Not only that, but when the label says to please allow for 6-8 weeks for processing, there is no instant gratification. People don't want to bother with them because most of us can't plan ahead ten minutes into the future.
Or maybe it's just plate tectonics moving around under our feet. I know it's human nature to think a higher power is standing ready to punish the wicked and reward the good, but when a rock this large cools over billions of years, you have to expect it will jiggle a little.
Well, this is about US passports so I'm discussing that. Look at laws in China or Puerto Rico. Just because their leaders tighten their grips doesn't mean I should get paranoid as an American citizen.
And I don't think it's up to governments to sort out the problems. The people should get their shit together and solve their own problems. The government should just make sure the laws in place to protect them are enforced.
I personally think it looks nicer. That's subjective, of course. And that's not to say it looks more like windows. There is a "Ximian version" of openoffice available which can incorporate Qt widgets. It makes the interface much nicer. Some credit goes to the KDE folks though.
You got me there. I am an enthusiast and I sync portage and check for and compile updates almost every night. I do it before I go to sleep so I'm not wasting my time compiling. I do see your point though. If I went several months without checking and then suddenly updated my portage tree and checked for updates, it would be a long list.
But if I did that, then gentoo wouldn't be for me and I'd be much happier with a distro like Suse, Fedora, or Mandrake that better suited my needs. It's all about using the right tool for the task.
However, this does not take away from my original post. If the package manager is not a crucial part of using a particular distro, then apt vs urpmi vs portate is irrelevant to you in the first place.
I don't think the government has any interest in tracking people. And I don't say that because I think the government wants to do no wrong, but that this doesn't seem to be a requirement of any evil plans. I don't think a part of the Bush agenda includes tracking some slashdotter around. Bush has been reelected and I think all he wants to do now is make people feel safe and secure in his presidency. Remember, he's got to pass the torch to somebody on his way out.
"How are they going to keep a thief from stealing your passport altogether?"
Um, this is the job of the government? Get a pouch and wear it around your neck....Unless this was a subtle joke, and I didn't initially get it. In that case, sorry.
I read about this earlier today as well. This absolutely sickens me that someone would spend $50,000 to clone a cat so it resembles a pet that died years ago. It's a cat! If you are willing to spend that much on a pet, then you've got lots of money to burn.
It's one thing for rich people to waste their money on sports cars, jewelery, etc, but at least that has some monetary value to other people. This $50,000 cat is only worth that to them and no one else. So there is no way anybody could try to justify this as some sort of investment.
I know it's common to make the argument "why couldn't they have spent that helping people?" but I think in this case since they're not buying a toy, but a companion, it's more relevant. How many coats for the homeless could that buy? How many hot meals? Wouldn't that make most people feel more warm and fuzzy inside than some genetically engineered cat that resembles Snowball 2?
I think there is something seriously wrong with our society when an action like this doesn't get the person committed.
Just keep in mind how many people are willing to waste their computer's time compiling as to not waste their time hunting down dependencies. Even those nice RPM package managers will make a mistake. And what about Mandrake users who are stuck with a package that's a year old?
Again, people use portage because it actually makes installing up to date software easier. The 2% speed increase usually isn't a factor though, so you're reference to funrool loops, while funny, isn't an accurate portrayal of gentoo users.
Both are about creating and/or enforcing laws that uphold intellectual property. When it concerns the GPL, people here are for them When it concerns downloading copyrighted music, people here are against them. That is how other people are connecting them, but supporting one and opposing the other when I feel the underlying principals are the same.
I'm going back and forth from this story and the one a few down about the MPAA about shutting down torrent distributors.
On that story, everyone's claiming that downloading movies is morally right and not stealing. Some even claim that we have the right to because copyright laws are evil.
Now this story has people writing about how the GPL is all warm and fuzzy and that because of it, Linux has been so successful. I also see posts about how it is vital for software that this agreement is strongly enforced.
Alright, isn't this a little hypocritical? I know that most of the people aren't posting contradicting posts on both stories, but what the hell?
Apparently, copyright laws are only fair when they benefit slashdotters.
Maybe when the studios pay these actors and actresses millions of dollars, it creates an aura about the movie with the public so they'll make the money back on opening weekend.
This is just a guess, but look at Ocean's Twelve and their very expensive cast and the popularity of the movie. I haven't seen the movie, but I've heard it was mildly funny.
They're the discount crowd that doesn't have much interest in what operating system they run, as long as it does basic functions. This could be a good product for a low income family. This could make a good gift for a child for Christmas. As long as this isn't typical walmart crap, this might be a successful product.
Alright, every single time a retail store offers a computer, a comment is posted about how you can get it cheaper on Ebay.
