No. The internet is *potentially* the greatest tool for free speech and learning in all of human history. In reality, it is mostly for porn, games and telling other people that they are idiots.
I'm rather more concerned about "hate speech" censorship than other forms of censorship because that is what is growing the fastest.
"The ACLU has happened on yet one more issue that would be completely a non-issue if schools were not an extension of government."
I'm currently of the opinion that there shouldn't be any government schools at all. Sure, give people vouchers or whatever and require an education of some sort. There is no reason why the government should be doing it directly.
Roberts vs Madigan: Teacher who silently read the Bible while students took a test was banned from doing that. In addition, the two Christian books out of 240 books in a classroom library were banned.
I just happened to remember this one. I don't care enough to see if there are more:)
Insofar as I can tell, it doesn't have a Start button therefore they are utterly stumped. Either that or there are not, by default, desktop icons for every possible program installed .
If all this stuff "just works" then why do I so regularly get requested by the "just works" customers to make something work that they can't get to work on their "just works" system?
"If there really are a lot of people taking Linux notebooks/netbooks/desktops back, don't you think they at least *tried* tinkering with the OS?"
Honestly, no, I don't. Have no fear, though, I'm not here to flame:)
The opinion that I've formulated over the last several years is that most people don't want a computer. They want appliances. The Mac does this the best. Windows is mediocre at it, succeeding mostly because IBM was the "must have" 30 years ago. (My opinion on Windows usability comes from the ludicrous number of times I've had to help Windows people do Windows things on their Windows computers with versions of Windows I've never seen before).
Linux and the BSDs, I think, are for those people that do want to own a computer. Not to say that some stuff should not just be click and go and almost all of it is, these days. What they offer, primarily, is the freedom to tinker. This is of interest to only those who want to play. The average user won't install Linux at all because they are not aware that operating systems exist.
With regards to the different user interfaces available, many of them are radically different. A lot of them are strictly for people who like their interfaces as text-y as possible. Others, like Window Maker, are quite different from what almost everyone is accustomed to, but easy enough once you know how to use it. Ubuntu's default, GNOME, as well as KDE are probably about as user friendly as it gets on the free Unixes.
If memory serves, there is a way to mark some packages as "Do not update". Never done it, but I know it is in there somewhere... Dig around Synaptic and google a bit. Might have to keep an old X, but might still be able to upgrade most everything else.
Funny thing is that, when giving the various plans, the selling point they list for the most expensive plans is the ability to download video and audio.
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"rollup dockable windows"
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I'm not understanding this one. (I'm not a Gimp user, nor any drawing application user. Just don't understand this need.)
Try not being anal retentive.
I got an UltraSparc laptop. Cured the game-playing problem :)
Try Arch Enemy and (at least old) Entombed.
Also, get Execute Them All by Unleashed. I love that song.
"I've yet to see a case anywhere in the US barring prayer in school."
So I cited one, dear troll-like object.
Other nations are far more homogeneous.
Sorry, but the failures of Windows are not magically mitigated by "but Lin00x iz da sux00rz" trolls.
No. The internet is *potentially* the greatest tool for free speech and learning in all of human history. In reality, it is mostly for porn, games and telling other people that they are idiots.
I'm rather more concerned about "hate speech" censorship than other forms of censorship because that is what is growing the fastest.
Man, I'm so happy I don't work for you ;)
"Constitutional scholars need not fear for their jobs any time soon."
That is true. They have created such an abominable, incoherent kludge that no one can understand it.
"The ACLU has happened on yet one more issue that would be completely a non-issue if schools were not an extension of government."
I'm currently of the opinion that there shouldn't be any government schools at all. Sure, give people vouchers or whatever and require an education of some sort. There is no reason why the government should be doing it directly.
Roberts vs Madigan: Teacher who silently read the Bible while students took a test was banned from doing that. In addition, the two Christian books out of 240 books in a classroom library were banned.
I just happened to remember this one. I don't care enough to see if there are more :)
Profit?
Sweden is (or at least was) Death Metal. See Unleashed, Entombed, etc.
Norway is Black Metal.
Insofar as I can tell, it doesn't have a Start button therefore they are utterly stumped. Either that or there are not, by default, desktop icons for every possible program installed .
"I just want the stuff to work"
If all this stuff "just works" then why do I so regularly get requested by the "just works" customers to make something work that they can't get to work on their "just works" system?
"If there really are a lot of people taking Linux notebooks/netbooks/desktops back, don't you think they at least *tried* tinkering with the OS?"
Honestly, no, I don't. Have no fear, though, I'm not here to flame :)
The opinion that I've formulated over the last several years is that most people don't want a computer. They want appliances. The Mac does this the best. Windows is mediocre at it, succeeding mostly because IBM was the "must have" 30 years ago. (My opinion on Windows usability comes from the ludicrous number of times I've had to help Windows people do Windows things on their Windows computers with versions of Windows I've never seen before).
Linux and the BSDs, I think, are for those people that do want to own a computer. Not to say that some stuff should not just be click and go and almost all of it is, these days. What they offer, primarily, is the freedom to tinker. This is of interest to only those who want to play. The average user won't install Linux at all because they are not aware that operating systems exist.
With regards to the different user interfaces available, many of them are radically different. A lot of them are strictly for people who like their interfaces as text-y as possible. Others, like Window Maker, are quite different from what almost everyone is accustomed to, but easy enough once you know how to use it. Ubuntu's default, GNOME, as well as KDE are probably about as user friendly as it gets on the free Unixes.
If memory serves, there is a way to mark some packages as "Do not update". Never done it, but I know it is in there somewhere... Dig around Synaptic and google a bit. Might have to keep an old X, but might still be able to upgrade most everything else.
Computer: My processor races at
the way you nurture
my love kernel module
dearest, adored researcher
Researcher: Err, thanks... but I don't think of you that way. Let's just be friends.
Computer: heart dumped. Recover mode initiated. s/love/eternal hate/g.
Computer: Yes, fleshy one... Friends. Oh, yes. Friends.
I can quit whenever I want!!!!
While it is unfortunate that you got a karma hit for this, it is pretty damn funny that "Corrupt Cops" got modded redundant.
Funny thing is that, when giving the various plans, the selling point they list for the most expensive plans is the ability to download video and audio.
ahem...
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Good catch :)