I mostly meant that during the process of raising children you get worn out physically and mentally. I'm thinking all the late nights, interrupted sleep, emotional and physical drain of being in close contact with children. But there are some up sides too!
Interesting idea, however invalid address responses are sent within 5 minutes of the original mail. If the response is sent over a day after the original mail is sent, the spammer could just discard it.
If we respond instantly to all email with invalid address mails, it will be overused and spammers will ignore ALL of them. This is much like antibiotics, we use them too much, the bacteria accommodates for it, and antibiotics become obsolete.
So far, bayesion filtering and/or whitelisting email are the only good systems of blocking spam at the moment.
No, because you might have an atomic level reading device that can store every peice of information that those atoms store, and decode it later at your own convenience, without the HD in your hand.
I'd like to add that, in the 9 years since I've graduated high school, the first one of my classmates to become a self-made millionaire did it by making it easier for people to find porn online. Any comments?
I was refering to the fact that you seem to think that because person A was making product X before person B invented process Z to make product X that for some reason process Z couldn't not be patented. Which is simply false.
So...
Is Y a patent, process, product, or person? I'm confused.
When you go buy a large ice cream cone, and you get $3.50 back from your $5, which is easier?
-Put 50 cents in pocket, then juggle cone to put $3 back into wallet and put wallet back into pocket
or
-Put handful of coins into pocket
It's easier to:
C: Don't grab the cone immediately, make the monetary transaction first, and then grab the cone (or if they hand it to you, set it down on the counter).
This isn't second grade trading of stolen goods from each other, you don't have to hand it off at the same time, or use an intermediary (IE: friend). Once the cashier gets the money, they aren't going to bolt out the back door and try to out run you. If they do you can sue the store for $100,000 worth of damages, this is America after all.
It often degenerates into FUD. Like one of the most common ones I hear for why to switch to Linux is that Windows crashes all the time. Well, ok, maybe for that Linux user it did, I don't know, but for me it doesn't. It basically never crashes, even app crashes are pretty rare.
I'd, for the most part, agree with that. Windows doesn't crash much, but I do see it crash quite a bit at my school. This isn't a jab at Windows, this is a jab at the network admins here. They have EVERYTHING stored on a set of network drives, and it generally doesn't work to well;).
I have a lot of reasons why I like Linux better than Windows. The main reason is the level of customizeability it has. I can map my keys to whatever I want (I have it fitting like a glove right now for me), control practically anything through settings of programs, etc.
The amount of competition for programs is a lot higher than Windows has. Granted, Windows has a lot of freeware and shareware programs, but there isn't as big of a range on Windows. For instance, are there very many different volume control apps for Windows (I can only think of one, the default, off the top of my head...)? Off the top of my head, I can name these for Linux: alsamixer, rexima, aumix, kmix, gmix? (whatever the gnome one is), irmix. For different desktop environments (or window managers), I can only think of these for Windows: Explorer (that's what the default is called, right?) and LiteStep. For Linux: KDE, Gnome, CDE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Blackbox, IceWM, Window Maker, XFCE, TWM, FVWM, Enlightenment, Afterstep. The list goes on (dare I go into Virtual Terminals, we'll be here all day!). All of these are completely different, and can be used interchangeably, without affecting your other programs. Almost every Linux user would have a COMPLETELY different setup than another, whereas with Windows, you might have SOME people have radical differences, but beyond that they are all the same.
It also allows me to get lower level with the OS, and get everything doing EXACTLY what I want it to (iptables for instance). Bash scripting is much much much much more versatile than Windows batch files, I don't know what I would do without bash now (I don't even use it as my shell, I use ZSH!).
Basically put, Linux allows me to have my computer do exactly what I want it to. Windows didn't really do that for me, once I tried Linux, I was surprised what I was missing. Using Windows now makes me feel restricted, but Linux makes me feel free (HAHA A WITTY PUN, LAUGH!).
I agree that Linux is not for everyone. I, infact, don't want people to switch to Linux if they don't want to spend the time learning it and customizing their computer to do what they want. If Windows does what you want already, and you want your computer to just "work", then you should be looking at Mac OS X for an alternative, not Linux. Although if you like the ideas behind Linux, then the steep learning curve might be worth it if you have the time.
this is completely different and a bad analogy, it cost these stores money to send it out, and they don't send out in massive bulk quantities, once a week from safeway? who cares.
Ah, so if I go out and kill someone with my hands, I'm doing something wrong, but if I buy a bat to kill the person with, it's alright.
Perhaps all of these features are currently supported--or maybe they were even supported in RH9--but I don't have the time or inclination to go dinking around trying to figure out how to make it work. Neither do most end users. These features should just work "out of the box."
