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  1. Re:It's got to be on Searching for the Oldest Running Application · · Score: 1

    Well, except for the fact that Apples (Apple 1, ca 1976) predate Commodores.

    Apple was the first system to ship with a Basic Interpreter IIRC

  2. Re:A nice looking service on iTunes Music Store sells 275,000 Tracks in 18 Hours · · Score: 1

    The 'Welcome to Macintosh' splash screen was a function of the OS (Which is why they said Mac OS when upgraded to Mac OS from System 7 or System 7.5).

    They were not marketed as Macintoshes, did not say Macintosh on the case or the box, and did not include the same software as a Macintosh. They were also usually crippled hardware (Especially the 5/6x00's other than the 6360).

    In other words, they were to the Macintosh as Ambra was to an IBM.

  3. Re:A nice looking service on iTunes Music Store sells 275,000 Tracks in 18 Hours · · Score: 1

    MAC is an acronymn. Media Access Control. It's a 48 bit unique id.

    And every Macintosh since the Centris 650 has had one. (Performa's aren't Macintoshes, but they do run Mac OS).

  4. Re:Mac market is juicier... on iTunes Music Store sells 275,000 Tracks in 18 Hours · · Score: 1

    iTunes 4 runs on 10.1.5 just fine. the only thing you lose is the sharing capabilities, since Rendevous was introduced on 10.2.

    Yes, the Music Store does work under 10.1.5

  5. Re:iTunes for Windows on iTunes Music Store sells 275,000 Tracks in 18 Hours · · Score: 1

    And AAC is better than ogg for that, and is supported by one of the top MP3 players, as well as Quicktime. .ogg was a nice try, but it's not giving me any reason to give up a supported codec for one with little support.

  6. Re:Food For Thoughts on Apple Introduces iTunes Music Store, iTunes 4, new iPod · · Score: 1
    I think you missed the fact that they weren't referring to 9mm Film.

    see Smith & Wesson for details

  7. Re:Its about farking time! on Apple Introduces iTunes Music Store, iTunes 4, new iPod · · Score: 1

    Ahh, but you can play music off other local systems using Rendevous and iTunes 4.

    You only need one copy of the sone (Which has to be on the authorized system, but still can be played elsewhere. Oh the wonders of streaming).

  8. Re:Mach isn't a distro. Re:Oh the irony... on Unix-Haters Handbook Available Online · · Score: 1

    Well, a lot of the high-level libraries and admin utils (Cocoa, NetInfo) are descended from NeXtSTEP/OPENSTEP, as is the GUI. The lowlevel utilities and command line stuff is all FreeBSD descended. The Kernel is basicly a monolithic BSD Server on top of a Mach Microkernel (Way to get the disadvantages of both designs). Of course, Apple has a lot of inhouse Mach experience (mklinux and NeXT), and almost no Monolithix Kernel experts, so that does make sense from a timeframe point of view (Apple needed OS X yesterday, so it came up with a Beauteous hack of NeXTSTEP and FreeBSD in very short order).

  9. Re:All animation is dubbed...deal with it on James Cameron's Live Action Battle Angel Alita · · Score: 1

    Depends on the Dub.

    Most english dubs aren't as good as Japanese dubs. The Japanese voice actor market has more talent, since most folks with talent over here do live action.

    There are exceptions. Cowboy Bebop is one of the more notable ones. The Japanese dub is decent, the English superb. Disney's Miyazaki dubs have been quite good too.

    The killer is the helium-breath female leads so common on the Japanese soundtrack. It's bad when every female character sounds like Joey Lauren Adams on speed.

  10. Re:I don't know what to say... on DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn? · · Score: 1

    But OpenBSD is based in Calgary.

    Which, despite being the capital of Texas North (aka Alberta), is solidly in Soviet Canuckistan.

  11. Re:How's it goin Theo? on DARPA Grant Cancelled for OpenBSD and U-Penn? · · Score: 1

    However, there are inherent security concerns when funding programs run by people who are not subject to your security laws. That's a major reason why security-related programs tend to be run inside the nation actually funding them.

    Then there's the problem that the Canadian Government appears to be backing the Axis of Weasels (despite the fact that the majority of Canadians support the US).

    And there's the inherent problem with Theo's personality. It's quite possible he did something to incredibly annoy DARPA (Why not? He's pissed off everybody else on the planet it seems).

