You may even know some of my favourite books. You may even guess that at least some of the passwords are from at least one of those books.
Good luck typing arbitrary phrases or complete sentences from them, though.
Especially if I have a deliberate typo or three in my password.
The correct response is to do the work you want to do, then present it to the KDE team. Real, working code talks, and bullshit walks. If your process is better, your code will be better. If your code is better, people will prefer it. The grandparent is correct, except that he leaves out the conclusion of the process.
Well, here's the catch: I cannot present anything. Yet.
I have a team of volunteers. I have the time and the knowledge to first study everything that needs to be done and then do it.
I don't have an account.
When I applied less than a week ago, I was appointed one of the administrators. When the first signs of disagreement became apparent, I lost the administration privileges; today, after I met the administrator (who BTW tried to physically assault me), he deleted my account.
The only active member of the translation team refuses volunteers who dare to disagree. I know that, as the new translator on the team, I cannot simply undo everything that has been done so far. However, the team really consists of one person, who told me he hadn't done any 4.x translations, which would have given me and my team a fresh start.
Instead, I was kicked out, primarily for not kowtowing to the First Administrator.
I have asked for a parallel Croatian team to be set up, though I do not believe it probable. Right now, I am at a loss for action.
Anyway, better code is easily testable. A better translation is not. Not with the number of Linux users in Croatia -- we are not many as it is, and most of us still prefer the English interface. Though that may also be an indicator of the quality of the current translation.
Microsoft has earned the negative attitude they receive with years of practice, hard work and dedication. It's like posting at -1. It takes time to dig yourself out of it and Microsoft can't just create a new account and start over.
So you're saying Microsoft is like twitter, minus the sockpuppets?
I'm afraid that right now I have no choice but to agree.
For instance, a few days ago I have decided to help the KDE project by picking up the translation; the Croatian translation team has been inactive for the past year or so.
I have found several people willing to translate, too; in addition, I would undertake to make it all consistent by designing a (semi-)controlled language, as it would combine well with my graduation thesis.
When it became apparent that my views on translation were rather different from the inactive team's coordinator's views, things became nasty.
I will see tonight whether things can be resolved; if not, I guess the KDE project will remain incompletely and overall rather poorly translated to Croatian, while people use the equally poorly, but more completely translated Microsoft products. And I mean equally, because the inactive team's coordinator also localized Microsoft products.
To be honest, what kind of backwards compatibility can we expect from Midori?
I know Microsoft is not known for secure software, but we've been bashing Windows for ages. And now they are abandoning Windows.
They are doing not only what we have long known they should do, but they are doing it after milking their users for every penny they could. Now that Vista doesn't seem to be the success they wanted, now that Apple and Linux are on the rise, they are pulling out a weapon they have started working on quite a while ago.
They are big, wealthy, and well prepared. They seem slow and inert, but do not underestimate their arsenal. If they ditch backwards compatibility, they should be perfectly capable of designing something rather lean and stable. And even secure, re-inventing Unix or not.
So while this is funny, there is a lot to think about.
Just because you threw a bunch of paper all over your desk doesn't mean you get to blame the desk for not sorting it for you. You still created your own mess.
Sure, Windows' start menu isn't cleaned up automagically, but it's very easy to do it yourself.
When I install programs under Windows, I don't always get to choose where they will be installed.
So it is like an office desk, where people put things in your In tray, but also wherever else they please. And then I'm not doing my job, but cleaning up the mess instead.
Sorting the Windows Start menu is not at all easy; it is quite a time-consuming task.
For KDE 3.x there's Katapult. For Gnome there's Gnome-Do. For KDE 4.x there's Krunner (or whatever it's called, just hit Alt-F2). Learn them and love them.
Launchy is now available on Linux, too.
And I really love the Dock + QuickSilver combination on the Mac.
it took way too long and was way to frustrating, especially when you go and install new software or updates (which assume the shortcut is missing, so re-add it).
Basically, you need to think up categories in advance and have the programs install in their proper places when you install them. If they allow it.
Windows Start menu is all fine and dandy until you install some software.
At that point it becomes unusable.
Instead of sorting themselves into categories, programs sort themselves by vendor.
How intuitive is that, exactly?
Of course, it is editable, but how many users are willing to do that? I am a competent user, yet I still can't be bothered.
Instead, I use launcher applications and the like.
Windows Start menu wastes time, and that is why it is unusable.
Compare the Windows Start menu with the new KDE menu... and IIRC, Vista's new menu is a rip-off of KDE's.
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Really, that big a hole on your luggage, no need to unlock it. Just shove your hand inside and grab whatever you want.
I use book quotes.
You may even know some of my favourite books. You may even guess that at least some of the passwords are from at least one of those books.
Good luck typing arbitrary phrases or complete sentences from them, though.
Especially if I have a deliberate typo or three in my password.
Hey, I have an idea!
You can hash your theme song and use that as salt!
50Mbps? Hah. I bet with all the throttling going around, it will take forever to open notepad.exe...
Ah. So it'll work just like Vista?
It is.
It's just that Yahoo! users won't know it.
I am more surprised with the fact that karma bonuses seem to have disappeared.
its AuthenticAMD, not GenuineAMD
Do not want! Ur in my numerologiez, ruining my calculationz!
Blizzard's programmers also want their Sudoku.
They just do it by disassembling bot code.
Open-sourcing it would ruin it for them, and that is just not right.
V+I+A == 224
G+e+n+u+i+n+e == 715;
Genuine+A+M+D == 925
Genuine+I+n+t+e+l == 1223
The bigger the number, the faster the processor. And you get 20% extra when you pass 1000.
