I'm not sure if this meets your expectation, but a test can be accomplished using the option ExecStartPost. This method is being used in the current Fedora package for MariaDB to test for active database using an additional script called mariadb-wait-ready.
ExecStartPre=, ExecStartPost= Additional commands that are executed before or after the command in ExecStart=, respectively. Syntax is the same as for ExecStart=, except that multiple command lines are allowed and the commands are executed one after the other, serially.
If any of those commands (not prefixed with "-") fail, the rest are not executed and the unit is considered failed.
# This script waits for mysqld to be ready to accept connections # (which can be many seconds or even minutes after launch, if there's # a lot of crash-recovery work to do). # Running this as ExecStartPost is useful so that services declared as # "After mysqld" won't be started until the database is really ready.
The mariadb-wait-ready script uses the following command:
Link to a Sci Fi Science episode where they evaluate the design of a lightsaber using components available today. Some other episodes have related topics discussed in the comments.
I tried out the WD TV Live and was impressed by it. I was streaming recorded content from MythTV using UPnP/DLNA and tried a number of other media files over USB and it was able to play them quite nicely. I played a bit of content recorded from a HD-PVR (in 720p) and it played back nicely.
Based on size, features, and price it is a worthy consideration. One of my co-workers owns 2 WD TV Live and at least 1 of the original WD TV. He has been very happy with them. Currently at least one of his WD TV Live is running the b-rad firmware.
I built a HTPC, along with some friends, several years ago to run MythTV. I have been very pleased with the result. It took a while to decide on the hardware. I have a system that sits with the TV. It is reasonably quiet., basically I only hear it a little when all sound is off and even then mostly when I walk closer. I looked for cases with Silicon mounts for HDs and 120mm fans (1/2 speed switch). I've got a passively cooled video card. We picked the Antec Fusion and I have been really pleased with it. There is also the NSK2480 without VFD and the MicroFusion now. One friend even built a second machine using basically the NSK2480 since he like the Fusion case design so much.
That said, I have been looking for a nice compact low cost front end that I can use if I get a second TV. Ideally I would like to run mythfrontend since it provides complete support with mythbackend (LiveTV, Commercial flags, etc). The devices I have primarily considered over the years are the HD TV Live, popcorn hour, Apple TV/Mac Mini (only if I can install Linux and run Mythfrontend), or a itx computer.
Based on how content is being accessed is the primary consideration along with required features. Aside from the LiveTV and commercial flag limitations with MythTV, I am currently most interested in the WD TV Live based on my criteria - small, networked, HD, significant codec support (MPEG2, DivX, Xvid, h.264, ogg, ac-3, etc), cheap. I had been looking for a device for several years and I became excited when the the WD TV Live came out. It is the closest device to what I'm looking for. I figure I can even just make LiveTV on MythTV accessible over UPnP with a little effort.
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CRT's still have life in them. The CRT industry is in the process of developing thin CRT's to address size. This should give the CRT additional longevity.
I'd actually be much more interested in seeing the OLED display rather than LCD in terms of viewing experience. I understand that they are very close to consumer deployment for large displays. OLED have more vibrant colours like the CRT with the advange of being slim like the LCD. It will remain to be seen if OLED will be able to get a strong foot hold. I for one hope so, assuming they have competitive pricing.
Of other interest is the power requirement of the different display technologies. Plasma displays require a lot more power and this will restrict it's acceptance.
They have. It's been rolled out by a subsidiary called Navigata under the name WebCall. Currently I haven't found anyone that will offer phone numbers with a Saskatchewan area code. Basically because the market is so small. Everyone wants to go after the big markets. SaskTel will begin roll out of a local (Saskatchewan) service in the near future.
I have greatly enjoyed my HP48G. Now I would go for a 48G+ 48GX or a 49?. I saw one post that suggested the big screen are not practical. Depends what your doing with it I guess, but I like the big screens. I've typically done calculations using matricies, lists, equations, vectors, and graphs. I really couldn't imagine a much better calculator at what I'm doing short of using computer software.
