Sorry, I didn't intend any offense to EMACS users. I think you'll have to admit that the impact of COBOL and FORTRAN was greater than LISP.
Python. Smalltalk. Ruby. ML. Hell, even the more enlightened corners of C++. Java. Docbook. Probably a whole bunch more I can't even think of. COBOL and FORTRAN are bad influences. Any modern language that's powerful and pleasant to use (and some that aren't!) owe a lot to Lisp; possibly as much as they owe to Algol.
Fair enough, though the print jobs example isn't a good one either. With CUPS (and probably lpd), you can check print jobs remotely, and definitely without a GUI. (man lpstat):-)
Also, what made your shutdown scenario so compelling on the surface was that you had to do it to a bunch of machines sequentially, and right when you wanted to go home. Checking one thing on one computer a bit faster seems to be a wishlist item. That said, you should definitely send an email to the GNOME people, to request a simpler (or more customizable) set of keyboard shortcuts in the future. (Wishlist bugs are still bugs, after all!)
Anyway, hope you don't have to shutdown those Linux boxes manually anymore.:)
Wait... You administrate a bunch of systems... by hand?
Off the top of my head, ssh keys plus a shell script (and a list of computers) would suffice to type one measly command, which in turn would remotely login and shut down each computer.
#!/bin/sh
while read x ; do
# must have ssh keys set up. See ssh manpage.
ssh root@"$x" shutdown -h now done <<EOF 192.168.123.97 frodo.localdomain samwise. localdomain gaffer.localdomain merry pippin ga ndalf etcetera EOF
Or, to quote Back to the Future, Part II:
"You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!"
...Vivendi also announced a bird hunting game based on To Kill a Mockingbird. Players will choose from a traditional assortment of hunting weapons, including the.22 rifle, rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and the ever-popular flame thrower.
Vivendi is also planning a baseball game based on The Catcher in the Rye.
maybe feature creep due to hardware advances pushes up the minimum requirements. maybe the upgrade cycle slowed down as game development cycles grew, and hardware advances stayed at the same rate.
id's (and pretty much all commercial PC game developers' since) method has always been to buy the very best systems you can find today, at the start of development, then by the time the game is ready for release, those same system specs describe a new "entry-level" system.
Forking can be detrimental to a project. Why, just because some jokers forked the tree, chimpanzees have failed to take over the world.
What's more, so much redundant effort is going to the forked project. P. Troglodytes and H. Sapiens share over 97% common code base, and yet the splitters couldn't be bothered to add a few new features to the chimp. Nooooo, they just had to start their own little project instead of working with the existing code base. If this trend keeps up, open source is doomed.
I'm sure your studly regexp skills are a hit with the ladies. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to accidentally grep for the wrong pattern on a first date...
Hmm... I created it, no, thought of it first, and I called dibs on the idea. Now nobody can use it for two decades without first begging or paying me for the "rights".
It's times like this that I'm glad I gave a fake name and address. Some post office in Beverly Hills (chosen for its easily-remembered zipcode) is probably choking on a huge pile of undeliverable junk mail addressed to Haywood Jabloughmi.:)
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Sorry, I didn't intend any offense to EMACS users. I think you'll have to admit that the impact of COBOL and FORTRAN was greater than LISP.
Python. Smalltalk. Ruby. ML. Hell, even the more enlightened corners of C++. Java. Docbook. Probably a whole bunch more I can't even think of. COBOL and FORTRAN are bad influences. Any modern language that's powerful and pleasant to use (and some that aren't!) owe a lot to Lisp; possibly as much as they owe to Algol.
Fair enough, though the print jobs example isn't a good one either. With CUPS (and probably lpd), you can check print jobs remotely, and definitely without a GUI. (man lpstat) :-)
:)
Also, what made your shutdown scenario so compelling on the surface was that you had to do it to a bunch of machines sequentially, and right when you wanted to go home. Checking one thing on one computer a bit faster seems to be a wishlist item. That said, you should definitely send an email to the GNOME people, to request a simpler (or more customizable) set of keyboard shortcuts in the future. (Wishlist bugs are still bugs, after all!)
Anyway, hope you don't have to shutdown those Linux boxes manually anymore.
Any remotely modern GUI wouldn't require an arcane manual text edit of some config file.
Read the article. Most of it is about turning X into a 'remotely modern GUI'.
Off the top of my head, ssh keys plus a shell script (and a list of computers) would suffice to type one measly command, which in turn would remotely login and shut down each computer.Or, to quote Back to the Future, Part II:
"You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!"
...Vivendi also announced a bird hunting game based on To Kill a Mockingbird. Players will choose from a traditional assortment of hunting weapons, including the .22 rifle, rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and the ever-popular flame thrower.
Vivendi is also planning a baseball game based on The Catcher in the Rye.
maybe feature creep due to hardware advances pushes up the minimum requirements. maybe the upgrade cycle slowed down as game development cycles grew, and hardware advances stayed at the same rate.
;-)
Maybe you're right.
id's (and pretty much all commercial PC game developers' since) method has always been to buy the very best systems you can find today, at the start of development, then by the time the game is ready for release, those same system specs describe a new "entry-level" system.
+ She likes to romp about the house,
;-)
+ and chase my USB Intellimouse.
Your patch creates a tight coupling between two disparate modules. The arcnet documentation should not know about the USB HID internals.
In the above case, you should let the warning remain intact until you've actually done something with arg.
Absolutely. One is a great epic space franchise, later ruined by shoddy prequels with giant plot holes and wooden acting, and the other is....
Yegads, the two universes are merging!
Forking can be detrimental to a project. Why, just because some jokers forked the tree, chimpanzees have failed to take over the world.
What's more, so much redundant effort is going to the forked project. P. Troglodytes and H. Sapiens share over 97% common code base, and yet the splitters couldn't be bothered to add a few new features to the chimp. Nooooo, they just had to start their own little project instead of working with the existing code base. If this trend keeps up, open source is doomed.
A lot of what's floating in space is junk.
Orbital-Debris FAQ
The story was supposed to read:
;-)
"British Health System Looks at Linux; Tells it to Quit Smoking and Exercise More"
When you try to shoot an Xbox and fail, it has got to be a sign.
You need to take a deep breath, go out, and get a bigger gun.
Backup now? no. You'd think i would have learned...
*Smack!*
"I don't make backups" is computerese for "I have no important data which I can't either reconstruct or re-download."
If you can't make that claim, then it's time to reexamine your backup policy.
s/p/l/
I'm sure your studly regexp skills are a hit with the ladies. You have no idea how embarrassing it is to accidentally grep for the wrong pattern on a first date...
"the cat is fat"
I heartily applaud the brilliant use of internal rhyme! What an amazing program!
I'm dreaming of a highly-reflective metal frost Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know...
For the record, YSPOS stands for "You Saintly Pious Old Soul"! ;-)
(GAFC, dude)
:P
IHAFC, YSPOS.
Hmm... I created it, no, thought of it first, and I called dibs on the idea. Now nobody can use it for two decades without first begging or paying me for the "rights".
What could be more antisocial than patents?
It's times like this that I'm glad I gave a fake name and address. Some post office in Beverly Hills (chosen for its easily-remembered zipcode) is probably choking on a huge pile of undeliverable junk mail addressed to Haywood Jabloughmi. :)
That's more like it.
:-)
I agree that requiring graphical user validation is almost always silly and hamfisted, but your original complaint just begged for a response.
Newsflash: 90% of the world can't afford to fork over $500 for office.
:-D
Oh, I'm sure 90% of the world could afford a copy, if they all chipped in.