Re: OT: work wanted

2014-05-17 Thread Alex Esplin
? If he wants to relocate to the Bay Area, we have openings for solid C engineers in Core OS at Apple. I'm pretty sure none of them are remote positions though, so the relocation thing is an issue. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org

Re: Behold, the recruiters!

2014-03-17 Thread Alex Esplin
, but I think we (Apple) have openings for one of the Vancouver-based teams. That's not too far from Seattle. Of course I know for sure we have openings here in the Bay Area. And I think the Xcode guys are looking pretty hard. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Unix Engineer opening at Apple

2014-01-21 Thread Alex Esplin
at apple dot com'. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: What's your favorite distro, and why?

2013-12-05 Thread Alex Esplin
I used Arch while I still made my living with a Linux box. Gentoo is great, but for a work machine where I need to be doing actual work instead of building stuff all the time Arch was the best (for me) way to get only what I wanted with minimal dependencies and no kitchen sink. -- Alex Esplin

Re: Explain Shell

2013-09-09 Thread Alex Esplin
along the way they have gained the ability to learn from man pages, creating a new translation layer, etc., etc... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Git help

2013-07-30 Thread Alex Esplin
of the new repo. Little bit simpler than Richard's recipe, and I've used this strategy before. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Crazy idea from a recruiter

2013-03-25 Thread Alex Esplin
://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */ -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: User group downturn?

2012-12-03 Thread Alex Esplin
in starting me out on a hacking career. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT] Mobile App Dev for dummies

2012-09-30 Thread Alex Esplin
CocoaHeads chapter and there's some pretty sharp folks on their list (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/byu-cocoaheads). I've done a minor amount of iPhone development and quite enjoyed it. I've never actually done any Android development, but I don't like Java. -- Alex Esplin

Re: Dealing with Macs

2012-05-22 Thread Alex Esplin
. There's a lot of info on the interwebs about how to customize your working environment, and there are command-line utilities to control almost every aspect or preference in the OS. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug

Re: Developer Opportunity

2012-05-02 Thread Alex Esplin
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Jacob Albretsen ja...@xmission.com wrote: /me puts on flame suit. Seriously. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Samuel Morales has invited you to use Google Talk

2012-03-01 Thread Alex Esplin
Man, do we ever have a shopping list of things to argue about... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT] Thoughts on Adaptive Computing (Company)?

2011-05-25 Thread Alex Esplin
are interested, send me your resume and I'll make sure it goes on the top of the pile. If anybody has any more questions just let me know. We also have marshmallow blowgun wars most Fridays after work. :) -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org

Re: Python's 20th Birthday (well, public release birthday) Extravaganza Lunch Party!

2011-02-21 Thread Alex Esplin
There'll be a couple of us coming over from building F for Dew cake... :) -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Python's 20th Birthday (well, public release birthday) Extravaganza Lunch Party!

2011-02-21 Thread Alex Esplin
for hosting and grilling up some eggs and spam!  Sandwiches and Pizza were delicious.  I probably ate too much =cP I know I ate too much, but good times nonetheless. And there was Mountain Dew cake? What more could any respectable hacker ask? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah

Re: Linux Gaming?

2011-02-07 Thread Alex Esplin
The original Neverwinter Nights had a Linux version. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: flame throwers and movie extras

2011-02-01 Thread Alex Esplin
looked. Nice work guys. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [kerstin.mo...@rht.com: Linux Administrators Needed for Cloud Computing!]

2011-01-14 Thread Alex Esplin
. That sounds an awful lot like my company... Any name for this mystery employer? If it is, and anyone is interested, I can make sure your resume gets to the right person. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear

Re: [kerstin.mo...@rht.com: Linux Administrators Needed for Cloud Computing!]