There was an emulated version of the 49 that HP had provided when it came out. That might be something to consider trying. I remember the symbolic integration to be quite impressive.
I might also point out that there is good software available for the HP calculators that I have found very useful. You might keep that in mind.
There is actually an effort underway to promote the use of the microwave wavelength to transmit energy from a large solar cell array in space to a base station on earth.
With the solar array in space it is not ubstructed by clouds or earth. The microwave energy can be focused on just the base station to such an extend that it is not a health concern (below approved levels) to surrounding areas.
The solar array in space could be quite large. I heard someone suggesting 15 miles in length.
Some current uses for this method might be to set up an emergency power connection between to sites in the event that the power lines have been wrecked.
One would probably have to change the monitor technology too... I mean anyone with a decent scanner could sniff the RF of the information being sent to the monitor from the video card and just extract your screen information.
Possible solutions to this include encrypting the data sent to the monitor or wrapping you computer in tinfoil.... or optionally you could just wrap your entire house.... this would allow one to still view their monitor... not making it totally useless
We have video on demand service here from Rogers Cable. In fact the telephone company SaskTel is already offering Digital TV over DSL. I'm sure it will soon when they too are offering a VOD service.
I agree VOD is not a means to kill DVD. I would prefer to have a DVD rather than VOD if my choice was to own the movie. I'd still rather own my CD and do with it what I want rather than be restricted to play it only certain places, it would be no different than DVD. What if I wanted to bring it to a friends to watch (could happen). But as a substitue to renting (one time viewing)... well that I can see. VOD is more likely to impact on the DVD rentals and PPV services.
VOD is a convienient service. I can have control of playback and I can stop/pause/play/ff/rw. It save the trouble of going to the rental store. I can see VOD becoming quite popular, but this is not the technology to displace DVD.
I've used the excuse that I have to buy it if my friends are because otherwise I will miss out on the fun. These friends being ones that are very willing to buy new games. But I usually try to compromise by not buying it the day it comes out.
She usually askes "what's wrong with all the other games you have" "This is new! I've played those."
It seems to me that there is almost too much focus on Linux for a regular users OS. Don't get me wrong I see Linux being an great desktop enviroment. And one I greatly encourage. I like the point that somebody made about User Friendly doesn't mean being windows like. Linux can be different. Of course there are some things that could be simplified, but we shouldn't shelter people completely from what Linux is (To completely change its form.) Maybe people will just have to become a little more technically inclined (we I suppose I shouldn't push it, but I can hope.)
Seems to me that we can't loose focus on the opportunities for application development in the Server/Network Operation Centers (SOC/NOC). Most of the Operational Support Systems that I have contact with run on HP-UX, Solaris and a variety of other Unix flavors and some NT/2000. It just seems to be a shame that Linux development is not being adopted more widely for such design. It will take some effort to encourage development of this type. It means we need Linux running on Server platforms. I see there there has been a lot of work being put into this, but it could be better. And it must be said that the OSS's will carry a price tag (I'm sure that many must realize that it is just unreasonable for everything related to Linux to be free.) And OSS's don't go away quickly, these are critical systems, often developed by a vendor to manage/monitor hardware. So if there is some momentum there we are likely to see some strong support. And don't be expecting these systems to upgrade distribution version at every release. There is one system where the hardware is so old it's often difficult to get parts, but there have not been any applications written since that can replace it. And getting another custom application written... babble....expensive. Once you have your application and hardware then you have support contracts... because if something goes wrong... and Tier 3 support is stumped... you've paid for the vendor to jump... because you can't afford to sit on this problem.
Well just the thoughts of one person when he should be in bed... sorry for the rambling.
I've been using CD'n'Go (for Windows). It includes support for MP3, Ogg, and WMA. For encoding to MP3 you can choose which encoder to use. My personal preference is LAME.
