as an aside, is it true as claimed that the standard linux distribution includes DVD burning software?
k3b, included in SuSE 9.1 (and probably just about anywhere does. Here's a pic.
I think his point about the updating in various linux distros being better, is that in windows, only the MS OS components are updated. Most linux distributors go to the trouble of making sure that the OS and the programs bundled with it, can all be updated from a single source. This de-complicates life when a single automated process can be used to update everything.
This is so NOT flamebait. I live in a reasonably large town (70-80,000) in the city limits I think. I can't DSL so Comcast has free reign to charge me $55/month. I want some technology goodness too!
(what do you think happens when you die and they put you in that hole in the ground?)
When I die, I want to be chopped up and fed to fish in the ocean. That way, my molecules will be recycled into the food cycle ever so much more quickly.
From a Mississippi John Hurt song:
When my earthly trials are over
cast my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker's bills
and let the mermaids flirt with me.
You heard it here first, Apple will invent the iPhone, the first phone in the world to work as... a PHONE!
Motorola already had a real phone (and I still do). This beast has a plain old LCD display (not color), takes no pictures, has survived numerous falls onto concrete, has battery life that won't quit, and a speakerphone that works fairly well. I almost switched carriers when I was told I would have to "upgrade" after they "upgraded" their network. It took 3 or 4 calls before I actually got someone who let me keep the phone. So I stuck with them.... hmmm, I suck as a consumer sometimes - my phone is over 2.5 years old and until it breaks, I'll have zero desire for a new one.
genetically modified plants wiping out natural stocks
GM is cool! We've been doing it for millenia (selective breeding). Apples for example. I read somewhere the "natural" (i.e. unmodified) apples come from Khazakstan and are like crab apples. A few thousand years of selective breeding and we have lovely crisp tart juicy "pink ladys". Of course, this whole "natural" phraseology bugs me - as if it is even possible for unatural things to exist. Everything in the universe is a natural result of some process. Some are obviously less desireable than others, but they are still natural.
Yeah - we got "the bomb". That's bad. We also got nuclear medicine, improved diagnostic capabilities. If we could add up deaths due to science vs. lives saved due to science, where do you think we come out? Here's a hint: more saved than lost, extended lifetimes, and so on. Mr. Marx, I think if you want to say "science is bad", you should change message boards. You won't get much sympathy here. Might I suggest: Nuts.
How about this instead. We agree that you will find a way to criticize this system, even if it were to save you personally from a nuclear attack some day. I think that's closer to the truth.
You're falling into the trap again - failing to distinguish between ICBMs and "nuclear attacks". A nuclear attack does not require ICBMs. In fact, I'd bet that attack by ICBM is the least likely form of nuclear attack. The missle defense system not only fails to stop boats, trucks, mules, backpacks, or any other non-rocket based delivery method - it also fails to stop rockets.
How can a system designed to stop one thing be expected to stop something entirely different? By nukes, I meant ICBM's...
One should question the wisdom of spending enormous sums of money on a system that intentionally is not designed to do anything but shoot down missles, when a terrorist nuclear attack is most likely NOT going to arrive on the tip of an ICBM. The missle defense system is costly yet worthless - worthless in the sense that even if it did function, it would be useless. Kind of like puting out slug bait to save your carrots when rabbits are eating them.
I haven't been in jail but I have clients who have. Jails are infuriating. For example, a few weeks ago I went to the local county jail to see one of my clients. I'm standing at the window waiting my turn. A middle aged guy is there and explains that his son went to court for some hearing and was placed in jail for whatever reason. He had lent his truck to his son to get to court. His son had the keys on him and so they were now in property. He asked if he could get them out. Was told "no - not unless his son made a written request within 24 hours of being booked". After that 24 hrs, the keys stay in property till the son gets out of jail. So he wants to contact his son in a timely fashion. Nope, he can't do that either - he can send a letter or try visiting hours the next day. But then 24 hrs would pass and his sons written request to release the keys would be worthless. They went round and round like this for a while and in the end, the jail won.
A small thing but I can't imagine how much those constant small things would add up. I don't have to go down there much, but I hate every minute of it. If I spent even a week on the inside, I'd come out with a real passion for getting at the gov't any way I could.
