I can't say I have anything useful to add to this conversation, but I do have to admit, this line of research has an eerie similarity to the sci-fi in Mass Effect. Did anyone else notice that?
You're going to have to elaborate on that for me. I really can't see how cyberwarfare could produce the same horrifying results as a nuclear detonation in a populated area, let alone WORSE.
Because permissions are stripped over the network. Once it hits the system it's being downloaded into, it gets set to read/write for the user that downloaded it, and read-only for all other non-administrators. Absolutely everything that is downloaded has to be chmod'ed with the +x flag before you can execute it for security's sake.
I can tell you from personal experience, that not only can Linux be used for a K-12 school computer system, it's the best solution.
I've helped over the last three years to build a Linux Terminal Server to serve thin clients to a charter school of 350 students in Oregon. Using LTSP to serve the desktop up to the clients, LDAP for authentication via a separate server, and Ubuntu as the OS, we have made a stable, low maintainence, and most importantly CHEAP solution that requires almost no adjustment for the end users. Out of the kids who come to this school, only a few of them had even heard of Linux beforehand and none of them had used it, and the learning curve was virtually nonexistent.
All in all, we have spent $10,000 over the last 7 years on computer tech, and spend about 30 minutes a week on maintenence. The rest of our time is spent finding ways of improving the system.
The clients themselves are fully fuctional Gnome-based Ubuntu desktops. They can even mount local USB drives!
I'm basicly rambling at this point, but the point is, Linux is applicable in the educational environment. If you want more information on it, feel free to email me, I can give you a more complete picture of what we've done up here.
I must say, I think that's a fair trade off. The truth is, without DRM, these songs are going to get shared, there's no two ways about it, tacking 30 cents onto the price helps them recoup some of the inevitable losses without frivolous, ugly litigation. It works for me. Hell, I might even use the iTunes store now!
It's baffling that we, collectively, can't get over this whole nudity taboo. There's nothing obscene about chests, crotches, or asses, nor are they traumatizing for children to see, nor are they 'dirty', etc. etc.
I'm so sick of this juvenile mentality, it's like we as a society are stuck psychologically in middle school. As far as I'm concerned it isn't outrageous that they have this sort of content taken down, it's just baffling!
And, since I know this is an issue for SOMEone, even if seeing someone's breasts gives you a stiffy, why is that anyone else's business? As long as you aren't jumping people in dark alleys (and, shocking as this may seem, these are NOT inseperable behaviors), I don't see the issue.
...Seriously? I always thought Blade Runner was a directionless brood-fest. I honestly don't understand what makes it so appealing to most folks, once you get past the atmosphere the plot is pretty thin and disjointed.
You know, this isn't as farfetched as you might think. There are development headers for wine, so you can use it as an API, so in theory, if you could round up some interested programmers, you could build a wine-based window manager.
You could actually make a Linux-based open source implementation of Windows!
...Adblock isn't just for firefox anymore. We'd all love you even more than we do already if we could get an adblocker for these games along with our No-CD patches.
This is precisely the problem with modern news. They, like everybody else, are trying to sell you something, trying to make the biggest bucks. News should not be for profit, it should be for the greater good, for the spread of confirmed-accurate information to the masses to better educate them to the state of society, culture, science, and so forth.
When you look at it rationally, not economically, selfishly, or sociologically, it's pretty simple. Legalize what doesn't really hurt you, weed and shrooms for example, have standards for quality and purity. Keep tight controls on coke, heroin and the like, since they have legitimate uses. Illegalize meth, put harsh sentences on the people who cook it.
It's basicly the same as prostitution, if you regulate it, it won't harm society.
I can almost gurantee you that everyone rabbling about how you shouldn't get a free ride for being sick has at least a little bit of illegitimate data on their computer.
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I can't say I have anything useful to add to this conversation, but I do have to admit, this line of research has an eerie similarity to the sci-fi in Mass Effect. Did anyone else notice that?
You're going to have to elaborate on that for me. I really can't see how cyberwarfare could produce the same horrifying results as a nuclear detonation in a populated area, let alone WORSE.
+1 Socialist.
...I would mod you up Insightful.
...a friend who's carrying a crowbar...
I wouldn't recommend bringing Gordon Freeman as legal consul, he doesn't say much.
