The CS program at Kent State University uses Nachos in all of its Operating Systems courses. This semester, the instructor focused more on operating systems in general (particularly how *nix OSes function). Nachos was used for two relatively simple programming assignments involving using threads.
My only beef with the class was that the instructor was harsh on grading. The undergrads in the class are averaging C's while the grad students are averaging B's.
you can try www.win2ksucks.com. I would register that, and put a listing of all the bugs found in win2k, and compare them to the bugs found in your favorite Open Source operating system.
When will our governments learn that they can't govern a 21st century society with 18th and 19th century legislation. It's time to inform our government leaders that new laws are needed (or existing laws revised so that they play to common interests, and not the special interests).
I feel that for an EULA to be enforceable, it needs to require that the consumer purchasing the software be presented a form which he/she must sign at the point of sale. This way, the EULA will have the same legal status as a contract between two people. Only drawback to this solution is that it will be too costly to implement, therefore the best way to go is free software and open source.
We all know that advertising is one big expense for many corporations (particularly dot-coms). Smart business people would want to find every way to reduce this as much as possible, yet still maximize exposure of the company to the public. Perhaps the best way to do it is to have companies compensate for referrals. In this case here, a user can download Opera 5, pay for the software, and as an option, choose to refer X users for a full refund of the purchase price. I'm sure somewhere, your personal information is collected, but smart people would only trust their personal info to corporations who do not misuse it.
The current IOC board needs to go, and people with a billion times more integrity needs to be put in place. Then the Olympic games may have some of its past glory restored.
Odd thought: If a broadcasting company licensed to broadcast the games also owns a website, does this ruling prohibit them from streaming video through that website?
Granted that we are moving towards a "virtual society," but the fact remains that physical interaction with other humans is still very important. For example, a person can be a social butterfly on the Internet, but in real life, couldn't say "hi" to a person that walked by. Some people are happy with this lifestyle, and that's fine with me. In fact, I wouldn't mind that lifestyle (but only if I don't have to work to pay the bill for a T1 and a computer network dedicated to online gaming). That's why I decided to abandon my shell, and go out and interact with others (particularly those who are not as smart as me), and show them a way to add value to their lives.
This code is only useable only once for each boss character defeated during the game.
If you want to start Gradius III with 30 lives, hold Left, then press A three times, then press Start.
Another game that uses the Konami Code: Tetris (2-player version released by Tengen for the NES).
Pause the game, enter the Konami Code, and the current piece turns into a stick which can be used to complete a Tetris. This code can only be used once per level.
I feel that EFF is probably the best way to go
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Although there are many other worthy "geek causes" out there that deserve our donations, I feel that if we do not support the EFF, we may end up losing the legal battles against the MPAA.
.biz -- for businesses and corporations
.sex,.xxx -- porn sites (censorware can just block these TLDs)
.person -- personal webpages
.tld -- propose new TLDs to ICANN as needed, plus link to registrars who offer existing TLDs.
.ent -- entertainment sites (for movies and games)
I know there are others that can be added to this list, so feel free to suggest more.
In addition, the registrars would be required by ICANN to have registrants submit a link to the proposed site (or submit a copy of the entire site on a CD, DVD, or other storage media). The registrar would then review the site content, and judge whether or not the requested TLD would be appropriate for the site. If the registrant's application is rejected, the registrar would then suggest a more appropriate TLD for the site to use, and ask the registrant if he/she would like that TLD instead. For example, Amazon.com would be allowed to keep.com, but would be allowed to take.biz, but not.person. On the other hand, Jeff Bezos can take.person, put his page up, and link to Amazon from there.
Al Gore and George Bush argue the certified results before the courts. This is a transcript of what was said in the courtroom.
Gore: I invented the Internet, therefore I should be President, based on that fact alone.
Bush: You major-league @$$hole. Why should you be President when your boss can't keep a tight seal on a blow job he got from that slutty intern?
Gore: I can code. (turns on computer, which contains this comment posted at Slashdot.org, and proceeds to execute the program). Uh, I thought this was write once, run anywhere.
Bush (laughing hysterically): No wonder why Floridians like me. They can't stand a geek wannabe. I knew you plagiarized that code off of Slashdot.
Judge's ruling (displayed in a message box on a PC running Linux): Litigation fault: Gore dumped.
If M$ is not split, things will remain as they are. If M$ is split, then all the stock should split as well. Anyone holding a share of M$FT will receive a share of stock in the companies that form as a result of the split. Gates does own stock in his company, and thus will become even more rich after the split.
I agree to this 100%. Perhaps the other departments should look at this example of leadership in action, and see how it can be applied to other departments. I have read somewhere that "People don't care about what you know, until they know how much you care."
Intel can't seem to get it's act straight when it comes to making CPUs. Come on, who else would make a chip that produces 585.999912514651 when 100 is added to 486.
If Tom's Hardware says the P4 is awesome, then retracts the report, then says that he is going to redo the benchmarks, then I think Tom needs to have his brain examined by a licensed professional.
