[Darn HTML formatting] > Ubuntu are doing a lot of good not just with their decent distribution but with a positive and helpful community as well.
I agree with your Ubuntu comment. However, I also see lots of screwy advice in the forums; people too eager to help w/o really trying to understanding the root cause of a problem.
All the same, I'm pretty happy w/Ubuntu's focus after running Suse and Debian since 2000.
> Ubuntu are doing a lot of good not just with their decent distribution but with a positive and helpful community as well.
I agree with your Ubuntu comment. However, I also see lots of screwy advice in the forums; people too eager to help w/o really trying to understanding the root cause of a problem.
All the same, I'm pretty happy w/Ubuntu's focus after running Suse and Debian since 2000.
EP
Seriously though, I'm tired of hearing people whine about GIMP's UI. I've used it for 5-6 years, and while it did suck 5-6 years ago (GTK 1.x), it's been a joy to use for a couple years now (since 2.x). For people who make their negative decision regarding the interface after 5-10 minutes of poking and jabbing at the interface, I say screw 'em. Let 'em stay with PS. I've used both in a professional capacity. I prefer GIMP's UI. C'mon GEGL!
Interesting... I see almost the exact same browser ratios for a site I maintain.
It's VirtuaWin http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/. It's provides virtual desktops for Windows. I wasn't extremely surprised as it is a power user type app, but I was happy to see Firefox hitting close to 60%.
I've always thought hard disk warranties are worthless.
I don't care if the manufacturers offer a 100 year no fault protection. No person in their right mind should ever send their hard drive off in the mail which contains their personal data on it.
Well, with that said I guess the only exception would be if you _absolutely_ need to retrieve lost data from the hard drive.
I've always preferred vinyl ownership over CDs when the artwork mattered. A good example of this is the new Thom Yorke recording. The artwork is a cool wood block print. Check it out. The vinyl is actually textured so all the black lines rise up on the surface. It's one of the coolest "tactile" experiences I've ever had in an album's artwork. The CD doesn't have this special treatment from what I could see (looking through the case).
Now if they could just get the price of new vinyl down! I would have purchased it, but at $20 a pop, I have to hold off.
"vi lets you access all of its powerful functionality using only these natural keys for typing (well, plus ESC, which is another computer addition, but its only used to flip out of insert mode, )"
Ahem... nice side note. Flipping out of insert mode is an integral part of the way VIM works! And using ESC to do it is a pain in the arse. Fortunately, there is the alternative of using ctrl-[ (welcome back, CTRL!) or ctrl-c (which works similar to ESC).
I could see this finally bringing a Linux computer into the major computer retail outlets.
What an excellent beginning computer this would make for any child even at double the price! If the OLPC gets the attention of the larger media outlets (I don't see why it wouldn't), this could really push demand for this little laptop, and hopefully we'll see them lining the shelves.
Find a way to live in Japan for an extended period. I suggest Monbusho scholarship and/or the JET program (I was fortunate to get/do both for 4 short years of my life).
NOTHING will accelerate your learning faster than the necessity of your daily survival being tied into your ability to comprehend/communicate solely in Japanese.
Yep, XMLHttpRequest is the 'X' in AJAX and is the JavaScript object created for passing/receiving data to/from the server from within a webpage.
I was more curious what the 'monitor' part meant. It sounds like some functionality (an extension perhaps) available in Firefox. If so, I want to check it out. I should look up the original thread (where the questions were asked). Maybe there's some insight to be found there.
Go to any page with 100+ image on it. Click on an image to view it, and then click Firefox's back button. You're back in an instant to the page w/100+ images.
Try the same experiment w/Firefox 1.0.x. It's sloooooooooow returning to the previous page.
Also, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) support is turned on in 1.5. Send someone to http://www.croczilla.com/svg/samples w/Firefox 1.5. All the images there are vector based, and several are dynamic (click around). Check out 'XBL Shapes' near the bottom. Very cool! And SVG is a native implementation in Firefox, so you don't have have that wretched browser after thought feeling that Flash gives. Personally, I've been waiting ~2 years for SVG support to be turned on in Mozilla/Firefox. Expect to see a slew of cool SVG sites popping up in the next 6 months!
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Yeah, like that.
Eric Pierce
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> Ubuntu are doing a lot of good not just with their decent distribution but with a positive and helpful community as well.
I agree with your Ubuntu comment. However, I also see lots of screwy advice in the forums; people too eager to help w/o really trying to understanding the root cause of a problem.
All the same, I'm pretty happy w/Ubuntu's focus after running Suse and Debian since 2000.
EP
> Ubuntu are doing a lot of good not just with their decent distribution but with a positive and helpful community as well. I agree with your Ubuntu comment. However, I also see lots of screwy advice in the forums; people too eager to help w/o really trying to understanding the root cause of a problem. All the same, I'm pretty happy w/Ubuntu's focus after running Suse and Debian since 2000. EP
Well put!
And no favicon!
Ah-men to that, brother.
