You know, I'll bet that the person who modded that as redundant was an emacs user. Smarter, wiser folks would have seen the humor. You know -- vi users. Next thing you know, this post will be modded as flaimbait. Stupid moderators...:)
But I must admit, the humor of the moderation is not lost on me.
I've been here for a while and have had but two troll moderations in that time. I knew this one was bait, but posted it anyway. You know, free-speech and all.
Oddly enough, I have had but one "redundant" moderation. It seems like you should need more.
More and more, the word "homophobe" gets tossed around as an insult almost as much as "homosexual" does. Calling something "gay" in gaming chat is like when your friend steals a french fry off of your plate, and you slap him upside the head and call him, "Bitch!"
I don't know if homophobia and homosexuality are both diseases or both hereditary or what the combination is, but they need to be healed.
I hate birds as well. But, the birds in my neighborhood know I hate them. Hundreds of them fill the trees near my front porch. Sometimes, it gets uncomfortably like the Hitchcock movie. Thanks to those vile creatures, I'm building a garage for my cars this summer. But now that I've been informed, I'll use as much clear glass as I can. Make that plexiglass instead.
Thanks for the reply -- I was looking hard at the FX5700 when I realized that nothing less than the best available card would do.
I've talked the wife in to letting me spend another couple hundred and I will get an FX5950 or a Radeon 9800XT. ALl things considered, why not, right?
Your point about blowing money on the processor is well taken. However, in the past when I have replaced a processor, I have also replaced a motherboard, as well as memory -- so, I'm not too worried about socket compatibility.
The fact that pci-express is right around the corner will make any system I build obsolete in a few months anyway. But, thats the way it goes.
Thanks for the headsup on the availability of 64bit drivers for ATI and SATA. I will definitely check out driver availability now that you have raised the issue.
Although I feel it is time for me to check out ATI, my gut tells me that I will have more success with an nVidia FX5xxx card. However, the FX5900 is too pricey. My wife won't let me spend more than $3200 on the system (which is quite fair).
Here's a good question: what is the best nVidia card I can get for = $200? Quietness counts.
103.00 Antec Sonata Case
TruePower 380 Watt ATX12V power supply
193.97 ASUS SK8N NVDIA nForce 3 pro150 Chipset DDR RAM AGP8X 5xPCI Audio LAN 6USB2.0 ATX
722.00 Athlon64 FX51
27.00 Thermaltake A1838 CPU Heatsink/Fan for AMD Opteron / Athlon64
202.00 2@512 MB PC 3200 registered
35.00 1.44MB Floppy/6in1 Flash
246.00 2@Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB Serial ATA 7200rpm 8MB
200.00 Visontek ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256MB
58.50 Samsung SM-352BEB 52X24X52X16 CD-RW & DVD Combo Drive
206.00 Plextor PX-708A/SW-BL Dual Format 8X DVD 1179.00 VP201B Viewsonic Monitor
Add in thermal grease, round cables, etc and the price comes in below $3200.
Needless to say, I give AMD64 the thumbs up. If you can afford to go, you will help accelerate adoption.
Plus, don't forget that the Athlon64 is still a very fast 32bit processor. However, I'm not sure if the FX chip is worth the premium. I'll be building the system in January (after I get my xmas dough) and will then know.
The last high-end system I built was a dual ppro200. SMP in Linux was experimental (yet worked great for me) back then. Yet, this very old computer is still running and handling several domains' email. It has more than paid for itself. I hope this new system fares as well.
As an aside, if anyone sees something blatantly wrong with one of my part selections, please explain. I'm torn over going over to ATI. I haven't tried an ATI card since the early 90's and I hated them. However, from what I understand, ATI is the gamer's choice.
BTW, I have absolutely no need for the power this machine will provide. I just want to play and learn with 64bit OS's and still be able to run 32bit games with great graphics.
While the wheel can and does function as a button, I can understand the frustration of the poster. I have used various wheel mice and have yet to find consistent feel even between identical models (logitech cordless freedom pro excluded). On some mice, scrolling the wheel inadvertently generates clicks if the spring is too soft. If too hard, you generate scrolls when having to force the click.
