Amen to that. The things I love most about LFS are the way that there are no dependancy problem, and the fact that there are never any missing headers. The only two pieces of software on my system that I haven't compiled myself are the Nvidia drivers and Opera 7, and both of them are pretty much self-contained. So long, Debian/Redhat circular dependencies and missing devel packages! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!
Also, the Beyond LFS hints are a great resource even if you don't use LFS. Short, clear guides on how to get certain programs installed and working.
Canon's digital SLRs don't use CCDs, they use CMOS.
And for the submitter of the article: the decision to get a digital SLR or not is a question of money, and of willingness to be an early adopter. I recommend (as someone who sells the damn things) to get a basic film SLR like the Rebel 2000 or Ti, both of which just had a price drop, and wait a year before upgrading the body to a digital SLR. Canon's keeping the same lens mount and flash hotshoe, so any extras bought between now and then will work just fine with a future Canon DSLR body.
Nikon is good, but they have no true DSLRs anywhere near the price range of the Digital Rebel. The closest they have is the Coolpix 5700. It's a good camera, certainly, but it's not an SLR. It's an all-in-one-system.
I agree that the GTK2 interface looks and feels great, but it breaks the XSane scanner plugin. XSane is GTK1-based. It's not too much of a hassle to scan to a TIFF, and load that up in Gimp, but I miss being able to simply go to the "Import" menu.
Speaking of live Slackware, check out these folks. Not only does it have all the hardware autodetection that any other distro has, but it fits on one of those 185MB mini-cdrs that fits so well into a shirt or pants pocket.
It's definitely the disc. Absolutely no detail at all, of course, and the pixelation is terrible at a decent magnification, but it's just a cheap point'n'shoot 2MP. I was amazed that I got anything at all. It's an Olympus D-390, for the curious. (I love mass-storage cameras. Olympus rocks. Great quality mid-level stuff, too. I'll be getting a C-740 soon.)
I'm no astronomer, I just don't have the equipment on hand. Living in the middle of a city doesn't help, either.
On a whim, I pointed my cheap 2 megapixel/no optical zoom digital camera towards Mars, and I was astonished to find that I could actually make out the disc of the planet. I'm hoping I can pay off my layaway for a 3MP/10x optical camera before Mars gets too far away.
That was merely intended to be a cheap shot from a rabidly jingoistic twit who's been taught by CNN to hate all government programs not invented in the good ol' US of A and desperately wants to move down there. Pay it no mind.
Here's a quick lesson to those unfamiliar with Medicare up here: the government doesn't run the entire health care system like in Soviet-style communism, they merely fund universal insurance. That's the incomplete short version, but that's the basics.
Not to be confused with the US gov't Medicare program, a totally different animal.
The ink tanks haven't changed, the newest line of Canon printers use the same system (what their damn marketing department calls the "think tank" system) and the same tanks. A few high-end Canon inkjets use 6 tanks instead of 4 (they add a pale cyan and a pale magenta), but most of the midrange ones use the 4-tank system. Decent photo printers, for us mere mortals that can't afford color lasers.
Not everywhere. Acadian francophones (mostly around northeast and eastern New Brunswick) rank almost as high as anglophones and japanese speakers when it comes to adopting words and phrases from other languages. Much more pragmatic and sensible people than the purists.
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Granted, Slackware Live doesn't have all the bells and whistles of Knoppix, but makes for a truly awesome recovery CD and a pretty damn good quick desktop. It's made to be small enough to fit those funky little 185MB mini-CDRs. It's incredibly easy to customize the distro, too.
Agreed, on all points. Also, why would Canada even need a powerful military? We've got the US as our only physical national neighbor, with three oceans (one of which is an all but impassible ice cap!) on the other three sides. Not only is no other nation thinking about invading us, but no other nation is even capable of it.
And before some "patriotic" Americans start up about some ridiculous theory on the US paying for our defense, see the above paragraph and re-read it carefully.
That's a little harsh. I wish the owners and managers of these companies would die screaming with sharp things in their heads, but the people making the actual calls are often only doing it to pay the bills. Why not just be polite and tell the person on the other end you're not interested if a call slips through the do-not-call list? It'll take you the same amount of time as a screaming fit, and leaves everyone a little better off. It's karma, my friend, and not the slashdot type.
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Amen to that. The things I love most about LFS are the way that there are no dependancy problem, and the fact that there are never any missing headers. The only two pieces of software on my system that I haven't compiled myself are the Nvidia drivers and Opera 7, and both of them are pretty much self-contained. So long, Debian/Redhat circular dependencies and missing devel packages! Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!
Also, the Beyond LFS hints are a great resource even if you don't use LFS. Short, clear guides on how to get certain programs installed and working.
There will alwys be more creeps on the net than one single creepsink can handle. It's a law of the universe.
'Cause I don't think it can.
Ah, I stand corrected. Thanks!
