(I'd recommend FreeBSD over Linux myself, but that's not the point; the point is that you're pretending to be "honest and knockin zealots down a peg", when you're just setting up straw men.)
"I predict Duke Nukem Forever will be a launch title for the Nintendo Game Qubit."
Wow. Not many people can burn Nintendo and Id Software at the same time about their legendary delays. Kudos.:)
Has it been so long that you've forgotten who makes the Duke games?
(Well, "makes" might be a bit of a stretch, but...)
anyway, Duke Nukem Forever is by 3D Realms, formerly Apogee. id doesn't make Duke, never has. Actually, id doesn't really make games at all, they make things that pretend to be games, but are basically just showcasing the engine so that other people can make games.
Why this is in a discussion about quantum computing, I'm not sure.:)
so many Linux users getting bent out of shape that "FreeBSD users are insulting Linux" or some shit.
I didn't read any "insulting Linux" comments in the article.. maybe some things addressing shortcomings of Linux, but nothing that would really be "insulting".
Just let us use our OS in peace. Everyone seems to hate it when Windows users say things like "Linux? Why would you use THAT?", but it's somehow okay to say the same thing to *BSD users?
In some ways I agree with you; certainly Linux distros have a lot of patches released for them.
However, I've seen several posts by you in this article, and all of them are basically you being an asshole. I've decided to be more proactive in use of my Slashdot foes list, so, on you go.
That's interesting that you say you like IE over Moz.. while I do use Windows most of the time (FreeBSD the rest of the time; I never got into Linux much), I can't stand IE. It's to the point where I keep a copy of Firebird on my USB drive so I can quickly copy it to another computer I happen to be using, because IE is just so clunky and horrible to use. IMNSHO, of course.:)
As for Office being better than WP, have you tried OpenOffice? Recently? It's been good for awhile, and still getting better. I haven't used WP since 5.1 for DOS, so I can't really comment on how well it works. But I had some bad experiences with MS Office a couple years ago, switched to OpenOffice, and haven't had any problems since then, with interoperability or anything else.
Upgrading Windows is definitely easy (when it works and doesn't break stuff, that is). It took me a long time to figure out how to upgrade FreeBSD successfully, and I never really did figure it out for Linux.
Basically, I rather like Windows 2000 and XP, they're very stable, and when you turn off all the extra flashy GUI shit, they're pretty nice to use. The main thing that keeps me from using FreeBSD as my main desktop system is hardware compatibility... I tried it for awhile, but everything always felt like it *sort of* worked, but not as well as it should be.
However, Windows is the only MS product I use. I can't stand IE, like I said before, and I have no problems with not using MS Office. I don't even have MS hardware (I've always liked Logitech's stuff better).
In other words, you have a vested interest, thus your complete lack of objectivity should not surprise me...
I don't work in the medical field, and I still say you're full of shit. Don't confuse objectivity or lack thereof with the fact that you're spouting off nonsense.
I used to play AlexMUD (I belive it was alexmud.stacken.kth.se:4000) many years ago. The original Diku MUD, so when people say that something's just a clone of other Dikus, they mean that it's a clone of Alex.
They rewrote a lot of it a couple years ago, getting rid of any remaining "stock" areas. I haven't played for awhile though. It was a very small pbase, but that meant you got to know pretty much everyone very well. I had a lot of fun on Alex and kind of miss it sometimes, but I don't have time anymore to get back into mudding.
Btw, where are all the usual jokes? "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Borg cubes?, "SCO has prior art", "CowboyNeal lives in my Borg cube", "In Soviet Russia Star Trek episodes watch you" etc etc.
Natalie Portman pours hot Borg cubes down my pants?
Sigh. Even if he does vote for telemarketers, he still can't be as bad as Jim Trafficant, our previous congressman, who is currently residing in federal prison.
Not that I voted for Strickland last time, but you can be damn sure I won't vote for him next time either.
...that more SUV driving, republican voting, steak eating, three-putting meatheads won't want to trust their leased pride and joy to some automated parking garage.
Well, then it should free up some space for all you Civic driving, Green voting, tofu eating, tree-hugging meatheads!
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You don't want the King of England to just walk in here and start pushing you around, do you? Huh?
damn straight. just look at Ireland.
Why would you be running Apache on a firewall?
(I'd recommend FreeBSD over Linux myself, but that's not the point; the point is that you're pretending to be "honest and knockin zealots down a peg", when you're just setting up straw men.)
"I predict Duke Nukem Forever will be a launch title for the Nintendo Game Qubit."
:)
:)
Wow. Not many people can burn Nintendo and Id Software at the same time about their legendary delays. Kudos.
Has it been so long that you've forgotten who makes the Duke games?
(Well, "makes" might be a bit of a stretch, but...)
anyway, Duke Nukem Forever is by 3D Realms, formerly Apogee. id doesn't make Duke, never has. Actually, id doesn't really make games at all, they make things that pretend to be games, but are basically just showcasing the engine so that other people can make games.
Why this is in a discussion about quantum computing, I'm not sure.
but, but, we have great computers filling our hallowed halls!
