A guy I went to school with is a radiographer. He was talking about some of the super-neato imaging things they can do with extremely high levels of X-Rays and things - levels which are normally far too high for a person to take. The resulting images are of extremely high detail, can be mapped in to 3D models of internal systems, and things like that.
As such, these techniques are only used on people with advanced stages of cancer, say, who are in a bad state already.
Someone who knows what i'm trying to talk about might be able to post some links to details or images of such stuff.
exactly. it'll be free initially to get people on board. sooner or later MS will want to make money back on it, to at least cover the no doubt inconsiderable cost of runner a service on this (perceived) scale.
anyone know what AOLs impression of Hailstorm is? they really can't be happy about it...
Next thing you know MS is gonna start having Hailstorm exclusivity contracts where realtors can't do business with non-hailstorm customers. Then they can try to force the non-hailstorm realtors out of the market.
And that's the fear associated with Hailstorm - that they'll impose a "tax" on internet usage. Even if it's indirect (ie, passed on to the web site you're trying to access via your Passport account), do you really want Microsoft squeezing money out of you at every turn.
And Microsoft's recent track record of abrupt about-turns isn't great (AOL and XP, for example).
As i've said elsewhere, good for Microsoft from trying to make money whereever they can - it doesn't mean I have to be part of it, though.
There's also the worrying theory put forward by certain people that MS is waiting for the right turn to screw open source projects based on possible patent infrigements.
Do you trust them to not try to screw competing technologies over as soon as it is safe for them to do so?
(Bah. If/. is going to mangle my submission, at least spell my name right).
I think Linus is way off the mark by not being concerned by.NET and Hailstorm. In this thing I wrote I show some recent examples of Microsoft moving the goal posts when things didn't go their way.
This earlier thing is along similar lines. It talks about concerns raised by Bruce Perens that Microsoft is currently building of warchest of software patents to start hassling open source projects once the heat has cooled down from the Justice Department.
Just thinking about it now, has Microsoft ever passed on an opportunity to screw money out of people? (Having said that, good for them. They are a business after all. Doesn't mean we as users of technology have to support them in that though).
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mrtg fed by some little perl scripts we hacked together to suck the data from iwconfig. Go and ask on free2air.org and i'm sure we can make them generic enough to release in to the wild.
Oh, and if you're feeling like being geeky about 802.11b and related things, make sure to look at www.free2air.org for some good detailed stuff about wireless security. Airsnort, war driving, and all that other stuff you kids seem to love.
The guy who does the site is in Amsterdam this weekend doing some wireless stuff. Wait 'til you see pictures of his latest project. But i'll let him explain that when he's ready...
There's a story (very light on details) with some pictures of my node sitting 450 meters away from it's wireless uplink.
You'll notice the use of an empty cider can to mount the Lucent Range Extender on. This was actually vitally important. Between the two sites was a kebab shop (seriously) that was just breaking line of site, and with the various combinations of wireless kit, we were right at the end limits of getting a signal. We messed around for a few days trying various things, and, eventually, over a can of Strongbow I realised raising the antenna those 5 or 6 inches higher might work. And the rest is history.
That site has moved now, and is much closer to the primary site,so the feat is not nearly as impressive. But you geeks can, uh, geek out at knowing that the website below comes to you [spooky voice]through the air[/spooky voice].
I hacked up a quick and dirty op-ed about Linux last week. The next day, IBM was quoting my ramblings on their Linux page (it's gone now).
For a little geek to be ranting at their keyboard, and for a megacorp to quote that as some sort of authoritive source within 24 hours seems subversive to traditional media outlets, at the very least.
I can't describe how much that speed of it happening restored my faith in the 'net.
Now, if I could only go and write a well thought-out piece with something to say, that would be even better.
You bet schools mainly use their computers for 'net access. Judging by all the emails I get about horny schoolgirls wanting me to check out their websites, they must be at it 24/7.
The expectation is that ntl and Telewest (the two main cablecos) will eventually merge, and that the joint marketing is the first case of them testing the waters with each other.
What any possible merger would mean for cable modem prices is anyone's guess.
...j
Re:Don't Like It That Way? Don't Buy It That Way?
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All (or, at least, the vast majority) of consoles and the like are sold as loss leaders - the manufacturers always plan to make money back on the future purchase of software or additional services.
So Sony subsidises the Playstation, and hopes i'll go and buy lots of games. Ya boo sucks to them when I only ever got Gran Turismo 2 (and a few secondhand games here and there) - they probably lost money on that deal.
Sky TV does something similar over here - dish and installation free/cheap if you subscribe. Cost if you don't subscribe to their pay TV.
And good for them.
