--Rick, I wish you guys all the best. Keep Taco and the rest of us informed any way you can. Linux Today (http://linuxtoday.com/) is also a good mouthpiece for the community, get the word out any way you can.
--As a Slashdot reader with Excellent karma, I would *certainly* be against anyone trying to, say, DDOS the SSC and their related websites. I would also be publically against anyone who walked up to the SSC CEO and gave him the old pie-in-the-face gag. And anyone who started a letter-writing campaign to deluge the SSC with snail-mail and phone calls would certainly deserve a ringing condemnation from the trolls here at Slashdot.
--Agreed, Pam was definitely one of the hotter actresses on the series. Remembering back, I actually like what they did with her character. She was also in "Matt Houston", but it looks like she hasn't done anything TV- or movie-wise for years.
> let's not forget that Edward James Olmos has warned fans of the original series to not watch.
--I fully intend to take him up on his generous offer.:P
--If they had taken this "new" BG and *renamed* it, turned it into something that could stand on its own as a completely separate project with different names for the chars involved, etc... Maybe I might have considered it a homage to the original. But instead they're trying to re-MAKE BG into something it's NOT... And AFAIConcerned they suck all the more for that.
Regarding 8.3 filenames - 4DOS had a translation-table file (IIRC it was called "descript.ion") long before Win95 long filenames. Seems to me all the manufacturers that are using FAT right now would have to do, is implement one of those. Very similar to TRANS.TBL in ISO9660.
--Your mention of ISO tripped a switch in my brain. Pretty much every computer can READ ISO9660 (cdrom format) filesystems; how much trouble would it be to make ISO9660 writable on-the-fly like FAT?
--They must have only *recently* perfected write support for HPFS - I think 2.4.20 had "Experimental" write support. OS/2 has been dead for how many years now(?), and look how long it took for the kernel developers to fully stabilize the filesystem for Linux.
(This is NOT a troll/flamebait attempt. I stopped using Warp around '95 or '96, and switched to Linux ~1996-97.)
--Cmdrtaco should be slapped for only posting SSC's side of the story (TWO links, yet!) in this article. This is a serious failure on/.'s part, as SSC is Clearly In The Wrong(TM.)
--SSC should be BITCHslapped for trying to Bogart LG's body of work and the Whole Enchilada.
--Everyone should update their bookmarks for the NEW LG: http://linuxgazette.net/index.html
--I use ' sawfish ' on a daily basis even tho my box isn't exactly lacking for resources. Middle (scroll button) click to bring up the WM menu.
--It's *very* barebones, and somewhat configurable. Not easily extended tho - it's based on Lisp. The Knoppix version has enough in the default menu to bring up a few programs and start an Xshell. You can also run Konsole and other apps. I never bothered trying to do menu-editing because I do everything from a command prompt anyway.;-)
> There's no reason any Windows user shouldn't be running Win2K or XP.
1. Money - and the lack of it 2. Ancient hardware - you wouldn't want to run XP on my parents P500 HP pavilion POS. 3. One or more parties Unwilling / unable to learn nuances of any OS >> Win98SE. 4. Security and viruses. (Debatable I know, but there it is.) 5. NTFS sucks. (There, I said it.)
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--Ya know, that sounds like a good idea for a Sims game.
(( Seven hours and 20 tapes later ))
windowsXP Loaded.
READY
RUN
* Syntax error in line 10 *
*cursing* -- fix, fix -- * wrenching socket sound * CLANGG!!
(wipes sweat off brow)
(Prays)
RUN
"Hello, World!"
** Much rejoicing **
#6. Don't obscenely overpay your top management while screwing over the people who *really* run your business.
--One more thing:
o DON'T force your employees to work >8.5 hours a day. Hire enough people to spread the work around.
o If anyone has to work over 8.5 hours, PAY OVERTIME.
o And remember to hire *good* middle management who will actually stick up for, and defend, their employees - NOT mistreat them.
o Promote from within wherever possible, and give good raises if someone has to go from hourly to salary.
o DON'T take advantage of salaried workers. The tendency is to overwork them. Make sure all their hard work is appreciated.
o Don't Be Evil
o Treat your employees like GOLD and give good benefits
o FIRE the ones who are bad / take advantage, don't let them hang around and bring morale down
o Never "sell out" to the point where you lose control over the company's direction (and don't let your loyal employees be fired!)
o Throw a good Christmas party and hand out bonuses where applicable / beneficial.
--That's just off the top of my head, but it's AMAZING how many companies DON'T do these.
My family RODE the Oregon Trail - our wagon was attacked by Indians, you insensitive clod!!
