did I miss something? I was under the impression that Sun and AOL basically divided Netscape between themselves, with AOL taking the user software and Sun the server software.
Frequently when I check brick and mortar companies (we aren't even talking about Office Depot here, they're outrageously priced), the prices, (particularly including tax) aren't as good as I can get from a reputable online retailer (sometimes even with 2nd day air). A few sources I trust, one of which is also a catalog retailer:
Techstore - Reliable, not necesarily a bargain. Decent support, fast delivery (four warehouses in the US, widly separated for best delivery time). They don't trans-ship, but their RMA is reasonable.
PC COnnection - Reliable, good prices, decent delivery times, EXCELLENT RMA. I had a Linksys router go bad for no apparent reason and they trans-shipped one to me along with reimbursement for sending the old one back. They also do catalog.
Bunta - Decent prices, ok delivery time. Haven't had to send anything back yet.
Multiwave Direct - Speedy delivery, good prices, reliable service. If I can find it on Multiwave, I would buy from them first. Products ordered UPS ground from Multiwave tend to show up within 2-3 business days.
OK...caveat: if you want it right now you might as well find a brick and mortar. If you can wait a few days or a week, I find online to truly be cheaper.
Red Hat (last I heard) was hemorrhaging money. They've bought all sorts of companies in the process of trying to expand their business model, including Akopia/Minivend (open source product catalog and shopping cart solutions, which when I interviewed with Akopia 2 years ago were being merged).
At the same time, AOL-Time-Warner-Turner-etc are trying to take over the world. I'm not sure I see why it would make sense for them to get involved with a Linux distribution (home-grown or acquired), but acquiring one seems the best bet. If they build one in-house, they have to hire staff to do the job. If they simply pick up Red Hat (which is already in dire need of money), they get the existing infrastructure and the product.
I can't see the average Red Hat user on AOL (although a number of us use RoadRunner), but Red Hat has been called the "Microsoft of the Linux distros" for good reason. I suppose it is possible that AOL sees the possibility to make Red Hat into an AOL-ized operating system, dumb enough to serve the average AOL user and compete with Windows. *shrug*
If AOL does acquire Red Hat, I will be watching Red Hat's offerings very closely. It might be time to switch to freeBSD:)
I realize this is an amazing concept, and I'm going to get flamed all over for this, but taking music/movies/software without paying for it, when the thing being taken isn't freely offered by its creator, is called STEALING
If you don't do it in the first place, you won't get thos threatening letters you're so scared of. Face up to the consequences of your decision and take it like a man...not a snivelling snot.
I don't recall where I read about it (Popular Mechanics at a doctor's office ages ago, I think) but I read an article on a man who was developing an exoskeleton using bungee cords. It was particularly good at leaping like a kangaroo. Not sure what progress has been made since then, but the idea was basically to use and conserve the body's motion through the exo, meaning that external power sources weren't necessary. As I recall, there was a lot of pully stuff going on for power amplification. Anybody know any more about this?
And it still doesn't tell me how essential it is to run it. Sure, with apmd, I get some idea if I turn it off that power management goes away, but how am I to tell, for example, if I really need nfslockd? bind (yeah, yeah, never)? etc.
And it still doesn't address making services available that I explicitly said "don't install this" about (a la Sendmail, again).
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation, financing, completion of technology development, product demand, competition, and other risks and uncertainties.
Anyone care to wager whether a group of guys sitting around at lunch had the following conversation?:
I'm a fairly experienced Red Hat user (I'm even bright enough to turn on ntsysv and disable stuff (wtf does Red Hat insist on enabling Sendmail by default, especially when I tell it to not install Sendmail?) and even I don't know what all those daemons do, or which ones are vulnerabilities. It would be really NICE if they made that easier.....that and had descriptions for each of the daemons....
My primary email account is limited exclusively to close friends and family...and is on a very uncommon domain. It's also on freeBSD, and I use pine... I've gotten some rather interesting emails to that account, from people I've never spoken to (IRL or email). One started like "I send this to you to ask your advice"...and the other was from Heather who wanted me to "cum see [her] friends get naked." I don't know Heather either...:}
Well, ya know, most of the time I *don't*
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check the source...
