I recently downloaded two albums, but because they were proteted with DRM technology, I haven't been able to burn them to discs. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
I also installed Firefox for the first time yesterday. I have moved from Internet Explorer to Netscape Navigator to Opera version 5, 6 and 7. I thought Opera was the best browser on the planet, but then I realized it was Firefox!
Firefox launches really quickly, and the websites loads very fast too (actaully a bit faster than Opera as far as I have experienced). The Firefox extensions are really a neat thing; you can validate a page (HTML, CSS, link check etc.) from a menu on a toolbar instead of typing the URL everytime. The other features of the developer extension makes developing a standard website easy outlining deprecated elements for example, or resizing the window.
Overall, my view on Mozilla and Firefox has changed rapidly within a few minutes.
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Single worst spam day by number of messages: August 22, 2002. 67 pieces of spam.
I normally get around 60 spam mails *per day*, so I guess he is rather lucky. The spam mails I receive are fortunately not full of images like the 41 images he got.
My experience tells me the same. People won't change to Linux because of the nerd-factor involved. They know Windows, and they think that a computer is a computer with Windows and if they saw Linux boot what would happen? But on the other hand, what is the use of Linux if all that is needed is what Windows is capable of doing? Such as writing documents, browsing, writing and reading email, printing, chatting and whatever regular tasks one could think of.
I would love to see more institutions switching to Linux and open source, but if the users isn't comfortable with it, I see no future with it.
Read RFC 2555. It gives an interesting view of inside of the RFC world. It's written by some of the key people that invented and have made RFC's what they are today.
"The terrifying and wonderful observation about Google is that people these days are using it as an information resource of first resort," said Brewster Kahle, chairman of the Internet Archive, which is preserving hundreds of millions of Web pages for their historical value. "Unfortunately, many of them also believe if something's not on Google, it doesn't exist."
I remember reading somewhere on the Net (of course) a piece called something like "Google Ate My Brain" refering to the fact that you have to google to know something, and you can't rely on your existing knowledge. While it's great to be able to use Google for nearly everything you would like to know about, it has its sad counterpoints. One of the counterpoints could be the fact that you are more unsure if what you know about a thing really is right, and you have to google for the truly definitive answer. And another counterpoint could be the absence of deep knowledge on websites.
I feel the same way although I'm not that old. I first was introduced to computers when I was around eight years old (at the time of the Commodore 64, Amiga 500 and so on). You couldn't help being endlesly fascinated by all the small dots all over the screen. And you actually controlled the dots!
Today even the smallest children doesn't seem to be so fascinated by computer games. They have seen it all before, and they are used to the high quality so they demand so much more.
What is your "best guess" of the number of machines ruing Linux worldwide today and what would you base an estimate on.
Linus: I actually have no good idea at all: I haven't really followed either the CD-ROM sales or any ftp statistics, so it's rather hard to say. I guesstimate a user base of about 50,000 active users: that may be way off-base, but it doesn't sound too unlikely. The c.o.l. newsgroup had about 80,000 readers according to the network statistics back before the split (and I haven't looked at the statistics since), and I saw a number like 10,000 CD-ROMs sold somewhere. Not all of those are active users, I'm sue, but that would put some kind of lower limit on the number.
Here is a article from 1994 from Linux Journal about the DECUS conference.
I also once enjoyed reading an account of the early days of Linux by his near friend. I just can't remember the link or the name of him.
I haven't seen or read this book, but my first impression from reading the review is that it's just a book that lists some shell scripts. There's no real challenge. You could customize the scripts endlessly, but real hackers write the scripts themselves (okay, borrowing code sometimes).
Especially your last paragraph: 'Granted CLI is nice and powerful. When I used a UNIX machine more intensively, I liked CLI. But when I stopped using UNIX intensively (dropped below 5 hrs per week of Unix use), I found that I quickly forgot all the commands and spent most of my time grepping man pages. CLI is mega keen and faster if you're doing batch file transfer, but for single file transfer, I can drag and drop faster than I can try and remember and then type the correct command, path, and file name.
The bottom line is I want to "use" my computer, not "learn" my computer. Although *nix requires you learn before using, some OSes don't have such a steep learning curve. What I like is Bill Joy's statement in a recent wired article about Linux vs. Mac -- he chooses the Mac because it "just works."'
is what Stephenson concludes too, and basicly what the whole essay is about.
'"They construct their moods, they re-make the time of their day," says Dr Bull., "It's a much more active process even though it's dependent on the machinery."
Choice is the key factor, he says. By choosing the music, you reclaim some of the world - it's no longer dominated by messages pointed at you.'
I don't think he means that we should use mp3 players to leave the outside world out, but rather take more control of the outside world.
If you don't like the standard look, you can easily apply a diferent theme. Try browsing through this and see if anything could spice the Gnome desktop up.
I have Learn To Remember, but I don't recommend it. I haven't succeded in learning the memory tools - maybe that's just me, but I don't see a reason for learning these things.
We don't need robots to assist them we need human beings to keep them company.
I agree on that, but I also know of several workers at nursing homes saying that the elderly is annoyed with them. They don't want them to bath them and take care of them, and if the elderly likes to be taken care of by robots or machines or whatever, then maybe it's an okay solution. Elderly not at nursing homes on the other hand want human contacts and not machines to take care of them.
