I've always wondered if it would be possible to use the tube/whatever from a microwave oven (not that I'd actually try to send a 1200W 2.4GHz transmission...) for something beyond cooking food. It could be a great way to communicate long distances. So I guess a more specific question would be, "How specifically and accurately can you control the frequency and power output of a microwave oven?"
Hope this doesn't classify me under the "radio skript k1dd13" designation... Like I said, I wouldn't actually use it, I'm just curious.
And does anybody really doubt whether Tesla caused the Tunguska explosion?:P
But it's okay to attend school full time, where no learning is possible (since they have to dumb everything down so that the "lesser abled" kids have the same opportunity as the geniuses and quasigeniuses)? I know all about age discrimination against young people. A few months ago, before I turned 18, I had an interview with a video editing and production company, and because of my young age the company's president assumed that I was just playing around with a new toy I found and had no artistic talent whatsoever. Several months before that I tried to get a job at a local computer store, and while I (think I) more than demonstrated my knowledge (I even wore a tie!), the dude interviewing me said "well, you seem to know your stuff, but you got some of the specific details wrong (Like what's the exact difference between a BX and LX chipset...)," plus I said I worked with AMD processors and they at the time only sold Intel.
Further back than that, when I was like 12, I sent in this post card to get information on some do-it-yourself programming courses, but since I put down my real age, they never sent me anything. I got another post card from the same company, sent it in with my dad's name and age, and got lots of information back, but then when I tried to apply for a course with my name and age, I was once again ignored. Not rejected, ignored.
Finally though, I turned 18, and now I've been working full time with a particularly prominent software company for a month, and already got "promoted" from tech support to Q/A. Crappy part is, I don't have time for Open Source coding anymore (going from full-time code potato to full-time job is kind of a shock).
Okay, enough ranting. Life's a glitch, then you segfault... Code on.
As an example of a Java application (though it's not a game) that's pretty common, and runs well, take a look at Limewire. Obviously a virtual machine can't be as fast as native code, but they're definitely getting close. Macromedia Flash also uses Java (at least the Linux version does, anyway). At any rate, I'd like to be able to take a disc from one system and use it in another just as much as the next man, but then that would defeat the point of having multiple systems. Each game console, for example, has its own unique strengths, quirks, and so on. I like the dreamcast because it was fun getting Linux cross-compiled for SH4 and burnt to a CD. I like the PS2 because it uses a 297MHz R5900 (ohhhh, MIIIPPS), and has official commercial support for Linux. Running everything in a virtual machine would take those strengths away, since it wouldn't be possible to take advantage of them without breaking compatibility.
I recently signed on with a particular high profile company I'm sure a few of you are familiar with (it was instrumental in the recent Windows trademark ruling, for example). The contract, of course, had a work-for-hire clause. They also included a section from California state law (other states may have similar restrictions) saying that any inventions can only be claimed by the employer if
A. The invention directly relates at time of conception to the employer's business,
or
B. The invention was created at least partially using company equipment.
The law also states that any contract may not override the law.
Check your state's employment and work-for-hire laws (if you work in a different state than the company, usually the laws of the company's state apply). Hopefully this helps people.
Any opinions or ideas expressed herein are solely my own.
...and WinZip (WinAmp, WinRar,...) isn't? There's nothing in trademark law that says the product has to be competing to go after it. Microsoft wants to shut down Lindows.com, Inc. (notice that on Lindows.com it never says Lindows without another distinguishing suffix, such as "Lindows Insider" or "LindowsOS" or "Lindows.com, Inc.") because they might actually be a threat to the MS Windows monopoly. I think that Lindows was the perfect name choice. It has Lin, from Linux, and dows, from Windows, to indicate compatibility with both operating systems; not to ride on Microsoft's trademark (Microsoft are the ones who, using common names, tried to benefit from others work (such as those who.. uh... first made glass)). Suppose Microsoft wins? Big deal. LindowsOS will just get a new name. It's not like they need the name Lindows -- they can do just fine with any other name I'm sure.
