I've previously been a big Mandriva fan having it installed on many machines over the years. It was "Mandrake" back in the day, now Mandriva. I've never been disappointed with the distro, never. It's solid and has always been a worthwhile install.
I have since converted over to Debian for my servers which I absolutely love. Then, just to keep my distro's somewhat similar, I started using Ubuntu (debian based distro) on my workstations. And so I've been using Ubuntu ever since.
It seems like everyone is running Ubuntu these days.. perhaps it's time to cut back to Mandriva, just for that very reason. I hope Mandriva continues to have success in the future, they do a lot for the Linux community at large and that's commendable.
I have it on good authority from a NASA insider that this is the mission overview for STS-121:
Day 1: Launch Day 2: Inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage. Day 3: Inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage. Day 4: Repair thermal protection system. Day 5: Repair thermal protection system. Day 6: Repair thermal protection system. Day 7: Re-inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage. Day 8: Mission conclusion, return to Earth.:/ -Ponga
... Why the hell not! In the process, we could start some freeway projects, put up several strip malls and start a few master planned communities! We'll feel right at home up there!!1!
Augh man, you gettin' me misty-eyed over here! But listen, as another reply has already stated, the battle is ongoing. We've not lost yet. Here is the gist: It's the corporate/governmental entities -versus- the people. But the cat is out of the bag, my friend. I mean, the PEOPLE have been able to collaborate and communicate with each other on an unprecedented scale ever before witnessed in human history. We the people, are a collective you see. OUR collective efforts against theirs. Not to sound too corny, but we are MORE than the sum of our individual parts. They come up with their little schemes, and we counter with ours. This is how it is, this is how it's always been, and it will continue. I for one, believe that with OUR collective efforts, freedom shall not disappear from the net, ever. Yes, indeed - the masses will embrace such efforts for an "Easier, more friendly"(sm) Internet, but US... never. Our collected efforts will win the day, my friend. Besides, it's well known that resistance against the collective is futile:) -Ponga
It seems to me that several universities that have high-powered CS departments end up hiring complete tards to do their campus IT infrastructure... how does this happen, you ask?? ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CONSULT ANYONE FROM CS ON COMPUTER RELATED MATTERS! I wish universities on the whole would operate more like universities instead of bumbling corporate bureaucracies... my 2p
Ahh, I see. BA, sheesh. It may be a different animal altogether, but we have a BA in MIS (Management Information Systems) degree at my school (Arizona) which is not nearly as good as a BA in straight up Business Management and all but useless as for the "Information Systems" side of things. Like most BA degrees, both sound like a waste of money. Thanks for the reply!
Rich... poor. Pfft. Does not make a difference if your new fiber going in is subsidized. My grandmother lives in a small community (30K pop.) in BFE Eastern Arizona. The neighborhood is lower-middle class, but all the streets are tore up due to a company installing fiber to the home. Rumor has it that the Latter Day Saints (this is a big Mormon town) are footing a good portion of the bill. Either way, this is the only place I have ever seen fiber being laid to the home, city or not, rich part of town or not. -Ponga
I heard about this on NPR during my drive back from class. Immediatly I though about a spider/bot that may have cached the page before it was pulled. Anyone have any links??
P.S. I am not a terrorist nor am I interested in the actual data included in the pulled pages, only IF the info had been cached or not...:D
Perhaps so. But please keep in mind that it IS possible for a person NOT "in your shoes" to reach a rational conclusion on the subject. If you believe that for a person to have *SOME* insight on what it takes to have a good marriage, they must be married; then you are the idiot. Granted, many things are learned from experience, but some things can be reasoned through by just being... a REASONABLE PERSON. At the same time, simply because a person has experience with marriege, does not make them an authority. Would you say that a person that has been married 5 times, to be experienced and therefore be able to relate to you and your experiences more than myself(not married)?
Btw, I agree 100% - spouse first, kids second. But I guess my opinion does not matter to you, since I have neither, does it?
I think the biggest thing in the coming years (if not already) will be what to do with CRT monitors that are being replaced with LCD and other tech. Seems only this past week I've had several people ask me if want some 17" CRT's cuz they just upgraded to flat panals.
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+5 Funny!? Come on mods! This is *clearly* an informative post! (About as informative as the article is.)
First thing I do after installing Ubuntu;
$sudo passwd root
sudo is for n00bs and lusers :D
I've previously been a big Mandriva fan having it installed on many machines over the years. It was "Mandrake" back in the day, now Mandriva. I've never been disappointed with the distro, never. It's solid and has always been a worthwhile install.
I have since converted over to Debian for my servers which I absolutely love. Then, just to keep my distro's somewhat similar, I started using Ubuntu (debian based distro) on my workstations. And so I've been using Ubuntu ever since.
