Actually, Mate is designed quite well for people who use multiple applications at the same time. If you'll look at those images again, you'll see the lower right hand corner of the screen has four virtual desktops iconified on the panel. I routinely use three of the default four. Further, I have two monitors, so switching between those three desktops means that I am working with six screens. Mate is as good as, or maybe better than, Gnome or KDE for multitaskers.
The fact is, those screenshots were taken for a very specific purpose - to familiarize the neophytes with Mate's appearance. I introduced my wife to Mate quite some time ago, and she's happy with it. She's the multi-tasker from hell - like many women are. (and I'm getting senile - I can't remember HOW LONG AGO I switched her to Mate!)
How hard is it to change the frigging icon? MOST people who haunt slashdot are capable of switching out an icon. If we were on Yahoo, or Twitter, or Facebook, I might expect to see a complaint about an "outdated" icon. But, this is SLASHDOT!!
It would be interesting to take a poll, to see how many slashdot readers can do simple tasks, such as substituting an icon. I had that capability waaaaay back, on Windows 3.11. I'm fairly sure that I could have done it on DOS 3.1, but I'm not quite certain - I can't actually remember doing it on any program that preceded Windows for Workgroups. (before anyone asks, I wasn't a Linux guy back then)
Yes, it's true. Debian is part of Ubuntu's ecosystem. Just like oxygen is part of my ecosystem. If I don't get adequate oxygen, I'll die. If Ubuntu doesn't get adequate Debian, then Ubuntu will die. The revers is not true, of course. If oxygen doesn't get any of me, oxygen won't die - nor will Debian die for lack of Ubuntu.
Cool - you read a study. Personally, I've found nothing that works as well as that big rubber band tied around the upper arm, while clenching the fist. I still can't hit the damned vein, but I can see where I should be stabbing that way. Flicking, massaging, even bashing with a hammer doesn't work nearly as well as the rubber band.
The day that local automotive parts stores start offering bolt-on accessories that promise increased horse power for your electric car, then we can compare electric to gas. Cars and motorcycles are routinely hacked and cobbled together, in the search for more speed, faster takeoff, and/or increased fuel mileage. In all fairness, a lot of vehicle fires and other accidents are caused by such vehicles and the types of people who butcher otherwise safe vehicles.
Motorcycles especially are often purchased brand new, taken straight to a garage, and modifications made before they are even licensed and put on the road. That includes such simple mods as removing the stock exhaust from a Harley Davidson, to put straight through pipes on it, for that booming thumping sound that Harley lovers live for.
I haven't researched the ages or conditions of vehicles that have caught fire. But - there have been two high profile stories in recent months of limousines catching fire, one involving multiple deaths.
I don't have a dog in this fight. But I know that cars do catch fire for a number of reasons. Often times, it's the vehicle owner's fault, because they never maintenance the damned things. Accidents happen, and often times the fire starts under the hood, at the battery, or somewhere in the electrical system. It's rather rare for gas tanks to be punctured, then explode, but that happens as well.
I think statistics favor electric cars right now, but as Musk states, as they are driven more, statistics are going to change, and eventually, someone WILL die in an electric car fire.
Musk is right - sensationalism in journalism is doing no one any favors.
It's not a democracy. We live in a republic. That republic has a representative government, but it is not a democracy. We really need to get that straight, if we are going to have any kind of a meaningful discussion.
There are established protocols and precedent for war crimes trials. It wasn't necessary to create a whole new class of prisoners, or to create a special holding area in Guantanamo. If they were to be tried for war crimes, they could and should have been brought to the United States, perhaps to Fort Hood, and processed. The Bush administration worked overtime to create a whole new class of persons so that both POW and criminal rights could be avoided.
To be perfectly honest - I haven't made my mind up on that one. Williams supposedly had this thing about bondage and discipline. Did they make that history up, or was he into some kinky weird shit? Maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend was supposed to beat on him before releasing him - and they just walked out. I just don't know what to think about him.
There was a case in Oklahoma several years back. A young black man eluded police until he ran into a pond and drowned. The autopsy stated quite clearly that he drowned to death. Oddly, that drowned young man had some bullet holes in his back. I didn't view the body, so I can't swear that there were holes in his back - but I did talk to a member of his family who did view the body before it was dressed for the funeral.
We screwed up badly when fleeing and evading the police was made into a felony. Quite naturally, a police officer is authorized to use deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony. If you've done nothing else wrong, just turning a corner to avoid being seen by a cop is reason to be shot to death.
No, no, NO! The prisoners in Guantanamo have been denied status as POW's. That special legal fallacy of "enemy combatant" was created specifically to deny those prisoners the legal benefits of either POW's or criminals.
