I'm trying to decide why they need four display adapters. The G400 can drive 2048x1536 at 32-bit on one head, so 2048x2560 should be a job for two heads, right?
GNU already does offer net resources to a lot of GNU projects. For any given GNU package, you have a high probability of getting a 2xx response from http://www.gnu.org/software/whatever/ . Try gdb, gcc, bash, etc. Furthermore, there is the enormous collection of software at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu .
The transforms are not that useful when applied to windows, but the same transforms can be applied to any visual in the berlin system. For example, you could have a really spiffy nested list widget (think MacOS finder), and when you click on the button to expose another sub-level, the button rotates in a visually pleasing manner, instead of simply switching to another state.
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So the cell phone infrastructure has a built-in denial-of-service attack. Float a ballon that transmits a cell phone signal at high power. Watch cell phone network collapse.
Fascinating logic, but I don't buy your premise that most jobs require college education. I propose that most jobs are in the manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. Auto mechanics and waiters don't need a college education. Engineers and doctors do, but there are far fewer of them.
Aren't you people boycotting The Man's movies? I know I am, unless and until the DeCSS suit is dropped. There are plenty of fine independent films that don't make you fund a witch hunt against a computer programmer.
You can reporgram the M Roadster's ignition and fule mapping by jacking in to the OBD-II diagnostic port. A true hacker's delight. Do the rest of us a favor and don't break any emissions laws.
Re:As if I needed an excuse to avoid GNOME 1.2.0
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Maybe they are ignoring slackware because the mainstream of slackware users don't use pacakges much. I know I don't, and every one of my friends who use Slackware just get the source and compile everything.
Seriously, have you ever installed a Slack package that wasn't part of the distribution?
Zeldman is the one that missed the point. My point is that Zeldman is trying to correct for a flaw in my platform that doesn't even exist. As a substitute for the non-problem, he has given me the problem that his fonts are a particular pixel height on my screen, which might be unreadable or annoyingly huge, depending on the device. If point sizes don't work (they generally do), then the author shouldsimply be content to not specify the sizes of fonts.
His recommendation ranks right up there with all the other pompous shit that people pull in the name of visual control. Lots of popular web sites like to inform me that I don't have Flash (I do), or that they don't support my browser (they do). It's sheer ignorance.
There are two correct solutions to the problem, neither of which are to specify font sizes in pixels. The first is to use the intersection of HTML tags that are supported by the various browsers. The second is tocode to the standard and wait for the browsers to catch up. Either way, making assumptions about platforms and output devices is not the way to do things.
Suppose my output device is a printer. How big are Zeldman's 24 pixel H1s going to be then? About 0.04 inches. Unreadable garbage. Just deliver the content for fuck's sake.
They aren't. The interviewee is obviously stuck on some lesser platform that isn't able to render points at the proper physical size. Too bad for him. On XFree86 I can tell the X server that my screen is 16 inches high and 12 inches wide. Shockingly, X actually renders 18-point fonts 1/4" high! Oh X, how do I love thee?
Many Macintosh people also have their monitors set to 72 dpi. So, to be quite frank, I think the author should revise his opinion to say that points are a useless metric on his platform. And they are sure a helluva lot better than using pixels. What an uniformed asshole.
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Yeah, I've ben trying to use the testdrive machines, but I really don't get it. HOW THE FUCK ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET SOFTWARE TO THESE THINGS?! You can't successfully FTP to them, rcp doesn't work, scp sure as hell doesn't work. I even tried zmodem, but it didn't work and they finally took rz off the redhat machine after I tried a dozen times. They left it on the SuSE machine, though.
COMPAQ?!?!?!?!?! Listen Up!!!
Great, now when can I get Slate?
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These new SMP machines are great for whatever they are designed to do, I'm sure. But what I really want is a rack full of these to replace all the 1U Intel architecture machines my company is putting into data centers.
Well, this is missing the point of MBone and multicast technology. To send a 1 Mbps video signal down the MBone to 100000 people requires exactly 1 Mbps of bandwidth on any single link. Routers that are routing the signal to multiple destinations need some multiple of that for their backplane speed, but not on the wire. Sadly, the current popular streaming formats (RealVideo, in particular) would require 100 Gbps to do the same thing. Sigh.
