As an owner of a Sun Sparc ELC, I think it would be more useful to provide different architectures rather than different distros. This is a great move for VA.
Just wanted to say a few things. My dad worked at the ICC, he even layed out a diagram of the network. I actually got a tour of the place (including the computer center), by the way the network management workstations run Linux, and most of the heavy duty servers run Solaris. They did spend a lot of money, but it was warranted, as they wanted to be able to monitor everything that was going on. I believe the real problem is that a lot of the equipment belongs to FEMA, and they want it back. Oh yeah, and the ICC is on the 8th and 10th floors of the building.
Believe it or not, my dad laid out the plans for the place and was working there during the rollover. The point of the plasma screens and all the new technology was so that everyone could monitor all the TV stations all the time. They might have splurged some, but not too much. They wanted to monitor everything that was going on.
Where I go to school at the Math Science Computer Magnet at Montgomery Blair in Silver Spring, we've had a Linux server for at least 5 years. We students get to do coding with gcc, send email, etc. There is a sort of geeky community which has developed around the server. We have classes from Java to C++ to Networking. We also have a LUG (MBLUG) which I founded:-) We currently have 3 Linux machines (not including the server) on the network. We had about 10 students and 2 teachers show up for Linux Demo Day. Power to the other geeky high schools out there!
Little PDA, in the handheld aisle 4 buttons and a touch screen, it's very versatile Listen to her synchin' up now, backing up yer fi-ee-eye-iles C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
I pull it out at the office, or in the train turnstile This little handheld computer, is so worthwhile I don't use no Win CE, I'm not seni-ee-eye-ile C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna go on the Net order a PDA Get a case and a cradle I'll be running today Show it at the conference table and then they'll say, yeah, yeah That I'm a flagrant geek I'll upgrade it in a week And then flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Little PDA, in the handheld aisle 4 buttons and a touch screen, it's very versatile Listen to her synchin' up now, backing up yer fi-ee-eye-iles C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
I pull it out at the office, or in the train turnstile This little handheld computer, is so worthwhile I don't use no Win CE, I'm not seni-ee-eye-ile C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA) Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna go on the Net order a PDA Get a case and a cradle I'll be running today Show it at the conference table and then they'll say, yeah, yeah That I'm a flagrant geek I'll upgrade it in a week And then flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Sued by the MPAA by Justin Osborn To the tune of: Back in the USSR by the Beatles Reverse engineering that DVD Hacking out the code last night The cops came in and arrested me Said I didn't have the right I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boy Sued by the MPAA
Posted the source on my web page They told me to cease and desist The Slashdotters are so enraged They won't stop 'til this case is dismissed
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boy Sued by the MPAA
Well the MP double A is slow no doubt. They're obviously out of their minds. And John Valenti makes me pull my hair out He's technologically blind
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boys Sued by the MPAA
You can't get no DVD on your Linux box It's ludicrous can't you see They want you to pay them the big bucks I deenctrypted for free
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boys Sued by the MPAA
The real problem here is fear of change. It's built into humans. Most people I come across are happy and comfortable in their Microsoft niche, or so they think. You know, Windows crashes every once in a while, I don't mind paying $200 for an upgrade, etc. I've seen this everywhere. Many people respect Microsoft just because it's in the position that it is, not for anything else. That's why the story didn't surprise me. People are afraid to get out of their Microsoft habitat.
Sued by the MPAA by Justin Osborn To the tune of: Back in the USSR by the Beatles
Reverse engineering that DVD Hacking out the code last night The cops came in and arrested me Said I didn't have the right I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boy Sued by the MPAA
Posted the source on my web page They told me to cease and desist The Slashdotters are so enraged They won't stop 'til this case is dismissed
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boy Sued by the MPAA
Well the MP double A is slow no doubt. They're obviously out of their minds. And John Valenti makes me pull my hair out He's technologically blind
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boys Sued by the MPAA
You can't get no DVD on your Linux box It's ludicrous can't you see They want you to pay them the big bucks I deenctrypted for free
I'm sued by the MPAA I gave the source code away boys Sued by the MPAA
Anybody notice the Star Trek Reference? I am Nomad. You are creator. I am Nomad. fatal exception in NOMAD.EXE at 034:FF:678 ERROR! ANALYZE ERROR! ERROR! ANALYZE!
