Comments for George Slavov's Blog http://georgeslavov.com Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:07:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Ubuntu is still a piece of shit by trakto http://georgeslavov.com/2009/10/30/ubuntu-is-still-a-piece-of-shit/#comment-86 trakto Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:07:30 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=159#comment-86 it's true. You can't even disable screensavers while watching movies. Not being able to configure such a common task is unacceptable. CPU energy saving is not recognized and runs at full speed all the time, if you want a silent computer, go away. Even stable applications from Ubuntu software center crash, just imagine unsupported apps. Installing Ubuntu is like having to do all your shopping in an USSR hard-discounter in the 80s. Nothing except poor ersatz. So it's free but you will spend hours of free time configuring Ubuntu. Imo, I prefer to pay for an OS and use it immediately. it’s true.

You can’t even disable screensavers while watching movies.
Not being able to configure such a common task is unacceptable.

CPU energy saving is not recognized and runs at full speed all the time, if you want a silent computer, go away.

Even stable applications from Ubuntu software center crash, just imagine unsupported apps.

Installing Ubuntu is like having to do all your shopping in an USSR hard-discounter in the 80s. Nothing except poor ersatz.

So it’s free but you will spend hours of free time configuring Ubuntu.
Imo, I prefer to pay for an OS and use it immediately.

]]> Comment on Snarl plugin for Winamp by Turker http://georgeslavov.com/snarl-plugin-for-winamp/#comment-85 Turker Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:17:52 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?page_id=179#comment-85 Great utility but I can't save plugin's configuration on Win7 64bit using Winamp v5.572 and snarl v40.15. I still use it though Great utility but I can’t save plugin’s configuration on Win7 64bit using Winamp v5.572 and snarl v40.15.

I still use it though

]]> Comment on Winamp on Vista. Possible new side project. by Andrew http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/14/winamp-on-vista-possible-new-side-project/#comment-75 Andrew Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:52:55 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=245#comment-75 the new release of foobar is supposed to be a bit better out of the box, but i haven't played with it yet. really love mediamonkey. works great for large libraries and has winamp (2?) plugin support the new release of foobar is supposed to be a bit better out of the box, but i haven’t played with it yet. really love mediamonkey. works great for large libraries and has winamp (2?) plugin support

]]> Comment on Winamp on Vista. Possible new side project. by Seth http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/14/winamp-on-vista-possible-new-side-project/#comment-74 Seth Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:00:43 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=245#comment-74 also for what it's worth i hear great things about <a href='http://www.mediamonkey.com/' rel="nofollow">mediamonkey</a> and <a href='http://www.foobar2000.org/' rel="nofollow">foobar2000</a> (although apparently you have to customize foobar2000 pretty heavily in order to get it how you want it). also for what it’s worth i hear great things about mediamonkey and foobar2000 (although apparently you have to customize foobar2000 pretty heavily in order to get it how you want it).

]]> Comment on Winamp on Vista. Possible new side project. by George http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/14/winamp-on-vista-possible-new-side-project/#comment-73 George Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:56:43 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=245#comment-73 Your point? :P Your point? :P

]]> Comment on Winamp on Vista. Possible new side project. by Seth http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/14/winamp-on-vista-possible-new-side-project/#comment-72 Seth Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:52:42 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=245#comment-72 looks a lot like iTunes' album view :) http://imgur.com/MdflS.png looks a lot like iTunes’ album view :)

http://imgur.com/MdflS.png

]]> Comment on Hacking on Tomboy by George Slavov http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/03/hacking-on-tomboy/#comment-70 George Slavov Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:47:57 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=233#comment-70 Sorry to disappoint. =) Sorry to disappoint. =)

]]> Comment on Hacking on Tomboy by Nick http://georgeslavov.com/2010/02/03/hacking-on-tomboy/#comment-69 Nick Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:47:14 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=233#comment-69 Awesome that it does LaTeX. I think I've forgotten all my LaTeX knowledge since leaving Bowdoin. Boo. When I read the title I thought you were going to be hacking a GPS. Haha. Then I realized that's TomTom , not Tomboy. Awesome that it does LaTeX. I think I’ve forgotten all my LaTeX knowledge since leaving Bowdoin. Boo.

When I read the title I thought you were going to be hacking a GPS. Haha. Then I realized that’s TomTom , not Tomboy.

]]> Comment on Richard Feynman quote about nature by captainfalcon http://georgeslavov.com/2010/01/15/richard-feynman-quote-about-nature/#comment-67 captainfalcon Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:47:20 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=227#comment-67 Did you ever come across his "imagine the Gods are playing a game of chess" analogy? It's real good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dgrvlWML4. Did you ever come across his “imagine the Gods are playing a game of chess” analogy? It’s real good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dgrvlWML4.

]]> Comment on Ubuntu is still a piece of shit by George Slavov http://georgeslavov.com/2009/10/30/ubuntu-is-still-a-piece-of-shit/#comment-61 George Slavov Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:10:27 +0000 http://georgeslavov.com/?p=159#comment-61 Unfortunately, I really don't have the time to experiment as much I used to. I do, however, want to point out that if I had installed Ubuntu in a VM in order to try it out before I installed it, the bug wouldn't have become apparent because the install would have used a different video driver. Unfortunately, I really don’t have the time to experiment as much I used to. I do, however, want to point out that if I had installed Ubuntu in a VM in order to try it out before I installed it, the bug wouldn’t have become apparent because the install would have used a different video driver.

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