A more useful description would be helpful for many people. I mean, I have no idea what the hell Red vs. Blue is.
They took the time to post on the front page, please provide a description! Ugh, geek syndrome (assuming everyone is in the know, and if not then you must suck).
Or are wanting to do things like rip MP3s (trivial) or burn DVDs (non-trivial; technically it's the MPEG2 mastering, not the burning, that takes the CPU time). Developers, graphics artists, and most engineering can also use as much CPU as is available.
Right on... Also, most developers need all the juice we can get. Faster compiles, better testing environment (more VMware sessions), etc, etc.
All these people that say "nobody need anything more than X" are idiots. If a 700 Mhz proc works for you then fine (*). For the rest of us there is never enough computing power.
Even if all you do is Office applications and web browsing, faster processors make the system more responive. Faster boot times, faster archive extracing, faster application start times. If you don't care about that stuff then fine, but I suggest you're not really using your computer anyway if you don't care.
* By the way, just try a 3 Ghz processor for a while (maybe a week or two). Then go back your 700 Mhz system. You'll see the light.
I have one also. It has been in use going on 3 or 4 years now.
I keep it in my pocket all the time. The rubberized coating has long worn off but the sucker just keeps on going.
I have to say that it doesn't write the best of any pen I've used. Not enough ink or the ball doesn't roll smoothly or something. But it works and I'll keep using it until it dies. Not sure if I'll get a refill though.
A replacement hose may be flown up to the station later in January on a Progress vehicle.
Egads, not even a spare hose. I guess it's a non-critical part but it still seems kinda lame.
It would be common sense that many of the hoses on various equipment would be the same. Then you'd have a bunch of spare hoses to repair all sorts of things. Or maybe I'm not thinking enough like an engineer.
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If you're thinking of dabbling with FreeBSD as a desktop I can highly recommend it.. yeah but it depends on what you need. I mean, I use Linux as my primary OS so you would think it might be easy for me to go FreeBSD.
Overall I really like FreeBSD's simple install and the ports system is pretty good although I'm not a believer in compiling everything. And the system feels very stable and nice.
However, can I run VMware 4.x (I absolutely must have this)? How are the nVidia drivers? Does the nvidia-settings program work on FreeBSD? No V4L applications will work on FreeBSD. And so on...
Those are the types of things that keep me from using FreeBSD. Unfortunately FreeBSD is to Linux as Linux is to Windows. There are some nice aspects to the underdog but there's just more support for more stuff in the other one. By that reasoning you'll probably say I should be using Windows. Fact is, I probably would be using Windows as my primary OS if I thought Microsoft was a company worth supporting in that way not to mention my security concerns.
A couple times per year I check in on the GNUstep stuff. I'm always suprised to see there are still people working on it... doing stuff... but I can never figure out what the purpose of it all is.
I mean, you never hear anything about GNUstep. There are no distros that I know of that use it on the desktop. Hell, to this day I'm not 100% sure what exactly GNUstep is or what it does. I mean, is it a X11 replacement? Something like KDE/GNOME? Some widgets? Just some API's?... I mean, what the hell is it for? Are there any applications that let me "do stuff" which make me more productive?
They really need to do some marketing legwork here because right now the whole project is off in some dark corner (as it has been for many years). Maybe collaborate with some other well-known projects or something.
Well, that's part of it anyway. In my experience (good) programmers tend to be a lot like artists. That is, they can only work when they feel like it or are motivated. I wouldn't want to go off labeling quite possibly the best programmers you have as lazy or bad just because the mood doesn't strike them at the moment (hehe, I get this image of Paul Jr. in my head [American Chopper]).
Unfortunately this is the root of the problem. Work needs to get done yet not all programmers are going to be enthused about the project. It's a tough situation and the best managers know how to manage that. They should write a book on that.
Or maybe managers need to be more like Paul Sr. and just kick ass as needed.
Knoppix and tar are more flexible than Ghost maybe, but dd isn't really a very useful backup tool unless you're backing up the MBR or other boot sector.
tar will get all the files and Knoppix supports just about every filesystem there is.
It is what user interface should be, not a thousand menus and "toolbars" but an empty window that you click on and it "does what you want". Too bad there is no sign of such interfaces showing up in real-world applications, either open or closed...
