Why hack it? My time is worth something. If the MPAA did something like this I would definately be a customer. Anything I found on a p2p network would be about the same quality, and for $1 it's not worth the effort. Sure, some poor college kids will rip it off, but for most it won't be worth it.
Is $1 enough? It seems like it should be. If I rent a movie from the local video store I pay about $3. Surely $2 worth of that is wasted on things like rent on the space, salaries, etc.
And don't scream about not being able to save it locally. Why would you want to? You can watch it as many times as you want for 3 days. If the movie is so good that I would want to keep it after that I'd go and buy it, much better quality and it doesn't eat any of my disk space.
What I would do if I where going to implement a system like this would be to store all the pages that my spider pulled in to disk, then create an index of that entirely in DRAM. If for some reason you lose the contents of DRAM it can start reindexing, or copy the existing index from disk.
I'm not trying to be a troll, I really want to understand this.
Why have new features been added to 2.4 at all? The way I thought it was supposed to work was that once they released 2.2 they would start 2.3, adding all kinds of cool new stuff that would eventually be 2.4. Once 2.3 was rock solid they would release 2.4. As soon as 2.4 was released it should have been frozen. No new functionality at all, just fixes and tweaks for bugs that were not identified before it was released. Immediately after 2.4 came out they would have opened up 2.5 and started adding new stuff there.
From the changelogs I see all kinds of new functionality having been added at almost every point release.
What am I missing? Is this the way it's supposed to be but people just ignore it, or am I completely wrong?
I used to do mine that way and they come out truely excellent, but I've found a slightly modified version that I prefer.
Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and turn on the broiler. Let it sit in there for a good while. When you think it's about as hot as it's going to get, take it out of the oven and put it on the stovetop at it's highest temperature. When it's ready, put the skillet back in the oven, throw the steak on it and close the door. Don't flip it at all. The broiler will cook it from the top. About 7+ minutes later, depending on thickness and desired result, it's done. Take it out and let it rest under some tin foil before cutting it.
This way has three advantages. First, you don't have to unplug the smoke detector because most of the smoke stays in the oven. Secondly, as a result of the first, you get a really nice smokey flavor throughout the meat that adds alot to it. And third, you end up with a crispy (down) side and a softer (up) side that creates a nice contrast.
I can get a very nice sirloin steak on sale, cook it this way that takes no time at all, and spend maybe $6 on the entire meal. Throw a potato or two in the steamer and mash it up with butter, sour cream, and chives or something. Compared to what you get at McDonalds for $6, you just can't beat it.
No way! I put hot dogs in the microwave and cook them until they explode and start to shrivel up. They just taste better that way.
I also like the hot dogs at the gas station that have been sitting there rotating for 12 hours. The skin gets almost crispy... and if you ask nice they'll give you one for free. Mmmmm....
I love to cook. It offers an escape from the many hours spent in front of the keyboard. Of course I was born and raised in Louisiana where cooking is a hobby. Real Louisiana men can cook up a mean dinner out of just about anything we have available.
I would assume that a large portion of the college crowd on here eats nothing but fast food and things from a machine, but I don't think that's necessarily a geek thing, it's a situation thing. As they get out of school and get great jobs they'll have a bit more time and money to enjoy things. Others will continue to eat out of a bag.
Many of my very intellectual friends are also wonderful chefs; the men at least. That's a strange phenomenon. I think it may be because the more intelligent women are trying to escape the female stereotype.
Of course there are many exceptions to every rule.
Apparently unlike the majority of the people here, I don't want to see Linux drive everyone else out of the marketplace. Choice is good. I just want IT managers to realize that Linux is a viable option in some situations and not something they should be afraid of.
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The article does say that the 3 existing servers to be replaced are HP's, not Sun. I understand that many people run Oracle on Sun servers, but Oracle doesn't.
The article said they where working with Red Hat on the deal. I would assume that they are going to come up with a tight distrobution with just the essentials for Oracle. They'll stick with super stable kernels, nothing fancy.
In a situation like that, support shouldn't really be a big problem, at least no bigger than normal.
I guess if you're installing your 8 processor Oracle database server on a LinuxFromScratch box, you'd probably be on your own.;)
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It's not a huge win because they are replacing three servers, it's because they are Oracle. I'm sure when the IT department heads hear that Oracle trusts Linux enough to place the bulk of their business systems on it, a lot of them will take it very seriously.
