I compeletely agree with you there. The lack of an adrenal rush can leave you feeling pretty worn out, but as I said, "Also long term use is not reccomended" as it can be damaging if used over a month. Some people are likely to be adverse to caffiene as well, so like an above poster said "You're going to see bad if you drink two gallons of strong coffee, too. ".. Drugs are bad, and natural solutions are probably better for you in the long run. Try excersize.
For those above that think that I think ACE is a "cure" or anything, it's not. Hard work is the only cure. You can't look like Bruce Lee unless you practice a little Kung Fu -- Anything worth doing right is worth doing well.
It raises your base metabolism, gets you thinking faster, and is completely legal for sport competition, used in anything from running to sparring. The reason it is legal is that the three ingredients are available everywhere. If you have a history of ulcers, I wouldn't reccomend it though:(. It is a bit tough on the stomach at first. Also long term use is not reccomended.
Actually, I agree with the assertion that america has the highest number of "perverts." probably not per capita though. In Japan, where sexual taboos are a lot more liberal, you will find a lot more "perverts" which is a word subject to interpretation. Some churches believe that perversion is having sex before, outside during, or inside during if not for procreation. Perversion indeed.
We were there, but we weren't America yet. Hell, America was "discovered" in 1542 or 43, but it wasn't really "the americas" until amerrigo vespucci mapped it. Heck, It could have become "Leifland", "Columbia" or even "New Phonecia" depending on artifacts found.
umm yeah, except the definition of the century generally starts at 00 and counts up to 99 not 01 to 00. If you pronounce it out loud "nineteen hundred" or "two thousand" you can clearly see where the centuries end. I suppose the millennium started out at 0, but since JC was born anywhere from 4 to 7 years before their best guess, and that the church decided this, then taking in the roman numberals etc etc etc, you end up with egg on your face either way. It's Crap because people don't enjoy their lives and fret about such things. I consider this a new millennium because it is the first year starting with "20" and not by reading too much into a date. How do you know "2001" didn't get it's name becaus Arthur C. Clarke just liked the ring of it?
Aside from looking completely different, they are entirely the same. The Skaarj are green, and have claws, and they are bipedal. But this thing has a plate over one eye, spikes from his back, some eyepiece thingy, a rastafarian thing on his head and so on.
I'm thinking the same thing. One, it's made by Dreamworks SKG. good group for fun movies. Second, it will be the last movie I see this century. ( I won't even get into that Millennium crap)
Please note that I only use slackware, Redhat/Caldera/Debian/etc. may have had a different version of fdisk.
As explained by Brent above, fdisk traditionally only makes you select a drive if you have multiple hd's. I run debian potato, and it is current (could be more current, gotta apt-get:)
Yes it's not FUD, but it is also written by marketing and not by tech support. Calling Linux incompatible is just silly, since linux is almost compatible with everything:) .
Not really, it's only sort-of incorrect. If you only have one drive, it will run fine. Only if you have more then one drive do you need to specify a device.
You're right Brent, I just happen to fall into column b. my mistake (or is it fortune)
He could print it in his column in _Brill's Content_ since it deals with the media. Or rather, it deals with the media in matters dealing with Rupert Murdoch.
That would be a good piece for the magazine. When he writes for it, I usually read what he has to say, since it passed editing.
I dropped my palm, and the worst that happened to is was the batteries flew out of it. Then I put them in an realised the effects of a physical shock on volatile ram. It kinda bumps electrons around. I had to reset and delete because it scrambled the data. I have a backup but it's two months old. Time to start over I guess (kinda reminds me of windows that way.)
I guess you can say that, but the problem is that they call linux partitions incompatible with Windows for starters. Windows is not compatible with ext2fs, but Linux can read ext2fs, hpfs, hfs, ntfs, all fat32s, fat12 fat16, amiga fs, and a few net protocols. Dismissing Linux as being "incompatible" is lunacy at best, considering that the audience to whom they speak is people ON LINUX! When I install Linux on a system I generally use Partition magic or fips to split down Windows and add a primary Linux partition in the new space.
That is the first bit of incorrect information according to the posts above. They also apply their own terms to standard concepts, like "active partition" when Linux AND Windows flag partitions as "bootable" not "active."
"Start your computer with the Linux setup floppy disk, type fdisk at the command prompt, and then press ENTER."
This passage is a joke. fdisk will not start until you give it a disk name. It responds with a usage message that explains you have to type something like "fdisk/dev/hda" or "fdisk/dev/sda" to go to the first drive.
Aside from this fact, you can actually use a microsoft boot disk from win95b and up to format your hard drive. 95b and down however will not format fat32 and will limit you to 2 gig partitions.