Considering RedHat 9 is 2 years old, I wouldn't pass judgement on the current state of laptops if you are using an out of date OS.
I find windows easy to use and install, call me a point a click nub, but if i can do alot without having to remember commands, it works in my favor. So in closing, i think you cant say Win or Lin is better because they excel in different things, and I think the geek world needs to accept both in order for it to move on.
My opinion is if you want to be a "point and click n00b" as you put it, use a Mac. I personally don't want stupid Windows users moving over to Linux, because they will just get confused and even Mandrake will have to become more user-friendly (good luck to them on that O_o).
I really don't like the approach that MS and some (most? not sure...) of the Linux community are treating this. They treat it as if it were a competition, a pissing contest. Don't try to convert people to Linux unless you think they would like it better, don't tell them "this is better, use it instead".
XviD is better, isn't proprietary, and is used more than DivX is now.
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This was one of the most disturbing, yet funny, posts I've ever read.
If there's one thing we learned from this tragedy is that Linux coders, users, and advocates are desperate cock-lusting homosexual faggots that can't be trusted in any situation, let alone a restroom setting. You've been warned.
This post is actually fairly insightful as well. This is the type of thing these people do (FUDers), take a limited group of people within a niche, and explode them as if they represented the whole. Much like the few people who go postal "because" they play video games.
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I mostly meant that during the process of raising children you get worn out physically and mentally. I'm thinking all the late nights, interrupted sleep, emotional and physical drain of being in close contact with children. But there are some up sides too!
Like...?
Interesting idea, however invalid address responses are sent within 5 minutes of the original mail. If the response is sent over a day after the original mail is sent, the spammer could just discard it.
If we respond instantly to all email with invalid address mails, it will be overused and spammers will ignore ALL of them. This is much like antibiotics, we use them too much, the bacteria accommodates for it, and antibiotics become obsolete.
So far, bayesion filtering and/or whitelisting email are the only good systems of blocking spam at the moment.
I'd call it evolution. I'm sure Neanderthals viewed the last evolutionary change in humans as a crisis though.
And I'm sure the people at Mandrake called it evolution as well. (In regards to RPM)
No, because you might have an atomic level reading device that can store every peice of information that those atoms store, and decode it later at your own convenience, without the HD in your hand.
Well you could always quit your job.
Oh wait, you got laid off...
it could be interpreted that "hacker high school" teaches you how to defend yourself against "bad hackers"
And "medical school" teaches you to protect yourself against "greedy doctors".
I'd like to add that, in the 9 years since I've graduated high school, the first one of my classmates to become a self-made millionaire did it by making it easier for people to find porn online. Any comments?
I think I speak for everyone when I say, link me.
You should probably also hate the improper-use-of-apostrophe Nazis too.
They're called grammar Nazis.
Yes, I'm the resident vocabulary Nazi at the moment.
I was refering to the fact that you seem to think that because person A was making product X before person B invented process Z to make product X that for some reason process Z couldn't not be patented. Which is simply false.
So...
Is Y a patent, process, product, or person? I'm confused.
When you go buy a large ice cream cone, and you get $3.50 back from your $5, which is easier?
-Put 50 cents in pocket, then juggle cone to put $3 back into wallet and put wallet back into pocket
or
-Put handful of coins into pocket
It's easier to:
C: Don't grab the cone immediately, make the monetary transaction first, and then grab the cone (or if they hand it to you, set it down on the counter).
This isn't second grade trading of stolen goods from each other, you don't have to hand it off at the same time, or use an intermediary (IE: friend). Once the cashier gets the money, they aren't going to bolt out the back door and try to out run you. If they do you can sue the store for $100,000 worth of damages, this is America after all.
It often degenerates into FUD. Like one of the most common ones I hear for why to switch to Linux is that Windows crashes all the time. Well, ok, maybe for that Linux user it did, I don't know, but for me it doesn't. It basically never crashes, even app crashes are pretty rare.
;).
I'd, for the most part, agree with that. Windows doesn't crash much, but I do see it crash quite a bit at my school. This isn't a jab at Windows, this is a jab at the network admins here. They have EVERYTHING stored on a set of network drives, and it generally doesn't work to well
I have a lot of reasons why I like Linux better than Windows. The main reason is the level of customizeability it has. I can map my keys to whatever I want (I have it fitting like a glove right now for me), control practically anything through settings of programs, etc.
