I remember watching on TLC ( or another one of those wonderful learning channel things ) a scientist who was able to trigger lightning by firing a small rocket with a metal wire attached....
Gates could probably afford to buy his own decent-sized rocket and add a 1000sq ft. personal room on the space station complete with wetbar and jacuzzi-fuge.
If I had bill gates $, i'd be philanthropic.. I'd just be extremely careful how that money is spent.
"I'll give $x Billion for research and development of technology to go back to the moon"
In my mind, we should go back just because its -there-, and america needs something to feel good about now.
Though Gates has done some good things with his money.. He's opened/equipped a library in TN, to start with.
I just wish we could robin hood ol' ellison. The man needs to be knocked off his high horse. But you won't see me in tights anytime soon.
(We're men.. we're men in tights.. (MANLY MEN!) we roam around the forest looking for fights..)
The economic conditions and overall attitude of the IT world was a lot less foreboding then. In the IT shops i've been in recently, Linux is a word not to be thrown around, especially on anything the investors may read. If, say, HURD or a BSD could do such a trick, i believe it would take at least $x amount of time before the world would be ready for it.
I will take no stance on this issue, as i only work with things that are profitable to me - I'm not a religious fanatic when it comes to Linux, *BSD, or any other operating system - I'll defend them all on their benefits and acknowledge their weaknesses. But i do need to propose the question: Do you think any other "upstart" operating system could gain the popularity and momentum of Linux?
Normally I wouldn't give an AC any credence, but I just have to point this out: its "incompetent".
Ignorance is a dangerous thing. According to several certification boards, and a few national corporations i've worked for, i'm quite competent. Thank you. Buhbye.
Well, i tend not to declare the homosexual thing. The second part is just as stereotypical as the views of windows are on slashdot. And the name i took from the Rush Song Analog Kid - but since it was taken on IRC, i changed it to boy.
And i've heard all the jokes.
I'm assuming your name is from the occasional Mr. Obvious skit on bob & tom?
Re:The best way to convert people from Microsoft..
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It'd just make the "mainstream" IT community reject linux, and its users, even faster. [They] We've decided, more or less, on an engine for the car, the highway has been built, some people just like to play bumpercars.
Linux is a segway. It claims it will change the world; some people try it out; some people implement it mainstream; Most people just stare and say "uhh." the world just isn't built for it yet.
[To appease the BSD Zealots: Linux is a tricycle, *BSD is a Segway. If you are not a BSD Zealot, ignore this line.]
UNIX is a Freightliner. Good when you need a lot of power and a big footprint to haul a massive amount of.. stuff.
Windows 2000 is an Automatic Transmission Ford. Good enough for the average person, they don't have to worry about it too terribly much. Most mechanics know how to fix them.
Win2K server is a nice, large Dodge. Good for hauling midsize loads. Can still be fixed by most mechanics, if they are adequately skilled. Can be upgraded to Cummins Turbo Dulie model with extended bed if neccesary. Maximum of 32 Wheels.
I have no problem with advertising. If I get something of quality for more or less free, i expect to have to watch something I may or may not find interesting (And i'm of the mind that i'd rather it be targeted, than not.) Now, i'm not an expert on economics or anything, but it seems to me slashdot is a -tad- too jumpy when it comes to stuff like this. As mentioned a bit earlier, they've been doing this on radio for ages.
[Note, the below doesn't neccesarily state my views, just an interpretation of the circumstances. The comment may or may not be based in rational thought; The statement has been engineered for slashdot audiences].
Has anyone else noticed that, if you havent entered your own URL, your url is set to http://slashdot.org/? Now, in a way, that could be interpreted as slashdot branding your comment. Say, for instance, if your post was quoted somewhere, in its entirety, that would be analogus to having one of those annoying "Come read at www.yahoo.com!" banners at the bottom of a mail. Doesn't seem very slashdot-like to me. How about have it default to, say, NOTHING like it did a few months ago.. or better yet, to the slashdot meta thread?
Ya know, anywhere else, this would have been the end of the matter. But here, most people will just seek the opinion of 10 16 year olds who begin their posts with "IANAL, but.." then say the collective grey matter would outweigh your professional statement.
