Since we probably won't be seeing elections thrown by a brothah-from-another-gov'nah this time around, we can look forward to crackerz paid well by the republican contingient to ensure the victory in '08.
I agree with this being old news, one can also look at this a couple of different ways.
1) Slashdot readers are current enough with the latest technology to see this stuff when it comes to market 2) Slashdot is that premier for gadgets and geektech to surpass what the NYT is calling news two years later.
3) Ah, yes, always the possibility it may have been a slow year for the folks at Laser Key Board, so the NYT artcile is probably trying to drum up business for those boxes upon boxes of soon to be old things.
4) I just saw a recent tv series episode, what show I can't recall, but one of these was being used. They didn't actually show any typing being done, they just had it on and projecting on the desk. Maybe a NYT writer saw it and felt inspired to write about what they felt was the latest and greatest.
Forgive me for rambling. I will go back to eating my soup now.
I had read a few months ago that power had been dwindling on one of the units. A Martian "Dust Devil" actually hit the unit and cleaned it, restoring to almost full charge potential. Nice option. That's a little hard to count on, though.
According to the many articles I've read about Spirit and Opportunity, they'll continue to run as long as the dust that's collecting on the solar panels doesn't get too thick, resulting in blockage of the essential part of it's charging system.
I wonder, if in the future, NASA will develop a type of self cleaning aparatus to aide in "dusting" them.
The first thing I thought when I saw this was that they really ought to dial in Quad Core before boasting twenty times that.
Apparently, AMD will be peddling them withtin the next year.
Also given my experience with cooking three PIII/500s in the past due to over heat, I'd really like to hear how they plan to deal with power consumption and heat dissipation.
essentially missing the point, you understood my comment was 'geared towards coverting windows users?' I attempt to convert no one. I did it on my own, so should every one else.
No, the point was: I was returning a bash back at some one who was just making an undeucated insult to one of the best Linux distributions ever released. This, in my opinion, of course.
The previous comment in question was revolving around 'how this and that doesn't work in Linux so it's poo'. Lies. All of them.
The windows error I was refering to is a result of attempting to load incompatible games with incompatible drivers. Or attempting to run resolution your machine isn't designed for, or it simply just craps out. All of which require the attention of a specialist/repair person to fix.
Understanding that, you will also then understand that in order for the typical Windows user to have that fixed they would need the assistance in a similar situation lik ethe one I mentioned about Ubuntu. It was a two part comment. I was making a correlation of severity versus what is necessary to fix it. You simply misunderstood what had been written. Thanks for your time.
"Next time they reboot, nothing will work (Ubuntu patches the kernel like once a week or so, and it totally breaks everything). Not to mention, they are in for a surprise if they ever want to watch DVDs, visit a website with Shockwave, play streaming video, or use their ipod/other music player. Linux is just not a mainstream desktop system like Windows or MacOS."
Evidently it's been a while since you've used ubuntu. There is a package manager called Automatix. For those out there who are willing to rick loading non-free codecs like dvdcss, and dvd menu options, which, by right should be legal, then one will have no problems popping in a dvd and within 30 seconds, you're looking at the movie menu.
As for Ubuntu breaking their own OS "once a week or so", you are wrong. I've had, in the last 6 months of Ubuntu usage, just one, single, failed update. It was an improperly patched xorg update. Luckily, the dev team was on top of it immediately. Within about 2 hours, the fix had been released out in to the wild. Although it required a command line fix, that's not say it's much different than tweaking some ones registry on a windows box.
Joining the ubuntu channels on freenode was a helpful experience. Every one was more than willing to communicate exactly what to do to fix it. And you know what? It was all free. Take that equivalent issue (any one ever seen the MUP.SYS failure? (yeah, that's your video driver puking all over the place)) to a Windows software specialist and you'll pay at with at least 2 arms and 1 leg. I ought to know because I've charged people $75/hour to fix that problem on windows before.
Simply, it's irritating to hear that people still think of Linux as 'not ready for prime time'. As of this fall, personally, 7 years of Linux usage and there's not a youtube video, cnn broadcast, dvd, cd, burn job, flash module/presentataion, etc that I've not been able to accomplish watching/doing. I'd say that's pretty prime time ready.
maybe some one will come up with a quick-release zip tie
it will work much like an rj45 or rj11 where simply pressing the lock clip will allow for it to open.
ideally, they'd be (re)sizable, re-usbale, and some what cost effective. Even at ~$5 per pack of 100 or so, doing a large installation, that adds up on a material budget with the normal ziptie of today. small, but still a number.
