*cough* xcompmgr and transset are very barebones, proof of concept type programs.. Use them at your own risk..
If you really want to get the most out of translucency, etc.. write your own proggy that makes use of the new X extensions.. (.. kinda like what these two proof of concept apps do..)
Cabin Fever's intent was to make fun of B movies.. That's why you get all of the 'sexual-ish' shots, cheesy screaming, jump cuts, and premise for the story. If you watch (or re-watch?) it with that mindset.. it's hilarious.
So, if someone messes up a Linux "service pack" application, they're an idiot and Linux shares no blame, but if they muck up a Windows box, Microsoft is totally to blame. Yup, that makes all the sense in the world...if you're a Linux zealot.
Way to quote me out of context.. The parent was complaining about 'emerge -uD world' killing his system. I said he was a lousy sys admin for not checking what he was installing; a precautious (good) sys admin will only upgrade what is needed reguardless of what platform you're administrating.
Microsoft should be blamed for faulty service pack installations as they don't allow you to pick and choose (as far as I know) which portions of the service pack you'd like to use. (If they do, then.. I'll bite my tongue and retract that statement.) If I don't want to cap my incomplete TCP sessions (for whatever reason), then I won't install that particular update.
If you're worried about RPM dependency hell, go download rpmfind (or use the two other solutions you suggested in your post). My statements are based off of the general bloaty-ness of the OS. Do we really need progman.exe, mplay32.exe, grpconv.exe, etc.. in the latest releases of Windows XP? Do we really need Windows 95 compatability 9 years later? Like I said, if I were a OS developer at Microsoft, I'd be pissed off that I have to keep all of that stuff from 10+ years ago in my final product. Hopefully Longhorn will have most of that stuff trimmed down...
I'm not saying he's an idiot.. I'm saying his sysadmin skills are lacking. Any knowledgable admin will know what packages they're upgrading before actually doing it. (The same thing goes for Windows.. I don't install a service pack without knowing what changes are going to be made.) The handbook even tells you how to do that right below the update command: Again, if you want to see what emerge wants to update, use the --pretend option together with the --update option: (Gentoo.org portage howto)
etc-update gives you an option to see the diff between the original and wanna-be merged config file. Check it out next time you need to etc-update..
It's worth noting that I've never borked a windows box installing a service pack, all the way back to win 95. On the other hand, I've lost track of how much time I've spent cleaning up after typing "emerge -uD world". I thought I'd mention that so I can ensure I'll be modded troll. It's true, though, I swear it.
Perhaps your sysadmin skills are lacking. I've never had an issue with using 'emerge --pretend -uD world' to see what will be changed, looking at the release notes for the new versions, and emerging the things I should upgrade. Not only that, but I imagine you're one of those people who like to auto-merge the/etc files. If you make any config changes, that's a big no-no..
The fact that a M$ service pack (which replaces M$ only software) can blow up some systems up here and there (one of the reasons why they added system restore points to service pack installations) just gives you an idea of how hard it is to maintain the Windows operating environment. I feel sorry for the M$ developers that have to deal with dll hell and have to worry about retaining ancient compatability with old libraries..
They should allow an 'expert' SP install that lets you pick and choose what portions of the service pack you'd like to install. *shrug* I'm just a control freak.. =)
In my "Cosmic Evolution" astronomy class, we learned that the Earth's o-zone is what keeps a majority of the harmful EM radiation from reaching us. We do get a few neutrinos (though they go through us and everything as if they where ghosts/phantoms) and a tad bit from the radio and UV range. The other waves are simply filtered out/absorbed (on the longer end of the spectrum) and deflected (on the higher frequency end of the spectrum)..
Although.. summer has erased some of my memory from this past spring session..:D I might be wrong..
I concur.. it's completely legal in California and most of the drivers on the road are aware of it.. they move out of the way/realize that you're going to be pulling on side of them..
Agh.. If I only had this site when I tried to replace my keyboard last time.. =( I missed the bottom screw on the bottom of the case and completely screwed up my keyboard trying to remove it..
To those who are ready to jump into dissecting their powerbooks, be sure you are extremely gentile and remove all of the screws..
Interesting.. I can completely see where you're coming from, as society today seems to be about 'consuming', which in turn boosts our economy.. which gives $$ to producers to influnce consumers into consuming even more.. A perpetual problem really..