Microsoft is just trying to get some money back early in the life of their relationship with the consumber.
So what?
...j
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It's a major upgrade - you probably want to upgrade (or, get ready to upgrade when 2.2.1 inevitably comes out in a couple of weeks).
Get in touch, add your node as "speculative" to their database. You may well find some other people in your area who have been thinking similar thoughts.
Some (relatively) long haul connections are about to come online in London. The extended range people are starting to get/offer may be of use to you.
And he may well beat himself up (so to speak) about his impure desires.
College age guys managing to not look at porn, despite the strength of any religous conviction, would be an impressive thing.
Quick! Someone go d a study on the level of pr0n traffic fromr religious schools compared to non-affiliated schools. There's a thesis in there somewhere...
Katz is an older guy - IIRC, he mentions in Geek being old enough to be the dad of the guys he's writing about.
You can find a pic over here which claims to be of Katz.
(And, despite not necessarily being the biggest fan of his stories for/., I can't recommend Geeks enough, it's an excellent book).
...j
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/. being owned by VA makes it part of the corporate Internet, no? Quick ma, run for the hills!
Jon, I don't think you should be suprised there's still cool, small(ish?)-scale, independent stuff happening on the web. Such as (here comes the inevitable plug!) my recently launched newsfilter.co.uk. Erm, I guess someone other than me should decide if it's cool, but, whatever...
There will always be small, independent stuff springing up - I have no doubts about that. Some of it will grow into something bigger, and become part of the "evil" corporate world. Some will tick over at a smaller scale hobby level. Others will fade away. It's all good stuff.
And it will continue to happen, whether or not Steve and Bill end up owning the 'net. That much should not be suprising.
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A guy I went to school with is a radiographer. He was talking about some of the super-neato imaging things they can do with extremely high levels of X-Rays and things - levels which are normally far too high for a person to take. The resulting images are of extremely high detail, can be mapped in to 3D models of internal systems, and things like that.
As such, these techniques are only used on people with advanced stages of cancer, say, who are in a bad state already.
Someone who knows what i'm trying to talk about might be able to post some links to details or images of such stuff.
...j
I'd go so far as to say it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.
Hoho!
exactly. it'll be free initially to get people on board. sooner or later MS will want to make money back on it, to at least cover the no doubt inconsiderable cost of runner a service on this (perceived) scale.
anyone know what AOLs impression of Hailstorm is? they really can't be happy about it...
Next thing you know MS is gonna start having Hailstorm exclusivity contracts where realtors can't do business with non-hailstorm customers. Then they can try to force the non-hailstorm realtors out of the market.
And that's the fear associated with Hailstorm - that they'll impose a "tax" on internet usage. Even if it's indirect (ie, passed on to the web site you're trying to access via your Passport account), do you really want Microsoft squeezing money out of you at every turn.
And Microsoft's recent track record of abrupt about-turns isn't great (AOL and XP, for example).
As i've said elsewhere, good for Microsoft from trying to make money whereever they can - it doesn't mean I have to be part of it, though.
There's also the worrying theory put forward by certain people that MS is waiting for the right turn to screw open source projects based on possible patent infrigements.
Do you trust them to not try to screw competing technologies over as soon as it is safe for them to do so?
...j
(Bah. If /. is going to mangle my submission, at least spell my name right).
.NET and Hailstorm. In this thing I wrote I show some recent examples of Microsoft moving the goal posts when things didn't go their way.
I think Linus is way off the mark by not being concerned by
This earlier thing is along similar lines. It talks about concerns raised by Bruce Perens that Microsoft is currently building of warchest of software patents to start hassling open source projects once the heat has cooled down from the Justice Department.
Just thinking about it now, has Microsoft ever passed on an opportunity to screw money out of people? (Having said that, good for them. They are a business after all. Doesn't mean we as users of technology have to support them in that though).
...j
Except when I try to buy Rupert I get:
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/var/www/html/xproddetail.php on line 13
/var/www/html/xproddetail.php on line 18
/var/www/html/xproddetail.php:11) in /var/www/include/shoplib.inc on line 50
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D'oh!
...j
mrtg fed by some little perl scripts we hacked together to suck the data from iwconfig. Go and ask on free2air.org and i'm sure we can make them generic enough to release in to the wild.
...j
Oh, and if you're feeling like being geeky about 802.11b and related things, make sure to look at www.free2air.org for some good detailed stuff about wireless security. Airsnort, war driving, and all that other stuff you kids seem to love.
The guy who does the site is in Amsterdam this weekend doing some wireless stuff. Wait 'til you see pictures of his latest project. But i'll let him explain that when he's ready...
...j
There's a story (very light on details) with some pictures of my node sitting 450 meters away from it's wireless uplink.
