Having a HP dv6358 that has had it's mother board replaced twice by now (and the HDD too for added bonus!) I'm dying to see where this goes. Specially, since though it seems that I have the fan update, because the fan works nonstop most of the time, my computer is still a time bomb waiting to explode. On the bad side, my warranty is up, and I'll have to fight with teeth and nails to get the company to admit that the problem lies within the computer when my mother board dies again.
There is one small flaw in your idea though. Nerds don't date only nerds.
And from what I've noticed, 'normal' women want geek guys, 'normal' men don't want geek girls.
Girls don't mind if their guy is smarter than they are. Guys do.
I argue that Linux also already has "the market it needs".
That sounds like something Microsoft would say. "We aren't going to make things easier/better because we don't give a fuck." Isn't Linux supposed to be "the better man" here?
Windows doesn't have to bother to make it easily installable/easy to work with (somewhat because it already is) since it already has the market it needs, Linux isn't that serious competition right now in the market for regular users.
Linux however, being the weakling should work its ass off to break into Windows territory. And the only way to actually do it is make sure that it's easy to use (and to make work). It's so far off from it now, that it isn't even funny.
They're a bit over the arch, but the point is the same as in the first comment of the thread. The program [linux] does something at least, but isn't nearly as good as it should/could be.
I hate that this comment has been modded down because it shows me that some Linux supporters are just as bad with critique as Windows users. Sure, the comment is a bit harsh, but it isn't off the mark.
Linux isn't user friendly. I had to have a friend to install it on my computer because it was too much effort to do it myself (I do not want to spend several hours just because I like an OS). Today, I installed Ubuntu on a friend's computer. The install was all nice and easy (only because the computer didn't have Windows on it) but from there, I needed the help of a person who's basically studying IT.
If I hadn't had the help? I probably wouldn't have Ubuntu on my computer nor would it be on my friend's. And what use is an OS that a regular user can't install without incredible amounts of hassle?
The topic of relocating the bronze soldier got widespread news coverage starting in January. It was actually moved in the end on April. Announced 4 months before, so I don't think it was that big of a surprise. Also, before the 'digging' begun, priests preformed the necessary religious ceremonies.
Citizenship was given to those whose parents or grandparents had been Estonian citizens during the first Estonian republic (before 1938). People who wished to be citizens were given a green card to simplify the citizenship process. No, people born during soviet time were not given citizenship by default (which I think is even legally impossible, since Estonia as a republic did not exist, it was a part of the SU), but according to Estonian laws people under the age 15 can get citizenship more easily, so the people in the gap (1939-1984) have to go through the process of getting citizenship as it's done nowadays.
That means that the people who don't have citizenship have had at least 15 or more years to learn the language. Sorry, but I feel no sympathy for them if they haven't tried.
I'm sorry, but basing your statement on 15-year-old info, that I'm not entirely sure is correct does not make your point valid.
I do not understand why it seems so strange for you that people have to pass a language test to become citizens of a country. (of course, the test has other parts, for example questions about history etc, but the language part is the most important.
Also, if you are born in Estonia then you are automatically granted citizenship, the people who claim to be oppressed right now are the workers and their families that came to Estonia during the Soviet times. (Their kids who were born after Estonia became independent have citizenship by default). So the problematic group are the people who have come to Estonia, lived here for 20+ years and have not bothered to learn the local language (some can't even manage at the shop). I'm sorry, but I do not see why they should be given citizenship!
About the bronze soldier. That was pure provocation. I'd suggest you look over some news about the meetings of the Russian government, for example how they felt threatened by the fact that Estonia was making the effort of reburying their soldiers whose coffins were directly under a bus stop. (What was what the bronze soldier actually marked.)
The 'messing' with the soldier meant, that Estonia identified the bodies (since Russians weren't sure who were actually buried there) and buried them to soldiers' cemetery where I honestly feel they belong. And the statute was moved there, to the cemetery, where it belonged to guard over them. I don't see error in that.
And what the WWII means to Russians? Do you know what the aftermath of WWII meant to Estonians? Thousands upon thousands sent to Siberia, murders, constant fear, talking Estonian was forbidden, etc. Surely you must see that Estonians do not see Russians as 'liberators'.
Also, riots? The thought makes me laugh. Have you heard about Putin's program to bring back Russians who reside in other countries? it does apply to the Russians who live in Estonia too, the Russian government is willing to pay the fees of moving back to Russia. Yet only a few hundred (200) people have applied for it, though Estonia has a Russian population of 400 000. Seems they do like it after all, if they have the chance to go back but choose not to. Mustn't be too bad here then!
What on earth are you on about? Do you even know anything about the topic?
No civil rights are being denied to citizens. Been listening to too much Russian media?
And I must say, if you think that the fact that they have to know the language of the country they reside in is repression, then wow, that's a bit ignorant. Because that's what most of them are fighting against, having to learn the language. That's where all this 'proving they're loyal' crap comes from. And if they've been given citizenship already then no one is doubting their loyalty anyways because being loyal to the country is one demand in the citizenship law.
