Actually, I run Debian, and am liking it very much (having switched from Red Hat.) But, I like to fiddle with configuring and compiling the kernel myself.
I had just convinced myself there was no compelling reason to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.22.
Actually, there still isn't, since the likelihood of my machine "coming under attack" is slight. But, what's the point of running Linux if you're not going to get all worked up over things like this;-)
Employers are most interested in what are sometimes called "soft" skills: a deep knowledge base and the ability to listen and communicate; to think critically and imaginatively; to read, write and figure, and other capabilities [...]
Sure they are. That's why job postings always ask for candidates who have read widely outside of their chosen field, who teach citizenship classes and have invented a new variation on a chess opening. What they never ask for is a laundry list of skills and years of experience.
You are absolutely right. I notice this kind of thing all the time, and it makes me wonder what the hell is going on in the minds of people reared on MTV. This kind of visual busyness just hurts my head: it's too frantic.
I always think back to the Mr. Wizard show, and compare it to Bill Nye, the Science Guy. "Mr. Wizard" stood there and talked, and used live demonstrations to illustrate a point. The "Science Guy" ricochets from one end of the TV tube to the next, punctuated by BING, BANG, BONG!
"Oh, the fun of it all!"
Now that Fred Rogers is dead, the kids growing up today have absolutely no chance at normal cognitive development -- if they watch TV, that is. Everything seems to be a competition as to which show has the shiniest, flashiest objects.
In all seriousness, and not to start some kind of trollish thread, could you tell what's good about running Slackware?
I started Linux with the box set of Red Hat 9 a couple of months ago. When I realized that you couldn't even recompile the kernel successfully -- what with all the non-standard stuff they throw in -- I wiped my machine clean and downloaded the 'Net install version of Debian. I just put that on my box a few days ago.
I want to play around with that distro for a while, but I'm under the impression that the "real men" run Slackware. (Actually, what I've read is that if you want to know anything, ask a Slackware user.)
If you can spare the time, can you give me your thoughts on the distribution? Thanks.
Exactly! And the article wonders whether this will cause trouble between Apple and the music companies?! How, when the encrypted music files bought from ITMS are still as protected as they ever were?
No doubt his relatives -- after being subjected to little Charlie's performances every holiday dinner, year after year -- put up the money to produce this show.
I saw that immediately after posting and wanted to kick myself. It's not just misspelled; it's the wrong word.
I don't know why, but I never make such mistakes when writing longhand. I don't think my brain is in synch with my typing. Maybe it's generational, because word processing wasn't commonplace until my mid-twenties.
Anyway, you should be modded up as either "funny" or maybe even "insightful";-)
How can we look to exploit the moon for its resources when it is held sacred by American Indians?
Actually, I'm all for any kind of development on the moon; but expect trouble from environmentalists, New Age advocates, and other assorted neo-savages.
Yeah, my comment was really tongue-in-cheek. I'm actually pretty happy with RH9. I just it interesting to contrast past marketing hype put out by the company with the current statement.
The Personal Edition was of course geared towards the desktop.
Let me see if I get this straight. The company from which I paid $40 to buy a box set of Red Hat Linux 9 is now saying their product is "not ready for the desktop"?
This is the same Linux with the swell GUI, Bluecurve; which, to quote the press release offers a "[c]onveniently organized, user-friendly desktop with numerous graphical enhancements and icons."
How about refunding me my $40 for no other reason that shame on you! -- hmmm?
Reading the article (which by the way puts one in the top 1% of/. readers), it seems this reovirus is quite common, and that non-cancerous cells kill it off quite readily. I wonder though if this reovirus has ever "wandered in" on cancer cells in a patient and led to remission in that patient.
You always here anecdotal stories about some people recovering in cases where others haven't, and it's usually attributed to God, positive thinking, a close family, and so forth.
The article describes what amounts to a chain of subcontractors handling the medical transcriptions. The top of the chain is a firm in Sausalito handling medical transcriptions, which hired a subcontractor in Texas, who then farms out work to a network of subcontractors -- which led to the woman in Pakistan.
I think the guy in Texas should be held liable, no? He's the one playing fast and loose with patient privacy, and I can't imagine he has no legal culpability here.
Anyone out there have an understanding of the legal framework for something like this?
That's because here in the U.S. we get charged a premium on vowels compared to what they sell for in the U.K.; so think on that before you go sounding so smug!!!!!
No -- I'm sorry but your hyperactive logic just doesn't hold up.
The operating system prior to Mac OS X was just "Mac OS," with versions 1-9? Then, what's running on my iMac is emphatically not "Mac OS" by your reasoning?
"See if you can follow this at home" -- anonymous coward -- no Mac user on the planet has ever considered things in the way in which you put it. And, if you followed along on any Macintosh forums, you'd know that my original statement is in line with the common -- correct -- understanding.
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Funny! Almost as funny as the look on the face of the average Windows user when you show them menuconfig and explain to them that that is a GUI. ;-)
I've recompiled the same kernel several times, and from what I can tell the .config file is read from menuconfig. I just back it up and run it.
I was planning to copy .config from the old kernel to the new and running make menuconfig. That won't work?
Actually, I run Debian, and am liking it very much (having switched from Red Hat.) But, I like to fiddle with configuring and compiling the kernel myself.
