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As with any new programming language, I suspect hype is going to factor in. I think this is more of a move by Microsoft to "innovate" a language. This way, there is no competitor at first. For instance, Borland/Inprise is NOT going to come out with a compiler for this right away, if at all, so Microsoft will have the 'best' C# implementation. The only use I can possibly see for it is if it's faster than Java, it'll make a nice language to program Win32 applications (instead of VB). It won't take all platforms by storm, but to Microsoft, all that matters is Win32 anyway. ------------
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I like privacy as much as the next guy, so here's my two cents. I know that sometimes the govt. has to spy on people, but WHY DO IT AT THE ISP LEVEL WHERE YOU CAN SPY ON EVERYONE? I don't need my mail being 'accidentally' sniffed. If they want to watch criminals, put wiretaps AT the criminal's connection at his house NOT ON EVERYONE ELSE'S CONNECTION. 2 words: duh. ------------
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Personally, I like the way the library in my town handles it. If you are below the age of 18 and you have a library card, on the back it specifies whether you are allowed to use the computers or not. Under that, it has two boxes that you can check off. One for censorware, and one for unrestricted access. This way, it is your parent's choice, and NOT Big Brother's choice whether you see the internet in its full glory. IIRC, most of the children have it enabled, so this shows you that most parents want it on anyway, for fear of their precious children seeing something naughty, like BREAST cancer. ------------
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I, for one, tend to think gambling is a good thing. If some people are so crazy that they want to throw away their money, fine. But, I think this kind of gambling is different from state lottery and should be controlled somehow. These people should at least get a fair chance to lose their money. I love state lotteries though, because they lower my taxes and I don't take part in them. Gambling is a tax on the stupid. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
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Hey! Keep Mozilla out of Realplayer! Realplayer is bloated enough!
Hey! Keep Realplayer out of Mozilla! We don't want our precious little browser getting bloated.
At least now I can get streaming audio with all the porn I look at with Mozilla. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
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You know what?! Someone should take the Minix code and add a bunch of stuff to it, like virtual memory and increased driver support. In a few years, you might even have a new operating system that would take the world by storm. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
Great, now how much longer until a public beta release? ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
As the captain of SeaQuest, DSV, I'd just like to express my sadness at the release of Darwin. As you know, Darwin was getting a little old, and I was tired of him and Lucas always screwing up our plans. So, last Thursday, the senior officers and I finally reached the decision to release Darwin.
Capt. Bridger Seaquest, DSV
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I'd like to turn in some of the kids from my school's computer club. They are always talking about "eunuchs". They walk around saying such things as 'awk' and 'grep'. They show signs of alcoholism by saying such things as "free as in beer", and appear to worship some kind of daemon. If this isn't malicious, anti-social behavior, I don't know what is. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
Who can I get support for my MS-DOS installations from now? I think this is proof that Microsoft is needed to the 21st century and beyond. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
This is a free minix-like kernel for i386(+) based AT-machines. Full source is included, and this source has been used to produce a running kernel on two different machines. Currently there are no kernel binaries for public viewing, as they have to be recompiled for different machines. You need to compile it with gcc (I use 1.40, don't know if 1.37.1 will handle all __asm__-directives), after having changed the relevant configuration file(s).
As the version number (0.01) suggests this is not a mature product. Currently only a subset of AT-hardware is supported (hard-disk, screen, keyboard and serial lines), and some of the system calls are not yet fully implemented (notably mount/umount aren't even implemented). See comments or readme's in the code.
This version is also meant mostly for reading - ie if you are interested in how the system looks like currently. It will compile and produce a working kernel, and though I will help in any way I can to get it working on your machine (mail me), it isn't really supported. Changes are frequent, and the first "production" version will probably differ wildly from this pre-alpha-release.