Final point: Microsoft has given them more publicity than they could ever buy with the meager funding of a post-dot-com startup. It's kinda funny, really.
Also, you ever noticed how gasoline will put out a match if you put one in fast enough? (Don't ask...) Yeah. You need oxygen. "Burn" is just a fancy word for "oxidize."
Sure, I know what you're implying, and I know that you're just trying to get a reaction, but come on... At least/try/ to do better.
Personally, I can't wait until Ogg Tarkin is functional. I hate the current MPEG-2 and proposed MPEG-4 licensing restrictions. I want to be able to encode video that's just as high quality at the same bitrate as some big hollywood studio. No, I'm not pirating videos, I make my own videos (or legal edited copies of movies I purchased legally -- supreme court ruling: it's legal to edit copies of movies you have legally purchased, for example removing scenes you don't like. It's also legal to pay someone to do that editing for you. It's not legal to sell the modified copy itself, however).
MP3.com is owned by Vivendi Universal. It's so commercialized now... The truly independent artists are stuck at the bottom of the charts, getting no exposre, and therefore no ratings. MP3.com is in no danger.
(iv) host or provide matchmaking services for the Program or emulate or redirect the communication protocols used by Blizzard in the network feature of the Program, through protocol emulation, tunneling, modifying or adding components to the Program, use of a utility program or any other techniques now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose including, but not limited to network play over the Internet, network play utilizing commercial or non-commercial gaming networks or as part of content aggregation networks without the prior written consent of Blizzard.
It's right there. You can't try to emulate the protocol, tunnel the connection, or change your DNS server to redirect how you connect. You can't use IPX/IP tunneling to do LAN games with your friends over the Internet without Battle.net, you can't use another server. Do I run bnetd at home? Yes. Why? IPX does not work under Wine, and Battle.net doesn't work with my NAT firewall configuration.
I didn't modify my hosts file, I modified my DNS server. So, if you "accidentally" happen to point your DNS to.. oh, say... [number ommitted to prevent slashdot effect], and try to connect to US West battle.net, it will go to US West battle.net. Try to connect to ASIA battle.net, and what's this? A bnetd server!
Sure, I'll probably get moderated down right along with you, but.... Here goes...
Bnetd is not a Linux endeavor. It is an Open Source endeavor. Battle.net has nothing to do with Microsoft. Bnetd works in Linux, BSD, Windows, MacOS,...
Thanks for the link to a site where all the files are "permission denied." It was a nice try, at any rate...
Vivendi is evil! Dad gummit, you're telling me that somebody bought my employer and I work for the... NO! don't take me away!! I promise to never use free software again (while you're watching)! *mumbling* vivendi vivendi vivendi
Don't be too hard on Blizzard themselves. It's all Vivendi's fault. Remember? The people who took MP3.com and turned it into an (even worse) annoyingly commercial craphole? The people who bought Sierra and Valve and Blizzard and made the policies on their games suck? Vivendi is evil, not Blizzard.
I want to know how you can use a serial cable illegally. The only use I can think of is development, and there's nothing illegal about Dreamcast development in your basement, so long as you aren't distributing a copyrighted IP.BIN. Serial cable is way too slow to transfer any Dreamcast game anyway. You'd have to have a BBA, which costs way too much.
OT: anyone know where I can get a Dreamcast LAN adapter? (The kind that doesn't work with most stuff, and comes with "Dream Passport." HIT-0300 model.)
I did this once on my network. Within two days, my/var filled up with logs from all the Windows machines on the network. They were trying to download http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ident.cab every 30 seconds constantly. No Windows Update feature had been activated on any of the machines. This ident.cab file, when extracted, contains a single text file with some interesting information in it. Microsoft is already doing stuff behind our backs. Unfortunately I've not been able to rid myself of the need for Windows-only software yet, but hopefully my employer, or some other group will be able to change that.
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What about OEM installs of Windows? People who buy a computer from Office Max or Wal-Mart don't ever get the "Agree/Disagree" prompt. Usually there's a little book that says "For distribution only with a new PC." inside the box, but does it ever say anywhere "Read me or die a horrible death?"
