It's not very stable for me. I can't get it to run cpuburn for more than 10 minutes before hanging, and this is with just dual Athlon 1.2s on a Tiger. A friend of mine had the same board running 1.8's, and he had to return it because it wouldn't last more than a week before locking up.
Open Source is not some kind of new paradigm of computing, it is simply a development and distribution model, and not a new one either. There's nothing "special" about open source. In fact, considering how open source, by definition, results in lower revenue for the developers, I would expect more innovations to occur in closed source code. After all, the more money that a company makes, the more it can invest into R&D.
Of course, there are excpetions, but they are only exceptions.
Who cares what your outside connection is? The extra available internal bandwidth is always valuable.
Valueable? Yes. But is it usually worth the money? I say no. I guess we just disagree.
Plus, what are you going to do when the next breakthrough in connectivity happens and you are still stuck with a 100 M/bit ceiling?
I think I already answered that question. I don't think the next major breakthrough is going to happen for many, many years. And even then, it won't really matter. I have cat5 throughout the house, but all my computers run at 10baseT, because replacing all my network cards isn't worth it. I'd almost never notice the difference.
Most builders will not do whatever you ask. If it's a custom home, then probably conduit will be installed if asked. But most homes are not built that way. Mine wasn't.
You should run two drops of Cat5 and two drops of RG6 Coax to every "main" room you may have people. Run it to a central cross-connect in the basement or garage.
I've done exactly that in my house. I wasn't certain whether it would be too much or not enough, but so far, six months later, it seems to working out great.
However, I've never been a big fan of distributed audio. It's so easy to lose signal strength in audio cables, that running them throughout the house sounds like a bad idea (pun intended). Designating one room of the house as a home theater, and running wires or conduit through the walls to where the speakers will go is much smarter.
There's little point in running gigabit ethernet throughout the house if your connection to the outside world is only 1 Mbit/sec. Considering how many DSL and cable modem companies have failed this year, we are a lot further away from gigabit Internet speeds than we were a year ago. Chances are, you'll move out of the house before cat5 cabling becomes obsolete.
It's much smarter to have a hub in each room than to run multiple ethernet lines to each room. Just run two cat5 cables: one for phone, and the other for ethernet.
So my question is, at which point can I legally and pratically get into the house and run my own cables?
Generally, not until after you close on the house, at which point it will be too late. If you really want to wire it yourself, you're going to have to sneak in. And if you have an OnQ system, like I do, then it really won't work, because the installer will be responsible for all the wiring, and he'll notice. Plus, who's going to install the jacks? Sooner or later, someone will catch you, and then you'll be in trouble.
Don't run separate phone and cat5 cables, because cat5 can be used to carry phone signals (4 lines to be exact). Just run at least two cat5 cables to each room, and then you can wire each one to be a phone line or a network connection.
Also, don't forget to make sure that your data cables (cat5, rg6, whatever) are always at least 6" away from the power cables.
the reason why "all the other artists" use them is because of brand loyalty
No, the reason why they use Macs is because Macs are the superior choice for what they do. Do you really think millions of people buy Macs every year because of loyalty!?!?! Come on, I can't believe that you are that naive. I personally know lots of artists, and they all use Macs. They all tell me that they can't do what they need to do with PCs, and it's not because they don't know any better.
If someone handed me a credit card with a $10K limit and asked me to buy a car, I'd hand it back. The truth is, for creative development, a Macintosh is a far superior choice, for all the reasons you've heard. I've used the Gimp and Photoshop, and the Gimp is just incredibly clunky in comparison. That's what happens when programmers design user interfaces.
Tell your friend that you won't be able to do her justice with just $1000, as your only choice is a used Mac, and I doubt she wants that. Make it $2K, and you can help her.
APR has been able to do some amazing things with Audis and Volkswagens. I'd say car hacking is far from dead, you just need to be a lot smarter nowadays.
Besides, installing a remote car starter isn't my idea of a real hack. How is that any more of a "hack" than installing a new car radio? Obviously, you weren't able to bypass the security system, so you're not much of a hacker.
The problem is that the person calling you generally doesn't work for the company making the product/service they want to sell. They usually work for a telemarketing company.
I actually run eComStation at home, and I don't know anyone (outside of the Serenity, thepeople who make eCS) that actually likes that name. But, I suppose Serenity thinks that it's a good name for the suits. Whatever.
I don't think he is, and I agree with him. I own four DVDs, and the sole reason I own them is so that I can watch those movies whenever I want. The extras mean nothing to me. You should not be shocked by this.
This happened because your ex-boyfriend broke the law.
It is a Federal offence to threaten the President, even as a joke. Just saying something like that out loud is a crime. This is not a new law that was enacted after Sep 11, this law has been around for years, maybe even decades.
It's the same thing with bomb threats at airports. Just saying that you have a bomb, even if it's just a joke, will get you arrested. I've heard stories of families travelling by air, and their stupid 8-year-old kid thinking it would be funny to say there's a bomb in his dad's bag. As you can imagine, all hell then breaks loose, the entire family gets carted away, and they miss their flight.
