This may be exactly what BSD needs. More users and developers will shift their interest to an operating system which doesn't have all these question marks and controversy surrounding it.
Regardless, the leadership at SCO must be held personally liable for the slander they've perpetrated against Linux. It's hurting the future of the os and endangering the livelihoods of everyone involved with it. It's absolutely disgusting.
I wouldn't recommend running for someone with a sedentary lifestyle as yours. Running will actually destroy your metabolism long-term. Instead, I suggest setting aside an hour 3 times a week and doing some resistance training, beit in the gym or at home. What I mean by resistance training is using weights and building muscle. More muscle on your frame will raise your base metabolic rate and help you lose weight.
If you want to add some cardio after that, fine, but resistance training should be top priority.
There needs to be at least one online resource where I can find any and all videocard drivers in existance for Linux, including the ancient Diamond Monster Doodoo card I gots in my old box. It's depressing all these dead links and abandoned webpages that promise near-impossible-to-find drivers and then don't fullfill.
I've tried alot of spreadsheet programs on both sides of the fence. Whilst taking a MS Excel course a few months ago, I wanted to use a free alternative and not a warez copy of Microsoft Office for obvious moral reasons. And I sure as hell wasn't going to pay for a copy! I've tried 602Tab, an Excel clone and part of the impressive 602 PC Suite for Windows, KDE's spreadsheet program (the word "kludgy" comes to mind) and OpenOffice which was so damn sluggish I gave it the ole make uninstall; make clean routine after 5 nerve-fraying minutes.
If there's a better (and free) spreadsheet program out there, I haven't used it.
Bill Gates stands to make $1.18 billion himself off the $1 a share dividend
When you have as much money as Bill Gates has, what's a billion or so more? I mean, is it really such a big deal to him? I only wish he would be a bit more of a philanthropist and donate some of his massive wealth to help children in war-torn countries or find solutions to AIDS ravaged Africa. Instead, he uses his money to buy computers for public internet access across North America - certainly not bad - but it's self-serving since all the computers are running Windows operating systems.
Anyone who would stiff someone over 0.25 would have to be the biggest lameass in the world, especially at what could be considered a critical time when a new business model is being implemented (and someone's livelyhood is at stake).
Seriously, if you have any desire to check out the comic, cough it up.
Mplayer beats both of those to hell so hard you havent a clue as to what you are talking about.
simply take mplayer and fork the source so that some programmers that understand that installability is a good idea, and statically compile the damn thing with an installer for the codecs...
Simma down. I've used Mplayer. Whoopty-freakin-doo. It's not as kickass as you say it is or else every major Linux distro would've already adopted it.
Mandrake should grab the bull by the horns and give Linux users what they really want: a distribution that can deftly handle any media type and play big-name games. Adding a boss commercial game and WineX in a pre-configured way ala Sims will encourage people to throw down much needed ching instead of just freeloading (I meant downloading) and may even persuade Redhat users who are bored out of their skulls to switch. The game CivIII makes a good candidate in my mind because the hardware requirements aren't outrageous and the game is addictive as hell.
Also, get rid of all the crufty useless mediaplayers that don't work and replace with one of two that will work. I'll say Quicktime4Linux or RealPlayer with all the codecs so it's ready to play any media format right out of the box. In fact, strip down alot of the unnecessary apps that litter my main menu. More isn't always better.
I suspect the reason why Linux gaming hasn't taken off is because alot of "users" have Linux installed on a pos secondary computer stashed somewhere in the corner of the laundry room and not on their main system where the serious hardware is.
Neverwinter Nights (as sweet a game as it looks) will need some serious power to run it, and a significant number of units sold for it to be worthwhile.
"They are looking for me to do the larger picture on some of the content convergence and media consolidation issues and know that I have a point of view on many issues as a longtime advocate," she wrote in the e-mail.
Yeah, and her opinions, as before, will be wrong, wrong, WRONG!
(Who was the liar who told Hilary the public wants to hear more of her rants anyway?)
...is the subject headings. They are usually more tasteless than the content they're marketing. The Hotmail spam filter doesn't help much for that either (although I'll admit it's pretty good), because I'll quickly scan the spam folder just to make sure some old buddy from qq/back in the day/ isn't trying to contact me and isn't in my address book (it's happened before).
I applaud Microsoft for kicking some ass. They are probably as sick of the deceptive and vulgar crap as the rest of us.
(I wonder if MS is sueing the spammers they can't filter out with the MS8 service they're pimping.)
Besides, it's more fun spending countless hours tweaking the snot out of my PII bios and os than upgrading my box. Yeah, I can't play games more graphically demanding than NetHack and Redhat 9 is a slow memory pig which could make Gandhi drive his cane through the monitor in frustration... but hey, I could learn more patience. And anyone who says a 33.6 modem isn't fast enough doesn't appreciate the beauty and simplicity of bare text. I don't need to look at images on the web, and I have the luxury of making a grilled cheese sandwich or making a few important phone calls while a web page loads.
