Comment Re:How to succeed on the desktop? (Score 1) 319
How about prime time network TV Ads? Get the general public interested and let them know what it can actually do.
Comment Re:Who doesn't want Pizza? (Score 1) 418
I personally can not stand their food.
FTFY
Submission + - Steam for Linux Beta Now Available (steampowered.com)
SirTicksAlot writes: "Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the launch of a limited access beta for its new Steam for Linux client. Valve has announced today that it is currently targeting Ubuntu 12.04 but already there are stories of the Linux community already adapting Steam for other distributions. This is truly an exiting time for Open Source and gaming."
Comment Re:Projects? (Score 1) 33
Hey! I used NEW egg cartons! :)
Comment Re:Down (Score 1) 33
Yes. Yes I did. And I've learned a great deal from it too. Now I know how to make my site stronger. This is my first slashdotting. May the future prove different.
Comment Re:Down (Score 1) 33
And it was just the kick in the ass that I needed. Nothing like a good /.ing to show me what is misconfigured on my servers. What a difference mysql tunings and (Derp! Turn off sql logging) makes.
Submission + - Review of World Makerfaire 2012 NYC (solar1.net)
SirTicksAlot writes: "I attended World Makerfaire 2012 NYC this past weekend and wanted to share some of the highlights of the faire. Makerfaire is a gathering of smart and talented groups and individuals who share their love for making things. And there is nearly no limit as to what ideas or projects on display. There is no age limit or restriction and kids of all ages are encouraged to interact with everything they can. If you ever go to shows and see, "DO NOT TOUCH" you did not see that here. Touching, inspecting and learning is very much warranted. There were many stations where kids could learn to use tools, assemble things, and even learn to solder."
Submission + - Pop-up ad queen caught by the U.S. government, fined $163 million (yahoo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Fox Van Allen of Tecca, writes: "You've probably never heard the name Kristy Ross before, but we're willing to bet you're very familiar with her work. You may have even given her money. For the last five years (at least), Ross has been flooding the internet with pop-up ad after pop-up ad, all claiming that your computer — yes, yours specifically — is infected with viruses. That's illegal, and it turns out the law has finally caught up to her: The Federal Trade Commission has just fined Ross a staggering $163 million dollars for her crimes."
Comment Re:I only make one tone and scent when I sleep (Score 2) 99
It sounds painful. , Like "wound her."
Comment Re:Strong enough plastics? (Score 1) 570
I do 3D printing and I have a post on my site about the plastics commonly used in rep-rap and makerbot type printers:
https://solar1.net/drupal/custom_3D_printing
https://solar1.net/drupal/custom_3D_printing
Comment Re:The real question is (Score 1) 138
I'll be watching you through your window tonight. I'm sure you have nothing to hide because you aren't doing anything illegal, right?
Submission + - Disney Adds A Bit Of Nonsensical Anti-Open Source FUD To Kid's Sitcom (techcrunch.com)
SirTicksAlot writes: "Walt Disney Corporation added a bit of nonsensical anti-open source FUD to a kid’s sitcom that it aired this past weekend. But the dialogue is so ridiculous that you have to wonder if they have any clue about what they are doing.
In an episode aired Friday on the Disney Channel, (YouTube Vid Here) the show Shake It Up features two teenagers who are begging the stereotypical geeky kid for help with a computer that has apparently gone down."
In an episode aired Friday on the Disney Channel, (YouTube Vid Here) the show Shake It Up features two teenagers who are begging the stereotypical geeky kid for help with a computer that has apparently gone down."
Comment Re:That looks... (Score 1) 263
Yes we are! :)
Comment Re:I think Best Buy and the author missed the poin (Score 1) 143
Fry's is amazing. If they ever expanded out of the West and to the New York area I would probably go bankrupt. ICGAC about Best Buy.
Comment Re:Microsoft Deserves It (Score 1) 364
You had me. You really did - until you mentioned, "but when you look at just how much hardware they support, and how well it works, ". While I agree that most, if not all hardware is designed to work and has drivers for windows, it is not Microsoft that is doing the 'supporting'. How much of that hardware would automatically install, activate, and provide every feature designed if it weren't for the drivers from the OEM. Why do you think all those printers, mice, cameras, biometrics, etc... come with a CD? The OEMs decide what to support, and they typically choose the most widely used. It used to be that everything came with a "designed for Windows" logo, even though they provided their own drivers and supporting software. You now see Mac logos included as well and rarely you see all three MS, Mac, and Linux.
