/me rocks out to the sounds of Gimp with his trusty air guitar.
Website is much improved.
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Gimp Hits 2.0
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Wow love the new website! If you've not seen how bad (out of date) the old one was then give it a look. The website has finally updated to reflect the quality of the software.. now if only Glade's website would do the same my two favourite apps would have made themselves presentable to others.
I just can't understand why it's not used more. Personally I feel I was taught Haskell too early.. I was taught in my first weeks at uni before I even knew C. At the time I really struggled, all I knew about programming was BASIC and Haskell seemed alien and I hated it and dismissed it completely until recently. Now that I have much more experience of programming and functional languages I sometimes wonder why I ever touch C++ or Java. If I'd be taught Haskell in my penultimate or final year of university I'm pretty sure I'd have taken to it far more kindly.
Some people believe that guns help keep that possibility in check, by keeping revolution a viable option. Well now might be a good time to do just that! Land of the free.. my arse!
Mosts (in fact almost all) guns used in crimes are stolen you are correct but almost all of these guns would have once been legally owned. It's the omnipresence of guns that means they so easily get into the hands of criminals. I know that the hardcore criminals will always get their hands on guns, they do everywhere even in places with strict laws. How many deaths are due to illegaly trafficed guns and how many are from guns which were once legal? Wouldn't it be great to stop these senseless deaths?.. ah balls to it you all all deserve to die from your own guns anyway for your narrow minded bullishness.. just got a rejection from a job app and really couldn't give a shit any more!
Actually I feel I should apologise. Quite ashamed of the shitness of that posting. I'd expected my post to be modded down immediately so didn't take as much care over it as perhaps it deserved. Firstly it isn't the worst review ever by a long way but slightly less than I've come to expect from Slashdot. Secondly the whole Sterling to Dollar thing confused me hence the five cents, two cents thing.. never hear anyone say my two pence. Third, the complete lack of chart, fact or figure of any description does as you point out completely rubbish my opinions. Fourth. Bowling For Columbine is a superb movie one I've watched many times and agree with totally on the 'culture of fear' however I fear Moore's slight pro-gun approach was simply a means to make it stomachable to the America populace. As for guns being tools, what civilised person needs a tool capable of taking another's life? Having been bought up with christian values (n.b. I'm now a devote atheist) I can honestly say I'd rather risk my own life than take another. Last time I checked you guys were predominatly christian (hell, some of you even denounce evolution theory.) Also my American history might not be as good yours (this comment not directed to you personally) I do seem to recall that firearms are legal due to an amendmant muttering about right to protect one's self and protecting America. I also seem to remember that this was drafted in order to be able to quickly rally an army against the British. As we aren't likely to invade anytime soon and small-arms really don't cut it in international disputes anymore, surely this is now defunct?
Oh and quickly the Switzerland thing; sure guns aren't the cause of crime but the difference in Switzerland is the culture, the reverent respect rather than sexing of guns and the fact that guns aren't seen as a form of crime control. I think Micheal makes this point best.
Again, apologies for my first post's shitness but at least it got the whole ball rolling on the gun debate.
Is the Micheal Moore film Bowling For Columbine shown in the states? I know it proved hugely popular elsewhere in the world. (It reassures us to know that at least one US citizen thinks things through.) I think that if any body can sit through it and not find the present gun laws and attitudes simply obsurd then there is something seriously skewed in that person's mind. Sure you might feel safe behind your gun but will your butt feel safe behind bars? Ever wondered how many people are killed by their own firearms? These statistics are never admitted by the pro-gun lobby but if you take time to look at them it's really scary. Oh and all those illegally owned firearms.. they were legal once. I await modding down for not sharing your opinions once again. Thankyou for your time.
I hate to troll/flame but this review is possibly the worst review of any book I've ever read. Complaining about lack of impartiality from the book and then force feeding us personal opinions.
I've checked the review linked to from VeryGeekyBooks (thankyou parent poster) and they all appear to be graced with some journalistic integrity. Come on/. lets have sort the wheat from the chaff, reviews like this let the side down.
