Re: Linux Hacker license plate?

2007-02-14 Thread Erin Sharmahd
Back last August, while I was in Provo, I saw a big black truck with "SCO" for the license plate. Anybody know if Darl has a truck? On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 11:25:36AM -0700, Dan Stovall wrote: > I saw one the other day while I was waiting to pick my son up from > school at Freedom Academy. I won

Re: Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!

2007-01-12 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> The X5 hardware is also Rockbox-compatible (as are older iPods, if I > understand correctly). The only ipods that are *not* rockbox-compatible (as of a week ago when i last had a chance to look) are the 2nd generation nano (encrypted boot-partition), 80GB video ipod (they didn't know why yet),

Re: Apple Computers, Inc. is no more!

2007-01-10 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> That's the thing though - itunes *is* the iPod. I cannot connect and > sync my iPod to anything but iTunes. Therefore, if I want to download > a song that is DRM'd to work only on Microsoft products, I cannot play > or sync it on my iPod. If I want to play a song that is DRM'd to work > with t

Re: CHMOD Big Oops!

2006-11-10 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> Once (on a work machine) I had messed up the ownership of my home > directory, so I did > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# chown ross.ross -R * > which successfully gave me back ownership of all files in my home > directory ... except for any dot-files. Oops! So I then did: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ch

Re: A New PDA

2006-05-04 Thread Erin Sharmahd
On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 08:26:28AM -0700, Ross Werner wrote: > On Thu, 4 May 2006, "Gregory Hill" wrote: > >Probably way too big for your needs and I've never actually used it, but > >the Archos PMA-400 has always intrigued me. It has a linux OS, 30GB > >hard drive, plays videos, mp3s, etc. > > O

Re: This is just priceless

2006-03-24 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> In any case, the comment makes it clear that he intended to go back > and fix it. For one reason or another, that never happened. *That* is > the real sin. If I ever committed that code to a production branch (I > wouldn't), I certainly wouldn't have just forgotten about it... I got the exact op

Re: BYU vs. Stupid People

2006-03-18 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> You do not know Michael, and you certainly have no right to call him > stupid. You do not know why Michael would feel the way he feels, and > statements such as yours are not constructive in this thing. I'll admit that I don't know Michael at all, outside of my interactions with him on mailing-

Re: Looking for reassurance - MySQL Back-up

2006-03-11 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I don't generally use MySQL. I play with it when the project I'm > working on doesn't support PostgreSQL, but other then that, my > experience is limited. > > Anyway, I need to backup a MySQL server before I commandeer the hardware > it was running on. I really would like to give the guys that

Re: PHP broke :(

2006-03-06 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> * Apache2 has detected a syntax error in your configuration files: > Syntax error on line 6 of /etc/apache2/modules.d/70_mod_php.conf: > Cannot load /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp4.so into server: > /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp4.so: undefined symbol: ap_signal This probably isn't your probl

Re: Gentoo questions

2006-03-06 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> Can I set up a Windows / Gentoo dual boot system? How is that done? I don't see why you wouldn't be able to dual-boot. I've never done it, but it shouldn't be that different from any other dual-boot... > I have Windows XP installed, created my partitions for Linux (SWAP > and /) and tried the

Re: Keyboard Remapping (was: Alternative Editors)

2006-02-27 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> What's your xmodmaprc? (Or whatever commands you're trying.) I've done > this several times and never had a problem. weird... i coulda sworn last time I tried this (back on gentoo, i think), it didn't work. But I just tried it again, and now it appears to work fine. maybe i messed up with the

Keyboard Remapping (was: Alternative Editors)

2006-02-26 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> The first step in having a sane EMACS experience is to remap CAPS LOCK > to CTRL. Speaking of re-mapping keys, I've tried for a while to get two keys to map to the same thing, without much success. I've been trying to get both Caps_Lock and Escape to act as Escape. Has anybody successfully don

Reminder about MythTV Meeting

2006-02-14 Thread Erin Sharmahd
Date: Thursday February 16th, 2006 Time: 7:30 PM Place: Tanner 251* On Thursday (Feb 16), we'll show off some of the features of MythTV and let it show you why you want it. We'll discuss its capabilities and limitations and explain how it works and how it's designed. We'll also cover recommended a

UUG MythTV Meeting Coming Up!

