These two came to mind, as I've used them recently. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that one is easier to use without having to learn much:
1. Sudo: This works well; I've been using it for a couple years; but I use it so infrequentyly that I forget about it. Typically, I just want to let user X run program P as superuser without having to type a password. Although this ends up as just a one-liner in the config. file, you have to read through a whole lot of details to figure out what you need to put.
2. Vcdimager: This has several options, and it even accepts an XML description of the image you want to build. But you don't need to know much of anything other than the list of.mpg's that you want to use. I was amazed at how easy it was.
That's an interesting point. What's funny, though, is that a even though it's hard to make a living as a writer, there are a lot more people doing it than there were a couple hundred years ago. I recall reading that Charles Dickens was the first person to make a living as a novelist.
wife: Honey, do you remember you promised to get your new scheduler done this weekend? you: Okay, but I was planning on mowing the lawn. wife: You used that excuse last week. Now won't you please finish the scheduler? *Starts rubbing geek's shoulders.* You know how smooth-running software makes me feel...
Or:
you: How'r you doing, Honey? wife: I'm almost done with my new Linux scheduler. It's really hot. you: *drools*
Some time ago, I tried to learn a bit of Arabic from some "Saudi Arabic" tapes. One thing I learned is that the written language is the same all over the Middle East, but the pronunciation varies tremendously through the region.
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I really agree with your second point and your comments about Unix. It reminds me of the fact that I learned the basics of Emacs in the early 80's (using "Mince"), and it's served me well on every platform since then, even a 386 running DOS and an AtariST.
Perhaps a beginner like the author should start with one of the mini-ITX's, like the ones made by Shuttle. I've built several PC's, but this was the easiest by far because it's already mostly done. The MB's already in with all the outside connectors attached, so all you have to do is add the CPU and RAM, then plug in the drives.
Good point about warning signs. Waaay back, I used to have a Porsche 914 (ie, a "VW/Porsche"), and always kept track of the mileage. One fillup, I noticed that it had gone way down, something like 30%. When I opened the engine compartment, it was pretty obvious why: Gasoline was dripping from one of the pipes.
I don't consider going to the doctor when not sick "preventive maintenance". That phrase applies to eating healthily, getting exercise, and sleeping enough. These greatly reduce one's chance of needing a doctor.
For a PC to be healthy, one needs to install healthy software. Running something like Windows every day is equivalent to a person eating a box of doughnuts each morning.
>Look You see a meson. >Examine meson. It's too small for you to see. >Examine meson with microscope. The meson appears to be composed of too smaller particles, a quark and an antiquark. >Examine quark. The quark is strange. >Examine antiquark. The pleasant blue glow leads you to conclude that this is a charmed antiquark. >Rub antiquark. Your fingers are too big and clumsy. >Rub antiquark with cue-tip. You suddenly feel lucky. Two elf-nymphs enter the room. They look at you expectedly...
This is how you get a police state: Make everyone a potential felon. So if you support the party in power, the police don't have time to worry about whether you have a VCR. If you're a rabble-rouser, your door gets kicked in and your mug-shot appears on the 10 o'clock news.
Funny, but until around 1970, I heard that the conventional wisdom in childrens' book publishing was that it was better to have books where the main character was a boy. Supposedly, girls would read books about boys, but boys wouldn't read books about girls.
Later, it was found that boys would read a book about a girl if the girl was unusual in some way (which I guess is the case with most Manga).
Same here. I think it's partly a case of 'high-tech burnout'. Whenever I think of buying something new, I can't figure out which of the many choices is best, and I fear that whatever I buy will be hopelessly obsolete within a month.
About 6 years ago, I found a copy of "Martian Dreams" at a used-software store, but one of the disks was bad. I emailed the publisher, Origin, about it, and with no charge, they sent a replacement.
I guess those days are over (and Origin no longer exists).
I call the cloudy part of the year the "software season". Since it's too wet to do much outside, it's a great time to cozy up in front of a warm CRT and write code.
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These two came to mind, as I've used them recently. I'm not saying one is better than the other, just that one is easier to use without having to learn much:
.mpg's that you want to use. I was amazed at how easy it was.
1. Sudo: This works well; I've been using it for a couple years; but I use it so infrequentyly that I forget about it. Typically, I just want to let user X run program P as superuser without having to type a password. Although this ends up as just a one-liner in the config. file, you have to read through a whole lot of details to figure out what you need to put.
2. Vcdimager: This has several options, and it even accepts an XML description of the image you want to build. But you don't need to know much of anything other than the list of
He wants to sell software, and DRM is the one 'feature' that closed-source software has over the open-source alternative.
