You raise a good point. In a few more years computers will be fast enough (and the algorithms refined enough) to strip the broadcast flag and transcode to an open format at a reasonable speed. Then the networks (if they're still around) will howl about how people prefer the unencumbered formats. It won't stop internet piracy one bit, all it will do is make HDTV consumer electronics less functional, and therefore less useful (to me, at least). I know I won't be buying any of this crud, but I can't help but think that maybe that's the whole point.
The bookstore is not getting it for $40. They are probably paying closer to $100, buying from an American distributor. The article mentions that university bookstores are also looking at foreign suppliers as a way to improve their margins and increase sales.
We use that sort of system for municipal elections here in Vancouver. I was pretty impressed with it. I'll grant that it does waste paper, but that can be recycled. Also, the fact that the machines are independent makes it much more tamper resistant. The votes can still be totalled electronically in a central location if desired, but that's not neccesary.
By relying on Windows' binary drivers wouldn't we also lose our ability to run on alternate architectures ? This sort of thing might be great for OS/2, which is already pretty much dead, but it could only weaken Linux.
Now, on the other hand, if hardware manufacturers want to do this, write a common binary and provide wrappers for various platforms, I'm all for it. After all, it's better than nothing.
But the extra costs are distributed on so many individuals that it doesn't matter anyway.
It is exactly this sort of thinking which leads to large-scale environmental problems, our tendency being to avoid responsibility when the blame is spread thin enough.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that they are comparing RAID systems to ones with standard hard drive configuration ? Honestly, knock out all the systems with RAID, and look at the photoshop benchmark. I think that's probably a pretty accurate comparison.
I don't see how patching bind adds any legitimacy to Verisign's actions. Internet protocols are built on agreement, and agreements can only be enforced by actions such as this. To do nothing is to surrender the network and it's operation to the biggest, brashest jerk around.
I'm tempted to try it on my main computer, but I like KDE. Also, the wife is still getting used to Linux, so I don't want to switch everything on her:)
I'm putting this on my P133 for sure. Thanks for the input.
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There's no way a tinfoil hat will protect you from men falling out of the sky. That's just crazy talk.
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How funny, just last week I was wondering what desktop to put on an old P133 with 48mb of RAM. I stumbled on Xfce and I was going to try the 4.0 release candidates. Does anyone here use Xfce, and if so, how well would you expect it to run on this computer ? Any tips ?
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"What kind of computer do you have?"
"Windows 95!"
brain... hurting.
You raise a good point. In a few more years computers will be fast enough (and the algorithms refined enough) to strip the broadcast flag and transcode to an open format at a reasonable speed. Then the networks (if they're still around) will howl about how people prefer the unencumbered formats. It won't stop internet piracy one bit, all it will do is make HDTV consumer electronics less functional, and therefore less useful (to me, at least). I know I won't be buying any of this crud, but I can't help but think that maybe that's the whole point.
The bookstore is not getting it for $40. They are probably paying closer to $100, buying from an American distributor. The article mentions that university bookstores are also looking at foreign suppliers as a way to improve their margins and increase sales.
We use that sort of system for municipal elections here in Vancouver. I was pretty impressed with it. I'll grant that it does waste paper, but that can be recycled. Also, the fact that the machines are independent makes it much more tamper resistant. The votes can still be totalled electronically in a central location if desired, but that's not neccesary.
Maybe we ran out of 3 digit area codes, I don't know.
It looks just like every other "real world" study paid for by some lobby group.
It stands for "Kommunist". From the 3.2 CVS changelog :
- Replaced the gears with a scythe
- Changed mascot name from Konqi to Kommie
- Changed default colour scheme to red.
And when we can't tell branding apart from innovation, we've got a problem.
Isn't this the ultimate goal of all advertising ?
The world has been turning into a bad movie for a long time now, this is nothing new.
By relying on Windows' binary drivers wouldn't we also lose our ability to run on alternate architectures ? This sort of thing might be great for OS/2, which is already pretty much dead, but it could only weaken Linux.
Now, on the other hand, if hardware manufacturers want to do this, write a common binary and provide wrappers for various platforms, I'm all for it. After all, it's better than nothing.
Well it worked didn't it ? The moral is : don't get caught.
That explains that recent 10.2 update...
But the extra costs are distributed on so many individuals that it doesn't matter anyway.
It is exactly this sort of thinking which leads to large-scale environmental problems, our tendency being to avoid responsibility when the blame is spread thin enough.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that they are comparing RAID systems to ones with standard hard drive configuration ? Honestly, knock out all the systems with RAID, and look at the photoshop benchmark. I think that's probably a pretty accurate comparison.
They patched quickly, and now they're in a bind.
Ba-doom, pssh!
The computer itself then caught fire when the drive motor over heated.
More likely it was just the fault of the Athlon.
I don't see how patching bind adds any legitimacy to Verisign's actions. Internet protocols are built on agreement, and agreements can only be enforced by actions such as this. To do nothing is to surrender the network and it's operation to the biggest, brashest jerk around.
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Yeah I tried that, but she keeps wanting to use my account :)
I'll probably be excommunicated from the Gentoo community now for being 0.00.6 of a release behind. ;-)
I bet you only have 2 lines of redundant compiler options as well!
I'm tempted to try it on my main computer, but I like KDE. Also, the wife is still getting used to Linux, so I don't want to switch everything on her :)
I'm putting this on my P133 for sure. Thanks for the input.
There's no way a tinfoil hat will protect you from men falling out of the sky. That's just crazy talk.
Unladen, it's not a terrorist after all.
How funny, just last week I was wondering what desktop to put on an old P133 with 48mb of RAM. I stumbled on Xfce and I was going to try the 4.0 release candidates. Does anyone here use Xfce, and if so, how well would you expect it to run on this computer ? Any tips ?
Somehow I doubt he was alive during the American Civil War...