the irony of you pointing out that they usually say "I'm using a secure OS link to debian.org" is that if you've apt-get update/upgrade'd in the past month or so, you're fine. Debian seems to have been patched the day after/of the vulnerability announcement.
Considering how many of the major distros have some sort of update tool, I'm really suprised this is as much of a problem as it is.
I may be wrong, but I always thought the pentium PRO was the first to have a risc-ish core. The pentium was just a 586 with a copyright-able name and a built-in (flawed) floating-point coprocessor.
This guy is NOT up with the news. Even old news. You can get a laptop like the libretto, but with a built-in dvd/cdrw, to boot. It's called the fujitsu P-2110, I'm typing on it now, and it only cost me $1,545US (plus tax, shipping, etc, etc.) Why buy the libretto when you can have something just as small (okay, a half-inch deeper, and a wopping ~3lbs) with a higher resolution screen and a removable optical drive? fujitsu 's p2110 site. There are multiple battery options, too, that allow it to run up to 15hrs (theoretically, 8-9hrs realistically) on battery. Suck on that, toshiba.
Stats: 867mhz crusoe, 256mb sdram (upgradable to 512) 10.5" 1280X768 LCD (widescreen, baby!,) 30gb hd, built-in wireless, ethernet, (win)modem, 16x dvd/cdrw, etc. etc. And to kick it all off, it runs debian quite nicely.:)
Sorry, I don't agree with you. I have almost all of moby's CDs (yes, I bought them,) and I think the new album isn't very good. Hence, I did not buy the album NOR did I download the album.
Are you on smack? Speaker for the dead was the best in the series, edging out Ender's Game itself because it was a more mature version, and had more storylines... (don't get me wrong, I love the original, too)
But yes, you're right, the last two (ugh) are HORRIBLE.
In that it doesn't make sense to spend all that money on a large mainframe ($400k was quoted in article) when you could get inexpensive (and fast) i386 boxes and a load balancer. Server management might be easier with the mainframe, but you could have a couple hundred thousand dollars left over to spend on additional console monkeys. Pardon me if someone's already said this.
the best thing about working with sun vs. working with x86 is that you don't need a monitor/video card. The serial console works just fine.
If you managed to get the first page (sounds like you did) you could see they were doing it headless, most likely (hopefully) with some sort of console server. Of course, I don't know if you've ever worked with anything but x86.
So, no, they really don't care about the integrated video.
The main reason why I did not get the X1 is that it does not have an optical (cdrom/dvdrom) drive. Yes, jumpstart rules, but it's more of a pain that popping a cd/dvd into the drive and booting off that.
So My company bought me a dell inspiron. I was going to one that had linux on it, but the hardware options were totally different; I couldn't get the joe-cool 1600X1200 screen, couldn't get the built-in wireless, couldn't get the badass 32MB DDR Geforce2Go (okay, so maybe I'm bragging a little.) I would have been happy to have bought it with linux on it, but the compromise on available hardware was not acceptable.
I realize the reason why they did this; certification of hardware. I'm sure they would have got quite a few calls about the nvidia driver locking up the laptop when you try to start X more than once without rebooting, but other than that, everything works great on RH 7.1 (DVD/CDRW combo, integrated mini-pci wireless, SWEET 1600X1200 display.) Perhaps they just didn't want to go through the effort of certifying hardware, making it a bare-bones laptop instead of going through the trouble.
Now, if only I could get the volume buttons to work...
Children of the mind was weak??? Did you have the awesome foresight to skip over Xenocide? I'm actually kind of frightened of Card being involved... The last two books of the series BLEW. (Whereas Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were incredible.) What's next? Rudy Rucker's Software, Wetware and Freeware? THAT would be cool to see. By the by, if any of you are fans of that series, he's coming out with a fourth book, which hopefully won't suck like Hollow Earth (GAG!) or Card's Xenocide/Children.
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I'm sorry, I just HAVE to mention Rudy Rucker's Software, Wetware, and Freeware series. Tho, I must admit, it's a bit further out there, but it's got my vote for the "made for the slashdotter" title.
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the irony of you pointing out that they usually say "I'm using a secure OS link to debian.org" is that if you've apt-get update/upgrade'd in the past month or so, you're fine. Debian seems to have been patched the day after/of the vulnerability announcement.