So promoting KDE is almost as important as working on KDE. Recent studies show that KDE is used on more the 70% of all Linux desktops. We could fight for those remaining 30% but given that Linux has less than 5% of the overall desktop market we should rather target the 95% of desktop users than compete with our friends from the GNOME project. Just converting 5% of Windows users will get us more KDE users than converting all GNOME users. But those users know little about Open Source, Linux or KDE and posting to some
mailing lists won't change this. To address those users we have to communicate through other channels that we have little experience with.
What I would do is focus more on promoting Open Source, using KDE as an example to acquire new users. This way, the people can see the benefits of using Open Source software, and determine if their IT departments can benefit from switching to Open Source.
I remember a friend of mine saying that Intel once outsourced 386 processors to AMD. Because of this, AMD was able to get their hands on an early 486 chip. Technicians then took a laser and burned off layers of the chip, taking pictures of the circuit layout as each layer was removed. Once they were done, AMD had the blueprints to the 486 chip, and was able to compete with Intel.
Moral of the story: Never outsource a product you manufacture to a competitor, because you are revealing your trade secrets to your competitor.
There is no clear winner or loser. Each interface has its advantages and disadvantages. Windows doesn't have a bad interface -- and it shouldn't, because Microsoft has put millions upon millions of dollars into making sure Whistler isn't the next "Bob." Gnome and KDE, on the other hand, have managed to put together very useable interfaces without millions of dollars behind them. All three interfaces need work to become as user friendly as possible, and all three can learn from each other.
I agree with this 100%. If software manufacturers wish to make money, then they must cater to the majority of users. This is where most of their profits come from (if the manufacturer is not distributing freely under the GPL, i.e. Micro$oft). I'm sure that most of the people who read and contribute to/. know most of the commands to every major OS that's in use, but keep in mind that a new user to Linux may not know how to mount a floppy disk drive, and may want some type of interface or program to guide him/her through the process.
I agree with AC here. Coming from a business background, I have learned that grades don't matter much when it comes down to it. Granted they are helpful if you are looking for that dream job that you spent years in college getting the degree for, but if you don't know how to manage the income that that job produces, you are just headed up $#!@ creek without a paddle. If you didn't go to college, just worry about broadening your knowledge about wealth, finance, and whatever skills you use in your profession.
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The CS program at Kent State University uses Nachos in all of its Operating Systems courses. This semester, the instructor focused more on operating systems in general (particularly how *nix OSes function). Nachos was used for two relatively simple programming assignments involving using threads.
My only beef with the class was that the instructor was harsh on grading. The undergrads in the class are averaging C's while the grad students are averaging B's.
you can try www.win2ksucks.com. I would register that, and put a listing of all the bugs found in win2k, and compare them to the bugs found in your favorite Open Source operating system.
I checked WHOIS, and it's available. Better register it and put a Linux box up serving a page stating that a secure windows server is only a dream.
One dollar says that I know the behavior of the /. community all too well, and that I'm not a Jew.
one dollar says that the site goes down due to the slashdot effect.
When will our governments learn that they can't govern a 21st century society with 18th and 19th century legislation. It's time to inform our government leaders that new laws are needed (or existing laws revised so that they play to common interests, and not the special interests).
I feel that for an EULA to be enforceable, it needs to require that the consumer purchasing the software be presented a form which he/she must sign at the point of sale. This way, the EULA will have the same legal status as a contract between two people. Only drawback to this solution is that it will be too costly to implement, therefore the best way to go is free software and open source.
I've got the karma to spare, so mod me down.
We all know that advertising is one big expense for many corporations (particularly dot-coms). Smart business people would want to find every way to reduce this as much as possible, yet still maximize exposure of the company to the public. Perhaps the best way to do it is to have companies compensate for referrals. In this case here, a user can download Opera 5, pay for the software, and as an option, choose to refer X users for a full refund of the purchase price. I'm sure somewhere, your personal information is collected, but smart people would only trust their personal info to corporations who do not misuse it.
I was thinking more along the lines of this person.
The current IOC board needs to go, and people with a billion times more integrity needs to be put in place. Then the Olympic games may have some of its past glory restored.
Odd thought: If a broadcasting company licensed to broadcast the games also owns a website, does this ruling prohibit them from streaming video through that website?
Granted that we are moving towards a "virtual society," but the fact remains that physical interaction with other humans is still very important. For example, a person can be a social butterfly on the Internet, but in real life, couldn't say "hi" to a person that walked by. Some people are happy with this lifestyle, and that's fine with me. In fact, I wouldn't mind that lifestyle (but only if I don't have to work to pay the bill for a T1 and a computer network dedicated to online gaming). That's why I decided to abandon my shell, and go out and interact with others (particularly those who are not as smart as me), and show them a way to add value to their lives.
One additional note for Gradius III
This code is only useable only once for each boss character defeated during the game.
If you want to start Gradius III with 30 lives, hold Left, then press A three times, then press Start.
Another game that uses the Konami Code: Tetris (2-player version released by Tengen for the NES).
