In this three book set, J.R.R Tolkien lays out the framework for an alternate universe based on magic and hand to hand combat. By avoiding a restrictive look and feel license, the Lord of the Rings has spawned an entire genre of fantasy literature.
Is LinuxOne offering anything to the community, or are they just trying to fleece a gullible public with a bogus stock offering?
Say what you want about RedHat, but they do pay the salaries of Linux developers, and their web page if informative.
Doesn't VALinuxhost a lot of Linux oriented web pages for free?
I'm afraid LinuxOne will make Linux become a ghetto for flim flam artists and scammers, like web page design was in the 90's.
George
AOL Time-Warner is less of a monopoly than MS
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I don't think they have near the monopolistic power that Microsoft has.
Here in Rochester New York we have AOL, Frontier, several local ISP's and presumably Mindspring and Netcom for ISPs. If you want something fast, you have Time-Warner cable, and Frontier is now pushing their DSL.
If you want TV, you have Time-Warner, and several sattelite companies.
The two, paired solutions to this problem would appear to be reduce the mass of the drive system (so that there is less mass to lift into space) and to reduce the costs of lifting mass into orbit (so that what mass you must lift into orbit costs less)
I think it's obvious, with it costing about $10,000 to place a pound in orbit, we need to select skinnier astronauts.
I think my weight is ideal, 145#, but I would be willing to lose a few pounds for my country. I think 140 pounds is definitely doable.
Since females are generally smaller than males, more female astronauts might help, maybe a 2:1 ratio of female to male astronauts, for morale purposes.
We could also lose a few pounds of mission mass by reducing clothing requirements. I think a lycra/spandex type speedo with velcro attachments should be sufficent for most shuttle missions.
They usually have such things like cameras hidden in clocks and radios in their catalogs. A wuick serach of their web page didn't show any, so maybe they've already been hit.
They do still mention their b&w surviellance cameras.
Which is to say I'd take a Playboy article like 'Virtually Gillian' as seriously as I would Newt Gingrich doing a column on the evils of divorce.
I only read the article posted at i-security, but she doesn't seem like a total Potemkin airheaded wanna-be-geek babe. Heck, she even mentions USENET, she must have half a clue.
The vitriol I see here against attractive women is dismaying, too many AC's seem to assume that if a woman is attractive, she's ignorant. I do believe there's a classical Greek term for that, the modern translation is sour grapes.
And speaking of porn babes that are clued about Linux, I recall an old Slashdot story about a female porn star who uses Linux, though I can't find the story anymore. I believe it was Asia Carrera.
and make them work at shutting you down, unless this dohickey attaches to your fuel line.
It sounds pretty expensive too, a GPS and a detailed map of the country's roads. In the US, 65 miles per hour is legal on most rural expressways, 55 on others, 75 or more in Montana, 30 on city streets, etc.
until you've fired thousands and thousands of rounds, and then come at your with my trusty flintlock, loaded with hand melted shot made from fishing weights, and hand made gunpowder (charcoal, potash and saltpeter iirc).
Gusn require reloading, difficult to do in the mittens and gloves required in upstate New York's winter.
Baseball bats are stealthier, just one muted thwonk!
Wooden baseball bats can be used to start a fire to simmer wort and make beer.
Baseball bats are inherently Y2K compatible, guns have lots of moving parts, each one of which needs to be Y2K certified.
Baseball bats can be wrapped in a white sheet for stealthy winter use without affecting their use. It's hard to find a gun's trigger when it's wrapped in a sheet.
Keyboards make excellent Bracers of Defense. Strap one to each forearm and you can ward of blows all day long, with the spring-loaded keys cushioning each impact.
Old 5 1/4 inch hard drives are very effective mace heads. Nothing like 5 pounds of metal and casing to diable an attacker.
Old subnotebooks ( I'm thinking Compaq Aero's (the 486 kind) or my Thinkpad 500) make excellent articulating armor for your knees and elbows.
I bought a bunch of Passover candles last spring, as they're certainly Y2K compliant (I just hope they're Y5.760K compliant!).
I also bought an Air Zone Micro Rapid Fire EZ Squeeze 4 Shooter on sale, and am filing down the barrels to increase the missile speed (some of which barely clear the barrels). Any Y2K invaders better be ready to face a ruthless barrage of foam darts! And I have a bunch of snow shovels for hand to hand combat, as well as a non working 20 meg 5 1/4 inch hard drive to cudgel with.
I still have to get 3 1/2 pounds of honey, 2 1/2 pounds of light malt, 1 pound of corn sugar, lager yeast and lots of Cascade hops, I want to get a batch of Papazian's famous Rocky Raccoon honey lager fermenting before the big day.
In the event we have to evacuate, I bought a sled and affixed a rope to it a few days ago, so I can cross country ski away while pulling my daughter and computers.
My choice for the most influential person is that guy who shot the Prince that started WW1.
