Have you ever tried to build a MythTV box from scratch? I have. It was very easy, actually just by looking up a few things in google (for example, what capture card would be best for linux. I went with a PVR-150 since it had a MPEG-2 hardware encoder so I could use cheaper hardware) Or you could use something like Mythubuntu which is already set up for you. It has a graphical setup screen, which I went through using my ATI RF remote on my TV. It is able to have multiple frontends (so my Linux Dell and my girlfriend's Mac can both watch TV and our videos on our computers), and supports NFS. It also has a built-in DVD ripper. Oh, it's free too. That's sort of nice. Including hardware and software, I spend less than $100 using a slow machine I had laying around (AMD 2.0Ghz 45W CPU)
You also picked one of Linux's few weak-points left (hardware wise): capture cards. Most hardware is supported out of the box by Linux nowadays (much more than Windows out of the box).
If a linux machine is storing these logs, just use 'chattr +a filename'. This is append-only, so you can still write to the logs but never alter/delete them.
Are you suggesting that a 4 year old computer isn't going to be any good?
I have a computer that is almost 4 years old; what are the specs?
2.4 Ghz Pentium 4
1024 MB Ram (PC3200)
80GB HDD
Desktop computers haven't gotten all that much faster (excluding some insane gaming rigs out there). Why should people go out and buy a new machine when their 3-4 year old computer is comparable to most new computers? The same is true of printers/scanners/etc.
If it isn't broken, and works well, why replace it? If your "upgraded" OS won't work with it, then it's not much of an upgrade is it.
Client just needs a streaming client and an SSH client; server records shows, allows you to do remote broadcasts (along with chuck you can censor the live broadcast!) and a number of other nifty things. It's still beta, but it's working just fine (stable for over 200 days now).
A couple I do some work for bought a brand new machine; it happened to be 64bit. They noticed lots of problems that their "old" machine didn't have.
For example, programs they relied on (quickbooks was the major one) didn't play nice with 64-bit. In fact, most of their store-bought programs didn't work with 64bit.
Their choice was to buy new versions of this software (though some of this software didn't have a version compatible with 64-bit machines yet...) and spend more than $1000, or return the 64bit machine and get their old one back (gift to their daughter).
Operating systems and platforms simply cannot advance as quickly as they want, and leave software behind.
Get a Linksys WUSB54G v4. Not only does it get excellent signal (airodump shows a power of 50+ whereas my pcmcia and onboard wireless cards are lucky to see 10-20) but it can inject packets... so you might be able to get access to an AP with better signal strength.
It's a shame, but are you suggesting that the people of Baiji should have stopped using the river for transportation and used a more expensive method? Even if they couldn't afford it?
I actually like the voice menu system of FedEx. After using it quite often, I can just say what I want without much of a pause, and my package(s) are scheduled for pickup.
If a person was on the phone with me, it would be a real hassle.
Them:What is your fedex account number?
Me:Don't know
Them: Hold please.
Wait for 10 minutes
When it comes to doing fairly routine tasks over the phone, voice menu systems are great. The rest of the time, of course, they're a pain in the ass.
If she calls a computer you built for her "a piece of crap", then forget it. She obviously doesn't respect you, or the work you're doing for her. Let her buy her own PC, and when it fails, let her take it to Best Buy and see how much they charge.
That should change her tune quickly. The only reason she's not learning how to manage a PC is that there are no consequences when she breaks it. She'll just get you to fix it. If she has to PAY for it, however, she'll learn quickly enough.
The problem is that the cat is already out of the bag.
It's not hard for people to get guns now, and there are so many in circulation that it's not feasible to outlaw them. Even if honest citizens did turn them in (and by honest, I mean people willing to give up rights they're taken for granted for their entire life), there would be far too many guns still out there for people to be safe.
So yeah, your idea works, assuming that all guns magically disappear. Good solution.
I'd just like to be able to store 'personal' or 'private' information on a 1GB encrypted flash drive.
