Aaaaannnd.... there it is! I was about to write a post saying that I wonder how someone would try to turn this into an apropos-of-nothing, Microsoft-bashing event.
I'll admit, I cannot bring myself to actually read this article! Given the "opt-out" nature of Facebook's information pilfering, I cannot even fathom having it integrated directly into my phone. Having said that, people will line up in droves to be the first to try it out.
Linux being free would not affect poor college students either way, as everyone buys a computer with an OS already installed. Most people just use whatever their machine came with.
Fsck iTunes. Amazon's mp3s, in addition to being DRM-free, are all encoded at 256kbps or higher, and none cost more than 99 cents. Many are even 89 cents.
You are not very bright, are you?
When you steal copyrighted material, you are stealing, regardless of your pathetic stale nonsense about no theft taking place due to the author not being deprived of the original.
You have no business taking something you are not entitled to. You try creating something, get your "facts" straight, then reply to me with your vacuous nonsense. Which is why you need to be modded an insipid moron.
It's "trolling" to point out the truth? Apparently I've struck a nerve with the software thieves who use pseudo-ideological foolishness to stave off their cognitive dissonance as it applies to stealing.
It is still easier to double click an.exe in Windows than it is to install from the command line. Also, there are many users out there who would not know how to install software from the terminal.
By the way, I should have just said I disagreed in my earlier comment, rather than calling your opinions "ridiculous"; I apologize for that.
Very true. Now I hate the French as much as the next Briton, but I feel the American accusation of cowardice during the Second World War is resting on pretty thin ice.
"Surrendering? That's inexcusable! What you want to do is refuse to help for several years even though your supposed friends are getting killed in the millions. Then, if attacked, join the war and pretend that it couldn't have been won without you and that you're so selfless for coming to their aid. Ensure that you become a superpower in the process and enjoy sixty years of fucking over the rest of the world!"
It's a good thing that Britain never imposed their will over the world, for a couple centuries...
As for WWII, it's not like Britain sat there with the US and agreed to give up Poland to the Soviets while also carving up Germany...
The amount of true remorse that a defendant feels and expresses can and should be used when determining sentencing. It's called a 'mitigating circumstance.'
That is not insightful. "Remorse" after the fact should not affect things at all.
You try almost getting killed by a drunk, as my family and I nearly were, then see if you still believe in mitigating circumstance.
All right. How about this: mandatory death sentence - Texas style, not California - for anyone convicted of drunk driving.
Happy, now?
Any fucktard that drives drunk deserves - at the very least - a serious asskickin'.
I've been saying the same thing for a while. It's too bad our "legal system" doesn't take drunk driving seriously. Look at all these idiots out there with 10 DUI's.
My wife, stepson (5 years old at the time), and I were hit by a drunk a few years ago, and nothing was done to him, he got a few month's house arrest and paid the court a $200 fine.
My wife is a pro-photographer and takes like, 500+ images per job, and, we had the $3000 dual G5 Mac and Aperature and Aperature yakked and we lost a year of work because Aperature's doesn't generate unique filenames for its images across subdirectories and when you export it overlays them...
Since then, she's switched to a WinPC and Lightroom, and Lightroom is both stable for her, and reliable and does more and she will never touch a Mac again. The moral of the story is that Adobe Lightroom is the real target, not Aperature... even the feature sets of Lightroom have her not missing her Mac...
Finally! A story on/. about someone switching to Windows from Mac.
I LIKE IT that less and less features are tied into the command line. It's a lot easier for me to use a computer via GUI then via obscure command line commands. I run Ubuntu on two different computers at home, 3D acceleration, COMPIZ, WINE, all work extremely well. And I didn't have to use the command line to set any of them up. The average person who uses a computer (Example: My Mother) can now use Ubuntu, because the average person depends on a GUI instead of memorization of a bunch of command line commands. Most people don't CARE what Operating System they are using, as long as it is simple, as long as the UI is friendly. Look at OS X. It's rather user friendly. Linux is heading the same way, while Vista.... well, it's Vista.;)
That is just silly. How are OS X or Ubuntu more user friendly than Vista? I know it's popular to bash Vista here, but how is it any harder to use. Is there a more enlightened way to click on icons in those OS'es?
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Aaaaannnd.... there it is! I was about to write a post saying that I wonder how someone would try to turn this into an apropos-of-nothing, Microsoft-bashing event.
That reminded me of this episode of Century City. http://www.hulu.com/watch/78162/century-city-to-know-her
I'll admit, I cannot bring myself to actually read this article! Given the "opt-out" nature of Facebook's information pilfering, I cannot even fathom having it integrated directly into my phone. Having said that, people will line up in droves to be the first to try it out.
Here's another location where you can find it, in addition to news from numerous other countries. http://wwitv.com/portal.htm
I used to hang out in Common Grounds back in '97. Nostalgia++.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SteadyState
Linux being free would not affect poor college students either way, as everyone buys a computer with an OS already installed. Most people just use whatever their machine came with.
