I've used US Cellular, Cingular, and Nextel for work, none of which have a reliable signal IN MY BACK YARD in the third largest city in Illinois (USA). I frequently drop calls/miss text messages when those phones were in my house.
Driving (I do that a lot all over the midwest) made matters worse. I could be on I-80, I-39, I-65, I-70, I-74, and drop calls or have no signal for many miles at a time. I have no service with Nextel in downtown Chicago at times. Unacceptable.
My personal phone is a Verizon phone. It freakin' works everywhere I've ever gone, which is why I'll NEVER switch, unless someone can provide better coverage for half the price or less.
I pay more for a phone that works all the time, regardless of where I travel. It's important to my job, and important for my family.
I have DSL for internet, and still use the rabbit-ears to get my local stations for TV.
Why the hell should I PAY to watch commercials on cable or dish services? It's outrageous the amount of money required for even basic cable or dish service these days, namely because the lower priced packages are 120 channels of crap.
I very much doubt I'll subscribe to any type of TV service. Guess I'll get more use out of my AM/FM receiver, eh?
Slackware is definately more viable than most distros in my opinion based on my past and present experiences with RedHat, Fedora, Gentoo, SuSE, and Debian.
Obviously, there are others who feel the same. Don't take it personally.
Hey, if it's that important, he shouldn't be the only one who knows how to fix things. Putting all yer eggs in one basket, and all that.
Unless every single process of administering and repairing/restoring machines is in a procedures manual that a bum off the street could follow, having one person responsible for ANY number of mission critical servers is just asking for serious trouble.
If he's the only tech the company has, they're all doomed. I can't wait until he gets hit by a bus, or runs off with a hooker in Las Vegas. What would the company do then?
The answer to his problem (not his question) is to hire a second person to admin the machines. Both carry an inexpensive pager, and adhere to an "on call" rotation. As long as they both do their rotations, someone should always be able to take care of issues in a timely fashion.
I'll specify that I do around 160 miles a day around the Chicago suburbs. Anyone who goes through that commute can honestly back me up when I say it's a lot of stop and go some days. Sometimes it's a lot more stop than go.
I-290, I-355, I-90, and lots of surface streets.
At any rate, the best I've ever averaged over a tank was 100% highway speeds, and it was 42mpg.
I wouldn't mind driving an Insight, if it wasn't for all the other traffic.
And not everyone nitpicks anyone who says something they find offensive. You're feeding a troll, do you realize that? At any rate, people DO judge people based on the cars they drive. Old car = poor, sports car = reckless, car with a lot of weird stickers/duct tape = redneck/trailer trash...
I don't nitpick everyone, just every once in a while. Like your post tonight.
Even trolls need food for thought. Your brain must be starving, let me help you.
In my experience, shallow people tend to judge people by their cars/clothes/taste in light beers.
I don't know, but it happens and has resulted in things like these.
Looks like a web site for jackasses. I take it you frequent the site often?
You really don't spend very much time on the Internet, or even in the real world, do you? Ever been on IRC? Or do you simply not notice stereotypes?
I spend a lot of time on the internet. It's part of my job. Real world? Yeah, plenty of interaction with other humans, both for work, recreation, and intellectual stimulation. IRC? I'm on a couple channels on freenode right now.
I notice stereotypes. I also notice that ignorant people take a lot of stock in stereotypes. Personally, I could care less what a person drives, wears, or drinks.
Just because you can't stand up against people who like to cling to stereotypes and make fun of other people doesn't mean there aren't people out here who can, and do.
How does it make me a jackass? Those are all observations people make when they see Geo Metros.
You're a jackass for perpetuating the ideas of other jackasses, not the general public. Not everyone thinks of a Geo Metro like you.
For anyone that is used to travelling in any car larger than a Geo Metro, the Geo Metro is very small and uncomfortable.
Again, another baseless generalization. Small cars are not immediately uncomfortable.
And people do often question the sexual preference of Metro drivers. I have a friend who drives a Metro, and he says that he's been called gay before because of his car.
I've never even heard of this before. Why the hell would someone be considered one sexual orientation over another just because of the car they drive? This is the most ignorant thing I've heard in a while, and I've been intimately involved with cars and various car clubs in the midwest and western states.
Wow, grow the fuck up.
You may call me a jackass if you wish, but that won't stop people from thinking those thoughts.
Fine. You're a jackass. I'm glad we agree on something.
It's not, and that's the problem I have with everyone hyping hybrids. They're just not ready for the "fuel saving" scene, with the exception of the Honda Insight.
VW's TDI powered cars put all 4-passenger hybrids to shame.
