That's not always the case. It's just that most people are already very learned in the way of Windows. I am the same way. I have no problem working to get it to run well, I've spent days on end trying to get my linux distro attempts set up and running how I want, but usually something goes wrong and any forum or IRC channel I get on and explain my problem to, I'm other just called a noob or ignored for a noob. For example, I was having problems where the permissions I was setting on a folder would not save. I would go into properties, change them, hit apply and close the window. Re-open it, they're back to how they were before. I tried doing it via command line, same problem. I get on an IRC channel, ask people my question, and the first response is some uber elite mega linux power user responding with a link to basic unix file permissions tutorials. I already know file permissions, I tell him. He says obviously you don't, as you can't get it to work. I respond by trying to restate my question in a format possibly easier to understand, impossible to really not get, and he responds by kicking me out with a parting message of "idiot.".
If I can't figure something out windows, however, I just google it. If it's 95% of the problems I have, someone else has already gone through this and google will return the first result as a thread of people talking about it, usually with a solution at the bottom. There is to this day only 1 problem I have been completely unable to find a solution for, everything else I can usually find another case where they already went through it and I can just mimic them. I don't have a problem with Linux, but the lack of support makes it hard for someone who's used Windows his whole life to transition easily, to the point that I just get frustrated and give up until the next time I get the urge to try again. I get the basic concept of it, I understand pretty much all the big parts of it, but I just can't get past tiny problems that arise by hundreds of distros that have minor changes between them to the point that existing instructions don't apply to my situation. I like Linux, I just can't figure it out enough to be a common user.
So the idea is to host the internet on a super mega-huge network of computers, where some websites are hosted on some computers and others on others. Then we could probably even have some computers tell your computer where the other computers are located. And connect them by a series of tubes. And call it the "Internet".
This would defeat the whole point of the feedback in the first place, which is to see who is a strong seller and who isn't. I will personally be upset if we can't leave negative feedback anymore, as I rely on feedback as an indicator as to how reliable the seller is.
That's not even the case. It's a DirectX9 video game, it just relies on some code that's only implemented in Vista. I'm not exactly sure which code it was, but when I was installing the game on my XP machine I had to run an installer to install the code framework so it would run on XP.
I had it on reserve at gamestop forever, but when I found out it was Vista only I was pissed. I used to have a Vista partition just to play Halo 2, I've given up on it now though. If I patch it and play on XP I can't play network play, which was what I intended it to be played in the first place.
The main reason is that they have the whole school going on Blackboard, and most assignments are submitted online. They want a universal format, and it's just easier to tell everyone to use the same thing. Yes, OO.o saves in Word format, but it doesn't always look the same and it defaults to.odt, which I'm sure would be a pain in the ass because most people wouldn't think to change the type every time.
Until 2007, I was absolutely 100% for OO.o. Since using 2007, though, they've definitely passed OO.o back up. It's much faster (that was the main reason I went to OO.o) and Word has an absolutely perfect interface. They've finally done something right in the 2007 release.
Use Gmail. It's an amazing service, plus the spam filters are unbeatable. I never get spam in my inbox, then I just POP it down to my thunderbird, which also has it's own junk filters for if anything were ever to get through the Gmail filters. The only spam I get now is through an email I'm slowly going to websites and changing to my gmail, and once it's gone I won't get any more spam.
Using your logic we should still be able to use a P2 processor with 64M of ram and load up Vista on it, or we won't upgrade it at all.
That's the thing about moving on, things change. Hardware does have to get upgraded every once in a while, and honestly how hard is it to upgrade your hardware after the span between XP and Vista. It's time for it. You can get a gig of ram for $30.
I agree with almost everything there. You forgot, however, Pefect Dark, which still to this day remains one of my all time favorite FPS.
N64 had 4 players by default, no multitap needed, and I wanted to play with 3 friends I didn't need an internet connection.
I'd have to say the greatest system was and is the PC. It's extremely versatile, and most online play is free for games. That, and the fact that mouse/keyboard accuracy owns controller accuracy any day of the week.
And yes, I know, the PS3/360/Wii are all "I'm a PC too!" but they aren't. I can't install applications, do my work, work on homework, browse the net, and play games all on the same system with them, but I can on the PC.
The best one I ever used was Demonoid, but since they've recently gone down due to the CRIA...
You could find anything on there, and it always had seeders, and it was always well described and had a lot of comments, and there were never fakes, and it was always good quality. Demonoid just plain owned.
That's believable, a majority of the users just get on to download. That also means only 1m tracked, not 1m total uploaded. Torrents get deleted all the time.
