I probably could have mentioned this site, which has lots of information, plans, etc about making backup generators using car alternators and lawnmower engines
If they *DONT* block outbound port 25, then once this catches on it will be yet another shithole of unsecured 0wn3d windows boxes spewing spam. Lets hope that they *DO* block port 25, by default.
I could support them allowing a selective unblocking, on request with a static IP or IP block, and subject to immediate reblocking without notice if evidence of spew comes to light.
The reason it takes longer is a computer with a power supply rated at 400 watts does *NOT* use 400 watts. it means the power supply is rated to be able to provide a maximum of 400W.
a '400watt' electric heater, on the other hand, does in fact use 400 watts, and convert as much of that to heat as possible.
An alternator produces AC anyway, no need for an inverter. Just a 10x (or 20x, if you are on 240v) steup transformer, and make sure the RPM stays stable so that it produces as close to 60hz (or 50) as possible. And dont run any electronic equipment directly off it - eg stick with lamps and motors (eg, the forced-air furnace would be fine)
Ok, a better example. Cars are data. You work on cars with tools. Do you need a specific *brand* of socket wrench, screwdriver, or jack to work on a car? Perhaps the same brand the factory used to build it originally? No! In fact, if you happened to have a forge and the appropriate machinery to do so and for some reason it cost more to buy a socket wrench than it did to make one, could you not make your *OWN* wrench, if you wanted? Obviously in the case of a wrench thats contrived, as the factory to produce a wrench obviously costs a lot more than a wrench, and its only cheap in mass quantity, but that doesnt apply to software.
Why should you need a specific *brand* of tool to work on data?
Example: I sometimes do calligraphy (of all analogue outdated things to do) and I can assure you that in certain times, a speedball nib *just won't do*, and my clients expect as much. If they're expecting extremely sharp edges at small sizes I had damn well better be using a (FLASH FLASH BRAND NAME ALERT) Brause nib because Speedball SUCKS ASS in small sizes.
Oh! You mean there is competition in the market, where individuals can prefer one brand over another, *solely* on how well each brand performs?
Fantastic! Thats exactly what I'm looking forward to someday in the software world, where companies and individuals can choose which brand(s) of software they want, without any need whatsoever as to what brands some other company or individual uses. None of this 'Other business use Brand X to send their information, which sends it in a secret format that only Brand X can read, therefore I *have* to use Brand X otherwise I wont be able to read their information'
I'm assuming a person using a 'Speedball nib' has no problem reading calligraphy that you wrote using a 'Brause nib'? (Although it does strike me as odd that each brand/maker of 'nibs' doesnt make a variety of sizes. some tuned for 'small strokes' and some for 'wide strokes' - but I would assume, and hope, that they have every opportunity to do so, and nothing is locking them out of doing so - either that, or perhaps this preference is just *your* preference, perhaps other people who write calligraphy have difference preferences)
As far as my being a 'FOSS zealot', yes, I personally prefer Free Software, but I dont demand that all software be free (although it would be nice) - I dont even demand 100% compatibility - only the *opportunity* for it - no secret data formats as 'standards'. (You can use a secret format if you want, but when it comes time to exchange data with someone outside your organization, you should be willing and prepared to do so in a *documented* standard format. Eg, documented so that *anyone* with the appropriate skillset can produce software on any platform to produce it and/or read and understand it)
I only want a level playing field, where *MANY* providers of a given type of tool all have the opportunity to produce comparable tools (and yes, differentiate themselves in performance, features, stability, etc) without anyone being locked out by secret data formats, and no one is forced to use a specific brand of tool to access information produce by someone at another organization.
Take another example - an envelope is a tool, one you use to enclose information. And a senders choice of envelope brand has no affect on a recipients choice of letter opener. Or for that matter, their choice of printer brand when printing the letter doesnt force any choices on the recipients choice of scanner brand, if they choose to scan the letter.
