Thanks, that was a useful responce. Someone should moderate that up to +5.
Really..... I'd like to know if something like this might be an option for getting around, especially short distances during the day. I'm fairly confident my eyesight is adequate for it (and if it wasn't, I'd quit using it REALLY quick).
It expires in 6 months minus 6 days. RedHat's releases are usually a bit under 6 months apart. So it should be REEEEAAAAAL close, too close to say at this point.
But I would *hope* they'd push it back a week or two to include more crypto stuff. It will be very convenient to have it installed by default.
I suppose you have to have perfect vision to use one of these things, right? Or maybe not...
My corrected vision is 20/100, which is good enough for just about everything but not good enough to drive. I'd *KILL* to be able to use one of these things!
It seems as though the biggest problem with me driving would be reading road signs and such (I can't do it until we're basically at them, and then it's too late.) But while flying low I can see and recognize buildings and other landmarks (providing I know them). So if I limited it to day use, why couldn't I use one?
That's a good idea, and I tried it once. I applied for a job with a local company that is running a gardening store online. They were using NT, and I proposed he hire me and I'd switch him to Linux. He had to switch databases anyway - or so he thought.
Unfortunately, he found a good way to stick with his current database so he didn't need to switch. And I wasn't gonna accept an NT job.:-)
What fumes me is the people that REQUIRE you to send it in Word format. Yes, there are some, even for UNIX people. Maybe not Linux specific shops though.
For the longest time, I did my resume in WordStar 6 (yeah, I know) and gave people only ASCII text, but last year I finally converted to WordPerfect. I can now send RTF if necessary. I will NOT stoop to sending Word files though, and if someone requires that, SCREW THEM!
He has previously said that he did not want to reveal that information.
If people knew they were doing well, that would encourage others to compete with them.
If people knew they were doing poorly, (I forget what he said for this, but who would want people to know they were doing poorly? that would discourage other companies from letting them port their games)
Lesson 1: How hypertext links work, and how to use them to your advantage. Assignment: Develop a simple affiliate program system and a server program that will keep track of how many hits should be credited to which participants.
Lesson 2: How HTTP cookies store state information on client computers. Assignment: Develop a system that will store a customer's credit card information. Allow the customer to start up Netscape, go to your page, and buy something with a single click.
In addition to all that, think back 17 years to get an idea of the ludicrousy of this.
17 years ago, I didn't even yet have my first Commodore 64! If you had a C64 and a tape drive, you were the luckiest person on your block!
About 18 years ago, TCP/IP took its final shape (I think). If it had been patented, we would only be able to freely use TCP/IP last year. Linux would never have come about.
...is the length of time these patents last. I actually think Bezos had a decent point about why he applied for it.
When the patent system was invented, people were seeking patents on machines and such, and industry moved a lot slower. It probably really took 17 years or more to recoup the investment on the "innovation".
However, now we're in Internet time. Being able to control fundamental aspects of the Internet or trivial applications of them for 17 years is outrageous, ludicrous, and unacceptable. We NEED to reduce the length of time these things last! Seems to me like 2 or 3 years is about right.
Having said that, I will continue to support the Amazon boycott until #1) we get a promise that they will NEVER sue smaller companies (less than half their size or so) over this, and #2) the affiliate program patent is dropped. Even if Amazon really was the first company to do one click ordering, they did NOT invent the affiliate program.
Why in the world do newspapers keep wasting trees on stock quotes? I'd bet that 95%+ of the people interested in them have Web access. And getting them free from the web is SOOO much easier and faster than looking for them in a paper!
Papers are good for things of local interest and comics. That's about it! Yeah, you can get comics on the web, but it's nice to have the condensed together on a page and delivered to you. (And yes, I know, there are Perl scripts to do that on the Net, so maybe comics isn't even a valid reason...)
I'm looking forward to this, but I'm currently fuming mad at Real. They released their ALPHA G2 crap last MAY - 9 months ago! Promised a beta by the end of last year, and it never showed up! My favorite radio station is available on the Internet and I need Real to hear it. It works, but crashes randomly a few times an hour. I'm getting sick of it, and I want a stable player! Is this too much to ask???
They make money by selling server licenses, but they need to produce quality clients for all platforms to have any respect whatsoever.
A couple days ago I sent them an E-mail asking what's up with the beta (trying to be as polite as possible). They never responded.
So it looks like Real doesn't give a crap about their customers (or at least the people that listen to their customers' audio), but they have another chance to prove themselves.
I was wondering the same thing, and did a bunch of research last weekend. It looks to me like the G400 is the obvious choice. It has open source drivers and its performance is good. But now should I get the single headed or dual headed model?:-)
Can anyone think of a good reason to go with something else or a reason not to go with it?
Would like to try them, but there's a long list of vegetables I don't like, including: onions, broccoli, peppers, and a bunch of others.
Guess it's back to ramen, Swan's frozen pizzas, and Reser's Beef & bean burritos. Would be good to get something healthier, but I'll worry about that when I start getting sick.:-)
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Thanks, that was a useful responce. Someone should moderate that up to +5.
Really..... I'd like to know if something like this might be an option for getting around, especially short distances during the day. I'm fairly confident my eyesight is adequate for it (and if it wasn't, I'd quit using it REALLY quick).
It expires in 6 months minus 6 days. RedHat's releases are usually a bit under 6 months apart. So it should be REEEEAAAAAL close, too close to say at this point.
But I would *hope* they'd push it back a week or two to include more crypto stuff. It will be very convenient to have it installed by default.
Is there ANY room at all for payloads? Like even a small box or sack of something? Without that its usefullness would be pretty severely limiting.
:)
It also looks like there's no seat. You see this guy sitting in the middle of the air. Looks uncomfortable...
