We Canadians take our census a little less seriously, as I made a point of contacting a region Census representative about that very question.
In short, I am officially registered with the government of Canada census as 'Jedi'. If we get more than 10,000 in Canada - someone could apply for a grant...
Then I could indeed become a Jedi Knight. Wait, that gives me an idea... I could move to Ohio and become a Jedi Knight of Columbus.
Yes, I am one of the few who actually enjoyed Lynch's DUNE. I even liked it enough to have bought the DVD, trading cards, and yes, even built a DUNE website once.
The stills from the miniseries are missing something though. I read DUNE, and Children of DUNE, and God Emperor of DUNE. Herbert set a stage in DUNE, long winded and detailed, but it was there. And Lynch managed to get that feel right. Undoubtedly due to the on-set presence of Frank Herbert. Stillsuits were almost exactly as they were described, the opulence and Russian Imperial styling worked. The Fremen (lousy special effects aside) carried their character. - I see no attempt to conserve water in those screencaps.
What I do see is something palatable for television, no doubt dumbed down so that the masses aren't confused by every line of dialag. (Uhhh... hunny, whats that there SAY-A-DINA fer?)
DUNE the movie was not for everyone, as the book was not for everyone. Fair enough. - But isn't this miniseries just beating a dead horse?
DUNE fans will not likely support this totally, though there are also the fans of the Novel that didn't like the movie... We'll just have to wait until filming is complete, and the show airs to see if this is another "Leprechauns" or "10th Kingdom"
DNS Hosting is indeed a sticky business when not handled correctly. If you need to host both primary and secondary DNS entries at the same location, here is a tip for moving servers that will assist in the change-over...
Some background... --------------------- DNS entries are held by the primary and secondary DNS servers. These entries list the IP address of the server, and the domain name. Additionally, they contain a "TIME TO LIVE", which will tell other DNS servers (like your ISP's) how long to retain the IP address before refreshing. The TTL ensures that the DNS information will only be requested by a server after a specified period, preventing volume problems on the DNS server.
Before the move: --------------------- At least 48 hours before you intend to move a server, check the TTL on your DNS entry... if you do a 'dig' from a unix box, you can determine the TTL of the DNS entry. If it's set to a day, it will take a full 24 hours between DNS refreshes.
If your box is going to change IP address, have the sysadmin change the TTL to something short, like 5 minutes. This will cause all external DNS servers to refresh (also called obtaining an 'authoritative response) from the primary/secondary DNS server.
Once the full TTL time has passed (since changed) all global servers should be seeing a 5 minute TTL.
Now - move the box (or more appropriately, after moving the box and getting it ready to go live, move the DNS entry on the primary DNS server from the old IP address to the new IP address).
After the move: --------------------- Now that the new box is being seen when servers do DNS refreshes, you will want to have the sysadmin change the TTL on the DNS entry, back to 1 day. This will again take the load off the DNS Server, and all traffic will see the new box.
BUT SLASHDOTTERS KNOW THIS YOU SAY! --------------------- Not true... Some of us didn't. Until we had to deal with the problem...
A valid consideration indeed, and one that I had not personnally seen. IE, while produced by a monopolistic, overgrown boar, is still a viable solution for surfers. Netscape has always been my second favorite. If I was rating a browser on historic impact on the internet, or corporate appeal, or simple usability, Netscape would indeed get my vote. Unfortunately however I tend to follow the leader for impact and rendering ability. Yes, IE is soft, and almost any newbie hack's html will pass through it. That alone is part of the reason I use it. I can see everything, well coded or not. Don't take that to mean that I code for IE. Not on your life. I learned long ago from Element5 not to code for IE, as your mistakes are only apparent to NS users, but as a surfer, IE ensures that I can at least see the content through the crap...
Slashdot Mirror
They couldn't even keep their server alive. :)
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Score one more for the
We Canadians take our census a little less seriously, as I made a point of contacting a region Census representative about that very question.
