It's not RMS' fault that IBM ruined a perfectly good keyboard layout by moving the "Caps Lock" key to where Ctrl should be. But I suppose that made more sense for their COBOL userbase which was probably larger than their AIX at the time. So, you can either remap your keys or get a keyboard with the Ctrl keys in the correct location. IIRC, the Happy Hacker keyboard is set up this way as is this one: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/linux101.html The latter has the bonus feature of using buckling spring keys.
Re:I've been running emacs 23 for 2 years ... sort
on
Emacs Hits Version 23
·
· Score: 1
Yeah, I like this little section from the Wikipedia entry:
Version 13, the first public release, was made on March 20, 1985. The first widely distributed version of GNU Emacs was 15.34, which appeared later in 1985. Versions 2 to 12 never existed. Earlier versions of GNU Emacs had been numbered "1.x.x", but sometime after version 1.12 the decision was made to drop the "1", as it was thought the major number would never change.
What about securing the coal ash piles? A scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has determined that we release more radioactive material into the environment by burning coal than we actual use in our nuclear plants. To top it off, it is theoretically possible, although time and labor consuming, to extract those radioactive materials from those ash piles and build a nuclear device.
I don't understand why they don't allow people to add free applications to the existing ones that they have now. OK..so, they haven't nailed down how they're going to do paid apps. Big deal. Let people put free ones on their download site for those that don't want to mess around with the SDK. I've also never understood the urge to start twisting on the screen either. "hey, my screen doesn't oreo......oh..now it does"
Some of the gestures can be found in Palm's user manual that isn't included with the device, but has to be downloaded. It's easier to grab the 'tricks and tips' document from precentral along with whatever homebrew applications that people have already made. I don't mind not having 'demanding games' for the device and have no problems with the build quality.
IMHO, your assessment still reeks of 'Hollywood' stereotypes. Only 'blue collar'??? Singles groups have replaced the packs of old biddies with nothing better to do than mind other people's business. An engineer/geek is 2nd rate compared to the soon-to-be doctors and lawyers for those in their 20s (throw a rock in any direction here and you'll probably hit a med, dental, or law student). For those over 30, all the good ones are taken, leaving the hideous or those with mental problems, which isn't any different than the general population.
I already have a kid from a woman who ended the marriage after 7 years said "I never really loved you, I just got tired of using you".
BTW, you really have a backwards, insulting view of religion. Have you ever been inside of a church or did you get the idea that's how it is from movies about "The South" or the Amish?
And to the poster a few up (who probably won't be back) more to the upper midwest US? Aside from there being no jobs there, and visa issues, isn't that sorta redneck territory? Oops, sorry.;)
It depends on what jobs you're looking for. There are tech/engineering jobs in those areas. If your idea of fun driving is a lot twisty winding roads, then you better look somewhere else (the closest would be in the Ozarks or the Black Hills). But if you like empty blacktop that stretches to the horizon, you can find plenty of that. The rednecks in those areas aren't the cousin marrying types (go to souther Appalachia..WV on down for those).
Yeah, you see her walk around the corner and the blood drains out of her face as she's thinking "oh shit! WTF have I gotten myself into...oh well, look on the bright side..I'll get free dinner out of it.."
yeah, but most that classify themselves as that only qualify for one of those descriptions and it's not the latter. Also a lot of women on these sites seem to think that voluptuous is a synonym for obese. But eventually, they'll find some sad sack that will want them. The same is not true for us fat guys.
we have miles and miles of pipeline in this country and around the world. But ethanol doesn't flow through any of it. There is no way to keep water out of a pipeline due to condensation mostly, and as water ruins ethanol, it can't be shipped via pipeline.
A friend of mine is a driver for a local fuel distributor and he was saying that there was some talk about ethanol being mixed in with gasoline at the refineries and that mixture would be send out via the pipelines. Currently, he apparently has to mix the two when he loads his truck (drive over to the ADM terminal and get X gallons of ethanol and then drive to the pipeline terminal to pick up 9X gallons of gasoline). I'm guessing that this never got beyond the 'talk phase' because of the condensation issue?
And if you actually *enjoy* driving (I guess I'm in the minority here), ethanol has superior performance characteristics to petrol. Those who chose to disagre have rarely considered the whole picture.
What characteristics are you referring to? I know that when I use gasoline with 10% ethanol, my vehicle gets worse fuel mileage. Relatives that have rented flex fuel vehicles and ran them on E-85 have also reported getting horrible mileage. Given that ethanol has less energy per gallon than gasoline, it isn't that surprising.
If you want to have E-85 readily available, move to the upper Midwest of the US. I know of one station that had more pumps dedicated to ethanol blended fuels (E-25,E40,E85) than regular gasoline.
If Apple doesn't want these people for iTunes Music Store customers, then Amazon will gladly take them. Especially since the Amazon music purchase application is bundled with the Pre and it can be hacked to download music over Sprint's network in addition to WiFi.
They don't last the stated lifespan because they are meant to stay on for at least 15 minutes at a time. So the following scenario is killing the installed CFLs: turn on the lights when entering a room, retrieve something off a shelf, turn around, and turn off the lights when exiting the room. So if you put them in a light fixture that gets turn on & off several times a day and/or where the light is on for less than say 10 minutes, you won't get anywhere close to what the packaging says. The same is true you leave them on for a long time, but your power fluctuates a lot. Also, the lifespan rating is the number of hours that the CFL is on and they assume it will be used for 4 hours a day.
