Glad I read this. I was trying to think of this website too. Looks like it's still around, but it's part of Yahoo now. I seem to recall it being free before. This was in 2000 or 2001 I think. Or am I thinking of another site?
Ah, I love astronomy articles. This one does not disappoint. Gotta say, though, "tiger stripes" just doesn't seem to describe the picture. Really, they look more like vericose veins. Guess that's less appealing, isn't it?
Heh, that last picture looks like it could be a poster for Deep Impact 2: This Time It's A Moon!
Weird Al seems to me to be the kind of guy who'd be very computer literate. But maybe that's just my interpretation of his public persona. He's definitely spot-on with his parody though.
Does Weird Al Yankovic's "All About the Pentiums" count? It's a parody of course, of Puff Daddy's "All About the Benjamins." Still, Yankovic is actually a fairly decent rapper and the content is geeky to the core.
Always at my PC, double clickin on my miz-ouse Upgrade my system twice a day I'm strictly Plug and Play I ain't afraid of Y2K, &c.
AFAIK, unless you're doing a ton of these projects you won't even be making enough money to warrant filing taxes anyays. I forget how much the minimum is but I think it's around $6000. I'm an indy contractor but I'm new at it so I can't give you much advice.
As far as the resume thing, unless I were steadily working these jobs, I would just add them to some kind of miscellaneous achievement section rather than as a job in your experience list, or using the company as a reference. If you only do one or two $50 OSS projects, I'm not sure how significant they would be. (Plus, how could a company give a thorough reference if you only did a few small jobs?) But then again, I'm not an HR dept.
So, I don't know if I'd worry too much about it unless I were planning on going headlong into this and crank out a bunch of 'em. Wouldn't be a bad idea to keep track of what you do and how much you make anyways.
This is just a bit of friendly advice, but then again I might not know what I'm talking about!
Ah, such is the nature of OSS projects. The ones that know how don't "feel like" working on something in particular while others, like myself, would be willing to do it if we knew how. (I am a programmer, but this type of development does not fall into my area of expertise.)
yes, I suppose you're right. Of course, Sunbird is in a very early stage right now. Perhaps we could suggest these things be worked in there? (I'm not a developer on Sunbird; I'm not knowledgeable about such things).
At least we have the luxury to get involved in such a way to get features added to a project like this. We definitely couldn't do that with Outlook. Sure, it's a monumental task to switch, but that doesn't mean it's not worth the effort.
As for Evolution, I don't think I've ever used it. Maybe once.
Article says:
The chief drawback of OpenOffice is that it still lacks an equivalent to Microsoft's excellent Outlook e-mail and calendar program. This need not be a fatal flaw. If you're fine with a simple e-mail program, you can download the free Thunderbird program from www.mozilla.org. If you need more features, just buy Microsoft Outlook for $109
Don't forget about Sunbird. Yes, it's also in beta (and still at version 0.2 as of this writing). But it already has several of the features of Outlook that Tbird lacks (calendars and tasks management).
when you have the creative energy, it doesn't matter if you make no money or a ton of money. you still want to create art. that's why mega-rich bands still put out records, etc. because they still feel the need to use their creative energies. that's just part of being an artist/creative type.
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Ok, I got one: Freesta!
Glad I read this. I was trying to think of this website too. Looks like it's still around, but it's part of Yahoo now. I seem to recall it being free before. This was in 2000 or 2001 I think. Or am I thinking of another site?
Ah, I love astronomy articles. This one does not disappoint. Gotta say, though, "tiger stripes" just doesn't seem to describe the picture. Really, they look more like vericose veins. Guess that's less appealing, isn't it?
Heh, that last picture looks like it could be a poster for Deep Impact 2: This Time It's A Moon!
TurboExpress. I always thought that system was neat because the portable played the same games as the console (those little HuCards).
vorbis.com has links to places that sell/give away ogg files.
No, no. The question that you should be asking yourself is, "What's right with MP3 and WMA?"
hmm.... I didn't see anything on the site specifically saying so but I guess you're right. Thanks for the tip.
Looks really cool from the screenshots. I can't wait to try it out. I love the idea of a radically different UI.
Kinda wish there was a LiveCD version though, so I wouldn't have to actually install it just to try it.
Still, I'm excited about it. Let the Symphony begin!
Space truckers would pry want to know
like Deep Purple?
Weird Al seems to me to be the kind of guy who'd be very computer literate. But maybe that's just my interpretation of his public persona. He's definitely spot-on with his parody though.
Does Weird Al Yankovic's "All About the Pentiums" count? It's a parody of course, of Puff Daddy's "All About the Benjamins." Still, Yankovic is actually a fairly decent rapper and the content is geeky to the core.
Always at my PC, double clickin on my miz-ouse
Upgrade my system twice a day
I'm strictly Plug and Play
I ain't afraid of Y2K, &c.
Still like to listen to it occasionally.
No thanks. I prefer formal games.
This will be great for Apple's marketing division. In the new "switch" commercials, they could get Schwartzeneggar to say "Hasta la Vista, Windows!"
Well, Gorbachev died in '91
actually, he didn't. I saw the guy give a speech in '98. and, uh, he's still alive now.
how far off was I? (wasn't too sure about the last word)
I want a nice big bowl of fish food?
AFAIK, unless you're doing a ton of these projects you won't even be making enough money to warrant filing taxes anyays. I forget how much the minimum is but I think it's around $6000. I'm an indy contractor but I'm new at it so I can't give you much advice.
As far as the resume thing, unless I were steadily working these jobs, I would just add them to some kind of miscellaneous achievement section rather than as a job in your experience list, or using the company as a reference. If you only do one or two $50 OSS projects, I'm not sure how significant they would be. (Plus, how could a company give a thorough reference if you only did a few small jobs?) But then again, I'm not an HR dept.
So, I don't know if I'd worry too much about it unless I were planning on going headlong into this and crank out a bunch of 'em. Wouldn't be a bad idea to keep track of what you do and how much you make anyways.
This is just a bit of friendly advice, but then again I might not know what I'm talking about!
Ah, such is the nature of OSS projects. The ones that know how don't "feel like" working on something in particular while others, like myself, would be willing to do it if we knew how. (I am a programmer, but this type of development does not fall into my area of expertise.)
yes, I suppose you're right. Of course, Sunbird is in a very early stage right now. Perhaps we could suggest these things be worked in there? (I'm not a developer on Sunbird; I'm not knowledgeable about such things).
At least we have the luxury to get involved in such a way to get features added to a project like this. We definitely couldn't do that with Outlook. Sure, it's a monumental task to switch, but that doesn't mean it's not worth the effort.
As for Evolution, I don't think I've ever used it. Maybe once.
Article says: The chief drawback of OpenOffice is that it still lacks an equivalent to Microsoft's excellent Outlook e-mail and calendar program. This need not be a fatal flaw. If you're fine with a simple e-mail program, you can download the free Thunderbird program from www.mozilla.org. If you need more features, just buy Microsoft Outlook for $109
Don't forget about Sunbird. Yes, it's also in beta (and still at version 0.2 as of this writing). But it already has several of the features of Outlook that Tbird lacks (calendars and tasks management).
Never give up the search for an OSS solution!
Intellectual Property Vultures is more like it.
when you have the creative energy, it doesn't matter if you make no money or a ton of money. you still want to create art. that's why mega-rich bands still put out records, etc. because they still feel the need to use their creative energies. that's just part of being an artist/creative type.
Just the claps! Keep it rolling!
The Ocean is the ultimate solution.
Disgusting creatures, really.