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How Configurable Should a Desktop User Interface be?
The Original Yama writes "In the world of user interface design there are two main schools of thought. The former maintains that the environment must be flexible and configurable enough to adjust to a user's needs. The latter takes the opposite perspective, arguing that many of today's user interfaces have become bloated and overloaded with features, and consequently have become difficult to maintain and use. KDE developer Mosfet shows how the KDE Project has managed to bridge the gap between the 'highly configurable' and 'less is more' camps."
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Though your version is quite true to Yakov's original concept, the implication being that a Soviet desktop would control the individual who uses it, that still doesn't diminish the fact that the Soviet Russia joke form is worn out on Slashdot.
Undersigned Affiant, Who After Being Duly Sworn By Me, On Oath, Makes The Following Statement:
I have good reason to believe and do believe that McConaughey, Matthew W/M (11-4-69)
On or About The 25th Day of October 1999, In the incorporated limits of the city of Austin, County of Travis and the State of Texas, did then and there commit the offense of:
Resisting Transportation - Class A
My belief of the foregoing statemetn is based upon personal knowledge. On 10-25-99 at about 2:37am I was dispatched to a DOC - Noise call at 2002 Meadowbrook Dr (final location was actually 2004 Meadowbrook Dr.) I had officer G. Stephenson #4071 riding with me. We were both wearing standard issue APD uniform with our badges prominently displayed.
On arrival to the location I could easily hear very loud music coming from 2004 Meadowbrook Dr. There was no apparent front door to the residence, but there was a path leading to a wrought iron gate on the south side of the residence. As we got closer to the house I could hear music along with what sounded like bongo drums and someone clapping with the music. We went throught the unlocked wrought iron gate looking for a door. After this gate there was a small set of steps that led to a door that was dark (no porch light and no light coming from inside.) There was also a half-wall on the left side of teh area and a wooden gate on the right side. I looked over the half-wall and could see a room on the other side. Through the window and the door was open(there was a screen door that was closed over teh doorway) I could see a nude, white male dancing and playing bongo drums. I decided to try to make contact with the subject to get him to turn down the radio and stop playing the drums. I went through the second gate (which was unlocked also) and approached the door. As I approached I could see that there was another white male in the room. He was dancing and clapping his hands to the music. The music was so loud that I knew they would not hear me if I knocked or hollered at them. I flashed my flashlight back and forth across the room about 8 to 10 times to try to get their attention. They did not notice the flashing light. From the door I could see what I recognized to be a marijuana bong sitting on the coffee table. It was filled with water and had black residue in the bowl. I then decided to make entry to the residence to get the music turned off and to identify the residents. I checked the screen door to see if it was unlocked. It was. I opened the screen door and started to enter the house. I could immediately smell a faint odor of marijuana. I stepped into the room. The naked subject saw me after I was already inside and he turned off the radio. He began yelling at us. He said, "You can't be in here! Get the Fuck out of the house! Why are you here?" The other subject was also yelling similar phrases. I told them that we had a complaint about the loud music.
I could tell that both subject were very intoxicated. They both had very slurred speach. They swayed while standing still. There was a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from both of them. While onscene I observed that they both had glassy and very bloodshot eyes.
At this point I was acting as if I had not seen teh paraphernalia in order to try to gain their cooperation with the DOC-Noise complaint. I asked who lives at the house and was met with more profanity. I asked for the subjects' identification. The nude subject yelled, "You're violating our rights! You can't come in my house like this!" I said, "I just need to see some ID from ya'll." Both subjects continued yelling phrases similar to those above. The subject nearest to me was moving around alot. He was stepping back adn forth and looking around. Due to the low light conditions (low lights and candles) I could not see very well around the entire room. There were shelves, tables, couches, a bed, and the drums that could all easily conceal any possible weapons. I decided taht due to the subjects' lack of cooperation I would put them both in handcuffs for our safety while i further investigated and tried to get them identified. I placed Hauser in handcuffs and quickly frisked him for weapons. I then asked him to sit down on the floor. He cooperated physically, but continued yelling that we were not supposed to be in the house and that we were violated his rights. I told stephenson to stay near Hauser and keep an eye on him. I then stepped across the room towards the nude subject.
While I was going across the room I glanced at the coffee table and observed a shallow bowl that had what i recognized to be marijuana stems and seeds in it. I also saw a "one-hitter", which is an item of paraphernalia that is commonly used to store marijuana. One side of it typically contains the marijuana and the other side contains a metal cigarette-like device that is used to smoke one "hit" of marijuana at a time.
I asked the nude male several times to put some pants on (there was a pair of pants next to him on teh floor.) He responded by saying, "Fuck you." I told him that he needed to put on a pair of pants or I would have to put him in handcuffs with nothign on. He then reached out with his left hand as if to push me while saying, "Fuck You!" I deflected his hand by grabbing it and twisting it around behind his back. I then handcuffed him. I told him to sit on the ground (so he could not move around much while I tried to continue to investigate and identify teh subjects.) He would not sit down, so I pushed him down to a sitting position and then suddenly shot back up to a standing position. I again ordered him loudly to sit down. I pushed him down again and this time he got to a sitting position. I asked where his ID was and he said "Take the cuffs off and I'll go get it." I told him it was too late for that and that I needed to get his ID for him. I looked closer at the coffee table and observed a moneyclip. Some cash was wrapped around a TX Driver's License. I retrieved the DL and was able to identify the subject as:
McConaughey, Matthew W/M (11-4-69).
He asked why he was under arrest. I told him that he was under arrest for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. After another officer arrived on the scene I was able to wrap a long sleeve shirt around his waist to cover him. I decided to go ahead and take him out to the patrol unit. As I walked him along the walkway towards the front of the house he dragged his feet and tried to push backwards against me constantly. He kept yelling, "This is bullshit!" When we got to the wrought iron gate he put his left foot up against the door jamb and shoved backwards very hard. This caused his back to slam into my chest, causing me to nearly fall over backwards. I had to step back several steps and the other officer had to grab McConaughey's right arm in order to catch us both from falling. We then walked him to the patrol unit. I opened the back right door and ask him to sit in the car. He refused. He just stood there facing us. I then ordered him to get into the unit. He said, "Fuck You!" and jerked his body towards us. I had to take him by the hait and try to bend him down into the backseat. He put his foot on the bottom of the door jamb and pushed very hard against it. This caused his both to forcefully push into mine. His right shoulder struck my chest, causing me to be pushed backwards about a step. I had to use my knee to push him in the hip area to bend his body backwards into the seat. We were then able to push him into the unit.
McConaughey was booked into jail for Resisting Transportation. He intentionally obstructed a person he knew to be a peace officer from transporting him by using force against the peace officer.
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"Her" latest journal entry includes a nice link to watersports. Although if you're reading her journal you probably like piss down your throat.
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