I just do rpm -Uvh new_program.i386.rpm
Even when installing from source, I generally don't check the source, unless the code isn't acting the way I think it ought to (like xroach goes altogether too fast on a dual 400 or dual 750, so I have to slow it down some).
Matter of fact, I bet most folks don't check the code. Then again, I don't have a tendency to install tons of code. I know people who feel a compulsion to install stuff, and I frankly don't get it. The most I've done recently was last night: "perl -MCPAN -e shell" for 3-4 modules. Upgraded Perl while I was at it.
Point of the rant is that not everyone does/should check the source, and to "shame on" folks for not is rather narrow minded. Besides which, the biggest threat to people isn't installing trojaned code...or binaries; it's poorly configured systems that are open to exploits. How do I know? I've been had 3 times in the last 3-4 years. I'm not a security expert....just a fairly competent technical user. (Thanks Linksys).
If you want to be anal and check every line (or even just some lines) of code, go for it. But don't be a hard-case about other people checking.
...but it isn't going to work. History has shown that people who try to compete with Microsoft on the operating system front, particularly those who try to handle Windows emulation, wind up shafted. Ever heard of something called DR-DOS? No? OS/2? Thought so. We can get excited about an OS that allegedly runs Windows apps natively on x86 hardware, but it isn't going to fly, for several reasons.
First, the majority of PC owners are not going to run out and by a new operating system to put on their computers. They already have one. One deciding trait in human psychology is laziness: if it works, don't mess with it.
Second, Microsoft. Microsoft has shown a tendency to change the Windows API at the drop of a hat if it thinks it is losing market share. They did it to OS/2 and WordPerfect with Windows 95. They did it to DR-DOS with Windows 3.x. It may be anti-competitive. It may be unfair business practices. In Microsoft's world, it's simply business as usual.
Finally, with yet another closed-source product, you don't have any real advantages to offset the previously mentioned disadvantages.
Oh yes...and OEM PC manufacturers won't install this because they are too closely tied to Microsoft....
(and I'm mostly a Linux geek), I have a question for my Windows PCs (I'm half-and-half, behind a Linksys router):
If I go install this "uber-patch", what can I expect it to fix, and what can I expect it to break? (15000 bugs in the code, 15000 bugs; fix a bug, add some more, 16000 bugs in the code...):)
AOL cd's make great coasters....right along with Earthlink cd's, or anyone else who feels obliged to send such things through the mail...this way you have a new coaster *and* a nice carrying case.
through the official lucasfilm ltd store. the price is something like $5k (US). i'm crazy over star wars (can pretty much whip through the sw trivial pursuit game in one shot), but i'm not about to shell out that much cash for a life-size han solo in carbonite replica....
and the Jaredites, Mulekites, Nephites, Lamanites, et. al. weren't the only ones there either. Two notes on this: First, Nephi I himself remarks that for simplicity he groups those friendly to the faith as Nephites and those against as Lamanites; and second, Mormon comments that the Nephites and Lamanites took over a number of cities to which he attributes neither Lamanite nor Nephite ownership (e.g., they belong to other people).
By the way, the FARMS publications have quite a bit more evidence for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Also, while we both know that one cannot "prove" a religion to be true (else whither faith, eh?), it's certainly comforting to have evidence after faith has been exerted.
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I guess that's why they make "Slowaris" too.
I still think (NS (IE *) > (NS > 6.0 and derivatives) > *
did I miss something? I was under the impression that Sun and AOL basically divided Netscape between themselves, with AOL taking the user software and Sun the server software.
Frequently when I check brick and mortar companies (we aren't even talking about Office Depot here, they're outrageously priced), the prices, (particularly including tax) aren't as good as I can get from a reputable online retailer (sometimes even with 2nd day air). A few sources I trust, one of which is also a catalog retailer:
Techstore - Reliable, not necesarily a bargain. Decent support, fast delivery (four warehouses in the US, widly separated for best delivery time). They don't trans-ship, but their RMA is reasonable.
