That abomination that is Metro is enough to kill the deal for me. I will use Win 7 until it's end-of-support. Meanwhile, I'm dual-booting Xubuntu so that when 7 comes to an end, I'll already be comfortable with a different OS.
And too many people don't understand that the government has no money of it's own. It must confiscate it from the citizenry.
The fabled Robin Hood is often mis-characterized. He wasn't robbing the rich to give to the poor. He was robbing the government (Sheriff of Nottingham) to give the people back their own tax money the Sheriff mercilessly demanded by force.
...is all you need to know. The rest of the story is boilerplate liberal baloney. Trying to cover for Algore's latest irrational tirade. The same Al Gore who has, forever, refused to debate anyone on the subject of man-made global warming (or "climate change" as they have to call it when people aren't bitching about hot summer days....). There are more scientists who DISAGREE with this whole theory, but they're the brave ones who forgo someone funding for next year's "research". Always follow the money.
Most people I knew didn't have any kind of online service in the mid-80s. It wasn't until 1987 that I met a friend who's dad had it and used it sparingly. CompuServe was just getting started and the ads looked cool in Compute! magazine but there was no way I wouldn't have been able to talk my parents into buying a modem after already talking them into the Commodore 64. One has to remember, a Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive would set you back about $450. Adjusting for inflation, in today's dollars, that's roughly $867! Add to that, the only way one could access it would be through the phone lines - long distance - around 50 cents/min back then.
So, we bought blank floppies and used Fast Hack'em to copy warez. Hell yeah, those were the days.
I collect old computer ads. Remember 10 MB hard drives selling for $3400? You could buy a car for that.
Except in hazardous conditions such as heavy rain or snow, I've always driven with only one hand. Positioning depends on whatever's comfortable at the moment. Sometimes I use both hands to make turns but they aren't holding the wheel at the same time.
As a T-Mobile customer with 2 accounts (one of them pre-paid) I had no idea it was being censored. I despise ANY ISP censoring my web experience that I pay good money for. Even if I don't access these sites, I'm a grown man and I prefer to make my own decisions.
Unfortunately, the article seems to be lacking the obvious question: how to turn it off.
Pardon my ignorance on the subject, but why exactly must they be closed? I did some googling on this very question and couldn't find any straightforward answer.
No flash support makes for a lot of web content I cannot access. Dolphin works great though, I just miss out on the automatic synchronization of bookmarks like I get with FF.
Unless they're planning on buying their own satellite and use something a heck of a lot more powerful than a Raspberry Pi, this cannot work. How exactly do they plan to connect to an ISP? Through a 4G cellphone tower or a satellite ISP? Not exactly server-grade bandwidth there. And how exactly do they plan to use a Raspberry PI as a server to handle thousands of requests every second? I can't believe this is being seriously discussed by anyone.
I wish I could find a manager like you in my area. I'm trying to make a career change from sales to IT. My resume and cover letter go into depth with over 20 years worth of self-taught IT knowledge but as soon as they realize I've been doing sales all my life (no actual professional IT experience), the resume goes straight into the trash.
Keep in mind, I'm not applying for sysadmin or senior-level positions. These are for the so-called "entry level" positions like help desk and desktop support jobs. They STILL demand no less than 1-2 years of actual on-the-job experience. Frankly, I don't know how anybody gets started in this field but I haven't given up. I'm hoping the BS-IS degree will help but at my part-time pace, that's another 3-4 years off. Meanwhile, I keep working on becoming a better programmer because that's what I love to do.
Using the links in the parent post, I didn't see it either. But I think the image they're talking about can be found here:
1. Go to http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 2. You'll see an image of the sun in a box on the left. 3. There's a drop-down menu in the box. Select AIA-193. 4. View the apocalypse.
But it's certainly not recommended except for the morbidly obese (in which case the doses are very small compared to what an addict would use and the dispension is tightly controlled).
Back in the early 80s, our computers were, for the most part, text-based. The OS was strictly command-line. Some software incorporated graphics, but your OS was pure text and cursor.
Then Apple made the world "ooo" and "ahhh" with the GUI. It was an instant hit. MS followed suit with Windows.
when Windows 95 came out, the vast majority of the computer-using public was very happy to see the new Start menu. It sure beat the Win 3.1 way of doing things.
