I'll admit to being a newbie to WMs. Most of my Linux work has been shell access only. But I'm trying to put together a experimental desktop system out of some spare parts and would like to have more than a single console available.
I'd like to find a feature comparison of various popular WMs. I want to find which is the best WM for me. Does anyone know where I could find such a thing?
I don't want to start a flamewar. This is an honest question. "Best" is a highly subjective term. But I'd like to find one that's best for me, because that's what matters.
Some will probably answer with the question "Well what are you looking for in a WM?" so that they can make a recommendation. I don't know. That's why I'd like to find a good comparison. I might see a feature listed that I hadn't thought of. There are just too many WMs out there to do all the research myself. If push comes to shove I'll probably just pick one, install it, and use it. I'd prefer to make an informed decision.
Man, I remember reading some old Tom Corbett books when I was a teenager. I don't remember any more whether they belonged to my parents or if we dug them out of a dusty corner of the house we moved into. I remember Astro's troubles with classes, and the Roger/Tom boxing match. After growing up on ST:TOS reruns, it was neat to read earlier sci-fi with nuclear-powered rockets, canals on Mars, and Venusian jungles.
The space cadet patch logo looks just like the one on the front of the books.
Does anybody know if the books came before the show, or vice versa?
I've read books 1-6 already. I just got The Indwelling and Desecration for Christmas. I might get The Mark next weekend, giving me the complete set, at least until #10 comes out next year.
Personally I think Peretti's Darkness books are written better, but the Left Behind books have a message to share that the Darkness books don't.
I think that he was saying that focusing on the tool is wrong. Teach skills, not the tools. If you are spending more time showing kids how to run the spell checker in word-processor-of-the-month than you are the skills (like grammar, critical thinking, etc) then the computers aren't helping you, and you would be better off going back to pencil and paper.
Since the 60's (at least) we've been throwing more and more and more money at education, but it isn't really improving. Do 4th-graders need an "edutainment" application on 900-MHz PCs to learn multiplication? No. Not when a $4 deck of flash cards will do the job just as well as when I was in school.
There may be a correlation between test scores and those families that have/don't have computers. But there was a correlation in test scores to families that bought "instructional" toys for their kids, or just read books to them, too. Computers can encourage young minds to play and explore. But so can Legos, Lincoln Logs, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, etc.
I agree. What providers should be saying is, "We supply you 512k (or whatever) maximum bandwidth. If you routinely use more than 25% (or whatever) of this, on average, you will be required to upgrade to business class service." Just be honest about it. If bandwidth usage is the concern, just say so. We all know flat rates are primarily for marketing; if it were possible, everything would be metered. As long as there are flat rates, some of us will get by with more than we're really paying for, because it's subsidized by those who get less than they pay for (but don't mind).
Most of us are not online 24/7 using the whole pipe, and our home servers don't get that much traffic. We should be able to get by with "residential" service, as long as we can survive an occasional slashdotting without being bumped to "business" class.
Seriously. How many new ways do we have to think up to cool down processors that are too hot to begin with? Why not fix the processor so it doesn't run so hot? Come to think of it, it's already been done by Apple/IBM/Motorola. It's called the PowerPC.
I'm not trolling here, folks. Is all this effort worth it? Why not just make the jump to a better architecture that runs 80% cooler? With all the effort that's gone into cooling technologies, we'd probably have a 2.5 GHz G5 by now. If you think it's impossible to make a radical jump of chipset, let me remind you of Apple (68k PPC), Be (PPC x86), WinNT (x86 PPC).
I avoid Windows because I think it's bad software. I use MacOS or Linux instead. I avoid Intel because I think it's bad hardware. I use PowerPC (AMD if I really need an x86 solution) instead. I think of it as promoting positive change in the industry.
Next thing: Powerpoint leaves no traces. You can't take it with you unless the presenter prints it out, which is an insult to the information carrying ability of paper. You can't refer to something that used to be projected up on a wall but now isn't. Often, the presentation itself is of little use if the presenter isn't speaking any more.
I use OperaShow for this very reason. Problem solved. Like you said, content is everything. Include more content, combine it with content transformation, and voilà! One version for the demo, one version for later reference, and only one document.
