The problem with your argument is that whatever $50 people save (compared to say, a netbook) from the streamlined components will be spent in wireless internet plans.
Aafter all you need to have an available connection 24/7. Are you at an airport not covered by your AT&T or Verizon plan? bad luck (get money for the HotSpot), are you in another country? bad luck, are you out of your cover area? bad luck.
Maybe this type of service will be useful in Japan, Finland, or other highly urbanized areas where wireless internet coverage is high. But for other countries we will have to wait at least another 10 years.
Irfanview is one of the *best* photo manipulation programs for 99% of the things I have to do.
For the other 1% I use Paint.NET. I have *really* tried to like the GIMP. I try to use it every once in a while when I need to do something that Irfanview cannot do, but at the end I keep going back to Paint.NET
Too bad there is nothing like it in Linux. And no, the mono version is still very buggy IMHO.
I have always wondered if there was something like "PortableApps" for Linux... there are two or three small explicit efforts thrown by Google search but it would be great if all the apps would be used in Linux too.
Well, in Germany there is a kind of compulsory Church tax (that you must pay after you register in the city), I am not sure if it is for all religions.
Germany is the only country where I am aware they have church tax. Even in religious countries like USA, people do not have to pay the the government for their faith.
To me, all religions are a scam. Some have been around longer than others and thus emanate a sense of legitimacy but they're mostly cults with a God that we offer our prayers and money to in return for a hope of a better life.
For me, religions are not a scam, but churches (the organizations behind). For the case of Catholicism, I can enter any church without paying (unless it is Germany!, but I think they are not catholic) and sit down to hear the mass. I can even take pictures of some nice interiors.
Also, if I want to read what the church is about, I just have to go to internet and can download or read online its "sacred books", in *many languages*. Such a church promotes the dissemination of information.
Of course, the catholic church has learnt in the bad way how much they can exploit their followers (from hundreds of years of fighting).
Other churches such as the Islam or CoS (or the last day saints) use specific religious beliefs they use to exploit their followers in worst ways. Such actions are illegal in some places (France, Belgium), and tolerated in others (USA).
Me? I "sadly" believe as much in religion as I believe in Santa Claus. I say "sadly" because sometimes it would be just great to be able to blame whatever "all powerful" entity for the mistakes we do.
He makes it clear that he is tabling letters in the Senate with names removed to protect informants and innocents and has left the names in the copies sent to the Australian Federal Police.
And what happens when *that* member of the federal police, who happens to be a CoS follower, reads the letters?
Now that we talk about accessibility, does anyone know if Win7 has an easy way to invert the screen colors?
I am thinking something among the lines of what is possible with Compiz Negative function (activated by pressing SUPER+M, or WIN+M).
That function is the only useful functions I have found in the Compiz collection of useless gadgets, BUT it is a complete life saver!
Unfortunately the Windows XP equivalent is the darn "high contrast" theme (ALT+SHIFT+PRTSCRN) which is *not* what I am looking for (I only want to invert the colors and no to change the desktop properties).
but numerous sources say they [The RIAA] are prepared to take the issue to court. One potential strategy being considered: to claim that sound recordings aren't subject to termination because they were created as "works for hire," making the record companies the legal authors.
Howdy shit. Does any artist really wants this? This just shows how evil record companies are.
A Professor friend of mine once told me, when I was beginning my PhD:
"Those of us who get a PhD are not the most intelligent, but the most persistent"
After 3 years and 8 months, I got my degree and I can confirm that it is completely true. A PhD is about following very specific methods and working with other's people findings. Your contribution (what would make you "very smart") is only a very tiny amount of your thesis.
It is the fact that you must overcome all *your* personal psychological, emotional and academical barriers, what makes the PhD a daunting task.
Now, I agree that Gnome is better than Vi; however you an not sincerely believe that a lousy desktop environment is better than a complete operating system (that is only lacking a good text editor).;-)
While I mostly love Slashdot for its comments and the talks between members, it just doesn't work everywhere. If I'm watching CNN from TV, I'm looking for intelligent, fact-checked news and opinions from professionals
My wife was complaining about CNN weather (German/International version) the other day, she didn't like the fact that they showed some maps using Google earth (sometimes you could even see the mouse hand). She said "if I want to look at google earth I would go at my computer". Our guess is that CNN is cutting costs going for the free tool. But yeah, it looks a bit less professional.
Welcome to the rest of the world. It's often that us non US-people only get a sparse page with a few fields to enter your data in, only to find out that the service you thought you were registering for doesn't work yet in your country.
Call it phishing if you like, but it's par for the course. It's just that you US-ians don't notice it as often.
LOL
By your definition, I have been living in "the rest of the world" all my life, As Germany, UK and Mexico are not part of the USA.
Hey, you may call me a beaner, alien, expat but a gringo? *that* I won't tolerate:P
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I think most people will stick with Windows and proper GNU/Linux netbooks.
I think most people will stick with X-Window and proper GNU/Linux netbooks.
There... Fixed that for ya.
There, fixed that for ya.
The problem with your argument is that whatever $50 people save (compared to say, a netbook) from the streamlined components will be spent in wireless internet plans.
Aafter all you need to have an available connection 24/7. Are you at an airport not covered by your AT&T or Verizon plan? bad luck (get money for the HotSpot), are you in another country? bad luck, are you out of your cover area? bad luck.
Maybe this type of service will be useful in Japan, Finland, or other highly urbanized areas where wireless internet coverage is high. But for other countries we will have to wait at least another 10 years.
304,059,724 * 0.001 / 100 = 3040.59724
Irfanview is one of the *best* photo manipulation programs for 99% of the things I have to do.
