MySQL 5.1 uses an authentication protocol based on a password hashing algorithm that is incompatible with that used by older (pre-4.1) clients. If you upgrade the server from 4.1, attempts to connect to it with an older client may fail with the following message:
shell> mysql
Client does not support authentication protocol requested
by server; consider upgrading MySQL client
To solve this problem, you should use one of the following approaches:
*Upgrade all client programs to use a 4.1.1 or newer client library.
*When connecting to the server with a pre-4.1 client program, use an account that still has a pre-4.1-style password.
*Reset the password to pre-4.1 style for each user that needs to use a pre-4.1 client program. This can be done using the SET PASSWORD statement and the OLD_PASSWORD() function:
mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR
-> 'some_user'@'some_host' = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd');
Alternatively, use UPDATE and FLUSH PRIVILEGES:
mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password = OLD_PASSWORD('newpwd')
-> WHERE Host = 'some_host' AND User = 'some_user';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
Substitute the password you want to use for “newpwd” in the preceding examples. MySQL cannot tell you what the original password was, so you'll need to pick a new one.
*Tell the server to use the older password hashing algorithm:
1.Start mysqld with the --old-passwords option.
2.Assign an old-format password to each account that has had its password updated to the longer 4.1 format. You can identify these accounts with the following query:
mysql> SELECT Host, User, Password FROM mysql.user
-> WHERE LENGTH(Password) > 16;
For each account record displayed by the query, use the Host and User values and assign a password using the OLD_PASSWORD() function and either SET PASSWORD or UPDATE, as described earlier.
Note: In older versions of PHP, the mysql extension does not support the authentication protocol in MySQL 4.1.1 and higher. This is true regardless of the PHP version being used. If you wish to use the mysql extension with MySQL 4.1 or newer, you may need to follow one of the options discussed above for configuring MySQL to work with old clients. The mysqli extension (stands for "MySQL, Improved"; added in PHP 5) is compatible with the improved password hashing employed in MySQL 4.1 and higher, and no special configuration of MySQL need be done in order to use this MySQL client library. For more information about the mysqli extension, see http://php.net/mysqli.
It may also be possible to compile the older mysql extension against the new MySQL client library. This is beyond the scope of this Manual; consult the PHP documentation for more information. You also be able to obtain assistance with these issues in our MySQL with PHP forum.
For additional background on password hashing and authentication, see Section 5.7.9, “Password Hashing in MySQL 4.1”.
2005/11/22
Visual Studio
Error: Debugging Failed Because Integrated Windows Authentication Is Not Enabled
Stepping into a Web application or XML Web service failed because integrated Windows authentication is not enabled. For this reason, authentication of the user requesting debugging could not be done.
To enable integrated Windows authentication
1 Log onto the Web server using an administrator account.
2 From the Start menu, open the Administrative Tools Control Panel.
3 In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Internet Information Services.
4 In the Internet Information Services window, use the tree control to open the node named for the Web server.
A Web Sites folder appears beneath the server name.
5 You can configure authentication for all Web sites or for individual Web sites. To configure authentication for all Web sites, right-click the Web Sites folder and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. To configure authentication for an individual Web site, open the Web Sites folder, right-click the individual Web site, and choose Properties from the shortcut menu
6 In the Properties dialog box, select the Directory Security tab.
7 In the Anonymous access and authentication section, click the Edit button.
8 In the Authentication Methods dialog box, under Authenticated access, select Integrated Windows authentication.
9 Click OK to close the Authentication Methods dialog box.
10 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
11 Close the Internet Information Services window.
Stepping into a Web application or XML Web service failed because integrated Windows authentication is not enabled. For this reason, authentication of the user requesting debugging could not be done.
To enable integrated Windows authentication
1 Log onto the Web server using an administrator account.
2 From the Start menu, open the Administrative Tools Control Panel.
3 In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Internet Information Services.
4 In the Internet Information Services window, use the tree control to open the node named for the Web server.
A Web Sites folder appears beneath the server name.
5 You can configure authentication for all Web sites or for individual Web sites. To configure authentication for all Web sites, right-click the Web Sites folder and choose Properties from the shortcut menu. To configure authentication for an individual Web site, open the Web Sites folder, right-click the individual Web site, and choose Properties from the shortcut menu
6 In the Properties dialog box, select the Directory Security tab.
7 In the Anonymous access and authentication section, click the Edit button.
8 In the Authentication Methods dialog box, under Authenticated access, select Integrated Windows authentication.
9 Click OK to close the Authentication Methods dialog box.
10 Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.
11 Close the Internet Information Services window.
XP prof , IIS 5.1, ASP.NET 1.1
you could register asp.net with this command line:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis.exe -i
2005/11/15
Technology Fast 50 | New England
Technology Fast 50
Click Tactics Tops Deloitte’s New England Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, with 7,584% Growth over Five Years
Technology Fast 50 Winners Experience Average Revenue Growth of 1,069 Percent
Published: 9/23/05
WALTHAM, Mass. – Click Tactics, a provider of Internet-based services and software for direct marketing programs, was named the fastest-growing technology company in New England with more than 7,500 percent revenue growth over five years, according to the ninth annual New England Technology Fast 50 program.
Sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the New England Technology Fast 50 ranks the region’s technology companies by revenue growth over five years, from 2000 to 2004. The 50 companies that comprise this year’s list were honored at an award event held last night at the Deloitte Tech-Venture Center in Waltham, Mass.
Click Tactics is one of nine companies that call Waltham home, which had the largest geographic concentration among all of the towns and cities on the list— including 5 of the top 10 companies. All told, this year's winners contributed almost $5.5 billion in revenues to the region's economy in 2004 and experienced average revenue growth of 1,069 percent.
“As the Fast 50 shows, New England is still a worldwide hub of Internet technology and life sciences innovation and economic influence,” said Steve DiPietro, a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP and chairman of Deloitte’s New England Technology Fast 50 program. “While the past five years have been a rollercoaster ride for technology companies, the Fast 50 companies continue to demonstrate that there truly are no limits to growth and achievement when entrepreneurs apply their passion for success.”
The Technology Fast 50 companies are as follows:
Rank Company Name City, State 5-Year Growth %
1 Click Tactics, Inc. Waltham, MA 7,584%
2 Salary.com Needham, MA 3,733%
3 MBI Benefits, Inc. (Metavante Corporation) Waltham, MA 3,117%
4 VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc. Woburn, MA 2,751%
5 Capital Fulfillment Group Hingham, MA 2,455%
6 WorldWinner Newton, MA 2,386%
7 VistaPrint Lexington, MA 1,989%
8 Oasis Semiconductor, Inc. Waltham, MA 1,820%
9 NeuroMetrix, Inc. Waltham, MA 1,730%
10 athenahealth Waltham, MA 1,409%
11 Cardiotech International, Inc. Wilmington, MA 1,356%
12 Biogen Idec Inc. Cambridge, MA 1,330%
13 Cubist Pharmaceuticals Lexington, MA 1,203%
14 Netspoke (Premiere Global Services) Woburn, MA 1,185%
15 OpenAir, Inc. Boston, MA 1,185%
16 S4, Inc. Burlington, MA 1,083%
17 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Marlboro, MA 984%
18 Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Cambridge, MA 978%
19 LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation Beverly, MA 963%
20 PACE Medical, Inc. Waltham, MA 963%
21 Outcome Sciences, Inc. Cambridge, MA 857%
22 BuyerZone.com Watertown, MA 850%
23 Ecora Software Corporation Portsmouth, NH 830%
24 AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Needham, MA 799%
25 Picis Wakefield, MA 741%
26 Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Waltham, MA 658%
27 Phase Forward Incorporated Waltham, MA 612%
28 Intranets.com Burlington, MA 529%
29 Matritech Inc. Newton, MA 501%
30 Unica Corporation Waltham, MA 474%
31 IntelliReach Corporation Dedham, MA 429%
32 eCopy, Inc. Nashua, NH 384%
33 Curis, Inc. Cambridge, MA 384%
34 Datafarm, Inc. Marlboro, MA 372%
35 Sepracor Inc. Marlborough, MA 347%
36 e-tractions Bedford, MA 336%
37 Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. Hopkinton, MA 332%
38 iBasis, Inc. Burlington, MA 331%
39 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Woburn, MA 324%
40 Elcom International, Inc. Norwood, MA 319%
41 Palomar Medical Technologies Burlington, MA 313%
42 PaperThin, Inc. Quincy, MA 304%
43 Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exeter, NH 294%
44 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. Burlington, MA 290%
45 CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc. Boston, MA 281%
46 IntelliCare South Portland, ME 276%
47 Softscape, Inc. Wayland, MA 273%
48 Bruker BioSciences Corporation Billerica, MA 271%
49 ScanSoft, Inc. Peabody, MA 271%
50 Clinical Data Newton, MA 270%
Winners are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2000 to 2004. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must: have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2000 and at least $1,000,000 in 2004; be headquartered in New England; be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of its operating revenues or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify. Subsidiaries and divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded.
This year’s New England Fast 50 list includes:
The software industry leading all industry sectors with 19 companies making the list. The life sciences industry (which includes companies focusing on the life sciences and biotechnology) is also well represented, with 10 companies.
Twenty-seven privately owned companies.
Twenty-seven first-time winners.
A six-time winner, Unica Corporation, which marks a new record for the New England Fast 50 program.
“These 2005 New England Fast 50 companies compete with technology and life sciences companies across the nation and even across the globe. They are among the elite and we congratulate them for their accomplishments and continued growth,” said William F. Lee, co-managing partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Also honored were the three companies recognized in the “Rising Stars” category, the fastest growing technology companies based on revenue growth over three years (2002–2004). In this special category were: Arbor Networks (Lexington, MA), with 417 percent over 3 years; Sionex Corporation (Bedford, Mass.), with 401 percent; and Aglitron Inc. (Woburn, Mass.), with 266 percent.
The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, in association with the American Stock Exchange, William Gallagher Associates and Mass High Tech.
