Secondly, yes, we all know that OpenBSD and others are up there in the ivory tower but who really gives a shit. Some people actually do work on these stupid machines and have invested years learning one particular operating system.
Learning just one operating system could be seen as a mistake. I've learned several: DOS, Windows, Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Linux, OpenBSD, Solaris. Those are just the ones i've learned well enough to administer; there are others (a few commercial Unixes, VMS, OS/2, BeOS, etc.) that i have experienced as a user but not as an administrator. Some of my learning was while a student, but most was done while working. I look forward to the times when i can experience a new system with anticipation, not trepidation as some might. People who are unwilling to diversify their knowledge are obsolete. People like me look forward to taking jobs from people like you.
And yes, OpenBSD is in an ivory tower, but that tower has an elevator in the form of some of the best documentation around. Try it sometime; you might like it.
I would agree that the Japanese people as a group are fairly decent; those that i have met have been decent anyway. I don't think it is worth shouting about it like that though.
Lately i have become quite interested in quiet computers. One thing i don't have is a device to measure sound levels. Any idea where to get such a thing? I probably wouldn't use it terribly often, so a simple and cheap decibel meter would probably be better than a lab quality one.
With six and a half billion people already, why would i want to find a mate and reproduce? Plenty of other humans are already doing their best to burn up this planet's resources and squash out all non-human life. I don't see how it could be necessary for me to join in. At this point in history reproduction is rather irresponsible.
It would be a shame if your e-mail were caught in our spam filters. A real shame indeed. Say, I could make sure it is delivered nice and safe. For a small fee, of course.
Why would the EFF care that they're "simply enforcing their rights"? A major part of the EFF's work is to fight things that may be technically legal, but are morally bankrupt.
And how exactly is a patent on a mathematical algorithm not morally bankrupt?
Have you tried setting filesystem permissions to allow regular users to write to Quicken and NewsBin's respective directories?
To do this, find the folder and get its properties. Click the Security tab. If you see Authenticated Users, select it. If not, add it, then select it. Under the Allow column, check Modify. Hit Ok. If that doesn't do it, then redo everything but under the Allow column hit Full Control.
I have a few programs that appear to require administrative access, but once granting access to their directory and the locations in the registry that they need, i've been able to get every program i use to work under a regular account.
I remember VAX assembly with fondness as well, though it has been several years since i took that class.
My favorite instruction was AOBLEQ. Add One and Branch on Less than or EQual to. It made simple for-style loops just as easy as they were in C. Plus it is a fun name to try to pronounce. I didn't get around to playing with the vector commands, but if i recall correctly it was possible with a single instruction to order the machine to manipulate an arbitrary amount of data.
There's nothing wrong with borrowing a movie from the public library. It's the same as renting it, because the library paid a special price to be allowed to rent it out to people "for free."
I work at a library. Most of the library books and movies are purchased from Amazon. We don't pay a "special price" for anything.
If you are just going to be using the machine as a thin client, why not just get a diskless workstation? I've maintained a dozen of these at work for a few years. We use them as web terminals, but they could certainly do more (such as VNC if that's what you want).
Another system with really good documentation is OpenBSD. It is also fairly minimal, so figuring out how the system works should be relatively easy. It may be easier to get a copy of OpenBSD (you just have to download the first disk or CD image and then do an ftp install) than Solaris.
I'm the systems administrator for a university library. To provide computing for our patrons we use a mixture of Dells running Windows 2000, iMacs with OS X, and Linux machines running LTSP.
Windows can be made very secure, but it takes a lot of time to learn how to set it up properly. Over time i've accumulated lots of small utilities to aid in the task, as well as written several scripts of my own. Besides locking the system down as much as possible, i have a script that runs weekly which uses Norton Ghost to re-image the hard drive.
Macs can also be made very secure. Again, over time i've written scripts to do much of the work on new installs. Here's some URLs to get you started: macosxlabsmacosxhintsbombich
Finally, there is Linux. These are my favorite machines because the administration time required is almost 0. We are running Linux Terminal Server Project with hardware purchased from DisklessWorkstations.com. The machines do not have write access to the server that they boot from, so nothing can get screwed up. If anything happens to a machine, we just have to reset it and a minute later it is back to normal. Setting up the first terminal took some work because i was not familiar with network booting or running an operating system from read-only media (a read-only nfs share in this case), but once the first one is set up, adding additional units is trivial. In our setup the applications actually run on the diskless station, but it is more common to run applications on the server and have them display on the diskless station. If you wanted to go that route, you'd want to spend some money on a nice server, but it should work well. I've actually been thinking of buying a better server and trying to run applications on it and eventually trying to move all computing to Linux.
