Ah, good point, sorry about confusing speed (MHz) with computational power, but what I was referring to was the comment that most people don't need more computational power. True, most people don't, but there are those small groups of us who do and to compensate we end up buying dozens of processors.
How did this get to be a frontpage post? One guy who has bad luck with Firefox is worthy of that much attention? I can't tell you how many times I used to have problems with IE and not once did I submit it as/. story.
Anyway, more to the point, perhaps his problem has more to do with his system than with Firefox itself. I have a system running Mandrake 10.0 and another running Suse 9.2. The exact same binary is perfect on Mandrake and somewhat flaky (random crashes) on Suse.
Even more curious is that the talkback agent crashes if I try to see the details of the crash.
But if they released his full name you can bet they are pretty sure about this one.
But that attitude is precisely the problem. First, our system is about "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt", not "they are pretty sure" and second, that assumption is already tainting potential jurers in to believing the man is guilty long before the trial even begins.
Just to nitpick the article (and your question), but the "optical" of optical media means frequencies that we can see. Ultraviolet is outside of this band and therefore such discs are not really optical media. I guess the proper answer to your question is: "the end is here".
Of course, "optical media" does have a nice ring to it, whereas the more correct "electromagnetic media" does not.
=)
I bought my dad a new pc and while I was waiting for it to arrive, I took some of the accessories for his machine that I had bought locally and tried them out on my Linux box. All worked flawlessly, including the usb dialup modem.
Get the new PC, get Windows installed, get the updates, plug the modem in and halfway through the driver install the machine would reboot. Three times I went through this. I tried the Windows native driver, the driver on the disk, and the driver from the manufacturer's website.
Note that the modem came with XP drivers and did not come with Linux ones!
After hearing for years how Linux is always playing catchup in device support, it was a sort of nice surprise to find a device that worked flawlessly on Linux and was beyond hope on XP.
I think it was no secret that this was going to happen eventually, although the article makes it sound like just the tgz is tagged, not the binaries themselves. So you should be able to open it, re-zip it, and be on your way. I hope that they are providing md5's for those of us who are smart enough to check.
But from reading the article, I don't get the impression that this is an anti-piracy effort either. Consider that the RPMs and DEBs are unaffected. Could be anti-piracy, but it could also be just a download counting system or maybe per-user customization.
Certainly, it seems clear that they're not actively tracking you and that they're not going to be able to tell if you happen to install it on your desktop and laptop. The only way you're going to get in trouble (if that is indeed their goal) is if your unaltered tgz starts appearing en masse on the p2p networks.
The other common 2.4GhZ device that we all have is the microwave. My brother used to be in an apartment that by bad luck and poor planning had the microwave between his bedroom and the jack where the cable modem was installed. Everytime you'd go to microwave a burrito, you'd loose the Internet.
As an interesting sidenote, he had a neighbor start running an unsecured node on the same frequency. Their signal was weaker usually, but once somebody touched the microwave, their's became the stronger and the wifi card would automatically switch over.
And for anyone who wants to understand why it's good idea, I suggest you pick up a copy of Perfectly Legal by David Cay Johnston. It explains this and other tricks the richest 1% of Americans use to screw the other 99%.
I saw it, and I liked it. The imagery is quite shocking in a few places. Despite what some other people have said, I would recommend against letting your kids in to see this one, at least in the theater - wait for the DVD (due out in October).
It's certainly not a film that provides a lot of entertainment value (especially when compared with 'Bowling for Columbine'), but the subject matter is serious enough that it warrants a viewing.
The film is strictly anti-Bush, there are no Kerry clips or anything else. If you are anti-Bush yourself, then this film is right up your alley. If you are pro-Bush, then you should probably see it to know the charges you'll be defending him against. And if you're undecided, this film will definitely turn your to the anti-Bush camp.
Our power company, SRP, does a similar thing with landfills. After the landfill is full, they tarp it and collect the methane in order to generate electricity. Then, a few years later when the methane generation slows down enough they remove the power generation equipment and build a public park on top. Three uses for one piece of land is not a bad idea at all.
