How about someone with a shit load of money and resources like Shuttleworth asking if he can sell them to thousands of people online? It would have more effect than me bitching at some faceless company.
No, you and 1% of Linux users writing one letter a week to hardware companies requesting Linux support is what will make the difference. Look at Dell, ATI, and others to see that when the masses speak up, the companies take notice.
I wish they would sell wireless drivers there too.
Instead of wishing, why don't you contact your wireless card manufacturer and ask about Linux drivers? They won't write them if they do not know that people are using their products on Linux.
Ah good old Israel, the center of the moderate minds. I'm sorry but were you preaching to the US about war?
No, why would I preach to someone who knows it all already?
As for creating jobs, well I can put you all in cages and that will mean a huge infrastructure to support these cages. This is good for the economy, no?
You can invent as many imaginary fallacies as you like, I'm sure. Next time try to invent a fallacy that addresses the issue at hand.
Having solved all other problems within their country, Israel turns it's attention and taxpayer dollars towards the onerous problem of DOG SHIT.
I know that the US likes to ignore ALL it's internal problems and spend all it's money on a war on the other side of the world. However, here (Israel) we tackle all our problems in moderation. In any case, this proposal sounds like it will be creating jobs and causing money to flow, not costing the government money. That is usually good for the economy, no?
Steal poo from the poo bins. Then go around spooning poo into inappropriate places. A bunch of obedient citizens get fined unfairly and go apeshit. Stand back and watch as the whole system falls apart.
In Israel, you need to have a license for your dog from the city/municipality where you live; you get it when you take your dog to the vet for its annual rabies vaccination. All licensed dogs must be "chipped" also.
I suppose getting caught walking an unlicensed dog will also get you a hefty fine, and your dog will be confiscated. I wouldn't think that most municipalities in Israel have a lot of budget for paying people to check on dog licensing and enforcing the "clean after your dog" laws. Maybe this is one way to try to generate a new income stream for the municipality (people already pay for licensing their dogs)?
The licensing issue is not really enforced, at least not in Haifa. As a responsible dog owner, I am glad to see this initiative. I hope it comes to Haifa soon.
I'll tell you why I care. Because the neighbor's dog is a freaking mutant, and eats things that *aren't food* and don't get digested. I've had to clean up everything from condoms to scraps of cloth and likely carpet fibers to a piece of metal that I suspect was an underwire from a bra.
So maybe you should start throwing your rubbers in the trash, not out the window?
In fact, if I recall correctly, at Defcon 13, they read an RFID token from at least 69 feet away.
That was only reported in the hope that there would be some sex-related joke to come out of Defcon. The real story is that they couldn't get more than 67' 4" out of it.
That is bullshit. Software were trademarked before EULAs existed, and they never once lost trademark because of the lack of EULA. A simple short splashscreen with Firefox(tm) is more than enough for trademark.
I would prefer a one time EULA upon first boot than a splashscreen each time I start the browser.
No, guns can only kill (or not-quite-lethally wound, if you're a *very* skilled and extremely lucky shot). That's why handgun safety rules say you should never point a gun at something you don't want dead.
I don't know where you learned to shoot (Hollywood, maybe?) but it is quite difficult to kill something by shooting a single bullet at it. Even at 10 meters it is difficult to hit in a combat situation. I'm well trained and experienced, and I know that I've got to empty a good portion of my clip to ensure that 'something is dead'. Luckily, in the army in which I serve, we are not supposed to kill the enemy, nor do we want to. They are much more valuable alive.
Truthiness is a creation of Steven Colbert of the Colbert Report, and was Merriam-Webster's 2006 word of the year
Yeah, but I'm waiting for that website gets a -1 Troll for adding incorrect words to its dictionary, thus legitimizing the undereducated to bring the rest of society down with them.
I often use language to 'sort' people, and I do not socialize with the "wassup" crowd. Should "wassup" find itself in the dictionary, how will we sort the uneducated from the educated? I won't even touch upon the reasons for making the distinction in one's personal life, the educated among us should see them already.
"Which is too bad, as she's on Ubuntu and feels left out..."
You cared enough to mention this. Mock Windows all you want, these "you can't have it because you don't run Windows" items add up. Google fucked up -- they should have made it cross-platform from the beginning.
