Maybe it might be easiest to get the money from the local opium lords--they're the only ones with $$ for wireless computers.
Maybe this would help the next sleeper
Al Quada cell communicate with the other cells.
I think the last thing the "third world" needs is one more technological advance that shows them just how far below US "standard of living" they really are. Don't make them want to "purify" their state of "infidels"--they might blow something up when they get tired of endless pop-ups and SPAM.
Let's work on the sanitary living infrastructure first. Maybe the Peace Corps or other humanitarian organizations might be able to use a wireless network in a "remote Laos village" but Joe Villager wouldn't
give a rat's ass what the internet is. He wouldn't be able to sit still long enough between the explosive bloody diarrhea and the constant reboots from the random power brown-outs.--but what the hell do I know.
...a large lizard knocks on your door and asks, "Are you Scott McNealy? in a voice
that sounds destinctly like Yul Brynner.. You answer "no" and the lizard says, "I'm going to eat you, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera."
...somebody else finish this: I think we know where it's going.
Darwin *is* an Apple Unix release.
It is proprietary. There is *some* slant to the "open" movement but don't expect too much. Some is better than none.
I'm really surprised there was any support by the GPL
people in the first place given all the proprietary software coming from Cupertino. Why would anybody
run Darwin instead of any other *nix on PC anyway?
I like the idea of "Free" software, but unless you live
in Utopia, it doesn't jive with the whole "capitalist"
system that drives the IT industry: competition.
If you don't like proprietary software, install the HURD
and be at the mercy of Stallman's draconian opinions
instead of Jobs or Gates. They're all narcissistic control
freaks--pick your favorite but don't expect them to play nice with each other.
Ok, so I'm gonna rant (on topic).
Movie companies should STFU when it comes to
copyright--I'd much rather pay my $7.50 for a movie
ticket or $19.99 for the *real* DVD with nice packaging,
features, etc. than spend one measly buck on a crappy
copy of some idiot's video of the inside of a theater.
$1 buys you "Mystery Pirate Theatre 3000" with talking shadows, crying babies, cell phones beeping, and that annoying sound of the heavy petting in the back row. Not to mention the crappy sound quality.
The only GOOD thing about the pirated copy is the
fact that it has no commercials!! Isn't the idea of going
to the theater supposed to be better than television?
Why should I pay to watch advertisements? Next thing
you know, Eudora will send me a bill for all the ads I've
been subjected to.
If you figure in the time you spend tweaking your machine just to make it work, you might look at the
costs differently.
Slashdot readers are kinda geeky (grin) and do well with this sort of thing--it's a bit of a hobby for most of us as well as our livlihood. However, the *average* user as our "mate" puts it in this article, is just not willing or able to deal with the learning curve, limitations, or administration of Linux.
You get the same sort of thing on Wintel. MS forces you to go where ever they want to go today.
Either way, the hardware is cheap, but you pay through the nose in the end--if you're not savvy enough to patch your linux box or keep out MSTDs on your windoze box.
Me? I use my trusty Mac OS X box and I'm happy...but that's not for everyone either.
Ok, big giant W: Whatever. Some people don't like Macs and they Bitch. some people dont' like PCs and they Bitch. Some people don't like anything.
MacOS X is pretty nice--kinda slow in places, but pretty nice. Cut it some slack--it's new. It's great on a new box and crappy on an old one--welcome to the industry. Did you buy the minimal standard stuff on the box for your video games? I think not.
Win2K/ XP are pretty nice, too. Security is its biggest problem. This is a feature to keep MCSE's employed. Thank MS for your job security. Those patches come out by the day. Rejoice!
The sloth problem with X is aqua and the mach. Apple will probably tweak them later, but only for new hardware--it's marketing innovation. Buy a dual 1Ghz G4 and watch OS X fly. Try it on your aging G3 and wait. That's the computer biz--deal with it.
Somebody posted with a comment about how much faster his NeXT box booted over his Mac. The C-64 and TRS80 booted in just seconds--what's your point again?
The problem with today's computers is the software. The hardware is more than we really need, but software companies keep BLOATING their OSes and software.
When RAM and disk space weren't so cheap, programmers were artful and crafty.
Today's development tools, don't optimize code--they include the kitchen sink for just one little piece, ship it out the door,make the company a dollar, and fix it with the next decimal point. It's a dead-line issue. It's quantity not quality. The stock value goes up when the new release is on time. Your manager gets a bonus and you keep your job--everybody's happy except the guy who has to buy a new box just to use the new bug-ridden version.
Apple and MS are in a one-up battle for bullsh*t features that Joe Luddite User want not for what geeks want. MS Office is a prime example. It's a piece of sh*t. but everybody "has to have it" just like everybody else. There's a flocking algarithm applied here.
AHHH!! I'm going insane!!!!
Somebody got tired of this and just wrote his own OS...I think his name was Linus something or other.
