The part of me that really just wants Google to be doing the right thing after all really wants me to believe that they're doing this to spark outrage to make net neutrality a law.
The rest of me is disappointed until that suspicion gets confirmed.
This seems like it can only be a good thing. The major place where we're lacking (AFAIK) is in driver support, and having a major software suite such as KDE use OpenGL 3 will help the driver writers manage some of these bugs (the same way Compiz appearing on the scene majorly improved graphics drivers in Linux a few years ago).
Perhaps this will also help to push Intel to OpenGL 3 (or 4 - I mean, COME ON!).
At the same time, I have some Linux machines that don't have OpenGL 3 support (one has a GeForce 6600), so I really hope they keep functionality with OpenGL 2 for a while (that machine isn't getting upgraded - the next thing I do to it will be to replace it).
I concur entirely. The article's author seems to think that NAND flash is what SSD means. I'm pretty sure Memristors will do more than that, though. Heck, I'm willing to bet that within my lifetime memristors will revolutionize computers so there is no more hard drive and RAM, just memory.
The point stands, though. Canonical have a team of UI people. The submitter of the bug is not one of them.
He can (and has) made a PPA for his preferred version. But he's not high enough in their hierarchy (which probably means not enough of a contributor) to have a say on what Canonical actually do.
So this is why I started visiting/. again.
I've actually been encouraged by my friends to apply for African-American scholarships. However, I'm not an American yet. As soon as I get my US citizenship, though, I'll probably do it.
I'm a full-time college student, and my dad's insurance is supposed to cover me.
The first time I went for a check-up after his company switched insurance, I wasn't covered. So we had to spend (literally) hours on the phone correcting that. They said it was all done.
until I had to go to the dentist. Apparently they hadn't put me on the coverage for dental. So another day wasted trying to get me onto the dental plan. This was after already having filled in all the forms for me to be on the plan *and* still having to call once.
Two weeks ago I went to the optometrist. Guess what? I wasn't covered. Even though we had now been *TWICE* guaranteed by the insurance that I was fully covered for everything. The optometrist still gave me the test, etc. and we arranged for my new glasses, but we couldn't pick them up until the insurance gave the go-ahead. Which they naturally did on a Friday afternoon, after the optometrist had closed.
I would normally have been able to fetch my glasses after lunch. Instead, I had to wait over a week, during which time it was also illegal for me to drive.
In a recent documentary, one of the producers of Stargate said that, in the real Cheyenne mountain, there's a door with a sign that says "Stargate Command", but that it's actually just a broom closet.
I'm sorry (not really), but I disagree. MP3 is the MOST POPULAR (what the GPP was talking about). While I agree that WMA is better (smaller and sounds better) than MP3 at the same bitrate (the same going for WMV vs. MPEG), I don't think that they are near the best. AAC and Quicktime video are, IMHO, better. At the same time, I'm most likely to use Vorbis and (Theora|XviD) codecs with (Ogg|Matroska|MXF|etc.) packaging because of a personal bias for (Free|Open Source) Software.
Anyway, going back to a response to you, Windows Media Player's current iteration is TERRIBLE from a GUI perspective. If I were forced to use WMP, I would use the old GUI through (I believe, I don't have a Windows box around to check right now) wmplayer2.exe. Also, have you ever tried to code something around DirectShow? NOT very pretty.
At my school, we have three VERY EXCITING and USEFUL programming courses:
Microsoft Visual Basic programming <sarcasm>(Yay!)</sarcasm> (Uses MSVB 6) Microsoft Visual C++ programming (uses MSVC++ 5) and HTML Basics <sarcasm> YAY!!! Our school ROCKS! We have SO MANY good computer classes!!!</sarcasm>
I was just choosing [Generic file that is quite often mandatory]. I know that it's not ALWAYS necessary, but there's absolutely nothing that's always necessary.
When you are logged in as root you have unlimited access to all files, and it is possible to remove or modify a file that is vital to the system, this is generally not good, and often not required.
What are you talking about? When has anybody eveer needed/vmlinuz?
Do you think just because someone works for Microsoft, they are a MS "Zealot" of sorts, who cant see past Windows? Or working for Microsoft is some sort of Taboo in the software industry where only the rejects end up?
Here is a partial list of what I, personally, would lose in one way or another:
The KDE Project
Ubuntu/Kubuntu/etc
The ability to e-mail/IM/Etc. my non-US friends
connection with my family
a job
Mozillux has a good Qt/KDE file dialog. Sure, it's not Enterprise quality and it has some minor problems (can't use anything but the file dialog while the dialog is open), but it's worth it for a home user (I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.1 with the Qt file dialog at home).
BZ Flag has also offered this for years, although it only came after Counter Strike offered this, but it's rather obvious that Microsoft did NOT invent this in any way.
Hi,
I'm quite excited to see this. If you do manage, PLEASE try to get it in the news, as this will help convince the administration of many other schools.
Anyway, I would suggest Kubuntu 5.10 desktops with the Edubuntu educational suite installed.
If it were me, I'd get it running on one of the oldest/slowest computers and then just image it to the newer ones.
Also, if it were me, I'd set up my own apt repository at the school (each piece of software perhaps screened to be working suitably before going into the repository). Then, at 3:00 on Sunday mornings (or at another time when the network is totally unused), have a cron job update/upgrade from the server.
I really hope that you succeed, and good luck!
In related news, many famous virus developers, including the inventors of the mydoom virus, are being hired by artificial intellicenge labs across the world.
