Unity is by far the most widely used shell on Ubuntu, despite the depressed-hipster "can't live with unity" meme.
Shuttleworth just doesn't get it...People don't like Unity because its not a highly productive DE (unlike MATE or Cinnamon). It has nothing to do with what is hip or cool.
"The really interesting opportunity is to unify all of these different kinds of computing. Let's make one OS that runs on the phone AND on your supercomputer."
Is he serious? Haven't we learned anything from Microsoft's attempt to do the same thing with Windows 8?
The one time in recent years that I persisted with coming to work with a nasty case of the flu, was the first two weeks of a new job. This was a tough call for me. I didn't want all my new co-workers to hate me but at the same time, I new it would look bad if I called in sick on my first week of work.
Why would people get that when thepiratebay is 0$ per month, is accessible from anywhere, and there is no digital restrictions management involved? Or even better to keep that money and purchase a new dvd every other month? At least a dvd can be ripped to the hard drive and copied as many times as someone wants. Paying 9$ per month for getting no value in return is ludicrous.
As a U.S citizen living in the U.S., I don't want to be sued by the MPAA or RIAA.
BTW, with Amazon Prime, I pay only $7 per month and I get more than Movie & TV show streaming.
I'm a former Netflix customer. I'm now an Amazon Prime customer. Currently, Amazon is a better deal with a greater selection. It also gives the option to view new releases if you pay a little extra plus it provides free two-day shipping, discounts on select Amazon purchases and you can "borrow" an e-book on your Kindle for up to one month every month. I just order a Roku and with AP, it should kick ass.
I have mixed feelings about this. While I believe that the supporting evidence for evolution is enough to make it "factual", I can't advocate something like this being deemed a fact just because the government says so. Its up to the scientific community to decide what is science fact.
Upon reading up on this Lamar Smith guy, I'm convinced he has an agenda motivated by religion. Just look at the guys schooling, views on abortion, on cannibis, etc. Looks like we'll be back in the Dark Ages again.
Would you prefer I call it "Sun Java"? I'm not a big fan of Oracle as a company but Sun is no more. Maybe you're implying that open java is what I should be using. Well the fact is there are some applications and development environments that still require Sun/Oracle Java instead of the open one.
Methinks that in a decade or two some natural process will start to decrease carbon levels and then those people put in charge of whatever-crackpot-carbon-saving scheme now will be able to do an I-told-you-so then. When, really, everything we did made zero difference whatsoever.
Maybe bu,t oil and coal are still non-renewable energy sources, much of which we currently rely on from foreign nations. Consider, that if the U.S. becomes more energy efficient but can acquire more domestic oil, it could potentially export that oil and make more profits...something even the oil barons could appreciate
'Future generations' is an abstract idea that completely worthless from our perspective, we will never meet them, we will never know if they even will exist or not
LOL. Are you suggesting that human procreation isn't a fact of existence? Isn't the fact that you are here evidence that there were past generations?...Oh right, you probably never met your great-great-great grandma so how do you know she existed?:P
it is really not our problem what challenges they will face as time progresses.
nice. Of course, you won't be around when they point the finger back to your generation and say 'this is all your fault' so, why should you care.
If today we turn the clock back to technologies that are supposedly 'green' and we end up stifling the progress and innovation that allows us to use more energy and thus provides us with higher standard of living, creating more wealth...
In other words, "we should continue to rely on oil just to support the existing holders and controllers of wealth in the nation." Newflash: oil and coal are not renewable energy sources. Most alternatives to oil and coal are cleaner alternatives. Even nuclear technology is improving in regards to quantity of waste material and ease of waste management. Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, batteries...are show progress and some promise as future alternatives.
I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 with Cinnamon (through PPA). I plan to replace all this with Mint 14 Maya (Cinnamon) this weekend. I've heard it's not just the choice in DEs that sets Mint apart from Ubuntu. Ubuntu only provides free open-source packages in its software library (along with some optional non-free proprietary stuff). Mint supposedly provides most of the Ubuntu open-source packages, plus the option to install free proprietary software. This sounds appealing to me because I have to use Oracle Java for a lot of software dev. I usually end up installing Java straight from Oracle's web site because I don't trust 3rd party ppa. So, on Mint, I'm assuming, I can install packages for Oracle Java and other stuff directly from Mint's repository.
Unity was my biggest complaint with Ubuntu. Cinnamon is awesome. I've been using version 1.6 of Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04 for a few months. This weekend I will make a full transition to Mint 14 Maya (Cinnamon). I used to be a big fan of KDE before 4.0 came out...Maybe some day I'll check it out again.
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Why not have both?
I am a developer and I find Unity to be a steaming pile of elephant droppings. Oh, and I am not afraid to post using my account instead of AC.
I'm not using Ubuntu. I use Mint
IE users can just draw a penis gesture with their mice.
Unity is by far the most widely used shell on Ubuntu, despite the depressed-hipster "can't live with unity" meme.
Shuttleworth just doesn't get it...People don't like Unity because its not a highly productive DE (unlike MATE or Cinnamon). It has nothing to do with what is hip or cool.
"The really interesting opportunity is to unify all of these different kinds of computing. Let's make one OS that runs on the phone AND on your supercomputer."
