If HP or somebody would modify the approach, it would work well in a home router, without having to modify any O.S. outside the router.
The software would need to monitor every IP address on the LAN for viral indications, and then kick into throttle mode only for the indicated IP address.
It wouldn't take too much CPU or memory to monitor 1-10 IP addresses, but it might be prohibitive for 100-1000.
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Seriously, I tried E when it was young, and wasn't impressed. It didn't help that my Linux box was a 486DX2 @ 66MHz. I used olvwm or fvwm95 back then, before switching to qvwm. The impression I got when seeing Enlightenment running on friends' machines was that it was full of glitz but otherwise no better than the minimal WMs I was running.
A standalone window manager is a thing of the past. Now, it has to be integrated with the desktop environment of choice.
I leave an unencrypted access point open in the no-mans-land between my broadband modem and my router, on purpose. I think a lot of people do something like that, or even keep their whole LAN open to the access point, in order to promote free WiFi.
I guess that explains why T-Mobile just turned off free internet access. Last month (even a few days ago), you could go to any WAP site from a T-Mobile phone, without signing up for a special program, and with no cost. It was great! Too good to last, I guess, as they need another way to make money. Starting today, when I try to go to my favorite sites via phone, I get a "friendly" message saying that I can't get to the sites unless I sign up for the $4.99/month T-Zones service. This move is bound to be unpopular, and might even be illegal, since they removed an actual (but not advertised) service from existing service plans. My feelings are mixed: "Corporate Greed" or "gee, they gotta make a profit" and "it's still a good deal". Sigh.
The prediction makes some sense, assuming that there ARE aliens to begin with. I personally believe that Earth is the only planet in the universe with life. I won't be at all upset, however, if I turn out to be wrong.
I don't know about active development, but these are killer apps that I couldn't live without, even though I seldom use the console:
pine: the ONLY email client I use vim: the ONLY editor I use gcc: what else would you compile/link with? make: truly a killer app! Not to mention autoconf. wget: the better to fetch you with, my dear. bittorrent: Best invention since sliced bread prozilla: Like Download Accelerator locate: now where did I put that file?
In the early 1980's, Popular Mechanics featured an Opal GT with an electric starter-generator from a military aircraft, a bank of batteries, and a very small (lawn-mower) gas engine. They called it a "hybrid" and claimed that it got 75 miles/gallon. I drooled. I still drool. Such a beast doesn't exist yet. Maybe it never did.
Simply release the product, and let the support group start recording the issues. Keep paying a stable of programmers, and eventually, like monkeys on typewriters, they'll hammer out version 2.0. Rinse, Repeat.
I keep my PC in my closet. I installed a 2" pipe through the wall for the cables. The monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse are in the bedroom. It is almost annoyingly quiet. The only problem is that I have to go into the closet to change media.
Okay, so I went to the sco.com website, and typed "litigious bastards" into the search line, and it came back with a popup: sco.com has sent an incorrect or unexpected message. Error code -12281
I use a Tandy DMP-201 for very inexpensive B/W or color output. Plusses: cheap, ribbons last a long time, B/W quality is pretty good; Minuses: sometimes hard to find ribbons, slow, color quality sucks.
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If HP or somebody would modify the approach, it would work well in a home router, without having to modify any O.S. outside the router.
The software would need to monitor every IP address on the LAN for viral indications, and then kick into throttle mode only for the indicated IP address.
It wouldn't take too much CPU or memory to monitor 1-10 IP addresses, but it might be prohibitive for 100-1000.
Seriously, I tried E when it was young, and wasn't impressed. It didn't help that my Linux box was a 486DX2 @ 66MHz. I used olvwm or fvwm95 back then, before switching to qvwm. The impression I got when seeing Enlightenment running on friends' machines was that it was full of glitz but otherwise no better than the minimal WMs I was running.
A standalone window manager is a thing of the past. Now, it has to be integrated with the desktop environment of choice.
I leave an unencrypted access point open in the no-mans-land between my broadband modem and my router, on purpose. I think a lot of people do something like that, or even keep their whole LAN open to the access point, in order to promote free WiFi.
GPS = global positioning system (but you knew that)
ephemeris calculation = modeling a satellite's orbit based on a handful of numbers, demonstrated by http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/eph_help.html
RINEX = Receiver Independent Exchange Format, http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/Rinex2.html
SLOC = source lines of code .. a simplistic and rather poor metric used to gauge the effort required to develop software. http://www.dwheeler.com/sloc/
COCOMO = an obsolete software development cost model http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/COCOMO.html
Somewhere between the self-sealing stem bolts and "You drive me nuts", this subject is ripe.
I guess that explains why T-Mobile just turned off free internet access. Last month (even a few days ago), you could go to any WAP site from a T-Mobile phone, without signing up for a special program, and with no cost. It was great! Too good to last, I guess, as they need another way to make money.
Starting today, when I try to go to my favorite sites via phone, I get a "friendly" message saying that I can't get to the sites unless I sign up for the $4.99/month T-Zones service. This move is bound to be unpopular, and might even be illegal, since they removed an actual (but not advertised) service from existing service plans. My feelings are mixed: "Corporate Greed" or "gee, they gotta make a profit" and "it's still a good deal". Sigh.
The prediction makes some sense, assuming that there ARE aliens to begin with. I personally believe that Earth is the only planet in the universe with life. I won't be at all upset, however, if I turn out to be wrong.
I don't know about active development, but these are killer apps that I couldn't live without, even though I seldom use the console:
pine: the ONLY email client I use
vim: the ONLY editor I use
gcc: what else would you compile/link with?
make: truly a killer app! Not to mention autoconf.
wget: the better to fetch you with, my dear.
bittorrent: Best invention since sliced bread
prozilla: Like Download Accelerator
locate: now where did I put that file?
In the early 1980's, Popular Mechanics featured an Opal GT with an electric starter-generator from a military aircraft, a bank of batteries, and a very small (lawn-mower) gas engine. They called it a "hybrid" and claimed that it got 75 miles/gallon. I drooled. I still drool. Such a beast doesn't exist yet. Maybe it never did.
I'm sleepless, waiting for the Meg Ryan model to come out!
In the spirit of the ancient reply "RTFM", I'd like to offer "RTFG", where G of course stands for Google.
Simply release the product, and let the support group start recording the issues. Keep paying a stable of programmers, and eventually, like monkeys on typewriters, they'll hammer out version 2.0. Rinse, Repeat.
I keep my PC in my closet. I installed a 2" pipe through the wall for the cables. The monitor, speakers, keyboard, and mouse are in the bedroom. It is almost annoyingly quiet. The only problem is that I have to go into the closet to change media.
Okay, so I went to the sco.com website, and typed "litigious bastards" into the search line, and it came back with a popup:
sco.com has sent an incorrect or unexpected message. Error code -12281
I saw a BSOD on the arriving terminals display at an airport terminal once last year.
I use a Tandy DMP-201 for very inexpensive B/W or color output. Plusses: cheap, ribbons last a long time, B/W quality is pretty good; Minuses: sometimes hard to find ribbons, slow, color quality sucks.