Well, as others have mentioned, it's sort of difficult to get a decent color match given the images from the cameras and that for public relations photos it doesn't matter much anyway. However, I did compare color wheel on the two pictures side by side and it's at least somewhat interesting. Take a look at it here.
Actually Gaim for windows has come a long way since.60. It runs very well on the windows machines I've put it on. In fact, I actually encourage people to use it because it supports a higher grade encryption than trillian does (http://gaim-encryption.sourceforge.net), and has supported stuff like unicode for longer. (though trillian pro now has unicode support--took it long enough).
I've already checked out the source and updated to the new kernel and it seems to run fine (I wanted to apply the nosleep patch on the KisMac web page so that I can run it with the lid closed for short periods of time). Of course, I have an iBook, so I'm probably not affected by the ethernet problem screwing up some of the other models. I'm happy that nothing like Cisco VPN magically became broken in this release also.
I'm at Texas A&M right now, and I'm currently the President of the Unix-Linux users group. A lot of us were very dismayed when this fee came up because they were somewhat vague on the voting system for what they were getting. It made it sound as if they'd be purchasing it for a one time fee of $5. Instead, I have to pay these ridiculous fees just to never use it.
On top of that, our CS department just got rid of our solaris lab for a microsoft ".net" lab. It's irritating how much force microsoft is exerting. On another note though, when they give away software, I can always sell it on e-bay and then recover the costs of the fees.
It's very irritating when I'm picking up the cost of college myself and I run into crap like this.
Also, they have very restrictive licensing rules. Here's an example of the agreement for anyone interested:
This acceptance form is valid for the Microsoft products listed below, which shall be referred to collectively herein as the "Software". Software is made available to you because Texas A&M University has purchased license coverage for the Software through the Microsoft Campus Agreement 3.0 Subscription Student Option effective September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003. Texas A&M University is extending to you the right to use the Software on a personally-owned computer or an institution-owned computer designated for your exclusive use. You do not own the license or the CDs, rather you are leasing the license and CDs from Texas A&M University for the term of the agreement. You will be required to remove the Software from your personal machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) any event, with the exception of graduation, which causes you no longer to be a student of the institution, or (b) the expiration of the Campus Agreement 3.0 Subscription term without a new agreement in place (i.e. Texas A&M University does not renew the agreement).
If you graduate during the agreement term, the Software license will convert to a perpetual license (meaning you own the Software) as verified in your Student License Confirmation, which may be obtained from Texas A&M University at the time of graduation. The Student License Confirmation is proof of Software ownership.
You are granted the right to use the following Software products per the term of the Campus Agreement 3.0 Subscription Student Option:
Microsoft Office for Windows / Microsoft Office for Macintosh (these are mutually exclusive) Microsoft FrontPage Windows Upgrade Visual Studio
I agree to the following: * I will read and abide by the license agreement associated with
this Software. * I understand that no technical support is provided by Texas
A&M University. * I understand the minimum specifications to run the Software as
listed. * I understand that I will be required to remove the Software
from my personal machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) any
event, with the exception of graduation, which causes me to no longer
be a student of the institution or (b) expiration of the Campus
Agreement 3.0 Subscription term. * I understand that if Texas A&M University does not renew the
Student Option Agreement, then I must delete or remove the Software
licensed under this agreement from my computer at the time the
agreement expires or is terminated. * I understand that if I graduate from Texas A&M University
during the agreement term, the Software license will convert to a
perpetual license (meaning I have full ownership of the Software). * I understand that it is my responsibility to contact the institution
to obtain the Student License Confirmation, which is proof of Software
ownership, prior to graduation from the institution. * I understand that the return period for unopened Software is 7 days
from date of purchase. * I understand that damaged Software may
If you're going to go down that path, what about the guy who uses
X11 forwarding or VNC or what-have-you to access his home system
and run the IM on that, displaying it on his desktop at work?
Funny you mention that, because I do that exact thing with ssh tunneling because I like to keep my logs in one place.
I think Microsoft realizes that while they have two cash cows (Windows and Office), there is only so much that they can do with those things, and are trying to make sure that they can remain profitable with other products. It's just that nobody really knows what that may be until it is already profitable and too late to "get in early". Not all of their ideas are that horrible, though they do have a tendency to lose money on them. I don't use any of their products (Yay for FreeBSD, linux and OS X), but I can't fault them for trying out new ones like any other company would do.
