Or perhaps they are approaching market saturation?
My home office is full of computers from 2003-2004. They are paid for, and they work. I do not anticipate needing to replace them until they are so obsolete that compatible parts are not available.
Joe Blogs bought a Kindle 3 years ago. It works as well now as it worked then, and then it was just fine. He feels no need to upgrade.
Smarmy McSalesman sees his declining sales figures and goes "OH NOES!!1 Dem tablets took our jerbs!".
While the discussion is actually informative and enjoyable, this is a total non-story.
I am truly surprised that the article in question isn't posted on dice.com with gratuitous mention of their preferred (sponsored) tablet device.
Have you ever noticed the tendency of some people to complain about what they do not have, or whine about what they can not do? - Those people flip burgers and wash cars (if they are lucky).
Have you ever noticed the tendency of other people to appreciate what what they DO have, and make the most of what they CAN do? - Those people rise to the top of their respective heaps.
Any time you hear someone complaining about how a general race or class (possibly rich and white, as in the example you gave) is preventing them from doing this or that, you will know that you are talking to a whiner.
Those sort of people are made of FAIL and should be avoided at all costs. Not only do they keep themselves down, but they will drag those around them down into the same shit hole.
I did not buy those machines new.:) The only one that was bought new is the 6 years old dual-core. My wife bought it for her work before we married.
The desktop machines are Franken-boxes made from non-functioning units that I either bought at secondhand shops and yard sales or found on the side of the road on trash day and dumpster diving behind computer stores.
The laptops are bought non-working from eBay, and then repaired with used parts as needed.
They are connected with an old 3com 10/100 hub that I got for $10 from a thrift store. 2 of the 12 ports don't work. But the other 10 ports work fine.:D
Only one of those machines runs Windows on the bare metal.
The down side is that it takes a long time to put together the machines.
The upside is that I have some fun toys that I got for cheap, and there is now a big pile of non-working machines in the garage so finding parts is sometimes just a matter of pawing through the boneyard.
Note: I did not put together this network of machines by being rich and white. I put it together by being persistent and motivated and taking advantage of the opportunities that came to hand.
I am usually not a grammar Nazi, or a spelling Nazi, or a Hitler-mustache-wearing Nazi, but I must say that your command of the English language is SEVERELY LACKING.
Word of advice... do not ever, EVER press the apostrophe key on your keyboard.
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Or perhaps they are approaching market saturation?
My home office is full of computers from 2003-2004. They are paid for, and they work. I do not anticipate needing to replace them until they are so obsolete that compatible parts are not available.
Joe Blogs bought a Kindle 3 years ago. It works as well now as it worked then, and then it was just fine. He feels no need to upgrade.
Smarmy McSalesman sees his declining sales figures and goes "OH NOES!!1 Dem tablets took our jerbs!".
While the discussion is actually informative and enjoyable, this is a total non-story.
I am truly surprised that the article in question isn't posted on dice.com with gratuitous mention of their preferred (sponsored) tablet device.
I want an Android tablet that can serve as a phone.
Anybody got an existing process for converting my 7" Android 4 tablet into a phone?
That's when the car in front of the tailgater needs to downshift one gear.
Lulz ensue.
You need NXServer.
Consider XFCE for your desktop environment. Leaves more memory for doing things that are actually useful.
Bacon hates RMS.
But RMS _loves_ Bacon.
I mean, have you seen RMS? That dude seriously loves him some bacon. And probably some donuts too.
Make sure you get a raging boner before you go through the nudey scanner.
For the lulz.
Apparently there will be a WINE-like API layer for Linux soon, which allows OSX apps to run under Linux.
Then you can get Office for Mac maybe?
I hope so. Office and Excel are the only reason to even run a Windows VM, unless you are into Wal-Mart video games.
Try this:
Trident 89-1627-1 ISA Video Card
http://www.recycledgoods.com/images/41998_1.jpg
Have you ever noticed the tendency of some people to complain about what they do not have, or whine about what they can not do?
- Those people flip burgers and wash cars (if they are lucky).
Have you ever noticed the tendency of other people to appreciate what what they DO have, and make the most of what they CAN do?
- Those people rise to the top of their respective heaps.
Any time you hear someone complaining about how a general race or class (possibly rich and white, as in the example you gave) is preventing them from doing this or that, you will know that you are talking to a whiner.
Those sort of people are made of FAIL and should be avoided at all costs. Not only do they keep themselves down, but they will drag those around them down into the same shit hole.
I did not buy those machines new. :) The only one that was bought new is the 6 years old dual-core. My wife bought it for her work before we married.
The desktop machines are Franken-boxes made from non-functioning units that I either bought at secondhand shops and yard sales or found on the side of the road on trash day and dumpster diving behind computer stores.
The laptops are bought non-working from eBay, and then repaired with used parts as needed.
They are connected with an old 3com 10/100 hub that I got for $10 from a thrift store. 2 of the 12 ports don't work. But the other 10 ports work fine. :D
Only one of those machines runs Windows on the bare metal.
The down side is that it takes a long time to put together the machines.
The upside is that I have some fun toys that I got for cheap, and there is now a big pile of non-working machines in the garage so finding parts is sometimes just a matter of pawing through the boneyard.
Note:
I did not put together this network of machines by being rich and white. I put it together by being persistent and motivated and taking advantage of the opportunities that came to hand.
Also a lot of dumpster diving.
I have 8 machines on the network at home.
7 of them are Pentium 4 or less.
1 is a 64-bit Athlon from 6 years ago.
They mostly run Linux, and the only thing they don't do is MKV.
Don't forget to plant some big holly bushes under all your first-floor windows.
Preferably the kind with really pointy leaves, the sort of thing that your gardener absolutely hates.
This.
From outside to inside:
vinyl siding
1/2 inch foam insulation
1/2 inch OSB sheathing
2x4 or occasionally 2x6 studs spaced 16 inches or 24 inches apart
1/2 inch sheetrock
Anyone could enter a typical USA-ian suburban house in about 60 seconds with a cordless sawzall.
Also I have this anti-terrorism rock for sale on eBay.
Carry it in your pocket and Abdul totally won't bomb you.
Which carrier?
BTW, I went to post this and it didn't take long to type.
Your script bitched because it took a small amount of time.
My karma is frikkin' awesome and I post at +1.
WTF?
I am usually not a grammar Nazi, or a spelling Nazi, or a Hitler-mustache-wearing Nazi, but I must say that your command of the English language is SEVERELY LACKING.
Word of advice... do not ever, EVER press the apostrophe key on your keyboard.
Carry on.
YAY! Now our big fat asses can get even BIGGER!
If I had mod points, I would totally mail them to you, coated with a strawberry sugar glaze and a side of bacon.
In time of war?
As in, formal declaration of war?
What war?
Rule #1 of the Internet:
Anybody who says they are a dude, is really a dude.
Anybody who says they are a chick, is really a 50ish truck driver from Pheonix named Bruce.
Ever try a 3 pound hammer with a 36 inch handle?
You, sir, are my favourite person for this week.
Why did you fuck Ubuntu's desktop up so bad?
8.04 was FANTASTIC!
Everything since then has been a steady slide downhill.
Urban Terror is close, but the stupid orange and blue jumpsuits need to go.
Where's the camouflage?
I would rather be in a comma than be in a colon.