Well, CD's have pleanty of bandwith to accuratly reproduce sound with a high dynamic range, low noise floor, and wider then necessary headroom.
DVD's don't have any of this. They are nice enough to make a TV screen look good, but compared to the original (which could be a D1 (digital) tape or 35mm film) they suck.
(ot- the main reason records have a reputation of good sounds is the fact that most recent CD's have virtually no dynamic range.. The audio signal is compressed(meaning dynamic range is reduced) and the volume is pushed to maximum to make the sound seem louder. Records typically don't have this done to them as much. Find some good Classical music CD's from the 80's, and listen for the huge difference in dynamic range we should be taking advantage of now...)
You forgot:
WinCe:
+user interface much like Win9x, easy user training
-program switching slow
-user interface much like Win9x, not really suited for small devices.
Palm:
+small, fast OS, fast program switching
+interface deisgned from the groud up for handheld devices
-learning the interface takes some training
These are not enforcable in NJ and PA at least.. I signed one of these, and found out that the courts had struck down every attempt to enforce one of these....
Actually, you can program on the Palm Pilot...
On Board C
http://www.individeo.net/OnBoardC.html
Hot Paw Basic
http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw/
And about 8 more listed on this site:
http://www.wademan.com/Pilot/Program/FAQ.htm#OnP ilot
The US NEVER was a democracy.. It's a republic. Why can no one get that right;-) It even says it in the pledge of allegiance, remember? "I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the USofA, and to the republic, for which it stands..."
Except that the Alpha has kicked any x86 chip's butt for quite some time now... Virtually all scientific aplications I have read about use Alpha chips. The x86 architecture has always been far worse in floating point operations then RISC chips have been, and RISC chips have been predominate in scientific workstations. Recently the gap has started to narrow, but tha Alpha is still like 2x faster in fp ops then any x86 chip. The stack based fp unit of x86 processors suck in every way... Intel has always done a decent job of keeping up in interger, which has been what most comercial apps to this point have used, so has been competive in the end user space..
This bug is a part of the new capabilities functions. All that is happening is that under some circumstances, SUID programs that try to drop some of their priviliges don't end up droping them correctly, and remain SUID. This does not open up any more remote exploitable holes, but rather makes it give you root rather then your "nobody" user when you break a program like sendmail that uses this sort of security. Is this a bug? Yes. Is it remote exploitable? No. Not to mention, that as far as I know, quite a few other os's don't provide capabilities like this, so they are all as vulnerable as Linux is.. (However, I've never researched this and could be dead wrong, they could all have implemented this ages ago..;-)
If you want real stability and lack of problems, go for the last generation of kernel. For production boxes, 2.0.X boxes are probably a good idea.. I read the release notes and kernel traffic and try to figgure out when the new series has matured, and this time it was mostly done about 2.2.12, but still had some ide problems and this bug. Besides, you should ask a Solaris admin about the bugs that SUN patches months after they are widely known.
X is basically a hardware interface, and those other things you mentioned are window managers(technically, GNOME and Enlightenment are user interface suites, which both include a window manager. GNOME uses Enlightenment, KDE uses KWM.) You can run x without them (try it sometime, just type X on the console. alt, ctrl, backspace will get you out) As to which window manager is better, it depends what you like. I like the GNOME interface a lot, but it takes up a lot of resources, so I usually use GNUstep.
I set it up just like on this page: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mdw/proj/ninja/pilot /pilot-ppp.html I'm still running a 2.0.* kernel on my internet gateway, so that worked exactly. If you are using 2.2.*, the ipmasq part should be set up first by going here: http://mirrors.indyramp.com/ipmasq/ipmasq-HOWTO- 1.80.html Works great, and only took me about 5 min to set up;-)
Forgot to mention, a cheap way to make the desk more egonomic is to put your monitor on a large book. My old A+ certification book I no longer need raises it to just the right height(it's a pretty thick mofo);-)
It's a large table. That's it. It's about the right depth, and pleanty roomy for 3 big monitors plus speakers, books, and working area. Bought it for like $20 at the local warehouse store(Costco) and have been quite happy with it. If you've got the room, definatly worth it, especially if you have a few monitors, or like a lot of workspace, or just want to be able to hold a lan party in your room;-)
Shouldn't be to hard.. I'd love to be able to code on the road.. Just needs a little fold out keyboard like the new palm one.(which can be seen here: http://store.yahoo.com/pilotgear/palac.html ) I so want a machine I can fit on my belt and bust out and program on whenever the need hits.;-)
v5 5500 with sucky beta drivers and silicon is about the same as the GeForce.
when drivers are done, should be a bunch better..
v5 6000 will lay down some serious smack, but will also put the smack down on your wallet..
