Damned right. That's one of the reasons I use Windows. No choices! There's only one (mostly) widget set! (Incidentally, this is also one of the reasons I won't use Mozilla. If the system widgets aren't used, than neither is the program. Winamp was booted for similar reasons.)
Not that I'm against choice, but mine is rather clear:) I vaguely recall, long ago, describing my attitude as "I'll buy a car of any color, as long as it's black."
Strangely, this attitude set in about the same time I started using my computer primarily for games. Also, an attitude of not wanting to think or care about how the computer works came about as well.
While I'm not offended about the Windows ME comment, I do happen to like it quite a bit:) It's my main OS and it runs very well. And I won't be leaving any site, thanks:)
I agree. I have a computer running FreeBSD. This is because in a few weeks I will have a DSL line and I want a web server on it. I'm having some unix guru friends of mine lock down the system, because I only have a vague idea of security. I can manage Apache just fine though:)
I'm not foolish enough to put a Windows box out to handle these things and I know just enough unix to keep myself from blowing the machine up once it's installed properly.
/I/ don't want to pick up the manual. I want it to do things for me. I stopped caring about the kernel and device drivers many years ago, when I discovered Diablo and my Linux partition faded into obscurity. For now, and the foreseeable future, Windows is the best system for me. (Although Mac OS X is looking kinda nice...) It is minimum thinking with maximum fun. For the most part, the interface on every program is.. the same! This pleases me to no end (and I like my Start button:(
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I mean, come on, these are the people who shut off their worm and virus warnings so that they can run e-mailed exectuable greeting cards or animations.
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Well, I haven't had a virus/worm program installed in years. I just never run any executable emailed to me, no matter how cute and cuddly it might be.:)
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No, I'm not a troll -- Linux is undeniably a better OS than Windows but you have to remember something:
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Ya know, I'm going to deny this. I'm going to say that Linux is/not/ a better OS than Windows. Linux doesn't run the games I like to play. Linux doesn't have Internet Explorer (or.. mm.. tasty.. AdSubtract..) Linux won't let me auto-login at console:( So why is it better?
Is it 'better' from a 'technical' point of view only matters to some people? Or because it's not Microsoft? Or maybe because you think it helps you fit in?
Bah. Everyone's ideas of better are different both Windows and Linux have a place in the world.
"So who has it right us or them?"
Perhaps no one has it right. Or maybe everyone does. Who is us and who is them? Is someone who subscribes to a different copyright model one of "them" even though it isn't the same model "they" use?
The joys of philosophy and binary abstraction.
Annnyyway, perhaps one reason that software companies offer upgrades at reduced prices and "they" don't is because there is competition among software. Or maybe it's just to get people who otherwise wouldn't upgrade to do so?
Well, it's the truth. It goes back to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre. It's just one of those things you don't do. I think it's based on 'You can say anything you want, as long as it doesn't cause anyone else harm'. Now, whether the DeCSS software caused anyone harm is the point:)
Incidentally, I reject absolutist views as well, but on a general basis. I'm a fond believer in situational ethics and 'time and place for everything'.
Doesn't it suck when you're not the target of a product? I mean, I could care less about the command line, because that's not how I like to function. I like my pretty pictures and visual clues. I remember when DND3 came out and a friend of mine complained that it completely ruined DND. I just mentioned that just/maybe/ he wasn't in the targetted market, so his opinion was of minimal importance.
But.. I don't like Linux:( It takes too much thinking (and actually, I'm pretty serious here). I want my computer to do 90% of my work for me. It is isolated from the network (mmm..firewall) and its only purpose in life is to play games and log onto mushes. Occasionally it does word processing and map generation for my DnD3 campaign. Heck, it even auto-logins for me ^.^
Right now I run Windows ME. It is the greatest thing in the universe. If I loved it anymore, I would probably be required to marry it or something. I have but two issues with it, one serious and one not-so-serious.
Serious: some DirectX apps don't quit DirectX mode when they quit, meaning I have to restart my machine.
Not-so-serious: Setting a button to 'Back' on my Intellimouse Explorer goes back/3/.
It pleases me immensely that DOS mode has gone the way of the Dodo, though.
I've really got to agree with this. I did sports, journalism, and was considered the man to go to when it came to computers. I had friends in almost every social group and was generally well-respected. People I didn't know would say hi, ask me for help, or invite me to parties. I never participated in the 'us vs. them' nerd/jock wars, but I talked to everyone equally.