This feature has ben removed from more than just the preferences box. There were multiple ways to block images in past Mozillas. You could right-click the mouse on an image and select "Block images from this host" or similar. There was also an image manager from under the Tasks->Personal Managers menu, which is gone. There was also a preference to not load images from outside sites.
I don't particularly mind, because I know I can always proxy banner sites into oblivion. However, It was much easier to build an effective blocking list by simply right-clicking on every banner ad on the web. Within a few minutes, you could have an advertisement-free web experience. Now I have to edit some proxy config files.
The other reason I don't mind is that the source to Mozilla is open. This feature can be added (or apparently, #defined into existence) by whomever, whenever.
Well you needn't feel too good about semiconductor manufacturers in Austin using wind power. The single Alcoa smelter in Rockdale will burn enough ultra-low-grade lignite to smog up the state. Look, I even have a link.
I'm not saying that the semiconductors aren't doing the right thing, but each region has its big bad polluters. Here in the SF Bay Area (where I live now), it is the semiconductor industry, but in Texas (where I am from) there are bigger fish to fry.
No. This doesn't sound familiar at all. You see, Konquerer is not built into any operating system. Linux is an operating system. KDE is a desktop environment. The defining feature of an operating system is that it operates the hardware in your computer and provides a programmatic interface to other software. KDE and other desktops are part of the other software, not the operating system.
The objection in Microsoft's case is that the browser if foisted upon everyone who only wants the operating system. When you try to patch the operating system by installing a service pack for Windows NT, it requires you to install Internet Explorer. The browser is similarly bundled with a variety of other Microsoft software. You cannot install IIS nor Exchange without first installing Internet Explorer. I find this less disturbing because IIS and Exchange are not core components of the operating system, but it still indicative of a trend.
The same objection will never be made in the case of Linux. You will always be able to have Linux without whatever you don't want. Download, configure, build. Make your own distribution. It is what RMS is always saying but nobody is listening: Free Software is about Freedom. With Linux, KDE, GNOME, Mozilla, and the rest, you get to decide.
I think you picked on something of an edge case with OpenTracker. That software was only liberated a few weeks ago. It only runs on BeOS, which has a very small developer community. It isn't worth porting to some other platform, because all of its gee-whiz functionality depends upon the BeFS. So I wouldn't hold that up as a failure just yet.
If your network link is encrypted, is there any reason for encrypted applications like ssh, https, and friends? It seems the answer would be no, but I'm not an expert.
Ah, but I don't think my analogy is flawed. The vast majority of people who drive automobiles are continuously breaking laws. The 50th percentile speed is typically well above the posted speed limit for any given road. Of course, there are also people who follow traffic laws to the letter. This is based on nothing other than my own observations. BTW, I personally break the speed law all the time. But because it is a crime with no victims, I feel it falls under a different category.
If the average person using Napster is committing a crime, then all of those people must be punished to maintain a lawful and orderly society. Punishing Napster and the non-criminals who use is may be more expedient, but it violates basic principles of freedom and individual responsibility.
Copyright infringement is a crime with a victim: the copyright holder. I agree that distributing copyrighted music without permission is a crime and must be stopped. However, Napster has legitimate uses so it must be spared. Consider Napster to be just like any other directory service.
No, your moral weakness is that you cannot concede that Napster has legitimate uses. Yes, you can load Napster and find all of the illegally copied music that you could ever want. There are opportunities to perform crimes every day! You could easily steal some fruit from the grocer's sidewalk stand. You could exceed the speed limit. You could export strong encryption to Iran. However, you are not compelled to do these things just because they are easy, and you should not seek to take away the means of doing illegal things (sidewalk grocers, cars, and email) simply because you don't think you or someone else can resist the temptation.
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I'm trying to decide why they need four display adapters. The G400 can drive 2048x1536 at 32-bit on one head, so 2048x2560 should be a job for two heads, right?
GNU already does offer net resources to a lot of GNU projects. For any given GNU package, you have a high probability of getting a 2xx response from http://www.gnu.org/software/whatever/ . Try gdb, gcc, bash, etc. Furthermore, there is the enormous collection of software at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu .
The transforms are not that useful when applied to windows, but the same transforms can be applied to any visual in the berlin system. For example, you could have a really spiffy nested list widget (think MacOS finder), and when you click on the button to expose another sub-level, the button rotates in a visually pleasing manner, instead of simply switching to another state.
