If that is the case, she will now move on to corrupt the Shire with industrialism. So what do you expect "the Shire" to equate to in real life? What will she move on to destroy next?
Much better to give them the real thing rather than virtual immitations.
While I agree that putting age limits on video games seems rather silly given today's society, I think your comment regarding the military being worse is just wrong.
First off, anyone who joins the military goes through extensive training. You don't come in off the street, get handed a gun, and go out and shoot some bad guy ass. It just doesn't work that way. The mindsets of video gamers is not the same as the mindset of a trained military officer. You can argue that they are similar, but the amount of training and education behind the millitary officer clearly stands apart from Joe Teenager blowing up the imps on Doom.
Secondly, we're talking about the military that defends the country. This is different from attacking prostitutes in GTA3. Military officers aren't supposed to do this. Violence doesn't just mean killing people. It can also mean other types of vulgarity. A video game where the goal is to steal cars and kill people in no way meets the ideals and principles of the military.
Finally, I think your comment was a rather sad way to get karma. You came up with a weak quip that is anti-establishment, added a mix of current events (military in Iraq), and throw it on Slashdot hoping to bowl a strike. Sadly, it seems you did. Maybe in the future you'll put more thought into the comments you post so they actually have some value to them.
While I might not agree with everything our military and our Congress does, I still believe that they are much better and more worthy than violent video games.
I understand fully, and also agree. Getting VMware to work fully on FreeBSd is a kluge, especially if you want to do full screen mode. It just doesn't work. I've found that vmware1 works better than vmware2. Getting it networked has also proved difficult, though I've seen it done. One of the nasty parts of VMware is its use of that Linux/proc filesystem, which contains way more than just process information... Overall, I think VMware is too expensive now. I'd rather see a VirtualPC for FreeBSD.
NO. Do not use it in a production environment. For specific details on this issue, see this page. Specifically:
(FreeBSD 5.0 suffers from what has been described as a ``chicken and
egg'' problem. The entire project has a goal of producing a
5.0-RELEASE that is as stable and reliable as possible. This stability
and reliability requires widespread testing, particularly of the
system's newer features. However, getting a large number of users to
test the system, in a practical sense, means building and distributing
a release first!)
I would suggest you wait until at least 5.1-RELEASE before adopting it on a real production system. That said, I am using 5.0-RC on my desktop system and have been using -CURRENT on it for a while now. It is all about how much time you want to put into helping smash little bugs when they pop up.
FreeBSD does have a Linux ABI which allows it to run Linux binaries. In fact, I have an entire Linux base system in/usr/compat/linux for that reason. Using VMWare, it is also possible to run Linux on FreeBSD.
For more information about the Linux ABI, see this manpage.
Personally, I think this is great. Bringing SUS and POSIX together will make things much more portable once people actually meet the standard. The alternative is to have 47,000 different standards that all specify different things and then when you, the programmer and/or user, build your system, you must choose which one you want to meet.
Assuming you have more than 4 or 8MB of RAM, I would suggest try putting FreeBSD on it. You can download the FreeBSD ISOs here and if you get all 4 ISOs for FreeBSD 4.7, it will come with packages for a lot of the software you need eliminating more download needs.
2488MB may seem to be a big download for 56k, but remember that you are getting a fully working system with packages included. It used to be that all us suckers had to download huge stuff on 56k modems.
If Stalin knew that Pravda.ru would be around so long, I think he'd be proud. His propaganda machine has outlived him and continues on even today. It is always fun to check the top stories at Pravda.ru and see what the "Russian slant" is. Best headline I see on there right now: Where Is Stalin When You Need Him?.
The password is necessary for the web interface. It is what allows you to login and modify your settings via the webpage. It is what allows you to access private list archives. The password is the authentication replacement for sending a "CONFIRM" e-mail for everything. You wouldn't want to have to wait for a confirmation e-mail to modify your settings on the webpage or to access private list archives.
Although the largest list I've ever served with Mailman was 116 members, I really think Mailman has potential to do what you want. It has all the features you mentioned, though the database backend isn't SQL and I'm assuming that is what you meant.
According to a piece I heard on NPR's Morning Edition a few months ago, the library spot was made before the Patriot Act came fruition. It was discussed how ironic it was that the spot predicted the future instead of warning against the future. See my other post on sponsorship of the ad.
Please see About the Ad Council before assuming you know who funds it and how it works:
The Ad Council is a private, non-profit organization that marshals
volunteer talent from the advertising and communications industries,
the facilities of the media, and the resources of the business and
non-profit communities to deliver critical messages to the American
public. The Ad Council produces, distributes and promotes thousands of
public service campaigns on behalf of non-profit organizations and
government agencies in issue areas such as improving the quality of
life for children, preventive health, education, community well being,
environmental preservation and strengthening families.
And according to this page, there was no government sponsorship of this ad campaign. In fact, it was sponsored by:
Only one jurisdiction, the District of Columbia, requires that a
public library notify a patron when the library is served with a court
order to turn over the patron's records.
I'm glad a stupid law from DC has an exception in DC. I wouldn't want my representatives in DC to be subject to the same stupid laws as me.
Funny how everybody seems to forget that before 9/11, there were FBI oversight hearings going on and they were being blackballed in the media.
Note to FBI: I haven't been to a library in a while so don't even bother.
