|
|
| Author |
Message |
| 13 new of 203 responses total. |
maus
|
|
response 191 of 203:
| 
Feb 22 05:10 UTC 2007 |
Keesan, I regularly see boxes with 2 GBytes of RAM and 4 GBytes of swap
start shooting processes to free memory (and I usually get a ticket when
the OOM-killer shoots sshd or httpd). Real systems with real loads and
thousands of users accessing simultaneously a web application that talks
to a database require more RAM.
Manually loading drivers is an unacceptable inconvenience for many
users, and imposes a barrier to use. For most people, the operating
environment is simply a vehicle to use the commands that they need; most
people do not get off on faffing around with their operating environment
to achieve things that have been solved elegantly and reasonably.
P.S: My partner, who is sick and on medications responds "wake up and
come into the 1990s".
|
keesan
|
|
response 192 of 203:
|
Feb 22 16:15 UTC 2007 |
The computers we put together are for single users and don't run out of
memory. The one person who requested USB was really interested in learning
linux and had no objection to typing usb-on and mount /dev/sda1 /mnt.
And he was delighted with the 15 second boot. So while 2.6 may be much better
for your situation, 2.2 (2.4 if you need USB storage) works fine for mine.
Most of our computers and libc5 are from the late 90s already. A 1999 linux
runs faster on a 1998 computer than the latest and greatest.
To use the internet on the latest computer I set up, boot the computer,
type lin to boot from DOS to linux (or win for Windows instead), root
and Enter to login as root, dial to dial as root, login user and Enter to
login as user and automatically load X, then you can select programs from
the START menu with a mouse (or type their names in an rxvt). Type reboot
to reboot before shutting off the computer. I put little menus with
instructions along the way (in autoexec.bat and issue). How is this not
elegant?
|
fudge
|
|
response 193 of 203:
|
Feb 27 12:07 UTC 2007 |
this just gave me the idea of removing the gear stick from my car, after all
in town I hardly get to use anything other than the second gear, which with
a little getting used to you can also start moving with. that way the car will
be lighter and I'll have more space to move! less consumption and more
comfort! ;P
|
nharmon
|
|
response 194 of 203:
|
Feb 27 13:04 UTC 2007 |
While you're at it, remove all of the seats and only install the ones
you need, adding and removing them as needed. And a car from 1982 drives
the same as one from 2004, so there is no point to buying anything newer
than 15 years old. Oh, and fuel injection annoys me, so anything I get
has to be carburated. If you ever need an oil change, Jim might be able
to help. He'll jack up the car, remove the drain plug, refill it with
oil, and let you drive off forgetting to reinstall the drain plug. When
your car dies, you can just pick up another junker from us for $50.
|
keesan
|
|
response 195 of 203:
|
Feb 27 19:49 UTC 2007 |
Good idea. Better yet, use a bike in town. Takes up much less space, makes
almost no noise or pollution, and is better for everyone's health.
|
tod
|
|
response 196 of 203:
|
Feb 27 21:13 UTC 2007 |
And if you get hungry, eat some dried leaves and twigs and drink water from
the curb.
|
nharmon
|
|
response 197 of 203:
|
Feb 27 21:16 UTC 2007 |
Or some chocolate you find in a garbage can.
|
keesan
|
|
response 198 of 203:
|
Feb 27 22:29 UTC 2007 |
People cannot digest cellulose.
|
slynne
|
|
response 199 of 203:
|
Feb 27 22:49 UTC 2007 |
nope, we sure cant. It is part of what is in poop. I learned in my
biology class what else is in poop and I think I will be grossed out
for the rest of my life.
|
tod
|
|
response 200 of 203:
|
Feb 28 00:03 UTC 2007 |
It tends to be yellow or brown in color, too.
|
keesan
|
|
response 201 of 203:
|
Feb 28 00:29 UTC 2007 |
The color is I think from broken down heme (from blood).
|
fudge
|
|
response 202 of 203:
|
Feb 28 10:38 UTC 2007 |
this conversation started on nonsense and is turning to shit
|
gull
|
|
response 203 of 203:
|
Mar 24 06:06 UTC 2007 |
Re resp:141: Well, it's a bit like saying that driving a modern car is
more pleasant than driving a Model T. It's obviously true, to most
people, but there are still people who really enjoy restoring and
driving an antique.
Re resp:179: For what it's worth, I find 'gull' perfectly
acceptable. 'David' is awfully generic. ;)
Re resp:195: It also greatly increases your chances of getting killed
by being run over by a car, thus reducing the overpopulation
problem. ;)
|
