Well, it looks somewhat like Plastik, but you can still tell it's GNOME because of all that ugly extra padding and spacing they stick into all their buttons, listviews, and many other widgets.
It one of the main reasons why GNOME visually irks the hell out of me, regardless of the theme.
Heh...a new KDE release candidate comes out less than two days after I stop using KDE after spending the last two years as a die-hard KDE user.
It's not that I have anything against KDE, but I just discovered Ion and how completely wonderful it is. KDE's the best traditional DE, but why should I use a traditional DE or WM when I've got Ion?
It took a little getting used to, but once I got my screen layouts and virtual desktops set up in a way that I like, I've found that Ion is far more natural and useful than a normal WM/DE.
Of course, even though I'm no longer using KDE as a desktop, I still use quite a few KDE applications, and that's not going to change soon.
Activation is the sole reason my Windows partition runs Windows 2000 instead of Windows XP. I refuse to use any product that must be activated in this insane way.
It already happens. You're watching a TV show and suddenly a swirling logo appears in a corner and then an ad for another show on that network appears. And then during the closing credits, the network will break in with obnoxious promos that block out anything you can see or hear on screen.
Which is a major part of the reason why I refuse to watch most American TV. Thankfully, Japanese TV has yet to pull this crap. Their shows are better, too--I wonder if there's a correlation.
I mean honestly, people can't drive without distractions... and cell phones are causing huge problems, what will a computer do?
Cell phones are computers. You already have to worry about people surfing the web while driving--almost all modern cell phones come with a WAP browser.
That said, the 6800LE is $250?! What's the best sub $75 3d card for x.org? Still the GeForce2?
You can get much better than a GF2 for $75. A quick search on NewEgg shows that you can get a GeForce FX 5200 (AGP) or GeForce PCX 5300 (PCI-e) for less than $75. There was even one GeForce FX 5500 for $67.
Granted, almost all of their sub-$75 cards are out of stock, but it still gives a good idea of the going price--I doubt other stores would be much more expensive.
This reminds me of something that happened in Ultima Online a while back.
Some time ago, a GM, who went by the name Darwin, was creating millions of gold and selling them on eBay. Eventually, he was discovered because there was no way that any one person could have so much gold on so many different servers.
Actually, they've been MCI for a long time. They only merged with WorldCom in 1997. They were MCI before that, they were MCI WorldCom from 1997 to 2000, and after the fraud scandal, they became MCI again.
The only time they didn't have MCI in their name was between 2000 and the fraud scandal, which was a pretty short time. So, yeah, they're scum, but they're not really hiding. They're hiding a little, because the scandal is usually associated with WorldCom's name, but if they really wanted to hide their past, they'd come up with a completely new name.
Yes, IE draws its own widgets. And for good reason. But IE draws its own widgets that have been painstakingly crafted to behave (almost) exactly like built-in widgets. What's the problem?
I wasn't referring to the HTML elements. I was referring to the menu bar and toolbars at the top of the window. And, yes, I can tell a difference. I've been able to tell the difference since IE3 first came out. In fact, there technically is no menubar--it's just another toolbar.
Oh, and my point is that there's no problem with that, just that some people seem to have different standards of consistency for native Windows (especially Microsoft) apps than they have for OSS apps.
Sometimes they're very different, but they're usually easily recognizable to someone used to Windows.
Just like Mozilla XUL-skinned apps, OpenOffice, and Swing spps--yet that's what the great-grandparent was complaining about.
Windows Media Player is just shit.
I'll agree with you on this one:P
WMP is one of the worst media players of all time. I'll go as far as to say that playing video is far more pleasant on Linux than on Windows. Why? Because Xine kicks ass, especially with a good frontend like Kaffeine 0.4.x (not 0.5). I've never, ever had to hunt for a codec when using a Xine-based player. WMP can't play jack without hunting down codecs from all over.
GTK plainly sucks for development. No, really, I tried, and it's worse than MFC.
That only really applies if you're coding in GTK's native C, and that's because writing GUI code in C is a braindead idea. Sadly, most GTK apps are written in C. GTK's C# bindings are actually decent, and I believe that its Python bindings are also decent.
I'm no GTK fan, but GTK# has really cleaned up the API.
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Well, it looks somewhat like Plastik, but you can still tell it's GNOME because of all that ugly extra padding and spacing they stick into all their buttons, listviews, and many other widgets.
It one of the main reasons why GNOME visually irks the hell out of me, regardless of the theme.
Heh...a new KDE release candidate comes out less than two days after I stop using KDE after spending the last two years as a die-hard KDE user.
It's not that I have anything against KDE, but I just discovered Ion and how completely wonderful it is. KDE's the best traditional DE, but why should I use a traditional DE or WM when I've got Ion?
It took a little getting used to, but once I got my screen layouts and virtual desktops set up in a way that I like, I've found that Ion is far more natural and useful than a normal WM/DE.
Of course, even though I'm no longer using KDE as a desktop, I still use quite a few KDE applications, and that's not going to change soon.
Joe Allen, the creator of Joe's Own Editor (JOE), my favourite text editor.
It has the perfect balance of simplicity and power. Thank you, Joe!
Activation is the sole reason my Windows partition runs Windows 2000 instead of Windows XP. I refuse to use any product that must be activated in this insane way.
