ChasingBlueSky

I like Linux. It's my primary OS at home, and I'm the Linux admin where I work. But people have been saying that Linux has been "poised to move to the home-computing desktop" since before I had even installed RedHat 4 for the first time. It just ain't gonna happen in the foreseeable future. I agree, and I like Unix. I was working for a Fortune 500 company when RH v4 hit the market - and we were in the middle of a data center migration. We did a study if RH would be a good idea to install and replace some of our systems (AS/400, OS390, AIX, CA products and NT4.0)...we found the initial cost was low, but the long term TCO was cost prohibitive due to training costs and support. There were no turn key solutions available at the time (more costs) and we already had significant trouble with people using the client side (idiots) on Windows (more training costs). Linux will need to be packaged better with more support than it currently has to be a viable option (which will piss off the purists). The turn key solutions are getting better every year, but compatibility is still a major issue. It will happen, just not as soon as all of the Linux fans hope for. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

If you do go to the South Side - you better brush up on your singing voice! We're The Windy City Irish Where The Craic Is Always Best Where Every Day Is Paddys Day And Everyone's A Guest So If You're Irish On The North Side Or Irish On The West Welcome To The South Side Come Join Our Irish Fest Chorus: We're The South Side Irish As Our Fathers Were Before We Come From The Windy City And We're Irish To The Core From Bridgeport To Beverly From Midway To South Shore We're The South Side Irish We'll Sing It Out Once More Our Parents Came From Mayo From Cork And Donegal We Come From Sabinas St. Killians And St. Gaul St. Leo Visitation Little Flower And The Rest The South Side Parishes They're Mighty They're The Best We Live On The South Side Mayor Daley Lives Here Too He's The Greatest Irish Leader That Chicago Ever Knew And He Was Always So Proud Of His South Side Irish Roots So Here's To His Honor To His Memory We'll Be True Sing The Songs Our Fathers Sang As They Were Growing Up Rebel Song Of Erin's Isle In A South Side Irish Pub And When It Comes To Baseball We Have Two Favorite Clubs The Go Go White Sox And Whoever Plays The Cubs _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I love that song - but this is one of my favorites: ATHEN RYE v.1 By lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling, "Michael, they have taken you away !" You stold Tim Valien's corn so the young might see the morn. Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay." Chorus: And low lies the fields of Athen Rye, Where once we watched the small free birds fly. Our love was on the wing; we had dreams and songs to sing, Its so lonely round the fields of Athen Rye. v.2 By lonely prison walls, I heard a young man calling, "Nothing matters Mary when your free.Against the famine And the crown I rebelled they cut me down, Now you must raise our child with dignity." cho. By lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star falling. As the prison ship sailed out against the sky. Now she lives and hopes and prays for her love in Botany bay Its so lonely round the fields of Athen Rye. cho. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Ugh, these things were annoying the last time they invaded the area. I was 14 at the time and was sweeping up swarms off them off the driveway every morning. I can only imagine what it will be like with them flying into you on final and getting them out of my canopy. I hope those little yellow beetles that look like lady bugs don't come back to complicate the problem. On a side note - I remember eating some on a dare. They taste like mash potatoes if you cook them on the grill. Yahoo News Clicky _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

either you are really short, or those are really tall SUVs _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Bo has Thursday March 18th off of work Warning to Stacy: Turn your cell phone off that night. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Look for me in the downtown parade on Sat! I am usually the group right behind the Mayor. Still haven't decided if I am going to the South Side or not - haven't found anyone that thinks they will be sober in time to make it out there before noon. Val, I'll PM you my cell#. I live about 4 blocks from MDW and I can meet up with you guys! I know all the good Irish bars on the south side! Quigley's is a good one - on 111th and Pulaski where Riley's daughter used to be. The waitresses wear catholic school girl outfits as well

Al Gore polarized the country when he tried to steal the election. Funny, I know a lot of people that feel Bush stole it. Are we going to start that argument again? I will miss Bush when he loses the election - his office has made for some great comedy on "The Daily Show." And GravityMaster - Yup, us Libs want your money - so where is my allowance???? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

You going to listen to him this time? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

We had fluries in Chicago yesterday and it was close to 20F last night. I have the option to go to my friends cabin tonight and play with his snowmobile in northern WI! I guess the snow is still knee deep up there. The good news? Rook sent out an email this morning - THE TWIN OTTER WILL BE BACK ON THE 20th!!!!! woohoo!!!!! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Damnit Turtle - you just stole the response I always use in these threads. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Wimp - you didn't get it finished all the way. Mine wraps around my arm as well, and it really didn't hurt....just sitting with my arm in the same position for four hours hurt the most. Now, you need to have someone walk up to you and punch you on it, much like someone did to me. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Anyone else find this one confusing: Massachusetts lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage but allow civil unions. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Am I the only one that is thinking about Chris Rock's rant about women and lies??? Anyone care to type that out here? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Put her in a tandem harness and try to get on the plane with her!' _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yea...prob three times, and I posted a link that has all the pengu games on one page... _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yup. Repost, many many times over. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

But I like this: It's free. That is why I am curious. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Found this tonight: CinePaint is an open source painting program used by motion picture studios to retouch images in 35mm films. It was formerly called Film Gimp. It has been used in a dozen feature films including Harry Potter, Scooby-Doo, and the Fast & the Furious. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=75029 But, no photoshop plugins. Just wondering if it worth learning how to use it? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Dammit. I coulda swore all those pics had been taken down already. You shouldn't have sent them to me _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I know there were two busses on the DZ for sale around the holidays but both have been sold. I wonder if it is the same add. If you could PM the info that would be great. Thanks _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

If you can find one for sale. And yes, I am looking in that area as well...even the DZ. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Actually, in a slew of recent tests, the P4 and the AMD64 both beat out the MacG5 in 90% of benchmark tests, including DV editing. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

The AMD64 runs 32bit programs and64bit - there is no loss getting the 3200 and most tests seem to show it runs faster. In fact, it can run some 32bit programs faster. check out www.hardocp.com www.anandtech.com or any of the other geek sites out there. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I'd be a bit jumpy too if my anus was in a sign... Happy b-day Bo! Don't drink too much tonight, 'kay? Or if you do, please ignore my phone number in your cell's phone book at 3 am Sooooo...just at 3am? Guess that means 4am is ok _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....