When is a greeny going to state that the wind turbines are "Using all of our wind..." - which is damaging the environment...? You don't get energy from nothing.
"Just 3% of USA farmland"..? How many thousands of square miles is that?!
I've got wind turbines on a hill near my house - and yes, the world should use wind instead of coal/oil.. But I think nuclear power is the best solution - plentiful supply, clean. It just needs to be in the right hands - not some greedy corporation that doesn't care if 30 miles x 30 miles is obliterated in a bored scientists experiment like Chernobyl.
Check out Sellafield in the north of England - has changed it's name loads of times because of spillages and media embarassment! A few years ago the Chinese sent a cargo ship back because Sellafield had miscalculated the load of radioactive material on board!).
Nuclear power needs to be in the right hands - not a greedy corporation who would cut safety to the bone.
Now my tax: Earn 25k (currently approx $45k) in Northern England.
1430 after tax 300 a month for the mortgage on a country cottage 0 a month to travel to work (see petrol) 60 a month on student loan 0 no other student related debt 60 a month on 'council tax' 65 a month on gas and electricity. 60 a month on car insurance 20 a month on tax+mot 50 a month on petrol 30 a month on mobile phone 10 a month on landline 22 a month on adsl
Leaves +753 (apprx +$1355) a month for food/entertainment/savings.
Of the five people in this office - including me - there are three people who used to work in London who have moved oop north, because they've come to the same conclusion as me; The wages are (fractionally) higher - but after rent and other living costs this is completely diminished.
I noticed the PHP advice when I was installing it on my Apache 2.x home server. I wouldn't use Apache 2.0 in an enterprise environment (You don't want your boss on your back asking why the server is down?!) but I've found it's very stable for my home server stuff. The only problem I've found is that just after it was released there were regular security patches which I had to keep on top of.
Never heard of a boot-sector virus??? Get your virus loaded before Windows even starts!!
Or - how about Outlook viruses - which install a virus when you just open an email. Or Internet Explorer viruses which install a virus when you open a webpage. Or worms that scan the internet and install on your PC *WITHOUT YOU DOING ANYTHING*. Viruses were few and far between on RISC OS (and still are).
Wondered when ROX would get around to getting this done - it's exactly like the system utilised in RISC OS (From Acorn) in the UK. You could install multiple versions of applications (and often did) - and then take your pick. It also makes it a million times easier to remove stuff (and install stuff as well).
This is exactly the thoughts that Microsoft wanted people to have about Linux. It's a classic case of FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt). Microsoft has been spreading FUD about competitors since I can remember (Remember DRDOS?).
Anyways - at the end of the day - it's your company's loss. They get stuck in a cycle of Microsoft updates, licensing and EULAs, and all the software to go with it. And all the time - it seems to get slower - and s l o w e r.
Just as in all companies though - I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the techies have a Linux box or two hiding in your backrooms. (I mean - they're a breath of fresh-air compared to Windows servers).
As long as you choose your dates - you can usually get London-New York tickets for about 200 ($400). Usually on BA or Virgin (Free booze too!!).
To minimize the Fujitsu effect you're talking about - buy Sony cos they use figure-8 AC adapters and seem to be dual 110V/240V. Thats what I did when I got my Sony digi cam from New York - saved 250 (nearly $500) or another way to look at it - I got a free trip to New York. And I'll probably do the same when I upgrade my Vaio.
One thing to keep in mind is that it might be cheaper to buy outside Manhattan because of the taxes etc. You always loose out on warranties - and UK buyers beware:
* Some retailers sell equipment "without anything" (including chargers) * Faulty gear cannot generally be returned to the retailer for refund/replacement (as per UK) - but to the manufacturer. * (From Memory): Prices are listed *without* tax (Unlike UK where you HAVE to list the final price).
When I first went to New York I was quite shocked at the rough ride you could experience as a USA consumer.
