Comment Re:Still? (Score 1) 347
I know there's a chemical element song, but I don't know about any partical physics records.
Comment Re:And? (Score 2, Funny) 374
I thought Poe's law was 'put the bunny back in the box'.
Comment Re:Compaq Presario (Score 1) 1231
Something else, the drivers for the PCMCIA wireless ethernet card appear to have been improved: in all previous distros, the 'activity' light on the card would continually blink whether or not the card were in use. With 9.10, the light stays off unless there is communication (I'm assuming this is the correct behaviour, as this is how the card behaves in Windows. I prefer it, at least.)
Comment Compaq Presario (Score 1) 1231
I upgraded my Compaq Presario 1200 (700mhz, 300MiB RAM, 6GB HDD) from 9.04 to 9.10 Xubuntu using Update Manager with no problems whatsoever. My 3com PCMCIA wireless card still works, crappy Medion graphics tablet, sound, Wine, everything.
They introduced a new picture browsing application (Ristretto) which I don't believe was there before, so now there's two 'ready picture browser'-type apps installed (9.04 had its own one, I think it was simply called Image Viewer, which had a near identical interface to Windows XP's image preview). Kinda confused me at first.
The only thing that's really getting my goat is that 9.10 uses a different version of gdm (apparently the one used in 9.04 was 'really old'). This new gdm can't be themed, and as a result I'm stuck with a really, really naff looking login screen that can't readily be customised or themed (it also shows a userlist, which I don't want). I could manually install the old gdm, I suppose, but I'll just wait for the new one to support themes. On a more practical note, the bar that appears at the bottom of the screen (Sessions, International, etc.) doesn't display correctly in my 800x600 screen. It overlaps and jumbles up.
Comment Re:Anecdote... (Score 1) 551
> we had a very bright individual who held a PhD. in combustion. The company paid for him to continue his education, so he got an MBA from a very prestigious business school. The day after he graduated he left
You could say that that plan kinda blew up in their faces.
You could say that that plan kinda blew up in their faces.
Comment Re:Not an Eee! (Score 2, Funny) 260
I'm waiting for the Asus-Apple collaboration, so I can have EEE-Macs.
Comment Re:Not exactly... (Score 1) 258
"When your older, cheaper hardware is better and more able than your new offering...
- your DRM is working just fine.
Comment Re:Thats about it for me (Score 2, Funny) 205
Noone? He's a detective.
No matter how hard you try to hide your information, Noone will find out. That's because Noone cares.
Who is 'Anonymous'? Noone knows his name. Noone knows where he lives. Noone can destroy him.
When you're in deep trouble, Noone can save you. Trust Noone.
Comment Re:Braid & quick-save/quick-load (Score 1) 106
Blinx: The Time Sweeper predates PoP:SoT by a year.
Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time Offers New Gameplay Mechanic 106
Ars Technica has a great look at the latest installment in the Ratchet and Clank series, "A Crack in Time." Along with the great looking graphics and same great gameplay, A Crack in Time offers a brand new game mechanic: "time pads." Time pads allow you to make a copy of yourself and move through a series of action, then shift back to "real time" and interact with your past self. "It's a game mechanic that's hard to describe in words, and wrapping your head around it inside the game isn't much easier when it's first described with an example or two. You have to play with it and bend time to your will before you see just how ingenious the whole thing is. The puzzles begin simply and grow harder as the game moves on. The use of time is done very well and elevates what we've played of the game from another platforming experience to something truly special."
Firefox To Replace Menus With Office Ribbon 1124
Barence writes "Mozilla has announced that its plans to bring Office 2007's Ribbon interface to Firefox, as it looks to tidy up its 'dated' browser. 'Starting with Vista, and continuing with Windows 7, the menu bar is going away,' notes Mozilla in its plans for revamping the Firefox user interface. '[It will] be replaced with things like the Windows Explorer contextual strip, or the Office Ribbon, [which is] now in Paint and WordPad, too.' The change will also bring Windows' Aero Glass effects to the browser." Update: 09/24 05:01 GMT by T : It's not quite so simple, says Alexander Limi, who works on the Firefox user experience. "We are not putting the Ribbon UI on Firefox. The article PCpro quotes talks about Windows applications in general, not Firefox." So while the currently proposed direction for Firefox 3.7 involves some substantial visual updates for Windows users (including a menu bar hidden by default, and integration of Aero-styled visual elements), it's not actually a ribbon interface. Limi notes, too, that Linux and Mac versions are unaffected by the change.
Comment Riddim (Score 1) 521
Forget Riddim Ribbon, what about Vib Ribbon?
Comment Options. (Score 4, Insightful) 556
Please make it look like Firefox 2. I want it to look like an ordinary Windows XP application. Nothing flashy.
And if you do add something flashy, please make sure to ADD IN THE OPTION TO DISABLE IT. Options are GOOD. KEEP ADDING OPTIONS. Make the options VISIBLE.
Comment Re:A Waste? (Score 1) 309
It's Headhunter on the Dreamcast all over again!
Comment Re:What it would take (Score 1) 183
Then you probably also have a full set of PS3 games.
That's irrelevant. I used the case of a media center as an example of a family all sharing the same main console, and only having that one console between them. Perhaps Mom and Pop only like to watch movies, while the kids saved up for their own controllers and other gadgets so they can take them to their friends houses. "No you can't have another console, you little rats!" **
There does exist a case where having a full set of PS3 games promotes the purchase of PS2 games: Smith only has a PS3 and buys a copy of the most recent Ratchet and Clank game and enjoys it. He's told by a friend that the previous titles in the series are nearly identical in every way, so he decides to track them down. There are several R&C titles on PS2, and as far as I know, seperate titles are still being released for both PS2 and PS3 to this day.
And guess what: if you have two memory cards, you can switch among two dozen of those games, or one dozen if you back up religiously. Had you mentioned my cousin's favorite PS2 games (RPG Maker 2 and Fighter Maker 2), on the other hand, I might have got worried.
Two memory cards per person? Sounds unwieldy and expensive. I don't know much about RPGM2 or FM2 as they weren't released in PAL region. If their inclusion here works in my favour however, go right ahead
Was that supposed to be sarcasm? I can't always tell.
Yes, it was. The PS3 doesn't seem to be doing too well where I am (in the UK).
And besides, all PS3 versions can run game discs for the original PlayStation console, which one can pick up even cheaper.
That's not entirely relevant. But, if you want to use the statement [the PS3 having a fully featured hardware emulator for a previous system is a good thing for a bunch of reasons] in your argument, then I totally agree.
** At this point, the family, hearing that their PS3 doesn't have hardware compatibility (they thought they all did. Sorry, Pop.), curses the name of Sony. They lend a PS2 off Pop's brother, but it's not as reliable as it could be. Pop fills the remaining memory card space with Disgaea saves. He doesn't use them because he doesn't know how to play, but he won't let the kids delete them. Mom deletes them and makes her own Tiger Woods Golf 0x save anyway. Pop blames the kids.
The kids go out and get some fresh air instead. A tragedy. One that could have easily been avoided.