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte,” “Deloitte & Touche,” “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the U.S., services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP, and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
About Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier practices in antitrust and competition; aviation; bankruptcy; civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation (including white collar defense); communications; corporate (including public offerings, public company counseling, start up companies, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and licensing); defense and national security; financial institutions; intellectual property counseling and litigation; international arbitration; life sciences; securities regulation, enforcement and litigation; tax; and trade. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was formed in May 2004 through the merger of two of the nation’s leading law firms, Hale and Dorr LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP. With a staunch commitment to public service, the firm is renowned as a national leader in pro bono representation. The firm has more than 1,000 lawyers and offices in Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, London, Munich, New York, Northern Virginia, Oxford, Palo Alto, Waltham and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.wilmerhale.com/.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2005
Source: Deloitte & Touche USA LLP - United States (English)
Click Tactics Tops Deloitte’s New England Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, with 7,584% Growth over Five Years
Technology Fast 50 Winners Experience Average Revenue Growth of 1,069 Percent
Published: 9/23/05
WALTHAM, Mass. – Click Tactics, a provider of Internet-based services and software for direct marketing programs, was named the fastest-growing technology company in New England with more than 7,500 percent revenue growth over five years, according to the ninth annual New England Technology Fast 50 program.
Sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the New England Technology Fast 50 ranks the region’s technology companies by revenue growth over five years, from 2000 to 2004. The 50 companies that comprise this year’s list were honored at an award event held last night at the Deloitte Tech-Venture Center in Waltham, Mass.
Click Tactics is one of nine companies that call Waltham home, which had the largest geographic concentration among all of the towns and cities on the list— including 5 of the top 10 companies. All told, this year's winners contributed almost $5.5 billion in revenues to the region's economy in 2004 and experienced average revenue growth of 1,069 percent.
“As the Fast 50 shows, New England is still a worldwide hub of Internet technology and life sciences innovation and economic influence,” said Steve DiPietro, a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP and chairman of Deloitte’s New England Technology Fast 50 program. “While the past five years have been a rollercoaster ride for technology companies, the Fast 50 companies continue to demonstrate that there truly are no limits to growth and achievement when entrepreneurs apply their passion for success.”
The Technology Fast 50 companies are as follows:
Rank Company Name City, State 5-Year Growth %
1 Click Tactics, Inc. Waltham, MA 7,584%
2 Salary.com Needham, MA 3,733%
3 MBI Benefits, Inc. (Metavante Corporation) Waltham, MA 3,117%
4 VoiceSignal Technologies, Inc. Woburn, MA 2,751%
5 Capital Fulfillment Group Hingham, MA 2,455%
6 WorldWinner Newton, MA 2,386%
7 VistaPrint Lexington, MA 1,989%
8 Oasis Semiconductor, Inc. Waltham, MA 1,820%
9 NeuroMetrix, Inc. Waltham, MA 1,730%
10 athenahealth Waltham, MA 1,409%
11 Cardiotech International, Inc. Wilmington, MA 1,356%
12 Biogen Idec Inc. Cambridge, MA 1,330%
13 Cubist Pharmaceuticals Lexington, MA 1,203%
14 Netspoke (Premiere Global Services) Woburn, MA 1,185%
15 OpenAir, Inc. Boston, MA 1,185%
16 S4, Inc. Burlington, MA 1,083%
17 Evergreen Solar, Inc. Marlboro, MA 984%
18 Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. Cambridge, MA 978%
19 LocatePLUS Holdings Corporation Beverly, MA 963%
20 PACE Medical, Inc. Waltham, MA 963%
21 Outcome Sciences, Inc. Cambridge, MA 857%
22 BuyerZone.com Watertown, MA 850%
23 Ecora Software Corporation Portsmouth, NH 830%
24 AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. Needham, MA 799%
25 Picis Wakefield, MA 741%
26 Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Waltham, MA 658%
27 Phase Forward Incorporated Waltham, MA 612%
28 Intranets.com Burlington, MA 529%
29 Matritech Inc. Newton, MA 501%
30 Unica Corporation Waltham, MA 474%
31 IntelliReach Corporation Dedham, MA 429%
32 eCopy, Inc. Nashua, NH 384%
33 Curis, Inc. Cambridge, MA 384%
34 Datafarm, Inc. Marlboro, MA 372%
35 Sepracor Inc. Marlborough, MA 347%
36 e-tractions Bedford, MA 336%
37 Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. Hopkinton, MA 332%
38 iBasis, Inc. Burlington, MA 331%
39 Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Woburn, MA 324%
40 Elcom International, Inc. Norwood, MA 319%
41 Palomar Medical Technologies Burlington, MA 313%
42 PaperThin, Inc. Quincy, MA 304%
43 Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Exeter, NH 294%
44 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. Burlington, MA 290%
45 CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc. Boston, MA 281%
46 IntelliCare South Portland, ME 276%
47 Softscape, Inc. Wayland, MA 273%
48 Bruker BioSciences Corporation Billerica, MA 271%
49 ScanSoft, Inc. Peabody, MA 271%
50 Clinical Data Newton, MA 270%
Winners are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2000 to 2004. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must: have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2000 and at least $1,000,000 in 2004; be headquartered in New England; be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of its operating revenues or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify. Subsidiaries and divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded.
This year’s New England Fast 50 list includes:
The software industry leading all industry sectors with 19 companies making the list. The life sciences industry (which includes companies focusing on the life sciences and biotechnology) is also well represented, with 10 companies.
Twenty-seven privately owned companies.
Twenty-seven first-time winners.
A six-time winner, Unica Corporation, which marks a new record for the New England Fast 50 program.
“These 2005 New England Fast 50 companies compete with technology and life sciences companies across the nation and even across the globe. They are among the elite and we congratulate them for their accomplishments and continued growth,” said William F. Lee, co-managing partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Also honored were the three companies recognized in the “Rising Stars” category, the fastest growing technology companies based on revenue growth over three years (2002–2004). In this special category were: Arbor Networks (Lexington, MA), with 417 percent over 3 years; Sionex Corporation (Bedford, Mass.), with 401 percent; and Aglitron Inc. (Woburn, Mass.), with 266 percent.
The Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, in association with the American Stock Exchange, William Gallagher Associates and Mass High Tech.
About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte,” “Deloitte & Touche,” “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the U.S., services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP, and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.
About Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier practices in antitrust and competition; aviation; bankruptcy; civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation (including white collar defense); communications; corporate (including public offerings, public company counseling, start up companies, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and licensing); defense and national security; financial institutions; intellectual property counseling and litigation; international arbitration; life sciences; securities regulation, enforcement and litigation; tax; and trade. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was formed in May 2004 through the merger of two of the nation’s leading law firms, Hale and Dorr LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP. With a staunch commitment to public service, the firm is renowned as a national leader in pro bono representation. The firm has more than 1,000 lawyers and offices in Baltimore, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, London, Munich, New York, Northern Virginia, Oxford, Palo Alto, Waltham and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.wilmerhale.com/.
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Last Updated: October 31, 2005
Source: Deloitte & Touche USA LLP - United States (English)
2005/11/14
MySQL Core Certification
生平第一次收到從丹麥寄來的信。（為什麼不是瑞典啊？？）
裡面除了證書之外，另有三隻筆，海灘球一個，貼紙兩張。
看來我得趕快把 Professional 也考過，海灘球才夠分.....
2005/11/06
MCAD - MCSD
MCSD
*Exam 70–316
Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
*Exam 70–300
Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
MCAD
Exam 70-315
Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Exam 70–320
Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework
*Exam 70–229
Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server^(TM) 2000 Enterprise Edition
*Exam 70–316
Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
*Exam 70–300
Analyzing Requirements and Defining Microsoft .NET Solution Architectures
MCAD
Exam 70-315
Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Exam 70–320
Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Microsoft Visual C# and the Microsoft .NET Framework
*Exam 70–229
Designing and Implementing Databases with Microsoft SQL Server^(TM) 2000 Enterprise Edition
P. B. Shelley
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
------ P. B. Shelley, British poet
冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎？
------ 英國詩人 雪萊·P.B.
------ P. B. Shelley, British poet
冬天來了，春天還會遠嗎？
------ 英國詩人 雪萊·P.B.
2005/10/27
Study ranks Delaware No. 1 for work environment, Louisiana last
Study ranks Delaware No. 1 for work environment, Louisiana last
By Mark Jewell, AP Business Writer | October 25, 2005
BOSTON --Delaware ranked first and Louisiana last in a University of Massachusetts study that tried to measure where workers are treated best, based on factors including job opportunities, job quality and workplace fairness.
Rounding out the top five best states for workers were, respectively, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont and Iowa. After Louisiana, the next-lowest states were Texas and Arkansas, along with three states that fared slightly better in a tie: Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah.
Massachusetts tied with Hawaii for 18th, with the Bay State hurt in part by its high cost of living and large pool of workers who wish to work full-time but are stuck with part-time jobs.
The "Decent Work in America" study, released Tuesday by UMass Amherst's Political Economy Research Institute, was based on a "work environment index" that compared states based on 2004 data. The data covered factors including average pay; job opportunities; employee benefits; percentage of low-income workers; fair treatment between genders; and ability for employees to unionize.
Those factors were used in ranking states on a scale of 1 to 100 for job opportunities, job quality and workplace fairness. Those three numbers were averaged to determine an overall score, with Delaware posting an 89 and Louisiana a 31.
Texas' next-to-last ranking drew criticism from the state's governor's office and from a Texas economic development official, who said the abundance of small states near the top of the rankings indicates the study criteria may be too narrow.
"The top five states represent states with fairly small state economies that are not nearly as broad and complex as ours," said Carlton Schwab, president and chief executive of the Texas Economic Development Council, a private nonprofit association of economic development professionals. "They have a fraction of the economic activity that we have in our state. Oftentimes, it may not be a fair comparison."
Schwab also said Texas typically ranks highly by other economic measures, including venture capital funding and business startups.
Kathy Walt, a spokeswoman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, said, "This is a survey done by a university with a very strong liberal bias, that has driven a survey to fit its world view.
"Texas has created 200,000 net new jobs over the past two years because of its very strong tax climate, its strong business climate, model tort reform in the nation and its educated work force."
Brigitte Nieland, a spokeswoman at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, declined to comment on her state's last-place ranking, and messages left with Louisiana Economic Development, the state's development agency, were not immediately returned Tuesday.
The study's authors, who expect to update the rankings annually, said their findings were based on the first index to evaluate states' treatment of workers rather than their business climates.