It seems like everyone is running Ubuntu these days.. perhaps it's time to cut back to Mandriva, just for that very reason. I hope Mandriva continues to have success in the future, they do a lot for the Linux community at large and that's commendable.
--ponga
I have it on good authority from a NASA insider that this is the mission overview for STS-121:
:/
Day 1: Launch
Day 2: Inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage.
Day 3: Inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage.
Day 4: Repair thermal protection system.
Day 5: Repair thermal protection system.
Day 6: Repair thermal protection system.
Day 7: Re-inspect shuttle thermal protection system for damage.
Day 8: Mission conclusion, return to Earth.
-Ponga
...
Why the hell not! In the process, we could start some freeway projects, put up several strip malls and start a few master planned communities! We'll feel right at home up there!!1!
Q: Do you believe that an open source development model is inherently better for security?
J.G.: Oh yeah.
or... move to Arizona! http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/ari zona/
By fortune of our servers being in Arizona, I don't have to update 100's of machines! YEAH!
That cute little girl has been saying it all along!
Ugh, I need to stop watching so much TV...
Yup. http://btjunkie.org/
:D
Augh man, you gettin' me misty-eyed over here! But listen, as another reply has already stated, the battle is ongoing. We've not lost yet. :)
Here is the gist: It's the corporate/governmental entities -versus- the people. But the cat is out of the bag, my friend. I mean, the PEOPLE have been able to collaborate and communicate with each other on an unprecedented scale ever before witnessed in human history. We the people, are a collective you see. OUR collective efforts against theirs. Not to sound too corny, but we are MORE than the sum of our individual parts. They come up with their little schemes, and we counter with ours. This is how it is, this is how it's always been, and it will continue. I for one, believe that with OUR collective efforts, freedom shall not disappear from the net, ever. Yes, indeed - the masses will embrace such efforts for an "Easier, more friendly"(sm) Internet, but US... never. Our collected efforts will win the day, my friend. Besides, it's well known that resistance against the collective is futile
-Ponga
MULTICAST.
Why is this technology being, by-and-large, ignored??
Mike Hunt?
THANKS, I'll be here all week!
It's there now ;)
And yes, it's appropriate this time!
Whenever you see the adjective "unique" applied to a set of objects, it's probably being misused.
Unless you are discussing a uniqueness quantification.
It seems to me that several universities that have high-powered CS departments end up hiring complete tards to do their campus IT infrastructure... how does this happen, you ask?? ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT CONSULT ANYONE FROM CS ON COMPUTER RELATED MATTERS!
I wish universities on the whole would operate more like universities instead of bumbling corporate bureaucracies...
my 2p
-Ponga
Ahh, I see. BA, sheesh. It may be a different animal altogether, but we have a BA in MIS (Management Information Systems) degree at my school (Arizona) which is not nearly as good as a BA in straight up Business Management and all but useless as for the "Information Systems" side of things. Like most BA degrees, both sound like a waste of money.
Thanks for the reply!
Lemme get this straight... your school had a Bachelor of ARTS program in Computer SCIENCE ??
Uhh, care to explain?
Your post embodies a very concise and rational argument.
Thank you.
Rich... poor. Pfft. Does not make a difference if your new fiber going in is subsidized. My grandmother lives in a small community (30K pop.) in BFE Eastern Arizona. The neighborhood is lower-middle class, but all the streets are tore up due to a company installing fiber to the home. Rumor has it that the Latter Day Saints (this is a big Mormon town) are footing a good portion of the bill. Either way, this is the only place I have ever seen fiber being laid to the home, city or not, rich part of town or not.
-Ponga
I heard about this on NPR during my drive back from class. Immediatly I though about a spider/bot that may have cached the page before it was pulled.
:D
Anyone have any links??
P.S. I am not a terrorist nor am I interested in the actual data included in the pulled pages, only IF the info had been cached or not...
Since your nick is the name of a line of Dell server products, either you are
a) a Dell fanboy,
b) work for Dell, or
c) both.
You sir are an idiot.
Perhaps so. But please keep in mind that it IS possible for a person NOT "in your shoes" to reach a rational conclusion on the subject. If you believe that for a person to have *SOME* insight on what it takes to have a good marriage, they must be married; then you are the idiot. Granted, many things are learned from experience, but some things can be reasoned through by just being... a REASONABLE PERSON. At the same time, simply because a person has experience with marriege, does not make them an authority. Would you say that a person that has been married 5 times, to be experienced and therefore be able to relate to you and your experiences more than myself(not married)?
Btw, I agree 100% - spouse first, kids second. But I guess my opinion does not matter to you, since I have neither, does it?
I think the biggest thing in the coming years (if not already) will be what to do with CRT monitors that are being replaced with LCD and other tech. Seems only this past week I've had several people ask me if want some 17" CRT's cuz they just upgraded to flat panals.
Exactly. Or if your box catches on fire. Off-site backups, my friends. Off, site, backups.