I'm also a programmer with interest in making interfaces helpful, and I agree. Rather than just deleting at the press of ONE button, there should be either confirmation with a different one, or a trashcan concept where messages are actually removed when you hang up, giving you one final chance to listen to them.
>That last statement also holds true for Trolls. Same thing. No matter >what fantasy story or game you turn to, they're the baddies.
Almost: Dark Age of Camelot has trolls as a playable race in Midgard, one of three sides. All three sides has human races as well. No particular race is considered bad, but you have two enemy factions no matter what side you're on.
The software, if you're trained (or brain-washed, according to some;) in it, will be hard to replace. But getting friendly help is very possible on the #ubuntu channel the Ubuntu pages point you to. For classic, condescending zealots, there's always some of the other Linux channels on the same network;)
/lib contains the bare essentials to get the system booting, at least on my systems./usr/lib/ contains all libraries related to applications you use as a regular user (and X tends to get its own sub-directory for all of that below/usr/X11R6 - maybe the one inconsistency is whether an X program goes in/usr/bin or/usr/X11R6/bin)./usr/share/lib seems to be related to scripting languages. Perl and Python libraries (which are just scripts), for example. There is a system to this madness; just because it's different to the way Windows is structured, doesn't mean it's a *wrong* way to do it.
Speaking of wrong, have you noticed how many programs crap their DLLs all over their program directory in the Program Files directory? What the hell do I have a Blizzard directory for under there, for example? It contains msvcr71.dll and unicows.dll, the first of which I'm bloody sure is an OS component!
While speaking of ridiculous consistencies: Where do personal settings for software and games go when you're logged in with the often necessary admin-able user, but not as the administrator itself? Most of the time, a game poops its files into its installation path. Handy for those who share a computer with their S.O., I think not.
Then some put it under Documents and Settings\ in either Application Data or My Documents. If anything, Application Data is the most logical. But wait! Didn't MS have a guideline saying savegames belong under 'My Documents'? Feck knows. Some simply make a directory directly under Documents and Settings\.
Heck, I see some shareware crap has just made configfiles (multiple ones) directly in my user directory! The bastards.
The Unix way of making $HOME/.programname directories to put data in is really the best way. Too bad Microsoft programmers can't quite decide on what $HOME is.
Xine does all formats for me, and Vlc does all formats for some I know who use it (Windows, Mac, Linux and I think some BSD). MPlayer supposedly does DVD menus now, but it's a bitch to even get the one with a GUI installed. Xine looks prettiest to me.
There's the difference between Linux and Windows - you fiddle around with CDs till you have the drivers installed on Windows before it's working, but if Linux didn't detect the driver, it most likely doesn't exist at all.
I'm running Ubuntu with the Kubuntu desktop, and have swapped out a faulty NIC once without hassle. Went from one manufacturer to another, and the driver was just there, on the same ethX as the broken one.
Getting media working can be a pain, though. To do it in Ubuntu, you need to modify the package sources to include some non-free sources. But at least Xine finally works for me, menus and all, on encrypted DVDs.
Never had such luck with Debian; always a broken piece or other. Windows has stopped auto-detecting CDs or DVDs, but suddenly started asking what to do every time I insert my Firewire or USB external drives (which I keep saying 'No, and never do anything' to).
Oh yes, Sandman is deep AND entertaining. There are also other comics that can be considered to be in the same universe, like Lucifer, Books of Magic and Hellblazer. The characters certainly mingle now and then. (Any of these series will introduce you to a ton of different writers and artists who have made many other comics worth reading)
Poison Elves is another indie comic that tries to be more than just action drawings, although there's an unhealthy amount of murder at times;)
100% is the name of a 5-parter by Paul Pope. It being a Vertigo release should be a hint that it's not for kids, either. One word: GASTRO! Sci-fi without the aliens is always the best.
If you didn't enjoy Watchmen, you may also hate V for Vendetta, Promethea and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But that's not an excuse to take a peek.
Grant Morrison is sort of in the same league, except crazier; his Invisibles and The Filth are my faves.
Warren Ellis is a bit hit and miss in quality, I think, but he writes for the love of it, not to become rich(er). Transmetropolitan is his greatest masterpiece. Mostly alien-less future "society", in a world where they lost track of what year it is. It could be considered almost post-apocalyptic, except it looks more like an on-going process.
On the Image label, please skip past Spawn and head straight for The Walking Dead. I started on the first issue, not really expecting to like it, but now I have 25 issues in my collection. It's got zombies. How could any Slashdot-reader resist? No ninjas or pireates, though. Well, perhaps *one* ninja.
I've installed the most recent Kubuntu DVD today. It's more involved than merely pressing OK, but the questions are simple enough - "What language do you prefer?", "Shall I take care of the messy partitioning?" and "What would you like your username and password to be?".
All drivers needed were autodetected, NForce sound just worked right from the first (and only) reboot, plus it both detected the name of the aging monitor and set the resolution to something sane. WinXP installed on the same system needed driver downloads for graphics, another one for sound and an optional one for IDE (depending on who you trust the most of NVidia and Microsoft;).