The site said those were in "future development". Nice. :-)
I suppose you have to have perfect vision to use one of these things, right? Or maybe not...
My corrected vision is 20/100, which is good enough for just about everything but not good enough to drive. I'd *KILL* to be able to use one of these things!
It seems as though the biggest problem with me driving would be reading road signs and such (I can't do it until we're basically at them, and then it's too late.) But while flying low I can see and recognize buildings and other landmarks (providing I know them). So if I limited it to day use, why couldn't I use one?
That's a good idea, and I tried it once. I applied for a job with a local company that is running a gardening store online. They were using NT, and I proposed he hire me and I'd switch him to Linux. He had to switch databases anyway - or so he thought.
:-)
Unfortunately, he found a good way to stick with his current database so he didn't need to switch. And I wasn't gonna accept an NT job.
What fumes me is the people that REQUIRE you to send it in Word format. Yes, there are some, even for UNIX people. Maybe not Linux specific shops though.
For the longest time, I did my resume in WordStar 6 (yeah, I know) and gave people only ASCII text, but last year I finally converted to WordPerfect. I can now send RTF if necessary. I will NOT stoop to sending Word files though, and if someone requires that, SCREW THEM!
Now that's offensive! Pi day is the third most important and sacred holiday of the year (besides, of course, Christmas and Easter).
Hmm. I just pronounced it 'plex eight six' = 3 syllables.
He has previously said that he did not want to reveal that information.
If people knew they were doing well, that would encourage others to compete with them.
If people knew they were doing poorly, (I forget what he said for this, but who would want people to know they were doing poorly? that would discourage other companies from letting them port their games)
Lesson 1: How hypertext links work, and how to use them to your advantage. Assignment: Develop a simple affiliate program system and a server program that will keep track of how many hits should be credited to which participants.
Lesson 2: How HTTP cookies store state information on client computers. Assignment: Develop a system that will store a customer's credit card information. Allow the customer to start up Netscape, go to your page, and buy something with a single click.
In addition to all that, think back 17 years to get an idea of the ludicrousy of this.
17 years ago, I didn't even yet have my first Commodore 64! If you had a C64 and a tape drive, you were the luckiest person on your block!
About 18 years ago, TCP/IP took its final shape (I think). If it had been patented, we would only be able to freely use TCP/IP last year. Linux would never have come about.
...is the length of time these patents last. I actually think Bezos had a decent point about why he applied for it.
When the patent system was invented, people were seeking patents on machines and such, and industry moved a lot slower. It probably really took 17 years or more to recoup the investment on the "innovation".
However, now we're in Internet time. Being able to control fundamental aspects of the Internet or trivial applications of them for 17 years is outrageous, ludicrous, and unacceptable. We NEED to reduce the length of time these things last! Seems to me like 2 or 3 years is about right.
Having said that, I will continue to support the Amazon boycott until #1) we get a promise that they will NEVER sue smaller companies (less than half their size or so) over this, and #2) the affiliate program patent is dropped. Even if Amazon really was the first company to do one click ordering, they did NOT invent the affiliate program.
Hmm, I believe individuals already DO have to be named on a patent, as the inventor.
Your proposal might help a little bit, but not nearly as much as real patent system reform.
Is it possible to renew a domain with a different registrar than the one you signed up with?
I have to renew soon and I don't want to give more money to N$I...
Thanks
no, but I thought that was just another GDB add on. I think *anything* based on GDB would have the same problem.
Might be worth looking at though...
DDD is nice, but it (and probably ever other gdb based debugger) has the same problems with the STL as GDB.
I would really like to see an answer to this question. IS there a way to skip over STL crap in GDB, or for that matter, ANY Linux-based debugger?
Why in the world do newspapers keep wasting trees on stock quotes? I'd bet that 95%+ of the people interested in them have Web access. And getting them free from the web is SOOO much easier and faster than looking for them in a paper!
Papers are good for things of local interest and comics. That's about it! Yeah, you can get comics on the web, but it's nice to have the condensed together on a page and delivered to you. (And yes, I know, there are Perl scripts to do that on the Net, so maybe comics isn't even a valid reason...)
I'm looking forward to this, but I'm currently fuming mad at Real. They released their ALPHA G2 crap last MAY - 9 months ago! Promised a beta by the end of last year, and it never showed up! My favorite radio station is available on the Internet and I need Real to hear it. It works, but crashes randomly a few times an hour. I'm getting sick of it, and I want a stable player! Is this too much to ask???
They make money by selling server licenses, but they need to produce quality clients for all platforms to have any respect whatsoever.
A couple days ago I sent them an E-mail asking what's up with the beta (trying to be as polite as possible). They never responded.
So it looks like Real doesn't give a crap about their customers (or at least the people that listen to their customers' audio), but they have another chance to prove themselves.
DON'T BLOW IT AGAIN GUYS!!!
I was wondering the same thing, and did a bunch of research last weekend. It looks to me like the G400 is the obvious choice. It has open source drivers and its performance is good. But now should I get the single headed or dual headed model? :-)
Can anyone think of a good reason to go with something else or a reason not to go with it?
Would like to try them, but there's a long list of vegetables I don't like, including: onions, broccoli, peppers, and a bunch of others.
:-)
Guess it's back to ramen, Swan's frozen pizzas, and Reser's Beef & bean burritos. Would be good to get something healthier, but I'll worry about that when I start getting sick.
*sigh*
I just upgraded from 4.61 yesterday, and you're right. I might downgrade back.
When you want to write a Perl script to pull data out of Web pages, like stock or options quotes (I've done that several times), lynx simply rules!
$page = `lynx -source http://whatever`
Then parse $page with your favorite batch of regular expressions, and you're set!
Actually, he may have done that, but I must say the results were far from "chuckleheaded". There was some very good information posted above!