For the other 1% I use Paint.NET. I have *really* tried to like the GIMP. I try to use it every once in a while when I need to do something that Irfanview cannot do, but at the end I keep going back to Paint.NET
Too bad there is nothing like it in Linux. And no, the mono version is still very buggy IMHO.
Excuse my ignorance but, isn't a pussy a small cute hairy mammal?
This is going to go down in the book as one of the stupidest moves in business history.
I am sure there's also a map for that!
Let's say I am a christian (which I am not but bah).
Then let's say I go to my Rathaus to register, they give me the registration card and in there I have to state what religion do I have.
If, I say the truth (say that I am a christian), I can expect to be charged the "church tax" when I start working.
If I lie (which is against my religion) and say I have no religion then I won't be charged.
Although I am not directly affected (because I am agnostic) I do not think it is fair (of course I also don't lie TV-tax and Radio-tax)
I have always wondered if there was something like "PortableApps" for Linux... there are two or three small explicit efforts thrown by Google search but it would be great if all the apps would be used in Linux too.
Well, in Germany there is a kind of compulsory Church tax (that you must pay after you register in the city), I am not sure if it is for all religions.
Germany is the only country where I am aware they have church tax. Even in religious countries like USA, people do not have to pay the the government for their faith.
To me, all religions are a scam. Some have been around longer than others and thus emanate a sense of legitimacy but they're mostly cults with a God that we offer our prayers and money to in return for a hope of a better life.
For me, religions are not a scam, but churches (the organizations behind). For the case of Catholicism, I can enter any church without paying (unless it is Germany!, but I think they are not catholic) and sit down to hear the mass. I can even take pictures of some nice interiors.
Also, if I want to read what the church is about, I just have to go to internet and can download or read online its "sacred books", in *many languages*. Such a church promotes the dissemination of information.
Of course, the catholic church has learnt in the bad way how much they can exploit their followers (from hundreds of years of fighting).
Other churches such as the Islam or CoS (or the last day saints) use specific religious beliefs they use to exploit their followers in worst ways. Such actions are illegal in some places (France, Belgium), and tolerated in others (USA).
Me? I "sadly" believe as much in religion as I believe in Santa Claus. I say "sadly" because sometimes it would be just great to be able to blame whatever "all powerful" entity for the mistakes we do.
He makes it clear that he is tabling letters in the Senate with names removed to protect informants and innocents and has left the names in the copies sent to the Australian Federal Police.
And what happens when *that* member of the federal police, who happens to be a CoS follower, reads the letters?
Portable e-meters!
Does this means that I will be able to measure my thetans wherever I am?
What an age we live in!
Now that we talk about accessibility, does anyone know if Win7 has an easy way to invert the screen colors?
I am thinking something among the lines of what is possible with Compiz Negative function (activated by pressing SUPER+M, or WIN+M).
That function is the only useful functions I have found in the Compiz collection of useless gadgets, BUT it is a complete life saver!
Unfortunately the Windows XP equivalent is the darn "high contrast" theme (ALT+SHIFT+PRTSCRN) which is *not* what I am looking for (I only want to invert the colors and no to change the desktop properties).
but I seem to remember having to run .NET applications with the .NET framework on my local machine?
I do not know, do you remember doing it?
Talking about work for hire...
FTFA:
but numerous sources say they [The RIAA] are prepared to take the issue to court. One potential strategy being considered: to claim that sound recordings aren't subject to termination because they were created as "works for hire," making the record companies the legal authors.
Howdy shit. Does any artist really wants this?
This just shows how evil record companies are.
+1 Agreed.
A Professor friend of mine once told me, when I was beginning my PhD:
"Those of us who get a PhD are not the most intelligent, but the most persistent"
After 3 years and 8 months, I got my degree and I can confirm that it is completely true. A PhD is about following very specific methods and working with other's people findings. Your contribution (what would make you "very smart") is only a very tiny amount of your thesis.
It is the fact that you must overcome all *your* personal psychological, emotional and academical barriers, what makes the PhD a daunting task.
Yeah, and it cas discussed before her in shasldot that Cory's story is just FUD.
Have you even read the patent? I have, and it has *nothing* todo with SUDO.
I guess that makes you a troll
and John Carmack and Richard Garriott and another random guy I remember who owned a "only Mac aboard" yatch.
Mhmmm
That was left as an exercise to the reader?
*clap* *clap* *clap*
You my friend, win 2 internets!
OMGBBQ!!!!! Gnome is bettar than both!!!!!
Now, I agree that Gnome is better than Vi; however you an not sincerely believe that a lousy desktop environment is better than a complete operating system (that is only lacking a good text editor). ;-)
You forgot Sony, RIAA, MPAA.
BTW for the GP:
Nothing to see here. But I suspect lots of Linux/Mac OSX fanatics will be coming in 3.. 2.. 1..
We do not have to come, we *live* here.
While I mostly love Slashdot for its comments and the talks between members, it just doesn't work everywhere. If I'm watching CNN from TV, I'm looking for intelligent, fact-checked news and opinions from professionals
My wife was complaining about CNN weather (German/International version) the other day, she didn't like the fact that they showed some maps using Google earth (sometimes you could even see the mouse hand). She said "if I want to look at google earth I would go at my computer". Our guess is that CNN is cutting costs going for the free tool. But yeah, it looks a bit less professional.
And it is also not an insult to say that a jewish persn is "Jew"... it all depends in how you say it.
Welcome to the rest of the world.
It's often that us non US-people only get a sparse page with a few fields to enter your data in, only to find out that the service you thought you were registering for doesn't work yet in your country.
Call it phishing if you like, but it's par for the course. It's just that you US-ians don't notice it as often.
LOL
By your definition, I have been living in "the rest of the world" all my life, As Germany, UK and Mexico are not part of the USA.
Hey, you may call me a beaner, alien, expat but a gringo? *that* I won't tolerate :P