If it did I believe Iraq would then be left to fend for itself as political pressure would say let them fight for their own country while we protect our interests elsewhere.
True, that's basically what we did to Afghanistan. The UN helped a little bit, but Afghanistan is basically in the shitter, and it's questionable if they'll pull themselves out of their current crisis anytime soon.
I'll agree with you that another draft is unlikely. With all the technology like stealth bombers, smart bombs, predator drones, surveilance devices and some very skilled special forces, the US can cause a fair amount of damage with a fraction of the force that we used in bigger wars like Vietnam & WWII.
Barring another war taking place on US soil there will not be a draft.
Why does it need to be on US soil? Another sizable war taking place anywhere would use up the existing reservists.
China & N. Korea have been getting a little more agressive lately, if you haven't noticed. And we may still need to contend with another big terrorist network based in yet-another country.
Bless their hearts, but let's not forget that reservists and guard units aren't as experienced or trained as the full-time units. They are not as capable, and we would still need to move some of the experienced units from the existing fronts to the new front.
Good point, and Yum is a great tool. But doesn't that only compare the new updates in the repository?
What if I don't want the latest & greatest files in the respository? Can I check all packages against a particular OS level? On Solaris, I can say "Check that I have all packages released in Solaris x.y.z patch 5, which was released on June 2, 2005"? Can I do that with Yum?
I frequently don't want the newest versions of the packages.
Thanks genius, but that doesn't answer any of my questions.
Here's another one of my top gripes about Linux. I ask a question, and I get a stupid answer from dumb snot who clearly doesn't understand the question.
Listing the packages is easy. But your solution doesn't deal with patchlevels at all, or show how to verify the installed packges in a patchlevel, or check to see if any files are missing from the packages, etc. You can do some of this stuff with individual packages, but not with clusters of patches.
I can do that in the big Unixes, but the concept seems foreign to Linux users. It's sad, really.
The upshot to this situation is that the given system is verifyable. i.e. I can have a script go through and ensure that everything that should exist does exist.
This is probably one of my biggest gripes about Linux.
The larger Unix OS's like Solaris & AIX have 'patchlevels' which seem to meet some of your criteria. To upgrade your the OS, you install a patchlevel on top of your existing OS. It's easy to verify all components of the OS.
You know exactly what the OS contains--- "Solaris 5.9 build 100041-23" contains Kernel version X.Y.Z, C compiler X.Y.Z, C libraries X.Y.Z.
Want to see the patchlevel? Simply type 'uname -a'. Want to check the signatures of all binary software on the system or check for missing or modified files? It's easy to do with a few commandline utilities.
With Linux it's the opposite. You need to check the version of each individual package. You have an md5 string to compare against the.deb,.rpm or.tar.gz file, but how can you verify all components in the system?
Thanks genius, your solution would have me staring at $350 of high-definition static.
I've seen that TV in purpose and have considered it.
Trouble is, it doesn't come with an HDTV tuner. It's "HDTV Ready". Tuners cost $250, and I'll still need to get cable/satellite (what a rip off) or a HDTV antenna ($30+, which is acceptable). Either way, this is $300 more then the $250 solution I'm looking for.
Also, how exactly will you judge that something will last 11 years without a single problem?
Well first off, usually they'll be made by a company with a good reputation and has a good warranty (My 11 year old Magnavox had a 3 year warranty I think?). Who is "Advent"?
True, but many components in the TVs should be cheaper to manufacture today. My $250 TV should cost far less today. This should counter some or most of the rise in cost due to inflation.
Right? This is a fundamental piece of capitalism. Things are expensive at first and get cheaper over time.
So, you're saying the FCC is forcing changes that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to TV consumers, TV broadcasters, TV prodiders because the purple bleeds into the red?
11 years ago, I bought a 21" Television for $250 and some rabbit ears for $15. This setup has worked for me for the last 11 years. The visual quality isn't as good as your $2000 setup, but it's good enough for me, my wife & our friends.
