Did anyone else notice that the "No Child Left Behind Act" has a section where all Jr/Sr high schools submit the students information to the Armed Services? Including all test scores and grades.
Could this be the "no child left behind when the troops leave for global police actions ACT"....
I'd say that is the biggest problem with software, they dont tag correctly. Ive been using Dr. Tag just for that reason, I want both v1.1 and v2 ID3 tags. Too bad it costs now. Been looking for a freeware/opensource ID3 program, but none so far that matchs its power.
, at some point I realized that the selection and quality from the P2P networks I was using* was... well, crap. You'll find 40 copies of one version of a song--which happens to be encoded at 128 kb/sec, or has a nasty glitch in the middle.
If you only want top40, you are correct. I can't even find techno, psy-goa or goth metal on iTunes. But then, you cant buy it at wallmart either. But P2P, if found so many new artists I've never heard before, ive started searching for the bands online. This is a way for the public to find artists. The whole reason P2P works.
My favorite aspect of the Amiga was how well it was laid out, the easy of use, both cli and gui, and it multitasked perfectly. But it had slow disk access, and network access was tacked on, and the colors of the basic workbench needed to be upgraded with a 3rd party addon (magicwb).. Not everything was perfect, but shareware was much better quality than PC of the day.
But, the new OS4 on PPC is sweet, back to smooth multitasking, easy upgrade path, tons of modern hardware support with special IO ports (via headers). Not sure about the 1 PCI port...
I remember when I got WinNT and a dual CPU box, Finally real multitasking, the system was smoothed by its crippled x86 setup. Even floppy access could pause the system (And still does have interrupt locks on Linux/BSD) Cdrom spinup still ticks me off when its 2004 and a cdrom insert can pause explorer, sheesh.... (no its not autorun, give me some credit)
I picked up an OSX box to play around with, put on darwinports, a fully unix box. And since all my favorite applications are opensource, it doesn't matter what machine I'm on, I have my normal applications. (Ok, I miss putty and Counterstrike, but WC3 works..)
Anyone remember BeOS? That system was a multimedia multitasking monster for its day, but lack of applications and slow gcc port really crippled its acceptance. (Also wasnt this around the time we switched from gcc2.9x?) Humm, it also wasn't free...
I'm rather looking forward to the new Amiga with OS4, see what technology for the interface and inside the system. I just wish we could of gotten here years ago before Commodore sunk the company, and the many years of torture of news tidbits.
Also, Amiga got me interested in Linux, after setting it up for networking back in the day, I learned about compiling slirp, and tcp stacks,.conf files, hell, started my hacker track..
I didnt just say "Back in the day" did I? Damn....
I just wish ATI would lend more support to the linux side. I've switched to ATI when the 9700 PRO game out, and under windows its been great. Under linux, its like pulling teeth. I never had a problem with any of my nvidia cards (tnt to geforcefx).
Transgaming lists some the ATI issues in the release announcement.
I really think my next card for my dual boot system is going to be Nvidia based, tired of the problems.
Also, anyone catch the 2.6 kernel issues statement? Come on... Im not going back to 2.4.x...
That the P4 4Ghz could easily be updated from the about to be released 3.8, and bridge the gap while Intel works on its new cpu's. I guess they could just let AMD have the show while they work on the next cpu's, dual cores etc.
P4 3.6 for 450 or a AMD 3800 for 600, Intel seems to be a little behind. Multi-core will really be the next step in power, prices havnt dropped enough, and the newer chipset motherboards are still not out. It's about to hit the next step when everything comes together, so soon....
Also, companies change their minds all the time, even after press releases. Hell, I'm sure Intel could release a 6ghz system if they wanted too. Some OC'ers already have aircooled that fast.
Is that you soon realize that going back to one monitor is impossible.
I have 2 21'inch monitors on my desk, Its annoying, I've went back to 1 monitor.
The main problem, you use the 2nd monitor to use as a real time display, you either put something like IRC, Email, VNC. Then you do all your main work in 1 window on your main display.
