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Whilst? Lurvely? WTF?
Seriously, I'd have to agree with the submittor here. I am all for giving your kids the best, but kids in the My First X demographic (under 8? at some point primary colors get embarrassing) don't really have a use for a laptop. Even if they did, a retired laptop (even from ebay) would probably a better choice than this product, which just screams "status symbol."
I didn't get a current system until college, always learning on and using yesteryear's tech. It's a good way to go, b/c you don't take the cutting edge hardware for granted. I think it made me more aware of issues like backwards compatability, which is important.
Alright, I'm back. Shit, I step out for what, 45 minutes, and this place goes to hell. Looks like we have a long night ahead of us. Well, round up the boys and brew a pot of coffee. We'll see this job through to the end.
I'm going to go get some air. If anyone needs me, just leave a message. Should be back within an hour or two. I just have to swing by the grocery store, maybe pick up some brewskies, you know.
Could really use a good picture of Gandalf looking stoned. It's for my wallpaper, thanks.
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This is great news for everyone, especially those of us in the Free Source community. While Linux has become a houshold verb, nearly rivalling other obscure operating systems such as the Macintosh and BeOS in user fervency, there has failed to be much of a dent made in the online auction community.
True story, I was unable to leave feedback (for non-ebayers: feedback is what you leave for people, usually a letter grade) using Galeon. I had to do it from work with my IE browser. This is too much to ask of the average desktop user, but Linux is definitely on the right track.
Not to mention the countless bugs, often resulting in lost orders or user fraud and credit card and identity theft, in the core ebay software. Once the next generation ebay is submitted to peer review, we will see an eradication of these bugs, just as we have seen in the Linux kernel 2.4.
Oh and printing... I can print to any printer that is not a toy. I dont get suckered into buying the $89.00 printer to pay $59.00 per ink cartridge... I use a color laser printer... but then that is also the difference between a windows user and a linux user, linux users tend to buy real hardware and actually use their computer instead of buying low quality crap and passing it off as a computer.
Color laser printers for home users make about as much sense as the proverbial space shuttle to go to the corner store, but less cost effective.
you use windows? when are you going to graduate from a toy to a real tool?
The ever-helpful slashdot moderators have informed me that you are trolling my thread. I knew there was a troll in here somewhere, and I'm glad they tracked you down.
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
News flash: cats eat cat food.
Please go away, I do not want this thread to get a bad reputation as a place where trolls hang out.
You are going to be at a disadvantage trying to switch to an engineering position in your current company. All the more so since your coworkers and your boss find you useful where you are. Basically, you have been labelled by them as "help desk material," and this will likely overshadow any of your skills.
So, it may come down to choosing whether you would be happier with your current employer, or doing what you want to be doing for someone else. It wouldn't hurt to see what's out there, and if you get an offer then it might make your present employer see you in a new light.
Basically, the company is not going to go out of its way to move your career for you. You shouldn't expect them to. But most employers would be happy to work with you to put you where you will benefit them the most.
As this is happening, I recommend frequent practice. Try to keep abreast of current practices and new concepts and paradigms. Good luck.
If, in the process, you are to come across a Gandalf wallpaper where he looks stoned, please send me a link. Thanks.
Not to mention, I need a nice Gandalf wallpaper (well, okay, maybe not "need"...). I want a close-up where he looks pretty stoned, like in most of the movie. I would prefer his pipe to be featured, if at all possible, and no writing (titles, copyright notices, etc). 1024 or larger, please. I know someone reading this has the perfect image for me!
It will be great to finally be rid of the antiquated incandescent bulb. LED has been a long time coming, and I'm sure all of us are excited about the promise of this sweet new tech.
Not to mention, I need a nice Gandalf wallpaper (well, okay, maybe not "need"...). I want a close-up where he looks pretty stoned, like in most of the movie. I would prefer his pipe to be featured, if at all possible, and no writing (titles, copyright notices, etc). 1024 or larger, please. I know someone reading this has the perfect image for me!
