A while ago I started to write a Linux client for the distributed proofreaders site. I got a fair amount of it done, but there were some messy parts, buggy parts, and parts left undone.
If anyone would like to check it out, or even work on it, it is at http://kapheine.hypa.net. I haven't worked on it in a while, unfortunately, and I probably won't.
I don't think I get the private key part. How would that prevent privacy? People would just share the private key. It'd be easier because you could download the MP3 from a nice, fast server and you would only have to download a small key. Am I missing something here?
I'm sure it is very different for everyone, but I figured I'd throw my personal experience with that. When I got my Visor, I figured I'd check out a few Gutenberg books but would not ever be able to read an entire book on such a small screen. After all, when I read off of my monitor it hurts my eyes. I started reading a book on the Visor, and kept reading, and kept reading, and finished it. In fact, I believe I read it *faster* than I usually do. The PDA screen is MUCH easier on the eyes than a monitor. Monitors bother my eyes, yet my PDA did not bother my eyes at all. Secondly, the screen is it such a width that I can basically run my eyes down the streen, instead of left and right, which I believe makes me read faster as well as reduces eye strain. I did not find the small screen a limit at all. I mean, sure, you have to hit page down pretty often, but that did not bother me. I would never let my PDA replace books--I read paper books much more often than I read on the Visor. What I do like to do is load up
books that I would like to read sometime, and then if I'm stuck somewhere without the book I'm currently reading, I'll start reading books off the PDA instead. It is in no way a replacement for paper books, it is more of a supplement.
After reading all these various technical details on the landing, I have to ask where you guys learned all this. This thread has gotten me incredibly curious about details such as these. Is there a book any of you could recommend?
I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I know that on almost all occasions, when I download the source of a program I compile it, install it, and delete the source. Then, if I like the program or want to contribute to it, I redownload the source and take a look at it. (Sure it'd be more efficent to keep the source until I knew if I wanted to contribute, but I never think one step ahead) My point is, I don't look at the source right away. I only look at it once I decide I want to contribute to a project. With a precompiled binary, the process wouldn't change. I would see that the project is worth contributing to, and I'd download the source.
With the current development version of svgalib, 1.9.6, you no longer need root access. Instead, it uses svgalib_helper, a linux kernel module, along with/dev/svga[0-9]. The only thing you would need root for is the mouse, unless you chmod 666 it. This version of svgalib can be gotten from here.
I use SNET for DSL here in Southern Connecticut too. The equipment and software was sent to us with reasonable speed, but they came to the house to install it when nobody was home, instead of following the directions we gave them. I ended up installing it myself. They told me that it wouldn't work in Linux, but surprise surprise it did. Once I got it installed I had very few problems. Now and then it is down for a few hours, but it is up for the most part and I get good speeds. I'd say it was well worth it to get DSL.
My brother went to their summer work camp. I think it is to see if you might want to go to the college. It was two weeks long. I think the first week they learn about programming and then the second week they create their own game as a group.
As for its connection to Nintendo, it is across the street from it. I believe Nintendo directly recruits people from digipen to work with them. I'm not sure if they develop games IN digipen for Nintendo. I think digipen also gets to use Nintendo's game development tools.
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A while ago I started to write a Linux client for the distributed proofreaders site. I got a fair amount of it done, but there were some messy parts, buggy parts, and parts left undone. If anyone would like to check it out, or even work on it, it is at http://kapheine.hypa.net. I haven't worked on it in a while, unfortunately, and I probably won't.
Reminds me of The Trial by Kafka.
I don't think I get the private key part. How would that prevent privacy? People would just share the private key. It'd be easier because you could download the MP3 from a nice, fast server and you would only have to download a small key. Am I missing something here?
I'm sure it is very different for everyone, but I figured I'd throw my personal experience with that. When I got my Visor, I figured I'd check out a few Gutenberg books but would not ever be able to read an entire book on such a small screen. After all, when I read off of my monitor it hurts my eyes. I started reading a book on the Visor, and kept reading, and kept reading, and finished it. In fact, I believe I read it *faster* than I usually do. The PDA screen is MUCH easier on the eyes than a monitor. Monitors bother my eyes, yet my PDA did not bother my eyes at all. Secondly, the screen is it such a width that I can basically run my eyes down the streen, instead of left and right, which I believe makes me read faster as well as reduces eye strain. I did not find the small screen a limit at all. I mean, sure, you have to hit page down pretty often, but that did not bother me. I would never let my PDA replace books--I read paper books much more often than I read on the Visor. What I do like to do is load up
books that I would like to read sometime, and then if I'm stuck somewhere without the book I'm currently reading, I'll start reading books off the PDA instead. It is in no way a replacement for paper books, it is more of a supplement.
After reading all these various technical details on the landing, I have to ask where you guys learned all this. This thread has gotten me incredibly curious about details such as these. Is there a book any of you could recommend?
I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I know that on almost all occasions, when I download the source of a program I compile it, install it, and delete the source. Then, if I like the program or want to contribute to it, I redownload the source and take a look at it. (Sure it'd be more efficent to keep the source until I knew if I wanted to contribute, but I never think one step ahead) My point is, I don't look at the source right away. I only look at it once I decide I want to contribute to a project. With a precompiled binary, the process wouldn't change. I would see that the project is worth contributing to, and I'd download the source.
With the current development version of svgalib, 1.9.6, you no longer need root access. Instead, it uses svgalib_helper, a linux kernel module, along with /dev/svga[0-9]. The only thing you would need root for is the mouse, unless you chmod 666 it. This version of svgalib can be gotten from here.
I use SNET for DSL here in Southern Connecticut too. The equipment and software was sent to us with reasonable speed, but they came to the house to install it when nobody was home, instead of following the directions we gave them. I ended up installing it myself. They told me that it wouldn't work in Linux, but surprise surprise it did. Once I got it installed I had very few problems. Now and then it is down for a few hours, but it is up for the most part and I get good speeds. I'd say it was well worth it to get DSL.
My brother went to their summer work camp. I think
it is to see if you might want to go to the college.
It was two weeks long. I think the first week they
learn about programming and then the second week
they create their own game as a group.
As for its connection to Nintendo, it is across
the street from it. I believe Nintendo directly
recruits people from digipen to work with them.
I'm not sure if they develop games IN digipen for Nintendo. I think digipen also gets to use Nintendo's game development tools.