On Wednesday, May 12, 2004, there will be a congressional hearing to consider HR 107, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA). The DMCRA has been endorsed by many large corporations, including those with//your state// ties, such as//companies with a presence in your state//. I too, as a private citizen, support this bill.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, illegalized acts that are necessary for scientific research and fair use of technology products. The DMCRA works to loosen some of these restrictions. Specifically, it informs consumers of when an audio CD does not conform to industry standards and therefore might not be able to function in their player. Furthermore, it invites scientific research by allowing products to be reversed-engineered, only so long as such use is does not infringe upon the copyright.
I encourage you to consider this bill as a first step towards reinstating the rights of citizens to be informed of the limitations of the products they buy and to use those products in whatever non-infringing ways that they see fit.
We tried this several years ago in Arizona. They had vans they rolled out with equipment on the entrances to the freeway system. As you rolled over a wire, a sensor would take a sniff and snap your photo.
I think that the policy was to only issue a demand for inspection after 12 of these tests were failed. I haven't seen the vans around in some time (the last couple of years). If I had to guess why, I'd say it was probably because they weren't very effective or accurate.
I'm using a 5.25" floppy on my 1.5GHz P4. It works surprisingly well. Windows 2000 and my Intel mobo both support it fine, except I have the 850GB mobo, which only supports one removable drive at a time. So whenever I want to go back to my 3.5", it means I have to remove the cover and physically swap the cables.
At first I saw "IE Page Vulnerabilities Removed" - it's about time.
It's always tough finding that right balance between security and right-to-know. On the one hand, we need to know what's wrong with the software we use, and on the other, it's critical that the manufacturers are given an appropriate amount of time to repair the vulnerability before someone has a chance to form an exploit.
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I worked for an "open source startup" a few years back. We were producing accounting software for a specific market niche. No NDAs and public betas of our upcoming products. Worked alright, except our competition always seemed to have our latest features in their latest releases. Wonder how they knew?
Seriously, it would be nice if there wasn't a need for NDAs, but truth is, unless you hold something back, your competition will eat you alive.
After reading the whole long thing do you finally find out that its not antigravity at all, but an ion engine. It requires an atmosphere to work and is fully directional. Cool stuff, but not antigravity.
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Ah, good point, sorry about confusing speed (MHz) with computational power, but what I was referring to was the comment that most people don't need more computational power. True, most people don't, but there are those small groups of us who do and to compensate we end up buying dozens of processors.
Anyway, more to the point, perhaps his problem has more to do with his system than with Firefox itself. I have a system running Mandrake 10.0 and another running Suse 9.2. The exact same binary is perfect on Mandrake and somewhat flaky (random crashes) on Suse.
Even more curious is that the talkback agent crashes if I try to see the details of the crash.
I do high energy physics modeling. I currently have over 30GhZ of computers at my disposal and it still takes a week for me to get results.
But if they released his full name you can bet they are pretty sure about this one. But that attitude is precisely the problem. First, our system is about "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt", not "they are pretty sure" and second, that assumption is already tainting potential jurers in to believing the man is guilty long before the trial even begins.
Just to nitpick the article (and your question), but the "optical" of optical media means frequencies that we can see. Ultraviolet is outside of this band and therefore such discs are not really optical media. I guess the proper answer to your question is: "the end is here". Of course, "optical media" does have a nice ring to it, whereas the more correct "electromagnetic media" does not. =)
Has anyone else noticed Google returning clearly invalid cached copies of pages recently?
Get the new PC, get Windows installed, get the updates, plug the modem in and halfway through the driver install the machine would reboot. Three times I went through this. I tried the Windows native driver, the driver on the disk, and the driver from the manufacturer's website.
Note that the modem came with XP drivers and did not come with Linux ones!
After hearing for years how Linux is always playing catchup in device support, it was a sort of nice surprise to find a device that worked flawlessly on Linux and was beyond hope on XP.
But from reading the article, I don't get the impression that this is an anti-piracy effort either. Consider that the RPMs and DEBs are unaffected. Could be anti-piracy, but it could also be just a download counting system or maybe per-user customization.
Certainly, it seems clear that they're not actively tracking you and that they're not going to be able to tell if you happen to install it on your desktop and laptop. The only way you're going to get in trouble (if that is indeed their goal) is if your unaltered tgz starts appearing en masse on the p2p networks.
