Comments on: Brasil – first impressions http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/ Dave Neary's view of the world Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Buck http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Joe Buck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-459 International air travelers looking to connect to the Internet are likely to be business travelers, and the airports figure those folks will just pay the outrageous price and charge it to the employer. Tourists probably left their machine at home.<br/> International air travelers looking to connect to the Internet are likely to be business travelers, and the airports figure those folks will just pay the outrageous price and charge it to the employer. Tourists probably left their machine at home.

]]> By: Jeff Waugh http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Jeff Waugh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-460 Use xrandr (and the little GNOME control panel for it) to change your resolution to 1024x768 before switching to CRT mode. It'll look stretched on your screen, fine on the projector. When randr++ turns up, we'll be able to do much funkier (and dynamic) stuff to make this easier. Use xrandr (and the little GNOME control panel for it) to change your resolution to 1024×768 before switching to CRT mode. It’ll look stretched on your screen, fine on the projector. When randr++ turns up, we’ll be able to do much funkier (and dynamic) stuff to make this easier.

]]> By: Chris Cunningham http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Chris Cunningham Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-461 I might just have been lucky, but every UK airport I've been to has gotten progressively better at this over the last five years. Free wifi, 24-hour bars which charge the same as city places, and discount commute fares with airline tickets; none of these were available in 2001 (although it was nice being able to take domestic flights without a passport). Random snacks are still extortionate, but it would probably take an act of Parliament to prevent people from doubling the price of crisps when given a captive audience.<p/> - Chris<br/> I might just have been lucky, but every UK airport I’ve been to has gotten progressively better at this over the last five years. Free wifi, 24-hour bars which charge the same as city places, and discount commute fares with airline tickets; none of these were available in 2001 (although it was nice being able to take domestic flights without a passport). Random snacks are still extortionate, but it would probably take an act of Parliament to prevent people from doubling the price of crisps when given a captive audience.

– Chris

]]> By: Danilo Cesar http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Danilo Cesar Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-462 Nice Brazil's for you...<br/>I hope you like!<p/>[]'s<p/>Danilo Cesar Nice Brazil’s for you…
I hope you like!

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Danilo Cesar

]]> By: Lucas Rocha http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Lucas Rocha Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-463 Hey Dave! Welcome to Brazil! Good to know you'll be attending Latinoware! There's lots of GNOMErs there! Let me know about your impressions about my country! Cheers! Hey Dave! Welcome to Brazil! Good to know you’ll be attending Latinoware! There’s lots of GNOMErs there! Let me know about your impressions about my country! Cheers!

]]> By: Victor Bogado http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Victor Bogado Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/11/15/brasil-first-impressions/#comment-464 Welcome to Brasil. :-) <p/>Let me tell you here the people have the notion that everyone that is an American or an European is wealthy. Every single thing that is "for tourists" is naturally expensive. :-( <p/>Since you are probably hanging out with locals, you'll probably find that there are cheaper places. I'm sure you'll have lots of fun. :-) <br/> Welcome to Brasil. :-)

Let me tell you here the people have the notion that everyone that is an American or an European is wealthy. Every single thing that is “for tourists” is naturally expensive. :-(

Since you are probably hanging out with locals, you’ll probably find that there are cheaper places. I’m sure you’ll have lots of fun. :-)

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