Comments for Negatendo.Net http://negatendo.net/blog Everywhere with LOLercopter Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:50:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on I’ve Been Type-Casted by negatendo http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/26/ive-been-type-casted/#comment-69138 negatendo Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:41:40 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=770#comment-69138 I already do that.... I already do that….

]]> Comment on I’ve Been Type-Casted by Scribbles and Shits http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/26/ive-been-type-casted/#comment-69124 Scribbles and Shits Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:03:20 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=770#comment-69124 Now that you're a bigshot actor, are you going to stop washing your hair and call everybody man or dude instead of by there names? Now that you’re a bigshot actor, are you going to stop washing your hair and call everybody man or dude instead of by there names?

]]> Comment on Keyboard Shortcuts in Web Applications by San http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/01/26/keyboard-shortcuts-in-web-applications/#comment-68855 San Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:01:11 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/01/26/keyboard-shortcuts-in-web-applications/#comment-68855 Great article. Am working on developing a software for the airline industry where almost everything on this date exists in command lines and green screens of mainframes! Keyboard shortcuts rule the roost. Migrating these to a web environment pose a big challenge for us! These tips would certainly help. Great article.

Am working on developing a software for the airline industry where almost everything on this date exists in command lines and green screens of mainframes! Keyboard shortcuts rule the roost. Migrating these to a web environment pose a big challenge for us! These tips would certainly help.

]]> Comment on Who is the Microsoft Clip art guy? by thehunkygardener http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-67615 thehunkygardener Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:57:54 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-67615 He was born on a small farm in Missouri to two stick parents. Since his proportions were much larger than a typical stick man his parents soon realized his potential for clip art work. He auditioned at Microsoft and Bill Gates loved him and now he is in clip art all over the world. Well Bill Gates retired he was given the boot and was last seen passed out on the street in West Hollywood. Yes, that is what a quick stint with fame will do to ya! He was born on a small farm in Missouri to two stick parents. Since his proportions were much larger than a typical stick man his parents soon realized his potential for clip art work. He auditioned at Microsoft and Bill Gates loved him and now he is in clip art all over the world. Well Bill Gates retired he was given the boot and was last seen passed out on the street in West Hollywood. Yes, that is what a quick stint with fame will do to ya!

]]> Comment on A Teasing Little Mind Virus by Scribbles and Shits http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/16/a-teasing-little-mind-virus/#comment-67377 Scribbles and Shits Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:35:49 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=758#comment-67377 This whole pandora site sort of freaks me out, althoe I haven't tried it. What happened to searching through record bins looking for cheap gems, and following your own strange music muse to find new stuff. It just seems to me that having a computer do it for you closes the door to all the weird crap you find by exploring music in your own. Call me old-fashoned but I've always considered the hunt a big part of what makes being a music fan fun. Although I do credit the internet for expanding the horizons of people that aren't interested in putting in the time and effort. This whole pandora site sort of freaks me out, althoe I haven’t tried it. What happened to searching through record bins looking for cheap gems, and following your own strange music muse to find new stuff. It just seems to me that having a computer do it for you closes the door to all the weird crap you find by exploring music in your own. Call me old-fashoned but I’ve always considered the hunt a big part of what makes being a music fan fun. Although I do credit the internet for expanding the horizons of people that aren’t interested in putting in the time and effort.

]]> Comment on Saddest Picture Ever by Simone Luchetta http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/11/10/saddest-picture-ever/#comment-67308 Simone Luchetta Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:53:41 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/11/10/saddest-picture-ever/#comment-67308 Sure, this is the best friend of man. I think that if she/he could cry, he'll cry forever for the dead of his friend, very, very sad, the cruelest life. Sure, this is the best friend of man.
I think that if she/he could cry, he’ll cry forever for the dead of his friend, very, very sad, the cruelest life.

]]> Comment on A Few Favorite Twitters by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/03/a-few-favorite-twitters/#comment-64887 britta Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:03:48 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=749#comment-64887 yeah, i tend to post flickr stuff on delicious [instead of faving] if it's (a) already fairly popular on flickr but maybe not on delicious, (b) not really interesting for aesthetics but more for information or humor value. yeah, i tend to post flickr stuff on delicious [instead of faving] if it’s (a) already fairly popular on flickr but maybe not on delicious, (b) not really interesting for aesthetics but more for information or humor value.

]]> Comment on A Few Favorite Twitters by negatendo http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/03/a-few-favorite-twitters/#comment-64506 negatendo Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:26:27 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=749#comment-64506 Yea, I feel you on that. And posting them without metadata makes it kind of moot for me as well. I've been thinking about it for a while and I think I will probably stop with the autoposting and just fav + post to del.icio.us all the stuff I like. Yea, I feel you on that. And posting them without metadata makes it kind of moot for me as well. I’ve been thinking about it for a while and I think I will probably stop with the autoposting and just fav + post to del.icio.us all the stuff I like.