And finally, what's so wrong about "revenge" anyway?
The problem with revenge is that it is an emotional response. In many cases, that emotional need to find "whodunit" and punish the living sh** out of him, has lead to the conviction of innocent people. In this example, a guy spent 15 years of his life in prison - post conviction DNA testing proved him to be the wrong guy. Funny thing about revenge in this example, at the time of conviction, the victim and family actually got the satisfaction of having had their revenge - but even with the satisfaction, they got no justice - wrong guy.
Revenge just generates additional victims. Criminals should be convicted on facts and data, and not on an emotional basis. Of course the world is full of "shoulds".
Involuntary manslaughter is worse than "accidental" (i.e. negligent behavior) and not as bad as "intentional" behavior. What it means is that the person who killed was acting in a manner so stupid that he should have known he could cause harm. Like getting hammered and then driving home.
At least people who murder have the balls to declare their intentions, if not to everyone, then at least to themselves. Murderers are more honest than manslaughter-ers in this respect. Those of the involuntary manslaughter ilk get to be stupid, cause death, and get out early enough to do it again. Really, if the point of our prison system is to be segregation of bad actors from society, not rehab (anyone who believes prison is about rehab is fooling himself), why do we want to let the stupid irresponsible ones out any earlier than the sociopathic ones? Both are harmful.
As for these "wardrivers", this is a harsh sentence indeed for what amounts to a property crime. Their real crimes were not being politically connected. The Enron etc. examples have been made previously so I won't repeat them.
I wish there was a stronger citation to "wardriving is not illegal" than wikipedia, e.g., a statute or published appellate case. Something that would stand up in court as mandatory authority (encyclopedias etc. would be "persusive" - following the logic of an encyclopedia is optional - mandatory authority is, well, mandatory (not optional)).
By analagy though, if someone leaves a porch light on, and it lights the sidewalk, I would never face legal problems merely by using the light cast on the sidewalk to watch my step. By the same token, if someone leaves an open wireless access point on, and I walk by, I should also be able to use the radio waves as freely as I did the visisble light waves from the porch light.
Of course, there is a weakness here - with the porch light, the transmission is one way (although I do "use" it). With a wireless ethernet connection, the transmission is two ways. A better analogy is in order perhaps.
I just got vonage at my kiln/studio. Note that this is a dirt floor barn-like place in the countryside. My kiln-neighbor somehow got a DSL connection (I can't get one and I live in town - go figure) and he said I could tap in. So with a wireless bridge (stock antenna even) spanning the 300ft to his place and a vonage box, I finally have a telephone out there. His caps are smaller than yours (I think they are 1.5/256). Phone is perfect.
BTW, my cell phone won't work out there unless pointed in a particular direction on overcast days in the mornings or evenings. Even then, the connection is lousy.
my goodness, I hope (but doubt) that the "interesting" mod is a continuation of the joke posed by the parent post. Somehow though, I think that "insightful" would have been funnier. Someone with mod points willing to correct? hint:mark it "funny".
So in the name of freeing folks from iTunes, they'll parasitically try to siphon the profits Apple earns from its innovation and marketing.
I think the issue here is that people spend in excess of $250 on an ipod. Granted, Apple wants to make money selling songs, but first and foremost, it sells the hardware. When I buy hardware, I look for something I can use as I wish. I know there are millions who don't. That's sad. But I shouldn't have to buy a special music player for each different service in the world. I should be able to buy a single piece of hardware that will play music from all of them.
Here is how Apple is being evil - they are intentionally crippling their hardware to be incompatable with other services. For a hardware company, that's just wrong. Unfortunately, Apple is not solely a hardware company. But that can also be a weakness. Someday, a device will be made that looks nice and can connect to everything. I would think Ipods would lose their luster at that point and become cute little paperweights.
I have a point and shoot dimage s304 for snapshots and it's fine for that purpose, autofocus usually works well enough if there is a fairly contrasty line in the plane of focus. Without that line though, it's quite a headache. As for manual focusing on my model, it requires some mysterious combination of buttons I've never had the patience to learn. If I'm going to manual focus - I want a ring to grab that's mechanically connected to the lens. I wish camera manufacturers would focus on simple natural designs rather than throw a kitchen full of features behind three buttons and deep menu system.
