This is exactly what I was going to say. It is basically an overview of books with links to Amazon or wherever. I forsee reviews, quotes, and links on par with IMDB. Only there is a benefit of being able to have full-text books too.
So it's not like a library at all? in a library I can -read- books. Atleast that's always been the main point for me to go:)
I fail to see how this will be anything better than gutenberg in that respect. Maybe the interface, but I'm not sure, it's all a bit too flashy for me.
the thing is.. if you look at redhat/suse/ubuntu the defaults are crap yes.. gnome/kde, openoffice, etc if you want optimised.. look at the embedded market. they have to use limited resources. and my phone and pda both run linux, my pda even has a document writing app, a spreadsheet, email, browser, calender, all that you'd want on a 100$ laptop. and it's on a 400mhz PXA qith 64mb ram. workable for low resolutions (320x240, although my pda -can- do 640x480)
aslong as people learn that linux doesn't equal redhat or novell, linux is great for low speed.. and don't expect to much.. win95 ran on 486. so can linux.. but just don't expect WinXP features.
PS:Houses usually don't "catch" fire, like they're standing around and fire lands on them out of the blue. How'd the guy's house actually catch fire? Why didn't he have an extinguisher? Why didn't he hang up the phone and DIAL AGAIN?
who has fire extinguisher in his house?? I've been in many houses... never seen one.. unless there was a known firehazard.
that they admit this.. yes that is news:) further more.. although the article is still mistaken on a few items, I think it's a decent reaction to all the comments the program in question did get. Now if they only would get the facts straight and the idea maybe privacy is a -good- thing:)
well the problem is.. companies are legal entities on their own (atleast usually here). and although I'm in favour of any -person- having all the freedom in world (in this implies not doing certain things that would restrict someone elses freedom). I don't think companies should be allowed to, because a company has the main goal of making money, and more money.. regardless of the damages this might involve(in some cases even lives)
as in this case.. it looks like google is doing his job.. making more money, but possibly at the expense of the chinese..
this happes all the time... cop says you can't take pictures or you're not allowed to be here/there. while they're talking bullshit.. ofcourse.. you still move or stop.. not much you can do against a cop..
right.. so my aunt and uncle who had never used a computer before.. are not using ubuntu/linux without any trouble or worries for viruses ? come on... this is FUD and utter ancient crap.. linux -is- userfriendly. today.
well, I don't think I am representative. I make very few edits only where I think I've got something to contribute. I'm more of a viewer that way, since most articles I encounter suit my need quite well. I never said one obliged to make edit, just don't start calling it a bad system just because it doesn't work like you think it should. If you want a ready made perfectly cathered enceclopedia, buy one. if you want to share information, use wikipedia. imho it works.
(oh and just because some user makes a comments, doesn't mean they all do.. people are -so- easy with putting people in groups)
what I think the writer of this (imho) crappy article didn't seem to get.. it's not a normal encyclopedia. it's a shared media.. to share information.. not to suck it up. if you go to a restaurant on a date.. you pay for it.. this is more like a free shared cook out where you prepare meals for each other for free, ofcourse you're not going to like all of it.. but you can help people with their recipe's and cooking.. you can still bring a date ofcourse:) it's just like with opensource software.. it requires interaction, ah different way of thinking.. and that's what makes it a better product in the -end-
I'd still buy the magazine if I like the content good enough.. same for webpages, I'd still look at them even if I couldn't block the ads.. it's just that takes extra loading time, are more anoying and take up valuable screen space (try browsing on 1024x480, the resolution of an older sony picturebook) it also takes up useless attention.. only google ads sometimes are relevant... but very rarely. hell google search is getting worse and worse. more and more often the usefull links are only the 4th or 5th item.. even had cases where it was the second page.. front page full of other search engines, fake sites, or just irrelevant content. as for tv ads.. I don't have a TV.. and am very glad I threw it out aswell:)
Anyway, assuming the husband that her family picks out for her to marry in exchange for a goat lets her work, she'll just be taking your job over for a measly $5,000/yr, so suck on that. And we won't even bother considering the chances that she'll end up glowing next time her country gets in a nuke tiff with India again.
indeed, had my Au1500 powered meshcube for atleast 3/4 of a year now..
and this thing already runs linux by default and has wireless and ethernet and usb..
and yes it's damn low power (around 6watts of power usage with Wlan afaik)
30 chars for a login pass is kinda useless.. if you configured your system to lock after about 3 incorrect tries.. just keep it random enough. but not to hard to remember..
for passphrases of encrypted data it's not imo..
