I should have clarified "mainstream"... What I should have said was "ready for the masses".
I run Windows XP on my laptop because my time is better spent actually working on my Linux servers vs. working on my Linux laptop. Hardware support isn't all that great for my laptop, but it's manageable.
Running it on a 120gig partition that gets the snot kicked out of it daily (massive read/write over hundreds of thousands of small files).
It's really starting to tick me off. Every once in a while, all of my filesystems will end up with some form of corruption, and massive fragmentation.
having a jfs that stores not only metadata but also the actual data in its transaction log is very nice. (at least I belive it does store everything, not just metadata...)
Do you have the write cache on the drive enabled? If you do, EXT3 gives you very little protection against sudden machine failure (power loss, lock up, etc), since any data in the cache is lost.
EXT3 is just a big bandaid for EXT2. XFS and JFS are proven journaling filesystems, and ReiserFS will definately be a contender in a short time.
Doh... I wasn't thinking clearly. Yup, you're right.:-/
All digital would probably take care of the noise issue, unless you still had some kind of local RF noise in the area of your speaker amplifier(s). Of course most speakers you buy for computers these days should be shielded, so it might be a moot point.
I thank my lucky stars that I don't have "golden ears". 128k MP3 sounds fine to me.
I don't have "golden ears" either, but I can definately tell the difference between 128K MP3 and raw CD. Most people can, in fact, tell the difference quite easily.
Many people choose to ignore the difference. I do not, and that's my personal preference.
God save me from a discerning ear...it'd be way too expensive.
It's not expensive if you choose to not waste money on crap audio equipment like most of the PC audio speaker setups that are out on the market. You can also buy very good used audio equipment for what some new marginal audio setups cost, and have a better sounding system to boot.
On the other hand, if you don't care about the quality too much (just need background music for coding), why spend extra money on equipment if you won't appreciate the difference in quality?
I'm by no means an audiophile. I just can't stand listening to music through junk.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we can manage to sheild our sound cards from all of the "noise" generated by the rest of the computer.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we get real speakers with real amplifiers to reproduce what we want to hear.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we get better compression methods for music (like Vorbis, MP3, etc). Anyone who spends more than $50 to listen to MP3s at 128K needs to be beat with a tuning fork.
And yes, the review sucked. It was a nice explanation of the specs for each card, but that's about it.
Where I work, all Linux users NFS mount their/home directories (via automount and NIS) from a central server. They can log into any of our workstations, and have all of their desktop preferences and files.
All of the Windows machines are on a domain that's handled by the same central server running Samba. They can log into any Windows machine, and all of their preferences and files are there waiting for them.
Backups are done nightly to a DLT 8000 drive that hangs off of the central server. This has saved people's asses many times when a machine blows up (sometimes literally).
With 120gig drives as cheap as they are, and entry level robotic tape changers on the market for less than $10,000, there's no reason anyone should have to suffer through a loss of critical amounts of data.
I sleep very well at night with this arrangement.:-)
I think satellite radio is a rip off. There are plenty of decent land based stations, and most radios these days at least have a seek function.
An in-car MP3 player is a good idea for those of us who just want to listen to our favorite music while driving (or doing whatever it is people do in cars...;-)).
Why pay for news when you can have it for free? Why pay to listen to music that you already own? Spend a little dough up front, get a good head unit that supports MP3 audio (or a line-in jack for a portable MP3 player), and you're set.
Eh, I was a "typical company" for about two years doing web hosting. I had all sorts of stuff running (Apache, SSH, Sendmail, POP, IMAP, FTP), and never had any problems with people breaking in. Oh, sure... I could see the scans and login attempts in my logs, but I've never had my machine cracked so far.
Keep on top of security reports, keep the software current and PROPERLY CONFIGURED, and read the logs frequently. That's been my standard procedure for years, and it has served me well.
The point is that Apache with only.html running will never be run by any company/bank/government/ISP or any other non high school kid web server.
That's absolutely hilarious... I guess there are quite a few high school kids with web servers out there to make those stats over at NetCraft show Apache with as many servers as there are.
Get a clue. A typical company that is concerned with security is going to lock down their networks and their servers/workstation. A typical company that doesn't think about security is the one you'll be able to break into easily.
Try Qwest. They lie about everything, make you wait forever for anything to get accomplished, and their billing department has to rival the IRS when it comes to complexity of an organization.
I've had Verizon (DSL, home phone, still have Verizon Wireless). I've had Qwest (DSL, home phone). I had good service from Verizon, and most definately did NOT from Qwest.
As soon as AT&T digital cable is rolled out in my area, I'm dumping my landline and going with AT&T phone service over cable. Qwest will not get another cent from me, ever again.
It's a shame Qwest won't have to share their lines... Anything to make those bastards work for their money is fine with me.
Title: Using the backbutton in IE is dangerous. Date: [2002-04-15] Software: At least Internet Explorer 6.0. Tested env: Windows 2000 pro, XP. Rating: Medium because user interaction is needed. Impact: Read cookies/local files and execute code (triggered when user hits the back button). Patch: None. Vendor: Microsoft contacted 12 Nov 2001, additional information given 25 Mar 2002. Workaround: Disable active scripting or never use the back button. Author: Andreas Sandblad, sandblad@acc.umu.se
MS was notified late last year... Just over five months ago.
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EXT3 journaling is a joke. I've had RH 7.2 workstations that lost power lose an entire filesystem, just because they weren't shut down properly.
This has happened more than once too... I can't believe people actually use EXT3, and think their data is safe.
Where I work, we have machines running XFS, JFS, EXT3, and ReiserFS. EXT3 is the only filesystem we have problems with.
I especially like the 1.5 hour long fsck runs on one machine with it's 120gig data partition.
