Quote: I always find the ham perspective interesting. If their rig interferes with the neighbor's TV, they claim that the TV manufacturer is to blame. But when powerline carrier broadband interferes with their rigs, they blame the power company.
Perhaps I can shed some light on this.
It's because the FCC designates the rules:
Title 47, CFR Section 15.5 General conditions of operation (B) Operation of an intentional, unintentional, or incidental radiator is subject to the conditions that no harmful interference is caused and that interference must be accepted that may be caused by the operation of an authorized radio station (my emphasis), by another intentional or unintentional radiator, by industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, or by an incidental radiator.
(C) The operator of the radio frequency device shall be required to cease operating the device upon notification by a commission representative that the device is causing harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until the condition causing the harmful interference has been corrected.
Title 47, CFR Section 15.15 General technical requirements (C) c) Parties responsible for equipment compliance should note that the limits specified in this part will not prevent harmful interference under all circumstances. Since the operators of Part 15 devices are required to cease operation should harmful interference occur to authorized users of the radio frequency spectrum, the parties responsible for equipment compliance are encouraged to employ the minimum field strength necessary for communications, to provide greater attenuation of unwanted emissions than required by these regulations, and to advise the user as to how to resolve harmful interference problems.
To quote Sharon Bowers, Deputy Chief of Consumer Inquiries & Complaint Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau:
"Harmful interference to a licensed radio service from a Part 15 device is a violation of FCC Rules. Specifically, the manufacturer is responsible for device certification. The device owner however is responsible for operating the device in such a manner that it does not cause interference. Manufacturers will often bear some of this responsibility as a courtesy to their customers. We encourage the parties and manufacturers involved to voluntarily resolve this matter without FCC intervention.
The FCC makes it clear, and the key words here are LICENSED STATION(emphasis, not yelling): Your TV can't interfere with my licensed station. Your TV must accept any radiation from my licensed station. It's the operator of said TV that is responsible for interference with my licensed station, and it's only the manufacturer's courtesy to their customers that they bear some of said responsibility. Likewise, if the powerlines are incidental radiators, and it's interfering with a licensed station, who's fault is it?
Most hams aren't assholes and they'll try to work with you if you don't come at them like it's their fault. On the other hand, if your TV has the shielding of a cardboard box, get out your tinfoil, because the FCC can shut you down if I complain.
From a ham's point of view it looks like this: "You're breaking the rules and messing up my Spongebob Squarepants." "What? No, I'm not. I had to learn the rules forward and backward to get my Expert license. [Insert manufacturer slam here]" As a ham, we're governed by what we can do, according to the FCC. There is no FCC license required to operate a TV, and most consumers do not realize what that Part 15 notice actually means to them.
You're way off base, although you could simply be trolling.
First, Part 15 defines radio interference from consumer electronics, and what interference it must simply accept from other stations. It's not automatically a ham's fault if you can't listen to your easy-listening station while you surf about the difference between off-white and eggshell white over your WiFi.
There are clear guidelines set by the FCC on who is responsible for fixing the problem. If it's your responsibility, and it's your Part 15 consumer electronic, you'll need to have it fixed. If it's the radio operator's responsibility, he or she will have to fix it. The FCC is quite active when it comes to policing up those who violate the rules.
Second, a few notes on how hams are regulated w.r.t interference:
97.307(c) Emission Standards "All suprious emissions from a station transmitter must be reduced to the greatest extent practiciable. If any spurious emission, including chassis or power line radiation, causes harmful interference to the reception of another radio station, the licensee of the interfering amateur station is required to take steps to eliminate the interference, in accordance with good engineering practice.
97.101(d) General Standards No amateur operator shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any other radio communication or signal.
97.121 Restricted Operation If the operation of an amateur station causes general interference to the reception of transmissions from stations operating in the domestic broadcast service when receivers of good engineering design, including adequate selectivity characteristics, are used to receive such transmissions, and this fact is made known to the amateur station licensee, the amateur station shall not be operated during the hours from 8pm to 10:30pm, local time, and on Sunday for the additional period from 10:30am until 1pm, local time, upon the frequencies used when the interference is created.
There are more, but you didn't know that, and until you go read the entire reg, there's no point in trying to argue.
Maybe CB is about sticking up the most watts you possibly can, I wouldn't know - I don't use it, so I'm not part of that culture. You'll find that most hams enjoy doing MORE with LESS. Try talking to your friend in the Czech Republic on 1/4 or 1/2 watt on CW. Oh yes, it can be done, and is often done.