And I think too it has gone to far with all these technical solutions. We are humans afterall.
For dealing with massive amounts of email it is especially suitable.
And that's about the only reason to use Gnus for mail, other than the fact that you don't have to leave Emacs. Try to browse through the Gnus Manual and see how many different configuration choices you have. I prefer Netscape Messenger for reading mail and news, but that's just because I only need the basic features.
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Can't you see the connection between "I don't believe in first posts." and my signature. Funny (5).
Offtopic... Argh.. I don't believe in first posts.
First post???!
This list was first published in 2001 (1981 + 20 years = 2001). Take a look at this: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/12/11/072721 8&mode=thread
I recently downloaded two albums, but because they were proteted with DRM technology, I haven't been able to burn them to discs. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
I also installed Firefox for the first time yesterday. I have moved from Internet Explorer to Netscape Navigator to Opera version 5, 6 and 7. I thought Opera was the best browser on the planet, but then I realized it was Firefox!
Firefox launches really quickly, and the websites loads very fast too (actaully a bit faster than Opera as far as I have experienced). The Firefox extensions are really a neat thing; you can validate a page (HTML, CSS, link check etc.) from a menu on a toolbar instead of typing the URL everytime. The other features of the developer extension makes developing a standard website easy outlining deprecated elements for example, or resizing the window.
Overall, my view on Mozilla and Firefox has changed rapidly within a few minutes.
I would love to see more institutions switching to Linux and open source, but if the users isn't comfortable with it, I see no future with it.
Read RFC 2555. It gives an interesting view of inside of the RFC world. It's written by some of the key people that invented and have made RFC's what they are today.
$1,599.99 * 600*10^27 = $960,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
I remember reading somewhere on the Net (of course) a piece called something like "Google Ate My Brain" refering to the fact that you have to google to know something, and you can't rely on your existing knowledge. While it's great to be able to use Google for nearly everything you would like to know about, it has its sad counterpoints. One of the counterpoints could be the fact that you are more unsure if what you know about a thing really is right, and you have to google for the truly definitive answer. And another counterpoint could be the absence of deep knowledge on websites.
Today even the smallest children doesn't seem to be so fascinated by computer games. They have seen it all before, and they are used to the high quality so they demand so much more.
I miss the Commodore 64...
Here is the account by the friend I was talking about, and BTW his name is Lars Wirzenius.
It's also interesting to read some of the other early posts by him (and other now famous persons). This for example. Or this list of this early posts.
Linus: I actually have no good idea at all: I haven't really followed either the CD-ROM sales or any ftp statistics, so it's rather hard to say. I guesstimate a user base of about 50,000 active users: that may be way off-base, but it doesn't sound too unlikely. The c.o.l. newsgroup had about 80,000 readers according to the network statistics back before the split (and I haven't looked at the statistics since), and I saw a number like 10,000 CD-ROMs sold somewhere. Not all of those are active users, I'm sue, but that would put some kind of lower limit on the number.
Here is a article from 1994 from Linux Journal about the DECUS conference.
I also once enjoyed reading an account of the early days of Linux by his near friend. I just can't remember the link or the name of him.
Especially your last paragraph: 'Granted CLI is nice and powerful. When I used a UNIX machine more intensively, I liked CLI. But when I stopped using UNIX intensively (dropped below 5 hrs per week of Unix use), I found that I quickly forgot all the commands and spent most of my time grepping man pages. CLI is mega keen and faster if you're doing batch file transfer, but for single file transfer, I can drag and drop faster than I can try and remember and then type the correct command, path, and file name.
The bottom line is I want to "use" my computer, not "learn" my computer. Although *nix requires you learn before using, some OSes don't have such a steep learning curve. What I like is Bill Joy's statement in a recent wired article about Linux vs. Mac -- he chooses the Mac because it "just works."'
is what Stephenson concludes too, and basicly what the whole essay is about.
'"They construct their moods, they re-make the time of their day," says Dr Bull., "It's a much more active process even though it's dependent on the machinery."
Choice is the key factor, he says. By choosing the music, you reclaim some of the world - it's no longer dominated by messages pointed at you.'
I don't think he means that we should use mp3 players to leave the outside world out, but rather take more control of the outside world.
I have tried some of them. They are another good reason for drinking lots of coffee.
If you don't like the standard look, you can easily apply a diferent theme. Try browsing through this and see if anything could spice the Gnome desktop up.
I have Learn To Remember, but I don't recommend it. I haven't succeded in learning the memory tools - maybe that's just me, but I don't see a reason for learning these things.
I agree on that, but I also know of several workers at nursing homes saying that the elderly is annoyed with them. They don't want them to bath them and take care of them, and if the elderly likes to be taken care of by robots or machines or whatever, then maybe it's an okay solution. Elderly not at nursing homes on the other hand want human contacts and not machines to take care of them.
And I think too it has gone to far with all these technical solutions. We are humans afterall.
And that's about the only reason to use Gnus for mail, other than the fact that you don't have to leave Emacs. Try to browse through the Gnus Manual and see how many different configuration choices you have. I prefer Netscape Messenger for reading mail and news, but that's just because I only need the basic features.
I once extracted a keyboard from an old labtop, and now I use it as a decoration on the wall. Just an advice, it's pretty neat.