Linux Mint

[rabidpotatochip]

The customer is not always right, Tom. :nono:

:biggrin:

+1. Now about that salmon-scented soap... :biggrin:

[soapbox]

+1. Now about that salmon-scented soap... :biggrin:

Pfft, next you'll be asking for catnip.

On a related note, what scents does Mrs. Chip like?

[Lynchmeister]

I toyed with the idea of starting a "Windows XP" thread...:rolleyes:

...let's just say I royally bungled up my laptop. I was putzing around last night and found myself inside the windows disk partitioner (which, I'll add, I have no experience with). I found the broken Linux partition of about 5GB and thought I'd just wipe it out because I needed the space on the windows side (long story). Well, I wiped it out no problem...then it was "unallocated." I couldn't figure out how to allocate it to C:\ and shrugged it off thinking it would do it automatically upon reboot. Happy in my ignorance, I continued to work without a reboot. Needless to say, this wouldn't be the case.

Fast forward to this morning...busy day ahead of me dealing with builders, cabinet makers, electricians, etc. I start the computer...GRUB 17 error...WTF! Uh oh...I broke Grub and Linux is gone...shit...can't get into windows...

I was extemely fortunate to have recently found all of my Windows recovery disks.

Disks in hand, I attempted to first repair the windows partition. Ok, no problem. Reboot. Grub 17 error. D'Oh!

After mulling over what I would (in reality, it was probably already too late) lose, I grit my teeth and did a complete reformat and install.

Ok...now, let's get the internet going. Nope. I tried floundering through the GUI without success before I went online on the Linux box. Ok...I have no drivers. No problem, I have the driver disk. Popped it in, did what I thought was installing the drivers, rebooted, tried to access the internet. No go.

In between loads of laundry (laundering the dogs' pillows and blankets after an unfortunate...accident...involving a very excited vizsla and some dinner guests), I managed to spill half of my coffee on the freshly laundered dog pillow. :censored: Blood boiling, I pressed on.

In a stroke of brilliance (and after looking around for eye witnesses), I cracked open the manual for my laptop. Apparently, I didn't install the drivers like I thought I had. Two minutes later, I manually installed the ethernet driver, and shortly thereafter I was able to pop in here and report my progress.

Now. Wireless. Heh, it seems we've come full circle again...only this time I'm spinning the sad tale of Micro$oft Window$. :lol:

[Mr. Gillette]

Pfft, next you'll be asking for catnip.

On a related note, what scents does Mrs. Chip like?

Cheddar!:w00t::w00t:

[expatCanuck]

Seemed as applicable a thread as any ...

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/linux/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=214502378&cid=nl_IWK_daily_H

[rabidpotatochip]

Pfft, next you'll be asking for catnip.

On a related note, what scents does Mrs. Chip like?

If I had catnip I wouldn't be able to sleep. My cats are already all over me during the night. One still hasn't figured out that a 15lb ball of fur on my chest is not a good sleep aid. :lol:


I toyed with the idea of starting a "Windows XP" thread...:rolleyes:

...let's just say I royally bungled up my laptop. I was putzing around last night and found myself inside the windows disk partitioner (which, I'll add, I have no experience with). I found the broken Linux partition of about 5GB and thought I'd just wipe it out because I needed the space on the windows side (long story). Well, I wiped it out no problem...then it was "unallocated." I couldn't figure out how to allocate it to C:\ and shrugged it off thinking it would do it automatically upon reboot. Happy in my ignorance, I continued to work without a reboot. Needless to say, this wouldn't be the case.

Fast forward to this morning...busy day ahead of me dealing with builders, cabinet makers, electricians, etc. I start the computer...GRUB 17 error...WTF! Uh oh...I broke Grub and Linux is gone...shit...can't get into windows...

I was extemely fortunate to have recently found all of my Windows recovery disks.

Disks in hand, I attempted to first repair the windows partition. Ok, no problem. Reboot. Grub 17 error. D'Oh!

After mulling over what I would (in reality, it was probably already too late) lose, I grit my teeth and did a complete reformat and install.

Ok...now, let's get the internet going. Nope. I tried floundering through the GUI without success before I went online on the Linux box. Ok...I have no drivers. No problem, I have the driver disk. Popped it in, did what I thought was installing the drivers, rebooted, tried to access the internet. No go.

In between loads of laundry (laundering the dogs' pillows and blankets after an unfortunate...accident...involving a very excited vizsla and some dinner guests), I managed to spill half of my coffee on the freshly laundered dog pillow. :censored: Blood boiling, I pressed on.

In a stroke of brilliance (and after looking around for eye witnesses), I cracked open the manual for my laptop. Apparently, I didn't install the drivers like I thought I had. Two minutes later, I manually installed the ethernet driver, and shortly thereafter I was able to pop in here and report my progress.

Now. Wireless. Heh, it seems we've come full circle again...only this time I'm spinning the sad tale of Micro$oft Window$. :lol:

Okie, short list of options. Get a boot disk that has fdisk on it and run fdisk /mbr or get into the Windows recovery console via an install cd and run fdisk /mbr. That should get things going.

[Mr. Gillette]

seemed as applicable a thread as any ...

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/linux/showarticle.jhtml?articleid=214502378&cid=nl_iwk_daily_h

heretic!

[Lynchmeister]

If I had catnip I wouldn't be able to sleep. My cats are already all over me during the night. One still hasn't figured out that a 15lb ball of fur on my chest is not a good sleep aid. :lol:



Okie, short list of options. Get a boot disk that has fdisk on it and run fdisk /mbr or get into the Windows recovery console via an install cd and run fdisk /mbr. That should get things going.

What will this do? I've already reformatted and reinstalled and am currently getting back all of my freeware, et al...

[rabidpotatochip]

What will this do? I've already reformatted and reinstalled and am currently getting back all of my freeware, et al...

Ah, not a hell of a lot then. :lol: Sorry, I must've missed that part of your post. :blushing:

It would have got the master boot record (MBR) back, meaning the Windows bootloader would be used rather than GRUB's.

[Lynchmeister]

Ah, not a hell of a lot then. :lol: Sorry, I must've missed that part of your post. :blushing:

It would have got the master boot record (MBR) back, meaning the Windows bootloader would be used rather than GRUB's.

Oh man...if anyone should be using the :blushing:, it's me! You could have saved me a lot of time and anguish...if only I would have had the foresight to consult the almighty Linux Mint thread! :lol:

Oh...in hindsight, it's been over 5 years since I've done a fresh XP install. To say it needed it would be an understatement.

[Mr. Gillette]

Oh man...if anyone should be using the :blushing:, it's me! You could have saved me a lot of time and anguish...if only I would have had the foresight to consult the almighty Linux Mint thread! :lol:

Oh...in hindsight, it's been over 5 years since I've done a fresh XP install. To say it needed it would be an understatement.

Good reminder! :blushing: I need to put a new cassette tape in the Sinclair before I go to bed tonight.:thumbup1:

[rabidpotatochip]

Oh man...if anyone should be using the :blushing:, it's me! You could have saved me a lot of time and anguish...if only I would have had the foresight to consult the almighty Linux Mint thread! :lol:

Oh...in hindsight, it's been over 5 years since I've done a fresh XP install. To say it needed it would be an understatement.

Ironic that the Linux thread is the best source for Windows support too.

[RichGem]

awe, heck. too much to quote and reply to and keep my sanity. so... I'll definitely take several rich scented soaps. lol big time at burnwood being a girly man with his skin care regiment. Wanting to smell like cheddar? Obviously, you've never been to wisconsin and Cory! Shame shame shame. Back to the darkside. No soup for you!

whew. I need a nap.

[Mr. Gillette]

awe, heck. too much to quote and reply to and keep my sanity. so... I'll definitely take several rich scented soaps. lol big time at burnwood being a girly man with his skin care regiment. Wanting to smell like cheddar? Obviously, you've never been to wisconsin and Cory! Shame shame shame. Back to the darkside. No soup for you!

whew. I need a nap.

Thanks for the support, RICH...I tried, I really REALLY tried. I think cheddar smells great...:thumbup1:

[burnwood]

awe, heck. too much to quote and reply to and keep my sanity. so... I'll definitely take several rich scented soaps. lol big time at burnwood being a girly man with his skin care regiment. Wanting to smell like cheddar? Obviously, you've never been to wisconsin and Cory! Shame shame shame. Back to the darkside. No soup for you!

whew. I need a nap.

girly man....or man with the girls! ohhhhh yeahhhhhh!!!!

[burnwood]

It will not, however, be as cheap as Williams.

Here's what I will propose for the scents:

"Rich" - Lime Oil
"Tom" - Unscented
"Chip" - Peppermint and Eucalyptus (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showpost.php?p=592887&postcount=23)
"Jesse" - Bayberry

And...

"Ray" - Lavender (I mean, you really should see his collection of lip balms and facial care products...even Mrs. Burnwood calls him a girl)
But I hate lavender!!!!!!!!! I either want Rich's lime oil or Bayberry or peppermint and euc. I will fess up to the being called a girl, but a girl who hates floral scents.
The Green Mountain shave round makes an excellent superlather combo. Alas it is Tom scented.

[Mr. Gillette]

But I hate lavender!!!!!!!!! I either want Rich's lime oil or Bayberry or peppermint and euc. I will fess up to the being called a girl, but a girl who hates floral scents.
The Green Mountain shave round makes an excellent superlather combo. Alas it is Tom scented.

I think you should all understand my problem...built upside down...my nose runs and my feet smell...:blush:

[RichGem]

But I hate lavender!!!!!!!!! I either want Rich's lime oil or Bayberry or peppermint and euc. I will fess up to the being called a girl, but a girl who hates floral scents.
The Green Mountain shave round makes an excellent superlather combo. Alas it is Tom scented.


and lavender just might give you girly-man-man-boobs anyhow. :eek:

[burnwood]

and lavender just might give you girly-man-man-boobs anyhow. :eek:

lavender is so yucky smelling. tea tree can give you boobs and smells good. so I will be tea tree instead.

[RichGem]

lavender is so yucky smelling. tea tree can give you boobs and smells good. so I will be tea tree instead.

actually, studies question both items, lav. and tea tree. either way, I dont care for the scent of either one either.

