Comment Re:August (Score 1) 1146
I can't wait for the sandwich making tutorial
Remember to 'sudo'
Reference: http://xkcd.com/149/
Comment Astronomy Picture of the Day (Score 4, Informative) 51
You can view this image and many other interesting photos at the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090805.html
Comment Childhood building toys? (Score 1) 785
We never had childhood building toys when I was a kid. "You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six in the morning, clean the paper bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down t' mill, fourteen hours a day, week-in week-out, for sixpence a week, and when we got home our Dad would thrash us to sleep wi' his belt." You insensitive clod!
Comment Re:Novell Zenworks for Desktops Snapshot Utility (Score 1) 219
While this is not free as requested by the original askslashdot poster, I would also mention SnAppshot from Novell. It sounds like it will be exactly what he/she is looking for. I've used it in the past to snap an OS, install software or reconfigure something, and then snap again to list all of the registry and file changes. It worked really well and made it possible to script some automation into our task of configuring a large number of workstations.
Submission + - DIY mid-air pointing device
Werner Heuser writes: "From Linuxdevices: "Three researchers at Microsoft Research have created an innovative handheld pointing device that works in mid-air. "Soap", which resembles a bar of soap, is based on hardware found in a common wireless optical mouse, and is relatively easy to make, according to its inventors. Imagine numerous situations in which one might wish to control an appliance while standing or walking, for example, when giving a slide presentation or interacting with a wall-sized display...". There is a YouTube video showing the Soap in action and detailed instructions to make your own Soap."
Where Should I Get My Job Interview Code Samples? 249
crlove asks: "I'm preparing for an upcoming job interview and my interviewer will want to see some code samples. Unfortunately, all of the coding I've done work-wise since college is not only proprietary, but often classified. To be honest, with long days at work and a busy life outside of it, I haven't had much time to code on my own. So, what should I show my interviewer? Should I start working up some code samples? If so, what would be considered sufficiently complex to take to an interview?"
