You should've put your real name on the Slashdot article. That probably would've topped the Google search in and of itself, displacing the pedophile article.
Even when BSD was proprietarily owned by Berkeley, the source was always available. Perhaps it wasn't true "open source", but it was certainly reviewable AND reviewed by its users.
How about telling them that Microsoft has taken code from open-source operating systems like BSD (true) and people have discovered bugs which had been fixed long ago in the open-source versions, and missed in the closed-source versions BECAUSE they were closed-source?
Yup yup. I think the analog stations should shut down their broadcasts, perhaps starting at an hour at a time, then perhaps a whole day, putting up a message about digital converters instead of their regularly scheduled show. Not only would this alert otherwise oblivious people, but it would specifically target only those who need converters.
So does this mean the I/O wait bug has been squashed? Or is Linux going to be even better once it's fixed? And a stupid question, were any benchmarks that would trigger this bug tried? Does W7 have the same issues?
Yes, and no. The determining factor is really the ease of adoption. Make it dead simple for someone to turn a quarter sitting in their pocket into 250 tenth-cent micropayments, and a single click for a payment to be made, and people will use it.
This is exactly why the net needs a viable model for micropayments. And yes, I know, the abundance fan's response is that "money is obsolete, we don't need it any more"... People still want SOMETHING for their work, and while there have been all sorts of proposals, ranging from whuffie to all sorts of other trust metrics, micropayments would work just as well and would allow a tie-in to the remains of the real world economy.
This is why I recommend everyone have a router installed on their internet connection, even if they have only one PC. Routers inherently block almost all worms.
Don't know how many document formats support it, but perhaps you could have an embedded image or other embedded information pointing at a file on a web server. All accesses would then be recorded on the server log.
The best monitor for seniors is, IMO, a 27" or 32" 720p HDTV set. It avoids changing Windows' default sizes, which I've seen cause problems with some programs. Connecting via VGA cable is acceptable, but using a HDMI-to-DVI cable with a video card that has a DVI output will give somewhat better output.
Unfortunately, Microsoft isn't going to be compensating past-purchasers for either. (I should've said free copies for NEW MACHINE purchasers.) Yeah, giving new Vista buyers added upgrade vouchers would be a smart move by Microsoft. But the "Microsoft tax", which you claim is "very little added cost over the price of the PC hardware", is actually pretty steep.
(1) Offer free DOWNGRADES for anyone with a Vista license. (2) Offer free UPGRADES to Windows Seven for anyone who buys a machine loaded with Vista.
Today I shall be installing a replacement IDE hard drive in a 6 year old system, a 1.8 GHz Pentium 4, which I'd much rather upgrade but won't simply because anything I bought today would be running Vista.
The Python BitTorrent client, which runs on Unix, has a version called "launchmany" which is easily controlled via script. It should fit your needs very nicely.
"So you gave Redhat permission to distribute this data?" "Yes." "And were you aware it was being distributed under the GPL?" "Uhh..." "And that the GPL allows further modification and redistribution so long as it remains under that license?" "..." "Case dismissed!"
What if these guys actually discovered a glitch in the theory, a mode where the amount of energy out exceeded the amount going in, tantamount to a free energy source - and then falsified the result in order to use the glitch for profit? "Nothing here, everything's consistent, now go away."
This is why I recommended the WRT-54GL. Depending on which model of the WRT routers you have, you can still run the micro version of dd-wrt, and if you can it will work better for you than your DIR-655.;-)
Linksys isn't so bad if you replace the firmware. Try dd-wrt if you want quick and easy, or OpenWRT if you want to customize. I guarantee you'll like 'em. (Get a WRT-54GL to try it on; they're cheap nowadays.)
Heh. Well, I recommend you encourage others to use it. This means you'll be "using the power of p2p" to reduce the load on the direct download links, speeding up your own access.:-P
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You should've put your real name on the Slashdot article. That probably would've topped the Google search in and of itself, displacing the pedophile article.
Even when BSD was proprietarily owned by Berkeley, the source was always available. Perhaps it wasn't true "open source", but it was certainly reviewable AND reviewed by its users.
How about telling them that Microsoft has taken code from open-source operating systems like BSD (true) and people have discovered bugs which had been fixed long ago in the open-source versions, and missed in the closed-source versions BECAUSE they were closed-source?
