The user friendlyness of Ubuntu is greater than that of all the other distros (slackware, gentoo, debian, arch) I've used. Not one of them (sav ubuntu) automounted my iPod with a cute little desktop icon, as soon as I plugged it in, but aside from that almost all the other newbie-features were a little hindering. My machine screeches to a halt everytime ubuntu runs it's update manager.
It's the little things, like automatic iPod support, that keep Ubuntu in it's own partition next to whatever other distro I'm using (currently Arch.)
Precompiled binaries suite most situations. IMO, it's silly (and time consuming) to compile everything from source all the time. However, if you need a newer version of a program or some specific settings comiling from source is the way to go.
Arch linux approaches this well. They offer optimized, often completely up-to-date, precompiled binaries in pacman, but allow you to build from source with the Arch Build System if neccissary.
Put code that goes together, together. If a section is long or coded sloppily, make a comment summarizing what it does. If it's coded too sloppily, delete it. If it makes sense, do nothing except more of the same. There is your guide.
"a controversial 'safer cigarette' designed to cut the risk of smoking-related diseases such as cancer and heart failure by up to 90%"
Cigarettes are a product that, when used correctly, will kill you. These "safer cigarettes," at 100% effectiness, reduce the risks by 90%, but it's still not as safe as simply not smoking.
All of this security is great if you're a secret agent, but I am not employed by the CIA. If I were to loose my phone, I would hope the finder would use the information in there to try to return the phone. What happens when someone with good intentions finds my phone and can't return it because I presumed him/her to be a theif and "safe"guarded it with this new technology?
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My personal top three are: Secret of Mana 2 (SNES) Dragon Quest III (NES, SNES, GBC) Mario & Luigi; Superstar Saga (GBA)
The user friendlyness of Ubuntu is greater than that of all the other distros (slackware, gentoo, debian, arch) I've used. Not one of them (sav ubuntu) automounted my iPod with a cute little desktop icon, as soon as I plugged it in, but aside from that almost all the other newbie-features were a little hindering. My machine screeches to a halt everytime ubuntu runs it's update manager. It's the little things, like automatic iPod support, that keep Ubuntu in it's own partition next to whatever other distro I'm using (currently Arch.)
Precompiled binaries suite most situations. IMO, it's silly (and time consuming) to compile everything from source all the time. However, if you need a newer version of a program or some specific settings comiling from source is the way to go. Arch linux approaches this well. They offer optimized, often completely up-to-date, precompiled binaries in pacman, but allow you to build from source with the Arch Build System if neccissary.
I've used my 5G Video iPod for about three weeks with gtkpod and have had no trouble at all.
Put code that goes together, together. If a section is long or coded sloppily, make a comment summarizing what it does. If it's coded too sloppily, delete it. If it makes sense, do nothing except more of the same. There is your guide.
"a controversial 'safer cigarette' designed to cut the risk of smoking-related diseases such as cancer and heart failure by up to 90%" Cigarettes are a product that, when used correctly, will kill you. These "safer cigarettes," at 100% effectiness, reduce the risks by 90%, but it's still not as safe as simply not smoking.
You could try and teach your guests to program in machine language or assembly. That stuff always scared the shit out of me.
"It's simple. Once the Planet is hurt, it gathers Spirit Energy from the Lifestrea, to heal the injury. " --Sephiroth
All of this security is great if you're a secret agent, but I am not employed by the CIA. If I were to loose my phone, I would hope the finder would use the information in there to try to return the phone. What happens when someone with good intentions finds my phone and can't return it because I presumed him/her to be a theif and "safe"guarded it with this new technology?