If someone does not agree to the GPL then they are still bound by copyright law, which would prevent the user from modifying or distributing the program. So, if someone wanted to legally modify or distribute a program that is licensed under the GPL, they would have to agree to the terms of the GPL first.
At least this is my understanding of it. And i am very very far from being a lawyer. I don't even know any lawyers.
I have Fortres installed on the lab machines that i administer. It is only easy to break into if you have it set up insecurely. The default settings aren't terribly secure and there were a couple of articles in 2600 a few issues back that described how to break into it. My machines were not vulnerable however because i had gone through each setting and made the machine as secure as possible. User's can run programs that i want them to, but that is it.
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The circle of human knowledge goes roughly like this:
It will require much hand-waving and glossing over of details to explain, but here goes: Philosophy is the basis of math (didn't math spring from philosophy long ago?). Physics is just applied math. Chemistry is a branch of physics (dealing with interactions between atomic electrons). Biology is a result of chemistry. Psychology is based in biology. Psychology on a large scale is sociology. On an even larger scale is anthropology. Anthropologists study mythology, and mythology can be lumped back in with philosophy, making it circular. The circle should work regardless of which element you place first, as long as they are kept in order. Suggestions for additions to the circle and an explanation of why they fit where they do are welcome.
All systems are slow... except your favorite.
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I've noticed a general trend among people i'm acquainted with that their favorite OS feels fast to them, but any others are slow. For example, a Mac fan will think Mac OS is nice and speedy but will complain about Windows and Linux as being slow. Whereas a Linux user will complain about Mac and Windows being too slow.
I have two theories on what might cause this. The first is that different systems spend relatively different amounts of time on various tasks. And since they don't work exactly as what one is used to, and most people tend to notice flaws fairly readily, the slower areas are easily noticed and the system feels slow. My other theory is that people notice the user interface differences and since they aren't used to it they want to complain, but not having anything specific to complain about they claim it to be slow. I don't know the real reason. Any other ideas?
I've eaten pickles after making them glow with 120 VAC. They taste similar to before, though a bit drier and definitely warmer. If you eat the parts that were in direct contact with the electrodes it also tastes a little burned.
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Learning just one operating system could be seen as a mistake. I've learned several: DOS, Windows, Mac OS Classic, Mac OS X, Linux, OpenBSD, Solaris. Those are just the ones i've learned well enough to administer; there are others (a few commercial Unixes, VMS, OS/2, BeOS, etc.) that i have experienced as a user but not as an administrator. Some of my learning was while a student, but most was done while working. I look forward to the times when i can experience a new system with anticipation, not trepidation as some might. People who are unwilling to diversify their knowledge are obsolete. People like me look forward to taking jobs from people like you.
And yes, OpenBSD is in an ivory tower, but that tower has an elevator in the form of some of the best documentation around. Try it sometime; you might like it.
This is on my primary machine, which is about 8 years old:
$ lspci | grep VGA
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200 AGP (rev 01)
I think the graphics card has 8 MB RAM. I've been thinking maybe it is time to upgrade.
>Japanese DECENT
I would agree that the Japanese people as a group are fairly decent; those that i have met have been decent anyway. I don't think it is worth shouting about it like that though.
Lately i have become quite interested in quiet computers. One thing i don't have is a device to measure sound levels. Any idea where to get such a thing? I probably wouldn't use it terribly often, so a simple and cheap decibel meter would probably be better than a lab quality one.
With six and a half billion people already, why would i want to find a mate and reproduce? Plenty of other humans are already doing their best to burn up this planet's resources and squash out all non-human life. I don't see how it could be necessary for me to join in. At this point in history reproduction is rather irresponsible.
It would be a shame if your e-mail were caught in our spam filters. A real shame indeed. Say, I could make sure it is delivered nice and safe. For a small fee, of course.
Why would the EFF care that they're "simply enforcing their rights"? A major part of the EFF's work is to fight things that may be technically legal, but are morally bankrupt.
And how exactly is a patent on a mathematical algorithm not morally bankrupt?
Have you tried setting filesystem permissions to allow regular users to write to Quicken and NewsBin's respective directories?
To do this, find the folder and get its properties. Click the Security tab. If you see Authenticated Users, select it. If not, add it, then select it. Under the Allow column, check Modify. Hit Ok. If that doesn't do it, then redo everything but under the Allow column hit Full Control.
I have a few programs that appear to require administrative access, but once granting access to their directory and the locations in the registry that they need, i've been able to get every program i use to work under a regular account.
I remember VAX assembly with fondness as well, though it has been several years since i took that class.
My favorite instruction was AOBLEQ. Add One and Branch on Less than or EQual to. It made simple for-style loops just as easy as they were in C. Plus it is a fun name to try to pronounce. I didn't get around to playing with the vector commands, but if i recall correctly it was possible with a single instruction to order the machine to manipulate an arbitrary amount of data.
