True, you don't need to pay, but they have really hidden the free registration links. I once found tit, but I think they may have moved it around again. The damn FAQ still insists the site is totally free, and that the only benefit of paying is unlimited questions points or some such non-sense, but then they make it almost impossible to register without first paying!
Perhaps they are just scanning all headers for the word Google? Try sending a no-referrer, normal UA request with an accept header that includes text/x-google
The motherboard is not required. Just have your OS automatically hibernate (or for the 3 second boot, automatically suspend) on each clean boot. Then to "shutdown" your computer, just reboot it. Your OS will shut down, and then start again, and enter sleep or hibernation just after it finishes it's restart. So when you approach your computer again, and push the power button, the computer "boots" with very high speed.
The fast mode Linux equivalent is to have init suspend the system right before the log-on prompt every time you boot. Then to "shutdown" your computer you actually reboot it. It ends up in S3 sleep stage. When you arive at your computer to use it, you "turn it on" by unsuspending it.
The other method works EXACTLY the same as the fast mode outlined above, but has init hibernate the computer, rather than suspend it on each boot.
Correct. That is exactly what they do. So they just shift the boot time to be part of the shutdown time, so when you arrive at your computer again, and turn it on, you are just unsuspending it, or are loading an unusually clean hibernation file. This is a very interesting idea, but it is one that doe not need motherboard support. This can be done by the OS alone.
I'm pretty sure you are correct. That is what the diagram on the page (at the bottom, the left of the two thumbnails). A very interesting concept, since few people will care about the extended shutdown time, but will enjoy the faster "startup" time.
I know it's sad and all, but aren't Mars rover years like 45 human years? That guy was freakin' old when he kicked, and he went down with a fight! Martian storms really REALLY suck. Forget Kansas Toto, Mars is not for girly rovers!
What a rockin' piece of robot! Salute!
I'll assume you mean 1 human year is 45 mars-rover years. Well if that is so, then we have two rovers that are rapidly approaching the ripe old age of 405 years old! (Jan 5 2009 one will be 9 human years old (if you count 1st day on Mars as the "day of birth") and the other will be 9 human years old on Jan 25).
My local area theaters generally have a sideshow of ads (especially car and Coke ads), movie trivia, and what not prior to start time. At start time: there is there is in some order: Previews, a short (usually less than 30 second) reminder that concessions are available, some little video reminding people that there is no smoking, to turn of cell phones, and throw away trash (instead of leaving it laying around). Somewhere there will also be something that shows the name of the Cinema chain, which might be that last item, or might be a separate item.
User replaceable parts, in the sense he was using, would mostly likely user-replaceable faceplates, power adapters, docks, USB cables, and SIM cards. In other words: accessories and SIM cards.
Indeed, of note, the comp.c++ and the moderated equivlent are still very much alive. I'm pretty sure the USENET Oracle is still alive too. The comp.sys.hp48 group is still be the best place for questions about HP RPN calculators, etc.
I will note that Google's Groups Usenet searching is at least partially broken. There are some search terms I've tried in a single group search context, where I got only one or two results, when I know for a fact that there are over 100 results for that query in the archive.
What this means is that the world's largest USENET archive does not have a properly working search feature, which is a real shame. So much of the early history and culture of the Internet is in that archive... If only Google were serious about trying to fill in the archive gaps, and keep a good search interface for it.
AA few minor notes: It will probably not be storing your mods, (free mods that is, not the commercial mods like Gary's Mod) and it is possible that a few other fairly minor things might not be stored, like video settings, since the optimal video settings vary by computer.
But the commercial games, and all the saves for all commercial games with "Steam Cloud" support will be stored, and be reconstructed on a new pc automatically. Obviously, save files for Steam games without Steam Cloud support will probably need to be back-ed up through some other system.
The answer is yes. There is nothing preventing that, and indeed, the TV-B-Gone is not the only such device on the market. Besides, most universal remotes can do the same basic thing, although they are larger, and more noticeable, and require more button presses to do it.
