LINUX
Na, its not just another blurb about linux. And its not a techno-babble either ... just a friendly blog :) I thought I would just put into words why I really like linux so much.
Now, the distro-version I'm using is Mandrake linux 9.0 which has kernel version 2.4.19. This is just for the info you know ...
First of all linux is very customizable. You don't like a thing you can always change it. Yeah even if you don't know how to do it there are HOWTOs
which tell you just how to do it. It doesn't leave you helpless at the mercy of the company which wrote the OS. Of course ther are time when you feel like
"what the hell ... why can't this be simpler ...". But the satisfaction you get when you do something your way more than outweighs the amount of trouble
you have taken to do it.
And then its based on unix which is like the "baap" of all the OSs. The unix philosophy of writing many small programs which do specific tasks rather than one
huge monster which does everything applies to linux too.
The console is another wonderful thing in linux. I have used bash but even ksh, csh all of them give you tremendous power. You need to invest some time first
but then power doesn't always come with simplicity! And once its into your muscle memory you find that keyboard is much friendlier than mouse.
And the Desktop Environments ...GNOME, KDE ,sawfish,blackbox ...they are all just beautiful. The funda is that you are not forced to use a window manager or DE that comes with the OS. You have lots of choices .... Pesonally I think that GNOME 2.0 is good. KDE 3.0 is slow in starting but its on par with GNOME even better in some areas. X might be slower sometimes but with a 32 MB VRAM and 3d accelerater card I find it to be as good as any other Graphical system I have seen.
Then comes a time when you fall in love with any or many of the gnu/linux tools, programs. Once you start using say vi then its hard to think of anything else to use. You don't have to buy a compiler or an ide ...its always there ...well i can continue on this but lets not get into that.
Best thing is the Free Software Spirit. After a certain point of time yopu feel a gratitude towards the FSF community which has made linux what it is today. So I guess its definitely worth a try. And then try as you may you can't help but use it. ;)
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
This is an actual job application a 17 year old boy submitted at a McDonald's fast-food establishment in Florida, and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!
NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.
DESIRED POSITION:
Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
DESIRED SALARY:
$185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD:
Target for middle management hostility.
SALARY:
Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT:
My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING:
It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK:
Any.
PREFERRED HOURS:
1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?:
Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?:
If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?:
Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR?:
I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?:
I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing house Sweepstakes.
DO YOU SMOKE?:
On the job no, on my breaks yes.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?:
Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?:
Yes. Absolutely.
NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.
DESIRED POSITION:
Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
DESIRED SALARY:
$185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD:
Target for middle management hostility.
SALARY:
Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT:
My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING:
It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK:
Any.
PREFERRED HOURS:
1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?:
Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?:
If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?:
Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR?:
I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?:
I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing house Sweepstakes.
DO YOU SMOKE?:
On the job no, on my breaks yes.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?:
Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?:
Yes. Absolutely.
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