Re: [Discuss] The next Linux desktop: Ubuntu 12.04

2012-03-12 Thread Tom Metro
Richard Pieri wrote: It's intended for small, touch-based devices, and with good reason. That's where the money is these days. What is Canonical focused on? I just don't see the point. Without mainstream tablets and smartphones running Unity in the pipeline there really isn't a point to

Re: [Discuss] The next Linux desktop: Ubuntu 12.04

2012-03-12 Thread Matthew Gillen
On 3/10/2012 7:23 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: On 3/10/2012 12:29 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: Consider the following two lists: Cooking: Oven, Stove Top, Microwave, Toaster, Toaster oven, Rice Cooker, CrockPot/Slow cooker, Electric waffle iron, Electric griddle, Electric drip coffee maker, Bread

Re: [Discuss] Some testers needed

2012-03-12 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Adler I have a feeling that it may cause problems depending on which browser is used to access the site. I developed the site against the latest firefox distributed by

Re: [Discuss] The next Linux desktop: Ubuntu 12.04

2012-03-12 Thread Richard Pieri
On 3/12/2012 2:37 AM, Tom Metro wrote: have, and the iPad 3 offers 2048 x 1536; about the only place tablets lag is in RAM...still maxing out at 1 GB for the foreseeable future). That's not lagging behind. That's a technical failing in all battery-powered devices. Powering RAM costs battery

[Discuss] Sendmail question

2012-03-12 Thread Jerry Feldman
I'm seeing a few of these messages in my maillog: Mar 6 19:21:29 cheyenne postfix/smtp[5546]: 183A62FD52: to=kmbod...@hotmail.com, relay=mx2.hotmail.com[65.55.92.152]:25, delay=0.73, delays=0.05/0/0.15/0.52, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (250 4f56a9eb.8040...@gmail.com Queued mail for delivery) What

[Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread markw
My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is an interesting discussion? Here are my assertions: The desktop if largely dead like

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Daniel C.
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is an interesting

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Jason Normand
Personally I don't know anyone who uses a tablet exclusively. It will still be some time before they replace laptops as the primary device. Additionally it would not surprise me if the growth of tablets actually revitalized the desktop to an extent. With a tablet the convience of a laptop is

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Drew Van Zandt
I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard. It sucks for anything real. * Drew Van Zandt Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics Robotics Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Jason Normand

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 3/12/2012 10:07 PM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for computers. I think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this is an interesting discussion? Here

Re: [Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

2012-03-12 Thread Richard Pieri
On 3/13/2012 12:13 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: The laptop certainly won't die for a while, if ever. Many tasks work so much better with real keyboards; for example, I can't see professional writers ever adopting tablets as their primary writing device. This is an important point. Even a

Re: [Discuss] Sendmail question

2012-03-12 Thread Tom Metro
Jerry Feldman wrote: Sendmail question Looks like Postfix... I'm seeing a few of these messages in my maillog: Mar 6 19:21:29 cheyenne postfix/smtp[5546]: 183A62FD52: to=kmbod...@hotmail.com, relay=mx2.hotmail.com[65.55.92.152]:25, delay=0.73, delays=0.05/0/0.15/0.52, dsn=2.0.0,