I keep thinking the same thing regarding a centralized address book between Pidgin, TB & such. Although it looks like KDE is getting close with KMail & their Kopete replacement app.
My thought is why somebody else wouldn't just pick up the ball and run with it. Look what happened with LibreOffice - once it broke away from Oracle it improved by leaps and bounds. With all the big players already using it in their distros it (Canonical, Red Hat) all it needs is someone to pick up the ball and run. Say what you want about Canonical, but letting their UI people at Thunderbird would be awesome.
My wife just picked up an ASUS 7" for $199 and while it's nice and she's happy with it, the only reason she went with it was the Amazon Fire has large sections which refuse to work outside of the US. With it being Google-branded and not tied to US-centric companies (such as B&N & Amazon) I hope that it will just do it's thing anywhere on earth. Of course, by the time the Nexus gets to Canada she can buy it and I'll end up with her ASUS, and just flash the thing to JB anyway...
I agree, and I don't really care if my Karma takes a hit. I think Unity had the same development path as KDE4: It was a steaming pile of crap in the start but it has rounded into a really nice piece. When I upgrade my laptop I plan on installing Ubuntu with Unity (as opposed to the current laptop's Lubuntu install).
There are Canadian Content rules which specify material which is deemed Canadian Content (% written/produced/performed by a Canadian) must receive x amount of airtime. It's been complained about for a number of years by people in the music industry, however it has given airtime to great artists like The Tragically Hip, Paul Brandt, I Mother Earth, and George Canyon so it's both good and bad.
Personally, I find CBC (especially CBC Music) to be a goldmine for music - free streaming of a pile of concerts, podcasts, you name it.
Interesting with respect to Meebo. I used them extensively for a year or two starting in 2007 and their system was quite good - it handled AIM, MSN, Yahoo & Facebook better then almost anyone else - including Pidgin & Trillian. I stopped using it regularly when I switched jobs but I'm interested to see that they had kept building their repitoire. Now with Google in the game, that's a lot of capital to really push forward. Maybe it's time to revisit Google Plus?
Granted, it's cool that the private and public sector and working together to go into space, but let's not go crazy here. This kind of stuff happens all the time with ventures on earth. The article says NASA wants to focus on deep space exploration (the REALLY cool shit) and they want SpaceX to do the pedestrian work of hauling supplies and people to the ISS and such. It's focusing your energy and letting people who are really good at what they do do their thing for you.
Hardly. With engineering projects (especially with regards to people losing their lives) you ALWAYS build in safety factors. Large ones in fact. If you are within (from the article) 0.54% of the limits of the material you have a lot bigger problems then the processor.
Secondly, we are talking about low-power hardware here, not a software application. I see these chips being pushed into tablets and mobile devices, not things like laptops & desktops where they do some serious mathematical lifting.
Seriously, everyone needs a shot of Bailey's (or if you're like me, Amaretto) in their coffee. First off, Slashdot is (part of) a business - they're here to make money. They're showing you a new offering they have in case you are interested. Accept it, move on. Secondly, NOBODY is forcing you to read SlashBI. If it's not a story which interests you, DON'T READ IT.
+1. It was a mess at the start but REALLY came together for the last version. I still have synaptic for when I need to go hunting for something extremely specific but it has fallen by the wayside. I even use it on my Celeron-era laptop - it's that quick.
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I keep thinking the same thing regarding a centralized address book between Pidgin, TB & such. Although it looks like KDE is getting close with KMail & their Kopete replacement app.
Gawd, I miss Kopete.
My thought is why somebody else wouldn't just pick up the ball and run with it. Look what happened with LibreOffice - once it broke away from Oracle it improved by leaps and bounds. With all the big players already using it in their distros it (Canonical, Red Hat) all it needs is someone to pick up the ball and run. Say what you want about Canonical, but letting their UI people at Thunderbird would be awesome.
6 beers in at 8 AM. Sir, I salute you!
No matter what you think of Seth MacFarlane's body of work (early Family Guy is good, the rest is meh at best) he should be commended.