The article also said that they would also provide FULL system support for Linux. That's a really big plus. The IT managers know that if they deploy Linux that Oracle will back them up if anything goes wrong.
From reading the article I don't think they are going to be installing Linux on Big Iron. Instead, they are using a cluster of Intel based machines to distribute the load.
Linux works great in clusters and performs wonderfully on commodity i386 machines. What's the problem?
I believe the point here is to stream the video to your entertainment system. That's what I have set up. It's very convenient to have everything in one place and not have to worry about it. Using a remote controler connected to the serial port, I can choose from any media on my system and have it piped into my stereo/television.
"Think outside the box";) I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true.
The thought that I had was that only verified mac addresses would have access to the wireless network. I know it's easy to override the hardware mac address, but once you change it the system no longer accepts connections from you.
Does that clear up what I was saying, or am I totally missing something.
What kind of qualification system would you propose? Each user has to pass a test? Each machine must be tested by network security personnel?
No, if this is going to work it can't be a pain. You've got to be able to turn on your laptop and start working, or at a maximum have to just pay a fee for use.
Could they make payment kiosks where you swipe your credit card and insert your pcmcia card into a slot so it can read the mac address and then allow access based on that? If you did this it seems that there could be at least some level of accountability.
What are you talking about? Do you think they'd go sit in an airport, plan the mission via the net while they're waiting for the plane, then do it? That's ridiculous.
They would have all plans made out beforehand. If any type of final coordination needs to take place, that can be done over a cell phone.
Get real. I'm so tired of people trying to take away things just in case somebody decided to use it for evil at some point. Anything can be used to cause problems. We can't just get rid of or not do everything that could be misused. We wouldn't have anything left.
If somebody wants to blow something up, given sufficient time and/or money they will succeed. Making my life less enjoyable won't help that very much at all.
Why free? Is cell phone service free in your area? I know it's cheap, but it's not free. Someone has to pay for all that bandwidth. Maybe the airport considers it a service to their customers. What price can you put on keeping passangers sort of happy when their plane has been delayed for many hours by giving them something to do.
But what about everywhere else? Like I said before, bandwidth is not free.
And what are you going to do when Red Hat has to shut down because everybody is such a cheap bastard?
Free software is a totally different mindset. There will always be a way to "beat the system", but if everyone does this there will be no commercial system to beat. Some may think this is a good thing, but we all owe a lot to companies like Red Hat, even if you use a different distrobution... even if you use debian.
No, Red Carpet has a Red Hat channel that will keep everything up2date (sorry) for you. I've played around with it and it looks nice, but I haven't found a way to automate things. I really haven't looked, so I may be missing something here.
Red Carpet would work fine for keeping your system updated if you wanted to do it. I like the idea of being able to set a cron job that runs up2date and forget about it.
As long as what you want to install is offered through Red Carpet. That's the problem. Until a user can subscribe to the "Freshmeat" channel on Red Carpet and select any package available there, it won't be enough.
I use a program in W2K called popup-stopper. It's icon sits in the tray. You can double-click the icon to turn it on or off, but the nice thing is that a shift-click allows the popup to come up. I have set the button on the right side of my mouse as a shift key, so it works out really well.
Which Road Runner server are you using? I am on the Texas server (Austin, I'm pretty sure) and have had pretty good service from it. Retension is pretty good, and I consistanly get about 15Meg a minute.
If new kernels where posted to a specific group even before the mirrors where updated, I'd sure get it from there. Of course, I'd have to hit kernel.org to get the md5sum before I did anything with it. Just include instructions along with the post on how to verify authenticity and how important it is. Have an automated process post the latest kernel every 2 or 3 days to make sure it's always there.
The traffic generated would surely be less than that used by even a small warez or porn newsgroup.
Or another idea... make a deal with the major Internet providors to create their own mirrors of major projects. It would save them bandwidth out of their network, and would also be a good PR move.
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Why hack it? My time is worth something. If the MPAA did something like this I would definately be a customer. Anything I found on a p2p network would be about the same quality, and for $1 it's not worth the effort. Sure, some poor college kids will rip it off, but for most it won't be worth it.
