apt-cache search podcast
or enter "podcast" as a search term in your GUI software installation tool. How hard is this? Certainly easier than strolling through dozens of software shops or dredging the web
Were you born with the knowledge to execute "apt-cache"? Where did you learn it from? How easy is it for a new user to know the name and know what it does so they know they can use it as a very useful tool as they begin their experience with Linux? Easy? Yes. Intuitive? That's debatable.
LA Times reports that the nation's third-largest automaker is set to announce Thursday that it's making wireless Internet an option on all its 2009 models. The mobile hotspot, called UConnect Web, would be the first such technology from any automaker."
When many manufacturers are coming up with ways to reduce dependence on oil and gasoline we have Chrysler with no other ideas than to give people $2.99 gas (only a gimmick) with no future plans of any type of hybrid technology BUT we can get wi-fi access in our car. Woohoo.
Houses are not stocks, they don't fluctuate like that. The prices are falling because of all the foreclosures causing more supply and thus less demand, which in turn causes prices to fall. The problem was simply all the variable rates people were taking and the banks doing too many of these risky loans - the market took a turn and suddenly the banks had to jack up the rates, which causes some foreclosures, which in turn causes the banks to loose money (yes they loose money on a foreclosure because they get a house and not the money back), which cause them to jack up the rates to cover their losses, which cause more foreclosures, etc etc.
Despite what the media says, the housing crisis is not a national crisis either. It hasn't hit many area of the U.S. however it has hit California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida the worst which just happens to be where home values were sky high to begin with.
This has hit the general public in a way they never really ever imagined before, and they are shocked. I'd say they'd be prepared to do about anything if the price keeps increasing at this rate.
Unless you are old enough to have been around during the 1970s when this same thing happened regarding oil prices. For those people they have been through this before. Except now the dollar values are much higher but the shock value is about the same I'm guessing. I'm almost 30 but I read a book a few months back that talked a little about what happened during the 70s oil crisis. Back then oil spiked to $3 a barrel I believe the book said.
Is there anyplace in the US that is served by both Comcast & TW? I can see leaving Comcast or TW for Verizon or (insert DSL provider here), but Comcast to TW implies that there's local competition for your cable dollars, and I don't think that happens today.
Define anyplace? If "anyplace" means any town/city/county then yes. If by "anyplace" you mean a single house then no. I live in north-central WV. The town I'm in is split between Comcast and TW. It used to be Adelphia and TW until TW and Comcast bought up Adelphia after its bankruptcy. I don't have any idea where the definitive lines are (whether they run over street boundaries or whatever) for who gets serviced by TW as opposed to Comcast but generally if you are in town on the west side of I79 it is TW but if you are in town on the east side it is Comcast. So to switch providers you have to move to another house but in this area that can mean just moving 2 miles away by way the crow flies.
It's just the conspiracy theorist in you. What makes you think if the DOJ wanted something in the Windows source code that they would do it now instead of, oh say, any time? They can approach MS anytime they want. For all we know there is already code in Vista for spying. This is merely oversight. The MS developers touch the keyboard while the G men just watch what the final result is.
Please punch your friend in the face, because that's stupid advice. It's not going to help someone who effectively has a phobia towards approaching women. Everyone rationally knows that approaching a women and getting turned down doesn't really matter, but phobias are by definition irrational. Your friend's advice is about as useful as telling a depressed person to cheer up.
Amen. I'm currently working on this problem with myself. I have social anxiety and it is worse with talking to women. It is difficult to talk to women if I'm trying to work up the courage to ask her out. The one way I've found that works (but works slowly) is to talk to the ones you wouldn't normally care about talking to and getting to know better or at least do it with no intention of ever getting a date. It gives me practice. I can't always go for the gold and expect to win. Maybe some guys can but I don't think I can. It takes me time to do that so being able to pick up a girl in a bar just by talking to her one time just isn't my style. Until I build up the confidence to think that I can pick up any girl any time I think my approach works for now. Just within the past couple weeks I've talked to more women than in any other period in my life. I won't provide numbers because that would just provide entertainment value and this is a news site after all, right?