Mod parent up! This hits the nail right on the head.
Because permissions are stripped over the network. Once it hits the system it's being downloaded into, it gets set to read/write for the user that downloaded it, and read-only for all other non-administrators. Absolutely everything that is downloaded has to be chmod'ed with the +x flag before you can execute it for security's sake.
Don't forget magicy-steampunk Oz. Didn't you see Tin Man?
Oh god, wrong parent.
I'm so ashamed of myself.
Don't forget magicky-steampunk Oz. Didn't you see Tin Man?
Apologies, forgot to attach my email address. It's keaton[dot]prower[at]gmail[dot]com. All questions welcomed. :)
I can tell you from personal experience, that not only can Linux be used for a K-12 school computer system, it's the best solution.
I've helped over the last three years to build a Linux Terminal Server to serve thin clients to a charter school of 350 students in Oregon. Using LTSP to serve the desktop up to the clients, LDAP for authentication via a separate server, and Ubuntu as the OS, we have made a stable, low maintainence, and most importantly CHEAP solution that requires almost no adjustment for the end users. Out of the kids who come to this school, only a few of them had even heard of Linux beforehand and none of them had used it, and the learning curve was virtually nonexistent.
All in all, we have spent $10,000 over the last 7 years on computer tech, and spend about 30 minutes a week on maintenence. The rest of our time is spent finding ways of improving the system.
The clients themselves are fully fuctional Gnome-based Ubuntu desktops. They can even mount local USB drives!
I'm basicly rambling at this point, but the point is, Linux is applicable in the educational environment. If you want more information on it, feel free to email me, I can give you a more complete picture of what we've done up here.
In that case, we'd better put you in cryogenic freeze, because it's gonna be a damn long time before things get that good.
I must say, I think that's a fair trade off.
The truth is, without DRM, these songs are going to get shared, there's no two ways about it, tacking 30 cents onto the price helps them recoup some of the inevitable losses without frivolous, ugly litigation. It works for me. Hell, I might even use the iTunes store now!
It's baffling that we, collectively, can't get over this whole nudity taboo. There's nothing obscene about chests, crotches, or asses, nor are they traumatizing for children to see, nor are they 'dirty', etc. etc.
I'm so sick of this juvenile mentality, it's like we as a society are stuck psychologically in middle school. As far as I'm concerned it isn't outrageous that they have this sort of content taken down, it's just baffling!
And, since I know this is an issue for SOMEone, even if seeing someone's breasts gives you a stiffy, why is that anyone else's business? As long as you aren't jumping people in dark alleys (and, shocking as this may seem, these are NOT inseperable behaviors), I don't see the issue.
Dunno what you're talking about. I've got an Athalon chipset and it runs swimmingly. Way cheaper than the Intel equivalent too.
At last, the deghettoization of Linux computers with ATI chips!
Hm, the interface looks almost identical to Furcadia, save for the true 3D world.
...Seriously? I always thought Blade Runner was a directionless brood-fest. I honestly don't understand what makes it so appealing to most folks, once you get past the atmosphere the plot is pretty thin and disjointed.
I think someone needs to remind Sony's marketing department that God of War is about mythological characters...
You know, this isn't as farfetched as you might think. There are development headers for wine, so you can use it as an API, so in theory, if you could round up some interested programmers, you could build a wine-based window manager. You could actually make a Linux-based open source implementation of Windows!
...Adblock isn't just for firefox anymore. We'd all love you even more than we do already if we could get an adblocker for these games along with our No-CD patches.
This is precisely the problem with modern news. They, like everybody else, are trying to sell you something, trying to make the biggest bucks. News should not be for profit, it should be for the greater good, for the spread of confirmed-accurate information to the masses to better educate them to the state of society, culture, science, and so forth.
When you look at it rationally, not economically, selfishly, or sociologically, it's pretty simple. Legalize what doesn't really hurt you, weed and shrooms for example, have standards for quality and purity. Keep tight controls on coke, heroin and the like, since they have legitimate uses. Illegalize meth, put harsh sentences on the people who cook it. It's basicly the same as prostitution, if you regulate it, it won't harm society.
I can almost gurantee you that everyone rabbling about how you shouldn't get a free ride for being sick has at least a little bit of illegitimate data on their computer.