I would argue that there are several answers depending on the poster's goal. Is he interested in working for Blackboa...I mean, the software he is discussing (and/or any other company) and wanting to show his prowess? Or is it truly out of the kindness of his heart? Regardless, I would completely bypass the school. Contact the software company directly as they understand the issue better. It would be your luck that a random administrator at your school would hear about this and label you a h4x0r and a menace to society -- remember that people hate what they cannot understand.
If you read some Adam Smith, he believed that for capitalism to work there had to be philanthropy in the system. That would pay for "public" hospitals, schools, etc. However, he underestimated the continuing greed of the uber-wealthy...
You know, some people get on Red Hat's case because they're this "big" corporate giant and they are "poised to be the next Microsoft" and blah blah blah. But look who's the superhero now...
On my campus, Windows XP sells for 5 dollars and Office XP Professional sells for 10 dollars. THis started last year with an agreement with Microsoft. Needless to say, the Linux User Group here has completely disappeared. There is no need for anyone to use Linux over XP. Very sad indeed...
STFU. We're talking about hints/tips for fellow techs. Little things that make a big difference (such as the tape for the screws) especially when working with other people's computers.
This is simply protection. College students are notorious for their p2p sharing, especially with the large bandwidth that is provided by the school. The concern here is to:
Protect the university from RIAA and BSA from breathing down their necks. At my school we've received several notices from these organizations regarding illegal music and software sharing.
Conserve bandwidth. If 3,000 users are on the network sharing mp3s with the rest of the world, we're talking some serious bandwidth issues. It's not the local traffic, but the outgoing and incoming traffic that is the killer. By localizing the content (internet radio on campus, mp3 database on campus) you conserve your bandwidth -- allowing users who have a valid reason to be able to get online.
I was just about to point out Walmarts service and use that as a reason to buy a real digital camera. I print out about 1/10 of the pictures I take, and I suspect that people only use/want 1/10 of the pictures they take with a film camera. So the savings is 10 fold, so 3 dollars a rental is actually 30 dollars -- justifies a 300 dollar camera in 10 sets of 24 pictures actually printed.
that perhaps we have done some of this before as an admin? Or perhaps some have only come to Slashdot after being a n00b? Also, we are always looked toward for answers from people, perhaps some of the most common questions we are asked (how do I do e-mail?) can be suggested and lighten the local nerds' load.
I recently just finished reading All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer and I must say it's been quite an eye-opener. Basically, the Brits lost their oil in Iran because a democratic leader realized that it was his own country's oil, not someone else. So GB had the US use the CIA to incite a coup and remove a democratically appointed, economically minded, leader to get their oil supply back. In his place, we put in a fundamentalist islamic leader who has become a model for other islamic groups (read: Taliban). That was the first of several "regime replacements" -- some might argue that the recent war against Iraq was not much more than this...
Fabulous. We've got a consortium of companies using terrorist methods to get their way.
However, it doesn't matter anymore. Technology will always provide a solution to "get around the system." Even now, Kazaa Lite and many others have changed their system so that it protects users against the RIAA for now. And once the RIAA breaks that, another protection will exist. You can't fight a system that goes underground.
First off, there is never a plateau in technology. Although boats were quite efficient in the 18th century, there are always better ways to build boats -- and even more ways to make them obsolete. The same can be said with an operating system and interface -- it will always be able to be changed and improved on.
Second, I can't believe you say you like Win2k better than WinXP. Perhaps in a geeky "I like to do everything for myself, no help please" type of way, but for the general user (and the people who buy computers nonetheless) they want to be able to just plug their new digital camera in and Windows to be able to install the correct drivers and even pull up the correct program to download their pictures.
In terms of usability, Microsoft needs to play catch-up to Apple, but Linux needs to play catch up to MS. In terms of security, etc. Microsoft (if implemented correctly, ie. not everyone is given admin rights!) is par for the course. I will guarantee that if Linux were the market leader, you'd see large amounts of virii for Linux as well. Many times it's the admin who doesn't update/secure it properly who's to blame -- not the OS.
I agree with you mostly, but there will never be a plateau in technology. Not until my computer's name is HAL.
Off of some Overpopulation Myth site: In Mary Pride's book The Way Home, she calculated that you could give every person in the world 2,000 square feet (which is larger than most homes) and everyone would fit into the state of Texas.
It's an interesting idea that we could handle a lot of people if we had an uber efficient way of getting food.
On slashdot we've also noted that most of the IT stuff is being outsourced to third-world countries as is most everything else. The only thing left that cannot be outsourced is management. So if you plan to work in the US, the only safe way to go is a business major. Unless businesses bring back jobs to the US market, we will be forced to be the management who makes the decisions.
