A stupider paradigm is Unix's re-use of the directory separator as the name of the root directory; there are some efficiencies of notation and processing that this provides but it's really profoundly counter-intuitive. It's actually worse than the exposed numeric MFD of VMS (which is also stupid, but at least it forces one to understand the mechanics of the filesystem).
Hmm. I've been using DOS and Windows from the very beginning, and it's one of the things that annoys me most. Hard to blame them for it when the first machines were two floppy systems, but it still annoys me. I prefer the single root of nixes.
This is the kind of idea that sounds cool on the surface, but can't really work out irl.
How many billboards have you driven past lately where you were the only one around in a car?
Even if it does some kind of averaging. What, you're going to average Howard Stern and NPR? Is the result going to be better than the vanilla demographic they have for that area anyway?
Could be even worse - I wouldn't be surprised if it was the pilot. Do you have an electric pilot? If so, have it checked out now. You don't want that kind of trouble.
An 11 year old girl has absolutely no knowledge of any value to share. She should not even be allowed to use a device as complex as a computer
What a bonehead! You either don't know any 11 year old girls or are afraid of women and think an 11 year old girl might be smarter than you.
Both my girls do a lot of their homework on the computer. Both girls are touch typists. Neither has yet built a web page, but in 7th grade IIRC their classes will build hypertext projects. It's part of the curriculum because it encourages non-linear thinking and cognitive development.
My sister runs an Embroid-me franchise in St. Louis. Don't know whether you can find something cheaper, but their machines were really expensive.
Also developing new designs is something of an art. It's not as easy as just bringing in a jpg and telling the software to convert it to an embroidery file.
Check your local embroidery store. They might be able to do your stuff cheap enough for you to still make money off it.
This was an article about using Linux on the desktop. So I'm thinking of it from that point of view. We're not talking maintaining servers here. It may be horrible to set up Windows as a server. I wouldn't know.
However just speaking of desktop systems: I've setup various flavors of Windows from 2.11 to XP from scratch many times. It's always been pretty easy. It's also very easy to purchase or download new software and install.
I do have a second hard drive for Linux, so that's not the problem.
One issue with installing Linux (Debian at least) is that you have to tell it what's in your machine. Windows and other OSs do much better at this game. Even as out-of-date as it is, BEOS Max is correctly identified and installed drivers for my GeForce4 and SBLive. It was much easier to install than the latest Debian distribution.
Another part of the issue is that Linux was designed to allow multiple simultaneous users. Desktop systems don't need that and it adds complexity. Compare setting up any of the common mail transfer systems with setting up any email app for Windows.
Sound used to be another bite in the behind setting up for Linux. But since plug and play support got integrated into the kernel, it's much better.
One of the reasons I use Debian is that apt is so great for installing new software. I haven't used rpm in some time, but it used to be a bear to try to install apps that had a lot of library dependencies.
Don't get me wrong. I like Linux and hope it succeeds on the desktop. But we won't get there by ignoring the issues or ignoring what its going to take to get there.
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Eric didn't disavow AbiWord. He just doesn't recommend open source development as a way to make money.
You are lost in pages of Slashdot comments, all alike.
How many programmers does it take to say
- Microsoft sucks for doing this
- They probably won't win
- It's the kids fault
Never mind. I found it.
My favorite Dr. Who quote:
"Gosh that takes me back... or is it forward? That's the trouble with time travel, you never can tell." -- Doctor Who
There was once a popular tagline on BBSs and on usenet that was an ironic comment from Dr. Who. Now I can't remember it. Anyone?
This is fairly common during Christmas season. Put them in the trunk when no one is watching.
A stupider paradigm is Unix's re-use of the directory separator as the name of the root directory; there are some efficiencies of notation and processing that this provides but it's really profoundly counter-intuitive. It's actually worse than the exposed numeric MFD of VMS (which is also stupid, but at least it forces one to understand the mechanics of the filesystem).
Hmm. I've been using DOS and Windows from the very beginning, and it's one of the things that annoys me most. Hard to blame them for it when the first machines were two floppy systems, but it still annoys me. I prefer the single root of nixes.