If the FCC really wants me to switch to the new Digital TV, I figure I should be able to get an equivilant system for an equivilant price.
I'm willing to update if I get something better, I'm NOT going to pay a ton of money just so that I can get the same service with more pixels.
My requirements before I buy a new digital television:
Price around $250
Can receive free on-air broadcasts with a $15 antenna.
Works with my existing A/V equipment.
21" screen
Would be nice to have a TV that properly shows the 16:9 ratio. I'll pay an extra $50-100 for this feature.
Lasts 11 years without a single problem
If I can't get this, I don't see why I should switch. Why should I pay more for less?
I haven't watched more then 5 minutes a new episode of the Simpsons in years. I don't even try any more.
But I still feel that Fox should stop the Simpsons before it sinks too far. If they continue the show, people will mostly remember it for the dumb jokes later in the series, instead of the clever humor towards the beginning.
Perhaps this gentleman should present us with a GOOD DESIGN isntead of just complaining about BAD DESIGN.
His blog is poorly designed.
I had a nice eloquent post all written. I hit the "Say It!" button (There is no 'Preview'), and I get to the next page. The next page complains that I forgot to add my email address, so I click 'back', and I'm presented with a BLANK FORM. Everything I wrote was lost, probably because of some wacky Javascript used in his blog form.
I feel like I entered a bathroom that's 5 feet wide and 100 feet long with a TV at the end.
Looks like high unemployment to drive down the cost of labour is the new in thing.
It's not new unfortunately. I remember saying something very similar when GM laid off a ton of people in the early 90s and their stock went up. And this sort of behavior predates my statement by a very long time.
The irony here: At the same time that GM & Ford were shutting down their factories in my state, Toyota & Honda were opening factories. So their whole argument about an "unfriendly business environment" doesn't hold much water.
If I want to be a patriot and buy American, I'm going to buy from the company who actually employ Americans thank you Mr. Ford & Mr. GM.
So we've heard alot of rumors about this change in the last few weeks, Apple made their big announcement yesterday.
And now we're swamped with all these Apple people throwing out fearful statements like "Apple's switching to Intel, therefor Apple going to get replaced by Windows!".
You guys DO realize that an Apple computer is more then just a Processor, right? There's still a whole proprietary computer built around the CPU, and this OS X thing which runs on the Hardware, and some applications which run on the OS.
I seem to remember similar hysteria during the old MacOS to OSX change. "My programs will never run! The WORLD IS OVER!" but Apple's been doing pretty well since then, as has development for the Mac.
Usually when I go looking for anime, I can't get past the stereotypical little-girls in miniskirts that seem to dominate the DVD covers. It just smells too much like of lame, immature men.
I know there's better quality stuff somewhere in the scene, but I just don't know where to start. Maybe I'll check out Perfect Blue.
I'm a big B5 fan, so I'm used to long story arcs:)
You think that's bad, since the Geek Culture has a less-then-1/2 chance of reproducing, and the Gay Culture has a less-then-1/2 chance of reproducing, the Gay Geek culture will die out in 1/4 a generation!
I think this might be a trollbot, posting random responses to articles. Notice how the topics tend to focus on financial and privacy issues, and we haven't had such an article in a the last couple of days I think.
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If it did I believe Iraq would then be left to fend for itself as political pressure would say let them fight for their own country while we protect our interests elsewhere.
True, that's basically what we did to Afghanistan. The UN helped a little bit, but Afghanistan is basically in the shitter, and it's questionable if they'll pull themselves out of their current crisis anytime soon.
I'll agree with you that another draft is unlikely. With all the technology like stealth bombers, smart bombs, predator drones, surveilance devices and some very skilled special forces, the US can cause a fair amount of damage with a fraction of the force that we used in bigger wars like Vietnam & WWII.
Barring another war taking place on US soil there will not be a draft.
Why does it need to be on US soil? Another sizable war taking place anywhere would use up the existing reservists.
China & N. Korea have been getting a little more agressive lately, if you haven't noticed. And we may still need to contend with another big terrorist network based in yet-another country.