I have to admire you. You haven't given up on slashdot like I have. Either that, or your FUD filter is broken.
Only reason I mention this is i love it when a statement is made by someone completely in the know, and then is more or less ignored.. Kind of like "NO! NO! It makes sense, but it's not what I want to hear! NO!" response.
Thanks, pazuzes. Now i'm going to have to have a flashback. **sits back**
1994.. Running my BBS locally.. Wanted to multitask... installed Desqview.. wow.. leet! Its like dosshell.. Only.. not! Oh, crap.. LORD is running slow on node 2.. time to tweak QEMM.. lets see if we can get that extra 2K out!
1995.. OS/2 warp comes along. I install it - that extra ~100K on top of 640 is LEET!!! I never go back.
I have to wonder.. How fast would Windows 3.1, DOS, or OS/2 boot on a 1.4 Ghz Athlon?:)
Pentium.
Itanium.
Thunderbird.
Windows $YEAR.
Duron.
Celeron.
Boso..err, wrong field.
Okay guys, I don't know about you, but, holding with my "ooh, blinkenlights" philosophy, I miss the days when you could properly identify your processor as an [80]486DX266, and not be overtly pedantic.
I mean, we've even taken a step further in the wrong direction - now AMD doesn't even specify processor Mhz! *WAH!*
Aww, damn. You mean i have to do more reading? You should see the list of stuff i intend to read -already-. Working on reading technical documents.. Working on my MCSE.. Working on getting back into school (God, had I had the mindset i have now 5 years ago, i could be well on my way to a Masters right now.) Needing to work on making mind become like sponge. Speaking of education - What's your doctorate in, if I may ask a blatantly off-topic question?
After the first guy was publicised on/., I had more than one new entry in my e-mail box from someone spamming their resume.
Now.. I see three possibilities here:
(I'm using "he" as the subject here. Women, typically, are not this dumb.)
1: He formed the idea himself, out of extreme desperation for a job (Been there, done that.. just didnt spam)
2: He got the idea from the original guy.
3: He got the idea from slashdot. THANKS SLASHDOT.
:)
Re:Sugar coating. *Mini-spoiler*
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The bad thing thing was how the movie strung you along to believe that he was actually sane the whole time. Even the whole scene where Nash was being shot at while speeding along in the car. I know its hard to imagine, but it they made it seem real enough
I for one am getting tired of the "Surprise Ending" theme thats been going on since the sixth sense (or fight club, whichever was first). It was good the first few times.. It's getting old now. Find a new hook or go back to mindless entertainment. I vote for the former.
Occasionally I like a nice almost-mystery, such as with K-PAX and Contact. But thats not exactly the same thing.
ABM was good - but part of me wishes that they would have structured it differently.
But, a-la Boys Don't Cry vs. The Brandon Teena story, i'm sure it won't be long before there is a John Nash documentary.. or maybe there will be one on the deeveedee.
I plan on doing that. Unfortunately I also plan to go to college and heed the advice of another - and take astronomy / cosmology courses eventually. The local astronomy club meets on the nights when i'll likely be in school.
Another problem I have is i live in Nashvegas, TN. The sky isnt *TERRIBLY* bright, but it is fairly difficult to find a nice, remote area where farmer joe won't shoot me because he thinks im ruffin up his cattle. I don't even understand how our local observatory operates - its only a few miles out of city limits.
There was an ISP here in TN that did that. Sounds of Silence - If they discovered you sharing your internet connection with another person in the house, they locked you out.
Maybe if they offered like a small tax break or something, people would be more likely to donate organs. I mean, otherwise, you're not getting anything, except a good feeling (oh. thats right. you're -dead-.) I'll donate any organs they want of mine - i'm not going to need them. Who wants a liver?
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Well, they just couldnt have children of their own. They could still marry. Wether or not they would want to is another story.
amen.
IMHO, this is a tremendous waste of resources.
Apparently Linux Zealots like to think they are being persecuted.
By the time this code is finished, the kernel will be quite obsolete.
I remember watching on TLC ( or another one of those wonderful learning channel things ) a scientist who was able to trigger lightning by firing a small rocket with a metal wire attached....
Actually, the link I gave, works.. I just confirmed it.. didn't visit all the jokes, just some.. but they worked.
