A uhm..color stream that doesn't use the plugin is posted at ZDNet's site (see the link in the main story). I have a 34kbps stream that looks like an "Off-the-air" that you'd get from regular broadcast TV. Woo!
So lessee....ZDNET is using Real to broadcast video and audio, and you need the G2 release. Okay...so I get G2 and install it. Still get those nice "you need a plugin" from ZDNET. The Linux version of G2 doesn't have plugin support!
How are we supposed to see/hear it? Anyone know a way of getting the stream without using the plugin?
I was going to ditch E*Trade after the whole RedHat fiasco, but I've kept it. I bought a bunch of other securities through them, and the interface isn't bad.
I actually use a combination of sites to choose stocks. my.yahoo.com has a great protfolio manager, better than E*Trades. And while yahoo's discussion groups have a lot of static, there's more there than on E*Trade's. Same with news. Once I have something picked, I go to E*Trade, get a realtime quote, then decide if I want to buy/sell.
Sheesh. We turned that into an art form at Clarkson U. Had a while local newsgroup where a bunch of us would just attack each other without mercy. We didn't know each other at the time (except by reputation) but we've all become good friends since. Most of the posts were written so well, I had many a good laugh, even at my own expense.
I worked hard to find the right buttons to press (or keys in this case) to get someone riled, and it's usually more than a simple "you're an idiot, please die." It's more subtle than that.
Now I use my skills for the good of humanity. I don't flame anyone. It isn't fun anymore.
The market for things like Citrix and Tarantella(sp?) is shrinking rapidly. The cost of PCs have dropped, making the cost of deploying PCs and deploying Citrix probably close to being the same. The only place where something like this would work is where there is a limited support structure.
For example:
Airline terminals (oops, they're using Java) Remote offices (but probably not telecommuters, bandwidth issues).
I would include Linux users to that list, but the amount of quality software that works with Windows is increasing by the day, so compatability with Windows doesn't matter anymore.
Anyone remember SCO's nice comments about Linux maybe 6 months ago? We don't hold a grudge. Welcome to the party.
I solved most of it by buying my wife her own computer. I don't look at her e-mail, and she doesn't look at mine. I see it less as a matter of trust as a matter of "that's my password - the more people that know it, the less secure it is". I don't think she agrees.
Of course, if you're really paranoid, you can use something like GPG to encrypt your e-mail. I also don't keep my e-mail local (thank you, IMAP).
I've been on the Internet for 11 years now (c'mere kid and pull my finger). But seriously, I remember when I could read about 50 newsgroups in 1/2 hour and most of the messages were not spam in any sense of the word.
The last time I read USENET was gosh..almost 2 years ago. Full of spam, threads that went all over the place, crossposting galore. I have since given up and am using/..
What would problably work in this day and age would be a WDP (Web Death Penalty). Block port 80 from and to known ISPs that spam. Boy will that get people's attention.
I'm very interested to hear how this turns out. Please continue to keep us updated.
According to junkbusters(IIRC) my town of Billerica, MA already has this software in place at the school. The library is being rebuilt, so I'm not sure what will happen there. Any Billerica people out there that know?
I rely on people like my buddy Geo to take a look at the code. While I'm not a coder, I know people who are and have looked at it.
You didn't seem to address my point of shoddy QA, or the NT SP 3/4/5/6 issue. Those are both squarely in the domain of what MS can fix. And with regards to versioning of DLLs, you mean it took Microsoft almost 6 YEARS to tell people "hey, your versioning is off, you aughta fix that". I mean, why bother with a WHQL or the "Made for Windows95" program at all? I've seen WHQL testing. You'd think they would take a look at the driver and make sure the installer doesn't squash other drivers in the process.
Windows 2000 *may* be better. Well, they've got some competition now that they can't squash under their thumb, and finally a reason to do things better. All hail a free marketplace (finally).