I may be an exception to the rule. I have 3 laptops in front of me. 1) windows hp nx6110 2) Ubuntu Linux thinkpad t40 3) Powerbook G4 (gen. II) TiBook
I've removed dual boot from every thing due my previously stated reasons. It's just far too easy to jump from one machine to the next:)
I really like Darwin Ports, hoever. I think that has to be one of the coolest layers ever created for mac. To simply be able to run linux in full compat layer in mac, while being able to 'crtl-apple-a' swicth between mac/linux desktops is one of the coolest things ever, imo.
So i completely agree about merits of each OS. I just wonder if it will ever be as ideal as we'd all like it to be. It seems the lines are blurring over time. Maybe they'll finally blur to a point of total compatibility if the proverbial squeaky wheels continue to ask for grease.
Perhaps I'm wrong. Why not a boot camp designed for Linux layer compatibility on mac hardware. Sure, Yellow Dog covers that ground and so does Ubuntu, but how about the two underdogs banding together coalition style? Call it some thing like Degobah System. A place where 'warriors' can train. See where I'm going with all these neat marketing ideas?
We'd all own piles of dog crap too if some one was smart enough to make us all believe we need it.
-ps: the use of boot camp is cheating, btw, imo. As well, I think Multi-booting is just plain inconvenient. Too much time to take to traverse from OS to OS in time of need. I do it. Done it for years. Linux, Mac, and Windows in many forms on many machines. But it's too time consuimg. A person could be better off owning multiple machines running different platforms. Period. As well have tons less heartaches and oh-shit-this-didn't-work-smacks-to-the-forehead about how much time has been wasted setting it all up only to discover som ething trivial, yet major, like wireless driver failure.
Good. It's a bunch of monkey dust any way. I don't mean to sound trollish, but no one I know has an internet connection that can even deliver up to a solid 2-3MB/sec throughput. So, in theory, 802.11b @ 11MB/sec still hasn't even been TRULY maximized. And based on that principal, even @ 54MB/sec. We've got head room to build on for years before some thing like.11n even can be of any use to the average user.
We get a few questions regarding.11n and WiMax. It's interesting to explain to people that it's not going to mean that as soon as you plug a card in to your machine, it's going to some how be miraculously, insanely faster. Because we all know we're still at the mercy of what the ISP has allocated/throttled back for your location.
Persoanlly speaking, working for a wireless company, we believe for the time being... It's a hoax. Stop making people call us and asking about it.
Maximize what's currently in use before getting every one all excited about theoretical internet connections.
After using Ubuntu on my various Thinkpad models for a few months now, I am realizing that there is a compatibility layer there that I've yet to see with any other distro on a Thinkpad. I've had VERY good luck with autodetection and autoconfiguration of a lot of hardware with Ubuntu. I've been endlessly impressed.
In a perfect world, I would look forward to seeing a CD Wallet of Linux distros that came witrh your new Thinkpad. A person could have thier choice. They could mutli-boot, with everything from Ubuntu down to, of course, Windows.
I have one unanswered question about the biometrics, though, and it's support under Linux. Does any one have any experience with this finger print reader found on the T43?
Agreed. And I'm sure people are working on it and looking in to it. Even on this fine Sunday evening.
Most likely right at the time when the OO.o devs were sitting down to a nice sunday dinner. Then all of a sudden one looks over at his idling machine and sees that a story about his software has been posted at slashdot "... gasp... choke... (insert heimlich meneuver)!"
In theory, an OO developer has just come close to near death to a near exploit found in OO!
Look what you've done! Couldn't this have waited til monday morning?
I've been using the distro for roughly a month now and I have been so completely satisfied with it. So satisfied in fact, I've essentially parked my powerbook for other things like project usage. My Ubuntu equipped Thinkpad T40 keeps me happy. Full hardware detection at boot, sound, wireless, etc, all the critical functions of the machine were recognised and are functioning very very well.