Since I'm only looking at 1 application while I'm working, its just easier for me to alt-tab.
I thought it would be easier to use 2 monitors with RDP/VNC on the 2nd monitor, I didnt care for it.
Really, what country are you in where cops are perfectly ok with protesters pushing them and instigating a fight (or did you not read the article?)
Did you read the part where they fired on the whole crowd? That is not acceptable. Whats next, 1 guy throws a rock, so mow them down with a machine gun?
This isnt IRAN or China, we dont have tanks in the street, stop acting like it.
Getting really tired of the cops using someones bad actions to cover their own against innocents.
Until the police loose lawsuits (which they do) they will not change thier way. You have to sue them into changing their tactics.
Anyways, that kind of comments like the grandparent post come from time to time from people that can't see the importance of a secure by default OS installation.
What? I never said no such thing. I said the comment was funny thats all. So stop throwing windows into the mix. My comment was, and is, a basic install unix type OS box are almost always secure, and yes even redhat. But a basic box by itself is of no use, its the applications which by default have the applications, thus the exploits.
The "Windows" basic install replies are a joke, we are talking Unix here. So maybe "Secure by default" is an amusing thought.
A uber secure box sitting there doing nothing, is still, doing nothing.
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Have you ever installed and used it? Try it, you might like it.
I have, and do. But I favor freebsd for my servers, and linux for personal use. But for my work I use Solaris (with clustering).
I just find the comment amusing, soon as you add in server applications, you decrease the security.
Do "white" convicted felons get the same treatment?
Over 2500 black ex-felons where turned away from voting in Florida, enough to change who is our President...
These are ex-felons, they paid their debt, they should be allowed to vote. Most felons are covicted of drug charges not rape or murder, so don't try to use the violence excuse, its not true. Rape and murder has been going down for the last 20 years. Only crimes involved the drug war have increased.
Then again, quick post reactions to common untrue beliefs.
Ok, I hear this over and over "With only 1 remote hole in the default install..."
But, what good is the default install? Don't you want it to be doing something? It's suffered the same Apache/SSL/FTP/PHP errors as everyone else. I know if you search cert for openbsd you get lots of hits, so there are wholes in the applications.
Voter intimidation, how about Voter disenfranchisement...
Minorities who are ex-felons have to jump through hoops to get their right to vote back. Florida doesn't even automatically re-authorize an ex-felons right to vote. And since minorities make up a large amount of disenfranchised, it really affects the minority vote.
Why is something as simple as voting in 2004 still a problem? Makes me sick that people are excluding votes to win, and getting away with it. The flyer is rather tame compared to the issue.
The problem, some casual readers might think this is a professional news site and not realize its a news & gossip site from a man (Matt Drudge) with right wing view.
If you go over to Drudge.com You can read the Drudge Retort, a counter view from the left side.
I read many blog/news/gossip sites, but I like to know the views of the editors and owners. Would you blindly trust everything you read on the Internet? Most sites are not non-partisan, they lean and have viewpoints which cloud true reporting of the issues.
True non-partisan sites like Factcheck.org and Spinsanity.org have cleared up a some "Sound bites" from both sides. Why can't I get a news channel like this?
Why is it someone wants to design a game, its "Been done".. Maybe he has new ideas. Let the guy try. What would of happened if Linus said "Well, Minix is good enough for me"....
The problem with this is, how do you show police abuse of a foreign country if our police will assist them in comvering up the event?
It's amazing, if this was Fox news reporting riots in G8 and police abuse pictures, it would stay on the air. (Not that FOX shows anything negative about police actions.)
Riot control is being censored in all media, hence Indie news agencies. Being here in Seattle, we saw the police mass arrest people, tear gas and physically assault peaceful protesters. The police chief had the local news agencies stop broadcasting, and they complied. (It was reported in the SeattleTimes about the "Blackouts")
I read that people are suing NY City because of the RNC mass arrests. They had to let people go who wouldn't plead guilty. So they arrest you, and you agree you commited a crime so they can fine you and let you go, after the RNC.