I knew there had to be a fix. You can also just NOT PRESS THE YES BUTTON in the install, but I guess if you're installing AOL you can't be that smart. There's the real solution, don't install AOL.
The point of the Crusoe was not simply low power usage, but also low heat, and eventually, to make a speedier chip than Intel or AMD. Also, the Motorola announcement won't make Crusoes pointless, just make them all the better.
Microsoft Rhapsody by Justin Osborn To the tune of: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by Queen Is this the boot disk? Is this the Win CD? Caught in a deadline This software is real crappy. Open a file, look up at the screen and see, I'm just a marketer, give me some sympathy Because I'm loaded man, playing spades, on my LAN, everyday. Quality of Windows doesn't really matter to me, to me. Ballmer just quit my job On TV prime time, signed on the dotted line. Ballmer, I was having fun But now I'm going to go goof off. Ballmer, ooh, Didn't mean to make you cry, If we're not regulated by tomorrow, Carry on, carry on, cause quality doesn't matter. Too late, not having fun I'm getting very bored, with the bugs in MS Word. Goodbye ev'rybody, I'm gonna go, Gonna connect to Hotmail and hack root. Ballmer, ooh, I don't wanna use vi Sometimes I wish I knew a little Linux. I see a little silhouetteo of a man, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs, could it be some competition Torvalds and Penguin, very very scaring me. IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 Word 6.0 Alpha 0.0.0.0.0 I'm just a marketer, nobody loves me. He's just a marketer, with a long history Stealing intellectual property. Monopoly, what d'you know? will you let me go? Microsoft! No, you bought out all we know. (We like slow!) Microsoft! You bought out all we know. (We like slow!) Microsoft! You bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Heck no, Heck no, Heck no Prosecution Prosecution, Prosecution let me go. The DoJ has a punishment for me, for me, for me. So you think you can split us and break us apart. So you think you can fine us, we'll make a new start. Oh DoJ, can't do this to me, DoJ, I'm gonna get out, I'm gonna get right outta here. Quality doesn't matter, Windows users see, Quality doesn't matter, Quality doesn't matter, to me.
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Staples, Wal Mart, etc. are not monopolies. Linux/AOl Time Warner on the same day are of Biblical proportions? Come on Katz, no one's going to believe that.
Katz just can't report the news without preaching. AT&T should have bought AOL awhile ago. AOL and Time Warner isn't all that bad. Katz loves to predict doomsday, "Today was the Net's darkest" etc, always throwing in something about how good Linux is. Calm down Katz, we'll live through this one yet.
I think filters are nice to have at home, but unfortunately they are not smart enough yet. Our family has a filter but it simply cuts out anything that it downloads or uploads, meaning that pages won't load completely if there is something that could be considered bad, I couldn't telnet to my school's server without problems, it would sometimes mess up my documents when I uploaded, editing out phrases like "Bolivar's expedition" Filters are good, but they have a long way to go before they become smart enough for wide spread use.
It's too bad that none of us will be able to get any stock until after the price skyrockets. There's no way to get in on the ground level with these things.
I too have a portable 160x160 monitor attached to my handheld Palm IIIe. Palms are quickly becoming the technology of the future, rather than head mounted monitors.
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As an owner of a Sun Sparc ELC, I think it would be more useful to provide different architectures rather than different distros. This is a great move for VA.
Just wanted to say a few things. My dad worked at the ICC, he even layed out a diagram of the network. I actually got a tour of the place (including the computer center), by the way the network management workstations run Linux, and most of the heavy duty servers run Solaris. They did spend a lot of money, but it was warranted, as they wanted to be able to monitor everything that was going on. I believe the real problem is that a lot of the equipment belongs to FEMA, and they want it back. Oh yeah, and the ICC is on the 8th and 10th floors of the building.
