I hate to get into this, but for the record, my education is payed for 100% by yours truly, and my family has spent most of my lifetime hovering around the poverty line.
When you kick in a few more hundred dollars per year for a fatter pipe for your college so the rest of us who want to do some real fucking work (and no, this does not involve hand lotion) on the Internet can get it done, we'll talk about what's fair and what isn't.
Yes, that is exactly what I'm proposing. Having previously worked in the education system on the network end of things I'm well aware of the high prices bandwith like this demands. I would glady pay more in order to have more freedom and less regulation or capping of the bandwith.
Do you have any idea how much I pay for college? More than my old DSL bill, that's for damn sure. Hell, since I'm already thousands in debt, I would rather pay a little more tutition for unfettered access to a fat bandwith pipe (and I'm not even terribley into P2P, it's just a matter of principle).
Almost all of my O'Reilly books have the spines cut off.
Take them into your local Kinkos and for $1.00 an inch, they'll cut the spine off and 3-hole-punch it.
Then, hold the book together with 3 binder rings (which you can buy separately at Staples), and use a document stand to hold the book up near you computer.
Future hardware is going to be an issue we will have to deal with when more concrete facts are available. I was going to mention this my my original post, but decided to keep it concetrated on Apple.
I have every confidence however, that we will find a way to keep using free software, well, freely.
I suppose I'm glad that Apple isn't implementing DRM into their products, but this is simply a strategic business move, not some brave defense of our rights. Believe me, if they stood to benefit financially from DRM, it would be there (and very may well be in the future).
Before we all have to endure the ensuing "Apple cares about us!" and "Yay for Apple!" posts, just remember that Apple does not equal freedom. Free, open source software does.
Apple, Inc. does not care about you or I, in fact, no ones gives a shit about you or I, so take control yourself by using, developing for, and advancing Linux. If you don't like having others make your choices, start making your own.
...just how the hell did you find yourself in a position to be targeted by a CEO who thinks you infected him with Klez? Is he your boss or what? I don't disbelieve that this guy is completely clueless, I'm just wondering how one would end up being blamed for something like this.
Or better yet, how about the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society, a bunch of Linux users who's entire project (unlike Carmack's extremely pricey endevours) are open source. You can check out their OpenVTVL software for "in-flight control of vertical takeoff vertical landing (VTVL) model aircraft using propellers or rocket motors in a differential-thrust configuration" at SourceForge as well as several cool videos of their launches at their homepage.
These guys doing what Carmack is with a fraction of the money.
You see that little Print button at the top of the article? It is your friend. Whenever viewing arcticles at sites that do crap like this, I always just hit the print article button and viola, a crisp, clean, layout all on one page.
While the Radeon 9700 Pro might be cock of the walk at the moment, ATI has always had a horrible reputation with drivers, and it looks as though (while things are a bit better with the 9700) this trend will continue. Meanwhile, nVidia has consistently produced the most asskicking drivers around (for Windows anyway...). The NV30 might be a little late, but I'll take a proven track record of solid drivers in addition to powerful cards over anything ATI offers me. I hate to sound like an nVidia fanboy, but ATI has yet to prove themselves and I'm not willing to risk jumping ship just yet.
That being said, I'm extremely pleased to see ATI making the headway they are into the market. We haven't seen any competition since nVidia hit the scene and eventually blew 3dfx out of the water. Can ATI do the same to nVdia as they did to 3dfx? Maybe, but at least until then we've got some real competition. The downside of course, is that both companies may resort more and more to partnerships like this in lieu of real innovation and solid tech.
Excellent, another Sci Fi series we get to see canceled prematurely. I say we get a heard start on the "save our show campaign" this time. I'll go start a petition to not cancel it at Petition Online (because those always work, ya know) and someone else go register www.savefirefly.com.
I figure our chances are much better if we start before it actually canceled this time;).
"People such as Miguel de Icaza, Donald Knuth, Brian Paul, Guido van Rossum, Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, and Larry Wall who have already received this or other awards for their contributions, are not eligible for the Award for the Advancement of Free Software.
As mentioned is this story, the larger hard drives get using current techologies, the less stable they because as numbers of bits increases and shrink is size to the point of magnetic instability.
Large hard drives aren't really neccessary for general computer use. If you're into downloading media though, you'll need all the space you can get. I set up a 200GB RAID array (two 100GB 8MB caches WD's) about a month ago and have already filled up up about 120GB with music, movies, and anime.
Not neccessarily, it depends on what you mean by "them." If a piece of audio hardware plays only Ogg Vorbis, then one could say it is an Ogg Vorbis player, but if said hardware also plays, say, MP3s and WMA (blech!), then it would perhaps best be called a digital audio player, or multi-format audio player, or something like that. Since neither exist as of yet, it is not possible to make the mistake of calling "them" Ogg Vorbis players. But I see your point.
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I'm gonna go find a story about OS/2. It will surely get accepted today!
I hate to get into this, but for the record, my education is payed for 100% by yours truly, and my family has spent most of my lifetime hovering around the poverty line.
When you kick in a few more hundred dollars per year for a fatter pipe for your college so the rest of us who want to do some real fucking work (and no, this does not involve hand lotion) on the Internet can get it done, we'll talk about what's fair and what isn't.
