many years ago actually:
I went to yard sales, flea markets, and public library book sales. $20 USD goes a long ways in those places. I also inherited most of my family's book collection, dating to the 1940's for college textbooks.
I also went to places like the Online Books page, Project Gutenberg, and BlackMask Online to round out my collection of world favorites and classics.
Librarians love me, btw...
With that argument, (good point, btw) Nietzche gave us the Super Man, the one who was beyond man. IOW, he dominated himself, he was in control of himself. I would like to know where the idea that self-domination leads to stagnation came from, however.
And also the other given, which I see all too often in todays politicized "science", and politics per se:
"...and they seek above all, these clambering apes, to get Power;- or the lever of Power, which is Money... How can I help it that Power likes to walk on crooked legs?" (from _Also Sprach Zarathustra_ , part 1).
Perhaps *this* is why Ben Franklin is so admirable in this day and age? Because he was unburdened and unhindered?
Now lets go watch the national/world news again, from this perspective.
Out of the blue "...we have decided to outsource all IT functions as we don't deem IT to be an integral part of our business."Translation:"We're really more comfortable using paper and pencils, but we can't ignore the cost savings from this new intarweb stuff. So, we've found a company in another country that can do your job for 1/2 the cost."
Seriously: will IT become an "integral part of our business" when they try to live without it? What about all the customers, contractors, and suppliers, will they also revert back to paper and pencil?
Just wondering.
Ouch.... before the holidays. Last year, they got me at 11 am the day before Christmas. 10 yrs of experience and 4 yrs with the company doesn't seem to mean much when you have to keep a happy face for your family in the AM. Not that it was a surprise really; they'd been laying off for months, and several co-workers "volunteered" to go first in my behalf.
Well if "print to file" means printing to a PS file, then no, I wasn't aware of that (thanks for the tip!). Obviously I don't use it everyday, just for things like my resume, etc. Gonna have to read a RTFM here...
way cool about the PDF feature, but I don't recall seeing PS support on my (older) version. I don't have the newer version yet, and was considering getting StarOffice7 instead. Can anyone tell me about going direct tp PS? It blows my mind that an app on *nix wouldn't do that almost by default.
Sounds like the Marketing Dept. Yeah it's pushing luck if the *techs* could make it fly. I want to see the marketers/sales actually *deliver* what they clain the rest of us can do. By doing it themselves. Maybe then they'll STFU.
Dunno bout Tux (I'll ask you to educate me on that) but the new kernel includes IPsec and the NSA's SELINUX mods, if that suffices for the security concerns. Not to mention AES and blowfish in the crypto API.
It's been awhile since I built a -test kernel (1 week?) but I recall seeing something about a http server in there still, FWIW.
the newer -mm patches (for -test4 and -5) are supposed to fix this. These are the Andrew Morton kernels, you can find them under/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm IIRC. They also claim to fix the "make RPM" target (haven't tried that one myself yet tho).
Might want to have a look at those, since he's the next "stable" maintainer.
Also (In reply to a previous post) I had similar probs with/dev/hda losing its interrupt. I switched off ACPI and all power management since I default to 24x7 SMP use.
Yes, some rc script hacking is required.
Overall: this stuff blows my mind, I thought just SMP was fast when it came out, but this is in another league. FWIW, my base system is RH9 with updates from RH.
Do you really think that the people signing the purchase orders are looking at the "technical" merit as opposed to the overall "Where does this fit in my business?" merit?
Not that I disagree with your sentiment, but I doubt that technical merit per se will have that much to do with final decisions. Ease of use, maintenance, and roll-out will, especially in a shop with any real Microsoft presence.
Funny thing, I use GNU/Linux exclusively *because* I respect copyrights. Thank you for posting that. It says what I was feeling much more clearly than anything I would have posted ATM.
And no, I didn't RTFA, but I will go to the corner and get the paper copy.
Uhhh... I'll go with you on the "insightful" comment, but most of this happens in software, for us mere mortals. Also, I just took a crap that didn't require any sort of interpretation. Nor, for that matter, did I need a spell-checker to type the word "equation" properly.
That's a great question to ask Google, I'd bet. In more ways than one, no less.