Believe it or not, my dad laid out the plans for the place and was working there during the rollover. The point of the plasma screens and all the new technology was so that everyone could monitor all the TV stations all the time. They might have splurged some, but not too much. They wanted to monitor everything that was going on.
Userfriendly is much funnier. Any cartoon which claims on their site to be funnier than a more popular cartoon deserves not to be read anyway.
Some URLs:
Main MBHS page
MBLUG page
Where I go to school at the Math Science Computer Magnet at Montgomery Blair in Silver Spring, we've had a Linux server for at least 5 years. We students get to do coding with gcc, send email, etc. There is a sort of geeky community which has developed around the server. We have classes from Java to C++ to Networking. We also have a LUG (MBLUG) which I founded :-) We currently have 3 Linux machines (not including the server) on the network. We had about 10 students and 2 teachers show up for Linux Demo Day. Power to the other geeky high schools out there!
by Justin Osborn
To the tune of: G.T.O. by Ronnie and the Daytonas
Little PDA, in the handheld aisle
4 buttons and a touch screen, it's very versatile
Listen to her synchin' up now, backing up yer fi-ee-eye-iles
C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
I pull it out at the office, or in the train turnstile
This little handheld computer, is so worthwhile
I don't use no Win CE, I'm not seni-ee-eye-ile
C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna go on the Net
order a PDA
Get a case and a cradle
I'll be running today
Show it at the conference table
and then they'll say, yeah, yeah
That I'm a flagrant geek
I'll upgrade it in a week
And then flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Seen in a computer store a while ago: "Free BSD $39.95"
by Justin Osborn
To the tune of: G.T.O. by Ronnie and the Daytonas
Little PDA, in the handheld aisle
4 buttons and a touch screen, it's very versatile
Listen to her synchin' up now, backing up yer fi-ee-eye-iles
C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
I pull it out at the office, or in the train turnstile
This little handheld computer, is so worthwhile
I don't use no Win CE, I'm not seni-ee-eye-ile
C'mon flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa, (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Yeah, yeah, little PDA)
Wa-wa (Ahhh, little PDA) wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Gonna go on the Net
order a PDA
Get a case and a cradle
I'll be running today
Show it at the conference table
and then they'll say, yeah, yeah
That I'm a flagrant geek
I'll upgrade it in a week
And then flip it out, turn it on, write on it, PDA
by Justin Osborn
To the tune of: Back in the USSR by the Beatles
Reverse engineering that DVD
Hacking out the code last night
The cops came in and arrested me
Said I didn't have the right
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boy
Sued by the MPAA
Posted the source on my web page
They told me to cease and desist
The Slashdotters are so enraged
They won't stop 'til this case is dismissed
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boy
Sued by the MPAA
Well the MP double A is slow no doubt.
They're obviously out of their minds.
And John Valenti makes me pull my hair out
He's technologically blind
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boys
Sued by the MPAA
You can't get no DVD on your Linux box
It's ludicrous can't you see
They want you to pay them the big bucks
I deenctrypted for free
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boys
Sued by the MPAA
From one 16 year old to another, Go Jon!
The real problem here is fear of change. It's built into humans. Most people I come across are happy and comfortable in their Microsoft niche, or so they think. You know, Windows crashes every once in a while, I don't mind paying $200 for an upgrade, etc. I've seen this everywhere. Many people respect Microsoft just because it's in the position that it is, not for anything else. That's why the story didn't surprise me. People are afraid to get out of their Microsoft habitat.
by Justin Osborn
To the tune of: Back in the USSR by the Beatles
Reverse engineering that DVD
Hacking out the code last night
The cops came in and arrested me
Said I didn't have the right
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boy
Sued by the MPAA
Posted the source on my web page
They told me to cease and desist
The Slashdotters are so enraged
They won't stop 'til this case is dismissed
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boy
Sued by the MPAA
Well the MP double A is slow no doubt.
They're obviously out of their minds.
