The north face recon bag is a bit more than you wanted to spend (approx $70-80), but comes with a lifetime warranty (i've taken advantage of it-they're pretty great about letting you take it back for whatever reason). It has a padded laptop part, is extremely well constructed, has nice pockets for all the associated gadgets (cell phone, pda, etc), and seems pretty water(proof|resistant).
I've got to admit, this is kind of exciting, that some politicians are at least looking down a road that would lead somewhere reasonable on this issue... however, if you look at some of the other articles/reports on this bill, its not looking likely that it will be passed this year, but maybe later. Anyone else heard anything more promising on the prospects?
But what you're not taking into account here is future growth. I haven't seen a major review roasting KDE to this degree. I'm sure they're out there, but for the time I've been plugged into major news sources, I've never run across one. Sure, a couple point out some areas for improvement, but none that are a uncompromising condemnation of the desktop like this seems to be (or pretty close to it). What I think articles like this do accomplish, is to make new users who want to learn a desktop try out KDE instead of Gnome.
First, most free software such as Linux, (the most popular because of its operating system capability), comes with a license that dictates that any all development of the product (which would have been valuable intellectual property) becomes community property and must subsequently become free as well.
Of course, without that liscence, it could be argued that developer X would never have seen the code anyway... and if software is closed like the author seems to be suggesting, that developer definitely would not have seen that code, unless they all work for the same large corporation which makes all software...
Second, Linux initiatives have enabled foreign-based information technology firms with zero IP costs and cheap labor to easily compete with U.S. software companies. While some may argue that Linux only impact the business software sector, BSA reports that the business market for software is over $160 billion.
So we should only allow people thew world over to get into the IT business if they will plunk down serious $$$ to get in it for the software? Having the capitol is not enough, they also need to pay a lot for the actual software? It is critically important to US interests that a software monopoly (or small oligopoly, so that prices don't come down) exists that requires everyone worldwide to spend a lot of money on its products? Yeah, that sounds... interesting.
I wonder who pays this guy? (wink)
That sounds great, but the music that people want to hear is only available in this way, currently. I'll be excited when "free music" gets to the quality/popularity that current popular music does, and because of that, I'll continue to support it where I see potential, but suggesting that people who really like what they hear on the radio not listen to it and instead listen to music which, in many genres is not as good, isn't realistic. Nor would I suggest it, as much as I want free music to succeed.
I was thinking about this as well. I'm not honestly sure I would ever trust it, given the amount of paranoia I apply to keeping my private key private, but I could definitely set up a not-as-private key that I just use for Gmail. No file-encryption or very important communication with that key, but just decrypting/signing gmail. I don't know of a good way to implement this, however, that I would really trust. Suggestions?
For me, at least, this is the one missing feature in web-based email systems. Sure, it will never be as fast as mutt/fetchmail combo, but it would at least have *most* features I actually use at that point, though not in the same, wonderful format/speed mutt provides.
The command line here is what's really the charm for me. I think its going in my crontab for sure...
0 1 * * * pizza_party -bx
This has the best coolness / difficulty ratio i've seen for a project in a while.
I know people who refuse to even give Debian a try because the installer (and the base install) isn't pretty enough.
And when you think about it, that's really a valid complaint to some degree. Obviously not the prettiness, per se, but rather the ease of use/comfortability that generally accompanies such a gui. Now personally, I like the new beta 4 debian installer better than anything I've seen so far, but, that said, it was still looks more difficult than fedora's install. I'm not going to tell my friend that he can walk though a debian install by himself, but I'd say that he could give fc2 a shot. The old RH menu with the explanation of the options on the side is a feature debian should think about mirroring (so many options are still dfificult for a new user to understand). I do appreciate the strides the debian team is making in producing a more user-friendly install, but there's still something to learn from some other distro's work into this.
I don't know why everyone is jumping all over this guy already. I'd imagine that this is not the ark he thinks/pretends it is, but so what?
A) He comes back with pictures, other people go look, its not there, he's a quack.
B) He comes back with no pictures. Wasn't really there. He says he was wrong, we move on.
C) He comes back with pictures, other people go find the same things. Now we've got a really old ark up there, that supports the idea of a flood of the magnitude that could move an ark up that high. Then we've got something to talk about.
Is there really any harm in this guy going to investigate? Let him do his thing. If he comes back with something, then we can start to look at it seriously.
Geologists say even though there is evidence of a flood in Mesopotamia in Sumerian times, it is not possible for a ship to make landfall at an altitude as high as Mount Ararat.
So it he does find something, its a big deal, for one reason or another. Why not just keep an open mind about it until he gets back? My understanding is that its his buck. No hurry to write the guy off. Maybe he really did see something, be it the ark or no, that bears investigating.
Good idea! Fortunately, someone has thought of it.
http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/phonebook/
That certainly sounds a lot like what you're talking about.
Students learn to repeat the program's motto: ''If you don't pay for it, you've stolen it."
The really sad thing about this is that I hear similar things re: quality of free software all the time. Basically "it wouldn't be free if it were any good." And now, "its bad if you don't pay for it". Since when does free == bad, either morally or quality-wise?
You have to know that they're not going to know anything about Linux/be able to help you. Never a cluebat when you need one in a major retail computer store. That said, I think now I'll always ask about Linux, even when I know they don't know anything, just to put even the tiniest bit of pressure on them to offer such things (what such things would be, take your pick. No Windoze installed on a certain model, etc.). I figure, if enough people keep asking, maybe they'll change something. Of course, will a salesperson report to their manager, "Hey, this guy was in here asking about Linucks, are we gonna get that?" Probably not. But from now on, I'm asking. Maybe.
I can't tell on a lot of these stories which ones are April fools. At least there's no SCO story today, or none of us would have a clue. On second thought, could this whole thing just be Darl's joke? Maybe he closes the door every night and laughs himself to sleep, wondering how long he can keep saying these things without cracking up.
Because it crashes so seldom as to be ignorable.
Yes if you reinstall every 6 months.
Wow, my windows sessions crash all the time (almost once/day)... and I haven't even put any real power apps (servers, etc) on my windows box. Now, some of this surely must be a buggy app or two (people report better luck with their XP installs than mine, in many cases), but i don't have those problems in Linux. Even when i reinstall windows, the problems persist. Yeah, once a day bootup isn't a huge deal, but why run bugged code?
That said, i can't argue with the hardware support. I think its easier, though less configurable... so I can't recommend linux to my less computer-inclined friends. I'd hate to walk them through a kernel recompile and configuration so they can try to learn how to use their palm pilot. But I'd have no problem telling them the windows install is easy and straightforward.
They're not creating a "Big Bang" so much as they're creating a super-hot state of matter... one in which quarks and gluons do not solidify such as they do in our "cool" universe that we live in... so basically, make stuff really hot and dense, quarks and gluons don't re-form because they're too hot...
It has nothing to do with creating a universe... its just hot stuff.
It is, however, possibly what matter looked like after the big bang (stuff was really hot).
I thought the only reason people bought/rented pikmin was to get the last trophy on Super Smash Brothers Melee... I laughed so much watching roommates get through enough totally stupid-looking sequences to save the game that I never got around to playing it...
Is it really any good?
Why would you ever legitimately need a camcorder in a movie theater? Unless your kid is taking her first steps during Terminator 3, I don't see the point. Now, it makes sense to be worried about gov't prohibiting things, even if you don't do them yourself, but in this instance, there's pretty much only one reason to be taking a camcorder into a movie theater, and currently, that will violate laws. This seems akin to me (on a much less dramatic scale) to outlawing actions that will nearly certainly lead to a crime. Sure, you *might* not turn on your camcorder to bootleg movies, but you almost certainly will. I don't understand why outlawing (on a state level) something that can pretty much only be used to commit a crime...
the reason they got away with Keanu Reeves in the first movie is because all he really had to do in that one was act confused the whole time.
Exactly. If they're tied to Keanu, keep him confused. It only "got" cheesy because he started to have lines/charisma/interest (well, in the script, at least)
I was really surprised how entertaining X-Men2 was... I didn't enjoy the first terribly, but Nightcrawler alone sold me on the third. Plus, there was better (but still weak) character devolpment, plus tiny peeks of some old favorites (Shadowcat, Colossus, etc.) Surprisingly good...
After Reloaded, I don't think many were surprised that Revolutions was as bad as it was though... Reeves' acting started to get cheesy, and the storyline? Good grief...
* GUI everything
While it would be nice to have a GUI for every operation, this needs to be done in a way that allows Debian to retain its natural advanages.
i.e-> Debian's speed and small size. I'd hate to see these inextricably integrated into debian (I certainly don't want them) but maybe added like RH's "Administration Tools" category
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The north face recon bag is a bit more than you wanted to spend (approx $70-80), but comes with a lifetime warranty (i've taken advantage of it-they're pretty great about letting you take it back for whatever reason). It has a padded laptop part, is extremely well constructed, has nice pockets for all the associated gadgets (cell phone, pda, etc), and seems pretty water(proof|resistant).
Exactly what I was going to say. I'd certainly like to know if my software is going to bomb out when a script kiddie runs nessus against it.
I've got to admit, this is kind of exciting, that some politicians are at least looking down a road that would lead somewhere reasonable on this issue... however, if you look at some of the other articles/reports on this bill, its not looking likely that it will be passed this year, but maybe later. Anyone else heard anything more promising on the prospects?
But what you're not taking into account here is future growth. I haven't seen a major review roasting KDE to this degree. I'm sure they're out there, but for the time I've been plugged into major news sources, I've never run across one. Sure, a couple point out some areas for improvement, but none that are a uncompromising condemnation of the desktop like this seems to be (or pretty close to it). What I think articles like this do accomplish, is to make new users who want to learn a desktop try out KDE instead of Gnome.
That sounds great, but the music that people want to hear is only available in this way, currently. I'll be excited when "free music" gets to the quality/popularity that current popular music does, and because of that, I'll continue to support it where I see potential, but suggesting that people who really like what they hear on the radio not listen to it and instead listen to music which, in many genres is not as good, isn't realistic. Nor would I suggest it, as much as I want free music to succeed.
