Thanks, I never heard of that device! I just tried to order one ($400 is reasonable for the model with keyboard) however they have _every_single_ country on their list except Israel. They even have the Palestinian Territories listed, so logistics is not the issue. Too bad, I would have really liked one. I'm still lugging my 3 year old Dell Inspiron around, waiting for the perfect replacement...
I'm a KDE user, and the first thing I do on a new KDE install is set it to clearlooks. How can I change the GTK applications' theme to clearlooks as well, so that they will match my KDE applications? Note that I don't have Gnome installed, so I'd need to know that name of the configuration utility, or the config file to edit.
There is no such thing as a high Page Rank site. The name Page Rank is a play on words: for one, it is the inventor's last name (Larry Page). Two, it is on a per-page basis.
Bennett, I'm glad that you thought of that. Slashdot is not the place to file Mozilla feature requests, though. Try this place instead: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi
Once I've converted folks, I've often put a sheet of paper next to the computer, listing equivalent options between Ubuntu and Windows. If you want to do something and can't figure out how immediately, look at the list. Eventually, that list will disappear from use.
Can you post that list here? Sounds useful. Thanks.
Be interesting to see if this has any effect on browser usage statistics. Would be hilariously funny if IE actually gains traction.
Actually reading the choices and the explanations on the Browser Choice screen, if one were to ignore the names of the browser I'd chose IE8. The Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari text sound like cheap spam advertising, while the IE text sounds honest.
When forced to give out e-mail address online, use the VendorName@yourdomain. If the vendor abuses your trust (such as by automatically adding you to their e-mailing list), you can block that single address. If you don't have your own domain (how come?) you could use yourself+Vendorname@gmail.com for the same purpose (it is a shame, Yahoo! Mail does not support the sub-address). Unfortunately, many vendors' sites — including highly prominent ones like the Enom-registrar reject the sub-addressing e-mails as "invalid" — the verifying regular expressions must be too complicated for the dumb programmer wannabees, employed by these companies. This is where having your own domain is very useful.
I actually have a disability and it is very hard for me to write. I need a thick writing instrument (immobile thumb) and nothing on the market is thick enough: I have to modify my pens. I am willing to put down some real money, but I am not in the US so I must order online. I do press to hard, and I need to work on that.
There is too much junk on Ebay for someone who knows nothing about fountain pens to find a good writing instrument. What other "keywords" should one know? What type of Sheaffers or which Parkers do you recommend?
I still remember the first Far Side comic I saw, of the truck smashed into a single palm tree in the middle of a desert.
I have to find that. I used to love the Far Side (Nature's Way) but I don't remember that comic. It was probably a parody of L'Arbre du Ténéré, though Larson rarely did parodies of real-life events.
All five of the download options don't work for you either? I was able to open four of them on my Kubuntu machine, almost stock as it was installed last week
Watch "The Story of the Ribbon" (Video, audio, and slides)
Download "The Story of the Ribbon" (Slides and audio only, Windows Media, 146 MB)
Alternate Formats:
Download for iPod (.mp4, 121 MB)
Download the PowerPoint slides only (.pptx, 20 MB)
You jest, but having a self-burying harpoon with cable and winch attached might actually be a useful option for a future mission, particularly if the harpoon has sensors.
The next one, Mars Science Laboratory, has friken' lasers!
By the way, your.sig should be in the sigfile, not part of your post.
Nevertheless, we're still doing science-- there's a lot of stuff that we can do even without driving around.
Exactly. Now they can do things like measure the change of Mars' tilt to plane of orbit, something that could only be done with a stationary radio station on the planet. These experiments were deliberately put off so long as the vehicle was still mobile.
But it would suck even worse if it _didn't_ land. We've already had two shuttles that didn't. Here's praying that the remaining flights _do_ land as intended.
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Thanks, I never heard of that device! I just tried to order one ($400 is reasonable for the model with keyboard) however they have _every_single_ country on their list except Israel. They even have the Palestinian Territories listed, so logistics is not the issue. Too bad, I would have really liked one. I'm still lugging my 3 year old Dell Inspiron around, waiting for the perfect replacement...
Clearlooks is available for Gnome?
I'm a KDE user, and the first thing I do on a new KDE install is set it to clearlooks. How can I change the GTK applications' theme to clearlooks as well, so that they will match my KDE applications? Note that I don't have Gnome installed, so I'd need to know that name of the configuration utility, or the config file to edit.
Stop pulling on it, it will go back to red.
You're right. But Gates is a philanthropist, ask him to donate to the FOSS icon cause!
