At the risk of sounding like an AOL user, "Me Too!"
This would also be a great advantage for those trying to set up a properly-done dual boot system. I've tried doing so by pointing "My Documents" under XP to ~ but it doesn't work well because of all the.supposedtobehidden files and directories. (Doubly annoying because, as you mentioned, they get sorted to the top of file listings.)
The best way I've found to deal with it is to just move "My Documents" to a subdirectory of ~ and set "My Documents" as the default save location for as many of the linux apps as I can. (I also rename it to "documents" because using folder names with spaces is always stupid and using mixed case when you don't have to is stupid under a case-sensitive file system.)
Old method for getting free music via the internet: 1. Download and install LimeWire 2. Search for desired artist/song. 3. Download songs that others are sharing.
New method for getting free music via the internet: 1. Download and install LimeWire 2. Search for Quicken and TurboTax files that others are sharing. 3. Transfer their assets to bank account in Cayman Islands. 4. Use money in said account to buy CDs.
Just one extra step, and no angry settlement letters from the RIAA!
/me watches/. get consumed in the Apocalypse of all flamewars. The Four Horseman of the Flamewar Apocalypse: Trolls, OS Zealots, Crack-smokers with mod points, and Goatse.
Wait a minute, how is that different from a normal day on/.?
Ideally, it would just consist of a line in the sources.list file. Perhaps pointing to an RSS feed that would offer torrents for any package in the repositories. (Maybe just for any package larger than some particular size. Not really worth using a torrent for small updates, but it could really help when large updates are released that everyone is going to try to download at once.)
Just curious, but I wonder if it would work to create a RAM drive to use up all but 512MB. You could even stick the page file in the RAM drive.
Of course, if you're running Win9x in this day and age, and on a machine new enough to have half a gig of RAM, you're either a geek doing it "just to see how it runs" or a masochist looking for new ways to torture yourself.
(Of course, you've now got the geek in me seriously considering trying it out.)
I must admit this whole discussion has me very tempted to buy one and fly it over the next protest I see, just to tweak the paranoia levels of a few nutjobs.
Maybe I could make a few bucks selling foil-lined ski masks or something.
The story of a NetWare server being walled in by accident is attributed to a New York-based Fortune 50 headquarters.
Actually it was the University of North Carolina, back in 2001. It's possible this has happened before or since. I just did a quick Google for netware server drywall. Everything I found referred to the 2001 UNC event.
If you're rebooting windows2000+ "several times per year", you either haven't figured out how to use a firewall, or you shouldn't be administrating anything.
If you're rebooting Windows2000+ "Several times per year" you aren't applying patches in a timely manner.
One of the reasons I love TBird is that it works so well with my dual-boot machines. I set up a separate/home partition, make sure my TB (and Firefox) profiles are stored on it, and set up TB and FF to use the same profile whether I'm booting into Windows or Linux. Very handy. Same messages, same Bookmarks, same tabs.
Mr. Taco: You have access to stats, such as number of pageviews, active posters, and so forth. This lets you objectively measure a lot of things that we can't see. What do you think are some misconceptions that we have about slashdot? Maybe we're really still mostly IE users? Is 'videogames' the most read section? Perhaps the tech and science articles that everybody seems to clamor for are really the least read?
No Mod points right now, but I would really like to see this one answered.
Plus, I have on more than one occasion seen a flaky power supply take out a motherboard. If I suspect a power supply of looking at me funny, it gets replaced. If I'm replacing a motherboard, I almost always change out the power supply too. No sense letting a new motherboard get fried by the same crappy power that fried the last one.
Don't forget pop stars and other assorted celebrities. MTV Cribs proves that some rich people waste money.
But for the vast majority of rich people, the GP is right. I read once that the most popular vehicle among millionaires is the Ford F150. (This is probably just for millionaires in the US.)
This was a game pirate! Forget having your IP stolen at gunpoint, this man would have sailed up to you, hit you with a couple of cannon broadsides, boarded your ship, then stolen your IP, (possibly at gunpoint -flintlock pistol- but more likely at cutlass- or hook-point,) drink your rum, and then force you to walk the plank.
Please don't trivialize game piracy by mistakenly thinking it's just a matter of having your IP stolen.
Pratchett was the first name that sprang to my mind as well. I think the big secret to Pratchett's staying power is that, while the Discworld books are a "series", they are not a serial. Each subsequent book stands alone, though it will refer to earlier books. You don't necessarily have to read them in order, and when you finish reading one, everything is wrapped up instead of leaving you with a "buy the sequel" cliffhanger.
