Personally even on standard Ubuntu I rarely put anything on the desktop (about the only time I do is if I have a bunch of attachments on an email that I just want to extract to my machine temporarily, though I could equally use my "downloads" folder for that). I have appropriate folders for everything in my home directory.
I've had a quick Google for screenshots of Unity and you can put links to folders on the menu bar.
I think the point in Unity is that it's meant to be for very basic use where you just want a launcher for a web browser and media player etc, it's not meant to be your primary OS. I tried Ubuntu Netbook Remix for a couple of weeks when I got my netbook, but ended up just going with standard Ubuntu (I plug into an external monitor a lot).
Seconded:) I also install Gnome Do as well to get back the functionality it had while Docky was part of Gnome-Do. I tend to launch things with Gnome Do, and use Docky for a task manager/trashcan.
The iPhone is definitely not the same market, so that's a pretty silly scenario. With the iPad you might have more of an argument, but it's more expensive and power hungry than an eBook reader, and it's not as easy on the eyes.
I've tried Kindle on my Android slate (5" screen), and seen eBooks on my friend's iPad. While they're both usable, I'd definitely prefer an e-ink based device for both battery life and readability reasons. I'd also be less worried about breaking an eBook reader, as they're much cheaper.
my guess is that it's probably unlikely that the Kindle book distribution service will outlive a healthy teenager of today. The most likely scenario is that suddenly one day those books will just disappear.
Amazon are one of the leaders in online shopping and now cloud services. While I suppose it's possible that they could just disappear overnight in some freak scenario, I doubt it's any more likely than MS going bust overnight. You wouldn't lose any books that were currently on your Kindle even if they did go bust - once you have downloaded a book you don't need a net connection to further authorise it.
Even if they did go offline, you'd be able to un-DRM all your stuff with some "third party" tool, if you can't already do that.
But really, Amazon are one of the biggest companies around when it comes to online and offline distribution/services, and they seem to have their shit together better than most. They've been around a long time as far as the tech world is concerned. They have shown that they know what they're doing. They must be the current safest bet when it comes to legal eBooks, apart from going with Public Domain stuff or scanning your own books of course.
I still haven't bought an eBook reader, my pile of unread books is far too large to justify it yet.. but any future books I buy will probably be eBooks.
The linked/. article in the YouTube video description helps a bit. Sounds like drugs are the key element for both the AI and probably the humans who are involved:p
I've actually seriously considered being a delivery driver from time to time, even before the "crisis". In fact the business I work for wasn't doing that well just before the worldwide downturn, but started doing quite well around the time the crisis hit, so I've been less worried about money than ever. But still, if I left my current job I would seriously consider being a delivery driver for a while.
I was thinking this too, but it appears as usual that the summary is wrong and that this is just a way of reimagining a problem to better do calculations. No gravity guns/starships to see here, move along..:(
I've enjoyed it since GT1 as well, and have a G35 so likewise I probably wouldn't want a steering wheel that can be had with a £60 game for £150 either. Though at the moment I have nowhere decent to mount the G35, so I'll probably just be playing this with the controller at first..
Hmm well after seeing all that stuff, it's still the case that the only thing that really interests me is the track guide.. and you can get that in the Collector's Edition - I'm just going to go pre-order it instead, since £60 doesn't seem so bad compared to £150;)
Huh? My post was a joke pointing out how the atmosphere he describes MS had in the 80s is much more like a modern open-source project than modern day Microsoft.
MS now has over 130,000 employees, and probably at least 200 people just working on Microsoft Word alone (programming, testing, managing, etc), which is larger than the entirety of Microsoft was back then.
What the hell do you get in the Special Edition? It had better be a steering wheel for that price:s The "Collector's Edition" is only £60 on Amazon, and I thought it was the top edition? I've had the standard version on pre-order for around a year, I don't really care about chrome versions of cars.
I am considering Collector's Edition just for the driving guide. One of my favourite things about the first game was that the manual taught you actual race driving techniques. Of course by now I don't really need a book that comes with a game to tell me how to do track driving in general, but it might be nice for getting specific tips for each track. So far it's the only thing I find appealing about any of the special editions.
