"Now, when ever he sees a penguin, he says "tux is cool!"
my 2 year old's favourite cuddly toy is a penguin. goes everywhere with it - probably in no small part to Daddy having tux wallpapers on his desktops.
(and the brainwashing of "tux is good, mmmkay.... windows is bad... mmmmkay...")
"There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install."
huh?
i must be living in a different parallel universe so.
urpmi
versus
click click clickity click reboot click click cancel reboot click click reboot shutdown reboot click click click reboot.... ad nauseum..
Looks like every Microsoft troll on the planet has suddenly descended on Slashdot. The amount of outright FUD and sheer lies being spouted is incredible.
My Mandrake experience? 3 networked desktops at home - each up and running in half an hour.
"Drag and drop didnt work" In KDE ??? Works fine.
"Good luck trying to get a codec installed. Yeesh."
urpmi win32-codec - or use the GUI software package tools.
"It didnt work, and it was a struggle just to navigate"
Didnt work for you eh?
- now , how big is that Microsoft pay cheque that you're getting?
"Until there is a real method of packaging and installing/removing software for Linux, the operating system will never move past where Windows was circa version 3.1. RPM has dependancy issues, and apt-get is something past most people"
Either you are a Microsoft paid mercenary , or you just don't have a clue.
Here's a big clue or two: Suse's Yast Mandrake's URPMI
If you aren't a paid up Microsoft stormtrooper, please do try to some research before making such blatantly erroneous statements.
this is just brilliant prose:
From their site
"you cradle your new 12" PowerBook G4 (small enough to hide at the office) running Yellow Dog Linux. Feeling so empowered by this transformation, you quickly demand full reimbursement for the cost of your Mac from your health insurance company, stating with affirmation that an Apple with Yellow Dog Linux is an NIH funded, clinically tested, FDA approved form of alternative medicine. And you would have walked to Canada to get one!
Yes, this is why people run Linux on a Mac. Hard to explain, isn't it? "
Boy do i miss PointCast!
i loved the stock ticker news stuff - enter a stock code, and it'd grab all the news AND the graphs as well...
On a laptop , commuting home from London every day , it was indispensible...
whois entries for Yahoo.com, Google.com and Microsoft.com have been hacked.
>whois Microsoft.com
[whois.crsnic.net]
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the.com and.net domains can now be registeredwith many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
Aborting search 20 records found.....
MICROSOFT.COM.SUX.BUT.PYROFREAK.ORG.RULEZ.AND.DIOX YTECH.NET.DELETED.GANDI.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.SMELLS.SIMPLECODES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.SHOULD.GIVE.UP.BECAUSE.LINUXISGOD.CO M
MICROSOFT.COM.RAWKZ.MUH.WERLD.MENTALFLOSS.CA
MICROSOFT.COM.OHMYGODITBURNS.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.LOVES.JU1C3.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.LIVES.AT.SHAUNEWING.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NOT.AS.COOL.AS.SIMPLECODES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.IN.BED.WITH.CURTYV.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.GOD.BECOUSE.UNIXSUCKS.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.A.STEAMING.HEAP.OF.FUCKING-BULLSH IT.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.TEH.GAY.OMFGLOL.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.ITS.OWN.CRACKLAB.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.A.PRESENT.COMING.FROM.HUGHESMISS ILES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.FLINGS.POO.AT.MONKEYCORE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.FILLS.ME.WITH.BELLIGERENCE.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.CAN.GO.FUCK.ITSELF.AT.SECZY.COM
google dns entry has been hacked
> whois google.com
[whois.crsnic.net]
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the.com and.net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGINE.THAN.SECZY.COM
GOOGLE.COM
jumped onto another box and did a whois - yeah, i'm getting the hack....
> whois google.com
[whois.crsnic.net] Whois Server Version 1.3 Domain names in the.com and.net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.C OM GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGI NE.THAN.SECZY.COM GOOGLE.COM
yeah - but Hawkings change his ideas based on extremely complicated mathematics. And his ideas on black holes are just that - ideas. We're trying to work out how black holes work by using mathematics and nothing else. Of course, we're going to make mistakes - but correcting those mistakes is part and parcel of the progression of science.