By the time the Archduke was aassinated, any pretext for a war would have done, the major powers were itching for a battle, anticipating something like the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Instead they got something much more like the American Civil War.
Another vote would be for Admiral Yamamoto for drawing the US into WWII. If it wasn't for these guys, we'd be living in a wholly different world.
Same answer as above, by the late 30's conflict between Japan's imperial/economic expansionistic tendencies and America's interests was bearly unavoidable.
Forgive the lack of links, but I believe Yamamoto had been in the US, knew Americans, and knew that the attack on Pearl Harbor would be suicide for Japan. He knew Americans weren't cowards dolts afraid of a fight (apparently other Japanese military leaders figured a knockout blow at Pearl would destroy American resolve), but rather people who wanted to avoid a fight, but would give their all when they were sneak attacked. But Yamamoto was a loyal sailor, and followed his orders.
Now here's a really serious question, if/when Lucas comes out with the original trilogy on DVD, should he release the digitally enhanced versions or the original versions as they were shown in theaters? I go for the "as they were shown in theaters originally" versions, but that's because of personal nostalgia. what does everyone else think?
Funny, this was on lugnet today. When Lucas rereleased Ep IV, he made Greedo shoot first at Han, rather than Han shoot Greedo unexpectedly.
That sucks, it weakens Han's character and makes his personality change less interesting.
What's next, let the Death Star shoot first to be sporting?
I guess you haven't read the revised version of "The Road Ahead" where Bill talkes about he invented the internet the day after he invented DOS and the day before he invented magnetic media.
One, because he found something that really harnesses the internet, a worldwide garage sale (instead of selling under cost but making up for it in volume) connecting people across the world one to one.
Second, he did as a hack for his wife (collecting Pez dispensers) instead of trying to become a mogul.
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In this three book set, J.R.R Tolkien lays out the framework for an alternate universe based on magic and hand to hand combat. By avoiding a restrictive look and feel license, the Lord of the Rings has spawned an entire genre of fantasy literature.
George
Is LinuxOne offering anything to the community, or are they just trying to fleece a gullible public with a bogus stock offering?
Say what you want about RedHat, but they do pay the salaries of Linux developers, and their web page if informative.
Doesn't VALinuxhost a lot of Linux oriented web pages for free?
I'm afraid LinuxOne will make Linux become a ghetto for flim flam artists and scammers, like web page design was in the 90's.
George
I don't think they have near the monopolistic power that Microsoft has.
Here in Rochester New York we have AOL, Frontier, several local ISP's and presumably Mindspring and Netcom for ISPs. If you want something fast, you have Time-Warner cable, and Frontier is now pushing their DSL.
If you want TV, you have Time-Warner, and several sattelite companies.
So far, I'm not worried.
George
The two, paired solutions to this problem would appear to be reduce the mass of the drive system (so that there is less mass to lift into space) and to reduce the costs of lifting mass into orbit (so that what mass you must lift into orbit costs less)
I think it's obvious, with it costing about $10,000 to place a pound in orbit, we need to select skinnier astronauts.
I think my weight is ideal, 145#, but I would be willing to lose a few pounds for my country. I think 140 pounds is definitely doable.
Since females are generally smaller than males, more female astronauts might help, maybe a 2:1 ratio of female to male astronauts, for morale purposes.
We could also lose a few pounds of mission mass by reducing clothing requirements. I think a lycra/spandex type speedo with velcro attachments should be sufficent for most shuttle missions.
Thanks for the consideration,
George
Congrats Hemos, that's a tough row to hoe.
Now who am I going to setup my sister-in-law with, she needs a good geeky guy.
Oh yeah, is there going to be a web cam of the Hemos wedding?
George
I think CompuServer and Juno are offering similar rebates,it looks lke a great way for Californian's to steal $400.
George
They usually have such things like cameras hidden in clocks and radios in their catalogs. A wuick serach of their web page didn't show any, so maybe they've already been hit.
They do still mention their b&w surviellance cameras.
George
Which is to say I'd take a Playboy article like 'Virtually Gillian' as seriously as I would Newt Gingrich doing a column on the evils of divorce.
I only read the article posted at i-security, but she doesn't seem like a total Potemkin airheaded wanna-be-geek babe. Heck, she even mentions USENET, she must have half a clue.
The vitriol I see here against attractive women is dismaying, too many AC's seem to assume that if a woman is attractive, she's ignorant. I do believe there's a classical Greek term for that, the modern translation is sour grapes.
And speaking of porn babes that are clued about Linux, I recall an old Slashdot story about a female porn star who uses Linux, though I can't find the story anymore. I believe it was Asia Carrera.
George
A recent poll showed that 45% of Britons would be happy to get in their car, set the destination and let the car get on with it.
Interestingly enough the people who were most in favour were the geeks.
