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Solaris 9 For Dummies
I'm pretty intimate with the ...For Dummies book formula. I worked at the company a few years ago. The ownership of the book series has changed a bit, as has its cover art, but the basic setup remains.
Solaris 9 For Dummies is, as with many ...For Dummies books, a starter guide and reference. This isn't a book for administrators, and says so.
Solaris 9 For Dummies maintains the book series' reputation as strong general references for users who are thrust (sometimes unwillingly) into new or different technology and need the basics in getting around, fast.
Author Dave Taylor is no stranger to UNIX, having written several notable UNIX beginner, intermediate and advanced references on UNIX in general, including books on Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X.
Solaris 9 For Dummies works for SPARC hardware as well as Intel-based hardware. More about Dave Taylor's work can be found at his web site, Intuitive.com.
The ...For Dummies series books are pure references. They aren't meant to be read from cover to cover, which gives the author an advantage by writing topics and chapters without a lot of preamble. The information is just shallow enough to understand but never trivial, giving readers typically only what they require. The typical cross-references and tips are available to guide you along. Chapters delve into topics you expect from discussing a UNIX such as Solaris, such as moving about the new GNOME interface (which will replace the old CDE interface over time), running the basic applications and utilities, and the like. In the traditional format of these books, Solaris 9 For Dummies comes with a tear-out cheat sheet. This cheat sheet gives readers a basic CDE and GNOME interface menu command tree to make it easily to find, say, the Empty Trash command.
The book's topics include details on:
- File management
- Making a decent password
- Shells
- Text editors
- Using Writer and StarOffice
- Internet, Web, and Mail access
- Essential system administration
Solaris 9 For Dummies will not make your whites brighter, increase your personal intimate pleasure, or bring peace to the Middle East, and it's certainly not flashy. It's just a good book for the Solaris newbies, plain and simple. If you hack your kernel just for pleasure (gotta shave your palms regularly, I'm sure), you can be reasonably guaranteed this isn't the book for you. However, if you are an Solaris administrator and get plagued with user questions about basic tasks, maybe you should have your boss buy a few copies of Solaris 9 For Dummies for your users so you can continue your Quake3 fragfest uninterrupted.
You can purchase Solaris 9 For Dummies from bn.com. Slashdot welcomes readers' book reviews -- to see your own review here, read the book review guidelines, then visit the submission page.
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Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
That's why it's called "Solaris 9 For Dummies"
Hmm.. when I first started to learn how to use Solaris, Im sure I would have like a book like this. I could never find (and still probably cannot) find an introductory book to Solaris.
SCO for dummies: No, not the name of a book. Just making a statement
For every post, there is an equal and opposite re-post.
Amazon has it $2.50 (almost 15%) cheaper
Yes Solaris was definatly for dummies, let's hope there is not even one sequel nevermind 9!
Save some money, man
Solaris 8 Administrator's Guide is a good alternative, if slightly more advanced. A full review can be found on the Amazon website.
I have over 70 freaks, do you?
Get it from Amazon instead for 30% off instead of 20% off at bn.com
We have some Solaris users where I work, but all they do is run their applications. They're not power users, and they don't want to be power users. I guess I'm just having a hard time understanding the intended audience for this book.
would be about embedded solaris in firewall and network devices, using it in "mission critical" environments, etc.
I would love to try Solaris on x86, but I don't know if a couple essential programs are available. Are there many companies which offer their products for x86 solaris? Mathematica, for instance, is essential. Though I've tried everything from BeOS to Mandrake to Win2k (my fave), I can't use an operating system which has a weak selection of apps.
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One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Other dummies books to look at:
Performing Brain Surgery for Dummies
Global Thermonuclear Warfare for Dummies
Flying the Boeing 747 for Dummies
Climbing Everest for Dummies
I mean, "... for Dummies" may be ok for:
Win95
Losing weight
Yoga
etc...
