I placed an order for a 160 gig drive about a month and a half ago from driveguys.com.
Keywords: a month and a half ago
I purchased dozens of 160 gig drives a month and a half ago. Today, however, is a different story. Anybody wanting any drive over 120GB is out of luck for the next couple of weeks to a month.:(
They're not "already out". Just TRY to find one. Western Digital isn't shipping them for "another 2-3 weeks." I was supposed to have a batch of 200 gigers in my paws two weeks ago, but excuses abound.
While you're at it, try to even find a 160GB drive about now. It's impossible. Maxtor was the only one making them, and they are out of stock nationwide. I spent the better part of 2 hours today trying to locate anyone who had them in stock. No dice.
When will these people get it?! First, you can't copy protect something. It will be hacked with 48 hours of release, if not sooner. Second, all it takes is one person to put it on Kazaa and it's everywhere.
Meanwhile, millions of honest, law abiding people will have to deal with the bullshit problems that this will create. I use no-cd hacks for most of my games. With data storage going for close to $1 per gig, who the hell wants to insert a CD every time they want to play a game? Copy the whole CD to the hard drive and throw it in a box. Saves time and effort every time I fire up the latest version of (insert game here).
"All CD-ROM drives could read software with the encryption keys without any trouble," a JVC spokeswoman said.
Yeah, we'll see. Trust me, this time will be no different than the last eight times they've said this.
Is the quality of this cocaine satisfactory, Mr. Delorian?
You should get your facts straight and learn to spell before slandering a man who was acquitted of all charges due to entrapment. In other words, a government setup: John DeLorean was not a coke head nor did he traffic in it.
But that doesn't solve the problem that this is aimed to solve, which is either the laptop is stolen while on (and therefore decrypted) or the user walks away from the machine (leaving it decrypted). Users are stupid.
How do you plan against the idiot who says, "I'm not wearing that stupid watch", takes it off and sets it next to the laptop? Or, in traditional user fashion, fastens it securely to the laptop?
At my last place of employment, we instituted strong password requirements. That didn't stop half the users from writing them on post-it notes and sticking them to their laptops. When caught, it was always, "Well you make me change it every 90 days! And you make me put NUMBERS in it! I can't remember that!"
"I can't wear that silly watch" will replace "I can't remember that" if this device is put into real world use.
Or would rather not have a nude image of Kate Winslet
Mmmmmm.... nude image of Kate Winslet.... yum...
Uh, sorry. Forgot where I was for a second. Nothing to see here, carry on...
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DS Series KVM switches. KVM over IP. Yes, it's worthless for gaming, but totally answers your question. No, you can't use VNC, you have to use a specific app made by Avocent, but it's exactly what you're asking for.
Unfortunately, their DSView app only runs under Windows.
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The problem is, how do I run video from the downstairs rack to my office (easily a 40' run)?
The Longview extends your keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, microphone and a COM port up to 500 feet over one cat-5 cable. They work very well and I can see no video loss whatsoever.
Nuclear reactors are considered super-high risk by the government - try getting a job there, let alone approaching one. They do extensive background checks through the FBI, and the perimeter is protected by 12-foot high barbed-wire fences and armed guards with sub machine guns and orders to shoot on sight. No, they're not.
I applied for a job at our local nuclear reactor. Went out for the interview and drove right up to the admin building. The reactor itself was fifty feet away, on the other side of the parking lot. No gates, no fences, no guards. Other than the prox card system to get in the main door, I likely could have waltzed right in.
Now, maybe there was a guard just inside the main door of the reactor complex itself, I don't know. I didn't go in there. But there was no fence, nobody guarding the property, nothing of the sort. There was a small fence around the cooling towers but I could have hopped over it easily...
I am so tired of reading that. Wal-Mart does not censor or mute anything.
I usually don't reply to ACs, but: Bullshit. My closest buddy owns a CD which was purchased from Wal-Mart. The naughty words are muted out.