PC COnnection - Reliable, good prices, decent delivery times, EXCELLENT RMA. I had a Linksys router go bad for no apparent reason and they trans-shipped one to me along with reimbursement for sending the old one back. They also do catalog.
Bunta - Decent prices, ok delivery time. Haven't had to send anything back yet.
Multiwave Direct - Speedy delivery, good prices, reliable service. If I can find it on Multiwave, I would buy from them first. Products ordered UPS ground from Multiwave tend to show up within 2-3 business days.
OK...caveat: if you want it right now you might as well find a brick and mortar. If you can wait a few days or a week, I find online to truly be cheaper.
Red Hat (last I heard) was hemorrhaging money. They've bought all sorts of companies in the process of trying to expand their business model, including Akopia/Minivend (open source product catalog and shopping cart solutions, which when I interviewed with Akopia 2 years ago were being merged).
:)
At the same time, AOL-Time-Warner-Turner-etc are trying to take over the world. I'm not sure I see why it would make sense for them to get involved with a Linux distribution (home-grown or acquired), but acquiring one seems the best bet. If they build one in-house, they have to hire staff to do the job. If they simply pick up Red Hat (which is already in dire need of money), they get the existing infrastructure and the product.
I can't see the average Red Hat user on AOL (although a number of us use RoadRunner), but Red Hat has been called the "Microsoft of the Linux distros" for good reason. I suppose it is possible that AOL sees the possibility to make Red Hat into an AOL-ized operating system, dumb enough to serve the average AOL user and compete with Windows. *shrug*
If AOL does acquire Red Hat, I will be watching Red Hat's offerings very closely. It might be time to switch to freeBSD
I realize this is an amazing concept, and I'm going to get flamed all over for this, but taking music/movies/software without paying for it, when the thing being taken isn't freely offered by its creator, is called STEALING
If you don't do it in the first place, you won't get thos threatening letters you're so scared of. Face up to the consequences of your decision and take it like a man...not a snivelling snot.
I don't recall where I read about it (Popular Mechanics at a doctor's office ages ago, I think) but I read an article on a man who was developing an exoskeleton using bungee cords. It was particularly good at leaping like a kangaroo. Not sure what progress has been made since then, but the idea was basically to use and conserve the body's motion through the exo, meaning that external power sources weren't necessary. As I recall, there was a lot of pully stuff going on for power amplification. Anybody know any more about this?
so you can have a shared ISA/PCI slot. Also so that you have some minor protection against idiots putting PCI cards in ISA slots.
Try micro ATX. Particularly nice for folks that like to bash their knuckles on their computer's innards. Ugh. I'll stick with a giant ATX, thank you.
And it still doesn't tell me how essential it is to run it. Sure, with apmd, I get some idea if I turn it off that power management goes away, but how am I to tell, for example, if I really need nfslockd? bind (yeah, yeah, never)? etc.
And it still doesn't address making services available that I explicitly said "don't install this" about (a la Sendmail, again).
Every movie in the genre agrees: you must wait until the last minute to do it. Anything else just isn't dramatic enough :)
From the press release:
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without
limitation, financing, completion of technology development, product demand, competition, and other risks and uncertainties.
Anyone care to wager whether a group of guys sitting around at lunch had the following conversation?:
dude 1 - H3y! | g0+ +h|z 31337 |d34! 13+'z pu+ 0u+ 4 pr3$z r3134$3 +h4+ \/\/3 c4n c0mpr3$z d4+4 4+ 100:1!
dude 2/ - You're trippin man.
dude 3 - No...that's a seriously cool idea. We can get that VC we always wanted and then skip the country.
dude 2 - d00d! *starts writing press release*
go back to #/. where you belong :}
I'm a fairly experienced Red Hat user (I'm even bright enough to turn on ntsysv and disable stuff (wtf does Red Hat insist on enabling Sendmail by default, especially when I tell it to not install Sendmail?) and even I don't know what all those daemons do, or which ones are vulnerabilities. It would be really NICE if they made that easier.....that and had descriptions for each of the daemons....