But releasing books under that title will *not* attract the type of people this book is aimed at. (As mentioned in the summary, how many of you read "Dummies" books) They are working purely on brand recognition, but in this case, I think that's a bad idea. How about "Beginner's Guide to Solaris" instead?
It's hard to imagine that there are that many people that are going to need a book like this. Perhaps a Windoze IT person whose shop is getting some Solaris box's? Sounds like anyone who is coming from a Unix IT background already would find this book useless, and the number of "average" joes who know very little about *nix but are getting Solaris boxen has to be pretty small. Definitely a niche product. I guess this is just an outcome of the fact that the "For Dummies" publisher is trying to cover every topic known to man.
I've got to say, if I walk into a server room and see a 'For Dummies' book sitting on a shelf, I'll be scared.
Very scared.
This is the real signature
(Beats those shadows on the cave wall, don't it?)
If it's really so basic, as the reviewer says, and covers simple *nix topics, then what is the difference between this book and Unix for Dummies? I'm guessing the answer is nothing.
Look at the basic topics: File management; Making a decent password; Shells; Text editors; Using Writer and StarOffice; Internet, Web, and Mail access; and Essential system administration. Are any of these *really* solaris specific or different for any other *nix?
Why do I h8 apple?
Say that an enterprise OS would be "dummy compliant". After all, if you can afford some real sun hardware, you can easily afford classes.
It's just like Linux (structure and ideas) but using a bit different commands and flags.
Really, I'd prefer a books like that which has more meat (command list, common flags) along with SUN only stuff. How to use a GUI or text editor is about the same on all platforms.
Linux Kernel Hacking for Dummies!
Really, if you use/need Solaris, you're probably not a "dummy".
"I'm not, like, that smart. I, like, forget stuff all the time." -- Paris Hilton
Why do people buy books that claim to be aimed at dummies? Just because you're a novice doesn't mean you're a dummy. The computer books are also very condescending, the tone of them is talking down to the reader. The Sams TY series are much better for new users.
Jason
ProfQuotes
My favorite new game - guess which one is NOT a Dummies title:
1. Retired Racing Greyhounds For Dummies
2. Beekeeping For Dummies
3. U.S. Citizenship For Dummies
4. AOL For Dummies
5. Business Plans For Dummies
>If you hack your kernel just for pleasure (gotta shave your palms regularly, I'm sure),
Shave your palms on a regular basis?!?!?
(The whole maturbation/growing hair on your palms just an urban myth, but I still don't get the slang.)
The surprise isn't how often we make bad choices; the surprise is how seldom they defeat us.
This paid my last vacation, it mi
two things you might not expect in one volume: the "For Dummies" label and Sun Solaris.
Actually, book titles I thought I'd never see:
"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither!"
Think about this sentance before you start flaming the dummies books. The author caught the main point right there. I would never buy this book for myself but it sounds like a great thing to buy for other users at my company. I am a UNIX sysadmin, but we don't have any Solaris boxen. If we ever did get one, I feel confident that some man pages, the dead tree manual and some message boards would be enough for me to hack my way through the Solaris caveats, but I would rather eat rocks then set up a training session when I would have to teach middle management how to use the system. If I was forced to do just that, I would probably have them each get a copy of this book as the take home material.
Don't discount the Dummies books, they are a good thing (tm), if not for everyone.
Sigs are out of style, so I'm not going to use one...oh wait..
"Slashdot For Dummies... Well, that is redundant isn't it?"
No, it's expected
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Ralph Hodgson
Before you instantly mod me trollbait
Too late
Solaris For Dummies.. one line summary.. drum roll please..
"Don't use it"
Thank you.. thank you.. I'll be here all week. Please make sure you tip the waitstaff on your way out.
end sarcasm...
I have too much self-respect to ever buy a "... for dummies" book.
Go ahead and call me conceited.