I've found it also helps to just do something without thinking about the outcome. If I think about something I will end up not doing it or losing the opportunity to do so. If I screw up my approach and the woman turns me down because of it even though I was being myself then I don't want her.
Women do sit around and discuss it, just not necessarily in terms of genetics. But when women think or say "he's so strong", "he has a big dick", "i can control him so he'll stick around and help with the baby", etc.. Think about what these ultimately mean to a female and why she may be attracted to them.
Everyone discusses who they want and why at some point and it may turn into regular discussions with friends but it never comes down to an issue of "survival" on any level. That's only inserted into a debate about the reason for the discussions for those who feel evolution is behind everything we do. The examples you specify have nothing to do with survival so the GP is exaggerating simply to have an excuse for crediting evolution.
If you communicate that you want a real relationship, then it will be difficult to find a woman in the United States, because the culture in the United States is going through a period in which women are very negative toward men.
That is why I only date women from this match-making website.
If the US government gave a rats ass about Science they'd crush creationism once and for all. It seems like a hypocritical gesture to dole out hundreds of millions of dollars for science R&D and allowing creationism to be taught in science classes. Which is effectively sabotaging the next generation of scientists. Teach the controversy and all that crap. Isn't the expanding earth theory a viable alternative to gravity? Crystals work better for treating cancer than Chemo Therapy, sin causes Aids. It's all valid when you don't think about it.
Whether you view it as science or not, what is so wrong about teaching creationism so that people get both sides of the debate instead of being spoon fed what a minority believes? People on/. complain all the time that the public at large act too much like sheep and then when something that doesn't jibe with the status quo is attempted to be taught it is squashed so the sheep can remain indoctrinated into believing a theory based on assumptions with massive holes.
As far as the gov't crushing creationism, I have a feeling that *could* create a conflict of interest with that whole separation of church and state some people believe exists. But maybe it depends on what you mean by "crush" and in what venue(s). Then again, many schools won't allow any hint of Christianity within the classroom even though Islam is beginning to run rampant; go figure. I guess the separation of church and state only exists for when it is convenient to push an agenda.
You can also quicky drag a webpage, or an image onto a toolbar, to create a temporary "favorite" of sorts... its not particularily useful, but ive used it, mainly so i dont accidentally close the tab.
I don't know about an extension for Firefox being available that can do this but Opera will let you undo the closing of a tab. It is the only browser I know of that allows that and it has saved me a few times where I clicked the X on one tab while meaning to click on the tab next to it to make it the active one. The Undo brings the tab back to the position it was in and on the page you last left it. I know Firefox doesn't do this "out of the box" but there may be an extension for it. Bottom line: don't worry about closing tabs by accident in Opera. They got you covered.
Perhaps you didn't notice... The democrats agreed to pass the bill too. You see, we already voted the republicans out. It accomplished nothing.
Well we are using the process of elimination to properly troubleshoot the problem. The problem still exists so we know exactly who is at fault now. All the conservatives can now say "I told you so" to their liberal friends. I say this half jokingly.
Actually, the average body temp is 98.6F using a sampling of "most people". Some are a bit higher than that and this page says that older people are actually a bit below 98.6 but 96 is too low to be an average.
Even if you're a US citizen it's a PITA to get a serious clearance, which is why if you have one you can usually get some very good pay out of it.
You would think so but not everyone gets the big bucks just because they have a clearance. In the environment I work in it depends on which contractor you work for and which contract you are on too which can dictate whether you get mid-level or senior pay.
I actually saw this article on Friday after someone posted it to alt.tv.tech.hdtv. I guess I should have submitted it to Slashdot so everyone else could worry about it as much as me. I'm a TimeWarner customer. In the article, a TW spokesperson mentions they will be turning off usenet nationwide.
There are always independent Usenet providers, too, for a few bucks per month.
