Linuxconf isn't bad for a GUI tool, but what I really liked about SMIT is the fact that it merely constructed and executed shell scripts, which were logged so you could view them again and integrate them into your own.
It was easier to admin 10 AIX boxes (2 webservers and 2 DB servers (DB2 and custom ISAM)) than 2 Solaris boxes (Verity Topic engine) at the job where I adminned AIX...
AIX was fine in 1995, and has only improved... Anyone who tells you different was either stung when it sucked (pre-1995) or is a poseur parroting complaints from those graybeards who were stung..
Still, they could do with boosting the price/performance a whole lot.. Sun still cleans IBM's clock in that regard, let alone Linux! (then again, how would a U10/366 with full Veritas LVM compare to a 43P260?)
they pay for the production costs of their videos or other promotional materials
they have to pay back any advances out of their royalties before they see any
they pay the charges for lawyers, agents, personal security, etc.
they lose the rights to their recordings
the distribution of their work is at the whim of the record company
they are forced contractually, on many occasions, to 'sell out' and produce work which even they acknowledge is inferior
The internet as a liberator as well as a distribution model is an earth-shattering revelation, if artists can only be brave enough and sure enough in themselves to see it and appreciate it. On the internet:
you can keep more $$ per album sold
you can keep the rights to your performances
you can thus charge less to your fans
you can release anything you create
The whole reason to get a record contract is to get on the radio and build an audience large enough to support tours, merchandise, advertising, etc. That's where an artist earns their $$$. What needs to happen is radio stations (starting with college radio) need to get on the net and use music from the net over regular radios (radio signals are still far more efficient and accessible than realaudio or icecast). Here's why a radio station should consider rebroadcasting net music:
no need to hassle with license fees for the most part
being first with a new sound or band is important to the image of the station
reduced ASCAP/BMI costs mean more potential profit from advertising
(though radio stations would probably miss out on some payola, but then again, you'd have a war of dueling net.audio sites who'll sponsor syndicated shows.. 'the MP3.com biscuit flower hour' anyone?)
Screw the recording industry. Let's toast marshmallows on its burning remains.
ps: they were running the control workstation in GNOME.
As ROOT.
Have fun.
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Not surprising, given the glibc fp libs were probably not the optimized version. Digital is giving them away in binary form IIRC.. Try dropping them in (I assume your test is dynamic;)
ps: $70k is a mite rich. Sure you didn't typo $7k? That's more like what a high-end 21164 was going for a year ago (and that's only for a DEC at retail)..
I think you give Allen too much credit. Keep in mind he invests in things like Ticketmaster and Cable Companies, two of the most hated institutions in the US (at least by Pearl Jam.)
I agree.. I said he didn't have time to _fully_ develop his dickness, that doesn't mean some didn't get a chance to come out..;)
(and even IBM techs have been 5-day casual since at least 1995, when I was there.. Unless you're meeting with a customer...)
This prick has been pushing stupid ideas for awhile now, this is just the most recent one. He's on this jag about the death of flat-rate Internet access, when around the world it's on the RISE. He's quite wrongheaded about a great many things, and not worth listening to at this point.
Then again, while he tools around the SF bay or NYC on his yacht, I doubt he gives two dingos kidneys about my opinion, but there you go.
Agreed. But with thousands of titles and a great deal of studio support (Warners and New Line spring to mind immediately, though only Fox, Disney and Dreamworks really pop up as recalcitrant), and with the demise of ShiTX, and as players head towards and south of $300, I think the current DVD medium is here to stay.
The only thing is, it'll be fun to see the transition to the higher-density storage formats, but I doubt we'll have to worry about that until 2006...
(And don't forget a crucial difference between Betamax and DVD: your laptop can't have a Betamax drive, but you can watch DVDs anywhere you can put a DVD-equipped PC.. (and don't doubt that wasn't a HUGE factor in the death of DiVX...))
Well, Paul Allen got out of MS before his dickness could mature fully... And he funds many startups, thus offering future generations opportunity, so I don't think he's that bad...
