http://www.dhs.gov/xres/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9
Project Overview: The Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency (HSARPA) and S&T Directorate Human Factors Behavior Sciences (HFBS) Division Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project is an initiative to develop innovative, non-invasive technologies to screen people at security checkpoints. FAST is grounded in research on human behavior and psychophysiology, focusing on new advances in behavioral/human-centered screening techniques. The aim is a prototypical mobile suite (FAST M2) that would be used to increase the accuracy and validity of identifying persons with malintent (the intent or desire to cause harm). Identified individuals would then be directed to secondary screening, which would be conducted by authorized personnel. This project is part of the HFBS innovations portfolio (Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency Program).
If you want to just go with Ubuntu and not use the gOS (which may meet your requirements). Check out Xubuntu, it's Ubuntu coupled with the lightweight XFCE desktop. I've heard the performance on low end systems is pretty nice and you can still use the normal Ubuntu support. Personally I just enjoy the desktop environment even though I don't really need the minimalist footprint.
I run a dual boot system with Win XP and Xubuntu. Personaly I choose wine to run WoW with Linux simply for the fact that it runs better. I can't stay logged into my windows install for more than 10 min without it crashing. Not only is it more stable, but it runs faster as well. In windows I have problems with stuttering and slow downs when too much is going on. Wine on the other hand is smooth, with only some very minor slowdown when I walk into a packed out IF.
I've been using wine to play WoW for almost a year now, and I've never had a problem with my account becoming suspect of any sort of activity that isn't allowed. I seriously doubt that Blizzard would target users of wine/cedega purposely.
I would like to say refering to your last line there. Yes, it's a little rediculous to card someone who is obviously above drinking age. However, I know here in georgia, it dosn't matter how old you are, if you don't have your ID with you, you are not permited to drink. period. I am a bartender myself, and it's hard to tell sometimes who is of age, and who isn't. When there is any sort of doubt in my mind, I will card everyone with that party. When any objections arrise, I just tell them that in the state of georgia, age asside, no ID no drink. Now, if someone is obviously of age, and they don't have there ID, I go ahead and serve them.
I can understand a college wanting to block porn, and warez. Also to a certain extent I can understand blocking music. When the school is on limited bandwith, these things can chew through it rather quickly. My old school kept us behind a proxy server, and gave us one port, 8080 for http. They also allowed instant message and IRC trafic. that was all we were allowed to do. They also filtered the websites we could go to. We had cable access in the dorm rooms, that could be activated by buying it from the cable company, who also offered internet access. The really messed up part about my schools internet policly, was the fact that the cable company's contract with the school forbid them from selling us cable internet over those same lines that brought us TV. In effect there was no possible way to get unlimited internet access on campus.
Well none that didn't involve a tunle through the http port to an outside proxy....:)
My parents had an old Packard bell. Before they got rid of the evil machine, we had to pull some pretty wierd stuff to get the computer to connect to the internet.
First, if the computer was turned off and you wanted to get online, you had to physicly disconnect the power. Easiest way was by taking the plug out of the power supply. Wait at least 30 seconds and plug it back in. Boot the computer and dial into the internet, everything was fine. Until you reboot or shut down. Rebooting and still being able to connect to the internet required shutting down, un plugging, and booting after 30 seconds of being unpluged. If you failed to follow these steps every time you turned the computer on, then you would endlessly try to dial into the web in vain. We tried everything, new modems, different ISP, everything. That was the only way that computer would connect to the web.
You are a moron.... I don't know any linux user who would willingly use NTFS. We are only looking to access files from the hated windows partition. Not to mention, sometimes it's easier to fix windoze when you are not acctually running it.
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http://www.dhs.gov/xres/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9 Project Overview: The Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency (HSARPA) and S&T Directorate Human Factors Behavior Sciences (HFBS) Division Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project is an initiative to develop innovative, non-invasive technologies to screen people at security checkpoints. FAST is grounded in research on human behavior and psychophysiology, focusing on new advances in behavioral/human-centered screening techniques. The aim is a prototypical mobile suite (FAST M2) that would be used to increase the accuracy and validity of identifying persons with malintent (the intent or desire to cause harm). Identified individuals would then be directed to secondary screening, which would be conducted by authorized personnel. This project is part of the HFBS innovations portfolio (Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency Program).
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True that! I've just recently found the vertical split patch for screen. It's truly awesome on my wide-screen monitor :)
If you want to just go with Ubuntu and not use the gOS (which may meet your requirements). Check out Xubuntu, it's Ubuntu coupled with the lightweight XFCE desktop. I've heard the performance on low end systems is pretty nice and you can still use the normal Ubuntu support. Personally I just enjoy the desktop environment even though I don't really need the minimalist footprint.
I run a dual boot system with Win XP and Xubuntu. Personaly I choose wine to run WoW with Linux simply for the fact that it runs better. I can't stay logged into my windows install for more than 10 min without it crashing. Not only is it more stable, but it runs faster as well. In windows I have problems with stuttering and slow downs when too much is going on. Wine on the other hand is smooth, with only some very minor slowdown when I walk into a packed out IF.
I've been using wine to play WoW for almost a year now, and I've never had a problem with my account becoming suspect of any sort of activity that isn't allowed. I seriously doubt that Blizzard would target users of wine/cedega purposely.
I would like to say refering to your last line there. Yes, it's a little rediculous to card someone who is obviously above drinking age. However, I know here in georgia, it dosn't matter how old you are, if you don't have your ID with you, you are not permited to drink. period. I am a bartender myself, and it's hard to tell sometimes who is of age, and who isn't. When there is any sort of doubt in my mind, I will card everyone with that party. When any objections arrise, I just tell them that in the state of georgia, age asside, no ID no drink. Now, if someone is obviously of age, and they don't have there ID, I go ahead and serve them.
I can understand a college wanting to block porn, and warez. Also to a certain extent I can understand blocking music. When the school is on limited bandwith, these things can chew through it rather quickly. My old school kept us behind a proxy server, and gave us one port, 8080 for http. They also allowed instant message and IRC trafic. that was all we were allowed to do. They also filtered the websites we could go to. We had cable access in the dorm rooms, that could be activated by buying it from the cable company, who also offered internet access. The really messed up part about my schools internet policly, was the fact that the cable company's contract with the school forbid them from selling us cable internet over those same lines that brought us TV. In effect there was no possible way to get unlimited internet access on campus. Well none that didn't involve a tunle through the http port to an outside proxy.... :)
The best game of all time is the original Legend of Zelda hands down.
No idea why it works, but I can confirm that it does work sometimes on those really hard to read cards.
My parents had an old Packard bell. Before they got rid of the evil machine, we had to pull some pretty wierd stuff to get the computer to connect to the internet. First, if the computer was turned off and you wanted to get online, you had to physicly disconnect the power. Easiest way was by taking the plug out of the power supply. Wait at least 30 seconds and plug it back in. Boot the computer and dial into the internet, everything was fine. Until you reboot or shut down. Rebooting and still being able to connect to the internet required shutting down, un plugging, and booting after 30 seconds of being unpluged. If you failed to follow these steps every time you turned the computer on, then you would endlessly try to dial into the web in vain. We tried everything, new modems, different ISP, everything. That was the only way that computer would connect to the web.
That's exactly the first thing that went through my head.
You are a moron.... I don't know any linux user who would willingly use NTFS. We are only looking to access files from the hated windows partition. Not to mention, sometimes it's easier to fix windoze when you are not acctually running it.
That's pretty much what it's like hehe :)