You have seemed to differ with ESR in the past over the mixing of corporatism with Free Software. Do you consider recent crashing of Linux stocks as an example of that viewpoint?
p.s. Did you own any Linux stocks? ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Wonderful. Another canuck ranting about how bad the people in the USA are.
Listen real close, Dudley, and everyone else who isn't a knuckle-dragging yank like myself:
1. The idealism of corporate America != Joe American's idealism 2. The policy of the American Government != Joe American's ideas for policies 3. The media's reaction to "incidents" != Joe American's reaction
What's wrong with people in the USA? What's wrong with any nation's people? This is just a knee-jerk political reaction to Columbine. Remember, we get sensationalized reports on incidents like this all the time (it ONLY happens in the USA, cuz we're all gun-toting maniacs (**cough** ALBERTA SCHOOL SHOOTING **cough**)).
So some paranoid parents want this. I can't think of too many American students who are really going to care enough to report some wierdo down the hall who wears black all the time and talks to himself.
This, coming from someone who lives in a nation where the Catholic church has an OFFICIAL lobbying group in the government, sounds a bit irrational. Do YOU and everyone you know in your neighborhood want a church/state mixture? My GOD! What's the matter with you Canadians?
WAVE is WRONG. But there's nothing WRONG with the average person in the USA. This is just another classic example of a government and it's media cheerleaders who are out of touch with it's people.
BTW, when ranting about someone else's country, step up, be a man, and don't check the "Post Anonymously" box. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
And, let's say Intel bottoms out (highly unlikely) someday because AMD kills them with chip sales. Big deal.
why(you_keep_saying('big deal'))?
Because I just like having someone to compete with Intel to keep chip prices down (the whole idea behind capitalism). I don't want AMD to smash Intel, lest they become the Big Corp. themselves and "pull an Intel".
And any company that dominates marketshare will "pull an intel". Plain and simple. Just keep the prices low and the new chips coming (no Intel chip stagnation anymore, eh?) and I'll be satisfied. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
...That would mean that each denomonation, all 1400+ out there, have a different "package" of Jesus' teachings. And, since changing the Word (Revelations, last chapter) is a Bad Thing(tm), all but one of them is wrong. Or maybe all are wrong.
Are you suggesting we just pick one and hope for the best? Give up? Be like George Lucas and pretend "we're all worshipping the same God"?
I'm not shaken by your statement. So, are you going to offer some hope, give your ideal, or did you just want to rant? ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
We should get to see how reasonable Apple can be... hopefully the themes can go back up after modification. We really shouldn't be using the _actual_ Apple logo for themes.
But then again, why is apple snooping around a Linux Desktop Themes site for copyright violations?
Apple has the potential to either show itself as a more benevolent and flexible bigwig, or as an immature "mine mine mine" Big Corp(tm). A showing of the latter will further alienate the Linux/Apple communities, methinks.
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But seriously, Katz' response to my question was... well... a lot different than what I expected.
I actually sounded harsher in my letter than he did in his, and I'm the "Christian":|
I still don't agree with him on 99.99, but I do agree that too many people take the title "Christian" without having clue 1 about what Jesus meant.
I was figuring on a much more condescending response. I was a little wrong about you, Katz.
And, yes, Katz should be allowed to post on Slashdot. You shouldn't have to be able to define a macro or create recursive functions to be in this commnity (although most of us can:)
--Me ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
I am a Christian. I am a geek. I am not alone. Though we ChristoGeeks (a new demograph I just coined which you may proceed to patronize) tend to be a quiet group here on Slashdot, I felt the need to voice this question.
You seemingly never fail to rail upon religion (more often than not, Christianity) in each of your posts here. I haven't read your book, but more than likely you will do it in there too. My question is... why? Obviously you are against relgion, and seem to view it as a form of mind control/censorship. Did you have a bad experience with Christianity as a young child? Do you think the vocal minority of Christians in the public eye are obnoxious? Or is this simply another way to pander to your audience, who at the time is mainly comprised of anti-Christian slashdot readers.
