1) Put in the water, on pylons. Concrete ice-breaker pylons like they use on bridges.
or maybe..
2) Don't fight the mounting ice. Use a modular, extendable lift system, and build down into the ice. Much like the ice caves they build into glaciers, but with structural reinforcement and climate control + serious bilge pumps. Your computers will love it down there.
I'll tell ya, the real stupidity falls on the asshole that came up with the roundabout in the first place. That's just a terrible idea that's been around too long. It's a shame 1 or 2 of them exist over here.
He certainly is a capitalist. The man has made millions promoting his political views. I don't have a real problem with that, I just happen to be on the other end of the political spectrum.
What I do have a problem with, are hypocrites. Supposedly Moore (the millionaire), doesn't care about making money from his films... he's just that passionate.
In fact, it's said that he doesn't mind people pirating his films, so long as his message gets to as many people as possible. So check out
http://www.moorewatch.com/
Where you can find a torrent.
For those who support him and believe what he says... add legitimacy to his film by taking it out of the realm of commercialism.
For those who don't like him or his causes, exercise your ability to see the film so you can comment... but without putting more cash in Moore's pocket.
Yeah, wtf is this? Did this company buy spots on the OSDN? How does this bullshit article get posted?
I guess I'm just jealous because I've had like a gazillion article submissions rejected. Every single one of them was more newsworthy than this.
Technically, no... I don't suppose you can. But I've talked to their techs before, and told them that I run linux... complaining it's unfair that they killed all the file sharing ports. They didn't shut me off. I don't think they actually know if you're running mcaffee anyways, I don't suppose. Just, if they somehow notice that you're infected with something you're getting cut off.
Yeah, I could move... but SAMI owns almost all of the apartment buildings near the campus, and the rest are owned by a company that uses the same ISP. They also bundle the service in the rent. I can't afford to buy a house around here. I probably should have mentioned that in the first post.
And to the guy who said I shouldn't have signed the TOS... either they would have shut off my internet and charged me the same amount of rent, or not let me move in. One or the other.
I live off the Illinois State University campus. However, our rental company "SAMI", has (best we can tell) chosen to use the same provider for our network access. They require us to use McAfee's antivirus, and will shut us off in the event of infection. They have posted signs everywhere prohibiting the use of routers with or without wireless access. This boggles my mind, as you'd think they would have wanted us to have the hardware firewalls. Worse than the fact that our DSL is ridiculously slow, they have firewalled off our filesharing (apparently permanently).
The best part is, the cost of the DSL is bundled into my rent... so I can't opt to get rid of it and get a cable modem instead. If I get a cable modem, I will effectively be paying something like $100 a month for connectivity.
I'd write letters to the local papers complaining, but they have the right to shut off our internet for no reason (signed the TOS sheet, bleh). If they shut me off, I get to keep paying for the internet I can't use because it's technically paid for by the rent I agreed to pay.
That would be somewhat similar to ~ 2 months of downtime I had a couple semesters ago, where I had to keep paying the same amount of rent.
I might give it a shot.
Angband looks like something I would play with on occasion... but I was thinking more like a super cool, ultra gory, 3d fps. That's all the rage now with the windows gamers, right? I saw another post in here where someone was talking about stuff like the new DOOM. A game like that, but one that only runs on linux.
No, as I said, I'm not a gamer. Maybe I am a boring geek. I'm not suggesting that linux developers should work on only one game though. I just think that a good start would be one really attractive game, that anyone can use, but runs solely on linux. That entices people to use a really slick, functional OS, even if only to get to the game. If you put it on a knoppix cd, people will begin to get over the idea that linux is super difficult to use.
In trying to view the link you posted here, I came upon this. Apparently, it's a whole site devoted to equivalents. http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/
I'll try to address this without it sounding like the "zealot".
I have had serious problems with 2000, and can't afford to purchase XP... so call me cheap. Makes me want to choose linux.
Perhaps the OS is actually just a smaller target for security threats... so call me pragmatic. Makes me want to choose linux.