The technique is old, but doing it per-pixel is very cool. Now all that needs to be done is to write a 5 channel video format (RGBAZ) and I can start writing software that uses this for unrealistic things.
Ohh, the possibilities...
A hairdryer could be just as bad... I once used a hairdryer to dry a mouse and keyboard I'd just cleaned... The mouse warped terribly. Kinda curled in on itself, the way a foam plate does when you toss it in a camp fire.
I'd like to see you go walk up to a police officer and spit on him, give him the finger, and say, "arrest me, you ****ing fool!" Because that's basically what you're doing. Most/. readers are NOT the richest 25 percent of the world, at least I'm not... "Fight the system" "Down with the Man" Those political activist books are filled with more propaganda than you can shake a stick at. Sure, go read the book. But then read lots of other books, and have a well-formed opinion. Doing otherwise will get you nowhere but jail. It's guys like Dmitri Sklyarov who make better "poster children" of the "corporate reform movement," because he did literally nothing wrong. He violated no Russian laws, and he's not a US citizen. That's an example of unlawful government/corporate oppression. But as soon as you get violent, or encourage violence, instantly you are perceived as a heretic and a rebel. You want reform? Do it the right way. Do it the smart way.
After reading the notice left on raisethefist, this kid starts sounding a lot like Hitler. Not "Erase the Jews" type, but the way he talks about forming a big society, kids starting clubs at their schools, violent overthrow of governments... He should've thought a bit more before posting this. If he was to follow his own advice, he'd be charged with premeditated murder. He advocated violence against innocent people. The founding fathers were fighting against a military sent to force them to submit. I don't think that confiscating all the equipment and software of an 18 year old is the right way to take care of the situation, but his site was apparently inredibly violent in nature.
I also don't think people should be prevented from knowing basic chemistry, like what happens when you mix this with that and stick in a fuse.
While I've never set up a Beowulf cluster myself, I do know that Mosix is very easy to set up. It basically just involved recompiling the kernel (one of the easiest, and yet most frightening sounding things one can do on a Linux box), editing a text file, and installing a daemon. I disbanded my Mosix gang though, since two of the three boxes had only 16MB of RAM and Pentium 133 CPUs, and I wasn't noticing enough of a speed improvement in kernel compiles to justify the transition from a comfortable 747 noise level to a painful F-14 with afterburners.
That said, I don't think point-and-click people have any business setting up a cluster. The ability to use a CLI says something about your intelligence (or at least your desire to use a CLI;p), and those who have no desire to learn even simple bash, probably aren't smart enough to need a cluster or use it wisely. Even if we're talking about graphics houses setting up clusters of Macs to do their big renders, I still say, "Hire a professional." (Plug:) Like me.
Your idea of an array of kernel admins isn't as far-fetched as you might think.
You know, this is funny. About 6 months ago I mentioned this very same problem with the Linux kernel several times, including proposed solutions, and I always, without fail, got moderated down. Anyway, here are the problems I noted:
Linus was great at what he did, not what he does. He knows how to write a kernel for an x86. When it comes to cross-platform issues, sure, leave him on the executive board, but don't make him CEO.
Linus is also not as SMP-aware as, say, the paid professionals at companies such as MontaVista software.
Solution:
Appoint a board of directors over the Linux kernel. There should be equal representatives from each platform and/or subsystem in the kernel. If any of them disagree on how to implement something in the kernel, they have a board meeting, where all sides present their arguments, nobody gets arrogant and egotistical (as is happening quite frequently on the lkml), and they all take a vote.This would prevent such things as Linus removing a very good VM system from the kernel, just because it's similar to how BSD does things. Each individual subsystem would be in control of its own section of the kernel, and in common areas of the kernel common consensus would be required. This system could be implemented heirarchically, so that a consensus must be made within the main SH community, for example, on whether or not to, for example, rewrite the basic structure of the codebase.
Now I need to go tell X not to antialias the font size slashdot uses.. Typing is lagged as I post this;p.