]]> Comment on A Few Favorite Twitters by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/03/a-few-favorite-twitters/#comment-64393 britta Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:42:47 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=749#comment-64393 when i see your autoposted flickr favorites on delicious, i am a tiny bit annoyed because they don't have metadata, but usually i am happy because it means i look at amusing pictures. really i'd like flickr to have some built-in way of showing friends' favorites, and twitter too. when i see your autoposted flickr favorites on delicious, i am a tiny bit annoyed because they don’t have metadata, but usually i am happy because it means i look at amusing pictures. really i’d like flickr to have some built-in way of showing friends’ favorites, and twitter too.

]]> Comment on Denial of Death by hubs http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/08/01/denial-of-death/#comment-63969 hubs Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:12:12 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/?p=746#comment-63969 A good metaphor. But instead of a set of tv's, it's the city scape on one side and the expanse of the ocean on the other. the creations of man and god that distract us on our way to the plummet. Becker was apparently a smart man but paid too much attention to the glowing screen. I think your conclusion is correct. A good metaphor. But instead of a set of tv’s, it’s the city scape on one side and the expanse of the ocean on the other. the creations of man and god that distract us on our way to the plummet. Becker was apparently a smart man but paid too much attention to the glowing screen. I think your conclusion is correct.

]]> Comment on Shrine of the Mall Ninja by Soren http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/02/29/shrine-of-the-mall-ninja/#comment-59732 Soren Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:34:31 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/02/29/shrine-of-the-mall-ninja/#comment-59732 I'm pretty sure a normal person would have stopped laughing by now, but to a twisted fucker with a deep love of mocking stupid people, like me, it just doesn't stop being funny. <i>Ever</i>. I’m pretty sure a normal person would have stopped laughing by now, but to a twisted fucker with a deep love of mocking stupid people, like me, it just doesn’t stop being funny. Ever.

]]> Comment on Cop-Out by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/07/05/cop-out/#comment-57869 britta Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:16:11 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/07/05/cop-out/#comment-57869 he's no regular user...he's the man! he’s no regular user…he’s the man!

]]> Comment on Why is There No IKEA in Denver? by Brenna http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/06/26/why-is-there-no-ikea-in-denver/#comment-56925 Brenna Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:21:38 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/06/26/why-is-there-no-ikea-in-denver/#comment-56925 yeah........ I live in Lone Tree. I'm from Seattle and the Bay Area. I was about to die of excitement knowing that I'd be about 2 miles from where they were planning to build. Alas.. yeah…….. I live in Lone Tree. I’m from Seattle and the Bay Area. I was about to die of excitement knowing that I’d be about 2 miles from where they were planning to build. Alas..

]]> Comment on Big Things Happen in Linux by mmb » Blog Archive » Conky - Home http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/06/19/big-things-happen-in-linux/#comment-53968 mmb » Blog Archive » Conky - Home Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:13:11 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/06/19/big-things-happen-in-linux/#comment-53968 [...] via Big Things Happen in Linux | Negatendo.Net [...] [...] via Big Things Happen in Linux | Negatendo.Net [...]

]]> Comment on Big Things Happen in Linux by Corey O'Connor http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/06/19/big-things-happen-in-linux/#comment-53952 Corey O'Connor Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:05:06 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/06/19/big-things-happen-in-linux/#comment-53952 I drank the Haskell cool-aid so.... xmonad is "configured" by actually linking the xmonad library against a custom main provided by the user. Resulting in a custom executable that isn't xmonad but a xmonad derived window manager that has been derived according to how the user wants it. Cabal's setup programs also work like this. The simplest is: import Distribution.Simple main = defaultMain Which literally means: Import the Cabal *library* and create a build system based off the main provided by that library. In Yi, the haskell text editor, the method is much the same: The equivalent of the rc file is actually a definition of the user custom version of the software derived from the provided system. I drank the Haskell cool-aid so….
xmonad is “configured” by actually linking the xmonad library against a custom main provided by the user. Resulting in a custom executable that isn’t xmonad but a xmonad derived window manager that has been derived according to how the user wants it.

Cabal’s setup programs also work like this. The simplest is:

import Distribution.Simple
main = defaultMain

Which literally means: Import the Cabal *library* and create a build system based off the main provided by that library.

In Yi, the haskell text editor, the method is much the same: The equivalent of the rc file is actually a definition of the user custom version of the software derived from the provided system.

