I was unaware that there was such a thing out there. I'll dig around and see what I can find. It would be very helpful, as there are certain times/places where popping in an external mouse is not "possible".
Now this could probably be considered a switch story..but I still use Windows/Linux, so it's more that I have just added one more to the list.
I recently acquired the last model of the PowerBook series. 15"/G4/1G RAM. I must say I am very impressed with the hardware, the size, the layout, etc. I'm still trying to get used to the Operating System.
I do a lot of Java Development, and have gotten my favorite IDE to work (Eclipse), and have gotten JBoss to run semi-succesfully. There are a lot of things to get used to though. The built in mouse has but one button, so you must ctrl->click to do a right click...that is annoying as heck. So, purchase an external mouse whatever you do.
being able to drop to the shell and be in a familiar place is very nice. Install Fink and you can apt-get your favorite software. There are a lot of apps out there...more than I thought there was (www.versiontracker.com).
All in all...I'd say get a PowerBook and leave OS X on it, and install your favorite Open-source software.
If you choose to wipe it clean and install a version of Linux...it is still very impressive hardware, so you should be in a win-win situation.
Many argue that the reason software costs are the way they are is to make up for the revinue lost do to Software Piracy. In order to make up for the money lost do to those who run as much "acquired" software as possible.
Conversly, those that run "acquired" software, say that they do so because they cannot afford the cost of the software.
Given that, which happened first, and caused the other?
I for one would like to see a return trip be it robot or human, just to put all the conspiracy theories to rest. I have no opinion either way, but if it were proven that it never happened, imagine what it would do to NASAs reputation. That would be one nasty "prank" to play on someone.
I for one, doubt that it could be a hoax, but at the same time, would love some hard evidence to hush up the theorists.
Hopefully a non US sponsered trip will be planned so that there will be no bias.
I have created a site that will allow you to post your Compile Times for the different packages, relative to your hardware.
It's in alpha stage right now, but I'll add features as we go a long. Any suggestions would be appreciated. You must signup first in order to post your compile times.
Hopefully at some point, one willbe able to get a sense of how long it would take to install, say kde3.
The reason people still use it, is because despite it's annoyances, it is/very/ easy to get a hold of software. I have a friend who swears by it, and related this bit of fact.
He just started classes and needed VB6 for the homework assignments. He went home logged on to kazaa, and withing 3-4 hours he had it downloaded and installed. Yes it is illegal, yes it probably shouldn't happen. But if he can save a couple hundred dollars while going to school, I know he'll do it.
Find him something else as good, without the annoyances, and I guarantee he will use it. Until then, he'll live with the pop-ups.
Never said I used it...just that I found it out.:)
Why would I use their connection at 1/4 the connection quality of mine?
Wireless is great!
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Wireless Mania
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Wireless is just fantastic. I love sitting down on the couch, powering up my Dell (no cables attached), and watching as I recieve my DHCP assigned address. Unfortunately, I only get 26% on the quality of my connection. After all, I am connecting to my neighboors D-Link 150 feet away:)
Seriously, these people have not changed the admin password from "admin" in their Router, and they aren't even using WEP. Of course, I won't be the one to tell them they should:)
Maybe those with hope in YellowTab will wake up...
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I am a BeOS supporter, as I love the OS. However, I have not run the OS on a primary machine for over 2 years. BeOS users need to recognize that the only hope for Be is a Free Be, and that is not going to happen. YellowTab, as far as I know, does not have the source to the licensed code. So therefore, any changes they make are going to be cosmetic and not core changes.
The way I see it, if you really like the BeOS, head over to the Open-Source Be like projects like openbeos and pledge your support with money or code.
I mean come on...Slashdot has looked the same forever. Are we ever going to get some visual changes. Something to keep the site looking fresh?
I am not sure about the rest of you, but I think Slashdot is looking just a bit out-dated. Now, I am not saying let's go make Slashdot look like the millions of phpnuke site and there look-alikes, but I am sure with all the talent over there that they can come up with something new.
More like chair of your dreams. Come on...who here is going to spend more on their chair, than they are on their computer. Maybe it is just me, but I am going to buy bigger/badder/better computer hardware/equipment long before I buy a cool looking "chair" or "desk".
