Sometimes in the new Ubuntu Oneric Ocelot 11.1 launching a program and selecting ‘Keep in launcher’ is not enough. This may happen if your program requires special startup parameters, or simply because it requires a terminal to run in, ala’ Matlab. Creating a launcher on the desktop is not simply as right clicking to ‘create launcher’ as it was in older versions.
I wandered a while before finding my answer here (thanks to Bruno Pereira), as others where that useful to me.
matlab r14 startup problem on windows
I had a friend with a strange matlab startup issue on Windows Xp sp2 and AMD. Matlab 7.0 R14, it would install and run just fine, but it used to crush just before getting into the prompt in the main windows. No useful info into logs using -logfile. Starting with -nojit (another solution found around) … Leggi tutto
The Dennis Ritchie day
Mark the day, it’s 30th of October. It’s Dennis Ritchie day http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/10/dennis-ritchie-day.html Goodsped Dmr!
Ubuntu oneric 11.10 location entry in Unity
I don’t like the missing parent arrow in ubuntu 10.10 oneric.
Gconf-editor won’t help, so thanks to Justanotherwebblog I have found a way around this to take out the location entry.
Awesomeness
Alex Honnold free solo(cbsnews.com), free solo on Sentinel, where no man has gone before without rope (and were a few go dare with a rope). Dangerous and awesome.
Awesomeness
Alex Honnold free solo(cbsnews.com), free solo on Sentinel, where no man has gone before without rope (and were a few go dare with a rope). Dangerous and awesome.
Dennis Ritchie (1941-2011) another sad loss
Dennis Ritchie has passed away and we bear another sad loss in these days. Dmr (his Unix user name) had a profound impact on everything we know. Speaking of impact, I have two words: C and Unix. For everyone who understands, again, enough said. Thank you for everything.
Dennis Ritchie (1941-2011) another sad loss
Dennis Ritchie has passed away and we bear another sad loss in these days. Dmr (his Unix user name) had a profound impact on everything we know. Speaking of impact, I have two words: C and Unix. For everyone who understands, again, enough said. Thank you for everything.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
took a little time to write about. Pain takes time, and words are slow. For everyone who lived the computer revolution and watched mesmerized Macintosh products in shops, enough said. Now people are excited and are repeating the old mantra. I wonder if they understand what they repeat. I wonder if this excitement will last. … Leggi tutto
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
took a little time to write about. Pain takes time, and words are slow. For everyone who lived the computer revolution and watched mesmerized Macintosh products in shops, enough said. Now people are excited and are repeating the old mantra. I wonder if they understand what they repeat. I wonder if this excitement will last. … Leggi tutto