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I suspect that their is more here than meets the eye in terms of collusion between MS and SCO. I could see MS picking up SCO if they can damage Linux in the process.
It's interesting that in the month leading up to this I've seen a couple quotes from Microsoft representatives stating that they would be creating a version of their OS that doesn't require the Windows GUI. This is a big step towards Windows becoming more like Unix. Perhaps this is related somehow?
It would make sense that the best way for Windows to compete with Linux is to become more like Linux. At least in the areas where Linux is clobbering MS. It's just the timing that makes me wonder if these things are related.
I don't believe it will happen anymore than I believed Metcalfe when he predicted the Internet would collapse due to uncontrolled growth. Deja vu indeed. However, there's no doubt that corporate and government interference has the potential to really fuck things up for us. So, I still consider any warnings that Lessig gives us well worth paying attention [to].
Saturday morning used to rock when I was a kid. Now they suck. Cartoons are too PC these days. I miss the violence (Road Runner) and cigarette smoking (Bugs Bunny.) Not for the sake of those things alone, just the fact that they could make the shows the way they wanted without being scared to offend someone.
Two questions regarding directional 802.11 antennas. First, I don't have a line of sight to the location I want to have access (the beach). Can I bounce it off the side of a building or does the signal not bounce off of cement?
Second, where do I get an N-connector? Does Radio Shack sell them? The only place I checked was Radio Shack and of course no one there knew what I was talking about. They pointed me to their website, but just try searching for N connector on Radio Shack's site. You'll get every other connector in the book. Not an N-connector.
Good point. I just wanted to mention that the phrase used to be "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." This was back in the days when IBM was engaging in anti-competitive practices and the DOJ put the smackdown on them.
Sorry, but I'm pretty skeptical about your story. Mostly because that type of usability test would be a complete waste of time and money since it completely ignores major factors.
For one thing, I haven't met a Linux (or *BSD) admin that wasn't proficient with Windows as well. By proficient, I don't necessarily mean a proficient Windows admin, but proficient in using Windows.
Now, take your average "Windows Server Administrator"--most have no experience with other operating systems. For the most part, novice MCSA's are one-trick ponies that only know how to do things within their niche.
It's easy to see why a Linux admin would perform better in a Windows environment than an MS admin would in any non-Windows evironment.
The first time I set up DHCP in Linux it took me about 20 minutes including download and compile time. I could probably do it in less than 10 minutes now that I've already done it a couple times.
I've never set up a DHCP server in Windows, but I have needed to make configuration changes to one that was already set up. I can see why you chose MS DHCP for your example. It's pretty intuitive to use, and would be pretty easy for anyone to use that understands DHCP.
Still, having used both, I much prefer the Linux configuration. In Windows, you have the little tree on the left with expandable branches and the objects on the right. It only takes 4 or 5 clicks to get just about anywhere. In Linux it's a single text file with comments and examples interspersed. If you know how to use a text editor it's pretty simple. In fact, it's easier than clicking around a bunch of eye candy, just not as sexy looking. But it's a DHCP server so who cares if it looks sexy?
Your last line is completely ridiculous. It's not going to take any Linux admin 10 hours to set up DHCP. Get a grip.
I bought a//e at a flea market a couple of years ago for $10. It has an 8MB ram card, superserial card, and 2 Disk ][ drives. No software though.
I seem to remember reading somewhere that there's a program available that would allow me to boot DOS through the serial card. (IN#2, then upload as text.)
I remember my old Apple II's had a schematic for the motherboard, as well, in the back of one of the manuals... I think it was the II+, although I also had a IIe.
The II+ definately had the schematics. Can't say for sure about the//e.
They should at least have a warning during installation of the software for those who aren't aware. Sort of like the "unplug your computer before installing" warnings that come with hardware. Something like: WARNING: Unplug your computer before installing this software. And under no circumstances should you connect it to a network until all the patches have finished downloading and installing.
Yeah, it's just ridiculous to ask this question in a forum where many successful people read and post. I guess the best thing to do is go back to the pre-Internet days and rely soley on people that we've personally met to offer advice. Oh, and people shouldn't ask any questions too early in the game. Perople should wait until they're already moderately successful before asking for advice. I'm sorry, it's late, I guess I missed the "Insightful" part of the parent post.
