I rip my CD's on my Linux server using AutoRip which has no UI, and runs in the background. It does CDDB lookup and tag encoding. It's a PERL script that uses cdparanoia and lame to create the MP3 files.
Not very sophisticated or trendy, but works great for my purposes. I just keep a stack of "todo" CD's by the server and when I see the tray open, load a new CD. Then add the ripped disc to to the "done" stack.
It took me 2-3 weeks to rip my CD's which is not a problem for me since:
I don't need everything ripped immediately (practice patience)
I used none of my primary time - wasn't a priority.
I tried slack in 1995 and was amazed at having a full *nix system on my old pc. I was writing apps for telecom billing systems on Solaris at the time, and my pc gave me a great platform to build and test my code at home. I was able to retain rights to some of the modules partly due to the clean seperation with development efforts and my office vs. the customer site.
In 1997 I switched to RedHat, mostly because of it's growing popularity and my interest in being able to offer Red Hat Linux services to my customers. I was able to build a datamart for the airline industry using RH/Mandrake on my laptop while camping with my father in Colorado over four weeks. Fish and hike by day, code by night. After the trip I was able to port my code and compile on the large sun box (E10000) at the customer site. It worked great, largely due to my platform available on my laptop.
Now I use Gentoo and support multiple customer sites which also use Linux for web and file servers (Either Gentoo or RH Enterprise).
The only reason I keep Windows is for customer support (outsourced I.T. support and windows development) and Quick Books for accounting.
I consider myself a geek at heart, and love the spiritual notion of we get what we give, which is why I like to contibute time and energy to local noobs in my area. However my customers think of their computers like a telephone, they just want it to work: reliably, fast and cheap. And I'm able to give them just that with Linux. They still run XP desktops, but that's slowly changing too.
There is a commercial service that does similar analysis on songs to provide a score based on similar genetic algorithms. As I recall you can upload your own music, and for a nominal fee they will provide the analysis. Apparently many music publishers use this service to find songs from new artists that have a higher propobility of success (wide acceptance). I just don't remember the service, but read about it on-line just a year or two ago...
or better yet, build your own! I built a
Theremax from a kit a couple years ago and have enjoyed experimenting with it. I just used an old box for the case (wood lecturn not required).
Sitti, Lebovitz and Appasamy suggested it may someday be possible to use a legged camera introduced through the anus as a substitute for traditional colonoscopy.
I used to use a corn popper when I started home roasting my coffee beans (I also get my green coffee beans at sweetmarias.com) until last Christmas, when I got the i-roast
I recommend it for somebody interested in home roasting, but not handy with a soldering iron.
However, I'm getting ready to hack my i-roast to make it talk with my laptop. Much easier to store and retrieve roast profiles, keep notes, etc. Plus I just can't ignore how cool it would be to use my laptop to roast coffee:-)
It seems to me that many of the patent applications are obvious to those in the informed community. Perhaps something is gained in the public eye in merely applying for the patents? As I recall, IBM used to publish statistics on how many patents they created each year as a sign to how progressive they were.
I would like to see a GNU or EFF project aimed at documenting prior art of 'obvious' inventions to aid the USPTO in expelling such claims. Perhaps a web crawler or blog format that gives a voice to the EFF community to prevent these outrageous claims.
One day in my advanced physics class, we were getting pretty bored and stressed. We were studying relativity and our instructor asked us to figure out how much plutoniom would be needed to completely vaporize a lake in our neighborhood. We man a number of basic assumptions to simplify the problem, but still had a good bit to figure out.
We found it interesting to use geometry to survey the lake, and figure out the volume of water. Then we had to calculate the energy required to boil (vaporize) the lake, then the mass of plutonium required. As I recall it took 2 class sessions (once to measure, another to calculate in class) and emphasized our ability to use what we had learned in class, or ask questions about things we didn't understand.
This was almost 20 years ago, so maybe this approach wouldn't go very well in today's schools.
I don't remember much about relativity (I'm a Comp. Sci. guy now) but remember that we figured it would take only about 1/8 teaspoon plutonium to boil away that nearby lake. Of course, we never tried it;)
I know this is only slightly related...but while looking at improvements with PHP, check out this powerful template engine written in PHP: Smarty.php.net now at version 2.6.2 with improved cache ability.
By the same token, I have a clause in my contract to the effect: "If I'm sued for something I did for you, then you will pay for my time in court" I've never had any issue with a client signing this.
Tripwire keeps a key-signed index of file hash values. It checks files nightly, and looks for changed files. Since the index of hash values is protected by PK signature, it's seen as a secure method to audit file changes.
I think it's a way of getting people to join the Mandrake Community which is not very expensive anyway. I see it as a gentle nudge for those who actively use Mandrake and want immediate access to new releases. It really is for a good cause. I support their decision as I use their Linux distro on many customer sites.
