A mil doesn't really go that far nowadays, if you really think about it. Yeah yeah yeah, would be nice to have that kinda dosh laying around so you could buy all kinds of nifty things like a 10m wide LCD and a personal cloud computing system in yer basement, but when it comes down to the nittygritty, you'd be literally accepting the moola to kiss the arse of "The Balmer". Is it really worth THAT?
http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/
I just found this, and lo and behold!
I used to dig my OLVWM desktop - and it ran like the dickens - just a matter of mucking about here and there but it worked wonders!
Ran Slack 3.2 through to 3.6 on a 486 machine for quite some time JUST CUZ - and I don't like to throw out hardware if it's working!
This has got me into the groove of setting up a VM with Slack again...nice thing to do for a Sunday!
Does any one that actually lives here in Australia truly believe that, oh, let's say, HELLSTRA, sorry, TELSTRA or Optus is actually going to sacrifice profit in order to stop malware? These folks offshore everything and anything they can to cut costs and increase profits - they structure their support systems as much as possible to deter supporting the end-user.
I personally believe that unless the Feds step in and put the hard word on the ISP's, they're going to ignore this as much as possible - or make a show of hitting those using torrents or other file-sharing applications just to "make a show" of it all.
IMHO, mind you...
I've had to develop not only a sense of humour, but also cultivate a slight bit of respect FORCEFULLY.
It's quite good to show that we're all here to do a job - in some cases, especially if you're in a situation where you've got some management folks that have a sense of humour AND honour, you can always speak to the manager about the situation, and get the manager to assist in cultivating a bit more of a respectful attitude about the situation.
However, I HAVE been in a situation where I was the sole IT person (network admin, network engineer, help desk, support engineer, etc etc etc...). In this situation, especially due to the fact that what went on at this facility was CRITICAL for shipping/inventory and the likes, there was a point where things had gotten to THAT POINT...and in keeping with the tradition of all BOFH's, I quite simply went to the central patch panel, turned off ALL the hubs, and went to an extended lunch (of course, I said I was at a doctor's appointment at the time, but that's besides the point.) Managers and workers alike were FUMING. All good. I said let's call a meeting. They did. After listening to the whinge session, I very carefully explained to the entire group that they, like me, as a worker, do not appreciate that type of treatment. I stated clearly that should I encounter that treatment again, they shall experience a tad bit more than a few hours of downtime. I was told that that was blackmail. I said yes it is. They really had no other options as it would take quite a fair hunk of time trying to train up another person for the position, and I would more than happily walk off the job and let someone else take over. They then agreed. The first few weeks were a bit rough as when someone exhibited some roughness with me, I would simply stop what I was doing and go out for a smoke and a coffee. It eventually sunk in. After the initial month, the "end users" learned to have a sense of humour and respect about the situation and quite literally, started to help me help them in whatever capacity they could.
You don't have to take crap just because you're the person doing all the problem solving. In order to properly problem solve, you need to have a clear head. In order to have a clear head, you have to have peace in the environment.
Nuff from me...
Why? Because I, personally, do NOT want to be part of the stream of sheep. I use GNU/linux to fix Microsoft's issues (passwords, filesystem problems, viruses) and I also do NOT prescribe to the "normal applications" that everyone on the planet runs. I'm happy with that. Very much so. I still "hang" with those that run all the basic Microsoft based applications and the likes, but I prefer to personally find an alternative to use for myself - and quite possibly turn someone else onto, but I'm not going to stress about GNU/linux becoming mainstream. I'm happy I'm running GNU/linux (Ubuntu 9.04) on a Microsoft Windows' underrated machine, and also more than happy to show that to others that I have to work with and deal with. I rather like the fact that I can underscore all the security "issues" that face Microsoft based machines with my little nasty laptop. I can live with that. I rather like the "uniqueness" that I have cultured because although I run ONLY GNU/linux, I work on primarily Microsoft based machines - and I don't have to deal with maintenance or other issues - and that's what sets me aside from the mainstream. All good. Now, in the "for instance" of KDE, it's "trying" to be "cool" and has become so far beyond usable that it's a paradigm unto "let's make this usable" by developers that are far from the "normal user". Get real folks. Let's just stick to what we have stuck to for years and be quirky and be, at least, knowledgeable about what WE'RE doing and forget the mainstream. Linux on the desktop (for the world?) C'mon. Every try to offer support for someone that's received a GNU/linux based PC because they're poor? Try to work that one out? Nah. Give the sheep MS Windows. I'll come and fix them. Happy to do so. Let the "giants" battle it all out. I rather like the fact that in GNU/linux we can see "from hindsight" what we want to do and how we want to fix it. Simple that. Sorry for the rant, but had to say it. Let's stay OFF the desktop (publically) and enjoy our own niche. Yeah, beat me up in IRC, but it's all good. Trust me...
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...and here I thought folks that *I* was strange for allowing my mouse to manipulate me...
