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12-10-2009, 07:55 AM
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Registered: Apr 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Distribution: Ubuntus, Fedora, openSUSE, and Vector Lite 6.0
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Originally Posted by Tinkster
LOL ... and talk about lack of standardisation:
In NZ we have both types.
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Gowd. What about OZ, same both types. However in Australia it is illegal to change light bulbs yourself. The legal way is to get a licensed electrician in to do it - are we over regulated or what?
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12-10-2009, 09:02 AM
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#167
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Guru
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: $RANDOM
Distribution: slackware64
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I'd say it would take an infinite about of forum members to change a light bulb, because we are all merely virtual entities with no physical form.
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12-10-2009, 10:21 AM
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#168
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I don't mean ti hijack this thread but what's a light bulb
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12-10-2009, 10:56 AM
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#170
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Laptop: Slackware 14.0 // Desktop: Slackware64 14.0 // Netbook: Slackware 14.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by colorpurple21859
I don't mean ti hijack this thread but what's a light bulb
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One that isn't heavy.
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12-10-2009, 11:15 AM
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#171
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Registered: May 2008
Location: France
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sudo apt-get install lightbulb-support
sudo apt-get install liblightbulb
sudo apt-get install python-lightbulb
sudo apt-get install change-lightbulb-gtk
man lightbulb-support
man liblightbulb
http://www.howto_lightbulbs.com
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12-10-2009, 11:25 AM
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#172
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Registered: Jan 2009
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Originally Posted by manu-tm
sudo apt-get install lightbulb-support
sudo apt-get install liblightbulb
sudo apt-get install python-lightbulb
sudo apt-get install change-lightbulb-gtk
man lightbulb-support
man liblightbulb
http://www.howto_lightbulbs.com
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Code:
su -
cd /usr/ports/lighting/lightbulb
make install clean

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12-10-2009, 11:34 AM
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#173
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Senior Member
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Washington U.S.
Distribution: Damn Small Linux, KateOs, M$ Ickdows Vista, My own OS
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Code:
IF ["/dev/lightbulb" != "makeing_light"] then
rm /dev/lightbulb
touch /dev/lightbulb
fi
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12-10-2009, 11:40 AM
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#174
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Registered: Dec 2009
Location: Central, VA
Distribution: CentOS
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First!
Wait....
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12-10-2009, 12:24 PM
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Last edited by manu-tm; 12-10-2009 at 12:27 PM.
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12-10-2009, 01:17 PM
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Microsoft(TM)-Genuine(R)-LightBulb-Changing(R)-Wizard(R)
Copyright (C) Microsoft(TM) Corp(R) .................., 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
All Rights Reserved
You're not allowed to copy this program nor to run it with friends in your kitchen at night nor to sing along with it or you will be sentenced to jail for 250 years
Last edited by manu-tm; 12-10-2009 at 01:21 PM.
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12-10-2009, 02:26 PM
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#177
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Originally Posted by manu-tm
Microsoft(TM)-Genuine(R)-LightBulb-Changing(R)-Wizard(R)
Copyright (C) Microsoft(TM) Corp(R) .................., 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
All Rights Reserved
You're not allowed to copy this program nor to run it with friends in your kitchen at night nor to sing along with it or you will be sentenced to jail for 250 years
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That's the clearest EULA I've ever seen - you should apply for a job there 
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12-10-2009, 02:36 PM
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#178
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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: $RANDOM
Distribution: slackware64
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Quote:
Originally Posted by manu-tm
Microsoft(TM)-Genuine(R)-LightBulb-Changing(R)-Wizard(R)
Copyright (C) Microsoft(TM) Corp(R) .................., 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
All Rights Reserved
You're not allowed to copy this program nor to run it with friends in your kitchen at night nor to sing along with it or you will be sentenced to jail for 250 years
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Add to that:
By running this program all your base are belong to us ! Muhahhaahahaaaaaa !
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12-10-2009, 03:26 PM
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#179
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2004
Location: England
Distribution: Ubuntu
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brianL
One that isn't heavy.
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One that isn't dark!
You don't want to use them dark bulbs
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12-10-2009, 03:40 PM
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#180
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LQ 5k Club
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
Distribution: Laptop: Slackware 14.0 // Desktop: Slackware64 14.0 // Netbook: Slackware 14.0
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Watts a light bulb?
100
or, for those worried about global warming.
11
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