I still have to get through Wasteland.
That's an interesting point. What's funny, though, is that a even though it's hard to make a living as a writer, there are a lot more people doing it than there were a couple hundred years ago. I recall reading that Charles Dickens was the first person to make a living as a novelist.
But this is what you might prefer:
wife: Honey, do you remember you promised to get your new scheduler done this weekend?
you: Okay, but I was planning on mowing the lawn.
wife: You used that excuse last week. Now won't you please finish the scheduler? *Starts rubbing geek's shoulders.* You know how smooth-running software makes me feel...
Or:
you: How'r you doing, Honey?
wife: I'm almost done with my new Linux scheduler. It's really hot.
you: *drools*
Apparently, you've never gotten a woman to go home with you by promising to show her your new scheduler.
(Okay, neither have I, but that's only because I'm married.)
You've stated a law which I think originated with Petreley in the mid-90's: "It hasn't been invented until Microsoft does it."
I remember reading articles gushing about multitasking in Windows95.
Some time ago, I tried to learn a bit of Arabic from some "Saudi Arabic" tapes. One thing I learned is that the written language is the same all over the Middle East, but the pronunciation varies tremendously through the region.
I really agree with your second point and your comments about Unix. It reminds me of the fact that I learned the basics of Emacs in the early 80's (using "Mince"), and it's served me well on every platform since then, even a 386 running DOS and an AtariST.
Perhaps a beginner like the author should start with one of the mini-ITX's, like the ones made by Shuttle. I've built several PC's, but this was the easiest by far because it's already mostly done. The MB's already in with all the outside connectors attached, so all you have to do is add the CPU and RAM, then plug in the drives.
You'd think he'd realize:
Software doesn't steal music; people steal music.
Good point about warning signs. Waaay back, I used to have a Porsche 914 (ie, a "VW/Porsche"), and always kept track of the mileage. One fillup, I noticed that it had gone way down, something like 30%. When I opened the engine compartment, it was pretty obvious why: Gasoline was dripping from one of the pipes.
And they'll look like those moving paintings in the Harry Potter movies.
If only he'd played Ultima 4...
I don't consider going to the doctor when not sick "preventive maintenance". That phrase applies to eating healthily, getting exercise, and sleeping enough. These greatly reduce one's chance of needing a doctor.
For a PC to be healthy, one needs to install healthy software. Running something like Windows every day is equivalent to a person eating a box of doughnuts each morning.
>Look
You see a meson.
>Examine meson.
It's too small for you to see.
>Examine meson with microscope.
The meson appears to be composed of too smaller particles, a quark and an antiquark.
>Examine quark.
The quark is strange.
>Examine antiquark.
The pleasant blue glow leads you to conclude that this is a charmed antiquark.
>Rub antiquark.
Your fingers are too big and clumsy.
>Rub antiquark with cue-tip.
You suddenly feel lucky.
Two elf-nymphs enter the room. They look at you expectedly...
This is how you get a police state: Make everyone a potential felon. So if you support the party in power, the police don't have time to worry about whether you have a VCR. If you're a rabble-rouser, your door gets kicked in and your mug-shot appears on the 10 o'clock news.
Funny, but until around 1970, I heard that the conventional wisdom in childrens' book publishing was that it was better to have books where the main character was a boy. Supposedly, girls would read books about boys, but boys wouldn't read books about girls.
Later, it was found that boys would read a book about a girl if the girl was unusual in some way (which I guess is the case with most Manga).
Same here. I think it's partly a case of 'high-tech burnout'. Whenever I think of buying something new, I can't figure out which of the many choices is best, and I fear that whatever I buy will be hopelessly obsolete within a month.
About 6 years ago, I found a copy of "Martian Dreams" at a used-software store, but one of the disks was bad. I emailed the publisher, Origin, about it, and with no charge, they sent a replacement.
I guess those days are over (and Origin no longer exists).
From what I'm told, the problem is the license-server software, which comes from a 3rd party.
Anyway, be happy that you can run EDA software on Linux. A few years ago, it looked like it was going to be a Windows world.
I call the cloudy part of the year the "software season". Since it's too wet to do much outside, it's a great time to cozy up in front of a warm CRT and write code.
Guess you haven't spent a lot of time on Canyon Road west of the 217, where it seems like there's a traffic light every 100ft. Arggggg!
Oregon has similar income tax rates to California's, and property taxes are astronomical.
Take up a snow-sport. That way, when it's drizzling for the 25th day in a row, you can think about all the new snow up on Mt. Hood.