If someone were to integrate EasyUbuntu (DVD/MP3 playback and other greyzone software) into an actual Kubuntu installer, we'd have a definite winner, but the current version is as good as I need it to be if just building a workstation. Mepis is reported to be just as nice, and there are a few others. They mostly seem to spring from Debian - dunno if that is a sign of some kind.
Lots of artists make ALBUMS. They're not the crap you find in the charts. Try some recent Funker Vogt if you want some noise, Rasputina if you want something pleasant Or any Residents album.
I've been using the statically linked Operas since forever; I've never managed to install the shared packages on Debian Unstable. I've also never seen a huge memory leak like that. Including my modest cache, it's never eating up more than 120 megs. I'd suspect KDE first.
Banks have done exactly that for years in Norway. When you get your picture taken for the card (we have photo IDs on our ATM cards), they collect your signature, and the finished card is available for pickup a number of days later (if the bank is paranoid enough to not trust the postal service).
If they throw a tantrum and won't use anything but e-mail, clearly there is a training issue. If they work with computers, they should bloody well have learned the concept of files.
Fan-subbed anime is sometimes found in.ogm files with Xvid video, Vorbis sound and 1+ subtitles streams. I've also seen people make use of multiple audio streams for dubs.
Your problem was that the player was an early generation player, without support for the highest quality Vorbis encodings. This has been putting me off buying a proper Ogg/ Vorbis player for a long time. Fortunately, iAudio now has two tempting players: the i5, which plays all the ordinary formats in addition to Q10 Vorbis, and the X5(V) that adds FLAC (and a 20GB or larger drive, rather than flash).
The X5 also shows pictures and plays movies, although the latter feature is probably a bit excessive. Nice interface on them, too.
Speak for yourself. Norway is snow-covered right now. I don't think the amount of snow each year varies enough for the average person to notice this far north.
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I'm also a programmer with interest in making interfaces helpful,
and I agree. Rather than just deleting at the press of ONE button, there
should be either confirmation with a different one, or a trashcan concept
where messages are actually removed when you hang up, giving you one
final chance to listen to them.
Those episodes you got five ahead of air dates were actually from
;)
Canadian TV grabs.
I'm not sure Xvid is a release group, though
>That last statement also holds true for Trolls. Same thing. No matter
>what fantasy story or game you turn to, they're the baddies.
Almost: Dark Age of Camelot has trolls as a playable race in Midgard,
one of three sides. All three sides has human races as well.
No particular race is considered bad, but you have two enemy factions
no matter what side you're on.
Hmm..dragging from IE gives me a URL link. Right-button dragging gives
me the options to make a URL link OR an Active Desktop item.
Dragging (left button) in Linux gives me the option to copy the actual
page as a file OR make a URL link.
Can you configure IE to actually save the page on a drag operation?
The software, if you're trained (or brain-washed, according to some ;) ;)
in it, will be hard to replace. But getting friendly help is very
possible on the #ubuntu channel the Ubuntu pages point you to.
For classic, condescending zealots, there's always some of the other
Linux channels on the same network
/lib contains the bare essentials to get the system booting, at least /usr/lib/ contains all libraries related to applications /usr/X11R6 - maybe the one inconsistency is whether an /usr/bin or /usr/X11R6/bin). /usr/share/lib seems to
on my systems.
you use as a regular user (and X tends to get its own sub-directory for
all of that below
X program goes in
be related to scripting languages. Perl and Python libraries (which are
just scripts), for example. There is a system to this madness; just
because it's different to the way Windows is structured, doesn't mean
it's a *wrong* way to do it.
Speaking of wrong, have you noticed how many programs crap their DLLs
all over their program directory in the Program Files directory?
What the hell do I have a Blizzard directory for under there, for example?
It contains msvcr71.dll and unicows.dll, the first of which I'm bloody
sure is an OS component!
While speaking of ridiculous consistencies: Where do personal settings
for software and games go when you're logged in with the often necessary
admin-able user, but not as the administrator itself?
Most of the time, a game poops its files into its installation path.
Handy for those who share a computer with their S.O., I think not.
Then some put it under Documents and Settings\ in either
Application Data or My Documents. If anything, Application Data is the
most logical. But wait! Didn't MS have a guideline saying savegames
belong under 'My Documents'? Feck knows. Some simply make a directory
directly under Documents and Settings\.
Heck, I see some shareware crap has just made configfiles (multiple ones)
directly in my user directory! The bastards.
The Unix way of making $HOME/.programname directories to put data in is
really the best way. Too bad Microsoft programmers can't quite decide
on what $HOME is.
Xine does all formats for me, and Vlc does all formats for some I know
who use it (Windows, Mac, Linux and I think some BSD). MPlayer supposedly
does DVD menus now, but it's a bitch to even get the one with a GUI
installed. Xine looks prettiest to me.
There's the difference between Linux and Windows - you fiddle around with
CDs till you have the drivers installed on Windows before it's working,
but if Linux didn't detect the driver, it most likely doesn't exist at all.
I'm running Ubuntu with the Kubuntu desktop, and have swapped out a
faulty NIC once without hassle. Went from one manufacturer to another,
and the driver was just there, on the same ethX as the broken one.
