The Japanese, in a new marketing strategy, have decided to change the name from TurboLinux to Supaa Numbaa 1 Happy Cow Bang Lucky Henshin Mega Turbo Linux!!!
"Reminds me of the lunar base I designed when I was about 9 years old for a school project."
Sorry, Hemos, but I don't think that the ESA is going to tackle this project with popsicle sticks, styrofoam cups, cardboard paper towel rolls, and that box that you later used to bury your pet hamster in.
As Greek was the telltale language that helped greatly with the Stone, I would have to side that HP-UX is about as close as you will get.
I work on a daily basis with the major business-tailored Unices, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, and Linux. As all of these other posts have said, commands to perform one action on one OS greatly differs from another. But I have noticed that HP-UX seems to be an amalgam of the other three Unices listed above.
For example, on Solaris (without Veritas Volume Manager), you have to "carve out" your disk filesystem by filesystem, and work with devices in/dev/dsk/cAtBdCsD format. On AIX, the concept is totally different with Logical Volume Manager, wherein filesystems can be created on the fly. But HP-UX uses both in an odd fashion, forsaking slices and using a "castrated" form of LVM. This is just one example, as you will find other things in HP-UX such as the useradd command being identical to Linux and Solaris, and the SAM tool being very close to AIX's SMIT utility.
In the end, as you will find, there is no uber-Unix that will carry over to all of the other flavors. IMHO, HP-UX is as close as you will get. But, my personal preference of all Unices is AIX due to its ease of use (an IBM tool easy to use? I know it sounds like an oxymoron) and robust capabilities, combined with Linux integration in the most recent versions. Flame as you will, I'm interested in hearing anybody else's insight.
"We need to see a technology that can lead to real products," explained Zwi Vromen, whose Israel-based Millennium Materials Fund has made 19 nanotechnology investments to date."
So now, not only do we have nanotechnological fruits, but we have nanotechnological fruits that shall battle for the Holy Land inside my colon! Jihad!
Being a Coloradoan who lives out in the farms, I can totally appreciate what my fellow statesmen did in the mountains. Without a doubt, Qwest is the worst phone company out here, even worse than its predecessor, US West. People out here call it Qworst as they have no continuity or set goals for DSL. Some of my friends in more urban areas complain about DSL being available four blocks north and south of their street, but nothing in their region. I cheer about this development and will try to implement one, pending I get a tornado-proof shed in my backyard.
And for one last dig on Qwest, here's an often-heard Coloradoan joke: What's the difference between Qwest and Enron? About six more months.
I remember hearing from some people who worked on laptop design in the past for IBM about heat issues with laptops. Most of us take for granted that we have the ability to feel things with our legs. Well, when some models of laptops were released that didn't have good heat dissipation, parapalegics (sp?) were subsequently getting nasty burns on their laps as they couldn't feel the heat radiating out as much as normal folks. Consequently, laptop designs had to be changed quickly. So, laptop cooling is not just a matter of being 1337, but a potential health concern as well.
For a good time, call Carly Fiorina at 800-HPQ-SUCKS.
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At my Kung Fu school, the sifus are totally enamored with titanium. They had titanium chopsticks ordered for the whole school so that when they went to China for their every-four-year trip they could eat in a more sanitary manner, in addition to the martial training (who knew there was a chopstick and bowl form?
But, their next goal is to have titanium spear shafts and Kwan-Daos made (big knife at the end of a staff with a point on the other end). I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of those weapons!
This reminds me of a story posted recently about the story on Lifters posted here a while back. Also on that page was a section about A Serrano's Field Propulsion Thruster. This little device can actually propel itself in a vacuum without any moving parts, according to the site. If one of these were combined with the Glider, perhaps that would be even better. Just a thought.
"The games were developed specifically for the presentation using Metrowerk's Codewarrior and were run from a development board using a Motorola DragonBall MX1 processor."
So, it took like half the presentation just powering up and glowing a weird shade of yellow, right?
I can see Two Towers getting some praise, but I think that Hollywood will have been partially "desensitized" to LoTR. Star Wars Ep II or Spider-Man will get some awards that could go in any of these directions. But, these awards are likely to be those more esoteric ones like "Best Sound Editing Using A Computer Underwater". These movies will make tons of money, but the blasted academy will never let them fly higher than a "Best Supporting Actor/Actress" position. Then again, when did the Academy ever have a sense of Geek?
So, is Captain America the Marvel Universe's version of Kevin Bacon? If so, let's play "Six Degrees of Captain America". Here are three inital people: Howard the Duck; ROM, Spaceknight; and any of the Seven Dwarves. I leave the rest to you.
Yes, but this is Fry's Electronics we are talking about here. You may get Linux pre-installed on your system, but you also have to deal with scratched-up Taiwanese RAM, repackaged returned equipment, and salespeople who would just as soon file Linux under "Games". Support your local PC company instead.
Well, if nothing else this would give conservative parents who are freaked out by Harry Potter a chance to further ostracize their kids from computers and technology.
This reminds me of all of the old Disney shows where they would show "The World of The Future!" where people would have pop-up refrigerators and TVs from their kitchen counters. Except this time it's being done by HP, and it looks like there is a 100% drop in the number of jetpacks and spaceships to Mars.
Due to EQ's semi-national power and status, they have come under the scope of the Taliban. The Taliban have planned an invasion, complete with dressing all buxom she-elves in burqas, crashing 747s into Luclin, all the while shouting "Allah to Zone!"
