First off, how can you compare this to Kozmo. They used to deliver EVERYTHING! Not just food. I used to love browsing the new releases for Music and DVDs and having them that day to take home! Second, there are a zillion sites that offer a consolidated take out menu and ordering for all these restaurants. More than half these places already deliver and have online menus to choose from.
My Dad has a 61" HD TV and its awesome. Definitely takes some investment in getting access to everything you need, but highly worth it. Television in HD is not even in the same league as regular broadcast or satellite. If you're going to buy a good televsion, its gotta last you a good 15 years. I would certainly spend the extra now then have to spend it again in 3-4 years.
I built my own desk and it was the best thing I ever did. Left myself plenty of space underneath for all the computers. A nice set of shelves all over the place. A cd tower and a 19" rack built in. I use it every day, and it was the best $200 I ever spent.
Cause TiVo isn't charging you for the video recording you can do that without getting an account. Its charging you for compiling all the programming guide information and letting you dial up and download it every day. I don't have satellite or digital cable yet, so to not have to sit through the TV guide channel waiting, its definitely worth $10, and then to have it auto-record all my shows...thats worth alot more than the $300 I paid for my TiVo (with $200 in rebates) a far cry from $500!!
I haven't worked with, nor have I looked at the API, but I wonder if its possible for libglade to generate QT widgets instead of GTK+ widgets at runtime. That would be incredible. Imagine, your whole interface is defined in XML, and parsed at runtime. Your desktop environment is detected by libglade and the appropriate QT/GTK+ gui is created.
I had the same thing, I'm also 23. Its kinda scary not being able to type. I bought some cheap ergo-split keyboard, and it started to help. Then at work I got another one that was similar. It seems to have helped tremendously. That and doing wrist excercises has definitely helped.
And even more simply. Star Office does the best importing of MS Word files that I've seen. What if I wanted to extract the source code that imported MS files and add it to my GPL'd word processor. Would that be legal, or would I be re-distributing their source?
What bothers me is that the users don't care about true Open Source licenses are usually not programming. If they were even doing a little bit of programming and knew about the issues involved in code-reuse, and the ability to modify existing code, then they would know immediately the real benefits of FREEDOM.
Freedom to redistribute and reuse is one of the best things about Open Source.
Actually since you mention it, I checked out ebay and did a search, and it seems that of all three 8800's that appear in the search, they were all sole for roughly $2000. He got a good deal in that sense, but I wouldn't have sold it for anything if it were mine!!!
I think what most people have forgotten in this discussion is not why we fit or don't fit these stereotypes, but the real reason these stereotypes came to be. Geeks spend their time online. Online when you meet someone, you don't see their skin color, you don't know about their beliefs and you don't care about their religion. All of it doesn't matter to you if you're a geek. That is why the religion stereotype exists. Online, its person to person. No race, no religion, no nothing. The code speaks for itself.
As far as meeting new people and trying new things. I've never heard of that being a stereotype, but the internet has definitely brought people from all over the place together, and things liks irc, muds, and slashdot have definitely introduced me to lots of new people
And lastly, as far as being liberal, when things like the Kansas incident occur, which side do you think most geeks would be on? Its a matter of science and technology.
What would be really neat is if someone wrote an Instant Messenger type client that worked with IRC. Just a nice simple interface to chat one-on-one with people through your favorite irc server, and maintain a nice "Buddy List" through a simple notify list. Doesn't seem to tough.
I think what most people are forgetting is the important part of Linux is not its speed. Its definitely not how fast it goes in any benchmarks.
Its the fact that we have a system that we can play with till the bitter end. We can see how any piece of it works, from the low-level memory management to the desktop environment.
I know the most important thing for me has been the incredible community that I feel apart of, that have spurred communities like slashdot and projects like KDE and GNOME.
Everyday for the past 5 years, I've seen advance upon advance from Kernel 1.0.9 as more and more features have been added. And the power that open-source has provided.
And after I started learning how to program, the thrill of putting open source to the test, and being able to take the source code to an application, sit down and find the bug that was bothering me.
These are the things that make Linux the WORLD'S BEST OPERATING SYSTEM. So what if NT can spit out static web pages 4 times faster. I know my linux box can handle the dynamic stuff much more reliably and with a lot less horsepower, and if it can't then I'm looking forward to the next year or so as I watch the wizards take care of all the problems.
And as I sit there and watch, I can only hope that one day I'll be able to do my part, and that is the magic that makes open source so wonderful. Everyone that touches it WANTS to do their part in this amazing journey. You think anyone gets that from running Windows? I think not.
Lee Nevo UNIX Admin
Kudos to everyone for the BEST operating system ever!
I think what most people are forgetting is the important part of Linux is not its speed. Its definitely not how fast it goes in any benchmarks.
Its the fact that we have a system that we can play with till the bitter end. We can see how any piece of it works, from the low-level memory management to the desktop environment.
I know the most important thing for me has been the incredible community that I feel apart of, that have spurred communities like slashdot and projects like KDE and GNOME.