And sue me, Steve Ballmer cracks me up..
Just goes to show, what a little luck, a lot of nerve, and a penchant for criminal negligence will get you..
(And I'm _glad_ SJ took it in the ass as he did in this feature, he deserves all the shit that'll stick..)
The sequel will hopefully feature a Ballmer aside where he tells you exactly when Gates sold his soul.. (or did he even have one to sell?)
The King Crimson DVD is _awesome_!! on one track you get 7 different camera angles, and each angle has audio re-jiggered to put the featured performer on center-channel.. other tracks are very cool, the interface is a bit clunky but if you're into Fripp or prog-rock check it out..
(and I actually quite like DTS CDaudio, particularly the Steely Dan album)
Hi, Get the A120 and upgrade your receiver to DD. You want DD in the receiver for neat future stuff like digital TV broadcasting with AC-3 sound. The A120 also features DTS (I _like_ DTS audio discs) and component video out.
I've got the A110 and I love it, though I suppose when I go to the FPTV I'll need component..;)
And yeah, Panasonic kicks some serious ass, their stuff is helluva tough... (loving my A110 + 32SF35)
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Chfnordeers,
Linuxconf isn't bad for a GUI tool, but what I really liked about SMIT is the fact that it merely constructed and executed shell scripts, which were logged so you could view them again and integrate them into your own.
It was easier to admin 10 AIX boxes (2 webservers and 2 DB servers (DB2 and custom ISAM)) than 2 Solaris boxes (Verity Topic engine) at the job where I adminned AIX...
AIX was fine in 1995, and has only improved... Anyone who tells you different was either stung when it sucked (pre-1995) or is a poseur parroting complaints from those graybeards who were stung..
Still, they could do with boosting the price/performance a whole lot.. Sun still cleans IBM's clock in that regard, let alone Linux! (then again, how would a U10/366 with full Veritas LVM compare to a 43P260?)
You put Quake support into the kernel? What kind of framerate improvement does that offer?
;)
Ok then, how about
o kernel
o gcc
o make
o flex
o bison
o glibc
o util-linux
That's a good bit right there... And I bet that thousands if not millions have built all of those at one time or another, even on the same box...
Hell, hundreds of kiddies have built the rootkit.. What qualifies?
What I'd like is if SAGE could offer stuff like a credit union, medical insurance, discounts on stuff besides ora books ;)..
Kind of like a guild without a political agenda, more like a community, or even nation.
... Can these be configured with Beowulf?
(Imagine that.. Geek paradise... Combine a mega rc5des cracker and an orgy...)
Actually, it's _July_ 1st..
Hi,
Does this mean anonCVS access to slash code sometime this millennium?
Waiting with bated breath,
The internet as a liberator as well as a distribution model is an earth-shattering revelation, if artists can only be brave enough and sure enough in themselves to see it and appreciate it. On the internet:
The whole reason to get a record contract is to get on the radio and build an audience large enough to support tours, merchandise, advertising, etc. That's where an artist earns their $$$. What needs to happen is radio stations (starting with college radio) need to get on the net and use music from the net over regular radios (radio signals are still far more efficient and accessible than realaudio or icecast). Here's why a radio station should consider rebroadcasting net music:
(though radio stations would probably miss out on some payola, but then again, you'd have a war of dueling net.audio sites who'll sponsor syndicated shows.. 'the MP3.com biscuit flower hour' anyone?)
Screw the recording industry. Let's toast marshmallows on its burning remains.
I'm not myself a Christian, but things like that which make it somewhat seductive.
Trust me, there's plenty there to turn you off.. How about the Crusades? The Spanish Inquisition? The history of corruption and greed?
I'd say stick with the ideals but don't let them draw you into the Organization or the Dogma..
Er, wear it on your belt with a wire running up from your waist? There _are_ dvd/headset combos available now.. Check this out..
;)
pps: of course, one must have DD5.1 decoded thru (improved) headphones as well..
ppps: I wonder if I _could_ get a Peltier helmet?
