Comment Re:Calculation (Score 0) 187
Comment linux is cheap & easy. Therefore linux is a s (Score 0) 867
Comment Re:Real link (Score 0) 228
You need to set up a Rait, or a RAID. using tapes.
A friend and I set up identical backup. systems. Each has three 1tb sata drives. in raid5 that essentual data is mirrored to. every 10 minutes via rsync on a. staggered schedule (machine 0 at
I mail my duplicates to him, and he send his to me. The entire system cost less than $500 to setup, is easy to use, efficent and secure.
Comment Re:The "taxpayers' money"... isn't. (Score 0) 418
It's not your money anymore, you gave it to the government.
Perhaps you gave your money to the
NQS
Comment Re:...Or an arms race (Score 0) 646
What about the Half-slim SSD?
I've been watching the prices
of these, waiting for a drop, then hack into my netbook a internal
usb compact flash adapter with a microdrive for swap and
Comment there is a way to bypass the schools abilities (Score 0) 941
Comment Re:Better article, and liability? (Score 0) 12
Comment The problem isn't docs, the problem is lusers (Score 0) 769
Perhaps those lusers just need to learn how to properly as a question. Here is an example:
Abbott calling Costello
Costello calls Abbott with some questions about UNIX.
Costello: What is the command that will tell me the revision code of a program?
Abbott: Yes, that's correct.
Costello: No, what is it?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: So, which is the one?
Abbott: No. 'which' is used to find the program.
Costello: Stop this. Who are you?
Abbott: Use 'who am i' not 'who r yoo'. You can also 'finger yoo' to get information about 'yoo'.
Costello: All I want to know is what finds the revision code?
Abbott: Use 'what'.
Costello: That's what I am trying to find out. Isn't that true?
Abbott: No. 'true' gives you 0.
Costello: Which one?
Abbott: 'true' gives you 0. 'which programname'
Costello: Let's get back to my problem. What program? How do I find it?
Abbott: Type 'find / -name it -print' to find 'it'. Type 'what program' to get the revision code.
Costello: I want to find the revision code.
Abbott: You can't 'find revisioncode', you must use 'what program'.
Costello: Which command will do what I need?
Abbott: No. 'which command' will find 'command'.
Costello: I think I understand. Let me write that.
Abbott: You can 'write that' only if 'that' is a user on your system.
Costello: Write what?
Abbott: No. 'write that'. 'what program'.
Costello: Cut that out!
Abbott: Yes. those are valid files for 'cut'. Don't forget the options.
Costello: Do you always do this?
Abbott: 'du' will give you disk usage.
Costello: HELP!
Abbott: 'help' is only used for Source Code Control System (SCCS).
Costello: You make me angry.
Abbott: No, I don't 'make me' angry but I did 'make programname' when I was upset once.
Costello: I don't want to make trouble, so no more.
Abbott: No 'more'? 'which' will help you find 'more'. Every system has 'more'.
Costello: Nice help! I'm confused more now!
Abbott: Understand that since 'help' is such a small program, it is better not to 'nice help'. and 'more now' is not allowed but 'at now' is. Unless of course 'now' is a file name.
Costello: This is almost as confusing as my PC.
Abbott: I didn't know you needed help with 'pc'. Let me get you to the Pascal compiler team.
Comment Re:feeBay is the answer (Score 0) 970
++ on both.
I've been getting rid of my junk on ebay using same method, all it costs me is a few minutes extra time.
I'm currently on my third laser jet, my first was a laserjet+ (second model made) that I pulled out of barn and cleaned up. a $5 pack of paper and a $12 generic toner off ebay (not like it was still warrentyed and I used it about a year. Gave it away to a local mom & pop restuarant and last time i talked to them they were still on that cartridge.
also, when you printer breaks, check here for parts and instructions
Comment Re:But how is it a crime? (Score 0) 621
I am wondering how long before I see the headline "Man arrested for using linux"
Is http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/04/14/193217/College-Police-Think-Using-Linux-Is-Suspicious-Behavior close enough?
Comment Guess guns are deadly (Score 1, Funny) 8
He said Hughes killed Mr Stewart because she believed he was having an affair with a 26-year-old woman who sometimes joined him on shooting trips.'"
I stand corrected. Guns can get you killed.
Comment Re:Not News!! (Score 0) 843
Comment Re:Good (Score 0) 249
More like a SLAPP