Believe it or not, I know of a computer that was built in the late 70's that could multiply numbers faster than today's fastest Pentiums can.
I wonder if this really is flamebait or an unfair mod. I'd really like to know but there are no citations accompanying it. A quick google search isn't all that helpful although there are some brief summaries of mechanical computers and the like around (referencing a response to the original post which mentioned a fast one from the 20's - a joke I'm sure). Can anyone substantiate this guy's claims or certify them as bunk? It's an interesting statement but seems quite hard to believe.
Iff you know how to use it, any Digital or Film SLR should have whatever depth of field you need, and should be really fast to dial in the right setting. On my Canon AE-1 Program (a 1980 film SLR) it takes me seconds to dial the shutter speed to one that will force the aperature to what I want.
I have an 80's Cannon A-1. There is a little slider on the body near the lens attachment point which closes the aperature manually. That way, a shooter can actually see the depth of field before taking the shot and adjust as appropriate. I always loved that feature.
Tough camera BTW. It had been my uncle's - he dropped it in the ocean on scuba diving trip and then gave it to me. I spent $100 on repairs (mid 80s) and have had no problems since.
Scenario 2:
OPEN THE DOOR! POLICE! ...
We're here to install some spyware on your machine. We have a warrant.
Oh sure, come in.
(half an hour later...)
A half hour? I would think it takes a couple days to get all the dependencies right. Some will be an easy rpm install, but two or three will have to be compiled using an outdated set of dependencies that're impossible to find anywhere and which recursively rely on other impossible to find dependencies. Eventually, the cops give up in frustration and demand that our hacker install RH9 with a custom kernal. Hacker complies, scripts out non-nefarious usage patterns for that machine and moves on to a different one.
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k3b, included in SuSE 9.1 (and probably just about anywhere does. Here's a pic.as an aside, is it true as claimed that the standard linux distribution includes DVD burning software?
I think his point about the updating in various linux distros being better, is that in windows, only the MS OS components are updated. Most linux distributors go to the trouble of making sure that the OS and the programs bundled with it, can all be updated from a single source. This de-complicates life when a single automated process can be used to update everything.
This is so NOT flamebait. I live in a reasonably large town (70-80,000) in the city limits I think. I can't DSL so Comcast has free reign to charge me $55/month. I want some technology goodness too!
Get fixed and save ALL your sperm (then chuck the damn condoms).
This is really a long string of words saying nothing. For example: As long I live, I shall breathe.
When I die, I want to be chopped up and fed to fish in the ocean. That way, my molecules will be recycled into the food cycle ever so much more quickly.
From a Mississippi John Hurt song:
When my earthly trials are over
cast my body out in the sea.
Save all the undertaker's bills
and let the mermaids flirt with me.
Motorola already had a real phone (and I still do). This beast has a plain old LCD display (not color), takes no pictures, has survived numerous falls onto concrete, has battery life that won't quit, and a speakerphone that works fairly well. I almost switched carriers when I was told I would have to "upgrade" after they "upgraded" their network. It took 3 or 4 calls before I actually got someone who let me keep the phone. So I stuck with them.
GM is cool! We've been doing it for millenia (selective breeding). Apples for example. I read somewhere the "natural" (i.e. unmodified) apples come from Khazakstan and are like crab apples. A few thousand years of selective breeding and we have lovely crisp tart juicy "pink ladys". Of course, this whole "natural" phraseology bugs me - as if it is even possible for unatural things to exist. Everything in the universe is a natural result of some process. Some are obviously less desireable than others, but they are still natural.
I really want to try this but I have such problems getting stuff to run in wine.
Yeah - we got "the bomb". That's bad. We also got nuclear medicine, improved diagnostic capabilities. If we could add up deaths due to science vs. lives saved due to science, where do you think we come out? Here's a hint: more saved than lost, extended lifetimes, and so on. Mr. Marx, I think if you want to say "science is bad", you should change message boards. You won't get much sympathy here. Might I suggest: Nuts.
