It's the preloads. So when you hear the press complaining about Linux as it came from the OEM and not about installation problems, it's game-on and most likely game-over for MSFT.
Exactly! I'm an avid Ubuntu user and post on the forums. More often than not, people are complaining about installation issues. They can't find the correct drivers for their hardware, etc.
I recently did an installation of Windows XP with a non-OEM disk (one purchased legally, but didn't come with the machine). It's much harder to install Windows than it is Ubuntu. The generic Windows installation disk had none of the drivers I needed for the machine. This was a machine that came with Windows XP from the factory. You can read my story on the forums.
The fact is, most people don't use Linux because it's too difficult to install. However, Ubuntu is much easier to install than Windows, but it doesn't matter because Windows comes preinstalled.
...waves of disruption would begin to emerge next year, when computers would jitter and freeze. This would be followed by brownouts â" a combination of temporary freezing and computers being reduced to a slow speed.
Will all computers do this? I think not. They are either referring to servers or the network as a whole.
Perhaps everyone is missing the important asset here: AOL Instant Messenger.
I was just thinking, if AOL went out of business, what would happen to my AIM account? I decided I would just use the Facebook messenger. All of my friends are on it, and I already have an account. Why use anything else?
We'll need to see the logs that include seconds in order to see if a coke is warranted.
Technically, my post was before Prof.Phreak since the commenting system posts comments chronologically. However, we don't know if they were a millisecond apart or 59 seconds apart.
Echoing Homeland Security FUD the way Slashdot is doing is only to generate buzz, flamebaiting the pro- and the anti-american, creating nothing but more endless threads of mutual accusations and jingoistic regurgitation, overgeneralizing statements and outright racist/xenophobic ones.
That sounds like something a Chinese hacker would say.... only with better grammar.
Seriously, there is a difference between being racist/nationalist, and stating facts. This article is fact, and you are recommending censorship. If you don't think this article is true, than prove otherwise. Don't ridicule this article because it's "not nice."
Except 'selling ads' doesn't work and it doesn't come close to the amount of money made from print ads.
You know why selling ads doesn't work. Because hardly anyone tries to "punch the monkey." Most internet ads are worthless. Their either scams, or huge global corporations.
If a local newspaper wants to make ad revenue on the internet, it should have local ads. Instead of having ads for Chevy hosted by AdSense, local newspapers need to host their own ads for the Chevy dealer down the street.
I do too, and have also considered buying Nvidia card.
I'm currently running Hardy Heron and my only complaint is the lack of the rotating cube desktop effect. I can live without it.
When I was running Feisty, I was lucky to be able to get a proper screen resolution out of the 965 card, so I would say they are making progress. The Intel graphics drivers are perfectly stable in Hardy. In versions after Hardy, the developers have been trying to improve the card's performance. While doing so, the drivers have become less stable.
The bottom line is, if you want stable system, use an LTS release!
Once again, a misuse of the "Redundant" mod. Although there may be posts that say the same thing above this one, it was only the 5th post on the story.
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Is the default wallpaper black with a big picture of a lock on it?
I'm betting it's blue and has a big picture of a devil on it.
It's the preloads. So when you hear the press complaining about Linux as it came from the OEM and not about installation problems, it's game-on and most likely game-over for MSFT.
Exactly! I'm an avid Ubuntu user and post on the forums. More often than not, people are complaining about installation issues. They can't find the correct drivers for their hardware, etc.
I recently did an installation of Windows XP with a non-OEM disk (one purchased legally, but didn't come with the machine). It's much harder to install Windows than it is Ubuntu. The generic Windows installation disk had none of the drivers I needed for the machine. This was a machine that came with Windows XP from the factory. You can read my story on the forums.
The fact is, most people don't use Linux because it's too difficult to install. However, Ubuntu is much easier to install than Windows, but it doesn't matter because Windows comes preinstalled.
IE6 is a plague on the internet development world. If it gets rid of that, wonderful.
I don't think this will get rid of it. Limited users who have their updates "pushed through" by IT will likely still run IE 6.
I am one of those users and IE 6 is still here. Thank goodness for Portable Firefox.
What version of Windows past Win98 or MacOS 8 would 'freeze' due to a "network brownout"?