RedHat being bought out by AOL/Time Warner, a perpetual energy machine... the funny headlines keep flying. What's next? John Romero teams up with Jon Katz to create an ultimate Net-based first-player shooter that dissects the problems of big corporations in detail?
I like this combination of quotes from the article:
Among the things Bender says won't be paid for out of the laboratory till: cell phones, limos, first-class flights and furniture.
and...
But why is the Lab unhealthy in the first place? Unlike other academic institutions at MIT and elsewhere, the Media Lab gets the bulk of its money from corporate donors. Among them: IBM, Intel, Gillette, ChevronTexaco and LEGO.
Damn, so now all those MIT researchers will be forced to build their own Lego chairs and tables? Sounds like the kind of perfect ergonomic environment we all need. Don't like the height of the table? Just snap off the legs and away you go.
It doesn't say that the merger is completely out of the question. Here is what the article had to say:
Sources familiar with the situation emphatically insisted the two companies are not near an acquisition deal, nor have they discussed one.
and then...
An AOL Time Warner spokeswoman, as a matter of company policy, would not discuss the merger rumor, and Durham, N.C.-based Red Hat could not be reached for comment because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. A Microsoft spokesman also declined to comment.
I agree, it sounds like the merger is a farce, nothing more than a ploy to rile up people and boost some stock prices tomorrow morning, but you never know...
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Sorry, Hemos, but I don't think that the ESA is going to tackle this project with popsicle sticks, styrofoam cups, cardboard paper towel rolls, and that box that you later used to bury your pet hamster in.
For example, on Solaris (without Veritas Volume Manager), you have to "carve out" your disk filesystem by filesystem, and work with devices in /dev/dsk/cAtBdCsD format. On AIX, the concept is totally different with Logical Volume Manager, wherein filesystems can be created on the fly. But HP-UX uses both in an odd fashion, forsaking slices and using a "castrated" form of LVM. This is just one example, as you will find other things in HP-UX such as the useradd command being identical to Linux and Solaris, and the SAM tool being very close to AIX's SMIT utility.
In the end, as you will find, there is no uber-Unix that will carry over to all of the other flavors. IMHO, HP-UX is as close as you will get. But, my personal preference of all Unices is AIX due to its ease of use (an IBM tool easy to use? I know it sounds like an oxymoron) and robust capabilities, combined with Linux integration in the most recent versions. Flame as you will, I'm interested in hearing anybody else's insight.
"We need to see a technology that can lead to real products," explained Zwi Vromen, whose Israel-based Millennium Materials Fund has made 19 nanotechnology investments to date."
So now, not only do we have nanotechnological fruits, but we have nanotechnological fruits that shall battle for the Holy Land inside my colon! Jihad!
And for one last dig on Qwest, here's an often-heard Coloradoan joke: What's the difference between Qwest and Enron? About six more months.
But, their next goal is to have titanium spear shafts and Kwan-Daos made (big knife at the end of a staff with a point on the other end). I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of those weapons!
"The games were developed specifically for the presentation using Metrowerk's Codewarrior and were run from a development board using a Motorola DragonBall MX1 processor."
So, it took like half the presentation just powering up and glowing a weird shade of yellow, right?
Title: Microsoft guru: Stamp out HTTP
Isn't "Microsoft guru" something of an oxymoron?
So, is Captain America the Marvel Universe's version of Kevin Bacon? If so, let's play "Six Degrees of Captain America". Here are three inital people: Howard the Duck; ROM, Spaceknight; and any of the Seven Dwarves. I leave the rest to you.
Yes, but this is Fry's Electronics we are talking about here. You may get Linux pre-installed on your system, but you also have to deal with scratched-up Taiwanese RAM, repackaged returned equipment, and salespeople who would just as soon file Linux under "Games". Support your local PC company instead.
Well, if nothing else this would give conservative parents who are freaked out by Harry Potter a chance to further ostracize their kids from computers and technology.
Due to EQ's semi-national power and status, they have come under the scope of the Taliban. The Taliban have planned an invasion, complete with dressing all buxom she-elves in burqas, crashing 747s into Luclin, all the while shouting "Allah to Zone!"
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I think that covers it...
RedHat being bought out by AOL/Time Warner, a perpetual energy machine... the funny headlines keep flying. What's next? John Romero teams up with Jon Katz to create an ultimate Net-based first-player shooter that dissects the problems of big corporations in detail?
Among the things Bender says won't be paid for out of the laboratory till: cell phones, limos, first-class flights and furniture.
and...
But why is the Lab unhealthy in the first place? Unlike other academic institutions at MIT and elsewhere, the Media Lab gets the bulk of its money from corporate donors. Among them: IBM, Intel, Gillette, ChevronTexaco and LEGO .
Damn, so now all those MIT researchers will be forced to build their own Lego chairs and tables? Sounds like the kind of perfect ergonomic environment we all need. Don't like the height of the table? Just snap off the legs and away you go.
Sources familiar with the situation emphatically insisted the two companies are not near an acquisition deal, nor have they discussed one.
and then...
An AOL Time Warner spokeswoman, as a matter of company policy, would not discuss the merger rumor, and Durham, N.C.-based Red Hat could not be reached for comment because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. A Microsoft spokesman also declined to comment.
I agree, it sounds like the merger is a farce, nothing more than a ploy to rile up people and boost some stock prices tomorrow morning, but you never know...