[soapbox]

lavender is so yucky smelling. tea tree can give you boobs and smells good. so I will be tea tree instead.

OK OK, the Czar gets Lavender scent, and Ray gets Tea Tree and Lemongrass scent.

[rabidpotatochip]

actually, studies question both items, lav. and tea tree. either way, I dont care for the scent of either one either.

Most of the studies I've read indicate that you would have to use literally a few gallons of either product daily for it to cause a hormonal imbalance.

That said, I hate lavender and tea tree oil smells funny too. :tongue:

[Mr. Gillette]

OK OK, the Czar gets Lavender scent, and Ray gets Tea Tree and Lemongrass scent.

Maybe instead of cheddar you could make the Czar a nice Beer-Brat/Friday Walleye Fry scent. Wisconsinze the boy!:lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

OK OK, the Czar gets Lavender scent, and Ray gets Tea Tree and Lemongrass scent.

Lavender would probably go better with cheddar anyway.

[blackfoot]

"One still hasn't figured out that a 15lb ball of fur on my chest is not a good sleep aid."

I have the same problem with my cat. Why do we love these feline devils so?

[Lynchmeister]

Ironic that the Linux thread is the best source for Windows support too.

Yeah...I figured if I started a "Windows XP" thread, well...I'd probably get banned. :biggrin:


Maybe instead of cheddar you could make the Czar a nice Beer-Brat/Friday Walleye Fry scent. Wisconsinze the boy!:lol:

:lol:

[RichGem]

Yeah...I figured if I started a "Windows XP" thread, well...I'd probably get banned. :biggrin:



:lol:

Don't push your luck; you're dangerously close as it is. :tongue:

[Lynchmeister]

Don't push your luck; you're dangerously close as it is. :tongue:

Sounds like somebody's gotten some insider info.

On a happier note :biggrin:, I've completely fixed the laptop. Wireless is up and running and we're lean and mean without all the garbage that tends to build up over the years. In addition, with the extra 1/2 gig of RAM, it's like a new computer. Very nice.

[RichGem]

Sounds like somebody's gotten some insider info.

On a happier note :biggrin:, I've completely fixed the laptop. Wireless is up and running and we're lean and mean without all the garbage that tends to build up over the years. In addition, with the extra 1/2 gig of RAM, it's like a new computer. Very nice.


buuuuutttt..... it's not linux, right? :sad:

[RichGem]

Sounds like somebody's gotten some insider info.

On a happier note :biggrin:, I've completely fixed the laptop. Wireless is up and running and we're lean and mean without all the garbage that tends to build up over the years. In addition, with the extra 1/2 gig of RAM, it's like a new computer. Very nice.


Well, ACTually... he he he he... I *can* ban you from The Shaved Penguins.

[Lynchmeister]

buuuuutttt..... it's not linux, right? :sad:

...no...:nonod:


Well, ACTually... he he he he... I *can* ban you from The Shaved Penguins.

:eek:

[Mr. Gillette]

Cory...you need to look into this...get it taken care of.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-odd-missing-mullets,0,4350020.story

[Jac]

buuuuutttt..... it's not linux, right? :sad:...no...:nonod:

:001_huh: So why haven't you been banned yet?

:tongue_sm

[RichGem]

:001_huh: So why haven't you been banned yet?

:tongue_sm

He's been warned and now had 5 days to comply before possible banning takes place.

[Lynchmeister]

Cory...you need to look into this...get it taken care of.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-odd-missing-mullets,0,4350020.story

That's right. Business in front, party in the back!


:001_huh: So why haven't you been banned yet?

:tongue_sm


He's been warned and now had 5 days to comply before possible banning takes place.

Why I haven't been banned yet is anyone's guess. Apparently my attempts at getting Mardi Gras beads were tame in comparison to the transgressions of some. :lol:

[RichGem]

That's right. Business in front, party in the back!





Why I haven't been banned yet is anyone's guess. Apparently my attempts at getting Mardi Gras beads were tame in comparison to the transgressions of some. :lol:

Yeah,... uh, about that.... photoshopping your head onto Mr. G's canoe picture will not win you any beads here, or anywhere.

[Lynchmeister]

Yeah,... uh, about that.... photoshopping your head onto Mr. G's canoe picture will not win you any beads here, or anywhere.

:lol: What it that obvious?

[RichGem]

:lol: What it that obvious?


:yesnod:

:eek:

[burnwood]

OK OK, the Czar gets Lavender scent, and Ray gets Tea Tree and Lemongrass scent.

Woohoo!!!!!!

[burnwood]

either way, I dont care for the scent of either one either.




That said, I hate lavender and tea tree oil smells funny too. :tongue:

Lavender-yucky
Tea tree-acceptable light scent.

Linux-oh yeah!!!!

[Lynchmeister]

Lavender-yucky
Tea tree-acceptable light scent.

Linux-oh yeah!!!!

You tell 'em, Ray! :lol:

[soapbox]

Lavender-yucky
Tea tree-acceptable light scent.

Linux-oh yeah!!!!


You tell 'em, Ray! :lol:

Well, Cory, you're stuck with it now. But remember, all of this depends on Dad building the shave soap right, and Mom and Dad agreeing to bring the product to market with these scent options.

But yeah, you're stuck with Lavender. Heh.

[sol92258]

okay gents, let's give this thread a kick in the Minties and get on topic for a sec....

I've some machineS with a 500 MHz Celeron (kill me, please, DEATH TO CELERONS!), and 63 MB of RAM, Ubuntu won't run on it, which kinda kills the project, I wanted to breathe some new life into some old machines, run Edubuntu for a lab for students to get familiar with something other than Windows, but unfortunately these won't run it.
I've tried PuppyLinux - MacPup, to be precise, but it locks up when I try to run GParted.
What other distros might I consider for these pieces of crap machines?

[Mr. Gillette]

okay gents, let's give this thread a kick in the Minties and get on topic for a sec....

I've some machineS with a 500 MHz Celeron (kill me, please, DEATH TO CELERONS!), and 63 MB of RAM, Ubuntu won't run on it, which kinda kills the project, I wanted to breathe some new life into some old machines, run Edubuntu for a lab for students to get familiar with something other than Windows, but unfortunately these won't run it.
I've tried PuppyLinux - MacPup, to be precise, but it locks up when I try to run GParted.
What other distros might I consider for these pieces of crap machines?


Drop in a puck of Williams, and follow it up with a splash of Royall Spyce...

[sol92258]

Drop in a puck of Williams, and follow it up with a splash of Royall Spyce...
!
there's a BurmaShave distro! :w00t:
:lol::lol:

[RichGem]

okay gents, let's give this thread a kick in the Minties and get on topic for a sec....

I've some machineS with a 500 MHz Celeron (kill me, please, DEATH TO CELERONS!), and 63 MB of RAM, Ubuntu won't run on it, which kinda kills the project, I wanted to breathe some new life into some old machines, run Edubuntu for a lab for students to get familiar with something other than Windows, but unfortunately these won't run it.
I've tried PuppyLinux - MacPup, to be precise, but it locks up when I try to run GParted.
What other distros might I consider for these pieces of crap machines?

my brain is a blank at the moment, but there are a bunch of smaller and/or low spec distros out there. distrowatch.com will probably be helpful.

[rabidpotatochip]

okay gents, let's give this thread a kick in the Minties and get on topic for a sec....

I've some machineS with a 500 MHz Celeron (kill me, please, DEATH TO CELERONS!), and 63 MB of RAM, Ubuntu won't run on it, which kinda kills the project, I wanted to breathe some new life into some old machines, run Edubuntu for a lab for students to get familiar with something other than Windows, but unfortunately these won't run it.
I've tried PuppyLinux - MacPup, to be precise, but it locks up when I try to run GParted.
What other distros might I consider for these pieces of crap machines?

Slackware runs on damn near anything, but I'd also like to second going to Distrowatch.

[sol92258]

my brain is a blank at the moment, but there are a bunch of smaller and/or low spec distros out there. distrowatch.com will probably be helpful.


Slackware runs on damn near anything, but I'd also like to second going to Distrowatch.
I'd only done a quick glance through distrowatch, but didn't have time to dig.
But, I managed to get MacPup 412 installed, had to use xvesa video instead of xorg

[soapbox]

Slackware runs on damn near anything, but I'd also like to second going to Distrowatch.

I had a very passable Gentoo (ahem) "recon box" for network and vulnerability testing with 5 NICs in it powered by a 550 MHz P3 and 256 MB of RAM running Gnome 2.x in 2004-2005. I'm sure you can scavenge enough RAM to make them usable with XFCE on Gentoo or Puppy Linux. BTW -- dd is your friend here; make a good, usable machine image and then roll it out to the rest with dd. The only catch I found is that you may need to tinker with the NIC IDs after imaging.

[rabidpotatochip]

I had a very passable Gentoo (ahem) "recon box" for network and vulnerability testing with 5 NICs in it powered by a 550 MHz P3 and 256 MB of RAM running Gnome 2.x in 2004-2005. I'm sure you can scavenge enough RAM to make them usable with XFCE on Gentoo or Puppy Linux. BTW -- dd is your friend here; make a good, usable machine image and then roll it out to the rest with dd. The only catch I found is that you may need to tinker with the NIC IDs after imaging.

Every now and then I pen test my neighbors' wireless networks. *cough* :biggrin:

The downside to installing Gentoo is one wrong compiler argument and you accidentally invoke Cthulhu.

[soapbox]

Every now and then I pen test my neighbors' wireless networks. *cough* :biggrin:

The downside to installing Gentoo is one wrong compiler argument and you accidentally invoke Cthulhu.

Yeah, that risk is omnipresent (as is C'thulhu I suppose), and USE="-R'lyeh" flag in make.conf is a solid idea.

C'thulhu fhtagn!

[Mr. Gillette]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/arts/music/26arts-LAWSUITCANTS_BRF.html?ref=arts

Let's wish him all the luck in the world...hehehehehehehe:lol::lol::lol::tongue_sm

[blackfoot]

It amazes me how this thread is into page 316 and yet it still circles around the original topic like a shark stalking its prey. :biggrin:

[soapbox]

It amazes me how this thread is into page 316 and yet it still circles around the original topic like a shark stalking its prey. :biggrin:

Oh, we occasionally strike, but stalking is much more fun. Just ask Mr Gillette about Jen Aniston.

