Re: [9fans] Go

2009-11-11 Thread John Waters
or "tissah-go" for that matter :) On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:27 AM, Eris Discordia wrote: >> arabic numeral 9 is very close: ۹ > > Puny pedantry: that's a(n) Hindi/Indic numeral. 9 is already an "Arabic > numeral." > > If playing on numerals is allowed why shouldn't they call it IXgo or even > Kyu

Re: [9fans] clarification needed

2009-02-21 Thread John Waters
I need to think/write up a command that I can name "nph" On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Andrew Simmons wrote: >> by the way, which one's kumar? >> > Kumar is the one with nice pubes. > >

Re: [9fans] cheap, low-resolution terminal

2009-01-27 Thread John Waters
> What'd you say if you had my keyboard? I I would say that I need to find some more activities for your key.

Re: [9fans] SYSTOR 2009---The Israeli Experimental Systems

2009-01-23 Thread John Waters
Actually, my Business visa to Saudi has me listed as a Muslim in 'Arabic. I could just have been visiting Bait Al Maqdis. :) On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 8:16 PM, wrote: >> I wonder how much flack I would get from Israeli passport control for >> the stamps in my passport. :) > > What makes you think

Re: [9fans] SYSTOR 2009---The Israeli Experimental Systems Conference

2009-01-22 Thread John Waters
I wonder how much flack I would get from Israeli passport control for the stamps in my passport. :) On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM, Akshat Kumar wrote: > which homie in the hood is going to represent? > > yo > ak > >

Re: [9fans] How can I boot plan9 on my Compaq AlphaServer DS10L?

2008-12-18 Thread John Waters
I would have opted for the obvious firearms-related solution. :) On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:19 AM, ron minnich wrote: > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Nolan Hamilton > wrote: >> Well apparently plan9 runs on alpha, but I can not get plan9 to run on my >> DS10L. Can anyone help? >> > > I can he

Re: [9fans] plan9 now officially not the OS with the ugliest GUI anymore

2008-11-19 Thread John Waters
I don't think that there is a darn thing wrong with rio, its the Audi of GUIs On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Jack Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I always thought 8 1/2, rio, acme and friends were more, uh, Amish UIs > than ugly UIs, but to each his or her own. > > -J > >

Re: [9fans] Books on plan 9

2008-11-15 Thread John Waters
What I did was have Nemo's book and a number of the papers printed and bound for $40 US. Swing by your local Popcopy and have one of the apathetic and condescending staff do the same. On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:23 AM, Nolan Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I was wondering if there are any bo

Re: [9fans] yes, comcast really *does* suck

2008-11-10 Thread John Waters
Here in Saudi Arabia, most ISPs are happy to provide what I like to call "five sevens" service. I think that it would be awesome to have a net connection stable enough to run a smtp or http server. Then again I think it would be nice to have an ISP where I don't have to run "pull" 3 or 4 times in o

Re: [9fans] Questions about plan9.

2008-11-05 Thread John Waters
The regulars on that group spend their days either playing bingo at the community center, chasing kids off their yard with a broom, or posting to that USENET group. :) On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Nolan Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Thanks alot, people in comp.os.plan9 are much mor

Re: [9fans] Happy Birthday, Ed Wood

2008-10-10 Thread John Waters
I will wear one of my wife's angora sweaters in commemoration of this great man's birthday. On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Chad Dougherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (posthumous birthday, unfortunately) > > BornEdward Davis Wood > October 10, 1924(1924-10-10) > Poughkeepsie, New York > > >

Re: [9fans] Where to find plan9

2008-09-09 Thread John Waters
9fans.net is unreachable from Riyadh.. but then again a lot of places are unreacable from Riyadh. :( John On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Lorenzo Fernando Bivens de la Fuente < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > google should be enough... > > http://9fans.net should be the result of your search... > >

Re: [9fans] mouse trouble in VMWare Fusion

2008-08-26 Thread John Waters
Actually I used Plan9 on VMWare workstation for Linux for quite a while without too many problems. Then again all I was doing was working though Nemo's book. :) VMWare Fusion is definitely not yet ready for prime time, I have noticed some interoperability problems with other Guest OSes (FreeBSD) a

[9fans] mouse trouble in VMWare Fusion

2008-08-26 Thread John Waters
Greetings fellow 9fans, I am having a strange and annoying issue with Plan9 inside vmware fusion. In both windowed and full screen mode the cursor will, seemingly randomly, "jump" into and out of the VM. That is to say that if Plan9 has control of my mouse, and I move the cursor across the "screen

Re: [9fans] Using the Acme Editor

2008-08-24 Thread John Waters
a" (= "نکره", > "unknown"). When "Salam" has the definite article "Al" it is considered > "Ma'rafa" and therefore receives the "damma" but when it is used without > that article it is "Nakara" and receives the "

