He's lucky there wasn't an emergency and that his device did not interfere with a 911 call.
No worries at all. If there was an emergency, people would still have been able to take their cell phone out and record a video. Isn't that the first response to emergencies these days? They just wouldn't have been able to upload it somewhere until a later time.
Your point is well taken regarding the lack of motivation. However, I was amazed at the conclusion drawn by my last statement. I have already tried (thus far unsuccessfully) to determine when this tour would be in my city or near by to possibly attend it. I don't think it is right to generalize that the linux user community lacks the motivation necessary for this type of effort.
If there were no motivation then Linux wouldn't be where it is today. Almost everyone I know who knows about linux have tried to advocate it to other people whenever possible.
Mod parent up please.
This is just the strategy the open source community need to take on. Gather your LUG and go out there to debunk this MS (or should I say Anti Linux) spin zone that they are trying to create. This would work very well if we use factual data to show the performance improvements gained using linux for server computing.
Good luck and be sure to report back.
With Adblock we will simply block *.doubleclick.com. Go ahead doubleclick with your new project that will cost you time and money but will ultimately be a yet another failure.
Ok, here's a question for you guys. My dad was on a plane from Chicago to Switzerland and there was a guy sitting next to him connected to the Internet. Now, my dad is not a tech type and so I thought that this guy was simply pulling his legs. But I was amazed when my dad said that he was able to pull up live score updates to a game on a website and also news on his favourite news website. This guy said that he had special connection provided by his company that was always on. My dad didn't see any little satellite dish or anything around him either. Since he's not the tech type as I mentioned above, he doesn't remember what the guy said about how he has a "always live" (even in a plane at 30,000 ft) connection. I am dying to find out how you can do this. Does anyone know?
Us, the community, should apply for patents for every good thing out there so that these predetors can't get a hold of it first. CVS is the first thing that comes to mind.
The advantage that I see about commercial VoIP services is that the low rates are perfect for someone making calls TO the US. Whenever I see rate charts for International services to other countries, they are always very high (at least for India). They are about the same as what a good deal from a local long distance company provides.
Is there a better service that gives better rates for calls going to other countries from the United States?
I'm sure there is a way to set this up yourself instead of relying on those service providers.
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He's lucky there wasn't an emergency and that his device did not interfere with a 911 call.
No worries at all. If there was an emergency, people would still have been able to take their cell phone out and record a video. Isn't that the first response to emergencies these days? They just wouldn't have been able to upload it somewhere until a later time.
Jenny? Is that you?
Your point is well taken regarding the lack of motivation. However, I was amazed at the conclusion drawn by my last statement. I have already tried (thus far unsuccessfully) to determine when this tour would be in my city or near by to possibly attend it. I don't think it is right to generalize that the linux user community lacks the motivation necessary for this type of effort.
If there were no motivation then Linux wouldn't be where it is today. Almost everyone I know who knows about linux have tried to advocate it to other people whenever possible.
Mod parent up please. This is just the strategy the open source community need to take on. Gather your LUG and go out there to debunk this MS (or should I say Anti Linux) spin zone that they are trying to create. This would work very well if we use factual data to show the performance improvements gained using linux for server computing. Good luck and be sure to report back.
With Adblock we will simply block *.doubleclick.com. Go ahead doubleclick with your new project that will cost you time and money but will ultimately be a yet another failure.
I always imagined what a beowolf cluster would be capable of. Now I know!
-- CodeZion
Hardware List (taken from FAQ:
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6.8 What sort of hardware do you have in your house?
This is what is currently (04/2001) in Bruce's house (see mh/docs/mh.* 'List of supported hardware interfaces' for more info):
- Mh running on a dual 600 PIII Win 2K box great for quick mh debugging
- SB Live Value sound card (supports simultaneous sound sources)
- PCI ByteRunner 8 port serial card
- PCI phone modem for callerid logging and announcements
- Linux box for hosting misterhouse.net
- 5 other networked computers for mp3 client/servers, shoutcast server, games, writing, and work from home
- Radio Shack PA amp with a PA speaker in each room
- Wiring closet with 3 DIO weeder cards and 2 analog cards
- 16 relay card from jameco for PA speaker switch
- Home brew motor/relays for up/down control of 9 Window quilt curtains
- RF sensor in the mailbox across the steet
- WX200 weather station from Radio Shack
- Relays controling garage door and furnace heat and fan
- Digital input sensors on doors and garage door
- A few iButtons for testing
- X10 IR commander and CM17 for sending IR signals
- X10 CM11 with X10 consoles in each room for control
- X10 motion sensors, light, and appliance modules
- Matrix-orbital LCD keypad for local output and control
- WAP cell phone for remote queries and control
- A ham radio TNC for tracking 2 GPS APRS equipped cars
- NetGear router with mh monitored SYSLOG data for tracking internet traffic
- MSVoice VR via a Andrea Desktop Array microphone
And soon to come the famous statement -
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update Oh well, its a dupe. Whatever, it gives people something to complain about I guess
Ok, here's a question for you guys. My dad was on a plane from Chicago to Switzerland and there was a guy sitting next to him connected to the Internet. Now, my dad is not a tech type and so I thought that this guy was simply pulling his legs. But I was amazed when my dad said that he was able to pull up live score updates to a game on a website and also news on his favourite news website. This guy said that he had special connection provided by his company that was always on. My dad didn't see any little satellite dish or anything around him either. Since he's not the tech type as I mentioned above, he doesn't remember what the guy said about how he has a "always live" (even in a plane at 30,000 ft) connection. I am dying to find out how you can do this. Does anyone know?
Us, the community, should apply for patents for every good thing out there so that these predetors can't get a hold of it first. CVS is the first thing that comes to mind.
-- CodeZion
You guys have now ./'ed my favourite site for the World Cup Cricket news. Oh well.
-- CodeZion
Amazon has said before that these things happen, and they won't honor orders for honest price mistakes.
But other (sites) honor orders for "honest" price mistakes and even advertise it on their front page!
(I'll let you determine how honest it truely is.)
-- CodeZion
The advantage that I see about commercial VoIP services is that the low rates are perfect for someone making calls TO the US. Whenever I see rate charts for International services to other countries, they are always very high (at least for India). They are about the same as what a good deal from a local long distance company provides. Is there a better service that gives better rates for calls going to other countries from the United States? I'm sure there is a way to set this up yourself instead of relying on those service providers.