This case has the potential to not only open the Cable networks to competition, but also prevent the Telco's from further attempts on limiting DSL options.
Or the author is simply pulling this out of his ass. The article says nothing of the sort, and so far the FCC has seen telephone lines as a completely seperate system.
Do you use Gmail? The gist of it is, why manage and sort your email when you can just search it, and fast?
Wouldn't it be nice to just put all of your files in a "MyStuff" directory and not have to worry about making it easy to locate later?
My experience: We have a few of the Leap toys, and I have to say that I love them. The star of the lineup is the Leapster, which is a small, electronic handheld "game". My son was 2 yrs 8 mos when we got it for him, prior to an overseas flight. He loves it. The games he plays reinforces his colors, shapes, letters, numbers, memory, and other skills. He has cartriges that he has pretty much outgrown to games that will challenge him for years to come, and the wide variety of games available means he will be able to use this until he is at 2nd grade level, at least.
This (and the other leap products) seem to be great alternatives to just watching TV or playing non-educational games. We play every new game with him so he can learn how to play, and so we can know what he is learning. He literally learned to identify all of his capital letters in the span of about 3 weeks, with about 4 hours of playing "The Letter Factory". We have the same material available in two other forms, but the video game Leapster is just a magnet to kids, and holds their interest even after the subject matter is mastered.
First it is mildly interesting to note that SLI from Voodoo was "scan-line interleaving", as in every other line was alternated between the 2 cards. Nvidia SLI is "scalable link interface" and instead renders the top half of the image on one and the bottom on the other.
Actually, nvidia's solution does either, based on their own testing of which performs better for a given game. The drivers include profiles of the 100 most popular 3D titles which state which technique to use.
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You don't pay attention to Joel on Software because he doesn't support open source? Well, since he is in the business of selling software, why should he? He can surely sell a lot more web development clients for small businesses using windows than for those using Linux, and it is likely (to me) that his target marker (non-technical users looking for an easy to use web page maintenance system) are almost exclusively using windows anyway.
When the time comes (ie, there is a significant linux desktop presence, with customers willing to pay for applications of that type), I would not be surprised at all if he develops software for the platform. Until then, he is trying to make money, not prove he is smarter than everyone else.
Disclaimer: I have Joel's page bookmarked and have at least read a part of every one of his essays. You'd be crazy not to learn what you can from successful people who share their thoughts with such ease in a public forum.
and wondered "How many of these features have been incorporated into Linux / BSD?"
I just recently installed MEPIS on a spare box to start learning about linux, so I am quite a bit in the dark on some features he mentions. Are a lot of these available in KDE/Gnome/???
I believe there is an IR controller plug in (software and hardware). The bigger question with DirecTV is, "Is MythTV worth the trouble and expense, given that a DirecTivo can be gotten cheap, and the monthly fee for DirecTivo is the same as what DirecTV would charge for the 2nd Tuner (which is included in the DirecTivo Box)?"
I went with DirecTivo, because it simply works. I get two tuners controlled on one screen, and it is smaller than any HTPC I have seen, especiallyt if you include the 2 (necessary) Sat Tuners.
There was a previous thread where a lot of people complained about speed, but I recently had to restart my DirecTivo (due to it not receiving channel info) and it seemed to speed it up as well. Hopefully it is just a software issue that can be improved (though DirecTV may not bother...)
The biggest problem I remember them having the first time was the Myth (and Linux) install. Then in this review they go with KnoppMyth and gloss over the 20 minute setup...
Go into settings and fill in the "Channels I receive" list. A pain in hte ass, and something it should do automatically, but it will solve your first two problems.
The good side of DirecTivo: Only 5$ a month, which is what you would pay DirecTV for the second tuner anyway. This box is a lot better than a second tuner.
Well, as someone who bought HL the week it came out, then 6 months later got TFC, then CS, etc, etc, I would say that it has aged very well.
Not to metion when I bought it I played on a celeron 450 / RIVA 128 at 640x480, graduated to a Athlon 1GHz / original GeForce, and now run on a Athlon 2400+/GeForce 2 GTS at 12x9, and soon will be running this same old engine on a GeForce FX 5700 or something more current.
$10 / year? Sounds GREAT!!!
First, I think it would only be fair to point out that the cost of Linux should be compared to the cost of the server version of Windows. XP Home, and even XP Professional, are much more limited than your typical distribution of Linux.
The fact that every linux distro has the equivalent of a server OS in the box does not change the user's intention to install it as a desktop workstation. If the user doesn't want the extra features, and buys a "desktop" marketed distro, then that is the MS product that he should compare it to, price and all.
Second, if you're taking the Linux plunge, it's generally trivial to test drive a free (as in beer) distribution of Linux before making the dive into a commercial distribution of Linux that comes with support contracts and other goodies.