I've tried using walkmen on various 727 and 737s throughout my life. So far, I have yet to actually pick up any signals while at cruising altitude. This goes for both FM and AM. Either my walkman sucks, or the plane generates interference of some sort.
As a SlashNET administrator, I appreciate the fact that people acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of our users to provide up to the minute news in times of crisis. We hope to continue doing this in the future as time dictates, and we've improved our ability to do so in the future as necessary.
The problem with the web is that it is graphics intensive. When you go to CNN, you have to download a ton of graphics, you have to initiate a new connection with the server on each request, etc. With IRC, you don't have any of the graphics and you don't have to reconnect to it in order to get updates 5 minutes later.
The history of IRC is pretty spotty. Most of the times it can be pretty lame and pointless, but it has always become a useful communications tool. I hope this practice continues.
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If that is the case, she will now move on to corrupt the Shire with industrialism. So what do you expect "the Shire" to equate to in real life? What will she move on to destroy next?
First off, anyone who joins the military goes through extensive training. You don't come in off the street, get handed a gun, and go out and shoot some bad guy ass. It just doesn't work that way. The mindsets of video gamers is not the same as the mindset of a trained military officer. You can argue that they are similar, but the amount of training and education behind the millitary officer clearly stands apart from Joe Teenager blowing up the imps on Doom.
Secondly, we're talking about the military that defends the country. This is different from attacking prostitutes in GTA3. Military officers aren't supposed to do this. Violence doesn't just mean killing people. It can also mean other types of vulgarity. A video game where the goal is to steal cars and kill people in no way meets the ideals and principles of the military.
Finally, I think your comment was a rather sad way to get karma. You came up with a weak quip that is anti-establishment, added a mix of current events (military in Iraq), and throw it on Slashdot hoping to bowl a strike. Sadly, it seems you did. Maybe in the future you'll put more thought into the comments you post so they actually have some value to them.
While I might not agree with everything our military and our Congress does, I still believe that they are much better and more worthy than violent video games.
Read this backwards. And this. And see if you can find this at a local bookstore.
View -> Preferences -> General tab -> StartCenter Settings -> Uncheck "Enable StartCenter" -> Confirm you want it disabled; click Yes -> OK -> OK
Amazon has it here.
That way if you steal the monitor, it is easy for the police to identify.
RAIDframe. Not sure what the current status of it is.
I understand fully, and also agree. Getting VMware to work fully on FreeBSd is a kluge, especially if you want to do full screen mode. It just doesn't work. I've found that vmware1 works better than vmware2. Getting it networked has also proved difficult, though I've seen it done. One of the nasty parts of VMware is its use of that Linux /proc filesystem, which contains way more than just process information...
Overall, I think VMware is too expensive now. I'd rather see a VirtualPC for FreeBSD.
That is the funny part. VMWare runs courtesy of the Linux ABI. So you'd be running a Linux OS on a FreeBSD system using a Linux binary.
For more information about the Linux ABI, see this manpage.
Personally, I think this is great. Bringing SUS and POSIX together will make things much more portable once people actually meet the standard. The alternative is to have 47,000 different standards that all specify different things and then when you, the programmer and/or user, build your system, you must choose which one you want to meet.
2488MB may seem to be a big download for 56k, but remember that you are getting a fully working system with packages included. It used to be that all us suckers had to download huge stuff on 56k modems.
(waits to be modded down for mentioning *BSD.)
If Stalin knew that Pravda.ru would be around so long, I think he'd be proud. His propaganda machine has outlived him and continues on even today. It is always fun to check the top stories at Pravda.ru and see what the "Russian slant" is. Best headline I see on there right now: Where Is Stalin When You Need Him?.
The password is necessary for the web interface. It is what allows you to login and modify your settings via the webpage. It is what allows you to access private list archives. The password is the authentication replacement for sending a "CONFIRM" e-mail for everything. You wouldn't want to have to wait for a confirmation e-mail to modify your settings on the webpage or to access private list archives.
Yes. All you have to do is comment out the crontab entry that runs at the start of each month which sends those out.
Although the largest list I've ever served with Mailman was 116 members, I really think Mailman has potential to do what you want. It has all the features you mentioned, though the database backend isn't SQL and I'm assuming that is what you meant.
Cute. Lame, but cute.
According to a piece I heard on NPR's Morning Edition a few months ago, the library spot was made before the Patriot Act came fruition. It was discussed how ironic it was that the spot predicted the future instead of warning against the future. See my other post on sponsorship of the ad.
I'm glad a stupid law from DC has an exception in DC. I wouldn't want my representatives in DC to be subject to the same stupid laws as me. Funny how everybody seems to forget that before 9/11, there were FBI oversight hearings going on and they were being blackballed in the media.
Note to FBI: I haven't been to a library in a while so don't even bother.
I've tried using walkmen on various 727 and 737s throughout my life. So far, I have yet to actually pick up any signals while at cruising altitude. This goes for both FM and AM. Either my walkman sucks, or the plane generates interference of some sort.
See here.
The problem with the web is that it is graphics intensive. When you go to CNN, you have to download a ton of graphics, you have to initiate a new connection with the server on each request, etc. With IRC, you don't have any of the graphics and you don't have to reconnect to it in order to get updates 5 minutes later.
The history of IRC is pretty spotty. Most of the times it can be pretty lame and pointless, but it has always become a useful communications tool. I hope this practice continues.
For those wanting a more readable version, try the HTML version.