Thanks for your time. At least reading your articles lets me see just how far the extreme left-wingers would like to take things.
p.s. Before any Christian-brainwashed-sheep hating/.'ers moderate this down as flamebait, at least consider letting the minority speak. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Good programmers write in C. Good CS grads write in C++. Good sysadmins write in perl.
I am a programmer. I have been unfortunately thrust into the position of a sysadmin. This is not an unusual situation, however. I thank $diety every day for perl, as I'm sure many others do. It is the tool I need to get the job done. I use it so much I sometimes THINK in perl.
Therefore, please refrain from smacking this dromedary.
Honest people, if you want something better than perl, build your own camel. Or get in perlguts and start hacking it yourself. That's what open source is about, right?
Shut up and show them YOUR code. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Wall is awesome. Let's get an interview with him and watch the (camel) fur fly! (Just watch out for the python guys;) ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
*rant* I really really don't like our twisted justice system much anymore. */rant*
Uri Geller is a nobody. He is probably not too well off. Poke'mon is a huge franchise with plenty of money, and is very famous.
Maybe the Poke'mon creators were really trying to have this pun on his name, but puh-lease... $97mil? Maybe a public apology or something but don't be a baby.
This is the kind of stuff that lends our legal system to ridicule. I sincerely hope that the judge who fields this case gets a good laugh out of it and soundly spanks Uri for being a bit of a twit.
Of course, I'm no friend of the Pokemon's, either... but one character out of 150 has a bent spoon and you can sue them for it? *sigh*
Do you think they sue like this in Costa Rica? I've been considering moving...;-) ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
It doesn't really matter much what the rest of the world uses. The USA and Canada set the standard. Not it may not be totally fair and maybe ISO is better, but that's just the way things are.
I think this is stupid. I think this boards members should go from most to least in this order:
Because I believe that'd be the best representations. Should Muwak Bintuko from Zimbabwe have as much say as Pierre Cardin from Canada? I really doubt it. I think Americans, Canadians, Aussies, and Brits' votes should carry more weight if you're going to only allow one of them on the board.
Yet another example of American apologetics though... "Gee, we're sorry we're the most powerful, richest, most influential nation in the world... we'll only have one person on the committee." BLAH! ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Wow, you fit my profile exactly. I too am a recovering DOOMaholic. I'm also a Christian Geek.
I agree. Christian media, rock, pop, games, etc. doesn't come off as "cool" or appealing to the secular world... it comes off as sappy. Which leaves our King wide open for all kinds of insults and Jesus jokes.
You can't save worldly people by taking Christianity, watering it down, and saying, "Look here! Being a Christian isn't so bad! You don't have to give up rock 'n' roll, or romance novels, or DOOM, or any other forms of worldliness! We've got it in the church too! Don't you want what I've got?"
No, they don't want what you've got. They've already got that stuff. What (some) people are really looking for, if they're looking for a faith, is something with power that can change their lives from the way they are.
I guess the point is... the Gospel of Jesus Christ is pretty effective AS IS. We don't need to change Christ to fit the sinner... just preach the Gospel and if they want to be saved, they will choose to change from their ways and fit Christ's image. And don't try to shove it down their throats either (pearls before swine).
Might those who bring the wrong kind of attention to our Saviour recieve punishment for bringing such an unfavorable light on Christ? I've seen enough Jesus jokes on this forum today already. All because of this game. Plus they gave my absolutely all-time-favorite anti-christ writer yet ANOTHER reason to try to pluck some hair from His beard.
Thanks but no thanks, "War in Heaven". I'll stick to the Bible. I like my religion not watered down. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Oh, come on. Alec is just a self-important snooty actor. About like William Shatner. And I don't have any respect for either of them.
Most of the world will only remember that man as the aging Obi-Wan Kenobi. So what does he do? He is trying to destroy that image... his one claim to fame. I've never seen another movie with him in it (ok, mabye one or two, but I can't remember them). True, I'm not a snooty british film critic, but I am your average Joe Moviewatcher.
"Never - watch - it - again." -Sir Alec Guiness
And now we've stooped to destroying young boys heroes and dreams...
"Get a life, people!" -William Shatner
Sounds oddly familiar. Alec, you made your bed. It made you famous. Now, you have to lie in it.
I like Obi-Wan. He's got much more character than Alec Guiness.
