Come on, I'd expect better reading comprehension and logic from someone educated in UK schools... For being so smug, your reading comprehension and/or logic is rather flawed. When one says "desktop" in reference to computers, that means, in common usage, the home/consumer desktop, not all desktop computers in all environments. I believe the GP was trying to make a joke, but even if he weren't, it's your own damn fault for using ambiguous terminology. Just because you're following the technicalities of the language doesn't mean you're communicating well, you also have to consider how the language is used in actual practice.
Yeah, that's the rose-tinted spectacles talking. I don't know what the quality of games on the Amiga was like, but my gaming memory stretches back to the NES, and the overall quality of games hasn't really changed since then. There are some great ones, some ok ones, some awful ones. 10 years from now, people won't remember the crappy games of today, they'll just remember the good ones... and say how the games of 2007 were so much better than the games of 2017, and how gaming is going downhill.
Plenty of good games out there, just ignore the bad ones.
And why the hell, exactly, did you post this, which is sure to draw the sort of post you named? It's idiotic to say "now people will post this", because you practically guarantee that they'll do so, when they may not have if you hadn't spurred them into posting about it.
Jeez, your post is practically the definition of flamebait, as all it accomplishes is to stir up controversy.
The hell they do. The iPhone is a case in point, profit is clearly more important to them than having a truly awesome product, or else they wouldn't restrict it to AT&T. Their product would be better for it. Presumably AT&T has subsidized the iPhone to get the exclusivity (otherwise there'd be no incentive), thus we have Apple putting profits ahead of making an awesome product.
If your phone gets bricked by an Apple update after you've unlocked it, then it's entirely you fault. No-one else's. Not if, as people have claimed, Apple deliberately caused the update to do that. This would be difficult to prove, but I really don't put it past Apple, so it's possible. If Apple deliberately bricked people's phones, they should pay.
In addition, I hope this suit goes through even IF Apple didn't deliberately brick people's phones, as it could help move the cause of mandated unlocking forward.
You've learned valuable lesson here - don't mess with things you don't understand. You immediately voided your warranty, again something you were fully aware that you'd be doing As someone else pointed out, the warranty should not be void for all things because you messed with the software. If the solder on the circuit board turns to dust, that's poor workmanship, has nothing to do with the software, and should be covered regardless of any software modifications you've made.
but MOST of us don't care that it is tethered to AT&T Keeping a market competitive is something anyone should care about. Now, the iPhone hardly represents a majority of cell phones available, so it doesn't matter that it's AT&T-only, there's no monopoly here. However, if it were to become that way (I realize this is far-fetched, just suppose), then there would be a real problem going on. Anyone and everyone should want their market to be competitive, if you don't care, you're the fool.
Can't teach history from any kind of personal viewpoint While I think the rest of your post is quite valid, this sticks out at me. Why do you think we should teach history from any personal viewpoint? In my opinion, the point of history is to learn, as accurately as possible, what did actually happen, not what one side's version. I realize that in practice, that's an unattainable ideal, but still an ideal I think we should strive towards.
When was the last time you did a full install from scratch, as the previous poster specified? Why does everyone assume that I've only installed from OEM discs? The last time was probably a year or so ago, when I installed XP on this machine. Before then, I used to work at a computer shop, and did full installs from scratch all the damn time.
And if you said what you said about most other countries, you'd probably get modded flamebait. Double standards are lame.
I honestly don't know if I find the joke funny or offensive, but I do think that the same standard should be applied to all jokes in that vein. Then again, double standards for what people say are a problem of society in general, not just slashdot moderation.
I never claimed such a thing, you're putting words in my mouth. I claim that if your present-day needs fill enough of your time, future needs are rendered rather irrelevant, unless you're an exceptionally forward-thinking individual. It doesn't matter, after all, if your children get a good education if they starve.
I've seen a lot of arguments to this effect, and I have yet to be convinced that this program will make any sort of real difference in people's lives. I certainly know that if I suddenly found myself short on money, and forced to eke out a meager existence, I wouldn't give a computer a moment's thought, except that maybe I could sell it to someone, and buy food with it. A desire to help people in need is extremely admirable, but I think the methodology is nothing short of idiotic and useless, and will not produce any real results.
The only reasons people want this stuff (new technology) both in 1st worlds and 3rd, is that these people get the emotions they want in society when they have them. Expensive do-dads are signals of status and status gets you laid, it gets you security through a job, it gives (sort of) some access to learning, and from ones job, it gets you food and a safe place to live. While I agree that people who are struggling for survival are going to have bigger priorities, it is entirely possible to like the things you listed for their own sake. I like my nice computer, for example. It's never gotten me laid (and almost certainly never will, if anything it hurts my ability to get laid, a la nerd stereotypes), I don't care if other people know I have it, and it certainly hasn't helped me learn or get me a job. In short, it provides me with none of the basic needs you listed there, yet I still like it. I like it because I like technology, and it interests me, not because of some nonsense that it makes me feel more loved or accepted.
no one is that into one company's products over another's without getting a little something from that company. You haven't met the right Apple users if you believe that.
And I've installed a lot of XP machines in my day as well, from a virgin disc (ie, the OEM disc you get off Newegg, with no extra drivers on it). My experience is the complete opposite of yours. The percentage of drivers not on the disc is quite small.