The main point - the brand of tool that either a sender or recipient of information makes should not have any forcing effect on the brand that the other party chooses. (Obviously, they need to use the same *type* of tool - you arent going to receive a video on an old teletype - but there should be nothing forcing the *BRAND* of the tool th
Im not arguing with how the industry (currently) works, what Im arguing is that it is unnatural and unhealthy, and *WILL* eventually go the way of the dodo.
No other industry I can think of works this way.
If you go to get work done on your car, it is perfectly aceptable to use dealer parts, or any of a number of aftermarket vendors. The specs for the parts arent kept secret, and any vendor has the opportunity to make a suitable part.
If you go to work on your house, and you buy pipe, , 2x4's or nails, you probably hardly even glance at what *BRAND* of those items you are buying - becuase it almost doesnt matter. There is a spec for the part, and for the most part, any *brand* you buy will meet that spec, and the pipe from Brand Y will quite happily connect to the fittings from Brand X.
Eventually, the IT industry will correct itself, and no one will expect (or produce) files that are proprietary to and work with only one specific brand of program. Interchange formats for various types of data will be openly published, and the idea of saving or transferring data (of any kind) between organizations in a brand-specific format will be ludcicrous.
Even in some areas of the IT industry, it is already this way. If you want to send an email from one domain to another, you use SMTP, not a specific brand of program. The Web is almost all that way - granted, there are some sites that choose to make themselves inaccesible to anyone not using 'Brand X' of browser, but they are becoming fewer and fewer. Even online banking sites, once very reliant on proprietary software on specific platforms only, have realized that they have to support the standard, not a specific platform.
In my example, 'Fringle' isnt a type of screw or screwdriver, its a *brand* of screw/driver. 'Philips' isnt a brand (even if it may have been once) I dont have a problem with patents protecting something from competition for a *limited* time. But intentional obfuscation combined with illegal monopoly leverage, I do.
That Microsoft was allowed to *almost* completely lock out all possibility of competition in the OS and 'Word Processor' (as an aside http://www.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/wp.html) markets is a tragedy.
Different vendors/programmers should have the opportunity to provide the same 'bits of functionality' on a variety of platforms/brands, without being locked out by secret proprietary formats.
The state where a specific *brand* of software controls over 98% of the market for a particular *type* of software is *NOT* a normal or healthy condition, and *will* correct itself - its only a matter of time.
While you got the main point right, you make a perfect example of another thing that is absolutely ludicrous.
Let me illustrate with a comparison
I need to work on my car, I need
A Craftsman Philips screwdriver A Craftsman Flat screwdriver A Snap-On battery drill..... etc.
Do I really need the *specific* brand of tools I list? No. Why should it be any less ludicrous to specify a *specific* brand of software? A phillips screwdriver, any brand, can turn a phillips screw, any brand - there is only one reason that a given 'photo editing package' (for example), *ANY BRAND* cant work on photos produced by a different brand of photo editing software, and that is that it was *intentionally* made to use a proprietary format to prevent standards and compatibility.
If makers of hardware started using 'Fringle' (I made it up) screws, patented the design, so that you had to buy a 'Fringle' screwdriver for $129, it would be insane. I feel it is *just* as insane to do the same with software, yet everyone seems to just accept it.
Either that or the idiots that dont get what 'drive up' means, and pull up 2 feet away from the terminal, so they have to open their door. Of course, they have to wriggle about becuase two feet isnt enough to open a car door all the way.
Or the people who site there filling out a deposit while theres a line of people behind them waiting. (I usually will get an envelope, drive around, fill it out, then get back in line, unless theres absolutely no one else there)
One thing Ive seen occasionaly but not ofetn enough, is about a car length or two prior to the ATM is a supply box of envelopes, so you can be preparing your deposit while you wait for the guy ahead.
No thanks - I like to actually be able to look through the a sampling of the whole book before making my purchase decision, at least in the case of most reference/tutorial type books. So, you print the book, put a UPC code on it, and then (after looking at it, and deciding if I want it), then I'll take it to the checkout and pay for it.
I'll not be paying for something until I have had a chance to inspect what Im actually buying.