I highly doubt it's included. I work at a retail store on the weekends, and just the 2 days a week I work there we sell at least 10 PS3's. That's a single store, 2 days out of the week. It's also just a single store in a chain of thousands of stores. And it's not even one of the busiest stores.
I'm one of those people...sorta
The problem is, I can't stand spending the outrageous $15 on a cd, when I only like 2 or 3 tracks off of it. I also hate iTunes, so I don't do that. I like to download CDs, listen to them, and if it seems that I like MOST of the songs on the album, I'll usually go out and purchase it (and rip it at a higher quality that I downloaded it, then usually just throw it away). There aren't many CDs like that, however.
1: Lack of activity is not the only reason one would gain weight. It also depends on their diet, which is regulated by parents. Don't try to push that off on video games.
2: My parents let me play all the games I want, as early as I could remember. They never made me stop, they never told me no or too much. I could also watch any type of movie (assuming there wasn't too much nudity in it, eg less than Species II and the like) I wanted. I feel I've developed just fine. I play games, sure, but at the same point I'm active and eat a healthy diet, as well as do well in my studies and work my ass off at 2 jobs, plus find time to help other students in my class. None of this was ever pushed by my parents, it was basically "do what you want but don't look to me for help if you end up in jail". I work at FedEx loading trucks, which in itself is 3-5 hours a day of hard physical labor, plus I work out. I'd say that it's not video games or tv or the media or whatever other thing of the day to blame it on, it's 100% the fault of the parents. Blame no-one but yourselves if you have messed up children.
When his worth is (according to Wikipedia) currently $56b, and he's given away multiple billions, I'd say that's not pocket change. Regardless, look at my original post and see that it's his money. It's not a competition, we aren't saying he's better no he's better, I'm just saying he's given away a lot.
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That's not always the case. It's just that most people are already very learned in the way of Windows. I am the same way. I have no problem working to get it to run well, I've spent days on end trying to get my linux distro attempts set up and running how I want, but usually something goes wrong and any forum or IRC channel I get on and explain my problem to, I'm other just called a noob or ignored for a noob. For example, I was having problems where the permissions I was setting on a folder would not save. I would go into properties, change them, hit apply and close the window. Re-open it, they're back to how they were before. I tried doing it via command line, same problem. I get on an IRC channel, ask people my question, and the first response is some uber elite mega linux power user responding with a link to basic unix file permissions tutorials. I already know file permissions, I tell him. He says obviously you don't, as you can't get it to work. I respond by trying to restate my question in a format possibly easier to understand, impossible to really not get, and he responds by kicking me out with a parting message of "idiot.".
If I can't figure something out windows, however, I just google it. If it's 95% of the problems I have, someone else has already gone through this and google will return the first result as a thread of people talking about it, usually with a solution at the bottom. There is to this day only 1 problem I have been completely unable to find a solution for, everything else I can usually find another case where they already went through it and I can just mimic them. I don't have a problem with Linux, but the lack of support makes it hard for someone who's used Windows his whole life to transition easily, to the point that I just get frustrated and give up until the next time I get the urge to try again. I get the basic concept of it, I understand pretty much all the big parts of it, but I just can't get past tiny problems that arise by hundreds of distros that have minor changes between them to the point that existing instructions don't apply to my situation. I like Linux, I just can't figure it out enough to be a common user.
Ah. As long as they're including the features that they discussed (keeping better track of problem buyers and such) then that should be great.
Someone with mod points mod parent funny. I'm not sure what jackass thought it would be funny to mod him/her insightful, but that's not the case =P
It should indeed be wary...
So the idea is to host the internet on a super mega-huge network of computers, where some websites are hosted on some computers and others on others. Then we could probably even have some computers tell your computer where the other computers are located. And connect them by a series of tubes. And call it the "Internet".
IBM, how did you get so smart?
This would defeat the whole point of the feedback in the first place, which is to see who is a strong seller and who isn't. I will personally be upset if we can't leave negative feedback anymore, as I rely on feedback as an indicator as to how reliable the seller is.
That's not even the case. It's a DirectX9 video game, it just relies on some code that's only implemented in Vista. I'm not exactly sure which code it was, but when I was installing the game on my XP machine I had to run an installer to install the code framework so it would run on XP.
I had it on reserve at gamestop forever, but when I found out it was Vista only I was pissed. I used to have a Vista partition just to play Halo 2, I've given up on it now though. If I patch it and play on XP I can't play network play, which was what I intended it to be played in the first place.
*Now pumping diesel fuel for Semi* "Wait!!! I only have a Ford Focus!!!"
