Comment Re:IO scheduler != CPU scheduler (Score 1) 472
Ingo,
I believe most desktop users run into this problem when they complain about IO schedulers. Is there any immediate plan to address it?
Thanks,
Jason
Why You Shouldn't Worry About IPv6 Just Yet 425
nk497 writes "While it's definitely time to start thinking about IPv6, it's not time for most to move up to it, argues Steve Cassidy, saying most can turn it off in Windows 7 without causing any trouble. Many network experts argue we're nearing network armageddon, but they've been saying that for years.'This all started when Tony Blair was elected. The first time. Yep, that's how long IPv6 has been around, and it's quite a few weeks ago now.' He says smart engineering has avoided many of the problems. 'Is there an IPv6 "killer app" yet for smaller networks? No. Is there any reason based on security or ease of management — unless you're running a 100,000-seat network or a national-level ISP — for you to move up to it? No. Should you start to do a bit of reading about it? That's about the stage we're truly at, and the answer to that one is: yes,' he says."
Comment Re:Amarok (Score 1) 249
There's a qt4 port of Amarok 1.4 called Clementine and it works like a charm. Even better than 1.4 in some ways.
Comment Re:How prevalent? (Score 1) 449
a) Most users desire this behavior, since /tmp is supposed to be temporary.
b) It can easily be fixed by wipe_tmp="no" in /etc/conf.d/bootmisc.
b) It can easily be fixed by wipe_tmp="no" in
Nokia Releases Qt SDK For Mobile Development 76
An anonymous reader writes "Nokia has released its unified Qt-based SDK for cross-platform development for Symbian and MeeGo (plus Maemo) devices. The blurb reads: 'Today sees the release of the Nokia Qt SDK, a single easy-to-use software development kit (SDK) for Symbian and Meego application development. Developers can now develop, test, and deploy native applications for Nokia smartphones and mobile computers. The beta version of the SDK is available for download from today, ready for developers to kick off development for new devices, including the just-announced Nokia N8.'"
Comment It's About Condé Nast Digital (Score 1) 1051
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page of ars you see "Ars Technica © 2010 Condé Nast Digital. All rights reserved." Conde who? Googling reveals this site, and what do you know, GQ is listed. ...so most of their ads that make them precious money are actually for other websites they also own? Hmm...
Comment I invite police officers into my home every week (Score 1) 372
...for a nice game of fingerprint practice...
"In 2008 I invited two policemen into my home and voluntarily gave them a DNA and fingerprint sample"
I believe, good sir, that your problem begins there.
Comment Linux Isn't Bloated (Score 3, Insightful) 507
A lot of posts here claim that Linux now a days is bloated, has too many lines of code, too many dependencies, requires too many resources, bla bla bla... These posts conclude that an older linux distro is necessary.
But what about the various embedded systems that have even slimmer resources than what we have here, and run Linux fine? It may be that most distros now a days are meant for new hardware and the kernel defaults to more demanding settings. But all of this can be tweaked and customized at ease.
Play with Gentoo. If this doesn't fare well, investigate Linux distros for embedded systems.
Comment Commas... (Score 0) 318
A simple comma change from:
'The company has also pitched a portable laser rifle, which would be lethal, to the US Army.'
to
'The company has also pitched a portable laser rifle, which would be lethal to the US Army.'
