The start of the project to develop a 'free' version of the X server was called X386, named after the target CPU. The re-name became a play on this, XFree86. Getcherself a copy of the book 'Rebel Code' and enjoy all of the interesting little tidbits within.
I'm not sure if the issue is that the VIN's can't get any longer than they already are, but I know that the VIN on an older vehicle (ie. the '60 Chevy pickup I had) is a few characters shorter than a VIN of today. I would think that lengths in between these two would be useable without any major overhaul, but what do I know?
Godspeed, Mr. Melvill. I'll have my boss yelling at me while I try to catch bits of the flight on TV at work:) Best of luck, this is the most exciting thing (for me, at least) to happen in the field of space travel in my short 18 years here on earth.
This is quite the desperate attempt by MS to obtain a larger share of the world OS market. Hopefully those in Bangkok will learn that there's an un-crippled, stable, fast operating system out there already, and it's FREE.
Sometimes the most advanced and easiest way of doing something isn't the best. I'll take pen+paper sign-in and handle-pull voting machines, thank you very much.
When you have a multitude of free (beer), easy to use dev tools already out there for a platform, it's gonna be tough to push a product such as this. The biggest use I can see for it is to port apps, and even that doesn't seem to be quite popular.
Bzzzt. Wrong. Hi performance 'mufflers' are open chambered. OEM and OEM Replacement mufflers, and even 'glaspaks' are 'glass lined. Congratulations, you're uninformed.
Wait, what am I missing? I A Obviously N A L, but I didn't think a private company could issue a subpoena. Is there something that I'm missing? And hoorah to Charter Communications for fighting this rediculousness.
Can anyone tell me why they completely broke compatibility with most existing cases with this product? Is it just to force a case upgrade so that those 1337 gamers out there will buy a new 200 dollar Lian-Li just to get that new mobo? This is rediculous, if you ask me.
Anyone know if there is a timeline anywhere containing the major distros (SLS, YGG, Deb, RH, Slack, etc) with a short list of their major features (ie Kernel ver, GCC ver, libC ver, etc)? If not, I might just have to D/L this stuff and whip one up. Let me know if anyone's interested.
Also, setting up a box with one of these distros might be a good, albeit outdated, intro into security for the curious.
" Lots of OEM or low end cooling setups use either a thermal interface pad (TIM) or that white goop you get at radio shack. The fact is that neither of those does a great job of transferring heat from the processor to the heatsink. While they work ok, they don't exactly assist Moore's law in fulfilling itself by limiting clock speeds with heat."
Actually, that's hardly true at all. RS's compound has been found to be one of the best out there. Just take a look at some reviews that include it.
I love Linux as much as the next zealot (:) ), but there will never be a 100% stable kernel. And Linux has and always will be an experimental work-in-progress, so why should 2.6 be any dif.? All we need to worry about is keeping the bug reports flowing, and the source constantly modified for the best stability/usability we can manage. Version numbers are just that; only numbers.
Just kidding:) Yes, that is a good idea, but people fear change. If only people were willing to work a little harder to learn how to install something without click-click-click-click (actually, using a graphical RPM/other pkg installer, this is how it sometimes is in a linux X session) and perform some other tasks with just a drop more work (read: not nec. difficulty) than we would have more Linux users around. It's unfortunate, really.
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does someone post a SG login/pw?
The start of the project to develop a 'free' version of the X server was called X386, named after the target CPU. The re-name became a play on this, XFree86. Getcherself a copy of the book 'Rebel Code' and enjoy all of the interesting little tidbits within.
I'm not sure if the issue is that the VIN's can't get any longer than they already are, but I know that the VIN on an older vehicle (ie. the '60 Chevy pickup I had) is a few characters shorter than a VIN of today. I would think that lengths in between these two would be useable without any major overhaul, but what do I know?
Godspeed, Mr. Melvill. I'll have my boss yelling at me while I try to catch bits of the flight on TV at work :) Best of luck, this is the most exciting thing (for me, at least) to happen in the field of space travel in my short 18 years here on earth.
Is a low level format really all that hard to do?
Hrm...this rings a bell. Oh yeah, that's EXACTLY the set of provisions provided in the GPL!
Heh. It seems to be linked to right below your username ;)
Seems a quick link from /. evened things out:
:)
Yes - 3%
Undecided - 3%
No - 86%
Unsure - 8%
(at time of my response)
Sure straightened them out
Make that Thailand, not just Bankok. That's what happens when you rush to post :)
This is quite the desperate attempt by MS to obtain a larger share of the world OS market. Hopefully those in Bangkok will learn that there's an un-crippled, stable, fast operating system out there already, and it's FREE.
::looks down::
... Hey, 640k is more than I'll ever need, right?
.. Right?
Sometimes the most advanced and easiest way of doing something isn't the best. I'll take pen+paper sign-in and handle-pull voting machines, thank you very much.
When you have a multitude of free (beer), easy to use dev tools already out there for a platform, it's gonna be tough to push a product such as this. The biggest use I can see for it is to port apps, and even that doesn't seem to be quite popular.
I find it funny that you didn't change the subject of this post before responding. Oh the irony.
Bzzzt. Wrong. Hi performance 'mufflers' are open chambered. OEM and OEM Replacement mufflers, and even 'glaspaks' are 'glass lined. Congratulations, you're uninformed.
Thanks for clearing that up. Parent was in no way meant to be a troll post :(
Wait, what am I missing? I A Obviously N A L, but I didn't think a private company could issue a subpoena. Is there something that I'm missing? And hoorah to Charter Communications for fighting this rediculousness.
If you can raed tihs, you may hvae a rear getniec doreisdr! Just kidding :)
I'm sure cooling can be improved without reversing everything. Water cooling doesn't demand any particular airflow situation aside from the radiator.
Can anyone tell me why they completely broke compatibility with most existing cases with this product? Is it just to force a case upgrade so that those 1337 gamers out there will buy a new 200 dollar Lian-Li just to get that new mobo? This is rediculous, if you ask me.
Anyone know if there is a timeline anywhere containing the major distros (SLS, YGG, Deb, RH, Slack, etc) with a short list of their major features (ie Kernel ver, GCC ver, libC ver, etc)? If not, I might just have to D/L this stuff and whip one up. Let me know if anyone's interested.
Also, setting up a box with one of these distros might be a good, albeit outdated, intro into security for the curious.
" Lots of OEM or low end cooling setups use either a thermal interface pad (TIM) or that white goop you get at radio shack. The fact is that neither of those does a great job of transferring heat from the processor to the heatsink. While they work ok, they don't exactly assist Moore's law in fulfilling itself by limiting clock speeds with heat." Actually, that's hardly true at all. RS's compound has been found to be one of the best out there. Just take a look at some reviews that include it.
I love Linux as much as the next zealot ( :) ), but there will never be a 100% stable kernel. And Linux has and always will be an experimental work-in-progress, so why should 2.6 be any dif.? All we need to worry about is keeping the bug reports flowing, and the source constantly modified for the best stability/usability we can manage. Version numbers are just that; only numbers.
Good idea, captain obvious!
:) Yes, that is a good idea, but people fear change. If only people were willing to work a little harder to learn how to install something without click-click-click-click (actually, using a graphical RPM/other pkg installer, this is how it sometimes is in a linux X session) and perform some other tasks with just a drop more work (read: not nec. difficulty) than we would have more Linux users around. It's unfortunate, really.
Just kidding