The guy already stated in the article that he's not sure that he will buy an iBook. It's a little heavier than he'd like it to be. So, all the Apple trolls can sit down and be quiet. He already knows the merits of OS X (or at least that's the feeling I get from his post), as well as it's pitfalls.
What he wants is Linux. Not Windows, and not OS X. I mean, for crying out loud... Stop saying "dude you want an Apple," when you don't know what the hell he wants. If you're happy with your PPC machine, that's all fine and dandy. If you're happy with your PC machine, that's fine too. Hell, I own an IBM T21 with Slackware on it. Had it for 2 years now (job paid the M$ tax for me). Nothing special.
In short: Stop fueling the flame wars and give this guy some advise he can use.
Some of those links talk about software that can not be found anymore. I'm studying Japanese (slowly), and have yet to find any software (other than Mozilla that displays CJK correctly) that I can use to write Japanese. There were a few that mentioned adding the fonts using some export commands, which I plan on trying soon.
Although some of the requirements in the article were a bit far-fetched (333 FSB, etc.), I don't think the Linux/BSD requirement was a bad one. My laptop runs Slackware Linux 8.0 just dandy (now if my 2.4.18 kernel would stop killing my PCMCIA lancard when I compile APM in, I'd be happy). There are some things that are lacking from the Linux variants of software (for example, the statistics portion of StarOffice--StarCalc is heavily lacking when compared to the statistics capability in MS Excel), but as with everything in the Open Source world, there's always something else in the works. Sometimes it just pays off to be patient with the Open Source community (for example, look at the progress that the ALSA team has brought to soundcard support under Linux).
Good luck in your hunt for the ultimate Chinese-AMD-Linux box...
Hmmm... I'm not so sure about your statement there. Perl is open sourced. Not only that, it's free. So, let's get this straight... You charge money for code that you write using a GPL'd and free language. Sounds kind of odd to me. Hmmm... On second thought, maybe you work for ActiveState.
Oh yeah, and like the other person that took time to reply to this flamebait, I write my Perl scripts and applications (yes, you can develop applications in Perl... you might want to look at Advanced Perl Programming...) for system administration tasks. Do I need to get paid for them? Probably not. Someone else can come up with the same idea.
If you write a small, throw-away script and sell it for 10$, cool. If someone comes up with the same idea and gives it away for free, what are you going to do, sue him?
I was trying to be a little respectful... I could have said "This hurts like hell", but I thought it might be a bit rude. If I "offended" you with the title of my post, oh well... Not much I can do about that.
Oh, really? How can I taint something that was already tainted? I'm sorry, but I will not be your scapegoat. tilly is a member of Perlmonks, and he helps people out. If that's not obvious to his employers, then so be it. However, don't get mad at me for someone's willingness to help fellow Perl coders out.
Most of the people on PerlMonks know me as Necos. Personally, I think that most would agree that this sucks for all of us that do open source development. tilly has helped out a lot of us at Perlmonks with suggestions and code snippets (where applicable). To lose tilly's insight is not only a loss for Perlmonks users, but for Perl coders and OSS developers everywhere. My best goes out to tilly. I hope that he can somehow get out of this bind.
That anime is beginning to get more recognition on the big screen. A lot of people, even with such titles as Akira, Princess Mononoke, and Ghost in the Shell playing in the theatres, still believe that anime is "Just For Kids (TM)." I think most of/. would agree that anime is for everyone across the board. It's a damn shame that most of the great things in anime (albeit somewhat graphic) get butchered to death when they come to the US. One good example of this would be "A Kite." Yes, it's hentai, but it's still worth watching unedited. I managed to get a DivX version of the director's cut. Aside from some of the sex scenes (which some people claim is child pornagraphy, even though all of the girls are in college), it's one hell of a movie. I will definitely be sending my order in to AnimeNation when I get my next paycheck.
Most of the anime fans here at/. already know that there are a lot of hidden gems of anime still not leaving Japan. Two animes that I'm anxious to get my hands on are Love Hina (which is out, from what I understand... although I can't seem to order it from anywhere...) and Hellsing (you gotta love that 13mm deagle-style gun). I know there are a ton of other lost gems waiting for the world to find them. The fact that companies are bringing them to the US proves it.
I guess this is one of the few times I'm happy I live in Los Angeles. I can at least drive down and see Metropolis this weekend.
It's a shame that Mr. Shifman has become known on various message boards and news websites as a damn fool. How in the world does this guy get up in the morning knowing that with each email he worsens his public image. Did he think that he was clever enough to outsmart someone in an anti-spam group? I think this incident hits home for a lot of us/. folks (I've been a silent lurker, but I now wish to get into the mix), even with all of the email filters. Sometimes, random spammers manage to sneak through and wreak havoc on us. Even with all of the laws in place to prevent "SPAM," I still find myself adding 10-15 kill filters in Agent (yeah, I use a Doze box to check my email) a day. Hopefully Neil and others will start fighting back against this moron and teach him a lesson. Other than that, I must say that this whole thing is silly. Nonetheless, it has provided a lot of us with one hell of a laugh.
