I have a Gentoo box running random services (WWW, FTP, CVS, etc.). Network only, it's in a closet. I don't need X anything on this box, and the last couple of distributions I've used (slack, rhat) insisted on installing all sorts of GUI junk, printer drivers, crap like that.
I like Gentoo simply because I can channel my obsessive-compulsive tendencies into building and maintaining the box exactly 100% as I want it, with no extraneous services or packages. Maybe it takes a long time to compile, maybe it's not any faster than a binary-based distribution, but in 10 seconds I can check the source package and installed version of every single file on my hard drive, and I like that.:-)
I know you're not supposed to read the article and all, but..
Quote: ...It redirected me to http://localhost:631/ which was OK, though the redirect went by too fast.
And I found myself looking at a web page that was not obviously useful for troubleshooting my problem. I tried clicking on the button marked "Administration" in hopes the tool behind it would be a bit more discoverable than the configuration. I got a password prompt.
Hello? How am I supposed to know what to do with this thing?
Grandparent: I'm planning on instrumenting the program to allow the users to (voluntarily and anonymously, of course) report to the project server...
Parent: What you're doing is called "anonymous usage statistics."
When MS does it, it's "spyware." When you do it, it's modded up "Insightful."
And when he does it, it's voluntary, anonymous, and optional. That would be the big difference between his "OK" way and the Microsoft "spyware" way.
Don't just study computers, get a minor in CS and a major in something else... anything else... Computers and Business, Computers and Physics, Computers and Biology, Computers and Art, Computers and Theater... Computers and English.
Since this is exactly what I am doing at college, I second this suggestion. =)
Galactic civilization develops the ability to pattern thought into computer memory. Development polarizes society. Half leave to form rival civilization (Arm), while the rest are converted into digital form (Core). War ensues. Both sides nearly annihilate each other.
The thing I always loved about the storyline was that, the humans (Arm) were vehemently against the idea of transferring their consciousnesses into machines, like the Core did. They thought it was unnatural. However, they were perfectly OK with wide-scale cloning to get meat-based bodies to put into their robotic battle-armor. How is that more natural?:-P
For example, on my laptop I have boot, default, net, and X. Boot and default are the ones that come with Gentoo's base installation, and they have things like filesystem check, loading modules, hotplug, etc. Net loads PCMCIA modules and the driver for the wireless card, and I start it only if I actually have the card plugged in. X loads the sound drivers, video card modules, and xdm.
Setup: make a directory with the runlevel name in/etc/runlevels. Use "rc-update add <service> <new runlevel>".
Use: "rc <new runlevel>".
I'm not an old hand at this UNIX/BSD stuff like most people here seem to be, but I can't think of anything else I'd like from an init system.
P.S.- Gentoo supports parallel startup, too. It's a flag in/etc/conf.d/rc.
And i was thinking bad guys always used 3D interfaces with lots of moving things in the background typing commands like "send worm" "hack 127.0.0.1" etc.
While skateboarding/roller blading, no less.
"Mr. Belford?"
"My name is the Plague."
"Uh, Mr. The Plague, uh, something weird's happening on the net."
I have no idea why it asks you for a login on that site; I haven't used LS myself for many a year. But I recall it had the exact functionality you described, so you might find it worth a look.
Other than that, looks good. And yes, I know my period is outside my quotes. I know it's not the rule, but the rule is stupid, and I don't follow it in informal correspondence.
On a slightly related note, I'm starting to think that I should look into getting a job in the IT publishing industry. Almost every computer book I buy nowadays is positively littered with spelling errors, typos, and poor grammar. I understand that the geek authors may either not know English well or not care too terribly much, but it pains me to read things like "Also, Python's error handling is a helpful for the programer to" in a (presumably) proofread, edited, spellchecked, and PUBLISHED book that I paid good money for.:-P
I think the parent has missed the whole concept of, well, hack-value.
I concur wholeheartedly. A year ago I built one of these (although I came up with the idea before I'd ever heard of this gentleman's project). It isn't very fast and it overheats sometimes, but you know what? I have a Nintendo Entertainment System with a fully functional computer inside of it, that I built with my own two hands and one brain. Maybe I could have bought one pre-built off eBay, but having my own is priceless to me.