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I'm working at an ISP here in Northern Ohio. I recently got hired in here to design the network and hook up the Cisco, etc. etc. My boss wanted to go with NT. I winced. After some persuasion, we decided to go with Linux.:) And with the great performance and stability we've experienced thus far, it's been pleasant indeed (except for configuring sendmail, AIIIEEE!!!) My Boss was like, "You're really sold on this free stuff, aren't you?" I thus began my ESR impression. Things are looking up for us.
I can't see too many corporations that are jumping on the NT bandwagon (which is a bandwagon in name only, produced by MS-Strongarm(tm)), unless they have some pretty PH-Bosses reading those NT-ad-peppered "IT Management" magazines.
And now Compaq is dumping NT and staying with Linux? My oh my looks like Bill might be as wrong about this one as he was about 640k...
May the penguin be with you. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
We'd all like to think that would happen... but can you really see a pack of US... typically(maybe stereotypically) twinkie-eating, Dew slurping, computer-chair-rear "hackers" beating up some muscular, fit jock? Maybe we should stick to (stereotypically, again) putting F's on their report cards through the school computers instead. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Listen, KatzDot fan. The simple point is that how can a man who probably can't even swap faulty hard drives be a "spokesman" for the oh so oppressed geek community?
ESR I can see, but not the holy JK... the messiah for liberal nerds. Even though he isn't really a nerd himself. Kinda like black-headed, Austrian Hitler and his blonde Germans.
BTW, cigarettes cause natural cancer of the body. But pornographic-wannabe movies are a cancer to our society. Do you really think things are BETTER in this nation, thanks to movies like South Park and American Pie? And don't give me that "porn helps children" garbage... nobody in his right mind believes that. And Katz' encouraging our youth to "break the rules" kinda invites a generation bent on anarchy, doesn't it? ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
"I forgot my SARCASM tag. But amazingly, I think my SODOM tag would fits a it a little better. Welcome to KatzDot (K.)" ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
And... he is once again promoting his ultra-libertarian/anarchist/hippie agenda! Awesome!
Hey, I think South Park is wonderful, healthy movie for a young child to watch! It's overuse of sexual humor and foul language is great for youngsters, and it will surely help them become more productive members of society.
Movies like American Pie, too, are totally wholesome and beneficiary to the spongy mind of a kid. Darned overbearing parents trying to instill their own values into their own children! Let Jon and the creators of shows like South Park raise your children! EVERY CHILD IN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WATCH PORN! It's good for them.
A 3 year old is a human too! With a big long Bill of Rights! They are capable of making their own educated decisions about life! And today's latest crop of Katz Approved(TM) movies will truly mold admirable character in them. Away with morality! Heck, away with clothing while we're at it! Who needs government! Jon for leader of the earth!
...I forgot my tag. But amazingly, I think my tag fits it a little better. Welcome to KatzDot. (K.) ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
I don't like RHAT at all anymore. I'm not trying to get others to hate them, but I am just pointing out that they are distancing themselves from the Linux community, and are totally ruining their image as part of the FS/OS movement (in reference to the afore-mentioned quasi-proprietary RHAT linux stuff). And they are on the road to splintering Linux the way the big boys did Unix.
BTW, I am not overly fond of Canadians... but do we really need to kill them? Some of them are quite nice! Well, the German ones. Sometimes. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Wow. RedHat really is getting ambitious. I am through with them. I swear I'm going debian with my next distro.
Why is RedHat doing this? Competing with Slashdot? Competing with Linux.com?...why? Isn't the Linux community about cooperating and building tools and such that complement eachother?
Why are we now competing? Well heck I think I'll go code a new GPL scripting language... oh no wait, how about instead, in the true spirit of the Linux community, I'll help an established language like Perl by making modules and CONTRIBUTING and reviewing source code, beta testing, etc. etc.
RH is doing EVERYTHING they can to become the Microsoft of Linux (granted its not a perfect parallel, but be imaginative). They are distancing themselves from the community and breaking the original spirit by becoming money-hungry competitors instead of contributors. They don't want to HELP Linux, they want to BECOME Linux. Suits. Next we'll see proprietary "RH ONLY!" extensions and file formats. Goodbye RH, hello Debian. ----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
That is true, but NT has a big head start. No, 8 machine failover is not stable, but NT at least ALMOST has a real presence in the high-end market. Linux hasn't even truly begun to concentrate on the "big iron".