My Five Cents.
(P.s Yes, guns do cause more crime. The rest of the world learnt to read a bar chart years ago.. do they teach them in your schools yet?)
SATA support is entirely down to driver manufacturers as far as I'm aware the kernel should treat it pretty much as though it were a normal scsi/ide device.
Still waiting on VIA for SATA VT8237 drivers so i can install RH9 on my new box. Any news?
Anybody know any good articles that explain exactly how things will differ for upgrading Linux users (non performance type things) i.e. what's happening with dev and proc? loadable modules? whatever?
Anyway... In case any Matrix fans are interested The Matrix Reloaded can now be seen in IMAX format in UK IMAXs (at least the one in Bristol anyway) Screenings start tonight and run until 16th October.
Can't corel jump in and help out the Mozilla effort.. i'm sure all the good SVG peeps of the world would be very greatful.. and they obvious already have all the code they'd need.
Red stories usually indicate that it's a story that has only been release to subscribers, hence the majority of us shouldn't be seeing this yet. Bug in slashdot me thinks.
..from links here. Videos are taken with a camera but are amazing none the less. Some of the physics is so unbelievably real!! CHECK THESE OUT and get the kleenex ready (sorry.. but you will need to).
Slashdot Mirror
/me rocks out to the sounds of Gimp with his trusty air guitar.
Wow love the new website! If you've not seen how bad (out of date) the old one was then give it a look. The website has finally updated to reflect the quality of the software.. now if only Glade's website would do the same my two favourite apps would have made themselves presentable to others.
I just can't understand why it's not used more. Personally I feel I was taught Haskell too early.. I was taught in my first weeks at uni before I even knew C. At the time I really struggled, all I knew about programming was BASIC and Haskell seemed alien and I hated it and dismissed it completely until recently. Now that I have much more experience of programming and functional languages I sometimes wonder why I ever touch C++ or Java. If I'd be taught Haskell in my penultimate or final year of university I'm pretty sure I'd have taken to it far more kindly.
Will be headed out there with a camera ASAP. Perhaps local /.ers should arrange a meeting time and all go at once.
BitTorrent link anyone? I can't seem to get to the offical ftp for the life of me.
Some people believe that guns help keep that possibility in check, by keeping revolution a viable option.
Well now might be a good time to do just that! Land of the free.. my arse!
Mosts (in fact almost all) guns used in crimes are stolen you are correct but almost all of these guns would have once been legally owned. It's the omnipresence of guns that means they so easily get into the hands of criminals. I know that the hardcore criminals will always get their hands on guns, they do everywhere even in places with strict laws. How many deaths are due to illegaly trafficed guns and how many are from guns which were once legal? Wouldn't it be great to stop these senseless deaths? .. ah balls to it you all all deserve to die from your own guns anyway for your narrow minded bullishness.. just got a rejection from a job app and really couldn't give a shit any more!
Actually I feel I should apologise. Quite ashamed of the shitness of that posting. I'd expected my post to be modded down immediately so didn't take as much care over it as perhaps it deserved.
Firstly it isn't the worst review ever by a long way but slightly less than I've come to expect from Slashdot.
Secondly the whole Sterling to Dollar thing confused me hence the five cents, two cents thing.. never hear anyone say my two pence.
Third, the complete lack of chart, fact or figure of any description does as you point out completely rubbish my opinions.
Fourth. Bowling For Columbine is a superb movie one I've watched many times and agree with totally on the 'culture of fear' however I fear Moore's slight pro-gun approach was simply a means to make it stomachable to the America populace. As for guns being tools, what civilised person needs a tool capable of taking another's life? Having been bought up with christian values (n.b. I'm now a devote atheist) I can honestly say I'd rather risk my own life than take another. Last time I checked you guys were predominatly christian (hell, some of you even denounce evolution theory.) Also my American history might not be as good yours (this comment not directed to you personally) I do seem to recall that firearms are legal due to an amendmant muttering about right to protect one's self and protecting America. I also seem to remember that this was drafted in order to be able to quickly rally an army against the British. As we aren't likely to invade anytime soon and small-arms really don't cut it in international disputes anymore, surely this is now defunct?
