Any idea on an easy method of making sure Zeitgeist doesn't run? I've have entirely removed it already, but am still up for an easier, clean method. Upstart isn't nearly as straightforward (to me) as rc.conf and has left me tolerating a few daemons I'd rather not in Mint.
I don't find it much easier to remove features from mainstream Linux distros anymore than I do in Windows. The dependencies often prohibit removing even the most useless apps without taking the entire Desktop and other vital things with it. Of course, this is not the case in something like Arch, or Gentoo, but in Windows it's pretty easy to turn services off in Administrative Tasks and even through the registry. Also, I think neither Unity or Gnome3 go out the way to offer customizable UIs.
~ sudo $ apt-get remove completely-unnecessary-application
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED: /*
After this operation, ALL disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
There have been some pretty impressive biomimicry innovations in adhesives through beetles. By skipping to minute 45:50 of this pretty neat BBC documentary, Plastic - How it Works, you can see a cool example.
*Hands in geek card* Would it be offensive to suggest the Chinese are going to be super-badass in the field of Biomimicry in the future? They sure are getting a lot of experience in reverse-engineering.
Beautifully said and even informative; but I still think the 'community' could use a little less venom and bit more positive input. The comment directly below says a lot. Not only do superfluous vilifications of the author distract from the article, many are oft no more eloquent than what they strive to belittle.
Now on to Biomimicry?
I'll take the trace-elements of pretentiousness and excessive punctuation allegedly within the article-summary gladly before I'll tolerate another narcissistic frothing comment from another hissing pedant of trivialities. Lighten up folks. Why not be satisfied that other slashers are trying. As if the NSA couldn't find some old POS you wrote somewhere along the path of life. And the same for anyone else too. Also, don't take this personally -- it was an opportunity to address multiple grouches at once. At least you provided what could possibly be argued as constructive criticism.
I didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed; I just aint gotten into it yet.
With a little Transglutaminase and MSG added to the recipe, there could be a lucrative market for obsolete or misbehaving cyborgs, perhaps in places like Papua New Guinea, or certainly in Washington, D.C.
Sir, is it not as if we didn't already have enough lips and assholes here on Earth? Now when we find swirling masses of bratwursts obscured in fine lager, the we shall have something to celebrate. Until then, control yourself man! They're probably not even kosher.
I wonder what affects the cloud more; the weather, or the temperament of government. I for one, welcome mother nature before her disaffected authoritarian underlords.
"And if you want to become an Islamic radical and are ready to be circumcised, I invite you to Moscow. We are a multi-faith country and we have experts who can do it. And I would advise them to carry out that operation in such a way that nothing would grow in that place again."
"I thought you only needed a plastic bag and the will to do it for asphyxiation."
Surely you are correct; but I was only stating that I've been unable to find any report of such items as plastic bags or anything else. And it's pretty darned difficult to suffocate yourself with a plastic bag if you don't have a plastic bag. It would also be a comparably unusual method of suicide.
I just wanted to clarify that bit. And I am only expression suspicion -- not making wild claims while clad in aluminum plate-mail.
The general consensus seems that the stress of starting diaspora* lead him to suicide; but I've never fully accepted it, even though it's reported he suffered Asperger's and that his mom thought he was depressed. I have never been able to find details on his suicide other than reports that he died of asphyxiation -- something that can be difficult to achieve without the right "tools". Almost immediately after his death, a "suicide note" was posted on the internet, then removed shortly after. From what I remember, the coroner's report was delayed for a few weeks or more, and the police-report didn't mention what item Ilya used to kill himself, yet "suicide" was prematurely announced by nearly every media outlet.
It was a project that caught a lot of attention; from the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, to Mark Zuckerberg himself.
At one point in their startup, Papal froze their donation account.
Perhaps the line of logic was; that the effects of melatonin-deficiency induced circadian-dysrhythmia would have one sleeping more during the day than at night, thus reducing exposure to the sun and causing paling. That was my first thought when I read the original comment. Maybe melanin was never considered. And most geeks I know, do indeed spend their time primarily indoors and in front of melatonin-depleting monitors.
I actually can't imagine modding that comment "offtopic". But I am not normal, at all.
When will the fruits of plebeian slumber ripen to rouse the famished! I've dreamt of many things -- of kingdoms and of hells, of riches and great struggles. But come the rising sun, its searing breath upon a weary head, behold, the cozy quietus posing as another wakeful day.
For any unlikely person who cares, I am slightly, but only slightly in error on the pastebin-vs-Wordpress thing. It seems it is not exclusively the URL mentioned above, but all pastebin URLs which cannot be posted. Also, the video has since been changed.
While trying to link to the files (from TFA) on my independently hosted Wordpress-based website, I encountered a very peculiar situation where any attempt to include this link: http://pastebin.com/BuabHTvr -- resulted in a failed or deleted post. That link directs to the files mentioned in the story above. But any effort to include it in a post on Wordpress results in an error message.
