is one application that could take advantage of 3G.. who wouldn't want to turn their phone into a mp3 player with unlimited tunes? Oh um, and I don't know, about a zillion other things?
Yah, the notion that customization is the primary motivation for 3G is pretty dumbfuckstupid...
And don't forget the prestige from being the first on the block with a robot smarter than Sony's canine-wannabe AIBO.
AIBO uses some pretty sophisticated AI algorithms to learn stuff, right? I don't see any mention of AI here, so I don't see how it can be called smarter just by the mere fact of mentioning it has a Windows PC...
There was at least one very important change for me personally - support for KT-400 motherboards (by adding support for VIA8235 southbridge). I had gotten 2.4.20-rc3 for this support when I got my new motherboard, but now it's official.
Incedentally, 2.4.19 will sorta work on a KT-400 board, but disk access is really slow because it can't turn on DMA.
So worried are the record labels that some, including EMI and Warner, have even talked about suing individual file-sharers for illegally downloading songs. This would be a last resort, for it would alienate potential customers of legitimate services.
Hmmm... not sure I understand this point.
How would it alienate potential customers? I suspect the real reason why the record labels haven't gone after individuals is because it would be prohibitively expensive.
I wonder why, though, they just don't go after a few random individuals to set a precedent... or have they?
It's not a "filesharing" client/server... it's a "streaming" client/server. There's a big difference here.
With Gnutella, you're sharing files. With this software, you're sharing streams.
The cool thing about this is that a radio station (or any user for that matter) with limited bandwidth can now stream their program to an unlimited number of listeners.
I hope my,y favorite club starts using this, so I don't have to worry about their limit to the number of simultaneous listeners they support!
"I was introduced to both uClibc and BusyBox, both of which I ended up using."
I spent several months with a small group of people putting together an embedded system, which used both uClibc and Busybox. While these are undoubtedly excellent pieces of open source software which are great for embedded systems, I find their use questionable for everyday desktop computing.
For example, many features you take for granted, say, with bash (such as compound commands, the full featured command execution environment) are not available with the smaller, simpler shells in Busybox.
The small size does come at a price... after all, the reason they are smaller is because along with the bloat, some of the less frequently used functionality has been removed.
I wonder if these are simply equiped with the traditional airplane restrooms? That wouldn't be too pleasant... and what about showers?
Heh, I'm thinking if the scene in Tommy Boy with Chris Farley changing in the restroom...
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Other than bitching about it on/., you can take action, and join this organization which will help fight against this type of privacy invasion.
does the fact that it'll be closer really make a difference when considering whether or not to send a mission to the planet? i wouldn't think so... i do agree with you, however, that nasa has abandoned their early pioneering spirit, and they should consider a manned mission to other planets.
The Italian contribution to Venus Express will chiefly consist of a series of spare parts for various spacecraft components and a financial contribution.
cool, a spacecraft with a fiat engine!
seriously though, this article seems biased... why is focus on italy; e.g., quote "the italian problem"? doesn't that kind of thing (one nation not contributing as much as everyone else) happen all the time?
What platform does this run on... the screenshots show only Windows.
Is there a Linux version? The download link doesn't allow you to specify the platform...
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Interesting article about the technology used to watch and catch potential thieves of the casinos... but how closely are the gaming comissions watching the casinos to ensure we're not getting ripped off?
With the millions of dollars passing through, the old "fraction of a penny" trick seems like it's a possibility, unless the casinos are watched very closely...
This DoS attack is not about flooding the DSL line with traffic; rather, it's caused by requesting a specific URL from the router:
To cause a crash, an attacker only needs to enter the URL (uniform resource locator) for a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script used to configure and manage the router without providing any "arguments" (input for the script to process), according to iDefense.
owning a dvd burner is great, if you can afford the media.
that's what's nice about this driving having the ability to burn dvd-r as well. you can pick up a dvd-r for less that $1 each, and use those until dvd+rw prices come down to an affordable level...
Glancing over the questions one has always stuck in my mind. The question was to tick what was the primary reason for buying a particular film over another and among the list was 'the studio'. I couldn't, and still can't, understand how someone would think "Oh, that film was made by Warner Bros, it must be good, I'll get it." What made it memorable was that some marketing monkey boy must have believed that to be case.
While I thought that this article was fairly nteresting, this conclusion bothers me. Did the author ever think about the possibility that the question was put on the survey with the intention of validating the accuracy of the survey? You need to put some bullshit questions on a survey to test if people are blindly checking off boxes, or are really answering truthfully and thoughtfully...
