--Ya know, if they'd just publish these d--n discs with a decent scratch-proof coating *and* make them shatterproof... Might be worth an extra buck or two.;-)
--Ya know, I prolly wouldn't *mind* paying a LITTLE more for the "copyable" product version, as long as it's only a couple/three bucks difference out the door, mmkay?;-)
--They get their $$, I gets my copies. Everybody wins. (Until they try to take $severe-advantage, anyhow. THEN we hand them their ass.)
--Agreed. A few years ago RH released a version that WOULD NOT compile a standard Linus kernel out of the box(!!).
--I kicked them to the curb for stupidity, and went with Suse (7.3, IIRC. Textmode YAST was surprisingly good, and they even had a frontend for LVM.) When support for that finally died, I went with Knoppix hdinstall, and finally settled on Debian / Ubuntu variants.
--However, hanging about on the Vmware forums, I saw consistently good recommendations for Centos (RH Enterprise source-based.) 4.4 was a wash for me as I couldn't get X working with my newer Nvidia card; but Centos 5--64 has been a pretty good experience so far, and upgraded 4.4 in-situ with no major problems. (Barring a lack of stock-kernel JFS / Reiserfs support, and Ethernet-card detection order.) I've kept it on as my 4th OS in Grub, for Vmware Workstation 6 / Player integration testing.
--I use DVD+RW all the time for burning Linux and $utility iso's. Cheaper than throwing away a DVD+R disc that's gotten so old you don't need it anymore. And +RW discs don't need a pre-blank cycle like CDRW or DVD-RW.
--DVD+R discs are good for semi-archival storage tho, like anime / mpg movies, pic galleries, 2-4GB backups, and the like. Just don't expect them to last 100 years.
--Yes, this is a somewhat little-known feature of *nix OS. You pretty much set up a loopback filesystem (ext2, since 4-8GB DVD-size filesystem fsck is negligible, and you don't need Journaling on something that's going on read-only media) -- copy your files onto it, dismount the loopback, and burn it like an.iso image to DVD. Use RW discs at first to make sure you get it right, and verify the disc can be mounted and read properly.
--If you need to migrate the disc data to Windoze, you can use Vmware + Linux Livecd (bootable.iso image) and WinSCP.
If a coffee shop is providing Wifi, I don't go there and just leech off their connection; I buy something, even if it's only a glass of milk.
Then they have no reason to complain, as I am validating the reason for the store to exist in the 1st place. Their main purpose is NOT to provide free/cheap Internet access, it's TO SELL DRINKS.
Going with Google email at an ISP level is a BAD IDEA because Gmail **searches** your email archives and displays **ADS** based on the Content it finds.
While I do have a gmail account, I really don't use it for anything important.
I'm with you; waiting for the day when I can play MW2:Ghost Bear's Legacy in Vmware w/o slowness issues.:)
Best thing to do is get the Fire missiles and Group fire them so the enemy mech is forced to shutdown from heat overload - then you can laser his legs off.;-)
Architecturally, maybe; but aesthetically and for real-life usage, HELL NO.
Personally, I wouldn't want to work at a place that tried to put ME at such a shared workstation - along with the expectation of using it *simultaneously* with somebody else. Sorry, no - I have certain minimum expectations for my computer usage that tie directly in with my (self-) projected level of productivity, and refuse to budge on them.
You could do that, if x86 vendors started implementing something similar to IBM mainframe's LPAR. Otherwise, running Linux in a VM on Windoze host works pretty well; at least if you use Vmware.
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--Ya know, if they'd just publish these d--n discs with a decent scratch-proof coating *and* make them shatterproof... Might be worth an extra buck or two. ;-)
--Ya know, I prolly wouldn't *mind* paying a LITTLE more for the "copyable" product version, as long as it's only a couple/three bucks difference out the door, mmkay? ;-)
--They get their $$, I gets my copies. Everybody wins. (Until they try to take $severe-advantage, anyhow. THEN we hand them their ass.)
--Agreed. A few years ago RH released a version that WOULD NOT compile a standard Linus kernel out of the box(!!).
--I kicked them to the curb for stupidity, and went with Suse (7.3, IIRC. Textmode YAST was surprisingly good, and they even had a frontend for LVM.) When support for that finally died, I went with Knoppix hdinstall, and finally settled on Debian / Ubuntu variants.