You, on the other hand, hold onto a fairy tale , made up by desert nomads thousands of years ago.
If you don't want to use your brain, then that's your problem.
Anyone wanna join my church of the invisible pink unicorn???
install a spyware agent on your system?
no thanks. i like my data. and i'd like it to be mine.
it's up to me alone whether i want to share my data with the wider world.
blinkx as a threat to google ? not a chance. google can sleep easy, as i'm sure they are already doing.
Shameless plug for one of my friends - he's a solo electronic artist , and has been making music since 1988, when he started off on the C64 , and then went onto the Amiga. He's been making music ever since.
Check him out if you're in Dublin , as he's doing a few gigs - listed on his website.
starter edition eh? ooh - i really want to try out those viruses and spyware in starter edition mode.
starter edition malware only spams out 50 spams an hour - upgrade to the pro edition and YOU TOO would join the other XP happy campers spewing out spam at 500 per hour without knowing about it.
"The other day I was trying to tell one of the programmers that the coffee machine was out of sugar, the standard english phrase "The coffee machine is out of sugar' had no effect, as soon as I said 'if led = 1 then sato(sugar) = 0' I was understood..."
you've got the makings of a fascinating book there...
how to find out what subway station you need to get off at to go to that bar your japanese friends are going to after work:
I came across Linux In Easy Steps whilst browsing a bookstore today, and it's a great great book.
I sticks to the Mandrake install, covers all the usual stuff (playing music, editing files, browsing blah blah) , and then finishes off with a bit of bash scripting.
A superb intro for the newbie Linux people - i heartily reccomend it.
No , i'm not connected with the book or the publisher in any way - i was just impressed with the layout and the usage of screenshots and the step by step explanations within , in purely non-geek terminology.
"We just put a replacement radio in my wife's car, a '93, and instead of knobs and a few large buttons there are these tiny little buttons that I can't read the labels for without a magnifying glass. WTF is that?"
wow - somebody else is annoying by the death of twiddly knobs on car radios. that's my major gripe and it annoys the hell out of me - in the past i could turn a dial. dead easy whilst driving.
now i'm feeling around for tiny buttons (cos my eyes are always on the road) - so while i meant to change a station, i end up turning the bass up to +12.
On that Micro$haft "facts" site, there's a Forrester report stating that Windows is more secure than Linux.
Suse, Debian,RedHat AND Mandrake have responded to this - you can see their combined statement
here
They appear to be quite angry about this , as their security teams provided data and research to Forrester in good faith , only to find out that their data was discounted, and the Forrester research was merely a front for Micro$hafting FUD.
Quote:
" Finally, the claim that one software vendor had fixed 100% of their flaws during the period of the report should be incentive for a closer investigation of the conclusions the report presents"
This really sounds like Micro$haft are getting seriously worried... think about it - if they weren't , they wouldnt be bothering with the anti-linux crusade.
"meanwhile over on Slashdot, geeks argue over 2 multi-billion dollar corporations...."
bit sad really , isn't it? isn't there other VASTLY more important things to be talking about?
in other words - who gives a fuck?
Slashdot Mirror
"Now, when ever he sees a penguin, he says "tux is cool!" my 2 year old's favourite cuddly toy is a penguin. goes everywhere with it - probably in no small part to Daddy having tux wallpapers on his desktops. (and the brainwashing of "tux is good, mmmkay.... windows is bad... mmmmkay...")
"There is no way I could explain to my Mom over the phone how to install ."
huh?
i must be living in a different parallel universe so.
urpmi
versus
click click clickity click reboot click click cancel reboot click click reboot shutdown reboot click click click reboot.... ad nauseum..
Looks like every Microsoft troll on the planet has suddenly descended on Slashdot. The amount of outright FUD and sheer lies being spouted is incredible.
My Mandrake experience?
3 networked desktops at home - each up and running in half an hour.
