Amarok is a KDE application. For those of us with KDE libraries already loaded into memory, it is small. If you'd stick to one DE the media player would be small; if you don't, you'll have to compromise, that's the nature of computing.
Where do you call that it costs $5/min? My girlfriend lives in western Africa right now (hint: no telecommunications infrastructure, one of the poorest nations in the world) and it's only around $0.30/min to call there from the US.
This is coming from a developer perspective, but I think two of these apply (maybe moreso) to your average user:
1. Packages. Specifically, aptitude. It is unbelievably easy to find software to open weird file formats, play simple games, or speak some weird protocol. This is the single #1 feature Linux (BSDs too, possibly) has going for it. Packages are awesome for experienced users and newbies. If you say otherwise, you really haven't tried a well maintained distribution yet.
Now, if a package doesn't do what you want (this is what a lot of power users complain about), compile it yourself./usr/local exists, use it. Again, grandma isn't going to need a custom compiled version of Wine, but I do. It's therefore not an issue that she is forced to use the one in the repo.
2. $SHELL shell, and the associated core utils. I use bash, but that's probably because it's what I learned first. I know my grandmother, my mother, and my girlfriend don't want to use the CLI, so it's not a major feature for most. I don't care. The Windows shell and core utils suck, and bash, csh, ksh, *sh are better.
3. UI consistency. ZOMFG WUT? Yes; I use KDE, and it kicks ass. There is consistency between the file browser, the archive utility, the media player, etc. You'd be hard pressed to argue that explorer, Windows Media Player (or winamp, or foobar, or whatever), and winrar or winzip all have the same interface.
However, their KDE counterparts Dolphin, Ark, and Amarok all look the same. If I want to change a setting, I know where to look instead of having to try "Edit -> Preferences" then "Tools -> Options" then "Options -> Settings" then... Also, similar settings are grouped under similar headings.
Those are just three things off of the top of my head.
FYI, 20 MPH on a bike is a fairly fast speed. Your average transportation type bike rider (and indeed, some of the recreational bike riders) don't/can't ride that fast.
Penrose's attempts seem no different than Einstein's rejection of quantum mechanics because "God does not play dice with the universe".
Just to be clear when Einstein said this (he really said "I, at any rate, am convinced that He [God] does not throw dice.") he did not mean he was religious.
Einstein rejected QM because it was imprecise. The phrase "does not throw dice" refers to the probabilistic nature of QM. Einstein was convinced that there was an exact way to describe the behavior of the universe, and that we hadn't (still haven't) discovered it yet.
But one could also argue that electricity suffers the same fate, when you consider the losses due to resistance of transmission lines, step-down transformers, and losses incurred as energy is stored, short-term, in batteries before *finally* being used by a vehicle.
While I agree with your overall sentiment, I have to take issue with this. Electric transformers/motors/etc. are some of the most efficient things man has ever engineered (>80% efficiency without even trying).
Similarly, high voltage DC power transmission loses less than 5% of the power per 1,000 km. You can't say the same for gasoline.
I think in the long run, electric cars are where we should be headed. Sure, they'll only work for overall shorter trips but that's ok, since most people only take trips less than 100 km at a time.
> To quote yet another musician, "There is a war being waged for your mind. If you are thinking, you are winning."
Who was that?
By the way, I agree with your sentiment entirely. I live in a swing state, and people keep telling me exactly what you just posted.
I'm 21, and this is the first election I'm allowed to vote in. However, I don't agree with anyone's rhetoric (except for Paul, but he's not running any more), so I'm sort of stuck.
I don't think I've even heard the LSB mentioned in the last five years.
That, and arguably the largest distribution (Ubuntu) doesn't have any LSB modules available:
tycho@mittens:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1 Release: 8.04 Codename: hardy
I think this is a good idea, but for a project that has been around for 10 years, it doesn't have the highest adoption rate. I only just read about it the other day on a mailing list (not that I'm an authoritative source for all things Linux, but I am an enthusiastic user).
I recently wrote a short comparison of KDE 3.5 vs 4.1. It's targeted primarily at Kubuntu users (who will be forced to upgrade to 4.1 with the release of Intrepid Ibex), but others at/. may find it useful.
I've only been using 4.1 for about a week, though, so it's really just my initial impressions.
Remind me which RTS or turn based game rewarded you for diddle-assing around more than your opponent?
You have to build faster than the other guy in every strategy game, the only difference here is the timeline. In Starcraft it is shorter than what you're used to.
Another example: Quake 3 vs. Halo. They're both FPSes, they have similar weapons, etc. However, Q3's gameplay is about a million times quicker than Halo. All of the 1337 Halo players would get destroyed on about any Q3 server. It's all relative.
...what the hell are they going to do after 26 releases?
As far as I know, there's only three animals that start with "aa", and no adjectives. Unless they're going to roll over to just "a" again, which would be lame (but more practical).
There's lots of nifty features, including being able to resize to an arbitrary resolution (note: it just makes everything bigger, since there are still only textures for 800x600). However, you can't play with it and mods at the same time (mods require you to force Direct3D rendering). That's not a downside for legit Battle.net players, though.
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Well, I've got Java applets working on 64 bit kubuntu, I can't recall how I made it happen though.
Either way, mobile devices are rarely based on a 64 bit architecture.
Puerto Rico has voted twice against becoming a state.
n/t = no text
s/ONE/TWO is from the text editor vi (and now vim). It's one way to replace text with other text when in escape mode. vim is a popular text editor.
^H is a backspace control sequence.
Most of the long acronyms can be typed directly into the wickedpedias as they have pages (or at least redirects).
HTH (Hope This Helps)
LSD was invented by a Swiss chemist named Albert Hofmann.