You are apparently a fortunate person. I know people over the age of 20 who would believe this nonsense. They'll believe anything their favorite talking head says to believe.
Our ship doesn't have AWACS, and I was dismissing that along with satellite for the same reason - it isn't part of our ship. The ship's own radar isn't OTH either. Just our onboard capabilities, against theirs - I only give us 60/40 odds. Most of our advantage comes from sonar, not radar. But, they were damned good at what they did.
Either way - it would be a one-shot kill. Those huge cannon would sink us with a single near miss, while our Asroc would do the same to them.
Kristalnacht lasted for only a couple days, according to the wikipedia, and that incident led to the night of the long knives. For my purpose, that of warning against a possible coup, the two incidents can be rolled together into one larger incident. Ultimately, they led to the state rounding up and killing potential adversaries, and solidifying the government's position as supreme rulers over the people.
Just for the sake of argument - an impact that size, ejecting one or more huge fragments of the earth's crust, would necessarily rip the atmosphere apart pretty thoroughly as well. Smaller fragments of the earth's crust might follow behind a large fragment, travelling in a near vacuum. We could probably model some of those rocks escaping the atmosphere without being heated enough to be sterilized. I put this in the realm of possibility, but I don't put it high in the realm of probability.
Good question. One which few people will even touch. Fact is - there is no such restriction. If a God or gods meddled in life here, they had all the same reasons to plant life hundreds, thousands, millions, or quintillions more times around the universe. One of the crazier stories I read in my youth had God and Satan taking turns designing newer and better planets. On this planet, God is the creator, on the next planet, Lucifer is the creator and God is the antagonist.
I believe that article has things upside down. My introduction to the concept of panspermia suggested that life originated in space, then was slowly introduced to planetary surfaces. The idea that life is spread by catastrophic impacts on planetary surfaces seems far less likely than simple space critters evolving after landing on a planet.
What - did you think that all women are alike? Obviously, all guys are not alike, why should all women be alike? SOME women are very thankful for guys like me. OTHER women wish that guys like me would just fall off the earth. I never implied that ALL women love me, did I?
I thought it was obvious, but the majority of congress critters were unaware of how pervasive NSA spying is. A number of them were shocked to learn how powerful NSA has grown. It's not even really clear that the committee members responsible for national security understood.
Some of those shocked congress critters are, indeed, exploring avenues to reign in the intel communities. Ineffectively exploring, for sure, but they are doing what their feeble little minds are capable of.
But, there is a danger here, that we should all be aware of. Any congress critter who makes to much noise may be targeted by the NSA, and quietly blackmailed to shut the hell up. I really don't think the Secret Service can protect a congress person from the NSA and the rest of the intel apparatus. There is really no telling what has happened behind the scenes. Does kristallnacht ring any bells?
Yes - you're right. The intel community is indeed trashing the constitution. But - if we are going to defend the constitution, then we need to do it in a constitutional manner. File suit, and win - OR, file suit, be defeated, appeal, be defeated again, appeal again, THEN argue your case in front of the Supremes.
Hey, I don't really like it. It's time consuming, and wasteful, as you suggest. The only other way to put the NSA in it's place, is to have congress just pass some laws defining what is legal, and start defunding the illegal activities.
The remaining alternative is wasteful in terms of human life, as well as money and material. Revolutions can be like that.
I hate to say it, but you're right. The judicial branch of government runs on precedent and tradition, unless and until it is convenient for them to counter precedent and tradition.
IANAL, but I'm not aware of any cases being taken directly to the Supreme Court like Epic tried to do. Everything runs through the lower courts, even if the Supreme Court is the intended goal.
60+ ? You failed at math, didn't you? Turn in your geek card, Mr. Anonymous.
First hint - the banter isn't "homophobic". My buddies and I are not afraid of homos, and no, you don't get to redefine words at your convenience. Secont hint - we talk as we see fit, because we have earned that right. We don't need or want your "approval" - we've EARNED the right to be assholes. Third hint - those "homophobic" comments you refer to are not racial in nature. Again - you don't get to define what words mean. We all served together, black, brown, white, and a few shades that you might call red and yellow. We don't see colors, we don't see races. Jokes about sexuality, in any context, are NOT racist.
I'll grow up when I'm damned good and ready - and there's not a damned thing you can do about it.
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Actually, Mate is designed quite well for people who use multiple applications at the same time. If you'll look at those images again, you'll see the lower right hand corner of the screen has four virtual desktops iconified on the panel. I routinely use three of the default four. Further, I have two monitors, so switching between those three desktops means that I am working with six screens. Mate is as good as, or maybe better than, Gnome or KDE for multitaskers.