"Rice-boy" is the American name/term. I suppose the equivalent when doing up American cars could be "McDonalds-boy"? Do we really have to try to turn everything into a racial slur though? This is nothing to do with whether or not the vehicle is American. The only people who will buy this fall into the overlap of rich/idiot/jock categories (though now that I think about it, that probably is quite a large market). It's just a black Jeep with bigger tyres and some decals.
I think we're talking more like "Buckaroo" and "Pop Up Pirate" level of violence rather than incendiaries, ie this would be like spring loaded toys but without the springs.
I think the pun in both cases is that the phrase "going postal" is well known these days for going on a killing spree, but in fact in said cases it simply refers to the postal service. Kind of an anti-pun.
What was the intended purpose of that comment? Trying to say that there are no economical issues? Trying to rub it in the face of those who are having problems? I don't get it.
Huh? What's wrong with the Ubuntu Software Center? I think it's great. It's not like you can only install stuff from the Software Center, it's just a very convenient place to get commonly used software without going through the usual Windows hassle of downloading and installing them yourself. Sure you could just use apt-get, but the software center is also nice for browsing apps as well if you don't know exactly what you're looking for, with descriptions and screenshots.
Thought most of us (ie those of us who are in a business with its own IPv4 address, or who's ISP already has addresses) probably will get on fine without IPv6 for a few more years, so I suppose it's the new guys who can't get online without it that are going to be driving IPv6. As more and more people are v6 only, then others online will have to get compatible to be able to communicate with them.
I'm not fussed about upgrading yet, though currently I'm only renting anyway, so any upgrades to an IPv6 capable router are up to my flatmate, and of course our ISP; there's really no point buying a v6 capable router if they don't support it and we'd probably be buying a new router in a couple of years anyway.
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Personally even on standard Ubuntu I rarely put anything on the desktop (about the only time I do is if I have a bunch of attachments on an email that I just want to extract to my machine temporarily, though I could equally use my "downloads" folder for that). I have appropriate folders for everything in my home directory.
I've had a quick Google for screenshots of Unity and you can put links to folders on the menu bar.
I think the point in Unity is that it's meant to be for very basic use where you just want a launcher for a web browser and media player etc, it's not meant to be your primary OS. I tried Ubuntu Netbook Remix for a couple of weeks when I got my netbook, but ended up just going with standard Ubuntu (I plug into an external monitor a lot).
Seconded :) I also install Gnome Do as well to get back the functionality it had while Docky was part of Gnome-Do. I tend to launch things with Gnome Do, and use Docky for a task manager/trashcan.
Just wait for Orgasmic Octopus.. it's everywhere you want it to be..
Hear, hear! Listen, too.
HDMI?
The iPhone is definitely not the same market, so that's a pretty silly scenario. With the iPad you might have more of an argument, but it's more expensive and power hungry than an eBook reader, and it's not as easy on the eyes.
I've tried Kindle on my Android slate (5" screen), and seen eBooks on my friend's iPad. While they're both usable, I'd definitely prefer an e-ink based device for both battery life and readability reasons. I'd also be less worried about breaking an eBook reader, as they're much cheaper.
my guess is that it's probably unlikely that the Kindle book distribution service will outlive a healthy teenager of today. The most likely scenario is that suddenly one day those books will just disappear.
Amazon are one of the leaders in online shopping and now cloud services. While I suppose it's possible that they could just disappear overnight in some freak scenario, I doubt it's any more likely than MS going bust overnight. You wouldn't lose any books that were currently on your Kindle even if they did go bust - once you have downloaded a book you don't need a net connection to further authorise it.
Even if they did go offline, you'd be able to un-DRM all your stuff with some "third party" tool, if you can't already do that.
But really, Amazon are one of the biggest companies around when it comes to online and offline distribution/services, and they seem to have their shit together better than most. They've been around a long time as far as the tech world is concerned. They have shown that they know what they're doing. They must be the current safest bet when it comes to legal eBooks, apart from going with Public Domain stuff or scanning your own books of course.
I still haven't bought an eBook reader, my pile of unread books is far too large to justify it yet.. but any future books I buy will probably be eBooks.