Have you heard of a central vacuum cleaner? How about a large central power supply in another room (or garage) with a long wire harness feeding each PC.
Keep the big, loud fan....Just move it to another room.
I use clear heavy-duty zip-loc bags for storing rolled up cables (one each for IDE, Power, Phone, etc.) and connectors. The bags are nice to stuff into a large bin because they pack well and are easy to look inside for that certain special part.
I use shoebox sized clear plastic bins so I can hold up the bin and look inside from the sides and bottom of the box, fast random access while searching for that certain connector. I label my bins:
* RF (tv,vhf,wifi),
* Analog(audio,phone),
* Comm(rs232,ps/2)
* Power(dc adapters, converters, connectors)
I keep files (paper) for useful magazine articles (or scan to store images) and use 3-ring binders to store CDs that aren't ripped to my drive. My desk is often an archilogical site, which is when I know it's time to clean up. I try to have a place for everything and keep everything in it's place, but still believe a clean office is the sign of a sick mind.:-)
However, my wife still isn't used to me refering to the linen closet as the "server room", But she's finally comfortable with the kitchen PC (laptop on swivle stand with WiFi) for reading morning news and looking up recipes.
How about a centralized site similar to BBB that would list businesses who use spam, so individual people could query to insure they don't do business with companies that are using spam.
Like a black list repository, but with business contact info (phone number, postal address, domain name, etc.) that a person could check to avoid doing business with people who commonly use spam.
Or better yet, provide a notice to the company when a query is performed to provide feedback like "a potential customer was just informed that your company uses spam."
Perhaps there is already something like this out there?
When Netscape was big, there was IE. When Java was big, there was J++. When JavaScript was big, there was VBScript.
Remember how MS played 'nice' with these competing technologies, just to get close enough to muddy the waters for the marketplace? Then all the security and performance issues became a big deal so MS effectively discredited these other technologies.
I wonder if MS is trying to get Linux in bed with Windows, just to be able to sabotage the security and performance, like it did with those other technologies?
Slashdot Mirror
Not very sophisticated or trendy, but works great for my purposes. I just keep a stack of "todo" CD's by the server and when I see the tray open, load a new CD. Then add the ripped disc to to the "done" stack.
It took me 2-3 weeks to rip my CD's which is not a problem for me since:
works for me...
Here is one such secure file wipe/delete utility....
http://wipe.sourceforge.net/
I tried slack in 1995 and was amazed at having a full *nix system on my old pc. I was writing apps for telecom billing systems on Solaris at the time, and my pc gave me a great platform to build and test my code at home. I was able to retain rights to some of the modules partly due to the clean seperation with development efforts and my office vs. the customer site.
In 1997 I switched to RedHat, mostly because of it's growing popularity and my interest in being able to offer Red Hat Linux services to my customers. I was able to build a datamart for the airline industry using RH/Mandrake on my laptop while camping with my father in Colorado over four weeks. Fish and hike by day, code by night. After the trip I was able to port my code and compile on the large sun box (E10000) at the customer site. It worked great, largely due to my platform available on my laptop.
Now I use Gentoo and support multiple customer sites which also use Linux for web and file servers (Either Gentoo or RH Enterprise).
The only reason I keep Windows is for customer support (outsourced I.T. support and windows development) and Quick Books for accounting.
I consider myself a geek at heart, and love the spiritual notion of we get what we give, which is why I like to contibute time and energy to local noobs in my area. However my customers think of their computers like a telephone, they just want it to work: reliably, fast and cheap. And I'm able to give them just that with Linux. They still run XP desktops, but that's slowly changing too.
There is a commercial service that does similar analysis on songs to provide a score based on similar genetic algorithms. As I recall you can upload your own music, and for a nominal fee they will provide the analysis. Apparently many music publishers use this service to find songs from new artists that have a higher propobility of success (wide acceptance). I just don't remember the service, but read about it on-line just a year or two ago...
To search for the next Iridium flare near you...
under Satellites, click 'next 7 days' under Iridium Flares.
You need to specify your location too.
heavens above
or better yet, build your own! I built a Theremax from a kit a couple years ago and have enjoyed experimenting with it. I just used an old box for the case (wood lecturn not required).
Gives a new meaning to debugging...
Sitti, Lebovitz and Appasamy suggested it may someday be possible to use a legged camera introduced through the anus as a substitute for traditional colonoscopy.
I've been using MythTV and really like it.
For those who want a fast install, check out KnoppMyth
Of course there's always Freevo
I found this link to the article: Swapfile_Optimization
I used to use a corn popper when I started home roasting my coffee beans (I also get my green coffee beans at sweetmarias.com) until last Christmas, when I got the i-roast I recommend it for somebody interested in home roasting, but not handy with a soldering iron.