I bet once you have to play it's not nearly as much fun.
This is the kind of idea that sounds cool on the surface, but can't really work out irl.
How many billboards have you driven past lately where you were the only one around in a car?
Even if it does some kind of averaging. What, you're going to average Howard Stern and NPR? Is the result going to be better than the vanilla demographic they have for that area anyway?
Could be even worse - I wouldn't be surprised if it was the pilot. Do you have an electric pilot? If so, have it checked out now. You don't want that kind of trouble.
What a bonehead! You either don't know any 11 year old girls or are afraid of women and think an 11 year old girl might be smarter than you.
Both my girls do a lot of their homework on the computer. Both girls are touch typists. Neither has yet built a web page, but in 7th grade IIRC their classes will build hypertext projects. It's part of the curriculum because it encourages non-linear thinking and cognitive development.
My Latin teacher (mumble mumble years ago) told me this:
In English, the sentence "The die is cast." Can be read two ways
1)The die (cube) has been thrown.
2)The die (form) has been filled and set.
But both readings mean the same thing - something that has already been done cannot be changed.
The Latin versions of the above sentences have the same correspondence. And again both readings mean the same.
Don't remember the exact Latin - it was a looong time ago.
Click on Documents then on one of the demos. Better than screenshots. The demo needs shockwave, though.
My sister runs an Embroid-me franchise in St. Louis. Don't know whether you can find something cheaper, but their machines were really expensive.
Also developing new designs is something of an art. It's not as easy as just bringing in a jpg and telling the software to convert it to an embroidery file.
Check your local embroidery store. They might be able to do your stuff cheap enough for you to still make money off it.
This was an article about using Linux on the desktop. So I'm thinking of it from that point of view. We're not talking maintaining servers here. It may be horrible to set up Windows as a server. I wouldn't know.
However just speaking of desktop systems:
I've setup various flavors of Windows from 2.11 to XP from scratch many times. It's always been pretty easy. It's also very easy to purchase or download new software and install.
I do have a second hard drive for Linux, so that's not the problem.
One issue with installing Linux (Debian at least) is that you have to tell it what's in your machine. Windows and other OSs do much better at this game. Even as out-of-date as it is, BEOS Max is correctly identified and installed drivers for my GeForce4 and SBLive. It was much easier to install than the latest Debian distribution.
Another part of the issue is that Linux was designed to allow multiple simultaneous users. Desktop systems don't need that and it adds complexity. Compare setting up any of the common mail transfer systems with setting up any email app for Windows.
Sound used to be another bite in the behind setting up for Linux. But since plug and play support got integrated into the kernel, it's much better.
One of the reasons I use Debian is that apt is so great for installing new software. I haven't used rpm in some time, but it used to be a bear to try to install apps that had a lot of library dependencies.
Don't get me wrong. I like Linux and hope it succeeds on the desktop. But we won't get there by ignoring the issues or ignoring what its going to take to get there.
From the article:
Historically, Linux has been more difficult to install and use than Windows.
Linux has been as easy to use as Windows for quite some time now. It is still, however, a b**** to install and maintain.
Ah. Excellent rebuttal. (He says sarcastically)
I think you mean the pencil is mightier than the sword.
Oh. really? And how do you vote when there is a tax increase ballot to raise teacher pay?
The truth is that exposure to lawyers make people want to bludgeon someone... Generally the laywer.
Appreciate the humor, but your timing is off. We weren't on High alert during E3. That happened after.
All of which were non-italic and thus the words of the slashdotter and not the original poster.
The 65C02 added indirect and indexed indirect addressing to JMP (previously, only absolute addressing was available)
Ah, but there was a hack for indirect jumping in the 6502. I found it in the Atari OS listings. They had a jump table for something or other.
IIRC it had something to do with page 0. Dang. It's been a long time since I messed with a 6502.
Looks like bzflag to me. The hills might add interest.
I kinda like bzflag's portals, though.
I've got a T-shirt and I'm not afraid to use it!
There once was a lady from Bright
Whose speed was much faster than light
She set out one day
In a relative way
And came home on the previous night