--Kppp has been getting a lot of bad reports lately on the Mepis user board. I stopped using it years ago myself, and use ' wvdial ' instead to connect over dialup. Wvdial does a much better job of autodetecting your modem, and has a better success rate for keeping the connection alive.
--I seem to remember reading a magazine article many, many years ago (we're talking maybe sometime in mid-to-late 1980's) that said something about Intel registers having to be programmed in "backwords" order... That would explain it.
See clicky - sorry, I googled and asked jeeves for like 10 minutes and that's the only reasonable link I could come up with.
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--I'm running Knoppix hdinstall and my apt sources.list is out of date for KDE - could you post the correct lines for this latest rev please?
--This is what I used to have, and had to comment it out cuz it stopped working:
# KDE 3 # deb ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.1/Debia n stable main # deb-src ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.1/Debia n stable main ##deb http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main ##deb-src http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
# KDE 3.1.1 add 2003.0416 XXX #The line for KDE 3.1.1 stable: ##deb http://download.kde.org/stable/3.1.1/Debian stable main
# New KDE line: 2003.1106 xxxxx deb ftp://kde.us.themoes.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/Deb ian stable main
# Latest KDE debs for woody. xxx 2003.0510 # xxx changed 2003.1106 woody to stable ##deb http://download.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/D ebian/ stable main
--Knoppix is based on "testing"; if you have a line that self-updates, (symlink on the ftp site) that would be great. TIA
--Agreed - up to a point. I went without a TV feed for 2 years and got along pretty well with VCR tapes, the computers, and books; but I missed pro wrestling, cartoons, and the Sci Fi channel. These days I don't watch cartoons that much, but the other 2 are pretty much the only reason I have Dish Network installed. That, and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge.:)
OT, but who's your favorite char in SC2? I pretty much can play anybody on the Dreamcast version, but on the Xbox the only char I come even close to "mastering" is Nightmare (who was one of my favorites, along with Kilik, in the original.)
> Hey, we would have been out of business in December if they didn't.
--Somebody remind me - this would be a "bad" thing HOW?
Which is Better:
o To die quietly and (somewhat) dignified, shutting the doors and hoping that perhaps someone, someday, might remember your contributions from the past with fondness**
o Or have your reputation and credibility **completely and irreparably** trashed, while pissing on everyone associated with Linux -- and LOUDLY pursuing a false and damaging crusade -- for the sake of a few dollars?
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Darl: "Oy, prop the corpse up and try to look busy while I go rant to the media with more blatant lies about Linux!"
Community: "NUKE HIM!!"
==========
** I did install Caldera once, a long time ago. They were the first distro where you could play a game (Tetris?) during the install, which was pretty impressive at the time.
--What I'm worried about is the Zip that is used on Linux (and possibly other) boxes. I sent an email to the developers almost A YEAR AGO cmoplaining about the still-extant 2GB filesize problem, and AOTW they still have done NOTHING about it!
--The level editor for Timesplitters 2 on the Xbox is the best I've ever seen - unfortunately it's a bit buggy and doesn't have a lot of memory for *everything* you'd like to put in, but the interface is 3D and very intuitive.
--Amen. I was profoundly disturbed by reading that article, and thinking what it might have been like for the astronauts in their final moments. God forbid anything like this ever happens again - we should have learned better from Challenger. Yes, space travel is dangerous - but *obviously* we haven't done enough yet to try and make it as safe as possible.
--God rest them; at least their ending was mercifully brief, compared to some other possible scenarios (Apollo 13 comes to mind.)
--I'll have to go out on a limb here and throw out a blatant plug for Bob 'n Ed: http://bobned.keenspace.com/
--I agree with what you're saying about recurring characters in $popular-Tv-series not getting into fatal situations these days. Most modern writing is much too "safe." OTOH, look what happened when they killed off Tasha Yar - it's still being talked about today.
--Now the reason that I mentioned Bob 'n Ed, is that one of the MAJOR female chars (that I really like) in the strip, is getting killed off this week.:( It's really hard to take, as she reminds me of someone I know IRL. It makes for some DAMN good drama (author sez he's NEVER received this much feedback before) but it kinda sucks, too.
