Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in much of North America, generally observed as an expression of gratitude. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, where the harvest generally ends earlier in the year, the holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October, which is observed as Columbus Day or protested as Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States.
You realize that the first DVD-ROM drives were incompatible with reading CDRs because the dye used in CDRs is invisible to DVD wavelengths? DVDs read at a shorter wavelength than CDs do, just like Blu-Ray reads at a shorter wavelength than DVDs. They very quickly came out with dual laser systems.
Shrug. When I used to work IT for a big cable monopoly, we often had surplus computers, projectors, and miscellaneous equipment that the company would sell to us at cost, just so it wouldn't take up space. I had a co-worker constantly taking advantage of the employee buy program and ebaying stuff as new in box. He figured it was a win-win situation-- the company got rid of stuff it didn't need, my friend made some spare cash, and buyers got equipment cheaper than retail.
I'm sure a fair amount of ebay bargains were obtained through extra-retail means, but that doesn't mean they're all stolen.
Here, I can go Tango Dancing every day of the week, see the best museums, never have to drive the death machine we call an automobile, can go out drinking without worrying about how I am getting home, can see world class plays, theater, etc. etc. etc. Living in Canada would be a marked decrease in my Life Style.
Think about using Bind. Bind9 was a rewrite of the server from the ground up, and has proved secure. If you wanted to use sendmail, I'd tell you to go look up postfix or exim, but Bind isn't evil. It's remarkably straightforward to set up and admin, the configuration syntax is simple, and the server is stable as hell.
Aw, he cares enough to write his own server, but not to implement the entire DNS spec. Maybe that's why no one uses it! Some of us need zone transfers!
BIND9 was a complete rewrite of the server, which has proved stable and efficient. It's easy to use, has straightforward syntax (cf. sendmail, which is arcane and annoying), and is in such widespread use that bugs and holes are found quickly.
You don't need a full blown MTA, try ssmtp. It takes your messages, contacts your ISP's SMTP server, and sends it on its merry way.
Here's a guide on how to set it up (ostentiably for cygwin, but its similar for linux).
Like there wouldn't be a/usr/sbin/sendmail interface for home users...
Burnatonce is a quicker solution for bin/cue/iso burning; its based on cdrdao.
I use nero for audio cds and archiving files, but its such a resource hog that I avoid it when I can. I used to be able to have marathon burn sessions in the background with version 5.5 and still listen to music and program, but with nero 6 i can't even get smooth mouse movement while burning...
Far, far easier to hit the "download" button than get a tuner card and compress the file to managable sizes, or feed a DV input, or whatnot.
Then again, its even easier to hit "record" on a standalone dvd burner.. but if you only have one digital cable box or dish receiver, you have to configure the right channel and make sure the timer's on.. ah, technology.
The year was 1963. A young man, in his first term at cambridge, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; his doctors predicted for him an early death.
What are the chances for such a man to have a decent quality of life when his motor neurons degenerate? What kind of life can someone lead if they can only move their left wrist?
That man turns 62 this year, has twelve honourary degrees, is a commander of the order of the british empire, companion of honour, holds Isaac Newton's old chair at cambridge, and has played poker with Data on ST:TNG. He's one of the smartest men alive, and has furthered science in ways most people can't comprehend.
JVDS rocks. Great prices, awesome support, they support every distro you'd want to run on a server, and they kick back a percentage of your sign-up to spi-inc.
We don't have wireless portability... Well, not exactly.
Some of the wireless carriers are also registered as CLECs. This means you can port wireless numbers to wireline numbers, then to another wireless carrier. It's kludgey as hell, and only one wireless carrier (Microcell communications) is a CLEC nationwide. They tend to push the ability to move your home phone # to a mobile, and unplug from a landline, rather than move your cell number from another carrier. It sometimes screws up text messaging services, and prevents analogue roaming because of billing problems, but it works.
Canada sure does. And there are some cell-only area codes in america. (greater houston comes to mind, only because my sister lives there. As she's explained it to me, local service and some cells get 281 or 713, and 832 is just cell numbers.)
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Don't forget the european-style Altezza activity lights..
from wikipedia
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in much of North America, generally observed as an expression of gratitude. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, where the harvest generally ends earlier in the year, the holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October, which is observed as Columbus Day or protested as Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States.
You realize that the first DVD-ROM drives were incompatible with reading CDRs because the dye used in CDRs is invisible to DVD wavelengths? DVDs read at a shorter wavelength than CDs do, just like Blu-Ray reads at a shorter wavelength than DVDs. They very quickly came out with dual laser systems.
Check it out.