They do however, reject products that they consider unsuitable, as do all retailers everywhere. Their one-step-further is simply to tell the suppliers what changes would make their products acceptable to them. It is up to the supplier to make those changes or not.
Let's see, a major multi-billion dollar retailer pressures suppliers to censor their product and you claim it isn't the retailer's fault? Hogwash. It is 100% Wal-Mart's doing. Perhaps they don't actually take the product into the studio and remix it, but they are directly responsible for the media censorship that goes on as a result of their policies.
My personal opinion: I have no problem with Wal-Mart carrying family friendly material. It's good that children can purchase music and movies at Wal-Mart and their parents don't have to worry about objectionable material. The problem is, of course, that censorship does no good: The kid still knows what they're saying. The core message (usually negative) of the artist is still there, and the kid is going to sing right along with it.
You either carry the material as-is or don't carry it at all. Censorship is frowned upon by most intelligent people and while I support Wal-Mart's right to do whatever they damn well please, I sure as heck don't agree with and I'll still protest their decision.
but I'd be willing to bet that a significant fraction of the 'loss due to MP3 pirating' the RIAA claims is really a loss from people walking into a media store and deciding that their $20 is better spent on a DVD than a CD.
In the last three years, I've purchased over 100 DVDs.
In the same amount of time, I've purchased zero CDs. That's right: Zero, zip, nadda. When I was in high school and CDs were new, I recall paying about $14 for one. Now, they're $18-$20. I don't know what the hell happened, but I'm not spending that kind of money for an album with maybe two or three good songs. Not when I can get a 2 hour movie for the same price.
(Hilary's logical conclusion: Force the motion picture industry to raise prices! Yay!)
Just like 12-year old Kenny can't go into Wal-Mart by himself and by the latest Eminem CD
Actually, he can. Wal-Mart doesn't sell naughty music as-is. Instead, they censor it by muting out anything they deem unfriendly to "families" and sell it that way. That's why I will never buy any media (CD, DVD, etc) at Wal-Mart.
I administered a server running Smartfilter at my last job.
The software is garbage. Really, it's a pain in the rear. Worse, huge numbers of sites are misclassified. Every time I updated the control list, half a dozen employees would call because some legit business site had been incorrectly classified as pr0n and they could no longer access it. A great deal at only ~$4k per year (blech).
I tried to get them to use an open-source solution with no luck. If it didn't run under Windows and cost a fortune, they weren't interested. Pity.
They may think it's funny, but what would Ford think if GM sued them? Uh, they'd likely laugh their collective asses off, considering the fact that it isn't Ford's domain. Even lawyers can do a basic whois lookup before filing a lawsuit. They do it all the time.
[quote]You have stolen a resource via your vandalism. You have taken that resource away. [/quote] Bullshit.
To steal something, you have to take it away and keep it for yourself. If you blow the canal up, nobody has it - not even you - so you haven't stolen anything. You've simply destroyed something.
What happens when the industry files liens against and takes the homes and property of webcasters because they can't afford to pay? Assuming an individual shuts his station down now, can they do this to "recoup their lost revenue"?? If so, I'd take up arms.
It's time for someone to setup a streaming radio app that works similar to P2P. Something that can't be shut down.
This is total bullshit. Commercial stations don't pay $500 per day. Why should Somafm?
I know the guy running Soma watches Slashdot. What can we do to help, short of giving in and paying these mobsters? I'll do what I can for you, but I'm not sure what to do aside from continuing to sign online petitions and send letters. I sent one to my rep in congress on this subject. Received a worthless form letter in reply that refused to take a position on either side. The punk.
I have 1Mbps of upstream bandwidth. Maybe it's time to put my private 15GB MP3 collection up on the various P2P networks? So far, I don't let anyone but my family access it, but I'm thinking it's time to reconsider...
I know at least some of you bastards in the industry are reading this. Get a clue: The public won't stand for this greed. Swapping music on the Internet is only going to increase because of this. You people need to change your attitude, and fast - you can't prosecute us all.
(I know, it's off-topic, mod me down, et cetera, but do you know how hard it is to find qualified Linux kernel hackers?? I'm willing to risk some karma...)
