Had to see this comming, I guess Xerox PARC should sue everyone for using an GUI. When it's all said and done I would say Microsoft has pilfered more code than the Linux camp..
This just goes to show just how low spamers are willing to sink. I have been hosting my own mail server for several years now because it's the ONLY way for me to combat unwanted e-mail. If some worthless spamer is going to wine about a honey pot or my server rejecting his/her e-mail I say TOUGH FUCKING SHIT! It's MY machine, MY bandwidth, MY rules... period. If I want viagra, penis/breast enlargements, debt consolidation, loans re-financed or hot asian chicks I'll seek you out myself..
>SELECT * FROM spamers WHERE clue > 0 >0 rows returned
Hey! I resemble that remark. Ham radio is still alive and kicking. Hams are just as much geeks as any other computer geek. Some of us (like me) enjoy computers and amateur radio. I have spent many thousands of dollars in ham gear and many thousands of dollars in computer gear. The only difference is not only will my ham radio gear work without the internet, but it will hold it's value far longer than any of my computer equipment. DSP radios are not new, our local group here is working on a DSP based data radio. Other groups like TAPR sell a DSP radio kit.
Why not make the platters smaller and add a second head accuator. You would be able to cut the rotational latency in half. Or use normal size platters and package the drive in a 5 1/4" form factor.
This is why I host my own e-mail server. It is FAR easyer to block unwanted spam than to have no control of my ISPs based e-mail account. SPAM has to be rejected at the mail server, accepting the e-mail and then filtering it out with your e-mail client does no good at all. It will be interesting to see if any of these SPAMers ever pay up.
Maybe when hell freezes over SPAMers will finally catch a clue...nahhh, I doubt it..
Didn't they just say that the linux kernal was cleared and didn't contain any of their IP? I gotta say I am really disapointed with SCO, they used to be such a cool company. I feel kind of ashamed that I am forced to use and admin their OS'es at work. Not to mention that my SCO shirts will now be politcally incorrect....
Ahhh yes my favorite open source get together. I am looking forward to seeing "Mad dog hall" and Illiad again. Not to mention all the cool warez that will surely be there...
Hmm, I wonder if Microsoft and SCO will be there...;)
Until AMD brings out a 64 bit CPU that is SMP ready I think I'll just sit on the side lines for now. Besides, I've been running 64 bit all along with my Sun boxen. Now it's just time to sit back and let AMD and Intel battle it out to see who comes out with 64 bit SMP processor I can actually afford.
I have been a HP calculator fan for many years. I've had HP33E through the HP48GX, the latter being my latest. I've always beleived if you want a "real" calculator you have to go with HP.
But after upgrading to SuSE 8.1 it had been removed from the install media, and the project went ten toes up. I had to switch to GNU Cash instead and I like it better. Money Dance was nice but one cannot tell if they will be here today and gone tomorrow...
I had migrated to Sun/Solaris for my 64 bit needs some time ago. Since Intel/Mrcrosoft seem to think they know what's best for me, this will be the final push for me to go to AMD/Linux for my x86 needs. I'm tired of arogant companys telling me I'm not ready...
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While having this kind of bandwidth would be nice, consumer grade computers let alone the hardware are beyond woefully inadequate. About all you could hope for would be a 100M/bit connection. This is assuming that the phone company/cable operator dosen't bend you over for the cost of said connection.
The only machine that I know of that could even utilize a connection this fast is a Cray X1
"The 24 bit samples make a lot more sense than the 96 kHz sampling rate to me"
While this is true, raising the sample rate makes it easyer to get rid of the quantization noise without using sharpy skirted low pass filters. I'm all for high performance audio but I really don't require it for my system sounds..
While I'm sure this is a nice card I have really no need for 24 bit audio in the computer shack. Furthermore, I have some concers reguarding DRM.
1. Have the MPAA/RIAA forced DRM into the DAC on this card?
2. What about CPU resources, is this card totally stupid and require the CPU to hold its hand in the D/A A/D process? Or is it smart enough to do this on its own.
3. How is support under Linux? I'd hate to plunk down my hard earned cash only to find that it only works under Windows.
4. Is it really worth it to justify replacing my perfectly functioning Sound Blaster Live! card I currently use?
Unless I can think of a reason to use 24 bit 96 KHz audio (other than home theater) I'll just stick with what I have..
It's for reasons like this that pushed me to use my own e-mail server. It's not all that tough to either build your block list or use the list from SPEWS. Just for kicks I greped the mail log for "Access" and found tens of thousands of Access Denied statements.