The other common 2.4GhZ device that we all have is the microwave. My brother used to be in an apartment that by bad luck and poor planning had the microwave between his bedroom and the jack where the cable modem was installed. Everytime you'd go to microwave a burrito, you'd loose the Internet. As an interesting sidenote, he had a neighbor start running an unsecured node on the same frequency. Their signal was weaker usually, but once somebody touched the microwave, their's became the stronger and the wifi card would automatically switch over.
Furthermore, now that both Moore and Lion's Gate have given the nod to non-commercial copying, what's your excuse?
Now that it's been a week since I've seen it, I'd like to say that I still feel that you should go out and see it.
And for anyone who wants to understand why it's good idea, I suggest you pick up a copy of Perfectly Legal by David Cay Johnston. It explains this and other tricks the richest 1% of Americans use to screw the other 99%.
I saw it, and I liked it. The imagery is quite shocking in a few places. Despite what some other people have said, I would recommend against letting your kids in to see this one, at least in the theater - wait for the DVD (due out in October). It's certainly not a film that provides a lot of entertainment value (especially when compared with 'Bowling for Columbine'), but the subject matter is serious enough that it warrants a viewing. The film is strictly anti-Bush, there are no Kerry clips or anything else. If you are anti-Bush yourself, then this film is right up your alley. If you are pro-Bush, then you should probably see it to know the charges you'll be defending him against. And if you're undecided, this film will definitely turn your to the anti-Bush camp.
Our power company, SRP, does a similar thing with landfills. After the landfill is full, they tarp it and collect the methane in order to generate electricity. Then, a few years later when the methane generation slows down enough they remove the power generation equipment and build a public park on top. Three uses for one piece of land is not a bad idea at all.
Just as a possible example:
//their name//,
//your state// ties, such as //companies with a presence in your state//. I too, as a private citizen, support this bill.
//your name//
Congress(wo)man
On Wednesday, May 12, 2004, there will be a congressional hearing to consider HR 107, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (DMCRA). The DMCRA has been endorsed by many large corporations, including those with
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998, illegalized acts that are necessary for scientific research and fair use of technology products. The DMCRA works to loosen some of these restrictions. Specifically, it informs consumers of when an audio CD does not conform to industry standards and therefore might not be able to function in their player. Furthermore, it invites scientific research by allowing products to be reversed-engineered, only so long as such use is does not infringe upon the copyright.
I encourage you to consider this bill as a first step towards reinstating the rights of citizens to be informed of the limitations of the products they buy and to use those products in whatever non-infringing ways that they see fit.
Thank you for your time,
We tried this several years ago in Arizona. They had vans they rolled out with equipment on the entrances to the freeway system. As you rolled over a wire, a sensor would take a sniff and snap your photo. I think that the policy was to only issue a demand for inspection after 12 of these tests were failed. I haven't seen the vans around in some time (the last couple of years). If I had to guess why, I'd say it was probably because they weren't very effective or accurate.
I'm using a 5.25" floppy on my 1.5GHz P4. It works surprisingly well. Windows 2000 and my Intel mobo both support it fine, except I have the 850GB mobo, which only supports one removable drive at a time. So whenever I want to go back to my 3.5", it means I have to remove the cover and physically swap the cables.
At first I saw "IE Page Vulnerabilities Removed" - it's about time. It's always tough finding that right balance between security and right-to-know. On the one hand, we need to know what's wrong with the software we use, and on the other, it's critical that the manufacturers are given an appropriate amount of time to repair the vulnerability before someone has a chance to form an exploit.
I worked for an "open source startup" a few years back. We were producing accounting software for a specific market niche. No NDAs and public betas of our upcoming products. Worked alright, except our competition always seemed to have our latest features in their latest releases. Wonder how they knew? Seriously, it would be nice if there wasn't a need for NDAs, but truth is, unless you hold something back, your competition will eat you alive.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/0 8/1157208&mode=thread&tid=134
After reading the whole long thing do you finally find out that its not antigravity at all, but an ion engine. It requires an atmosphere to work and is fully directional. Cool stuff, but not antigravity.
Did anyone take a look at the pictures attached to the article? Personally, I think I'd prefer the old style test... =)