Too true. I dont think he was saying that all people are capible of checking/debugging source programs for linux. Instead, we all HAVE THE CAPIBILITY to debug/reprogram linux. Look at it this way...
1: TV analogy at pawn shop. YOu can plug in TV to see if it works or doesnt work. Or you can test functions based on a multimeter or o-scope (if you want to bring one in there). Buyer Beware, but you can test. If you don't like that the antanna port is not in computer-bnc type cable, you cannot change it until (if you bought it) out of the store.
2: Linux source: YOU can download free images of distributions, with source discs. If they do not work,you can throw discs away. Free downloader beware, buy you can test without constrictions. If you don't like "factor A" you can change it all you like to fit your needs. No need to buy, sell, trade, ok, sign, or any other absurdities. You can break the cd it's burnt on, if you want.
First, In the real world, you buy a physical good. Be that a bike (as the previous poster said), a car, baby care stuff, or a house. You buy that certain standards are met. In the case of the house, all saftey standards are met to the people living in the house. With aspect of the baby care products, infant death lawsuits are quite expensive. The "hunt" down possible problems, as fixing is cheaper than the publicity and suits possibly filed.
However, this is the software world, so we mush change our views to what makes sense "HERE".
First, a reasonable assumption is of a "Good Faith" rule. Simply put: Say Oracle puts hole in all products login/password = admin/user . Evidently, Oracle had bad faith (in this example) as to put this hole in there. Server/database damage was done to systems. They should pay court decided costs.
Second, how do you target Open Source Projects? The do not operate in bad faith as they open thier code as so all can see. Those on free updating systems can upload snippets/revisions as so the community can decide what to choose. Bad faith lies in the hands of the compiler of the source (eg USER) if he/she doesnt check it.
Third: Since software companies SELL code, so Open Source checking (as explained in the second point) is not viable. Perhaps a group of professionals (that sign non-software-job agreements) could check on disputes of bad faith. Simple "cause I dont wanna" is automatic dismissal/win.
Stores on the internet, that use real store rules, seem not to live. Pratcies must be changed to adapt and live. The same with responsibility rules when compared to the internet.
This post is somewhat a joke and somewhat serious...
Why not request in making a 'serial check' on the windows partition, or a cd auth check. You really cant go much further than than to check for a legit CD. Still, at least they went to the trouble of trying to determine if they validly own a Windows CD.
By the way, nowhere in that snippet of the EULA, does it say you do NOT have the right to install Windows Media Player on a non windows machine. All it says is that you need a legit liscense of a MS OS product.
Ok, if your afraid to run Microsoft code on your linux box, make a user that only can invoke a xwindows session and wine (with associated linux directories dedicated to wine, and possibly allow read only access to your fat32/ntfs drive). If you wanted to go to the extreme, have a seperate user called microsoft, and install a seperate setup of wine for its use only. Then transfer the files from the doc/xls/ppt to a usable format, like ps or linux's office programs.
The second method should keep 'infected', as you put it, methods of programming out of your other windows programs running on linux. If you manage to get IE running, run it as this user too, as MS apps in the time frame tend to get along.
Anyways, IE is one of the better browsers out there. The next best are Netscape(Mozilla). Ever try running this browersaurii on Linux? Linux crashes faster than you can say "Blue Screen of Death". Next, Opera is good, but has problems with the frame around it. The last I checked, It didnt cooperate with dual screens very well. And it costs money, a turn off to NON-crackers. Then you have the small-time browers like Konqueror.. Its nice but doesnt render some Netscape liking sites or most IE sites properly. Lynx is nice, but text only (purpose is command line terminal). The last I checked, IE is the De-Facto standard, which means you had better make your site readable by IE (or better yet, adhere to W3C standards of html) or have a IE browser to render all those "Ignoring W3C standards to make the web page look nice in IE" web pages. Just being plain assanine about IE or MS is going to get you, or anybody nowhere. Offer to help that fan site in standard html instead of IE only. That would help website quality much better, and make us look better overall. The way it is now, your some spineless asshole that enjoys whining on Slashdot, without trying to make a difference.
Does the app allow VirtualDub to run on Linux? All I know, VDub crashes when invoked by Wine. If this crossover plugin works for VDub, I'd be quite interested. Windows Media Player (as it is fairly nice, not as good as BSplayer) plays most media types, including thier Windows Media files. I usually convert out of propeirty formats (RM, VIVO, asf,...), still, viewing in thier native players would be nice. Even better is if you can link Xwindows:0 with a area screen recorder with Windows Media Player. Pipe/dev/dsp to/movie/buffer/moviesnd1.wav and movie buffer to/movie/buffer/movievid1.avi . Then hand sync them. May not be elligant, but it would work.