In the DNC they had people in "Protest Zones" aka, caged off areas with barb wire. Thats now how protesting works.
Police spending is up in Riot control. But what Riots? We hardly ever have real Riots with stores and property being damaged, but we do have people protesting.
Learn from history folks.
Just as Whites never saw the abuse of blacks in poor areas, Working people don't see the police abuse on peaceful protesters. LA's Blue Shield took years to bust, organized crime in our own freaking Police departments!
News is being censored, your freedoms eroded, polution is increasing, corporation crime is on the increase, people dieing in a police action.
We need to protect the Indie news agencies, its the only objecting voice in the crowd of sheep.
13 are file/print servers (linux) 1 - webmail (linux) 1 - SMTP relay/mail gateway (linux) 1 - web (win2k) 2 - DNS (linux) 1 - Terminal Server 2K 1 - Voicemail (windows)
Humm, sounds like a normal small office environment. PC's would be the best for cost wise. I'd create a standard win2k/linux ghost image to save you time, and easier to restore.
I'd buy a used voicemail setup off ebay, and ditch that headache, not worth the time or cost. Most opensource packages cant handle a very large volume of calls. While it might be cool, boss's get pissed when they don't get their emails or voicemail.
Depending on how important you rate web traffic or remote access, you might want to increase those boxes to 2 each.
Also, raid those file servers, and back them up nightly. If they are heavily used, might want to go SMP with scsi. But then ya, it ups the cost.
What are you thinking, 2K per box? 40K total? I've done small 10 person offices for 5K, running multiple applications on 1 box. DNS, SMTP could go on the same boxes, save a few bucks there.
One of the nice things about working with information services, there is no 1 size fits all. If it was all static builds, toasters, it wouldnt be any fun.
IceWM is still my favorite, it has all the basics, window management, task switching, task bar and application launcher. Then you get the Anti-aliased fonts support with gnome/kde hooks.
Gnome and KDE are more than just desktops, they include functionality for the OS, auto-mounting drives, smart interaction of programs with data sharing. They try to simpifily the whole interaction experience. You shouldnt have to work to get a task done. It should be a click away. This is why they include lots of applications, its easier when applications work with the desktop.
One thing KDE/GNOME has over MS Windows, no front priority windows (pop ups). Nothing pisses me off more than applications that have its status window pop up and take focus when I'm typing.
Typing code, and all the sudden you have some Dialog box in your face. Gaim is really bad about this on windows, even with the option to turn off popup messages, the split second it pops on the screen takes focus.
I remember desktops before the taskbar, I'm not giving it up.
Clustering, then yes, PC's might be a ways to go, but you trade manpower time for uptime per box.
If its single app box, and you are not hot swappable, you wont be able to make it to a maintenance window for repairs.
Blades are good, but not the end all, normally you have dozens of blades around a big beefy database, and the database box and disc storage are the expensive beasts. Also licensing is a factor, support, lots of things.
Not all setups are the same, you should of listed what type of transactions you serve up.
I find people will save money on the short term, and spend more money 6 months down the road due to poor design.
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Many MMORPG players play simply out addiction...
;)
And gambling isn't an addiction?
The grandparent poster made a true statement, when your good at it, it does indeed become a grind.
I almost guarantee that if you ask any good poker player whether he likes playing poker he will say yes.
I think thats the idea
Well, since Bush touted both "Privacy" and "No Child Left behind" in his answers, a nice follow up was due.
His privacy statements are as follows "Tools for the citizen", so its the citizen/consumer (or parent) to now allow this information.
As for the Draft, why else would you give every student's private records to the Armed Forces, except recruitment.
So basically, Bush's privacy policy is "opt-out", even for children.
Kerry's is opt-in.