I used to own an '84 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer 4x4 powered by a 6.2L diesel engine, and it would get 30mpg on the highway cruising at 75-80mph. That's easily twice the vehicle (in every respect) of the Ford Escape, it still got better fuel economy, and was over 20 years older.
I currently drive an '88 Honda Civic LX that gets up to 40mpg average, depending on driving conditions. I never get below 35mpg average per tank.
I drive quite a bit for my job, and would love to have something like a Geo Metro with the 1L 3-cylinder engine and a manual trans. Those are excellent commuter cars. Only problem is I can't seem to find one in my area that isn't trashed, an LSi (4-cylinder engine, less fuel economy), or an automatic (ugh).
Don't knock the Geo Metro. Once gas prices hit $4 or $5 a gallon, you might be singing a different tune.
I drive an '88 Honda Civic LX, 261,000+ miles on the original engine and manual transmission (body's starting to look like hell, though), and I get 35-40mpg on average per tank every week (800-1000 miles a week, mostly highway around Chicago).
I get the same mileage as you out of a 17 year old car, with no electric assist.
I was looking at a Honda Civic Hybrid, but it doesn't look like there is any advantage to switching to a hybrid version of my 17 year old car.
Yeah, it was. The AMD 5x86 chip that ran at 133Mhz (4x33Mhz) was also given a PR-75 speed rating, because it was the only chip AMD had at the time that could compete against the new Pentium processors from Intel. It was a 486 core that had 16KB of L1 cache.
And, for what it's worth, I had a 5x86-133 chip that I ran at 160Mhz and later 200Mhz.
If you have used either IRC or email, then you have no reason to not "get it".
IM is just a faster version of email, and pretty much the same thing as IRC (with a dumbed down interface).
Others have stated the merits of asynchronous communication via IM (just like in email/IRC), and the ability to communicate with more than one party at the same time.
IM doesn't make sense for everyone (I don't use it at work, others do). Some people do not need or appreciate the positive aspects of IM.
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I made my current employer change my job title from "Systems Engineer" to "Systems Administrator" after taking the position.
:-)
I don't get paid nearly enough to be called an engineer, let alone warrant the implied liabilities of being labeled an engineer.
I absolutely agree.
Debian is niche, as far as I can tell. The only reason to run Debian is if you believe in the politics behind the distro.
Aside from that, it's just another Linux distro, and one that's having problems lately with security and administration behind the distro. Not good.
Let's see... Ubuntu is based on Debian, which takes about three years to put together a new release. Coincidence?
I've used US Cellular, Cingular, and Nextel for work, none of which have a reliable signal IN MY BACK YARD in the third largest city in Illinois (USA). I frequently drop calls/miss text messages when those phones were in my house.
Driving (I do that a lot all over the midwest) made matters worse. I could be on I-80, I-39, I-65, I-70, I-74, and drop calls or have no signal for many miles at a time. I have no service with Nextel in downtown Chicago at times. Unacceptable.
My personal phone is a Verizon phone. It freakin' works everywhere I've ever gone, which is why I'll NEVER switch, unless someone can provide better coverage for half the price or less.
I pay more for a phone that works all the time, regardless of where I travel. It's important to my job, and important for my family.
I have DSL for internet, and still use the rabbit-ears to get my local stations for TV.
Why the hell should I PAY to watch commercials on cable or dish services? It's outrageous the amount of money required for even basic cable or dish service these days, namely because the lower priced packages are 120 channels of crap.
I very much doubt I'll subscribe to any type of TV service. Guess I'll get more use out of my AM/FM receiver, eh?
It's not Slackware, it's Slamd64. It's a port of Slackware.
:-)
So, Slackware's not late.
Slackware is definately more viable than most distros in my opinion based on my past and present experiences with RedHat, Fedora, Gentoo, SuSE, and Debian.
Obviously, there are others who feel the same. Don't take it personally.
Yeah, and compile forever. What a waste of time.
I don't need to compile everything myself if it's done right the first time.
Slackware tends to do just that, and it sounds like this unofficial port to AMD64 is keeping true to its source.
Besides, choice is good. You use Gentoo, I'll use Slackware and it's distos based on Slackware. I've got no problems with that.
Holy crap, Hans! If you thought the divorce was going poorly before your post, just wait until her lawyers see it! ;-)
BTW, ReiserFS is excellent.
Hey, if it's that important, he shouldn't be the only one who knows how to fix things. Putting all yer eggs in one basket, and all that.
Unless every single process of administering and repairing/restoring machines is in a procedures manual that a bum off the street could follow, having one person responsible for ANY number of mission critical servers is just asking for serious trouble.
This guy ain't tech, he's a PHB!
