Hahaha. You can't argue with this sort of logic - its worth the $100 more because it worked instantly out of the box. Most PC hardware does work out of the box, even with Linux nowadays, and I don't have to shell out a premium for it. Saying its worth the extra money because it works out of the box is a rubbish argument.
Mod parent up. A Masters is the cleanest way out - rather than spending 2 years again building up dev experience, do a Masters. The GRE isn't tough, a couple of months hard work should land you a good enough score and ensure that you get funding in at least one university.
The article indicates he has a pro-Mac bias. Therefore, he falls under the same umbrella - and so the comparison to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a natural one to him.
Thats why the Tata car will be good. Not just because it will be cheap, but also because a Tata car can be repaired easily anywhere in India, with very little trouble. Heck, since all the cabs are Tata, any cab driver can help you out - and these chaps are usually quite handy at fixing things.
You're thinking from your point of view. Would you, or anyone else on slashdot give up their cars?
Just because you can afford a good car doesn't mean others can, and its good to see someone caring for the lower end of society. In India you will see 2-4 member families traveling on motorbikes/scooters, and it just isn't safe to hang on to a baby while driving - yet that is the only option these people have. An affordable car will help everyone immensely, and most cars in India target fuel economy very seriously - my car, for instance, gives me 25kmpl on the highway and 18-20 kmpl in the city. Its an 800cc engine, compact, and manages reasonably well on highways - I can drive at 80-100 kmph with ease, and higher than that on Indian roads is anyway risky.
Stop living in heated houses, driving cars with huge engines, and then worry about global warming.
Personally, I thought it was a bit daft to include enlightenment as the default window manager. Sure, it looks pretty - but last time I used it, I had to compile links/images before I could add them to engage! And its been in development far too long. Why couldn't they have just stuck with gnome/kde? Both are easier to use - if not as pretty. And if they intended to sell this to regular users (and tech-savvy people don't usually shop at Walmart for computer systems) then it would have made more sense to have a window manager that is *simple* to use.
Gnome is straight forward to use - my wife has no problems with it. And even though I don't personally use kde, its much better as well than using what appears to be e17 on a system aimed at regular, non-technical users!
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Mod parent up please. Wish I had mod points.
Hahaha. You can't argue with this sort of logic - its worth the $100 more because it worked instantly out of the box. Most PC hardware does work out of the box, even with Linux nowadays, and I don't have to shell out a premium for it. Saying its worth the extra money because it works out of the box is a rubbish argument.
As an added incentive, if he uses emacs, he can twist a joint as well.
How does this matter? Bleah - myspace, twitter we are.
Nowadays I can predict very accurately which stories appearing in the default firefox BBC feed will make it to /.
For the md5sums: http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux/ubuntu/releases/8.10/MD5SUMS
Mod parent up. A Masters is the cleanest way out - rather than spending 2 years again building up dev experience, do a Masters. The GRE isn't tough, a couple of months hard work should land you a good enough score and ensure that you get funding in at least one university.
This also explains why life sucks.
The article indicates he has a pro-Mac bias. Therefore, he falls under the same umbrella - and so the comparison to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a natural one to him.
I'd wait till Windows 8.
Thats why the Tata car will be good. Not just because it will be cheap, but also because a Tata car can be repaired easily anywhere in India, with very little trouble. Heck, since all the cabs are Tata, any cab driver can help you out - and these chaps are usually quite handy at fixing things.
The top 10 part isn't important. This is slashdot - we like old stories and reruns here.
You're thinking from your point of view. Would you, or anyone else on slashdot give up their cars?
Just because you can afford a good car doesn't mean others can, and its good to see someone caring for the lower end of society. In India you will see 2-4 member families traveling on motorbikes/scooters, and it just isn't safe to hang on to a baby while driving - yet that is the only option these people have. An affordable car will help everyone immensely, and most cars in India target fuel economy very seriously - my car, for instance, gives me 25kmpl on the highway and 18-20 kmpl in the city. Its an 800cc engine, compact, and manages reasonably well on highways - I can drive at 80-100 kmph with ease, and higher than that on Indian roads is anyway risky.
Stop living in heated houses, driving cars with huge engines, and then worry about global warming.
I'm guessing God uses Vista. While broadcasting his views on Life etc,. a lot of it was removed because the link was insecure.
Personally, I thought it was a bit daft to include enlightenment as the default window manager. Sure, it looks pretty - but last time I used it, I had to compile links/images before I could add them to engage! And its been in development far too long. Why couldn't they have just stuck with gnome/kde? Both are easier to use - if not as pretty. And if they intended to sell this to regular users (and tech-savvy people don't usually shop at Walmart for computer systems) then it would have made more sense to have a window manager that is *simple* to use. Gnome is straight forward to use - my wife has no problems with it. And even though I don't personally use kde, its much better as well than using what appears to be e17 on a system aimed at regular, non-technical users!