Hate to break it to you, but the Windows UI is shit.
The single big ass everything gets put here menu is awful. That you have to look for the publisher's name, not the programs, most of the time is retarded. That's why there are so many icons on everybody's desktops: the UI is crap.
I agree on the "terroist influx" bit as well. It is seriously sensationalistic.
I do find it funny that the same people who are for unimpeded immigration are usually those who will not be in direct competition with said immigrants. But outsourcing (which does affect them economically)? It is teh 3v1L, and there is much baying for blood. Both are similar in that they are lower cost labor, but one does affect them directly and the other does not. One is acceptable to loathe, the taking away of American (white collar) jobs, while the other is called (blue collar) bigotry.
Sort of similar to journalists sounding off their hate for bloggers and the like.
Most of the time, though, people asking for the advice will get combative. If it works for you, great! But the overwhelmingly majority of the time, when anyone asks me advice they will push to get the one they obviously want and will turn hostile if you do not agree.
Not a universal, of course. One friend of mine told me that I am the only person to whom he will give advice because I am the only person who asks for advice when I genuinely am uncertain as to how to proceed.
In my home state there are laws against bribery and corruption of course. One of them pertains to gifts. Included in the banned gifts are food. The rule is that you cannot accept food (usually cookies) from anyone unless you eat it in front of them.
Now that last bit sounds odd, doesn't it. Obviously, the rules do allow you to accept a gift of food if you eat in front of them. So, in practice, this means that if you accept cookies for going the extra mile for somebody, you are CORRUPT and UNETHICAL!!! If, on the other hand, you are a politician and getting bought dinner by a lobbyist, you are a force for righteousness.
On a non-tech note, when working at a bookstore, which had a discount card, I had loads of people say no thanks when it would have paid for itself that day *and* given them back $50, right then and there. People can be remarkably stupid.
Perhaps I wasn't as clear as I could have been. I was certainly not saying that there should not be somebody saying "hey, fix this" as this is a release candidate and that is what they are for. What prompted the post was that both the title and the summary kept referring to Windows 7, but this isn't Windows 7. As it is still a release candidate, the default now might not be the default when Windows 7 is actually released.
If Microsoft says that it will be the same way in the final release regardless, then bile would be appropriate.
Personally, I never understood why they did that in the first place. It isn't like it makes the OS any easier to use or anything.
I did take a look at that site. There are only two entries for this year and a rather paltry four from last year with the same number for the year before that. I'm not thinking that reliance upon polls that old are the way to go.
The partisan stuff was in the link you provided, which obviously I did take a look at.
Fox News has a significantly larger audience than the other cable news organizations. The tendency for regression towards the mean really ought to be taken into account.
My reply was based upon this particular sentence: "Microsoft is taking flak for failing to correct a problem found in previous editions of Windows."
So it is both true that this would be the right time to make a fuss and it isn't yet a release, so I don't think they should be taking flak for it (with regards to Win 7).
There is no side-stepping, on my part anyway. I didn't refer to Fox News, nor to CNN, MSNBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, Al Jazerra or your mother. As these are general purpose news agencies, I'd expect that there would be a regression to the mean.
And the Democratic party, with the House, Senate and Presidency can only muster 35%. Not too great of a showing either. Insofar as the Republican showing, it was certainly hurt by the buffoons that have been running the party.
From what you posted: Republicans and Democrats are equally likely to be represented in the high-knowledge group. But significantly fewer Republicans (26%) than Democrats (31%) fall into the third of the public that knows the least.
Also: Internet news sources, National Public Radio, news magazines, and Rush Limbaugh's radio show have the best educated audiences, with each of these having at least 36% of their regular readers and listeners having graduated from college.
"Reality has a well known liberal bias" is a well known liberal delusion.
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Hate to break it to you, but the Windows UI is shit.
The single big ass everything gets put here menu is awful. That you have to look for the publisher's name, not the programs, most of the time is retarded. That's why there are so many icons on everybody's desktops: the UI is crap.
"For some reason, I can't seem to get a virus installed."
If you used Windows, it would just work!
Step 3 is finally solved!
I agree on the "terroist influx" bit as well. It is seriously sensationalistic.
I do find it funny that the same people who are for unimpeded immigration are usually those who will not be in direct competition with said immigrants. But outsourcing (which does affect them economically)? It is teh 3v1L, and there is much baying for blood. Both are similar in that they are lower cost labor, but one does affect them directly and the other does not. One is acceptable to loathe, the taking away of American (white collar) jobs, while the other is called (blue collar) bigotry.
