That would be the best way, but that isn't the Slashdot way. Or it isn't the Slashdot way as I perceive it. The Slashdot way is usually fanatical, up in arms, "your mother looks like my donkey" or "your donkey looks like my mother", whichever way round its meant to be.
Excuse the cynicism. No wait, don't, it's just my opinion.
Update.... I dont think any of the mirrors have actually mirrored the software yet. The only site I can find it on is ftp.sunet.se, but when I download it, the file is incomplete. I'm wondering if the mirror sites haven't been able to mirror the download yet because of everyone's traffic. If that's the case then poor show Be!!!!
I'm downloading a file called BeOS5-PersonalEdition.exe from one of the mirrors, but its only 11Mb. I thought it was supposed be 60Mb? What's going on?
What does an application being open source have to do with its resiliance to a virus? If a virus enters my Linux box and it sees an executable, will it jump on it and shout "Gotcha!!! You are now infecte.... oh wait! No! Its open source.... Doh!" and scuttle off into/dev/null....??
I just dont understand that statement. Could someone expand on it?
I can't say I care. I thought the film was absolute crap. I enjoy the series, but the film was just beyond stupid. I know the series IS childish, but the film was just........ hell I'm lost for words. Hence I don't care for this song. It was so memorable, that I can't even remember it! What is this being nominated for? Best song? If it wins, god help us. I'd rather watch a Celine Dion concert, than watch this film again.
You're kidding right?! I went to see this film with an open mind on sunday afternoon. It was a joke! My girlfriend spend 1/2 of the film laughing. That's how bad it was! The script was bad, the acting was bad, the "physics" in the movie were terrible (made worse by the supposed interaction with NASA).
I can't believe Sinise and Robbins starrred in this film. And as for this being Sinise's role to propel him to stardom, no way! His acting was that bad that you wonder whether he spent the whole time in disbelief at the bad script and plot! Oh and the scenes definitely stuck more to science fiction that science fact.
I never want to see the film again. It was the 2nd worst film Ive ever seen, the worst being Starship Troopers. It was a sheer waste of money.
"Q: Can I use my current ISP or any other ISP of my choice with i-opener? A: To ensure a pleasant customer experience, i-opener includes Internet access service in order to provide automatic software updates and instant offline access to news, weather, sports, finance, and entertainment news." I take it that's a no? Why can't they just say no?
I'm afraid I will have to disagree. Installation isn't the only thing that Linux GUIs need. Linux GUIs to me are just not "slick enough". That's a hard sentence to clarify. Yes Windows has many, many design flaws, some serious and some not so. But the interface is slick. Gnome and KDE to me are just clumsy, even though they are partly based on Windows. Don't ask me to quantify that any further, but that's my opinion - I prefer to use the Windows GUI with all its flaws than fight through KDE and Gnome.
He explained why the programmer, with his intimate knowledge of the capabilities of the software, the data formats, the interfaces, the controls, the options, is the last person in the world who should be defining the interface that a non-programmer user will use.
Exactly. This to me is the most important point of all.
I am faster than my system. I tend to switch away from windows/applications faster than Windows seems to be able to cope with, as it often hangs somewhere because of it. I was refering to something I read on Aqua (the new MAC UI?), which was presented as being a system resource hog. I don't want a fancy UI if it takes too many clock cycles.
Why not? Just because its free, doesn't mean it has to be open source. Maybe they're afraid of managing an open source project. Maybe not. Why this huge insistence that ALL software should be open source?
I have concerns with hard disk based MP3 players. How shock resistant are these hard disk players? Or rather, how shock resistant are the hard disks inside of them? I wouldn't want to buy one of these players, if I was afraid to take it anywhere, for fear or wrecking the hard disk.
Well that's being generous. It's already crashed once within 10 minutes of using it. I tried to download something, but it kept forcing me to choose to save the file, even though I was already selecting a directory. I know I should report the crash, etc etc, but I spend most of my day at work fighting bugs, so nah! Can't be bothered tonight. Mozilla is still a *long* way away from being an Alpha release methinks.
Well if you want to own a company called Nazif*****r then go for it. I for one am offended by the thought that someone would want to register such domain names.
I take that back. The typical IRCer is probably a normal, sensible person. The typical scumbag IRCer (such as these people) are arseholes. Thanks for the sensible and mature response!:)
I haven't seen the film, but it has nothing to do with technology. It has nothing to do with escaping technology. If I think of beautiful tropical islands, I think of going there for the pure breathtaking beauty of nature. Not to escape technology. Katz is trying to put technology into anything he can get his little grubby hands on. Stop! So why is this news item posted here? Its not related at all!! I have sex on my brain most of the time. Katz has technology. Thats fair enough, but I suggest Katz puts down his laptop and gets out and interacts with the world and all that lives in it face to face. Disney's Beauty and the Beast contained nothing about football. Does that mean it's a film about people escaping from football? Stupid example I know, but no more stupid than Katz posting this. I know, I know - I'm too lazy to change my settings to escape Katz. Newsflash!! Crivens runs away to remote tropical island to escape reading Katz postings!!! Extra Extra! Read all about it!
I dont remember the song, but the film was the worst piece of crap I've seen since Starship Troopers. I watch the South Park series from time to time, and I like it, but the movie was just pathetic.
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That would be the best way, but that isn't the Slashdot way. Or it isn't the Slashdot way as I perceive it. The Slashdot way is usually fanatical, up in arms, "your mother looks like my donkey" or "your donkey looks like my mother", whichever way round its meant to be.
Excuse the cynicism. No wait, don't, it's just my opinion.