It has a mini pci on the bottom. I'm wanting to use one as a movix box - it's perfect with it's SVideo out, probably digital audio and - **WHAT I MOST LIKE** - Serial ATA which I've got on my other PCs and works like a dream. None of the Mini-ITX's seem to have Serial ATA yet.
I think I'd probably go with a Nebula if I had to do it again - they appear to get better reviews than the Hauppauge.
I've been using a box with just Movix installed, and it's worked with the crappy 16mb ATI card with S-Video and it plays DivX's, XVids, MPEGs **really** well.
So I've been experimenting with my system so I can record from digiTV using the Hauppauge on MythTV then play thru my movix box.
KnoppMyth sounded like a good idea - but I had a few unexpected hitches - (HD has to be hda, altering time-zone doesn't appear to always work, upgrading using apt-get seems to often 404). And mplayer doesn't seem to be working. So I've decided reinstall using a standard Debian dist - then install MythTV on top manually.
Drop me an email at my website (listed above) if you want to know anymore?
I've just bought the Hauppauge card - and the Windoze software can only be described as hideous. www.nebulaelectronics.com apparently provide one of the best DVB-T cards that are available, and work under Linux too.
Using the Hauppauge under Linux is much nicer, you just need a DVB kernel (Which BTW: KnoppMyth doesn't seem to come with).
Saving MPEG2's from the air is cool, but sometimes they need preprocessing before you write them to disc because errors can creep in when you have bad reception.
FuzzzyLogik - you are using my IP - the word "the" - I invented it. I haven't proven my ownership yet - but I DO own it. If you don't pay I will sue you.
Pay up $10 now - or face the consequences.
Will you pay me? Thought so.
It's extortion - plain and simple, and this guy fell over himself to pay it. What an idiot - I just hope he notices it in the number of people moving away from his ISP.
Because if the GPL isn't legal - then standard copyright takes over. This is something along the lines of "you must make sure the author gives you permission to distribute the item", ie. SCO must check each item before the distribute.
The GPL is good because it provides you with rights if you follow the GPL. If you don't believe in the GPL - you don't have the rights that are given in the GPL.
As for others - who are screaming that this is a bad precedent - it's not. It's good in that NMap is using SCO's non-compliance with the GPL against them. If SCO doesn't agree with the GPL - then they must licence all code using standard copyright law.
It amazes me how SCO continue to distribute Linux code - yet say that part of it cannot be distributed because it is proprietary. They're distributing their own code under the GPL for free.
Quite amusing that a story about the effects of the MyDoom virus - in "Related Internet Links" they're linking to www.sco.com - which everyone knows has been taken down by the MyDoom virus!
It also seems this author doesn't know his arse from his elbow - "bringing down it's website with a barrage of emails sent from countless computers". I didn't know this was an Email DDOS on sco.com! LOL.
Come on people - think about this problem for a few seconds. Excess energy doesn't have to be stored in batteries - which is massively expensive and inefficient, we can convert to different types of energy - kinetic, chemical etc.
How about this doing this instead - Storing power in lakes. If I remember correctly - when there is a peak in demand the lake is emptied through the turbines, and when there is excess energy they use it to pump the water back to the top.
The old saying was that at 7:45pm (commercial break for a popular soap in the UK) - there was a huge leap in demand because of people turning their kettles on to make cups of tea!
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Can I be the first to suggest NinaFS? (seriously fuck Hans if he did it - but there's no point wasting his hard work!).
When is a greeny going to state that the wind turbines are "Using all of our wind..." - which is damaging the environment...? You don't get energy from nothing.
"Just 3% of USA farmland"..? How many thousands of square miles is that?!
I've got wind turbines on a hill near my house - and yes, the world should use wind instead of coal/oil.. But I think nuclear power is the best solution - plentiful supply, clean. It just needs to be in the right hands - not some greedy corporation that doesn't care if 30 miles x 30 miles is obliterated in a bored scientists experiment like Chernobyl.
