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Unix Turns 40
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Wow... 40 already.
When I started doing Unix Admin professionally Unix was just turning 30, Linux was poised to take over the Desktop, Mac OS X was just a glimmer of hope, and Sun was the king of commercial Unix.
When I started using Minix, Unix was only 20, but RMS was kvetching about source code (and Hurd was Coming Soon), BSD had just won it's freedom, and Steve Jobs was doing cool things over at NeXT. Unix was just leaving it's First "Golden Age"...
Now, at 40, Mac OS X is the most used Unix system, Sun was just bought cheap, most other commercial Unix systems are defunct... But with Android, Pre, and iPhone all putting *nix systems in the palms of millions, Macs selling more than ever, and many companies offering Linux pre-installed in the box, Unix is as relevant as ever.
MS Likes PostGres because it's BSD through and through, and has used that as a selling point off and on vs that viral GPL MySql.
BSD=Embrace, Extend, without guilt (legally not morally of course)
Novell of anyone should know exactly how Microsoft plays with others. They partnered for networking solutions in the early 90's, that certainly went well for them, right?
Microsoft will take Novell to hell with them as they ride their monopoly into the ground.
Steve is near-maniacal about controlling the experience, making it something special... If he can't control the hardware, he can't control the experience.
You will get less stress on your wrists, because you are using the same mousing and typing, and the programing mode and gestures eliminate the weaknesses Dvorak generally has for programming.
And they fold up to bring with you, so you can plug them into the machines you're working on wherever they are.
Same surface for typing and mousing, gesture input, all trainable and modal for different apps.
www.fingerworks.com
The Keyboard and the Mouse are both archaic, this is one of the few devices that "feels" innovative and really improves my workflow.
The Core Data object persistance framework gives undos, auto-saves, and crash-recovery for free in any Cocoa application. If the app developer is still too stupid to use this functionality, that's another thing entirely.
Oni was finished before the purchase... As for their feelings on the deal, we'll never know. But look at MS's history about the question of taking over a company to get a hot item: Seatle Computing, Rare, Wizkids... Most of them, anyone who didn't agree with the "changes of direction" were fired outright... If I enjoyed getting a paycheck I might not be willing to say much knowing that history.
If she's not looking at a specific area, look for jobs at way-out-of-the-way school districts that need a technician. Most IT people seem to prefer city jobs, with broadband and all, so you may find a position if you're willing to move anywhere.
..to welcome this change, dragging what seemed to be an otherwise good game from the jaws of evil..
Now just port it to some other platforms so those of us who won't use a Wintendo can play it.
This is hardly a vulnerability, it's an ease of access feature that NeXT people have known about for almost a decade.
The idea of this is, you take a computer out of the box, put it on your network, and it's working. Everything configured, users setup, etc. That should probably be shipped off by default, but I can understand the way they've done it in the past.
It should also be noted that unless you've got a OS X server floating around, physical access to the network and management access to the existing DHCP server, this would be awefully hard to exploit.
Last time I checked China is working on their own space program now, and they won't chicken out when a handful of people die doing their jobs.
They'll make it up there with a presence long before we do.
I've found the GameCube, with the GBA player strapped underneath, to be the console I spend the most time on.
This from someone with a PS2, Nin64, Dreamcast, and Gamecube.
There are a ton of really fun games, and when it comes to 4 player games, party style, the 64 and GC still beat anything else down. And with the GBA player for the huge GB and GBA library out there, how can you go wrong.
Now if the new titles prices came down a bit, the GC would be my favorite console.
This is an Open Source solution I found a while back.
Libraries to produce SVG barcodes in a variety of encoding standards. With a little tweaking it should be able to be made data-driven quickly.
http://www.krysalis.org/barcode
Try using a scsi drive. I never had to try xPosFacto, I installed straight off the 10.1 disks, over an existing 9 partition. And that paritition was over 8gb, the limit is only on IDE on the internal bus as far as I know.
respond to this, and I'll post a System Profiler report somewhere (.Mac probably) for you to compare info.
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When I started doing Unix Admin professionally Unix was just turning 30, Linux was poised to take over the Desktop, Mac OS X was just a glimmer of hope, and Sun was the king of commercial Unix.
When I started using Minix, Unix was only 20, but RMS was kvetching about source code (and Hurd was Coming Soon), BSD had just won it's freedom, and Steve Jobs was doing cool things over at NeXT. Unix was just leaving it's First "Golden Age"...
Now, at 40, Mac OS X is the most used Unix system, Sun was just bought cheap, most other commercial Unix systems are defunct... But with Android, Pre, and iPhone all putting *nix systems in the palms of millions, Macs selling more than ever, and many companies offering Linux pre-installed in the box, Unix is as relevant as ever.
