I have four pins in the basement, ranging from a 1948 United Ron-Dee-Voo to a 1974 Gottlieb Super-Soccer. The rule is: NO SILICON. If I want to push bits around, I have several boxen here and a couple thousand at work to dink with. When I descend to play the pins, I want to hear gongs and chimes, feel the knocker on replays, listen to the bank reset go kerchunk. EM pins have been gone for a long time, but AFAIC there's no real replacement. Microprocessor-based games may have their place, but it ain't here!
They've been screwing up jello with a spoon for years. I had some respect for Verisign until they acquired NSI. Throwing AOL into the mix almost makes sense, in a sardonic sorta way. If you're gonna screw things up, you might as well do it right. Looks like they're headed down the right road for that.
...and it's being addressed by most of the distro's. However the closed-source folks are missing it. Linux runs on everything but the kitchen sink. RH, SUSE, Mandrake, et al support platforms other than x86. To their credit, Applix does as well. Most commercial software assumes that the platform is Intel. Oracle 8i is an example. Until they get off dead center and release source, StarOffice is another. Real Player, anyone?
Yes, RH has the public perception. But there's no reason you can't run most packages released for 'RHLinux' on any other distro. rpm is GPL, and as such can be used to unpack an app on any x86 box.
My personal goal would be to see more high-performance hardware supported by more 3rd party vendors. RH didn't steal the position they're in (like another well-known outfit). I don't see any sense in beating them up.
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I checked out www.unix.net and found it empty in fear of a lawsuit. Then www.unix.org, which didn't resolve. I've seen the Silkroad name and Tim's as well over the years, and yeah, he qualifies as a confirmed geek. It's unfortunate that the Open Group is probably the only purchaser who could get away with putting it up. I wonder if that's why it's in this shape.
I got my usual Friday night stock tips, vacation offers,MMF, etc. spam, but none of it thru ICANN. Got the original mail, though. Gee. Should I feel slighted?
Static's got it right, with but one caveat (and I don't have the numbers here): Pumping 1 AH into a battery will give you somewhat less than 1 AH out of it. Efficiencies have come a long way with the NiMH & LiIon technologies, but I'm afraid 100% is one of those not-quite-reachable goals.
I tried expanding the icon. Not enough resolution in it. How about just replacing the nondescript blue & white with slightly less nondescript black & white with a few yellow bits thrown in at the appropriate spots?
I think today you can get cheap alphas of this type on ebay or in the respective *.alpha newsgroups.
I'm posting from one. There was a 164SX/mobo on ebay today for ~$300US. 533MHz, 64bits wide, and an FPU that's untouchable anywhere else for the price. Uses plain PC100 DIMMs, too. Only way to go!
I don't know which is scarier...being able to read this without my trusty ascii chart in hand; or reading it in the first place. But like you said, happy april fools!
While M$ tweaks file formats on a regular basis to thwart compatibility with other packages, cisco's very founding was to provide interoperability among disparate networks. When they acquire a company, it's to get the technology, not to snuff them out. This "monopoly" doesn't worry me a bit!
GPL != piracy. GPL != $0.00 software. I can write and release under the GPL, and ask a real live $$ price for it. It only requires that I make source available with the binary. Period. There are many examples of source releases that are not necessarily free(beer) but free(speech). Until you get a clue about the difference, please crawl back under your rock, and make room for Mr. Valenti, whose mind is as open as yours.
That's an ongoing problem, along with the myth that linux==RedHat. rbf's right: Linux has been ported to everything but the kitchen sink, up to and including the IBM S/390 mainframe. If someone wants to do a port to x86 only, that's fine, but it misses the spirit. Either port it to Alpha/Sparc/ARM/PPC/etc (if necessary find someone to help you) or open it up so the community can do it! If it's a worthwhile project, someone _will_ grab it and make it happen. They who believe that the only linux platform worth supporting is x86 are doomed to the same mediocre fate as windoze users, hearing nothing but what the marketdroids spew. That's sad.
... http://www.praeclarus.demon.co.uk/tech/e2-undel/ This is a collection of programs and procedures that (as previously mentioned) offer no guarantees, but should certainly be a part of any admin's toolkit. Not just for problems, but for the educational value as well. Good stuff!
I agree that short term memory != problem solving skills (especially in the MCSE arena), and that most certs are worth the paper they're printed on. (of course, BS!=problem solving skills as well, until you throw some experience at it). As a sample of just one of the problems, consider the test that asks where to find a config file for whatever. As not all distros follow the LSB/FSSTND, aren't we better off just having a clue as to the filename and how to use find(1)? A good cert should reflect knowledge of what tools are available and their use in unpredictable situations rather than rote memorization of a default box setup. The only cert I've seen out there that grabs any respect from me is the CCIE, and unless they've changed it recently you won't get there by memorizing a study guide.
Michael: Here I am sitting on 5 fresh moderator points and I can't crank this up beyond where it already is. Damn! That was a truly cool thing you did for the users. If M$ doesn't backfill your coffers, I have to believe the community will. The PR you just generated is priceless!
As of this past summer/early fall, support for Microsoft products on the Alpha was dropped. It's no longer "pretty much" x86, it's the only game in town. And linux _rocks_ on the Alpha:-)
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...that was used on Stratus boxen, also known as the IBM System/88
I have four pins in the basement, ranging from a 1948 United Ron-Dee-Voo to a 1974 Gottlieb Super-Soccer. The rule is: NO SILICON. If I want to push bits around, I have several boxen here and a couple thousand at work to dink with. When I descend to play the pins, I want to hear gongs and chimes, feel the knocker on replays, listen to the bank reset go kerchunk. EM pins have been gone for a long time, but AFAIC there's no real replacement. Microprocessor-based games may have their place, but it ain't here!
