So I RTFA...and it's one of the worst written ones I've read in a while. I'm not sure what the author is trying to prove, and his argument has no substance to it at all. I'd expect more from a 4th grader writing a term paper.
Apparently he's trying to say that Ubuntu is very popular for the casual Linux user. Ok, that's an easy call. But in his comparison with Debian, Fedora and Suse, he says Debian doesn't release fast enough, Fedora has "community relations issues" and "SuSE 10 was strong, 10.1 was not too impressive, and I have not had enough time to take their latest release for a solid test drive..."
Umm...well that's one hell of a comparison there.
"RPM Based Distros Are Simply Not Popular With Newer Users...they lack hand-holding for beginners."
Again...please tell me why users don't like RPM based distros. How do they lack hand-holding....especially with yum which in a lot of ways mimics apt-get.
Add on top of all that, it's in their "Reviews" section. This was a review of what? Random words on a page? Then it ends up on the Slashdot front page...funny.
I'd have to agree with that statement. I've gotten too used to the Slack way of doing things and really appreciate its simplicity and the fact that I can keep it nice and lightweight. Ubuntu / Fedora / Suse are all nice, but I find them way too bloated for my needs on the desktop and as a server. Slack as a server works best. Sure you'll have to compile a lot of packages from source, but that's the only way you can be sure the software is configured correctly for your needs.
For the most part I'd agree with the review. There isn't much of a story, but it works pretty well without one...you're a super-agent cleaning up crime. The game leaves it up to you to play the game anyway you want.
It's definitely addicting, as you gain your skills/abilities, you want to keep playing and max them all out.
The Halo 3 beta is just the icing on the cake. I probably wouldn't have bought Crackdown if I didn't actually enjoy playing the demo, $59.99 is too much to be able to play any beta for a month. The game is quite enjoyable, but I do wish there was a bit more to it. Once you play through it, level up to maximum ability and kill all the bosses, there isn't much incentive to go back and play through it more/again. I played through the whole game in about a week of me playing maybe 2 hours a day after work.
It's very addictive, until you finish the game, where there isn't much to bring you back in. I never tried the co-op but it didn't really seem to add much to the game IMO. In the end, it's worth a play if you want the Halo 3 beta and want a fun game with a similar style of GTA. Don't expect it to be the greatest, but it does what it does well, but not much more.
As a Sirius subscriber, I'm a bit worried what a merger, if approved, might bring. They mention a more a la carte selection of channels. I read this as "tiered" pricing. If I had to guess, it sounds like it will be more modeled after the pay-for-tv pricing...i.e. you get a basic package for x dollars, a premium packages for y dollars, oh and you want the sports package? thats an extra z dollars.
If it goes that route, I'm really going to have to reconsider if it is really worth it to me. Overall I've been happy with the Sirius service and choice of programming they've had. All for one price keeps it simple and affordable. Any changes to that, which are bound to happen in a merger like this, chances are the consumer loses.
and a persistent inability for Nintendo to keep units on the shelves has made it hard for gamers to sustain their enthusiasm for the system I would also thing that this is a good thing...in that there is a high demand so people are buying them up as fast as possible...but then I looked at my personal situation.
I've wanted to get a Wii since they were released, but didn't want to camp out or have to call around to dozens of stores daily. I just wanted to walk in and buy one. Well, I got tired of waiting for them to be readily available, so I ended up getting an Xbox 360 instead. Now, I'm not so quick to buy a Wii since I've sunk my console money budget into the 360 and am very happy with it.
I'll probably end up getting a Wii eventually, but not anytime soon, even if I could find one. So I guess they lost out on a sale with me...because if there was one on the shelves, I would have bought it. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a similar experience. At least I think...
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So I RTFA...and it's one of the worst written ones I've read in a while. I'm not sure what the author is trying to prove, and his argument has no substance to it at all. I'd expect more from a 4th grader writing a term paper.
...they lack hand-holding for beginners."
Again...please tell me why users don't like RPM based distros. How do they lack hand-holding....especially with yum which in a lot of ways mimics apt-get.
Apparently he's trying to say that Ubuntu is very popular for the casual Linux user. Ok, that's an easy call. But in his comparison with Debian, Fedora and Suse, he says Debian doesn't release fast enough, Fedora has "community relations issues" and "SuSE 10 was strong, 10.1 was not too impressive, and I have not had enough time to take their latest release for a solid test drive..."
Umm...well that's one hell of a comparison there.
"RPM Based Distros Are Simply Not Popular With Newer Users
Add on top of all that, it's in their "Reviews" section. This was a review of what? Random words on a page? Then it ends up on the Slashdot front page...funny.
For the most part I'd agree with the review. There isn't much of a story, but it works pretty well without one...you're a super-agent cleaning up crime. The game leaves it up to you to play the game anyway you want.
It's definitely addicting, as you gain your skills/abilities, you want to keep playing and max them all out.
The Halo 3 beta is just the icing on the cake. I probably wouldn't have bought Crackdown if I didn't actually enjoy playing the demo, $59.99 is too much to be able to play any beta for a month. The game is quite enjoyable, but I do wish there was a bit more to it. Once you play through it, level up to maximum ability and kill all the bosses, there isn't much incentive to go back and play through it more/again. I played through the whole game in about a week of me playing maybe 2 hours a day after work.
It's very addictive, until you finish the game, where there isn't much to bring you back in. I never tried the co-op but it didn't really seem to add much to the game IMO. In the end, it's worth a play if you want the Halo 3 beta and want a fun game with a similar style of GTA. Don't expect it to be the greatest, but it does what it does well, but not much more.
As a Sirius subscriber, I'm a bit worried what a merger, if approved, might bring. They mention a more a la carte selection of channels. I read this as "tiered" pricing. If I had to guess, it sounds like it will be more modeled after the pay-for-tv pricing...i.e. you get a basic package for x dollars, a premium packages for y dollars, oh and you want the sports package? thats an extra z dollars. If it goes that route, I'm really going to have to reconsider if it is really worth it to me. Overall I've been happy with the Sirius service and choice of programming they've had. All for one price keeps it simple and affordable. Any changes to that, which are bound to happen in a merger like this, chances are the consumer loses.
I've wanted to get a Wii since they were released, but didn't want to camp out or have to call around to dozens of stores daily. I just wanted to walk in and buy one. Well, I got tired of waiting for them to be readily available, so I ended up getting an Xbox 360 instead. Now, I'm not so quick to buy a Wii since I've sunk my console money budget into the 360 and am very happy with it.
I'll probably end up getting a Wii eventually, but not anytime soon, even if I could find one. So I guess they lost out on a sale with me...because if there was one on the shelves, I would have bought it. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a similar experience. At least I think...