Yes there are. And I'll probably have to switch once TimeWarner shuts off news service nationwide. TimeWarner doesn't care about their news service anyway even moreso since they outsourced it almost 2 years ago. The techs don't know anything about it hardly and they can't support server-side issues since NewsHosting is the people on the server side now. The problem becomes that I'm paying $45 a month for web/mail/usenet service. I actually utilize the usenet service (both for binaries and text-only groups such as comp.os* and comp.lang.* groups). I'm sure most subscribers don't use it even though they are paying for it. If usenet service is shutdown I still have to pay $45 a month on top of an unlimited account from Giganews which is another $25/mo. If I don't get usenet service which was included in the original cost (at least I'd argue it was; TW may not argue that) then the price should be discounted appropriately but you know that the ISPs won't do that. They will expect to provide less service for the same (or higher) cost. Of course, without any usenet service I could probably deal with a very low tier once TimeWarner moves to tiered pricing. That assumes their pilot project in Texas for tierd pricing is invoked nationwide. In my case, a 3rd party usenet provider wouldn't cost a few bucks a month since Giganews' Silver and Bronze packages wouldn't be enough for me, at least not every month.
A lot of people send CYA emails, e.g., "Okay, this is to confirm that you want me to put the uranium in the crisper drawer of the fridge, and that you take responsibility for the results." But the recipient can pretend he never got it.
If the recipient deletes it from the Inbox to Deleted Items (assuming Microsoft Exchange) then it will still be backed up unless the recipient also purges the Deleted Items folder. If they say they never got it and only delete it from the Inbox then they can get in trouble for lying as well. A simple mailbox restore from backup can show the recipient really did receive the message if it was never purged from Deleted Items.
Why do I have to have a dozen different transformer bricks underneath my desk to power all of my computer, network, and phone stuff?
Because electronic devices use DC power and manufacturers like coming up with interesting shapes and designs for their power bricks holding the AC/DC converters. That explains the "different" part of your question.
The "dozen" part is explained by the fact that many of the devices we plug in tend to have their AC/DC converters in the plug (hence the "brick" nickname) instead of in the device itself so as to save weight. Ever notice how rackmount servers and PCs have normal plugs (size doesn't matter for the plugs because the devices are big enough already and therefore not portable) but portable devices (laptops) have a power brick because the converter is on the plug instead of in the device (saves weight). I have an old Toshiba Satellite 210CDS laptop. It's converter is built-in (laptop is already 1" thick so I'm sure they figured what the hell is another few ounces) so it has a normal power plug. My MacBook on the other hand is light and its converter is in the plug, hence the need for a brick.
"They tested the meteorite material to determine whether the molecules came from the solar system or were a result of contamination when the meteorite landed on Earth. The analysis shows that the nucleobases contain a heavy form of carbon which could only have been formed in space. Materials formed on Earth consist of a lighter variety of carbon."
Maybe so but it still doesn't prove evolution especially evolution being triggered by outer space chemical(s). These are just more assumptions about what could have happened but it doesn't prove that it did happen the way they wish it did. I'm sure there are many other logical conclusions that can be deduced from this finding (assuming no errors were done in the tests/calculations) that are likely in their own way. Which to believe? They seemed to have settled on the idea they want to be true but it's all still based on assumptions.
[Evolution from Space] was the title of a book by British astronomer Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe and when it made this same sort of claim it was laughed off as a crackpot theory.
Fred Hoyle also adamantly believed in the steady-state model of the universe which was proven wrong by evidence of a beginning with Hubble's discovery of the universe's expansion. Hoyle went to his grave believing in the stead-state model of the universre. He believed that due to the fact that having a beginning would imply some evidence of a Creator. I have a feeling that his book would also contain some (a lot of?) bias if only to avoid any "need" to invoke a Creator in scientific theories. Anyone care to prove me wrong who has read it already?
This kind of honest approach would do wonders, in my opinion. And, yes, I'm a regular stoner- I just know how and when to put the drugs down and work on my physics PhD thesis (if you don't believe this, look at my history and read the posts I've written regarding quantum entanglement and the relativity of simultaneity implying that the ability to travel FTL is equivalent to the ability to travel back in time)
Well this explains a lot about why theoretical physics is so far out there.
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Were you born with the knowledge to execute "apt-cache"? Where did you learn it from? How easy is it for a new user to know the name and know what it does so they know they can use it as a very useful tool as they begin their experience with Linux? Easy? Yes. Intuitive? That's debatable.
