By the way, another thing people who are wont to mess with their/etc should keep in mind is etckeeper. It versions your/etc, by default in bazaar, but it's also supposed to work with git, hg, etc. It has triggers set so every time you install something, it does an automatic checkin.
You can also manual commits, too, along with a message.
Good for people who want to know what the config files looked like when they were working a week ago.
Wasn't there some sort of license problem with DJB stuff? Like the slowness of Java applets in the early 1990s, I don't think Slashdotters will let him live that down.
Nice that you brought this up. The whole buy-back business makes my head hurt. Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't quite understand how it's supposed to work.
Let's say a company "buys back" X shares. Do those shares get extinguished? And your extreme case is a good thought experiment. A company owns itself? And the owner of the company? The company. Turtles all the way down.
Speaking of which, does anybody find it strange that whenever someone does something the President doesn't like, he gets audited by the IRS? Nixon did it, so did JFK, and the coincidences continue.
I can't find the link after a few minutes on Google, but a couple years back there was news that some IRS employees were using their computer systems to snoop on celebrities and read their tax returns.
This report seems basically like confirmation that once you're on the system, you can do whatever you want.
I think a basic precaution would be that you have to know both the social security number and the name in order to open a file.
Oops, sorry I missed that text (even though I was looking for it, and though I had seen it before). Anyway, a "average" person following the normal path that people follow through download sites (click the big shiny button) will probably miss it. I think people have been conditioned with Sourceforge, 2 cows, etc. to just look for the download button.
What Ubuntu *should* do is to make the LTS the default for downloads. If non-LTS are merely testing vehicles, why put them out front and center? The reason is (I'd guess) to get free beta testers -- who don't know they're beta testers.
>Ubuntu should make this clearer, but people commenting on Ubuntu stories on Slashdot should have understood by now non-LTS releases are testbeds for developments that culminate in the next LTS.
And where were they supposed to get that information? ubuntu.com, maybe? Wrong.
Let's have a look: Go to ubuntu.com. Probably the first thing most people are going to do is click "Get Ubuntu Now". That goes to the Download page. There's huge "Start Download" button. That'll get you the latest (11.10) bundle of bugs.
OK, let's try again. Let's say we're running a business, and want something stable. So we click on the Ubuntu for Business link. (ubuntu.com/business). It says "Perfect for business use, Ubuntu is safe, intuitive and stable." Stable? Haha. Anyway, click on Desktop, then on Download. You're on the same Download page as above, getting you 11.10.
At no point are you told that you should prefer an LTS for stability, rather you're told Ubuntu *is* stable. Neither are you told what an Ell-Tee-Ess is.
So, I don't think Ubuntu gets to totally mess everything up, and then make the excuse "it's not an LTS."
Got it. But I would have thought that the DOM should have been developed enough by now + Javascript + jQuery + some more HTML5 goodies (Canvas) that it'd be able to simulate whatever you'd be using Flash for.
Just wondering as someone not really into either FB or Zynga: what exactly is addicting about their games, as in comparison to other games (on Lin/Mac/Win/Xbox)?
If you're just wasting time, I guess Frozen Bubble is addicting, too. Is it like that?
While at some point that might have been a tenable position, it seems more and more untenable these days with the direction the US is unfortunately going.
The mess over WikiLeaks. Protect-IP DNS blocks US DOJ seizures of websites Free speech zones
Yeah, it's true that financing can lead to investment which leads to productivity increases. But only to the extent that it's required. So, I'll agree with your basic geist, with that caveat.
After a certain point, you're just making crazy loans to increase your numbers or Madoffizing, which is where the problem comes in.
After all, banking isn't really an "industry" in the sense that the word is used in relation to other industries. What does the banking "industry" produce? Money? (In the form of deposits when they make loans?)
How do you increase productivity? More loans per bank employee?
Ideally, banking is supposed to be a support process, not a growth industry in itself. So, yeah, it seems to make sense not to give bonuses to bankers.
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Seriously, though, I'd like to read more about Sears and the distribution solution. Wikipedia didn't really have anything. Any links?
Yeah, induction, folks.
It's been 6 months since I began my startup. That's 3600x24x30.5x6 seconds, or 15,811,200. 15,811,200 seconds of no computer problems, and 0 with.
Extrapolating out, that means infinite problem-free computin ??#@ NO CARRIER
Yeah, I used to use the old-school ci and co commands from rcs (anybody remember that?).
In fact, you can still use it to version specific files you care about without pulling in everything.
One thing which is an annoyance for me is the huge lines of binary represented as text in Virtualmin config files. Haven't found a solution to that.
You're right about the sensitive data. Anybody have a good solution?
By the way, another thing people who are wont to mess with their /etc should keep in mind is etckeeper. It versions your /etc, by default in bazaar, but it's also supposed to work with git, hg, etc. It has triggers set so every time you install something, it does an automatic checkin.
You can also manual commits, too, along with a message.
Good for people who want to know what the config files looked like when they were working a week ago.