I starting using Redhat back in the 5.1 days (circa 98-99) and then on to 6.1 Milestone release when it came out. By the time 7.1-3 hit the streets for RH, I was convinced no other OpenSource OS could be considered even half the flagship that Redhat created. Then Everything changed with the release of 8.0. Some thing was missing: An essential 'hardcore' part of the OS that kept a lot of us coming back for more at each release. I soon grew tired of Keverything KredHat Khad to Koffer.
A few years, have gone by and in order to stay up on Linux, I had switched to Mandrake simply because of the widespread use of NDISWrapper: The wireless detecion and driver usage that uses window drivers for wirelss function on many laptops. Yet, in the midst of of this, a large part of mandrakeH^H^Hiva has left a person wanting more from an Open Source Distro.
In walks Ubuntu. From the second I booted the 'Live-Install' cd, I knew this distro could set itself apart from every thing else out there in so many ways. From Synaptic Package Manager, to Automatix, to the simple fact that I the Cisco card in this Thinkpad T40 was recognised immediately at boot and was ready for internet access as soon as the desktop loaded. That's classy. Oh, and did I mention, the ubuntu theme had been playing the entire time, just to let me know we had sound support form the very beginning. Thanks guys!
Since my first install on an HP nx6110, I have propegated the Ubuntu distro across 5-6 other laptops. All of them, minus the exception of some failed audio hardware on one machine, are functioning and functioning well with wireless, all keyboard, and mouse function, are working niceley. Each of them keeps me fully informed about recent updates, and oh, don't even get me started on how much I like the Advanced area of the Package Manager. Every thing a person could ever want is found in the 18,000+ packages available. Some one shut me up now, I keep gushing over Ubuntu!!!!
NASA could have been budgeted free and clear for the next ten years if it were not for this stupid war we keep shovelling out the million$ for each week.
agreed. as i think about it more, i feel that a computer like this would need to have that 'AI-like' tempmerment that would allow for the active 'thought' process to be learning what to check for vulnerabilities. A whole lot of if-then.
If the resources are available to crack rc5, to do distributed based work on a cure for cancer, and crunch data captured from radio antennas in search of little green men from mars, then I think we have the know-how necessary get some thing like this up and running.
It makes me wonder why there aren't more things in place that attempt break software and search for problems long before the program/function/feature is realeased. It seems that once code is written, and it functions well enough for release, it's out in the wild causing (and attempting to deal with) unforseen issues. So why not take the extra steps to totally complete the process and make sure the i's are dotted and the stinking t's are crossed.
should be used in conjunction with the topic from the previous article. Creating coutless means by which, to not only find vulnerabilities in things like Javascript, but equally, construct fixes to those vulnerabilities. Once it creates an open door, it generates the fix for closing it and keeping it closed. Machines like this can think thousands of times faster than your average black-hat-crackah, so why not use them as a fight fire with fire tool?
Every one is so concerned with internet safety, on would think that at some point massive resources with be set forth in order to effectively deal with the flaw finding few out there making it difficult for the rest of to simply enjoy the benefits of the internet.
It's very parallel in it's nature in that a small networking company could present this as a cost effective option. I see how a small networking consultant company could actually push this towards the small business level. But I'm doubtful it could ever be presented at the public/community level for use in schools or public wi-fi rest areas when the state lays out stipulations regarding only accepting bids from Cisco based numbers and Cisco certified installers? More or less, mandating that tax payer investment for this massive scalability be present. Often times, in these areas, that is ten-fold overkill. So there is the need, but I'm afraid that Cisco's name is so far embedded in corporate and state america, it's going to be a tall order to ever penetrate that market. Bringing this comment back to the small business. If a consultant can convince the client that this is a viable router to placing thier 20-something client station network on, then, yes, it has a niche.
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Because not two months ago, he wanted to shut down the ISS missions because they were estimated to cost $200M.
... weekly?
Isn't that like one tenth of what we blow on a war
Mod this to oblivion, regardless of what positive action he takes, I still don't like him.
Since we probably won't be seeing elections thrown by a brothah-from-another-gov'nah this time around, we can look forward to crackerz paid well by the republican contingient to ensure the victory in '08.
:/
I agree with this being old news, one can also look at this a couple of different ways.
1) Slashdot readers are current enough with the latest technology to see this stuff when it comes to market
2) Slashdot is that premier for gadgets and geektech to surpass what the NYT is calling news two years later.
