Another issue is Java. I don't know the state of Java support on Ubuntu, but one great thing about Fedora is the Java support. Redhat has devs *actively* working on GCJ, and it shows. Besides the rapid progress GCJ has been seeing, have a look at all the Java-related packages you can install with FC4.
I'm on Debian Etch right now for my desktop (with Gnome, and reluctantly with Sun's Java implementation), but I very much like working with Java (and Perl), and like how well Free Java is being incorporated into Fedora. Next stop for me is probably either FC4 or YellowDog, plus GCJ.
> > The whole freakin' internet would seize up if > > Google shut down for a few days. > > Er... no it wouldn't. Google, as useful as it is, > is not essential.
I didn't say it would *stay* seized up, but it would certainly make the world sit up and take notice.
Not Slashdot though, of course. Lord forbid they practise what they preach, not while there's ad revenue to be made.
Heh. Good point.
I'd like to see some big sites shut down. Imagine if Google shut down in protest? That would get some attention. The whole freakin' internet would seize up if Google shut down for a few days.
The things that break down on computers the most are things with moving parts: that's hard disks, fans, and occasionally floppy/CD drives (only occasionally since they don't run all the time).
If I want a reliable system, I want to eliminate any weak links that I can. For the ultimate in fanless, some folks eliminate the hard disk in favor of flash memory; I wish I understood it better, but I think the deal is to mount the flash memory as read-only, and then create a writable partition in RAM. This way the OS isn't constantly writing to the flash memory and thus not wearing it out as quick.
Also, I'm guessing that, for the folks doing audio work, any moving parts also add noise. But that's just a guess.
> If you can't do anything else you can write documentation,
No. Please no.:) It takes certain skills to write clear, concise, and readable docs. Nothing turns me off to a project faster than lousy docs. If you're good at writing, excellent, please contribute to the docs, but if you're not, killjoe's other suggestions are great. Also submitting bugs to the relevant project's bugzilla page (including step-by-step instructions to reproduce the bug) is a great way to contribute.
My idea of the perfect Doom movie: Zero dialogue. None. The Rock will do fine. Lot's of raised eyebrow looks where The Rock imagines something like, "What would happen if I charge through that door?" and then we see his gruesome imaginary demise in some hideous fashion. Then he decides against it, instead pulling off some fabulous coup where foul monsters get sent back to their maker by the pile.
Extra-funny/gory special effects would be great too: monster blood-n-guts gets splashed in his face and he spits, gags, and sputters it out while still firing. Man I'd be laughin' through the whole thing.
After the movie, at the end of the credits, they could even throw in some of the IDDQD/IDKFA gags.
Where do you find real creative film making like that anyway?
The price is about $18,000, but you can choose between five colors.
Owner: We sell forbidden objects from places men fear to tread. We also sell frozen yogurt, which I call Frogurt!
Owner: Take this object, but beware it carries a terrible curse! Homer: Ooooh, that's bad. Owner: But it comes with a free Frogurt! Homer: That's good. Owner: The Frogurt is also cursed. Homer: That's bad. Owner: But you get your choice of topping! Homer: That's good. Owner: The toppings contains Potassium Benzoate. Homer:... Owner: That's bad. Homer: Can I go now?
A very good general physics textbook is Ohanian's Physics.
For something even easier and maybe more fun to start off with, there's "the cartoon guide to physics".:)
As for chemistry, you may want to have a copy of Linux Pauling's, err.. Linus Pauling's General Chemistry (a Dover paperback). He was truly a giant in the field.
Oh my! Last night I awoke from a delicious dream where Sun had approached RMS to see if he would accept the newly GPL'd Solaris kernel as the official GNU kernel. Of course, the FSF had to change the name from GNU to GIU...
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Another issue is Java. I don't know the state of Java support on Ubuntu, but one great thing about Fedora is the Java support. Redhat has devs *actively* working on GCJ, and it shows. Besides the rapid progress GCJ has been seeing, have a look at all the Java-related packages you can install with FC4.
