Switch to a window manager such as Ion. It's a far more natural way to manage your windows than a conventional window manager. Honestly, words can't describe how much better Ion feels...it's something you have to use to understand. I only came to the realisation that Ion beats conventional WMs after I started using Ion.
The learning curve is somewhat steep (hint: read the man pages, and then learn how to redo your keybindings...eliminate the ones you won't use and rebind the ones that clobber other things to other keys), but if you're really serious about efficiency, Ion is the way to go. This goes double for a 1600x1200 dual-head setup, where you have plenty of space to set up your tiles (note: I'd recommend using a true dual-head setup instead of Xinerama, which tends to fuck with Ion).
Finally, I've found another touchpoint (the more common name for the "nipple") fan.
My main machine is a Toshiba Tecra M3, which has both a touchpoint and a touchpad. I don't know if I'd be able to stand using a notebook without a touchpoint, and I certainly wouldn't be able to stand using it as my main machine. I use the touchpoint almost exclusively, and I only use the touchpad for three things:
1) Scrolling (iPod-style circular scrolling is wonderful) 2) Middle-click (the upper right corner of the touchpad is mapped to middle-click, as there's no middle button on the laptop) 3) UT2K4 (I move with WASD, I look and turn with the touchpad)
I'll be a bit sad when my desktop is in working condition again--I'm too used to using a touchpoint to be able to stand most desktop pointing devices (I had a Logitech TrackMan Marble Wheel, which I loved, but mine is dead, and the TMMW has been discontinued). Well, I won't be too sad--I miss the contents of my hard drives and the high-resolution dual-head setup.
Oh, and all the names people come up with for touchpoints are funny. My best friend calls it "the keyboard clit", which has been my favourite (sadly, he doesn't like it, as he says he doesn't want to make the keyboard aroused...).
P&T actually fielded the moon landing claim in one episode (third season, IIRC). They debunked quite a few conspiracy theories in that episode, including the Kennedy assassination (what a coincidence...it's Kennedy day).
And people wonder why I've refused to fly in this country since 9/11.
The insane level of airport security here makes me sick. And, yes, I'm perfectly willing to take a ship in order to travel overseas, regardless of how much time it will take.
3) This is a free service, and it's theirs. You have absolutely NO right to complain about their business practices. If it bothers you, don't use AIM or their servers.
You have to be one of the stupidest cunts I've seen on Slashdot yet. If I don't like something, you bet your ass I'll speak up about it. By your immoral logic, (paraphrasing someone else on this thread) you have no right to complain about being date-raped if the rapist payed the bill for the date.
I've been using Serendipity for almost a year and a half, and I love it. I first started using it because it was the only F/OSS blog software that supported Postgres (I refuse to install MySQL on my server), but I quickly grew to love it.
Firefox, in Linux, by default, does *not* use gnome dialogs. Period.
Funny how my 1.5 prerelease does use gnome dialogs. I'd love to find a way to force it to use the old ones, especially when it comes to choosing helper applications. The old dialogs, unlike the shitty gnome ones, let me type in an absolute path (e.g./usr/bin/ooffice2) without Firefox loading the entire contents of every directory in that path (which, for something like/usr/bin, will cause FF to lock up for five minutes straight). Worse, the gnome dialogs to so twice: once when I type in the path, and again when I hit enter.
Sony has already caused serious harm to Blizzard, due to their criminal negligence regarding the rootkit. Blizzard should really go after those subhumans--I seriously doubt they've ever bought one of those discs, so the EULA doesn't apply to them, and they actually have damages.
I don't want all of my machines exposed to the entire Internet, and I certainly don't want all of Joe Moron's unpatched spam-zombie machines exposed to the entire Internet.
I'm not buying a PS3. The Revolution will be the only next-gen console I'll buy.
Good job shooting yourself in the foot, Sony. When I bought my last PS2 game, I bought it because I borrowed a friend's copy, and liked it so much I wanted a copy for myself. I doubt I'd have bought it if I hadn't tried it out first. This bullshit is going to cost Sony so much money...
Get a GeForce 6200. They cost less than $100 and are pretty damn powerful. Sure, it's not top-of-the-line, but it's adequate for just about all modern games and it beats the hell out of just about anything from the last generation.
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Well, the people who run anus.com are Neo-Nazi assholes, so the name fits.
How about Schreck or Terror?
Switch to a window manager such as Ion. It's a far more natural way to manage your windows than a conventional window manager. Honestly, words can't describe how much better Ion feels...it's something you have to use to understand. I only came to the realisation that Ion beats conventional WMs after I started using Ion.
The learning curve is somewhat steep (hint: read the man pages, and then learn how to redo your keybindings...eliminate the ones you won't use and rebind the ones that clobber other things to other keys), but if you're really serious about efficiency, Ion is the way to go. This goes double for a 1600x1200 dual-head setup, where you have plenty of space to set up your tiles (note: I'd recommend using a true dual-head setup instead of Xinerama, which tends to fuck with Ion).
