Sheesh, either there aren't nearly as many sci-fi readers on/. as I thought or nobody cares. But you're right, this story immediately made me think of the Red Mars trilogy.
In Red Mars, I believe the ocean levels worldwide rise 7 meters. But then again it was something like the entire western Antarctic shelf disintegrating, not just one big iceberg.
CD + grip +.ogg + gqmpeg is how I rip and playback my CD collection. Never had a problem with it plus it's all free! (beer + speech, except for the CD of course).
I don't know why a lot of people think the installer is so terrible. I'm certainly not an advanced user, but I've been through Debian's installer 4 or 5 times and don't find it to be a chore at all. Remember, Text-Based != Bad. I thought Slackware 7.0's text-based installer was OK too.
To me what's more important about a newer installer is the option to install newer file systems (Reiser, ext3, etc.).
Yep, I've been using testing (woody) for six months. I've run into occasional problems and a lot of people on newsgroups would lead one to believe that unstable is actually more stable than testing, but I'm really happy with it.
As for Debian being "slow", I wonder how those people who installed the infamous 2.4.11 kernel the day it came out? If you want to be adventurous that's fine, that's what freedom's all about. I'm just not advanced enough of a user to be on the bleeding edge so I'm willing to wait for Debian maintainers to release stuff to testing before I upgrade my packages.
I'm sure some would consider your post as troll-ish, but it does lead to a valid point.
What's really so great about having a GF3 on Linux? The most graphically intensive games are probably Quake3 and UT and a Voodoo3 on up work more than adequately for them. For fun gaming at the price of a GF3 I'd get a Nintendo Gamecube with Super Smash Brothers Melee and Madden 2002.
I'm running an Athlon 1.2Ghz and a GF2 MX and don't feel that I'm suffering at all. Plus with RAM so dirt cheap (I have 768 or something like that), the longevity of hardware is even greater IMHO.
In addition to cafeteria napkins, I occasionally document with the computer too!
MS Word (2000)--I also have problems with Word as it's very sluggish when I first open it as in like clicking a simple menu item causes Word to freeze for 2 minutes. But unfortunately it's the common corporate denominator.
TextPad (WinDos)--I like this one for coding too, back when I occasionally tried my hand at a little Java. Simple and lightweight, but with enough features to get by.
AbiWord--Use this one a lot at home but to tell you the truth I don't convert to/from a lot of Word docs.
StarOffice--So far I like the 6.0 beta, and from my limited experience it converts to/from Word pretty well. 6.0 is wayyyyy faster than 5.2 but it's still not like opening Abiword.
(X)emacs--Don't use it, but I'm curious to hear other opinions. I'm sure there's quite a few ppl who use it.
Thanks. I remember hearing something like that, but since I only have a two-button mouse and find the 3-button emulation of clicking both buttons at the same time to be awkward, I didn't pay enough attention.
Over the course of 3 years I've used Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware, and now Debian as my one and only desktop PC and I'm still a total newbie. Sad, isn't it?
Is functionality like copying from one graphical app and pasting to another determined by the graphical environment (GNOME, KDE) or the window manager (Enlightenment, Sawfish)?
Sometimes I can easily copy/paste between apps, while other times it just doesn't happen. Chances are good that I'm being a dolt, but it's one of my biggest complaints about the X-GUI's.
I used WindowMaker a long time ago, and it was fast and slick while GNOME + Enlightenment were functional, but SLOW for a while (>2 years ago when I first tried them). Now GNOME + Enlightenment performs well on my machine so I've been using that, but I wouldn't mind checking out WindowMaker again...
"This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole."
I'd hardly expect people to read a typical poll disclaimer, but you'd expect more people to at least know better than trust in polls put up on any web site. Of course Microsoft must know that way too may people go for the herd mentality.
Count me as an exception. I've never carried a cell phone and only pay for the basic DirectTV package, but would die w/o my DSL.
After I got DSL, Quake3 and Unreal Tournament suddenly became a lot more fun as I could actually fire weapons with accuracy.