And if I dont want it, I'll leave it there and someone else can still purchase it.
And of course they wont be competing with SBC, or PacBell, etc.. The service will only be available where Verizon is the incumbent telephone exchange. (ILEC)
Of course, it is interesting they are introducing it in Texas - where SBC has most of the market, geographically. But the only way to switch from SBC to Verizon would be to move, so its not like they really could 'lure SBC customers' away. If there ever really did this (provide this service, or any landline based service, other than long distance, in an SBC territory) I'll eat my hat - with or without ketchup, your preference. Id be so happy to finally set *ONE* of the major baby-bell owning telecom players actually throw down the gauntlet of competition in another providers service area that I wouldnt notice the sweaty-brim taste.
> You certainly cant tell a marathon runner that > you need to run it over [because of a network > issue].
Nor could you tape it locally as you were capturing it, and retransmit it from the tape. No. That would be impossible. Or at the very least, it wouldnt cost nearly as much as having a 6-way redundant transmission link. And the goal is to spend as much of money as possible, right?
You *CAN* transmit HDTV over an analog signal (in fact many stations both broadcast and cable do that now).
You *CAN* transmit a non 'High Def' signal over a digital signal.
There is no mandate that all signals be High Def. There is a mandate that they be made digital (which the braodcast industry hopes will let them use the 'no record' flag to prevent 'piracy')
What will really happen, is that
1. People will DEMAND digital tuners which output ordinary NTSC video that they can use to watch shows on their existing TV's (and also record them on ordinary VCR's [possibly with a macrovision remover, but Im sure there will be plenty of made-in-taiwan tuners that dont output macrovision, or have a 'secret' menu to let you turn it off'])
2. Everyone will use the new Wifi to share the new recordings of the shows.
Save a copy of the html page with the links, feed that thru some text processing to extract the URL's to all the files, then feed each one to wget in a script? Assuming of course its not some bullshit javascript 'enhanced' download rot that uses cookies and wont work in anything but a browser...
Oh but it *does* restrict how the work is allowed to be distributed - it makes some very specific requirements for someone who wishes to redistribute it, especially modified versions.
And this part here is key:
"5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License."
Ive never heard of a 1300 - if you mean a 3100 - stay away!
The 3100 is the ONLY HP printer which will absolutely not ever work with linux, or anything else except Windows, for that matter. HP outsourced the technology for it, and the licensing prohibits them from releasing info to driver developers.
You might want to check
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Which has a fantabulous database of printers, and notes about their compatibility with linux.
As long as you use MS products, you will always have to deal with them trying to force you to use them on their terms, wether their motivation is monopolization, cutting costs, or trying to make it more 'convenient' for the clueless masses to continue being clueless.
The instant you quit the Windows habit altogether, you are completely free.
For extra points, break the DVD into smaller pieces and send them back to the vendor using the "Business Reply" envelope they gave you to return their privacy-invading survey to them. (Ether without the survey, with it torn to bits, or with complete nonense answers. Be sure to remove or obliterate any pre-printed serial numbers which may be present) Even though they try to scare you into thinking your warranty wont be good if you dont 'register' - thats just more FUD. They are required to honor your warranty regardless.
If you have a cellphone (from any vendor, with any service provider) you can call any other wired or wireless phone, by dialing its number.
What would be really nice (and which we certainly arent going to see anytime soon) is if the 'direct connect' feature worked that way too - if you werent restricted to talking only to other people with the same type of phone/service.
I think you misread what I said.. I didnt say RH *did* have a right to backbill you, I was saying "RedHat is saying they have a right to backbill you.."
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"the Open Source platform of BSD"
The commercial "BSD" is not open source.
If they mean an 'open source' BSD, which one are they recommending? NetBSD, OpenBSD, FreeBSD?
I would love to try OSX - if only they would make it for x86, as there is no way I can afford to spend what even a mid-range iMac would cost.
Keyhole's services appear to be offered only via a windows-only binary application.
Eg, useless.