However, if you are an Solaris administrator and get plagued with user questions about basic tasks, maybe you should have your boss buy a few copies of Solaris 9 For Dummies for your users so you can continue your Quake3 fragfest uninterrupted.
I didn't know Quake 3 ran on Solaris!
Is there really a need for a Dummies book about Solaris? It's not like you can just walk into CompUSA and pick up Solaris 9.
Better yet, you can just download it from Sun's website. Free. Then you can install it on a cheap Sparc from eBay.
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http://www.teachmesun.com
probably just as good
vodka, straight up, thank you!
I refuse to buy any of the "for dummies" books. It doesn't matter whether they are good or not, I won't buy a book with an insulting title like that. I don't find it humorous to imply that anyone who isn't a geek is a dummy; I don't happen to think my mother is a dummy.
I speak with the only voice that matters on this - my wallet. It is clear that my voice isn't the same as that of a large fraction of the population, but then I knew that anyway.
... has found its core audience. Be sure to watch for another title coming up in the next few: OpenBSD for the Enormously Intelligent.
Chr0m0Dr0m!C
I have actually learned recently that the for Dummies books seem to be quite good. The Personal Finance for Dummies book I bought is one of the most highly recommended books on the subject. Dummies books are apparently published by the people who do Cliff's Notes, and I always found those handy, too. (Of course, I was one of those weirdos who read the book and then read the Cliff's Notes...)
I haven't used many of the computer-related Dummies books (the C one I looked at years ago looked awful, but I'm sure it's been through six revisions by now) but for other subjects I know little about but need a good introduction, they seem very good. I'm planning on getting Automotive Repair for Dummies (or whatever they call it) sometime soon.
Some of the Idiot's guides also seem to be pretty good, but more of them seem to be misses.
Secession is the right of all sentient beings.
Can I put my hand down, now?
Is this for the dummies who run it or the dummies who buy it?
So this is where the chess club wound up.
Why do they keep targeting me with all these books? Is it that obvious?
(Where are you? Are you watching me?)
the odds of sco winning in court do not appear strong
even if they win, they will only charge a license fee for using linux
solaris x86 is only free for development, educational, and evaluation use
you can use *bsd instead
My first semester at college I had use Solaris for my C class. Until the only thing I had known about UNIX was from Jurassic Park. I couldn't figure the shell out to save my life, let alone vi. I had to type all my programs in notepad and upload them. I would have jumped on a book like this in a heart-beat! I think this has a very good market, just get it into university bookstores. How many different VB and Photoshop books do they need there, anyway?
I happened to look into the server room when our firewall was being installed and saw that the consultant was dilligently referring to "Linux Firewall Administration For Dummies". *shudder*
SGI IRIX for Dummies?
Now I'll have even more in-duh-viduals showing up to ask questions, all full of smugness because they've read this book.... /bin/ksh all I get is a prompt, it never seems to run the GUI.
in-duh-vidual: "Oh yes, I've been using UNIX for months now. But I've got a question about how I should launch this "Corn Shell" thing.
me:What about it?
in-duh-vidual: "Well, everytime I type in
me:Hmm, let me check....
output of ps command:
luser 2597 2596 0 13:15:52 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2599 2598 0 13:15:53 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2596 2581 0 13:15:51 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2600 2599 0 13:15:53 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2598 2597 0 13:15:52 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2601 2600 0 13:15:54 pts/10 0:00 ksh
luser 2602 2601 0 13:15:55 pts/10 0:00 ksh
McNealy: 'I'm thrilled to death SCO can't revoke our Unix licence'
I realize the "For Dummies"/"Idiots Guide To" is very popular, but it's going too far, Solaris is hardly for dummies, but other topics come readily to mind as well:
/.)
For instance, I have seen:
WWII for Dummies (isn't that what grade school is for?)
Yoga for Dummies (hmmm...Paging Doctor Kildare!)
The Idiots Guide to Sex (perhaps populat on
and my favorite one:
The Idiots Guide to the Mafia (as if you'd have to be anything else to be in the Mob)
So rise up, all ye lost ones, as one, we'll claw the clouds.