The only good suggestion (CYA) they make is the following: "If you intend to restore the Linux operating system at a later date, verify that you also have a good backup of all the information stored on your computer" At least they admit you will be going back.
While they wouldn't bother with it, Asimov did it to give the robots a base moral code to prevent robots from turning evil. If you made an AI, you'd watch the seventy million movies about AI, and read Neuromancer, and come to the realisation that maybe limits are a GOOD THING. Anyways, like the virtues of Ultima, you have to follow them the best you can, and sometimes following one rule sets up a little tension with another rule, thus adding drama. I think that's at a good way of introducing conflict.
Patents are fine, especially on processes. However, they should only patent the METHOD and not the IDEA. One click shopping is an idea you can come up with at any time, and any dipstick can implement it. This is not a patentable idea. The method and plan to execute it is. We could have had 1 click shopping as a pipe dream in the sixties, before there were "clicks"! It is certainly not unique. Many companies tack on the notion of "on the internet" or "in electronic form" and the USTPO buys it hook line and big fat sinker.
Take flooz for example. The formula:
1) real world gift certificate 2) Internet medium 3) restricted channel (56 sales sites) 4) "patent pending"
If they are awarded this, I'd eat my hat if I owned one. Putting something on a server on the net is pointless, and just a distribution medium. I just doesn't seem that great to me.
Wow, this sounds familliar.
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Yes, it would be bad for the "theys" of the world to know your genetic failings, and use it against you in a myriad of ways. Yes, it would be nice to know if your baby is going to be disabled or whatever. However, it is what is done with this information that is important. Eschelon reads email and builds profiles of suspected terrorists or criminals (all people are guilty until proven innocent in this situation -- besides it's "for the children's future" we stand ever-vigilant against terrorists) without their knowledge. Certainly any healthily paranoid person/saint/criminal will be on the lookout for such pitfalls, but you can't hide your genes. In the past 30 or so years, homelessness has increased because state hospitals discharged the milder cases. Most homeless are harmless, but some can be murderers in disguise. No amout of psych tests may be able to find this disposition. But comes the new DNA testing that can test for the capacity to murder, and there you have it. Tried and convicted before you commit the crime.
The serious implication of this is committing "crimes of DNA" instead of a crimes of commission.
I like how the X-forecast has other locations in the US, one of them being MARS, PA.. That's about 8 miles from where I live.
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Neuro-Linguistic programming brings it down to 4 stages:
1) Unconscious incompetence -- A state where you don't know you cannot do something 2) Conscious incompetence -- The realisation that you can't do someting, usually after trying it. 3) Conscious competence -- The great amount of practice that brings us to: 4) Unconscious competence -- Doing things automagically : driving a car after a few months at it, Typing most words at a keyboard, playing the piano.
There is a point where we should fall out of state four for the sole reason of re-learning something from the ground up. When we open ourselves to learning anew, we generally walk away with more wisdom. You can also lose the grace of step four if you come under stress (like re-taking a drivers test) or through periods of inactivity in an area.
Not knowing anything about the BSD package system, I can see this as a good thing. I agree with the post above about porting the newest glibc2 to it as necessary too. BSD is nice and stabile. My ISP runs it, and the only problem I have with it (at least in their case with BSDI) is that it gets a bit kvetchy with the connections through telnet. Otherwise, I consider it a safe "alternative" OS. I run Debian Linux BTW, after running slack since '95. I like debian because I can just use Dselect to get new packages. I just have to figure out apt.
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Depends on if you start the array at 0 or 1..
Anyway, this ALL depends on the supposed date of a deity-son's birth. That's silly because it could be off by 3 - 30 years. go figure.
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There are not odd years in the third millennium. The third millennium is the years 2000-2999. The Fourth millennium is 3000-3999.
Within Qwest's network they own the right of way, and I'd doubt you'd see many backhoes accidentally digging right next to train tracks. Digging up Bell or other companies' local loops happens, but that's not in Qwest's network.
Ah -- And therein lies the solution to our problems!
Though looking at the chart, I did see a slight improvement of speed with regard to using 4 processors. The upshot? Other processes were probably cleared out of whatever processor apache was using at the time. If we had good MP spinlocking in apache itself, we would have something good.
personally, I'd say 4 machines, one shared SCSI640 Drive array:)
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I compeletely agree with you there. The lack of an adrenal rush can leave you feeling pretty worn out, but as I said, "Also long term use is not reccomended" as it can be damaging if used over a month. Some people are likely to be adverse to caffiene as well, so like an above poster said "You're going to see bad if you drink two gallons of strong coffee, too. " .. Drugs are bad, and natural solutions are probably better for you in the long run. Try excersize.