Did anyone else notice that the "No Child Left Behind Act" has a section where all Jr/Sr high schools submit the students information to the Armed Services? Including all test scores and grades.
Could this be the "no child left behind when the troops leave for global police actions ACT"....
3. Tag correctly
I'd say that is the biggest problem with software, they dont tag correctly. Ive been using Dr. Tag just for that reason, I want both v1.1 and v2 ID3 tags. Too bad it costs now. Been looking for a freeware/opensource ID3 program, but none so far that matchs its power.
, at some point I realized that the selection and quality from the P2P networks I was using* was... well, crap. You'll find 40 copies of one version of a song--which happens to be encoded at 128 kb/sec, or has a nasty glitch in the middle.
If you only want top40, you are correct. I can't even find techno, psy-goa or goth metal on iTunes. But then, you cant buy it at wallmart either. But P2P, if found so many new artists I've never heard before, ive started searching for the bands online. This is a way for the public to find artists. The whole reason P2P works.
Or use a 3rd party program that supports many formats, like EAC. It also downloads ID tracks, but not disc covers.
But then, I dont need disc covers for my indash mp3 player. Oh wait, mp3 is dieing....
My favorite aspect of the Amiga was how well it was laid out, the easy of use, both cli and gui, and it multitasked perfectly. But it had slow disk access, and network access was tacked on, and the colors of the basic workbench needed to be upgraded with a 3rd party addon (magicwb).. Not everything was perfect, but shareware was much better quality than PC of the day.
.conf files, hell, started my hacker track..
But, the new OS4 on PPC is sweet, back to smooth multitasking, easy upgrade path, tons of modern hardware support with special IO ports (via headers). Not sure about the 1 PCI port...
I remember when I got WinNT and a dual CPU box, Finally real multitasking, the system was smoothed by its crippled x86 setup. Even floppy access could pause the system (And still does have interrupt locks on Linux/BSD) Cdrom spinup still ticks me off when its 2004 and a cdrom insert can pause explorer, sheesh.... (no its not autorun, give me some credit)
I picked up an OSX box to play around with, put on darwinports, a fully unix box. And since all my favorite applications are opensource, it doesn't matter what machine I'm on, I have my normal applications. (Ok, I miss putty and Counterstrike, but WC3 works..)
Anyone remember BeOS? That system was a multimedia multitasking monster for its day, but lack of applications and slow gcc port really crippled its acceptance. (Also wasnt this around the time we switched from gcc2.9x?) Humm, it also wasn't free...
I'm rather looking forward to the new Amiga with OS4, see what technology for the interface and inside the system. I just wish we could of gotten here years ago before Commodore sunk the company, and the many years of torture of news tidbits.
Also, Amiga got me interested in Linux, after setting it up for networking back in the day, I learned about compiling slirp, and tcp stacks,
I didnt just say "Back in the day" did I? Damn....
I just wish ATI would lend more support to the linux side. I've switched to ATI when the 9700 PRO game out, and under windows its been great. Under linux, its like pulling teeth. I never had a problem with any of my nvidia cards (tnt to geforcefx).
Transgaming lists some the ATI issues in the release announcement.
I really think my next card for my dual boot system is going to be Nvidia based, tired of the problems.
Also, anyone catch the 2.6 kernel issues statement? Come on... Im not going back to 2.4.x...
I was thinking of it at another angle.
That the P4 4Ghz could easily be updated from the about to be released 3.8, and bridge the gap while Intel works on its new cpu's. I guess they could just let AMD have the show while they work on the next cpu's, dual cores etc.
P4 3.6 for 450 or a AMD 3800 for 600, Intel seems to be a little behind. Multi-core will really be the next step in power, prices havnt dropped enough, and the newer chipset motherboards are still not out. It's about to hit the next step when everything comes together, so soon....
Also, companies change their minds all the time, even after press releases. Hell, I'm sure Intel could release a 6ghz system if they wanted too. Some OC'ers already have aircooled that fast.
I bet Intel rethinks about releasing a 4ghz P4 after this news.