I use Kijiji. It's run by the same people who run eBay.
Around Winnipeg Craigslist is, frankly, a waste of effort. Few advertisements and if there is one, it's on Kijiji too.
My wife just picked up an ASUS 7" for $199 and while it's nice and she's happy with it, the only reason she went with it was the Amazon Fire has large sections which refuse to work outside of the US. With it being Google-branded and not tied to US-centric companies (such as B&N & Amazon) I hope that it will just do it's thing anywhere on earth. Of course, by the time the Nexus gets to Canada she can buy it and I'll end up with her ASUS, and just flash the thing to JB anyway...
Craigslist is still around? Who the hell keeps using it?
Let me tell you: if you were to start an open-source project for vote-counting you would have thousands of fed-up county contributors overnight.
What's stopping you guys then?
If I only had mod points.
I agree, and I don't really care if my Karma takes a hit. I think Unity had the same development path as KDE4: It was a steaming pile of crap in the start but it has rounded into a really nice piece. When I upgrade my laptop I plan on installing Ubuntu with Unity (as opposed to the current laptop's Lubuntu install).
A quick Google search says there was a repo for Ubuntu at one point in time, but it looks to not exist anymore. Is there still one somewhere?
I was refering to their online stuff - Radio 3 & CBC Music. Radio 1 & 2 are pretty dry.
Not trying to be an ass, but can you direct me to info about why they're sleezeballs?
There are Canadian Content rules which specify material which is deemed Canadian Content (% written/produced/performed by a Canadian) must receive x amount of airtime. It's been complained about for a number of years by people in the music industry, however it has given airtime to great artists like The Tragically Hip, Paul Brandt, I Mother Earth, and George Canyon so it's both good and bad.
Personally, I find CBC (especially CBC Music) to be a goldmine for music - free streaming of a pile of concerts, podcasts, you name it.
We are.
Sincerely, a Canadian Parent.
Interesting with respect to Meebo. I used them extensively for a year or two starting in 2007 and their system was quite good - it handled AIM, MSN, Yahoo & Facebook better then almost anyone else - including Pidgin & Trillian. I stopped using it regularly when I switched jobs but I'm interested to see that they had kept building their repitoire. Now with Google in the game, that's a lot of capital to really push forward. Maybe it's time to revisit Google Plus?
one of the better music players on any platform
Amarok or Clementine?
Granted, it's cool that the private and public sector and working together to go into space, but let's not go crazy here. This kind of stuff happens all the time with ventures on earth. The article says NASA wants to focus on deep space exploration (the REALLY cool shit) and they want SpaceX to do the pedestrian work of hauling supplies and people to the ISS and such. It's focusing your energy and letting people who are really good at what they do do their thing for you.
Hardly. With engineering projects (especially with regards to people losing their lives) you ALWAYS build in safety factors. Large ones in fact. If you are within (from the article) 0.54% of the limits of the material you have a lot bigger problems then the processor.
Secondly, we are talking about low-power hardware here, not a software application. I see these chips being pushed into tablets and mobile devices, not things like laptops & desktops where they do some serious mathematical lifting.
Because stupid amounts of money have gotten involved.
1) Eat less crap
2) Exercise more
3) Go outside
4) Sleep more
All we need is to add 'but on the internet!' to that list and we have the book summed up.
The Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is what I need AFTER work....
Seriously, everyone needs a shot of Bailey's (or if you're like me, Amaretto) in their coffee. First off, Slashdot is (part of) a business - they're here to make money. They're showing you a new offering they have in case you are interested. Accept it, move on. Secondly, NOBODY is forcing you to read SlashBI. If it's not a story which interests you, DON'T READ IT.
... that thought the Mythbusters *MUST* be involved somehow?
+1. It was a mess at the start but REALLY came together for the last version. I still have synaptic for when I need to go hunting for something extremely specific but it has fallen by the wayside. I even use it on my Celeron-era laptop - it's that quick.