Comment Re:No. .Just No. (Score 1) 246
Nope, it's not the mantra of FOSS community. FOSS is about software licenses not "Let me decide!".
4-Billion-Pixel Panorama View From Curiosity Rover 101
A reader points out that there is a great new panorama made from shots from the Curiosity Rover. "Sweep your gaze around Gale Crater on Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover is currently exploring, with this 4-billion-pixel panorama stitched together from 295 images. ...The entire image stretches 90,000 by 45,000 pixels and uses pictures taken by the rover's two MastCams. The best way to enjoy it is to go into fullscreen mode and slowly soak up the scenery — from the distant high edges of the crater to the enormous and looming Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual destination."
GNOME 3.8 Released Featuring New "Classic" Mode 267
Hot on the heels of the Gtk+ 3.8 release comes GNOME 3.8. There are a few general UI improvements, but the highlight for many is the new Classic mode that replaces fallback. Instead of using code based on the old GNOME panel, Classic emulates the feel of GNOME 2 through Shell extensions (just like Linux Mint's Cinnamon interface). From the release notes: "Classic mode is a new feature for those people who prefer a more traditional desktop experience. Built entirely from GNOME 3 technologies, it adds a number of features such as an application menu, a places menu and a window switcher along the bottom of the screen. Each of these features can be used individually or in combination with other GNOME extensions."
Comment Obligatory xkcd (Score 3, Funny) 187
Mod parent +1 funny.
Comment Re:Looks like ubuntu monospace (Score 1) 136
> ubuntu mono and adobe source mono pro are almost identical
I am guessing you have not really spent too much time carefully choosing the best font for you.
Comment Re:Pointless? (Score 2) 111
The point is that advertisers WILL (and want to) take this seriously on the server level, as long as the user KNOWINGLY sets the DNT option on. But, if it is abused by certain software vendors, the whole exercise is going to be rendered pointless.
Comment Re:Too bad no one will get it (Score 3, Insightful) 255
That's not the point though. I have a samsung galaxy s2, and I am willing to bet a dollar that I will never get upgraded jellybean, unless I flash the rom.
Comment Re:malice or incompetence? (Score 1) 301
I am sorry, but using a bitcoins as a single factor to rule out a site as legitimate is a bug in the design of the filtering machine. There needs to be different levels of severity based on a set of features. It is not 100% effective, but if MS labels it as being "not a bug but a feature", it just means they are being lazy (which is okay, maybe they don't have time to make it better).
Comment Re:malice or incompetence? (Score 2) 301
Automation is supposed to be smart enough to detect edge cases. If not it's just buggy software. Saying that something is automated, is not an excuse for it to make wrong decisions.
Comment Congrats! (Score 4, Interesting) 91
That's awesome, Linus! Congrats, you really deserve it for revolutionizing software development twice in the last two decades.
Comment Re:Enough already (Score 2) 83
My prediction : 201x will be referred to as the decade when the software patent and copyright bubble burst.
Comment Re:MBA's aren't against R&D ... (Score 1) 141
I'm a recent MBA grad
Work for a few more years in hardcore tech, and come back and read what you just wrote. Your approach could work for ultra-conservative companies. You should look at 20% projects more as something that keeps the really smart and enthusiastic engineering folks from leaving your company.
The biggest end result of side projects are motivated people, not new technology.
Comment Re:Precise (Score 4, Interesting) 230
There is much more to ubuntu than the default desktop environment, right from their hardware support to their extensive list of software and ppas. Even then, it's always good to have a modern but simple DE for people just getting into Linux, and Unity is one of the best DEs for that. (I personally use gnome shell)
Comment Re:incomeptent contracts != corruption (Score 1) 144
It's not just incompetent contracts, but also looks like there was some breach of faith somewhere alone the way.
Comment Re:Good. (Score 2) 238
So, are you saying that you lost touch with your teachers, especially the ones you really liked, after the year got over? Since, that is absurd, I'll assume you haven't.
So, let's say you add your teacher on FB after the year. What do you do when the same teacher takes a class for you the following year? Do you un-friend them? Even if you _do_ unfriend them, it doesn't solve the main problem, which is innate bias from some teachers to some students.
What needs to be done is that, all teachers that favor a select few students with respect to grades or personalized attention need to be penalized or reprimanded. Students should be allowed to complain anonymously about such issues to a higher authority.