If we are "going to get there first", we^H^H the Linux develop team have their work cut out for them.
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This is kinda ridiculous. Why is it that corporations are expecting the free(Linux) to be as "enterprise server ready" as the expensive(NT)?
Linux, as far as I know, wasn't designed with that in mind. It was originally Linus' hobby, for crying out loud. Also, it is a very young OS. It is right now good at what its intended use is... squeezing good use out of lower-end, and sometimes antiquated PC's.
I mean, try to make a web/mail server for your corporation with Windows NT on a leftover 486/16MB. Can't do it. But I did that with Linux, and it runs fairly fast for its hardware handicap.
But it has not yet been coded to do what NT is aimed at... taking over the high end server market. Linux developers (whom are gentlemen that deserve our utmost respect) are now beginning to seriously address Linux' lack in this area. I imagine that since Linux is already king in low-end servers, now it will turn its attention towards the higher-end market. Thus mindcraft and company have helped shape the development of Linux in a good way... instead of us madly shouting "unfair benchmarks!", we need to simply begin working towards what NT has already claimed... higher speed on the big iron. Hopefully we can do so without the bloat and instability that has plagued NT, though.
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Slashdot Mirror
Seriously! Dre is a MAJOR hypocrite!
What's his songs?
Rape... murder... drugs... aren't all these things illegal? ILLEGAL? Doesn't that idolize doing ILLEGAL things?
Why, therefore, should he sue me for doing something that is illegal (in a VERY gray area), and listening to his "music"?
HYPOCRITE! I hate his music but I would d/l it just to protest. Sing to me about breaking the law and then sue me for doing it?
Yah, you're a real "gangsta". Sounds more like a suit.
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Sir Stallman,
You have seemed to differ with ESR in the past over the mixing of corporatism with Free Software. Do you consider recent crashing of Linux stocks as an example of that viewpoint?
p.s. Did you own any Linux stocks?
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Wonderful. Another canuck ranting about how bad the people in the USA are.
Listen real close, Dudley, and everyone else who isn't a knuckle-dragging yank like myself:
1. The idealism of corporate America != Joe American's idealism
2. The policy of the American Government != Joe American's ideas for policies
3. The media's reaction to "incidents" != Joe American's reaction
What's wrong with people in the USA? What's wrong with any nation's people? This is just a knee-jerk political reaction to Columbine. Remember, we get sensationalized reports on incidents like this all the time (it ONLY happens in the USA, cuz we're all gun-toting maniacs (**cough** ALBERTA SCHOOL SHOOTING **cough**)).
So some paranoid parents want this. I can't think of too many American students who are really going to care enough to report some wierdo down the hall who wears black all the time and talks to himself.
This, coming from someone who lives in a nation where the Catholic church has an OFFICIAL lobbying group in the government, sounds a bit irrational. Do YOU and everyone you know in your neighborhood want a church/state mixture? My GOD! What's the matter with you Canadians?
WAVE is WRONG. But there's nothing WRONG with the average person in the USA. This is just another classic example of a government and it's media cheerleaders who are out of touch with it's people.
BTW, when ranting about someone else's country, step up, be a man, and don't check the "Post Anonymously" box.
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Don't make me lay the l33thax0rism on j00, 14mur.
I ownz j00r b0x! r00t3d!!!
Shoutout to Anonymous Coward, Anonymous Coward, and Mr. l33t himself, Anonymous Coward.
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Ok, let's say AMD whoops on Intel. Big deal.
And, let's say Intel bottoms out (highly unlikely) someday because AMD kills them with chip sales. Big deal.
why(you_keep_saying('big deal'))?
Because I just like having someone to compete with Intel to keep chip prices down (the whole idea behind capitalism). I don't want AMD to smash Intel, lest they become the Big Corp. themselves and "pull an Intel".
And any company that dominates marketshare will "pull an intel". Plain and simple. Just keep the prices low and the new chips coming (no Intel chip stagnation anymore, eh?) and I'll be satisfied.
