Is something more akin to the *BSD ports collection in Linux, rather than deb or rpm. I can't think of the last time I actually used either deb or rpm on a Linux box, it's usually easier to get source and compile rather than find a up-to-date package in either format. OTOH, using a BSDish box is usually simply cd/usr/ports/<class>/<program>; make && make install to install the most recent stable version.
Great. Now 25 Million geeks are going to storm their local Radio Shack (Which most of us would never set foot in otherwise anymore. Admit it.) tomorrow as soon as they open up. We're going to have lines that make opening day of Episode One pale in comparison.
By the way, on the off-chance that the data says the equivalent of 'For The Love Of God, Stop Using This Device, We're Surprised You're Not Dead Yet,' does anyone think that people would stop using them? No
I can't believe the number of idiots that use random email addresses. If you do, don't complain that it may be a real address that goes somewhere and the legitimate owner is reading it. And, if anyone is actually reading this, don't use 'void at null dot net' either. Christ I get enough 'Weclome to service Blah' mail through that one.
Not quite. Even though SA will be turned off, civilian GPS recievers still can't be used for guidance packages. The units shut down if they experience a high acceleration (> 3 g's or so IIRC) or a high velocity (Somewhere around mach 1). This prevents them from being used in a missle type application.
235 comments out of 250+ Million Americans? This, in short, is why we'll never win... The American populace at large simply doesn't care about anything the government decrees anymore, nor about protecting their rights. We're talking less than.001 of a percent of the population bothered to respond. Hell, it's not even a significant percentage of REGISTERED/. readers.
Great. Thanks for posting this. Now they're going to/. the solar system's servers, and I'm not going to be able to connect to watch. Thanks again guys.
This is just another PR stunt. The NSA's been running programs like this for years, you just have to know to ask for them. They pay for college, you work for them summers and at least 6 years after you graduate.
The actual name of the package is nist. It's here or in the LIVID cvs server. I recommend the binary version from the web page, it's a bit difficult to compile right now.
The proposed standard for protecting HD-DVD (or whatever acronym it is this week) and possibly regular DVDs now, is to watermark the physical tracks on the disk. This avoids the problem of encryption. Everything is done in the drive. You can copy the movie to a DVD-rom, but it won't be watermarked like the original, and the drive won't access the copy.
Well, if they reverse engineered it, it should be legal. In order to protect the CSS algorithm, they did not patent it, since that would require it be published. Instead, they hid it under an NDA. But there is no legal protection for it, other than copyright on the documentation under NDA. As long as they didn't work from that, there is nothing the CSS group can do about it.
You haven't looked hard enough. I've always used LinkSys Combo cards on my laptops, mainly 'just in case' I need the coax somewhere. They're the main brand sold at Staples last time I was there.
Anyone else using 2.2.0-pre9 with the 3c59x "Vortex/Boomerang" network card? DHCP stopped functioning on mine somewhere between 2.0.36 and 2.2. I tried compiling it into the kernel (Like it is with 2.0.36) and as a module.
If the parent gave their kids a Southpark game, why is he concerned about giving them access to inapropriate material? Is the game really cleaner than the TV show? If so, what's the point?
How much faster/slower is the decryption though? If it takes 1/2 the time to decrypt the same key length than with another algorithm, you could brute-force decrypt it FASTER than the algorithm and would need as longer key length to be as secure. (Though only one bit for each twofold increase in speed.)
Hey CL, how about drivers for the DXR2 DVD kits while your at it?? Even if it has to be binary only, it's better than rebooting to windows at this point.
Campers are sold magnesium shards in which they scrape off shavings in order to light campfires
Hmm, I wonder why they shave it first. Magnesium blocks won't light, it has to be a shaving, ribbon or powder to light. Magnesium in a large chunk is perfectly safe. Get one of those camper sticks and put it to a blowtorch, it won't light. It's mainly of value because it's lightweight, and soft enough to machine fairly easily.
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Is something more akin to the *BSD ports collection in Linux, rather than deb or rpm. I can't think of the last time I actually used either deb or rpm on a Linux box, it's usually easier to get source and compile rather than find a up-to-date package in either format. OTOH, using a BSDish box is usually simply cd /usr/ports/<class>/<program>; make && make install to install the most recent stable version.