Hopefully google will retrofit their services to be web-based, or provide a documented API, to remove the 'windows only' limitation.
I probably could have mentioned this site, which has lots of information, plans, etc about making backup generators using car alternators and lawnmower engines
http://theepicenter.com/
If they *DONT* block outbound port 25, then once this catches on it will be yet another shithole of unsecured 0wn3d windows boxes spewing spam. Lets hope that they *DO* block port 25, by default.
I could support them allowing a selective unblocking, on request with a static IP or IP block, and subject to immediate reblocking without notice if evidence of spew comes to light.
The reason it takes longer is a computer with a power supply rated at 400 watts does *NOT* use 400 watts. it means the power supply is rated to be able to provide a maximum of 400W.
a '400watt' electric heater, on the other hand, does in fact use 400 watts, and convert as much of that to heat as possible.
An alternator produces AC anyway, no need for an inverter. Just a 10x (or 20x, if you are on 240v) steup transformer, and make sure the RPM stays stable so that it produces as close to 60hz (or 50) as possible. And dont run any electronic equipment directly off it - eg stick with lamps and motors (eg, the forced-air furnace would be fine)
Ok, a better example. Cars are data. You work on cars with tools. Do you need a specific *brand* of socket wrench, screwdriver, or jack to work on a car? Perhaps the same brand the factory used to build it originally? No! In fact, if you happened to have a forge and the appropriate machinery to do so and for some reason it cost more to buy a socket wrench than it did to make one, could you not make your *OWN* wrench, if you wanted? Obviously in the case of a wrench thats contrived, as the factory to produce a wrench obviously costs a lot more than a wrench, and its only cheap in mass quantity, but that doesnt apply to software.
Why should you need a specific *brand* of tool to work on data?
Oh! You mean there is competition in the market, where individuals can prefer one brand over another, *solely* on how well each brand performs?
Fantastic! Thats exactly what I'm looking forward to someday in the software world, where companies and individuals can choose which brand(s) of software they want, without any need whatsoever as to what brands some other company or individual uses. None of this 'Other business use Brand X to send their information, which sends it in a secret format that only Brand X can read, therefore I *have* to use Brand X otherwise I wont be able to read their information'
I'm assuming a person using a 'Speedball nib' has no problem reading calligraphy that you wrote using a 'Brause nib'? (Although it does strike me as odd that each brand/maker of 'nibs' doesnt make a variety of sizes. some tuned for 'small strokes' and some for 'wide strokes' - but I would assume, and hope, that they have every opportunity to do so, and nothing is locking them out of doing so - either that, or perhaps this preference is just *your* preference, perhaps other people who write calligraphy have difference preferences)
As far as my being a 'FOSS zealot', yes, I personally prefer Free Software, but I dont demand that all software be free (although it would be nice) - I dont even demand 100% compatibility - only the *opportunity* for it - no secret data formats as 'standards'. (You can use a secret format if you want, but when it comes time to exchange data with someone outside your organization, you should be willing and prepared to do so in a *documented* standard format. Eg, documented so that *anyone* with the appropriate skillset can produce software on any platform to produce it and/or read and understand it)
I only want a level playing field, where *MANY* providers of a given type of tool all have the opportunity to produce comparable tools (and yes, differentiate themselves in performance, features, stability, etc) without anyone being locked out by secret data formats, and no one is forced to use a specific brand of tool to access information produce by someone at another organization.
Take another example - an envelope is a tool, one you use to enclose information. And a senders choice of envelope brand has no affect on a recipients choice of letter opener. Or for that matter, their choice of printer brand when printing the letter doesnt force any choices on the recipients choice of scanner brand, if they choose to scan the letter.
The main point - the brand of tool that either a sender or recipient of information makes should not have any forcing effect on the brand that the other party chooses. (Obviously, they need to use the same *type* of tool - you arent going to receive a video on an old teletype - but there should be nothing forcing the *BRAND* of the tool th
Im not arguing with how the industry (currently) works, what Im arguing is that it is unnatural and unhealthy, and *WILL* eventually go the way of the dodo.