The fact is, those screenshots were taken for a very specific purpose - to familiarize the neophytes with Mate's appearance. I introduced my wife to Mate quite some time ago, and she's happy with it. She's the multi-tasker from hell - like many women are. (and I'm getting senile - I can't remember HOW LONG AGO I switched her to Mate!)
How hard is it to change the frigging icon? MOST people who haunt slashdot are capable of switching out an icon. If we were on Yahoo, or Twitter, or Facebook, I might expect to see a complaint about an "outdated" icon. But, this is SLASHDOT!!
It would be interesting to take a poll, to see how many slashdot readers can do simple tasks, such as substituting an icon. I had that capability waaaaay back, on Windows 3.11. I'm fairly sure that I could have done it on DOS 3.1, but I'm not quite certain - I can't actually remember doing it on any program that preceded Windows for Workgroups. (before anyone asks, I wasn't a Linux guy back then)
Not Minty at all - more Sabayon.
https://www.sabayon.org/article/well-hello-mate
http://www.cookthink.com/reference/2466/What_is_sabayon
Yes, it's true. Debian is part of Ubuntu's ecosystem. Just like oxygen is part of my ecosystem. If I don't get adequate oxygen, I'll die. If Ubuntu doesn't get adequate Debian, then Ubuntu will die. The revers is not true, of course. If oxygen doesn't get any of me, oxygen won't die - nor will Debian die for lack of Ubuntu.
More anecdata - the doctor I go to prefers the rubber band method as well.
The point is, what works for you is always the best method. Doesn't matter what the book says, if you can't make it work for yourself.
Cool - you read a study. Personally, I've found nothing that works as well as that big rubber band tied around the upper arm, while clenching the fist. I still can't hit the damned vein, but I can see where I should be stabbing that way. Flicking, massaging, even bashing with a hammer doesn't work nearly as well as the rubber band.
You might as well - they can't do any worse than some of the lawyers you read about. The anonymous stranger probably cares more about you, too.
The day that local automotive parts stores start offering bolt-on accessories that promise increased horse power for your electric car, then we can compare electric to gas. Cars and motorcycles are routinely hacked and cobbled together, in the search for more speed, faster takeoff, and/or increased fuel mileage. In all fairness, a lot of vehicle fires and other accidents are caused by such vehicles and the types of people who butcher otherwise safe vehicles.
Motorcycles especially are often purchased brand new, taken straight to a garage, and modifications made before they are even licensed and put on the road. That includes such simple mods as removing the stock exhaust from a Harley Davidson, to put straight through pipes on it, for that booming thumping sound that Harley lovers live for.
I haven't researched the ages or conditions of vehicles that have caught fire. But - there have been two high profile stories in recent months of limousines catching fire, one involving multiple deaths.
I don't have a dog in this fight. But I know that cars do catch fire for a number of reasons. Often times, it's the vehicle owner's fault, because they never maintenance the damned things. Accidents happen, and often times the fire starts under the hood, at the battery, or somewhere in the electrical system. It's rather rare for gas tanks to be punctured, then explode, but that happens as well.
I think statistics favor electric cars right now, but as Musk states, as they are driven more, statistics are going to change, and eventually, someone WILL die in an electric car fire.
Musk is right - sensationalism in journalism is doing no one any favors.
It's not a democracy. We live in a republic. That republic has a representative government, but it is not a democracy. We really need to get that straight, if we are going to have any kind of a meaningful discussion.
There are established protocols and precedent for war crimes trials. It wasn't necessary to create a whole new class of prisoners, or to create a special holding area in Guantanamo. If they were to be tried for war crimes, they could and should have been brought to the United States, perhaps to Fort Hood, and processed. The Bush administration worked overtime to create a whole new class of persons so that both POW and criminal rights could be avoided.
To be perfectly honest - I haven't made my mind up on that one. Williams supposedly had this thing about bondage and discipline. Did they make that history up, or was he into some kinky weird shit? Maybe a boyfriend/girlfriend was supposed to beat on him before releasing him - and they just walked out. I just don't know what to think about him.
Oh, the ponds.
There was a case in Oklahoma several years back. A young black man eluded police until he ran into a pond and drowned. The autopsy stated quite clearly that he drowned to death. Oddly, that drowned young man had some bullet holes in his back. I didn't view the body, so I can't swear that there were holes in his back - but I did talk to a member of his family who did view the body before it was dressed for the funeral.
