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Re:It cries to be a Beos App!
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Uh. Your info is sadly out-of-date.
I type this from a dual booter, BeOS and WinXP a P4 with an nVidia card and C-Media sound in it. If you had any interest other than trolling, you could go to bebits.com and see that there are drivers and patches for all that you mention, plus plenty you don't. I dual boot for my pro audio Aardvark Q10 (which *isn't* supported by linux, and a far cry from 'most onboard audio chipsets')
Myth TV may 'be the desktop' but BeOS *is* the desktop - the GUI is BeOS and viceversa. Linux may excel at some stuff, but it still isn't as responsive as BeOS. (God forbid some newbie wants to install or configure something)
OBeOS hardly has five developers, and somehow they have managed more than 5 years of work on their OS.
So please get over yourself, and stop believing everything you read on/. and do some (any) research before you troll.
It cries to be a Beos App!
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I still think this is a place where some enterprising young/old upstart programmer could make a name for him/her self. Write a Beos PVR or port Myth TV (which seems to be updated quite frequently).
Beos is already in use professionally as a audio scheduler (Tunetracker), I see no reason that video can't be added.
Of special note, using Beos would allow you to 'roll your own' on *much* cheaper hardware than Win or Linux - an old Pentium 233/64 ram most likely could handle the job, since it is ass-fast on old boxen. Add a big ol' harddrive and you're in bidness.
Steve Balmer, head in hands, sitting on street corner rocking back and forth whimpering, "Delvelopers...*sniff*..Developers...*choke*... DEVELOOOOPERRRRRSSss!!!...*weep*
Its one of those real-estate "Drive-By Info" things. You can put a cassette in it (presumably looped) and listen to whatever.
I'm guessing with a little hardware hacking, an additional input can be added and I can either tie it in to a net stream (Soma!) or run mp3s through it, and listen throughout the house and yard. Would make any walkman into a local-only mp3 'player'. I am reasonably sure that no licence is necessary.
I just have to get an antenna. Damn these laws of physics!
Love them or hate them, any compassionate person would not make fun of ugly girls (or anyone for that matter) for suffering from uglyness. Anyone with an ounce of civility would realize that its just crude. Its not funny whatsoever.
Its odd that so many conservatives?, so eager to tell everyone how holier-than-thou they are, are so quick to make jokes about such topics.
Strangely, I agree with many of your views on your blog. Sadly, I wonder if you really are as undie-bunched as you seem. It must suck to be so uptight.
People laugh at tragedy because the alternatives are unacceptable. Sometimes the best defense against sorrow and sadness is to make fun of it. Life goes on, whether or not you hide in your room writing bad poetry with foil on the windows, or go out and attempt to deal with it. Humor, at least, isn't self-destructive.
What works for one person may not work for the next, so YMMV. I can tell you that the most well adjusted people I know use humor as a way to deal with the unthinkable.
To sum it up: Shit happens. To you. To me. You can call it quits and stay in bed, kill yourself, go on a killing spree, or eat Twinkies to compensate for your feelings, or you can laugh at how there is nothing! you can do about it, and go on - life isn't going to wait for you to get over your 'issues'.
Q: Why do people laugh at funerals? A: Because the alternative is to cry.
Get over yourself. Alzheimers is a fact of life, like cancer, birth defects, car accidents, and everything else.
Maybe you are a humorless bastard, who rages every time someone offends your delicate sensitivities, or maybe you just like to laugh like l33t Santa, I don't know.
You should realize that different people deal with tragedy, danger, unfortunate circumstance, and fear in different ways.
Sorry, but I don't see you weeping for starving kids, earthquake deaths, epidemics in 3rd world countries, Billy skinning his knee, or the loss of the best paper airplane ever. All those things are tragedy to someone.
You want to be a selfish bitch about how you're the only one suffering in the world. Guess what? You're not. Grow up and deal. Unless you're a midget...then, just deal.
Why isn't everything for the IIGS freeware? With the exception of schools that didn't get the trillions of dollars that Bush put into education, who's actually using a GS on a day to day basis?