No other industry I can think of works this way.
If you go to get work done on your car, it is perfectly aceptable to use dealer parts, or any of a number of aftermarket vendors. The specs for the parts arent kept secret, and any vendor has the opportunity to make a suitable part.
If you go to work on your house, and you buy pipe, , 2x4's or nails, you probably hardly even glance at what *BRAND* of those items you are buying - becuase it almost doesnt matter. There is a spec for the part, and for the most part, any *brand* you buy will meet that spec, and the pipe from Brand Y will quite happily connect to the fittings from Brand X.
Eventually, the IT industry will correct itself, and no one will expect (or produce) files that are proprietary to and work with only one specific brand of program. Interchange formats for various types of data will be openly published, and the idea of saving or transferring data (of any kind) between organizations in a brand-specific format will be ludcicrous.
Even in some areas of the IT industry, it is already this way. If you want to send an email from one domain to another, you use SMTP, not a specific brand of program. The Web is almost all that way - granted, there are some sites that choose to make themselves inaccesible to anyone not using 'Brand X' of browser, but they are becoming fewer and fewer. Even online banking sites, once very reliant on proprietary software on specific platforms only, have realized that they have to support the standard, not a specific platform.
In my example, 'Fringle' isnt a type of screw or screwdriver, its a *brand* of screw/driver. 'Philips' isnt a brand (even if it may have been once) I dont have a problem with patents protecting something from competition for a *limited* time. But intentional obfuscation combined with illegal monopoly leverage, I do.
That Microsoft was allowed to *almost* completely lock out all possibility of competition in the OS and 'Word Processor' (as an aside http://www.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/wp.html) markets is a tragedy.
Different vendors/programmers should have the opportunity to provide the same 'bits of functionality' on a variety of platforms/brands, without being locked out by secret proprietary formats.
The state where a specific *brand* of software controls over 98% of the market for a particular *type* of software is *NOT* a normal or healthy condition, and *will* correct itself - its only a matter of time.
While you got the main point right, you make a perfect example of another thing that is absolutely ludicrous.
.. etc.
Let me illustrate with a comparison
I need to work on my car, I need
A Craftsman Philips screwdriver
A Craftsman Flat screwdriver
A Snap-On battery drill...
Do I really need the *specific* brand of tools I list? No. Why should it be any less ludicrous to specify a *specific* brand of software? A phillips screwdriver, any brand, can turn a phillips screw, any brand - there is only one reason that a given 'photo editing package' (for example), *ANY BRAND* cant work on photos produced by a different brand of photo editing software, and that is that it was *intentionally* made to use a proprietary format to prevent standards and compatibility.
If makers of hardware started using 'Fringle' (I made it up) screws, patented the design, so that you had to buy a 'Fringle' screwdriver for $129, it would be insane. I feel it is *just* as insane to do the same with software, yet everyone seems to just accept it.
Ironic that the poster doesnt realize that they are using MS 'dumbquotes' in their very post describing MS' problems.
... the governments ?credit union?, I think....
I quote how the post appears in Mozilla on my non-MS workstation:
Either that or the idiots that dont get what 'drive up' means, and pull up 2 feet away from the terminal, so they have to open their door. Of course, they have to wriggle about becuase two feet isnt enough to open a car door all the way.
Or the people who site there filling out a deposit while theres a line of people behind them waiting. (I usually will get an envelope, drive around, fill it out, then get back in line, unless theres absolutely no one else there)
One thing Ive seen occasionaly but not ofetn enough, is about a car length or two prior to the ATM is a supply box of envelopes, so you can be preparing your deposit while you wait for the guy ahead.
No thanks - I like to actually be able to look through the a sampling of the whole book before making my purchase decision, at least in the case of most reference/tutorial type books. So, you print the book, put a UPC code on it, and then (after looking at it, and deciding if I want it), then I'll take it to the checkout and pay for it.
I'll not be paying for something until I have had a chance to inspect what Im actually buying.
And if I dont want it, I'll leave it there and someone else can still purchase it.
