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Line 1: [[Image:23olbermannplug.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|A screen-shot from a commercial for Countdown.]] ~~{{wrongtitle\|title=init}}~~ '''''Countdown with Keith Olbermann''''' is an hour-long nightly newscast on [[MSNBC]] which airs live at 8:00 PM [[Eastern Standard Time\|Eastern time]] and reruns at midnight. The show, hosted by [[Keith Olbermann]], debuted on [[March 31]], [[2003]] and counts down the top news stories of the day with news reports and interviews with guests. ~~'''init''' is the program on [[Unix]] and [[Unix-like]] systems which spawns all other processes. It runs as a [[daemon (computer software)\|daemon]] and typically has [[process identifier\|PID]] 1.~~ The show is notable for Olbermann's elaborate writing style, fast-paced delivery, historical and pop culture references, and signature witty interjections, which make ''Countdown'' more colorful than average newscasts. Olbermann interleaves serious news stories with humorous segments. The functionality of init diverged considerably between [[Berkeley Software Distribution\|BSD]] and [[UNIX System V\|System V]], and users should consult their system manuals to determine which version is present. ===Pattern of a typical episode=== The standard init system used on most [[Linux distribution\|Linux distributions]] is compatible with System V init, but some distributions, such as [[Slackware]], use a BSD-style init system and others, such as [[Gentoo Linux]], have customized init systems. There are also several alternative init schemes under development. * #5 story * ''commercial break'' * #4 story * ''commercial break'' * Oddball ([[offbeat news]] stories and videos, named as a play on [[Hardball with Chris Matthews]], which precedes ''Countdown'') * Countdown's "Top 3 newsmakers of this day" * ''commercial break'' * #3 story * Top 3 [[Soundbites]] of the day.(Shown occasionally) * ''commercial break'' * #2 story * "Keeping Tabs", celebrity and [[tabloid]] news * Countdown's Worst Person in the World * ''commercial break'' * #1 story ===Signature Style=== ~~==Booting==~~ ~~As well as being the first thing that runs on a booted system, init is the last thing run by the [[kernel (computer science)\|kernel]].~~ Each night, Olbermann signs off with "That's ''Countdown'', thanks for being part of it. Keep your knees loose. Good night and good luck," then crumples up his notes and throws them at the camera. BSD init runs the initialization [[shell script]] located in <nowiki>'/etc/rc'</nowiki>, then launches [[getty (Unix)\|getty]] on text-based terminals or a [[windowing system]] such as [[X Window System\|X]] on graphical terminals. There are no runlevels; the <nowiki>'rc'</nowiki> file determines how init is to be run. On Fridays, the show previously featured "What Have We Learned?" in which Olbermann attempts to answer questions based on the stories he had reported over the past week. This has now been replaced with his top stories of the week, frequently repeats of Oddball clips. System V init examines the <nowiki>'/etc/inittab'</nowiki> file for an <nowiki>'initdefault'</nowiki> entry, which tells init whether there is a default runlevel. If there is no default runlevel, then the user is dumped to a system console, where a runlevel must be entered manually. During the [[Michael Jackson]] trial, Countdown presented renactments of the day's courtroom scenes simply entitled [[Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre]]. These quirky scenes that represented events that Countdown was able to draw from that days' [[courtroom]] [[summariess]]. Countdown employees handled the puppets while Keith himself recorded the [[voices]]. After the [[trial]] ended, it was announced that Puppet Theatre would be used for other events. ~~===Skipping init Altogether===~~ 'init' is not the only option when it comes to booting up a Unix box. On most modern [[bootloader\|bootloaders]] (such as [[LILO_(boot_loader)\|LILO]] or [[GRUB]]), you can change which process the kernel spawns at the end of its initialization (the default being, of course, /sbin/init). This is generally done by typing "init=/foo/bar" at the bootloader's prompt. This is often useful for dropping a user directly to a [[Operating_system_shell\|shell]] (like [[bash\| the Bourne Again Shell]] or [[zsh \| Z Shell]]). Appending "init=/bin/bash", for example, will bring up a single root shell, without a password. If the system administrator feels this is insecure, they can always setup a [[BIOS]] password. ===~~Runlevels~~Guests=== Among the guest commentators that have appeared on the show are: [[Runlevel]]s describe certain states of a machine, characterized by the processes run. There are generally 8 runlevels. These are the runlevels 0 to 6 and S or s, which are aliased to the same runlevel. Of these eight, 3 are so-called 'reserved' runlevels: * [[Lewis Black]], [[comedian]](discusses political events) * [[Pat Buchanan]], [[Conservative]] [[commentator]], former [[U.S. Presidential Candidate]], [[author]](discusses political news.) * [[Craig Crawford]], [[columnist]] for the ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]''(appears to discuss political topics in [[Washington\|Washington D.C.]].) * [[John Dean]], former [[Nixon]] [[White House aide]](discusses political news, mostly about [[Deep Throat]]. * [[Howard Fineman]], ''[[Newsweek]]'' contributor(discusses [[politics]].) * [[General]] [[Barry McCaffrey]](ret.)(discusses [[military]] news.) * [[Michael Musto]], [[editor]] of ''[[Village Voice]]''(discusses most bizarre entertainment news.) * [[Tom O'Neil]], [[editor]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''(discusses entertainment news.) * [[Mo Rocca]], [[comedian]](discusses [[pop culture]] news) * [[Clint Van Zelt]], former [[FBI]] profiler(discusses abduction stories.) ===Other=== ~~0. Halt~~ ~~<br>~~ ~~1. Single user mode~~ ~~<br>~~ ~~6. Reboot~~ While other MSNBC shows such as ''[[Scarborough Country]]'', ''[[The Abrams Report]]'' and ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews]]'' consist mainly of opinion and analysis, ''Countdown'' is a nightly newscast, covering major national and international stories. Clips from NBC network news broadcasts are featured on a regular basis. Olbermann typically treats guests on the show courteously, eschewing the aggressive style of interrogation employed by some of his competitors and colleagues. Runlevel 5 is the most common runlevel, as it is the default on [[SUSE]] and [[Mandriva]], among others. In these distributions, runlevel 5 is a multiuser graphical environment running [[X Window System\|X]], usually with a [[display manager]] such as [[xdm]], [[kdm]] or [[GNOME Display Manager\|gdm]] running. According to ''The Cornell Daily Sun'', Olbermann has a staff of roughly 10 to 12 people who work on the show. They spend the morning looking for noteworthy or interesting stories. The group meets via conference call at 11:00 AM for a half-hour discussion to toss around possible subjects for the evening's show (many times pulling information from online sites like [[Fark.com]]). By 12:15, Olbermann receives a final list of story prospects, picks what he likes, and puts them in order. He emails the list back to the staff, and the writing process begins. He arrives at MSNBC's studios in [[Secaucus, New Jersey]] by 2PM and works on writing the show's material in his office until 7:30, when he goes to makeup, before going on air at 8 PM. ~~The runlevel is generally changed by [[superuser\|root]] running the <tt>telinit</tt> command.~~ ==~~See~~External ~~Also~~links== [http://countdown.msnbc.com/ MSNBC - Countdown with Keith Olbermann Front Page] [[Unix System V]] [http://bloggermann.msnbc.com/ Bloggermann, the Countdown blog] [[Linux]] [http://www.olbermannwatch.com/ Olbermann Watch (Anti-Olbermann Blog by Bob Cox)] [http://www.olbermann.org/ Olbermann.org, an Unofficial Keith Olbermann Fan Site] ~~==External Links==~~ [http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/11/29/41ab4c97a2735 "Counting Down With Keith Olbermann '79"] - ''The Cornell Daily Sun'', November 29, 2004 [http://man.he.net/man8/init man pages for init] [http://fanlist.hinote13.com/countdown/ fanlisting for Countdown with Keith Olbermann] Alternative init schemes: [http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/boot-scripts/ boot-scripts] [http://smarden.org/runit/index.html runit] [http://code.dogmap.org/svscan-1/ svscan from daemontools used as process 1] [http://initng.thinktux.net/index.php/Main_Page Init-NG] **[http://www.fefe.de/minit/ minit] ~~[[Category:Unix]]~~ ~~[[eu:Init]]~~

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