It's more about the fact that it tries to save screen space by moving and obscuring menus at the top of the screen, stripping down scrollbars until you're right on top of them, and just overall burying some things that used to be far easier to access.
But everyone is entitled to their own usage needs, I suppose.
Well, that's the thing. Unity is fantastic for netbooks, because that's what is was originally designed to accommodate. But anybody running a screen resolution higher than 1280x768 can feel somewhat hampered by it. As if the screen space is no longer being efficiently used.
Is that what Unity is copying? Does it suck balls as a desktop interface too?
No. Yes.
10.7 thinned the scrollbar and removed the arrows altogether, and by default it auto-hides (though this can be disabled). It's a part of the whole OSX/iOS blur they're trying to do.
You mean, people didn't like Ubuntu's early "babyshit-brown" coloration? =)
Actually, I was very happily settled with Ubuntu during the early GNOME 2 days, and it's not like it ever took much effort to slap on a different wallpaper and load some different icons. I had GNOME 2 employ the KDE Plasma icon set, which looked quite nice.
This could be compared birds or insects that can carry diseases that are harmful to humans, while being themselves entirely unaffected by them. I wouldn't consider them to be infected per se, as the disease doesn't target their physiology. But that's my way of looking at it.
First of all, Linux is a kernel, not an OS. Torvalds started a piece of software that is employed by countless personal computers, tablets, smartphones, servers and other devices. This software powers more technology than you are probably aware, that you probably use every day, and that is impressive for a pet project that was submitted to the public domain (and not capitalized for financial gain). Combined with his skills in managing the project over all these years, he has made quite an accomplishment.
Second of all, most modern Linux distributions support plug & play, software installation and configuration without ever having to touch a terminal or config file. For many years, I have seen better out-of-the-box hardware support with Linux than I have with Windows. The only time I touch a compiler is for my own code, in which case if things break, it's my own fault.
Third of all, this is about the Linux kernel, not OS installation routines. (But while we're at it, I will point out that most distributions are easier and faster to install than Windows XP. There are exceptions, but only because different distributions are tailored for different needs.)
Linux is obviously not for you, and is better suited for people who know how to use it. Choose the tool that best suits your needs, but don't be such a harsh critic of something you clearly have a limited understanding of.
"Script kiddie" doesn't mean the use of scripts, it's about the attitude embodied in the attack. If the tools are nothing but a means to an end (draining a bank account, blackmailing an executive, etc.) then you're looking at a script kiddie. The fact that tools were used, on its own is not enough to make that call.
I certainly have no qualm with this. That said, I hold that "script kiddie" perfectly fits the description of a 15-year-old who defaces websites and leaks their back-end to the Internet, with probably limited skills. I could be wrong, maybe he's a technical genius who just needs better guidance. Either way, that is a purely pernicious attitude, and while I agree that most web developers/admins deserve this kind of wake-up call, the kid had no greater motive than the enjoyment of stirring the pot under the shroud of anonymity. And that attitude deserves a derogatory name like "script kiddie."
That really depends on what you use it for. Having two pages of a document rendered side-by-side, or having two separate documents open on the screen is very useful to me. Sometimes I find myself having to look back and forth between different drafts of a document, and it is very helpful. Sometimes I have a spreadsheet with many columns that is far easier to view with a wide resolution. Yet other times, I may have VIM running full screen in vsplit mode which greatly facilitates web development.
And these were just examples relating to text. People who game and watch movies using their computer will have their own reasons for advocating wide screen. Granted, 1366x768 is pretty cramped, but it's the ratio that we're talking about.
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It's more about the fact that it tries to save screen space by moving and obscuring menus at the top of the screen, stripping down scrollbars until you're right on top of them, and just overall burying some things that used to be far easier to access.
But everyone is entitled to their own usage needs, I suppose.
Unity was first employed for the netbook edition of Ubuntu in 2008, not for tablets and phones.
Xubuntu, Lubuntu...
Ubuntu's parent Debian has been using thematic code names since 1996, before OS X was ever even conceived.
