You'd be hard-pressed to find a Pentium that draws 75 watts. IIRC, the CPU itself won't draw more than 12 watts fully-loaded, the CPU heatsink doesn't need a fan, memory doesn't take much, non-3D video cards don't either, and a hard drive is around 15-20 watts.
A possible problem with a laptop is fitting two ethernet ports in -- you need two if you're going to use it as a firewall. Older laptops usually don't have built-in ethernet, so you'd need to connect two PCMCIA cards, which might present space difficulties.
I'm using an old P233 box as a server. It's not exactly a small box, but it doesn't draw much power. If you want a small form factor as well, look into VIA C3-based computers.
That lawsuit does not concern ownership of the copyrights. The lawsuit was brought about by oldSCO saying Novell was defaming them. Copyrights are a sidenote
The suit was about "defamation of title": ie. Novell saying SCO doesn't own the Unix copyrights. Implicit in that is the actual ownership of the copyrights -- you can't defame someone's title to something if they don't own it in the first place.
he $550/hr analyst eliminated the following filtration criterias:
1. ideas 2. purposes 3. procedures 4. processes 5. system 6. method of operations 7. facts 8. unoriginal elements
WOW! Okey Doke. So, now the IBM legal team is really looking for "copy-cat" aspect of which we, the community, are certain there aren't any (save for a few comments).
1. Ideas can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented). 2. Purposes can't be copyrighted. 3. Procedures can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented). 4. Processes can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented). 5. Systems can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented). 6. Methods of operation can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented). 7. Facts can't be copyrighted. 8. Unoriginal elements can't be copyrighted.
Novell. There's a lawsuit going on about the matter right now, but it looks like the Unix copyrights were never actually transfered from Novell to SCO.
What does that have to do with anything? My understanding of the broadcast flag is that it is just an indicator in the broadcast stream that the decoder shouldn't let anyone record the stream.
But can TiVo output to a computer monitor? I watch television maybe once or twice a year (plus the Olympics), so I don't have a separate television, just a tuner card for my computer.
I expect the HD-3000 (successor to the PCHDTV HD-2000) will support the broadcast flag as follows: the card will decode the broadcast signal into an MPEG2 TS stream. The supplied slightly-hacked version of Xine and the supplied ATSCrecord utility will both honor the broadcast flag.
Of course, since/dev/dtv is effectively an MPEG2 TS file, you can simply run "cp/dev/dtv ~/mystream.ts" to ignore the broadcast flag.
Machine #1: Webserver/mail server. There's an intermittent fault where it doesn't detect all the RAM on startup. If I want to run it with more than 16MB, I need to keep rebooting until it detects the rest, which may take 20-30 tries.
Machine #2: Backup/mail client/music player. This machine needs to be accessible any time I want to check my mail, make an incremental backup, browse the web with popups filtered, listen to streaming music, and so on. With all the software it runs, booting up takes ten minutes. If it also needs to run Scandisk, the large RAID array means that startup time is close to an hour.
Machine #3: My work machine. An actual reboot takes only five minutes, but I lose about 45 minutes of productivity to getting running applications back to where I want them.
Machine #4: My gaming/web browsing/dvd playing/tv watching machine. This one gets rebooted to switch OSs frequently and often, and gets shut down at night.
I've managed uptimes of months on Win98 boxes. The key seems to be to change things as little as possible while the computer is running. In my case, I start up the programs that I'll be using when the system starts (pre-security-hole copy of OE, ad filter, dnetc, VNC server) and leave them running. The last time I had to reboot was to move the box from one house to another.
What's the use of buying something that your are paying for in the first place?
Huh? What article are you reading?
To me, it sounds like what they're offering is internet streaming of their 100+ channels. If you're not a subscriber to their broadcast service, you can get it for $7.99. If you are a subscriber to their broadcast service, you can get it for $3.99.
I have been swayed to think that a receipt is a bad idea, too. I've tried to imagine a system that would A) allow a voter to verify that his vote was counted correctly and B) maintained the secrecy of the voting booth, but I can't.
Voter goes into a booth, and enters his votes in the computer. He presses the "done" button, and the computer prints out his vote and displays the resulting printout to the voter under a sheet of glass. If the voter likes what he sees, he presses an "OK" button, the printout drops into a locked box under the machine, and his electronic vote is recorded. If he doesn't, he presses the "Discard" button, the paper ballot drops through a shredder into a different box, and the machine takes him back to the beginning of the voting process.
For tracability, give the paper copy and the electronic copy serial numbers, with the numbers hidden in such a way that the user can't see either. This way, you can match a given electronic ballot with a paper one, and if there's a mismatch, the paper one is taken as correct.
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It was used during World War II. A damaged bomber coming in for an emergency landing would want every last inch of those 2000 meters and then some.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a Pentium that draws 75 watts. IIRC, the CPU itself won't draw more than 12 watts fully-loaded, the CPU heatsink doesn't need a fan, memory doesn't take much, non-3D video cards don't either, and a hard drive is around 15-20 watts.
A possible problem with a laptop is fitting two ethernet ports in -- you need two if you're going to use it as a firewall. Older laptops usually don't have built-in ethernet, so you'd need to connect two PCMCIA cards, which might present space difficulties.
If you're using Gentoo on both the server and a high-powered computer, set up DistCC to offload most of the compiling effort to the faster computer.
