Or is that just the length of time since the last stable release?
The last stable release was on July 19, 2002 (Woody). The one before that was released on August 14th, 2000 (Potato). Slink was released in March 1999. Hamm on July 24, 1998. Bo on June 2, 1997. Rex in December 1996. Buzz in June 1996.
So as you can see, Debian releases are actually fairly regular, except for the little hiccup with potato.
How long before I get a trackball embedded in my mouse?
You've been able to get the Typhoon "8D Scoll Ball Mouse" here in Europe for a while now, it's a mouse with a build-in trackball.
You can either use it as a mouse (the trackball will function as a 4-way scroll wheel) or a trackball by switching it over with middle-button left or right.
It's cheap too, about 12 euro at lidl (budget supermarket).
No Paul Oakenfold, No Sasha, No Paul Van Dyk, No John Digweed.
Nope... i remember when napster started filtering songs, the last thing left was electronic music, like Orbital. I guess the RIAA doesn't care about it.
What's so special is you actually *don't* have to reboot after applying the patch.
You do, actually. It's rare to not have to reboot in Windows 2000 after applying a patch/hotfix, even though MS promised us we'd hardly ever have to reboot again...
Ok, so they're liars, what else is new.
Remember that scene in Southpark Bigger, Longer, Uncut?
General:What's wrong with this thing?! Fucking Windows '98! Get Bill Gates in here. Bill Gates:(enters escorted by two MPs) General:You told us Windows '98 would be faster and more efficient with better access to the internet! Bill Gates:It is faster. Over five million- General:(shoots Gates in the face)
Join the boycott starting August 1-30th and do not buy any music in this period.
I stopped buying music in 1997 and there hasn't been much of interest music-wise to me since then either. I own about 300 CD's, 1500 CD Singles, 200 LP's and 800 12" Singles, so they made a bundle on me already.
btw, the last CD i bought came from a non-RIAA label, as far as i can see (Mute Records).
I wouldn't expect as many Mac users would be potential conscripts
Considering you have already voluntarily joined the army of Steve Jobs and even paid (a lot!) for it, i don't think it's that far-fetched...
Steve Jobs: You will buy this new expensive Apple Gizmo and you will like it! Mac Users: Yes,Sir! We will buy the cheese grater look-a-like, Sir! Have our life savings, Sir!
... discloded after they got the Homeland security account.
Yeah, like it's a big secret that microsoft products are insecure... come on, it's not like they're stupid and/or oblivious at the department of Homeland Security, are they...?
They show all the characteristics: digging through their old stack of patents and finding violations
Yup... they already sued Dell for Motherboard Design Infringement, which was appearently baseless, but they settled out of court and got some dough from Dell anyway. Seems like a familiar practice to anyone? *cough* SCO *cough*
Apple grabs "Extraordinary" soundtrack By Ina Fried Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 7, 2003, 10:14 AM PT
Apple Computer said it has nabbed the exclusive U.S. rights to distribute the soundtrack to 20th Century Fox's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Apple is selling the album for $9.99 as an online download, with no physical CDs being made for the U.S. market. The soundtrack includes a score by composer Trevor Jones and features performances by the London Symphony Orchestra and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
This is considered a "Story"? It's just a short snippet.
This would have fitted better along with some other Quickies.
AssCraft - you practice proctology on Orcs, even though they don't want or need it.
SlashCraft - you link websites on here and watch them blow up.
SCOCraft - you try to sue a Dark Templar and die.
The Craft - a movie with Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell who are witches'n'stuff.
C-Raft - Strom Thurmond, Ross Perot and a pig are put on a Raft in the middle of the pacific, with a live satellite feed present. (Slightly more amusing than C-Span)
DalCraft - you try and retry to connect to IRC servers while they are being DDoSed by the RIAA
Prior to that, all the computer memory came soldered onto the motherboard.
So that means you've never seen a DRAM chip then. You know, for example, those 41256 chips (8 make up 256K +1 for parity) that you can just plug into a motherboard or memory expansion card and take out again?