The most useful Dummies book I've read is C++ for dummies. I am an experienced C programmer, and I wanted to learn C++. The C++ for Dummies book was designed for people like me, and it was the perfect book for the job. It had very clear explanations of all the new features, especially classes. What I liked most about the book was that it managed to stay clear and very understandable without making me feel like the author assumed I was an idiot. In many cases dummies books are also perfect as quick reference manuals on a subject, and many advanced programmers I know use them often. For those of you who sneer at dummies books, you may want to rethink your attitude and take a serious look at a couple of them.
Raises hand.
I know this is one of those "he's taking the semantics too seriously" opinions, but I absolutely despise the "For Dummies"/"For Idiots" titles. The fact that someone has not studied a topic does not make them a dummy. Being a dummy (or an idiot) is a more permanent state of mind. Besides, even if they're using those words to mean "For the Uninitiated", the title is redundant -- if I already know the subject matter, the odds are small that I'll buy a book on it.
There. I've said my piece. I'd put on my flamesuit, but I'm posting as AC, so I'm sure noone will read this.
Anonymous Kev
Proudly posting as AC since 1997
linux/unix/*any*nix doesn't go well with "dummies" series. because, if you are using any *nix then you are by _default_ a 'smart' user.
All dummies books are for those who want MSN to remember their password and ring them when they get spam.....
i think it would be a major HIT, if ONLY the author is our popular 'Anonymous Coward'....=]
AAAHHAHAHAHAH I just spewed chicken parmigiana out of my nose all over my monitor. "Fucktard" makes me laugh every time. Gotta go get the windex now...
For Dummies? Does that mean I can finally unformat Windows from my machine and install this Solaris thing? I was hoping to install Linuuux, but maybe I'll just buy this book and install that instead!
I don't get it. What's the point in calling you a dummy if you're trying to sell a book. How did marketing people ever come up with that ? There's a For Dummies book for about every f**king aspect of life: beekeeping for dummies, prostate cancer for dummies, there's even a "Hypoglycemia for Dummies". Why do people buy books entitled "The Complete Idiot's Guide to ...". Stuff like Solaris, C++, ... are not for idiots. Such titles disgrace the art of programming. They'd better start showing some goddamn respect !
"The Soylent System for Dummies" ...Someone has to understand these.
"Preparing for Jugend for Dummies"
"Resurrecting the Mother God for Dummies"
*sob*
..People are more than willing to be humbled by a well-written book.
If these books weren't selling well, you wouldn't see more and more 'Complete Idiots' and 'Dummies' buying them.
"Such titles disgrace the art of programming."
Amen to that. Heaven forfend that Knuth had named his word, "The Art of Computer Programming, for n00bz."
2. Reviewing a pure reference book is fine, but when reviewing references why not do a comparison of the top 3-5 books on the topic? Save the single book book reviews for evaluating the quality of a real book where an author presents ideas on a topic with some evaluatable quality of presentation. A short reference is a collection of facts, and there's not much to say other than how is compares to other similar books.
3. I hate sounding like some elitist condensending jerk, but reviewing 'for dummies' books on any topic is a fucking joke.
It incluces information on Solaris, even though it says Sys V (hint: look at the cover).
So this is where the chess club wound up.
I've got a few.
"strcat() for Dummies" - Linux developers
"POSIX for Dummies" - LSB architects
"Making Money for Dummies" - Any Linux co.
Don't hate me for my cynicism!
Check out my world simulator thingy.
Just googled to confirm!
"Nuclear Power Station Maintenance for Dummies": Homer Simpson
You mispronounce nucular? That's unpossible!
> Really, if you use/need Solaris, you're probably not a "dummy".
1 - Dummies cost less than skilled sysadmins.
2 - Companies make profits cutting salaries of "unnecessary" people (from the management point of view of course).