Hmmm... There are several highly useful applications that sport exactly (well, close it it... they are more powerful than Teddy) that type of interface. They are the "secrets" of the 3D modelling world and once you use them you'll wish everything else worked like them.
Mirai and Nendo are two commercial offerings and Wings 3D is a free modeling app that has a similar interface. Dispite all the Maya press, Mirai was used for some critical parts of LOTR.
Izware (aka Winged Edge Technologies; aka Nichimen; aka Symbolics; aka...) is the company that makes Mirai and Nendo. They have always been a strange company with very poor marketing and management skills so not many people know how great their stuff is. The company is always in a bizarre state of flux. For instance right now their main page says "We'll be right back" with no other links at all (it's been like this for ages; more than a year).
Wings 3D fits between Nendo and Mirai. It's better than Nendo but doesn't offer all that Mirai does. However, it's free and open-source.
The key to the useful UI is the context sensitive menus. All complex applications should work this way because it narrows down the possible actions to what you're working on. Instead of having hundreds or thousands of menus and buttons to push (*cough* 3DSMAX *cough*), you just have simple context menus based on what you have selected. It's a superb interface for managing complexity.
Plus the help system is built right into the interface.
Seriously, I've seen some really awful stuff done by engineers. If you've ever worked on your own car then you know what I mean.
I've worked for NASA, I know those guys. Some are very smart but couldn't explain what they know to you (which is quite obvious in this Powerpoint case).
And don't get me started on engineers that try to be programmers. Oh, there are a lot of them and for the most part they all suck beyond comprehension.
My friend, silence is the future of computing. I really hate, I mean I - HATE - those god awful gianormous skyscraper towers that blast out 90dB of concentration breaking whirring and grinding sounds. Not to mention the heat and wasted space. Who needs 8 PCI slots, 12 drive bays, and a 600W power supply?! That's legacy garbage from the;lt%90's man.
Smaller, faster, QUIETER. That is the future.
You sound like one of those "old timers" that likes inefficient crap just because that's all you know.
You would probably take a CRT over an LCD any day, right? (*)
* By the way, CRT's do have there uses in high speed games (Quake) but other than that they just burn your retinas.
That really doesn't have anything to do with what I'm asking, but it sounds like it only imports PKCS#12 blobs and uses an internal certificate and key manager.
Not very secure and not very flexible (no hardware token support). I'll have to get on the mailing list or forums for Evolution so I can talk with the developers.
Is S/MIME support new for this release? I poked around on the site some and it looks like it is but I couldn't find any more information about it.
How are certificates and keys managed? Does it (hopefully) use a PKCS#11 module like Mozilla?
I don't know why more stuff doesn't use S/MIME early on. PGP/GPG and the others are not really standard and don't work off-the-shelf with a lot of big software (Mozilla and Outlook being two of them).
I can't blame him. Now, maybe he should not have responded without all the facts but on the surface "Java Desktop" definitely sounds like it uses Java. Because it's, like, in the name and stuff.
Hell, I thought it used Java because I've never heard of "Java Desktop". And I'm a full blown geek, programmer, and consultant. I don't blame myself though because I ignore most things related to the Java fad (especially from Sun, who has their own problems).
All I remember about Hayes is that the one and only item I purchased from them came with a manufacturers rebate that I never received. The only time ever that I've not gotten a rebate back.
Of course that was back in the early 56k days when Hayes was about to go under. And it's no wonder if they treated their customers like that!
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Yeah, I was just about to post the same thing.
A more useful description would be helpful for many people. I mean, I have no idea what the hell Red vs. Blue is.
They took the time to post on the front page, please provide a description! Ugh, geek syndrome (assuming everyone is in the know, and if not then you must suck).
Or are wanting to do things like rip MP3s (trivial) or burn DVDs (non-trivial; technically it's the MPEG2 mastering, not the burning, that takes the CPU time). Developers, graphics artists, and most engineering can also use as much CPU as is available.
Right on... Also, most developers need all the juice we can get. Faster compiles, better testing environment (more VMware sessions), etc, etc.
All these people that say "nobody need anything more than X" are idiots. If a 700 Mhz proc works for you then fine (*). For the rest of us there is never enough computing power.
