If the sniper goes over what I bid, good for him. He paid more than I was willing to. Don't see what the big deal is. I've never lost an auction where I was willing to pay what the sniper paid.
Think of it this way. Apple has never been on Intel before. This is their first step into the Intel world. Naturally, they're going to go with the latest/greatest Intel has to offer. Why would they intentionally go with an older chip just to make their hardware Windows compatible? The Linux/Windows crowd will eventually be using this same technology. Apple just got there first because they didn't have to rewrite anything to use the new Intel standard. They were going from scratch anyway, so it just made sense to use the new stuff.
This is what I've been saying. Whenever I talk about what a total asshat Michael Moore is, people assume that I'm a huge Bush supporter. Fact is, they both suck. They both lie. Neither one is fit for office. And, strangely enough, they're no different than any other president we've ever had.
You really don't see that you're on the exact same "You can't tell me what to do" trip, can you? As soon as you got your motorcycle on the highway, you're already opening yourself up to getting hurt badly. The ones who are keeping you safe are the ones that are keeping the traffic going the speed limit.
If the flow is already going the speed limit, in both lanes, and you're pissed because there is no speeding lane, then "going the speed limit" is an option, isn't it?
It's just that type of "I'll go whatever speed I want" arrogance that leads to road rage.
If you're not a wise enough driver to figure out that not everyone is going to share your view that speed limits are merely suggestions, and the only way to make sure that you aren't killed on your motorcycle is for everyone to to just ignore them and go however fast they please, then it is defnitely you who is on a "you can't tell me what to do" power trip?
And don't worry about me either, moonpie - pass all you want. I'll be in the lane moving the fastest, even if that happens to be the left. There's always a nice grassy lane you can choose.
So, the law about driving at the speed limit is ok to ignore. You don't care that you're going over the speed limit, and others shouldn't be playing God or Cop. Your opinion is duly noted. I'll stay in whatever lane I want. You can read the law, do not exceed the posted speed limit.
When I want to go over the speed limit, I'm a good enough driver to take the lane that moves the quickest. If that means passing on the right, then I pass on the right. I drive well enough to handle this type of situation. If you're not a good enough driver to handle it, you really need to slow down, or consider mass transit.
If you're going to ignore the white signs, you need to ignore the yellow ones too.
In many versions of rm, it has been fixed, but I have just made it a habit of never doing it again. You never know when you may be on a system that doesn't protect you against recursively deleting..
On a similar note, I also once issued a 'killall' on an old solaris box to kill a particular process I had started and was too lazy to look up the pid of. killall on older Solaris, don't know about new Solaris, is used in the shutdown process, and takes no arguments. So, when I issued
killall -9 myproc
suddenly, my ssh session dropped. When I got to the server, it was completely shut down. My users loved that.
Now if only Solaris 7 had that same protection, I could have saved myself a LOT of time! What was funny is, it was only supposed to be like 10 - 15 files. I issued the command, and saw the drives light up. It ran for about 4 seconds before I just thought "This *can't* be right." (heh)
I use Gimp as my primary grapics editor. As a result, I am very familiar with the interface. Because of this, to me, the Photoshop interface fall flat. It's all what you're used to. As for workflow, I have never had any problems getting work to flow out of Gimp.
I like the Freudian slip on "buy any stretch", btw.
There is no denying, the iPod is a wonderful piece of hardware. Playlist management is definitely lacking in the iRiver. WinAmp play lists work on the iRiver, but it's not the same thing. Play count really isn't important to me, so that's a feature I don't miss. I like being able to record several hours of audio. I'm taking a night class right now, and it's nice to be able to carry it in and record the lectures and such.
It is true, Linux is making headway in the gaming realm, but it's still pretty far behind. I can definitely see a day where I won't need my game computer any more.
I have to disagree. The majority of home users simply want web browsers, word processors, email clients and the like. All of these are available in a default install of any Linux client. It certainly isn't something that I can send my mom on CD and just say "Here it is, go at it." she wouldn't be able to install Windows on her own either. I have been using Linux as my home OS for 8 years or so, and have never had any reason to switch back. I do, however, keep a Windows box around to play games on. Windows is still the best platform for games, but for any serious use, I find Linux a much better fit.
I'll admit that the iRiver h120 isn't as convenient as the iPod with the iTunes Music Store (I have to convert all of my iTunes music to mp3 before putting them on mine), but the device itself is extremely nice. It is only slightly larger than the iPod, considerably cheaper, and lighter. It comes with the carrying case, a built in mp3 encoder, optical audio in and out, and a built in FM Tuner. It plays mp3, ogg, or wma, and is firmware upgradable to play new technologies as they emerge. Battery life is right at 16hrs. It's not marketed as highly as iPod, but I vastly prefer it.
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In other words, Apple Hates Blind People.
"restoring data is more important then backing up" Now how are you going to restore data and THEN back it up??
I thought the Segway was the Segway killer...
Yay, one step closer to the Super Soldier Serum. Hail Hydra.
If the sniper goes over what I bid, good for him. He paid more than I was willing to. Don't see what the big deal is. I've never lost an auction where I was willing to pay what the sniper paid.
Think of it this way. Apple has never been on Intel before. This is their first step into the Intel world. Naturally, they're going to go with the latest/greatest Intel has to offer. Why would they intentionally go with an older chip just to make their hardware Windows compatible? The Linux/Windows crowd will eventually be using this same technology. Apple just got there first because they didn't have to rewrite anything to use the new Intel standard. They were going from scratch anyway, so it just made sense to use the new stuff.
