I concur. WinXP has fancy-pants drivers for dual-head laptop setups, and the video driver frequently have their own dual-head display, and they step all over each other. It took me a while to figure this out. Each had options to combine the displays into one desktop, show the desktop on one and a movie on the other and other crazy stuff. Turns out mirroring the display exactly is quite difficult to get right with all the settings to fiddle with. The guy I was helping was a trainer, and he presents PowerPoint, software demos, videos and other stuff, but the videos were showing full screen on his lcd display while blanking out the overhead! Finally got it working with a perfect desktop mirror at 800x600.
I think Palpatine/Sidious is the most interesting character in the prequels. And Padme is key but inconsistent. Sidious manipulates but Padme seems to be the only one who defies his predictions and foils his plans. Anakin is just caught between the two and the Jedi were too blind to notice the whole thing going on and play into Sidious' plans all the way.
I think Padme ultimately wins as it is her offspring that convinces Vader to kill Sidious...Sidious can't seem to figure Luke out, either.
If they had managed to keep Padme consistently believable we probably would've cared when she died...if she didn't die in such a lamely declared fashion.
You might be able to avoid a reboot by going into network connections and then disabling and enabling the network adapter and/or running "ipconfig/release" and "ipconfig/renew" from the command line. (Assuming NT-based Windows) Or you might have to reboot...never can tell with windows.
In addition to what the sibling posters say, you can use Rsync to keep the local copy of the updates current. The whole update process could be automated, although a production environment probably wants everything to auto-download and only apply when the admin is ready.
FYI: I still use Win2k on a PIII 900. Upgrading to WinXP will just make my computer slower while not giving me any needed features.
Actually my experience is that WinXP is somewhat faster on the same hardware than Win2k. WinXP is not much more than Win2k with eye candy bolted on, but there are some nifty speed boosters that make bootup and shutdown much much faster than W2k. And safe mode in WinXP doesn't take half a day to get into like W2k. Another whiz-bang WinXP feature is that the defragmenter will defragment the MFT. I really could've used that at work a few times; [gripe] the freakin' aftermarket defragmenters aren't licenced so you can carry one copy around in your toolkit and use it when you need it like the old Norton Speedisk.[/gripe]
2k3 Server has a lot of the graphics features disabled by default and was downright zippy on my PII 333. One of these days I may see if I can strip down WinXP enough to make it like 2k3, but I don't do any heavy lifting with Windows so I'll probably never get around to it.
But the cost of upgrading and the pains of software activiation probably make it not worth the change from Win2k.
But your main point is right. WinXP doesn't have much up on Win2k for the average user (except mindshare), and many are happy enough with Win98. There's no compelling reason to upgrade.
The only good reason for trackerless torrents is to prevent the **AA from shutting down infringing filesharing. I am a fair-use advocate, but I don't see the legitimate purpose to trackerless torrents that cannot be fulfilled by trackered torrents.
Um, now people with shared hosting, blog sites, and free or included web space with their ISP or Yahoo Geocities / Angelfire / etc. (or otherwise are unable to set up a tracker) can now publish videos and other large files with bittorrent without trashing their TOS limits. Sounds legitimate to me. How many of these types of sites has Slashdot shut down by pointing to them?
Nope, you could even haven taken the time to punctuate...
Apparently that doesn't matter. This guy posted it with no punctuation 34 minutes after I did, yet he's +5 funny and I'm -1 redundant. Wha?
I guess it's because he replied to an earlier post and I posted original, so the mods reading threaded see him first. To show how much I care, I'll post this without even subtracting my karma bonus and likely losing 3 more points. I probably deserve losing 6 karma points for posting that line, anway. I for one welcome my threaded-reading timestamp ignoring overlords.
I'm guessing none. If you'll notice the picture has darker-than-transparent portions meaning the actual viewing area probably looks completely black when the unit is off. So I'm guessing if the projector is properly aligned then all of the projection--minus some loss to allow a dark black--is refracted towards the viewer and none to the ceiling.
It looks cool, but it would be far cooler if the projection film were completely transparent when the unit was off; that would look like art. Having a black rectangle makes it looks like a TV screen.
The mechanic analogy is a bad comparison. It takes labor and possibly parts and consumables (rags, grease, degreaser, replacing broken tools, etc.) for each unit fixed. Software can be created and maintained in one unit and then duplicated and distributed nearly for free. A somewhat better analogy would be mechanics who design aftermarket enhancements for cars and make the plans and instructions freely available for distribution, especially in PC file format.
Things like word processors, spreadsheets, databases and compilers are tried and true ideas and I don't see why if the concept is proven that the software shouldn't become a commodity. In fact, artificial scarcity and forced commercial obsolescence pisses me off, at least with respect to word processors, spreadsheets, drawing programs and OSes.
However there's still a demand market for specialized software. For-pay Oracle can run on free Linux, and as far as I know no freely available database can match its ability to manage huge enterprise databases. Until FOSS gets there there is a market for it. Games and consumer OS'es still usually have more polish in the commercial side.
