Depends on what part of the DC area - I live in a relatively quiet suburb of DC, 15 minutes away on 5 acres of wooded land, relatively little traffic out here (or there was until they finish with the highway exit, but still...)
You can find plenty of almost affordable housing in the 25-50 mile range from the city, & there is a decent subway system - Metro - once you get nearer to the city (ther are plans to extend it further out).
Is there *any* way to pay my Comcast bill online? You'd think that someone that wants to be a major player would have an SSL page *somewhere*.
As an aside - I got a bill saying my payment was late...3-4 days AFTER I paid it, mailed FROM the local office where I paid IN PERSON! Next time I'll wait for my receipt.
Check out this Onion article...
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Ok, apparently I'm having a problem building apache on Solaris 8:
In file included from/home/isaac/httpd-2.0.35/srclib/apr/atomic/so laris_sparc/apr_atomic_sparc.s:63:/usr/include/sy s/asm_linkage.h:104: `#' operator should be followed by a macro argument name
(Repeats for several different lines)
/home/isaac/httpd-2.0.35/srclib/apr/atomic/solari s_sparc/apr_atomic_sparc.s:113: unterminated character constant
Looks like possibly a broken include file on Solaris, any ideas?
Re:Will this instruction work from KDE3's README?
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You could try 'cd/where/you/downloaded/the/KDE3/RPMS; rpm -Fvh *rpm' (-F = freshen, will only update kde packages you have installed on your system). You may have to do it twice; once to see what packages complain & again to install the kde packages.
I've been using UNIX & Linux for about 4 years now, and I'm often asked why I still use Red Hat instead of Debian or Slackware. Here's why:
Familiarity with RH (yes, it was the first distro I used, and I have tried others)
Consistency between work & home (RH is the only distro allowed on the servers, and I like being able to keep more-or-less the same setup between home & work)
There are LOTS of software packages in rpm format, and it's not difficult to build your own rpm package (either with a source rpm, or from a tarball)- as for the dep problem, you would still need the same dependencies on another distribution so IMO that arguement is invalid
There are loads of documentation for both Red Hat and rpm in general (www.redhat.com & www.rpm.org are good sites for looking things up - as the website for a linux-related channel states: "You can lead an Red Hat user to documentation, but you can't make him/her read" or words to that effect)
Personally, I don't like the attitude of a lot of Debian users, they really turned me off of even wanting to try Debian anymore (constantly bashing other distros while ignoring the faults in your own is *not* good advocacy)
You do know that a lot of rpm-based distros have good tools that are under the GPL or other open licenses...maybe if Debian would consider using these or similar tools I'd think about giving it a try again at home...after all, there is apt for rpm now, so maybe there is hope that the different distros could play nicer with each other:).
Well, Comcast just sent me a notice stating as of May 1, they'll be charging me $10 US/month MORE (this is *after* they cut my bandwidth). Hopefully I'll actually get a choice of ISPs soon (would love to try out Earthlink, since they seem to offer better throughput rates).
Has anyone ever successfully sued Microsoft? Oh I forgot - even assuming their EULA didn't hold up in court, $30 billion US in cash reserves (I believe) can get you *very* good lawyers.
Most of the debian-based commercial distros have either failed, or are struggling (see: Corel, Stormix, etc.) On the other hand, rpm-based distros (Red Hat, Mandrake) seem to keep their heads above water. I wonder why that is?
Red Hat was founded in 1994, according to their Corporate Information page. Plenty of time to be around for Windows 95 bundling, all of those shady OEM deals, etc.
Look for a mirror (I would tell you which one I'm using, but I'm getting the isos at 455 KBytes/sec right now). My advice would be to check the more obscure ones.
Are there *any* coherent directions to allow viewing of the java VNC desktop through https? I've tried making the applet directory an SSL-enabled virtual host in apache, but that doesn't seem to work. Any help would be appreciated.
Is there *any* clear way to install rawhide via FTP? I know that it's not guaranteed, it may blow up my machine etc. etc., but it would be nice to have a way to do a fresh install of it (I tried using the hdinstall.img from 7.2 & making my own FTP directory, that doesn't seem to work). Any ideas?
I've seen that cartoon - while it is racist & stereotypical (especially in this age of "political correctness"), they actually used the voices of Black actors & actresses (Dorothy Dandridge was Coal Black if memory serves me correctly).
As an aside: there are sites available were you can find this & other banned cartoons, a Google search should help.
I went from working for a large webhosting company on the east coast (long hours, much stress, underpaid, long commute) to a government contractor (reasonable hours, less stress, paid significantly more, 15 minutes from home). I have to say that I love it. I get to do the job I always wanted to do (UNIX/Linux system administrator), there are good benefits, and I am building up a lot of marketable experience. You just have to find the place that feels best for you.
After I upgraded to 2.4.17 on my home machine (with a Linksys card using the tulip driver), I noticed that networking would intermittently stop. I asked around on IRC & apparently this is a known problem, so for now I'm sticking with 2.4.16. Anyone else experience this?
I got a nice surprise...and one not-so nice
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Christmas Eve I ran into a woman from high school that I hadn't seen in 10 years...hopefully I'll be hearing from her again soon:). On the other hand, after having been up for 24 hours building a new computer (my gift to myself) I make the luser mistake of *not* backing up my windows partition before re-installing Win98...at least all I lost where some not-so-important email addresses:|.
According to your figure of $1 billion/year, they would only need 8.33 million subscribers:
10^9 divided by 120 per subscriber = 8333333.333...