Your gaming license analogy doesn't hold, either. Go check out the test pools and find out how much you have to know to be a Technician class operator. The FCC only gives you rights to the bands and transmission power you're assumed to know, given that you pass your test. Guess who administers the tests. Go on. It's other hams who are volunteer examiners. You're being tested by other radio operators who know what they're talking about. Last I checked, the bar isn't that high to get a fishing license.
Am. Radio isn't about "Wheee, look at how much I can pump out of this here radio." You certainly misjudge the level of pride most amateur radio operators take on NOT creating interference. We enjoy transmitting in our designated bandwidth, thank you very much.
WiFi (2.4Ghz) is unlicensed, by the way. Your microwave will cause as much or more interference on that band than a properly tuned rig.
I've got a few karma points to burn, and you need to be beaten with a clue stick. I suggest you start with the ARRL.
To call amateur radio operators simply hobbiests does them a disservice. They're licensed by the FCC. Listen on your local repeater the next time some severe thunderstorms roll through. I bet you'll hear a SKYWARN net, courtesy of your local ARES group. What's ARES? This is. They are volunteers that work closely with the National Weather Service. If you're lucky enough to still have an active RACES group in your area, I suggest you go look at that site. FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is the governing body that provides assistance to the local governing bodies, specifically the civil defence bodies that sponsor RACES groups.
Enough examples? No?
Check out an Army or Navy MARS site and note that you can pass a MARSGRAM to any service member, anywhere, through the network of MARS operators. As an amateur radio operator, it was pretty cool to sit (once) at the MARS gateway in Frankfurt, Germany while I was in the Army. More than a handful of messages that came through were on their way to soldiers in Bosnia.
If your metro area lost traditional communications, your local hams would post themselves at the Red Cross, any hospitals, police and fire stations and keep communications going. In fact, this is what they did in New York after the towers came down.
Guess what else. We're volunteers. We don't get paid. In fact, we CAN'T get paid for our radio services. Go read the rules: 47 CFR 97.113(2)
P.S. It says no radio transmissions for hire.
That means every radio operator is out there during emergencies because they want to be. They take an active interest in the community they're serving. They invest in their own rigs and the generators to run them so that they might one day HELP YOU, as well as give them an outlet for their interests. That's a damn sight more dedicated than your whiny, milktoastass.
SCO: So, it is down to you, and it is down to me...if you wish Linux dead, by all means keep moving forward. IBM: Let me explain... SCO: There's nothing to explain. You're trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen. IBM: Perhaps an arrangement can be reached? SCO: There will be no arrangements...and you're killing Linux. IBM: But if there can be no arrangement, then we are at an impasse. SCO: I'm afraid so. I can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains. IBM: You're that smart? SCO: Let me put it this way: Have you ever heard or Kernighan, Ritchie, Torvalds? IBM: Yes. SCO: Morons! IBM: Really! In that case, I challenge you to a battle of wits. SCO: For the kernel? To the death? I accept! IBM: Good, then untar the source code. [SCO# tar -xvfz code] Inhale this but do not touch. SCO: [taking a vial from IBM] I smell nothing. IBM: What you do not smell is our patent portfolio. It is odorless, tasteless, and dissolves instantly in source code and is among the more deadly portfolios known to man. SCO: [shrugs with laughter] Hmmm. IBM: [turning his back, and adding the patents to one of the code trees] Alright, where are the patents? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both compile - and find out who is right, and who is dead. SCO: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine it from what I know of you. Are you the sort of company who would put the patents into his own source code or his enemies? Now, a clever man would put the patents into his own goblet because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool so I can clearly not choose the code in front of you...But you must have known I was not a great fool; you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me. IBM: You've made your decision then? SCO: [happily] Not remotely! Because Linux's SMP code originally came from England(1). As everyone knows, England is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So, I can clearly not choose the code in front of you. IBM: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect. SCO: Wait 'till I get going!!...where was I? IBM: England. SCO: Yes! AH! And you must have suspected I would have known the source code's origin,so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me. IBM: You're just stalling now. SCO: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you! You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong...so you could have put the patents in your own code trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied...and in studying you must have learned that Man is mortal so you would have put the patents as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me! IBM: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work. SCO: It has worked! You've given everything away! I know where the patents are! IBM: Then make your choice. SCO: I will, and I choose...[pointing behind IBM] What in the world can that be? IBM: [turning around, while SCO switches goblets] What?! Where?! I don't see anything. SCO: Oh, well, I...I could have sworn I saw something. No matter. [SCO laughs] IBM: What's so funny? SCO: I...I'll tell you in a minute. First, lets compile, me from my code and you from yours. [They both compile] IBM: You guessed wrong. SCO: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched branches when your back was turned! Ha ha, you fool!!