2011-01-14 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 14:08, Aaron Toponce aaron.topo...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 01:23:49PM -0700, Alex Esplin wrote: That sounds an awful lot like my company... Any name for this mystery employer? If it is, and anyone is interested, I can make sure your resume gets

Re: Network Control

2010-01-07 Thread Alex Esplin
the sick bay (sporting some wonderful bruises and about 40 stitches) he was a model citizen. Everyone involved is not always a rational actor, and even an ostensibly loving sibling can be pushed beyond the limits of his patience. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Re: looking for a sys admin

2009-12-11 Thread Alex Esplin
about it. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: ISP options

2009-10-26 Thread Alex Esplin
than DSL in Provo. I'd switch to fiber in a heartbeat if I could get fiber from XMission. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT] MMA Fight

2009-10-20 Thread Alex Esplin
well. Yeah. Broken ribs take a while when they're getting consistently stressed. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Distributed System Software Recommendations

2009-08-25 Thread Alex Esplin
ever looked at libev or libevent, but I've written a fair bit of distributed networking code in the Foundation Framework (Apple's fancy, documented version of GnuStep) and it wasn't difficult at all. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org

Re: idea to help each other out

2009-08-24 Thread Alex Esplin
On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 18:03, Stuart Jansensjan...@buscaluz.org wrote: On Sun, 2009-08-23 at 01:08 -0600, Alex Esplin wrote: Comparative Advantage is entirely dependent on gain (for both parties) from trade, and I won't trade unless I can gain from it. In which case, no matter which party

Re: idea to help each other out

2009-08-23 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 15:48, Stuart Jansensjan...@buscaluz.org wrote: On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 14:13 -0600, Alex Esplin wrote: Even in a straight across trade, from my point of view I have to be better off than the person I'm trading with, or there is no incentive to trade.  Granted

Re: idea to help each other out

2009-08-21 Thread Alex Esplin
. Granted, this example is entirely dependent on point-of-view, but much of the economy is. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Yes, a can of worms... But general direction would be nice...

2009-07-15 Thread Alex Esplin
using and getting my config files all set up happily after a reinstall, creating a git repo for my config files and a package list that can be read by a script is a real life-saver. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug

Re: Yes, a can of worms... But general direction would be nice...

2009-07-15 Thread Alex Esplin
work by reinstalling, you can't afford not to reinstall. Pick your location on the spectrum between. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: UUG Meeting: Parking?

2009-07-03 Thread Alex Esplin
Hinckley building also expire at 6pm. Very close to the Tanner building. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: PLUG Server Status

2009-06-15 Thread Alex Esplin
things running. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: C++ writing int to binary file

2009-04-28 Thread Alex Esplin
use Objective-C wherever possible, or straight C. And when I went looking for a job, I specifically went looking for a job where we use C. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Installing Arch without over-writing /home

2009-04-24 Thread Alex Esplin
/dev/sda3 for the installation and slip it in /etc/fstab after I'm done? Or is there a better way? Thanks, -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Remote terminal sharing solution

2009-04-22 Thread Alex Esplin
. Getting ready for the Apocalypse, are we??? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: posting - was Re: Sweet Mother of Perl!

2009-03-13 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 00:33, justin jus...@justinhileman.info wrote: On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Alex Esplin alex.esp...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:28, Michael Torrie torr...@gmail.com wrote: Agreed. I was imploring even iPhone and Gmail users to overcome laziness. 3

Re: posting - was Re: Sweet Mother of Perl!

2009-03-12 Thread Alex Esplin
and Gmail users to overcome laziness. 3 words: better gmail extension. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: local variables in bash

2009-02-13 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 18:56, Chris plug@2nerds.com wrote: There's nothing inherently right or wrong about dynamic scoping, though it might serve as tinder for some future plug.org flamefest. Future??? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http

Re: local variables in bash

2009-02-12 Thread Alex Esplin
reason not to write anything complex in bash. :-) We needed more??? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Git Presentation?

2008-12-31 Thread Alex Esplin
I'm always interested in learning more. ditto. and while I can't make it to meetings, I'd be interested in the outline if nothing else. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT] - Programming Language as Religion

2008-12-18 Thread Alex Esplin
I guess since my language of choice for a lot of projects these days is Objective-C, that I'm an atheist, or maybe that would translate to some modern spinoff of Judaism. Jews for Jesus, anyone? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org

Re: [OT] Ameros will clog the tubes - was Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-05 Thread Alex Esplin
Yes. Ben Bernanke is an idiot. But we're only 8 posts away from 100, so keep at it guys. We can do it. I have faith in us. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: [OT]: remote control (vnc) solution suggestions?