Damn, you even got +5 insightful for that misinformation... there's an AST Rampage card at the bottom of someone's closet crying.
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16-way power seats, rear wiper arm, etc.. bla.. bla.. bla... and so on..
It wipes your bum too? How long before this shows up on Darwin Awards?
I've heard that many (all?) of the Australian broadband options have limits on how much you can download per month. I hope it's not a sign of things to come in the rest of the world.
Yes, because we all know Australia is a trendsetter and the world will follow in its footsteps...
So eat your vegemite sandwich and throw some more shrimp on the barbie while you watch the wombats and koala's battle it out to the death.
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The good would also be that this would cause NO POLLUTION.
Yes, windmills and solar panels just appear out of thin air...
Actually, these things have to be manufactured, a process which causes pollution.
I recall the manufacturing of a solar panel takes more energy than it'll ever give back.
Or is that just the length of time since the last stable release?
The last stable release was on July 19, 2002 (Woody).
The one before that was released on August 14th, 2000 (Potato).
Slink was released in March 1999.
Hamm on July 24, 1998.
Bo on June 2, 1997.
Rex in December 1996.
Buzz in June 1996.
So as you can see, Debian releases are actually fairly regular, except for the little hiccup with potato.
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade and thats it.
Strange how people automatically trust debian's updates, but would trust windows auto-update with a barge pole.
Debian updates are actually thoroughly tested, unless you're using unstable, in which case you're the one doing the testing.
How long before I get a trackball embedded in my mouse?
You've been able to get the Typhoon "8D Scoll Ball Mouse" here in Europe for a while now, it's a mouse with a build-in trackball.
You can either use it as a mouse (the trackball will function as a 4-way scroll wheel) or a trackball by switching it over with middle-button left or right.
It's cheap too, about 12 euro at lidl (budget supermarket).
They're looking for U2 files because U2 has given them permission to haul kids into court on a trumped-up infringement action.
Why are they looking for Michael Jackson songs then?
Quoting:
A proposed US bill that could send illegal file-swappers to jail for five years has outraged pop star Michael Jackson.
"I am speechless about the idea of putting music fans in jail for downloading music," he said in a statement.
It seems your statement is false.
No Paul Oakenfold, No Sasha, No Paul Van Dyk, No John Digweed.
Nope... i remember when napster started filtering songs, the last thing left was electronic music, like Orbital. I guess the RIAA doesn't care about it.
the rights were not purchased by that perspex box with the flashing lights or they may have trouble getting the project off the ground
ORAC was the inspiration for today's generation of casemodders!
He will, ofcourse, be returning with shiny fans and watercooling in the new series.
What's so special is you actually *don't* have to reboot after applying the patch.
You do, actually. It's rare to not have to reboot in Windows 2000 after applying a patch/hotfix, even though MS promised us we'd hardly ever have to reboot again...
Ok, so they're liars, what else is new.
Remember that scene in Southpark Bigger, Longer, Uncut?
General: What's wrong with this thing?! Fucking Windows '98! Get Bill Gates in here.
Bill Gates: (enters escorted by two MPs)
General: You told us Windows '98 would be faster and more efficient with better access to the internet!
Bill Gates: It is faster. Over five million-
General: (shoots Gates in the face)
If only real life were that simple...
Incidentally, Munkeyspankers 1-20 can hide out at my place until the heat blows over. #21 is SOL.
I hope you have plenty of kleenex in stock and scotchgarded your furniture...
Join the boycott starting August 1-30th and do not buy any music in this period.
I stopped buying music in 1997 and there hasn't been much of interest music-wise to me since then either.
I own about 300 CD's, 1500 CD Singles, 200 LP's and 800 12" Singles, so they made a bundle on me already.
btw, the last CD i bought came from a non-RIAA label, as far as i can see (Mute Records).
Now, if only they could fix the issue with multi-language support in Moz 1.4 Win32
In windows 2000, go to Control Panel, Regional Options, General. Check any of the languages you need in language settings.