3) Ah, yes, always the possibility it may have been a slow year for the folks at Laser Key Board, so the NYT artcile is probably trying to drum up business for those boxes upon boxes of soon to be old things. 4) I just saw a recent tv series episode, what show I can't recall, but one of these was being used. They didn't actually show any typing being done, they just had it on and projecting on the desk. Maybe a NYT writer saw it and felt inspired to write about what they felt was the latest and greatest.
Forgive me for rambling. I will go back to eating my soup now.
I had read a few months ago that power had been dwindling on one of the units. A Martian "Dust Devil" actually hit the unit and cleaned it, restoring to almost full charge potential. Nice option. That's a little hard to count on, though.
According to the many articles I've read about Spirit and Opportunity, they'll continue to run as long as the dust that's collecting on the solar panels doesn't get too thick, resulting in blockage of the essential part of it's charging system.
I wonder, if in the future, NASA will develop a type of self cleaning aparatus to aide in "dusting" them.
Heh. I agree.
The first thing I thought when I saw this was that they really ought to dial in Quad Core before boasting twenty times that.
Apparently, AMD will be peddling them withtin the next year.
Also given my experience with cooking three PIII/500s in the past due to over heat, I'd really like to hear how they plan to deal with power consumption and heat dissipation.
Is that wheat breading I wonder?
essentially missing the point, you understood my comment was 'geared towards coverting windows users?' I attempt to convert no one. I did it on my own, so should every one else.
No, the point was: I was returning a bash back at some one who was just making an undeucated insult to one of the best Linux distributions ever released. This, in my opinion, of course.
The previous comment in question was revolving around 'how this and that doesn't work in Linux so it's poo'. Lies. All of them.
The windows error I was refering to is a result of attempting to load incompatible games with incompatible drivers. Or attempting to run resolution your machine isn't designed for, or it simply just craps out. All of which require the attention of a specialist/repair person to fix.
Understanding that, you will also then understand that in order for the typical Windows user to have that fixed they would need the assistance in a similar situation lik ethe one I mentioned about Ubuntu. It was a two part comment. I was making a correlation of severity versus what is necessary to fix it. You simply misunderstood what had been written. Thanks for your time.
"Next time they reboot, nothing will work (Ubuntu patches the kernel like once a week or so, and it totally breaks everything). Not to mention, they are in for a surprise if they ever want to watch DVDs, visit a website with Shockwave, play streaming video, or use their ipod/other music player. Linux is just not a mainstream desktop system like Windows or MacOS."
Evidently it's been a while since you've used ubuntu. There is a package manager called Automatix. For those out there who are willing to rick loading non-free codecs like dvdcss, and dvd menu options, which, by right should be legal, then one will have no problems popping in a dvd and within 30 seconds, you're looking at the movie menu.
As for Ubuntu breaking their own OS "once a week or so", you are wrong. I've had, in the last 6 months of Ubuntu usage, just one, single, failed update. It was an improperly patched xorg update. Luckily, the dev team was on top of it immediately. Within about 2 hours, the fix had been released out in to the wild. Although it required a command line fix, that's not say it's much different than tweaking some ones registry on a windows box.
Joining the ubuntu channels on freenode was a helpful experience. Every one was more than willing to communicate exactly what to do to fix it. And you know what? It was all free. Take that equivalent issue (any one ever seen the MUP.SYS failure? (yeah, that's your video driver puking all over the place)) to a Windows software specialist and you'll pay at with at least 2 arms and 1 leg. I ought to know because I've charged people $75/hour to fix that problem on windows before.
Simply, it's irritating to hear that people still think of Linux as 'not ready for prime time'. As of this fall, personally, 7 years of Linux usage and there's not a youtube video, cnn broadcast, dvd, cd, burn job, flash module/presentataion, etc that I've not been able to accomplish watching/doing. I'd say that's pretty prime time ready.
yes. exactly like those. see, great minds do think alike! :/
maybe some one will come up with a quick-release zip tie
it will work much like an rj45 or rj11 where simply pressing the lock clip will allow for it to open.
ideally, they'd be (re)sizable, re-usbale, and some what cost effective. Even at ~$5 per pack of 100 or so, doing a large installation, that adds up on a material budget with the normal ziptie of today. small, but still a number.
all those thinkpads i keep finding at the local used computer store and how nice of condition they're in!