]]> Comment on Why is There No IKEA in Denver? by Mike http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/06/26/why-is-there-no-ikea-in-denver/#comment-50221 Mike Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:33:02 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2006/06/26/why-is-there-no-ikea-in-denver/#comment-50221 Lone Tree is run (and largely populated) by morons. Turning it down cost the city an estimated $5.5 million in tax revenue per year. Not only that, but the city manager actually said he had never heard of the IKEA brand. The reporter tried to get additional explanation from him as to what kind of rock he had been living under to have never heard of IKEA, but he had to cut the interview short as he was in a hurry to get his head back up his ass. Lone Tree is run (and largely populated) by morons. Turning it down cost the city an estimated $5.5 million in tax revenue per year. Not only that, but the city manager actually said he had never heard of the IKEA brand. The reporter tried to get additional explanation from him as to what kind of rock he had been living under to have never heard of IKEA, but he had to cut the interview short as he was in a hurry to get his head back up his ass.

]]> Comment on The New April Fool’s Day by negatendo http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/31/the-new-april-fools-day/#comment-45851 negatendo Tue, 06 May 2008 17:46:17 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/31/the-new-april-fools-day/#comment-45851 I agree. :) I agree. :)

]]> Comment on Quality Control by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/05/01/quality-control/#comment-45007 britta Thu, 01 May 2008 19:46:12 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/05/01/quality-control/#comment-45007 "Meaning, in other words, is generated by the clinamen, an unpredictable element that invests the text with the unconscious or hidden ghosts of a historical subject...As in Klee's conception of genius as the error in the system, it is the clinamen, or better, the swerve away from symmetry to asymmetry, that converts combinatorical exercises into artistic prose and fable into myth." (http://books.google.com/books?id=wVlA7neJB9wC) “Meaning, in other words, is generated by the clinamen, an unpredictable element that invests the text with the unconscious or hidden ghosts of a historical subject…As in Klee’s conception of genius as the error in the system, it is the clinamen, or better, the swerve away from symmetry to asymmetry, that converts combinatorical exercises into artistic prose and fable into myth.” (http://books.google.com/books?id=wVlA7neJB9wC)

]]> Comment on Pointing a Video Camera At Your Head by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/04/19/pointing-a-video-camera-at-your-head/#comment-43334 britta Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:35:12 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/04/19/pointing-a-video-camera-at-your-head/#comment-43334 narrow the bandwidth, focus the message. expand the bandwidth, freak people out! narrow the bandwidth, focus the message. expand the bandwidth, freak people out!

]]> Comment on Saddest Picture Ever by Jackfrost http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/11/10/saddest-picture-ever/#comment-42657 Jackfrost Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:05:05 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/11/10/saddest-picture-ever/#comment-42657 When I first saw this, I cried. When I first saw this, I cried.

]]> Comment on The New April Fool’s Day by britta http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/31/the-new-april-fools-day/#comment-41351 britta Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:36:21 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/31/the-new-april-fools-day/#comment-41351 i think nastynets did this really well. it came back for the day! i think nastynets did this really well. it came back for the day!

]]> Comment on Who is the Microsoft Clip art guy? by negatendo http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-41150 negatendo Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:01:40 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-41150 Wow. Nice find. Thanks, Emily! Wow. Nice find. Thanks, Emily!

]]> Comment on Who is the Microsoft Clip art guy? by Emily http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-41125 Emily Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:12:42 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2007/08/02/who-is-the-microsoft-clip-art-guy/#comment-41125 I found this page while googling to find out the same thing... But I also found the answer! These guys are called "Screen Beans" made by the A Bit Better corporation: http://www.bitbetter.com/ The website says the company was founded in 1995. You can buy all the screen beans ever made for $350!! I found this page while googling to find out the same thing… But I also found the answer! These guys are called “Screen Beans” made by the A Bit Better corporation: http://www.bitbetter.com/

The website says the company was founded in 1995. You can buy all the screen beans ever made for $350!!

]]> Comment on GH III WTH? by Greg http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/23/gth-iii-wth/#comment-41032 Greg Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:33:19 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/23/gth-iii-wth/#comment-41032 I was obsessed with Guitar Hero I and II.. I have a copy of three that a friend left over because he never plays it.. the game is just not fun anymore. :-( I never play it either, it just sits on the shelf. I was obsessed with Guitar Hero I and II.. I have a copy of three that a friend left over because he never plays it.. the game is just not fun anymore. :-( I never play it either, it just sits on the shelf.

]]> Comment on GH III WTH? by brian cors http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/23/gth-iii-wth/#comment-40469 brian cors Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:42:44 +0000 http://negatendo.net/blog/2008/03/23/gth-iii-wth/#comment-40469 What, you don't think that "<a HREF="http://www.guitarherogame.com/ghaerosmith/" rel="nofollow">GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH</A>" is going to ROCK? [oh barf.] What, you don’t think that “GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH” is going to ROCK? [oh barf.]

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