Ironically, software updates are what's keeping me on Windows. I hate having to reinstall or update my OS every six months (Ubuntu) just to keep using the latest software. On my Windows 2003 desktop (it's the only Windows license I have other than Windows 2000), I can run the latest hardware and software (LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin) without having to recompile anything (which I hate), which I can't do on an 8 year old Linux distribution. I can't even use a 2 year old Ubuntu livecd with my new motherboard!
My home server still runs Slackware 10.2, which is 5 years old. The security patches are there, but I'm stuck with an old versions of php and such. Time to upgrade this one.
As for MacOS X, I used my old Mac G4 (with 10.4) full time for a couple of weeks, and all I could say was "meh". It's nice and all, but I find it limiting when you want to do something specific. Often, it can be done, but it feels like the OS is going out of it's way to make it difficult to do.
Have you ever forgotten some damp or humid clothes in the washer (after washing them) or in the dryer (before drying them)? After a while, they start to smell and need to be washed again. If the dryer starts when electricity is at it's cheapest, it may happen.
Sometimes, my girlfriend will do several laundry loads one after the other. If she had to wait for the dryer to start, it would take forever to do the laundry!
I am for government regulations (I am not American), energy savings and such, but I'll decide when I dry my clothes!
This is not news, it existed in previous Windows versions. I remember making shortcuts with these names in Windows 95. These names point to registry keys if I am not mistaken.
If we have a contract that says I can take 5$ from your porch, and there is not 5$ on the porch, it is illegal for me to pick your lock to see if you left the 5$ that should be on the porch inside.
How many/.ers does it take to change a lightbulb? The correct answer is none./.ers don't need any lightbulb, the only light they need is the one coming from their computer monitor, and maybe from the LEDs of all their electronic gadgets.
The issue here is about dust and scratches, not. I have listened at my father in law's house to some original 70's vinyl records on his Thorens turntable and the sound is amazing. The thing is that he cleaned is records (and needle) with some cleaner and carefully stores them. Vinyl records have clicks and pops because of dust and scratches. If you clean your vinyl records (and turntable needle) and store them carefully, they will sound very, very good.
Bad quality optical media can help computers to forget. They don't choose what they forget, but they do as time passes by. I've read so many article about optical media, I'm surprised no one thought about it.
I read TFA, and from what I understand, is drive died normally (or a cable came unplugged), like lots of drives do, and when he plugged it in "while it was out of the case" as he says, the contacts on the logic board must have short circuited on the metal surface of the case, which created some sparks. It happened to a friend (who happens to be a computer tech) once when he was checking a faulty drive.
So in essence, he was not careful with his drive. Hardly a Slashdot story, even less news.
There is no Gnome in Slackware because it was removed a short while ago. It was too hard to maintain. The reason why it is still X.org 6.9 is probably for stability, like the 2.4 kernel and lots of other stuff. Even if it is for desktop use, some want stability. Stability is not just for servers, it is for workstations also.
You can (almost) with any KVM. You just need another computer. One is set up with Windows and the other with Linux (and Samba to share files). Boot both and switch between them using CTRL-CTRL-1 or CTRL-CTRL-2. It's what I do, so I can switch Windows, Linux and/or Mac, depending what is under my desk.
I recently setup a NAS at my father's house using Slackware on a Pentium 233 and if you know Linux, it is easy.
1- Boot Slackware CD
2- Create software RAID with raidtools (included on the boot CD)
3- Install Slackware on RAID partitions
4- Activate Samba and SWAT
5- Add users and configure network shares
6- Done!
When I set up my father's GF computer with Windows 2000 (no integrated firewall), I was not able to stay connected long enough on dialup to download a firewall software, it would reboot before that (because it got infected). I had to download it on another computer and install it using my USB key (after cleaning out the virus).
I know for a fact that Slackware 10.1 will install and run on a 486 with 16 MB of RAM and an HD over 100 MB. Yes, I did try it. No gui, just a file/web server. If you want a gui, I'm sure with a bigger disk (250 to 400 MB), you will run XFCE without too much problems. With some tinkering (or a 2.2 kernel Slackware version), Slackware will install and run with 8 MB of RAM. Windows 95 (first edition) works OK on that same machine.
As for KDE, I recently used a P166MMX with 64MB of RAM and KDE3 to play mp3s (this was Slackware 10.1). It worked without any problems. Windows 2000 works great on that same machine, I don't know about Windows XP though.
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Like many others posters have pointed it out, there has been several other stories on slashdot similar to this one. Like the others, it says "transparent aluminium" and like the others, it's not pure aluminium nor an aluminium alloy, it is an aluminium oxyde, which has a different molecular structure, so it is not aluminium anymore. So, in essence, it may be news to materials engineer or chemists, but not news for Start Trek lovers.
Coppermine seems nice, but I never tried it since all my pictures (1100+ pictures) are already on Gallery.
JAlbum was the first I tried, but it was not practical for adding pictures to albums and comments to pictures, so I switched to Gallery. It works for me since I have my own server on a DSL line. Mambo is already slow on it (P166MMX), so I suspect Gallery 2 will be the same since it also uses MySQL.
I'm glad that devices like these exist because as much as it's important for people to peaceably assemble, if a mob of people gets rowdy and starts destroying peoples' property en masse, they have abused their right and ought to be dispersed.
Does this mean that for you (and a lot of people I imagine), private property is more important than personnal safety? And by personnal safety, I mean everyone's, not just yours.