:-)
However, I'm getting ready to hack my i-roast to make it talk with my laptop. Much easier to store and retrieve roast profiles, keep notes, etc. Plus I just can't ignore how cool it would be to use my laptop to roast coffee
This is from U.S. Patent Office:
Novelty And Non-Obviousness, Conditions For Obtaining A Patent
It seems to me that many of the patent applications are obvious to those in the informed community. Perhaps something is gained in the public eye in merely applying for the patents? As I recall, IBM used to publish statistics on how many patents they created each year as a sign to how progressive they were.
I would like to see a GNU or EFF project aimed at documenting prior art of 'obvious' inventions to aid the USPTO in expelling such claims. Perhaps a web crawler or blog format that gives a voice to the EFF community to prevent these outrageous claims.
Not quite...
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Shipping and Handling: $5.50
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it's working now. In fact I just saw 1270 users on-line, so it seems to handle the bandwidth.
This is about Greebles (or nurnies): Greeble
Plus there is a great picture of Imperial Stardestroyer, and references to Star Trek, Borg, etc.
One day in my advanced physics class, we were getting pretty bored and stressed. We were studying relativity and our instructor asked us to figure out how much plutoniom would be needed to completely vaporize a lake in our neighborhood. We man a number of basic assumptions to simplify the problem, but still had a good bit to figure out.
;)
We found it interesting to use geometry to survey the lake, and figure out the volume of water. Then we had to calculate the energy required to boil (vaporize) the lake, then the mass of plutonium required. As I recall it took 2 class sessions (once to measure, another to calculate in class) and emphasized our ability to use what we had learned in class, or ask questions about things we didn't understand.
This was almost 20 years ago, so maybe this approach wouldn't go very well in today's schools.
I don't remember much about relativity (I'm a Comp. Sci. guy now) but remember that we figured it would take only about 1/8 teaspoon plutonium to boil away that nearby lake. Of course, we never tried it
I know this is only slightly related...but while looking at improvements with PHP, check out this powerful template engine written in PHP:
Smarty.php.net now at version 2.6.2 with improved cache ability.
By the same token, I have a clause in my contract to the effect: "If I'm sued for something I did for you, then you will pay for my time in court" I've never had any issue with a client signing this.
Tripwire keeps a key-signed index of file hash values. It checks files nightly, and looks for changed files. Since the index of hash values is protected by PK signature, it's seen as a secure method to audit file changes.
tripwireI think it's a way of getting people to join the Mandrake Community which is not very expensive anyway. I see it as a gentle nudge for those who actively use Mandrake and want immediate access to new releases. It really is for a good cause. I support their decision as I use their Linux distro on many customer sites.
Have you heard of a central vacuum cleaner? How about a large central power supply in another room (or garage) with a long wire harness feeding each PC.
Keep the big, loud fan....Just move it to another room.
There's a good bit of technology around Tampa and Orlando, not to mention the Disney distractions if you bring the non-Linux inclined family.
I use clear heavy-duty zip-loc bags for storing rolled up cables (one each for IDE, Power, Phone, etc.) and connectors. The bags are nice to stuff into a large bin because they pack well and are easy to look inside for that certain special part.
:-)
I use shoebox sized clear plastic bins so I can hold up the bin and look inside from the sides and bottom of the box, fast random access while searching for that certain connector.
I label my bins:
* RF (tv,vhf,wifi),
* Analog(audio,phone),
* Comm(rs232,ps/2)
* Power(dc adapters, converters, connectors)
I keep files (paper) for useful magazine articles (or scan to store images) and use 3-ring binders to store CDs that aren't ripped to my drive. My desk is often an archilogical site, which is when I know it's time to clean up. I try to have a place for everything and keep everything in it's place, but still believe a clean office is the sign of a sick mind.
However, my wife still isn't used to me refering to the linen closet as the "server room", But she's finally comfortable with the kitchen PC (laptop on swivle stand with WiFi) for reading morning news and looking up recipes.
How about a centralized site similar to BBB that would list businesses who use spam, so individual people could query to insure they don't do business with companies that are using spam.
Like a black list repository, but with business contact info (phone number, postal address, domain name, etc.) that a person could check to avoid doing business with people who commonly use spam.
Or better yet, provide a notice to the company when a query is performed to provide feedback like "a potential customer was just informed that your company uses spam."
Perhaps there is already something like this out there?
Before Google, before WWW, there was...
Archie - the first search engine
When Netscape was big, there was IE.
When Java was big, there was J++.
When JavaScript was big, there was VBScript.
Remember how MS played 'nice' with these competing technologies, just to get close enough to muddy the waters for the marketplace? Then all the security and performance issues became a big deal so MS effectively discredited these other technologies.
I wonder if MS is trying to get Linux in bed with Windows, just to be able to sabotage the security and performance, like it did with those other technologies?
Just a thought....