Three instances of the exact same joke by three different slashdotters. Even the punctuations are nearly identical. Yet some people still believe we are all oh-so-unique... Important lesson to be learnt: *We* are the self-replicating goo; mindless clones of each other.
I know you're just joking, but I'd still like to point out it's not the vegans, but McDonalds & Co who are turning the rainforests into a giant soy plantage. You know, to feed all those cows... Feel free to call me a tree-huggin' hippy.
By the way: Aren't you supposed to add [tt] to a Troll Tuesday post?
I agree, the screenshots add nothing. If you want a more artsy desktop you can go here or here. If you want a faster, cleaner desktop, I'd suggest you take a look over here.
If you have a better product, then people will use yours over the default. This is why more people use Winamp and iTunes than use Media Player.
Who are those people you talk about? Me? The Slashdot crowd? My 16 yr old brother? Yes, we will use alternative software if it's better than the default.
My mother, my grandparents and my neighbours on the other hand, will not. They just use whatever they get. How are they supposed to know about some great opensource mediaplayer which works way better than WMP? You don't exactly see TV adds for it...
Joe sixpack plays his mp3s using WMP for the same reason he runs windows: It came with his Dell PC. It works. No need to spend time looking for alternatives.
Stimulation of other parts of the body is unnesessary if/when the signals this stimulation would trigger can be sent right into the brain. The brain would not know the difference between real stimulation and recorded or emulated signals.
Sending data right into the brain could make matrix-like simulations possible. However, it will probably take a lot of time before we have reverse engineered all of the brain's data structures.
I've never used Ruby myself, but judging from the text you quoted, RoR people seem to have a weak spot for superlatives and exclamation marks... Let's just hope their coding is more "super" than their writing.
You think Microsoft Visual Studio is the only PC IDE?
Almost all linux distros has KDevelop bundled. If that doesn't do it for you, you can try Dev-Cpp, MinGW-Developer Studio, Eclipse, or BCBX Personal Edition.
Buying a Mac just because it comes with a free IDE is one of the lamest reasons I've ever heard. Just be a man and admit you bought it because of its shiny looks.
I was somewhat surprised to find out people have gotten looking glass running on windows. Weird.
Why is that weird? It's java after all. "Write once run anywhere" is it's main philosophy, although I think it required some hacking to get it running on windows in this case.
The simplest example is copy-and-paste. You can always do this. But the X-Windows scheme is quick and simple (and doesn't involve the keyboard at all); just three quick clicks or a click-swipe-release-click.
This is one linux concept I never understood. When I'm typing commands in a shell, I *already have* my hands on my keyboard. How would reaching for my mouse to perform "just three quick clicks" be faster then keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl-C Ctrl-V?
Don't get me wrong, I don't like Windows very much. I just don't see why a largely CLI based OS would implement mouse-based copy/pasting.
Yes they do, but don't get turned off if the live cd doesn't work for you. The live cd is not really ubuntu, it's basicly morphix with an ubuntu theme.
Try the real version instead. It's is a very nice distro and it would be a shame if the live cd ruined your ubuntu experience.
I took the liberty of looking it up for you. Hilarious stuff. Thanks for bringing it up.
[Brian is writing graffiti on the palace wall. The Centurion catches him in the act] Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go, the house? Brian: It says, "Romans go home. " Centurion: No it doesn't! What's the latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on! Brian: Er, "Romanus"! Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is? Brian: Er, er, "Romani"! Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go"! Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt". Centurion: So, "eunt" is...? Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go". Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...?
[He twists Brian's ear] Brian: Aaagh! The imperative! Centurion: Which is...? Brian: Aaaagh! Er, er, "i"! Centurion: How many Romans? Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural, er, "ite"! Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it? Brian: Dative!
[the Centurion holds a sword to his throat] Brian: Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative! Er, er, accusative, "Domum"! Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...? Brian: Er, "Domum"! Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times. Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir. Centurion: Hail Caesar ! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
Have you ever written a XUL ui yourself? I have. I like the concept behind XUL, but for anything more than a simple firefox plugin it's far too verbose and bloated.
I ported an excisting intranet application from XHTML/javascript to XUL/javascript. The XUL version needed about twice the amount of code to get the same functionality. And XUL code is, IMHO, much harder to read too.
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I agree. It doesn't matter though, since I've never met a single person who actually uses these units in real life.
Three instances of the exact same joke by three different slashdotters. Even the punctuations are nearly identical. Yet some people still believe we are all oh-so-unique... Important lesson to be learnt: *We* are the self-replicating goo; mindless clones of each other.
From the FAQ: "The resulting executable will run on any platforms that supports the binary format of the generating platform."
I know you're just joking, but I'd still like to point out it's not the vegans, but McDonalds & Co who are turning the rainforests into a giant soy plantage. You know, to feed all those cows... Feel free to call me a tree-huggin' hippy.
By the way: Aren't you supposed to add [tt] to a Troll Tuesday post?
Most guys? I don't think so. Only and right-handed computer geeks and regular lefties.