Everyday for the past 5 years, I've seen advance upon advance from Kernel 1.0.9 as more and more features have been added. And the power that open-source has provided.
And after I started learning how to program, the thrill of putting open source to the test, and being able to take the source code to an application, sit down and find the bug that was bothering me.
These are the things that make Linux the WORLD'S BEST OPERATING SYSTEM. So what if NT can spit out static web pages 4 times faster. I know my linux box can handle the dynamic stuff much more reliably and with a lot less horsepower, and if it can't then I'm looking forward to the next year or so as I watch the wizards take care of all the problems.
And as I sit there and watch, I can only hope that one day I'll be able to do my part, and that is the magic that makes open source so wonderful. Everyone that touches it WANTS to do their part in this amazing journey. You think anyone gets that from running Windows? I think not.
Lee Nevo UNIX Admin
Kudos to everyone for the BEST operating system ever!
Radio Shack has a Ground loop isolator for $15 bucks. I had the same problem. Plugged the GLI in and everything worked like a charm.
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Do you remember linuxhq before Jim Pick took it over. The current linuxhq looks just like it did prior to the transfer, and Jim has maintained a similar look and feel from the beginning.
This is the best news I've ever heard. I have always been glad that VA Research and Linux Hardware Solutions have been out there selling boxes with Linux from the get-go, and I was a bit worried that all the support we've gotten from Dell, Compaq, IBM, and HP that these vendors would get lost in the shuffle. But now with VA Research making itself much bigger, I'm quite sure they will stand strong amidst all the competition.
I think if Redhat were to donate a certain percentage of the shares to some Linux organizations, like Linux International, SPI, OSI, FSF, whatever, and if lots of Linux users bought as many shares as they could, then the issues of Redhat doing bad things because of shareholder interest would be irrelevant. The linux community and the remaining shareholders would be the ones to have the say in what Redhat did, as far ash shareholder interest is concerned.
They won't give it to you for free. If you're not writing free software. You have to pay for it. If you decide to write for Windows, you have to pay for it. If you write stuff using Qt for KDE you have to make it open source. Where's your freedom now? With Gnome and GTK, you have the choice. If/When GTK gets ported to Windows. You won't have to pay a 1K license fee to write your software for Windows.
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This is just an example of Natural Selection at work.
First off, how can you compare this to Kozmo. They used to deliver EVERYTHING! Not just food. I used to love browsing the new releases for Music and DVDs and having them that day to take home! Second, there are a zillion sites that offer a consolidated take out menu and ordering for all these restaurants. More than half these places already deliver and have online menus to choose from.
My Dad has a 61" HD TV and its awesome. Definitely takes some investment in getting access to everything you need, but highly worth it. Television in HD is not even in the same league as regular broadcast or satellite. If you're going to buy a good televsion, its gotta last you a good 15 years. I would certainly spend the extra now then have to spend it again in 3-4 years.
Lee
I built my own desk and it was the best thing I ever did. Left myself plenty of space underneath for all the computers. A nice set of shelves all over the place. A cd tower and a 19" rack built in. I use it every day, and it was the best $200 I ever spent.
Cause TiVo isn't charging you for the video recording you can do that without getting an account. Its charging you for compiling all the programming guide information and letting you dial up and download it every day. I don't have satellite or digital cable yet, so to not have to sit through the TV guide channel waiting, its definitely worth $10, and then to have it auto-record all my shows...thats worth alot more than the $300 I paid for my TiVo (with $200 in rebates) a far cry from $500!!
One of the best purchases I've ever made.
My favorite naming convention was cigarette brands.
marlboro
true
merit
benson
hedges
winston
salem
capri
camel
newport
basic
gpc
maverick
I haven't worked with, nor have I looked at the API, but I wonder if its possible for libglade to generate QT widgets instead of GTK+ widgets at runtime. That would be incredible. Imagine, your whole interface is defined in XML, and parsed at runtime. Your desktop environment is detected by libglade and the appropriate QT/GTK+ gui is created.
What do you think?
Lee
I had the same thing, I'm also 23. Its kinda scary not being able to type. I bought some cheap ergo-split keyboard, and it started to help. Then at work I got another one that was similar. It seems to have helped tremendously. That and doing wrist excercises has definitely helped.
And even more simply. Star Office does the best importing of MS Word files that I've seen. What if I wanted to extract the source code that imported MS files and add it to my GPL'd word processor. Would that be legal, or would I be re-distributing their source?
What bothers me is that the users don't care about true Open Source licenses are usually not programming. If they were even doing a little bit of programming and knew about the issues involved in code-reuse, and the ability to modify existing code, then they would know immediately the real benefits of FREEDOM.
Freedom to redistribute and reuse is one of the best things about Open Source.
Just my $.02
Actually since you mention it, I checked out ebay and did a search, and it seems that of all three 8800's that appear in the search, they were all sole for roughly $2000. He got a good deal in that sense, but I wouldn't have sold it for anything if it were mine!!!
