Imagine having one of these for your college textbooks. Download the book from the university, make no trips to the bookstore, and only have to carry 1 thing to class. Heck, you could even network these in class and submit tests electronically. Ah, to go back to college...
One question that I have is, "Why don't Open Source developers spend more time with their own creations and killer apps as opposed to ripping off what commercial companies have already created?" We see in a few instance that Open Source developers can do just that. Look at Apache, PHP, and MySQL for examples of packages that are unique, or not totally ripped off. Imagine what could be produced if OS developers actually built something truely unique!
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While I haven't read Programming PHP I found that PHP Pocket Reference, also put out by O'Reilly and written by Rasmus Lerdorf, was one of the worst books, and easilly the worst Pocket Reference, that I've every seen. The book is lacking information and content relative to the time that book was published. Function lists are incomplete and the descriptions are weak. With that said, you may want to think twice about purchasing the full sized book.
12 digits should be enough. it gives you 100,000,000,000 possibilities. There aren't that many products. I'm sure ARIN would happily hand out barcodes like they hand out IPs.
There's a really cool construction set out there and I call it the "Build Your Own Linux Distro Construction Kit". All you need is an extra machine that Linux supports, a machine with ftp capabilities and a whole bunch of free time.
Remember that there won't be landing strips for quite a while on Mars, so a VTOL (Vertical TakeOff and Landing) concept must be used. The Ornithoper er entothoper (or whatever) might be the answer.
The real issue with the current Star Wars franchise boils down to 2 points: 1) Star Wars movies are made for kids, and most of us who saw them as kids are seeing the new ones as adults, thus we are not the target market 2) Americans have become so incapable of following multiple storylines in a movie that they dislike those movies that do have more then 1 plot line. Point 1 is pretty self explanitory. We no longer see a Star Wars movie with the eyes and curiousity of a 10 year old. When I went to see Clones for the second time, I was listening to a kid about 8 years old sitting behind me talk with his dad prior to the movie. He was in awe. Those of us in our 20s and 30s have adult perspectives and are no longer thrilled by a basic action movie with multiple stories intermingled. Point 2 has been coming for some time. New complicated movies that have more then 1 plotline are to complex for the typical American these days. When I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf and the theater it was truely amazing. Several storylines, awesome dialog, although subtitled, and a whole tie-in with history. After discussing the movie with friends they found it complex and incomprehensible. Yes I live in the U.S., and my friends are quite bright as a general rule. But they are stereotypical in there viewing of movies.
This is just another example of how the US government is taking away basic freedoms from their citizens. At this point in our history, the average US citizen (naturalized or otherwise) have fewer freedoms and rights then under the British government prior to the Revolutionary War. We have more taxes, no real representation in Congress since the Senators and Representatives are bought and paid for by big bussiness. We can't bear arms in most cites, stories in the press are censored, our homes can be searched without a warrent under very weak excuses from the police, the state takes over federal control on a number of issues including gun control. It's only a matter of time before we can't cross the street without breaking the law.
Oh yeah, I failed to mention that I didn't read the manuals except to find out a few minor things about the hardware. But seeing it enter init level 5 for the first time....drool.
I picked up a Zaurus on monday and have had zero problems with it. As a matter of fact, kick ass is the best way to describe it. I got mine to sync with Outlook without any problems at all. And if the reviewer can't figure out the interface, he shouldn't own electronics, after all a microwave is far more difficult, not to mention a stove or refridgerator or DVD player. And after installing the terminal and file manager, I got Perl running on it, as well as Nethack...dreamville!
Wouldn't it be great to have software that expired on a life critical piece of equipment. I can see the doctor now, "I'm sorry, your son or daughter died because some piece of open source software expired."
There are also those of us that have to wait until we have an opportunity to bring down a server, and can't afford having a system go down before that. I'll take a risk with the hackers...
I think Eric is misreading the situation. If a PC goes below 350 bucks, people will be willing to spend much more for the OS. The reason for this is simple, 350 bucks is nothing relative to today's cost of a PC, thus $350 + OS
People won't move away from Windows for 1 of 2 simple reasons, "I don't have time to learn something new" or "I can't transfer my MS Office documents to ". While there are falacies in both arguments, end users are a stubborn ignorant bunch for the most part.
Linux will have a heck of a time breaking in on the desktop due to the illusion that there are no apps and that it's difficult to install. All slashdoters know this isn't true.
I wish Wizards would just make a Players's Handbook (PHB) with all of the other character and spell books added in. I hate having to spend 20-35 bucks a piece for them when only the initial PHB is really worth it. Thanks for listening:)
The real problem with Linux games is the user base. Many Linux users refuse to pay for software, so they'll copy it from their friends, thus the software company loses money. There is also the small user base that won't buy or use anything that isn't Open Source. And, there aren't any artists on the Linux platform willing to help with animation and graphics for games.
Although Linus has done a great many things for the Linux community, the development of the kernel is far to large a project for one person, especially if that person is actively developing. It would benefit the Linux community greatly if Linus stepped down from patch management, and if he gave some of the kernel development "okay" power to a group of people. Linus appears to be doing nothing more then slowing down the development of the kernel. If he's not willing to do this, it might be a good idea to split off the kernel development to another group without his okay. I know, fued.
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Imagine having one of these for your college textbooks. Download the book from the university, make no trips to the bookstore, and only have to carry 1 thing to class. Heck, you could even network these in class and submit tests electronically. Ah, to go back to college...
One question that I have is, "Why don't Open Source developers spend more time with their own creations and killer apps as opposed to ripping off what commercial companies have already created?" We see in a few instance that Open Source developers can do just that. Look at Apache, PHP, and MySQL for examples of packages that are unique, or not totally ripped off. Imagine what could be produced if OS developers actually built something truely unique!
