Wow, the older operating system is faster than the newer one? That's obviously just bad design and not the fact that if you took the majority of older operating systems and put them on today's hardware they would be faster. Imagine, if I had Windows 98 on my computer I'm pretty sure it would be pretty snappy. Does that make it better than Windows XP (what I'm using now)? I'm not saying that Vista is a good OS, but I am saying that XP being "far faster than Vista" is not a real reason to condemn it.
but when I see the greenNYC logo I immediately think of Apple. I don't understand any of the legalities of this situation but Apple is a company that has always been very strong on branding and greenNYC will be a substantially public logo that from Apple's point of view could jeopardize their image.
Statements like
To make a long story short, the promises are more of the same stuff and don't help anyone but Microsoft. make me not want to even come to RTFS anymore. In my opinion, there are very few times when a company's main goal isn't to help themselves.
On the contrary, when I heard Fidel Castro had resigned this was the first place I checked. I wasn't too familiar with what this meant for Cuba/the rest of the world and am actually pretty happy it was posted on/. because it gave me a chance to read through some more people's opinion.
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I entirely agree. It's obvious that it most be fairly hard to code for or else getting it to work wouldn't be so difficult. Even on Ubuntu 7.10, it's still a beast to deal with. I don't have hardware ordered specifically with Linux in mind, I need Linux to work without that.
It's probably a bad decision to post this but... For somebody that's (apparently) advocating Linux I don't understand why you're discouraging having choices.
I've been trying to switch to Linux for the last four years on my personal desktop. The longest I've gone is half a year (Ubuntu). For me, the Linux desktop is very promising but it really isn't there yet (for me at least).
The desktop is much slower on my hardware than Windows. I'd been using Ubuntu for so long I just thought that my computer was naturally that slow. But, after switching back to XP it's amazing what the difference was.
And people always talk about how Windows is resource heavy. I have 512mb of ram and it is really tough to get Gnome or KDE running smooth (and yes I know there are alternatives, but I'm the average user, I'm not going to figure out Flux or something else) but on my Windows installation it runs great.
Don't get me wrong, I love Linux. I think it's great for so many things and in some areas even ahead of the competition. But in my opinion, it's just not ready yet.
I think that buying a computer pre built with Linux compatible hardware may help but right now that's too much to ask for (for me). I honestly want to make the switch to Linux permanent (I've gone through many different distros) but I think it's going to be another year (at least) before it's the "Year of the Linux Desktop".
I've tried to make it clear that I don't think Linux is terrible, I just think it's not ready yet. I mean, Apple and Microsoft did have a headstart in the OS business right?
This may be a bit off topic...but: Does every single Slashdot article need to be tagged with "What could possibly go wrong?" I mean, seriously, what could possibly go wrong here?
It's amazing how many large websites are so vulnerable to even basic attacks. SQL Injection is still rampant (a simple well devised Google search can show you that) and many corporations leave credit card numbers unencrypted. Somebody with basic knowledge of SQL could attack a large amount of organizations without any trouble. I've seen this happen to too many people for me to ever trust important information on smaller sites.
Actually, no, they didn't. The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on Josh Waitzkin's childhood. The idea came from the book (same title) written by Josh's father. In fact, one of the themes in the movie was even though everybody in the chess community was searching for a new Bobby Fischer, Josh didn't want to succumb to the same things Bobby had. Josh Waitzkin continued playing chess into his early twenties before moving into the martial arts (where he has become a champion. The movie and book are wonderful and you don't have to be a fan of chess (or even know how to play) to enjoy it.
Dazed and Confused is coming to mind.
"Mike: I didn't think drugs and alchohol were such a big deal they had to resort to neomcarthism to get rid of it.
Pink: I think they're just worried that some of us are having too good a time. "
And the thing about it is, unlike Myspace, Facebook accounts are private. The person has to be on a "friend's" account to look at pictures of them. So, who's account were they using?
I've lost any faith in the schools.
In my sophomore year of high school I was suspended for telling somebody how to open the command prompt. Now, remember, that goes on my permanent record. Not only was I banned from using the computer (which is pretty tough when I'm in C++, Cisco, and Webmaster classes) but it also ruined my chances of getting into certain schools. I may sound bitter, and what I'm talking about may be considered entirely unrelated but the point I'm trying to get across is that schools look for every opportunity they can to catch kids doing something "bad". Shouldn't they be trying to catch kids doing something good? The security administrator at my school would ride around the parking lot in a golf cart and check to see if student's cars were unlocked. If they were, he had no problem in allowing himself to search their car. I just could never understand how people stood for this. These students being suspended for Facebook photos (not smart of them, but the reaction is over-the-top) could very well affect their future. IMO, it's time for people (high school students in this case) to start standing up.
Or if you're into stuff like Phish or Dave Matthews Band there's whole communities based around the idea that people go to their shows and legally tape the live performances and then put them out so you can torrent them. While the quality is never going to be as good as a soundboard release it's definitely a good alternative.
As far as the war on drugs comment goes, it may not have affected you in a negative way, but I doubt it benefited you either (or anybody). Something like $500 billion spent and has there been any serious improvement?
'I'll have to ask [IE general manager] Dean [Hachamovitch] what the hell is going on, I mean, we're not, there's not like some deep secret about what we're doing with IE.' He, like, totally sounds like a Silicon Valley girl.
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They've been talking about a Magnum P.I. movie for years. Obviously, that should come first.
