Re:Blam! The answer (I think) and A question
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As a thought, try "mem=127M", if that works dance and be happy. I don't remember exactly why but some mb's don't let you have all the ram.
Re: Easy to learn != Easy to use (Wish List)
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Just as a thought, I would say that most people who have an opinion on the GIMP's interface have only run it a few times and got annoyed when they couldn't figure out how to draw a box within three seconds of seeing the program. And the answer to your question is yes, there are both simple and powerful ways to draw simple or complex shapes, RTFM. I'll say the GIMP is very usable once you give yourself a chance to understand it. The _reality_ holding it back from heavy professional use is, like he said, the color handling. Also, it isn't the right mouse button, it's the center one that's the issue. The right number of buttons is 3.
Re:OSC and child sexuality
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This does not deserve to be -1. It is obviously not "Offtopic" and it's not written to be inflammatory so I can only conclude that it's been bumped down because someone doesn't agree with it. But it doesn't even say anything, so there isn't anything to disagree with, unless you're allergic to hypothetical questions. It is an interesting thought, and it isn't intended to suggest that Card is a pedophile. Think before you moderate, if at all possible.
I haven't read what he wrote for the Mormons, but the assertion that he's deeply homophobic is definitely not true. He has homosexual characters in his works that are portrayed very positively. Read The Ships of Earth for one example.
That _isn't_ the primary theme in either Ender's Game or this new book (judging from the sample) so, if I may ask, what exactly is your point? The actual theme of Ender's Game is truly well done.
I'm sorry if I sound harsh, and this isn't directed at you specifically. I just don't see why, every time an author or book, or movie, comes up here on Slashdot, there's a bunch of people eager to say "I think it sucks" or "I don't like it" or "this is flawed because". It's as if they're trying to say, "I'm better than all you people who like it, because I'm smart enough to see that, in truth, it sucks." Can't you accept that it might really have some worth that you don't see? I just can't understand this attitude. It's easier to criticize, but truly enjoying a work of art is more fulfilling.
I personally prefer the console-based micq, but I think the most popular is licq. There also seems to be something called clicq... licq is here others, search freshmeat.net for icq.
Maybe "tribe" has that connotation to you, but I think anyone with a tribal heritage would be offended at that implication. The definition in Webster's doesn't suggest any such connotation. In fact one of the definitions is simply "a group of persons having o common character, occupation, or interest". So unless you can quote something more authoritative than Webster's, that's your opinion.
It's really rather funny when you think about it. Fans of American football don't understand the intense and dynamic tactics used on a professional soccer field, so they assume it doesn't exist. Real sports tactics don't involve getting the team together for nearly a minute before _each_ and _every_ play and saying, "Duh, what do we do for the next five seconds?"
I would like this explained... I'm the sort of person who's allergic to just about everything and I sneeze all the time. I would like to know what _not_ to do, since otherwise I'm likely to stumble upon the secret of sneezing wrong by accident.
Your idiot cynical tendancies are wrong! You should be so excited! No bugs? YAAAY! It'll be so great to get this completely new thing before all the bugs and viruses start to hit. Well, I guess that's just the bonus you get for living on the cutting edge!
On a side note, I need to shoot something right about now, and I don't have Quake. Fortunately (for the NRA and the people around me) I don't have a gun either. Dang.
The characters aren't supposed to be all that likable, and anyone who has an understanding of technology will have to work hard to suspend disbelief to read almost any technological fiction. But if you don't like Gibson, you don't like Gibson; just understand that the parts you don't like are some of the parts that the rest of us like so much.
Not really. If the money becomes the reason you're doing it, the work itself gradually loses its appeal. Money isn't really a good long-term motivator for creative pursuits. But it's certainly possible to enjoy work that you're paid for, as long as the money doesn't become the most important part. Ideally, you write code because that's who you are, and getting paid is just society's way of thanking you. If the money becomes the focus, then you become a sort of businessman, and can start to have no fun, unless of course the business becomes the art (Bill Gates). But the blanket statement "if you get paid it isn't fun" is simply untrue.
I think that often, Anonymous Cowards are trying to get a feel for the community before joining it as a named member. They want to maybe post a couple notes to see how they're received, so they can be more productive and on-topic after they register. Also, it seems to me that when communities fall apart, it's because of major disagreements among older, long-established members with a significant following. I'm sorry, but I don't really see any validity in the statement that AC's are the most common destructive force. They're an important part of Slashdot, in my opinion, and I wouldn't want that to change. Anybody agree with Katz on this issue? I'd like to hear examples if anyone can provide some.
That isn't FUD, that's advertising, to a point. I mean, this site is in some ways analagous to say www.microsoft.com, or www.be.com (in function I mean). It's not going to treat Linux as if it were on equal ground with all other OSes, it's going to treat Linux as if it were the best OS there is. This is really what people expect, when they go to "www.linux.com". If they want to hear how good FreeBSD is, they'll go to its site. Obviously they're expected to be true to the facts, but I don't think this is exactly a forum for equal consideration. They're not just trying to _inform_, they're trying to _sell_ people on Linux. This isn't FUD. This is something that Linux needs done, if you want more people to use it, which I won't get into. As for the site itself, I think it's an excellent design; far better than www.microsoft.com, which, through almost all of its incarnations, can be used as an excellent example of how NOT to design a web page. www.linux.com is the best new website I've seen in a while. It's pleasant to see, it's professional, and it has _content_. So far I'm impressed. Keep up the good work, linux.com people.
The Netscape problem has been discussed on RH's Bugzilla and seems to be trivial. just do chkfontpath --add/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi then /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart and the problem should go away (works4me) see bug 2386 on http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla/
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As a thought, try "mem=127M", if that works dance and be happy. I don't remember exactly why but some mb's don't let you have all the ram.
