Let's just accept that "photoshop" now means raster image editing. I use Linux exclusively for many, but when I manipulate an image with GIMP I still say I "photoshop" it.
While I still value his work, it's worth noticing that the/. title is a lot misleading. He didn't made 253 different drivers, but one driver that works on 253 different webcams that have a lot in common. From TFA:
FC: So how did the ice ball grow to reach today's 253+ webcams supported with several different chipsets? MX: Starting with the Sunplus chipset support, I realised that most code in the core driver could be "shareable" to support several webcam chipset(s). That is why the "GSPCA" drivers now support over 250 webcams from different chipset vendors.
But if you use GPL in your software, then your software has to be GPL too. So you can't turn free code into a closed product. That's the "viral" part of the license.
Maybe that's because most programs I type at use mainly the letters, and the and keys around them: Vim, screen and bash. Hence, the happy hacking keyboards, perfect for those that don't need to move their hands around while typing. If anyone knows where I can by a wireless one (RF, not IR) that has a trackpoint (aka clit-mouse), please do tell me.
Supreme Commander rocks! Unfortunately, it's AI is too heavy for my machine (1.8GHz amd64, 1GB RAM). When the number of units goes above 200, the game begins to crawl. I think it would be fun to have a game with a low limit on the number of units, but the AI doesn't know how to handle it. I used to play some matches of Total Annihilation with a friend with a limit of 50 units, and it was surprisingly fun.
One thing I like in SupCom about it is the way it builds the base, with sensible lines of defense, instead of a random mess like in Total Annihilation. Still missing is more coordinated attacks, flexible enough to break my defense lines, instead of just the usual waves of enemies. (For example, proper use of bombers to destroy artillery defenses, or long-range missiles and artillery to destroy anti-air defenses, etc.)
Both are just trying to stand up for their ideals. Stallman is standing up for his ideals. Linus has no ideals whatsoever, he just want things to work, and doesn't give a rat ass about the so called ideals.
In other words, Stallman is a visionary. Linus is just a great engineer.
Synaptic later on and it said 'you have to run dpkg update -a to fix these errors!' Instead of saying that, why don't it offer a button to run this corrective action? It already has root privileges.
Those bastards make you study it in one of your college courses. That is justified by all your previous points.
I see it this way: assembly is still used today, but only in a smaller niche. But that's not the only reason it's relevant. I think it's a good knowledge to have, even if you'll never use in practice, but it's concepts help you understand the whole. Much like Math, or basic Physics.
until someone actually gets serious and imposes a penalty against them Or, better yet, stop buying it's software now, and use the money to train people to use Linux, or whatever alternative suits better.
The problem is, it's Vim that is far more powerful then Eclipse.
If you don't master the tool enough to unleash it's full power, that's another story. Eclipse is also very useful, and it's power is easier to master. To each it's own.
A friend of mine bought a cheap portable AAA player from China. The brand was "X-Sound", IIRC. The manual said it plays only MP3 and WMA, but he tried to put an OGG there anyway and, surprise!, it worked! I searched the Xiph's hardware list, but it was not there.
Yesterday I was at a small party, the music was from an iPod. One song caught my attention, and I wanted to know what song and artist it was.
It would be nice to have this feature on the (wireless/bluetooth enabled) digital music players: an option to share the playlist, so I could get my cellphone and read (and store) the info on the music being played.
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Let's just accept that "photoshop" now means raster image editing. I use Linux exclusively for many, but when I manipulate an image with GIMP I still say I "photoshop" it.
From TFA: FC: So how did the ice ball grow to reach today's 253+ webcams supported with several different chipsets?
MX: Starting with the Sunplus chipset support, I realised that most code in the core driver could be "shareable" to support several webcam chipset(s). That is why the "GSPCA" drivers now support over 250 webcams from different chipset vendors.
But if you use GPL in your software, then your software has to be GPL too. So you can't turn free code into a closed product. That's the "viral" part of the license.
Indeed it's a good question. But the problem is not the corporations that "leech off" open-source. It's when they start hiring all the good coders.
Hey, so this thing in my arm is hideous, and only now you tell me? :)
Too late
Exactly! Mr. Knuth devoted many years of his life studying fonts and character spacing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX#History
By far, the most important item (apart from a non-scratched disc) is a good needle.
With good equipment, the sound quality is way better then the chopped digital audio from the bits of the CD.
Maybe that's because most programs I type at use mainly the letters, and the and keys around them: Vim, screen and bash. Hence, the happy hacking keyboards, perfect for those that don't need to move their hands around while typing. If anyone knows where I can by a wireless one (RF, not IR) that has a trackpoint (aka clit-mouse), please do tell me.
touch typing != typing without looking
Years of usage can give one the ability to type without looking, but the real touch typing method is more than that.
Supreme Commander rocks! Unfortunately, it's AI is too heavy for my machine (1.8GHz amd64, 1GB RAM). When the number of units goes above 200, the game begins to crawl. I think it would be fun to have a game with a low limit on the number of units, but the AI doesn't know how to handle it. I used to play some matches of Total Annihilation with a friend with a limit of 50 units, and it was surprisingly fun.
One thing I like in SupCom about it is the way it builds the base, with sensible lines of defense, instead of a random mess like in Total Annihilation. Still missing is more coordinated attacks, flexible enough to break my defense lines, instead of just the usual waves of enemies. (For example, proper use of bombers to destroy artillery defenses, or long-range missiles and artillery to destroy anti-air defenses, etc.)
In other words, Stallman is a visionary. Linus is just a great engineer.
I see it this way: assembly is still used today, but only in a smaller niche. But that's not the only reason it's relevant. I think it's a good knowledge to have, even if you'll never use in practice, but it's concepts help you understand the whole. Much like Math, or basic Physics.
Funny, but also insightful.
A site is not physical property, it's information. If you don't want "your" information to be public, well, just don't publish it.
Yes, just like... these recent raise in tectonic activities is a warning already?
Slackware is my favorite, but I voted Debian (in the "Other" option), as it's more realistic.
Who is the noob?
I'm an old-time slashdotter (don't be fooled my my uid, it's my third account), and as most others, I seldom read TFA.
Anyway, thanks for the info.
It would be nice to make this tool available as a GIMP plugin.
You can add multiple tags, separated with commas (I think spaces also work).
No, no, no!
- the-code
This best describes ESR:
http://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/show-them
(aside from him being an uber idiot)
The problem is, it's Vim that is far more powerful then Eclipse.
If you don't master the tool enough to unleash it's full power, that's another story.
Eclipse is also very useful, and it's power is easier to master. To each it's own.
A friend of mine bought a cheap portable AAA player from China. The brand was "X-Sound", IIRC. The manual said it plays only MP3 and WMA, but he tried to put an OGG there anyway and, surprise!, it worked! I searched the Xiph's hardware list, but it was not there.
Taking a look *and* writing or memorizing. That is, *if* you have access to the iPod.
Yesterday I was at a small party, the music was from an iPod. One song caught my attention, and I wanted to know what song and artist it was.
It would be nice to have this feature on the (wireless/bluetooth enabled) digital music players: an option to share the playlist, so I could get my cellphone and read (and store) the info on the music being played.