I wasn't aware that there is a significant portion of the American Slashdot reading public that could understand Dutch.
I can't read Dutch, but I can read Japanese*, and can tell you that Slashdot Japan not only rotate their polls more reguarly, but they're also more interesting.
*This is a complete lie. I have no idea what's going on, something about spam and something that's probably funny on some level...
I can't wait to see what London really looked like in Medieval times, the satellite imagery back then must have been... wait a second, there's not going to be any satellite imagery for back then would there? Computers hadn't been invented so what would they store the pictures on?
is that we'll see applications built on custom versions of Java that aren't compatible with each other or have fixed bugs differently to how someone else has fixed them.
Hopefully Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora will just take the current version of Java, compile it with all the bugs still intact (I'm not kidding!!) and stick it in the repositories.
Seriously, the tagging is rapidly dissolving into childish rubbish (even by Slashdot's standards). I'm fed up of seeing every story getting tagged with "itsatrap". Can it be removed or can the lameness filter be extended to the tags?
I'm after a digital camera. I'm looking for one with a decent optical zoom (at least 6) and I guess something like 6 Megapixels. To make matters worse, I don't want an SLR as I can't stick that in my pocket when I'm snowboarding, and I want it to be under £300.
I think I'm more likely to find a PS3 lying in the street to be honest.
I think I remember an article about using Cancer to fight Cancer as well.
I see a pattern emerging.
Time to convince my local fire fighters that the old saying actually does hold some water, which they won't need anymore since they'll be using fire to beat down the flames...
Sony could take a leaf out of Snakes on a Plane's book and let the hype engine sell it. Christ, I could sell the PS3 myself by getting 1 single full page advert in a newspaper and writing the following:
It's only really used by the upper class or people who'd like to think they're upper class. Most people just use the regular material that plates and cups are made out of (whatever that it). Some even use paper to avoid having to wash up at the end of their meal.
The icons are incorrect for this story. It should just be the Python Foot. There is no way on earth that anyone is going to take them seriously.
Did the World Wildlife Fund sue the World Wrestling Federation? No, they simply put a link on their site pointing people to the other site if they mistakingly stumbled across it. utube and youtube should just do the same.
Like I can really see that happening, some yokel sat at his computer:
"Hot dang, I'm trying to find parts for my sink and instead I've got a website containing videos of people lighting their farts... and South Park episodes"
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I wasn't aware that there is a significant portion of the American Slashdot reading public that could understand Dutch.
I can't read Dutch, but I can read Japanese*, and can tell you that Slashdot Japan not only rotate their polls more reguarly, but they're also more interesting.
*This is a complete lie. I have no idea what's going on, something about spam and something that's probably funny on some level...
to get them to sing "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish" from the Hitchhikers movie?
I can't wait to see what London really looked like in Medieval times, the satellite imagery back then must have been... wait a second, there's not going to be any satellite imagery for back then would there? Computers hadn't been invented so what would they store the pictures on?
Silly me.
is that we'll see applications built on custom versions of Java that aren't compatible with each other or have fixed bugs differently to how someone else has fixed them.
Hopefully Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora will just take the current version of Java, compile it with all the bugs still intact (I'm not kidding!!) and stick it in the repositories.
So basically it'll boil down to:
1. The naysayers will say that it'll suck
2. It'll sell beyond expectations
3. The naysayers deny the first statement and claim they knew all along
Seriously, the tagging is rapidly dissolving into childish rubbish (even by Slashdot's standards). I'm fed up of seeing every story getting tagged with "itsatrap". Can it be removed or can the lameness filter be extended to the tags?
How the hell can you afford to stand in a line for over a week??
The same reason as to why you can afford a PS3 in the first place!
*Ba da ba dum psshhhh!*
Thank you! I'm here all night, try the veal!
The game is the greatest FF for PS2 so far.
Famitsu believe it to be the best Final Fantasy so far, giving it 40 out of 40, a feat achieved by only 5 other games.
I'm after a digital camera. I'm looking for one with a decent optical zoom (at least 6) and I guess something like 6 Megapixels. To make matters worse, I don't want an SLR as I can't stick that in my pocket when I'm snowboarding, and I want it to be under £300.
I think I'm more likely to find a PS3 lying in the street to be honest.
I think I remember an article about using Cancer to fight Cancer as well.
I see a pattern emerging.
Time to convince my local fire fighters that the old saying actually does hold some water, which they won't need anymore since they'll be using fire to beat down the flames...
Sony could take a leaf out of Snakes on a Plane's book and let the hype engine sell it. Christ, I could sell the PS3 myself by getting 1 single full page advert in a newspaper and writing the following:
PlayStation 3
November 17 2006
And that's it.
At least The Simpsons can still boast some scientific merit:
Night of the Dolphin
and I thought to myself
"Oh God, what's Ballmer done this time?"
Why is there a music track instead of commentry?
And no-one gives a shit.
Except for the Phantom Pooer! He did give a shit (all over train seats) and was caught on CCTV doing it!
So, in a way, people do give a shit. Some are just a bit more physical in their opinion...
A nodding dog, a red car... has art really become this?
You know when an advert is art when someone makes a Dance Remix of it
And everyone else mod him down!
China will never take over the world.
It's only really used by the upper class or people who'd like to think they're upper class. Most people just use the regular material that plates and cups are made out of (whatever that it). Some even use paper to avoid having to wash up at the end of their meal.
The icons are incorrect for this story. It should just be the Python Foot. There is no way on earth that anyone is going to take them seriously.
Did the World Wildlife Fund sue the World Wrestling Federation? No, they simply put a link on their site pointing people to the other site if they mistakingly stumbled across it. utube and youtube should just do the same.
Like I can really see that happening, some yokel sat at his computer:
"Hot dang, I'm trying to find parts for my sink and instead I've got a website containing videos of people lighting their farts... and South Park episodes"
let alone children
None that they know of anyway...
Man, that'd make for a very boring slideshow round someone's house one night:
"OK, this next slide is Jesus' left eye. We're now only two slides away from the bridge of his nose..."
if people had just installed Firefox 2
A few packages were held back, namely Amarok, mplayer and python-*
Just found out that apt-get install will install them for you.
The problems will all be fixed on Patch Tuesday.
I've only had a few problems when I upgraded:
The update gave up during the installation so I had to run apt-get dist-upgrade again.
A few packages were held back, namely Amarok, mplayer and python-*
I lost direct rendering on my ATI card. I fixed this though by adding
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "0"
EndSection
To my xorg.conf and rebooting
On the plus side, I now have Firefox 2 (which does crash, but that's the fault of the extensions I run) and I don't have to use
acpi=off
to my boot config anymore, which I had to do with Dapper. So now I can shutdown my pressing the power button.
Part of me wishes I hadn't upgraded (mainly because I didn't really benefit), but it's certainly not a "nightmare"