Entering the path (with tab-completion like in a shell) into the address bar an Explorer window will display the contents of that folder just fine. How is this different from what you describe? For your example, you can even spare the 'cd '.
I guess if all I wanted to do was change directories, this would be ok (assuming that the focus stays in the URL bar, so that I didn't have to keep clicking there with my mouse). But I also want to see all files that match a regex pattern, rename a batch of files using a while loop, or whatever else I usually do in the shell, and then immediately see the change reflected in the GUI. I hope this is a bit more clear.
No, it doesn't. It's sort of close, but it only goes one way. Open Konq, hit Window -> Show Terminal Emulator. Yes, now they're both at my home directory. Click on some directory in the GUI, and it cd's to that directory in the shell, but if I cd in the shell, it doesn't change directory in the GUI. In fact, this is exactly the wrong way for me. I want to navigate with the shell and visualize with the GUI. Thanks for the tip, though. I guess I didn't explore Konq enough before posting.
The command line is faster if you have a good memory. And it's easier to search for and manipulate files based on their filename/size/type from the command line (assuming you have a decent shell, and a good command of regex expressions). However, if all you want to do is go a couple directories deep and copy a group of files from that directory to another, a file browswer like Konqueror is just as fast. What I think would be great is a shell that's linked to a graphical file browser. If Konsole and Konqueror were linked, such that when I typed, "cd ~/Stuff" in Konsole, Konqueror would act like I'd clicked on "~/Stuff," then I would get the power of a terminal but the easy visualization of the graphical file browser. THAT would be killer.
OMG, maybe thinkgeek has been hiding backwards messaged in URLs for years! Maybe that's why a friend of a friend of mine's second cousin committed suicide after ordering that green laser pointer... Something to think about...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/ocatllik/deathray .s html http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/dedratersinoi tpollo plaenyobwoceht/comonsense.shtml
It seems like that device makers have sortof agreed on a standard. I can buy an mp3 player (ex. Nex IIe), a digital camera (ex. Canon EOS 1D), and a PDA (ex. Sharp Zaurus) that all take CompactFlash. I could probably find a similar combination for the other types of flash memory, but I think they do not have the storage sizes that CF has right now (up to 1 GB, I think). I walked into a computer store the other day and saw desktop systems with built-in flash disk drives (one bay with four slots for the different types).
Where are the moderators? Oh, wait, that's me... must post, though!
People don't seem to be getting the point of the question: UNDERAPPRECIATED movies. For reference, check out Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival. The poster had the right idea. It's cool that I hadn't heard of 3 of the films they mentioned. As far as my own underappreciated films, they are:
Metropolis (the anime) Battle Royale (disturbingly violent genius) Grave of the Fireflies (already mentioned, prepare to not just cry over a film, but grieve) Le Samurai (Woo's inspiration for The Killer)
3000 is quite a lot of theatres for any movie. Of the top five films from last weekend, only one is over 3000 theatres (although they were all pretty close). Check the figures. I've heard this 800 number thrown about, notably in the LA Times and the link provided in the story. I believe that Disney has simply stated that it will recieve a "wide theatrical release". Generally wide releases are considered 1000+ theatres, according to Anime News Network (not that they're really experts).
Also, I've been saying for weeks that Disney should be behind a Spirited Away win, because they have more to gain from it winning than Lilo & Stitch. L&S is already out on DVD, so I don't think SA going back to theatres is an overlapping concern.
you actuall have a fannypack with you, that the author doesn't tell you at the outset, but you can tell by typing "i". in it is a screwdriver to unscrew the plaque from the base of the howitzer to the north. you can pull off the plaque (and get 5 points) to reveal a hole, with a spray paint can and a howitzer shell inside. you can go spray paint the booth for another 5 points, at which point it tells you you have done everything the demo allows.
all I could do was turn the faucet to fill the fountain, and fire the gun with no bullets (can turn it n,s,e,w and raise it 30,60,90). I can't seem to any damage to anything.
Linking to this game is the worst thing you could have done, as far as my morning productivity goes. I figured out PUTPBAD 1, but PUTPBAD 2 is driving me mad. Must... stop... before... mind is mush... Somebody help me out!
