An hour on each of the trip? Please, get real. I fly often, and I always check my bags. I hate carrying them around the airport, and very rarely does it take me more than a few minutes to collect them.
I would be very surprised if your kernel did not have known security issues that you are unaware of. Whether or not the various security issues apply to your environment is another question.
Antilock brakes are best at reducing the most common and least serious of accidents -- rear end collisions. They simply do not help in dangerous high velocity situations, in fact they are more dangerous.
Ok, the accelerator resistor is a dumb idea for several reason, not the least of which is the need to hit the accelerator hard at times to ensure the safety of yourself and others. But that is not why this idea is a bad one. The idea is a bad one because there is absolutely no fun factor whatsoever.
I'm having trouble remembering or thinking of a situation where acceleration is a better answer than braking. Can you give me a reasonable example?
Note that in no way to I think the government should be interfering with or controlling my vehicle. I don't particularly like the way they control the roads as it is. IMHO, they don't do a very good job of keeping bad drivers off the road, mostly because they're more focused on easy revenue than that task. But, I don't think "I may need to accelerate to get out of danger" is a very valid argument.
Linux and the like require a lot of setup time first to get everything running perfect.
I don't think so. Certainly not any more time than a Windows box.
But, and perhaps my lack of Windows experience is going to shine through here, I can repeat that install and get consistent configurations time and time again a lot more easily on the Linux box than I can on the Windows box.
robert
Re:What other pre-web services are out there?
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Things you can access using these protocols, however, might be services.
Yes. For example, 'ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com' has been around since 1986. I would consider that a service that has been around a long time.
robert
Re:Buy a VW, get screwed - POS!
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Everytime I run into someone with a late model VW, I ask them how they like it, and guess what's the first thing they say?
"Love it!"
Not trying to say that you haven't had problems, but not everyone has them. I haven't owned anything but VWs and they've never given me any real trouble, which is one reason I keep coming back.
My current Jetta, a 2003 GLI, has had two problems: a wiper relay died, and the brake light switch died. I guess I could complain, but on a system as complex as a car, failures are going to happen, and those seem rather minor to me. 40K miles.
My last car as a '98 Jetta Wolfsburg Edition. I can't remember ever having a problem with it. Sold it after someone ran into me; didn't total the car, but I wanted the new GLI. 120K miles at time of sale; who knows how many now, but I still see it on the road around town.
The car before that was an '88 Jetta GLI that I bought used while working at a VW shop. The owner's daughter didn't appreciate it and he didn't need it, so I got it cheap. I gave it a tuneup and replaced the steering rack, and between myself and friends who passed it around after I was done with it, put about 250K miles on it trouble-free.
Before that, an '84 Scirroco. A bit underpowered, I guess, but a nice car. It had some electrical problems and fifth gear broke due to lack of oil (common problem on these). I guess a new tranny is a major problem, but I believe that was caused by improper maintenance.
Those are just the water cooled cars. I've owned a few of the aircoolers, as well, and still own a '66 Bug.
robert
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Brakes on cars are generally redundant systems that work without the engine running. Yes, most cars have power-assisted brakes, and without the engine running, it will be much harder to stop the car, but it is entirely possible.
The same is true of power-steering systems. Yes, the car will be harder to steer, but not impossible, particularly if the car is moving.
As to why there aren't secondary systems for other major functions of the car, well, it just isn't needed. I can't even remember the last major failure that I've experienced in an automobile[1]. Oh. Now I do. I dropped a valve seat in my 2110cc ~150hp '66 VW Bug. That was years ago and I had a set of used heads on the car while doing some work on the good set.
robert
[1] It happens that VWs are the only cars I've ever owned. People might argue otherwise, but I've found them to be extremely reliable.
Lot of folks want to throw out the "gas in Europe costs more than gas in the USA, so don't cry about your 'high gas prices'" line. What you need to look at, though, is where this cost comes from. The answer is taxes. From http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0826/p01s03-woeu.htm l:
In Britain, the government takes 75 percent, and raises taxes by 5 percent above inflation every year (though it has forgone this year's rise in view of rocketing oil prices, and the French government has promised tax rebates this year to taxi drivers, truckers, fishermen, and others who depend heavily on gasoline.) On August 8, for example, the price of gas in the US, without taxes, would be $2.17, instead of $2.56; in Britain, it would be $1.97, instead of $6.06.