Even if all you do is Office applications and web browsing, faster processors make the system more responive. Faster boot times, faster archive extracing, faster application start times. If you don't care about that stuff then fine, but I suggest you're not really using your computer anyway if you don't care.
* By the way, just try a 3 Ghz processor for a while (maybe a week or two). Then go back your 700 Mhz system. You'll see the light.
I have one also. It has been in use going on 3 or 4 years now.
I keep it in my pocket all the time. The rubberized coating has long worn off but the sucker just keeps on going.
I have to say that it doesn't write the best of any pen I've used. Not enough ink or the ball doesn't roll smoothly or something. But it works and I'll keep using it until it dies. Not sure if I'll get a refill though.
A while ago (I have no idea) there was some story about some ex-Microsoft founder (don't know which) who was going to make a device just like this.
I couldn't get to the site to see who runs the company.
Is this that device?
A replacement hose may be flown up to the station later in January on a Progress vehicle.
Egads, not even a spare hose. I guess it's a non-critical part but it still seems kinda lame.
It would be common sense that many of the hoses on various equipment would be the same. Then you'd have a bunch of spare hoses to repair all sorts of things. Or maybe I'm not thinking enough like an engineer.
If you're thinking of dabbling with FreeBSD as a desktop I can highly recommend it .. yeah but it depends on what you need. I mean, I use Linux as my primary OS so you would think it might be easy for me to go FreeBSD.
Overall I really like FreeBSD's simple install and the ports system is pretty good although I'm not a believer in compiling everything. And the system feels very stable and nice.
However, can I run VMware 4.x (I absolutely must have this)? How are the nVidia drivers? Does the nvidia-settings program work on FreeBSD? No V4L applications will work on FreeBSD. And so on...
Those are the types of things that keep me from using FreeBSD. Unfortunately FreeBSD is to Linux as Linux is to Windows. There are some nice aspects to the underdog but there's just more support for more stuff in the other one. By that reasoning you'll probably say I should be using Windows. Fact is, I probably would be using Windows as my primary OS if I thought Microsoft was a company worth supporting in that way not to mention my security concerns.
A couple times per year I check in on the GNUstep stuff. I'm always suprised to see there are still people working on it... doing stuff... but I can never figure out what the purpose of it all is.
... I mean, what the hell is it for? Are there any applications that let me "do stuff" which make me more productive?
I mean, you never hear anything about GNUstep. There are no distros that I know of that use it on the desktop. Hell, to this day I'm not 100% sure what exactly GNUstep is or what it does. I mean, is it a X11 replacement? Something like KDE/GNOME? Some widgets? Just some API's?
They really need to do some marketing legwork here because right now the whole project is off in some dark corner (as it has been for many years). Maybe collaborate with some other well-known projects or something.
This isn't for Americans though. Moron.
Well, that's part of it anyway. In my experience (good) programmers tend to be a lot like artists. That is, they can only work when they feel like it or are motivated. I wouldn't want to go off labeling quite possibly the best programmers you have as lazy or bad just because the mood doesn't strike them at the moment (hehe, I get this image of Paul Jr. in my head [American Chopper]).
Unfortunately this is the root of the problem. Work needs to get done yet not all programmers are going to be enthused about the project. It's a tough situation and the best managers know how to manage that. They should write a book on that.
Or maybe managers need to be more like Paul Sr. and just kick ass as needed.
Knoppix and tar are more flexible than Ghost maybe, but dd isn't really a very useful backup tool unless you're backing up the MBR or other boot sector.
tar will get all the files and Knoppix supports just about every filesystem there is.
That has to be one of the dumbest comments ever.
Ghost does a hell of a lot more than what DD can handle.
Is every single drive you use or own the same size? You never upgrade or something?
+4 informative?? Morons, the lot of you.
Even just now I was thinking "Damn, maybe I should go buy it just in case..."
HAHA... As usual, this kind of publicity will just sell more copies.
That stuff is interesting.
I really wish they used vector formats instead of Jpeg's though (SVG anyone?). Then you could scale them as needed without messing them up.
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It is what user interface should be, not a thousand menus and "toolbars" but an empty window that you click on and it "does what you want". Too bad there is no sign of such interfaces showing up in real-world applications, either open or closed...