I use 256bits keys.. and since the key is a hash from the passphrase I want as much entropy in my passphrase as there would be in a string of 256 bits. this differs ofcourse on what kind of passphrase you use..
try to figure out the maximum amount of possibilities given the data used in your passphrase..
for instance:
for passphrases consisting only of letters from a to z you have 26 options per character..
and so you need to have X characters in your pass where X is a number wherefor 26^X => 2^256
preferably one more:) and if you use words.. those kinda make it easier to guess as well.. just do a wc -l on a word list for the count:)
as for iris scanners and fingerprint scanners.. they are all -very- easy to fake.. my little sister could fake fingerprints.. iris might be a bit easier..
retina scans would work.. but they're only proof that you are you..
and advantage of using passwords is that you can 'forget' them.. they can't just keep your body alive.. put your eye in front of a retina scanner and unlock your data.. also it might be hard to get 256bits of good entropy out of an retina.. don't know actually..
as for those that have a problem remember different long passphrases and complex passwords..
setup a crypto filsystem on a usb stick (preferably a pure metal one from sandisk you don't want to lose your data in a car crash:)
put a list with all your passwords on the cryptofs.. and secure that securely.. only need to remember one -good- passphrase.. if you wan't to keep it simple to remember.. make it long:)
30 chars for a login pass is kinda useless.. if you configured your system to lock after about 3 incorrect tries.. just keep it random enough. but not to hard to remember..
for passphrases of encrypted data it's not imo..
I use 256bits keys.. and since the key is a hash from the passphrase I want as much entropy in my passphrase as there would be in a string of 256 bits. this differs ofcourse on what kind of passphrase you use..
try to figure out the maximum amount of possibilities given the data used in your passphrase..
for instance:
for passphrases consisting only of letters from a to z you have 26 options per character..
and so you need to have X characters in your pass where X is a number wherefor 26^X => 2^256
preferably one more:)
as for iris scanners and fingerprint scanners.. they are all -very- easy to fake.. my little sister could fake fingerprints.. iris might be a bit easier..
retina scans would work.. but they're only proof that you are you..
and advantage of using passwords is that you can 'forget' them.. they can't just keep your body alive.. put your eye in front of a retina scanner and unlock your data.. also it might be hard to get 256bits of good entropy out of an retina.. don't know actually..
as for those that have a problem remember different long passphrases and complex passwords..
setup a crypto filsystem on a usb stick (preferably a pure metal one from sandisk you don't want to lose your data in a car crash:)
put a list with all your passwords on the cryptofs.. and secure that securely.. only need to remember one -good- passphrase.. if you wan't to keep it simple to remember.. make it long:)
actually, I have an SL-6000L
and using the thing with the build-in wireless + minimum backlit(still pretty bright) it lasts for about a big 3 hours...
not using wireless... a lot more...
another thing.. the PSU provides 2amps at 5volts. the device takes a maximum of 5.4watts (2.6 on battery)
so an external battery pack is feasable.. I can recharge mine easy on a 4pack of NiMh 2300mAH penlites (AA)..
haven't tried charing it twice.. but I hear that works.
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well sure there is... I can show you his grave.. ok.. there -was- a santa...
well if you're selfish enough to believe in one, he just defines every kid that believes in him as selfish, and all the kids that don't believe won't miss him anyway... why do you think you're parents give you the stuff?
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So it's not like a library at all? in a library I can -read- books. Atleast that's always been the main point for me to go
I fail to see how this will be anything better than gutenberg in that respect. Maybe the interface, but I'm not sure, it's all a bit too flashy for me.
