Comment: Re:What? Spend money? Inconceivable! (Score 3, Funny) 406
I don't think that word means what you think it means. :-)
The greatest toy robot ever invented->
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An anonymous reader writes "Remember when you were a kid and wanted to own the awesome robots from your favorite cartoon? Then you got the official or unofficial toy version and it was terrible. Parts didn't move, if they did they broke easily, and any projectile stuff left a lot to be desired. Inventor Jaimie Mantzel remembers his childhood toys well, and they must have been a total letdown. He's decided to rectify that for today's kids by creating what he describes as the “greatest toy in the universe.” After seeing how enthusiastic he is, and seeing the prototype in action, I'm finding it hard to disagree with that statement. This robot does look pretty awesome."
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Comment: I agree (Score 1) 2
Personally, I like gnome3. Knocking it seemed/seems to be the in thing to do, but I got used to it quickly, and actually have had fewer problems with it than I did with gnome2.
Perhaps my favorite thing now that I've gotten used to it is how easy it is to launch an application. I don't create "shortcuts", or need to bother remembering which category or sub menu a programs launcher is, just press the meta key and start typing the name of the program I'd like to run. Sure I could have set that up in gnome2 if I wanted to, but in gnome three that's just the default... and it works just as well with to open a document I was working in.
Comment: Re:I just got hit, too (Score 1) 5
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Attached to: Best example of Moderation abuse yet... by an employee no less!
For the record, I modded you up after reading you're comments in my journal.
Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually Visit Facebook->
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An anonymous reader writes "I always thought the Facebook metrics of active users were unbelievably high. Turns out, Facebook considers you an active user even if you don't visit the platform and log in.
From the article: In other words, every time you press the “Like” button on NFL.com, for example, you’re an “active user” of Facebook. Perhaps you share a Twitter message on your Facebook account? That would make you an active Facebook user, too. Have you ever shared music on Spotify with a friend? You’re an active Facebook user."
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From the article: In other words, every time you press the “Like” button on NFL.com, for example, you’re an “active user” of Facebook. Perhaps you share a Twitter message on your Facebook account? That would make you an active Facebook user, too. Have you ever shared music on Spotify with a friend? You’re an active Facebook user."
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Comment: Re:A serious design question (Score 1) 26
No worries. I must admit my feathers were a bit ruffled yesterday.
Thank you for the offer of support in testing. One of the initiatives we will be undertaking in the current year may open the door to leverage that type of community assisted testing of new features and upgrades, so I'll be sure to let you (and anyone else in the community who cares to) know about that when in comes.
Thank you for the offer of support in testing. One of the initiatives we will be undertaking in the current year may open the door to leverage that type of community assisted testing of new features and upgrades, so I'll be sure to let you (and anyone else in the community who cares to) know about that when in comes.
Journal: Why the Gnome 3 hate? 2
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One thing I don't get about various posters is the Gnome 3 hate. On the one hand people scream that desktops are just ripping off other well-known UIs and that there is no innovation and that's just tragic. On the other hand, people (hopefully different ones) scream whenever anything changes.
I recently switched my linux notebook from debian to fedora 16, for several reasons:
Comment: Re:A serious design question (Score 1) 26
Ok, I fixed it. Please do let me know of any other problems you encounter, and I will try to address them as quickly as I am able.
Comment: Re:A serious design question (Score 1) 26
Hi,
I'm sorry, I didn't realize that journal.pl was broken. I will attempt to get it fixed today. As I noted in a previous post, we don't have a QA team, nor do we have a complete list of site functionality. I tested every function of the site I have ever used, and I asked all of my fellow slashdotter's here to do the same. Everything that was tested worked, but clearly not every piece of functionality was tested. If there are other items, please do let us know and we will repair them as quickly as we can.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize that journal.pl was broken. I will attempt to get it fixed today. As I noted in a previous post, we don't have a QA team, nor do we have a complete list of site functionality. I tested every function of the site I have ever used, and I asked all of my fellow slashdotter's here to do the same. Everything that was tested worked, but clearly not every piece of functionality was tested. If there are other items, please do let us know and we will repair them as quickly as we can.
Comment: Want to help? (Score 1) 1
Hi There Taco Cowboy,
I have been accused at times of being one of the "newcomers" you mention, and perhaps to some extent I am. The UID I use now is a seven digit, but event the first UID I had here was not in the 4 digit (or even the 5 digit) range. That having been said, I am working here now. Slashdot is changing, as indeed it must, though I hope we can steer it in a direction that is still positive. I personally hope that you would be willing to stick around, and even give us some feedback/insight that would help us steer slashdot into a bright future...
P.S. In response to your unanswered question: Android is an operating system unto itself... It is based on linux, though highly specialized (originally for phones, though version 3.0 was/is intended for tablet, and 4.0 seeks to re-unite the two branches). I would not expect that android apps will run on linux without significant effort, and the same would also be true in reverse.
I have been accused at times of being one of the "newcomers" you mention, and perhaps to some extent I am. The UID I use now is a seven digit, but event the first UID I had here was not in the 4 digit (or even the 5 digit) range. That having been said, I am working here now. Slashdot is changing, as indeed it must, though I hope we can steer it in a direction that is still positive. I personally hope that you would be willing to stick around, and even give us some feedback/insight that would help us steer slashdot into a bright future...
P.S. In response to your unanswered question: Android is an operating system unto itself... It is based on linux, though highly specialized (originally for phones, though version 3.0 was/is intended for tablet, and 4.0 seeks to re-unite the two branches). I would not expect that android apps will run on linux without significant effort, and the same would also be true in reverse.