...who are complaining that Khyber's question/post is stupid, etc -- YOU ARE THE PROBLEM, *NOT* KHYBER. Slashdot used to be a valuable resource for questions like this. Try and Contribute something useful to the discussion IF you have any knowledge worth sharing, or feel free to go elsewhere and post your useless whinging somewhere else. This falls under "Stuff that matters."
--Even tho I don't have any skin in this game, I learned something useful reading the responses that actually tried to help the guy with his situation - i.e. Win32 works, Win64 doesn't. Linux works. THAT ALONE makes it worth the submission, so GTFO if you don't like it.
--There's a bug in the "Threshold" dropdown that has probably been there for years. Try setting it to Threshold: 2 and mode "Flat" and before you hit the Change button, it will list ~500+ comments (for this article, for instance) to be displayed. After hitting Change, it only displays ~100+ comments.
--Proper behavior should be displaying all comments in the thread that are scored +2 or above, in Flat mode.
--Suggestions:
o Give us some way to track in real-time how many posts we've modded up or down so far. Currently I have to do this in my head, or write down a tally. (Slashdot browser plugin? Nah)
o If we get Mod points, make them either non-expiring or give us like 2 weeks to use them. Half the time I get Mod points on days that I don't/can't access the site, and never have a chance to use them.
--BTW, thanks again for being constructive/proactive and listening to us.:-)
--Slashdot has a distinctive look and feel, and a unique vibe. I admittedly thought about suggesting allowing inline pics in the thread, but I realized that's *not* why most of us come here.
--You want tumblr, go to tumblr. You want Fark, go to Fark and post your pics. You want FB, go to FB - and get spied on. I want *Slashdot.* Text news. It's like a distilled refuge from the rest of the multimedia crap that's out there. Why do you think everyone rebelled against Beta? It went against everyone's expectations (especially long-time users.) If they do (God forbid) allow inline pics, at least give us an option to turn it off in Preferences for logged-in users.
> So the kernel of my suggestion is "By listening to the users". But not just any users. You should listen hardest to the users who are willing to donate a few bucks for a piece of the action. The basic unit of sincerity might be a charity share with a suggested retail price of $10
--Yeah right, since that way of thinking has been working SO WELL for us in Washington,DC lately.
--Slashdot has NEVER been a "pay us to listen to you" kind of site. Go away before your misguided ideas kill the place for the rest of us - start your own d--n site if you want to pull that kind of crap.
--Sounds good to me. I've been here since like 1998 and only started getting into the Firehose when I added it to the right-side bar last year or so. Making people more aware of it is probably a good idea.
--We already have that; in fact I've done that in the past. You can post (at least logged-in) comments on Firehose stories before they get accepted for submission. Not sure about AC.
--One more recommendation - Increase the Friends/Foes to at least 255. I tried to Friend you, but I'm at my limit of 200 F/F, and I get an error trying to remove one to fit you in.
--Logan - as a longtime/. reader, I would advise you to (ASAP) get one of those "slashdot" icons next to your username -- that's one way we know that you're part of the admin staff for the site.
--Anyhow, others in this thread have posted some very good ideas, and I wish you guys the best of luck - just don't change the site too much. We all like the Classic Look and features, but the stories could use some more editorial efforts. And definitely keep up the Linux coverage.
--Other recommendations:
o 15 mod points instead of 5 (if you have high Karma), o Moderation access twice a week, o Eliminate the "Slow down, cowboy" crap for logged-in users, o Ability to re-edit your post with a 15-to-30-minute timeout expiration, o Better searchability for older articles, o More options for the sidebar / extra content stuff on the right. o Automatic -1 for APK-signed spam AC posts!
--That's about all I can think of for now.;-)
--Anyhow, thanks for asking and for interacting with us.
