User: saturnism

Re:Linux newbie finds FAT32 file perms don't work.

On: Strange Ubuntu/Vista Compatibility Bug, Solved

that's it, i'm outa here. of all the years i stood by slashdot, this post just did it for me.

good bye news for non nerds
good bye dupes
good bye first posts
good bye trolls
good bye horrible commenting system and the stupid slider

Echo

On: Open Source AJAX toolkits

once again, echo is missing...

another experiment

On: Deja Vu Recreated in a Lab Setting

i'm sure reading slashdot on daily basis can consistently reproduce deja vu sensations

why not?

On: Making an Argument Against Using Visual-Basic?

i really don't hear any compelling arguments agaisnt vb. the market obviously needed it, and ppl do enjoy writing it. it all depends on what kind of software system you need and pick the right tool for the job, and other considerations in business.

Re:echo framework anyone?

On: Google Releases AJAX Framework

Yeah, I think Echo is probably the most quiet framework out there that has all the great quirks even before Web 2.0 term was out. It receives less attention than it deserves.

Also, GWT doesn't seem all that complete at all. Dojo is a pretty good place to look for AJAX componentsd as well. http://dojotoolkit.org/

use acronyms

On: Explaining Complexity in Software Development?

say a sentence constructed full of acrynoms that describes are you build your system

gizmoproject

On: Skype Gateways for Local Calls?

I'm using Gizmo from gizmoproject.com. It's a SIP phone, cheaper than skype for dial in and dial out services, plus a pretty usable ui for linux as well. I'm using both dial-in and dial-out services.

window manager

On: Unique and Productive or Just More Eye-Candy?

wow, i wish my window manager could do that..
metacity? compiz?

Re:Meh

On: Early AJAX Office Applications

Come to think about it, how about those javascript desktops??

http://www.x-desktop.org/
http://robin.sourceforge.net/

out of the 5.5% of search engine traffic

On: Porn Beats Search Engines in Internet Traffic

99% of the queries are searching for porn?

Re:Here you go

On: Can You Raed Tihs?

to unscramble a word (w/ help of a dictionary file):

open A,$ARGV[1]||die;sub a{$b=b(split//,$_[0]);map{uc;($b->{$_}!=$_[1]->{$_ }?return 0:1)}keys%{$_[1]}}sub b{undef$z;map{$z->{uc$_}++}@_;$z}$d=$ARGV[0];$c=b( split//,$ARGV[0]);map{print"$_\n"}grep{chomp;/^[$d ]+$/i&&a$_,$c}<A>;close A;

# args: scrambled_word dictionary_file

some favorites

On: Electronic Music 101?

orbital, the orb, underworld, bt, chicane, ian pooly, llorca, jazzanova, leftfield..

some djs - paul oakenfold, paul van dyk, dave ralph, danny tanaglia, sasha and digweed...

look at BBC Radio 1 or something for some top DJ charts, they are all pretty good.

for some of the artists mentioned above, and others, you can try to find some mtvs on http://www.sputnik7.com

Re:*sigh*

On: Yucca Mountain Approved for US Nuclear Waste Storage

Search for 'Yucca' on NPR. There are some great discusions in All Things Conisdered.

There are more than just environmental issues, but also the amount of waste that is to be shipped may take years. Also, there are still unresolved issues.

setting it up

On: Wireless Freenets

suppose i'm interested in helping out, r there any how-to's anywhere? :p

Re:IT...

On: What is 'IT'?

a picture was cited from a response on msnbc's 'bbs'
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