After I got DSL, I got into playing with Debian bigtime, constantly apt-getting new packages that I would never dream of trying with a 56k.
OK, maybe your "typical" person is happy using AOL and a dialup to look at pr0n and send a couple of emails. But I still think there's a lot of people out there who would sacrifice other stuff in favor of broadband, if they had the choice.
The problem does in fact appear to be supply, not demand. Even here in the San Francisco area it takes a while to get DSL setup and installed and of course it's a lot more widespread compared to most other places.
Again, IANAL, but my understanding is that the fact could very well be that the woman had such a bad case of CTS that she can't in fact do everyday stuff well or at all.
The problem from the SC's POV is that the federal court used faulty legal reasoning in deciding for the woman, the faulty reasoning being that the "disability" has to extend beyond the scope of work-related duties.
So in U.S. law, it's not if you win or lose, it's how you win or lose that counts. In this case the SC said the federal court screwed up and misinterpreted a law, irrespective of the facts surrounding the case.
Disability cannot be assessed by looking only at someone's fitness to work, the court said.
Cut-and-dried. Maybe the woman's condition really did prevent her from doing everyday stuff. But the federal court's reason was based solely on the impact of her CTS at work. Therefore, the SC is saying that no matter what the facts may have been, the legal reasoning used by the federal court was wrong.
But that's the irony of this decision. Does your employer really care if you can perform "basic daily tasks"? (Well I guess they would want you to bathe and dress before coming to work).
And yet you could easily be fired if you can't get the job done at work.
But it probably will make such claims harder to prove, since the court makes clear that disability must affect a range of manual tasks or duties.
This is the sentence that follows the one you quoted.
Of course a lot of people in the real world can easily get fired if they can't satisfactorily carry out any of their required manual tasks at work. So I guess if I feel a case of carpal tunnel coming on I should saw off my hand?
Seriously though, if the ADA doesn't cover "partial disability", what does?
The only bummer these days with multiple devices is wiring. I shelled out $75 (US) the other day for a switch box and S-Video and audio cables to hook up the DirectTV, VHS, and DVD and switch between them with the box. $75 is that much in the grand scheme of things but man I have a lot of wires behind the TV, to the point that if I ever have to wheel out the TV I have to move all the wires so I can wheel all the way back in against the wall.
So one nice thing about multi-function devices is that you eliminate a lot of extra wiring.
I've owned an NES, Sega Genesis, and Super NES. Haven't bought a console since then, but I'm really drawn to the GameCube.
The only advantage the Genesis had over the SNES, IMO, was the EA Sports games. EA games later came to the SNES, but weren't as good.
However, I've always love the Mario games, from Super Mario World to Mario Kart. The new Gamecube games like Super Smash Bros, Pikmin, and Super Monkey Ball look like tons of fun and you know that Mario Kart, Zelda, and other traditional goodies are coming.
And even better, Madden 2002 looks incredible on the GC (saw it at Target) so the sports games are now up to par.
The other thing is that my son is 5 1/2 and is now getting into computer games. Yet I feel like I have to hide from him when playing my violent games like Quake and Unreal Tournament (on Linux of course) so with a GameCube I feel like I could play a lot of these games with him and not worry about the violent content yet still have tons of fun. So for me, PS2 and XBox titles like GTA3 and Halo are out no matter how much fun they may be b/c I want to tone down the violence.
I'm trying to hold off on buying the GameCube but talking about it just makes me light up. I still need time to spring this on the Mrs.:)
Funny you should mention this, b/c I watched this for the first time just the other day. I liked that "fraternizing with bunnies" part. It was good comic relief with Chef flapping around like a bird and the guy staring through the window saying "I'm next ma'am".
But the part with the French plantation was completely random and unnecessary.
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Sheesh, either there aren't nearly as many sci-fi readers on /. as I thought or nobody cares. But you're right, this story immediately made me think of the Red Mars trilogy.
In Red Mars, I believe the ocean levels worldwide rise 7 meters. But then again it was something like the entire western Antarctic shelf disintegrating, not just one big iceberg.
Sorry, let me do this proper...
