The big question is: Is it stain resistant. I mean the sort of stain from having a half cup of coffee sit in it for hours at a time, only to be filled up again and repeat for a few months between cleanings. If so, sign me up!
Cheers to the librarian who had the guts to stand up to defend the rights of the people.
As the article mentions, the library system in that county includes privacy screens so that people can view whatever they want without disturbing anyone else. A very reasonable alternative to blocking sites based on content.
I used to purchase Sony TVs at home and instructed my friends as well. I also used to point them towards Sony PCs, since the media integration would be easier for them.
Now it's HPs for them (and me), and Samsung TVs are looking pretty nice... I bought myself a Samsung DLP and love it. My dad's Sony XBR is getting pretty old (it's a 65 incher from about 15 years ago). It'll be the first time my dad ever bought a non-Sony TV (His first was ~1972).
The first computers I used were a TRS-80 model 3 and a Vic-20 at school. I programmed in Basic on both of these. Before these, I used (ran one or two applications on) an Apple-2, but I really don't consider that since I only used it a handful of times. The TRS-80 and Vic-20 I used on a daily basis for at least 4 months during a school year.
A couple years later I bought a C-64, where I programmed in Basic and assembler.
The funny thing is, Toy Story 2 was actually a pretty good movie. In fact I think it was better than the first one, but that may be because the first one had to introduce all the characters, while the second could start running with the main storyline.
On the same vein, my dad's first TV was a Sony that lasted upwards of 15 years without a problem. Since then he always bought Sony TVs. Over the last decade he has come to me for advice on electronics.
I pointed him towards the iMac 21" G5. He will never willingly use Windows again.
I got him a iPod for Christmas. His CD collection will never leave the house again.
Now he's looking for a new TV to replace his Sony 65" XBR that's about a dozen years old. I think I'm going to have him get a Samsung. I don't know which brand for sure, but I'm sure as hell not going to recommend a Sony.
Brand loyalty works both ways. We've been loyal to Sony. I personally feel betrayed. He can't believe that what I've told him about the root kits is even true. (Saying that it's obviously illegal)
Or maybe this one. It's the one I use. Works great in XP with SP2 and all other patches applied. The only thing is, if you want to resize the ext2/3 partition (using partition magic) you have to use the applet in the control panel to unmount it first.
My guess is that personal information on things like browsing habits is pretty cheap. Only in the aggregate (10s of thousands) is it worth anything. I can't imagine anyone paying cash for one particular person's browser history.
Unless, of course, it included passwords and bank account details. I wonder how much I can sell my neighbor's discarded bank statements for?
If you are looking for libraries that you can add to your own commercial projects with impunity, I suggest looking towards LGPL code. With the LGPL you can distribute the library along with your binary and are obligated to release the source code to only the library. In fact, you can change the library around for your benefit and use it and still only have to publish the library.
There's no substituting an OS that doesn't let the average user have administrator rights all the time.
The windows users state that they don't need to run as administrator, but then ask them what hurdles they have to go through to make their software "just work".
Can someone please confirm that this can be spread when using Firefox or Opera on Windows XP?
And, if so, is it by just visiting the site or is there anything that needs to be done (Like download and view an image with a windows program, or something like that).
"Must See TV" (NBC on Thursday nights) has become a joke. It used to be made up of some incredible shows - both dramas and comedies - which kept the attention span of the viewers and made them want to tune in week after week. It was so good in the 80s that there used to be a bump in the crime rate on Thursday nights attributable to people being less vigalent during the 8-11pm time slot.
Now I don't even tune in to NBC on Thursday nights. I watch CSI at 9pm (or download the torrent later) and haven't watched ER in a couple years at best. I don't even know what's on at 8pm (EST).
LUGs don't matter to home users anymore...
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I agree with the article that LUGs mattered in the dark days of Linux, when partitioning the hard drive and setting up lilo were done with your fingers crossed.
Now, with near-automated installs of most distributions, the average user who wants linux just has to pop in the CD and answer some (mostly easy) questions.