However, that figure would assume a market penetration of almost 30 percent of the US population (assuming the US population is 270 million) and at $300 to $400US per receiver I don't see that happening anytime in the near future (maybe if the price of the receiver were $100US, they would stand a better chance).
Do the same FCC decency rules & regulations apply for satellite transmissions as they do for AM/FM? It would be sweet to listen to uncensored talk radio (imagine what Opie & Anthony could do on the air....). I think that would be the killer app for satellite radio.
Try this - instead of an A record for your home system (using the IP address) try adding a CNAME entry (using the fully qualified hostname that AT&T or whoever gives you). This is assuming that your ISP-provided computer name resolves (mine does). I did that on my computer at home & everything works ok.
I have Comcast@Home in the DC area, no interruptions yet (knock wood). Guess they're afraid of cutting off any bigwigs that may be on @home:P.
As some of you may or may not know, I am the system administrator for www.noaa.gov (the webserver, not the whole organization). Ozone information can be found on:
http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov
BTW - for anyone that cares, the ozonelayer site runs on a Linux box:).
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You can find plenty of almost affordable housing in the 25-50 mile range from the city, & there is a decent subway system - Metro - once you get nearer to the city (ther are plans to extend it further out).
As an aside - I got a bill saying my payment was late...3-4 days AFTER I paid it, mailed FROM the local office where I paid IN PERSON! Next time I'll wait for my receipt.
Here - teenager says that the 23rd century sucks.
In file included from /home/isaac/httpd-2.0.35/srclib/apr/atomic/so laris_sparc/apr_atomic_sparc.s:63: /usr/include/sy s/asm_linkage.h:104: `#' operator should be followed by a macro argument name
(Repeats for several different lines)
Looks like possibly a broken include file on Solaris, any ideas?
You could try 'cd /where/you/downloaded/the/KDE3/RPMS; rpm -Fvh *rpm' (-F = freshen, will only update kde packages you have installed on your system). You may have to do it twice; once to see what packages complain & again to install the kde packages.
You do know that a lot of rpm-based distros have good tools that are under the GPL or other open licenses...maybe if Debian would consider using these or similar tools I'd think about giving it a try again at home...after all, there is apt for rpm now, so maybe there is hope that the different distros could play nicer with each other :).
Well, Comcast just sent me a notice stating as of May 1, they'll be charging me $10 US/month MORE (this is *after* they cut my bandwidth). Hopefully I'll actually get a choice of ISPs soon (would love to try out Earthlink, since they seem to offer better throughput rates).
Has anyone ever successfully sued Microsoft? Oh I forgot - even assuming their EULA didn't hold up in court, $30 billion US in cash reserves (I believe) can get you *very* good lawyers.
Most of the debian-based commercial distros have either failed, or are struggling (see: Corel, Stormix, etc.) On the other hand, rpm-based distros (Red Hat, Mandrake) seem to keep their heads above water. I wonder why that is?
Red Hat was founded in 1994, according to their Corporate Information page. Plenty of time to be around for Windows 95 bundling, all of those shady OEM deals, etc.
Look for a mirror (I would tell you which one I'm using, but I'm getting the isos at 455 KBytes/sec right now). My advice would be to check the more obscure ones.
Are there *any* coherent directions to allow viewing of the java VNC desktop through https? I've tried making the applet directory an SSL-enabled virtual host in apache, but that doesn't seem to work. Any help would be appreciated.
Why not simply put in fake info where they ask for it during registration? That would skew their metrics somewhat I would think :).
OK, so who played the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi in ESB & ROTJ?
Is there *any* clear way to install rawhide via FTP? I know that it's not guaranteed, it may blow up my machine etc. etc., but it would be nice to have a way to do a fresh install of it (I tried using the hdinstall.img from 7.2 & making my own FTP directory, that doesn't seem to work). Any ideas?
'Nuff said :P.
As an aside: there are sites available were you can find this & other banned cartoons, a Google search should help.
The last time I checked (1 day ago), Red Hat allows for a text-based install and package selection.
I went from working for a large webhosting company on the east coast (long hours, much stress, underpaid, long commute) to a government contractor (reasonable hours, less stress, paid significantly more, 15 minutes from home). I have to say that I love it. I get to do the job I always wanted to do (UNIX/Linux system administrator), there are good benefits, and I am building up a lot of marketable experience. You just have to find the place that feels best for you.
After I upgraded to 2.4.17 on my home machine (with a Linksys card using the tulip driver), I noticed that networking would intermittently stop. I asked around on IRC & apparently this is a known problem, so for now I'm sticking with 2.4.16. Anyone else experience this?
Christmas Eve I ran into a woman from high school that I hadn't seen in 10 years...hopefully I'll be hearing from her again soon :). On the other hand, after having been up for 24 hours building a new computer (my gift to myself) I make the luser mistake of *not* backing up my windows partition before re-installing Win98...at least all I lost where some not-so-important email addresses :|.
10^9 divided by 120 per subscriber = 8333333.333...
However, that figure would assume a market penetration of almost 30 percent of the US population (assuming the US population is 270 million) and at $300 to $400US per receiver I don't see that happening anytime in the near future (maybe if the price of the receiver were $100US, they would stand a better chance).
Do the same FCC decency rules & regulations apply for satellite transmissions as they do for AM/FM? It would be sweet to listen to uncensored talk radio (imagine what Opie & Anthony could do on the air....). I think that would be the killer app for satellite radio.
I have Comcast@Home in the DC area, no interruptions yet (knock wood). Guess they're afraid of cutting off any bigwigs that may be on @home
http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov
BTW - for anyone that cares, the ozonelayer site runs on a Linux box