you say that jokingly, but having a list that you can use to show that linux is legit, and can be used in the business workspace would be helpful... like ibm, who spent 1 billion on linux in a year, showing that IBM supports linux, gves linux credibility.
speaking of selling anime, with the growing ammount of broadband, could the ITMS be moved the Apple DVD player, and create a movie download service? how small can we get a vhs(-ish) quality movie? 1 gig? i know dvd full size are 4.7 gigs or so, but what if they did vhs quality as a base, with dvd quality as an option(say, 8 bucks a movie for vhs quality, 10-12 for dvd?). Just a thought.
maybe, apple would offer (similar to the picture able shipping feature) a dvd boxed set for if you still want to buy online, but don't want to download... along with maybe a bittorrent-like download system?
Trying to keep the impulse buy coolness would be hard, but not totally impossible.
ya, silly apple! they produce the number 1 selling mp3 player AND make a nice profit on every sale. What are they thinking?
Apple does not, and will not, price cut to become the lowend(and often low quality) computer maker. They sell you quality stuff, and they charge you for that quality.
they could make him turn in the computer as evidence, and, assuming he doesn't delete it(by using the multi delete/write over software that makes it REALLY deleted), to the point that they can't find it anymore, he can get busted.
yes. I don't know where, but there was a quote from a higher up in Microsoft in an interview(sounds shady, since i don't know the details, but just give me the benefit of the doubt), that MS did say they had 2 billion dollars that they said they could lose with the xbox. they set 2 billion aside and said "we are gonna make a gaming console, we will probably lose money on it, since we haven't done this before, but that is ok, we will make up for it in games, and future console sales"...
what is so great about the ps2? one of its major selling points is backwards compatibility with a boatload of ps1 games. that is what MS is doing. they are creating the xbox1, losing money in it, but building up games, developers, and experience. the xbox2 will have enough of an existing game base(through backwards compatibility) that is will mostly negate the "ya, xbox is nice, but ps2 has a lot more games!" mentality.
exactly! even though Nintendo was number 3 in US sales, they made a profit on all their gamecubes(along with the zillion plus gameboys, advanced and sp that are flyign off the shelves) while the Xbox was number 2 and LOST money on every sale.
Granted, MS came in saying they could lose 2 billion, just to get their foot in the door, get a feel for the market, and get some fan base for the xbox 2 release.
correct me if i am wrong, but i though the US gov(or was it ICANN) gave verisign the registrat power over.com and.net...
first, why can't we just take it back? second, why should so much power dealing with the interent be given to a corporation, why not a common non-profit organization handle the.com and.net(and.org,.tv,.info even.... excluding individual contries' domains)?
The internet should be free, open, and very welcoming. domain registration should cost only enough to maintain the systems(the very POWERFUL systems) that handle that sort of thing... registrars shouldn't be in it for the money.
actually, except for the address, i think it would be a very good thing to have such easy updates available. Redhat does this, but only on a trial basis, if you want the full thing, you have to pay.
it is a evil, evil program... but our PC labs(all computers that are for student user, that is) have a program called deep freeze... Basicly, it gives 1. a virtual drive, to which you save your documents, and 2. any files that are edited, on reboot, are restored( thus the need for a virual drive that lets you save to it)...
you can 'thaw' the computer, and change settings, and then reboot(freeze it) and the settings will be saved, but if some punk kids tries to delete a system file or changes the background, all it takes is a reboot.
this seems like what the apple stores should have... but less evil
the 12" powerbook(my fav) is only 1600 base... and if you want a ram/hdd upgrade, you can get a sweet machine for a lil under 2 grand. i don't know if i will wait to see the powerbook G5s... heat is already a big issue with the G4s.
i doubt anyone will see this, or if even the guy i am replying to will, but i wanted to respond.
you are right, my post made it sound more of a sysadmin certification, which it isn't. the CCNA(as i am sure you know) is all networking, with a brief touch on computer internals(general knowledge stuff). so ya, i will be playing with the fance switches and routers, rather than un-virusing some users poor windows box:)
you request a file(a key, actually, like an md5 sum). your search goes to a handful of nodes you know, which goes to a handful of nodes they know(and so on, until you find it.) then, once found, the source node(the node that has the file you want) sends the file to the node that requested it, which sends the file to the node that requested it, (and so on) and then sends it to you... the file is sent in 'reverse search order' (ie. your search goes through nodes you-> a-> b-> c->, c has the file, the file is sent to you c-> b-> a-> you)...