The LUGs have been supplanted by forums for users. Why wait until a LUG meeting to ask a question or trouble shoot a problem when you can ask it on your distribution's forums and get a knowledgeable answer in a fairly reasonable time period.
Most distributions have very end user friendly forums. If people on the forums can't help there's always google as a backup.
Big question for me - Does it support video chat with people on the Yahoo! network? It's a major deal-breaker for most of the people I administer windows and mac computers for.:-(
...when I type in a name of a song and/or group, it would link me to the discographies. I have a ton of MP3s that I would like to sort by when the artist/song was first recorded. (Most of my CDs are compilations / Greatest Hits). That way I can easily create a "Greatest Rock Hits of 1984" mix.
...and I don't have it set up for HDTV. I have a top of the line Samsung models, too, that does 1080p. If I want to watch HDTV, I have to get a HDTV card for it (which I can't seem to find anywhere on the internet(!)), or I have to pay extra to my cable company to give me a set top box, and no longer use my TV's tuner. Talk about clunky...
So for now I will watch regular TV and upconverted DVDs (which look pretty nice). Maybe I'll get a MacMini at some point and use it as the monitor. I consider the device an investment in the future and something to block a hole in the wall in the living room.
Can any palm-top computer reach the ease of use of an ipod, or any other portable media player? I have a Palm Tungsten T5, and it surely is more difficult to use, even when I'm just running the Real music player.
It doesn't help that ipods mostly are measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.
Look at the article for acetaminophen. I re-wrote it from the ground up, got it up to snuff, and left it. It has decayed over the past year and a half to near-mediocrity...
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Sounds like port knocking to me. Hopefully they don't have a patent on this.
The big question is: Is it stain resistant. I mean the sort of stain from having a half cup of coffee sit in it for hours at a time, only to be filled up again and repeat for a few months between cleanings. If so, sign me up!
If it is of questionable legality, shouldn't it be brought out in court. That way people will know if it is legal or illegal.
While I am totally against frivilous lawsuits, having something brought to court to determine if it is legal is occassionally necessary.
Assuming that things aren't settled on the sidelines, of course.
Cheers to the librarian who had the guts to stand up to defend the rights of the people.
As the article mentions, the library system in that county includes privacy screens so that people can view whatever they want without disturbing anyone else. A very reasonable alternative to blocking sites based on content.
I used to purchase Sony TVs at home and instructed my friends as well. I also used to point them towards Sony PCs, since the media integration would be easier for them.
Now it's HPs for them (and me), and Samsung TVs are looking pretty nice... I bought myself a Samsung DLP and love it. My dad's Sony XBR is getting pretty old (it's a 65 incher from about 15 years ago). It'll be the first time my dad ever bought a non-Sony TV (His first was ~1972).
The first computers I used were a TRS-80 model 3 and a Vic-20 at school. I programmed in Basic on both of these. Before these, I used (ran one or two applications on) an Apple-2, but I really don't consider that since I only used it a handful of times. The TRS-80 and Vic-20 I used on a daily basis for at least 4 months during a school year.
A couple years later I bought a C-64, where I programmed in Basic and assembler.
The funny thing is, Toy Story 2 was actually a pretty good movie. In fact I think it was better than the first one, but that may be because the first one had to introduce all the characters, while the second could start running with the main storyline.
On the same vein, my dad's first TV was a Sony that lasted upwards of 15 years without a problem. Since then he always bought Sony TVs. Over the last decade he has come to me for advice on electronics.
I pointed him towards the iMac 21" G5. He will never willingly use Windows again.
I got him a iPod for Christmas. His CD collection will never leave the house again.
Now he's looking for a new TV to replace his Sony 65" XBR that's about a dozen years old. I think I'm going to have him get a Samsung. I don't know which brand for sure, but I'm sure as hell not going to recommend a Sony.
Brand loyalty works both ways. We've been loyal to Sony. I personally feel betrayed. He can't believe that what I've told him about the root kits is even true. (Saying that it's obviously illegal)
http://www.fs-driver.org/
Or maybe this one. It's the one I use. Works great in XP with SP2 and all other patches applied. The only thing is, if you want to resize the ext2/3 partition (using partition magic) you have to use the applet in the control panel to unmount it first.