Just as a thought, I would say that most people who have an opinion on the GIMP's interface have only run it a few times and got annoyed when they couldn't figure out how to draw a box within three seconds of seeing the program. And the answer to your question is yes, there are both simple and powerful ways to draw simple or complex shapes, RTFM. I'll say the GIMP is very usable once you give yourself a chance to understand it. The _reality_ holding it back from heavy professional use is, like he said, the color handling.
Also, it isn't the right mouse button, it's the center one that's the issue. The right number of buttons is 3.
This does not deserve to be -1. It is obviously not "Offtopic" and it's not written to be inflammatory so I can only conclude that it's been bumped down because someone doesn't agree with it. But it doesn't even say anything, so there isn't anything to disagree with, unless you're allergic to hypothetical questions. It is an interesting thought, and it isn't intended to suggest that Card is a pedophile. Think before you moderate, if at all possible.
I haven't read what he wrote for the Mormons, but the assertion that he's deeply homophobic is definitely not true. He has homosexual characters in his works that are portrayed very positively. Read The Ships of Earth for one example.
That _isn't_ the primary theme in either Ender's Game or this new book (judging from the sample) so, if I may ask, what exactly is your point? The actual theme of Ender's Game is truly well done.
I'm sorry if I sound harsh, and this isn't directed at you specifically. I just don't see why, every time an author or book, or movie, comes up here on Slashdot, there's a bunch of people eager to say "I think it sucks" or "I don't like it" or "this is flawed because". It's as if they're trying to say, "I'm better than all you people who like it, because I'm smart enough to see that, in truth, it sucks." Can't you accept that it might really have some worth that you don't see? I just can't understand this attitude. It's easier to criticize, but truly enjoying a work of art is more fulfilling.
I personally prefer the console-based micq, but I think the most popular is licq. There also seems to be something called clicq...
licq is here
others, search freshmeat.net for icq.
Maybe "tribe" has that connotation to you, but I think anyone with a tribal heritage would be offended at that implication. The definition in Webster's doesn't suggest any such connotation. In fact one of the definitions is simply "a group of persons having o common character, occupation, or interest". So unless you can quote something more authoritative than Webster's, that's your opinion.
It's really rather funny when you think about it. Fans of American football don't understand the intense and dynamic tactics used on a professional soccer field, so they assume it doesn't exist. Real sports tactics don't involve getting the team together for nearly a minute before _each_ and _every_ play and saying, "Duh, what do we do for the next five seconds?"
No, it's:
gnome-session
and also:
startkde
I would like this explained... I'm the sort of person who's allergic to just about everything and I sneeze all the time. I would like to know what _not_ to do, since otherwise I'm likely to stumble upon the secret of sneezing wrong by accident.
Your idiot cynical tendancies are wrong! You should be so excited! No bugs? YAAAY! It'll be so great to get this completely new thing before all the bugs and viruses start to hit. Well, I guess that's just the bonus you get for living on the cutting edge!
On a side note, I need to shoot something right about now, and I don't have Quake. Fortunately (for the NRA and the people around me) I don't have a gun either. Dang.
The characters aren't supposed to be all that likable, and anyone who has an understanding of technology will have to work hard to suspend disbelief to read almost any technological fiction. But if you don't like Gibson, you don't like Gibson; just understand that the parts you don't like are some of the parts that the rest of us like so much.
Not really. If the money becomes the reason you're doing it, the work itself gradually loses its appeal. Money isn't really a good long-term motivator for creative pursuits. But it's certainly possible to enjoy work that you're paid for, as long as the money doesn't become the most important part. Ideally, you write code because that's who you are, and getting paid is just society's way of thanking you. If the money becomes the focus, then you become a sort of businessman, and can start to have no fun, unless of course the business becomes the art (Bill Gates). But the blanket statement "if you get paid it isn't fun" is simply untrue.
I want a gf that dares me to make posts on Slashdot.
I think that'd be cool.
I think that often, Anonymous Cowards are trying to get a feel for the community before joining it as a named member. They want to maybe post a couple notes to see how they're received, so they can be more productive and on-topic after they register. Also, it seems to me that when communities fall apart, it's because of major disagreements among older, long-established members with a significant following. I'm sorry, but I don't really see any validity in the statement that AC's are the most common destructive force. They're an important part of Slashdot, in my opinion, and I wouldn't want that to change. Anybody agree with Katz on this issue? I'd like to hear examples if anyone can provide some.
That isn't FUD, that's advertising, to a point. I mean, this site is in some ways analagous to say www.microsoft.com, or www.be.com (in function I mean). It's not going to treat Linux as if it were on equal ground with all other OSes, it's going to treat Linux as if it were the best OS there is. This is really what people expect, when they go to "www.linux.com". If they want to hear how good FreeBSD is, they'll go to its site. Obviously they're expected to be true to the facts, but I don't think this is exactly a forum for equal consideration. They're not just trying to _inform_, they're trying to _sell_ people on Linux. This isn't FUD. This is something that Linux needs done, if you want more people to use it, which I won't get into.
As for the site itself, I think it's an excellent design; far better than www.microsoft.com, which, through almost all of its incarnations, can be used as an excellent example of how NOT to design a web page. www.linux.com is the best new website I've seen in a while. It's pleasant to see, it's professional, and it has _content_. So far I'm impressed. Keep up the good work, linux.com people.
The Netscape problem has been discussed on RH's Bugzilla and seems to be trivial. just do /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
chkfontpath --add
then
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart
and the problem should go away (works4me)
see bug 2386 on http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla/