I wonder if it would be possible to create this kind of storage within an animal as it is still alive... One of my cats is pretty fat, he'd probably take quite a few terabytes.
I agree, to a point. I don't want any of the major systems to take over. Imagine this for a second. If, say, Microsoft ended up completely dominating the market, wiping out the other pieces of software (don't worry, this most likely won't happen, no need to have nightmares). You can imagine, wth all the security holes, that it could be easy for someone to take out a significant chunk of all the world's computer systems with only one exploit. Now picture this with some other system, say Macs, or even Linux. Whatever the vulnerabilities are, they will be found, and they will cause chaos.
The best solution is to let their be a diversity. That way we don't have to worry about getting too dependent on a system with shitload of known exploits. This is why need Linux to take part of the market share away from Microsoft, but not all of it.
How is it in terms of stability? My machine is running dual AMD MP 2800s, and FC1 freezes up once in a while. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the SMP kernel, but I'm not too sure.
Is there a low latency kernel available for it? I do recording with Ardour and Jack. Currently I use the Planet CCRMA kernel, which seems to work out well. Maybe I'll give it a shot, seeing as I've heard a lot aout SuSE's multimedia capabilities.
It's a good feeling. I too don't rely on XP much, now that my main workstation just runs Fedora Core 1 (and has, as a matter of fact, never run Windows except inside of VMware a few times). What I worry about is the mail server I'm running off of my cable modem. It's a Linux box too, but my ISP leaves port 25 open (even after blocking port 80), and the last thing I need is for them to start putting the axe on more ports...
I just built an AMD MP 2800 dually. I tried RedHat 8 and 9.0, but both crashed often. I switched to Fedora Core 1, and now I have no problem whatsoever. I can't wait till FC2 comes out in the stable version.
My first experience with Linux was on an old HP Vectra, with a 166mHz Pentium and 48 MB RAM. I installed RedHat 8 on it, and so the GUI wouldn't runvery well. Essentially I learned how to use the OS at first through the command line. I learned some of the basic commands (mkdir, rm, mv, chmod, etc.) from a book, but I figured out a lot of it on my own. It was a bit of a shock, considering I was more used to Windows.
The command line forces you to learn more, if you're willing to learn. With the GUI, it's easier to just be lulled into a false sense of security. Of cousrse, once you get into it, you learn that in a lot of ways the command line really does have an advantage over the GUI; it uses less resources, and if you know the commands, it's quicker to get things done. The main advantage I have with the GUI is really just the ability to open multiple terminal windows.
Having said that, I don't really think it matters how userfriendly Linux ever becomes. If you want to secure it, you simply have to learn how to do so. Just about any OS can be secure with a bit of work, even Windows (though it's not as easy). The only thing that really changes is the OS's reputation; if Linux all of a sudden became so easy to use people forgot about security, it would be known as unsecure, just as we think of Windows.
In comparison to the Mac OS, Linux really is more of a server OS: just look at all of the services a typical distro comes bundled with. Mac OS (any of them, really) is a desktop OS; though it can be used as a server, it was not exactly meant for this at first. Thus, it doesn't really have as many vulnerabilities as a server would (by default, or course).
On the front of my case there's one small blue LED that's lit whenever my comp is on. It doesn't seem like much, but when I turn off the lights in my basement, this one LED just about lights up one of the walls. Yeah, they may get overused, but they are neat. I'm planning on getting my entire basement lit with LEDs (various colors, mostly white though), as I like their light quality, and as they are extremely efficient.
Apple may very well die someday. But I'm not sure about iPods having anything to do with it. I think that Apple's going to die when Microsoft does. I don't want to start a flame war here, but if you think about it, Microsoft and Apple are very interdependent. Microsoft supplies Office for the Mac, while Apple provides Microsoft competition in the OS market. The failure of one company won't necessarily bring about the failure of the other, but when one dies, the other will have just about reached its end too. If someting (Linux?) dethrowns Microsoft, chances are it will have dethrowned Apple too. I don't know, it's just an idea.
And of course, who wouldn't want to see Episode III: The Non-Crappy Version, complete with a Star Wars Kid cameo added by the pirate who actually edited together the flick...
I can see it all now... Pretty soon, all the movies will be edited together by pirates who find the raw footage online. It could get interesting with all the production houses competing with geeks working out of their basements...
I have a Qube2 that has held up pretty well. I bought it on eBay for $170, and it functions as a gateway, Web, and Mail server for my home network. In a way, the end of the Cobalt line does have some benefits; there may be more of these that hit the market as used items. I wouldn' mind getting a bunch more and stacking them in my basement to look like an even bigger cube...
The Simpsons hasn't been as good as it used to be in the last few years, so lately Family Guy does have an edge over it, in my opinion. But I still watch The Simpsons, and it is unique. I don't think anything will really replace it.
I agree. I'm 16, and not only have I had access to the Internet for serveral years, I have also set up most of our home network. My parents have decided to trust me.
I would also like to say that there is a lot to learn on the Net. Sure there is crap, but where isn't there? If kids don't find it on the Net, they'll just get it somewhere else. It's just how life works.
We don't complain about it much. Sometimes we do interesting things, like putting aluminum cans in the fire until they get red hot. We get a lot of amusement out of fire.
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I wonder if it would be possible to create this kind of storage within an animal as it is still alive... One of my cats is pretty fat, he'd probably take quite a few terabytes.
Are you saying that the people at SCO are schizophrenic?