As somebody notes below, it is apparently already traveling at (1cm/20ps)=~1.66c. So I'd say that at least some of the particles are traveling at over 99.99% c.;D
But Cogent is not like a regular customer (They are a Tier-1.5 Network, so they are a connection to the Internet). If Sprint (ISP) was AT&T (land-line telco) for the analogy, then Cogent (ISP) is Verizon (land-line telco). I don't care if Verizon owes AT&T money. If AT&T is my phone company, and I do not owe AT&T any money, then AT&T had damn well better let me call any Verizon customer who does not owe Verizon money. If they did not let me make such a call, then the claim that they provide access to the Phone Network is incorrect. They only provide access to restricted subset of the Phone Network. If my contract is for Phone Network access, AT&T just violated the contract.
By the same token, if I am a Sprint ISP customer, Sprint had better route packets to any sestination on the Internet. (Cogent has peeing deals with many other high-level networks, so are still very much on the Internet.)
Now it could be that Sprint did update the routing tables to allow packets to reach Cogent (via whatever networks Packets between the two were user prior to the Peering), but that Cogent refused to do the same. If that is the case, Sprint did everything right, and Cogent is at fault. It is not clear to me whether either made routing table changes (and any necessary non-technical arrangements) to allow for alternate packet routing, but clearly at least one of the two did not. The part(y|ies) that failed to make such arrangements (is|are) the one(s) at fault.
Yes, that is what I was talking about. It is definately not a deal breaker by any stretch, but they key really ought to be flat. There is no good reason for the key to be other than flat. It's not like it actually gets used so frequently it needs an aid to be able to quickly find it with your little finger.
That is honestly my prefered keyboard layout too, although I don't mind having media buttons. I will tolerate other keyboards, but there are some things I will not accept.
I will not accept Power management buttons that can be accidentally pressed. (The sleep button on my current keyboard is level with the plastic face, amking it hard to accidentally push. It is also at the extreme top right corner, in the area where the status lights would normally be. That works OK for me.)
If you do have the flipped L, style enter key, the displaced pipe/backslash key belongs to the right of the right shift key, not taking up the left half of what should be the enter key.
As for other things, the indented Windows keys Microsoft now mandates (Since the release of Vista) should really be flat, although that is not a deal breaker.
I don't mind the beveled caps-lock key, as I never use it, and minimizing the possibility of a slightly displaced left hand hitting it seems like a good idea. The idea of a beveled caps lock key is quite old, although the form has changed slightly.
Now, if I were to remap caps-lock to be a control key, like some people do, especially those who regularly use Emacs, the bevel might bother me.
Why? The simple rewason why is that Cogent never was a Sprint Customer. Sprint's actual customers however, have contracts with sprint where Sprint provides packet routing to Internet hosts. It is Sprints obligation under those contracts to maintain routable connections to Cogent. Now, perhaps Sprint did try to have alternative routing available, and the problem came on the other end. In that case Cogent is at fault.
Any which way, the matter is that both have contracts with their customers for routing packets to Internet hosts. Both companies knew the peering would be broken off, prior to the actual event. Obviously at least one of the two companies did not make alternate arrangements for routing packets, and thus is arguably in breech of its contract with its customers.
Obviously, if one company refused to co-operate in creating an alternate route, the other company cannot be blamed. But, I lack the information as to which company that is.
No, No, No. It is not that the spice must flow, its that the packets must route: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1013843&cid=25580329 I will say that your version is indeed intended as a joke, while mine was honestly a bit more serious, but you are still not as original as you think.
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True, you don't need to pay, but they have really hidden the free registration links. I once found tit, but I think they may have moved it around again. The damn FAQ still insists the site is totally free, and that the only benefit of paying is unlimited questions points or some such non-sense, but then they make it almost impossible to register without first paying!
Perhaps they are just scanning all headers for the word Google? Try sending a no-referrer, normal UA request with an accept header that includes text/x-google
But what database do you check YouTube URI's against to avoid being rickroll'd?