Besides that, who here as room for this thing in their apartment or house? I mean, it has it's own air control system. Just slap some sides on this puppy and sell it as a portable room.
What if you are not buying the archives, but are buying the many hours that it took to program around the archives. What I see as a more important aspect of the deal, is the programming that is used to store/retrieve/search the archives. I am sure there are ways to "get" archives that one does not have. The system that that information is entered into is the more beneficial...I would assume.
But as a programmer, I tend to look at the value of the machine, as opposed to the value of the occupant.
To tell you the truth I think it may have ended up being an Ameritech issue. When I talked to the Rythems (sp?) gentlemen, he suspected that it was not a weather issue. I would be happy if they could come back and say that it was an Ameritech issue, but I have really received no answers at all.
My frustration is more in the lack of communication that anything.
I have been a DSL subscriber since around May of 1999. I orignally signed up with @link (through a third party provider). I had a 768K connection for the whole year and was down for all of 2 hours within that year. When I began looking for a home I had to seek out a new DSL provider for the area I was looking in. After purchasing my home, I signed up with Telocity (using Rythems as the backbone). Knowing that wait times were extremely long I signed up around one and a half months prior to my move.
Three days after I moved in, a gentlemen from Rythems came and installed the jack in my room. Immediately we get a solid sync and I am cruising at 784k connection speeds. This was surprising to me as I am at around 15,000' from the CO. One and a half months go by and I am having the time of my life, as I can now host off of my connection without fear of being forced to a business class account.
Then...it happened...
I woke up one morning, and the sync was gone. After calling tech support (short wait), I was told it should be back up within the next few days (ARGH). Well...3 weeks later I was still without access. Every day during this downtime I was calling Telocity with a request for an update, and everday I was told that I would be contacted. Well, I was never contacted. Mysteriously, I wake up a few days later, and my connection is back up again! However, I was up at half the speed (406k).
I was told that the reason I was down was because I was at 15,000', and that at that distance they had to turn my access rate down to get a solid connection. Nevermind the fact that for one and a half months prior I was up at 784k, getting consitant 81K transfers. But, I was up...so I was happy.
Then...it happened...AGAIN!
My connection goes down again. This time for another two weeks. Following the same routing, I am calling every day to be sure something was happening, and that someone knew that I was still down. Eventually my connection comes back up, somehwere around a week later, but this time at 200k. Now this was unacceptable. After calling and complaining, I was actually able to get the local manager for Rythems to come to my house and take a look at the line. He makes a couple of phone calls, and I am back up to 784k connections.
So here I sit, with my DSL at 784k, just hoping that it does not happen again. What really makes me angry, is that I have still not been told what the problem even was!
So...my suggestion would be to sign up...wait...wait some more...and then just pray (assuming of course you are a religeous person:^)
Hmmm... I agree with your thoughts, at least to a point. This is perhaps the equivalent of opening someone's unlocked car door to turn off their lights. Or perhaps, it's like picking their lock to get in and turn off the lights.
I feel this is a terrible analogy. If I leave my car lights on, the only person hurt is me. I left them on, I suffer the consequences. However, if my bank leaves my lights on, or in this case, leavs my wallet open. They suffer the consequences, along with the owner of the wallet.
Now, if the car's lights were causing harm to millions of people, then maybe I could see your point.
Come on now. Every single time there is anythign in this world that can cause any sort of harm, we have these people that try there hardest to just get rid of it. In this specific case, why not invest the time and energy in ways that will be more productive such as better security measures at the campus level to help prevent such attacks.
Besides...what kind of generation would we produce if our college students could not MUD! I know many students who would probably not have made it through college had they not been able to MUD (releasing that built in stress out to the rest of the MUD).
I went over to http://www.msn.com to read what was listed about the arrest that was made, and found it ironic that the story they have (asp generated page), has a vbs error at the bottom that causes it to not load in Netscape.
I have listened to the original radio-show thousands of times now. I never get tired of listening to the wonderful humor, and often pick up new things that I missed the last time through.
Would you ever consider putting on a similar show, but include some of the later additions that came after the broadcast?
