D you know why trigonossis is all but gone in the US? becasue it is illegal to feed garbage to pigs anymore.
One of my pet peeves.
Pork is not, as the pork industry advertises it, "the other white meat". If it's white, you've overcooked it, most likely due to a reliance on the official USDA guidelines to cook it to 160 degrees (an absurd temperature for such a lean meat).
Pork should be pink. Suckling pig should be even pinker.
How is it bigotry to suggest that American hospitals should be used for the Americans who pay for them?
You don't get out much, do you? I'd suggest that if you've not yet travelled outside the country and became ill or broke a leg (and then discovered how most industrialised countries distribute health care), you talk to the average Canadian or European visitor who came to the US and did the same.
When you're done comparing notes, chances are high that you'll find yourself enlightened, embarrassed, or both.
I think I see a parrallel between the way the media is covering the Swine Flu and how Linux users cover Windows stories
You may have a point, but using an analogy that involves virus outbreaks while advocating a Gentler and Kinder perspective on Windows stories may not have been the right approach.
Seriously, kids, if we're going to call a typo ("every" instead of "ever") a grammatical error, I'd suggest a critique of the rest of the submission is in order. Bonus points for finding real errors. And the usual mod points for everyone else contributing hand-wavy cliches like "language evolves" to justify things.
Me, I'm still choking on the "enormous metrics" construct. I wonder how well complimenting a woman on the size of her metrics would go over.
To build a new data center for the Social Security Administration all you need is $200M for immigration lawyers to draft legislation to lift the H-1b cap, $200M to buy Congressmen to pass it
I really don't get your point (or the joke, if there is one), but it's worth pointing out that influencing elected officials doesn't cost millions (short of large scale lobbying campaigns). If you glance at the political contributions received by influential politicians, you'll see amounts that are generally small.
To take one influential and well monied example, Chuck Schumer largest contributor was Citigroup. Obviously, the subject of how money gets collected and targeted is more complicated, but you can go down the list and see for yourself how most contributions are in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
Now if you want to complain about the corrosive influence of money, stop to consider that the cost of a campaign (read "keeping your job") can be more or less attributable to voters needing TV commercials (non free in the US) to be informed and persuaded. Like most things, the cause and solution to most problem are found in the mirror.
Panic, unlike influenza, can be "spread" only to those who willingly accept it.
I wonder if that's an attempt at originality or you've stumbled across a book of quotations from 19th century philosophers.
Either way, I'd suggest that next time you're sitting with friends or coworkers, offer up a convincing display of emotion (laughter is good, but a yawn would suffice) and see how many people don't join in. The trick, however, is recognising that those manifesting the lack of will you're alluding to will, when the tables are turned, include you.
We're social creatures. It might fun, interesting, or even provocative to think otherwise, but no one is immune (pun intended) from that reality.
Assuming of course all boxes have the same version of the OS, the same packages installed, etc.
And segregating things on the system that hosts the public repository is impossible?
I don't think any of this is exactly rocket science. On my home LAN where I use FreeBSD, for example, I have a motley collection of hardware ranging from Soekris boxes to Opterons. Everything gets built on a central build server and distributed automagically from there using a setup similar to what's suggested the OP. Not a single box has the same collection of userland software installed, while certain boxes do get their own custom world/kernel. None of this really requires more effort or involvement on my part than some careful thought beforehand.
One of the nice advantages of a centralised setup is that it accommodates a clean way of testing things beforehand. Rolling out the latest but broken version of "foo" to multiple systems is something to be avoided.
Good point, but I was aware of it. PBS seems to be ahead of the curve (for both music and video), but they're a ways off from being able to provide complete coverage for their TV lineup. I mean, seriously, what's a self-respecting geek kid supposed to do with their laptop if Sesame Street isn't available online?
A couple of months ago, I broke away from cable for good. And for the most part, I haven't missed it. You really can find just about everything you want or need online.
PBS and CSPAN programming are generally not available online. I couldn't (or wouldn't) do without either, so for me, the cable subscription is worth the trouble and cost.
That said, I agree with your general sentiments. If you're looking for entertainment, there are alternative sources. And if HBO's lineup (since the Sopranos ended) is any indication, Schwarzenegger movies are probably cheaper when rented from your local video store.
Apparently, I have hallucinated the suntan or sunburn that I get on long car trips. Thanks for the info, though!
Commonly known as a trucker's tan.