AV on the desktops is a pain-in-the-tuckus, especially when you have hundreds of them.
Apparently, you haven't looked at Trend's Officescan product. You install it once and it pushes updates out (both software and signature updates) automatically. Easy as pie, even on thousands of desktops.
but I think it is sort of pointless and pre-emptive to undefine them as Christians: especially when they disagree as much with you as you do with them about what being a Christian means and necessitates.
The definition of the word "Christian", and the lifestyle that a so-called Christian should lead, is not up for debate. "Christian" means to be like Christ. The dictionary also provides a few other definitions:
Christian Pronunciation Key (krschn) adj. - Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. - Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings. - Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike. - Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents. - Showing a loving concern for others; humane.
Under the commonly accepted definition of the word, many "Christians" are really not. I would say that the vast majority of people who call themselves Christians really are trying to lead their lives as Christ would have them. However, many do not, and their very un-Christian behavior is used by non-believers to mock or put down the rest of us - and put down Jesus himself.
I'm not claiming to be perfect. Nobody is. I'm simply trying to cast Christians in a better light. It is necessary to distinguish between Christians who try to live like Christ, and "Christians" who really aren't. In that light, it makes it difficult to openly mock Christianity for the actions of imposters.
You must realize that I am not undefining these people as Christians. They are undefining themselves through their behavior.
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I placed an order for a 160 gig drive about a month and a half ago from driveguys.com.
:(
Keywords: a month and a half ago
I purchased dozens of 160 gig drives a month and a half ago. Today, however, is a different story. Anybody wanting any drive over 120GB is out of luck for the next couple of weeks to a month.
They're not "already out". Just TRY to find one. Western Digital isn't shipping them for "another 2-3 weeks." I was supposed to have a batch of 200 gigers in my paws two weeks ago, but excuses abound.
While you're at it, try to even find a 160GB drive about now. It's impossible. Maxtor was the only one making them, and they are out of stock nationwide. I spent the better part of 2 hours today trying to locate anyone who had them in stock. No dice.
You don't think so?
Both of those links are invalid as of 8:30am PDT.
Someone cracked down...
When will these people get it?! First, you can't copy protect something. It will be hacked with 48 hours of release, if not sooner. Second, all it takes is one person to put it on Kazaa and it's everywhere.
Meanwhile, millions of honest, law abiding people will have to deal with the bullshit problems that this will create. I use no-cd hacks for most of my games. With data storage going for close to $1 per gig, who the hell wants to insert a CD every time they want to play a game? Copy the whole CD to the hard drive and throw it in a box. Saves time and effort every time I fire up the latest version of (insert game here).
"All CD-ROM drives could read software with the encryption keys without any trouble," a JVC spokeswoman said.
Yeah, we'll see. Trust me, this time will be no different than the last eight times they've said this.
Who in their right mind would build an expensive home (or any home, for that matter) on leased land?!
Is the quality of this cocaine satisfactory, Mr. Delorian?
You should get your facts straight and learn to spell before slandering a man who was acquitted of all charges due to entrapment. In other words, a government setup: John DeLorean was not a coke head nor did he traffic in it.
This woman seems to wield a lot of power over both individual citizens and major corporations.
;)
I would like to know more about her.
Well, she's certainly not a MILF, if that's what you're asking.
Disclaimer: I haven't actually seen her. I just needed an excuse to use the term MILF on Slashdot.
But that doesn't solve the problem that this is aimed to solve, which is either the laptop is stolen while on (and therefore decrypted) or the user walks away from the machine (leaving it decrypted).
Users are stupid.
How do you plan against the idiot who says, "I'm not wearing that stupid watch", takes it off and sets it next to the laptop? Or, in traditional user fashion, fastens it securely to the laptop?
At my last place of employment, we instituted strong password requirements. That didn't stop half the users from writing them on post-it notes and sticking them to their laptops. When caught, it was always, "Well you make me change it every 90 days! And you make me put NUMBERS in it! I can't remember that!"