If he's the only tech the company has, they're all doomed. I can't wait until he gets hit by a bus, or runs off with a hooker in Las Vegas. What would the company do then?
The answer to his problem (not his question) is to hire a second person to admin the machines. Both carry an inexpensive pager, and adhere to an "on call" rotation. As long as they both do their rotations, someone should always be able to take care of issues in a timely fashion.
Amazing.
Oh, and his site sucks.
I'll specify that I do around 160 miles a day around the Chicago suburbs. Anyone who goes through that commute can honestly back me up when I say it's a lot of stop and go some days. Sometimes it's a lot more stop than go.
I-290, I-355, I-90, and lots of surface streets.
At any rate, the best I've ever averaged over a tank was 100% highway speeds, and it was 42mpg.
I wouldn't mind driving an Insight, if it wasn't for all the other traffic.
I don't nitpick everyone, just every once in a while. Like your post tonight.
Even trolls need food for thought. Your brain must be starving, let me help you.
In my experience, shallow people tend to judge people by their cars/clothes/taste in light beers.
Looks like a web site for jackasses. I take it you frequent the site often?
I spend a lot of time on the internet. It's part of my job. Real world? Yeah, plenty of interaction with other humans, both for work, recreation, and intellectual stimulation. IRC? I'm on a couple channels on freenode right now.
I notice stereotypes. I also notice that ignorant people take a lot of stock in stereotypes. Personally, I could care less what a person drives, wears, or drinks.
Just because you can't stand up against people who like to cling to stereotypes and make fun of other people doesn't mean there aren't people out here who can, and do.
You're a jackass for perpetuating the ideas of other jackasses, not the general public. Not everyone thinks of a Geo Metro like you.
Again, another baseless generalization. Small cars are not immediately uncomfortable.
I've never even heard of this before. Why the hell would someone be considered one sexual orientation over another just because of the car they drive? This is the most ignorant thing I've heard in a while, and I've been intimately involved with cars and various car clubs in the midwest and western states.
Wow, grow the fuck up.
Fine. You're a jackass. I'm glad we agree on something.
It's not, and that's the problem I have with everyone hyping hybrids. They're just not ready for the "fuel saving" scene, with the exception of the Honda Insight.
VW's TDI powered cars put all 4-passenger hybrids to shame.
I used to own an '84 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer 4x4 powered by a 6.2L diesel engine, and it would get 30mpg on the highway cruising at 75-80mph. That's easily twice the vehicle (in every respect) of the Ford Escape, it still got better fuel economy, and was over 20 years older.
I currently drive an '88 Honda Civic LX that gets up to 40mpg average, depending on driving conditions. I never get below 35mpg average per tank.
Nice reply, jackass.
I drive quite a bit for my job, and would love to have something like a Geo Metro with the 1L 3-cylinder engine and a manual trans. Those are excellent commuter cars. Only problem is I can't seem to find one in my area that isn't trashed, an LSi (4-cylinder engine, less fuel economy), or an automatic (ugh).
Don't knock the Geo Metro. Once gas prices hit $4 or $5 a gallon, you might be singing a different tune.
I drive an '88 Honda Civic LX, 261,000+ miles on the original engine and manual transmission (body's starting to look like hell, though), and I get 35-40mpg on average per tank every week (800-1000 miles a week, mostly highway around Chicago).
I get the same mileage as you out of a 17 year old car, with no electric assist.
I was looking at a Honda Civic Hybrid, but it doesn't look like there is any advantage to switching to a hybrid version of my 17 year old car.
Yeah, Slackware still ships with Windowmaker, and a handful of other window managers.
Yeah, it was. The AMD 5x86 chip that ran at 133Mhz (4x33Mhz) was also given a PR-75 speed rating, because it was the only chip AMD had at the time that could compete against the new Pentium processors from Intel. It was a 486 core that had 16KB of L1 cache.
And, for what it's worth, I had a 5x86-133 chip that I ran at 160Mhz and later 200Mhz.
Yeah, but they'll NEVER beat us at BUTTER consumption!
Whaddaya know?
"Chance of flurries tonight, lows in the teens."
I tried it with and without their software. Without their software resulted in much better (lower) latency.
If you have used either IRC or email, then you have no reason to not "get it".
IM is just a faster version of email, and pretty much the same thing as IRC (with a dumbed down interface).
Others have stated the merits of asynchronous communication via IM (just like in email/IRC), and the ability to communicate with more than one party at the same time.
IM doesn't make sense for everyone (I don't use it at work, others do). Some people do not need or appreciate the positive aspects of IM.
Nextel may be good in Michigan (and I have heard that from more than one person), but it SUCKS hardcore in Illinois and Indiana.
I... hate... Nextel.