whoa, I was wondering how to do that! The other day I was running Starcraft under WINE and some of the sound effects stopped working, so I quit Starcraft, and I was left with a black screen. I couldn't do anything at all, not even switching to a text terminal, so I had to fsck my hard drive, which found errors but everything seems to be working fine.
Amen brother. I was going to say the same thing but the site is slowdot.org today. In fact you use the same phrasing I use so maybe you got the idea from my previous posts on this matter.:-)
URLs are not good navigation tools. The hostname should represent a certain domain, and a certain host, and some directory information on what file should be served. One of the main reasons that there are so many.com addresses is that URLs are too simple and you have to use the system in a way it wasn't intended (having a different.com for every possible topic) instead of using hostnames as names of machines on the internet, and a user level protocol for user level information. This should have been done a long time ago.
In realistic terms, the whole kilo-mega-giga-bytes thing doesn't make any sense except that it looks similar to the base 10 system we all know. How often are things actually close to 1 kilo/meg/gig? Let's see, the 8088 had a 20 bit address so it could access 1 megabyte (2^20). Other than that you usually have 2, 4, 8, 2^4 (16), 32, 64, 128, 2^8 (256), 512, 1024, etc... with emphasis on the more 2's in the picture, eg. 2^2^2^2 = 65536 bytes/colors/gold pieces whatever. The confusion is because of looking at things in base 10 in the first place. You need to start looking in something binary friendly like hexadecimal. 0x10000 different colors! I don't have 128 MB of RAM = 134217728 bytes... I have 0x8000000 bytes of RAM. If I get another 8 sneezybytes I'll have 0x10 sneezybytes! Or maybe I could just add this 4 sneezybyte DIMM here and then I'd have C sneezybytes.
I think for the binary version (preserve the Metric System for powers of 10!), we could use pig latin. 2^10 bytes = 1 Ilokay Bytes (1 iB) = 1024 B = 1.024 kB 2^20 bytes = 1 Egamay Bytes (1 eB) 2^30 bytes = 1 Igagay Bytes (1 IB) 2^40 bytes = 1 Erratay Bytes (1 EB)
Perl serves an almost completely different purpose than Tcl. Perl makes a lot of things easier than any other language, if you are trying to do those things. What Tcl is great in, is embedding in a C program. You can add your own commands to the language which are actually handled by your C functions, and make a scripting language for you C program, either internally, or letting the users (or other developers) easily add their own scripts. disclaimer: some things are possible in some languages but easier in another language. Use what works. Knowledge is power. -- a Perl and Tcl programmer
Melissa worked because it used actual features of the system, such as treating data files (spreadsheets, documents, etc.) as programs, and without any security checking. (You see how well warning the user that there is a macro worked.)
The difference is they fixed sendmail. Another Melissa can come along any day. Next time it probably won't be a Macro. There is now a problem in excel 97 that uses ODBC to take over the machine, without any warning.
I used to work with a systems integrator setting up computers with an OS, and drivers for tons of peripherals, usually out of the mainstream ones, and a bunch of software and drivers, and getting them to behave nicely together. There was one configuration that had to be Windows 95, not 98, and using a Microsoft USB keyboard. Despite the fact that USB "support" was in Windows 95, Microsoft would only provide drivers for the keyboard that worked with Windows 98. You know you have a problem when the most substantial input device (that is usually handled by the BIOS level, plus the lowest levels of DOS) requires Windows 98 but doesn't work under Windows 95 OSR2 with USB "support."
I have picked up a theory on driving on the urban freeways. The speed limit is 60MPH. Alan Anal wants to drive 59MPH. Let's assume we are not in Seattle, therefor he will drive in the right lane. Busy Bob wants to drive 65MPH. There are enough A's in the right lane to make it impractical to stay in the right lane, so all the B's drive in the second lane. Then there's Crazy Commuter (that's me) who wants to drive 70MPH. When the traffic is high enough, there are enough A's and B's that I will drive in the third lane. Now add in Dangerous Dickheads, the fact that all the semis drive in the second lane, and the right lane often becomes an exit only lane... well you get the picture. Oh yeah, I forgot the mention, the carpool only lane is completely empty.