...
Sheesh, I hope I haven't ever acquired one accidenatlly
I may be an exception to the rule. I have 3 laptops in front of me. 1) windows hp nx6110 2) Ubuntu Linux thinkpad t40 3) Powerbook G4 (gen. II) TiBook
:)
I've removed dual boot from every thing due my previously stated reasons. It's just far too easy to jump from one machine to the next
I really like Darwin Ports, hoever. I think that has to be one of the coolest layers ever created for mac. To simply be able to run linux in full compat layer in mac, while being able to 'crtl-apple-a' swicth between mac/linux desktops is one of the coolest things ever, imo.
So i completely agree about merits of each OS. I just wonder if it will ever be as ideal as we'd all like it to be. It seems the lines are blurring over time. Maybe they'll finally blur to a point of total compatibility if the proverbial squeaky wheels continue to ask for grease.
Perhaps I'm wrong. Why not a boot camp designed for Linux layer compatibility on mac hardware. Sure, Yellow Dog covers that ground and so does Ubuntu, but how about the two underdogs banding together coalition style? Call it some thing like Degobah System. A place where 'warriors' can train. See where I'm going with all these neat marketing ideas?
We'd all own piles of dog crap too if some one was smart enough to make us all believe we need it.
-ps: the use of boot camp is cheating, btw, imo. As well, I think Multi-booting is just plain inconvenient. Too much time to take to traverse from OS to OS in time of need. I do it. Done it for years. Linux, Mac, and Windows in many forms on many machines. But it's too time consuimg. A person could be better off owning multiple machines running different platforms. Period. As well have tons less heartaches and oh-shit-this-didn't-work-smacks-to-the-forehead about how much time has been wasted setting it all up only to discover som ething trivial, yet major, like wireless driver failure.
Thanks to IBM for having created the thinkpad, and to Lenovo for continuing to carry the torch.
Pi and Thinkpads - two universal constants
mb-t40@mb-t40-laptop:~$_
thanks for your input. i messed up on my terminology.
...
MB/Mb, IOW "220-221 what ever it takes" - I was making a point other than being correct about my throughput per second
sorry I got all your panties in a bunch over that one.
What is more unfortunate, is that instead of eevery actually talking about pixie dust internet numbers, the chose to tackle my screw up.
slashdot mentality right on par.
Good. It's a bunch of monkey dust any way. I don't mean to sound trollish, but no one I know has an internet connection that can even deliver up to a solid 2-3MB/sec throughput. So, in theory, 802.11b @ 11MB/sec still hasn't even been TRULY maximized. And based on that principal, even @ 54MB/sec. We've got head room to build on for years before some thing like .11n even can be of any use to the average user.
.11n and WiMax. It's interesting to explain to people that it's not going to mean that as soon as you plug a card in to your machine, it's going to some how be miraculously, insanely faster. Because we all know we're still at the mercy of what the ISP has allocated/throttled back for your location.
... It's a hoax. Stop making people call us and asking about it.
We get a few questions regarding
Persoanlly speaking, working for a wireless company, we believe for the time being
Maximize what's currently in use before getting every one all excited about theoretical internet connections.
After using Ubuntu on my various Thinkpad models for a few months now, I am realizing that there is a compatibility layer there that I've yet to see with any other distro on a Thinkpad. I've had VERY good luck with autodetection and autoconfiguration of a lot of hardware with Ubuntu. I've been endlessly impressed.
In a perfect world, I would look forward to seeing a CD Wallet of Linux distros that came witrh your new Thinkpad. A person could have thier choice. They could mutli-boot, with everything from Ubuntu down to, of course, Windows.
I have one unanswered question about the biometrics, though, and it's support under Linux. Does any one have any experience with this finger print reader found on the T43?
Agreed. And I'm sure people are working on it and looking in to it. Even on this fine Sunday evening.
... choke ... (insert heimlich meneuver)!"
Most likely right at the time when the OO.o devs were sitting down to a nice sunday dinner. Then all of a sudden one looks over at his idling machine and sees that a story about his software has been posted at slashdot "... gasp
In theory, an OO developer has just come close to near death to a near exploit found in OO!
