I do however have access to a great professionally mastered library of recent and older movies for a modest per-movie fee of around $4.00. Due to the DMCA, I can't reveal this source, but I'm sure if you live in an urban or suburban area you'll have no trouble locating a similar source.;)
The first time I saw a significant increase in POST speed was when I upgraded to a thunderbird-950 (with a gigabyte GA-7ZM mobo IIRC). I missed the POST the first time I booted because it took about 2 seconds between power on and booting from the HD. Surprised the hell outta me.
In regard to the mysql problem, it seems that mandrake has kill commands for mysql at runlevel 3 and 5.
If you change these to start it will probably work, also depending on your security level you may have to use chkconfig to enable it. e.g. use chkconfig --list to see if it's enabled or not and to enable it chkconfig --add mysql
Now if only I could work out the iptables rules to get samba working at security level 4 I'd be happy...
After moving to Germany I found I wasn't using my P166 box which was previously my net gateway, I decided to upgrade it from mandrake 7.2 thru 9. The main reason for the upgrade was to get a later version of PHP for my web dev work, one which didn't need a recompile for session.use_trans_sid but thats another story...
The Upgrade
did not cleanly upgrade from Mandrake 7.2
apart from removing MySQL *sniff* it seemed to break quite a few confs. This wasn't really this surprisong as I didn't expect it to work in the first place.
So I decided to install this, now I only ssh into this box and it has no monitor / keyboard / mouse. Since moving country I didn't even have a mouse serial mouse for the box...
The install
It's frigging impossible to change the filesystem options in the graphical install withput a mouse. The tab order just doesn't bloody work.
The text install didn't let me select the packages, and yes I used an expert install.
I now have a box which will only be used for apache which a full X/kde/gnome install which is completly useless to me.
the secuity features of level 4 "server" prevent apache from reading users home dirs!
I *still* can't get samba working (then again this is my first encounter with iptables over ipchains)
And before anyone comments that mandrake is a desktop OS balh blah blah if I'm going to use it for a server, blah blah blah, the disks were here when no others were:)
BTW German keyboards suck "QWERTZ" WTF is up with that? (ALT GR)Q to get @, jesus!!
The point is you should have an appropriate policy with the business, saying that they should authenticate all correspondence. If they don't check the authenticity of files/emails and something goes wrong and they haven't authenticated it you are off the hook so to speak.
This was my first linux distro and IIRC I had to download 90% of the files from local redhat mirrors (in new zealand) and grab the last few files from overseas.
Hmmm, sounds like things really could be as bad as my friends have told me. Thats a shame, I lived in germany for a while back in '97 and IMO it's a good place to live, I'd looked forward to spending another of years there. I'd hate to have to try England:-/
You can find companies that are looking for freelancers at sites like this [freiberufler.de].
I'll be sure to check it out, I'd prefer working as an employee for a corp I suppose, but smaller companies (or IT sections of larger ones) can be enjoyable as well.
One thing to be aware of is that it is about as hard for a US national to get a work visa in Germany as the other way around.
Luckily I'm from Australasia and my parents are English so I have a European passport.
Sorry that this is very offtopic but I think I remember seeing your nick in the the long hours/code quality thread and just wanted to ask you a question(BTW quax is the nickname of someone I work with and I thought it was him at first, I'm not stalking you:).
Anyway I'm moving to Germany in october for a holiday and to see some friends/relatives. I'd considered working there for a while but they say the IT job situation is pretty bad over there but none of the people that say that are in IT. Just wondering if this really is the situation?
I'm a programmer BTW (at HP at the moment so I have some experience) and am moving to the Köln/Düsseldorf area.
I agree with almost everything you have said here, with the exception of your comment of xinetd. Whilst I agree that xinetd is a worthwhile improvement upon inetd (and I use it myself), it does not natively support inetd configuration files. This causes a problem because inetd is used so widely that many programs actually alter the configuration file during installation, however these changes will not be propogated to xinetd.
Kinda like how I conquered the mighty oceans last week when I went for a little paddle in the surf.
Re:Not possible...
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Because since MS has a monopoly on the PC market it is subject to different laws than a normal corporation. One of these means it cannot use it's monopolistic position in one market to leverage itself into other markets. I would call creating a game console using commodity PC components, created by companies which MS has a very strong relationship with in it's PC market, using a cut down version of the OS from that PC market, and using money gained from that market to sell the console at a loss in the new market leverage.
Therefore the DOJ should care. Although it won't since the other major players are not American, so they're unlikely to give a fuck IMHO.
I scanned all the nicks in this thread twice to see if he posted a response.
Really? You looked through the thread twice? What a complete waste of time. Why not look at his user page http://slashdot.org/~clevernickname instead, then you would have seen that the last post made was on the 31st July.
BTW not sure what browser you're using but I think quite a lot have the find command these days, you could also use that instead of "scanning" the page over and over.
does anyone else imagine
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does anyone else imagine mad scientists racing radio contolled rats around a maze? no? just me?
A spammer couldn't have put it more elegantly.
OK that should have read: if you're not a hardcore fan... I'm sure people here are capable of working that out.
But why would any of us want to buy DVDs? To watch them, thought that would have been obvious
I couldn't care less what's released on DVDs, because I don't trust any of the people making the technology, and I can't play DVDs on my computer. So why bother? Well yes DRM sucks, but hey why not do what I do and get a region free player, and use a free software player that doesn't enforce DRM. They do exist, for windows and linux at least (don't know about macs thou) or mabye you're a closet believer that DeCSS really is just for piracy. I guess the only problem is if you live in the US and are subjected to the DMCA, I don't and I'm not.