Each time a file passes through a node,(node a and b) part or all of it is saved on the proxy of that node, so the more times a file is requested, the more nodes will be involved in the search/retreival, the more copies are created on the network of that file, the more accesible the file becomes:)...
the CCIE is cool because, 1. you are in a very elite group of 'networking gods', passing that thing is HARD. 20% pass their first time(80% fail!). 2. When you take the test, Cisco flies you out to their HQ, give you a room with some networking equipment, and setup a situation where something (or things) are broken. you have an hour to fix them. You are judged by a panel of CCIEs, and if they say you pass, you pass, it isn't getting a certain score on a multi-choice test.
btw: CCNA's are said to be able to admin a network of 100 computers, CCNP(the middle teir) are able to network of a 1000 computers.
just for good of the order... i am taking the CCNA as part of a class through a local high school (i am a student at another high school, where the class isn't taught). the CCNA is a certificate by Cisco saying you can handle a network with 100-150 computers. the next level, CCNP is for a 1000 network. the final level is CCIE, we basicly refer to them as 'internet gods'. there are only a large handful of them in the world.
why aren't all TLD's handled by a non-profit organization, or standards body? I mean seriously, what advantages does a corporation have in holding such a public service... I mean, a corporation is in it to make money, they shouldn't be given the chance with something like this.
why on earth should congress outlaw VOIP? It is a very logical step in the Internet world, and promises to make making calls very cheap, if not nearly free.
on your cvs comment, it sounds alot like the rsync solution... rsync copies files over the net. but if the file already exists, it will only copied the sections of the file that are change(10% maybe) and keep the other 90%... That sounds like a great feature to have for the cacheable proxies.
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you say that jokingly, but having a list that you can use to show that linux is legit, and can be used in the business workspace would be helpful... like ibm, who spent 1 billion on linux in a year, showing that IBM supports linux, gves linux credibility.
you can't survive in a niche market... did someone tell Steve Jobs that?
speaking of selling anime, with the growing ammount of broadband, could the ITMS be moved the Apple DVD player, and create a movie download service? how small can we get a vhs(-ish) quality movie? 1 gig? i know dvd full size are 4.7 gigs or so, but what if they did vhs quality as a base, with dvd quality as an option(say, 8 bucks a movie for vhs quality, 10-12 for dvd?). Just a thought.
maybe, apple would offer (similar to the picture able shipping feature) a dvd boxed set for if you still want to buy online, but don't want to download... along with maybe a bittorrent-like download system?
Trying to keep the impulse buy coolness would be hard, but not totally impossible.
ya, silly apple! they produce the number 1 selling mp3 player AND make a nice profit on every sale. What are they thinking?
Apple does not, and will not, price cut to become the lowend(and often low quality) computer maker. They sell you quality stuff, and they charge you for that quality.
they could make him turn in the computer as evidence, and, assuming he doesn't delete it(by using the multi delete/write over software that makes it REALLY deleted), to the point that they can't find it anymore, he can get busted.
right?
yes. I don't know where, but there was a quote from a higher up in Microsoft in an interview(sounds shady, since i don't know the details, but just give me the benefit of the doubt), that MS did say they had 2 billion dollars that they said they could lose with the xbox.
they set 2 billion aside and said "we are gonna make a gaming console, we will probably lose money on it, since we haven't done this before, but that is ok, we will make up for it in games, and future console sales"...
what is so great about the ps2? one of its major selling points is backwards compatibility with a boatload of ps1 games. that is what MS is doing. they are creating the xbox1, losing money in it, but building up games, developers, and experience. the xbox2 will have enough of an existing game base(through backwards compatibility) that is will mostly negate the "ya, xbox is nice, but ps2 has a lot more games!" mentality.
exactly!
even though Nintendo was number 3 in US sales, they made a profit on all their gamecubes(along with the zillion plus gameboys, advanced and sp that are flyign off the shelves) while the Xbox was number 2 and LOST money on every sale.
Granted, MS came in saying they could lose 2 billion, just to get their foot in the door, get a feel for the market, and get some fan base for the xbox 2 release.
my question would be... why do simple OS updates always require i full restart?
correct me if i am wrong, but i though the US gov(or was it ICANN) gave verisign the registrat power over .com and .net...
