I think a fair chunk of the "/bin/cp
/from/large.iso /to/large.iso" problem could be eliminated if cp (and dd) helped the kernel and dropped the page-cache on large copies via fadvise/madvise. Linux really defaults to the most optimistic assumption: that apps are good citizens and will dirty only as much RAM as they need. Thus the kernel will generally allow apps to dirty a fair amount of RAM, before it starts throttling them.
Why haven't basic system tools like cp had this functionality added to them? I can't imagine the required patches would be incredibly complex.
I can't even think of anything Oregon's known for.
Mostly Pabst Blue Ribbon and annoying hipsters on their fixed gear bikes. At least that's what Portland is known for.
I would LOVE to start my own cable company that simply pushed analog and QAM TV without the need for converter boxes and was utterly lacking in all but absolutely require encryption. I think the public would love to use their own TV tuners again and be able to build their MythTV boxes/use their Tivos without having to clear it with some mystical gate keeper.
I live in the Pacific Northwest (NW US) where Comcast is the one and only cable provider (there are some outer-suburbs with FiOS but not tons). I recently started researching my cable situation and found that Comcast pushes all their Basic Digital channels (2-71 plus some), which is all I subscribe to via clear/unencrypted QAM[1]. It turns out that most if not all of Comcast's West Coast network is the same. This means it dead simple to hookup a HDHomeRun from Silicon Dust to a MythTV box.
[1] http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:97201#lineup_558689
would LOVE to start my own cable company that simply pushed analog and QAM TV without the need for converter boxes and was utterly lacking in all but absolutely require encryption. I think the public would love to use their own TV tuners again and be able to build their MythTV boxes/use their Tivos without having to clear it with some mystical gate keeper. I live in the Pacific Northwest (NW US) where Comcast is the one and only cable provider (there are some outer-suburbs with FiOS but not tons). I recently started researching my cable situation and found that Comcast pushes all their Basic Digital channels (2-71 plus some), which is all I subscribe to via clear/unencrypted QAM[1]. It turns out that most if not all of Comcast's West Coast network is the same. This means it dead simple to hookup a HDHomeRun from Silicon Dust to a MythTV box.
[1] http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/lineup_web/US:97201#lineup_558689
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