3 - Do the math.
It's not karma whoring. You don't get karma for Funny posts anymore.
Fsck that demented Taco! The only thing he ever was was a smart-ass, not smart at all. We should all boycott ./ until being modded funny gets you karma again!
Good reason to be scared....
Ok, this book is the worst book in the world. I saw it at the public library last week. So, being an AIX and Linux person, I decided to skim through it. It should be called "How to make people think we know about Solaris and charge them $19.00 in the process".
You might learn a thing or two about CDE, and how to use the ls command, but thats about it.
Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.
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On e shelf once I saw a "Management for Dummies". I think that about says it all.
My first UNIX experience was Solaris 7 (paid only for S&H) on my k6-II (uber-ch33p parts from Egghead.com Auctions), and a decent introductive work called Introducing The UNIX System (ISBN: 0070450013) that i got at a local libary book sale for $1.50.
Though the book taught me the basics of logging in, how the file directory system had worked (yes, i had only encountered flat filesystems before), basic commands like ls cd cp rm mv and things.... It did nothing in the way of explaining X or any other aspect of the hardware. In fact, i had no idea that UNIX had a GUI until i told the System Configuration Assistant to "install everything".
I ended up in a configuration for it and was stoked. Unfortunately, my video card wasn't supported, however.
Though i was excited to actually have a real, live UNIX in front of me, i think that over time the gaps of knowledge that i didn't have about hardware and the somewhat crufty nature of Solaris (along with its pokiness on an x86 machine), essentially got me soured on Solaris and made the jump to (*gasp*) Caldera OpenLinux. (Thankfully i've discovered slackware, freebsd and debian since 1998)
I had a generic UNIX book, and i had the Solaris Manpages, and i read them both extensively. But starting from total Ground Zero it would have been nice to have a little hand-holding, or maybe something that was Solaris-specific. I just recently discovered Admintool.
Obviously i still turned out "okay" in the long run, but perhaps someone less tenacious than me would have just given up and bought Windows, or a Mac. Or maybe those people wouldn't have been UNIX people anyways.
Fwiw, there are a pile of "Solaris for beginners" and "introduction to Solaris" books out, btw.
-phaeton
This company is in big trouble and trash-talking Scott McNealy's act is getting very old. Some advice:
1. Fire McNealy. Sun can never go forward while this dinosaur of the software wars is in the chair. Thanks for the memories Scott, but Sun lost the war.
2. Get out of the hardware business. Sun hardware is not coming back. Ever. Sell the maintainence business to IBM or HP.
3. Turn Sun into a software company focusing on Java. This means saying YES to Windows and Linux in a big way.
Dummies books definately have thier place. I have looked through and or used more than one in my lifetime.
I work in a software company that makes software for windows and various type of unix.. solaris being the most prominent.
During th ecourse of a regulr week, I get asked mant many question on how to perform simple tasks inunix.. either by people who never bothered to learn it or people who were working with our windows line and were tasked to work with our solaris product.
If only to alleviate the need for me to teach people how to use vi, im sure the book is useful in this environment.
As for the name "dummies", people shouldnt be so thin skinned. these books cna be of use to any number of experienced or non experienced people.
People who cannot laugh at themselves deserve to be laughed at.
S-
Though labeling a book 'for dummies' will encourage a lot of people to purchase it who are scared of the other titles, you will inevitably get a backlash from people who are confident of their ability to understand and want a hardcore learning tool/reference. I don't think any self-respecting geek should be expected to give these books a chance, nor do I think they offer anything that can't be had elsewhere. Not that I think they're bad books per se, just that I would never buy one.
you need to get a sense of humor, really. ,what can be very boring subjects reasonably entertaining, or at least keep you busy.
They manage to make
For the person sitting down to a command prompt for the first time, a Dummies book can really get you going, and let you know the basics of how to get more information with man page examples.