1) Create a profile for your child in Netscape/Mozilla 2) Monitor their history (ctrl-h) 3) Let them know that you are monitoring the history and that you do not want them to clear it.
This is what I recommended to a friend of mine who is the parent of a 9 year old. Part 3 is optional, I guess, if the kid doesn't even know what the history is. They will figure it out, and learn how to clear it, but maybe it gives the parent a few weeks to monitor what their child does. After that, the parent would probably have to do part 3, and punish the kid if they find an empty history. Soon they will figure out how to edit the history, though. Does anyone know how to lock down the history? Read and write, but no deletion?
Are you new? I see this question every freaking time/. posts an anime story. I'm starting to believe that it's actually posted by anime fans who want to give their fellow anime fans an opportunity to karma whore. The replies are always "it's a medium, lots of crap, some good," followed by the poster's personal top-ten of anime, which rarely deviates from the standard top-ten of anime, except maybe for some fansub-du-jour that they throw in to let everyone know that they're still "current". God knows, I've been tempted to do it myself. I don't see this question asked about Linux every time some story is posted about version X.YrcZ of some distro. "What is it you guys see in Linux? What is it as a whole that makes you such great fans of it? I tried to install DragonBallZ Linux, and it seemed to fight with me for days while nothing actually happened...". People then posting their favorite distros for 80 comments, moderators modding up the comments about distributions they like...
From here on in, let it be known that this question has been answered, numerous times. Look up an anime favorites list on google or just check the commentary in any/. anime story, watch some of the recommended shows, and decide for yourself.
I use KaZaA Lite under Wine, and it's not pretty, but it does the job. Gnutella has its problems AND it's ugly. Maybe it's just I don't like the GTK look of gtk-gnutella. Maybe if somebody made me a kde-gnutella...
I've found that Napster for music, eDonkey for large files works pretty well.
I assume you mean KaZaA for music...
Just a few comments on your comment. KaZaA (Lite) works in Linux under Wine. The KaZaA Lite site even links to instructions on how to get it working. The fact that KaZaA is a closed protocol is not the reason it doesn't work for everyone. No one program is going to work for everyone. KaZaA works for most people I know, from the indie rock fans, to the hip-hop fans, to the jazz fans.
eDonkey is good for large files, albeit slow. I've been using BitTorrent for a lot of my large files (the latest buffy and anime fansubs) lately, although I don't know if this counts as P2P.
I took your advice and grabbed gtk-gnutella (there was a recent release, so I didn't see the need to get the CVS). I'll have to use it some more, but it seems like the same old beast to me. Will give it some more time, though.
Well, apt-rpm and urpmi do the same thing, only apt-rpm does it better:). To me, apt-rpm and synaptic are godsends to the upkeep of my box (Mandrake 9.0). I didn't invest too much time in figuring out urpmi. It's configured to handle security updates quite well, but I didn't want to fiddle with it to go grab KDE 3.1. I know, someone's going to reply saying it's easy, just do blah, blah, but I grabbed the apt package, and the synaptic package from texstar rpms and I was up and running after one rpm -Uv command.
Great job, Mandrake! I've used Slackware (for quite a while) and Redhat, and I think Mandrake is the shit.
instead of the CRTC website. That's where I've been reading about the specifics of Canada's policies on forcing telephone companies to share their lines. As the parent says in another post, cable high speed access is widespread, but there isn't a lot of choice (usually only a couple cable providers even in large urban areas). Thanks to the policies in Ontario (and also thanks to the fact that I live in Toronto), I have lots of choice when it comes to DSL providers. If you head over to Canadian ISP, you can get an idea of what sort of providers are in what areas. In Toronto, there are 51 DSL providers listed, thanks to regulations, but only 1 cable provider (there are actually at least two cable providers that I can think of, so the website isn't completely reliable). I went with DSL because it's cheaper.
Because there IS a monopoly. Maybe it's not Bell's fault for being a monopoly (I'm not sure of the history here), but you either force them to "subsidize" the competition, or else the consumer pays through the nose.
Here in Ontario, Bell would have used its power to take losses on DSL provision, setting the price below cost, in order to have a monopoly in that area. Thanks to what looks like actions of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (just did a quick google search here, wasn't certain of the background), I have a choice for DSL in Toronto. I have very little choice when it comes to cable providers, as they're not regulated. Take a quick trip to www.canadianisp.com, and check out the number of DSL and cable providers in Toronto. 51 DSL providers, 1 cable provider. Which do you think is better for consumer?