Canon's digital SLRs don't use CCDs, they use CMOS.
And for the submitter of the article: the decision to get a digital SLR or not is a question of money, and of willingness to be an early adopter. I recommend (as someone who sells the damn things) to get a basic film SLR like the Rebel 2000 or Ti, both of which just had a price drop, and wait a year before upgrading the body to a digital SLR. Canon's keeping the same lens mount and flash hotshoe, so any extras bought between now and then will work just fine with a future Canon DSLR body.
Nikon is good, but they have no true DSLRs anywhere near the price range of the Digital Rebel. The closest they have is the Coolpix 5700. It's a good camera, certainly, but it's not an SLR. It's an all-in-one-system.
OUT: File servers
IN: Network-attached storage appliances
WHY: Why maintain file servers for shared storage when you can plug in a simple appliance?
Uh, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't "network-attached storage appliances" just marketing-speak for "file server"?
I've found the answer! God is actually Schroedinger's cat!
Funny, both seem to work fine in my copies of Opera (7.11 for Linux, 7.20 on Win XP). I think you've screwed something up by yourself.
I agree that the GTK2 interface looks and feels great, but it breaks the XSane scanner plugin. XSane is GTK1-based. It's not too much of a hassle to scan to a TIFF, and load that up in Gimp, but I miss being able to simply go to the "Import" menu.
You fool! It was no black hole, it was obviously the leading edge of the Hydrus Beta supernova! Damned Cosmic Fracture...
It's in a collection of short stories called "Tales From The White Hart". In my copy it's on page 45.
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The whole book is funny as hell, really. It's definitely worth finding. And please don't spoil the ending for those who haven't read it.
Speaking of live Slackware, check out these folks. Not only does it have all the hardware autodetection that any other distro has, but it fits on one of those 185MB mini-cdrs that fits so well into a shirt or pants pocket.
You are the master of unlocking!
For some reason, that thought saddens me very much.
It's definitely the disc. Absolutely no detail at all, of course, and the pixelation is terrible at a decent magnification, but it's just a cheap point'n'shoot 2MP. I was amazed that I got anything at all. It's an Olympus D-390, for the curious. (I love mass-storage cameras. Olympus rocks. Great quality mid-level stuff, too. I'll be getting a C-740 soon.)
I'm no astronomer, I just don't have the equipment on hand. Living in the middle of a city doesn't help, either.
On a whim, I pointed my cheap 2 megapixel/no optical zoom digital camera towards Mars, and I was astonished to find that I could actually make out the disc of the planet. I'm hoping I can pay off my layaway for a 3MP/10x optical camera before Mars gets too far away.
That was merely intended to be a cheap shot from a rabidly jingoistic twit who's been taught by CNN to hate all government programs not invented in the good ol' US of A and desperately wants to move down there. Pay it no mind.
Here's a quick lesson to those unfamiliar with Medicare up here: the government doesn't run the entire health care system like in Soviet-style communism, they merely fund universal insurance. That's the incomplete short version, but that's the basics.
Not to be confused with the US gov't Medicare program, a totally different animal.
"What about us braindead slobs?"
"You'll be given cushy jobs!"
The ink tanks haven't changed, the newest line of Canon printers use the same system (what their damn marketing department calls the "think tank" system) and the same tanks. A few high-end Canon inkjets use 6 tanks instead of 4 (they add a pale cyan and a pale magenta), but most of the midrange ones use the 4-tank system. Decent photo printers, for us mere mortals that can't afford color lasers.
I think so, Brain, but who'd want to watch Snow White and the Seven Samurai?
Not everywhere. Acadian francophones (mostly around northeast and eastern New Brunswick) rank almost as high as anglophones and japanese speakers when it comes to adopting words and phrases from other languages. Much more pragmatic and sensible people than the purists.
The best of both worlds.
Granted, Slackware Live doesn't have all the bells and whistles of Knoppix, but makes for a truly awesome recovery CD and a pretty damn good quick desktop. It's made to be small enough to fit those funky little 185MB mini-CDRs. It's incredibly easy to customize the distro, too.
Agreed, on all points. Also, why would Canada even need a powerful military? We've got the US as our only physical national neighbor, with three oceans (one of which is an all but impassible ice cap!) on the other three sides. Not only is no other nation thinking about invading us, but no other nation is even capable of it.
And before some "patriotic" Americans start up about some ridiculous theory on the US paying for our defense, see the above paragraph and re-read it carefully.
Somehow, I think more than one kind of pot was involved in the making of this game.
That's a little harsh. I wish the owners and managers of these companies would die screaming with sharp things in their heads, but the people making the actual calls are often only doing it to pay the bills. Why not just be polite and tell the person on the other end you're not interested if a call slips through the do-not-call list? It'll take you the same amount of time as a screaming fit, and leaves everyone a little better off. It's karma, my friend, and not the slashdot type.