Seriously though, I'm tired of hearing people whine about GIMP's UI. I've used it for 5-6 years, and while it did suck 5-6 years ago (GTK 1.x), it's been a joy to use for a couple years now (since 2.x). For people who make their negative decision regarding the interface after 5-10 minutes of poking and jabbing at the interface, I say screw 'em. Let 'em stay with PS. I've used both in a professional capacity. I prefer GIMP's UI. C'mon GEGL!
EP
"It is simply never, ever, going to be widely adopted enough for the player manufacturers to bother supporting it. Sorry."
Maybe you didn't RFA. I counted 5 separate manufacturers who were bothered to support ogg.
1. Samsung YP-K5
2. StormBlue A9+
3. Maxfield MAX-SIN Touch
4. iRiver S10
5. Cowon N2
I can vouch for this. I've used VirtuaWin for ~3 years, and it is hands down the best virtual windowing utility for Windows I've tried.
It's open source too.
Eric
Interesting... I see almost the exact same browser ratios for a site I maintain.
It's VirtuaWin http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/. It's provides virtual desktops for Windows. I wasn't extremely surprised as it is a power user type app, but I was happy to see Firefox hitting close to 60%.
EP
What's up with the dirty old house?
Eric
I've always thought hard disk warranties are worthless.
I don't care if the manufacturers offer a 100 year no fault protection. No person in their right mind should ever send their hard drive off in the mail which contains their personal data on it.
Well, with that said I guess the only exception would be if you _absolutely_ need to retrieve lost data from the hard drive.
Backup... backup... backup...
I've always preferred vinyl ownership over CDs when the artwork mattered. A good example of this is the new Thom Yorke recording. The artwork is a cool wood block print. Check it out. The vinyl is actually textured so all the black lines rise up on the surface. It's one of the coolest "tactile" experiences I've ever had in an album's artwork. The CD doesn't have this special treatment from what I could see (looking through the case).
Now if they could just get the price of new vinyl down! I would have purchased it, but at $20 a pop, I have to hold off.
"vi lets you access all of its powerful functionality using only these natural keys for typing (well, plus ESC, which is another computer addition, but its only used to flip out of insert mode, )"
Ahem... nice side note. Flipping out of insert mode is an integral part of the way VIM works! And using ESC to do it is a pain in the arse. Fortunately, there is the alternative of using ctrl-[ (welcome back, CTRL!) or ctrl-c (which works similar to ESC).
I could see this finally bringing a Linux computer into the major computer retail outlets.
What an excellent beginning computer this would make for any child even at double the price! If the OLPC gets the attention of the larger media outlets (I don't see why it wouldn't), this could really push demand for this little laptop, and hopefully we'll see them lining the shelves.
My 2 bits.
EP
So what would make a good gift for a well deserving system admin? Funny or serious ideas are welcome.
./
Ignore the rest of this thread for your own good.)
(Nick, I know you read
prettyprettypretty coolcoolcool!
Hmm.... I don't think vi is to fault for his site's design strength/weakness.
Here's a site I've been working on (still testing) coded entirely w/VIM.
http://virtuawin.sourceforge.net/_testing/
EP
Anyone else run this code? My CPU darts to 100% usage on my 1.5Mhz AMD. I love JavaScript, but this obviously is not a good use for it.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the other comments.
Find a way to live in Japan for an extended period. I suggest Monbusho scholarship and/or the JET program (I was fortunate to get/do both for 4 short years of my life).
NOTHING will accelerate your learning faster than the necessity of your daily survival being tied into your ability to comprehend/communicate solely in Japanese.
Eric
Yep, XMLHttpRequest is the 'X' in AJAX and is the JavaScript object created for passing/receiving data to/from the server from within a webpage.
I was more curious what the 'monitor' part meant. It sounds like some functionality (an extension perhaps) available in Firefox. If so, I want to check it out. I should look up the original thread (where the questions were asked). Maybe there's some insight to be found there.
Eric P.
2. Developer Tools
How about a DOM Inspector (and a Javascript Debugger)? Firefox's DOM Inspector and XMLHttpRequest Monitor are dearly missing in Opera.
XMLHttpRequest Monitor? Does anyone know what this is in reference to?
Thanks,
Eric P.
"Reuters reports that Opera Software has agreed that Google will be the default partner for its mobile Internet browsers."
See!? I told you! I just knew Google bought Opera!!
I agree 100% with everything you said except the part about having a girlfriend.
;)
Nice try.
It's faster.
Go to any page with 100+ image on it. Click on an image to view it, and then click Firefox's back button. You're back in an instant to the page w/100+ images.
Try the same experiment w/Firefox 1.0.x. It's sloooooooooow returning to the previous page.
Also, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) support is turned on in 1.5. Send someone to http://www.croczilla.com/svg/samples w/Firefox 1.5. All the images there are vector based, and several are dynamic (click around). Check out 'XBL Shapes' near the bottom. Very cool! And SVG is a native implementation in Firefox, so you don't have have that wretched browser after thought feeling that Flash gives. Personally, I've been waiting ~2 years for SVG support to be turned on in Mozilla/Firefox. Expect to see a slew of cool SVG sites popping up in the next 6 months!
I could go on...
> Well I guess you could adopt, there's no law against a geek adopting right?
Not yet anyway.