Comments on: almost-post-vacation software playing/lazyweb/misc. http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matt Brubeck http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26118 Matt Brubeck Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:45:42 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26118 <a href="http://www.ethelred.org/articles/2008/01/10/control/" rel="nofollow">This ruby input mapper</a> is timely. This ruby input mapper is timely.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26112 Luis Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:44:04 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26112 jens: judging from the man page, that is almost exactly what I need. Thanks! jens: judging from the man page, that is almost exactly what I need. Thanks!

]]> By: jens persson http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26111 jens persson Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:28:21 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26111 I'v had the same problem with a remote control, and I solved it with input-kbd and some simple scripting. hope it helps I’v had the same problem with a remote control, and I solved it with input-kbd and some simple scripting.

hope it helps

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26101 Luis Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:51:49 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26101 loup: not sure I follow... we definitely agree that Sony sells overpriced crap, and we agree that Apple is a massive marketing machine, but I think(?) we disagree about Apple's hardware. To clarify, yes, they are a massive marketing machine, but they also make hardware that looks and feels a large notch above what anyone else makes. They are building Porsches (or perhaps Ferraris, given the long-term maintenance problems); I guess my question is 'where is Mercedes?' or perhaps more to the point, 'where is Lexus', since it would logically spring from a large maker (Dell, HP) as Lexus springs from Toyota. loup: not sure I follow… we definitely agree that Sony sells overpriced crap, and we agree that Apple is a massive marketing machine, but I think(?) we disagree about Apple’s hardware.

To clarify, yes, they are a massive marketing machine, but they also make hardware that looks and feels a large notch above what anyone else makes. They are building Porsches (or perhaps Ferraris, given the long-term maintenance problems); I guess my question is ‘where is Mercedes?’ or perhaps more to the point, ‘where is Lexus’, since it would logically spring from a large maker (Dell, HP) as Lexus springs from Toyota.

]]> By: loupgaroublond http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26100 loupgaroublond Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:40:55 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26100 Just look at any of the crapola that Sony makes. Sure they are unreliable, come loaded with bloat, put money in the legal coffers of big media, promotes jobs outside of the US, has had some of the lousiest tech support in the industry for 10+ years, and looks pretty slick on a Columbia student's desk. You know, the ones who wear armani to class. They also cost more than most other laptops at their performance point. Apple is just one big marketing firm whose waste products are computers and mp3 players. /me takes foot out of mouth Just look at any of the crapola that Sony makes. Sure they are unreliable, come loaded with bloat, put money in the legal coffers of big media, promotes jobs outside of the US, has had some of the lousiest tech support in the industry for 10+ years, and looks pretty slick on a Columbia student’s desk. You know, the ones who wear armani to class. They also cost more than most other laptops at their performance point.

Apple is just one big marketing firm whose waste products are computers and mp3 players.

/me takes foot out of mouth

]]> By: Matt Brubeck http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26096 Matt Brubeck Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:29:02 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26096 The <a href="http://www.advogato.org/person/mbrubeck/diary/86.html" rel="nofollow">Shuttle PN31 remote control</a> acts like a USB keyboard and mouse. There are some problems with the mouse (depending on your kernel), but the keyboard keys work just fine. I haven't found a good way to remap them without messing up my real keyboard, but Multi-Pointer X might help with this (in x.org 7.4). What I really want for GTD is a web frontend to my <a href="http://todotxt.org/" rel="nofollow">todo.txt</a> system, so I can still use good old vi for bulk editing. The Shuttle PN31 remote control acts like a USB keyboard and mouse. There are some problems with the mouse (depending on your kernel), but the keyboard keys work just fine. I haven’t found a good way to remap them without messing up my real keyboard, but Multi-Pointer X might help with this (in x.org 7.4).

What I really want for GTD is a web frontend to my todo.txt system, so I can still use good old vi for bulk editing.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26095 Luis Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:26:54 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26095 Jorge: damn you for making me care whether or not Chandler succeeds. Here all this time I'd been able to blisfully assume they were going to fail and be completely unconcerned. Jorge: damn you for making me care whether or not Chandler succeeds. Here all this time I’d been able to blisfully assume they were going to fail and be completely unconcerned.

]]> By: jorge http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26094 jorge Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:25:21 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26094 I re-re-discovered <a href="http://chandlerproject.org/" rel="nofollow">chandler</a> during my vacation and was surprised to find that it was being designed around GTD. I had tried it like 2 years ago and didn't think it was going anywhere; the client is still pretty rough but it has some interesting ideas in there. Worth a look. I re-re-discovered chandler during my vacation and was surprised to find that it was being designed around GTD.

I had tried it like 2 years ago and didn’t think it was going anywhere; the client is still pretty rough but it has some interesting ideas in there. Worth a look.

]]> By: Open Source Fedora http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26116 Open Source Fedora Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26116 <!--%kramer-pre%-->John (J5) Palmieri: D-Feet 0.1.7 released  - Jan 7, 2008 Seth Vidal: yum based createrepo  - Jan 7, 2008Luis Villa: almost-post-vacation software playing/lazyweb/misc. - Jan 7, 2008 David Woodhouse: 7 Jan 2008  - Jan 7, 2008 Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay: List of points  - Jan 7, 2008<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiJohn (J5) Palmieri: D-Feet 0.1.7 released  - Jan 7, 2008 Seth Vidal: yum based createrepo  - Jan 7, 2008Luis Villa: almost-post-vacation software playing/lazyweb/misc. - Jan 7, 2008 David Woodhouse: 7 Jan 2008  - Jan 7, 2008 Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay: List of points  - Jan 7, 2008

]]> By: News aggregator | OSSDailyNews.com - OSS, Linux, and BSD News http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26117 News aggregator | OSSDailyNews.com - OSS, Linux, and BSD News Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2008/01/07/almost-post-vacation-software-playinglazywebmisc/#comment-26117 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Luis Villa: almost-post-vacation software playing/lazyweb/misc.David Woodhouse: 7 Jan 2008 Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay: List of points Rodrigo Menezes: Atualizações de segurança da semana - Fedora Mark Cox: Vulnerability and threat mitigation features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora (Updated)<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiLuis Villa: almost-post-vacation software playing/lazyweb/misc.David Woodhouse: 7 Jan 2008 Sankarshan Mukhopadhyay: List of points Rodrigo Menezes: Atualizações de segurança da semana - Fedora Mark Cox: Vulnerability and threat mitigation features in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora (Updated)

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