The simple move of including a chat feature built around libpurple is less work for more benefit, but no one else did it. Instead of having complicated and inconsistent rules about when an application is 'running' or 'backgrounded', the desktop-like 'card' management was much easier.
Maemo on the N900 also has a unified chat system based on libpurple and represents running apps as window tiles. It wasn't that polished compared to the bling-phones but shows us what could have been.
I keep versioned backups of all my configuration anyway, so this is not a serious issue. (using or not YAST, I strongly recommend you keep versioned backups of your configuration files. Use CVS if you want, but use something. It really worths the pain)
etckeeper is a collection of tools to let/etc be stored in a git, mercurial, darcs, or bzr repository. It hooks into apt (and other package managers including yum and pacman-g2) to automatically commit changes made to/etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that revison control systems do not normally support, but that is important for/etc, such as the permissions of/etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with revision control.
If you look at the image of the Comantra web site in the PCPro article you may notice that they copied the KMail icon for step 1 and step 2 shows a copied Macbook icon (for a Windows "support" site)
I doubt that they are wasting their time. I'm sure that their system switches to another victim when they are not talking to you. During my poor attempt at trolling one I would hear it cut out with a soft pop where it muted both ways leaving me hanging before the guy got back to me.
You are only wasting their time when directly engaging in conversation. Always ask for them to repeat that last thing because you are hard of hearing.
In Australia this problem has been reported multiple times on News for Mums (A Current Affair and Today Tonight). I'm sure most people who would be scammed by this would have watched these reports.
Exactly. We aren't supposed to boot other software on the Wii, XBox360, or Playstation. That doesn't stop us from doing it. In fact, they go through great lengths to ensure it doesn't happen, and it still does.
The difference being that there is only one Wii, one Xbox360 and one Playstation 3 for hackers to concentrate their efforts on. PC OEMs can have over 20 different laptops or desktops on sale at a time. Each with it's own different keys and quirks.
My first laptop was purchased by my parents as a high school graduation/Xmas present in 2006. I got into Linux 10 months later.
What if this situation were shifted forward to the near future where this EFI lockdown was in place. Could I install Linux on it? No? I would have to buy a whole new machine. And an expensive business grade machine at that because we all know that sub $1k consumer models would be locked down. Not a welcome expense for a student.
If my laptop was locked down back then as this article proposes I would have quickly given up on Linux and would never have developed the skills that helped get my current job.
Also fuck those stupid enough to install a bootloader rootkit. Those things don't just install themselves (if you don't use Adobe Reader).
I don't know why you're buying a computer with Windows to begin with if you're going to install Linux anyway, you're just throwing away money. And nowadays there's lots of computers available without Windows, or you can just build it yourself.
A non Windows laptop is rarer than a Slashdotter with a girlfriend. If you ever do find them, they are of a very limited product range and cost more than the equivalent Windows version. Half the time they are just reformatted Windows machines with the licence sticker stripped off.
It usually ends up being simpler to make them all gigabit since it's implemented on a 5 port switch (often built in the SoC). The silicon costs the same either way.
And USB-OTG with HDMI/DisplayPort. Then it can be a PC too.
I firmly believe that Meego is the only mobile OS with the best chances of bridging the gap between phone, tablet and PC. Just change the window manager.
They can always run with Nokia's abandoned Meego OS. They wouldn't even need to buy it out.
I would recommend that they buy out myriadgroup who make Alien Dalvik to ease porting of Android apps to their own store. I always suspected that myriadgroup was trying to get bought out by Nokia before Feb 19.
Another memorable problem is that X is unable to support full-screen games.
I like how Alt+Tab doesn't work in most native fullscreen games on Linux but usually fine in Wine. I don't know if it's X11s fault or the window manager for letting any window shit over global keyboard shortcuts.
If the game is buggy and locks up, I have to go to the tty to kill it there. Then back at X I can only hope that the mouse and keyboard input still works (eDuke32 on Ubuntu 7.10). There was one port of Quake I tried a while back (2008) that wouldn't let me out of it unless I quit it. I think I had to use SysRq+R to even let it get me to the tty.