--Oh well. I recommend anyone who sees this post to go and catch up on the BnE archives, there's some really funny stuff in there. And if you want to complain about Kelly being transported into a Terry Pratchett-like situation, you can let your thoughts be heard here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/phylodox/
Can anybody tell me why cancelling "Enterprise" would be a Bad Thing(TM)?
...anybody?
...Bueller?
--In all seriousness... Aside from Jolene Blalock, I have not seen ANY reason to watch the show. The writing (from what I've seen) is substandard for what one expects of Star Trek.
--No dis to the cast members, doubtless they've been trying their best and "the show must go on" you know - but puh-leeze. I'm a fan of "TOS" -- and Scott Bakula, while good in Quantum Leap, can't hold a candle to Kirk *or* Picard. (For that matter, neither could Janeway.) I never watched DS9 enough to form an opinion on Sisko.
--OTOH, even tho the Remans were overdone, I definitely liked "Nemesis" - if I had the funds, I'd buy the DVD. For my money, Nemesis ranks up there with ST II (Wrath of Khan), and the Borg movie (never could remember which number that one was, but I liked it.)
--IMHO, the *only* thing that can save Star Trek is to get people like Harlan Ellison and Diane Duane writing for them again. And fire Berman. Nothing personal, just need a change in the guard.
--Oh, and bring Wil back so we can get an update on his character.:)
Slashdot Mirror
--We need a corollary to Godwin's Law ( http://www.wlug.org.nz/GodwinsLaw ) - as soon as somebody mentions Duke Nukem Forever, the thread is Ovar! :P
--Kppp has been getting a lot of bad reports lately on the Mepis user board. I stopped using it years ago myself, and use ' wvdial ' instead to connect over dialup. Wvdial does a much better job of autodetecting your modem, and has a better success rate for keeping the connection alive.
...and then QUICK draw your sword before he can come out with: "Right, then - you name them first!"
There can be only ONE! [Slash - Thud - Lightning]
--I seem to remember reading a magazine article many, many years ago (we're talking maybe sometime in mid-to-late 1980's) that said something about Intel registers having to be programmed in "backwords" order... That would explain it.
See clicky - sorry, I googled and asked jeeves for like 10 minutes and that's the only reasonable link I could come up with.
--For anyone who doesn't "get it" - watch the movie "The Princess Bride":
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http://imdb.com/title/tt0093779/board/nest/5888
http://imdb.com/title/tt0093779/
--I'm running Knoppix hdinstall and my apt sources.list is out of date for KDE - could you post the correct lines for this latest rev please?
a n stable maina n stable main
b ian stable main
D ebian/ stable main
--This is what I used to have, and had to comment it out cuz it stopped working:
# KDE 3
# deb ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.1/Debi
# deb-src ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.1/Debi
##deb http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
##deb-src http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde stable main
# KDE 3.1.1 add 2003.0416 XXX
#The line for KDE 3.1.1 stable:
##deb http://download.kde.org/stable/3.1.1/Debian stable main
# New KDE line: 2003.1106 xxxxx
deb ftp://kde.us.themoes.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/De
# Latest KDE debs for woody. xxx 2003.0510
# xxx changed 2003.1106 woody to stable
##deb http://download.us.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/latest/
--Knoppix is based on "testing"; if you have a line that self-updates, (symlink on the ftp site) that would be great. TIA
--Agreed - up to a point. I went without a TV feed for 2 years and got along pretty well with VCR tapes, the computers, and books; but I missed pro wrestling, cartoons, and the Sci Fi channel. These days I don't watch cartoons that much, but the other 2 are pretty much the only reason I have Dish Network installed. That, and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge. :)
Same here, altho I've picked up a few odd jobs here and there fixing computers for home users.
Best wishes on the job hunt.
--To get away from Kilik and Nightmare, move diagonally. ;-) Also works with some of Ivy's long-distance, but straight-ahead attacks.
Chief: No, Max; no, I wouldn't.
t ml
Agent 86: Okay Chief... Then for the REAL truth, we need to deploy... The Cone of Silence!
http://www.cinerhama.com/getsmart/innovations.h
+1 Funny :)
OT, but who's your favorite char in SC2? I pretty much can play anybody on the Dreamcast version, but on the Xbox the only char I come even close to "mastering" is Nightmare (who was one of my favorites, along with Kilik, in the original.)
> Hey, we would have been out of business in December if they didn't.