...I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me... WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME?!??!?
windowsupdate.microsoft.com has been "slashdotted" in a manner of speaking, considering the number of folks/admins/corporations that are updating right now. I'm trying to update our lab's computers, and I've had only a 50% success rate actually getting the windows update website to pull up. The other half of the time it's "HTTP 1.1/Server Too Busy"
One way to look at it is how viruses spread in meatspace. A virus that causes you to look, sound, and feel like death warmed over is going to cause people to go "Ick, get the F away from me!" (Thus, no vector) Instead, viruses that have few symptoms are spread because there's little or no host restriction. In this case, an intelligent worm that spread a little slower and without crashing your system could do much more damaging things later, on a wider installed base. Think of it as an answer to the 3. ????? right before 4. PROFIT!!11one!1!!!1
Novell (who has been quoted as saying that the issue between them and SCO isn't completely over) is now investing in Linux as part of their business model.
They have different roots than a Linux distro house like RedHat or SuSE, but they'll eventually push out their own Novell Linux distro. Yeah, my money is on Novell continuing to have issues with SCO, and vise versa.
So. Let's get this straight: SCO is trying to get our government agencies to pay for licences for GPL'ed software with our tax dollars.
Sounds like a justification to write congressmen and women about how questionable their actions are. Aren't there any in the OSI circles who have the ears of a few in congress? Let's whip up some curiosity as to why the government is being asked to pay for something that we've worked so hard to make free-as-in-speech, and in this case, is available for free-as-in-beer.
Perhaps we can get an inquiry or something that will predate the 2005 trial.
PHCongressHead: "Now Mistah McBride...It says heah, in this G-P-L, that is... that this...this Linux is free."
DMcB: "Well, IBM-"
PHCH: "Now I wasn't done, and I'd oblige you to not interrupt....It seems that your companah has been distributin' this on their [adjusts glasses] F-T-P servahs for quite some time..."
If they strong-arm end users (read:defraud), there's not much recourse unless there is a class-action. If you defraud the US government, things can get more interesting.
Weeell, I'll be. Iff'in there ain't a Zynot Foundation that went and forked the Gentoo distro.
For the record, I'll be interested to see what the Zynot Foundation does with the Gentoo code base, too. They're supposed to be bringing it to the embedded market easier through better support for cross compiling, plus a different portage implementation.
Physical security is always an issue with your techno-toys. Trying to stick your cell phone in one of your front pockets can be bulky, depending on what sort of phone you have. After looking at the way fashion has totally trashed the usefulness of cargo pockets and the expense of those purpose-built TechnoPants, I found standard (Dickies, Carhartt, etc) carpenter jeans to have better pockets for my standard geek loadout. My cell fits perfectly in the tall, thin pocket for the hammer handle, and I actually use the pencil pocket for (surprise!) a pen, alcohol markers and a pencil.
Conspiracy to confuse NYC shoe salespeople by asking confused questions while impersonating a tourist?
It's like using a parking lot to get around a red light. It's technically illegal, but if you ever get stopped, what are you going to say? I'd say I simply pulled in to the parking lot intending to shop, but changed my mind at the last second.
Like most, you'll point out what is wrong with a plan, but you don't have a proposed solution to the problem you've pointed out. I'm sure your supervisors must be happy all the time.
The proposed idea isn't a bad beginning.
If a person is already going to go the route of car radiators and fans, why not spring for a cheapo (so-many-gal/min) electric water pump at TehH0m3Dep07 or the like. A car's cooling system theory is already engineered for you. All you have to do is apply different temperature gradients. This idea has already been alluded to here.
(We are talking about a business or several businesses who are all concerned with a solution to their problem, and is probably willing to put about 500 bucks towards it. I assume they have people they can task, too.)