On your next trip, I'd suggest wearing a wife beater, and maybe some shorts with black socks. I'll guarantee your new tan lines will confuse rednecks, truckers and your fellow nerds. Freaking out the wife and kids is a bonus.
Because, in the world of Windows, Windows doesn't really know what an application is. It has processes and windows and that's it.
I can't comment on Windows internals, but I would suggest that if the tab arrangement of taskmgr.exe is any indication, Microsoft has already decided how to differentiate between applications and processes. And then, my currently running instance of Virtuawin (a mediocre virtual desktop program) separates out what's on the Applications tab on a desktop by desktop basis.
From what I read on the IWF site, they are not trying to be anything like a moral crusader, what they are trying to do is have a worldwide voluntary code which webmasters classify their content as "adult only" which allows a more effective filtering system for parents and religious types who don't want to be exposed to it.
First, whether or not there's a IWF mission statement that professes some sort of philosophy or ideology is irrelevant.
Second, this extends beyond just the web.
Third, there's nothing "voluntary" about IWF except in name. Governments have put pressure on ISPs and others to implement filtering based on the IWF's blocklists.
If that last point is too vague sounding to be convincing, here's a more specific example (a topic of Slashdot story some months back). The Attorney General in NY approaches a number of usenet providers and says, "If you don't implement these blocks, we'll sue you." The providers, in turn, consider the legality of the threat, but decide it's not worth the trouble or the effort (money) to fight it, and the blocks go into effect.
Quite frankly, it's a shell game where no one is accountable, and no one is to blame. The sad part, however, is that the strategy has worked thus far, and there's no sign that anyone will challenge it in any meaningful way any time soon.
Many of the running injuries treated today are repeat injuries. Prior to the invention of the running shoe was also pretty much prior to modern sports medicine, meaning a single injury would have prevented you from running again.
Entirely possible, but I from what I'm told, it's generally held to be true that in Ye Olden Days when basketball players wore canvas shoes, the kind of injuries common today simply didn't happen.
On a side note, I liked this summation:
So, if running shoes don't make you go faster and don't stop you from getting hurt, then what, exactly, are you paying for? What are the benefits of all those microchips, thrust enhancers, air cushions, torsion devices and roll bars?
The answer is obviously "Probably none, but the commercials have convinced us we can run faster, jump higher, and make obscene amounts of money if we wear them." What I find particularly ironic is that a mass-produced, machine-made item (consisting almost entirely of petroleum-based components) could actually rise to the status of being both desirable and fashionable.
Hey, look at me! I'm wearing cheap-assed polyester and rubber shoes!
In the long run, FOSS converges to one winner, challenged by many (much smaller) creatures. Try to build a new browser or new *nix kernel and see how many people you project gets. Try to compete with Apache. Try to build a new OpenOffice...
What type of $ is that 600 of? I paid £167 for my subscription, and that is less than 600 of most types of $, with the possible exception of Zimbabwean $.
TechNet Plus Direct Subscription: USD349 TechNet Plus Single User Subscription: USD599
The former is for downloads only, while the latter offers downloads and DVD shipments. Given the nuttiness[1] of downloading things from Microsoft, among other things, I'd think the latter would more appropriate. And then, if you split the cost with a buddy (license validation is valid for 2 different ("home" and "office") locations, Bob's yer uncle.
---------- [1] Including, but not limited to:
a) Where the fuck is the direct link? b) Will Firefox work? How about wget? c) Am I downloading what's advertised, or some sort of stub downloader/installer? d) Oh, look, an EXE extension! I wonder if it's a compressed file?
A trademark infringement lawyer? Why not a divorce lawyer? That would have been funnier.
Well, if we want to prepare the kids for their future, it's more practical than funny.
If you want both practical and funny, invite a marriage counselor to speak to a class and have him or her say "Nearly 50% of all marriages today end in a lifetime commitment!"
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I care - here's why:
Maybe it's just me, but if I was an Ugly Betty fan and needed her on-demand, I'd probably post anonymously.
Lithium is found naturally in some spring water.
Given the state of modern living, you could also say that antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones are found "naturally" in our drinking water.
I'd be curious to know how Linux's market share breaks down in those terms.
I'd settle for knowing why the term "market share" is used at all given the inherent ambiguities.
D you know why trigonossis is all but gone in the US? becasue it is illegal to feed garbage to pigs anymore.
One of my pet peeves.
Pork is not, as the pork industry advertises it, "the other white meat". If it's white, you've overcooked it, most likely due to a reliance on the official USDA guidelines to cook it to 160 degrees (an absurd temperature for such a lean meat).
