The SCO people claim that they have a patent on something. What the hell is the patent on? Then it can be replaced with a better system anyway. Why should people be bossed around by those dipshits?
1. SCO didnt do SHIT. Linus Torvalds made the damn system in the first place. This means that SCO can't charge a frickin penny for a stupid license. What fucking patent violation?
2. SCO == UnitedLinux == GPL VIOLATION TO THE MAX. So, why dont Richard Stallman and Linus sue their asses off? They posess the copyrights on the components that comprise the SCO system.
Are you going to release the source? Will the BIOS be auditable? Will the BIOS code contain some sort of monitoring code? Will the BIOS contain spyware? All of these questions are important... and how will we be able to confirm your answers to them?
Can we really take the word of a conglomerate? Will you be able to ensure that what you are saying is accurate?
Modern conglomerates usually misrepresent their products if they think it will generate more customers. How can we be sure that you wouldn't be doing this to us?
We're down to NVidia and ATI for video, Creative Labs and Santa Cruz for audio. And both are pretty much stuck to producing 'higher end' cards geared at gamers or audiophiles, respectively.
You forgot Matrox, you insensitive clod.
Also, I don't think this is just internal usage. They're after integrated 802.11 just like one has integrated ethernet on the mobo. I envision a place to screw your antenna in on the rear IO panel.
Which I'm all for. PCI cards take up too much room. We need to pave the way for smaller form factors.
Uh huh, and when everything's integrated, everything's proprietary. This means you havent a choice. So, yeah PCI might be a pain to you, but it does offer choices that integration of hardware cant provide.
Remember the cirrus logic, trident, savage, et al 2 meg workstation cards? Fire up the original dos version of Doom and look at all the different sound cards you had to choose from. All gone, all obsolete.
The original S3 Savage is 4MB and has 3D acceleration, __and__ they're still used in laptops (an updated version, i.e. more RAM).
For the average office type desktop box, what's onboard is more than adequate. 6 channel AC97 and 64 megs shared-ram agp video is pretty hefty when you're just making up excel spreadsheets all day.
I actually agree with you on that point. You are also right, many of the companies such as Aureal, S3 and many others have had to cut back operations, some even having to go out of business, but this is because they didnt have the balls to actually run their company where it actually was profitable.
Quick answer: TiVO (even though they despise this) = more $$$ if they can cash in, so they are. They know they can't just get rid of them, so, they'll cash in on the opportunity. Big business wants to make more money than anything else.
To copyright a certain number-sequence, (i.e. a PRICE), you would have to fill out and file copyrights for each number-sequence that was your price. Obviously, numbers are in the public domain, so this is not possible, otherwise it would be:
12.34 (c) 2000 Some guy,
and because of this, there are restrictions on what can and cannot be copyright.
So, unless walmart can present documentation, (forms), then they're SOL.
What about Poindexter's TIA project? I've heard that Microsoft has been looking for opportunities to assist as much as possible with Homeland Security and other related projects, so, it just seems par for the course.
IBM also assisted the Third Reich, by providing data processing equipment.
AOL = broke. AOL = dying. And, AOL knows this, so they have a meeting:
Case: "I know, we can get some money really quick by charging money for content, or forcing them to sign up for AOL!" Other Guys: "Hey, why didn't we think of this before? It's just as genius as offering 1000 hours in 45 days." Other Guy: "I wonder if anyone ever used all the hours... I mean it's possible, you get 1.77 hours to sleep, but otherwise, you could do it!" Case: "Really, I thought we were gonna get sued for misleading advertising."
AOL, providing fairly pointless internet access, with a pretty numb board to back it up.
Must more be said? They dont actually do anything... according to their website anyway. It seems they're just a source of funds for smaller entities that do something.
security.debian.org was hosted via that NOC. Maybe the arsonist wanted to h4x0r some debian boxes? Seems like a good way to ensure you had the capacity, well, if you're an idiot anyway. But it seems that they should have a mirror structure so this doesnt happen.
1. Dont open any attachments, period. If they want to send you a file, make them post it on a website, and make sure they can account for what it is before you do go and get the file.