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-861947.html
Microsoft = Party Poopers
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-861947.html
Never mind, I need more sleep.
Naive question probably, but if zlib isn't GPL then does Debian use a different library and if so, is it affected by this issue?
CD + grip + .ogg + gqmpeg is how I rip and playback my CD collection. Never had a problem with it plus it's all free! (beer + speech, except for the CD of course).
Damn, I need to do more/better proofreading.
As for Debian being "slow", I wonder how those people who installed the infamous 2.4.11 kernel the day it came out feel about the bleeding edge?
I don't know why a lot of people think the installer is so terrible. I'm certainly not an advanced user, but I've been through Debian's installer 4 or 5 times and don't find it to be a chore at all. Remember, Text-Based != Bad. I thought Slackware 7.0's text-based installer was OK too.
To me what's more important about a newer installer is the option to install newer file systems (Reiser, ext3, etc.).
Here's a slightly different thread from DebianPlanet, but apparently this issue has had quite a few ramifications.
Yep, I've been using testing (woody) for six months. I've run into occasional problems and a lot of people on newsgroups would lead one to believe that unstable is actually more stable than testing, but I'm really happy with it.
As for Debian being "slow", I wonder how those people who installed the infamous 2.4.11 kernel the day it came out? If you want to be adventurous that's fine, that's what freedom's all about. I'm just not advanced enough of a user to be on the bleeding edge so I'm willing to wait for Debian maintainers to release stuff to testing before I upgrade my packages.
"Sourcerer" sounds like a cool name, but it looks like it's been taken.
I'm sure some would consider your post as troll-ish, but it does lead to a valid point.
What's really so great about having a GF3 on Linux? The most graphically intensive games are probably Quake3 and UT and a Voodoo3 on up work more than adequately for them. For fun gaming at the price of a GF3 I'd get a Nintendo Gamecube with Super Smash Brothers Melee and Madden 2002.
I'm running an Athlon 1.2Ghz and a GF2 MX and don't feel that I'm suffering at all. Plus with RAM so dirt cheap (I have 768 or something like that), the longevity of hardware is even greater IMHO.
In addition to cafeteria napkins, I occasionally document with the computer too!
MS Word (2000)--I also have problems with Word as it's very sluggish when I first open it as in like clicking a simple menu item causes Word to freeze for 2 minutes. But unfortunately it's the common corporate denominator.
TextPad (WinDos)--I like this one for coding too, back when I occasionally tried my hand at a little Java. Simple and lightweight, but with enough features to get by.
AbiWord--Use this one a lot at home but to tell you the truth I don't convert to/from a lot of Word docs.
StarOffice--So far I like the 6.0 beta, and from my limited experience it converts to/from Word pretty well. 6.0 is wayyyyy faster than 5.2 but it's still not like opening Abiword.
(X)emacs--Don't use it, but I'm curious to hear other opinions. I'm sure there's quite a few ppl who use it.
Thanks. I remember hearing something like that, but since I only have a two-button mouse and find the 3-button emulation of clicking both buttons at the same time to be awkward, I didn't pay enough attention.
Over the course of 3 years I've used Redhat, Mandrake, Slackware, and now Debian as my one and only desktop PC and I'm still a total newbie. Sad, isn't it?
Newbie-ish question here, so please forgive...
Is functionality like copying from one graphical app and pasting to another determined by the graphical environment (GNOME, KDE) or the window manager (Enlightenment, Sawfish)?
Sometimes I can easily copy/paste between apps, while other times it just doesn't happen. Chances are good that I'm being a dolt, but it's one of my biggest complaints about the X-GUI's.
I used WindowMaker a long time ago, and it was fast and slick while GNOME + Enlightenment were functional, but SLOW for a while (>2 years ago when I first tried them). Now GNOME + Enlightenment performs well on my machine so I've been using that, but I wouldn't mind checking out WindowMaker again...
Maybe, maybe not. If you do a search on google for "poll rig fix", here's the 3rd result.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/1/13255.html
"This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole."
