Y'know, I've tried three times over the last few years to contact ReBoot to donate my considerable PC skills. Never any response. Voicemail, email... nada.
What does it take? It's shit like this that holds volunteer organizations back.
I have always thought computers such as the ENIAC were worthless because their vacuum tubes burned out all the time and they had no video display. Only printed output. That is kind of a hinderence for speedy work.
Read 'Hackers'... much good work was done via teletype back when CRT displays were an oddity. Definitely less useful than CRT's, but working in line editor mode is passable...
At its peak, Napster didn't cause even a blip in music sales. And who's to say file sharing is lower now than when Napster was going strong?
This whole thing has been about the *potential* loss to the music industry. If they could demonstrate a real loss, you can bet they'd be trumpeting it from the highest peaks as we speak.
Listen. Everybody - we're really, really sorry about Brian Adams. Nobody actually listens to him up here, but the gov't sponsors the production of tonnes of his albums, which we decided to dispose of south of the border.
We're really quite mortified at the whole thing. Please accept my apologies.
But does anybody else think it's strange that *applications* are capable of taking down an *OS*? Shouldn't a good OS be immune to damage caused by a 'bad' IM client or screensaver?
My next motherboard is probably going to be the ECS K7S5A, based on the SIS735 chipset. Reviews of both the chipset and ECS's implementation have been excellent. I need a low-cost part and for CDN$99 this seems to be a fast (DDR supported!), affordable solution. You might want to consider it.
I can't speak to its linux compatibility, since none of the reviews have touched on that...
Anybody care to speculate? (Not that mere speculation ever grabs any traction here on/. mind you;)
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Yeah, good point - the only explanation I can think of for this quandry is that perhaps some of the studios are modifying the kernel in ways that (if/when released under GPL) would reveal the workings of their proprietary stuff.
But I think the article ended on a positive note... sounds like the requirement to keep the 'plumbing' (ie. the kernel) open is benefiting everyone.
Just for fun and geek value, I'm working on an old 486 to play mp3's, by sticking it into my stereo cabinet and plugging it into my home network.
The challenge? I don't want a keyboard or display plugged in. Sure, I could work something out with a wireless keyboard, but here's what I'm doing instead:
I'm taking an LRP distribution, stripping out much of the networking stuff and adding mpg123. By streaming mp3's to specific ports on my server, I can have mpg123 play whatever is streamed to it. And no moving parts after it boots.
The only user interface, then, is the floppy itself. I can stream drum 'n' bass to one port, house to another, techno to another, etc. By choosing the right floppy, I select which stream I listen to.
I haven't gotten very far (this isn't a top priority for me right now), but I'm convinced it'll work. I just gotta get around to running more Cat5 through the house...
Congratulations! You have just launched SaveTheChildren.jpg.vbs! Your harddrive is now cleared of all files, including any material potentially harmful to children.
Just *try* and argue against that one, Chester... it's for the children! Think of the children!
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Y'know, I've tried three times over the last few years to contact ReBoot to donate my considerable PC skills. Never any response. Voicemail, email... nada.
What does it take? It's shit like this that holds volunteer organizations back.
I have always thought computers such as the ENIAC were worthless because their vacuum tubes burned out all the time and they had no video display. Only printed output. That is kind of a hinderence for speedy work.
...
Read 'Hackers'... much good work was done via teletype back when CRT displays were an oddity. Definitely less useful than CRT's, but working in line editor mode is passable
Yep. McDonald's AND the porno theater looking for a jizz-mopper turned 'em down.
Actually, the porno theatre didn't have an opening for a jizz-mopper
:)
Bird shredders? This is some of the lamest right-wing rhetoric I've ever heard.
God bless the oil companies - only they care enough about the natural environment to STOP wind power!
Jeez...
Wow... worth a thought.
;)
What should I set the reserve at?
Yeah, that's hardcore, alright.
;)
But Windows *is* Open Source, right?
Didn't Microsoft invent Open Source? Let's give credit where credit's due!