;-)
j.k.
Slashdot started doing login-benefits in what, 1998? 99? I'd be ~26-27 back then.
--Rick, I wish you guys all the best. Keep Taco and the rest of us informed any way you can. Linux Today (http://linuxtoday.com/) is also a good mouthpiece for the community, get the word out any way you can.
--As a Slashdot reader with Excellent karma, I would *certainly* be against anyone trying to, say, DDOS the SSC and their related websites. I would also be publically against anyone who walked up to the SSC CEO and gave him the old pie-in-the-face gag. And anyone who started a letter-writing campaign to deluge the SSC with snail-mail and phone calls would certainly deserve a ringing condemnation from the trolls here at Slashdot.
--Hang in there, TrueLinuxGazette.
--Dude, I *loved* that movie back when it came out on TV. The Nestor species was quite interesting.
--I'll have to rent that one again, if I can find it - I can't even find "Ice Pirates" at the video stores around here anymore.
--Bro, you just *betta* know EXACTLY what that word "plethora" means when El Jefe asks you. ;-)
--Dirk Benedict, or Richard Hatch? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076984/
--Agreed, Pam was definitely one of the hotter actresses on the series. Remembering back, I actually like what they did with her character. She was also in "Matt Houston", but it looks like she hasn't done anything TV- or movie-wise for years.
> let's not forget that Edward James Olmos has warned fans of the original series to not watch.
:P
--I fully intend to take him up on his generous offer.
--If they had taken this "new" BG and *renamed* it, turned it into something that could stand on its own as a completely separate project with different names for the chars involved, etc... Maybe I might have considered it a homage to the original. But instead they're trying to re-MAKE BG into something it's NOT... And AFAIConcerned they suck all the more for that.
Regarding 8.3 filenames - 4DOS had a translation-table file (IIRC it was called "descript.ion") long before Win95 long filenames. Seems to me all the manufacturers that are using FAT right now would have to do, is implement one of those. Very similar to TRANS.TBL in ISO9660.
--Your mention of ISO tripped a switch in my brain. Pretty much every computer can READ ISO9660 (cdrom format) filesystems; how much trouble would it be to make ISO9660 writable on-the-fly like FAT?
--You *do* make BACKUPS of this "important data"... Don't you?
--They must have only *recently* perfected write support for HPFS - I think 2.4.20 had "Experimental" write support. OS/2 has been dead for how many years now(?), and look how long it took for the kernel developers to fully stabilize the filesystem for Linux.
(This is NOT a troll/flamebait attempt. I stopped using Warp around '95 or '96, and switched to Linux ~1996-97.)
--Make sure you use -m1 with mke2fs so you can save on wasted space. :)
Shoot, you might as well make it ext3 and have journal, as well.
> I assumed that /. would do the research and such.
:b
--You *are* incredibly new at this, aren't you?
--Fetch me a sky-hook, and be quick about it.
--Cmdrtaco should be slapped for only posting SSC's side of the story (TWO links, yet!) in this article. This is a serious failure on /.'s part, as SSC is Clearly In The Wrong(TM.)
--SSC should be BITCHslapped for trying to Bogart LG's body of work and the Whole Enchilada.
--Everyone should update their bookmarks for the NEW LG:
http://linuxgazette.net/index.html
--I'd say it would be better to have the HD as primary, and the cdrom as secondary. Is that how you fixed it?
(laughing in astonished horror) This guy needs a laptop that's got some rubber armor or something!
--I use ' sawfish ' on a daily basis even tho my box isn't exactly lacking for resources. Middle (scroll button) click to bring up the WM menu.
;-)
--It's *very* barebones, and somewhat configurable. Not easily extended tho - it's based on Lisp. The Knoppix version has enough in the default menu to bring up a few programs and start an Xshell. You can also run Konsole and other apps. I never bothered trying to do menu-editing because I do everything from a command prompt anyway.
--Seriously, 9mm? What a pansy. Xbox probably just LAUGHED at him and decided to turn off for the hellofit. Guy just needs a bigger gun.
.45 now, or even a .38 -- THAT'll f--k that Xbox up.
--A
"This is a 12-gauge, double-barrelled Remington. Come get some."
> There's no reason any Windows user shouldn't be running Win2K or XP.
1. Money - and the lack of it
2. Ancient hardware - you wouldn't want to run XP on my parents P500 HP pavilion POS.
3. One or more parties Unwilling / unable to learn nuances of any OS >> Win98SE.
4. Security and viruses. (Debatable I know, but there it is.)
5. NTFS sucks. (There, I said it.)