I think what most people have forgotten in this discussion is not why we fit or don't fit these stereotypes, but the real reason these stereotypes came to be. Geeks spend their time online. Online when you meet someone, you don't see their skin color, you don't know about their beliefs and you don't care about their religion. All of it doesn't matter to you if you're a geek. That is why the religion stereotype exists. Online, its person to person. No race, no religion, no nothing. The code speaks for itself.
As far as meeting new people and trying new things. I've never heard of that being a stereotype, but the internet has definitely brought people from all over the place together, and things liks irc, muds, and slashdot have definitely introduced me to lots of new people
And lastly, as far as being liberal, when things like the Kansas incident occur, which side do you think most geeks would be on? Its a matter of science and technology.
Lee
What would be really neat is if someone wrote an Instant Messenger type client that worked with IRC. Just a nice simple interface to chat one-on-one with people through your favorite irc server, and maintain a nice "Buddy List" through a simple notify list. Doesn't seem to tough.
I think what most people are forgetting is the important part of Linux is not its speed. Its definitely not how fast it goes in any benchmarks.
Its the fact that we have a system that we can play with till the bitter end. We can see how any piece of it works, from the low-level memory management to the desktop environment.
I know the most important thing for me has been the incredible community that I feel apart of, that have spurred communities like slashdot and projects like KDE and GNOME.
Everyday for the past 5 years, I've seen advance upon advance from Kernel 1.0.9 as more and more features have been added. And the power that open-source has provided.
And after I started learning how to program, the thrill of putting open source to the test, and being able to take the source code to an application, sit down and find the bug that was bothering me.
These are the things that make Linux the WORLD'S BEST OPERATING SYSTEM. So what if NT can spit out static web pages 4 times faster. I know my linux box can handle the dynamic stuff much more reliably and with a lot less horsepower, and if it can't then I'm looking forward to the next year or so as I watch the wizards take care of all the problems.
And as I sit there and watch, I can only hope that one day I'll be able to do my part, and that is the magic that makes open source so wonderful. Everyone that touches it WANTS to do their part in this amazing journey. You think anyone gets that from running Windows? I think not.
Lee Nevo
UNIX Admin
Kudos to everyone for the BEST operating system ever!
I think what most people are forgetting is the important part of Linux is not its speed. Its definitely not how fast it goes in any benchmarks.
Its the fact that we have a system that we can play with till the bitter end. We can see how any piece of it works, from the low-level memory management to the desktop environment.
I know the most important thing for me has been the incredible community that I feel apart of, that have spurred communities like slashdot and projects like KDE and GNOME.
Everyday for the past 5 years, I've seen advance upon advance from Kernel 1.0.9 as more and more features have been added. And the power that open-source has provided.
And after I started learning how to program, the thrill of putting open source to the test, and being able to take the source code to an application, sit down and find the bug that was bothering me.
These are the things that make Linux the WORLD'S BEST OPERATING SYSTEM. So what if NT can spit out static web pages 4 times faster. I know my linux box can handle the dynamic stuff much more reliably and with a lot less horsepower, and if it can't then I'm looking forward to the next year or so as I watch the wizards take care of all the problems.
And as I sit there and watch, I can only hope that one day I'll be able to do my part, and that is the magic that makes open source so wonderful. Everyone that touches it WANTS to do their part in this amazing journey. You think anyone gets that from running Windows? I think not.
Lee Nevo
UNIX Admin
Kudos to everyone for the BEST operating system ever!
Radio Shack has a Ground loop isolator for $15 bucks. I had the same problem. Plugged the GLI in and everything worked like a charm.
Do you remember linuxhq before Jim Pick took it over. The current linuxhq looks just like it did prior to the transfer, and Jim has maintained a similar look and feel from the beginning.
Just my $.02
This is the best news I've ever heard. I have always been glad that VA Research and Linux Hardware Solutions have been out there selling boxes with Linux from the get-go, and I was a bit worried that all the support we've gotten from Dell, Compaq, IBM, and HP that these vendors would get lost in the shuffle. But now with VA Research making itself much bigger, I'm quite sure they will stand strong amidst all the competition.
I think if Redhat were to donate a certain percentage of the shares to some Linux organizations, like Linux International, SPI, OSI, FSF, whatever, and if lots of Linux users bought as many shares as they could, then the issues of Redhat doing bad things because of shareholder interest would be irrelevant. The linux community and the remaining shareholders would be the ones to have the say in what Redhat did, as far ash shareholder interest is concerned.
What do you think? BUY BUY BUY!!!
They won't give it to you for free. If you're not writing free software. You have to pay for it. If you decide to write for Windows, you have to pay for it. If you write stuff using Qt for KDE you have to make it open source. Where's your freedom now? With Gnome and GTK, you have the choice. If/When GTK gets ported to Windows. You won't have to pay a 1K license fee to write your software for Windows.
Just one of the many reasons Gnome kicks ass!
ftp://sod.res.cmu.edu:21/mirror/ftp.gnome.org/redh at/0.99.7/i386/
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