"Zero" delay isn't possible. It takes time for the electrons to move along the wire from the keyboard/mouse to the processor. My computer already executes all the commands I use (other than "gcc", "find/...", or some of the init scripts) with zero noticeable delay.
Upgrade time? Why would anyone *need* to upgrade a modern computer (with the exception of gamers)?
The only reason I have a fast PC is that some of the software projects I work on take a while to compile. I wouldn't expect school kids to be working on projects of that size.
Some of the most educational software is *much* less bloated than most of the stuff on Average Joe's PC.
450MHz, with a 10mb NIC is perfectly useable today. Just as useable as it was 4 years ago. And I'm talking about x86 systems here, not G3/G4s.
The same applies here as with any other netowrked communications...
Here's what I wrote in another thread:
If I actually care about something being secure, it's either done through SSH (or scp to copy files), or I use SSL encryption on my instant messaging, or PGP encrypted e-mails. I don't care if someone's able to tell who the recipient is and what the subject is. My ISP probably logs that anyway. Wireless networking as it is now supports all that and more. What's wrong with it then?
I wasted a few days trying to do it on Linux and gave up and used Solaris. I feel it's a valid point.
I don't care about loosing karma, but I do think people should have the right to read comments that are perfectly valid points and entirely relevant to the discussion.
Maybe the moderators are fearing a GDB vs DBX flamewar;-)
If I actually care about something being secure, it's either done through SSH (or scp to copy files), or I use SSL encryption on my,a href="http://jabber.org">instant messaging, or PGP encrypted e-mails. I don't care if someone's able to tell who the recipient is and what the subject is. My ISP probably logs that anyway. Wireless networking as it is now supports all that and more. What's wrong with it then?
For this to be of any use, they'd need to open all of the Windows source to China's government. Who knows what they might be hiding inthe bits they've not opened.
From the article: In fact, you don't get to administer it at all. You can't list services, because it can't read the registry. You can't enable or disable services, because it can't read the registry. You can't really do anything, except copy files around -- that is, as long as they are not encrypted with EFS or something else.
So you can move the registry away from its normal location, then boot the machine with an XP recovery disk which does let you administer the machine then.
That contradicts what he was saying about being unable to administer the machine. In either case, physical access to the machine lets you do anything you want. It's a physical security problem - not a Windows one.
I have the following list of processes running at the moment. This is typical usage of my PC. I ave 256mb RAM and it runs smoothly.
The main apps to notice in there are:
Anjuta (a development environment similar to MS DevStudio) Evolution - an email client similar to Outlook 2000 OpenOffice - an office suite similar to MS Office XMMS - an MP3/OGG player Gone - my desktop environment Nautilus - my file manager Gaim - a chat client Phoenix - my web browser Lots of console windows with SSH sessions XFree86
Here's my processes that are using the most CPU power: PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND 992 root 5 -10 348M 25M 9508 S < 2.5 10.1 71:38 X 11164 sandyd 15 0 1108 1108 784 R 1.3 0.4 0:00 top 1071 sandyd 15 0 6348 5804 4972 S 1.1 2.2 3:43 metacity 1126 sandyd 15 0 9060 6596 3684 S 0.3 2.5 22:14 gaim 10361 sandyd 15 0 34056 31M 12976 S 0.1 12.8 1:07 phoenix-bin 10475 sandyd 15 0 10392 9844 9060 S 0.1 3.8 0:05 gedit 11053 sandyd 15 0 2696 2696 1984 R 0.1 1.0 0:00 xterm
Haha. I've not seen Dukes of Hazard for a long time. I keep waiting for it to turn up on UK Gold, but then I spend far too much time on here to watch TV these days.
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"Zero" delay isn't possible. It takes time for the electrons to move along the wire from the keyboard/mouse to the processor. My computer already executes all the commands I use (other than "gcc", "find /...", or some of the init scripts) with zero noticeable delay.
Upgrade time? Why would anyone *need* to upgrade a modern computer (with the exception of gamers)?
The only reason I have a fast PC is that some of the software projects I work on take a while to compile. I wouldn't expect school kids to be working on projects of that size.
Some of the most educational software is *much* less bloated than most of the stuff on Average Joe's PC.
450MHz, with a 10mb NIC is perfectly useable today. Just as useable as it was 4 years ago. And I'm talking about x86 systems here, not G3/G4s.