On a side note, a friend of mine once commented that nothing brings people together better than a mutual dislike. And I wonder, if the so-called 'wins' that nerds may claim is just the end result of becoming their enemy?
Who is this.. _us_? People who consider themselves _geeks_, people who are different in general, Slashdot readers, journalists, international assassins? I find it ironic that in an attempt to be different, people often homogenize themselves with others who are different, thus negating the difference:)
Sony never bought my morals. Then again, I've never screamed about how evil Sony, the MPAA, the RIAA, etc. are. Perhaps my morals are different from yours? Oh NO! How could it be that two people could have completely different ideas about what right and wrong is? Doesn't everyone have the same thoughts and ideas?
Odd.. I just sent a Dreamcast back because there were no games for it that I liked. My choice of game is limited to RPGs, Syphon Filter-type things, and virtually anything Square makes if it doesn't fit into one of those two groups:) I couldn't find anything for Dreamcast which fit those groups and looked somewhat interesting.
How about a "Does Not Comprehend That Other Ethos" exist tag for those messages which go out of their way to judge people by a set of standards which the person may or may not go by, and thus, do nothing but annoy the person?
Then again, that would apply to just about everything posted...
Yeah, but Princess was the only character I would play simply because she could float. That little ability got you out of a lot of jams (and made beating the end boss so pathetically easy...)
I believe it was ambassador G'Kar from Babylon 5 who said: "The universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest."
Actually, no, I don't have any problem with that at all. Hell, I would be flattered. I consider BSD licenses to be the epitome of what a license should be and GPL licenses among the low end. I do not believe in restrictions, period.
Yeah, I've found exits like that before. Where I live, the 'Exit 45 MPH' means you go 60. When I went to visit some friends, it said 'Exit 25 MPH', so I thought I'd go 30. That was BIG mistake as a concrete wall and I almost merged most unmercifully. I take exit speed limits a lot more seriously now:)
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Well, the dollar sign is used in Germany as well. So, $120.000 makes perfect sense to me.
Damned right. That's one of the reasons I use Windows. No choices! There's only one (mostly) widget set! (Incidentally, this is also one of the reasons I won't use Mozilla. If the system widgets aren't used, than neither is the program. Winamp was booted for similar reasons.) :) I vaguely recall, long ago, describing my attitude as "I'll buy a car of any color, as long as it's black."
Not that I'm against choice, but mine is rather clear
Strangely, this attitude set in about the same time I started using my computer primarily for games. Also, an attitude of not wanting to think or care about how the computer works came about as well.
While I'm not offended about the Windows ME comment, I do happen to like it quite a bit :) It's my main OS and it runs very well. And I won't be leaving any site, thanks :)
I agree. I have a computer running FreeBSD. This is because in a few weeks I will have a DSL line and I want a web server on it. I'm having some unix guru friends of mine lock down the system, because I only have a vague idea of security. I can manage Apache just fine though :)
I'm not foolish enough to put a Windows box out to handle these things and I know just enough unix to keep myself from blowing the machine up once it's installed properly.
/I/ don't want to pick up the manual. I want it to do things for me. I stopped caring about the kernel and device drivers many years ago, when I discovered Diablo and my Linux partition faded into obscurity. For now, and the foreseeable future, Windows is the best system for me. (Although Mac OS X is looking kinda nice...) It is minimum thinking with maximum fun. For the most part, the interface on every program is.. the same! This pleases me to no end (and I like my Start button :(
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I mean, come on, these are the people who shut off their worm and virus warnings so that they can run e-mailed exectuable greeting cards or animations.
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Well, I haven't had a virus/worm program installed in years. I just never run any executable emailed to me, no matter how cute and cuddly it might be.
>> /not/ a better OS than Windows. Linux doesn't run the games I like to play. Linux doesn't have Internet Explorer (or.. mm.. tasty.. AdSubtract..) Linux won't let me auto-login at console :( So why is it better?
No, I'm not a troll -- Linux is undeniably a better OS than Windows but you have to remember something:
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Ya know, I'm going to deny this. I'm going to say that Linux is
Is it 'better' from a 'technical' point of view only matters to some people? Or because it's not Microsoft? Or maybe because you think it helps you fit in?
Bah. Everyone's ideas of better are different both Windows and Linux have a place in the world.