For those that are used to a true 3 button mouse (we are slowly dying off) there will never be an acceptable substitute.
And, yes, I am typing this on an IBM Lexmark Keyboard. clickety clickety clickety
Even if you don't have a linux box handy to work with, there is always knoppix. Add your new drive to your windows box and boot with the knoppix cd, then dd away.
As a child, I moved from the Midwest to Texas. I lived there for 17 years before moving back to the Midwest. I never caught the southern speak disease thanks to frequent return visits. However, after a few beers, and in the company of rednecks (kickers), I can fall right in to it.
As an aside, my older sister (who never moved away from Texas) now sounds like she was born in Dallas. It is scary -- so smart, yet sounds so dumb.
But, to confess, I do say "Y'all", "Howdy", and "Fixin" more often that I like.
One note of warning: I had expected DNS service to be included, it is NOT (I think there is an optional fee)
I too have been rather pleased with godaddy.com. However, lack of dns hosting is not an issue since zoneedit.com offers quality, free dns hosting (primary and secondary, or just secondary) for up to 5 domains. Also, their web interface is quite nice. BTW, I have no affiliation with godaddy or zoneedit other than being a customer.
Not fired, more like... abandoned.
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In the early 1980's, I worked for a software spin-off of an engineering company that was going down the tubes rapidly. One Friday I went to work to find: 1) A very polite policeman at the door. 2) No electricity. 3) No management people. 4) Confused employees. 5) An envelope at my desk with a check for 1/2 of my pay. 6) On the memo line, it read: "WYSIWYG" 7... 8) no profit.
It is now an option in menuconfig. Simply go in to "make menuconfig" and:
1. Select "Networking support --->" 2. Select "Bluetooth support --->" 3. Select "SCO links support"
From the help, "SCO link provides voice transport over Bluetooth, SCO support is required for voice applications like Headset and Audio."
So, this is obviously what SCO has been talking about. After all, there name is right in there, in caps and everything.
I have no idea what this means, and really don't care, and won't be looking it up until I have some bluetooth hardware to play with. I was just kind of suprised to see it there.
FWIW, my sound card (CS42xx) disappeared from menuconfig with this release. Granted, I had not installed 2.6.0-test5, so that might have been where it changed.
I had to enable the game port under input devices and enable the Crystal Sound Fusion gameport support before my card would show up under the ALSA pci options.
This whole charade might benefit Linux greatly. One of Linux's shortcomings is a lack of perception as to value. SCO, by demanding a license fee, has given a dollar amount for the value of a Linux installation. After SCO loses their case, their appraisal of Linux will remain. This could make it easier to convince clients and management to use Linux, by letting them see how much the software is worth ($700), and how much it costs ($0).
SCO wants to talk to Open Source developers about monetizing the software? By placing a dollar amount on the worth of Linux, they have just monetized it.
Too bad the credibility of SCO is next to worthless now.
Thanks for posting the link. And, thanks for responding to the wee lad. Now, it is time to go find an emulator that runs in linux and have some flashbacks. I knew there were c64 and old console and arcade emulators, but I was not aware of an Apple II emulator. So much for sleeping tonight...
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Even before Wolf3D, there was "Castle Wolfenstein". I remember playing it in high school on an Apple II (not a IIe, before that:) ). There were also the Lord British games like Ultima. I've noticed the similarities between my kids' gameboy games and these old Apple II titles.
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You know, I'll bet that the person who modded that as redundant was an emacs user. Smarter, wiser folks would have seen the humor. You know -- vi users. Next thing you know, this post will be modded as flaimbait. Stupid moderators... :)
But I must admit, the humor of the moderation is not lost on me.
I've been here for a while and have had but two troll moderations in that time. I knew this one was bait, but posted it anyway. You know, free-speech and all.
Oddly enough, I have had but one "redundant" moderation. It seems like you should need more.
Mod this guy up.
More and more, the word "homophobe" gets tossed around as an insult almost as much as "homosexual" does. Calling something "gay" in gaming chat is like when your friend steals a french fry off of your plate, and you slap him upside the head and call him, "Bitch!"
