"The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing signals to remove redundant information thereby making the signals more suitable for transfer through a limited-bandwidth medium. The present invention specifically relates to methods and apparatus useful in video compression systems. Typically, the system determines differences between the current input signals and the previous input signals using mean-square difference signals. These mean-square signals are processed and compared with one or more thresholds for determining one of several modes of operation. After processing in some mode, the processed signals are in the form of digital numbers and these digital numbers are coded, using ordered redundancy coding, and transmitted to a receiver."
So either it's specifically for video, or it's a totally generic compression system. Either way, I don't see how these suits could succeed.
Wow... This article provides great evidence how many/.ers are teenagers:) My rookie team placed 15th out of 52 teams in the Granite State Regional. We were a student team, with a couple of mechanical engineers who volunteered their time but not much money. We even beat our mentors! </plug type="shameless">
There are devices designed for just this purpose. They will allow you to send video + USB (+ maybe sound) over a single Cat 5e cable. They seem to work pretty well too. Here's one such device, though I've also seen them from Compaq and others: http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&product _id=380 --Quentin
Maybe you know what four-letter acronym I'm going to say?
RTFA.
"She found that Internet users on average were more likely to have sociological and psychological problems than the regular community. However,... [she] found that onset of psychological symptoms "clearly preceded Internet use," at a range of five to 22 years."
I suppose you didn't notice all the links to MPEG files right next to the RealMedia files, did you? You can't fault them for trying to be helpful to all those normal people (yes, broadband still isn't typical) who want to watch some kids programming on their modems. --Quentin
In the time honored tradition of/. mirroring, I've created a mirror of the christmas-tree-lights tux: http://bleeat.com/~quentins/www.stillhq.com/cgi-bi n/christmas-twinkletux.html The original site uses PNGs for all of the photos, only adding to the server's pain! I've converted them to JPGs, in an attempt to save bandwidth. --Quentin
You have to already be popular to get a good Pageranking. The system is great for indexing an existing web of sites, but poor for allowing new sites to get exposure.
I disagree. I think you need to have meaningful content in order to get a good PageRank. I've built up a website to 88,000 hits in 6 months by doing three things: writing content, writing lots of it, and making sure it stays on topic. By the next GoogleDance, my site was within the top 5 for many relevant queries. No advertising, no incoming links. So really, just make sure your site doesn't suck, and Google will like it a lot.
English is great. European languages... okay. But how many friggen users can read Russian? You expect us to believe that Soviet Russia actually reads the trolls?
BTW - full disclosure: not single (or looking), just trying to find out if you geek-boys really want what you say you want...
(emphasis mine)
See, that's the problem. All (most?) the geek girls are already taken. And so are all the hot girls (and of course all the hot geek girls:P)
Of course, a bigger problem is our lack of social skills. I was talking to a relatively tech-savvy semi-loner girl (someone who is conceivably within my reach), and I literally tripped over my own bag, and threw the Palm in my hand 20 feet while walking and talking to her. Luckily, she didn't say anything about it. But you get the idea...
Hi- My school has been hit with several of these RPC worms over the past couple weeks. Does anyone know of a Snort ruleset or a Snort-like tool that can detect these worms and ideally block them at our Cisco switches? --Quentin
If you're looking for a linux IPv6-capable player, try MPlayer. It's working great for me on their mirror of WolfFM. IPv6 support should be automatic. --Quentin
Is this the same Charter that decided no one could possibly need bandwidth? A couple months ago, they upped the prices for their internet access by $10/month and lowered speeds by a factor of SIX. They don't even offer high speeds anymore, even in a business account! (max is 2.0/500 for higher than the price of a T1!) I don't trust 'em!
Slashdot Mirror
Directly from the link:
"The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing signals to remove redundant information thereby making the signals more suitable for transfer through a limited-bandwidth medium. The present invention specifically relates to methods and apparatus useful in video compression systems. Typically, the system determines differences between the current input signals and the previous input signals using mean-square difference signals. These mean-square signals are processed and compared with one or more thresholds for determining one of several modes of operation. After processing in some mode, the processed signals are in the form of digital numbers and these digital numbers are coded, using ordered redundancy coding, and transmitted to a receiver."
So either it's specifically for video, or it's a totally generic compression system. Either way, I don't see how these suits could succeed.