2008-12-03 Thread Alex Esplin
as I've used it at least). I'm pretty sure tightvnc is the server we use on windows boxen at work. It works well for us. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Network Neutrality

2008-12-02 Thread Alex Esplin
. If we had race horses in the tubes, they might be able to clear them out because they are fast. Meh. We just need a legal lottery here in Utah so we can blast some lottery balls through the tubes, effectively pushing out all those darn user datagram protocol payloads. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG

Re: Today is election day!

2008-11-04 Thread Alex Esplin
to vote this morning. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: PVR Upgrade

2008-11-02 Thread Alex Esplin
Celeron. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Any one know of any contract work?

2008-10-02 Thread Alex Esplin
+css, or ajax - flash, or any other sort of web dev including svg (or even w3c xforms) If you're a student and looking for something a little more permanent my work is looking for a good web developer. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http

Re: Any one know of any contract work?

2008-10-02 Thread Alex Esplin
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Alex Esplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Does anyone know of any contract or freelance work available in the area? (I'm looking mostly for web development - front end** or back end - but if you

Re: [OT] Congrats to Josh and his Tank

2008-07-06 Thread Alex Esplin
not to be listed on the faculty directory any more. When I last talked to him (right before switching to CS about 3 years ago) he was almost done restoring it to flight-ready condition. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't

Re: One of my favorite gmail features

2008-06-29 Thread Alex Esplin
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Spencer Gibb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The m key, mutes conversations (auto filters the conversation/thread). Will definitely remember this... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug

Re: Suspend help...

2008-06-29 Thread Alex Esplin
functions. You can always scan through the script and see what's going on. Worked for me when I was trying to get suspend to work in a couple different distros about 1 1/2 years ago. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug

Re: Computer case recommendations

2008-06-29 Thread Alex Esplin
+1 for anything Antec. I've built boxen on several of their cases and liked them all a lot. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Compilers - Am I writing one?

2008-06-29 Thread Alex Esplin
cents. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT - Gas to hit 4.00 - Vote for Ron Paul - dropping out?

2008-06-19 Thread Alex Esplin
harder. What really makes me mad is seeing people who agree with Ron Paul but write him off because he's not viable. It just drives me batty! never would've guessed... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear

Re: Random number challenge

2008-06-12 Thread Alex Esplin
The real implementation... http://xkcd.com/221/ -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
. If you are using water injection, NOS, or any other explosion-additive, that enough to maintain RPM is much less than a normal, less-efficient configuration. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
beast. Like Michael said, I don't think most small-engine cars generate enough electricity cheaply enough to get a really significant gain. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
around 29. I keep track of these things a lot. Drives my wife nuts. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
happening when I observe something out of the ordinary with my car. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Random number challenge

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
had a larger effective range than the NA HMMVs did. One last time, more power == more efficiency. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: OT: HHO (Browns Gas) Conversion For Your Car

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:20 PM, Von Fugal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quote name=Alex Esplin date=Wed, 11 Jun 2008 at 22:03 -0600 My Honda Fit, which gets better mileage on the freeway than my old Civic did, gets significantly worse mileage around town. Why? Because it has less power. Less

Re: [OT] Gas Efficiency Tip

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
estimates. Thought you might be interested, you have my email address. That sounds pretty cool. I have a rough system for doing that right now, but it's mostly in a little notebook and my brain. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org

Re: [OT] Gas Efficiency Tip

2008-06-11 Thread Alex Esplin
like me. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Building a custom wireless router

2008-05-18 Thread Alex Esplin
the hardware itself. You won't happen to have any of these parts laying around the office, will you? This is definitely a project I'd be looking over your shoulder every now and then on... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options

Re: Provo City selling iProvo system to a private company

2008-05-06 Thread Alex Esplin
what I've heard from people who looked into it more than I did (I think some of the above came from discussions on the list). Just some of my thoughts on the matter, but I think Provo brought their losses on themselves with iProvo. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah

Re: PLUG Server Moving Today

2008-05-01 Thread Alex Esplin
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Ryan Simpkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Everything working? Looks to be. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: (UTOPIA) Tax Alert : Stop 150% tax pledge increase

2008-04-18 Thread Alex Esplin
the earning potential for me and my family, and be glad that you grew up aware that there was something to which you could apply yourself that would earn more than a bare subsistence living, and that only with the aid of growing/killing 3/4 of what you ate. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org

Re: (UTOPIA) Tax Alert : Stop 150% tax pledge increase

2008-04-18 Thread Alex Esplin
to emigrate to the US legally. But I have very little sympathy for those who want to come here illegally and exploit the system and our generosity/humanity/whatever to receive care that they are not paying for. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http

Re: Parted on OSX Volumes?

2008-04-04 Thread Alex Esplin
on the Linux kernel. IMO case sensitivity is so 1980's and not worth it unless you have a compelling reason. Why would apple work it into their filesystem on purpose? Yeah, why would anyone work anything except ALL CAPS into their file-system? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org

Re: [OT] Re: Parted on OSX Volumes?

2008-04-04 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Michael Torrie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alex Esplin wrote: Yeah, why would anyone work anything except ALL CAPS into their file-system? Like all the VERYSHRT.DLL files that still ship with Windows XP? :) Don't forget AUTOEXEC.BAT... Case-sensitivity

Re: Programming Language Mascots

2008-03-28 Thread Alex Esplin
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Steven Alligood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wouldn't that be a Woolly Mammoth? Which, actually, is a GREAT mascot for PHP. :) Because it's just a pile of bones in a tar pit or museum??? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Re: [OT] graduate school

2008-03-27 Thread Alex Esplin
can give them of that. If you got Cs, but did a lot of great undergrad research and have glowing reviews of your research ability from respected professors, you're in good shape. That's what I'm hoping for, as I have the same problem, and I would very much like to go to grad school. -- Alex

Mail Clients and gmail imap

2008-03-18 Thread Alex Esplin
. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Mail Clients and gmail imap

2008-03-18 Thread Alex Esplin
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Jason Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Alex Esplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So now that we've decided that gmail doesn't cut the mustard, has anyone figured out how to get Thunderbird to play nice with gmail's labels

Re: Another XFS Fan

2008-03-14 Thread Alex Esplin
argue about this like two weeks ago? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: The 90s called; they want their 256 colors back

2008-03-04 Thread Alex Esplin
I'm digging through and tinkering I'll fix that too. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: The 90s called; they want their 256 colors back

2008-03-03 Thread Alex Esplin
to work. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: For all you top posters out there, this is for you...

2008-02-28 Thread Alex Esplin
for the heck of it. Or even if they think someone might be inclined to read it thoughtfully. Based on the past, could you actually expect anyone to change their top or bottom posting inclinations based on anything that happens here? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Re: Major Gmail annoyance and the list

2008-02-22 Thread Alex Esplin
in the web interface when I send myself an email it just shows up in my inbox. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Major Gmail annoyance and the list

2008-02-21 Thread Alex Esplin
This is the main reason I still exclusively use gmail's web interface. I like gmail enough to still use it even though sometimes it would be convenient to use a mail client app. Take the good with the bad, I guess, and weigh your preferences. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah

Re: HB 139 (Wireless Internet Access Requirements, Chief Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw)

2008-01-23 Thread Alex Esplin
On Jan 23, 2008 4:09 PM, Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You sir are a fraud, and by sponsoring this legislation you have proven it. Sure you don't want to just tell him he's a scumbag? :-p -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman

Re: Linux laptops, revisited (can any sleep like my PowerBook does?)

2008-01-22 Thread Alex Esplin
beliefs that are held without a solid logical foundation. Hence the reason when I first invoked it, it was in quotes, religious choice. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Linux laptops, revisited (can any sleep like my PowerBook does?)

2008-01-20 Thread Alex Esplin
the Linux/OSS equivalents I used until last year. I'm not an ardent supporter of closed source software, but I am willing to pay a little for software that best meets my needs (hence the fact that there are no Microsoft products in my collection besides the ones I'm forced to use for classes). -- Alex

Re: Linux laptops, revisited (can any sleep like my PowerBook does?)

