The mandatory GOP "OMG IMMIGRANTS" xenophobia. I guess not everyone has heard McCain telling you that we need immigrants to pick lettuce in Yuma, AZ because Americans can't do it. Not even for $50/hour.
Best Buy is not a bad place to purchase. They claim they'll match any store price for the same item.
They aren't supposed to give you the rebate afterwards, but they did last time when I picked up an eMachine T6420 for $450 after rebate when Walmart was selling the same machine for $500.
I was just thinking about that when I read the poster talking about popping the case off and disconnecting the wire to the key lock. All the computers I saw had the feature to lock the case on.
But they keys were all the same. Any key could be used on any computer. You could have fun with that if you knew someone who had lost their own key.
You must be pulling the fabric thin (stretching it) when you measure it, because I'm pretty sure that 20 t-shirts would be significantly more than 0.2 inches.
Unless you're wearing a shirt that's 2 sizes too small for you, you won't be stretching it when you wear it. Measure the relaxed thickness of the shirt.
Yes, but I'm used to the expectation that it's best to reformat the partition before loading a new version, so I opted for a version that receives longer support.
It may be the fault of Mozilla, but it's still a part of my Linux experience and reflective of how hard transitioning Windows users have to try to accomplish tasks that they expect to be simple.
I made the choice for 6.06 because it said it was supported until 2009, where 7.04 says it's supported only until 2008.
Sounded strange to me that the older version would enjoy longer support, but I thought it would be better to have a version that does. So I was lead to believe that 6.06 was a better version.
Then, I am told by someone that I made another mistake when I downloaded the 64 bit version. One of my problems is I can't apt-get the source for the purpose of some installs.
I didn't expect it to be easy, but I didn't expect it to be as difficult as it has been for me so far.
What does this have to do with compiling? Well, until I get it figured out, I don't know if it does or doesn't have anything to do with compiling.
But it was a comment about the suggested ease of use with packaged installations, which the Firefox was not. This was just the place I decided to start my rant about how many of the things I want to do, intend to do with Linux as I'm moving away from Windows, are difficult or impossible for the average user. Maybe there are 22,000+ packages available in the Ubuntu repositories, but I'm not interested in very many of them.
You need to be an expert to make Linux a rewarding experience. Right now I'm just letting my Linux install collect dust. I want to get away from Windows, maybe I should try a Mac now?
This is an example of something that is not straight-forward. The point is that, even with something as simple and widely used as Firefox, it isn't a simple and intuitive process that users don't have to struggle with to accomplish. At least with the distribution I chose to install (which has been widely hailed as the most user friendly distro).
It's not that I can't do it. But I would bet it's above the abilities of the average user. I just don't like fighting with my PC. That's part of what this discussion is about.
Now, installing MythTV is the big pain in the ass that I can't get accomplished. This wiki is a testimony to the fact that it's not an easy process and most users would not tolerate the difficulty of such a setup. I can't tolerate it myself.
Great. I already have 2 copies of Episode 1 (needed an extra seat for a deathmatch lan party).
Awesome. Now I can have another copy of Episode 1 to put next to my AOL disks.
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However, one huge limitation is that I can't copy databases with the express version.
The database is on a remote shared server so I don't have access to the file system. That's a lot more complex of a problem than you lead on to.
Are you saying that the developer version lets you save the database to your local hard drive when you back up a database on a remote server?
That doesn't sound like a huge limitation. I KNOW that functionality wasn't in SQL Server 2000. And even then it was manageable with a good remote control with built-in file transfer or access to an FTP.
If your problems start with even being able to connect to a remote server then you've got network issues you need to resolve before you can do anything else, no matter what version of SQL Server you have. Or you're trying to log in using windows authentication (only works when you're connecting from the same computer as the database is on).
I was a windows gamer and a pirate. Now I'm on my way to becoming neither. I gave up piracy several years ago and I have bought many games since then. But now I don't plan on buying any more games that don't support Linux (I still don't engage in piracy).