This guy is my new hero. Not necessarily because he dumped a whole ton of kit into his car, but because he looked at a situation that most people would take for granted and thought, "how can I make this work better?" That's the spirit of a true hacker, if you ask me.
This keyboard is IR wireless, small enough to set comfortably on your lap, and even includes a rocker-thumb-mouse thing. I use mine all the time to control my NES computer.
Caveats are the PS/2 connection and some teensy keys (Control, Alt). Other than that, though, I highly recommend it.
They go for about $30; I selected the store featured in the link above at random from a Google search for "Solidtek ACK-580".
I have to disagree. Pong can be a fun game to play, as can Asteroids, Pole Position, Pitfall, and a bunch of other old games that have since been overshadowed by modernized replacements.
Travel through time, space, and the infinite multiverse
Battle on the astral plane
Cool powerups (Eye of Agamotto, Wand of Watoomb)
Tons of side quests and backstory elements, drawn from the comics, to explain the presence of various items and enemies
Awesome boss fights, requiring one to wield the overwhelming might of their phenomenal cosmic power
I mean, Marvel has tons of untapped franchies (Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer, S.H.I.E.L.D.), but my personal preference for first on the list would be Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, Sorceror Supreme.
This gamepad is probably my favorite. It's a little harder to use than the standard PS2 Dual Shock controller, but the retro value more than makes up for it.
Along with the PS2 -> USB adaptor and a NES PC (although I had built mine before I ever heard of this gent), it's almost like having a real NES, and every game ever made to play on it. =D
Disclaimer: I do actually own all of these products. Not shilling.
See, the idea is that Real Life (TM) is just a giant RPG. Therefore, you complete tasks supplied by the DM, and gain experience for good work and good RPing. The DM of Real Life (TM) has to make the game interesting enough that people will want to keep playing, but not so hard that they just give up.
The conclusion I've come up with is that the DM will, from time to time, give you challenges to overcome. NumLock problem, CR 0. Windows reinstall, CR 2. Exposed wire on the IDE cable shorting and forcing a reboot every time you burn a CD, CR 10 or so. In order to keep you engaged in the game, the DM has to make the challenges appropriate to your current level. Also, when you get enough experience, you go up a level and gain nifty powers.;-)
Thus, as you gain in levels, simple problems become less appropriate, and the DM has to throw in some real show-stoppers to keep you on your toes. =)
"(x) Mailing lists and other legitimate email uses would be affected"
The most I have emailed in bulk is say 5o people. If my computer requires 15 minutes of computation to post to 15 people so what !!! My computer is multitasking, and if I were to send postcards it would cost me much more time and money
How many people would you say are signed up to the LKML?
I can't speak to your experience, but when I ordered the Rio Karma 20GB MP3 player when it was going for fifty bucks (expired link here), I knew full well that there was only a slim chance of actually receiving the product. I don't mind trying to take advantage of a pricing mistake on the web page, but I don't expect Dell to fill 1,000 orders and take a $200 loss on each of them.
I feel the same way about rebates. I've had my fair share redacted and/or ignored, and at this point I look at a price after rebate only after considering the probability of the manufacturer actually sending a rebate. Hence, if I see a Seagate drive, in my experience, I will ignore the rebated price because I no longer expect them to honor their rebates.
That way, I vote with my wallet, _and_ I avoid getting screwed out of money I thought was already in my pocket.
Slashdot Mirror
Here, here.
:-)
I have a Gentoo box running random services (WWW, FTP, CVS, etc.). Network only, it's in a closet. I don't need X anything on this box, and the last couple of distributions I've used (slack, rhat) insisted on installing all sorts of GUI junk, printer drivers, crap like that.
I like Gentoo simply because I can channel my obsessive-compulsive tendencies into building and maintaining the box exactly 100% as I want it, with no extraneous services or packages. Maybe it takes a long time to compile, maybe it's not any faster than a binary-based distribution, but in 10 seconds I can check the source package and installed version of every single file on my hard drive, and I like that.