"I can't wear that silly watch" will replace "I can't remember that" if this device is put into real world use.
Or would rather not have a nude image of Kate Winslet
Mmmmmm.... nude image of Kate Winslet.... yum...
Uh, sorry. Forgot where I was for a second. Nothing to see here, carry on...
DS Series KVM switches. KVM over IP. Yes, it's worthless for gaming, but totally answers your question. No, you can't use VNC, you have to use a specific app made by Avocent, but it's exactly what you're asking for.
Unfortunately, their DSView app only runs under Windows.
The problem is, how do I run video from the downstairs rack to my office (easily a 40' run)?
Computer 1 -> KVM switch
Computer 2 -> KVM switch
Computer 3 -> KVM switch
etc.
KVM switch output -> Cybex/Avocent Longview extender -> One, single cat-5 cable -> Your computer upstairs.
The Longview extends your keyboard, monitor, mouse, speakers, microphone and a COM port up to 500 feet over one cat-5 cable. They work very well and I can see no video loss whatsoever.
Nuclear reactors are considered super-high risk by the government - try getting a job there, let alone approaching one. They do extensive background checks through the FBI, and the perimeter is protected by 12-foot high barbed-wire fences and armed guards with sub machine guns and orders to shoot on sight.
No, they're not.
I applied for a job at our local nuclear reactor. Went out for the interview and drove right up to the admin building. The reactor itself was fifty feet away, on the other side of the parking lot. No gates, no fences, no guards. Other than the prox card system to get in the main door, I likely could have waltzed right in.
Now, maybe there was a guard just inside the main door of the reactor complex itself, I don't know. I didn't go in there. But there was no fence, nobody guarding the property, nothing of the sort. There was a small fence around the cooling towers but I could have hopped over it easily...
I am so tired of reading that. Wal-Mart does not censor or mute anything.
I usually don't reply to ACs, but: Bullshit. My closest buddy owns a CD which was purchased from Wal-Mart. The naughty words are muted out.
They do however, reject products that they consider unsuitable, as do all retailers everywhere. Their one-step-further is simply to tell the suppliers what changes would make their products acceptable to them. It is up to the supplier to make those changes or not.
Let's see, a major multi-billion dollar retailer pressures suppliers to censor their product and you claim it isn't the retailer's fault? Hogwash. It is 100% Wal-Mart's doing. Perhaps they don't actually take the product into the studio and remix it, but they are directly responsible for the media censorship that goes on as a result of their policies.
My personal opinion: I have no problem with Wal-Mart carrying family friendly material. It's good that children can purchase music and movies at Wal-Mart and their parents don't have to worry about objectionable material. The problem is, of course, that censorship does no good: The kid still knows what they're saying. The core message (usually negative) of the artist is still there, and the kid is going to sing right along with it.
You either carry the material as-is or don't carry it at all. Censorship is frowned upon by most intelligent people and while I support Wal-Mart's right to do whatever they damn well please, I sure as heck don't agree with and I'll still protest their decision.
but I'd be willing to bet that a significant fraction of the 'loss due to MP3 pirating' the RIAA claims is really a loss from people walking into a media store and deciding that their $20 is better spent on a DVD than a CD.
In the last three years, I've purchased over 100 DVDs.
In the same amount of time, I've purchased zero CDs. That's right: Zero, zip, nadda. When I was in high school and CDs were new, I recall paying about $14 for one. Now, they're $18-$20. I don't know what the hell happened, but I'm not spending that kind of money for an album with maybe two or three good songs. Not when I can get a 2 hour movie for the same price.
(Hilary's logical conclusion: Force the motion picture industry to raise prices! Yay!)
Just like 12-year old Kenny can't go into Wal-Mart by himself and by the latest Eminem CD
Actually, he can. Wal-Mart doesn't sell naughty music as-is. Instead, they censor it by muting out anything they deem unfriendly to "families" and sell it that way. That's why I will never buy any media (CD, DVD, etc) at Wal-Mart.
I administered a server running Smartfilter at my last job.
