Just to give you an idea how unusual this is on a mobile android device - this is the message for the google marketplace. I think mine looks better.
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07/29/2011 17:51 #54814
Estrip android appCategory: programming
I was working on an update to the estrip android app which checks for network connectivity first instead and displays a nice little message instead of force quitting. I added this little homage to (e:tinypliny) who is the one that discovered the issue as I had never tried the app on a device with no network connection.
Just to give you an idea how unusual this is on a mobile android device - this is the message for the google marketplace. I think mine looks better.
Just to give you an idea how unusual this is on a mobile android device - this is the message for the google marketplace. I think mine looks better.
07/29/2011 15:33 #54812
My new friend birdoCategory: pets
He doesn't have a name yet but he is so cute. He is actually (e:matthew)'s pet but he sat on my shoulder for like an hour and kept giving me kisses. He is so snuggly and cute compared to the rock. I hope the rock doesn't eat him.
tinypliny - 08/20/11 15:18
Since they are rimless they actually look pretty awesome. Dinky frames make people look petty.
Since they are rimless they actually look pretty awesome. Dinky frames make people look petty.
tinypliny - 08/20/11 15:17
I like your glasses.
I like your glasses.
tinypliny - 07/29/11 20:01
I know you told me but what kind of a bird is he? You should teach him to speak!
I know you told me but what kind of a bird is he? You should teach him to speak!
tinypliny - 07/29/11 20:00
hehe, that gif is hilarious.
hehe, that gif is hilarious.
metalpeter - 07/29/11 17:41
Since he has what looks like a MoHawk or hove ever you spell it start there?
Since he has what looks like a MoHawk or hove ever you spell it start there?
tinypliny - 07/29/11 15:41
HAHAHA @ new avatar! You should try and make him dance and speak.
HAHAHA @ new avatar! You should try and make him dance and speak.
tinypliny - 07/29/11 15:40
He probably thinks you are all next of kin.
He probably thinks you are all next of kin.
tinypliny - 07/29/11 15:40
That is so cute! Too bad s/he was trying to sleep yesterday while we had all that linux drama. Birdo might have known the answer!
That is so cute! Too bad s/he was trying to sleep yesterday while we had all that linux drama. Birdo might have known the answer!
07/29/2011 14:31 #54810
Straight Guys?Category: str8
I decided to check out google circles again today which brought to some random guy in a friends circle which brought me to twitter which brought me to this guy. I am fascinated by the way that gay culture has kind of taken over idolizing masculinity and close male relationships. I wonder what male relationships were like prior to modern gay culture. Its so hard to tell because everything we read now is filtered by the people who documented it and how many people's opinions do you trust. This guy seems to be trying to explore this.
Str8bro Net:
Str8bro Twitter:
Str8bro Facebook:
Str8bro Net:
Str8bro Twitter:
Str8bro Facebook:
metalpeter - 07/29/11 17:24
Odd kinda reminds me of marky mark.....
Odd kinda reminds me of marky mark.....
metalpeter - 07/29/11 17:21
Ok the first one on the net is pretty funny......
Ok the first one on the net is pretty funny......
paul - 07/29/11 15:12
I saw that, but no. He seems to gay for me, haha.
I saw that, but no. He seems to gay for me, haha.
tinypliny - 07/29/11 15:06
Do you know this person? Says he is a grad student here.
Do you know this person? Says he is a grad student here.
07/28/2011 10:33 #54800
everybody loves cheesy puffsCategory: food
I wonder how many bugs grow up on junk food nowadays and if they suffer from things like obesity, clogged spiracles because of it.
I mean imagine the difference in nutrients between their traditional diet of fruit, worms, sap, etc and a cheesy puff.
I mean imagine the difference in nutrients between their traditional diet of fruit, worms, sap, etc and a cheesy puff.
metalpeter - 07/28/11 17:15
@(e:Paul) Not sure but what would also be interesting to look into is where Bugs are in the food chain like what happens with what ever eats them? As an example I've seen an ad for some kind of milk that comes from cows feed something else as if that something else makes milk from a cow better.....
@(e:Paul) Not sure but what would also be interesting to look into is where Bugs are in the food chain like what happens with what ever eats them? As an example I've seen an ad for some kind of milk that comes from cows feed something else as if that something else makes milk from a cow better.....
metalpeter - 07/28/11 17:08
@(e:tinypliny) the art thing is interesting but you know what the next step to that would be..... It would be set it up in a way that the bugs could see both options and see what one they pick.... Would a bug pick McDonald's after the fact would it tell the other bugs to or can it tell them or show them how it acts differently .....
@(e:tinypliny) the art thing is interesting but you know what the next step to that would be..... It would be set it up in a way that the bugs could see both options and see what one they pick.... Would a bug pick McDonald's after the fact would it tell the other bugs to or can it tell them or show them how it acts differently .....
tinypliny - 07/28/11 14:34
Fascinating: :::link:::
There is a whole face of academia working on the most esoteric of issues. I am SO boring by comparison. What the hell am I doing with my time?!
Fascinating: :::link:::
There is a whole face of academia working on the most esoteric of issues. I am SO boring by comparison. What the hell am I doing with my time?!
paul - 07/28/11 13:32
Wow, I swear its impossible to have an original idea anymore.