States ranking high for work environments generally enjoyed strong economic growth and low poverty rates, with the reverse true for those ranking low.
"This suggests that anti-poverty strategies focused on creating decent jobs is viable as well as desirable, a finding that is especially pertinent in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, whose impact was devastating on the poor in New Orleans," the authors said.
One of the study's authors, Robert Pollin, noted Massachusetts typically ranks higher in most economic studies than it did in the workplace environment study. He attributed the result in part to the state's large number of part-time workers unable to find full-time employment, and a high cost of living that offsets the state's high wages.
While the Bay State ranked 10th in the nation in workplace fairness, it was 25th for job opportunities and 27th for job quality.
"Massachusetts is not doing disastrously by these other measures, but once we account for the cost of living and the tight labor market, it's not doing that well," Pollin said.
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On the Net:
UMass-Amherst Political Economy Research Institute's "Decent Work in America" study:
http://www.umass.edu/peri/resources/wei/summary.htm
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By Mark Jewell, AP Business Writer | October 25, 2005
BOSTON --Delaware ranked first and Louisiana last in a University of Massachusetts study that tried to measure where workers are treated best, based on factors including job opportunities, job quality and workplace fairness.
Rounding out the top five best states for workers were, respectively, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont and Iowa. After Louisiana, the next-lowest states were Texas and Arkansas, along with three states that fared slightly better in a tie: Mississippi, South Carolina and Utah.
Massachusetts tied with Hawaii for 18th, with the Bay State hurt in part by its high cost of living and large pool of workers who wish to work full-time but are stuck with part-time jobs.
The "Decent Work in America" study, released Tuesday by UMass Amherst's Political Economy Research Institute, was based on a "work environment index" that compared states based on 2004 data. The data covered factors including average pay; job opportunities; employee benefits; percentage of low-income workers; fair treatment between genders; and ability for employees to unionize.
Those factors were used in ranking states on a scale of 1 to 100 for job opportunities, job quality and workplace fairness. Those three numbers were averaged to determine an overall score, with Delaware posting an 89 and Louisiana a 31.
Texas' next-to-last ranking drew criticism from the state's governor's office and from a Texas economic development official, who said the abundance of small states near the top of the rankings indicates the study criteria may be too narrow.
"The top five states represent states with fairly small state economies that are not nearly as broad and complex as ours," said Carlton Schwab, president and chief executive of the Texas Economic Development Council, a private nonprofit association of economic development professionals. "They have a fraction of the economic activity that we have in our state. Oftentimes, it may not be a fair comparison."
Schwab also said Texas typically ranks highly by other economic measures, including venture capital funding and business startups.
Kathy Walt, a spokeswoman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, said, "This is a survey done by a university with a very strong liberal bias, that has driven a survey to fit its world view.
"Texas has created 200,000 net new jobs over the past two years because of its very strong tax climate, its strong business climate, model tort reform in the nation and its educated work force."
Brigitte Nieland, a spokeswoman at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, declined to comment on her state's last-place ranking, and messages left with Louisiana Economic Development, the state's development agency, were not immediately returned Tuesday.
The study's authors, who expect to update the rankings annually, said their findings were based on the first index to evaluate states' treatment of workers rather than their business climates.
States ranking high for work environments generally enjoyed strong economic growth and low poverty rates, with the reverse true for those ranking low.
"This suggests that anti-poverty strategies focused on creating decent jobs is viable as well as desirable, a finding that is especially pertinent in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, whose impact was devastating on the poor in New Orleans," the authors said.
One of the study's authors, Robert Pollin, noted Massachusetts typically ranks higher in most economic studies than it did in the workplace environment study. He attributed the result in part to the state's large number of part-time workers unable to find full-time employment, and a high cost of living that offsets the state's high wages.
While the Bay State ranked 10th in the nation in workplace fairness, it was 25th for job opportunities and 27th for job quality.
"Massachusetts is not doing disastrously by these other measures, but once we account for the cost of living and the tight labor market, it's not doing that well," Pollin said.
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On the Net:
UMass-Amherst Political Economy Research Institute's "Decent Work in America" study:
http://www.umass.edu/peri/resources/wei/summary.htm
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2005/10/24
Ajax.NET - The free library for .NET (C#)
Ajax.NET - The free library for .NET (C#)
Asynchronous JavaScript with XmlHttpRequest - C# Example
Ajax.NET Professional
Asynchronous JavaScript with XmlHttpRequest - C# Example
Ajax.NET Professional
SAJAX - Simple Ajax Toolkit
SAJAX
Simple Ajax Toolkit by ModernMethod - XMLHTTPRequest Toolkit for PHP
What is Sajax?
Sajax is a tool to make programming websites using the Ajax framework — also known as XMLHTTPRequest or remote scripting — as easy as possible. Sajax makes it easy to call ASP, Cold Fusion, Io, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby functions from your webpages via JavaScript without performing a browser refresh. The toolkit does 99% of the work for you so you have no excuse to not use it.
Why is (S)Ajax a big deal?
Ajax scripting marks a dramatic shift from form-oriented web development to a more interactive, GUI-style system. Our library makes it so simple to do this that your friends will make fun of you if you don't.
What languages does it support
Right now only ASP, Cold Fusion, Io, Lua, PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby. If you can contribute a backend for other systems, such as Java, please contact us for our submission guidelines.
Simple Ajax Toolkit by ModernMethod - XMLHTTPRequest Toolkit for PHP
What is Sajax?
Sajax is a tool to make programming websites using the Ajax framework — also known as XMLHTTPRequest or remote scripting — as easy as possible. Sajax makes it easy to call ASP, Cold Fusion, Io, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python or Ruby functions from your webpages via JavaScript without performing a browser refresh. The toolkit does 99% of the work for you so you have no excuse to not use it.
Why is (S)Ajax a big deal?
Ajax scripting marks a dramatic shift from form-oriented web development to a more interactive, GUI-style system. Our library makes it so simple to do this that your friends will make fun of you if you don't.
What languages does it support
Right now only ASP, Cold Fusion, Io, Lua, PHP, Perl, Python and Ruby. If you can contribute a backend for other systems, such as Java, please contact us for our submission guidelines.
FreeTDS
FreeTDS.org
FreeTDS is a set of libraries for Unix and Linux that allows your programs to natively talk to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases.
Introductory Database Access with PHP
FreeTDS is a set of libraries for Unix and Linux that allows your programs to natively talk to Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases.
Introductory Database Access with PHP
2005/10/21
apache friends - XAMPP
XAMPP
Many people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start."
Many people know from their own experience that it's not easy to install an Apache web server and it gets harder if you want to add MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start."
2005/10/20
OpenOffice 2.0
OpenOffice.org 2.0 Is Here
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source.
With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format, OpenOffice.org 2.0 gives users around the globe the tools to be engaged and productive members of their society.
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source.
With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format, OpenOffice.org 2.0 gives users around the globe the tools to be engaged and productive members of their society.
2005/10/19
Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD
A Comparison of Solaris, Linux, and FreeBSD Kernels
Conclusions
Solaris, FreeBSD, and Linux are obviously benefiting from each other. With Solaris going open source, I expect this to continue at a faster rate. My impression is that change is most rapid in Linux. The benefits of this are that new technology has a quick incorporation into the system. Unfortunately, the documentation (and possibly some robustness) sometimes lags behind. Linux has many developers, and sometimes it shows. FreeBSD has been around (in some sense) the longest of the three systems. Solaris has its basis in a combination of BSD Unix and AT&T Bell Labs Unix. Solaris uses more data abstraction layering, and generally could support additional features quite easily because of this. However, most of the layering in the kernel is undocumented. Probably, source code access will change this.
A brief example to highlight differences is page fault handling. In Solaris, when a page fault occurs, the code starts in a platform-specific trap handler, then calls a generic as_fault() routine. This routine determines the segment where the fault occurred and calls a "segment driver" to handle the fault. The segment driver calls into file system code. The file system code calls into the device driver to bring in the page. When the page-in is complete, the segment driver calls the HAT layer to update page table entries (or their equivalent). On Linux, when a page fault occurs, the kernel calls the code to handle the fault. You are immediately into platform-specific code. This means the fault handling code can be quicker in Linux, but the Linux code may not be as easily extensible or ported.
Kernel visibility and debugging tools are critical to get a correct understanding of system behavior. Yes, you can read the source code, but I maintain that you can easily misread the code. Having tools available to test your hypothesis about how the code works is invaluable. In this respect, I see Solaris with kmdb, mdb, and DTrace as a clear winner. I have been "reverse engineering" Solaris for years. I find that I can usually answer a question by using the tools faster than I can answer the same question by reading source code. With Linux, I don't have as much choice for this. FreeBSD allows use of gdb on kernel crash dumps. gdb can set breakpoints, single step, and examine and modify data and code. On Linux, this is also possible once you download and install the tools.
Conclusions
Solaris, FreeBSD, and Linux are obviously benefiting from each other. With Solaris going open source, I expect this to continue at a faster rate. My impression is that change is most rapid in Linux. The benefits of this are that new technology has a quick incorporation into the system. Unfortunately, the documentation (and possibly some robustness) sometimes lags behind. Linux has many developers, and sometimes it shows. FreeBSD has been around (in some sense) the longest of the three systems. Solaris has its basis in a combination of BSD Unix and AT&T Bell Labs Unix. Solaris uses more data abstraction layering, and generally could support additional features quite easily because of this. However, most of the layering in the kernel is undocumented. Probably, source code access will change this.
A brief example to highlight differences is page fault handling. In Solaris, when a page fault occurs, the code starts in a platform-specific trap handler, then calls a generic as_fault() routine. This routine determines the segment where the fault occurred and calls a "segment driver" to handle the fault. The segment driver calls into file system code. The file system code calls into the device driver to bring in the page. When the page-in is complete, the segment driver calls the HAT layer to update page table entries (or their equivalent). On Linux, when a page fault occurs, the kernel calls the code to handle the fault. You are immediately into platform-specific code. This means the fault handling code can be quicker in Linux, but the Linux code may not be as easily extensible or ported.