And John Valenti makes me pull my hair out
He's technologically blind
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boys
Sued by the MPAA
You can't get no DVD on your Linux box
It's ludicrous can't you see
They want you to pay them the big bucks
I deenctrypted for free
I'm sued by the MPAA
I gave the source code away boys
Sued by the MPAA
Anybody notice the Star Trek Reference?
I am Nomad. You are creator. I am Nomad.
fatal exception in NOMAD.EXE at 034:FF:678
ERROR! ANALYZE ERROR! ERROR! ANALYZE!
I believe we've been over this before. NO!
I read it when I was in 5th grade, (10 years old) and I really liked it. I'm reading it again now (16 years old) and it's even funnier now.
Can't we balance the budget first?
I knew there had to be a fix. You can also just NOT PRESS THE YES BUTTON in the install, but I guess if you're installing AOL you can't be that smart. There's the real solution, don't install AOL.
The point of the Crusoe was not simply low power usage, but also low heat, and eventually, to make a speedier chip than Intel or AMD. Also, the Motorola announcement won't make Crusoes pointless, just make them all the better.
Microsoft Rhapsody by Justin Osborn To the tune of: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by Queen Is this the boot disk? Is this the Win CD? Caught in a deadline This software is real crappy. Open a file, look up at the screen and see, I'm just a marketer, give me some sympathy Because I'm loaded man, playing spades, on my LAN, everyday. Quality of Windows doesn't really matter to me, to me. Ballmer just quit my job On TV prime time, signed on the dotted line. Ballmer, I was having fun But now I'm going to go goof off. Ballmer, ooh, Didn't mean to make you cry, If we're not regulated by tomorrow, Carry on, carry on, cause quality doesn't matter. Too late, not having fun I'm getting very bored, with the bugs in MS Word. Goodbye ev'rybody, I'm gonna go, Gonna connect to Hotmail and hack root. Ballmer, ooh, I don't wanna use vi Sometimes I wish I knew a little Linux. I see a little silhouetteo of a man, Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs, could it be some competition Torvalds and Penguin, very very scaring me. IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 IE5.0 Word 6.0 Alpha 0.0.0.0.0 I'm just a marketer, nobody loves me. He's just a marketer, with a long history Stealing intellectual property. Monopoly, what d'you know? will you let me go? Microsoft! No, you bought out all we know. (We like slow!) Microsoft! You bought out all we know. (We like slow!) Microsoft! You bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Bought out all we know. (I like slow.) Heck no, Heck no, Heck no Prosecution Prosecution, Prosecution let me go. The DoJ has a punishment for me, for me, for me. So you think you can split us and break us apart. So you think you can fine us, we'll make a new start. Oh DoJ, can't do this to me, DoJ, I'm gonna get out, I'm gonna get right outta here. Quality doesn't matter, Windows users see, Quality doesn't matter, Quality doesn't matter, to me.
Staples, Wal Mart, etc. are not monopolies. Linux/AOl Time Warner on the same day are of Biblical proportions? Come on Katz, no one's going to believe that.
Katz just can't report the news without preaching. AT&T should have bought AOL awhile ago. AOL and Time Warner isn't all that bad. Katz loves to predict doomsday, "Today was the Net's darkest" etc, always throwing in something about how good Linux is. Calm down Katz, we'll live through this one yet.
I think filters are nice to have at home, but unfortunately they are not smart enough yet. Our family has a filter but it simply cuts out anything that it downloads or uploads, meaning that pages won't load completely if there is something that could be considered bad, I couldn't telnet to my school's server without problems, it would sometimes mess up my documents when I uploaded, editing out phrases like "Bolivar's expedition" Filters are good, but they have a long way to go before they become smart enough for wide spread use.
It's too bad that none of us will be able to get any stock until after the price skyrockets. There's no way to get in on the ground level with these things.
I too have a portable 160x160 monitor attached to my handheld Palm IIIe. Palms are quickly becoming the technology of the future, rather than head mounted monitors.
And I bet you're legally blind by now. Any reports on how bad these things are for your eyes? Kinda like staring at a TV for too long.