I'm of the opinion that the light bulb filament has been as like a Chain unto Humanity, even as fluorescent bulbery has been a Poison'd Gas which Chokes at Our Throats.
Coming from the culture (shared by my fellow slashdotter, I think) of "information freedom," I can't say I'm surprised. Think about it: Microsoft is one of the biggest recruiters of CS grads in the U.S. A full 92% of their employees are under the age of 25. Which means they have all grown up in the geek culture where television, radio, and Internet are all free or subsidized.
The Free Source community is an offshoot of the same ideals, where cooperation is encouraged and revelation celebrated. What Microsoft has done here is not so different from what Linux Torvalds did to Minux. Just as his actions drove Minux out of business, so too will Microsoft proceed to drive Linux into the ground.
In the end, the winners are the users. For us, things just get more free and easier to use, which is what technology is all about. Empowerment to be our best.
I was just perusing the list of slashdot topics and was wondering what people thought the worst icon was. I though the GNU one was pretty bad, but I think that the Unix one takes the cake. Must have been done in Corel Draw 4 or something, haha.
Speaking of images (don't want to get modded Offtopic, after all), I still haven't found a good Gandalf wallpaper image. Thanks to all those who have helped, now let's give it one more go. Remember, stoned is the look I'm going for.
RF lighting is a great idea...just not for humans. While normal "visible" light (like what is coming out of your computer screen right now) consists of tiny waves called "photons." These are the base quantas of light energy. Bizarrely, radio waves consist of the exact same photons, but at vastly different energy levels! Heat also consists of photons, again with different energy or frequency amounts.
So RF lighting is just normal lighting at a different frequency. A frequency that humans can't even see! Trying to listen to the radio or use wireless networking in the presence of RF lighting would be like trying to watch TV with a spotlight in your face.
Is that site for real? The only story I read had like 6 completely clueless comments (e.g., xmms skips because you need a faster hard drive, or because 2.4 is bloated...huh?). While the S/N on slashdot is admittedly low, at least there is a signal in there somewhere.
I have invented an herb that helps you relax by smoking it through a standard bong. It is called "weed."
Speaking of weed, looking for a picture of stoned Gandalf from the popular Lord of the Rings: the Movie. Including pipe, if possible. This would be for a wallpaper. Many thanks.
I wonder if the same types of algorithms can be utilized for video.
For example, I have a strange problem with my desktop wallpaper. The image is "stretched", but then the part underneath the desktop icons is not stretched, so I have a kind of "visual echo." I think it's Nautilus's fault, but I need to test that hypothesis further.
On this topic, I am looking for a good Gandalf wallpaper image. It should be at least 1024x768 (though 1280 would be welcomed!) and depict Gandalf in a typically stoned state, preferably with pipe. Thanks everyone for your help.
If you think about it, most of the front page is usually quoted (since the editors try to minimize their own writing), so italicizing the whole page is probably a pretty close approximation.
MPlayer does not compile with a GUI by default, which is a little bizarre. To be fair, this is not a negative point as this is not really required if you just intend to use MPlayer to play back DVDs, as it does not support DVD menus. So having a GUI is not really necessary for DVD playback. However, if you intend to use MPlayer to play back other file types, you will need the GUI.
Nice.
Ridiculous claims aside, I'd prefer to steer clear of semilegal areas like DVD viewing under Linux. Linux users are used to having to reboot into Windows to play games, do word processing, download music, and print, so making them do the same to watch a DVD shouldn't bother too many people.
Nice defense. You basically argued that it isn't fair to compare the two because Apple's hardware can't compete, and I would agree.
All this trial does is throw some long-deserved doubt on Steve Jobs' repeated claims that hardware specs are meaningless and that performance must be intuited emotionally rather than objectively measured.