One of the major reasons that has stopped me from using encryption, however, is the lack of compadibility for diffrent operating systems.
If I encrypt the drive using AES-256 on linux, I'm unable to read it on Windows. If I encrypt it with one of the Windows tools, I'm unable to read it on linux.
So I'm stuck between only being able to read my information at home on my linux machine, or only on public/windows computers.
Why do they need to change the way they do agriculture?
I know 'save the rainforest' is a nice and trendy cause to get behind, but the truth is there are MORE trees on the planet today than there were 10 years ago. Probably in part to people in 'save the rainforest' groups, but certainly we shouldn't stop people from farming land just because we like the pretty flowers.
While I'm not sure if he meant it this way, it sounds to me that he's saying that it's not considered terribly odd for Windows to crash; not that Windows constantly crashes.
If a desktop user sees a blue screen of death (device driver, bad hardware, what have you) it's nothing incredibly shocking; we've grown used to it over the years.
Linux has certainly crashed on me (mostly when trying out drivers that arn't exactly stable), and when it happens it is a much rarer (and stranger;)) occurance.
Certainly you agree that Windows (he didn't specify XP/2003, remember, just Windows in general) is known for problems like that more than Linux is?
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So you had less problems with FreeBSD on the desktop than Ubuntu? I must ask you, sir... do you live in bizarro world?
You also picked one of Linux's few weak-points left (hardware wise): capture cards. Most hardware is supported out of the box by Linux nowadays (much more than Windows out of the box).
X is not flawless.
It will not detect your video card, monitor, etc. right the first time in every case. Especially if you're using weird and old hardware.
This gives an easy way for a user to try to fix it themselves, without having to use the command line.
If a linux machine is storing these logs, just use 'chattr +a filename'. This is append-only, so you can still write to the logs but never alter/delete them.
I have a computer that is almost 4 years old; what are the specs?
Desktop computers haven't gotten all that much faster (excluding some insane gaming rigs out there). Why should people go out and buy a new machine when their 3-4 year old computer is comparable to most new computers? The same is true of printers/scanners/etc.
If it isn't broken, and works well, why replace it? If your "upgraded" OS won't work with it, then it's not much of an upgrade is it.
Here's a solution done with shoutcast + jackd + oddcastv3 and BASH.
;)
Download: http://wipzradio.com/radio-2007-01-30.tar.gz
Client just needs a streaming client and an SSH client; server records shows, allows you to do remote broadcasts (along with chuck you can censor the live broadcast!) and a number of other nifty things. It's still beta, but it's working just fine (stable for over 200 days now).
Listen to the stream at http://wipzradio.com/
It was my understanding that lumber companies generally plant more trees than they cut down.
So by recycling, less trees are cut... and in turn less are planted.
In fact, we have more trees on earth today than we had in 1970. Hell, even more than we have 70 years ago.
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The problem is not that a single email was moved, but that the entire mailbox was quarantined and that the user was not told about it. RTFA.
4chan and slashdot merge, and become one!
That's a pretty bold statement.
A couple I do some work for bought a brand new machine; it happened to be 64bit. They noticed lots of problems that their "old" machine didn't have.
For example, programs they relied on (quickbooks was the major one) didn't play nice with 64-bit. In fact, most of their store-bought programs didn't work with 64bit.
Their choice was to buy new versions of this software (though some of this software didn't have a version compatible with 64-bit machines yet...) and spend more than $1000, or return the 64bit machine and get their old one back (gift to their daughter).
Operating systems and platforms simply cannot advance as quickly as they want, and leave software behind.
Get a Linksys WUSB54G v4. Not only does it get excellent signal (airodump shows a power of 50+ whereas my pcmcia and onboard wireless cards are lucky to see 10-20) but it can inject packets... so you might be able to get access to an AP with better signal strength.
It's a shame, but are you suggesting that the people of Baiji should have stopped using the river for transportation and used a more expensive method? Even if they couldn't afford it?