I've may soon move to Ogg. I'll have to try using Konqueror to encode them, that's a nice feature.
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I'm not sure if this meets your expectation, but a test can be accomplished using the option ExecStartPost. This method is being used in the current Fedora package for MariaDB to test for active database using an additional script called mariadb-wait-ready.
systemd.service
mariadb-wait-ready described as:
The mariadb-wait-ready script uses the following command:
Thanks!
Link to a Sci Fi Science episode where they evaluate the design of a lightsaber using components available today. Some other episodes have related topics discussed in the comments.
I tried out the WD TV Live and was impressed by it. I was streaming recorded content from MythTV using UPnP/DLNA and tried a number of other media files over USB and it was able to play them quite nicely. I played a bit of content recorded from a HD-PVR (in 720p) and it played back nicely.
Based on size, features, and price it is a worthy consideration. One of my co-workers owns 2 WD TV Live and at least 1 of the original WD TV. He has been very happy with them. Currently at least one of his WD TV Live is running the b-rad firmware.
I built a HTPC, along with some friends, several years ago to run MythTV. I have been very pleased with the result. It took a while to decide on the hardware. I have a system that sits with the TV. It is reasonably quiet., basically I only hear it a little when all sound is off and even then mostly when I walk closer. I looked for cases with Silicon mounts for HDs and 120mm fans (1/2 speed switch). I've got a passively cooled video card. We picked the Antec Fusion and I have been really pleased with it. There is also the NSK2480 without VFD and the MicroFusion now. One friend even built a second machine using basically the NSK2480 since he like the Fusion case design so much.
That said, I have been looking for a nice compact low cost front end that I can use if I get a second TV. Ideally I would like to run mythfrontend since it provides complete support with mythbackend (LiveTV, Commercial flags, etc). The devices I have primarily considered over the years are the HD TV Live, popcorn hour, Apple TV/Mac Mini (only if I can install Linux and run Mythfrontend), or a itx computer.
Based on how content is being accessed is the primary consideration along with required features. Aside from the LiveTV and commercial flag limitations with MythTV, I am currently most interested in the WD TV Live based on my criteria - small, networked, HD, significant codec support (MPEG2, DivX, Xvid, h.264, ogg, ac-3, etc), cheap. I had been looking for a device for several years and I became excited when the the WD TV Live came out. It is the closest device to what I'm looking for. I figure I can even just make LiveTV on MythTV accessible over UPnP with a little effort.
CRT's still have life in them. The CRT industry is in the process of developing thin CRT's to address size. This should give the CRT additional longevity.
I'd actually be much more interested in seeing the OLED display rather than LCD in terms of viewing experience. I understand that they are very close to consumer deployment for large displays. OLED have more vibrant colours like the CRT with the advange of being slim like the LCD. It will remain to be seen if OLED will be able to get a strong foot hold. I for one hope so, assuming they have competitive pricing.
Of other interest is the power requirement of the different display technologies. Plasma displays require a lot more power and this will restrict it's acceptance.
They have. It's been rolled out by a subsidiary called Navigata under the name WebCall. Currently I haven't found anyone that will offer phone numbers with a Saskatchewan area code. Basically because the market is so small. Everyone wants to go after the big markets. SaskTel will begin roll out of a local (Saskatchewan) service in the near future.
Well that makes a lot of sense! I have the 2.02.7 firmware and I couldn't access the web page via the wan port. I do have the firewall enabled.
It would appear that this isn't a bug after all, but perhaps a feature enhancement request. (I think I've spent too much time talking to vendors.)
Somebody just over reacted. Although I am glad people watch for potential problems.
--CS
I have greatly enjoyed my HP48G. Now I would go for a 48G+ 48GX or a 49?. I saw one post that suggested the big screen are not practical. Depends what your doing with it I guess, but I like the big screens. I've typically done calculations using matricies, lists, equations, vectors, and graphs. I really couldn't imagine a much better calculator at what I'm doing short of using computer software.
