I've had 6 different cellular numbers in the last 2 years. Very often with two cell phones at once. First I just had a personal one, then I switched to a different personal carrier, then I got one my company paid for. Then I cancelled my personal phone. Then my work switched carriers, so I got a new phone again. Then I got a phone from my workplace (I was a Government contractor: first phone was from the company I was employed with, the second from the place I was contracted to). So I had two work phones. But then I the contract switched over, and although I stayed at the same job, I switched what company I was working for. So then I lost that phone and got a personal one again. Now I'm no longer working there so I've lost the second phone I got from my workplace.
And, seriously? I haven't had a problem at all with people not being able to reach me. It would be nice to always keep the same phone number, but it's possible to do without it...
So, I'm sure I could google and read lots of confusing definitions, but would someone let me know if I've got this straight (I'm sure I'm not the only non-programmer here...)
Extreme Programming = You understand what the end product is supposed to be, you start coding, churn out a basic shell of the program, then just start to flesh it out untill it meets the end critirion
Non-Extreme Programming = You understand what the end product is supposed to be, you plan out what steps are required to reach the final goal, you plot out the structure of the code down to the individual functions, code each section individually, and then tie the code together.
Could someone let me know if I'm right or not? Once again, I'm sure I'm not the only one that is still atleast KINDA confused, even after reading the review and other articles about XP...
I understand you may have been brought up and educated under the faulted American education system (me too, not flaimbait here) but... a 10 meter VAN? A school bus is about 10 meters. And if the length of a school bus isn't about the length of a small house, I don't know what is...
Matter of importance, first off, is merely a matter of opinion. What you consider to be most important, is not what someone else considers important.
There are issues that I simply do not have an opinion on. Abortion, for example. I see both sides of the arguement, and just don't feel a strong draw towards the subject. Instead of joining the fray, I figure it's better to let those that feel pasionately fight it out. Same with the environment - let people who truly care about that issue fight about it - they don't need me cause I'd only get in the way no matter which side I was on.
Now, on the topic of supporting free software? I think that's phenominal! I'm most certainly not going to make a decision based ONLY on that fact, but THAT is an issue I care about.
If you expect every person on the planet to have zeleous views on every possible topic, you're just fooling yourself. No one can do that. Instead, pick a few issues that are dear to you and fight for those. In the mean time, I'll fight for my causes, and maybe something will actually get done in this world, instead of everyone stretching themselves so thin that no one can accomplish a thing...
I am so amazed whenever slashdot mentions a candidate, they put it in the context of what technologies they support. Is that the only thing that matters in your lives? What kind of gadgets and software you have?
Last time I checked, this is a technology-news site. That's like asking for information about a new Apache bug on a Political forum...
I have noticed that *nix boot times are noticibly longer than Windows XP boot times. I have never been able to figure out why this is - does anybody know?
Sure. Very simple.
The number of services normally started up in someone's standard Linux install are many more. My friends and I noticed this actually, and once making the services similiar to a Windows boot, I was able to boot quicker on my 1700+ laptop than my friend's 2.0ghz Centrino, which was running XP.
When I'm writing fiction, it almost invariably ballpoint pen on a spiral notebook. (black ink)
When I'm writing poetry or letters, it's a fountain pen on unlined paper. (black ink)
When I'm writing technical documentation or other essays and works along those lines, I too use vi. Green text on black background. I, of course, important this into OpenOffice to format and make it look proffesional, but I can't do any serious writing in a word processor.
In my opinion word processors are NOT for scribing text. They are for formatting and "processing" text. Text that I (and many serious writers I know) compile elsewhere first.
Slashdot Mirror
They tried to sell us their software once, and we told 'em no.
That's all I know.
I'm pretty sure these all support the use of windowing environments. If he had said Windows it would have been a different thing.
Sure. I know of a bunch.
m /
http://www.slackware.org/
http://www.redhat.co
http://www.gentoo.org/
http://www.debian.org/
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
You won't have to use Cygwin for any of those!
My alpha doesn't bend too well. It snapped in two.
That's not Tove, that is Tove's mother, ie Linus' mother-in-law.
What is this "bluetooth" you speak of? We have no such thing where I am from...
GO AMIGA!