I actually like the voice menu system of FedEx. After using it quite often, I can just say what I want without much of a pause, and my package(s) are scheduled for pickup.
If a person was on the phone with me, it would be a real hassle.
Them:What is your fedex account number?
Me:Don't know
Them: Hold please.
Wait for 10 minutes
When it comes to doing fairly routine tasks over the phone, voice menu systems are great. The rest of the time, of course, they're a pain in the ass.
If she calls a computer you built for her "a piece of crap", then forget it. She obviously doesn't respect you, or the work you're doing for her. Let her buy her own PC, and when it fails, let her take it to Best Buy and see how much they charge.
That should change her tune quickly. The only reason she's not learning how to manage a PC is that there are no consequences when she breaks it. She'll just get you to fix it. If she has to PAY for it, however, she'll learn quickly enough.
What did you expect, some sort of magical engine that ran on dreams and happiness?
It doesn't use laptop batteries, the article was just comparing the batteries used to laptop batteries.
They're serious enough to put time and effort into it; seems to me they're serious enough.
The problem is that the cat is already out of the bag.
It's not hard for people to get guns now, and there are so many in circulation that it's not feasible to outlaw them. Even if honest citizens did turn them in (and by honest, I mean people willing to give up rights they're taken for granted for their entire life), there would be far too many guns still out there for people to be safe.
So yeah, your idea works, assuming that all guns magically disappear. Good solution.
That's the entire point of Fedora; if you want something with a slower release cycle, try debian (joking!).
Seriously though, something like Ubuntu or Mandrivia might suit you better if stablity is more important to you than bleeding-edge.
I'd just like to be able to store 'personal' or 'private' information on a 1GB encrypted flash drive.
One of the major reasons that has stopped me from using encryption, however, is the lack of compadibility for diffrent operating systems.
If I encrypt the drive using AES-256 on linux, I'm unable to read it on Windows. If I encrypt it with one of the Windows tools, I'm unable to read it on linux.
So I'm stuck between only being able to read my information at home on my linux machine, or only on public/windows computers.
Why do they need to change the way they do agriculture?
I know 'save the rainforest' is a nice and trendy cause to get behind, but the truth is there are MORE trees on the planet today than there were 10 years ago. Probably in part to people in 'save the rainforest' groups, but certainly we shouldn't stop people from farming land just because we like the pretty flowers.
While I'm not sure if he meant it this way, it sounds to me that he's saying that it's not considered terribly odd for Windows to crash; not that Windows constantly crashes.
;)) occurance.
If a desktop user sees a blue screen of death (device driver, bad hardware, what have you) it's nothing incredibly shocking; we've grown used to it over the years.
Linux has certainly crashed on me (mostly when trying out drivers that arn't exactly stable), and when it happens it is a much rarer (and stranger
Certainly you agree that Windows (he didn't specify XP/2003, remember, just Windows in general) is known for problems like that more than Linux is?
There still isn't wide-spread use of PHP5; why move onto PHP6?
Either not enough people think PHP5 is suitable to their needs (and requires more work), or there isn't enough reason to switch from PHP4 to PHP5.
Either way, it seems that working on PHP6 isn't necessary at the current time.
I don't think an article about dead niggers is appropriate, and I get modded offtopic? :/
What exactly does this have to do with NEWS FOR NERDS. STUFF THAT MATTERS.?
So men were given chest hair so that small children wouldn't harm themselves playing on their chests?
When is the last time you've used a 486? Nostalgia has a time and place; that place is not work.
For email, he'll need a fairly modern web browser (assuming the employees are checking gmail/yahoo/company webmail/etc.).
He'll need a WM for most day to day tasks (and if he does programming, I doubt he's only developing CLI programs).
He'll also probably want to multitask, and not waste precious time waiting for things to load.
If he were only using SSH, you'd have a point... maybe. For work, it's ridiculous to suggest this.