jaclaz

It seems to me like you missed the point. XP with all the updates in the world +1 (and even one more) as well as ANY MS OS, excluding (possibly) DOS, is NOT suitable to be used in "critical missions". You see, a "critical mission" - is by definition - critical. You cannot afford to have it bluescreen in a "critical mission". http://walyou.com/worldwide-places-hit-by-the-blue-screen-of-death/ Additionally, you may want to use a RTOS (Real Time Operating System) for an actual "critical mission". jaclaz

If you read ATTENTIVELY the article that you linked to, there is a chapter titled "Licensing Issues". The number of Commercial tools/programs/items contained (and thus re-distributed unlawfully) have decreased from "almost all" to 3 (three), and then to 2 (two). Until that number is 0 (zero) that thing is WAREZ in the sense of UNauthorized redistribution of non-redistributable software. BTW, and JFYI, also a few other tools/programs (NOT listed on that Wikipedia page) which are not Commercial are anyway contained in that WAREZ release and are redistributed without a proper authorization of the Author and/or not complying with their Licenses. jaclaz

Hmmm. BEFORE, you should have got: http://twigstechtips.blogspot.it/2009/09/file-on-windows-xp-professional-cd-rom.html Let me doubt that it is connected with nlite, that kind of problem is seemingly much more "generic". Though it can have several causes, it is often caused by the "tag" files missing (or misplaced): http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=16381&st=18 and/or an edited (incorrectly) path in TXTSETUP.SIF and/or LAYOUT.INF: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/80683-renaming-the-i386-folder-to-something-else/ http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/127677-txtsetupsif-layoutinf-reference/ http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/52134-info-about-layoutinf-needed/ http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/26742-nlite-not-processing-layoutinf/#entry188809 If you are making a "large" DVD, this can be another cause: http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/120444-how-to-install-windows-from-usb-winsetupfromusb-with-gui/page-13?p=834123#entry834123 jaclaz

Well, you thought wrong. jaclaz

Yep , but there a couple not-so-trifling differences, the "original" jetpack (which BTW was a - failed - project of the US military) are: time of flight limited to max around 30 seconds use of a highly corrosive and dangerous "fuel", hydrogen peroxide About prices, the Martin thingy is estimated at between US$ 70,000 and 100,000, whilst it's possible competitor, the JetPi Falcon is estimated at ariound US$ 200,000. BTW a hydrogen peroxide fueled model from the same JetPi company was sold in 2007 for US$150,000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_pack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_pack#Jetpack_International jaclaz

user999, check VERY attentively, the Rules of this Board: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules Particularly Rule #1.a: jaclaz

http://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-censors-openoffice-download-links-130814/ As a matter of fact, a DMCA takedown notice is - to all effects - a signed affidavit: http://www.sfwa.org/2013/03/the-dmca-takedown-notice-demystified/ There is NO space for "mistakes", the person signing it is guaranteeing the exactness of the contents, and - more than that - to be acting -duly authorized - on behalf of the owner of the "exclusive right". Basically - set aside the "good faith belief", someone signing a similar DMCA notice is misrepresenting the property of the rights under penalty of perjury. A typical "Microsoft originated" DMCA Takedown Notice ends with the sentence: More or less is like being called as witness in Court and declare that someone else's car is your own, it is not a "mistake", it is a false statement. jaclaz

The "fake signature" method (or "XP Kansas City Shuffle") that cdob : referred you to is likely the only way. In any case it might be easier to do the tests if after having duly tread the given thread: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21242 to grasp the concepts, and particularly this post by Dietmar that lists the strictly needed set of files: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?s=&showtopic=21242&view=findpost&p=144095 you would use this nice project (also by cdob): http://reboot.pro/index.php?showtopic=6672 See if you find the manual approach doable, feel free to ask questions/help, keep us posted. jaclaz

Paul Thurrot defining (administrative) hospital PC's "mission critical"? What would he do if he knew that the military/LE have used XP (and are still using it) widely? http://reis.ca/why-some-businesses-are-holding-tight-with-windows-xp/ http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet/ (please note the reference to drones ) And what about the NASA? http://blogs.msdn.com/b/lokeuei/archive/2007/06/09/windows-xp-mission-critical-software.aspx jaclaz

A grumpy happy cat in the basket of happy bunnies? http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/128727-cant-access-repair-my-pc-option-via-f8-startup/?p=828512 Acceptable. : jaclaz

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a drone? Two out of three : http://martinjetpack.com/ jaclaz

Naah, check the date of the FCC agreement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_Control_Information http://w2.eff.org/IP/pnp/FCC_PnP_Ruling.pdf jaclaz

Logical fallacy detected. You cannot bring up an omission (and particularly an omission by comparison) to support your theory. The preamble on the given page states: I asked to provide some source to backup your (repeated) statements , not - in the absence of them - to attempt nitpicking on the source I provided in support of the opposite. What is logical sometimes differs from reality. See points #7 and #8 in the previous quote, and here: http://www.howtogeek.com/135392/htg-explains-why-you-dont-need-an-antivirus-on-linux-and-when-you-do/ http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-security-anti-virus.html jaclaz