You're surprised at /. articles about less-than-exciting news? You must be new here...
I met a girl online, through myspace. We talked, became friends, and eventually dated a couple times. This isn't uncommon.
The main reason is that they have the whole school going on Blackboard, and most assignments are submitted online. They want a universal format, and it's just easier to tell everyone to use the same thing. Yes, OO.o saves in Word format, but it doesn't always look the same and it defaults to .odt, which I'm sure would be a pain in the ass because most people wouldn't think to change the type every time.
My school (DeVry) decided to throw in the Cost of Vista, XP, and Office into my tuition, so I figured I may as well use it if I'm paying for it.
No worries, I'm straight and there's plenty of me to go around 8-)
Note that the above joke is _obviously_ a joke.
There isn't _really_ enough of me to go around
Until 2007, I was absolutely 100% for OO.o. Since using 2007, though, they've definitely passed OO.o back up. It's much faster (that was the main reason I went to OO.o) and Word has an absolutely perfect interface. They've finally done something right in the 2007 release.
Use Gmail. It's an amazing service, plus the spam filters are unbeatable. I never get spam in my inbox, then I just POP it down to my thunderbird, which also has it's own junk filters for if anything were ever to get through the Gmail filters. The only spam I get now is through an email I'm slowly going to websites and changing to my gmail, and once it's gone I won't get any more spam.
Between them and Ars, that's pretty much all that's on /. anymore.
Using your logic we should still be able to use a P2 processor with 64M of ram and load up Vista on it, or we won't upgrade it at all.
That's the thing about moving on, things change. Hardware does have to get upgraded every once in a while, and honestly how hard is it to upgrade your hardware after the span between XP and Vista. It's time for it. You can get a gig of ram for $30.
Good luck playing Crysis and Supreme Commander. Or _any_ PC game for that matter.
I agree with almost everything there. You forgot, however, Pefect Dark, which still to this day remains one of my all time favorite FPS. N64 had 4 players by default, no multitap needed, and I wanted to play with 3 friends I didn't need an internet connection. I'd have to say the greatest system was and is the PC. It's extremely versatile, and most online play is free for games. That, and the fact that mouse/keyboard accuracy owns controller accuracy any day of the week. And yes, I know, the PS3/360/Wii are all "I'm a PC too!" but they aren't. I can't install applications, do my work, work on homework, browse the net, and play games all on the same system with them, but I can on the PC.
The best one I ever used was Demonoid, but since they've recently gone down due to the CRIA...
You could find anything on there, and it always had seeders, and it was always well described and had a lot of comments, and there were never fakes, and it was always good quality. Demonoid just plain owned.
That's believable, a majority of the users just get on to download. That also means only 1m tracked, not 1m total uploaded. Torrents get deleted all the time.
I highly doubt it's included. I work at a retail store on the weekends, and just the 2 days a week I work there we sell at least 10 PS3's. That's a single store, 2 days out of the week. It's also just a single store in a chain of thousands of stores. And it's not even one of the busiest stores.
I'm one of those people...sorta The problem is, I can't stand spending the outrageous $15 on a cd, when I only like 2 or 3 tracks off of it. I also hate iTunes, so I don't do that. I like to download CDs, listen to them, and if it seems that I like MOST of the songs on the album, I'll usually go out and purchase it (and rip it at a higher quality that I downloaded it, then usually just throw it away). There aren't many CDs like that, however.
1: Lack of activity is not the only reason one would gain weight. It also depends on their diet, which is regulated by parents. Don't try to push that off on video games. 2: My parents let me play all the games I want, as early as I could remember. They never made me stop, they never told me no or too much. I could also watch any type of movie (assuming there wasn't too much nudity in it, eg less than Species II and the like) I wanted. I feel I've developed just fine. I play games, sure, but at the same point I'm active and eat a healthy diet, as well as do well in my studies and work my ass off at 2 jobs, plus find time to help other students in my class. None of this was ever pushed by my parents, it was basically "do what you want but don't look to me for help if you end up in jail". I work at FedEx loading trucks, which in itself is 3-5 hours a day of hard physical labor, plus I work out. I'd say that it's not video games or tv or the media or whatever other thing of the day to blame it on, it's 100% the fault of the parents. Blame no-one but yourselves if you have messed up children.
When his worth is (according to Wikipedia) currently $56b, and he's given away multiple billions, I'd say that's not pocket change. Regardless, look at my original post and see that it's his money. It's not a competition, we aren't saying he's better no he's better, I'm just saying he's given away a lot.