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MATLAB Can't Manipulate 64-Bit Integers
An anonymous reader writes "MATLAB, an important package of mathematical software heavily used in industry and academia, has had support for 64-bit machines for several years now. However, the MATLAB developers still haven't gotten around to implementing even basic arithmetic operations for 64-bit integers. Attempting to add, divide, subtract, or multiply two 64-bit integers will result in an error message saying that the corresponding method does not exist. As one commentator put it, 'What is the point of having numerical data types that can't be manipulated?'" The post notes that the free MATLAB clone GNU Octave deals with 64-bit integers just fine.
Maybe you should buy decent hardware, or, I don't know, read the FAQ and instructions for dealing with lame-ass Broadcom Cards (like I had to do today to fix my Mother-in-Laws lame-ass HP Pavilion dv6000).
Over-the-top Response Guy! Giving "Over-the-Top Responses" since 1970.
And that is Ubuntu's fault how exactly?
It is the manufacturer's duty to develop drivers for your platform. Off course, some kernel developers are nice enough to develop drivers when the companies fail to do so. In that case, the company is still at fault, and there is no way you can blame Ubuntu or the kernel developers for that lack of hardware support. Now that I think of it, you can't blame the company either. They develop their hardware and they have no obligation to provide support to any platform. it is your fault for buying shitty, unfriendly hardware with no GNU/Linux support. Right now, almost all hardware is supported out of the box on GNU/Linux, but even when it wasn't, I didn't have any kind of issues with it, because I check before I buy.
WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?