How did this ever get modded up so high with such flawed numbers?
Current-generation dvd-r/dvd-rw writers like the pioneer dvr-104 are around $250 (US). You could probably pay less for older-generation drives that don't do dvd-rw.
It's not free, but it's inexpensive. It has worked on EVERY game I've ever bought. You just scan an image into a disk file and then you can just mount the file.
If you're setting up your kid's machine, I'd probably mount the files locally. Also, for minimum hassle, I would create a whole bunch of drives, one for each application so you don't have to switch files.
I think you actually get several. They let you have a few out at a time and you get a new one if you return one. So the number of movies you can actually watch in a month is dependent on your turnaround time.
Has anybody thought that projects hosted on sourceforge may be projects by individuals that don't have the time and resources to set up and maintain their own repository, home page, etc..?
This would lead me to believe that sourceforge would be more targetted towards individuals or smaller groups of developers.
I think larger projects might be difficult to shoehorn into sourceforge, and have their own sites. Look at apache (it's site has lots of project sites) or samba (which has not only it's own site, but mirrors all over).
I think a more meaningful analysis would include the commonly used packages in a current linux distribution. I would guess that as a package becomes more "obscure", you'll find less people working on it. Not that all the projects on sourceforge are obscure, but they may not be a representative sample.
I'm sure some statistician can explain this more precisely.
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I've used solaris pretty extensively to manage my own systems at home, and I've found it one of the most stable operating systems around. On sun hardware, it is usually flawless.
If you looked around, I think you could find some intel-based servers that would compare favorably with the sun system on price, especially if you don't need rackmount.
But a lot of problems have been solved with the sun hardware. The best part about the Netra X1 / V100 is that you can control the entire box through the serial port. You can power it up and down and boot it remotely. I've never seen a PC do this to my satisfaction. Other good points include dual ethernet interfaces and registered ecc dram (although it is standard pc memory). I wonder how easy it is to upgrade the disk storage.
However, out of the box, it's not really that secure. I would definitely add a firewall. I think the newer versions of solaris give you a limited firewall. Another option is to install ip_filter. I would then filter out everything but ssh and web services.
Another point I'd make is that since sun stopped supporting solaris x86, I've moved some of my home machines to linux and subscribed to the redhat network. Wow, a lot of things sure got a lot easier. Many services that you would have to install manually on a solaris machine were already there. It came with the latest versions of openssh, sendmail with procmail, apache with SSL, iptables, squid, samba and more. In very little time I had a secure system with everything working. Obscure packages could easily be found and installed, which isn't always the case with solaris. The redhat network ($60/yr) keeps you up to date with package updates and security patches, and there's a utility called 'up2date' that will install them all for you. Heck you can update your kernel remotely - it's much easier than windows.
I have a dish network PVR and it did the same thing.
A while back, they finally upgraded the software so it you could search the program guide. When I turned it on, they had recorded a program that was basically a "new features instructional video". It was kind of nice in a way.
However, if they recorded something that was commercial in nature, I would be pretty pissed off. I mean if I wanted to spend time sorting crap out of my inbox, I could just open my mail program.
Here's an interesting look at purposefully hidden files under windows. It's amazing if you look through it all. Your browser history doesn't go away, etc... Stuff like "show all files" and "find" have been purposefully written to ignore this stuff.
I hear they tried to put up speed cameras in Texas way back in the 70's and 80's. Unfortunately, they gave up after so many of them got literally shot to pieces.
I remember when looking at the old themes.org that I would look at a lot of themes, but have to download each one individually. It was such a pain that I just gave up on the site. Not that I don't want to see the credits of who created the theme and the description, and seek out just the right theme, but it became tedious to implement them. It would have been great to check out all the themes, then download them all in one go.
Why doesn't someone just package up all these themes and add them to a distribution? I think it would make Linux really popular with people if there was LOTS of customization you could do to your computer out-of-the box. I mean, really put EVERY theme in, and EVERY screen saver and EVERY splash screen. Or maybe every one that passed a simple published QA process.
The only difference was, it was a mandatory 2 weeks vacation in November. I made pretty good use of it, but we were given basically *no* notice. Many people couldn't do what they wanted since planning good vacation time and buying cheap plane tickets/etc took more lead time.
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These are becoming more mainstream.
For instance, Pioneer has one too.
However, I think cd players that play MP3's off CD-R/CD-RW's are a much better deal
They cost LOTS less, they hold "enough" music, and if the media dies, it costs 20 cents to replace it.
How did this ever get modded up so high with such flawed numbers?
Current-generation dvd-r/dvd-rw writers like the pioneer dvr-104 are around $250 (US). You could probably pay less for older-generation drives that don't do dvd-rw.
4.7gb dvd-r and dvd-rw media are around $1 (US).
Don't worry if you get one - They only seem to send credit card offers to people that don't need them...
I've used CDSpace for quite a while and really really like it.
Look at http://www.cdspace.com to find it.
It's not free, but it's inexpensive. It has worked on EVERY game I've ever bought. You just scan an image into a disk file and then you can just mount the file.