Given that, I'm not sure it's a fair comparison to make: Europe has decided to tax the hell out of gasoline, a decision the government can undo should there be a need, while the USA is paying higher prices to the oil companies, which can't be controlled as easily.
I'm with you. See my reply to the article titled "wasteful" or something; well, there isn't much to see, except that it shows my first reaction to the product.
Anyhow, the sad part about this is that they wouldn't have made the thing if they didn't think people would buy it. I would really like to think people would turn their nose up at something this wasteful. But they won't, at least not for that reason alone.
robert (not claiming to be a model of how folks should live)
Okay, maybe it is neat that they've been able to make this work, but doesn't it seem just a bit wasteful to anyone but me? Western society at it's best, I guess.
That's a good point. I always thought that there would just be another "terrorist" incident just before the 2008 enections, and martial law would be declared, thus keeping Bush in office indefinitely.
A lot of nuts thought Clinton was going to do the same thing. Of course, there is always the possibility that they were right about the intentions of those in power and wrong about the timing.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't use anything other than dspam. It filters 99% of my spam for me. What more could I want?
That's because there haven't been any major Debian releases in the last seven years. Er...
An hour on each of the trip? Please, get real. I fly often, and I always check my bags. I hate carrying them around the airport, and very rarely does it take me more than a few minutes to collect them.
robert
RAID is not a backup solution. Anyone who tells you differently is either a fool or trying to sabotage your data.
robert
Red Hat released a purely security related kernel update on 2006/05/24:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html
I would be very surprised if your kernel did not have known security issues that you are unaware of. Whether or not the various security issues apply to your environment is another question.
robert
She made a choice. Choices can have a lasting impact on life.
robert
Virtual Server will remain free after the Beta period.
Yes, the time keeping issue is annoying, but it is not an unknown issue. See this whitepaper: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vmware_timekeeping.pdf
robert
SSH does not have any control over what you can or cannot do after you are logged into the shell. So, the answer to your question is, "of course"!
robert
Antilock brakes are best at reducing the most common and least serious of accidents -- rear end collisions. They simply do not help in dangerous high velocity situations, in fact they are more dangerous.
Please explain how are they more dangerous.
robert
Consider this:
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/regmon.html
robert
...stupidest stories. Someone owes me thirty seconds of my life back.
robert
Ok, the accelerator resistor is a dumb idea for several reason, not the least of which is the need to hit the accelerator hard at times to ensure the safety of yourself and others. But that is not why this idea is a bad one. The idea is a bad one because there is absolutely no fun factor whatsoever.
I'm having trouble remembering or thinking of a situation where acceleration is a better answer than braking. Can you give me a reasonable example?
Note that in no way to I think the government should be interfering with or controlling my vehicle. I don't particularly like the way they control the roads as it is. IMHO, they don't do a very good job of keeping bad drivers off the road, mostly because they're more focused on easy revenue than that task. But, I don't think "I may need to accelerate to get out of danger" is a very valid argument.
robert
Holy Shit. You don't actually think either of those, particularly the first, is a good idea? Whatever happened to freedom to operate as a human being?
robret
Linux and the like require a lot of setup time first to get everything running perfect.
I don't think so. Certainly not any more time than a Windows box.
But, and perhaps my lack of Windows experience is going to shine through here, I can repeat that install and get consistent configurations time and time again a lot more easily on the Linux box than I can on the Windows box.
robert
Things you can access using these protocols, however, might be services.
Yes. For example, 'ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com' has been around since 1986. I would consider that a service that has been around a long time.
robert
Everytime I run into someone with a late model VW, I ask them how they like it, and guess what's the first thing they say?
"Love it!"
Not trying to say that you haven't had problems, but not everyone has them. I haven't owned anything but VWs and they've never given me any real trouble, which is one reason I keep coming back.