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One thing that 1080p TVs are holding back are our monitors. Sure better ones exist but there is this huge pricing gap where a 1200 costs twice as much as a similar sized 1080.
I say let them increase TV resolution. Maybe the market will make decent resolution monitors more affordable.
For reference I bought a 1920x1080 BenQ Gl2230 which are going for $138AUD.
my biggest complaint is that they took away the desktop icons. it's a big deal. i have files on my desktop that are fast and easy to access and they took those away from me! i searched a good half our trying to find how to restore them but low and behold, it's not just a configuration, they removed that functionality completely. if you are about to say, "hey! you cant criticize, Gnome 3 does that too!" i would like to reiterate i'm using Gnome 2.x for that same reason.
Right click Desktop -> Desktop Settings. Change Layout from Desktop to Folder View (it defaults to $HOME so change it to $HOME/Desktop).
it's graphics accelerated but not snappy. i expected since the graphic render system is offloaded that it would be super snappy but alas, it is NOT! opening a new file manager window or any thing else took a second, sitting there with a "busy" cursor. before you blame my hard drive, please know that i have a very high-speed SSD (cost me an arm but talked them down so i could keep the leg). even Gnome's file manager (Nautilus) renders faster and it's no slimline file manager.
Do you by chance use an Nvidia card? I find that 2D performance sucks worse than an Intel card for Kwin.
In krunner put "kwin --replace --graphicssystem=raster". I found that increased Kwin performance (especially resizing) on Nvidia at the expense of 3D apps.
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Dick Smith is the only Woolworths retail brand in NZ.
Woolworths own more than just DSE in NZ including Countdown supermarkets.
The simple move of including a chat feature built around libpurple is less work for more benefit, but no one else did it. Instead of having complicated and inconsistent rules about when an application is 'running' or 'backgrounded', the desktop-like 'card' management was much easier.
Maemo on the N900 also has a unified chat system based on libpurple and represents running apps as window tiles. It wasn't that polished compared to the bling-phones but shows us what could have been.
Check out ms-sys if you want an MS independent tool for fixing the MBR.
http://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/
(It supposedly can also be used to make Windows USB installers but I never got it working)
On 22 February 2010 took Gravenreuth with his gun's life.
Got to love that Google translator.
I keep versioned backups of all my configuration anyway, so this is not a serious issue. (using or not YAST, I strongly recommend you keep versioned backups of your configuration files. Use CVS if you want, but use something. It really worths the pain)
Have a look at etckeeper.
etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial, darcs, or bzr repository. It hooks into apt (and other package managers including yum and pacman-g2) to automatically commit changes made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that revison control systems do not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with revision control.
If you live far as shit away then you will only get ADSL speeds anyway. VDSL throughput quickly drops after 100 metres.
If you look at the image of the Comantra web site in the PCPro article you may notice that they copied the KMail icon for step 1 and step 2 shows a copied Macbook icon (for a Windows "support" site)
I doubt that they are wasting their time. I'm sure that their system switches to another victim when they are not talking to you. During my poor attempt at trolling one I would hear it cut out with a soft pop where it muted both ways leaving me hanging before the guy got back to me.
You are only wasting their time when directly engaging in conversation. Always ask for them to repeat that last thing because you are hard of hearing.
In Australia this problem has been reported multiple times on News for Mums (A Current Affair and Today Tonight). I'm sure most people who would be scammed by this would have watched these reports.
Exactly. We aren't supposed to boot other software on the Wii, XBox360, or Playstation. That doesn't stop us from doing it. In fact, they go through great lengths to ensure it doesn't happen, and it still does.
The difference being that there is only one Wii, one Xbox360 and one Playstation 3 for hackers to concentrate their efforts on. PC OEMs can have over 20 different laptops or desktops on sale at a time. Each with it's own different keys and quirks.
A friend has one of those Optimus laptops. In the BIOS there was a setting to make it use Intel only, Nvidia only or hybrid Optimus.
Also check out Bumblebee.
My first laptop was purchased by my parents as a high school graduation/Xmas present in 2006. I got into Linux 10 months later.