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Yah, the notion that customization is the primary motivation for 3G is pretty dumbfuckstupid...
AIBO uses some pretty sophisticated AI algorithms to learn stuff, right? I don't see any mention of AI here, so I don't see how it can be called smarter just by the mere fact of mentioning it has a Windows PC...
There was at least one very important change for me personally - support for KT-400 motherboards (by adding support for VIA8235 southbridge). I had gotten 2.4.20-rc3 for this support when I got my new motherboard, but now it's official.
Incedentally, 2.4.19 will sorta work on a KT-400 board, but disk access is really slow because it can't turn on DMA.
So worried are the record labels that some, including EMI and Warner, have even talked about suing individual file-sharers for illegally downloading songs. This would be a last resort, for it would alienate potential customers of legitimate services.
Hmmm... not sure I understand this point. How would it alienate potential customers?
I suspect the real reason why the record labels haven't gone after individuals is because it would be prohibitively expensive.
I wonder why, though, they just don't go after a few random individuals to set a precedent... or have they?
Looks like a fun science fair project for those dads out there with kids.
What about all all of those moms out there with kids? Are they not allowed to geek it out too?
It's not a "filesharing" client/server... it's a "streaming" client/server. There's a big difference here. ,y favorite club starts using this, so I don't have to worry about their limit to the number of simultaneous listeners they support!
With Gnutella, you're sharing files. With this software, you're sharing streams.
The cool thing about this is that a radio station (or any user for that matter) with limited bandwidth can now stream their program to an unlimited number of listeners.
I hope my
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You can go directly to the release notes here..
"I was introduced to both uClibc and BusyBox, both of which I ended up using."
I spent several months with a small group of people putting together an embedded system, which used both uClibc and Busybox. While these are undoubtedly excellent pieces of open source software which are great for embedded systems, I find their use questionable for everyday desktop computing.
For example, many features you take for granted, say, with bash (such as compound commands, the full featured command execution environment) are not available with the smaller, simpler shells in Busybox.
The small size does come at a price... after all, the reason they are smaller is because along with the bloat, some of the less frequently used functionality has been removed.
I wonder if these are simply equiped with the traditional airplane restrooms? That wouldn't be too pleasant... and what about showers? Heh, I'm thinking if the scene in Tommy Boy with Chris Farley changing in the restroom...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) was created to defend our rights to think, speak, and share our ideas, thoughts, and needs using new technologies, such as the Internet and the World Wide Web. EFF is the first to identify threats to our basic rights online and to advocate on behalf of free expression in the digital age.
Other than bitching about it on /., you can take action, and join this organization which will help fight against this type of privacy invasion.
does the fact that it'll be closer really make a difference when considering whether or not to send a mission to the planet? i wouldn't think so... i do agree with you, however, that nasa has abandoned their early pioneering spirit, and they should consider a manned mission to other planets.
cool, a spacecraft with a fiat engine!
seriously though, this article seems biased... why is focus on italy; e.g., quote "the italian problem"? doesn't that kind of thing (one nation not contributing as much as everyone else) happen all the time?
What platform does this run on... the screenshots show only Windows. Is there a Linux version? The download link doesn't allow you to specify the platform...
Interesting article about the technology used to watch and catch potential thieves of the casinos... but how closely are the gaming comissions watching the casinos to ensure we're not getting ripped off? With the millions of dollars passing through, the old "fraction of a penny" trick seems like it's a possibility, unless the casinos are watched very closely...
that's too much reading... i think i'll just wait for the movie to come out.
To cause a crash, an attacker only needs to enter the URL (uniform resource locator) for a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script used to configure and manage the router without providing any "arguments" (input for the script to process), according to iDefense.
Start Mission Selection
3 Additional Game Modes:
Chainsaw Massacre, Killer Arsenal, God Mode
Quick Reset, when not enough memory is available
heh, i bet the Quick Reset feature was easy to implement :)
owning a dvd burner is great, if you can afford the media. that's what's nice about this driving having the ability to burn dvd-r as well. you can pick up a dvd-r for less that $1 each, and use those until dvd+rw prices come down to an affordable level...
150 meters? that's cool... since i use inches and feet, i'm not affected.
While I thought that this article was fairly nteresting, this conclusion bothers me. Did the author ever think about the possibility that the question was put on the survey with the intention of validating the accuracy of the survey? You need to put some bullshit questions on a survey to test if people are blindly checking off boxes, or are really answering truthfully and thoughtfully...