Wow, I swear its impossible to have an original idea anymore.
tinypliny - 07/28/11 12:54
I saw this exhibit at CEPA where they compared two colony of ants, one fed on McDs and one fed on their native diet from the woods. The ants fed on McDs had, on an average, more number of dead bodies near their anthill than the ones that were fed on their traditional diets. :::link:::
I saw this exhibit at CEPA where they compared two colony of ants, one fed on McDs and one fed on their native diet from the woods. The ants fed on McDs had, on an average, more number of dead bodies near their anthill than the ones that were fed on their traditional diets. :::link:::
07/26/2011 23:47 #54795
Issue With Fedora 15 Terminal Transparency in Gnome 3Category: linux
It has been making me absolutely crazy that since I switched to Fedora 15, Gnome 3 I lost my terminal transparency due to a bug in Mutter which caused the drop shadow of windows to be opaque. The bug report was filed with redhat back on March 3rd but the problem was with mutter not Fedora so they had to wait for a fix. On June 29th it was fixed in mutter and we have been waiting since then for the bug fix to make it into fedora.
I understand this kind of thing takes a while, but a status update would be nice. Finally, I decided to try the mutter/clutter version that comes with Fedora 16 (rawhide) and it works. I cannot wait for someone to back port this to Fedora 15.
If you need terminal/windows transparency in the meantime, you can update to the fedora 16 version using fedora 15.
sudo yum install fedora-release-rawhide
sudo yum update clutter mutter --enablerepo=rawhide update
Afterwards, I got perfectly normal transparency on windows with a drop shadow.
but the problem was with mutter not Fedora so they had to wait for a fix. On June 29th it was fixed in mutter and we have been waiting since then for the bug fix to make it into fedora.I understand this kind of thing takes a while, but a status update would be nice. Finally, I decided to try the mutter/clutter version that comes with Fedora 16 (rawhide) and it works. I cannot wait for someone to back port this to Fedora 15.
If you need terminal/windows transparency in the meantime, you can update to the fedora 16 version using fedora 15.
sudo yum install fedora-release-rawhide
sudo yum update clutter mutter --enablerepo=rawhide update
Afterwards, I got perfectly normal transparency on windows with a drop shadow.
tinypliny - 07/28/11 13:56
I bet he stumbled on my blog searching for Fedora and that wireless card because of your zillion posts about fedora.
I bet he stumbled on my blog searching for Fedora and that wireless card because of your zillion posts about fedora.
tinypliny - 07/28/11 13:55
Why don't you write to him yourself? :) Tell him how ardent of a fan you are! (I am forwarding you the email!)
Why don't you write to him yourself? :) Tell him how ardent of a fan you are! (I am forwarding you the email!)
paul - 07/28/11 13:10
Ask them about this bug report. I would be so happy to get the mutter updates ported back to f15 to solve the transparency issue.
Ask them about this bug report. I would be so happy to get the mutter updates ported back to f15 to solve the transparency issue.
tinypliny - 07/28/11 12:56
Someone from the core Fedora testing team send me a message here at (e:strip) saying that he would be glad to help out with my wireless card issues if I decided to switch to Fedora 15. How randomly cool is that?! I think I am very close to switching... if only these transparencies would work. ;-)
Someone from the core Fedora testing team send me a message here at (e:strip) saying that he would be glad to help out with my wireless card issues if I decided to switch to Fedora 15. How randomly cool is that?! I think I am very close to switching... if only these transparencies would work. ;-)
uncutsaniflush - 07/28/11 09:07
(e:tinypliny) - debian gets the names it uses from the movie Toy Story. Sid is always the unstable branch. Ubuntu likes aliterative names like "Votive Voles". Hope that helps.
(e:tinypliny) - debian gets the names it uses from the movie Toy Story. Sid is always the unstable branch. Ubuntu likes aliterative names like "Votive Voles". Hope that helps.
mike - 07/28/11 00:08
totally unrelated to this topic but you are not answering my text: did yo u get a cat? if you did , I am totally disgusted and feel like you were a fake your whole life. haha
totally unrelated to this topic but you are not answering my text: did yo u get a cat? if you did , I am totally disgusted and feel like you were a fake your whole life. haha
tinypliny - 07/27/11 20:15
sudo yum clutter mutter? lol
sudo yum clutter mutter? lol
tinypliny - 07/27/11 20:15
zod, bitmore, rawhide, oneiric ocelot, moonshine, etch, sid, warty warthod, gutsy gibbon, breezy badger, psyche, shrike, dapper drake, lucid lynx, zoot, taroon, nahant, tikanga, sarge, woody, potato... seriously, where do these people come up with these names!
zod, bitmore, rawhide, oneiric ocelot, moonshine, etch, sid, warty warthod, gutsy gibbon, breezy badger, psyche, shrike, dapper drake, lucid lynx, zoot, taroon, nahant, tikanga, sarge, woody, potato... seriously, where do these people come up with these names!
heidi - 07/27/11 18:18
Sounds terrible. Keep us posted. ;-)
Sounds terrible. Keep us posted. ;-)
paul - 07/27/11 00:16
To be fair, this caused an issue where the UI would crash when a save dialogue was opened.
To be fair, this caused an issue where the UI would crash when a save dialogue was opened.
Okay so the message is appearing when I disconnect from wifi altogether by turning off the wifi but earlier when I was connected to an extremely weak wifi the older message appeared. I will update you if this happens again.
Are you sure you have version 1.17
What happens in airplane mode.
Somehow I don't see this pretty message... It still shuts down when I am not connected to the network
Did it work?
Should be version 1.17 it showed up on (e:mike)'s phone.
Its not turning up in the list of updates. Do I uninstall and then install it?
Okay, the app is updated :::link::: go and get it.
haha. awesome. I was really surprised you could pull off such a nifty trick. I don't even know 1/8th of the things that phone can do.