Back before the Internet (well, not really _before_) there were BBS systems that you would call directly. They ran software like PC Board, Wildcat, Spitfire, etc that supported "doors." Many had voting booths, questionairs, polls, whatever you want to call them. This all happened in the late 80's to the mid 90's. I'm sure you can find prior art in the BBS Archives. The Voting booths section would be a good start.
I don't drink alcohol. I hate going to bars because usually all I can get is Coke or Sprite. If I'm there to work, I usually want Mt. Dew. If I want to relax, a bottled root beer goes a long way.
I also second the motion for some sound engineering and clean air. I usually want to talk with my friends or those that I'm trying to meet.
700Mhz per leg? That tells me a) they forgot to optimize their code or b) it's just really bloated. I just can't imagine it needs that much processing power to make those calculations. I hope this is a case of, "throw a lot of hardware at the problem just in case."
So what's the deal with a mailing list? Will mailing list software need to email back each poster and ask if it's alright to forward the email to all the people subscribed to the list? I hope there is implicit permission when you send an email to a mailing list.
IceWM has had a command line built into its double height taskbar for years, that's mostly why I use it. I could be editing a file or reading some docs and I want to look something up in a man page or bring up my editor. Ctl+Alt+Space, type in my command, and I'm off. It may not be that smart or have a history, but that's why I have terminal windows.
The police aren't going to want to give up their speed ticket income, nor are do drivers want control taken out of their hands. Most speeders do so intentionally, so why not just make them pay the consequences. With the GPS system you can determine how much over the speed limit they are and for how long. Charge the driver a fixed price per minute per mile an hour over the speed limit they are driving. So if I want to go fast I can pay the extra buck to do that without worrying about getting slammed with a $100 speeding ticket.
I am sick and tired of people calling smileys 'emoticons'. Emoticon is just so M$ish. Every time I hear the word I cringe. This irks me more than the hacker/cracker mix-up. Anyone who started on BBSes will tell you they are smileys. Please tell your friends to get their vocab straight.
I would definately recommend the Marble FX. I've been using on for over two years now and I love it. I haven't gotten all four buttons working in Linux, but I'm a keyboard user more than a mouse user. Logitech gives you a great warranty, three years I think. When I started having trouble with the left button that prevented me from dragging anything around, their tech support shipped out a new unit and said I could just trash my broken one. Now that's what I call service!
Is is possible to get a Slashdot interview witht his law firm? I would like to know just how a law firm like this expects not to damage its reputation.
First, Open Source does not mean free (as in beer). It means you can contribute back to the project. So if you find some materials or a book you like, but have some problems with you can fix, you should be able to write the author and get them corrected.
Second, you're working for a company. You should be able to expense some good books on Linux. It's not like you're still in college and the campus book store is your old choice. Read some book reviews and have the company buy them.
I think everyone should call upon the net gods to create a.sucks TLD. We have seen intellectual property lawyers take piece after piece of the Internet. Put your damn foot down and show them who's boss..edu,.net,.gov all have their purposes and restrictions on what content is allowed and what is not. Create a.sucks domain that only allows critical reviews of companies, products, and organizations and protect it with a free speech and free press arguments. Each site can link to the rules of the.sucks domain which explain is several languages (including lawyer-speak) what the TLD is about and where to send complaints (i.e./dev/null).
Good online hypertext manuals are great when you're browsing around or searching for that ellusive command or function. If you have the extra screen real estate a Netscape window with the reference manual is great.
But when you really get coding and you have 5-10 terminals/editors open switching between desktops gets cumbersome and that's where a printed manual shines. Instead of flipping back and forth between windows you just look down at the page. Think of it as another 11" screen with an easy to use interface that you can put anywhere.
And for those of us who don't sleep next to their computers, some printed manuals make great cures for insomnia!
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Wow, it's been a LONG time since I've seen a application that is shipped on floppy disks. Kudos to Lego for showing you can do something really cool without using hundreds of megs of storage.
Now if they could just port it to Linux, I could play with Legos without losing the pieces.
Tough to find jobs months ahead of time.
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I'm currently a college senior looking for work and I'm having the hardest time finding a job for after I graduate. Just about all of the companies that I talk to are looking to fill immediate opennings, i.e. within two weeks. No one is interested in looking for someone who has the skills and the education, but isn't available for another two months.
At my school, most (if not all) of the recruiters looking to fill full time positions come in September. The Career Center says you should have a few offers by December. Then you should make a decision by Janruary. Well, that was true for CivE, ChemE, and MechE, but the only jobs available for CS at that time were from companies that "need people." Those are the jobs where you go to work eight hours a day and come home ready to die. *bleah* I had one this summer, I don't want another.
