The shock occurance of linus at Adelaide has made it's popularity amoung other Australians soar through the roof. Its believed all the skits and parody's of Adelaide being Australia's most borring city will stop right here
Well, when i said KISS i was looking at it from a technological point of view, not the users point of view. Also, an XML file is just something the system can use and the more experienced people can use. Its if the users want a pretty app to be able to edit the xml file in someone, be it either drag and drop (which is not as simple as an XML file from a technological point of view) than so be it.
The My Documents folder on the windows desktop is configurable. I have it pointing at a Maped Network drive which is one of my linux machines serving SMB shares.
The problem with those mockups is that they seem specificaly tailord to GNOME. Ie it uses icons for HOME, Desktop, Most recent files etc but all of these are classic things that are integrated within gnome and no use to someone that uses blackbox or other light window managers as they're primary window manager.
Why cant we just get rid of the icons and by doing so cut down the size of the selector and simplly have a listbox of pre-defined locations to save files?
Also it would be good if that list could be changed by editing a configuration file, maybe an XML file?
Im not saying CD-R's and Mp3's are hurting records sales but im not saying they're not, but to simply say they're not because sales are still up is a little arrogant. Whos to say they wouldn't have gone up more if CD-R's and Mp3's wernt avaliable? I dont anyone could. We'll never really know what impact they've had one sales because interest in music has no doubt spured during the last several years and im not sure if this has anything to do with Mp3s but im sure it has something to do with technology in general. Its makes music more accessable, which Mp3s have had a big play in. So many mp3's are helping record sales, but at the same time, theres tons of kiddies who are ripping and not paying, as i used to when i was 16-20 years old:)
I know i dont make a lot of sense, i didnt want to because i like to confuse. But just imagine!
Woohoo, i've been waiting for these! Did he do 2003 predictions? I think it was 2002 that he said the Amiga will still be vapourware, damn him being right. I bet you (and i havnt read it yet) he wont be saying that this year:)
You could soon carry a stripped-down operating system in your pocket to boot any machine to look like yours.
Thats kinda funny because some people have been talking about doing this with there new Amiga's since the entire OS is only around 50-100M a cheap flash memory stick would make there computer portable.
I believe it's already been stated you can boot off these as well, which is pretty cool.
Heres my amiga prediction. AmigaOS4 Shall be released this year, first as a Developer Pre Release CD for those who purchased the early bird Amiga's and then a free copy of the real CD will be released for those with the early bird systems.
Apparantly the S3 ViRGE made S3 cards known as decelerators. Does this go for my S3 ViRGE GX2 as well, or should my server, which has an onboard ATI Rage Pro become my desktop now?
It may work but it may not. A lot of people believe MacOS fans are the true fanatics, but you have to see what Amigaians will do to their 10 year old hardware to squeeze the last bit of jucie out of them, how they have their workbench hacked to fuggery and back to bring it close to a normal operating system. Amiga's have touched a lot of people and for some reason, a lot of people come back and visit every now and then, and some get sucked back in. Its a strange force, more powerful than any force in existance.
I'm not an Amiga lover, although i did own one. I conduct interviews with past Amiga developers and have fun in the forums, for some reason or another, i cant stop!
Why dont you start you'r own MacOS bounty program?
I wonder if Radio listening has been ont he increase at the same time sales are picking up? I'd take a guess and say yes. But it all comes back down to think like American Idol etc!
I dont know about you, but im starting to feel like some one cares about us down here. I wonder if this is proportional to the influx of Australian actors in Hollywood?
Theres no proof that piracy contributes to higher sales. Infact the reason behind higher sales is because of all these stupid teeny music shows on like $Country Idol, and Popstars and all the other "young talent time"/"micky mouse club" wannabees.
I find the above comment about the governments not knowing something when it is in their face stupid. Just another typical geek lashing out at the government or some other ruling power (microsoft) for no good reason.
I feel market share is well.. not a good indicator, but you can assume something is secure just because it hasnt been broken into or has been found to harbour no holes/security flaws. That is, a product with less market share isnt likly to get as many people "carring" about it over something that has a large market share.