MS Likes PostGres because it's BSD through and through, and has used that as a selling point off and on vs that viral GPL MySql. BSD=Embrace, Extend, without guilt (legally not morally of course)
Novell of anyone should know exactly how Microsoft plays with others. They partnered for networking solutions in the early 90's, that certainly went well for them, right? Microsoft will take Novell to hell with them as they ride their monopoly into the ground.
It has little to do with margins...
Steve is near-maniacal about controlling the experience, making it something special... If he can't control the hardware, he can't control the experience.
I'm guessing Hugh Hefner, as he could afford it and is enough of a hornball to care.
Coccinella
This is a Jabber client with integrated whiteboard, all built in TCL/Tk so it builds and runs on Windows, Linux and OS X.
Sad... They were one of very few companies actually evolving keyboard technology.
You may want to consider a Touchstream Dvorak.
You will get less stress on your wrists, because you are using the same mousing and typing, and the programing mode and gestures eliminate the weaknesses Dvorak generally has for programming.
And they fold up to bring with you, so you can plug them into the machines you're working on wherever they are.
Consultancy
"If you're not part of the solution, there is good money to be made in prolonging the problem."
Screw all that and get a Touchstream
Same surface for typing and mousing, gesture input, all trainable and modal for different apps.
http://www.fingerworks.com
The Keyboard and the Mouse are both archaic, this is one of the few devices that "feels" innovative and really improves my workflow.
Same surface for typing and mousing, gesture input, all trainable and modal for different apps. www.fingerworks.com The Keyboard and the Mouse are both archaic, this is one of the few devices that "feels" innovative and really improves my workflow.
Apple's Quicktime streaming server runs beatifully under linux, as does VideoLan on the free side...
As of 4/29, when Tiger releases, it can autosave.
The Core Data object persistance framework gives undos, auto-saves, and crash-recovery for free in any Cocoa application. If the app developer is still too stupid to use this functionality, that's another thing entirely.
Oni was finished before the purchase... As for their feelings on the deal, we'll never know. But look at MS's history about the question of taking over a company to get a hot item: Seatle Computing, Rare, Wizkids... Most of them, anyone who didn't agree with the "changes of direction" were fired outright... If I enjoyed getting a paycheck I might not be willing to say much knowing that history.
Bungie didn't "make the leap". They were bought out by MS for the sole purpose of delaying the release of Halo and holding it out for the xbox.
If she's not looking at a specific area, look for jobs at way-out-of-the-way school districts that need a technician. Most IT people seem to prefer city jobs, with broadband and all, so you may find a position if you're willing to move anywhere.
..to welcome this change, dragging what seemed to be an otherwise good game from the jaws of evil.. Now just port it to some other platforms so those of us who won't use a Wintendo can play it.
This is hardly a vulnerability, it's an ease of access feature that NeXT people have known about for almost a decade. The idea of this is, you take a computer out of the box, put it on your network, and it's working. Everything configured, users setup, etc. That should probably be shipped off by default, but I can understand the way they've done it in the past. It should also be noted that unless you've got a OS X server floating around, physical access to the network and management access to the existing DHCP server, this would be awefully hard to exploit.
Someday they'll release it for a platform I'll use... At which point, maybe I'll care.
Last time I checked China is working on their own space program now, and they won't chicken out when a handful of people die doing their jobs. They'll make it up there with a presence long before we do.
:)
I've found the GameCube, with the GBA player strapped underneath, to be the console I spend the most time on.
This from someone with a PS2, Nin64, Dreamcast, and Gamecube.
There are a ton of really fun games, and when it comes to 4 player games, party style, the 64 and GC still beat anything else down. And with the GBA player for the huge GB and GBA library out there, how can you go wrong.
Now if the new titles prices came down a bit, the GC would be my favorite console.
You know, it might just be me, but it looks like those need to be run as Root, or be run on vulnerable setuid executables, to be effective.
Just to put it in perspective.
This is an Open Source solution I found a while back. Libraries to produce SVG barcodes in a variety of encoding standards. With a little tweaking it should be able to be made data-driven quickly. http://www.krysalis.org/barcode
Try using a scsi drive. I never had to try xPosFacto, I installed straight off the 10.1 disks, over an existing 9 partition. And that paritition was over 8gb, the limit is only on IDE on the internal bus as far as I know. respond to this, and I'll post a System Profiler report somewhere (.Mac probably) for you to compare info.
I actually get 20-40 fps. The only hard part is load-times on the original CDrom in it, but even those aren't bad.