Reminds me of an ad in Space Quest IV for CD-G-I-ROM-TV..
Shrug. When I used to work IT for a big cable monopoly, we often had surplus computers, projectors, and miscellaneous equipment that the company would sell to us at cost, just so it wouldn't take up space. I had a co-worker constantly taking advantage of the employee buy program and ebaying stuff as new in box. He figured it was a win-win situation-- the company got rid of stuff it didn't need, my friend made some spare cash, and buyers got equipment cheaper than retail.
I'm sure a fair amount of ebay bargains were obtained through extra-retail means, but that doesn't mean they're all stolen.
American debts and credit don't follow to canada, and vice versa. Our credit agencies don't talk to yours.
Shrug. No one will pay 26$ for a CD, but 15-18$ seems reasonable. Don't you think they'd charge 26$US in the states if they could?
Here, I can go Tango Dancing every day of the week, see the best museums, never have to drive the death machine we call an automobile, can go out drinking without worrying about how I am getting home, can see world class plays, theater, etc. etc. etc. Living in Canada would be a marked decrease in my Life Style.
Someone's never been to Montréal...
how 'bout that
Think about using Bind. Bind9 was a rewrite of the server from the ground up, and has proved secure. If you wanted to use sendmail, I'd tell you to go look up postfix or exim, but Bind isn't evil. It's remarkably straightforward to set up and admin, the configuration syntax is simple, and the server is stable as hell.
Aw, he cares enough to write his own server, but not to implement the entire DNS spec. Maybe that's why no one uses it! Some of us need zone transfers! BIND9 was a complete rewrite of the server, which has proved stable and efficient. It's easy to use, has straightforward syntax (cf. sendmail, which is arcane and annoying), and is in such widespread use that bugs and holes are found quickly.
DNS servers standards compliant? Only Bind. djbdns doesn't even support zone transfers..
I don't know about other MTAs, but postfix has out of box support for UUCP :)
What do you mean no quick solution? I've gotten my "Format and reinstall" speeds below an hour!
You don't need a full blown MTA, try ssmtp. It takes your messages, contacts your ISP's SMTP server, and sends it on its merry way.
/usr/sbin/sendmail interface for home users...
Here's a guide on how to set it up (ostentiably for cygwin, but its similar for linux).
Like there wouldn't be a
I've heard good things, but I'm a laptop user. Its almost always easier for me to download.
Pure, unadulterated evil.
I think all the friends I've given accounts to are getting new shells on thursday...
VCDEasy is a vcdimager frontend for win32. 1.x branch (EOL'd) is freeware, 2.x branch is commercial. Its damn useful.
Burnatonce is a quicker solution for bin/cue/iso burning; its based on cdrdao. I use nero for audio cds and archiving files, but its such a resource hog that I avoid it when I can. I used to be able to have marathon burn sessions in the background with version 5.5 and still listen to music and program, but with nero 6 i can't even get smooth mouse movement while burning...
Far, far easier to hit the "download" button than get a tuner card and compress the file to managable sizes, or feed a DV input, or whatnot.
Then again, its even easier to hit "record" on a standalone dvd burner.. but if you only have one digital cable box or dish receiver, you have to configure the right channel and make sure the timer's on.. ah, technology.
The year was 1963. A young man, in his first term at cambridge, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; his doctors predicted for him an early death.
What are the chances for such a man to have a decent quality of life when his motor neurons degenerate? What kind of life can someone lead if they can only move their left wrist?
That man turns 62 this year, has twelve honourary degrees, is a commander of the order of the british empire, companion of honour, holds Isaac Newton's old chair at cambridge, and has played poker with Data on ST:TNG. He's one of the smartest men alive, and has furthered science in ways most people can't comprehend.
People can surprise you if given a chance.
JVDS rocks. Great prices, awesome support, they support every distro you'd want to run on a server, and they kick back a percentage of your sign-up to spi-inc.
There are privacy laws. They can't hand over the entire directory because a few might be guilty. Subpoenas have to be explicit.
We don't have wireless portability... Well, not exactly.
Some of the wireless carriers are also registered as CLECs. This means you can port wireless numbers to wireline numbers, then to another wireless carrier. It's kludgey as hell, and only one wireless carrier (Microcell communications) is a CLEC nationwide. They tend to push the ability to move your home phone # to a mobile, and unplug from a landline, rather than move your cell number from another carrier. It sometimes screws up text messaging services, and prevents analogue roaming because of billing problems, but it works.
Canada sure does. And there are some cell-only area codes in america. (greater houston comes to mind, only because my sister lives there. As she's explained it to me, local service and some cells get 281 or 713, and 832 is just cell numbers.)