The [H] on the image is the HardOCP watermark thing that they place on any images on their site. So it wasn't there before they got it.. Other than that.. good post:-)
Although his attitudde may be lacking he is in fact correct (well not sure about 3.1 but certainly since 95). Also I'm not sure if it is avaliable without an addon util but do a google search and you'll see them in abundance
I thought exactly this, then continued along the same line of thought and it struck me. Techies/geeks also usually research their purchases more than you usual Joe Sixpack. Wheather it be electronic components or music, we check it out before we shell out the cash.
Can someone explain for me how this could have happened??
They are modifying the Linux kernel to do this. The kernel is distributed under the GPL. So they can't just add some nice security features and start charging for a licence as that goes against the GPL, doesn't it?
Might I suggest you (re)read Rebel Code. Having just finished it, I can tell you that RMS was left out of the little group that came up with "open source". He was left out intentionally as all knew he would have no part of it when it came to effectivly renaming a movement he created single handedly (almost).
Also the term "open source" was thought up directly to make it more marketable to the press/business communities, and also to setup a little distance between themselves and RMS.
I'm living in Christchurch. There are currently 2 High Speed providers:
1.ADSL on a system called Jetstart. Terms are 5GB limit 128k each way. This is comparable in price to a phone line and dialup account. You can also go to Jetstart, which is 8M down and 2M up, but is much more expensive.
2. Cable from TelstraClear (this is more dependant on location), this is what I have and there are a few packages avaliable. You can get 128k both ways with a 10GB limit for about the same as the Jetstart price. You can also get 256k down 128k up for about the same price but you only have a 5GB limit. There are also various other plans avaliable for up to 2MB down speeds.
Other notes is that the cable service gives you a static IP for no charge and the external modem is just a media converter so your machine network card has the IP bound to it (good for firewalling), whereas on ADSL you eaither have to have an internal modem (and then try to find Linux drivers for it) or get an external router that does NAT.
Since it isn't mentioned in the article, the reason the BNETD team don't have CD-KEY checking is because they don't have the algorithim that is used by Blizzard... If they did then everyone could see the source code to make perfect Blizzard CD-Keys and anyone could play on Battle-Net without buying the game.
It's not the fault of Blizzard or of the BNETD team that they don't have CD-Key checking. It a no win situation either way.
When I first saw this PC/104 spec. I thought, great.. I can build myself a nice small firewall box (literally since it would be square) with a CPU and 3 NICs, and save myself a good deal of space...
Assuming they do come onto your site andinstall this software. Whats stopping you from formatting the drive and reloading the OS??
Maybe you have to sit with them while they install it on each machine and they make you read and agree to the EULA each time they install..
Actually, you should demand to do exactly that. Imagine the time it would take them!!!!
A more pratical idea that could be used now is to just add another head to the drive. That way could could half the speed the drive spins and keep the data transfer rate. It would also help access times
Not quite the same, since we have HUGE amounts of avaliable bandwidth here in NZ since the Southern Cross cable went live. In fact last I heard they still hadn't turned the whole thing on (I believe it's running at 1/2 capacity). So having the bandwidth avaliable isn't the problem, it's that poeple are using their "all you can eat" accounts to do just that, and now the ISP is upset!
There isn't much space spare in a V2 Jukebox. I've had one apart. The HDD takes up the most room (with the exception of the batteries), The LCD basically sits flush against the HDD. The rest is basically surface mount components with the odd capaciter here and there.
While it seems fast and fairly relevent in the few searches I did. It doesn't have nearly the features of Google. There is not toolbar that I could find, no groups or images searches. Google is most certainly more that just a basic search engine these days!
The real question is. If as a country could you live without
1) Light entertainment (pick up a book)
2) Life as we know it.
In all honesty how many people could actually live a normal (or not depending on what you prefer) life, with no electronic devices at all. Think major infrastructure, street and traffic lights for example??
To go to less of an extreme, what about if technology stopped here. How long would it be until we had polluted this planet so much we were all dead?
IPX is NOT faster than IP for ANYTHING. I suspect the IP in the games mentioned are designed to be played over the net/modem so packets are kept small, hence the slowdown you see. If memory serves (and it's been a long time) IPX is something like 70-80 percent efficient (packet size compared to actual data sent) and IP is somewhere above 90 percent. IP as a protoocol is FAR more efficient than IPX.
Actually Athlons won't get much faster. They are quickly approaching the end of their life cycle design-wise. Just as the Pentium 3 has done. That is why the Hammer series is in the pipeline. The problem for AMD that has been discussed before is. Will they get it finshed in time
Problems like this have also affected access to hotmail, although they tend to happen at 3am when the majority of hotmail users are probably not awake
And the whole world hits 3am at the same time?
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The [H] on the image is the HardOCP watermark thing that they place on any images on their site. So it wasn't there before they got it.. Other than that.. good post :-)
Although his attitudde may be lacking he is in fact correct (well not sure about 3.1 but certainly since 95). Also I'm not sure if it is avaliable without an addon util but do a google search and you'll see them in abundance
I thought exactly this, then continued along the same line of thought and it struck me. Techies/geeks also usually research their purchases more than you usual Joe Sixpack. Wheather it be electronic components or music, we check it out before we shell out the cash.
