The only crime committed is that you didn't pay for bottled water.
IANAL... but while entering may not be B&E in the the case where the door is unlocked, I imagine you can still be hit with a criminal trespass charge. Probably depending upon the state.
6) Pretend to be abusing/being abused by your SO, while on the phone. "Stop it you bitch or I'll beat your ass again"
I used to do something like that... My girlfriend would be on the phone with one, and I'd yell from across the room things like "Bitch, you better not be on that phone again!" or "Woman -- dinner don't cook itself, but it sure as f-ck is gonna burn itself if you don't get back in that kitchen NOW!"
Before I ditched my landline, I really wanted to reply with something along the lines of "I'm sorry - I need to keep this line open in case the kidnappers call back!" and slam the phone down...
I installed the package msttcorefonts (somewhere in the stock kubuntu repo's, anyhow), allowing for some of the fonts that MS made open. Granted it's not as optimal as having nice "stock" fonts, but it's definitely cleaned things up for me, esp. in word processors and text-editors.
I think that you might be mis-characterizing my statement. Nowhere did I complain about the lack of support, or state that I expected full support, out of the box. I didn't. If I wanted that, I'd plug the iPod into my Windows machine, run iTunes, and that would be that.
(When it comes to Linux, I never expect manufacturer support, but am always pleasantly surprised when I do see it. before buying the iPod, I did look into what my options were for third-party support in Linux, and what it can/cannot do at this point.)
So my above post wasn't a complaint, but rather thinking-out-loud about a "nice to have" feature. As Linux support for the iPod does exist via third-party applications, I can't be the only one who is interested in the topic.
Now, if I were to blindly purchase, say, a brand new (but not supported) motherboard, pop it into my case and complain when my Linux install doesn't function as expected, the airport analogy would be apt. On the other hand, I don't think there's anything wrong with saying "It would be nice to have support for this motherboard in the future." Isn't that how support for some of these devices/components comes into being, or improves, anyhow?
It all begins with someone either saying "I want this to work", or "I want this to work better." Else, I can't see there being Linux support/compatibility with all of the architectures and devices that presently work under the OS.
All in all I'm thrilled about what I've been able to do with the iPod so far with Amarok and Kontact, and to some extent, gtkpod.
Now, if I were to plug it into a standard Windows install, running a current version of iTunes, and it did not function as expected, I would be complaining. (But even then only after a lot of messing around with it...)
So, sorry if my initial post came across as a complaint w/Linux, as I assure you it wasn't.
I understand the perspective of focusing on one thing (music, in this case), and doing it well, instead of creating a bloated jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none app.
However, after getting an iPod, and managing it primarily via Amarok, it would be nice if Amarok handled video, as it's a nuisance to load gtkpod and endure a re-scan of the iPod's contents (as I don't manage my music with it) just to add a video. Especially in a KDE environment.
On a side note, it's also pretty annoying that I can transfer album art via Amarok, and it appears on the unit, but photos transferred via gpixpod don't seem to appear on my 5.5-gen video iPod.
If functionality/stability doesn't suffer, I'd love to see future versions of Amarok broaden their focus to personal media player administration.
In a way yes, but it seems that in a lot of these cases (of kids meeting with abuse or worse via online contacts), kids sometimes can't see that no matter how much contact they have had with someone online, that an "internet friend" is still a "real world stranger".
Social networking sites, forums, chat apps and online games are a much more normalized part of a teen's social life than they once were (it's not just for "geeks" any more). That's a huge increase in opportunity for them to come in contact with some unsavory types, without ever leaving their house.
(And hell, to predator-types, I imagine MySpace is like what the Sears "Wish Book" was for toys in the 80's. One huge catalog of exactly what you want.)
Putting aside the predatory angle of things, I suppose it also wouldn't hurt to advise them to think twice before putting something online that they might later wish they hadn't.
"Grenades
Looking for
grenades? Save!
www.shoppingpage.us"
(Now, I know that they're not actually selling grenades, but rather have a pile of ads based off of a list of generic words/terms, but it's pretty funny. "Landmines" used to turn up an Ebay ad reading "Looking for landmines?")
Thanks. I'm not at home now, so I cannot check (to make 100% certain), but I am fairly certain that I tried that and that it did not work... I know that root owns the drive, and I cannot chown it to my user account...
