While it apparently has options, strictly speaking, that's really not far away from having to edit xorg.conf. If it has no visible GUI element, it's very close to "you have to edit a text file" level, since there's no way of knowing I wonder who thought a menu called "System Settings" needs to be dumbed down? I'm on the LTS version, too, so it should be polished (Lucid Lynx certainly was).
There's no right-click menu for the dock, either. Clicking the empty dock area with any mouse button does...nothing. Useful.
I don't really dislike Unity because of itself. I dislike it because Canonical keep crippling it through stupid mistakes and omissions.
Tried the "built-in" KDE. Was impressed by its configurability (separate language and localisation, finally!). However, I read that apparently it's normal that you can't set the "mode" it boots into. I wanted the desktop mode as default, but if any other mode was used last it would boot to that.
I'm amazed they didn't include a setup option for that. The way it would boot into something random every time, along with subpar graphics support stopped it. I'll try some more distros soon though.
How is anyone forced to use Unity in Ubuntu? There's still Kubuntu, lubuntu etc. And even with straight Ubuntu, you can still install whatever desktop you want, and select it at login.
And I guess most none-technical people just don't care either way. If it works, it works.
The thing is, the users aren't just SysAdmins or idiots. There are people who have used computers for ages, but have chosen not to learn to code or compile themselves. The computer-savvyness of youth means this group is growing fast. Ubuntu has turned its back on this group.
I used the Gnome Ubuntu earlier and it was fine. Then came Unity. I tried to use the built-in KDE/Gnome, but they were buggy and slightly broken - no point to a distro if it doesn't work with itself.
Oh well, tried Unity instead. The main interface element (dock) has NO configuration options. Nothing. Basically: I'm supposed to either be their slave or install a working interface myself. No thanks. Too bad Ubuntu still appears to have a superior update system: I don't feel like going to Mint's "good until you have to hack your upgrade". I had enough of that with the earlier Ubuntus.
it's actually the basis of the entire "environmental" movement.
Holy sweeping generalisation, Batman!
Let me add another: all opponents of environmentalism are nihilists. Since they see no value in nature or human life, they want to take action to destroy them.
Things sure are simple when you assign convenient motivations and opinions to things you don't like.
OTOH any unevenness could be a benefit. The light will be somewhat diffuse in any case. If anyone needs intense light, any hotspots can be used for that.
Ohhh... right. dice bought the place... nevermind.
Yeah, after Dice bought Slashdot there have been stories on nothing but smart hardware hacks such as this one. No Slashdot user has ever been known to like a hardware hack.
Old news, I'll give you that. But it's still a nice hack.
If it's already sunny and you need light but have no electricity.. Get windows or go outside.
People using this have no money for glass, probably nothing for any other kind of windows, either. This will give a lot more than no light when it rains, too. People living in slums do not necessarily have the communal space you assume they have - if they can do things at home, chances are that's the place to do it.
Even if those things were to leak after three years, always, it would still be worth it for three years of work.
And what's with the night part? Do you think starlight will keep people from sleeping?
Both money and tech are absolutely essential for the majority of Slashdotters. I think it would be stranger if Slashdot *didn't* cover Bitcoins.
On top of that, people understandably expected it to crash "soon". Every day it doesn't crash into oblivion makes it more interesting. And if there is a crash in the end, every day brings us closer to it. Because of this, Bitcoin is even more interesting.
I walked into the library restroom, and as I walked in a young man exited one of the stalls. I could see from his physique that his myelin tended to tug at really sharp angles. I entered the freshly-vacated stall, and there it was: a statue of a naked and petrified Natalie Portman.
I have poured grits down the pants of my greased Yoda doll. Thank you.
Whatever you think about Assange, you pretty much have to admit he does a splendid Emmanuel Goldstein impression! All that's missing is the two-minute government-sponsored Youtube video of hate. You can't even meet him in person anymore, he can only be reached through teles^Hphone and email!
There's still the problem of constant lack of sunlight inside the habitat. Therefore we need to send only Slashdot users. These colonists will be well-adapted to the circumstances, and there will be no risk of them approaching the harmful "daylight radiation".