.com and .net(and .org, .tv, .info even.... excluding individual contries' domains)?
first, why can't we just take it back?
second, why should so much power dealing with the interent be given to a corporation, why not a common non-profit organization handle the
The internet should be free, open, and very welcoming. domain registration should cost only enough to maintain the systems(the very POWERFUL systems) that handle that sort of thing... registrars shouldn't be in it for the money.
spamassassin man! with all that spam, just train spamassassin and you could probably get the spam down by 95%...
actually, except for the address, i think it would be a very good thing to have such easy updates available. Redhat does this, but only on a trial basis, if you want the full thing, you have to pay.
Anyone interested in starting this project up?
and that is not even including the gameboy... o good lord, that thing is selling like mad.
yes, move all system software(gnu tools, bash scripts) to ada! if it is good enough to run a strike fight it is good enoug to run my computer
it is a evil, evil program... but our PC labs(all computers that are for student user, that is) have a program called deep freeze... Basicly, it gives 1. a virtual drive, to which you save your documents, and 2. any files that are edited, on reboot, are restored( thus the need for a virual drive that lets you save to it)...
you can 'thaw' the computer, and change settings, and then reboot(freeze it) and the settings will be saved, but if some punk kids tries to delete a system file or changes the background, all it takes is a reboot.
this seems like what the apple stores should have... but less evil
the 12" powerbook(my fav) is only 1600 base... and if you want a ram/hdd upgrade, you can get a sweet machine for a lil under 2 grand. i don't know if i will wait to see the powerbook G5s... heat is already a big issue with the G4s.
i doubt anyone will see this, or if even the guy i am replying to will, but i wanted to respond.
:)
you are right, my post made it sound more of a sysadmin certification, which it isn't. the CCNA(as i am sure you know) is all networking, with a brief touch on computer internals(general knowledge stuff). so ya, i will be playing with the fance switches and routers, rather than un-virusing some users poor windows box
look at freenet... it has almost exactly what you just described :)
you just described Freenet.
you request a file(a key, actually, like an md5 sum). your search goes to a handful of nodes you know, which goes to a handful of nodes they know(and so on, until you find it.) then, once found, the source node(the node that has the file you want) sends the file to the node that requested it, which sends the file to the node that requested it, (and so on) and then sends it to you... the file is sent in 'reverse search order' (ie. your search goes through nodes you-> a-> b-> c->, c has the file, the file is sent to you c-> b-> a-> you)...
Each time a file passes through a node,(node a and b) part or all of it is saved on the proxy of that node, so the more times a file is requested, the more nodes will be involved in the search/retreival, the more copies are created on the network of that file, the more accesible the file becomes:)...
hope that helpes you out.
(i am taking the CCNA class)
the CCIE is cool because, 1. you are in a very elite group of 'networking gods', passing that thing is HARD. 20% pass their first time(80% fail!).
2. When you take the test, Cisco flies you out to their HQ, give you a room with some networking equipment, and setup a situation where something (or things) are broken. you have an hour to fix them. You are judged by a panel of CCIEs, and if they say you pass, you pass, it isn't getting a certain score on a multi-choice test.
btw: CCNA's are said to be able to admin a network of 100 computers, CCNP(the middle teir) are able to network of a 1000 computers.
just for good of the order... i am taking the CCNA as part of a class through a local high school (i am a student at another high school, where the class isn't taught). the CCNA is a certificate by Cisco saying you can handle a network with 100-150 computers. the next level, CCNP is for a 1000 network. the final level is CCIE, we basicly refer to them as 'internet gods'. there are only a large handful of them in the world.
why aren't all TLD's handled by a non-profit organization, or standards body? I mean seriously, what advantages does a corporation have in holding such a public service... I mean, a corporation is in it to make money, they shouldn't be given the chance with something like this.
its not ILLEGAL, either. :)
for this the GC would need a harddrive... though if they did it, it would be awesome... Almost an iTunes Music Store meets nintendo classic games!
why on earth should congress outlaw VOIP? It is a very logical step in the Internet world, and promises to make making calls very cheap, if not nearly free.
on your cvs comment, it sounds alot like the rsync solution... rsync copies files over the net. but if the file already exists, it will only copied the sections of the file that are change(10% maybe) and keep the other 90%... That sounds like a great feature to have for the cacheable proxies.