while Linux looks more and more like Windows on the desktop
I don't think it'd be considered nit-picking to say that kde and gnome are looking more and more like the windows gui. I'm using flux-box and it's different in a lot of ways. I'm not a huge fan of icons cluttering the desktop and that big ugly kicker panel
and from flux-boxes site heres a few other interesting features going in a different direction from windows
# Configurable window tabs. # Wheel scroll changes workspace # Configurable titlebar (placement of buttons, new buttons etc) # New native integrated keygrabber (supports emacs like keychains) # Maximize over slit option
That being said, I don't think it's a bad idea to use elements from windows' interface that work well. (also, I'm not affiliated with flux-box development or anything.)
These kind of posts are really redundant to those of us that don't read the article anyways.:) Someone should compile a list of all the 'server's been slashdotted' comments that get related to the story.
Digital Guitar - Not enough guitars serving up the page.. Atari 2600 - the./ effect seems to have knocked the servers down to 2600-like performance..
You guys would probably be good fortune cookie writers.:)
I don't know that it ruins documentation.. I'm a lefty and so have swithed my mouse config around.. When people ask for help with stuff (as they sometimes do:) ) I often say to 'opposite click' to bring up the pop-up menu. Most people realize i mean to click the mouse button 'opposite' of the main one. I would be really annoyed if i wasn't able to make the mouse left handed. Setting up your own config is essential in fps's and they are making pretty readable manuals despite the configureable interface.
is Little Nemo's adventure in nightmare land. Anybody else remember it? It was at least as creative as Smb3. I think it used to be a comic I think. Fun game
I did have the exact same problem with mine. I've wondered if maybe even running linux on it made the difference(never ran windows on it, and i heard early linux support for power monitoring wasn't as good as windows) But that wouldn't kill the battery would it? Anyways, I've found that if you take out the battery whenever it's tethered, and only put it in when tethered to charge it, it lasted a lot longer.
I wonder if running a back-up fileserver inside one of those fire-proof safes would work for sitations like these. A company could probably afford to have it modified so that a couple holes for cat5, power cables, and air flow. Then maybe a sensor that detects extreme heat and closes holes (destroying cables, a patch and power cord aren't expensive)
I don't know about that, it seems like even for the hardcore cheaters, a proxy system like this wouldn't be any fun. With aimbots and the like, there is still a modicum of interactivity.
That's the most constructive criticism i've seen of an embedded linux story. I agree that i'd rather see linux topple the microsoft monopoly than take over the embedded device market. But, why doesn't this make an interesting new story?
Well, it matters because this is not a press release site for mp3 players. The fact that it's using a a version of embedded linux is a interesting facet of the story to someone who is interested in the way things work.
Also slashdot readers have a bias for linux related things. (It's one of the reasons i'm here)
Why are so many of the readers here so constantly pissed off about the pro open source/linux/anti-windows slant here?
I bought an iMac for my sister for college, she didn't like it and ended up giving it back to me. But, apparently all her room-mates liked it because I can clearly see all manor of snack foods through the clear keyboard. Thankfully, twinkies don't grow mold very well.
i wonder if you could beat me with a clue bat. If i'm running lime wire on linux box will i see files shared by someone using bearshare? I know both use the gnutella protocol, are they at centralized in that file lists are at a limewire server?
Here at work, on my linux workstation, when I search for something with lime wire I seem to get worse results than one of my co-workers using bearshare.
Granted, I'll agree about right tool for the right job. My opinion is skewed because I love the linux/opensource movement, and slightly OT, why can't i be a linux zealot? Seems like a good place to talk about it. Besides if the 'windows people' (gross generalization) had it their way, everything (servers, palm tops) would be windows, regardless of whether it was the right tool for the job.
But what I was trying to say in my previous post was, why was that a useless story? I thought those games were interesting, I've never heard of them, and now I may buy them. Maybe my future purchase will go a small way towards making linux a viable gaming platform.
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thought at first that his arrest was connected to two donations he made three years ago to an Islamic charity, Global Relief Foundation
:)
The moral of this story may end up being..
Don't help people.
while Linux looks more and more like Windows on the desktop
I don't think it'd be considered nit-picking to say that kde and gnome are looking more and more like the windows gui. I'm using flux-box and it's different in a lot of ways. I'm not a huge fan of icons cluttering the desktop and that big ugly kicker panel
and from flux-boxes site heres a few other interesting features going in a different direction from windows
# Configurable window tabs.
# Wheel scroll changes workspace
# Configurable titlebar (placement of buttons, new buttons etc)
# New native integrated keygrabber (supports emacs like keychains)
# Maximize over slit option
That being said, I don't think it's a bad idea to use elements from windows' interface that work well.
