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  1. Re:Useful for just certain applications on Mojolicious 2.0: Modern Perl For the Web · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If I'm reading the docs correctly, the webserver part of Mojolicious is optional:

    http://mojolicio.us/perldoc/Mojolicious/Guides/Cookbook#DEPLOYMENT

    It also supports a pretty substantial list of alternatives to its build in web server. Want to only run it as a CGI script? Then do that. Run your app as a PSGI script? Yeah, you can do that too. Started as a CGI script by now need a lot more HP? Not so hard to move what you started on something simple to something with a little more Umph.

    So that's I guess, "neat"

  2. eh? on Linux-Based PMP Features Head-Up Display · · Score: 1

    No Snow Crash References yet?!

    Now all I need is a storage container...

  3. Re:Cease and desist letter because of name on The Birth of a FOSS Application · · Score: 1

    It's not always that easy - I received a *very* similar letter for a program that was named similar to another program. My program was in existence much longer than this program, but they were a computer that was being traded on NASDAQ, I was a junior in college.

    I followed what was written in the letter.

  4. Art History on The Birth of a FOSS Application · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I just find it interesting that there are two mailing list managers, both named similar to art movements of the 20th century.

  5. I have one! on To Flush Or Not To Flush · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We have a no-flush urinal in the bathroom where I live

    The disadvantages are that you have to change the filter every, like 3,000, "non flushes". The filters are expensive and I'm sure they're slightly wasteful. If you don't have a new one, the entire urinal stops working and lovely pee just accumulates inside the urinal. And that stinks.

    What would be nice would be a hybrid - it's a no-water system until the filter, "craps" out, and then you have the regular way of doing things, as a backup.

    Saying all that, it's proven to save us lots of water and keep our incredibly delicate plumbing working well.

  6. Re:Me TOO! on Practical Method for Getting Oil from Oil Shale? · · Score: 1

    Well, my idea has never been to erradicate the use of oil/gas in my life, but to curb it to, "acceptable" levels - acceptable to me, which, at the moment, is within the bounds of the culture I live in.

    I think personally taking large steps, like using a bike, instead of a car can have a pretty big impact and LOWERING the need of these resources is a big step in the right direction.

    Anyways, Right on!

  7. Re:My Solution on Practical Method for Getting Oil from Oil Shale? · · Score: 1

    My girlfriend has a bike too! It's time together.

  8. My Solution on Practical Method for Getting Oil from Oil Shale? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    My solution was to get rid of my car, and get a bike!

    Instead of finding a more difficult technique to the problem, I simplified the problem of purchasing gasoline for a motor vehicle almost out of existence.

    Won't work for everyone, but it worked for me. Some people may need to change the way they live much more than I have had to, but then again, it's been an ongoing process that's been worked on by myself for years, not overnight.

  9. Hmm, my question didn't get answered - on Jonathan Zdziarski Answers · · Score: 1

    And it was +5 Interesting. Anyone want to take a crack at it?

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=160001&cid=133 92902

  10. What about legitimate mailing list software on Ask Jonathan Zdziarski · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Jonathan,

    I develop and manage a lightweight Open Source Application that's used to send announce only and discussion mailing lists, similar to the Mailman and Majordomo projects. It's very popular and has a loyal following.

    What advice do you have as a developer of this program to:

    * Help my users send legitimate messages (either by education (specifically) or by programming techniques)

    * Help Spam Filtering Software check the messages my program sends out for possible abuse

    * Be a part of the solution to sending legitimate messages to many people, rather than perhaps be part of the problem.

    I understand that any tool can be circumvented and abused and I do believe context always plays a part in how to judge something as Good or Bad. I'm sure like many different types of software, Spammers are a problem for my business as well.

    I find myself in an interesting position, where I can change how many email messages are sent out. If I can send "better" email messages that are not filtered as spam if they are legitimate and can stop possible abuse of my program, I can help in a solution to people who would like to send out announce only and discussion email messages.

    Thanks for your time.

  11. Captured! by Robots on ArtBots - The Robot Talent Show · · Score: 1

    If anyone likes music making robotics, check out, Captured! by Robots the next time the tour your favorite Dive-Bar-With-a-Stage

    Five Stars.

  12. Here's an idea - on Is Programming Art? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Sorry to enter this so late, but,

    Art is about context, not about materials or even content.

    I both program and I've recently graduated with a degree in Painting and Drawing.

  13. Re:Ridiculous on Second Indymedia Server Seized in UK Within a Year · · Score: 1

    Heard it from a close friend of another admin of the Indymedia servers. There's more than one of you, right? :)

  14. Linux Users, Take Note on Second Indymedia Server Seized in UK Within a Year · · Score: 2, Informative

    At least this time, the Blag Servers at http://blagblagblag.org/ aren't affected, as they were the last time.