Open Source, Enterprise-Ready, Multi-platform Cooling System
BOM: 1 50-gal Rubbermaid trashcan (the yellow kind) 2 cheapo car radiators 1 electric water pump (however consumer-ized you need) 1 box-type fan
Method:
Wire-tie one radiator to the exaust of the box fan. Connect the two radiators together with an appropriate amount of hosing, the pump between them on one side. Fill the radiator/hose/pump system with water. Put the loose radiator in the trashcan and fill it with water and ice. Start the pump. Start the fan. The loop is closed, and water consumption is based on ice consumption.
Scoop water from the trashcan as the ice melts. Add ice as necessary.
This idea is GPL'ed.
This is simply a source of cool air. Not huge amounts, and not -20C, either. It'll have to be applied within a framework of air entry and air exit within the server room. A workable idea might be to put the radiator/box fan blowing into a room while other fans were concentrated on moving hot pockets of air around and out of a different door. Modify as needed. Replicate as often as you want. There's no tech support.
(Finally: Yes. I've actually built one of these using 2 Hummvee radiators, a box fan, and an electric pump from a tracked vehicle. It kept the temperatures inside an operations tent in Bosnia much cooler than the 110F+ temps we had.)
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Quote: I always find the ham perspective interesting. If their rig interferes with the neighbor's TV, they claim that the TV manufacturer is to blame. But when powerline carrier broadband interferes with their rigs, they blame the power company.
Perhaps I can shed some light on this.
It's because the FCC designates the rules:
Title 47, CFR Section 15.5 General conditions of operation (B) Operation of an intentional, unintentional, or incidental radiator is subject to the conditions that no harmful interference is caused and that interference must be accepted that may be caused by the operation of an authorized radio station (my emphasis), by another intentional or unintentional radiator, by industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, or by an incidental radiator.
(C) The operator of the radio frequency device shall be required to cease operating the device upon notification by a commission representative that the device is causing harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until the condition causing the harmful interference has been corrected.
Title 47, CFR Section 15.15 General technical requirements (C) c) Parties responsible for equipment compliance should note that the limits specified in this part will not prevent harmful interference under all circumstances. Since the operators of Part 15 devices are required to cease operation should harmful interference occur to authorized users of the radio frequency spectrum, the parties responsible for equipment compliance are encouraged to employ the minimum field strength necessary for communications, to provide greater attenuation of unwanted emissions than required by these regulations, and to advise the user as to how to resolve harmful interference problems.
To quote Sharon Bowers, Deputy Chief of Consumer Inquiries & Complaint Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau:
"Harmful interference to a licensed radio service from a Part 15 device is a violation of FCC Rules. Specifically, the manufacturer is responsible for device certification. The device owner however is responsible for operating the device in such a manner that it does not cause interference. Manufacturers will often bear some of this responsibility as a courtesy to their customers. We encourage the parties and manufacturers involved to voluntarily resolve this matter without FCC intervention.
The FCC makes it clear, and the key words here are LICENSED STATION (emphasis, not yelling): Your TV can't interfere with my licensed station. Your TV must accept any radiation from my licensed station. It's the operator of said TV that is responsible for interference with my licensed station, and it's only the manufacturer's courtesy to their customers that they bear some of said responsibility. Likewise, if the powerlines are incidental radiators, and it's interfering with a licensed station, who's fault is it?
Most hams aren't assholes and they'll try to work with you if you don't come at them like it's their fault. On the other hand, if your TV has the shielding of a cardboard box, get out your tinfoil, because the FCC can shut you down if I complain.
From a ham's point of view it looks like this: "You're breaking the rules and messing up my Spongebob Squarepants." "What? No, I'm not. I had to learn the rules forward and backward to get my Expert license. [Insert manufacturer slam here]" As a ham, we're governed by what we can do, according to the FCC. There is no FCC license required to operate a TV, and most consumers do not realize what that Part 15 notice actually means to them.
You're way off base, although you could simply be trolling.
First, Part 15 defines radio interference from consumer electronics, and what interference it must simply accept from other stations. It's not automatically a ham's fault if you can't listen to your easy-listening station while you surf about the difference between off-white and eggshell white over your WiFi.
There are clear guidelines set by the FCC on who is responsible for fixing the problem. If it's your responsibility, and it's your Part 15 consumer electronic, you'll need to have it fixed. If it's the radio operator's responsibility, he or she will have to fix it. The FCC is quite active when it comes to policing up those who violate the rules.