I was thinking about this as well. I'm not honestly sure I would ever trust it, given the amount of paranoia I apply to keeping my private key private, but I could definitely set up a not-as-private key that I just use for Gmail. No file-encryption or very important communication with that key, but just decrypting/signing gmail. I don't know of a good way to implement this, however, that I would really trust. Suggestions?
For me, at least, this is the one missing feature in web-based email systems. Sure, it will never be as fast as mutt/fetchmail combo, but it would at least have *most* features I actually use at that point, though not in the same, wonderful format/speed mutt provides.
The command line here is what's really the charm for me. I think its going in my crontab for sure...
0 1 * * * pizza_party -bx
This has the best coolness / difficulty ratio i've seen for a project in a while.
Try jpilot if you've got a Palm. That was keeping me in windows for a while myself...
I know people who refuse to even give Debian a try because the installer (and the base install) isn't pretty enough. And when you think about it, that's really a valid complaint to some degree. Obviously not the prettiness, per se, but rather the ease of use/comfortability that generally accompanies such a gui. Now personally, I like the new beta 4 debian installer better than anything I've seen so far, but, that said, it was still looks more difficult than fedora's install. I'm not going to tell my friend that he can walk though a debian install by himself, but I'd say that he could give fc2 a shot. The old RH menu with the explanation of the options on the side is a feature debian should think about mirroring (so many options are still dfificult for a new user to understand). I do appreciate the strides the debian team is making in producing a more user-friendly install, but there's still something to learn from some other distro's work into this.
So it he does find something, its a big deal, for one reason or another. Why not just keep an open mind about it until he gets back? My understanding is that its his buck. No hurry to write the guy off. Maybe he really did see something, be it the ark or no, that bears investigating.
Good idea! Fortunately, someone has thought of it. http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/phonebook/ That certainly sounds a lot like what you're talking about.
The really sad thing about this is that I hear similar things re: quality of free software all the time. Basically "it wouldn't be free if it were any good." And now, "its bad if you don't pay for it". Since when does free == bad, either morally or quality-wise?
You have to know that they're not going to know anything about Linux/be able to help you. Never a cluebat when you need one in a major retail computer store. That said, I think now I'll always ask about Linux, even when I know they don't know anything, just to put even the tiniest bit of pressure on them to offer such things (what such things would be, take your pick. No Windoze installed on a certain model, etc.). I figure, if enough people keep asking, maybe they'll change something. Of course, will a salesperson report to their manager, "Hey, this guy was in here asking about Linucks, are we gonna get that?" Probably not. But from now on, I'm asking. Maybe.
I can't tell on a lot of these stories which ones are April fools. At least there's no SCO story today, or none of us would have a clue. On second thought, could this whole thing just be Darl's joke? Maybe he closes the door every night and laughs himself to sleep, wondering how long he can keep saying these things without cracking up.
Thanks, I appreciate the work you guys are doing to keep it that way.
They're not creating a "Big Bang" so much as they're creating a super-hot state of matter... one in which quarks and gluons do not solidify such as they do in our "cool" universe that we live in... so basically, make stuff really hot and dense, quarks and gluons don't re-form because they're too hot... It has nothing to do with creating a universe... its just hot stuff. It is, however, possibly what matter looked like after the big bang (stuff was really hot).
Novell waives SCO's rights on SCO's behalf... :) These are pretty funny to read...
I thought the only reason people bought/rented pikmin was to get the last trophy on Super Smash Brothers Melee... I laughed so much watching roommates get through enough totally stupid-looking sequences to save the game that I never got around to playing it... Is it really any good?
Why would you ever legitimately need a camcorder in a movie theater? Unless your kid is taking her first steps during Terminator 3, I don't see the point. Now, it makes sense to be worried about gov't prohibiting things, even if you don't do them yourself, but in this instance, there's pretty much only one reason to be taking a camcorder into a movie theater, and currently, that will violate laws. This seems akin to me (on a much less dramatic scale) to outlawing actions that will nearly certainly lead to a crime. Sure, you *might* not turn on your camcorder to bootleg movies, but you almost certainly will. I don't understand why outlawing (on a state level) something that can pretty much only be used to commit a crime...
To be honest, he wasn't all that bad in "A Walk in the Clouds" The movie was extremely sappy, but he wasn't nearly so bad as later...
I was really surprised how entertaining X-Men2 was... I didn't enjoy the first terribly, but Nightcrawler alone sold me on the third. Plus, there was better (but still weak) character devolpment, plus tiny peeks of some old favorites (Shadowcat, Colossus, etc.) Surprisingly good... After Reloaded, I don't think many were surprised that Revolutions was as bad as it was though... Reeves' acting started to get cheesy, and the storyline? Good grief...
* GUI everything While it would be nice to have a GUI for every operation, this needs to be done in a way that allows Debian to retain its natural advanages. i.e-> Debian's speed and small size. I'd hate to see these inextricably integrated into debian (I certainly don't want them) but maybe added like RH's "Administration Tools" category