Its my beliefe no one really knows how secure MacOS/Linux/BSD are until they get some real userbase. Although, i feel as OpenBSD may have shown it is somewhat secure, but it'd still be interesting to put it under the same use that Microsoft Windows is used for.
Anyway, its like the fact that every peice of software has bugs. You'll never ever get a peice of software down to having zero bugs, you can only get rid of as much as you can and then stop worrying about it. The same goes for security holes, you'll never get rid of all of them and you 'll only know those ones that do exist through major use and testing and those that get used the most and tested the most are more than likly to show up the most bugs/security flaws.
It was an application form written in MSWord that i filled out. I wasnt getting replys so i resent it, this time in MSWord and OpenOffice. Actualy the original was in MSWord too but i used openoffice save it and it was all crudy!
Could this lead to harvisting light? As in, freeze large areas (100-1000m3) of light and then using the light to produce energy?
Im not pretending to know what im talking about but it sounds as if one day we'll be able to cut light right out of the sky for where we dont need light, like on the moon or other planets. I was going to say antartica or the ocean but then i thought we'd prolly all die in huge freek weather storms or feeze to death.
But being able to harvest light could be a pretty cool advancement for our growing energy needs. Maybe would could harvest it with huge satelites orbiting the sun and have the light transported back as high energy lazers?
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The shock occurance of linus at Adelaide has made it's popularity amoung other Australians soar through the roof. Its believed all the skits and parody's of Adelaide being Australia's most borring city will stop right here
I dont see why China Europe and America and maybe even Australia (haha) cant all work together, the costs can be lessened that way.
The problem lies with the people in power, they all wanna be the first to do something.
Well, when i said KISS i was looking at it from a technological point of view, not the users point of view. Also, an XML file is just something the system can use and the more experienced people can use. Its if the users want a pretty app to be able to edit the xml file in someone, be it either drag and drop (which is not as simple as an XML file from a technological point of view) than so be it.
The My Documents folder on the windows desktop is configurable. I have it pointing at a Maped Network drive which is one of my linux machines serving SMB shares.
The problem with those mockups is that they seem specificaly tailord to GNOME. Ie it uses icons for HOME, Desktop, Most recent files etc but all of these are classic things that are integrated within gnome and no use to someone that uses blackbox or other light window managers as they're primary window manager.
Why cant we just get rid of the icons and by doing so cut down the size of the selector and simplly have a listbox of pre-defined locations to save files?
Also it would be good if that list could be changed by editing a configuration file, maybe an XML file?
KISS
Im not saying CD-R's and Mp3's are hurting records sales but im not saying they're not, but to simply say they're not because sales are still up is a little arrogant. Whos to say they wouldn't have gone up more if CD-R's and Mp3's wernt avaliable? I dont anyone could. We'll never really know what impact they've had one sales because interest in music has no doubt spured during the last several years and im not sure if this has anything to do with Mp3s but im sure it has something to do with technology in general. Its makes music more accessable, which Mp3s have had a big play in. So many mp3's are helping record sales, but at the same time, theres tons of kiddies who are ripping and not paying, as i used to when i was 16-20 years old :)
I know i dont make a lot of sense, i didnt want to because i like to confuse. But just imagine!
No, but it is like saying "if the tempreture doesnt rise between now and tomorrow it'll be the same or lower than it is right now". :)
Woohoo, i've been waiting for these! Did he do 2003 predictions? I think it was 2002 that he said the Amiga will still be vapourware, damn him being right. I bet you (and i havnt read it yet) he wont be saying that this year :)
You could soon carry a stripped-down operating system in your pocket to boot any machine to look like yours.
Thats kinda funny because some people have been talking about doing this with there new Amiga's since the entire OS is only around 50-100M a cheap flash memory stick would make there computer portable.
I believe it's already been stated you can boot off these as well, which is pretty cool.
