I think the point is to get "lamers" (MSCs maybe?) to be willing to install OpenBSD. They have to be willing to try it first, then you can criticize them.
I didn't think this point needed explaining, but I overestimated/.ers. I try to champion the AofCP, and people think I'm comparing Tex to MS Word? Thanks for the link... maybe you can keep/. useful to some people. I give up.
Art of Computer Programming is shit then?
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I'm comparing the multivolume book AofCP to the old piece of software which has a range of perfectly good compatible successors. I should have know./ers can't fucking read a book though.
I'm asking people to compare "The Art of Computer Programming" and TeX. Not Tex with any other software. I thought LaTeX has has "replaced" Knuth's Tex, and I considered LatTex as based on Tex not Tex itself. And I really think Knuth thinks that way, too
LaTex is based on, but isn't exactly Knuth's Tex. I am trying to say that The Art of Computer Programming is really, really great. Godamn, Slashdot sucks.
TeX is already long in the tooth, and will become obsolete soon. His books, on the other hand, are meant to stand the test of time, and he's retired from being a professor to takle Vol 4 full-time. http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/retd.htm l
Obviously I'm respoding to a die-hard code hacker, but its a bit insulting to dismiss Knuth's books as of "much less practical importance."
I assume that BBC has a British, Anglo-centric bias, but that's clear and obvious.
I like the US version of the Fiancial Times, just for general news. http://news.ft.com/home/us and I find the "financial" press gives the best coverage of political, non-financial news.
The problem with (American) "corporate" news is that the bias isn't made clear, and its hard to untangle sponsorships and ownerships. I think I'd be more apt to watch NBC News if they called themselves "GE Vivendi Universal News," but I don't expect that to happen soon.
You're right that it is a ridiculous comparison for iPod vs USB key. However, I don't think speed would be a major issue (remember booting from floppies was routine back in the day) And perhaps YDLinux boots fast enough to make up for slow drive speed on iPods. Also, while usb booting is not standardized for PCs, there would be a standard for Apple hardware. There are a lot of interesting issues about using external drives, if only they had been in original article! Damn you Slashdot!
The problem with the full audit and professional penetration testing is that it won't help marketing sell much. The fact that there is no real prize indicates how little faith they have that this contest will prove anything. I suppose the chance that some pointy-haired boss might come across news of this contest makes it worthwhile hold it. Marketing doesn't work by overestimating the clients intelligence.
I have no idea myself, but I assume if I had any knowledge about internet security I'd know international time zones better. Now that I've posted this on/. I'm going to also strap a big target mark to my forehead. Doh!
http://retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/d_dri.html# saga
Apparently it passed through Lineo and Devicelogic and maybe now Metroworks! I don't feel too badly for getting mixed up- I'm still not clear who has owned cp/m in recent years
um, not clear about "née"- but CP/M-86 was a different animal that did evolved into Concurrent CP/M, MP/M and other varients. DR-DOS was a clone made specifically to compete with MS-DOS (turn-around is fair play I guess) I beleive Caldera bought DR-DOS, but never had any rights to CP/M-86 http://www.cpm.z80.de/source.html
I don't have a good answer, but I have come across a person that felt that way. I think it may actually have had something to do with the kernel although I wasn't interested enough to pursue the subject when this opinion was voiced. There are people, though, after all, who claim that "linux" IS the kernel, so it doesn't surpise me that someone might equate BSD un*x with a monolithic kernel.
Offtopic, I know, but an interesting point is that Ice does not respond to microwaves the way water does- defrosting with a microwave is not very effective, and melting ice cubes takes a surprisingly long time in the microwave. Somewhat back ontopic- I think one would notice one's ears and head getting extremely hot before any other damage occured from wireless devices.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/wa ter_rotates5.html
Informative? If what you suggest was true, wouldn't our skin and ears also suffer ill effects? I don't think telephone companies would take chances with the public's ears. In in the US, cordless phones also use 2.4 Ghz- and can cause inteference with wireless networking, which also has been scientifically proved to causes testicles to explode! You'd better replace any 2.4 Ghz wireless phones right away. Don't wait!
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I think the point is to get "lamers" (MSCs maybe?) to be willing to install OpenBSD. They have to be willing to try it first, then you can criticize them.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/9d46eeb0-c34c-11d9-abf1-0 0000e2511c8.html
Downgrades ripple through industry
So we can expect another upswing then another downturn: I hope your timing is better than mine!
I might actually spend some time getting (or trying to get) and cross-referencing deaths and voting records. Seems like a worthwhile project to me.
Best post ever on Slashdot, and its posted by an AC.