I'd hardly expect people to read a typical poll disclaimer, but you'd expect more people to at least know better than trust in polls put up on any web site. Of course Microsoft must know that way too may people go for the herd mentality.
Count me as an exception. I've never carried a cell phone and only pay for the basic DirectTV package, but would die w/o my DSL.
After I got DSL, Quake3 and Unreal Tournament suddenly became a lot more fun as I could actually fire weapons with accuracy.
After I got DSL, I got into playing with Debian bigtime, constantly apt-getting new packages that I would never dream of trying with a 56k.
OK, maybe your "typical" person is happy using AOL and a dialup to look at pr0n and send a couple of emails. But I still think there's a lot of people out there who would sacrifice other stuff in favor of broadband, if they had the choice.
The problem does in fact appear to be supply, not demand. Even here in the San Francisco area it takes a while to get DSL setup and installed and of course it's a lot more widespread compared to most other places.
Again, IANAL, but my understanding is that the fact could very well be that the woman had such a bad case of CTS that she can't in fact do everyday stuff well or at all.
The problem from the SC's POV is that the federal court used faulty legal reasoning in deciding for the woman, the faulty reasoning being that the "disability" has to extend beyond the scope of work-related duties.
So in U.S. law, it's not if you win or lose, it's how you win or lose that counts. In this case the SC said the federal court screwed up and misinterpreted a law, irrespective of the facts surrounding the case.
Disability cannot be assessed by looking only at someone's fitness to work, the court said.
Cut-and-dried. Maybe the woman's condition really did prevent her from doing everyday stuff. But the federal court's reason was based solely on the impact of her CTS at work. Therefore, the SC is saying that no matter what the facts may have been, the legal reasoning used by the federal court was wrong.
But that's the irony of this decision. Does your employer really care if you can perform "basic daily tasks"? (Well I guess they would want you to bathe and dress before coming to work).
And yet you could easily be fired if you can't get the job done at work.
But it probably will make such claims harder to prove, since the court makes clear that disability must affect a range of manual tasks or duties.
This is the sentence that follows the one you quoted.
Of course a lot of people in the real world can easily get fired if they can't satisfactorily carry out any of their required manual tasks at work. So I guess if I feel a case of carpal tunnel coming on I should saw off my hand?
Seriously though, if the ADA doesn't cover "partial disability", what does?
The only bummer these days with multiple devices is wiring. I shelled out $75 (US) the other day for a switch box and S-Video and audio cables to hook up the DirectTV, VHS, and DVD and switch between them with the box. $75 is that much in the grand scheme of things but man I have a lot of wires behind the TV, to the point that if I ever have to wheel out the TV I have to move all the wires so I can wheel all the way back in against the wall.
So one nice thing about multi-function devices is that you eliminate a lot of extra wiring.
I've owned an NES, Sega Genesis, and Super NES. Haven't bought a console since then, but I'm really drawn to the GameCube.
:)
The only advantage the Genesis had over the SNES, IMO, was the EA Sports games. EA games later came to the SNES, but weren't as good.
However, I've always love the Mario games, from Super Mario World to Mario Kart. The new Gamecube games like Super Smash Bros, Pikmin, and Super Monkey Ball look like tons of fun and you know that Mario Kart, Zelda, and other traditional goodies are coming.
And even better, Madden 2002 looks incredible on the GC (saw it at Target) so the sports games are now up to par.
The other thing is that my son is 5 1/2 and is now getting into computer games. Yet I feel like I have to hide from him when playing my violent games like Quake and Unreal Tournament (on Linux of course) so with a GameCube I feel like I could play a lot of these games with him and not worry about the violent content yet still have tons of fun. So for me, PS2 and XBox titles like GTA3 and Halo are out no matter how much fun they may be b/c I want to tone down the violence.
I'm trying to hold off on buying the GameCube but talking about it just makes me light up. I still need time to spring this on the Mrs.
Funny you should mention this, b/c I watched this for the first time just the other day. I liked that "fraternizing with bunnies" part. It was good comic relief with Chef flapping around like a bird and the guy staring through the window saying "I'm next ma'am".
But the part with the French plantation was completely random and unnecessary.