roqetman

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by roqetman 17y ago
I agree - I don't have a public profile setup, so nothing was added to buzz for me.
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New single window mode makes gimp less gimpy(feeds.arstechnica.com)
1 points by roqetman 17y ago|0 comments
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by roqetman 17y ago
Someone has to write those apps.
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by roqetman 17y ago
RV's usually have these things attached so that they don't move around while you drive.
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by roqetman 17y ago
It's kind of like band-aids for kids - they cure all manner of ills (even when there is no wound).
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A bit of perspective: Evolution of life in 60 seconds(seedmagazine.com)
1 points by roqetman 17y ago|0 comments
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by roqetman 17y ago
Wasn't that Groucho?
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by roqetman 17y ago
Only with the "western" diet. You'll see much fewer cases of appendicitis amongst those who don't eat the overly-rich western diet. So in my opinion, this is cultural, not genetic.
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by roqetman 17y ago
Actually they have researched the possibility; but they haven't found enough soot deposits to justify the theory.
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by roqetman 17y ago
I think it's your subconsciousness's way of telling you that it's time to search for a new job.
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by roqetman 17y ago
Why does it always have to be low-paying? I was hired at a start-up and was paid about 15% higher than any other job I'd seen with my experience and skill-set. The increases were good and the stress wasn't unreasonable. We went from a 5-man
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by roqetman 17y ago
I think the point the OP was making was that both corporations and governments are made up of people. I agree with this; a corporation and a government is not a physical entity, and can therefore not be evil. However, people can act evil in
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by roqetman 17y ago
I was in a similar situation; while I can't blame it all on my job, but it was the complacency that got me. I ended up separated from my wife and seeing my kids only a few days a week. When you feel like that do something about it. But spea
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by roqetman 17y ago
I think this is a problem with perspective. Linux on the desktop is not a homogeneous collection controlled by a single entity. It is a collection of individual pieces. Software vendors have little incentive to make their software work 100%
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by roqetman 17y ago
It is something that managers love, and admins hate. It is an over-engineered mess that doesn't do what you'd expect it to do, but does a lot of what you don't need it to do. After supporting it for two years, I was happy to drop it for sev
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by roqetman 17y ago
It's sad when zero-tolerance equates to zero-common-sense.
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by roqetman 17y ago
Although there should always be room to compromise, I've always thought that our reach should always exceed our grasp; otherwise we'll never produce anything of quality. The article sounds to me like a simple attempt to justify apathy.
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The Evolution of Evolution(seedmagazine.com)
1 points by roqetman 17y ago|0 comments
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Slackware 13 released - Including 64bit version(slackware.com)
12 points by roqetman 17y ago|2 comments
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by roqetman 17y ago
My understanding is Introspection is the analysis of ones own thoughts. Meditation is simply being still and seeing things as they really are, understanding that thoughts are just thoughts, just as the floor is just the floor.
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Ubiquitous Computing or smart medicine bottle caps(seedmagazine.com)
1 points by roqetman 17y ago|0 comments