2. Install a firewall program. That's really easy.
3. Get anti-virus software. Most computers dont come with anti-virus software.
Ok, I have an idea... Spam the spammers. Just track em all down and spam them with messages that say stop. Keep doing it until you waste all their bandwidth on their dumb T-1 line and they just quit.
Idea 2: Track down the T-1 lines and just destroy the servers, obviously this would have to continuously be repeated, for many spammers...
This is a fairly useless idea for a website, as to look at spam, all you have to do is open up your e-mail inbox. Why would someone actually care to look at spam? How bored would they have to be to take actions like this without going insane? Why post spam? Are the maintainers of the website being paid for this, is providing spam to the rest of the world overly important to their whole idea of the what information should be online, or is it just plainly that they have an unnatural obsession with the unsolicited bulk mail?
SPAM is not something that should be celebrated or thought of as entertainment. It is an annoying advertisement that has turned into the world's largest electronic nuisance. The idea just seems to be a waste of time and money, and bandwidth.
this is the third article concerning microsoft today? At this rate, we will have 6 - 8 articles concerning MS by the end of the day. How wierd is that?
Also, the other thing no one has really noticed has been that Office XP has it's own XML document specification. Even they are starting to get away from the proprietary format.
you can already backup a lot of your life to DVD, provided you have a camcorder of course, I mean, I've seen the ads for these new dvd-recorders. They are for backing up your home-movies taken with your camcorder, so that you dont have to lug around a whole bunch of tapes everywhere you need to go... and if that's too complicated, there are even some cameras that record direct to DVD.
But, e-mail to DVD? I can see it now... people will have stacks of DVDs labeled "SPAM". This is just ridiculous.
I remember several times trying to make ATI drivers run on Win2k and then having to reinstall as the driver wouldnt go away in safe mode, and i couldnt boot into normal mode without having scrambled video.
How badly will these drivers cripple your linux installation? Most of these new X11 drivers also include a kernel module used to control the frame-buffer specific operations of the particular card... this means if your radeonfb module is replaced and it's defective, you're screwed.
Personally, I just use the VESA driver on X11, I have a Windows computer with a Parhelia for my 3D needs.
So, if I were going to update the driver, I'd wait a few weeks for any problems to expose themselves.
I have me a copy of windows 2000 server, and the IIS version is 5.0.
A P2 350 webserver running windows 2000, with just one processor, can actually handle a lot of traffic without going down, I know this because I was running a webserver under windows 2000 (now runs freebsd 4.6 and is no longer a server), but it handled high-traffic situations decently. This is more likely a result of bandwidth throttling.
Really, the only reason why people take fear about Microsoft, even when they mention vaporware is because Microsoft is quite powerful. They do illegal things, and there really isnt much that can be done to stop them. They can hire the best lawyers, so suing them is not an option. They can settle for some blatently ridiculous deal that own works in their advantage, with the government. They're worse than AOL, they get away with stunts all the time. Some of their recent nuiscances to society (publicity stunts) were: having a whole bunch of guys running around in butterfly suits causing all hell to break lose, and plenty others. But here's something for irony -- Microsoft uses FreeBSD for their Hotmail service, most people would be expecting windows, wouldn't you?
Microsoft pushes their software on people. Some of it's decent, but most of it is bloated and useless. Come on, who really needs MS Paint? For example, lets take Windows XP:
Windows Messenger
Internet Explorer 6.0
Windows Media Player 8
Automatic Updates
I'm sure there are more products, but this is how they are powerful. They own a monopoly, and they will always win, because of their unfair business practices. So, Adobe falls in price, why are you surprised?
How would I make my own beowulf cluster? What steps are involved? Are there any kernel patches that you have to apply to make it work? How large can they get?
I've read that adaptive networking is very similar to clustering, but are they the same, related, or different? Do you know anything about that?
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The SCO people claim that they have a patent on something. What the hell is the patent on? Then it can be replaced with a better system anyway. Why should people be bossed around by those dipshits?
Boycott SCO and their low-quality products.
1. SCO didnt do SHIT. Linus Torvalds made the damn system in the first place. This means that SCO can't charge a frickin penny for a stupid license. What fucking patent violation?
