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Comment Re:again? (Score 1) 319

I have a 2 WRT600N, 3 WRT300N, and 2 WRT54G that I use on a regular basis. All have dd-wrt on them. The 600Ns run both radios (2.4 and 5Ghz), and I have had no issues with them on my u-verse network at home. The hardest thing was getting my crap i38HG that AT&T gives you to allow one of the 600Ns into the DMZ+ mode so that I could use it instead of the gateway for traffic.

It made me sad, since the AT&T gateways use FreeBSD, but the interface is so locked down and clunky as hell. Plus, the radio has awful coverage. I needed to ability to boost the signal output and have external antennas.

Comment Re:just.. wow (Score 1) 246

The only problem I really see with the Linux folks is that they'll happily take BLOBs (binary drivers) from companies like Texas Instruments, Nvidia, and the like. The LInux devs will happily sign NDAs and wait patiently for those companies to support Linux. Sure, you may get a driver that works with your graphics card, but when you get a bug, you have to hope that those same companies care enough to fix it. OpenBSD devs will NOT sign NDAs, or incorporate BLOBs into their kernel or userland. And when they ask for support from companies, they ask for documentation, and hardware donations. They don't ask for code.

Companies don't often want to give out documentation, because "those linux folks are happy with our table scraps, why can't you be?"

So the OpenBSD devs had to create an Nvidia driver from scratch. It took time and effort, but in the end, the OpenBSD nvi driver is better for the most part than Nvidia's... Why? Because you can look at OpenBSD's code. It can be scrutinized. It can be easliy fixed and patched without a lawyer knocking on your door. You can take that driver and incorporate it into a linux build if you wanted.

It's unfortunate that just because OpenBSD doesn't have flash, that folks turn a blind eye to it.

Comment Re:Confused (Score 1) 469

Applying strongarm tactics there would be good for society... but probably wouldn't generate as much profit as shaking down college kids.

You probably worry about those poor corn farmers, because we aren't buying large tubs of popcorn at the movies when we d/l movies...

Comment Fake? (Score 1) 255

Don't people read the comments on TPB? People will usually chime and say that "this is teh suxxors" or "Help me, I can't use this, it put funny words on my screen". Usually, you'll see "A++++++++++, will download again!"

But, it all depends on what you are looking for. Music, books, is pretty solid, and popular programs are pretty decent, and you can pick out the wheat from the chaff pretty quickly. Just read the remarks, and remember... SEED SEED SEED!

Comment guess the word (Score 1) 117

I can guess some of the words... but it required blowing up the pics to 2400% and I was using Adobe PDF.

My only question is what to do with it. If you are trying to add keywords that will make your site more search worthy, I can understand, or to show a line of thinking how people associate terms. 'Hot and cold' gets you to "environment" "water" "pool"... Might be fun for word association tests.

Comment OT: old, busted news ( was Re:/.ed ) (Score 1) 117

Also, I'll read stories on fark that I'll see a couple weeks later here. It's getting to the point where I don't need to come here for news anymore. Check the 'Geek' tab on Fark, or check my feeds from Techdirt, New Scientist, Wired, CNet or SciAm, and I've got all the news a good week before ./ . Once in a while, there is a rare gem on the feed here, but it's sad, as I came here a lot a year or two ago... now, I just come here to check what the iFanboys like to say, and to hear what Linux and Microsoft fanboys like to stir up. I love coming in to hear the "did you hear OpenBSD sucks now" crowd. I like it just fine...

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