Hmm...I don't know. It's always seemed pretty easy. Anyone who's ever programmed or used Mathematica would probably recognize something along the lines of:
Integrate[x^3, {x, 0, Pi}]
Actually, I did this very thing taking notes on my palm during my calculus class. It's not really hard at all, though I do type 90WPM, so that might have something to do with it..
"Have you *EVER* tried to load a different OS (as in what did not come originally on the system) nto a Sony Notebook?? You will tear your hair and generally feel like throwing out the notebook... ou will find no drivers or support on their site or it, and contacting Sony will give you a response of "It did not come with that OS so we do ot support it"
One time I upgraded a Japanese sony laptop with windows 98SE (Japanese) to Windows XP (English). That was a nightmare because they put a lot of hardware in there that depends on special sony drivers and software to be installed. After about 3 hours, I finally managed to find all the software that I needed to get all the buttons working on the Japanese Sony support site, but they sure don't make it easy to find. That, and windows can't tell the difference between a Japanese keyboard and a English keyboard, though the key mappings are quite a bit different, so you have to override the default settings to make it work properly. However, it was quite possible to do--it just took a while.
Use a router. Never put your system right on the wire no matter what OS you're using.
You know.. routers use operating systems also, and the same people who wouldn't properly configure a system as a firewall are likely the same ones who would probably leave the default password on a good router and then misconfigure it. Using NAT / Firewalls help, but you still have to have some idea what you're doing. On that note, I like to use OpenBSD or linux for my firewalls, and haven't had a problem yet.
Re:But... I remember OS/2 and I worked for a bank
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...was a terminal emulations program that worked on the NCP based (actually they called it LLC2 protocol -- works over tokenring with netbeui) IBM 3270 mainframe...
I got to look at one of the machines that they were using at our local Wells Fargo, and it was running Windows 2000, and used a combination between an intranet web server and a tn3270 client for accessing accounts. It was also running Hummingbird Exceed (an X server), and allowed for regular web access. On the ATM machine, it was running OS/2, and they had some sort of IBM server in the back, but I didn't get to look at it closely. They did indeed have broadband at this branch, along with computers intended for public use for the online banking. While they are using old technology, I'd rather have it be stable than have it use the newest technologies or paridigm shifts--as one poster suggested--than have it blue screen while performing nightly backups or handling transactions.
"I'm a first time Linux user, and it was so easy to install. After only 10 hours to build my slackware install, it was all ready to go:
Now, I simply went to the console and typed:
>creoni tarball gz==d | sdfnh!!@ fek fsk-f++++
>grep | -lba+12 cron | (dsfd)sdfsa0/hda/dev0
>ld -abcdefg$$$556%0 - |R|G|T|Y
>mnt/hd/crap/chicken/wing/feather/hda1
>die ?|TY
It was that easy!"
This is accepted, and expected.
Not to be critical, but that looks like gibberish to me, well unless you've got root on a rooster. I'm not going to even ask how you ssh into that.
I think its funny that people still buy software in boxes from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City etc. I am insulted by these places, they treat people like shmucks.
Actually, I was a bit pissed off at Apple when I first got my iBook because they:
Delayed shipping it for a week
Refused to modify anything on my order, even if it was placed 10 minutes ago because "It's already been processed"
Refused to upgrade my order to a more expensive iBook, even though they said that it hadn't been shipped yet because they'd "already printed the labels"
Upped the specs on all the models a week after I ordered
I was about to cancel the damn order, but I really wanted the iBook. I've been fairly happy with the iBook itself though, so I don't really care that much anymore.
In fact, Ritalin is very close to cocaine in chemical composition
Actually, Ritalin is the chemical equivalent to "speed". It has the interesting effect of doing the exact opposite in normal people than it does in regular people. (I think the term is parodoxical reaction, but I could be wrong)
Tell the doctor you want Wellbutrin - it works better and has far fewer side effects.