No, it's not.
.js files. It doesn't let you block inline JavaScript.
AdBlock only lets you block
It already happens. You're watching a TV show and suddenly a swirling logo appears in a corner and then an ad for another show on that network appears. And then during the closing credits, the network will break in with obnoxious promos that block out anything you can see or hear on screen.
Which is a major part of the reason why I refuse to watch most American TV. Thankfully, Japanese TV has yet to pull this crap. Their shows are better, too--I wonder if there's a correlation.
Sun had to buy IP from SCO for OpenSolaris and some device drivers. Get over it, because the deal wasn't to drive SCO's lawsuits.
This SCO-Sun conspiracy theory has just got to die. It is really annoying.
Parent is 100% right. Whoever modded the parent flamebait should be metamodded Unfair.
I mean honestly, people can't drive without distractions... and cell phones are causing huge problems, what will a computer do?
Cell phones are computers. You already have to worry about people surfing the web while driving--almost all modern cell phones come with a WAP browser.
Actually, I'd like to see JOF: Joe's Own Fedora.
Eh, I forgot this: IANAL and TINLA.
But what he's doing is so obvious that a disclaimer really isn't needed.
What a fucking CUNT! I can't believe the balls of this company....I'm hoping in MAME's favor.
"Cunt" is a perfectly good word to describe this piece of shit. In fact, it's probably not strong enough.
David R. Foley is committing fraud, and if this goes to trial, he will be committing perjury as well.
This piece of shit should be charged with both and sent to the federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison where he belongs.
Well, there's probably a NetBSD port in the works...
One step closer to NetBSD/Toaster!
That said, the 6800LE is $250?! What's the best sub $75 3d card for x.org? Still the GeForce2?
You can get much better than a GF2 for $75. A quick search on NewEgg shows that you can get a GeForce FX 5200 (AGP) or GeForce PCX 5300 (PCI-e) for less than $75. There was even one GeForce FX 5500 for $67.
Granted, almost all of their sub-$75 cards are out of stock, but it still gives a good idea of the going price--I doubt other stores would be much more expensive.
*sigh*
I hate Microsoft too, but let's be fair. Firefox didn't invent tabbed browsing, Opera did. If IE has "stolen" tabs, then so has Firefox.
There's nothing wrong with adding features developed by the competition. That's one of the most important parts of competition.
This reminds me of something that happened in Ultima Online a while back.
Some time ago, a GM, who went by the name Darwin, was creating millions of gold and selling them on eBay. Eventually, he was discovered because there was no way that any one person could have so much gold on so many different servers.
He was fired right after the news broke.
Seriously, if you can't answer "yes" to all four questions, perhaps you should just keep your opinions to yourselves.
Seriously, if you have to be a self-important elitist, perhaps you should just shut the fuck up.
Asshole.
Actually, they've been MCI for a long time. They only merged with WorldCom in 1997. They were MCI before that, they were MCI WorldCom from 1997 to 2000, and after the fraud scandal, they became MCI again.
The only time they didn't have MCI in their name was between 2000 and the fraud scandal, which was a pretty short time. So, yeah, they're scum, but they're not really hiding. They're hiding a little, because the scandal is usually associated with WorldCom's name, but if they really wanted to hide their past, they'd come up with a completely new name.
Damn, the title of this article is just begging for someone to make a Star Trek joke, and no one's done so yet.
Ah, Slashdotters genuinely surprise me sometimes...
Yes, IE draws its own widgets. And for good reason. But IE draws its own widgets that have been painstakingly crafted to behave (almost) exactly like built-in widgets. What's the problem?
:P
I wasn't referring to the HTML elements. I was referring to the menu bar and toolbars at the top of the window. And, yes, I can tell a difference. I've been able to tell the difference since IE3 first came out. In fact, there technically is no menubar--it's just another toolbar.
Oh, and my point is that there's no problem with that, just that some people seem to have different standards of consistency for native Windows (especially Microsoft) apps than they have for OSS apps.
Sometimes they're very different, but they're usually easily recognizable to someone used to Windows.
Just like Mozilla XUL-skinned apps, OpenOffice, and Swing spps--yet that's what the great-grandparent was complaining about.
Windows Media Player is just shit.
I'll agree with you on this one
WMP is one of the worst media players of all time. I'll go as far as to say that playing video is far more pleasant on Linux than on Windows. Why? Because Xine kicks ass, especially with a good frontend like Kaffeine 0.4.x (not 0.5). I've never, ever had to hunt for a codec when using a Xine-based player. WMP can't play jack without hunting down codecs from all over.
GTK plainly sucks for development. No, really, I tried, and it's worse than MFC.
That only really applies if you're coding in GTK's native C, and that's because writing GUI code in C is a braindead idea. Sadly, most GTK apps are written in C. GTK's C# bindings are actually decent, and I believe that its Python bindings are also decent.
I'm no GTK fan, but GTK# has really cleaned up the API.
Deep linking is perfectly legal.
Looks like Red Hat's plans are going straight down the toilet.
And moral relativists are horrible people.
So?
P.S. You're getting the words "right" and "entitlement" backwards.
Personally, I like "Dead Rat" myself...
I believe Unreal Tournament 2004 uses SDL (at least the Linux version does), so it can't be too simple.