Hardware needed for running linux: - 386 AT - VGA/EGA screen - AT-type harddisk controller (IDE is fine) - Finnish keyboard (oh, you can use a US keyboard, but not without some practise:-)
The Finnish keyboard is hard-wired, and as I don't have a US one I cannot change it without major problems. See kernel/keyboard.s for details. If anybody is willing to make an even partial port, I'd be grateful. Shouldn't be too hard, as it's tabledriven (it's assembler though, so...)
Although linux is a complete kernel, and uses no code from minix or other sources, almost none of the support routines have yet been coded. Thus you currently need minix to bootstrap the system. It might be possible to use the free minix demo-disk to make a filesystem and run linux without having minix, but I don't know...
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you get one of these puppies, you be encoding mp3s at the rate of 1 every few days! i have used one of these for years and i must say it is simply the best.
ps: VMS RULES YR WORLD pps: eat me.
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I read this and I have no idea what any of it means. I'm going to wait until The Mind of God for Dummies comes out.:o( ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
I'm the CIO for GoatSe Communications Corp, based in Chicago, IL, and we've entered into a lawsuit with the controller of goatse.cx. I feel that it's important to protect our intellectual property, and I don't need any crack-smoking hippies abusing the good name of GoatSe Communications Corp. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
We sure do have a political voice! Jello for President! ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
I hope if IBM keeps on using these nanotech drives that they at least give them a nice orange color. I keep on losing all my nanotech drives either in my pants pocket or in the couch or something. Please, for all of us that lose things, keep on making drives with conventional technology so they can be standard sized. I don't want to have to reach for my microscope to install a nanotech drive. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
I can't get a job. All I have is this dang MCSE. ------------ a funny comment: 1 karma an insightful comment: 1 karma a good old-fashioned flame: priceless
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I am the author of jaim (www.freshmeat.net/projects/jaim) and AOL _WAS_ blocking clients. This is entirely true. I had to spoof TiK to get my client to work.
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I don't think this would work. You'd generate a patent-antipatent reaction, destroying the whole Patent Office in the process.
SCOTTY! Get more more ANTIPATENT!
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As with any new programming language, I suspect hype is going to factor in. I think this is more of a move by Microsoft to "innovate" a language. This way, there is no competitor at first. For instance, Borland/Inprise is NOT going to come out with a compiler for this right away, if at all, so Microsoft will have the 'best' C# implementation. The only use I can possibly see for it is if it's faster than Java, it'll make a nice language to program Win32 applications (instead of VB). It won't take all platforms by storm, but to Microsoft, all that matters is Win32 anyway.
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I like privacy as much as the next guy, so here's my two cents. I know that sometimes the govt. has to spy on people, but WHY DO IT AT THE ISP LEVEL WHERE YOU CAN SPY ON EVERYONE? I don't need my mail being 'accidentally' sniffed. If they want to watch criminals, put wiretaps AT the criminal's connection at his house NOT ON EVERYONE ELSE'S CONNECTION. 2 words: duh.
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Personally, I like the way the library in my town handles it. If you are below the age of 18 and you have a library card, on the back it specifies whether you are allowed to use the computers or not. Under that, it has two boxes that you can check off. One for censorware, and one for unrestricted access. This way, it is your parent's choice, and NOT Big Brother's choice whether you see the internet in its full glory. IIRC, most of the children have it enabled, so this shows you that most parents want it on anyway, for fear of their precious children seeing something naughty, like BREAST cancer.
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Don't forget VMS!
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I, for one, tend to think gambling is a good thing. If some people are so crazy that they want to throw away their money, fine. But, I think this kind of gambling is different from state lottery and should be controlled somehow. These people should at least get a fair chance to lose their money. I love state lotteries though, because they lower my taxes and I don't take part in them. Gambling is a tax on the stupid.
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actually, debian DOES have an optional spyware program that you can install. it's called popularity contest, and it polls the packages you have installed and mails it to debian. details here
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i can see my house from here
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the dancing paperclip...
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At least now I can get streaming audio with all the porn I look at with Mozilla.