Now I was at a company who hired a contractor to do some work, and he showed up with a new dummies book and spent a day going through the book. Now THAT pissed me off, but thats hardly IDG's fault.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
The sky will not fall, ok.
If SCO wins the lawsuit, IBM will be forced to settle, and Linux will be forced to remove the 10 lines in question. It's possible that SCO could try and get linux distribution companies to pay for unknowning infringment. But of course that would not work as SCO would be suing themselves.
And no, Linux users are not responsible to repay any thing or give back something they recieved at the fault of IBM or another company. Unless the user has signed a contract that says so.
If the Wall street journal published the Coca Cola formula, then Coke can sue the WSJ, but not me, for reading the paper. I don't have to give my paper back or pay coke anything.
if sun would make Solaris x86 an equal to Mac OS X in this regard, I think it would become an ideal choice for all PC users, even if there is a $20 (or higher) price tag.
#define FREE(x) if (x!=NULL) { free(x);x=NULL; }
I was trying to come up with a good fake title, but the real ones were all so good I couldn't resist ;)
You lose
Mac OS 9 for dummies
sorry I had to check if it existed.
But with titles like:
- Server+ Certification For Dummies
- Carpentry For Dummies
- Migraines For Dummies
I just had to check.
(ps for the humor impaired this is not a troll but a mere demonstration of the power of the for dummie books)
was a pretty good book. I don't know which version I bought but it made me the UNIX man I am today....
hmmm, maybe that isn't the ringing endorsement I thought it would be.
This
There is a chapter on cancer and other things GPL.
Bo
As the review says, Solaris 9 for Dummies is most definitely NOT a book about system administration (though it includes some basic sysadmin stuff) and it's also NOT the same book as John & Margy's Unix for Dummies. Solaris 9 for Dummies has considerable coverage of both the Common Desktop Environment and GNOME: it's the first Solaris book I know of that covers both the old and new school of GUI interfaces.
In addition, as a Unix and Linux book author too, I can tell you that Solaris is, um, a different beast, so it is most definitely useful to have a book focused specifically on the Solaris environment for neophytes and people seeking to get a quick head start on their Solaris knowledge.
Finally, another topic that's covered in some level of detail but isn't mentioned in the review is Open Office (aka Star Office): rather than focus on the sysadmin-y sort of things and have lots of geeky command line stuff, Solaris 9 for Dummies is just as much about the GUI and how to be a productive USER of Solaris: competing titles are all about how to be an admin, but there are plenty of Solaris folk who aren't admins, don't want to learn how to administer their system, and just want to be productive.
Learn more and read a sample chapter to see what's what:
Solaris ISN'T faster than Linux (on the same machine!), for the same reasons that Solaris is more stable than Linux. This distinction goes away with more than 8 CPU, there Solaris wins
And I also have to ask...What kind of single-cpu boxes and dual-dells?
Because I can tell you a E450 (480x4, 4GB) is about a full 4 times less throughput than a cheapo Altus 130 from Penguin (2GHzx2, 2GB) in Matlab (each running 4 jobs).
A Blade 2000 with one 1.1GHz CPU is about 35% slower than that same system (running 1 job)
So maybe it's because I'm running bandwidth/CPU intensive jobs... what are you guys doing?
THIS THING CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSSZERO STYLE ALSO FUCK BETA, ~NYORON
I have a 4.1 CD and it doesn't have a Windows directory. Perhaps the Unix directory is absent from the Windows version?
... right? ^_^)
in any case, this is a non issue; you'd call Wolfram and ask them to send you the Unix install kit (which is free, since you paid for the license,
THIS THING CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSSZERO STYLE ALSO FUCK BETA, ~NYORON
Idiots, dummies, what's the differnce.
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Speak for yourself, man -- my role model is Willow Rosenberg. Given that she is a fictional Jewish lesbian witch who almost ended the world, which doesn't really describe anything about me, that might be strange, but then again, she certainly ain't "stupid".