Pork should be pink. Suckling pig should be even pinker.
How is it bigotry to suggest that American hospitals should be used for the Americans who pay for them?
You don't get out much, do you? I'd suggest that if you've not yet travelled outside the country and became ill or broke a leg (and then discovered how most industrialised countries distribute health care), you talk to the average Canadian or European visitor who came to the US and did the same.
When you're done comparing notes, chances are high that you'll find yourself enlightened, embarrassed, or both.
I upgraded to 4.5 this morning, and the package upgrade instructions were to run pkg_add -ui -F update -F updatedepends.
Odd. Why the hell doesn't FreeBSD's version of pkg_add support any "update" option?
Dear Agent Skine,
We apologise for allowing one of our users to quote the following lines of copyrighted content:
With all their beady little eyes
And flapping heads so full of lies
Those responsible have been sacked.
Sincerely,
The Editor
I think I see a parrallel between the way the media is covering the Swine Flu and how Linux users cover Windows stories
You may have a point, but using an analogy that involves virus outbreaks while advocating a Gentler and Kinder perspective on Windows stories may not have been the right approach.
What's "every larger"?
The sum total of "each larger"?
Seriously, kids, if we're going to call a typo ("every" instead of "ever") a grammatical error, I'd suggest a critique of the rest of the submission is in order. Bonus points for finding real errors. And the usual mod points for everyone else contributing hand-wavy cliches like "language evolves" to justify things.
Me, I'm still choking on the "enormous metrics" construct. I wonder how well complimenting a woman on the size of her metrics would go over.
To build a new data center for the Social Security Administration all you need is $200M for immigration lawyers to draft legislation to lift the H-1b cap, $200M to buy Congressmen to pass it
I really don't get your point (or the joke, if there is one), but it's worth pointing out that influencing elected officials doesn't cost millions (short of large scale lobbying campaigns). If you glance at the political contributions received by influential politicians, you'll see amounts that are generally small.
To take one influential and well monied example, Chuck Schumer largest contributor was Citigroup. Obviously, the subject of how money gets collected and targeted is more complicated, but you can go down the list and see for yourself how most contributions are in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
Now if you want to complain about the corrosive influence of money, stop to consider that the cost of a campaign (read "keeping your job") can be more or less attributable to voters needing TV commercials (non free in the US) to be informed and persuaded. Like most things, the cause and solution to most problem are found in the mirror.
Panic, unlike influenza, can be "spread" only to those who willingly accept it.
I wonder if that's an attempt at originality or you've stumbled across a book of quotations from 19th century philosophers.
Either way, I'd suggest that next time you're sitting with friends or coworkers, offer up a convincing display of emotion (laughter is good, but a yawn would suffice) and see how many people don't join in. The trick, however, is recognising that those manifesting the lack of will you're alluding to will, when the tables are turned, include you.
We're social creatures. It might fun, interesting, or even provocative to think otherwise, but no one is immune (pun intended) from that reality.
Windows has a BSD/UNIX subsystem?
No, but this and this should give you an idea as to what the OP was referring to.
Assuming of course all boxes have the same version of the OS, the same packages installed, etc.
And segregating things on the system that hosts the public repository is impossible?
I don't think any of this is exactly rocket science. On my home LAN where I use FreeBSD, for example, I have a motley collection of hardware ranging from Soekris boxes to Opterons. Everything gets built on a central build server and distributed automagically from there using a setup similar to what's suggested the OP. Not a single box has the same collection of userland software installed, while certain boxes do get their own custom world/kernel. None of this really requires more effort or involvement on my part than some careful thought beforehand.
One of the nice advantages of a centralised setup is that it accommodates a clean way of testing things beforehand. Rolling out the latest but broken version of "foo" to multiple systems is something to be avoided.
Good point, but I was aware of it. PBS seems to be ahead of the curve (for both music and video), but they're a ways off from being able to provide complete coverage for their TV lineup. I mean, seriously, what's a self-respecting geek kid supposed to do with their laptop if Sesame Street isn't available online?
A couple of months ago, I broke away from cable for good. And for the most part, I haven't missed it. You really can find just about everything you want or need online.
PBS and CSPAN programming are generally not available online. I couldn't (or wouldn't) do without either, so for me, the cable subscription is worth the trouble and cost.
That said, I agree with your general sentiments. If you're looking for entertainment, there are alternative sources. And if HBO's lineup (since the Sopranos ended) is any indication, Schwarzenegger movies are probably cheaper when rented from your local video store.