There was an emulated version of the 49 that HP had provided when it came out. That might be something to consider trying. I remember the symbolic integration to be quite impressive.
I might also point out that there is good software available for the HP calculators that I have found very useful. You might keep that in mind.
Hope that's helpful.
With the solar array in space it is not ubstructed by clouds or earth. The microwave energy can be focused on just the base station to such an extend that it is not a health concern (below approved levels) to surrounding areas.
The solar array in space could be quite large. I heard someone suggesting 15 miles in length.
Some current uses for this method might be to set up an emergency power connection between to sites in the event that the power lines have been wrecked.
CS
One would probably have to change the monitor technology too... I mean anyone with a decent scanner could sniff the RF of the information being sent to the monitor from the video card and just extract your screen information.
Possible solutions to this include encrypting the data sent to the monitor or wrapping you computer in tinfoil.... or optionally you could just wrap your entire house.... this would allow one to still view their monitor... not making it totally useless
CS
We have video on demand service here from Rogers Cable. In fact the telephone company SaskTel is already offering Digital TV over DSL. I'm sure it will soon when they too are offering a VOD service.
I agree VOD is not a means to kill DVD. I would prefer to have a DVD rather than VOD if my choice was to own the movie. I'd still rather own my CD and do with it what I want rather than be restricted to play it only certain places, it would be no different than DVD. What if I wanted to bring it to a friends to watch (could happen). But as a substitue to renting (one time viewing)... well that I can see. VOD is more likely to impact on the DVD rentals and PPV services.
VOD is a convienient service. I can have control of playback and I can stop/pause/play/ff/rw. It save the trouble of going to the rental store. I can see VOD becoming quite popular, but this is not the technology to displace DVD.
I've used the excuse that I have to buy it if my friends are because otherwise I will miss out on the fun. These friends being ones that are very willing to buy new games. But I usually try to compromise by not buying it the day it comes out.
She usually askes "what's wrong with all the other games you have" "This is new! I've played those."
It seems to me that there is almost too much focus on Linux for a regular users OS. Don't get me wrong I see Linux being an great desktop enviroment. And one I greatly encourage. I like the point that somebody made about User Friendly doesn't mean being windows like. Linux can be different. Of course there are some things that could be simplified, but we shouldn't shelter people completely from what Linux is (To completely change its form.) Maybe people will just have to become a little more technically inclined (we I suppose I shouldn't push it, but I can hope.)
... because you can't afford to sit on this problem.
Seems to me that we can't loose focus on the opportunities for application development in the Server/Network Operation Centers (SOC/NOC). Most of the Operational Support Systems that I have contact with run on HP-UX, Solaris and a variety of other Unix flavors and some NT/2000. It just seems to be a shame that Linux development is not being adopted more widely for such design. It will take some effort to encourage development of this type. It means we need Linux running on Server platforms. I see there there has been a lot of work being put into this, but it could be better. And it must be said that the OSS's will carry a price tag (I'm sure that many must realize that it is just unreasonable for everything related to Linux to be free.) And OSS's don't go away quickly, these are critical systems, often developed by a vendor to manage/monitor hardware. So if there is some momentum there we are likely to see some strong support. And don't be expecting these systems to upgrade distribution version at every release. There is one system where the hardware is so old it's often difficult to get parts, but there have not been any applications written since that can replace it. And getting another custom application written... babble....expensive. Once you have your application and hardware then you have support contracts... because if something goes wrong... and Tier 3 support is stumped... you've paid for the vendor to jump
Well just the thoughts of one person when he should be in bed... sorry for the rambling.
It has been my main browser from version 0.9.3 and it is very good.
I waited a bit myself due to the very poor NS 6.0 release. That was disappointing.
anyway...
I've may soon move to Ogg. I'll have to try using Konqueror to encode them, that's a nice feature.