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How to install spotify on linux ubuntu

To install spotify on linux there is two options :

1) Install the native application 

2) Install the windows version under wine

  • This way you can use the free version 

This is how i installed it in Ubuntu 12.04 under wine

  • Open the terminal and install playonlinux. “sudo apt-get install playonlinux”
  • When it finishes installing type “playonlinux” to run it
  • Click on install and select spotify from the Multimedia tab
  • Click install
  • Chose download program or use a setup file in my computer if you have already downloaded it
  • Spotify will launch (hopefully) but the playonlinux install dialog will remain open.
  • To fix this bug you have to manually kill the spotify process.
  • Open up another terminal window and type ‘top’
  • A list of process will appear look for the one with the command ” Spotify.exe”
  • Press ‘k’
  • ‘PID to kill:’ will appear. Enter the PID that corresponds to the process you looked for.
  • Press enter again
  • The playonlinux install should now complete and you can add a shortcut to your desktop by clicking the shortcut button in the playonlinux gui.

disclaimer: I’m a relative linux noob, so this might not work for everyone, but it worked for me.

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quantumaniac: The Impossible Mini-Golf Hole A ball hit at point A, in any direction at any speed, will never enter the hole at point B. The ball, of any elasticity, could bounce forever - but it would never reach its destination.  A similar idea was presented by Ernst Straus in the 1950s - would a room lined with mirrors always be completely illuminated by a single light? Finally, in 1997, D. Castro presented the figure above. He proposed that if a candle is placed at point A in a room full of mirrors, and you stand at point B - you will never see the reflection of the candle. Light, much like the hypothetical golf ball, only travels in straight lines - and no straight path can ever start at Point A and eventually end at Point B.  Although this seems counterintuitive, trust the math.  Read more. 

quantumaniac:

The Impossible Mini-Golf Hole

A ball hit at point A, in any direction at any speed, will never enter the hole at point B. The ball, of any elasticity, could bounce forever - but it would never reach its destination. 

A similar idea was presented by Ernst Straus in the 1950s - would a room lined with mirrors always be completely illuminated by a single light? Finally, in 1997, D. Castro presented the figure above. He proposed that if a candle is placed at point A in a room full of mirrors, and you stand at point B - you will never see the reflection of the candle. Light, much like the hypothetical golf ball, only travels in straight lines - and no straight path can ever start at Point A and eventually end at Point B.  Although this seems counterintuitive, trust the math.

 Read more. 

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realcleverscience: 4lughero: No matter how long the slinky is, the bottom of the slinky will stay still (hover) until the top reaches it. Even if the slinky is over 1000 feet long. Woah. Is this for real? Any physics fans have more info and can possibly explain this without too much jargon?   Update: More info at blogs.discovermagazine.com P.s. Source seems to be the youtuber 1veritasium’s science channel. Seems pretty good, check it out!

realcleverscience:

4lughero:

No matter how long the slinky is, the bottom of the slinky will stay still (hover) until the top reaches it. Even if the slinky is over 1000 feet long.

Woah.

Is this for real? Any physics fans have more info and can possibly explain this without too much jargon?  

Update: More info at blogs.discovermagazine.com

P.s. Source seems to be the youtuber 1veritasium’s science channel. Seems pretty good, check it out!

(via physicsphysics)