I've been actively involved with the local public library for years now, since at least the early 1980's. Most of the staff are now family and friends. And you should *see* how much they paid for their (custom, proprietary) catalog software. No I don't know the exact amount offhand, but it was in the 6 figures according to rumour.
Actually, let me clarify a bit: SCO's FUD hasn't convinced me of anything, as I sit here typing this in Mozilla on RH9, waiting on a 2.6-test5 kernel build.
Here's what I meant: Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for businesses and managers to deal with the concept of being "Free"? I mean free in *any* sense. This is where the credibility issue comes from, I think. It doesn't do much good to point out Microsoft's EULA's and non-warranties either; it's from a big business, so it has credibility. The first questions I always get revolve around "That's impossible! Nobody does anything for Free!" This sort of thinking is usually followed by something like "Why would we care about having the code or free speech?"
Now, take that situation and notice that SCOX is now trading about $19 USD/share. Coincidence? I don't want to know, actually.
Heh, I like the sound-bite idea; I'll use a video-clip of Darl's dog humping his leg *with his eyes closed*...
Taxes. Hidden, but still basically taxes. All that's really happening here is that Vonage is passing the bill along to consumers.
That's why my landline phone bill averages out to about $70/mo in the Buffalo, NY region, even though the actual service is about $40. This is without making *any* long-distance calls, using Verizon (local incumbent monopoly, FWIW).
If you think that's bad, you should see what the electric looks like here, esp. after the blackout.
Everyone who is concerned about this issue should read this letter, they're really giving the GPL some shark's teeth.
On a more serious note, maybe this is what it takes to get some real "street cred" for Free SW/Open Source among Corporate Amerika. It's just a bummer for me that things have to go *that* far in the 1st place.
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I've been wondering lately about personal EMP devices such as a slightly modified bulk-eraser powered by NiCads and the appropriate circuitry...
many years ago actually: I went to yard sales, flea markets, and public library book sales. $20 USD goes a long ways in those places. I also inherited most of my family's book collection, dating to the 1940's for college textbooks. I also went to places like the Online Books page, Project Gutenberg, and BlackMask Online to round out my collection of world favorites and classics. Librarians love me, btw...
Damn... +5, insightful, if I ever saw one RE: Franklin was a nerd...
With that argument, (good point, btw) Nietzche gave us the Super Man, the one who was beyond man. IOW, he dominated himself, he was in control of himself. I would like to know where the idea that self-domination leads to stagnation came from, however.
And also the other given, which I see all too often in todays politicized "science", and politics per se:
"...and they seek above all, these clambering apes, to get Power;- or the lever of Power, which is Money... How can I help it that Power likes to walk on crooked legs?" (from _Also Sprach Zarathustra_ , part 1).
Perhaps *this* is why Ben Franklin is so admirable in this day and age? Because he was unburdened and unhindered?
Now lets go watch the national/world news again, from this perspective.
with purchasing Dr. Grip, even in quantity - its worth the comfort and control, IMHO. Wealthy family members use Parker '59 and bottled ink.
Damn, no mod points ATM, would somebody give this guy +1 insightful?
Out of the blue "...we have decided to outsource all IT functions as we don't deem IT to be an integral part of our business." Translation:"We're really more comfortable using paper and pencils, but we can't ignore the cost savings from this new intarweb stuff. So, we've found a company in another country that can do your job for 1/2 the cost." Seriously: will IT become an "integral part of our business" when they try to live without it? What about all the customers, contractors, and suppliers, will they also revert back to paper and pencil? Just wondering.
Ouch.... before the holidays. Last year, they got me at 11 am the day before Christmas. 10 yrs of experience and 4 yrs with the company doesn't seem to mean much when you have to keep a happy face for your family in the AM. Not that it was a surprise really; they'd been laying off for months, and several co-workers "volunteered" to go first in my behalf.
Well if "print to file" means printing to a PS file, then no, I wasn't aware of that (thanks for the tip!). Obviously I don't use it everyday, just for things like my resume, etc. Gonna have to read a RTFM here...
way cool about the PDF feature, but I don't recall seeing PS support on my (older) version. I don't have the newer version yet, and was considering getting StarOffice7 instead. Can anyone tell me about going direct tp PS? It blows my mind that an app on *nix wouldn't do that almost by default.