They add up like lim n-> inf (1 + 1/n)^n that is, they add up to a small insignificant almost-nothing. I can't have _yet_another_browser_? Oh, no, the 7 I have just aren't enough.
I will admit that there is software that runs on Windows that does not run on Linux which _is_ critical, such as Solidworks and Photoshop. However, even in those situations there are solutions available.
Any by the way, I did not mock Windows until it was suggested that I switch to Windows in order to run Chrome. My mocking was as directed at the suggestion as at the OS.
Thanks, you are right. I just looked on Opera 9.50 on Ubuntu and it displays fine there now as well. I am almost certain that it did not display well on older Opera versions, as I used to be an Opera user.
Sorry all you Ubuntu adopters. Did you really believe the hype? You should go back to Windows. Make sure to tell your friends about your disappointing experience.
You are right, I am so disappointed that yet another browser is not (yet) available for Linux. I should probably go pay $400 for Windows to put up with spyware, BSODs, crackware, bloat, vendor lock-in, WGA, and viruses just so that I can play with Google's shiny new web browser.
Really? Could you see the different cellular telephones for sale? If you could post a screenshot I would really appreciate it- I do not have access to a Mac and I would be rather surprised if it displays in Safari, but not in Opera, Konqueror, or Firefox.
Very true, and I was using them in those early years. The shortcuts mentioned don't sound familiar to me so either they were not in use at the time, or (more likely) I was enchanted by the new 'mouse' and did not learn the shortcuts at the time.
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How about someone with a shit load of money and resources like Shuttleworth asking if he can sell them to thousands of people online? It would have more effect than me bitching at some faceless company.
No, you and 1% of Linux users writing one letter a week to hardware companies requesting Linux support is what will make the difference. Look at Dell, ATI, and others to see that when the masses speak up, the companies take notice.
The RIAA's opinion is not law.
You must be new here.
I wish they would sell wireless drivers there too.
Instead of wishing, why don't you contact your wireless card manufacturer and ask about Linux drivers? They won't write them if they do not know that people are using their products on Linux.
I'd say 0.0000001% is a bit of an exaggeration, 0.1% is more like it.
Which is not far off from Linux's penetration of the small-medium business desktop market.
For the slashdotters who haven't yet seen the CERN webcam images of the leak occuring:
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
Ah good old Israel, the center of the moderate minds. I'm sorry but were you preaching to the US about war?
No, why would I preach to someone who knows it all already?
As for creating jobs, well I can put you all in cages and that will mean a huge infrastructure to support these cages. This is good for the economy, no?
You can invent as many imaginary fallacies as you like, I'm sure. Next time try to invent a fallacy that addresses the issue at hand.
Having solved all other problems within their country, Israel turns it's attention and taxpayer dollars towards the onerous problem of DOG SHIT.
I know that the US likes to ignore ALL it's internal problems and spend all it's money on a war on the other side of the world. However, here (Israel) we tackle all our problems in moderation. In any case, this proposal sounds like it will be creating jobs and causing money to flow, not costing the government money. That is usually good for the economy, no?
Steal poo from the poo bins. Then go around spooning poo into inappropriate places. A bunch of obedient citizens get fined unfairly and go apeshit. Stand back and watch as the whole system falls apart.
You mean, watch the shit fly?
In Israel, you need to have a license for your dog from the city/municipality where you live; you get it when you take your dog to the vet for its annual rabies vaccination. All licensed dogs must be "chipped" also.
I suppose getting caught walking an unlicensed dog will also get you a hefty fine, and your dog will be confiscated. I wouldn't think that most municipalities in Israel have a lot of budget for paying people to check on dog licensing and enforcing the "clean after your dog" laws. Maybe this is one way to try to generate a new income stream for the municipality (people already pay for licensing their dogs)?
The licensing issue is not really enforced, at least not in Haifa. As a responsible dog owner, I am glad to see this initiative. I hope it comes to Haifa soon.
I'll tell you why I care. Because the neighbor's dog is a freaking mutant, and eats things that *aren't food* and don't get digested. I've had to clean up everything from condoms to scraps of cloth and likely carpet fibers to a piece of metal that I suspect was an underwire from a bra.
