here was a level of contempt here because it was so easy to use (as there always is here -- almost like a reaction of people insecure with their own status).
I think the contempt was mostly due to the fact that lindows runs as root, all the time -- a stupid move, security-wise.
For the past few years TV has been almost completely unwatchable for me. Four minutes of programming to five minutes of advertising is insulting to me.
Get your television off bittorrent like the rest of us do. All the commercials are (often) removed, plus you get the added benefit of being able to pause and rewind.
If this is a real problem, and since DVD players are relatively inexpensive, why not just buy two of them and set the region codes differently on each one?
I have a better idea, why not just buy one for every possible region? Hmmmm?!
Well, the most notable symptom of the problem I was having is that bittorrent would be unable to properly check the existing file when I reopen old torrents. For example, it would download a file just fine all the way to 100%, but if I were to close and reopen the torrent, it would be at 96%, even if it finished before I closed it. Some of the hashes just didn't compute properly, I guess.
On top of that, a kernel oops would hang the system ever 8 to 10 hours.
Aside from that it was fine.
All I know is that I changed out the RAM and the problems went away, and that memtest86 said the RAM was fine.
we'll be running memtest86 (which bypasses the OS) tomorrow
I have to warn you, memtest86 isn't 100% reliable.
A while back, I was having problems with RedHat9 randomly crashing on me (kernel oopses), so I ran memtest86 for 36 straight hours, it found nothing wrong with my RAM. I replaced the RAM anyway and the problems stopped.
I think he was trying to be funny, it's some kind of parody of "how to deal with the death of your puppy dog", but alas, the humour was too subtle, the mods missed it and modded it up informative:)
As for not figuring out how it's transmitted, that's kinda worrisome, don't you think? This disease is hitting herds of animals and even after a few years of observation we can't tell how it's transmitted?
What are you talking about? Your parent poster told you how it's transmitted: the deer are injecting each other's brains directly with syringes.
And who is reading f$%king slashdot on Christmas Day too??
I do (read my last two journals).
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Why do we do these actions? Because our ancestors have done them for 3000 years and, especially now, if they are not done, they will be forgotten.
Wow, that's a terrible explanation. The only reason you do these crappy things is so that you don't forget how to do them. Is forgetting so bad? If it's so crappy, don't bother with it, and it won't be any trouble.
Duct tape makes things stick, WD-40 makes them come apart. What else do you need?
Ok, you asked for it:)
The only two tools a handyman will ever need are duct tape and WD40. If it moves but it shouldn't, use the duct tape; if it doesn't move but it should, use the WD40.
I remember saying that... before I switched to Debian...
I actually went from Debian to LFS to Redhat (now Fedora)...:)
I use apt-get from rpm, and I can't go over how few choices I have, since only a few apt-rpm repository exist, most of them tied to one distro or another.
I don't see this problem; I'm using Fedora and I have 16 repositories in my yum.conf. That's plenty, it covers everything.
some of the.msi info seems to indicate an online update like yum might be possible(in about 10 years to get through the red tape of course)
Before a yum-like tool can be developed for.msi, they need to find a way for it to take more of your money every time it installs a new program.:)
Yeah, but that's different. That just cycles though the resolutions you've already chosen, X 4.3 introduced a way of actually choosing which resolution you wanted, without restarting X or editing the config file. I don't really know all the details, but that was supposedly one of the big new benefits of X 4.3 (that and fully alphablended cursors, thanks to Keith Packard).
Oh, I think you're thinking of dselect, yeah I agree going through that huge list is a pain in the ass. The good news is, that's not the only way to install packages, you silly boy:P
Keyword columned. Not a giant vertical scrolling list, a giant horizontal scrolling list.
Oh, horizontal... I hated that view anyway:)
Most computer users would rather double click an install file than sift through the giant apt repository.
What sifting? Let's say I visit a website for gaim and I decide I want to install it, I just do "yum install gaim", and it's installed. There's no sifting.
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here was a level of contempt here because it was so easy to use (as there always is here -- almost like a reaction of people insecure with their own status).
I think the contempt was mostly due to the fact that lindows runs as root, all the time -- a stupid move, security-wise.
The wind farm doesn't need any fuel.
Except... wind.
Reminds me of somebody's slashdot sig:
there was some work on /dev/bios, but as best I can tell it's a deeply outdated hack now
/dev/bios was a reality! There's nothing I'd like more than a simple 'dd if=biosfile of=/dev/bios' to flash my BIOS.
I wish
One can only hope.
For the past few years TV has been almost completely unwatchable for me. Four minutes of programming to five minutes of advertising is insulting to me.