If you're setting up your kid's machine, I'd probably mount the files locally. Also, for minimum hassle, I would create a whole bunch
of drives, one for each application so you don't have to switch files.
I think you actually get several. They let you have a few out at a time and you get a new one if you return one. So the number of movies you can actually watch in a month is dependent on your turnaround time.
I'm sure the MPAA would put quite a large number on those keys...
And remember, the keys themselves have value as art.
I've always kind of wondered about the ethics of downloading music you alreadly own on cassette or vinyl (instead of converting them).
Do this:
go to Edit->preferences
Go to Appearance->themes
click on "Get New Themes"
Go to the first site on the list and download the
theme called Pinball.
I like it.
Has anybody thought that projects hosted on sourceforge may be projects by individuals that don't have the time and resources to set up and maintain their own repository, home page, etc..?
This would lead me to believe that sourceforge would be more targetted towards individuals or smaller groups of developers.
I think larger projects might be difficult to shoehorn into sourceforge, and have their own sites. Look at apache (it's site has lots of project sites) or samba (which has not only it's own site, but mirrors all over).
I think a more meaningful analysis would include the commonly used packages in a current linux distribution. I would guess that as a package becomes more "obscure", you'll find less people working on it. Not that all the projects on sourceforge are obscure, but they may not be a representative sample.
I'm sure some statistician can explain this more precisely.
I've used solaris pretty extensively to manage my own systems at home, and I've found it one of the most stable operating systems around. On sun hardware, it is usually flawless.
If you looked around, I think you could find some intel-based servers that would compare favorably with the sun system on price, especially if you don't need rackmount.
But a lot of problems have been solved with the sun hardware. The best part about the Netra X1 / V100 is that you can control the entire box through the serial port. You can power it up and down and boot it remotely. I've never seen a PC do this to my satisfaction. Other good points include dual ethernet interfaces and registered ecc dram (although it is standard pc memory). I wonder how easy it is to upgrade the disk storage.
However, out of the box, it's not really that secure. I would definitely add a firewall. I think the newer versions of solaris give you a limited firewall. Another option is to install ip_filter. I would then filter out everything but ssh and web services.
Another point I'd make is that since sun stopped supporting solaris x86, I've moved some of my home machines to linux and subscribed to the redhat network. Wow, a lot of things sure got a lot easier. Many services that you would have to install manually on a solaris machine were already there. It came with the latest versions of openssh, sendmail with procmail, apache with SSL, iptables, squid, samba and more. In very little time I had a secure system with everything working. Obscure packages could easily be found and installed, which isn't always the case with solaris. The redhat network ($60/yr) keeps you up to date with package updates and security patches, and there's a utility called 'up2date' that will install them all for you. Heck you can update your kernel remotely - it's much easier than windows.
You could get those fake binoculars that hold your choice of beverage inside...
I have a dish network PVR and it did the same thing.
A while back, they finally upgraded the software so it you could search the program guide. When I turned it on, they had recorded a program that was basically a "new features instructional video". It was kind of nice in a way.
However, if they recorded something that was commercial in nature, I would be pretty pissed off. I mean if I wanted to spend time sorting crap out of my inbox, I could just open my mail program.
Here's an interesting look at purposefully hidden files under windows. It's amazing if you look through it all. Your browser history doesn't go away, etc... Stuff like "show all files" and "find" have been purposefully written to ignore this stuff.
http://sillydog.org/mshidden.html
Funny, I tend to meow differently to get the attention of cats.
(weird, but true)
I think that's the model number: 1U150A
Probably a 1U case power supply adapted to this case.
I'm guessing the power supply will be the weak link...
We need to get that up to over 1 year per year.
I think they have to do that. Otherwise, they might have to pay for the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich that was mistaken for a compact disk as well.
how does this lock up the system?
is it intentional?
That would not be available in the base model, windows LE. However, it would be available in the sport model, windows Si.
Which printers DON'T use these tactics?
(i.e. which could I buy with a clean conscience?)
So I guess joining the redhat network worked out pretty well. I'm downloading the iso images in parallel at the capacity of my cable modem.
I hear they tried to put up speed cameras in Texas way back in the 70's and 80's. Unfortunately, they gave up after so many of them got literally shot to pieces.
I remember when looking at the old themes.org that I would look at a lot of themes, but have to download each one individually. It was such a pain that I just gave up on the site. Not that I don't want to see the credits of who created the theme and the description, and seek out just the right theme, but it became tedious to implement them. It would have been great to check out all the themes, then download them all in one go.
Why doesn't someone just package up all these themes and add them to a distribution? I think it would make Linux really popular with people if there was LOTS of customization you could do to your computer out-of-the box. I mean, really put EVERY theme in, and EVERY screen saver and EVERY splash screen. Or maybe every one that passed a simple published QA process.
I tried a couple of times to sign up, but their site always breaks...
sigh.
The only difference was, it was a mandatory 2 weeks vacation in November. I made pretty good use of it, but we were given basically *no* notice. Many people couldn't do what they wanted since planning good vacation time and buying cheap plane tickets/etc took more lead time.