We screwed up badly when fleeing and evading the police was made into a felony. Quite naturally, a police officer is authorized to use deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony. If you've done nothing else wrong, just turning a corner to avoid being seen by a cop is reason to be shot to death.
No, no, NO! The prisoners in Guantanamo have been denied status as POW's. That special legal fallacy of "enemy combatant" was created specifically to deny those prisoners the legal benefits of either POW's or criminals.
You are apparently a fortunate person. I know people over the age of 20 who would believe this nonsense. They'll believe anything their favorite talking head says to believe.
Our ship doesn't have AWACS, and I was dismissing that along with satellite for the same reason - it isn't part of our ship. The ship's own radar isn't OTH either. Just our onboard capabilities, against theirs - I only give us 60/40 odds. Most of our advantage comes from sonar, not radar. But, they were damned good at what they did.
Either way - it would be a one-shot kill. Those huge cannon would sink us with a single near miss, while our Asroc would do the same to them.
Kristalnacht lasted for only a couple days, according to the wikipedia, and that incident led to the night of the long knives. For my purpose, that of warning against a possible coup, the two incidents can be rolled together into one larger incident. Ultimately, they led to the state rounding up and killing potential adversaries, and solidifying the government's position as supreme rulers over the people.
Just for the sake of argument - an impact that size, ejecting one or more huge fragments of the earth's crust, would necessarily rip the atmosphere apart pretty thoroughly as well. Smaller fragments of the earth's crust might follow behind a large fragment, travelling in a near vacuum. We could probably model some of those rocks escaping the atmosphere without being heated enough to be sterilized. I put this in the realm of possibility, but I don't put it high in the realm of probability.
Good question. One which few people will even touch. Fact is - there is no such restriction. If a God or gods meddled in life here, they had all the same reasons to plant life hundreds, thousands, millions, or quintillions more times around the universe. One of the crazier stories I read in my youth had God and Satan taking turns designing newer and better planets. On this planet, God is the creator, on the next planet, Lucifer is the creator and God is the antagonist.
I believe that article has things upside down. My introduction to the concept of panspermia suggested that life originated in space, then was slowly introduced to planetary surfaces. The idea that life is spread by catastrophic impacts on planetary surfaces seems far less likely than simple space critters evolving after landing on a planet.
What - did you think that all women are alike? Obviously, all guys are not alike, why should all women be alike? SOME women are very thankful for guys like me. OTHER women wish that guys like me would just fall off the earth. I never implied that ALL women love me, did I?
I thought it was obvious, but the majority of congress critters were unaware of how pervasive NSA spying is. A number of them were shocked to learn how powerful NSA has grown. It's not even really clear that the committee members responsible for national security understood.
Some of those shocked congress critters are, indeed, exploring avenues to reign in the intel communities. Ineffectively exploring, for sure, but they are doing what their feeble little minds are capable of.
But, there is a danger here, that we should all be aware of. Any congress critter who makes to much noise may be targeted by the NSA, and quietly blackmailed to shut the hell up. I really don't think the Secret Service can protect a congress person from the NSA and the rest of the intel apparatus. There is really no telling what has happened behind the scenes. Does kristallnacht ring any bells?
Yes - you're right. The intel community is indeed trashing the constitution. But - if we are going to defend the constitution, then we need to do it in a constitutional manner. File suit, and win - OR, file suit, be defeated, appeal, be defeated again, appeal again, THEN argue your case in front of the Supremes.
Hey, I don't really like it. It's time consuming, and wasteful, as you suggest. The only other way to put the NSA in it's place, is to have congress just pass some laws defining what is legal, and start defunding the illegal activities.
The remaining alternative is wasteful in terms of human life, as well as money and material. Revolutions can be like that.
I hate to say it, but you're right. The judicial branch of government runs on precedent and tradition, unless and until it is convenient for them to counter precedent and tradition.
IANAL, but I'm not aware of any cases being taken directly to the Supreme Court like Epic tried to do. Everything runs through the lower courts, even if the Supreme Court is the intended goal.
60+ ? You failed at math, didn't you? Turn in your geek card, Mr. Anonymous.
First hint - the banter isn't "homophobic". My buddies and I are not afraid of homos, and no, you don't get to redefine words at your convenience.
Secont hint - we talk as we see fit, because we have earned that right. We don't need or want your "approval" - we've EARNED the right to be assholes.
Third hint - those "homophobic" comments you refer to are not racial in nature. Again - you don't get to define what words mean. We all served together, black, brown, white, and a few shades that you might call red and yellow. We don't see colors, we don't see races. Jokes about sexuality, in any context, are NOT racist.
I'll grow up when I'm damned good and ready - and there's not a damned thing you can do about it.