xarragon - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Because knowing is half the battle (Score 1) 380

by xarragon on Friday July 10, 2009 @08:14AM (#28648013) Attached to: Can Bill Gates Prevent the Next Katrina?

The next step of Gates' plan: Regroup all his weather-altering devices into a single prototype named the Weather Dominator. Proudly go on the air while wearing his blue uniform and matching helmet with mirrored facemask and announce his global domination plans. COBRAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Rofl, exactly what I was also instantly thinking of. Just think of the possibilities here, G.I. Tux action figurines, anyone?

Comment Re:Dangerous stuff (Score 1) 523

by xarragon on Tuesday July 07, 2009 @06:08AM (#28605591) Attached to: <em>Don't Copy That Floppy!</em> Gets a Sequel

What, and in effect boycott RIAA/MPAA products? That's probably even worse than piracy, since with piracy they can still get money from you via legal extortion. Boycotting on the other hand, that's... TERRORISM!

Submission + - Simpsons not allowed during prime-time in Ecuador (google.com)

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xarragon

on Friday July 03, 2009 @09:33AM

xarragon writes: "The left-wing government in Ecuador has barred "The Simpsons" from being shown between 06:00 PM and 09:00 PM pending a government investigation of it's effect on kids.

'A government-backed regulator will assess the program's impact on "boys, girls and teenagers," and wants to restrict its broadcast "to assure the protection" of younger audiences.'"

Comment Teach both if you have the time. (Score 1) 454

by xarragon on Wednesday December 05, 2007 @03:22PM (#21588647) Attached to: Old Software or Open Source?

I would go with a mix. Teach your students the basic concepts, and then let them try each software out. Explain to them the importance of not learning a tool, but rather a technique. Then let them decide which tool they prefer, and have seminars where the different user groups show each other how they accomplished their task with their software of choice. As for Gimp's UI, i like it. It is consistent with the GTK toolkit, easy and clear. Granted it is not perfect, but the interface is not at all a problem unless you are a complete Photoshop addict. And as a side note, I've gotten hired explicitly BECAUSE I had Gimp knowledge. So it is not wasted effort learning it.

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