And I mean equally, because the inactive team's coordinator also localized Microsoft products.
Could be that Microsoft is still paying him to keep the KDE group 'inactive' and to fight off people like you who want to help.
Personally, I just think he's a psycho suffering from a heavy case of the NIH syndrome.
I won't say your version is impossible, but still.
Didn't everyone?
The correct response is to do the work you want to do, then present it to the KDE team. Real, working code talks, and bullshit walks. If your process is better, your code will be better. If your code is better, people will prefer it. The grandparent is correct, except that he leaves out the conclusion of the process.
Well, here's the catch: I cannot present anything. Yet.
I have a team of volunteers. I have the time and the knowledge to first study everything that needs to be done and then do it.
I don't have an account.
When I applied less than a week ago, I was appointed one of the administrators. When the first signs of disagreement became apparent, I lost the administration privileges; today, after I met the administrator (who BTW tried to physically assault me), he deleted my account.
The only active member of the translation team refuses volunteers who dare to disagree. I know that, as the new translator on the team, I cannot simply undo everything that has been done so far. However, the team really consists of one person, who told me he hadn't done any 4.x translations, which would have given me and my team a fresh start.
Instead, I was kicked out, primarily for not kowtowing to the First Administrator.
I have asked for a parallel Croatian team to be set up, though I do not believe it probable. Right now, I am at a loss for action.
Anyway, better code is easily testable. A better translation is not. Not with the number of Linux users in Croatia -- we are not many as it is, and most of us still prefer the English interface. Though that may also be an indicator of the quality of the current translation.
Apple stock, beef stock and MS chairs.
We are open source
The Borg called. They want their slogan back.
Oh, well. If they want it, they can come and assimilate it.
It's not the Death Star with Ballmer walking around, periodically strangling people with his mind just to show who's boss.
That's what Apple is like.
Ballmer in Apple?
Things are worse than I'd thought.
*dumping stock*
Microsoft has earned the negative attitude they receive with years of practice, hard work and dedication. It's like posting at -1. It takes time to dig yourself out of it and Microsoft can't just create a new account and start over.
So you're saying Microsoft is like twitter, minus the sockpuppets?
Don't throw arrows. Be diplomatic.
Good advice. Diplomats are not known for their trusting souls.
Seconded.
Watch and learn.
Beware of the promises and the apparent gifts. Question everything. Think hard.
And don't let them see it. Act dumb.
Learn from Commander Vimes.
This is one of those posts where "insightful" and "troll" both apply.
I call that a +1, Flamebait.
I'm afraid that right now I have no choice but to agree.
For instance, a few days ago I have decided to help the KDE project by picking up the translation; the Croatian translation team has been inactive for the past year or so.
I have found several people willing to translate, too; in addition, I would undertake to make it all consistent by designing a (semi-)controlled language, as it would combine well with my graduation thesis.
When it became apparent that my views on translation were rather different from the inactive team's coordinator's views, things became nasty.
I will see tonight whether things can be resolved; if not, I guess the KDE project will remain incompletely and overall rather poorly translated to Croatian, while people use the equally poorly, but more completely translated Microsoft products. And I mean equally, because the inactive team's coordinator also localized Microsoft products.
To be honest, what kind of backwards compatibility can we expect from Midori?
I know Microsoft is not known for secure software, but we've been bashing Windows for ages. And now they are abandoning Windows.
They are doing not only what we have long known they should do, but they are doing it after milking their users for every penny they could. Now that Vista doesn't seem to be the success they wanted, now that Apple and Linux are on the rise, they are pulling out a weapon they have started working on quite a while ago.
They are big, wealthy, and well prepared. They seem slow and inert, but do not underestimate their arsenal. If they ditch backwards compatibility, they should be perfectly capable of designing something rather lean and stable. And even secure, re-inventing Unix or not.
So while this is funny, there is a lot to think about.
Just because you threw a bunch of paper all over your desk doesn't mean you get to blame the desk for not sorting it for you. You still created your own mess. Sure, Windows' start menu isn't cleaned up automagically, but it's very easy to do it yourself.
When I install programs under Windows, I don't always get to choose where they will be installed.
So it is like an office desk, where people put things in your In tray, but also wherever else they please. And then I'm not doing my job, but cleaning up the mess instead.
Sorting the Windows Start menu is not at all easy; it is quite a time-consuming task.
For KDE 3.x there's Katapult. For Gnome there's Gnome-Do. For KDE 4.x there's Krunner (or whatever it's called, just hit Alt-F2). Learn them and love them.
Launchy is now available on Linux, too.
And I really love the Dock + QuickSilver combination on the Mac.
it took way too long and was way to frustrating, especially when you go and install new software or updates (which assume the shortcut is missing, so re-add it).
Basically, you need to think up categories in advance and have the programs install in their proper places when you install them. If they allow it.
Too cumbersome.
"Not allow"? Your college website is the problem. It is not coded to W3C standards.
It is not coded to Microsoft standards either.
Microsoft Thesaurus Ultimate says the opposite of Allow is Cancel.
Windows Start menu is all fine and dandy until you install some software.
At that point it becomes unusable.
Instead of sorting themselves into categories, programs sort themselves by vendor.
How intuitive is that, exactly?
Of course, it is editable, but how many users are willing to do that? I am a competent user, yet I still can't be bothered.
Instead, I use launcher applications and the like.
Windows Start menu wastes time, and that is why it is unusable.
Compare the Windows Start menu with the new KDE menu... and IIRC, Vista's new menu is a rip-off of KDE's.