The amount of competition for programs is a lot higher than Windows has. Granted, Windows has a lot of freeware and shareware programs, but there isn't as big of a range on Windows. For instance, are there very many different volume control apps for Windows (I can only think of one, the default, off the top of my head...)? Off the top of my head, I can name these for Linux: alsamixer, rexima, aumix, kmix, gmix? (whatever the gnome one is), irmix. For different desktop environments (or window managers), I can only think of these for Windows: Explorer (that's what the default is called, right?) and LiteStep. For Linux: KDE, Gnome, CDE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Blackbox, IceWM, Window Maker, XFCE, TWM, FVWM, Enlightenment, Afterstep. The list goes on (dare I go into Virtual Terminals, we'll be here all day!). All of these are completely different, and can be used interchangeably, without affecting your other programs. Almost every Linux user would have a COMPLETELY different setup than another, whereas with Windows, you might have SOME people have radical differences, but beyond that they are all the same.
It also allows me to get lower level with the OS, and get everything doing EXACTLY what I want it to (iptables for instance). Bash scripting is much much much much more versatile than Windows batch files, I don't know what I would do without bash now (I don't even use it as my shell, I use ZSH!).
Basically put, Linux allows me to have my computer do exactly what I want it to. Windows didn't really do that for me, once I tried Linux, I was surprised what I was missing. Using Windows now makes me feel restricted, but Linux makes me feel free (HAHA A WITTY PUN, LAUGH!).
I agree that Linux is not for everyone. I, infact, don't want people to switch to Linux if they don't want to spend the time learning it and customizing their computer to do what they want. If Windows does what you want already, and you want your computer to just "work", then you should be looking at Mac OS X for an alternative, not Linux. Although if you like the ideas behind Linux, then the steep learning curve might be worth it if you have the time.
Talk about an effective way to teach people to differentiate the two...
The derivative of any non variable is 0.
this is completely different and a bad analogy, it cost these stores money to send it out, and they don't send out in massive bulk quantities, once a week from safeway? who cares.
Ah, so if I go out and kill someone with my hands, I'm doing something wrong, but if I buy a bat to kill the person with, it's alright.
I'll keep that in mind...
Perhaps all of these features are currently supported--or maybe they were even supported in RH9--but I don't have the time or inclination to go dinking around trying to figure out how to make it work. Neither do most end users. These features should just work "out of the box."
Considering RedHat 9 is 2 years old, I wouldn't pass judgement on the current state of laptops if you are using an out of date OS.
So you might want to expand that to while [ /bin/true ] ; do sh -c '`yes`' ; done
You could just use:
while [ 1 ]; do su -c '`yes`'; done
1 evaluates as true for test ([).
They don't have as big of connectors in one field, so they feel that they need to compensate by making their power connectors that much bigger.
and aren't personal licenses 199 meaning you need .99 friends?
.99 friends?
If you have 1.99 people, that's more than the one person the license covers. Plus, how is someone on slashdot going to find
I find windows easy to use and install, call me a point a click nub, but if i can do alot without having to remember commands, it works in my favor. So in closing, i think you cant say Win or Lin is better because they excel in different things, and I think the geek world needs to accept both in order for it to move on.
My opinion is if you want to be a "point and click n00b" as you put it, use a Mac. I personally don't want stupid Windows users moving over to Linux, because they will just get confused and even Mandrake will have to become more user-friendly (good luck to them on that O_o).
I really don't like the approach that MS and some (most? not sure...) of the Linux community are treating this. They treat it as if it were a competition, a pissing contest. Don't try to convert people to Linux unless you think they would like it better, don't tell them "this is better, use it instead".
Too verbose for you?
java.io.File myFile = new java.io.File("Some file Name");
Yes, actually. Why do you need to have "java" there? Yes, we know we are programming in Java!
That's like this:
myFile = python.open("Some file Name")
Instead of (the real way to do it in Python) this:
myFile = open("Some file Name")
Now THAT would make a good April Fools joke!
I can't wait until they tell us CmdrTaco is alive and well.
This one is actually somewhat entertaining.
Um, DivX and Xvid are based on standards, and neither is free.
What's this then?
http://www.xvid.org/downloads.html
"XviD core library source code 1.1.0-beta1"
Firefox is based on standards as well (HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc), and it's free. I fail to see your point.
XviD is better, isn't proprietary, and is used more than DivX is now.
This was one of the most disturbing, yet funny, posts I've ever read.
If there's one thing we learned from this tragedy is that Linux coders, users, and advocates are desperate cock-lusting homosexual faggots that can't be trusted in any situation, let alone a restroom setting. You've been warned.
This post is actually fairly insightful as well. This is the type of thing these people do (FUDers), take a limited group of people within a niche, and explode them as if they represented the whole. Much like the few people who go postal "because" they play video games.
Parent: Is there a utility that will sync Firefox bookmarks?
Grandparent: (used to sync up user home directories)
Firefox settings are stored in ~/.mozilla, and thunderbird in ~/.thunderbird, those fit under the classification of "user home directories".