The linked /. article in the YouTube video description helps a bit. Sounds like drugs are the key element for both the AI and probably the humans who are involved :p
The summary probably makes more sense when you're high.
I've actually seriously considered being a delivery driver from time to time, even before the "crisis". In fact the business I work for wasn't doing that well just before the worldwide downturn, but started doing quite well around the time the crisis hit, so I've been less worried about money than ever. But still, if I left my current job I would seriously consider being a delivery driver for a while.
I was thinking this too, but it appears as usual that the summary is wrong and that this is just a way of reimagining a problem to better do calculations. No gravity guns/starships to see here, move along.. :(
Scientists have now isolated the particle that causes this strange mass inducing effect, and have dubbed it the "YoMamma".
I've enjoyed it since GT1 as well, and have a G35 so likewise I probably wouldn't want a steering wheel that can be had with a £60 game for £150 either. Though at the moment I have nowhere decent to mount the G35, so I'll probably just be playing this with the controller at first..
Hmm well after seeing all that stuff, it's still the case that the only thing that really interests me is the track guide.. and you can get that in the Collector's Edition - I'm just going to go pre-order it instead, since £60 doesn't seem so bad compared to £150 ;)
Huh? My post was a joke pointing out how the atmosphere he describes MS had in the 80s is much more like a modern open-source project than modern day Microsoft.
MS now has over 130,000 employees, and probably at least 200 people just working on Microsoft Word alone (programming, testing, managing, etc), which is larger than the entirety of Microsoft was back then.
Yep - he seems to be describing Open Source development, rather than Microsoft.
What the hell do you get in the Special Edition? It had better be a steering wheel for that price :s The "Collector's Edition" is only £60 on Amazon, and I thought it was the top edition? I've had the standard version on pre-order for around a year, I don't really care about chrome versions of cars.
I am considering Collector's Edition just for the driving guide. One of my favourite things about the first game was that the manual taught you actual race driving techniques. Of course by now I don't really need a book that comes with a game to tell me how to do track driving in general, but it might be nice for getting specific tips for each track. So far it's the only thing I find appealing about any of the special editions.
"Rice-boy" is the American name/term. I suppose the equivalent when doing up American cars could be "McDonalds-boy"? Do we really have to try to turn everything into a racial slur though? This is nothing to do with whether or not the vehicle is American. The only people who will buy this fall into the overlap of rich/idiot/jock categories (though now that I think about it, that probably is quite a large market). It's just a black Jeep with bigger tyres and some decals.
Lucky for you IRL has no lag, so you shouldn't die! Go for it!
Unless perhaps you're just using the lag as an excuse..?
I think we're talking more like "Buckaroo" and "Pop Up Pirate" level of violence rather than incendiaries, ie this would be like spring loaded toys but without the springs.
I think the pun in both cases is that the phrase "going postal" is well known these days for going on a killing spree, but in fact in said cases it simply refers to the postal service. Kind of an anti-pun.
Clearly neither of you understand the concept of a pune, or play on words..
What was the intended purpose of that comment? Trying to say that there are no economical issues? Trying to rub it in the face of those who are having problems? I don't get it.
Huh? What's wrong with the Ubuntu Software Center? I think it's great. It's not like you can only install stuff from the Software Center, it's just a very convenient place to get commonly used software without going through the usual Windows hassle of downloading and installing them yourself. Sure you could just use apt-get, but the software center is also nice for browsing apps as well if you don't know exactly what you're looking for, with descriptions and screenshots.
You said it much more politely than I would have been able to. Seriously, why is he even on Slashdot if he still thinks computers are run by magic?
may be years and may have tons of changes, ala N draft VS N spec
The IPv6 spec was actually published in 1998.
Thought most of us (ie those of us who are in a business with its own IPv4 address, or who's ISP already has addresses) probably will get on fine without IPv6 for a few more years, so I suppose it's the new guys who can't get online without it that are going to be driving IPv6. As more and more people are v6 only, then others online will have to get compatible to be able to communicate with them.
I'm not fussed about upgrading yet, though currently I'm only renting anyway, so any upgrades to an IPv6 capable router are up to my flatmate, and of course our ISP; there's really no point buying a v6 capable router if they don't support it and we'd probably be buying a new router in a couple of years anyway.