beauman - Slashdot User

Comment To be realistic... (Score 1) 766

by beauman on Sunday February 21, 2010 @06:01AM (#31217276) Attached to: Which Linux For Non-Techie Windows Users?

Hi! I wanted to discuss this for a long time, so thank you for asking this question! I have been thinking a lot about the question, if Linux is ready for non-techy people. I came to the conclusion, that it is not. I lately started writing two wikis about installing Ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Aspire1810TZ/Karmic and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook4-1/Karmic Both the MB and the Aspire Netbook are very popular laptops. The size of the wikis tells you, how much tweaking you have to do, to get it half-descent to work (The mic of the netbook won't work anyway). After discussing the subject "documenting Linux installations" in the Ubuntu forums, I had the impression, that most people (or kids?) really think that a discussion thread in a forum serves as a installation documentation. What makes Linux not recommendable for non tech-interested people is for example, that when you have to compile drivers manually into the kernel (like for the Intel GMA 450 on the EeePC), your system will be broken after a kernel update. Also, the quality of Linux software is often not that good. This is true for both free and closed source software (Flash is lame, skype has a lot of problems with audio and video devices, the login screen after hibernating the system is buggy, ...) In conclusion, I am not recommending Linux at all to the real world people. Friendly regards, beauman

Comment Impressive (Score 1) 163

by beauman on Tuesday January 12, 2010 @05:23PM (#30742898) Attached to: Boxee Opens Beta To All

I just installed it on my Karmic netbook, and I have to say it really rocks!

Scientists Say a Dirty Child Is a Healthy Child 331

Posted by samzenpus on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @07:07PM from the snack-is-going-to-be-on-the-floor-today dept.

Researchers from the School of Medicine at the University of California have shown that the more germs a child is exposed to, the better their immune system in later life. Their study found that keeping a child's skin too clean impaired the skin's ability to heal itself. From the article: "'These germs are actually good for us,' said Professor Richard Gallo, who led the research. Common bacterial species, known as staphylococci, which can cause inflammation when under the skin, are 'good bacteria' when on the surface, where they can reduce inflammation."

Proton Beams Sent Around the LHC 115

Posted by kdawson on Friday November 20, 2009 @05:40PM from the going-in-circles dept.

feldhaus writes "The BBC reports that the first beams for over one year have been successfully sent around the complete circumference of the Large Hadron Collider. Engineers do not yet have a stable circulating beam but they hope to by 0600 GMT on Saturday."

Comment Technical question (Score 1) 849

by beauman on Wednesday November 18, 2009 @01:59AM (#30140278) Attached to: Can We Really Tell Lossless From MP3?

[Quote]Visiting with adblock and flashblock is highly recommended, lest you be blinded.[/Quote] How do install adblock/flashblock for Chromium/Ubuntu?

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