2006-02-07 Thread Erin Sharmahd
Be sure to mark your calendars now for the upcoming UUG Meeting. It's going to be great! Date: Thursday February 16th, 2006 Time: 7:30 PM Place: Tanner 251 On Thursday (Feb 16), we'll show off some of the features of MythTV and let it show you why you want it. We'll discuss its capabilities and

Re: Strange Issue on FC4

2006-01-30 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I can assure you this isn't a Fedora Core 4 problem necessarily. It's > definitely a network issue somewhere in the software probably, since it > is affecting all apps. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding something, but from what I could tell from the question, it's *not* affecting all apps. I think

Re: perl [was: in defense of Java, again]

2006-01-27 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> LOL! This has to be the best defense of Ruby I've heard so far! Now > keep in mind that because Mats is Japanese we definitely CAN'T support > RUBY if we're MORMON. As MORMONS we're told to support our nations > leaders and because this is PLUG and not that one "P" LUG out in > India, we have

Re: Re-partitioning a drive to remove linux

2005-11-09 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> For XP look in Control Panel (classic view) -> Administrative Tools -> > Computer Management under Disk Management. It has basic functions but > not much more. Is it just me, or does everyone switch the control panel to classic view whenever they need to do anything? Seriously, whenever i've h

Re: Re-partitioning a drive to remove linux

2005-11-09 Thread Erin Sharmahd
On 11/9/05, Kelley Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a friend who installed linux on his computer. He had me help him > remove it last night. We removed the linux partition and enlarged the dos > partition with the diskdrak tool from Mandrake. We restored the mbr with the > dos fdisk

ProvoProvoProvo! (Jeff Waugh Presentation)

2005-10-25 Thread Erin Sharmahd
s along to anyone you know who would be interested. We'd like to have a large turnout for this meeting! Everyone is invited! Some info about Jeff: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2005/view/e_spkr/1549 Thanks, ~Erin Sharmahd /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Un

Re: getting data to and from a windows machine to a linux machine

2005-10-20 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I generated the public keys from from windows and transferred it to the > linux. now i need to automate this connection on a cron jobHowever the > linux is the only one that has static ip- the windows machine does not. For > passwordless connection to linux machine doesnt the windows need a s

Re: iPod or music player.

2005-10-18 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> She looked at it and asked what it was. I explained that it was > basically some Flash RAM, a controller, a decoding processor, and a > digital to analog converter. Her reaction was, ``So, you just bought > me RAM for our anniversary.'' And she never used it. "A music player" or "An MP3 player"

Re: iPod or music player.

2005-10-18 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I guess the only real qualification I have is it should work well with > Linux and MP3 (Oggs would be nice). Any recommendations? iPods are nice. Women like them, they're stylish, etc. They also work reasonably well with Linux if you install gtkpod. I have a mini that I use with linux. You

Re: understanding apache and ps

2005-10-07 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I don't have a user named "wwwrun"... How do you know that? Have you checked /etc/passwd? ~Erin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */

Re: openssh ignores locked account using public key authentication

2005-10-03 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> One of the traditional way to lock an account is to set the shell to > /bin/false. Theoretically there might still be some problem with that, > too, but I can't think of anything. Can they still use scp with this? It seems like they would be able to... /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.f

Fwd: [uug] Vote for Jeff Waugh to come visit us!!!

