Believe it or not, not all of us have ultra-high speed Internet connections.
And if you do, why would you download a DVD? I do the installation with the bare basics. http://houghi.org/ssh/install.php Basically I download init and linux kernel and install from that (over ssh with GUI if I so desire) and download only those things I actually use.
Doing a network install might even be interesting for those who are limited with their data as you only download what you actually install and not all the rest that you never install.
I use XFCE on openSUSE and it is what I expect it to do. It works with multiple monitors (not Xinerama) with NVidia drivers. Trying to do that in KDE or GNOME might be possible, but I never found out how.
I would prefer WindowMaker, but there the multiple monitors does (did?) not work and asking for a solution I got on the merry-go-round between NVIdea, X and Windowmaker. Each pointing to the other.
The thing I miss is the ease of changing the individual windows in Windowmaker. Especially placing them on desktops, for which I now must use Devilspie.
But all in all a great product Especially like the 4.10.0 one where the panel is improved in that you can have two rows.
I do not run solely XFCE programs. I just run any program I like, be it XFCE, LXDE, KDE or GNOME or anything else. Yes, especially KDE will bring in a LOT of extra files to be able to run something, but with the speed of PCs and the price of programs, that is not a real issue.
I do not have the above issues, so it could be that they are *Ubuntu related.
No spinning things or gliding stuff, just as I like it. I would personally set some defaults differently, but that is a matter of personal choice.
They told us the future would mean more spare time. This has happened. However some people work 80 hours, while others work none. Some make 100 times more then others.
Paying people to have fun would be called socialism and that is obviously a bad thing, because it puts the human first and not the company.
I work in a "socialist" country. I have 34 payed holidays. I have a 13th month check. I have medical insurance. The company is making money and shares part of its profits.
Sure that was depressing. However I was really depressed when I read I am legend. How can the writer get the movie so wrong?
I mean come on. The movie had a completely different ending.
Doesn't the writer watch its own movies? Luckily there are things to protect the copyright holder and if I was the copyright holder, I would sue Richard Matheson for clear copyright violation and theft or even rape of a great story by Will Smith.
Because of this, I think we must give movie companies more power. They clearly have not enough to say in the copyright matter.
Not only that. The chance of getting caught is relatively small. Also we have been taught that sharing is a GOOD thing. Making a CD for somebody else is seen as romantic Even in movies and on TV this is projected as such. The thing that comes closest is cheating on a test, where you copy information. However when you were ill and somebody copied the notes for you, then it is seen a good deed.
So copying in itself is not a bad thing. Sharing is often seen as a good thing on a human level.
Also do not forget that the copyright holders are interested in defending the copyright holders. The artists are just a cost they they need to deal with.
I applaud them for NOT choosing sides. I wish ALL companies would do the same. Politics should be done by people, not by companies. Unfortunately they and many other companies still buy influence by using lobbyists.
Ever wonder why terrorists don't send deep cover moles over here? It's because give them a taste of good life and they stop being psychotic extremists. The challenge is giving that life to everybody.
Deep cover moles as you see them in the movies? No. They are not send over. Sending people? Yes, that does happen. They send some people over to learn how to fly planes into building. Other terrorists are not send over. They are already here. They were born here. Also one terrorist is not like the other.
Despite with what the media is telling you, not all people want the life of the west. I would not like to have the 'freedom' that the US has. And even if they don't want it, does not mean that they want to destroy it. They just don't want it in their own country, so why would they come to a country that they do not care about. It is not THEIR center of the universe.
My cable provider pulled BB1 and BB2 and that was the sole reason I dropped them. If they would have given me only BBC and cut all the rest, I would still be paying them.
Fun fact: I do not pay, but I am still able to watch. Idiots.
So accept that in your new world clothes still donates status and ability.
This happens everywhere. When I went for my first technical job, I dressed down.
I have people not accept me because I was wearing a costume. When I was in all jeans, they did.
Even people who want to be different from the establishment and complain that they are not accepted because of how they look, will look how you dress and decide if they accept you based on that.
It works both ways. I would (wrongly) rather have a guy in a black geeky t-shirt handle my web server then a guy in a suit.
There's only a couple of organizational schemes that make sense; Geographical, topical, and organizational. Of those, the third was the first used: Separating domains on the basis of their function; educational, commercial, non-commercial, and governmental.
On hindsight, that was not the wisest decision. It would have been better to ONLY use the geographical system. That would have meant no com, net and org.
What about things like linux.org, you might ask? Well, when I look at the whois page, I see an american address. So it would have been linux.us or if the country would have wanted: linux.org.us
Thise who want availability in more then one country can go to each country, just like they do now. Each country would be able to decide what they do with their domain, just like they do now. e.g.:Do they accept people from other countries or not?
It is hindsight, so nothing we can do about it now.
If they ever decide to start all over from 0, it would be nice that they start with the toplevel and not end with it. That would mean you would not have http://www.example.com/directory/file.html, but rather something like http://us/example/www/directory/file.txt (and even allow http:\\us\example\www\directory\file.html Sure, it might look strange as we are not used to it, but it is more logical.