Kernel visibility and debugging tools are critical to get a correct understanding of system behavior. Yes, you can read the source code, but I maintain that you can easily misread the code. Having tools available to test your hypothesis about how the code works is invaluable. In this respect, I see Solaris with kmdb, mdb, and DTrace as a clear winner. I have been "reverse engineering" Solaris for years. I find that I can usually answer a question by using the tools faster than I can answer the same question by reading source code. With Linux, I don't have as much choice for this. FreeBSD allows use of gdb on kernel crash dumps. gdb can set breakpoints, single step, and examine and modify data and code. On Linux, this is also possible once you download and install the tools.
2005/10/16
叫「反省」，太廉價—幼童軍給童子軍的反省回應
叫「反省」，太廉價—幼童軍給童子軍的反省回應
[ 2005/10/12, 王善卿 ]
十幾年前，台大大論社有過一段很有理想性，大意如下的招生廣告：「面對不公不義，沈默就是暴力。」十幾年來，這句話總偶爾還會飄過腦際，我總是覺得這句話應該曾是你們——所謂的學運世代——的自我期勉。至於我們這些天真的以為人有義務為改造社會奉獻一點小小的心力的小小石頭，只是你們仕途上的墊腳石；只是你們拿麥克風發表論述時的小道具；只是在你們的號召下，在各種校園選舉或校外運動中，發傳單、搬桌子、拉布條或徹夜畫海報的免費苦力。不過，這無所謂，基於想要達到的目標，我想，很多小小石頭都不介意成為你們的踏腳石，不過我並沒有想到，只想當建國大道上的小石頭的我，居然也有必須要來實踐這句話的一天。
因為面對無恥，沈默就是幫兇。
The Lord gives, the Lord takes away.
我知道你們邏輯都不太好，思考事情多半「非A即B」，所以，請不要抹黑說我反對「反省」，也不要貼我標籤說我是挺扁派，或是站大老邊，或什麼保守派。重點是，這個運動由你們來號召，「反省」顯得既荒謬又廉價。也或者，既然說要反省，那我們就把話說明白一點，老人絕對是該檢討，但是，最需要反省的恐怕是你們。
我相信所有的人民包括藍綠，都對執政的現況感到無力也覺得失望，不管是在民生政策上或是國家定位上。但是，你們，一大堆都站在「重要戰鬥位置」的人，難道都沒有責任嗎？都是老人的錯嗎？而你們難道不是這些「學壞了」的老人的幕僚或親信嗎？斷臂事件時，還知道要下台以示負責，怎麼老了之後，連肩膀都沒了？而主張「丟棄台獨黨綱，以顧選票」的人，居然有臉說「民進黨執政、起家的本錢大幅流失」？你跟周守訓一樣弱智了嗎？而落選後，說要「選舉選到不知為何而戰，所以要認真反省，思考方向跟答案」的所謂新龍頭，思考了半年，想出來的答案，居然是大家再來搞個運動？網友說的對，真是活該落選！！
我真是不敢相信，你們到現在，玩的還是小時候搞學運那套。今天真有心反省，不是寫聲明、開記者會，叫大家來連署。搞個論壇，就是「結合各界發起運動，在自我反省後集體發聲」？你們是暴露狂嗎？而且，想也可以預見，論壇一定是找一群不怎麼從事學術生產的那堆自詡為論述專家學者、博士研究員、運動者、評論者執筆，然後發表一堆既對現實之執政困境無解，也對重建本黨價值無用，賣弄術語，卻又不夠格稱之為學術論文的論述專文。想也知道，就熱熱鬧鬧的在報上網上飆幾天，上幾天call-in，然後部落格到處串聯，搞出一種新生代有良知的「菁英」都正在支持你們反省大改革的「風尚」。好像有你們，台灣依然充滿希望一樣。唉，十幾年來，除了紙本刊物變成網上部落格外，我沒看到什麼不一樣。這樣不是反省，也不配叫運動，這叫作秀。
你們要怎麼回答網友問的「選周XX跟羅XX有什麼不一樣？」難道交一份反省證明書嗎？還是給他一本論壇專文選集？
你們不是不知道，國民黨留下的爛帳一大堆，要執政，就得要收拾很多殘局，這些都是非承擔不可的責任，不能逃避。今天老人的表現是失了方向，而你們這些佔據重要論述位置、處身決策中心的本國未來棟樑的反應，居然不是共同承擔，而是火速劃清界限，以求自保。那麼，我們這些小石頭怎麼能夠期待你們這些人有肩膀當什麼新龍頭，新生代接班人，去扛起處境越來越艱難的民進黨（或台灣或中華民國）？你們不喊還好，一喊就讓人看破：你們真的毫無反省的決心，這個「運動」，只是要選舉的人騙選票，不選舉的人要逼宮。
不是我反對「反省」，親愛的學運領袖們，你們很聰明的製造出讓黨內的老人「不響應也不行」的尷尬陷阱，逼所有的人都得往下跳，以成就你們自己的光環。你們清新、有才幹、有理想，要改革（的樣子），你們代表民進黨新生代的良心，至於執政的爛帳，要不通通推到總統身上、要不就賴給院長，而你們呢？責任撇得一乾二淨！今天，拒絕連署的立委或黨工，可能馬上就會被貼上「反改革、不反省」的標籤，甚至還可能會被批成「保皇派」。這麼多年來，怎麼你們的操作手法連一點長進都沒有？十幾年前，我可能會真心響應，現在，我只想很不屑的說「Tout finit par des chansons！」
A little faith can do wonders
我知道你們很多人自小就忙著搞運動，所以，當然無能為國家政策貢獻什麼方針。可是，不提建國大願景，不提國家主體性，至少，反對特權、壟斷、關說、貪污、包工程等等陋習，應該是頭腦再簡單的政客也知道，這是最直接的改革。只要有做一點點，人民的感覺就會不一樣，就算你位低無權無能，至少，不收賄、不包工程、不囂張總做得到吧？結果，你們做了什麼？某部會的部長辦公室，先塞滿該派系的眷屬；三十歲的議員一下鄉，左派理想馬上就在紅包跟酒家中淹沒；更不用說讓外遇去承包工程，完完全全不知避嫌；而比較長進的，宣稱最愛讀書，一心只想做學術的人，不是忙著上call-in，就是當算命仙；去學校或是研究單位卡位的，說不屑搶世俗權勢，只忙著搞運動，文章散見各報，就是沒看到學術發表（那我繳稅養你在中研院幹嘛？）；老國民黨學者學官兩棲，還知道要低調，不要去提升等以犯眾怒，而你們呢？長期處在政治環境，我對政客的期望是比一般人低的，所以，我的失望也就相對來得少，再者，作為一個台獨份子（這是我唯一願意保留的標籤），我從來也不曾期待美麗島律師團世代對於建國的主張與想像符合我的理想；而多年的小道具經驗，我其實也知道你們已經離你們當初搞運動時不只五十步遠了，只不過，我沒想到你們的大膽程度恐怕連老國民黨官僚都要自嘆不如！如果說，我們的老人到五十歲才開始墮落，那麼，太早取得權力的你們，簡直是三十歲就開始腐化。
其實，大多數的台灣人都可以體諒我們剛執政，年紀小，沒經驗，但是，無能不賢也就罷了，眼高手低也就罷了，至少也要留點道德教養吧？（對你們來說，這是很落伍的東西了！）反國民黨威權，當然正當，但是這可不表示你們可以連基本禮貌都沒有。國民黨舊官僚再該改革，也不是說你們就可以對跟你父親一樣老的官僚盛氣凌人、頤始氣指；老說小時候受到政治迫害，所以才會一直進出學校，畢不了業，明明政治因素只有一回，剩兩次叫做書沒讀好，連施明德都沒有把自己悲壯化到這種程度；學術發表量低，進不了台大，居然還有臉在BBS上喊，都是因為小時候基於正義，獻身民主運動，所以才被貼上了政治標籤！喔，偉大的學運領袖們，夠了，這是二十一世紀的台灣，不是七零年代耶！連你們同輩的台獨聯盟人士都進得了各知名學府任教ㄟ，你們不都是擅長反省的左派菁英嗎？怎麼都是反省別人而已呢？再者，某小WUFI教授說的好，自己做的決定，就要自己承擔後果，又沒人拿刀架著你們，要你們為民主獻身！
無能不賢，至少要有德。這樣小道具去拉票時，至少還能理直氣壯的說，「我們這個候選人雖然沒有大不了的才幹，至少有道德人品。」結果呢？某派系著名的「不可搞亂」內規，光明正大的當笑話般厚顏地到處流傳，嘿，這年頭可沒有媒妁之言，父母許婚這種事喔。結果，現代陳世美好幾個就罷了，夫人還用「女性主義解放者」的姿態，上週刊大肆宣揚怎麼介入別人家庭，並傳為美談。對比張俊雄立委的case，雖是那種時代不可免的悲劇，但他也承擔被世人痛罵三十年的代價啊。張俊雄先生還真生不逢時啊！連黃義交都比你們倒楣！我並不清高，這類評論是那些女性主義者的專業，而且你們的外遇事件，男不俊女不美，也不如影劇八卦。但是，作為一個業務員，我認為要求產品品質，並不過份。
我們的人生，恐怕可以說有三分之一以上的時間都在打選戰，其實我們都心知肚明，台灣人民不管藍綠，大都很寬容（或者該說冷漠？），他們對所謂的論述願景大道理的興趣並不高，人民要的也不過就安居樂業、政治清明而已。所以，失落的民進黨該何去何從？這個問題沒有很難，不必又勞動一堆學者教授放下工作來幫我們重建什麼核心價值。《達文西密碼》中，那位主教Aringarosa 曾被問過兩次這個問題：”My Lord, where do you go from here？”第一次，已經完全迷失方向的他，回答梵諦岡人士的答案是 ”Paris”，他以為只有找到聖杯，他的教會才能得到救贖，而為了找到聖杯，他連主教的戒指都可以拿去交換，連靈魂都賣了的主教，還能談什麼救贖？第二次，在醫院，歷經魔鬼種種考驗而覺醒的他，又得回他的戒指。再一次面對這個問題時，他終於能笑了：” A little faith can do wonders.”