The design of Windows is flawed. There's no denying it. The biggest example is putting the video drivers in kernel space. A problem with a flawed video driver will crash the entire system. At least Linux sticks this in user space, so if X crashes, the system is still usable. How about the fun with NT 4.0, SP3/4/5/6. Has anyone installed SP6 out there and still running? That points to shoddy code and shoddier QA.
In regards to the secret APIs, they're fairly well known too. I know I'd do it. What better way to corner the market? There's nothing illegal about that, AFAIAC.
DLLs are flawed as well. Gosh, the number of times I've had DLL errors. They're dynamic, unless they stick in memory (and usually do) and take up memory until I reboot. Too bad there's no convenient way to version number DLLs too, otherwise, AppA would realize that AppB already installed MSFOO.DLL and not overwrite it with an older version.
I'm not a coder. I have not looked at MS code. But from a user end, it need some serious work to compete technically with a finely-crafted UNIX.
In response to #1, the DoJ would have to make sure that there be no secret agreements. Remember, the reason that MS got to where it is now was by creating secret APIs that only they knew about. WordPerfect and Lotus were out of luck getting access to those. Any future APIs would have to be shared between MSApps and its competitors.
#2: Sure people buy computers at WalMart. They buy stereos there too. And some of us know quality and buy our stereos at Cambridge Soundworks. And some of us buy our computers (and OS's) at higher-quality stores because we know the difference.
#3: I think my answer to #1 will help with the shoddy code bit. It'll still be shoddy, but might force MS to redesign their interface. Heck, maybe they'll think about "kernel space" and "user space" and start using loadable modules *gasp*.
1) Keep a competitor from getting better than you (Amazon) 2) Use as leverage when negotaiating (Dec/Intel, IBM and the world) 3) Pure research shops (Xybernaut and Aware) 4) Scum who patent the wheel, then sue GM.
Xerox is usually considered #3, but I don't think so in this case. I think they'll be #2. Xerox won't want $1/palm, and 3Com probably won't want to pay it. 3Com was probably fighting this for a while, so they don't have to pay anything. Since this hurdle is clearing, 3Com will be forced to take a look at their stand *now* and see if they can win, or just give a few shares of Palm to Xerox, plus probably a cross-license, and everyone's happy.
Xerox's stock has taken a nose dive over the past year or so. They need something to get a little boost. Probably a patent from 3Com. 3Com says "noway". Xerox says "okay, we'll sue you for patent infringement". 3Com double-dog-dares, and Xerox brings their lawyers out of the attic and lets them loost on 3Com. 3Com realizes that they're serious, and thinks that maybe they can let Xerox use their patent (or offer them, say - stock in Palm?). Xerox puts lawyers back in attic, everyone happy.
Now, replace the above story with DEC and Intel, and tell me it didn't happen (well, cept the stock stuff).
I predict that Xerox and 3Com will come to some sort of agreement (stock, anyone? - but more likely cross licensing patents) before Palm has their IPO.
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A monopoly is really about having the only position in a market. Not just the largest. I have been on the Internet for 11 years, and have never once used AOL. I can't say the same about Microsoft after having used PC for 15 years.
If anything, AOL is competing with hundreds of smaller ISPs. IIRC, AOL started charging a flar rate only after smaller ISPs were doing the same. This cost AOL millions in expanding their phone lines, and they certainly lost revenue from the high-use users. But they needed to do it to compete. This proves that AOL can't have a monopoly, and there is still competition in the ISP market place.
Your comments regarding Time Warner are correct, but only because it's a govt-approved monopoly, one that is changing. TW no longer runs Road Runner, it's run my MediaOne. MediaOne is if not Linux supportive, at least Linux friendly. I've been using MediaOne with Linux for two years with no problems at all. Even so, you can still get DSL (theoretically) from a number of sources.
I want to capture video off a Linux screen. Any good tools out there? The best I found was a tool that stored about a billion.jpg images (one file per frame, obv) then you had to compile it into mpeg or whatever. Anything better out there?