Amarok is a KDE application. For those of us with KDE libraries already loaded into memory, it is small. If you'd stick to one DE the media player would be small; if you don't, you'll have to compromise, that's the nature of computing.
Where do you call that it costs $5/min? My girlfriend lives in western Africa right now (hint: no telecommunications infrastructure, one of the poorest nations in the world) and it's only around $0.30/min to call there from the US.
This is coming from a developer perspective, but I think two of these apply (maybe moreso) to your average user:
1. Packages. Specifically, aptitude. It is unbelievably easy to find software to open weird file formats, play simple games, or speak some weird protocol. This is the single #1 feature Linux (BSDs too, possibly) has going for it. Packages are awesome for experienced users and newbies. If you say otherwise, you really haven't tried a well maintained distribution yet.
Now, if a package doesn't do what you want (this is what a lot of power users complain about), compile it yourself. /usr/local exists, use it. Again, grandma isn't going to need a custom compiled version of Wine, but I do. It's therefore not an issue that she is forced to use the one in the repo.
2. $SHELL shell, and the associated core utils. I use bash, but that's probably because it's what I learned first. I know my grandmother, my mother, and my girlfriend don't want to use the CLI, so it's not a major feature for most. I don't care. The Windows shell and core utils suck, and bash, csh, ksh, *sh are better.
3. UI consistency. ZOMFG WUT? Yes; I use KDE, and it kicks ass. There is consistency between the file browser, the archive utility, the media player, etc. You'd be hard pressed to argue that explorer, Windows Media Player (or winamp, or foobar, or whatever), and winrar or winzip all have the same interface.
However, their KDE counterparts Dolphin, Ark, and Amarok all look the same. If I want to change a setting, I know where to look instead of having to try "Edit -> Preferences" then "Tools -> Options" then "Options -> Settings" then... Also, similar settings are grouped under similar headings.
Those are just three things off of the top of my head.
FYI, 20 MPH on a bike is a fairly fast speed. Your average transportation type bike rider (and indeed, some of the recreational bike riders) don't/can't ride that fast.
Just to be clear when Einstein said this (he really said "I, at any rate, am convinced that He [God] does not throw dice.") he did not mean he was religious.
Einstein rejected QM because it was imprecise. The phrase "does not throw dice" refers to the probabilistic nature of QM. Einstein was convinced that there was an exact way to describe the behavior of the universe, and that we hadn't (still haven't) discovered it yet.
While I agree with your overall sentiment, I have to take issue with this. Electric transformers/motors/etc. are some of the most efficient things man has ever engineered (>80% efficiency without even trying).
Similarly, high voltage DC power transmission loses less than 5% of the power per 1,000 km. You can't say the same for gasoline.
I think in the long run, electric cars are where we should be headed. Sure, they'll only work for overall shorter trips but that's ok, since most people only take trips less than 100 km at a time.
He might, now that he reversed his stance.
Not all of us do.
> To quote yet another musician, "There is a war being waged for your mind. If you are thinking, you are winning."
Who was that?
By the way, I agree with your sentiment entirely. I live in a swing state, and people keep telling me exactly what you just posted.
I'm 21, and this is the first election I'm allowed to vote in. However, I don't agree with anyone's rhetoric (except for Paul, but he's not running any more), so I'm sort of stuck.
What's your definition? From TFA:
I thought that was pretty much textbook "bricking".
That, and arguably the largest distribution (Ubuntu) doesn't have any LSB modules available:
tycho@mittens:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04
Codename: hardy
I think this is a good idea, but for a project that has been around for 10 years, it doesn't have the highest adoption rate. I only just read about it the other day on a mailing list (not that I'm an authoritative source for all things Linux, but I am an enthusiastic user).
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I recently wrote a short comparison of KDE 3.5 vs 4.1. It's targeted primarily at Kubuntu users (who will be forced to upgrade to 4.1 with the release of Intrepid Ibex), but others at /. may find it useful.
I've only been using 4.1 for about a week, though, so it's really just my initial impressions.
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Remind me which RTS or turn based game rewarded you for diddle-assing around more than your opponent?
You have to build faster than the other guy in every strategy game, the only difference here is the timeline. In Starcraft it is shorter than what you're used to.
Another example: Quake 3 vs. Halo. They're both FPSes, they have similar weapons, etc. However, Q3's gameplay is about a million times quicker than Halo. All of the 1337 Halo players would get destroyed on about any Q3 server. It's all relative.
No worries. If that's the worst mistake you made all day, you had a good day.
It was a joke. I assume they'd choose different animals and adjectives, so nobody would be confused.
Well, Debian has been running for 15 years so it's certainly possible.
...what the hell are they going to do after 26 releases?
As far as I know, there's only three animals that start with "aa", and no adjectives. Unless they're going to roll over to just "a" again, which would be lame (but more practical).
A guy wrote a 3dfx glide wrapper that I've been using successfully with Wine for ages, it's available here: http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/index.html
There's lots of nifty features, including being able to resize to an arbitrary resolution (note: it just makes everything bigger, since there are still only textures for 800x600). However, you can't play with it and mods at the same time (mods require you to force Direct3D rendering). That's not a downside for legit Battle.net players, though.
> Apparently you didn't notice Baal and his throne on the final level of Worldstone Keep?
I did. What's your point?
> Protip: Baal runs don't usually involve killing Baal. :)
You clearly haven't played to 99 since 1.10.
I can confirm that passwords are case insensitive for Diablo II as well.
Throne of Destruction. Baal is in the Worldstone Chamber.
Sorry, as someone who has wasted literally thousands of hours of my life playing the game, I feel obligated to correct you.