I have created a video to document the experience here.
I'd really appreciate any insight as to WTF this is happening. And please pardon the quality in advance; I spent waaaay too much time trying to edit out the black-space, but either I don't get pitivi, or it sucks. Anyway, it must be watched in HD to see the text.
It's a kind of cumulative effect. In the midst of viewing, receiving and contemplating various complaints, one that bewails a 24 hour delay in news stands out, especially when the source of publication is not necessarily specifically oriented to the topic. I am actually taking more time to type this reply than the previous, partially because you make a point I can't disagree with. I think we should spend more time voting in the Recents and submitting that which we deem relevant, than lamenting. But I don't at all suggest lack of credibility for all complaints either. It's simply unreasonable to expect a single source to cover everything, and when 10% of the (senior?) audience complains about the posts that come through, i.e. this post here, it makes it almost more unreasonable.
As for karma whoring, you may be self-projecting; after all, you're posting AC. You also took the time to reply after criticizing me for doing the same, so I don't know what else to say, other than I agree with you on one point; better use of time and effort is good, and the benefits are shared. So pardon the "stones" if you will, though I hope you got my point too.
- Your juicy, lubricious karma strumpet, eager whore of impossible systems (which karma seems to be, at least in this twisted fucking mess of a Universe)
Dear AC,
Please edit and submit such stories when you discover them. The world is large and contains much news and your contributions might help sort it. If you have found, or do find an outlet successfully aggregating the sum of global affairs and technically-related interests, please inform the poor slashdot community at your earliest convenience and help spare us any delay in bleeding edge media coverage. Also, you might consider that if such high expectations are achieved, that less time for quality-control will be available and your valuable time may then be taken by your complaints on that matter.
Please rest assured that every possible effort is being made by the community to provide a solution to your grievance. With any luck, maybe slashdot can be as reliable as something like the BBC or Fox News.
Sincerely,
Trying
Slashdot Mirror
Any idea on an easy method of making sure Zeitgeist doesn't run? I've have entirely removed it already, but am still up for an easier, clean method. Upstart isn't nearly as straightforward (to me) as rc.conf and has left me tolerating a few daemons I'd rather not in Mint.
I don't find it much easier to remove features from mainstream Linux distros anymore than I do in Windows. The dependencies often prohibit removing even the most useless apps without taking the entire Desktop and other vital things with it. Of course, this is not the case in something like Arch, or Gentoo, but in Windows it's pretty easy to turn services off in Administrative Tasks and even through the registry. Also, I think neither Unity or Gnome3 go out the way to offer customizable UIs.
/*
~ sudo $ apt-get remove completely-unnecessary-application
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
After this operation, ALL disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
There have been some pretty impressive biomimicry innovations in adhesives through beetles. By skipping to minute 45:50 of this pretty neat BBC documentary, Plastic - How it Works, you can see a cool example.
Now about that spelling....
*Hands in geek card* Would it be offensive to suggest the Chinese are going to be super-badass in the field of Biomimicry in the future? They sure are getting a lot of experience in reverse-engineering.
Beautifully said and even informative; but I still think the 'community' could use a little less venom and bit more positive input. The comment directly below says a lot. Not only do superfluous vilifications of the author distract from the article, many are oft no more eloquent than what they strive to belittle.
Now on to Biomimicry?
I'll take the trace-elements of pretentiousness and excessive punctuation allegedly within the article-summary gladly before I'll tolerate another narcissistic frothing comment from another hissing pedant of trivialities. Lighten up folks. Why not be satisfied that other slashers are trying. As if the NSA couldn't find some old POS you wrote somewhere along the path of life. And the same for anyone else too. Also, don't take this personally -- it was an opportunity to address multiple grouches at once. At least you provided what could possibly be argued as constructive criticism.
I didn't get up on the wrong side of the bed; I just aint gotten into it yet.
With a little Transglutaminase and MSG added to the recipe, there could be a lucrative market for obsolete or misbehaving cyborgs, perhaps in places like Papua New Guinea, or certainly in Washington, D.C.
Sir, is it not as if we didn't already have enough lips and assholes here on Earth? Now when we find swirling masses of bratwursts obscured in fine lager, the we shall have something to celebrate. Until then, control yourself man! They're probably not even kosher.
I wonder what affects the cloud more; the weather, or the temperament of government. I for one, welcome mother nature before her disaffected authoritarian underlords.
Fear the couldbusters!
Considering the relative proximity to this extremely badass crater, I'll consider it.
On a different note; oh how beneath the glorious reign of Reinheitsgebot I'd love to have a corpulent barrel of dunkel in this place.
"And if you want to become an Islamic radical and are ready to be circumcised, I invite you to Moscow. We are a multi-faith country and we have experts who can do it. And I would advise them to carry out that operation in such a way that nothing would grow in that place again."