I would agree with you. I always thought that it was refraction because the angle at which the light hits the atmosphere. Same thing happens to the Sun is going down at the end of the day.
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That's why we use the French Canadian layout (which if QWERTY) in Québec
The one about beer is very simple: alcohol dilates your blood vessels, making you more attractive to mosquitoes.
Ironically, software updates are what's keeping me on Windows. I hate having to reinstall or update my OS every six months (Ubuntu) just to keep using the latest software. On my Windows 2003 desktop (it's the only Windows license I have other than Windows 2000), I can run the latest hardware and software (LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin) without having to recompile anything (which I hate), which I can't do on an 8 year old Linux distribution. I can't even use a 2 year old Ubuntu livecd with my new motherboard!
My home server still runs Slackware 10.2, which is 5 years old. The security patches are there, but I'm stuck with an old versions of php and such. Time to upgrade this one.
As for MacOS X, I used my old Mac G4 (with 10.4) full time for a couple of weeks, and all I could say was "meh". It's nice and all, but I find it limiting when you want to do something specific. Often, it can be done, but it feels like the OS is going out of it's way to make it difficult to do.
I use Opera 11 with Windows 2000 on my P3 with 256 MB of RAM and it works quite well.
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Have you ever forgotten some damp or humid clothes in the washer (after washing them) or in the dryer (before drying them)? After a while, they start to smell and need to be washed again. If the dryer starts when electricity is at it's cheapest, it may happen.
Sometimes, my girlfriend will do several laundry loads one after the other. If she had to wait for the dryer to start, it would take forever to do the laundry!
I am for government regulations (I am not American), energy savings and such, but I'll decide when I dry my clothes!
This is not news, it existed in previous Windows versions. I remember making shortcuts with these names in Windows 95. These names point to registry keys if I am not mistaken.
If we have a contract that says I can take 5$ from your porch, and there is not 5$ on the porch, it is illegal for me to pick your lock to see if you left the 5$ that should be on the porch inside.
IMHO, it's just an expensive (and dangerous) novelty item to show off with no REAL purpose.
The issue here is about dust and scratches, not. I have listened at my father in law's house to some original 70's vinyl records on his Thorens turntable and the sound is amazing. The thing is that he cleaned is records (and needle) with some cleaner and carefully stores them. Vinyl records have clicks and pops because of dust and scratches. If you clean your vinyl records (and turntable needle) and store them carefully, they will sound very, very good.
Disclaimer: I haven't read TFA.
Bad quality optical media can help computers to forget. They don't choose what they forget, but they do as time passes by. I've read so many article about optical media, I'm surprised no one thought about it.
I read TFA, and from what I understand, is drive died normally (or a cable came unplugged), like lots of drives do, and when he plugged it in "while it was out of the case" as he says, the contacts on the logic board must have short circuited on the metal surface of the case, which created some sparks. It happened to a friend (who happens to be a computer tech) once when he was checking a faulty drive.
So in essence, he was not careful with his drive. Hardly a Slashdot story, even less news.
There is no Gnome in Slackware because it was removed a short while ago. It was too hard to maintain. The reason why it is still X.org 6.9 is probably for stability, like the 2.4 kernel and lots of other stuff. Even if it is for desktop use, some want stability. Stability is not just for servers, it is for workstations also.
I don't think there will be as Slackware is known to use a plain kernel with no patches.
You can (almost) with any KVM. You just need another computer. One is set up with Windows and the other with Linux (and Samba to share files). Boot both and switch between them using CTRL-CTRL-1 or CTRL-CTRL-2. It's what I do, so I can switch Windows, Linux and/or Mac, depending what is under my desk.
I recently setup a NAS at my father's house using Slackware on a Pentium 233 and if you know Linux, it is easy.
1- Boot Slackware CD
2- Create software RAID with raidtools (included on the boot CD)
3- Install Slackware on RAID partitions
4- Activate Samba and SWAT
5- Add users and configure network shares
6- Done!
When I set up my father's GF computer with Windows 2000 (no integrated firewall), I was not able to stay connected long enough on dialup to download a firewall software, it would reboot before that (because it got infected). I had to download it on another computer and install it using my USB key (after cleaning out the virus).
As for KDE, I recently used a P166MMX with 64MB of RAM and KDE3 to play mp3s (this was Slackware 10.1). It worked without any problems. Windows 2000 works great on that same machine, I don't know about Windows XP though.
-Process Explorer
-Startup Control Panel
-Startup Monitor
And of course surf the web with Firefox or Opera.
Like many others posters have pointed it out, there has been several other stories on slashdot similar to this one. Like the others, it says "transparent aluminium" and like the others, it's not pure aluminium nor an aluminium alloy, it is an aluminium oxyde, which has a different molecular structure, so it is not aluminium anymore. So, in essence, it may be news to materials engineer or chemists, but not news for Start Trek lovers.
I have a Radeon 7200 with no fan. A higher number means it's faster, right? And I got it for free more than a year ago. Ha!
JAlbum was the first I tried, but it was not practical for adding pictures to albums and comments to pictures, so I switched to Gallery. It works for me since I have my own server on a DSL line. Mambo is already slow on it (P166MMX), so I suspect Gallery 2 will be the same since it also uses MySQL.
I would agree with you. I always thought that it was refraction because the angle at which the light hits the atmosphere. Same thing happens to the Sun is going down at the end of the day.