Would it be better if I posted as Jonathan Robert Stevens or as houghi? At least with houghi people will be aware that the name is not one that I have on my passport. John Stevens just sounds real, but isn't. As my friends also call me houghi, that name is more real then Stevens. I can even add a fake address to it, if they want that kind of thing. Some sites ask for an American address and then I just make one up. If they verify if addresses exist, I often go for the address of the website/company.
Just having one or even fifty from the list doesn't mean any individual has crossed the threshold of "suspicious".
It is great that you either got back from a coma or you have invented time-travel and came from the past year 2000 to us. The year is 2012 and EVERYBODY is "suspicious".
The same happens with safety belts. So away with all these safety measures, I say.
Not only away with these inside the car, but also outside. Away with right of way and red lights. Away with speed limits. Within only a few generations we will not only have drivers who will be able to handle the speed, but also pedestrians who will be able to avoid to get hit.
And it isn't that the general public doesn't hate them, they loathe them with a passion.
Even the artists hate them. To get money, they need to pay an annual fee. Many don't even get enough back to pay for that fee. And I am talking about the songwriters and the music makers. So they are double dipping. Charging the people they tend to get money for.
It used to be that a DJ had to send in his play list upfront and thus not be able to play anything else. If he did, he would be paying a fine.
Most companies don't have radio (which has commercials) in their offices anymore, because it is considered public music and they need to pay for it. They are working on deals that companies need to pay, no matter what.
If I would be working for them, I would probably tel my friends I was selling meth to 10 year old school kids, because that would be considered as bad by my friends.
I understand that they are talking about networking and not the phone part. however: First they should start blocking phones by IMEI when they are registered stolen. Only then will I believe they are interested what else they might be willing to do.
I am sure they will think of rooted devices as 'stolen' and block them. I am sure they they will think of other ways to block your device. e.g. when your contract is up, so you are forced to buy a new one. I am sure that if you resell it, it will be 'stolen' as well.
Obviously a company will check it all which will be owned and run by the companies, so phone users have no say in it.
So first start using something that is already available before you force some other patented crap that will take away any tiny bit of right we have might have left from us.
I peed a little when I read compromise the integrity or privacy of Facebook user data. If they think that would be the result from a hack, then having an account means you are a hacker. If you subscribe and don't use your real name, you must be a 1337 Hax0r
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There is a "hell freezing over" joke somewhere. Oh wait, DC?
And if you do, why would you download a DVD? I do the installation with the bare basics. http://houghi.org/ssh/install.php
Basically I download init and linux kernel and install from that (over ssh with GUI if I so desire) and download only those things I actually use.
Or turn the network CD into a USB bootable image if there is no previous Linux installed as described on http://en.opensuse.org/Live_USB_stick#Bootable_USB_from_DVD_or_Net-install
Or I make my own on http://susestudio.com/ if I need to install more with specific settings.
Doing a network install might even be interesting for those who are limited with their data as you only download what you actually install and not all the rest that you never install.
I use XFCE on openSUSE and it is what I expect it to do. It works with multiple monitors (not Xinerama) with NVidia drivers.
Trying to do that in KDE or GNOME might be possible, but I never found out how.
I would prefer WindowMaker, but there the multiple monitors does (did?) not work and asking for a solution I got on the merry-go-round between NVIdea, X and Windowmaker. Each pointing to the other.
The thing I miss is the ease of changing the individual windows in Windowmaker. Especially placing them on desktops, for which I now must use Devilspie.
But all in all a great product Especially like the 4.10.0 one where the panel is improved in that you can have two rows.
I do not run solely XFCE programs. I just run any program I like, be it XFCE, LXDE, KDE or GNOME or anything else. Yes, especially KDE will bring in a LOT of extra files to be able to run something, but with the speed of PCs and the price of programs, that is not a real issue.
I do not have the above issues, so it could be that they are *Ubuntu related.
No spinning things or gliding stuff, just as I like it. I would personally set some defaults differently, but that is a matter of personal choice.
They told us the future would mean more spare time. This has happened. However some people work 80 hours, while others work none. Some make 100 times more then others.
Paying people to have fun would be called socialism and that is obviously a bad thing, because it puts the human first and not the company.
I work in a "socialist" country. I have 34 payed holidays. I have a 13th month check. I have medical insurance. The company is making money and shares part of its profits.
So it is possible.
Sure that was depressing. However I was really depressed when I read I am legend. How can the writer get the movie so wrong?
I mean come on. The movie had a completely different ending.
Doesn't the writer watch its own movies? Luckily there are things to protect the copyright holder and if I was the copyright holder, I would sue Richard Matheson for clear copyright violation and theft or even rape of a great story by Will Smith.
Because of this, I think we must give movie companies more power. They clearly have not enough to say in the copyright matter.
Best Buy is in other countries too. Not always under the name Best Buy name.
Perhaps his way of saying that the hippies of then are the bankers of now.
Or the agent reads the answer as 'Sweetmorn, Chaos 1, 3136 YOLD' and says:
Sorry sir, this is the wrong answer. Please hold while we trace this call.
