Well, define "beta". I've run Debian unstable for months with zero problems whatsoever. Call that a "beta" if you want... it's right in the name: "unstable!"
P.S. I love how my original post is sitting pretty at -1... I guess Slashdot moderators can't handle the truth.
I installed it last week, and it froze the machine _cold_ twice... i.e. had to reach for the power switch. I had enough (as this box _had_ to be reliable) and switched to Debian Testing (sarge)... no problems since.
1. Not supported by outlook's you-have-new-mail fade-in message-preview thingee. I'm sure it has a name, but I'm sure what you know what I'm talking about.
2. POP lets me download the messages to my computer. Permanently. I read a newspaper article that basically said due to state law, my university has all the right to read my email whenever they please, because it's sitting on their email server. As you can imagine, I was none too happy with that notion. Not that I have anything to hide, but it just bugs me. They shouldn't be allowed to read my e-mail without my consent. The newspaper article mentioned how another state school used someone's email against them in a (university?) court case, just by accessing his/her e-mail.
Just out of curiosity, does it drive you fucking insane having to log into most every trivial message board / non-financial-type site? If I had to log into Slashdot every time I opened a new browser I'd go insane. And, no, I don't use Mozilla's form-remembering thing.
I buy music with iTMS. I've also discovered that RealPlayer 10 will play m4p protected AACs purchased from iTMS! Where does this make sense? I own a Sony NetMD minidisc player. (Very cool, not to mention cheap, gadget !) Sony's provided software is psycho-DRM riddled crap (the limitations of copying YOUR OWN FILES are ridiculous -- this was done to appease the Music division of Sony, obviously); however, the Sony NetMD plugin for RealPlayer allows unlimited and hassle free copying from your PC to the device.
Where's this come into play? I buy the music on Apple's store, and use Real's app to transfer it over to my device. Works like a charm! I can drive for hours listening to my Apple-purchased music, and not have to pay a ridiculous amount for an iPod.
To put it in perspective:
Price:
iPod: $350 Minidisc walkman with 6 minidiscs: $69.99
The iPod is a cool toy, but not practical. If you drop it on the floor, you'd freak. If I dropped my MD on the floor, it would probably keep working, but even if it exploded into a million pieces, I'd only be out $70. You can use the rest to buy a nice high-end set of earbuds and a steak dinner!
Purdue also has lots of older buildings... and most of them are built to withstand a nuclear blast.:) All the access points were rolled out over the last year or two IIRC; by last fall I think the entire main campus had wireless.
Right now most cable systems are hybrid. Digital is an option, and it usually includes more channels as well as interactive features (On Demand HBO and PPV, for example). However most cable systems run analog and digital side by side. I'd say 80-90% of subscribers on a single system are using analog-only.
If they forced digital cable on everyone -- i.e. a new box for EVERY TV hooked to teh cable system, the community would mutiny. I mentioned in NYC this wouldn't be a problem, since it was like this from the beginning. I believe all the channels are scrambled in NYC with the exception of the local ones. At least on the Time Warner systems. This was done in the 80s to thwart cable piracy. If you live in one of the 5 boroughs and have Time Warner, you have a box on every TV, or you just don't have cable.
You need the entire cable system on digital cable, to prevent cable theft. It's either that or install 60 traps on everyone's drop line!
Of course, many people will complain about digital terminal rental fees, cry extortion, blah blah; which is why it won't happen. That and people will complain about renting a terminal for every TV set. Right now cable can brag that it works without special equipment (analog, that is) on any modern TV.
Places like NYC which were using addressable terminals since the early 80s can do this, but for 99% of the cable-wired USA this will never happen. Too much infrastructure to change.
The iTunes DRM wasn't cracked since you need a valid key to decrypt the files! That's like saying you cracked someone's Unix account because you had their OpenSSH private key!
Another program Bill wrote was a schedule program for his school, which he modified a little to put Bill Gates in a class full of the prettiest girls in the school.
WRONG. If you have a "private site" all you are entitled to is giving out your IP address.
It's not for you, it's not for others, it's for me.
That's too bad because the DNS is a PUBLIC database. The Internet is PUBLIC. You don't make the rules; ICANN does. If you don't like it -- tell your friends to set up their own DNS servers with pointers to your IP.