While I don't see the conservation movement returning (well, unless we run into a problem of a shortage or we overflow ourselves with unrecyclable wastes), I do see working towards 'green' solutions as a compromise for conservation.
It would be nice to buy one MOBO, and use it for years, however not only would this be unfeasable for the manufacturer (.. they have to make $$ of the next-latest & greatest), but it's unfeasable for technology in general.. If we didn't have faster and faster machines, then we wouldn't be able to accomplish the problems we've solved with bigger and badder machines.. and if we didn't purchase the next-generation technologies in each product cycle, there would be no reason for technology to increase..
Hopefully the ISC won't turn this into a RedHat situation.. They find that corporate use is profitable, and release a closed-only solution to corporations, while forking the code over to another open source project..
While I don't believe in the Greenpeace's message, I do believe that we, as humans, need to do what we can to lessen our impact on our environment. If we can find 'green'-alternative ways to fuel our power plants, then we should, reguardless of how much $$ it might cost to develop the technology. It's kinda the same idea as taxing the rich.. If our country gave you the means to become rich, then you should have to pay out a little more in taxes.. If our environment gave you the means to build a product, then you should at least do what you need to do to preserve our environment.. Unfortunately, with most businesses, it's not about ethic; it's about profit.
Well, obviously, it's not putting lead out into the environment when you trash your old MOBO.. I guess it doesn't help that there are still other harmful materials in PCB's, but, every little bit counts. You have to work your way around one problem before you can focus on the next..
It shows that VIA care's about the Earth.. (and conviently released this info on Earth Day).. What other companies are working toward's being 'green' so I know what to buy in the future?
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*cough* xcompmgr and transset are very barebones, proof of concept type programs.. Use them at your own risk.. If you really want to get the most out of translucency, etc.. write your own proggy that makes use of the new X extensions.. (.. kinda like what these two proof of concept apps do..)
Does anybody else find it ironic that Sonic is now on the GameCube and GBA?
Cabin Fever's intent was to make fun of B movies.. That's why you get all of the 'sexual-ish' shots, cheesy screaming, jump cuts, and premise for the story. If you watch (or re-watch?) it with that mindset.. it's hilarious.
So, if someone messes up a Linux "service pack" application, they're an idiot and Linux shares no blame, but if they muck up a Windows box, Microsoft is totally to blame. Yup, that makes all the sense in the world...if you're a Linux zealot.
Way to quote me out of context.. The parent was complaining about 'emerge -uD world' killing his system. I said he was a lousy sys admin for not checking what he was installing; a precautious (good) sys admin will only upgrade what is needed reguardless of what platform you're administrating.
Microsoft should be blamed for faulty service pack installations as they don't allow you to pick and choose (as far as I know) which portions of the service pack you'd like to use. (If they do, then.. I'll bite my tongue and retract that statement.) If I don't want to cap my incomplete TCP sessions (for whatever reason), then I won't install that particular update.
If you're worried about RPM dependency hell, go download rpmfind (or use the two other solutions you suggested in your post). My statements are based off of the general bloaty-ness of the OS. Do we really need progman.exe, mplay32.exe, grpconv.exe, etc.. in the latest releases of Windows XP? Do we really need Windows 95 compatability 9 years later? Like I said, if I were a OS developer at Microsoft, I'd be pissed off that I have to keep all of that stuff from 10+ years ago in my final product. Hopefully Longhorn will have most of that stuff trimmed down...
I'm not saying he's an idiot.. I'm saying his sysadmin skills are lacking. Any knowledgable admin will know what packages they're upgrading before actually doing it. (The same thing goes for Windows.. I don't install a service pack without knowing what changes are going to be made.) The handbook even tells you how to do that right below the update command:
Again, if you want to see what emerge wants to update, use the --pretend option together with the --update option: (Gentoo.org portage howto)
etc-update gives you an option to see the diff between the original and wanna-be merged config file. Check it out next time you need to etc-update..
It's worth noting that I've never borked a windows box installing a service pack, all the way back to win 95. On the other hand, I've lost track of how much time I've spent cleaning up after typing "emerge -uD world". I thought I'd mention that so I can ensure I'll be modded troll. It's true, though, I swear it.
/etc files. If you make any config changes, that's a big no-no..
.. =)
Perhaps your sysadmin skills are lacking. I've never had an issue with using 'emerge --pretend -uD world' to see what will be changed, looking at the release notes for the new versions, and emerging the things I should upgrade. Not only that, but I imagine you're one of those people who like to auto-merge the
The fact that a M$ service pack (which replaces M$ only software) can blow up some systems up here and there (one of the reasons why they added system restore points to service pack installations) just gives you an idea of how hard it is to maintain the Windows operating environment. I feel sorry for the M$ developers that have to deal with dll hell and have to worry about retaining ancient compatability with old libraries..
They should allow an 'expert' SP install that lets you pick and choose what portions of the service pack you'd like to install. *shrug* I'm just a control freak
Insightful???
Craigslist is one of the useful tools that most of the people in the Bay Area use.. Flaming it, and the citizens of SF is hardly insightful..
*took off karma bonus so i won't be modded down*
In my "Cosmic Evolution" astronomy class, we learned that the Earth's o-zone is what keeps a majority of the harmful EM radiation from reaching us. We do get a few neutrinos (though they go through us and everything as if they where ghosts/phantoms) and a tad bit from the radio and UV range. The other waves are simply filtered out/absorbed (on the longer end of the spectrum) and deflected (on the higher frequency end of the spectrum)..
:D I might be wrong..
Although.. summer has erased some of my memory from this past spring session..
I concur.. it's completely legal in California and most of the drivers on the road are aware of it.. they move out of the way/realize that you're going to be pulling on side of them..
It would be nice to have the physical dimensions of the setup so I might be able to fit a similar setup in the back of my bike.. :D
I wonder if we will see compact versions of this in the future... High quality film and digital signal processor that transfers the info to the film..
Agh.. If I only had this site when I tried to replace my keyboard last time.. =( I missed the bottom screw on the bottom of the case and completely screwed up my keyboard trying to remove it..
To those who are ready to jump into dissecting their powerbooks, be sure you are extremely gentile and remove all of the screws..
I wouldn't move from the fog city to the smog city for any kind of job..
.. Security consultants.. students.. developers.. hobbyists.. hackers (white hat or black hat).. etc..
I am REPTAR!!! *ROAR*
I installed the update and can confirm that my signal strength is back to what it normally is..
Yea.. but do your "books" run Linux? =)
You would think more people would love to work with Objective-C.. it really is a nice language =)
Touche. =)
Interesting.. I can completely see where you're coming from, as society today seems to be about 'consuming', which in turn boosts our economy.. which gives $$ to producers to influnce consumers into consuming even more.. A perpetual problem really..
While I don't see the conservation movement returning (well, unless we run into a problem of a shortage or we overflow ourselves with unrecyclable wastes), I do see working towards 'green' solutions as a compromise for conservation.
It would be nice to buy one MOBO, and use it for years, however not only would this be unfeasable for the manufacturer (.. they have to make $$ of the next-latest & greatest), but it's unfeasable for technology in general.. If we didn't have faster and faster machines, then we wouldn't be able to accomplish the problems we've solved with bigger and badder machines.. and if we didn't purchase the next-generation technologies in each product cycle, there would be no reason for technology to increase..
It's sad, but it's reality.. =/
I didn't say closed-sourced.. I said a closed-solution.. (as in, RedHat is only distributing RH Enterprise, and forked it's project over to Fedora)..
Hopefully the ISC won't turn this into a RedHat situation.. They find that corporate use is profitable, and release a closed-only solution to corporations, while forking the code over to another open source project..
While I don't believe in the Greenpeace's message, I do believe that we, as humans, need to do what we can to lessen our impact on our environment. If we can find 'green'-alternative ways to fuel our power plants, then we should, reguardless of how much $$ it might cost to develop the technology. It's kinda the same idea as taxing the rich.. If our country gave you the means to become rich, then you should have to pay out a little more in taxes.. If our environment gave you the means to build a product, then you should at least do what you need to do to preserve our environment.. Unfortunately, with most businesses, it's not about ethic; it's about profit.
Well, obviously, it's not putting lead out into the environment when you trash your old MOBO.. I guess it doesn't help that there are still other harmful materials in PCB's, but, every little bit counts. You have to work your way around one problem before you can focus on the next..
It shows that VIA care's about the Earth.. (and conviently released this info on Earth Day).. What other companies are working toward's being 'green' so I know what to buy in the future?