Bless their hearts, but let's not forget that reservists and guard units aren't as experienced or trained as the full-time units. They are not as capable, and we would still need to move some of the experienced units from the existing fronts to the new front.
rpm systems: rpm -q --changelog /usr/share/doc/changelog.Debian
deb systems:
You dipshit, he's not asking for a zillion pages of notes, he's asking for the patch level. Is that really such a hard topic for you to understand?
and to check you've got all the current updates:
yum check-update
Good point, and Yum is a great tool. But doesn't that only compare the new updates in the repository?
What if I don't want the latest & greatest files in the respository? Can I check all packages against a particular OS level? On Solaris, I can say "Check that I have all packages released in Solaris x.y.z patch 5, which was released on June 2, 2005"? Can I do that with Yum?
I frequently don't want the newest versions of the packages.
Thanks genius, but that doesn't answer any of my questions.
Here's another one of my top gripes about Linux. I ask a question, and I get a stupid answer from dumb snot who clearly doesn't understand the question.
Listing the packages is easy. But your solution doesn't deal with patchlevels at all, or show how to verify the installed packges in a patchlevel, or check to see if any files are missing from the packages, etc. You can do some of this stuff with individual packages, but not with clusters of patches.
I can do that in the big Unixes, but the concept seems foreign to Linux users. It's sad, really.
The upshot to this situation is that the given system is verifyable. i.e. I can have a script go through and ensure that everything that should exist does exist.
.deb, .rpm or .tar.gz file, but how can you verify all components in the system?
This is probably one of my biggest gripes about Linux.
The larger Unix OS's like Solaris & AIX have 'patchlevels' which seem to meet some of your criteria. To upgrade your the OS, you install a patchlevel on top of your existing OS. It's easy to verify all components of the OS.
You know exactly what the OS contains--- "Solaris 5.9 build 100041-23" contains Kernel version X.Y.Z, C compiler X.Y.Z, C libraries X.Y.Z.
Want to see the patchlevel? Simply type 'uname -a'. Want to check the signatures of all binary software on the system or check for missing or modified files? It's easy to do with a few commandline utilities.
With Linux it's the opposite. You need to check the version of each individual package. You have an md5 string to compare against the
Firefox 1.0.4.
This same problem happens on Yahoo Mail-- happens to me and my wife (who uses IE).
Thanks genius, your solution would have me staring at $350 of high-definition static.
I've seen that TV in purpose and have considered it.
Trouble is, it doesn't come with an HDTV tuner. It's "HDTV Ready". Tuners cost $250, and I'll still need to get cable/satellite (what a rip off) or a HDTV antenna ($30+, which is acceptable). Either way, this is $300 more then the $250 solution I'm looking for.
Also, how exactly will you judge that something will last 11 years without a single problem?
Well first off, usually they'll be made by a company with a good reputation and has a good warranty (My 11 year old Magnavox had a 3 year warranty I think?). Who is "Advent"?
True, but many components in the TVs should be cheaper to manufacture today. My $250 TV should cost far less today. This should counter some or most of the rise in cost due to inflation.
Right? This is a fundamental piece of capitalism. Things are expensive at first and get cheaper over time.
The recovered bandwidth will be used for Police and Fire/resuce radio services.
SOME of it will be used for such purposes. Probably a very small part.
The rest will be auctioned off to help pay the government. So, you spend $800 on a new TV, the government pays off debt.
So, you're saying the FCC is forcing changes that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars to TV consumers, TV broadcasters, TV prodiders because the purple bleeds into the red?
Hmm, you're lucky to get broadcast TV for that price.
Go to any retail store in the last 11 years and you would see a dozen different models for under $250.
I see plain old 21" TVs for $150 at retail stores pretty often.
I also found this link at GoodGuys to be pretty informative:
http://goodguys.com/hdtv_faq.asp
Now, these are both Pro-DTV sites.
What I'm also looking for are criticisms of DTV-- other then the obvious arguments about DTV being expensive.
