Thanks for the link. I'm used dasher to type this reply. I am capable of using a standard keyboard but this is much more fun! As you can see I could do with some more practice.
well, for me it's an ms-exchange client that works properly.. i've got evolution, but it takes about 30 seconds to crash:( I've got about 30 folders setup (I get *lots* of email) and it has a lot of issues viewing them... only the most simple with only 5-10 emails work.
You've pretty much hit the nail on the head so to speak. A good example of this at my work: We wanted to by 120 or so "unix" servers from a big vendor over a 12 month period. They said the line wouldn't change for that ammount of time. 6 months in the stop production and we had to change to another model. So now we've got two different types of machines that are configure differently and have different patching needs, basically doubling any testing/work we have to do on them. And yes, they are running the exact same version of OS, but it is still a pain.
We've had telstra hindering our speeds for years, and we've been paying for it... iinet has worked around this by rolling out its own infrastructure. trust me, if you lived here or been following it a bit more closely you'd know how many australians envied the US... of course now we envy Hong Kong and Korea:)
Says something about our society: Proud to be ignorant. I guess we've got to wait for the oldies to die off:) I suppose it's happened due to too much tech being introduced at once. OTOH they would have seen a lot of tech in thier day: (Jet)Planes, Cars, Global War, TV, Global Coms (Phones).
The initial instructions that Director George Lucas gave the Art Department were very open-ended
It's interesting that Peter Jackson took the opposite approach with LotR, even down to slapping lumps of clay onto model of the Orc Captian(?) in RotK.
at our work we changed the machine name from msexchange1 to msx001 as some stupid filtering software was having problems with the "sex" in msexchange:-)
yeah, works fine for me too... only deal breaker at the moment is evolution crashes when connection to out msexchange2000 server, and only when looking at certain folders.
This is easy to solve in Australia, we have a blue sticker/card that is displayed on the windshield of the car... No sticker, no parking (and rarely, a fine).
I'm trying to make a help desk application in it, mostly to replace our aging HD app... it's on my own time so that i can GPL/MPL it.
Things i want remote xul to do:
- easy database connection/interaction
- load dtds to do language localisation
umm, that's about it:)
I really like LyX. I don't use it now, but it helped me to get started down the LaTeX road. I didn't look at the source that much, but once I understood how a document should look, and how great they looked when printed it motorvated me to really hook in and learn how it's done. The final nail in the coffin was when my boss said, 'wow, that looks great' to a pretty basic document with a ToC.
I'm not saying that I'm that great at LaTeX, but I can do enough to make some pretty decent documents. Anything now-days that is just for me I'll use LaTeX, and anything that is the group I'm forced to use word.
As an aside, a funny story about OOo, I used it to make a pdf document of a.doc file. One of the Nazis in charge of licences comes over and goes 'Your not supposed to have pdf writer' or whatever it is... I just smiled and said 'I don't, it's OOo';-)
Once an object has gone up the cable from the moon, and it passes the L1 point, it is then in the earths gravity well. In theory you could just let it go and it would collide with the earth. You need some thrust to guide it into an orbit. A rocket would be needed to stop it hitting the earth, not getting it to the earth.
Of course, silly me. I only counted the landing missions. But as the other AC mention some were lucky enough to go twice.
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I've always respected Michael Collins for being (at the time) the most distant and remote human in history as he orbited the far side of the moon. Radio blackout, the nearest 2 people are on the other side of the moon, and then the rest of the 4(?) billion people way back on the earth. No one else in history had been so distant from any human contact and so far out into 'real' space. I reminds me of Ford in H2G2 where Adams talks about distance from your birth place and how lonely it makes you feel.
People always remember Armstrong, and some remember Buzz, but to me it's always seemed important to remember who piloted the command module while the other two walked on another world. Besides, the view would be fantastic! Only 18 people have ever seen the moon so close with thier own eyes.
It's also sad to think that this is as far as humans have got into the solar system (machines don't really count in this regard to me). It's hardly down to the end of the block, mum can still see you as she waters the front garden and then you turn your bike around and head for home when the whole "world" is out there begging for you to explore it.
I'm just wondering why there is only ever one anchour point? Wouldn't 3-4 make more sense? Once out of the atmoshere they could be joined.. Or even one primary cable with several backups, incase on is severed or damaged and needs repair. It would make re-attaching it a lot eaiser, i'd think?
