I do use my real name on FB, but I don't post anything incriminating (I keep my secret plans for world domination elsewhere). My only photo is a bland pic of me at my computer. I lock down my account, but I don't ASSume that it's secure.
Hell, if you poke around Ubuntu forums, half the time one person has a problem and then there are naught but 50 responses all going "me too!" and no actual solution in site. It's like AOL. There have always been new people coming into the community, but when it gets to the point where the newbs outnumber the established people, it tips the balance in a really weird way. Maybe it's "for the better," but I liked things just fine the way they used to be.
In the "good old days", someone might post a problem on the Debian user mailing lists (they didn't have forums) and get naught but 50 responses going "RTFM n00b" and no actual solution in site. That wasn't any more productive than the new way.
What we need is more reason to be hopeful, not fearful. If we remove the irrational fears about health care, presidents, terrorists, MPAA, pirates, global warming, etc., then we would also have fewer irrational fears about the planet Nimbus crashing into Earth on December 21st, 2012.
Actually, when I think about health care, presidents, terrorists, MPAA, pirates, global warming, etc., I almost welcome Nimbus!
Clearly you've worked only on code that needs a bit of tidy up. Try reading code that hasn't been documented well if at all, and looks like it's been run through a code obfuscator (ie not just poor formatting), then realising that not only is the task the code is suppose to accomplish not documented, but the people who wrote the original code left while you were still in primary school. Oh by the way it's part of a poorly integrated but critical system and if any part doesn't work exactly the way the old part did, you're in trouble because the whole system falls apart.
Been there, done that. At the end of the process, it WAS fun. But, I did pick up extra gray hairs during the process of getting from the old spaghetti code, with meatballs, to something that humans could understand.
With one subsystem I worked on, it wasn't that I couldn't understand it. It's that nobody could understand it. It went years with no changes more complicated than one line fixes because everyone was afraid to break it. Finally, I got to rewrite it for Y2K, and everyone agreed that it was a vast improvment over the old crap.
When I was doing maintenance, I did "evolution not revolution". My main focus was usually fixing a specific problem, but I had no qualms about cleaning up some of the crap while I did so. Obviously, I didn't have time to make significant improvements at one time, but if I was working on the program long enough, a tweak here and there would eventually add up to noticable improvements.
You are correct. Everyone says "Google" it, and they never mean that you should use another search engine besides Google when they say it. What does that tell you about Bings chances ?
I don't know. I'd think people would still be willing to "bing" their pr0n sites.
I never used CP/M, but I agree with you about DOS. I had no complaints with it on my 8088. It was only when I was using it on a 386 that it showed its shortcomings.
The only issue is Firefox updating. On Windows XP, Firefox cannot update itself when running in a non-admin account. (Bugzilla:407875) Probably means my brother is running a months-old Firefox..
IIRC, FF updates trigger Vista's UAC. I ASSume it would have similar issues with Win7 non-admin accounts.
I've also lost 25 pounds, but I'm eating more now than I did when I was fat. Frankly, I'm really sure how I lost the weight, but it's a lot easier to exersize, especially climbing stairs, at 180 than it was at 205.
When I was trying to lose weight, nothing seemed to happen. In fact, I'd pretty much given up. I quit weighing myself. But I had been walking more, and I seemed to have just a bit more energy. Then, after several months, I suddenly realized my pants seemed a bit loose, so I weighed myself, and was 15 pounds lighter than the last time I'd weighed myself, and broken the 200 pound barrier for the first time this decade! Since then, I've dropped another 10 pounds, and feel better than I have in years.
Oddly, it seems like the less I eat the MORE I weigh! I've recently lost about 25 pounds, and I eat more now than I did when I was fat. And in high school, I was skinny as a rail, and went through food like a buzzsaw.
I've tried Mandrake in the past, and frankly, it used to suck. Every version had something that didn't quite work. I found RedHat to be much more stable & reliable. I've heard they've improved, but I see no reason to switch to them from Ubuntu.
Seriously, if my car were to accelerate without warning, the first thing I would do would be to push down the clutch. The second would be to apply the brake. And if that didn't work, I would pull the emergency brake. Meanwhile, aim for something soft without people in it.
I don't have a clutch, you insensitive clod!