Re: [9fans] Using the Acme Editor

2008-08-24 Thread John Waters
Small correction, it is actually " ال سلام " , or "As-Salaam" (the L in AL elides with "shams" letters). It would also be inappropriate for you to receive such a greeting, which is a du'a reserved for muslims only. Since you are using the name "Eris, is the name of a "deity", it is safe to assume y

Re: [9fans] 2nd Edition

2008-08-19 Thread John Waters
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:58 PM, ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You mean like this? > Low cost 200MHz ARM single board computer, LAN, USB, UARTs, D-IO, A/D, > D/A, from $65. > >* 200MHz ARM 9 processor 100MHz system bus. 32-64MB SDRAM,4-32MB FLASH >* 10/100 baseT Ethernet >*

Re: [9fans] ilock error/kernel panic (Plan9 hates SciAm)

2008-07-20 Thread John Waters
Thanks Russ, I'll try this once I am out of the office (gmt +3 here, what are you doing up?? :) ) and write back int the problem persists. The build that I used is probably 2 weeks old. John On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Russ Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think this is the same bug that

Re: [9fans] 8 cores

2008-07-16 Thread John Waters
riel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could always import /net from a 9grid node in a (more) free > country ;) (Maybe SA should start filtering 9P connections ;) > > Peace > > uriel > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:13 PM, John Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>

Re: [9fans] 8 cores

2008-07-16 Thread John Waters
Hi Mr Forsyth, I tried to respond to your directly, but the mail bounced. Here in Saudi Arabia tinyurl is blocked (by the govt). Is it possible that you (or someone else) can expand the URL for me and send it to me off-list? Thanks John Waters, No relation to the director On Wed, Jul 16, 2008

Re: [9fans] Anatomy of a vblade image

2008-07-15 Thread John Waters
Indeed, I have been toying around with the idea of building a larger scale version of Mr. Minnich's lunchbox using Mini-ITX boards.. But I have no justification, since virtually everything i need to do with plan 9 happens impossibly fast on just a simple vmware instance. Plan9 is sufficiently speed

Re: [9fans] kind of interesting

2008-07-02 Thread John Waters
Some time ago I was a pen-tester for a govt contractor. After a few months into my then new career I found myself constantly terrified of the state of affairs of our infrastructure. That was 13 years ago, I honestly hope that things have improved. I tell myself that they have just to not hole myse

Re: [9fans] sad commentary

2008-07-01 Thread John Waters
He's clearly some ESR clone that's trying to get his "hip right wing guy" polemic on. Move aside, John Malkovich, there's a new a**hole on the map. =) Its obvious to me now that Linux is a victim of its own popularity and development model. I have always preferred BSD's way of doing things and th

Re: [9fans] sad commentary

2008-07-01 Thread John Waters
I have always felt guilty about wanting Common LISP on Plan 9; but I am not entirely sure why. John On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 4:35 PM, David Leimbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>The question is what new function Plan 9, as an OS, defines for >> the end user. >> Plan 9 is not for end users. P

Re: [9fans] sad commentary

2008-07-01 Thread John Waters
Not to mention quoting ESR is not going to win you any friends anywhere, except for ESR's house... jcw On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 11:01 PM, ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, Eris, it is quite possible that you're right. It is also > possible that you never quite got it. > > Or both are p

Re: [9fans] sad commentary

2008-06-30 Thread John Waters
What can we expect an OctoVX32 distribution? ;) On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Francisco J Ballesteros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Octopus sessions persist by definition as long as you do not > reboot your central PC. All other machines are used to run viewers, but > the layout is preserved by

Re: [9fans] space glenda - in acrylic

2008-06-29 Thread John Waters
I would like to see a plain white and otherwise unadorned T-shirt with the upper-left corner of an Acme window on the front. I often describe Plan9 (and its fuzzy little mascot) as having an "audi like" aesthetic. While I admit that the painting is cute I prefer the original in soft pencil on paper

Re: [9fans] Laptop advice

2008-06-11 Thread John Waters
I have an LG A1 "Dual Express" notebook that I bought here in Riyadh a few months ago. It also has a PRPD (pseudorandom pointing device) and it has nearly driven me to the point of spazzing out on several occasions. Other than that it is a great litte laptop. Since it has an external USB device I

Re: [9fans] Consumers? We the eeevil empire are the consumers!

2008-04-23 Thread John Waters
I always thought that rio would look spectacular on an Apollo DN3500... On 4/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 24, 7:47 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Come on, folks, PPC Apple was around for how many years, and the > > only port effort I know of was a university proj

Re: [9fans] Timezone file for Riyadh, KSA

2008-04-21 Thread John Waters
gt; AST 10800 AST 10800 > > should do. (C.f. Arizona.) > > > --- Den mån 2008-04-21 skrev John Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Från: John Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Ämne: [9fans] Timezone file for Riyadh, KSA > > Till: 9fans@9fans.net >

[9fans] Timezone file for Riyadh, KSA

2008-04-21 Thread John Waters
one together for me, or (better still) 2) Explain to me the format of the file. Also, are there any other plan 9 users in Saudi? :) Thanks, John Waters, no relation to the director.