After a while the spammer just stops sending, but of course there are plenty more to take their place.
But who's to say that the drivers and or software that it offers to update are not going to be riddled with DRM. Trying to print that picture of the lady with big gazungas might come up with something like..
ERROR: Digital Rights Management cannot verify ownership of this document. ERROR: Print job aborted.
While I would trust the various Linux and Unix distros to do this, I would have second thoughts letting Microsoft replace my perfectly functioning drivers...
Over the years I have become disenchanted with Intel. Saying there is no need to migrate to 64 bit now is alot like Bill Gates saying "no one will ever need more than 640k". I have since then moved on to Sun machines and also looking into SGI equipment as well.
The biggest thing that got me started down this path was not only the 4gig limit but the fact that the PIII changed form factors so many times. The PIII started out as a slot 1, (buy a new motherboard) then socket 370, (buy another motherboard) then throw in some more cache. Sure it was still a socket 370 but now I had to buy another motherboard, again.
To Sun and SGI. Lets face it, my Sun Ultra 2 with dual 400 Mhz ultra sparc IIs is just as fast as my old dual 800 PIII. And the SGI Octane with a 250 Mhz MIPS CPU is just about as fast as a 600 Mhz PIII. There is NO DRM and I'm 64 bit. The hardware lasts for many years and can be bought for pennys on the dollar in the second hand market.
I also recently received a letter from the BSA. I read it several times, and even disscused it with a few friends (who said I should frame it and put it on the wall). The thing that struck me the most after reading the letter was the "implied guilt". Then, just three days ago I received another letter only this time from Microsoft saying that I better use the "BSA grace period" to make sure I am licensed.
Now I can understand that they want to curb piracy of software but, I realy do not like receiving letters "implying" that I may be running or using illegal software.
But I would have to agree that this is just nothing but a scare tactic or a attempt to EXTORT money. On a scale of 1-10 this would have to rate an 8 on the FUD meter.
BSA: We want to run this auditing software on your computer.
Me: Do you have a linux version? Oh wait, I might be able to run it under wine...
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When will someone market Benders favorite beer "Old Fortran" and sell it in the stores...
Had to see this comming, I guess Xerox PARC should sue everyone for using an GUI. When it's all said and done I would say Microsoft has pilfered more code than the Linux camp..
According to my records that's 70 sextillion. Now if I could get a 70 sextillionbyte hard drive and I'm good to go =)
Thanks, I new it was too good to be true :)
This just goes to show just how low spamers are willing to sink. I have been hosting my own mail server for several years now because it's the ONLY way for me to combat unwanted e-mail. If some worthless spamer is going to wine about a honey pot or my server rejecting his/her e-mail I say TOUGH FUCKING SHIT! It's MY machine, MY bandwidth, MY rules... period. If I want viagra, penis/breast enlargements, debt consolidation, loans re-financed or hot asian chicks I'll seek you out myself..
>SELECT * FROM spamers WHERE clue > 0
>0 rows returned
Hey! I resemble that remark. Ham radio is still alive and kicking. Hams are just as much geeks as any other computer geek. Some of us (like me) enjoy computers and amateur radio. I have spent many thousands of dollars in ham gear and many thousands of dollars in computer gear. The only difference is not only will my ham radio gear work without the internet, but it will hold it's value far longer than any of my computer equipment. DSP radios are not new, our local group here is working on a DSP based data radio. Other groups like TAPR sell a DSP radio kit.
Why not make the platters smaller and add a second head accuator. You would be able to cut the rotational latency in half. Or use normal size platters and package the drive in a 5 1/4" form factor.
Hmmmmmm...
This is why I host my own e-mail server. It is FAR easyer to block unwanted spam than to have no control of my ISPs based e-mail account. SPAM has to be rejected at the mail server, accepting the e-mail and then filtering it out with your e-mail client does no good at all. It will be interesting to see if any of these SPAMers ever pay up.
Maybe when hell freezes over SPAMers will finally catch a clue...nahhh, I doubt it..
Didn't they just say that the linux kernal was cleared and didn't contain any of their IP? I gotta say I am really disapointed with SCO, they used to be such a cool company. I feel kind of ashamed that I am forced to use and admin their OS'es at work. Not to mention that my SCO shirts will now be politcally incorrect....
Ahhh yes my favorite open source get together. I am looking forward to seeing "Mad dog hall" and Illiad again. Not to mention all the cool warez that will surely be there...
;)
Hmm, I wonder if Microsoft and SCO will be there...
