Waaaaaaa! I'm a child and don't understand how things work in the real world!
Come on man- content takes time to produce, and software takes time to produce- and time is money.
I personally think that Opera's model is about as good as it gets... You don't want to pay? That's fine- we'll put our own little ad thing next to the buttons in the URL bar- besides that? FULLY FUNCTIONAL! Use it that way forever if you want! Or- you want that minute amount of extra screen real estate? Hey great- pay for it and it goes away!
unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source.
I'm a "use the best tool for the job" kind of guy, and less a "get hung up on utopian ideals" kind of guy- and while I certainly respect your choice and the reasons behind your choice, COMMENTary like that belongs (guess where!) in the COMMENTs section, not in the story itself...
Yes we can. However it would be called "rooftop" then - the article lists the size of 120 watt panel as 14 feet by 10 feet.
Uhm- read again:
"The flagship product, Nanosolar SolarPly, is a 14 feet x 10 feet solar electricity module delivering 120 watts per square inch at 110V. The company is now offering solar panels at below $1 per peak watt."
I used to use a fork (and spoon) with an overhand grip (like children often do) for many years, almost into my teens, before someone finally thought to tell me I should hold it differently.
Bwahahaha! me too- till I was 23:P Ahhh- that girl taught me a *lot* of things hahahahah
1) ports system makes it super-easy to build/install/upgrade apps 2) can update *entire* OS on the almost-fly (also why I like debian in linuxland) 3) "clean" feel- this is somewhat hard to describe, but everything from the directory structure, to the init scripts, to the device management, to app config and doc locations- is done in a clean simple manner
> Have you encountered many problems with hardware compatibility, particularly USB, RAID, and audio?
Not really, the gap is more akin to linux VS windows- there's a few specific areas where FreeBSD lags behind linux but unless you need those specific things (liek tv tuner cards etc) then its not a problem. On the positive side, when something says "supported" is usually means just that, 100% rock-solid support. It's my own opinion that this tradition has been iffy of late with the 5.x series (audio drops, nic vomitus) but that's why it was labeled as experimental:)
> Have you had difficulty finding applications that will run on it?
Only in a few weird specific circumstances- Basically all somewhat-used X apps are there. The issues only come in for big corporate things liek Java where they only target one "alternative" OS (and guess what, it's linux)- or uber-small hobbyist apps that are either very linux-centric, or so obscure that nobody has bothered to port them yet.
> In general, will software written for Linux compile and run on FreeBSD without too much difficulty?
Beyond the most simplistic of apps, no- that's why theres the ports system. For linux-only binary stuff like the flash plugin, you run it through the linux-emu layer.
You light it like a normal cigarette, but what you're actually lighting is a graphite rod that burns slowly and provides heat. Then then you inhale it heats up a packet of tobbaco which releases nicotine and water vapor but that's about it. (It works like a vaporizer)
No smoke, just water vapor and a different taste, and all that sweet sweet nicotine!:)
> I haven't turned off or reset my Power Book in over 4 months and I use it heavily on a daily basis. MOST people don't have that stable of an installation of Windows to begin with.
Hmmm very curious- I guess you haven't kept up to date with any security updates then eh?
I find it far more likely that a BSD would have become the "linux" of today- The only real reason linux came in to being is that the BSD code was knee-deep in lawsuits in those days. BSD was ultimately vindicated, but the "damage" had already been done, and linux had already gained quite a following...
I bought one of these about a month ago specifically for this purpose, but the key and button feel is still just really really bad- (like the original Nostromo)
Lately I've been thinking that this thing might be useful as well:
I have no idea why anyone would run linux on any desktop that can use OSX. I've been a 10-year FreeBSD/Linux user and just recently moved to OSX and have really just been thoroughly loving it. Even if you want nothing to do with the OSX interface, you just just run X and whatever WM you like, and run nothing but your favorite X apps- then drop to a shell when need be. Oh and your modem works, and your sound works, and your TVout works:) I really just can't imagine too much closer to the "best of both worlds". As the above poster said, it really only makes sense server side. (I personally would use Free/NetBSD but whatever)
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Oh that's great- no "whoops, we're going out of business- sorry bout your deposit" guarantee:P
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Waaaaaaa!
I'm a child and don't understand how things work in the real world!
Come on man- content takes time to produce, and software takes time to produce- and time is money.
I personally think that Opera's model is about as good as it gets...
You don't want to pay? That's fine- we'll put our own little ad thing next to the buttons in the URL bar- besides that? FULLY FUNCTIONAL!
Use it that way forever if you want!
Or- you want that minute amount of extra screen real estate?
Hey great- pay for it and it goes away!
You don't have to demo it, you can use it *forever*...
unless (as is the case for many of us) Opera is off the table from the start because it's not open source.
I'm a "use the best tool for the job" kind of guy, and less a "get hung up on utopian ideals" kind of guy- and while I certainly respect your choice and the reasons behind your choice, COMMENTary like that belongs (guess where!) in the COMMENTs section, not in the story itself...
- registered Opera user
You simply are wrong- even the most tiny slice of time is meaningful- want a recent real-life example?
p df
http://cr.yp.to/antiforgery/cachetiming-20050414.
I've signed *traffic tickets* as "I refuse to appear"...
It is in fact a standard- go look it up you lazy arse :P
Yes we can. However it would be called "rooftop"
:P
then - the article lists the size of 120 watt panel as 14 feet by 10 feet.