--Somebody remind me - this would be a "bad" thing HOW?
Which is Better:
o To die quietly and (somewhat) dignified, shutting the doors and hoping that perhaps someone, someday, might remember your contributions from the past with fondness**
o Or have your reputation and credibility **completely and irreparably** trashed, while pissing on everyone associated with Linux -- and LOUDLY pursuing a false and damaging crusade -- for the sake of a few dollars?
=====
Darl: "Oy, prop the corpse up and try to look busy while I go rant to the media with more blatant lies about Linux!"
Community: "NUKE HIM!!"
==========
** I did install Caldera once, a long time ago. They were the first distro where you could play a game (Tetris?) during the install, which was pretty impressive at the time.
--Trim it down to ~200MB then, and give yourself enough space to store another Linux live-cd ISO image. ;-)
--What I'm worried about is the Zip that is used on Linux (and possibly other) boxes. I sent an email to the developers almost A YEAR AGO cmoplaining about the still-extant 2GB filesize problem, and AOTW they still have done NOTHING about it!
+1 Funny ( http://www.games-toy.com/toys/lego-duplo-tub-presc hool-building-toys.php )
--The level editor for Timesplitters 2 on the Xbox is the best I've ever seen - unfortunately it's a bit buggy and doesn't have a lot of memory for *everything* you'd like to put in, but the interface is 3D and very intuitive.
--Amen. I was profoundly disturbed by reading that article, and thinking what it might have been like for the astronauts in their final moments. God forbid anything like this ever happens again - we should have learned better from Challenger. Yes, space travel is dangerous - but *obviously* we haven't done enough yet to try and make it as safe as possible.
--God rest them; at least their ending was mercifully brief, compared to some other possible scenarios (Apollo 13 comes to mind.)
--Between the two, Big Fish would actually DESERVE the award - that movie made me cry.
--Lost in translation however, lived up to it's title -- HORRIBLY overrated. I'd see Big Fish again, but not LIT.
grrroooooooooaaaannn.... +1 funny, reluctantly
--I've had good results with Taiyo Yuden ("FujiFilm") brand CDR-700 discs.
-DON'T buy Memorex "high-speed" CDRW tho, they crap out after about 10 rw's.
Magneto-Optical-Disc? Which brand?
[Holds sword over head] "I have POWER!!" ... but no girlfriend... :(
--I'll have to go out on a limb here and throw out a blatant plug for Bob 'n Ed: http://bobned.keenspace.com/
:( It's really hard to take, as she reminds me of someone I know IRL. It makes for some DAMN good drama (author sez he's NEVER received this much feedback before) but it kinda sucks, too.
--I agree with what you're saying about recurring characters in $popular-Tv-series not getting into fatal situations these days. Most modern writing is much too "safe." OTOH, look what happened when they killed off Tasha Yar - it's still being talked about today.
--Now the reason that I mentioned Bob 'n Ed, is that one of the MAJOR female chars (that I really like) in the strip, is getting killed off this week.
--Oh well. I recommend anyone who sees this post to go and catch up on the BnE archives, there's some really funny stuff in there. And if you want to complain about Kelly being transported into a Terry Pratchett-like situation, you can let your thoughts be heard here:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/phylodox/
Can anybody tell me why cancelling "Enterprise" would be a Bad Thing(TM)?
...anybody?
...Bueller?
:)
--In all seriousness... Aside from Jolene Blalock, I have not seen ANY reason to watch the show. The writing (from what I've seen) is substandard for what one expects of Star Trek.
--No dis to the cast members, doubtless they've been trying their best and "the show must go on" you know - but puh-leeze. I'm a fan of "TOS" -- and Scott Bakula, while good in Quantum Leap, can't hold a candle to Kirk *or* Picard. (For that matter, neither could Janeway.) I never watched DS9 enough to form an opinion on Sisko.
--OTOH, even tho the Remans were overdone, I definitely liked "Nemesis" - if I had the funds, I'd buy the DVD. For my money, Nemesis ranks up there with ST II (Wrath of Khan), and the Borg movie (never could remember which number that one was, but I liked it.)
--IMHO, the *only* thing that can save Star Trek is to get people like Harlan Ellison and Diane Duane writing for them again. And fire Berman. Nothing personal, just need a change in the guard.
--Oh, and bring Wil back so we can get an update on his character.