If OS/2 was really dying, I am pretty sure IBM would have opensourced it as a final fsck-you to Microsoft.
Wasn't OS/2 first made with help from Microsoft? In that case, there's probably some Microsoft IP in there, and they may not be able to open souce it with MS's approval (fat chance).
Did you know everytime you dunk an Oreo into a glass of milk, it sends information back to Nabisco via an embedded 802.11 interface? Here's just some of the private details being sent without your knowledge:
* Type of milk (skim, 1%, 2%, etc.)
* Brand of milk
* Length of dunk
* Whether you double-dunk or not
* When you dunk (watching TV, in bed, etc.)
* Any health problems it finds as it works its way down your body
I praise the EU for finally doing something about this.
XCom will always have a special little corner of my hard drive. Anybody know if it works well under emulation?
Not sure about under Linux, but I've had alot of success running old DOS games (especially XCOM and XCOM2) under Windows 2000 using this:
http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound/
It lets NT4/2000 emulate the soundblaster DOS interface. The only problem (with XCOM/XCOM2 at least) is it's very fast. This only makes a difference during the main globe screen, since everything else is turn based.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
In 1998 the Internal Revenue Service began replacing their aging UNIX systems with lower cost Microsoft Windows NT-based systems. A major challenge they faced was how to migrate critical applications from UNIX to Windows NT.
The writer's problem is that the default file association points to a Microsoft program.
So what does he propose as a solution? Eliminate the default file association? So when a user clicks on an.mp3 file, for example, he'll have to navigate through an "Open With" dialog and try to find the.exe for whatever program he wants.
If a user is savvy enough to know where the RealPlayer executable lives, she probably knows enough to set the file associations from within RealPlayer, bypassing the whole issue he's talking about.
In any case, last I installed them RealPlayer, Winamp, etc. all gave me the option of reassociating file types so that they were the default player.
Because on TV, radio, and in your paper, the publisher has ALREADY been paid for that ad.
When a company pays millions for a commercial during the Superbowl, for example, FOX/NBC/etc. get paid regardless of whether you watch them or skip them with your TIVO. By not viewing the ad, you hurt the advertiser, not the publisher.
Web advertising generally doesn't work that way. The publisher only gets paid when the ad is seen on a per person basis. In this case, by not viewing the ad, you're hurting the publisher instead.
I don't think comparing CNN availability to Slashdot availability isn't fair. Slashdot didn't get nearly the amount of traffic CNN/MSNBC/etc. got, simply because the general public doesn't know about it.
Yeah, I know both of those are upper-end estimates.
Either way, I think the router is better way to go. It's smaller (than the typical PC), makes no noise whatsoever, small and lightweight, has no moving parts, ridiculously easy to set up, and takes little time to reboot.
A PC is definately more flexible and can be used as a server, etc., but you risking violating the *nix "do one thing and do it well" ethos if you do:)
Looking at the specs of the LinkSys BEFSR41, it uses an external power supply at 5V and 3A, which is 15 watts. It will use 131.4 kw-hours in a year if on 24x7x365.
Your average PC probably has a 250w power supply. It will use 2190 kw-hours in the same time.
I don't know what the average price of electricity is, but I think it's around $0.09 for me in Texas. So it'd cost ~$12 to run the LinkSys router and ~$197 to run the computer for the same amount of time.
The computer estimate may be on the high end since I don't know if a 250w power supply will always pull 250w or if it pulls what is required up to 250w.
If you have a big enough hard drive on the laptop (I'm assuming), there's no need to compress the file with DivX to watch it. Just rip it to your hard drive and use a software player like PowerDVD to play the decrypted.vob files.
This is what I do with Netflix rentals. As soon as I get a DVD I rip them to my hard drive and send the DVD back. Then I watch it when I want to. If I like it, I'll compress it with DivX, otherwise I'll just delete the.vob files.