I think we should start with users with six-digit or lower IDs, to be on the safe side.
I'm not sure that I would call more then 1/20 of electricity production for a country with a small population, but with a huge heavy industry (mostly producing iron and copper or products made of steel and copper, and paper, all very power consuming processes), a small contribution.
You should be sure though. 5% is 5%, the population or usage doesn't matter. 5% is small.
If that 5% were somehow permanently knocked out it wouldn't be a huge problem. The other 95% is vital on the other hand.
I like wind power, and it's obvious you do too. But you shouldn't let it cloud your sense of proportions.
Does this story really have a place on Slashdot? You can read more about it on practically every major news site, and it is live on all news-oriented TV channels all over the world. It does not need to be on the tech sites too.
Slashdot has never claimed to be just a tech site. Also, you can't discuss events with your peers on major news sites.
No wonder there was so much misinformation. First there was 1 dud bomb that didn't go off, then there were 5. Then there were none. This is all social media's doing.
Was all the information we received during the 911 attacks accurate right from the start? At least I heard wildly different accounts as the situation developed, so I'd say no.
"Social media" didn't really exist back then, and certainly isn't the cause. When something sudden happens it takes time for the information to disseminate, and for a while people have to rely on rumours. It's the same as it ever was.
It's possible that one thing has changed: people have developed unrealistic expectations for how quickly you can get accurate information from far away.
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While it apparently has options, strictly speaking, that's really not far away from having to edit xorg.conf. If it has no visible GUI element, it's very close to "you have to edit a text file" level, since there's no way of knowing I wonder who thought a menu called "System Settings" needs to be dumbed down? I'm on the LTS version, too, so it should be polished (Lucid Lynx certainly was).
There's no right-click menu for the dock, either. Clicking the empty dock area with any mouse button does...nothing. Useful.
I don't really dislike Unity because of itself. I dislike it because Canonical keep crippling it through stupid mistakes and omissions.
Tried the "built-in" KDE. Was impressed by its configurability (separate language and localisation, finally!). However, I read that apparently it's normal that you can't set the "mode" it boots into. I wanted the desktop mode as default, but if any other mode was used last it would boot to that.
I'm amazed they didn't include a setup option for that. The way it would boot into something random every time, along with subpar graphics support stopped it. I'll try some more distros soon though.
How is anyone forced to use Unity in Ubuntu? There's still Kubuntu, lubuntu etc. And even with straight Ubuntu, you can still install whatever desktop you want, and select it at login.
And I guess most none-technical people just don't care either way. If it works, it works.
The thing is, the users aren't just SysAdmins or idiots. There are people who have used computers for ages, but have chosen not to learn to code or compile themselves. The computer-savvyness of youth means this group is growing fast. Ubuntu has turned its back on this group.
I used the Gnome Ubuntu earlier and it was fine. Then came Unity. I tried to use the built-in KDE/Gnome, but they were buggy and slightly broken - no point to a distro if it doesn't work with itself.
Oh well, tried Unity instead. The main interface element (dock) has NO configuration options. Nothing. Basically: I'm supposed to either be their slave or install a working interface myself. No thanks. Too bad Ubuntu still appears to have a superior update system: I don't feel like going to Mint's "good until you have to hack your upgrade". I had enough of that with the earlier Ubuntus.
Wonderful post. : )
it's actually the basis of the entire "environmental" movement.
Holy sweeping generalisation, Batman!
Let me add another: all opponents of environmentalism are nihilists. Since they see no value in nature or human life, they want to take action to destroy them.
Things sure are simple when you assign convenient motivations and opinions to things you don't like.
Yeah, the other sites can do many things better, but their trolls are really horrible. Boring, bland, and yet people still get angry.
Whereas on Slashdot, things are naked and petrified all the way.
Neckbeards?
Ah, I love a good troll post which complains about new trolls itself. The part where you talked like endless trolls are a new thing was pretty good.
Water expands as it freezes, wrecking most any container.
I like this idea a lot, but it certainly works best in warm climates.