Doesnt bother me having MS stuff on Linux, as I use Excel 2000 with wine. Still cannot get the other office stuff working. Word and Access crash with "Too little memory" warning, which is associated with having too much physical memory (I have 320 MB in my waste linux box). Outlook just pukes and doesnt even start (thats one thing I didnt want, just to test).
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You think I really care about moderation? What's it give me? Absolutely jack shit.... and jack left town. The only reason why I said dont mod me up in favor of resonding is that you can do only 1 or the other.
The exact way my professor described this action was there is a 'buffer' between the actual connection (eyes) and the conscious brain. This buffer holds about.3 second of information, but is in absolutely full detail. In order to 'pull' data from this buffer, you have to connect an event to the time. In the case of the Tic-Tac-Toe matrix of words, the event was yelling which row they wanted. The idea is that you could query that buffer for a short amount of time. The experiment was to prove that you COULD access the buffer. Time is a crucial factor, since the buffer is being overwritten with totally new visual information. Essentially, it's a First in, First out Out buffer with.3 second intervals.
People that 'work correctly' throw this information out, but keep all seemingly relavalent data. Seemingly Relavalent is the key there, since the brain has to do judgement calls in determining important data. In showing seemingly relavalent, whats more important (your brain determines this quickly) ?
1: A butteryfly flying past you outside in summer? 2: Seeing a deer run out in front of you while driving 60mph?
However, there are people who go on information overload, from thier senses. I don't remember the disease, but there's a disease that pervents your brain from garbage collecting (I believe it's called Autism). Essentially, thier brains try to hold and process all the information they receive (eyes, ears, tounge, nose, and skin).
How about using protocols the way they were meant?
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Ok, He's right. HTTP's old and cumbersome for dyamic webpages... And who's web page is monolithic anymore (other than Geocities tripe like "heres my doggie named Barkie" ). Auction sites need fast updating info. News-posting sites need quick updates...
Now, what about using FTP for what it was meant for... File Transfer Protocol. I see no reason to embed all the non-text links to a ftp. Mainly, I'm talking about binary executables(zip/exe/gz), large images (50k or bigger) and such. FTP's allow connection control, bandwidth control, and user discrimination(r/w for updates of page admin). FTP's are easier to control, update, and admin. It would be nice to see FTP and SSH have a reunion, but It seems that computers wouldnt have enough resources to do this and handle large amounts of users. The last is just is guess, since I figure that ssh ftp has easily been done (pipe 21 through ssh). Any ideas on the feasibility of ssh FTP with large amounts of users?
Still, the big Idea is why P2P? Most networks kill broadcast packets, but there's a great use for them. There's big corps like Akamai that handle huge amounts of bandwidth control... CNN, Fox, and other sites upload streaming video and audio. Big news events, those sites were flooded. Why? If systems were set up right, 1 connection could serve hundereds of users. They'd just have to tune to the next broadcast, or watch the 'already started' broadcast.
My idea is the technology is ALREADY HERE. IPv6 is right around the corner, and we need it. IPv6 records on dns is an issue (2 standards that are non-compatible), however free standards people (read opensource'ers) will standarise this problem.
Don't forget that MS is JUST A COMPANY who wants to make money. If they have an OPEN STANDARD, I'll listen.
Screw moderation, just post responses. It's not like moderation means anything.
Well, if thats true, then make a mpeg that simulates that. Just have 2 seconds (120 frames, 60 Hz) and 1 frame of a different color. Usually, red/green would be a good idea.
One thing I do remember from a Biological Psych class is that the auditory cortex can see much more data than is perceived. The brain just 'throws away' extra data and only keeps what it thinks is needed. Proof of this is shown by flashing a matrix of words ( picture tic-tac-toe with words in each section). Then the test giver says a row. I believe about 58% could identify all 3 words from an arbitrary row. On this test, usually the flash is 1/30 second.
The LotR SVCD is excellent. Our college showing was great:-) Funny thing, the movie studios allowed us to see it a week before it was in the theatres.... Oops. we didnt ask:-)
How bad they're going to do Megami Kouhousei (Pilot Candidate). I saw it about a year and a half ago by downloading from fansubbers. It's a decent show with a medium good plot. Let's just say I won't be buying it for the 100$+ for the series. I'm just curious how bad the dubbing will be.