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Having a HP dv6358 that has had it's mother board replaced twice by now (and the HDD too for added bonus!) I'm dying to see where this goes. Specially, since though it seems that I have the fan update, because the fan works nonstop most of the time, my computer is still a time bomb waiting to explode. On the bad side, my warranty is up, and I'll have to fight with teeth and nails to get the company to admit that the problem lies within the computer when my mother board dies again.
The original 10am San Fransisco time was midnight to midnight in Indonesia and Vietnam. Give them a break, they're trying to be international.
There is one small flaw in your idea though. Nerds don't date only nerds.
And from what I've noticed, 'normal' women want geek guys, 'normal' men don't want geek girls.
Girls don't mind if their guy is smarter than they are. Guys do.
Since you agree, you're a troll with me ;) Hello!
I argue that Linux also already has "the market it needs".
That sounds like something Microsoft would say. "We aren't going to make things easier/better because we don't give a fuck." Isn't Linux supposed to be "the better man" here?
Windows doesn't have to bother to make it easily installable/easy to work with (somewhat because it already is) since it already has the market it needs, Linux isn't that serious competition right now in the market for regular users. Linux however, being the weakling should work its ass off to break into Windows territory. And the only way to actually do it is make sure that it's easy to use (and to make work). It's so far off from it now, that it isn't even funny.
They're a bit over the arch, but the point is the same as in the first comment of the thread. The program [linux] does something at least, but isn't nearly as good as it should/could be.
I hate that this comment has been modded down because it shows me that some Linux supporters are just as bad with critique as Windows users. Sure, the comment is a bit harsh, but it isn't off the mark. Linux isn't user friendly. I had to have a friend to install it on my computer because it was too much effort to do it myself (I do not want to spend several hours just because I like an OS). Today, I installed Ubuntu on a friend's computer. The install was all nice and easy (only because the computer didn't have Windows on it) but from there, I needed the help of a person who's basically studying IT. If I hadn't had the help? I probably wouldn't have Ubuntu on my computer nor would it be on my friend's. And what use is an OS that a regular user can't install without incredible amounts of hassle?
The topic of relocating the bronze soldier got widespread news coverage starting in January. It was actually moved in the end on April. Announced 4 months before, so I don't think it was that big of a surprise. Also, before the 'digging' begun, priests preformed the necessary religious ceremonies. Citizenship was given to those whose parents or grandparents had been Estonian citizens during the first Estonian republic (before 1938). People who wished to be citizens were given a green card to simplify the citizenship process. No, people born during soviet time were not given citizenship by default (which I think is even legally impossible, since Estonia as a republic did not exist, it was a part of the SU), but according to Estonian laws people under the age 15 can get citizenship more easily, so the people in the gap (1939-1984) have to go through the process of getting citizenship as it's done nowadays. That means that the people who don't have citizenship have had at least 15 or more years to learn the language. Sorry, but I feel no sympathy for them if they haven't tried.
I'm sorry, but basing your statement on 15-year-old info, that I'm not entirely sure is correct does not make your point valid. I do not understand why it seems so strange for you that people have to pass a language test to become citizens of a country. (of course, the test has other parts, for example questions about history etc, but the language part is the most important. Also, if you are born in Estonia then you are automatically granted citizenship, the people who claim to be oppressed right now are the workers and their families that came to Estonia during the Soviet times. (Their kids who were born after Estonia became independent have citizenship by default). So the problematic group are the people who have come to Estonia, lived here for 20+ years and have not bothered to learn the local language (some can't even manage at the shop). I'm sorry, but I do not see why they should be given citizenship! About the bronze soldier. That was pure provocation. I'd suggest you look over some news about the meetings of the Russian government, for example how they felt threatened by the fact that Estonia was making the effort of reburying their soldiers whose coffins were directly under a bus stop. (What was what the bronze soldier actually marked.) The 'messing' with the soldier meant, that Estonia identified the bodies (since Russians weren't sure who were actually buried there) and buried them to soldiers' cemetery where I honestly feel they belong. And the statute was moved there, to the cemetery, where it belonged to guard over them. I don't see error in that. And what the WWII means to Russians? Do you know what the aftermath of WWII meant to Estonians? Thousands upon thousands sent to Siberia, murders, constant fear, talking Estonian was forbidden, etc. Surely you must see that Estonians do not see Russians as 'liberators'. Also, riots? The thought makes me laugh. Have you heard about Putin's program to bring back Russians who reside in other countries? it does apply to the Russians who live in Estonia too, the Russian government is willing to pay the fees of moving back to Russia. Yet only a few hundred (200) people have applied for it, though Estonia has a Russian population of 400 000. Seems they do like it after all, if they have the chance to go back but choose not to. Mustn't be too bad here then!
What on earth are you on about? Do you even know anything about the topic? No civil rights are being denied to citizens. Been listening to too much Russian media? And I must say, if you think that the fact that they have to know the language of the country they reside in is repression, then wow, that's a bit ignorant. Because that's what most of them are fighting against, having to learn the language. That's where all this 'proving they're loyal' crap comes from. And if they've been given citizenship already then no one is doubting their loyalty anyways because being loyal to the country is one demand in the citizenship law.