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Apple gave the term firewire to the 1394 Trade Association as part of the licensing pool
I agree with the Sharp comment
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If Sony can sell the TH-55 with WiFi (and also bluetooth in Europe) for $300 (which I assume there is a software cost for Palm OS) why can't Sharp release a Zaurus Clamshell with WiFi for US even at twice that cost?
Now that Sony is leaving the US market by pulling the Clie, maybe Sharp will get their shit together...
Scheme is not a bad choice for learning programming and the Sussman book which is the intro CS/Engineering text is avaialble for free also.
All of the above have open source or free environments and if she learns the material, will have a very good chance of learning a trade and having it outsourced to India!
I don't this your post should be off topic but I do wnat to respond to your mischaracterzations of my points.
My comments about "one true linux" are not meant to be elitist. Linux in my mind should be primarly open source and primarily developed by volunteers. The path of linux should follow the needs of the people who are willing to develop, test, and volunteer on the project. RedHat, Mandrake, Suse, etc. are trying to drive Linux to commercial sucess - RedHat esp.
In some respects, I don't want Linux to get to idiot/moron proof. Linux/Unix/Computers are tools, you should learn about them before you use them for important things. Linux should be ubiquitous like cars but we will still have driving lessons.
As for Debian being hard to install, I strongly disagree. I have found it easier than Redhat. There are many good install guides. The most trouble people have is hardware. I don't think it is too much of a request to ask people to know what computer they have. Again, you don't go the auto parts store without knowing what year, brand, model you have when you buy an oil filter do you?
For install guides, I found these the most helpful for understanding the Debian Way for install and kernel. It didn't take that much effort to understand.
This is not meant as flamebait but if a user does not what to spend the time to understand what they are doing and a basic understanding of the computer and system they should stick with XP and Windows Update.
I started with Slackware in the mid-90's, moved to RedHat for 5-7.3 and started using Debian last year.
I've been very impressed with the stability and with apt. I do wish that Debian had a little quicker package release but at the price, I really can't complain too much.
Yesterday I had a another wonderful experience during an install. We have an old Dell PowerEdge 2000 PIII 450 w/ Perc/SC2 raid. I was having trouble getting it going under the Woody install. For grins, I decided to try the Sarge installer . EVERYTHING just worked! It saw the Intel EEPro100 and the RAID controller - both of these were problematic under Woody.
Of course I would like a faster release and better hardware detection during install. Kudzu with Knoppix does work well. Packages that I want to run right now are still not packaged in.deb (Zope 2.7, Plone 2.0)but it's not a show-stopper.
The bottom line, Debian has the true open-source community and distribution. It has excellect quality control. It has excellent responsiveness to security issues. Debian has the potential to be the "one true distribution" and Sarge is looking very good!
Dragonix is an interesting platform but I had a loot of trouble finding stuff and important links were broken (like the pricing.PDF). Is it a real project?
There was a great thread last year about this and I have kept the articles boomarked.
The real bottom line is that if you are competant, not a dickhead, and serve the customers you can make some money.
The other thing to remember is a saying a got from a consultant/coworker a few years back.
"The difference between working for a company and working for yourself is that you are trading the illusion of freedom for for the illusion of security"
1) When people think of..., or "mono," they often think of extreme tiredness as one of the major symptoms associated with this illness.
Ditto
2) Loss of appetite and generalized weakness also may be present, especially in adolescents. Nausea, hepatitis, jaundice, severe headache, stiffness, chest pain, and difficulty breathing can occur in some cases. A pink rash can occur all over the body in children who have been treated with ampicillin or amoxicillin.
ditto again!
3) Some may experience extreme fatigue, staying in bed for more than a week because they feel too weak even to walk around the house.
We're three for three (esp. after a failed Windows update session...)
4) 'Mono' is generally a self-limiting disease, which means it goes away on its own in most cases. Occasionally mono can cause complications
Need I say more...
5) Epidemic outbreaks in hospitals and workplaces have occurred.
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My biggest fear! Remember kids - practice safe computing!
I agree, Canon is the best of the inkjet manufacturers. I had a Epson PhotoStylus 780. When it printed, it made beautiful pictures. The problem was that I only printed pictures about once a month. The cleaning cycle to get it all working used about 1/4 tank of ink. The cartridges are about $25 each and chipped. One is black, the other is a 5 color. There are ways around it to refill and reset the chip but screw em..