I use a loaded HOSTS file, edited proximitron so it looks like IE 4.0, and I use Mozilla (2001091303). I hated Slashdot ads so I right clicked on the ad and went to the selection "Ban images from this server" Problem on this site solved.
Heh, I know that Google is made by comp. sci. nerds:-) They are also somewhat bored, as they made this portal search too: http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-hacker
OH NO!! We're using NON-FREE software in our Kernel project!
I'll take the "public Humilation" by using a kernel produced by what seems a better way of maintaining patches. If that means the linux compiles crash less ( usually due to me not finding THAT correct patch), I don't care. And to address those debian people: If you want to break off the rest of the crowd, go ahead. Just don't come crawling back when you go the way of FreeBSD.
The only "laughing stock" is you rambling on how this will destroy the linux community..
You damn right I am. UltraWide SCSI looks superb, but any basic card (notice im saying basic, not big bucks high end) worth its salt is the adaptec one. Those things start out at $75. I can get IDE standard on a mobo. MOBO IDE chipsets arent known for thier speed, but they are on there. If there was a consumer-level ultraWide SCSI MOBO's on the market, I'd use UltraWide.
I use what they provide. No sense on buying extra equipment when the motherboard chipset can do it.
Josh Crawley
ps: Im cheap when it comes to building secondary computers. My primary gets all the good stuff.
Quoth the article
'human populations are now being constantly mixed, again producing a blending that blocks evolutionary change.'
I'm curious if the person who said this is racist. When I read this, I translated it into meaning: '''Those blacks/asians/(fill in non-caucasian race here)are polluting our White Pride.''' He's just trying to justify racism by blaming it on evolution. My opinion, he's no better than the KKK idiots. Hell, kkk'ers know they're idiots... Even THEY wear dunce caps.
Just think about it, what's wrong with racial blending? There's good and bad genetic material in each parent. Both the good and the bad are increased in strength. If the kid doesn't cut it, he fails (in the human race, due to evolution).
At my dad's work, they use a type of chip, but it's not dram. They use E^2prom. True, you do take a performance hit, but they have 10 "gig ethernet ports" on the thing. The last price quote I got was $12000 for a terabyte of this stuff. Don't forget to compare price/performance ratios to the best chipsets of IDE (or if you're a scsi bigot, SCSI). Pulling random data is very easy for chips, but HD's of ANY speed and quality are still slower.
First, editors post saying that TV rots your brains. TV is like cocaine (yes, I have the issue of SCIAM in front of me).
Now, you flap your big slashdot jaw about how we stay and watch idiotic commercials during the Super Bowl?? Speak for yourself.
I've had to wean myself over the last 2 years AWAY from TV. Truthfully, I don't miss it at all. Once you stop immersing yourselves in junk media, you realise how far others have gone... "Did you hear about Movie X, or who won Survivor XXX". So much talk, writings, shows are about other shows, essentially junk. You can guarantee that EVERYBODY on (broadcast) TV has some sort of skewing on thier shows...
Normal network sitcoms (Full House type) are no brainer shows that promote 'good feelings' but are totally worthless in content (purpose is to drag in the dough through commercials). Next, you have documentaries on normal brodcasts (except PBS). Usually, some enviro-wacko bought a block of time to poision the minds of viewers in the attempt of acting like true information. Then you have news shows. The liberal slant is soo bad, I can't stand to watch them. The sad thing is, that they probably think they aren't THAT liberal. Then comes down to the PBS shows. These are exception, soft of. You watch the show, say about processor crafting. It seems to cover all sides of developers, but listen just a little bit after the show goes off. Brought to you by funding of Intel. I wonder what they omitted..... Perhaps AMD/Motorola/SGI???
But dont forget the umount corruption bug in 2.4.5 . Once that bug was found, it took only 1 day to fix it. Even that "horrible" so called bug was shrugged off by the real linux community. All I did was grab the bare.i kernel off the slack shelf, recompile the 2.4.5 so it worked, then reinstalled it.
I've seen no real disaster other than what Slashdot likes to half-assedly portray.
I have a problem playing TODAYS games, yet alone playing some overblown overhyped new engine that puahes more polys. I refuse to use a nvidia because of thier unstable drivers, so that leaves me out of the 100 fps crowd. Who cares.