I installed my distro to nearly exactly where it is now in about 20 minutes. It runs faster, looks prettier, costs less, does everything I ever do on a windows system, and requires less work to get it moving the way I want. Call me lazy...
Makes me want to choose linux.
I don't think people who use windows are morons. I don't even pity them. I'm not really worried about sticking it to the man. I'm no crazy linux guru. Best of my understanding, the only place it seriously lacks is in video gaming... but I don't play video games.
Now, maybe someone could create a knoppix type distro that has some super cool video game that only works on linux. It might work as an inroad into the gaming market.
Probably can't afford developers right now. Their stock has gone from $20 to $5 since october. Funny... they release a new product line and their stock tumbles even more. It's still better than their $1 shares in 2003, but it's not lookin good.
Ah, but you can use the old message board networks. They used to dial up once or twice a day and swap message packs between boards. Or to extended coverage to the entire country / world, you could just tunnel all connections anywhere to one central service... but block all regular internet traffic. I can already see the old RENEGADE system having a heart attack handling 2,000,000 requests a day. You could even charge people for ripterm graphics capability. Ahh... sweet nastalgia.
Same boat here. I actually timed the commercials at over 20 minutes at one of the last movies I was at. It's insane... but I keep putting up with it. I suppose the breaking point will be when they put a commercial break in the middle of the movie and call it "intermission". I guess we'll see.
It's really not so much a goodwill gesture. If you look at the last section of the site, you'll see a rather sales oriented comparison sheet. In it, it points out how redhat and mandrake don't come with flash support, in-browser video streaming, etc. The idea is that they give you three distros in the hope that you'll compare them as per their chart and realize that Lindows is the one to pick.
I've always thought one of the greater strong points of linux distros is that there is so much choice and variety.
I'm typing this from a IBM 385XD which runs at a blazing 233 mhz, and sports 32MB of ram.
I'm using my orinoco wireless for networking, listening to streaming radio with xmms from shoutcast, and using firefox for my daily slashdot reading.
MOST importantly, I'm not the worlds biggest linux guru. I didn't do any intense tweaking for performance on my own. I got everything running using a modified knoppix-debian distro called "damn small linux". As knoppix always is... a very easy to install and use base.
Actually, at first the Spanish government will voice their approval of the expedition. They'll even commit various federally funded scientists, guides and divers.
A few weeks in to the project Dr Kuehne will fail to properly attach his first stage to his nitrox tank, forget to check his gauges, and drown.
A few days later another researcher from the University of Wuppertal will gouge his eye out on a promising (but rusty) relic.
Spain will voice disapproval with the length of the project, pull its scientists, and implement a facist dictator that claims the search for lost cities is motivated only by hopes for buried treasure.
Actually, there are PR reps working on just that (IBM, RHAT, etc). Currently they're more focused on nabbing big companies, but that's not a bad thing. If people end up using open source stuff at work, and hear that it's free... they'll switch. Honestly, I would have guessed a year ago that Linux wasn't going to be making huge inroads into the desktop market in the following year. It will take time, and the continuted efforts of people working for both love and profit.
Why don't all these sites just take the MS money, post their ads, and surround them with counter-ads that cost them nothing to run and reveal truth behind the ads?
I think the mp3 / pda hybrid concept isn't being worked like it should. It's a great idea that isn't getting pushed hard enough. On the email and browsing front however.. I think we need better, faster, cheaper connectivity options. I'll buy a new pda when pdas become small palmtops with fast, CHEAP wireless and tons of storage for my music. The storage part looks feasible now... so we just need way better connectivity. Seeing as you can't FIND a good cellphone company as it is, I don't see a serious wireless access option coming along any time soon. C'mon, streaming internet radio and complete mp3 library in one device would be pretty wicked if I don't have to mortgage my house to pay the wireless bill.
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1) Put in the water, on pylons. Concrete ice-breaker pylons like they use on bridges.
or maybe..
2) Don't fight the mounting ice. Use a modular, extendable lift system, and build down into the ice. Much like the ice caves they build into glaciers, but with structural reinforcement and climate control + serious bilge pumps. Your computers will love it down there.
