I used to use my C64 as a linux terminal, until I realized that there was no '@' above the '2' (there's " there instead), making it very difficult to send e-mail. I'm sure there's a way around it, but with the C64's horrible screen resolution, it wasn't worth it. Back to Speed Racer.
My university has a site to help students review the math they may have forgotten. It's called Braintrax[braintrax.umr.edu], it's an excellent visually-oriented math review. Even if you aren't interested in the math, the java applet is very cool.
I don't have a source backing this up, but I'm pretty sure no spaces are required between the letters of SOS (not sure about between words). I seem to remember this from taking one of the amateur radio exams. I didn't see the movie, but if the spaces were missing, it would still *definitely* be recognizable as an SOS.
As someone who has surfed the web during class with lynx, an HP48 and a couple of TNC's, this sounds like a cool prospect. Amateur packet is super-slow; the only hope for it is to move up the frequency where there's the bandwidth to support faster transmissions. But there are a couple of legal problems with Internet over packet radio. From the ARRL (http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/) in Part 97 of the FCC rules, Section 97.113a,
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer.
4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification;
(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services.
Now, IANAL, but I read that as saying: No nicknames, no ads and banners, no mp3's, and no software piracy. Not to mention that encryption is illegal over the air, so your passwords are available for the world to see.
Amen! Considering how it was such a low-budget production, Blake's 7 was really good. It had some similarities to Star Trek, I thought. The Federation symbol was much like a sideways communicator, teleporter==transporter, etc. I think a lot of the episode names were the same too.
And major characters would often die, making it more realistic.
Not to mention the last episode, where they simply killed off all the remaining characters (excepting Blake himself... they just faded out right after he had been captured). Not many shows have the guts to do that.
There are also quite a few people out there who are willing to go far out of the way to help you. I remember having problems with ppp when I first installed linux, and I got some very high-quality help from a linux newsgroup (far better tech support than I've ever had from for-profit software corporations).
The only way linux's user base will spread is through the tolerance of newbies. Yes, that means some people will have to put up with some dumb questions (RTFM!), but it pays off in the end.
Actually, you'd be surprised. I grew up on the Mad Scientists' Club (I happened to stumble across the book at a library booksale in 3rd grade, and was hooked from then on). Now I'm a member of the local University radio club, and man - what a resemblance! Right now we're working on a remote-controlled Dodge Intrepid via ham radio (still need a braking system though... everything else is worked out and partially built). After some of our previous projects - remote e-mail via calculators, building remote starters for our cars to work with ham radios, making coffee pots you can telnet to, foxhunts.... really reminds me of Freddy Muldoon and his dragon thing. I'll have to buy a copy of both books. Glad to hear they're back in print.
-An inspired geek.
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I used to use my C64 as a linux terminal, until I realized that there was no '@' above the '2' (there's " there instead), making it very difficult to send e-mail. I'm sure there's a way around it, but with the C64's horrible screen resolution, it wasn't worth it. Back to Speed Racer.
My university has a site to help students review the math they may have forgotten. It's called Braintrax[braintrax.umr.edu], it's an excellent visually-oriented math review. Even if you aren't interested in the math, the java applet is very cool.
I don't have a source backing this up, but I'm pretty sure no spaces are required between the letters of SOS (not sure about between words). I seem to remember this from taking one of the amateur radio exams. I didn't see the movie, but if the spaces were missing, it would still *definitely* be recognizable as an SOS.
As someone who has surfed the web during class with lynx, an HP48 and a couple of TNC's, this sounds like a cool prospect. Amateur packet is super-slow; the only hope for it is to move up the frequency where there's the bandwidth to support faster transmissions. But there are a couple of legal problems with Internet over packet radio. From the ARRL (http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news /part97/) in Part 97 of the FCC rules, Section 97.113a,
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer.
4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification;
(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services.
Now, IANAL, but I read that as saying: No nicknames, no ads and banners, no mp3's, and no software piracy. Not to mention that encryption is illegal over the air, so your passwords are available for the world to see.
73's, KI0PX
And major characters would often die, making it more realistic.
Not to mention the last episode, where they simply killed off all the remaining characters (excepting Blake himself... they just faded out right after he had been captured). Not many shows have the guts to do that.
The only way linux's user base will spread is through the tolerance of newbies. Yes, that means some people will have to put up with some dumb questions (RTFM!), but it pays off in the end.
Actually, you'd be surprised. I grew up on the Mad Scientists' Club (I happened to stumble across the book at a library booksale in 3rd grade, and was hooked from then on). Now I'm a member of the local University radio club, and man - what a resemblance! Right now we're working on a remote-controlled Dodge Intrepid via ham radio (still need a braking system though... everything else is worked out and partially built). After some of our previous projects - remote e-mail via calculators, building remote starters for our cars to work with ham radios, making coffee pots you can telnet to, foxhunts.... really reminds me of Freddy Muldoon and his dragon thing. I'll have to buy a copy of both books. Glad to hear they're back in print. -An inspired geek.