Second, a few notes on how hams are regulated w.r.t interference:
97.307(c) Emission Standards "All suprious emissions from a station transmitter must be reduced to the greatest extent practiciable. If any spurious emission, including chassis or power line radiation, causes harmful interference to the reception of another radio station, the licensee of the interfering amateur station is required to take steps to eliminate the interference, in accordance with good engineering practice.
97.101(d) General Standards No amateur operator shall willfully or maliciously interfere with or cause interference to any other radio communication or signal.
97.121 Restricted Operation If the operation of an amateur station causes general interference to the reception of transmissions from stations operating in the domestic broadcast service when receivers of good engineering design, including adequate selectivity characteristics, are used to receive such transmissions, and this fact is made known to the amateur station licensee, the amateur station shall not be operated during the hours from 8pm to 10:30pm, local time, and on Sunday for the additional period from 10:30am until 1pm, local time, upon the frequencies used when the interference is created.
There are more, but you didn't know that, and until you go read the entire reg, there's no point in trying to argue.
Maybe CB is about sticking up the most watts you possibly can, I wouldn't know - I don't use it, so I'm not part of that culture. You'll find that most hams enjoy doing MORE with LESS. Try talking to your friend in the Czech Republic on 1/4 or 1/2 watt on CW. Oh yes, it can be done, and is often done.
Your gaming license analogy doesn't hold, either. Go check out the test pools and find out how much you have to know to be a Technician class operator. The FCC only gives you rights to the bands and transmission power you're assumed to know, given that you pass your test. Guess who administers the tests. Go on. It's other hams who are volunteer examiners. You're being tested by other radio operators who know what they're talking about. Last I checked, the bar isn't that high to get a fishing license.
Am. Radio isn't about "Wheee, look at how much I can pump out of this here radio." You certainly misjudge the level of pride most amateur radio operators take on NOT creating interference. We enjoy transmitting in our designated bandwidth, thank you very much.
WiFi (2.4Ghz) is unlicensed, by the way. Your microwave will cause as much or more interference on that band than a properly tuned rig.
I've got a few karma points to burn, and you need to be beaten with a clue stick. I suggest you start with the ARRL.
To call amateur radio operators simply hobbiests does them a disservice. They're licensed by the FCC. Listen on your local repeater the next time some severe thunderstorms roll through. I bet you'll hear a SKYWARN net, courtesy of your local ARES group. What's ARES? This is. They are volunteers that work closely with the National Weather Service. If you're lucky enough to still have an active RACES group in your area, I suggest you go look at that site. FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is the governing body that provides assistance to the local governing bodies, specifically the civil defence bodies that sponsor RACES groups.
Enough examples? No?
Check out an Army or Navy MARS site and note that you can pass a MARSGRAM to any service member, anywhere, through the network of MARS operators. As an amateur radio operator, it was pretty cool to sit (once) at the MARS gateway in Frankfurt, Germany while I was in the Army. More than a handful of messages that came through were on their way to soldiers in Bosnia.
If your metro area lost traditional communications, your local hams would post themselves at the Red Cross, any hospitals, police and fire stations and keep communications going. In fact, this is what they did in New York after the towers came down.
Guess what else. We're volunteers. We don't get paid. In fact, we CAN'T get paid for our radio services. Go read the rules: 47 CFR 97.113(2)
P.S. It says no radio transmissions for hire.
That means every radio operator is out there during emergencies because they want to be. They take an active interest in the community they're serving. They invest in their own rigs and the generators to run them so that they might one day HELP YOU, as well as give them an outlet for their interests. That's a damn sight more dedicated than your whiny, milktoast ass.
Heh heh. What are the odds that this was from one of those digi-camera cell phones?
Thanks for the correction. (Apologies to Alan Cox)
SCO: So, it is down to you, and it is down to me...if you wish Linux dead, by all means keep moving forward. ...where was I?
IBM: Let me explain...
SCO: There's nothing to explain. You're trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen.
IBM: Perhaps an arrangement can be reached?
SCO: There will be no arrangements...and you're killing Linux.
IBM: But if there can be no arrangement, then we are at an impasse.
SCO: I'm afraid so. I can't compete with you physically, and you're no match for my brains.
IBM: You're that smart?
SCO: Let me put it this way: Have you ever heard or Kernighan, Ritchie, Torvalds?
IBM: Yes.
SCO: Morons!
IBM: Really! In that case, I challenge you to a battle of wits.
SCO: For the kernel? To the death? I accept!
IBM: Good, then untar the source code. [SCO# tar -xvfz code] Inhale this but do not touch.