I for one would be very excited about such a product. However, one of the big problems with the Empeg unit is that the shipping times are incredibly far out. In order for me to purchase something like this, I am going to want to have it ASAP. I realize this is in conceptual stage, but it is a trap you dont want to fall in.
This has to be a perfect example of lobbying at its finest. I mean how many of you think Bill Clinton would pass on creating any new laws to restrict the people. If it werent for the fact that his buddy Al Gore is running for office, you can bet this article would be reversed.
The fact that AOL/Time Warner had anything to say about it, Im sure means nothing *grin*.
Well put. When I started experimenting with Linux about 2 years ago, I didn't even know what.tar.gz was. As I tried to ask others about basic *nix tools, I was told RTFM. Its by these experiences that we learn the most.
RTFM is obviously a topic that attracts the trolls from the caves as well as any other topic. But Im willing to bet that 99% of those that complain about the RTFM principle, when asked seperately would agree that being told all the answers all the time doesn't help anyone in the long run.
And for those who complain that the manuals are so cryptic that you need to read the manuals just to understand the manuals, there are endless amounts of information from other sources out there. Be it newgroups, or mailing list archives, I can assure you, that you will find someone, somewhere that has had your problem....and solved it.
There is _nothing_ wrong with asking an experienced user. But how is it fair for them to spend the time to help you if you haven't tried to solve the problem yourself?
Unless you are going to start paying the people who are helping you when your not contributing, I suggest you read the manual.
I am tired of this attitude that because people are newbies we need to "forgive" them. The whole point of RTFM is that no one ever does. Im glad I was told RTFM when I was first getting into Linux, because if it weren't for that I would be like all these other saps that pop in linux help channel on IRC and ask "Can I ask a stupid question".
The question is only stupid if you haven't tried to find the answer to it yourself.
I think the reason that Linux has progressed so much, and so quickly is the fact that not many people are told how to do it...but are told rather where to look to figure it out yourself.
Slashdot Mirror
I was unaware that there was such a thing out there. I'll dig around and see what I can find. It would be very helpful, as there are certain times/places where popping in an external mouse is not "possible".
Now this could probably be considered a switch story..but I still use Windows/Linux, so it's more that I have just added one more to the list.
I recently acquired the last model of the PowerBook series. 15"/G4/1G RAM. I must say I am very impressed with the hardware, the size, the layout, etc. I'm still trying to get used to the Operating System.
I do a lot of Java Development, and have gotten my favorite IDE to work (Eclipse), and have gotten JBoss to run semi-succesfully. There are a lot of things to get used to though. The built in mouse has but one button, so you must ctrl->click to do a right click...that is annoying as heck. So, purchase an external mouse whatever you do.
being able to drop to the shell and be in a familiar place is very nice. Install Fink and you can apt-get your favorite software. There are a lot of apps out there...more than I thought there was (www.versiontracker.com).
All in all...I'd say get a PowerBook and leave OS X on it, and install your favorite Open-source software.
If you choose to wipe it clean and install a version of Linux...it is still very impressive hardware, so you should be in a win-win situation.
My two cents...
Many argue that the reason software costs are the way they are is to make up for the revinue lost do to Software Piracy. In order to make up for the money lost do to those who run as much "acquired" software as possible.
Conversly, those that run "acquired" software, say that they do so because they cannot afford the cost of the software.
Given that, which happened first, and caused the other?
I for one would like to see a return trip be it robot or human, just to put all the conspiracy theories to rest. I have no opinion either way, but if it were proven that it never happened, imagine what it would do to NASAs reputation. That would be one nasty "prank" to play on someone.
I for one, doubt that it could be a hoax, but at the same time, would love some hard evidence to hush up the theorists.
Hopefully a non US sponsered trip will be planned so that there will be no bias.
I have but one question... Who is the mastermind behind all the "special" logo changes that Google experiences throughout the year?
My hats off to that team!
I have created a site that will allow you to post your Compile Times for the different packages, relative to your hardware.
It's in alpha stage right now, but I'll add features as we go a long. Any suggestions would be appreciated. You must signup first in order to post your compile times.
Hopefully at some point, one willbe able to get a sense of how long it would take to install, say kde3.
