It's not [directly] the GPL that's causing me to eventually give FreeBSD a go instead of Debian on my servers - it's FreeBSD's [in-progress] support for ZFS. There might be an awful lot of hype about it, but ZFS seems like a really nice thing for a homebrew SAN.
Of course, licensing issues are the reason why ZFS won't be in the Linux kernel anytime soon.
ZFS on FUSE - and, indeed, FUSE in general - is neat, but not something I'd want to rely upon in a server environment.
OpenWRT on the WRT54G(S) allows you to setup an OpenVPN server. Convenient, though the throughput isn't spectacular, due to the processing requirements demanded by SSL on the WRT CPU.
At the risk of feeding your ego, I decided to reply.
I've never bought into the whole "race" thing - we're all members of the human race, aren't we? But if I'd called it an ethnic or ethnist slur, I figured that I'd have had the typical mouth-breathing reader scratching their head wondering what the hell I was trying to say. So I lumped it under "racist."
Oh, and the Boston alcoholism reference is a reference to the Irish. Have you seen their St. Patrick's Day celebrations?
I honestly expect nothing of Microsoft at this point. Win2k works as an OS on that particular "piece of crap," and will continue to do so until the machine dies, at which point I'll probably junk it.
Keeping up with the latest-and-greatest craptacular entry that Microsoft makes in the OS/app/whatever arena isn't a concern of mine. 99% of what I do is on Linux & BSD; I keep ole' Bessy around to play Starcraft, for which I don't need a machine that's anywhere near what's typical today, or what's seemingly as awe-inspiring as your cell phone.
Seriously, I run win2k(sp4) on an old PIII 600 with 128 megs of RAM. It does what I need it to do, if only grudgingly. Why would I "upgrade" to Vista, when I've never had any intention on "upgrading" to XP, which probably would refuse to work with my hardware anyway? (dunno really, haven't checked)
FtFA: "Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Microsoft Corporation and its agents to use winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law."
You might find yourself the unwitting spokesperson for the new XBox 360 Boonga Boonga clone!
This semester marks the first time that I've ever been exempted from taking the final exam for a course. The professor (for some reason) grades on either the mid-term or the final - odd in my experience, but I'm not complaining, since I aced the mid-term.
Might not be too exciting for some, but absolutely qualifies as a "best exam story" for me!
Does'nt this seem *too* close to a dictatorship - not that the US is one, but it increasingly is seeming that certain aspects are going in that direction
Let's wait and see what happens with the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Yes, our Presidents are limited to 2 terms, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if something arose in early '08 that prompted the Executive and Legislative branches to try and keep Bush in office.
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I'll throttle my client back a bit.
- because it seems nobody's actually using it.
In related news, BeOS showed few vulnerabilities this year...
It's not [directly] the GPL that's causing me to eventually give FreeBSD a go instead of Debian on my servers - it's FreeBSD's [in-progress] support for ZFS. There might be an awful lot of hype about it, but ZFS seems like a really nice thing for a homebrew SAN.
Of course, licensing issues are the reason why ZFS won't be in the Linux kernel anytime soon.
ZFS on FUSE - and, indeed, FUSE in general - is neat, but not something I'd want to rely upon in a server environment.
£500 = ~US$1000
According to Yahoo Finance, the USD is currently worth just a hair more than half of the British pound.
Has the dollar grown so weak?
OpenWRT on the WRT54G(S) allows you to setup an OpenVPN server. Convenient, though the throughput isn't spectacular, due to the processing requirements demanded by SSL on the WRT CPU.
See http://martybugs.net/wireless/openwrt/openvpn.cgi and http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=1800.
At the risk of feeding your ego, I decided to reply.
I've never bought into the whole "race" thing - we're all members of the human race, aren't we? But if I'd called it an ethnic or ethnist slur, I figured that I'd have had the typical mouth-breathing reader scratching their head wondering what the hell I was trying to say. So I lumped it under "racist."
Oh, and the Boston alcoholism reference is a reference to the Irish. Have you seen their St. Patrick's Day celebrations?
<sigh> I've burned enough karma here. Ta!
A racial slur has been modified as "Score: 2, Insightful." Wonderful.
As a mick, polack, and kraut (among others), I can't wait until this comment hits 5.
I honestly expect nothing of Microsoft at this point. Win2k works as an OS on that particular "piece of crap," and will continue to do so until the machine dies, at which point I'll probably junk it.
Keeping up with the latest-and-greatest craptacular entry that Microsoft makes in the OS/app/whatever arena isn't a concern of mine. 99% of what I do is on Linux & BSD; I keep ole' Bessy around to play Starcraft, for which I don't need a machine that's anywhere near what's typical today, or what's seemingly as awe-inspiring as your cell phone.
... and we mustn't have that!
Seriously, I run win2k(sp4) on an old PIII 600 with 128 megs of RAM. It does what I need it to do, if only grudgingly. Why would I "upgrade" to Vista, when I've never had any intention on "upgrading" to XP, which probably would refuse to work with my hardware anyway? (dunno really, haven't checked)
... in the X-Files! http://redwolf.com.au/xfiles/season02/2x04.html
It's a hot bed of free energy.
Literally!
... live in northern New Jersey.
Why not make it available real-time, if the capability's there?
Is there a valid argument (read: not just "the terrorists will win!"), or is this just your $0.02?
I was just getting ready to say something to this effect...
And just when I thought that we'd gotten over the whole "get 'em hooked on M$ products in college" idea, here we go and start them in high school.
<sigh>
Wow. Just... Wow.
FtFA: "Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Microsoft Corporation and its agents to use winner's name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law."
You might find yourself the unwitting spokesperson for the new XBox 360 Boonga Boonga clone!
DART: "Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology"
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ARROW: "Automated Ruination of Rather Old Warbird"
JAVELIN: "Just Another Very Expensive Lesson In Navigation"
BULLET: "Bravado is an Unfortunate Liability, Limiting Effective Targeting"
homonym != synonym
Thank you.
Welcome to America in the 21st century. Or the 19th, or the 18th...
/love my country
//hate my fellow citizens
"Sex?!?! NO! Never outside of marriage, and only for procreation! Now let's go and kill us some brown/yellow/red people!"
And how is that behaviour different from Windows running non-emulated?
This semester marks the first time that I've ever been exempted from taking the final exam for a course. The professor (for some reason) grades on either the mid-term or the final - odd in my experience, but I'm not complaining, since I aced the mid-term.
Might not be too exciting for some, but absolutely qualifies as a "best exam story" for me!
When is the Leatherman going to include a fleshlight?
Might look funny strapped to your waist, though.
Does'nt this seem *too* close to a dictatorship - not that the US is one, but it increasingly is seeming that certain aspects are going in that direction
Let's wait and see what happens with the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Yes, our Presidents are limited to 2 terms, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least if something arose in early '08 that prompted the Executive and Legislative branches to try and keep Bush in office.
Paranoid? Perhaps.