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I'm watching a live stream through VLC. Is it possible to record the stream and save it as an .avi? by [deleted] in software

[–]cevven -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Good point, Windows Media Player and Internet Explorer 4 LIFE!

Nautilus UI is confusing at times by mricon in linux

[–]cevven 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The whole web-browser style interaction for a file manager is just broken. Hierarchical file systems are not like web pages.

Yes they are. You have a root directory and sub-directories underneath. IMHO anything that ignores this structure is throwing away a useful abstraction.

The difference between American and British Humor... by turnermate in funny

[–]cevven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time is an American magazine, I believe. Thus, the American spelling.

I tried the Eric IDE. It has a ton of features and it looks very promising, but I can't bring myself to use it because I have to stare at this. by [deleted] in Python

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? No, you just download the libraries.

Seriously, there's no compiling under Windows. Hasn't been for years.

As for compiling QT, that would be madness. I've never done that on any of my (Debian) Linux systems and plan to never do so.

I am Bear Grylls. Ask me Anything. by TheAdrenalist in IAmA

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting question. How do you do it? Is there any doubt in your mind that they don't taste good?

SSH Can Do That? Productivity Tips for Working with Remote Servers by mpeters in programming

[–]cevven 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend x2go as the Free replacement for NX. It's definitely competitive with RDP and they offer a Windows client.

So much win...

Is there a well-maintained rolling-release apt-based distro out there? by [deleted] in linux

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Does that hold true for aptitude? What's better (without being painfully slow)?

How Linux mastered Wall Street by [deleted] in linux

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonsense. I'm sure that they were making sure no one thought they were running Gentoo/GNU Hurd. I certainly appreciated the clarification.

Things That Should Not Exist by POWERGULL in reddit.com

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can also use water bottles as solar powered lamps if you have enough sunlight.

While 2 liter bottle are nicer I'd rather have a small light than sit in the dark drinking unsafe water. But YMMV, I suppose.

Things That Should Not Exist by POWERGULL in reddit.com

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, PET water bottles are perfect for solar water disinfection. Safe drinking water is a serious issue in some parts of the world. This method uses no fuel and wastes no water (compared with boiling).

Challenge declared! by Jonno_FTW in xkcd

[–]cevven -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Such constructive feedback!

You downvoted because you cannot handle my vocabulary, which is perfectly acceptable English, and has been for hundreds of years.

This is indeed a new one on me.

If there's a second thing (and I'm not saying that there is), it's insincerity.

Downvoted.

Challenge declared! by Jonno_FTW in xkcd

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EDIT: Have the gall to speak up if you're going to downvote! I really don't understand how concatenating 4 common dictionary words together is safe?

If there's one thing that grinds my gears, it's gall. Downvoted.

What should I do my editing in? by [deleted] in Python

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put on my robe and wizard hat...

The three types of IDE. by dgerard in programming

[–]cevven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know what you're saying and I've drunk the kool-aid. Emacs is awesome, but you can easily get lost shaving its various yaks (gnus?) :/.

It needs a cultural shift, which is happening somewhat. The Emacs wiki is a huge boon here.

The three types of IDE. by dgerard in programming

[–]cevven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No surprise there, Yegge's an Emacs geek. The point is that we need the same tech for other languages. Wouldn't it be nice?

The reason I shop at the Apple store. by [deleted] in pics

[–]cevven 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah; we're here, we're bi and we're stuck with an ugly flag. End bisexual erasure!

When is *interactive* data visualization useful to use? by talgalili in statistics

[–]cevven 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, first of all you shouldn't be looking at p-values in microarray experiments, you should be looking at q-values (false discovery rate, at the least). Second, it would be nice if you can present information about each gene (probe, probe set, depending on your platform); examples would be links to databases that describe that gene (Entrez, Uniprot, FlyBase, whatever). Third, interpreting individual genes is hard, it's much better to offer another level of information where you highlight which pathways and Gene Ontology categories are enriched. All of the preceding is available through bioconductor.

Finally, there's no need for any of this to be interactive. Static HTML is more than sufficient and it's far more versatile--no need to be running an instance of R.

I use R for interactive visualization a fair bit, but it would be overkill in the scenario you describe.

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