"Drag and drop didnt work"
In KDE ??? Works fine.
"Good luck trying to get a codec installed. Yeesh."
urpmi win32-codec - or use the GUI software package tools.
"It didnt work, and it was a struggle just to navigate"
Didnt work for you eh?
- now , how big is that Microsoft pay cheque that you're getting?
"Until there is a real method of packaging and installing/removing software for Linux, the operating system will never move past where Windows was circa version 3.1. RPM has dependancy issues, and apt-get is something past most people"
Either you are a Microsoft paid mercenary , or you just don't have a clue.
Here's a big clue or two:
Suse's Yast
Mandrake's URPMI
If you aren't a paid up Microsoft stormtrooper, please do try to some research before making such blatantly erroneous statements.
where are the google ads on katie.com ?
"you cradle your new 12" PowerBook G4 (small enough to hide at the office) running Yellow Dog Linux. Feeling so empowered by this transformation, you quickly demand full reimbursement for the cost of your Mac from your health insurance company, stating with affirmation that an Apple with Yellow Dog Linux is an NIH funded, clinically tested, FDA approved form of alternative medicine. And you would have walked to Canada to get one!
Yes, this is why people run Linux on a Mac. Hard to explain, isn't it? "
Boy do i miss PointCast! i loved the stock ticker news stuff - enter a stock code, and it'd grab all the news AND the graphs as well... On a laptop , commuting home from London every day , it was indispensible...
urrgh - that ms site is awful. really hurts my eyes looking at it.
i'll stick with google thank you.
yet more "innovation" from Microsoft - have the EVER thought of ANYTHING original.
Anyone name just ONE - please do enlighten us.
is 419legal.org legit , or is it just another credit card phishing site???
419legal.org whois:
Domain ID:D104069747-LROR
Domain Name:419LEGAL.ORG
Created On:08-Mar-2004 17:58:52 UTC
Last Updated On:09-May-2004 13:59:51 UTC
Expiration Date:08-Mar-2005 17:58:52 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:R120-LROR
Status:OK
Registrant ID:GODA-05739656
Registrant Name:D. Squire
Registrant Organization:E-Payments
Registrant Street1:6 Wrenford Place
Registrant Street2:Hillary
Registrant City:Durban
Registrant State/Province:Kwa Zulu Natal
Registrant Postal Code:4096
Registrant Country:ZA
Registrant Phone:+27.7646957
Registrant Email:support@e-payments.co.za
whois entries for Yahoo.com, Google.com and Microsoft.com have been hacked. >whois Microsoft.com [whois.crsnic.net] Whois Server Version 1.3 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registeredwith many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
Aborting search 20 records found .....
MICROSOFT.COM.SUX.BUT.PYROFREAK.ORG.RULEZ.AND.DIOX YTECH.NET.DELETED.GANDI.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.SMELLS.SIMPLECODES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.SHOULD.GIVE.UP.BECAUSE.LINUXISGOD.CO M
MICROSOFT.COM.RAWKZ.MUH.WERLD.MENTALFLOSS.CA
MICROSOFT.COM.OHMYGODITBURNS.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.LOVES.JU1C3.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.LIVES.AT.SHAUNEWING.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.NOT.AS.COOL.AS.SIMPLECODES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.IN.BED.WITH.CURTYV.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.GOD.BECOUSE.UNIXSUCKS.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.IS.A.STEAMING.HEAP.OF.FUCKING-BULLSH IT.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.TEH.GAY.OMFGLOL.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.ITS.OWN.CRACKLAB.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.HAS.A.PRESENT.COMING.FROM.HUGHESMISS ILES.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.FLINGS.POO.AT.MONKEYCORE.COM
MICROSOFT.COM.FILLS.ME.WITH.BELLIGERENCE.NET
MICROSOFT.COM.CAN.GO.FUCK.ITSELF.AT.SECZY.COM
google dns entry has been hacked > whois google.com [whois.crsnic.net] Whois Server Version 1.3 Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENGINE .THAN.SECZY.COM
GOOGLE.COM
jumped onto another box and did a whois - yeah, i'm getting the hack....