Flash memory isn't a good storage solution for a mail server. If you've got any sort of traffic volume, you'll wear out the memory in a year or so.
I'm using an old P233 box as a server. It's not exactly a small box, but it doesn't draw much power. If you want a small form factor as well, look into VIA C3-based computers.
I'm going start predicting stuff like that. Hey, I predict that computer games will be different in the future.
I'm predicting computer games will be the same in the future. Hail Doom MCMXVIII!
That lawsuit does not concern ownership of the copyrights. The lawsuit was brought about by oldSCO saying Novell was defaming them. Copyrights are a sidenote
The suit was about "defamation of title": ie. Novell saying SCO doesn't own the Unix copyrights. Implicit in that is the actual ownership of the copyrights -- you can't defame someone's title to something if they don't own it in the first place.
he $550/hr analyst eliminated the following filtration criterias:
1. ideas
2. purposes
3. procedures
4. processes
5. system
6. method of operations
7. facts
8. unoriginal elements
WOW! Okey Doke. So, now the IBM legal team is really looking for "copy-cat" aspect of which we, the community, are certain there aren't any (save for a few comments).
1. Ideas can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented).
2. Purposes can't be copyrighted.
3. Procedures can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented).
4. Processes can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented).
5. Systems can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented).
6. Methods of operation can't be copyrighted (but they can be patented).
7. Facts can't be copyrighted.
8. Unoriginal elements can't be copyrighted.
nedit = text editor like e or vi (kinda)
Isn't "e" a window manager?
This guy is the expert in code comparison, which is why he can get so much. It's like hiring Linus Torvalds as a kernel consultant.
Novell. There's a lawsuit going on about the matter right now, but it looks like the Unix copyrights were never actually transfered from Novell to SCO.
What does that have to do with anything? My understanding of the broadcast flag is that it is just an indicator in the broadcast stream that the decoder shouldn't let anyone record the stream.
But can TiVo output to a computer monitor? I watch television maybe once or twice a year (plus the Olympics), so I don't have a separate television, just a tuner card for my computer.
I expect the HD-3000 (successor to the PCHDTV HD-2000) will support the broadcast flag as follows: the card will decode the broadcast signal into an MPEG2 TS stream. The supplied slightly-hacked version of Xine and the supplied ATSCrecord utility will both honor the broadcast flag.
/dev/dtv is effectively an MPEG2 TS file, you can simply run "cp /dev/dtv ~/mystream.ts" to ignore the broadcast flag.
Of course, since
In a word, "yes".
Machine #1: Webserver/mail server. There's an intermittent fault where it doesn't detect all the RAM on startup. If I want to run it with more than 16MB, I need to keep rebooting until it detects the rest, which may take 20-30 tries.
Machine #2: Backup/mail client/music player. This machine needs to be accessible any time I want to check my mail, make an incremental backup, browse the web with popups filtered, listen to streaming music, and so on. With all the software it runs, booting up takes ten minutes. If it also needs to run Scandisk, the large RAID array means that startup time is close to an hour.
Machine #3: My work machine. An actual reboot takes only five minutes, but I lose about 45 minutes of productivity to getting running applications back to where I want them.
Machine #4: My gaming/web browsing/dvd playing/tv watching machine. This one gets rebooted to switch OSs frequently and often, and gets shut down at night.
I've managed uptimes of months on Win98 boxes. The key seems to be to change things as little as possible while the computer is running. In my case, I start up the programs that I'll be using when the system starts (pre-security-hole copy of OE, ad filter, dnetc, VNC server) and leave them running. The last time I had to reboot was to move the box from one house to another.
How much do I have to pay if I just want the online streams, and not the broadcast version?
Or is that option not available?
I am sure there are numerous others free online services for different genres of music. Why would you shell out for this?
A greater variety, plus the news and talk channels.
What's the use of buying something that your are paying for in the first place?
Huh? What article are you reading?
To me, it sounds like what they're offering is internet streaming of their 100+ channels. If you're not a subscriber to their broadcast service, you can get it for $7.99. If you are a subscriber to their broadcast service, you can get it for $3.99.
$7.99/mo sounds pretty good if you don't want an OTA subscription.
The system here is similar, except that you fill in scantron-style bubbles, and there's an electronic counting machine that you feed your ballot into.
I have been swayed to think that a receipt is a bad idea, too. I've tried to imagine a system that would A) allow a voter to verify that his vote was counted correctly and B) maintained the secrecy of the voting booth, but I can't.
Voter goes into a booth, and enters his votes in the computer. He presses the "done" button, and the computer prints out his vote and displays the resulting printout to the voter under a sheet of glass. If the voter likes what he sees, he presses an "OK" button, the printout drops into a locked box under the machine, and his electronic vote is recorded. If he doesn't, he presses the "Discard" button, the paper ballot drops through a shredder into a different box, and the machine takes him back to the beginning of the voting process.
For tracability, give the paper copy and the electronic copy serial numbers, with the numbers hidden in such a way that the user can't see either. This way, you can match a given electronic ballot with a paper one, and if there's a mismatch, the paper one is taken as correct.
The system is both verifiable and secret.
A one-time pad is not vulnerable to that: the encoded string
dsjkfhkjsdfhlksdfhjlskajd
could be decoded as
Burn down the white house
attack them next tuesday
badger badger mushroom
Since you don't know the pad, all decodings are equally valid.
Yeah, you should be using gzcat! Don't you know that technology mismatch between components always makes things sound bad?