How am I supposed to get one of these "linux friendly" companies to take a look at me months in advance? I have the education and an excellent GPA (3.5). I go to the conferences to learn about new technologies, not the freebies. I've been using Linux for four years and I finally use it on my desktop. I do linux programming when I can, but my coursework takes up most of my time. And most of all, Linux really excites me. All the IPOs are cool, but I really don't give a damn. I just want a roof over my head, food in the fridge, and small part in the Linux Revolution.
$10 per playback hour sounds good but $10 per hour times 80 hours = $800. Ouch! That's still expensive. I would pay spend $200 for 5 hours of portable music. If I need 80 hours, I'll spend $200 on a hard drive for my desktop.
It amazes me how many stupid patents are getting through the patent office these days. I would love to work for the patent office just so I could say, "That's not an original idea. Go do some real research." How hard is it to be a patent officer? Does it really matter? It seems to me that it must be nearly impossible to get a job at the patent office. That office alone has the power to dictate which company or person has the rights to restrict and charge for ideas that many of us feel are simple combinations of fundamental concepts. Large companies must have their fingers in the hiring process of that office. This is all just conspiracy theory, but if the patent office was hiring the best people for the job, would you expect patents such as this? Are these patents being passed because big business is lobbying to put incompetent people in the patent office? Think about it.
I've been using Seagate hard drives all my life. Prior to last Christmas, I had four of them, I thought they were great, then I decided to put a lot more space in my 486 Linux server. I decided on an IBM 10GB Deskstar for performance reasons. The IBM Deskstars are much quieter and cooler than the Seagates. I was always attempted to fry an egg on a Seagate Medalist. I wouldn't be able to use an IBM Deskstar as a hand warmer it's so cool.
Since then I've recommended IBM Deskstars to everyone buying components. I've never had any problems and they are very fast drives. Also, I get them from www.tjt.com. They have very low prices and shipping and the people there are smart and friendly.
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Tech: What kind of system is that?
Admin: That's an ick systems box.
Tech: Well if you don't like it, why don't you return it?
I wonder how much the original document would go for on E-bay?
Back before the Internet (well, not really _before_) there were BBS systems that you would call directly. They ran software like PC Board, Wildcat, Spitfire, etc that supported "doors." Many had voting booths, questionairs, polls, whatever you want to call them. This all happened in the late 80's to the mid 90's. I'm sure you can find prior art in the BBS Archives. The Voting booths section would be a good start.
It sounds like a nice card and yadda yadda. Are they going to supply X drivers with GLX support? Otherwise the card isn't worth buying.
I don't drink alcohol. I hate going to bars because usually all I can get is Coke or Sprite. If I'm there to work, I usually want Mt. Dew. If I want to relax, a bottled root beer goes a long way.
I also second the motion for some sound engineering and clean air. I usually want to talk with my friends or those that I'm trying to meet.
700Mhz per leg? That tells me a) they forgot to optimize their code or b) it's just really bloated. I just can't imagine it needs that much processing power to make those calculations. I hope this is a case of, "throw a lot of hardware at the problem just in case."
So what's the deal with a mailing list? Will mailing list software need to email back each poster and ask if it's alright to forward the email to all the people subscribed to the list? I hope there is implicit permission when you send an email to a mailing list.
Hehehehe, good joke. :) I just have to wonder how much email the real GWB will get from this.
IceWM has had a command line built into its double height taskbar for years, that's mostly why I use it. I could be editing a file or reading some docs and I want to look something up in a man page or bring up my editor. Ctl+Alt+Space, type in my command, and I'm off. It may not be that smart or have a history, but that's why I have terminal windows.
VLB is not limited to one slot. I have three in my server (486-100), one for graphics, one for IDE, and one for network.
The police aren't going to want to give up their speed ticket income, nor are do drivers want control taken out of their hands. Most speeders do so intentionally, so why not just make them pay the consequences. With the GPS system you can determine how much over the speed limit they are and for how long. Charge the driver a fixed price per minute per mile an hour over the speed limit they are driving. So if I want to go fast I can pay the extra buck to do that without worrying about getting slammed with a $100 speeding ticket.
I am sick and tired of people calling smileys 'emoticons'. Emoticon is just so M$ish. Every time I hear the word I cringe. This irks me more than the hacker/cracker mix-up. Anyone who started on BBSes will tell you they are smileys. Please tell your friends to get their vocab straight.
I would definately recommend the Marble FX. I've been using on for over two years now and I love it. I haven't gotten all four buttons working in Linux, but I'm a keyboard user more than a mouse user. Logitech gives you a great warranty, three years I think. When I started having trouble with the left button that prevented me from dragging anything around, their tech support shipped out a new unit and said I could just trash my broken one. Now that's what I call service!