--However, hanging about on the Vmware forums, I saw consistently good recommendations for Centos (RH Enterprise source-based.) 4.4 was a wash for me as I couldn't get X working with my newer Nvidia card; but Centos 5--64 has been a pretty good experience so far, and upgraded 4.4 in-situ with no major problems. (Barring a lack of stock-kernel JFS / Reiserfs support, and Ethernet-card detection order.) I've kept it on as my 4th OS in Grub, for Vmware Workstation 6 / Player integration testing.
--I read an article a few years back that basically said RM is the #1 cause of *nix farkups.
-- ' mc ' is your friend when deleting files...
--I use DVD+RW all the time for burning Linux and $utility iso's. Cheaper than throwing away a DVD+R disc that's gotten so old you don't need it anymore. And +RW discs don't need a pre-blank cycle like CDRW or DVD-RW.
--DVD+R discs are good for semi-archival storage tho, like anime / mpg movies, pic galleries, 2-4GB backups, and the like. Just don't expect them to last 100 years.
+ Mod parent up
.iso image to DVD. Use RW discs at first to make sure you get it right, and verify the disc can be mounted and read properly.
.iso image) and WinSCP.
--Yes, this is a somewhat little-known feature of *nix OS. You pretty much set up a loopback filesystem (ext2, since 4-8GB DVD-size filesystem fsck is negligible, and you don't need Journaling on something that's going on read-only media) -- copy your files onto it, dismount the loopback, and burn it like an
--If you need to migrate the disc data to Windoze, you can use Vmware + Linux Livecd (bootable
--You might want to "trim the fat" a bit; convert pics to a standard resolution + less colors, and only keep the _absolute best_ pics out of the lot.
My personal philosophy:
If a coffee shop is providing Wifi, I don't go there and just leech off their connection; I buy something, even if it's only a glass of milk.
Then they have no reason to complain, as I am validating the reason for the store to exist in the 1st place. Their main purpose is NOT to provide free/cheap Internet access, it's TO SELL DRINKS.
Going with Google email at an ISP level is a BAD IDEA because Gmail **searches** your email archives and displays **ADS** based on the Content it finds.
While I do have a gmail account, I really don't use it for anything important.
--64-bit Linux is a bit faster in my experience. Tested 32- and 64- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS on the same hardware and stayed with the 64.
;-)
--Won't have to switch kernels if I upgrade RAM (2GB currently) and haven't run into the OOM killer yet.
+2 Insightful
Jazus Palomino - WTF ever happened to having a CHILDHOOD??
Kids: You have the rest of your LIFETIME after 18 to do business-related stuff. Enjoy your early years of free-time while you can!
--Win2kpro runs acceptably @ 96MB RAM with a little optimization.
;-)
--XP runs acceptably @ ~164MB RAM with a little optimization.
--Even in a Vmware VM.
Nonono, actually it said that day jobs are dead and you should get Linux...
" I know this grapevine. " == Johnny Dangerously
If you whore yourself out to work for anything less than $20/hr, you're farking the rest of us over, n00b... :P
Outsourcing is a HUGE clock bite. :b
Tell me about the rabbits, George...
What games like Halo *really* need is an add-on FOOT PEDAL for Melee attacks. Duke Nukem approves. :b
Starbuck: Hey Lee, whaddaya got for me?
...
:P
Lee Adama: The usual... Angst.
Starbuck:
Starbuck: Oh geez, somebody just frakkin' kill me now and get it over with...
Lee: What's the point?? This is SCI FI - you'll just get resurrected again!
You mean that this time, the goggles actually DID something??
;-)
+1 FTW!
Try using different DNS servers.
g eID=351219d ID=32782&start=15&tstart=0
4.2.2.3
4.2.2.5
--Also there is a free Squid proxy cache available from Vmware, and Player is free:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messa
( You prolly want the V2 version tho: )
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threa
http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
CaptainPatent FTW!
I'm with you; waiting for the day when I can play MW2:Ghost Bear's Legacy in Vmware w/o slowness issues. :)
;-)
Best thing to do is get the Fire missiles and Group fire them so the enemy mech is forced to shutdown from heat overload - then you can laser his legs off.
Architecturally, maybe; but aesthetically and for real-life usage, HELL NO.
Personally, I wouldn't want to work at a place that tried to put ME at such a shared workstation - along with the expectation of using it *simultaneously* with somebody else. Sorry, no - I have certain minimum expectations for my computer usage that tie directly in with my (self-) projected level of productivity, and refuse to budge on them.
You could do that, if x86 vendors started implementing something similar to IBM mainframe's LPAR. Otherwise, running Linux in a VM on Windoze host works pretty well; at least if you use Vmware.