I'm in my early thirties now. I was a rebellious teen when I heard Metallica open for Ozzy on his 'Ultimate Sin' tour and became a huge fan of Metallica back then. I think that Cliff Burton was the real heart and soul behind Metallica - In "Cliff 'em All" I noticed that he was the only one smoking dope on-camera and living the real hardcore livestyle.
Take a look at your lyrics and song titles and how they've changed:
With Cliff: "You will do what I say...", "Trapped under ice...", "Sanitarium - leave me be", "Jump in the Fire", "Seek & Destroy", "Fight fire with fire", "Creeping Death",...
After Cliff: "One", "Harvestor of Sorrow", "To live is to die", "Dyers Eve", "Sad but true", "Enter Sandman",...
Now, the lyrics are almost laughable, the tempo is slow, no more long hair, cover songs, and last but not least, entering the mp3 debate and siding with the corporate suits! What the hell has happened to the band I once related to as a rebellious kid with long hair and ripped jeans?
What's next for you guys? Voting republican?
It's almost as if Cliff was the only one in the band with any balls, but that's just my opinion. -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
When Katz started out here he was a perfect example of a person who wanted to infiltrate the "geek" culture. He didn't know $#^+ about Linux and he misquoted himself time after time. Shortly after he start posting at Slashdot, Rob added the ability to ignore all articles written be selected authors (thank god).
I was one of the many that pretty much choked on every article that he wrote and I wanted to get him banned as an author here, but it now seems that Katz and Rob were in cahoots.
This is a really sorry state of affairs for Slashdot. They've effectivly sold out and I have lost tons of respect for them.
Q: Now that Katz has gotten his "inside scoop", can we finially ban him from the system? -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
Microwarehouse has some really great free-standing racks for only $125 - $150. I bought a 7-foot tall (two-rail) rack with a 18-inch deep foot for only about $150. I have my cluster on it - the rack supports up to 9 PCs so-far without any problems.
www.warehouse.com - If you've ever ordered from them, you probably receive a macazine from them about twice a month.
I'm also looking for AT and ATX rack-mount cases that are cheap! (cheap being the primary issue - I could care what color they are).
- Steve -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
I remember seeing you talk at the Colorado School of Mines back in the old Apple II+ days. I was about 10 years old then and I had you autograph my Apple II+ lid. I still have it and I don't plan on selling it any time soon.
I consider you one of the most honorable and innovative people in the computer industry. Your whole philosophy made a huge impression on me since I could type. You're not after the allmighty dollar like Jobs and Gates - you're out there for the fun of it and that's what really counts to me.
Q: I can think of only a handful of people who are unsung heros like you (the original xerox parc engineers being one example) - you know, the people who did all of the really *GOOD* work and are not millionaires and go rather unsung in the computer industry. Who do you respect in this way? Are there other people out there that deserve recognition that aren't getting it?
NOTE: All I can say is "Thanks" for all you've contributed to the computer industry. The first Apple-related memories that I have are figuring out how to do shape tables in Apple Basic. 8) -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
What's all this talking about just listening or waiting for some kind of information? I also saw on CNN that they tried listening to many other places for the lander.
Just point the Hubble at Mars and zoom in! You can probably see every little minor detail on the polar lander!
What if there was a storm on mars at the time of the landing and it got blown off course? I mean jeesh! -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
SGI is already in cahoots with Debian - I doubt that they'll jump in the RedHat pool. -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
Hey, if Linux stays free and of good quality, I don't care *WHO* makes it rich.
I just want a quality OS/Kernel that I don't have to shell out my life savings to buy. Office apps are nice too, but I can do without.
If shareholders complain because Red Hat doesn't turn a profit, it won't affect me a bit. In fact, Red Hat, VA Research,... could fail and I could care less as long as I get my Linux!