Not only that, but the Secret Service are not spies that work for the government. The SS has one job: to protect the President and other important people (Vice President, Presidential candidates, etc). The are required by law to investigate EVERY possible threat to the President.
Your ex-boyfriend is lucky he didn't get arrested, because the SS could easily have done that. I'm surprised the SS didn't explain that to him.
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What does that mean?
It's not very stable for me. I can't get it to run cpuburn for more than 10 minutes before hanging, and this is with just dual Athlon 1.2s on a Tiger. A friend of mine had the same board running 1.8's, and he had to return it because it wouldn't last more than a week before locking up.
Of course, there are excpetions, but they are only exceptions.
Valueable? Yes. But is it usually worth the money? I say no. I guess we just disagree.
Plus, what are you going to do when the next breakthrough in connectivity happens and you are still stuck with a 100 M/bit ceiling?
I think I already answered that question. I don't think the next major breakthrough is going to happen for many, many years. And even then, it won't really matter. I have cat5 throughout the house, but all my computers run at 10baseT, because replacing all my network cards isn't worth it. I'd almost never notice the difference.
Most builders will not do whatever you ask. If it's a custom home, then probably conduit will be installed if asked. But most homes are not built that way. Mine wasn't.
I've done exactly that in my house. I wasn't certain whether it would be too much or not enough, but so far, six months later, it seems to working out great.
However, I've never been a big fan of distributed audio. It's so easy to lose signal strength in audio cables, that running them throughout the house sounds like a bad idea (pun intended). Designating one room of the house as a home theater, and running wires or conduit through the walls to where the speakers will go is much smarter.
There's little point in running gigabit ethernet throughout the house if your connection to the outside world is only 1 Mbit/sec. Considering how many DSL and cable modem companies have failed this year, we are a lot further away from gigabit Internet speeds than we were a year ago. Chances are, you'll move out of the house before cat5 cabling becomes obsolete.
It's much smarter to have a hub in each room than to run multiple ethernet lines to each room. Just run two cat5 cables: one for phone, and the other for ethernet.
Generally, not until after you close on the house, at which point it will be too late. If you really want to wire it yourself, you're going to have to sneak in. And if you have an OnQ system, like I do, then it really won't work, because the installer will be responsible for all the wiring, and he'll notice. Plus, who's going to install the jacks? Sooner or later, someone will catch you, and then you'll be in trouble.
Which is why I cut off the 2-pair modular connector on all my phones and connect them to a 4-pair plug.
Also, don't forget to make sure that your data cables (cat5, rg6, whatever) are always at least 6" away from the power cables.
Conduit may not be an option. It can be very expensive, and most builders won't even do it.
No, the reason why they use Macs is because Macs are the superior choice for what they do. Do you really think millions of people buy Macs every year because of loyalty!?!?! Come on, I can't believe that you are that naive. I personally know lots of artists, and they all use Macs. They all tell me that they can't do what they need to do with PCs, and it's not because they don't know any better.
Tell your friend that you won't be able to do her justice with just $1000, as your only choice is a used Mac, and I doubt she wants that. Make it $2K, and you can help her.
Complain to Microsoft. They take their hardware compatibility seriously.
And the CPU in many of the TRS-80 computers.
But he's an opponent of the 1st and 4th amendments.
Besides, installing a remote car starter isn't my idea of a real hack. How is that any more of a "hack" than installing a new car radio? Obviously, you weren't able to bypass the security system, so you're not much of a hacker.
The problem is that the person calling you generally doesn't work for the company making the product/service they want to sell. They usually work for a telemarketing company.
IBM still makes a profit from OS/2. As for whether or not eCS is profitable for Serenity, only Serenity knows that.
I actually run eComStation at home, and I don't know anyone (outside of the Serenity, thepeople who make eCS) that actually likes that name. But, I suppose Serenity thinks that it's a good name for the suits. Whatever.
Don't worry, she's in it.
No, it's "Star Trek: The Motion Sickness"
I don't think he is, and I agree with him. I own four DVDs, and the sole reason I own them is so that I can watch those movies whenever I want. The extras mean nothing to me. You should not be shocked by this.
It is a Federal offence to threaten the President, even as a joke. Just saying something like that out loud is a crime. This is not a new law that was enacted after Sep 11, this law has been around for years, maybe even decades.
It's the same thing with bomb threats at airports. Just saying that you have a bomb, even if it's just a joke, will get you arrested. I've heard stories of families travelling by air, and their stupid 8-year-old kid thinking it would be funny to say there's a bomb in his dad's bag. As you can imagine, all hell then breaks loose, the entire family gets carted away, and they miss their flight.
Not only that, but the Secret Service are not spies that work for the government. The SS has one job: to protect the President and other important people (Vice President, Presidential candidates, etc). The are required by law to investigate EVERY possible threat to the President.
Your ex-boyfriend is lucky he didn't get arrested, because the SS could easily have done that. I'm surprised the SS didn't explain that to him.