The reason people still use it, is because despite it's annoyances, it is /very/ easy to get a hold of software. I have a friend who swears by it, and related this bit of fact.
He just started classes and needed VB6 for the homework assignments. He went home logged on to kazaa, and withing 3-4 hours he had it downloaded and installed. Yes it is illegal, yes it probably shouldn't happen. But if he can save a couple hundred dollars while going to school, I know he'll do it.
Find him something else as good, without the annoyances, and I guarantee he will use it. Until then, he'll live with the pop-ups.
Never said I used it...just that I found it out. :)
Why would I use their connection at 1/4 the connection quality of mine?
Wireless is just fantastic. I love sitting down on the couch, powering up my Dell (no cables attached), and watching as I recieve my DHCP assigned address. Unfortunately, I only get 26% on the quality of my connection. After all, I am connecting to my neighboors D-Link 150 feet away :)
:)
Seriously, these people have not changed the admin password from "admin" in their Router, and they aren't even using WEP. Of course, I won't be the one to tell them they should
I am a BeOS supporter, as I love the OS. However, I have not run the OS on a primary machine for over 2 years. BeOS users need to recognize that the only hope for Be is a Free Be, and that is not going to happen. YellowTab, as far as I know, does not have the source to the licensed code. So therefore, any changes they make are going to be cosmetic and not core changes.
The way I see it, if you really like the BeOS, head over to the Open-Source Be like projects like openbeos and pledge your support with money or code.
I mean come on...Slashdot has looked the same forever. Are we ever going to get some visual changes. Something to keep the site looking fresh?
I am not sure about the rest of you, but I think Slashdot is looking just a bit out-dated. Now, I am not saying let's go make Slashdot look like the millions of phpnuke site and there look-alikes, but I am sure with all the talent over there that they can come up with something new.
Maybe it's just me
More like chair of your dreams. Come on...who here is going to spend more on their chair, than they are on their computer. Maybe it is just me, but I am going to buy bigger/badder/better computer hardware/equipment long before I buy a cool looking "chair" or "desk".
Besides that, who here as room for this thing in their apartment or house? I mean, it has it's own air control system. Just slap some sides on this puppy and sell it as a portable room.
-= Xafloc =- Xafloc.com
Nod.toM
What if you are not buying the archives, but are buying the many hours that it took to program around the archives. What I see as a more important aspect of the deal, is the programming that is used to store/retrieve/search the archives. I am sure there are ways to "get" archives that one does not have. The system that that information is entered into is the more beneficial...I would assume.
But as a programmer, I tend to look at the value of the machine, as opposed to the value of the occupant.
-= Xafloc =- Xafloc.com
Nod.toM
What's the weather been like?
To tell you the truth I think it may have ended up being an Ameritech issue. When I talked to the Rythems (sp?) gentlemen, he suspected that it was not a weather issue. I would be happy if they could come back and say that it was an Ameritech issue, but I have really received no answers at all.
My frustration is more in the lack of communication that anything.
I have been a DSL subscriber since around May of 1999. I orignally signed up with @link (through a third party provider). I had a 768K connection for the whole year and was down for all of 2 hours within that year. When I began looking for a home I had to seek out a new DSL provider for the area I was looking in. After purchasing my home, I signed up with Telocity (using Rythems as the backbone). Knowing that wait times were extremely long I signed up around one and a half months prior to my move.
:^)
Three days after I moved in, a gentlemen from Rythems came and installed the jack in my room. Immediately we get a solid sync and I am cruising at 784k connection speeds. This was surprising to me as I am at around 15,000' from the CO. One and a half months go by and I am having the time of my life, as I can now host off of my connection without fear of being forced to a business class account.
Then...it happened...
I woke up one morning, and the sync was gone. After calling tech support (short wait), I was told it should be back up within the next few days (ARGH). Well...3 weeks later I was still without access. Every day during this downtime I was calling Telocity with a request for an update, and everday I was told that I would be contacted. Well, I was never contacted. Mysteriously, I wake up a few days later, and my connection is back up again! However, I was up at half the speed (406k).
I was told that the reason I was down was because I was at 15,000', and that at that distance they had to turn my access rate down to get a solid connection. Nevermind the fact that for one and a half months prior I was up at 784k, getting consitant 81K transfers. But, I was up...so I was happy.