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=142 427&threshold=1&commentsort=3&tid=156&tid=8&mode=t hread&pid=11933058#11934434
http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=142 427&threshold=1&commentsort=3&tid=156&tid=8&mode=t hread&pid=11933058#11934434
I didn't think this point needed explaining, but I overestimated /.ers. I try to champion the AofCP, and people think I'm comparing Tex to MS Word? Thanks for the link... maybe you can keep /. useful to some people. I give up.
I'm comparing the multivolume book AofCP to the old piece of software which has a range of perfectly good compatible successors. I should have know ./ers can't fucking read a book though.
How does TeX (not LaTeX!) compare to "The Art of Computer Programming?" Did anyone follow the link? I defend the man's life work, and I'm a troll for
I'm asking people to compare "The Art of Computer Programming" and TeX. Not Tex with any other software. I thought LaTeX has has "replaced" Knuth's Tex, and I considered LatTex as based on Tex not Tex itself. And I really think Knuth thinks that way, too
LaTex is based on, but isn't exactly Knuth's Tex. I am trying to say that The Art of Computer Programming is really, really great. Godamn, Slashdot sucks.
RealPlayer files are played in linux http://www.real.com/linux/?rppr=rnwk&src=040%20104 freeplayer just fine. I think torrent would be overkill. I'd expect mpeg files to start floating around soon, Hell, even Knuth's lectures on his Christianity are online http://technetcast.ddj.com/tnc_program.html?progra m_id=50
TeX is already long in the tooth, and will become obsolete soon. His books, on the other hand, are meant to stand the test of time, and he's retired from being a professor to takle Vol 4 full-time. http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/retd.htm l
Obviously I'm respoding to a die-hard code hacker, but its a bit insulting to dismiss Knuth's books as of "much less practical importance."
I assume that BBC has a British, Anglo-centric bias, but that's clear and obvious. I like the US version of the Fiancial Times, just for general news. http://news.ft.com/home/us and I find the "financial" press gives the best coverage of political, non-financial news. The problem with (American) "corporate" news is that the bias isn't made clear, and its hard to untangle sponsorships and ownerships. I think I'd be more apt to watch NBC News if they called themselves "GE Vivendi Universal News," but I don't expect that to happen soon.
You're right that it is a ridiculous comparison for iPod vs USB key. However, I don't think speed would be a major issue (remember booting from floppies was routine back in the day) And perhaps YDLinux boots fast enough to make up for slow drive speed on iPods. Also, while usb booting is not standardized for PCs, there would be a standard for Apple hardware. There are a lot of interesting issues about using external drives, if only they had been in original article! Damn you Slashdot!
The problem with the full audit and professional penetration testing is that it won't help marketing sell much. The fact that there is no real prize indicates how little faith they have that this contest will prove anything. I suppose the chance that some pointy-haired boss might come across news of this contest makes it worthwhile hold it. Marketing doesn't work by overestimating the clients intelligence.
I have no idea myself, but I assume if I had any knowledge about internet security I'd know international time zones better. Now that I've posted this on /. I'm going to also strap a big target mark to my forehead. Doh!
If nobody can read your thoughts for 96 hours you win- a free tinfoil hat! Yay!
http://retrotechnology.com/herbs_stuff/d_dri.html# saga
Apparently it passed through Lineo and Devicelogic and maybe now Metroworks! I don't feel too badly for getting mixed up- I'm still not clear who has owned cp/m in recent years
um, not clear about "née"- but CP/M-86 was a different animal that did evolved into Concurrent CP/M, MP/M and other varients. DR-DOS was a clone made specifically to compete with MS-DOS (turn-around is fair play I guess) I beleive Caldera bought DR-DOS, but never had any rights to CP/M-86 http://www.cpm.z80.de/source.html
I don't have a good answer, but I have come across a person that felt that way. I think it may actually have had something to do with the kernel although I wasn't interested enough to pursue the subject when this opinion was voiced. There are people, though, after all, who claim that "linux" IS the kernel, so it doesn't surpise me that someone might equate BSD un*x with a monolithic kernel.
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/wa ter_rotates.html
Microwaves simply warm up the water molecules in food. It takes a lot of energy to actually break molecular bonds.
Offtopic, I know, but an interesting point is that Ice does not respond to microwaves the way water does- defrosting with a microwave is not very effective, and melting ice cubes takes a surprisingly long time in the microwave. Somewhat back ontopic- I think one would notice one's ears and head getting extremely hot before any other damage occured from wireless devices. http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/microwaves/wa ter_rotates5.html
Informative? If what you suggest was true, wouldn't our skin and ears also suffer ill effects? I don't think telephone companies would take chances with the public's ears. In in the US, cordless phones also use 2.4 Ghz- and can cause inteference with wireless networking, which also has been scientifically proved to causes testicles to explode! You'd better replace any 2.4 Ghz wireless phones right away. Don't wait!
There's a lot of scientific studies for accupuncture. Don't spread FUD