Too be clear... my answer was NO, not through VPN, not through VNC/Terminal Services, and not through a video stream (although I didn't touch on that). The a parent of my original post is either a troll or failed to RTFA.
Yes, except that VPNs are not visual, maybe you meant use VNC or Windows Terminal Service. If that's what you meant, then no, because the video quality wouldn't come anywhere close to what this is providing.
No you can't, not w/ the same picture quality that this guy's tech provides. The $6000 custom video capture card is the big deal. If you would have RTFA you would have known that, you also would have known that in theory this card could be mass produced for ~$100 once the ASICs were designed.
RTFA. The big deal is you watch broadcast TV broadcast in Moscow in New York, or anywhere for that matter. Apparently tv signals from Moscow cannot be picked up on an ultraportable Casio. Imagine that.
There were a total of 1473 comments, of those 490 were submitted by Slashdoters, according to the linked-from URL. This is 33.26%, which on the surface seems like a significant impact, but when you look a little closer you'll see that the #s are not quite as impressive as they seem. Here's the breakdown
63 - In Soviet Russia the weather updates you. 19 - Notices that this service is already provided by Goatse.cx 3 - Requests to add a feature that notifies you anytime Natalie Portman comes within 50 meters of hot grits. 16 - Pondering what a beowulf cluster of these might be like. 48 - Blasting the NOAA because Microsoft is secretly behind bad weather. 27 - Claimed the request was a dupe and cited existing services provided by the NOAA. 16 - Only old Koreans use the weather. 19 - Claims that "1 0wnz d4 w34th3r cuz 1m s0 133t" 193 - Users suggesting the NOAA needs to rely on perl, python, BSD, Linux, MySQL, PHP, emacs, vi, haskell, or ruby for all future development efforts. 1 - Comment suggesting the weather should be properly called GNU/Weather (thanks RMS!) 11 - Requested a change for notices about clear sunny days. The new notice will read, "Nothing to see here. Move along." 13 - Requesting that the raw weather data and weather forcasting software be sent as part of an ebuild that they could emerge and compile the report anytime they wanted, because they've got their Gentoo system totally tweaked out for this type of application. 27 - Asked for help getting WeatherBug to work correctly on Linux w/ Wine. 9 - Posts about how Netcraft had confirmed it, weather is dead. 1 - Comment with made up statistics about how important changing was. 1 - Comment with made up statistics about how important not changing was. 32 - EA employees asked for pictures, b/c they've never seen the light of day, a blue sky or snow lit by daylight. 1 - Comment that read...
To Whom It May Concern:
Thanks, this is a great idea. Go for it. You guys rock. I've only been here a few days now, but I'm glad I could give my 2 cents, check out my blog (excluded). Also, I was thinking about going into programming because I took a class on C++, and I wrote a program that would randomly guess the weather, but since you're going to do this maybe I need to consider not studying IT in college... any suggestions?
Josh Milsken Sophmore, Wuleska High School Topeka, KS
P.S. - My birthday is next week... gonna be 15... gonna get my learners permit. Woohoo!
Should someone have to plead for money when they have worked hard on a project?
Hard work does not equate to market value... sweat does not always equal dollars. That said, many free(beer)/open source developers create value and they exchange their work for non-monetary gains. For example, the Apache team has created a standard that many companies have contributed money, support, code etc. to, which they can leverage in their own products and avoid costs of having to create the software themselves or integrate w/ a lot of other software. Private developers may submit their hard work to the Apache project b/c they want to make sure the feature the love and rely on remains compatible with the main stream project. Other just like the public recognition and peer feedback. Maybe they just don't want to have to market the product, deal with the tax hassles, and the fact that once you take money... you're kind of on the hook to back up the product you sold.
Free and open software would seem to stimulate the need for developers because the barriers for using quality software are drastically reduced and so those resources are now available to customize the software, which b/c the source is open, can actually be achieved.
Someone, please rewrite the Grapes of Wrath, so that instead of seperating a man from his land, he will be seperated from his server, and replaced by a man who maintains the entire server farm with the assistance of his automated data center robots.
There is a big difference between unofficial "squawking" and official "squawking". The first is a rant, the second is an enlightened observation. Although the argument may not change, the official status does have some intrensic value in presenting the argument to decision makers.
I thought so myself... but I can't seem to find any sites or pictures w/ the HL1 mod. I searched Google and several mod sites, but could only find links to the black mesa (HL2) mod. Since this is very old news, I wonder if there was ever a HL1 mod.
Does anyone have any evidence that this was the HL1 mod (if it ever existed) w/ a "2" added?
As I type this... I feel pathetic... I mean who cares really?
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Since we've entered the wildly speculative zone this kind of thing makes a lot of sense.
and if i you can find them. Call the A-team.
Old Koreans and Soviet Russia.
Does Linus read you your email? Is he friendly in person? What do you have to feed him?