Oh and quickly the Switzerland thing; sure guns aren't the cause of crime but the difference in Switzerland is the culture, the reverent respect rather than sexing of guns and the fact that guns aren't seen as a form of crime control. I think Micheal makes this point best.
Again, apologies for my first post's shitness but at least it got the whole ball rolling on the gun debate.
When is a joke ever off-topic???
Is the Micheal Moore film Bowling For Columbine shown in the states? I know it proved hugely popular elsewhere in the world. (It reassures us to know that at least one US citizen thinks things through.) I think that if any body can sit through it and not find the present gun laws and attitudes simply obsurd then there is something seriously skewed in that person's mind. Sure you might feel safe behind your gun but will your butt feel safe behind bars? Ever wondered how many people are killed by their own firearms? These statistics are never admitted by the pro-gun lobby but if you take time to look at them it's really scary. Oh and all those illegally owned firearms.. they were legal once. I await modding down for not sharing your opinions once again. Thankyou for your time.
I think you've miss read.. VeryGeekyBooks is a great site. Please don't get me wrong, I'm all for good reviews.
*quip* by anti-gun nuts do you mean foreigners?
I hate to troll/flame but this review is possibly the worst review of any book I've ever read. Complaining about lack of impartiality from the book and then force feeding us personal opinions.
/. lets have sort the wheat from the chaff, reviews like this let the side down.
I've checked the review linked to from VeryGeekyBooks (thankyou parent poster) and they all appear to be graced with some journalistic integrity. Come on
My Five Cents.
(P.s Yes, guns do cause more crime. The rest of the world learnt to read a bar chart years ago.. do they teach them in your schools yet?)
Looking forward to it too.. but could someone please explain in layman's terms how it will effect my Linux end-user experience?
Cheers
For more excellent pictures of the scammer see EbolaMonkeyMan ... this guys even pretends to be David Hasselhoff and they still keep emailing him!
Check out EbolaMonkeyMan for a glimpse into the mind of scammers and the level of intelligence required to believe and reply to them.
Every body should watch South Park S07E09 for one of the funniest takes on the effect of download on musicians.
Can't recall any amazing quotes but I'm sure anyone that watched this on Wednesday would agree it hit the nail on the head.
SATA support is entirely down to driver manufacturers as far as I'm aware the kernel should treat it pretty much as though it were a normal scsi/ide device.
Still waiting on VIA for SATA VT8237 drivers so i can install RH9 on my new box. Any news?
Anybody know any good articles that explain exactly how things will differ for upgrading Linux users (non performance type things) i.e. what's happening with dev and proc? loadable modules? whatever?
http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/imax/matrix_reloaded. htm
should do ya!
Why not IMAX? (how many megs would that be?)
Anyway... In case any Matrix fans are interested The Matrix Reloaded can now be seen in IMAX format in UK IMAXs (at least the one in Bristol anyway) Screenings start tonight and run until 16th October.
Enjoy.
Couple more request for Gord and the guys at Corel..
1. Can we see some of the dSVG code?
2. Can we see some examples of applications built using the suite?
Cheers Gord! Good Work.
Can't corel jump in and help out the Mozilla effort.. i'm sure all the good SVG peeps of the world would be very greatful.. and they obvious already have all the code they'd need.
Come on Corel, kickstart SVG.
Red stories usually indicate that it's a story that has only been release to subscribers, hence the majority of us shouldn't be seeing this yet. Bug in slashdot me thinks.
..from links here. Videos are taken with a camera but are amazing none the less. Some of the physics is so unbelievably real!! CHECK THESE OUT and get the kleenex ready (sorry.. but you will need to).
...every posts there best links to any information about Half Life 2.. that's the big story at the moment right?
I'll start with http://www.hl2hc.tk/