Uhm- read again:
"The flagship product, Nanosolar SolarPly, is a 14 feet x 10 feet solar electricity module delivering 120 watts per square inch at 110V. The company is now offering solar panels at below $1 per peak watt."
That said- OMFG that's unpossible
WTF are you talking about?
Maybe mod this "funny"? HAHAH
> The flag can only be cleared in single-user mode.
*whew*- good thing that single-user mode is secured!
oh wait!
it's not!
i'm sorry, i really like my PB and OSX, but shipping with the console marked as "secure" is just f'ing ridiculous IMO...
I used to use a fork (and spoon) with an overhand grip (like children often do) for many years, almost into my teens, before someone finally thought to tell me I should hold it differently.
:P
Bwahahaha! me too- till I was 23
Ahhh- that girl taught me a *lot* of things hahahahah
You come to me.
> Why do you prefer it over other Unix-like OS's?
:)
1) ports system makes it super-easy to build/install/upgrade apps
2) can update *entire* OS on the almost-fly (also why I like debian in linuxland)
3) "clean" feel- this is somewhat hard to describe, but everything from the directory structure, to the init scripts, to the device management, to app config and doc locations- is done in a clean simple manner
> Have you encountered many problems with hardware compatibility, particularly USB, RAID, and audio?
Not really, the gap is more akin to linux VS windows- there's a few specific areas where FreeBSD lags behind linux but unless you need those specific things (liek tv tuner cards etc) then its not a problem. On the positive side, when something says "supported" is usually means just that, 100% rock-solid support. It's my own opinion that this tradition has been iffy of late with the 5.x series (audio drops, nic vomitus) but that's why it was labeled as experimental
> Have you had difficulty finding applications that will run on it?
Only in a few weird specific circumstances-
Basically all somewhat-used X apps are there.
The issues only come in for big corporate things liek Java where they only target one "alternative" OS (and guess what, it's linux)- or uber-small hobbyist apps that are either very linux-centric, or so obscure that nobody has bothered to port them yet.
> In general, will software written for Linux compile and run on FreeBSD without too much difficulty?
Beyond the most simplistic of apps, no- that's why theres the ports system. For linux-only binary stuff like the flash plugin, you run it through the linux-emu layer.
At my local 7-11 even:
:)
Eclipse Cigarettes by RJ Reynolds
You light it like a normal cigarette, but what you're actually lighting is a graphite rod that burns slowly and provides heat. Then then you inhale it heats up a packet of tobbaco which releases nicotine and water vapor but that's about it. (It works like a vaporizer)
No smoke, just water vapor and a different taste, and all that sweet sweet nicotine!
Yeesh... the one thing from keeping me from using Firefox as my promary browser...
All I want to do is open a link in the background when middle clicked:
Firefox on every platform but OSX? YES
Opera on OSX? YES
Safari? YES
Even goddamn Mozilla under X on OSX? YES
Firefox on OSX? NO
Still lovin it but WTF
> I haven't turned off or reset my Power Book in over 4 months and I use it heavily on a daily basis. MOST people don't have that stable of an installation of Windows to begin with.
Hmmm very curious- I guess you haven't kept up to date with any security updates then eh?
hahahah oh right- just "enable the firewall"...
*shakes head*
eh?
certainly every "home" device I've owned that was advertized as a switch, actually did switching.
routing!=switching btw...
go look at your router, does it have individual traffic lights for each port? guess what, it's switching...
I thought opinions were supposed to go in the comments Cowboy...
In any case, anyone who has used the BSD-airtools package would likely argue differently...
You really think so?
I find it far more likely that a BSD would have become the "linux" of today-
The only real reason linux came in to being is that the BSD code was knee-deep in lawsuits in those days.
BSD was ultimately vindicated, but the "damage" had already been done, and linux had already gained quite a following...
I bought one of these about a month ago specifically for this purpose, but the key and button feel is still just really really bad- (like the original Nostromo)
y _P5_3D_Hand_Controller_101
Lately I've been thinking that this thing might be useful as well:
http://www.epinions.com/pr-A_D_S_Essential_Realit
I have had security experts who have attended Black Hat, SANS and other conventions thank me for showing them how vulnerable their traffic was."
"Security experts" eh? hahahah
I have no idea why anyone would run linux on any desktop that can use OSX. :)
I've been a 10-year FreeBSD/Linux user and just recently moved to OSX and have really just been thoroughly loving it.
Even if you want nothing to do with the OSX interface, you just just run X and whatever WM you like, and run nothing but your favorite X apps- then drop to a shell when need be.
Oh and your modem works, and your sound works, and your TVout works
I really just can't imagine too much closer to the "best of both worlds".
As the above poster said, it really only makes sense server side.
(I personally would use Free/NetBSD but whatever)
Jackito's 4 guarantees:
:P
1. Your $100 or 100 deposit will be paid into an escrow account until your order is delivered.
2. Your deposit is refundable on request. In this case, we will deduct 8% to cover bank charges.
3. Your order price is final and binding.
4. We will ship your order at the lowest cost to you (best FedEx, UPS or Post Office rate).
Oh that's great- no "whoops, we're going out of business- sorry bout your deposit" guarantee
"sufficient" security- hahahahah history teaches us nothing apparently
And as always, there is a more-than-viable alternative: http://www.speedera.com
(yes, i work there)