I drive to and from work in the Seattle area, and I know what you mean about the ripple effect and the buffering. I have tried to accomplish the same thing myself. However the biggest problem I can tell (in Seattle anyway) is that there are so many times that there are 1 or 2 lanes that are exit only, exits on either side of the highway, and short, combined, heavy used on-off ramps (I am thinking of the SE 8th street exit on I-405 South if anyone here knows about it). What happens is, the stop and go can have really long periods of "stop." No matter how slowly you go it will not be slow enough when the stop comes. If you leave any space between you and the car in front of you it will get filled in, even if there isn't any space (people wedging in). This is due to the great number of lane changes required to go anywhere in pugetopolis.
GPL'd software comes with no warranty. However, this does not prevent a company selling GPL'd software and including a warranty. This is just one of the ways that one can make money selling Free Software. If you are able to provide some kind of accoutability for your customer, and that is what they are looking for, you can do that.
(assuming you are talking about GPL software, otherwise refer to your appropriate license)
I would mention how this compares to proprietary software but it has already been discussed.
I know, we could start an anti-Microsoft (liberal) party! To what extent we allow Microsoft to influence the technology would be a key issue in a cyber government.
Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true.
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whoa, I was wondering how to do that! The other day I was running Starcraft under WINE and some of the sound effects stopped working, so I quit Starcraft, and I was left with a black screen. I couldn't do anything at all, not even switching to a text terminal, so I had to fsck my hard drive, which found errors but everything seems to be working fine.
Amen brother. I was going to say the same thing but the site is slowdot.org today. In fact you use the same phrasing I use so maybe you got the idea from my previous posts on this matter. :-)
Does this mean the conservatives AND the intelligent will start home-schooling?
In other news:
Science is now determined by popularity. Film at 11.
Before this turns into some big evolution debate, try reading the talk.origins
FAQ
Not that it will help. sigh.
Half ape? We are about 98% chimp I think.
URLs are not good navigation tools. The hostname should represent a certain domain, and a certain host, and some directory information on what file should be served. One of the main reasons that there are so many .com addresses is that URLs are too simple and you have to use the system in a way it wasn't intended (having a different .com for every possible topic) instead of using hostnames as names of machines on the internet, and a user level protocol for user level information. This should have been done a long time ago.
In realistic terms, the whole kilo-mega-giga-bytes thing doesn't make any sense except that it looks similar to the base 10 system we all know. How often are things actually close to 1 kilo/meg/gig? Let's see, the 8088 had a 20 bit address so it could access 1 megabyte (2^20). Other than that you usually have 2, 4, 8, 2^4 (16), 32, 64, 128, 2^8 (256), 512, 1024, etc... with emphasis on the more 2's in the picture, eg. 2^2^2^2 = 65536 bytes/colors/gold pieces whatever. The confusion is because of looking at things in base 10 in the first place. You need to start looking in something binary friendly like hexadecimal. 0x10000 different colors! I don't have 128 MB of RAM = 134217728 bytes... I have 0x8000000 bytes of RAM. If I get another 8 sneezybytes I'll have 0x10 sneezybytes! Or maybe I could just add this 4 sneezybyte DIMM here and then I'd have C sneezybytes.
I think for the binary version (preserve the Metric System for powers of 10!), we could use pig latin.
2^10 bytes = 1 Ilokay Bytes (1 iB) = 1024 B = 1.024 kB
2^20 bytes = 1 Egamay Bytes (1 eB)
2^30 bytes = 1 Igagay Bytes (1 IB)
2^40 bytes = 1 Erratay Bytes (1 EB)
I don't understand, what do Red Hat, code warrior, and PGP 5.0 have to do with compiling? How does slackware fix these problems?
If children are reading web pages, at least they are reading instead of watching TV.
I don't think anyone is talking about replacing teachers here.
And who the hell are you to tell other people how to raise their children?
Mac always gives benchmarks in Bytemarks. Most other benchmarks do not agree with the Bytemarks, including more real-world tests.
Perl serves an almost completely different purpose than Tcl. Perl makes a lot of things easier than any other language, if you are trying to do those things. What Tcl is great in, is embedding in a C program. You can add your own commands to the language which are actually handled by your C functions, and make a scripting language for you C program, either internally, or letting the users (or other developers) easily add their own scripts. disclaimer: some things are possible in some languages but easier in another language. Use what works. Knowledge is power.