Isn't that what Hong Kong bootleggers already do?
Two words: Asahi Black.
It's my favourite beer. Sadly, it stopped being sold in my area recently. Dammit.
Finally, I've found another touchpoint (the more common name for the "nipple") fan.
My main machine is a Toshiba Tecra M3, which has both a touchpoint and a touchpad. I don't know if I'd be able to stand using a notebook without a touchpoint, and I certainly wouldn't be able to stand using it as my main machine. I use the touchpoint almost exclusively, and I only use the touchpad for three things:
1) Scrolling (iPod-style circular scrolling is wonderful)
2) Middle-click (the upper right corner of the touchpad is mapped to middle-click, as there's no middle button on the laptop)
3) UT2K4 (I move with WASD, I look and turn with the touchpad)
I'll be a bit sad when my desktop is in working condition again--I'm too used to using a touchpoint to be able to stand most desktop pointing devices (I had a Logitech TrackMan Marble Wheel, which I loved, but mine is dead, and the TMMW has been discontinued). Well, I won't be too sad--I miss the contents of my hard drives and the high-resolution dual-head setup.
Oh, and all the names people come up with for touchpoints are funny. My best friend calls it "the keyboard clit", which has been my favourite (sadly, he doesn't like it, as he says he doesn't want to make the keyboard aroused...).
Cliffs are not sentient beings that are capable of making choices. Muggers and rapists are.
P&T actually fielded the moon landing claim in one episode (third season, IIRC). They debunked quite a few conspiracy theories in that episode, including the Kennedy assassination (what a coincidence...it's Kennedy day).
Bullshit is such an awesome show.
I'm waiting for the Revolution.
And people wonder why I've refused to fly in this country since 9/11.
The insane level of airport security here makes me sick. And, yes, I'm perfectly willing to take a ship in order to travel overseas, regardless of how much time it will take.
Gah...typo. s/payed/paid/
3) This is a free service, and it's theirs. You have absolutely NO right to complain about their business practices. If it bothers you, don't use AIM or their servers.
You have to be one of the stupidest cunts I've seen on Slashdot yet. If I don't like something, you bet your ass I'll speak up about it. By your immoral logic, (paraphrasing someone else on this thread) you have no right to complain about being date-raped if the rapist payed the bill for the date.
And what does that have to do with anything?
Intrusive garbage is intrusive garbage, regardless of whether or not it's free.
I've been using Serendipity for almost a year and a half, and I love it. I first started using it because it was the only F/OSS blog software that supported Postgres (I refuse to install MySQL on my server), but I quickly grew to love it.
Firefox, in Linux, by default, does *not* use gnome dialogs. Period.
/usr/bin/ooffice2) without Firefox loading the entire contents of every directory in that path (which, for something like /usr/bin, will cause FF to lock up for five minutes straight). Worse, the gnome dialogs to so twice: once when I type in the path, and again when I hit enter.
Funny how my 1.5 prerelease does use gnome dialogs. I'd love to find a way to force it to use the old ones, especially when it comes to choosing helper applications. The old dialogs, unlike the shitty gnome ones, let me type in an absolute path (e.g.
Sony has already caused serious harm to Blizzard, due to their criminal negligence regarding the rootkit. Blizzard should really go after those subhumans--I seriously doubt they've ever bought one of those discs, so the EULA doesn't apply to them, and they actually have damages.
Eww...HP/Compaq sucks. Get a Toshiba, IBM, or Apple notebook instead. Trust me--you'll be much happier.
This has nothing to do with morality and everything to do with totalitarianism.
I don't want all of my machines exposed to the entire Internet, and I certainly don't want all of Joe Moron's unpatched spam-zombie machines exposed to the entire Internet.
Exactly. Those fucktards are exactly why I think the editors should ban more people.
If they wanted to say "first person shooter", they would have said "first person shooter". They made a deliberate decision to say FPS instead.
Moron.
I'm a Linux zealot, but more OSS competition is good.
"Doom III is an FPS game" no, it's a FPS game. Write it out 100 times in detention, boy!
Learn English before you start correcting others. It's "an FPS". Say it out loud: "an eff pee ess".
I'm not buying a PS3. The Revolution will be the only next-gen console I'll buy.
Good job shooting yourself in the foot, Sony. When I bought my last PS2 game, I bought it because I borrowed a friend's copy, and liked it so much I wanted a copy for myself. I doubt I'd have bought it if I hadn't tried it out first. This bullshit is going to cost Sony so much money...
Get a GeForce 6200. They cost less than $100 and are pretty damn powerful. Sure, it's not top-of-the-line, but it's adequate for just about all modern games and it beats the hell out of just about anything from the last generation.