Say you go to a store and buy tax software that has a box which says it does the full 1040 and all the supplemental forms and worksheets. You get home, install the software, start putting in your data, and realize that you can't put it all in. The 1040EZ is the only form you can find. You call tech support, they tell you that it is all there, they take you through menus and configs to get the other forms to work, and they just don't. Then someone on the tech support forum says "You should have tried the demo." Are you pissed off yet? I would be.
Third, the fact that Linux lags behind when it comes to drivers can hardly be blamed on Linux. Hardware manufacturers (whether rightly or wrongly) tend to put a low priority on writing Linux drivers, if they write them at all.
The lack of driver support is not really the issue. The distributor saying this hardware is supported out of the box, and then finding out that it doesn't work is the issue. Would you be happy with your new car if your stereo didn't work? You don't really need it...
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Or the author is simply pulling this out of his ass. The article says nothing of the sort, and so far the FCC has seen telephone lines as a completely seperate system.
Do you use Gmail? The gist of it is, why manage and sort your email when you can just search it, and fast? Wouldn't it be nice to just put all of your files in a "MyStuff" directory and not have to worry about making it easy to locate later?
DirecTivo SD: 50-100 up front, $5 per month, includes second tuner.
This (and the other leap products) seem to be great alternatives to just watching TV or playing non-educational games. We play every new game with him so he can learn how to play, and so we can know what he is learning. He literally learned to identify all of his capital letters in the span of about 3 weeks, with about 4 hours of playing "The Letter Factory". We have the same material available in two other forms, but the video game Leapster is just a magnet to kids, and holds their interest even after the subject matter is mastered.
Highly recommended.
Specifically Berry Linux, and give out the live CD's for the students to use at home, AND... Show them how to use Japanese language email.
Actually, nvidia's solution does either, based on their own testing of which performs better for a given game. The drivers include profiles of the 100 most popular 3D titles which state which technique to use.
You don't pay attention to Joel on Software because he doesn't support open source? Well, since he is in the business of selling software, why should he? He can surely sell a lot more web development clients for small businesses using windows than for those using Linux, and it is likely (to me) that his target marker (non-technical users looking for an easy to use web page maintenance system) are almost exclusively using windows anyway.
When the time comes (ie, there is a significant linux desktop presence, with customers willing to pay for applications of that type), I would not be surprised at all if he develops software for the platform. Until then, he is trying to make money, not prove he is smarter than everyone else.
Disclaimer: I have Joel's page bookmarked and have at least read a part of every one of his essays. You'd be crazy not to learn what you can from successful people who share their thoughts with such ease in a public forum.
and wondered "How many of these features have been incorporated into Linux / BSD?" I just recently installed MEPIS on a spare box to start learning about linux, so I am quite a bit in the dark on some features he mentions. Are a lot of these available in KDE/Gnome/???
MJ is voiced by Lisa Loeb, not Jewel. And it is a pretty good show :)
I believe there is an IR controller plug in (software and hardware). The bigger question with DirecTV is, "Is MythTV worth the trouble and expense, given that a DirecTivo can be gotten cheap, and the monthly fee for DirecTivo is the same as what DirecTV would charge for the 2nd Tuner (which is included in the DirecTivo Box)?" I went with DirecTivo, because it simply works. I get two tuners controlled on one screen, and it is smaller than any HTPC I have seen, especiallyt if you include the 2 (necessary) Sat Tuners. There was a previous thread where a lot of people complained about speed, but I recently had to restart my DirecTivo (due to it not receiving channel info) and it seemed to speed it up as well. Hopefully it is just a software issue that can be improved (though DirecTV may not bother...)
The biggest problem I remember them having the first time was the Myth (and Linux) install. Then in this review they go with KnoppMyth and gloss over the 20 minute setup...
Go into settings and fill in the "Channels I receive" list. A pain in hte ass, and something it should do automatically, but it will solve your first two problems. The good side of DirecTivo: Only 5$ a month, which is what you would pay DirecTV for the second tuner anyway. This box is a lot better than a second tuner.
Well, as someone who bought HL the week it came out, then 6 months later got TFC, then CS, etc, etc, I would say that it has aged very well. Not to metion when I bought it I played on a celeron 450 / RIVA 128 at 640x480, graduated to a Athlon 1GHz / original GeForce, and now run on a Athlon 2400+ /GeForce 2 GTS at 12x9, and soon will be running this same old engine on a GeForce FX 5700 or something more current.
$10 / year? Sounds GREAT!!!
When you meet the aliens? Are you James T. Kirk?
you know the insider threat is the most likely
Wow, you said 8 track player :)