From ripping I use SmartRipper. I've used CladDVD in the past which is also good.
We can already rent DVDs and copy them. It's called DeCSS/VOBDEC/etc.
As far as comparing "DVD ripping" to "cd ripping", they're completely different things. DVDs use a normal ISO9660 file system, and the movie is stored as encrypted files.
"DVD ripping" is just copying the file and decrypting it. A 1x DVD-ROM from way back can rip DVDs.
How long until someone creates a "write to file" DirectX driver that pretends it's a hardware driver?
Heck, I can even see some adventurous soul tapping the lines right before the last D2A conversion on a sound card and capturing that to a file.
Regardless of what the RIAA/MPAA/whatever try, our eyes and ears don't conform to any copyright protection schemes. Until they figure out a way to change that, there will always be a way to get by it.
How long until we start hearing tech support horror stories of people trying to cut out passages from an epaper book?
This could have some very interesting uses in the children's book market though. Reusable coloring books come to mind, as well as small animations and the like.
Where exactly is Creative telling you what you can do with the Jukebox after you buy it? Not releasing the SDK != Preventing you from figuring it yourself. If Creative sets some lawyers out to stop this project, that's a different story. As far as I can tell from what I see, Creative is taking a "we don't support 3rd party developers, but we'll let them be" stance, which is better than many other companies.
The Samsung 3500 is a great phone, the one I currently have. It's snazzy looking, gets amazing battery life (130 hours standby and 2.5 talk time), and is pretty thin (around 1/2") so it fits nicely in a pocket. It also has a vibrate option, which lets you avoid lots of glaring, annoyed looks when someone calls you.
Another very nice feature is that you take voice memos with the phone. I've used this countless times to keep notes, reminders, etc.
The voice activated dialing and Internet access are both neat features, though I haven't found either one very useful yet.
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Wasn't OS/2 first made with help from Microsoft? In that case, there's probably some Microsoft IP in there, and they may not be able to open souce it with MS's approval (fat chance).
Did you know everytime you dunk an Oreo into a glass of milk, it sends information back to Nabisco via an embedded 802.11 interface? Here's just some of the private details being sent without your knowledge:
* Type of milk (skim, 1%, 2%, etc.)
* Brand of milk
* Length of dunk
* Whether you double-dunk or not
* When you dunk (watching TV, in bed, etc.)
* Any health problems it finds as it works its way down your body
I praise the EU for finally doing something about this.
1000 monkeys, $4000000
1000 typewriters, $100000
1000 cameras, $30000 per day
Capturing the moment when one of the monkeys types the complete works on Shakespeare? Priceless.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) In 1998 the Internal Revenue Service began replacing their aging UNIX systems with lower cost Microsoft Windows NT-based systems. A major challenge they faced was how to migrate critical applications from UNIX to Windows NT.
Oh, so THAT'S why they're so confused.
For only $5, I will show you how to turn your puny 27" TV into a 686mm beast!
Texas is trying something like this too, but it won't go into effect until Jan. 2002 :( Here's the link for more info.
The writer's problem is that the default file association points to a Microsoft program.
.mp3 file, for example, he'll have to navigate through an "Open With" dialog and try to find the .exe for whatever program he wants.
So what does he propose as a solution? Eliminate the default file association? So when a user clicks on an
If a user is savvy enough to know where the RealPlayer executable lives, she probably knows enough to set the file associations from within RealPlayer, bypassing the whole issue he's talking about.
In any case, last I installed them RealPlayer, Winamp, etc. all gave me the option of reassociating file types so that they were the default player.
Because on TV, radio, and in your paper, the publisher has ALREADY been paid for that ad.
When a company pays millions for a commercial during the Superbowl, for example, FOX/NBC/etc. get paid regardless of whether you watch them or skip them with your TIVO. By not viewing the ad, you hurt the advertiser, not the publisher.
