That wouldn't work for people who type two handed, which is much much faster and requires no eye contact with the keyboard.
I do touch type. But not while using the mouse. One point in this setup is that it's easier to move the left hand between mouse and kb, since it's closer. So it makes sense for touch typers as well.
Only we can point and click/drag things on the screen with our right hand while using a pen or typing with the left. Right handed people can't do that. For them, the right hand is the boss. It has to do the mouse, type, write, but can never do all at the same time.
Right handed people can do the exact reverse: type with the right hand and mouse with the left. At least that's how I do things when I'n not touch typing with both hands.
My first modem was 2400 BAUD (yes folks, that's a whopping 0.24 Kilobytes per second -
I think you mean 2400 bps. Baud is a completely different quantity, though the two are proportional to each other when other communication parameters are equal.
I've tried the synaptics stuff for the trackpad, and it doesn't make the bad hardware any better. Due to accidental movements, extra features can mean bigger accidents. And I prefer single commandline stuff for simple on/off controls anyway.
I must be the only one here who prefers the "nipple" to a trackpad.
No, you're not the only one:)
I remember when some laptops came with trackballs, or with optional trackball add-ons. From today's perspective it's clear that you can't fit a trackball into a decently thin laptop. There were probably also cost and durability issues that led first to trackpoints (nipples) and then to trackpads. For example in my previous laptop, a Toshiba Satellite, I had to replace the rubber bit in the trackpoint every two years or so. The current IBM version with a larger, flatter nipple seems much better in this respect.
Unfortunately, the pointer is not the only deciding factor in buying laptops, so I've ended up with a trackpad in my current machine. I believe it's the most durable of the technologies with no moving parts, but it's far from practical IMHO. For example it's distracted by the palms of my hands while typing. Fortunately it's easy to disable and enable on demand (rmmod|modprobe psmouse:).
It is absurd that it takes less time and money to design and build an unmanned vehicle to explore mars, launch the vehicle, and complete the mission, than it does to design and build a rendering engine which passes Acid2 (or is otherwise compliant with HTML 4.01, CSS1/2, and DOM Level 1).
Mars exploration is a technical problem that can be solved via technical means. Standards compliance, on the other hand, is more like a social one.
No, i'm not thinking of j, I said i, like in math. Not j, like in electrical engineering. Because i was already used for current.
Where I come from, Capital I is used for current. However, i and j are the unit vectors on the x and y axes respectively. And the complex plane looks like an xy plane with the real axis on x and the imaginary one on y. So the vector j is basically the imaginary unit.
In fact, the connection between the 2-dimensional geometry and complex algebra is formally shown in Geometric Algebra. It does make it a little more complicated, but then again you get to generalize all the goodies of complex analysis into n dimensions.
I picked up Lilypond very quickly, but I'm used to TeX and RTTTL so it was kind of natural. I like Lilypond in that it's the 'TeX of music' and I couldn't stand using some graphical abomination, much like I despise Word-like programs for writing text.
What also helped is that I started off with a MIDI file from a sequencer, and polished the details in Lilypond format later. To be exact, I used my Korg Triton Le's builtin sequencer and turned it into a Lilypond file using Rosegarden. There are probably other ways to do this conversion. In any case the MIDI file provides a great starting point.
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There's nothing un-wiki about changes not being immediately viewable.
Except that 'wiki' literally stands for 'quick':-/
For some reason, my laptop has a working USB socket hidden in the bottom just next to the hard drive. I can only make sense of it, if I think about using a flash drive as a semi-permanent HD replacement. I might want to keep the HD for some extra storage. I'm just a little concerned about the limited rewrite lifetime of flash chips.
The CPU I upgraded in a laptop was a regular Socket 7. I'd never attempt to replace a BGA chip myself -- it's been hard enough to replace capacitors on a regular mobo, with the higher melting point of today's solders.
I sometimes contemplate on upgrading my current laptop's Pentium M Dothan, as it uses some kind of a PGA, but it'll probably be more cost effective to simply get a new laptop. It would have faster memory as well.
A GPU for $8000 and that's sold by SONY, of them all, at $600 with a Blu-Ray player and other things. Now that sounds an awful lot like getting raped in the ass with the HUGE gold bar you have to hand them.