They've been screwing up jello with a spoon for years. I had some respect for Verisign until they acquired NSI. Throwing AOL into the mix almost makes sense, in a sardonic sorta way. If you're gonna screw things up, you might as well do it right. Looks like they're headed down the right road for that.
Lessee here. Is stability uptime, or is it slow releases? IIRC, Linus always said 'release often'. And your problem is....????
...and it's being addressed by most of the distro's. However the closed-source folks are missing it. Linux runs on everything but the kitchen sink. RH, SUSE, Mandrake, et al support platforms other than x86. To their credit, Applix does as well. Most commercial software assumes that the platform is Intel. Oracle 8i is an example. Until they get off dead center and release source, StarOffice is another. Real Player, anyone?
Yes, RH has the public perception. But there's no reason you can't run most packages released for 'RHLinux' on any other distro. rpm is GPL, and as such can be used to unpack an app on any x86 box.
My personal goal would be to see more high-performance hardware supported by more 3rd party vendors. RH didn't steal the position they're in (like another well-known outfit).
I don't see any sense in beating them up.
I checked out www.unix.net and found it empty in fear of a lawsuit. Then www.unix.org, which didn't resolve. I've seen the Silkroad name and Tim's as well over the years, and yeah, he qualifies as a confirmed geek. It's unfortunate that the Open Group is probably the only purchaser who could get away with putting it up. I wonder if that's why it's in this shape.
I got my usual Friday night stock tips, vacation offers,MMF, etc. spam, but none of it thru ICANN.
Got the original mail, though. Gee. Should I feel slighted?
Static's got it right, with but one caveat (and I don't have the numbers here): Pumping 1 AH into a battery will give you somewhat less than 1 AH out of it. Efficiencies have come a long way with the NiMH & LiIon technologies, but I'm afraid 100% is one of those not-quite-reachable goals.
I tried expanding the icon. Not enough resolution in it. How about just replacing the nondescript blue & white with slightly less nondescript black & white with a few yellow bits thrown in at the appropriate spots?
...and yeah, it definitely outperforms gcc!
I think today you can get cheap alphas of this type on ebay or in the respective *.alpha newsgroups.
I'm posting from one. There was a 164SX/mobo on ebay today for ~$300US. 533MHz, 64bits wide, and an FPU that's untouchable anywhere else for the price. Uses plain PC100 DIMMs, too. Only way to go!
I don't know which is scarier...being able to read this without my trusty ascii chart in hand; or reading it in the first place. But like you said, happy april fools!
While M$ tweaks file formats on a regular basis to thwart compatibility with other packages, cisco's very founding was to provide interoperability among disparate networks. When they acquire a company, it's to get the technology, not to snuff them out. This "monopoly" doesn't worry me a bit!
GPL != piracy. GPL != $0.00 software. I can write and release under the GPL, and ask a real live $$ price for it. It only requires that I make source available with the binary. Period.
There are many examples of source releases that are not necessarily free(beer) but free(speech). Until you get a clue about the difference, please crawl back under your rock, and make room for Mr. Valenti, whose mind is as open as yours.
Alpha's not dead yet!
...they're IPO'ing next week?
Lessee here...last time I looked, Solaris & HP/UX at work, and Linux x86 and (mostly) axp at home.
I don't think so....
Was it Tim that said 63000 bugs should be found in a rain forest?
Nothing to say but
:-)
That's an ongoing problem, along with the myth that linux==RedHat. rbf's right: Linux has been ported to everything but the kitchen sink, up to and including the IBM S/390 mainframe. If someone wants to do a port to x86 only, that's fine, but it misses the spirit. Either port it to Alpha/Sparc/ARM/PPC/etc (if necessary find someone to help you) or open it up so the community can do it! If it's a worthwhile project, someone _will_ grab it and make it happen. They who believe that the only linux platform worth supporting is x86 are doomed to the same mediocre fate as windoze users, hearing nothing but what the marketdroids spew. That's sad.
That would be him.
... http://www.praeclarus.demon.co.uk/tech/e2-undel/ This is a collection of programs and procedures that (as previously mentioned) offer no guarantees, but should certainly be a part of any admin's toolkit. Not just for problems, but for the educational value as well. Good stuff!
I agree that short term memory != problem solving skills (especially in the MCSE arena), and that most certs are worth the paper they're printed on. (of course, BS!=problem solving skills as well, until you throw some experience at it). As a sample of just one of the problems, consider the test that asks where to find a config file for whatever. As not all distros follow the LSB/FSSTND, aren't we better off just having a clue as to the filename and how to use find(1)? A good cert should reflect knowledge of what tools are available and their use in unpredictable situations rather than rote memorization of a default box setup. The only cert I've seen out there that grabs any respect from me is the CCIE, and unless they've changed it recently you won't get there by memorizing a study guide.
They said there would be a charge of about .03/share. Lets see 5 Bln shares, what's that make it, around $150M? Caldera shoulda held out for more!
Michael:
Here I am sitting on 5 fresh moderator points and I can't crank this up beyond where it already is. Damn! That was a truly cool thing you did for the users. If M$ doesn't backfill your coffers, I have to believe the community will. The PR you
just generated is priceless!
As of this past summer/early fall, support for Microsoft products on the Alpha was dropped. It's no longer "pretty much" x86, it's the only game in town. And linux _rocks_ on the Alpha :-)