either you're a clueless troller or you're being sarcastic. Due to the way you're writing, I suspect the latter as not too many people write that way normally (even if they speak that way). Either way, kind of funny.
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I wrote my own editor on my 386-33 (in 97) so that it ran nicely on that machine but had the features I wanted. It absolutely screamed on a P166. I'm looking forward to seing it run on a o'clocked (450) celeron (parts on order now:).
Yes, developing on the latest h/w is nice for the edit/compile/debug cycle, but it doesn't encourage you to keep it lean and mean. Hehe, even on my 386, my editor got a little bloated (embeded python, reads gzipped files...).
Hehe, yeah, there's hope:) It actually works very well. My only complaint is dynamic IP and demand dialing don't produce the best results (the initial packet(s?) tend to go out with the wrong IP address in them:(but that's not Linux's fault)
486, or 386 for that matter, obsolete? Never. Especially when used as a firewall or fileserver. My 386 is my firewall and when I get my new machine, my 486 (currently my main box) will become a file server.
Hmm, looking it/boot or my case more often... Interesting question with a funny answer. I don't open up my cases very often (generally only for HW upgrades, or a HD falling off:) but my 386 case has a gaping hole in the front that used to hold floppy drives (second hand case) that I use to store my cds (both roms and the music my wife doesn't like so much:). I look in there almost every day, but I don't think that counts.
Seriously, I hardly even log into my 386 now that I got fetchmail working. I used to log in alot as a relay to rsh to work, but that arrangement has changed. It just sits there beside the 486 holding down the desk, holding up some books and junk and trying to keep the kids out of the CDs. It's otherwise ignored. It just works with it's uptime determined by brown/blackouts (no ups).
Yes, size is an issue, and the Linux kernel is growing, buuut... although my kernel is not totally minimalist, and I use some modules (especially for the code pages for the Joliet fs), my kernels (compressed (bzImage)) tend to be around 400-600k from memory (I don't look in/boot very often:). I suspect the 400k range (probably 450) comes from my 386 which is compiled with just enough to act as a ipmasq ppp firwall (ie ppp (module), nic (module???), ide, ext2, ipmasq, etc). I suspect my 486 config is around 600k (550?).
In summary, even 2.2.x kernels can be trimmed down nicely.
Heck, even being stuck on Jijo after the `shakeup' would be more fun than either SW or ST. Betcha they find some new way of FTL that doesn't rely on hyperspace and can cross the distances between galaxies (not necessarily in anything Brin writes).
That was a very interesting read. I agree with your comments in general (note: I have not seen TPM yet, hopefully soon), especially those about anger. To me, anger and fear are not a problem, nor do they necessarily lead to evil, especially if you don't allow them to control your actions. Hate, on the other hand, I have no real opinion about as I don't really know what it is. I don't think I've ever truely hated anyone though I have disliked several.
BTW, your comments about the emporor and Palpatine were quite interesting.
By this, I take it you mean `making the holes blatantly obvious'. If so, I agree. Probably kind of like music: if you make a mistake, carry on. Don't go back and correct it, people may not notice the error.
That said, In Real Life (TM), it is important to acknowlege your mistakes, try to correct them if possible, and, most importantly, learn from them.
Not only that, but although it was mostly `open source', I think `free software' was, if not mentioned directly, at least stronly alluded to by such words as ideals and dogma. Not something one would normally associate with `open source' alone.
I can understand the avoidance of mentioning `free software', but it's still sad that anybody directly mentioning `free software' tends to get branded as a kook.
4) Why are Slashdotters so quick to take this misquoted story as gospel?
Wait, that one's easy to answer...
Yup, and the answer is fear. This is what people feared would happen back when AOL took over Netscape. If people fear something will happen, they usually believe news of the event, even if totally false. Makes for pleasant surprises when the news is proved false:).
Sisters of Mercy, Temple of Love. Damn good song (available on both Some girls wander by mistake and A slight case of overbombing, both good `hits' albums).
I don't see any enzymes building diamond skin or bones.