I should not need to give out all my contact information to the world just so I can locate my damn server on the internet easily.
Again, that's your opinion, but you don't make the rules, bud. If you want to "locate your damn server on the Internet easily" then why don't you try writing your IP down and keeping it in your wallet. Otherwise, stop whining, and play by the rules.
Do you also think you shouldn't have to register your car, or get emissions testing, because you're better or your privacy is more important than anyone else?
Do you fill out your Tax Return as "John Doe, 123 Fake St., Anytown USA 12345?"
I really haven't had a problem. I get snail mail "bill" from ICLS.NET every once in a while. Occasionally I get SPAM sent to sales@mydomain.com (my real address is a catchall).
Aside from that, no real problems. I do have my real info in there. I say if you want to be a part of the Internet, you NEED vaild contact info in there. I couldn't give two flying fucks about your "privacy" issues. If you're so paranoid you won't put your info into the WHOIS, then just DON'T BUY A DOMAIN NAME.
Alternatively, just get a PO Box if you're that worried.
Fark.com and TotalFark are running about 10 different pranks, all randomized. Try refreshing the front page for a few minutes... it rotates through about 5 different pages, only one of which is the real one. h4x0r3d by gu1n3a p1g5! R0FL0L!!!111!
They also have a regex changing random people's comments into different dialects like pig latin, redneck.
There is also a random quote generator attached to some people's messages.
Because they are cheap and sound better. The Apple earbuds are overpriced shit, even the replacement ones. You can get two pairs of decent ones for the price of one Apple set, just because they're painted white.
Well, for $85 total I bought a USB MiniDisc player and a nice pair of Sennheiser earbuds. Not only am I happier than all the yuppies I see on public transportation with their white headphones, I'm also $250 richer.
Look guys, would you rather dish out another $250 for an iPod you could easily drop and break? Just think -- you know how much fraternity-grade beer $250 can buy? I could have a permanent hangover for the next 40 years.
I wanted an MP3 player. Just as I was about to buy an iPod mini or something similar, I saw the Sony NetMD USB MiniDisc players in the discount bin at my local electronics store. $69. Each minidisc can hold up to 5 hours of music. I couldn't let this go. With all the shiz I've heard about iPod battery problems (my MD player gets 50 hours on 1 AA battery --- I LOVE it!), and the fact the the MP3 player selling right next to it had a max capacity of 1 minidisc (and that's it) and that the MD player came with 6 free discs, this was an offer I couldn't refuse. I thought (key word) I saw something on/. once about there being OSS software to transfer files to the MD player. Super!
Well I was slightly wrong... Apparently since Sony also owns a record company as well as make MD players, this thing came with DRM out the ass. I was determined to not use the Sony software. Unfortunately there was no OSS software for this, aside from a kludgy solution involving Sony's disc image software and Nero.
**However, RealOne Player to the rescue!**
Sony makes a plug-in for RealOne player to allow DRM-free transfer of files to my NetMD player. It's relatively painless to transfer MP3s to MiniDiscs. With MDs being dirt cheap nowadays, and the fact that I get 50 hours of charge on a single AA battery, I could tour Europe and never have to change batteries, nor recharge every few hours like the iPod users. Also my storage space is unlimited.
Sure, it's not as slick as the iPod, but it's the best $69 I've ever spent. Couple that with an FM modulator for my car and I can drive till I'm dead.
Not anymore. Internet Explorer removed the parsing of the @ sign in URLs because of their heavy use by fraudulent e-mails (since it's not *required* by the HTTP RFC, just a *feature*). Well you know what happens when only 5% of the web browsers out there can support something...
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Well, define "beta". I've run Debian unstable for months with zero problems whatsoever. Call that a "beta" if you want... it's right in the name: "unstable!"
P.S. I love how my original post is sitting pretty at -1... I guess Slashdot moderators can't handle the truth.
I installed it last week, and it froze the machine _cold_ twice... i.e. had to reach for the power switch. I had enough (as this box _had_ to be reliable) and switched to Debian Testing (sarge)... no problems since.
students for the most part tend to seat themselves in more-or-less the same positions anyway
You're right -- it's usually "right behind the hot blond chick."
I left IMAP for a few good reasons.
1. Not supported by outlook's you-have-new-mail fade-in message-preview thingee. I'm sure it has a name, but I'm sure what you know what I'm talking about.