I, very much, respect your article and time thinking these 'rulesets', but you forgot a few major points.
We've grown up dealing with NTSC and the static/low res of this format. However, some Pirates enter theaters with video cameras and copy very low res (even compaired to NTSC) and horrendous voice quality. These people are the ones you cannot stop.
1: Please explain how your system will prevent copying through an analog medium (in relation of having a video recorder set up aimed at "The Unit")?
2: Assuming that your system may bring the ire of EET's (electrical engineers with basis in tech) which can determine usual structures in digital displays, please tell how you would stop from an EET from taking over the main controllers of the tube/screen and saving those in a like-raw avi file format on a computer.
3: Would this data saved on media be playable on the computer (and not those made specifically for this purpose? If so, how would you prevent software dissassembly? (read note 1)
(note 1) Be aware that the first digital DVD recorder that allowed DVD=>AVI was not DeCSS, but was XING Mpeg player. It routed the video API to a compressor, then the hard disk. Quite rudimentary, but it did work.
4: As a last question, what happens when said show goes public domain? Eventually these shows do, but this cryptographic lock keeps us legitamately out.
Thank you for your time. I'm not trying to flame, because I actually like this idea to a certain extent. If somebody can come up with something fair, I'd use it. The only last prerequisite is that I'd accept NO zoning. However, I get a feeling if they do like your system, zoning's in:-(
Seriously... I have Rh 5.2 (old, first of my use). Then I got SuSE 6.x Yeah. It's got a nice config manager (yast), but I wasn't sure what it was doing. Mandrake was nice, but crashed too much. Then I tried the newest Slackware, not knowing the particulars in Linux. Let's just say I learned QUICK. There's a basic setup tool, but everything's trial by fire. I can tweak my fairly minimal install with any tweak cause I know how its alll set up.
Now,anyone... Please tell me what this yet another distro is better than mine (or any else)???
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Too true. I dont think he was saying that all people are capible of checking/debugging source programs for linux. Instead, we all HAVE THE CAPIBILITY to debug/reprogram linux. Look at it this way...
,you can throw discs away. Free downloader beware, buy you can test without constrictions. If you don't like "factor A" you can change it all you like to fit your needs. No need to buy, sell, trade, ok, sign, or any other absurdities. You can break the cd it's burnt on, if you want.
1: TV analogy at pawn shop. YOu can plug in TV to see if it works or doesnt work. Or you can test functions based on a multimeter or o-scope (if you want to bring one in there). Buyer Beware, but you can test. If you don't like that the antanna port is not in computer-bnc type cable, you cannot change it until (if you bought it) out of the store.
2: Linux source: YOU can download free images of distributions, with source discs. If they do not work
First, In the real world, you buy a physical good. Be that a bike (as the previous poster said), a car, baby care stuff, or a house. You buy that certain standards are met. In the case of the house, all saftey standards are met to the people living in the house. With aspect of the baby care products, infant death lawsuits are quite expensive. The "hunt" down possible problems, as fixing is cheaper than the publicity and suits possibly filed.
However, this is the software world, so we mush change our views to what makes sense "HERE".
First, a reasonable assumption is of a "Good Faith" rule. Simply put: Say Oracle puts hole in all products login/password = admin/user . Evidently, Oracle had bad faith (in this example) as to put this hole in there. Server/database damage was done to systems. They should pay court decided costs.
Second, how do you target Open Source Projects? The do not operate in bad faith as they open thier code as so all can see. Those on free updating systems can upload snippets/revisions as so the community can decide what to choose. Bad faith lies in the hands of the compiler of the source (eg USER) if he/she doesnt check it.
Third: Since software companies SELL code, so Open Source checking (as explained in the second point) is not viable. Perhaps a group of professionals (that sign non-software-job agreements) could check on disputes of bad faith. Simple "cause I dont wanna" is automatic dismissal/win.
Stores on the internet, that use real store rules, seem not to live. Pratcies must be changed to adapt and live. The same with responsibility rules when compared to the internet.
This post is somewhat a joke and somewhat serious...
Why not request in making a 'serial check' on the windows partition, or a cd auth check. You really cant go much further than than to check for a legit CD. Still, at least they went to the trouble of trying to determine if they validly own a Windows CD.
By the way, nowhere in that snippet of the EULA, does it say you do NOT have the right to install Windows Media Player on a non windows machine. All it says is that you need a legit liscense of a MS OS product.