I've been using YDL on a G3 (Beige) for some
2 years. It's great as a server, but not-so-swell as a desktop solution.
Outside of powe routages that exceed the UPS battery, it almost NEVER goes down.
Runs as a webserver, mail server, AFP/AppleShare server, SAMBA, et. al.
Over 100 users.
init level 3 text log in is all I need.
However, the desktop environment isn't nearly
as robust and flexible as the Intel distros.
In short: Use the right tool for the right job.
If you want to use linux as a desktop solution,
use Intel hardware--it's alot cheaper and supported globally.
If you're looking for a rock-solid server that takes advantage of the PPC, YDL is the most
stable linux server I've every seen....just my 2 cents...
catdevnull > stdout
YellowDog is a pretty good dist. of linux.
It might be a bit tricky to install. Pay close
attention to the instructions.
Look at MOL (Mac-On-Linux) and some
other options.
For multiple boot, "YABootLoader" is pretty
cool. Similar to LILO on WinTel boxes, you'll
get an OS menu and their respective keystrokes. I think it was something like:
M for MacOS 9.x
X for MacOS X.x
L for Linux
Think long and hard about your partition scheme before you get started.
I recommend this:
1) Boot from a MacOS 9.2.x CD and wipe
the drive with drive setup.
2) When partitioning the drive, do it like this:
(in this order on a 20 GB drive)
10 MB for Boot Loader (double check instr)
256 MB for MacOS 9
6 GB for MacOS X
(check min. requirement)
Whatever's left or min requirement) for
Linux install (use pdisk during install
to partition for/, swap, home, opt, etc. )
3) Install MacOS 9 first
4) Install Mac OS X
5) Boot into OS 9, install YDL
6) Double check instructions for YABootloader.
There's VPC for Windows stuff.
It works pretty well once you get it going.
It's kind of a pain in the ass to install it
if you don't read the READMEs.
After reviewing the paper on the the DMSI's
watermarking techniques, I was curious about
the effect this has on the quality of the recording--especially in classical music.
Are there any audible artifacts?
(even the SLIGHTEST?)
Do the watermark techniques you've seen affect the timbre or pitch?
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Maybe it might be easiest to get the money from the local opium lords--they're the only ones with $$ for wireless computers.
Maybe this would help the next sleeper Al Quada cell communicate with the other cells.
I think the last thing the "third world" needs is one more technological advance that shows them just how far below US "standard of living" they really are. Don't make them want to "purify" their state of "infidels"--they might blow something up when they get tired of endless pop-ups and SPAM.
Let's work on the sanitary living infrastructure first. Maybe the Peace Corps or other humanitarian organizations might be able to use a wireless network in a "remote Laos village" but Joe Villager wouldn't give a rat's ass what the internet is. He wouldn't be able to sit still long enough between the explosive bloody diarrhea and the constant reboots from the random power brown-outs.--but what the hell do I know.
OK, mix in the ingredients:
in a voice that sounds destinctly like Yul Brynner.. You answer "no" and the lizard says, "I'm going to eat you, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera."
http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~uacs/events/shredder. html
....
...I'm sure most of you already figured that out...
The original post added the "www"
Darwin *is* an Apple Unix release. It is proprietary. There is *some* slant to the "open" movement but don't expect too much. Some is better than none.
I'm really surprised there was any support by the GPL people in the first place given all the proprietary software coming from Cupertino. Why would anybody run Darwin instead of any other *nix on PC anyway?
I like the idea of "Free" software, but unless you live in Utopia, it doesn't jive with the whole "capitalist" system that drives the IT industry: competition.
If you don't like proprietary software, install the HURD and be at the mercy of Stallman's draconian opinions instead of Jobs or Gates. They're all narcissistic control freaks--pick your favorite but don't expect them to play nice with each other.
I wouldn't say Apple is "advertising" per se as there doesn't seem to be any linkage to these links.
...it's still kinda silly, though. Kinda like the gold trim packages on cars--more ghetto that cool.
bling-it on, Steve.
Ok, so I'm gonna rant (on topic). Movie companies should STFU when it comes to copyright--I'd much rather pay my $7.50 for a movie ticket or $19.99 for the *real* DVD with nice packaging, features, etc. than spend one measly buck on a crappy copy of some idiot's video of the inside of a theater. $1 buys you "Mystery Pirate Theatre 3000" with talking shadows, crying babies, cell phones beeping, and that annoying sound of the heavy petting in the back row. Not to mention the crappy sound quality.
The only GOOD thing about the pirated copy is the fact that it has no commercials!! Isn't the idea of going to the theater supposed to be better than television? Why should I pay to watch advertisements? Next thing you know, Eudora will send me a bill for all the ads I've been subjected to.
Damn. I missed my lithium today.
Here's the rub: cost of ownership.
...just my $.02 on it.