只有真心的懺悔，上帝才會把你失去的東西再交給你。如果說老人該反省，那你們就更該懺悔。民進黨該何去何從？把你們拿去跟魔鬼交換的靈魂撿回來就行了，A little faith 就夠了。
Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
什麼叫做去找回民進黨的核心價值？祂沒有消失，只是你背離信仰，而不是祂不見了。不用浪費資源搞論壇想論述或再來一個大串聯了，這種「運動」，只會讓真正做運動的人更覺不堪；如果你們的反省只是寫寫連署書，那麼，這個黨就會永遠是站在十字路口上找不到方向的小島，而不是歷經crucifixion之後，得到復活與永生的福爾摩沙。
當Silas跑到St. Sulpice 教堂，打破地板，取出有刻字的小石碑時，那是上帝給他的警告：”HITHERTO SHALT THOU COME, BUT NO FURTHER.” 但是，他沒有理會，終在魔鬼的引誘下走向敗亡。當警告的鐘聲已經響起，魔鬼當起神父來，恐怕連馬基維利都會告訴你，覆亡叫做活該。
後記：
最後，不幸看到這篇令人「見笑」的「家醜」事件的人，千萬拜託，不要又給我新標籤。我拒絕接受什麼有理想、清新的幼童軍等等令人作噁的支持；我也拒絕接受「Anti-反省派」或是選老人邊站的指控；至於用「藉此打知名度為下一步鋪路」以轉移焦點的選舉式抹黑，也拜託省省；還有不用去問這個小道具是誰，因為「國王的新衣」中，那個小孩根本就不是主角；至於各位自以為很偉大的左派學者，不要對號入座；另外，千萬不要問（勸）我去台聯，我不拜投機鬼。
我最討厭寫文章出風頭拿麥克風上媒體，今天，害我要拋頭露面的原因是你們實在敗德到超過小道具能夠忍耐的限度，賣淫的人罵別人是妓女，而社會還要感謝你們充滿正義；（請你們那些偉大的女性主義友人們不要趁機罵我污名化妓女）夠了，我不想每天上教堂時，還要多浪費十分鐘為我的懦弱與沈默去跟神父懺悔。
我想，很多人將會很快的跟我劃清界限，我也會很識相的不再在許多人的生命裡現身。我全年無休也無償的當義工多年，套句老台獨的話：我沒欠這個黨喔。
雖然大家都不免會做點白爛事，（不然神父是幹嘛用的呢？）但是，正常人總還是會教小孩要做一個有道德的人吧？
我非常實際，所以非常害怕小小花某日發現她最喜歡的貓阿姨是壞人。
不用講什麼相信民主，或是相信人民的力量之類的文宣口號，也不要告訴我李敖或李登輝有瞎米高見，都是唱的。如果連我這種全世界最討厭小孩的人都會害怕，不知道該如何面對小孩的疑問時，這個政治競技場上需要的，恐怕不只是反省或改革或遠見，而是道德。
不想做堂堂正正的中國人的話，也要做正正當當的台灣人吧。不要老想著瞎米歷史定位，那是上帝的事情。
如果連我這種馬基維力幼童軍都老到了想起道德這麼落伍的價值時，大概離末日不遠了。
“In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows.” (Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France)
（本人謝絕來函溝通、建議、抗議、支持等等等等，贊成或痛罵或轉寄都自便。）
王善卿（民進黨美東黨部執行長）
[ 2005/10/12, 王善卿 ]
十幾年前，台大大論社有過一段很有理想性，大意如下的招生廣告：「面對不公不義，沈默就是暴力。」十幾年來，這句話總偶爾還會飄過腦際，我總是覺得這句話應該曾是你們——所謂的學運世代——的自我期勉。至於我們這些天真的以為人有義務為改造社會奉獻一點小小的心力的小小石頭，只是你們仕途上的墊腳石；只是你們拿麥克風發表論述時的小道具；只是在你們的號召下，在各種校園選舉或校外運動中，發傳單、搬桌子、拉布條或徹夜畫海報的免費苦力。不過，這無所謂，基於想要達到的目標，我想，很多小小石頭都不介意成為你們的踏腳石，不過我並沒有想到，只想當建國大道上的小石頭的我，居然也有必須要來實踐這句話的一天。
因為面對無恥，沈默就是幫兇。
The Lord gives, the Lord takes away.
我知道你們邏輯都不太好，思考事情多半「非A即B」，所以，請不要抹黑說我反對「反省」，也不要貼我標籤說我是挺扁派，或是站大老邊，或什麼保守派。重點是，這個運動由你們來號召，「反省」顯得既荒謬又廉價。也或者，既然說要反省，那我們就把話說明白一點，老人絕對是該檢討，但是，最需要反省的恐怕是你們。
我相信所有的人民包括藍綠，都對執政的現況感到無力也覺得失望，不管是在民生政策上或是國家定位上。但是，你們，一大堆都站在「重要戰鬥位置」的人，難道都沒有責任嗎？都是老人的錯嗎？而你們難道不是這些「學壞了」的老人的幕僚或親信嗎？斷臂事件時，還知道要下台以示負責，怎麼老了之後，連肩膀都沒了？而主張「丟棄台獨黨綱，以顧選票」的人，居然有臉說「民進黨執政、起家的本錢大幅流失」？你跟周守訓一樣弱智了嗎？而落選後，說要「選舉選到不知為何而戰，所以要認真反省，思考方向跟答案」的所謂新龍頭，思考了半年，想出來的答案，居然是大家再來搞個運動？網友說的對，真是活該落選！！
我真是不敢相信，你們到現在，玩的還是小時候搞學運那套。今天真有心反省，不是寫聲明、開記者會，叫大家來連署。搞個論壇，就是「結合各界發起運動，在自我反省後集體發聲」？你們是暴露狂嗎？而且，想也可以預見，論壇一定是找一群不怎麼從事學術生產的那堆自詡為論述專家學者、博士研究員、運動者、評論者執筆，然後發表一堆既對現實之執政困境無解，也對重建本黨價值無用，賣弄術語，卻又不夠格稱之為學術論文的論述專文。想也知道，就熱熱鬧鬧的在報上網上飆幾天，上幾天call-in，然後部落格到處串聯，搞出一種新生代有良知的「菁英」都正在支持你們反省大改革的「風尚」。好像有你們，台灣依然充滿希望一樣。唉，十幾年來，除了紙本刊物變成網上部落格外，我沒看到什麼不一樣。這樣不是反省，也不配叫運動，這叫作秀。
你們要怎麼回答網友問的「選周XX跟羅XX有什麼不一樣？」難道交一份反省證明書嗎？還是給他一本論壇專文選集？
你們不是不知道，國民黨留下的爛帳一大堆，要執政，就得要收拾很多殘局，這些都是非承擔不可的責任，不能逃避。今天老人的表現是失了方向，而你們這些佔據重要論述位置、處身決策中心的本國未來棟樑的反應，居然不是共同承擔，而是火速劃清界限，以求自保。那麼，我們這些小石頭怎麼能夠期待你們這些人有肩膀當什麼新龍頭，新生代接班人，去扛起處境越來越艱難的民進黨（或台灣或中華民國）？你們不喊還好，一喊就讓人看破：你們真的毫無反省的決心，這個「運動」，只是要選舉的人騙選票，不選舉的人要逼宮。
不是我反對「反省」，親愛的學運領袖們，你們很聰明的製造出讓黨內的老人「不響應也不行」的尷尬陷阱，逼所有的人都得往下跳，以成就你們自己的光環。你們清新、有才幹、有理想，要改革（的樣子），你們代表民進黨新生代的良心，至於執政的爛帳，要不通通推到總統身上、要不就賴給院長，而你們呢？責任撇得一乾二淨！今天，拒絕連署的立委或黨工，可能馬上就會被貼上「反改革、不反省」的標籤，甚至還可能會被批成「保皇派」。這麼多年來，怎麼你們的操作手法連一點長進都沒有？十幾年前，我可能會真心響應，現在，我只想很不屑的說「Tout finit par des chansons！」
A little faith can do wonders
我知道你們很多人自小就忙著搞運動，所以，當然無能為國家政策貢獻什麼方針。可是，不提建國大願景，不提國家主體性，至少，反對特權、壟斷、關說、貪污、包工程等等陋習，應該是頭腦再簡單的政客也知道，這是最直接的改革。只要有做一點點，人民的感覺就會不一樣，就算你位低無權無能，至少，不收賄、不包工程、不囂張總做得到吧？結果，你們做了什麼？某部會的部長辦公室，先塞滿該派系的眷屬；三十歲的議員一下鄉，左派理想馬上就在紅包跟酒家中淹沒；更不用說讓外遇去承包工程，完完全全不知避嫌；而比較長進的，宣稱最愛讀書，一心只想做學術的人，不是忙著上call-in，就是當算命仙；去學校或是研究單位卡位的，說不屑搶世俗權勢，只忙著搞運動，文章散見各報，就是沒看到學術發表（那我繳稅養你在中研院幹嘛？）；老國民黨學者學官兩棲，還知道要低調，不要去提升等以犯眾怒，而你們呢？長期處在政治環境，我對政客的期望是比一般人低的，所以，我的失望也就相對來得少，再者，作為一個台獨份子（這是我唯一願意保留的標籤），我從來也不曾期待美麗島律師團世代對於建國的主張與想像符合我的理想；而多年的小道具經驗，我其實也知道你們已經離你們當初搞運動時不只五十步遠了，只不過，我沒想到你們的大膽程度恐怕連老國民黨官僚都要自嘆不如！如果說，我們的老人到五十歲才開始墮落，那麼，太早取得權力的你們，簡直是三十歲就開始腐化。
其實，大多數的台灣人都可以體諒我們剛執政，年紀小，沒經驗，但是，無能不賢也就罷了，眼高手低也就罷了，至少也要留點道德教養吧？（對你們來說，這是很落伍的東西了！）反國民黨威權，當然正當，但是這可不表示你們可以連基本禮貌都沒有。國民黨舊官僚再該改革，也不是說你們就可以對跟你父親一樣老的官僚盛氣凌人、頤始氣指；老說小時候受到政治迫害，所以才會一直進出學校，畢不了業，明明政治因素只有一回，剩兩次叫做書沒讀好，連施明德都沒有把自己悲壯化到這種程度；學術發表量低，進不了台大，居然還有臉在BBS上喊，都是因為小時候基於正義，獻身民主運動，所以才被貼上了政治標籤！喔，偉大的學運領袖們，夠了，這是二十一世紀的台灣，不是七零年代耶！連你們同輩的台獨聯盟人士都進得了各知名學府任教ㄟ，你們不都是擅長反省的左派菁英嗎？怎麼都是反省別人而已呢？再者，某小WUFI教授說的好，自己做的決定，就要自己承擔後果，又沒人拿刀架著你們，要你們為民主獻身！
無能不賢，至少要有德。這樣小道具去拉票時，至少還能理直氣壯的說，「我們這個候選人雖然沒有大不了的才幹，至少有道德人品。」結果呢？某派系著名的「不可搞亂」內規，光明正大的當笑話般厚顏地到處流傳，嘿，這年頭可沒有媒妁之言，父母許婚這種事喔。結果，現代陳世美好幾個就罷了，夫人還用「女性主義解放者」的姿態，上週刊大肆宣揚怎麼介入別人家庭，並傳為美談。對比張俊雄立委的case，雖是那種時代不可免的悲劇，但他也承擔被世人痛罵三十年的代價啊。張俊雄先生還真生不逢時啊！連黃義交都比你們倒楣！我並不清高，這類評論是那些女性主義者的專業，而且你們的外遇事件，男不俊女不美，也不如影劇八卦。但是，作為一個業務員，我認為要求產品品質，並不過份。
我們的人生，恐怕可以說有三分之一以上的時間都在打選戰，其實我們都心知肚明，台灣人民不管藍綠，大都很寬容（或者該說冷漠？），他們對所謂的論述願景大道理的興趣並不高，人民要的也不過就安居樂業、政治清明而已。所以，失落的民進黨該何去何從？這個問題沒有很難，不必又勞動一堆學者教授放下工作來幫我們重建什麼核心價值。《達文西密碼》中，那位主教Aringarosa 曾被問過兩次這個問題：”My Lord, where do you go from here？”第一次，已經完全迷失方向的他，回答梵諦岡人士的答案是 ”Paris”，他以為只有找到聖杯，他的教會才能得到救贖，而為了找到聖杯，他連主教的戒指都可以拿去交換，連靈魂都賣了的主教，還能談什麼救贖？第二次，在醫院，歷經魔鬼種種考驗而覺醒的他，又得回他的戒指。再一次面對這個問題時，他終於能笑了：” A little faith can do wonders.”