In reality, there's absolutely no way to tell who's right here. All either of us has is personal experience, which can't settle a dispute like this.
Installing an new XP from a shrink box is a long complex process That's bull, it's a long and easy process. It takes 30-60 minutes, but it's smooth as butter apart from that. Odds are, you're going to have most of your drivers on the OS disc, if not all, and the few you do have are easy to replace, unless you're missing a network driver. Windows Update is usually decent at picking up those last couple of drivers that weren't on the disc.
You could limit your list to the last one and you'd still be fine. I use IE, always have (minus a brief stint with Firefox just to try it, which I was unsatisfied with), and I have had exactly one instance of spyware infesting my computer. That instance was because I was stupid enough to just blindly go to a keygen site that a friend told me to go to. Firefox, AV, none of that is necessary to keep a machine relatively secure. All you need is a brain.
Of course, I'm not recommending that users don't run AV or firewalls (although I do recommend you use the browser you like using, not the one which is touted as more secure, whether that be IE, Firefox, or any other), as they are a good idea. I'm just saying that stupidity accounts for the vast majority of all computer trouble I've seen.
No, I'll continue believing old information until someone brings new information to my attention. The poster I replied to obviously didn't know for sure, so I told him what I knew. Additionally, since I don't give a damn (I'm not using the HDMI port which I do have), I don't feel the need to research it.
Additionally, it gives developers a good idea as to what the included libraries are actually doing so as to know how much faith to put in the library. Hypothetically, one should be able to trust a library to do what it says, but in practice, I'm not so that it is always the case. If you don't trust Microsoft to give you a library which does what it says, you shouldn't trust them to provide you with the actual, unabridged source for that library.
Both Halo 3 and Heavenly Sword are just fine in terms of length. Heavenly Sword, for that matter, is even better than Halo 3, because it doesn't have a level like the High Charity level. I'll take a shorter, but amazingly fun, game any day of the week, thank you very much.
While I don't mind Fel Reavers, I did find the devilsaurs highly annoying. If you had your camera turned the wrong way, you'd better hope that you don't get dazed while you're running, because you're done for. They were rather cheap. Fel Reavers, on the other hand, give you a lot of advance notice, if you're paying any attention.
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Plenty of good games out there, just ignore the bad ones.
Jeez, your post is practically the definition of flamebait, as all it accomplishes is to stir up controversy.
The hell they do. The iPhone is a case in point, profit is clearly more important to them than having a truly awesome product, or else they wouldn't restrict it to AT&T. Their product would be better for it. Presumably AT&T has subsidized the iPhone to get the exclusivity (otherwise there'd be no incentive), thus we have Apple putting profits ahead of making an awesome product.
In addition, I hope this suit goes through even IF Apple didn't deliberately brick people's phones, as it could help move the cause of mandated unlocking forward.
You've learned valuable lesson here - don't mess with things you don't understand. You immediately voided your warranty, again something you were fully aware that you'd be doing As someone else pointed out, the warranty should not be void for all things because you messed with the software. If the solder on the circuit board turns to dust, that's poor workmanship, has nothing to do with the software, and should be covered regardless of any software modifications you've made.I honestly don't know if I find the joke funny or offensive, but I do think that the same standard should be applied to all jokes in that vein. Then again, double standards for what people say are a problem of society in general, not just slashdot moderation.
We require more vespene gas, not minerals or energy, dammit!
I never claimed such a thing, you're putting words in my mouth. I claim that if your present-day needs fill enough of your time, future needs are rendered rather irrelevant, unless you're an exceptionally forward-thinking individual. It doesn't matter, after all, if your children get a good education if they starve.
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I've seen a lot of arguments to this effect, and I have yet to be convinced that this program will make any sort of real difference in people's lives. I certainly know that if I suddenly found myself short on money, and forced to eke out a meager existence, I wouldn't give a computer a moment's thought, except that maybe I could sell it to someone, and buy food with it. A desire to help people in need is extremely admirable, but I think the methodology is nothing short of idiotic and useless, and will not produce any real results.
You can watch Blu-Ray movies with component.
Odd, I distinctly recall paying $20-$25 for Blu-Ray movies at Wal-Mart. Still not far off from the $15-20 that was originally cited for regular DVDs.
In reality, there's absolutely no way to tell who's right here. All either of us has is personal experience, which can't settle a dispute like this.
Of course, I'm not recommending that users don't run AV or firewalls (although I do recommend you use the browser you like using, not the one which is touted as more secure, whether that be IE, Firefox, or any other), as they are a good idea. I'm just saying that stupidity accounts for the vast majority of all computer trouble I've seen.
Don't make this personal, why don't ya.
Both Halo 3 and Heavenly Sword are just fine in terms of length. Heavenly Sword, for that matter, is even better than Halo 3, because it doesn't have a level like the High Charity level. I'll take a shorter, but amazingly fun, game any day of the week, thank you very much.
While I don't mind Fel Reavers, I did find the devilsaurs highly annoying. If you had your camera turned the wrong way, you'd better hope that you don't get dazed while you're running, because you're done for. They were rather cheap. Fel Reavers, on the other hand, give you a lot of advance notice, if you're paying any attention.