  15. Ridiculous on Second Indymedia Server Seized in UK Within a Year · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's absolutely ridiculous - but gives (to me personally) credibility that Indymedia is seen as a force of change.

    Word has it that they're going to move to Sealand/Havenco - Take that UK!

  16. Re:Open Source Names on KOffice 1.4 Released · · Score: 1

    I made the name of my OS program, "Dada Mail" awkward in an attempt to be unmarketable.

    There's a full story here:

    http://mojo.skazat.com/project/press_release_12_01 _03.html

    and here:

    http://mojo.skazat.com/project/

    Hasn't really hurt me, and it's much better than having some jazzy marketable name.

  17. Anyone Remember that Calvin and Hobbes? on Kodak To Stop Making Black and White Paper · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe, I'll be able to pull this off easier with my (future) kid

    http://www.jasonadamreed.net/images/cartoons/calvi n/ch941106.gif

    Care to see any of my Black and White Photography?

  18. Re:Mac OSX - nice for testing on Essential Mac OS X Server Administration · · Score: 1

    Your setup doesn't have to be the same as mine - but it's nice to only need one computer, instead of two. I don't really play video games - as I said, I do mostly web-based apps, which Mac OS X does fine - I'm not sure if it's really a performance issue if I'm the only one running the app :)

  19. Mac OSX - nice for testing on Essential Mac OS X Server Administration · · Score: 1

    Even though there are arguments that Mac OS X isn't the best OS suited to use as a server, it is quite a luxury to be able to use your desktop machine as a testing server (And have photoshop/dreamweaver sitting there as well). Even though the environment is fairly similar to that of Linux and the *BSD's, the slight differences help out in making any sort of web-based app just that more cross platform.

    Lovely, indeed. Perhaps a good reason to pick up the book, if not just from the Library;

  20. Hey! Helped Me! on Body Modifications Still Hinder IT Professionals? · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, it's helped me in the past!

    One Friday, I had gotten my tongue pierced, by Monday, my tongue had swelled up so much, I could barely talk.

    We were in a meeting that day, I received my assignments for the day with a slight mumble grumble - I guess my boss thought I was overtly stressed or just not happy with what I had to do.

    He called me into the conference room and gave me a 150% raise, telling me how good he thought I was to the company and that he was so glad I was with them. I don't think he knew about the tongue ring for weeks...

    The next month, I dyed my hair green...

  21. Re:Same Penrose? on Roger Penrose and the Road to Reality · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Here's what I'm basing the toilet paper thing on -

    Page 261/262 of, The Art of Looking Sideways, Alen Fletcher

    Page 262 shows an illustrations of the Penrose Tile.

    The last sentences of page 261 is, (quote)

    "Sir Roger came across one of these enhanced toilet rolls. He was not amused. He started legal proceedings. A pattern with a patent."

    I base the story of Richert on having him as a professor.

    The only mention of the Penrose tile called the Richert-Penrose tile is in this:

    http://www.zometool.com/pdfs/richert-penrose_tilin gs.pdf

    Zome Took makes toys to create Geodesic Dome like things, and non periodic tilings. Richert is on the board of directors.

  22. Re:Same Penrose? on Roger Penrose and the Road to Reality · · Score: 1

    Richert's a pretty laid back guy. For example, he never counter-sued Penrose.

    I think he'd rather have the pattern free :)

    Cool guy, Richert;

  23. Re:Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach on Roger Penrose and the Road to Reality · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I read that book too - I would assert than more than geeks would dig it - musicians of course and visual artists.

    Would love to get my hands on a similar book that's just as engaging;

  24. Same Penrose? on Roger Penrose and the Road to Reality · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is this the same Roger Penrose that patented a pattern (The Penrose Tile) and then sued a toilet paper company for having a similar pattern printed on their toilet paper?

    And then sued the chair of my painting department, Clark Richert for using the same pattern in a *painitng*

    And then lost that case, learning that my chair figured that pattern out years before him - by accident? The proof being a photo of the painting - on the side of a bus. The license plate was used as the evidence for date.

    I'm not quite sure if I like this guy :)

  25. Re:Well, maybe not for the Linux kernel, but... on Myth of Linux Hobby Coders Exposed · · Score: 1

    I'm not sure if I'm familiar with that reference, but it's from a fairly geeky one, if you geek on literature or... whatever that part of research that deals with written language is that has thus escaped me...;

    "skazat" is Nadsat - the "A Clockwork Orange" teen talk. It means, "to say". So the whole thing goes like this,

    Talk to me, baby.

    or something...