Also, perhaps this is not true in your culture, but in many European and American cultures (even Japanese) partying and getting drunk with other people is a valuable tool for interpersonal networking. Although it seems childish and ineffective, you bond with the people you drink with, and thus when you're looking for a job and your old drinking buddy's company needs somene, you will have a good word put in for you. This is similar to the idea of family in Southeast Asia, wherein if your company is hiring, you will recommend your relative.
First off, kudos for doing whole albums instead of track-by-track. This allows experimentation and breadth of style.
If I were to be downloading these albums, something I would worry about is bitrate -- whether you encode at 128 or 192 or anything in between. I don't listen to rock, but when I'm listening to a techno track at 128, I cringe at every flaw and makes it quite unlistenable. Also, I'd be worried that if I downloaded this and then my hard drive went kaput that I wouldn't have access to it anymore. Of course it may be best to burn to CD as soon as it's all downloaded.
Things I Like: I like having stuff in.mp3. I have 3 mp3 players so it's much easier to not have to convert and as is especially the case with indie stuff, enter in the id3 info meticulously. I like the lower price. 2 bucks for a whole album? Sure I'll give 'em a whirl, especially if I heard them on your internet radio. I think internet radio sites need to become publishers more often so that people who hear the music can find it. I like your model: listen to IR, hear a song you love, go to your website, find the album the track is on and download it for 2 bucks, knowing you'll love at least one track but possibly more.
Again, kudos, if I listened to punk or metal or whatever, I'd give you a spin for sure.
If my first language was English I might feel a little ashamed and then label you grammar nazi. Instead I have decided to label you:
US-centric
I would love to see your spanish or tagalog or japanese. I thought so...
get rid of the vowels -- people can usually guess what it means. like this:
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your an ass for trying to read this
You never used Napster
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Obviously. Becuase if you used Napster and achieved the 100+ kbps downloads you know that Kazaa is only a shell of what Napster was. Of course Napster would have changed with the times or new software with the same model would have risen up, but the server model helped a lot in terms of download speeds.
It's not complaining in the sense of "I'll never use it because of X," it's more of a "Here's what I've found when using it. It's great except for X. And you can't beat the price!"
Perhaps nerds aren't used to expressing gratitude for near-perfect systems, as they tend to continue to work on a program until it is perfect in their eyes.
Then don't bitch when it doesn't get adopted. People want their hands held when using software, especially when they're moving to a new system. If you don't act like a proper business (give the customer what they want/need) then of course you won't get adopted.
What we need is an OSS-using consulting firm who will actually be nice to the customer and help them out. *THEN* we will see some adoption.
Is it possible to write a script to be able to change all those settings? That would be really nice to be able to download and/or use on a whole lab of computers.
I haven't paid an internet bill for the past 12 months due to this. In fact, I have 2 wireless cards that connect to two different networks so I'm actually faster than most people who do pay. Suckers.
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I would argue that there are several answers depending on the poster's goal. Is he interested in working for Blackboa...I mean, the software he is discussing (and/or any other company) and wanting to show his prowess? Or is it truly out of the kindness of his heart? Regardless, I would completely bypass the school. Contact the software company directly as they understand the issue better. It would be your luck that a random administrator at your school would hear about this and label you a h4x0r and a menace to society -- remember that people hate what they cannot understand.
If you read some Adam Smith, he believed that for capitalism to work there had to be philanthropy in the system. That would pay for "public" hospitals, schools, etc. However, he underestimated the continuing greed of the uber-wealthy...
Taco and his lovers, errr, gang decided by themselves. Glad to see the community speak...
You know, some people get on Red Hat's case because they're this "big" corporate giant and they are "poised to be the next Microsoft" and blah blah blah. But look who's the superhero now...
On my campus, Windows XP sells for 5 dollars and Office XP Professional sells for 10 dollars. THis started last year with an agreement with Microsoft. Needless to say, the Linux User Group here has completely disappeared. There is no need for anyone to use Linux over XP. Very sad indeed...
STFU. We're talking about hints/tips for fellow techs. Little things that make a big difference (such as the tape for the screws) especially when working with other people's computers.
