I'd like to see more distributions include Catalyst. I think Mandrake is the only one that does, now. If MVC frameworks like Catalyst were more universally available (as PHP is now) they'd get a lot more use.
It seems to me that a newsgroup reader (e.g.,rtin) would be even better for reading RSS feeds. Is
there any service analogous to gmane that does this for RSS feeds?
No, they're just using the old-IT definition of open, where it means sharing your APIs with a cadre of like-minded plutocrats for the more efficient exploitation of the masses. See "openVMS", for
example.
Note that 7.5 times earth's mass with twice earth's
radius give a surface gravity of 7.5/2^2 or just
slightly less than 1g. Might be a nice place to visit!
First, if you have a core of machines you know to be well-configured, set up your DHCP server to give out ip addresses to only those machines, by MAC address.
Anyone else who wants to use the DHCP server will need to convince you that they have antivirus software installed (and configured for automatic updates). Once they've convinced you, you add them into the list of MAC addresses recognized by the DHCP server.
From the article: "An interesting aspect of the cease and desist is that it was signed by a lawyer who wrote that she was acting on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. This statement unintentionally emphasizes one of the main points that my parody was trying to prove all along: The Wal-Mart "Foundation" is nothing more than a front group for Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated, and should not be confused for a real charitable non-profit."
Is there any way of getting your signature checked?
I've noticed that at least some self-serve grocery
checkout setups actually look at your signature
to see if it looks like a signature, and not
just a squiggly line. Unfortunately, my signature really does look like a squiggly line, so it always gets rejected.
It has a VGA input and a USB connector. So far, I've only used the VGA input, and used a separate keyboard. In principle, you can install the appropriate driver (it's available for Linux!), plug in the USB cable and use the touchscreen cabability instead of mouse/keyboard.
This thing's great. It really beats carting around a full-sized monitor.
Microsoft's stranglehold on many organizations (including the University where I work) is not based on its operating system, it's based on MS Office.
THE issue is whether or not people can exchange files. Training issues involved in using a different user interface are secondary, and minor.
This is the mechanism by which MS can keep Apple in
check. At any time, Apple knows that MS can stop
providing Office for the Mac, neatly pulling the plug on any problematic growth in Mac user share.
If Microsoft cares about keeping Windows on desktops, it would be utterly foolish to release a
version of Office for Linux. Unlike OSX, Linux
is free, removing one of the barriers to
acceptance. If Office were available for Linux,
corporate types (and Universities) would very quickly embrace Linux as the desktop standard.
It's a no-brainer.
DEC sales guy, to military contractor:
"You're not our only customer, you know!"
Military contractor:
"No, but we're one of the few with tactical nuclear weapons."
Seriously, VMS is/was great. I started working on VMS systems in the early 80s, did my doctoral research on them, and ended up managing a bunch of them for a while, before our department migrated to Un*x. I like to say that VMS is to Un*x as
Python is to Perl. One is the ultimate in organization, the other is the ultimate in freedom.
Like the lady who said "those old things over there are my husbands".
Mis-apostrophizing irks me.
Fedora developers reaction to the review
on
Fedora Core 2 Review
·
· Score: 2, Insightful
Here is the top of a thread on the fedora-test-list mailing list, showing some of the reactions to the
review. I've been watching the list for a while now, and I've gotta say that this is pretty typical of the childishness that goes on there. Which really worries me, since I'm getting ready to upgrade a whole department to Fedora soon.
The Guardian's headline is wrong. They're talking about the permian-triassic extinction event, 250 million years ago. There wasn't much around to go extinct 2 billion years ago.
Wouldn't it be nice to work in a field where nobody can say you're wrong?
You haven't been around any English departments,
have you? My wife has an MA in English, and it
sounds like the department was pretty vicious.
I'd argue that it's a lot harder being in a field
with "soft" realities. Anything you say is subject to criticism, and it's really hard to "prove" you're
right. I'll take an objective field, where I can demonstrate truth or falsehood irrefutably, any day. (I know that's an overstatment: you can
always debate the meaning of experimental results.
But you get the idea.)
Slashdot Mirror
I'd like to see more distributions include Catalyst. I think Mandrake is the only one that does, now. If MVC frameworks like Catalyst were more universally available (as PHP is now) they'd get a lot more use.
It seems to me that a newsgroup reader (e.g.,rtin) would be even better for reading RSS feeds. Is there any service analogous to gmane that does this for RSS feeds?
