One thing you need to consider is that the majority of businesses today use Microsoft Office, so therefore to adequately prepare your students for employment you should consider teaching them to use the software that has the most market share.
Most hosting companies host with Linux or BSD, and I'm sure the Slashdot crowd will jump all over me for this comment, but I prefer to be hosted on Windows. I've found that VIA NET.WORKS are specialists in Windows hosting and provide great service for a very affordable price, $1.99 per month, if you can believe it. I've hosted with them for almost five years now, and I always get a better price and/or more features every year when I renew. Their website is http://www.vianetworks.net
Dude, cut Pat some slack (no pun intended). He only put his health update in the changelog because it is the most effective way of getting the word out to the Slackware community. Pat doesn't really have a blog, so the changelog is the next best thing.
Some of the facts in this story are garbled or just plain wrong. Although there may be some secret regulation about photo-ID, the requirement was put in place originally by the airlines, not the government. It predated the TWA crash and had little, if anything, to do with security. Rather it was mostly an effort by the airlines to prevent people from selling non-refundable tickets which otherwise would go unused.
To the extent that the requirement is still imposed by the airlines, I do not see this case going very far. As private businesses, they have a lot more leeway than the government to put conditions on the so-called right to travel. They are free to do so as long as the conditions do not result in discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability, etc. And note that even disabled people must accept some restrictions, e.g., they can't sit in an exit row.
I would think the obvious solution is to find a game that you can both enjoy playing together! If City of Heroes doesn't strike her fancy then perhaps The Sims would be more her speed.
I agree, the series was slow to start, but once I got into it, it was a very enjoyable read. It should translate well to the screen, since it is often easier to simply show something to the viewer, than to try to describe it to the reader.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Lord" Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: Re: Why do you post dupes?
> I'm sorry about that duplicate (and any others) -- this Sunday I was > pretty much out of it: personal things were unhappy, and I missed the > story. There is a putative "duplicate catcher" which looks for similar > words and attempts to point out suspiciously similar stories, but in this > case it wasn't triggered. Still my fault of course; that duplicate > catcher, though, does a very good job in general of reducing duplicate > posts (from me or anyone else). > > If I could pull time backwards while preserving present knowledge, I'd > spot that in the bin and scoff at the dupe, then delete it unread, > wondering about all the submitters who send in dupes. Now, it's chagrin > city instead. > > Apologies. > > Tim
Unfortunately there have been quality problems with Microsoft Service Packs in the past, therefore many companies do not simply slap new service packs into production as soon as they are released. These things require testing to make sure they do not introduce new problems or unexpected incompatibilities.
So have some sympathy, okay? Maintaining a stable production environment is a delicate dance between staying current, yet avoiding the "bleeding edge" where one is likely to produce new problems.
It just cracks me up that this overpriced machine is already behind the technology curve. The motherboard they chose does not support the new 8x AGP standard, so for that reason they are not getting full use of their Radeon 9700 card. (It will sync to 4x AGP.)
And too bad they didn't choose the 3.06 Ghz P4 with Hyperthreading -- yet another new feature this machine of yesterday does not support.
And what about Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives? A year from now, when pretty much every drive sold is SATA, the owner of this dinosaur will be sorry they didn't have the foresight to include support for this technology.
Several other posters seem enamored with the DVD+RW drive that is included, but a better choice would be the new Sony drive that supports DVD+RW, DVD+R as well as DVD-RW and DVD-R. (Yes, those dashes and plus signs mean different things folks!)
I could build a more modern machine that supports all of the important technologies listed above for half the price, without all the punk-ass neon light shit.
Well using that argument, I may well consider GNU's contribution to be "secondary". If anything, the acronym LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) seems most appropriate, because it focuses on the applications which provide the actual SOLUTION.
Apache - not GNU. PHP - not GNU. Samba - not GNU. Sendmail - not GNU. Perl - not GNU. KDE - not GNU. (The list goes on and on...) Gee, it looks like a whole slew of important components of a Linux system are not GNU. Richard Stallman needs to grow up. (And get a hair cut.)
I agree, Dave and Buster's would be an excellent choice. Unfortunately, it seems that MeetUp has already selected three poor choice locations for next month, and D&B's isn't one of them. Oh well, there's always September.
I did not RSVP, nor did I show up because the location sucked. Not everyone who reads/. is some twentysometing inner-city punk-ass. How about a venue out in the suburbs? I think the Perimeter Mall area is a good place to meet in the middle, for those traveling from the northern suburbs and those coming in from the city.
You can imagine my disappointment when I saw that the choices for next month's meetup are all inside the perimeter. Who picks these things? Hey MeetUp people, how about letting us vote for our own choice of venues, and then narrow down the final choice by general vote.
Why does it say: Roblimo has posted his impressions of the... This article was written by some dude named Matt Michie. I thought Roblimo was some guy named Robin Miller. WTF?
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One thing you need to consider is that the majority of businesses today use Microsoft Office, so therefore to adequately prepare your students for employment you should consider teaching them to use the software that has the most market share.
Most hosting companies host with Linux or BSD, and I'm sure the Slashdot crowd will jump all over me for this comment, but I prefer to be hosted on Windows. I've found that VIA NET.WORKS are specialists in Windows hosting and provide great service for a very affordable price, $1.99 per month, if you can believe it. I've hosted with them for almost five years now, and I always get a better price and/or more features every year when I renew. Their website is http://www.vianetworks.net
Dude, cut Pat some slack (no pun intended). He only put his health update in the changelog because it is the most effective way of getting the word out to the Slackware community. Pat doesn't really have a blog, so the changelog is the next best thing.
