Sounds more like Rantware to me. I love some of the commands in the "Why a new OS" section:
The most obvious questions: why new operating system? Isnâ(TM)t Linux enough? Of course, Linux is not enough. Being a clone of Unix, Linux conceptually is a dinosaur.
Linux, being inspired from the most stable, tried and tested operating system in history - Unix - isn't a bad thing. Hey, it works, right? And it has a GUI too!
Network friendly? No!
Network is an alien in todayâ(TM)s operating systems. Application which needs to use network must do most of the work by itself! Only file access is more or less seamlessly covered by OS so that application can work with remote files like with local ones. Remote object access is still not there (weâ(TM)re in the 21 century, arent we?) â" I mean, modern (huh?) operating systems do not offer such a service, application programmer has to use language-scpecific[SIC] mechanisms, like RMI in Java, or OS tools, but such tools still need programmers support and not portable across even most widely used OSes.
Wow, now they're flexing their muscles. Seriously, any OS isn't going to be an "End-All" to everyone's needs. Theres always going to be different needs, and there always going to be custom network code.
Simple? No.
How many kinds of name to object translation your operating system has among its APIs? One for files. One for network objects. One for drivers. One for devices. One for USB devices. One for fonts. One for link-time program elements (functions, labels, variables). One for users. One for IPC objects. You can give me ten more - just look in your include file directory.
Theyâ(TM)re all different! Why the hell getting object by name is not done in the same way for all of them? What âSystemâ(TM) in âoeOperating Systemâ term stands for? Should we better call them Operating Garbage?
Ahahaha, "Why the hell". Sounds like someone has the case of the Moooondays.
Communication friendly? No!
Todayâ(TM)s world is a world of cooperation. Nobody tries to do everything himself now. Everybody knows, that to be successful you have to do your part of the project well and use otherâ(TM)s solutions where possible. No one writes own display driver today (it was quite common ten years before, by the way), no one wants to solve whatâ(TM)s already solved. Frameworks, libraries, toolkits â" any program uses 10 to 100 times as more of 3rd party code, than has itâ(TM)s own.
Does âoemodernâ operating system help with that?
Oh, and I suppose you can do better job than the leading competitors. Graphics is big business, and non-OS companies are leading (like NVIDIA). If non-OS companies are leading, then how is your OS going to be an "End-All" solution?
Everything sounds like one big rant after another. Rantware anyone?
Soldier: I'm down, I need medic!
Remote Medic: Ok soldier, calm down, lets have a look
[snake moves around a bit]
RM: Private, i'm going to have to inspect your colon for any hidden terrorists.
Soldier: Wait, What?! Who are
RM: Just relax, we have everything under control *snicker*
Solder: Don't fuck with me! I'm already in a lot of AHHHH ITS RAPING MY ASS!!
RM: The more you relax your muscles the easier this will be *snicker snicker*
This is how the article read to me:
cockballs fuckshit windows lickass apple poopsperm paradigm groinsocket different
all in all, most obvious comparison ever; thanks for the information everyone already knows.
VirtualPC? I think thats a bit overkill for the average windows user.
If you do suspect that its a rootkit, try booting your PC with a Linux LiveCD and see how fast it runs. If it runs fine, then chances are you have an invasive rootkit. Then take LinuxGeek's advice and backup your data and reinstall.
Bioshock - Very beautiful and creative environments.
Far Cry 2 - Insanely beautiful - Insanely dynamic environment.
Fallout 3 - Can see miles into the distance.
Left 4 Dead - How many zombies can you fit on the screen?
Gears of War - Pretty...
Starcraft 2 -....Come on Blizzard, release it already!!!
But the Vita Chambers made it way too easy in BioShock. I had them enabled the first time through. I disabled them the second time through, and it made the game much more convincing, since all it takes to end the game is just one death, like in *gasp* real life. That made me become more cautious how I approached everything, and more appreciative of everything that Bioshock had to offer. The game became more more scary, exciting, and most of all, fun.
Peter: You ever watch that show Scrubs? Lois had it on the other night, and I was kinda fading in and out, you know. I was watching and wondering..... which one is the funny guy?
Everyone she knew, including law enforcement officials, her family and bank officials, told her to stop
I'm 99.9% positive that everyone who told her to stop would also have given her a story. What amazes me is that now she wants to tell her story. What makes her believe that other idiots will listen to her story if she didn't even listen? Seems like a lost cause to me.
Magnetic Tape media doesn't last very long; 10 years maximum for a corporation. Its good for disaster recover solutions for 5-10 years, but anything longer, than hard disc is the best solution.
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Urge to kill, rising.....
Soon there will be enough energy to power my Dual SLI GeForce 9800 GX2!
A White Whole?
The most obvious questions: why new operating system? Isnâ(TM)t Linux enough? Of course, Linux is not enough. Being a clone of Unix, Linux conceptually is a dinosaur.
Linux, being inspired from the most stable, tried and tested operating system in history - Unix - isn't a bad thing. Hey, it works, right? And it has a GUI too!
Network friendly? No!
