Of course, ketsup contains vinegar. So does salad dressing (Ranch, for example). So does BBQ sauce. All the popular french fry toppings contain vinegar.
No. IME means "Input Method Extension". It's the software that converts text, so when you type "nihon", it enters "".
My Japanese text isn't showing up correctly. Is this the fault of Slashdot's input box? Is it the fault of Mozilla? Is it the fault of Linux? Is it the fault of kinput2? Who knows?
Blender is the vi of 3D modelling applications....
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Blender is the vi of 3D modelling applications. Like vi, Blender uses lots of single-keystroke commands. Blender is a modal editor (use TAB to switch modes between object editing and scene editing). The interface is based on the concept of having one hand on the keyboard and one hand on the mouse, with most of the work being done by the keyboard hand.
I just wonder how the open source people are going to be able to come up with the 100000 Euro that the property holders want for the Blender source code.
This is why you park your car in a garage. Garage at home, garage at work, bright, open monitored parking lot wherever you go out to dinner or whatever.
Check out this keyboard at pckeyboard.com's yahoo store. It's probably exactly what you're looking for (except for the size thing). I'm tempted to order one.
Personally, I like the backspace key just above the enter key. It's less of a reach. And in Unix or Linux, \ isn't used nearly as much as it is in Windows. Unfortunately my fingers get confused when I go back and forth between my HHKB (or the Sun Type 6 UNIX layout USB keyboard I use at home these days) and a "normal" PC keyboard. It's also kind of weird to have `~ on the right hand side of the keyboard.
Those type of keyboards are basically laptop keyboards in a plastic case. The only thing they have going for them is that they're small. If you like the feel of laptop keyboards, you'll be pleased. Otherwise, you won't.
pckeyboard.com has some, but their big clunky keyboards are more popular.
You give a bad example. It is actually easier to use shift keys for typing "USA". Here's what I did. I held down the right shift key with my right pinky. Then I hit the U with my right forefinger. With my pinky still on the right shift, I then hit S with my left ring finger, and A with my left pinky. That is 4 keystrokes by my count. Using capslock, you need to hit capslock, U, S, A, and then capslock again. That's 5 keystrokes, by my count. Even if you go by the more standard method of touch typing and use left-shift for typing U, you still count 5 strokes as long as you hold down right-shift for both S and A. 5 strokes ties with your capslock method. Of course for longer acronyms, such as TMTOWTDI, WYSIWYG, or CBDTPA, it makes more sense to use caps-lock.
I don't even want to know how many keystrokes I've wasted by typing this stupid message.
I have several keyboards from pckeyboard.com. However, the model M keyboard I bought from them differs from the IBM-branded model M that I bought brand-new at a blowout sale back in 1995 or so. The IBM-branded one is heavier and has removable keycaps. The PCkeyboard.com one does not. Other than that though, the feel is very similar. They are the same technology (Buckling Spring). To be fair, the pckeyboard.com one is a ja_JP layout, while the IBM one is an en_US layout, so they were definately from different batches.
Recently, I have switched to using a Sun Type 6 USB keyboard (UNIX layout) on my AMD Athlon Linux machine. It's got control and escape and backspace in the right places without running any software hacks. The only drawback is that it requires USB.
I've also used the Happy Hacking keyboards, but the only one I really liked the feel of was the $139 Original Happy Hacking Keyboard. The $69 HHKB Lite and Lite 2 feel like crappy PC keyboards, even though they have the right layout.
I agree that those statements are offensive. It is a good thing that they were not included in the article referenced, or I really would have been angry.
Of course, every one of us would also be experiencing crashes and blue screens of death every day. And then there would be the internet email worms that would cause the million car pile-ups.
Computers have become faster and better. Software, for the most part, has just gotten bigger and more complicated.
Damn, you're right. I only watched the first few episodes of the TV series (not the OAV) in Japanese with no subtitles. I guess I misunderstood.
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Yeah, I guess it was a pretty obvious reference.
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Yes, for the most part older anime predict combatants riding in the vehicles they are controlling. However, there is one recent show called "Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko" which predicts remote-controlled high-tech combatants (not giant robots exactly, but more generic fighting spaceships). In that program, cute girls who are also avid gamers (a novel idea) are recruited to pilot these ships in remote-controlled combat for the purpose of resolving disputes.
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Fifty years from now I expect all wars to be fought by giant robots controlled by teenagers.
That's what Japanese science fiction aniume has been predicting for at least 23 years.
Macross, Gundam, etc...
If you own the corporation and the corporation has the power, you have the power. It's like the old saying, "he who has the gold makes the rules".
Communism in a nutshell: "They have money. They have power. We outnumber them. We steal from them and set up a new government. Money is power. Power corrupts. New government becomes corrupt. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss."
Anyone can be an anti-social participant in P2P networks. There are already plenty of people who set up LimeWire clients full of files named "[insert_pop_artist] - [insert_pop_songname].mp3" where the file itself is an audio advertisement for a web site. This is not illegal, so why do the record companies need a new law? Yes, I read the article. Ellen Stroud of StreamCast says that it is illegal, but in what capacity is she a legal authority?
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Of course, ketsup contains vinegar. So does salad dressing (Ranch, for example). So does BBQ sauce. All the popular french fry toppings contain vinegar.
No. IME means "Input Method Extension". It's the software that converts text, so when you type "nihon", it enters "".
My Japanese text isn't showing up correctly. Is this the fault of Slashdot's input box? Is it the fault of Mozilla? Is it the fault of Linux? Is it the fault of kinput2? Who knows?