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Thanks for the link. I'm used dasher to type this reply. I am capable of using a standard keyboard but this is much more fun! As you can see I could do with some more practice.
well, for me it's an ms-exchange client that works properly.. i've got evolution, but it takes about 30 seconds to crash :( I've got about 30 folders setup (I get *lots* of email) and it has a lot of issues viewing them... only the most simple with only 5-10 emails work.
Ah-ha! I have .oggs instead :-)
You've pretty much hit the nail on the head so to speak. A good example of this at my work: We wanted to by 120 or so "unix" servers from a big vendor over a 12 month period. They said the line wouldn't change for that ammount of time. 6 months in the stop production and we had to change to another model. So now we've got two different types of machines that are configure differently and have different patching needs, basically doubling any testing/work we have to do on them. And yes, they are running the exact same version of OS, but it is still a pain.
yeap, was going to add abiword, but you beat me to it :)
We've had telstra hindering our speeds for years, and we've been paying for it... iinet has worked around this by rolling out its own infrastructure. trust me, if you lived here or been following it a bit more closely you'd know how many australians envied the US... of course now we envy Hong Kong and Korea :)
Says something about our society: Proud to be ignorant. I guess we've got to wait for the oldies to die off :) I suppose it's happened due to too much tech being introduced at once. OTOH they would have seen a lot of tech in thier day: (Jet)Planes, Cars, Global War, TV, Global Coms (Phones).
It's interesting that Peter Jackson took the opposite approach with LotR, even down to slapping lumps of clay onto model of the Orc Captian(?) in RotK.
that sucks :( I'm sure she can get out of it easy enough, but still, she shouldn't have to.
at our work we changed the machine name from msexchange1 to msx001 as some stupid filtering software was having problems with the "sex" in msexchange :-)
meh, i use the light mode anyway, and don't notice it...
yeah, works fine for me too... only deal breaker at the moment is evolution crashes when connection to out msexchange2000 server, and only when looking at certain folders.
This is easy to solve in Australia, we have a blue sticker/card that is displayed on the windshield of the car ... No sticker, no parking (and rarely, a fine).
And using the seach in mirror dot redirects here.
An 80 MB drive? I'll bet you'll never fill that! ;-) I think that's the one thing we all say when upgrading, I did it when I went to a 1.2 GB drive.
I'm trying to make a help desk application in it, mostly to replace our aging HD app... it's on my own time so that i can GPL/MPL it. Things i want remote xul to do: - easy database connection/interaction - load dtds to do language localisation umm, that's about it :)
I'm not saying that I'm that great at LaTeX, but I can do enough to make some pretty decent documents. Anything now-days that is just for me I'll use LaTeX, and anything that is the group I'm forced to use word.
As an aside, a funny story about OOo, I used it to make a pdf document of a .doc file. One of the Nazis in charge of licences comes over and goes 'Your not supposed to have pdf writer' or whatever it is... I just smiled and said 'I don't, it's OOo' ;-)
Ubuntu is based on debian, and the answer is yes, it does.
Hear Hear! I really liked listening to GiS, and soon after I found it, it went away :-(
Once an object has gone up the cable from the moon, and it passes the L1 point, it is then in the earths gravity well. In theory you could just let it go and it would collide with the earth. You need some thrust to guide it into an orbit. A rocket would be needed to stop it hitting the earth, not getting it to the earth.
Of course, silly me. I only counted the landing missions. But as the other AC mention some were lucky enough to go twice.
People always remember Armstrong, and some remember Buzz, but to me it's always seemed important to remember who piloted the command module while the other two walked on another world. Besides, the view would be fantastic! Only 18 people have ever seen the moon so close with thier own eyes.
It's also sad to think that this is as far as humans have got into the solar system (machines don't really count in this regard to me). It's hardly down to the end of the block, mum can still see you as she waters the front garden and then you turn your bike around and head for home when the whole "world" is out there begging for you to explore it.
How about some substance in the writeup? How about some detail? How about .... err, what's the point?
I'm just wondering why there is only ever one anchour point? Wouldn't 3-4 make more sense? Once out of the atmoshere they could be joined.. Or even one primary cable with several backups, incase on is severed or damaged and needs repair. It would make re-attaching it a lot eaiser, i'd think?
that's more how i imagined marvin too, not a short fat imac of a robot, but a skinny metal slightly rusty robot :)