Too be clear... my answer was NO, not through VPN, not through VNC/Terminal Services, and not through a video stream (although I didn't touch on that). The a parent of my original post is either a troll or failed to RTFA.
mpeg2 = 20mbps
(mpeg2)/2 = (20mbps)/2
mpeg = 10mbps
mpeg4 = 4*10mbps
mpeg4 = 40 mbps
Correct me if I'm wrong... but I think the maths are right.
(it's a joke kids, everybody chuckle a little... now go back to work.)
Yes, except that VPNs are not visual, maybe you meant use VNC or Windows Terminal Service. If that's what you meant, then no, because the video quality wouldn't come anywhere close to what this is providing.
No you can't, not w/ the same picture quality that this guy's tech provides. The $6000 custom video capture card is the big deal. If you would have RTFA you would have known that, you also would have known that in theory this card could be mass produced for ~$100 once the ASICs were designed.
RTFA. The big deal is you watch broadcast TV broadcast in Moscow in New York, or anywhere for that matter. Apparently tv signals from Moscow cannot be picked up on an ultraportable Casio. Imagine that.
THANKS for reposting the SAME EXACT LINK from the summary... why it was even the FIRST link! Karma whore.
I just had the horrible mental image of an elderly Japanese man spooning with a large talking robot. Horrifying.
63 - In Soviet Russia the weather updates you.
19 - Notices that this service is already provided by Goatse.cx
3 - Requests to add a feature that notifies you anytime Natalie Portman comes within 50 meters of hot grits.
16 - Pondering what a beowulf cluster of these might be like.
48 - Blasting the NOAA because Microsoft is secretly behind bad weather.
27 - Claimed the request was a dupe and cited existing services provided by the NOAA.
16 - Only old Koreans use the weather.
19 - Claims that "1 0wnz d4 w34th3r cuz 1m s0 133t"
193 - Users suggesting the NOAA needs to rely on perl, python, BSD, Linux, MySQL, PHP, emacs, vi, haskell, or ruby for all future development efforts.
1 - Comment suggesting the weather should be properly called GNU/Weather (thanks RMS!)
11 - Requested a change for notices about clear sunny days. The new notice will read, "Nothing to see here. Move along."
13 - Requesting that the raw weather data and weather forcasting software be sent as part of an ebuild that they could emerge and compile the report anytime they wanted, because they've got their Gentoo system totally tweaked out for this type of application.
27 - Asked for help getting WeatherBug to work correctly on Linux w/ Wine.
9 - Posts about how Netcraft had confirmed it, weather is dead.
1 - Comment with made up statistics about how important changing was.
1 - Comment with made up statistics about how important not changing was.
32 - EA employees asked for pictures, b/c they've never seen the light of day, a blue sky or snow lit by daylight.
1 - Comment that read...
Quite an impact.
Of course not.
Should someone have to plead for money when they have worked hard on a project?
Hard work does not equate to market value... sweat does not always equal dollars. That said, many free(beer)/open source developers create value and they exchange their work for non-monetary gains. For example, the Apache team has created a standard that many companies have contributed money, support, code etc. to, which they can leverage in their own products and avoid costs of having to create the software themselves or integrate w/ a lot of other software. Private developers may submit their hard work to the Apache project b/c they want to make sure the feature the love and rely on remains compatible with the main stream project. Other just like the public recognition and peer feedback. Maybe they just don't want to have to market the product, deal with the tax hassles, and the fact that once you take money... you're kind of on the hook to back up the product you sold.
Free and open software would seem to stimulate the need for developers because the barriers for using quality software are drastically reduced and so those resources are now available to customize the software, which b/c the source is open, can actually be achieved.
Someone, please rewrite the Grapes of Wrath, so that instead of seperating a man from his land, he will be seperated from his server, and replaced by a man who maintains the entire server farm with the assistance of his automated data center robots.
Probably the same folks who use BSD... you know, the dead.
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Exhibit G is a death certificate for BSD!
There is a big difference between unofficial "squawking" and official "squawking". The first is a rant, the second is an enlightened observation. Although the argument may not change, the official status does have some intrensic value in presenting the argument to decision makers.
I thought so myself... but I can't seem to find any sites or pictures w/ the HL1 mod. I searched Google and several mod sites, but could only find links to the black mesa (HL2) mod. Since this is very old news, I wonder if there was ever a HL1 mod.
Does anyone have any evidence that this was the HL1 mod (if it ever existed) w/ a "2" added?
As I type this... I feel pathetic... I mean who cares really?
according to internal press releases the armed forces will not use Linux until its proponents are clean shaven, well trimmed, and freshly showered.
BSD was considered as well, until they realized it was all but dead.
Mac OS X is currently in production throughout the military, used to record cadences and bugle solos.
The only problem: the reactor technology for converting helium 3 to energy is still in its infancy.
Oh, yeah, and it's also on the moon.
for me to poop on.
Wow, you've turned a weak fanboy idea into an actual fun Christmas gift. Good job!
Send them Redhat... one disk at a time.