However, sudo eject does. What's funnier is that the Eject button works for DVDs, and I presume music CDs. Data CDs, however, are a pain. I would have figured that a DVD would mount like a normal data disc.
This isn't so bad in (k)ubuntu. After returning to Linux after 6 or 7 years, I find it a lot more user-friendly and intuitive. Two sticking points, however:
a) Hard drive management. Maybe I am missing something, but I was unable to properly mount a drive that my user account had access to / ownership of without editing fstab (or doing so from the console, I suppose). In Kubuntu, the drive management is a bit of a pain. You have to drop into "Administrator" mode, and then mount the volume, which ends up being owned by root.
I also had to open the console to format/partition/mkfs drives, as I could not for the life of me find a way to easily do so via the GUI.
Maybe I'm missing something, but these tasks should be a lot easier (and in some cases, possible) through the interface.
b) Ejecting CDs - I understand that disabling the physical "Eject" button is insure that the volume is properly unmounted, but is there an easier way to eject a data CD than opening the console and typing 'sudo eject/media/cdromX'? I'm not in front of that particular machine at the moment, but there is either no Eject option when left-clicking the CDROM icon, or it does nothing...
I'm sure that part of the problem here may be my own ignorance, but if someone fairly comfortable with *nix OSs is having issues performing common tasks (or doing so without going "under the hood"), Joe Six-Pack & his grandmother haven't a hope...
I completely agree that it's in the eye of the beholder. I apologize if my post wasn't too clear on that. I suppose that I always read/hear such statements with an implied "In my eyes..."/"It is my opinion that...".
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...and yanks the Jabba scene that follows. Not only does Jabba look terrible, the dialogue is pretty much the Greedo scene all over again.
The doctors are not licensing or handing out guns. This is an accessibility issue for the handicapped. Sorry, I don't see the hypocrisy.
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Perhaps... Although I imagine things start to get interesting when you have the kid p-killing Dad to mud-marry Mom...
The only crime committed is that you didn't pay for bottled water.
IANAL... but while entering may not be B&E in the the case where the door is unlocked, I imagine you can still be hit with a criminal trespass charge. Probably depending upon the state.
6) Pretend to be abusing/being abused by your SO, while on the phone. "Stop it you bitch or I'll beat your ass again"
I used to do something like that... My girlfriend would be on the phone with one, and I'd yell from across the room things like "Bitch, you better not be on that phone again!" or "Woman -- dinner don't cook itself, but it sure as f-ck is gonna burn itself if you don't get back in that kitchen NOW!"
Before I ditched my landline, I really wanted to reply with something along the lines of "I'm sorry - I need to keep this line open in case the kidnappers call back!" and slam the phone down...
I installed the package msttcorefonts (somewhere in the stock kubuntu repo's, anyhow), allowing for some of the fonts that MS made open. Granted it's not as optimal as having nice "stock" fonts, but it's definitely cleaned things up for me, esp. in word processors and text-editors.
I think that you might be mis-characterizing my statement. Nowhere did I complain about the lack of support, or state that I expected full support, out of the box. I didn't. If I wanted that, I'd plug the iPod into my Windows machine, run iTunes, and that would be that.
(When it comes to Linux, I never expect manufacturer support, but am always pleasantly surprised when I do see it. before buying the iPod, I did look into what my options were for third-party support in Linux, and what it can/cannot do at this point.)
So my above post wasn't a complaint, but rather thinking-out-loud about a "nice to have" feature. As Linux support for the iPod does exist via third-party applications, I can't be the only one who is interested in the topic.
Now, if I were to blindly purchase, say, a brand new (but not supported) motherboard, pop it into my case and complain when my Linux install doesn't function as expected, the airport analogy would be apt. On the other hand, I don't think there's anything wrong with saying "It would be nice to have support for this motherboard in the future." Isn't that how support for some of these devices/components comes into being, or improves, anyhow?
It all begins with someone either saying "I want this to work", or "I want this to work better." Else, I can't see there being Linux support/compatibility with all of the architectures and devices that presently work under the OS.
All in all I'm thrilled about what I've been able to do with the iPod so far with Amarok and Kontact, and to some extent, gtkpod.
Now, if I were to plug it into a standard Windows install, running a current version of iTunes, and it did not function as expected, I would be complaining. (But even then only after a lot of messing around with it...)
