Years ago I created an alias for rm -rf called "nuke". I've been using it for so long that I just type it automatically whenever I need to use rm -rf. I've never created the alias under root though, so if I ever type it without thinking I'll save myself some potential heartache. It's not happened yet though.
I agree with your sentiment too. If I'm logged into a server, it's as root. I wouldn't be logged into the server if I didn't need to do something that wasn't as root, so what the hell would be the point?!
10 years support for a phone is never going to happen, and it shouldn't. A ten year old device like that would be hopelessly outdated. Even something 2 years old looks pretty pathetic nowadays. They should however be forced to provide updates for the duration of your contract. I know mobile contracts over in the US are pretty fucked up, but here in the UK my current phone is on a two year contract. I just got the update to 2.2 yesterday, but I've still got another 20+ months of contract to run. That's certainly going to cover 2.3, and probably the next version too. I really would like to know that I can have those updates when they're made available.
How about DUFAOATGOTSIOAIISAUPTTDARGOMT (Don't Use Fucking Acronyms Once And Then Go On To Spell It Out As It Is An Utterly Pointless Thing To Do And Really Gets On My Tits!)
There are a lot of talented, professional people working for free: Linux programmers, Debian developers, Gnome developers.... And don't say they get paid lots of money for it: they certainly didn't get any money when they started.
Are you saying there is less free talent available in the AV arts than in programming?
No I'm not, and I didn't say they wouldn't be successful. They may well be, and I hope they are. The question posed was whether this was the future of TV. I can't see it, there just isn't enough security in it for all those people working in TV to bet their working lives on.
I think there's certainly room for projects like these, and I hope to see more of it. But it's not going to replace regular TV making, much as we may wish it to be so.
The main reason to upgrade is when %your_application% needs to be upgraded to get a new feature, or bug fixed.
What about just upgrading because you want to? Because you'd like to try it out. Because you have an interest in playing with the new toys? Obviously I'm not talking about doing this on a production server, but on a (spare, or virtual if required) home computer, why not?
Doesn't matter if he plays Tetris 39 hours a week. If the project gets done, done right, on schedule - why would you care about anything else?
I understand what you're getting at, and obviously you're using an extreme example, but if you have somone "working" for you who is spending that much time not working, you're drastically underusing your resources. Either that or you have too many people for the workload.
A big thank you to America (and yes, Russia too) for getting us started on this whole space thingamajig. I think Europe and Asia can take over now. So long, and thanks for all the fish!
I couldn't agree more. I went to the web page to see what it was and what it was capable of, and was met with a Wiki full of links. Just a few paragraphs of introduction would go a long way.
Personally, I think people are aching for alternatives to the current big players like McAfee.
Damn straight. Our students use McAfee because our parent institution has a site license. Frankly, it's the biggest pile of crap going. It takes ages to scan, uses huge amounts of resources, and then proceeds to do fuck all about most of the infections. Those that it does claim to remove are actually still there afterwards. Frankly, I wouldn't install McAfee if they were paying me. Given the choice between that and Microsoft, I know which way I'd go.
Can anyone explain to me why Linux has so many filesystems? Windows has had NTFS for years (admittedly, several versions, but never any compatibility issues that I've come across), and Linux has, what, 73 or something?! Is it really that hard to get it right?
they're not really bare metal hypervisors - they're cut-down linux OSes. ESX uses a redhat-based linux, ESXi uses busybox IIRC. VMWare Server (as faras I'm concerned) is a user-level hypervisor that runs on Linux too - or at least that's how I always install it:)
Not strictly true. The service console is a cut-down Linux. The actual hypervisor is VMWare's own creation.
Second that. I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 years, before that it was Debian. Frankly I haven't got time to piss about, I just want it working. I don't have a problem with binary only drivers like NVidia. I support the idea of free software as far as possible, but if it doesn't do the job, then I'm not going to go without.
Why the fuck would I want to be waving my arms around poking away at my screen? Can you imagine how quickly your arms would ache if you had to do that? With my mouse I can rest my entire arm on the desk. It works perfectly well. There's nothing wrong with touch technology as an addition to other stuff, but its certainly not a replacement. What a load of bollocks.
I wouldn't disagree at all with that. I'm just saying that I see an awful lot of people dump their children at school and expect them to take full responsibility for their education. Parents must take a part too, and I think there is a depressing lack of that, certainly here in the UK at least.
Surely the parents should play a part here too? I wasn't exactly a genius at school, although probably above average. But my parents did their best to support my interests, ensuring that I had ample opportunity to apply myself. I'm not talking about financially here, although having money helps. I'm talking about spending time with your kids, helping them to help themselves. If I had a "high achieving" child, I certainly wouldn't expect the school to take on full responsibility for their education. That's just lazy parenting.
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Years ago I created an alias for rm -rf called "nuke". I've been using it for so long that I just type it automatically whenever I need to use rm -rf. I've never created the alias under root though, so if I ever type it without thinking I'll save myself some potential heartache. It's not happened yet though.
I agree with your sentiment too. If I'm logged into a server, it's as root. I wouldn't be logged into the server if I didn't need to do something that wasn't as root, so what the hell would be the point?!