The software is garbage. Really, it's a pain in the rear. Worse, huge numbers of sites are misclassified. Every time I updated the control list, half a dozen employees would call because some legit business site had been incorrectly classified as pr0n and they could no longer access it. A great deal at only ~$4k per year (blech).
I tried to get them to use an open-source solution with no luck. If it didn't run under Windows and cost a fortune, they weren't interested. Pity.
They may think it's funny, but what would Ford think if GM sued them?
Uh, they'd likely laugh their collective asses off, considering the fact that it isn't Ford's domain. Even lawyers can do a basic whois lookup before filing a lawsuit. They do it all the time.
[quote]You have stolen a resource via your vandalism. You have taken that resource away. [/quote]
Bullshit.
To steal something, you have to take it away and keep it for yourself. If you blow the canal up, nobody has it - not even you - so you haven't stolen anything. You've simply destroyed something.
Civil disobedience == "Laws are for other people. I'll just do what is convenient for me."
Now there is the mark of a true American! Let the government decide what is right for you - Uncle Sam knows best!
</sarcasm>
I, for one, do not need the government wiping my ass for me, thank you very much.
What happens when the industry files liens against and takes the homes and property of webcasters because they can't afford to pay? Assuming an individual shuts his station down now, can they do this to "recoup their lost revenue"?? If so, I'd take up arms.
It's time for civil disobedience.
It's time for someone to setup a streaming radio app that works similar to P2P. Something that can't be shut down.
This is total bullshit. Commercial stations don't pay $500 per day. Why should Somafm?
I know the guy running Soma watches Slashdot. What can we do to help, short of giving in and paying these mobsters? I'll do what I can for you, but I'm not sure what to do aside from continuing to sign online petitions and send letters. I sent one to my rep in congress on this subject. Received a worthless form letter in reply that refused to take a position on either side. The punk.
I have 1Mbps of upstream bandwidth. Maybe it's time to put my private 15GB MP3 collection up on the various P2P networks? So far, I don't let anyone but my family access it, but I'm thinking it's time to reconsider...
I know at least some of you bastards in the industry are reading this. Get a clue: The public won't stand for this greed. Swapping music on the Internet is only going to increase because of this. You people need to change your attitude, and fast - you can't prosecute us all.
Any kernel hackers out there want a job?
(I know, it's off-topic, mod me down, et cetera, but do you know how hard it is to find qualified Linux kernel hackers?? I'm willing to risk some karma...)
AV on the desktops is a pain-in-the-tuckus, especially when you have hundreds of them.
Apparently, you haven't looked at Trend's Officescan product. You install it once and it pushes updates out (both software and signature updates) automatically. Easy as pie, even on thousands of desktops.
Finally, I refuse to give Blockbuster any money, as they attempting to force rental windows and pan/scan titles on the studios.
I don't have any comments here. This just bears repeating. Thanks for posting it.
(I, too, refuse to give Blockbuster any of my business, mostly for the reasons you listed)
but I think it is sort of pointless and pre-emptive to undefine them as Christians: especially when they disagree as much with you as you do with them about what being a Christian means and necessitates.
The definition of the word "Christian", and the lifestyle that a so-called Christian should lead, is not up for debate. "Christian" means to be like Christ. The dictionary also provides a few other definitions:
Christian Pronunciation Key (krschn) adj.
- Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
- Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
- Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike.
- Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
- Showing a loving concern for others; humane.
Under the commonly accepted definition of the word, many "Christians" are really not. I would say that the vast majority of people who call themselves Christians really are trying to lead their lives as Christ would have them. However, many do not, and their very un-Christian behavior is used by non-believers to mock or put down the rest of us - and put down Jesus himself.
I'm not claiming to be perfect. Nobody is. I'm simply trying to cast Christians in a better light. It is necessary to distinguish between Christians who try to live like Christ, and "Christians" who really aren't. In that light, it makes it difficult to openly mock Christianity for the actions of imposters.
You must realize that I am not undefining these people as Christians. They are undefining themselves through their behavior.