Check out Sellafield in the north of England - has changed it's name loads of times because of spillages and media embarassment! A few years ago the Chinese sent a cargo ship back because Sellafield had miscalculated the load of radioactive material on board!).
Nuclear power needs to be in the right hands - not a greedy corporation who would cut safety to the bone.
My DVD-R holds full uncompressed DVD's just fine? (In DVD-5 format).
Run DVD-9's through DVD-Shrink (or whatever it's called).
Chris.
Leaves you with -408 a month.
Now my tax: Earn 25k (currently approx $45k) in Northern England.
1430 after tax
300 a month for the mortgage on a country cottage
0 a month to travel to work (see petrol)
60 a month on student loan
0 no other student related debt
60 a month on 'council tax'
65 a month on gas and electricity.
60 a month on car insurance
20 a month on tax+mot
50 a month on petrol
30 a month on mobile phone
10 a month on landline
22 a month on adsl
Leaves +753 (apprx +$1355) a month for food/entertainment/savings.
Of the five people in this office - including me - there are three people who used to work in London who have moved oop north, because they've come to the same conclusion as me; The wages are (fractionally) higher - but after rent and other living costs this is completely diminished.
Remember - life is for living - not working.
The guy was quoting an article that showed how long an average worker had to work to pay off his tax each year (NOT when the 163rd tax day was).
For eg. A Briton would have to work from 1st Jan to June 11th to pay his tax burden. From June 11th to the end of the year - the cash was all his.
Or thats how I read it.
I noticed the PHP advice when I was installing it on my Apache 2.x home server. I wouldn't use Apache 2.0 in an enterprise environment (You don't want your boss on your back asking why the server is down?!) but I've found it's very stable for my home server stuff. The only problem I've found is that just after it was released there were regular security patches which I had to keep on top of.
Never heard of a boot-sector virus??? Get your virus loaded before Windows even starts!!
Or - how about Outlook viruses - which install a virus when you just open an email. Or Internet Explorer viruses which install a virus when you open a webpage. Or worms that scan the internet and install on your PC *WITHOUT YOU DOING ANYTHING*. Viruses were few and far between on RISC OS (and still are).
Wondered when ROX would get around to getting this done - it's exactly like the system utilised in RISC OS (From Acorn) in the UK. You could install multiple versions of applications (and often did) - and then take your pick. It also makes it a million times easier to remove stuff (and install stuff as well).
This is exactly the thoughts that Microsoft wanted people to have about Linux. It's a classic case of FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt). Microsoft has been spreading FUD about competitors since I can remember (Remember DRDOS?).
Anyways - at the end of the day - it's your company's loss. They get stuck in a cycle of Microsoft updates, licensing and EULAs, and all the software to go with it. And all the time - it seems to get slower - and s l o w e r.
Just as in all companies though - I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the techies have a Linux box or two hiding in your backrooms. (I mean - they're a breath of fresh-air compared to Windows servers).
As long as you choose your dates - you can usually get London-New York tickets for about 200 ($400). Usually on BA or Virgin (Free booze too!!).
To minimize the Fujitsu effect you're talking about - buy Sony cos they use figure-8 AC adapters and seem to be dual 110V/240V. Thats what I did when I got my Sony digi cam from New York - saved 250 (nearly $500) or another way to look at it - I got a free trip to New York. And I'll probably do the same when I upgrade my Vaio.
One thing to keep in mind is that it might be cheaper to buy outside Manhattan because of the taxes etc. You always loose out on warranties - and UK buyers beware:
* Some retailers sell equipment "without anything" (including chargers)
* Faulty gear cannot generally be returned to the retailer for refund/replacement (as per UK) - but to the manufacturer.
* (From Memory): Prices are listed *without* tax (Unlike UK where you HAVE to list the final price).
When I first went to New York I was quite shocked at the rough ride you could experience as a USA consumer.
But if they put E500M into promoting Open Source in the EU - that'd be a double slap.
(I bet it wouldn't have much of a real effect on the EU tho!).