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I've always wondered if it would be possible to use the tube/whatever from a microwave oven (not that I'd actually try to send a 1200W 2.4GHz transmission...) for something beyond cooking food. It could be a great way to communicate long distances. So I guess a more specific question would be, "How specifically and accurately can you control the frequency and power output of a microwave oven?"
:P
Hope this doesn't classify me under the "radio skript k1dd13" designation... Like I said, I wouldn't actually use it, I'm just curious.
And does anybody really doubt whether Tesla caused the Tunguska explosion?
Counter:
But it's okay to attend school full time, where no learning is possible (since they have to dumb everything down so that the "lesser abled" kids have the same opportunity as the geniuses and quasigeniuses)? I know all about age discrimination against young people. A few months ago, before I turned 18, I had an interview with a video editing and production company, and because of my young age the company's president assumed that I was just playing around with a new toy I found and had no artistic talent whatsoever. Several months before that I tried to get a job at a local computer store, and while I (think I) more than demonstrated my knowledge (I even wore a tie!), the dude interviewing me said "well, you seem to know your stuff, but you got some of the specific details wrong (Like what's the exact difference between a BX and LX chipset...)," plus I said I worked with AMD processors and they at the time only sold Intel.
Further back than that, when I was like 12, I sent in this post card to get information on some do-it-yourself programming courses, but since I put down my real age, they never sent me anything. I got another post card from the same company, sent it in with my dad's name and age, and got lots of information back, but then when I tried to apply for a course with my name and age, I was once again ignored. Not rejected, ignored.
Finally though, I turned 18, and now I've been working full time with a particularly prominent software company for a month, and already got "promoted" from tech support to Q/A. Crappy part is, I don't have time for Open Source coding anymore (going from full-time code potato to full-time job is kind of a shock).
Okay, enough ranting. Life's a glitch, then you segfault... Code on.
T(H)GSB, yada yada...
As an example of a Java application (though it's not a game) that's pretty common, and runs well, take a look at Limewire. Obviously a virtual machine can't be as fast as native code, but they're definitely getting close. Macromedia Flash also uses Java (at least the Linux version does, anyway). At any rate, I'd like to be able to take a disc from one system and use it in another just as much as the next man, but then that would defeat the point of having multiple systems. Each game console, for example, has its own unique strengths, quirks, and so on. I like the dreamcast because it was fun getting Linux cross-compiled for SH4 and burnt to a CD. I like the PS2 because it uses a 297MHz R5900 (ohhhh, MIIIPPS), and has official commercial support for Linux. Running everything in a virtual machine would take those strengths away, since it wouldn't be possible to take advantage of them without breaking compatibility.
I recently signed on with a particular high profile company I'm sure a few of you are familiar with (it was instrumental in the recent Windows trademark ruling, for example). The contract, of course, had a work-for-hire clause. They also included a section from California state law (other states may have similar restrictions) saying that any inventions can only be claimed by the employer if
A. The invention directly relates at time of conception to the employer's business,
or
B. The invention was created at least partially using company equipment.
The law also states that any contract may not override the law.
Check your state's employment and work-for-hire laws (if you work in a different state than the company, usually the laws of the company's state apply). Hopefully this helps people.
Any opinions or ideas expressed herein are solely my own.
... or better yet, BeOpen!
Sun already has a product called OpenWindows...
...and WinZip (WinAmp, WinRar, ...) isn't? There's nothing in trademark law that says the product has to be competing to go after it. Microsoft wants to shut down Lindows.com, Inc. (notice that on Lindows.com it never says Lindows without another distinguishing suffix, such as "Lindows Insider" or "LindowsOS" or "Lindows.com, Inc.") because they might actually be a threat to the MS Windows monopoly. I think that Lindows was the perfect name choice. It has Lin, from Linux, and dows, from Windows, to indicate compatibility with both operating systems; not to ride on Microsoft's trademark (Microsoft are the ones who, using common names, tried to benefit from others work (such as those who .. uh... first made glass)). Suppose Microsoft wins? Big deal. LindowsOS will just get a new name. It's not like they need the name Lindows -- they can do just fine with any other name I'm sure.