The only other way to do it is to send create a remote X display on Windows and use Hypercam, and I'm getting some color issues with that.
Wouldn't the sheer act of selling Linux-based anything be giving back to the community? I mean, they're popularizing the OS. They coming out and saying "Instead of that garbage Windows-powered OS, we're using Linux". It's more than a buzzword, it's saying "We're basing the future of our company on this OS. We trust it that much". Gosh, that sounds like one of those credibe stories MS has been looking for.
By your reasoning, TiVo is a sham too, since they don't employ any well-known kernel developers, and their code changes probably won't help too many people (I didn't look at it). Noone on/. seems to think TiVo is a sham. We all love the idea.
Note here I'm not disagreeing with the issue of L1 and if it's a sham or not. There's plenty of other reasons to avoid the stock. My issue is the credibility of the technical staff and popularity. Linux isn't supposed to be a popularity contest contest or who can hack the kernel the fastest. It's about learning. It's about exploring. It's about doing things you wouldn't think of doing with a plain 'ol PC (like turn it into a digital VCR).
Your comments are somewhat disturbing. Are you trying to imply that any Linux company out there has to hire a kernel developer or big-name Linux person to have credibility? Between RHAT and LNUX (whom you are associated with), most of the "big names" are taken. The remainder choose not to associate with any one company.
Does this make RHAT and LNUX the only "real" Linux companies out there? I don't see you defending Corel, who has certainly paid their dues but is getting beat up by the press as a Linux newcomer.
I've been using Linux since 1992. My company is going to install Linux on customer machines if they ask (and we have been asked). But I'm not a big name. I've written a few books, wrote some articles, but 95% of the Linux people out there don't know me. You don't know me. Does this mean that my company shouldn't be involved with Linux because I'm a "no-name". I paid my does, but does anyone know that?
I agree that L1 seems to be shady, and there are plenty of reasons to avoid them. Saying "they never paid their dues" isn't one. You're giving us no-names out here a bad name.
Disc: I have shares in RHAT, LNUX, and CORL. Don't want any L1.
That's the sound of my coffee spewing out of my mouth.
So for about $350(US), you're going to get a GPS receiver and map. The GPS will know when you're going too fast and shut off the gas supply. How f'ing stupid is this?
To be fair though, my Saturn has a lower-tech model of this in my car. It blocks gas if the speed gets past 124MPH. Keeps the tires from melting. Not that I'd ever go 124MPH. Certainly not in Boston. Total cost: Probably $10
Note how some of the items are precursors to another item on the list. Vacuum tube->transistor, telegraph->telephone->television.
That would be like saying "The Wheel" followed by the Ford Courier.
Anyway, here's a few alternate picks:
Batteries - I'm writing this on a laptop. Need I say more? The airplane - Boston to London for $300? I'm there! Penicillin - I think this was on someone else's list. Sure it's causing trouble now, but look at how many lives it's saved! Ball Point pen - it's the little things. And I hate them marker-based pens. Reminds me of fingernails on a chalkboard. Which leads to: The Whiteboard - write, erase..write, erase. Sniff cleaner. write, stare, wonder what you just wrote, erase.
About a year ago, I was asked by a random person who my hero was. I had to think for a minute before responding "Woz". After seeing the confusion on the pollster's face, I had explain how Woz made his millions, left, and is now teaching Kindergarten (is he still?). Not out trying to make more millions, not trying to keep his name in lights, just out doing what he likes to do. I'd like to think I could do the same if I were in his situation, but I'm not sure.
Anyway, on to my question:
What got you interested in computers in the first place?
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Go to Transmeta's site. They have a link to the G2 for Linux at Real.
A uhm..color stream that doesn't use the plugin is posted at ZDNet's site (see the link in the main story). I have a 34kbps stream that looks like an "Off-the-air" that you'd get from regular broadcast TV. Woo!