Until AMD brings out a 64 bit CPU that is SMP ready I think I'll just sit on the side lines for now. Besides, I've been running 64 bit all along with my Sun boxen. Now it's just time to sit back and let AMD and Intel battle it out to see who comes out with 64 bit SMP processor I can actually afford.
I have been a HP calculator fan for many years. I've had HP33E through the HP48GX, the latter being my latest. I've always beleived if you want a "real" calculator you have to go with HP.
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There will probally be a stipulation that you can only run Windows ;)
But after upgrading to SuSE 8.1 it had been removed from the install media, and the project went ten toes up. I had to switch to GNU Cash instead and I like it better. Money Dance was nice but one cannot tell if they will be here today and gone tomorrow...
I had migrated to Sun/Solaris for my 64 bit needs some time ago. Since Intel/Mrcrosoft seem to think they know what's best for me, this will be the final push for me to go to AMD/Linux for my x86 needs. I'm tired of arogant companys telling me I'm not ready...
Ohhhh, 2007?? But I want it NOW!
I want my GQDR dammit!
While having this kind of bandwidth would be nice, consumer grade computers let alone the hardware are beyond woefully inadequate. About all you could hope for would be a 100M/bit connection. This is assuming that the phone company/cable operator dosen't bend you over for the cost of said connection.
The only machine that I know of that could even utilize a connection this fast is a Cray X1
"The 24 bit samples make a lot more sense than the 96 kHz sampling rate to me"
While this is true, raising the sample rate makes it easyer to get rid of the quantization noise without using sharpy skirted low pass filters. I'm all for high performance audio but I really don't require it for my system sounds..
While I'm sure this is a nice card I have really no need for 24 bit audio in the computer shack. Furthermore, I have some concers reguarding DRM.
/dev/mem
1. Have the MPAA/RIAA forced DRM into the DAC on this card?
2. What about CPU resources, is this card totally stupid and require the CPU to hold its hand in the D/A A/D process? Or is it smart enough to do this on its own.
3. How is support under Linux? I'd hate to plunk down my hard earned cash only to find that it only works under Windows.
4. Is it really worth it to justify replacing my perfectly functioning Sound Blaster Live! card I currently use?
Unless I can think of a reason to use 24 bit 96 KHz audio (other than home theater) I'll just stick with what I have..
yes >
It's for reasons like this that pushed me to use my own e-mail server. It's not all that tough to either build your block list or use the list from SPEWS. Just for kicks I greped the mail log for "Access" and found tens of thousands of Access Denied statements.
After a while the spammer just stops sending, but of course there are plenty more to take their place.
But who's to say that the drivers and or software that it offers to update are not going to be riddled with DRM. Trying to print that picture of the lady with big gazungas might come up with something like..
ERROR: Digital Rights Management cannot verify ownership of this document.
ERROR: Print job aborted.
While I would trust the various Linux and Unix distros to do this, I would have second thoughts letting Microsoft replace my perfectly functioning drivers...
Over the years I have become disenchanted with Intel. Saying there is no need to migrate to 64 bit now is alot like Bill Gates saying "no one will ever need more than 640k". I have since then moved on to Sun machines and also looking into SGI equipment as well.
The biggest thing that got me started down this path was not only the 4gig limit but the fact that the PIII changed form factors so many times. The PIII started out as a slot 1, (buy a new motherboard) then socket 370, (buy another motherboard) then throw in some more cache. Sure it was still a socket 370 but now I had to buy another motherboard, again.
To Sun and SGI. Lets face it, my Sun Ultra 2 with dual 400 Mhz ultra sparc IIs is just as fast as my old dual 800 PIII. And the SGI Octane with a 250 Mhz MIPS CPU is just about as fast as a 600 Mhz PIII. There is NO DRM and I'm 64 bit. The hardware lasts for many years and can be bought for pennys on the dollar in the second hand market.
I also recently received a letter from the BSA. I read it several times, and even disscused it with a few friends (who said I should frame it and put it on the wall). The thing that struck me the most after reading the letter was the "implied guilt". Then, just three days ago I received another letter only this time from Microsoft saying that I better use the "BSA grace period" to make sure I am licensed.
Now I can understand that they want to curb piracy of software but, I realy do not like receiving letters "implying" that I may be running or using illegal software.
But I would have to agree that this is just nothing but a scare tactic or a attempt to EXTORT money. On a scale of 1-10 this would have to rate an 8 on the FUD meter.
BSA: We want to run this auditing software on your computer.
Me: Do you have a linux version? Oh wait, I might be able to run it under wine...