...) is the company that makes Mirai and Nendo. They have always been a strange company with very poor marketing and management skills so not many people know how great their stuff is. The company is always in a bizarre state of flux. For instance right now their main page says "We'll be right back" with no other links at all (it's been like this for ages; more than a year).
Hmmm... There are several highly useful applications that sport exactly (well, close it it... they are more powerful than Teddy) that type of interface. They are the "secrets" of the 3D modelling world and once you use them you'll wish everything else worked like them.
Mirai and Nendo are two commercial offerings and Wings 3D is a free modeling app that has a similar interface. Dispite all the Maya press, Mirai was used for some critical parts of LOTR.
Izware (aka Winged Edge Technologies; aka Nichimen; aka Symbolics; aka
Wings 3D fits between Nendo and Mirai. It's better than Nendo but doesn't offer all that Mirai does. However, it's free and open-source.
The key to the useful UI is the context sensitive menus. All complex applications should work this way because it narrows down the possible actions to what you're working on. Instead of having hundreds or thousands of menus and buttons to push (*cough* 3DSMAX *cough*), you just have simple context menus based on what you have selected. It's a superb interface for managing complexity.
Plus the help system is built right into the interface.
Seriously, I've seen some really awful stuff done by engineers. If you've ever worked on your own car then you know what I mean.
I've worked for NASA, I know those guys. Some are very smart but couldn't explain what they know to you (which is quite obvious in this Powerpoint case).
And don't get me started on engineers that try to be programmers. Oh, there are a lot of them and for the most part they all suck beyond comprehension.
And you can build your own arcade cabinet to get the real experience.
Air to ground doesn't have anything to block the radio waves. You get really good range.
Same thing across open water. Although you get less range than in the air.
Yeah but you could certainly build a VIA mini-itx system for a hell of a lot less and with a faster processor.
Anyone else notice that Newegg seems to have stopped carrying mini-itx boards? Why is that?
Erm... What?!
;lt%90's man.
My friend, silence is the future of computing. I really hate, I mean I - HATE - those god awful gianormous skyscraper towers that blast out 90dB of concentration breaking whirring and grinding sounds. Not to mention the heat and wasted space. Who needs 8 PCI slots, 12 drive bays, and a 600W power supply?! That's legacy garbage from the
Smaller, faster, QUIETER. That is the future.
You sound like one of those "old timers" that likes inefficient crap just because that's all you know.
You would probably take a CRT over an LCD any day, right? (*)
* By the way, CRT's do have there uses in high speed games (Quake) but other than that they just burn your retinas.
That really doesn't have anything to do with what I'm asking, but it sounds like it only imports PKCS#12 blobs and uses an internal certificate and key manager.
Not very secure and not very flexible (no hardware token support). I'll have to get on the mailing list or forums for Evolution so I can talk with the developers.
Is S/MIME support new for this release? I poked around on the site some and it looks like it is but I couldn't find any more information about it.
How are certificates and keys managed? Does it (hopefully) use a PKCS#11 module like Mozilla?
I don't know why more stuff doesn't use S/MIME early on. PGP/GPG and the others are not really standard and don't work off-the-shelf with a lot of big software (Mozilla and Outlook being two of them).
... not sure how it compares cpu-wise.
In my testing, not good. But it makes a good server filesystem.
XFS seems to steal cycles from deep in the kernel itself therefore making it fairly fast for file operations but at the expense of everything else.
I didn't like it for a desktop system. It uses too much CPU and user responsiveness suffers.
I can't blame him. Now, maybe he should not have responded without all the facts but on the surface "Java Desktop" definitely sounds like it uses Java. Because it's, like, in the name and stuff.
Hell, I thought it used Java because I've never heard of "Java Desktop". And I'm a full blown geek, programmer, and consultant. I don't blame myself though because I ignore most things related to the Java fad (especially from Sun, who has their own problems).
Uh, rfstool maybe?
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All I remember about Hayes is that the one and only item I purchased from them came with a manufacturers rebate that I never received. The only time ever that I've not gotten a rebate back.
Of course that was back in the early 56k days when Hayes was about to go under. And it's no wonder if they treated their customers like that!