2. SCO == UnitedLinux == GPL VIOLATION TO THE MAX. So, why dont Richard Stallman and Linus sue their asses off? They posess the copyrights on the components that comprise the SCO system.
They were making a big deal out of Alpha Chrome... it turned out to be vapourware. I have a feeling Delta Chrome will turn out to be the same.
Are you going to release the source? Will the BIOS be auditable? Will the BIOS code contain some sort of monitoring code? Will the BIOS contain spyware? All of these questions are important... and how will we be able to confirm your answers to them?
Can we really take the word of a conglomerate? Will you be able to ensure that what you are saying is accurate?
Modern conglomerates usually misrepresent their products if they think it will generate more customers. How can we be sure that you wouldn't be doing this to us?
We're down to NVidia and ATI for video, Creative Labs and Santa Cruz for audio. And both are pretty much stuck to producing 'higher end' cards geared at gamers or audiophiles, respectively.
You forgot Matrox, you insensitive clod.
Also, I don't think this is just internal usage. They're after integrated 802.11 just like one has integrated ethernet on the mobo. I envision a place to screw your antenna in on the rear IO panel.
Which I'm all for. PCI cards take up too much room. We need to pave the way for smaller form factors.
Uh huh, and when everything's integrated, everything's proprietary. This means you havent a choice. So, yeah PCI might be a pain to you, but it does offer choices that integration of hardware cant provide.
Remember the cirrus logic, trident, savage, et al 2 meg workstation cards? Fire up the original dos version of Doom and look at all the different sound cards you had to choose from. All gone, all obsolete.
The original S3 Savage is 4MB and has 3D acceleration, __and__ they're still used in laptops (an updated version, i.e. more RAM).
For the average office type desktop box, what's onboard is more than adequate. 6 channel AC97 and 64 megs shared-ram agp video is pretty hefty when you're just making up excel spreadsheets all day.
I actually agree with you on that point. You are also right, many of the companies such as Aureal, S3 and many others have had to cut back operations, some even having to go out of business, but this is because they didnt have the balls to actually run their company where it actually was profitable.
Quick answer: TiVO (even though they despise this) = more $$$ if they can cash in, so they are. They know they can't just get rid of them, so, they'll cash in on the opportunity. Big business wants to make more money than anything else.
To copyright a certain number-sequence, (i.e. a PRICE), you would have to fill out and file copyrights for each number-sequence that was your price. Obviously, numbers are in the public domain, so this is not possible, otherwise it would be:
12.34 (c) 2000 Some guy,
and because of this, there are restrictions on what can and cannot be copyright.
So, unless walmart can present documentation, (forms), then they're SOL.
What about Poindexter's TIA project? I've heard that Microsoft has been looking for opportunities to assist as much as possible with Homeland Security and other related projects, so, it just seems par for the course.
IBM also assisted the Third Reich, by providing data processing equipment.
AOL = broke. AOL = dying. And, AOL knows this, so they have a meeting:
Case: "I know, we can get some money really quick by charging money for content, or forcing them to sign up for AOL!"
Other Guys: "Hey, why didn't we think of this before? It's just as genius as offering 1000 hours in 45 days."
Other Guy: "I wonder if anyone ever used all the hours... I mean it's possible, you get 1.77 hours to sleep, but otherwise, you could do it!"
Case: "Really, I thought we were gonna get sued for misleading advertising."
AOL, providing fairly pointless internet access, with a pretty numb board to back it up.
This seems like it would most likely be helpful to the disabled community.
No items for this year."
Must more be said? They dont actually do anything... according to their website anyway. It seems they're just a source of funds for smaller entities that do something.
security.debian.org was hosted via that NOC. Maybe the arsonist wanted to h4x0r some debian boxes? Seems like a good way to ensure you had the capacity, well, if you're an idiot anyway. But it seems that they should have a mirror structure so this doesnt happen.
1. Dont open any attachments, period. If they want to send you a file, make them post it on a website, and make sure they can account for what it is before you do go and get the file.
2. Install a firewall program. That's really easy.
3. Get anti-virus software. Most computers dont come with anti-virus software.
Idea 2: Track down the T-1 lines and just destroy the servers, obviously this would have to continuously be repeated, for many spammers...