Notice: for every one of these innovations, they were overwhelmingly accepted by the public as IMPROVEMENTS.
Fast-foward to 2011. People are starting to notice Linux, most use Ubuntu. Someone at Cannonical decides that the PC needs to function like a smart phone so they totally break the UI with Unity. (Yes, I know ome people love Unity..... but they are in the minority). Many Ubuntu users flee to Xfce, KDE, Mint, or some other flavor that has a UI they like. Notice how this contrasts with the above-mentioned innovations. Shuttleworth can talk all day about how "slick" Unity is but the majority of his users hate it. Does he decide to change it or at least offer an alternative? Nope, his ego prevents that... Tells us to "get used to it".
Remember.... Steve Jobs didn't have to tell us to "get used to it" when he unveiled the Mac. The public loved it. Bill Gates didn't have to tell us to "get used to it" when he unveiled Win 95. Again, the new innovation was well-received.
And now Microsoft, in all their wisdom, jumps on the "let's make the deskop look like your 'droid/iPhone!!" bandwagon. Again, are we seeing people "ooo"-ing and "ahh"-ing over Metro? Nope. Google windows 8 Metro and you'll find that most people can't stand it.
So the moral of the story is: if you build a shit sandwich, don't be surprised if your customers spit it out. And don't expect them to "get used to it" when they have other choices. And as long as there are software developers, there will always be someone out there who will gladly provide that choice.
Notice the "X" in front. Not Ubuntu - but Xubuntu. The US resembles Windows more than any other. It's highly customizable too, and you don't need to do a bunch of command line hacks to make it happen.
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That abomination that is Metro is enough to kill the deal for me. I will use Win 7 until it's end-of-support. Meanwhile, I'm dual-booting Xubuntu so that when 7 comes to an end, I'll already be comfortable with a different OS.
Pray tell, what exactly was "racist" about the comment? I don't see any mention of "war" either.
And too many people don't understand that the government has no money of it's own. It must confiscate it from the citizenry.
The fabled Robin Hood is often mis-characterized. He wasn't robbing the rich to give to the poor. He was robbing the government (Sheriff of Nottingham) to give the people back their own tax money the Sheriff mercilessly demanded by force.
...is all you need to know. The rest of the story is boilerplate liberal baloney. Trying to cover for Algore's latest irrational tirade. The same Al Gore who has, forever, refused to debate anyone on the subject of man-made global warming (or "climate change" as they have to call it when people aren't bitching about hot summer days....). There are more scientists who DISAGREE with this whole theory, but they're the brave ones who forgo someone funding for next year's "research". Always follow the money.
You will be assimilated.
Resistance is futile.
What he said. I tried KDE & Mint and found them wanting. Xubuntu is the way to go. Xfce is just as customizable as Gnome 2, maybe even more-so.
They should have called it Penguin in honor of the Linux mascot.
MOD THIS UP. Seriously, nothing else needs to be said.
If I'm not mistaken, no one ever looks at them unless they Feds come knocking.
...NOT. Even JFK knew better than that (he cut taxes... something his party doesn't like to talk about).
Most people I knew didn't have any kind of online service in the mid-80s. It wasn't until 1987 that I met a friend who's dad had it and used it sparingly. CompuServe was just getting started and the ads looked cool in Compute! magazine but there was no way I wouldn't have been able to talk my parents into buying a modem after already talking them into the Commodore 64. One has to remember, a Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive would set you back about $450. Adjusting for inflation, in today's dollars, that's roughly $867! Add to that, the only way one could access it would be through the phone lines - long distance - around 50 cents/min back then.
So, we bought blank floppies and used Fast Hack'em to copy warez. Hell yeah, those were the days.
I collect old computer ads. Remember 10 MB hard drives selling for $3400? You could buy a car for that.
Except in hazardous conditions such as heavy rain or snow, I've always driven with only one hand. Positioning depends on whatever's comfortable at the moment. Sometimes I use both hands to make turns but they aren't holding the wheel at the same time.
As a T-Mobile customer with 2 accounts (one of them pre-paid) I had no idea it was being censored. I despise ANY ISP censoring my web experience that I pay good money for. Even if I don't access these sites, I'm a grown man and I prefer to make my own decisions.
Unfortunately, the article seems to be lacking the obvious question: how to turn it off.
