As someone who was (and sometimes still is) intensely introverted, I think the grandparent post was simply nudging toward the fact that introversion can be stifling and is, in that sense, often unfortunate. In my view, anything that limits one's options is.
I'm happy as an introvert being alone, but I'm happiest when I don't have the requirement of being alone to enjoy myself. KnowwhatImean?
When it becomes an impediment (or inconvenience) to staying healthy, a person would be wise to not assume themselves permanently incapable of operating outside their current, relatively confined comfort zone. I think this is true in all areas of life and adapting/learning.
A few months ago, my keyboard of 8 years finally died. Several keys simply stopped working, and no amount of disassembly and cleaning would revive them. I was distraught; there went my primary interface to the world! What was I to do?!? The exact model had stopped being produced long ago...
Know what I did? I bought a $10 keyboard made by GE (yes, the lightbulb people), and I haven't looked back since.
I now realize I made too much fuss over obtaining and preserving the uber keyboard. So long as the thing clicks (or doesn't) the way it ought to and has a reasonable key travel, the rest is superfluous IMHO.
I'll never pay over $10 for a keyboard again (until inflation proves me wrong).
While I don't think I would entirely avoid GNOME because of an oft-used poorly-designed file selector, I can see the point of putting effort into redesigning it. As a standard GTK+ widget, users interact with it frequently, and the current version really does need work.
I've been using Windows XP for the past few months, and one of the first things I re-noticed upon booting and using Linux this afternoon was how clunky the current GTK+ file selector dialogs are--no joke.
and frankly i haven't heard of non-hostile environment involving more than 10 people in a deserted island with lots of food and jolly sunshine happiness to keep them away from their computers.
I'm not the AC to whom you're referring, but I'll reply anyway.
Had you extended your quote enough to not unfairly remove it from its context, we could see the About page actually says "MillionManLan 2 continues the mission to hold the largest lanparty in the world."
They merely state it as their mission, not as an accomplished feat.
I was quite pleased to see Michael's comment. Usually I have to wade through five or ten user-posted comments and apply all of their various corrections just to get a composite version of a news blurb that isn't wrong in some fundamental way. This way is much quicker.
More importantly, boy is it amusing to see these damn sloppy submitters put in their place =].
Customers who wear clothes also shop for:
* Clean Underwear from Amazon's Target Store
* Ladybug Rain Boots from Amazon's Nordstrom Store
* Pet Socks from Amazon's Urban Outfitters Store
* Helicopter Sleepwear Sets for Baby from Amazon's Old Navy Store
i'm not sure which i find more disturbing -- that amazon has a way of determining when its customers are/aren't wearing clothes, that some geeks tinkering with potato guns are doing it in the nude, or that others are doing it in ladybug rain boots and pet socks...
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Actually, swm is correct.
The relevant offending code: for (int i=0; fNextFile || dwLastError!=ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES; i++) { // yadda yadda yadda... }
As swm suggested, consider the scenario where fNextFile is false and dwLastError is ERROR_CANT_READ_DIRECTORY (Note that I made up this constant's name because I'm not sure of the actual one). Then the condition necessary for the loop to repeat can be described as follows:
quite frankly, no friend of mine is allowed to pull out and make use of a self-heating toilet right in front of me when i'm out skiing and trying to have a good time.
"show-me-yours and I'll-show-you-mine"?! What kind of self-absorbed phallic wars are we engaging in here? Personally, I'm beyond a little disappointed that such a supposedly enlightened "geek" culture as Slashdot's could be so preoccupied with something that is nothing more than glorified penis worship. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
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As someone who was (and sometimes still is) intensely introverted, I think the grandparent post was simply nudging toward the fact that introversion can be stifling and is, in that sense, often unfortunate. In my view, anything that limits one's options is.
I'm happy as an introvert being alone, but I'm happiest when I don't have the requirement of being alone to enjoy myself. KnowwhatImean?
When it becomes an impediment (or inconvenience) to staying healthy, a person would be wise to not assume themselves permanently incapable of operating outside their current, relatively confined comfort zone. I think this is true in all areas of life and adapting/learning.