I *have* a GS, and I don't use it. I emulate one on my PB 5300 (another limping animal that should be put down;) with Bernie to the Rescue.
With the exception of the pain in the ass of making and managing floppy images (which is infinitely better than trying to nab them off a IIe) it works great.
I'm glad that this software is free, but this just illustrates the BS of copyright laws. Unmaintained or un-updated software should lose copyright protection after 10 years AT MOST. This allows dumbasses like me to emulate, or actually *use* the hardware I own.
Like I'm going to go out and buy Karateka any time soon (Don't try to hit the princess, she will smoke your ass like a looter in a riot!).
Seriously, If the publishers need $$$ that bad, keep the trademarks (so someone can release Rescue Raiders II ((Rockstar Games??!)), and dump the software to freeware so assholes like me can play a classic, learn basic, explore and compare the limits of software and hardware of yesteryear and today, and so I can finally find out what I put on the back of those 5.25 floppies.
Oh, and not have to try and explain why Gemstone Warrior was so frickin' creepy-scary, and why the Beagle Brothers kicked ass.
Remember, all the software you use *right now* will still be copyrighted long after you're dead, Apple makes the G69 with OSeX (things will be looser that way, I'm sure) and Bill Gates will either be hooked up to a machine, or *be* a machine (let's hope it runs on Windows either way.
Good example - Cinemaware. Releasing all their old ROMs and images. *FREE* Defender of the Crown anyone? Re-releasing the games for a new market: Phones, GBA, PDA etc.
Do more of that, or so help me, I'll grab Locksmith 6.0, and Copy II+ 7 and 9 and I'll do it for you, you publish-whores!
Put that on a bun and eat it!
I just found out that Politicians, Hillary Rosen, and Ashton Kutcher are all related to bottom feeding, brainless proto-slime!
Hurrah for technology!
Isn't this similar to an 'evil' plan by the MPAA?
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Wasn't there an idea that would embed tech like this in video cameras and the like to prevent people from illictly taping movies at the theater? Although the application as it stands, sounds pritty nifty, it seems that it will be used to enforce IP and copyright laws.
"Video taping/photographing of this image is unauthorized. Please point your camera away from the image. Shutdown begins in 15 seconds."
I posted something about this a long time ago, but I can't find it, even though...
OT: I subscribed today and there is a mystical, magical world in here! I just watched a dupe disappear! It's almost like somebody *read the article*!!;)
It also sells to techies who live in small towns where the nearest Target is 45 min away. Our crappy *Smallmart* (it's the smallest one I've ever seen) has put many of the local guys out of business.
It's the only game in town. And I sure ain't gonna drive 45 min for a pack of lightbulbs. Or pay 2 bucks extra at the local grocery.
Unless, of course, they want to put RF tags on everything. Then I guess it's put up or shut up time.
Pitfall is an exciting game by Sierra! Here we discuss the different levels in the game and how best to navigate the obstacles to get the power-up and win the game!
Pitfall 1: Vibration. Many robots vibrate due to their fast motors. Vibration can cause a robot to move from its designated location and not perform its task successfully. Solution: Test the robot for stability and reliability and change parts when necessary.
This is an easy level.
Pitfall 2: Overload. A robot can overload when it underutilizes tasks with respect to its speed. Solution: Change the design to properly balance out the tasks and the speeds needed to perform those tasks. Slightly more difficult. Watch those barrels!
Pitfall 3: Development. Using C and C++ to program your robot might cause problems with arrays and pointers. Solution: Use Ada to help you apply software-engineering principles and better track the progress in each life cycle stage, from concept to deployment.
Easy if you keep a calculator nearby.
Pitfall 4: Security. Hackers can exploit a robot's vulnerabilities and turn it into a weapon or completely disable it. Solution: Install safeguards to counter these vulnerabilities.
Tough level, but liberal use of your Mountain Dew weapon will make short work of the Hackers. Secret level: Mom's Basement - many power-ups here!
Pitfall 5: User Expectations. Users sometimes unrealistically expect that robots can make decisions. Solution: Educate users on what robots can do (learning tasks and motions) and cannot do (reasoning and making decisions). Very Difficult. Users are unpridictible, and can make trouble for you. Avoid Users.
Pitfall 6: Viruses. PCs that are wirelessly communicating with robots might contain viruses. Solution: Install anti-virus programs and present security awareness programs for programmers and users. Easy. Viruses are overrated, and usually accompanied by FUD. Shoot the FUD, and the Viruses will flee. The Linux bomb helps on this level.
Pitfall 7: Dimensions. The mouse can only provide two-dimensional positioning for a three-dimensional robot. Solution: Use a program that lets you create and view a three-dimensional robot or a game of robots in progress.
Medium Difficulty. The robots will attack and steal your medicine if you make a noise in the Robot Game Room. Sneak above them on the ledge. Watch for an ambush from behind.
Pitfall 8: Batteries. Battery power can wear off and slow down, for example, the speed of the arm and the agility of its fingers. It can cause the fingers to accidentally drop an egg, creating a mess on the floor. Solution: Implement power management software that can sound an alert when the robot reaches a low power level; redesign the robot to lengthen the battery life; or switch to better-grade batteries.
Difficult. Batteries are the key to winning Pitfall: Overload. Collect as many as you can, and when they are exhausted, be sure to drop them off in a hazardous waste receptacle. A Power Adapter can help in this situation.
Pitfall 9: Analog to Digital Conversion. When using wireless technology for robot communication, human agents and external objects are impacted by the technological limitations in converting analog inputs into digital outputs. For instance, the conversion process can distort soft sounds in voice recognition (analog "hear" converted to digital "held"). Solution: Take advantage of conversions not significantly affected by technological limitations.
Difficult. Dodging ones and zeros you must make your way to the output. If caught and questioned, use buzzwords and the guards will fall asleep, allowing escape. You're almost there!
Pitfall 10: Bandwidth. Bandwidth problems during wireless transmissions might cause a sensor, say vision, to produce jittery outputs. Solution: Optimize bandwidths so the human eye cannot notice the jittering.
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I type this from a dual booter, BeOS and WinXP a P4 with an nVidia card and C-Media sound in it. If you had any interest other than trolling, you could go to bebits.com and see that there are drivers and patches for all that you mention, plus plenty you don't. I dual boot for my pro audio Aardvark Q10 (which *isn't* supported by linux, and a far cry from 'most onboard audio chipsets')
Myth TV may 'be the desktop' but BeOS *is* the desktop - the GUI is BeOS and viceversa. Linux may excel at some stuff, but it still isn't as responsive as BeOS. (God forbid some newbie wants to install or configure something)
OBeOS hardly has five developers, and somehow they have managed more than 5 years of work on their OS. So please get over yourself, and stop believing everything you read on /. and do some (any) research before you troll.
Beos is already in use professionally as a audio scheduler (Tunetracker), I see no reason that video can't be added.
Of special note, using Beos would allow you to 'roll your own' on *much* cheaper hardware than Win or Linux - an old Pentium 233/64 ram most likely could handle the job, since it is ass-fast on old boxen. Add a big ol' harddrive and you're in bidness.
That'd take like 10 minutes, tops.
Otherwise, you still need a Win/Mac for source photos/graphics.
Hey Steve, where's your Moses now??
I'm still trying to figure out the first one.
Who's watching Pump Up the Volume tonight?!! WOOOO! Go Christian Slater!! Go generic top-lifing love-interest chick, GO!
Here. Be gentle, it's hosted on a Intellivision running IntyOS.
I'm guessing with a little hardware hacking, an additional input can be added and I can either tie it in to a net stream (Soma!) or run mp3s through it, and listen throughout the house and yard. Would make any walkman into a local-only mp3 'player'. I am reasonably sure that no licence is necessary.
I just have to get an antenna. Damn these laws of physics!
Ha! This is already redundant!
Strangely, I agree with many of your views on your blog. Sadly, I wonder if you really are as undie-bunched as you seem. It must suck to be so uptight.