My current Jetta, a 2003 GLI, has had two problems: a wiper relay died, and the brake light switch died. I guess I could complain, but on a system as complex as a car, failures are going to happen, and those seem rather minor to me. 40K miles.
My last car as a '98 Jetta Wolfsburg Edition. I can't remember ever having a problem with it. Sold it after someone ran into me; didn't total the car, but I wanted the new GLI. 120K miles at time of sale; who knows how many now, but I still see it on the road around town.
The car before that was an '88 Jetta GLI that I bought used while working at a VW shop. The owner's daughter didn't appreciate it and he didn't need it, so I got it cheap. I gave it a tuneup and replaced the steering rack, and between myself and friends who passed it around after I was done with it, put about 250K miles on it trouble-free.
Before that, an '84 Scirroco. A bit underpowered, I guess, but a nice car. It had some electrical problems and fifth gear broke due to lack of oil (common problem on these). I guess a new tranny is a major problem, but I believe that was caused by improper maintenance.
Those are just the water cooled cars. I've owned a few of the aircoolers, as well, and still own a '66 Bug.
robert
Yes:
http://www.onlinekosten.de/news/artikel/18572
Brakes on cars are generally redundant systems that work without the engine running. Yes, most cars have power-assisted brakes, and without the engine running, it will be much harder to stop the car, but it is entirely possible.
The same is true of power-steering systems. Yes, the car will be harder to steer, but not impossible, particularly if the car is moving.
As to why there aren't secondary systems for other major functions of the car, well, it just isn't needed. I can't even remember the last major failure that I've experienced in an automobile[1]. Oh. Now I do. I dropped a valve seat in my 2110cc ~150hp '66 VW Bug. That was years ago and I had a set of used heads on the car while doing some work on the good set.
robert
[1] It happens that VWs are the only cars I've ever owned. People might argue otherwise, but I've found them to be extremely reliable.
Lot of folks want to throw out the "gas in Europe costs more than gas in the USA, so don't cry about your 'high gas prices'" line. What you need to look at, though, is where this cost comes from. The answer is taxes. From http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0826/p01s03-woeu.htm l:
In Britain, the government takes 75 percent, and raises taxes by 5 percent above inflation every year (though it has forgone this year's rise in view of rocketing oil prices, and the French government has promised tax rebates this year to taxi drivers, truckers, fishermen, and others who depend heavily on gasoline.) On August 8, for example, the price of gas in the US, without taxes, would be $2.17, instead of $2.56; in Britain, it would be $1.97, instead of $6.06.
Given that, I'm not sure it's a fair comparison to make: Europe has decided to tax the hell out of gasoline, a decision the government can undo should there be a need, while the USA is paying higher prices to the oil companies, which can't be controlled as easily.
Not really sure what my point is, really,
robert
You can send a classified document you created to a co-worker and they can read it, but not forward it, or cut and paste it, or save it.
You mean I'd have to take a picture of the screen with my camera or write the words down on a piece of paper to steal it?
robert
A little FYI. Austin Energy leads the nation in green power. From www.austinenergy.com:
"GreenChoice is the most successful utility-sponsored green power program in the nation with 383 million kWh in subscriptions at the end of 2004."
robert
(yes, I'm a GreenChoice household)
I'm with you. See my reply to the article titled "wasteful" or something; well, there isn't much to see, except that it shows my first reaction to the product.
Anyhow, the sad part about this is that they wouldn't have made the thing if they didn't think people would buy it. I would really like to think people would turn their nose up at something this wasteful. But they won't, at least not for that reason alone.
robert
(not claiming to be a model of how folks should live)
Please don't accuse me of hating.
If they've had this technology in Japan for a decade, why is it such a big deal now?
robert
Okay, maybe it is neat that they've been able to make this work, but doesn't it seem just a bit wasteful to anyone but me? Western society at it's best, I guess.
robert
That's a good point. I always thought that there would just be another "terrorist" incident just before the 2008 enections, and martial law would be declared, thus keeping Bush in office indefinitely.
A lot of nuts thought Clinton was going to do the same thing. Of course, there is always the possibility that they were right about the intentions of those in power and wrong about the timing.
robert