(also, I'm not affiliated with flux-box development or anything.)
I think the shrinter over at thinkgeek was pretty damn funny. Altough I hate hard-copy so this would be the perfect gift for me. :)
Wouldn't a ceramic shell casing pretty much solve that problem?
But why would they be considered naked? Because they don't have a baby carrot for a nose?
These kind of posts are really redundant to those of us that don't read the article anyways. :) Someone should compile a list of all the 'server's been slashdotted' comments that get related to the story.
./ effect seems to have knocked the servers down to 2600-like performance..
:)
Digital Guitar - Not enough guitars serving up the page..
Atari 2600 - the
You guys would probably be good fortune cookie writers.
Commercial air-liners work this way now. Pulling on the yoke tells a computer to tell the wing to move.
If you're a young guy in college looking to get a job in the game industry, this may look good on resume, no?
I don't know that it ruins documentation.. I'm a lefty and so have swithed my mouse config around.. When people ask for help with stuff (as they sometimes do :) ) I often say to 'opposite click' to bring up the pop-up menu. Most people realize i mean to click the mouse button 'opposite' of the main one. I would be really annoyed if i wasn't able to make the mouse left handed. Setting up your own config is essential in fps's and they are making pretty readable manuals despite the configureable interface.
Why the color brown? :)
is Little Nemo's adventure in nightmare land. Anybody else remember it? It was at least as creative as Smb3. I think it used to be a comic I think. Fun game
electrocuting your weiner can kill anyone.
:)
Unless you're female, in which case it's someone else's.
I'm not married yet, but, when/if i do, I still won't consider it hers.
I did have the exact same problem with mine. I've wondered if maybe even running linux on it made the difference(never ran windows on it, and i heard early linux support for power monitoring wasn't as good as windows) But that wouldn't kill the battery would it? Anyways, I've found that if you take out the battery whenever it's tethered, and only put it in when tethered to charge it, it lasted a lot longer.
I wonder if running a back-up fileserver inside one of those fire-proof safes would work for sitations like these. A company could probably afford to have it modified so that a couple holes for cat5, power cables, and air flow. Then maybe a sensor that detects extreme heat and closes holes (destroying cables, a patch and power cord aren't expensive)
I don't know about that, it seems like even for the hardcore cheaters, a proxy system like this wouldn't be any fun. With aimbots and the like, there is still a modicum of interactivity.
Even johnny-cheats-a-lot will ask, "why bother?"
You're worried about os biggotry(sp?) and participating in slashdot is on your list of must haves?? :)
just joking, btw, i do see why an extremely popular tech news site would be a moderately good indication of skill level.
Maybe it would help
if e-bay required you
to sign in before being
able to view comments.
I bet bank robbers could really :)
get some use out of this tech.
A suggested name for this outbreak is "Bill's Tapeworm".
Hehe
'You might as well hold your next math convention at a strip club'
:)
As if this is a bad idea? Sheesh, I might even go.
That's the most constructive criticism i've
seen of an embedded linux story. I agree that
i'd rather see linux topple the microsoft
monopoly than take over the embedded device
market. But, why doesn't this make an interesting
new story?
:flame on:
Well, it matters because this is not
a press release site for mp3 players.
The fact that it's using a a version
of embedded linux is a interesting
facet of the story to someone who is
interested in the way things work.
Also slashdot readers have a bias for
linux related things. (It's one of
the reasons i'm here)
Why are so many of the readers here
so constantly pissed off about the
pro open source/linux/anti-windows
slant here?
I bought an iMac for my sister
for college, she didn't like
it and ended up giving it back
to me. But, apparently all her
room-mates liked it because
I can clearly see all manor of
snack foods through the clear
keyboard. Thankfully, twinkies
don't grow mold very well.
i wonder if you could beat me with a clue
:)
bat. If i'm running lime wire on linux box
will i see files shared by someone using
bearshare? I know both use the gnutella protocol,
are they at centralized in that file lists are
at a limewire server?
Here at work, on my linux workstation, when I search for something with lime wire I seem to get worse
results than one of my co-workers using bearshare.
just curious
Granted, I'll agree about right tool
for the right job. My opinion is
skewed because I love the linux/opensource
movement, and slightly OT, why can't
i be a linux zealot? Seems like a good
place to talk about it. Besides if the
'windows people' (gross generalization)
had it their way, everything (servers, palm
tops) would be windows, regardless of whether
it was the right tool for the job.
But what I was trying to say in my
previous post was, why was that
a useless story? I thought those games
were interesting, I've never heard of them,
and now I may buy them. Maybe my future
purchase will go a small way towards making
linux a viable gaming platform.