It's interesting how you can suggest that NiN has a "sameness" and obviously have no clue what you're talking about.
Look at me. I don't like Hip Hop, but I am able to discern differences between different hip hop songs.
I don't like country, but I am able to discern how "Old Country" was pretty cool and new "Pop-Country" pretty much sucks donkey balls.
This is because I've actually LISTENED to some of these different songs, which you clearly have not. NIN has one of the greatest musical variances of any band in rock, and there is considerable disagreement between fans on what albums are good and what aren't. If you're going to base your opinion of NIN on two songs you barely even know, you don't deserve to criticize anyone.
Oh, and for the record, Johnny Cash's version of hurt was just louder and not really any better. Not any worse either. Just different. Remember that? Differences?
Only if by "vast majority" you mean "very vocal minority". The "vast majority" couldn't care less.
I agree that this is pretty fishy, but don't be ignorant.
Yes, Slashdot, we all know you like Ubuntu. Meanwhile, I still don't have a video driver. So I'll just stick with what works for the moment, thank you.
I wonder, if you seriously believe that IE7 is only a marginal improvement over IE6.
I mean, I'll concede that it isn't the best browser available. But my god, man.
I didn't insult anyone. Plenty of people in the world are trying to advocate a Linux desktop. So actually, Linux does, in fact, want me. So once they're competitive, I'll seriously consider it.
Microsoft seems to have their stuff together more than the slew of open-source developers who are trying to compete with them. The only completely functional program I've seen come out of OSS that is widely used would be Firefox.
OpenOffice.org is a joke. I used Office 2007 for a while before I used OO.o and they are not even close to the same level of functionality or sophistication (And I don't give two shits about ODF support; I want a word processor that is simple and intuitive, with visually pleasing formatting. Office 07 is, OO.o is not.) Oh sure, it works if you're a poor college student who can't afford a real office suite (MS07 Enterprise goes for $50 around here), but it's a pain in the ass.
As far as Linux goes... I only ask two things of an OS. 1.) Support for all my hardware (Not entirely the fault of the Distro, I know), 2.) To not ever have to use the command line unless I really want to. Windows does both of these things. If Linux wants me, it will have to meet those requirements.
Microsoft's problem isn't poor products. Their products are, for the most part, fantastic. If you actually stop and think about the huge variety of configurations Windows is compatible with, the fact that it works as well as it does right now is pretty amazing. The problem with Microsoft is all in its marketing.
I'm sure they exist, but more often than not they seem to end up on the losing side of edit-wars.
Wikipedia is a cesspool of biased elitist pseudojournalists with a twisted sense of what is or is not notable, factual, or reliable info. The few decent editors there don't seem to last very long.
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Oh no? So you really are just retarded?
It's interesting how you can suggest that NiN has a "sameness" and obviously have no clue what you're talking about.
Look at me. I don't like Hip Hop, but I am able to discern differences between different hip hop songs.
I don't like country, but I am able to discern how "Old Country" was pretty cool and new "Pop-Country" pretty much sucks donkey balls.
This is because I've actually LISTENED to some of these different songs, which you clearly have not. NIN has one of the greatest musical variances of any band in rock, and there is considerable disagreement between fans on what albums are good and what aren't. If you're going to base your opinion of NIN on two songs you barely even know, you don't deserve to criticize anyone.
Oh, and for the record, Johnny Cash's version of hurt was just louder and not really any better. Not any worse either. Just different. Remember that? Differences?
I'll have to inform my DX10 Vista system that it's supposed to be crashing....
Only if by "vast majority" you mean "very vocal minority". The "vast majority" couldn't care less. I agree that this is pretty fishy, but don't be ignorant.
All sales go down over time, of everything. Slashdot, please report real news.
Yes, Slashdot, we all know you like Ubuntu. Meanwhile, I still don't have a video driver. So I'll just stick with what works for the moment, thank you.
I wonder, if you seriously believe that IE7 is only a marginal improvement over IE6. I mean, I'll concede that it isn't the best browser available. But my god, man.
Strange. Vista sure doesn't feel like a world of hurt when I boot it up every day and go about my business.
I didn't insult anyone. Plenty of people in the world are trying to advocate a Linux desktop. So actually, Linux does, in fact, want me. So once they're competitive, I'll seriously consider it.
Microsoft seems to have their stuff together more than the slew of open-source developers who are trying to compete with them. The only completely functional program I've seen come out of OSS that is widely used would be Firefox. OpenOffice.org is a joke. I used Office 2007 for a while before I used OO.o and they are not even close to the same level of functionality or sophistication (And I don't give two shits about ODF support; I want a word processor that is simple and intuitive, with visually pleasing formatting. Office 07 is, OO.o is not.) Oh sure, it works if you're a poor college student who can't afford a real office suite (MS07 Enterprise goes for $50 around here), but it's a pain in the ass. As far as Linux goes... I only ask two things of an OS. 1.) Support for all my hardware (Not entirely the fault of the Distro, I know), 2.) To not ever have to use the command line unless I really want to. Windows does both of these things. If Linux wants me, it will have to meet those requirements. Microsoft's problem isn't poor products. Their products are, for the most part, fantastic. If you actually stop and think about the huge variety of configurations Windows is compatible with, the fact that it works as well as it does right now is pretty amazing. The problem with Microsoft is all in its marketing.
I'm sure they exist, but more often than not they seem to end up on the losing side of edit-wars. Wikipedia is a cesspool of biased elitist pseudojournalists with a twisted sense of what is or is not notable, factual, or reliable info. The few decent editors there don't seem to last very long.
I might give a damn if Wikipedia editors had any actual interest in keeping articles truthful.