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ext2ifs.htm
This is what you want.
More importantly, can we have a page dedicated to the browser stats for /. ? Maybe something that shows trends over the past year or two?
/. re-org, and, more importantly, on the open dialog that you are giving us now.
(Yes, I realise people here are stuck to browse with what's at work, but it's still a extra blip of information)
BTW, Kudos on the
My guess is that personal information on things like browsing habits is pretty cheap. Only in the aggregate (10s of thousands) is it worth anything. I can't imagine anyone paying cash for one particular person's browser history.
Unless, of course, it included passwords and bank account details. I wonder how much I can sell my neighbor's discarded bank statements for?
(:-) for the smiley impaired.)
If you are looking for libraries that you can add to your own commercial projects with impunity, I suggest looking towards LGPL code. With the LGPL you can distribute the library along with your binary and are obligated to release the source code to only the library. In fact, you can change the library around for your benefit and use it and still only have to publish the library.
:-)
Much more commercial friendly that the GPL.
That's Mac OS X.
There's no substituting an OS that doesn't let the average user have administrator rights all the time.
The windows users state that they don't need to run as administrator, but then ask them what hurdles they have to go through to make their software "just work".
First time I've seen an entire book quoted here. Wouldn't it be better to just quote the review?
Can someone please confirm that this can be spread when using Firefox or Opera on Windows XP?
And, if so, is it by just visiting the site or is there anything that needs to be done (Like download and view an image with a windows program, or something like that).
"Must See TV" (NBC on Thursday nights) has become a joke. It used to be made up of some incredible shows - both dramas and comedies - which kept the attention span of the viewers and made them want to tune in week after week. It was so good in the 80s that there used to be a bump in the crime rate on Thursday nights attributable to people being less vigalent during the 8-11pm time slot.
Now I don't even tune in to NBC on Thursday nights. I watch CSI at 9pm (or download the torrent later) and haven't watched ER in a couple years at best. I don't even know what's on at 8pm (EST).
I agree with the article that LUGs mattered in the dark days of Linux, when partitioning the hard drive and setting up lilo were done with your fingers crossed.
Now, with near-automated installs of most distributions, the average user who wants linux just has to pop in the CD and answer some (mostly easy) questions.
The LUGs have been supplanted by forums for users. Why wait until a LUG meeting to ask a question or trouble shoot a problem when you can ask it on your distribution's forums and get a knowledgeable answer in a fairly reasonable time period.
Most distributions have very end user friendly forums. If people on the forums can't help there's always google as a backup.
Big question for me - Does it support video chat with people on the Yahoo! network? It's a major deal-breaker for most of the people I administer windows and mac computers for. :-(
...when I type in a name of a song and/or group, it would link me to the discographies. I have a ton of MP3s that I would like to sort by when the artist/song was first recorded. (Most of my CDs are compilations / Greatest Hits). That way I can easily create a "Greatest Rock Hits of 1984" mix.
I just bought my dad an iMac, and was looking around for an emacs build for it.
Any ideas on an ETA?
...and I don't have it set up for HDTV. I have a top of the line Samsung models, too, that does 1080p. If I want to watch HDTV, I have to get a HDTV card for it (which I can't seem to find anywhere on the internet(!)), or I have to pay extra to my cable company to give me a set top box, and no longer use my TV's tuner. Talk about clunky...
So for now I will watch regular TV and upconverted DVDs (which look pretty nice). Maybe I'll get a MacMini at some point and use it as the monitor. I consider the device an investment in the future and something to block a hole in the wall in the living room.
...usability.
Can any palm-top computer reach the ease of use of an ipod, or any other portable media player? I have a Palm Tungsten T5, and it surely is more difficult to use, even when I'm just running the Real music player.
It doesn't help that ipods mostly are measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.
I was using windows/386 well before 1995. (Though I am a bit embarrased to say it)
Look at the article for acetaminophen. I re-wrote it from the ground up, got it up to snuff, and left it. It has decayed over the past year and a half to near-mediocrity...