Gates could probably afford to buy his own decent-sized rocket and add a 1000sq ft. personal room on the space station complete with wetbar and jacuzzi-fuge.
If I had bill gates $, i'd be philanthropic.. I'd just be extremely careful how that money is spent.
"I'll give $x Billion for research and development of technology to go back to the moon"
In my mind, we should go back just because its -there-, and america needs something to feel good about now.
Though Gates has done some good things with his money.. He's opened/equipped a library in TN, to start with.
I just wish we could robin hood ol' ellison. The man needs to be knocked off his high horse. But you won't see me in tights anytime soon.
(We're men.. we're men in tights.. (MANLY MEN!) we roam around the forest looking for fights..)
is UltraEdit 32.
You can get a PHP Syntax plugin.. Works beautifully.
Install Linux.
Seriously, the wayback machine(when it functions properly) is great for things like this. The link to its latest edition is here
Enjoy your mirroring experience.
The economic conditions and overall attitude of the IT world was a lot less foreboding then. In the IT shops i've been in recently, Linux is a word not to be thrown around, especially on anything the investors may read. If, say, HURD or a BSD could do such a trick, i believe it would take at least $x amount of time before the world would be ready for it.
I will take no stance on this issue, as i only work with things that are profitable to me - I'm not a religious fanatic when it comes to Linux, *BSD, or any other operating system - I'll defend them all on their benefits and acknowledge their weaknesses. But i do need to propose the question: Do you think any other "upstart" operating system could gain the popularity and momentum of Linux?
Normally I wouldn't give an AC any credence, but I just have to point this out: its "incompetent".
Ignorance is a dangerous thing. According to several certification boards, and a few national corporations i've worked for, i'm quite competent. Thank you. Buhbye.
Well, i tend not to declare the homosexual thing. The second part is just as stereotypical as the views of windows are on slashdot. And the name i took from the Rush Song Analog Kid - but since it was taken on IRC, i changed it to boy.
And i've heard all the jokes.
I'm assuming your name is from the occasional Mr. Obvious skit on bob & tom?
It'd just make the "mainstream" IT community reject linux, and its users, even faster. [They] We've decided, more or less, on an engine for the car, the highway has been built, some people just like to play bumpercars.
Linux is a segway. It claims it will change the world; some people try it out; some people implement it mainstream; Most people just stare and say "uhh." the world just isn't built for it yet.
[To appease the BSD Zealots: Linux is a tricycle, *BSD is a Segway. If you are not a BSD Zealot, ignore this line.]
UNIX is a Freightliner. Good when you need a lot of power and a big footprint to haul a massive amount of.. stuff.
Windows 2000 is an Automatic Transmission Ford. Good enough for the average person, they don't have to worry about it too terribly much. Most mechanics know how to fix them.
Win2K server is a nice, large Dodge. Good for hauling midsize loads. Can still be fixed by most mechanics, if they are adequately skilled. Can be upgraded to Cummins Turbo Dulie model with extended bed if neccesary. Maximum of 32 Wheels.
The analogies are endless.
Hmm. Use some of that fabric they use to make computerized clothes out of, and use it as a coffee cup cozy.
I want to make a PC Case out of One of these
I have no problem with advertising. If I get something of quality for more or less free, i expect to have to watch something I may or may not find interesting (And i'm of the mind that i'd rather it be targeted, than not.) Now, i'm not an expert on economics or anything, but it seems to me slashdot is a -tad- too jumpy when it comes to stuff like this. As mentioned a bit earlier, they've been doing this on radio for ages.
[Note, the below doesn't neccesarily state my views, just an interpretation of the circumstances. The comment may or may not be based in rational thought; The statement has been engineered for slashdot audiences].
Has anyone else noticed that, if you havent entered your own URL, your url is set to http://slashdot.org/? Now, in a way, that could be interpreted as slashdot branding your comment. Say, for instance, if your post was quoted somewhere, in its entirety, that would be analogus to having one of those annoying "Come read at www.yahoo.com!" banners at the bottom of a mail. Doesn't seem very slashdot-like to me. How about have it default to, say, NOTHING like it did a few months ago.. or better yet, to the slashdot meta thread?