So, sorry if my initial post came across as a complaint w/Linux, as I assure you it wasn't.
I understand the perspective of focusing on one thing (music, in this case), and doing it well, instead of creating a bloated jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none app. However, after getting an iPod, and managing it primarily via Amarok, it would be nice if Amarok handled video, as it's a nuisance to load gtkpod and endure a re-scan of the iPod's contents (as I don't manage my music with it) just to add a video. Especially in a KDE environment. On a side note, it's also pretty annoying that I can transfer album art via Amarok, and it appears on the unit, but photos transferred via gpixpod don't seem to appear on my 5.5-gen video iPod. If functionality/stability doesn't suffer, I'd love to see future versions of Amarok broaden their focus to personal media player administration.
In a way yes, but it seems that in a lot of these cases (of kids meeting with abuse or worse via online contacts), kids sometimes can't see that no matter how much contact they have had with someone online, that an "internet friend" is still a "real world stranger". Social networking sites, forums, chat apps and online games are a much more normalized part of a teen's social life than they once were (it's not just for "geeks" any more). That's a huge increase in opportunity for them to come in contact with some unsavory types, without ever leaving their house. (And hell, to predator-types, I imagine MySpace is like what the Sears "Wish Book" was for toys in the 80's. One huge catalog of exactly what you want.) Putting aside the predatory angle of things, I suppose it also wouldn't hurt to advise them to think twice before putting something online that they might later wish they hadn't.
...can go fuck themselves.
[...] which now join other items on the banned list such as tobacco, drugs, weapons, and prostitution.
http://www.google.com/search?q=grenades - turns up an ad reading:
"Grenades
Looking for
grenades? Save!
www.shoppingpage.us"
(Now, I know that they're not actually selling grenades, but rather have a pile of ads based off of a list of generic words/terms, but it's pretty funny. "Landmines" used to turn up an Ebay ad reading "Looking for landmines?")
sending in a dummy customer to ask for a copy of Windows to be installed on their PC.
Nothing? You're slipping Slashdot!
Best post ever!
Thanks. I'm not at home now, so I cannot check (to make 100% certain), but I am fairly certain that I tried that and that it did not work... I know that root owns the drive, and I cannot chown it to my user account...
However, sudo eject does. What's funnier is that the Eject button works for DVDs, and I presume music CDs. Data CDs, however, are a pain. I would have figured that a DVD would mount like a normal data disc.
This isn't so bad in (k)ubuntu. After returning to Linux after 6 or 7 years, I find it a lot more user-friendly and intuitive. Two sticking points, however:
/media/cdromX'? I'm not in front of that particular machine at the moment, but there is either no Eject option when left-clicking the CDROM icon, or it does nothing...
a) Hard drive management. Maybe I am missing something, but I was unable to properly mount a drive that my user account had access to / ownership of without editing fstab (or doing so from the console, I suppose). In Kubuntu, the drive management is a bit of a pain. You have to drop into "Administrator" mode, and then mount the volume, which ends up being owned by root.
I also had to open the console to format/partition/mkfs drives, as I could not for the life of me find a way to easily do so via the GUI.
Maybe I'm missing something, but these tasks should be a lot easier (and in some cases, possible) through the interface.
b) Ejecting CDs - I understand that disabling the physical "Eject" button is insure that the volume is properly unmounted, but is there an easier way to eject a data CD than opening the console and typing 'sudo eject
I'm sure that part of the problem here may be my own ignorance, but if someone fairly comfortable with *nix OSs is having issues performing common tasks (or doing so without going "under the hood"), Joe Six-Pack & his grandmother haven't a hope...
I mean, are there even enough available mod points floating around to tag 99% of the replies here as "Redundant"?
Keep on keeping it classy, Slashdot!
Please tell me that these laptops don't come with e-mail clients or web browsers. Or networking of any kind. Please.
If they're playing "for the Earth", they'd better go acoustic...
No way - they're still on their first drummer.
It's gonna be $75...
It's probably pointless to mention, but Amazon has it for $47.25.
Yep! Just ask the Duke lacrosse team...
Forget India - the local Home Depot is where it's at!
I completely agree that it's in the eye of the beholder. I apologize if my post wasn't too clear on that. I suppose that I always read/hear such statements with an implied "In my eyes..."/"It is my opinion that...".