Ok, if your afraid to run Microsoft code on your linux box, make a user that only can invoke a xwindows session and wine (with associated linux directories dedicated to wine, and possibly allow read only access to your fat32/ntfs drive). If you wanted to go to the extreme, have a seperate user called microsoft, and install a seperate setup of wine for its use only. Then transfer the files from the doc/xls/ppt to a usable format, like ps or linux's office programs.
The second method should keep 'infected', as you put it, methods of programming out of your other windows programs running on linux. If you manage to get IE running, run it as this user too, as MS apps in the time frame tend to get along.
Anyways, IE is one of the better browsers out there. The next best are Netscape(Mozilla). Ever try running this browersaurii on Linux? Linux crashes faster than you can say "Blue Screen of Death". Next, Opera is good, but has problems with the frame around it. The last I checked, It didnt cooperate with dual screens very well. And it costs money, a turn off to NON-crackers. Then you have the small-time browers like Konqueror.. Its nice but doesnt render some Netscape liking sites or most IE sites properly. Lynx is nice, but text only (purpose is command line terminal). The last I checked, IE is the De-Facto standard, which means you had better make your site readable by IE (or better yet, adhere to W3C standards of html) or have a IE browser to render all those "Ignoring W3C standards to make the web page look nice in IE" web pages. Just being plain assanine about IE or MS is going to get you, or anybody nowhere. Offer to help that fan site in standard html instead of IE only. That would help website quality much better, and make us look better overall. The way it is now, your some spineless asshole that enjoys whining on Slashdot, without trying to make a difference.
You're just a PLAIN ANTI-MS BIGOT.
Does the app allow VirtualDub to run on Linux? All I know, VDub crashes when invoked by Wine. If this crossover plugin works for VDub, I'd be quite interested. Windows Media Player (as it is fairly nice, not as good as BSplayer) plays most media types, including thier Windows Media files. I usually convert out of propeirty formats (RM, VIVO, asf, ...), still, viewing in thier native players would be nice. Even better is if you can link Xwindows :0 with a area screen recorder with Windows Media Player. Pipe /dev/dsp to /movie/buffer/moviesnd1.wav and movie buffer to /movie/buffer/movievid1.avi . Then hand sync them. May not be elligant, but it would work.
Doesnt bother me having MS stuff on Linux, as I use Excel 2000 with wine. Still cannot get the other office stuff working. Word and Access crash with "Too little memory" warning, which is associated with having too much physical memory (I have 320 MB in my waste linux box). Outlook just pukes and doesnt even start (thats one thing I didnt want, just to test).
You think I really care about moderation? What's it give me? Absolutely jack shit.... and jack left town. The only reason why I said dont mod me up in favor of resonding is that you can do only 1 or the other.
Hell, you wont even put a name to your post.
The exact way my professor described this action was there is a 'buffer' between the actual connection (eyes) and the conscious brain. This buffer holds about .3 second of information, but is in absolutely full detail. In order to 'pull' data from this buffer, you have to connect an event to the time. In the case of the Tic-Tac-Toe matrix of words, the event was yelling which row they wanted. The idea is that you could query that buffer for a short amount of time. The experiment was to prove that you COULD access the buffer. Time is a crucial factor, since the buffer is being overwritten with totally new visual information. Essentially, it's a First in, First out Out buffer with .3 second intervals.
People that 'work correctly' throw this information out, but keep all seemingly relavalent data. Seemingly Relavalent is the key there, since the brain has to do judgement calls in determining important data. In showing seemingly relavalent, whats more important (your brain determines this quickly) ?
1: A butteryfly flying past you outside in summer?
2: Seeing a deer run out in front of you while driving 60mph?
However, there are people who go on information overload, from thier senses. I don't remember the disease, but there's a disease that pervents your brain from garbage collecting (I believe it's called Autism). Essentially, thier brains try to hold and process all the information they receive (eyes, ears, tounge, nose, and skin).
Ok, He's right. HTTP's old and cumbersome for dyamic webpages... And who's web page is monolithic anymore (other than Geocities tripe like "heres my doggie named Barkie" ). Auction sites need fast updating info. News-posting sites need quick updates...
