User: Rui Lopes

Re:Unpopular...

On: ZOMG New Zunes

Disclaimer: I pre-ordered an iPod Touch last week, and am actually expecting it to arrive today via FedEx.

So, where's your home then?

Re:Slashdot kept us aware of SCO & Groklaw's a

On: Nasdaq to Delist SCO Sep 27

As poor as the editing of Slashdot is sometimes, I don't know any better way to get computer-related news. If you know of a better way, please mention it. hummmmm... digg?

/me ducks!

Re:Nice (so-called) dot-net alternative

On: Delphi For PHP Released

So use CakePHP and your problems and issues with PHP will be solved...

We have this...

On: Software Dev Cycle As Part of CS Curriculum?

... since (at least) 2000, at my university's informatics department.

Apart from all hardcore computer science, engineering, and math-related courses, we have courses on:

- Project Management (different software dev cycles, bug hunting, code metrics, cvs, developing a full working system, team of 6 to be managed)

- Contextual Design (requirements gathering, contextual inquiry, participatory design, lo-fi UI prototyping)

- Organizational Studies (sociology, human resources, industry relations, conflict management)

- Organizational Structures and Management (globalization issues, strategic planning, knowledge management, organizational dynamics)

- Innovation and Technology Transfer (innovation cycles, patents, trademarks, intellectual property)


So, it's doable. And the IT industry likes it.

Constants

On: Ask Håkon About CSS or...?

It has been throughfully discussed before on the CSS mailing lists, however let me plug it again here. I've written a small essay about this at my blog, but it goes a bit like this: When will CSS have primitives for supporting the declaration of constants? It would be great to do something like:

@const name: value;

and perform a mere string replacement preprocessing step. Sure, calculated values would be great, but I would go that far on this feature. Wouldn't it be great to do stuff like: Let's explore constants further with a more practical example:

@const MAIN: #48f;
@const SECONDARY: #f84;
@const SHADY: #ddd;
@const BACK: #fff;

And then, use them all over the place:

body {
background-color: BACK;
color: MAIN;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
color: SECONDARY;
}

.entry {
border: 1px solid SHADY;
background-color: MAIN;
color: BACK;
}

Also, joining @import and @const together leverage multiple device constant definitions (like the hypothetical scenario described previously). Example:

/* constants.css */
@const MAIN: #48f;
@const SECONDARY: #f84;
@const SHADY: #ddd;
@const BACK: #fff;

/* screen.css */
@import url(constants.css);
...

/* print.css */
@import url(constants.css);
...

/* handheld.css */
@import url(constants.css);

Some arguments against this position stand for proper tool support such as IDEs or preprocessors. However, CSS syntax leans towards an ease-of-use stylesheet creation/maintenance process, done by hand... Why not adding just one small keyword to the syntax? please? :)

Re:OK, but Google needs to start doing better

On: Google Calendar

Settings, Calendars, Other Calendars, Add Calendar, Holiday Calendars. Choose your preference. Maybe there's a shortcut to get there. But the feature is there. I'm using it.

mistake

On: Record Labels Unveil Greed 2.0

http://sourceforge.net/projects/greed/ is at version 2.2211ß, not 2.0 as stated!!

you mean...

On: Linus Says No to 'Specs'

something like this, this, this, this... (should i go on?)

and then...

On: Google's Patents Reveal Strategy To Beat Microsoft

in 2020, everyone in /. will be bashing google. History will repeat itself.

Re:Google tomorrow?

On: Google Talk Available Early

that didn't work here on my computer... the double-click did nothing.

Wrong name

On: Interactive Drama Prototype 'Facade' Released

It isn't "Facade", it's "Façade".

Re:Wow! What a question to ask on Slashdot...

On: Hackers, Spelling, and Grammar?

It's still common in other languages (e.g., Portuguese). And it's correctly used!

Re:A thought on XML documents

On: Beyond Relational Databases

Oh, you mean something like this ?

Re:raw sockets+MS?!

On: Microsoft States Full TCP/IP Too Dangerous

IDS? PF? Basically, anything that's not application-level...

Re:Presensation

On: Unintended Consequences of Using GPL Fonts

i didn't know that documents had presensation as you stated, as in before the stimulation of a sense organ...

Re:Tech News Units Of Measure

On: Optical Computer Made From Frozen Light

Metric IS standard.

what i really really want....

On: Nanotech Motors, Biotransistors, DNA Fractals

nano contact lenses that enable me to see through clothes!!! now that would be an interesting nanotech advance.

That's it.

On: Google Founders Cut Salaries to $1

Now i don't want to be google's next CEO any more.

Re:ObMangledQuote:

On: Planet Simpson

Krusty wants out!

oops... read it as "krusty wanks out!" haven't seen THAT ep.

How about...

On: Budget LCD Monitor Round-up

... a budget LCD screen with good resolutions. usually they are crappy. my 1500 euro asus laptop offers me 1400x1050 @ 14.0". Haven't seen similar resolutions in desktop LCDs, unfortunately. except apple's cinema displays, *of course*.

Imagine a...

On: World's Smallest Linux Box Fits in RJ-45 Jack

beowulf cluster of these!

Re:Heres what happens in order

On: IBM Unveils Anti-Spam Services to Stop Spammers

someone had to say it...

7) ...
8) profit!

Typo

On: Solaris Systems Programming

Actually, the number of typos are two:

Advanced UNIX Programming (Gay 00) (that's not a typo, [...])

I mean, who has "Gay" in the name?

Re:Does this mean

On: Global Internet Telescope Tops Hubble's Resolution

we landed on the DARK side of the moon...

Do you mean here?

Depends...

On: Do You Thrive or Crack Under Pressure?

If it's pure coding then yes, I thrive under pressure. Now when it's a damn nasty undocumented feature (aka bug), that's a whole different story...