Debian rocks, dude! ;-)
I had just convinced myself there was no compelling reason to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.22.
Actually, there still isn't, since the likelihood of my machine "coming under attack" is slight. But, what's the point of running Linux if you're not going to get all worked up over things like this ;-)
Happy make menuconfig to all!
From the article:
Sure they are. That's why job postings always ask for candidates who have read widely outside of their chosen field, who teach citizenship classes and have invented a new variation on a chess opening. What they never ask for is a laundry list of skills and years of experience.
I blame the schools. Most graduates can't convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, never mind terrestrial time to star dates.
And risk offending the homeless?!
Well, if Bill and Steve aren't the coolest, I don't know who is.
You are absolutely right. I notice this kind of thing all the time, and it makes me wonder what the hell is going on in the minds of people reared on MTV. This kind of visual busyness just hurts my head: it's too frantic.
I always think back to the Mr. Wizard show, and compare it to Bill Nye, the Science Guy. "Mr. Wizard" stood there and talked, and used live demonstrations to illustrate a point. The "Science Guy" ricochets from one end of the TV tube to the next, punctuated by BING, BANG, BONG!
"Oh, the fun of it all!"
Now that Fred Rogers is dead, the kids growing up today have absolutely no chance at normal cognitive development -- if they watch TV, that is. Everything seems to be a competition as to which show has the shiniest, flashiest objects.
In all seriousness, and not to start some kind of trollish thread, could you tell what's good about running Slackware?
I started Linux with the box set of Red Hat 9 a couple of months ago. When I realized that you couldn't even recompile the kernel successfully -- what with all the non-standard stuff they throw in -- I wiped my machine clean and downloaded the 'Net install version of Debian. I just put that on my box a few days ago.
I want to play around with that distro for a while, but I'm under the impression that the "real men" run Slackware. (Actually, what I've read is that if you want to know anything, ask a Slackware user.)
If you can spare the time, can you give me your thoughts on the distribution? Thanks.
Exactly! And the article wonders whether this will cause trouble between Apple and the music companies?! How, when the encrypted music files bought from ITMS are still as protected as they ever were?
This is a nice program, but a dopey article.
Let me guess, you're a COBOL programmer, retired since 1969, who coded all dates using two digits, right?
No doubt his relatives -- after being subjected to little Charlie's performances every holiday dinner, year after year -- put up the money to produce this show.
At least it gets him out of the house ;-)
When will Windows be ready for the desktop?
Very funny! You got me.
I saw that immediately after posting and wanted to kick myself. It's not just misspelled; it's the wrong word.
I don't know why, but I never make such mistakes when writing longhand. I don't think my brain is in synch with my typing. Maybe it's generational, because word processing wasn't commonplace until my mid-twenties.
Anyway, you should be modded up as either "funny" or maybe even "insightful" ;-)
How can we look to exploit the moon for its resources when it is held sacred by American Indians?
Actually, I'm all for any kind of development on the moon; but expect trouble from environmentalists, New Age advocates, and other assorted neo-savages.
Yeah, my comment was really tongue-in-cheek. I'm actually pretty happy with RH9. I just it interesting to contrast past marketing hype put out by the company with the current statement.
The Personal Edition was of course geared towards the desktop.
Fair enough!
Let me see if I get this straight. The company from which I paid $40 to buy a box set of Red Hat Linux 9 is now saying their product is "not ready for the desktop"?
This is the same Linux with the swell GUI, Bluecurve; which, to quote the press release offers a "[c]onveniently organized, user-friendly desktop with numerous graphical enhancements and icons."
How about refunding me my $40 for no other reason that shame on you! -- hmmm?
Reading the article (which by the way puts one in the top 1% of /. readers), it seems this reovirus is quite common, and that non-cancerous cells kill it off quite readily. I wonder though if this reovirus has ever "wandered in" on cancer cells in a patient and led to remission in that patient.
You always here anecdotal stories about some people recovering in cases where others haven't, and it's usually attributed to God, positive thinking, a close family, and so forth.
Maybe it's been these little buggers all along.
Anyone who thinks there is no downside to this technology is kidding themselves.
You got that one right!
The article describes what amounts to a chain of subcontractors handling the medical transcriptions. The top of the chain is a firm in Sausalito handling medical transcriptions, which hired a subcontractor in Texas, who then farms out work to a network of subcontractors -- which led to the woman in Pakistan.
I think the guy in Texas should be held liable, no? He's the one playing fast and loose with patient privacy, and I can't imagine he has no legal culpability here.
Anyone out there have an understanding of the legal framework for something like this?
That's because here in the U.S. we get charged a premium on vowels compared to what they sell for in the U.K.; so think on that before you go sounding so smug!!!!!
No -- I'm sorry but your hyperactive logic just doesn't hold up.
The operating system prior to Mac OS X was just "Mac OS," with versions 1-9? Then, what's running on my iMac is emphatically not "Mac OS" by your reasoning?
"See if you can follow this at home" -- anonymous coward -- no Mac user on the planet has ever considered things in the way in which you put it. And, if you followed along on any Macintosh forums, you'd know that my original statement is in line with the common -- correct -- understanding.