Neither, just some/. poster with an overly creative mind. Microsoft couldn't give a rip about Lindows or any poor sucker that bought a bluelight Walmart special.
I swear, there should make a "creative writing" section (and even icon with it)!
but I think that number is going to spike dramatically once p2p applications are used for more than swapping media files. How about p2p medical services, dating services, whatever. I think this kind of ultra-decentralised computing will be the next wave.
I've found a very sparce selection of downloadable Go games for GNU/Linux, (GNU Go is the only one I know of). I'm surprised there's not more renderings of this awesome ancient game.
Still, when you got a four-demensional rubik's cube goin' on, life is pretty good:)
There's more name dropping in that timeline article than I've ever read in my life... Winamp, Code Poet t-shirt, Nirvana, Nintendo Advance etc... what are they trying to say? That they're cool? Are these brand names supposed to make me associate them with somebody special? Are they Java-coding rebels?
Ok, I'm half kidding, but the article is hardly newsworthy or even understandable to me.
You can bring your baby or toddler to work, so long as it can talk, feed itself and stick effortlessly to the ceiling like a spider
Kinda reminds me of when I was playing airplane with my baby daughter. I was on my back and had her happily propped on my legs above me and I was making airplane noises when she dropped a bomb... baby puke right into my mouth!
You thought Luke Skywalker got a good shot into the deathstar - she got a direct hit!
I recently installed the shiny new Redhat 9 on my system. It acknowledged my printer correctly and proceeded to configure it during boot-up. When I wanted to print out a document in KWord it gave me a robust selection of printer configuration options and print spooling/systems to choose from, then...
Nada. Zip. Not just CUPS but all of them printing systems or whatever you wanna call them.
No matter what application I use, it rudely farts out some obscure error I don't have the patience or time to investigate. Usually when I need a document printed out, it's not for a half hour from now or whenever I can find the time to get under the hood to fix it, I need it right there and then. So far, I've had to leave Windows with that grunt work.
Linux is still my favorite toy, but it still needs some fine-tuning for the novice and the lazy like me;)
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This may be exactly what BSD needs. More users and developers will shift their interest to an operating system which doesn't have all these question marks and controversy surrounding it.
Regardless, the leadership at SCO must be held personally liable for the slander they've perpetrated against Linux. It's hurting the future of the os and endangering the livelihoods of everyone involved with it. It's absolutely disgusting.
I wouldn't recommend running for someone with a sedentary lifestyle as yours. Running will actually destroy your metabolism long-term. Instead, I suggest setting aside an hour 3 times a week and doing some resistance training, beit in the gym or at home. What I mean by resistance training is using weights and building muscle. More muscle on your frame will raise your base metabolic rate and help you lose weight.
If you want to add some cardio after that, fine, but resistance training should be top priority.
There needs to be at least one online resource where I can find any and all videocard drivers in existance for Linux, including the ancient Diamond Monster Doodoo card I gots in my old box. It's depressing all these dead links and abandoned webpages that promise near-impossible-to-find drivers and then don't fullfill.
Your boss will be happy to hear that. Maybe next time he'll give you a 1% raise. And how about a 1% rebate on that new truck you've been eyeing...
1% is pittance, especially for someone as uberwealthy as Bill is.
I've tried alot of spreadsheet programs on both sides of the fence. Whilst taking a MS Excel course a few months ago, I wanted to use a free alternative and not a warez copy of Microsoft Office for obvious moral reasons. And I sure as hell wasn't going to pay for a copy! I've tried 602Tab, an Excel clone and part of the impressive 602 PC Suite for Windows, KDE's spreadsheet program (the word "kludgy" comes to mind) and OpenOffice which was so damn sluggish I gave it the ole make uninstall; make clean routine after 5 nerve-fraying minutes.
If there's a better (and free) spreadsheet program out there, I haven't used it.
Bill Gates stands to make $1.18 billion himself off the $1 a share dividend
When you have as much money as Bill Gates has, what's a billion or so more? I mean, is it really such a big deal to him? I only wish he would be a bit more of a philanthropist and donate some of his massive wealth to help children in war-torn countries or find solutions to AIDS ravaged Africa. Instead, he uses his money to buy computers for public internet access across North America - certainly not bad - but it's self-serving since all the computers are running Windows operating systems.
Anyone who would stiff someone over 0.25 would have to be the biggest lameass in the world, especially at what could be considered a critical time when a new business model is being implemented (and someone's livelyhood is at stake).
Seriously, if you have any desire to check out the comic, cough it up.
Now you've got me bummed out again. I guess I'll go read "IT" again.
Mplayer beats both of those to hell so hard you havent a clue as to what you are talking about.
simply take mplayer and fork the source so that some programmers that understand that installability is a good idea, and statically compile the damn thing with an installer for the codecs...
Simma down. I've used Mplayer. Whoopty-freakin-doo. It's not as kickass as you say it is or else every major Linux distro would've already adopted it.