"you MUST have a really nice ?????, and a really nice seat". That's probably closer to what he was trying to say.. Still one word that throws me though.;-)
*I* use a laptop outdoors... I like the big blue room, and a laptop lets me be in it more. Granted, most of the time has been spent right outside my house with ethernet and power strung through the window, but is nice to get some sun and fresh air anyway... I bought a p-120 laptop when I was in college (very useful, that), and still find is powerful enough for my uses. Sure, it takes a little longer to compile my projects then my desktop, but it really isn't all that bad. Besides, I often just use it as an x terminal and do all the heavy processing on my desktop. Now, whenever I can afford wireless networking and a few spare batteries things will be much better. This solar power source looks like it has enough juice to extend battery life a little anyway, which may serve to extend my reach from home a little further. A welcome development in my book, especially because my house backs right up to a nice park;-)
If I'm not mistaken, the cpu only uses less then 1/4 of the power of the computer. Most of it is used by the screen, and a good chunk by the hard drives/cdroms. So, a less power hungery cpu will help, but not as much as you seem to think..
This is a dumb debate. The "crackers" that I know, both "white hat" and "black hat" call themselves hackers. To coders, a hacker is one who can make computer do cool things. To security prople, a hacker is someone who breaks into sustems. To Engineers, a hacker is one who does shoddy work. ESR is a rather smart guy, but enforcing his termonology on everyone else is just dumb.
You wanna see die-hard gamers? Jump in on any Quake2 LMCTF server... The people that play that game have some SERIOUS dedication.. I was addicted for quite a few years, almost failed out of school;-)
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Well, CD's have pleanty of bandwith to accuratly reproduce sound with a high dynamic range, low noise floor, and wider then necessary headroom.
DVD's don't have any of this. They are nice enough to make a TV screen look good, but compared to the original (which could be a D1 (digital) tape or 35mm film) they suck.
(ot- the main reason records have a reputation of good sounds is the fact that most recent CD's have virtually no dynamic range.. The audio signal is compressed(meaning dynamic range is reduced) and the volume is pushed to maximum to make the sound seem louder. Records typically don't have this done to them as much. Find some good Classical music CD's from the 80's, and listen for the huge difference in dynamic range we should be taking advantage of now...)
You forgot:
WinCe:
+user interface much like Win9x, easy user training
-program switching slow
-user interface much like Win9x, not really suited for small devices.
Palm:
+small, fast OS, fast program switching
+interface deisgned from the groud up for handheld devices
-learning the interface takes some training
These are not enforcable in NJ and PA at least.. I signed one of these, and found out that the courts had struck down every attempt to enforce one of these....
Actually, you can program on the Palm Pilot...P ilot
On Board C
http://www.individeo.net/OnBoardC.html
Hot Paw Basic
http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw/
And about 8 more listed on this site:
http://www.wademan.com/Pilot/Program/FAQ.htm#On
The US NEVER was a democracy.. It's a republic. ;-)
Why can no one get that right
It even says it in the pledge of allegiance, remember?
"I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the USofA, and to the republic, for which it stands..."
Except that the Alpha has kicked any x86 chip's butt for quite some time now...
Virtually all scientific aplications I have read about use Alpha chips.
The x86 architecture has always been far worse in floating point operations then RISC chips have been, and RISC chips have been predominate in scientific workstations.
Recently the gap has started to narrow, but tha Alpha is still like 2x faster in fp ops then any x86 chip.
The stack based fp unit of x86 processors suck in every way... Intel has always done a decent job of keeping up in interger, which has been what most comercial apps to this point have used, so has been competive in the end user space..
Only if the producer of the clip wants it too.. they can disable it so you can't save it any easy way anyway ;-)
O'reilly book online for free Palm Development-Howto Links to more info and I assume you have gcc for palm as well as prc.. All that can be found here: http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/tools/gcc/ Hope that helps.
This bug is a part of the new capabilities functions. ;-)
All that is happening is that under some circumstances, SUID programs that try to drop some of their priviliges don't end up droping them correctly, and remain SUID.
This does not open up any more remote exploitable holes, but rather makes it give you root rather then your "nobody" user when you break a program like sendmail that uses this sort of security.
Is this a bug? Yes. Is it remote exploitable? No.
