I don't care if the Sun gets dimmer. I mean, the fucking thing is a ball of FIRE. Why do I want a ball of FIRE hanging right up there, burning my skin?
So put in a bigger drive. And if the biggest drive you can fit still isn't big enough, point at the computer on your network, whose drive is. Buy a Bigger Disk [tm]
Quickrip is supposed to do this sort of stuff on Linux, but doesn't work because one of the tools it depended upon must have changed the way it works and everything fell down. Acidrip is supposed to work but has serious bugs. dvd::rip is a pain thanks to its complexity. You just can't win.
The Xbox2 will have the same, or even worse, limitations.
But even on the current Xbox there must be a way to drive USB devices. I mean, Microsoft have announced a webcam arrangement which will presumably connect to a controller port since the controller ports are really just adapted USB. Why can't someone figure out how to drive a USB capture card?
Xbox Linux works to solve this problem, I'm sure. But having something native which XBMC can then use directly would be vastly superior.
I always thought there could have been an alternative Xbox built as a PC module. Say, some kind of 5.25" drive bay unit which slotted in and hooked up to some PCI card which handled the video in. Connect it all up, install a bit of software, and bam, Xbox. Hell, they could even have kept the thing locked down so people "couldn't" hack it.
Come off, my mod chip was under $60 and I'm in Australia so mine was more like $25 in yankie money.
The price of modchips is simply so low it's nuts. I am surprised when I hear of anyone who hasn't installed one.:-)
But yeah, XBMC's CIFS support is a godsend. I have delayed updating my hard drive because the CIFS support is more than capable of accessing the other three computers on our network and stealing their videos.
That's why I didn't say the games would run slow. However, getting all the ins and outs of the system, despite being so close to a PC, will take a while.
I hear they're taking an approach somewhat like Wine for doing the "emulation". A function gets called, intercept the address, redirect it somewhere else to call the real function, and on your way. In theory it won't even slow down too much since it isn't emulation.
But I would prefer a Linux port. I guess if you slotted in a WineX Direct3D/OpenGL layer then it would work, and the slowdown, well, maybe it wouldn't be so bad because computers are generally so much faster than the Xbox these days.
Flipping a middle finger to MS is still acceptable though in any case. If they made it more open in the first place, we wouldn't have to flip our fingers at them anyway.:-)
Can't you also hack the software on the Tivo? I was under the impression that the thing ran Linux and that basically you could make it your bitch if you had enough time.
I agree on this point totally. With XUL, moving around buttons on the screen could be done entirely in CSS without having to actually change the XUL skin itself. This would be the be-all and end-all to skinning languages anywhere. If it's missing a feature, embed a Python script to do something amazing.
I can't wait to see the first media player which catches onto this rather obvious idea.
My guess is it would be the first one with access to a fast XUL renderer (are there any yet?)
I don't like the idea of that. If they used it in a casino, all the "virtual chips" would be in the hands of the casino. So you could step up to the Blackjack table, win $100,000 in one sitting, and then the casino can simply refuse to give you your money. Normally you could at least stand a chance of running out with the chips and cashing them in on another day.
I wonder if that's the fault of the OS or the user who created that user account. When I create a new Windows install I set myself as a restricted user and use the "Run As" feature to install any new software once I know it's safe. That way there's no way I can hose my system without trying really hard.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it's the old problem with users not being educated about keeping their computer clean.
Do they know any other way? Hehe, J/K. And why is my parent comment offtopic when it's directly about the article? It should be redundant if anything.:-)
So you can see that a Trojan Horse does not "sit there and collect information." It does whatever bad things the creator wants it to, and the disguise is what gets it inside your gates..er, firewall.
So basically, Microsoft Windows is a trojan horse?
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Where were you the last two or three times Slashdot mentioned it?
I don't care if the Sun gets dimmer. I mean, the fucking thing is a ball of FIRE. Why do I want a ball of FIRE hanging right up there, burning my skin?
So put in a bigger drive. And if the biggest drive you can fit still isn't big enough, point at the computer on your network, whose drive is. Buy a Bigger Disk [tm]
Windows-only? Damnit!
Quickrip is supposed to do this sort of stuff on Linux, but doesn't work because one of the tools it depended upon must have changed the way it works and everything fell down. Acidrip is supposed to work but has serious bugs. dvd::rip is a pain thanks to its complexity. You just can't win.