You're falling into the trap again - failing to distinguish between ICBMs and "nuclear attacks". A nuclear attack does not require ICBMs. In fact, I'd bet that attack by ICBM is the least likely form of nuclear attack. The missle defense system not only fails to stop boats, trucks, mules, backpacks, or any other non-rocket based delivery method - it also fails to stop rockets.
One should question the wisdom of spending enormous sums of money on a system that intentionally is not designed to do anything but shoot down missles, when a terrorist nuclear attack is most likely NOT going to arrive on the tip of an ICBM. The missle defense system is costly yet worthless - worthless in the sense that even if it did function, it would be useless. Kind of like puting out slug bait to save your carrots when rabbits are eating them.
Offshore in a country lacking an extradition treaty with the US.
I haven't been in jail but I have clients who have. Jails are infuriating. For example, a few weeks ago I went to the local county jail to see one of my clients. I'm standing at the window waiting my turn. A middle aged guy is there and explains that his son went to court for some hearing and was placed in jail for whatever reason. He had lent his truck to his son to get to court. His son had the keys on him and so they were now in property. He asked if he could get them out. Was told "no - not unless his son made a written request within 24 hours of being booked". After that 24 hrs, the keys stay in property till the son gets out of jail. So he wants to contact his son in a timely fashion. Nope, he can't do that either - he can send a letter or try visiting hours the next day. But then 24 hrs would pass and his sons written request to release the keys would be worthless. They went round and round like this for a while and in the end, the jail won.
A small thing but I can't imagine how much those constant small things would add up. I don't have to go down there much, but I hate every minute of it. If I spent even a week on the inside, I'd come out with a real passion for getting at the gov't any way I could.
And finally, what's so wrong about "revenge" anyway?
The problem with revenge is that it is an emotional response. In many cases, that emotional need to find "whodunit" and punish the living sh** out of him, has lead to the conviction of innocent people. In this example, a guy spent 15 years of his life in prison - post conviction DNA testing proved him to be the wrong guy. Funny thing about revenge in this example, at the time of conviction, the victim and family actually got the satisfaction of having had their revenge - but even with the satisfaction, they got no justice - wrong guy.
Revenge just generates additional victims. Criminals should be convicted on facts and data, and not on an emotional basis. Of course the world is full of "shoulds".
Involuntary manslaughter is worse than "accidental" (i.e. negligent behavior) and not as bad as "intentional" behavior. What it means is that the person who killed was acting in a manner so stupid that he should have known he could cause harm. Like getting hammered and then driving home.
At least people who murder have the balls to declare their intentions, if not to everyone, then at least to themselves. Murderers are more honest than manslaughter-ers in this respect. Those of the involuntary manslaughter ilk get to be stupid, cause death, and get out early enough to do it again. Really, if the point of our prison system is to be segregation of bad actors from society, not rehab (anyone who believes prison is about rehab is fooling himself), why do we want to let the stupid irresponsible ones out any earlier than the sociopathic ones? Both are harmful.
As for these "wardrivers", this is a harsh sentence indeed for what amounts to a property crime. Their real crimes were not being politically connected. The Enron etc. examples have been made previously so I won't repeat them.
I wish there was a stronger citation to "wardriving is not illegal" than wikipedia, e.g., a statute or published appellate case. Something that would stand up in court as mandatory authority (encyclopedias etc. would be "persusive" - following the logic of an encyclopedia is optional - mandatory authority is, well, mandatory (not optional)).
By analagy though, if someone leaves a porch light on, and it lights the sidewalk, I would never face legal problems merely by using the light cast on the sidewalk to watch my step. By the same token, if someone leaves an open wireless access point on, and I walk by, I should also be able to use the radio waves as freely as I did the visisble light waves from the porch light.
Of course, there is a weakness here - with the porch light, the transmission is one way (although I do "use" it). With a wireless ethernet connection, the transmission is two ways. A better analogy is in order perhaps.