Fsck iTunes. Amazon's mp3s, in addition to being DRM-free, are all encoded at 256kbps or higher, and none cost more than 99 cents. Many are even 89 cents.
You are not very bright, are you? When you steal copyrighted material, you are stealing, regardless of your pathetic stale nonsense about no theft taking place due to the author not being deprived of the original. You have no business taking something you are not entitled to. You try creating something, get your "facts" straight, then reply to me with your vacuous nonsense. Which is why you need to be modded an insipid moron.
That goes along with the mantra of Linux, as LinuxHater pointed out: if something doesn't work in Linux, convince yourself you don't need it.
Sounds like Apple's "If the feature dosent exist it isn't worth having"
I agree. I find Linux zealots and Mac hipsters almost equally annoying.
It is not the author's responsibility to provide him with productivity that he isn't paying for.
It's "trolling" to point out the truth? Apparently I've struck a nerve with the software thieves who use pseudo-ideological foolishness to stave off their cognitive dissonance as it applies to stealing.
Visual Studio.net 2003 Professional
Visual Studio 2005
Microsoft Expression
Windows Vista Business
Windows XP Professional w SP2
Windows XP Pro
and some other things I don't recall at the moment.
Theft is theft. No ambiguity there.
It is still easier to double click an .exe in Windows than it is to install from the command line. Also, there are many users out there who would not know how to install software from the terminal.
By the way, I should have just said I disagreed in my earlier comment, rather than calling your opinions "ridiculous"; I apologize for that.
That goes along with the mantra of Linux, as LinuxHater pointed out: if something doesn't work in Linux, convince yourself you don't need it.
"I would love to give up XP, but linux can't run the video editing software that I need and games that I want."
There's a huge different between "can't run" and "isn't available for".
They both achieve the same result.
Ridiculous.
Also ridiculous. Windows, like it or not, is ~ 92% of the OS market.
That was without a doubt, the most creative thing I've read on Slashdot!
Very true. Now I hate the French as much as the next Briton, but I feel the American accusation of cowardice during the Second World War is resting on pretty thin ice.
"Surrendering? That's inexcusable! What you want to do is refuse to help for several years even though your supposed friends are getting killed in the millions. Then, if attacked, join the war and pretend that it couldn't have been won without you and that you're so selfless for coming to their aid. Ensure that you become a superpower in the process and enjoy sixty years of fucking over the rest of the world!"
It's a good thing that Britain never imposed their will over the world, for a couple centuries... As for WWII, it's not like Britain sat there with the US and agreed to give up Poland to the Soviets while also carving up Germany...
The amount of true remorse that a defendant feels and expresses can and should be used when determining sentencing. It's called a 'mitigating circumstance.'
That is not insightful. "Remorse" after the fact should not affect things at all. You try almost getting killed by a drunk, as my family and I nearly were, then see if you still believe in mitigating circumstance.
All right. How about this: mandatory death sentence - Texas style, not California - for anyone convicted of drunk driving.
Happy, now?
Any fucktard that drives drunk deserves - at the very least - a serious asskickin'.
I've been saying the same thing for a while. It's too bad our "legal system" doesn't take drunk driving seriously. Look at all these idiots out there with 10 DUI's. My wife, stepson (5 years old at the time), and I were hit by a drunk a few years ago, and nothing was done to him, he got a few month's house arrest and paid the court a $200 fine.
My wife is a pro-photographer and takes like, 500+ images per job, and, we had the $3000 dual G5 Mac and Aperature and Aperature yakked and we lost a year of work because Aperature's doesn't generate unique filenames for its images across subdirectories and when you export it overlays them...
Since then, she's switched to a WinPC and Lightroom, and Lightroom is both stable for her, and reliable and does more and she will never touch a Mac again. The moral of the story is that Adobe Lightroom is the real target, not Aperature... even the feature sets of Lightroom have her not missing her Mac...
Finally! A story on /. about someone switching to Windows from Mac.
I LIKE IT that less and less features are tied into the command line. It's a lot easier for me to use a computer via GUI then via obscure command line commands. I run Ubuntu on two different computers at home, 3D acceleration, COMPIZ, WINE, all work extremely well. And I didn't have to use the command line to set any of them up. The average person who uses a computer (Example: My Mother) can now use Ubuntu, because the average person depends on a GUI instead of memorization of a bunch of command line commands. Most people don't CARE what Operating System they are using, as long as it is simple, as long as the UI is friendly. Look at OS X. It's rather user friendly. Linux is heading the same way, while Vista.... well, it's Vista. ;)
That is just silly. How are OS X or Ubuntu more user friendly than Vista? I know it's popular to bash Vista here, but how is it any harder to use. Is there a more enlightened way to click on icons in those OS'es?
Who the heck on /. still buys PCs from vendors?
So, how's that homemade laptop coming along?