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...That would mean that each denomonation, all 1400+ out there, have a different "package" of Jesus' teachings. And, since changing the Word (Revelations, last chapter) is a Bad Thing(tm), all but one of them is wrong. Or maybe all are wrong.
Are you suggesting we just pick one and hope for the best? Give up? Be like George Lucas and pretend "we're all worshipping the same God"?
I'm not shaken by your statement. So, are you going to offer some hope, give your ideal, or did you just want to rant?
----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
This should be interesting.
We should get to see how reasonable Apple can be... hopefully the themes can go back up after modification. We really shouldn't be using the _actual_ Apple logo for themes.
But then again, why is apple snooping around a Linux Desktop Themes site for copyright violations?
Apple has the potential to either show itself as a more benevolent and flexible bigwig, or as an immature "mine mine mine" Big Corp(tm). A showing of the latter will further alienate the Linux/Apple communities, methinks.
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Jerry Fallwell! LOL
:|
:)
But seriously, Katz' response to my question was... well... a lot different than what I expected.
I actually sounded harsher in my letter than he did in his, and I'm the "Christian"
I still don't agree with him on 99.99, but I do agree that too many people take the title "Christian" without having clue 1 about what Jesus meant.
I was figuring on a much more condescending response. I was a little wrong about you, Katz.
And, yes, Katz should be allowed to post on Slashdot. You shouldn't have to be able to define a macro or create recursive functions to be in this commnity (although most of us can
--Me
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Katz,
/.'ers moderate this down as flamebait, at least consider letting the minority speak.
I am a Christian. I am a geek. I am not alone. Though we ChristoGeeks (a new demograph I just coined which you may proceed to patronize) tend to be a quiet group here on Slashdot, I felt the need to voice this question.
You seemingly never fail to rail upon religion (more often than not, Christianity) in each of your posts here. I haven't read your book, but more than likely you will do it in there too. My question is... why? Obviously you are against relgion, and seem to view it as a form of mind control/censorship. Did you have a bad experience with Christianity as a young child? Do you think the vocal minority of Christians in the public eye are obnoxious? Or is this simply another way to pander to your audience, who at the time is mainly comprised of anti-Christian slashdot readers.
Thanks for your time. At least reading your articles lets me see just how far the extreme left-wingers would like to take things.
p.s. Before any Christian-brainwashed-sheep hating
----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Good programmers write in C.
Good CS grads write in C++.
Good sysadmins write in perl.
I am a programmer. I have been unfortunately thrust into the position of a sysadmin. This is not an unusual situation, however. I thank $diety every day for perl, as I'm sure many others do. It is the tool I need to get the job done. I use it so much I sometimes THINK in perl.
Therefore, please refrain from smacking this dromedary.
Honest people, if you want something better than perl, build your own camel. Or get in perlguts and start hacking it yourself. That's what open source is about, right?
Shut up and show them YOUR code.
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I third the notion.
;)
Wall is awesome. Let's get an interview with him and watch the (camel) fur fly! (Just watch out for the python guys
----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
...they ususally do.
;-)
*patriotic*
I love my country but
*/patriotic*
*rant*
I really really don't like our twisted justice system much anymore.
*/rant*
Uri Geller is a nobody. He is probably not too well off. Poke'mon is a huge franchise with plenty of money, and is very famous.
Maybe the Poke'mon creators were really trying to have this pun on his name, but puh-lease... $97mil? Maybe a public apology or something but don't be a baby.
This is the kind of stuff that lends our legal system to ridicule. I sincerely hope that the judge who fields this case gets a good laugh out of it and soundly spanks Uri for being a bit of a twit.
Of course, I'm no friend of the Pokemon's, either... but one character out of 150 has a bent spoon and you can sue them for it? *sigh*
Do you think they sue like this in Costa Rica? I've been considering moving...
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It doesn't really matter much what the rest of the world uses. The USA and Canada set the standard. Not it may not be totally fair and maybe ISO is better, but that's just the way things are.