Is $1 enough? It seems like it should be. If I rent a movie from the local video store I pay about $3. Surely $2 worth of that is wasted on things like rent on the space, salaries, etc.
And don't scream about not being able to save it locally. Why would you want to? You can watch it as many times as you want for 3 days. If the movie is so good that I would want to keep it after that I'd go and buy it, much better quality and it doesn't eat any of my disk space.
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What I would do if I where going to implement a system like this would be to store all the pages that my spider pulled in to disk, then create an index of that entirely in DRAM. If for some reason you lose the contents of DRAM it can start reindexing, or copy the existing index from disk.
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I'm not trying to be a troll, I really want to understand this.
Why have new features been added to 2.4 at all? The way I thought it was supposed to work was that once they released 2.2 they would start 2.3, adding all kinds of cool new stuff that would eventually be 2.4. Once 2.3 was rock solid they would release 2.4. As soon as 2.4 was released it should have been frozen. No new functionality at all, just fixes and tweaks for bugs that were not identified before it was released. Immediately after 2.4 came out they would have opened up 2.5 and started adding new stuff there.
From the changelogs I see all kinds of new functionality having been added at almost every point release.
What am I missing? Is this the way it's supposed to be but people just ignore it, or am I completely wrong?
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I used to do mine that way and they come out truely excellent, but I've found a slightly modified version that I prefer.
Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and turn on the broiler. Let it sit in there for a good while. When you think it's about as hot as it's going to get, take it out of the oven and put it on the stovetop at it's highest temperature. When it's ready, put the skillet back in the oven, throw the steak on it and close the door. Don't flip it at all. The broiler will cook it from the top. About 7+ minutes later, depending on thickness and desired result, it's done. Take it out and let it rest under some tin foil before cutting it.
This way has three advantages. First, you don't have to unplug the smoke detector because most of the smoke stays in the oven. Secondly, as a result of the first, you get a really nice smokey flavor throughout the meat that adds alot to it. And third, you end up with a crispy (down) side and a softer (up) side that creates a nice contrast.
I can get a very nice sirloin steak on sale, cook it this way that takes no time at all, and spend maybe $6 on the entire meal. Throw a potato or two in the steamer and mash it up with butter, sour cream, and chives or something. Compared to what you get at McDonalds for $6, you just can't beat it.
Enjoy!
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No way! I put hot dogs in the microwave and cook them until they explode and start to shrivel up. They just taste better that way.
I also like the hot dogs at the gas station that have been sitting there rotating for 12 hours. The skin gets almost crispy... and if you ask nice they'll give you one for free. Mmmmm....
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I love to cook. It offers an escape from the many hours spent in front of the keyboard. Of course I was born and raised in Louisiana where cooking is a hobby. Real Louisiana men can cook up a mean dinner out of just about anything we have available.
I would assume that a large portion of the college crowd on here eats nothing but fast food and things from a machine, but I don't think that's necessarily a geek thing, it's a situation thing. As they get out of school and get great jobs they'll have a bit more time and money to enjoy things. Others will continue to eat out of a bag.
Many of my very intellectual friends are also wonderful chefs; the men at least. That's a strange phenomenon. I think it may be because the more intelligent women are trying to escape the female stereotype.
Of course there are many exceptions to every rule.
(sorry for the two responses)
BTW, the article said that the servers currently in place are HP's, not Suns.
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Apparently unlike the majority of the people here, I don't want to see Linux drive everyone else out of the marketplace. Choice is good. I just want IT managers to realize that Linux is a viable option in some situations and not something they should be afraid of.
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The article does say that the 3 existing servers to be replaced are HP's, not Sun. I understand that many people run Oracle on Sun servers, but Oracle doesn't.
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Maybe they'll run back to HP?
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The article said they where working with Red Hat on the deal. I would assume that they are going to come up with a tight distrobution with just the essentials for Oracle. They'll stick with super stable kernels, nothing fancy.
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In a situation like that, support shouldn't really be a big problem, at least no bigger than normal.
I guess if you're installing your 8 processor Oracle database server on a LinuxFromScratch box, you'd probably be on your own.
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It's not a huge win because they are replacing three servers, it's because they are Oracle. I'm sure when the IT department heads hear that Oracle trusts Linux enough to place the bulk of their business systems on it, a lot of them will take it very seriously.
