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[AustinTXCat]

My son, a computer engineer for Norton Hospital group in Louisville, swears by Linux.

I agree and also swear by Linux for "heavy lifting" and server operating systems. We extensively utilized the operating system at my former workplace for number crunching. Rock solid. I maintained racks and racks of Sun hardware running Red Hat linux. I also administered Linux-based mail servers between 2001 to mid-2005. Very reliable. One of my servers once went 3 years without a reboot.

But for consumer use? Nope, Graphical User Interface (GUI) is simply not there yet. Hence Apple and Microsoft rule this space.

 

[BBUK]

 

[_Rooster]

In my dreams I go out hunting mountain lions! I am one bad dude. 🤣

You can do that here and I hope you're dreaming about dogs too or it's going to be a long hunt because you won't likely see one otherwise. A .357 is perfect for this. Pistol or carbine.

Then again there's this as they lose their fear of people. Now they live along golf courses because it's easy living. They're the largest Feline I've heard purr (awesome sound) and more closely related to your house cat than the Jaguar.

As subsidized predators their endangered preferred prey is threatened by the high numbers not subject to natural habitat limiting factors. True carnivores that rarely scavenge when there are other meat sources.

Trying to protect these guys along the southwest border is already a difficult challenge without the flipping societal chaos.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Are any of you interpreters of dreams? I had a strange one last night. I was out back and was attacked by a very large panther.

No I can't interpret it. But it reminded me of Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea:"
"He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach."

As I recall, Hemingway used the recurring image of lions on the beach as a way to symbolize Santiago the Fisherman searching in his dreams to find his lost youth, feelings of happiness and strength and of hope...

But the fisherman was not crazy enough to wrestle them...

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I agree and also swear by Linux for "heavy lifting" and server operating systems. We extensively utilized the operating system at my former workplace for number crunching. Rock solid. I maintained racks and racks of Sun hardware running Red Hat linux. I also administered Linux-based mail servers between 2001 to mid-2005. Very reliable. One of my servers once went 3 years without a reboot.

But for consumer use? Nope, Graphical User Interface (GUI) is simply not there yet. Hence Apple and Microsoft rule this space.

Austin, I would love to see you and my son discuss crap like this. I would set back and try to start fights! 😁

I use a computer, I sure as hell do not understand a darned thing about them.

Also, I have intellectual property involving a computer program; however, I don't know how they work. My Copyright and Trademark is only on what the program does. A smart guy wrote the program.

My son and my good friend Austin do understand how computers work: I am lost in the tall weeds.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Wow!

That is funny as hell and it is scary.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

You can do that here and I hope you're dreaming about dogs too or it's going to be a long hunt because you won't likely see one otherwise. A .357 is perfect for this. Pistol or carbine.

Then again there's this as they lose their fear of people. Now they live along golf courses because it's easy living.T hey're the largest Feline I've heard purr (awesome sound) and more closely related to your house cat than the Jaguar.

As subsidized predators their endangered preferred prey is threatened by the high numbers not subject to natural habitat limiting factors. True carnivores that rarely scavenge when there are other meat sources.

Trying to protect these guys along the southwest border is already a difficult challenge without the flipping societal chaos.

. . . . . . . and then they introduce the ultimate predator BERT.

He could wipe them out in no time.

Arthritis is no problem.
I can move at a fantastic speed of .005 miles an hour.
I can jump 3 inches of the ground.
What I lack in speed I can make up for with the length of my walking cane.
I can climb a set of stairs in an unbelievable 2 minutes.
A tree is nothing for me to scale with a hydraulic lift.

I am the primary predator.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

No I can't interpret it. But it reminded me of Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea:"
"He no longer dreamed of storms, nor of women, nor of great occurrences, nor of great fish, nor fights, nor contests of strength, nor of his wife. He only dreamed of places now and of the lions on the beach."

As I recall, Hemingway used the recurring image of lions on the beach as a way to symbolize Santiago the Fisherman searching in his dreams to find his lost youth, feelings of happiness and strength and of hope...

But the fisherman was not crazy enough to wrestle them...

Fantastic post.

I used to read Hemingway. I did not understand him until I got old.

But in my mind I am still a lion, just an old lion.

 

[Girthang]

Fantastic post.

I used to read Hemingway. I did not understand him until I got old.

But in my mind I am still a lion, just an old lion.

Least yer not a lyin lion.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Fantastic post.

I used to read Hemingway. I did not understand him until I got old.

But in my mind I am still a lion, just an old lion.

Bert - I prefer to think of myself as a "Secondhand" Lion. Sort of like Robert Duvall in this clip..

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Bert - I prefer to think of myself as a "Secondhand" Lion. Sort of like Robert Duval in this clip..