You should foe me, quick, so you don't learn.
That's a good boy.
What works for one person may not work for the next, so YMMV. I can tell you that the most well adjusted people I know use humor as a way to deal with the unthinkable.
To sum it up: Shit happens. To you. To me. You can call it quits and stay in bed, kill yourself, go on a killing spree, or eat Twinkies to compensate for your feelings, or you can laugh at how there is nothing! you can do about it, and go on - life isn't going to wait for you to get over your 'issues'.
Q: Why do people laugh at funerals? A: Because the alternative is to cry.
You pick. Both, if you want.
Maybe you are a humorless bastard, who rages every time someone offends your delicate sensitivities, or maybe you just like to laugh like l33t Santa, I don't know.
You should realize that different people deal with tragedy, danger, unfortunate circumstance, and fear in different ways.
Sorry, but I don't see you weeping for starving kids, earthquake deaths, epidemics in 3rd world countries, Billy skinning his knee, or the loss of the best paper airplane ever. All those things are tragedy to someone.
You want to be a selfish bitch about how you're the only one suffering in the world. Guess what? You're not. Grow up and deal. Unless you're a midget...then, just deal.
Does the ship forget where it is?
I *have* a GS, and I don't use it. I emulate one on my PB 5300 (another limping animal that should be put down ;) with Bernie to the Rescue.
With the exception of the pain in the ass of making and managing floppy images (which is infinitely better than trying to nab them off a IIe) it works great. I'm glad that this software is free, but this just illustrates the BS of copyright laws. Unmaintained or un-updated software should lose copyright protection after 10 years AT MOST. This allows dumbasses like me to emulate, or actually *use* the hardware I own.
Like I'm going to go out and buy Karateka any time soon (Don't try to hit the princess, she will smoke your ass like a looter in a riot!).
Seriously, If the publishers need $$$ that bad, keep the trademarks (so someone can release Rescue Raiders II ((Rockstar Games??!)), and dump the software to freeware so assholes like me can play a classic, learn basic, explore and compare the limits of software and hardware of yesteryear and today, and so I can finally find out what I put on the back of those 5.25 floppies.
Oh, and not have to try and explain why Gemstone Warrior was so frickin' creepy-scary, and why the Beagle Brothers kicked ass.
Remember, all the software you use *right now* will still be copyrighted long after you're dead, Apple makes the G69 with OSeX (things will be looser that way, I'm sure) and Bill Gates will either be hooked up to a machine, or *be* a machine (let's hope it runs on Windows either way.
Good example - Cinemaware. Releasing all their old ROMs and images. *FREE* Defender of the Crown anyone?
Re-releasing the games for a new market: Phones, GBA, PDA etc.
Do more of that, or so help me, I'll grab Locksmith 6.0, and Copy II+ 7 and 9 and I'll do it for you, you publish-whores! Put that on a bun and eat it!
Hurrah for technology!
"Video taping/photographing of this image is unauthorized. Please point your camera away from the image. Shutdown begins in 15 seconds."
I posted something about this a long time ago, but I can't find it, even though... ;)
OT: I subscribed today and there is a mystical, magical world in here! I just watched a dupe disappear! It's almost like somebody *read the article*!!
She'll probably want dinner first, though.
It's the only game in town. And I sure ain't gonna drive 45 min for a pack of lightbulbs. Or pay 2 bucks extra at the local grocery.
Unless, of course, they want to put RF tags on everything. Then I guess it's put up or shut up time.
does it run Windows CE?
I want a laptop that lasts for 8 hours. A regular workday, or a long bus/car/plane trip.
If my 20+ year old Tandy 102 can last for 2 weeks on four AAs, why can't a new laptop go for 8 hours?
And my damn 8600 is taking 20 minutes to copy a file! ;)
Thanks Slashdot!!!
P.S. Does anyone read these submissions, or is it done by wireless robots?
AFAIK, Microsoft is one of the leading makers of 'undocumented features' in the industry.
Pun intended.
This article talks about how the lack of inspection of the votes and machines is unconstitutional. Interesting read, with case referrences.