Parent's sig:
Do something useful... figure out lossy compression for plaintext...
Dne. I'v alrdy fgurd ths out. Wsn't rly dffclt, ethr. Nxt tme wy dn't yu ask me to do smthng hrder? Lke crck th CIA or smthng crzy lke tht?
Hey, don't yell at me, I'm just quoting the article.
And Dark City is an awesome fucking movie, btw. =)
I know you're not supposed to read the article and all, but..
...It redirected me to http://localhost:631/ which was OK, though the redirect went by too fast.
Quote:
And I found myself looking at a web page that was not obviously useful for troubleshooting my problem. I tried clicking on the button marked "Administration" in hopes the tool behind it would be a bit more discoverable than the configuration. I got a password prompt.
Hello? How am I supposed to know what to do with this thing?
Grandparent:
I'm planning on instrumenting the program to allow the users to (voluntarily and anonymously, of course) report to the project server...
Parent:
What you're doing is called "anonymous usage statistics."
When MS does it, it's "spyware." When you do it, it's modded up "Insightful."
And when he does it, it's voluntary, anonymous, and optional. That would be the big difference between his "OK" way and the Microsoft "spyware" way.
Don't just study computers, get a minor in CS and a major in something else... anything else... Computers and Business, Computers and Physics, Computers and Biology, Computers and Art, Computers and Theater... Computers and English.
Since this is exactly what I am doing at college, I second this suggestion. =)
Galactic civilization develops the ability to pattern thought into computer memory. Development polarizes society. Half leave to form rival civilization (Arm), while the rest are converted into digital form (Core). War ensues. Both sides nearly annihilate each other.
:-P
The thing I always loved about the storyline was that, the humans (Arm) were vehemently against the idea of transferring their consciousnesses into machines, like the Core did. They thought it was unnatural. However, they were perfectly OK with wide-scale cloning to get meat-based bodies to put into their robotic battle-armor. How is that more natural?
Gentoo supports arbitrary runlevels.
/etc/runlevels. Use "rc-update add <service> <new runlevel>".
/etc/conf.d/rc.
For example, on my laptop I have boot, default, net, and X. Boot and default are the ones that come with Gentoo's base installation, and they have things like filesystem check, loading modules, hotplug, etc. Net loads PCMCIA modules and the driver for the wireless card, and I start it only if I actually have the card plugged in. X loads the sound drivers, video card modules, and xdm.
Setup: make a directory with the runlevel name in
Use: "rc <new runlevel>".
I'm not an old hand at this UNIX/BSD stuff like most people here seem to be, but I can't think of anything else I'd like from an init system.
P.S.- Gentoo supports parallel startup, too. It's a flag in
And i was thinking bad guys always used 3D interfaces with lots of moving things in the background typing commands like "send worm" "hack 127.0.0.1" etc.
While skateboarding/roller blading, no less.
"Mr. Belford?"
"My name is the Plague."
"Uh, Mr. The Plague, uh, something weird's happening on the net."
[n/t]
LiteStep, perhaps?
I have no idea why it asks you for a login on that site; I haven't used LS myself for many a year. But I recall it had the exact functionality you described, so you might find it worth a look.
Plural possessive should be spelled " peoples' ".
:-P
Sorry, I had to do it. =)
Other than that, looks good. And yes, I know my period is outside my quotes. I know it's not the rule, but the rule is stupid, and I don't follow it in informal correspondence.
On a slightly related note, I'm starting to think that I should look into getting a job in the IT publishing industry. Almost every computer book I buy nowadays is positively littered with spelling errors, typos, and poor grammar. I understand that the geek authors may either not know English well or not care too terribly much, but it pains me to read things like "Also, Python's error handling is a helpful for the programer to" in a (presumably) proofread, edited, spellchecked, and PUBLISHED book that I paid good money for.
I think the parent has missed the whole concept of, well, hack-value.