Now, what about using FTP for what it was meant for... File Transfer Protocol. I see no reason to embed all the non-text links to a ftp. Mainly, I'm talking about binary executables(zip/exe/gz), large images (50k or bigger) and such. FTP's allow connection control, bandwidth control, and user discrimination(r/w for updates of page admin). FTP's are easier to control, update, and admin. It would be nice to see FTP and SSH have a reunion, but It seems that computers wouldnt have enough resources to do this and handle large amounts of users. The last is just is guess, since I figure that ssh ftp has easily been done (pipe 21 through ssh). Any ideas on the feasibility of ssh FTP with large amounts of users?
Still, the big Idea is why P2P? Most networks kill broadcast packets, but there's a great use for them. There's big corps like Akamai that handle huge amounts of bandwidth control... CNN, Fox, and other sites upload streaming video and audio. Big news events, those sites were flooded. Why? If systems were set up right, 1 connection could serve hundereds of users. They'd just have to tune to the next broadcast, or watch the 'already started' broadcast.
My idea is the technology is ALREADY HERE. IPv6 is right around the corner, and we need it. IPv6 records on dns is an issue (2 standards that are non-compatible), however free standards people (read opensource'ers) will standarise this problem.
Don't forget that MS is JUST A COMPANY who wants to make money. If they have an OPEN STANDARD, I'll listen.
Screw moderation, just post responses. It's not like moderation means anything.
Josh Crawley
Well, if thats true, then make a mpeg that simulates that. Just have 2 seconds (120 frames, 60 Hz) and 1 frame of a different color. Usually, red/green would be a good idea.
One thing I do remember from a Biological Psych class is that the auditory cortex can see much more data than is perceived. The brain just 'throws away' extra data and only keeps what it thinks is needed. Proof of this is shown by flashing a matrix of words ( picture tic-tac-toe with words in each section). Then the test giver says a row. I believe about 58% could identify all 3 words from an arbitrary row. On this test, usually the flash is 1/30 second.
The LotR SVCD is excellent. Our college showing was great :-) Funny thing, the movie studios allowed us to see it a week before it was in the theatres.... Oops. we didnt ask :-)
How bad they're going to do Megami Kouhousei (Pilot Candidate). I saw it about a year and a half ago by downloading from fansubbers. It's a decent show with a medium good plot. Let's just say I won't be buying it for the 100$+ for the series. I'm just curious how bad the dubbing will be.
I use a loaded HOSTS file, edited proximitron so it looks like IE 4.0, and I use Mozilla (2001091303). I hated Slashdot ads so I right clicked on the ad and went to the selection "Ban images from this server" Problem on this site solved.
josh Crawley
Heh, I know that Google is made by comp. sci. nerds :-) They are also somewhat bored, as they made this portal search too: http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=xx-hacker
:)
Hope you can read l33t sp33k.
Funny... now FUCK off
"If that means the linux compiles crash less ( usually due to me not finding THAT correct patch), I don't care."
I meant Linux Kernel compiles. If I didn't fix my little mistake, some anonycoward would jeer at me.
Josh Crawley
OH NO!! We're using NON-FREE software in our Kernel project!
I'll take the "public Humilation" by using a kernel produced by what seems a better way of maintaining patches. If that means the linux compiles crash less ( usually due to me not finding THAT correct patch), I don't care. And to address those debian people: If you want to break off the rest of the crowd, go ahead. Just don't come crawling back when you go the way of FreeBSD.
The only "laughing stock" is you rambling on how this will destroy the linux community..
Josh Crawley
You damn right I am. UltraWide SCSI looks superb, but any basic card (notice im saying basic, not big bucks high end) worth its salt is the adaptec one. Those things start out at $75. I can get IDE standard on a mobo. MOBO IDE chipsets arent known for thier speed, but they are on there. If there was a consumer-level ultraWide SCSI MOBO's on the market, I'd use UltraWide.
I use what they provide. No sense on buying extra equipment when the motherboard chipset can do it.
Josh Crawley
ps: Im cheap when it comes to building secondary computers. My primary gets all the good stuff.
Quoth the article
'human populations are now being constantly mixed, again producing a blending that blocks evolutionary change.'
I'm curious if the person who said this is racist. When I read this, I translated it into meaning: '''Those blacks/asians/(fill in non-caucasian race here)are polluting our White Pride.''' He's just trying to justify racism by blaming it on evolution. My opinion, he's no better than the KKK idiots. Hell, kkk'ers know they're idiots... Even THEY wear dunce caps.
Just think about it, what's wrong with racial blending? There's good and bad genetic material in each parent. Both the good and the bad are increased in strength. If the kid doesn't cut it, he fails (in the human race, due to evolution).