Same author same publisher same topic.
While I haven't read Programming PHP I found that PHP Pocket Reference, also put out by O'Reilly and written by Rasmus Lerdorf, was one of the worst books, and easilly the worst Pocket Reference, that I've every seen. The book is lacking information and content relative to the time that book was published. Function lists are incomplete and the descriptions are weak. With that said, you may want to think twice about purchasing the full sized book.
Woops, missed a zero.
12 digits should be enough. it gives you 100,000,000,000 possibilities. There aren't that many products. I'm sure ARIN would happily hand out barcodes like they hand out IPs.
God Forbid!
And if we can get Alan Greenspan to vote for AMD, we can have the business world avoiding Intel!
There's a really cool construction set out there and I call it the "Build Your Own Linux Distro Construction Kit". All you need is an extra machine that Linux supports, a machine with ftp capabilities and a whole bunch of free time.
If only I had time...
I was really getting tired of lugging around this 17" CRT with me everywhere I went.
Remember that there won't be landing strips for quite a while on Mars, so a VTOL (Vertical TakeOff and Landing) concept must be used. The Ornithoper er entothoper (or whatever) might be the answer.
The real issue with the current Star Wars franchise boils down to 2 points: 1) Star Wars movies are made for kids, and most of us who saw them as kids are seeing the new ones as adults, thus we are not the target market 2) Americans have become so incapable of following multiple storylines in a movie that they dislike those movies that do have more then 1 plot line. Point 1 is pretty self explanitory. We no longer see a Star Wars movie with the eyes and curiousity of a 10 year old. When I went to see Clones for the second time, I was listening to a kid about 8 years old sitting behind me talk with his dad prior to the movie. He was in awe. Those of us in our 20s and 30s have adult perspectives and are no longer thrilled by a basic action movie with multiple stories intermingled. Point 2 has been coming for some time. New complicated movies that have more then 1 plotline are to complex for the typical American these days. When I saw Brotherhood of the Wolf and the theater it was truely amazing. Several storylines, awesome dialog, although subtitled, and a whole tie-in with history. After discussing the movie with friends they found it complex and incomprehensible. Yes I live in the U.S., and my friends are quite bright as a general rule. But they are stereotypical in there viewing of movies.
Windows kills me everytime I use it. What a joke.
This is just another example of how the US government is taking away basic freedoms from their citizens. At this point in our history, the average US citizen (naturalized or otherwise) have fewer freedoms and rights then under the British government prior to the Revolutionary War. We have more taxes, no real representation in Congress since the Senators and Representatives are bought and paid for by big bussiness. We can't bear arms in most cites, stories in the press are censored, our homes can be searched without a warrent under very weak excuses from the police, the state takes over federal control on a number of issues including gun control. It's only a matter of time before we can't cross the street without breaking the law.
Oh yeah, I failed to mention that I didn't read the manuals except to find out a few minor things about the hardware. But seeing it enter init level 5 for the first time....drool.
I picked up a Zaurus on monday and have had zero problems with it. As a matter of fact, kick ass is the best way to describe it. I got mine to sync with Outlook without any problems at all. And if the reviewer can't figure out the interface, he shouldn't own electronics, after all a microwave is far more difficult, not to mention a stove or refridgerator or DVD player. And after installing the terminal and file manager, I got Perl running on it, as well as Nethack...dreamville!
Wouldn't it be great to have software that expired on a life critical piece of equipment. I can see the doctor now, "I'm sorry, your son or daughter died because some piece of open source software expired."
There are also those of us that have to wait until we have an opportunity to bring down a server, and can't afford having a system go down before that. I'll take a risk with the hackers...
I think Eric is misreading the situation. If a PC goes below 350 bucks, people will be willing to spend much more for the OS. The reason for this is simple, 350 bucks is nothing relative to today's cost of a PC, thus $350 + OS
People won't move away from Windows for 1 of 2 simple reasons, "I don't have time to learn something new" or "I can't transfer my MS Office documents to ". While there are falacies in both arguments, end users are a stubborn ignorant bunch for the most part.
Linux will have a heck of a time breaking in on the desktop due to the illusion that there are no apps and that it's difficult to install. All slashdoters know this isn't true.
Hmm, the family might consist of CmdrTaco, WifeyTaco, BabyTaco (or a 10 pack), and at dinner time they could ring the TacoBell.
I wish Wizards would just make a Players's Handbook (PHB) with all of the other character and spell books added in. I hate having to spend 20-35 bucks a piece for them when only the initial PHB is really worth it. Thanks for listening :)
The real problem with Linux games is the user base. Many Linux users refuse to pay for software, so they'll copy it from their friends, thus the software company loses money. There is also the small user base that won't buy or use anything that isn't Open Source. And, there aren't any artists on the Linux platform willing to help with animation and graphics for games.
Although Linus has done a great many things for the Linux community, the development of the kernel is far to large a project for one person, especially if that person is actively developing. It would benefit the Linux community greatly if Linus stepped down from patch management, and if he gave some of the kernel development "okay" power to a group of people. Linus appears to be doing nothing more then slowing down the development of the kernel. If he's not willing to do this, it might be a good idea to split off the kernel development to another group without his okay. I know, fued.
I can't play Diablo II on it :(
Apparently there is no Direct X support for Lindows. What a bummer. I guess one of my machines will have to remain a Windoze box.
Wow, Perl was created in 1 day? I think we're celebrating the fact that perl was released to the world on this day 14 years ago.
It's amazing what the government will do to protect M$.
Isn't she also the person who coined the term "bug" after finding a moth in the system that was shorting it out?