For those above that think that I think ACE is a "cure" or anything, it's not. Hard work is the only cure. You can't look like Bruce Lee unless you practice a little Kung Fu -- Anything worth doing right is worth doing well.
Just pop ACE stacks. It's :
:(. It is a bit tough on the stomach at first. Also long term use is not reccomended.
Aspirin
Caffiene
Ephedrine
It raises your base metabolism, gets you thinking faster, and is completely legal for sport competition, used in anything from running to sparring. The reason it is legal is that the three ingredients are available everywhere. If you have a history of ulcers, I wouldn't reccomend it though
Pepsi is a "citrus" drink technically then. -- it has citric acid for flavoring. go figure. It's brown, therefore it's cola.
Actually, I agree with the assertion that america has the highest number of "perverts." probably not per capita though. In Japan, where sexual taboos are a lot more liberal, you will find a lot more "perverts" which is a word subject to interpretation. Some churches believe that perversion is having sex before, outside during, or inside during if not for procreation. Perversion indeed.
We were there, but we weren't America yet. Hell, America was "discovered" in 1542 or 43, but it wasn't really "the americas" until amerrigo vespucci mapped it. Heck, It could have become "Leifland", "Columbia" or even "New Phonecia" depending on artifacts found.
umm yeah, except the definition of the century generally starts at 00 and counts up to 99 not 01 to 00. If you pronounce it out loud "nineteen hundred" or "two thousand" you can clearly see where the centuries end. I suppose the millennium started out at 0, but since JC was born anywhere from 4 to 7 years before their best guess, and that the church decided this, then taking in the roman numberals etc etc etc, you end up with egg on your face either way. It's Crap because people don't enjoy their lives and fret about such things. I consider this a new millennium because it is the first year starting with "20" and not by reading too much into a date. How do you know "2001" didn't get it's name becaus Arthur C. Clarke just liked the ring of it?
Aside from looking completely different, they are entirely the same. The Skaarj are green, and have claws, and they are bipedal. But this thing has a plate over one eye, spikes from his back, some eyepiece thingy, a rastafarian thing on his head and so on.
I'm thinking the same thing. One, it's made by Dreamworks SKG. good group for fun movies. Second, it will be the last movie I see this century. ( I won't even get into that Millennium crap)
Please note that I only use slackware, Redhat/Caldera/Debian/etc. may have had a different version of fdisk.
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As explained by Brent above, fdisk traditionally only makes you select a drive if you have multiple hd's. I run debian potato, and it is current (could be more current, gotta apt-get
Yes it's not FUD, but it is also written by marketing and not by tech support. Calling Linux incompatible is just silly, since linux is almost compatible with everything
Not really, it's only sort-of incorrect. If you only have one drive, it will run fine. Only if you have more then one drive do you need to specify a device.
You're right Brent, I just happen to fall into column b. my mistake (or is it fortune)
He could print it in his column in _Brill's Content_ since it deals with the media. Or rather, it deals with the media in matters dealing with Rupert Murdoch.
That would be a good piece for the magazine. When he writes for it, I usually read what he has to say, since it passed editing.
I dropped my palm, and the worst that happened to is was the batteries flew out of it. Then I put them in an realised the effects of a physical shock on volatile ram. It kinda bumps electrons around. I had to reset and delete because it scrambled the data. I have a backup but it's two months old. Time to start over I guess (kinda reminds me of windows that way.)
Legos are great, and now you can spend about the same amount on them as you do on your Palm, just by buying a mindstorms set!
Man I love legos. The hours of fun, making up crazy buildings and ships, the cramping of your legs from sitting on the floor...
I guess you can say that, but the problem is that they call linux partitions incompatible with Windows for starters. Windows is not compatible with ext2fs, but Linux can read ext2fs, hpfs, hfs, ntfs, all fat32s, fat12 fat16, amiga fs, and a few net protocols. Dismissing Linux as being "incompatible" is lunacy at best, considering that the audience to whom they speak is people ON LINUX! When I install Linux on a system I generally use Partition magic or fips to split down Windows and add a primary Linux partition in the new space.
/dev/hda" or "fdisk /dev/sda" to go to the first drive.
That is the first bit of incorrect information according to the posts above. They also apply their own terms to standard concepts, like "active partition" when Linux AND Windows flag partitions as "bootable" not "active."
"Start your computer with the Linux setup floppy disk, type fdisk at the command prompt, and then press ENTER."