It seems like most of the interface enhancements have been made to the mouse. I think this is because interface designers are trying to alleviate the user from using the keyboard. The keyboard looks the same after 20 years, but the mouse now has a third button, a wheel, and in some cases a fourth and fifth button (which can be used to go back/forward). Before you unix guys jump all over me, saying that keyboard navigation is 80x faster, or whatever, let me say that I know. I still use the command prompt to do a lot of stuff in Linux (my most-used OS). I realize that it's quicker to "man foo" than click through some help index. I laughed my ass off when Strong Bad says "the cheat, your computer needs more keyboard and less... computer". However, using the mouse is easier when you're doing stuff for the first time. Once you design the interface to use the mouse for all manipulation except text, then the only thing that limits the user is their typing speed. This could be sped up with Dvorak keyboard layout and some new typing lessons, but that's about it.
I thought it actually recorded video to MPEG4. If that were the case, 1.5 Gigs would be enough to store more than 4 hours of video. In fact it is only capable of MPEG4 playback.
To Brian Wilkinson, editor of the online site X-Fan (x-mencomics.com/xfan/), Marvel's argument is appalling. The X-Men -- mere creatures? "This is almost unthinkable," he says. "Marvel's super heroes are supposed to be as human as you or I. They live in New York. They have families and go to work. And now they're no longer human?"
Somehow I doubt the X-Men are as human as I am. They live in glossy 8.5x11 pages, not NY. They have subplots, not families. And they are no longer (nor have they ever been) REAL. This is beside the point, though. A toy company wants payback for tariffs because it thinks its product was incorrectly classified as representative of humans. I think its safe to say that the X-Men have some elements outside of humanity.
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Entering the path (with tab-completion like in a shell) into the address bar an Explorer window will display the contents of that folder just fine. How is this different from what you describe? For your example, you can even spare the 'cd '.
I guess if all I wanted to do was change directories, this would be ok (assuming that the focus stays in the URL bar, so that I didn't have to keep clicking there with my mouse). But I also want to see all files that match a regex pattern, rename a batch of files using a while loop, or whatever else I usually do in the shell, and then immediately see the change reflected in the GUI. I hope this is a bit more clear.
No, it doesn't. It's sort of close, but it only goes one way. Open Konq, hit Window -> Show Terminal Emulator. Yes, now they're both at my home directory. Click on some directory in the GUI, and it cd's to that directory in the shell, but if I cd in the shell, it doesn't change directory in the GUI. In fact, this is exactly the wrong way for me. I want to navigate with the shell and visualize with the GUI. Thanks for the tip, though. I guess I didn't explore Konq enough before posting.
The command line is faster if you have a good memory. And it's easier to search for and manipulate files based on their filename/size/type from the command line (assuming you have a decent shell, and a good command of regex expressions). However, if all you want to do is go a couple directories deep and copy a group of files from that directory to another, a file browswer like Konqueror is just as fast. What I think would be great is a shell that's linked to a graphical file browser. If Konsole and Konqueror were linked, such that when I typed, "cd ~/Stuff" in Konsole, Konqueror would act like I'd clicked on "~/Stuff," then I would get the power of a terminal but the easy visualization of the graphical file browser. THAT would be killer.
OMG, maybe thinkgeek has been hiding backwards messaged in URLs for years! Maybe that's why a friend of a friend of mine's second cousin committed suicide after ordering that green laser pointer... Something to think about...
y .s htmli tpollo plaenyobwoceht/comonsense.shtml
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/ocatllik/deathra
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/dedratersino
It seems like that device makers have sortof agreed on a standard. I can buy an mp3 player (ex. Nex IIe), a digital camera (ex. Canon EOS 1D), and a PDA (ex. Sharp Zaurus) that all take CompactFlash. I could probably find a similar combination for the other types of flash memory, but I think they do not have the storage sizes that CF has right now (up to 1 GB, I think). I walked into a computer store the other day and saw desktop systems with built-in flash disk drives (one bay with four slots for the different types).
Where are the moderators? Oh, wait, that's me... must post, though!