[Mr. Gillette]

Oh, we occasionally strike, but stalking is much more fun. Just ask Mr Gillette about Jen Aniston.

REALLY!! I can't get a moment's REST! I look out and there's Jen's car cruising. I pick up the phone, and it's JEN.

I look out my window, and there's JEN, peering in.


I go to work, and Jen is under the desk in my cube...I have to call security...it's SO embarrassing!

Everywhere...there she is, stalking me!

(Sorry...I drifted off for a minute...)

[RichGem]

It amazes me how this thread is into page 316 and yet it still circles around the original topic like a shark stalking its prey. :biggrin:


but with the rapidity of a penguin stalking fish. :biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

Oh, we occasionally strike, but stalking is much more fun. Just ask Mr Gillette about Jen Aniston.

:lol: That killed me!

[Confuzius]

okay gents, let's give this thread a kick in the Minties and get on topic for a sec....

I've some machineS with a 500 MHz Celeron (kill me, please, DEATH TO CELERONS!), and 63 MB of RAM, Ubuntu won't run on it, which kinda kills the project, I wanted to breathe some new life into some old machines, run Edubuntu for a lab for students to get familiar with something other than Windows, but unfortunately these won't run it.
I've tried PuppyLinux - MacPup, to be precise, but it locks up when I try to run GParted.
What other distros might I consider for these pieces of crap machines?

If you can scrounge up some extra ram somewhere It will probably go a long way.

Give DSL (Damn Small Linux) a shot http://damnsmalllinux.org/

[burnwood]

Wait....Sol is the one who tried to bring this place back on topic???


where am I? Father, can you hear me?





It's fun to stay at the L I N U X. Its fun to stay at the L I N U X.

[blackfoot]

Wait....Sol is the one who tried to bring this place back on topic???


where am I? Father, can you hear me?





It's fun to stay at the L I N U X. Its fun to stay at the L I N U X.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Lynchmeister]

Wait....Sol is the one who tried to bring this place back on topic???


where am I? Father, can you hear me?





It's fun to stay at the L I N U X. Its fun to stay at the L I N U X.


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Ah...yes...without (or should I say mit out?) Ray as our comic relief, we'd be nothing more than a mere shell of a thread, I'm afraid.

[RichGem]

Ah...yes...without (or should I say mit out?) Ray as our comic relief, we'd be nothing more than a mere shell of a thread, I'm afraid.

"Mit or mitout Ray... we can't live... mit or mitout him!"

[rabidpotatochip]

Ah...yes...without (or should I say mit out?) Ray as our comic relief, we'd be nothing more than a mere shell of a thread, I'm afraid.

Quite true. Thanks to him, this thread is an XFCE-like GUI. :biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

"Mit or mitout Ray... we can't live... mit or mitout him!"


Quite true. Thanks to him, this thread is an XFCE-like GUI. :biggrin:

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[burnwood]

Quite true. Thanks to him, this thread is an XFCE-like GUI. :biggrin:

oh if I only knew how funny that was.



jockularity...jockularity.







and linux.

[OldSaw]

It amazes me how this thread is into page 316 and yet it still circles around the original topic like a shark stalking its prey. :biggrin:

Dat's us.

[OldSaw]

Oh, we occasionally strike, but stalking is much more fun. Just ask Mr Gillette about Jen Aniston.

She wasn't all Tom had hoped for though.

[OldSaw]

REALLY!! I can't get a moment's REST! I look out and there's Jen's car cruising. I pick up the phone, and it's JEN.

I look out my window, and there's JEN, peering in.


I go to work, and Jen is under the desk in my cube...I have to call security...it's SO embarrassing!

Everywhere...there she is, stalking me!

(Sorry...I drifted off for a minute...)

Tom, did you get a new dog?

[OldSaw]

Ah...yes...without (or should I say mit out?) Ray as our comic relief, we'd be nothing more than a mere shell of a thread, I'm afraid.

You're not talking DOS shell I hope.

[OldSaw]

oh if I only knew how funny that was.



jockularity...jockularity.







and linux.

Crap! I forgot to say Linux.

[Lynchmeister]

You're not talking DOS shell I hope.

Nah...more like DOS Boot.

[RichGem]

Nah...more like DOS Boot.

that was so bad, it hurt.

:rolleyes:

[Lynchmeister]

that was so bad, it hurt.

:rolleyes:


Mission accomplished. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

Mission accomplished. :biggrin:

but you forgot to say "linux" :tongue:

[Lynchmeister]

but you forgot to say "linux" :tongue:

Who said I forgot? I prefer to let others do my dirty work. ...did I say that out loud?

[RichGem]

Who said I forgot? I prefer to let others do my dirty work. ...did I say that out loud?

Ah, it would indeed be bad for the Czar to have blood on his own hands.

[Lynchmeister]

I knew you'd understand. :lol:

[RichGem]

I knew you'd understand. :lol:

Speaking of covert missions, whatever happened to wachnu our security chief and head tour guide?

[papasmurf]

LOCKED !!!!!!!





























:w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t:








JK ladies

[RichGem]

LOCKED !!!!!!!


:w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t:








JK ladies

:confused::idea::confused:

[Jac]

"Mit or mitout Ray... we can't live... mit or mitout him!"

"Mit"? I thought it was "Meep"...:001_huh:

[RichGem]

"Mit"? I thought it was "Meep"...:001_huh:

:ohmy: So *that's* why he didn't understand! How could I have been so blind?!

:wink:

[OldSaw]

but you forgot to say "linux" :tongue:

I hate it when he does that. I rarely have that problem.

[burnwood]

someone ask for dirty work?
http://www.bagofnothing.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/dirtyjobs.jpg




LINUX

[burnwood]

"Mit"? I thought it was "Meep"...:001_huh:

this guy. this guy here. he speaks my language.

[soapbox]

You're not talking DOS shell I hope.

Hey! aren't you supposed to be the anti-geek? Next you'll be posting


sub
b{[@b=(abs||No,bottle."s"x!!++$_,of,beer),on,the,wall]}print
"@{+b},\n@b,\nTake one down, pass it around,\n@{+b}.\n"
for-pop||-99..-1


For fun

(note: that's not DOS shell (http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=551876))

[rabidpotatochip]

Hey! aren't you supposed to be the anti-geek? Next you'll be posting


sub
b{[@b=(abs||No,bottle."s"x!!++$_,of,beer),on,the,wall]}print
"@{+b},\n@b,\nTake one down, pass it around,\n@{+b}.\n"
for-pop||-99..-1


For fun

(note: that's not DOS shell (http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=551876))

"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use regular expressions'. Now they have two problems." — Jamie Zawinski. :biggrin:

I'm trying to find the Perl quote about post-it notes though...

[blackfoot]

How is it that I have no idea what your talking about and still find it funny? :confused::confused:

[OldSaw]

Hey! aren't you supposed to be the anti-geek? Next you'll be posting


sub
b{[@b=(abs||No,bottle."s"x!!++$_,of,beer),on,the,wall]}print
"@{+b},\n@b,\nTake one down, pass it around,\n@{+b}.\n"
for-pop||-99..-1


For fun

(note: that's not DOS shell (http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=551876))

You sir are correct. I am the Anti-Geek I don't know what I was thinking.

[RichGem]

You sir are correct. I am the Anti-Geek I don't know what I was thinking.


don't worry; I'm sure it's a temporary condition. :biggrin: It's nothing a few doses on LINUX won't cure.

[soapbox]

"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use regular expressions'. Now they have two problems." — Jamie Zawinski. :biggrin:

I think that was Ted Zlatanov, though?


I'm trying to find the Perl quote about post-it notes though...

Here's my current list of great quotes on Perl.


If you put a million monkeys at a million keyboards, one of them will
eventually write a Java program. The rest of them will write Perl programs."
-- Anonymous

Perl terrifies me, it looks like an explosion in an ascii factory.
-- from Slashdot user #916464

Hi, my name is perl. Feed me an orange peel and some moldy bread, and I'll construct a 747 out of post-it notes.
--user _Maber_ on bash.org

Perl -- The only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption.

Q: "I was wondering if there's any kind of definitive nickname for Perl
programmers, the way Python programmers call themselves Pythonistas?"
A: "Masochists."

If you want to shoot yourself in the foot, Perl will give you ten bullets and
a laser scope, then stand by and cheer you on.
-- Teodor Zlatanov

Perl is like vise grips. You can do anything with it but it is the wrong
tool for every job.
-- Bruce Eckel

i want to be one of those guys that types:
"s/j&jd//.^$ueu*///djsls/sm."
...and it's a perl script that turns dog crap into gold.
-- user s7ank on bash.org

[homebrewer]

OK, Ubuntu wireless question on the way.... avert your eyes!

I recently got rid of my windows 7 partition, and instead of going back to Mandriva, I decided to attempt an Ubuntu install, and I can't seem to get my wireless card to work. I was under the impression at RaLink wireless cards were supported natively in Ubuntu? Apparently not.

I've tried the linux driver from RaLink, the windows driver with ndiswrapper, and nothing. When I run "lspci -v", it recognizes the card as a RaLink 0781 card, and the correct subsystem. When I run "ndiswrapper -l", it says that the driver is loaded, and that the correct device is present.

The problem is that despite that, the card still isn't recognized.... If I run "lshw -C network", under the correct PCI slot, the wireless card is listed as being the correct manufacturer, but I get the line saying "*-network UNCLAIMED, RaLink, etc...".

Does anybody have any idea what the "network UNCLAIMED" line means in lshw? iwconfig, ifcongig, iwlist all come back with nothing. Oh, and I sudo'ed all the commands too.

Anyone? Bueller?

[Mr. Gillette]

"Mit or mitout Ray... we can't live... mit or mitout him!"

:lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

I think that was Ted Zlatanov, though?



Here's my current list of great quotes on Perl.