Once, when I had been using the Cruise Control, I had to slow down briefly, and then hit the "cruise resume" button, and the car suddenly accelerated BEYOND where the cruise had been set. The brake was the first thing I thought of. Since it worked, the rest of the list was moot, but I probably would have tried emergency brake, downshift/shift to neutral, turn off ignition, aim for something soft, in that order.
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I do use my real name on FB, but I don't post anything incriminating (I keep my secret plans for world domination elsewhere). My only photo is a bland pic of me at my computer. I lock down my account, but I don't ASSume that it's secure.
In the "good old days", someone might post a problem on the Debian user mailing lists (they didn't have forums) and get naught but 50 responses going "RTFM n00b" and no actual solution in site. That wasn't any more productive than the new way.
What are these "families"?
Yeah, but last time I used it in front of my mom, I got slapped!
Yeah, but you got to admit, it IS kind of kewl to do both.
Actually, when I think about health care, presidents, terrorists, MPAA, pirates, global warming, etc., I almost welcome Nimbus!
Yeah, my only problem with murder/suicides is that they do it in the wrong order.
Been there, done that. At the end of the process, it WAS fun. But, I did pick up extra gray hairs during the process of getting from the old spaghetti code, with meatballs, to something that humans could understand.
With one subsystem I worked on, it wasn't that I couldn't understand it. It's that nobody could understand it. It went years with no changes more complicated than one line fixes because everyone was afraid to break it. Finally, I got to rewrite it for Y2K, and everyone agreed that it was a vast improvment over the old crap.
When I was doing maintenance, I did "evolution not revolution". My main focus was usually fixing a specific problem, but I had no qualms about cleaning up some of the crap while I did so. Obviously, I didn't have time to make significant improvements at one time, but if I was working on the program long enough, a tweak here and there would eventually add up to noticable improvements.
I don't know. I'd think people would still be willing to "bing" their pr0n sites.
I never used CP/M, but I agree with you about DOS. I had no complaints with it on my 8088. It was only when I was using it on a 386 that it showed its shortcomings.
Or get a Mac. But whatever you do, don't do both!
Not much, beyond the observation that a Windows box contains infinite pain.
IIRC, FF updates trigger Vista's UAC. I ASSume it would have similar issues with Win7 non-admin accounts.
I've also lost 25 pounds, but I'm eating more now than I did when I was fat. Frankly, I'm really sure how I lost the weight, but it's a lot easier to exersize, especially climbing stairs, at 180 than it was at 205.
Though I do still need to kick my Coke addiction.
When I was trying to lose weight, nothing seemed to happen. In fact, I'd pretty much given up. I quit weighing myself. But I had been walking more, and I seemed to have just a bit more energy. Then, after several months, I suddenly realized my pants seemed a bit loose, so I weighed myself, and was 15 pounds lighter than the last time I'd weighed myself, and broken the 200 pound barrier for the first time this decade! Since then, I've dropped another 10 pounds, and feel better than I have in years.
At my age, I'm more of a walker than a runner, and I agree that it helps. But, I'm afraid it's not enough to keep me sane. :P
Oddly, it seems like the less I eat the MORE I weigh! I've recently lost about 25 pounds, and I eat more now than I did when I was fat. And in high school, I was skinny as a rail, and went through food like a buzzsaw.
Unless the responsible adult is having a heart attack/stroke/seizure and the tyke has to call 911 for them.
My landline kept working during a 5 day blackout. My cellphone barely lasts a day without recharging.
My landline has great sound. My cellphone is mediocre.
My landline rings loudly enough to hear anywhere in the house. I can usually hear my cellphone when it's in my damn pocket, barely.
My landline might be "primitive", but it works.
I've tried Mandrake in the past, and frankly, it used to suck. Every version had something that didn't quite work. I found RedHat to be much more stable & reliable. I've heard they've improved, but I see no reason to switch to them from Ubuntu.
I use a low-tech method; Duct tape.
*wipes off monitor*
I don't have a clutch, you insensitive clod!
Once, when I had been using the Cruise Control, I had to slow down briefly, and then hit the "cruise resume" button, and the car suddenly accelerated BEYOND where the cruise had been set. The brake was the first thing I thought of. Since it worked, the rest of the list was moot, but I probably would have tried emergency brake, downshift/shift to neutral, turn off ignition, aim for something soft, in that order.