Heres my amiga prediction. AmigaOS4 Shall be released this year, first as a Developer Pre Release CD for those who purchased the early bird Amiga's and then a free copy of the real CD will be released for those with the early bird systems.
Apparantly the S3 ViRGE made S3 cards known as decelerators. Does this go for my S3 ViRGE GX2 as well, or should my server, which has an onboard ATI Rage Pro become my desktop now?
Well thats a good reason to purchase an AmigaOne at a dealer closest to you, beofore AmigaOS4 is released and get the OS for free.
Or you could purchase the Pegasos and get MorphOS (an Amiga like operating system) for free.
It may work but it may not. A lot of people believe MacOS fans are the true fanatics, but you have to see what Amigaians will do to their 10 year old hardware to squeeze the last bit of jucie out of them, how they have their workbench hacked to fuggery and back to bring it close to a normal operating system. Amiga's have touched a lot of people and for some reason, a lot of people come back and visit every now and then, and some get sucked back in. Its a strange force, more powerful than any force in existance.
I'm not an Amiga lover, although i did own one. I conduct interviews with past Amiga developers and have fun in the forums, for some reason or another, i cant stop!
Why dont you start you'r own MacOS bounty program?
Why not try AROS and start porting some simple but much needed applicatins from the Unix front?
nerds? Geeks i think is what you'r looking for :)
Damn, at this time of unemployment, i wish i had "wasted my life" playing video games instead of... WTF have i done with my life?
I'm getting a milkyway. No, seriuosly, i am, and thats all :) Thats all i want!
doesnt the melboure yarra river tunnel have this or something similar?
I wonder if Radio listening has been ont he increase at the same time sales are picking up? I'd take a guess and say yes. But it all comes back down to think like American Idol etc!
I dont know about you, but im starting to feel like some one cares about us down here. I wonder if this is proportional to the influx of Australian actors in Hollywood?
Theres no proof that piracy contributes to higher sales. Infact the reason behind higher sales is because of all these stupid teeny music shows on like $Country Idol, and Popstars and all the other "young talent time"/"micky mouse club" wannabees.
I find the above comment about the governments not knowing something when it is in their face stupid. Just another typical geek lashing out at the government or some other ruling power (microsoft) for no good reason.
I dont like ages old british comedy, i have a social life, i do have friends, i do drink beer, im not a nerd, im a geek!
Nerds are a lower form of life!
I feel market share is well.. not a good indicator, but you can assume something is secure just because it hasnt been broken into or has been found to harbour no holes/security flaws. That is, a product with less market share isnt likly to get as many people "carring" about it over something that has a large market share.
Its my beliefe no one really knows how secure MacOS/Linux/BSD are until they get some real userbase. Although, i feel as OpenBSD may have shown it is somewhat secure, but it'd still be interesting to put it under the same use that Microsoft Windows is used for.
Anyway, its like the fact that every peice of software has bugs. You'll never ever get a peice of software down to having zero bugs, you can only get rid of as much as you can and then stop worrying about it. The same goes for security holes, you'll never get rid of all of them and you 'll only know those ones that do exist through major use and testing and those that get used the most and tested the most are more than likly to show up the most bugs/security flaws.
Thats common sense!
It was an application form written in MSWord that i filled out. I wasnt getting replys so i resent it, this time in MSWord and OpenOffice. Actualy the original was in MSWord too but i used openoffice save it and it was all crudy!
We'll there get'n some pretty good lessons latly. That was my poor contribution. btw - im an australian, incase you thought i was yankeee
Could this lead to harvisting light? As in, freeze large areas (100-1000m3) of light and then using the light to produce energy?
Im not pretending to know what im talking about but it sounds as if one day we'll be able to cut light right out of the sky for where we dont need light, like on the moon or other planets. I was going to say antartica or the ocean but then i thought we'd prolly all die in huge freek weather storms or feeze to death.
But being able to harvest light could be a pretty cool advancement for our growing energy needs. Maybe would could harvest it with huge satelites orbiting the sun and have the light transported back as high energy lazers?