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DCowern writes "Mandrake yesterday released their FY2001-2002 earnings and I'm glad to say it's looking real good for them. They've cut operating costs by 42% and increased revenues by 31%. They're still not quite in the black yet but they're expecting to break even month-to-month beginning in February. The full report is here. In other news, Mandrake announced two new programs yesterday. The first is Multi Network Firewall, which looks like an extremely nice package for running small to medium-sized networks. The second program, and my favorite, is their "OS refugee" offer."
and I need to get the latest 2.4, because the latest one in particular has a plip.o that actually works. Where's a mirror ?
the system operates you
Do you think chicks dig EsR and RmS?
I still prefer Slackware for linux. I always recommend Slackware Linux to the newbies. Reason being, Mandrake is more difficult to use due to its XP like applets and configuration tools. I feel its a lot easier to RTFM and then edit the appropriate file(s).
sqr( (5 + 2)*(2 + 4) ) / 5
/
is
5 Enter 3 + 2 Enter 4 + * Sqr 5
which is 12 keystrokes, compared to
sqr ( (5 + 2)(2 + 4))/5 =
which is 16.
Or a 4,5 and 6 ohm resistors in parallel
1/(1/4 + 1/5 + 1/6)=
16 keystrokes vs
4 # 5 # 6 # + + #
which is 9. # is the 1/x key
RPN wins again!
you pay LINUX 30 bucks to run YOU
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We routinely treat farm animals in a way that we would never consider
treating pet animals, or animals from endangered species, yet farm animals
each have their own distinct intelligences and personalities. Some animal
species,such as pigs, are extremely intelligent - more so than dogs or cats
- yet our society has conditioned us to believe that farmed animals are not
worth of our consideration, love or respect. They are described as "units"
and "stock" in the farming trade, and are penned, castrated, branded,
impregnated, and finally transported and slaughtered in a manner which is
both truly horrific and that does no credit to our own species.
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are
treated" - Mahatma Gandhi
If Gandhi was right when he made the above statement, then one really must
ask the question - is the Western World civilised? When we have made such
travesties of certain species that they can no longer mate without
assistance (turkeys), and their skeletal system can no longer support the
huge amount of muscle and fat weight they have been genetically modified to
gain (hens, commonly known as "broilers"), we must ask ourselves - are we
moving towards civilisation or away from it?
"The water that goes into a 1,000 pound steer would float a destroyer" -
"The Browning of America," Newsweek, February 22, 1981, p.26 (as cited in
'Diet For A New America', John Robbins)
There is no doubt that modern factory farming methods are adept at gaining
the greatest amount of animal-derived produce at the lowest financial cost.
Western societies are producing more animal produce than ever before, and
at a cheaper dollar cost than ever before.
What are the real costs of factory farming?
*Epidemics of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and
stroke prevalent in Western societies as a direct result of such an animal-
derived diet
*Soil erosion, land degradation, salinification
*Pollution of waterways with vast amounts of sewerage from factory farms
and hen batteries
*The rapid depletion of subterranean water supplies
*Degradation of waterway banks by hooved stock
*Consumption of vast amounts of water in the production of animal produce
*Suffering and death of millions of animals daily in the production of a
needlessly wasteful, unhealthy and highly-fatted animal-based diet.
Environmentalism
In many ways, veganism can be seen as environmentalism put into practice at
an everyday level.
As Erik Marcus points out in his insightful book, 'Vegan: The New Ethics Of
Eating', it is clear that while the earth can indeed support six billion
people, ultimately we are faced with a finite amount of resources: land,
clean water, fresh air.
The fact is, a vegan lifestyle is far less detrimental to the earth's
resources than is the current western meat-centered lifestyle. For example,
more than 38 per cent of the world's grain goes to feeding livestock (Erik
Marcus, 'Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating', p.164) - and, as Marcus points
out:
If humans, especially in developed countries, moved towards more vegetable
protein diets rather than their present diets, which are high in animal
protein foods, a substantial amount of grain would become available for
direct human consumption.
Animal protein is an extremely inefficient way to produce usable protein.