The article also said that they would also provide FULL system support for Linux. That's a really big plus. The IT managers know that if they deploy Linux that Oracle will back them up if anything goes wrong.
Big, big win.
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From reading the article I don't think they are going to be installing Linux on Big Iron. Instead, they are using a cluster of Intel based machines to distribute the load.
Linux works great in clusters and performs wonderfully on commodity i386 machines. What's the problem?
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You mean all the kernel developers don't waste the day away reading /.? Blasphemy! How are they expected to know when the next release comes out?
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I believe the point here is to stream the video to your entertainment system. That's what I have set up. It's very convenient to have everything in one place and not have to worry about it. Using a remote controler connected to the serial port, I can choose from any media on my system and have it piped into my stereo/television.
;) I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true.
"Think outside the box"
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The thought that I had was that only verified mac addresses would have access to the wireless network. I know it's easy to override the hardware mac address, but once you change it the system no longer accepts connections from you.
Does that clear up what I was saying, or am I totally missing something.
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What kind of qualification system would you propose? Each user has to pass a test? Each machine must be tested by network security personnel?
No, if this is going to work it can't be a pain. You've got to be able to turn on your laptop and start working, or at a maximum have to just pay a fee for use.
Could they make payment kiosks where you swipe your credit card and insert your pcmcia card into a slot so it can read the mac address and then allow access based on that? If you did this it seems that there could be at least some level of accountability.
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What are you talking about? Do you think they'd go sit in an airport, plan the mission via the net while they're waiting for the plane, then do it? That's ridiculous.
They would have all plans made out beforehand. If any type of final coordination needs to take place, that can be done over a cell phone.
Get real. I'm so tired of people trying to take away things just in case somebody decided to use it for evil at some point. Anything can be used to cause problems. We can't just get rid of or not do everything that could be misused. We wouldn't have anything left.
If somebody wants to blow something up, given sufficient time and/or money they will succeed. Making my life less enjoyable won't help that very much at all.
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Why free? Is cell phone service free in your area? I know it's cheap, but it's not free. Someone has to pay for all that bandwidth. Maybe the airport considers it a service to their customers. What price can you put on keeping passangers sort of happy when their plane has been delayed for many hours by giving them something to do.
But what about everywhere else? Like I said before, bandwidth is not free.
It just proves that some moderator couldn't figure it out either. We really need standards!
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And what are you going to do when Red Hat has to shut down because everybody is such a cheap bastard?
Free software is a totally different mindset. There will always be a way to "beat the system", but if everyone does this there will be no commercial system to beat. Some may think this is a good thing, but we all owe a lot to companies like Red Hat, even if you use a different distrobution... even if you use debian.
No, Red Carpet has a Red Hat channel that will keep everything up2date (sorry) for you. I've played around with it and it looks nice, but I haven't found a way to automate things. I really haven't looked, so I may be missing something here.
Red Carpet would work fine for keeping your system updated if you wanted to do it. I like the idea of being able to set a cron job that runs up2date and forget about it.
As long as what you want to install is offered through Red Carpet. That's the problem. Until a user can subscribe to the "Freshmeat" channel on Red Carpet and select any package available there, it won't be enough.
I use a program in W2K called popup-stopper. It's icon sits in the tray. You can double-click the icon to turn it on or off, but the nice thing is that a shift-click allows the popup to come up. I have set the button on the right side of my mouse as a shift key, so it works out really well.
Which Road Runner server are you using? I am on the Texas server (Austin, I'm pretty sure) and have had pretty good service from it. Retension is pretty good, and I consistanly get about 15Meg a minute.
If new kernels where posted to a specific group even before the mirrors where updated, I'd sure get it from there. Of course, I'd have to hit kernel.org to get the md5sum before I did anything with it. Just include instructions along with the post on how to verify authenticity and how important it is. Have an automated process post the latest kernel every 2 or 3 days to make sure it's always there.
The traffic generated would surely be less than that used by even a small warez or porn newsgroup.
Or another idea... make a deal with the major Internet providors to create their own mirrors of major projects. It would save them bandwidth out of their network, and would also be a good PR move.
That's a Book PC. You can still find them at several places on the 'net. They really are good little boxes.