Wouldn't diamond be too brittle? Sure it would be great for scratch protection (and probably other attacks), but it would be lousy under impact. Sure CaC03 (? been a while) isn't the best either, but it's a nice compromise between strenght/rigidity and ductility (umm, I don't think that's the right term. I'm looking for non-brittleness (been a long time since I did materials science)). If our bones can flex (and also survive impacts) a lot more than they would be able to if they were made of diamond. Same goes for crab shells. Now, diamond coated bones/exoskeletons might not be a bad idea. Nice scratch resistant (though brittle) surface, with a shock absorbant base (much like a well made katana: hard edge, soft back; cuts like crazy but can bend without too much damage).
Otherwise, I agree with many of the basics of your post: namely evolution doesn't necessarily find the best solution.
Replacing the drives isn't really a good option. I'ld rather add to what I've got. SCSI is actually an option if I can find a cheap PCI or ISA card as I've got 6 unused SCSI drives (inherited, totalling something over 2gig I think). I've actually got a card, but it's VLB and the only VLB slot in a working computer is taken by my video card and the computer with the card has no memory (DECpc, needs 36bit memory, standard FP memory won't work). The biggest reason I want more IDE slots is so I can replace my aging CD rom (SBPro interface, matsushita(?)).
I've got old h/w coming out my ears, but I can't use it for various reasons:(. However, I've had fun getting things going:)
I'm running out of drive space, and I've run out of IDE locations. I've also run out of power connectors, but that's easier to work around (snip, melt, mmm, smell that resin:). I've also got the problem of where to mount an extra drive. As it is, my fourth HD is taped to an other with old floppy slide cover providing support. Gets a tad warm.
I've got one of their boxes (something 6000 IIRC) with no memory. When I asked them about it, I was told I had to buy the memory directly from them (proprietary memory, pc stuff wouldn't work). Is this true (ie buying from IG), or can I use 36 bit memory (it takes 72 pin simms) like DECpc's seem to need (got to talk to my contact there)? I'ld like to get this beast working as a server/grunt machine (I don't have the keyboard/mouse/screen for it).
I'm currently looking into using laser/microwave for power transmission on a hobby project. For some links about this subject area, click on my sig. Anyone who has tried this, please write me.. I need help.:)
And how is one to write to you? Couldn't find an email.
Anyway, you're overlooking the obvious. Modulate the microwave beam with the control signal. That way you get both your power source and control from the same signal (at the cost of a little power), without worrying about interference.
There's not much that can be done in the face of willful ignorance. Please cite an authoritative physics text which backs up your opinion.
Too true about the ignorance. Very sad. If I had the book, I'ld beat such people over the head with it. On second thought, I wouldn't, it would only damage the book.
Unfortunatly, I don't have said physics text. In fact, I think it was either my grade 12 chemistry book (belonged to the school) or my first year uni chemistry book (my cousin has it and I can't remember the title/authors of either book).
Any good physics/chemistry book that covers molecular resonace will supply the facts more accurately than I can, but the willfully ignorant will never bother to look, even if I quoted title, chapter and verse.
Umm, thanks. Serves me right for not having a TV and not listening to the radio. Still, He was a chain smoker and lived well into his 90's (did he get to 100?).
Can't argue too much about this as ~2GHz seems familiar.
2) They do NOT work at the "resonant frequency of water." They work at 2.4 GHz because that is the band assigned by the FCC for such purposes.
If microwaves didn't operate at (or near) the resonant freqency of water, they wouldn't work.
3) The 'resonant frequency' of a single molecule would be somewhere in the gamma-ray portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Dead wrong. The resonant frequency of water is in the low GHz range. For some larger molecues (eg DNA), the resonant frequency gets much lower, I believe even down to high (100s) KHz. Other molecules are in the infra red region (below visible light), though I think that's the electron band gap stuff, not molecular resonance. In fact, I suspect you're confusing molecular resonance with something else (sub atomic resonance?).
4) If exposure to athermal amounts of non-ionizing radiation were harmful to people in Real Life(tm), you can bet we'd know it by now. (Nikola Tesla died in 1943 at the age of 87, after being run over by a New York taxicab.)