No, you're getting it all wrong! This is Slashdot, where we collectively bash Sony for making a hugely expensive game console.... or praise Sony for selling a monster workstation ridiculously cheap.... I forget which way it is this week;)
Python is interpreted, not compiled. When you distribute a python app, you are distributing its source.
Actually, it's possible to compile Python into Java-style bytecode or native binary. See Psyco for example.
While it's true that Python is mostly used as an interpreted language, it's not a part of the language definition. Conversely, there are interpreters for languages like C++, I've used one as a part of the ROOT system. ROOT users often compile into native binaries when their code is getting into production level. The same goes for Matlab, for example.
On the other hand, I believe that distributing software as source is much better than the binary, even if you don't have a GPL-like permission to modify/distribute it further. I believe one reason why the www got mainstream is that pages were distributed as source, so people could learn HTML from each other.
Where's the instructions for upgrading the cheapest old Core Duo notebook to a Core2 Duo with these new chips?
It's on the back side of your Geek Card.. but I'm afraid you have to hand it in on your way out;)
BTW, I've successfully upgraded a laptop processor before, it's no different from other computers. Except the cases are a bit harder to take apart and even harder to put back together. And you need to be careful of things like heat (obviously) and voltage. With software-controlled voltages you'll probably need to override the BIOS-given voltages (using something like Linux-PHC), as they are probably different for the new CPU.
It was fifteen years ago today Col. Torvalds let the source away. We've been going in and out of drives but we guarantee to raise uptimes. So may I introduce to you the hack you've known for all these years Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU Band!
We're Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU Band, we hope you will enjoy the code. Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU Band, just hack and let the evening go!
Col. Torvalds' Linux Col. Torvalds' Linux Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU Band!
It's wonderful to post here, it's certainly no troll. You're such a loyal userbase, we'd like to merge your code with us, we'd love to grep your/home.
I don't really want to freeze the code, but I thought you might like to know this release is going to fix the root and we want you all to patch for good.
So let me introduce to you the one and only Billy's fear Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU Band!
Agreed. I don't understand the need to make 'meat replacements', like those awful soy sausages. If you're a vegetarian/vegan, why would you want an imitation of the taste and form of a dead animal?
I'd be really interested to know if there's an answer, because most of the vegetarians/vegans I know (including myself) have some kind of ideology behind it, and/or dislike the taste and texture of meat. I imagine if someone was forced to avoid meat due to medical reasons would like a replacement, but I don't know if this has realistically happened. On the other hand I do know cases where doctors recommend vegetarians to start eating meat.
I'm sure OS X is more secure then windows but give me a real unix operating system,os x is so hacked up and different it doesent even feel like a real unix operating system.You cant even mount ext2/3 in os x,whats up with that?
On the other hand, OS X doesn't have all the legacy cruft of ye olde unix. I think one of the main strengths of Apple systems is that they do a clean start every now and then. Quite contrary to the Windows style of supporting everything since the DOS days.
Personally I prefer Linux for the sheer amount of control. But the Apple way might have some benefits compared to more traditional unices. In any case I believe it's much more secure and sane than any Windows. I've recently convinced a friend to get a Macbook, since it's pretty much the only way to get a real OS preinstalled.
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With Compiz and AIGLX, of course.
As soon as they learn the difference between possessive and plural forms.
I do touch type. But not while using the mouse. One point in this setup is that it's easier to move the left hand between mouse and kb, since it's closer. So it makes sense for touch typers as well.
More importantly, what units shall we use to measure CPU performance when MIPS goes away?
Quite right.
I think you mean 2400 bps. Baud is a completely different quantity, though the two are proportional to each other when other communication parameters are equal.
I've tried the synaptics stuff for the trackpad, and it doesn't make the bad hardware any better. Due to accidental movements, extra features can mean bigger accidents. And I prefer single commandline stuff for simple on/off controls anyway.
No, you're not the only one :)
I remember when some laptops came with trackballs, or with optional trackball add-ons. From today's perspective it's clear that you can't fit a trackball into a decently thin laptop. There were probably also cost and durability issues that led first to trackpoints (nipples) and then to trackpads. For example in my previous laptop, a Toshiba Satellite, I had to replace the rubber bit in the trackpoint every two years or so. The current IBM version with a larger, flatter nipple seems much better in this respect.
