I just can't stand the fact that Sony won. Not to sound like a troll or anything, but do you have a specific reason for resentment of Sony's victory? Or just a generalized bias against them due to the BMG/rootkit thing, viral marketing, faulty batteries, etc?
Reformatting and reinstalling the OS is always the last-ditch effort to fixing a software problem. I see so many people do this at least once per year, and it's ridiculous. (Not to imply that your decision to reformat was ridiculous, it was indeed probably the only and quickest fix for this Vista problem.) Having to reformat, reinstall drivers, and restore files and settings is such a time-wasting process. We shouldn't have to do that.
If it was a third party hack, or even a virus that caused the problem, then reinstalling Windows would make more sense. But when we're forced to do it because of a direct update from Microsoft?
fsck dat.
They say they're bringing many KDE binaries to Windows.
I would be so overjoyed to have Kate running seamlessly on my Windows computer. I use it for all my general web development at work but the equivalent editors available for Windows either cost money, or just don't feel the same. If this translates cleanly then it'll become my new favorite editor for Windows.
If it only runs on Vista, it's not going to matter much. Sadly, that's not really true.
The general ign'ant masses will be using Vista + IE over at least the next half decade or so since they a) don't know the difference between different operating systems, b) they'll have it forcefed to them as a preinstallation with their new PC, or c) they don't care, so long as they can type documents and browse the internet.
Couple that with the fact that the IE8 update will automatically present itself via Windows update, and most people will be inclined to click the upgrade button, unaware of any of the past or present browser/webpage compatibility wars.
Therefore, it would be reasonable to predict a broad demographic of Vista + IE8 users.
Truthfully though, having Agent Smith as Elrond is probably the worst bit of casting I can think of in the last ten years. That's a bit of an overstatement, don't you think? I thought he did a fantastic job of portraying Elrond, even if he did look slightly more aged than he should have been.
There are already plenty of groups focusing on bringing medicine to poverty-stricken peoples.
There are already plenty of groups working on trying to provide them with better food.
There are even more and more philanthropists providing them with funding to be able to purchase things that will help improve their homes and lives.
But the concept of providing them with an education is still a fairly new ground. With better educations, children from poor villages stand a better chance of gaining professions in different fields which ultimately benefit their families and their communities. OLPC is a group which is providing affordable computing resources which may prove to be invaluable in educating them.
When/How did politics get involved with any of this? What, at all, does OLPC do that is immoral? How does "hypocracy" at all come into play with OLPC's mission statement? Where the hell do you get the idea that there are FOSS advocates who simply use the OLPC as a way to spite Microsoft?
What OLPC is about is bringing computers to parts of the world with low income. So what does that mean? The computers have to have as much of an inexpensive design as possible while still being functional. Therefore, it is necessary to choose an operating system that 1) is least demanding of powerful hardware, and 2) is cost-efficient. A GNU/Linux distro immediately solves number 2. Zero cost. As for number 1, an open-source operating system allows you to truly fine-tune it to only include what is really needed, thus allowing you to remove unnecessary things that would eat up memory and disk space. Windows won't let you do that.
OLPC could really care less about trying to shoot Microsoft out of the water. If people choose to pay for Windows and Office, more power to 'em.
But if they have a truly low budget and want a functional computer for the least amount of money, then OLPC would be the best way to bring computing to their children and schools.
No "FOSSies" "using" children. No "rabid" extremism. No hypocrisy in any of that.
Force sensors within each joint also work out the position and velocity of the robot's centre mass as it moves around. I figured they would have just stuck a Wii remote inside the robot and left it at that.
You mean they're not trying to get it to run Vista?
Seriously, Microsoft just can't resist trying to get a piece of every market out there. That's why the XBox exists. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but I am saying that it gets kind of annoying when MS wants to push a sovereign group to make adjustments to their own products just so that Microsoft can have a piece of the action.
Of course, this would also raise the price of the OLPC portable.
I hope they ignore MS just stick with FOSS and keep the price as affordable as possible.
'Imagine how creepy it would be to wander into a co-worker's cubicle and discover the wall covered with tiny photos of everyone in the office, ranked by 'friend' and 'foe,' with the top eight friends elevated to a small shrine decorated with Post-It roses and hearts.' That would be creepy.
But what exactly does that have to do with adding friends on Facebook?