If the FCC really wants me to switch to the new Digital TV, I figure I should be able to get an equivilant system for an equivilant price.
I'm willing to update if I get something better, I'm NOT going to pay a ton of money just so that I can get the same service with more pixels.
My requirements before I buy a new digital television:
If I can't get this, I don't see why I should switch. Why should I pay more for less?
Similar mistakes happen all the time in coding as well, but they are usually caught by some handy, automated tools like the interpreter or compiler.
Since we don't have the equivilant in these forums, mitakes are more likely to occur.
I haven't watched more then 5 minutes a new episode of the Simpsons in years. I don't even try any more.
But I still feel that Fox should stop the Simpsons before it sinks too far. If they continue the show, people will mostly remember it for the dumb jokes later in the series, instead of the clever humor towards the beginning.
Simpsons isn't funny any more. Same old gags, same lines, every episode has a celebrity appearance. BOOOORING!
So, instead of ending on a high note, the Simpsons keeps sinking lower and lower and lower and lower.
Oh, I know. For added humor, let's have a scene where Homer chokes Bart, because it's new and clever. That would be funny. Ha ha.
Please, just end it while you still can.
Oh the irony.
Perhaps this gentleman should present us with a GOOD DESIGN isntead of just complaining about BAD DESIGN.
His blog is poorly designed.
I had a nice eloquent post all written. I hit the "Say It!" button (There is no 'Preview'), and I get to the next page. The next page complains that I forgot to add my email address, so I click 'back', and I'm presented with a BLANK FORM. Everything I wrote was lost, probably because of some wacky Javascript used in his blog form.
I feel like I entered a bathroom that's 5 feet wide and 100 feet long with a TV at the end.
I love his design!
Looks like high unemployment to drive down the cost of labour is the new in thing.
It's not new unfortunately. I remember saying something very similar when GM laid off a ton of people in the early 90s and their stock went up. And this sort of behavior predates my statement by a very long time.
The irony here: At the same time that GM & Ford were shutting down their factories in my state, Toyota & Honda were opening factories. So their whole argument about an "unfriendly business environment" doesn't hold much water.
If I want to be a patriot and buy American, I'm going to buy from the company who actually employ Americans thank you Mr. Ford & Mr. GM.
So we've heard alot of rumors about this change in the last few weeks, Apple made their big announcement yesterday.
And now we're swamped with all these Apple people throwing out fearful statements like "Apple's switching to Intel, therefor Apple going to get replaced by Windows!".
You guys DO realize that an Apple computer is more then just a Processor, right? There's still a whole proprietary computer built around the CPU, and this OS X thing which runs on the Hardware, and some applications which run on the OS.
I seem to remember similar hysteria during the old MacOS to OSX change. "My programs will never run! The WORLD IS OVER!" but Apple's been doing pretty well since then, as has development for the Mac.
Ah that's right, that's the other reason I don't like some Anime. Too much violence, too much gore. Give me a good fantasy any day.
:)
Some action is fine, but so much of the media toda-- TV, Movies, Games & Anime are totally dominated by violence.
So Berserk might be too much, but the other ones might be good if I have the time
Ah, so I don't fit your stereotype of a 'geek' because I don't follow all the geek trends.
Isn't that what a geek is? Someone with interests outside the mainstream?
Oh the irony...
Usually when I go looking for anime, I can't get past the stereotypical little-girls in miniskirts that seem to dominate the DVD covers. It just smells too much like of lame, immature men.
:)
I know there's better quality stuff somewhere in the scene, but I just don't know where to start. Maybe I'll check out Perfect Blue.
I'm a big B5 fan, so I'm used to long story arcs
You think that's bad, since the Geek Culture has a less-then-1/2 chance of reproducing, and the Gay Culture has a less-then-1/2 chance of reproducing, the Gay Geek culture will die out in 1/4 a generation!
I think this might be a trollbot, posting random responses to articles. Notice how the topics tend to focus on financial and privacy issues, and we haven't had such an article in a the last couple of days I think.