Final point: Microsoft has given them more publicity than they could ever buy with the meager funding of a post-dot-com startup. It's kinda funny, really.
Also, you ever noticed how gasoline will put out a match if you put one in fast enough? (Don't ask...) Yeah. You need oxygen. "Burn" is just a fancy word for "oxidize."
Sure, I know what you're implying, and I know that you're just trying to get a reaction, but come on... At least /try/ to do better.
Personally, I can't wait until Ogg Tarkin is functional. I hate the current MPEG-2 and proposed MPEG-4 licensing restrictions. I want to be able to encode video that's just as high quality at the same bitrate as some big hollywood studio. No, I'm not pirating videos, I make my own videos (or legal edited copies of movies I purchased legally -- supreme court ruling: it's legal to edit copies of movies you have legally purchased, for example removing scenes you don't like. It's also legal to pay someone to do that editing for you. It's not legal to sell the modified copy itself, however).
MP3.com is owned by Vivendi Universal. It's so commercialized now... The truly independent artists are stuck at the bottom of the charts, getting no exposre, and therefore no ratings. MP3.com is in no danger.
It's right there. You can't try to emulate the protocol, tunnel the connection, or change your DNS server to redirect how you connect. You can't use IPX/IP tunneling to do LAN games with your friends over the Internet without Battle.net, you can't use another server. Do I run bnetd at home? Yes. Why? IPX does not work under Wine, and Battle.net doesn't work with my NAT firewall configuration.
I didn't modify my hosts file, I modified my DNS server. So, if you "accidentally" happen to point your DNS to .. oh, say ... [number ommitted to prevent slashdot effect], and try to connect to US West battle.net, it will go to US West battle.net. Try to connect to ASIA battle.net, and what's this? A bnetd server!
Sure, I'll probably get moderated down right along with you, but .... Here goes...
...
Bnetd is not a Linux endeavor. It is an Open Source endeavor. Battle.net has nothing to do with Microsoft. Bnetd works in Linux, BSD, Windows, MacOS,
You sir, are a moron.
Thanks for the link to a site where all the files are "permission denied." It was a nice try, at any rate...
... NO! don't take me away!! I promise to never use free software again (while you're watching)! *mumbling* vivendi vivendi vivendi
Vivendi is evil! Dad gummit, you're telling me that somebody bought my employer and I work for the
Don't be too hard on Blizzard themselves. It's all Vivendi's fault. Remember? The people who took MP3.com and turned it into an (even worse) annoyingly commercial craphole? The people who bought Sierra and Valve and Blizzard and made the policies on their games suck? Vivendi is evil, not Blizzard.
I want to know how you can use a serial cable illegally. The only use I can think of is development, and there's nothing illegal about Dreamcast development in your basement, so long as you aren't distributing a copyrighted IP.BIN. Serial cable is way too slow to transfer any Dreamcast game anyway. You'd have to have a BBA, which costs way too much.
OT: anyone know where I can get a Dreamcast LAN adapter? (The kind that doesn't work with most stuff, and comes with "Dream Passport." HIT-0300 model.)
If IE is unable to load ident.cab, it retries every thirty seconds. So, with only two Windows machines on the network, the logs filled up the /var.
I did this once on my network. Within two days, my /var filled up with logs from all the Windows machines on the network. They were trying to download http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ident.cab every 30 seconds constantly. No Windows Update feature had been activated on any of the machines. This ident.cab file, when extracted, contains a single text file with some interesting information in it. Microsoft is already doing stuff behind our backs. Unfortunately I've not been able to rid myself of the need for Windows-only software yet, but hopefully my employer, or some other group will be able to change that.
What about OEM installs of Windows? People who buy a computer from Office Max or Wal-Mart don't ever get the "Agree/Disagree" prompt. Usually there's a little book that says "For distribution only with a new PC." inside the box, but does it ever say anywhere "Read me or die a horrible death?"