People don't seem to be getting the point of the question: UNDERAPPRECIATED movies. For reference, check out Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival. The poster had the right idea. It's cool that I hadn't heard of 3 of the films they mentioned. As far as my own underappreciated films, they are:
Metropolis (the anime)
Battle Royale (disturbingly violent genius)
Grave of the Fireflies (already mentioned, prepare to not just cry over a film, but grieve)
Le Samurai (Woo's inspiration for The Killer)
3000 is quite a lot of theatres for any movie. Of the top five films from last weekend, only one is over 3000 theatres (although they were all pretty close). Check the figures. I've heard this 800 number thrown about, notably in the LA Times and the link provided in the story. I believe that Disney has simply stated that it will recieve a "wide theatrical release". Generally wide releases are considered 1000+ theatres, according to Anime News Network (not that they're really experts).
Also, I've been saying for weeks that Disney should be behind a Spirited Away win, because they have more to gain from it winning than Lilo & Stitch. L&S is already out on DVD, so I don't think SA going back to theatres is an overlapping concern.
you actuall have a fannypack with you, that the author doesn't tell you at the outset, but you can tell by typing "i". in it is a screwdriver to unscrew the plaque from the base of the howitzer to the north. you can pull off the plaque (and get 5 points) to reveal a hole, with a spray paint can and a howitzer shell inside. you can go spray paint the booth for another 5 points, at which point it tells you you have done everything the demo allows.
all I could do was turn the faucet to fill the fountain, and fire the gun with no bullets (can turn it n,s,e,w and raise it 30,60,90). I can't seem to any damage to anything.
Linking to this game is the worst thing you could have done, as far as my morning productivity goes. I figured out PUTPBAD 1, but PUTPBAD 2 is driving me mad. Must... stop... before... mind is mush... Somebody help me out!
I assume you mean besides the Crossover Quicktime plugin?
Maybe Saddam or Osama is hiding somewhere in that Colossal Cave...
1) Create a profile for your child in Netscape/Mozilla
2) Monitor their history (ctrl-h)
3) Let them know that you are monitoring the history and that you do not want them to clear it.
This is what I recommended to a friend of mine who is the parent of a 9 year old. Part 3 is optional, I guess, if the kid doesn't even know what the history is. They will figure it out, and learn how to clear it, but maybe it gives the parent a few weeks to monitor what their child does. After that, the parent would probably have to do part 3, and punish the kid if they find an empty history. Soon they will figure out how to edit the history, though. Does anyone know how to lock down the history? Read and write, but no deletion?
What is it that people see in anime?
/. posts an anime story. I'm starting to believe that it's actually posted by anime fans who want to give their fellow anime fans an opportunity to karma whore. The replies are always "it's a medium, lots of crap, some good," followed by the poster's personal top-ten of anime, which rarely deviates from the standard top-ten of anime, except maybe for some fansub-du-jour that they throw in to let everyone know that they're still "current". God knows, I've been tempted to do it myself. I don't see this question asked about Linux every time some story is posted about version X.YrcZ of some distro. "What is it you guys see in Linux? What is it as a whole that makes you such great fans of it? I tried to install DragonBallZ Linux, and it seemed to fight with me for days while nothing actually happened...". People then posting their favorite distros for 80 comments, moderators modding up the comments about distributions they like...
/. anime story, watch some of the recommended shows, and decide for yourself.
Are you new? I see this question every freaking time
From here on in, let it be known that this question has been answered, numerous times. Look up an anime favorites list on google or just check the commentary in any
... that just sucks all the "how to use computer" knowledge right in with a swishing noise.
Coincidentally, the first child mentioned in the article is named Doug Hoover...
so there is certainly a possibility that this is a hoax, or a less than watertight proof.
I read this as waterproof tights for some reason... had visions of Batman in a wetsuit.
I use KaZaA Lite under Wine, and it's not pretty, but it does the job. Gnutella has its problems AND it's ugly. Maybe it's just I don't like the GTK look of gtk-gnutella. Maybe if somebody made me a kde-gnutella...
I've found that Napster for music, eDonkey for large files works pretty well.
I assume you mean KaZaA for music...
