo is able to get by using a 50Mhz PPC processor.
So, as soon as there's a tuner card with on board mpeg encoding (In Linux), and the availability of TV listings that can be downloaded for free, and is brain dead simple to setup, I don't see the tivo going away any time soon.
Sci Fi usually re-airs the episodes a few hours later. So if you're not in at 9 to catch this, chances are it'll be on again at 12. At least that was what they did last week.
Hear Hear. As a web developer, it pains me to have to use rdesltop to connect to a windows 2k terminal server simply to be able to view source using IE.
Can we mod the actual story -1 offtopic? Pretty soon we'll be seeing stories about Malda's personal life...
Ethernet over cat...kinda like rfc 1149: A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on Avian Carriers
2) Keep the db on an internal 10.1.1.X network and only allow the db port to be accessed from the web server. Only allow ssh access from the dba's workstation. All this via firewalling, of course.
3) Use binaries for your web server programs, so that the encryption method can't be easily discovered if somehow your db server is compromised. Then, only allow the "update" priviledge to the db user that the web programs use, and...
4) Do the monthly billing directly from the database server via cron. The db server can be a 10.1.1.X machine and still have interet access via NAT.
5) Monitor your logs daily so that, in the event your web server IS compromised, you can stop them before any damage is incurred.
This crap about loading media and unloading it is not practical, since billing is going to be a daily occurence for most companies. The CC data will always need to be accesible. At least that's how things are where I work.
Some of us live on the West Coast...and haven't seen it yet...couldn't you have waited until we saw it before you bashed it?
I would hope that this has been addressed by ext3. I recall that this is a major drawback of ext2.
Don't these people realize that Linux's strongest asset is the fact that it's open source? I read so many articles about Linux being attractive because it is free (as in beer), but most fail to understand that the free (as in speech) aspect of Linux is what makes it attractive to companies looking for an edge.
I'm sure many of the companies listed in the article consider this to be the main reason for using Linux. I just wish more reporters would pick up on this and report on it. These companies all seem to have a large group of in-house programmers. It just makes sense for them to adpot an OS where they have ultimate control.
...works fine for me, with accelerated video and all. Fullscreen even.
Doesn't anyone find it odd that the importance of spice was so simply stated? I think this is what causes confusion in the movie/mini-series with people who haven't read the book. In both the movie and mini-series, it's simply taken for granted that spice is important, yet it's not explained to its fullest. The movie did a much better job with it, but it was still lacking, IMHO.
I wanted to get a new desk, but I couldn't demonstrate exactly what I wanted to my wife on paper. So I fired up q3radiant (In Linux, of course), created a room with the exact dimensions of our bedroom, and created my desk. I then fired up Q3 and showed her what I wanted.
:)
Of course, I couldn't resist putting a rocket launcher in the opposite corner of the room.
First, all the 3dfx boards that do 2D are supported under XFree 4.0. That means that the Voodoo Graphics and Voodoo2 are not, but since they don't use the X server at all they don't need any special support to run under X.
I've used my voodoo2 as a 3rd head in XFree 4.0 using the Glide driver (Glide driver for XF 4.0, that is). From what I saw, it required special support. Maybe you were implying 3D, but I thought I'd mention this.
I get comparable frame rates on my dual pII 450 and my voodoo2 in quake/2/3 in both windows and Linux. Some times it's faster in windows, some times it's faster in Linux.
It seems to me that they did not use the voodoo2 environment variables. Since the windows driver sets these up automatically, I wonder if they presumed the Linux drivers would do the same (Or are even aware of the existence of these variables). I'd like to see these tests redone with the voodoo environment variables in place...I still don't think Linux would win, but at least it wouldn't look so bad...
I have an icecast server running on a Linux box on a multiple OC-48 network. I use it primarily to simulate a live radio show by pushing mp3's to it using shout. The mp3's reside on the server, and shout>/i>, part of the icecast package, pushes it to icecast in real time. On occasion, I have also used my workstation at home, another Linux Box connected to the internet by a mere 56k modem, to do a real live "show" (It's just me babbling into a microphone). By using liveice, another program from the icecast package, lame, the best mp3 encoder out there for *nix, a microphone and a sound card, I can stream a very decent sounding voice transmission at 32kbps to my server, which then rebroadcasts it to as many people who care to listen. The limitation of this system is strictly bandwidth. On the server side, it's no problem with all the OC-48's, but on the client side, you have to measure it accordingly. A 56k modem can only upload at 33.6, so a 32kbps stream is about as good as it'll get. With more upstream bandwidth from the encoder, you can achieve higher bitrates, but then you must consider your audience, who may only be able to listen to 32k streams, since they may only have a modem. 56k streams chop up for people using 56k modems, so if you're targeting lots of modem users, stick with 32k. Of course, if you have lots of upstream bandwidth to the icecast server, you can do more than one stream. You'd probably need more than one sound card and some more cpu horsepower, but it's possible. Music doesn't sound that bad at 32k if encoded properly. Just make sure you have a clean feed into the sound card. ------ This is necessary...life feeds on life...
And yes, I'm an idiot too! I should have proofed my text one more time before submitting. Thing is, I'm not running a popular site, that should live up to a certain standard. I'm just a guy who comments.
Well, I guess I'm not perfect, but at least I try! Hummus and CmdrBurrito don't seem to give a damn...but I guess that's their prerogative.
/. delivers mistakes in just about every article. And for a site with so much exposure, that's a damn shame, because it makes us all look bad.
I really wouldn't mind a mistake here or there, but
BTW, it's spelled "sentence".
And yes, I am beating myself over the head over that post. Thanks for pointing it out.
Dude, it's URUGUAY!!
I'm growing very tired of the incompetence of the
While that did irk me as well, I was pleasantly surprised while reading the responses. Every response was well thought out and expressed well. It is unusual to see this on Slashdot, where a lot of the text that describes articles is atrociously written. I have kept from telling people about Slashdot because of this, feeling ashamed to recommend a site that cares nothing about how they present themselves. At least the l0pht guys have some self respect (even if they did get ONE thing wrong)
Wow, I can't agree enough. Talk about a wake up call. I think I'll go to mozilla's web site and sign to do what I can to prevent this catastrophe. This is a war we cannot lose!
-- If we fail, we will lose the war
Let's just see this for what it really is. How many of us read this article? 10,000? 100,000? Isn't it obvious what's going on here? The easiest way to get people to read an online article today is by bashing Linux. And of course, we fall for it. We should be content in knowing that our OS is superior. So what if he invented ethernet? I don't care if the pope comes up and tells me Linux was written by Satan himself! I would still use Linux every day, and would not use any other OS in its place.
The Linux bandwagon seems to be a great vehicle even for those who would use it for their own gains. Let them ride, but let's make sure that they get off at the right stop.