That is interesting that wireless products are apparently required to support back to 802.11 1997 and b out of the box. I have seen that on my gear but didn't know it was mandated. Anyway, one of the first steps I take when deploying a new AP is to log in and, after disabling WEP and WPA1, change a dropdown box from b/g/n to g/n.
This should eliminate all the legacy traffic, surely?
Look, I don't care whether or not X technically has pure network transparency any more. All I and just about every other multi-system-Linux user want is to ssh to another computer and have individual programs launched from that shell show up on my screen as if I was sitting at the remote computer.
If Wayland does that then there's no problem.
X does this right now, though admittedly these days addons like xpra are needed to make it usable over slow links.
Interesting. So this isn't something that's just launched then. It's been around for a while, no? Is it just recently that it became an advertising ground for Apple products?
If you have an old LCD screen with a burned-out CFL tube, you can pull of the back diffusers and have a fully-transparent LCD display.
Sure there's no self-illumination whatsoever so you need to have it against a bright background (eg a window during the day), the the effect is rather novel.
Most of the power needed to drive monitors is in the backlight, so chances are the power supply will be unnecessary. You'll probably be able to power it from the +12V/5V lines of your computer PSU.
If you're lucky and get a good model you can power the whole thing with just +5V from a USB port!
2 second boot time after BIOS screen. Programs such as the music player, file manager and Wordstar all launched in less than 1 second. Load times much more than that was a sign that something was badly wrong.
With that difference in failure rates, I think you have to consider what happens when two (or, much less likely, three) drives die within that 15-minute period. How much redundancy do you have?
We have had massive failures with WD caviar Blues but no others. The Blacks have been very reliable while being "fast enough". Reds in particular appear rock solid if not fast, and the Greens are just too slow to consider.
Seagates have been okay in recent times, too. A lot of their 7200.11 drives shipped with faulty firmware that would kill all your data. They were good enough to issue an update to fix it though.
True, though to be fair most software for Linux is available in repositories specific to the distribution.
This doesn't help with programs where nobody can be bothered rolling a package (like this one) but nearly every program a Linux user could want is a couple of clicks away in a package management GUI. Or an apt-get or yum for those familiar with command-lines.
This is a major difference between Linux distributions and other systems such as Windows and OS X. Every application is installed, removed and updated in exactly the same way.
Please, please, PLEASE somebody make CFLs with interchangeable ballasts. That way, when the caps in the ballast dry out you can swap it out and keep the same tube. And if the tube should break or naturally dim as they seem to do over time, a new one can be plugged into the existing ballast.
Far less waste overall and I for one would happily pay more for it.
That's true. However imported components aren't all sourced from China. Everyone stays well clear of Chinese electrolytic capacitors for example, the best ones coming instead from Japan.
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That is interesting that wireless products are apparently required to support back to 802.11 1997 and b out of the box. I have seen that on my gear but didn't know it was mandated. Anyway, one of the first steps I take when deploying a new AP is to log in and, after disabling WEP and WPA1, change a dropdown box from b/g/n to g/n.
This should eliminate all the legacy traffic, surely?
Oh dear.
Look, I don't care whether or not X technically has pure network transparency any more. All I and just about every other multi-system-Linux user want is to ssh to another computer and have individual programs launched from that shell show up on my screen as if I was sitting at the remote computer.
If Wayland does that then there's no problem.
X does this right now, though admittedly these days addons like xpra are needed to make it usable over slow links.
Interesting. So this isn't something that's just launched then. It's been around for a while, no? Is it just recently that it became an advertising ground for Apple products?
Smells like poetic justice...
Amiga? PC 4k demos are what impressed me.
The 4K television revolution is upon us, and nobody is impressed.
Speak for yourself!
If you have an old LCD screen with a burned-out CFL tube, you can pull of the back diffusers and have a fully-transparent LCD display.
Sure there's no self-illumination whatsoever so you need to have it against a bright background (eg a window during the day), the the effect is rather novel.
Most of the power needed to drive monitors is in the backlight, so chances are the power supply will be unnecessary. You'll probably be able to power it from the +12V/5V lines of your computer PSU.
If you're lucky and get a good model you can power the whole thing with just +5V from a USB port!
That sounds perfect for data centers...
I was expecting to see perhaps a news aggregator. Instead I was directed to some flash-based advertisement for Apple devices. What gives?
Yes, okay but I still miss my 386.
2 second boot time after BIOS screen.
Programs such as the music player, file manager and Wordstar all launched in less than 1 second.
Load times much more than that was a sign that something was badly wrong.
In some ways we have moved backwards...
Yes but we're not "back in the day" now, are we?
With that difference in failure rates, I think you have to consider what happens when two (or, much less likely, three) drives die within that 15-minute period. How much redundancy do you have?
We have had massive failures with WD caviar Blues but no others. The Blacks have been very reliable while being "fast enough". Reds in particular appear rock solid if not fast, and the Greens are just too slow to consider.
Seagates have been okay in recent times, too. A lot of their 7200.11 drives shipped with faulty firmware that would kill all your data. They were good enough to issue an update to fix it though.
True, though to be fair most software for Linux is available in repositories specific to the distribution.
This doesn't help with programs where nobody can be bothered rolling a package (like this one) but nearly every program a Linux user could want is a couple of clicks away in a package management GUI. Or an apt-get or yum for those familiar with command-lines.
This is a major difference between Linux distributions and other systems such as Windows and OS X. Every application is installed, removed and updated in exactly the same way.
Or any other distro with the Cinnamon desktop for that matter.
Please, please, PLEASE somebody make CFLs with interchangeable ballasts. That way, when the caps in the ballast dry out you can swap it out and keep the same tube. And if the tube should break or naturally dim as they seem to do over time, a new one can be plugged into the existing ballast.
Far less waste overall and I for one would happily pay more for it.
No, no it isn't. A nice witty phrase, yes, but it is not true.
I think nLite will do what you're after.
Remember, kids, that acronyms are never to be expanded inline. Acronyms exist as an aid to memory and as a shorthand NAME for something.
Dwelling on perceived tautologies in using acronyms along with words contained within only seem to make OCD people feel smug and superior.
Ten seconds in a microwave oven should fix that.
At least that seems to be what people around these parts do.
Do you use the night-prism mode in your rear view mirror? Or is this more a problem with wing mirrors?
That's true. However imported components aren't all sourced from China. Everyone stays well clear of Chinese electrolytic capacitors for example, the best ones coming instead from Japan.
Do you mean Theora perhaps?
Good to see further progress in YouTube video quality. Any word on when they're going to break the 30 frame per second limit and allow HFR content?
Well, once you get deep into the bathtub failure curve anyway.
50% of my LED halogen replacements failed within three weeks. The other 50% have been rock steady for eight months now.