Mandrake should grab the bull by the horns and give Linux users what they really want: a distribution that can deftly handle any media type and play big-name games. Adding a boss commercial game and WineX in a pre-configured way ala Sims will encourage people to throw down much needed ching instead of just freeloading (I meant downloading) and may even persuade Redhat users who are bored out of their skulls to switch. The game CivIII makes a good candidate in my mind because the hardware requirements aren't outrageous and the game is addictive as hell.
Also, get rid of all the crufty useless mediaplayers that don't work and replace with one of two that will work. I'll say Quicktime4Linux or RealPlayer with all the codecs so it's ready to play any media format right out of the box. In fact, strip down alot of the unnecessary apps that litter my main menu. More isn't always better.
I think beautiful code is in the eye of the beholder. It's too difficult to decide whose algorithms are more refined. There's just too many variables.
Thanks, you've been a great audience! Make sure to try the veal.
http://www.theonion.com/onion3836/temp_hides_fun.h tml
I suspect the reason why Linux gaming hasn't taken off is because alot of "users" have Linux installed on a pos secondary computer stashed somewhere in the corner of the laundry room and not on their main system where the serious hardware is.
Neverwinter Nights (as sweet a game as it looks) will need some serious power to run it, and a significant number of units sold for it to be worthwhile.
"They are looking for me to do the larger picture on some of the content convergence and media consolidation issues and know that I have a point of view on many issues as a longtime advocate," she wrote in the e-mail.
Yeah, and her opinions, as before, will be wrong, wrong, WRONG!
(Who was the liar who told Hilary the public wants to hear more of her rants anyway?)
I applaud Microsoft for kicking some ass. They are probably as sick of the deceptive and vulgar crap as the rest of us.
(I wonder if MS is sueing the spammers they can't filter out with the MS8 service they're pimping.)
Besides, it's more fun spending countless hours tweaking the snot out of my PII bios and os than upgrading my box. Yeah, I can't play games more graphically demanding than NetHack and Redhat 9 is a slow memory pig which could make Gandhi drive his cane through the monitor in frustration... but hey, I could learn more patience. And anyone who says a 33.6 modem isn't fast enough doesn't appreciate the beauty and simplicity of bare text. I don't need to look at images on the web, and I have the luxury of making a grilled cheese sandwich or making a few important phone calls while a web page loads.
Instead of "Will Microsoft Subsidize WinXP For Lindows Buyers?", shouldn't the story title be:
/.?"
"Is Lindows Trying To Save A Buck On Advertising By Posting This Story On
Oops, the cats out of the bag. Mybad.
PR ploy or reality, you decide.
/. poster with an overly creative mind. Microsoft couldn't give a rip about Lindows or any poor sucker that bought a bluelight Walmart special.
Neither, just some
I swear, there should make a "creative writing" section (and even icon with it)!
but I think that number is going to spike dramatically once p2p applications are used for more than swapping media files. How about p2p medical services, dating services, whatever. I think this kind of ultra-decentralised computing will be the next wave.
P2P really has endless possibilities.
I've found a very sparce selection of downloadable Go games for GNU/Linux, (GNU Go is the only one I know of). I'm surprised there's not more renderings of this awesome ancient game.
:)
Still, when you got a four-demensional rubik's cube goin' on, life is pretty good
Karma is indeed a boomerang, however, noone should revel in someone else's misery or misfortune. It's just not cool.
There's more name dropping in that timeline article than I've ever read in my life... Winamp, Code Poet t-shirt, Nirvana, Nintendo Advance etc... what are they trying to say? That they're cool? Are these brand names supposed to make me associate them with somebody special? Are they Java-coding rebels?
Ok, I'm half kidding, but the article is hardly newsworthy or even understandable to me.
Why do you even read slashdot? So you can tell your friends you are a geek? You ain't.
Someone says I'm not a geek? I dont... think... I can go on living...
You can bring your baby or toddler to work, so long as it can talk, feed itself and stick effortlessly to the ceiling like a spider
Kinda reminds me of when I was playing airplane with my baby daughter. I was on my back and had her happily propped on my legs above me and I was making airplane noises when she dropped a bomb... baby puke right into my mouth!
You thought Luke Skywalker got a good shot into the deathstar - she got a direct hit!
I recently installed the shiny new Redhat 9 on my system. It acknowledged my printer correctly and proceeded to configure it during boot-up. When I wanted to print out a document in KWord it gave me a robust selection of printer configuration options and print spooling/systems to choose from, then...
;)
Nada. Zip. Not just CUPS but all of them printing systems or whatever you wanna call them.
No matter what application I use, it rudely farts out some obscure error I don't have the patience or time to investigate. Usually when I need a document printed out, it's not for a half hour from now or whenever I can find the time to get under the hood to fix it, I need it right there and then. So far, I've had to leave Windows with that grunt work.
Linux is still my favorite toy, but it still needs some fine-tuning for the novice and the lazy like me