I have an active interest in Linux on Nubus PowerMacs. They were new in the 1994 era. Support for Linux on these machines is still spotty, and you have to jump through hoops to get something to work. However, it is a perfectly adequate machine once you get done.
One might have to build a custom kernel to fit within the limitations of the hardware. But it's a case of only the newest kernel being able to run on the old hardware at all. I'm glad that people are actively developing for it, otherwise I'd be unable to learn to use Linux because I don't have new hardware available.
Sure, cameras may help nab a few pickpockets that otherwise wouldn't be prosecuted. Ask yourself how many people are pickpockets? Maybe 1% of people are willful criminals? That's probably very high.
That means that 99% of the people that are spied on by cameras are doing nothing wrong. "If you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide." That's a joke. We all have something to hide...our private lives. I'm not willing to surrender the freedom and privacy of 99% of people just so that 1% may (or may not!) have a better chance of being prosecuted.
There's too much potential for abuse. We already know this. Security guards in malls stalk/ogle women. They make their own copies and pass them around to buddies. If the gov't gets involved in this, you can bet this information will be available "as a public service." Do you want potential employers getting tapes of you walking into a bar every night? It's none of their business how you relax on your private time, but they might get the impression that you'd be a less reliable employee.
The question you should be asking yourself with any proposed legislation is not, "What effect will this have if properly enforced," but, "What effect will this have if it's abused?"
Being able to monitor someone is a control issue. Are you comfortable with someone staring at you? Didn't think so. So why are you comfortable with cameras watching your every move?
Being monitored is a statement that gov't doesn't trust us. I thought we were innocent until proven guilty in the US. Now we're all presumed guilty, and Big Brother is just waiting to catch it. Where's the probable cause for this evidence collection? This isn't simply "happening" to catch someone in the act of a crime, this is purposeful evidence collection without just cause.
[...] only very narrow classes of information are protected at all by law (medical records [...]
These types of information are all protected because there was a perceived need to protect them. So, what makes you think that the powers that be are going to finance a giant system to allow everyone to access video archives of John Q.'s every move? Do you really believe that this could happen, that it is politically possible?
Already being done. It's called HIPAA. Gov't system to tie all your medical information together via a central ID. Fight it.
Now, you're right, if everyone could access my most drunken indiscretions, I would be embarrassed as hell. Probably not in jail, just embarrassed.
Until your next potential employer happens to see that tape, and gets the impression that you'd be a bad employee. Even though what you do on your personal (private) time is not any of his business. As soon as personal time is no longer private, it will have ramifications. I'm very surprised that there are people like you that really can't see that.
You also run the risk if misjudging an author's interests. I might know that CmdrTaco likes stories about robotics, but not know that michael does too. If I only submit to CmdrTaco, he might overlook it or delete it simply by being overwhelmed by submissions, whereas michael would have had the time to review and (maybe) post it. You're right, it's a crapshoot either way.
I completely agree with this theory. I've noticed that timothy tends to post the sort of stories that I'm interested in. It's only natural that the authors will pick the submissions that interest them, and throw the rest in the bucket.
This points out a possible flaw in the/. authors' process. Perhaps instead of accepting/canning story submissions, authors should accept only and leave the others in the inbox. If nobody else accepts a story within 3 days, it automatically goes in the bucket. If michael cans a story, Hemos isn't going to be able to accept it any more. If it's submitted again the next day, maybe it will get lucky and Hemos will see it before michael, but you never know.
Exactly. Freedom isn't a point on a continuum. Saying, "Well at least it's better here than elsewhere, so I guess we have liberty," doesn't mean you really have freedom. Freedom is a direction you have to constantly face and strive toward. Turning from that direction at all should not be tolerated by a people that values liberty.
Sacrificing our rights in order to combat terrorism (PATRIOT Act is a complete misnomer) is one of the sickest jokes I can imagine. Wake up, America! Your Constitution is being trampled on by the very people that have sworn an oath to uphold and defend it. How much more will it take before you realize that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans care about you? There are otherparties to vote for, you know.
I thought I was the only burnt out 28-yo developer around. I guess there's some solace in knowing that there are others.
The solution (I think, I haven't had a chance to try it out completely yet) is to develop something for yourself. Sure, the day-in-day-out stuff at work is a grind, but if you can come home and spend a couple hours a week doing something for fun, it helps a lot. Personally, I've got zillions of project ideas and no time for them. But just knowing that I can go home and do something fun (and development related) makes the day better.
