rhoward@aura ~ $ tar cvzf tmp.tar.gz tmp.txt tmp.txt rhoward@aura ~ $ tar xvzf tmp.tar.gz tmp.txt
#... And later...
rhoward@aura ~ $ tar cvzf tmp.tar.gz tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information. rhoward@aura ~ $
It's been that way for at least a year, probably longer.
>... a safe / fair auction, eg single blind bid... Which won't happen, because TicketMaster wants to drive up prices as high as they can. They won't be able to do that with a blind bid; you need to have two or more people participating in a furious bidwar to make the maximum amount of cash.:-\
Dear lord, you're still around? I remember reading about Meridian 59 in a PC Format issue about eight years ago (there was a demo on the coverdisk, I think. Maybe).
No offence, that was just a real blast from the past for me.:)
> And its not really fair to talk about "out of the box" only > when Firefox and Mozilla's key innovation is XUL. The fact > that you can actually create applications or applets > specificially for it is its unique innovation
I support Firefox, but I'm curious about this statement. What is ActiveX, then? (Please excuse me if XUL predated it, I'd not heard of XUL until well after.)
> Now, ActiveX was the best possible at the time... JavaScript was
> hardly a gleam in Sun's eye, and it was a logical extension of the
> Netscape plugin module,...
"Speed limit on country roads this year will be secret and penalty for violation will be $10 for every mile the offender is caught going in access of it."
> Goatse.cx has been shut down. You just get an error page about policy violations > now. (Don't believe me? Check for yourself!) > > Imagine that. A Slashdot post linking to Goatse and *not* being a troll! =) > > They have, however, relocated to goatse.ca.
Goatse.ca doesn't appear to be up yet. In the mean-time, http://goat.cx/ works.
Yep. ICQ was a hit way back in day, until people discovered that the MSN client didn't suck quite as much as the bloated ICQ monstrosity, and suddenly everyone seemed to switch. Note, this was the bare-bones cut-down version before the tabs and avatars/icons were available.
Slashdot Mirror
Particularly British ones. Sorry guys.
If I had mod points, I'd give you all of them.
If I decide to name a sandwich "Not A Sandwich", does that make it not a sandwich?
And to quote Carl Sagan, "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."
Carl Sagan has obviously never had to deal with a HR department.
I am Norman. Yes, we are.
I take it you haven't heard of Australia, then?
(... Or the rest of the countries on that list the other poster put up.)
Haven't you heard of an egg ring? ;)
Dude, it was a Dell! ;)
Have you tried it recently at all?
... And later...
rhoward@aura ~ $ tar cvzf tmp.tar.gz tmp.txt
tmp.txt
rhoward@aura ~ $ tar xvzf tmp.tar.gz
tmp.txt
#
rhoward@aura ~ $ tar cvzf tmp.tar.gz
tar: Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive
Try `tar --help' or `tar --usage' for more information.
rhoward@aura ~ $
It's been that way for at least a year, probably longer.
Oh my god. I think I love you. EasyUbuntu is awesome. I had no idea it even existed.
Gah! I previewed that post, and it looked fine. After submitting it, it all went to hell. :-\
'Plain Old Text' is broken; I'm switching to "Code" now.
> ... a safe / fair auction, eg single blind bid ... Which won't happen, because TicketMaster wants to drive up prices as high as they can. They won't be able to do that with a blind bid; you need to have two or more people participating in a furious bidwar to make the maximum amount of cash. :-\
Solra! What are you doing here?! o_O
:\
Gods, I thought you'd have something more to say than the beginning of some lame meme.
- Tol Kerhys
(Note to mods: Sorry, he's a chap from some game I play. This post is completely offtopic.)
> Certainly. We'll just change the natural pluralization rules of the English
> language to satisfy their corporate marketing department.
What's the plural of sheep, then?
Dear lord, you're still around? I remember reading about Meridian 59 in a PC Format issue about eight years ago (there was a demo on the coverdisk, I think. Maybe).
:)
No offence, that was just a real blast from the past for me.
> And its not really fair to talk about "out of the box" only
> when Firefox and Mozilla's key innovation is XUL. The fact
> that you can actually create applications or applets
> specificially for it is its unique innovation
I support Firefox, but I'm curious about this statement. What is ActiveX, then? (Please excuse me if XUL predated it, I'd not heard of XUL until well after.)
> but Eve Online won NOTHING? It didn't even get mentioned...
Because it's like playing a screensaver, perhaps?
> 1. Rip pages out of telephone directory
:P
You mean I'm immune to the RIAA if I don't have a landline or list my number in the phonebook?
> Now, ActiveX was the best possible at the time... JavaScript was > hardly a gleam in Sun's eye, and it was a logical extension of the > Netscape plugin module, ...
You, sir, have no idea what you're talking about.
This is the bit that gets me most:
"Speed limit on country roads this year will be secret and penalty for violation will be $10 for every mile the offender is caught going in access of it."
Whaddawhat now? Secret speed limits?!
> Goatse.cx has been shut down. You just get an error page about policy violations
:S )
> now. (Don't believe me? Check for yourself!)
>
> Imagine that. A Slashdot post linking to Goatse and *not* being a troll! =)
>
> They have, however, relocated to goatse.ca.
Goatse.ca doesn't appear to be up yet. In the mean-time, http://goat.cx/ works.
(Mods, please be gentle.
Well, it seems to work well enough with bearded men...
Windows does not have a cult following. Its just what comes with their computer. Proof:
Search on "Windows cult following":
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en& q=windows+cult+following&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Search on "Apple cult following":
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en& q=apple+cult+following&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Only on slashdot does a Googlefight count as proof.
I ran out of mod-points a couple of days ago. :(
Yep. ICQ was a hit way back in day, until people discovered that the MSN client didn't suck quite as much as the bloated ICQ monstrosity, and suddenly everyone seemed to switch. Note, this was the bare-bones cut-down version before the tabs and avatars/icons were available.