I just picked up a Canon S9000 for $170 new. It prints just as good as the Epson, it prints up to 13"x19", it's faster, and the drivers are better. It has 6 separate tanks and they are not chipped. The print head itself is replacable for about $70 if I do have a problem. I have found tanks as low as $2.00 (ink4art.com) and I just bought a refill kit with 6 blank cartridges and 4 oz ink in each color for $70 (inkjetgoodies.com). I also have a Canon Digital camera (S230) that I love.
Canon may not be making as much off me by my not buy their ink cartridges but they do have a loyal customer that is willing to recommend their products in public. I will continue to purchase Canon products in the future because they are not screwing me over now!
I kind of agree that 100 distributions are too many. Why so many? Probably the same reason there are 100+ editors. Editors were the first "real" program that many budding programmers wrote. We have ed, edit, vi, vi clones, Emacs, emacs clones, emacs forks, java editors, vb editors, editor editors, etc.
Distros are what system admins cut their teeth on. Freedom and open source allow people to make what they want. It is not a matter of "need", it's called "choice" - be glad you still have choice! You are free to choose or recommend an existing distro or even build a custom one for Granny!
I think that this will settle out over the next couple of years. I do think that it makes linux SLIGHTLY unapproachable but there are good reviews of the major distributions and they are really are more the same than different!
The real advantages of Gentoo are it's all to easy upgrade path. I used to reinstall Linux every 4-6 months just to get the latest base system. With Gentoo I just emerge system every month or so. It's almost a drawback if you're someone who likes to wipe the slate clean and start over, as there's little reason to... "
How is this different from Debian apt-get update apt-get upgrade-dist?
I would love to see an updated Newton that has the screen (true 640x480) and form factor of the Sharp Zaurus SL-C860, the features (802.11, Bluetooth, Voice recorder, you can skip the camera)& battery life of the Sony Clie TH-55 and the handwriting recognition of the Newton.
I would hope that the software would continue to be available somewhere like apt-get.org. I do think the religious wars aroound this are silly but I do respect the passion and work of the developers.
I remember reading that Gibson was hired to write the screenplay for Alien III. The production and process sickened him so much he would not let them put his name on the credits. Given the disaster it was, I think he made a great call. See this.
Until Apple releases a decent upgrade to the Newton, I would not spend the money on a Tablet PC. I just don't this it is the right form factor and combination of portability, function, and battery life.
My recommendation is to get a good PDA and learn how to take good notes with paper and pen - it is good life skill! There are some good PDAs (I have a Sony TH-55 on Pre-order) out there that might serve your purpose and leave you some coin to get nookie.
If you must get a Tablet, look for a refirb.
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Apple gave the term firewire to the 1394 Trade Association as part of the licensing pool
Now that Sony is leaving the US market by pulling the Clie, maybe Sharp will get their shit together...
The How to Think Like a Computer Scientist series is very good for both Python and Java. They also have versions for Logo and C++.
Scheme is not a bad choice for learning programming and the Sussman book which is the intro CS/Engineering text is avaialble for free also.
All of the above have open source or free environments and if she learns the material, will have a very good chance of learning a trade and having it outsourced to India!
Did she wear a perl necklace?
That would be dilithium crystals - you insensitive clod...
Be sure and use the new installer.
I don't think it could get much simplier...
My comments about "one true linux" are not meant to be elitist. Linux in my mind should be primarly open source and primarily developed by volunteers. The path of linux should follow the needs of the people who are willing to develop, test, and volunteer on the project. RedHat, Mandrake, Suse, etc. are trying to drive Linux to commercial sucess - RedHat esp.
In some respects, I don't want Linux to get to idiot/moron proof. Linux/Unix/Computers are tools, you should learn about them before you use them for important things. Linux should be ubiquitous like cars but we will still have driving lessons.
As for Debian being hard to install, I strongly disagree. I have found it easier than Redhat. There are many good install guides. The most trouble people have is hardware. I don't think it is too much of a request to ask people to know what computer they have. Again, you don't go the auto parts store without knowing what year, brand, model you have when you buy an oil filter do you?
For install guides, I found these the most helpful for understanding the Debian Way for install and kernel. It didn't take that much effort to understand.
This is not meant as flamebait but if a user does not what to spend the time to understand what they are doing and a basic understanding of the computer and system they should stick with XP and Windows Update.
I've been very impressed with the stability and with apt. I do wish that Debian had a little quicker package release but at the price, I really can't complain too much.