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This is JEFFK! I know it is. If anyone else wants to know what I'm talking about, check out:
Jeff K's website
I am virtually certain that this is the same guy.
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You know what?! Someone should take the Minix code and add a bunch of stuff to it, like virtual memory and increased driver support. In a few years, you might even have a new operating system that would take the world by storm.
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Great, now how much longer until a public beta release?
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OFFICIAL UEO DOCUMENT FOLLOWS
As the captain of SeaQuest, DSV, I'd just like to express my sadness at the release of Darwin. As you know, Darwin was getting a little old, and I was tired of him and Lucas always screwing up our plans. So, last Thursday, the senior officers and I finally reached the decision to release Darwin.
Capt. Bridger
Seaquest, DSV
END OFFICIAL UEO DOCUMENT
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I'd like to turn in some of the kids from my school's computer club. They are always talking about "eunuchs". They walk around saying such things as 'awk' and 'grep'. They show signs of alcoholism by saying such things as "free as in beer", and appear to worship some kind of daemon. If this isn't malicious, anti-social behavior, I don't know what is.
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Who can I get support for my MS-DOS installations from now? I think this is proof that Microsoft is needed to the 21st century and beyond.
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This is a free minix-like kernel for i386(+) based AT-machines. Full
:-)
...)
source is included, and this source has been used to produce a running
kernel on two different machines. Currently there are no kernel
binaries for public viewing, as they have to be recompiled for different
machines. You need to compile it with gcc (I use 1.40, don't know if
1.37.1 will handle all __asm__-directives), after having changed the
relevant configuration file(s).
As the version number (0.01) suggests this is not a mature product.
Currently only a subset of AT-hardware is supported (hard-disk, screen,
keyboard and serial lines), and some of the system calls are not yet
fully implemented (notably mount/umount aren't even implemented). See
comments or readme's in the code.
This version is also meant mostly for reading - ie if you are interested
in how the system looks like currently. It will compile and produce a
working kernel, and though I will help in any way I can to get it
working on your machine (mail me), it isn't really supported. Changes
are frequent, and the first "production" version will probably differ
wildly from this pre-alpha-release.
Hardware needed for running linux:
- 386 AT
- VGA/EGA screen
- AT-type harddisk controller (IDE is fine)
- Finnish keyboard (oh, you can use a US keyboard, but not
without some practise
The Finnish keyboard is hard-wired, and as I don't have a US one I
cannot change it without major problems. See kernel/keyboard.s for
details. If anybody is willing to make an even partial port, I'd be
grateful. Shouldn't be too hard, as it's tabledriven (it's assembler
though, so
Although linux is a complete kernel, and uses no code from minix or
other sources, almost none of the support routines have yet been coded.
Thus you currently need minix to bootstrap the system. It might be
possible to use the free minix demo-disk to make a filesystem and run
linux without having minix, but I don't know...
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MicroVAX 3100 m38
VMS 5.2
8 megs of RAM
you get one of these puppies, you be encoding mp3s at the rate of 1 every
few days! i have used one of these for years and i must say it is simply the
best.
ps: VMS RULES YR WORLD
pps: eat me.
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I read this and I have no idea what any of it means. I'm going to wait until The Mind of God for Dummies comes out. :o(
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I'm the CIO for GoatSe Communications Corp, based in Chicago, IL, and we've entered into a lawsuit with the controller of goatse.cx. I feel that it's important to protect our intellectual property, and I don't need any crack-smoking hippies abusing the good name of GoatSe Communications Corp.
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We sure do have a political voice! Jello for President!
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I hope if IBM keeps on using these nanotech drives that they at least give them a nice orange color. I keep on losing all my nanotech drives either in my pants pocket or in the couch or something. Please, for all of us that lose things, keep on making drives with conventional technology so they can be standard sized. I don't want to have to reach for my microscope to install a nanotech drive.
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I can't get a job. All I have is this dang MCSE.
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