Apparently, I have hallucinated the suntan or sunburn that I get on long car trips. Thanks for the info, though!
Commonly known as a trucker's tan.
On your next trip, I'd suggest wearing a wife beater, and maybe some shorts with black socks. I'll guarantee your new tan lines will confuse rednecks, truckers and your fellow nerds. Freaking out the wife and kids is a bonus.
Not to mention waking up in the morning and turning round to face the hideously ugly person you picked up at the bar the previous night.....
Your sister isn't that ugly.
Sharks are pretty cool too, right up to the point where they start chewing on your leg.
I'd wager that if you're a shark, the "chewing on your leg" part would still be cool.
Personally my home LAN is outgrowing GigE ...
As would the home LAN of any self-respecting geek. ;-)
On the other hand, let's not lose sight of the fact that outside our basements, things will stay pretty much the same.
ifconfig vr0 | grep media
media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT/UTP)
As a side note, here in California we can only dream of having basements.
Because, in the world of Windows, Windows doesn't really know what an application is. It has processes and windows and that's it.
I can't comment on Windows internals, but I would suggest that if the tab arrangement of taskmgr.exe is any indication, Microsoft has already decided how to differentiate between applications and processes. And then, my currently running instance of Virtuawin (a mediocre virtual desktop program) separates out what's on the Applications tab on a desktop by desktop basis.
From what I read on the IWF site, they are not trying to be anything like a moral crusader, what they are trying to do is have a worldwide voluntary code which webmasters classify their content as "adult only" which allows a more effective filtering system for parents and religious types who don't want to be exposed to it.
First, whether or not there's a IWF mission statement that professes some sort of philosophy or ideology is irrelevant.
Second, this extends beyond just the web.
Third, there's nothing "voluntary" about IWF except in name. Governments have put pressure on ISPs and others to implement filtering based on the IWF's blocklists.
If that last point is too vague sounding to be convincing, here's a more specific example (a topic of Slashdot story some months back). The Attorney General in NY approaches a number of usenet providers and says, "If you don't implement these blocks, we'll sue you." The providers, in turn, consider the legality of the threat, but decide it's not worth the trouble or the effort (money) to fight it, and the blocks go into effect.
Quite frankly, it's a shell game where no one is accountable, and no one is to blame. The sad part, however, is that the strategy has worked thus far, and there's no sign that anyone will challenge it in any meaningful way any time soon.
Many of the running injuries treated today are repeat injuries. Prior to the invention of the running shoe was also pretty much prior to modern sports medicine, meaning a single injury would have prevented you from running again.
Entirely possible, but I from what I'm told, it's generally held to be true that in Ye Olden Days when basketball players wore canvas shoes, the kind of injuries common today simply didn't happen.
On a side note, I liked this summation:
The answer is obviously "Probably none, but the commercials have convinced us we can run faster, jump higher, and make obscene amounts of money if we wear them." What I find particularly ironic is that a mass-produced, machine-made item (consisting almost entirely of petroleum-based components) could actually rise to the status of being both desirable and fashionable.
Hey, look at me! I'm wearing cheap-assed polyester and rubber shoes!
In the long run, FOSS converges to one winner, challenged by many (much smaller) creatures. Try to build a new browser or new *nix kernel and see how many people you project gets. Try to compete with Apache. Try to build a new OpenOffice ...
So ... does that mean emacs or vi[m] won?
What type of $ is that 600 of? I paid £167 for my subscription, and that is less than 600 of most types of $, with the possible exception of Zimbabwean $.
LOL. Actually, according to the Technet Site,
TechNet Plus Direct Subscription: USD349
TechNet Plus Single User Subscription: USD599
The former is for downloads only, while the latter offers downloads and DVD shipments. Given the nuttiness[1] of downloading things from Microsoft, among other things, I'd think the latter would more appropriate. And then, if you split the cost with a buddy (license validation is valid for 2 different ("home" and "office") locations, Bob's yer uncle.
----------
[1] Including, but not limited to:
a) Where the fuck is the direct link?
b) Will Firefox work? How about wget?
c) Am I downloading what's advertised, or some sort of stub downloader/installer?
d) Oh, look, an EXE extension! I wonder if it's a compressed file?
A trademark infringement lawyer? Why not a divorce lawyer? That would have been funnier.
Well, if we want to prepare the kids for their future, it's more practical than funny.
If you want both practical and funny, invite a marriage counselor to speak to a class and have him or her say "Nearly 50% of all marriages today end in a lifetime commitment!"