Comment Re:Awesome (Score 1) 582
I couldn't agree with this more. It is difficult sometimes though to put up with a view that is very popular but you consider to be incredibly naive, or wrong, or just stupid.
Comment Arch and ArchBang (Score 4, Interesting) 357
I like cobbling together my own desktop too... sometimes. I have a family computer at home with KDE, but my own laptop uses ArchBang which is really Arch Linux with Openbox. Openbox is very sparse though and you can use your own menus, taskbar, system tray, etc. etc. etc. I like the control and I like finding out what's out there and trying new solutions to the Desktop 'problem'.
Comment Re:Me neither (Score 1) 234
Interestingly enough, a 3.1.2 was released today ;-)
Comment Re:Shades of Charlie Brown (Score 1) 286
Judge: Good Grief.
There, fixed that for ya.
Comment I can't see stereograms but can see 3D movies (Score 2, Informative) 495
Back in the 80s I found out that I can't see stereograms. I though that there was something wrong with my stero vision. I can, however, see the new 3D movies just fine, so now I don't know.
Comment Re:Scalzi on Stross on ST (Score 1) 809
Similarly:
Someone claims they don't like Evolution and gives reasons why.
Evolutionists (especially slashdotters ;-) interpret his words as a hostile attack on their beloved icon, no matter what his intent.
Comment Re:Protection? (Score 1) 343
The best bet seems to be an AA battery.
Yes but, does anyone have a weapon that can fire an AA battery 20000 feet into the air. I'd pay to see that.
Comment Re:Wardriving? (Score 1) 322
I don't know about that. When I scan for WAPs in town I get many that are unsecured. I don't think things have changed all that much.
Comment just cracked?? (Score 5, Informative) 141
A code expert just cracked a code
The article says "After unlocking its hidden message in 2007". This is hardly 'just'. The solution was more recently published though. Interesting article.
Comment Re:WHAT's on second (Score 1) 368
Obscure? Nothing's obscure on slashdot.
Obscure? There's nothing obscure about Animaniacs
Submission + - Good book for beginner Python programmer
macxcool writes: I'm in technical support in an XP/Active Directory environment but have been working with Linux for many years. I've programmed in Commodore Basic ;-) (many years ago) and Bash (of course, including some fairly complex scripts) but am very interested in Python. Can anyone recommend a book that would get me into Python perhaps using an IDE like Eric. I'd like to have something that would get me doing some projects and get into GUI programming as well.
What do you think?
What do you think?
Comment It works nicely for me (Score 1) 821
I installed Windows 7 RC on a HP-Compaq D530 with 512MB of RAM. The install was so much faster than XP's it wasn't funny (I'm used to installing Linux off a DVD in 1/4 the time XP will install). When I tried it out everything seemed to be very snappy, even running Explorer, IE8, Media Player at the same time. Switching between them was very quick too. I use Linux almost exclusively, but I have to admit, Windows 7 looks pretty good (although I'm very unlikely to spend the money to install it on one of my machines).
Comment Re:If my experience with a Theremin means anything (Score 1) 123
Submission + - Group Programming Assignment Solution
macxcool writes: I'm looking for a method (or some software) that can be used in a Secondary School programming class to allow students to collaborate in groups on programming assignments in various languages (Turing, VB and Java for this class). We're in an Active Directory environment with Windows XP where the Site Admin cannot create Groups or Users (it's one school in a very large school board). Please ask if you need more info. about the setup.
... and no, I won't be giving out Admin passwords ;-)
Comment Re:Better than mplayer? (Score 1) 488
Geexbox is an excellent LiveCD media centre based on mplayer. Check it out, it rocks. Forget KB shortcuts; I use my ATI RF Remote with it. It even supports my TV card and allows me to watch TV. Network shares, local files, UPnP devices; they'll all work with Geexbox. They even have a customization gui that will remaster the iso with your personal pref.'s (runs in Linux or Windows).
