I was a grad assistant several years ago, and we all had cubicles in a large common area. The mainland Chinese grad assistants were absolutely abhorred that they had to worry about theft in their cubicles. One Chinese student said to me "In China I could leave everything on my desk all day and never worry about coming back and finding it stolen. If someone stole my calculator and got caught, they'd be shot in the head." He was proud of this and felt it was the "right" way. It was interesting that he was as disgusted by theft as I am by capital punishment.
... then dump it. I'm having a blast shopping right now. My nieces and nephews WISH this was what they were getting for Christmas, but this cart won't make it to checkout!
Don't forget that Elizabeth Shue paved the way for this when she played a physicist in the Saint. Everybody who endured this awful movie just because Elizabeth Shue was in it, raise their hand. Think hollywood hasn't caught onto this... "okay, we've got a nuclear scientist role, who thinks we should write it for a beautiful woman?"
BTW, while I was watching Wild Things I couldn't understand where all the hype came from. Then I got towards the end... Wow!
I agree with Chewie... one of the best movies I've gone to in ages. But you have to be a certain type of person to enjoy it - the typical/.er probably qualifies. When Malkovich was about to Malkovich himself, I noticed that just some of us started getting really overexcited (you know what I mean, bouncing up and down, laughing hysterically) about the possibilities when nothing had happened yet. It was kind of like a test for who in the theater had ever dealt with recursive calls! Overall, the movie reminded me of when I went to see Pi - the audience was divided into those felt like a movie had been made just for us, and those who wondered why they were there.
Ha ha, welcome to Linux! Get used to the difficulties - all the Windows experience won't help you much here. This isn't just another application you are installing, it's a whole new operating system. It's okay that no one will install it for you since the sooner you get used to handling things yourself the better. The installation is just the start of "problems" and you don't want to call over a friend every time you get a weird screen or your printer doesn't work! First, get used to going to the web for help and information (Linux was born on the web after all). Here's a couple of starts for your situation:
Remember, not everyone will be helpful if you post in a wrong area, like you did here:-) Try to find a relevant site and be sure you first read what's already there since no one likes duplicate postings or being asked a question that's already been answered. I'm jealous of your machine... what a piece of hardware! Did you build it yourself? If so this will help you since you will need a lot of information on your machine once you actually get into setting up Linux. If you didn't build the machine, write down everything you can about what's inside it before you start installing. You don't have any fancy setup to do this for you like Windows does. For an idea of what you need to know, see section 2.1.5 of Linux Installation and Getting Started. When I first installed Linux, I put it on a machine I had built myself and had a second machine next to it constantly logged onto the web for finding information. My "fun" started when the setup couldn't find my SCSI CD/ROM, so I bypassed the situation by plugging an old CD/ROM into a free IDE port and got started. The only other major hang-up after that involved the wrong video card being identified during setup, and my monitor got very hot and made an unwelcome whining noise that sounded like oncoming death (which made me glad it was an older monitor whose loss would be bearable)... fixing this required changing settings on the X-server.
Regarding the posts here on the "6.1" thing, here's a little sidenote. Linux distributors (such as RedHat) have their own numbering system that is best thought of as unrelated to the underlying Linux kernel. You may have RedHat 6.1, TurboLinux 3.6, and Slackware Linux 4.0 all out at the same time using the same Linux kernel, which is version 2.2. The second number indicates whether you have a "stable" or "development" version: if that number is even, it is stable. Thus Linux 2.2 is a stable version, while 2.3 is the current development (unstable) version. While you can download and install 2.3 and think you are getting a "newer" version, don't! Wait until you are way beyond the newbie stage to wander there.
Not that I want to push anyone's products here, but if you are planning to stick with it and get into Linux, you might consider getting a copy of Running Linux. I didn't buy it until I had Linux up and running - reading the first few chapters before I attempted an install would have been helpful, and it is great to have around afterwards to learn from. In the mean time, have fun and hang in there during the installation!
My arm hurts from using the mouse. I don't mind using a keyboard, but switching back-and-forth to the mouse gets old and causes more pain than the keyboard (ever noticed that both of your arms rarely hurt after hours in front of the screen, but one does - is it the same one you mouse with?). Switching to a roller-ball type mouse was worthless, but putting a mouse tray next to my keyboard helped. Still, it's not great. Let's face it, the mouse is just moving a cursor and selecting in one of three ways (at least with Windows and a two-button mouse). This is an ideal application for thought control technology, and I for one am ready for it. I'll volunteer for testing... who else is with me?