Things like air traffic control systems and medical software will probably remain commercial for the forseeable future due to liability and/or software engineering concerns.
By the way, free software isn't bereft of economy. We say duplication is nearly free, but to own a PC isn't cheap, and even with FOSS you keep wanting the newer, faster PC every now and then. Plus the distribution channel is usually monthly-paid ISP access, and FOSS seems to increase the demand for broadband. Of course you could order CDs/DVDs from the source or redistributor or copy CDs/DVDs to/from friends, but you're still buying media and burners or paying for labor and shipping to support that.
Corprate small footprint PC lines from HP/Compaq are going like hotcakes around my office. Some of them are even legacy free, and none have floppy drives.
But now that I think about it I haven't seen legacy free mobos or consumer PCs yet, and I haven't seen small footprint PCs at the chain stores. Maybe people who wanted small quiet PCs bought laptops instead.
Jan 27 09:57:27 (fakehostname) mysqld[338]: refused connect from 217.224.(#).(#)
Jan 27 09:57:47 (fakehostname) last message repeated 21 times
(A few more like this were in the log.)
D'oh! Didn't realize I had it open. At least I'm on Linux and don't have a blatantly obvious root password. PostgreSQL installed with IP off by default; I guess MySQL didn't. I don't even rememeber why MySQL's installed...some php toy I guess. PostreSQL and MSSQL ports are already blocked even though I don't have MSSQL.
Time to update the firewall (dedicated and local), MySQL config and revisit password strength. Maybe I should finally go to a deny by default policy....
It is one more sign that the Wild West days of the Internet are coming to an end and the Internet is coming more and more thoroughly under the control of business interests.
Perhaps, but the cool thing about Usenet is that it doesn't require the Internet. Its architecture is such that it could live on in peer-to-peer wireless networks, sneakernet DVD-R swaps, etc.. If the Internet loses its freedom look for Usenet to go offline and survive.
Kinda like when I was in school and had homework due the next day. Great time to start cleaning my room, planning future finances, catching up with old friends...
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If you're running a word processor, a 3.2ghz processor is a bit useless too don't you think?
Yeah, you'll probably want at least 3.8ghz minimum for the next version of MS Word.
I concur. WinXP has fancy-pants drivers for dual-head laptop setups, and the video driver frequently have their own dual-head display, and they step all over each other. It took me a while to figure this out. Each had options to combine the displays into one desktop, show the desktop on one and a movie on the other and other crazy stuff. Turns out mirroring the display exactly is quite difficult to get right with all the settings to fiddle with. The guy I was helping was a trainer, and he presents PowerPoint, software demos, videos and other stuff, but the videos were showing full screen on his lcd display while blanking out the overhead! Finally got it working with a perfect desktop mirror at 800x600.
I think Palpatine/Sidious is the most interesting character in the prequels. And Padme is key but inconsistent. Sidious manipulates but Padme seems to be the only one who defies his predictions and foils his plans. Anakin is just caught between the two and the Jedi were too blind to notice the whole thing going on and play into Sidious' plans all the way.
I think Padme ultimately wins as it is her offspring that convinces Vader to kill Sidious...Sidious can't seem to figure Luke out, either.
If they had managed to keep Padme consistently believable we probably would've cared when she died...if she didn't die in such a lamely declared fashion.
You might be able to avoid a reboot by going into network connections and then disabling and enabling the network adapter and/or running "ipconfig /release" and "ipconfig /renew" from the command line. (Assuming NT-based Windows) Or you might have to reboot...never can tell with windows.
In addition to what the sibling posters say, you can use Rsync to keep the local copy of the updates current. The whole update process could be automated, although a production environment probably wants everything to auto-download and only apply when the admin is ready.
those two twin babies
Stop! No spoilers! I haven't seen it yet!
FYI: I still use Win2k on a PIII 900. Upgrading to WinXP will just make my computer slower while not giving me any needed features.
Actually my experience is that WinXP is somewhat faster on the same hardware than Win2k. WinXP is not much more than Win2k with eye candy bolted on, but there are some nifty speed boosters that make bootup and shutdown much much faster than W2k. And safe mode in WinXP doesn't take half a day to get into like W2k. Another whiz-bang WinXP feature is that the defragmenter will defragment the MFT. I really could've used that at work a few times; [gripe] the freakin' aftermarket defragmenters aren't licenced so you can carry one copy around in your toolkit and use it when you need it like the old Norton Speedisk.[/gripe]
2k3 Server has a lot of the graphics features disabled by default and was downright zippy on my PII 333. One of these days I may see if I can strip down WinXP enough to make it like 2k3, but I don't do any heavy lifting with Windows so I'll probably never get around to it.
But the cost of upgrading and the pains of software activiation probably make it not worth the change from Win2k.
But your main point is right. WinXP doesn't have much up on Win2k for the average user (except mindshare), and many are happy enough with Win98. There's no compelling reason to upgrade.
The only good reason for trackerless torrents is to prevent the **AA from shutting down infringing filesharing. I am a fair-use advocate, but I don't see the legitimate purpose to trackerless torrents that cannot be fulfilled by trackered torrents.