.com and .net domains can now be registered with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net for detailed information.
C OM I NE .THAN.SECZY.COM
> whois google.com
[whois.crsnic.net]
Whois Server Version 1.3
Domain names in the
GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.
GOOGLE.COM.HAS.LESS.FREE.PORN.IN.ITS.SEARCH.ENG
GOOGLE.COM
i dunno - i'm not seeing any hacked DNS entry from here: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=google.c om&email=on
yeah - but Hawkings change his ideas based on extremely complicated mathematics. And his ideas on black holes are just that - ideas. We're trying to work out how black holes work by using mathematics and nothing else. Of course, we're going to make mistakes - but correcting those mistakes is part and parcel of the progression of science.
You, on the other hand, hold onto a fairy tale , made up by desert nomads thousands of years ago.
If you don't want to use your brain, then that's your problem.
Anyone wanna join my church of the invisible pink unicorn???
install a spyware agent on your system? no thanks. i like my data. and i'd like it to be mine. it's up to me alone whether i want to share my data with the wider world. blinkx as a threat to google ? not a chance. google can sleep easy, as i'm sure they are already doing.
Corrugated Tunnel
starter edition eh? ooh - i really want to try out those viruses and spyware in starter edition mode.
starter edition malware only spams out 50 spams an hour - upgrade to the pro edition and YOU TOO would join the other XP happy campers spewing out spam at 500 per hour without knowing about it.
"The other day I was trying to tell one of the programmers that the coffee machine was out of sugar, the standard english phrase "The coffee machine is out of sugar' had no effect, as soon as I said 'if led = 1 then sato(sugar) = 0' I was understood..."
you've got the makings of a fascinating book there...
how to find out what subway station you need to get off at to go to that bar your japanese friends are going to after work:
if (subwaystation!=bar)
{
beer=0;
}
if (subwaystation==bar)
{
beer=1;
}
the possibilites are endless!!
I sticks to the Mandrake install, covers all the usual stuff (playing music, editing files, browsing blah blah) , and then finishes off with a bit of bash scripting.
A superb intro for the newbie Linux people - i heartily reccomend it.
No , i'm not connected with the book or the publisher in any way - i was just impressed with the layout and the usage of screenshots and the step by step explanations within , in purely non-geek terminology.
And still no mention on Slashdot that the first ever private spaceflight has just happened
"We just put a replacement radio in my wife's car, a '93, and instead of knobs and a few large buttons there are these tiny little buttons that I can't read the labels for without a magnifying glass. WTF is that?"
wow - somebody else is annoying by the death of twiddly knobs on car radios. that's my major gripe and it annoys the hell out of me - in the past i could turn a dial. dead easy whilst driving.
now i'm feeling around for tiny buttons (cos my eyes are always on the road) - so while i meant to change a station, i end up turning the bass up to +12.
AAARGH!!!!
bring back the dial on car radios!!!!
On that Micro$haft "facts" site, there's a Forrester report stating that Windows is more secure than Linux.
,RedHat AND Mandrake have responded to this - you can see their combined statement
here
Suse, Debian
They appear to be quite angry about this , as their security teams provided data and research to Forrester in good faith , only to find out that their data was discounted, and the Forrester research was merely a front for Micro$hafting FUD.
Quote: " Finally, the claim that one software vendor had fixed 100% of their flaws during the period of the report should be incentive for a closer investigation of the conclusions the report presents"
oh man - this has to be the funniest bit of that microshaft site.
UNIX Migration: Improve Efficiency and Save Time
This really sounds like Micro$haft are getting seriously worried... think about it - if they weren't , they wouldnt be bothering with the anti-linux crusade.
same deal here changed my urpmi sources to 10 Official , then did: urpmi --auto-select followed by urpmi --kernel how hard is that?
"meanwhile over on Slashdot, geeks argue over 2 multi-billion dollar corporations...."
bit sad really , isn't it? isn't there other VASTLY more important things to be talking about?
in other words - who gives a fuck?