Comment: Targeting the DIY community? (Score 1) 78
They're trying to capitalize on all the interest from the DIY community. Someone will hook it up to a Raspberry Pi and make it do something it was never intended to do.
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Comment: How is "more than a third" (Score 1) 184
'close' to the speed of light? I suppose, compared to how quickly I can move, it's close.
Comment: Re:Maybe they should ask corded phone manufacturer (Score 2) 399
I agree. When I write anything of significant length which, I'll have to admit, doesn't happen as much as it used to, I prefer one of my fountain pens. They're attractive and different, but mostly I just like the way they write. Neither one of them was very expensive.
Comment: Re:Awesome (Score 1) 582
I couldn't agree with this more. It is difficult sometimes though to put up with a view that is very popular but you consider to be incredibly naive, or wrong, or just stupid.
Comment: Arch and ArchBang (Score 4, Interesting) 357
I like cobbling together my own desktop too... sometimes. I have a family computer at home with KDE, but my own laptop uses ArchBang which is really Arch Linux with Openbox. Openbox is very sparse though and you can use your own menus, taskbar, system tray, etc. etc. etc. I like the control and I like finding out what's out there and trying new solutions to the Desktop 'problem'.
Comment: Re:Me neither (Score 1) 234
Interestingly enough, a 3.1.2 was released today ;-)
Comment: Re:Shades of Charlie Brown (Score 1) 286
Judge: Good Grief.
There, fixed that for ya.
Comment: I can't see stereograms but can see 3D movies (Score 2, Informative) 495
Back in the 80s I found out that I can't see stereograms. I though that there was something wrong with my stero vision. I can, however, see the new 3D movies just fine, so now I don't know.
Comment: Re:Scalzi on Stross on ST (Score 1) 809
Similarly:
Someone claims they don't like Evolution and gives reasons why.
Evolutionists (especially slashdotters ;-) interpret his words as a hostile attack on their beloved icon, no matter what his intent.
Comment: Re:Protection? (Score 1) 343
The best bet seems to be an AA battery.
Yes but, does anyone have a weapon that can fire an AA battery 20000 feet into the air. I'd pay to see that.
Comment: Re:Wardriving? (Score 1) 322
I don't know about that. When I scan for WAPs in town I get many that are unsecured. I don't think things have changed all that much.
Comment: just cracked?? (Score 5, Informative) 141
A code expert just cracked a code
The article says "After unlocking its hidden message in 2007". This is hardly 'just'. The solution was more recently published though. Interesting article.
Comment: Re:WHAT's on second (Score 1) 368
Obscure? Nothing's obscure on slashdot.
Obscure? There's nothing obscure about Animaniacs
+ - Good book for beginner Python programmer
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macxcool (1370409) writes "I'm in technical support in an XP/Active Directory environment but have been working with Linux for many years. I've programmed in Commodore Basic ;-) (many years ago) and Bash (of course, including some fairly complex scripts) but am very interested in Python. Can anyone recommend a book that would get me into Python perhaps using an IDE like Eric. I'd like to have something that would get me doing some projects and get into GUI programming as well.
What do you think?"
What do you think?"
Comment: It works nicely for me (Score 1) 821
I installed Windows 7 RC on a HP-Compaq D530 with 512MB of RAM. The install was so much faster than XP's it wasn't funny (I'm used to installing Linux off a DVD in 1/4 the time XP will install). When I tried it out everything seemed to be very snappy, even running Explorer, IE8, Media Player at the same time. Switching between them was very quick too. I use Linux almost exclusively, but I have to admit, Windows 7 looks pretty good (although I'm very unlikely to spend the money to install it on one of my machines).