Ebay is almost always cheaper. Sellers have less overhead and don't have to worry about a lot of the crap retail stores have to.
People buy computers in retail stores so they can fiddle with it before they buy it. If it breaks, they at least can bring it back to the store and bitch to someone in person. It's also more convient to drive to Walmart and pick one up than waiting a week or so. I think this week of the year shows that the most.
This discussion has been brought up several times here on slashdot. It always consists of the same arguments.
There are those that feel it's not important. Those that feel it's absolutely critical. And those that claim it already exists.
Well, it is important and it doesn't already exist. Four package managers that usually work don't count as a standard. That's just the shotgun method of hoping one of them will hit the target.
What helps linux growth in one area hurts it in other areas. Developers and distros keep trying to reinvent the wheel. The worst is when it doesn't work, the response is "well, it doesn't work too well on windows so what do you think of that?" (not from developers, but comments on here).
I think the only way developers could agree on one standard would be if someone high up the chain like Linus either came up with an idea or picked one and people worked on improving it. However, it's been my understanding that this is not something he would want to do.
I originally misspelled the word and the spellbound firefox extension chose a different word than I was looking for. I didn't notice it until now, but you are correct.
The analogy comes straight from Mr. Schare. "It's like buying a car," he said. "If you want to get the latest safety features, you have to buy the latest model."
This is like getting a letter from Ford saying they forgot to put in the airbag and if you want one, buy a new Mustang.
Kramer is unlikely to ever collect the large judgment, which was made possible through an Iowa law that allows plaintiffs to claim damages of $10 per spam message, said his attorney, Kelly O. Wallace of Atlanta.
That's a lot of money per email. When I saw the headline, I figured most of the money came from putative damages, but the article didn't mention it. Instead they were able to claim the amount from actual damages. This leads me to think that this law might not stick around for a while. It was also interesting that no lawyers were present for the trial.
Is this running from wine out of the box, or with some tweaking? I use crossover office (yeah, wine, I know) and it runs most applications I throw at it without any problems. However I haven't had much luck with wine running programs out of the box.
So if it runs out of the box, then that's great. But if it required some tweaking, then that's an area of expertise that can't be expected from most people.
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The moment of inertia when these things are spinning though concerns me. You'd have to slow the wheel down very gradually as to not destroy the tape.
Not only that, but when the label says to please allow for 6-8 weeks for processing, there is no instant gratification. People don't want to bother with them because most of us can't plan ahead ten minutes into the future.
Or maybe it's just plate tectonics moving around under our feet. I know it's human nature to think a higher power is standing ready to punish the wicked and reward the good, but when a rock this large cools over billions of years, you have to expect it will jiggle a little.
This guy "reclocked" it.
Well, this is about US passports so I'm discussing that. Look at laws in China or Puerto Rico. Just because their leaders tighten their grips doesn't mean I should get paranoid as an American citizen.
And I don't think it's up to governments to sort out the problems. The people should get their shit together and solve their own problems. The government should just make sure the laws in place to protect them are enforced.
I personally think it looks nicer. That's subjective, of course. And that's not to say it looks more like windows. There is a "Ximian version" of openoffice available which can incorporate Qt widgets. It makes the interface much nicer. Some credit goes to the KDE folks though.
Yeah, I always get stuck doing this too.
Do people ask plumbers to unclog toilets on holidays? I don't fricken think so!
You got me there. I am an enthusiast and I sync portage and check for and compile updates almost every night. I do it before I go to sleep so I'm not wasting my time compiling. I do see your point though. If I went several months without checking and then suddenly updated my portage tree and checked for updates, it would be a long list.
But if I did that, then gentoo wouldn't be for me and I'd be much happier with a distro like Suse, Fedora, or Mandrake that better suited my needs. It's all about using the right tool for the task.
However, this does not take away from my original post. If the package manager is not a crucial part of using a particular distro, then apt vs urpmi vs portate is irrelevant to you in the first place.
You're paranoid.
I don't think the government has any interest in tracking people. And I don't say that because I think the government wants to do no wrong, but that this doesn't seem to be a requirement of any evil plans. I don't think a part of the Bush agenda includes tracking some slashdotter around. Bush has been reelected and I think all he wants to do now is make people feel safe and secure in his presidency. Remember, he's got to pass the torch to somebody on his way out.
"How are they going to keep a thief from stealing your passport altogether?"
...Unless this was a subtle joke, and I didn't initially get it. In that case, sorry.
Um, this is the job of the government? Get a pouch and wear it around your neck.
I read about this earlier today as well. This absolutely sickens me that someone would spend $50,000 to clone a cat so it resembles a pet that died years ago. It's a cat! If you are willing to spend that much on a pet, then you've got lots of money to burn.
