Maybe I'm alone in this opinion. But honestly, all this talk about "America suffering" doesn't make much sense. I agree that anybody directly involved in the attacks or family members, friends, etc of the victims have been affacted a great deal. But do the remaining 95% of Americans really stay up crying over it night after night?
I'm just trying to be honest here. I don't view movies in a different light than I did before 9-11. I don't relate my daily experiences to 9-11. I have yet to feel the urge to go around spouting "God Bless America". "We're all heros".
Go ahead, mod this down. Turn it into a flame war, whatever you wish.
I work as a computer intern for my High School (public school in northern California) during my spare time.
Recently, the administration has run into quite a few problems with licensing with a company that we all know too well. You see, a few years ago, when Windows 95 was adequate in speed and stability for the hardware the school used at the time, licensing was relatively cheap. My school was able to purchase a Windows 95 license and use it again and again. It worked great.
With the need for newer software solutions and the release of Windows XP and 2000, the school district is facing the fact that to continue supporting their hardware in an adequate manner, the school district will be forced to pay licensing fees in excess of $20,000. This is insane for any organization. Especially for a _public school system_.
Myself and some of the administration at the school have been recently talking about converting some of the computer labs to 100% open source software. I know for a fact that it can be done, and can be done freely.
Something of this nature also has huge potential into broadening the way high school students use computers. Once they see that there are better alternatives out there, who knows?:p
Since introducing some of the students in the computer labs to Linux, I've already begun to hear the more technically savvy students comment on the possibilities of Linux and other open source operating systems.
Open source has yet to reach its full potential in the public school system. A potential I hope to see it reach.
This may not be the best way to do it, but it works for me...
I have a "backup" hard drive in my server. This drive is always unmounted so that there is no chance of filesystem corruption from the operating system.
I just use a crontab to run a simple script that mounts the drive and coppies whatever specified backup files to it, then unmounts it. The same method slightly modified could be used to back up this same backup disk to another location on the network on regular intervals.
I am operating on the new at&t connection right now. My service is exactly the same as previous (besides hostname and IP. I have a static IP, so far as I can tell, 128kbps upload and uncapped download (just downloaded Linux-2.4.16 at about 400-500K/sec)
However, my connection has been dropping and re-connecting every few minutes since the switch. This is only noticable in sensitive programs like IRC. I'm sure this will go away once the new network has had a few days to stabilize.
A school, whether it is a Kindergarten or University is a place for learning and solely learning. If 300 domains do not benefit the learning procedure of those who attend the University, or directly benifit the school itself in the proper manner, it should not be funded.
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Maybe I'm alone in this opinion. But honestly, all this talk about "America suffering" doesn't make much sense. I agree that anybody directly involved in the attacks or family members, friends, etc of the victims have been affacted a great deal. But do the remaining 95% of Americans really stay up crying over it night after night?
I'm just trying to be honest here. I don't view movies in a different light than I did before 9-11. I don't relate my daily experiences to 9-11. I have yet to feel the urge to go around spouting "God Bless America". "We're all heros".
Go ahead, mod this down. Turn it into a flame war, whatever you wish.
Yea, the Smashing Pumpkins rock.
8)
I work as a computer intern for my High School (public school in northern California) during my spare time.
:p
Recently, the administration has run into quite a few problems with licensing with a company that we all know too well. You see, a few years ago, when Windows 95 was adequate in speed and stability for the hardware the school used at the time, licensing was relatively cheap. My school was able to purchase a Windows 95 license and use it again and again. It worked great.
With the need for newer software solutions and the release of Windows XP and 2000, the school district is facing the fact that to continue supporting their hardware in an adequate manner, the school district will be forced to pay licensing fees in excess of $20,000. This is insane for any organization. Especially for a _public school system_.
Myself and some of the administration at the school have been recently talking about converting some of the computer labs to 100% open source software. I know for a fact that it can be done, and can be done freely.
Something of this nature also has huge potential into broadening the way high school students use computers. Once they see that there are better alternatives out there, who knows?
Since introducing some of the students in the computer labs to Linux, I've already begun to hear the more technically savvy students comment on the possibilities of Linux and other open source operating systems.
Open source has yet to reach its full potential in the public school system. A potential I hope to see it reach.
Same, hehe.
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I got a lot of ThinkGeek.com stuff including a Slashdot shirt
Off to indulge in my LOTR bookset...
Merry Christmas to all the geeks out there.
--Julian
Haha... I mean, ugh. :/
This may not be the best way to do it, but it works for me...
I have a "backup" hard drive in my server. This drive is always unmounted so that there is no chance of filesystem corruption from the operating system.
I just use a crontab to run a simple script that mounts the drive and coppies whatever specified backup files to it, then unmounts it. The same method slightly modified could be used to back up this same backup disk to another location on the network on regular intervals.
I am operating on the new at&t connection right now. My service is exactly the same as previous (besides hostname and IP. I have a static IP, so far as I can tell, 128kbps upload and uncapped download (just downloaded Linux-2.4.16 at about 400-500K/sec)
However, my connection has been dropping and re-connecting every few minutes since the switch. This is only noticable in sensitive programs like IRC. I'm sure this will go away once the new network has had a few days to stabilize.
_that_ "was" _a_ damned _good_ "interview"
i dont really care.
A school, whether it is a Kindergarten or University is a place for learning and solely learning. If 300 domains do not benefit the learning procedure of those who attend the University, or directly benifit the school itself in the proper manner, it should not be funded.
This just in: June 23, 1865 - After four long and bloody years, the American Civil War has finally ended.