You'll notice the use of an empty cider can to mount the Lucent Range Extender on. This was actually vitally important. Between the two sites was a kebab shop (seriously) that was just breaking line of site, and with the various combinations of wireless kit, we were right at the end limits of getting a signal. We messed around for a few days trying various things, and, eventually, over a can of Strongbow I realised raising the antenna those 5 or 6 inches higher might work. And the rest is history.
That site has moved now, and is much closer to the primary site,so the feat is not nearly as impressive. But you geeks can, uh, geek out at knowing that the website below comes to you [spooky voice]through the air[/spooky voice].
...j
Huh? Where the parent to this thread? Either it's been deleted, or something is b0rken in the land of slashcode...
There are people, in Europe (and no doubt, elsewhere) building their own high-gain antennas quite successfully. Work out dirt cheap, too.
Adapters are available to go from non-standard connectors to something a bit more garden variety, BTW.
...j
For a little geek to be ranting at their keyboard, and for a megacorp to quote that as some sort of authoritive source within 24 hours seems subversive to traditional media outlets, at the very least.
I can't describe how much that speed of it happening restored my faith in the 'net.
Now, if I could only go and write a well thought-out piece with something to say, that would be even better.
...j
I'd be more worried that the person was clear sure if their friend was a boy or a girl.
...j
You bet schools mainly use their computers for 'net access. Judging by all the emails I get about horny schoolgirls wanting me to check out their websites, they must be at it 24/7.
...j
WEP is (as of recently) breakable - that's why you encrypt your traffic with other existing (proven) technologies.
802.11b gives you basic a TCP/IP connection. It's up to you to make it secure.
Or something.
...j
ntl (UK) has just announced a trial of a wireless (10Ghz) broadband offering in London.
Detail over yonder.
The expectation is that ntl and Telewest (the two main cablecos) will eventually merge, and that the joint marketing is the first case of them testing the waters with each other.
What any possible merger would mean for cable modem prices is anyone's guess.
...j
All (or, at least, the vast majority) of consoles and the like are sold as loss leaders - the manufacturers always plan to make money back on the future purchase of software or additional services.
So Sony subsidises the Playstation, and hopes i'll go and buy lots of games. Ya boo sucks to them when I only ever got Gran Turismo 2 (and a few secondhand games here and there) - they probably lost money on that deal.
Sky TV does something similar over here - dish and installation free/cheap if you subscribe. Cost if you don't subscribe to their pay TV.
And good for them.
Microsoft is just trying to get some money back early in the life of their relationship with the consumber.
So what?
...j
It's a major upgrade - you probably want to upgrade (or, get ready to upgrade when 2.2.1 inevitably comes out in a couple of weeks).
The release notes are worth reading over.
...j
(jackass has been cancelled. eep!)
Get in touch, add your node as "speculative" to their database. You may well find some other people in your area who have been thinking similar thoughts.
Some (relatively) long haul connections are about to come online in London. The extended range people are starting to get/offer may be of use to you.
...j
(they cancelled Jackass? Eeep!)
And he may well beat himself up (so to speak) about his impure desires.
College age guys managing to not look at porn, despite the strength of any religous conviction, would be an impressive thing.
Quick! Someone go d a study on the level of pr0n traffic fromr religious schools compared to non-affiliated schools. There's a thesis in there somewhere...
...j
Katz is an older guy - IIRC, he mentions in Geek being old enough to be the dad of the guys he's writing about.
/., I can't recommend Geeks enough, it's an excellent book).
You can find a pic over here which claims to be of Katz.
(And, despite not necessarily being the biggest fan of his stories for
...j
/. being owned by VA makes it part of the corporate Internet, no? Quick ma, run for the hills!
Jon, I don't think you should be suprised there's still cool, small(ish?)-scale, independent stuff happening on the web. Such as (here comes the inevitable plug!) my recently launched newsfilter.co.uk. Erm, I guess someone other than me should decide if it's cool, but, whatever...
There will always be small, independent stuff springing up - I have no doubts about that. Some of it will grow into something bigger, and become part of the "evil" corporate world. Some will tick over at a smaller scale hobby level. Others will fade away. It's all good stuff.
And it will continue to happen, whether or not Steve and Bill end up owning the 'net. That much should not be suprising.
...j
RTFA: "The MySQL suit, filed last Wednesday in federal court in Massachusetts[...]"
Yes, it's a long article, with some big words, and no pretty pictures, but the above quote is the third paragraph down.
Jebus.
...j
BTW, what was your solution? I'm sure we'd all love to hear it.
:-/
He can't talk about it 'til the patent office grants his application for a patent on "how to run a patent system".