I'll tell ya, the real stupidity falls on the asshole that came up with the roundabout in the first place. That's just a terrible idea that's been around too long. It's a shame 1 or 2 of them exist over here.
He certainly is a capitalist. The man has made millions promoting his political views. I don't have a real problem with that, I just happen to be on the other end of the political spectrum. What I do have a problem with, are hypocrites. Supposedly Moore (the millionaire), doesn't care about making money from his films... he's just that passionate. In fact, it's said that he doesn't mind people pirating his films, so long as his message gets to as many people as possible. So check out http://www.moorewatch.com/ Where you can find a torrent. For those who support him and believe what he says... add legitimacy to his film by taking it out of the realm of commercialism. For those who don't like him or his causes, exercise your ability to see the film so you can comment... but without putting more cash in Moore's pocket.
Yeah, wtf is this? Did this company buy spots on the OSDN? How does this bullshit article get posted? I guess I'm just jealous because I've had like a gazillion article submissions rejected. Every single one of them was more newsworthy than this.
Technically, no... I don't suppose you can. But I've talked to their techs before, and told them that I run linux... complaining it's unfair that they killed all the file sharing ports. They didn't shut me off. I don't think they actually know if you're running mcaffee anyways, I don't suppose. Just, if they somehow notice that you're infected with something you're getting cut off.
Yeah, I could move... but SAMI owns almost all of the apartment buildings near the campus, and the rest are owned by a company that uses the same ISP. They also bundle the service in the rent. I can't afford to buy a house around here. I probably should have mentioned that in the first post. And to the guy who said I shouldn't have signed the TOS... either they would have shut off my internet and charged me the same amount of rent, or not let me move in. One or the other.
I live off the Illinois State University campus. However, our rental company "SAMI", has (best we can tell) chosen to use the same provider for our network access. They require us to use McAfee's antivirus, and will shut us off in the event of infection. They have posted signs everywhere prohibiting the use of routers with or without wireless access. This boggles my mind, as you'd think they would have wanted us to have the hardware firewalls. Worse than the fact that our DSL is ridiculously slow, they have firewalled off our filesharing (apparently permanently). The best part is, the cost of the DSL is bundled into my rent... so I can't opt to get rid of it and get a cable modem instead. If I get a cable modem, I will effectively be paying something like $100 a month for connectivity. I'd write letters to the local papers complaining, but they have the right to shut off our internet for no reason (signed the TOS sheet, bleh). If they shut me off, I get to keep paying for the internet I can't use because it's technically paid for by the rent I agreed to pay. That would be somewhat similar to ~ 2 months of downtime I had a couple semesters ago, where I had to keep paying the same amount of rent.
I'm more worried about them getting copies of "America's Army" and using it as study material.
apt-get remove evil_dictator
I might give it a shot. Angband looks like something I would play with on occasion... but I was thinking more like a super cool, ultra gory, 3d fps. That's all the rage now with the windows gamers, right? I saw another post in here where someone was talking about stuff like the new DOOM. A game like that, but one that only runs on linux.
No, as I said, I'm not a gamer. Maybe I am a boring geek. I'm not suggesting that linux developers should work on only one game though. I just think that a good start would be one really attractive game, that anyone can use, but runs solely on linux. That entices people to use a really slick, functional OS, even if only to get to the game. If you put it on a knoppix cd, people will begin to get over the idea that linux is super difficult to use.
In trying to view the link you posted here, I came upon this. Apparently, it's a whole site devoted to equivalents. http://www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org/
I'll try to address this without it sounding like the "zealot".
I have had serious problems with 2000, and can't afford to purchase XP... so call me cheap. Makes me want to choose linux.
Perhaps the OS is actually just a smaller target for security threats... so call me pragmatic. Makes me want to choose linux.
I installed my distro to nearly exactly where it is now in about 20 minutes. It runs faster, looks prettier, costs less, does everything I ever do on a windows system, and requires less work to get it moving the way I want. Call me lazy...