Not only that. The chance of getting caught is relatively small. Also we have been taught that sharing is a GOOD thing. Making a CD for somebody else is seen as romantic Even in movies and on TV this is projected as such.
The thing that comes closest is cheating on a test, where you copy information. However when you were ill and somebody copied the notes for you, then it is seen a good deed.
So copying in itself is not a bad thing. Sharing is often seen as a good thing on a human level.
Also do not forget that the copyright holders are interested in defending the copyright holders. The artists are just a cost they they need to deal with.
I applaud them for NOT choosing sides. I wish ALL companies would do the same. Politics should be done by people, not by companies.
Unfortunately they and many other companies still buy influence by using lobbyists.
Deep cover moles as you see them in the movies? No. They are not send over. Sending people? Yes, that does happen. They send some people over to learn how to fly planes into building.
Other terrorists are not send over. They are already here. They were born here. Also one terrorist is not like the other.
Despite with what the media is telling you, not all people want the life of the west. I would not like to have the 'freedom' that the US has. And even if they don't want it, does not mean that they want to destroy it. They just don't want it in their own country, so why would they come to a country that they do not care about. It is not THEIR center of the universe.
And some people just want to see the world burn.
It is legal, because it is in favor of some companies and some rich people. Why do you hate America?
My cable provider pulled BB1 and BB2 and that was the sole reason I dropped them. If they would have given me only BBC and cut all the rest, I would still be paying them.
Fun fact: I do not pay, but I am still able to watch. Idiots.
This happens everywhere. When I went for my first technical job, I dressed down.
I have people not accept me because I was wearing a costume. When I was in all jeans, they did.
Even people who want to be different from the establishment and complain that they are not accepted because of how they look, will look how you dress and decide if they accept you based on that.
It works both ways. I would (wrongly) rather have a guy in a black geeky t-shirt handle my web server then a guy in a suit.
You must be new here.
If you have a job at the MAFIAA, sure you can. It doesn't even matter in what country we are.
On hindsight, that was not the wisest decision. It would have been better to ONLY use the geographical system. That would have meant no com, net and org.
What about things like linux.org, you might ask? Well, when I look at the whois page, I see an american address. So it would have been linux.us or if the country would have wanted: linux.org.us
Thise who want availability in more then one country can go to each country, just like they do now. Each country would be able to decide what they do with their domain, just like they do now. e.g.:Do they accept people from other countries or not?
It is hindsight, so nothing we can do about it now.
If they ever decide to start all over from 0, it would be nice that they start with the toplevel and not end with it. That would mean you would not have http://www.example.com/directory/file.html, but rather something like http://us/example/www/directory/file.txt (and even allow http:\\us\example\www\directory\file.html
Sure, it might look strange as we are not used to it, but it is more logical.
The studio they filmed it is at area 51 and was closed till now.
or:
Looking at the pixels, it is clearly photoshoped.
Would it be better if I posted as Jonathan Robert Stevens or as houghi?
At least with houghi people will be aware that the name is not one that I have on my passport. John Stevens just sounds real, but isn't. As my friends also call me houghi, that name is more real then Stevens.
I can even add a fake address to it, if they want that kind of thing. Some sites ask for an American address and then I just make one up. If they verify if addresses exist, I often go for the address of the website/company.
The same happens with safety belts. So away with all these safety measures, I say.
Not only away with these inside the car, but also outside. Away with right of way and red lights. Away with speed limits.
Within only a few generations we will not only have drivers who will be able to handle the speed, but also pedestrians who will be able to avoid to get hit.
Even the artists hate them. To get money, they need to pay an annual fee. Many don't even get enough back to pay for that fee.
And I am talking about the songwriters and the music makers.
So they are double dipping. Charging the people they tend to get money for.
It used to be that a DJ had to send in his play list upfront and thus not be able to play anything else. If he did, he would be paying a fine.
Most companies don't have radio (which has commercials) in their offices anymore, because it is considered public music and they need to pay for it.
They are working on deals that companies need to pay, no matter what.
If I would be working for them, I would probably tel my friends I was selling meth to 10 year old school kids, because that would be considered as bad by my friends.
I understand that they are talking about networking and not the phone part. however:
First they should start blocking phones by IMEI when they are registered stolen. Only then will I believe they are interested what else they might be willing to do.
I am sure they will think of rooted devices as 'stolen' and block them. I am sure they they will think of other ways to block your device. e.g. when your contract is up, so you are forced to buy a new one. I am sure that if you resell it, it will be 'stolen' as well.
Obviously a company will check it all which will be owned and run by the companies, so phone users have no say in it.
So first start using something that is already available before you force some other patented crap that will take away any tiny bit of right we have might have left from us.
I can do one better and offer you a real working iPhone for a real low price. Interested? Cash only, please.
I peed a little when I read compromise the integrity or privacy of Facebook user data. If they think that would be the result from a hack, then having an account means you are a hacker.
If you subscribe and don't use your real name, you must be a 1337 Hax0r