SCO: [taking a vial from IBM] I smell nothing.
IBM: What you do not smell is our patent portfolio. It is odorless, tasteless, and dissolves instantly in source code and is among the more deadly portfolios known to man.
SCO: [shrugs with laughter] Hmmm.
IBM: [turning his back, and adding the patents to one of the code trees] Alright, where are the patents? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both compile - and find out who is right, and who is dead.
SCO: But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine it from what I know of you. Are you the sort of company who would put the patents into his own source code or his enemies? Now, a clever man would put the patents into his own goblet because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool so I can clearly not choose the code in front of you...But you must have known I was not a great fool; you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me.
IBM: You've made your decision then?
SCO: [happily] Not remotely! Because Linux's SMP code originally came from England(1). As everyone knows, England is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them, as you are not trusted by me. So, I can clearly not choose the code in front of you.
IBM: Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
SCO: Wait 'till I get going!!
IBM: England.
SCO: Yes! AH! And you must have suspected I would have known the source code's origin,so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me.
IBM: You're just stalling now.
SCO: You'd like to think that, wouldn't you! You've beaten my giant, which means you're exceptionally strong...so you could have put the patents in your own code trusting on your strength to save you, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of you. But, you've also bested my Spaniard, which means you must have studied...and in studying you must have learned that Man is mortal so you would have put the patents as far from yourself as possible, so I can clearly not choose the code in front of me!
IBM: You're trying to trick me into giving away something. It won't work.
SCO: It has worked! You've given everything away! I know where the patents are!
IBM: Then make your choice.
SCO: I will, and I choose...[pointing behind IBM] What in the world can that be?
IBM: [turning around, while SCO switches goblets] What?! Where?! I don't see anything.
SCO: Oh, well, I...I could have sworn I saw something. No matter. [SCO laughs]
IBM: What's so funny?
SCO: I...I'll tell you in a minute. First, lets compile, me from my code and you from yours. [They both compile]
IBM: You guessed wrong.
SCO: You only think I guessed wrong! That's what's so funny! I switched branches when your back was turned! Ha ha, you fool!!
Gone would be the days of chipping your Athlon core because of those damn huge thermaltake orbs!
...I told you I'd shoot, but you didn't believe me... WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME?!??!?
windowsupdate.microsoft.com has been "slashdotted" in a manner of speaking, considering the number of folks/admins/corporations that are updating right now. I'm trying to update our lab's computers, and I've had only a 50% success rate actually getting the windows update website to pull up. The other half of the time it's "HTTP 1.1/Server Too Busy"
One way to look at it is how viruses spread in meatspace. A virus that causes you to look, sound, and feel like death warmed over is going to cause people to go "Ick, get the F away from me!" (Thus, no vector) Instead, viruses that have few symptoms are spread because there's little or no host restriction. In this case, an intelligent worm that spread a little slower and without crashing your system could do much more damaging things later, on a wider installed base. Think of it as an answer to the 3. ????? right before 4. PROFIT!!11one!1!!!1
Oops. AndyBusch beat me to the post.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
I believe Bungie Studios is hosted on bungie.com, not bungie.org (the fan site), where the files are being served from.
I just downloaded it at >=461KB/s through my university's pipe. It looks like they've got plenty of bandwidth.
The poster asks a valid question.
Novell (who has been quoted as saying that the issue between them and SCO isn't completely over) is now investing in Linux as part of their business model.
They have different roots than a Linux distro house like RedHat or SuSE, but they'll eventually push out their own Novell Linux distro. Yeah, my money is on Novell continuing to have issues with SCO, and vise versa.
One hell of a game of chicken.
Excellent explaination, thanks. I didn't know such a thing as the Alford plea existed.
(if you think he's trolling, click on the clicky thing)
So. Let's get this straight: SCO is trying to get our government agencies to pay for licences for GPL'ed software with our tax dollars.
...this Linux is free."
Sounds like a justification to write congressmen and women about how questionable their actions are. Aren't there any in the OSI circles who have the ears of a few in congress? Let's whip up some curiosity as to why the government is being asked to pay for something that we've worked so hard to make free-as-in-speech, and in this case, is available for free-as-in-beer.
Perhaps we can get an inquiry or something that will predate the 2005 trial.
