This would have been the only way to get NASA back in action. We really need to get a manned mission to Mars. If China would have gone, we would have HAD to go. Oh well, we'll probably get there eventually. Or not.
Say what you will about Fedora/Red Hat, but I've set up 2 Fedora boxes recently for 2 people who have never used Linux, and they've both remarked how well it looks and works. Keep up the good work guys!
"Go play at AloofHosting.com, free web hosting that makes sense."
Parent is so brazen about shilling his crappy webhosting site that it's actually not even in his sig. He went through the extra trouble to paste it into his post, just go we KNOW about ALOOFHOSTING.COM. I applaud you for your effors, sir.
"Saving for retirement would be hard, I know (but we have Social Security for that right? at least, that's where 7% of my income goes...), but just getting by pretty well month to month is perfectly doable."
So, in other words, if you just live hand to mouth and don't care about your future, you'll be fine. Sounds like a great outlook. I guess I'll see you in the nice home they'll put you in with all the cashola you get from Social Security.
"For people who just need a browser and E-mail, QNX is an option, and a relatively trouble-free one. Admittedly it's an unusual option, but then, so was Linux on the desktop three years ago."
I hope they have the 1 hardware configuration that is supported....
Problems with Windows, just run OpenBSD. Yeah, great for a unix geek, but you can't really apply this in ANY cirumstances. Largish company, 1000 PC's. "We've been having problems..." Along comes ANIMATS: "Oh, just install QNX, you'll be RIGHT AS RAIN!" Yeah, right. This article is about trying to work WITH Windows, not replacing it with some other OS. Suggesting QNX is probably one of the most insane rebuttals you could have. I'd half expect to see Red Hat, MacOS, BeOS, etc., but no way would I expect to see QNX. It's so obscure as to be considered a NON-VIABLE option for this problem.
Here's the solution for your problem: just get a really expensive notebook (executive journal). This way, you'll have spent enough money to actually feel bad not using it, and you'll actually save money not buying a stupid electronic device just to jot down some words.
I like Macs as much as the next guy (probably more), but a function of popularity would be that there are a LOT of them. Walk into 100 random households in the United States, 60 Windows machines, 3 or 4 Macs would probably be a pretty good spread. MacOS may be pretty good, but it's definitely not widespread.
Actually, no one can AFFORD not to have a double-income household today. Maybe if one is a Ph.D. or something you can get by, but otherwise, both Mommy and Daddy are going to work.
"Through the sabotage of Java alone, Microsoft has cost the world HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars, by delaying the development of e-commerce."
Obviously BS. Microsoft has probably SAVED the world BILLIONS of dollars of expenses in buying extra 512 meg of memory so Java apps will run. (Of course, XP would probably take 256 of that, so maybe it works out about even in the end...)
It was also true that inventing electric lights spelled the end for candle makers. No one cared about crossing the Atlantic with a sail when they could use an engine. Gasoline would not be used as much if someone invented a cheaper way to get a car from here to there. Basically, software companies sell something that you cannot really touch and that can be copied infinitely. Free software can proliferate on its merits alone without worry of cost. On a long enough timescale, of course most commerical software is irrelevant. But there will always be those niches which OSS cannot fill, and commercial software vendors will turn to finding a niche and doing it best. I can't really see a future without OSS though, once you switch to it and it suits your needs, would you really ever switch back to software you have to pay for? I bet most shops that go open rarely go back 100% proprietary.
Hey, were you the guy that decided to make Real install itself everywhere? Were you the guy that decided it was important enough to need an icon in the taskbar? RealPlayer is crappy spyware, and I think the sun is setting for Real.
You know, I've seen that there's been trouble with WASTE lately, but I still think that it, or a system LIKE it will take off soon, where everything IS encrypted end to end. WASTE probably won't be it, but soon a new p2p app will rise up with nice security features. Then, they'll only be able to tell if you're warez'n by your bandwidth, which isn't really a sure fire way to tell. Filetopia from www.filetopia.com is supposed to be pretty secure, Win32 only, but it works fine under Wine.
I fail to see any such correlation between usability and security. As many others have said (and will say), OS X really does have it down in regards to their security model, which I hope is embraced on OSS *nix soon.
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"Similarly, I used to think chopsticks originated in Asia, at least until someone made me aware of their creation as an enticing gimmick by immigrant restaurant owners in American mining communities in the 1800s and subsequent exportation to the Far East as a unique dining tool."
That reminds me of when Franklin D. Roosevelt invented the napkin in 1935. It quickly spread throughout the whole country, and soon the world. I didn't know how influential Roosevelt was until I found out how he helped usher in the age of the napkin. It has really opened my eyes.
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At some point at Real, someone noticed they had a payware player and a freeware player. "Hey, maybe if we hide the freeware one, people will buy the payware!" That's real ethical guys. Maybe you'll trick a few people (a lot of people) into paying $29.99 for NOTHING, but I guarantee no one will pay ever again. Quicktime has the right idea with licencing if you ask me. Real is a trashy piece of spyware that contributes nothing to the Internet as a whole. I'd like to see an open standards audio streaming solution be used, but at this point I would just settle for seeing Real file for Chapter 11. (Coming any day now).
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This would have been the only way to get NASA back in action. We really need to get a manned mission to Mars. If China would have gone, we would have HAD to go. Oh well, we'll probably get there eventually. Or not.
Say what you will about Fedora/Red Hat, but I've set up 2 Fedora boxes recently for 2 people who have never used Linux, and they've both remarked how well it looks and works. Keep up the good work guys!
It's a legislative nightmare!! Where is the control?