I do disagree about the Douglas Adams ripoff comment, though. Much as I love Douglas Adams, I think Pratchett is a better writer. Not just funnier, which some may debate. Pratchett does a much better job of storytelling, from the plot to the characters. I'm not saying that he's the greatest author ever to put pen to paper, but I've never read anyone else who could combine a good story with humor so well. (And I'm certainly listening to any suggestions anyone may have.)
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This would also be a great advantage for those trying to set up a properly-done dual boot system. I've tried doing so by pointing "My Documents" under XP to ~ but it doesn't work well because of all the .supposedtobehidden files and directories. (Doubly annoying because, as you mentioned, they get sorted to the top of file listings.)
The best way I've found to deal with it is to just move "My Documents" to a subdirectory of ~ and set "My Documents" as the default save location for as many of the linux apps as I can. (I also rename it to "documents" because using folder names with spaces is always stupid and using mixed case when you don't have to is stupid under a case-sensitive file system.)
Don't you see? You'd just need to make the pirates use unmanned boats also! It's the perfect system!
I think sco.com may be up for sale soon - probably going cheap!
You aren't on Comcast, are you?
Old method for getting free music via the internet:
1. Download and install LimeWire
2. Search for desired artist/song.
3. Download songs that others are sharing.
New method for getting free music via the internet:
1. Download and install LimeWire
2. Search for Quicken and TurboTax files that others are sharing.
3. Transfer their assets to bank account in Cayman Islands.
4. Use money in said account to buy CDs.
Just one extra step, and no angry settlement letters from the RIAA!
Wait a minute, how is that different from a normal day on /.?
Ideally, it would just consist of a line in the sources.list file. Perhaps pointing to an RSS feed that would offer torrents for any package in the repositories. (Maybe just for any package larger than some particular size. Not really worth using a torrent for small updates, but it could really help when large updates are released that everyone is going to try to download at once.)
Of course, if you're running Win9x in this day and age, and on a machine new enough to have half a gig of RAM, you're either a geek doing it "just to see how it runs" or a masochist looking for new ways to torture yourself.
(Of course, you've now got the geek in me seriously considering trying it out.)
It's a well-publicized fact that Chuck Norris does not use email. This is the only possible explanation as to why spammers are allowed to live.
More important question, anyone want to chip in a few bucks for the hit? Wonder if the Russian mafia accepts paypal?
Not to mention having just shelled out a couple hundred dollars for shiny "gadgets".
Maybe I could make a few bucks selling foil-lined ski masks or something.
Actually it was the University of North Carolina, back in 2001. It's possible this has happened before or since. I just did a quick Google for netware server drywall. Everything I found referred to the 2001 UNC event.
If you're rebooting Windows2000+ "Several times per year" you aren't applying patches in a timely manner.
One of the reasons I love TBird is that it works so well with my dual-boot machines. I set up a separate /home partition, make sure my TB (and Firefox) profiles are stored on it, and set up TB and FF to use the same profile whether I'm booting into Windows or Linux. Very handy. Same messages, same Bookmarks, same tabs.
No Mod points right now, but I would really like to see this one answered.
Plus, I have on more than one occasion seen a flaky power supply take out a motherboard. If I suspect a power supply of looking at me funny, it gets replaced. If I'm replacing a motherboard, I almost always change out the power supply too. No sense letting a new motherboard get fried by the same crappy power that fried the last one.
Idiophile: One who is sexually attracted to audiophiles.
Congratulations. I think that has to be the funniest (and most insightful) comment I have seen in weeks.
But for the vast majority of rich people, the GP is right. I read once that the most popular vehicle among millionaires is the Ford F150. (This is probably just for millionaires in the US.)
Of course, this would require having a way to pay your bill in person. I don't have VZ, so I have no idea if this is the case.
Let's see, my back yard is 8 meters by 10 meters, looks like the zombies are packed about 5 per square meter...
Please don't trivialize game piracy by mistakenly thinking it's just a matter of having your IP stolen.
I do disagree about the Douglas Adams ripoff comment, though. Much as I love Douglas Adams, I think Pratchett is a better writer. Not just funnier, which some may debate. Pratchett does a much better job of storytelling, from the plot to the characters. I'm not saying that he's the greatest author ever to put pen to paper, but I've never read anyone else who could combine a good story with humor so well. (And I'm certainly listening to any suggestions anyone may have.)
Other great OS games I've found are Vega Strike, (Elite/Privateer style space flight) and Frets On Fire. (Guitar Hero clone)