If you put a million monkeys at a million keyboards, one of them will
eventually write a Java program. The rest of them will write Perl programs."
-- Anonymous

Perl terrifies me, it looks like an explosion in an ascii factory.
-- from Slashdot user #916464

Hi, my name is perl. Feed me an orange peel and some moldy bread, and I'll construct a 747 out of post-it notes.
--user _Maber_ on bash.org

Perl -- The only language that looks the same before and after RSA encryption.

Q: "I was wondering if there's any kind of definitive nickname for Perl
programmers, the way Python programmers call themselves Pythonistas?"
A: "Masochists."

If you want to shoot yourself in the foot, Perl will give you ten bullets and
a laser scope, then stand by and cheer you on.
-- Teodor Zlatanov

Perl is like vise grips. You can do anything with it but it is the wrong
tool for every job.
-- Bruce Eckel

i want to be one of those guys that types:
"s/j&jd//.^$ueu*///djsls/sm."
...and it's a perl script that turns dog crap into gold.
-- user s7ank on bash.org


Argh, yeah... that's the one I was looking for. In fact, I was looking for exactly that list. :lol:

[soapbox]

Argh, yeah... that's the one I was looking for. In fact, I was looking for exactly that list. :lol:

You're welcome!

I have two more to add (I really need to get my document sync protocols working...)


My only argument against perl would be it looks like a chicken ran across your keyboard.
-- Michael Whalen

Combined with the power of CPAN, Perl just has something about it that makes gruesome, and gruesomely fast hacks possible. Much of this is owing to CPAN solving 75% of the universe’s problems for you from the get-go. But Perl is something of the Sicilian mobster of the programming world — it gets stuff done.
-- Scott Wheeler (blog.directedge.com)

[soapbox]

Hi, my name is perl. Feed me an orange peel and some moldy bread, and I'll construct a 747 out of post-it notes.
--user _Maber_ on bash.org


BTW, this quote canonically defines the 2500 lines of Perl I used to assemble and manage my dissertation data.

And, the 747 flies! :w00t:

[RichGem]

linux

[blackfoot]

Linux Re-awakened! :sod: :gunsmilie:

[JBHoren]

This was the winning entry in August 2008, titled "In The Spotlight" -- I think it's still a winner!

http://www.horen.org.il/jpegs/images/LM-ITS-sm.jpeg

Get it here (http://www.linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php?content=86397)

[Confuzius]

http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comics/2009-02-27.png

[rabidpotatochip]

http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comics/2009-02-27.png

:lol::lol::lol:

Too funny.

[blackfoot]

:lol::lol::lol:

Too funny.

+1 :lol::lol::lol:

[Mr. Gillette]

(clearing throat)...LINUX...

Could someone send me a Linux to put on my non-internet computer? I want to fire up the old unit...5" floppys, please!

Is DENNIS out there? DEN-NIS...is all well for everyone?

Linux.

[rabidpotatochip]

I have an honest to god Linux story.

Mrs. Chip's much-loved laptop broke down over the weekend and she wanted to do some work in the living room rather than in the office. I fired up my old laptop (that weighs as much as a desktop) and put Jaundiced Jackalope on it. The verdict? She didn't hate it!

The only thing that bugged her was that I was hovering around trying to explain everything despite knowing and admitting that she knew how to do it all already or was able to figure it out on her own. :biggrin:

If Windows 7 doesn't pan out and we can't get another copy of XP, she'll probably switch to Ubuntu out of sheer, venomous hatred for Vista. :lol:

[RichGem]

I have an honest to god Linux story.

Mrs. Chip's much-loved laptop broke down over the weekend and she wanted to do some work in the living room rather than in the office. I fired up my old laptop (that weighs as much as a desktop) and put Jaundiced Jackalope on it. The verdict? She didn't hate it!

The only thing that bugged her was that I was hovering around trying to explain everything despite knowing and admitting that she knew how to do it all already or was able to figure it out on her own. :biggrin:

If Windows 7 doesn't pan out and we can't get another copy of XP, she'll probably switch to Ubuntu out of sheer, venomous hatred for Vista. :lol:

wooo hooo!

(side bar: Jaundiced Jackalope??? they gotta be kidding. what a horrible name)

[rabidpotatochip]

wooo hooo!

(side bar: Jaundiced Jackalope??? they gotta be kidding. what a horrible name)

Actually, I'm kidding. It's actually named "Jaunty Jackalope", which I don't feel is much of an improvement, so I just made up my own adjective. It's because I'm still mad over the lack of "Hungry Hippo".

[soapbox]

Jaundiced Jackalope

Was this to replace "Ignorant Ibex" or "Horrible Heron"? :lol:

[Confuzius]

It's actually Jaunty Jackalope, not jaundiced... Can't wait until next month for it to be done, but I'm not really looking forward to the reformat to get ext4.

Chip, how's flash in JJ?

I've been playing around with SSH and putty. I feel super powerful using it.
On top of that I'm working on learning VIM, it looks like my nano days are over.

[RichGem]

Actually, I'm kidding. It's actually named "Jaunty Jackalope", which I don't feel is much of an improvement, so I just made up my own adjective. It's because I'm still mad over the lack of "Hungry Hippo".

:lol: NOW it makes sense. :lol:


Was this to replace "Ignorant Ibex" or "Horrible Heron"? :lol:

How about Heroin-seeking Heron. Nah.

[rabidpotatochip]

Was this to replace "Ignorant Ibex" or "Horrible Heron"? :lol:

Incontinent Ibex according to my list. :tongue:

[RichGem]

I guess that would make the previous one:

Hemorroidal Heron.

[soapbox]

I guess that would make the previous one:

Hemorroidal Heron.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is how Rich got to 5500 posts so easily...


// ewwwwwwwwwwwww. :001_rolle

[RichGem]

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is how Rich got to 5500 posts so easily...


// ewwwwwwwwwwwww. :001_rolle



It's a gift that I've been given. :lol:

[Mr. Gillette]

yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is how rich got to 5500 posts so easily...


// ewwwwwwwwwwwww. :001_rolle

+1

[thirdeye]

It's a gift that I've been given. :lol:

Ya, you've been given a gift alright......:001_rolle

[RichGem]

Ya, you've been given a gift alright......:001_rolle


It's all Chip's fault. :biggrin: He *made* me do it.

[JBHoren]

I guess that would make the previous one:

Hemorroidal Heron

Way too close to my name... OTOH, hemorrhoids mean that one isn't a "perfect a$$hole" :tongue:

Q: Do you know what they call 'em in Nome, AK?
A: Polaroids!

I sense a "Kodak moment" in the works :lol:

[RichGem]

Way too close to my name... OTOH, hemorrhoids mean that one isn't a "perfect a$$hole" :tongue:

Q: Do you know what they call 'em in Nome, AK?
A: Polaroids!

I sense a "Kodak moment" in the works :lol:

I think you meant a "kodiak" moment. :tongue:

[Lynchmeister]

Way too close to my name... OTOH, hemorrhoids mean that one isn't a "perfect a$$hole" :tongue:

Q: Do you know what they call 'em in Nome, AK?
A: Polaroids!

I sense a "Kodak moment" in the works :lol:

:lol: Nice!

[soapbox]

It's a gift that I've been given. :lol:


Ya, you've been given a gift alright......:001_rolle

Wow Ray, that's so much nicer than what I was going to say... :wink:

[OldSaw]

(clearing throat)...LINUX...

Could someone send me a Linux to put on my non-internet computer? I want to fire up the old unit...5" floppys, please!

Is DENNIS out there? DEN-NIS...is all well for everyone?

Linux.

I'm still here. Just school and the winter blues have been keeping me down.

[OldSaw]

Crap! I forgot to say Linux.

[soapbox]

I'm still here. Just school and the winter blues have been keeping me down.

Well, keep checking in with us; clearly we have a gift for making people spew [coffee|tea|soft drink] all over their [keyboard|monitor|desk|wife], but not always because we're funny...

[Mr. Gillette]

Crap! I forgot to say Linux.

You live in Linux Wisconsin...how could you EVER have the winter blues?:tongue_sm

[RichGem]

You live in Linux Wisconsin...how could you EVER have the winter blues?:tongue_sm

Obviously, he doesn't live in the Czardom.

[Mr. Gillette]

Obviously, he doesn't live in the Czardom.

Yes...in the Czardom you get a home loan at 0.005%...your new trailer costs only 2K, the stock market is climbing beyond 12,000...cars get 50 MPG, gas is .89 per gallon, and cheddar grows on trees.

Dennis...come baaaaaccckk...we miss you! :001_smile

[RichGem]

Well, keep checking in with us; clearly we have a gift for making people spew [coffee|tea|soft drink] all over their [keyboard|monitor|desk|wife], but not always because we're funny...


Wife? Wife?? Jesse, please be more careful with your aim. Keyboards are far easier to replace!

:biggrin:

[rabidpotatochip]

Wife? Wife?? Jesse, please be more careful with your aim. Keyboards are far easier to replace!

:biggrin:

But it's a lot easier to clean coffee off a wife.



So, back to Linux for a moment...

Has anyone ever experienced weird quirks running Firefox native in Ubuntu? Specifically when right-clicking? Every time we right-click in Firefox on the laptop running 9.04 it bookmarks the page rather than displaying a menu. I'm half ready to use Wine to install the Windows version instead.

[RichGem]

But it's a lot easier to clean coffee off a wife.



So, back to Linux for a moment...

Has anyone ever experienced weird quirks running Firefox native in Ubuntu? Specifically when right-clicking? Every time we right-click in Firefox on the laptop running 9.04 it bookmarks the page rather than displaying a menu. I'm half ready to use Wine to install the Windows version instead.

Interesting. No such issue under Fedora or Xandros.
Maybe try ditching your installed version in favor of the source (use the source, Chip!) code on the firefox website. Sounds like a 'buntu issue.

[rabidpotatochip]

Interesting. No such issue under Fedora or Xandros.
Maybe try ditching your installed version in favor of the source (use the source, Chip!) code on the firefox website. Sounds like a 'buntu issue.

Yeah, that's going to have to be the next step. The funny thing is that just yesterday I was reading some comments on /. specifically about right-clicking in Firefox in Linux and then when I got home we ran into the issue.