Is he serious? Haven't we learned anything from Microsoft's attempt to do the same thing with Windows 8?
The one time in recent years that I persisted with coming to work with a nasty case of the flu, was the first two weeks of a new job. This was a tough call for me. I didn't want all my new co-workers to hate me but at the same time, I new it would look bad if I called in sick on my first week of work.
I have fond memories of this game when it first game out. I believe it was the first super-hero MMORPG.
Why would people get that when thepiratebay is 0$ per month, is accessible from anywhere, and there is no digital restrictions management involved? Or even better to keep that money and purchase a new dvd every other month? At least a dvd can be ripped to the hard drive and copied as many times as someone wants. Paying 9$ per month for getting no value in return is ludicrous.
As a U.S citizen living in the U.S., I don't want to be sued by the MPAA or RIAA. BTW, with Amazon Prime, I pay only $7 per month and I get more than Movie & TV show streaming.
I'm a former Netflix customer. I'm now an Amazon Prime customer. Currently, Amazon is a better deal with a greater selection. It also gives the option to view new releases if you pay a little extra plus it provides free two-day shipping, discounts on select Amazon purchases and you can "borrow" an e-book on your Kindle for up to one month every month. I just order a Roku and with AP, it should kick ass.
When shit eventually hits the fan, those fingers will be pointing blame... at someone.
at the GW deniers, especially those in government who are brown-nosing big-oil companies and the like.
On the other hand, there has to be a nationalized standard for curriculums. I'm so confused... :-(
I have mixed feelings about this. While I believe that the supporting evidence for evolution is enough to make it "factual", I can't advocate something like this being deemed a fact just because the government says so. Its up to the scientific community to decide what is science fact.
Upon reading up on this Lamar Smith guy, I'm convinced he has an agenda motivated by religion. Just look at the guys schooling, views on abortion, on cannibis, etc. Looks like we'll be back in the Dark Ages again.
I'm more concerned how certain ISPs have attempted to selectively throttle internet traffic and censore content over the last few years.
"If your driverless car is about to crash into a bus, should it veer off a bridge? "
sounds like a good solution to the Kobayashi Maru test :P
Would you prefer I call it "Sun Java"? I'm not a big fan of Oracle as a company but Sun is no more. Maybe you're implying that open java is what I should be using. Well the fact is there are some applications and development environments that still require Sun/Oracle Java instead of the open one.
I believe the law applies to oral sex as well.
tested by Prof Farnsworth's Smell-O-Scope.
Even though it hasn't been cracked, yet...let's call it "Dead Pigeon Cipher"
Methinks that in a decade or two some natural process will start to decrease carbon levels and then those people put in charge of whatever-crackpot-carbon-saving scheme now will be able to do an I-told-you-so then. When, really, everything we did made zero difference whatsoever.
Maybe bu,t oil and coal are still non-renewable energy sources, much of which we currently rely on from foreign nations. Consider, that if the U.S. becomes more energy efficient but can acquire more domestic oil, it could potentially export that oil and make more profits...something even the oil barons could appreciate
'Future generations' is an abstract idea that completely worthless from our perspective, we will never meet them, we will never know if they even will exist or not
LOL. Are you suggesting that human procreation isn't a fact of existence? Isn't the fact that you are here evidence that there were past generations?...Oh right, you probably never met your great-great-great grandma so how do you know she existed? :P
it is really not our problem what challenges they will face as time progresses.
nice. Of course, you won't be around when they point the finger back to your generation and say 'this is all your fault' so, why should you care.
If today we turn the clock back to technologies that are supposedly 'green' and we end up stifling the progress and innovation that allows us to use more energy and thus provides us with higher standard of living, creating more wealth...
In other words, "we should continue to rely on oil just to support the existing holders and controllers of wealth in the nation." Newflash: oil and coal are not renewable energy sources. Most alternatives to oil and coal are cleaner alternatives. Even nuclear technology is improving in regards to quantity of waste material and ease of waste management. Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, batteries...are show progress and some promise as future alternatives.
and encouraging its citizens to move elsewhere.
That may be true for the porn industry in California because of a recent law that requires all pornstars to wear condoms for all sex.
I am currently using Ubuntu 12.04 with Cinnamon (through PPA). I plan to replace all this with Mint 14 Maya (Cinnamon) this weekend. I've heard it's not just the choice in DEs that sets Mint apart from Ubuntu. Ubuntu only provides free open-source packages in its software library (along with some optional non-free proprietary stuff). Mint supposedly provides most of the Ubuntu open-source packages, plus the option to install free proprietary software. This sounds appealing to me because I have to use Oracle Java for a lot of software dev. I usually end up installing Java straight from Oracle's web site because I don't trust 3rd party ppa. So, on Mint, I'm assuming, I can install packages for Oracle Java and other stuff directly from Mint's repository.
Unity was my biggest complaint with Ubuntu. Cinnamon is awesome. I've been using version 1.6 of Cinnamon on Ubuntu 12.04 for a few months. This weekend I will make a full transition to Mint 14 Maya (Cinnamon). I used to be a big fan of KDE before 4.0 came out...Maybe some day I'll check it out again.