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How rude. Sometimes idealism isn't practical. Idealism is a goal, not an absolute.

Which WM do you prefer?

Where the grass is greener of course!

The site is totally borked for me. Do I have to run it within Gnome 3?

I've always used alt+F2 to launch apps that I already know are installed on my system. I find menus are great for browsing/scanning applications that I don't know. And they are quick to use.

Whereas the app menus in Gnome 3, are really hard on my head. The icons, just don't really add anything for me, it feels cluttered.

This government keeps shooting itself in the foot. If only I was young enough to flee.

I certainly hope so, though fear not.

App stores can suck too, think Blackberry. You don't have to resort to the command line to install packages. Synaptic just needs a little freshen up that's all. I far prefer it to Ubuntu's software centre. A load of crap icons and screenshots just feel like clutter, and don't tell me anything.

Some of the bloat could be dealt with by the file system. If you download a library you already have, then simply discard it - and make do with a reference.

What I'd like to see, is the possibility of having multiple versions of software and libraries residing on the OS with ease.

I think these problems are surmountable.

On the flip side, I override a site's design (I usually keep the layout), and apply my own styles - and I'm glad to say that the web is a much better place for me as a result. I gain in having a more consistent experience across the web. This I think is touched on in Dave's article.

I still appreciate aesthetic beauty, but the web just isn't the place for it. In my mind at least.

Edit: I would change the layout also, but sadly to do that is non trivial.

What is broken here is surely package management in general?

I'd like to use one tool. If you don't want files system wide - then perhaps that should be an option in the package management system.

It would seem silly and wasteful to have dozens and dozens of the same packages languishing on the same computer. So part of me thinks this needs to be handled at the filesystem level.

Or there should be a way for package managers to speak to each other. How about throwing something like apt-get and dpkg out and replacing it with something better - that can handle Gems, Python libraries, etc?

Php does have a pretty smart tool chain to be fair in the way of php modules.

Sadly I don't think the scans are their to protect lives, but rather to protect the machinery (and the industry.) Planes are expensive. It's trivial to kill people elsewhere. I just loathe the rhetoric.

+1 for the Trachtenberg system. I only wish we were taught these methods at school, in addition to the 'normal' way...

I thought the 'web 2' domain names came about, as most dictionary words had been taken. Take a dictionary word and make a small alteration - so that it is no longer a dictionary word - and it's likely you have something unique.

Search engine auto-correction must be an issue though!

I'd probably pick obscure word combos, that wouldn't naturally occur together. Good fun trying them out in a search engine too.

Sounds like you want instant gratification!

How about watching something else while you order the DVD?

I can't find info on mounting a Skydrive via webdav from Linux. You sure about this?

http://windowslivehelp.com/thread.aspx?threadid=cac1c1ae-b78...

See also: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/21/using-the-lang...

Switching keyboard layouts and language settings under Windows and on other Desktop OSs I find something of a minefield.

It should be easy to just jump on somebody elses machine and change language and keyboard settings mid session, and at session start up.

I would ideally like to have a global system setting, which could be overridden on a user session or on a per app basis.

The shortcut to the control panel ideally will be painfully obvious - just a click away. So that if I sat down in front of another PC that currently was set for Arabic and Colemak (let's say it's possible hypothetically...), I could quickly take control and switch to my personal preferences. Could pair programming work?

I especially dislike the way this is currently done under Windows, so welcome change.

Aha, cheers.

I thought that was common knowledge - that with drinking - you have in general poorer sleep. It's rather insidious.

It's pretty blissful when the sound of the traffic evaporates. Always the best time for coding for me.

I must be seriously broken. I can even enjoy a cup of coffee at the bedside and still sleep. Not that I do that often.

Falling asleep for me is easy. I pretty much always wake up about four hours later. Then sometimes I remain wide awake for another few hours. After which I'm ready for sleep again. The second bout is pretty glorious. This does mean however, that I need to pretty much put 11 hours aside each night, if I want to play to my bodily demands.

My other half rather annoyingly insists everyone should wake when they rise. Which just isn't good for my mental health - or my programming for that matter!

Can someone possibly paraphrase the new privacy policy? Or at least point out significant changes please.

Sorry to ask, but why did HP stop producing these? Are they still sold new in other countries?

I was thinking as a glasses wearer - that I'd be excluded from the product.

Have you tried to wear 3D glasses over your existing pair?

I wonder how lightweight they'll be, especially if you factor in batteries.

Enjoyed your video. Would be great to get hold of one of those Touchpads...

Perhaps I wasn't clear enough. Ignoring the legalities - the motivation is that people like to collect and share things of interest.

Sites like pinterest are probably more alluring and easier to use than compiling and sharing a list of URLs with your friends.

> chances are I am just taking advantage of some poor people (because I would travel to some holiday resort because it is so cheap)

Those of us in the 'west' are doing this anyway through food and goods. Sounds like you'd prefer some kind of ethical tourism.

As a note of optimism, history is there to be learnt from. Not very long ago did we see women and blacks oppressed in the so called civilised world.

Well I only happen to think that only handful of my friends and colleagues do anything of any worth with their working lives. I wouldn't dare say that of course! I'd have no defense if they offered the same retort - and then I'd weep for a few hours thinking my life was of no consequence.

For many employers the subject someone studies is moot, it's the skill sets built around the study that are important. Showing that you can apply yourself to something.

Not that I want to poo poo your idealism.