I think this is stupid. I think this boards members should go from most to least in this order:
Americans
Canadians
Australians
Brits
Everyone Else
Because I believe that'd be the best representations. Should Muwak Bintuko from Zimbabwe have as much say as Pierre Cardin from Canada? I really doubt it. I think Americans, Canadians, Aussies, and Brits' votes should carry more weight if you're going to only allow one of them on the board.
Yet another example of American apologetics though... "Gee, we're sorry we're the most powerful, richest, most influential nation in the world... we'll only have one person on the committee." BLAH!
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Wow, you fit my profile exactly. I too am a recovering DOOMaholic. I'm also a Christian Geek.
I agree. Christian media, rock, pop, games, etc. doesn't come off as "cool" or appealing to the secular world... it comes off as sappy. Which leaves our King wide open for all kinds of insults and Jesus jokes.
You can't save worldly people by taking Christianity, watering it down, and saying, "Look here! Being a Christian isn't so bad! You don't have to give up rock 'n' roll, or romance novels, or DOOM, or any other forms of worldliness! We've got it in the church too! Don't you want what I've got?"
No, they don't want what you've got. They've already got that stuff. What (some) people are really looking for, if they're looking for a faith, is something with power that can change their lives from the way they are.
I guess the point is... the Gospel of Jesus Christ is pretty effective AS IS. We don't need to change Christ to fit the sinner... just preach the Gospel and if they want to be saved, they will choose to change from their ways and fit Christ's image. And don't try to shove it down their throats either (pearls before swine).
Might those who bring the wrong kind of attention to our Saviour recieve punishment for bringing such an unfavorable light on Christ? I've seen enough Jesus jokes on this forum today already. All because of this game. Plus they gave my absolutely all-time-favorite anti-christ writer yet ANOTHER reason to try to pluck some hair from His beard.
Thanks but no thanks, "War in Heaven". I'll stick to the Bible. I like my religion not watered down.
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Oh, come on. Alec is just a self-important snooty actor. About like William Shatner. And I don't have any respect for either of them.
Most of the world will only remember that man as the aging Obi-Wan Kenobi. So what does he do? He is trying to destroy that image... his one claim to fame. I've never seen another movie with him in it (ok, mabye one or two, but I can't remember them). True, I'm not a snooty british film critic, but I am your average Joe Moviewatcher.
"Never - watch - it - again." -Sir Alec Guiness
And now we've stooped to destroying young boys heroes and dreams...
"Get a life, people!" -William Shatner
Sounds oddly familiar. Alec, you made your bed. It made you famous. Now, you have to lie in it.
I like Obi-Wan. He's got much more character than Alec Guiness.
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Oh my goodness! Looks like Bill was wrong again!
:) And with the great performance and stability we've experienced thus far, it's been pleasant indeed (except for configuring sendmail, AIIIEEE!!!) My Boss was like, "You're really sold on this free stuff, aren't you?" I thus began my ESR impression. Things are looking up for us.
I'm working at an ISP here in Northern Ohio. I recently got hired in here to design the network and hook up the Cisco, etc. etc. My boss wanted to go with NT. I winced. After some persuasion, we decided to go with Linux.
I can't see too many corporations that are jumping on the NT bandwagon (which is a bandwagon in name only, produced by MS-Strongarm(tm)), unless they have some pretty PH-Bosses reading those NT-ad-peppered "IT Management" magazines.
And now Compaq is dumping NT and staying with Linux? My oh my looks like Bill might be as wrong about this one as he was about 640k...
May the penguin be with you.
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We'd all like to think that would happen... but can you really see a pack of US... typically(maybe stereotypically) twinkie-eating, Dew slurping, computer-chair-rear "hackers" beating up some muscular, fit jock? Maybe we should stick to (stereotypically, again) putting F's on their report cards through the school computers instead.
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Listen, KatzDot fan. The simple point is that how can a man who probably can't even swap faulty hard drives be a "spokesman" for the oh so oppressed geek community?
ESR I can see, but not the holy JK... the messiah for liberal nerds. Even though he isn't really a nerd himself. Kinda like black-headed, Austrian Hitler and his blonde Germans.