OTOH any unevenness could be a benefit. The light will be somewhat diffuse in any case. If anyone needs intense light, any hotspots can be used for that.
What the fuck is this doing on slashdot?
Ohhh... right. dice bought the place... nevermind.
Yeah, after Dice bought Slashdot there have been stories on nothing but smart hardware hacks such as this one. No Slashdot user has ever been known to like a hardware hack.
Old news, I'll give you that. But it's still a nice hack.
If it's already sunny and you need light but have no electricity.. Get windows or go outside.
People using this have no money for glass, probably nothing for any other kind of windows, either. This will give a lot more than no light when it rains, too. People living in slums do not necessarily have the communal space you assume they have - if they can do things at home, chances are that's the place to do it.
Even if those things were to leak after three years, always, it would still be worth it for three years of work.
And what's with the night part? Do you think starlight will keep people from sleeping?
Well, you could avoid having to admit you're a huge closeted fan with a portrait of Munroe in every room of your house, for one.
And YES, we are going to see almost nothing but comments making variations of this joke.
Indeed. Linux 3.11 is a colourful clown suit for Unix.
Bitcoins are money, and they are tech.
Both money and tech are absolutely essential for the majority of Slashdotters. I think it would be stranger if Slashdot *didn't* cover Bitcoins.
On top of that, people understandably expected it to crash "soon". Every day it doesn't crash into oblivion makes it more interesting. And if there is a crash in the end, every day brings us closer to it. Because of this, Bitcoin is even more interesting.
I walked into the library restroom, and as I walked in a young man exited one of the stalls. I could see from his physique that his myelin tended to tug at really sharp angles. I entered the freshly-vacated stall, and there it was: a statue of a naked and petrified Natalie Portman.
I have poured grits down the pants of my greased Yoda doll. Thank you.
Whatever you think about Assange, you pretty much have to admit he does a splendid Emmanuel Goldstein impression! All that's missing is the two-minute government-sponsored Youtube video of hate. You can't even meet him in person anymore, he can only be reached through teles^Hphone and email!
There's still the problem of constant lack of sunlight inside the habitat. Therefore we need to send only Slashdot users. These colonists will be well-adapted to the circumstances, and there will be no risk of them approaching the harmful "daylight radiation".
I think we should start with users with six-digit or lower IDs, to be on the safe side.
The exploit CVE-2013-0156 of Tanagra.
I have no real opinion here but heh, you just supported GP's point. :)
The net has a lot of the answers but it sucks as providing the questions, unfortunately.
Yeah, I fail 100% to see how that guy could be seen as more interesting than McAfee here.
Maybe the GP is just a big fan and didn't realise the guy's Slashdot interview sucked.
I'm not sure that I would call more then 1/20 of electricity production for a country with a small population, but with a huge heavy industry (mostly producing iron and copper or products made of steel and copper, and paper, all very power consuming processes), a small contribution.
You should be sure though. 5% is 5%, the population or usage doesn't matter. 5% is small.
If that 5% were somehow permanently knocked out it wouldn't be a huge problem. The other 95% is vital on the other hand.
I like wind power, and it's obvious you do too. But you shouldn't let it cloud your sense of proportions.
I've just poured hot grits down my pants.
You should have poured distilled water into your metal-air battery instead. Instead, your car has ground to a halt.
Also you now have hot grits in your pants.
Does this story really have a place on Slashdot?
You can read more about it on practically every major news site, and it is live on all news-oriented TV channels all over the world. It does not need to be on the tech sites too.
Slashdot has never claimed to be just a tech site. Also, you can't discuss events with your peers on major news sites.
No wonder there was so much misinformation. First there was 1 dud bomb that didn't go off, then there were 5. Then there were none.
This is all social media's doing.
Was all the information we received during the 911 attacks accurate right from the start? At least I heard wildly different accounts as the situation developed, so I'd say no.
"Social media" didn't really exist back then, and certainly isn't the cause. When something sudden happens it takes time for the information to disseminate, and for a while people have to rely on rumours. It's the same as it ever was.
It's possible that one thing has changed: people have developed unrealistic expectations for how quickly you can get accurate information from far away.