"Putty is great, but if your employer won't allow SSH through the firewall"
Of course, you are speaking about those employers who lock their employees in a building 24/7 and never let them go home to study or do other things on their own, right?
When I was a runt I watched Batman when it was on prime time- first run. (Meaning, when it was on every week- not every day like you saw.) I *had* a utility belt and lots of other geegaws and used to run around in a cape and throw a plastic batarang all over the house. That show was merchandised quite a bit. Keep in mind, merchandising in the 60s was not the same thing we see today. The new age of merchandising really came into it's own with Star Wars. Though someone answering letters at your local TV station didn't know where to find Batman schwag does not mean it didn't exist.
I am typing this on a 12" PowerBook. I love OS X. I bought my first Mac in 1988 and had an Apple ][ before that. I gave it up for Linux for many years but when they dumped the freeze prone old OS, I came back. But even this is too much. Can there be anything *else* worth posting than something about Jobs' speech at Stanford? For crap's sake already.
I have to say, each time I read an on-topic comment and then move to the inevitible crapflood follow up, it's causing quite a bit of laughter for me as I eat breakfast this morning. Once in awhile it's just really funny when a/. thread turns into a total train wreck:-)
Anyone who was using Linux in 1999 remembers when there were announcements like this every day.
Heady days, to be sure. Somewhere in my closet I have a LWCE (San Jose) shirt that says "1999: The Year of Linux" on the back. (And when I was wearing a Linux shirt in 1996 I felt lucky when one person would acknowledge it.;-)
From the artcicle: "X-Ray Specs! See Thru Clothing!" blares the copy, which is illustrated with a cartoon of a drooling geek wearing the amazing toy goggles and leering at a shapely woman. Now, any kid with half a brain knew that X-Ray Specs were a novelty gag that didn't really work.
Crap. I've been buying a pair a year for the last 30 years hoping they'd FINALLY get it right.
I should note, my DSL was out that weekend, and it was the independent coffee shop in town (the type with the 'Friends don't let friends drink at Starbuck' stickers.;-) and on a verrrry slow Sunday- there was never more than 1 other customer there than me that whole time.:-)
however I make sure to buy plenty of stuff to "pay my rent"
Oh I agree- I have certainly sat for hours at a cafe while sucking up the DSL before as well. I also make sure I pay plenty to do it. Funny thing is, the last time I did that, I was there about 5 hours. I bought 3 bevvys which were about $3.5-$4 and had a lunch salad. With the offering to the tip jar, I spent about $20, which paid for most of the month's DSL. And the thing of it was, I got a slight sneer from the counter when I said "Thank you- goodbye!"
I think what he means is perfectly clear, at least to me. Especially if you read the article, the point is crystal: "Before Wi-Fi, 'People talked to each other, strangers met each other,' she said. Solitary activities might involve reading and writing, but it was part of the milieu. 'Those people co-existed with people having conversations,' said Strongin." IOW, the atmosphere of people communicating face to face. But what do I know? I sit in a NOC all day staring at a monitor.
It reminds me of an old joke- 'The best way to kill a party is to turn on the TV.'
Sun's decision to make peace with Microsoft Corp. more than a year ago gave Mr. McNealy's company some $2 billion in cash...
*snip*
Mr. McNealy compared Sun's agreement with Microsoft to a pair of boxers who shake hands by tapping gloves and "promise not to bite each other's ears off." But he got in at least a nip, telling the audience that while Sun does run Windows to ensure interoperability, employees who aren't in engineering aren't allowed "to connect Windows to our network for security and viruses reasons.... For another $2.4 billion maybe I won't say that."
I went to a Stanford vs SJSU football game once at Stanford (of course- like they would come to Spartan Stadium?). The Stanford students had a banner that read "I would rather drop out of Stanford than graduate from San Jose State.":-) It was pretty funny, but Stanford lost that game. Not being a sports fan, that was my one and only game I attended the time I was in college but at least it gave me a mildly amusing anecdote.
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"Putty is great, but if your employer won't allow SSH through the firewall"
Of course, you are speaking about those employers who lock their employees in a building 24/7 and never let them go home to study or do other things on their own, right?
*Yawn*
It's been done.
No shit- think of the confused and awkward angst he could project!
When I was a runt I watched Batman when it was on prime time- first run. (Meaning, when it was on every week- not every day like you saw.) I *had* a utility belt and lots of other geegaws and used to run around in a cape and throw a plastic batarang all over the house. That show was merchandised quite a bit. Keep in mind, merchandising in the 60s was not the same thing we see today. The new age of merchandising really came into it's own with Star Wars. Though someone answering letters at your local TV station didn't know where to find Batman schwag does not mean it didn't exist.
