"This got me thinking that the name "Pentium" was Intel's way of avoiding calling their next chip the 586"
maybe they could switch back to the old school naming system again. that means that the P4 would actually be an 886. 72 processors (and many many years) later, they develop the almighty 8086! HOORAY!
The future of file sharing...
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With all of these peer to peer file sharing services going under, where is the evolution going to go from here? This is something i've though about lately, and not really done much research on just yet...
The problem that i see with these companies like Napster and Scour, is the fact that they have their own client-end software that each user must use to connect to their central "network" in order to share their files. What we need is a way to share files without connecting to a central netowrk (similar to gnutella), and also take it one step further, and eliminate the need for for a client-end application as well.
example : Virtual Private Networking. It's built into the operating systems that are installed on the majority of home PCs out there. (sorry for not providing a better example, because i doubt windows in the OS of the majority of people who are reading this)... I don't think it would be too difficult for someone to set up a similar (BETTER!) protocol, or work with VPN to make some improvements here and there.
Then again, i could just be talking out of my ass, since i don't know much about VPN... A friend of mine set up a VPN server, which i've connected into, and it works just peachy...
it was just one of those thoughts that come to you in the middle of the night...
"If you play very well then you are instantly labeled a cheat by some."
I remember when i first started playing Quake II, all i did was practice practice practice with the rail gun. The first time somebody accused me of being a bot, i knew that i was doing pretty good.:)
"Why do I recycle? Not because I really really care about the environment, but because I had to pay extra for each can, and upon recycle I got them back."
but with this, you're not getting money back. you're paying extra! would you still recycle cans if you had to PAY 3 cents a can to get them recycled?
recently, some of my roomates and i bought a few 14" monitors for $5 each, and wired them all together to provide for music video and other visual displays at large parties that we hold.
So not only do we save the environment from choking on computer pollution (???), we also provide hours of drunken entertainment for college kids. (not that it's some sort of otherwise unachieveable feat)....
i've still got a 2x6 burner that i payed $350 for. the times they are a changin'...
I've also still got a SINGLE speed caddy-loading cd rom drive in a 486 that just sits around and doesn't do much. I figure if i hang on to it long enough, it may become worth more as an antique... mmm...
i think the "Regional" area and the "Adult" areas got their labels backwards... if the internet was mapped out with proper ratios, i think there would be enough porn on the net to take up about 90% of the map... hee hee.
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"This got me thinking that the name "Pentium" was Intel's way of avoiding calling their next chip the 586"
maybe they could switch back to the old school naming system again. that means that the P4 would actually be an 886. 72 processors (and many many years) later, they develop the almighty 8086! HOORAY!
With all of these peer to peer file sharing services going under, where is the evolution going to go from here? This is something i've though about lately, and not really done much research on just yet...
The problem that i see with these companies like Napster and Scour, is the fact that they have their own client-end software that each user must use to connect to their central "network" in order to share their files. What we need is a way to share files without connecting to a central netowrk (similar to gnutella), and also take it one step further, and eliminate the need for for a client-end application as well.
example : Virtual Private Networking. It's built into the operating systems that are installed on the majority of home PCs out there. (sorry for not providing a better example, because i doubt windows in the OS of the majority of people who are reading this)... I don't think it would be too difficult for someone to set up a similar (BETTER!) protocol, or work with VPN to make some improvements here and there.
Then again, i could just be talking out of my ass, since i don't know much about VPN... A friend of mine set up a VPN server, which i've connected into, and it works just peachy...
it was just one of those thoughts that come to you in the middle of the night...
"If you play very well then you are instantly labeled a cheat by some."
:)
I remember when i first started playing Quake II, all i did was practice practice practice with the rail gun. The first time somebody accused me of being a bot, i knew that i was doing pretty good.
Will the tech support team for this service be located up at some sort of space station, or outsourced down here to earth?
"Why do I recycle? Not because I really really care about the environment, but because I had to pay extra for each can, and upon recycle I got them back."
but with this, you're not getting money back. you're paying extra! would you still recycle cans if you had to PAY 3 cents a can to get them recycled?
recently, some of my roomates and i bought a few 14" monitors for $5 each, and wired them all together to provide for music video and other visual displays at large parties that we hold.
So not only do we save the environment from choking on computer pollution (???), we also provide hours of drunken entertainment for college kids. (not that it's some sort of otherwise unachieveable feat)....
30 x [ 486dx66, 16mb ] + beowulf + 2 bedroom house = supercomputer + 1 bedroom house.
"Brand loyalty is silly in today's changing computer market."
try telling that to a mac user...
hee hee.
i've still got a 2x6 burner that i payed $350 for. the times they are a changin'...
I've also still got a SINGLE speed caddy-loading cd rom drive in a 486 that just sits around and doesn't do much. I figure if i hang on to it long enough, it may become worth more as an antique... mmm...
I've got a friend who's going the other way with this. Trying to stuff a computer into a hollowed out VCR unit. Going to turn it into a DVD player.
why? he's bored i guess... i'm not really sure myself, but i'll have to post up pictures of it when he's through...
i think the "Regional" area and the "Adult" areas got their labels backwards... if the internet was mapped out with proper ratios, i think there would be enough porn on the net to take up about 90% of the map... hee hee.