This is why I GREATLY prefer Forensic Files on Court TV. They aren't using voodoo science, they're showing how it's actually done.
Now, I wish CourtTV would get off of the Psychic Detectives kick they're on and get back to real science.
This is what I've been saying. Whenever I talk about what a total asshat Michael Moore is, people assume that I'm a huge Bush supporter. Fact is, they both suck. They both lie. Neither one is fit for office. And, strangely enough, they're no different than any other president we've ever had.
You really don't see that you're on the exact same "You can't tell me what to do" trip, can you? As soon as you got your motorcycle on the highway, you're already opening yourself up to getting hurt badly. The ones who are keeping you safe are the ones that are keeping the traffic going the speed limit.
If the flow is already going the speed limit, in both lanes, and you're pissed because there is no speeding lane, then "going the speed limit" is an option, isn't it?
It's just that type of "I'll go whatever speed I want" arrogance that leads to road rage.
If you're not a wise enough driver to figure out that not everyone is going to share your view that speed limits are merely suggestions, and the only way to make sure that you aren't killed on your motorcycle is for everyone to to just ignore them and go however fast they please, then it is defnitely you who is on a "you can't tell me what to do" power trip?
And don't worry about me either, moonpie - pass all you want. I'll be in the lane moving the fastest, even if that happens to be the left. There's always a nice grassy lane you can choose.
So, the law about driving at the speed limit is ok to ignore. You don't care that you're going over the speed limit, and others shouldn't be playing God or Cop. Your opinion is duly noted. I'll stay in whatever lane I want. You can read the law, do not exceed the posted speed limit.
When I want to go over the speed limit, I'm a good enough driver to take the lane that moves the quickest. If that means passing on the right, then I pass on the right. I drive well enough to handle this type of situation. If you're not a good enough driver to handle it, you really need to slow down, or consider mass transit.
If you're going to ignore the white signs, you need to ignore the yellow ones too.
In many versions of rm, it has been fixed, but I have just made it a habit of never doing it again. You never know when you may be on a system that doesn't protect you against recursively deleting ..
On a similar note, I also once issued a 'killall' on an old solaris box to kill a particular process I had started and was too lazy to look up the pid of. killall on older Solaris, don't know about new Solaris, is used in the shutdown process, and takes no arguments. So, when I issued
killall -9 myproc
suddenly, my ssh session dropped. When I got to the server, it was completely shut down. My users loved that.
Oh, ouch! Yeah, I've come close to doing that. Ever since my rm -rf .* deal, I've made a habit of doing an ls before every recursive rm.
With as fast as it was slashdotted, I guess it was new to someone!
Now if only Solaris 7 had that same protection, I could have saved myself a LOT of time! What was funny is, it was only supposed to be like 10 - 15 files. I issued the command, and saw the drives light up. It ran for about 4 seconds before I just thought "This *can't* be right." (heh)
Ok, don't believe me. Become root, go to, oh say, /home, and issue an rm -rf .*
See what happens.
How about trying to recursively delete all files starting with a '.'
.*
rm -rf
Didn't think about the fact that ".." matches ".*" d'oh!
So remember, kids, when you break into an Academy member's house to steal their screeners, steal the DVD player too!
Yeah, you probably don't believe 'boxen' is the plural of 'box' either...
I use Gimp as my primary grapics editor. As a result, I am very familiar with the interface. Because of this, to me, the Photoshop interface fall flat. It's all what you're used to. As for workflow, I have never had any problems getting work to flow out of Gimp.
I like the Freudian slip on "buy any stretch", btw.
Yeah, I totally agree. I read that and thought "But, wasn't two days ago late last month?" Maybe they are taking notes from Fox News or Michael Moore.
There is no denying, the iPod is a wonderful piece of hardware. Playlist management is definitely lacking in the iRiver. WinAmp play lists work on the iRiver, but it's not the same thing. Play count really isn't important to me, so that's a feature I don't miss. I like being able to record several hours of audio. I'm taking a night class right now, and it's nice to be able to carry it in and record the lectures and such.
It is true, Linux is making headway in the gaming realm, but it's still pretty far behind. I can definitely see a day where I won't need my game computer any more.
I have to disagree. The majority of home users simply want web browsers, word processors, email clients and the like. All of these are available in a default install of any Linux client. It certainly isn't something that I can send my mom on CD and just say "Here it is, go at it." she wouldn't be able to install Windows on her own either. I have been using Linux as my home OS for 8 years or so, and have never had any reason to switch back. I do, however, keep a Windows box around to play games on. Windows is still the best platform for games, but for any serious use, I find Linux a much better fit.
I'll admit that the iRiver h120 isn't as convenient as the iPod with the iTunes Music Store (I have to convert all of my iTunes music to mp3 before putting them on mine), but the device itself is extremely nice. It is only slightly larger than the iPod, considerably cheaper, and lighter. It comes with the carrying case, a built in mp3 encoder, optical audio in and out, and a built in FM Tuner. It plays mp3, ogg, or wma, and is firmware upgradable to play new technologies as they emerge. Battery life is right at 16hrs. It's not marketed as highly as iPod, but I vastly prefer it.
Wasn't that where the line "Why must you turn my office into a house of LIES??" came from?