"So who has it right us or them?"
Perhaps no one has it right. Or maybe everyone does. Who is us and who is them? Is someone who subscribes to a different copyright model one of "them" even though it isn't the same model "they" use?
The joys of philosophy and binary abstraction.
Annnyyway, perhaps one reason that software companies offer upgrades at reduced prices and "they" don't is because there is competition among software. Or maybe it's just to get people who otherwise wouldn't upgrade to do so?
Well, it's the truth. It goes back to yelling 'fire' in a crowded theatre. It's just one of those things you don't do. I think it's based on 'You can say anything you want, as long as it doesn't cause anyone else harm'. Now, whether the DeCSS software caused anyone harm is the point :)
Incidentally, I reject absolutist views as well, but on a general basis. I'm a fond believer in situational ethics and 'time and place for everything'.
One of the people on CBS(?) said that if Bush wins, he owes Nader at least a cabinet position :)
Doesn't it suck when you're not the target of a product? I mean, I could care less about the command line, because that's not how I like to function. I like my pretty pictures and visual clues. I remember when DND3 came out and a friend of mine complained that it completely ruined DND. I just mentioned that just /maybe/ he wasn't in the targetted market, so his opinion was of minimal importance.
But..but.. I like evil :(
But.. I don't like Linux :( It takes too much thinking (and actually, I'm pretty serious here). I want my computer to do 90% of my work for me. It is isolated from the network (mmm..firewall) and its only purpose in life is to play games and log onto mushes. Occasionally it does word processing and map generation for my DnD3 campaign. Heck, it even auto-logins for me ^.^
/3/.
Right now I run Windows ME. It is the greatest thing in the universe. If I loved it anymore, I would probably be required to marry it or something. I have but two issues with it, one serious and one not-so-serious.
Serious: some DirectX apps don't quit DirectX mode when they quit, meaning I have to restart my machine.
Not-so-serious: Setting a button to 'Back' on my Intellimouse Explorer goes back
It pleases me immensely that DOS mode has gone the way of the Dodo, though.
I've really got to agree with this. I did sports, journalism, and was considered the man to go to when it came to computers. I had friends in almost every social group and was generally well-respected. People I didn't know would say hi, ask me for help, or invite me to parties. I never participated in the 'us vs. them' nerd/jock wars, but I talked to everyone equally.
On a side note, a friend of mine once commented that nothing brings people together better than a mutual dislike. And I wonder, if the so-called 'wins' that nerds may claim is just the end result of becoming their enemy?
Mmm..tasty thoughts..
Who is this .. _us_? People who consider themselves _geeks_, people who are different in general, Slashdot readers, journalists, international assassins? I find it ironic that in an attempt to be different, people often homogenize themselves with others who are different, thus negating the difference :)
I don't think either is okay :)
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Sony never bought my morals. Then again, I've never screamed about how evil Sony, the MPAA, the RIAA, etc. are. Perhaps my morals are different from yours? Oh NO! How could it be that two people could have completely different ideas about what right and wrong is? Doesn't everyone have the same thoughts and ideas?
Hmm.. :)
Good idea, that. How about dinner this weekend?
Odd.. I just sent a Dreamcast back because there were no games for it that I liked. My choice of game is limited to RPGs, Syphon Filter-type things, and virtually anything Square makes if it doesn't fit into one of those two groups :) I couldn't find anything for Dreamcast which fit those groups and looked somewhat interesting.
How about a "Does Not Comprehend That Other Ethos" exist tag for those messages which go out of their way to judge people by a set of standards which the person may or may not go by, and thus, do nothing but annoy the person?
Then again, that would apply to just about everything posted...
Yeah, but Princess was the only character I would play simply because she could float. That little ability got you out of a lot of jams (and made beating the end boss so pathetically easy...)
Do you get the -1 World? :)
I believe it was ambassador G'Kar from Babylon 5 who said: "The universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest."
Actually, no, I don't have any problem with that at all. Hell, I would be flattered. I consider BSD licenses to be the epitome of what a license should be and GPL licenses among the low end. I do not believe in restrictions, period.
Yeah, I've found exits like that before. Where I live, the 'Exit 45 MPH' means you go 60. When I went to visit some friends, it said 'Exit 25 MPH', so I thought I'd go 30. That was BIG mistake as a concrete wall and I almost merged most unmercifully. I take exit speed limits a lot more seriously now :)