I installed (compiled - yarr gentoo indeed) KDE 3.2 having heard great rumblings about it.
The PIM software is pretty cool, especially when compared with Gnome's dated piece of (Gnome 1) crap. Otherwise... well... it's a desktop environment.
I've heard people rave about how easy to use KDE is - but I was at a loss for the little while I spent with it as to what exactly put it above Gnome in terms of ease of use.
I then grabbed a screwdriver to open the case to connect the cable. Seems "MCSE Certified buddy at work" lost the case screws, so "MCSE Certified buddy at work" POP-RIVETED THE GOD DAMN CASE SHUT.
Brings a whole new meaning to "vendor lock-in" huh?:P
This idea is certainly not new and has been mentioned on Slashdot many times: one bit of XML bloat that is 100% unnecessary is the need to name the closing tag.
This is for clarity. IMHO, it's a Good Thing. If XML is too bloated for what you need it for, don't use it. This is a chat protocol for crying out loud.
If you'd look at the protocol, you'd see that the amount of XML actually transferred between two clients for a typical chat is rather minimal - I can't remember exactly what it was off the top of my head, but because it uses XML streams rather than XML documents, the amount of redundant crap is reduced a fair bit.
Anyway, back on the topic of your post - if you want unnamed closing tags, check out the HTML/XML predecessor, SGML.
Can I give you my old LEGO sets/bricks? Uhhh... sure. I do not generally buy used LEGO bricks from people, but if you have some old sets that you are not using, you are more than welcome to send them to me -- the pieces will be put to good use, I assure you. I prefer relatively clean pieces, few teeth marks, few clone bricks, and ideally they come from a smoke (cigarette) free household...
Qt is probably the best C++ GUI toolkit out there. In my experience, developing an application is extremely easy and straightforward, due to the fact that the people at TT used the simple (yet effective) model of slots and signals. Writing a new event handler is as simple as overriding a method and then connecting it to your widget -- simple as that.
Try gtkmm if you like signals and slots. No preprocessor required with gtkmm, either - IIRC, Qt relies on moc or something like that to preprocess C++ source files for signals & slots??
Interesting, unrelated side note prompted by your sig - Although www.sco.com is not at the top of the search results for litigious bastards, it's interesting to note that Caldera is!
Mozilla 1.6 includes a new cross-platform NTLM authentication mechanism. This feature brings NTLM authentication to the non-Windows Mozilla users for the first time and also delivers more robust and featureful NTLM support to users of older Windows versions.
Does that mean Mozilla 1.6 is capable of interacting with ASP.NET web applications typically only accessible from Internet Explorer (i.e. those using Windows Authentication)? Are they (NTLM/WA) one and the same?
See, they laid off all the accountants. Management had to do the math. AOL management, being extremely scared of math had to hire the underpants gnomes to do the math for them - all the while making special note that it would be nice if they could come up with a "nice, round figure" for the resulting complex equation. Because, y'know, the management folk weren't too bright. So for forty days and forty nights the gnomes set about formulating their... well, their formula and came up with the following:
The problem with this is that scientists want to get credit for what they are doing. Both of my parents are scientists and even though they want to get more people interested in science they want to get the credit, not someone else who manages to see that two and two equals four where they didn't.
How unproductive. No wonder cancer hasn't been cured yet, if this is the sort of "me, me, me" squabbling that goes on in science.
Understandable though, assuming that this credit leads to further funding for the said scientists.
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Disclaimer: long time Gnome user.
... well ... it's a desktop environment.
I installed (compiled - yarr gentoo indeed) KDE 3.2 having heard great rumblings about it.
The PIM software is pretty cool, especially when compared with Gnome's dated piece of (Gnome 1) crap. Otherwise
I've heard people rave about how easy to use KDE is - but I was at a loss for the little while I spent with it as to what exactly put it above Gnome in terms of ease of use.
Well, other than the file dialog.
Somebody enlighten me?
Yes, stopping Kazaa will end music piracy in Australia. Because nobody has ever heard of
;)
Shut your fucking mouth! Let them think what they will
OTOH, a certain group of Linux users have a long history of using DDOS attacks against WWW sites.
hey, I just RTFA - if there's a million other people out there doing the same thing at the same time, well, that's just coincidence.
Yup. In addition, once I actually got back in, attempting to view replies resulted in being redirected to the slashdot home page.
* Teh amazing slashdot reply generator.
* May not compile, but the intention was there.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#define CRAP_LENGTH 50
int main( int argc, char** argv ) {
if( argc > 1 ) {
char* overlord_shit = strdup( "I for one welcome our new
int reply_depth = atoi( argv[1] );
for( int i = 0; i < reply_depth; i++ ) {
char* new_shit = malloc( strlen( overlord_shit )+CRAP_LENGTH+1 );
strcpy( new_shit, "I for one welcome our new \"" );
strcat( new_shit, overlord_shit );
strcat( "\" moderating overlords." );
free( overlord_shit );
overlord_shit = new_shit;
}
printf( "%s\n", overlord_shit );
}
else {
printf( "Usage: %s [slashdot reply depth]\n", argv[0] );
}
return 0;
}
I don't know, I think that this is mixed in with the on-going backlash against corporate litigation, ridiculous patents, and CEO compensation.