As pointed out by an AC, paste the following into the "Open Location...":
e n.rpm
http://www.zdnet.com/zdtv/static/radio/ram/list
Not sure if this is the right stream or not though. But I'm getting audio...
So lessee....ZDNET is using Real to broadcast video and audio, and you need the G2 release. Okay...so I get G2 and install it. Still get those nice "you need a plugin" from ZDNET. The Linux version of G2 doesn't have plugin support!
How are we supposed to see/hear it? Anyone know a way of getting the stream without using the plugin?
I was going to ditch E*Trade after the whole RedHat fiasco, but I've kept it. I bought a bunch of other securities through them, and the interface isn't bad.
I actually use a combination of sites to choose stocks. my.yahoo.com has a great protfolio manager, better than E*Trades. And while yahoo's discussion groups have a lot of static, there's more there than on E*Trade's. Same with news. Once I have something picked, I go to E*Trade, get a realtime quote, then decide if I want to buy/sell.
Alan Cox is the #2 Kernel man by almost all accounts.
Donald Becker is the man behind most of the Ethernet drivers and the ever-popular Beowulf.
Sheesh. We turned that into an art form at Clarkson U. Had a while local newsgroup where a bunch of us would just attack each other without mercy. We didn't know each other at the time (except by reputation) but we've all become good friends since. Most of the posts were written so well, I had many a good laugh, even at my own expense.
I worked hard to find the right buttons to press (or keys in this case) to get someone riled, and it's usually more than a simple "you're an idiot, please die." It's more subtle than that.
Now I use my skills for the good of humanity. I don't flame anyone. It isn't fun anymore.
Hey, why can you abstain from the Hemos award? It should be the only choice.
The market for things like Citrix and Tarantella(sp?) is shrinking rapidly. The cost of PCs have dropped, making the cost of deploying PCs and deploying Citrix probably close to being the same. The only place where something like this would work is where there is a limited support structure.
For example:
Airline terminals (oops, they're using Java)
Remote offices (but probably not telecommuters, bandwidth issues).
I would include Linux users to that list, but the amount of quality software that works with Windows is increasing by the day, so compatability with Windows doesn't matter anymore.
Anyone remember SCO's nice comments about Linux maybe 6 months ago? We don't hold a grudge. Welcome to the party.
I solved most of it by buying my wife her own computer. I don't look at her e-mail, and she doesn't look at mine. I see it less as a matter of trust as a matter of "that's my password - the more people that know it, the less secure it is". I don't think she agrees.
Of course, if you're really paranoid, you can use something like GPG to encrypt your e-mail. I also don't keep my e-mail local (thank you, IMAP).
I've been on the Internet for 11 years now (c'mere kid and pull my finger). But seriously, I remember when I could read about 50 newsgroups in 1/2 hour and most of the messages were not spam in any sense of the word.
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The last time I read USENET was gosh..almost 2 years ago. Full of spam, threads that went all over the place, crossposting galore. I have since given up and am using
What would problably work in this day and age would be a WDP (Web Death Penalty). Block port 80 from and to known ISPs that spam. Boy will that get people's attention.
I'm very interested to hear how this turns out. Please continue to keep us updated.
According to junkbusters(IIRC) my town of Billerica, MA already has this software in place at the school. The library is being rebuilt, so I'm not sure what will happen there. Any Billerica people out there that know?
I rely on people like my buddy Geo to take a look at the code. While I'm not a coder, I know people who are and have looked at it.
You didn't seem to address my point of shoddy QA, or the NT SP 3/4/5/6 issue. Those are both squarely in the domain of what MS can fix. And with regards to versioning of DLLs, you mean it took Microsoft almost 6 YEARS to tell people "hey, your versioning is off, you aughta fix that". I mean, why bother with a WHQL or the "Made for Windows95" program at all? I've seen WHQL testing. You'd think they would take a look at the driver and make sure the installer doesn't squash other drivers in the process.