- Steve -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
How about buying piracy first and then purchasing the "good" software second? I've contributed many years worth of programming to both the public domain community and the commercial software industry and I don't feel that software piracy is all that bad of a crime. Granted, if I buy the software, most of that money goes to the company that created that product and if I pirate it, they don't get a dime. However, if I pay for software and it sucks it's difficult to take it back nowadays (it used to be easier). I remember purchasing a copy of WinNT 2.(something) and it totally sucked! It cost about $200 and I didn't keep it on my machine for more than a few hours. I couldn't return it for anything but store credit (which I used to buy some Oriley books) which were *WAY* more beneficial! I also remember shelling-out approx $400 for a Visual C++ package a few years ago that was so lacking the manual department (4.0 or so) that it was almost useless. Would you pay $400 for a product that you can't use? For me (at the time) $400 was a very large chunk of cash and this is where my hate for Microsoft finially came to a peak.
If I'm going to pay for software it better be @#$% good work. I.E. Quake, Linux Distros, Civ CTP, etc. I may even pay for Win2K if it's any good but I've been ripped-off so many times by crappy software that there is no way you'll ever catch me buying commercial software sight-unseen ever again.
Since I've programmed for both sides (commercial and PD) I can say that I can judge the situation fairly. I really don't care if people pay for the commercial software that I wrote, because those people are idiots. The commercial software that I wrote was some stupid idea that some guy came up with that was quickly solved (a few months later) with a netscape plugin. However, the public domain software that I have helped write is enjoyed by hundreds if not thousands of people who are friendly, have written and thanked us, and sometimes send us a few bucks out of the kindness of their hearts. The software itself isn't all that hot really either, but when you think about it, is any software product really worth all that money? Windows? Emacs? Office? XV? Where is the real quality? -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
How About: Cube made of an endless pipe, inc.
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How About: Cube made of an endless pipe-looking thingy? Hey, at least it'll be consistant. What's that thing supposed to be anyway? -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
I have to remote-administer many linux and SGI machines. This requires flying out to remote sites with a ton of machines/hardware and gettings things to work, sometimes with shitty power, lame networks, undereducated users,... I'm working on a project in Juneau, Alaska which has machines scattered all over the place and all connected via PPP connections (there are around 20 phone lines total (clients and servers) that all run some sort of PPP service on them). Some are on top of mountains, some are in the middle of fields. The phone lines in Juneau are totally unreliable. The system is up and running for the most part, but sometimes a line will drop and the programmers will get all pissed off at me asking me why the network isn't more solid. How's that for gratitude? Personally, for this problem, there are many fixes - better physical network (management won't pay for it), or software that allows for drop-outs (programmers don't want to write a 'work-around' for it).
More issues: some users come to me with questions that require me to revert back to my programming days like, "I'm trying to write a script to do..." and I have to help them because nobody else that he can go to knows anything about the machine. I'm not a software engineer - I don't get paid to be one, but I have to do it anyway.
Other people come to me and ask how to take screen-grabs of stuff or something - things that any user should know how to do. It really makes me wonder who hired these people? (I just had to that very same thing just now as I was writing this note).
I can deal with sendmail and password files; that stuff is brainless - the tough part of the job really, is doing people's work for them or putting together a project on a shoestring budget and having people wonder when it doesn't work like a million-dollar operation and point fingers at me.
My message to all of the non-admins out there: take your admin out for a beer once in a while, because if you piss him/her off one too many times, you're going way down on the admin's priority list and you'll have to figure out how to deal with this stuff by yourself. We're here to help and support you - be appreciative. -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
Most of the sysadmins that I work with (including myself) all have CS degrees. -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
I've got a few of them here at work. $50K for 8 CPUs. -- Steven Webb System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects NCAR - Research Applications Program
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I'm in my early thirties now. I was a rebellious teen when I heard Metallica open for Ozzy on his 'Ultimate Sin' tour and became a huge fan of Metallica back then. I think that Cliff Burton was the real heart and soul behind Metallica - In "Cliff 'em All" I noticed that he was the only one smoking dope on-camera and living the real hardcore livestyle.