... I just read that as "ridiculous pants" and wondered how I managed to miss the pic of Darl in bright red suspenders.
... quickly, I need tissues and some hot wax!
Woah
Wait, wait, this is starting to sound like one of my dreams
does it track Janet Jac ... err ... Linux?
I then grabbed a screwdriver to open the case to connect the cable. Seems "MCSE Certified buddy at work" lost the case screws, so "MCSE Certified buddy at work" POP-RIVETED THE GOD DAMN CASE SHUT.
:P
Brings a whole new meaning to "vendor lock-in" huh?
This idea is certainly not new and has been mentioned on Slashdot many times: one bit of XML bloat that is 100% unnecessary is the need to name the closing tag.
This is for clarity. IMHO, it's a Good Thing. If XML is too bloated for what you need it for, don't use it. This is a chat protocol for crying out loud.
If you'd look at the protocol, you'd see that the amount of XML actually transferred between two clients for a typical chat is rather minimal - I can't remember exactly what it was off the top of my head, but because it uses XML streams rather than XML documents, the amount of redundant crap is reduced a fair bit.
Anyway, back on the topic of your post - if you want unnamed closing tags, check out the HTML/XML predecessor, SGML.
Gee I laughed at the "brick donation" response.
...
Can I give you my old LEGO sets/bricks?
Uhhh... sure. I do not generally buy used LEGO bricks from people, but if you have some old sets that you are not using, you are more than welcome to send them to me -- the pieces will be put to good use, I assure you. I prefer relatively clean pieces, few teeth marks, few clone bricks, and ideally they come from a smoke (cigarette) free household
Well fuck, just forget about it then you ingrate!
Qt is probably the best C++ GUI toolkit out there. In my experience, developing an application is extremely easy and straightforward, due to the fact that the people at TT used the simple (yet effective) model of slots and signals. Writing a new event handler is as simple as overriding a method and then connecting it to your widget -- simple as that.
Try gtkmm if you like signals and slots. No preprocessor required with gtkmm, either - IIRC, Qt relies on moc or something like that to preprocess C++ source files for signals & slots??
Interesting, unrelated side note prompted by your sig - Although www.sco.com is not at the top of the search results for litigious bastards, it's interesting to note that Caldera is!
It has more uses then we can even imagine.
:P
And several uses that we just don't WANT to imagine
Linux Douchebags? Linux Shitstains?
Linux Torvalds?
Why don't they just use five ounce birds carrying packets inside of cocounts?
;)
black.stump: ~$ ping yonder.tree
PING yonder.tree (10.52.96.69): 56kb
ping: sendto: Network unreachable: hunting season
ping: sendto: Network unreachable: hunting season
ping: sendto: Network unreachable: hunting season
...
From the release notes:
Mozilla 1.6 includes a new cross-platform NTLM authentication mechanism. This feature brings NTLM authentication to the non-Windows Mozilla users for the first time and also delivers more robust and featureful NTLM support to users of older Windows versions.
Does that mean Mozilla 1.6 is capable of interacting with ASP.NET web applications typically only accessible from Internet Explorer (i.e. those using Windows Authentication)? Are they (NTLM/WA) one and the same?
Its believed all the skits and parody's of Adelaide being Australia's most borring city will stop right here
...
Yeah I can see it now
"Adelaide - We Got Nerds!"
Yesiree, if that doesn't change the stripes of the Adelaide-bashers, I don't know what will.
Quiet and fucking hot.
...
I live in Brisbane, the temperature is floating between 30-40C, and my Athlon XP 3200+ runs at close to 80C with the included heatsink/fan combo.
Bastard makes the room unbearably hot too.
I'm looking into better cooling solutions, but I'm not sure how much of an impact a new HSF will make
My friends got me a blow-up doll, complete with inflatable breasts and two holes.
Wow! It came complete with ears?!
My girlfriend got me a Slashdot T-shirt from ThinkGink.
:D
'Nuff said I reckon
If that wasn't promised, I'd try to find a reader in Korea who'd be willing to help me import a Samsung Yepp ogg-capable CD player.
Hey, that sounds like a certain Nigerian scam!
But with Koreans. And Ogg.
675 - 450 = 300?
... well, their formula and came up with the following:
See, they laid off all the accountants. Management had to do the math. AOL management, being extremely scared of math had to hire the underpants gnomes to do the math for them - all the while making special note that it would be nice if they could come up with a "nice, round figure" for the resulting complex equation. Because, y'know, the management folk weren't too bright. So for forty days and forty nights the gnomes set about formulating their
675 -
450
???
---
300!
And AOL management were happy.
Erm ... so what are you doing posting to Slashdot then?
mere greed. I mean, shit, $4 million in theft?
You've obviously never heard of big business.
The problem with this is that scientists want to get credit for what they are doing. Both of my parents are scientists and even though they want to get more people interested in science they want to get the credit, not someone else who manages to see that two and two equals four where they didn't.
How unproductive. No wonder cancer hasn't been cured yet, if this is the sort of "me, me, me" squabbling that goes on in science.
Understandable though, assuming that this credit leads to further funding for the said scientists.