10 years support for a phone is never going to happen, and it shouldn't. A ten year old device like that would be hopelessly outdated. Even something 2 years old looks pretty pathetic nowadays. They should however be forced to provide updates for the duration of your contract. I know mobile contracts over in the US are pretty fucked up, but here in the UK my current phone is on a two year contract. I just got the update to 2.2 yesterday, but I've still got another 20+ months of contract to run. That's certainly going to cover 2.3, and probably the next version too. I really would like to know that I can have those updates when they're made available.
They don't go anywhere.
They go up!
How about DUFAOATGOTSIOAIISAUPTTDARGOMT (Don't Use Fucking Acronyms Once And Then Go On To Spell It Out As It Is An Utterly Pointless Thing To Do And Really Gets On My Tits!)
There are a lot of talented, professional people working for free: Linux programmers, Debian developers, Gnome developers....
And don't say they get paid lots of money for it: they certainly didn't get any money when they started.
Are you saying there is less free talent available in the AV arts than in programming?
No I'm not, and I didn't say they wouldn't be successful. They may well be, and I hope they are. The question posed was whether this was the future of TV. I can't see it, there just isn't enough security in it for all those people working in TV to bet their working lives on.
I think there's certainly room for projects like these, and I hope to see more of it. But it's not going to replace regular TV making, much as we may wish it to be so.
"This production was possible due in no small part to the willingness of talented, professional people working for free"
I would have to concur.
Suddenly I'm proud to be British. God save the Queen!
The main reason to upgrade is when %your_application% needs to be upgraded to get a new feature, or bug fixed.
What about just upgrading because you want to? Because you'd like to try it out. Because you have an interest in playing with the new toys? Obviously I'm not talking about doing this on a production server, but on a (spare, or virtual if required) home computer, why not?
Doesn't matter if he plays Tetris 39 hours a week. If the project gets done, done right, on schedule - why would you care about anything else?
I understand what you're getting at, and obviously you're using an extreme example, but if you have somone "working" for you who is spending that much time not working, you're drastically underusing your resources. Either that or you have too many people for the workload.
A big thank you to America (and yes, Russia too) for getting us started on this whole space thingamajig. I think Europe and Asia can take over now. So long, and thanks for all the fish!
I couldn't agree more. I went to the web page to see what it was and what it was capable of, and was met with a Wiki full of links. Just a few paragraphs of introduction would go a long way.
Multiple workspaces has got to be the feature that puts FOSS desktops above Winodws' in my mind
Have you tried dexpot? If you're looking for a workspace manager for Windows, this is the best one I've come across so far.
Personally, I think people are aching for alternatives to the current big players like McAfee.
Damn straight. Our students use McAfee because our parent institution has a site license. Frankly, it's the biggest pile of crap going. It takes ages to scan, uses huge amounts of resources, and then proceeds to do fuck all about most of the infections. Those that it does claim to remove are actually still there afterwards. Frankly, I wouldn't install McAfee if they were paying me. Given the choice between that and Microsoft, I know which way I'd go.
Can anyone explain to me why Linux has so many filesystems? Windows has had NTFS for years (admittedly, several versions, but never any compatibility issues that I've come across), and Linux has, what, 73 or something?! Is it really that hard to get it right?
Aye. I was going to vote it down, but there's no "Piss Poor Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation" option. Shame.
they're not really bare metal hypervisors - they're cut-down linux OSes. ESX uses a redhat-based linux, ESXi uses busybox IIRC. VMWare Server (as faras I'm concerned) is a user-level hypervisor that runs on Linux too - or at least that's how I always install it :)
Not strictly true. The service console is a cut-down Linux. The actual hypervisor is VMWare's own creation.
Second that. I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 years, before that it was Debian. Frankly I haven't got time to piss about, I just want it working. I don't have a problem with binary only drivers like NVidia. I support the idea of free software as far as possible, but if it doesn't do the job, then I'm not going to go without.
Why the fuck would I want to be waving my arms around poking away at my screen? Can you imagine how quickly your arms would ache if you had to do that? With my mouse I can rest my entire arm on the desk. It works perfectly well. There's nothing wrong with touch technology as an addition to other stuff, but its certainly not a replacement. What a load of bollocks.
Dear Cybersecurity Commission Chairman,
Please shoot all your spammers.
Sincerely,
The Rest of the World.
Alas, "yeild" doesn't seem to be in the American psyche anymore.
It's also not in any dictionary that I'm aware of either. Yield is though. Sorry, couldn't resist :)
Again, not strictly a doomsday device, but nevertheless, the Lazy Gun is the most ingenious weapon ever inventerised!
What the hell is a "loyal" rat? Come to that, why the hell do I want to know?!
There is no expat license fee.
And why should there be? They've fucked off else where. They used to live here. Now they don't.
I wouldn't disagree at all with that. I'm just saying that I see an awful lot of people dump their children at school and expect them to take full responsibility for their education. Parents must take a part too, and I think there is a depressing lack of that, certainly here in the UK at least.
Surely the parents should play a part here too? I wasn't exactly a genius at school, although probably above average. But my parents did their best to support my interests, ensuring that I had ample opportunity to apply myself. I'm not talking about financially here, although having money helps. I'm talking about spending time with your kids, helping them to help themselves. If I had a "high achieving" child, I certainly wouldn't expect the school to take on full responsibility for their education. That's just lazy parenting.