But I was a little happy when I heard about the Mozilla security bug. Not because I want to see anything bad happen to the lizard (after all I'm using it now), but because I knew it meant that soon Ximian would release a Mandrake 8.2 build of the most recent version taking care of a few of the other 1.0 bugs I wanted to see fixed.:)
Your point is well taken, since I often find myself playing the part of the Zealot. But there is more to it than this. I personally have been trying to get Linux to replace Windows on my PCs at home. Not simply have it there as a secondary boot. The only thing that keeps me in Windows at this point is Games. I'm a gamer, I love games, and I can't play them in Linux. This is exactly the type of thing thats needed to keep momentum moving in the right direction. We've been facing this chicken/egg situation where you cant run linux because there are no games/apps and no one will develop games/apps because no one runs linux for too long. I'm way past ready for this.
Go Gentoo!
(Offtopic: I have been able to completely convert my laptop to a Linux only box thanks to Mandrake 8.2/Ximian Gnome. I use it primarily for development, and I dont think I'll ever need to boot windows on this machine again.)
I'm not sure who modded the immediate parent up to 2, but I'll reply to the first (obvious troll) comment all the same:
Bill Gates is not the problem. And no one in their right mind is going to attempt any such thing. The real problem isn't business people. Sure they are sleezy, and sure they do what it takes to keep themselves and their companies profitable, but it is the asshat pols like Sen. Hollings that will make all this stuff a set-in-stone reality. Pocked-padded politicians, as worthless as they are, can actually force people to adopt these technologies.
Your right that violence is not an answer. Your answer lies in educating ordinary Americans, making them aware of the danger of this sort of thing, and encouraging them to vote farkers like Hollings out on his well padded rear.
I enjoyed working in Academia more than any other sector, though I'm not certain whether a BIG 10 university is considered Public or Private. (Since it draws a large amount of funds from the Government) Whatever it may be considered, it was terrific for me. The flexibility you have in when you do your reasearch and how you choose to conduct it is unparalleled.
Finally a reason to buy a PDA. I'll need a suitable controller, but personal address books and calanders just never quite made these things interesting for me. Serious old school gaming will get me to CompUSA for one of these faster than all the financial apps in the world.
I'd like to see a story about a certain Commander Taco retiring from posting stories on April first. Couldn't all these be placed a quickies posted near the end of the day?
But I find this hard to believe coming at the same time as the retirement of AMD's long time CEO. If we could only get some real news today, posted by someone other than Rob, I'd be thrilled.
When I was at Purdue we could get most Microsoft software from the copy center for $5 a pop. That included office, all forms of the OS's etc. It's always nicer to have a license and a copy of the CD then something you grabbed from Kazaa. So at that price point it made alot of sense to buy it.
Way back when I was a kid it seemed like an eternity of time existed between my birthday in June and Christmas in December. Nowadays all I seem to be saying to myself is "Seems like I *just went* to the bathroom"
Regulation, deragulation, whatever... All I know is my DSL was unreliable, and my cable service while faster, is bogged down with Code Red infected Windows boxes.
I think I'm going to start the first Aldus Lamp internet. Perhaps with a redundant semiphore backbone.
After wading through this guys paper, and subsequently downing a bottle of asprin to offset the resulting headache, I have come to the following conclusion:
On Jan 1, 2000 we should implement his ingenious plan, and the U.S. should, at the same time, convert to the metric system. (Since it is a known fact that 1 litre holds far more water than 0.28 gallons) This way we'll be able to conserve on water storage space as well as IP address space.
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As a supplimentary reading assignment, this months Linux Journal is running an similar, interesting article on Programming PHP with Security in Mind.
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Jedimom.com, choo choo choosing you...
We hope that you are one of those for whom right and wrong does matter.
In the end, ones decision whether or not to refer to Linux as GNU/Linux is a moral decision? Wow... let the holy wars begin!
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Jedimom.com, the not-so-fresh feeling.
But I was a little happy when I heard about the Mozilla security bug. Not because I want to see anything bad happen to the lizard (after all I'm using it now), but because I knew it meant that soon Ximian would release a Mandrake 8.2 build of the most recent version taking care of a few of the other 1.0 bugs I wanted to see fixed. :)
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Jedimom.com, picking out a thermos, for you.