Believe it or not, a few people have occasionally worked on porting WINE to Windows!
RMS does consulting work? I thought he was Emacs Developer, GNU Project Leader, and FSF President. I did not know he had time to do consulting work.
We knew it! That was a fake name. Now we need to unapply your patch. Would you mind reminding us what revision number that was?
- WINE Real Name Enforcement Team
The motherboard is not required. Just have your OS automatically hibernate (or for the 3 second boot, automatically suspend) on each clean boot. Then to "shutdown" your computer, just reboot it. Your OS will shut down, and then start again, and enter sleep or hibernation just after it finishes it's restart. So when you approach your computer again, and push the power button, the computer "boots" with very high speed.
You are not quite right.
The fast mode Linux equivalent is to have init suspend the system right before the log-on prompt every time you boot. Then to "shutdown" your computer you actually reboot it. It ends up in S3 sleep stage. When you arive at your computer to use it, you "turn it on" by unsuspending it.
The other method works EXACTLY the same as the fast mode outlined above, but has init hibernate the computer, rather than suspend it on each boot.
Correct. That is exactly what they do. So they just shift the boot time to be part of the shutdown time, so when you arrive at your computer again, and turn it on, you are just unsuspending it, or are loading an unusually clean hibernation file. This is a very interesting idea, but it is one that doe not need motherboard support. This can be done by the OS alone.
I'm pretty sure you are correct. That is what the diagram on the page (at the bottom, the left of the two thumbnails). A very interesting concept, since few people will care about the extended shutdown time, but will enjoy the faster "startup" time.
Err.. They are rappidly approaching 225 years! The 405 was a calculation error.
I know it's sad and all, but aren't Mars rover years like 45 human years? That guy was freakin' old when he kicked, and he went down with a fight! Martian storms really REALLY suck. Forget Kansas Toto, Mars is not for girly rovers!
What a rockin' piece of robot! Salute!
I'll assume you mean 1 human year is 45 mars-rover years. Well if that is so, then we have two rovers that are rapidly approaching the ripe old age of 405 years old! (Jan 5 2009 one will be 9 human years old (if you count 1st day on Mars as the "day of birth") and the other will be 9 human years old on Jan 25).
Remember what it was? Assuming it was not pornography, I'm guessing it was a minor movie studio, no?
My local area theaters generally have a sideshow of ads (especially car and Coke ads), movie trivia, and what not prior to start time. At start time: there is there is in some order: Previews, a short (usually less than 30 second) reminder that concessions are available, some little video reminding people that there is no smoking, to turn of cell phones, and throw away trash (instead of leaving it laying around). Somewhere there will also be something that shows the name of the Cinema chain, which might be that last item, or might be a separate item.
But that is it, which is as it should be.
User replaceable parts, in the sense he was using, would mostly likely user-replaceable faceplates, power adapters, docks, USB cables, and SIM cards. In other words: accessories and SIM cards.
Indeed, of note, the comp.c++ and the moderated equivlent are still very much alive. I'm pretty sure the USENET Oracle is still alive too. The comp.sys.hp48 group is still be the best place for questions about HP RPN calculators, etc.
I will note that Google's Groups Usenet searching is at least partially broken. There are some search terms I've tried in a single group search context, where I got only one or two results, when I know for a fact that there are over 100 results for that query in the archive.
What this means is that the world's largest USENET archive does not have a properly working search feature, which is a real shame. So much of the early history and culture of the Internet is in that archive... If only Google were serious about trying to fill in the archive gaps, and keep a good search interface for it.
This is the story you are probably thinking of: http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/10/186236
It is not over a year ago, but is several months back.
AA few minor notes: It will probably not be storing your mods, (free mods that is, not the commercial mods like Gary's Mod) and it is possible that a few other fairly minor things might not be stored, like video settings, since the optimal video settings vary by computer.