Yesterday I had a another wonderful experience during an install. We have an old Dell PowerEdge 2000 PIII 450 w/ Perc/SC2 raid. I was having trouble getting it going under the Woody install. For grins, I decided to try the Sarge installer . EVERYTHING just worked! It saw the Intel EEPro100 and the RAID controller - both of these were problematic under Woody.
Of course I would like a faster release and better hardware detection during install. Kudzu with Knoppix does work well. Packages that I want to run right now are still not packaged in .deb (Zope 2.7, Plone 2.0)but it's not a show-stopper.
The bottom line, Debian has the true open-source community and distribution. It has excellect quality control. It has excellent responsiveness to security issues. Debian has the potential to be the "one true distribution" and Sarge is looking very good!
Dragonix is an interesting platform but I had a loot of trouble finding stuff and important links were broken (like the pricing .PDF). Is it a real project?
The real bottom line is that if you are competant, not a dickhead, and serve the customers you can make some money.
The other thing to remember is a saying a got from a consultant/coworker a few years back.
"The difference between working for a company and working for yourself is that you are trading the illusion of freedom for for the illusion of security"
Soylent Green is People!
1) When people think of ..., or "mono," they often think of extreme tiredness as one of the major symptoms associated with this illness.
Ditto
2) Loss of appetite and generalized weakness also may be present, especially in adolescents. Nausea, hepatitis, jaundice, severe headache, stiffness, chest pain, and difficulty breathing can occur in some cases. A pink rash can occur all over the body in children who have been treated with ampicillin or amoxicillin.
ditto again!
3) Some may experience extreme fatigue, staying in bed for more than a week because they feel too weak even to walk around the house.
We're three for three (esp. after a failed Windows update session...)
4) 'Mono' is generally a self-limiting disease, which means it goes away on its own in most cases. Occasionally mono can cause complications
Need I say more...
5) Epidemic outbreaks in hospitals and workplaces have occurred.
` My biggest fear! Remember kids - practice safe computing!
I just picked up a Canon S9000 for $170 new. It prints just as good as the Epson, it prints up to 13"x19", it's faster, and the drivers are better. It has 6 separate tanks and they are not chipped. The print head itself is replacable for about $70 if I do have a problem. I have found tanks as low as $2.00 (ink4art.com) and I just bought a refill kit with 6 blank cartridges and 4 oz ink in each color for $70 (inkjetgoodies.com). I also have a Canon Digital camera (S230) that I love.
Canon may not be making as much off me by my not buy their ink cartridges but they do have a loyal customer that is willing to recommend their products in public. I will continue to purchase Canon products in the future because they are not screwing me over now!
and the law won...
My guess is that he will be getting a LOT of offers for barnyard friends and hot virgin teens...
Distros are what system admins cut their teeth on. Freedom and open source allow people to make what they want. It is not a matter of "need", it's called "choice" - be glad you still have choice! You are free to choose or recommend an existing distro or even build a custom one for Granny!
I think that this will settle out over the next couple of years. I do think that it makes linux SLIGHTLY unapproachable but there are good reviews of the major distributions and they are really are more the same than different!
I did find this link: http://starship.python.net/pipermail/triangle-zpug /2003-August/000211.html
and this: http://cmf.zope.org/Members/andrew/projects/CMFCal endar/examples/talkback/1051263512
and this http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2003/09/23.html
Seems like enough to get started...
The real advantages of Gentoo are it's all to easy upgrade path. I used to reinstall Linux every 4-6 months just to get the latest base system. With Gentoo I just emerge system every month or so. It's almost a drawback if you're someone who likes to wipe the slate clean and start over, as there's little reason to... "
How is this different from Debian apt-get update apt-get upgrade-dist?
Ahh, one can dream....
I would hope that the software would continue to be available somewhere like apt-get.org. I do think the religious wars aroound this are silly but I do respect the passion and work of the developers.
Leather Goddesses of Phobos by InfoCom
p.s. It seemed funny at the time
Given his storytelling and dialog I think he could write great screenplay (I have not read it so I might be full of shit.... He just doesn't want to see his work trashed by the fuckwits in Hollywierd...
Until Apple releases a decent upgrade to the Newton, I would not spend the money on a Tablet PC. I just don't this it is the right form factor and combination of portability, function, and battery life.
My recommendation is to get a good PDA and learn how to take good notes with paper and pen - it is good life skill! There are some good PDAs (I have a Sony TH-55 on Pre-order) out there that might serve your purpose and leave you some coin to get nookie. If you must get a Tablet, look for a refirb.
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