I sometimes get the feeling when using Blender that it was named that for the feeling my head gets when trying to use it.
In fairness though, after I went through some tutorials it got a lot easier to use. Problem is, I took a break from it for a few months after only becoming a novice. So when I started poking around again, some things came back to me but I could remember how to do simple tasks like select multiple vertices by dragging a box around them. (I think you have to hit the 'B' key first.)
Maybe I'll eventually use it enough that all of this will seem natural to me and I'll be thankful for the control it gives me (similar to the preference I developed for vi over other editors for most tasks).
Until that happens, it sure would be nice if the interface was more intuitive.:)
Of course, I have the same problems with the Gimp. My preferred paint program is Painter (owned by Corel the last time I checked) because it does what I need and makes sense to me.
"The researchers said that Google had responded quickly to their alert last month and had begun releasing a corrected version of the program on Dec. 10.
The Google desktop program includes an update feature that permits the company to automatically install new versions of the program on users' computers without user intervention or knowledge.
The Rice researchers said that it was possible for users to tell if their version of the Google program had been patched by examining the "about" page from the Google Desktop icon in the browser task bar. Version numbers above 121,004 indicate a newer edition of the program. "
I second that suggestion. I had to go through the tutorial to get gnucash set up but I think that's more because I never really used any financial software before then.
I can't really compare it to quicken or anything else since I have used those but I definitely like gnucash.
Bigoted? Do you understand what that means? You think I am somehow against you because you are not from this country? I'm against you because you promote false marriage to get a job.
He said "My wife and I have a long established history of a relationship; for you to insinuate that I "used" her in any way just to come to this country, is reprehensible and disgusting."
Is it really so hard to believe that 2 people in separate countries can be interested in each other without some hidden motive?
If you were in high school? I'm well past that (graduated from college a few years ago) and this still bothers me. I don't like the idea of tracking people like cattle.
When we were implementing a time clock system here at work a while back, I remember some manager over the facilities people wanted updates to the minute. The idea behind it was so that could track employees to some extent and be alerted if one of the facilities people was injured somewhere and didn't come back on time.
I could see an initiative to track employees start out with good intentions such as that and then end up being abused.
"multiple players can play multiplayer games using just one Nintendo DS game card."
Everything I have read about this says the DS is capable of allowing multiple people to play with a single game card but it's up to the developer as to whether or not they want to allow it. So I'd wait before I get too excited about this aspect.
"A few decades ago, most people got their milk delivered in a bottle which was then reused by the milk company."
This is a bit before my time so I may be missing something but wouldn't it be wasteful to have someone drive around delivering nothing but milk to people every week or two?
"It's not any harder than piecing together your own rig or seating a CPU. And every self respecting geek has access to a soldering iron any way."
Granted, I don't have a clue what's involved in fixing the Xbox and I don't have one so I have no desire to find out but you seem to be implying it requires the use of a soldering iron.
I can't say that I've ever had the need for a soldering iron when "piecing together my own rig or seating a CPU".
Besides, regardless of how simple it may be for some people, if the Xbox drive really is defective, why should it be the responsibility of the consumer to fix it?
Perhaps they're concerned that some young kid googling for web sites about Zelda and Mario will come across a link to suicidegirls.com. That wouldn't do a whole lot for their family image.
From the content of the letter " It has come to our client's attention recently
that you are using the Nintendo trademark(s)/works in the hidden
text/visible text/meta tags and/or title and/or links of the
above-referenced sexually explicit Web site."
it sounds like that's the case.
They certainly can't forbid people from listing one of their games as being their favorite though. I would hope that somebody at the law firm or Nintdeno would look at the real issue here and retract their little infringement letter.
I have business class DSL with Verizon and I'm paying about $80/month for 768/128.
I think the last time I checked, they had bumped up the speeds (and price) a bit on their cheapest package but they haven't raised my bill yet.
I've checked with Time Warner a couple of times and they told me it would be around $120/month. Granted, it would be faster but I can hardly justify even $80/month for my crappy web site that doesn't get a whole lot of traffic.
You don't actually use IM do you? So if I want to be contacted, I have to sit around, logged into my machine, 24/7?
I primarily use ICQ so I may be wrong here but I thought most IM clients allowed you to send offline messages that would pop up whenever the receiver connected.
Do I run 3 or 4 different IM clients because the systems don't interact?
boo hoo. Use something like trillian that connects to multiple IM servers or convince all of your friends to use the same thing.
Does it work with cellphones? Blackberries?