-- a Perl and Tcl programmer
Melissa worked because it used actual features of the system, such as treating data files (spreadsheets, documents, etc.) as programs, and without any security checking. (You see how well warning the user that there is a macro worked.)
The difference is they fixed sendmail. Another Melissa can come along any day. Next time it probably won't be a Macro. There is now a problem in excel 97 that uses ODBC to take over the machine, without any warning.
> USB can only be added to 95B or later
I used to work with a systems integrator setting up computers with an OS, and drivers for tons of peripherals, usually out of the mainstream ones, and a bunch of software and drivers, and getting them to behave nicely together. There was one configuration that had to be Windows 95, not 98, and using a Microsoft USB keyboard. Despite the fact that USB "support" was in Windows 95, Microsoft would only provide drivers for the keyboard that worked with Windows 98. You know you have a problem when the most substantial input device (that is usually handled by the BIOS level, plus the lowest levels of DOS) requires Windows 98 but doesn't work under Windows 95 OSR2 with USB "support."
What you say is very interesting but why do you have to insult gamers and science fiction fans (or did you mean sci-fi?)
I have picked up a theory on driving on the urban freeways. The speed limit is 60MPH. Alan Anal wants to drive 59MPH. Let's assume we are not in Seattle, therefor he will drive in the right lane. Busy Bob wants to drive 65MPH. There are enough A's in the right lane to make it impractical to stay in the right lane, so all the B's drive in the second lane. Then there's Crazy Commuter (that's me) who wants to drive 70MPH. When the traffic is high enough, there are enough A's and B's that I will drive in the third lane. Now add in Dangerous Dickheads, the fact that all the semis drive in the second lane, and the right lane often becomes an exit only lane... well you get the picture. Oh yeah, I forgot the mention, the carpool only lane is completely empty.
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drivers
I drive to and from work in the Seattle area, and I know what you mean about the ripple effect and the buffering. I have tried to accomplish the same thing myself. However the biggest problem I can tell (in Seattle anyway) is that there are so many times that there are 1 or 2 lanes that are exit only, exits on either side of the highway, and short, combined, heavy used on-off ramps (I am thinking of the SE 8th street exit on I-405 South if anyone here knows about it). What happens is, the stop and go can have really long periods of "stop." No matter how slowly you go it will not be slow enough when the stop comes. If you leave any space between you and the car in front of you it will get filled in, even if there isn't any space (people wedging in). This is due to the great number of lane changes required to go anywhere in pugetopolis.
Don in Seattle.
I think I meant to say :1,$ s/emacs/vi/g :)
You know what I mean.
You said: ..."/emacs" "dw" "ivi" "ESC" "n" "dw" "ivi" ...
>
> goddess there MUST be and easyer way...
There is.
shorter version of your way:
"/emacs" "cw" "vi" "ESC" "n" "." (repeat "n" "." until it says no more found)
Or do it my way:
:s/emacs/vi/g
GPL'd software comes with no warranty. However, this does not prevent a company selling GPL'd software and including a warranty. This is just one of the ways that one can make money selling Free Software. If you are able to provide some kind of accoutability for your customer, and that is what they are looking for, you can do that.
(assuming you are talking about GPL software, otherwise refer to your appropriate license)
I would mention how this compares to proprietary software but it has already been discussed.
I know, we could start an anti-Microsoft (liberal) party! To what extent we allow Microsoft to influence the technology would be a key issue in a cyber government.
...among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Declaration of Independence
But seriously, I don't think they have given much thought to the idea of how government works. Is this serious or is it a government in the same way that Discordianism is a "religion"? How does it go again? :
This thing won't do that. Nor will it: form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity
Begging the Question is a fallacy in which the premises include the claim that the conclusion is true or (directly or indirectly) assume that the conclusion is true.
(from the GPL)
6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License.
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You can't modify the GPL to restrict the right of the military to use your code if it is based on a GPL program. I suppose you could write a version of a GPL with that provision, and then rewrite the entire operating system + applications yourself. Good luck!
I would get one but my lease says "no pets."