This passage is a joke. fdisk will not start until you give it a disk name. It responds with a usage message that explains you have to type something like "fdisk
Aside from this fact, you can actually use a microsoft boot disk from win95b and up to format your hard drive. 95b and down however will not format fat32 and will limit you to 2 gig partitions.
The only good suggestion (CYA) they make is the following: "If you intend to restore the Linux operating system at a later date, verify that you also have a good backup of all the information stored on your computer" At least they admit you will be going back.
While they wouldn't bother with it, Asimov did it to give the robots a base moral code to prevent robots from turning evil. If you made an AI, you'd watch the seventy million movies about AI, and read Neuromancer, and come to the realisation that maybe limits are a GOOD THING. Anyways, like the virtues of Ultima, you have to follow them the best you can, and sometimes following one rule sets up a little tension with another rule, thus adding drama. I think that's at a good way of introducing conflict.
Patents are fine, especially on processes. However, they should only patent the METHOD and not the IDEA. One click shopping is an idea you can come up with at any time, and any dipstick can implement it. This is not a patentable idea. The method and plan to execute it is. We could have had 1 click shopping as a pipe dream in the sixties, before there were "clicks"! It is certainly not unique. Many companies tack on the notion of "on the internet" or "in electronic form" and the USTPO buys it hook line and big fat sinker.
Take flooz for example. The formula:
1) real world gift certificate
2) Internet medium
3) restricted channel (56 sales sites)
4) "patent pending"
If they are awarded this, I'd eat my hat if I owned one. Putting something on a server on the net is pointless, and just a distribution medium. I just doesn't seem that great to me.
Seems like a previous post I made.
In fact, I thought this was the point of the first article, though this one less vaguely mentions gattaca.
Yes, it would be bad for the "theys" of the world to know your genetic failings, and use it against you in a myriad of ways. Yes, it would be nice to know if your baby is going to be disabled or whatever. However, it is what is done with this information that is important. Eschelon reads email and builds profiles of suspected terrorists or criminals (all people are guilty until proven innocent in this situation -- besides it's "for the children's future" we stand ever-vigilant against terrorists) without their knowledge. Certainly any healthily paranoid person/saint/criminal will be on the lookout for such pitfalls, but you can't hide your genes. In the past 30 or so years, homelessness has increased because state hospitals discharged the milder cases. Most homeless are harmless, but some can be murderers in disguise. No amout of psych tests may be able to find this disposition. But comes the new DNA testing that can test for the capacity to murder, and there you have it. Tried and convicted before you commit the crime.
The serious implication of this is committing "crimes of DNA" instead of a crimes of commission.
I like how the X-forecast has other locations in the US, one of them being MARS, PA.. That's about 8 miles from where I live.
Neuro-Linguistic programming brings it down to 4 stages:
1) Unconscious incompetence -- A state where you don't know you cannot do something
2) Conscious incompetence -- The realisation that you can't do someting, usually after trying it.
3) Conscious competence -- The great amount of practice that brings us to:
4) Unconscious competence -- Doing things automagically : driving a car after a few months at it, Typing most words at a keyboard, playing the piano.
There is a point where we should fall out of state four for the sole reason of re-learning something from the ground up. When we open ourselves to learning anew, we generally walk away with more wisdom. You can also lose the grace of step four if you come under stress (like re-taking a drivers test) or through periods of inactivity in an area.
Not knowing anything about the BSD package system, I can see this as a good thing. I agree with the post above about porting the newest glibc2 to it as necessary too. BSD is nice and stabile. My ISP runs it, and the only problem I have with it (at least in their case with BSDI) is that it gets a bit kvetchy with the connections through telnet. Otherwise, I consider it a safe "alternative" OS. I run Debian Linux BTW, after running slack since '95. I like debian because I can just use Dselect to get new packages. I just have to figure out apt.
Depends on if you start the array at 0 or 1..
Anyway, this ALL depends on the supposed date of a deity-son's birth. That's silly because it could be off by 3 - 30 years. go figure.
There are not odd years in the third millennium. The third millennium is the years 2000-2999. The Fourth millennium is 3000-3999.
Yes, pedantic and all, but true.
Within Qwest's network they own the right of way, and I'd doubt you'd see many backhoes accidentally digging right next to train tracks. Digging up Bell or other companies' local loops happens, but that's not in Qwest's network.
Ah -- And therein lies the solution to our problems!
:)
Though looking at the chart, I did see a slight improvement of speed with regard to using 4 processors. The upshot? Other processes were probably cleared out of whatever processor apache was using at the time. If we had good MP spinlocking in apache itself, we would have something good.
personally, I'd say 4 machines, one shared SCSI640 Drive array