A quick Google search yielded some results:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2144#How_do_I_enable_or_disable_Web_Guard_at_My_TMobile
Done.
Pardon my ignorance on the subject, but why exactly must they be closed? I did some googling on this very question and couldn't find any straightforward answer.
ANOTHER remake. How sad.
No flash support makes for a lot of web content I cannot access. Dolphin works great though, I just miss out on the automatic synchronization of bookmarks like I get with FF.
Unless they're planning on buying their own satellite and use something a heck of a lot more powerful than a Raspberry Pi, this cannot work. How exactly do they plan to connect to an ISP? Through a 4G cellphone tower or a satellite ISP? Not exactly server-grade bandwidth there. And how exactly do they plan to use a Raspberry PI as a server to handle thousands of requests every second? I can't believe this is being seriously discussed by anyone.
I wish I could find a manager like you in my area. I'm trying to make a career change from sales to IT. My resume and cover letter go into depth with over 20 years worth of self-taught IT knowledge but as soon as they realize I've been doing sales all my life (no actual professional IT experience), the resume goes straight into the trash.
Keep in mind, I'm not applying for sysadmin or senior-level positions. These are for the so-called "entry level" positions like help desk and desktop support jobs. They STILL demand no less than 1-2 years of actual on-the-job experience. Frankly, I don't know how anybody gets started in this field but I haven't given up. I'm hoping the BS-IS degree will help but at my part-time pace, that's another 3-4 years off. Meanwhile, I keep working on becoming a better programmer because that's what I love to do.
Two eyes and a mouth (which appears to be eating a butterfly...).
The sun is smiling at us!
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest_aia_171.gif
Using the links in the parent post, I didn't see it either. But I think the image they're talking about can be found here:
1. Go to http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
2. You'll see an image of the sun in a box on the left.
3. There's a drop-down menu in the box. Select AIA-193.
4. View the apocalypse.
OR... just go here: http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest_aia_211.gif
3.1 was on floppies. 95 may have came on floppies but I've only seen it on CD. I still have a copy or two laying around.
But it's certainly not recommended except for the morbidly obese (in which case the doses are very small compared to what an addict would use and the dispension is tightly controlled).
Back in the early 80s, our computers were, for the most part, text-based. The OS was strictly command-line. Some software incorporated graphics, but your OS was pure text and cursor.
Then Apple made the world "ooo" and "ahhh" with the GUI. It was an instant hit. MS followed suit with Windows.
when Windows 95 came out, the vast majority of the computer-using public was very happy to see the new Start menu. It sure beat the Win 3.1 way of doing things.
Notice: for every one of these innovations, they were overwhelmingly accepted by the public as IMPROVEMENTS.
Fast-foward to 2011. People are starting to notice Linux, most use Ubuntu. Someone at Cannonical decides that the PC needs to function like a smart phone so they totally break the UI with Unity. (Yes, I know ome people love Unity..... but they are in the minority). Many Ubuntu users flee to Xfce, KDE, Mint, or some other flavor that has a UI they like. Notice how this contrasts with the above-mentioned innovations. Shuttleworth can talk all day about how "slick" Unity is but the majority of his users hate it. Does he decide to change it or at least offer an alternative? Nope, his ego prevents that... Tells us to "get used to it".
Remember.... Steve Jobs didn't have to tell us to "get used to it" when he unveiled the Mac. The public loved it. Bill Gates didn't have to tell us to "get used to it" when he unveiled Win 95. Again, the new innovation was well-received.
And now Microsoft, in all their wisdom, jumps on the "let's make the deskop look like your 'droid/iPhone!!" bandwagon. Again, are we seeing people "ooo"-ing and "ahh"-ing over Metro? Nope. Google windows 8 Metro and you'll find that most people can't stand it.
So the moral of the story is: if you build a shit sandwich, don't be surprised if your customers spit it out. And don't expect them to "get used to it" when they have other choices. And as long as there are software developers, there will always be someone out there who will gladly provide that choice.
And I have to scroll down 3/4 the way to find actual, intellectual, on-topic discussion.
Thank you, nani popoki, for getting the ball rolling.
Notice the "X" in front. Not Ubuntu - but Xubuntu. The US resembles Windows more than any other. It's highly customizable too, and you don't need to do a bunch of command line hacks to make it happen.