May 31, 2004
The HP3 Buzz Picks Up
Well, it looks like the
general critics (not just the J. K. Rowling
fans) are getting behind the new Harry Potter movie.
I've long been a extoller of the fact that the Potter books aren't
simply about magic and mystery. These are books about dealing with
all the human
feelings and tendencies we wrestle with -
loneliness, anger, selfishness, and power - while trying to become a
good and just
person in spite of the not-so-good things you're feeling. Magic in
Rowling's world is in many ways a tangible expression of those internal
battles each of us face.
Harry's eventual acceptance of all aspects of his personality, good and
bad, is the one over-arching theme of her books from the sorting-hat
scene in book 1 on. It seems that the new director, Alfonso Cuaron, has
zeroed in on the human story within the magic, and his movie may put the
Potter films on the map for audiences well outside of Rowling's devoted
readership.
Check
out the first (NDA breaking?) review online here or check out
The
Leaky Cauldron for lots more daily news updates.
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HowTo: Close Tabs in Firefox with a Middle Click on Linux
This
simple little fix saved me a lot of headaches on Linux.
When using Firefox
on windows, you open an close tabs with a simple
middle click. Once you try it, you'll never go back to regular browsing
again.
On Linux, Firefox inherits the default
"middleclick" action from the desktop environment for all actions. When
you middle-click on the tabs, instead of closing, the "contentLoadURL"
action
is invoked,
causing mild chaos.
To make Firefox behave like it does on Win32, simply go to the advanced
options page by entering
"about:config" in the URL bar in Firefox.
You'll see more options than you know what to do with. Don't panic.
Simply type "middle" in the "Filter" bar under your tabs. Now change
middleclick.contentLoadURL to false.
That's it. The tabs should now work just as they do on Windows, closing
when you middle click on them, and making your life easy!.
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Fedora Core 2: Works for me
Many people are bashing
Fedora Core
2 (the newest bastard stepchild of Red Hat
9)
for having some pretty grievous errors for a full release.
As was the case with Windows
ME (hey, it worked great
when it didn't
break! In fact, it's still running perfectly on some older machines
under my watch) I'm going to go against the majority here and sing the
praises
of this little "community"
effort.
See more ...
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