But in Linux, of course. I use Arch Linux with the ratpoison tiling window manager. For web browsing I use firefox with the pentadactyl addon. pentadactyl (a fork of vimperator) gives firefox a modal interface like vim, along with the vim keybindings of course. I almost switched to chrome before I found that addon. apart from firefox, the only gui apps that I use are a few lightweight ones for dealing with pdf/media, such as apvlv (a pdf viewer with vi keybindings) and sxiv (an image viewer, also with some vi keybindings). for nearly everything else, I use the command line. MPD + MPC for music, mplayer for movies, mutt for email, vim of course, etc. the only time I ever use a mouse is for a few web apps (mainly google maps).
I wouldn't even bother if I wasn't using linux though. Windows and OS X are built with the mouse in mind, and they just aren't as configurable. I would still use pentadactyl, but that's about it. I do commend the author for trying such a feat though. I'd hate to have to deal with windows without a mouse.
also, anyone else out there use the dvorak layout? I switched in december and am up to about 80 WPM now. I actually use a variant called programmer dvorak (and with the caps lock and left control key switched). It really is great, I love the keyboard.
Seen on a Samsung 3D TV disclaimer: "Pregnant women, the elderly, sufferers of serious medical conditions, those who are sleep deprived or under the influence of alcohol should avoid utilizing the unit's 3D functionality."
It seems legitimate to me. Did anyone think this one was funny?
Why is this paired with the chrome image? It's not about chrome, and chrome isn't even mentioned until the second half of the last sentence. If there isn't a suitable image, the firefox one would make more sense as it's the browser that the decoder actually works in.
What exactly is the point of replacing only part of the word with stars? We all know what the word is, and it pops into our heads when we read it (at least it does for me, anyway). If you don't like swearing, then either fill the whole word with stars, or replace it with '[expletive]', or something. Filling out most of the word might prevent a young child from adding the word to his vocabulary, but I doubt anyone that young will be reading slashdot anyway.
If there's a purpose for doing it this way, then please, somebody, enlighten me.
Our campaign contributors and special interest lobbies^Wintelligence agencies have indicated that pirates^Wterrorists are causing massive profit losses to our chief campaign supporters^Winfringements on our patriotic American freedoms, so therefore we decided we now have the power to confiscate any domain name for any reason without due process. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
I was just about to post a rant about how consumers are greedy and ignorant, and 'free' services need to get paid somehow, and if people don't want to pay (with their data), then they shouldn't use the service. But then I actually read the article, and found these:
Entities that do not collect "sensitive information" would be exempt from the law, however. These are defined as services that do not obtain and store information that relates directly to a consumer's medical history, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or financial status.
In fact, Lowenthal's proposed law permits the Attorney General some flexibility. Exemptions can be made on behalf of online companies that are:
(A) Providing, operating, or improving a product or service used, requested, or authorized by an individual, including the ongoing provision of customer service and support.
(B) Analyzing data related to use of the product or service for purposes of improving the products, services, or operations.
[and]
(F) Complying with a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, or other applicable legal requirement, including, but not limited to, disclosures pursuant to a court order, subpoena, summons, or other properly executed compulsory process.
Exemption B in particular seems wide enough to drive at least several digital trucks through.
And of course, IANAL, so I've already said about as much as I have authority to.
OS customization seems to me like painting racing stripes on your car--you may think it's cool, everyone else doesn't care and thinks you're an idiot
Oh I can tell you, other people do care when they use my laptop (it's GNU/Linux customized to be controlled without a mouse). I also use programmer dvorak, so telling someone over the phone how to open firefox turns into "Press caps lock and K at the same time, then type hypen, Y, G, O, D, Y, S, B, and hit enter"
In high school I used rosetta stone to learn Russian. incidentally, it was around the same time I started trying out linux. Due to teaching myself drive partitioning and my own inexperience, I really screwed up my hard drive a couple times. So I would have to re-install everything, including rosetta stone. I didn't know it at the time, but it came with exactly two licences, so the internet activation only worked twice. After the third time when I found that out, I ended up calling their technical support. After spending 30 minutes on the phone with a hard-to-understand foreign person, I still wasn't getting anywhere. He said I'd have to provide proof of purchase (which I didn't have, because the school bought the software) and maybe he'd be able to get me another licence.
I was pretty fed up at that point, so I decided for the first time to give piracy a try. It was perfectly ethical; I was just trying to be able to use the software that had already been paid for. I couldn't believe how simple it was, just download a small crack from the pirate bay, and everything worked perfectly. DRM was the very thing that introduced me to piracy. I personally still wouldn't take anything without paying for it, but I can easily see how someone might start pirating their media solely because of DRM.
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Try it in Linux ... fail.
perhaps a more appropriate subject would be "Try it in gnome". I find Linux to be very usable without a mouse, but I don't use gnome.
But in Linux, of course. I use Arch Linux with the ratpoison tiling window manager. For web browsing I use firefox with the pentadactyl addon. pentadactyl (a fork of vimperator) gives firefox a modal interface like vim, along with the vim keybindings of course. I almost switched to chrome before I found that addon. apart from firefox, the only gui apps that I use are a few lightweight ones for dealing with pdf/media, such as apvlv (a pdf viewer with vi keybindings) and sxiv (an image viewer, also with some vi keybindings). for nearly everything else, I use the command line. MPD + MPC for music, mplayer for movies, mutt for email, vim of course, etc. the only time I ever use a mouse is for a few web apps (mainly google maps).
