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Zignd

12:18 AM

Hey guys I just updated it what you think:

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A: Community Promotion Ads - 2013

mateo_salta

@Zignd That is getting there, I like that you added a description.

Zignd

@mateo_salta this is the official description from Ubuntu Planet.

mateo_salta

works great for that ad format

Zignd

12:37 AM

@mateo_salta I starting to think about became a Designer instead of a computer programmer. ;)

Call me V

Then you get this: cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2012/01/…

mateo_salta

There is a lot of crossover, from websites to user-interface (I'm starting to want to know more programing), I really like logos

Zignd

@CallmeV lol

mateo_salta

@CallmeV storing sim cards in a pill box?

Call me V

freedom on the weekends

mateo_salta

12:43 AM

That looks a lot like my desk. Did you get it from Ikea?

Call me V

oh, so ikea has black wood desks huh?

Zignd

I'd like to have one of this.

Mine is terrible to use a laptop. So I use the kitchen table.

Call me V

I used to have one like this: common3.csnimages.com/lf/49/hash/6229/2169884/1/…

I'm contemplating removing the bed from my camper to have room for one again.

Lucio

Is someone agree that this meta post should be reopened?

Oli

@Lucio 90% of that question appears to be about forcing people through a FAQ step which is completely duplicate. If you want to discuss the button design, I'd suggest starting a new question just about the button design.

Call me V

12:50 AM

@Lucio Short of putting a timer and forcing it with persistent cookies I think your cause is lost. Also, I always use chromium in ninja-mode so I would have to wait on every login. So, no. I don't agree it should be reopened.

Oli

@Lucio No, I think I've made the same mistake that I made last time when I read through this. Ignore me for a minute

mateo_salta

that and they already put this in:

Oli

@mateo_salta Schmancy.

Call me V

@mateo_salta that's nice. i like the near monochrome buttons ;)

mateo_salta

I just noticed that it was there when I opened opera up and didn't have the login credentials on that browser, putting the about page right in-front of new users

so that is what new users see first

Oli

12:54 AM

@Lucio Can I suggest you reword it a bit? It still sounds like you're talking about pushing people through another step (per the duplicate) rather than the design. I know you do mention the design (which is not so duplicate) but it seems like a very secondary consideration. Make it the focus of the post.

Call me V

seriously? askubuntu.com/questions/271946/… so we aren't supposed to ask about real ubu-touch questions but file name mismatches for shell scripts are okay? i'ld like to kill it with fire

Lucio

@Oli Ok

Thanks to both @Oli @CallmeV

Suhaib

Can you help me with this question ?

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Q: Terminal commands to add NEW custom browser to Preferred Applications?

I would like to know the terminal commands to add new custom browser to Preferred Applications? I don't mean selecting a browser using: sudo update-alternatives –config x-www-browser I would appreciate it if someone could help me with the following: What are the Terminal Commands to add a NE...

Is it ok to make it more general
?

I mean improve the title to be something like: "How to set prefered applications via terminal" or something similar

Or should I just create a new question ?

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Q: Setting default application in gnome3?

Question: I want to set the default program for .exe files to mono-runtime. Right now, Ubuntu wants to open it with MonoDevelop, which is pointless. So I right-click on the .exe file, and choose open with "mono-runtime (terminal)", and it works. However, that doesn't set it as default applicati...

12.10 gnome default-programs mono

Lucio

1:11 AM

@Oli Done

1 more vote please :)

@Suhaib It will be preferable to improve this question and not creating a new one. Your fist mentioned post is too focused on browser

Oli

@Lucio Yeah you had mine.

Lucio

\o{

Oli

You need to see a doctor

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Lucio

^-- my arm has broken

@Oli Now my arrow is pointing to no where :D

Suhaib

Is this a dupe ?

0

Q: Changing the default program for an application

I have installed MonoDevelop and after that Wine, but when I want to open an EXE file and then double click on it, it always runs with the Mono runtime, and if I want to run it with Wine, I should right click on it and choose Wine. Well, in properties and in show other applications there isn't W...

12.10 default

with the one that talks about gnome3 ?

Lucio

1:16 AM

@Suhaib definitely

I've created a comment and flaged it

Suhaib

Is this the command I am looking for ? "MimeType=application/myAppName "

Which will set the default program for an application ?

yup it is

Ubuntu Questions on U&L

2:50 AM

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Q: issues booting Ubuntu [Firmware Bug ] : ACPI _BQC method, cannot determine initial brightness

I am running into an issue booting Linux on a new machine. I started with Ubuntu Server edition. I completed the initial setup via iso image, however when the machine restarted and went to load the fresh Ubuntu installation it stalled when trying to determine brightness... the last line in the b...

linux ubuntu fedora acpi

Seth

@ændrük Hey :) Did this answer your question? I never got any feedback and I'm rather curious...

The Lord of Time

3:14 AM

this question under this link is spam. Burn it.

Journeyman Geek

@TheLordofTime: I there's another one. We need moar mods awake

The Lord of Time

@Oli wake up now!