Yup yup. I think the analog stations should shut down their broadcasts, perhaps starting at an hour at a time, then perhaps a whole day, putting up a message about digital converters instead of their regularly scheduled show. Not only would this alert otherwise oblivious people, but it would specifically target only those who need converters.
So does this mean the I/O wait bug has been squashed? Or is Linux going to be even better once it's fixed? And a stupid question, were any benchmarks that would trigger this bug tried? Does W7 have the same issues?
Yes, and no. The determining factor is really the ease of adoption. Make it dead simple for someone to turn a quarter sitting in their pocket into 250 tenth-cent micropayments, and a single click for a payment to be made, and people will use it.
This is exactly why the net needs a viable model for micropayments. And yes, I know, the abundance fan's response is that "money is obsolete, we don't need it any more"... People still want SOMETHING for their work, and while there have been all sorts of proposals, ranging from whuffie to all sorts of other trust metrics, micropayments would work just as well and would allow a tie-in to the remains of the real world economy.
This is why I recommend everyone have a router installed on their internet connection, even if they have only one PC. Routers inherently block almost all worms.
-- note that you'll need product keys to install, and probably some crack to authorize it.
Yup. I'd recommend picking up an Atom-based netbook, installing 2.4 on it and seeing what you can get working.
The Zune crash was due to a specific hardware driver. Perhaps you also have an unusual hardware driver on your setup that was affected?
Don't know how many document formats support it, but perhaps you could have an embedded image or other embedded information pointing at a file on a web server. All accesses would then be recorded on the server log.
The best monitor for seniors is, IMO, a 27" or 32" 720p HDTV set. It avoids changing Windows' default sizes, which I've seen cause problems with some programs. Connecting via VGA cable is acceptable, but using a HDMI-to-DVI cable with a video card that has a DVI output will give somewhat better output.
Yeah, but that $71 is huge compared to the cost of a low-end machine (which is all many people need), raising the total price as much as 25%.
Unfortunately, Microsoft isn't going to be compensating past-purchasers for either. (I should've said free copies for NEW MACHINE purchasers.) Yeah, giving new Vista buyers added upgrade vouchers would be a smart move by Microsoft. But the "Microsoft tax", which you claim is "very little added cost over the price of the PC hardware", is actually pretty steep.
Now, what Microsoft needs to do is:
(1) Offer free DOWNGRADES for anyone with a Vista license.
(2) Offer free UPGRADES to Windows Seven for anyone who buys a machine loaded with Vista.
Today I shall be installing a replacement IDE hard drive in a 6 year old system, a 1.8 GHz Pentium 4, which I'd much rather upgrade but won't simply because anything I bought today would be running Vista.
Next time you should ask at the official BitTorrent IRC channel.
The Python BitTorrent client, which runs on Unix, has a version called "launchmany" which is easily controlled via script. It should fit your needs very nicely.
"So you gave Redhat permission to distribute this data?" "Yes." "And were you aware it was being distributed under the GPL?" "Uhh..." "And that the GPL allows further modification and redistribution so long as it remains under that license?" "..." "Case dismissed!"
What if these guys actually discovered a glitch in the theory, a mode where the amount of energy out exceeded the amount going in, tantamount to a free energy source - and then falsified the result in order to use the glitch for profit? "Nothing here, everything's consistent, now go away."
Conspiracy theory rules. ;-)
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Installation
Some of the WRT300N and WRT600N models are usable.
This is why I recommended the WRT-54GL. Depending on which model of the WRT routers you have, you can still run the micro version of dd-wrt, and if you can it will work better for you than your DIR-655. ;-)
Linksys isn't so bad if you replace the firmware. Try dd-wrt if you want quick and easy, or OpenWRT if you want to customize. I guarantee you'll like 'em. (Get a WRT-54GL to try it on; they're cheap nowadays.)
Heh. Well, I recommend you encourage others to use it. This means you'll be "using the power of p2p" to reduce the load on the direct download links, speeding up your own access. :-P
Heh. Found some copies of the torrent files elsewhere on their servers. If you prefer your torrents straight from the horse's mouth...
Ah, found the answer, thanks AC. Unfortunately Ubuntu put the torrent files on their releases server, which is slow. Here are mirrors:
ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso.torrent
ubuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent