One up you?...
Lenny Kravitz - American Woman
Madonna - American Pie
Haven't heard the Kid Rock cover tho...(Admittedly likes both CCR and Kid Rock (somewhat))...
I really thought that I could stay out of this thread, but alas, here I am...
I would have to agree with most of the sentiment here. Any band that is put together for the sole purpose of making $$ really shouldn't be given any play at all. It's music created by a group of individuals to express their own feelings and desires that I've always found to be enjoyable.
Personally, I have a wide range of taste...spanning about 50 years...it really is hard to beat Neil Young's accoustic guitar (if you get the chance, see him live)...
The Who, Pink Floyd, The Travelling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, BTO, The Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Supertramp, Black Sabbath, ACDC, Metallica (before they sold out)...and that's just getting started with the older stuff...I am of the belief that there is good music being made today, you just have to look harder (we are living in a GAP world after all)...
I am one of those idiots that is actually willing to spend an (admittedly exorbitant) amount of money to actually own the albums, instead of just d/l'ing the MP3's...
For the record, I'm 22 and attending University in Canada...
A couple weeks ago, I looked up a couple sites (links at home sorry:( ) that had info on programming the cards in the recievers. Apparently, if it's got the right cpu in it, it's as easy as plugging a parallel cable into it from an old 286 and running a bit of software. The hardest part is getting the instructions to upload to the card. If you can find the instructions, you and have the right card, you should be able to get free satellite for quite a while. I'll post the link to the site after work.
Well, I never used Norton Commander, but I know what you mean about good file managers and keyboard shortcuts. Did anyone out there ever use XTree Pro? I thought that it was the best thing since sliced bread...in fact i still have it on a floppy somewhere (hope it's still good)...
The only reason that I don't use it now is because of FAT32, oh, and I'm never in a WinDOS environment anymore...
Midnight Commander is great, but it could still learn a couple things from XTree Pro.
Right on, I've been waiting for exactly the same thing. I figure that by the time I'm about 70, that the 'Mission to Mars' style holidays will be possible, if only for the wealthy to start...of course I plan on being wealthy
As a Canadian, I find it disturbing that the BC gov't is willing to support a company such as Microsoft, when then already know the manner in which they operate.
Most of the posts on this thread so far are very valid. I can understand most peoples' sentiment about living in other areas to come out ahead in the long run, but I as a Canadian have a different reason why I wouldn't work in SV.
It's a little thing called 'Brain Drain.' Unfortunately too many Canadians already head south in search of the (admittedly) bigger money. I'm not anti-American or anything, but I also believe in supporting my own country. That's why I'm willing to work for less money. I want to help make Canada an even better place to live.
Maybe this is part of the reason that I enjoy OSS as well...I put my principles ahead of my bank account!
Although I agree that comparing Mac to Linux is like comparing apples to oranges, you have to admit the article was worth reading for the pure humour value!
ie) 'And if you want to get technical, the Mac OS is inherently better protected from hacker and virus attacks than either Linux or Windows, partly because most malicious code is written for Unix...'
*Note: this is not meant as a flame, troll, or 'anti-american'!
Has anyone wondered what would happen if the Elian story was reversed?
Say Elian is from Anytown, USA...he decides to hop on a raft, and head to Cuba...how long before the USA is at war with Cuba to get the kid back? That's right...about 10 seconds!!!
Isn't this a very cut and dry case? Illegal alien. Send him back.
Sorry if this offended anyone...I just wanted to see if anyone else agreed with my (Canadian) opinion!
Best mouse I ever had: two 'normal' buttons, 2 wheels (both axis') where the up/down wheel was a third button, and a thumb button on the side! The weighting was perfect, the hand curvature was perfect! Arghh!...
The best part: Cost $30 CDN with a $10 US rebate ~= free!
The worst part: Try getting that to work in X...no way Hose!
Well, the general sentiment here seems to be that most people would enjoy access to every function from the keyboard (myself included)...But!...
About 90% of the users I have dealt with wouldn't use this anyway. I've done helpdesk, and user support in a couple different offices, and this fact seems fairly consistent!
Have you ever watched a user log into windows (or any other program that requires a log in, for that matter)? If the user name field is already highlighted, how many of them grabbed the mouse, and re-highlighted it instead of just typing? Or worse, cleared the highlight with the mouse, and then backspaced to the beginning. They seem very dependent on the fact that *something* must be done with the mouse before the keyboard comes into play.
My favourite example is users that use the mouse to switch between every text box in sight, rather than using the convenient TAB key.
Granted, most of the people that I attempt to convert to keyboard use do like it better after a while! I think my point still stands.
Also, the same mouse dependent people don't use the mouse properly either...for most people that I deal with, right-clicking to get a *gasp* context sensitive menu is completely foreign.
I think that my point (hidden and convoluted as it may be) is that most UI's out there (at least in the graphical realm) are adequate for most users. What is needed is a greater level of user knowledge. The world needs users that can appreciate built in features, and apply them in more than one case. I guess I really want a computer literate world!
My solution to spam is to just keep a junk address around. This way any time that I have to fill out a registration form or some such, I use my hotmail account. I get very little spam at any of my usual accounts, and MS doesn't seem to care about holding my junk for me.
Thanks for the tip...Maybe I won't be using it after all. I still think that it's kinda neat to have it in the original packaging...(I took the shrinkwrap off myself)...E-bay here I come (some people buy anything! )!
About 2 years ago, a buddy of mine bought Warp 4! He wanted to dual boot it with Win '98. Unfortunately we couldn't even get it on the machine by itself. Would this have anything to do with it apparrent 'lack' of hardware support that people go on about? I think I'll find out if he still has it, so we can give it another shot.
I just picked up OS/2 1.3 in the original packaging a while back...I'm hoping to try it on a 486 I have kicking around. I've been wanting to try (at least see what's it all about) OS/2 for some time...this was the only version that I could find, as I'm not going to buy it!
I believe that this is the first innovative use of the web that I have seen in some time. The site is quite well done, and I wish them the best of luck. Now if only more people would come up with ideas like this, the web wouldn't be filled with so much crap!
Note: this is not a troll...sorting through the cruft on the web to find what you actually need becomes more of a chore every day!
Just a note to/.ers reading this thread: If you truly are interested in securing your linux box (or getting a grasp on security fundamentals in linux anyway), I recommend 'Maximum Linux Security'. It covers everything that you need to get a jump on security. I got my copy at the Library of Computer and Information Services online bookclub. It is definitely worth every penny!
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One up you?...
Lenny Kravitz - American Woman
Madonna - American Pie
Haven't heard the Kid Rock cover tho...(Admittedly likes both CCR and Kid Rock (somewhat))...
I really thought that I could stay out of this thread, but alas, here I am...
I would have to agree with most of the sentiment here. Any band that is put together for the sole purpose of making $$ really shouldn't be given any play at all. It's music created by a group of individuals to express their own feelings and desires that I've always found to be enjoyable.
Personally, I have a wide range of taste...spanning about 50 years...it really is hard to beat Neil Young's accoustic guitar (if you get the chance, see him live)...
The Who, Pink Floyd, The Travelling Wilburys, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, BTO, The Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Supertramp, Black Sabbath, ACDC, Metallica (before they sold out)...and that's just getting started with the older stuff...I am of the belief that there is good music being made today, you just have to look harder (we are living in a GAP world after all)...
I am one of those idiots that is actually willing to spend an (admittedly exorbitant) amount of money to actually own the albums, instead of just d/l'ing the MP3's...
For the record, I'm 22 and attending University in Canada...
-Ben
Anyone ever tried QNX under VMWare? QNX is a nice real-time platform, but under VMWare, it was terrible...
I am of the opinion that a real-time platform under virtualization is useless...
YMMV.
-Ben
I actually found the 'are you mad' comment rather amusing!
It could just as easily be taken in jest as a blow off.
-Ben
Nice .sig! <grin>
-Ben
Wouldn't that be a full-time job for someone? What with all the holes in MS code
Not a troll, just bad humour!
-Binner
A couple weeks ago, I looked up a couple sites (links at home sorry :( ) that had info on programming the cards in the recievers. Apparently, if it's got the right cpu in it, it's as easy as plugging a parallel cable into it from an old 286 and running a bit of software. The hardest part is getting the instructions to upload to the card. If you can find the instructions, you and have the right card, you should be able to get free satellite for quite a while. I'll post the link to the site after work.
-Ben
Ever seen Wag the Dog?
-Ben
Well, I never used Norton Commander, but I know what you mean about good file managers and keyboard shortcuts. Did anyone out there ever use XTree Pro? I thought that it was the best thing since sliced bread...in fact i still have it on a floppy somewhere (hope it's still good)...
The only reason that I don't use it now is because of FAT32, oh, and I'm never in a WinDOS environment anymore...
Midnight Commander is great, but it could still learn a couple things from XTree Pro.
-Ben
Doesn't this count as 'Online Gambling' !
-Ben
That is by far the best .sig I've ever seen!
-Ben
If they're dumb enough to think that there are no strings attached, don't they deserve to get burned?
-Ben
Right on, I've been waiting for exactly the same thing. I figure that by the time I'm about 70, that the 'Mission to Mars' style holidays will be possible, if only for the wealthy to start...of course I plan on being wealthy
-ben
I think that the most important algorithm ever conceived has to be BUBBLESORT!!
-binner
As a Canadian, I find it disturbing that the BC gov't is willing to support a company such as Microsoft, when then already know the manner in which they operate.