On a more serious note, the "Dudes" just get most of the attention. Films and series are full of role models that do the right thing, stand up for what they believe, and work their but off. Star Trek NG and DS9 come to mind; it is exactly after the TV producers left the intelligent, good-people format (Enterprise, anyone?) that the viewers left. "Dudes" are good for the press and the Republicans to rant about, but look at the ratings for what teens really like to see. "Neo" from The Matrix is "not too bright", as we are told in the first part, but is he a bad role model?
is there a "lower" level of learner than "dummy"?
Your ch.5 has the follwing sentence:
ask your system administrator to download these free alternative applications that are ready to go on Solaris 9
Now it can be reasonably assumed that anyone using Solaris will actually HAVE a sysadmin.
But the same sentece appears in Linux for Dummies , and is very frustrating to those of us that do not have someone to turn to.
This phrase also occurs in other introductory books (redhat linux 7.2 bible, for one)
so email me and let's talk about this. I'm interested because, among other things, I'm tech editing the next edition of Linux for Dummies, as it happens. You can get to me through my contact page on my Web site.
I read a "for dummies book". It was "Meditation for Dummies". I hated the title, thought it made me sound dumb, but it was recommended to me, so I gave it a chance.
I knew little about meditation going in.
I haven't become an expert, but I was left with the feeling that the book provided a good overview and emphasized the fundamentals, unlike the two other meditation books I started and good annoyed with for being too advanced.
I still hate the title, but I have more respect for the series of books now.
This is an observation, but I have to wonder what a rating of 8 means (for this book.)
The reason is, individuals have their own ideas of where their 1-10 scales are centered. There are some people who center truly center the scales at 5, meaning that an 8 is a relatively good score. Some center them much higher, like in the 7 range, meaning that they give high numbers to absolutely everything. For myself, I center my scale relatively lowly...meaning that I never given a 10 for anything, a 9 is damn hard to come by, and a 5 is a relatively good score coming from me (I've described 3 as "ok" which pretty much makes 3 the center of my 1-10 scale.) This of course would imply that the spacing along a scale not on 5 is not geometric...but may be logarithmic.
It's a random thought off the top of my head...but I guess I'm saying that I dont think that 1-10 scales are really a good way of expressing opinion without knowing how that individual uses that scale.
Yes.
perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5, (41*2), sqrt(7056), (unpack(c,H)-2), oct(115), 10)'
I think jen frickell. www.frickell.com
Yeah, that about covers everyone interested.
(for those who don't know or care Jen is/was a Solaris admin in California. She got a new job and no one really knows what she is doing other than NOT updating her webpage)
...then you're almost definitely not using Solaris.
I live and breathe solaris 14 hours/day (professionally and personally) and man, I can't even remember the last time I had to build a kernel. Probably not since the Solaris 2.3 days.
"People who do stupid things with hazardous materials often die." -- Jim Davidson on alt.folklore.urban
"We make the net work a difficult thing"
Sorry but Saddam Hussein Dictatorship was fairly succesfull! He staid in power for many many years. And was over trown by USA. Only because of oil interests. NOTE: I don't say he was a nice guy becase he wasnt. I just think he was as good dictator as any other (gasp the irony here)
BSD licensed software can't be stolen....
Chapter 1. Make sure it's a mare.
1.1 Make sure it's a horse. If that's a cow or a goat or a donkey, refer to other books from our series. The best way to check if that's a horse is comparing with a picture. It must have hooves, not split. It must have a mane (along its neck). It has a fluffy tail in most cases. That should eliminate most other cases...
1.2 Make sure about the sex.
1.2.1 Stallion - Most evident if it has two big things between its hind legs and one that is usually smaller but sometimes grows seriously. (for finding hind legs refer to the book "Horse anatomy for dummies"). Stallion has no pussy. If you wanted a horse with a pussy contact your user support.