My suggestion would be to search for interesting tidbits here, and don't take any posts too seriously even if they've been modded way up as "Insightful."
PS: I don't wear pajamas, but I don't think anyone can tell.
IIRC Slashdot was forced to remove a comment by Microsoft a couple years ago because someone posted an EULA. There was a big deal made about it and eventually the Slashdot editors removed the comment to avoid potential legal action from Microsoft. Or do I misremember?
Here's real sign I saw two weekends ago in Jacksonville Beach, FL at the annual seafood festival. This was in a public park:
This area is exempt from First Ammendment rights.
These were official signs located at the entrances right next to the "No alcoholic beverages beyond this point" signs. I'm not sure if they put them up to make sure no one protested the war, or to stop people from handing out medical MJ pamphlets. Both reasons possibly.
Whatever the reasoning, I found it disturbing. It was bad enough last year when the cops were caught on tape threatening a guy with physical abuse for handing out pamphlets. OK, maybe he was pushing it handing out medical MJ pamphlets at a DARE pep-rally, but still, I thought it would be a protected right.
This year they simply put up signs saying your first ammendment rights are suspended in the park when they have an event. Can they just do that?
They were going to call it Operation Iraqi Liberation, but they didn't want people to say that it was all about OIL.
No, this joke doesn't represent my opinion on the war, and no, I don't think there's much to laugh at regarding the war either. Just figured I'd post it for informational purposes.
Creds to milath's mom (heh, now that makes me laugh.)
PS: Apparently I posted this message 15 seconds in the future so I have to "Slow down" and try again... Guess that's what I get for trolling as an AC in my off time.
Nah, they just don't want to blow their load all at once. That's why the first one was funny and this one was kinda stupid. They will get much funnier as they go along.
OK, you read the beginning and the end of the summary. The part in the middle mentions "The project includes lots of testing and lots of escape hatches so we don't run recklessly off the edge." This is good planning--nothing really suprising since most smart companies do the same thing when they go through a major version change (or install a Service Pack in many cases.)
However, your warning should be noted by anyone thinking of doing such a thing without properly assessing the risks and making the necessary preparations. It's a very risky thing to do if you don't have a clear idea how the new kernel and subsequent changes will affect your system.
Wow, 1123 comments already and it's around 2:20am here so I don't have time to read the article...hell I didn't even read the summary, is there an article?
I really need to get some sleep so I'm just going to jump in with some favorites (in no particular order...)
The original Lord of the Rings. OK, maybe it was cheesy but my dad took me to see it when I was quite young and it means a lot to me. It was the first gory movie I ever saw. Taking your child to see a gory movie is probably not a good idea unless the gore is pink. This was the perfect movie to help me get adjusted to gore in movies (I still get queasy whenever I see blood though.)
Another significant movie in my life was Wargames. This is too obvious for me to comment further on it...except that I know if my computer had I spark plug I'd have pissed on it many times by now. This movie made me buy my first 300 baud modem.
Pump Up the Volume. Yeah, it was a teen movie and all that, but it really had an effect on me. Once I saw it I couldn't stop thinking of starting a pirate radio station for a long time. Actually, I still think about it. This movie is a good part of the reason "Radio" is part of my nick now that I think about it.
The Heathers. "What's your damage?" "You repay me in puke?" "Fuck me gently with a chainsaw." I guess I was probably a late bloomer, but this movie was the one that taught me an appreciation for dark comedies.
I know I'm leaving out many movies, but these were the first that came to mind.
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I suspect that their is more here than meets the eye in terms of collusion between MS and SCO. I could see MS picking up SCO if they can damage Linux in the process.
It's interesting that in the month leading up to this I've seen a couple quotes from Microsoft representatives stating that they would be creating a version of their OS that doesn't require the Windows GUI. This is a big step towards Windows becoming more like Unix. Perhaps this is related somehow?
It would make sense that the best way for Windows to compete with Linux is to become more like Linux. At least in the areas where Linux is clobbering MS. It's just the timing that makes me wonder if these things are related.
Democrates, Republicans, it's all the same shit, they are all owned by corporations. There is no legitimacy left in this system.
You might as well have said "The sky is blue and grass is green" if you just wanted to burn mod points.