Try going to http://www.ideaflood.com/youre_a_bunch_of_asswipes
I think their 404 page is broken =]
A few months ago, my keyboard of 8 years finally died. Several keys simply stopped working, and no amount of disassembly and cleaning would revive them. I was distraught; there went my primary interface to the world! What was I to do?!? The exact model had stopped being produced long ago...
Know what I did? I bought a $10 keyboard made by GE (yes, the lightbulb people), and I haven't looked back since.
I now realize I made too much fuss over obtaining and preserving the uber keyboard. So long as the thing clicks (or doesn't) the way it ought to and has a reasonable key travel, the rest is superfluous IMHO.
I'll never pay over $10 for a keyboard again (until inflation proves me wrong).
...about the devastating results of too many alterations?
While I don't think I would entirely avoid GNOME because of an oft-used poorly-designed file selector, I can see the point of putting effort into redesigning it. As a standard GTK+ widget, users interact with it frequently, and the current version really does need work.
I've been using Windows XP for the past few months, and one of the first things I re-noticed upon booting and using Linux this afternoon was how clunky the current GTK+ file selector dialogs are--no joke.
and frankly i haven't heard of non-hostile environment involving more than 10 people in a deserted island with lots of food and jolly sunshine happiness to keep them away from their computers.
You apparently haven't read Lord of the Flies =]
I'm not the AC to whom you're referring, but I'll reply anyway.
Had you extended your quote enough to not unfairly remove it from its context, we could see the About page actually says "MillionManLan 2 continues the mission to hold the largest lanparty in the world."
They merely state it as their mission, not as an accomplished feat.
I was quite pleased to see Michael's comment. Usually I have to wade through five or ten user-posted comments and apply all of their various corrections just to get a composite version of a news blurb that isn't wrong in some fundamental way. This way is much quicker.
More importantly, boy is it amusing to see these damn sloppy submitters put in their place =].
Not only did he leave the paper towels out, but there is a MASSIVE SPOOGE MARK right next to them on the desk.
Totally busted.
Let's see him try to "JPEG-artifact" talk his way out of that one.
from the amazon.com page you provided:
Customers who wear clothes also shop for:
* Clean Underwear from Amazon's Target Store
* Ladybug Rain Boots from Amazon's Nordstrom Store
* Pet Socks from Amazon's Urban Outfitters Store
* Helicopter Sleepwear Sets for Baby from Amazon's Old Navy Store
i'm not sure which i find more disturbing -- that amazon has a way of determining when its customers are/aren't wearing clothes, that some geeks tinkering with potato guns are doing it in the nude, or that others are doing it in ladybug rain boots and pet socks...
Actually, swm is correct.
// yadda yadda yadda...
The relevant offending code:
for (int i=0; fNextFile || dwLastError!=ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES; i++) {
}
As swm suggested, consider the scenario where fNextFile is false and dwLastError is ERROR_CANT_READ_DIRECTORY (Note that I made up this constant's name because I'm not sure of the actual one). Then the condition necessary for the loop to repeat can be described as follows:
fNextFile || dwLastError!=ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES
false || true
true
...and so the loop continues endlessly.
quite frankly, no friend of mine is allowed to pull out and make use of a self-heating toilet right in front of me when i'm out skiing and trying to have a good time.
"show-me-yours and I'll-show-you-mine"?! What kind of self-absorbed phallic wars are we engaging in here? Personally, I'm beyond a little disappointed that such a supposedly enlightened "geek" culture as Slashdot's could be so preoccupied with something that is nothing more than glorified penis worship. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
Anyway, here's mine:
PS1="[c=====================8 \W]\\$"
chandra skull meets red meat
anyone else extremely disheartened to find out sony's "airboard" isn't one of those things from back to the future 2?
blue velvet...
poor lighting...
awkward yet seductively-posed subjects..
mmmmm.. amateur calculator porn...
ahh.. yes.. i can finally go to sleep now.. thank you.. that felt good..