Well, that's the thing. Unity is fantastic for netbooks, because that's what is was originally designed to accommodate. But anybody running a screen resolution higher than 1280x768 can feel somewhat hampered by it. As if the screen space is no longer being efficiently used.
Reminds me of a computer science teacher I once had who wanted to describe Brainfuck to the class.
Wasted Wombat?
Is that what Unity is copying? Does it suck balls as a desktop interface too?
No. Yes.
10.7 thinned the scrollbar and removed the arrows altogether, and by default it auto-hides (though this can be disabled). It's a part of the whole OSX/iOS blur they're trying to do.
You mean, people didn't like Ubuntu's early "babyshit-brown" coloration? =)
Actually, I was very happily settled with Ubuntu during the early GNOME 2 days, and it's not like it ever took much effort to slap on a different wallpaper and load some different icons. I had GNOME 2 employ the KDE Plasma icon set, which looked quite nice.
One in eight statistical analyses are made up on the spot.
192.168.1.101
This could be compared birds or insects that can carry diseases that are harmful to humans, while being themselves entirely unaffected by them. I wouldn't consider them to be infected per se, as the disease doesn't target their physiology. But that's my way of looking at it.
None of the things you describe have anything to do with Linux.
First of all, Linux is a kernel, not an OS. Torvalds started a piece of software that is employed by countless personal computers, tablets, smartphones, servers and other devices. This software powers more technology than you are probably aware, that you probably use every day, and that is impressive for a pet project that was submitted to the public domain (and not capitalized for financial gain). Combined with his skills in managing the project over all these years, he has made quite an accomplishment.
Second of all, most modern Linux distributions support plug & play, software installation and configuration without ever having to touch a terminal or config file. For many years, I have seen better out-of-the-box hardware support with Linux than I have with Windows. The only time I touch a compiler is for my own code, in which case if things break, it's my own fault.
Third of all, this is about the Linux kernel, not OS installation routines. (But while we're at it, I will point out that most distributions are easier and faster to install than Windows XP. There are exceptions, but only because different distributions are tailored for different needs.)
Linux is obviously not for you, and is better suited for people who know how to use it. Choose the tool that best suits your needs, but don't be such a harsh critic of something you clearly have a limited understanding of.
Actually, I was just amused by the irony of that statement.
"Script kiddie" doesn't mean the use of scripts, it's about the attitude embodied in the attack. If the tools are nothing but a means to an end (draining a bank account, blackmailing an executive, etc.) then you're looking at a script kiddie. The fact that tools were used, on its own is not enough to make that call.
I certainly have no qualm with this. That said, I hold that "script kiddie" perfectly fits the description of a 15-year-old who defaces websites and leaks their back-end to the Internet, with probably limited skills. I could be wrong, maybe he's a technical genius who just needs better guidance. Either way, that is a purely pernicious attitude, and while I agree that most web developers/admins deserve this kind of wake-up call, the kid had no greater motive than the enjoyment of stirring the pot under the shroud of anonymity. And that attitude deserves a derogatory name like "script kiddie."
But what about the 2? Is there enough 2 in the Martian atmosphere??
One can only wonder...
Austria. Not Australia.
crumb* of intelligence
The teenager used various hacking tools widely available on the Internet, including software that helped him remain anonymous.
Nothing more than a script kiddie.
Man. Mix those two and it would cause an implosion...
Atheism is defined as being the belief that there is not a god.
If religion disappeared, then the crazy religious nuts would just be crazy nuts. And they would just find other bases for their crazy nuttiness.
Horizontal resolution is entirely irrelevant.
That really depends on what you use it for. Having two pages of a document rendered side-by-side, or having two separate documents open on the screen is very useful to me. Sometimes I find myself having to look back and forth between different drafts of a document, and it is very helpful. Sometimes I have a spreadsheet with many columns that is far easier to view with a wide resolution. Yet other times, I may have VIM running full screen in vsplit mode which greatly facilitates web development.
And these were just examples relating to text. People who game and watch movies using their computer will have their own reasons for advocating wide screen. Granted, 1366x768 is pretty cramped, but it's the ratio that we're talking about.