(we haven't heard of laptops yet)
- the priests
as in it could be in the... lips you kiss...
well, at least Slashdot will be safe then.
hey, i have Rush mp3s. :P the band, not the guy.
granted, i have most of the Rush CDs as well, and my slashdot username is from a Rush song, so i'm probably not a good sample.
and, hey, i don't trade those mp3s, so you're right after all.
poker, gin, bridge, magic are in there. RTFA.
> I don't live in the middle of nowhere either. (I'm in St. Louis, Missouri.)
Hilarious.
let me guess, anywhere that's not new york or california is the middle of nowhere.
*plonk*
um, because the ACLU *is* an extremely weasely organization?
not that the GOP isn't, of course, but don't go around acting like the ACLU isn't guilty, guilty, guilty.
Massachusetts is enlightened, imo.
The only state restrictions are...
You're forgetting the restrictions where you can't buy alcohol after 10pm on most days, and not on Sunday at all.
Enlightened my ass.
so many Linux users getting bent out of shape that "FreeBSD users are insulting Linux" or some shit.
I didn't read any "insulting Linux" comments in the article.. maybe some things addressing shortcomings of Linux, but nothing that would really be "insulting".
Just let us use our OS in peace. Everyone seems to hate it when Windows users say things like "Linux? Why would you use THAT?", but it's somehow okay to say the same thing to *BSD users?
In some ways I agree with you; certainly Linux distros have a lot of patches released for them.
However, I've seen several posts by you in this article, and all of them are basically you being an asshole. I've decided to be more proactive in use of my Slashdot foes list, so, on you go.
Or, in Usenet terms, *plonk*
Judging from your spelling, you've already had "you're" head kicked in.
That's about as valid as someone saying "I do not believe any intelligent user could choose a Chevy over a Ford.". i.e. you're just an idiotic fanboy.
Except that Chevys and Fords are basically interchangable, and IE and anything else are sure as hell not.
Nice troll, though. I fell for it.
Other countries use period instead of a comma to deliminate thousands. It means 130,000.
That whoosing noise is the joke flying over your head.
User Friendly has been going downhill for years.
That implies that it started out as funny.
That's interesting that you say you like IE over Moz.. while I do use Windows most of the time (FreeBSD the rest of the time; I never got into Linux much), I can't stand IE. It's to the point where I keep a copy of Firebird on my USB drive so I can quickly copy it to another computer I happen to be using, because IE is just so clunky and horrible to use. IMNSHO, of course. :)
As for Office being better than WP, have you tried OpenOffice? Recently? It's been good for awhile, and still getting better. I haven't used WP since 5.1 for DOS, so I can't really comment on how well it works. But I had some bad experiences with MS Office a couple years ago, switched to OpenOffice, and haven't had any problems since then, with interoperability or anything else.
Upgrading Windows is definitely easy (when it works and doesn't break stuff, that is). It took me a long time to figure out how to upgrade FreeBSD successfully, and I never really did figure it out for Linux.
Basically, I rather like Windows 2000 and XP, they're very stable, and when you turn off all the extra flashy GUI shit, they're pretty nice to use. The main thing that keeps me from using FreeBSD as my main desktop system is hardware compatibility... I tried it for awhile, but everything always felt like it *sort of* worked, but not as well as it should be.
However, Windows is the only MS product I use. I can't stand IE, like I said before, and I have no problems with not using MS Office. I don't even have MS hardware (I've always liked Logitech's stuff better).
My $0.02.
Whenever my lab partner does something good, I hit the props key. Sun machines are cool like that.
hahahahahaha, that's hilarious. hardest i've laughed for days.
maybe i need to get out more, but still.
I hoping for no radiohead because they suck. HTH. HAND.
My thoughts exactly.
Slashdot requires me to wait 20 seconds to post. It's been 17 seconds since I hit 'reply'.
if not creed is not music
must... resist.. sarcastic.. comment...
In other words, you have a vested interest, thus your complete lack of objectivity should not surprise me...
I don't work in the medical field, and I still say you're full of shit. Don't confuse objectivity or lack thereof with the fact that you're spouting off nonsense.
I used to play AlexMUD (I belive it was alexmud.stacken.kth.se:4000) many years ago. The original Diku MUD, so when people say that something's just a clone of other Dikus, they mean that it's a clone of Alex.
They rewrote a lot of it a couple years ago, getting rid of any remaining "stock" areas. I haven't played for awhile though. It was a very small pbase, but that meant you got to know pretty much everyone very well. I had a lot of fun on Alex and kind of miss it sometimes, but I don't have time anymore to get back into mudding.
Btw, where are all the usual jokes? "Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Borg cubes?, "SCO has prior art", "CowboyNeal lives in my Borg cube", "In Soviet Russia Star Trek episodes watch you" etc etc.
Natalie Portman pours hot Borg cubes down my pants?
Ted Strickland, D-Ohio
Sigh. Even if he does vote for telemarketers, he still can't be as bad as Jim Trafficant, our previous congressman, who is currently residing in federal prison.
Not that I voted for Strickland last time, but you can be damn sure I won't vote for him next time either.
...that more SUV driving, republican voting, steak eating, three-putting meatheads won't want to trust their leased pride and joy to some automated parking garage.
Well, then it should free up some space for all you Civic driving, Green voting, tofu eating, tree-hugging meatheads!