Um, now people with shared hosting, blog sites, and free or included web space with their ISP or Yahoo Geocities / Angelfire / etc. (or otherwise are unable to set up a tracker) can now publish videos and other large files with bittorrent without trashing their TOS limits. Sounds legitimate to me. How many of these types of sites has Slashdot shut down by pointing to them?
if you have a visa or family overseas then get out while you have a chance.
Are you kidding? He might bomb me then!
but when you talked about drinking White Zinfandel, your ignorance was confirmed... ;)
Would sir like to smell the box nipple?
Nope, you could even haven taken the time to punctuate...
Apparently that doesn't matter. This guy posted it with no punctuation 34 minutes after I did, yet he's +5 funny and I'm -1 redundant. Wha?
I guess it's because he replied to an earlier post and I posted original, so the mods reading threaded see him first. To show how much I care, I'll post this without even subtracting my karma bonus and likely losing 3 more points. I probably deserve losing 6 karma points for posting that line, anway. I for one welcome my threaded-reading timestamp ignoring overlords.
I for one welcome our new T-Rex overlords.
I'm guessing none. If you'll notice the picture has darker-than-transparent portions meaning the actual viewing area probably looks completely black when the unit is off. So I'm guessing if the projector is properly aligned then all of the projection--minus some loss to allow a dark black--is refracted towards the viewer and none to the ceiling.
It looks cool, but it would be far cooler if the projection film were completely transparent when the unit was off; that would look like art. Having a black rectangle makes it looks like a TV screen.
Well, that's a subtle video. Almost didn't catch it.
A hot dinner usually does it for me.
Do you have a sister?
Holy CRAP! Where do you work? I want to work there.
Here's my resume:
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Gave up sex, drugs and rock and roll to be this good.
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(Credit line to defile)
You gave up sex, drugs and rock and roll to be this good.
Me defined.
If my mod points hadn't expired I'd mod you insightful.
The mechanic analogy is a bad comparison. It takes labor and possibly parts and consumables (rags, grease, degreaser, replacing broken tools, etc.) for each unit fixed. Software can be created and maintained in one unit and then duplicated and distributed nearly for free. A somewhat better analogy would be mechanics who design aftermarket enhancements for cars and make the plans and instructions freely available for distribution, especially in PC file format.
Things like word processors, spreadsheets, databases and compilers are tried and true ideas and I don't see why if the concept is proven that the software shouldn't become a commodity. In fact, artificial scarcity and forced commercial obsolescence pisses me off, at least with respect to word processors, spreadsheets, drawing programs and OSes.
However there's still a demand market for specialized software. For-pay Oracle can run on free Linux, and as far as I know no freely available database can match its ability to manage huge enterprise databases. Until FOSS gets there there is a market for it. Games and consumer OS'es still usually have more polish in the commercial side.
Things like air traffic control systems and medical software will probably remain commercial for the forseeable future due to liability and/or software engineering concerns.
By the way, free software isn't bereft of economy. We say duplication is nearly free, but to own a PC isn't cheap, and even with FOSS you keep wanting the newer, faster PC every now and then. Plus the distribution channel is usually monthly-paid ISP access, and FOSS seems to increase the demand for broadband. Of course you could order CDs/DVDs from the source or redistributor or copy CDs/DVDs to/from friends, but you're still buying media and burners or paying for labor and shipping to support that.
Amazing. Now please explain how you posted using a Slashdot account with no cookies and mandatory SSL. :-)
By the way, gotcha:
This virus works on the honor system:
If you're running a variant of unix or linux, please forward
this message to everyone you know and delete a bunch of your
files at random.
Corprate small footprint PC lines from HP/Compaq are going like hotcakes around my office. Some of them are even legacy free, and none have floppy drives.
But now that I think about it I haven't seen legacy free mobos or consumer PCs yet, and I haven't seen small footprint PCs at the chain stores. Maybe people who wanted small quiet PCs bought laptops instead.
D'oh! Didn't realize I had it open. At least I'm on Linux and don't have a blatantly obvious root password. PostgreSQL installed with IP off by default; I guess MySQL didn't. I don't even rememeber why MySQL's installed...some php toy I guess. PostreSQL and MSSQL ports are already blocked even though I don't have MSSQL.
Time to update the firewall (dedicated and local), MySQL config and revisit password strength. Maybe I should finally go to a deny by default policy....
I'll take a donkey dick, thank you very much. (Uh, no, not like that!!)
It is one more sign that the Wild West days of the Internet are coming to an end and the Internet is coming more and more thoroughly under the control of business interests.
Perhaps, but the cool thing about Usenet is that it doesn't require the Internet. Its architecture is such that it could live on in peer-to-peer wireless networks, sneakernet DVD-R swaps, etc.. If the Internet loses its freedom look for Usenet to go offline and survive.
Kinda like when I was in school and had homework due the next day. Great time to start cleaning my room, planning future finances, catching up with old friends...
Not without my flying car!