BTW, cigarettes cause natural cancer of the body. But pornographic-wannabe movies are a cancer to our society. Do you really think things are BETTER in this nation, thanks to movies like South Park and American Pie? And don't give me that "porn helps children" garbage... nobody in his right mind believes that. And Katz' encouraging our youth to "break the rules" kinda invites a generation bent on anarchy, doesn't it?
----- if ($anyone_cares) {print "Just Another Perl Newbie"}
Last line should read
"I forgot my SARCASM tag. But amazingly, I think my SODOM tag would fits a it a little better. Welcome to KatzDot (K.)"
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Yes! Another Katz article!
And... he is once again promoting his ultra-libertarian/anarchist/hippie agenda! Awesome!
Hey, I think South Park is wonderful, healthy movie for a young child to watch! It's overuse of sexual humor and foul language is great for youngsters, and it will surely help them become more productive members of society.
Movies like American Pie, too, are totally wholesome and beneficiary to the spongy mind of a kid. Darned overbearing parents trying to instill their own values into their own children! Let Jon and the creators of shows like South Park raise your children! EVERY CHILD IN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WATCH PORN! It's good for them.
A 3 year old is a human too! With a big long Bill of Rights! They are capable of making their own educated decisions about life! And today's latest crop of Katz Approved(TM) movies will truly mold admirable character in them. Away with morality! Heck, away with clothing while we're at it! Who needs government! Jon for leader of the earth!
...I forgot my tag. But amazingly, I think my tag fits it a little better. Welcome to KatzDot. (K.)
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I don't like RHAT at all anymore. I'm not trying to get others to hate them, but I am just pointing out that they are distancing themselves from the Linux community, and are totally ruining their image as part of the FS/OS movement (in reference to the afore-mentioned quasi-proprietary RHAT linux stuff). And they are on the road to splintering Linux the way the big boys did Unix.
BTW, I am not overly fond of Canadians... but do we really need to kill them? Some of them are quite nice! Well, the German ones. Sometimes.
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Wow. RedHat really is getting ambitious. I am through with them. I swear I'm going debian with my next distro.
...why? Isn't the Linux community about cooperating and building tools and such that complement eachother?
Why is RedHat doing this? Competing with Slashdot? Competing with Linux.com?
Why are we now competing? Well heck I think I'll go code a new GPL scripting language... oh no wait, how about instead, in the true spirit of the Linux community, I'll help an established language like Perl by making modules and CONTRIBUTING and reviewing source code, beta testing, etc. etc.
RH is doing EVERYTHING they can to become the Microsoft of Linux (granted its not a perfect parallel, but be imaginative). They are distancing themselves from the community and breaking the original spirit by becoming money-hungry competitors instead of contributors. They don't want to HELP Linux, they want to BECOME Linux. Suits. Next we'll see proprietary "RH ONLY!" extensions and file formats. Goodbye RH, hello Debian.
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s/8 machine failover/the necissity of 8 machine failover just to run one server/
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That is true, but NT has a big head start. No, 8 machine failover is not stable, but NT at least ALMOST has a real presence in the high-end market. Linux hasn't even truly begun to concentrate on the "big iron".
If we are "going to get there first", we^H^H the Linux develop team have their work cut out for them.
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This is kinda ridiculous. Why is it that corporations are expecting the free(Linux) to be as "enterprise server ready" as the expensive(NT)?
Linux, as far as I know, wasn't designed with that in mind. It was originally Linus' hobby, for crying out loud. Also, it is a very young OS. It is right now good at what its intended use is... squeezing good use out of lower-end, and sometimes antiquated PC's.
I mean, try to make a web/mail server for your corporation with Windows NT on a leftover 486/16MB. Can't do it. But I did that with Linux, and it runs fairly fast for its hardware handicap.
But it has not yet been coded to do what NT is aimed at... taking over the high end server market. Linux developers (whom are gentlemen that deserve our utmost respect) are now beginning to seriously address Linux' lack in this area. I imagine that since Linux is already king in low-end servers, now it will turn its attention towards the higher-end market. Thus mindcraft and company have helped shape the development of Linux in a good way... instead of us madly shouting "unfair benchmarks!", we need to simply begin working towards what NT has already claimed... higher speed on the big iron. Hopefully we can do so without the bloat and instability that has plagued NT, though.
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