I wouldn't even bother if I wasn't using linux though. Windows and OS X are built with the mouse in mind, and they just aren't as configurable. I would still use pentadactyl, but that's about it. I do commend the author for trying such a feat though. I'd hate to have to deal with windows without a mouse.
also, anyone else out there use the dvorak layout? I switched in december and am up to about 80 WPM now. I actually use a variant called programmer dvorak (and with the caps lock and left control key switched). It really is great, I love the keyboard.
sorry, but what is AD?
Seen on a Samsung 3D TV disclaimer: "Pregnant women, the elderly, sufferers of serious medical conditions, those who are sleep deprived or under the influence of alcohol should avoid utilizing the unit's 3D functionality."
It seems legitimate to me. Did anyone think this one was funny?
For a second there I thought Mr. Gates was explaining what he'd do if he were in charge....
It still amazes me that after 20 years the only publicly available back up of the internet is the privately funded Internet Archive.
Is it really that amazing? Who would want to spend the resources to archive 20 gazilla-bytes of (mostly) crap?
Why is this paired with the chrome image? It's not about chrome, and chrome isn't even mentioned until the second half of the last sentence. If there isn't a suitable image, the firefox one would make more sense as it's the browser that the decoder actually works in.
This article sucked even by my nuthugging standards.
Thank you for that mental image.
While democracy should trump all, is it wise to hold majority opinion so high that it slows down progress?
So this sentence seems to have two points:
self-contradiction, anyone?
'you want to be f****** paparazzi?'
What exactly is the point of replacing only part of the word with stars? We all know what the word is, and it pops into our heads when we read it (at least it does for me, anyway). If you don't like swearing, then either fill the whole word with stars, or replace it with '[expletive]', or something. Filling out most of the word might prevent a young child from adding the word to his vocabulary, but I doubt anyone that young will be reading slashdot anyway.
If there's a purpose for doing it this way, then please, somebody, enlighten me.
heck, I use Debian sid and Firefox 7.0a1 here
Holy crap, there's a firefox 7 already? I must be behind the times...
I have to ask, did you accidentally use the word 'raze' (instead of 'raise') or was it an intentional pun of some sort?
Thank you, that makes it much clearer.
And I'm 16, by the way.
Our campaign contributors and special interest lobbies^Wintelligence agencies have indicated that pirates^Wterrorists are causing massive profit losses to our chief campaign supporters^Winfringements on our patriotic American freedoms, so therefore we decided we now have the power to confiscate any domain name for any reason without due process. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Fixed that for you.
Entities that do not collect "sensitive information" would be exempt from the law, however. These are defined as services that do not obtain and store information that relates directly to a consumer's medical history, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or financial status.
In fact, Lowenthal's proposed law permits the Attorney General some flexibility. Exemptions can be made on behalf of online companies that are:
(A) Providing, operating, or improving a product or service used, requested, or authorized by an individual, including the ongoing provision of customer service and support.
(B) Analyzing data related to use of the product or service for purposes of improving the products, services, or operations.
[and]
(F) Complying with a federal, state, or local law, regulation, rule, or other applicable legal requirement, including, but not limited to, disclosures pursuant to a court order, subpoena, summons, or other properly executed compulsory process.
Exemption B in particular seems wide enough to drive at least several digital trucks through.
And of course, IANAL, so I've already said about as much as I have authority to.
OS customization seems to me like painting racing stripes on your car--you may think it's cool, everyone else doesn't care and thinks you're an idiot
Oh I can tell you, other people do care when they use my laptop (it's GNU/Linux customized to be controlled without a mouse). I also use programmer dvorak, so telling someone over the phone how to open firefox turns into "Press caps lock and K at the same time, then type hypen, Y, G, O, D, Y, S, B, and hit enter"
In high school I used rosetta stone to learn Russian. incidentally, it was around the same time I started trying out linux. Due to teaching myself drive partitioning and my own inexperience, I really screwed up my hard drive a couple times. So I would have to re-install everything, including rosetta stone. I didn't know it at the time, but it came with exactly two licences, so the internet activation only worked twice. After the third time when I found that out, I ended up calling their technical support. After spending 30 minutes on the phone with a hard-to-understand foreign person, I still wasn't getting anywhere. He said I'd have to provide proof of purchase (which I didn't have, because the school bought the software) and maybe he'd be able to get me another licence.
I was pretty fed up at that point, so I decided for the first time to give piracy a try. It was perfectly ethical; I was just trying to be able to use the software that had already been paid for. I couldn't believe how simple it was, just download a small crack from the pirate bay, and everything worked perfectly. DRM was the very thing that introduced me to piracy. I personally still wouldn't take anything without paying for it, but I can easily see how someone might start pirating their media solely because of DRM.
Stop being so logical. You're making MartinSchou's tantrum look stupid.
is it just me, or was that not hilarious at all? Oh, it's an animation, I see. Of course it's funny.
I didn't know it was as fun as bashing MS!
Yo dawg, i heard you like telecommuting, so we put a computer in your computer so you can administer your system while you administer your system!
Crap, you beat me to it