$0.02 refundable w/ $15.00 restocking fee.
Ya know, anywhere else, this would have been the end of the matter. But here, most people will just seek the opinion of 10 16 year olds who begin their posts with "IANAL, but.." then say the collective grey matter would outweigh your professional statement.
I have to admire you. You haven't given up on slashdot like I have. Either that, or your FUD filter is broken.
Only reason I mention this is i love it when a statement is made by someone completely in the know, and then is more or less ignored.. Kind of like "NO! NO! It makes sense, but it's not what I want to hear! NO!" response.
Thanks, pazuzes. Now i'm going to have to have a flashback. **sits back**
:)
1994.. Running my BBS locally.. Wanted to multitask... installed Desqview.. wow.. leet! Its like dosshell.. Only.. not! Oh, crap.. LORD is running slow on node 2.. time to tweak QEMM.. lets see if we can get that extra 2K out!
1995.. OS/2 warp comes along. I install it - that extra ~100K on top of 640 is LEET!!! I never go back.
I have to wonder.. How fast would Windows 3.1, DOS, or OS/2 boot on a 1.4 Ghz Athlon?
Pentium.
Itanium.
Thunderbird.
Windows $YEAR.
Duron.
Celeron.
Boso..err, wrong field.
Okay guys, I don't know about you, but, holding with my "ooh, blinkenlights" philosophy, I miss the days when you could properly identify your processor as an [80]486DX266, and not be overtly pedantic.
I mean, we've even taken a step further in the wrong direction - now AMD doesn't even specify processor Mhz! *WAH!*
Aww, damn. You mean i have to do more reading? You should see the list of stuff i intend to read -already-. Working on reading technical documents.. Working on my MCSE.. Working on getting back into school (God, had I had the mindset i have now 5 years ago, i could be well on my way to a Masters right now.) Needing to work on making mind become like sponge. Speaking of education - What's your doctorate in, if I may ask a blatantly off-topic question?
After the first guy was publicised on /., I had more than one new entry in my e-mail box from someone spamming their resume.
Now.. I see three possibilities here:
(I'm using "he" as the subject here. Women, typically, are not this dumb.)
1: He formed the idea himself, out of extreme desperation for a job (Been there, done that.. just didnt spam)
2: He got the idea from the original guy.
3: He got the idea from slashdot. THANKS SLASHDOT.
:)
The bad thing thing was how the movie strung you along to believe that he was actually sane the whole time. Even the whole scene where Nash was being shot at while speeding along in the car. I know its hard to imagine, but it they made it seem real enough
I for one am getting tired of the "Surprise Ending" theme thats been going on since the sixth sense (or fight club, whichever was first). It was good the first few times.. It's getting old now. Find a new hook or go back to mindless entertainment. I vote for the former.
Occasionally I like a nice almost-mystery, such as with K-PAX and Contact. But thats not exactly the same thing.
ABM was good - but part of me wishes that they would have structured it differently.
But, a-la Boys Don't Cry vs. The Brandon Teena story, i'm sure it won't be long before there is a John Nash documentary.. or maybe there will be one on the deeveedee.
I plan on doing that. Unfortunately I also plan to go to college and heed the advice of another - and take astronomy / cosmology courses eventually. The local astronomy club meets on the nights when i'll likely be in school.
Another problem I have is i live in Nashvegas, TN. The sky isnt *TERRIBLY* bright, but it is fairly difficult to find a nice, remote area where farmer joe won't shoot me because he thinks im ruffin up his cattle. I don't even understand how our local observatory operates - its only a few miles out of city limits.
Time to destination, I think.
.9 LY to get here, its traveling faster than the speed of light
if object A is sent from 1 LY away and takes 1 LY to get here, it's traveling at the speed of light.
if object B is sent from 1 LY away and takes
I think.
There was an ISP here in TN that did that. Sounds of Silence - If they discovered you sharing your internet connection with another person in the house, they locked you out.
Maybe if they offered like a small tax break or something, people would be more likely to donate organs. I mean, otherwise, you're not getting anything, except a good feeling (oh. thats right. you're -dead-.) I'll donate any organs they want of mine - i'm not going to need them. Who wants a liver?