And yet Microsoft will still probably sell a metric assload of new Vista copies.
Saying that hundreds of users are pissed off just means there is a small but vocal minority who are annoyed.
The vast majority of computer users and potential buyers couldn't care less what Linux is, and probably don't even know what it is.
As a number of commentators have pointed out, the vast majority of consumer grade computer equipment now use Windows. Seriously, if you don't like the product, don't buy it. Is it really that hard?
Your post applies to most cases where the 'de facto' standard isn't the superior standard.
If you don't use tapes, BackupPC is a good alternative. I like it because it pulls the files to the backup-server and it compresses the backups very well (never stores anything twice).
What if the computer had a GPS, and sent it's coordinates to his server (encrypted) at a specified interval. Then catching the thief would be no problem as long as it's used online.
More advanced would be a GPS which "phoned home" using the mobile network, all in hardware so the thief would have to remove the transmitter before the next "phone home" time.
I would like to have a computer that shuts down and gets back up in the blink of an eye.
Think of all the power I could save if the computer was off every time I blink my eyes!
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Care to tell what OSS products?
I'd buy the Fiesta, and install Porche on it.
You forgot id Software. Linux ports and open sourcing old games.
The decoders' performance often improves over time.
No worries. Nobody read TFA anyway.
This is called the circle of life.
Yeah, spam and phishing is mitigated... I wish.
15 Mbps? Holy crap. Talk about overkill.
In my days, we counted bits per second on our fingers. In binary.
How easy? Is it clickity-click easy? Or browse through all config-options trying to guess which ones you need?
cp works perfectly for merging my code. But other people complain for some reason.
Pretty much all you need. Start being a genius today!
It is Linus we are talking about here. No debugging, just Linus.
5 years warranty on Seagate. Suits me perfect.
Wrong. My friend has Mac OS X on his Dell Inspiron 6400. I've seen OS X on Asus EEE too.
Then again, I guess that's what Apple wants.
I'm guessing Apple wants your money. Wait.. was that what you guessed?
And yet Microsoft will still probably sell a metric assload of new Vista copies.
Saying that hundreds of users are pissed off just means there is a small but vocal minority who are annoyed.
The vast majority of computer users and potential buyers couldn't care less what Linux is, and probably don't even know what it is.
As a number of commentators have pointed out, the vast majority of consumer grade computer equipment now use Windows. Seriously, if you don't like the product, don't buy it. Is it really that hard?
Your post applies to most cases where the 'de facto' standard isn't the superior standard.
Let me Enlighten you.
It actually asked me where I came from (what website), and I said slashdot, and he replied "Oh, that's why so many geeks come by".
If you don't use tapes, BackupPC is a good alternative. I like it because it pulls the files to the backup-server and it compresses the backups very well (never stores anything twice).
And those darn cats!
I really want a tool to find the cats, because I can't find them myself!
And you can just generate a new string when your dad (or someone else) messes up. Sounds good. (Gmail works good enough for me though at the moment)
That's because it's actually loading when you think it's done. You're just staring at a powerpoint-presentation.
What if the computer had a GPS, and sent it's coordinates to his server (encrypted) at a specified interval. Then catching the thief would be no problem as long as it's used online.
More advanced would be a GPS which "phoned home" using the mobile network, all in hardware so the thief would have to remove the transmitter before the next "phone home" time.
I would like to have a computer that shuts down and gets back up in the blink of an eye.
Think of all the power I could save if the computer was off every time I blink my eyes!
A true geek wouldn't sleep at night. That's what the day is for!