I don't know if homophobia and homosexuality are both diseases or both hereditary or what the combination is, but they need to be healed.
This can only mean that they broke the Stargate and are looking for a replacement.
<cantresist>In the meantime, I welcome our new Goa'uld overlords.</cantresist>
--Its just a joke, except for the drunk part. My intention is not to belittle diabetes sufferers, or, for that matter, drunks.
Wouldn't that be Adam Sandler
I hate birds as well. But, the birds in my neighborhood know I hate them. Hundreds of them fill the trees near my front porch. Sometimes, it gets uncomfortably like the Hitchcock movie. Thanks to those vile creatures, I'm building a garage for my cars this summer. But now that I've been informed, I'll use as much clear glass as I can. Make that plexiglass instead.
Thanks for the reply -- I was looking hard at the FX5700 when I realized that nothing less than the best available card would do.
I've talked the wife in to letting me spend another couple hundred and I will get an FX5950 or a Radeon 9800XT. ALl things considered, why not, right?
Your point about blowing money on the processor is well taken. However, in the past when I have replaced a processor, I have also replaced a motherboard, as well as memory -- so, I'm not too worried about socket compatibility.
The fact that pci-express is right around the corner will make any system I build obsolete in a few months anyway. But, thats the way it goes.
Thanks for the headsup on the availability of 64bit drivers for ATI and SATA. I will definitely check out driver availability now that you have raised the issue.
Although I feel it is time for me to check out ATI, my gut tells me that I will have more success with an nVidia FX5xxx card. However, the FX5900 is too pricey. My wife won't let me spend more than $3200 on the system (which is quite fair).
Here's a good question: what is the best nVidia card I can get for = $200? Quietness counts.
Price are from pricewatch (excluding companies operated by bzboyz)
103.00 Antec Sonata Case
TruePower 380 Watt ATX12V power supply
193.97 ASUS SK8N NVDIA nForce 3 pro150 Chipset DDR RAM AGP8X 5xPCI Audio LAN 6USB2.0 ATX
722.00 Athlon64 FX51
27.00 Thermaltake A1838 CPU Heatsink/Fan for AMD Opteron / Athlon64
202.00 2@512 MB PC 3200 registered
35.00 1.44MB Floppy/6in1 Flash
246.00 2@Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB Serial ATA 7200rpm 8MB
200.00 Visontek ATI Radeon 9600 XT 256MB
58.50 Samsung SM-352BEB 52X24X52X16 CD-RW & DVD Combo Drive
206.00 Plextor PX-708A/SW-BL Dual Format 8X DVD
1179.00 VP201B Viewsonic Monitor
Add in thermal grease, round cables, etc and the price comes in below $3200.
Needless to say, I give AMD64 the thumbs up. If you can afford to go, you will help accelerate adoption.
Plus, don't forget that the Athlon64 is still a very fast 32bit processor. However, I'm not sure if the FX chip is worth the premium. I'll be building the system in January (after I get my xmas dough) and will then know.
The last high-end system I built was a dual ppro200. SMP in Linux was experimental (yet worked great for me) back then. Yet, this very old computer is still running and handling several domains' email. It has more than paid for itself. I hope this new system fares as well.
As an aside, if anyone sees something blatantly wrong with one of my part selections, please explain. I'm torn over going over to ATI. I haven't tried an ATI card since the early 90's and I hated them. However, from what I understand, ATI is the gamer's choice.
BTW, I have absolutely no need for the power this machine will provide. I just want to play and learn with 64bit OS's and still be able to run 32bit games with great graphics.
Are there other things we can do to curb the e-mail abuses of the companies we do business with?
Simple, Threaten them with the loss of your business.
Oh yeah, and you have to bitch about it on Slashdot to get a lot of people doing it.
You can click a wheel perfectly well, but you can't scroll a button
Sounds like a song by REO Speedwagon.
While the wheel can and does function as a button, I can understand the frustration of the poster. I have used various wheel mice and have yet to find consistent feel even between identical models (logitech cordless freedom pro excluded). On some mice, scrolling the wheel inadvertently generates clicks if the spring is too soft. If too hard, you generate scrolls when having to force the click.