I've had 6 different cellular numbers in the last 2 years. Very often with two cell phones at once. First I just had a personal one, then I switched to a different personal carrier, then I got one my company paid for. Then I cancelled my personal phone. Then my work switched carriers, so I got a new phone again. Then I got a phone from my workplace (I was a Government contractor: first phone was from the company I was employed with, the second from the place I was contracted to). So I had two work phones. But then I the contract switched over, and although I stayed at the same job, I switched what company I was working for. So then I lost that phone and got a personal one again. Now I'm no longer working there so I've lost the second phone I got from my workplace.
And, seriously? I haven't had a problem at all with people not being able to reach me. It would be nice to always keep the same phone number, but it's possible to do without it...
Holland != Norway
Yup. I'm the exact same way.
Supposedly people who had Asthma as a child, but outgrew it, somehow have a link to those of us who hear above the normal hearing range.
Thank you! :)
;), atleast I have a good understanding of how it works now...
Although you appear to be slightly biased towards XP
So, I'm sure I could google and read lots of confusing definitions, but would someone let me know if I've got this straight (I'm sure I'm not the only non-programmer here...)
Extreme Programming = You understand what the end product is supposed to be, you start coding, churn out a basic shell of the program, then just start to flesh it out untill it meets the end critirion
Non-Extreme Programming = You understand what the end product is supposed to be, you plan out what steps are required to reach the final goal, you plot out the structure of the code down to the individual functions, code each section individually, and then tie the code together.
Could someone let me know if I'm right or not? Once again, I'm sure I'm not the only one that is still atleast KINDA confused, even after reading the review and other articles about XP...
I understand you may have been brought up and educated under the faulted American education system (me too, not flaimbait here) but... a 10 meter VAN? A school bus is about 10 meters. And if the length of a school bus isn't about the length of a small house, I don't know what is...
Okay, okay, nice Troll, but I'll bite.
Matter of importance, first off, is merely a matter of opinion. What you consider to be most important, is not what someone else considers important.
There are issues that I simply do not have an opinion on. Abortion, for example. I see both sides of the arguement, and just don't feel a strong draw towards the subject. Instead of joining the fray, I figure it's better to let those that feel pasionately fight it out. Same with the environment - let people who truly care about that issue fight about it - they don't need me cause I'd only get in the way no matter which side I was on.
Now, on the topic of supporting free software? I think that's phenominal! I'm most certainly not going to make a decision based ONLY on that fact, but THAT is an issue I care about.
If you expect every person on the planet to have zeleous views on every possible topic, you're just fooling yourself. No one can do that. Instead, pick a few issues that are dear to you and fight for those. In the mean time, I'll fight for my causes, and maybe something will actually get done in this world, instead of everyone stretching themselves so thin that no one can accomplish a thing...
Personally, I like global progress...don't you?
I'm a broke college kid, but I found $20 to spare that I just contributed. I agree with mightycthulhu! Let's do something here!
Last time I checked, this is a technology-news site. That's like asking for information about a new Apache bug on a Political forum...
Sure. Very simple.
The number of services normally started up in someone's standard Linux install are many more. My friends and I noticed this actually, and once making the services similiar to a Windows boot, I was able to boot quicker on my 1700+ laptop than my friend's 2.0ghz Centrino, which was running XP.
WHOA!! FLASHBACK!! Thanks! Hadn't thought about that in years!
Me.
TI-89's can use RPN.
Dude! I think you're on to a really good idea here!
Why not create some form of public repository to display IP's currently being used in Zombie-based DDOS attacks?
If anyone wants to help me form something more concrete, my jibberished email address should be display above.
How about contacting SANS or maybe Security Focus? (Would this work best as a mailing list perhaps?)
Ha! Wimp!
I write all of my works using direct binary output from obfuscated perl regex expressions.
I write a lot.
When I'm writing fiction, it almost invariably ballpoint pen on a spiral notebook. (black ink)
When I'm writing poetry or letters, it's a fountain pen on unlined paper. (black ink)
When I'm writing technical documentation or other essays and works along those lines, I too use vi. Green text on black background. I, of course, important this into OpenOffice to format and make it look proffesional, but I can't do any serious writing in a word processor.
In my opinion word processors are NOT for scribing text. They are for formatting and "processing" text. Text that I (and many serious writers I know) compile elsewhere first.
Silly! That's why the expirement was done in Poland! The Earth is still flat out there!
You're not the only one... you're not the only one...
I run Linux now, but I swear I'd switch back to AMIGA Workbench in a SECOND if I could.