Comment: Simpsons did it (Score 1) 222
S14E16 (Production code EABF11)
Comment: Re:In related news... (Score 1) 121
This is not accurate. A binary Sudoku consists of 1x1x1 cells.
Comment: A costume might help (Score 1) 430
To the OP: if you're gonna go with this idea, it might also help get the kids attention if you wore a costume that makes you look like a computer. I'm thinking a box that looks like a CRT monitor on your head and maybe a shirt with a keyboard drawn on it. You got the idea.
BTW, good luck on your noble quest!
Comment: Firefox Infinity (Score 1) 441
You're still discussing Firefox 8?
Oh well, I guess only cool guys like me use Firefox Infinity.
Goodnight lameos.
Comment: Re:distributing the private API key (Score 1) 262
Or not including the key in the source code at all.
I have written a Dropbox client and Dropbox also uses OAuth for authentication, and I didn't include the key in the source code. And now when someone wants to compile my application, they have to get a new key from Dropbox.
Only the binaries I distribute include the key Dropbox gave me.
Comment: Re:Forget the Version Numbers (Score 1) 445
I almost fully agree with you. Except that Firefox 5 breaks compatibility with some (or maybe most) add-ons. That's what makes it 5.0 instead of 4.x in the eyes of most people. What's wrong with it is that it's released so quickly, severely shortening the previous version's life.
Comment: UI / Logic Separation (Score 1) 440
The next big thing might be the separation of UI and core program logic.
An example of this is what Nokia's Qt is heading towards: QML for UI (which is similar to or might even be a subset to Javascript, I am not sure) and Qt for the program logic and actual implementation of functionality. This is a powerful approach and it has many advantages that I think most Slashdot reader know.
This might a new (optional) strategy for Microsoft applications, HTML5/Javascript for the UI and .NET for the implementation.
Disclaimer: I am an expert in neither Qt/QML nor HTML5/Javascript/.NET and what I am saying is just a thought, and I haven't heard about Microsoft (or anyone else for that matter) saying that this is what they are aiming at. I just wanted to share a thought.
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal Released - See What`s N->
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An anonymous reader writes "After the usual 6 months of development, Ubuntu 11.04 has finally been released.
Ubuntu 11.04 doesn't come with GNOME 3 / GNOME Shell (in fact it's not even available in the repositories but only in a PPA) and instead it comes with an interface designed especially for Ubuntu called Unity (based on GNOME 2.x). Unity was already default in Ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition but besides being default for the desktop edition (the netbook edition doesn't exist anymore starting with 11.04), it was also completely re-written and now uses Compiz."
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Ubuntu 11.04 doesn't come with GNOME 3 / GNOME Shell (in fact it's not even available in the repositories but only in a PPA) and instead it comes with an interface designed especially for Ubuntu called Unity (based on GNOME 2.x). Unity was already default in Ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition but besides being default for the desktop edition (the netbook edition doesn't exist anymore starting with 11.04), it was also completely re-written and now uses Compiz."
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Comment: Re:Go (Score 1) 116
I don't hate MeeGo, in fact I own an N900 and I wish that MeeGo would have been in a better situation on mobile phones. But I think that they should have spent a little more time thinking of a better name.
Comment: Go (Score 1) 116
It seems that names that have a trailing "Go" are living up to it. Think MeeGo.