2008-01-19 Thread Alex Esplin
. I have yet to find a usage instance where Apple seems to be telling me how to use my computer that I can't change to work the way I want it to. But again, this pre-supposes the lack of a religious decision like I will never use proprietary software again. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org

Re: Linux laptops, revisited (can any sleep like my PowerBook does?)

2008-01-18 Thread Alex Esplin
. And on the odd chance that I need something Linux-only, I can fire up my trusty Ubuntu virtual machine and there it is. So unless it's a religious decision, I'd go with the MacBook. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug

Re: Never a Doh! moment.

2007-12-16 Thread Alex Esplin
What filesystem was your Vista partition using? -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: RAM for sale

2007-12-14 Thread Alex Esplin
Dec 2007 at 10:45 -0700, James Lance wrote: On Friday 07 December 2007 9:53:51 am Boyd Timothy wrote: On Dec 7, 2007 9:13 AM, Alex Esplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, I have 2 512MB sticks of RAM from a MacBook. Perfect for upgrading an Intel Mini, iMac, or MacBook

Re: Best Distro for an old machine

2007-12-05 Thread Alex Esplin
I'll put in a vote for Xubuntu and Fluxbuntu. Both are _very_ light on resource needs and run quite well on my old P3 800Mhz Dell laptop. (256 MB RAM) -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: rsync not honoring excludes

2007-11-15 Thread Alex Esplin
/to/exclude_file in quotes --exclude-file /path/to/exclude_file in quotes …and get the same results. Someone more knowledgeable than me will have to take over then. Sorry. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear

Re: rsync not honoring excludes

2007-11-14 Thread Alex Esplin
--exclude-from=/path/to/ exclude_file /path/to/something/ secret.remote.server:/path/to/ something/ Try putting your /path/to/exclude_file in quotes. I've never had any luck without doing that, but I haven't dug into why. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net

Re: TV Writers Set To Strike? I thought they were fired years ago!

2007-11-03 Thread Alex Esplin
to quote scriptures at everyone for watching TV, even KSL, then it's probably not a good idea to shoot your moral authority in the foot by mentioning sleeping during priesthood meeting. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options

Re: Remove x number of lines from beginning of file

2007-10-26 Thread Alex Esplin
class changing way of doing it, but given real-life time constraints, sometimes a quicker, easier solution just has to work for a while. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Remove x number of lines from beginning of file

2007-10-25 Thread Alex Esplin
file just to remove the first x number of lines? vim test.txt xdd :wq You could turn that into a script in vim with x as a parameter if you wanted to automate it. Or you could do it with a small program that piped the file through a line at a time and didn't write the first x lines out. -- Alex

Re: Remove x number of lines from beginning of file

2007-10-25 Thread Alex Esplin
On 10/25/07, Alex Esplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: vim test.txt xdd :wq Just did some preliminary testing on this. With a file of 2,347,884 lines, I dd'ed the first 299 lines and closed the file in: time vim test.txt 299dd :wq real0m15.793s user0m2.612s sys 0m3.391s If you wrote

Re: KBYU has some strange advice?

2007-10-13 Thread Alex Esplin
with it that are of questionable legality, just as it is questionably legal to install those codecs for mplayer or any other media player. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Best Computer Science School in Utah

2007-09-26 Thread Alex Esplin
level, a perpetual motion machine exists, we just don't know how to duplicate it yet. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Best Computer Science School in Utah

2007-09-25 Thread Alex Esplin
that since Visual Studio is an Industry Standard we should have at least a little Visual Studio experience when we graduate and head out into the Industry -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: proper disposal of a monitor

2007-09-24 Thread Alex Esplin
to get mad. We do usually haul away all the big pieces when we're finished though... -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: Best Computer Science School in Utah

2007-09-24 Thread Alex Esplin
(the language for the class is C#). So I guess what I'm trying to say is that BYU CS is Open Source, but many students are sneaking by with Windows, and consequently getting into trouble by not knowing how to work in Linux. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http

Re: [OT] memory management -- was Re: itoa'd you so?

2007-09-19 Thread Alex Esplin
good extra. -- Alex Esplin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

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