Windows 2000 *may* be better. Well, they've got some competition now that they can't squash under their thumb, and finally a reason to do things better. All hail a free marketplace (finally).
The design of Windows is flawed. There's no denying it. The biggest example is putting the video drivers in kernel space. A problem with a flawed video driver will crash the entire system. At least Linux sticks this in user space, so if X crashes, the system is still usable. How about the fun with NT 4.0, SP3/4/5/6. Has anyone installed SP6 out there and still running? That points to shoddy code and shoddier QA.
In regards to the secret APIs, they're fairly well known too. I know I'd do it. What better way to corner the market? There's nothing illegal about that, AFAIAC.
DLLs are flawed as well. Gosh, the number of times I've had DLL errors. They're dynamic, unless they stick in memory (and usually do) and take up memory until I reboot. Too bad there's no convenient way to version number DLLs too, otherwise, AppA would realize that AppB already installed MSFOO.DLL and not overwrite it with an older version.
I'm not a coder. I have not looked at MS code. But from a user end, it need some serious work to compete technically with a finely-crafted UNIX.
In response to #1, the DoJ would have to make sure that there be no secret agreements. Remember, the reason that MS got to where it is now was by creating secret APIs that only they knew about. WordPerfect and Lotus were out of luck getting access to those. Any future APIs would have to be shared between MSApps and its competitors.
#2: Sure people buy computers at WalMart. They buy stereos there too. And some of us know quality and buy our stereos at Cambridge Soundworks. And some of us buy our computers (and OS's) at higher-quality stores because we know the difference.
#3: I think my answer to #1 will help with the shoddy code bit. It'll still be shoddy, but might force MS to redesign their interface. Heck, maybe they'll think about "kernel space" and "user space" and start using loadable modules *gasp*.
There's really four kinds of "using patents":
1) Keep a competitor from getting better than you (Amazon)
2) Use as leverage when negotaiating (Dec/Intel, IBM and the world)
3) Pure research shops (Xybernaut and Aware)
4) Scum who patent the wheel, then sue GM.
Xerox is usually considered #3, but I don't think so in this case. I think they'll be #2. Xerox won't want $1/palm, and 3Com probably won't want to pay it. 3Com was probably fighting this for a while, so they don't have to pay anything. Since this hurdle is clearing, 3Com will be forced to take a look at their stand *now* and see if they can win, or just give a few shares of Palm to Xerox, plus probably a cross-license, and everyone's happy.
Xerox's stock has taken a nose dive over the past year or so. They need something to get a little boost. Probably a patent from 3Com. 3Com says "noway". Xerox says "okay, we'll sue you for patent infringement". 3Com double-dog-dares, and Xerox brings their lawyers out of the attic and lets them loost on 3Com. 3Com realizes that they're serious, and thinks that maybe they can let Xerox use their patent (or offer them, say - stock in Palm?). Xerox puts lawyers back in attic, everyone happy.
Now, replace the above story with DEC and Intel, and tell me it didn't happen (well, cept the stock stuff).
I predict that Xerox and 3Com will come to some sort of agreement (stock, anyone? - but more likely cross licensing patents) before Palm has their IPO.
A monopoly is really about having the only position in a market. Not just the largest. I have been on the Internet for 11 years, and have never once used AOL. I can't say the same about Microsoft after having used PC for 15 years.
If anything, AOL is competing with hundreds of smaller ISPs. IIRC, AOL started charging a flar rate only after smaller ISPs were doing the same. This cost AOL millions in expanding their phone lines, and they certainly lost revenue from the high-use users. But they needed to do it to compete. This proves that AOL can't have a monopoly, and there is still competition in the ISP market place.
Your comments regarding Time Warner are correct, but only because it's a govt-approved monopoly, one that is changing. TW no longer runs Road Runner, it's run my MediaOne. MediaOne is if not Linux supportive, at least Linux friendly. I've been using MediaOne with Linux for two years with no problems at all. Even so, you can still get DSL (theoretically) from a number of sources.