The technique is old, but doing it per-pixel is very cool. Now all that needs to be done is to write a 5 channel video format (RGBAZ) and I can start writing software that uses this for unrealistic things. Ohh, the possibilities...
A hairdryer could be just as bad... I once used a hairdryer to dry a mouse and keyboard I'd just cleaned... The mouse warped terribly. Kinda curled in on itself, the way a foam plate does when you toss it in a camp fire.
I'd like to see you go walk up to a police officer and spit on him, give him the finger, and say, "arrest me, you ****ing fool!" Because that's basically what you're doing. Most /. readers are NOT the richest 25 percent of the world, at least I'm not... "Fight the system" "Down with the Man" Those political activist books are filled with more propaganda than you can shake a stick at. Sure, go read the book. But then read lots of other books, and have a well-formed opinion. Doing otherwise will get you nowhere but jail. It's guys like Dmitri Sklyarov who make better "poster children" of the "corporate reform movement," because he did literally nothing wrong. He violated no Russian laws, and he's not a US citizen. That's an example of unlawful government/corporate oppression. But as soon as you get violent, or encourage violence, instantly you are perceived as a heretic and a rebel. You want reform? Do it the right way. Do it the smart way.
After reading the notice left on raisethefist, this kid starts sounding a lot like Hitler. Not "Erase the Jews" type, but the way he talks about forming a big society, kids starting clubs at their schools, violent overthrow of governments... He should've thought a bit more before posting this. If he was to follow his own advice, he'd be charged with premeditated murder. He advocated violence against innocent people. The founding fathers were fighting against a military sent to force them to submit. I don't think that confiscating all the equipment and software of an 18 year old is the right way to take care of the situation, but his site was apparently inredibly violent in nature.
I also don't think people should be prevented from knowing basic chemistry, like what happens when you mix this with that and stick in a fuse.
While I've never set up a Beowulf cluster myself, I do know that Mosix is very easy to set up. It basically just involved recompiling the kernel (one of the easiest, and yet most frightening sounding things one can do on a Linux box), editing a text file, and installing a daemon. I disbanded my Mosix gang though, since two of the three boxes had only 16MB of RAM and Pentium 133 CPUs, and I wasn't noticing enough of a speed improvement in kernel compiles to justify the transition from a comfortable 747 noise level to a painful F-14 with afterburners.
;p), and those who have no desire to learn even simple bash, probably aren't smart enough to need a cluster or use it wisely. Even if we're talking about graphics houses setting up clusters of Macs to do their big renders, I still say, "Hire a professional." (Plug:) Like me.
That said, I don't think point-and-click people have any business setting up a cluster. The ability to use a CLI says something about your intelligence (or at least your desire to use a CLI
Your idea of an array of kernel admins isn't as far-fetched as you might think.
;p.
You know, this is funny. About 6 months ago I mentioned this very same problem with the Linux kernel several times, including proposed solutions, and I always, without fail, got moderated down. Anyway, here are the problems I noted:
Linus was great at what he did, not what he does. He knows how to write a kernel for an x86. When it comes to cross-platform issues, sure, leave him on the executive board, but don't make him CEO.
Linus is also not as SMP-aware as, say, the paid professionals at companies such as MontaVista software.
Solution:
Appoint a board of directors over the Linux kernel. There should be equal representatives from each platform and/or subsystem in the kernel. If any of them disagree on how to implement something in the kernel, they have a board meeting, where all sides present their arguments, nobody gets arrogant and egotistical (as is happening quite frequently on the lkml), and they all take a vote.This would prevent such things as Linus removing a very good VM system from the kernel, just because it's similar to how BSD does things. Each individual subsystem would be in control of its own section of the kernel, and in common areas of the kernel common consensus would be required. This system could be implemented heirarchically, so that a consensus must be made within the main SH community, for example, on whether or not to, for example, rewrite the basic structure of the codebase.
Now I need to go tell X not to antialias the font size slashdot uses.. Typing is lagged as I post this