Yes it is. I've set up a lot of computers for people with varying degrees of computer knowledge over the past few months. Most have been XP SP2 installs, but for non computer-literate people who say they just want email, photos etc, I've been saving them the money and installing Debian via Knoppix.
The default Knoppix install needs minimal changes to localise and lock down - certainly no more than Windows. So far, none of the "newbies" has had any problems with their Linux systems. For them, it just works.
In oz, houses are basically just the pine 2x4 frame with steel diagonal strips put in for the diagonals.
I'm not sure which part of oz you're from, but here in Perth, most new houses are brick and tile. Likewise, I've seen some pretty lightweight constructions in parts of the US I've visited (Soundproofing? What's that for?).
I think you'll find the prevalent housing type has more to do with local climate, property developers and material availability than the nation they're built in.
Of course, if you were a nerd as well as a geek, you'd have pointed out that Adams - sadly - got it wrong. As any physicist will tell you, the ultimate answer is actually 43.
Thanks for the link. Now explain to me why an eighty year old movie with a 20 minute runtime should cost US$24 (A$32). To encourage Buster Keaton to make more movies?
Thanks for the suggestion. I had a browse in the local library's online catalog and found, while they don't have The Navigator, they do have The General - which I haven't seen yet. I'll have a look at that one some time next week. Cheers!
Piracy and theft are charged words designed to generate a strong emotional response.
True enough, but the emotional tug only works in the short term, then people rapidly become jaded.
Besides, it works the other way too. I wanted to get a copy of Buster Keaton's The Navigator a few weeks ago, spent an hour on the phone tracking down a video store that had a VHS copy (I'd have preferred DVD), only to find they wanted $39.95 for a video containing the film I wanted, plus two additional shorts. I called them gougers, which made them strongly emotional.
The end result though, was that I hung up, found a bittorrent, downloaded the movie, watched it, then deleted it. In other words, while I broke the law to avoid being ripped off, I still knowingly chose to break the law.
The *AA have made it impossible for me to purchase a 20 minute film made by artists now long dead at a reasonable price. Films like those have long since amortised their costs, but we are still being charged prices which equate to more dollars per minute than a current-run movie. The law supports the *AA, but that says more about the current law makers than about justice.
It's not much more clever to blame "the saudis" for destroying the WTC either. In this case too, is the blame to put on a relatively narrow group of people.
You mean like the civilian populations of Afghanistan and Iraq?
I dare say not every human driver is up to the task. And they want to achieve this with a computer?
Aspects of it are close to production ready now http://www.mmsi.com/autonomous.shtml, including schedules, obstacle avoidance and more. The flaw with current autonomous vehicles for this test is the need to train them. I still reckon an autonomous 210 tonne dump truck would get further than most of the competition though, especially if they got in its way early in the race.
If the Australian government is worried about this cash cow it will defend it.
When the Australian government signed the AUSFTA it committed Australians to paying US companies an extra $50 billion over the next ten years in IP fees.
If these multinationals bring any pressure to bear on Australian politicians (ie, "we won't employ you when you leave politics"), they'll be on their backs with their legs in the air quicker than you can say "vested interests".
f you remove MSHTML.dll - all sorts of things will break
I wonder if the MSHTML.dll being built in WINE http://www.winehq.com/hypermail/wine-devel/2005/04/0382.html, which enables HTML rendering over Gecko will let us dump IE completely. It will depend on how many hidden APIs are needed by Windows, I suppose.
Actually, we stopped locking up people when they arrive here way back in 1868. We do make an exception for refugees trying to escape from countries where they are being persecuted, for example, by being arbitrarily locked up. We lock them up. They are the exception though. Oh and we also make an exception for the occasional tosser who cracks that ancient joke about Australians being convicts. We lock them up too. Apart from that, hardly anyone gets locked up anymore.
This seems like an interesting story for wine geeks, but "News for Nerds"?
It's possible to be both. I started buying wine off the net about five years ago. It's never been illegal in Autralia, and oddly enough, society did not collapse around us as a result. It's just a more convenient way to get wines that you'd have trouble finding locally, and often at a far more competitive price. Downside is that it's a bit too convenient, and as a result of shopping while tasting, now I have about 100 assorted (full) wine bottles stacked on my loungeroom floor. At least it's a conversation starter...
He had proved to me that he will always overreact to every situation
Pot, meet kettle. How many inflammatory and bitter postings have you made on this issue? Perhaps you should take a breath of fresh air, smell the coffee, and try to gain some perspective.
The few times they've disobeyed (while using some free webmail service), a nasty virus has erased the BIOS, trashed the disk, or deleted all their documents.
That's a bit harsh isn't it? I normally just slap them on the back of the head, and tell them not to do it again.
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It's just not that simple.
Yes it is. I've set up a lot of computers for people with varying degrees of computer knowledge over the past few months. Most have been XP SP2 installs, but for non computer-literate people who say they just want email, photos etc, I've been saving them the money and installing Debian via Knoppix.
The default Knoppix install needs minimal changes to localise and lock down - certainly no more than Windows. So far, none of the "newbies" has had any problems with their Linux systems. For them, it just works.
It's must be a secret plot becuase the of the right handers in positions of power
Are you kidding? The president of the USA has TWO left hands! Just watch him next time he tries to operate an umbrella...
Not many do profess a passion for windows, but it gets the job done for most.