In short, I am officially registered with the government of Canada census as 'Jedi'. If we get more than 10,000 in Canada - someone could apply for a grant...
Then I could indeed become a Jedi Knight. Wait, that gives me an idea... I could move to Ohio and become a Jedi Knight of Columbus.
MaasNeotek - Building42.com
I wonder if O'Reilly considers themself (the collective self that is...) a "Sponser" or a "Sponsor"?
Little man from another place keeps pace with the storm....
Special Fremen Usul Cooper here,
Diane, you wouldn't believe the sand, as far as the eye can see. And the Cherry water of life? To die for.
Yes, I am one of the few who actually enjoyed Lynch's DUNE. I even liked it enough to have bought the DVD, trading cards, and yes, even built a DUNE website once.
The stills from the miniseries are missing something though. I read DUNE, and Children of DUNE, and God Emperor of DUNE. Herbert set a stage in DUNE, long winded and detailed, but it was there. And Lynch managed to get that feel right. Undoubtedly due to the on-set presence of Frank Herbert. Stillsuits were almost exactly as they were described, the opulence and Russian Imperial styling worked. The Fremen (lousy special effects aside) carried their character. - I see no attempt to conserve water in those screencaps.
What I do see is something palatable for television, no doubt dumbed down so that the masses aren't confused by every line of dialag. (Uhhh... hunny, whats that there SAY-A-DINA fer?)
DUNE the movie was not for everyone, as the book was not for everyone. Fair enough. - But isn't this miniseries just beating a dead horse?
DUNE fans will not likely support this totally, though there are also the fans of the Novel that didn't like the movie... We'll just have to wait until filming is complete, and the show airs to see if this is another "Leprechauns" or "10th Kingdom"
DNS Hosting is indeed a sticky business when not handled correctly. If you need to host both primary and secondary DNS entries at the same location, here is a tip for moving servers that will assist in the change-over...
:)
Some background...
---------------------
DNS entries are held by the primary and secondary DNS servers. These entries list the IP address of the server, and the domain name. Additionally, they contain a "TIME TO LIVE", which will tell other DNS servers (like your ISP's) how long to retain the IP address before refreshing. The TTL ensures that the DNS information will only be requested by a server after a specified period, preventing volume problems on the DNS server.
Before the move:
---------------------
At least 48 hours before you intend to move a server, check the TTL on your DNS entry... if you do a 'dig' from a unix box, you can determine the TTL of the DNS entry. If it's set to a day, it will take a full 24 hours between DNS refreshes.
If your box is going to change IP address, have the sysadmin change the TTL to something short, like 5 minutes. This will cause all external DNS servers to refresh (also called obtaining an 'authoritative response) from the primary/secondary DNS server.
Once the full TTL time has passed (since changed) all global servers should be seeing a 5 minute TTL.
Now - move the box (or more appropriately, after moving the box and getting it ready to go live, move the DNS entry on the primary DNS server from the old IP address to the new IP address).
After the move:
---------------------
Now that the new box is being seen when servers do DNS refreshes, you will want to have the sysadmin change the TTL on the DNS entry, back to 1 day. This will again take the load off the DNS Server, and all traffic will see the new box.
BUT SLASHDOTTERS KNOW THIS YOU SAY!
---------------------
Not true... Some of us didn't. Until we had to deal with the problem...
Consider yourselves INFORMED.
A valid consideration indeed, and one that I had not personnally seen. IE, while produced by a monopolistic, overgrown boar, is still a viable solution for surfers.
Netscape has always been my second favorite.
If I was rating a browser on historic impact on the internet, or corporate appeal, or simple usability, Netscape would indeed get my vote.
Unfortunately however I tend to follow the leader for impact and rendering ability. Yes, IE is soft, and almost any newbie hack's html will pass through it. That alone is part of the reason I use it. I can see everything, well coded or not. Don't take that to mean that I code for IE. Not on your life. I learned long ago from Element5 not to code for IE, as your mistakes are only apparent to NS users, but as a surfer, IE ensures that I can at least see the content through the crap...