I was just about to point out Walmarts service and use that as a reason to buy a real digital camera. I print out about 1/10 of the pictures I take, and I suspect that people only use/want 1/10 of the pictures they take with a film camera. So the savings is 10 fold, so 3 dollars a rental is actually 30 dollars -- justifies a 300 dollar camera in 10 sets of 24 pictures actually printed.
that perhaps we have done some of this before as an admin? Or perhaps some have only come to Slashdot after being a n00b? Also, we are always looked toward for answers from people, perhaps some of the most common questions we are asked (how do I do e-mail?) can be suggested and lighten the local nerds' load.
I recently just finished reading All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer and I must say it's been quite an eye-opener. Basically, the Brits lost their oil in Iran because a democratic leader realized that it was his own country's oil, not someone else. So GB had the US use the CIA to incite a coup and remove a democratically appointed, economically minded, leader to get their oil supply back. In his place, we put in a fundamentalist islamic leader who has become a model for other islamic groups (read: Taliban). That was the first of several "regime replacements" -- some might argue that the recent war against Iraq was not much more than this...
However, it doesn't matter anymore. Technology will always provide a solution to "get around the system." Even now, Kazaa Lite and many others have changed their system so that it protects users against the RIAA for now. And once the RIAA breaks that, another protection will exist. You can't fight a system that goes underground.
The article was written on Friday. (RTFA)
Second, I can't believe you say you like Win2k better than WinXP. Perhaps in a geeky "I like to do everything for myself, no help please" type of way, but for the general user (and the people who buy computers nonetheless) they want to be able to just plug their new digital camera in and Windows to be able to install the correct drivers and even pull up the correct program to download their pictures.
In terms of usability, Microsoft needs to play catch-up to Apple, but Linux needs to play catch up to MS. In terms of security, etc. Microsoft (if implemented correctly, ie. not everyone is given admin rights!) is par for the course. I will guarantee that if Linux were the market leader, you'd see large amounts of virii for Linux as well. Many times it's the admin who doesn't update/secure it properly who's to blame -- not the OS.
I agree with you mostly, but there will never be a plateau in technology. Not until my computer's name is HAL.
I'd say he saw a DVD on a Playstation 2 hooked up with coax cables. I saw one the other day like that and almost cried.
It's an interesting idea that we could handle a lot of people if we had an uber efficient way of getting food.
Or try Google's new toolbar for IE which has pop-up blocking.
Also, perhaps this is not true in your culture, but in many European and American cultures (even Japanese) partying and getting drunk with other people is a valuable tool for interpersonal networking. Although it seems childish and ineffective, you bond with the people you drink with, and thus when you're looking for a job and your old drinking buddy's company needs somene, you will have a good word put in for you. This is similar to the idea of family in Southeast Asia, wherein if your company is hiring, you will recommend your relative.
I will fight for my right to party!
If I were to be downloading these albums, something I would worry about is bitrate -- whether you encode at 128 or 192 or anything in between. I don't listen to rock, but when I'm listening to a techno track at 128, I cringe at every flaw and makes it quite unlistenable. Also, I'd be worried that if I downloaded this and then my hard drive went kaput that I wouldn't have access to it anymore. Of course it may be best to burn to CD as soon as it's all downloaded.
Things I Like: I like having stuff in .mp3. I have 3 mp3 players so it's much easier to not have to convert and as is especially the case with indie stuff, enter in the id3 info meticulously. I like the lower price. 2 bucks for a whole album? Sure I'll give 'em a whirl, especially if I heard them on your internet radio. I think internet radio sites need to become publishers more often so that people who hear the music can find it. I like your model: listen to IR, hear a song you love, go to your website, find the album the track is on and download it for 2 bucks, knowing you'll love at least one track but possibly more.
Again, kudos, if I listened to punk or metal or whatever, I'd give you a spin for sure.
If my first language was English I might feel a little ashamed and then label you grammar nazi. Instead I have decided to label you:
US-centric
I would love to see your spanish or tagalog or japanese. I thought so...
yr n ss fr tryng t rd ths
vs
your an ass for trying to read this
Obviously. Becuase if you used Napster and achieved the 100+ kbps downloads you know that Kazaa is only a shell of what Napster was. Of course Napster would have changed with the times or new software with the same model would have risen up, but the server model helped a lot in terms of download speeds.
Perhaps nerds aren't used to expressing gratitude for near-perfect systems, as they tend to continue to work on a program until it is perfect in their eyes.
What we need is an OSS-using consulting firm who will actually be nice to the customer and help them out. *THEN* we will see some adoption.
Is it possible to write a script to be able to change all those settings? That would be really nice to be able to download and/or use on a whole lab of computers.
I haven't paid an internet bill for the past 12 months due to this. In fact, I have 2 wireless cards that connect to two different networks so I'm actually faster than most people who do pay. Suckers.