Worst case, I just install opera. It's an old laptop anyway, so it would benefit from something a little more lightweight.

[soapbox]

But it's a lot easier to clean coffee off a wife.



So, back to Linux for a moment...

Has anyone ever experienced weird quirks running Firefox native in Ubuntu? Specifically when right-clicking? Every time we right-click in Firefox on the laptop running 9.04 it bookmarks the page rather than displaying a menu. I'm half ready to use Wine to install the Windows version instead.

Also no such issues under Ubuntu 8.10 or Gentoo. Sorry.

[RichGem]

Yeah, that's going to have to be the next step. The funny thing is that just yesterday I was reading some comments on /. specifically about right-clicking in Firefox in Linux and then when I got home we ran into the issue.

Worst case, I just install opera. It's an old laptop anyway, so it would benefit from something a little more lightweight.


Clearly, you should have washed your hands as you've spread some nasty virus. :rolleyes:

Tho I use Firefox more these days (b/c opera wasn't handling B&B correctly for a while), I'm an Opera fan from back in the "pay for it" days. Really nice software with some features that FF doesn't offer (yet?). And lighter weight, too.

[rabidpotatochip]

Also no such issues under Ubuntu 8.10 or Gentoo. Sorry.

Crap. If two of you give me four distros, one of which is Ubuntu, with no issues I have to assume it's a beta issue.


Clearly, you should have washed your hands as you've spread some nasty virus. :rolleyes:

Tho I use Firefox more these days (b/c opera wasn't handling B&B correctly for a while), I'm an Opera fan from back in the "pay for it" days. Really nice software with some features that FF doesn't offer (yet?). And lighter weight, too.

I'm switching to Links damn it... :lol:

[RichGem]

Crap. If two of you give me four distros, one of which is Ubuntu, with no issues I have to assume it's a beta issue.



I'm switching to Links damn it... :lol:

As any real man should. :lol:

[Confuzius]

No right click problems with FF 3.0x in Ubuntu 8.10 64bit.
But I have trouble with flash, sometimes I get just grey boxes instead of the content.
I'm still undecided weather I'll go 64bit for 9.04 or not.
I've actually got a 2gig stick of ram sitting on my desk that I havn't installed yet because of a Warcraft/Wine bug where it flips out if you're running more than 4gig's of ram (I've got a 1gb and 2gb stick currently, plus te 2gb on my desk)

[Confuzius]

Isn't it lynx?

[RichGem]

Isn't it lynx?

Different versions of (almost) the same thing.

lynx, links, and there's one other I think.

[rabidpotatochip]

Isn't it lynx?

Lynx is purely text-based while Links has somewhat of a GUI. I'm not a neo-Luddite or anything like that. :biggrin:


Different versions of (almost) the same thing.

lynx, links, and there's one other I think.

Emacs. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

Lynx is purely text-based while Links has somewhat of a GUI. I'm not a neo-Luddite or anything like that. :biggrin:



Emacs. :biggrin:

vi :tongue:

[RichGem]

Lynx is purely text-based while Links has somewhat of a GUI. I'm not a neo-Luddite or anything like that. :biggrin:



Emacs. :biggrin:

In this case, GUI = curses-based (think Commodore 64).

[rabidpotatochip]

vi :tongue:

I only mentioned it because you were talking web browsers. Truth be told, I use butterflies. :biggrin:


In this case, GUI = curses-based (think Commodore 64).

What's why I said "somewhat". :tongue:

[RichGem]

I only mentioned it because you were talking web browsers. Truth be told, I use butterflies. :biggrin:



What's why I said "somewhat". :tongue:

butterflies?

indeed, "somewhat"... I just thought I'd clarify for the sake of the rapt (or is it, "captive"?) audience.

[rabidpotatochip]

butterflies?

indeed, "somewhat"... I just thought I'd clarify for the sake of the rapt (or is it, "captive"?) audience.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/real_programmers.png

If you don't know the source of my comment assume (in the following order) XKCD, Futurama or the Simpsons. :biggrin:

[RichGem]

<xcd snipified here>



OH. well, *that* clears it right up then. <sigh> I should've known. :wink:

[rabidpotatochip]

OH. well, *that* clears it right up then. <sigh> I should've known. :wink:

By now, you should have. :lol:

[RichGem]

By now, you should have. :lol:

yeah. <hangs head in shame>

fwiw, I woulda probably gotten it if it were a futurama or simpsons ref.

[Lynchmeister]

But it's a lot easier to clean coffee off a wife.



So, back to Linux for a moment...

Has anyone ever experienced weird quirks running Firefox native in Ubuntu? Specifically when right-clicking? Every time we right-click in Firefox on the laptop running 9.04 it bookmarks the page rather than displaying a menu. I'm half ready to use Wine to install the Windows version instead.

I haven't had this issue, but using FF in Mint, occasionally it will inexplicably go back to the page I was previously viewing. I do believe it also happens with a right click, but can't say for certain until it happens again.

[OldSaw]

So who's coordinating the Czar area meet up at the Mall of America? I will be returning my youngest one to U of M that day, so I'm all set with an excuse to drive 300 miles to have lunch with everyone.

[Lynchmeister]

So who's coordinating the Czar area meet up at the Mall of America? I will be returning my youngest one to U of M that day, so I'm all set with an excuse to drive 300 miles to have lunch with everyone.

Hey, this is coming up soon, isn't it? I nominate Tom! :lol:

In all seriousness, though, the better half will be working all day and I'm literally 35 minutes away, so I'm wide open and flexible all day.*


*note to self...that sounded really bad.

[RichGem]

Hey, this is coming up soon, isn't it? I nominate Tom! :lol:

In all seriousness, though, the better half will be working all day and I'm literally 35 minutes away, so I'm wide open and flexible all day.*


*note to self...that sounded really bad.

At least you're not the guy known for crepe cramming. :eek:

[burnwood]

At least you're not the guy known for crepe cramming. :eek:

as long as they are crammed with blueberries....or linux.

[Lynchmeister]

At least you're not the guy known for crepe cramming. :eek:


Wooooo.....:lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

Guys, I broke down and bought a new case for my rig. I was going to upgrade, but I fell in love with a case that happened to be on sale. I'll be offline for the next little while while I do a brain transplant and engage in the age-old art of cablegami.

RAD would've been cheaper... :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

Guys, I broke down and bought a new case for my rig. I was going to upgrade, but I fell in love with a case that happened to be on sale. I'll be offline for the next little while while I do a brain transplant and engage in the age-old art of cablegami.

RAD would've been cheaper... :lol:

Glad to hear you're keeping busy, Chip! As if building a house weren't enough, I've decided to turn the desktop into a mail server. No joke. :w00t:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer

[OldSaw]

Glad to hear you're keeping busy, Chip! As if building a house weren't enough, I've decided to turn the desktop into a mail server. No joke. :w00t:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer

I thought you had a crew building that house for you? You're more versatile than I thought.

[Lynchmeister]

I thought you had a crew building that house for you? You're more versatile than I thought.

Did I mention I also do all of my own stunts? :biggrin:

[OldSaw]

Did I mention I also do all of my own stunts? :biggrin:

Good thing Harold Loyd isn't around to hear that.

[RichGem]

I thought you had a crew building that house for you? You're more versatile than I thought.


Did I mention I also do all of my own stunts? :biggrin:

He *is* wide open and flexible after all. :lol: :tongue:

[RichGem]

Guys, I broke down and bought a new case for my rig. I was going to upgrade, but I fell in love with a case that happened to be on sale. I'll be offline for the next little while while I do a brain transplant and engage in the age-old art of cablegami.

RAD would've been cheaper... :lol:


Glad to hear you're keeping busy, Chip! As if building a house weren't enough, I've decided to turn the desktop into a mail server. No joke. :w00t:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer

wooo hooo... I'll be at 6k in no time! :w00t:

[rabidpotatochip]

Glad to hear you're keeping busy, Chip! As if building a house weren't enough, I've decided to turn the desktop into a mail server. No joke. :w00t:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MailServer

One thing that concerns me... "Setting up an email server is a difficult process..." is the first part of that page. :lol:


I thought you had a crew building that house for you? You're more versatile than I thought.


Did I mention I also do all of my own stunts? :biggrin:


He *is* wide open and flexible after all. :lol: :tongue:

:eek:


wooo hooo... I'll be at 6k in no time! :w00t:

Just here to say the brain transplant was a success. This new case (Antec 900) is awesome btw. My CPU/motherboard temps dropped by 15&#176;C and I thought my hard drives all crashed because I can't hear a single one. :lol:

I managed to route a lot of the cabling behind the motherboard and will try to find shorter/prettier SATA cables to clean things up further. I have to give props to Antec for designing this case because it really is easy to fit everything in and make it look clean. The funny thing is that this thing gets such good airflow it's actually lowering the ambient temperature in my office and creating a very pleasant breeze. :lol:

All in all, I have to give this case nine thumbs up. :biggrin:

Edit: Oh yeah... good cablegami really adds to the build time of a system. Normally I can build and test a rig in 45 minutes, this one took a little over four hours. Totally worth it though.

[arghblech]

Just here to say the brain transplant was a success. This new case (Antec 900) is awesome btw.

I love antec cases. I have found very few tower cases that could compete with them for ease and sturdiness.

[rabidpotatochip]

I love antec cases. I have found very few tower cases that could compete with them for ease and sturdiness.

This is my first one. My system started out in a ThermalTake case which in retrospect was not the greatest choice, then moved into a Lian Li case which was pretty decent but had things running too hot after I stuck one of those monster video cards in it.

Next step is a modular PSU and liquid cooling. :biggrin:

[Mr. Gillette]

Did I mention I also do all of my own stunts? :biggrin:


Tips for Crossing the Canada/US Border

The Canada / US border is reputed to be the friendliest border in the world. Below are a few guidelines to help make your crossing as quick and easy as possible. With the current increase in security concerns it still generally takes less than 1/2 hour to cross the border. It is possible however to meet with longer border crossing delays, especially at peak crossing times. For current border crossing times follow these links.


