Unless they are going to roll their own kernel fork, that is.
All the major distros have their own 'kernel fork' -- they each add their own set of special patches.
My guess is that they'll probably compile-in some of the kernel modules to save memory and ship without modules for stuff you wouldn't find in a tablet, like SCSI drivers.
It's a goofy little icon thingy in the upper right corner of the screen that brings up a toolbox. Many KDE users find it extremely annoying; I personally don't use KDE as my primary desktop because I see it as too immature at this point, but having played with it, I definitely concur.
The binary file _IS_ binary, nothing to interpret. The data is what it is.
Little-endian? Big-endian? If it's a set C structs, what do those look like? Without the source, there's no way to know.
If you start talking about what you _DO_ with the data then most likely every single text file will be different to any other text file since they will have different contents.
Same with binary files; that's what I just said.
The difference is that without knowing any parsing details, I can read, say,/etc/passwd or an ldap.conf file. I can't do the same with, say, a Windows registry file; I need something like regedit or PowerShell or whatever.
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A binary file is open for interpretation as well, only it's worse. At least with ASCII or Unicode text, there's a standard. (UTF-8 is a compromise between the two and is the standard text file format on Linux, Macs and most Internet protocols)
Binary files, OTOH, can be everything from a simple list of values (like a TARGA graphics file, which is just a list of pixels), to a file consisting of hundreds of independent data structures. The only way to know a particular binary format is to some source code or a spec describing the format.
ASCII or Unicode text files, on the other hand, are typically pretty transparent and readable by a human without the assistance of the source code that reads or writes it.
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Additionally, activity monitor consistently shows Safari takes up more virtual memory and percentage usage of the CPU than Safari does.
o_O Oh, noes! It's a CPU and memory eating monster! It consistently takes more virtual memory and CPU % than itself!
That's why they wrote postfix and qmail. Well, okay, that's why they wrote postfix. djb wrote qmail because it helps to inflate his already overinflated ego.;)
There's nothing inherently insecure about email, at least for the purposes of this discussion; it's plaintext e-mail that's inherently secure. You could hack together a secure solution on a Linux box over the weekend using postfix, GPG and a Python[*] script and a user account. All you need to do is make sure that every e-mail printed is digitally signed, with the script checking each e-mail against the user account's public keyring. If the mail isn't signed, or is signed by a public key not in the user account's public keyring, then the Python script just ignores/deletes the e-mail. Otherwise, it prints what it gets -- a PDF attachment might be best, but there are other ways you could go.
No. I have an ssh client with a built-in terminal that uses a 4x8 pixel font on my LG Rumor messaging phone and while somewhat usable, it is barely so. My phone has a smaller screen at 176x220 -- roughly half the size of this device, so YMMV on this screen, but I doubt it'll be much better or more readable.
The device doesn't have an integrated NIC, but you can plug in one to the integrated USB port (or the SD slot, apparently)
USB wireless NICs are a dime a dozen these days and most are supported on Linux using either native drivers or ndiswrapper.
IANAL, but if I remember correctly intentionally misrepresenting someone as something that is patently false is libel or slander depending on how it is done. This is a criminal offense
No. Defamation, which slander are libel are forms of, is generally not a criminal offense in the United States; it's a tort. There is no criminal defamation at the federal level, although 17 states do have criminal defamation statutes, though they seem to be rarely enforced and are generally considered a misdemeanor.
The problem is, Joe 40 year old voter doesn't watch YouTube videos, might read a few liberal or conservative blogs, and watches lots of TV.
[citation needed]. Seriously. YouTube is very, very mainstream, and virtually every single one of my non-geek-friends regularly watches videos on YouTube and most probably watch YouTube videos even more than I do. (And it may surprise you, but I'm almost 40. Now get off my lawn.)
You're right about mainstream America watching lots of TV, but even TV is increasingly showing things like police brutality more and more. It's definitely on the mainstream news channels.
But voters are increasingly aware of the problems surrounding police brutality and have been demanding action from politicians for years.
