Power supplies generally come with the cases, and that's true here. Look at the pictures -- there's a fanless power supply.
CPU fans aren't fixed parts, either; they're meant to be replacable. No warranty voiding there. I've never seen a fan that was actually "on the motherboard", personally.
As for the graphics card, just get one that's not a monster. I've never had a fan on my graphics card, and I hope I never do.
They can ALL double as space heaters, regardless of the case/cooling system. Think about it -- the same amount of waste heat is always generated; it's only a question of how that heat is moved away from the hot spots in the system.
It does look like a giant heat seak, though. I wonder how hot the case itself gets.
He was talking about gaming the search engines -- you know, that silly shit where scores of irrelevant words that are likely to show up in someone's search are added to a page in an attempt to get it more views. This is what he aims to fall back on, since spam backfired on him. Honest work is right out.
Are they trying to put themselves out of business, or what? For a long time, Microsoft has been making moves that alienate its customers; but telling them all to move to Hotmail/MSN has got to be the worst yet. I can't see people standing for that. Maybe I'm overly optimistic here, but I think this could be the event that finally makes it unambiguously clear to the average user that M$ isn't on their side.
You're right -- my local TV news called it "the Windows Worm". I didn't think about that at the time, but I guess it's a kind of breakthrough. Then again, they also said that you got infected "through your browser", leading me to wonder for a moment if they were talking about something other than the RPC exploit.:-P
Ahem. First of all, RealPlayer for Linux has been available for years and years. More importantly, you DON'T have to rely on the damn crossover plugins for ANYTHING. Just try MPlayer:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
It does include a built-in mini-WINE to allow it to use Windows codecs, but it has native implementations of most codecs. And it's free.
The 6000 idiots uncovered here would be handily outvoted by the spam-haters of America, who are known to number in the millions. As I recall, surveys show that a majority of respondents want spam banned. So, rest easy; democracy isn't falling apart just yet. Not because of that, at least.
Yeah, they didn't say to what extent they verified the list, which is a crucial point. But it's clear that they verified some entries; otherwise they wouldn't have that information about people's occupations, which presumably isn't requested on the order form. And they even got a quote from at least one of the suckers (the one about "As Seen on TV").
As a couple of posters have pointed out, Tivo has always (or for a long time, anyway) released code under the GPL. I'd just like to add that Tivo is actually getting more restrictive about what you can do with their boxen. The Series 2 Tivos are more difficult to hack than Series 1's, and they're making them even moreso with each software revision.
Although they give you the source code for the kernel, that doesn't mean that you can change it -- not and still expect your Tivo to work, anyway. The boot PROM (think "BIOS") in the Series 2 checks that the kernel it's booting is signed with Tivo's key. Then, a program in the initrd checks everything on the root partition to see that it's not modified, either. With the initial software that came out with the Series 2, it was possible to get around this by setting BASH_ENV as a kernel option in the drive's boot page, but they "fixed" that in the next revision.
Now, to hack a Series 2, you have to either stick to old software, play two-card monte with the kernel, or reprogram the PROM -- which requires desoldering it from the motherboard, since it can't be done in software from the Tivo.
I've done the kmonte thing, and it works well -- in that context, the kernel source is actually useful, since you can boot anything you like as the second kernel. But you still have to devote a couple partitions to the old software (after first getting a copy of it) that allows the BASH_ENV hack. Doubtless this will not work once there's a Tivo Series 3.:-(
Oh, and it probably goes without saying, but Tivo's GPL'ed software doesn't include the main applications -- the bits that actually handle TV.
Indeed, they cost a LOT more back then. So much so, that low-end home computers often used weird designs like membranes and chiclets to keep the cost down, lest the whole system cost twice as much.
But the cool thing is that those sturdy old IBM keyboards still work, and you can NOW get them -- used -- for the same price as you'd pay for a new mushy keyboard. Plus, the Model M will probably keep on working past the point where you'd have to replace that new mushy keyboard.
I never owned a QL, but I enjoyed the "chiclet" keyboard of the Timex/Sinclair 2068 -- another keyboard that looks like it should be crap, but actually works quite well.
This was in sharp contrast to the chiclet keyboard on the TRS-80 Color Computer, which was the worst keyboard I've ever used. (Yes, even worse than the membrane of the ZX81.) Funny, that.
I remember, back in the 70's or 80's, seeing ads for a "TV Brick". It was a piece of foam the shape and color of a brick, that you could toss at the TV when it pissed you off, without breaking the TV.
In retrospect, I'm not absolutely certain this was a real product -- the ad might've been a parody. Then again, it was the era of Pet Rocks.
The standard Tivo (though not the unit talked about here) is a good value for the money. It would be hard or impossible to build a similar system for the same price. However, when you build your own system, you can go beyond what a Tivo can do. For example, HDTV -- I can pop an HDTV card in my computer and record; Tivo has no models with HDTV capability, though there may be one offered later this year. Plus, with a home-built, you can skip the monthly fee.
I think the only truly unique capability in a Tivo is the ability to record a DirecTV signal without reencoding. But that only applies to the DirecTivo models, which can't record anything BUT DirecTV.
there are programs available that will scan source code. My little brother wrote one that will tell you if a c program and a pascal program were writen by the same person correctly 85% of the time
Is this available for download somewhere? Sounds fun.:-)
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Power supplies generally come with the cases, and that's true here. Look at the pictures -- there's a fanless power supply.
CPU fans aren't fixed parts, either; they're meant to be replacable. No warranty voiding there. I've never seen a fan that was actually "on the motherboard", personally.
As for the graphics card, just get one that's not a monster. I've never had a fan on my graphics card, and I hope I never do.
They can ALL double as space heaters, regardless of the case/cooling system. Think about it -- the same amount of waste heat is always generated; it's only a question of how that heat is moved away from the hot spots in the system.