When many manufacturers are coming up with ways to reduce dependence on oil and gasoline we have Chrysler with no other ideas than to give people $2.99 gas (only a gimmick) with no future plans of any type of hybrid technology BUT we can get wi-fi access in our car. Woohoo.
Yes I know but I listed the states that got hit "the worst".
Despite what the media says, the housing crisis is not a national crisis either. It hasn't hit many area of the U.S. however it has hit California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida the worst which just happens to be where home values were sky high to begin with.
Unless you are old enough to have been around during the 1970s when this same thing happened regarding oil prices. For those people they have been through this before. Except now the dollar values are much higher but the shock value is about the same I'm guessing. I'm almost 30 but I read a book a few months back that talked a little about what happened during the 70s oil crisis. Back then oil spiked to $3 a barrel I believe the book said.
Define anyplace? If "anyplace" means any town/city/county then yes. If by "anyplace" you mean a single house then no. I live in north-central WV. The town I'm in is split between Comcast and TW. It used to be Adelphia and TW until TW and Comcast bought up Adelphia after its bankruptcy. I don't have any idea where the definitive lines are (whether they run over street boundaries or whatever) for who gets serviced by TW as opposed to Comcast but generally if you are in town on the west side of I79 it is TW but if you are in town on the east side it is Comcast. So to switch providers you have to move to another house but in this area that can mean just moving 2 miles away by way the crow flies.
It's just the conspiracy theorist in you. What makes you think if the DOJ wanted something in the Windows source code that they would do it now instead of, oh say, any time? They can approach MS anytime they want. For all we know there is already code in Vista for spying. This is merely oversight. The MS developers touch the keyboard while the G men just watch what the final result is.
Amen. I'm currently working on this problem with myself. I have social anxiety and it is worse with talking to women. It is difficult to talk to women if I'm trying to work up the courage to ask her out. The one way I've found that works (but works slowly) is to talk to the ones you wouldn't normally care about talking to and getting to know better or at least do it with no intention of ever getting a date. It gives me practice. I can't always go for the gold and expect to win. Maybe some guys can but I don't think I can. It takes me time to do that so being able to pick up a girl in a bar just by talking to her one time just isn't my style. Until I build up the confidence to think that I can pick up any girl any time I think my approach works for now. Just within the past couple weeks I've talked to more women than in any other period in my life. I won't provide numbers because that would just provide entertainment value and this is a news site after all, right?
I've found it also helps to just do something without thinking about the outcome. If I think about something I will end up not doing it or losing the opportunity to do so. If I screw up my approach and the woman turns me down because of it even though I was being myself then I don't want her.
Everyone discusses who they want and why at some point and it may turn into regular discussions with friends but it never comes down to an issue of "survival" on any level. That's only inserted into a debate about the reason for the discussions for those who feel evolution is behind everything we do. The examples you specify have nothing to do with survival so the GP is exaggerating simply to have an excuse for crediting evolution.
That is why I only date women from this match-making website.
True but being the queens they are the chicks will still walk all over you in every direction.
Whether you view it as science or not, what is so wrong about teaching creationism so that people get both sides of the debate instead of being spoon fed what a minority believes? People on /. complain all the time that the public at large act too much like sheep and then when something that doesn't jibe with the status quo is attempted to be taught it is squashed so the sheep can remain indoctrinated into believing a theory based on assumptions with massive holes.
As far as the gov't crushing creationism, I have a feeling that *could* create a conflict of interest with that whole separation of church and state some people believe exists. But maybe it depends on what you mean by "crush" and in what venue(s). Then again, many schools won't allow any hint of Christianity within the classroom even though Islam is beginning to run rampant; go figure. I guess the separation of church and state only exists for when it is convenient to push an agenda.
I don't know about an extension for Firefox being available that can do this but Opera will let you undo the closing of a tab. It is the only browser I know of that allows that and it has saved me a few times where I clicked the X on one tab while meaning to click on the tab next to it to make it the active one. The Undo brings the tab back to the position it was in and on the page you last left it. I know Firefox doesn't do this "out of the box" but there may be an extension for it. Bottom line: don't worry about closing tabs by accident in Opera. They got you covered.
