Comment Lava Lamps? (Score 1) 1146
Oh noes! What will I use for my lava lamps?
Submission + - Ubuntu Edge now fixed at U$695 (indiegogo.com)
Parker Lewis writes: According the last Ubuntu Edge update, "with 14 days to go, it’s time for our biggest announcement yet. From now until the end of the campaign, we’re fixing the price of the Ubuntu Edge at $695! No limited quantities, no more price changes. You wanted a more affordable Edge, and now you’ve got it". Can Canonical reach U$32 mi, with 14 days left?
Comment Worse error messages (Score 5, Interesting) 205
When writing error messages, don't have it spit out something sensible. Have it spit out something completely crazy but memorable, which you can then grep the code for. Something along the lines of "The Cake has hit the Fan" or "The Chickens are eating Pie". This improves the odds the user will remember it and report it correctly, giving you some hope of finding where the bug is in the code.
Comment Look Here (Score 1) 506
I'm one of the developers of StartUpHire. We use open source software, and I can tell you that many startups are using nothing but open source software. So, check out StartUpHire. As an example, here are a pile of jobs which need some Linux experience: http://www.startuphire.com/search/index.php?searchId=945ed9ccb0bc3f21fd7b5aad0f6ed1fd
Submission + - New ARM Computer Complies with GPL From the Ground (itwire.com)
sheetzam writes: "Years in the searching, and on the cusp of actually becoming a product, an ARM based computer which doesn't violate the GPL at any level. Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton has been working for years to bring to life an ARM based computer which doesn't violate the GPL, and it looks like he's about to succeed. This article explains the mistakes and lessons he's learned in getting to the current point."
Comment Link to the source code and perl script (Score 4, Informative) 306
http://mafipulation.org/static/shairport-0.02.tar.gz. c source code and perl script included. Link still working as I post this.
Comment Entertaining (Score 1) 218
/me reaches for the popcorn
How Do Browsers Scale? 141
An anonymous reader writes "Benchmarking browsers is a somewhat silly exercise, since scores cannot be replicated on a variety of hardware, and it is not uncommon for even the same system to fail to replicate benchmarks scores, especially in JavaScript tests in two succeeding runs. The guys over at ConceivablyTech have an interesting approach, running browsers through multiple tests on different sets of hardware (including an Android smartphone), and showing the scaling differences between browsers when you are using a dual-core netbook on the low-end and a six-core desktop on the high-end. They also tested HTML5 on Firefox mobile and found the browser has better HTML5 support than the current Firefox 4 Beta 6."
Comment Clocking It (Score 4, Interesting) 428
http://www.clockingit.com/ Might be worth a look. Keeps track of stuff you need to do, and will let you keep track of time spent doing it as well. Definitely a help if you're looking to prove you need help some day. And yes, you can install a copy of it on a local server.
Heck, might be a good tool for others in your office, for that matter - this isn't a problem you're alone in having in your company.
Comment Server (Score 5, Insightful) 544
Built in UPS, plenty of computing power as you say.
Best use I can think of is as a server - web, mail, mysql, whathaveyou. Wear and tear on the hard drive not an issue if you're using something set up correctly - the hard drive will be spun down most of the time.