So maybe you should start throwing your rubbers in the trash, not out the window?
I blame Canada.
There, fixed that for you.
An RFID anything has a range measured in inches normally.
The terrorists are already getting spam for pills that will increase those inches. Just you wait.
In fact, if I recall correctly, at Defcon 13, they read an RFID token from at least 69 feet away.
That was only reported in the hope that there would be some sex-related joke to come out of Defcon. The real story is that they couldn't get more than 67' 4" out of it.
...but it starts to get a bit old when you scroll all the way down a thread and can't find anything that adds a bit of information to the discussion.
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Combine that with pointless EULAs, and non-free artwork, and you have a project that doesn't measure up as FOSS.
That's it! I'm switching to Opera!
That is bullshit. Software were trademarked before EULAs existed, and they never once lost trademark because of the lack of EULA. A simple short splashscreen with Firefox(tm) is more than enough for trademark.
I would prefer a one time EULA upon first boot than a splashscreen each time I start the browser.
No, guns can only kill (or not-quite-lethally wound, if you're a *very* skilled and extremely lucky shot). That's why handgun safety rules say you should never point a gun at something you don't want dead.
I don't know where you learned to shoot (Hollywood, maybe?) but it is quite difficult to kill something by shooting a single bullet at it. Even at 10 meters it is difficult to hit in a combat situation. I'm well trained and experienced, and I know that I've got to empty a good portion of my clip to ensure that 'something is dead'. Luckily, in the army in which I serve, we are not supposed to kill the enemy, nor do we want to. They are much more valuable alive.
Do you not socialize with any people who learned English as a second (or third) language...
It's not mine, either.
I'd say that your prejudice in this area may be a better indicator that you're someone not worth socializing with.
I'm not worth socializing with. I'm an utter dick.
Truthiness is a creation of Steven Colbert of the Colbert Report, and was Merriam-Webster's 2006 word of the year
Yeah, but I'm waiting for that website gets a -1 Troll for adding incorrect words to its dictionary, thus legitimizing the undereducated to bring the rest of society down with them.
I often use language to 'sort' people, and I do not socialize with the "wassup" crowd. Should "wassup" find itself in the dictionary, how will we sort the uneducated from the educated? I won't even touch upon the reasons for making the distinction in one's personal life, the educated among us should see them already.
"Which is too bad, as she's on Ubuntu and feels left out..."
You cared enough to mention this. Mock Windows all you want, these "you can't have it because you don't run Windows" items add up. Google fucked up -- they should have made it cross-platform from the beginning.
They add up like lim n-> inf (1 + 1/n)^n that is, they add up to a small insignificant almost-nothing. I can't have _yet_another_browser_? Oh, no, the 7 I have just aren't enough.
I will admit that there is software that runs on Windows that does not run on Linux which _is_ critical, such as Solidworks and Photoshop. However, even in those situations there are solutions available.
Any by the way, I did not mock Windows until it was suggested that I switch to Windows in order to run Chrome. My mocking was as directed at the suggestion as at the OS.
Thanks, you are right. I just looked on Opera 9.50 on Ubuntu and it displays fine there now as well. I am almost certain that it did not display well on older Opera versions, as I used to be an Opera user.
Thanks, but that screenshot is not working for me. No big deal, I will try to find a Safari user on Devshed or something. Thanks.
Sorry all you Ubuntu adopters. Did you really believe the hype? You should go back to Windows. Make sure to tell your friends about your disappointing experience.
You are right, I am so disappointed that yet another browser is not (yet) available for Linux. I should probably go pay $400 for Windows to put up with spyware, BSODs, crackware, bloat, vendor lock-in, WGA, and viruses just so that I can play with Google's shiny new web browser.
Really? Could you see the different cellular telephones for sale? If you could post a screenshot I would really appreciate it- I do not have access to a Mac and I would be rather surprised if it displays in Safari, but not in Opera, Konqueror, or Firefox.
Very true, and I was using them in those early years. The shortcuts mentioned don't sound familiar to me so either they were not in use at the time, or (more likely) I was enchanted by the new 'mouse' and did not learn the shortcuts at the time.