Can someone explain for me how this could have happened??
They are modifying the Linux kernel to do this. The kernel is distributed under the GPL. So they can't just add some nice security features and start charging for a licence as that goes against the GPL, doesn't it?
But we all know that a laywer only does something that will benefit him/herself... So they would never write anything for anyone else ;-)
Might I suggest you (re)read Rebel Code. Having just finished it, I can tell you that RMS was left out of the little group that came up with "open source". He was left out intentionally as all knew he would have no part of it when it came to effectivly renaming a movement he created single handedly (almost).
Also the term "open source" was thought up directly to make it more marketable to the press/business communities, and also to setup a little distance between themselves and RMS.
I'm living in Christchurch. There are currently 2 High Speed providers:
1.ADSL on a system called Jetstart. Terms are 5GB limit 128k each way. This is comparable in price to a phone line and dialup account. You can also go to Jetstart, which is 8M down and 2M up, but is much more expensive.
2. Cable from TelstraClear (this is more dependant on location), this is what I have and there are a few packages avaliable. You can get 128k both ways with a 10GB limit for about the same as the Jetstart price. You can also get 256k down 128k up for about the same price but you only have a 5GB limit. There are also various other plans avaliable for up to 2MB down speeds.
Other notes is that the cable service gives you a static IP for no charge and the external modem is just a media converter so your machine network card has the IP bound to it (good for firewalling), whereas on ADSL you eaither have to have an internal modem (and then try to find Linux drivers for it) or get an external router that does NAT.
"There are six types of quark: up, down, bottom, strange and charmed."?
;-)
What about top
Since it isn't mentioned in the article, the reason the BNETD team don't have CD-KEY checking is because they don't have the algorithim that is used by Blizzard... If they did then everyone could see the source code to make perfect Blizzard CD-Keys and anyone could play on Battle-Net without buying the game.
It's not the fault of Blizzard or of the BNETD team that they don't have CD-Key checking. It a no win situation either way.
When I first saw this PC/104 spec. I thought, great.. I can build myself a nice small firewall box (literally since it would be square) with a CPU and 3 NICs, and save myself a good deal of space...
Then I saw the price..
Assuming they do come onto your site andinstall this software. Whats stopping you from formatting the drive and reloading the OS??
Maybe you have to sit with them while they install it on each machine and they make you read and agree to the EULA each time they install..
Actually, you should demand to do exactly that. Imagine the time it would take them!!!!
With the Hypertransport links the Hammer's use this may very well be the way it goes..
This might help answer your question http://www.thinkgeek.org/stuff/fun-stuff/3629.shtm l
The probelm is not stupid sys admnins. It's home users that don't have a sys admin, but happily connect to the internet anyway.
A more pratical idea that could be used now is to just add another head to the drive. That way could could half the speed the drive spins and keep the data transfer rate. It would also help access times
Not quite the same, since we have HUGE amounts of avaliable bandwidth here in NZ since the Southern Cross cable went live. In fact last I heard they still hadn't turned the whole thing on (I believe it's running at 1/2 capacity). So having the bandwidth avaliable isn't the problem, it's that poeple are using their "all you can eat" accounts to do just that, and now the ISP is upset!
There isn't much space spare in a V2 Jukebox. I've had one apart. The HDD takes up the most room (with the exception of the batteries), The LCD basically sits flush against the HDD. The rest is basically surface mount components with the odd capaciter here and there.
I challenge you all to find a more stupid method to patent.. And try :-)
While it seems fast and fairly relevent in the few searches I did. It doesn't have nearly the features of Google. There is not toolbar that I could find, no groups or images searches. Google is most certainly more that just a basic search engine these days!
The real question is. If as a country could you live without
1) Light entertainment (pick up a book)
2) Life as we know it.
In all honesty how many people could actually live a normal (or not depending on what you prefer) life, with no electronic devices at all. Think major infrastructure, street and traffic lights for example??
To go to less of an extreme, what about if technology stopped here. How long would it be until we had polluted this planet so much we were all dead?
IPX is NOT faster than IP for ANYTHING. I suspect the IP in the games mentioned are designed to be played over the net/modem so packets are kept small, hence the slowdown you see. If memory serves (and it's been a long time) IPX is something like 70-80 percent efficient (packet size compared to actual data sent) and IP is somewhere above 90 percent. IP as a protoocol is FAR more efficient than IPX.
Actually Athlons won't get much faster. They are quickly approaching the end of their life cycle design-wise. Just as the Pentium 3 has done. That is why the Hammer series is in the pipeline. The problem for AMD that has been discussed before is. Will they get it finshed in time
Since when was it even possible to have a Dual P4 board? Dual Xeon: Yes, Dual P4: No!
Too late on the pissing comp ;-)
Problems like this have also affected access to hotmail, although they tend to happen at 3am when the majority of hotmail users are probably not awake And the whole world hits 3am at the same time?