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  1. Will it *finally* allow me to use Gnome via VNC without the dreaded "Oh no, something went wrong?"

  2. And finally VNC support? on Fedora 23 Released (fedoramagazine.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But the real question is: can we finally, after all these years, run a Gnome 3 session over a VNC connection without getting the "Oh no! Something has gone wrong" error and the ridiculous workarounds for that?

  3. But the real question is... on Fedora 23 Final May Release As Planned On October 27 · · Score: 2

    can we now run Gnome3 over VNC without the "Oh No! Something has gone wrong." message?

  4. Re:Timmay! on Why Internet Explorer Still Dominates South Korea. · · Score: 1

    At least all the letters there...

  5. Re:just like speed writing on Ask Slashdot: Are Timed Coding Tests Valuable? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Funny how you misspelled "Gammar Nazi"

  6. Somebody already fixed that for you on Ask Slashdot: Current State of Linux Email Clients? · · Score: 1

    That's available through an extension on Thunderbird called "Thunderbird conversations". See here: https://github.com/protz/GMail-Conversation-View/wiki

  7. Re:Sorry! on Controlled Quantum Levitation Used To Build Wipeout Track · · Score: 2

    Also, while we're nitpicking, it's /. not ./ you insensitive clod!

  8. Re:Man they screwed up! on LEGO Universe To Shut Down · · Score: 1

    I believe you made a slight mistake. If all of the 100.000 were year subscribers, then the tally would be on $8.000.000. And that number does not take into account the more expensive monthly subs. Again, I have no idea what running stuff like that costs, but would 8M *really* be not enough?

  9. Re:Man they screwed up! on LEGO Universe To Shut Down · · Score: 5, Informative

    You have summed it up quite nicely here. I also was a beta tester. After the game was released I quit playing it since I was done (end of content). Next my wife picked it up and my two boys (6 and 10) loved playing it too. I didn't have a problem slapping down the 80 euros for a year subscription. It's a small amount if three people enjoy the game. Although it's very unfortunate you can't play together.

    From what I heard about it they have 2 million players, of which about 100.000 are paying ones. I have NO idea what it costs to run a service like this, but you would think that 100.000 paying subscribers would go a long way.

    What I really liked was the fact that you could win real Lego prizes. They had some fun contests that, if you were #1 after a week, would get you one or more real boxes of Lego in the mail. Our Lego collection has been updated with a few nice additions :)

    I really liked the idea of introducing the MMO(RPG) concept to my children using Lego Universe. They see me playing LotRO so they have a good idea of how an MMO works. With Lego Universe they had a chance of doing the same on their own level. I am really sorry to see it go.

  10. Re:Queuer the Drupal Haters on Book Review: Definitive Guide To Drupal 7 · · Score: 1

    Oh the irony :)

  11. Re:Does not work on nVidia-based machines on GNOME 3.2 Released · · Score: 1

    Ah ok, I thought it was a project from some developer who loved NVidia doing something nice for the Fedora community :) Learned something today.

  12. Re:Does not work on nVidia-based machines on GNOME 3.2 Released · · Score: 1

    What about the Livna drivers for NVidia? They are a breeze to install (guides are everywhere). My Fedora 15/Gnome 3/NVidia 8800GT is running fine and fast with this.

  13. Re:Is it Twelvember yet? on Happy Pi Day · · Score: 1

    As you're on the subject, toilet paper goes with the loose end on the outside, i.e. not against the wall.

  14. Benjamin Franklin said... on Next Step For US Body Scanners Could Be Trains, Metro Systems · · Score: 1

    'Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.'

    What's next? Full body scan and TSA style cavity search, nut-grabbing patdown when you pick up your kid from daycare?

  15. LogMeIn ftw! on Simple, Free Web Remote PC Control? · · Score: 1

    +1 for LogMeIn.

  16. Re:"When I pay, I expect not to be pestered" on Personalized In-Game Advertising In Upcoming Titles · · Score: 3, Funny

    You are my new Jesus!

  17. Forgotten game: Descent on From Doom To Dunia — the History of 3D Engines · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's a shame the article doesn't mention Descent. It featured epic 6 degrees of freedom. Enjoyed that game very much *sigh*

  18. SurfMan on Delete Data On Netbook If Stolen? · · Score: 1

    I think the poster should worry about other things, like who the hell gave you the idea that storing your stuff at Google's is safe in the first place?? Fuck the netbook, get a decent place to store your "important" shizzle.

  19. Let the man answer please... on Java Gets New Garbage Collector, But Only If You Buy Support · · Score: 3, Insightful

    With the JavaOne starting this week, it might be a nice opening question on day one... "What the hell are you thinking, mister Schwartz??"

  20. Never leave out the symphony story on The History of the CD-ROM · · Score: 1

    It's very strange that they left this part out in the story. Otherwise it would have been good. As far as I know, it was when the lead researcher showed it to his wife, she asked how much fitted on that disc. SHE then complained it's rubbish if it didn't fit.

  21. Site is down... on Review of Ergonomic Evoluent VerticalMouse 3 · · Score: 1

    DB function failed with error number 1194 Table 'mos_session' is marked as crashed and should be repaired SQL=SELECT session_id FROM mos_session WHERE session_id=MD5('0f6a01ae90ebec5c0e57406d1e9f1b92') SQL = SELECT session_id FROM mos_session WHERE session_id=MD5('0f6a01ae90ebec5c0e57406d1e9f1b92')