Sort of similar to journalists sounding off their hate for bloggers and the like.
Most of the time, though, people asking for the advice will get combative. If it works for you, great! But the overwhelmingly majority of the time, when anyone asks me advice they will push to get the one they obviously want and will turn hostile if you do not agree.
Not a universal, of course. One friend of mine told me that I am the only person to whom he will give advice because I am the only person who asks for advice when I genuinely am uncertain as to how to proceed.
I was unaware that they had Fallout 3 for OpenBSD, nor did I know that Bioshock runs natively on Ubuntu.
And what did Mr. Dangerfield get for speaking truly? Certainly not respect...
In my home state there are laws against bribery and corruption of course. One of them pertains to gifts. Included in the banned gifts are food. The rule is that you cannot accept food (usually cookies) from anyone unless you eat it in front of them.
Now that last bit sounds odd, doesn't it. Obviously, the rules do allow you to accept a gift of food if you eat in front of them. So, in practice, this means that if you accept cookies for going the extra mile for somebody, you are CORRUPT and UNETHICAL!!! If, on the other hand, you are a politician and getting bought dinner by a lobbyist, you are a force for righteousness.
Apparently.
Ah, you must be one of those 36%. How hard is it needing your mother to read to you at your age?
From what you wrote, there does not seem to be any real question in (most) of your minds as to what to do, so not really sure what you are asking.
Please don't be one of those "I'm asking for advice, though I really just want affirmation" people.
Yup :)
If buy "keep their systems up to date" you mean buy a new one 'cause the old one done broke, you are correct :)
There are two probabilities:
1) Bring the PC to a computer place. "Please make it go."
2) Buy new PC.
Learning ain't on the menu, by and large.
On a non-tech note, when working at a bookstore, which had a discount card, I had loads of people say no thanks when it would have paid for itself that day *and* given them back $50, right then and there. People can be remarkably stupid.
Perhaps I wasn't as clear as I could have been. I was certainly not saying that there should not be somebody saying "hey, fix this" as this is a release candidate and that is what they are for. What prompted the post was that both the title and the summary kept referring to Windows 7, but this isn't Windows 7. As it is still a release candidate, the default now might not be the default when Windows 7 is actually released.
If Microsoft says that it will be the same way in the final release regardless, then bile would be appropriate.
Personally, I never understood why they did that in the first place. It isn't like it makes the OS any easier to use or anything.
I did take a look at that site. There are only two entries for this year and a rather paltry four from last year with the same number for the year before that. I'm not thinking that reliance upon polls that old are the way to go.
The partisan stuff was in the link you provided, which obviously I did take a look at.
Fox News has a significantly larger audience than the other cable news organizations. The tendency for regression towards the mean really ought to be taken into account.
Perfectly true.
My reply was based upon this particular sentence: "Microsoft is taking flak for failing to correct a problem found in previous editions of Windows."
So it is both true that this would be the right time to make a fuss and it isn't yet a release, so I don't think they should be taking flak for it (with regards to Win 7).
But Iran seems to be itching for quick delivery to Israel, so they might not be the best option.
I am a Microsoft Hater.
Having said that, Win7 is *not* yet a release, so I do not think that they can be blamed for this with regards to Windows 7.
That this was apparently a real problem on every OS they have released in the last 11 years, on the other hand, is blameworthy.
So... what else is usable on UltraSparc running OpenBSD ;)
what the hell are you talking about?
There is no side-stepping, on my part anyway. I didn't refer to Fox News, nor to CNN, MSNBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, Al Jazerra or your mother. As these are general purpose news agencies, I'd expect that there would be a regression to the mean.
And the Democratic party, with the House, Senate and Presidency can only muster 35%. Not too great of a showing either. Insofar as the Republican showing, it was certainly hurt by the buffoons that have been running the party.
Perhaps we should question the accreditation of the school that graduated you. That might be a start.
Seeing as the larger share of the ignorant are Democrats, perhaps the accreditation of schools in more liberal areas should be questioned.
From what you posted: Republicans and Democrats are equally likely to be represented in the high-knowledge group. But significantly fewer Republicans (26%) than Democrats (31%) fall into the third of the public that knows the least.
Also: Internet news sources, National Public Radio, news magazines, and Rush Limbaugh's radio show have the best educated audiences, with each of these having at least 36% of their regular readers and listeners having graduated from college.
"Reality has a well known liberal bias" is a well known liberal delusion.