It kinda seems like wishing for lung cancer!
-Ben
Most of the posts on this thread so far are very valid. I can understand most peoples' sentiment about living in other areas to come out ahead in the long run, but I as a Canadian have a different reason why I wouldn't work in SV.
It's a little thing called 'Brain Drain.' Unfortunately too many Canadians already head south in search of the (admittedly) bigger money. I'm not anti-American or anything, but I also believe in supporting my own country. That's why I'm willing to work for less money. I want to help make Canada an even better place to live.
Maybe this is part of the reason that I enjoy OSS as well...I put my principles ahead of my bank account!
Just my thoughts...
-Ben
Although I agree that comparing Mac to Linux is like comparing apples to oranges, you have to admit the article was worth reading for the pure humour value!
ie) 'And if you want to get technical, the Mac OS is inherently better protected from hacker and virus attacks than either Linux or Windows, partly because most malicious code is written for Unix...'
That had me rolling on the ground...thanks Becky!
-binner
*Note: this is not meant as a flame, troll, or 'anti-american'!
Has anyone wondered what would happen if the Elian story was reversed?
Say Elian is from Anytown, USA...he decides to hop on a raft, and head to Cuba...how long before the USA is at war with Cuba to get the kid back? That's right...about 10 seconds!!!
Isn't this a very cut and dry case? Illegal alien. Send him back.
Sorry if this offended anyone...I just wanted to see if anyone else agreed with my (Canadian) opinion!
Thanks,
binner
Best mouse I ever had: two 'normal' buttons, 2 wheels (both axis') where the up/down wheel was a third button, and a thumb button on the side! The weighting was perfect, the hand curvature was perfect! Arghh!...
The best part: Cost $30 CDN with a $10 US rebate ~= free!
The worst part: Try getting that to work in X...no way Hose!
Cheers!
binner
Well, the general sentiment here seems to be that most people would enjoy access to every function from the keyboard (myself included)...But!...
About 90% of the users I have dealt with wouldn't use this anyway. I've done helpdesk, and user support in a couple different offices, and this fact seems fairly consistent!
Have you ever watched a user log into windows (or any other program that requires a log in, for that matter)? If the user name field is already highlighted, how many of them grabbed the mouse, and re-highlighted it instead of just typing? Or worse, cleared the highlight with the mouse, and then backspaced to the beginning. They seem very dependent on the fact that *something* must be done with the mouse before the keyboard comes into play.
My favourite example is users that use the mouse to switch between every text box in sight, rather than using the convenient TAB key.
Granted, most of the people that I attempt to convert to keyboard use do like it better after a while! I think my point still stands.
Also, the same mouse dependent people don't use the mouse properly either...for most people that I deal with, right-clicking to get a *gasp* context sensitive menu is completely foreign.
I think that my point (hidden and convoluted as it may be) is that most UI's out there (at least in the graphical realm) are adequate for most users. What is needed is a greater level of user knowledge. The world needs users that can appreciate built in features, and apply them in more than one case. I guess I really want a computer literate world!
-binner
My solution to spam is to just keep a junk address around. This way any time that I have to fill out a registration form or some such, I use my hotmail account. I get very little spam at any of my usual accounts, and MS doesn't seem to care about holding my junk for me.
-binner
Thanks for the tip...Maybe I won't be using it after all. I still think that it's kinda neat to have it in the original packaging...(I took the shrinkwrap off myself)...E-bay here I come (some people buy anything! )!
About 2 years ago, a buddy of mine bought Warp 4! He wanted to dual boot it with Win '98. Unfortunately we couldn't even get it on the machine by itself. Would this have anything to do with it apparrent 'lack' of hardware support that people go on about? I think I'll find out if he still has it, so we can give it another shot.
Once again, thanks for the tip.
-binner
I just picked up OS/2 1.3 in the original packaging a while back...I'm hoping to try it on a 486 I have kicking around. I've been wanting to try (at least see what's it all about) OS/2 for some time...this was the only version that I could find, as I'm not going to buy it!
-binner
I believe that this is the first innovative use of the web that I have seen in some time. The site is quite well done, and I wish them the best of luck. Now if only more people would come up with ideas like this, the web wouldn't be filled with so much crap!
Note: this is not a troll...sorting through the cruft on the web to find what you actually need becomes more of a chore every day!
-binner
Just a note to /.ers reading this thread: If you truly are interested in securing your linux box (or getting a grasp on security fundamentals in linux anyway), I recommend 'Maximum Linux Security'. It covers everything that you need to get a jump on security. I got my copy at the Library of Computer and Information Services online bookclub. It is definitely worth every penny!
Cheers.
-binner
One word: Echelon!
Note for the sarcasm impaired: This is meant as a joke! Not a flame or troll!