Look at all the Linux users who buy pre-built machines with Windows, because until recently, they lacked many alternatives short of building their own.
That's not just Soviet Russia my meme spouting friend. You raise a good point. Much of Microsoft's dominance is cemented by the fact there is no good alternative out there for many of the Joe User types who just want to use a computer to surf the internets.
You must remember, however, that while here in Amerika we do the spouting, in Soviet Russia memes spout you!
Based on the thin case, I'm guessing a Mac won't handle a drop that well (pure speculation: I've never tried!) I've dropped my 12" Powerbook G4 out of my car onto asphalt. It's still going strong, once I banged out the dings in the metal case. It also landed on the bottom corner of the battery, so the motherboard and HDD were spared a direct impact
I mean, it has already been determined that 42 is the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything, right?
The real question of inflation should be "Can the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything be expanded into the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Multiverse, and Everything?"
Perhaps it is tied to economic success,but I think it's more than that. Look at our collective attitude towards spyware and adware. yes, we abhor these things because they are giant security issues, but we also abhor them out of a spirit of "Get the frell out of my system! My system! Mine! It's none of your business what I'm doing with it. Out!" Look at a platform like Linux. People who know enough about how it works at the kernel level can actually re-write the kernel to better suit their aims, much as a Libertarian is free to use the resources at his disposal, without fear of reprisal from an oversight body.
If stability means it's dying. As I see it, the current Linux kernel does all that it needs to, and does it quite well. There is no need to upgrade it, because to do so would be an upgrade for upgrade's sake. Anyone in IT will tell you that to upgrade simply for the sake of upgrading is stupid, and will lead to a multitude of problems. The only reason that the Linux kernel would need a version 3.x is because of a fundamentally new hardware technology. Currently, software is driving hardware development; games are written requiring advanced graphics cards. In the 90's, hardware drove software development; chip makers like Intel put out a new processor, and then software was written to take advantage of the advancements of the new chip.
Even advancements in multi-core technology would not require a 3.x series kernel (unless I'm mistaken in my belief that the 2.6.x series supports multi-core CPU's), simply because once you cam make a dual-core CPU functional with the kernel, expanding that functionality to 4, 8, or even 64 cores is simply an expanding of the current code. And even if the current kernel does not support multi-core CPU's, that would be more of a 2.8.x series, rather than an entirely new kernel version.
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That's not just Soviet Russia my meme spouting friend. You raise a good point. Much of Microsoft's dominance is cemented by the fact there is no good alternative out there for many of the Joe User types who just want to use a computer to surf the internets.
You must remember, however, that while here in Amerika we do the spouting, in Soviet Russia memes spout you!
Jesus frags you.
...can I hack it into a working phone, and then connect it to AT&T....? ... and more importantly, can it run Linux?I've dropped my 12" Powerbook G4 out of my car onto asphalt. It's still going strong, once I banged out the dings in the metal case. It also landed on the bottom corner of the battery, so the motherboard and HDD were spared a direct impact
Good plan. Without Kirk's nuts, the Enterprise would not function.
people used to say the same thing about 64k.
I mean, it has already been determined that 42 is the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything, right? The real question of inflation should be "Can the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything be expanded into the Ultimate Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Multiverse, and Everything?"
Who says OOXML is a superb standard? Our own Miguel, of course: http://groups.google.com/group/tiraniaorg-blog-com ments/browse_thread/thread/2a07b8b50038d8c8/2429b3 3859cf05c0?fwc=1
However, I have not yet heard from Miguel why all the corruption is needed to speed up a "superb standard"?,
more kool-aid?
I, for one, welcome our new IBM overlords.
Read somewhere that "Zen is total bullshit. When you realize that fact, you have mastered Zen."
Perhaps it is tied to economic success,but I think it's more than that. Look at our collective attitude towards spyware and adware. yes, we abhor these things because they are giant security issues, but we also abhor them out of a spirit of "Get the frell out of my system! My system! Mine! It's none of your business what I'm doing with it. Out!" Look at a platform like Linux. People who know enough about how it works at the kernel level can actually re-write the kernel to better suit their aims, much as a Libertarian is free to use the resources at his disposal, without fear of reprisal from an oversight body.
Ubuntu KGB- Linux for the Mother Russia!
I would laugh at Ubuntu Killer Kronic, though.
huh?
Nothing to look at people, move along now...
If stability means it's dying. As I see it, the current Linux kernel does all that it needs to, and does it quite well. There is no need to upgrade it, because to do so would be an upgrade for upgrade's sake. Anyone in IT will tell you that to upgrade simply for the sake of upgrading is stupid, and will lead to a multitude of problems. The only reason that the Linux kernel would need a version 3.x is because of a fundamentally new hardware technology. Currently, software is driving hardware development; games are written requiring advanced graphics cards. In the 90's, hardware drove software development; chip makers like Intel put out a new processor, and then software was written to take advantage of the advancements of the new chip.
Even advancements in multi-core technology would not require a 3.x series kernel (unless I'm mistaken in my belief that the 2.6.x series supports multi-core CPU's), simply because once you cam make a dual-core CPU functional with the kernel, expanding that functionality to 4, 8, or even 64 cores is simply an expanding of the current code. And even if the current kernel does not support multi-core CPU's, that would be more of a 2.8.x series, rather than an entirely new kernel version.
I, for one, welcome our shotgun-wielding, blue-print reading, monocle-wearing overlords....
Personally, I plan on waiting for Halo 3 SP1.
"Hi. My internet connection's shot. It's just not working."
"I need internets for my bunghole!"