This strikes me as a predictable outcome after years of focussing more on pretty cases and bouncing icons than on what's inside. Being 2 years behind the cutting edge in hardware just isn't going to pass muster.
As a Linux user, I'm very excited about how things are developing in the web browser arena. Galeon works great, and it appears that Konqueror has its share of fans as well.
I was reminded of this while attempting to find a good Gandalf "wallpaper" for my Gnome setup. I notice that Galeon has a "use as background" item under the right-click menu for images, but it does not appear to function (on my setup anyway). Does anyone know how they expect to implement this? Setting the background image is pretty WM-dependent, IIRC.
In conclusion, if anyone has a good Gandalf wallpaper, plz email me or post a response. I'm looking for close-up, where he looks stoned, pipe is a bonus but not a must. A hi-res cap from the scene where he's muttering "riddles in the dark" would be ideal, but I'll try anything. TIA.
Please excuse the slightly offtopic post, but speaking of new frontiers in handhelds, it struck me that soon PDA's will play host to all of the same kinds of customizations that PC enthusiasts inflict upon their boxen today.
To that end, I am trying to get a good wallpaper with Gandalf as portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in the recent film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring. His face would be just the thing to tie my Gnome and blackbox themes together, and, more on-topic, wouldn't look too bad in QT Embedded either!;)
Preferably one where he is looking really stoned, pipe optional. Thx.
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Seriously, I'd have to agree with the submittor here. I am all for giving your kids the best, but kids in the My First X demographic (under 8? at some point primary colors get embarrassing) don't really have a use for a laptop. Even if they did, a retired laptop (even from ebay) would probably a better choice than this product, which just screams "status symbol."
I didn't get a current system until college, always learning on and using yesteryear's tech. It's a good way to go, b/c you don't take the cutting edge hardware for granted. I think it made me more aware of issues like backwards compatability, which is important.
is not a word. If it were, it would mean "not regardless", which is probably the opposite of what you mean.
Alright, I'm back. Shit, I step out for what, 45 minutes, and this place goes to hell. Looks like we have a long night ahead of us. Well, round up the boys and brew a pot of coffee. We'll see this job through to the end.
Okay, I'm out. I don't have my cell on me, so you'll just have to leave a message. If it's an emergency, call the grocery store and page me.
Could really use a good picture of Gandalf looking stoned. It's for my wallpaper, thanks.
MODERATORS: I am using my +1 bonus here, deliberately, for maximum exposure. Obviously, it would therefore be pointless to moderate it down. Instead, moderate another helpful post up...you'll be doing the whole community a favor.
I thought I told you to get out of here. Slashdot has no room for trolls.
True story, I was unable to leave feedback (for non-ebayers: feedback is what you leave for people, usually a letter grade) using Galeon. I had to do it from work with my IE browser. This is too much to ask of the average desktop user, but Linux is definitely on the right track.
Not to mention the countless bugs, often resulting in lost orders or user fraud and credit card and identity theft, in the core ebay software. Once the next generation ebay is submitted to peer review, we will see an eradication of these bugs, just as we have seen in the Linux kernel 2.4.
I give ebay A++++++++ great site!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Color laser printers for home users make about as much sense as the proverbial space shuttle to go to the corner store, but less cost effective.
you use windows? when are you going to graduate from a toy to a real tool?
You're right, you are a real tool.
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
News flash: cats eat cat food.
Please go away, I do not want this thread to get a bad reputation as a place where trolls hang out.
So, it may come down to choosing whether you would be happier with your current employer, or doing what you want to be doing for someone else. It wouldn't hurt to see what's out there, and if you get an offer then it might make your present employer see you in a new light.
Basically, the company is not going to go out of its way to move your career for you. You shouldn't expect them to. But most employers would be happy to work with you to put you where you will benefit them the most.
As this is happening, I recommend frequent practice. Try to keep abreast of current practices and new concepts and paradigms. Good luck.
