The holographic doctor still couldn't replace real doctors. In the early days, he was stuck in sickbay. Even after he could make "house calls" there were malfunctions, and Kes or Tom had to fill in.
Stability-wise, I saw no difference between Linux (Slackware) and FBSD. Linux hasn't crashed in a long time. And using a 2.3 (or 2.5) kernel is as dumb as using FBSD 5.0!
The Hurd is real software that works Right Now. It is not a research project or a
proposal. You don't have to wait at all before you can start using and developing it.
I know that if all the Y2K errors I fixed in 1999 had happened all at once, it would have been a mess! There's a big difference between having 1 to 5 years to find & fix problems, and having everything blow up at once.
2) If I am watching live (or recorded) tv, I can pause and answer the phone or the door. I can also rewind back (yes, live tv) and watch that last joke that that my wife talked over. Or I can see that game winning, last second dunk again in slow motion.
I use the pause feature all the time! I used to wait until a commercial break to grab a snack, but now I just pause. Sometimes (with live TV) I pause a little longer than neccesary so I'll have more leeway to FF past commercials.
Tivo doesn't really REPLACE the VCR, due to it's limited storage, but you can save Tivo'd programs to the VCR for permanent archives. And Tivo's a lot easier than fumbling for tapes.
I don't know why they're so keen on looking for intellegent life out there. They should be looking down here! OTOH, their odds of success are better out there.
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That's interesting. My evil twin dresses up as me!
But, contrary to popular opinion, Superman's not just dumb muscle. He's pretty damn smart himself. And he knows that Batman has the kryptonite, and can plan for that. It's not a simple case of brains vs brawn, since Superman has both.
Oh damnit.. I feel like I'm 12 again.
Since I'm arguing about a fictional flying man, I'd better not respond to that one.:)
My memories of Birdman are very hazy(I think I was 5 when it was on). But Superman has an incredible amount of solar energy stored within his body. Even if Bats found a way to cut him off from sunlight, it would take days for him to expend it.
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Clark Kent was raised in Kansas. They're so religious, they don't even believe in evolution! Batman, OTOH, is a rich heathen!
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see my sig.
The holographic doctor still couldn't replace real doctors. In the early days, he was stuck in sickbay. Even after he could make "house calls" there were malfunctions, and Kes or Tom had to fill in.
That gives new meaning to Blue Screen Of Death!
Stability-wise, I saw no difference between Linux (Slackware) and FBSD. Linux hasn't crashed in a long time. And using a 2.3 (or 2.5) kernel is as dumb as using FBSD 5.0!
You mean the GUI isn't part of the OS? Next, you'll try to tell me the web browser is a seperate program!
Nah! Everyone knows the average politician produces 3 times the methane of the average cow. And the politician produces it from the FRONT end!
Actually, SOME Bible thumpers ARE against certain medical treatments. Jehovah's Witnesses are against blood transfusions.
Because I've been away from /. since Thursday and this was the first I saw of this article. Besides, I'm still more timely than the Hurd is. :)
It's hard to avoid unsafe neighborhoods if you happen to LIVE in one!
It does NOT rhyme with "Hurl"! It rhymes with "Turd"!
ROTFLMFAO!!
Well, so far, Linux (and even BSD) has been keeping up better than the Hurd has!
I know that if all the Y2K errors I fixed in 1999 had happened all at once, it would have been a mess! There's a big difference between having 1 to 5 years to find & fix problems, and having everything blow up at once.
I guess those toasters that NetBSD gets installed on have at least 4MB RAM.
I use the pause feature all the time! I used to wait until a commercial break to grab a snack, but now I just pause. Sometimes (with live TV) I pause a little longer than neccesary so I'll have more leeway to FF past commercials.
Tivo doesn't really REPLACE the VCR, due to it's limited storage, but you can save Tivo'd programs to the VCR for permanent archives. And Tivo's a lot easier than fumbling for tapes.
It's his sig. Although tasting piss DOES relate to a large percentage of TV shows!
I don't know why they're so keen on looking for intellegent life out there. They should be looking down here! OTOH, their odds of success are better out there.
That's interesting. My evil twin dresses up as me!
They broke TWO Trek rules. The red-shirted guy survived!
Nah, an anti-burrito would be deadly to the people in FRONT of the eater.
Unfortunately, that one problem killed OBSD for me. Surely, it's not uncommon to want to dual-boot OBSD with something else.
Since I'm arguing about a fictional flying man, I'd better not respond to that one.
My memories of Birdman are very hazy(I think I was 5 when it was on). But Superman has an incredible amount of solar energy stored within his body. Even if Bats found a way to cut him off from sunlight, it would take days for him to expend it.
Clark Kent was raised in Kansas. They're so religious, they don't even believe in evolution! Batman, OTOH, is a rich heathen!