It will copy the necessary files from your windows 2000 cd... i'm guessing it will be much the same in XP.
I wouldn't expect as many Mac users would be potential conscripts
Considering you have already voluntarily joined the army of Steve Jobs and even paid (a lot!) for it, i don't think it's that far-fetched...
Steve Jobs: You will buy this new expensive Apple Gizmo and you will like it!
Mac Users: Yes,Sir! We will buy the cheese grater look-a-like, Sir! Have our life savings, Sir!
... discloded after they got the Homeland security account.
Yeah, like it's a big secret that microsoft products are insecure... come on, it's not like they're stupid and/or oblivious at the department of Homeland Security, are they...?
They show all the characteristics: digging through their old stack of patents and finding violations
Yup... they already sued Dell for Motherboard Design Infringement, which was appearently baseless, but they settled out of court and got some dough from Dell anyway. Seems like a familiar practice to anyone? *cough* SCO *cough*
In other news, it was discovered that the Earth is round
Tell that to These Folks...
Just tell them to go here: The Jargon File.
I think you'll have to give them directions. I think it's past the petrol station, left at the McDonalds, just beyond the church?
hmm, funny how the original message didn't display as a link while it did when i quoted it.
Full (!) Text:
Apple grabs "Extraordinary" soundtrack
By Ina Fried
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 7, 2003, 10:14 AM PT
Apple Computer said it has nabbed the exclusive U.S. rights to distribute the soundtrack to 20th Century Fox's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen." Apple is selling the album for $9.99 as an online download, with no physical CDs being made for the U.S. market. The soundtrack includes a score by composer Trevor Jones and features performances by the London Symphony Orchestra and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
This is considered a "Story"? It's just a short snippet.
This would have fitted better along with some other Quickies.
Must be a slow news day.
The link is almost as reliable as my Athlon system.
It is? If you're having trouble with the stability of your system, it's most probably either your Power Supply Unit or RAM, don't blame the CPU.
I have an "Athlon System" with good RAM and CPU and it hasn't been down in about 3 years.
I don't see why you got modded up as funny, as it wasn't.
Does Redhta also provide over 4K packages in stable testing and unstable forms?
4K? there's over 11.000 packages in any of those...
Just run apt-cache stats
...and how in future everybody will be connected to everybody else.
And it will be called "the great duck tape disaster of 2032"...!
AssCraft - you practice proctology on Orcs, even though they don't want or need it.
SlashCraft - you link websites on here and watch them blow up.
SCOCraft - you try to sue a Dark Templar and die.
The Craft - a movie with Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell who are witches'n'stuff.
C-Raft - Strom Thurmond, Ross Perot and a pig are put on a Raft in the middle of the pacific, with a live satellite feed present. (Slightly more amusing than C-Span)
DalCraft - you try and retry to connect to IRC servers while they are being DDoSed by the RIAA
Prior to that, all the computer memory came soldered onto the motherboard.
So that means you've never seen a DRAM chip then.
You know, for example, those 41256 chips (8 make up 256K +1 for parity) that you can just plug into a motherboard or memory expansion card and take out again?
Damn, you even got +5 insightful for that misinformation... there's an AST Rampage card at the bottom of someone's closet crying.
16-way power seats, rear wiper arm, etc.. bla.. bla.. bla... and so on..
It wipes your bum too? How long before this shows up on Darwin Awards?
I've heard that many (all?) of the Australian broadband options have limits on how much you can download per month. I hope it's not a sign of things to come in the rest of the world.
Yes, because we all know Australia is a trendsetter and the world will follow in its footsteps...
So eat your vegemite sandwich and throw some more shrimp on the barbie while you watch the wombats and koala's battle it out to the death.
Wait... so you're saying we should reward the manufacturers of crap harddisks by buying twice as many?
Would you buy a reliable harddisk that was twice as expensive? -if it was guaranteed for five years-