Comment Re:ChromeOS is Linux (Score 1) 146
Much more than chrome os as it's built on a real linux distro.
All the ambiguity is taking our OS name from a kernel
Comment People anywhere have used cheques in the last 10 y (Score 1) 227
People anywhere have used cheques in the last 10 years?
I know Americans say pay-cheque but they're surely being metaphorical. Right?
Comment Re:Ugly (Score 1) 25
Round may be awkward for information display, but square watches are pretty ugly!
Choosing the Right IDE 443
Nerval's Lobster writes: Modern software development often requires working with multiple tools in a variety of languages. The complexity can give even the most skilled developer a nasty headache, which is why many try to rely on Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) to accomplish most of the work; in addition to source-code editors and automation, some even feature intelligent code completion. With so much choice out there, it's hard to settle on an IDE, so we interviewed several developers, who collectively offered up a list of useful questions to ask when evaluating a particular IDE for use. But do developers even need an IDE at all? When you go to smaller, newer developer shops, you're seeing a lot more standalone editors and command-line tools; depending on what you do, you might just need a good editor, and to master the command-line tools for the languages you use.
What IDE do you prefer, if any, and why?
Comment Re:0.6? Are you serious? (Score 1) 229
Makes Perl 6 look a bit rushed
Comment PDF::API2 and CAM::PDF (Score 1) 132
Are both quite good, as they names suggest these are Perl modules though.
Comment Re:Derp (Score 1) 168
Who's that clip clopping over my bridge?
Might want to wait until there's a teensy bit more malware before safely being able to safely deploy this broadside
Comment Pekwm! (Score 1) 611
Pekwm + Docky + Docker
Amazing combination.
Comment Because people fear change (Score 1) 775
Because people fear change! A few years down the line everyone will have one or an iGlass. Personally I can't wait to have a go.
I've scanned the comments on here, given that a lot of opposition seems to consist of tinfoil hat wearers and conspiracy theory nuts (admittedly
Google Glass: What's With All the Hate? 775
An anonymous reader writes "Techcrunch takes a look at why so many people seem to make fun of Google Glass. From the article: 'Google Glass isn't even on sale yet and there is already a noticeable backlash against Google's first experiment in wearable computing. It's odd to see a product that was greeted with so much hype a year ago endure the love-hate cycle so quickly – even though there are only a few thousand units in the wild. Sure, we've done our share to popularize "glasshole" as a way to describe its users, but the backlash seems to go beyond the usual insidery tech circles.'"
Petition For Metric In US Halfway To Requiring Response From the White House 1387
fsterman writes "Without any prompting from the U.S. Metric Association, a We The People petition to standardize the U.S. on the metric system has received 13,000 signatures in six days. That's half the number needed for an official response from the White House. It looks like ending the U.S.'s anti-metric alliance with Liberia and Burma (the only other countries NOT on the metric system) might rank up there with building a death star."
US Patent Office Seeks Aid To Spot Bogus Patent Claims 167
First time accepted submitter startling writes "Members of the public are being asked by the US Patent Office to help weed out bogus patent applications. It wants the public to contribute to a website that will spot applications for patents on technologies that have already been invented. The website, called Ask Patents, will be run by US firm Stack Exchange that has a track record of operating Q&A websites."
5 Out of 11 Crashed Unity In Canonical's Study 468
dkd903 writes "Today the results of the Default Desktop User Testing for Ubuntu 11.04 was published by Canonical's Rick Spencer. The test was done using 11 participants from different backgrounds to test the new Unity interface that Ubuntu 11.04 will have." Though the Unity interface in the upcoming Ubuntu is a moving target, the bad news from this test is that about half of the testers managed to crash it.
Google Wants To Take Away Your Capslock Key 968
heptapod writes "Slashdot reported earlier about Google's Chrome notebook and keen-eyed readers would have noticed the lack of a caps lock key. 'According to Google, this will improve the quality of the comments, because people will not be able to write all in capital letters. I'm not a fan of the caps lock key myself. I never use it, so it can go to hell, for all I'm concerned. But taking away choice from people is not good, especially when this is not going to improve the quality of comments.'"
Download Firefox, Feed a Red Panda 90
KenW writes "Mozilla has launched a new marketing campaign to promote Firefox: adopting red pandas and putting them on live webcams. The company wants to underline the fact that the red panda is the mascot for its open source browser via a new section on its site called Firefox Live. It's clear that Mozilla is trying to think of new ways to promote its browser ahead of the launch of Firefox 4. The company has been struggling recently as Firefox steadily loses share to Google Chrome."
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