Re:And this is why emacs beats vim:
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--Personally, I prefer ' jstar ' which is part of the Joe package - great little text editor with WordStar keybindings. But ' mcedit ' is also decent for quick work.
--Trolling? RAID and LVM are both supported in-kernel. Mint is designed as a desktop OS.
--If you need the support, you can always email the distro maintainers and ask for the feature to be included. And you're always free to recompile your kernel or find a 3rd-party repo that has the support you need. The rest is all userland tools, which can be installed with apt-get.
--I have really good broadband. However, I use it for other things (i.e. NOT MOVIES.)
I don't have a bandwidth cap that I know of, but DVD-by-mail is ideal for my usage pattern. Very happy with Netflix (including the price increase. It's really not that bad.)
--Absolutely. I called their helpline and said Thank you.;-) The whole reason I signed up for their service in the 1st place, was from a Slashdot article that said they had made a conscious decision to keep their customer service in the US instead of outsourcing.
1-866-716-0414 - Let them know they did the right thing by listening to their customers!
--If you don't mind my asking, which SCSI card did you go with? I'm still using an Adaptec 2940, but I know there are faster ones out there that may still allow booting...
[[ Linux has its problems. But it is like that cute redhead girl who loves you so much. Sure, she has a temper and her hair springs every which way when it is wet and she freckles like mad at even a hint of sunshine and... but you will NEVER ever replace her for the blond bimbo that everyone else has had because despite all her quirks, deep down she is right for you. ]]
--Friend, that is a beautiful sentiment. If I had mod points, I would mod you up.:-)
[[ The DX4 is a stand-alone DOSbox for my dad to run some ancient software (on 360k floppies!) ]]
--Brother, you would be well advised to see if you can Virtualize that PC by now -- any part of it could literally DIE at any moment. And good luck finding replacement parts for anything resembling low-cost...
--Despite the jokes, seriously - I've long been thinking this would be the best way to archive stuff that you NEVER want to lose. Think " Dead Sea Scrolls " type longevity.
--Stone Just Doesn't Wear if properly cared for - and should still be mostly readable if -not- cared for. These discs will likely last for generations, even if you put them at the bottom of the ocean in a Baggie.
--Before moving, I ripped most of my CDs to 160 Kbit OGG VBR and left the physical CDs behind. After converting the.ogg files back to 44100 KHz WAV files when needed and burning them to CD, I can't really tell the difference from the original CD quality.
--True in all cases? No - but good enough for my needs. There are songs that are so complex, that you just want to keep the original ripped WAV file around just in case. But 160 Kbit OGG VBR (ripped in Linux, natch) is just about as good as CD quality to my ear.
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Agreed. Definitely something for the major distros to address.
I honestly don't know why they still tolerate bad performance bugs like that; this is 2011 for Godsake.
Mod parent up!
--All of my browsing goes through a Linux-based Squid proxy with its own DNS settings, so I'm not really worried. Check it out, it's free:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/1828477#1828477
--Personally, I prefer ' jstar ' which is part of the Joe package - great little text editor with WordStar keybindings. But ' mcedit ' is also decent for quick work.
--I use DVD by mail exclusively, you insensitive clod... :P
--They should never stop the DVD by mail service. Huge convenience for me and many others. Beats having to go to the local brick-n-mortar.
--That made me ROTFLMAO, so you get one in return ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghzswH4S0C0&list=FL3Zsx4XG4hkee3Z4hLQE3NQ&index=1
--My God, I wish I had mod points for you today. That's one of the best explanations I've seen in years. :-)
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You insensitive clod, I went to Tromaville High and my girlfriend got mutant-baby pregnant!
FALCON----punch!
Sincerely,
Gene Masseth
--Pink Pony -- You rang...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKpt5Z2-jvA&list=FL3Zsx4XG4hkee3Z4hLQE3NQ&index=21
--Trolling? RAID and LVM are both supported in-kernel. Mint is designed as a desktop OS.
--If you need the support, you can always email the distro maintainers and ask for the feature to be included. And you're always free to recompile your kernel or find a 3rd-party repo that has the support you need. The rest is all userland tools, which can be installed with apt-get.
--I have really good broadband. However, I use it for other things (i.e. NOT MOVIES.)
I don't have a bandwidth cap that I know of, but DVD-by-mail is ideal for my usage pattern. Very happy with Netflix (including the price increase. It's really not that bad.)
--Absolutely. I called their helpline and said Thank you. ;-) The whole reason I signed up for their service in the 1st place, was from a Slashdot article that said they had made a conscious decision to keep their customer service in the US instead of outsourcing.
1-866-716-0414 - Let them know they did the right thing by listening to their customers!
Are you hiring ? ;-)
--If you don't mind my asking, which SCSI card did you go with? I'm still using an Adaptec 2940, but I know there are faster ones out there that may still allow booting...
Eh? Speak up, sonny... ;-)
Who say what nau about ID's ?
[[ Linux has its problems. But it is like that cute redhead girl who loves you so much. Sure, she has a temper and her hair springs every which way when it is wet and she freckles like mad at even a hint of sunshine and... but you will NEVER ever replace her for the blond bimbo that everyone else has had because despite all her quirks, deep down she is right for you. ]]
--Friend, that is a beautiful sentiment. If I had mod points, I would mod you up. :-)
[[
The DX4 is a stand-alone DOSbox for my dad to run some ancient software (on 360k floppies!)
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--Brother, you would be well advised to see if you can Virtualize that PC by now -- any part of it could literally DIE at any moment. And good luck finding replacement parts for anything resembling low-cost...
I find your lack of faith... Disturbing.
" White Knights " that genuinely can fix the Bad Things That Go Wrong are worth their weight in GOLD.
Send them on vacation for a month. If things remain quiet, THEN you can start suspecting things like that. Your "9 times out of 10" is pure B.S.!
--Best of both worlds: Linux host OS and Vmware guest (Windows)
o The VM is portable and shouldn't go thru Reactivation after migration unless the *virtual* hardware changes significantly
o The host OS is fairly simple to reconfigure (as stated above) if the drive is moved to a different machine
--Yeah, right. You go over his/her head, be prepared to be fired for doing that. I have seen it happen.
--Dude, everybody knows you never go Full Refund...
// Downey
--Despite the jokes, seriously - I've long been thinking this would be the best way to archive stuff that you NEVER want to lose. Think " Dead Sea Scrolls " type longevity.
--Stone Just Doesn't Wear if properly cared for - and should still be mostly readable if -not- cared for. These discs will likely last for generations, even if you put them at the bottom of the ocean in a Baggie.
--Before moving, I ripped most of my CDs to 160 Kbit OGG VBR and left the physical CDs behind. After converting the .ogg files back to 44100 KHz WAV files when needed and burning them to CD, I can't really tell the difference from the original CD quality.
--True in all cases? No - but good enough for my needs. There are songs that are so complex, that you just want to keep the original ripped WAV file around just in case. But 160 Kbit OGG VBR (ripped in Linux, natch) is just about as good as CD quality to my ear.
--Nice try, but IMHO it's not " 100% " until you can run Vmware Workstation on FreeBSD.