It's one thing for rich people to waste their money on sports cars, jewelery, etc, but at least that has some monetary value to other people. This $50,000 cat is only worth that to them and no one else. So there is no way anybody could try to justify this as some sort of investment.
I know it's common to make the argument "why couldn't they have spent that helping people?" but I think in this case since they're not buying a toy, but a companion, it's more relevant. How many coats for the homeless could that buy? How many hot meals? Wouldn't that make most people feel more warm and fuzzy inside than some genetically engineered cat that resembles Snowball 2?
I think there is something seriously wrong with our society when an action like this doesn't get the person committed.
Just keep in mind how many people are willing to waste their computer's time compiling as to not waste their time hunting down dependencies. Even those nice RPM package managers will make a mistake. And what about Mandrake users who are stuck with a package that's a year old?
Again, people use portage because it actually makes installing up to date software easier. The 2% speed increase usually isn't a factor though, so you're reference to funrool loops, while funny, isn't an accurate portrayal of gentoo users.
Both are about creating and/or enforcing laws that uphold intellectual property. When it concerns the GPL, people here are for them When it concerns downloading copyrighted music, people here are against them. That is how other people are connecting them, but supporting one and opposing the other when I feel the underlying principals are the same.
I'm going back and forth from this story and the one a few down about the MPAA about shutting down torrent distributors.
On that story, everyone's claiming that downloading movies is morally right and not stealing. Some even claim that we have the right to because copyright laws are evil.
Now this story has people writing about how the GPL is all warm and fuzzy and that because of it, Linux has been so successful. I also see posts about how it is vital for software that this agreement is strongly enforced.
Alright, isn't this a little hypocritical? I know that most of the people aren't posting contradicting posts on both stories, but what the hell?
Apparently, copyright laws are only fair when they benefit slashdotters.
Maybe when the studios pay these actors and actresses millions of dollars, it creates an aura about the movie with the public so they'll make the money back on opening weekend.
This is just a guess, but look at Ocean's Twelve and their very expensive cast and the popularity of the movie. I haven't seen the movie, but I've heard it was mildly funny.
The movies people download don't have DRM to hassle with. So now on top of getting the movie for free, they get possibly a better product.
When will these industries learn that you can't slow P2P by pissing off legitimate customers?
It does makes sense though. A regular mirror only reflects light on one side.
That's exactly my point. A quote from ebay will always be less than a quote from a retail store so it's irrelevant.
They're the discount crowd that doesn't have much interest in what operating system they run, as long as it does basic functions. This could be a good product for a low income family. This could make a good gift for a child for Christmas. As long as this isn't typical walmart crap, this might be a successful product.
Alright, every single time a retail store offers a computer, a comment is posted about how you can get it cheaper on Ebay.
Ebay is almost always cheaper. Sellers have less overhead and don't have to worry about a lot of the crap retail stores have to.
People buy computers in retail stores so they can fiddle with it before they buy it. If it breaks, they at least can bring it back to the store and bitch to someone in person. It's also more convient to drive to Walmart and pick one up than waiting a week or so. I think this week of the year shows that the most.
My two cents.
This discussion has been brought up several times here on slashdot. It always consists of the same arguments.
;)
There are those that feel it's not important. Those that feel it's absolutely critical. And those that claim it already exists.
Well, it is important and it doesn't already exist. Four package managers that usually work don't count as a standard. That's just the shotgun method of hoping one of them will hit the target.
What helps linux growth in one area hurts it in other areas. Developers and distros keep trying to reinvent the wheel. The worst is when it doesn't work, the response is "well, it doesn't work too well on windows so what do you think of that?" (not from developers, but comments on here).
I think the only way developers could agree on one standard would be if someone high up the chain like Linus either came up with an idea or picked one and people worked on improving it. However, it's been my understanding that this is not something he would want to do.
Until then, I'll keep using portage
I originally misspelled the word and the spellbound firefox extension chose a different word than I was looking for. I didn't notice it until now, but you are correct.
This is like getting a letter from Ford saying they forgot to put in the airbag and if you want one, buy a new Mustang.
That's a lot of money per email. When I saw the headline, I figured most of the money came from putative damages, but the article didn't mention it. Instead they were able to claim the amount from actual damages. This leads me to think that this law might not stick around for a while. It was also interesting that no lawyers were present for the trial.
Is this running from wine out of the box, or with some tweaking? I use crossover office (yeah, wine, I know) and it runs most applications I throw at it without any problems. However I haven't had much luck with wine running programs out of the box.
So if it runs out of the box, then that's great. But if it required some tweaking, then that's an area of expertise that can't be expected from most people.