In a nutshell, your problems with the Linux desktop are that you're not a programmer. We do apologize for the second-class end-user experience. I promise that it all makes more sense if you use it daily for at least ten years, on all your systems, including a small fleet of headless servers, and learn at least three programming languages (plus Bash). I mean, not that I can really wholeheartedly recommend such things, but there is a perspective from which Linux is the easiest OS to use. Or perhaps we mean that Linux is the easiest "build-an-OS kit" to use (batteries included, some assembly required). It is certainly not for everyone, and it may not be for you. Sorry about the bad experiences.
What fresh capitalistic hell is this? It's official, we're done as a species. Our only hope is that the robots get tired of looking at us meatbags and do us all in.
Network neutrality is not a free speech issue. It's a matter of monopoly abuse. I would say that I don't know why you would conflate these issues, but it's actually pretty transparent.
As far as I can tell, social networks do treat conservative and liberal voices equally, there just seems to be a bit of an issue with bigoted stupid moral abscesses masquerading as conservatives.
Just in case you were unaware, it's easier to host a website than build a global telecommunications network. Which is why we get governments involved in doing the latter. What have you tried other than demanding government involvement in your problems?
I don't think we quite agree about the role of government here, but if you don't like the government insisting on some kind of rules to this mess, I think we're about to see every half-wit public official in the country try to do just that.
I'm not sure how you're confusing the actions of Google and Facebook with the actions of Congress. The First Amendment says, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech." Neither of us is owed a platform. Setting up a printing press is more of a pain than setting up WordPress; if the Founders were okay with the onus of the former then I don't see what grounds we have to complain about the latter.
Net neutrality doesn't have squat to do with content policing. It's also allowed to shape traffic based on congestion, and also to prioritize different protocols (e.g. VOIP over HTTP). The only thing forbidden is to prioritize traffic based on endpoint. Nice try with the victim card though.
Void the warranty according to a court of law, or according to the manufacturer? Why would flashing a stock bootloader be any different than flashing any other? Why is the firmware relevant to getting the hardware repaired?
The Chromebook I'm typing on cost $115. As far as I'm concerned it's disposable.
Or you don't let other people stick their greasy mitts on something that can be wiped accidentally. Or you replace the firmware/bootloader. GalliumOS is a perfectly normal Ubuntu derivative, and works great.
The models are an output of the science, not an input. Having a wrong epidemiological model does not mean that the Germ Theory of Disease is bunk. Try again.
If you don't know history, then you won't know that AGW was completely discredited for the first 50 years after its invention, and took at least two further decades to gain wide acceptance.
By whatever measure you want, they're dying. Ignore the writing on the wall all you like. And like I said, I really don't want to get into their technical issues, but neither project is particularly compatible with the rest of the PHP ecosystem or with modern workflows, and they're not likely to ever become so.
Now if we're done saying ignorant things about PHP, I have to go do some ritual cleansing and atonement for defending it.
If you think that the American colonists defeated Britain by themselves you know nothing about the Revolution. To a first approximation they weren't even involved.
Framework != CMS, and I don't know how you can look at the clear downward trend for both of those and say, "Looks fine to me!", but the leaders of both of these projects are pretty well aware of the ground they've lost, and neither has the manpower to modernize their codebases. Search around for, "Jooma/Drupal dying" if you like, or you can take my word for it on the technical issues. I don't care to explain in detail because they're terrible and no one should even think about them.
Weren't we talking about frameworks a minute ago? Joomla and Drupal are dead projects. I don't know why you're crying up a 4.5% market share. Well, except that you seem to be an idiot with an axe to grind.
No, the point of the Second Amendment was that the Founders did not want a standing army. It burned to the ground with the Capitol in 1814. Your guns are completely useless against any modern military.
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In a nutshell, your problems with the Linux desktop are that you're not a programmer. We do apologize for the second-class end-user experience. I promise that it all makes more sense if you use it daily for at least ten years, on all your systems, including a small fleet of headless servers, and learn at least three programming languages (plus Bash). I mean, not that I can really wholeheartedly recommend such things, but there is a perspective from which Linux is the easiest OS to use. Or perhaps we mean that Linux is the easiest "build-an-OS kit" to use (batteries included, some assembly required). It is certainly not for everyone, and it may not be for you. Sorry about the bad experiences.