2005-09-20 Thread Erin Sharmahd
PLUG is invited to join us if we can get Jeff here. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please email either myself or Michael and let us know! ~Erin -- Forwarded message -- From: Michael Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 20, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: [uug] Vote for Jeff

Re: The perfect MP3 player

2005-09-17 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> > Here's the player I want. It shows up as a mass storage device (usb), > > supports ogg and FLAC (this is what I was looking for). > > > > http://eng.iaudio.com/product/product_X5_feature.php > > Ooooh. > > Sorry. Did I drool on you? Oooh! 283.49 at Amazon (20G)... not *that* much more tha

Re: The perfect MP3 player

2005-09-15 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> Many USB mp3 players have this functionality--they just appear as a USB > storage device, you copy the mp3 files onto the disk, and the device can > play the songs. Why wouldn't any hard-drive mp3 players have this > functionality? Does anyone have a hard-drive mp3 player that appears > (without

Re: [OT] Torn about Tor

2005-09-14 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> I completely understand where you are going with this, however one thing > that people seem to forget is that government only exists by consent of > those being governed. I don't believe that this is true for all governments. I don't think that the government in N Korea is necessarily in plac

Re: mailing list footer addition request

2005-09-11 Thread Erin Sharmahd
I pity you for being forced to use such a reader. (for coercion is the only explanation I can think of) Does "still trying to get fetchmail, postfix, procmail and mutt to work together" count as coercion? ~Erin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net * Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/

Re: URGENT: Extra HD for installfest today

2005-09-10 Thread Erin Sharmahd
On 9/10/05, Erin Sharmahd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > UUG would be *extremely* grateful if we could get this today... I > will post once we get something... We're going to try a workaround... sorry for the spam :) ~Erin .---. | This has been a

URGENT: Extra HD for installfest today

2005-09-10 Thread Erin Sharmahd
UUG would be *extremely* grateful if we could get this today... I will post once we get something... -- Forwarded message -- From: Michael Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 10, 2005 2:36 AM Subject: [uug] Extra HD for installfest To: BYU Unix Users Group Hey, For the Mac ins

Re: Skilled Java Developer Needed

2005-09-09 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> In order to fully take advantage of a $150 K guy, you need to let him work in > an > environment where his skills are used properly. It is unlikely that he would > be > able to produce twice as much code in the same amount of time. However, he can > come up with a way that solves a particular p

Fwd: [uug] Sign here to get an awesome speaker at the UUG!

2005-09-08 Thread Erin Sharmahd
If we get the following meeting set up, PLUG (and other local LUGs) are welcome to join us. Please add your name to the petition (email myself ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Michael ([EMAIL PROTECTED])) if you are interested! Thanks, ~Erin -- Forwarded message -- From: Michael Moore <[EMA

Fwd: UUG Installfest Announcement

2005-09-08 Thread Erin Sharmahd
, ~Erin Sharmahd .---. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `---'

Re: [OT] Are we a democracy or a republic?

2005-09-02 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> It sounds to me like you would much rather favor anarchism as a form of > government. This is actually not a bad position to take. One could > argue that a true anarchy combined with complete and unimpeded markets > is the way to go. I did Lincoln-Douglas debate for 2 years in high school, an

Re: Power Trips

2005-09-01 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> What have we lost? People interested in both topics now have to sign > up for two lists. Admins have to take care of two lists. Sure, these > aren't huge losses, but even if there is no loss, why change the > existing setup for no possible gain? We've also lost many people who aren't as interest

Re: Power Trips

2005-09-01 Thread Erin Sharmahd
> Tell me more about the UUG. I've never heard of it. BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu Primarily focused toward BYU students, but anyone who is willing to follow the rules is welcome... ~Erin .---. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear th

Re: BrainStorm for desktop solutions..Please Help!

2005-08-29 Thread Erin Sharmahd
On 8/29/05, Levi Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > I am aiding in some research here at work. Please help me brainstorm so > nothing is missed. I am looking for companies and products that are needed > to make a Linux desktop a viable solution for everyone. > > I am looking into solu