[ale] gnome3. I give up.

Greg Clifton gccfof5 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 9 23:18:50 EDT 2011


Wait, Dr. Who is back? I thought that show ended back in the '80's

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> AND!!! for the Dr. Who fans (you know , ahem, who you are) Fedora has been
> spotted in an upcoming Dr. Who episode!
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2011-May/013936.html
>
> notice the tiny fedora icon in the lower left on that KDE desktop :-)
>
> maybe that should be spelled 8edora...
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> more stuff to add to make gnome3 work better:
>>
>> https://justinstories.wordpress.com/2011/05/27/five-must-have-gnome-shell-extensions-for-fedora-15/
>>
>> I still have no way to suspend/hibernate my toshiba laptop. After giving
>> it some thought, I am suspicious that it may not understand how to work with
>> the encrypted partition(s). As this was an upgrade from F14 to F15, I can
>> see how some setup tweaks were not installed from that process. Still...
>> suspend doesn't hit the encryption aspect.
>>
>> Of course Toshiba has no BIOS capability to let me tweak things there....
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Tavarvess Ware <tavarvessware at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I just jumped straight in when Rich brought the Fedora 15 to work and II
>>> was lost as well.  No right click functionality for backgrounds,
>>> creating folders, etc.   Well after some slight research I found this
>>> http://www.multimediaboom.com/gnome-3-keyboard-and-mouse-shortcuts/ this
>>> really helped me gain some momentum on tackling Gnome 3.  Also I use
>>> easylife for a lot of my basic installs and such.  I am going to run
>>> with Gnome for about a month to see how I like it, if not back to
>>> preious Gnome.  Happy Thursday everyon :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> T. Ware
>>>
>>>  On Wed, 2011-06-08 at 18:57 -0400, Greg Clifton wrote:
>>> > I have a Kenmore Sensor micro/convect oven and I have to say it does a
>>> > jamb up job on popcorn, potatoes and combi-baked "rotisserie" chicken.
>>> > Very pleased with the cooking success. Other than those functions, I
>>> > generally just hit the "add 1 minute" button or whatever it's called
>>> > on whatever oven I'm using.
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Michael Potter <michael at potter.name>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >         Alright, You need to elaborate on this one...
>>> >
>>> >         Where are the specially marked microwave meals?
>>> >         What does the mark look like?
>>> >         What is the model number of one microwave that does this?
>>> >
>>> >         The only automatic setting I have seen are ones that detect
>>> >         temperature and humidity to adjust the time automatically.
>>> >
>>> >         I would be very interested in a microwave that can read the
>>> >         package.
>>> >
>>> >         --
>>> >         Michael Potter
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >         On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Jim Kinney
>>> >         <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >         >
>>> >         > I'm with you 100%, brother. Add to the microwave reqs, the
>>> >         ability to not
>>> >         > burn the popcorn!
>>> >         >
>>> >         > It would be nice if microwaving instruction included the
>>> >         power rating of the
>>> >         > test oven AND microwaves had a way input that number as part
>>> >         of the heating
>>> >         > data input. There are some microwaves, marketed to the
>>> >         senior citizen and
>>> >         > small children users, that have a scanner to read specially
>>> >         marked
>>> >         > microwaveable meals. This will program the oven
>>> >         automagically. My mom has
>>> >         > one and really loves it. She can heat a frozen dinner
>>> >         without her glasses
>>> >         > on.
>>> >         >
>>> >         > Now only if those dinners tasted better...
>>> >         >
>>> >         > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:15 PM, The Don Lachlan
>>> >         > <ale-at-ale.org at unpopularminds.org> wrote:
>>> >         >>
>>> >         >> On 06/08/2011 01:43 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>> >         >> > You're just sounding old and grumpy :-)
>>> >         >>
>>> >         >> Grumpy, not old. Design (like features) have been handed
>>> >         over to
>>> >         >> marketing and "business" people, so it's less about making
>>> >         things
>>> >         >> "better" and almost entirely about making things
>>> >         profitable, which
>>> >         >> includes nonsense like "brand". Brands must be "distinct"
>>> >         and "unique",
>>> >         >> which means non-functional when your competitor is
>>> >         functional. Pure
>>> >         >> FLOSS projects don't care about profit but they still tend
>>> >         to care about
>>> >         >> brand...
>>> >         >>
>>> >         >> I just want to be able to walk up to a microwave and not
>>> >         spend time
>>> >         >> figuring out how to heat up my damn leftovers.
>>> >         >>
>>> >         >> -L
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>>> >         >
>>> >         >
>>> >         > --
>>> >         > --
>>> >         > James P. Kinney III
>>> >         >
>>> >         > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic,
>>> >         diverted to
>>> >         > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful
>>> >         can do as they
>>> >         > please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate
>>> >         the outcome.
>>> >         > - 2011 Noam Chomsky
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >         --
>>> >
>>> >         Michael Potter
>>> >         Replatform Technologies, LLC
>>> >         +1 770 815 6142
>>> >         michael at potter.name
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>>
>> --
>> --
>> James P. Kinney III
>>
>> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
>> please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
>> - *2011 Noam Chomsky*
>>
>
>
>
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
>
> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
> please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
> - *2011 Noam Chomsky*
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