Nah...
The way thins are going Iran and maybe some similar countries will be the new free world. Atleast they're going in the right direction
I hear there is 2 souls for the price of one, on the devils iceskating track :)
why is this news? quad-head and even more head video cards are existing for years now...
the thing is.. if you look at redhat/suse/ubuntu
the defaults are crap yes.. gnome/kde, openoffice, etc
if you want optimised.. look at the embedded market. they have to use limited resources. and my phone and pda both run linux, my pda even has a document writing app, a spreadsheet, email, browser, calender, all that you'd want on a 100$ laptop. and it's on a 400mhz PXA qith 64mb ram. workable for low resolutions (320x240, although my pda -can- do 640x480)
aslong as people learn that linux doesn't equal redhat or novell, linux is great for low speed.. and don't expect to much.. win95 ran on 486. so can linux.. but just don't expect WinXP features.
my 2 euro cent.
OMG! how can you say that!!! ;(((
YOU r a CRUAL person!!!
ponies are SWEET ^_^ , they hurt NOBODY!!!
who has fire extinguisher in his house?? I've been in many houses... never seen one.. unless there was a known firehazard.
you mean like Novell did in 2005?
they're not the first.. btw aren't there any other big corps. doing linux desktop already?
and I'll predict you'll go the way python vs perl.. where perl has cpan.
(which one is better I shall not comment up on.)
that they admit this.. yes that is news :) :)
further more.. although the article is still mistaken on a few items, I think it's a decent reaction to all the comments the program in question did get.
Now if they only would get the facts straight and the idea maybe privacy is a -good- thing
well the problem is.. companies are legal entities on their own (atleast usually here).
and although I'm in favour of any -person- having all the freedom in world (in this implies not doing certain things that would restrict someone elses freedom). I don't think companies should be allowed to, because a company has the main goal of making money, and more money.. regardless of the damages this might involve(in some cases even lives)
as in this case.. it looks like google is doing his job.. making more money, but possibly at the expense of the chinese..
this happes all the time... cop says you can't take pictures or you're not allowed to be here/there. while they're talking bullshit..
ofcourse.. you still move or stop.. not much you can do against a cop..
right.. so my aunt and uncle who had never used a computer before.. are not using ubuntu/linux without any trouble or worries for viruses ?
come on... this is FUD and utter ancient crap.. linux -is- userfriendly. today.
well, I don't think I am representative.
I make very few edits only where I think I've got something to contribute. I'm more of a viewer that way, since most articles I encounter suit my need quite well.
I never said one obliged to make edit, just don't start calling it a bad system just because it doesn't work like you think it should. If you want a ready made perfectly cathered enceclopedia, buy one.
if you want to share information, use wikipedia. imho it works.
(oh and just because some user makes a comments, doesn't mean they all do.. people are -so- easy with putting people in groups)
what I think the writer of this (imho) crappy article didn't seem to get.. it's not a normal encyclopedia. it's a shared media.. to share information.. not to suck it up. :)
if you go to a restaurant on a date.. you pay for it.. this is more like a free shared cook out where you prepare meals for each other for free, ofcourse you're not going to like all of it.. but you can help people with their recipe's and cooking.. you can still bring a date ofcourse
it's just like with opensource software.. it requires interaction, ah different way of thinking.. and that's what makes it a better product in the -end-
I'd still buy the magazine if I like the content good enough.. same for webpages, I'd still look at them even if I couldn't block the ads.. it's just that takes extra loading time, are more anoying and take up valuable screen space (try browsing on 1024x480, the resolution of an older sony picturebook) :)
it also takes up useless attention.. only google ads sometimes are relevant... but very rarely. hell google search is getting worse and worse. more and more often the usefull links are only the 4th or 5th item.. even had cases where it was the second page.. front page full of other search engines, fake sites, or just irrelevant content.
as for tv ads.. I don't have a TV.. and am very glad I threw it out aswell
no.. we're not stereotyping at all here...