Border wait time into Canada
Border wait times into United States




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STUNTS LIKE THIS:


ENTERING CANADA

Identification

United Statescitizens and legal residents of the United States do not need passports or visas to enter Canada as visitors. If do you have a valid passport we recommend bringing it since it will help facilitate crossing the border both into Canada and returning to the United States.

When crossing the border you may be asked to show proof of citizenship such as birth,voter's, naturalization certificate or passport. If the identification does not have a picture ID you may be asked to provide this as well. A drivers license is generally sufficient for picture ID but is not proof of citizenship by itself. Photocopies of any identification are not acceptable and may initiate more thorough investigation.

You should have at least one document from each of these categories to facilitate crossing the
United States - Canada Border


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Proof of Citizenship
Proof of Identity

-Passport
-Birth Certificate
-Voters Certificate
-Naturalization Certificate
-Passport
-Drivers Licence

[blackfoot]

Tips for Crossing the Canada/US Border

The Canada / US border is reputed to be the friendliest border in the world. Below are a few guidelines to help make your crossing as quick and easy as possible. With the current increase in security concerns it still generally takes less than 1/2 hour to cross the border. It is possible however to meet with longer border crossing delays, especially at peak crossing times. For current border crossing times follow these links.


Border wait time into Canada
Border wait times into United States



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STUNTS LIKE THIS:


ENTERING CANADA

Identification

United Statescitizens and legal residents of the United States do not need passports or visas to enter Canada as visitors. If do you have a valid passport we recommend bringing it since it will help facilitate crossing the border both into Canada and returning to the United States.

When crossing the border you may be asked to show proof of citizenship such as birth,voter's, naturalization certificate or passport. If the identification does not have a picture ID you may be asked to provide this as well. A drivers license is generally sufficient for picture ID but is not proof of citizenship by itself. Photocopies of any identification are not acceptable and may initiate more thorough investigation.

You should have at least one document from each of these categories to facilitate crossing the
United States - Canada Border


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Proof of Citizenship
Proof of Identity

-Passport
-Birth Certificate
-Voters Certificate
-Naturalization Certificate
-Passport
-Drivers Licence

I hear having a ethernet cable and Aqua Velva helps, too. :jump:

[Confuzius]

This is my first one. My system started out in a ThermalTake case which in retrospect was not the greatest choice, then moved into a Lian Li case which was pretty decent but had things running too hot after I stuck one of those monster video cards in it.

Next step is a modular PSU and liquid cooling. :biggrin:

What you mean you're not going to mod the PSU yourself to make it modular?

Back in the day (2001-2004) my PSU mods were my proudest accomplishments. Nothing quite like throwing a window and a bunch of LEDs into your PSU and boring out the molex connectors to accommodate a bright blue LED in each one.

[rabidpotatochip]

What you mean you're not going to mod the PSU yourself to make it modular?

Back in the day (2001-2004) my PSU mods were my proudest accomplishments. Nothing quite like throwing a window and a bunch of LEDs into your PSU and boring out the molex connectors to accommodate a bright blue LED in each one.

I've always wanted to do a window mod but I don't think I'd ever be able to go so far as to modularize the cables. The closest I've come is to a PSU mod is sleeving the cables, but I did it properly at least. I removed all the connectors and used heat shrink from an automotive store and a lighter on both ends of the cable to make sure everything stayed in place.

I'll be drilling some holes in the back plate of my new case sometime during the next week to hide cables and salvage my street cred. :biggrin:

[rabidpotatochip]

While we're on the topic of mods, here's (http://metku.net/cryo/) one of my favorites.

[Lynchmeister]

I hear having a ethernet cable and Aqua Velva helps, too. :jump:

I see you've gotten up to speed. :biggrin:

[Lynchmeister]

Ok, so for the most part, my homebrew mail server has gotten off to a decent start. One question, though as I'm having some issues with all of the configurations. Is my domain name something already defined, i.e., can I find it via ifconfig? Or is it a an arbitrary value of my choosing?

[burnwood]

While we're on the topic of mods, here's (http://metku.net/cryo/) one of my favorites.

very decent and beyond my means.











so is linux.

[JBHoren]

Way too close to my name... OTOH, hemorrhoids mean that one isn't a "perfect a$$hole" :tongue:

Q: Do you know what they call 'em in Nome, AK?
A: Polaroids!

I sense a "Kodak moment" in the works :lol:


I think you meant a "kodiak" moment. :tongue:

OMG! :lol::lol::lol: You're killing me, Rich!! :ouch1:

[Confuzius]

Ok, so for the most part, my homebrew mail server has gotten off to a decent start. One question, though as I'm having some issues with all of the configurations. Is my domain name something already defined, i.e., can I find it via ifconfig? Or is it a an arbitrary value of my choosing?

You've generally got to buy one from a domain name seller, they generally run about $8-10/year that will be your [email protected] or whatever.
Also unless you've got a static IP it's probably not the best idea to run your own mail server. You would have to check with your ISP if your IP is static or not.

[Lynchmeister]

You've generally got to buy one from a domain name seller, they generally run about $8-10/year that will be your [email protected] or whatever.
Also unless you've got a static IP it's probably not the best idea to run your own mail server. You would have to check with your ISP if your IP is static or not.

Hmm...so I couldn't do my own (free) webhosting with an apache server setup?

What's the danger of not having a static IP?

[Confuzius]

You could do your own free web hosting, but your address would be something like http://216.239.51.104 and not http://www.mycoolsite.com

A domain name translates the numbers into something generally legible.

You're ip address is kind of like your real address, if it's static. If it's not static it's a mobile home that randomly gets moved around and the post office and your friends can never find you because your address keeps changing.

EDIT: If you've got an always-on internet, like cable chances are you might be able to keep the same IP for a month or so at a time, even with a non-static ip. If you're on DSL or Dial-up there's a very high chance it will change every time you connect to the internet.

[Lynchmeister]

Jordan, thanks a bunch for that explanation! Makes total sense now. :thumbsup:

[Confuzius]

That being said, there's no harm familiarizing yourself with these things, I run apache to host a testbed for websites that I'm working on so I can test stuff out before it goes "live".

Although unless you're just sending e-mail from one computer on your network to another a mail server with a non-static ip would get frustrating.


EDIT: If you want you can get a free "temporary" domain name here http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ it may be able to help out some of the problems normally associated with a dynamic ip (that's the word I should have been using instead of non-static, but I was having a mental block)

EDIT AGAIN: Here's a walkthrough for dyndns. http://lifehacker.com/124804/geek-to-live--how-to-assign-a-domain-name-to-your-home-web-server

[RichGem]

:idea:

Well, I'm heading off to the good ol' dns people too... to buy up domains like: czar.com, cheddarcurtain.com, cheeze.com, etc.

I can see Cory's cash rolling in now. :w00t:

paypal will be fine buddy.

:lol:

[Lynchmeister]

That being said, there's no harm familiarizing yourself with these things, I run apache to host a testbed for websites that I'm working on so I can test stuff out before it goes "live".

Although unless you're just sending e-mail from one computer on your network to another a mail server with a non-static ip would get frustrating.


EDIT: If you want you can get a free "temporary" domain name here http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ it may be able to help out some of the problems normally associated with a dynamic ip (that's the word I should have been using instead of non-static, but I was having a mental block)

EDIT AGAIN: Here's a walkthrough for dyndns. http://lifehacker.com/124804/geek-to-live--how-to-assign-a-domain-name-to-your-home-web-server

Nice! I think these links will be very useful, thanks!

[Mr. Gillette]

Linux. I just needed a chance to say that today. Thanks for letting me get it off my chest.

:001_smile

[TonyKZ1]

+1 Ubuntu Linux, works great. Seems like this thread had kinda gotten off topic.. :lol:

[RichGem]

Linux. I just needed a chance to say that today. Thanks for letting me get it off my chest.

:001_smile

And linux right back at you Good Sir.

[Mr. Gillette]

+1 Ubuntu Linux, works great. Seems like this thread had kinda gotten off topic.. :lol:

I don't know how that keeps happening...:thumbup1:

[rabidpotatochip]

+1 Ubuntu Linux, works great. Seems like this thread had kinda gotten off topic.. :lol:

What are you talking about? We're talking about Linux. Stop trying to hijack. :tongue:


And linux right back at you Good Sir.

Aye, top o' the Linux to ya.

[Mr. Gillette]

What are you talking about? We're talking about Linux. Stop trying to hijack. :tongue:



Aye, top o' the Linux to ya.

I think I'll have some Linux Stout on the way home...perhaps a pint or two!:thumbup1:

[RichGem]

I think I'll have some Linux Stout on the way home...perhaps a pint or two!:thumbup1:

Good on the stout. The "lite" tastes like, well, penguin pi$$. :eek:

[akuri]

when it comes to linux and server tasks linux owns, however on the personal desktop linux is comming a long way but still has a longer way to go to serve well as a desktop. i enjoy using fedora flavor of linux and get to know bin/bash commands and the terminal in general and linux will be alot smoother in general not to mention know your hardware will save you some headaches trying to troubleshoot.. oh and sometime things just don't work with linux and sometimes they do

[rabidpotatochip]

when it comes to linux and server tasks linux owns, however on the personal desktop linux is comming a long way but still has a longer way to go to serve well as a desktop. i enjoy using fedora flavor of linux and get to know bin/bash commands and the terminal in general and linux will be alot smoother in general not to mention know your hardware will save you some headaches trying to troubleshoot.. oh and sometime things just don't work with linux and sometimes they do

Have you tried Ubuntu? I'm running 9.04 on my laptop, well... technically the missus is... and it's been more than adequate. In the face of conventional Linux experience, the wireless even worked out of the box. :biggrin:

[OldSaw]

Linux. I just needed a chance to say that today. Thanks for letting me get it off my chest.

:001_smile

I said it at school today and I'll say it again. LINUX

[OldSaw]

+1 Ubuntu Linux, works great. Seems like this thread had kinda gotten off topic.. :lol:

Really? I've been Linuxing here for nearly a year, I'm not sure what you are talking about. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[OldSaw]

Aye, top o' the Linux to ya.

And the rest of the open source to yourself.

[OldSaw]

I think I'll have some Linux Stout on the way home...perhaps a pint or two!:thumbup1:

Be sure to park the car first.