That's called a proxy server.
No, they're just using the old-IT definition of open, where it means sharing your APIs with a cadre of like-minded plutocrats for the more efficient exploitation of the masses. See "openVMS", for example.
Note that 7.5 times earth's mass with twice earth's radius give a surface gravity of 7.5/2^2 or just slightly less than 1g. Might be a nice place to visit!
First, if you have a core of machines you know to be well-configured, set up your DHCP server to give out ip addresses to only those machines, by MAC address. Anyone else who wants to use the DHCP server will need to convince you that they have antivirus software installed (and configured for automatic updates). Once they've convinced you, you add them into the list of MAC addresses recognized by the DHCP server.
From the article: "An interesting aspect of the cease and desist is that it was signed by a lawyer who wrote that she was acting on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. This statement unintentionally emphasizes one of the main points that my parody was trying to prove all along: The Wal-Mart "Foundation" is nothing more than a front group for Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated, and should not be confused for a real charitable non-profit."
...at least, according to this link from the lwn.net security page.
Not enough sleep. I just spent several seconds trying to figure out what the smiley "2!=2^-1" means.
Easy: When they run out of space, they start killing the users. No problem.
I've noticed that at least some self-serve grocery checkout setups actually look at your signature to see if it looks like a signature, and not just a squiggly line. Unfortunately, my signature really does look like a squiggly line, so it always gets rejected.
Burt Rutan = Tony Stark?
Lilliput Touchscreen LCD display
It has a VGA input and a USB connector. So far, I've only used the VGA input, and used a separate keyboard. In principle, you can install the appropriate driver (it's available for Linux!), plug in the USB cable and use the touchscreen cabability instead of mouse/keyboard.
This thing's great. It really beats carting around a full-sized monitor.
"Scanners Live in Vain"
Also see Vonda McIntyre's story "Aztecs".
Both involve the removal of hearts for purposes of
space travel.
This is the mechanism by which MS can keep Apple in check. At any time, Apple knows that MS can stop providing Office for the Mac, neatly pulling the plug on any problematic growth in Mac user share.
If Microsoft cares about keeping Windows on desktops, it would be utterly foolish to release a version of Office for Linux. Unlike OSX, Linux is free, removing one of the barriers to acceptance. If Office were available for Linux, corporate types (and Universities) would very quickly embrace Linux as the desktop standard. It's a no-brainer.
DEC sales guy, to military contractor: "You're not our only customer, you know!"
Military contractor: "No, but we're one of the few with tactical nuclear weapons."
Seriously, VMS is/was great. I started working on VMS systems in the early 80s, did my doctoral research on them, and ended up managing a bunch of them for a while, before our department migrated to Un*x. I like to say that VMS is to Un*x as Python is to Perl. One is the ultimate in organization, the other is the ultimate in freedom.
Like the lady who said "those old things over there are my husbands".
Mis-apostrophizing irks me.
Here is the top of a thread on the fedora-test-list mailing list, showing some of the reactions to the review. I've been watching the list for a while now, and I've gotta say that this is pretty typical of the childishness that goes on there. Which really worries me, since I'm getting ready to upgrade a whole department to Fedora soon.
The Guardian's headline is wrong. They're
talking about the permian-triassic extinction
event, 250 million years ago. There wasn't
much around to go extinct 2 billion years ago.
Yup, that's an elusive one all right.
Apparently so. It's Work/Time. (energy per unit
time) E.g., 1 watt = 1 joule per second.
= mystery solved.
Soooo.... That's why you posted the story to Slashdot?
Personally:
- Vandal -- someone who spraypaints his name on
somebody else's property
- Inventor -- someone who invents the spray can.
The two shouldn't be confused.Spare whats? Gears? Shuttles? Crew members?
Oh yeah. I'm supposed to read the story.
Here's a honeypot idea: use the "spy.htm" code to add a machine to the attacker's "spy" log, then wait....
You haven't been around any English departments, have you? My wife has an MA in English, and it sounds like the department was pretty vicious.
I'd argue that it's a lot harder being in a field with "soft" realities. Anything you say is subject to criticism, and it's really hard to "prove" you're right. I'll take an objective field, where I can demonstrate truth or falsehood irrefutably, any day. (I know that's an overstatment: you can always debate the meaning of experimental results. But you get the idea.)