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What part of 'they each add their own set of special patches' did you not understand? That's quite a bit more than including/excluding modules.
Why would it have to? They could very easily adapt a desktop based on Qt Embedded or something. Think Meego.
All the major distros have their own 'kernel fork' -- they each add their own set of special patches.
My guess is that they'll probably compile-in some of the kernel modules to save memory and ship without modules for stuff you wouldn't find in a tablet, like SCSI drivers.
It's a goofy little icon thingy in the upper right corner of the screen that brings up a toolbox. Many KDE users find it extremely annoying; I personally don't use KDE as my primary desktop because I see it as too immature at this point, but having played with it, I definitely concur.
Little-endian? Big-endian? If it's a set C structs, what do those look like? Without the source, there's no way to know.
Same with binary files; that's what I just said.
The difference is that without knowing any parsing details, I can read, say, /etc/passwd or an ldap.conf file. I can't do the same with, say, a Windows registry file; I need something like regedit or PowerShell or whatever.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
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Yup. You're right. A governmental rating system for energy/fuel consumption would never fly in the U.S.
No.
A binary file is open for interpretation as well, only it's worse. At least with ASCII or Unicode text, there's a standard. (UTF-8 is a compromise between the two and is the standard text file format on Linux, Macs and most Internet protocols)
Binary files, OTOH, can be everything from a simple list of values (like a TARGA graphics file, which is just a list of pixels), to a file consisting of hundreds of independent data structures. The only way to know a particular binary format is to some source code or a spec describing the format.
ASCII or Unicode text files, on the other hand, are typically pretty transparent and readable by a human without the assistance of the source code that reads or writes it.
o_O Oh, noes! It's a CPU and memory eating monster! It consistently takes more virtual memory and CPU % than itself!
Agreed. There's nothing simpler than a text file.
That's why they wrote postfix and qmail. Well, okay, that's why they wrote postfix. djb wrote qmail because it helps to inflate his already overinflated ego. ;)
Yes but it wouldn't print the spam, so who cares?
EMSI, FTS-0001, or BinkP.
There's nothing inherently insecure about email, at least for the purposes of this discussion; it's plaintext e-mail that's inherently secure. You could hack together a secure solution on a Linux box over the weekend using postfix, GPG and a Python[*] script and a user account. All you need to do is make sure that every e-mail printed is digitally signed, with the script checking each e-mail against the user account's public keyring. If the mail isn't signed, or is signed by a public key not in the user account's public keyring, then the Python script just ignores/deletes the e-mail. Otherwise, it prints what it gets -- a PDF attachment might be best, but there are other ways you could go.
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Maybe he means bad in this sense.
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No. I have an ssh client with a built-in terminal that uses a 4x8 pixel font on my LG Rumor messaging phone and while somewhat usable, it is barely so. My phone has a smaller screen at 176x220 -- roughly half the size of this device, so YMMV on this screen, but I doubt it'll be much better or more readable.
The device doesn't have an integrated NIC, but you can plug in one to the integrated USB port (or the SD slot, apparently)
USB wireless NICs are a dime a dozen these days and most are supported on Linux using either native drivers or ndiswrapper.
BTW--Pennsylvania is not one of them.
No. Defamation, which slander are libel are forms of, is generally not a criminal offense in the United States; it's a tort. There is no criminal defamation at the federal level, although 17 states do have criminal defamation statutes, though they seem to be rarely enforced and are generally considered a misdemeanor.
Well, you have to admit, the Cray I looks an awful lot like a piece of furniture.
I wouldn't be able to sit on one, though. It would somehow seem....disrespectful.
[citation needed]. Seriously. YouTube is very, very mainstream, and virtually every single one of my non-geek-friends regularly watches videos on YouTube and most probably watch YouTube videos even more than I do. (And it may surprise you, but I'm almost 40. Now get off my lawn.)
You're right about mainstream America watching lots of TV, but even TV is increasingly showing things like police brutality more and more. It's definitely on the mainstream news channels.
But voters are increasingly aware of the problems surrounding police brutality and have been demanding action from politicians for years.
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