Your point is well taken, since I often find myself playing the part of the Zealot. But there is more to it than this. I personally have been trying to get Linux to replace Windows on my PCs at home. Not simply have it there as a secondary boot. The only thing that keeps me in Windows at this point is Games. I'm a gamer, I love games, and I can't play them in Linux. This is exactly the type of thing thats needed to keep momentum moving in the right direction. We've been facing this chicken/egg situation where you cant run linux because there are no games/apps and no one will develop games/apps because no one runs linux for too long. I'm way past ready for this.
Go Gentoo!
(Offtopic: I have been able to completely convert my laptop to a Linux only box thanks to Mandrake 8.2/Ximian Gnome. I use it primarily for development, and I dont think I'll ever need to boot windows on this machine again.)
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Jedimom.com, ever been in a turkish prison?
I'm not sure who modded the immediate parent up to 2, but I'll reply to the first (obvious troll) comment all the same:
Bill Gates is not the problem. And no one in their right mind is going to attempt any such thing. The real problem isn't business people. Sure they are sleezy, and sure they do what it takes to keep themselves and their companies profitable, but it is the asshat pols like Sen. Hollings that will make all this stuff a set-in-stone reality. Pocked-padded politicians, as worthless as they are, can actually force people to adopt these technologies.
Your right that violence is not an answer. Your answer lies in educating ordinary Americans, making them aware of the danger of this sort of thing, and encouraging them to vote farkers like Hollings out on his well padded rear.
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Jedimom.com, the not-so-fresh feeling.
I enjoyed working in Academia more than any other sector, though I'm not certain whether a BIG 10 university is considered Public or Private. (Since it draws a large amount of funds from the Government) Whatever it may be considered, it was terrific for me. The flexibility you have in when you do your reasearch and how you choose to conduct it is unparalleled.
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Just my
Jedimom.com, ph balanced, for women.
Finally a reason to buy a PDA. I'll need a suitable controller, but personal address books and calanders just never quite made these things interesting for me. Serious old school gaming will get me to CompUSA for one of these faster than all the financial apps in the world.
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Jedimom.com, ph-balanced, for women.
Here are my current list of demands for a livable tech working environment:
1. Climbing Wall
2. Chalk Bag
3. Pop Tarts
4. Wearable PC
5. Free tickets to Star Wars movies.
Don't need much else, thanks.
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Jedimom.com, ph-balanced, for women.
I'd like to see a story about a certain Commander Taco retiring from posting stories on April first. Couldn't all these be placed a quickies posted near the end of the day?
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Jedimom.com, Ever been in a Turkish Prison?
But I find this hard to believe coming at the same time as the retirement of AMD's long time CEO. If we could only get some real news today, posted by someone other than Rob, I'd be thrilled.
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Jedimom.com, It ain't no summer sausage.
When I was at Purdue we could get most Microsoft software from the copy center for $5 a pop. That included office, all forms of the OS's etc. It's always nicer to have a license and a copy of the CD then something you grabbed from Kazaa. So at that price point it made alot of sense to buy it.
Jedimom.com it ain't your mom's dot com.
This is absolutley my favorite linux friendly game. It single handedly frustrated me to the point of never wanting to boot into Windoze again.
:)
I find that about a quart of gasoline and a box of saftey matches clean out cluttered cubicles better than anything else.
:)
Have fun
Way back when I was a kid it seemed like an eternity of time existed between my birthday in June and Christmas in December. Nowadays all I seem to be saying to myself is "Seems like I *just went* to the bathroom"
flaky time constants..
Regulation, deragulation, whatever... All I know is my DSL was unreliable, and my cable service while faster, is bogged down with Code Red infected Windows boxes.
:)
I think I'm going to start the first Aldus Lamp internet. Perhaps with a redundant semiphore backbone.
Yeah... I'll be rich
The clone wars are fought by thousands upon thousands of copies of Jar Jar. *shiver*
After wading through this guys paper, and subsequently downing a bottle of asprin to offset the resulting headache, I have come to the following conclusion:
On Jan 1, 2000 we should implement his ingenious plan, and the U.S. should, at the same time, convert to the metric system. (Since it is a known fact that 1 litre holds far more water than 0.28 gallons) This way we'll be able to conserve on water storage space as well as IP address space.
Ugh....