1.2.2 Gelding - It's harder to tell apart from a mare than a stallion. Generally it has one, bigger thingy hanging. It has no pussy. See point 1.2.1
1.2.3 Mare - It has FOUR (!) thingies hanging under her belly. She has a pussy so if you find out that's a mare skip to chapter 4.
1.3 Summary table:
----------Hanging things
Stallion--__3__
Gelding_____1__
Mare____ ____4__
A good bet in a big stable is that the horse with largest number of thingies hanging under its belly is a mare.
Chapter 2. Finding pussy in your mare.
2.1 Locating the tail.
Look at the mare lengthwise. On one end she has much more hair than on the other. The end with more hair is called tail. That's where you should start from.
2.2 Raising the tail (warning! Do this on your own risk. All horses may cause damage to your hardware and software!). In order to accomplish this place your finger below its base (the part that's closest to the mare) and pull up.
2.3 Locating the pussy.
2.3.1 Anus. Below the tail there is a long crack that runs down the mare, to the four thingies. Just below the tail there's a round hole, but this one is not a pussy and should be used only by very advanced users.
2.3.2 Pussy. Look a bit below it. There should be a long, narrow vertical slit. It will be closed, but stretching its sides horizontally with the hand you're not holding the tail with, should reveal pink inside. This is that famous mare pussy. Train opening the pussy with your hand. You will need that skill later. Do not scratch the mare and don't pull too strong as damage to you may occur.
2.3.3 What if there's no pussy? Well, look below the horse and count thingies hanging again, surely that's not a mare. If it has four thingies hanging but no pussy, call your user support.
2.4 Summary
Tail is the more hairy end of the mare.
Tail must be lifted in order to access pussy.
Pussy is the second hole counting from tail down.
3. Fucking your mare.
3.1 Prerequisites
3.1.1 Penis. You must have a fully operational penis in order to fuck a mare. As much as this may sound sexist and discriminating for women, they still can fuck a mare with a strap-on dildo or some penis replacement but that doesn't give as much pleasure as natural penis. Penis is a sexual organ that determines your sex. See our book "Your sex for dummies" for references on finding your penis.
3.1.2 Bucket. A firm metal bucket is best. A very firm plastic bucket will do too, but make sure it will hold your weight. Note the bucket should be empty. If your mare is so called "pony" (ask your user support) then bucket is optional.
3.1.3 Mare. See chapter 1 to see how to recognise a mare. A mare could be obtained from a mare provider.
3.2 Preparations.
3.2.1 Get your mare to some calm place where nobody will see you. For some reason some people react hostile to mare sex.
3.2.2 Place your bucket behind your mare UPSIDE DOWN! Note this contradicts all teachings from the book "bucket for dummies" but this is the only and necessary way to access mare pussy. Note upside down means the bigger circle on the floor and smaller up.
3.2.3 Take your clothes off. See our series about clothes for references.
3.2.4 Fucking.
Now we come to the tricky part. You need to accomplish several things at once. First you need to climb the bu
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As a matter of fact, so am I, since my girlfriend brought me back "Sex for Dummies" from the bookstore. That was tacful!
Going on means going far, going far means returning. Tao te Ching
"but maybe I'll just buy this book and install that instead!"
If you install the contents of a dummies book as an OS on your computer then somebody will mistake it for a Windows computer and buy it.
OH THE SHAME I fell off the wagon and use sigs again!
I was at Mr. Paperback one time and I saw "Windows 98 for Gummies". I thought to myself, "I can see someone needing that". I moved on down the isle and saw "Windows 2000 for Dummies", I thought the same as the first book. Then I saw "AOL 5.0 for Dummies" and I thought, "C'MON PEOPLE! HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?!"
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
does the book warn users about how blindly applying official patch clusters will nuke their beautiful Exim in favour of a broken Sendmail daemon?!?
DO NOT LEAVE IT IS NOT REAL
You don't need to check for NULL. It's perfectly valid and safe to call free(NULL).