How the fuck did that get Informative +2?
torrentse.cx is actually a decent BitTorrent search engine. It's not all porn. If the poster said something like:
Here's a great search engine if you use BitTorrent he probably would've been modded higher.
Apparently it's Slashdotted at the moment, so you might get the "Slashdot sux" message or a redirect.
I don't believe it will happen anymore than I believed Metcalfe when he predicted the Internet would collapse due to uncontrolled growth. Deja vu indeed. However, there's no doubt that corporate and government interference has the potential to really fuck things up for us. So, I still consider any warnings that Lessig gives us well worth paying attention [to].
From cellular telephones to console video games to Operating systems. Is there anything they don't make?
It's a little know fact that Microsoft used to make vacuum cleaners. In fact, it was the first product they made that didn't suck.
Ugh, I'm probably gonna regret that tomorrow.
Slashdot Wisdom:
h tml
"It's overkill, of course. But you can never have too much overkill." - Anonymous Slashdot Coward
http://www.simonpeter.com/techie/slashdot_wisdom.
Saturday morning used to rock when I was a kid. Now they suck. Cartoons are too PC these days. I miss the violence (Road Runner) and cigarette smoking (Bugs Bunny.) Not for the sake of those things alone, just the fact that they could make the shows the way they wanted without being scared to offend someone.
Two questions regarding directional 802.11 antennas. First, I don't have a line of sight to the location I want to have access (the beach). Can I bounce it off the side of a building or does the signal not bounce off of cement?
Second, where do I get an N-connector? Does Radio Shack sell them? The only place I checked was Radio Shack and of course no one there knew what I was talking about. They pointed me to their website, but just try searching for N connector on Radio Shack's site. You'll get every other connector in the book. Not an N-connector.
Good point. I just wanted to mention that the phrase used to be "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." This was back in the days when IBM was engaging in anti-competitive practices and the DOJ put the smackdown on them.
Sorry, but I'm pretty skeptical about your story. Mostly because that type of usability test would be a complete waste of time and money since it completely ignores major factors.
For one thing, I haven't met a Linux (or *BSD) admin that wasn't proficient with Windows as well. By proficient, I don't necessarily mean a proficient Windows admin, but proficient in using Windows.
Now, take your average "Windows Server Administrator"--most have no experience with other operating systems. For the most part, novice MCSA's are one-trick ponies that only know how to do things within their niche.
It's easy to see why a Linux admin would perform better in a Windows environment than an MS admin would in any non-Windows evironment.
The first time I set up DHCP in Linux it took me about 20 minutes including download and compile time. I could probably do it in less than 10 minutes now that I've already done it a couple times.
I've never set up a DHCP server in Windows, but I have needed to make configuration changes to one that was already set up. I can see why you chose MS DHCP for your example. It's pretty intuitive to use, and would be pretty easy for anyone to use that understands DHCP.
Still, having used both, I much prefer the Linux configuration. In Windows, you have the little tree on the left with expandable branches and the objects on the right. It only takes 4 or 5 clicks to get just about anywhere. In Linux it's a single text file with comments and examples interspersed. If you know how to use a text editor it's pretty simple. In fact, it's easier than clicking around a bunch of eye candy, just not as sexy looking. But it's a DHCP server so who cares if it looks sexy?
Your last line is completely ridiculous. It's not going to take any Linux admin 10 hours to set up DHCP. Get a grip.
I bought a //e at a flea market a couple of years ago for $10. It has an 8MB ram card, superserial card, and 2 Disk ][ drives. No software though.
I seem to remember reading somewhere that there's a program available that would allow me to boot DOS through the serial card. (IN#2, then upload as text.)
Anyone know about this? Any suggestions?
I remember my old Apple II's had a schematic for the motherboard, as well, in the back of one of the manuals... I think it was the II+, although I also had a IIe.
//e.
The II+ definately had the schematics. Can't say for sure about the
Re:Pre-Installation warning (Score:0, Offtopic)
Yeah, mods can suck me. l8z
Hey, this is way offtopic, but I have a killer Erowid T-shirt with the federal drug schedule on it that they sent me in return for a donation. Donate!
They should at least have a warning during installation of the software for those who aren't aware. Sort of like the "unplug your computer before installing" warnings that come with hardware. Something like:
WARNING: Unplug your computer before installing this software. And under no circumstances should you connect it to a network until all the patches have finished downloading and installing.