Because Linux never, ever, gets viruses, worms, or backdoors (TM) :)
My primary email account is limited exclusively to close friends and family...and is on a very uncommon domain. It's also on freeBSD, and I use pine... I've gotten some rather interesting emails to that account, from people I've never spoken to (IRL or email). One started like "I send this to you to ask your advice" ...and the other was from Heather who wanted me to "cum see [her] friends get naked." I don't know Heather either... :}
check the source...
I just do rpm -Uvh new_program.i386.rpm
Even when installing from source, I generally don't check the source, unless the code isn't acting the way I think it ought to (like xroach goes altogether too fast on a dual 400 or dual 750, so I have to slow it down some).
Matter of fact, I bet most folks don't check the code. Then again, I don't have a tendency to install tons of code. I know people who feel a compulsion to install stuff, and I frankly don't get it. The most I've done recently was last night: "perl -MCPAN -e shell" for 3-4 modules. Upgraded Perl while I was at it.
Point of the rant is that not everyone does/should check the source, and to "shame on" folks for not is rather narrow minded. Besides which, the biggest threat to people isn't installing trojaned code...or binaries; it's poorly configured systems that are open to exploits. How do I know? I've been had 3 times in the last 3-4 years. I'm not a security expert....just a fairly competent technical user. (Thanks Linksys).
If you want to be anal and check every line (or even just some lines) of code, go for it. But don't be a hard-case about other people checking.
...but it isn't going to work. History has shown that people who try to compete with Microsoft on the operating system front, particularly those who try to handle Windows emulation, wind up shafted. Ever heard of something called DR-DOS? No? OS/2? Thought so. We can get excited about an OS that allegedly runs Windows apps natively on x86 hardware, but it isn't going to fly, for several reasons.
First, the majority of PC owners are not going to run out and by a new operating system to put on their computers. They already have one. One deciding trait in human psychology is laziness: if it works, don't mess with it.
Second, Microsoft. Microsoft has shown a tendency to change the Windows API at the drop of a hat if it thinks it is losing market share. They did it to OS/2 and WordPerfect with Windows 95. They did it to DR-DOS with Windows 3.x. It may be anti-competitive. It may be unfair business practices. In Microsoft's world, it's simply business as usual.
Finally, with yet another closed-source product, you don't have any real advantages to offset the previously mentioned disadvantages.
Oh yes...and OEM PC manufacturers won't install this because they are too closely tied to Microsoft....
(and I'm mostly a Linux geek), I have a question for my Windows PCs (I'm half-and-half, behind a Linksys router):
:)
If I go install this "uber-patch", what can I expect it to fix, and what can I expect it to break? (15000 bugs in the code, 15000 bugs; fix a bug, add some more, 16000 bugs in the code...)
...pork-barrel spending? :}
AOL cd's make great coasters....right along with Earthlink cd's, or anyone else who feels obliged to send such things through the mail...this way you have a new coaster *and* a nice carrying case.
through the official lucasfilm ltd store. the price is something like $5k (US). i'm crazy over star wars (can pretty much whip through the sw trivial pursuit game in one shot), but i'm not about to shell out that much cash for a life-size han solo in carbonite replica....
and the Jaredites, Mulekites, Nephites, Lamanites, et. al. weren't the only ones there either. Two notes on this: First, Nephi I himself remarks that for simplicity he groups those friendly to the faith as Nephites and those against as Lamanites; and second, Mormon comments that the Nephites and Lamanites took over a number of cities to which he attributes neither Lamanite nor Nephite ownership (e.g., they belong to other people).
By the way, the FARMS publications have quite a bit more evidence for the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Also, while we both know that one cannot "prove" a religion to be true (else whither faith, eh?), it's certainly comforting to have evidence after faith has been exerted.
Got a book, chapter, and verse number for me? My LDS scriptures on Palm from skimware don't exactly have pagination :)