@alexntg said:

@Bill-Kindle said:

I'm a blue guy myself. Being able to lift off to me is the ultimate freedom.

Wouldn't blue be a subset of grey in some cases? You could pick yourself up (or a chair if there's some rule where you can't lift yourself)

Well lets think about purple real quick here for a second. It says phase through "anything". What does "anything" mean to you? If we are talking a linear directional world you're only giving yourself a small taste of what the power can do. But if you say "omnidirectonal", now we're cooking with something a bit more profound. If I can phase through space and time, flight may not be what I get, but unlimited free falling, extraterrestrial exploration, winning in illegal gambling rings based on pre-determined knowledge, and phasing from country to country ftw. I could take out kim jong and and become the worlds most epic dictator.

Jared I love the emotion, you go from supervillain staring at a disney castle, to a dude smiling at explosions and fire at a disney castle. Good times.
My dad is in Chicago visiting his brother... so his new grill is just sitting in his garage... he'll surprise himself and it'll not be as fun.

LOL februrary 14th 1989, I was 5 months old :-D.

First concert would have been DC 101's chilli cook off in 2008.
Bands playing were Staind, Live, Seether, Finger Eleven, Chevelle, Deaf Pedestrians, The Blackjacks*

Purple. Why? Because deep down inside I'm a villain and sure flying is cool, shape shifting is cool, but the ability to phase through matter means I can't be held captive. I could phase a bullet out of my flesh, I could phase through a barrage of gun fire, I could break into a bank and become rich quick. If I had a "in contact with" clause where I could phase people with me... oh lord my evil empire would be all powerful.

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mango-lassi
This might be it... I'm not sure...

Sorry posted the wrong link, its open source, i just need to find the link.

@scottalanmiller said:

@RAM. said:

I will give you it looks scary and intimidating to start, but once you sit in the drivers seat its really quite reliable.

I wouldn't consider myself a newb anymore and prefer to futz with KDE or GNOME, but it'll come in time :-P.

Reliable sure. Useful... Not so much.

respectfully I disagree, the environment is opinion oriented, what works best aesthetically for one person, may not carry over to another.

I will give you it looks scary and intimidating to start, but once you sit in the drivers seat its really quite reliable.

I wouldn't consider myself a newb anymore and prefer to futz with KDE or GNOME, but it'll come in time :-P.

@scottalanmiller said:

Taking a lead in novice users is a function of marketing, not ease of use. By definition a novice user is the category least likely to understand the options out there and the most susceptible to "easy to use for beginners marketing.

The exact same tricks that Apple pulls for Mac. Tell people it is designed for newbies and newbies believe you and never experiment to see if it is true.

Of all the X interfaces unity, despite the fact I'm not a fan, is the least difficult to learn though. KDE and GNOME have a few things that are a little more... should I say technical? You'll have to adapt with all of them, but Unity is pretty simple and easy to use.. All in all, placing a Ubuntu desktop in front of my grandma and explaining to her over the next 10 minutes how to send email, would be much easier than teaching her KDE, GNOME, or any other DE out there.

@scottalanmiller said:

Ubuntu, like OSX, is about being weird and obtuse - not for productivity for normal people. They share a lot of "design goals". Both lean on marketing rather than functionality.

I would have to disagree with your use of the words "normal people". It's very much focused on gaming and such, but it has taken a huge lead in novice Linux users. They have their claws dug in there, although it may not be a huge portion of users, its still there for the novice.

Forward me some of those emails

@ajstringham said:

Home drinking...

What AJ? I feel we need to explore this, please explain, and what are you "drinking". Glass of wine? Sure thats fine. A beer? Sure thats fine. If you're downing a 6 pack alone, I'm flying down there and punching you in the jibblys.

@ajstringham said:

@Joyfano said:

@RAM. said:

@Joyfano said:

@ajstringham said:

I'd love to have more women in IT! Level the playing field for us really geeky guys! Lol

Ahh yes A.J. sounds fun, that's why you need to expedite getting GF

Or boyfriend... what ever keeps the boat floating....

Wait.. what? BF joke

Ryan, I'm straight tyvm...

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@Joyfano said:

@ajstringham said:

I'd love to have more women in IT! Level the playing field for us really geeky guys! Lol

Ahh yes A.J. sounds fun, that's why you need to expedite getting GF

Or boyfriend... what ever keeps the boat floating....

Oh that's exciting. Yeah I think I have roughly 10%+ of the linux games already
@Nic dude your library is like 2 years old, and bigger than mine lol.

@Bill-Kindle said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@Bill-Kindle amazing how few people do that.

I'll admit, I have to constantly remind myself to do that IRL. That, and to always look for the simple things first.

I make this mistake constantly, followed up by anger and disappointment in myself. "might as well start from complicated as F*** and work my way back to simple as snow"

@Pol said:

@RAM. said:

Dude Joy "kahanga-hangang pantalon" Fano, that looks AMAZING!!! I wan't to go backpacking in the Philippines now SCOTT LETS HAVE A SUMMER VACATION, YOU'RE TREAT!!!

Since I love bagpacking :D. I can tour you here guys!

If I ever end up in the Philippines I'll let you know sir :-), I love the appalachian mountains, and I love the water (that's one perk about Maryland), so I wouldn't mind traversing y'alls backyard

@Minion-Queen said:

I can only complain so much if he did. Husband was 17 and I was just 18 so I can only yell so much.

Haven't met my husband yet :-P, as in... I'm getting married to my fiancee on pi day next year... don't think I'll ever find a husband :-P.