I concur wholeheartedly. A year ago I built one of these (although I came up with the idea before I'd ever heard of this gentleman's project). It isn't very fast and it overheats sometimes, but you know what? I have a Nintendo Entertainment System with a fully functional computer inside of it, that I built with my own two hands and one brain. Maybe I could have bought one pre-built off eBay, but having my own is priceless to me.
This guy is my new hero. Not necessarily because he dumped a whole ton of kit into his car, but because he looked at a situation that most people would take for granted and thought, "how can I make this work better?" That's the spirit of a true hacker, if you ask me.
This keyboard is IR wireless, small enough to set comfortably on your lap, and even includes a rocker-thumb-mouse thing. I use mine all the time to control my NES computer.
Caveats are the PS/2 connection and some teensy keys (Control, Alt). Other than that, though, I highly recommend it.
They go for about $30; I selected the store featured in the link above at random from a Google search for "Solidtek ACK-580".
I have to disagree. Pong can be a fun game to play, as can Asteroids, Pole Position, Pitfall, and a bunch of other old games that have since been overshadowed by modernized replacements.
Game Players Magazine already rated Cosmic Race as the worst game of all time.
It was so bad, in fact, that I seem to remember their review scales changing to rate games on a scale of 10 down to Cosmic Race. =)
GOURANGA!!!!
- All sorts of phatty magickal powers
- Travel through time, space, and the infinite multiverse
- Battle on the astral plane
- Cool powerups (Eye of Agamotto, Wand of Watoomb)
- Tons of side quests and backstory elements, drawn from the comics, to explain the presence of various items and enemies
- Awesome boss fights, requiring one to wield the overwhelming might of their phenomenal cosmic power
I mean, Marvel has tons of untapped franchies (Ghost Rider, Silver Surfer, S.H.I.E.L.D.), but my personal preference for first on the list would be Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, Sorceror Supreme.This gamepad is probably my favorite. It's a little harder to use than the standard PS2 Dual Shock controller, but the retro value more than makes up for it.
Along with the PS2 -> USB adaptor and a NES PC (although I had built mine before I ever heard of this gent), it's almost like having a real NES, and every game ever made to play on it. =D
Disclaimer: I do actually own all of these products. Not shilling.
I have a theory about this...
;-)
See, the idea is that Real Life (TM) is just a giant RPG. Therefore, you complete tasks supplied by the DM, and gain experience for good work and good RPing. The DM of Real Life (TM) has to make the game interesting enough that people will want to keep playing, but not so hard that they just give up.
The conclusion I've come up with is that the DM will, from time to time, give you challenges to overcome. NumLock problem, CR 0. Windows reinstall, CR 2. Exposed wire on the IDE cable shorting and forcing a reboot every time you burn a CD, CR 10 or so. In order to keep you engaged in the game, the DM has to make the challenges appropriate to your current level. Also, when you get enough experience, you go up a level and gain nifty powers.
Thus, as you gain in levels, simple problems become less appropriate, and the DM has to throw in some real show-stoppers to keep you on your toes. =)
The first time you've seen a computer combust was last year??
;-)
Hell, man, I don't call it a day until something's on fire. Just love that aroma of molten silicon...
Unacceptable collateral damage, if you ask me.
Hahaha, that's awesome. I'm jacking that for my sig, if that's all right with you. =)
Walking With Frodo: A Devotional Journey Through Lord of the Rings.
I rest my case. =P
I can't speak to your experience, but when I ordered the Rio Karma 20GB MP3 player when it was going for fifty bucks (expired link here), I knew full well that there was only a slim chance of actually receiving the product. I don't mind trying to take advantage of a pricing mistake on the web page, but I don't expect Dell to fill 1,000 orders and take a $200 loss on each of them.
I feel the same way about rebates. I've had my fair share redacted and/or ignored, and at this point I look at a price after rebate only after considering the probability of the manufacturer actually sending a rebate. Hence, if I see a Seagate drive, in my experience, I will ignore the rebated price because I no longer expect them to honor their rebates.
That way, I vote with my wallet, _and_ I avoid getting screwed out of money I thought was already in my pocket.