What if this situation were shifted forward to the near future where this EFI lockdown was in place. Could I install Linux on it? No? I would have to buy a whole new machine. And an expensive business grade machine at that because we all know that sub $1k consumer models would be locked down. Not a welcome expense for a student.
If my laptop was locked down back then as this article proposes I would have quickly given up on Linux and would never have developed the skills that helped get my current job.
Also fuck those stupid enough to install a bootloader rootkit. Those things don't just install themselves (if you don't use Adobe Reader).
I don't know why you're buying a computer with Windows to begin with if you're going to install Linux anyway, you're just throwing away money. And nowadays there's lots of computers available without Windows, or you can just build it yourself.
A non Windows laptop is rarer than a Slashdotter with a girlfriend. If you ever do find them, they are of a very limited product range and cost more than the equivalent Windows version. Half the time they are just reformatted Windows machines with the licence sticker stripped off.
It usually ends up being simpler to make them all gigabit since it's implemented on a 5 port switch (often built in the SoC). The silicon costs the same either way.
And USB-OTG with HDMI/DisplayPort. Then it can be a PC too.
I firmly believe that Meego is the only mobile OS with the best chances of bridging the gap between phone, tablet and PC. Just change the window manager.
They can always run with Nokia's abandoned Meego OS. They wouldn't even need to buy it out.
I would recommend that they buy out myriadgroup who make Alien Dalvik to ease porting of Android apps to their own store. I always suspected that myriadgroup was trying to get bought out by Nokia before Feb 19.
Netperf gives me around 940Mb/s between two Linux machines through a GigE switch.
netperf -H 192.168.0.X
But that's unhealthy going over 16 hours a day.
Personally, it looks like a ginormous time-sink to me.
So is Slashdot, TV and porn.
Another memorable problem is that X is unable to support full-screen games.
I like how Alt+Tab doesn't work in most native fullscreen games on Linux but usually fine in Wine. I don't know if it's X11s fault or the window manager for letting any window shit over global keyboard shortcuts.
If the game is buggy and locks up, I have to go to the tty to kill it there. Then back at X I can only hope that the mouse and keyboard input still works (eDuke32 on Ubuntu 7.10). There was one port of Quake I tried a while back (2008) that wouldn't let me out of it unless I quit it. I think I had to use SysRq+R to even let it get me to the tty.
One thing that 1080p TVs are holding back are our monitors. Sure better ones exist but there is this huge pricing gap where a 1200 costs twice as much as a similar sized 1080.
I say let them increase TV resolution. Maybe the market will make decent resolution monitors more affordable.
For reference I bought a 1920x1080 BenQ Gl2230 which are going for $138AUD.
my biggest complaint is that they took away the desktop icons. it's a big deal. i have files on my desktop that are fast and easy to access and they took those away from me! i searched a good half our trying to find how to restore them but low and behold, it's not just a configuration, they removed that functionality completely. if you are about to say, "hey! you cant criticize, Gnome 3 does that too!" i would like to reiterate i'm using Gnome 2.x for that same reason.
Right click Desktop -> Desktop Settings. Change Layout from Desktop to Folder View (it defaults to $HOME so change it to $HOME/Desktop).
it's graphics accelerated but not snappy. i expected since the graphic render system is offloaded that it would be super snappy but alas, it is NOT! opening a new file manager window or any thing else took a second, sitting there with a "busy" cursor. before you blame my hard drive, please know that i have a very high-speed SSD (cost me an arm but talked them down so i could keep the leg). even Gnome's file manager (Nautilus) renders faster and it's no slimline file manager.
Do you by chance use an Nvidia card? I find that 2D performance sucks worse than an Intel card for Kwin.
In krunner put "kwin --replace --graphicssystem=raster". I found that increased Kwin performance (especially resizing) on Nvidia at the expense of 3D apps.
Not disabled on Arch Linux with kdeplasma-applets-networkmanagement 1:git20110713-1
I'm running 4.6.95 still
The Siemens trains sold in Melbourne had shoddy brakes among other problems, yet I see cars and other shit advertised as "German engineered" on TV.
At least 11 people have died and 89 people injured
You would think this important information would be in the summary to give perspective on the disaster.