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  1. Re:PSA on Midori Linux Powered FIC Aquapad · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nobody ever says, "when I grow up I want to be a Linux developer"

    Surely because Linux developers never grow up?

    Matt

  2. Spare time. on Path of Least Surveillance · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In order to get from A to B, if somebody wants to log onto a website, type in their start and finish addresses (and possibly any sites they want to take in along the way), log off, shut down, put their shoes on and then walk the long way round, then they have got A LOT more spare time than me!

    Or they have something very serious to hide. these camera's don't have that this rediculous face-recognition software, do they?

    Matt

  3. it's vaguely interesting. on Fast Alpha-Blending In Your GUI · · Score: 4, Funny

    Athough I can't really think of any practical reason for it - when I'm working / concentrating I usually minimise all but a couple of windows anyway.

    And I think it could be a little dangerous while surfing at work. You know, the boss comes around and you swiftly alt-tab to your work window...to find that it is 90% transparent.

    Does look nice, though.

    Just a thought,
    Matt.

  4. Re:Physics Analysis Workstation - ROOT on Free Scientific Software for Developing World? · · Score: 1

    Also try the ROOT [root.cern.ch] package. It's also developed at CERN (by the PAW people) but is in C++ (with a built in C++ interpreter) and has much more to it than PAW.

    I wasn't aware of this but I'm going to check it out.
    Also, it's possible to call CERN libraries from C/C++ but amusingly, you need to #include <cfortran.h>. Who says the scientific community is underfunded?
    Joking aside, I've used far too much Fortran doing scientific stuff.

    Matt.

  5. Physics Analysis Workstation. on Free Scientific Software for Developing World? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Developed at CERN
    Great for graphical representation, and statistics. Released under GPL.

    I remember using it about three years ago under Red Hat for reconstruting cosmic ray showers. Can't see any possible problems with Debian...
    It was great for what I was doing.

    Matt.

  6. Re:Export on Mozilla 0.9.6 Released · · Score: 2, Funny

    currently Afghanistan (Taliban controlled areas)

    Which, given the Taleban's advocacy of the Internet, is a crying shame.