It varies by person, as everyone has a different body chemistry. You might find yourself with uncontrollable shaking, cold sweats, loss of balance, and a number of annoying side effects if it doesn't work for you. (It didn't for me)
Hasn't really been a problem
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I haven't really had a problem with ADHD, even though I get distracted easily sometimes. I think coffee seems to help a lot, though that's just me. I never took ritalin, but I was on Adderall for a while (it's similar to ritalin, though not quite the same). I really disliked taking it though, because I felt really odd, lost my appetite and had frequent headaches. I honestly think that it's hyped to be a larger problem than it really is.
Implying is a commonly used, usually transparent activity that I will now explain to you, since you are apparently unfamiliar with or ignorant of it. When people imply something, they omit it because they think it is obvious. In this case, the person who likes Gentoo omitted whether the only reason he runs it is its installer or whether one of the reasons he runs it is its installer. So, a third option could be added above :
the previous poster is correct AND you'll have a hard time understanding people unless you learn to infer things
A bit late to reply--and while I've been accused of not speaking lucidly on occasion--I like gentoo because of the package management system. Perhaps there isn't anything wrong with RPMs, but I've had my fair share of trying to install messed up RPMs for this and that and don't really like having to deal with it. I use fink quite a bit, but the problem with it is that there aren't enough packages, whereas I know that gentoo has all of the stuff that I'd like to install. I know it takes forever to compile, but quite often the packages available in other installers, are not up to date and gentoo gives me the option of having them now. I also like the fact that it's linux so that it runs most of the open source software out there today.
Oh, and I pick the last one, though perhaps I'm a tad biased.
Slashdot Mirror
Well, as others have mentioned, it's sort of difficult to get a decent color match given the images from the cameras and that for public relations photos it doesn't matter much anyway. However, I did compare color wheel on the two pictures side by side and it's at least somewhat interesting. Take a look at it here.
I'm sitting on top of a decently fast link and I'm leaving tomorrow, so I suppose this mirror couldn't hurt: linux-2.6.0.tar.bz2.
Actually Gaim for windows has come a long way since .60. It runs very well on the windows machines I've put it on. In fact, I actually encourage people to use it because it supports a higher grade encryption than trillian does (http://gaim-encryption.sourceforge.net), and has supported stuff like unicode for longer. (though trillian pro now has unicode support--took it long enough).
I've already checked out the source and updated to the new kernel and it seems to run fine (I wanted to apply the nosleep patch on the KisMac web page so that I can run it with the lid closed for short periods of time). Of course, I have an iBook, so I'm probably not affected by the ethernet problem screwing up some of the other models. I'm happy that nothing like Cisco VPN magically became broken in this release also.
I think Windows 95's codename was Chicago, not Cairo.
I'm at Texas A&M right now, and I'm currently the President of the Unix-Linux users group. A lot of us were very dismayed when this fee came up because they were somewhat vague on the voting system for what they were getting. It made it sound as if they'd be purchasing it for a one time fee of $5. Instead, I have to pay these ridiculous fees just to never use it.
On top of that, our CS department just got rid of our solaris lab for a microsoft ".net" lab. It's irritating how much force microsoft is exerting. On another note though, when they give away software, I can always sell it on e-bay and then recover the costs of the fees.
It's very irritating when I'm picking up the cost of college myself and I run into crap like this.
Also, they have very restrictive licensing rules. Here's an example of the agreement for anyone interested:
This acceptance form is valid for the Microsoft products
listed below, which shall be referred to collectively herein as the
"Software". Software is made available to you because Texas A&M
University has purchased license coverage for the Software through the
Microsoft Campus Agreement 3.0 Subscription Student Option effective
September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003. Texas A&M University is
extending to you the right to use the Software on a personally-owned
computer or an institution-owned computer designated for your
exclusive use. You do not own the license or the CDs, rather you are
leasing the license and CDs from Texas A&M University for the term of
the agreement. You will be required to remove the Software from your
personal machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) any event, with
the exception of graduation, which causes you no longer to be a
student of the institution, or (b) the expiration of the Campus
Agreement 3.0 Subscription term without a new agreement in place
(i.e. Texas A&M University does not renew the agreement).
If you graduate during the agreement term, the Software
license will convert to a perpetual license (meaning you own the
Software) as verified in your Student License Confirmation, which may
be obtained from Texas A&M University at the time of graduation. The
Student License Confirmation is proof of Software ownership.