只有真心的懺悔，上帝才會把你失去的東西再交給你。如果說老人該反省，那你們就更該懺悔。民進黨該何去何從？把你們拿去跟魔鬼交換的靈魂撿回來就行了，A little faith 就夠了。
Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways.
什麼叫做去找回民進黨的核心價值？祂沒有消失，只是你背離信仰，而不是祂不見了。不用浪費資源搞論壇想論述或再來一個大串聯了，這種「運動」，只會讓真正做運動的人更覺不堪；如果你們的反省只是寫寫連署書，那麼，這個黨就會永遠是站在十字路口上找不到方向的小島，而不是歷經crucifixion之後，得到復活與永生的福爾摩沙。
當Silas跑到St. Sulpice 教堂，打破地板，取出有刻字的小石碑時，那是上帝給他的警告：”HITHERTO SHALT THOU COME, BUT NO FURTHER.” 但是，他沒有理會，終在魔鬼的引誘下走向敗亡。當警告的鐘聲已經響起，魔鬼當起神父來，恐怕連馬基維利都會告訴你，覆亡叫做活該。
後記：
最後，不幸看到這篇令人「見笑」的「家醜」事件的人，千萬拜託，不要又給我新標籤。我拒絕接受什麼有理想、清新的幼童軍等等令人作噁的支持；我也拒絕接受「Anti-反省派」或是選老人邊站的指控；至於用「藉此打知名度為下一步鋪路」以轉移焦點的選舉式抹黑，也拜託省省；還有不用去問這個小道具是誰，因為「國王的新衣」中，那個小孩根本就不是主角；至於各位自以為很偉大的左派學者，不要對號入座；另外，千萬不要問（勸）我去台聯，我不拜投機鬼。
我最討厭寫文章出風頭拿麥克風上媒體，今天，害我要拋頭露面的原因是你們實在敗德到超過小道具能夠忍耐的限度，賣淫的人罵別人是妓女，而社會還要感謝你們充滿正義；（請你們那些偉大的女性主義友人們不要趁機罵我污名化妓女）夠了，我不想每天上教堂時，還要多浪費十分鐘為我的懦弱與沈默去跟神父懺悔。
我想，很多人將會很快的跟我劃清界限，我也會很識相的不再在許多人的生命裡現身。我全年無休也無償的當義工多年，套句老台獨的話：我沒欠這個黨喔。
雖然大家都不免會做點白爛事，（不然神父是幹嘛用的呢？）但是，正常人總還是會教小孩要做一個有道德的人吧？
我非常實際，所以非常害怕小小花某日發現她最喜歡的貓阿姨是壞人。
不用講什麼相信民主，或是相信人民的力量之類的文宣口號，也不要告訴我李敖或李登輝有瞎米高見，都是唱的。如果連我這種全世界最討厭小孩的人都會害怕，不知道該如何面對小孩的疑問時，這個政治競技場上需要的，恐怕不只是反省或改革或遠見，而是道德。
不想做堂堂正正的中國人的話，也要做正正當當的台灣人吧。不要老想著瞎米歷史定位，那是上帝的事情。
如果連我這種馬基維力幼童軍都老到了想起道德這麼落伍的價值時，大概離末日不遠了。
“In the groves of their academy, at the end of every vista, you see nothing but the gallows.” (Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France)
（本人謝絕來函溝通、建議、抗議、支持等等等等，贊成或痛罵或轉寄都自便。）
王善卿（民進黨美東黨部執行長）
2005/10/13
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CompTIA's Linux+;
the vendor-neutral LPIC (Linux Professional Institute Certification);
Novell Inc.'s CLP (Certified Linux Professional) and CLE (Certified Linux Engineer);
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Of course, by itself a certification doesn't say anything. Given a choice between experience and certification, most employers and companies looking for an integrator will take experience every time. That said, though, a certification can open doors, and that's exactly what you have to do to get any job.
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Delivered at: Authorized Worldwide Prometric Testing Centers
Prerequisites: Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (any edition)
Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
Exam type: Multiple choice, drag and drop
Number of questions: 69
Pass score: 68% (47 items of 69 questions)
Time limit: 150 minutes
Product Description
The Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform 5.0 certification exam is for programmers experienced using the Java programming language. Achieving this certification provides clear evidence that a programmer understands the basic syntax and structure of the Java programming language and can create Java technology applications that run on server and desktop systems using J2SE 5.0.
Price
$150.00
Details
Delivered at: Authorized Worldwide Prometric Testing Centers
Prerequisites: None
Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
Exam type: Multiple choice and drag and drop
Number of questions: 72
Pass score: 59% (43 of 72 questions)
Time limit: 175 minutes
Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services (CX-310-220)
Product Description
The Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services certification exam is for developers who have been creating web services applications using Java technology components such as those supported by the Java Web Services Developer Pack and the Java 2, Enterprise Edition 1.4 platform. Passing this exam certifies that the candidate has achieved a standard level of proficiency with web services, as well as with the Java technologies that support web services. To take the Sun Certified Developer for Java Web Services exam, you must have already achieved the status of Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform.
Price
$150.00
Details
Delivered at: Authorized Worldwide Prometric Testing Centers
Prerequisites: Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (any edition)
Other exams/assignments required for this certification: None
Exam type: Multiple choice, drag and drop
Number of questions: 69
Pass score: 68% (47 items of 69 questions)
Time limit: 150 minutes
2005/10/10
Oracle and InnoDB
InnoDB News
Oracle News
Oracle Announces the Acquisition of Open Source Software Company, Innobase - Oracle Plans to Increase Support for Open Source Software
October 7, 2005, Oracle Corporation announced the acquisition of Finland-based Innobase OY. Innobase is the developer of discrete transactional database technology, InnoDB, that is distributed under an open source license. "Oracle has long been a supporter of open source software such as Linux and Apache," said Charles Rozwat, Oracle's Executive Vice President in charge of Database and Middleware Technology. "Innobase is an innovative small company that develops open source database technology. Oracle intends to continue developing the InnoDB technology and expand our commitment to open source software. Oracle has already developed and contributed an open source clustered file system to Linux. We expect to make additional contributions in the future."
InnoDB is not a standalone database product: it is distributed as a part of the MySQL database. InnoDB's contractual relationship with MySQL comes up for renewal next year. Oracle fully expects to negotiate an extension of that relationship. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Oracle News
Oracle Announces the Acquisition of Open Source Software Company, Innobase - Oracle Plans to Increase Support for Open Source Software
October 7, 2005, Oracle Corporation announced the acquisition of Finland-based Innobase OY. Innobase is the developer of discrete transactional database technology, InnoDB, that is distributed under an open source license. "Oracle has long been a supporter of open source software such as Linux and Apache," said Charles Rozwat, Oracle's Executive Vice President in charge of Database and Middleware Technology. "Innobase is an innovative small company that develops open source database technology. Oracle intends to continue developing the InnoDB technology and expand our commitment to open source software. Oracle has already developed and contributed an open source clustered file system to Linux. We expect to make additional contributions in the future."
InnoDB is not a standalone database product: it is distributed as a part of the MySQL database. InnoDB's contractual relationship with MySQL comes up for renewal next year. Oracle fully expects to negotiate an extension of that relationship. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
2005/09/29
Jython
Jython Home Page
Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented language Python written in 100% Pure Java, and seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. It thus allows you to run Python on any Java platform.
Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented language Python written in 100% Pure Java, and seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. It thus allows you to run Python on any Java platform.
Mono
What is Mono?
Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications."
Mono provides the necessary software to develop and run .NET client and server applications on Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and Unix. Sponsored by Novell, the Mono open source project has an active and enthusiastic contributing community and is positioned to become the leading choice for development of Linux applications."
