Since 80% of what im reading from others here about KDE4 is complete utter bullshit, let me summarize KDE4's progress in nutshell from a user's point of view:
KDE 4.0: Utter crap..completely unuseable
KDE 4.1: A slight improvement upon said utter crap, but still unusable on a productive system
KDE 4.2: Alas, a working version that's actually usable, horray!
KDE 4.3: ??? - I'll find out this week perhaps...unless the KDE devs regressed a lot of stuff from 4.2, I'm expecting a welcomed upgrade
...society as a whole is deciding that college is too expensive for what you get.
I couldn't agree more.
I actually had an argument last week with my parents regarding the worthiness of a college education. I made the point that had they not paid for my college education, I never would have gone. From what I've seen, a college degree isn't worth putting yourself into $20,000+ worth of student loan debt, especially if you're already good at something enough for people to pay you well to do it.
A college degree doesn't guarantee you a good job after graduation. I've come across far too many people that assume just because they went to college, employers would be lining up for the opportunity to employ them. This is nothing short of a pipe dream. People that interview for jobs with this attitude are less likely to get hired compared to the person that shows up, knows their shit, and doesn't radiate this sense of entitlement..even if said person is lacking a degree or any other credentials.
From what I've seen having a degree only puts a higher price tag on your skills, but it doesn't make you any more employable compared to others without one. From an employers point of view, relevant work experience is far more valuable than what pieces of paper show.
One of the few things left in Linux that hasn't really been worked out yet (well..decently) is remote GUI access. I had tried exporting X via ssh and using VNC, both of which were completely unacceptable solutions to a "remote desktop" solution over the Internet. FreeNX however was quite nice, but didn't play very well with KDE4 and multiple displays; after a FreeNX session, I'd come back to my office workstation only to find my desktop completely bastardized. Hopefully google's implementation of NX fixes that.
...and we've had almost no exposure to the GUI packages in Java or C, which have a bit of a learning curve even for the educated.
Actually, GUI programming in Java via Swing is really quite nice. There's a little bit of a learning curve (not so much if you're already familiar with the GUI event model), but you can pick it up really quick. C on the other hand...I havn't really had any direct experience with creating GUI's in C/C++, but if I had to I'd probably pick up Qt (especially after Nokia LGPL'd it), as from what I hear it's quite a pleasure to work with.
What about working out during lunch? At my old job (that had a fitness center) I'd spend the first 30 minutes of my lunch working out, then the last 30 minutes to run somewhere to get lunch and eat it at my desk when I got back. That worked out nicely for me. As an added benefit, the endorphine rush you get from working out does wonders for making the remainder of your shift more pleasant.
I picked up one of these guys for my backup purposes. I filled it with 5 1TB drives and set it up in a Linux software RAID5 config. It backs up all of my media that resides on an LVM volume. It's been working out quite nicely so far:). The port multiplier feature is very nice. I only have to run a single eSATA cable for the 5 disks.
That would be quite pointless, given the number of IPs available. Why shouldn't the ISP just hand out a/64? There are plenty of them to go around.
Because ISPs exist to make money, not to provide a civil service to people. ISPs (especially the bigger ones) are going to do whatever they can to maximize profits. Just because there's essentially an unlimited number of IPv6 addresses available doesn't mean that the value of a public IP will disappear.
Why does everyone here get so excited when anything about IPv6 is mentioned? From an end-user's perspective, it appears to accomplish the same thing that IPv4 does, except addresses are longer and contain more characters. Are there any real benefits from and end-user's perspective in using IPv6? ISPs are still going to charge the same amount for public IPs and people are still going to user routers with NAT to save money on having to pay extra for additional IPs. From a sysadmin point of view, it's just going to mean more work and probably sleepless nights as we discover quirks with software and equipment that don't play nicely with IPv6. So, whats to get excited about?
If that's true, could someone explain to me how MS.NET is "more free" than Qt?