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"Inventor to Attempt to Launch Pop Bottle Rocket into Space."
That makes more sense.
Thank you, nVidia and Ageia, for saving me from spending $150 on a Physx card! I was very close to buying one, but now I won't have to!
Reformatting and reinstalling the OS is always the last-ditch effort to fixing a software problem. I see so many people do this at least once per year, and it's ridiculous. (Not to imply that your decision to reformat was ridiculous, it was indeed probably the only and quickest fix for this Vista problem.) Having to reformat, reinstall drivers, and restore files and settings is such a time-wasting process. We shouldn't have to do that.
If it was a third party hack, or even a virus that caused the problem, then reinstalling Windows would make more sense. But when we're forced to do it because of a direct update from Microsoft?
fsck dat.
Not to mention, I think they've been using upstart since version 7.04.
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Facts for nerds. Stuff that matters.
So then by name, this thing is a carnivorous raptor that feeds on kittens. That's hardcore.
I can finally unmount the virtual CD drive and free up the 600 megs that the ISO was occupying on my hard drive. :D
They say they're bringing many KDE binaries to Windows. I would be so overjoyed to have Kate running seamlessly on my Windows computer. I use it for all my general web development at work but the equivalent editors available for Windows either cost money, or just don't feel the same. If this translates cleanly then it'll become my new favorite editor for Windows.
The general ign'ant masses will be using Vista + IE over at least the next half decade or so since they a) don't know the difference between different operating systems, b) they'll have it forcefed to them as a preinstallation with their new PC, or c) they don't care, so long as they can type documents and browse the internet.
Couple that with the fact that the IE8 update will automatically present itself via Windows update, and most people will be inclined to click the upgrade button, unaware of any of the past or present browser/webpage compatibility wars.
Therefore, it would be reasonable to predict a broad demographic of Vista + IE8 users.
And not one of them would be aware of Stallman taking free residence in their broom closet.
This is way off topic. :)
But here out of the blue, I come across Kabutroid on Slashdot.
Small world!
(-Jesse D)
On a *ubuntu or other Debian-related system:
sudo apt-get install rar
And you have it for free.
There are already plenty of groups focusing on bringing medicine to poverty-stricken peoples.
There are already plenty of groups working on trying to provide them with better food.
There are even more and more philanthropists providing them with funding to be able to purchase things that will help improve their homes and lives.
But the concept of providing them with an education is still a fairly new ground. With better educations, children from poor villages stand a better chance of gaining professions in different fields which ultimately benefit their families and their communities. OLPC is a group which is providing affordable computing resources which may prove to be invaluable in educating them.
...wow, that is so far off.
When/How did politics get involved with any of this? What, at all, does OLPC do that is immoral? How does "hypocracy" at all come into play with OLPC's mission statement? Where the hell do you get the idea that there are FOSS advocates who simply use the OLPC as a way to spite Microsoft?
What OLPC is about is bringing computers to parts of the world with low income. So what does that mean? The computers have to have as much of an inexpensive design as possible while still being functional. Therefore, it is necessary to choose an operating system that 1) is least demanding of powerful hardware, and 2) is cost-efficient. A GNU/Linux distro immediately solves number 2. Zero cost. As for number 1, an open-source operating system allows you to truly fine-tune it to only include what is really needed, thus allowing you to remove unnecessary things that would eat up memory and disk space. Windows won't let you do that.
OLPC could really care less about trying to shoot Microsoft out of the water. If people choose to pay for Windows and Office, more power to 'em.
But if they have a truly low budget and want a functional computer for the least amount of money, then OLPC would be the best way to bring computing to their children and schools.
No "FOSSies" "using" children. No "rabid" extremism. No hypocrisy in any of that.
OVPC would still be inaccurate... ;)
Because guaranteed, there would be more than one.
You mean they're not trying to get it to run Vista?
Seriously, Microsoft just can't resist trying to get a piece of every market out there. That's why the XBox exists. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but I am saying that it gets kind of annoying when MS wants to push a sovereign group to make adjustments to their own products just so that Microsoft can have a piece of the action.
Of course, this would also raise the price of the OLPC portable.
I hope they ignore MS just stick with FOSS and keep the price as affordable as possible.
But what exactly does that have to do with adding friends on Facebook?