I'm on Debian Etch right now for my desktop (with Gnome, and reluctantly with Sun's Java implementation), but I very much like working with Java (and Perl), and like how well Free Java is being incorporated into Fedora. Next stop for me is probably either FC4 or YellowDog, plus GCJ.
> > The whole freakin' internet would seize up if
> > Google shut down for a few days.
>
> Er... no it wouldn't. Google, as useful as it is,
> is not essential.
I didn't say it would *stay* seized up, but it would certainly make the world sit up and take notice.
Not Slashdot though, of course. Lord forbid they practise what they preach, not while there's ad revenue to be made.
Heh. Good point. I'd like to see some big sites shut down. Imagine if Google shut down in protest? That would get some attention. The whole freakin' internet would seize up if Google shut down for a few days.
> You can also get a fanless 30W PSU for both.
You can even get the power supply as an external unit.
The DSL store sells the one's with the external p/s:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/store/
The things that break down on computers the most are things with moving parts: that's hard disks, fans, and occasionally floppy/CD drives (only occasionally since they don't run all the time).
If I want a reliable system, I want to eliminate any weak links that I can. For the ultimate in fanless, some folks eliminate the hard disk in favor of flash memory; I wish I understood it better, but I think the deal is to mount the flash memory as read-only, and then create a writable partition in RAM. This way the OS isn't constantly writing to the flash memory and thus not wearing it out as quick.
Also, I'm guessing that, for the folks doing audio work, any moving parts also add noise. But that's just a guess.
> How does one tell what voltage an AGP card is? You go by the gaps in the end of the AGP card that slides into the AGP slot. See http://www.ertyu.org/~steven_nikkel/agpcompatibili ty.html
> If you can't do anything else you can write documentation,
:) It takes certain skills to write clear, concise, and readable docs. Nothing turns me off to a project faster than lousy docs. If you're good at writing, excellent, please contribute to the docs, but if you're not, killjoe's other suggestions are great. Also submitting bugs to the relevant project's bugzilla page (including step-by-step instructions to reproduce the bug) is a great way to contribute.
No. Please no.
My idea of the perfect Doom movie: Zero dialogue. None. The Rock will do fine. Lot's of raised eyebrow looks where The Rock imagines something like, "What would happen if I charge through that door?" and then we see his gruesome imaginary demise in some hideous fashion. Then he decides against it, instead pulling off some fabulous coup where foul monsters get sent back to their maker by the pile.
Extra-funny/gory special effects would be great too: monster blood-n-guts gets splashed in his face and he spits, gags, and sputters it out while still firing. Man I'd be laughin' through the whole thing.
After the movie, at the end of the credits, they could even throw in some of the IDDQD/IDKFA gags.
Where do you find real creative film making like that anyway?
The price is about $18,000, but you can choose between five colors.
...
Owner: We sell forbidden objects from places men fear to tread. We also sell frozen yogurt, which I call Frogurt!
Owner: Take this object, but beware it carries a terrible curse!
Homer: Ooooh, that's bad.
Owner: But it comes with a free Frogurt!
Homer: That's good.
Owner: The Frogurt is also cursed.
Homer: That's bad.
Owner: But you get your choice of topping!
Homer: That's good.
Owner: The toppings contains Potassium Benzoate.
Homer:
Owner: That's bad.
Homer: Can I go now?
A very good general physics textbook is Ohanian's Physics. For something even easier and maybe more fun to start off with, there's "the cartoon guide to physics". :)
As for chemistry, you may want to have a copy of Linux Pauling's, err.. Linus Pauling's General Chemistry (a Dover paperback). He was truly a giant in the field.
Oh my! Last night I awoke from a delicious dream where Sun had approached RMS to see if he would accept the newly GPL'd Solaris kernel as the official GNU kernel. Of course, the FSF had to change the name from GNU to GIU...