2. POP lets me download the messages to my computer. Permanently. I read a newspaper article that basically said due to state law, my university has all the right to read my email whenever they please, because it's sitting on their email server. As you can imagine, I was none too happy with that notion. Not that I have anything to hide, but it just bugs me. They shouldn't be allowed to read my e-mail without my consent. The newspaper article mentioned how another state school used someone's email against them in a (university?) court case, just by accessing his/her e-mail.
Which is why Windows 95 came with a lot of MSN software and libraries (then based on proprietary protocols) and no TCP/IP stack at all.
That, buddy, is double-plus untrue. The second part anyway.
Don't most driver's license cards have barcodes on the back that liquor stores, etc. can scan?
Just out of curiosity, does it drive you fucking insane having to log into most every trivial message board / non-financial-type site? If I had to log into Slashdot every time I opened a new browser I'd go insane. And, no, I don't use Mozilla's form-remembering thing.
But I found the happy medium... :-)
I buy music with iTMS. I've also discovered that RealPlayer 10 will play m4p protected AACs purchased from iTMS! Where does this make sense? I own a Sony NetMD minidisc player. (Very cool, not to mention cheap, gadget !) Sony's provided software is psycho-DRM riddled crap (the limitations of copying YOUR OWN FILES are ridiculous -- this was done to appease the Music division of Sony, obviously); however, the Sony NetMD plugin for RealPlayer allows unlimited and hassle free copying from your PC to the device.
Where's this come into play? I buy the music on Apple's store, and use Real's app to transfer it over to my device. Works like a charm! I can drive for hours listening to my Apple-purchased music, and not have to pay a ridiculous amount for an iPod.
To put it in perspective:
Price:
iPod: $350
Minidisc walkman with 6 minidiscs: $69.99
Battery life:
iPod: 8 hours
Minidisc walkman: 50 hours on 1 AA
Replacement battery:
iPod: $255.00
Minidisc walkman: $0.50
Storage:
iPod: xx GB
Minidisc: Unlimited
The iPod is a cool toy, but not practical. If you drop it on the floor, you'd freak. If I dropped my MD on the floor, it would probably keep working, but even if it exploded into a million pieces, I'd only be out $70. You can use the rest to buy a nice high-end set of earbuds and a steak dinner!
Purdue also has lots of older buildings... and most of them are built to withstand a nuclear blast. :) All the access points were rolled out over the last year or two IIRC; by last fall I think the entire main campus had wireless.
Right now most cable systems are hybrid. Digital is an option, and it usually includes more channels as well as interactive features (On Demand HBO and PPV, for example). However most cable systems run analog and digital side by side. I'd say 80-90% of subscribers on a single system are using analog-only.
If they forced digital cable on everyone -- i.e. a new box for EVERY TV hooked to teh cable system, the community would mutiny. I mentioned in NYC this wouldn't be a problem, since it was like this from the beginning. I believe all the channels are scrambled in NYC with the exception of the local ones. At least on the Time Warner systems. This was done in the 80s to thwart cable piracy. If you live in one of the 5 boroughs and have Time Warner, you have a box on every TV, or you just don't have cable.
You need the entire cable system on digital cable, to prevent cable theft. It's either that or install 60 traps on everyone's drop line!
Of course, many people will complain about digital terminal rental fees, cry extortion, blah blah; which is why it won't happen. That and people will complain about renting a terminal for every TV set. Right now cable can brag that it works without special equipment (analog, that is) on any modern TV.
Places like NYC which were using addressable terminals since the early 80s can do this, but for 99% of the cable-wired USA this will never happen. Too much infrastructure to change.
The iTunes DRM wasn't cracked since you need a valid key to decrypt the files! That's like saying you cracked someone's Unix account because you had their OpenSSH private key!
Ha! That's what you think -- he stole the code from the "real" Napster while he was sleeping!
Will iTunes run through Crossover or WINE?
I can't imagine it being speedy though, as iTunes is a bit sluggish on Windows (P3-1Ghz, 512 MB).
Another program Bill wrote was a schedule program for his school, which he modified a little to put Bill Gates in a class full of the prettiest girls in the school.
He was also, allegedly, a pimp.
WRONG. If you have a "private site" all you are entitled to is giving out your IP address.