[burnwood]

a joyous linux to us all.

[OldSaw]

a joyous linux to us all.

Are you going to be at the Mall of America on 3-22-09?

[Lynchmeister]

Update on my "setting up an apache server with email client" adventures. My first attempt last week was laughable. During the (lengthy) process, all seemed to be going well until I realized that my domain didn't exist. I thought it was just something arbitrary that I chose (and in a sense it is) until Jordan pointed out the fact that it needs to be registered somewhere.

Today I registered a free domain at dyndns.com and am giving this a second shot. I'll be sure to keep you all posted as I'm sure the suspense is killing you. :tongue:

[OldSaw]

Update on my "setting up an apache server with email client" adventures. My first attempt last week was laughable. During the (lengthy) process, all seemed to be going well until I realized that my domain didn't exist. I thought it was just something arbitrary that I chose (and in a sense it is) until Jordan pointed out the fact that it needs to be registered somewhere.

Today I registered a free domain at dyndns.com and am giving this a second shot. I'll be sure to keep you all posted as I'm sure the suspense is killing you. :tongue:

Keep us posted and bring pictures to the Midwest meet-up next week.

[Lynchmeister]

Keep us posted and bring pictures to the Midwest meet-up next week.

I can't guarantee pictures...in fact if this goes badly, I can't even guarantee I'll be there. :lol:

So question time:

I'm having some trouble with my Apache server. It's up and running and in fact I can navigate to the default page, but when I try to set up my own virtual host, I run into a problem. Here are the instructions I'm following from this page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP:



Virtual Hosts

Apache2 has the concept of sites, which are separate configuration files that Apache2 will read. These are available in /etc/apache2/sites-available. By default, there is one site available called default this is what you will see when you browse to http://localhost (http://localhost/) or http://127.0.0.1 (http://127.0.0.1/). You can have many different site configurations available, and activate only those that you need.
As an example, we want the default site to be /home/user/public_html/. To do this, we must create a new site and then enable it in Apache2.
To create a new site:


Copy the default website as a starting point. sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite
Edit the new configuration file in a text editor "sudo nano" on the command line or "gksudo gedit", for example: gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite
Change the DocumentRoot to point to the new location. For example, /home/user/public_html/
Change the Directory directive, replace <Directory /var/www/> to <Directory /home/user/public_html/>
You can also set separate logs for each site. To do this, change the ErrorLog and CustomLog directives. This is optional, but handy if you have many sites
Save the file

Now, we must deactivate the old site, and activate our new one. Ubuntu provides two small utilities that take care of this: a2ensite (apache2enable site) and a2dissite (apache2disable site).

sudo a2dissite default && sudo a2ensite mysiteFinally, we restart Apache2:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
If you have not created /home/user/public_html/, you will receive an warning message
To test the new site, create a file in /home/user/public_html/:

echo '<b>Hello! It is working!</b>' > /home/user/public_html/index.htmlFinally, browse to http://localhost/

So I do all this and am met with the warning I highlighted in red above. If I'm not mistaken, just a few lines above, it instructed me to create /home/user/public_html/, so this left me scratching my head. I consulted the almighty Google, but came out on the other side the same as I went in. Any ideas guys? I'm so close, I can taste it!

Edit: Also worth mentioning is that I have set up port forwarding on my router for port 80 and when I navigate to http://localhost I get this error:



Not Found

The requested URL / was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80

[OldSaw]

We need a time and place, guys.

[Mr. Gillette]

We need a time and place, guys.

Lynch's place...his new house. I'll bring a propane heater so the mud will dry.:lol:

[RichGem]

Lynch's place...his new house. I'll bring a propane heater so the mud will dry.:lol:

careful guys, you may end up with paintbrushes and overalls.

[Mr. Gillette]

careful guys, you may end up with paintbrushes and overalls.

If we pull up and Jimmy Carter is there...

...I'll know for SURE it's Cory's place!:lol::lol:

[Confuzius]

I can't guarantee pictures...in fact if this goes badly, I can't even guarantee I'll be there. :lol:

So question time:

I'm having some trouble with my Apache server. It's up and running and in fact I can navigate to the default page, but when I try to set up my own virtual host, I run into a problem. Here are the instructions I'm following from this page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ApacheMySQLPHP:



Virtual Hosts

Apache2 has the concept of sites, which are separate configuration files that Apache2 will read. These are available in /etc/apache2/sites-available. By default, there is one site available called default this is what you will see when you browse to http://localhost (http://localhost/) or http://127.0.0.1 (http://127.0.0.1/). You can have many different site configurations available, and activate only those that you need.
As an example, we want the default site to be /home/user/public_html/. To do this, we must create a new site and then enable it in Apache2.
To create a new site:


Copy the default website as a starting point. sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites-available/default /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite
Edit the new configuration file in a text editor "sudo nano" on the command line or "gksudo gedit", for example: gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite
Change the DocumentRoot to point to the new location. For example, /home/user/public_html/
Change the Directory directive, replace <Directory /var/www/> to <Directory /home/user/public_html/>
You can also set separate logs for each site. To do this, change the ErrorLog and CustomLog directives. This is optional, but handy if you have many sites
Save the file

Now, we must deactivate the old site, and activate our new one. Ubuntu provides two small utilities that take care of this: a2ensite (apache2enable site) and a2dissite (apache2disable site).

sudo a2dissite default && sudo a2ensite mysiteFinally, we restart Apache2:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
If you have not created /home/user/public_html/, you will receive an warning message
To test the new site, create a file in /home/user/public_html/:

echo '<b>Hello! It is working!</b>' > /home/user/public_html/index.htmlFinally, browse to http://localhost/

So I do all this and am met with the warning I highlighted in red above. If I'm not mistaken, just a few lines above, it instructed me to create /home/user/public_html/, so this left me scratching my head. I consulted the almighty Google, but came out on the other side the same as I went in. Any ideas guys? I'm so close, I can taste it!

Edit: Also worth mentioning is that I have set up port forwarding on my router for port 80 and when I navigate to http://localhost I get this error:



Not Found

The requested URL / was not found on this server.
Apache/2.2.4 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80



Can you see whatever you put in /var/www/ ?

[Lynchmeister]

Can you see whatever you put in /var/www/ ?

Hmm...I didn't actually put anything there as it is the apache default, but yes, I can see what it there. I don't recall what exactly the message is, but it's something to the effect of, "It's working OK."

[RichGem]

Hmm...I didn't actually put anything there as it is the apache default, but yes, I can see what it there. I don't recall what exactly the message is, but it's something to the effect of, "It's working OK."

Whoa. Wait a second there! We're back on topic???

:eek:

[OldSaw]

Whoa. Wait a second there! We're back on topic???

:eek:

How did that happen?

[blackfoot]

How did that happen?

Sucks, don't it. I just hang around for when it is off topic. I don't know the first thing about Linux. Like the Commodore 64, it is probably great except the world refuses to embrace it. That is more than I should know.



Oh, Linux! :biggrin1:

[Confuzius]

Hmm...I didn't actually put anything there as it is the apache default, but yes, I can see what it there. I don't recall what exactly the message is, but it's something to the effect of, "It's working OK."

I never bother with setting up the "/home/user/public_html" and just put a link on my desktop that points to "gksudo nautilus /var/www" and edit all my webpage stuff from there. Works plenty well for me.

Although I might give it a shot today or tomorrow to see if I can help you out.

[Mr. Gillette]

Sucks, don't it. I just hang around for when it is off topic. I don't know the first thing about Linux. Like the Commodore 64, it is probably great except the world refuses to embrace it. That is more than I should know.



Oh, Linux! :biggrin1:

I'm currently using a Commodore 64...I wrote this post on Saturday, hit "Subimt" and it should be posting sometime in the next few days...then I'll get back and read it. In between, I like to play Asteroids...:cursing:

[blackfoot]

I'm currently using a Commodore 64...I wrote this post on Saturday, hit "Subimt" and it should be posting sometime in the next few days...then I'll get back and read it. In between, I like to play Asteroids...:cursing:

Granted, but the color graphics will be great! :biggrin1:

[Mr. Gillette]

Granted, but the color graphics will be great! :biggrin1:

You can get color now? I have a monochrome display...nobody needs color!

AND..640K is enough for anyone:drool:

[rabidpotatochip]

Hmm...I didn't actually put anything there as it is the apache default, but yes, I can see what it there. I don't recall what exactly the message is, but it's something to the effect of, "It's working OK."

:biggrin:

Seeing that page is a good sign at least. I've never set up Apache on Linux so I'm standing on the sidelines for this project. Thankfully Confuzius is a pretty knowledgeable guy, he's got a lot of quotes on the Internet... and apparently he's Chinese. :confused:

[blackfoot]

You can get color now? I have a monochrome display...nobody needs color!

AND..640K is enough for anyone:drool:

My first computer was a 64. My uncle is a programmer or engineer, whatever his title is. he gave it to us because my dad thought computers were the anti-Christ (his actual words). It was old when we got it. I loved the box of paper all connected. Obviously,my uncle had an up-to-date computer, if there is such a thing. But he always kept a 64 up, too. He might even still have one tucked away somewhere.

I love how the guys tenaciously trying to stay on topic keep going, ignoring our useless side-jaunt. I enjoy seeing two conversations going on at the same time.

[Mr. Gillette]

My first computer was a 64. My uncle is a programmer or engineer, whatever his title is. he gave it to us because my dad thought computers were the anti-Christ (his actual words). It was old when we got it. I loved the box of paper all connected. Obviously,my uncle had an up-to-date computer, if there is such a thing. But he always kept a 64 up, too. He might even still have one tucked away somewhere.

I love how the guys tenaciously trying to stay on topic keep going, ignoring our useless side-jaunt. I enjoy seeing two conversations going on at the same time.

LINUX...my friend...come on...SAY IT...LINUX!!!!!!!!!!!:cursing:

[blackfoot]

LINUX...my friend...come on...SAY IT...LINUX!!!!!!!!!!!:cursing:

Sorry sir! LINUX! (caps make it more important, right?)

[Lynchmeister]

Whoa. Wait a second there! We're back on topic???

:eek:


How did that happen?