If CSS3 is good news, I don't want to hear the bad news.
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What fresh capitalistic hell is this? It's official, we're done as a species. Our only hope is that the robots get tired of looking at us meatbags and do us all in.
Whereas you are simply a liar.
Yes, facts are quite annoying to you. Makes it a lot harder for you to lie about things when any fool can use Google to prove you wrong.
Network neutrality is not a free speech issue. It's a matter of monopoly abuse. I would say that I don't know why you would conflate these issues, but it's actually pretty transparent.
As far as I can tell, social networks do treat conservative and liberal voices equally, there just seems to be a bit of an issue with bigoted stupid moral abscesses masquerading as conservatives.
Just in case you were unaware, it's easier to host a website than build a global telecommunications network. Which is why we get governments involved in doing the latter. What have you tried other than demanding government involvement in your problems?
I don't think we quite agree about the role of government here, but if you don't like the government insisting on some kind of rules to this mess, I think we're about to see every half-wit public official in the country try to do just that.
I'm not sure how you're confusing the actions of Google and Facebook with the actions of Congress. The First Amendment says, "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech." Neither of us is owed a platform. Setting up a printing press is more of a pain than setting up WordPress; if the Founders were okay with the onus of the former then I don't see what grounds we have to complain about the latter.
Net neutrality doesn't have squat to do with content policing. It's also allowed to shape traffic based on congestion, and also to prioritize different protocols (e.g. VOIP over HTTP). The only thing forbidden is to prioritize traffic based on endpoint. Nice try with the victim card though.
Void the warranty according to a court of law, or according to the manufacturer? Why would flashing a stock bootloader be any different than flashing any other? Why is the firmware relevant to getting the hardware repaired?
The Chromebook I'm typing on cost $115. As far as I'm concerned it's disposable.
What do you think you're accomplishing?
Or you don't let other people stick their greasy mitts on something that can be wiped accidentally. Or you replace the firmware/bootloader. GalliumOS is a perfectly normal Ubuntu derivative, and works great.
Keep your religious nuttery to yourself.
Holding steady meaning no new installations? Gotcha. We'll ignore those little downward trends too.
No, I said pick your favorite. Being willfully dense is just going to get you ignored.
The models are an output of the science, not an input. Having a wrong epidemiological model does not mean that the Germ Theory of Disease is bunk. Try again.
If you don't know history, then you won't know that AGW was completely discredited for the first 50 years after its invention, and took at least two further decades to gain wide acceptance.
Just throwing it out there, but it's amazing how many people refer to the continental US when they mean the contiguous US.
Yeah, it's not like Linux has an overwhelming position of dominance in all but one computing segment.
If all you use Linux for is its desktop, feel free to use something else.
If you haven't noticed, all sorts of news outlets are struggling. I'm not sure why this one should be indicative of anything.
I do not find your perspective to be at all valuable.
By whatever measure you want, they're dying. Ignore the writing on the wall all you like. And like I said, I really don't want to get into their technical issues, but neither project is particularly compatible with the rest of the PHP ecosystem or with modern workflows, and they're not likely to ever become so.
Now if we're done saying ignorant things about PHP, I have to go do some ritual cleansing and atonement for defending it.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
You're not interested in a debate, because you are incapable of advancing an argument.
Riflemen and funneled US and Soviet arms.
If you think that the American colonists defeated Britain by themselves you know nothing about the Revolution. To a first approximation they weren't even involved.
Framework != CMS, and I don't know how you can look at the clear downward trend for both of those and say, "Looks fine to me!", but the leaders of both of these projects are pretty well aware of the ground they've lost, and neither has the manpower to modernize their codebases. Search around for, "Jooma/Drupal dying" if you like, or you can take my word for it on the technical issues. I don't care to explain in detail because they're terrible and no one should even think about them.
Weren't we talking about frameworks a minute ago? Joomla and Drupal are dead projects. I don't know why you're crying up a 4.5% market share. Well, except that you seem to be an idiot with an axe to grind.
No, the point of the Second Amendment was that the Founders did not want a standing army. It burned to the ground with the Capitol in 1814. Your guns are completely useless against any modern military.