...", "Trapped under ice ...", "Sanitarium - leave me be", "Jump in the Fire", "Seek & Destroy", "Fight fire with fire", "Creeping Death", ...
...
Take a look at your lyrics and song titles and how they've changed:
With Cliff: "You will do what I say
After Cliff: "One", "Harvestor of Sorrow", "To live is to die", "Dyers Eve", "Sad but true", "Enter Sandman",
Now, the lyrics are almost laughable, the tempo is slow, no more long hair, cover songs, and last but not least, entering the mp3 debate and siding with the corporate suits! What the hell has happened to the band I once related to as a rebellious kid with long hair and ripped jeans?
What's next for you guys? Voting republican?
It's almost as if Cliff was the only one in the band with any balls, but that's just my opinion.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Blue gnome crunch. Nice article.
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Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
When Katz started out here he was a perfect example of a person who wanted to infiltrate the "geek" culture. He didn't know $#^+ about Linux and he misquoted himself time after time. Shortly after he start posting at Slashdot, Rob added the ability to ignore all articles written be selected authors (thank god).
I was one of the many that pretty much choked on every article that he wrote and I wanted to get him banned as an author here, but it now seems that Katz and Rob were in cahoots.
This is a really sorry state of affairs for Slashdot. They've effectivly sold out and I have lost tons of respect for them.
Q: Now that Katz has gotten his "inside scoop", can we finially ban him from the system?
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Microwarehouse has some really great free-standing racks for only $125 - $150. I bought a 7-foot tall (two-rail) rack with a 18-inch deep foot for only about $150. I have my cluster on it - the rack supports up to 9 PCs so-far without any problems.
www.warehouse.com - If you've ever ordered from them, you probably receive a macazine from them about twice a month.
I'm also looking for AT and ATX rack-mount cases that are cheap! (cheap being the primary issue - I could care what color they are).
- Steve
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Woz -
I remember seeing you talk at the Colorado School of Mines back in the old Apple II+ days. I was about 10 years old then and I had you autograph my Apple II+ lid. I still have it and I don't plan on selling it any time soon.
I consider you one of the most honorable and innovative people in the computer industry. Your whole philosophy made a huge impression on me since I could type. You're not after the allmighty dollar like Jobs and Gates - you're out there for the fun of it and that's what really counts to me.
Q: I can think of only a handful of people who are unsung heros like you (the original xerox parc engineers being one example) - you know, the people who did all of the really *GOOD* work and are not millionaires and go rather unsung in the computer industry. Who do you respect in this way? Are there other people out there that deserve recognition that aren't getting it?
NOTE: All I can say is "Thanks" for all you've contributed to the computer industry. The first Apple-related memories that I have are figuring out how to do shape tables in Apple Basic. 8)
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Hey!
What's all this talking about just listening or waiting for some kind of information? I also saw on CNN that they tried listening to many other places for the lander.
Just point the Hubble at Mars and zoom in! You can probably see every little minor detail on the polar lander!
What if there was a storm on mars at the time of the landing and it got blown off course? I mean jeesh!
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
SGI is already in cahoots with Debian - I doubt that they'll jump in the RedHat pool.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Some of the machines where I work are called:
Batman sounds: bang, pow, zap
Hardware: nut, bolt, ratchet
Weather: lightning, hail, elnino, thunder
Printer names: low_toner, offline, jammed
Things like "mount nut:/scratch" are common.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Hey, if Linux stays free and of good quality, I don't care *WHO* makes it rich.
... could fail and I could care less as long as I get my Linux!
I just want a quality OS/Kernel that I don't have to shell out my life savings to buy. Office apps are nice too, but I can do without.