Is that you soon realize that going back to one monitor is impossible.
I have 2 21'inch monitors on my desk, Its annoying, I've went back to 1 monitor.
The main problem, you use the 2nd monitor to use as a real time display, you either put something like IRC, Email, VNC. Then you do all your main work in 1 window on your main display.
Since I'm only looking at 1 application while I'm working, its just easier for me to alt-tab.
I thought it would be easier to use 2 monitors with RDP/VNC on the 2nd monitor, I didnt care for it.
Really, what country are you in where cops are perfectly ok with protesters pushing them and instigating a fight (or did you not read the article?)
Did you read the part where they fired on the whole crowd? That is not acceptable. Whats next, 1 guy throws a rock, so mow them down with a machine gun?
This isnt IRAN or China, we dont have tanks in the street, stop acting like it.
Getting really tired of the cops using someones bad actions to cover their own against innocents.
Until the police loose lawsuits (which they do) they will not change thier way. You have to sue them into changing their tactics.
Have you ever BEEN in a protest? There are always people who just want to fuck things up and make a scene.
Arrest them, but dont turn your guns on the peaceful. If you cant tell the difference, maybe you are the problem.
Anyways, that kind of comments like the grandparent post come from time to time from people that can't see the importance of a secure by default OS installation.
What? I never said no such thing. I said the comment was funny thats all. So stop throwing windows into the mix. My comment was, and is, a basic install unix type OS box are almost always secure, and yes even redhat. But a basic box by itself is of no use, its the applications which by default have the applications, thus the exploits.
The "Windows" basic install replies are a joke, we are talking Unix here. So maybe "Secure by default" is an amusing thought.
A uber secure box sitting there doing nothing, is still, doing nothing.
Have you ever installed and used it? Try it, you might like it.
I have, and do. But I favor freebsd for my servers, and linux for personal use. But for my work I use Solaris (with clustering).
I just find the comment amusing, soon as you add in server applications, you decrease the security.
Do "white" convicted felons get the same treatment?
Over 2500 black ex-felons where turned away from voting in Florida, enough to change who is our President...
These are ex-felons, they paid their debt, they should be allowed to vote. Most felons are covicted of drug charges not rape or murder, so don't try to use the violence excuse, its not true. Rape and murder has been going down for the last 20 years. Only crimes involved the drug war have increased.
Then again, quick post reactions to common untrue beliefs.
Ok, I hear this over and over "With only 1 remote hole in the default install..."
But, what good is the default install? Don't you want it to be doing something? It's suffered the same Apache/SSL/FTP/PHP errors as everyone else. I know if you search cert for openbsd you get lots of hits, so there are wholes in the applications.
Nothing as secure as a box unplugged in a closet!
Voter intimidation, how about Voter disenfranchisement ...
Minorities who are ex-felons have to jump through hoops to get their right to vote back. Florida doesn't even automatically re-authorize an ex-felons right to vote. And since minorities make up a large amount of disenfranchised, it really affects the minority vote.
See Democracynow and Voter Disenfranchisement to read about it.
Why is something as simple as voting in 2004 still a problem? Makes me sick that people are excluding votes to win, and getting away with it. The flyer is rather tame compared to the issue.
The problem, some casual readers might think this is a professional news site and not realize its a news & gossip site from a man (Matt Drudge) with right wing view.
If you go over to Drudge.com You can read the Drudge Retort, a counter view from the left side.
I read many blog/news/gossip sites, but I like to know the views of the editors and owners. Would you blindly trust everything you read on the Internet? Most sites are not non-partisan, they lean and have viewpoints which cloud true reporting of the issues.
True non-partisan sites like Factcheck.org and Spinsanity.org have cleared up a some "Sound bites" from both sides. Why can't I get a news channel like this?
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Partisan
Why is it someone wants to design a game, its "Been done".. Maybe he has new ideas. Let the guy try. What would of happened if Linus said "Well, Minix is good enough for me"....