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😁 I may watch that tonight.

2003 era brought me two fantastic movies. Second Hand Lions and Free Range. I love both.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

😁 I may watch that tonight.

2003 era brought me two fantastic movies. Second Hand Lions and Free Range. I love both.

Bert, I could not agree more. Vintage Duvall, both of them...Not Gus McCrae level (nothing is) but very strong...

 

[cordmaker]

Old Man and The sea! remember watching as a kid!!! Spencer Tracy? Is this in the discussion? Or am I out there somewhere?

 

[Girthang]

Yes, several times, both men and women. Began seriously following soccer back in 1986.

Same here! Started watching in the lead up to 86, but that World Cup was the first total soccer binge for me.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Old Man and The sea! remember watching as a kid!!! Spencer Tracy? Is this in the discussion? Or am I out there somewhere?

No, Cord, you are correct. Spencer Tracy played the part in the movie, based on Ernest Hemingway's last successful novel. I believe (haven't seen the movie for many years) there is a voice over about the lions on the beach in the movie as well...

 

[Girthang]

Old Man and The sea! remember watching as a kid!!! Spencer Tracy? Is this in the discussion? Or am I out there somewhere?

Only saw this as a play but I had read the story.

 

[warrior-cat]

Not a Panther, but I was stalked by a Cougar one time!!!!!

Mine was a FOX.

 

[warrior-cat]

Interpretation: You've always secretly hated that nightstand but paid too much money for it to just get rid of it.

But this is merely a guess.

Or, he only had that one night stand and his wife found out about it.

 

[_Rooster]

Not me. Intel all the way. Got badly burned by AMD hardware incompatibilities and off-the-wall errata back during late-90s. Never again.

I agree with everything you said in your post. I've utilized some Ubuntu and Fedora distros and both seemed stable and flexible on an old obsolete systems. I'll add the caveat the systems were design to upgrade rather than replace. I'd load it onto this system I've got now but it has popped a few caps and not worth repairing so I'll build a newer one. Whatever hardware I chose, will with specific intent, support both OS because I enjoy the ability to change my mind if I feel the need. All my systems are built that way. I loved the mobile functionalities of the MS surface laptop for remote access while being a fed. I felt that it was fantastic solution. My home system server has different purpose and I liked the simplicity of simply plugging into my home hard-wired network. As always, your long ears are welcomed.

 

[_Rooster]

 

[warrior-cat]

My son, a computer engineer for Norton Hospital group in Louisville, swears by Linux.

Of course he is retired Army and you know those guys.

Hey, I resemble that remark. 🤪

 

[warrior-cat]

You can do that here and I hope you're dreaming about dogs too or it's going to be a long hunt because you won't likely see one otherwise. A .357 is perfect for this. Pistol or carbine.

Then again there's this as they lose their fear of people. Now they live along golf courses because it's easy living. They're the largest Feline I've heard purr (awesome sound) and more closely related to your house cat than the Jaguar.

As subsidized predators their endangered preferred prey is threatened by the high numbers not subject to natural habitat limiting factors. True carnivores that rarely scavenge when there are other meat sources.

Trying to protect these guys along the southwest border is already a difficult challenge without the flipping societal chaos.

Yep, I have been chased by a few bitches too!

 

[warrior-cat]

😁 I may watch that tonight.

2003 era brought me two fantastic movies. Second Hand Lions and Free Range. I love both.

My thought exactly. Almost watched it last night but family wanted to play cards with in-laws over.

 

[Girthang]

Not a Panther, but I was stalked by a Cougar one time!!!!!

Had one cup part of my privates as she pushed me into a corner at a bar one night.

 

[BBUK]

Had one cup part of my privates as she pushed me into a corner at a bar one night.

Touching your junk is TMI...

 

[_Rooster]

Yep, I have been chased by a few bitches too!

Warning! This is Bruce Connole. Dark stuff but interesting musician. I know these fellers from other local bands and a local "Happy Hour" treat. My wife told him during a break he might be the saddest man she had ever met.

 

[Girthang]

One of my railroad friends, Russ Hamilton of Hamilton, ONT played bagpipes for the "Queens Brigade". He used to bring them on his trips to the U.S. but they got really picky about the ivory in them so he had to stop.

He could entertain anyone within a half mile of him.

Did they expect him to resurrect the original owner of the ivory and give it back?