Web advertising generally doesn't work that way. The publisher only gets paid when the ad is seen on a per person basis. In this case, by not viewing the ad, you're hurting the publisher instead.
How many people know about Slashdot?
How many people know about CNN?
I don't think comparing CNN availability to Slashdot availability isn't fair. Slashdot didn't get nearly the amount of traffic CNN/MSNBC/etc. got, simply because the general public doesn't know about it.
Anyone know the number of hits CNN/etc. got?
Yeah, I know both of those are upper-end estimates.
:)
Either way, I think the router is better way to go. It's smaller (than the typical PC), makes no noise whatsoever, small and lightweight, has no moving parts, ridiculously easy to set up, and takes little time to reboot.
A PC is definately more flexible and can be used as a server, etc., but you risking violating the *nix "do one thing and do it well" ethos if you do
Looking at the specs of the LinkSys BEFSR41, it uses an external power supply at 5V and 3A, which is 15 watts. It will use 131.4 kw-hours in a year if on 24x7x365.
Your average PC probably has a 250w power supply. It will use 2190 kw-hours in the same time.
I don't know what the average price of electricity is, but I think it's around $0.09 for me in Texas. So it'd cost ~$12 to run the LinkSys router and ~$197 to run the computer for the same amount of time.
The computer estimate may be on the high end since I don't know if a 250w power supply will always pull 250w or if it pulls what is required up to 250w.
If you have a big enough hard drive on the laptop (I'm assuming), there's no need to compress the file with DivX to watch it. Just rip it to your hard drive and use a software player like PowerDVD to play the decrypted .vob files.
.vob files.
This is what I do with Netflix rentals. As soon as I get a DVD I rip them to my hard drive and send the DVD back. Then I watch it when I want to. If I like it, I'll compress it with DivX, otherwise I'll just delete the
From ripping I use SmartRipper. I've used CladDVD in the past which is also good.
We can already rent DVDs and copy them. It's called DeCSS/VOBDEC/etc.
As far as comparing "DVD ripping" to "cd ripping", they're completely different things. DVDs use a normal ISO9660 file system, and the movie is stored as encrypted files.
"DVD ripping" is just copying the file and decrypting it. A 1x DVD-ROM from way back can rip DVDs.
This means we'll have one more angle to choose from in those pr0n DVDs!!
If was horrified when I saw that the zoo, which proudly advertised "come see our new penguin exhibit", was using Windows PCs in the gift store.
Talk about hippocracy!
How long until someone creates a "write to file" DirectX driver that pretends it's a hardware driver?
Heck, I can even see some adventurous soul tapping the lines right before the last D2A conversion on a sound card and capturing that to a file.
Regardless of what the RIAA/MPAA/whatever try, our eyes and ears don't conform to any copyright protection schemes. Until they figure out a way to change that, there will always be a way to get by it.
First a blue LED, then what? Install a 20" non-functional mouse ball? Type R stickers on the sides?
:)
Mice and rice don't mix.
How long until we start hearing tech support horror stories of people trying to cut out passages from an epaper book?
This could have some very interesting uses in the children's book market though. Reusable coloring books come to mind, as well as small animations and the like.
Where exactly is Creative telling you what you can do with the Jukebox after you buy it? Not releasing the SDK != Preventing you from figuring it yourself. If Creative sets some lawyers out to stop this project, that's a different story. As far as I can tell from what I see, Creative is taking a "we don't support 3rd party developers, but we'll let them be" stance, which is better than many other companies.
The Samsung 3500 is a great phone, the one I currently have. It's snazzy looking, gets amazing battery life (130 hours standby and 2.5 talk time), and is pretty thin (around 1/2") so it fits nicely in a pocket. It also has a vibrate option, which lets you avoid lots of glaring, annoyed looks when someone calls you.
Another very nice feature is that you take voice memos with the phone. I've used this countless times to keep notes, reminders, etc.
The voice activated dialing and Internet access are both neat features, though I haven't found either one very useful yet.