So you mean I don't have to write seperate config for my application shortcuts for KDE and Gnome?
I didn't realise that.
Could you point me at the NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) equivalent for Linux please? I'd love to have all my C# (Mono) applications run using a single installer under Linux.
By "we" I meant all use people that *would* move over to Linux if only it wasn't so fragmented.
Clearly, you're happy and comfortable with your self-tuned car. It's probably runs faster and sweeter than mine. I bet I couldn't get into it and drive it though.
It's a big deal in the same way that Firefox is a big deal and Mozilla isn't; in the same way that the iPod is a big deal and the thousands of other mp3 players out there aren't.
Yes, they're functionally the same. Who cares. It's the non-funcationals that hook people and Windows has that in a consistent UI, with the Start bar, Control panel, System tray, "My Computer" etc.etc. all in the same place, meaning that *your grandma* can go from one Windows machine to another and *know where TF everything is!*
Long and short of it: Linux is far to fragmented UI-wise at the minute to ever be a big hitter.
What we need is something a little more Mac OS X, and a little less "I understand it therefore you're a f**kwit."
David
This, IMHO, is why organisations are slow to adopt Linux. KDE, Gnome or X.org, (or... or...)? The one thing you can say about Windows and Mac OS X is that if you write an application, you only have to write for one window manager.
The sooner distro's start REMOVING choice of desktop environment, the better.
David
Good thing I don't live in the States...
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...I'd have to start organising an uprising.
When are you guys going to get your act together and lobby your political representatives for an end to intellectual property law?
Lazy bastards;o)
...I'm fine with that.
Better still, how about enforced nakedness on the plane?... Or I store the plastic explosive up my arse/ass?
Technology's not the answer. The USA not behaving in a way which leads people to hate it so much that they're willing to die for the cause IS.
More of a problem for me is the number of passwords I have to remember. For this reason, I have different passwords for different account classes:
"No-one cares if you break into this account"
"Other people care if you break into this account"
"I stand to lose something I value if you break into this account"
Level 1 is a short, meaningless, alphanumeric, never changed, applied to 100's of internet sites
(e.g. (but not) sivckhd3e)
Level 2 is a mneumonic, changed about once a year, based on a phrase from a book I've read recently, applied to around 5 accounts, including work
(e.g. (but not) sygigh1 - "screw you guys, I'm going home")
Level 3 is a mneumonic based on a really long phrase that contains meaningful dates etc. Applied to no more than 2 accounts.
(e.g. (but not) asistht8pmtwbjf "and so I said to her, Thursday? 8pm? That would be just fine")
> there is an infinite amount of photons in "mid-transport"
Not true
> however photons have no mass...
Energy is mass. Mass equivalent hv=E=mc^2:. m=hv/c^2
h=Planck's constant
v=frequency of light
Have a brief read of my white paper on 4G on this subject.
Basic tenant:
"Who cares what the access is - 3G, GSM, WiFi. I just want my public IP address HERE AND NOW, wherever and whenever.
Operator beware - this is a buyers market."
David
Talk about overengineering! If gas/petrol was taxed higher, they could avoid this completely. I suspect what they really want to know is who's where when and how fast they are going. So the can fine you. 'Cos you speed. Just like everyone else.
David
Slashdot Mirror
...read this on digg yesterday. Slashdot's too slooooow.
My guess is that the pain will stop on April 2nd.
I didn't realise that.
Could you point me at the NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) equivalent for Linux please? I'd love to have all my C# (Mono) applications run using a single installer under Linux.
David
Clearly, you're happy and comfortable with your self-tuned car. It's probably runs faster and sweeter than mine. I bet I couldn't get into it and drive it though.
David
It's a big deal in the same way that Firefox is a big deal and Mozilla isn't; in the same way that the iPod is a big deal and the thousands of other mp3 players out there aren't. Yes, they're functionally the same. Who cares. It's the non-funcationals that hook people and Windows has that in a consistent UI, with the Start bar, Control panel, System tray, "My Computer" etc.etc. all in the same place, meaning that *your grandma* can go from one Windows machine to another and *know where TF everything is!* Long and short of it: Linux is far to fragmented UI-wise at the minute to ever be a big hitter. What we need is something a little more Mac OS X, and a little less "I understand it therefore you're a f**kwit." David
This, IMHO, is why organisations are slow to adopt Linux. KDE, Gnome or X.org, (or... or...)? The one thing you can say about Windows and Mac OS X is that if you write an application, you only have to write for one window manager. The sooner distro's start REMOVING choice of desktop environment, the better. David
t:> cd "c:\work" c:\work> Ahhh... bliss...
...I'd have to start organising an uprising. When are you guys going to get your act together and lobby your political representatives for an end to intellectual property law? Lazy bastards ;o)
Imagine there's no (C)-mark,
It's easy if you try,
No unsigned EULA's,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
creating for today...
Imagine art for art's sake,
It isn't hard to do,
Nothing to sue or fear for,
No scum lawyers too,
Imagine all the people
giving things in peace...
Imagine no IP law,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or secrets,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all they make...
You may say Im a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will share as one.
...I'm fine with that. Better still, how about enforced nakedness on the plane? ... Or I store the plastic explosive up my arse/ass?
Technology's not the answer. The USA not behaving in a way which leads people to hate it so much that they're willing to die for the cause IS.
Level 1 is a short, meaningless, alphanumeric, never changed, applied to 100's of internet sites (e.g. (but not) sivckhd3e)
Level 2 is a mneumonic, changed about once a year, based on a phrase from a book I've read recently, applied to around 5 accounts, including work (e.g. (but not) sygigh1 - "screw you guys, I'm going home")
Level 3 is a mneumonic based on a really long phrase that contains meaningful dates etc. Applied to no more than 2 accounts. (e.g. (but not) asistht8pmtwbjf "and so I said to her, Thursday? 8pm? That would be just fine")
Difficult to dictionary attack. Managable.where is the eiffel tower This returns: Eiffel Tower Restaurant Location: Inside the Mandalay Bay According to http://govegas.about.com/library/bl_restaurantseif feltower.htm
> there is an infinite amount of photons in "mid-transport" Not true > however photons have no mass... Energy is mass. Mass equivalent hv=E=mc^2 :. m=hv/c^2
h=Planck's constant
v=frequency of light
I've believed this for some time. How many light particles are in mid-transport at any one time?
b er of photons]
For example, take a typical cube metre in space. How much electromagnetic energy would that contain (i.e. how many photons:
E=hv=mc^2
m=hv/c^2
m=(h/c^2).Sum(v_i)[i=1,num
Work out that mass, multiply it by the volume of the universe. What is this figure?
Repeat for other forces (gravity, weak, strong forces) for completeness.
Does it account for all the dark matter?
David Bond MSci
Have a brief read of my white paper on 4G on this subject. Basic tenant: "Who cares what the access is - 3G, GSM, WiFi. I just want my public IP address HERE AND NOW, wherever and whenever. Operator beware - this is a buyers market." David
Or (as I just did) thank the man himself
Talk about overengineering! If gas/petrol was taxed higher, they could avoid this completely. I suspect what they really want to know is who's where when and how fast they are going. So the can fine you. 'Cos you speed. Just like everyone else. David
Scary as f*** >:D http://www.cubethemovie.com/ David