Yes! We have a winner! weighn, your unbridled enthusiasm for Microsoft's flagship have earned you a place next to Bill. Congratulations!
In oz, houses are basically just the pine 2x4 frame with steel diagonal strips put in for the diagonals.
I'm not sure which part of oz you're from, but here in Perth, most new houses are brick and tile. Likewise, I've seen some pretty lightweight constructions in parts of the US I've visited (Soundproofing? What's that for?).
I think you'll find the prevalent housing type has more to do with local climate, property developers and material availability than the nation they're built in.
Does anyone have a I can borrow?
Why don't you just use the one in the line above?
Hey! Where'd it go?
Unfortunately I must use my geekness to clarify.
Of course, if you were a nerd as well as a geek, you'd have pointed out that Adams - sadly - got it wrong.
As any physicist will tell you, the ultimate answer is actually 43.
Its a crapflood. Trolls copying comments from old stories and pasting them into this one.
Nope, not MovieOS...
"Beep beep da beep beepity beep"
TRANSLATED
"This is a Unix system. I know this."
Babelfish isn't the only translator on the net. Google found this one easily enough...s lators.php?from=English&to=Norwegian
http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_tran
Thanks for the link. Now explain to me why an eighty year old movie with a 20 minute runtime should cost US$24 (A$32). To encourage Buster Keaton to make more movies?
Thanks for the suggestion. I had a browse in the local library's online catalog and found, while they don't have The Navigator, they do have The General - which I haven't seen yet. I'll have a look at that one some time next week. Cheers!
Piracy and theft are charged words designed to generate a strong emotional response.
True enough, but the emotional tug only works in the short term, then people rapidly become jaded.
Besides, it works the other way too. I wanted to get a copy of Buster Keaton's The Navigator a few weeks ago, spent an hour on the phone tracking down a video store that had a VHS copy (I'd have preferred DVD), only to find they wanted $39.95 for a video containing the film I wanted, plus two additional shorts. I called them gougers, which made them strongly emotional.
The end result though, was that I hung up, found a bittorrent, downloaded the movie, watched it, then deleted it. In other words, while I broke the law to avoid being ripped off, I still knowingly chose to break the law.
The *AA have made it impossible for me to purchase a 20 minute film made by artists now long dead at a reasonable price. Films like those have long since amortised their costs, but we are still being charged prices which equate to more dollars per minute than a current-run movie. The law supports the *AA, but that says more about the current law makers than about justice.
It's not much more clever to blame "the saudis" for destroying the WTC either. In this case too, is the blame to put on a relatively narrow group of people.
You mean like the civilian populations of Afghanistan and Iraq?
Why didn't they just take the pictures before they sent them? That way they could get much closer than 90km.
I dare say not every human driver is up to the task. And they want to achieve this with a computer?
Aspects of it are close to production ready now http://www.mmsi.com/autonomous.shtml, including schedules, obstacle avoidance and more. The flaw with current autonomous vehicles for this test is the need to train them. I still reckon an autonomous 210 tonne dump truck would get further than most of the competition though, especially if they got in its way early in the race.
You can say "NASA" and "velcro" all you want
NASA didn't invent Velcro, it was invented by George de Mestral, a Swiss mountaineer, more than a decade before NASA was formed.
If the Australian government is worried about this cash cow it will defend it.
When the Australian government signed the AUSFTA it committed Australians to paying US companies an extra $50 billion over the next ten years in IP fees.
If these multinationals bring any pressure to bear on Australian politicians (ie, "we won't employ you when you leave politics"), they'll be on their backs with their legs in the air quicker than you can say "vested interests".
f you remove MSHTML.dll - all sorts of things will break
4 /0382.html, which enables HTML rendering over Gecko will let us dump IE completely. It will depend on how many hidden APIs are needed by Windows, I suppose.
I wonder if the MSHTML.dll being built in WINE http://www.winehq.com/hypermail/wine-devel/2005/0
YOU'RE THE WORLD'S LARGEST PENAL COLONY!!!
Actually, we stopped locking up people when they arrive here way back in 1868. We do make an exception for refugees trying to escape from countries where they are being persecuted, for example, by being arbitrarily locked up. We lock them up. They are the exception though. Oh and we also make an exception for the occasional tosser who cracks that ancient joke about Australians being convicts. We lock them up too. Apart from that, hardly anyone gets locked up anymore.
This seems like an interesting story for wine geeks, but "News for Nerds"?
It's possible to be both. I started buying wine off the net about five years ago. It's never been illegal in Autralia, and oddly enough, society did not collapse around us as a result. It's just a more convenient way to get wines that you'd have trouble finding locally, and often at a far more competitive price.
Downside is that it's a bit too convenient, and as a result of shopping while tasting, now I have about 100 assorted (full) wine bottles stacked on my loungeroom floor. At least it's a conversation starter...
He had proved to me that he will always overreact to every situation
Pot, meet kettle.
How many inflammatory and bitter postings have you made on this issue? Perhaps you should take a breath of fresh air, smell the coffee, and try to gain some perspective.
And they shouldnt be treated like they are some super new-bread of evil
Then why do they have so much dough?
Do you know how fusion explosions are triggered?
How would you tell the difference legally?
The opportunity to easily and permanently remove it.
The few times they've disobeyed (while using some free webmail service), a nasty virus has erased the BIOS, trashed the disk, or deleted all their documents.
That's a bit harsh isn't it? I normally just slap them on the back of the head, and tell them not to do it again.