Getting media working can be a pain, though. To do it in Ubuntu, you need
to modify the package sources to include some non-free sources. But at
least Xine finally works for me, menus and all, on encrypted DVDs.
Never had such luck with Debian; always a broken piece or other.
Windows has stopped auto-detecting CDs or DVDs, but suddenly started
asking what to do every time I insert my Firewire or USB external drives
(which I keep saying 'No, and never do anything' to).
If you have the homebrew stuff, you can flash GBA/DS games that will run
in any unmodified such handheld.
But..but..there already is a perfectly good Shadowrun movie!
OK, so it's only in spirit, but still:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0109575/
>Well, technically, Superman and Batman are in the same universe... :)
Or is it multiverse? Much of the story in Sandman is otherworldly
Oh yes, Sandman is deep AND entertaining. There are also other comics
;)
that can be considered to be in the same universe, like Lucifer, Books of
Magic and Hellblazer. The characters certainly mingle now and then.
(Any of these series will introduce you to a ton of different writers
and artists who have made many other comics worth reading)
Poison Elves is another indie comic that tries to be more than just
action drawings, although there's an unhealthy amount of murder at times
100% is the name of a 5-parter by Paul Pope. It being a Vertigo release
should be a hint that it's not for kids, either. One word: GASTRO!
Sci-fi without the aliens is always the best.
If you didn't enjoy Watchmen, you may also hate V for Vendetta, Promethea
and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. But that's not an excuse to
take a peek.
Grant Morrison is sort of in the same league, except crazier; his Invisibles
and The Filth are my faves.
Warren Ellis is a bit hit and miss in quality, I think, but he writes
for the love of it, not to become rich(er). Transmetropolitan is his
greatest masterpiece. Mostly alien-less future "society", in a world
where they lost track of what year it is. It could be considered almost
post-apocalyptic, except it looks more like an on-going process.
On the Image label, please skip past Spawn and head straight for The
Walking Dead. I started on the first issue, not really expecting to like
it, but now I have 25 issues in my collection. It's got zombies. How
could any Slashdot-reader resist? No ninjas or pireates, though. Well,
perhaps *one* ninja.
I've never heard of Marshmallow Peeps. Are they our secret masters?
Oblivion is near-perfect. Shift-click the map to make note.
I've installed the most recent Kubuntu DVD today. It's
;).
more involved than merely pressing OK, but the questions
are simple enough - "What language do you prefer?",
"Shall I take care of the messy partitioning?" and "What would
you like your username and password to be?".
All drivers needed were autodetected, NForce sound
just worked right from the first (and only) reboot, plus it
both detected the name of the aging monitor and set the
resolution to something sane. WinXP installed on the same
system needed driver downloads for graphics, another one
for sound and an optional one for IDE (depending on who
you trust the most of NVidia and Microsoft
If someone were to integrate EasyUbuntu (DVD/MP3
playback and other greyzone software) into an actual
Kubuntu installer, we'd have a definite winner, but the
current version is as good as I need it to be if just building
a workstation. Mepis is reported to be just as nice, and
there are a few others. They mostly seem to spring from
Debian - dunno if that is a sign of some kind.
Lots of artists make ALBUMS. They're not the crap you
find in the charts. Try some recent Funker Vogt if you want
some noise, Rasputina if you want something pleasant
Or any Residents album.
I've been using the statically linked Operas since forever; I've never
managed to install the shared packages on Debian Unstable. I've also
never seen a huge memory leak like that. Including my modest cache, it's
never eating up more than 120 megs. I'd suspect KDE first.
Ah, but modern motherboards can let you boot from a CD containing nothing
but the BIOS file with a specific name. Asus and MSI, at least.
Banks have done exactly that for years in Norway.
When you get your picture taken for the card (we have
photo IDs on our ATM cards), they collect your signature,
and the finished card is available for pickup a number of
days later (if the bank is paranoid enough to not trust the
postal service).
If they throw a tantrum and won't use anything but e-mail,
clearly there is a training issue. If they work with computers,
they should bloody well have learned the concept of files.
> When was the last time you saw a list of citations in a work of fiction
5 24192-8012635?v=glance&n=283155
This work of fiction:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401905013/103-7
Fan-subbed anime is sometimes found in .ogm files with Xvid
video, Vorbis sound and 1+ subtitles streams. I've also seen
people make use of multiple audio streams for dubs.
Your problem was that the player was an early generation
player, without support for the highest quality Vorbis
encodings. This has been putting me off buying a proper Ogg/
Vorbis player for a long time. Fortunately, iAudio now has
two tempting players: the i5, which plays all the ordinary
formats in addition to Q10 Vorbis, and the X5(V) that adds
FLAC (and a 20GB or larger drive, rather than flash).
The X5 also shows pictures and plays movies, although the
latter feature is probably a bit excessive. Nice interface
on them, too.
Are you calling open source developers a bundle of sticks?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faggot
Speak for yourself. Norway is snow-covered right now.
I don't think the amount of snow each year varies enough for
the average person to notice this far north.