But the commercial games, and all the saves for all commercial games with "Steam Cloud" support will be stored, and be reconstructed on a new pc automatically. Obviously, save files for Steam games without Steam Cloud support will probably need to be back-ed up through some other system.
The answer is yes. There is nothing preventing that, and indeed, the TV-B-Gone is not the only such device on the market. Besides, most universal remotes can do the same basic thing, although they are larger, and more noticeable, and require more button presses to do it.
As somebody notes below, it is apparently already traveling at (1cm/20ps)=~1.66c. So I'd say that at least some of the particles are traveling at over 99.99% c. ;D
But Cogent is not like a regular customer (They are a Tier-1.5 Network, so they are a connection to the Internet). If Sprint (ISP) was AT&T (land-line telco) for the analogy, then Cogent (ISP) is Verizon (land-line telco). I don't care if Verizon owes AT&T money. If AT&T is my phone company, and I do not owe AT&T any money, then AT&T had damn well better let me call any Verizon customer who does not owe Verizon money. If they did not let me make such a call, then the claim that they provide access to the Phone Network is incorrect. They only provide access to restricted subset of the Phone Network. If my contract is for Phone Network access, AT&T just violated the contract.
By the same token, if I am a Sprint ISP customer, Sprint had better route packets to any sestination on the Internet. (Cogent has peeing deals with many other high-level networks, so are still very much on the Internet.)
Now it could be that Sprint did update the routing tables to allow packets to reach Cogent (via whatever networks Packets between the two were user prior to the Peering), but that Cogent refused to do the same. If that is the case, Sprint did everything right, and Cogent is at fault. It is not clear to me whether either made routing table changes (and any necessary non-technical arrangements) to allow for alternate packet routing, but clearly at least one of the two did not. The part(y|ies) that failed to make such arrangements (is|are) the one(s) at fault.
Yes, that is what I was talking about. It is definately not a deal breaker by any stretch, but they key really ought to be flat. There is no good reason for the key to be other than flat. It's not like it actually gets used so frequently it needs an aid to be able to quickly find it with your little finger.
That is honestly my prefered keyboard layout too, although I don't mind having media buttons. I will tolerate other keyboards, but there are some things I will not accept.
I will not accept Power management buttons that can be accidentally pressed. (The sleep button on my current keyboard is level with the plastic face, amking it hard to accidentally push. It is also at the extreme top right corner, in the area where the status lights would normally be. That works OK for me.)
I will not accept the Rotated L enter key design of many non-us keyboards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Enter.png
If you do have the flipped L, style enter key, the displaced pipe/backslash key belongs to the right of the right shift key, not taking up the left half of what should be the enter key.
As for other things, the indented Windows keys Microsoft now mandates (Since the release of Vista) should really be flat, although that is not a deal breaker.
I don't mind the beveled caps-lock key, as I never use it, and minimizing the possibility of a slightly displaced left hand hitting it seems like a good idea. The idea of a beveled caps lock key is quite old, although the form has changed slightly.
Now, if I were to remap caps-lock to be a control key, like some people do, especially those who regularly use Emacs, the bevel might bother me.
Why? The simple rewason why is that Cogent never was a Sprint Customer. Sprint's actual customers however, have contracts with sprint where Sprint provides packet routing to Internet hosts. It is Sprints obligation under those contracts to maintain routable connections to Cogent. Now, perhaps Sprint did try to have alternative routing available, and the problem came on the other end. In that case Cogent is at fault.
Any which way, the matter is that both have contracts with their customers for routing packets to Internet hosts. Both companies knew the peering would be broken off, prior to the actual event. Obviously at least one of the two companies did not make alternate arrangements for routing packets, and thus is arguably in breech of its contract with its customers.
Obviously, if one company refused to co-operate in creating an alternate route, the other company cannot be blamed. But, I lack the information as to which company that is.
No, No, No. It is not that the spice must flow, its that the packets must route: http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1013843&cid=25580329 I will say that your version is indeed intended as a joke, while mine was honestly a bit more serious, but you are still not as original as you think.