Bah, George Burns is still going (to my knowlegds), and smoking is known to lead to lung cancer (though some people obviously get lucky).
You're kidding, right? Actually, I believe you, but I did the math for that resolution, and at a decent refresh rate (80Hz), you need something like 1200MB/s bandwidth and lotsa lotsa memory for one screen image.
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either you're a clueless troller or you're being sarcastic. Due to the way you're writing, I suspect the latter as not too many people write that way normally (even if they speak that way). Either way, kind of funny.
Yes, developing on the latest h/w is nice for the edit/compile/debug cycle, but it doesn't encourage you to keep it lean and mean. Hehe, even on my 386, my editor got a little bloated (embeded python, reads gzipped files...).
486, or 386 for that matter, obsolete? Never. Especially when used as a firewall or fileserver. My 386 is my firewall and when I get my new machine, my 486 (currently my main box) will become a file server.
Hmm, looking it /boot or my case more often... Interesting question with a funny answer. I don't open up my cases very often (generally only for HW upgrades, or a HD falling off:) but my 386 case has a gaping hole in the front that used to hold floppy drives (second hand case) that I use to store my cds (both roms and the music my wife doesn't like so much:). I look in there almost every day, but I don't think that counts.
Seriously, I hardly even log into my 386 now that I got fetchmail working. I used to log in alot as a relay to rsh to work, but that arrangement has changed. It just sits there beside the 486 holding down the desk, holding up some books and junk and trying to keep the kids out of the CDs. It's otherwise ignored. It just works with it's uptime determined by brown/blackouts (no ups).
In summary, even 2.2.x kernels can be trimmed down nicely.
Heck, even being stuck on Jijo after the `shakeup' would be more fun than either SW or ST. Betcha they find some new way of FTL that doesn't rely on hyperspace and can cross the distances between galaxies (not necessarily in anything Brin writes).
BTW, your comments about the emporor and Palpatine were quite interesting.
That said, In Real Life (TM), it is important to acknowlege your mistakes, try to correct them if possible, and, most importantly, learn from them.
I can understand the avoidance of mentioning `free software', but it's still sad that anybody directly mentioning `free software' tends to get branded as a kook.
Anyway, it was certainly a good article.
my guardian angel turns away.
Sisters of Mercy, Temple of Love. Damn good song (available on both Some girls wander by mistake and A slight case of overbombing, both good `hits' albums).
Otherwise, I agree with many of the basics of your post: namely evolution doesn't necessarily find the best solution.
Hey wouln't a mouse or rat hyped up on that much caffeine eat the cat? Or at least make Speadie Gonzales (sp?) look like a snail.
I've got old h/w coming out my ears, but I can't use it for various reasons:(. However, I've had fun getting things going:)
Thanks, but after a little ferretting, WD's site takes you here.
I'm running out of drive space, and I've run out of IDE locations. I've also run out of power connectors, but that's easier to work around (snip, melt, mmm, smell that resin:). I've also got the problem of where to mount an extra drive. As it is, my fourth HD is taped to an other with old floppy slide cover providing support. Gets a tad warm.
I've got one of their boxes (something 6000 IIRC) with no memory. When I asked them about it, I was told I had to buy the memory directly from them (proprietary memory, pc stuff wouldn't work). Is this true (ie buying from IG), or can I use 36 bit memory (it takes 72 pin simms) like DECpc's seem to need (got to talk to my contact there)? I'ld like to get this beast working as a server/grunt machine (I don't have the keyboard/mouse/screen for it).
Warm fuzzies? I take it you're getting harassed at school.:)
Anyway, you're overlooking the obvious. Modulate the microwave beam with the control signal. That way you get both your power source and control from the same signal (at the cost of a little power), without worrying about interference.
Heh, that explanes 800MHz RF burns (ouch!). But then 20W in 1 sqaure mm is pretty nasty at any frequency.
BTW, what got him?
You're kidding, right? Actually, I believe you, but I did the math for that resolution, and at a decent refresh rate (80Hz), you need something like 1200MB/s bandwidth and lotsa lotsa memory for one screen image.
Thought so. Thanks for the confirmation.