Is is possible to get a Slashdot interview witht his law firm? I would like to know just how a law firm like this expects not to damage its reputation.
First, Open Source does not mean free (as in beer). It means you can contribute back to the project. So if you find some materials or a book you like, but have some problems with you can fix, you should be able to write the author and get them corrected.
Second, you're working for a company. You should be able to expense some good books on Linux. It's not like you're still in college and the campus book store is your old choice. Read some book reviews and have the company buy them.
I think everyone should call upon the net gods to create a .sucks TLD. We have seen intellectual property lawyers take piece after piece of the Internet. Put your damn foot down and show them who's boss. .edu, .net, .gov all have their purposes and restrictions on what content is allowed and what is not. Create a .sucks domain that only allows critical reviews of companies, products, and organizations and protect it with a free speech and free press arguments. Each site can link to the rules of the .sucks domain which explain is several languages (including lawyer-speak) what the TLD is about and where to send complaints (i.e. /dev/null).
CmdrTaco, don't you read anything Hemo posts?
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That's not fair! I had this huge RSA party planned. What am I going to do with all of these crackers and fish?
Good online hypertext manuals are great when you're browsing around or searching for that ellusive command or function. If you have the extra screen real estate a Netscape window with the reference manual is great.
But when you really get coding and you have 5-10 terminals/editors open switching between desktops gets cumbersome and that's where a printed manual shines. Instead of flipping back and forth between windows you just look down at the page. Think of it as another 11" screen with an easy to use interface that you can put anywhere.
And for those of us who don't sleep next to their computers, some printed manuals make great cures for insomnia!
Wow, it's been a LONG time since I've seen a application that is shipped on floppy disks. Kudos to Lego for showing you can do something really cool without using hundreds of megs of storage.
Now if they could just port it to Linux, I could play with Legos without losing the pieces.
I'm currently a college senior looking for work and I'm having the hardest time finding a job for after I graduate. Just about all of the companies that I talk to are looking to fill immediate opennings, i.e. within two weeks. No one is interested in looking for someone who has the skills and the education, but isn't available for another two months.
At my school, most (if not all) of the recruiters looking to fill full time positions come in September. The Career Center says you should have a few offers by December. Then you should make a decision by Janruary. Well, that was true for CivE, ChemE, and MechE, but the only jobs available for CS at that time were from companies that "need people." Those are the jobs where you go to work eight hours a day and come home ready to die. *bleah* I had one this summer, I don't want another.
How am I supposed to get one of these "linux friendly" companies to take a look at me months in advance? I have the education and an excellent GPA (3.5). I go to the conferences to learn about new technologies, not the freebies. I've been using Linux for four years and I finally use it on my desktop. I do linux programming when I can, but my coursework takes up most of my time. And most of all, Linux really excites me. All the IPOs are cool, but I really don't give a damn. I just want a roof over my head, food in the fridge, and small part in the Linux Revolution.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Nate
$10 per playback hour sounds good but $10 per hour times 80 hours = $800. Ouch! That's still expensive. I would pay spend $200 for 5 hours of portable music. If I need 80 hours, I'll spend $200 on a hard drive for my desktop.
It amazes me how many stupid patents are getting through the patent office these days. I would love to work for the patent office just so I could say, "That's not an original idea. Go do some real research." How hard is it to be a patent officer? Does it really matter? It seems to me that it must be nearly impossible to get a job at the patent office. That office alone has the power to dictate which company or person has the rights to restrict and charge for ideas that many of us feel are simple combinations of fundamental concepts. Large companies must have their fingers in the hiring process of that office. This is all just conspiracy theory, but if the patent office was hiring the best people for the job, would you expect patents such as this? Are these patents being passed because big business is lobbying to put incompetent people in the patent office? Think about it.
I guess my Debian system isn't configured correctly. I have a TNT2 and I'm running potato. What do I need to do to get this running?
Thanks,
Nate
I've been using Seagate hard drives all my life. Prior to last Christmas, I had four of them, I thought they were great, then I decided to put a lot more space in my 486 Linux server. I decided on an IBM 10GB Deskstar for performance reasons. The IBM Deskstars are much quieter and cooler than the Seagates. I was always attempted to fry an egg on a Seagate Medalist. I wouldn't be able to use an IBM Deskstar as a hand warmer it's so cool.
Since then I've recommended IBM Deskstars to everyone buying components. I've never had any problems and they are very fast drives. Also, I get them from www.tjt.com. They have very low prices and shipping and the people there are smart and friendly.