Furthermore, the grassroots parties that are still somewhat democratic like the Libertarians and Green are so far out there that there's no chance of them ever growing beyond their core whacko contingent.
I couldn't disagree more. If they're "still somewhat democratic" then for that principle alone it's worth voting 3rd party. Voting for the establishment Duopoly will not have any effect whatsoever, regardless which half of it you pick. We need to vote against the establishment, and contrary to some popular beliefs, the way to do that is not being a non-voter. If Dems/Reps are both intolerable, find a party that is at least tolerable even if you don't agree with every plank in the platform and vote for them. I don't agree with everything the CP and LP are for, but they both agree with me that we need a smaller, Constitutionally-limited federal gov't, so I vote for them.
Who wants to start a new party?
Don't waste your time. The third party movement is small enough already (because the establishment likes it that way and passes laws to keep it that way), and fracturing it further won't help.
I thought the 604e's ran all the way up to 350 MHz before the G3 came along. Of course, the MacOS-optimized G3 could beat the 604 even at lower clock speeds.
iCab has a pre-fetch feature, but AFAIK it operates only on normal hyperlinks. This caused big problems for "logout" links and such. If it operated only on <link> links though, it might be a darn useful feature. Especially for those of us stuck on dialups, where most of your time is spent waiting. Of course, this feature should be disabled by default with an option to enable.
I haven't looked extensively at RDF yet, other than the possibility of using RSS. It seems cool though. Maybe, like with <link>, I just need to see one good implementation to open my eyes to the possibilities.
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Lynx has had it almost forever. Mosaic had it. Even though I'd been using <link rel="author"> since I started making web pages, I first realized the possibilities when I saw it in iCab. There are a few others. Here are a few good articles about it.
Wow! I hadn't even noticed that. (Kudos/. team!) I went back to using Opera after playing with 0.9.5 for a few days. With tabs, Mozilla is catching up on Opera in the MDI arena, but Opera still has an edge in keyboard navigation.
However, at home I still use iCab instead of Opera because of the <link> support. (I use OS 8.1, too old for Mozilla.)
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I'll admit to being a newbie to WMs. Most of my Linux work has been shell access only. But I'm trying to put together a experimental desktop system out of some spare parts and would like to have more than a single console available.
I'd like to find a feature comparison of various popular WMs. I want to find which is the best WM for me. Does anyone know where I could find such a thing?
I don't want to start a flamewar. This is an honest question. "Best" is a highly subjective term. But I'd like to find one that's best for me, because that's what matters.
Some will probably answer with the question "Well what are you looking for in a WM?" so that they can make a recommendation. I don't know. That's why I'd like to find a good comparison. I might see a feature listed that I hadn't thought of. There are just too many WMs out there to do all the research myself. If push comes to shove I'll probably just pick one, install it, and use it. I'd prefer to make an informed decision.
Man, I remember reading some old Tom Corbett books when I was a teenager. I don't remember any more whether they belonged to my parents or if we dug them out of a dusty corner of the house we moved into. I remember Astro's troubles with classes, and the Roger/Tom boxing match. After growing up on ST:TOS reruns, it was neat to read earlier sci-fi with nuclear-powered rockets, canals on Mars, and Venusian jungles.
The space cadet patch logo looks just like the one on the front of the books.
Does anybody know if the books came before the show, or vice versa?
Care to give any hints about how you got LPPC on a 6100? I tried 2kQ4 on a 7100 but failed miserably. I'm now trying YDL 2.1.
I've read books 1-6 already. I just got The Indwelling and Desecration for Christmas. I might get The Mark next weekend, giving me the complete set, at least until #10 comes out next year.
Personally I think Peretti's Darkness books are written better, but the Left Behind books have a message to share that the Darkness books don't.
I think that he was saying that focusing on the tool is wrong. Teach skills, not the tools. If you are spending more time showing kids how to run the spell checker in word-processor-of-the-month than you are the skills (like grammar, critical thinking, etc) then the computers aren't helping you, and you would be better off going back to pencil and paper.