Wow... This article provides great evidence how many /.ers are teenagers :)
My rookie team placed 15th out of 52 teams in the Granite State Regional. We were a student team, with a couple of mechanical engineers who volunteered their time but not much money. We even beat our mentors!
</plug type="shameless">
There are devices designed for just this purpose. They will allow you to send video + USB (+ maybe sound) over a single Cat 5e cable. They seem to work pretty well too. Here's one such device, though I've also seen them from Compaq and others:t _id=380
http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&produc
--Quentin
What, all the jokes they made about you?
Or the cheating off your tests?
Maybe you know what four-letter acronym I'm going to say?
RTFA.
"She found that Internet users on average were more likely to have sociological and psychological problems than the regular community. However,... [she] found that onset of psychological symptoms "clearly preceded Internet use," at a range of five to 22 years."
--Quentin
3 hours... 1 comment?
What's up with Slashdot?
'nuff said.
When I made my mirror, I was getting 20 KBps and it was taking 5-10 seconds to connect for each file. That's my definition of slow :)
--Quentin
I suppose you didn't notice all the links to MPEG files right next to the RealMedia files, did you?
You can't fault them for trying to be helpful to all those normal people (yes, broadband still isn't typical) who want to watch some kids programming on their modems.
--Quentin
In the time honored tradition of /. mirroring, I've created a mirror of the christmas-tree-lights tux:i n/christmas-twinkletux.html
http://bleeat.com/~quentins/www.stillhq.com/cgi-b
The original site uses PNGs for all of the photos, only adding to the server's pain! I've converted them to JPGs, in an attempt to save bandwidth.
--Quentin
Obligatory link...
"HB-Rights.org - Student Off-Campus Web Sites and Computer Use"
More discussion/links than you can shake a stick at.
--Quentin
I disagree. I think you need to have meaningful content in order to get a good PageRank. I've built up a website to 88,000 hits in 6 months by doing three things: writing content, writing lots of it, and making sure it stays on topic. By the next GoogleDance, my site was within the top 5 for many relevant queries. No advertising, no incoming links. So really, just make sure your site doesn't suck, and Google will like it a lot.
--Quentin
Like this huge version of that photo?
hears a splat sound on hundreds of geeks' monitors
--Quentin
English is great. European languages... okay. But how many friggen users can read Russian? You expect us to believe that Soviet Russia actually reads the trolls?
Geez.
(emphasis mine)
See, that's the problem. All (most?) the geek girls are already taken. And so are all the hot girls (and of course all the hot geek girls
Of course, a bigger problem is our lack of social skills. I was talking to a relatively tech-savvy semi-loner girl (someone who is conceivably within my reach), and I literally tripped over my own bag, and threw the Palm in my hand 20 feet while walking and talking to her. Luckily, she didn't say anything about it. But you get the idea...
--Quentin
On their site, they list a new contact number:
(866) 500-4272
As others have pointed out, their old number has been disconnected.
--Quentin
For those of you too lazy to read the articles, here's the phone number to call: /. their phone system!
1-877-779-3974
Let's
--Quentin
Hi-
My school has been hit with several of these RPC worms over the past couple weeks. Does anyone know of a Snort ruleset or a Snort-like tool that can detect these worms and ideally block them at our Cisco switches?
--Quentin
You've surely noticed the "Enter this site" links on all the closed pages, haven't you?
--Quentin
100,000 pre-orders according to Apple PR. Which you would have found if you had read this.
--Quentin
Hi-
In a sleep-deprived state early this morning, I recorded the song.
http://comclubint.hypermart.net/music/DMCA.ogg
--Quentin
I'm following the news reports on this site:
http://mike.911net.net/~coolerq/ne-power.php
I'll try to keep as up to date as possible.
If you're looking for a linux IPv6-capable player, try MPlayer. It's working great for me on their mirror of WolfFM. IPv6 support should be automatic.
--Quentin
The recording executives are deprived of rooms full of cash ;)
--Quentin
Is this the same Charter that decided no one could possibly need bandwidth? A couple months ago, they upped the prices for their internet access by $10/month and lowered speeds by a factor of SIX . They don't even offer high speeds anymore, even in a business account! (max is 2.0/500 for higher than the price of a T1!)
I don't trust 'em!