It has a mini pci on the bottom. I'm wanting to use one as a movix box - it's perfect with it's SVideo out, probably digital audio and - **WHAT I MOST LIKE** - Serial ATA which I've got on my other PCs and works like a dream. None of the Mini-ITX's seem to have Serial ATA yet.
I think I'd probably go with a Nebula if I had to do it again - they appear to get better reviews than the Hauppauge.
I've been using a box with just Movix installed, and it's worked with the crappy 16mb ATI card with S-Video and it plays DivX's, XVids, MPEGs **really** well.
So I've been experimenting with my system so I can record from digiTV using the Hauppauge on MythTV then play thru my movix box.
KnoppMyth sounded like a good idea - but I had a few unexpected hitches - (HD has to be hda, altering time-zone doesn't appear to always work, upgrading using apt-get seems to often 404). And mplayer doesn't seem to be working. So I've decided reinstall using a standard Debian dist - then install MythTV on top manually.
Drop me an email at my website (listed above) if you want to know anymore?
TV-CARDS.COM is great for digi card reviews.
I've just bought the Hauppauge card - and the Windoze software can only be described as hideous. www.nebulaelectronics.com apparently provide one of the best DVB-T cards that are available, and work under Linux too.
Using the Hauppauge under Linux is much nicer, you just need a DVB kernel (Which BTW: KnoppMyth doesn't seem to come with).
Saving MPEG2's from the air is cool, but sometimes they need preprocessing before you write them to disc because errors can creep in when you have bad reception.
Somehow - I don't think they're going to get over-run with hits to this site;
http://www.penguinlifesafety.com/page818830.htm
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Contact us says to use the details below - but doesn't have any. Great!
Toaster - or pizza oven. Or even a sink.
Seen it all before - next.
But here's a link to a yahoo news report filed this morning at 8:21am re: this law suit.
;)? (Still $20,000 too much if you ask me!).
An interesting part is a few paragraphs down;
"Total revenue fell to $11.4 million from $13.5 million, though the most recent period included $20,000 in licensing revenue from Linux users."
Does that settle the argument over how much EV1 paid for their licenses
FuzzzyLogik - you are using my IP - the word "the" - I invented it. I haven't proven my ownership yet - but I DO own it. If you don't pay I will sue you.
Pay up $10 now - or face the consequences.
Will you pay me? Thought so.
It's extortion - plain and simple, and this guy fell over himself to pay it. What an idiot - I just hope he notices it in the number of people moving away from his ISP.
Because if the GPL isn't legal - then standard copyright takes over. This is something along the lines of "you must make sure the author gives you permission to distribute the item", ie. SCO must check each item before the distribute.
The GPL is good because it provides you with rights if you follow the GPL. If you don't believe in the GPL - you don't have the rights that are given in the GPL.
As for others - who are screaming that this is a bad precedent - it's not. It's good in that NMap is using SCO's non-compliance with the GPL against them. If SCO doesn't agree with the GPL - then they must licence all code using standard copyright law.
It amazes me how SCO continue to distribute Linux code - yet say that part of it cannot be distributed because it is proprietary. They're distributing their own code under the GPL for free.
Quite amusing that a story about the effects of the MyDoom virus - in "Related Internet Links" they're linking to www.sco.com - which everyone knows has been taken down by the MyDoom virus!
It also seems this author doesn't know his arse from his elbow - "bringing down it's website with a barrage of emails sent from countless computers". I didn't know this was an Email DDOS on sco.com! LOL.
Come on people - think about this problem for a few seconds. Excess energy doesn't have to be stored in batteries - which is massively expensive and inefficient, we can convert to different types of energy - kinetic, chemical etc.
How about this doing this instead - Storing power in lakes. If I remember correctly - when there is a peak in demand the lake is emptied through the turbines, and when there is excess energy they use it to pump the water back to the top.
The old saying was that at 7:45pm (commercial break for a popular soap in the UK) - there was a huge leap in demand because of people turning their kettles on to make cups of tea!