Unfortunately, the pointer is not the only deciding factor in buying laptops, so I've ended up with a trackpad in my current machine. I believe it's the most durable of the technologies with no moving parts, but it's far from practical IMHO. For example it's distracted by the palms of my hands while typing. Fortunately it's easy to disable and enable on demand (rmmod|modprobe psmouse :).
"Two sharp"? ;)
Mars exploration is a technical problem that can be solved via technical means. Standards compliance, on the other hand, is more like a social one.
Where I come from, Capital I is used for current. However, i and j are the unit vectors on the x and y axes respectively. And the complex plane looks like an xy plane with the real axis on x and the imaginary one on y. So the vector j is basically the imaginary unit.
In fact, the connection between the 2-dimensional geometry and complex algebra is formally shown in Geometric Algebra. It does make it a little more complicated, but then again you get to generalize all the goodies of complex analysis into n dimensions.
I picked up Lilypond very quickly, but I'm used to TeX and RTTTL so it was kind of natural. I like Lilypond in that it's the 'TeX of music' and I couldn't stand using some graphical abomination, much like I despise Word-like programs for writing text.
What also helped is that I started off with a MIDI file from a sequencer, and polished the details in Lilypond format later. To be exact, I used my Korg Triton Le's builtin sequencer and turned it into a Lilypond file using Rosegarden. There are probably other ways to do this conversion. In any case the MIDI file provides a great starting point.
Except that 'wiki' literally stands for 'quick' :-/
For some reason, my laptop has a working USB socket hidden in the bottom just next to the hard drive. I can only make sense of it, if I think about using a flash drive as a semi-permanent HD replacement. I might want to keep the HD for some extra storage. I'm just a little concerned about the limited rewrite lifetime of flash chips.
The CPU I upgraded in a laptop was a regular Socket 7. I'd never attempt to replace a BGA chip myself -- it's been hard enough to replace capacitors on a regular mobo, with the higher melting point of today's solders.
I sometimes contemplate on upgrading my current laptop's Pentium M Dothan, as it uses some kind of a PGA, but it'll probably be more cost effective to simply get a new laptop. It would have faster memory as well.
No, you're getting it all wrong! This is Slashdot, where we collectively bash Sony for making a hugely expensive game console.... or praise Sony for selling a monster workstation ridiculously cheap.... I forget which way it is this week ;)
Actually, it's possible to compile Python into Java-style bytecode or native binary. See Psyco for example.
While it's true that Python is mostly used as an interpreted language, it's not a part of the language definition. Conversely, there are interpreters for languages like C++, I've used one as a part of the ROOT system. ROOT users often compile into native binaries when their code is getting into production level. The same goes for Matlab, for example.
On the other hand, I believe that distributing software as source is much better than the binary, even if you don't have a GPL-like permission to modify/distribute it further. I believe one reason why the www got mainstream is that pages were distributed as source, so people could learn HTML from each other.
The way you Americans abbreviate Bachelor of Science is most appropriate, as your suggestion seems like complete BS ;)
It's on the back side of your Geek Card.. but I'm afraid you have to hand it in on your way out ;)
BTW, I've successfully upgraded a laptop processor before, it's no different from other computers. Except the cases are a bit harder to take apart and even harder to put back together. And you need to be careful of things like heat (obviously) and voltage. With software-controlled voltages you'll probably need to override the BIOS-given voltages (using something like Linux-PHC), as they are probably different for the new CPU.
Agreed. I don't understand the need to make 'meat replacements', like those awful soy sausages. If you're a vegetarian/vegan, why would you want an imitation of the taste and form of a dead animal?
I'd be really interested to know if there's an answer, because most of the vegetarians/vegans I know (including myself) have some kind of ideology behind it, and/or dislike the taste and texture of meat. I imagine if someone was forced to avoid meat due to medical reasons would like a replacement, but I don't know if this has realistically happened. On the other hand I do know cases where doctors recommend vegetarians to start eating meat.
On the other hand, OS X doesn't have all the legacy cruft of ye olde unix. I think one of the main strengths of Apple systems is that they do a clean start every now and then. Quite contrary to the Windows style of supporting everything since the DOS days.
Personally I prefer Linux for the sheer amount of control. But the Apple way might have some benefits compared to more traditional unices. In any case I believe it's much more secure and sane than any Windows. I've recently convinced a friend to get a Macbook, since it's pretty much the only way to get a real OS preinstalled.