I have no problem with substance abusing hermits. Eliminating taxpayer funded housing, food, health care, etc for self made retards that fail to behave like mature, responsible adults is not supporting a nanny state.
Slashdot Mirror
It's not RMS' fault that IBM ruined a perfectly good keyboard layout by moving the "Caps Lock" key to where Ctrl should be. But I suppose that made more sense for their COBOL userbase which was probably larger than their AIX at the time. So, you can either remap your keys or get a keyboard with the Ctrl keys in the correct location. IIRC, the Happy Hacker keyboard is set up this way as is this one: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/linux101.html The latter has the bonus feature of using buckling spring keys.
Yeah, I like this little section from the Wikipedia entry:
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html
What about securing the coal ash piles? A scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has determined that we release more radioactive material into the environment by burning coal than we actual use in our nuclear plants. To top it off, it is theoretically possible, although time and labor consuming, to extract those radioactive materials from those ash piles and build a nuclear device.
I don't understand why they don't allow people to add free applications to the existing ones that they have now. OK..so, they haven't nailed down how they're going to do paid apps. Big deal. Let people put free ones on their download site for those that don't want to mess around with the SDK. I've also never understood the urge to start twisting on the screen either. "hey, my screen doesn't oreo......oh..now it does"
there doesn't appear to be a lack of those applications for the iPhone.
Some of the gestures can be found in Palm's user manual that isn't included with the device, but has to be downloaded. It's easier to grab the 'tricks and tips' document from precentral along with whatever homebrew applications that people have already made. I don't mind not having 'demanding games' for the device and have no problems with the build quality.
then why bother with an iPhone at all?
IMHO, your assessment still reeks of 'Hollywood' stereotypes. Only 'blue collar'??? Singles groups have replaced the packs of old biddies with nothing better to do than mind other people's business. An engineer/geek is 2nd rate compared to the soon-to-be doctors and lawyers for those in their 20s (throw a rock in any direction here and you'll probably hit a med, dental, or law student). For those over 30, all the good ones are taken, leaving the hideous or those with mental problems, which isn't any different than the general population.
They get those benefits when the are incarcerated you bloody idiot!
BTW, you really have a backwards, insulting view of religion. Have you ever been inside of a church or did you get the idea that's how it is from movies about "The South" or the Amish?
It depends on what jobs you're looking for. There are tech/engineering jobs in those areas. If your idea of fun driving is a lot twisty winding roads, then you better look somewhere else (the closest would be in the Ozarks or the Black Hills). But if you like empty blacktop that stretches to the horizon, you can find plenty of that. The rednecks in those areas aren't the cousin marrying types (go to souther Appalachia..WV on down for those).
I got that message too. Hey, at least they're honest and aren't wasting your money.
Yeah, you see her walk around the corner and the blood drains out of her face as she's thinking "oh shit! WTF have I gotten myself into...oh well, look on the bright side..I'll get free dinner out of it.."
yeah, but most that classify themselves as that only qualify for one of those descriptions and it's not the latter. Also a lot of women on these sites seem to think that voluptuous is a synonym for obese. But eventually, they'll find some sad sack that will want them. The same is not true for us fat guys.
yep. It gets worse as the only ones that ever gave a shit about you start to die off.
It also sounds like a good way to end up dead in an alley and none of your friends & family knowing what happened to you.
I think such sites already exist: http://www.millionairematch.com/ or http://sugardaddie.com/
A friend of mine is a driver for a local fuel distributor and he was saying that there was some talk about ethanol being mixed in with gasoline at the refineries and that mixture would be send out via the pipelines. Currently, he apparently has to mix the two when he loads his truck (drive over to the ADM terminal and get X gallons of ethanol and then drive to the pipeline terminal to pick up 9X gallons of gasoline). I'm guessing that this never got beyond the 'talk phase' because of the condensation issue?
Remember....Nannies KRudd & Bligh know what's best for you.
What characteristics are you referring to? I know that when I use gasoline with 10% ethanol, my vehicle gets worse fuel mileage. Relatives that have rented flex fuel vehicles and ran them on E-85 have also reported getting horrible mileage. Given that ethanol has less energy per gallon than gasoline, it isn't that surprising.
If you want to have E-85 readily available, move to the upper Midwest of the US. I know of one station that had more pumps dedicated to ethanol blended fuels (E-25,E40,E85) than regular gasoline.
If Apple doesn't want these people for iTunes Music Store customers, then Amazon will gladly take them. Especially since the Amazon music purchase application is bundled with the Pre and it can be hacked to download music over Sprint's network in addition to WiFi.
They don't last the stated lifespan because they are meant to stay on for at least 15 minutes at a time. So the following scenario is killing the installed CFLs: turn on the lights when entering a room, retrieve something off a shelf, turn around, and turn off the lights when exiting the room. So if you put them in a light fixture that gets turn on & off several times a day and/or where the light is on for less than say 10 minutes, you won't get anywhere close to what the packaging says. The same is true you leave them on for a long time, but your power fluctuates a lot. Also, the lifespan rating is the number of hours that the CFL is on and they assume it will be used for 4 hours a day.
I have no problem with substance abusing hermits. Eliminating taxpayer funded housing, food, health care, etc for self made retards that fail to behave like mature, responsible adults is not supporting a nanny state.
probably a grant from DHS, possibly from spring 2009's PorkZilla.