All solutions targeted at reverse engineering the DVD-D to make it playable on a permanent basis are extremely costly and complex, if they can ever succeed;
Sounds like famous last words to me...
Anyway, the reparation cost would be much higher than the cost of a permanent DVD, and this would never justify the involvement of anybody in such an operation
Since when has that ever stopped a true geek?
The tech stuff also says that "some key data" is destroyed, not the entire disc; and that if the eight hours is up while you're watching it, the movie will still finish.
Here's my prediction - if they release it, there'll be a workaround available somehow, perhaps via a hacked DVD-ROM firmware?
I'm guessing you're not using sendmail because of your use of the phrase "transport map". Sendmail (and maybe other mailers) has a useful FallbackMX variable that allows you to add an MX host onto the end of each lookup.
I've added my ISP mail relay as the fallback MX host. Now any domains that won't accept mail direct from my DSL-hosted server end up going through the ISP relay. Works perfectly.
You should be able to make copies of a CD that you bought. It is not right, however, to make 25 copies for friends. However, slippery a slope as it is, I think it is probably okay to make a copy for a friend or two. But, it's a slippery slope and many would take issue with me.
Count me among the many. Whilst I agree entirely with your first two points, making any copies for friends is copyright infringement (I still think it's theft, but I get beaten with metaphorical sticks if I try that line!).
What right do you have to make a copy for your friend? True, you own that CD, and I agree that you should be able to make a copy for your car or rip it to your HDD jukebox, just so long as it remains single use only (ie. don't rip it then give the CD to a friend!).
Would you also think it's right to scan and reprint a magazine or book for a friend?
Not really. If you're looking for a decent A4 print, you need at least 5MP. A raw image from this beast contains 100 of those images, so you could use "digital zoom" (actually, just cropping) to concentrate on specific parts of the image at perfectly acceptable resolution.
For goodness sake, these are kids aged 14-21. The policeman asked why the parents weren't keeping an eye on their internet usage: but what about keeping an eye on why your 14-year-old kid is going out at night with a baseball bat?!
The RM Nimbus educational PC used a '186 clone as its main CPU. You could argue it was borderline PC-compatible, but it did run a modified version of Windows.
Orbital velocities are in the range of 17,000 mph, and solar system escape is on the order of 28,000 mph.
I've always wondered - what's to stop something arriving from interstellar space very fast? I'm talking like well over 100,000 mph, giving us problems detecting it in time to do anything?
I run 1024x768 at 85Hz on a 15" monitor over a 10m cable with no problems or obvious degradation. PC is in the loft, monitor and other bits are in the lounge.
And remember when you could run a "fast" linux box on a P100 with 64MB of RAM and 128MB of swap?
Hey - that's my web server you're talking about! Admittedly it has a gargantuan 96MB now, albeit with only 80MB of (RAID-1) swap, but it also does lots of other jobs.
If there's only a finite amount of computation available, surely it's irresponsible to run things like SETI and the distributed.net cracking contests?! You're using up all of the sums, dammit!
...if you can get it to 88mph. Those things were heavy (1200kg/2700lb) and underpowered (130bhp), and the build quality was pretty poor. And yes, I have seen one in the flesh.
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All solutions targeted at reverse engineering the DVD-D to make it playable on a permanent basis are extremely costly and complex, if they can ever succeed;
Sounds like famous last words to me...
Anyway, the reparation cost would be much higher than the cost of a permanent DVD, and this would never justify the involvement of anybody in such an operation
Since when has that ever stopped a true geek?
The tech stuff also says that "some key data" is destroyed, not the entire disc; and that if the eight hours is up while you're watching it, the movie will still finish.
Here's my prediction - if they release it, there'll be a workaround available somehow, perhaps via a hacked DVD-ROM firmware?
Do I demonstrate my machismo via my large and increasing 2.6.6 uptime, or do I impress the chicks by running the latest kernel release?
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I haven't actually seen the Yahoo page, but this is more likely to be CSS than DHTML.
I'm guessing you're not using sendmail because of your use of the phrase "transport map". Sendmail (and maybe other mailers) has a useful FallbackMX variable that allows you to add an MX host onto the end of each lookup.
I've added my ISP mail relay as the fallback MX host. Now any domains that won't accept mail direct from my DSL-hosted server end up going through the ISP relay. Works perfectly.
Don't follow Bob's example...
Count me among the many. Whilst I agree entirely with your first two points, making any copies for friends is copyright infringement (I still think it's theft, but I get beaten with metaphorical sticks if I try that line!).
What right do you have to make a copy for your friend? True, you own that CD, and I agree that you should be able to make a copy for your car or rip it to your HDD jukebox, just so long as it remains single use only (ie. don't rip it then give the CD to a friend!).
Would you also think it's right to scan and reprint a magazine or book for a friend?
Not really. If you're looking for a decent A4 print, you need at least 5MP. A raw image from this beast contains 100 of those images, so you could use "digital zoom" (actually, just cropping) to concentrate on specific parts of the image at perfectly acceptable resolution.
You're right about the general uselessness of digital zoom on low-end digicams, but this is a different beast.
I hope those guys have good firewalls.
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My car is a diesel. It's really quite difficult to ignite diesel accidentally.
Also, here in the UK, most (non-HGV) fuel pumps don't allow you to lock the pump on and let go.
For goodness sake, these are kids aged 14-21. The policeman asked why the parents weren't keeping an eye on their internet usage: but what about keeping an eye on why your 14-year-old kid is going out at night with a baseball bat?!
The RM Nimbus educational PC used a '186 clone as its main CPU. You could argue it was borderline PC-compatible, but it did run a modified version of Windows.
Orbital velocities are in the range of 17,000 mph, and solar system escape is on the order of 28,000 mph.
I've always wondered - what's to stop something arriving from interstellar space very fast? I'm talking like well over 100,000 mph, giving us problems detecting it in time to do anything?
Landing on Io was even cooler
Yeah? Anything interesting up there? What's the weather like?
Because, it would suck quite royally ass if the BSOD strikes while running at the woods and you have to try to figure out, how to reboot your shoes.
Even if they do crash, I suspect they're still usable. It's not like they suddenly become really heavy, or sharp spikes shoot up through the sole.
I run 1024x768 at 85Hz on a 15" monitor over a 10m cable with no problems or obvious degradation. PC is in the loft, monitor and other bits are in the lounge.
I put my Athlon box and my old P100 server in the loft (attic). A bevy of long cables, and I have a totally silent workstation area.
Just don't bring any floppies round to my house...
And remember when you could run a "fast" linux box on a P100 with 64MB of RAM and 128MB of swap?
Hey - that's my web server you're talking about! Admittedly it has a gargantuan 96MB now, albeit with only 80MB of (RAID-1) swap, but it also does lots of other jobs.
So, if that swanky new case with 8 screaming fans wasn't loud enough for you, you can now get a screaming case!
If there's only a finite amount of computation available, surely it's irresponsible to run things like SETI and the distributed.net cracking contests?! You're using up all of the sums, dammit!
...why? What's the point?
Pretty poor sources, actually. Red book CD rips to 1378kbps WAVs (44100 samples per second × 16 bits per channel × 2 channels).
Maybe 384kbps mp3s...?
Even his frequency meter is overclocked...er...or underclocked, or something.
Sorry.
"in the lands." 'Tis not I. To those who are wondering what this is all about, read this.
you can always crank it up to 88 mph
...if you can get it to 88mph. Those things were heavy (1200kg/2700lb) and underpowered (130bhp), and the build quality was pretty poor. And yes, I have seen one in the flesh.