Josh Crawley
At my dad's work, they use a type of chip, but it's not dram. They use E^2prom. True, you do take a performance hit, but they have 10 "gig ethernet ports" on the thing. The last price quote I got was $12000 for a terabyte of this stuff. Don't forget to compare price/performance ratios to the best chipsets of IDE (or if you're a scsi bigot, SCSI). Pulling random data is very easy for chips, but HD's of ANY speed and quality are still slower.
Josh Crawley
I'd suggest that you check out a website: fravia.kilrathi.pl
:-)
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First, editors post saying that TV rots your brains. TV is like cocaine (yes, I have the issue of SCIAM in front of me).
Now, you flap your big slashdot jaw about how we stay and watch idiotic commercials during the Super Bowl?? Speak for yourself.
I've had to wean myself over the last 2 years AWAY from TV. Truthfully, I don't miss it at all. Once you stop immersing yourselves in junk media, you realise how far others have gone... "Did you hear about Movie X, or who won Survivor XXX". So much talk, writings, shows are about other shows, essentially junk. You can guarantee that EVERYBODY on (broadcast) TV has some sort of skewing on thier shows...
Normal network sitcoms (Full House type) are no brainer shows that promote 'good feelings' but are totally worthless in content (purpose is to drag in the dough through commercials). Next, you have documentaries on normal brodcasts (except PBS). Usually, some enviro-wacko bought a block of time to poision the minds of viewers in the attempt of acting like true information. Then you have news shows. The liberal slant is soo bad, I can't stand to watch them. The sad thing is, that they probably think they aren't THAT liberal. Then comes down to the PBS shows. These are exception, soft of. You watch the show, say about processor crafting. It seems to cover all sides of developers, but listen just a little bit after the show goes off. Brought to you by funding of Intel. I wonder what they omitted..... Perhaps AMD/Motorola/SGI???
Josh Crawley
But dont forget the umount corruption bug in 2.4.5 . Once that bug was found, it took only 1 day to fix it. Even that "horrible" so called bug was shrugged off by the real linux community. All I did was grab the bare.i kernel off the slack shelf, recompile the 2.4.5 so it worked, then reinstalled it.
I've seen no real disaster other than what Slashdot likes to half-assedly portray.
JOsh Crawley
I have a problem playing TODAYS games, yet alone playing some overblown overhyped new engine that puahes more polys. I refuse to use a nvidia because of thier unstable drivers, so that leaves me out of the 100 fps crowd. Who cares.
Josh Crawley
I, very much, respect your article and time thinking these 'rulesets', but you forgot a few major points.
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We've grown up dealing with NTSC and the static/low res of this format. However, some Pirates enter theaters with video cameras and copy very low res (even compaired to NTSC) and horrendous voice quality. These people are the ones you cannot stop.
1: Please explain how your system will prevent copying through an analog medium (in relation of having a video recorder set up aimed at "The Unit")?
2: Assuming that your system may bring the ire of EET's (electrical engineers with basis in tech) which can determine usual structures in digital displays, please tell how you would stop from an EET from taking over the main controllers of the tube/screen and saving those in a like-raw avi file format on a computer.
3: Would this data saved on media be playable on the computer (and not those made specifically for this purpose? If so, how would you prevent software dissassembly? (read note 1)
(note 1) Be aware that the first digital DVD recorder that allowed DVD=>AVI was not DeCSS, but was XING Mpeg player. It routed the video API to a compressor, then the hard disk. Quite rudimentary, but it did work.
4: As a last question, what happens when said show goes public domain? Eventually these shows do, but this cryptographic lock keeps us legitamately out.
Thank you for your time. I'm not trying to flame, because I actually like this idea to a certain extent. If somebody can come up with something fair, I'd use it. The only last prerequisite is that I'd accept NO zoning. However, I get a feeling if they do like your system, zoning's in
Josh Crawley
Seriously... I have Rh 5.2 (old, first of my use). Then I got SuSE 6.x Yeah. It's got a nice config manager (yast), but I wasn't sure what it was doing. Mandrake was nice, but crashed too much. Then I tried the newest Slackware, not knowing the particulars in Linux. Let's just say I learned QUICK. There's a basic setup tool, but everything's trial by fire. I can tweak my fairly minimal install with any tweak cause I know how its alll set up.
Now,anyone... Please tell me what this yet another distro is better than mine (or any else)???
Josh Crawley