So they're of the "our kind of freedom whether you like it or not" school of libertarianism. Can't say I'm surprised given that their plan was always to coopt the NH state government.
The Windows 7 shell is good. The only Linux GUI to rival it, IMO, was Ubuntu between 8.04 to 10.04.
I've been a Linux weenie since 1999 (Debian from '99 to '05, Ubuntu from '05 to '12, now Mint) but in the past couple years I've been spending less and less time booted to Linux, with more time spent running Win7 and having various Linux distros in VMs or sshing into my file/media server. I'd really like it if Compiz would integrate into MATE as cleanly as it did a few years ago with GNOME 2, because stuff like live preview is just wonderful.
Another reason is goddamn PulseAudio. My sound generally Just Works in Windows but stuff kept breaking in new and exciting ways after each new release of Ubuntu.
Last is the video driver stack. Multi monitors also Just Work in Windows, and to be fair Linux distros have made big strides here, but it can still be a huge pain if you've got dissimilar GPUs and multiple monitors.
I miss having a good package manager with dependency resolution, and Cygwin just isn't the same as the Linux terminal environment. If I was still childless (kids take up gobs of time I could use to tweak things) and didn't have as big a Steam habit as I do, I might still be using Linux daily despite those gotchas.
It comes down to expectations. Nobody expects that a Prius at WOT will scoot as fast as a V-6 Mustang. However older people will expect a fuel-sipping car like a Prius to accelerate like... well, like a 3-cylinder Geo Metro or an early '80s General Motors diesel sedan.
They actually try the Prius and rather than taking 25 seconds to work up to highway speed it's right up there, hence somewhat hyperbolic comparisons to a much faster car.
Absolutely. Opera 3.6 was outstandingly good in its day, fast, small, and did a pretty good job rendering most sites; it was ridiculously better than Nutscrape 4 and Intestinal Expander 4. I was disappointed that v4 concentrated on developing a mail client instead of further improving the browser and v5 on internationalization.
That's actually still simple to deal with if you prepare right.
What I do with unpackaged s/w is manage it with GNU Stow. I've got a directory/usr/local/stow, and if I want to compile foo v2.05 I'll extract its source, say "./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/foo-2.05 && sudo make install", then "cd/usr/local/stow" and "sudo stow foo-2.05". Now I've got the program installed into the stow folder but with symlinks to/usr/local/bin and elsewhere in the/usr/local hierarchy.
You have to use a separate partition mounted to/usr/local to make sure this doesn't get blown away by a distro's installer, of course.
LMDE's problem so far IMO is its infrequent updates for anything but web browsers. Usually you wait several months in between updates for anything else, no matter if it's got a known security hole or not.
Logically we should keep copies of each copy of each copy, then.:roll:
Seriously, though, you should have more than one backup/anyway/ given how quick, cheap and easy it is these days. Thank Hastur I don't have to use 40-odd 1.44MB floppies to back up a hard drive anymore like I did in the mid '90s.
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IT'S OKAY THAT WE DO IT BECAUSE THOSE OTHER PEOPLE DO SOMETHING SORT OF LIKE THAT.
Does "two wrongs make a right" work in Conservatania? You'd think it does on account of that giant chip on your collective shoulder.
So they're of the "our kind of freedom whether you like it or not" school of libertarianism. Can't say I'm surprised given that their plan was always to coopt the NH state government.
Prisoner's Dilemma, that's why.
The Windows 7 shell is good. The only Linux GUI to rival it, IMO, was Ubuntu between 8.04 to 10.04.
I've been a Linux weenie since 1999 (Debian from '99 to '05, Ubuntu from '05 to '12, now Mint) but in the past couple years I've been spending less and less time booted to Linux, with more time spent running Win7 and having various Linux distros in VMs or sshing into my file/media server. I'd really like it if Compiz would integrate into MATE as cleanly as it did a few years ago with GNOME 2, because stuff like live preview is just wonderful.
Another reason is goddamn PulseAudio. My sound generally Just Works in Windows but stuff kept breaking in new and exciting ways after each new release of Ubuntu.
Last is the video driver stack. Multi monitors also Just Work in Windows, and to be fair Linux distros have made big strides here, but it can still be a huge pain if you've got dissimilar GPUs and multiple monitors.
I miss having a good package manager with dependency resolution, and Cygwin just isn't the same as the Linux terminal environment. If I was still childless (kids take up gobs of time I could use to tweak things) and didn't have as big a Steam habit as I do, I might still be using Linux daily despite those gotchas.
Hmm... the Defenestration of Prague started the wars, and defenestration involves being pushed through a window... C# started it!
No Stuxnet on your watch.
Post your XFCE config?
Clearly he's never been called an impressive fuck.
Perhaps you should stop immediately assuming malice. That's a rather childish outlook on life.
You don't know his motivations, you're making an assumption.
I was able to finish ET as well, but not every time. I used to be able to hack Haunted House too, but I can't do either of them anymore.
My current favorite 2600 game is Seaquest.
...I don't think the guy who responded to me was the racist dipshit.
You could at least have the stones to not post as an AC if you're going to say something like that.
It comes down to expectations. Nobody expects that a Prius at WOT will scoot as fast as a V-6 Mustang. However older people will expect a fuel-sipping car like a Prius to accelerate like... well, like a 3-cylinder Geo Metro or an early '80s General Motors diesel sedan.
They actually try the Prius and rather than taking 25 seconds to work up to highway speed it's right up there, hence somewhat hyperbolic comparisons to a much faster car.
I think he's making an oblique reference to the Tartar/Tatar peoples and how they live on the steppe.
It's a big stretch to call Unknown Lamer a journalist.
Absolutely. Opera 3.6 was outstandingly good in its day, fast, small, and did a pretty good job rendering most sites; it was ridiculously better than Nutscrape 4 and Intestinal Expander 4. I was disappointed that v4 concentrated on developing a mail client instead of further improving the browser and v5 on internationalization.
The next logical step is a driverless taxi.
"dumbfuck libertarian" is redundant. HTH.
I'm sure you could find an i740-powered card on eBay for $5.
The correct term is "pedantry". :P
That's actually still simple to deal with if you prepare right.
What I do with unpackaged s/w is manage it with GNU Stow. I've got a directory /usr/local/stow, and if I want to compile foo v2.05 I'll extract its source, say "./configure --prefix=/usr/local/stow/foo-2.05 && sudo make install", then "cd /usr/local/stow" and "sudo stow foo-2.05". Now I've got the program installed into the stow folder but with symlinks to /usr/local/bin and elsewhere in the /usr/local hierarchy.
You have to use a separate partition mounted to /usr/local to make sure this doesn't get blown away by a distro's installer, of course.
LMDE's problem so far IMO is its infrequent updates for anything but web browsers. Usually you wait several months in between updates for anything else, no matter if it's got a known security hole or not.
Logically we should keep copies of each copy of each copy, then. :roll:
Seriously, though, you should have more than one backup /anyway/ given how quick, cheap and easy it is these days. Thank Hastur I don't have to use 40-odd 1.44MB floppies to back up a hard drive anymore like I did in the mid '90s.
Slashcode ate that second code invocation, sorry.
sudo dpkg --set-selections [lessthan_sign] selections