Oh, wow, I didn't notice that the first time I went over the images.
That's the point, it's mostly little details. It's not revolution (KDE 4), it's evolution.
Did you notice the new logo font? I'm in love, does anybody know what it's called (or where to get it)?
There is no such thing as a high Page Rank site. The name Page Rank is a play on words: for one, it is the inventor's last name (Larry Page). Two, it is on a per-page basis.
He basically wants someone to tell him about Fiddler.
Fiddler likely won't run on the submitter's Gentoo box. Wine is not listed as a supported platform:
http://www.fiddler2.com/Fiddler2/version.asp
Bennett, I'm glad that you thought of that. Slashdot is not the place to file Mozilla feature requests, though. Try this place instead:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi
For KDE (Konqueror) feature requests:
https://bugs.kde.org/
For Opera feature requests:
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/forum.dml?id=24
There is a product called Scotch-Tint that is a EMF reducer for windows.
Will it run in Wine for us Ubuntu users?
Worst. Pickup line. Ever.
KDE's KolourPaint (MS Paint clone) gets it right! Yay KDE!
Once I've converted folks, I've often put a sheet of paper next to the computer, listing equivalent options between Ubuntu and Windows. If you want to do something and can't figure out how immediately, look at the list. Eventually, that list will disappear from use.
Can you post that list here? Sounds useful. Thanks.
Be interesting to see if this has any effect on browser usage statistics. Would be hilariously funny if IE actually gains traction.
Actually reading the choices and the explanations on the Browser Choice screen, if one were to ignore the names of the browser I'd chose IE8. The Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari text sound like cheap spam advertising, while the IE text sounds honest.
When forced to give out e-mail address online, use the VendorName@yourdomain. If the vendor abuses your trust (such as by automatically adding you to their e-mailing list), you can block that single address. If you don't have your own domain (how come?) you could use yourself+ Vendorname@gmail.com for the same purpose (it is a shame, Yahoo! Mail does not support the sub-address). Unfortunately, many vendors' sites — including highly prominent ones like the Enom-registrar reject the sub-addressing e-mails as "invalid" — the verifying regular expressions must be too complicated for the dumb programmer wannabees, employed by these companies. This is where having your own domain is very useful.
You might want to comment on these two Kmail feature requests, which are designed to allow just that:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72926
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159251
Can you make a tarball or rar archive available with the contents of that folder? I'd love to get my hands on such a thing. Thanks!
I actually have a disability and it is very hard for me to write. I need a thick writing instrument (immobile thumb) and nothing on the market is thick enough: I have to modify my pens. I am willing to put down some real money, but I am not in the US so I must order online. I do press to hard, and I need to work on that.
There is too much junk on Ebay for someone who knows nothing about fountain pens to find a good writing instrument. What other "keywords" should one know? What type of Sheaffers or which Parkers do you recommend?
Thanks!
I still remember the first Far Side comic I saw, of the truck smashed into a single palm tree in the middle of a desert.
I have to find that. I used to love the Far Side (Nature's Way) but I don't remember that comic. It was probably a parody of L'Arbre du Ténéré, though Larson rarely did parodies of real-life events.
can't watch it, it needs silverlight.
All five of the download options don't work for you either? I was able to open four of them on my Kubuntu machine, almost stock as it was installed last week
Watch "The Story of the Ribbon"
(Video, audio, and slides)
Download "The Story of the Ribbon"
(Slides and audio only, Windows Media, 146 MB)
Alternate Formats:
Download for iPod
(.mp4, 121 MB)
Download the PowerPoint slides only
(.pptx, 20 MB)
Dowload the slides only as a PDF
(.pdf, 19 MB)
You jest, but having a self-burying harpoon with cable and winch attached might actually be a useful option for a future mission, particularly if the harpoon has sensors.
The next one, Mars Science Laboratory, has friken' lasers!
By the way, your .sig should be in the sigfile, not part of your post.
I am literally laughing out loud. The librarian is threatening me!
Nevertheless, we're still doing science-- there's a lot of stuff that we can do even without driving around.
Exactly. Now they can do things like measure the change of Mars' tilt to plane of orbit, something that could only be done with a stationary radio station on the planet. These experiments were deliberately put off so long as the vehicle was still mobile.
Full story from the real source here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/news/mer20100126.html
As much as I hate Flash, that animation was worth the Adobe crap crashing my browser yet again. Nice!
That invokes memories of Dr. Strangelove, not a sight I want to see for the last shuttle mission.
But it would suck even worse if it _didn't_ land. We've already had two shuttles that didn't. Here's praying that the remaining flights _do_ land as intended.