> Fortunately for GNOME fans, the job was ably taken up by maintainers of the Dropline GNOME distribution.
Well, for the record Dropline had already existed at that time. In fact, BECAUSE it existed Pat saw the need for GNOME on Slackware already taken care of and chose to remove it from the main distro ('if you want it, then install Dropline!).
With Facebook's constant and behind-the-back changes to make more and more things public by default, it'll be a question of time until somebody gets fired because they posted something for their friends (not including anybody from work), yet people (incl. employment-related) they had never intended to see the message did see it and used it against the poster.
Personally I hate the fact, that I have to keep screening my privacy settings just in case they fucked around with something again and changed it to "Everybody".
So next time I go to Australia, I'll set my background picture to the goatse dude and when quizzed about porn I'll be happy to turn on my laptop for the immigration officer. Preferably when large groups of minor travellers and christian bible students are congregating around the security point. Once they have collectively fainted, I'll smile at the officer and mention, that these kind of pictures are, of course, vital study-material for my Urology-degree and can I go now?!
> > Constitution was SPECIFICALLY written to enshrine the rights of the minority against the tyranny of the majority.
> Texas is not the federal government, and Texas is not beholden to the requirements imposed on the federal government by the US constitution. > The Texas government has to follow the Texas constitution.
So you're saying, the US constitution doesn't apply in Texas? Or any other state for that matter? Last time I checked, Texas was part of the UNITED STATES of America. So until they secede the UNITED STATES constitution very well applies to them, as well as their own.
> Hell, how many chuzzlewit "senior associate vice president in charge of blah" types got million dollar bonuses at EA last year? A million bucks? > Hell, the the amount donated to child's play is probably the amount spent by a studio on a major title's launch party.
And that's precisely why EA CAN'T afford to sell their games cheaply, whereas developers with little overhead can! I know who'll I buy from: the one that doesn't pass their extravagant costs BESIDES actual development and artistry on to me!
> I doubt EA and ilk would bother to get out of bed for a mere million dollars.
Perhaps it's time that they do again. Can't wait for the artificial 'Value'-Bubble to burst and artists (whether game, music, movies etc.) returning to actually appreciating that people enjoy their stuff, instead of constantly bitching about money issues.
> > A lot of people don't have paypal, google checkout, or amazon.com accounts.
> You can pay via paypal with a credit card without an account.
Actually this just goes to show, that all of the currently existing Internet/remote payment options are severely lacking in convenience and efficiency. What I'd like to see make a return is the thought of eCash which is basically your own money in digital form. Without middlemen skimming off each time you use your own money. That'd enable micro-payments ("Click here to buy this game/song for a penny!"... one-click, of course) and while the individual purchase amount would be much less, I believe, the overall sum of purchases would be at least as high as today, if not higher. Does it really bother me to buy 100 songs for a buck? No. Just make it easy and convenient.
> If you're too cheap to afford a single penny, then I'd question your ability to afford a computer.
As mentioned...the penny is not in question. It's the transfer of said penny, that makes things difficult if not impossible for some who do want to pay.
> In local news, a year back we had a school shooting at a local community college. The board met to discuss what should be done, since the guy clearly was in violation of the zero tolerance signs posted up all over campus.
> Their decision? They made the font bigger on the signs.
Well those guys really are idiots. I mean, they shouldn't wonder if it happens again cuz they totally forgot to add Braille!!
> Military spending has been increasing at an unsustainable rate for at least the last 30 years. If it continues to increase at this rate it will surely bankrupt us.
Very unfortunate, that using future tense is incorrect...:-/
> It's nice to see Mr. Gates being so active in his retirement. After running Microsoft for so long, running the US Military must be a nice break for him. > It looks like he's using his business acumen to streamline the military.
Don't worry. Military spending will come to a screeching halt when he's done with Operation Bluescreen!
> You can always gravity sling from one sufficiently massive planetary body to another, using the correct entry and exit vector for the current velocity
> Hopefully if Sony loses this case they'll simply send all of you open source screwheads a 5 dollar coupon to the Sony store and tell you to get a clue.
This is not about Open Source. This is about customer rights...everybody's...yours included! And you're welcome for the effort of others to stand up for that.
> Churchill, after the war, once admitted that the only thing that could have had the Germans winning the war would have been more investments in submarines, thus destroying more of the allied fleets.
Well that and certainly taking the capabilities of RADAR a lot more serious, as in developing/using their own as well as developing counter-measures against the Allies'. It got to the point where the U-Boats stuck out as much as a snorkel or scope and got hit from the air or destroyers. That's what reduced the U-Boat fleet rather quickly, turning them from successful Wolf Packs to basically guaranteed iron graves for 3 out of 4 sailors.
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> Fortunately for GNOME fans, the job was ably taken up by maintainers of the Dropline GNOME distribution.
Well, for the record Dropline had already existed at that time. In fact, BECAUSE it existed Pat saw the need for GNOME on Slackware already taken care of and chose to remove it from the main distro ('if you want it, then install Dropline!).
Thanx to Pat and all other folks for the great work!
With Facebook's constant and behind-the-back changes to make more and more things public by default, it'll be a question of time until somebody gets fired because they posted something for their friends (not including anybody from work), yet people (incl. employment-related) they had never intended to see the message did see it and used it against the poster.
Personally I hate the fact, that I have to keep screening my privacy settings just in case they fucked around with something again and changed it to "Everybody".