Well we are using the process of elimination to properly troubleshoot the problem. The problem still exists so we know exactly who is at fault now. All the conservatives can now say "I told you so" to their liberal friends. I say this half jokingly.
Actually, the average body temp is 98.6F using a sampling of "most people". Some are a bit higher than that and this page says that older people are actually a bit below 98.6 but 96 is too low to be an average.
You would think so but not everyone gets the big bucks just because they have a clearance. In the environment I work in it depends on which contractor you work for and which contract you are on too which can dictate whether you get mid-level or senior pay.
a wall full of bash.org submissions?
I actually saw this article on Friday after someone posted it to alt.tv.tech.hdtv. I guess I should have submitted it to Slashdot so everyone else could worry about it as much as me. I'm a TimeWarner customer. In the article, a TW spokesperson mentions they will be turning off usenet nationwide.
Yes there are. And I'll probably have to switch once TimeWarner shuts off news service nationwide. TimeWarner doesn't care about their news service anyway even moreso since they outsourced it almost 2 years ago. The techs don't know anything about it hardly and they can't support server-side issues since NewsHosting is the people on the server side now. The problem becomes that I'm paying $45 a month for web/mail/usenet service. I actually utilize the usenet service (both for binaries and text-only groups such as comp.os* and comp.lang.* groups). I'm sure most subscribers don't use it even though they are paying for it. If usenet service is shutdown I still have to pay $45 a month on top of an unlimited account from Giganews which is another $25/mo. If I don't get usenet service which was included in the original cost (at least I'd argue it was; TW may not argue that) then the price should be discounted appropriately but you know that the ISPs won't do that. They will expect to provide less service for the same (or higher) cost. Of course, without any usenet service I could probably deal with a very low tier once TimeWarner moves to tiered pricing. That assumes their pilot project in Texas for tierd pricing is invoked nationwide. In my case, a 3rd party usenet provider wouldn't cost a few bucks a month since Giganews' Silver and Bronze packages wouldn't be enough for me, at least not every month.
If the recipient deletes it from the Inbox to Deleted Items (assuming Microsoft Exchange) then it will still be backed up unless the recipient also purges the Deleted Items folder. If they say they never got it and only delete it from the Inbox then they can get in trouble for lying as well. A simple mailbox restore from backup can show the recipient really did receive the message if it was never purged from Deleted Items.
Because electronic devices use DC power and manufacturers like coming up with interesting shapes and designs for their power bricks holding the AC/DC converters. That explains the "different" part of your question.
The "dozen" part is explained by the fact that many of the devices we plug in tend to have their AC/DC converters in the plug (hence the "brick" nickname) instead of in the device itself so as to save weight. Ever notice how rackmount servers and PCs have normal plugs (size doesn't matter for the plugs because the devices are big enough already and therefore not portable) but portable devices (laptops) have a power brick because the converter is on the plug instead of in the device (saves weight). I have an old Toshiba Satellite 210CDS laptop. It's converter is built-in (laptop is already 1" thick so I'm sure they figured what the hell is another few ounces) so it has a normal power plug. My MacBook on the other hand is light and its converter is in the plug, hence the need for a brick.
Circuit City called. They want you to stop undercutting their prices.
Maybe so but it still doesn't prove evolution especially evolution being triggered by outer space chemical(s). These are just more assumptions about what could have happened but it doesn't prove that it did happen the way they wish it did. I'm sure there are many other logical conclusions that can be deduced from this finding (assuming no errors were done in the tests/calculations) that are likely in their own way. Which to believe? They seemed to have settled on the idea they want to be true but it's all still based on assumptions.
Fred Hoyle also adamantly believed in the steady-state model of the universe which was proven wrong by evidence of a beginning with Hubble's discovery of the universe's expansion. Hoyle went to his grave believing in the stead-state model of the universre. He believed that due to the fact that having a beginning would imply some evidence of a Creator. I have a feeling that his book would also contain some (a lot of?) bias if only to avoid any "need" to invoke a Creator in scientific theories. Anyone care to prove me wrong who has read it already?
Well this explains a lot about why theoretical physics is so far out there.