I could drink my coffee and read my email on my 20 minute ride to work.
A self driving car would be enough to make me add few Linux boxes to it, and add an external data port.
Every morning, start up the car, disconnect the AC and the LAN, and ride off to work!
George
and make them work at shutting you down, unless this dohickey attaches to your fuel line.
It sounds pretty expensive too, a GPS and a detailed map of the country's roads. In the US, 65 miles per hour is legal on most rural expressways, 55 on others, 75 or more in Montana, 30 on city streets, etc.
Yuck,
George
Is that the Rochester that's in the same state as Springfield?
Probably, I think there's a Springfield in every state of the union (Simpson;s trivia, I believe).
But the poster is talking about Rochester, NY, there was a quake in Canada that was felt here.
George
But what can you expect from an almost 10 year old underpowered beast running Wfw?
It still sends email, but with a 1980 date, which is kind of amusing, but I certainly wouldn't want to try to do anything financial with it.
Y2K was real, and the geeks saved the day, though the potential impact was probably overblown.
George
They're expecting a bloodbath when Rudy asks Hillary who's better at satisfying Bill, her or Monica.
George
until you've fired thousands and thousands of rounds, and then come at your with my trusty flintlock, loaded with hand melted shot made from fishing weights, and hand made gunpowder (charcoal, potash and saltpeter iirc).
George
George
George
I bought a bunch of Passover candles last spring, as they're certainly Y2K compliant (I just hope they're Y5.760K compliant!).
I also bought an Air Zone Micro Rapid Fire EZ Squeeze 4 Shooter on sale, and am filing down the barrels to increase the missile speed (some of which barely clear the barrels). Any Y2K invaders better be ready to face a ruthless barrage of foam darts! And I have a bunch of snow shovels for hand to hand combat, as well as a non working 20 meg 5 1/4 inch hard drive to cudgel with.
I still have to get 3 1/2 pounds of honey, 2 1/2 pounds of light malt, 1 pound of corn sugar, lager yeast and lots of Cascade hops, I want to get a batch of Papazian's famous Rocky Raccoon honey lager fermenting before the big day.
In the event we have to evacuate, I bought a sled and affixed a rope to it a few days ago, so I can cross country ski away while pulling my daughter and computers.
George
There were two American presidents named Roosevelt, I think you mean Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
George
My choice for the most influential person is that guy who shot the Prince that started WW1.
By the time the Archduke was aassinated, any pretext for a war would have done, the major powers were itching for a battle, anticipating something like the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Instead they got something much more like the American Civil War.
Another vote would be for Admiral Yamamoto for drawing the US into WWII. If it wasn't for these guys, we'd be living in a wholly different world.
Same answer as above, by the late 30's conflict between Japan's imperial/economic expansionistic tendencies and America's interests was bearly unavoidable.
Forgive the lack of links, but I believe Yamamoto had been in the US, knew Americans, and knew that the attack on Pearl Harbor would be suicide for Japan. He knew Americans weren't cowards dolts afraid of a fight (apparently other Japanese military leaders figured a knockout blow at Pearl would destroy American resolve), but rather people who wanted to avoid a fight, but would give their all when they were sneak attacked. But Yamamoto was a loyal sailor, and followed his orders.
George
Now here's a really serious question, if/when Lucas comes out with the original trilogy on DVD, should he release the digitally enhanced versions or the original versions as they were shown in theaters? I go for the "as they were shown in theaters originally" versions, but that's because of personal nostalgia. what does everyone else think?
Funny, this was on lugnet today. When Lucas rereleased Ep IV, he made Greedo shoot first at Han, rather than Han shoot Greedo unexpectedly.
That sucks, it weakens Han's character and makes his personality change less interesting.
What's next, let the Death Star shoot first to be sporting?
(Most of this shamelessly lifted from Lugnet).
George
For what, saying that Amazon doesn't turn a profit?
If you think that is flamebait, give me your address. I'll send you $ 900, you send me back $ 1000, and I'll nominate you man or woman of the year.
I think Amazon's business model is incredibly risky, and too close to a Ponzi scheme for my liking.
Whatever,
George
You can tune a kernel, but you can't tuna fish.
George
I guess you haven't read the revised version of "The Road Ahead" where Bill talkes about he invented the internet the day after he invented DOS and the day before he invented magnetic media.
George
You never worked in tech support.
I did my time there, over 6 years, and I mostly escaped in 1999, so I deserve it!
You never worked in tech support?
You never worked in, tech support?
You never worked, in tech support.
You! Never! Worked in Tech Support?
apologies to T. Pynchon.
George
One, because he found something that really harnesses the internet, a worldwide garage sale (instead of selling under cost but making up for it in volume) connecting people across the world one to one.
Second, he did as a hack for his wife (collecting Pez dispensers) instead of trying to become a mogul.
Thirdly, Ebay turns a profit (unlike Amazon).
George