Look what you've done! Couldn't this have waited til monday morning?
"Son, you can't polish a turd."
I've been using the distro for roughly a month now and I have been so completely satisfied with it. So satisfied in fact, I've essentially parked my powerbook for other things like project usage. My Ubuntu equipped Thinkpad T40 keeps me happy. Full hardware detection at boot, sound, wireless, etc, all the critical functions of the machine were recognised and are functioning very very well.
I starting using Redhat back in the 5.1 days (circa 98-99) and then on to 6.1 Milestone release when it came out. By the time 7.1-3 hit the streets for RH, I was convinced no other OpenSource OS could be considered even half the flagship that Redhat created. Then Everything changed with the release of 8.0. Some thing was missing: An essential 'hardcore' part of the OS that kept a lot of us coming back for more at each release. I soon grew tired of Keverything KredHat Khad to Koffer.
A few years, have gone by and in order to stay up on Linux, I had switched to Mandrake simply because of the widespread use of NDISWrapper: The wireless detecion and driver usage that uses window drivers for wirelss function on many laptops. Yet, in the midst of of this, a large part of mandrakeH^H^Hiva has left a person wanting more from an Open Source Distro.
In walks Ubuntu. From the second I booted the 'Live-Install' cd, I knew this distro could set itself apart from every thing else out there in so many ways. From Synaptic Package Manager, to Automatix, to the simple fact that I the Cisco card in this Thinkpad T40 was recognised immediately at boot and was ready for internet access as soon as the desktop loaded. That's classy. Oh, and did I mention, the ubuntu theme had been playing the entire time, just to let me know we had sound support form the very beginning. Thanks guys!
Since my first install on an HP nx6110, I have propegated the Ubuntu distro across 5-6 other laptops. All of them, minus the exception of some failed audio hardware on one machine, are functioning and functioning well with wireless, all keyboard, and mouse function, are working niceley. Each of them keeps me fully informed about recent updates, and oh, don't even get me started on how much I like the Advanced area of the Package Manager. Every thing a person could ever want is found in the 18,000+ packages available. Some one shut me up now, I keep gushing over Ubuntu!!!!
Ubuntu wins. No arguments.
NASA could have been budgeted free and clear for the next ten years if it were not for this stupid war we keep shovelling out the million$ for each week.
agreed. as i think about it more, i feel that a computer like this would need to have that 'AI-like' tempmerment that would allow for the active 'thought' process to be learning what to check for vulnerabilities. A whole lot of if-then.
If the resources are available to crack rc5, to do distributed based work on a cure for cancer, and crunch data captured from radio antennas in search of little green men from mars, then I think we have the know-how necessary get some thing like this up and running.
It makes me wonder why there aren't more things in place that attempt break software and search for problems long before the program/function/feature is realeased. It seems that once code is written, and it functions well enough for release, it's out in the wild causing (and attempting to deal with) unforseen issues. So why not take the extra steps to totally complete the process and make sure the i's are dotted and the stinking t's are crossed.
should be used in conjunction with the topic from the previous article. Creating coutless means by which, to not only find vulnerabilities in things like Javascript, but equally, construct fixes to those vulnerabilities. Once it creates an open door, it generates the fix for closing it and keeping it closed. Machines like this can think thousands of times faster than your average black-hat-crackah, so why not use them as a fight fire with fire tool?
Every one is so concerned with internet safety, on would think that at some point massive resources with be set forth in order to effectively deal with the flaw finding few out there making it difficult for the rest of to simply enjoy the benefits of the internet.
It's very parallel in it's nature in that a small networking company could present this as a cost effective option. I see how a small networking consultant company could actually push this towards the small business level. But I'm doubtful it could ever be presented at the public/community level for use in schools or public wi-fi rest areas when the state lays out stipulations regarding only accepting bids from Cisco based numbers and Cisco certified installers? More or less, mandating that tax payer investment for this massive scalability be present. Often times, in these areas, that is ten-fold overkill. So there is the need, but I'm afraid that Cisco's name is so far embedded in corporate and state america, it's going to be a tall order to ever penetrate that market. Bringing this comment back to the small business. If a consultant can convince the client that this is a viable router to placing thier 20-something client station network on, then, yes, it has a niche.