It's not for you, it's not for others, it's for me.
That's too bad because the DNS is a PUBLIC database. The Internet is PUBLIC. You don't make the rules; ICANN does. If you don't like it -- tell your friends to set up their own DNS servers with pointers to your IP.
I should not need to give out all my contact information to the world just so I can locate my damn server on the internet easily.
Again, that's your opinion, but you don't make the rules, bud. If you want to "locate your damn server on the Internet easily" then why don't you try writing your IP down and keeping it in your wallet. Otherwise, stop whining, and play by the rules.
Do you also think you shouldn't have to register your car, or get emissions testing, because you're better or your privacy is more important than anyone else?
Do you fill out your Tax Return as "John Doe, 123 Fake St., Anytown USA 12345?"
I really haven't had a problem. I get snail mail "bill" from ICLS.NET every once in a while. Occasionally I get SPAM sent to sales@mydomain.com (my real address is a catchall).
Aside from that, no real problems. I do have my real info in there. I say if you want to be a part of the Internet, you NEED vaild contact info in there. I couldn't give two flying fucks about your "privacy" issues. If you're so paranoid you won't put your info into the WHOIS, then just DON'T BUY A DOMAIN NAME.
Alternatively, just get a PO Box if you're that worried.
Fark.com and TotalFark are running about 10 different pranks, all randomized. Try refreshing the front page for a few minutes... it rotates through about 5 different pages, only one of which is the real one. h4x0r3d by gu1n3a p1g5! R0FL0L!!!111!
They also have a regex changing random people's comments into different dialects like pig latin, redneck.
There is also a random quote generator attached to some people's messages.
As far as I remember, April Fool's comes once a year on 4/1 ... not every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and alternating Jewish holidays
Because they are cheap and sound better. The Apple earbuds are overpriced shit, even the replacement ones. You can get two pairs of decent ones for the price of one Apple set, just because they're painted white.
Well, for $85 total I bought a USB MiniDisc player and a nice pair of Sennheiser earbuds. Not only am I happier than all the yuppies I see on public transportation with their white headphones, I'm also $250 richer.
Look guys, would you rather dish out another $250 for an iPod you could easily drop and break? Just think -- you know how much fraternity-grade beer $250 can buy? I could have a permanent hangover for the next 40 years.
I wanted an MP3 player. Just as I was about to buy an iPod mini or something similar, I saw the Sony NetMD USB MiniDisc players in the discount bin at my local electronics store. $69. Each minidisc can hold up to 5 hours of music. I couldn't let this go. With all the shiz I've heard about iPod battery problems (my MD player gets 50 hours on 1 AA battery --- I LOVE it!), and the fact the the MP3 player selling right next to it had a max capacity of 1 minidisc (and that's it) and that the MD player came with 6 free discs, this was an offer I couldn't refuse. I thought (key word) I saw something on /. once about there being OSS software to transfer files to the MD player. Super!
Well I was slightly wrong... Apparently since Sony also owns a record company as well as make MD players, this thing came with DRM out the ass. I was determined to not use the Sony software. Unfortunately there was no OSS software for this, aside from a kludgy solution involving Sony's disc image software and Nero.
**However, RealOne Player to the rescue!**
Sony makes a plug-in for RealOne player to allow DRM-free transfer of files to my NetMD player. It's relatively painless to transfer MP3s to MiniDiscs. With MDs being dirt cheap nowadays, and the fact that I get 50 hours of charge on a single AA battery, I could tour Europe and never have to change batteries, nor recharge every few hours like the iPod users. Also my storage space is unlimited.
Sure, it's not as slick as the iPod, but it's the best $69 I've ever spent. Couple that with an FM modulator for my car and I can drive till I'm dead.
C:\WINNT>deltree /y c:\winnt
'deltree' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
NFS is the caveman of network file systems. Sorry, we've moved a bit beyond that, it's not 1994 anymore.
Linus Torvalds himself said "Linux's NFS 'sucks rocks.'"
It's not as if it's better than smb or anything
Wow, you're right on the money!
Not anymore. Internet Explorer removed the parsing of the @ sign in URLs because of their heavy use by fraudulent e-mails (since it's not *required* by the HTTP RFC, just a *feature*). Well you know what happens when only 5% of the web browsers out there can support something...