I agree whole-heartedly. It's shit like this that will push the FOSS loyalists away from GNOME and to other window/desktop managers. KDE4 is becoming a very attractive option as it becomes more mature.
I dunno. I know from experience that AT&T has a hard enough time handling SMS messages. I frequently get messages from nagios sent to me hours (hell, even up to 12 hours) later.
It's a flat out lie that AT&T is claiming their network does not support these features and even after the update we will have to wait a few months for them to implement them. I had a phone about a year and a half ago that was able to sent MMS. My coworkers black berry sends video, picture messages and hooks up to his laptop to provide internet. AT&T is flat out lying when they say their network is not cable of supporting these features yet. I'm getting sick and tired of their BS and I think if Apple offers this phone on another network I would be likely to jump ship because of their shenanigans.
It works fine for the few phones that support it now (few in comparison to iPhone users), but what do you think would happen if thousands of subscribers in your area were suddenly granted access to it? It would be a complete cluster fuck and AT&T knows it. I hate the telcos as much as the next guy, but let's think about this logically.
Sadly, I think the majority of visitors to this site never dive into the comments section and are probably fed a large spoon of bullshit every morning with their news.
I don't know why everyone else reads/. but I'm here for the comments. If I wanted quick and reliable news, I surely wouldn't come here.
In my state in the U.S., there is a box on the outside wall of the house. The copper on the house side of that box belongs to the customer. I don't know what the laws are in other states, but I think they are similar.
1. A polite response that the open-source developer wasn't interested in fixing the problem.
2. An abandoned/deprecated open-source project that left everyone using it high and dry.
In a FOSS project that wishes to actually be successful, #1 will get them no where and #2 is a non-issue because the project has already failed for whatever reason.
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...society as a whole is deciding that college is too expensive for what you get.
I couldn't agree more.
I actually had an argument last week with my parents regarding the worthiness of a college education. I made the point that had they not paid for my college education, I never would have gone. From what I've seen, a college degree isn't worth putting yourself into $20,000+ worth of student loan debt, especially if you're already good at something enough for people to pay you well to do it.
A college degree doesn't guarantee you a good job after graduation. I've come across far too many people that assume just because they went to college, employers would be lining up for the opportunity to employ them. This is nothing short of a pipe dream. People that interview for jobs with this attitude are less likely to get hired compared to the person that shows up, knows their shit, and doesn't radiate this sense of entitlement..even if said person is lacking a degree or any other credentials.
From what I've seen having a degree only puts a higher price tag on your skills, but it doesn't make you any more employable compared to others without one. From an employers point of view, relevant work experience is far more valuable than what pieces of paper show.
One of the few things left in Linux that hasn't really been worked out yet (well..decently) is remote GUI access. I had tried exporting X via ssh and using VNC, both of which were completely unacceptable solutions to a "remote desktop" solution over the Internet. FreeNX however was quite nice, but didn't play very well with KDE4 and multiple displays; after a FreeNX session, I'd come back to my office workstation only to find my desktop completely bastardized. Hopefully google's implementation of NX fixes that.
Under normal circumstances I'd say this is completely wacked...but in legal land I guess it's just business as usual.
...and we've had almost no exposure to the GUI packages in Java or C, which have a bit of a learning curve even for the educated.
Actually, GUI programming in Java via Swing is really quite nice. There's a little bit of a learning curve (not so much if you're already familiar with the GUI event model), but you can pick it up really quick. C on the other hand...I havn't really had any direct experience with creating GUI's in C/C++, but if I had to I'd probably pick up Qt (especially after Nokia LGPL'd it), as from what I hear it's quite a pleasure to work with.
Serenity now, insanity later..
Meh...I only lifted weights so I didn't sweat enough to require a shower afterwards.
What about working out during lunch? At my old job (that had a fitness center) I'd spend the first 30 minutes of my lunch working out, then the last 30 minutes to run somewhere to get lunch and eat it at my desk when I got back. That worked out nicely for me. As an added benefit, the endorphine rush you get from working out does wonders for making the remainder of your shift more pleasant.