Again, I could be wrong here as it's not something I typically use but I thought you could send SMS messages at least through ICQ and Yahoo.
I'm on an active mailing list of about 400 people, about 75 to 200 emails a day, and as far as I know about 10 of them have IM
Have you taken a poll? Pretty much everyone I know uses some IM service.
"the dvd release on tuesday was supposed to be "around 2006 or 2007" so he could release them all as a 6 movie set. He's timing this one so that we all stay mindful of him getting ready for Episode 3 next May"
I thought it was pretty clear from the interview that he decided he could make more money by releasing them now because in 2006/2007, piracy may be so rampant that no one would want to buy his crappy versions.
from the article... "Beer, wine, stout, and matured spirits (rum, whisky, sherry and port), which extract tannins from the oak casks they are matured or stored in, all contain significant amounts of polyphenols. "
Am I just misunderstanding that or does the majority of the benefit come from the oak casks?
That's what I'd like to know. The article summary makes it sound like he uses Firefox because he doesn't trust IE.
All I found in the article was: "Meanwhile, Firefox and Opera look awfully appealing.
Security is really an industry-wide problem. Just this morning I had to install an update to Firefox to block a flaw that would've allowed an attacker to run a program on my system."
That sounds more to me like he's trying to point out that other browsers can have vulnerabilities as well. He doesn't say anything about exclusively using Firefox. Maybe he just installed Firefox just to see what the competition is like.
We use Parature for our Help Desk system. They run the server/database so if we lose access to the Internet, our Help Desk loses the ability to look up and create tickets.
That was a real bright idea. I hope they have plenty of pens and notepads.:)
... i thought me and my girlfriends...
What?!? If you have more than 1 girlfriend, you should give up the others and share with those on slashdot who don't have any.
Slashdot Mirror
I sometimes get the feeling when using Blender that it was named that for the feeling my head gets when trying to use it.
:)
In fairness though, after I went through some tutorials it got a lot easier to use. Problem is, I took a break from it for a few months after only becoming a novice. So when I started poking around again, some things came back to me but I could remember how to do simple tasks like select multiple vertices by dragging a box around them. (I think you have to hit the 'B' key first.)
Maybe I'll eventually use it enough that all of this will seem natural to me and I'll be thankful for the control it gives me (similar to the preference I developed for vi over other editors for most tasks).
Until that happens, it sure would be nice if the interface was more intuitive.
Of course, I have the same problems with the Gimp. My preferred paint program is Painter (owned by Corel the last time I checked) because it does what I need and makes sense to me.
Actually, they do mention that in the article:
"The researchers said that Google had responded quickly to their alert last month and had begun releasing a corrected version of the program on Dec. 10.
The Google desktop program includes an update feature that permits the company to automatically install new versions of the program on users' computers without user intervention or knowledge.
The Rice researchers said that it was possible for users to tell if their version of the Google program had been patched by examining the "about" page from the Google Desktop icon in the browser task bar. Version numbers above 121,004 indicate a newer edition of the program. "
It flashes all your keyboard lights (at once, or separately), and also plays sounds through your PC speaker.
:)
Are the keyboard lights synchronized with the music?
I second that suggestion. I had to go through the tutorial to get gnucash set up but I think that's more because I never really used any financial software before then.
I can't really compare it to quicken or anything else since I have used those but I definitely like gnucash.
Gee, I hope they send those in the mail. I don't have a clue what my username/password for verizon's email account is. :)
Bigoted? Do you understand what that means? You think I am somehow against you because you are not from this country? I'm against you because you promote false marriage to get a job.
He said "My wife and I have a long established history of a relationship; for you to insinuate that I "used" her in any way just to come to this country, is reprehensible and disgusting."
Is it really so hard to believe that 2 people in separate countries can be interested in each other without some hidden motive?
If you were in high school? I'm well past that (graduated from college a few years ago) and this still bothers me. I don't like the idea of tracking people like cattle.
When we were implementing a time clock system here at work a while back, I remember some manager over the facilities people wanted updates to the minute. The idea behind it was so that could track employees to some extent and be alerted if one of the facilities people was injured somewhere and didn't come back on time.
I could see an initiative to track employees start out with good intentions such as that and then end up being abused.
"multiple players can play multiplayer games using just one Nintendo DS game card."
Everything I have read about this says the DS is capable of allowing multiple people to play with a single game card but it's up to the developer as to whether or not they want to allow it. So I'd wait before I get too excited about this aspect.
"A few decades ago, most people got their milk delivered in a bottle which was then reused by the milk company."