Remember, Linus has a Vaio :)
Is it that easy?
Fascinating logic, but I don't buy your premise that most jobs require college education. I propose that most jobs are in the manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. Auto mechanics and waiters don't need a college education. Engineers and doctors do, but there are far fewer of them.
That, or you could get an editor that is smart enough to match braces.
If two braces match at different indentation levels, therein lies your bug (probably).
Aren't you people boycotting The Man's movies? I know I am, unless and until the DeCSS suit is dropped. There are plenty of fine independent films that don't make you fund a witch hunt against a computer programmer.
You can reporgram the M Roadster's ignition and fule mapping by jacking in to the OBD-II diagnostic port. A true hacker's delight. Do the rest of us a favor and don't break any emissions laws.
Seriously, have you ever installed a Slack package that wasn't part of the distribution?
His recommendation ranks right up there with all the other pompous shit that people pull in the name of visual control. Lots of popular web sites like to inform me that I don't have Flash (I do), or that they don't support my browser (they do). It's sheer ignorance.
There are two correct solutions to the problem, neither of which are to specify font sizes in pixels. The first is to use the intersection of HTML tags that are supported by the various browsers. The second is tocode to the standard and wait for the browsers to catch up. Either way, making assumptions about platforms and output devices is not the way to do things.
Suppose my output device is a printer. How big are Zeldman's 24 pixel H1s going to be then? About 0.04 inches. Unreadable garbage. Just deliver the content for fuck's sake.
Many Macintosh people also have their monitors set to 72 dpi. So, to be quite frank, I think the author should revise his opinion to say that points are a useless metric on his platform. And they are sure a helluva lot better than using pixels. What an uniformed asshole.
COMPAQ?!?!?!?!?! Listen Up!!!
Anybody know when they go on the market?
Well, this is missing the point of MBone and multicast technology. To send a 1 Mbps video signal down the MBone to 100000 people requires exactly 1 Mbps of bandwidth on any single link. Routers that are routing the signal to multiple destinations need some multiple of that for their backplane speed, but not on the wire. Sadly, the current popular streaming formats (RealVideo, in particular) would require 100 Gbps to do the same thing. Sigh.
I don't particularly mind, because I know I can always proxy banner sites into oblivion. However, It was much easier to build an effective blocking list by simply right-clicking on every banner ad on the web. Within a few minutes, you could have an advertisement-free web experience. Now I have to edit some proxy config files.
The other reason I don't mind is that the source to Mozilla is open. This feature can be added (or apparently, #defined into existence) by whomever, whenever.
-jwb
I'm not saying that the semiconductors aren't doing the right thing, but each region has its big bad polluters. Here in the SF Bay Area (where I live now), it is the semiconductor industry, but in Texas (where I am from) there are bigger fish to fry.
The objection in Microsoft's case is that the browser if foisted upon everyone who only wants the operating system. When you try to patch the operating system by installing a service pack for Windows NT, it requires you to install Internet Explorer. The browser is similarly bundled with a variety of other Microsoft software. You cannot install IIS nor Exchange without first installing Internet Explorer. I find this less disturbing because IIS and Exchange are not core components of the operating system, but it still indicative of a trend.
The same objection will never be made in the case of Linux. You will always be able to have Linux without whatever you don't want. Download, configure, build. Make your own distribution. It is what RMS is always saying but nobody is listening: Free Software is about Freedom. With Linux, KDE, GNOME, Mozilla, and the rest, you get to decide.
I think you picked on something of an edge case with OpenTracker. That software was only liberated a few weeks ago. It only runs on BeOS, which has a very small developer community. It isn't worth porting to some other platform, because all of its gee-whiz functionality depends upon the BeFS. So I wouldn't hold that up as a failure just yet.
Actually, yes they are already in beta. The first beta was forked to make Netscape 6 PR1, the second beta is upcoming.
If your network link is encrypted, is there any reason for encrypted applications like ssh, https, and friends? It seems the answer would be no, but I'm not an expert.
I totally agree with you, AC! I just choose to support those who have already been liberated by listening to their music.
-jwb
Copyright infringement is a crime with a victim: the copyright holder. I agree that distributing copyrighted music without permission is a crime and must be stopped. However, Napster has legitimate uses so it must be spared. Consider Napster to be just like any other directory service.
-jwb