> Think before you post online, whichever site or mailing list. Too many people post without thinking.
When it comes to FB, it should be:
Think before you add "friends".
So next time I go to Australia, I'll set my background picture to the goatse dude and when quizzed about porn I'll be happy to turn on my laptop for the immigration officer. Preferably when large groups of minor travellers and christian bible students are congregating around the security point. Once they have collectively fainted, I'll smile at the officer and mention, that these kind of pictures are, of course, vital study-material for my Urology-degree and can I go now?!
> I rather doubt that my ISP or anyone else knows my private GPG key.
You sure about that?
> > Constitution was SPECIFICALLY written to enshrine the rights of the minority against the tyranny of the majority.
> Texas is not the federal government, and Texas is not beholden to the requirements imposed on the federal government by the US constitution.
> The Texas government has to follow the Texas constitution.
So you're saying, the US constitution doesn't apply in Texas? Or any other state for that matter? Last time I checked, Texas was part of the UNITED STATES of America. So until they secede the UNITED STATES constitution very well applies to them, as well as their own.
> The religious man believes he is doing others a favour by forcing his religion on them
Ahh...this is, where the 2nd amendment really shines :-)
> "We as a nation were intended by God to be a light set on a hill to serve as a beacon of hope and Christian charity to a lost and dying world."
Don't they have medication for this kinda thing?
> Hell, how many chuzzlewit "senior associate vice president in charge of blah" types got million dollar bonuses at EA last year? A million bucks?
> Hell, the the amount donated to child's play is probably the amount spent by a studio on a major title's launch party.
And that's precisely why EA CAN'T afford to sell their games cheaply, whereas developers with little overhead can! I know who'll I buy from: the one that doesn't pass their extravagant costs BESIDES actual development and artistry on to me!
> I doubt EA and ilk would bother to get out of bed for a mere million dollars.
Perhaps it's time that they do again. Can't wait for the artificial 'Value'-Bubble to burst and artists (whether game, music, movies etc.) returning to actually appreciating that people enjoy their stuff, instead of constantly bitching about money issues.
> > A lot of people don't have paypal, google checkout, or amazon.com accounts.
> You can pay via paypal with a credit card without an account.
Actually this just goes to show, that all of the currently existing Internet/remote payment options are severely lacking in convenience and efficiency. What I'd like to see make a return is the thought of eCash which is basically your own money in digital form. Without middlemen skimming off each time you use your own money. That'd enable micro-payments ("Click here to buy this game/song for a penny!" ... one-click, of course) and while the individual purchase amount would be much less, I believe, the overall sum of purchases would be at least as high as today, if not higher. Does it really bother me to buy 100 songs for a buck? No. Just make it easy and convenient.
> If you're too cheap to afford a single penny, then I'd question your ability to afford a computer.
As mentioned...the penny is not in question. It's the transfer of said penny, that makes things difficult if not impossible for some who do want to pay.
> Would there be a better solution next time not to give out 50k$+ to credit cards, paypal and others?
Do they even take credit cards?
> And in Texas, no less.
> There may in fact be no hope for our Union.
Didn't they want to secede anyway? Let them. A quick renaming into Mexas and it's all good for everybody... :-)
> In local news, a year back we had a school shooting at a local community college. The board met to discuss what should be done, since the guy clearly was in violation of the zero tolerance signs posted up all over campus.
> Their decision? They made the font bigger on the signs.
Well those guys really are idiots. I mean, they shouldn't wonder if it happens again cuz they totally forgot to add Braille!!
> Military spending has been increasing at an unsustainable rate for at least the last 30 years. If it continues to increase at this rate it will surely bankrupt us.
Very unfortunate, that using future tense is incorrect...:-/
> It's nice to see Mr. Gates being so active in his retirement. After running Microsoft for so long, running the US Military must be a nice break for him.
> It looks like he's using his business acumen to streamline the military.
Don't worry. Military spending will come to a screeching halt when he's done with Operation Bluescreen!
> It's so bright, it's almost nuclear...
It's so bright, it's almost nucular...
TFIFY! :-)
> You can always gravity sling from one sufficiently massive planetary body to another, using the correct entry and exit vector for the current velocity
But how do you steer the vehicle? Can you even?
I, for one, want to believe!
> Evolution works as well as Outlook
Not on clustered Exchange it doesn't! Tried it with the mapi plugin...no good.
But as far as GPG is concerned, it's well done. Integrated nicely as it should be.
> Hopefully if Sony loses this case they'll simply send all of you open source screwheads a 5 dollar coupon to the Sony store and tell you to get a clue.
This is not about Open Source. This is about customer rights...everybody's...yours included! And you're welcome for the effort of others to stand up for that.
> Looks like a good way to earn a paycheck from the RIAA.
RIAA: "For every song you guys uncover we'll pay you $0.25, ok?"
> Churchill, after the war, once admitted that the only thing that could have had the Germans winning the war would have been more investments in submarines, thus destroying more of the allied fleets.
Well that and certainly taking the capabilities of RADAR a lot more serious, as in developing/using their own as well as developing counter-measures against the Allies'. It got to the point where the U-Boats stuck out as much as a snorkel or scope and got hit from the air or destroyers. That's what reduced the U-Boat fleet rather quickly, turning them from successful Wolf Packs to basically guaranteed iron graves for 3 out of 4 sailors.