The same applies here as with any other netowrked communications...
Here's what I wrote in another thread:
If I actually care about something being secure, it's either done through SSH (or scp to copy files), or I use SSL encryption on my instant messaging, or PGP encrypted e-mails. I don't care if someone's able to tell who the recipient is and what the subject is. My ISP probably logs that anyway. Wireless networking as it is now supports all that and more. What's wrong with it then?
I wasted a few days trying to do it on Linux and gave up and used Solaris. I feel it's a valid point.
;-)
I don't care about loosing karma, but I do think people should have the right to read comments that are perfectly valid points and entirely relevant to the discussion.
Maybe the moderators are fearing a GDB vs DBX flamewar
I'm all for this. One thing about the article though:
If an email list is opt-in, then it's hardly unsolicited.
A debugger that allows you to follow fork()s.
'embrace-and-extend'
XML?
"2" & "2" = "22". Duh!
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
;-)
Absence of evidence is not absence of absynth. Try typing that after you've had some
But do they have blue laser optical mice? They're way more cool.
Stenography is the art of writing in Shorthand. :-)
I remember that too. However, you can install Windows XP on a PC that's 3 years old and you won't need to remember it ;-)
hehe, do you know where I can get a bumper sticker that says "Bumper stickers are like sigs" ?
All good software is free - uh, sorry, GPL'd - didn't you know ;-)
If I actually care about something being secure, it's either done through SSH (or scp to copy files), or I use SSL encryption on my ,a href="http://jabber.org">instant messaging, or PGP encrypted e-mails. I don't care if someone's able to tell who the recipient is and what the subject is. My ISP probably logs that anyway. Wireless networking as it is now supports all that and more. What's wrong with it then?
For this to be of any use, they'd need to open all of the Windows source to China's government. Who knows what they might be hiding inthe bits they've not opened.
From the article:
In fact, you don't get to administer it at all. You can't list services, because it can't read the registry. You can't enable or disable services, because it can't read the registry. You can't really do anything, except copy files around -- that is, as long as they are not encrypted with EFS or something else.
So you can move the registry away from its normal location, then boot the machine with an XP recovery disk which does let you administer the machine then.
That contradicts what he was saying about being unable to administer the machine. In either case, physical access to the machine lets you do anything you want. It's a physical security problem - not a Windows one.
I never bought a mod chip and never bought a bong. So, I guess you are wrong.
Is all software on your PC properly licensed?
I thought that was patents that you had to defend?
I'd rather be an anonymous coward than admit to being part of that too.
Damned moderators and their -2 offtopic scores!
;-)
Where else was I meant to discuss that?
I forgot to mention, I have 108 processes running just now. I also have about 700mb of swap space.
I have the following list of processes running at the moment. This is typical usage of my PC. I ave 256mb RAM and it runs smoothly.
The main apps to notice in there are:
Anjuta (a development environment similar to MS DevStudio)
Evolution - an email client similar to Outlook 2000
OpenOffice - an office suite similar to MS Office
XMMS - an MP3/OGG player
Gone - my desktop environment
Nautilus - my file manager
Gaim - a chat client
Phoenix - my web browser
Lots of console windows with SSH sessions
XFree86
Here's my processes that are using the most CPU power:
PID USER PRI NI SIZE RSS SHARE STAT %CPU %MEM TIME COMMAND
992 root 5 -10 348M 25M 9508 S < 2.5 10.1 71:38 X
11164 sandyd 15 0 1108 1108 784 R 1.3 0.4 0:00 top
1071 sandyd 15 0 6348 5804 4972 S 1.1 2.2 3:43 metacity
1126 sandyd 15 0 9060 6596 3684 S 0.3 2.5 22:14 gaim
10361 sandyd 15 0 34056 31M 12976 S 0.1 12.8 1:07 phoenix-bin
10475 sandyd 15 0 10392 9844 9060 S 0.1 3.8 0:05 gedit
11053 sandyd 15 0 2696 2696 1984 R 0.1 1.0 0:00 xterm
Haha. I've not seen Dukes of Hazard for a long time. I keep waiting for it to turn up on UK Gold, but then I spend far too much time on here to watch TV these days.
Why do Americans use the word "Whoop" so often? I've noticed people who chat online doing this too. Can anyone explain?