The Transmeta chip runs the x86 version. Or weren't you paying attention when that was explained 15 million times when they first announced the chip?
Great. Now 25 Million geeks are going to storm their local Radio Shack (Which most of us would never set foot in otherwise anymore. Admit it.) tomorrow as soon as they open up. We're going to have lines that make opening day of Episode One pale in comparison.
By the way, on the off-chance that the data says the equivalent of 'For The Love Of God, Stop Using This Device, We're Surprised You're Not Dead Yet,' does anyone think that people would stop using them?
No
How is this any different from a mass boycott by subscribers of the RBL? Last time I checked, that was still a valid method of protest.
I can't believe the number of idiots that use random email addresses. If you do, don't complain that it may be a real address that goes somewhere and the legitimate owner is reading it. And, if anyone is actually reading this, don't use 'void at null dot net' either. Christ I get enough 'Weclome to service Blah' mail through that one.
Burn your house down? All for the children, of course.
Not quite. Even though SA will be turned off, civilian GPS recievers still can't be used for guidance packages. The units shut down if they experience a high acceleration (> 3 g's or so IIRC) or a high velocity (Somewhere around mach 1). This prevents them from being used in a missle type application.
235 comments out of 250+ Million Americans? This, in short, is why we'll never win... The American populace at large simply doesn't care about anything the government decrees anymore, nor about protecting their rights. We're talking less than .001 of a percent of the population bothered to respond. Hell, it's not even a significant percentage of REGISTERED /. readers.
Great. Thanks for posting this. Now they're going to /. the solar system's servers, and I'm not going to be able to connect to watch. Thanks again guys.
This is just another PR stunt. The NSA's been running programs like this for years, you just have to know to ask for them. They pay for college, you work for them summers and at least 6 years after you graduate.
You need to run X in 16 bit mode for the time being. (Once hardware YUV->RGB & Overlay is in , it should fix that). Kill X, and do startx -- -bpp 16
The actual name of the package is nist. It's here or in the LIVID cvs server. I recommend the binary version from the web page, it's a bit difficult to compile right now.
The proposed standard for protecting HD-DVD (or whatever acronym it is this week) and possibly regular DVDs now, is to watermark the physical tracks on the disk. This avoids the problem of encryption. Everything is done in the drive. You can copy the movie to a DVD-rom, but it won't be watermarked like the original, and the drive won't access the copy.
Sorry, it's a 16Mhz Dragonball (Same as the Palm Pilots). No where near enough compute power to do mp3 decoding.
Well, if they reverse engineered it, it should be legal. In order to protect the CSS algorithm, they did not patent it, since that would require it be published. Instead, they hid it under an NDA. But there is no legal protection for it, other than copyright on the documentation under NDA. As long as they didn't work from that, there is nothing the CSS group can do about it.
You haven't looked hard enough. I've always used LinkSys Combo cards on my laptops, mainly 'just in case' I need the coax somewhere. They're the main brand sold at Staples last time I was there.
I'll settle for a binary only driver for my Encore DXR2 card. As long as I don't have to reboot to windows just to watch a movie, I'm happy.
Anyone else using 2.2.0-pre9 with the 3c59x "Vortex/Boomerang" network card? DHCP stopped functioning on mine somewhere between 2.0.36 and 2.2. I tried compiling it into the kernel (Like it is with 2.0.36) and as a module.
If the parent gave their kids a Southpark game, why is he concerned about giving them access to inapropriate material? Is the game really cleaner than the TV show? If so, what's the point?
How much faster/slower is the decryption though? If it takes 1/2 the time to decrypt the same key length than with another algorithm, you could brute-force decrypt it FASTER than the algorithm and would need as longer key length to be as secure. (Though only one bit for each twofold increase in speed.)
Hey CL, how about drivers for the DXR2 DVD kits while your at it?? Even if it has to be binary only, it's better than rebooting to windows at this point.
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Campers are sold magnesium shards in which they scrape off shavings in order to light campfires
Hmm, I wonder why they shave it first. Magnesium blocks won't light, it has to be a shaving, ribbon or powder to light. Magnesium in a large chunk is perfectly safe. Get one of those camper sticks and put it to a blowtorch, it won't light. It's mainly of value because it's lightweight, and soft enough to machine fairly easily.