PHCongressHead: "Now Mistah McBride...It says heah, in this G-P-L, that is... that this
DMcB: "Well, IBM-"
PHCH: "Now I wasn't done, and I'd oblige you to not interrupt....It seems that your companah has been distributin' this on their [adjusts glasses] F-T-P servahs for quite some time..."
If they strong-arm end users (read:defraud), there's not much recourse unless there is a class-action. If you defraud the US government, things can get more interesting.
Someone catch this on the metamod...
How is this a troll? If you thought the poster was trying to ignite flamage, then the post was "-1 Flamebait." (which would still be wrong)
It's easy to check whether the poster is trolling.
The Zynot Foundation
Weeell, I'll be. Iff'in there ain't a Zynot Foundation that went and forked the Gentoo distro.
For the record, I'll be interested to see what the Zynot Foundation does with the Gentoo code base, too. They're supposed to be bringing it to the embedded market easier through better support for cross compiling, plus a different portage implementation.
I'd rather have an OSI Red Team that was more like Delta Force.
They could wear MIT wearables, have an internet uplink, and code-fu your ass into submission.
Thanks. I have no problems admitting I'm not a carpenter. I do like the pocket config, though.
Physical security is always an issue with your techno-toys. Trying to stick your cell phone in one of your front pockets can be bulky, depending on what sort of phone you have. After looking at the way fashion has totally trashed the usefulness of cargo pockets and the expense of those purpose-built TechnoPants, I found standard (Dickies, Carhartt, etc) carpenter jeans to have better pockets for my standard geek loadout. My cell fits perfectly in the tall, thin pocket for the hammer handle, and I actually use the pencil pocket for (surprise!) a pen, alcohol markers and a pencil.
Interesting.
I seem to remember an Apple trying to C&D those who made Aqua themes for windowing systems because it diluted their "look and feel."
Am I mistaken?
I see that there's nearly 5 pages of Aqua or Aqua related themes on themes.org.
What, exactly, would you charge them with?
Conspiracy to look at rugs at a department store?
Conspiracy to confuse NYC shoe salespeople by asking confused questions while impersonating a tourist?
It's like using a parking lot to get around a red light. It's technically illegal, but if you ever get stopped, what are you going to say? I'd say I simply pulled in to the parking lot intending to shop, but changed my mind at the last second.
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Wouldn't this take the bite out of the BSA's strong-armed tactics?
BSA: Licenses aren't equal to computers. W3 0wnz0r j0O.
You: Nah. Our licenses = workers. We've got it so you can't be logged in more than once.
Interesting.
It's nice to see that UMC came in only 10h after the UMR team, also (as a UMC student).
(now watch as all the UM students start adding friends to their lists...heh)
Like most, you'll point out what is wrong with a plan, but you don't have a proposed solution to the problem you've pointed out. I'm sure your supervisors must be happy all the time.
The proposed idea isn't a bad beginning.
If a person is already going to go the route of car radiators and fans, why not spring for a cheapo (so-many-gal/min) electric water pump at TehH0m3Dep07 or the like. A car's cooling system theory is already engineered for you. All you have to do is apply different temperature gradients. This idea has already been alluded to here.
(We are talking about a business or several businesses who are all concerned with a solution to their problem, and is probably willing to put about 500 bucks towards it. I assume they have people they can task, too.)
Open Source, Enterprise-Ready, Multi-platform Cooling System
BOM:
1 50-gal Rubbermaid trashcan (the yellow kind)
2 cheapo car radiators
1 electric water pump (however consumer-ized you need)
1 box-type fan
Method:
Wire-tie one radiator to the exaust of the box fan. Connect the two radiators together with an appropriate amount of hosing, the pump between them on one side. Fill the radiator/hose/pump system with water. Put the loose radiator in the trashcan and fill it with water and ice. Start the pump. Start the fan. The loop is closed, and water consumption is based on ice consumption.
Scoop water from the trashcan as the ice melts. Add ice as necessary.
This idea is GPL'ed.
This is simply a source of cool air. Not huge amounts, and not -20C, either. It'll have to be applied within a framework of air entry and air exit within the server room. A workable idea might be to put the radiator/box fan blowing into a room while other fans were concentrated on moving hot pockets of air around and out of a different door. Modify as needed. Replicate as often as you want. There's no tech support.
(Finally: Yes. I've actually built one of these using 2 Hummvee radiators, a box fan, and an electric pump from a tracked vehicle. It kept the temperatures inside an operations tent in Bosnia much cooler than the 110F+ temps we had.)