I agree, the screenshots add nothing. If you want a more artsy desktop you can go here or here. If you want a faster, cleaner desktop, I'd suggest you take a look over here.
The previous article on the subject wasn't posted on the main page. I didn't read it, so to me it doesn't matter even if the comment is a dupe.
I think it's very nice to have some relevant information brought to my attention. Thank for the effort, Dave.
Your theory might be correct.
I'd think that would not work. Do you have a link to back it up?
Who are those people you talk about? Me? The Slashdot crowd? My 16 yr old brother? Yes, we will use alternative software if it's better than the default.
My mother, my grandparents and my neighbours on the other hand, will not. They just use whatever they get. How are they supposed to know about some great opensource mediaplayer which works way better than WMP? You don't exactly see TV adds for it...
Joe sixpack plays his mp3s using WMP for the same reason he runs windows: It came with his Dell PC. It works. No need to spend time looking for alternatives.
Stimulation of other parts of the body is unnesessary if/when the signals this stimulation would trigger can be sent right into the brain. The brain would not know the difference between real stimulation and recorded or emulated signals.
Sending data right into the brain could make matrix-like simulations possible. However, it will probably take a lot of time before we have reverse engineered all of the brain's data structures.
Don't expect them to come up with any solution, because when google talks about having PhDs working on something, they mean Pigeon-harvesting dogs.
Grammer Nasi, the Malaysian response to Alphabet Soup?
I've never used Ruby myself, but judging from the text you quoted, RoR people seem to have a weak spot for superlatives and exclamation marks... Let's just hope their coding is more "super" than their writing.
You think Microsoft Visual Studio is the only PC IDE?
Almost all linux distros has KDevelop bundled. If that doesn't do it for you, you can try Dev-Cpp, MinGW-Developer Studio, Eclipse, or BCBX Personal Edition.
Buying a Mac just because it comes with a free IDE is one of the lamest reasons I've ever heard. Just be a man and admit you bought it because of its shiny looks.
Why is that weird? It's java after all. "Write once run anywhere" is it's main philosophy, although I think it required some hacking to get it running on windows in this case.
This is one linux concept I never understood. When I'm typing commands in a shell, I *already have* my hands on my keyboard. How would reaching for my mouse to perform "just three quick clicks" be faster then keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl-C Ctrl-V?
Don't get me wrong, I don't like Windows very much. I just don't see why a largely CLI based OS would implement mouse-based copy/pasting.
Thanks for the correction.
Anyways, is the hoary cd also Morphix?Yes, AFAIK it is.
Poseidon for UML does that.
Yes they do, but don't get turned off if the live cd doesn't work for you. The live cd is not really ubuntu, it's basicly morphix with an ubuntu theme.
Try the real version instead. It's is a very nice distro and it would be a shame if the live cd ruined your ubuntu experience.
I took the liberty of looking it up for you. Hilarious stuff. Thanks for bringing it up.
[Brian is writing graffiti on the palace wall. The Centurion catches him in the act]
Centurion: What's this, then? "Romanes eunt domus"? People called Romanes, they go, the house?
Brian: It says, "Romans go home. "
Centurion: No it doesn't! What's the latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on!
Brian: Er, "Romanus"!
Centurion: Vocative plural of "Romanus" is?
Brian: Er, er, "Romani"!
Centurion: [Writes "Romani" over Brian's graffiti] "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Conjugate the verb, "to go"!
Brian: Er, "Ire". Er, "eo", "is", "it", "imus", "itis", "eunt".
Centurion: So, "eunt" is...?
Brian: Third person plural present indicative, "they go".
Centurion: But, "Romans, go home" is an order. So you must use...?
[He twists Brian's ear]
Brian: Aaagh! The imperative!
Centurion: Which is...?
Brian: Aaaagh! Er, er, "i"!
Centurion: How many Romans?
Brian: Aaaaagh! Plural, plural, er, "ite"!
Centurion: [Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" is motion towards, isn't it?
Brian: Dative!
[the Centurion holds a sword to his throat]
Brian: Aaagh! Not the dative, not the dative! Er, er, accusative, "Domum"!
Centurion: But "Domus" takes the locative, which is...?
Brian: Er, "Domum"!
Centurion: [Writes "Domum"] Understand? Now, write it out a hundred times.
Brian: Yes sir. Thank you, sir. Hail Caesar, sir.
Centurion: Hail Caesar ! And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
Oh, and it's Cleese.
It's just as "true" as the free mac mini scam you're whoring for in your sig and on your site. Works on paper, but not in practice.
Already been done.
The Etiquette Theme for Ubuntu _has_ naked people in it, although not in a very reveiling way. Take a look at the screenshots, it's a beautiful theme.
Have you ever written a XUL ui yourself? I have. I like the concept behind XUL, but for anything more than a simple firefox plugin it's far too verbose and bloated.
I ported an excisting intranet application from XHTML/javascript to XUL/javascript. The XUL version needed about twice the amount of code to get the same functionality. And XUL code is, IMHO, much harder to read too.