> In fact, I hired professionals, lots of professionals, to do it for me after a while. I hired them because I needed things done that I was incapable of doing. If I could have done it myself, I'd have not needed to hire them. It's not like I just hired random people for the goodness of the economy. No, I needed good people to do difficult things. I wanted the best and I wanted stuff (and people) that didn't really exist. So, I even paid them well. If it was easy, I'd have done it myself. They were paid well because they were essential to the business. If they were not essential then I'd have not hired them. I didn't hire inessential people. It was a business, not a charity. I'm a charitable person, I was not running a charitable business. This means I only hired the best I could find and paid them enough to ensure that they were happy, productive, and not going to leave. I'd hired them because they were the best that I could make or find. If I could have hired monkeys, I probably wouldn't have because it's unlikely that monkeys would have been essential to the growth and operation of my business. It's really not that complicated and people make things much more complicated than they need to.
--This may be slightly off topic, but part of me wishes you were still in management and working at Morgan Stanley. They just announced they're "streamlining" (read:outsourcing) a bunch of middle-class jobs to save on costs:
--I don't want to get into a rant here, but it's really time we stopped rewarding Big Business for mistreating/laying off people that are providing perfectly good customer service. There is a Biblical passage/principle (1 Tim 5) that basically states "The worker is worth (his) wages." This realigning/outsourcing has been happening regularly since at least the 1990s, and it's really insidiously decimating the middle-class earnings and buying power in the US.
--Would appreciate any thoughts you have on this; perfectly fine to switch discussion to email if you like.
--That said, I have had some issues in the past with getting X forwarding with something basic like ' xclock ' working over SSH from Linux to Linux, but a bit of googling and modifications to the ssh config files (and bouncing the ssh daemon) cleared that up. Also make sure if you are using bash scripts that you have the proper command flags: ' ssh -2 -X -Y -c blowfish -o TCPKeepAlive=yes user@linuxbox ' is an example.
--I just checked, and SSH from Linux to Linux running ' palemoon ' brought up the browser OK. That said, you should make sure you have at least the basic X dependencies installed on both ends; sometimes trying to use X apps on a headless server can be problematic.
--If you have a linux box and want to SSH to it from Windows, I can highly recommend MobaXterm.
--Feel free to email me if you want to experiment with X forwarding again. Even if you don't have a dedicated linux box we could always setup a virtual machine.:-)
--Hmm. I've had good luck with Acronis in the past, and WD has free transfer software based on it. Admittedly I have only done HD -> HD instead of HD -> SSD so far. Try booting the system normally, but with the SSD attached to an extra SATA port as a spare drive, so the OS loads the driver 1st before trying OS migration... Also try checking the SSD mfr's website, they may have migration software, or try EaseUS - and feel free to email me, I'd be interested to see how it goes.
--My wife's family has a similar thing, her dad puts all the loose change in a cup and once a year they give it to one of the nieces/nephews, on a rotational basis.:)
/ Your gig sounds fun, wish I could party with you man;-)
> I bought an expensive workstation about 5 years ago with an Intel SSD, and I'm still using this now, in fact, I'm typing this reply on that machine
--Around the 5-year mark, might be worth your while to price the latest Intel SSDs; buy a new one, copy your data over, and start using the older SSD as a secondary or backup drive. It may last quite a while longer, but by replacing it before it fails you will actually be ahead of the curve;-)
--If you like WinAmp on Windows, try the DEADBEEF player for Linux -- similar interface and features; comes with a large multi-band Equalizer, and plays.ogg files and.mod(.it,.s3m,.xm, etc) files out of the box.
Slashdot Mirror
+1, I always think of that sci-fi story when I see headlines like this :-)
--If you're running Debian or Ubuntu, check out ' xfractint ' and ' xaos ' -- you'll thank me later. ;-)
" Somebody's gotta go back and get a shiatload of dimes! "
/ Gov Le Petomane Thruway
--Citation needed. Got link(s)?
+1 Mod parent up Insightful.
...who are complaining that Khyber's question/post is stupid, etc -- YOU ARE THE PROBLEM,
*NOT* KHYBER. Slashdot used to be a valuable resource for questions like this. Try and Contribute something useful to the discussion IF you have any knowledge worth sharing, or feel free to go elsewhere and post your useless whinging somewhere else. This falls under "Stuff that matters."