You are granted the right to use the following Software
products per the term of the Campus Agreement 3.0 Subscription Student
Option:
Microsoft Office for Windows / Microsoft Office for Macintosh (these
are mutually exclusive)
Microsoft FrontPage
Windows Upgrade
Visual Studio
I agree to the following:
* I will read and abide by the license agreement associated with
this Software.
* I understand that no technical support is provided by Texas
A&M University.
* I understand the minimum specifications to run the Software as
listed.
* I understand that I will be required to remove the Software
from my personal machine immediately upon the earlier of (a) any
event, with the exception of graduation, which causes me to no longer
be a student of the institution or (b) expiration of the Campus
Agreement 3.0 Subscription term.
* I understand that if Texas A&M University does not renew the
Student Option Agreement, then I must delete or remove the Software
licensed under this agreement from my computer at the time the
agreement expires or is terminated.
* I understand that if I graduate from Texas A&M University
during the agreement term, the Software license will convert to a
perpetual license (meaning I have full ownership of the Software).
* I understand that it is my responsibility to contact the institution
to obtain the Student License Confirmation, which is proof of Software
ownership, prior to graduation from the institution.
* I understand that the return period for unopened Software is 7 days
from date of purchase.
* I understand that damaged Software may
These are pretty useful little tips, thought it looks like almost all of them are in the FreeBSD handbook already.
Exactly. Perfect for the "I'm rebooting" while you type "ifconfig eth0 down; ifconfig eth1 up" or "killall dhcpcd; dhcpcd eth0"
Or emerge openoffice-bin and get it for the time it takes to download :-). Of course, I'm using FreeBSD right now..
If you're going to go down that path, what about the guy who uses X11 forwarding or VNC or what-have-you to access his home system and run the IM on that, displaying it on his desktop at work?
Funny you mention that, because I do that exact thing with ssh tunneling because I like to keep my logs in one place.
I think Microsoft realizes that while they have two cash cows (Windows and Office), there is only so much that they can do with those things, and are trying to make sure that they can remain profitable with other products. It's just that nobody really knows what that may be until it is already profitable and too late to "get in early". Not all of their ideas are that horrible, though they do have a tendency to lose money on them. I don't use any of their products (Yay for FreeBSD, linux and OS X), but I can't fault them for trying out new ones like any other company would do.
Hmm...I don't know. It's always seemed pretty easy. Anyone who's ever programmed or used Mathematica would probably recognize something along the lines of:
Integrate[x^3, {x, 0, Pi}]
Actually, I did this very thing taking notes on my palm during my calculus class. It's not really hard at all, though I do type 90WPM, so that might have something to do with it..
"Have you *EVER* tried to load a different OS (as in what did not come originally on the system) nto a Sony Notebook?? You will tear your hair and generally feel like throwing out the notebook... ou will find no drivers or support on their site or it, and contacting Sony will give you a response of "It did not come with that OS so we do ot support it"
One time I upgraded a Japanese sony laptop with windows 98SE (Japanese) to Windows XP (English). That was a nightmare because they put a lot of hardware in there that depends on special sony drivers and software to be installed. After about 3 hours, I finally managed to find all the software that I needed to get all the buttons working on the Japanese Sony support site, but they sure don't make it easy to find. That, and windows can't tell the difference between a Japanese keyboard and a English keyboard, though the key mappings are quite a bit different, so you have to override the default settings to make it work properly. However, it was quite possible to do--it just took a while.
Use a router. Never put your system right on the wire no matter what OS you're using.
You know.. routers use operating systems also, and the same people who wouldn't properly configure a system as a firewall are likely the same ones who would probably leave the default password on a good router and then misconfigure it. Using NAT / Firewalls help, but you still have to have some idea what you're doing. On that note, I like to use OpenBSD or linux for my firewalls, and haven't had a problem yet. ...was a terminal emulations program that worked on the NCP based (actually they called it LLC2 protocol -- works over tokenring with netbeui) IBM 3270 mainframe...
I got to look at one of the machines that they were using at our local Wells Fargo, and it was running Windows 2000, and used a combination between an intranet web server and a tn3270 client for accessing accounts. It was also running Hummingbird Exceed (an X server), and allowed for regular web access. On the ATM machine, it was running OS/2, and they had some sort of IBM server in the back, but I didn't get to look at it closely. They did indeed have broadband at this branch, along with computers intended for public use for the online banking. While they are using old technology, I'd rather have it be stable than have it use the newest technologies or paridigm shifts--as one poster suggested--than have it blue screen while performing nightly backups or handling transactions.The thing is he will be paying this for LIFE! No parole chance here.