  12. Re:OS X on Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you turn on the BSD files, OSX is nearly identical to FreeBSD. If you don't, it's closest to NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP, and really would require it's own book. NetInfo is a whole other world.

  13. Re:questions on Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition · · Score: 1

    if you're going to do remote graphical administration, MS's RDP is best of breed. X performs well for one or two non-graphically intensive apps over a WAN, but Remote Desktop is the top performer for multiple apps. VNC sucks wet dog farts.

    Of course, I admin via SSH when possible, as it is usable at 2400bps and above.

  14. Re:Someone may beat me to it, but on Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition · · Score: 1

    You're obviously not on freebsd-questions.

    Plenty of folks who could use this book rather badly.

  15. Re:Test on Essential System Administration, 3rd Edition · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    If he's a resident MCSE, he's likely dumb. Smart MCSE's advertise their relevant certifications not their 'Minesweeper Consultant & Solitaire Engineer' badge.

  16. Re:Duh on Blackboard Campus IDs: Security Thru Cease & Desist · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Tim Robbins and Martin Sheen seem to think so. As did the Dixie Chicks, but they learned better.

  17. Re: Bullshit "Cider House Rules" on Keith Packard's Xfree86 Fork Officially Started · · Score: 1

    yes: The Cider House Rules - William Morrow 1985 1st Trade Edition

    The quote itself dates back to Rome in various variations, IIRC.

  18. Re:This just in... on Building ATA RAID and SMP Support into Slackware 9 · · Score: 1

    Well, there aren't.

    There are US troops in Baghdad, but the Mercenaries never showed up (They're too busy fighting France's Chocolate War in Cote d'Ivoire)

    Ain't it wonderful when spin contradicts itself?

  19. Re:such bullshit. on Building ATA RAID and SMP Support into Slackware 9 · · Score: 1

    While that crap may make your life easier if your idea of a Linux Manual is 'Linux for Dummies', Slack's bare-bones BSD-ish layout is absolutely wonderful for those of us who work on systems running numerous Unix's and admin from the shell/SSH. All I need is vi and a working compiler and I can admin my box.

    Kudzu, Anaconda and Drak are more trouble than they're worth for a sysadmin. They are pretty nice for Joe user though, who wants a desktop system that doesn't require large amounts of knowledge.

  20. Re:Next... on Dell Takes the Low Road Regarding Ink Cartridges · · Score: 1

    There's only 5 US companies with Experience doing reconstruction work of this type (Like in Kosovo). All 5 got contracts. Haliburton, being the biggest, got the biggest contract.

    Halliburton's Fire-fighting subsidiary is tops in the world, and has already subcontracted everybody else in the US and Canada with this type of experience.

  21. Re:Next... on Dell Takes the Low Road Regarding Ink Cartridges · · Score: 1

    Nah, he went broke twice in Oil. Made his money in professional sports (Minority interest and GM of teh texas Rangers).

    Dick Cheney is the only member of the Administration with connections to Big Oil that don't involve lots of lost cash.

    Now M. Chiraq and TotalFinaElf on the other hand...

  22. Re:Clue on Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Larry Niven · · Score: 1

    Bugger off then. You claimed 'Fallen Angels' was junk science, I said it was better science than what the Greens were spewing (Not that it was necessarily great science). Put up or STFU. And in case you're wondering, I'm perfectly aware I highballed the numbers on global temp average in 1000AD.

  23. Re:Uninformed on Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Larry Niven · · Score: 1

    Just citing the first thing that came up on Google

    http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/iceage_20011207 /
    2-4 Degrees Farenheit (More than your source)

    http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/library/e ar thmatters/spring2000/pages/page35.html

    http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/Weather/PaperPro po salArticles/ThequotLittleIceAgequotof.html

    1-2 degrees change

    http://www.uah.edu/News/2000news/coralsea.html

    says 2-3 degrees.

    As I said, I was highballing at 5 degrees.

  24. Re:Uninformed on Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Larry Niven · · Score: 1

    http://www.grisda.org/origins/10051.htm

    Postulates 2-4 degrees higher (I know I was higballing at 5)

  25. Re:Clue on Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Larry Niven · · Score: 1

    Please provide some proof that what I said is incorrect. You've claimed it's junk science, I've called your bluff, you don't get to call mine without data (Not Credentials, which mean merely that you've been able to parrot certain data).

    Now put up or shut up.

    Personally, I'll take Jerry's Ph.d's over yours any day.