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by adam
Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:52 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Google Chrome Browser
Replies: 11
Views: 7582

Re: Google Chrome Browser

Edit: PS, I've been using it at work and it's F'n fast. It kinda feels like a dillo that doesn't suck. Hows it comparer to konquror or opera ? its as fast as konqueror, and since it uses webkit they render pretty much everything perfectly. i haven't really used opera a whole lot, but it certainly "...
by adam
Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:17 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Google Chrome Browser
Replies: 11
Views: 7582

Re: Google Chrome Browser

As far as I can see, the entire browser is free software of varying licenses. All Google contributed code is BSD. http://blog.chromium.org/2008/09/welcome-to-chromium_02.html http://code.google.com/chromium/terms.html I didn't say anything about bypassing the GPL. In downloading and inspecting the s...
by adam
Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Google Chrome Browser
Replies: 11
Views: 7582

Re: Google Chrome Browser

The EULA for Chrome is interesting. I was a little surprised to see that it's not free software. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10030522-2.html 1. Google reserves the right to automatically update and install Chrome. This is becoming standard fare with much software these days, but worth notin...
by adam
Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:51 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: How do I cut 10 seconds off of a motion jpeg file?
Replies: 7
Views: 5120

Re: How do I cut 10 seconds off of a motion jpeg file?

tried mencoder?

$ mencoder -o OUTPUT.avi -endpos 9:59 -oac copy -ovc copy INPUT.avi
by adam
Fri May 09, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Finally, what Linux Users and Linc especially have wanted
Replies: 2
Views: 2707

Re: Finally, what Linux Users and Linc especially have wanted

I'm still waiting for Bonzai Buddy.
by adam
Tue May 06, 2008 11:46 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Free software does not contribute any tax
Replies: 17
Views: 12033

Re: Free software does not contribute any tax

neither does proprietary freeware.
by adam
Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:42 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Gates: Open Source Doesn't Allow You To Improve Software
Replies: 7
Views: 5134

Re: Gates: Open Source Doesn't Allow You To Improve Software

So how can I improve Microsoft's software, other than working for the evil giant?

Oh fu‪ck, Bill, you so eloquently left that part out.

edit: lol wordfilter.
by adam
Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:39 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Stallman relinquishing reins of GNU Emacs after 32 years
Replies: 8
Views: 5243

Re: Stallman relinquishing reins of GNU Emacs after 32 years

akuma624 wrote:please forgive this n00b question but is emacs strickly a CLI app or is there a GUI version?
I believe that by default, it is a gui application but it can be run in the shell with the "-nw" argument.
by adam
Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:20 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Timer for cat /dev/video0 command ?
Replies: 4
Views: 4003

Re: Timer for cat /dev/video0 command ?

In such a small script, you don't even need to store the pid in an external variable. Only when a program is run in the backgroud is its pid stored in $!. Not that it hurts to do so anyway :mrgreen:. The comments speak of checking for the cat command so you don't kill some other process. Would the c...
by adam
Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:50 am
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Timer for cat /dev/video0 command ?
Replies: 4
Views: 4003

Re: Timer for cat /dev/video0 command ?

you could do something like:

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cat /dev/video0 > filename.mpg &
sleep 100
kill $!
just replace 100 with the amount of seconds you want to run. you can also do

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#for 10 minutes
sleep 10m

#for 1 hour
sleep 1h

#or even 1 day
sleep 1d
and FYI, bash replaces $! with the process id of the cat command.
by adam
Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:55 am
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: RMS doesn't have a cell phone - Pisses on wall
Replies: 2
Views: 3420

Re: RMS doesn't have a cell phone - Pisses on wall

i wouldn't have a cell phone either if i could help it :lol:
by adam
Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:45 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: Mythbusters on MSVista
Replies: 4
Views: 3528

Re: Mythbusters on MSVista

Sorry, but Ubuntu comes with more shit that I don't need than Windows(aside from being Windows, which I don't need :lol: ). That being said, the software in Ubuntu still is much more stable.
by adam
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"
Replies: 7
Views: 6113

Re: Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"

jamathis wrote: off-topic: Looking at your avatar, I'd guess it's safe to say I'm not the only Linux-enthusiast, Dream Theater fan in Alabama.
haha, nice to meet another one :wink: .
by adam
Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:39 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"
Replies: 7
Views: 6113

Re: Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"

Is it sad that I laughed when I read the topic? I'm not racist or nationalist(I know thats not the right word :lol: ) but being a huge fan of South Park and a moderate fan of Dave Chappelle I just couldn't help it.
by adam
Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:25 pm
Forum: Tech Show Discussion
Topic: BSD & OSX86
Replies: 25
Views: 11473

Re: BSD & OSX86

In case you haven't already thought about it, you should be able to find some G4 powerbooks on ebay at reasonable prices.