I agree, to a point. I don't want any of the major systems to take over. Imagine this for a second. If, say, Microsoft ended up completely dominating the market, wiping out the other pieces of software (don't worry, this most likely won't happen, no need to have nightmares). You can imagine, wth all the security holes, that it could be easy for someone to take out a significant chunk of all the world's computer systems with only one exploit. Now picture this with some other system, say Macs, or even Linux. Whatever the vulnerabilities are, they will be found, and they will cause chaos.
The best solution is to let their be a diversity. That way we don't have to worry about getting too dependent on a system with shitload of known exploits. This is why need Linux to take part of the market share away from Microsoft, but not all of it.
How is it in terms of stability? My machine is running dual AMD MP 2800s, and FC1 freezes up once in a while. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the SMP kernel, but I'm not too sure.
Is there a low latency kernel available for it? I do recording with Ardour and Jack. Currently I use the Planet CCRMA kernel, which seems to work out well. Maybe I'll give it a shot, seeing as I've heard a lot aout SuSE's multimedia capabilities.
It's a good feeling. I too don't rely on XP much, now that my main workstation just runs Fedora Core 1 (and has, as a matter of fact, never run Windows except inside of VMware a few times). What I worry about is the mail server I'm running off of my cable modem. It's a Linux box too, but my ISP leaves port 25 open (even after blocking port 80), and the last thing I need is for them to start putting the axe on more ports...
Come one, we all know that they're really just trying to create a reality distortion field powerful enough to annihilate all of America's enemies.
What about Direct Connect? Will they go after individual users, or those of us who run hubs? That network's pretty big; maybe they'll just ignore it.
I wonder if you could get Linux running on it...
I just couldn't stand those damn Microsoft ads comparing Windows and Linux...
I just built an AMD MP 2800 dually. I tried RedHat 8 and 9.0, but both crashed often. I switched to Fedora Core 1, and now I have no problem whatsoever. I can't wait till FC2 comes out in the stable version.
My first experience with Linux was on an old HP Vectra, with a 166mHz Pentium and 48 MB RAM. I installed RedHat 8 on it, and so the GUI wouldn't runvery well. Essentially I learned how to use the OS at first through the command line. I learned some of the basic commands (mkdir, rm, mv, chmod, etc.) from a book, but I figured out a lot of it on my own. It was a bit of a shock, considering I was more used to Windows.
The command line forces you to learn more, if you're willing to learn. With the GUI, it's easier to just be lulled into a false sense of security. Of cousrse, once you get into it, you learn that in a lot of ways the command line really does have an advantage over the GUI; it uses less resources, and if you know the commands, it's quicker to get things done. The main advantage I have with the GUI is really just the ability to open multiple terminal windows.
Having said that, I don't really think it matters how userfriendly Linux ever becomes. If you want to secure it, you simply have to learn how to do so. Just about any OS can be secure with a bit of work, even Windows (though it's not as easy). The only thing that really changes is the OS's reputation; if Linux all of a sudden became so easy to use people forgot about security, it would be known as unsecure, just as we think of Windows.
In comparison to the Mac OS, Linux really is more of a server OS: just look at all of the services a typical distro comes bundled with. Mac OS (any of them, really) is a desktop OS; though it can be used as a server, it was not exactly meant for this at first. Thus, it doesn't really have as many vulnerabilities as a server would (by default, or course).
On the front of my case there's one small blue LED that's lit whenever my comp is on. It doesn't seem like much, but when I turn off the lights in my basement, this one LED just about lights up one of the walls. Yeah, they may get overused, but they are neat. I'm planning on getting my entire basement lit with LEDs (various colors, mostly white though), as I like their light quality, and as they are extremely efficient.
It would be a beowolf cluster! *Dodges flames*
Apple may very well die someday. But I'm not sure about iPods having anything to do with it. I think that Apple's going to die when Microsoft does. I don't want to start a flame war here, but if you think about it, Microsoft and Apple are very interdependent. Microsoft supplies Office for the Mac, while Apple provides Microsoft competition in the OS market. The failure of one company won't necessarily bring about the failure of the other, but when one dies, the other will have just about reached its end too. If someting (Linux?) dethrowns Microsoft, chances are it will have dethrowned Apple too. I don't know, it's just an idea.
Maybe instead of handing out puny cheques, a better way to make up for this would be to stop suing file swappers...
Does this mean that Windows will actually get better?
A similar thing happened with an old router I had. The only problem was, we needed Win98 in order to reflash it...
I have a Qube2 that has held up pretty well. I bought it on eBay for $170, and it functions as a gateway, Web, and Mail server for my home network. In a way, the end of the Cobalt line does have some benefits; there may be more of these that hit the market as used items. I wouldn' mind getting a bunch more and stacking them in my basement to look like an even bigger cube...
The Simpsons hasn't been as good as it used to be in the last few years, so lately Family Guy does have an edge over it, in my opinion. But I still watch The Simpsons, and it is unique. I don't think anything will really replace it.
I agree. I'm 16, and not only have I had access to the Internet for serveral years, I have also set up most of our home network. My parents have decided to trust me. I would also like to say that there is a lot to learn on the Net. Sure there is crap, but where isn't there? If kids don't find it on the Net, they'll just get it somewhere else. It's just how life works.
It's a big complex setup. Therefore, in some way or another, it is going to give someone hell.
Don't worry. He probably won't get reelected.
We don't complain about it much. Sometimes we do interesting things, like putting aluminum cans in the fire until they get red hot. We get a lot of amusement out of fire.
I've been a Boy Scout for the last 4 years or so. This is shoule be a nice change from what usually goes on. Things in my troop get boring at times.