Me and a bunch of friends started up an ISP on nothing more than a few Slackware Linux 100MHz Linux boxes and about 16 14.4K modems. Our starting budget was about a few grand. Talk about shoe-string. We had no employees, completely run by the owners, doing work mostly for free on a promise of getting a big pay-off in the future. Later, after about 4 years and around 1000 customers, we sold the whole operation to a larger ISP. Although, we didn't get that much for our efforts... live and learn.
On three separate occasions I purchased 128M sticks of RAM from Best Buy when they had a mail-in rebate that made them free. I sent in the rebate all 3 times and got a cheque all 3 times. I also got 2 free wired 4-port routers from FutureShop in the past using mail-in rebates. I prefer instant rebates but mail-in rebates will do when the deal is really good.
I buy high-end CDRs and DVDRs... the packaging often says "Guaranteed 100+ year archival quality". They advertize technologies such as Super-AZO, Gold, etc... So, is this false advertizing? Will my CDR's and DVD's really last at least my lifetime (assuming I store them in dark temperature controlled places)?
There are enough ways of opening PDFs in Linux that it really is not a concern... what really bugs me is that Macromedia has not bothered to put out a Linux version of Shockwave! They did Flash, so why not Shockwave? Is this some kind of conspiracy to stop old folks who play web-based games to not switch to Linux?
/not a old folk, but provide support for a lot of them
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I've been saying this for a few years myself. Microsoft is dying, open-source *IS* the future no matter how many MS moles try to nay-say it. Let these remarks be archived forever on Slashdot... we'll see who has the last laugh.
I was looking into switching to Vonage completely about a month ago, when I noticed the small print which says 911 calling is not available in Canada AT ALL! It does say that 911 is available in America though, so I'm not sure what the problem is there. But until they get 911 working in Canada there is no way I'm switching.
I've often considered assembling a computer inside of my desk drawer but always thought that it might be a fire hazard. I do know people have done this, but how safe is it really?
And yeah, I remember that guy that built a computer inside his dufflebag, but that's just stupid.
I do have an old wood-grain design Atari 2600 which I gutted in anticipation of someday building a computer inside it.
I read Ender's Game before Starship Troopers (the movie) came out. I went to see Starship Troopers and wondered if this was supposed to be hollywoods version of Ender's Game and thought it was pretty crappy. At the time I don't remember anybody mentioning anything about Ender's Game or making comparisons so I just figured the two were completely unrelated. I guess I was sort of right.
I mean, why would anybody want to run an OS which is just a test platform for the real, non-free product? I mean, the days of redhat being the obvious number one choice for servers is gone in my opinion... I personally wouldn't think of letting FC getting anywhere near my servers. And why would I want to pay for RHE when I can just install a great and stable product like Debian or Slackware? I don't need RH support or their upgrade hassles and I'm sure as hell not going to pay for them.
/sorry if this sounds like a troll, but I'm serious
I recently cancelled my cable TV and digital cable box but kept my high-speed cable internet. I rented a few "on-demand" movies but it was not that great, as the fast-forward and rewind were really slow and the responsiveness of stop/play was laggy. Anyway, yeah, broadband might eliminate DVD rental places... but only because I'm downloading movies off the internet and burning them to DVD myself. heh.
I was thinking about cancelling my Bell telephone land line and just using my cable internet and vonage. I only have the options of bell sympatico ultra-high speed and rogers cable internet... if both of these services were to block voip ports then I would be left with no phone at all. We really need more high-speed broadband providers in this area (southern ontario, canada) if I will make the switch to vonage. Sure there are a lot of standard DSL choices, but I find them to be too slow for my needs.
Also, just realized vonage doesn't support calling 911 in canada yet! WTF is up with that? I have kids and it is important to have them be able to pick up the phone and just dial 911 (as they have been taught at school, the media, etc...). Yet another factor to consider before I make the switch.
I have recently gone from subscribing to digital cable TV with extra pay channels to no cable at all (except for keeping my cable internet access). I figured I don't watch enough TV to make it worth it and it saves me almost $60/month.
But there are a few shows I would still like to watch occasionally. I can borrow DVD series from friends or I can download them via bittorrent. I wouldn't mind paying a small monthly fee to download a limited number of TV programs legally. Although, I am realistic and know this WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
My wife makes more money than I do... so I took a chance and quit my job back in 2001. We had a baby so I ended up being mr.mom and working contract jobs part-time. We took an income hit, obviously, but it just meant doing much better budgeting and not getting all the latest cool toys. I am still doing this today... although I am thinking about going back to full-time work somewhere but I've yet to find a company I want to work for. I refuse to go back to a microsoft-centric company... I will keep looking until I get my perfect Linux/OSS dream job, and I don't care about high pay.
>Near where I live there are dozens of fatalities per year involving gas guzzling vehicles. They may be unsafe on highways!
Well, yes you could say that if we only drove bicycles on the highway, we'd all be safe... my point was that because of the fact that there are gas powered vehicles on the road, solar cars will be unsafe.
>The article you reference shows it was a loose brake line; how is this specific to solar technology?
It also mentions about possibly banning solar cars from the highway... I think that since the solar cars are not built with the same safety standards and are MUCH lighter than gas cars, in any accident case, the solar car doesn't stand a chance.