Pause the game, enter the Konami Code, and the current piece turns into a stick which can be used to complete a Tetris. This code can only be used once per level.
Although there are many other worthy "geek causes" out there that deserve our donations, I feel that if we do not support the EFF, we may end up losing the legal battles against the MPAA.
MPAA: Movie-Producing Association of @$$holes
.biz -- for businesses and corporations .xxx -- porn sites (censorware can just block these TLDs)
.com, but would be allowed to take .biz, but not .person. On the other hand, Jeff Bezos can take .person, put his page up, and link to Amazon from there.
.sex,
.person -- personal webpages
.tld -- propose new TLDs to ICANN as needed, plus link to registrars who offer existing TLDs.
.ent -- entertainment sites (for movies and games)
I know there are others that can be added to this list, so feel free to suggest more.
In addition, the registrars would be required by ICANN to have registrants submit a link to the proposed site (or submit a copy of the entire site on a CD, DVD, or other storage media). The registrar would then review the site content, and judge whether or not the requested TLD would be appropriate for the site. If the registrant's application is rejected, the registrar would then suggest a more appropriate TLD for the site to use, and ask the registrant if he/she would like that TLD instead. For example, Amazon.com would be allowed to keep
Al Gore and George Bush argue the certified results before the courts. This is a transcript of what was said in the courtroom.
Gore: I invented the Internet, therefore I should be President, based on that fact alone.
Bush: You major-league @$$hole. Why should you be President when your boss can't keep a tight seal on a blow job he got from that slutty intern?
Gore: I can code. (turns on computer, which contains this comment posted at Slashdot.org, and proceeds to execute the program). Uh, I thought this was write once, run anywhere.
Bush (laughing hysterically): No wonder why Floridians like me. They can't stand a geek wannabe. I knew you plagiarized that code off of Slashdot.
Judge's ruling (displayed in a message box on a PC running Linux): Litigation fault: Gore dumped.
When executed:
Segmentation fault: Gore dumped
If M$ is not split, things will remain as they are. If M$ is split, then all the stock should split as well. Anyone holding a share of M$FT will receive a share of stock in the companies that form as a result of the split. Gates does own stock in his company, and thus will become even more rich after the split.
I agree to this 100%. Perhaps the other departments should look at this example of leadership in action, and see how it can be applied to other departments. I have read somewhere that "People don't care about what you know, until they know how much you care."
Intel can't seem to get it's act straight when it comes to making CPUs. Come on, who else would make a chip that produces 585.999912514651 when 100 is added to 486.
If Tom's Hardware says the P4 is awesome, then retracts the report, then says that he is going to redo the benchmarks, then I think Tom needs to have his brain examined by a licensed professional.
So promoting KDE is almost as important as working on KDE. Recent studies show that KDE is used on more the 70% of all Linux desktops. We could fight for those remaining 30% but given that Linux has less than 5% of the overall desktop market we should rather target the 95% of desktop users than compete with our friends from the GNOME project. Just converting 5% of Windows users will get us more KDE users than converting all GNOME users. But those users know little about Open Source, Linux or KDE and posting to some mailing lists won't change this. To address those users we have to communicate through other channels that we have little experience with.
What I would do is focus more on promoting Open Source, using KDE as an example to acquire new users. This way, the people can see the benefits of using Open Source software, and determine if their IT departments can benefit from switching to Open Source.
I remember a friend of mine saying that Intel once outsourced 386 processors to AMD. Because of this, AMD was able to get their hands on an early 486 chip. Technicians then took a laser and burned off layers of the chip, taking pictures of the circuit layout as each layer was removed. Once they were done, AMD had the blueprints to the 486 chip, and was able to compete with Intel.
Moral of the story: Never outsource a product you manufacture to a competitor, because you are revealing your trade secrets to your competitor.
There is no clear winner or loser. Each interface has its advantages and disadvantages. Windows doesn't have a bad interface -- and it shouldn't, because Microsoft has put millions upon millions of dollars into making sure Whistler isn't the next "Bob." Gnome and KDE, on the other hand, have managed to put together very useable interfaces without millions of dollars behind them. All three interfaces need work to become as user friendly as possible, and all three can learn from each other.
/. know most of the commands to every major OS that's in use, but keep in mind that a new user to Linux may not know how to mount a floppy disk drive, and may want some type of interface or program to guide him/her through the process.
I agree with this 100%. If software manufacturers wish to make money, then they must cater to the majority of users. This is where most of their profits come from (if the manufacturer is not distributing freely under the GPL, i.e. Micro$oft). I'm sure that most of the people who read and contribute to
I could put another -1 to this, but I'm writing this and can't moderate the discussion anyways. I've also posted elsewhere on this thread as well.
I agree with AC here. Coming from a business background, I have learned that grades don't matter much when it comes down to it. Granted they are helpful if you are looking for that dream job that you spent years in college getting the degree for, but if you don't know how to manage the income that that job produces, you are just headed up $#!@ creek without a paddle. If you didn't go to college, just worry about broadening your knowledge about wealth, finance, and whatever skills you use in your profession.