--Even tho I don't have any skin in this game, I learned something useful reading the responses that actually tried to help the guy with his situation - i.e. Win32 works, Win64 doesn't. Linux works. THAT ALONE makes it worth the submission, so GTFO if you don't like it.
--There's a bug in the "Threshold" dropdown that has probably been there for years. Try setting it to Threshold: 2 and mode "Flat" and before you hit the Change button, it will list ~500+ comments (for this article, for instance) to be displayed. After hitting Change, it only displays ~100+ comments.
--Proper behavior should be displaying all comments in the thread that are scored +2 or above, in Flat mode.
--Suggestions:
o Give us some way to track in real-time how many posts we've modded up or down so far. Currently I have to do this in my head, or write down a tally. (Slashdot browser plugin? Nah)
o If we get Mod points, make them either non-expiring or give us like 2 weeks to use them. Half the time I get Mod points on days that I don't/can't access the site, and never have a chance to use them.
--BTW, thanks again for being constructive/proactive and listening to us. :-)
--Slashdot has a distinctive look and feel, and a unique vibe. I admittedly thought about suggesting allowing inline pics in the thread, but I realized that's *not* why most of us come here.
--You want tumblr, go to tumblr. You want Fark, go to Fark and post your pics. You want FB, go to FB - and get spied on. I want *Slashdot.* Text news. It's like a distilled refuge from the rest of the multimedia crap that's out there. Why do you think everyone rebelled against Beta? It went against everyone's expectations (especially long-time users.) If they do (God forbid) allow inline pics, at least give us an option to turn it off in Preferences for logged-in users.
> So the kernel of my suggestion is "By listening to the users". But not just any users. You should listen hardest to the users who are willing to donate a few bucks for a piece of the action. The basic unit of sincerity might be a charity share with a suggested retail price of $10
--Yeah right, since that way of thinking has been working SO WELL for us in Washington,DC lately.
--Slashdot has NEVER been a "pay us to listen to you" kind of site. Go away before your misguided ideas kill the place for the rest of us - start your own d--n site if you want to pull that kind of crap.
--Eh? Say what now?
--Sounds good to me. I've been here since like 1998 and only started getting into the Firehose when I added it to the right-side bar last year or so. Making people more aware of it is probably a good idea.
--We already have that; in fact I've done that in the past. You can post (at least logged-in) comments on Firehose stories before they get accepted for submission. Not sure about AC.
--Good on ya, thanks :-)
--One more recommendation - Increase the Friends/Foes to at least 255. I tried to Friend you, but I'm at my limit of 200 F/F, and I get an error trying to remove one to fit you in.
--Logan - as a longtime /. reader, I would advise you to (ASAP) get one of those "slashdot" icons next to your username -- that's one way we know that you're part of the admin staff for the site.
--Anyhow, others in this thread have posted some very good ideas, and I wish you guys the best of luck - just don't change the site too much. We all like the Classic Look and features, but the stories could use some more editorial efforts. And definitely keep up the Linux coverage.
--Other recommendations:
o 15 mod points instead of 5 (if you have high Karma),
o Moderation access twice a week,
o Eliminate the "Slow down, cowboy" crap for logged-in users,
o Ability to re-edit your post with a 15-to-30-minute timeout expiration,
o Better searchability for older articles,
o More options for the sidebar / extra content stuff on the right.
o Automatic -1 for APK-signed spam AC posts!
--That's about all I can think of for now. ;-)
--Anyhow, thanks for asking and for interacting with us.
> In fact, I hired professionals, lots of professionals, to do it for me after a while. I hired them because I needed things done that I was incapable of doing. If I could have done it myself, I'd have not needed to hire them. It's not like I just hired random people for the goodness of the economy. No, I needed good people to do difficult things. I wanted the best and I wanted stuff (and people) that didn't really exist. So, I even paid them well. If it was easy, I'd have done it myself. They were paid well because they were essential to the business. If they were not essential then I'd have not hired them. I didn't hire inessential people. It was a business, not a charity. I'm a charitable person, I was not running a charitable business. This means I only hired the best I could find and paid them enough to ensure that they were happy, productive, and not going to leave. I'd hired them because they were the best that I could make or find. If I could have hired monkeys, I probably wouldn't have because it's unlikely that monkeys would have been essential to the growth and operation of my business. It's really not that complicated and people make things much more complicated than they need to.