I'd have to go with Booty Call. Simple, fun, and educational.
:)
Check it out: romp.com
So, that's how the other side lives
do you just type it, or actually say "I use gnu linux"
Yeah, I could just imagine the conversations now. "New Linux? How is that different from the old Linux?" Or are we supposed to say guh-noo Linux?
Yeah, it's just ridiculous to ask this question in a forum where many successful people read and post. I guess the best thing to do is go back to the pre-Internet days and rely soley on people that we've personally met to offer advice. Oh, and people shouldn't ask any questions too early in the game. Perople should wait until they're already moderately successful before asking for advice. I'm sorry, it's late, I guess I missed the "Insightful" part of the parent post.
My suggestion would be to search for interesting tidbits here, and don't take any posts too seriously even if they've been modded way up as "Insightful."
PS: I don't wear pajamas, but I don't think anyone can tell.
IIRC Slashdot was forced to remove a comment by Microsoft a couple years ago because someone posted an EULA. There was a big deal made about it and eventually the Slashdot editors removed the comment to avoid potential legal action from Microsoft. Or do I misremember?
news.google.com provides direct links to NYT articles. I'm sure they have some sort of agreement about it.
Here's real sign I saw two weekends ago in Jacksonville Beach, FL at the annual seafood festival. This was in a public park:
This area is exempt from First Ammendment rights.
These were official signs located at the entrances right next to the "No alcoholic beverages beyond this point" signs. I'm not sure if they put them up to make sure no one protested the war, or to stop people from handing out medical MJ pamphlets. Both reasons possibly.
Whatever the reasoning, I found it disturbing. It was bad enough last year when the cops were caught on tape threatening a guy with physical abuse for handing out pamphlets. OK, maybe he was pushing it handing out medical MJ pamphlets at a DARE pep-rally, but still, I thought it would be a protected right.
This year they simply put up signs saying your first ammendment rights are suspended in the park when they have an event. Can they just do that?
They were going to call it Operation Iraqi Liberation, but they didn't want people to say that it was all about OIL.
No, this joke doesn't represent my opinion on the war, and no, I don't think there's much to laugh at regarding the war either. Just figured I'd post it for informational purposes.
Creds to milath's mom (heh, now that makes me laugh.)
PS: Apparently I posted this message 15 seconds in the future so I have to "Slow down" and try again... Guess that's what I get for trolling as an AC in my off time.
Nah, they just don't want to blow their load all at once. That's why the first one was funny and this one was kinda stupid. They will get much funnier as they go along.
Just kidding, April Fools!
OK, you read the beginning and the end of the summary. The part in the middle mentions "The project includes lots of testing and lots of escape hatches so we don't run recklessly off the edge." This is good planning--nothing really suprising since most smart companies do the same thing when they go through a major version change (or install a Service Pack in many cases.)
However, your warning should be noted by anyone thinking of doing such a thing without properly assessing the risks and making the necessary preparations. It's a very risky thing to do if you don't have a clear idea how the new kernel and subsequent changes will affect your system.
Wow, 1123 comments already and it's around 2:20am here so I don't have time to read the article...hell I didn't even read the summary, is there an article?
I really need to get some sleep so I'm just going to jump in with some favorites (in no particular order...)
The original Lord of the Rings. OK, maybe it was cheesy but my dad took me to see it when I was quite young and it means a lot to me. It was the first gory movie I ever saw. Taking your child to see a gory movie is probably not a good idea unless the gore is pink. This was the perfect movie to help me get adjusted to gore in movies (I still get queasy whenever I see blood though.)
Another significant movie in my life was Wargames. This is too obvious for me to comment further on it...except that I know if my computer had I spark plug I'd have pissed on it many times by now. This movie made me buy my first 300 baud modem.
Pump Up the Volume. Yeah, it was a teen movie and all that, but it really had an effect on me. Once I saw it I couldn't stop thinking of starting a pirate radio station for a long time. Actually, I still think about it. This movie is a good part of the reason "Radio" is part of my nick now that I think about it.
The Heathers. "What's your damage?" "You repay me in puke?" "Fuck me gently with a chainsaw." I guess I was probably a late bloomer, but this movie was the one that taught me an appreciation for dark comedies.
I know I'm leaving out many movies, but these were the first that came to mind.