Somebody get that guy that has a face like an old catchers mit.
Cosmo Kramer?
...a 2025 trip to the Martian moon Phobos
I'd recommend staying away from Phobos in the spring..imps get a little feisty during mating season.
RIP Michael Jackson!
[Bender] He's defiling young angels now. [/Bender]
I picked up one of these guys for my backup purposes. I filled it with 5 1TB drives and set it up in a Linux software RAID5 config. It backs up all of my media that resides on an LVM volume. It's been working out quite nicely so far :). The port multiplier feature is very nice. I only have to run a single eSATA cable for the 5 disks.
That would be quite pointless, given the number of IPs available. Why shouldn't the ISP just hand out a /64? There are plenty of them to go around.
Because ISPs exist to make money, not to provide a civil service to people. ISPs (especially the bigger ones) are going to do whatever they can to maximize profits. Just because there's essentially an unlimited number of IPv6 addresses available doesn't mean that the value of a public IP will disappear.
Why does everyone here get so excited when anything about IPv6 is mentioned? From an end-user's perspective, it appears to accomplish the same thing that IPv4 does, except addresses are longer and contain more characters. Are there any real benefits from and end-user's perspective in using IPv6? ISPs are still going to charge the same amount for public IPs and people are still going to user routers with NAT to save money on having to pay extra for additional IPs. From a sysadmin point of view, it's just going to mean more work and probably sleepless nights as we discover quirks with software and equipment that don't play nicely with IPv6. So, whats to get excited about?
When your only IT guy goes on vacation for a week+, measure on a scale from 1 to 10 how much he/she was missed.
But wasn't the GNOME project founded because KDE depends on Qt, which is not adequately "free?"
Historically yes, but that's no longer the case.
If that's true, could someone explain to me how MS.NET is "more free" than Qt?
I agree whole-heartedly. It's shit like this that will push the FOSS loyalists away from GNOME and to other window/desktop managers. KDE4 is becoming a very attractive option as it becomes more mature.
I dunno. I know from experience that AT&T has a hard enough time handling SMS messages. I frequently get messages from nagios sent to me hours (hell, even up to 12 hours) later.
It's a flat out lie that AT&T is claiming their network does not support these features and even after the update we will have to wait a few months for them to implement them. I had a phone about a year and a half ago that was able to sent MMS. My coworkers black berry sends video, picture messages and hooks up to his laptop to provide internet. AT&T is flat out lying when they say their network is not cable of supporting these features yet. I'm getting sick and tired of their BS and I think if Apple offers this phone on another network I would be likely to jump ship because of their shenanigans.
It works fine for the few phones that support it now (few in comparison to iPhone users), but what do you think would happen if thousands of subscribers in your area were suddenly granted access to it? It would be a complete cluster fuck and AT&T knows it. I hate the telcos as much as the next guy, but let's think about this logically.
...Mike Jones
Sadly, I think the majority of visitors to this site never dive into the comments section and are probably fed a large spoon of bullshit every morning with their news.
I don't know why everyone else reads /. but I'm here for the comments. If I wanted quick and reliable news, I surely wouldn't come here.
I wasn't aware Milkdrop was avaialble on Linux (it's a Direc3D plugin). Might you be referring to ProjectM instead?
In my state in the U.S., there is a box on the outside wall of the house. The copper on the house side of that box belongs to the customer. I don't know what the laws are in other states, but I think they are similar.
You mean it's a demarcation point?
Generally speaking, customers can do anything they want to their side of the demarc.
1. A polite response that the open-source developer wasn't interested in fixing the problem.
2. An abandoned/deprecated open-source project that left everyone using it high and dry.
In a FOSS project that wishes to actually be successful, #1 will get them no where and #2 is a non-issue because the project has already failed for whatever reason.