I've got a few weeks to play around with programming on my Linux machine and am trying to decide between the reviewed book (Beginning Linux Programming) and Programming with GNU Software by Loukides & Oram. Any opinions/suggestions on which book would be better to work through? Thanks!
I was hoping Virtual Light and Idoru would spawn another trilogy from this excellent author. When is Neuromancer going to be made into a movie? The Matrix was great, but a good director could make an even better movie with Neuromancer.
I did not go into CS when I graduated from high school in 1982 because I was told this same line. As a kid, I grew up in the middle of nowhere, and had to go off to summer computer camp to get time writing programs. I even did odd jobs at my dad's office so that I could also work on computers there, doing little tasks like loading programs and entering data. Still, everyone said "don't go into CS, all the programs are almost written, nothing will be left to do, you will be unemployed." Thanks a lot! So after years in my non-CS career, where I've usually been the one people turn to do computer-related projects because it was my personal interest, I finally decided to work on my masters in CS so that I can get into a true CS career that I will enjoy. And what did people tell me? "Oh no, don't do that, pretty soon this bust will end, there will be nothing left to do, you will have wasted your time and money." Shut up!
I just wanted to add my agreement here. My 68 year old father-in-law got a new PC last year with a 17 inch monitor (his previous monitor was 15 inch). I was trying to sell him on running it at 800x600 so that he could scroll less. No sale, he was thrilled using 640x480 and having everything larger on the screen... it was easier on his eyes, and he considered this to be the advantage of the larger monitor.
... and I thought I was the only person still listening to the Pixies! If I need a strong beat to keep me moving, it's NIN. When I need some background to keep me focused, I like something electronic like Orbital. But for just all around, the Pixies rule when I'm coding (esp. Trompe Le Monde).
This is a great book to take you through the Linux experience... very appropriate to review it the day after Jon Katz's article on his Linux installation. I unfortunately installed Linux first, then bought the book later when I quickly realized the distribution's manual was worthless. A great companion book is O'Reily's "Linux in a Nutshell" - this is basically an encyclopedia of commands that makes a good reference while reading "Running Linux."
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I was a grad assistant several years ago, and we all had cubicles in a large common area. The mainland Chinese grad assistants were absolutely abhorred that they had to worry about theft in their cubicles. One Chinese student said to me "In China I could leave everything on my desk all day and never worry about coming back and finding it stolen. If someone stole my calculator and got caught, they'd be shot in the head." He was proud of this and felt it was the "right" way. It was interesting that he was as disgusted by theft as I am by capital punishment.
... then dump it. I'm having a blast shopping right now. My nieces and nephews WISH this was what they were getting for Christmas, but this cart won't make it to checkout!
My 100MHz AMD 486 running Linux works just fine - just don't try using KDE on it unless I have all day!
Anyone who likes Tim Burton movies will love this one. For once, a movie that lives up to the hype surrounding its release.
BTW, while I was watching Wild Things I couldn't understand where all the hype came from. Then I got towards the end... Wow!
I agree with Chewie... one of the best movies I've gone to in ages. But you have to be a certain type of person to enjoy it - the typical /.er probably qualifies. When Malkovich was about to Malkovich himself, I noticed that just some of us started getting really overexcited (you know what I mean, bouncing up and down, laughing hysterically) about the possibilities when nothing had happened yet. It was kind of like a test for who in the theater had ever dealt with recursive calls! Overall, the movie reminded me of when I went to see Pi - the audience was divided into those felt like a movie had been made just for us, and those who wondered why they were there.
it should be... Newsgroup for RedHat Linux installation: http://www.deja.com/group/linux.redhat.install
Newsgroup for RedHat Linux installation: http://www.deja.com/group/linux.redhat.install/
Beginners guide for installing Linux: http://www.linux.ie/beginners-linux-guide/
Remember, not everyone will be helpful if you post in a wrong area, like you did here :-) Try to find a relevant site and be sure you first read what's already there since no one likes duplicate postings or being asked a question that's already been answered. I'm jealous of your machine... what a piece of hardware! Did you build it yourself? If so this will help you since you will need a lot of information on your machine once you actually get into setting up Linux. If you didn't build the machine, write down everything you can about what's inside it before you start installing. You don't have any fancy setup to do this for you like Windows does. For an idea of what you need to know, see section 2.1.5 of Linux Installation and Getting Started. When I first installed Linux, I put it on a machine I had built myself and had a second machine next to it constantly logged onto the web for finding information. My "fun" started when the setup couldn't find my SCSI CD/ROM, so I bypassed the situation by plugging an old CD/ROM into a free IDE port and got started. The only other major hang-up after that involved the wrong video card being identified during setup, and my monitor got very hot and made an unwelcome whining noise that sounded like oncoming death (which made me glad it was an older monitor whose loss would be bearable)... fixing this required changing settings on the X-server.