:)
Considering how many of the major distros have some sort of update tool, I'm really suprised this is as much of a problem as it is.
So, I'm glad I'm using a secure OS.
that's my knife, too! I love the finger guard. nice and large, don't have to worry about my hand slipping up onto the blade.
Alas, I prefer this for carrying. The glock is too big (imho.)
I may be wrong, but I always thought the pentium PRO was the first to have a risc-ish core. The pentium was just a 586 with a copyright-able name and a built-in (flawed) floating-point coprocessor.
This guy is NOT up with the news. Even old news. You can get a laptop like the libretto, but with a built-in dvd/cdrw, to boot. It's called the fujitsu P-2110, I'm typing on it now, and it only cost me $1,545US (plus tax, shipping, etc, etc.) Why buy the libretto when you can have something just as small (okay, a half-inch deeper, and a wopping ~3lbs) with a higher resolution screen and a removable optical drive? fujitsu 's p2110 site. There are multiple battery options, too, that allow it to run up to 15hrs (theoretically, 8-9hrs realistically) on battery. Suck on that, toshiba.
:)
Stats: 867mhz crusoe, 256mb sdram (upgradable to 512) 10.5" 1280X768 LCD (widescreen, baby!,) 30gb hd, built-in wireless, ethernet, (win)modem, 16x dvd/cdrw, etc. etc. And to kick it all off, it runs debian quite nicely.
Sorry, I don't agree with you. I have almost all of moby's CDs (yes, I bought them,) and I think the new album isn't very good. Hence, I did not buy the album NOR did I download the album.
Are you on smack? Speaker for the dead was the best in the series, edging out Ender's Game itself because it was a more mature version, and had more storylines... (don't get me wrong, I love the original, too)
But yes, you're right, the last two (ugh) are HORRIBLE.
I highly recommend "the hacker and the ants" by Rudy Rucker.
Basically, it's about using artificial intelligence to test market stuff. Interesting.
In that it doesn't make sense to spend all that money on a large mainframe ($400k was quoted in article) when you could get inexpensive (and fast) i386 boxes and a load balancer. Server management might be easier with the mainframe, but you could have a couple hundred thousand dollars left over to spend on additional console monkeys. Pardon me if someone's already said this.
the best thing about working with sun vs. working with x86 is that you don't need a monitor/video card. The serial console works just fine.
If you managed to get the first page (sounds like you did) you could see they were doing it headless, most likely (hopefully) with some sort of console server. Of course, I don't know if you've ever worked with anything but x86.
So, no, they really don't care about the integrated video.
The main reason why I did not get the X1 is that it does not have an optical (cdrom/dvdrom) drive. Yes, jumpstart rules, but it's more of a pain that popping a cd/dvd into the drive and booting off that.
So My company bought me a dell inspiron. I was going to one that had linux on it, but the hardware options were totally different; I couldn't get the joe-cool 1600X1200 screen, couldn't get the built-in wireless, couldn't get the badass 32MB DDR Geforce2Go (okay, so maybe I'm bragging a little.) I would have been happy to have bought it with linux on it, but the compromise on available hardware was not acceptable.
I realize the reason why they did this; certification of hardware. I'm sure they would have got quite a few calls about the nvidia driver locking up the laptop when you try to start X more than once without rebooting, but other than that, everything works great on RH 7.1 (DVD/CDRW combo, integrated mini-pci wireless, SWEET 1600X1200 display.) Perhaps they just didn't want to go through the effort of certifying hardware, making it a bare-bones laptop instead of going through the trouble.
Now, if only I could get the volume buttons to work...
Children of the mind was weak??? Did you have the awesome foresight to skip over Xenocide? I'm actually kind of frightened of Card being involved... The last two books of the series BLEW. (Whereas Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were incredible.) What's next? Rudy Rucker's Software, Wetware and Freeware? THAT would be cool to see. By the by, if any of you are fans of that series, he's coming out with a fourth book, which hopefully won't suck like Hollow Earth (GAG!) or Card's Xenocide/Children.
I'm sorry, I just HAVE to mention Rudy Rucker's Software, Wetware, and Freeware series. Tho, I must admit, it's a bit further out there, but it's got my vote for the "made for the slashdotter" title.