well there is this:e ctme_hwman.pdf
http://www.integral.com.br/images/prd_ds_digiconn
pdf file with detailed specs...
like power consumption (which is -below- 1watt)
now if they only made a dual ethernet port version available....
uhm.. well you'd need a mp3 decoder, a DAC, a compactflash or sd adapter and some basic rom code for the interfacing.. would be my guess
indeed, had my Au1500 powered meshcube for atleast 3/4 of a year now..
and this thing already runs linux by default and has wireless and ethernet and usb..
and yes it's damn low power (around 6watts of power usage with Wlan afaik)
30 chars for a login pass is kinda useless.. if you configured your system to lock after about 3 incorrect tries.. just keep it random enough. but not to hard to remember.. for passphrases of encrypted data it's not imo.. I use 256bits keys.. and since the key is a hash from the passphrase I want as much entropy in my passphrase as there would be in a string of 256 bits. this differs ofcourse on what kind of passphrase you use.. try to figure out the maximum amount of possibilities given the data used in your passphrase.. for instance: for passphrases consisting only of letters from a to z you have 26 options per character.. and so you need to have X characters in your pass where X is a number wherefor 26^X => 2^256 preferably one more :) and if you use words.. those kinda make it easier to guess as well.. just do a wc -l on a word list for the count :)
as for iris scanners and fingerprint scanners.. they are all -very- easy to fake.. my little sister could fake fingerprints.. iris might be a bit easier..
retina scans would work.. but they're only proof that you are you..
and advantage of using passwords is that you can 'forget' them.. they can't just keep your body alive.. put your eye in front of a retina scanner and unlock your data.. also it might be hard to get 256bits of good entropy out of an retina.. don't know actually..
as for those that have a problem remember different long passphrases and complex passwords..
setup a crypto filsystem on a usb stick (preferably a pure metal one from sandisk you don't want to lose your data in a car crash :)
put a list with all your passwords on the cryptofs.. and secure that securely.. only need to remember one -good- passphrase.. if you wan't to keep it simple to remember.. make it long :)
30 chars for a login pass is kinda useless.. if you configured your system to lock after about 3 incorrect tries.. just keep it random enough. but not to hard to remember.. for passphrases of encrypted data it's not imo.. I use 256bits keys.. and since the key is a hash from the passphrase I want as much entropy in my passphrase as there would be in a string of 256 bits. this differs ofcourse on what kind of passphrase you use.. try to figure out the maximum amount of possibilities given the data used in your passphrase.. for instance: for passphrases consisting only of letters from a to z you have 26 options per character.. and so you need to have X characters in your pass where X is a number wherefor 26^X => 2^256 preferably one more :)
as for iris scanners and fingerprint scanners.. they are all -very- easy to fake.. my little sister could fake fingerprints.. iris might be a bit easier..
retina scans would work.. but they're only proof that you are you..
and advantage of using passwords is that you can 'forget' them.. they can't just keep your body alive.. put your eye in front of a retina scanner and unlock your data.. also it might be hard to get 256bits of good entropy out of an retina.. don't know actually..
as for those that have a problem remember different long passphrases and complex passwords..
setup a crypto filsystem on a usb stick (preferably a pure metal one from sandisk you don't want to lose your data in a car crash :)
put a list with all your passwords on the cryptofs.. and secure that securely.. only need to remember one -good- passphrase.. if you wan't to keep it simple to remember.. make it long :)
actually, I have an SL-6000L and using the thing with the build-in wireless + minimum backlit(still pretty bright) it lasts for about a big 3 hours... not using wireless... a lot more... another thing.. the PSU provides 2amps at 5volts. the device takes a maximum of 5.4watts (2.6 on battery) so an external battery pack is feasable.. I can recharge mine easy on a 4pack of NiMh 2300mAH penlites (AA).. haven't tried charing it twice.. but I hear that works.
well sure there is... I can show you his grave.. ok.. there -was- a santa...
well if you're selfish enough to believe in one, he just defines every kid that believes in him as selfish, and all the kids that don't believe won't miss him anyway... why do you think you're parents give you the stuff?