I am typing this on a 12" PowerBook. I love OS X. I bought my first Mac in 1988 and had an Apple ][ before that. I gave it up for Linux for many years but when they dumped the freeze prone old OS, I came back. But even this is too much. Can there be anything *else* worth posting than something about Jobs' speech at Stanford? For crap's sake already.
Low UID's are so overrated.
And so much blowback, like Kennedy's assassination
Oh please, spare me.
Armstrong also once was working on a live radio transmitter when his finger touched the bare leads of a capacitor.
Yes, he was the worlds first FM Shock Jock.
I have to say, each time I read an on-topic comment and then move to the inevitible crapflood follow up, it's causing quite a bit of laughter for me as I eat breakfast this morning. Once in awhile it's just really funny when a /. thread turns into a total train wreck :-)
This may help.
No, this is Slashdot, you have to report they will use GIMP.
You can auto whitelist in the greylist conf file for non compliant MTAs. But of course someone has to tell you that you missed the message first.
Hey! I got one of those machines with feeling too!
Gee this is a wonderful submission. People are supposed to discuss the topic an abstract with about 10 sentences, unless you want to buy it for $5.
Can't the guy do a little more research to post some other like articles that we don't have to pay for?
Well, I guess no one RTFAs anyway so maybe this isn't any different.
Anyone who was using Linux in 1999 remembers when there were announcements like this every day.
;-)
Heady days, to be sure. Somewhere in my closet I have a LWCE (San Jose) shirt that says "1999: The Year of Linux" on the back. (And when I was wearing a Linux shirt in 1996 I felt lucky when one person would acknowledge it.
From the artcicle: "X-Ray Specs! See Thru Clothing!" blares the copy, which is illustrated with a cartoon of a drooling geek wearing the amazing toy goggles and leering at a shapely woman. Now, any kid with half a brain knew that X-Ray Specs were a novelty gag that didn't really work.
Crap. I've been buying a pair a year for the last 30 years hoping they'd FINALLY get it right.
Which makes this gadget a brillant device. :-)
I was there about 5 hours
;-) and on a verrrry slow Sunday- there was never more than 1 other customer there than me that whole time. :-)
I should note, my DSL was out that weekend, and it was the independent coffee shop in town (the type with the 'Friends don't let friends drink at Starbuck' stickers.
however I make sure to buy plenty of stuff to "pay my rent"
Oh I agree- I have certainly sat for hours at a cafe while sucking up the DSL before as well. I also make sure I pay plenty to do it. Funny thing is, the last time I did that, I was there about 5 hours. I bought 3 bevvys which were about $3.5-$4 and had a lunch salad. With the offering to the tip jar, I spent about $20, which paid for most of the month's DSL. And the thing of it was, I got a slight sneer from the counter when I said "Thank you- goodbye!"
I think what he means is perfectly clear, at least to me. Especially if you read the article, the point is crystal: "Before Wi-Fi, 'People talked to each other, strangers met each other,' she said. Solitary activities might involve reading and writing, but it was part of the milieu. 'Those people co-existed with people having conversations,' said Strongin." IOW, the atmosphere of people communicating face to face. But what do I know? I sit in a NOC all day staring at a monitor.
It reminds me of an old joke- 'The best way to kill a party is to turn on the TV.'
Well, he certainly gives a good interview at any rate.
More entertaining is Scott McNealy's section
... For another $2.4 billion maybe I won't say that."
Sun's decision to make peace with Microsoft Corp. more than a year ago gave Mr. McNealy's company some $2 billion in cash...
*snip*
Mr. McNealy compared Sun's agreement with Microsoft to a pair of boxers who shake hands by tapping gloves and "promise not to bite each other's ears off." But he got in at least a nip, telling the audience that while Sun does run Windows to ensure interoperability, employees who aren't in engineering aren't allowed "to connect Windows to our network for security and viruses reasons.
Imagine sending info across millions of light years with technology built in 1970s...
Ahhh..
You know about the secret 8-track installation on Voyager too, huh?
...in IEEE's magazine Spectrum..
Bill Woodcock of Packet House travelling the world and setting up Internet connections in remote locations.
I went to a Stanford vs SJSU football game once at Stanford (of course- like they would come to Spartan Stadium?). The Stanford students had a banner that read "I would rather drop out of Stanford than graduate from San Jose State." :-) It was pretty funny, but Stanford lost that game. Not being a sports fan, that was my one and only game I attended the time I was in college but at least it gave me a mildly amusing anecdote.