Comment Re:Nelson "Ha Ha" pointed at me (Score 1) 159
2 hours my computer has been trying to install this convenience roll-up. I'm about to turn it off and revisit trying to get Windows 7 updated in a few weeks. Too bad.
Comment Re:I'd rather have... (Score 2) 77
I rather have the DTMF tones transfer to the call attendant. Skype is sorta useless when using these 'steering' digits. Of course I'm on Linux, so this product is only going to get worse.
Comment kept the classic interface (Score 1) 272
I upgraded to 11.04 several months ago, tried to Unity interface and switched back to the classical view. Forgot all about it, until I read this article.
Submission + - Timezone Maintainer Retiring (ietf.org)
linuxwrangler writes: It's used in Java. It's used in nearly every flavor of UNIX/Linux. In PostgreSQL, Oracle and other databases. Several RFCs refer to it. But where does the timezone database come from? I never gave it much thought but would have assumed that it was under the purview of some standards body somewhere. It's not. Since the inception of the database Arthur David Olson has maintained the database, coordinated the mailing list and volunteers and provided a release platform and now he is retiring. IANA is developing a transition strategy. Jon Udell has an interesting literary appreciation of the timezone database.
Comment Greed (Score 1) 214
It's all about money and greed
Comment VIM (Score 1) 1007
I've been using a VIM password file for seven years now. Just enable encryption on VIM, and it seems good enough; lightweight and works on any machine.
Antarctic Ice Bridge Finally Breaks Off 505
GreennMann writes "An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped. Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence of rapid change in the region. Sited on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Wilkins shelf has been retreating since the 1990s. Researchers regarded the ice bridge as an important barrier, holding the remnant shelf structure in place. Its removal will allow ice to move more freely between Charcot and Latady islands, into the open ocean."