Slashdot Mirror
a video store
The first time I saw a significant increase in POST speed was when I upgraded to a thunderbird-950 (with a gigabyte GA-7ZM mobo IIRC). I missed the POST the first time I booted because it took about 2 seconds between power on and booting from the HD. Surprised the hell outta me.
You mean .su of course ?
In regard to the mysql problem, it seems that mandrake has kill commands for mysql at runlevel 3 and 5.
If you change these to start it will probably work, also depending on your security level you may have to use chkconfig to enable it. e.g. use
chkconfig --list
to see if it's enabled or not and to enable it
chkconfig --add mysql
Now if only I could work out the iptables rules to get samba working at security level 4 I'd be happy...
apart from removing MySQL *sniff* it seemed to break quite a few confs. This wasn't really this surprisong as I didn't expect it to work in the first place.
So I decided to install this, now I only ssh into this box and it has no monitor / keyboard / mouse. Since moving country I didn't even have a mouse serial mouse for the box...
And before anyone comments that mandrake is a desktop OS balh blah blah if I'm going to use it for a server, blah blah blah, the disks were here when no others were
BTW German keyboards suck "QWERTZ" WTF is up with that? (ALT GR)Q to get @, jesus!!
Two, I've got better uses for the bandwidth (like streaming porn)
;-)
Put up or shut up
One time pads are ABSOLUTELY unbreakable...
Erm, no they're not. If you get hold of the decrypting pad you can break it, not that much different than stealing a pgp key and passphrase really.
it's not stupid rendering, it renders correctly.
It was however a stupid fix to the long-line-trolls problem
Why on earth do you think people bothered the risk of the "Silk Road?"
Silk?
The point is you should have an appropriate policy with the business, saying that they should authenticate all correspondence. If they don't check the authenticity of files/emails and something goes wrong and they haven't authenticated it you are off the hook so to speak.
Actually it started with version 5.3
No actually, mandrake actually had a version 5. I think 5.1 was the first one to hit FTP servers.
see this google groups link
This was my first linux distro and IIRC I had to download 90% of the files from local redhat mirrors (in new zealand) and grab the last few files from overseas.
Mandrake started at version 6
No you're wrong, mandrake actually had a version 5. I think 5.1 was the first one to hit FTP servers.
see this google groups link
Feel free to go look up the answer to your own question, I'm not going to do your research
Well we could hardly expect you to do that when you haven't done your own now could we...
slashdotters condemn another speeling mistake
Thanks for the reply.
:-/
Hmmm, sounds like things really could be as bad as my friends have told me. Thats a shame, I lived in germany for a while back in '97 and IMO it's a good place to live, I'd looked forward to spending another of years there. I'd hate to have to try England
You can find companies that are looking for freelancers at sites like this [freiberufler.de].
I'll be sure to check it out, I'd prefer working as an employee for a corp I suppose, but smaller companies (or IT sections of larger ones) can be enjoyable as well.
One thing to be aware of is that it is about as hard for a US national to get a work visa in Germany as the other way around.
Luckily I'm from Australasia and my parents are English so I have a European passport.
Cheers
Sorry that this is very offtopic but I think I remember seeing your nick in the the long hours/code quality thread and just wanted to ask you a question(BTW quax is the nickname of someone I work with and I thought it was him at first, I'm not stalking you :).
Anyway I'm moving to Germany in october for a holiday and to see some friends/relatives. I'd considered working there for a while but they say the IT job situation is pretty bad over there but none of the people that say that are in IT. Just wondering if this really is the situation?
I'm a programmer BTW (at HP at the moment so I have some experience) and am moving to the Köln/Düsseldorf area.
cheers!
I am! 3 weeks to go...
:)
now only to find a job there...
(Only joking Frenchies).
Actually whether you know it or not you're not joking see this article if you don't know what I'm talking about.
must be those dame scientologists in beijing
I agree with almost everything you have said here, with the exception of your comment of xinetd. Whilst I agree that xinetd is a worthwhile improvement upon inetd (and I use it myself), it does not natively support inetd configuration files. This causes a problem because inetd is used so widely that many programs actually alter the configuration file during installation, however these changes will not be propogated to xinetd.
Not to mention they would have accidently have to su to root before that... Unless they normally browse as root :-/
Man Conquers Space
yeah...
Kinda like how I conquered the mighty oceans last week when I went for a little paddle in the surf.
Because since MS has a monopoly on the PC market it is subject to different laws than a normal corporation. One of these means it cannot use it's monopolistic position in one market to leverage itself into other markets. I would call creating a game console using commodity PC components, created by companies which MS has a very strong relationship with in it's PC market, using a cut down version of the OS from that PC market, and using money gained from that market to sell the console at a loss in the new market leverage.
Therefore the DOJ should care. Although it won't since the other major players are not American, so they're unlikely to give a fuck IMHO.
Really? You looked through the thread twice? What a complete waste of time. Why not look at his user page http://slashdot.org/~clevernickname instead, then you would have seen that the last post made was on the 31st July.
BTW not sure what browser you're using but I think quite a lot have the find command these days, you could also use that instead of "scanning" the page over and over.
does anyone else imagine mad scientists racing radio contolled rats around a maze? no? just me?
A spammer couldn't have put it more elegantly. ...
OK that should have read: if you're not a hardcore fan
I'm sure people here are capable of working that out.
But why would any of us want to buy DVDs?
To watch them, thought that would have been obvious
I couldn't care less what's released on DVDs, because I don't trust any of the people making the technology, and I can't play DVDs on my computer. So why bother?
Well yes DRM sucks, but hey why not do what I do and get a region free player, and use a free software player that doesn't enforce DRM. They do exist, for windows and linux at least (don't know about macs thou) or mabye you're a closet believer that DeCSS really is just for piracy. I guess the only problem is if you live in the US and are subjected to the DMCA, I don't and I'm not.