Idea 3: Just burn the place down... See this.*
* I don't actually condone the idea of arson.
From their website:
"We will publish SpamArchive.org mailing list information soon."
So, yeah, probably. Probably gonna contain some spam too.
This is a fairly useless idea for a website, as to look at spam, all you have to do is open up your e-mail inbox. Why would someone actually care to look at spam? How bored would they have to be to take actions like this without going insane? Why post spam? Are the maintainers of the website being paid for this, is providing spam to the rest of the world overly important to their whole idea of the what information should be online, or is it just plainly that they have an unnatural obsession with the unsolicited bulk mail?
SPAM is not something that should be celebrated or thought of as entertainment. It is an annoying advertisement that has turned into the world's largest electronic nuisance. The idea just seems to be a waste of time and money, and bandwidth.
this is the third article concerning microsoft today? At this rate, we will have 6 - 8 articles concerning MS by the end of the day. How wierd is that?
Also, the other thing no one has really noticed has been that Office XP has it's own XML document specification. Even they are starting to get away from the proprietary format.
Many reasons why this is not technically accurate (the by microsoft part):
.net.
1. They think all their stuff is the best in the market.
2. They wouldn't dare say anything that might harm their profit margin.
3. Microsoft wants people to _move_ from unix to windows 2000 /
4. Microsoft wants to generate as much money as possible.
5. They never cited their sources for the whitepaper.
you can already backup a lot of your life to DVD, provided you have a camcorder of course, I mean, I've seen the ads for these new dvd-recorders. They are for backing up your home-movies taken with your camcorder, so that you dont have to lug around a whole bunch of tapes everywhere you need to go... and if that's too complicated, there are even some cameras that record direct to DVD.
But, e-mail to DVD? I can see it now... people will have stacks of DVDs labeled "SPAM". This is just ridiculous.
I remember several times trying to make ATI drivers run on Win2k and then having to reinstall as the driver wouldnt go away in safe mode, and i couldnt boot into normal mode without having scrambled video.
How badly will these drivers cripple your linux installation? Most of these new X11 drivers also include a kernel module used to control the frame-buffer specific operations of the particular card... this means if your radeonfb module is replaced and it's defective, you're screwed.
Personally, I just use the VESA driver on X11, I have a Windows computer with a Parhelia for my 3D needs.
So, if I were going to update the driver, I'd wait a few weeks for any problems to expose themselves.
I have me a copy of windows 2000 server, and the IIS version is 5.0.
A P2 350 webserver running windows 2000, with just one processor, can actually handle a lot of traffic without going down, I know this because I was running a webserver under windows 2000 (now runs freebsd 4.6 and is no longer a server), but it handled high-traffic situations decently. This is more likely a result of bandwidth throttling.
Okay, does Priceline.com really have this "Priceline.com supercomputer", and if so, how many terraflops can it produce?
18 acres of cray supercomputers could break the encryption within 10 minutes?
Really, the only reason why people take fear about Microsoft, even when they mention vaporware is because Microsoft is quite powerful. They do illegal things, and there really isnt much that can be done to stop them. They can hire the best lawyers, so suing them is not an option. They can settle for some blatently ridiculous deal that own works in their advantage, with the government. They're worse than AOL, they get away with stunts all the time. Some of their recent nuiscances to society (publicity stunts) were: having a whole bunch of guys running around in butterfly suits causing all hell to break lose, and plenty others. But here's something for irony -- Microsoft uses FreeBSD for their Hotmail service, most people would be expecting windows, wouldn't you?
Microsoft pushes their software on people. Some of it's decent, but most of it is bloated and useless. Come on, who really needs MS Paint? For example, lets take Windows XP:
I'm sure there are more products, but this is how they are powerful. They own a monopoly, and they will always win, because of their unfair business practices. So, Adobe falls in price, why are you surprised?
How would I make my own beowulf cluster? What steps are involved? Are there any kernel patches that you have to apply to make it work? How large can they get?
I've read that adaptive networking is very similar to clustering, but are they the same, related, or different? Do you know anything about that?