Regarding the posts here on the "6.1" thing, here's a little sidenote. Linux distributors (such as RedHat) have their own numbering system that is best thought of as unrelated to the underlying Linux kernel. You may have RedHat 6.1, TurboLinux 3.6, and Slackware Linux 4.0 all out at the same time using the same Linux kernel, which is version 2.2. The second number indicates whether you have a "stable" or "development" version: if that number is even, it is stable. Thus Linux 2.2 is a stable version, while 2.3 is the current development (unstable) version. While you can download and install 2.3 and think you are getting a "newer" version, don't! Wait until you are way beyond the newbie stage to wander there.
Not that I want to push anyone's products here, but if you are planning to stick with it and get into Linux, you might consider getting a copy of Running Linux. I didn't buy it until I had Linux up and running - reading the first few chapters before I attempted an install would have been helpful, and it is great to have around afterwards to learn from. In the mean time, have fun and hang in there during the installation!
I actually read an article in Business Week about a gravel pit that had to certify its sand as y2k compliant!
I'm switching to Ivory soap the next time I take a shower! What a sport... Thanks for the best reply of all.
My arm hurts from using the mouse. I don't mind using a keyboard, but switching back-and-forth to the mouse gets old and causes more pain than the keyboard (ever noticed that both of your arms rarely hurt after hours in front of the screen, but one does - is it the same one you mouse with?). Switching to a roller-ball type mouse was worthless, but putting a mouse tray next to my keyboard helped. Still, it's not great. Let's face it, the mouse is just moving a cursor and selecting in one of three ways (at least with Windows and a two-button mouse). This is an ideal application for thought control technology, and I for one am ready for it. I'll volunteer for testing... who else is with me?
I've got a few weeks to play around with programming on my Linux machine and am trying to decide between the reviewed book (Beginning Linux Programming) and Programming with GNU Software by Loukides & Oram. Any opinions/suggestions on which book would be better to work through? Thanks!
I was hoping Virtual Light and Idoru would spawn another trilogy from this excellent author. When is Neuromancer going to be made into a movie? The Matrix was great, but a good director could make an even better movie with Neuromancer.
The chicken company is spelled "Perdue."
I did not go into CS when I graduated from high school in 1982 because I was told this same line. As a kid, I grew up in the middle of nowhere, and had to go off to summer computer camp to get time writing programs. I even did odd jobs at my dad's office so that I could also work on computers there, doing little tasks like loading programs and entering data. Still, everyone said "don't go into CS, all the programs are almost written, nothing will be left to do, you will be unemployed." Thanks a lot! So after years in my non-CS career, where I've usually been the one people turn to do computer-related projects because it was my personal interest, I finally decided to work on my masters in CS so that I can get into a true CS career that I will enjoy. And what did people tell me? "Oh no, don't do that, pretty soon this bust will end, there will be nothing left to do, you will have wasted your time and money." Shut up!
I just wanted to add my agreement here. My 68 year old father-in-law got a new PC last year with a 17 inch monitor (his previous monitor was 15 inch). I was trying to sell him on running it at 800x600 so that he could scroll less. No sale, he was thrilled using 640x480 and having everything larger on the screen... it was easier on his eyes, and he considered this to be the advantage of the larger monitor.
If you want to spawn another thread, there's also the Lemonheads. Another great Boston group, Juliana Hatfield bass and vocals.
... and I thought I was the only person still listening to the Pixies! If I need a strong beat to keep me moving, it's NIN. When I need some background to keep me focused, I like something electronic like Orbital. But for just all around, the Pixies rule when I'm coding (esp. Trompe Le Monde).
This is a great book to take you through the Linux experience... very appropriate to review it the day after Jon Katz's article on his Linux installation. I unfortunately installed Linux first, then bought the book later when I quickly realized the distribution's manual was worthless. A great companion book is O'Reily's "Linux in a Nutshell" - this is basically an encyclopedia of commands that makes a good reference while reading "Running Linux."