This might be a bug with nVidia's drivers more than anything. I experienced similar problems with the default drivers in intrepid, but the issue is fixed for me in jaunty. See this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269904
Of course, this assumes you're using the defective drivers in the first place...
While the constant screaming of "correlation not causation" annoys me as well, it is still an important concept.
For example; I might claim that every time I put a plant in a cupboard, it dies. I could then claim that cupboards therefore kill plants.
This would not illustrate the whole picture. Whilst being in a cupboard kills the plant, it is not some intrinsic property of cupboards that causes the plants to die. Instead, there is a causal factor associated with being inside a cupboard; lack of sunlight and water. It is this that kills the plant.
(I know, I know, you could reduce the argument further into photosynthesis, but if I did that, I'd have very little idea of what I'm talking about.)
I often see guides with 2 routes to the same goal. Unsurprisingly, the CLI-based section is usually much shorter. Users can just copy and paste into the terminal, et voila!
Whereas GUI-based guides (especially Windows ones) go "click here, then here, then twice here, then type this, click here, save that,... " etc.
The point is, at least you have a choice about which way to do it. For a lot of the more low-level stuff in Windows you have to resort to viewing hidden or system folders, editing config files in notepad, or registry-editors. To new users, these are just as scary as using a terminal.
I've had about 4 reminder emails over the past 6 months telling me that AOL pictures will be closing, even though I don't use it - I just happen to have AOL as my ISP (or used to, until they sold everything to Carphone Warehouse / TalkTalk..)
So in that particular case, I got quite a good "eviction" notice in plenty of time, even though I don't occupy the building!
Yes, I know there are projects like Splashtop, but each time I've heard about them they seem to only come with the purchase of a particular product (e.g., a motherboard or laptop).
Are there any free linux projects that aim to do this type of thing? Or would even do this type of thing as a side-effect of being really lightweight?
What I'd be looking for as an end user is a graphical environment, in which I can start up a browser and maybe an IM client.
Would an installation of Knoppix fit the bill? I've never tried actually installing it...
I think the legal profession is a bit like a priesthood, it actually thrives on obscure interpretations of language and on serious consequences of failing such interpretations.
I'll agree with you on that. Laws should be more clearly interpretable by everyday people.
- a significant drop in caseload
Yes, because that's more important than ensuring justice is carried through.
- a return to reasonable verdicts instead of verdicts on technicalities
The idea of what constitutes a technicality can be subjective. They're there to make sure that the law was carried through correctly, and that no "short-cuts" have been taken. Sure, sometimes getting off "on a technicality" can seem ridiculous, but there will be other times when that technicality prevented a miscarriage of justice.
Lawyers reduce the chance that a defendant that cannot successfully argue their case is found guilty, just because the other guy is able to make a more convincing argument.
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Not a fix, I know, but have you considered Flashblock?
This might be a bug with nVidia's drivers more than anything. I experienced similar problems with the default drivers in intrepid, but the issue is fixed for me in jaunty. See this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/269904
Of course, this assumes you're using the defective drivers in the first place...
How do you uninstall a program and all the dependencies it installs in Linux?
Not being an ass - i'm just genuinely curious. I've never found a way easier than windows.
apt-get purge program
apt-get autoremove
That should work for apt-based distros.
for those like myself that had no idea what MapReduce was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapReduce
While the constant screaming of "correlation not causation" annoys me as well, it is still an important concept.
For example; I might claim that every time I put a plant in a cupboard, it dies. I could then claim that cupboards therefore kill plants.
This would not illustrate the whole picture. Whilst being in a cupboard kills the plant, it is not some intrinsic property of cupboards that causes the plants to die. Instead, there is a causal factor associated with being inside a cupboard; lack of sunlight and water. It is this that kills the plant.
(I know, I know, you could reduce the argument further into photosynthesis, but if I did that, I'd have very little idea of what I'm talking about.)
Where was the article when we crossed 123456789 ? :)
I don't think Slashdot existed in 1973.
perl -e 'print scalar localtime(123456789),"\n";'
Thu Nov 29 21:33:09 1973
if you don't know how much your site licenses cost, then you aren't in a position to influence future software purchasing decisions.
from the no-dept. dept.
I often see guides with 2 routes to the same goal. Unsurprisingly, the CLI-based section is usually much shorter. Users can just copy and paste into the terminal, et voila!
... " etc.
Whereas GUI-based guides (especially Windows ones) go "click here, then here, then twice here, then type this, click here, save that,
The point is, at least you have a choice about which way to do it. For a lot of the more low-level stuff in Windows you have to resort to viewing hidden or system folders, editing config files in notepad, or registry-editors. To new users, these are just as scary as using a terminal.
I've had about 4 reminder emails over the past 6 months telling me that AOL pictures will be closing, even though I don't use it - I just happen to have AOL as my ISP (or used to, until they sold everything to Carphone Warehouse / TalkTalk..)
So in that particular case, I got quite a good "eviction" notice in plenty of time, even though I don't occupy the building!
Yes, I know there are projects like Splashtop, but each time I've heard about them they seem to only come with the purchase of a particular product (e.g., a motherboard or laptop).
Are there any free linux projects that aim to do this type of thing? Or would even do this type of thing as a side-effect of being really lightweight?
What I'd be looking for as an end user is a graphical environment, in which I can start up a browser and maybe an IM client.
Would an installation of Knoppix fit the bill? I've never tried actually installing it...
I think the legal profession is a bit like a priesthood, it actually thrives on obscure interpretations of language and on serious consequences of failing such interpretations.
I'll agree with you on that. Laws should be more clearly interpretable by everyday people.
- a significant drop in caseload
Yes, because that's more important than ensuring justice is carried through.
- a return to reasonable verdicts instead of verdicts on technicalities
The idea of what constitutes a technicality can be subjective. They're there to make sure that the law was carried through correctly, and that no "short-cuts" have been taken. Sure, sometimes getting off "on a technicality" can seem ridiculous, but there will be other times when that technicality prevented a miscarriage of justice.
Lawyers reduce the chance that a defendant that cannot successfully argue their case is found guilty, just because the other guy is able to make a more convincing argument.