Sucks, don't it. I just hang around for when it is off topic. I don't know the first thing about Linux. Like the Commodore 64, it is probably great except the world refuses to embrace it. That is more than I should know.



Oh, Linux! :biggrin1:

Sorry guys, my fault. :lol:


I never bother with setting up the "/home/user/public_html" and just put a link on my desktop that points to "gksudo nautilus /var/www" and edit all my webpage stuff from there. Works plenty well for me.

Although I might give it a shot today or tomorrow to see if I can help you out.

Sounds great, Jordan. I'll see if I can do the same and am anxious to see if you can get the other deal to work. It may be a few days, though, because despite these being my typical days off, I'm actually at work taking a web based JCL course...and some of you guys think the Commodore is archaic! :lol: This stuff actually did use punch cards and (unfortunately?) most of the terminology from the era stuck.


You can get color now? I have a monochrome display...nobody needs color!

AND..640K is enough for anyone:drool:


:biggrin:

Seeing that page is a good sign at least. I've never set up Apache on Linux so I'm standing on the sidelines for this project. Thankfully Confuzius is a pretty knowledgeable guy, he's got a lot of quotes on the Internet... and apparently he's Chinese. :confused:

:lol:


My first computer was a 64. My uncle is a programmer or engineer, whatever his title is. he gave it to us because my dad thought computers were the anti-Christ (his actual words). It was old when we got it. I loved the box of paper all connected. Obviously,my uncle had an up-to-date computer, if there is such a thing. But he always kept a 64 up, too. He might even still have one tucked away somewhere.

I love how the guys tenaciously trying to stay on topic keep going, ignoring our useless side-jaunt. I enjoy seeing two conversations going on at the same time.

Oh, I think we all...well...most of us...embrace both sides. :lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

Sorry guys, my fault. :lol:



Sounds great, Jordan. I'll see if I can do the same and am anxious to see if you can get the other deal to work. It may be a few days, though, because despite these being my typical days off, I'm actually at work taking a web based JCL course...and some of you guys think the Commodore is archaic! :lol: This stuff actually did use punch cards and (unfortunately?) most of the terminology from the era stuck.





:lol:



Oh, I think we all...well...most of us...embrace both sides. :lol:

Not me, I just like women thankyouverymuch.

[blackfoot]

Not me, I just like women thankyouverymuch.

I had something very similar typed, and then thought I better not. Therefore, I am shocked and offended by your crude manners, sir!



Oh, and Linux! :lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

I had something very similar typed, and then thought I better not. Therefore, I am shocked and offended by your crude manners, sir!



Oh, and Linux! :lol:

Nothing wrong with openly stating one's sexual preferences. As long as I follow it up with the statement that I'm happily married and not interested in any of the advances from all the supermodels that have my phone number. :lol:

[Confuzius]

:biggrin:

Seeing that page is a good sign at least. I've never set up Apache on Linux so I'm standing on the sidelines for this project. Thankfully Confuzius is a pretty knowledgeable guy, he's got a lot of quotes on the Internet... and apparently he's Chinese. :confused:

Also really old with a funny shaped head. I sometimes think I should twitter with this name but I still don't quite "get" twitter enough to do well.

[Mr. Gillette]

Nothing wrong with openly stating one's sexual preferences. As long as I follow it up with the statement that I'm happily married and not interested in any of the advances from all the supermodels that have my phone number. :lol:

Q- What are the names of two gay Irish guys?
A- Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael

[Lynchmeister]

Not me, I just like women thankyouverymuch.


I had something very similar typed, and then thought I better not. Therefore, I am shocked and offended by your crude manners, sir!



Oh, and Linux! :lol:

:hand:


Q- What are the names of two gay Irish guys?
A- Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael

:lol: I mean...that's bad!

[rabidpotatochip]

Also really old with a funny shaped head. I sometimes think I should twitter with this name but I still don't quite "get" twitter enough to do well.

No one should twitter.


Q- What are the names of two gay Irish guys?
A- Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael

It took a minute to get that, and now I wish I hadn't. :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

So do you see what I'm talking about, Blake? These are the people I have to deal with on a daily basis. :tongue:

[Lynchmeister]

No one should twitter.



It took a minute to get that, and now I wish I hadn't. :lol:

Agreed on both counts! :lol:

[blackfoot]

So do you see what I'm talking about, Blake? These are the people I have to deal with on a daily basis. :tongue:

My prayers go with you Cory, my prayers go with you.

[rabidpotatochip]

So do you see what I'm talking about, Blake? These are the people I have to deal with on a daily basis. :tongue:


My prayers go with you Cory, my prayers go with you.

What're you guys talking about? If it weren't for us, the previous Czar would never have been overthrown. :biggrin:

[blackfoot]

What're you guys talking about? If it weren't for us, the previous Czar would never have been overthrown. :biggrin:

And god knows where he would be on decorating his house!

[rabidpotatochip]

And god knows where he would be on decorating his house!

Also true!

I can't wait for all the decorating advice when I start work on my place next year. :biggrin:

[Mr. Gillette]

Also true!

I can't wait for all the decorating advice when I start work on my place next year. :biggrin:

Let's start with that dirt floor...:drool:

[rabidpotatochip]

Let's start with that dirt floor...:drool:

Seriously, if I could afford it I would. (The earthen floor, that is) :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

Also true!

I can't wait for all the decorating advice when I start work on my place next year. :biggrin:

You know what they say about revenge. It's a b....

--I mean, I can't wait to share decorating tips with you! :biggrin:

[OldSaw]

Let's not forget about this Sunday.

[Lynchmeister]

Let's not forget about this Sunday.

Dennis, I know you and Tom both have other things going that day, so just shout out a timeframe and place and I'm good to go.

Edit: by other things, I meant other things in the Twin Cities besides the MOA.

[Mr. Gillette]

In honor of the Czar, and the good people behind the Cheddar Curtain...some current laws on the books. The Czar has been building more than a house in the Dairy state!

http://www.ahajokes.com/laws049.html

[rabidpotatochip]

You know what they say about revenge. It's a b....

--I mean, I can't wait to share decorating tips with you! :biggrin:

Nicely done. :lol:

[rabidpotatochip]

Ah hell, have at it (http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=80886). :lol:

[Lynchmeister]

In honor of the Czar, and the good people behind the Cheddar Curtain...some current laws on the books. The Czar has been building more than a house in the Dairy state!

http://www.ahajokes.com/laws049.html

Must be good if the work filter blocked it. :biggrin:

[Mr. Gillette]

Must be good if the work filter blocked it. :biggrin:

Mine didn't..but then you're

IN WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!!!!:drool:

[Lynchmeister]

Mine didn't..but then you're

IN WISCONSIN!!!!!!!!!!!:drool:

Nah...Minnesota. In Wisconsin we can still:

* buy booze on Sunday.
* smoke in bars.
* drink with our parents at any age.
* burn anything we want in our back yards.
* eat cheese with every meal.

[blackfoot]

Nah...Minnesota. In Wisconsin we can still:

* buy booze on Sunday.
* smoke in bars.
* drink with our parents at any age.
* burn anything we want in our back yards.
* eat cheese with every meal.

I have to admit, I am not opposed to the making of margarine illegal. Woe to the evil soul that created it and may his eternal torment be....torment! :biggrin1:

[rabidpotatochip]

Well, I bought a new heatsink/fan for my video card and I'm going offline to install it. As usual, if I disappear for more than a few hours it'll probably end up being a few days while I try to fix things.

[OldSaw]

Dennis, I know you and Tom both have other things going that day, so just shout out a timeframe and place and I'm good to go.

Edit: by other things, I meant other things in the Twin Cities besides the MOA.

Sounds like we will be arriving Saturday night, so I have most of Sunday available. I would like to start driving home somewhere between 2-4 PM.

[OldSaw]

I started a thread about the meet-up this Sunday (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1062678#post1062678). Check it out and let's pin this thing down.

[burnwood]

I once saw a wild linux on the Serengeti. Magical.

[rabidpotatochip]

Success installing the new fan/heatsink on the video card. Between that and the new case the temperature of my CPU has dropped by 10°C, my case temp has dropped by 15°C and my GPU temp has dropped by a whopping 20°C. Now I just need to replace that little lawnmower of a chipset fan and my dream of having a properly cooled/quiet gaming rig will be realized.

[RichGem]

I once saw a wild linux on the Serengeti. Magical.

prolly chasing a not-so-wild Bill Gates.

[blackfoot]

I once saw a wild linux on the Serengeti. Magical.

I love the wild kingdom!




I was referring to Burnwood, but the Serengeti is nice, too. :lol::lol::lol:

[OldSaw]

Only four posts away from 6500 and you guys just quit? For shame.

[RichGem]

Only four posts away from 6500 and you guys just quit? For shame.

far be it from me. :biggrin:

[Mr. Gillette]

I love the wild kingdom!




I was referring to Burnwood, but the Serengeti is nice, too. :lol::lol::lol:

I LOVED THE WILD KINGDOM, TOO... Dapper Marlin Perkins in a freshly pressed safari jacket: "While Jim wrestles the 40 foot angry anaconda, knee deep in mud, I'll fly over and check out our camp."

Announcer: "Yes, a good camp is important, but how about your home? Who will pay for it if you're gone? Mutual of Omaha has plans to fit your budget and needs."

Marlin: "Well, that anaconda seems to have gotten the best of Jim...I think those are his boots floating down the river. Good thing Jim kept life insurance from MUTUAL OF OMAHA! Let's take a ride in the Land Rover!"

[blackfoot]

I LOVED THE WILD KINGDOM, TOO... Dapper Marlin Perkins in a freshly pressed safari jacket: "While Jim wrestles the 40 foot angry anaconda, knee deep in mud, I'll fly over and check out our camp."

Announcer: "Yes, a good camp is important, but how about your home? Who will pay for it if you're gone? Mutual of Omaha has plans to fit your budget and needs."

Marlin: "Well, that anaconda seems to have gotten the best of Jim...I think those are his boots floating down the river. Good thing Jim kept life insurance from MUTUAL OF OMAHA! Let's take a ride in the Land Rover!"

That is too funny! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

And..Linux!

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