Exactly...
Great post. You have a link to the Blue Shield information? I tried google, but it kept coming up with insurance agencies....
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_D
The problem with this is, how do you show police abuse of a foreign country if our police will assist them in comvering up the event?
It's amazing, if this was Fox news reporting riots in G8 and police abuse pictures, it would stay on the air. (Not that FOX shows anything negative about police actions.)
Riot control is being censored in all media, hence Indie news agencies. Being here in Seattle, we saw the police mass arrest people, tear gas and physically assault peaceful protesters. The police chief had the local news agencies stop broadcasting, and they complied. (It was reported in the SeattleTimes about the "Blackouts")
I read that people are suing NY City because of the RNC mass arrests. They had to let people go who wouldn't plead guilty. So they arrest you, and you agree you commited a crime so they can fine you and let you go, after the RNC.
In the DNC they had people in "Protest Zones" aka, caged off areas with barb wire. Thats now how protesting works.
Police spending is up in Riot control. But what Riots? We hardly ever have real Riots with stores and property being damaged, but we do have people protesting.
Learn from history folks.
Just as Whites never saw the abuse of blacks in poor areas, Working people don't see the police abuse on peaceful protesters. LA's Blue Shield took years to bust, organized crime in our own freaking Police departments!
News is being censored, your freedoms eroded, polution is increasing, corporation crime is on the increase, people dieing in a police action.
We need to protect the Indie news agencies, its the only objecting voice in the crowd of sheep.
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13 are file/print servers (linux)
1 - webmail (linux)
1 - SMTP relay/mail gateway (linux)
1 - web (win2k)
2 - DNS (linux)
1 - Terminal Server 2K
1 - Voicemail (windows)
Humm, sounds like a normal small office environment. PC's would be the best for cost wise. I'd create a standard win2k/linux ghost image to save you time, and easier to restore.
I'd buy a used voicemail setup off ebay, and ditch that headache, not worth the time or cost. Most opensource packages cant handle a very large volume of calls. While it might be cool, boss's get pissed when they don't get their emails or voicemail.
Depending on how important you rate web traffic or remote access, you might want to increase those boxes to 2 each.
Also, raid those file servers, and back them up nightly. If they are heavily used, might want to go SMP with scsi. But then ya, it ups the cost.
What are you thinking, 2K per box? 40K total? I've done small 10 person offices for 5K, running multiple applications on 1 box. DNS, SMTP could go on the same boxes, save a few bucks there.
One of the nice things about working with information services, there is no 1 size fits all. If it was all static builds, toasters, it wouldnt be any fun.
IceWM is still my favorite, it has all the basics, window management, task switching, task bar and application launcher. Then you get the Anti-aliased fonts support with gnome/kde hooks.
Gnome and KDE are more than just desktops, they include functionality for the OS, auto-mounting drives, smart interaction of programs with data sharing. They try to simpifily the whole interaction experience. You shouldnt have to work to get a task done. It should be a click away. This is why they include lots of applications, its easier when applications work with the desktop.
One thing KDE/GNOME has over MS Windows, no front priority windows (pop ups). Nothing pisses me off more than applications that have its status window pop up and take focus when I'm typing.
Typing code, and all the sudden you have some Dialog box in your face.
Gaim is really bad about this on windows, even with the option to turn off popup messages, the split second it pops on the screen takes focus.
I remember desktops before the taskbar, I'm not giving it up.
Really depends on how "BIG" you mean.
Clustering, then yes, PC's might be a ways to go, but you trade manpower time for uptime per box.
If its single app box, and you are not hot swappable, you wont be able to make it to a maintenance window for repairs.
Blades are good, but not the end all, normally you have dozens of blades around a big beefy database, and the database box and disc storage are the expensive beasts. Also licensing is a factor, support, lots of things.
Not all setups are the same, you should of listed what type of transactions you serve up.
I find people will save money on the short term, and spend more money 6 months down the road due to poor design.