Sounds like the Marketing Dept. Yeah it's pushing luck if the *techs* could make it fly. I want to see the marketers/sales actually *deliver* what they clain the rest of us can do. By doing it themselves.
Maybe then they'll STFU.
Dunno bout Tux (I'll ask you to educate me on that) but the new kernel includes IPsec and the NSA's SELINUX mods, if that suffices for the security concerns. Not to mention AES and blowfish in the crypto API.
It's been awhile since I built a -test kernel (1 week?) but I recall seeing something about a http server in there still, FWIW.
the newer -mm patches (for -test4 and -5) are supposed to fix this. These are the Andrew Morton kernels, you can find them under /pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm IIRC. They also claim to fix the "make RPM" target (haven't tried that one myself yet tho).
/dev/hda losing its interrupt. I switched off ACPI and all power management since I default to 24x7 SMP use.
Might want to have a look at those, since he's the next "stable" maintainer.
Also (In reply to a previous post) I had similar probs with
Yes, some rc script hacking is required.
Overall: this stuff blows my mind, I thought just SMP was fast when it came out, but this is in another league. FWIW, my base system is RH9 with updates from RH.
Do you really think that the people signing the purchase orders are looking at the "technical" merit as opposed to the overall "Where does this fit in my business?" merit? Not that I disagree with your sentiment, but I doubt that technical merit per se will have that much to do with final decisions. Ease of use, maintenance, and roll-out will, especially in a shop with any real Microsoft presence.
It's gonna be interesting to watch the spamming and exploits over there in the next five years, too.
oh.....
Excuse me, I'll get my coat now.
Funny thing, I use GNU/Linux exclusively *because* I respect copyrights. Thank you for posting that. It says what I was feeling much more clearly than anything I would have posted ATM.
And no, I didn't RTFA, but I will go to the corner and get the paper copy.
Uhhh... I'll go with you on the "insightful" comment, but most of this happens in software, for us mere mortals. Also, I just took a crap that didn't require any sort of interpretation. Nor, for that matter, did I need a spell-checker to type the word "equation" properly.
GTG now, enough free beer already...
Try AES, now in the kernel and officially by NIST.
(sorry bout that, Blowfish was just getting *so* boring...) (also intended as "funny")
They also weren't so obviously hooked on phonics.
Otherwise, yes; I love your statement. I think that's how things *should* be, and I hold that GNU/Linux is the modern example "shaired information".
Just my $.02
That's a great question to ask Google, I'd bet. In more ways than one, no less.
I've been actively involved with the local public library for years now, since at least the early 1980's. Most of the staff are now family and friends. And you should *see* how much they paid for their (custom, proprietary) catalog software. No I don't know the exact amount offhand, but it was in the 6 figures according to rumour.
Wow. I thought things were bad here. Within 1 week of offering WebTV, my ISP had a dozen crashes.... along with typing/thinking lessons.
Actually, let me clarify a bit: SCO's FUD hasn't convinced me of anything, as I sit here typing this in Mozilla on RH9, waiting on a 2.6-test5 kernel build.
Here's what I meant: Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for businesses and managers to deal with the concept of being "Free"? I mean free in *any* sense. This is where the credibility issue comes from, I think. It doesn't do much good to point out Microsoft's EULA's and non-warranties either; it's from a big business, so it has credibility.
The first questions I always get revolve around "That's impossible! Nobody does anything for Free!" This sort of thinking is usually followed by something like "Why would we care about having the code or free speech?"
Now, take that situation and notice that SCOX is now trading about $19 USD/share. Coincidence? I don't want to know, actually.
Heh, I like the sound-bite idea; I'll use a video-clip of Darl's dog humping his leg *with his eyes closed*...
Taxes. Hidden, but still basically taxes. All that's really happening here is that Vonage is passing the bill along to consumers.
That's why my landline phone bill averages out to about $70/mo in the Buffalo, NY region, even though the actual service is about $40. This is without making *any* long-distance calls, using Verizon (local incumbent monopoly, FWIW).
If you think that's bad, you should see what the electric looks like here, esp. after the blackout.
Everyone who is concerned about this issue should read this letter, they're really giving the GPL some shark's teeth.
On a more serious note, maybe this is what it takes to get some real "street cred" for Free SW/Open Source among Corporate Amerika. It's just a bummer for me that things have to go *that* far in the 1st place.