"I thought you only needed a plastic bag and the will to do it for asphyxiation."
Surely you are correct; but I was only stating that I've been unable to find any report of such items as plastic bags or anything else. And it's pretty darned difficult to suffocate yourself with a plastic bag if you don't have a plastic bag. It would also be a comparably unusual method of suicide.
I just wanted to clarify that bit. And I am only expression suspicion -- not making wild claims while clad in aluminum plate-mail.
The general consensus seems that the stress of starting diaspora* lead him to suicide; but I've never fully accepted it, even though it's reported he suffered Asperger's and that his mom thought he was depressed. I have never been able to find details on his suicide other than reports that he died of asphyxiation -- something that can be difficult to achieve without the right "tools". Almost immediately after his death, a "suicide note" was posted on the internet, then removed shortly after. From what I remember, the coroner's report was delayed for a few weeks or more, and the police-report didn't mention what item Ilya used to kill himself, yet "suicide" was prematurely announced by nearly every media outlet.
It was a project that caught a lot of attention; from the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, to Mark Zuckerberg himself.
At one point in their startup, Papal froze their donation account.
Whatever the truth of the situation be, I don't dispute any aspect of it. I do remain curious though. Here's an old interview with Ilya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3QwvlnhpDSo
Perhaps the line of logic was; that the effects of melatonin-deficiency induced circadian-dysrhythmia would have one sleeping more during the day than at night, thus reducing exposure to the sun and causing paling. That was my first thought when I read the original comment. Maybe melanin was never considered. And most geeks I know, do indeed spend their time primarily indoors and in front of melatonin-depleting monitors.
I actually can't imagine modding that comment "offtopic". But I am not normal, at all.
Bob Parsons has subdued many elephants by having this guy sing Justin Bieber.
Note on image: The rifle is for non-believers.
When will the fruits of plebeian slumber ripen to rouse the famished! I've dreamt of many things -- of kingdoms and of hells, of riches and great struggles. But come the rising sun, its searing breath upon a weary head, behold, the cozy quietus posing as another wakeful day.
and one giant leap toward manned solar expeditions!
For any unlikely person who cares, I am slightly, but only slightly in error on the pastebin-vs-Wordpress thing. It seems it is not exclusively the URL mentioned above, but all pastebin URLs which cannot be posted. Also, the video has since been changed.
While trying to link to the files (from TFA) on my independently hosted Wordpress-based website, I encountered a very peculiar situation where any attempt to include this link: http://pastebin.com/BuabHTvr -- resulted in a failed or deleted post. That link directs to the files mentioned in the story above. But any effort to include it in a post on Wordpress results in an error message.
I have created a video to document the experience here.
I'd really appreciate any insight as to WTF this is happening. And please pardon the quality in advance; I spent waaaay too much time trying to edit out the black-space, but either I don't get pitivi, or it sucks. Anyway, it must be watched in HD to see the text.
Bill Hicks inspired me deeply. I miss him and can think of no better angry poet. Excellent stuff.
And to the louts expressing satisfaction at his death, Bill Hicks forgives you. Now fuck off!
And, maybe: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/business/book-reviewers-for-hire-meet-a-demand-for-online-raves.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/business/book-reviewers-for-hire-meet-a-demand-for-online-raves.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all ?
Still searching, but figured I'd drop this one for now.
It's a kind of cumulative effect. In the midst of viewing, receiving and contemplating various complaints, one that bewails a 24 hour delay in news stands out, especially when the source of publication is not necessarily specifically oriented to the topic. I am actually taking more time to type this reply than the previous, partially because you make a point I can't disagree with. I think we should spend more time voting in the Recents and submitting that which we deem relevant, than lamenting. But I don't at all suggest lack of credibility for all complaints either. It's simply unreasonable to expect a single source to cover everything, and when 10% of the (senior?) audience complains about the posts that come through, i.e. this post here, it makes it almost more unreasonable.
As for karma whoring, you may be self-projecting; after all, you're posting AC. You also took the time to reply after criticizing me for doing the same, so I don't know what else to say, other than I agree with you on one point; better use of time and effort is good, and the benefits are shared. So pardon the "stones" if you will, though I hope you got my point too.
- Your juicy, lubricious karma strumpet, eager whore of impossible systems (which karma seems to be, at least in this twisted fucking mess of a Universe)
Dear AC,
Please edit and submit such stories when you discover them. The world is large and contains much news and your contributions might help sort it. If you have found, or do find an outlet successfully aggregating the sum of global affairs and technically-related interests, please inform the poor slashdot community at your earliest convenience and help spare us any delay in bleeding edge media coverage. Also, you might consider that if such high expectations are achieved, that less time for quality-control will be available and your valuable time may then be taken by your complaints on that matter.
Please rest assured that every possible effort is being made by the community to provide a solution to your grievance. With any luck, maybe slashdot can be as reliable as something like the BBC or Fox News.
Sincerely,
Trying