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The guy already stated in the article that he's not sure that he will buy an iBook. It's a little heavier than he'd like it to be. So, all the Apple trolls can sit down and be quiet. He already knows the merits of OS X (or at least that's the feeling I get from his post), as well as it's pitfalls.
What he wants is Linux. Not Windows, and not OS X. I mean, for crying out loud... Stop saying "dude you want an Apple," when you don't know what the hell he wants. If you're happy with your PPC machine, that's all fine and dandy. If you're happy with your PC machine, that's fine too. Hell, I own an IBM T21 with Slackware on it. Had it for 2 years now (job paid the M$ tax for me). Nothing special.
In short: Stop fueling the flame wars and give this guy some advise he can use.
Some of those links talk about software that can not be found anymore. I'm studying Japanese (slowly), and have yet to find any software (other than Mozilla that displays CJK correctly) that I can use to write Japanese. There were a few that mentioned adding the fonts using some export commands, which I plan on trying soon.
Although some of the requirements in the article were a bit far-fetched (333 FSB, etc.), I don't think the Linux/BSD requirement was a bad one. My laptop runs Slackware Linux 8.0 just dandy (now if my 2.4.18 kernel would stop killing my PCMCIA lancard when I compile APM in, I'd be happy). There are some things that are lacking from the Linux variants of software (for example, the statistics portion of StarOffice--StarCalc is heavily lacking when compared to the statistics capability in MS Excel), but as with everything in the Open Source world, there's always something else in the works. Sometimes it just pays off to be patient with the Open Source community (for example, look at the progress that the ALSA team has brought to soundcard support under Linux).
Good luck in your hunt for the ultimate Chinese-AMD-Linux box...
Hmmm... I'm not so sure about your statement there. Perl is open sourced. Not only that, it's free. So, let's get this straight... You charge money for code that you write using a GPL'd and free language. Sounds kind of odd to me. Hmmm... On second thought, maybe you work for ActiveState.
Oh yeah, and like the other person that took time to reply to this flamebait, I write my Perl scripts and applications (yes, you can develop applications in Perl... you might want to look at Advanced Perl Programming...) for system administration tasks. Do I need to get paid for them? Probably not. Someone else can come up with the same idea.
If you write a small, throw-away script and sell it for 10$, cool. If someone comes up with the same idea and gives it away for free, what are you going to do, sue him?
I was trying to be a little respectful... I could have said "This hurts like hell", but I thought it might be a bit rude. If I "offended" you with the title of my post, oh well... Not much I can do about that.
Oh, really? How can I taint something that was already tainted? I'm sorry, but I will not be your scapegoat. tilly is a member of Perlmonks, and he helps people out. If that's not obvious to his employers, then so be it. However, don't get mad at me for someone's willingness to help fellow Perl coders out.
Most of the people on PerlMonks know me as Necos. Personally, I think that most would agree that this sucks for all of us that do open source development. tilly has helped out a lot of us at Perlmonks with suggestions and code snippets (where applicable). To lose tilly's insight is not only a loss for Perlmonks users, but for Perl coders and OSS developers everywhere. My best goes out to tilly. I hope that he can somehow get out of this bind.
That anime is beginning to get more recognition on the big screen. A lot of people, even with such titles as Akira, Princess Mononoke, and Ghost in the Shell playing in the theatres, still believe that anime is "Just For Kids (TM)." I think most of /. would agree that anime is for everyone across the board. It's a damn shame that most of the great things in anime (albeit somewhat graphic) get butchered to death when they come to the US. One good example of this would be "A Kite." Yes, it's hentai, but it's still worth watching unedited. I managed to get a DivX version of the director's cut. Aside from some of the sex scenes (which some people claim is child pornagraphy, even though all of the girls are in college), it's one hell of a movie. I will definitely be sending my order in to AnimeNation when I get my next paycheck.
/. already know that there are a lot of hidden gems of anime still not leaving Japan. Two animes that I'm anxious to get my hands on are Love Hina (which is out, from what I understand... although I can't seem to order it from anywhere...) and Hellsing (you gotta love that 13mm deagle-style gun). I know there are a ton of other lost gems waiting for the world to find them. The fact that companies are bringing them to the US proves it.
Most of the anime fans here at
I guess this is one of the few times I'm happy I live in Los Angeles. I can at least drive down and see Metropolis this weekend.
It's a shame that Mr. Shifman has become known on various message boards and news websites as a damn fool. How in the world does this guy get up in the morning knowing that with each email he worsens his public image. Did he think that he was clever enough to outsmart someone in an anti-spam group? I think this incident hits home for a lot of us /. folks (I've been a silent lurker, but I now wish to get into the mix), even with all of the email filters. Sometimes, random spammers manage to sneak through and wreak havoc on us. Even with all of the laws in place to prevent "SPAM," I still find myself adding 10-15 kill filters in Agent (yeah, I use a Doze box to check my email) a day. Hopefully Neil and others will start fighting back against this moron and teach him a lesson. Other than that, I must say that this whole thing is silly. Nonetheless, it has provided a lot of us with one hell of a laugh.