Then...it happened...AGAIN!
My connection goes down again. This time for another two weeks. Following the same routing, I am calling every day to be sure something was happening, and that someone knew that I was still down. Eventually my connection comes back up, somehwere around a week later, but this time at 200k. Now this was unacceptable. After calling and complaining, I was actually able to get the local manager for Rythems to come to my house and take a look at the line. He makes a couple of phone calls, and I am back up to 784k connections.
So here I sit, with my DSL at 784k, just hoping that it does not happen again. What really makes me angry, is that I have still not been told what the problem even was!
So...my suggestion would be to sign up...wait...wait some more...and then just pray (assuming of course you are a religeous person
Hmmm... I agree with your thoughts, at least to a point. This is perhaps the equivalent of opening someone's unlocked car door to turn off their lights. Or perhaps, it's like picking their lock to get in and turn off the lights.
I feel this is a terrible analogy. If I leave my car lights on, the only person hurt is me. I left them on, I suffer the consequences. However, if my bank leaves my lights on, or in this case, leavs my wallet open. They suffer the consequences, along with the owner of the wallet. Now, if the car's lights were causing harm to millions of people, then maybe I could see your point.
Come on now. Every single time there is anythign in this world that can cause any sort of harm, we have these people that try there hardest to just get rid of it. In this specific case, why not invest the time and energy in ways that will be more productive such as better security measures at the campus level to help prevent such attacks.
Besides...what kind of generation would we produce if our college students could not MUD! I know many students who would probably not have made it through college had they not been able to MUD (releasing that built in stress out to the rest of the MUD).
I went over to http://www.msn.com to read what was listed about the arrest that was made, and found it ironic that the story they have (asp generated page), has a vbs error at the bottom that causes it to not load in Netscape.
I have listened to the original radio-show thousands of times now. I never get tired of listening to the wonderful humor, and often pick up new things that I missed the last time through.
Would you ever consider putting on a similar show, but include some of the later additions that came after the broadcast?
I for one would be very excited about such a product. However, one of the big problems with the Empeg unit is that the shipping times are incredibly far out. In order for me to purchase something like this, I am going to want to have it ASAP. I realize this is in conceptual stage, but it is a trap you dont want to fall in.
This has to be a perfect example of lobbying at its finest. I mean how many of you think Bill Clinton would pass on creating any new laws to restrict the people. If it werent for the fact that his buddy Al Gore is running for office, you can bet this article would be reversed.
The fact that AOL/Time Warner had anything to say about it, Im sure means nothing *grin*.
Well put. When I started experimenting with Linux about 2 years ago, I didn't even know what .tar.gz was. As I tried to ask others about basic *nix tools, I was told RTFM. Its by these experiences that we learn the most.
RTFM is obviously a topic that attracts the trolls from the caves as well as any other topic. But Im willing to bet that 99% of those that complain about the RTFM principle, when asked seperately would agree that being told all the answers all the time doesn't help anyone in the long run.
And for those who complain that the manuals are so cryptic that you need to read the manuals just to understand the manuals, there are endless amounts of information from other sources out there. Be it newgroups, or mailing list archives, I can assure you, that you will find someone, somewhere that has had your problem....and solved it.
Im NOT saying that they shouldn't ask for help. Im saying....Investigate First....then ask. How hard is that to understand.
Has no one heard the saying "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he'll eat forever"?
I dont see what is so wrong with that attitude.....do you?
There is _nothing_ wrong with asking an experienced user. But how is it fair for them to spend the time to help you if you haven't tried to solve the problem yourself?
Unless you are going to start paying the people who are helping you when your not contributing, I suggest you read the manual.
I am tired of this attitude that because people are newbies we need to "forgive" them. The whole point of RTFM is that no one ever does. Im glad I was told RTFM when I was first getting into Linux, because if it weren't for that I would be like all these other saps that pop in linux help channel on IRC and ask "Can I ask a stupid question".
The question is only stupid if you haven't tried to find the answer to it yourself.
I think the reason that Linux has progressed so much, and so quickly is the fact that not many people are told how to do it...but are told rather where to look to figure it out yourself.