Lemme know when the display's 1280x720, and I can attach a portable DVD with integrated line tripler...
Cheers,
while test 1
do
mpg123 http://206.245.158.45:8000
done
I saw a 5-alpha cluster today at the PC Expo in NYC.
They were running Mandelbrot generators in the Compaq exhibit.
Cool.
ps: they were running the control workstation in GNOME.
As ROOT.
Have fun.
Not surprising, given the glibc fp libs were probably not the optimized version. Digital is giving them away in binary form IIRC.. Try dropping them in (I assume your test is dynamic ;)
ps: $70k is a mite rich. Sure you didn't typo $7k? That's more like what a high-end 21164 was going for a year ago (and that's only for a DEC at retail)..
I think you give Allen too much credit. Keep in mind he invests in things like Ticketmaster and Cable Companies, two of the most hated institutions in the US (at least by Pearl Jam.)
;)
I agree.. I said he didn't have time to _fully_ develop his dickness, that doesn't mean some didn't get a chance to come out..
(and even IBM techs have been 5-day casual since at least 1995, when I was there.. Unless you're meeting with a customer...)
'Mr. Metcalfe, thanks for Ethernet. Now go away.'
This prick has been pushing stupid ideas for awhile now, this is just the most recent one. He's on this jag about the death of flat-rate Internet access, when around the world it's on the RISE. He's quite wrongheaded about a great many things, and not worth listening to at this point.
Then again, while he tools around the SF bay or NYC on his yacht, I doubt he gives two dingos kidneys about my opinion, but there you go.
Agreed. But with thousands of titles and a great deal of studio support (Warners and New Line spring to mind immediately, though only Fox, Disney and Dreamworks really pop up as recalcitrant), and with the demise of ShiTX, and as players head towards and south of $300, I think the current DVD medium is here to stay.
The only thing is, it'll be fun to see the transition to the higher-density storage formats, but I doubt we'll have to worry about that until 2006...
(And don't forget a crucial difference between Betamax and DVD: your laptop can't have a Betamax drive, but you can watch DVDs anywhere you can put a DVD-equipped PC.. (and don't doubt that wasn't a HUGE factor in the death of DiVX...))
Well, Paul Allen got out of MS before his dickness could mature fully... And he funds many startups, thus offering future generations opportunity, so I don't think he's that bad...
And sue me, Steve Ballmer cracks me up..
Just goes to show, what a little luck, a lot of nerve, and a penchant for criminal negligence will get you..
(And I'm _glad_ SJ took it in the ass as he did in this feature, he deserves all the shit that'll stick..)
The sequel will hopefully feature a Ballmer aside where he tells you exactly when Gates sold his soul.. (or did he even have one to sell?)
... The only thing interesting me nowadays is icecast.. Particularly the HHG radio show (requires x11amp/mpg123/winamp and >128kbps feed) and Mercury Bath (ditto)....
The King Crimson DVD is _awesome_!! on one track you get 7 different camera angles, and each angle has audio re-jiggered to put the featured performer on center-channel.. other tracks are very cool, the interface is a bit clunky but if you're into Fripp or prog-rock check it out..
(and I actually quite like DTS CDaudio, particularly the Steely Dan album)
ps: IIRC the Crutchfield price is $US349..
Hey, I'm happy, considering that NYC is safer and there's more stuff to do besides fear for your life or smoke crack with the mayor...
;)
('who on earth could elect a crack addict mayor? Honestly? Throw me a frickin bone here...')
... btw: IIRC the Apple I ($666.66 mailorder price) featured a wood case.
Though I doubt the grain was anything to write home about..
Hi,
;)
Get the A120 and upgrade your receiver to DD. You want DD in the receiver for neat future stuff like digital TV broadcasting with AC-3 sound. The A120 also features DTS (I _like_ DTS audio discs) and component video out.
I've got the A110 and I love it, though I suppose when I go to the FPTV I'll need component..
And yeah, Panasonic kicks some serious ass, their stuff is helluva tough... (loving my A110 + 32SF35)