Makes me want to choose linux.
I don't think people who use windows are morons. I don't even pity them. I'm not really worried about sticking it to the man. I'm no crazy linux guru. Best of my understanding, the only place it seriously lacks is in video gaming... but I don't play video games.
Now, maybe someone could create a knoppix type distro that has some super cool video game that only works on linux. It might work as an inroad into the gaming market.
Probably can't afford developers right now. Their stock has gone from $20 to $5 since october. Funny... they release a new product line and their stock tumbles even more. It's still better than their $1 shares in 2003, but it's not lookin good.
Ah, but you can use the old message board networks. They used to dial up once or twice a day and swap message packs between boards. Or to extended coverage to the entire country / world, you could just tunnel all connections anywhere to one central service... but block all regular internet traffic. I can already see the old RENEGADE system having a heart attack handling 2,000,000 requests a day. You could even charge people for ripterm graphics capability. Ahh... sweet nastalgia.
Same boat here. I actually timed the commercials at over 20 minutes at one of the last movies I was at. It's insane... but I keep putting up with it. I suppose the breaking point will be when they put a commercial break in the middle of the movie and call it "intermission". I guess we'll see.
It's really not so much a goodwill gesture. If you look at the last section of the site, you'll see a rather sales oriented comparison sheet. In it, it points out how redhat and mandrake don't come with flash support, in-browser video streaming, etc. The idea is that they give you three distros in the hope that you'll compare them as per their chart and realize that Lindows is the one to pick.
We could even do pick-a-distro free installs and newbie crash courses! Come one, come all! Bring your old windoze laptops, get a fresh start!
WoooHOOO!!!
Roadtrip, anyone??
You think the OSDN would sponsor us? We can get an old-dirty-hippy used VW minibus to follow the MS coach.
I've always thought one of the greater strong points of linux distros is that there is so much choice and variety.
I'm typing this from a IBM 385XD which runs at a blazing 233 mhz, and sports 32MB of ram.
I'm using my orinoco wireless for networking, listening to streaming radio with xmms from shoutcast, and using firefox for my daily slashdot reading.
MOST importantly, I'm not the worlds biggest linux guru. I didn't do any intense tweaking for performance on my own. I got everything running using a modified knoppix-debian distro called "damn small linux". As knoppix always is... a very easy to install and use base.
You're probably right. But society does recognize a one million dollar prize. This one may actually get TV time. Funny how that works.
Actually, at first the Spanish government will voice their approval of the expedition. They'll even commit various federally funded scientists, guides and divers.
A few weeks in to the project Dr Kuehne will fail to properly attach his first stage to his nitrox tank, forget to check his gauges, and drown.
A few days later another researcher from the University of Wuppertal will gouge his eye out on a promising (but rusty) relic.
Spain will voice disapproval with the length of the project, pull its scientists, and implement a facist dictator that claims the search for lost cities is motivated only by hopes for buried treasure.
Actually, there are PR reps working on just that (IBM, RHAT, etc). Currently they're more focused on nabbing big companies, but that's not a bad thing. If people end up using open source stuff at work, and hear that it's free... they'll switch. Honestly, I would have guessed a year ago that Linux wasn't going to be making huge inroads into the desktop market in the following year. It will take time, and the continuted efforts of people working for both love and profit.
Why don't all these sites just take the MS money, post their ads, and surround them with counter-ads that cost them nothing to run and reveal truth behind the ads?
I think the mp3 / pda hybrid concept isn't being worked like it should. It's a great idea that isn't getting pushed hard enough. On the email and browsing front however.. I think we need better, faster, cheaper connectivity options. I'll buy a new pda when pdas become small palmtops with fast, CHEAP wireless and tons of storage for my music. The storage part looks feasible now... so we just need way better connectivity. Seeing as you can't FIND a good cellphone company as it is, I don't see a serious wireless access option coming along any time soon. C'mon, streaming internet radio and complete mp3 library in one device would be pretty wicked if I don't have to mortgage my house to pay the wireless bill.