Estimates vary from a feed conversion ratio of 4:1 to 30:1, depending on
the protein source, the methods of livestock rearing in question, and the
methods of crop growth, but it is certain that plant protein is by far the
more efficient means of producing protein for human consumption (Ray
Herren, The Science of Animal Agriculture, Albany: Denmar Publishers, 1994,
p.76).
Ethically speaking, it is not only wasteful to pursue an animal-centered
diet, but detrimental to the environment.
Veganism & Religion
The ethics of veganism tie in closely with the ethics of most of the
world's major religions, and the practice of veganism is complementary to
the teachings of many of the world's great prophets and religious teachers.
Buddhism
"A son of the Buddha shall not eat the flesh of any sentient beings. If he
eats their flesh, he shall cut off great compassion, as well as the seed of
Buddhahood within him." - From the Fan- wang-jing text
The Buddha recommended that men should not wear silk, leather boots, furs,
or down - and not consume milk, cream, or butter. Only then, he argued, can
people truly transcend this world. He argued that both physically and
mentally one must avoid the bodies and the by-products of beings, by
neither wearing them or eating them.[SOURCE: The Buddhist Diet by Michael
Ohlsson, http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Buddhist%20
Christianity
"Blessed Are The Merciful"
"Jesus' message is one of love and compassion, yet there is nothing loving
or compassionate about factory farms and slaughterhouses, where billions of
animals live miserable lives and die violent, bloody deaths. Jesus mandates
kindness, mercy, compassion, and love for all God"s creation." [Source:
Jesus Was A Vegetarian, http://www.jesusveg.com/index2.html]
The message of veganism - namely, respect for other creatures,
consideration for the planet, the belief in the sanctity of life - ties in
closely with the ethics of Christianity.
Hinduism
"How can he practice true compassion who eats the flesh of an animal to
fatten his own flesh? Greater than a thousand ghee offerings consumed in
sacrificial fires is not to sacrifice and consume any living creature." -
The Tirukural
Ahimsa, the law of non injury, is the Hindu's first duty in fulfillment of
his religious obligations to God and God's creation as defined by Vedic
scripture. Hindu tradition states that all of our actions (including our
choice of food) have karmic consequences. By involving oneself in the cycle
of inflicting injury, pain and death, even indirectly by eating other
creatures, one must in the future experience in equal measure the suffering
caused. [Source: Himalayan Academy Publications Website,
http://www.hinduismtoday.kauai.hi.us/as
gument.html]
Judaism
"There is no difference between the worry of a human mother and an animal
mother for their offspring. A mother's love does not derive from the
intellect but from the emotions, in animals just as in humans." - Rabbi
Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides)
The following are excerpts from Vegetarianism: A Spiritual Imperative by
Richard Schwartz [http://schwartz.enviroweb.org/spiritualimperativ
"Proverbs 12:10 states, "The righteous person regards the life of his or
her animal." In Judaism, one who is unnecessarily cruel to animals cannot
be regarded as a righteous individual.
Many great Jewish heroes were chosen because they showed kindness to
animals. Moses and King David were considered worthy to be leaders (Exodus
Rabbah 2:2). Rebecca was judged suitable to be Isaac's wife because of her
kindness in providing water to the camels of Eliezer, Abraham's servant.
There are many Torah laws involving compassion to animals. An ox is not to
be muzzled when threshing in a field of corn (Deuteronomy 25:4). A farmer
should not plow with an ox and an ass together (so that the weaker animal
would not suffer pain in trying to keep up with the stronger one)
(Deuteronomy 22:10). Animals, as well as people, are to be allowed to rest
on the Sabbath day (Exodus 20:10). The importance of this verse is
indicated by its inclusion in the Ten Commandments and its recitation as
part of kiddush (sanctification ceremony using wine or grape juice) on
Sabbath mornings.
Wicca
"An it Harm None, Do As You Will"
According to the Wiccan Rede, Wiccans are instructed to harm none. The
teaching does not specify that Wiccans must harm no other human, but that
Wiccans must regard all creatures as worthy of their respect and
consideration. In the treatment of animals, Wiccans are instructed by the
Rede to harm none, and to act in all things according to their conscience.
The Rede is open to personal interpretation, but a majority of Wiccans
interpret this to mean that they must harm no living creature, and have
taken personal vows to be vegetarian or vegan.