The question asked by the GGP was "why would a computer 'jitter and freeze'?"
GP (me) replied, "It's running Windows, Duh!"
The question was not, "What OS would "freeze" with network brownout?" Even though that's what we are all thinking.
It was just a joke, (note how it's modded 'funny') relax.
What next, a warning about how Windows 7 requires 16 GB of storage...
Aw crap! I hope Windows 7 is 64-bit, because a 32-bit OS can't address that much!
Nevermind
It's running Windows, Duh!
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
...waves of disruption would begin to emerge next year, when computers would jitter and freeze. This would be followed by brownouts â" a combination of temporary freezing and computers being reduced to a slow speed.
Will all computers do this? I think not. They are either referring to servers or the network as a whole.
Perhaps everyone is missing the important asset here: AOL Instant Messenger.
I was just thinking, if AOL went out of business, what would happen to my AIM account? I decided I would just use the Facebook messenger. All of my friends are on it, and I already have an account. Why use anything else?
Of dangerous chemicals, animal manure, or human hair, people are squeamish about the human hair?
I once heard an old gardener say that the best way to plant a rose bush is on top of a wad of human hair. Apparently this has been done for centuries.
I'd love to see it used in ATMs and self checkouts.
My first thought was that it would be perfect for the Tesla Model S.
Seriously, it was the first Pinky and the Brain short that ever aired. It was entitled "Win Big."
new objective: to win all human gameshows and use the prize money to buy off the entire planet instead.
I think Pinky and the Brain already used that plot device.
We'll need to see the logs that include seconds in order to see if a coke is warranted.
Technically, my post was before Prof.Phreak since the commenting system posts comments chronologically. However, we don't know if they were a millisecond apart or 59 seconds apart.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Jinx! You owe me a Coke.
In what way would this be a leap forward?
Exactly what I was thinking. It sounds like they plan to connect voice recognition software to Google.
Stop it! You're making me reminisce about my childhood.
Echoing Homeland Security FUD the way Slashdot is doing is only to generate buzz, flamebaiting the pro- and the anti-american, creating nothing but more endless threads of mutual accusations and jingoistic regurgitation, overgeneralizing statements and outright racist/xenophobic ones.
That sounds like something a Chinese hacker would say.... only with better grammar.
What's up with all these "chinese menace" news?
<sarcasm>Yeah, and what's up with all of the "Obama administration is corrupt" news? If we keep this up, there might be an all out civil war soon. I mean, Texas is already considering secession. </sarcasm>
Seriously, there is a difference between being racist/nationalist, and stating facts. This article is fact, and you are recommending censorship. If you don't think this article is true, than prove otherwise. Don't ridicule this article because it's "not nice."
Speaking of doing us a service, how about posting some links to the hacker's blogs. I think some slashdotting is in order...
Except 'selling ads' doesn't work and it doesn't come close to the amount of money made from print ads.
You know why selling ads doesn't work. Because hardly anyone tries to "punch the monkey." Most internet ads are worthless. Their either scams, or huge global corporations.
If a local newspaper wants to make ad revenue on the internet, it should have local ads. Instead of having ads for Chevy hosted by AdSense, local newspapers need to host their own ads for the Chevy dealer down the street.
The obvious question is, why are the Chinese so interested in the NYPD computer network?
They're not. The bot herder is probably in New York, and controlling the bots by tunneling so it looks like he/she is in China.
Haven't you seen the movie Hackers?
I have an x3100/GM965.
I do too, and have also considered buying Nvidia card.
I'm currently running Hardy Heron and my only complaint is the lack of the rotating cube desktop effect. I can live without it. When I was running Feisty, I was lucky to be able to get a proper screen resolution out of the 965 card, so I would say they are making progress. The Intel graphics drivers are perfectly stable in Hardy. In versions after Hardy, the developers have been trying to improve the card's performance. While doing so, the drivers have become less stable.
The bottom line is, if you want stable system, use an LTS release!
These guys didn't watch Mythbusters last night, did they?
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/09/1348255&from=rss
Once again, a misuse of the "Redundant" mod. Although there may be posts that say the same thing above this one, it was only the 5th post on the story.