Another VERY GOOD one! : jaclaz

Sure . Google for "record once". You will see - by the lack of any meaningful results - how any info on this widely used technology is hushed up . The "copy once" is actually re-known: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_Control_Information and the single allowed copy would normally go on a DVR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder And of course there is no technology available to duplicate such a recording and/or re-record the output stream of a playing video and/or to connect the video entertainment system to a PC. And in very few households a PC equipped with a DVD recorder is available. And noone, with the exception of a very restricted number of highly educated and specialized technicians can - when free from their daily routine dedicated to rocket science and brain surgery - actually operate those high tech, I would say futuristic, devices. Let's see if we can make some rough calculations. Cost of a "TV box DVD recorder" (where available) US$ 150-200 Cost of a recordable DVD (media) US$ 0.80/4.7 Gb=US$ 0.17/Gb TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of a video library consisting of 200 movies = 150+200*0.8=310 US$ -> 310/200=US$ 1.55/movie Cost of hard disk storage (typical USB hard disk) : 1 Tb US$ 80.00/1,000 Gb=US$ 0.08/Gb -> TCO of a library of 250 movies=US$ 80.00 -> US$ 0.53/movie 2 Tb US$ 120.00/2,000 Gb= US$ 0.06/Gb -> TCO of a library of 500 movies=US$ 120.00-> US$ 0.24/movie Hassle level with DVD's (changing them, make a coaster from time to time, noise when fast forwarding, space to store them, time to find the actual DVD you want to watch, etc.): very high Hassle level with hard disk video recording: very low. DVD: Possibility of bringing with you on holidays or to a friend's, or however "on the move" your WHOLE movie library: NONE HD: Possibility of bringing with you on holidays or to a friend's, or however "on the move" your WHOLE movie library: VERY EASY. I would dare to make the hypothesis that the market for something that has a TCO that is at the very least three times that of another suitable alternative, which additionally offers much more comfort/features/portability (and what not) may be restricted by different reasons than the conspiracy of the majors. jaclaz

Exceptional! : And the good part is that I like the "2000" house just like I did the actual OS, simple, effective and solid enough to stand a big bad wolf attack: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Pigs jaclaz

Amen Which prompts for .... I tricked someone else into doing it for me . http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/152748-custom-avatars-and-signatures/?p=1015549 in open violation of Karl Marx's theories about labour and it's exploitation jaclaz

Also locking firearms into safes/special cases/lockers/etc. makes for a slower reaction in case of danger but increases security if you have other people in the house against accidental mishandling. The word of the day is trade-off : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/trade-off jaclaz

Let's talk seriously for one moment. I pay a service by means of a yearly (payed in advance) fee. Then the provider decides (please mind the meaning of the verb, it is not "was forced to" or "the Devil made he do it" or "world financial crises caused", it's "decides" ) to shut down the service, without warning and thus giving me no time to backup locally the whatever of value relevance he has been hosting. AND he asks me to give him some more money for funding his defense about something he won't talk about in detail (this time very probably because he is not allowed to). Then another service, decides preventively, to shut down as well without warning AND deletes all my contents he is hosting (in order to protect me). Ordinarily, this would lead in no time to a Class Action Suit for breach of contract, asking for damages. Imagine that you are a subscriber to (say) Disney Channel through Sky and Mr. Murdoch decides to shut down the satellites AND remotely deletes the movies you saved in your TV-HD boxes, he would additionally face charges of being mean to minors. Or imagine that you have rented a storage box where you have put temporarily some of your possessions and the owner decides to shutdown the utility, empty all boxes, without giving you a suitable advance notice. Just in the case of the MegaUpload, the actual victims are those customers that used the service lawfully and payed for a service that not only is abruptly stopped, but that also implies losing integrally - I presume a vast majority of users of those services are/were "legitimate" and were in perfect good faith trusting their data in the hands of such providers - your data. Set apart the specific reasons, who's responsability it is, and what not, including privacy concerns, it is another good reason to NOT trust the cloud in any way, your data is stored *somewhere* (of which you know nothing) and *anything* (ADDITIONAL to "Acts of God" such as wars, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.) can make it go poof in no time. jaclaz

It seems to me like everything is again cool and dandy. : Glitches in the matrix can happen. Now, if only I would be able to see ハイドン's profile .... http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/163472-ipb-update-july-2013-to-version-345-bugs-only/?p=1046789 jaclaz

This is debatable. The essence of the EULA (provided that the EULA actually represents a legally binding contract between you and MS, which in itself is highly debatable) grants you a lifetime right to use that OS, subject to a number of limitations. In the EULA the part related to activation should be: So, you install the (regularly bought) software,go to install it and - according to the EULA - you actually "supply" to the good MS guys the "information required" AND you do that "in the manner described during the setup sequence of the Product", but they don' t activate the license anymore. Guess who is not fulfilling the obligations in the contract? jaclaz

Can you provide *any* documentation to support these statements? Last time I checked the intention of AVG (and most similar antivirus tools for Linux): https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus was to avoid that any "Windows" virus or malware was served through the Linux server. jaclaz

judoman, check VERY attentively, the Rules of this Board: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules Paricularly Rule #1.a: jaclaz

Nice. It is seemingly a port of Qemu to Android. : The actual "home pages" are: http://maximumidea.webs.com/limbo-pc-emulator https://code.google.com/p/limbo-android/ And there is also a pre-made DSL image!: https://code.google.com/p/limbo-android/downloads/detail?name=dsl.zip&can=2&q= and a few more here: http://maximumidea.webs.com/downloads jaclaz

It's not a problem with English. It's a problem with your eyesight. From the photo the terminals of the USB to TTL converter are marked clearly. You want to use the first three (from the bottom right in the photo) which are: GND->Ground (goes on GND or ground on the hard disk) RxD->Rx (goes on Tx on the hard disk) TxD->Tx (goes on Rx on the hard disk) WHAT is the problem? jaclaz