Not to mention, that as far as I know, quite a few other os's don't provide capabilities like this, so they are all as vulnerable as Linux is.. (However, I've never researched this and could be dead wrong, they could all have implemented this ages ago..
If you want real stability and lack of problems, go for the last generation of kernel.
For production boxes, 2.0.X boxes are probably a good idea..
I read the release notes and kernel traffic and try to figgure out when the new series has matured, and this time it was mostly done about 2.2.12, but still had some ide problems and this bug.
Besides, you should ask a Solaris admin about the bugs that SUN patches months after they are widely known.
X is basically a hardware interface, and those other things you mentioned are window managers(technically, GNOME and Enlightenment are user interface suites, which both include a window manager. GNOME uses Enlightenment, KDE uses KWM.)
You can run x without them (try it sometime, just type X on the console. alt, ctrl, backspace will get you out)
As to which window manager is better, it depends what you like. I like the GNOME interface a lot, but it takes up a lot of resources, so I usually use GNUstep.
Ever hear of MJPEG, the motion jpeg format? Does just that...
Loki uses it for some of their game videos...
I set it up just like on this page:t /pilot-ppp.html - 1.80.html ;-)
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~mdw/proj/ninja/pilo
I'm still running a 2.0.* kernel on my internet gateway, so that worked exactly.
If you are using 2.2.*, the ipmasq part should be set up first by going here:
http://mirrors.indyramp.com/ipmasq/ipmasq-HOWTO
Works great, and only took me about 5 min to set up
Forgot to mention, a cheap way to make the desk more egonomic is to put your monitor on a large book. ;-)
My old A+ certification book I no longer need raises it to just the right height(it's a pretty thick mofo)
It's a large table. That's it. It's about the right depth, and pleanty roomy for 3 big monitors plus speakers, books, and working area. ;-)
Bought it for like $20 at the local warehouse store(Costco) and have been quite happy with it.
If you've got the room, definatly worth it, especially if you have a few monitors, or like a lot of workspace, or just want to be able to hold a lan party in your room
Shouldn't be to hard.. I'd love to be able to code on the road.. ;-)
Just needs a little fold out keyboard like the new palm one.(which can be seen here: http://store.yahoo.com/pilotgear/palac.html )
I so want a machine I can fit on my belt and bust out and program on whenever the need hits.
v5 5500 with sucky beta drivers and silicon is about the same as the GeForce.
when drivers are done, should be a bunch better..
v5 6000 will lay down some serious smack, but will also put the smack down on your wallet..
ARM kicks Crusoe's butt for low power consumption.
It's speed/power ratio is much higher.
The only thing Crusoe has over ARM is x86 compatibility.
"you MUST have a really nice ?????, and a really nice seat". ;-)
That's probably closer to what he was trying to say..
Still one word that throws me though.
*I* use a laptop outdoors... ;-)
I like the big blue room, and a laptop lets me be in it more. Granted, most of the time has been spent right outside my house with ethernet and power strung through the window, but is nice to get some sun and fresh air anyway...
I bought a p-120 laptop when I was in college (very useful, that), and still find is powerful enough for my uses. Sure, it takes a little longer to compile my projects then my desktop, but it really isn't all that bad.
Besides, I often just use it as an x terminal and do all the heavy processing on my desktop.
Now, whenever I can afford wireless networking and a few spare batteries things will be much better. This solar power source looks like it has enough juice to extend battery life a little anyway, which may serve to extend my reach from home a little further. A welcome development in my book, especially because my house backs right up to a nice park
If I'm not mistaken, the cpu only uses less then 1/4 of the power of the computer. Most of it is used by the screen, and a good chunk by the hard drives/cdroms.
So, a less power hungery cpu will help, but not as much as you seem to think..
This is a dumb debate. The "crackers" that I know, both "white hat" and "black hat" call themselves hackers.
To coders, a hacker is one who can make computer do cool things.
To security prople, a hacker is someone who breaks into sustems.
To Engineers, a hacker is one who does shoddy work.
ESR is a rather smart guy, but enforcing his termonology on everyone else is just dumb.
You wanna see die-hard gamers? Jump in on any Quake2 LMCTF server... The people that play that game have some SERIOUS dedication.. I was addicted for quite a few years, almost failed out of school ;-)
MMMMM... ;-)
BRE...
I was god of that game at one point... Darn that was fun
Hmm.. Long distance, high bandwidth.. Sounds like fiberchannel, hopefully they'll be able to do it cheaper then fiberchannel runs right now...