If I remember correctly, I was in grade school when we had an assignment to teach someone how to do something. The thing that I "taught" was how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The catch, though, was that you had to explain *every* little detail of it.
For instance, you couldn't just say "put peanut butter on one slice of bread." Instead you had to go through:
* Get the peanut butter from the cupboard
* Get a knife from the drawer
* Unscrew the cap from the peanut butter
* Using the knife, scrape some peanut butter out of the jar
* Take the knife with peanut butter and place it on one slice of bread
* Smear the peanut butter onto the bread, covering a reasonable portion of it
That's the analogy I use to help "teach" the concept of programming to non-programmers. The computer needs *every* instruction from you, with the added complexity of what to do if you don't have peanut butter or bread or a clean knife, etc. This seems to get the best response of any other method I've tried... but again, YMMV.
I'm interested in trying this stretch (couldn't hurt, right?), but I either misunderstood your post or there is an error in it. If my palms face me and I close my hands to make fists, and then I rotate the fists outwards... wouldn't the right fist rotate clockwise and the left fist counter-clockwise?
I just want to make sure I have it right... and thanks for the tip.
Does anybody else think it's odd that all of the words in parent's post are in ENGLISH, but I (a native English speaker) don't understand a word of it? I guess it's back to school for me.
Didn't the record labels just ask Apple to raise the prices on their songs (because, apparently, the RIAA isn't making enough)? Steve Jobs said no, and everybody thought he made the right move. But, what if the RIAA says "Fine, charge whatever you want for a song... but for every song you sell, you owe us $3.00."
I realize that it's not a perfect comparison... but I think you understand the point. If iPod accessory manufacturers are forced to pay Apple, do you think that will come out of their pockets? I doubt it... that cost will likely be passed on to the consumer.
Let me try to convince you of why you are wrong using your own argument:
Apple is making a mint off music sales themselves. If all of their iTunes sales are based on the existance of the RIAA, doesn't the RIAA have the authority to ask for as large a cut of the sales as they wish? Without the RIAA, those songs wouldn't exist. I'd see it as paying a royalty to use the band/name/song.
Clearly you can't agree with that scenario, can you?
Well, the idea being that the service could be used by people who know about Linux, and would like to spread the word... but maybe don't have the time/expertise to make 5 or 6 different LiveCDs (for their family/friends/coworkers who might be willing to give it a try).
Since these LiveCDs don't necessarily have to be bleeding edge releases, at some point a company doing this would have very few NEW CDs to make. They would just be reselling previously made ISOs.
I suppose they could offer a Premium service, with all sorts of personalization (which applications are installed, whether it's a CD boot or USB drive, background image, etc). But this would obviously cost more, since they wouldn't have the opportunity to reuse these ISOs.
Just an idea. And mostly interesting to me because I would be willing to pay to have a LiveCD made that would run on my hardware. But maybe I just fit into that small niche you were talking about (somebody who knows enough about Linux to USE it, but not to master their own LiveCD).
Might not be a bad business opportunity available here:
A user sends in the drivers for their particular wireless setup (Broadcom in my case), along with a prioritized list of LiveCDs they would be interested in. Then, the company takes this information and builds a custom LiveCD for the requestor.
I realize I know very little about Linux in generally and nothing about creating LiveCDs specifically... but it seems like something like this could be done in a fairly short timeframe. Then, the company holds onto any specific LiveCDs they've made, so future requests for the same hardware/distro don't have to be recreated.
Seems like something like this could be done at a price point below $50. In which case, I would certainly be interested (again, because I have more than a few laptops here that are the same model).
I know I might be asking for too much here, but with all of the LiveCD options out there, why is it so hard to find one that works with my HP laptop OUT OF THE BOX.
I love using LiveCDs, and would like to hand them out to co-workers (since the laptop was company issued, most of us have the same model). But it's just too difficult to hand the person a CD, a thumb drive, and say "good luck".
Am I missing a distro that should work? I can't remember all that I've tried, but off-hand I can remember Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Knoppix, Gnoppix, Whoppix, Kanotix, PCLinuxOS, Linux4All, and MEPIS not working by default (or by changing any of the boot options).
Or, as another option, would somebody with more time/abilities than me be interested in making a LiveCD that would work on these machines for me? For a fee, of course;)
I have no sex joke, but would like a GMAIL invite. I will work on the joke, though... and send it to you from my new GMAIL account. Just kidding... DAMNIT!! Of all of the jokes I've heard, I can't remember a one of them. OK, not sex really, but here's the best I have for now:
A guy walks into the psychiatrist's office wearing nothing but Saran Wrap. The doctor says, "Clearly, I can see your nuts."
Not to be an ass, but I can't find a place on distrowatch.com that lists ONLY LiveCD distros. If there is one there, can somebody point me in the right direction? If there is not one, then this site is a very handy reference.
My company, Macrohard is currently developing a new OS, to be called Doors. Macrohard Doors is obviously a superior OS to Microsoft Windows. I mean, look at it from a security standpoint alone.
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Did anybody else think they were reading an Onion article?
If I remember correctly, I was in grade school when we had an assignment to teach someone how to do something. The thing that I "taught" was how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The catch, though, was that you had to explain *every* little detail of it.
For instance, you couldn't just say "put peanut butter on one slice of bread." Instead you had to go through:
* Get the peanut butter from the cupboard
* Get a knife from the drawer
* Unscrew the cap from the peanut butter
* Using the knife, scrape some peanut butter out of the jar
* Take the knife with peanut butter and place it on one slice of bread
* Smear the peanut butter onto the bread, covering a reasonable portion of it
That's the analogy I use to help "teach" the concept of programming to non-programmers. The computer needs *every* instruction from you, with the added complexity of what to do if you don't have peanut butter or bread or a clean knife, etc. This seems to get the best response of any other method I've tried... but again, YMMV.