"Go play at AloofHosting.com, free web hosting that makes sense."
Parent is so brazen about shilling his crappy webhosting site that it's actually not even in his sig. He went through the extra trouble to paste it into his post, just go we KNOW about ALOOFHOSTING.COM. I applaud you for your effors, sir.
"Saving for retirement would be hard, I know (but we have Social Security for that right? at least, that's where 7% of my income goes...), but just getting by pretty well month to month is perfectly doable."
So, in other words, if you just live hand to mouth and don't care about your future, you'll be fine. Sounds like a great outlook. I guess I'll see you in the nice home they'll put you in with all the cashola you get from Social Security.
"For people who just need a browser and E-mail, QNX is an option, and a relatively trouble-free one. Admittedly it's an unusual option, but then, so was Linux on the desktop three years ago."
I hope they have the 1 hardware configuration that is supported....
How is this informative?
Problems with Windows, just run OpenBSD. Yeah, great for a unix geek, but you can't really apply this in ANY cirumstances. Largish company, 1000 PC's. "We've been having problems..." Along comes ANIMATS: "Oh, just install QNX, you'll be RIGHT AS RAIN!" Yeah, right. This article is about trying to work WITH Windows, not replacing it with some other OS. Suggesting QNX is probably one of the most insane rebuttals you could have. I'd half expect to see Red Hat, MacOS, BeOS, etc., but no way would I expect to see QNX. It's so obscure as to be considered a NON-VIABLE option for this problem.
Here's the solution for your problem: just get a really expensive notebook (executive journal). This way, you'll have spent enough money to actually feel bad not using it, and you'll actually save money not buying a stupid electronic device just to jot down some words.
I like Macs as much as the next guy (probably more), but a function of popularity would be that there are a LOT of them. Walk into 100 random households in the United States, 60 Windows machines, 3 or 4 Macs would probably be a pretty good spread. MacOS may be pretty good, but it's definitely not widespread.
Actually, no one can AFFORD not to have a double-income household today. Maybe if one is a Ph.D. or something you can get by, but otherwise, both Mommy and Daddy are going to work.
"Through the sabotage of Java alone, Microsoft has cost the world HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS of dollars, by delaying the development of e-commerce."
Obviously BS. Microsoft has probably SAVED the world BILLIONS of dollars of expenses in buying extra 512 meg of memory so Java apps will run. (Of course, XP would probably take 256 of that, so maybe it works out about even in the end...)
If you get a USB wooden wheel, you're probably going to have problems finding a driver for NT...
It was also true that inventing electric lights spelled the end for candle makers. No one cared about crossing the Atlantic with a sail when they could use an engine. Gasoline would not be used as much if someone invented a cheaper way to get a car from here to there. Basically, software companies sell something that you cannot really touch and that can be copied infinitely. Free software can proliferate on its merits alone without worry of cost. On a long enough timescale, of course most commerical software is irrelevant. But there will always be those niches which OSS cannot fill, and commercial software vendors will turn to finding a niche and doing it best. I can't really see a future without OSS though, once you switch to it and it suits your needs, would you really ever switch back to software you have to pay for? I bet most shops that go open rarely go back 100% proprietary.
that will be awesome until they start spoofing urls. you'll be price checking in aisle 2, click on a link, and then be at goatse.cx...
cmon who wouldn't format that piece?
Using java without swing is like using C without malloc.
Hey, were you the guy that decided to make Real install itself everywhere? Were you the guy that decided it was important enough to need an icon in the taskbar? RealPlayer is crappy spyware, and I think the sun is setting for Real.
You know, I've seen that there's been trouble with WASTE lately, but I still think that it, or a system LIKE it will take off soon, where everything IS encrypted end to end. WASTE probably won't be it, but soon a new p2p app will rise up with nice security features. Then, they'll only be able to tell if you're warez'n by your bandwidth, which isn't really a sure fire way to tell. Filetopia from www.filetopia.com is supposed to be pretty secure, Win32 only, but it works fine under Wine.
I actually find SAMBA great when just using it to access my home directory or other simple tasks. YMMV when using locking, etc.
Anything to stay away from Nightmare File System.
Well, you better get started with GnuPOS. Sounds like you have an itch to scratch, so get scratching.
medicore phone + medicore gaming platform = ngage
"-- i happen to work for NASA"
You had me until you got to that part. You'd be lucky to get a job at K-Mart. What division of NASA do you work in again? Oh yeah, the IMAGINARY one.
I fail to see any such correlation between usability and security. As many others have said (and will say), OS X really does have it down in regards to their security model, which I hope is embraced on OSS *nix soon.
"Similarly, I used to think chopsticks originated in Asia, at least until someone made me aware of their creation as an enticing gimmick by immigrant restaurant owners in American mining communities in the 1800s and subsequent exportation to the Far East as a unique dining tool."
That reminds me of when Franklin D. Roosevelt invented the napkin in 1935. It quickly spread throughout the whole country, and soon the world. I didn't know how influential Roosevelt was until I found out how he helped usher in the age of the napkin. It has really opened my eyes.
At some point at Real, someone noticed they had a payware player and a freeware player. "Hey, maybe if we hide the freeware one, people will buy the payware!" That's real ethical guys. Maybe you'll trick a few people (a lot of people) into paying $29.99 for NOTHING, but I guarantee no one will pay ever again. Quicktime has the right idea with licencing if you ask me. Real is a trashy piece of spyware that contributes nothing to the Internet as a whole. I'd like to see an open standards audio streaming solution be used, but at this point I would just settle for seeing Real file for Chapter 11. (Coming any day now).