(Yes, I'm kidding...)
Who modded this 'informative'?
At its peak, Napster didn't cause even a blip in music sales. And who's to say file sharing is lower now than when Napster was going strong?
This whole thing has been about the *potential* loss to the music industry. If they could demonstrate a real loss, you can bet they'd be trumpeting it from the highest peaks as we speak.
An earlier post might be of use here...
Well, it only has an airport when the lake is frozen over... the other three months, well, it just has a port ;)
Didn't work for Sprint.
Sad. Geek dreams...
What's going to be in place to stop me from claiming I own "Who Let The Dogs Out".
;)
Jeez, I dunno... self-respect perhaps?
Oh jeez, it's been a while.
Listen. Everybody - we're really, really sorry about Brian Adams. Nobody actually listens to him up here, but the gov't sponsors the production of tonnes of his albums, which we decided to dispose of south of the border.
We're really quite mortified at the whole thing. Please accept my apologies.
Lawyer: "Do you know what a CD burner is?"
Jack Valenti (under oath): "I don't recall".
Jack proves that you *can* change the world by acting like a jerk (though I wouldn't do it to record store employees).
Yeah, the registry can be backed up. Fine.
But does anybody else think it's strange that *applications* are capable of taking down an *OS*? Shouldn't a good OS be immune to damage caused by a 'bad' IM client or screensaver?
My next motherboard is probably going to be the ECS K7S5A, based on the SIS735 chipset. Reviews of both the chipset and ECS's implementation have been excellent. I need a low-cost part and for CDN$99 this seems to be a fast (DDR supported!), affordable solution. You might want to consider it.
I can't speak to its linux compatibility, since none of the reviews have touched on that...
Uptime in weeks?
[tim@cr660477-a tim]$ uptime
5:15pm up 118 days, 19:01, 6 users, load average: 0.00, 0.02, 0.00
[tim@cr660477-a tim]$ cat
Red Hat Linux release 7.1 (Seawolf)
Kernel 2.4.2-2 on an i586
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err... do you really call it 'VAJ'?
;)
My wife's a doula (think assistant midwife), and the pronunciation of that brings something entirely different to mind
You're not a *real* Civ fan! ;)
Hell, back in the day, I had Civ in my autoexec so I could crawl out of bed and boot into the game while I wolfed a bowl of cereal!
(No, that's not an exaggeration... *shudder)
See? SEE? Geeks using CODE to communicate!
;)
Thank god for free speech - use it at will, folks
Anybody care to speculate? (Not that mere speculation ever grabs any traction here on /. mind you ;)
Yeah, good point - the only explanation I can think of for this quandry is that perhaps some of the studios are modifying the kernel in ways that (if/when released under GPL) would reveal the workings of their proprietary stuff.
But I think the article ended on a positive note... sounds like the requirement to keep the 'plumbing' (ie. the kernel) open is benefiting everyone.
Well darnit, couldn't they just rewrite the script a bit to include a massive flood?
And an asteroid... yeah, that'd rock!
;)
Just for fun and geek value, I'm working on an old 486 to play mp3's, by sticking it into my stereo cabinet and plugging it into my home network.
The challenge? I don't want a keyboard or display plugged in. Sure, I could work something out with a wireless keyboard, but here's what I'm doing instead:
I'm taking an LRP distribution, stripping out much of the networking stuff and adding mpg123. By streaming mp3's to specific ports on my server, I can have mpg123 play whatever is streamed to it. And no moving parts after it boots.
The only user interface, then, is the floppy itself. I can stream drum 'n' bass to one port, house to another, techno to another, etc. By choosing the right floppy, I select which stream I listen to.
I haven't gotten very far (this isn't a top priority for me right now), but I'm convinced it'll work. I just gotta get around to running more Cat5 through the house...
Congratulations! You have just launched SaveTheChildren.jpg.vbs! Your harddrive is now cleared of all files, including any material potentially harmful to children.
Just *try* and argue against that one, Chester... it's for the children! Think of the children!