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Talk about politics, society, science, computers, internet, psychology, and philosophy.
Fruit of the Poisonous they did it first… did not! did too! did noo-oot!
As a Swede I often find myself stunned by the “magical” thinking of the U.S. justice system and the, often times, completely bizarre “tricks” pulled to get obviously guilty persons off the hook.
Take for instance “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree”, described as…
…a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source (the “tree”) of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the “fruit”) from it is tainted as well. (Wikipedia)
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Masonry – Cascading grid layout library
Masonry (masonry.desandro.com) is a JavaScript library for creating grid layouts by placing elements in optimal positions on a web page – like a mason fitting stones in a wall.
The most complex structures built by mankind are software systems
It is said that the most complex structures built by mankind are software systems. This is not generally appreciated because most people cannot see them. Maybe that’s a good thing because if we saw them as buildings, we’d deem many of them unsafe.
Homeland
Homeland: Depressed Spy Porn
A thought on new and fancy Window managers in Linux
A thought on remakes of Linux window managers and desktop environments (that give you a mouse elbow because you have to flit the mouse over to a corner every time you want to switch programs…):
The design of the desktop environment on a computer isn’t some f-cking art fair, we’re talking about a tool here! Go play with your X-box instead!
I mean, sure, all these new fancy window managers look really nice, clean and … empty… I guess it speaks to the seriousness of the users of said systems… clean and empty…
A soldier who survived mustard gas
A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
Did mankind land on the moon?
Did mankind land on the moon? NVIDIA would say, “yes!”
You don’t need less configuration
Don’t complain about things (computers, Linux installations, Desktops and Window Managers) being too customizable!
Ask for either administrator locked customizations or customization themes.
If you have to administer a thousand workstations and the users can customize themselves to hell and back twice over, then I can understand you do not want too many customization options open to the user…
Lobby for administrator locked customizations (a customization setting in itself, of course!)
If you feel like starting your computer and trying to set it up is like entering the cockpit of a Boeing 777, then I can also understand that you would like less customization options you had to worry about…
Lobby for a function like a customization theme, where you can download a set of customization settings from the web or get them from a friend.
See, in both these scenarios you’re not really in the need of less configuration, you’re in the need of different configuration…
…if you disagree, buy a Mac! 😛
Patented language
Shut up, I’ve patented language!
Talkwards 