I want to capture video off a Linux screen. Any good tools out there? The best I found was a tool that stored about a billion .jpg images (one file per frame, obv) then you had to compile it into mpeg or whatever. Anything better out there?
The only other way to do it is to send create a remote X display on Windows and use Hypercam, and I'm getting some color issues with that.
-Mark
As a followup to my own comment: AFAIK, Bruce is not affiliated with LNUX. My mistake. Sorry.
Wouldn't the sheer act of selling Linux-based anything be giving back to the community? I mean, they're popularizing the OS. They coming out and saying "Instead of that garbage Windows-powered OS, we're using Linux". It's more than a buzzword, it's saying "We're basing the future of our company on this OS. We trust it that much". Gosh, that sounds like one of those credibe stories MS has been looking for.
/. seems to think TiVo is a sham. We all love the idea.
By your reasoning, TiVo is a sham too, since they don't employ any well-known kernel developers, and their code changes probably won't help too many people (I didn't look at it). Noone on
Note here I'm not disagreeing with the issue of L1 and if it's a sham or not. There's plenty of other reasons to avoid the stock. My issue is the credibility of the technical staff and popularity. Linux isn't supposed to be a popularity contest contest or who can hack the kernel the fastest. It's about learning. It's about exploring. It's about doing things you wouldn't think of doing with a plain 'ol PC (like turn it into a digital VCR).
Bruce,
Your comments are somewhat disturbing. Are you trying to imply that any Linux company out there has to hire a kernel developer or big-name Linux person to have credibility? Between RHAT and LNUX (whom you are associated with), most of the "big names" are taken. The remainder choose not to associate with any one company.
Does this make RHAT and LNUX the only "real" Linux companies out there? I don't see you defending Corel, who has certainly paid their dues but is getting beat up by the press as a Linux newcomer.
I've been using Linux since 1992. My company is going to install Linux on customer machines if they ask (and we have been asked). But I'm not a big name. I've written a few books, wrote some articles, but 95% of the Linux people out there don't know me. You don't know me. Does this mean that my company shouldn't be involved with Linux because I'm a "no-name". I paid my does, but does anyone know that?
I agree that L1 seems to be shady, and there are plenty of reasons to avoid them. Saying "they never paid their dues" isn't one. You're giving us no-names out here a bad name.
Disc: I have shares in RHAT, LNUX, and CORL. Don't want any L1.
That's the sound of my coffee spewing out of my mouth.
So for about $350(US), you're going to get a GPS receiver and map. The GPS will know when you're going too fast and shut off the gas supply. How f'ing stupid is this?
To be fair though, my Saturn has a lower-tech model of this in my car. It blocks gas if the speed gets past 124MPH. Keeps the tires from melting. Not that I'd ever go 124MPH. Certainly not in Boston. Total cost: Probably $10
Note how some of the items are precursors to another item on the list. Vacuum tube->transistor, telegraph->telephone->television.
That would be like saying "The Wheel" followed by the Ford Courier.
Anyway, here's a few alternate picks:
Batteries - I'm writing this on a laptop. Need I say more?
The airplane - Boston to London for $300? I'm there!
Penicillin - I think this was on someone else's list. Sure it's causing trouble now, but look at how many lives it's saved!
Ball Point pen - it's the little things. And I hate them marker-based pens. Reminds me of fingernails on a chalkboard. Which leads to:
The Whiteboard - write, erase..write, erase. Sniff cleaner. write, stare, wonder what you just wrote, erase.
About a year ago, I was asked by a random person who my hero was. I had to think for a minute before responding "Woz". After seeing the confusion on the pollster's face, I had explain how Woz made his millions, left, and is now teaching Kindergarten (is he still?). Not out
trying to make more millions, not trying to keep his name in lights, just out doing what he likes to do. I'd like to think I could do the same if I were in his situation, but I'm not sure.
Anyway, on to my question:
What got you interested in computers in the first place?