USB microphones are available.
I think the whole world wants to know..... any Oedipus action with Gates McFadden? (C'mon Will, surely you at least thought about it.)
Some of the facts in this story are garbled or just plain wrong. Although there may be some secret regulation about photo-ID, the requirement was put in place originally by the airlines, not the government. It predated the TWA crash and had little, if anything, to do with security. Rather it was mostly an effort by the airlines to prevent people from selling non-refundable tickets which otherwise would go unused.
To the extent that the requirement is still imposed by the airlines, I do not see this case going very far. As private businesses, they have a lot more leeway than the government to put conditions on the so-called right to travel. They are free to do so as long as the conditions do not result in discrimination on the basis of race, gender, disability, etc. And note that even disabled people must accept some restrictions, e.g., they can't sit in an exit row.
I should register "Osbourne Computer" or "Altair" or something equally cool, geeky and dead.
I would think the obvious solution is to find a game that you can both enjoy playing together! If City of Heroes doesn't strike her fancy then perhaps The Sims would be more her speed.
I agree, the series was slow to start, but once I got into it, it was a very enjoyable read. It should translate well to the screen, since it is often easier to simply show something to the viewer, than to try to describe it to the reader.
"It appears that Intel has pantented...
Uh.... what exactly is "pantented"?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Lord"
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: Why do you post dupes?
> I'm sorry about that duplicate (and any others) -- this Sunday I was
> pretty much out of it: personal things were unhappy, and I missed the
> story. There is a putative "duplicate catcher" which looks for similar
> words and attempts to point out suspiciously similar stories, but in this
> case it wasn't triggered. Still my fault of course; that duplicate
> catcher, though, does a very good job in general of reducing duplicate
> posts (from me or anyone else).
>
> If I could pull time backwards while preserving present knowledge, I'd
> spot that in the bin and scoff at the dupe, then delete it unread,
> wondering about all the submitters who send in dupes. Now, it's chagrin
> city instead.
>
> Apologies.
>
> Tim
Unfortunately there have been quality problems with Microsoft Service Packs in the past, therefore many companies do not simply slap new service packs into production as soon as they are released. These things require testing to make sure they do not introduce new problems or unexpected incompatibilities.
So have some sympathy, okay? Maintaining a stable production environment is a delicate dance between staying current, yet avoiding the "bleeding edge" where one is likely to produce new problems.
It just cracks me up that this overpriced machine is already behind the technology curve. The motherboard they chose does not support the new 8x AGP standard, so for that reason they are not getting full use of their Radeon 9700 card. (It will sync to 4x AGP.)
And too bad they didn't choose the 3.06 Ghz P4 with Hyperthreading -- yet another new feature this machine of yesterday does not support.
And what about Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives? A year from now, when pretty much every drive sold is SATA, the owner of this dinosaur will be sorry they didn't have the foresight to include support for this technology.
Several other posters seem enamored with the DVD+RW drive that is included, but a better choice would be the new Sony drive that supports DVD+RW, DVD+R as well as DVD-RW and DVD-R. (Yes, those dashes and plus signs mean different things folks!)
I could build a more modern machine that supports all of the important technologies listed above for half the price, without all the punk-ass neon light shit.
Shot through the wallet, and you're to blame!
You give piracy, a bad name!
Well using that argument, I may well consider GNU's contribution to be "secondary". If anything, the acronym LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) seems most appropriate, because it focuses on the applications which provide the actual SOLUTION.
Not to mention XFree86!!!
Apache - not GNU.
PHP - not GNU.
Samba - not GNU.
Sendmail - not GNU.
Perl - not GNU.
KDE - not GNU.
(The list goes on and on...)
Gee, it looks like a whole slew of important components of a Linux system are not GNU. Richard Stallman needs to grow up. (And get a hair cut.)
I can't believe timothy mentions Borders in this article... I thought all Slashdot automatons were required to plug Think Geek at all times?
Does it scare you that being sodomized nightly by your cell mate will be a big part of your life for the next 33 months?
I agree, Dave and Buster's would be an excellent choice. Unfortunately, it seems that MeetUp has already selected three poor choice locations for next month, and D&B's isn't one of them. Oh well, there's always September.
I did not RSVP, nor did I show up because the location sucked. Not everyone who reads /. is some twentysometing inner-city punk-ass. How about a venue out in the suburbs? I think the Perimeter Mall area is a good place to meet in the middle, for those traveling from the northern suburbs and those coming in from the city.
You can imagine my disappointment when I saw that the choices for next month's meetup are all inside the perimeter. Who picks these things? Hey MeetUp people, how about letting us vote for our own choice of venues, and then narrow down the final choice by general vote.
When I worked in the city of Columbus, we had three VAX servers and they were named: Nina, Pinta, and Santa_Maria.
Running out of names wasn't an issue because we knew we could never afford another VAX server anyway.
Why does it say: Roblimo has posted his impressions of the ...
This article was written by some dude named Matt Michie. I thought Roblimo was some guy named Robin Miller. WTF?
This survey could not have been accurate because there wasn't a choice for vote for "Cowboy Neal"!!!!
What does the Starship Enterprise and Charmin bathroom tissue have in common?
They both orbit URANUS in search of KLINGONS.