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The part of me that really just wants Google to be doing the right thing after all really wants me to believe that they're doing this to spark outrage to make net neutrality a law. The rest of me is disappointed until that suspicion gets confirmed.
Definitely a troll, considering the token ring and defrag comments.
This seems like it can only be a good thing. The major place where we're lacking (AFAIK) is in driver support, and having a major software suite such as KDE use OpenGL 3 will help the driver writers manage some of these bugs (the same way Compiz appearing on the scene majorly improved graphics drivers in Linux a few years ago). Perhaps this will also help to push Intel to OpenGL 3 (or 4 - I mean, COME ON!). At the same time, I have some Linux machines that don't have OpenGL 3 support (one has a GeForce 6600), so I really hope they keep functionality with OpenGL 2 for a while (that machine isn't getting upgraded - the next thing I do to it will be to replace it).
I concur entirely. The article's author seems to think that NAND flash is what SSD means. I'm pretty sure Memristors will do more than that, though. Heck, I'm willing to bet that within my lifetime memristors will revolutionize computers so there is no more hard drive and RAM, just memory.
Wouldn't it just be cheaper at that point to just get a supported (by Kismet/whatever) USB wifi card?
At least if he were using Linux he could maintain the source himself (if he were really that motivated).
The point stands, though. Canonical have a team of UI people. The submitter of the bug is not one of them. He can (and has) made a PPA for his preferred version. But he's not high enough in their hierarchy (which probably means not enough of a contributor) to have a say on what Canonical actually do.
So this is why I started visiting /. again.
I've actually been encouraged by my friends to apply for African-American scholarships. However, I'm not an American yet. As soon as I get my US citizenship, though, I'll probably do it.
The numbers I've seen for insurance profit margins differ from yours by a factor of 10 (20-30%).
I'm a full-time college student, and my dad's insurance is supposed to cover me. The first time I went for a check-up after his company switched insurance, I wasn't covered. So we had to spend (literally) hours on the phone correcting that. They said it was all done. until I had to go to the dentist. Apparently they hadn't put me on the coverage for dental. So another day wasted trying to get me onto the dental plan. This was after already having filled in all the forms for me to be on the plan *and* still having to call once. Two weeks ago I went to the optometrist. Guess what? I wasn't covered. Even though we had now been *TWICE* guaranteed by the insurance that I was fully covered for everything. The optometrist still gave me the test, etc. and we arranged for my new glasses, but we couldn't pick them up until the insurance gave the go-ahead. Which they naturally did on a Friday afternoon, after the optometrist had closed. I would normally have been able to fetch my glasses after lunch. Instead, I had to wait over a week, during which time it was also illegal for me to drive.
In a recent documentary, one of the producers of Stargate said that, in the real Cheyenne mountain, there's a door with a sign that says "Stargate Command", but that it's actually just a broom closet.
More/same bang, less radiation/after effects = LESS BAD THING
I'm sorry (not really), but I disagree. MP3 is the MOST POPULAR (what the GPP was talking about). While I agree that WMA is better (smaller and sounds better) than MP3 at the same bitrate (the same going for WMV vs. MPEG), I don't think that they are near the best. AAC and Quicktime video are, IMHO, better. At the same time, I'm most likely to use Vorbis and (Theora|XviD) codecs with (Ogg|Matroska|MXF|etc.) packaging because of a personal bias for (Free|Open Source) Software.
Anyway, going back to a response to you, Windows Media Player's current iteration is TERRIBLE from a GUI perspective. If I were forced to use WMP, I would use the old GUI through (I believe, I don't have a Windows box around to check right now) wmplayer2.exe. Also, have you ever tried to code something around DirectShow? NOT very pretty.
At my school, we have three VERY EXCITING and USEFUL programming courses:
Microsoft Visual Basic programming <sarcasm>(Yay!)</sarcasm> (Uses MSVB 6)
Microsoft Visual C++ programming (uses MSVC++ 5) and
HTML Basics <sarcasm> YAY!!! Our school ROCKS! We have SO MANY good computer classes!!!</sarcasm>
Cool! I just became a Literature professor! Thanks, Plaid Phantom!
I was just choosing [Generic file that is quite often mandatory]. I know that it's not ALWAYS necessary, but there's absolutely nothing that's always necessary.
Here is a partial list of what I, personally, would lose in one way or another: The KDE Project Ubuntu/Kubuntu/etc The ability to e-mail/IM/Etc. my non-US friends connection with my family a job
Either this guy has the best sense of humor in the world or he/she/it is a complete idiot.
Most likely the first.
Mozillux has a good Qt/KDE file dialog. Sure, it's not Enterprise quality and it has some minor problems (can't use anything but the file dialog while the dialog is open), but it's worth it for a home user (I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.1 with the Qt file dialog at home).
BZ Flag has also offered this for years, although it only came after Counter Strike offered this, but it's rather obvious that Microsoft did NOT invent this in any way.
So what's the point of your post? His grammar was still correct.
Hi, I'm quite excited to see this. If you do manage, PLEASE try to get it in the news, as this will help convince the administration of many other schools. Anyway, I would suggest Kubuntu 5.10 desktops with the Edubuntu educational suite installed. If it were me, I'd get it running on one of the oldest/slowest computers and then just image it to the newer ones. Also, if it were me, I'd set up my own apt repository at the school (each piece of software perhaps screened to be working suitably before going into the repository). Then, at 3:00 on Sunday mornings (or at another time when the network is totally unused), have a cron job update/upgrade from the server. I really hope that you succeed, and good luck!
In related news, many famous virus developers, including the inventors of the mydoom virus, are being hired by artificial intellicenge labs across the world.