There's nothing wrong with borrowing a movie from the public library. It's the same as renting it, because the library paid a special price to be allowed to rent it out to people "for free."
I work at a library. Most of the library books and movies are purchased from Amazon. We don't pay a "special price" for anything.
If you are just going to be using the machine as a thin client, why not just get a diskless workstation? I've maintained a dozen of these at work for a few years. We use them as web terminals, but they could certainly do more (such as VNC if that's what you want).
Another system with really good documentation is OpenBSD. It is also fairly minimal, so figuring out how the system works should be relatively easy. It may be easier to get a copy of OpenBSD (you just have to download the first disk or CD image and then do an ftp install) than Solaris.
I saw the movie years ago. I still want that hour and a half of my life back!
I'm the systems administrator for a university library. To provide computing for our patrons we use a mixture of Dells running Windows 2000, iMacs with OS X, and Linux machines running LTSP.
Windows can be made very secure, but it takes a lot of time to learn how to set it up properly. Over time i've accumulated lots of small utilities to aid in the task, as well as written several scripts of my own. Besides locking the system down as much as possible, i have a script that runs weekly which uses Norton Ghost to re-image the hard drive.
Macs can also be made very secure. Again, over time i've written scripts to do much of the work on new installs. Here's some URLs to get you started: macosxlabs macosxhints bombich Finally, there is Linux. These are my favorite machines because the administration time required is almost 0. We are running Linux Terminal Server Project with hardware purchased from DisklessWorkstations.com. The machines do not have write access to the server that they boot from, so nothing can get screwed up. If anything happens to a machine, we just have to reset it and a minute later it is back to normal. Setting up the first terminal took some work because i was not familiar with network booting or running an operating system from read-only media (a read-only nfs share in this case), but once the first one is set up, adding additional units is trivial. In our setup the applications actually run on the diskless station, but it is more common to run applications on the server and have them display on the diskless station. If you wanted to go that route, you'd want to spend some money on a nice server, but it should work well. I've actually been thinking of buying a better server and trying to run applications on it and eventually trying to move all computing to Linux.
If someone does not agree to the GPL then they are still bound by copyright law, which would prevent the user from modifying or distributing the program. So, if someone wanted to legally modify or distribute a program that is licensed under the GPL, they would have to agree to the terms of the GPL first.
At least this is my understanding of it. And i am very very far from being a lawyer. I don't even know any lawyers.
>IINAL
I is not a lawyer?
>>more. what more could you want?
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>less
Because less is more than more.
>wheat from the shaft
Do you mean "wheat from the chaff?"
>A EULA is not a law. Legislatures make laws, not companies.
Tell that to Disney next time they try to buy a copyright extension.
i believe the expression is "that rings a bell", not "that rings a bill".
I have Fortres installed on the lab machines that i administer. It is only easy to break into if you have it set up insecurely. The default settings aren't terribly secure and there were a couple of articles in 2600 a few issues back that described how to break into it. My machines were not vulnerable however because i had gone through each setting and made the machine as secure as possible. User's can run programs that i want them to, but that is it.
The circle of human knowledge goes roughly like this:
philosophy -> mathematics -> physics -> chemistry -> biology -> psychology -> sociology -> anthropology -> mythology -> philosophy
It will require much hand-waving and glossing over of details to explain, but here goes: Philosophy is the basis of math (didn't math spring from philosophy long ago?). Physics is just applied math. Chemistry is a branch of physics (dealing with interactions between atomic electrons). Biology is a result of chemistry. Psychology is based in biology. Psychology on a large scale is sociology. On an even larger scale is anthropology. Anthropologists study mythology, and mythology can be lumped back in with philosophy, making it circular. The circle should work regardless of which element you place first, as long as they are kept in order. Suggestions for additions to the circle and an explanation of why they fit where they do are welcome.
I've noticed a general trend among people i'm acquainted with that their favorite OS feels fast to them, but any others are slow. For example, a Mac fan will think Mac OS is nice and speedy but will complain about Windows and Linux as being slow. Whereas a Linux user will complain about Mac and Windows being too slow.
I have two theories on what might cause this. The first is that different systems spend relatively different amounts of time on various tasks. And since they don't work exactly as what one is used to, and most people tend to notice flaws fairly readily, the slower areas are easily noticed and the system feels slow. My other theory is that people notice the user interface differences and since they aren't used to it they want to complain, but not having anything specific to complain about they claim it to be slow. I don't know the real reason. Any other ideas?
Well i'm going to use DEADBABEBEEF then.
I've eaten pickles after making them glow with 120 VAC. They taste similar to before, though a bit drier and definitely warmer. If you eat the parts that were in direct contact with the electrodes it also tastes a little burned.