I'm interested in trying this stretch (couldn't hurt, right?), but I either misunderstood your post or there is an error in it. If my palms face me and I close my hands to make fists, and then I rotate the fists outwards... wouldn't the right fist rotate clockwise and the left fist counter-clockwise? I just want to make sure I have it right... and thanks for the tip.
So does this mean we can expect Firefly to be resurrected as well?
Does anybody else think it's odd that all of the words in parent's post are in ENGLISH, but I (a native English speaker) don't understand a word of it? I guess it's back to school for me.
Didn't the record labels just ask Apple to raise the prices on their songs (because, apparently, the RIAA isn't making enough)? Steve Jobs said no, and everybody thought he made the right move. But, what if the RIAA says "Fine, charge whatever you want for a song... but for every song you sell, you owe us $3.00."
I realize that it's not a perfect comparison... but I think you understand the point. If iPod accessory manufacturers are forced to pay Apple, do you think that will come out of their pockets? I doubt it... that cost will likely be passed on to the consumer.
Let me try to convince you of why you are wrong using your own argument:
Apple is making a mint off music sales themselves. If all of their iTunes sales are based on the existance of the RIAA, doesn't the RIAA have the authority to ask for as large a cut of the sales as they wish? Without the RIAA, those songs wouldn't exist. I'd see it as paying a royalty to use the band/name/song.
Clearly you can't agree with that scenario, can you?
Well, the idea being that the service could be used by people who know about Linux, and would like to spread the word... but maybe don't have the time/expertise to make 5 or 6 different LiveCDs (for their family/friends/coworkers who might be willing to give it a try).
Since these LiveCDs don't necessarily have to be bleeding edge releases, at some point a company doing this would have very few NEW CDs to make. They would just be reselling previously made ISOs.
I suppose they could offer a Premium service, with all sorts of personalization (which applications are installed, whether it's a CD boot or USB drive, background image, etc). But this would obviously cost more, since they wouldn't have the opportunity to reuse these ISOs.
Just an idea. And mostly interesting to me because I would be willing to pay to have a LiveCD made that would run on my hardware. But maybe I just fit into that small niche you were talking about (somebody who knows enough about Linux to USE it, but not to master their own LiveCD).
Might not be a bad business opportunity available here:
A user sends in the drivers for their particular wireless setup (Broadcom in my case), along with a prioritized list of LiveCDs they would be interested in. Then, the company takes this information and builds a custom LiveCD for the requestor.
I realize I know very little about Linux in generally and nothing about creating LiveCDs specifically... but it seems like something like this could be done in a fairly short timeframe. Then, the company holds onto any specific LiveCDs they've made, so future requests for the same hardware/distro don't have to be recreated.
Seems like something like this could be done at a price point below $50. In which case, I would certainly be interested (again, because I have more than a few laptops here that are the same model).
What do you say? Anybody interested?
I should note that the issues I have been having with the LiveCDs are solely with the wireless connectivity and/or the track pad.
That, and the fact that I mistyped Stupid in the subject. Now I feel stupd.
I know I might be asking for too much here, but with all of the LiveCD options out there, why is it so hard to find one that works with my HP laptop OUT OF THE BOX.
;)
I love using LiveCDs, and would like to hand them out to co-workers (since the laptop was company issued, most of us have the same model). But it's just too difficult to hand the person a CD, a thumb drive, and say "good luck".
Am I missing a distro that should work? I can't remember all that I've tried, but off-hand I can remember Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Knoppix, Gnoppix, Whoppix, Kanotix, PCLinuxOS, Linux4All, and MEPIS not working by default (or by changing any of the boot options).
Or, as another option, would somebody with more time/abilities than me be interested in making a LiveCD that would work on these machines for me? For a fee, of course
So you're saying we should all just STOP buying Apple products?
If you're trying to save on bandwith costs, don't put a link to your site on /.
LoJack for Laptops
How many times can you rip it?
TiVo is cool as hell, but it's not a miracle worker. First, the good programs have to be broadcast .
I would like to let them read my email as well... got any invites?
I have no sex joke, but would like a GMAIL invite. I will work on the joke, though... and send it to you from my new GMAIL account. Just kidding... DAMNIT!! Of all of the jokes I've heard, I can't remember a one of them. OK, not sex really, but here's the best I have for now: A guy walks into the psychiatrist's office wearing nothing but Saran Wrap. The doctor says, "Clearly, I can see your nuts."
1) SQL Server 2000
2) Visual Studio 6 (to supporting old apps)
3) Visual Studio .NET (to develop new apps)
4) VNC
5) PHP
6) MySQL
7) Firefox
8) Acrobat
9) Office 2000
10) OpenOffice
Bonus Apps:
11) GIMP
12) WinAmp
13) PokerStars
You mean it USED to be hosted on someone's DSL...
Hasn't this guy heard of the "strip of electrical tape over the red light" hack?!?
Huh huh... you're talking about having your box serviced... huh huh
I was getting a "Service Unavailable" but couldn't figure out if it was my flaky connection or Microsoft's flaky software. Guess now I know.
Not to be an ass, but I can't find a place on distrowatch.com that lists ONLY LiveCD distros. If there is one there, can somebody point me in the right direction? If there is not one, then this site is a very handy reference.
My company, Macrohard is currently developing a new OS, to be called Doors. Macrohard Doors is obviously a superior OS to Microsoft Windows. I mean, look at it from a security standpoint alone.