Well, this of course presumes you have fortune installed in the specified location. I suppose this would be better:
/usr/share/*
/usr/share/*/fortune/*
/usr/share/fortune
/usr/share/games/fortune
grep -r -A3 'All wars are civil wars'
But what a long wait while the HD grinds away. This is quiker:
grep -A3 'All wars are civil wars'
Not being a grep master though, perhaps there is a way to account for filing differences between:
So here's a solution that doesn't hammer the HD:
I just got vonage at my kiln/studio. Note that this is a dirt floor barn-like place in the countryside. My kiln-neighbor somehow got a DSL connection (I can't get one and I live in town - go figure) and he said I could tap in. So with a wireless bridge (stock antenna even) spanning the 300ft to his place and a vonage box, I finally have a telephone out there. His caps are smaller than yours (I think they are 1.5/256). Phone is perfect.
BTW, my cell phone won't work out there unless pointed in a particular direction on overcast days in the mornings or evenings. Even then, the connection is lousy.
"imagine that your house is your computer."
Two words: kid, baseball
Hmmm, just hefted my IBM badged board upside down (straining my shoulder in the process):
...
Cool thing, even being 15 years old, it has ps/2 plug (makes sense I suppose being an IBM) as opposed to the big old plug (DIN?).
my goodness, I hope (but doubt) that the "interesting" mod is a continuation of the joke posed by the parent post. Somehow though, I think that "insightful" would have been funnier. Someone with mod points willing to correct? hint: mark it "funny".
I think the issue here is that people spend in excess of $250 on an ipod. Granted, Apple wants to make money selling songs, but first and foremost, it sells the hardware. When I buy hardware, I look for something I can use as I wish. I know there are millions who don't. That's sad. But I shouldn't have to buy a special music player for each different service in the world. I should be able to buy a single piece of hardware that will play music from all of them.
Here is how Apple is being evil - they are intentionally crippling their hardware to be incompatable with other services. For a hardware company, that's just wrong. Unfortunately, Apple is not solely a hardware company. But that can also be a weakness. Someday, a device will be made that looks nice and can connect to everything. I would think Ipods would lose their luster at that point and become cute little paperweights.
I have a point and shoot dimage s304 for snapshots and it's fine for that purpose, autofocus usually works well enough if there is a fairly contrasty line in the plane of focus. Without that line though, it's quite a headache. As for manual focusing on my model, it requires some mysterious combination of buttons I've never had the patience to learn. If I'm going to manual focus - I want a ring to grab that's mechanically connected to the lens. I wish camera manufacturers would focus on simple natural designs rather than throw a kitchen full of features behind three buttons and deep menu system.
Believe it or not, I know of a computer that was built in the late 70's that could multiply numbers faster than today's fastest Pentiums can.
I wonder if this really is flamebait or an unfair mod. I'd really like to know but there are no citations accompanying it. A quick google search isn't all that helpful although there are some brief summaries of mechanical computers and the like around (referencing a response to the original post which mentioned a fast one from the 20's - a joke I'm sure). Can anyone substantiate this guy's claims or certify them as bunk? It's an interesting statement but seems quite hard to believe.
Iff you know how to use it, any Digital or Film SLR should have whatever depth of field you need, and should be really fast to dial in the right setting. On my Canon AE-1 Program (a 1980 film SLR) it takes me seconds to dial the shutter speed to one that will force the aperature to what I want.
I have an 80's Cannon A-1. There is a little slider on the body near the lens attachment point which closes the aperature manually. That way, a shooter can actually see the depth of field before taking the shot and adjust as appropriate. I always loved that feature.
Tough camera BTW. It had been my uncle's - he dropped it in the ocean on scuba diving trip and then gave it to me. I spent $100 on repairs (mid 80s) and have had no problems since.
Scenario 2:
OPEN THE DOOR! POLICE!
We're here to install some spyware on your machine. We have a warrant.
Oh sure, come in.
(half an hour later...)
A half hour? I would think it takes a couple days to get all the dependencies right. Some will be an easy rpm install, but two or three will have to be compiled using an outdated set of dependencies that're impossible to find anywhere and which recursively rely on other impossible to find dependencies. Eventually, the cops give up in frustration and demand that our hacker install RH9 with a custom kernal. Hacker complies, scripts out non-nefarious usage patterns for that machine and moves on to a different one.