After looking at my old games and lamenting that I can't play any of the old titles I still love, and then looking at my current games and being left with the doubt that they will run in Vista (and XP is being taken off the shelves this year), I have decided that I'm tired of my favorite games being trashed by the great lack of backwards compatibility in Microsoft operating systems.
I will not buy Vista, and when my current XP machine bites the dust, I will be as free as a bird (a penguin).
And I'm particularly interested in supporting a move from windows gaming to linux gaming, so I won't be resorting to piracy.
All Microsoft has to disclose is the patent. They don't have to disclose any 'source code.' Actually, I think that with a good lawyer, Microsoft WOULD have to disclose source code.
According to patent law, the applicant of the patent must disclose the process of accomplishing the task or result that the patent is being applied for, so that anyone of average skill in that field of business can reproduce the results without much further research.
That pretty much means source code. Without supplying source code, the patent should be invalidated.
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Umm, you can't copy databases?
Have you ever tried to use the backup/restore features?
How about citing the exact law? Can anyone make a solid case?
This kind of rhetoric strikes me as being politically motivated bull shit. Not just the normal shit, but really rotten shit. I mean, yeah Bush fucked up (quite a few times), but most of the nonsense I hear is born out of spite and is not justified.
I think if there were sufficient evidence that Bush deliberately mislead Congress into authorizing the war, he would have already been hanged by Democrats.
illegal and disastrous wars I've heard this a thousand times, but nobody ever tells me, what makes a war illegal?
In case you didn't know, Congress (legislators of law) voted heavily in favor (Senate 77:23, House of Representatives 296:133 ) of giving Bush the authority to use the armed forces against Iraq.
Should I look up the vote on the use of force in Afghanistan, too?
There are a billion and two ways to fight people who issue fines with no authority to do so. Umm, if it's THEIR network, then they DO have the authority.
I think the point was that nobody posted to slashdot saying they wanted to piss your grandfather's grave when he died.
The dead obviously don't suffer anything from disrespectful displays aimed towards them, but their surviving families may be affected by it.
It would have been a great deal more effective to piss on him while he was still alive, and probably wouldn't traumatize his family, who have already had to put up with him for 73 years.
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What? You honestly think that FUCKING WITH THE CYCLE OF LIFE is a bad thing?
</sarcasm>
How about noting the "Live" caption on the upper left or upper right of the screen?
OMG indeed.
Best Buy is not a bad place to purchase. They claim they'll match any store price for the same item.
They aren't supposed to give you the rebate afterwards, but they did last time when I picked up an eMachine T6420 for $450 after rebate when Walmart was selling the same machine for $500.
I was just thinking about that when I read the poster talking about popping the case off and disconnecting the wire to the key lock. All the computers I saw had the feature to lock the case on.
But they keys were all the same. Any key could be used on any computer. You could have fun with that if you knew someone who had lost their own key.
You must be pulling the fabric thin (stretching it) when you measure it, because I'm pretty sure that 20 t-shirts would be significantly more than 0.2 inches.
Unless you're wearing a shirt that's 2 sizes too small for you, you won't be stretching it when you wear it. Measure the relaxed thickness of the shirt.
Yes, but I'm used to the expectation that it's best to reformat the partition before loading a new version, so I opted for a version that receives longer support.
Standard procedure for me under Windows.
5 cm would be thick, at around 2 inches, but 5 mm about the same as wearing 2 cotton t-shirts.
It may be the fault of Mozilla, but it's still a part of my Linux experience and reflective of how hard transitioning Windows users have to try to accomplish tasks that they expect to be simple.
I made the choice for 6.06 because it said it was supported until 2009, where 7.04 says it's supported only until 2008.
Sounded strange to me that the older version would enjoy longer support, but I thought it would be better to have a version that does. So I was lead to believe that 6.06 was a better version.
Then, I am told by someone that I made another mistake when I downloaded the 64 bit version. One of my problems is I can't apt-get the source for the purpose of some installs.
I didn't expect it to be easy, but I didn't expect it to be as difficult as it has been for me so far.