Update.... I dont think any of the mirrors have actually mirrored the software yet. The only site I can find it on is ftp.sunet.se, but when I download it, the file is incomplete. I'm wondering if the mirror sites haven't been able to mirror the download yet because of everyone's traffic. If that's the case then poor show Be!!!!
I'm downloading a file called BeOS5-PersonalEdition.exe from one of the mirrors, but its only 11Mb. I thought it was supposed be 60Mb? What's going on?
What does an application being open source have to do with its resiliance to a virus? If a virus enters my Linux box and it sees an executable, will it jump on it and shout "Gotcha!!! You are now infecte.... oh wait! No! Its open source.... Doh!" and scuttle off into /dev/null....??
I just dont understand that statement. Could someone expand on it?
I can't say I care. I thought the film was absolute crap. I enjoy the series, but the film was just beyond stupid. I know the series IS childish, but the film was just........ hell I'm lost for words. Hence I don't care for this song. It was so memorable, that I can't even remember it! What is this being nominated for? Best song? If it wins, god help us. I'd rather watch a Celine Dion concert, than watch this film again.
You're kidding right?! I went to see this film with an open mind on sunday afternoon. It was a joke! My girlfriend spend 1/2 of the film laughing. That's how bad it was! The script was bad, the acting was bad, the "physics" in the movie were terrible (made worse by the supposed interaction with NASA).
I can't believe Sinise and Robbins starrred in this film. And as for this being Sinise's role to propel him to stardom, no way! His acting was that bad that you wonder whether he spent the whole time in disbelief at the bad script and plot! Oh and the scenes definitely stuck more to science fiction that science fact.
I never want to see the film again. It was the 2nd worst film Ive ever seen, the worst being Starship Troopers. It was a sheer waste of money.
"Q: Can I use my current ISP or any other ISP of my choice with i-opener? A: To ensure a pleasant customer experience, i-opener includes Internet access service in order to provide automatic software updates and instant offline access to news, weather, sports, finance, and entertainment news." I take it that's a no? Why can't they just say no?
I'm afraid I will have to disagree. Installation isn't the only thing that Linux GUIs need. Linux GUIs to me are just not "slick enough". That's a hard sentence to clarify. Yes Windows has many, many design flaws, some serious and some not so. But the interface is slick. Gnome and KDE to me are just clumsy, even though they are partly based on Windows. Don't ask me to quantify that any further, but that's my opinion - I prefer to use the Windows GUI with all its flaws than fight through KDE and Gnome.
He explained why the programmer, with his intimate knowledge of the capabilities of the software, the data formats, the interfaces, the controls, the options, is the last person in the world who should be defining the interface that a non-programmer user will use.
Exactly. This to me is the most important point of all.
Why not? The hardware has to have emotions and charisma, cos most game players and geeks don't.
I'm kidding. It was a joke.
The guy obviously got his hand slapped for what he said, and is now changing his story. I don't agree with him now.
Or they spend years and years creating an amazing web site for the project, mirrored all over the world. Freedows anyone?
I am faster than my system. I tend to switch away from windows/applications faster than Windows seems to be able to cope with, as it often hangs somewhere because of it. I was refering to something I read on Aqua (the new MAC UI?), which was presented as being a system resource hog. I don't want a fancy UI if it takes too many clock cycles.
I don't want a user optimised GUI at the expense of my system's resources though.
Why not? Just because its free, doesn't mean it has to be open source. Maybe they're afraid of managing an open source project. Maybe not. Why this huge insistence that ALL software should be open source?
I have concerns with hard disk based MP3 players. How shock resistant are these hard disk players? Or rather, how shock resistant are the hard disks inside of them? I wouldn't want to buy one of these players, if I was afraid to take it anywhere, for fear or wrecking the hard disk.
All that "innovation" and Windows 9x still doesn't work! I am sooo impressed!
Well that's being generous. It's already crashed once within 10 minutes of using it. I tried to download something, but it kept forcing me to choose to save the file, even though I was already selecting a directory. I know I should report the crash, etc etc, but I spend most of my day at work fighting bugs, so nah! Can't be bothered tonight. Mozilla is still a *long* way away from being an Alpha release methinks.
Man you guys are getting desparate for news items to post these days. What? That was humour? Really?
Well if you want to own a company called Nazif*****r then go for it. I for one am offended by the thought that someone would want to register such domain names.
I take that back. The typical IRCer is probably a normal, sensible person. The typical scumbag IRCer (such as these people) are arseholes. Thanks for the sensible and mature response! :)
These other people are arseholes. Just goes to show how childish the typical IRCer is.
It appears that the article has been removed from biz.yahoo.com.
I haven't seen the film, but it has nothing to do with technology. It has nothing to do with escaping technology. If I think of beautiful tropical islands, I think of going there for the pure breathtaking beauty of nature. Not to escape technology. Katz is trying to put technology into anything he can get his little grubby hands on. Stop!
So why is this news item posted here? Its not related at all!!
I have sex on my brain most of the time. Katz has technology. Thats fair enough, but I suggest Katz puts down his laptop and gets out and interacts with the world and all that lives in it face to face.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast contained nothing about football. Does that mean it's a film about people escaping from football? Stupid example I know, but no more stupid than Katz posting this.
I know, I know - I'm too lazy to change my settings to escape Katz.
Newsflash!! Crivens runs away to remote tropical island to escape reading Katz postings!!! Extra Extra! Read all about it!
I dont remember the song, but the film was the worst piece of crap I've seen since Starship Troopers. I watch the South Park series from time to time, and I like it, but the movie was just pathetic.