Massachusetts dumps Microsoft Office
Massachusetts dumps Microsoft Office
It's the Boston Tea Party again
By Nick Farrell: Thursday 01 September 2005, 07:58
THE STATE of Massachusetts, the people who brought you the Boston tea party, have joined in another revolution against good King Billy’s Office software.
The state government has decided that all electronic documents saved and created by state employees have to use open formats from the beginning of 2007.
From then every state document must be in PDF or using Open Office formats. The big idea is to make sure that every citizen one can open and read electronic documents, something that it is convinced that VoleWare cannot do.
Microsoft is clearly worried. A lot of people live in Massachusetts and that is a big thumbs up for open sauce. However Vole is hoping to get around the problem by applying recognition from a technology industry standards body for recognition of its own formats as open standards.
However, since the new formats, soon to be seen in the next version of Office, will still include some proprietary elements, and are specifically excluded under the Massachusetts proposal."
It's the Boston Tea Party again
By Nick Farrell: Thursday 01 September 2005, 07:58
THE STATE of Massachusetts, the people who brought you the Boston tea party, have joined in another revolution against good King Billy’s Office software.
The state government has decided that all electronic documents saved and created by state employees have to use open formats from the beginning of 2007.
From then every state document must be in PDF or using Open Office formats. The big idea is to make sure that every citizen one can open and read electronic documents, something that it is convinced that VoleWare cannot do.
Microsoft is clearly worried. A lot of people live in Massachusetts and that is a big thumbs up for open sauce. However Vole is hoping to get around the problem by applying recognition from a technology industry standards body for recognition of its own formats as open standards.
However, since the new formats, soon to be seen in the next version of Office, will still include some proprietary elements, and are specifically excluded under the Massachusetts proposal."
StarOffice 8
StarOffice 8
At a Glance
* Powerful and integrated word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities
* Download price of $69.95, and volume discounts for businesses
* Improved Microsoft Office compatibility and conversion
* OASIS OpenDocument format for global compatibility
* Free PDF export capability included
* Migration tools ease the transition
StarOffice 8 Features
At a Glance
* Powerful and integrated word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities
* Download price of $69.95, and volume discounts for businesses
* Improved Microsoft Office compatibility and conversion
* OASIS OpenDocument format for global compatibility
* Free PDF export capability included
* Migration tools ease the transition
StarOffice 8 Features
2005/09/27
2005/09/21
Opera is FREE
Feel Free: Opera Eliminates Ad Banner and Licensing Fee
Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.
Opera Software today permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its award-winning Web browser. The ad-free, full-featured Opera browser is now available for download - completely free of charge – at http://www.opera.com.
Outshine: phpBB Blog
Outshine: phpBB Blog
Overview
This is phpBB Blog, version 2.2.2, released July 30, 2005. Copyright ? 2005 by Tony Boyd.
This is a blog tool for phpBB. The basic idea is this: you have a phpBB installation already running, you've set up a forum for your posts, and now you want to have a blog-ish page and RSS file to show off each post.
There are 3 major ways to use this product. You'll have to decide which one you want to pursue. First, there is the default setup, which uses the provided index.php file to display the blog. If you wish to use that, see the Installation heading, below. Second, there is the option to bypass the provided index.php file, and simply embed the blog display into your pre-existing home page. To do that, see the Howto section, below. The third option is to embed a mini-blog into your pre-existing home page. All this displays is the title of recent posts. If you're interested in that, see the Howto section, below.
Overview
This is phpBB Blog, version 2.2.2, released July 30, 2005. Copyright ? 2005 by Tony Boyd.
This is a blog tool for phpBB. The basic idea is this: you have a phpBB installation already running, you've set up a forum for your posts, and now you want to have a blog-ish page and RSS file to show off each post.
There are 3 major ways to use this product. You'll have to decide which one you want to pursue. First, there is the default setup, which uses the provided index.php file to display the blog. If you wish to use that, see the Installation heading, below. Second, there is the option to bypass the provided index.php file, and simply embed the blog display into your pre-existing home page. To do that, see the Howto section, below. The third option is to embed a mini-blog into your pre-existing home page. All this displays is the title of recent posts. If you're interested in that, see the Howto section, below.
Gallina
Gallina
Features
* Uses GMail messages as 'entries' (the message star is the publish status)
* Replies to conversations are the 'entry comments'
* Uses libgmailer (gmail-lite project) to connect to GMail
* Uses XML/XSLT
* Support jpeg/png attachments
* Support comments from the web
* Is free software ;-) (GPL)
Hacked by Candyz
Features
* Uses GMail messages as 'entries' (the message star is the publish status)
* Replies to conversations are the 'entry comments'
* Uses libgmailer (gmail-lite project) to connect to GMail
* Uses XML/XSLT
* Support jpeg/png attachments
* Support comments from the web
* Is free software ;-) (GPL)
Hacked by Candyz
HTTrack Website Copier - Offline Browser
HTTrack Website Copier - Offline Browser
HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility.
It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer. HTTrack arranges the original site's relative link-structure. Simply open a page of the "mirrored" website in your browser, and you can browse the site from link to link, as if you were viewing it online. HTTrack can also update an existing mirrored site, and resume interrupted downloads. HTTrack is fully configurable, and has an integrated help system.
WinHTTrack is the Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP release of HTTrack, and WebHTTrack the Linux/Unix/BSD release. See the download page.
HTTrack is a free (GPL, libre/free software) and easy-to-use offline browser utility.
It allows you to download a World Wide Web site from the Internet to a local directory, building recursively all directories, getting HTML, images, and other files from the server to your computer. HTTrack arranges the original site's relative link-structure. Simply open a page of the "mirrored" website in your browser, and you can browse the site from link to link, as if you were viewing it online. HTTrack can also update an existing mirrored site, and resume interrupted downloads. HTTrack is fully configurable, and has an integrated help system.
WinHTTrack is the Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP release of HTTrack, and WebHTTrack the Linux/Unix/BSD release. See the download page.
New Linux
Mandriva
Mandrake Linux in Taiwan
Publisher of the Mandriva Linux operating system (formerly Mandrake Linux), the most full-featured and easy to use Linux system.
Fedora
The Fedora Project is an open source project sponsored by Red Hat and supported by the Fedora community. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported product of Red Hat, Inc.
openSUSE
The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell (http://www.novell.com) that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides anyone with free and easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux.
CentOS
CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.
knoppix
knoppix in Taiwan
KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
Mandrake Linux in Taiwan
Publisher of the Mandriva Linux operating system (formerly Mandrake Linux), the most full-featured and easy to use Linux system.
Fedora
The Fedora Project is an open source project sponsored by Red Hat and supported by the Fedora community. It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products. It is not a supported product of Red Hat, Inc.
openSUSE
The openSUSE project is a worldwide community program sponsored by Novell (http://www.novell.com) that promotes the use of Linux everywhere. The program provides anyone with free and easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux.
CentOS
CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.
knoppix
knoppix in Taiwan
KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).
2005/02/06
39th 超級盃開打！
當 2002 年二月新英格蘭愛國者隊（New England Patriots）贏得隊史上第一個超級盃之後，我在當時自己的個人版上寫到:
雖然美式足球我看不懂，但這是除了洋基、遊騎兵以來第一個我到美國後居住的城市所在地的職業運動冠軍。洋基、遊騎兵其實應該都只能算半個，因為我那時候住在 NJ。 ^_^
我 想老婆大概不能懂為什麼我看不懂卻還要錄影，而且自從 (0-3) 愛國者開始逆轉看到 17-3 之後實在沈悶（對啊，我是看不懂）倒在椅子上睡著了爬起來還看得到公羊大反攻 (17-17) 更好笑是最後也不知道為什麼要踢門但進了 (20-17) 還是爽的跟什麼一樣。
今天去幫老溫寄錄影帶，順道跟郵局人員隨口問問會出紀念郵票嗎？（當然是隨便找話說）結果那傢伙一連嘰哩刮拉講了一堆他是多麼興奮多麼感動多麼不可思議多麼神來一踢多麼戰術成功多麼驚天地泣鬼神多麼生命的意義是創造宇宙繼起之生命......
我微笑地看他沈醉在那甜蜜的回憶中而後回過神來，只是慢慢地跟他說了一句： Hope Celtics too.
他看著我點了點頭。我很愉快地回到辦公室。
當 2004 年二月愛國者隊贏得隊史上第二個超級盃之後，我還是沒有想要去搞懂美式足球怎麼打，不過隱隱約約覺得，「事情大條了」！！
「事情大條了」這個想法，一直到去年 Curt Schilling 的浴血紅襪帶著 Boston Red Sox 逆轉紐約洋基（New York Yankees），進而贏得世界大賽冠軍之後，正式成形。
那到底是什麼事情大條了？？
我想我如今可能是周遭認識我的人中最希望愛國者隊再度拿下冠軍的人。（當然啦，我認識的人絕大部分都住在這個區域，大概也不會有人不想愛國者贏的）
因為，愛國者隊不拿下第三十九屆的超級盃勝利，那，對於我個人而言，事情就大條了......
原因有待今晚分解。
Go Patriots!!