But it was a comment about the suggested ease of use with packaged installations, which the Firefox was not. This was just the place I decided to start my rant about how many of the things I want to do, intend to do with Linux as I'm moving away from Windows, are difficult or impossible for the average user. Maybe there are 22,000+ packages available in the Ubuntu repositories, but I'm not interested in very many of them.
You need to be an expert to make Linux a rewarding experience. Right now I'm just letting my Linux install collect dust. I want to get away from Windows, maybe I should try a Mac now?
This is an example of something that is not straight-forward. The point is that, even with something as simple and widely used as Firefox, it isn't a simple and intuitive process that users don't have to struggle with to accomplish. At least with the distribution I chose to install (which has been widely hailed as the most user friendly distro).
It's not that I can't do it. But I would bet it's above the abilities of the average user. I just don't like fighting with my PC. That's part of what this discussion is about.
Now, installing MythTV is the big pain in the ass that I can't get accomplished. This wiki is a testimony to the fact that it's not an easy process and most users would not tolerate the difficulty of such a setup. I can't tolerate it myself.
By that, I mean I do not have the option you suggested. It doesn't work that way. At least not on my computer.
I must still be in the past.
So, umm, how do I install this Firefox update I downloaded? Running Ubuntu 6.06.
Great. I already have 2 copies of Episode 1 (needed an extra seat for a deathmatch lan party).
Awesome. Now I can have another copy of Episode 1 to put next to my AOL disks.
Are you saying that the developer version lets you save the database to your local hard drive when you back up a database on a remote server?
That doesn't sound like a huge limitation. I KNOW that functionality wasn't in SQL Server 2000. And even then it was manageable with a good remote control with built-in file transfer or access to an FTP.
If your problems start with even being able to connect to a remote server then you've got network issues you need to resolve before you can do anything else, no matter what version of SQL Server you have. Or you're trying to log in using windows authentication (only works when you're connecting from the same computer as the database is on).
I was a windows gamer and a pirate. Now I'm on my way to becoming neither. I gave up piracy several years ago and I have bought many games since then. But now I don't plan on buying any more games that don't support Linux (I still don't engage in piracy).
After looking at my old games and lamenting that I can't play any of the old titles I still love, and then looking at my current games and being left with the doubt that they will run in Vista (and XP is being taken off the shelves this year), I have decided that I'm tired of my favorite games being trashed by the great lack of backwards compatibility in Microsoft operating systems.
I will not buy Vista, and when my current XP machine bites the dust, I will be as free as a bird (a penguin).
And I'm particularly interested in supporting a move from windows gaming to linux gaming, so I won't be resorting to piracy.
According to patent law, the applicant of the patent must disclose the process of accomplishing the task or result that the patent is being applied for, so that anyone of average skill in that field of business can reproduce the results without much further research.
That pretty much means source code. Without supplying source code, the patent should be invalidated.
Umm, you can't copy databases?
Have you ever tried to use the backup/restore features?
So I can google anything, and it's law?
How about citing the exact law? Can anyone make a solid case?
This kind of rhetoric strikes me as being politically motivated bull shit. Not just the normal shit, but really rotten shit. I mean, yeah Bush fucked up (quite a few times), but most of the nonsense I hear is born out of spite and is not justified.
I think if there were sufficient evidence that Bush deliberately mislead Congress into authorizing the war, he would have already been hanged by Democrats.
In case you didn't know, Congress (legislators of law) voted heavily in favor (Senate 77:23, House of Representatives 296:133 ) of giving Bush the authority to use the armed forces against Iraq.
Should I look up the vote on the use of force in Afghanistan, too?
Indeed. Episode 1 was more like a maze than a free-range game. But I only played it for about 2 hours.
I really only bought it for HL2 deathmatch.
But I'm excited about Episode 2, only because I heard that it will feature a stand-alone game called Portal.
I think the point was that nobody posted to slashdot saying they wanted to piss your grandfather's grave when he died.
The dead obviously don't suffer anything from disrespectful displays aimed towards them, but their surviving families may be affected by it.
It would have been a great deal more effective to piss on him while he was still alive, and probably wouldn't traumatize his family, who have already had to put up with him for 73 years.