Yeah, but in 82 years, that amount won't be as much due to inflation.When he's 82 years old and trying to pay for prescription drugs and rent and heating he will have to still pay these bums $500 every month!
Let's not forget QNX if we want a realtime OS for our music :)
"I'm a first time Linux user, and it was so easy to install. After only 10 hours to build my slackware install, it was all ready to go: Now, I simply went to the console and typed: >creoni tarball gz==d | sdfnh!!@ fek fsk-f++++ >grep | -lba+12 cron | (dsfd)sdfsa0/hda/dev0 >ld -abcdefg$$$556%0 - |R|G|T|Y >mnt /hd/crap/chicken/wing/feather/hda1
>die ?|TY
It was that easy!"
This is accepted, and expected.
Not to be critical, but that looks like gibberish to me, well unless you've got root on a rooster. I'm not going to even ask how you ssh into that.
Spammers can make use of the unrestricted wifi to spam to their hearts delight. Would the place become a base for spam corporations?
That was my first thought upon seeing the article, though with proper filtering, it shouldn't be a problem.I think its funny that people still buy software in boxes from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City etc. I am insulted by these places, they treat people like shmucks.
Actually, I was a bit pissed off at Apple when I first got my iBook because they:
- Delayed shipping it for a week
- Refused to modify anything on my order, even if it was placed 10 minutes ago because "It's already been processed"
- Refused to upgrade my order to a more expensive iBook, even though they said that it hadn't been shipped yet because they'd "already printed the labels"
- Upped the specs on all the models a week after I ordered
I was about to cancel the damn order, but I really wanted the iBook. I've been fairly happy with the iBook itself though, so I don't really care that much anymore.In fact, Ritalin is very close to cocaine in chemical composition
Actually, Ritalin is the chemical equivalent to "speed". It has the interesting effect of doing the exact opposite in normal people than it does in regular people. (I think the term is parodoxical reaction, but I could be wrong)
Tell the doctor you want Wellbutrin - it works better and has far fewer side effects.
It varies by person, as everyone has a different body chemistry. You might find yourself with uncontrollable shaking, cold sweats, loss of balance, and a number of annoying side effects if it doesn't work for you. (It didn't for me)
I haven't really had a problem with ADHD, even though I get distracted easily sometimes. I think coffee seems to help a lot, though that's just me. I never took ritalin, but I was on Adderall for a while (it's similar to ritalin, though not quite the same). I really disliked taking it though, because I felt really odd, lost my appetite and had frequent headaches. I honestly think that it's hyped to be a larger problem than it really is.
From the www.la page.....
Premium Names
coke.la $100.00
hooker.la $100.00
pharmaceutical.la $100.00
consultancy.la $100.00
Could raise some "red" flags
There are a number of other amusing ones on their "premium domains page":
http://www.la/premium.cgi
Oh, and I got a good laugh at the ones it generated for me:
condom.la
studio.la
smog.la
governor.la
Implying is a commonly used, usually transparent activity that I will now explain to you, since you are apparently unfamiliar with or ignorant of it. When people imply something, they omit it because they think it is obvious. In this case, the person who likes Gentoo omitted whether the only reason he runs it is its installer or whether one of the reasons he runs it is its installer. So, a third option could be added above :
the previous poster is correct AND you'll have a hard time understanding people unless you learn to infer things
A bit late to reply--and while I've been accused of not speaking lucidly on occasion--I like gentoo because of the package management system. Perhaps there isn't anything wrong with RPMs, but I've had my fair share of trying to install messed up RPMs for this and that and don't really like having to deal with it. I use fink quite a bit, but the problem with it is that there aren't enough packages, whereas I know that gentoo has all of the stuff that I'd like to install. I know it takes forever to compile, but quite often the packages available in other installers, are not up to date and gentoo gives me the option of having them now. I also like the fact that it's linux so that it runs most of the open source software out there today.
Oh, and I pick the last one, though perhaps I'm a tad biased.