That's assuming the damn thing doesn't hang whenever you insert a DVD, which is what it does on mine.
And before anyone says it's my DVD drive or BIOS, no... every other DVD playing program works.
The Xbox2 will have the same, or even worse, limitations.
But even on the current Xbox there must be a way to drive USB devices. I mean, Microsoft have announced a webcam arrangement which will presumably connect to a controller port since the controller ports are really just adapted USB. Why can't someone figure out how to drive a USB capture card?
Xbox Linux works to solve this problem, I'm sure. But having something native which XBMC can then use directly would be vastly superior.
Damn straight.
Alternatively maybe we can get more software Windows CE.NET to do this media centre type stuff, so we can have a full, almost-native OS for the thing.
Or alternatively, maybe someone could just make a really sweet media centre app for Linux.
I always thought there could have been an alternative Xbox built as a PC module. Say, some kind of 5.25" drive bay unit which slotted in and hooked up to some PCI card which handled the video in. Connect it all up, install a bit of software, and bam, Xbox. Hell, they could even have kept the thing locked down so people "couldn't" hack it.
Come off, my mod chip was under $60 and I'm in Australia so mine was more like $25 in yankie money.
The price of modchips is simply so low it's nuts. I am surprised when I hear of anyone who hasn't installed one. :-)
But yeah, XBMC's CIFS support is a godsend. I have delayed updating my hard drive because the CIFS support is more than capable of accessing the other three computers on our network and stealing their videos.
That's why I didn't say the games would run slow. However, getting all the ins and outs of the system, despite being so close to a PC, will take a while.
I hear they're taking an approach somewhat like Wine for doing the "emulation". A function gets called, intercept the address, redirect it somewhere else to call the real function, and on your way. In theory it won't even slow down too much since it isn't emulation.
But I would prefer a Linux port. I guess if you slotted in a WineX Direct3D/OpenGL layer then it would work, and the slowdown, well, maybe it wouldn't be so bad because computers are generally so much faster than the Xbox these days.
Flipping a middle finger to MS is still acceptable though in any case. If they made it more open in the first place, we wouldn't have to flip our fingers at them anyway. :-)
Can't you also hack the software on the Tivo? I was under the impression that the thing ran Linux and that basically you could make it your bitch if you had enough time.
I agree on this point totally. With XUL, moving around buttons on the screen could be done entirely in CSS without having to actually change the XUL skin itself. This would be the be-all and end-all to skinning languages anywhere. If it's missing a feature, embed a Python script to do something amazing.
I can't wait to see the first media player which catches onto this rather obvious idea.
My guess is it would be the first one with access to a fast XUL renderer (are there any yet?)
Yeah, but buyer beware, XBMC really chews through memory in HDTV mode.
Would a notebook computer fit in my pocket, like my existing portable gaming solution?
Crack the damn game.
I love how this is a troll when at least two of the four points (1 and 4) are fairly accurate and the other two aren't far off either.
Someone mod this funny, damnit... or something.
I see no mention of ethernet there though. Then again I suppose a wireless bridge isn't out of the question.
Have you never owned a cartridge-based gaming system? :-)
I don't like the idea of that. If they used it in a casino, all the "virtual chips" would be in the hands of the casino. So you could step up to the Blackjack table, win $100,000 in one sitting, and then the casino can simply refuse to give you your money. Normally you could at least stand a chance of running out with the chips and cashing them in on another day.
I wonder if that's the fault of the OS or the user who created that user account. When I create a new Windows install I set myself as a restricted user and use the "Run As" feature to install any new software once I know it's safe. That way there's no way I can hose my system without trying really hard.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it's the old problem with users not being educated about keeping their computer clean.
And if it asked, the user would have said, "Yep! I want to use Word 2004!"
Do they know any other way? Hehe, J/K. And why is my parent comment offtopic when it's directly about the article? It should be redundant if anything. :-)
That's a bit harsh. I mean, you do need a hole, and that considerably cuts down the candidate list.
So you can see that a Trojan Horse does not "sit there and collect information." It does whatever bad things the creator wants it to, and the disguise is what gets it inside your gates..er, firewall.
So basically, Microsoft Windows is a trojan horse?