And of course they wont be competing with SBC, or PacBell, etc.. The service will only be available where Verizon is the incumbent telephone exchange. (ILEC)
Of course, it is interesting they are introducing it in Texas - where SBC has most of the market, geographically. But the only way to switch from SBC to Verizon would be to move, so its not like they really could 'lure SBC customers' away. If there ever really did this (provide this service, or any landline based service, other than long distance, in an SBC territory) I'll eat my hat - with or without ketchup, your preference. Id be so happy to finally set *ONE* of the major baby-bell owning telecom players actually throw down the gauntlet of competition in another providers service area that I wouldnt notice the sweaty-brim taste.
Actually, thats not technically correct.
cx could redirect *.cx
museum could redirect *.museum
> You certainly cant tell a marathon runner that
> you need to run it over [because of a network
> issue].
Nor could you tape it locally as you were capturing it, and retransmit it from the tape. No. That would be impossible. Or at the very least, it wouldnt cost nearly as much as having a 6-way redundant transmission link. And the goal is to spend as much of money as possible, right?
http://www.p7a77.net/dennys/intro/index.html
NOT *HDTV* (High Def)
:P
*DIGITAL* tv.
The two are entirely different beasts.
You *CAN* transmit HDTV over an analog signal (in fact many stations both broadcast and cable do that now).
You *CAN* transmit a non 'High Def' signal over a digital signal.
There is no mandate that all signals be High Def.
There is a mandate that they be made digital (which the braodcast industry hopes will let them use the 'no record' flag to prevent 'piracy')
What will really happen, is that
1. People will DEMAND digital tuners which output ordinary NTSC video that they can use to watch shows on their existing TV's (and also record them on ordinary VCR's [possibly with a macrovision remover, but Im sure there will be plenty of made-in-taiwan tuners that dont output macrovision, or have a 'secret' menu to let you turn it off'])
2. Everyone will use the new Wifi to share the new recordings of the shows.
See, everything works out fine!
Save a copy of the html page with the links, feed that thru some text processing to extract the URL's to all the files, then feed each one to wget in a script? Assuming of course its not some bullshit javascript 'enhanced' download rot that uses cookies and wont work in anything but a browser...
Oh but it *does* restrict how the work is allowed to be distributed - it makes some very specific requirements for someone who wishes to redistribute it, especially modified versions.
And this part here is key:
"5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works. These actions are prohibited by law if you do not accept this License."
Ive never heard of a 1300 - if you mean a 3100 - stay away!
The 3100 is the ONLY HP printer which will absolutely not ever work with linux, or anything else except Windows, for that matter. HP outsourced the technology for it, and the licensing prohibits them from releasing info to driver developers.
You might want to check
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
Which has a fantabulous database of printers, and notes about their compatibility with linux.
Take "Windows" DVD and crack it in half.
Insert Linux or FreeBSD boot disk.
Erase entire HD.
Install.
Whats the problem?
As long as you use MS products, you will always have to deal with them trying to force you to use them on their terms, wether their motivation is monopolization, cutting costs, or trying to make it more 'convenient' for the clueless masses to continue being clueless.
The instant you quit the Windows habit altogether, you are completely free.
For extra points, break the DVD into smaller pieces and send them back to the vendor using the "Business Reply" envelope they gave you to return their privacy-invading survey to them. (Ether without the survey, with it torn to bits, or with complete nonense answers. Be sure to remove or obliterate any pre-printed serial numbers which may be present) Even though they try to scare you into thinking your warranty wont be good if you dont 'register' - thats just more FUD. They are required to honor your warranty regardless.
If you have a cellphone (from any vendor, with any service provider) you can call any other wired or wireless phone, by dialing its number.
What would be really nice (and which we certainly arent going to see anytime soon) is if the 'direct connect' feature worked that way too - if you werent restricted to talking only to other people with the same type of phone/service.
I think you misread what I said.. I didnt say RH *did* have a right to backbill you, I was saying "RedHat is saying they have a right to backbill you .."