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  1. Re:You're not a real farmer... by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on "Get the Facts" Campaign Working

    We quickly found out just what fake farmers we were the first time we tried worming the sheep. I think our herd was 60 or 70 around then, and we even had a chute, but we'd grab for them and they'd go sailing over our heads, or butt the little plastic syringes out of our hands, or the ones with horns would crunch our hands between the side of the chute and our hands. But nothing can beat the feeling you get when you go out in the snowy field one morning and see several new lambs wobbling around like cats on stilts.

  2. Re:No discrepency by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on "Get the Facts" Campaign Working
    It's kinda hard to haul hay in a Prius.
    I know what you mean. In my F250, I could get 2 big round bales, or a whole lot of square bales. Alas, we no longer have the farm, but I'm still making payments on the truck (though the 4x4 does come in handy when it snows).

    And back on topic, the above picture is being served from my home server, running Apache on FreeBSD. And since Windows doesn't run on UltraSparc machines, it wasn't even an option. (My personal workstation, on which I'm typing this is a Pentium 4, though, running Fedora Core 3.)

  3. Re:Any excuse is a good excuse.... by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on Multiple Monitors Increase Productivity
    the video card I bought to facilitate my two-monitor setup
    Here's a question:

    Will Windows handle multiple monitors, each attached to a separate video card, or do I need a dual-head video card?

    My home Linux machine uses 1 AGP card attached to a 21" Hitachi monitor, and a PCI card attached to a 17" Gateway monitor. (picture)

    I do wish, though, that Xinerama (what I use under Linux (RedHat 9, in my case) to handle multiple monitors) was easier to set up (I had to edit my XF86Config file by hand). For those who want to do it, but need instructions, I found a nice web page.

  4. Re:Zing .... by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on Practical Statecharts in C/C++
    I gave a lecture on state machines once, and my notes are still online. I'm not sure that enough of the lecture is there (just the outline) to educate someone, but it's a start, and has some code examples.

    And, these are really informal "state machine diagrams", so I can't say whether they conform to UML "statechart" standards (I don't think UML was around in the mid 80's when I was learning this stuff).

  5. Re:Family Tree Tech support: Wood for the fire.... by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on Family Tech Support

    *laugh* It's an F-250 with 4-wheel drive (a requirement when we lived on a farm). Here is a picture.

  6. Re:How will this be licensed? by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on VMware: Another Netscape?
    I suppose that depends on whether it's licensed per running instance, or per CPU. I know Solaris is licensed per CPU so you can run multiple instances with a single license.
    Yuck. I just thought of something scary. All those new P4 chips with HyperThreading show up as "2 CPUs" so will that mean people start needing 2 Windows licenses (or at least a license for XP Pro, or whatever gives you SMP capability)?

    Oh, and Oink if you love Rush. :-)

  7. I Know She'll Be Missed by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on Goodbye, Dolly

    Sheep are very loving animals. As someone who's raised a few, I can tell you they are wonderful animals to have around. A lot of work, though, especially if you aren't used to farmwork.

  8. Re:Betas by 680x0 · · Score: 1 · on Household Pets for the Common Geek?
    So, let me get this straight: You want to know if anyone has done a Beta test? I prefer to wait for the final release of Fish 1.0.

    On the other hand, our llama has never chewed on any of our computer cables. Unlike our puppies, the rabbit we had for a while, and a few of our lambs.