If, in the process, you are to come across a Gandalf wallpaper where he looks stoned, please send me a link. Thanks.
I think it speaks for itself.
Not to mention, I need a nice Gandalf wallpaper (well, okay, maybe not "need"...). I want a close-up where he looks pretty stoned, like in most of the movie. I would prefer his pipe to be featured, if at all possible, and no writing (titles, copyright notices, etc). 1024 or larger, please. I know someone reading this has the perfect image for me!
I'm of the opinion that the light bulb filament has been as like a Chain unto Humanity, even as fluorescent bulbery has been a Poison'd Gas which Chokes at Our Throats.
The Free Source community is an offshoot of the same ideals, where cooperation is encouraged and revelation celebrated. What Microsoft has done here is not so different from what Linux Torvalds did to Minux. Just as his actions drove Minux out of business, so too will Microsoft proceed to drive Linux into the ground.
In the end, the winners are the users. For us, things just get more free and easier to use, which is what technology is all about. Empowerment to be our best.
Nice.
Speaking of images (don't want to get modded Offtopic, after all), I still haven't found a good Gandalf wallpaper image. Thanks to all those who have helped, now let's give it one more go. Remember, stoned is the look I'm going for.
So RF lighting is just normal lighting at a different frequency. A frequency that humans can't even see! Trying to listen to the radio or use wireless networking in the presence of RF lighting would be like trying to watch TV with a spotlight in your face.
Is that site for real? The only story I read had like 6 completely clueless comments (e.g., xmms skips because you need a faster hard drive, or because 2.4 is bloated...huh?). While the S/N on slashdot is admittedly low, at least there is a signal in there somewhere.
Speaking of weed, looking for a picture of stoned Gandalf from the popular Lord of the Rings: the Movie. Including pipe, if possible. This would be for a wallpaper. Many thanks.
For example, I have a strange problem with my desktop wallpaper. The image is "stretched", but then the part underneath the desktop icons is not stretched, so I have a kind of "visual echo." I think it's Nautilus's fault, but I need to test that hypothesis further.
On this topic, I am looking for a good Gandalf wallpaper image. It should be at least 1024x768 (though 1280 would be welcomed!) and depict Gandalf in a typically stoned state, preferably with pipe. Thanks everyone for your help.
If you think about it, most of the front page is usually quoted (since the editors try to minimize their own writing), so italicizing the whole page is probably a pretty close approximation.
Nice.
Ridiculous claims aside, I'd prefer to steer clear of semilegal areas like DVD viewing under Linux. Linux users are used to having to reboot into Windows to play games, do word processing, download music, and print, so making them do the same to watch a DVD shouldn't bother too many people.
All this trial does is throw some long-deserved doubt on Steve Jobs' repeated claims that hardware specs are meaningless and that performance must be intuited emotionally rather than objectively measured.
This strikes me as a predictable outcome after years of focussing more on pretty cases and bouncing icons than on what's inside. Being 2 years behind the cutting edge in hardware just isn't going to pass muster.
I was reminded of this while attempting to find a good Gandalf "wallpaper" for my Gnome setup. I notice that Galeon has a "use as background" item under the right-click menu for images, but it does not appear to function (on my setup anyway). Does anyone know how they expect to implement this? Setting the background image is pretty WM-dependent, IIRC.
In conclusion, if anyone has a good Gandalf wallpaper, plz email me or post a response. I'm looking for close-up, where he looks stoned, pipe is a bonus but not a must. A hi-res cap from the scene where he's muttering "riddles in the dark" would be ideal, but I'll try anything. TIA.
This was already discussed here.
To that end, I am trying to get a good wallpaper with Gandalf as portrayed by Sir Ian McKellen in the recent film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring. His face would be just the thing to tie my Gnome and blackbox themes together, and, more on-topic, wouldn't look too bad in QT Embedded either! ;)
Preferably one where he is looking really stoned, pipe optional. Thx.