Since the 60's (at least) we've been throwing more and more and more money at education, but it isn't really improving. Do 4th-graders need an "edutainment" application on 900-MHz PCs to learn multiplication? No. Not when a $4 deck of flash cards will do the job just as well as when I was in school.
There may be a correlation between test scores and those families that have/don't have computers. But there was a correlation in test scores to families that bought "instructional" toys for their kids, or just read books to them, too. Computers can encourage young minds to play and explore. But so can Legos, Lincoln Logs, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, etc.
I agree. What providers should be saying is, "We supply you 512k (or whatever) maximum bandwidth. If you routinely use more than 25% (or whatever) of this, on average, you will be required to upgrade to business class service." Just be honest about it. If bandwidth usage is the concern, just say so. We all know flat rates are primarily for marketing; if it were possible, everything would be metered. As long as there are flat rates, some of us will get by with more than we're really paying for, because it's subsidized by those who get less than they pay for (but don't mind).
Most of us are not online 24/7 using the whole pipe, and our home servers don't get that much traffic. We should be able to get by with "residential" service, as long as we can survive an occasional slashdotting without being bumped to "business" class.
Seriously. How many new ways do we have to think up to cool down processors that are too hot to begin with? Why not fix the processor so it doesn't run so hot? Come to think of it, it's already been done by Apple/IBM/Motorola. It's called the PowerPC.
I'm not trolling here, folks. Is all this effort worth it? Why not just make the jump to a better architecture that runs 80% cooler? With all the effort that's gone into cooling technologies, we'd probably have a 2.5 GHz G5 by now. If you think it's impossible to make a radical jump of chipset, let me remind you of Apple (68k PPC), Be (PPC x86), WinNT (x86 PPC).
I avoid Windows because I think it's bad software. I use MacOS or Linux instead. I avoid Intel because I think it's bad hardware. I use PowerPC (AMD if I really need an x86 solution) instead. I think of it as promoting positive change in the industry.
I use HTML for my presentations. Really.
I use OperaShow for this very reason. Problem solved. Like you said, content is everything. Include more content, combine it with content transformation, and voilà! One version for the demo, one version for later reference, and only one document.
I have an active interest in Linux on Nubus PowerMacs. They were new in the 1994 era. Support for Linux on these machines is still spotty, and you have to jump through hoops to get something to work. However, it is a perfectly adequate machine once you get done.
One might have to build a custom kernel to fit within the limitations of the hardware. But it's a case of only the newest kernel being able to run on the old hardware at all. I'm glad that people are actively developing for it, otherwise I'd be unable to learn to use Linux because I don't have new hardware available.
Upon graduation, leave Utah. I think New Hampshire is a pretty nice state.
Once you go that far, who says it will stop at athletes? Everybody will want a piece of the action.
Gattaca, here we come.
Someone else suggested classes for "tuned" and "untuned". I doubt it will work out so nicely when it becomes widespread.
Sure, cameras may help nab a few pickpockets that otherwise wouldn't be prosecuted. Ask yourself how many people are pickpockets? Maybe 1% of people are willful criminals? That's probably very high.
That means that 99% of the people that are spied on by cameras are doing nothing wrong. "If you're doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide." That's a joke. We all have something to hide...our private lives. I'm not willing to surrender the freedom and privacy of 99% of people just so that 1% may (or may not!) have a better chance of being prosecuted.
There's too much potential for abuse. We already know this. Security guards in malls stalk/ogle women. They make their own copies and pass them around to buddies. If the gov't gets involved in this, you can bet this information will be available "as a public service." Do you want potential employers getting tapes of you walking into a bar every night? It's none of their business how you relax on your private time, but they might get the impression that you'd be a less reliable employee.
The question you should be asking yourself with any proposed legislation is not, "What effect will this have if properly enforced," but, "What effect will this have if it's abused?"
Being able to monitor someone is a control issue. Are you comfortable with someone staring at you? Didn't think so. So why are you comfortable with cameras watching your every move?
Being monitored is a statement that gov't doesn't trust us. I thought we were innocent until proven guilty in the US. Now we're all presumed guilty, and Big Brother is just waiting to catch it. Where's the probable cause for this evidence collection? This isn't simply "happening" to catch someone in the act of a crime, this is purposeful evidence collection without just cause.
Already being done. It's called HIPAA. Gov't system to tie all your medical information together via a central ID. Fight it.