I should have clarified "mainstream"... What I should have said was "ready for the masses".
I run Windows XP on my laptop because my time is better spent actually working on my Linux servers vs. working on my Linux laptop. Hardware support isn't all that great for my laptop, but it's manageable.
Linux on the desktop still needs some serious work before it can become mainstream.
:-)
Linux on a server, that's a different story.
Running it on a 120gig partition that gets the snot kicked out of it daily (massive read/write over hundreds of thousands of small files).
It's really starting to tick me off. Every once in a while, all of my filesystems will end up with some form of corruption, and massive fragmentation.
Do you have the write cache on the drive enabled? If you do, EXT3 gives you very little protection against sudden machine failure (power loss, lock up, etc), since any data in the cache is lost.
EXT3 is just a big bandaid for EXT2. XFS and JFS are proven journaling filesystems, and ReiserFS will definately be a contender in a short time.
Ever tried Slackware?
And yes, I have tried OpenBSD.
FI is good stuff, especially when you mix in a nice amount of displacement.
:-)
Add some forced induction, and you've got a 700RWHP vehicle that you can still manage to drive on the street (or something along those lines).
Never underestimate a 383 LT1 running 20psi of boost.
ext3 has failed me more than once on my Red Hat systems, and the performance plain sucks (from what I've seen).
It's ReiserFS or XFS for me.
Doh... I wasn't thinking clearly. Yup, you're right. :-/
All digital would probably take care of the noise issue, unless you still had some kind of local RF noise in the area of your speaker amplifier(s). Of course most speakers you buy for computers these days should be shielded, so it might be a moot point.
I don't have "golden ears" either, but I can definately tell the difference between 128K MP3 and raw CD. Most people can, in fact, tell the difference quite easily.
Many people choose to ignore the difference. I do not, and that's my personal preference.
It's not expensive if you choose to not waste money on crap audio equipment like most of the PC audio speaker setups that are out on the market. You can also buy very good used audio equipment for what some new marginal audio setups cost, and have a better sounding system to boot.
On the other hand, if you don't care about the quality too much (just need background music for coding), why spend extra money on equipment if you won't appreciate the difference in quality?
I'm by no means an audiophile. I just can't stand listening to music through junk.
Nope. Not if the signal being processed has noise already introduced.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we can manage to sheild our sound cards from all of the "noise" generated by the rest of the computer.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we get real speakers with real amplifiers to reproduce what we want to hear.
PC audio will forever suck, unless we get better compression methods for music (like Vorbis, MP3, etc). Anyone who spends more than $50 to listen to MP3s at 128K needs to be beat with a tuning fork.
And yes, the review sucked. It was a nice explanation of the specs for each card, but that's about it.
Where I work, all Linux users NFS mount their /home directories (via automount and NIS) from a central server. They can log into any of our workstations, and have all of their desktop preferences and files.
:-)
All of the Windows machines are on a domain that's handled by the same central server running Samba. They can log into any Windows machine, and all of their preferences and files are there waiting for them.
Backups are done nightly to a DLT 8000 drive that hangs off of the central server. This has saved people's asses many times when a machine blows up (sometimes literally).
With 120gig drives as cheap as they are, and entry level robotic tape changers on the market for less than $10,000, there's no reason anyone should have to suffer through a loss of critical amounts of data.
I sleep very well at night with this arrangement.
There's always channel 19, or the weather band... ;-)
I think you're right. Satellite radio as it is will not survive. It's just not a good idea.
I think satellite radio is a rip off. There are plenty of decent land based stations, and most radios these days at least have a seek function.
;-)).
An in-car MP3 player is a good idea for those of us who just want to listen to our favorite music while driving (or doing whatever it is people do in cars...
Why pay for news when you can have it for free? Why pay to listen to music that you already own? Spend a little dough up front, get a good head unit that supports MP3 audio (or a line-in jack for a portable MP3 player), and you're set.
Keep on top of security reports, keep the software current and PROPERLY CONFIGURED, and read the logs frequently. That's been my standard procedure for years, and it has served me well.
That's absolutely hilarious... I guess there are quite a few high school kids with web servers out there to make those stats over at NetCraft show Apache with as many servers as there are.
Get a clue. A typical company that is concerned with security is going to lock down their networks and their servers/workstation. A typical company that doesn't think about security is the one you'll be able to break into easily.
If you don't like it, go live on your own planet.
Exactly.
The personal web server I run has SSH and Apache accessible from the outside, and that's it.
Try Qwest. They lie about everything, make you wait forever for anything to get accomplished, and their billing department has to rival the IRS when it comes to complexity of an organization.
I've had Verizon (DSL, home phone, still have Verizon Wireless). I've had Qwest (DSL, home phone). I had good service from Verizon, and most definately did NOT from Qwest.
As soon as AT&T digital cable is rolled out in my area, I'm dumping my landline and going with AT&T phone service over cable. Qwest will not get another cent from me, ever again.
It's a shame Qwest won't have to share their lines... Anything to make those bastards work for their money is fine with me.
I'm not gay, and I thought that comment was in poor taste as well.
Not a good way to rally the troops, especially the same-sex partnered coders.
Sell the computer, feed the kids. Sheesh.
Worked on W2K, IE 5.5SP2, completely patched.
Read, people... Read, then make comments. It's not that difficult.
I'm running Mozilla on all of my machines, even a PII-233 Linux workstation, and it's definately faster than anything else I've tried.
It absolutely flies on my dual-boot WinXP/Slackware 8.0 machines, in both Windows and Linux.
Long live Mozilla.
That definately made me laugh while reading the article... :-)
I think we need more people like Jerry Sanders in the computing industry. There certianly would be a lot less BS to deal with!