If you figure in the time you spend tweaking your machine just to make it work, you might look at the costs differently.
Slashdot readers are kinda geeky (grin) and do well with this sort of thing--it's a bit of a hobby for most of us as well as our livlihood. However, the *average* user as our "mate" puts it in this article, is just not willing or able to deal with the learning curve, limitations, or administration of Linux.
You get the same sort of thing on Wintel. MS forces you to go where ever they want to go today.
Either way, the hardware is cheap, but you pay through the nose in the end--if you're not savvy enough to patch your linux box or keep out MSTDs on your windoze box.
Me? I use my trusty Mac OS X box and I'm happy...but that's not for everyone either.
I forget who said this, but it's good: "Critics are to the arts what pigeons are to statues." caveat emptor!
Ok, big giant W: Whatever.
Some people don't like Macs and they Bitch.
some people dont' like PCs and they Bitch.
Some people don't like anything.
MacOS X is pretty nice--kinda slow in places, but pretty nice. Cut it some slack--it's new.
It's great on a new box and crappy on an old
one--welcome to the industry. Did you buy the
minimal standard stuff on the box for your video games? I think not.
Win2K/ XP are pretty nice, too. Security is its biggest problem. This is a feature to keep
MCSE's employed. Thank MS for your job security. Those patches come out by the day.
Rejoice!
The sloth problem with X is aqua and the mach. Apple will probably tweak them later,
but only for new hardware--it's marketing innovation. Buy a dual 1Ghz G4 and watch
OS X fly. Try it on your aging G3 and wait.
That's the computer biz--deal with it.
Somebody posted with a comment about how much faster his NeXT box booted over his Mac. The C-64 and TRS80 booted in just seconds--what's your point again?
The problem with today's computers is the software. The hardware is more than we really need, but software companies keep BLOATING their OSes and software.
When RAM and disk space weren't so cheap, programmers were artful and crafty.
Today's development tools, don't optimize code--they include the kitchen sink for just one little piece, ship it out the door,make the company a dollar, and fix it with the next decimal point. It's a dead-line issue.
It's quantity not quality. The stock value
goes up when the new release is on time.
Your manager gets a bonus and you keep your job--everybody's happy except the guy who has to buy a new box just to use the
new bug-ridden version.
Apple and MS are in a one-up battle for bullsh*t features that Joe Luddite User want
not for what geeks want. MS Office is a prime example. It's a piece of sh*t. but everybody
"has to have it" just like everybody else.
There's a flocking algarithm applied here.
AHHH!! I'm going insane!!!!
Somebody got tired of this and just wrote his own OS...I think his name was Linus something or other.
[rant mode=off]
I've been using YDL on a G3 (Beige) for some 2 years. It's great as a server, but not-so-swell as a desktop solution. Outside of powe routages that exceed the UPS battery, it almost NEVER goes down. Runs as a webserver, mail server, AFP/AppleShare server, SAMBA, et. al. Over 100 users. init level 3 text log in is all I need. However, the desktop environment isn't nearly as robust and flexible as the Intel distros. In short: Use the right tool for the right job. If you want to use linux as a desktop solution, use Intel hardware--it's alot cheaper and supported globally. If you're looking for a rock-solid server that takes advantage of the PPC, YDL is the most stable linux server I've every seen. ...just my 2 cents...
catdevnull > stdout
YellowDog is a pretty good dist. of linux.
/, swap, home, opt, etc. )
It might be a bit tricky to install. Pay close
attention to the instructions.
Look at MOL (Mac-On-Linux) and some
other options.
For multiple boot, "YABootLoader" is pretty
cool. Similar to LILO on WinTel boxes, you'll
get an OS menu and their respective keystrokes. I think it was something like:
M for MacOS 9.x
X for MacOS X.x
L for Linux
Think long and hard about your partition scheme before you get started.
I recommend this:
1) Boot from a MacOS 9.2.x CD and wipe
the drive with drive setup.
2) When partitioning the drive, do it like this:
(in this order on a 20 GB drive)
10 MB for Boot Loader (double check instr)
256 MB for MacOS 9
6 GB for MacOS X
(check min. requirement)
Whatever's left or min requirement) for
Linux install (use pdisk during install
to partition for
3) Install MacOS 9 first
4) Install Mac OS X
5) Boot into OS 9, install YDL
6) Double check instructions for YABootloader.
There's VPC for Windows stuff.
It works pretty well once you get it going.
It's kind of a pain in the ass to install it
if you don't read the READMEs.
RTFM is the rule.
have you tried fdisk? that should do it.
After reviewing the paper on the the DMSI's
watermarking techniques, I was curious about
the effect this has on the quality of the recording--especially in classical music.
Are there any audible artifacts?
(even the SLIGHTEST?)
Do the watermark techniques you've seen affect the timbre or pitch?
thanks,
Bill Klemm
Rice University