Until your next potential employer happens to see that tape, and gets the impression that you'd be a bad employee. Even though what you do on your personal (private) time is not any of his business. As soon as personal time is no longer private, it will have ramifications. I'm very surprised that there are people like you that really can't see that.
You also run the risk if misjudging an author's interests. I might know that CmdrTaco likes stories about robotics, but not know that michael does too. If I only submit to CmdrTaco, he might overlook it or delete it simply by being overwhelmed by submissions, whereas michael would have had the time to review and (maybe) post it. You're right, it's a crapshoot either way.
I completely agree with this theory. I've noticed that timothy tends to post the sort of stories that I'm interested in. It's only natural that the authors will pick the submissions that interest them, and throw the rest in the bucket.
This points out a possible flaw in the /. authors' process. Perhaps instead of accepting/canning story submissions, authors should accept only and leave the others in the inbox. If nobody else accepts a story within 3 days, it automatically goes in the bucket. If michael cans a story, Hemos isn't going to be able to accept it any more. If it's submitted again the next day, maybe it will get lucky and Hemos will see it before michael, but you never know.
Exactly. Freedom isn't a point on a continuum. Saying, "Well at least it's better here than elsewhere, so I guess we have liberty," doesn't mean you really have freedom. Freedom is a direction you have to constantly face and strive toward. Turning from that direction at all should not be tolerated by a people that values liberty.
Sacrificing our rights in order to combat terrorism (PATRIOT Act is a complete misnomer) is one of the sickest jokes I can imagine. Wake up, America! Your Constitution is being trampled on by the very people that have sworn an oath to uphold and defend it. How much more will it take before you realize that neither the Democrats nor the Republicans care about you? There are other parties to vote for, you know.
I thought I was the only burnt out 28-yo developer around. I guess there's some solace in knowing that there are others.
The solution (I think, I haven't had a chance to try it out completely yet) is to develop something for yourself. Sure, the day-in-day-out stuff at work is a grind, but if you can come home and spend a couple hours a week doing something for fun, it helps a lot. Personally, I've got zillions of project ideas and no time for them. But just knowing that I can go home and do something fun (and development related) makes the day better.
I couldn't disagree more. If they're "still somewhat democratic" then for that principle alone it's worth voting 3rd party. Voting for the establishment Duopoly will not have any effect whatsoever, regardless which half of it you pick. We need to vote against the establishment, and contrary to some popular beliefs, the way to do that is not being a non-voter. If Dems/Reps are both intolerable, find a party that is at least tolerable even if you don't agree with every plank in the platform and vote for them. I don't agree with everything the CP and LP are for, but they both agree with me that we need a smaller, Constitutionally-limited federal gov't, so I vote for them.
Don't waste your time. The third party movement is small enough already (because the establishment likes it that way and passes laws to keep it that way), and fracturing it further won't help.
Paying for software on a subscription system will be about as pleasant as standing outside in a hailstorm. So I guess MS picked a good name.
I thought the 604e's ran all the way up to 350 MHz before the G3 came along. Of course, the MacOS-optimized G3 could beat the 604 even at lower clock speeds.
iCab has a pre-fetch feature, but AFAIK it operates only on normal hyperlinks. This caused big problems for "logout" links and such. If it operated only on <link> links though, it might be a darn useful feature. Especially for those of us stuck on dialups, where most of your time is spent waiting. Of course, this feature should be disabled by default with an option to enable.
I knew that a couple days ago, but couldn't say anything until 4 was actually released.
Is bug 66054 what you're talking about?
I haven't looked extensively at RDF yet, other than the possibility of using RSS. It seems cool though. Maybe, like with <link>, I just need to see one good implementation to open my eyes to the possibilities.
Lynx has had it almost forever. Mosaic had it. Even though I'd been using <link rel="author"> since I started making web pages, I first realized the possibilities when I saw it in iCab. There are a few others. Here are a few good articles about it.
Wow! I hadn't even noticed that. (Kudos /. team!) I went back to using Opera after playing with 0.9.5 for a few days. With tabs, Mozilla is catching up on Opera in the MDI arena, but Opera still has an edge in keyboard navigation.
However, at home I still use iCab instead of Opera because of the <link> support. (I use OS 8.1, too old for Mozilla.)