 

[BBUK]

I agree with everything you said in your post. I've utilized some Ubuntu and Fedora distros and both seemed stable and flexible on an old obsolete systems. I'll add the caveat the systems were design to upgrade rather than replace. I'd load it onto this system I've got now but it has popped a few caps and not worth repairing so I'll build a newer one. Whatever hardware I chose, will with specific intent, support both OS because I enjoy the ability to change my mind if I feel the need. All my systems are built that way. I loved the mobile functionalities of the MS surface laptop for remote access while being a fed. I felt that it was fantastic solution. My home system server has different purpose and I liked the simplicity of simply plugging into my home hard-wired network. As always, your long ears are welcomed.

It was the dearndest thing....


(Reference that one and you know your stuff. No Google...)

 

[Girthang]

Warning! This is Bruce Connole dark stuff but interesting. I know these fellers from other local bands and a local "Happy Hour" treat. My wife told him during a break he might be the saddest man she had ever met.

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Thus the saying, "Leave the gun, take the Connole...."

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Good morning D, read 12, a Prayer, an answer, and a promise.

Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but have you ever seen the movie Jeremiah? 1998 I think starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed. Pretty good movie. It's on a number of free apps...Pluto, Tubi, etc....also on YouTube.....

 

[Girthang]

This was San Francisco in 1969. Talk about a city that has changed. True Grit is probably banned and no way on earth a Support Your Local Sheriff sign would be permitted. It is all disappearing before our eyes.

The crippling stupidity of the years since...

 

[Girthang]

Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but have you ever seen the movie Jeremiah? 1998 I think starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed. Pretty good movie. It's on a number of free apps...Pluto, Tubi, etc....also on YouTube.....

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Has never heard if this movie! Thank you. I'll check it out

 

[Girthang]

Hope everyone has a good day and stays dry. My computer went down a few days ago and it looks like the motherboard is the culprit. So, I will probably have to purchase another laptop and I’ll not post much. This is from my phone, and I hate it.

Hear ya. Phone is why I'm not posting much lately. No time to get in front of a regulat computer right now.

 

[Girthang]

Watched Gozzilla vs Kong the other day. Enjoyed the movie and just wanted to mention it. A buck something for the blu ray through redbox (the poor man's blockbuster)

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

😁 I may watch that tonight.

2003 era brought me two fantastic movies. Second Hand Lions and Free Range. I love both.

Open Range?

 

[AustinTXCat]

I agree with everything you said in your post. I've utilized some Ubuntu and Fedora distros and both seemed stable and flexible on an old obsolete systems. I'll add the caveat the systems were design to upgrade rather than replace. I'd load it onto this system I've got now but it has popped a few caps and not worth repairing so I'll build a newer one. Whatever hardware I chose, will with specific intent, support both OS because I enjoy the ability to change my mind if I feel the need. All my systems are built that way. I loved the mobile functionalities of the MS surface laptop for remote access while being a fed. I felt that it was fantastic solution. My home system server has different purpose and I liked the simplicity of simply plugging into my home hard-wired network. As always, your long ears are welcomed.

Couple points..........

Various debates relevant to PC hardware always materialize. AMD vs Intel. AMD (formerly ATI) GPUs vs Nvidia GPUs. Apple vs Windows. Linux vs Apple vs Windows. Etc, etc, etc.

Simple answer is usually what works best for individuals and organizations.

Another example. Apple operates a plant here in ATX producing Mac Pro high-end desktops. At one time, Apple utilized Windows servers for assembly because no existing Apple operating system is capable of such tasks. One would think Apple might say "screw this", load up machines with linux and break away from WinTel. Nope. Out of the box, Windows still offers the best deal with least amount customization. Hopefully things changed since photo taken 7 years ago.

Personally speaking, I'm happy AMD exists. Competition = good. Imagine a world without alternatives. Opteron CPUs finally captured 10% market share in the server CPU market. Some predictions indicate 25% AMD server CPU market share represents a realistic goal.

At any rate, I "go with what I know". Except for a few AMD CPUs as test units when wife and I operated our hardware business way back when, I've used Intel CPUs and Intel-based systems for nearly 40 years. It's all about trust.

 

[cordmaker]

Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but have you ever seen the movie Jeremiah? 1998 I think starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed. Pretty good movie. It's on a number of free apps...Pluto, Tubi, etc....also on YouTube.....

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Never heard of it OC, thanks

 

[_Rooster]

Don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, but have you ever seen the movie Jeremiah? 1998 I think starring Patrick Dempsey and Oliver Reed. Pretty good movie. It's on a number of free apps...Pluto, Tubi, etc....also on YouTube.....

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Has never heard if this movie! Thank you. I'll check it out

Never heard of it OC, thanks

Me3 . . . tonight is likely.

 

[BBUK]

The boy could sing, there and beyond.... A shame he got where he went...

 

[BBUK]

God Bless the past, present, and future American Service Members..... God Bless you All...