__aasdno7518 - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Closing the barn door after the horse is gone (Score 1) 197

by __aasdno7518 on Thursday November 22, 2012 @12:39PM (#42066661) Attached to: GNOME 3 To Support a "Classic" Mode, of Sorts

It's a ribbon...I know this is true cause I've seen a lot of ribbons!

Comment Re:Get a Pair of Headphones (Score 3, Informative) 474

by __aasdno7518 on Saturday September 29, 2012 @01:11PM (#41499667) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise?

Headphones don't block noise and turning them up to block noise will damage your hearing. Amazon.com has ear protectors and they will help.

Comment white noise machine,fans,Optomine 105 ear protecto (Score 1) 474

by __aasdno7518 on Saturday September 29, 2012 @01:07PM (#41499637) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Hacking Urban Noise?

The above will definitely help...We used to have neighbors who were too rednecky to teach their dogs not to bark, so I ended up with a fan or a white noise machine in every room. One of my house mates had to do the same thing.

Comment Thattel do rattie,thattel do. :) (Score 2) 110

by __aasdno7518 on Saturday September 01, 2012 @12:17PM (#41199891) Attached to: US Army To Train Rats To Save Soldiers' Lives

I had rats as pets for years. They are very like miniature dogs personality wise..They will do very well at this job.

Comment But you can't "make" anyone buy it. (Score 1) 363

by __aasdno7518 on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @04:41PM (#40678183) Attached to: It Costs $450 In Marketing To Make Someone Buy a $49 Nokia Lumia

I don't care how much the ad costs,no one can make me buy their gizmo's.

Comment Re:Fine (Score 1) 809

by __aasdno7518 on Thursday May 31, 2012 @05:16PM (#40172811) Attached to: Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

I don't really see the problem here because market forces will open an opportunity for a hardware manufacturer to specialize in creating solutions for operating systems other than Windows..

I agree..Companies like Zareason and Systen76 will see that this happens.

Comment "All hardware is belonging 2 us." Microsoft (Score 1) 809

by __aasdno7518 on Thursday May 31, 2012 @04:53PM (#40172517) Attached to: Red Hat Will Pay Microsoft To Get Past UEFI Restrictions

I still say this has never been about making Windows safer, but it's been about killing it's biggest threat once and for all...That biggest threat being Linux. I've said for years there would eventually be 3 OS's running on 3 different sets of hardware...As of Windows8,that will come true. I've used Linux for eight years and Microsoft can kiss my ass.

Comment Even Compiz Fusion helps. (Score 1) 138

by __aasdno7518 on Monday May 21, 2012 @08:32PM (#40071597) Attached to: The State of Linux Accessibility

The zoom feature is really useful for visually impaired.

Comment Re:Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, agai (Score 1) 426

by __aasdno7518 on Saturday May 19, 2012 @10:45AM (#40051105) Attached to: Aero Glass UI No More On Windows 8

Here's the workflow they should have done:

1) Start with Metro-driven login screen. 2) Show the user a panorama of Metro for a minute and ask "do you want this or the traditional windows experience on start up?" .

Yup..Ubuntu should have done the same thing,but noooooo.

Comment Re:Windows classic interface? (Score 1) 426

by __aasdno7518 on Saturday May 19, 2012 @10:43AM (#40051093) Attached to: Aero Glass UI No More On Windows 8

I love Ubuntu but hate this Unity nonsense, I am now using Xubuntu and could not be happier. Diversity is good!

Same here...I'd hate the new Windows gui as well... Looking at Xubuntu or Mint for my next os.

Comment Re:Unity 2D (Score 1) 230

by __aasdno7518 on Sunday May 13, 2012 @01:32PM (#39987013) Attached to: Google Talks About Its Ubuntu Experience

But the point of a decent UI is that someone shouldn't have to post to /. to get a solution to a UI problem.

I agree...And all those shortcuts...I'm a point and clicker and I hate shortcuts.

Comment Re:Unity 2D (Score 1) 230

by __aasdno7518 on Sunday May 13, 2012 @01:29PM (#39986991) Attached to: Google Talks About Its Ubuntu Experience

I don't understand why this isn't modded up.

I prefer Xfce to LXDE, but basically 'installing a lightweight DE' (or a WM? Even better!) is what you should do.

Wish I had not used up my mod points as I'd do it..Anyway, I'm looking very fondly at Xfce myself. On mt 2and Linux box I will be trying Unity,since Ubuntu is what's installed,but my crystal ball says:"You will be getting Xfce."

Comment Re:Unity 2D (Score 1) 230

by __aasdno7518 on Sunday May 13, 2012 @01:15PM (#39986863) Attached to: Google Talks About Its Ubuntu Experience

. But this experience was horrible - 2 crashes within the first 15 minutes, definite slowness, and I'm pretty sure my gf will soon be asking to switch to a different interface, she's really uncomfortable with Unity so far.

Going to have the latest Ubuntu on my new box...Your post really worried me...I am going to give it a try,but I suspect XFCE will be on that box soon enough.

Comment Re:Good question! (Score 1) 258

by __aasdno7518 on Sunday April 29, 2012 @06:53PM (#39840047) Attached to: The Science of Handedness

Can a right-handed male and female produce a left-handed child?

Yes,my sib and I both had right handed parents and both are lefties.

Comment Re:Really? Pangolin? (Score 1) 543

by __aasdno7518 on Thursday April 26, 2012 @05:58PM (#39813059) Attached to: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Out; Unity Gets a Second Chance

I am disappointed they didn't opt for Platypus. Way more interesting than an anteater..

Same here.

Can a pangolin lay eggs? I think not. Can a pangolin inject venom through its ankle? I don't think so. Does a pangolin have 6 poorly-understood sex chromosomes? No to that as well. Pangolin. Puh-leeze..

So true..The platypus is off the charts when it comes to pure coolness.

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