Network is an alien in todayâ(TM)s operating systems. Application which needs to use network must do most of the work by itself! Only file access is more or less seamlessly covered by OS so that application can work with remote files like with local ones. Remote object access is still not there (weâ(TM)re in the 21 century, arent we?) â" I mean, modern (huh?) operating systems do not offer such a service, application programmer has to use language-scpecific[SIC] mechanisms, like RMI in Java, or OS tools, but such tools still need programmers support and not portable across even most widely used OSes.
Wow, now they're flexing their muscles. Seriously, any OS isn't going to be an "End-All" to everyone's needs. Theres always going to be different needs, and there always going to be custom network code.
Simple? No.
How many kinds of name to object translation your operating system has among its APIs? One for files. One for network objects. One for drivers. One for devices. One for USB devices. One for fonts. One for link-time program elements (functions, labels, variables). One for users. One for IPC objects. You can give me ten more - just look in your include file directory.
Theyâ(TM)re all different! Why the hell getting object by name is not done in the same way for all of them? What âSystemâ(TM) in âoeOperating Systemâ term stands for? Should we better call them Operating Garbage?
Ahahaha, "Why the hell". Sounds like someone has the case of the Moooondays.
Communication friendly? No!
Todayâ(TM)s world is a world of cooperation. Nobody tries to do everything himself now. Everybody knows, that to be successful you have to do your part of the project well and use otherâ(TM)s solutions where possible. No one writes own display driver today (it was quite common ten years before, by the way), no one wants to solve whatâ(TM)s already solved. Frameworks, libraries, toolkits â" any program uses 10 to 100 times as more of 3rd party code, than has itâ(TM)s own.
Does âoemodernâ operating system help with that?
Oh, and I suppose you can do better job than the leading competitors. Graphics is big business, and non-OS companies are leading (like NVIDIA). If non-OS companies are leading, then how is your OS going to be an "End-All" solution?
Everything sounds like one big rant after another. Rantware anyone?
I can seriously see someone abusing this:
Soldier: I'm down, I need medic!
Remote Medic: Ok soldier, calm down, lets have a look
[snake moves around a bit]
RM: Private, i'm going to have to inspect your colon for any hidden terrorists.
Soldier: Wait, What?! Who are
RM: Just relax, we have everything under control *snicker*
Solder: Don't fuck with me! I'm already in a lot of AHHHH ITS RAPING MY ASS!!
RM: The more you relax your muscles the easier this will be *snicker snicker*
Lets here it for the 1-of-3 slashdot females who actually post! I'm bookmarking this link...
why stop at trinary?! quintupinary is the future!!!!
An Internet Protocol address was eventually linked to Makwanaâ(TM)s company-issued laptop, Nye wrote. He was arrested Jan. 7.
The report is obviously not a techy. Its "IP Address"!
You just affected me with your +3 insight
This is how the article read to me: cockballs fuckshit windows lickass apple poopsperm paradigm groinsocket different all in all, most obvious comparison ever; thanks for the information everyone already knows.
VirtualPC? I think thats a bit overkill for the average windows user. If you do suspect that its a rootkit, try booting your PC with a Linux LiveCD and see how fast it runs. If it runs fine, then chances are you have an invasive rootkit. Then take LinuxGeek's advice and backup your data and reinstall.
zero-watt displays. RTFA
Ha Ha Ha, Noses on Towels.
"There coming tonight to steal my underpants, I just know it! URKK!"
Alright:
....Come on Blizzard, release it already!!!
Bioshock - Very beautiful and creative environments.
Far Cry 2 - Insanely beautiful - Insanely dynamic environment.
Fallout 3 - Can see miles into the distance.
Left 4 Dead - How many zombies can you fit on the screen?
Gears of War - Pretty...
Starcraft 2 -
Um, I can think of about 20 games from 2008 that looked as good, if not better, than Crysis, and that also runs faster.
640k is all anyone will ever need for SD cards.
But the Vita Chambers made it way too easy in BioShock. I had them enabled the first time through. I disabled them the second time through, and it made the game much more convincing, since all it takes to end the game is just one death, like in *gasp* real life. That made me become more cautious how I approached everything, and more appreciative of everything that Bioshock had to offer. The game became more more scary, exciting, and most of all, fun.
Peter: You ever watch that show Scrubs? Lois had it on the other night, and I was kinda fading in and out, you know. I was watching and wondering..... which one is the funny guy?
The fucked up METH-economic system gives them a motive.
There, fixed that for ya.
If that requires to involve Pauly Shore in any way, then please just leave it alone. KTHXBYE.
Or they could prevent users from taking work laptops home. Thats one of the easiest ways to get a corporation infected.
Everyone she knew, including law enforcement officials, her family and bank officials, told her to stop
I'm 99.9% positive that everyone who told her to stop would also have given her a story. What amazes me is that now she wants to tell her story. What makes her believe that other idiots will listen to her story if she didn't even listen? Seems like a lost cause to me.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that either you're eating your Pad Thai from the wrong places
There, fixed that for you.
Magnetic Tape media doesn't last very long; 10 years maximum for a corporation. Its good for disaster recover solutions for 5-10 years, but anything longer, than hard disc is the best solution.