For those that are used to a true 3 button mouse (we are slowly dying off) there will never be an acceptable substitute.
And, yes, I am typing this on an IBM Lexmark Keyboard. clickety clickety clickety
I'm not sure which is worse:
BackOrifice or OpenOrifice
Bag Of Holding
Why let those extra 7 spatial dimensions go to waste?
Even if you don't have a linux box handy to work with, there is always knoppix. Add your new drive to your windows box and boot with the knoppix cd, then dd away.
A southern accent can be attained rapidly.
As a child, I moved from the Midwest to Texas. I lived there for 17 years before moving back to the Midwest. I never caught the southern speak disease thanks to frequent return visits. However, after a few beers, and in the company of rednecks (kickers), I can fall right in to it.
As an aside, my older sister (who never moved away from Texas) now sounds like she was born in Dallas. It is scary -- so smart, yet sounds so dumb.
But, to confess, I do say "Y'all", "Howdy", and "Fixin" more often that I like.
I still have and use an original HP41C and a newer HP41CX, synthetic programming and all - one of my first hacks.
:)
I'm glad to hear that HP is back (or still) in the calc biz.
Without a good rpn calc, my sons won't be able to pursue an Engineering degree
And finally, there is some good news about HP. I miss Bill and Dave.
I too have been rather pleased with godaddy.com. However, lack of dns hosting is not an issue since zoneedit.com offers quality, free dns hosting (primary and secondary, or just secondary) for up to 5 domains. Also, their web interface is quite nice. BTW, I have no affiliation with godaddy or zoneedit other than being a customer.
In the early 1980's, I worked for a software spin-off of an engineering company that was going down the tubes rapidly. One Friday I went to work to find:
1) A very polite policeman at the door.
2) No electricity.
3) No management people.
4) Confused employees.
5) An envelope at my desk with a check for 1/2 of my pay.
6) On the memo line, it read: "WYSIWYG"
7...
8) no profit.
It is now an option in menuconfig. Simply go in to "make menuconfig" and:
1. Select "Networking support --->"
2. Select "Bluetooth support --->"
3. Select "SCO links support"
From the help, "SCO link provides voice transport over Bluetooth, SCO support is required for voice applications like Headset and Audio."
So, this is obviously what SCO has been talking about. After all, there name is right in there, in caps and everything.
I have no idea what this means, and really don't care, and won't be looking it up until I have some bluetooth hardware to play with. I was just kind of suprised to see it there.
FWIW, my sound card (CS42xx) disappeared from menuconfig with this release. Granted, I had not installed 2.6.0-test5, so that might have been where it changed.
I had to enable the game port under input devices and enable the Crystal Sound Fusion gameport support before my card would show up under the ALSA pci options.
Everything is just peachy now.
This whole charade might benefit Linux greatly. One of Linux's shortcomings is a lack of perception as to value. SCO, by demanding a license fee, has given a dollar amount for the value of a Linux installation. After SCO loses their case, their appraisal of Linux will remain. This could make it easier to convince clients and management to use Linux, by letting them see how much the software is worth ($700), and how much it costs ($0).
SCO wants to talk to Open Source developers about monetizing the software? By placing a dollar amount on the worth of Linux, they have just monetized it.
Too bad the credibility of SCO is next to worthless now.
Thanks for posting the link. And, thanks for responding to the wee lad. Now, it is time to go find an emulator that runs in linux and have some flashbacks. I knew there were c64 and old console and arcade emulators, but I was not aware of an Apple II emulator. So much for sleeping tonight...
Even before Wolf3D, there was "Castle Wolfenstein". I remember playing it in high school on an Apple II (not a IIe, before that :) ). There were also the Lord British games like Ultima. I've noticed the similarities between my kids' gameboy games and these old Apple II titles.
I don't know about Trustix, but since you admit not RTFM, I'll toss in my 2 cents.
//computername/c$ /mnt/foo -o username=Administrator password=<passwd>
Make sure you specify the Administrator user in the mount options:
mount