Click to install (Debian and friends)
Wasn't there some sort of license problem with DJB stuff? Like the slowness of Java applets in the early 1990s, I don't think Slashdotters will let him live that down.
Another small DNS server is MaraDNS. It's considered a good alternative to BIND.
Being a lot smaller, it's easier to secure.
If you're just running a DNS cache on your desktop, check out dnsmasq. Click to install(Deb/Mint/Ubuntu)
OK. But what if the company keeps buying shares and "buys itself"? Are there any laws or SEC regs to prevent that?
It would seem the board would be a perpetual board in that case.
Nice that you brought this up. The whole buy-back business makes my head hurt. Maybe I'm missing something, but I can't quite understand how it's supposed to work.
Let's say a company "buys back" X shares. Do those shares get extinguished? And your extreme case is a good thought experiment. A company owns itself? And the owner of the company? The company. Turtles all the way down.
Any stock market people want to help?
Speaking of which, does anybody find it strange that whenever someone does something the President doesn't like, he gets audited by the IRS? Nixon did it, so did JFK, and the coincidences continue.
I can't find the link after a few minutes on Google, but a couple years back there was news that some IRS employees were using their computer systems to snoop on celebrities and read their tax returns.
This report seems basically like confirmation that once you're on the system, you can do whatever you want.
I think a basic precaution would be that you have to know both the social security number and the name in order to open a file.
Considering that the wiki article says the eastern US coast would be inundated, I guess the thing to do would be to buy land 20mi inland.
SeaLand II, here we come!
Seriously, though, I will anoint you King if I can get a duchy out of the deal.
Oops, sorry I missed that text (even though I was looking for it, and though I had seen it before). Anyway, a "average" person following the normal path that people follow through download sites (click the big shiny button) will probably miss it. I think people have been conditioned with Sourceforge, 2 cows, etc. to just look for the download button.
What Ubuntu *should* do is to make the LTS the default for downloads. If non-LTS are merely testing vehicles, why put them out front and center? The reason is (I'd guess) to get free beta testers -- who don't know they're beta testers.
>Ubuntu should make this clearer, but people commenting on Ubuntu stories on Slashdot should have understood by now non-LTS releases are testbeds for developments that culminate in the next LTS.
And where were they supposed to get that information? ubuntu.com, maybe? Wrong.
Let's have a look: Go to ubuntu.com. Probably the first thing most people are going to do is click "Get Ubuntu Now". That goes to the Download page. There's huge "Start Download" button. That'll get you the latest (11.10) bundle of bugs.
OK, let's try again. Let's say we're running a business, and want something stable. So we click on the Ubuntu for Business link. (ubuntu.com/business). It says "Perfect for business use, Ubuntu is safe, intuitive and stable." Stable? Haha. Anyway, click on Desktop, then on Download. You're on the same Download page as above, getting you 11.10.
At no point are you told that you should prefer an LTS for stability, rather you're told Ubuntu *is* stable. Neither are you told what an Ell-Tee-Ess is.
So, I don't think Ubuntu gets to totally mess everything up, and then make the excuse "it's not an LTS."
>They say in a few years everyone will be using some type of touchscreen.
Maybe. Anyway, let's just grant that.
What makes you think they'll use Ubuntu instead of Android?
You're right that the distrowatch page is not a measure of what people are running now.
Rather, it's a measure of what people are interested in.
To that extent, it can be seen as a leading indicator of user affinity. Basically, it's a warning shot to Ubuntu.
"My other distro is Mint"
Got it. But I would have thought that the DOM should have been developed enough by now + Javascript + jQuery + some more HTML5 goodies (Canvas) that it'd be able to simulate whatever you'd be using Flash for.
I haven't really used it, but maybe someone who has can.
The article says Adobe's HTML5 offerings aren't up to snuff, but doesn't specifically mention Dreamweaver and its (possible) shortcomings.
Just wondering as someone not really into either FB or Zynga: what exactly is addicting about their games, as in comparison to other games (on Lin/Mac/Win/Xbox)?
If you're just wasting time, I guess Frozen Bubble is addicting, too. Is it like that?
What, do companies really do that? Telling people how much you make is a firing offense? Nuts.
While at some point that might have been a tenable position, it seems more and more untenable these days with the direction the US is unfortunately going.
The mess over WikiLeaks.
Protect-IP DNS blocks
US DOJ seizures of websites
Free speech zones
The FBI managed to stop MAFIAA from passing PROTECT-IP?
Yeah, it's true that financing can lead to investment which leads to productivity increases. But only to the extent that it's required. So, I'll agree with your basic geist, with that caveat.
After a certain point, you're just making crazy loans to increase your numbers or Madoffizing, which is where the problem comes in.
"why didn't anyone think of this before" things.
After all, banking isn't really an "industry" in the sense that the word is used in relation to other industries. What does the banking "industry" produce? Money? (In the form of deposits when they make loans?)
How do you increase productivity? More loans per bank employee?
Ideally, banking is supposed to be a support process, not a growth industry in itself. So, yeah, it seems to make sense not to give bonuses to bankers.