Just a few comments on your comment. KaZaA (Lite) works in Linux under Wine. The KaZaA Lite site even links to instructions on how to get it working. The fact that KaZaA is a closed protocol is not the reason it doesn't work for everyone. No one program is going to work for everyone. KaZaA works for most people I know, from the indie rock fans, to the hip-hop fans, to the jazz fans.
eDonkey is good for large files, albeit slow. I've been using BitTorrent for a lot of my large files (the latest buffy and anime fansubs) lately, although I don't know if this counts as P2P.
I took your advice and grabbed gtk-gnutella (there was a recent release, so I didn't see the need to get the CVS). I'll have to use it some more, but it seems like the same old beast to me. Will give it some more time, though.
Well, apt-rpm and urpmi do the same thing, only apt-rpm does it better :). To me, apt-rpm and synaptic are godsends to the upkeep of my box (Mandrake 9.0). I didn't invest too much time in figuring out urpmi. It's configured to handle security updates quite well, but I didn't want to fiddle with it to go grab KDE 3.1. I know, someone's going to reply saying it's easy, just do blah, blah, but I grabbed the apt package, and the synaptic package from texstar rpms and I was up and running after one rpm -Uv command.
Great job, Mandrake! I've used Slackware (for quite a while) and Redhat, and I think Mandrake is the shit.
instead of the CRTC website. That's where I've been reading about the specifics of Canada's policies on forcing telephone companies to share their lines. As the parent says in another post, cable high speed access is widespread, but there isn't a lot of choice (usually only a couple cable providers even in large urban areas). Thanks to the policies in Ontario (and also thanks to the fact that I live in Toronto), I have lots of choice when it comes to DSL providers. If you head over to Canadian ISP, you can get an idea of what sort of providers are in what areas. In Toronto, there are 51 DSL providers listed, thanks to regulations, but only 1 cable provider (there are actually at least two cable providers that I can think of, so the website isn't completely reliable). I went with DSL because it's cheaper.
Because there IS a monopoly. Maybe it's not Bell's fault for being a monopoly (I'm not sure of the history here), but you either force them to "subsidize" the competition, or else the consumer pays through the nose.
Here in Ontario, Bell would have used its power to take losses on DSL provision, setting the price below cost, in order to have a monopoly in that area. Thanks to what looks like actions of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (just did a quick google search here, wasn't certain of the background), I have a choice for DSL in Toronto. I have very little choice when it comes to cable providers, as they're not regulated. Take a quick trip to www.canadianisp.com, and check out the number of DSL and cable providers in Toronto. 51 DSL providers, 1 cable provider. Which do you think is better for consumer?
On my box (Mandrake 9.0/KDE 3.1) the Windows key brings up the KDE Menu.
It seems like most of the interface enhancements have been made to the mouse. I think this is because interface designers are trying to alleviate the user from using the keyboard. The keyboard looks the same after 20 years, but the mouse now has a third button, a wheel, and in some cases a fourth and fifth button (which can be used to go back/forward). Before you unix guys jump all over me, saying that keyboard navigation is 80x faster, or whatever, let me say that I know. I still use the command prompt to do a lot of stuff in Linux (my most-used OS). I realize that it's quicker to "man foo" than click through some help index. I laughed my ass off when Strong Bad says "the cheat, your computer needs more keyboard and less... computer". However, using the mouse is easier when you're doing stuff for the first time. Once you design the interface to use the mouse for all manipulation except text, then the only thing that limits the user is their typing speed. This could be sped up with Dvorak keyboard layout and some new typing lessons, but that's about it.
I thought it actually recorded video to MPEG4. If that were the case, 1.5 Gigs would be enough to store more than 4 hours of video. In fact it is only capable of MPEG4 playback.
To Brian Wilkinson, editor of the online site X-Fan (x-mencomics.com/xfan/), Marvel's argument is appalling. The X-Men -- mere creatures? "This is almost unthinkable," he says. "Marvel's super heroes are supposed to be as human as you or I. They live in New York. They have families and go to work. And now they're no longer human?"
Somehow I doubt the X-Men are as human as I am. They live in glossy 8.5x11 pages, not NY. They have subplots, not families. And they are no longer (nor have they ever been) REAL. This is beside the point, though. A toy company wants payback for tariffs because it thinks its product was incorrectly classified as representative of humans. I think its safe to say that the X-Men have some elements outside of humanity.