I hate it when people say "if firefox gets as popular as IE it will have the same problems". People who say that just don't get it... open source software is inherently more secure and any problems that do come up will be fixed quickly. Simply not the case with IE, nor will it ever be.
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I can't believe people are still talking about Windows like it was somehow relevant.
Me and a bunch of friends started up an ISP on nothing more than a few Slackware Linux 100MHz Linux boxes and about 16 14.4K modems. Our starting budget was about a few grand. Talk about shoe-string. We had no employees, completely run by the owners, doing work mostly for free on a promise of getting a big pay-off in the future. Later, after about 4 years and around 1000 customers, we sold the whole operation to a larger ISP. Although, we didn't get that much for our efforts... live and learn.
How much you want to bet we will have tons of stupid teen guys attaching this thing to their nads?
On three separate occasions I purchased 128M sticks of RAM from Best Buy when they had a mail-in rebate that made them free. I sent in the rebate all 3 times and got a cheque all 3 times. I also got 2 free wired 4-port routers from FutureShop in the past using mail-in rebates. I prefer instant rebates but mail-in rebates will do when the deal is really good.
I buy high-end CDRs and DVDRs... the packaging often says "Guaranteed 100+ year archival quality". They advertize technologies such as Super-AZO, Gold, etc... So, is this false advertizing? Will my CDR's and DVD's really last at least my lifetime (assuming I store them in dark temperature controlled places)?
My blank DVDR's packaging says it lasts for over a 100 years. That's good enough for me.
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I've been saying this for a few years myself. Microsoft is dying, open-source *IS* the future no matter how many MS moles try to nay-say it. Let these remarks be archived forever on Slashdot... we'll see who has the last laugh.
I was looking into switching to Vonage completely about a month ago, when I noticed the small print which says 911 calling is not available in Canada AT ALL! It does say that 911 is available in America though, so I'm not sure what the problem is there. But until they get 911 working in Canada there is no way I'm switching.
And yeah, I remember that guy that built a computer inside his dufflebag, but that's just stupid.
I do have an old wood-grain design Atari 2600 which I gutted in anticipation of someday building a computer inside it.
I read Ender's Game before Starship Troopers (the movie) came out. I went to see Starship Troopers and wondered if this was supposed to be hollywoods version of Ender's Game and thought it was pretty crappy. At the time I don't remember anybody mentioning anything about Ender's Game or making comparisons so I just figured the two were completely unrelated. I guess I was sort of right.
That's not saying much for the Mac.
What you implying with this? That Fedora wasn't meant to be run on servers?
I mean, why would anybody want to run an OS which is just a test platform for the real, non-free product? I mean, the days of redhat being the obvious number one choice for servers is gone in my opinion... I personally wouldn't think of letting FC getting anywhere near my servers. And why would I want to pay for RHE when I can just install a great and stable product like Debian or Slackware? I don't need RH support or their upgrade hassles and I'm sure as hell not going to pay for them.
/sorry if this sounds like a troll, but I'm serious
I added a few HTTP to w3.org google bomb links to my websites... good idea.
I recently cancelled my cable TV and digital cable box but kept my high-speed cable internet. I rented a few "on-demand" movies but it was not that great, as the fast-forward and rewind were really slow and the responsiveness of stop/play was laggy. Anyway, yeah, broadband might eliminate DVD rental places... but only because I'm downloading movies off the internet and burning them to DVD myself. heh.
Also, just realized vonage doesn't support calling 911 in canada yet! WTF is up with that? I have kids and it is important to have them be able to pick up the phone and just dial 911 (as they have been taught at school, the media, etc...). Yet another factor to consider before I make the switch.
But there are a few shows I would still like to watch occasionally. I can borrow DVD series from friends or I can download them via bittorrent. I wouldn't mind paying a small monthly fee to download a limited number of TV programs legally. Although, I am realistic and know this WILL NEVER HAPPEN!
My wife makes more money than I do... so I took a chance and quit my job back in 2001. We had a baby so I ended up being mr.mom and working contract jobs part-time. We took an income hit, obviously, but it just meant doing much better budgeting and not getting all the latest cool toys. I am still doing this today... although I am thinking about going back to full-time work somewhere but I've yet to find a company I want to work for. I refuse to go back to a microsoft-centric company... I will keep looking until I get my perfect Linux/OSS dream job, and I don't care about high pay.
Well, yes you could say that if we only drove bicycles on the highway, we'd all be safe... my point was that because of the fact that there are gas powered vehicles on the road, solar cars will be unsafe.
>The article you reference shows it was a loose brake line; how is this specific to solar technology?
It also mentions about possibly banning solar cars from the highway... I think that since the solar cars are not built with the same safety standards and are MUCH lighter than gas cars, in any accident case, the solar car doesn't stand a chance.
Last summer, up close to where I live, they had one fatality in a solar car crash on the highway.
I hate it when people say "if firefox gets as popular as IE it will have the same problems". People who say that just don't get it... open source software is inherently more secure and any problems that do come up will be fixed quickly. Simply not the case with IE, nor will it ever be.
I just registered slsahdot.com, which was also amazingly still available. I have put up a page with links to slashdot, and my own google adsense bar at the top. Now sit back and see if it actually makes any money. Ehhh, if you can't beat em, join em I say.