It does look like a giant heat seak, though. I wonder how hot the case itself gets.
Perversely enough, I think he's right. But what he doesn't seem to realize is that Linux will be made stronger in the process of crushing SCO.
He was talking about gaming the search engines -- you know, that silly shit where scores of irrelevant words that are likely to show up in someone's search are added to a page in an attempt to get it more views. This is what he aims to fall back on, since spam backfired on him. Honest work is right out.
Yes, that was rich - "20 phone calls, five of them obscene." He sent 100 million (!) messages a day, ALL OF THEM OBSCENE.
What really saddens me about this story, though, is finding out that someone like this has children.
Are they trying to put themselves out of business, or what? For a long time, Microsoft has been making moves that alienate its customers; but telling them all to move to Hotmail/MSN has got to be the worst yet. I can't see people standing for that. Maybe I'm overly optimistic here, but I think this could be the event that finally makes it unambiguously clear to the average user that M$ isn't on their side.
And such timing, too...
You're right -- my local TV news called it "the Windows Worm". I didn't think about that at the time, but I guess it's a kind of breakthrough. Then again, they also said that you got infected "through your browser", leading me to wonder for a moment if they were talking about something other than the RPC exploit. :-P
Morons they remain.
Ahem. First of all, RealPlayer for Linux has been available for years and years. More importantly, you DON'T have to rely on the damn crossover plugins for ANYTHING. Just try MPlayer:
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
It does include a built-in mini-WINE to allow it to use Windows codecs, but it has native implementations of most codecs. And it's free.
Get YOUR facts right. Tivo Series 1 units (PPC-based) used Linux 2.2. But Tivo Series 2 units (MIPS-based) do indeed use Linux 2.4.
The 6000 idiots uncovered here would be handily outvoted by the spam-haters of America, who are known to number in the millions. As I recall, surveys show that a majority of respondents want spam banned. So, rest easy; democracy isn't falling apart just yet. Not because of that, at least.
Yeah, they didn't say to what extent they verified the list, which is a crucial point. But it's clear that they verified some entries; otherwise they wouldn't have that information about people's occupations, which presumably isn't requested on the order form. And they even got a quote from at least one of the suckers (the one about "As Seen on TV").
As a couple of posters have pointed out, Tivo has always (or for a long time, anyway) released code under the GPL. I'd just like to add that Tivo is actually getting more restrictive about what you can do with their boxen. The Series 2 Tivos are more difficult to hack than Series 1's, and they're making them even moreso with each software revision.
:-(
Although they give you the source code for the kernel, that doesn't mean that you can change it -- not and still expect your Tivo to work, anyway. The boot PROM (think "BIOS") in the Series 2 checks that the kernel it's booting is signed with Tivo's key. Then, a program in the initrd checks everything on the root partition to see that it's not modified, either. With the initial software that came out with the Series 2, it was possible to get around this by setting BASH_ENV as a kernel option in the drive's boot page, but they "fixed" that in the next revision.
Now, to hack a Series 2, you have to either stick to old software, play two-card monte with the kernel, or reprogram the PROM -- which requires desoldering it from the motherboard, since it can't be done in software from the Tivo.
I've done the kmonte thing, and it works well -- in that context, the kernel source is actually useful, since you can boot anything you like as the second kernel. But you still have to devote a couple partitions to the old software (after first getting a copy of it) that allows the BASH_ENV hack. Doubtless this will not work once there's a Tivo Series 3.
Oh, and it probably goes without saying, but Tivo's GPL'ed software doesn't include the main applications -- the bits that actually handle TV.
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"Leg", surely?
It should be "EGo".
Indeed, they cost a LOT more back then. So much so, that low-end home computers often used weird designs like membranes and chiclets to keep the cost down, lest the whole system cost twice as much.
But the cool thing is that those sturdy old IBM keyboards still work, and you can NOW get them -- used -- for the same price as you'd pay for a new mushy keyboard. Plus, the Model M will probably keep on working past the point where you'd have to replace that new mushy keyboard.
I never owned a QL, but I enjoyed the "chiclet" keyboard of the Timex/Sinclair 2068 -- another keyboard that looks like it should be crap, but actually works quite well.
This was in sharp contrast to the chiclet keyboard on the TRS-80 Color Computer, which was the worst keyboard I've ever used. (Yes, even worse than the membrane of the ZX81.) Funny, that.
I remember, back in the 70's or 80's, seeing ads for a "TV Brick". It was a piece of foam the shape and color of a brick, that you could toss at the TV when it pissed you off, without breaking the TV.
In retrospect, I'm not absolutely certain this was a real product -- the ad might've been a parody. Then again, it was the era of Pet Rocks.
Agreed. But after reading further on that page, I find myself unimpressed by either side.
Debian, anyone?
The standard Tivo (though not the unit talked about here) is a good value for the money. It would be hard or impossible to build a similar system for the same price. However, when you build your own system, you can go beyond what a Tivo can do. For example, HDTV -- I can pop an HDTV card in my computer and record; Tivo has no models with HDTV capability, though there may be one offered later this year. Plus, with a home-built, you can skip the monthly fee.
I think the only truly unique capability in a Tivo is the ability to record a DirecTV signal without reencoding. But that only applies to the DirecTivo models, which can't record anything BUT DirecTV.
Did the LCC guy respond?
Over my dead body will you rip Mars apart. Go get your mass somewhere else. (There are a lot of asteroids that wouldn't be missed.)
What I'd ask McBride is, "How could you own the copyright and still be paying 95% of the royalties to someone else?". Somebody got suckered.
Because they're lame and unfunny. It's not that they don't have a point...
I don't see how that gets them off. The object code is merely a derived work.