This is a bit before my time so I may be missing something but wouldn't it be wasteful to have someone drive around delivering nothing but milk to people every week or two?
"It's not any harder than piecing together your own rig or seating a CPU. And every self respecting geek has access to a soldering iron any way."
Granted, I don't have a clue what's involved in fixing the Xbox and I don't have one so I have no desire to find out but you seem to be implying it requires the use of a soldering iron.
I can't say that I've ever had the need for a soldering iron when "piecing together my own rig or seating a CPU".
Besides, regardless of how simple it may be for some people, if the Xbox drive really is defective, why should it be the responsibility of the consumer to fix it?
" Do you think a store would take a product back after a year?"
:)
Wow, a case where spending $20-50 on that extended warranty scam may have been a good idea.
This is really handy. Just added it to my personal toolbar and I have a quick way to fix slashdot when it doesn't look right.
Perhaps they're concerned that some young kid googling for web sites about Zelda and Mario will come across a link to suicidegirls.com. That wouldn't do a whole lot for their family image.
From the content of the letter
" It has come to our client's attention recently that you are using the Nintendo trademark(s)/works in the hidden text/visible text/meta tags and/or title and/or links of the above-referenced sexually explicit Web site."
it sounds like that's the case.
They certainly can't forbid people from listing one of their games as being their favorite though. I would hope that somebody at the law firm or Nintdeno would look at the real issue here and retract their little infringement letter.
I have business class DSL with Verizon and I'm paying about $80/month for 768/128.
I think the last time I checked, they had bumped up the speeds (and price) a bit on their cheapest package but they haven't raised my bill yet.
I've checked with Time Warner a couple of times and they told me it would be around $120/month. Granted, it would be faster but I can hardly justify even $80/month for my crappy web site that doesn't get a whole lot of traffic.
" I guess that means that THIS guy will finally get online! http://www.dkrupa.com/comics/28.jpg"
:)
Too bad his domain has already been taken. He's gonna be pissed.
I'm too lazy to go back and get a quote but what I read said 2-3hrs of continual use and could last all day with standby mode.
You mean something like Quake The Movie?
You don't actually use IM do you?
So if I want to be contacted, I have to sit around, logged into my machine, 24/7?
I primarily use ICQ so I may be wrong here but I thought most IM clients allowed you to send offline messages that would pop up whenever the receiver connected.
Do I run 3 or 4 different IM clients because the systems don't interact?
boo hoo. Use something like trillian that connects to multiple IM servers or convince all of your friends to use the same thing.
Does it work with cellphones? Blackberries?
Again, I could be wrong here as it's not something I typically use but I thought you could send SMS messages at least through ICQ and Yahoo.
I'm on an active mailing list of about 400 people, about 75 to 200 emails a day, and as far as I know about 10 of them have IM
Have you taken a poll? Pretty much everyone I know uses some IM service.
"the dvd release on tuesday was supposed to be "around 2006 or 2007" so he could release them all as a 6 movie set. He's timing this one so that we all stay mindful of him getting ready for Episode 3 next May"
I thought it was pretty clear from the interview that he decided he could make more money by releasing them now because in 2006/2007, piracy may be so rampant that no one would want to buy his crappy versions.
from the article...
"Beer, wine, stout, and matured spirits (rum, whisky, sherry and port), which extract tannins from the oak casks they are matured or stored in, all contain significant amounts of polyphenols. "
Am I just misunderstanding that or does the majority of the benefit come from the oak casks?
That's what I'd like to know. The article summary makes it sound like he uses Firefox because he doesn't trust IE.
All I found in the article was:
"Meanwhile, Firefox and Opera look awfully appealing.
Security is really an industry-wide problem. Just this morning I had to install an update to Firefox to block a flaw that would've allowed an attacker to run a program on my system."
That sounds more to me like he's trying to point out that other browsers can have vulnerabilities as well. He doesn't say anything about exclusively using Firefox. Maybe he just installed Firefox just to see what the competition is like.
We use Parature for our Help Desk system. They run the server/database so if we lose access to the Internet, our Help Desk loses the ability to look up and create tickets.
:)
That was a real bright idea. I hope they have plenty of pens and notepads.
I have an idea for one. "Buying bumperstickers from cafepress supports terrorism" :)
It was meant to be funny, not critical. I think you need to work on a sense of humor.
... i thought me and my girlfriends ...
:)
What?!? If you have more than 1 girlfriend, you should give up the others and share with those on slashdot who don't have any.
greedy bastard.