Comment Re:Full circle (Score 1) 330
I thought the same when I saw it! Looks like wmii or xmonad with a touch interface and soft keyboard!
Simpler "Hello World" Demonstrated In C 582
An anonymous reader writes "Wondering where all that bloat comes from, causing even the classic 'Hello world' to weigh in at 11 KB? An MIT programmer decided to make a Linux C program so simple, she could explain every byte of the assembly. She found that gcc was including libc even when you don't ask for it. The blog shows how to compile a much simpler 'Hello world,' using no libraries at all. This takes me back to the days of programming bare-metal on DOS!"
Comment Re:A Clockwork Orange (Score 1) 721
Hmm - maybe rather than trying to deter bad behaviour they should fix the cause of the problem, not the symptoms? Rather than sticking a speaker up, maybe they could put a basketball net up.
I am so glad that I am not young poor and growing up in this country where they are treated like an underclass. Clockwork Orange was about a terrible way of punishing someone who had done terrible things, but this is about punishing young people who haven't necessarily done anything.
I am so glad that I am not young poor and growing up in this country where they are treated like an underclass. Clockwork Orange was about a terrible way of punishing someone who had done terrible things, but this is about punishing young people who haven't necessarily done anything.
Comment Re:iPhone/iTouch (Score 1) 122
Yeah - because of those features and also because she is 2 rather than 1!
Comment Re:Slick (Score 1) 578
But has anyone actually done that?
I went to the site and looked for sample code / screen shots - then I looked at the videos and it was like watching an infomercial or QVC, so I put my foot through my monitor and sent them the bill!
I don't think many slashdot readers will fall for it!
I went to the site and looked for sample code / screen shots - then I looked at the videos and it was like watching an infomercial or QVC, so I put my foot through my monitor and sent them the bill!
I don't think many slashdot readers will fall for it!
Comment Re:I side with Google (Score 1) 783
They wouldn't do it for the word "Jew" so why would they do it for one person?
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Jew
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Jew
Comment Re:sysctl vm.mmap_min_addr (Score 1) 281
Yes - even the summary says that the bug is mitigated by default by most dists, yet gives the story the title "...most linuxes..."
This is still a serious problem though!
This is still a serious problem though!
Comment Re:Just let me turn it off. (Score 1) 108
... I expect they'll list twitter as one of the blocks before long.
From the FAQ:
Thanks to everyone for your input, ideas, toolbars, support, etc, etc. This site will stay up (hundreds of you use it every day - yay!), but I probably won't put any more sites in, or respond to much email.
Comment Re:Pacemaker power? (Score 1) 444
Let me google that for you...
Submission + - Steven Colbert Kills Conservapedia (digg.com) 5
mcfarlandwrites writes: On his show The Colbert Report this evening, Steven Colbert reported on Conservapedia.com's efforts to remove, as they put it, liberal media bias from the Bible and also highlight tales that support free market capitalism, something the Bible actually does the opposite of, especially the parts where Jesus is around. He then asked viewers to go to the site, sign up for accounts, and add his name to the edits of the Bible, which is set up like Wikipedia, and ever since, the site has been "down for maintinence." Way to go Steven!
Comment Re:non of th abov (Score 1) 939
must be pretty hard to log on though!
Comment Re:Do we need the anti-smoking jab (Score 1) 479
... Smoking helps me with my anxiety...
The most stressed people I know are smokers! It is such a fallacy that smoking helps with stress. Look at the people on a plane after a long-haul flight. The smokers can't wait to get off and light up.
Giving up smoking may be difficult - but really the withdrawal symptoms are what smokers go through between every cigarette. For me, the only benefit of smoking is the hit you get - and this sensation goes after the first few weeks of smoking... All other benefits are figments of smokers and ex-smokers imaginations.
Comment Re:I actually like this idea (Score 1) 352
But I have two hands - so I can effectively have two cursors... Not including my fingers - or someone else's hands.
I don't think the mouse is dead - but I think that the multi touch interface adds a great new option for controlling my PC.
I don't think the mouse is dead - but I think that the multi touch interface adds a great new option for controlling my PC.
Comment Re:I thought.. (Score 5, Informative) 113
Python, Erlang, PHP and more:
http://es-la.facebook.com/Engineering?v=info&viewas=0&ref=share
Debian Decides To Adopt Time-Based Release Freezes 79
frenchbedroom writes "The ongoing Debconf 9 meeting in Cáceres, Spain has brought a significant change to Debian's project management. The Debian project will now freeze development in December of every odd year, which means we can expect a new Debian release in the spring of every even year, starting with 'Squeeze' in 2010. Until now, development freezing was decided by the Debian release team. From the announcement: 'The project chose December as a suitable freeze date since spring releases proved successful for the releases of Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codenamed "Etch") and Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ("Lenny"). Time-based freezes will allow the Debian Project to blend the predictability of time based releases with its well established policy of feature based releases. The new freeze policy will provide better predictability of releases for users of the Debian distribution, and also allow Debian developers to do better long-term planning. A two-year release cycle will give more time for disruptive changes, reducing inconveniences caused for users. Having predictable freezes should also reduce overall freeze time.' We previously discussed talks between Canonical and the Debian release team about fixed freeze dates."