2005/01/10
[行萬里路] NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
一艘遊艇不知道要多少錢啊！
去年 9/18 下午臨時起意殺往 Newport，結果「一不小心」正好遇到船展的最後一天，好巧不巧有個「正大光明」溜進去的機會（呃，好像正好那個地方沒人看守。門票一個人要 16 美金！搶錢的嗎？）
剛剛發現了原來 2005 年的船展時間已經訂好了！今年的 9/15 - 9/18。
呵呵。我將來也要弄艘自己的遊艇來玩玩。
PS 1. 記得我剛來美國唸書的時候，學校附近有個小飛機場，有教飛行的課程，那時我的夢想也是，有朝一日，我也要學飛飛機
PS 2. 記得我小的時候，我最喜歡看我家前面的小河裡小魚逆游向上.....
http://www.newportboatshow.com/home.htm
2005/01/08
[老鼠72變] 龍生九子
我是 1972 年出生的，如果你把這個年份拆成兩邊，一九得九，七加二也是九。剛好，我的名字中也有個「九」字。如果要再玩玩排列組合的話，1972 年是民國 61 年，六加一等於七，我的生日跟「七」這個數字完全扯得上關係。
我爸是國文老師，所以當然不是因為上述的數學原因，我的名字中才會出現這個字。（當然，更不會是因為上述的排列組合，我才會選在那天出生....）
而這個「九」字，大概也就成了我大部分綽號的來源。 國中起就認識我的人大部分叫我「九子」，原因是當時的國文老師是一位要求很嚴的女老師，背後常被同學稱作，呃，「慈X太后」（希望你不要把這個 X 想成「濟」）那我這個當時擔任國文助教（小老師啦！就是負責收發作業、登記成績的啦！）的傢伙，當然成了理所當然不可不戒的小九子。
在上了大學左右時認識我的人多半叫我一聲「九哥」，這個沒什麼好多說的，還好被抓到綠島的大多是「大哥」，呵。剩下一個綽號比較有趣，大概也就是我在某些 BBS 依然沿用至今的暱稱 -- 「九爺」。
話說我在大學參加的社團是帶小孩子的，寒暑假的時候我們都得舉辦冬夏令營，有時候為了帶動氣氛就會營隊產生一些「個人崇拜」式的稱謂，雖然不像什麼日月神教、神龍教、雪山派、星宿派那麼誇張啦，不過通常取得好一個營隊第一天開始小朋友就會記得你的代號，而不只是「大哥哥」。
我已經有點忘了「九爺」是某次營火晚會中某團康活動我自己開始的還是被「陷害」的，從此之後小朋友都這樣叫我；正好當時有一部鄭少秋、趙雅芝主演的電視連續劇叫做「戲說乾隆」，劇中乾隆微服出巡的代號就是「四爺」，不過好巧不巧的是，在營隊開始之前，正好是一個叫「九爺」的壞人跟四爺周旋的系列 ......。
我當時隊上有兩個雙胞胎小女生，只要有空，一定抬起頭用她們可愛的臉龐可愛的小嘴問：「九爺，你為什麼要當壞人......」
我的名字為什麼會出現「九」這個字在這篇文章不重要，因為它必須配上我的名字的另外一個字才好解釋；但是，自從我有記憶開始懂得自我介紹以來，要讓別人在一時之間瞭解我的名字怎麼寫，實在不是一件容易事。不過呢，自從前幾年馬英九先生越來越紅之後，我就都直接「馬英九的「九」啦！」，別人就懂了。不用再像從前一二三四五六七八九的「九」之後，別人通常還會問下一句「是不是那個有玉字旁的玖？」然後呢，第二個問題通常就是，你是不是排行老九......
BTW，之前在聯合新聞網讀到一篇報導，才知道馬英九先生的「九」字大有來頭； http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT1/2175016.shtml
馬英九被視為二○○八年總統熱門人選，馬鶴凌不諱言將自己的政治理想、做人原則和抱負，全寄託在兒子身上，「我為他取名英九，英字是族譜排行，九是期望他的形體九如，德行九思。」 所謂「九如」是：如山如阜、如崗如陵、如川之至、如月之?、如日之升、如南山之壽、如松柏之茂。「九思」是：視思明、聽思聰、色思溫、貌思恭、言思忠、事思敬、疑思問、忿思難、見得思義。 [deleted] 他甚至不介意兒子為國犧牲：「馬英九擔任法務部長期間嚴打黑道黑金，曾有黑道揚言對他下毒手，我堅決支持他幹下去。文天祥和鄭成功只活卅九歲，英九當時已多活五年，諸葛亮死時五十四歲，英九當時也只差十歲。我是以國士之道培養他，要他有名臣風範，要活在別人心?，活在歷史上。」
我大概是很難「形體九如，德行九思」啦，當時我看完這篇報導只想，看來姜子牙是活得久了點....
我爸是國文老師，所以當然不是因為上述的數學原因，我的名字中才會出現這個字。（當然，更不會是因為上述的排列組合，我才會選在那天出生....）
而這個「九」字，大概也就成了我大部分綽號的來源。 國中起就認識我的人大部分叫我「九子」，原因是當時的國文老師是一位要求很嚴的女老師，背後常被同學稱作，呃，「慈X太后」（希望你不要把這個 X 想成「濟」）那我這個當時擔任國文助教（小老師啦！就是負責收發作業、登記成績的啦！）的傢伙，當然成了理所當然不可不戒的小九子。
在上了大學左右時認識我的人多半叫我一聲「九哥」，這個沒什麼好多說的，還好被抓到綠島的大多是「大哥」，呵。剩下一個綽號比較有趣，大概也就是我在某些 BBS 依然沿用至今的暱稱 -- 「九爺」。
話說我在大學參加的社團是帶小孩子的，寒暑假的時候我們都得舉辦冬夏令營，有時候為了帶動氣氛就會營隊產生一些「個人崇拜」式的稱謂，雖然不像什麼日月神教、神龍教、雪山派、星宿派那麼誇張啦，不過通常取得好一個營隊第一天開始小朋友就會記得你的代號，而不只是「大哥哥」。
我已經有點忘了「九爺」是某次營火晚會中某團康活動我自己開始的還是被「陷害」的，從此之後小朋友都這樣叫我；正好當時有一部鄭少秋、趙雅芝主演的電視連續劇叫做「戲說乾隆」，劇中乾隆微服出巡的代號就是「四爺」，不過好巧不巧的是，在營隊開始之前，正好是一個叫「九爺」的壞人跟四爺周旋的系列 ......。
我當時隊上有兩個雙胞胎小女生，只要有空，一定抬起頭用她們可愛的臉龐可愛的小嘴問：「九爺，你為什麼要當壞人......」
我的名字為什麼會出現「九」這個字在這篇文章不重要，因為它必須配上我的名字的另外一個字才好解釋；但是，自從我有記憶開始懂得自我介紹以來，要讓別人在一時之間瞭解我的名字怎麼寫，實在不是一件容易事。不過呢，自從前幾年馬英九先生越來越紅之後，我就都直接「馬英九的「九」啦！」，別人就懂了。不用再像從前一二三四五六七八九的「九」之後，別人通常還會問下一句「是不是那個有玉字旁的玖？」然後呢，第二個問題通常就是，你是不是排行老九......
BTW，之前在聯合新聞網讀到一篇報導，才知道馬英九先生的「九」字大有來頭； http://udn.com/NEWS/NATIONAL/NAT1/2175016.shtml
馬英九被視為二○○八年總統熱門人選，馬鶴凌不諱言將自己的政治理想、做人原則和抱負，全寄託在兒子身上，「我為他取名英九，英字是族譜排行，九是期望他的形體九如，德行九思。」 所謂「九如」是：如山如阜、如崗如陵、如川之至、如月之?、如日之升、如南山之壽、如松柏之茂。「九思」是：視思明、聽思聰、色思溫、貌思恭、言思忠、事思敬、疑思問、忿思難、見得思義。 [deleted] 他甚至不介意兒子為國犧牲：「馬英九擔任法務部長期間嚴打黑道黑金，曾有黑道揚言對他下毒手，我堅決支持他幹下去。文天祥和鄭成功只活卅九歲，英九當時已多活五年，諸葛亮死時五十四歲，英九當時也只差十歲。我是以國士之道培養他，要他有名臣風範，要活在別人心?，活在歷史上。」
我大概是很難「形體九如，德行九思」啦，當時我看完這篇報導只想，看來姜子牙是活得久了點....
2005/01/07
[老鼠72變] Loping 緣起
有人曾問過我，為什麼我的筆名是 L-O-P-I-N-G??
「亞森羅蘋全集」是法國名作家莫理斯?盧布朗 (Maurice Leblanc) 的精心傑作，亞森?羅蘋（Arsene Lupin）的網站可以參考 http://www.arsene-lupin.com（這個不知道是不是官方網站.....法文我看不懂）
那為什麼，是 Loping 而不是 Lupin ???
首先，這當然跟什麼哈利波特狼人教授 (werewolf Professor Remus Lupin) 沒有關係。
話說我還在國中的時候，學校幫我們安排了雙語教學，第一任的外籍老師是位修女，第一堂課就是要我們準備一個英文名字，如果你想不出來的話她可以幫你取一個。
我想了一下就決定用「羅蘋」啦，「亞森羅蘋全集」可是我國小時的最愛。不過那時我稍稍猶豫了一下，如果用 Lupin ，當時的我雖然不知道法文到底要怎麼念，（呃，現在還是不知道就是，據說跟「魯邦」很像），小小年紀的我直覺念出來應該會跟「裸奔」很像，因此當那位修女問我要怎麼拼的時候，我當場就發明了 L-O-P-I-N-G。看得出來修女老師有皺一下眉頭，（我到今天好像還沒看過外國人用這個名字的）不過呢，她發出的音倒還蠻像我想要的「羅蘋」。而且小小年紀的我還覺得聽起來很像俠盜王子「羅賓」漢，（咦，不知道那時候我是不是已經聽過蝙蝠俠的好幫手羅賓？）
好了，誤打誤撞的英文名字就這麼一路跟著我，上了大學之後在剛剛興起的 BBS 中註冊，隨後跟 Sean 認識的時候也是用這個 ID，出了國之後被拉進地下，理所當然不可不戒就繼續用了這個 ID。一切都那麼的「美好」，不是嗎？ 直到 2001 年有一天出現了一部電影「Planet of the Apes」。中文片名就容我保持小小的自尊心了，這裡附上一個連結請有興趣的自己點閱一下，that's what they call it loping.
其實，在 2001 年上映的這部電影我並沒有整個看過。（自從女兒出生之後就沒去過電影院了），這是二年前某天在搜尋 Loping 的出現率不小心發現的...... BTW，自從我在 Google 發現這個晴天霹靂之後，有時我就不禁想，那個修女把眉頭皺起來的原因不知道是因為沒看過有人用這個名字，還是，怎麼有人會用這種名字.....
不過這個福至心靈的 ID 也是一件好玩的事啦，我親愛的老婆很久以前（還沒有 google 之前）就取笑過我走路的樣子了。
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Collin Cobuild Dictionary
Lope, lopes. loping, loped: If a person or animal lopes somewhere, they run in an easy and relaxed way, taking long steps.
朗文 (動物)大步疾馳,跳躍的跑
遠東 (兔子等)蹦蹦跳
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