:)
Get your television off bittorrent like the rest of us do. All the commercials are (often) removed, plus you get the added benefit of being able to pause and rewind.
Real television can't compete with an MPEG
If this is a real problem, and since DVD players are relatively inexpensive, why not just buy two of them and set the region codes differently on each one?
I have a better idea, why not just buy one for every possible region? Hmmmm?!
Well, the most notable symptom of the problem I was having is that bittorrent would be unable to properly check the existing file when I reopen old torrents. For example, it would download a file just fine all the way to 100%, but if I were to close and reopen the torrent, it would be at 96%, even if it finished before I closed it. Some of the hashes just didn't compute properly, I guess.
On top of that, a kernel oops would hang the system ever 8 to 10 hours.
Aside from that it was fine.
All I know is that I changed out the RAM and the problems went away, and that memtest86 said the RAM was fine.
Maybe "left to right" was meant to be read from right to left, in which case the story is correct. :D
So farsi is written from thgir ot tfel? What a strange language!
we'll be running memtest86 (which bypasses the OS) tomorrow
I have to warn you, memtest86 isn't 100% reliable.
A while back, I was having problems with RedHat9 randomly crashing on me (kernel oopses), so I ran memtest86 for 36 straight hours, it found nothing wrong with my RAM. I replaced the RAM anyway and the problems stopped.
So, just beware that memtest86 isn't perfect.
if (batteries == 0) { recharge(); }
:)
But how does this code run if there's no power?
I think he was trying to be funny, it's some kind of parody of "how to deal with the death of your puppy dog", but alas, the humour was too subtle, the mods missed it and modded it up informative :)
Heh, the update to this story makes your post look pretty redundant, until I noticed who posted it :)
As for not figuring out how it's transmitted, that's kinda worrisome, don't you think? This disease is hitting herds of animals and even after a few years of observation we can't tell how it's transmitted?
What are you talking about? Your parent poster told you how it's transmitted: the deer are injecting each other's brains directly with syringes.
too little time playing "shower"?
:)
I don't think playing with himself in the shower will improve his condition much
Top that!
And who is reading f$%king slashdot on Christmas Day too??
I do (read my last two journals).
Why do we do these actions? Because our ancestors have done them for 3000 years and, especially now, if they are not done, they will be forgotten.
Wow, that's a terrible explanation. The only reason you do these crappy things is so that you don't forget how to do them. Is forgetting so bad? If it's so crappy, don't bother with it, and it won't be any trouble.
I would be nice if Slashdot had it's own P2P program available for all to share the goodies.
Well, there is f.scarywater.net, but they seem to be kind of dead right now.
(amazingly, the RH9 torrent still has seeds!)
I think chances are pretty slim that todays systems are still running in 9999.
:)
That's the kind of thinking that got us into the Y2K mess in the first place
Duct tape makes things stick, WD-40 makes them come apart. What else do you need?
:)
Ok, you asked for it
The only two tools a handyman will ever need are duct tape and WD40. If it moves but it shouldn't, use the duct tape; if it doesn't move but it should, use the WD40.
I remember saying that... before I switched to Debian...
:)
.msi info seems to indicate an online update like yum might be possible(in about 10 years to get through the red tape of course)
.msi, they need to find a way for it to take more of your money every time it installs a new program. :)
I actually went from Debian to LFS to Redhat (now Fedora)...
I use apt-get from rpm, and I can't go over how few choices I have, since only a few apt-rpm repository exist, most of them tied to one distro or another.
I don't see this problem; I'm using Fedora and I have 16 repositories in my yum.conf. That's plenty, it covers everything.
some of the
Before a yum-like tool can be developed for
Bingo! One more reason that I absolutely can't wait for KDE 3.2's final release :)
Yeah, but that's different. That just cycles though the resolutions you've already chosen, X 4.3 introduced a way of actually choosing which resolution you wanted, without restarting X or editing the config file. I don't really know all the details, but that was supposedly one of the big new benefits of X 4.3 (that and fully alphablended cursors, thanks to Keith Packard).
What sifting?
Oh, I think you're thinking of dselect, yeah I agree going through that huge list is a pain in the ass. The good news is, that's not the only way to install packages, you silly boy
Keyword columned. Not a giant vertical scrolling list, a giant horizontal scrolling list.
:)
Oh, horizontal... I hated that view anyway
Most computer users would rather double click an install file than sift through the giant apt repository.
What sifting? Let's say I visit a website for gaim and I decide I want to install it, I just do "yum install gaim", and it's installed. There's no sifting.