--This may be slightly off topic, but part of me wishes you were still in management and working at Morgan Stanley. They just announced they're "streamlining" (read:outsourcing) a bunch of middle-class jobs to save on costs:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/...
--I don't want to get into a rant here, but it's really time we stopped rewarding Big Business for mistreating/laying off people that are providing perfectly good customer service. There is a Biblical passage/principle (1 Tim 5) that basically states "The worker is worth (his) wages." This realigning/outsourcing has been happening regularly since at least the 1990s, and it's really insidiously decimating the middle-class earnings and buying power in the US.
--Would appreciate any thoughts you have on this; perfectly fine to switch discussion to email if you like.
--You should try Nomachine NX. Fast X over SSH. Supports Linux, OSX and Windows (plus tablet OSes.)
https://www.nomachine.com/
--That said, I have had some issues in the past with getting X forwarding with something basic like ' xclock ' working over SSH from Linux to Linux, but a bit of googling and modifications to the ssh config files (and bouncing the ssh daemon) cleared that up. Also make sure if you are using bash scripts that you have the proper command flags: ' ssh -2 -X -Y -c blowfish -o TCPKeepAlive=yes user@linuxbox ' is an example.
--I just checked, and SSH from Linux to Linux running ' palemoon ' brought up the browser OK. That said, you should make sure you have at least the basic X dependencies installed on both ends; sometimes trying to use X apps on a headless server can be problematic.
--If you have a linux box and want to SSH to it from Windows, I can highly recommend MobaXterm.
http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/
--Feel free to email me if you want to experiment with X forwarding again. Even if you don't have a dedicated linux box we could always setup a virtual machine. :-)
> Pipe down, son.
--Do what now? :P
--Hmm. I've had good luck with Acronis in the past, and WD has free transfer software based on it. Admittedly I have only done HD -> HD instead of HD -> SSD so far. Try booting the system normally, but with the SSD attached to an extra SATA port as a spare drive, so the OS loads the driver 1st before trying OS migration... Also try checking the SSD mfr's website, they may have migration software, or try EaseUS - and feel free to email me, I'd be interested to see how it goes.
Refs:
http://www.easeus.com/partitio...
http://www.todo-backup.com/bac...
http://lifehacker.com/5837543/...
^^ Note that this recommends using your Win disc to Repair if unable to boot after migration
http://www.backup-utility.com/...
--Sounds fun, man. If you're ever anywhere near Houston, drop me a line - we should have lunch at Niko Niko's ;-)
/ not goin' up north in the winter tho, I hate teh cold/snow/ice with the fire of a thousand burning suns!
--My wife's family has a similar thing, her dad puts all the loose change in a cup and once a year they give it to one of the nieces/nephews, on a rotational basis. :)
/ Your gig sounds fun, wish I could party with you man ;-)
> I bought an expensive workstation about 5 years ago with an Intel SSD, and I'm still using this now, in fact, I'm typing this reply on that machine
--Around the 5-year mark, might be worth your while to price the latest Intel SSDs; buy a new one, copy your data over, and start using the older SSD as a secondary or backup drive. It may last quite a while longer, but by replacing it before it fails you will actually be ahead of the curve ;-)
--That's good news, I had been wondering if the two of you were still together. I still see your posts in various articles :)
> I may even make it follow us around the living room and get in the way and be otherwise annoying.
--Maybe you should call it " TWIKI " ;-)
--If you like WinAmp on Windows, try the DEADBEEF player for Linux -- similar interface and features; comes with a large multi-band Equalizer, and plays .ogg files and .mod(.it, .s3m, .xm, etc) files out of the box.
http://deadbeef.sourceforge.ne...