Blender is the vi of 3D modelling applications. Like vi, Blender uses lots of single-keystroke commands. Blender is a modal editor (use TAB to switch modes between object editing and scene editing). The interface is based on the concept of having one hand on the keyboard and one hand on the mouse, with most of the work being done by the keyboard hand.
I just wonder how the open source people are going to be able to come up with the 100000 Euro that the property holders want for the Blender source code.
Kenwood has a similar product, the Music Keg. Their version works like a CD changer with a removable hard drive cartridge.
This is why you park your car in a garage. Garage at home, garage at work, bright, open monitored parking lot wherever you go out to dinner or whatever.
Check out this keyboard at pckeyboard.com's yahoo store. It's probably exactly what you're looking for (except for the size thing). I'm tempted to order one.
Personally, I like the backspace key just above the enter key. It's less of a reach. And in Unix or Linux, \ isn't used nearly as much as it is in Windows. Unfortunately my fingers get confused when I go back and forth between my HHKB (or the Sun Type 6 UNIX layout USB keyboard I use at home these days) and a "normal" PC keyboard. It's also kind of weird to have `~ on the right hand side of the keyboard.
Those type of keyboards are basically laptop keyboards in a plastic case. The only thing they have going for them is that they're small. If you like the feel of laptop keyboards, you'll be pleased. Otherwise, you won't.
pckeyboard.com has some, but their big clunky keyboards are more popular.
You give a bad example. It is actually easier to use shift keys for typing "USA".
Here's what I did. I held down the right shift key with my right pinky. Then I hit the U with my right forefinger. With my pinky still on the right shift, I then hit S with my left ring finger, and A with my left pinky. That is 4 keystrokes by my count. Using capslock, you need to hit capslock, U, S, A, and then capslock again. That's 5 keystrokes, by my count.
Even if you go by the more standard method of touch typing and use left-shift for typing U, you still count 5 strokes as long as you hold down right-shift for both S and A. 5 strokes ties with your capslock method. Of course for longer acronyms, such as TMTOWTDI, WYSIWYG, or CBDTPA, it makes more sense to use caps-lock.
I don't even want to know how many keystrokes I've wasted by typing this stupid message.
Okay, wow. I have just noticed that pckeyboard.com is selling a "Linux layout" keyboard. Here is the link.
Don't look at the picture on that page. The picture is of the standard layout. The PDF files below show the alternate Linux layouts available.
I have several keyboards from pckeyboard.com. However, the model M keyboard I bought from them differs from the IBM-branded model M that I bought brand-new at a blowout sale back in 1995 or so. The IBM-branded one is heavier and has removable keycaps. The PCkeyboard.com one does not. Other than that though, the feel is very similar. They are the same technology (Buckling Spring). To be fair, the pckeyboard.com one is a ja_JP layout, while the IBM one is an en_US layout, so they were definately from different batches.
Recently, I have switched to using a Sun Type 6 USB keyboard (UNIX layout) on my AMD Athlon Linux machine. It's got control and escape and backspace in the right places without running any software hacks. The only drawback is that it requires USB.
I've also used the Happy Hacking keyboards, but the only one I really liked the feel of was the $139 Original Happy Hacking Keyboard. The $69 HHKB Lite and Lite 2 feel like crappy PC keyboards, even though they have the right layout.
I agree that those statements are offensive. It is a good thing that they were not included in the article referenced, or I really would have been angry.
Japan is region 2, not region 3. This is because Japan is culturally a part of Europe (Region 2), and not part of Asia (Region 3).
Because American men are small? I don't get it.
Why is this funny?
Of course, every one of us would also be experiencing crashes and blue screens of death every day. And then there would be the internet email worms that would cause the million car pile-ups.
Computers have become faster and better. Software, for the most part, has just gotten bigger and more complicated.
The documentation, libraries, and header files included with it are not GPL, however.
Actually, you can. There is already a Playstation 2 NetBSD port and a RedBoot (eCos) port. RedBoot allows you to load any binary over the network interface.
Both of these projects require Sony's "boot CD" that is distributed with their $200 "Linux kit".
Damn, you're right. I only watched the first few episodes of the TV series (not the OAV) in Japanese with no subtitles. I guess I misunderstood.
Yeah, I guess it was a pretty obvious reference.
Yes, for the most part older anime predict combatants riding in the vehicles they are controlling. However, there is one recent show called "Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko" which predicts remote-controlled high-tech combatants (not giant robots exactly, but more generic fighting spaceships). In that program, cute girls who are also avid gamers (a novel idea) are recruited to pilot these ships in remote-controlled combat for the purpose of resolving disputes.
That's what Japanese science fiction aniume has been predicting for at least 23 years. Macross, Gundam, etc...
You too are being a dumbass.
Is it legal to do it to an ex-girlfriend?
If you own the corporation and the corporation has the power, you have the power. It's like the old saying, "he who has the gold makes the rules".
Communism in a nutshell: "They have money. They have power. We outnumber them. We steal from them and set up a new government. Money is power. Power corrupts. New government becomes corrupt. Meet the new boss; same as the old boss."
Anyone can be an anti-social participant in P2P networks. There are already plenty of people who set up LimeWire clients full of files named "[insert_pop_artist] - [insert_pop_songname].mp3" where the file itself is an audio advertisement for a web site. This is not illegal, so why do the record companies need a new law? Yes, I read the article. Ellen Stroud of StreamCast says that it is illegal, but in what capacity is she a legal authority?
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