Yes, that is exactly what I'm proposing. Having previously worked in the education system on the network end of things I'm well aware of the high prices bandwith like this demands. I would glady pay more in order to have more freedom and less regulation or capping of the bandwith.
Do you have any idea how much I pay for college? More than my old DSL bill, that's for damn sure. Hell, since I'm already thousands in debt, I would rather pay a little more tutition for unfettered access to a fat bandwith pipe (and I'm not even terribley into P2P, it's just a matter of principle).
Wow, this is one DVD I wouldn't mind seeing bastardized via DRM. The fewer people who see this the better.
Almost all of my O'Reilly books have the spines cut off.
Take them into your local Kinkos and for $1.00 an inch, they'll cut the spine off and 3-hole-punch it.
Then, hold the book together with 3 binder rings (which you can buy separately at Staples), and use a document stand to hold the book up near you computer.
Hey, if you're gonna karma whore, at least make it readable (and use the goddamn preview button!).
Future hardware is going to be an issue we will have to deal with when more concrete facts are available. I was going to mention this my my original post, but decided to keep it concetrated on Apple.
I have every confidence however, that we will find a way to keep using free software, well, freely.
That's just the point, Linux isn't a business you are at the mercy of, it's whatever you make it.
I suppose I'm glad that Apple isn't implementing DRM into their products, but this is simply a strategic business move, not some brave defense of our rights. Believe me, if they stood to benefit financially from DRM, it would be there (and very may well be in the future).
Before we all have to endure the ensuing "Apple cares about us!" and "Yay for Apple!" posts, just remember that Apple does not equal freedom. Free, open source software does.
Apple, Inc. does not care about you or I, in fact, no ones gives a shit about you or I, so take control yourself by using, developing for, and advancing Linux. If you don't like having others make your choices, start making your own.
...just how the hell did you find yourself in a position to be targeted by a CEO who thinks you infected him with Klez? Is he your boss or what? I don't disbelieve that this guy is completely clueless, I'm just wondering how one would end up being blamed for something like this.
Absolutely correct. In fact, Carmack is listed as a dev on their SourceForge project and uses the ERPS's mailing list.
Or better yet, how about the Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society, a bunch of Linux users who's entire project (unlike Carmack's extremely pricey endevours) are open source. You can check out their OpenVTVL software for "in-flight control of vertical takeoff vertical landing (VTVL) model aircraft using propellers or rocket motors in a differential-thrust configuration" at SourceForge as well as several cool videos of their launches at their homepage.
These guys doing what Carmack is with a fraction of the money.
You see that little Print button at the top of the article? It is your friend. Whenever viewing arcticles at sites that do crap like this, I always just hit the print article button and viola, a crisp, clean, layout all on one page.
While the Radeon 9700 Pro might be cock of the walk at the moment, ATI has always had a horrible reputation with drivers, and it looks as though (while things are a bit better with the 9700) this trend will continue. Meanwhile, nVidia has consistently produced the most asskicking drivers around (for Windows anyway...). The NV30 might be a little late, but I'll take a proven track record of solid drivers in addition to powerful cards over anything ATI offers me. I hate to sound like an nVidia fanboy, but ATI has yet to prove themselves and I'm not willing to risk jumping ship just yet.
That being said, I'm extremely pleased to see ATI making the headway they are into the market. We haven't seen any competition since nVidia hit the scene and eventually blew 3dfx out of the water. Can ATI do the same to nVdia as they did to 3dfx? Maybe, but at least until then we've got some real competition. The downside of course, is that both companies may resort more and more to partnerships like this in lieu of real innovation and solid tech.
In the future, can the story submitters actually make up their own headlines instead of using the exact same one as the story being linked to?
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Excellent, another Sci Fi series we get to see canceled prematurely. I say we get a heard start on the "save our show campaign" this time. I'll go start a petition to not cancel it at Petition Online (because those always work, ya know) and someone else go register www.savefirefly.com.
;).
I figure our chances are much better if we start before it actually canceled this time
You misspelled grammar.
You just need two things:
1) A really big black TIFF file
2) A little creativity >:)
"People such as Miguel de Icaza, Donald Knuth, Brian Paul, Guido van Rossum, Richard Stallman, Linus Torvalds, and Larry Wall who have already received this or other awards for their contributions, are not eligible for the Award for the Advancement of Free Software.
"Any kind of activity could be eligible -- writing software, writing documentation, publishing CDs, even journalism"
That's it! Let's all nominate Katz just for kicks.
As mentioned is this story, the larger hard drives get using current techologies, the less stable they because as numbers of bits increases and shrink is size to the point of magnetic instability.
Large hard drives aren't really neccessary for general computer use. If you're into downloading media though, you'll need all the space you can get. I set up a 200GB RAID array (two 100GB 8MB caches WD's) about a month ago and have already filled up up about 120GB with music, movies, and anime.
Not neccessarily, it depends on what you mean by "them." If a piece of audio hardware plays only Ogg Vorbis, then one could say it is an Ogg Vorbis player, but if said hardware also plays, say, MP3s and WMA (blech!), then it would perhaps best be called a digital audio player, or multi-format audio player, or something like that. Since neither exist as of yet, it is not possible to make the mistake of calling "them" Ogg Vorbis players. But I see your point.
Yes, I realize that, I was just poking fun at the mislabeling of mutli-codec audio players as "MP3 players."