Call me V

Napalm airstrike incoming...please hold positions until target is confirmed

Journeyman Geek

I like how he's 'answering' his own questions. If we had a 20K+ user, we could amuse ourselves by protecting the question

Seth

WHAT!!!

Again?

sigh.

Journeyman Geek

3:25 AM

no point flagging the answers, right?

Seth

Just get spam flag count..

Journeyman Geek

lol

I don't really care that much about that

Call me V

I like how he just torched a second spam account on one post...just saying...

Seth

more.

Link to old spam in case someone missed it: askubuntu.com/q/281218/44179

Call me V

What do all of these dishes have in common?

The spam is less obvious than on AU.

Seth

3:33 AM

LOL

more old spam: askubuntu.com/questions/281216/…

Call me V

This Maureen Tang character needs to meet the belt from pootie tang filmdump.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pootie-tang-original.jpg

Amith KK

3:54 AM

appears

Happy vishu huys :)

A good percentage of ubuntu users are malayalees

Call me V

Whatever you say...anyway, glad you are having a good holiday

Amith KK

Well it's sunday :P

Call me V

It's sunday? Either you're up early, or I'm up late... Okay, so I'm up late youtube.com/watch?v=aMimeO279YE

Amith KK

I'm up waaaay late

it's 9:27AM

Call me V

You passed the up late threshold. You're up for the day or you're messing up

Amith KK

3:59 AM

@CallmeV cool

Amith KK

4:13 AM

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Call me V

I'ld rather just overtly listen to happyhardcore and be obviously distracted

Amith KK

Hmm

It seems you need >400 friends to get the newsfeed

Call me V

?

[playlist]
NumberOfEntries=3
File1=u1.happyhardcore.com
Title1=H A P P Y H A R D C O R E . C O M - DJ Mixes, UK Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, NuNRG, freeform & oldskool! - HappyHardcore.com radio
Length1=-1
File2=u4.happyhardcore.com:7762
Title2=H A P P Y H A R D C O R E . C O M - DJ Mixes, UK Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, NuNRG, freeform & oldskool! - HappyHardcore.com radio
Length2=-1
File3=u3.happyhardcore.com
Title3=H A P P Y H A R D C O R E . C O M - DJ Mixes, UK Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, NuNRG, freeform & oldskool! - HappyHardcore.com radio

maggotbrain

5:45 AM

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Q: Nonito Donaire vs Guillermo Rigondeaux Full Fight Video Highlights 2013

World Championship Boxing returns to Radio City Music Hall with just the second fight in its 82-year history on Saturday, April 13th when 2012 Fighter of the Year Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire takes on two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist and WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo "El Chacal...

12.04

fresh spam...

Journeyman Geek

5:57 AM

@AmithKK its tamil new year too

@maggotbrain: eh, delete the link please, we don't want that crap getting picked up by google ;p

Amith KK

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Journeyman Geek

I mean the link here ;p

the spam, we can wait for a mod to boom-ski

I can't delete it.

lol. oh well

:-/

6:16 AM

youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ikD_3Vemkf0

controller?

Joshua Robison

so like, I've had experience using qemu to setup an arm version of ubuntu , though I didn't understand too well about the inner workings of it all....

Can qemu be used similarly to wine

It would be great to not have to install a whole windows OS just to run windows firefox over qemu

qemu could be an awesome solution for me since I'm on PowerPC....

there are a couple apps i'd love to be able to run through a windows emulator

wine doesn't work on powerpc and virtual box is a little bulky...

I wish someone made a cloud service so I could run windows apps in the cloud

over a browser or something

Rinzwind

vmware works on mac ;)

Hello @AmithKK

PowerPC linux?

@smartboyhw Hey

6:27 AM

@Rinzwind, on PowerPC Ubuntu?

smartboyhw

@AmithKK when are you running for membership? (And reminder: You are NOT going to be the youngest Ubuntu member of all-time:P)

Amith KK

@smartboyhw ok :P

Sometime now

when i'm free :P

smartboyhw

@AmithKK LOL

Journeyman Geek

6:59 AM

@JoshuaRobison: grab a copy of the old MS virtual PC from somewhere

macupdate.com/app/mac/6078/virtual-pc

which will suck slightly less

@JoshuaRobison: wait. you want to run a browser in a browser?

and why do you need FF windows for?

ændrük

@Seth Thanks for the ping, somehow I didn't notice your answer. I'll have a chance to check it out tomorrow.

Amith KK

@JourneymanGeek Wow. I used to use that

It was like OMG THIS iS SOO COOL.

Running Windows XP in Windows XP

Know anywhere I can win a google play gift card?

Amith KK

7:27 AM

BBL

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8:33 AM

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Q: Am I out of line in giving a generic answer to this question?

Recently I answered Why is Firefox UI so unresponsive?. My answer was then moved to a comment, which I find perfectly valid; I tend to lean towards answers maybe more than I should. However, the original asker was angry that I gave a generic answer. I feel like it was reasonable - many, many peo...

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Mahesh

8:52 AM

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