Wow, the older operating system is faster than the newer one? That's obviously just bad design and not the fact that if you took the majority of older operating systems and put them on today's hardware they would be faster. Imagine, if I had Windows 98 on my computer I'm pretty sure it would be pretty snappy. Does that make it better than Windows XP (what I'm using now)?
I'm not saying that Vista is a good OS, but I am saying that XP being "far faster than Vista" is not a real reason to condemn it.
but when I see the greenNYC logo I immediately think of Apple. I don't understand any of the legalities of this situation but Apple is a company that has always been very strong on branding and greenNYC will be a substantially public logo that from Apple's point of view could jeopardize their image.
Damn, I knew liberals made more money.
A wise man once said: "Futurama is like watching a beautiful sunset, Family Guy is like a blowjob."
In my opinion, there are very few times when a company's main goal isn't to help themselves.
On the contrary, when I heard Fidel Castro had resigned this was the first place I checked. I wasn't too familiar with what this meant for Cuba/the rest of the world and am actually pretty happy it was posted on /. because it gave me a chance to read through some more people's opinion.
I entirely agree. It's obvious that it most be fairly hard to code for or else getting it to work wouldn't be so difficult.
Even on Ubuntu 7.10, it's still a beast to deal with. I don't have hardware ordered specifically with Linux in mind, I need Linux to work without that.
It's probably a bad decision to post this but...
For somebody that's (apparently) advocating Linux I don't understand why you're discouraging having choices.
I've been trying to switch to Linux for the last four years on my personal desktop. The longest I've gone is half a year (Ubuntu). For me, the Linux desktop is very promising but it really isn't there yet (for me at least). The desktop is much slower on my hardware than Windows. I'd been using Ubuntu for so long I just thought that my computer was naturally that slow. But, after switching back to XP it's amazing what the difference was. And people always talk about how Windows is resource heavy. I have 512mb of ram and it is really tough to get Gnome or KDE running smooth (and yes I know there are alternatives, but I'm the average user, I'm not going to figure out Flux or something else) but on my Windows installation it runs great. Don't get me wrong, I love Linux. I think it's great for so many things and in some areas even ahead of the competition. But in my opinion, it's just not ready yet. I think that buying a computer pre built with Linux compatible hardware may help but right now that's too much to ask for (for me). I honestly want to make the switch to Linux permanent (I've gone through many different distros) but I think it's going to be another year (at least) before it's the "Year of the Linux Desktop". I've tried to make it clear that I don't think Linux is terrible, I just think it's not ready yet. I mean, Apple and Microsoft did have a headstart in the OS business right?
This may be a bit off topic...but:
Does every single Slashdot article need to be tagged with "What could possibly go wrong?" I mean, seriously, what could possibly go wrong here?
I personally have better things to do than waste 17gb of space -- and a large amount of time -- looking through other people's pictures.
It's amazing how many large websites are so vulnerable to even basic attacks. SQL Injection is still rampant (a simple well devised Google search can show you that) and many corporations leave credit card numbers unencrypted. Somebody with basic knowledge of SQL could attack a large amount of organizations without any trouble. I've seen this happen to too many people for me to ever trust important information on smaller sites.
Reminds of this. This is akin to saying the first computer might have heating problems.
Why is everybody against the FCC trying to test the internet over TV airwaves? It didn't work correctly the first time...what does?
Actually, no, they didn't.
The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on Josh Waitzkin's childhood. The idea came from the book (same title) written by Josh's father.
In fact, one of the themes in the movie was even though everybody in the chess community was searching for a new Bobby Fischer, Josh didn't want to succumb to the same things Bobby had.
Josh Waitzkin continued playing chess into his early twenties before moving into the martial arts (where he has become a champion.
The movie and book are wonderful and you don't have to be a fan of chess (or even know how to play) to enjoy it.
For those who don't know what he's talking about, there's a diagram here.
5) Get your ass kicked
6) Sue
7) Profit!
But it's not public access, the accounts on Facebook are private.
Dazed and Confused is coming to mind.
"Mike: I didn't think drugs and alchohol were such a big deal they had to resort to neomcarthism to get rid of it. Pink: I think they're just worried that some of us are having too good a time. "
And the thing about it is, unlike Myspace, Facebook accounts are private. The person has to be on a "friend's" account to look at pictures of them. So, who's account were they using?
I've lost any faith in the schools.
In my sophomore year of high school I was suspended for telling somebody how to open the command prompt. Now, remember, that goes on my permanent record. Not only was I banned from using the computer (which is pretty tough when I'm in C++, Cisco, and Webmaster classes) but it also ruined my chances of getting into certain schools.
I may sound bitter, and what I'm talking about may be considered entirely unrelated but the point I'm trying to get across is that schools look for every opportunity they can to catch kids doing something "bad". Shouldn't they be trying to catch kids doing something good?
The security administrator at my school would ride around the parking lot in a golf cart and check to see if student's cars were unlocked. If they were, he had no problem in allowing himself to search their car. I just could never understand how people stood for this.
These students being suspended for Facebook photos (not smart of them, but the reaction is over-the-top) could very well affect their future. IMO, it's time for people (high school students in this case) to start standing up.
Or if you're into stuff like Phish or Dave Matthews Band there's whole communities based around the idea that people go to their shows and legally tape the live performances and then put them out so you can torrent them. While the quality is never going to be as good as a soundboard release it's definitely a good alternative.
As far as the war on drugs comment goes, it may not have affected you in a negative way, but I doubt it benefited you either (or anybody). Something like $500 billion spent and has there been any serious improvement?
He, like, totally sounds like a Silicon Valley girl.