A mil doesn't really go that far nowadays, if you really think about it. Yeah yeah yeah, would be nice to have that kinda dosh laying around so you could buy all kinds of nifty things like a 10m wide LCD and a personal cloud computing system in yer basement, but when it comes down to the nittygritty, you'd be literally accepting the moola to kiss the arse of "The Balmer". Is it really worth THAT?
http://slackware.cs.utah.edu/pub/slackware/ I just found this, and lo and behold! I used to dig my OLVWM desktop - and it ran like the dickens - just a matter of mucking about here and there but it worked wonders! Ran Slack 3.2 through to 3.6 on a 486 machine for quite some time JUST CUZ - and I don't like to throw out hardware if it's working! This has got me into the groove of setting up a VM with Slack again...nice thing to do for a Sunday!
Does any one that actually lives here in Australia truly believe that, oh, let's say, HELLSTRA, sorry, TELSTRA or Optus is actually going to sacrifice profit in order to stop malware? These folks offshore everything and anything they can to cut costs and increase profits - they structure their support systems as much as possible to deter supporting the end-user. I personally believe that unless the Feds step in and put the hard word on the ISP's, they're going to ignore this as much as possible - or make a show of hitting those using torrents or other file-sharing applications just to "make a show" of it all. IMHO, mind you...
I've had to develop not only a sense of humour, but also cultivate a slight bit of respect FORCEFULLY. It's quite good to show that we're all here to do a job - in some cases, especially if you're in a situation where you've got some management folks that have a sense of humour AND honour, you can always speak to the manager about the situation, and get the manager to assist in cultivating a bit more of a respectful attitude about the situation. However, I HAVE been in a situation where I was the sole IT person (network admin, network engineer, help desk, support engineer, etc etc etc...). In this situation, especially due to the fact that what went on at this facility was CRITICAL for shipping/inventory and the likes, there was a point where things had gotten to THAT POINT...and in keeping with the tradition of all BOFH's, I quite simply went to the central patch panel, turned off ALL the hubs, and went to an extended lunch (of course, I said I was at a doctor's appointment at the time, but that's besides the point.) Managers and workers alike were FUMING. All good. I said let's call a meeting. They did. After listening to the whinge session, I very carefully explained to the entire group that they, like me, as a worker, do not appreciate that type of treatment. I stated clearly that should I encounter that treatment again, they shall experience a tad bit more than a few hours of downtime. I was told that that was blackmail. I said yes it is. They really had no other options as it would take quite a fair hunk of time trying to train up another person for the position, and I would more than happily walk off the job and let someone else take over. They then agreed. The first few weeks were a bit rough as when someone exhibited some roughness with me, I would simply stop what I was doing and go out for a smoke and a coffee. It eventually sunk in. After the initial month, the "end users" learned to have a sense of humour and respect about the situation and quite literally, started to help me help them in whatever capacity they could. You don't have to take crap just because you're the person doing all the problem solving. In order to properly problem solve, you need to have a clear head. In order to have a clear head, you have to have peace in the environment. Nuff from me...
Why? Because I, personally, do NOT want to be part of the stream of sheep. I use GNU/linux to fix Microsoft's issues (passwords, filesystem problems, viruses) and I also do NOT prescribe to the "normal applications" that everyone on the planet runs. I'm happy with that. Very much so. I still "hang" with those that run all the basic Microsoft based applications and the likes, but I prefer to personally find an alternative to use for myself - and quite possibly turn someone else onto, but I'm not going to stress about GNU/linux becoming mainstream. I'm happy I'm running GNU/linux (Ubuntu 9.04) on a Microsoft Windows' underrated machine, and also more than happy to show that to others that I have to work with and deal with. I rather like the fact that I can underscore all the security "issues" that face Microsoft based machines with my little nasty laptop. I can live with that. I rather like the "uniqueness" that I have cultured because although I run ONLY GNU/linux, I work on primarily Microsoft based machines - and I don't have to deal with maintenance or other issues - and that's what sets me aside from the mainstream. All good. Now, in the "for instance" of KDE, it's "trying" to be "cool" and has become so far beyond usable that it's a paradigm unto "let's make this usable" by developers that are far from the "normal user". Get real folks. Let's just stick to what we have stuck to for years and be quirky and be, at least, knowledgeable about what WE'RE doing and forget the mainstream. Linux on the desktop (for the world?) C'mon. Every try to offer support for someone that's received a GNU/linux based PC because they're poor? Try to work that one out? Nah. Give the sheep MS Windows. I'll come and fix them. Happy to do so. Let the "giants" battle it all out. I rather like the fact that in GNU/linux we can see "from hindsight" what we want to do and how we want to fix it. Simple that. Sorry for the rant, but had to say it. Let's stay OFF the desktop (publically) and enjoy our own niche. Yeah, beat me up in IRC, but it's all good. Trust me...