Comment Thank God! (Score 1) 857
I can't vote in US elections
And I thank the sweet lord for that! I have enough problems having to vote against one idiot over here; I can't even begin to imagine having to vote against two!
Comment Re:BSD is looking better all the time (Score 0) 747
based on what I saw on my last job, competent Linux system admins run Linux and/or Windows
I kind of followed what you were attempting to get at, until you spewed this drivel.
No competent Linux SysAdmin will ever voluntarily run Windows. They would rather ask for a 3270 Session onto a damn Mainframe ^H LinuxOne server before considering Windows as a viable alternative...
And since I've been a Linux SE (amongst some other things) for 18 years and, am, apparently (according to your blather), a "Python-writing hipster trendroid" as well, I may know a thing or two of which I speak here.
PS. Yes, I do indeed program in Python. And Perl. And C. And Shell Script. And, for all my sins, in Javascript and PHP. But not Java. Or C-Hash. God, no, never Java or C#!
Comment Re:It's an algorithm (Score 1) 352
It's just peoples interpretation of the facts that makes things 'racist'.
Fair enough. but
Were it you and your's you probably be more than just slightly (and equally justifiably) upset as well.
Comment Re:In Cape Town? Corruption... (Score 1) 160
Clueless much?
Comment Re:11 votes and no listings? (Score 1) 187
We're pining for the Fjords!
Comment Re:W. Richard Stevens writes: (Score 1) 479
Christ. This article, like so many here at Slashdot, summarizes to: Usability matters. Usability matters A LOT. Open source developers still don't fucking get it.
Here's a thought: if you want people to stop using Word, why not make something better than Word? Shocking.
Christ. This comment, like so many here at Slashdot, summarizes to: Not being a dick matters. Not being a dick matters A LOT. Some commenters still don't fucking get it.
Here's a thought: if you want people to start taking you seriously, why not stop being such an patronising dick? Shocking.
Comment Re:It's PAYBACK (Score 1) 158
Payback, that is, for all the hurricanes they send us every year. Suck on it, Africa.
Oh izzit?
Batten down the hatches, boys. Hurricane season next year might be a bit... uncomfortable...
Comment Re:Out of character... (Score 1) 132
Reading the associated Twitter account, the voice seems young and very un-South African to my mind. Seems more like US or British youf.
My initial reaction was one of incredulous fury...
And then I realised, based on last visit to my local cop-shop, that this probably had less to do with breaking in and more to do with some incompetent leaving the door unlocked...
I'm feeling sorry for the (probably last two) remaining decent cops in the SAPS. Stuff like this must be damned demoralising.
But I think you are right that this is a foreigner; but from the Twitter bio I get the feeling this is an Aussie.
Comment Re:Never (Score 1) 255
Playing with the clutch can easily get you out of snow without having to shovel for half an hour. Downshifting is also a lot more efficient than ABS when trying to break on an icy road.
No, it's not! Down shifting to break on ice is beyond stupid.
Two people who can't spell in a row?
Well, since I live at the southern tip of Africa (y'know: that huge piece of land on the middle of your World Map) I know very little about Icy Roads (never even seen one, thank goodness) and I have never driven an automatic car either (nothing to do with Africa, that; that was just a matter of choice)...
With that out of the way, braking on ice sounds like a keen way of breaking the ice... Though chatting her up in a bar sounds, if a lot more boring, at least a lot safer. Depending on the bar, of course.
Oh? That's not what they meant? Okay, never-mind then...
ZFS Hits an Important Milestone, Version 0.6.1 Released 99
sfcrazy writes "ZFS on Linux has reached what Brian Behlendorf calls an important milestone with the official 0.6.1 release. Version 0.6.1 not only brings the usual bug fixes but also introduces a new property called 'snapdev.' Brian explains, 'The snapdev property was introduced to control the visibility of zvol snapshot devices and may be set to either visible or hidden. When set to hidden, which is the default, zvol snapshot devices will not be created under /dev/. To gain access to these devices the property must be set to visible. This behavior is analogous to the existing snapdir property.'"
GNOME 3.8 Released Featuring New "Classic" Mode 267
Hot on the heels of the Gtk+ 3.8 release comes GNOME 3.8. There are a few general UI improvements, but the highlight for many is the new Classic mode that replaces fallback. Instead of using code based on the old GNOME panel, Classic emulates the feel of GNOME 2 through Shell extensions (just like Linux Mint's Cinnamon interface). From the release notes: "Classic mode is a new feature for those people who prefer a more traditional desktop experience. Built entirely from GNOME 3 technologies, it adds a number of features such as an application menu, a places menu and a window switcher along the bottom of the screen. Each of these features can be used individually or in combination with other GNOME extensions."
Emscripten and New Javascript Engine Bring Unreal Engine To Firefox 124
MojoKid writes "There's no doubt that gaming on the Web has improved dramatically in recent years, but Mozilla believes it has developed new technology that will deliver a big leap in what browser-based gaming can become. The company developed a highly-optimized version of Javascript that's designed to 'supercharge' a game's code to deliver near-native performance. And now that innovation has enabled Mozilla to bring Epic's Unreal Engine 3 to the browser. As a sort of proof of concept, Mozilla debuted this BananaBread game demo that was built using WebGL, Emscripten, and the new JavaScript version called 'asm.js.' Mozilla says that it's working with the likes of EA, Disney, and ZeptoLab to optimize games for the mobile Web, as well."
Emscripten was previously used to port Doom to the browser.
Comment Kickin' Martian Butt! (Score 1) 121
Ha!
That's the end of you, then, Earth-invading Martian Scum!
Comment Re:Which is the most open cloud? (Score 1) 70
Cumulous, I think. This is because they tend to build vertically, leaving space one from another.
i would go with cirrus, as they seem to be more spread out across the sky!
ObXKCD
Comment Re:I'm insulted (Score 1) 70
With slashdot's 15+ year history, coming here and reading trolls this transparently bad is frankly an insult. Whoever wrote this should be ashamed. Is this your very first troll? Did you just discover this site and say "hey this looks easy, I'm not even going to try"? Please.
Typical slashdot - classify anything against groupthink as troll with no explanation.
Now see guys, this is how you troll...