If shareholders complain because Red Hat doesn't turn a profit, it won't affect me a bit. In fact, Red Hat, VA Research,
- Steve
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
How about buying piracy first and then purchasing the "good" software second? I've contributed many years worth of programming to both the public domain community and the commercial software industry and I don't feel that software piracy is all that bad of a crime. Granted, if I buy the software, most of that money goes to the company that created that product and if I pirate it, they don't get a dime. However, if I pay for software and it sucks it's difficult to take it back nowadays (it used to be easier). I remember purchasing a copy of WinNT 2.(something) and it totally sucked! It cost about $200 and I didn't keep it on my machine for more than a few hours. I couldn't return it for anything but store credit (which I used to buy some Oriley books) which were *WAY* more beneficial! I also remember shelling-out approx $400 for a Visual C++ package a few years ago that was so lacking the manual department (4.0 or so) that it was almost useless. Would you pay $400 for a product that you can't use? For me (at the time) $400 was a very large chunk of cash and this is where my hate for Microsoft finially came to a peak.
If I'm going to pay for software it better be @#$% good work. I.E. Quake, Linux Distros, Civ CTP, etc. I may even pay for Win2K if it's any good but I've been ripped-off so many times by crappy software that there is no way you'll ever catch me buying commercial software sight-unseen ever again.
Since I've programmed for both sides (commercial and PD) I can say that I can judge the situation fairly. I really don't care if people pay for the commercial software that I wrote, because those people are idiots. The commercial software that I wrote was some stupid idea that some guy came up with that was quickly solved (a few months later) with a netscape plugin. However, the public domain software that I have helped write is enjoyed by hundreds if not thousands of people who are friendly, have written and thanked us, and sometimes send us a few bucks out of the kindness of their hearts. The software itself isn't all that hot really either, but when you think about it, is any software product really worth all that money? Windows? Emacs? Office? XV? Where is the real quality?
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
How About: Cube made of an endless pipe-looking thingy? Hey, at least it'll be consistant. What's that thing supposed to be anyway?
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
I have to remote-administer many linux and SGI machines. This requires flying out to remote sites with a ton of machines/hardware and gettings things to work, sometimes with shitty power, lame networks, undereducated users, ... I'm working on a project in Juneau, Alaska which has machines scattered all over the place and all connected via PPP connections (there are around 20 phone lines total (clients and servers) that all run some sort of PPP service on them). Some are on top of mountains, some are in the middle of fields. The phone lines in Juneau are totally unreliable. The system is up and running for the most part, but sometimes a line will drop and the programmers will get all pissed off at me asking me why the network isn't more solid. How's that for gratitude? Personally, for this problem, there are many fixes - better physical network (management won't pay for it), or software that allows for drop-outs (programmers don't want to write a 'work-around' for it).
..." and I have to help them because nobody else that he can go to knows anything about the machine. I'm not a software engineer - I don't get paid to be one, but I have to do it anyway.
More issues: some users come to me with questions that require me to revert back to my programming days like, "I'm trying to write a script to do
Other people come to me and ask how to take screen-grabs of stuff or something - things that any user should know how to do. It really makes me wonder who hired these people? (I just had to that very same thing just now as I was writing this note).
I can deal with sendmail and password files; that stuff is brainless - the tough part of the job really, is doing people's work for them or putting together a project on a shoestring budget and having people wonder when it doesn't work like a million-dollar operation and point fingers at me.
My message to all of the non-admins out there: take your admin out for a beer once in a while, because if you piss him/her off one too many times, you're going way down on the admin's priority list and you'll have to figure out how to deal with this stuff by yourself. We're here to help and support you - be appreciative.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
Most of the sysadmins that I work with (including myself) all have CS degrees.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
I'm using Netscape 4.5 and I'm getting a long black box where everything should be too. I selected about 6-7 items. No arrows, no nuttin.
I saved the HTML to http://badcheese.com/~steve/slashdot.html
- Steve
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Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program
I've got a few of them here at work. $50K for 8 CPUs.
--
Steven Webb
System Administrator II - Juneau and TECOM projects
NCAR - Research Applications Program