You're right, in that it's an apple to oranges comparison. Shoplifting is a felony offense. Piracy, or any variation thereof, is a CIVIL OFFENSE. The court system has no business considering a prison sentence. The court has been bought and paid for by the RIAA, and if they even have a mind of their own, then their hands have been tied by politicians passing laws dictated by RIAA and their cronies.
RIAA and associates are working desperately to form future law by way of precedent. In doing so, they have violated and/or challenged more civil law than most people can dream of violating in an entire LIFETIME. Further, they have no problem with violating criminal law. The end justifies the means, and that end is future law. To RIAA, trampling the protocol of some court or another is just another bump in the road. Dictating how a trial will be conducted will soon be a RIAA prerogative, unless those courts get together, and put RIAA in their place NOW.
Maybe we should first "get a clue", before we judge the network's decisions? You said, "I can name a dozens of great shows" I could ask you to start naming them, but that would be a major waste of time and bandwidth. The fact is, there ARE NOT DOZENS OF GREAT SHOWS, even if we include all of the networks. Mindless drivel, all aimed for that famous "Lowest Common Denominator", Joe Sixpack, the couch potato. Turn off the boob tube, or at least flip it to a channel which offers minimal educational content. Television rots the mind, dude.
Midori, for one. I got perfect score on Acid 1, 2, and 3 months, ago and I *think* that it was the first. I had a screenshot, but misplaced it. A more recent screeny here: http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc226/Runaway1956/Midori_Acid3.png
Can't remember Arora's score - I'm pretty sure it passes all three test as well.
Read before you sign. I have refused to sign a small number of documents in my life, all of which would have restricted my rights. Second line of defense, find another doctor, then post comments about the guy who couldn't BEAR the thought of negative comments. And, when you inform him that you are finding another doctor, don't forget to salute him - with one finger!
"Why do you choose to state it in a way that makes it look like publishers are greedy?"
Have you bought any college text books? Some publishers ARE greedy. Not all, of course, but some most definitely are.
http://www.baen.com/library/
"Isn't that protection enough?" No, it isn't. Left to their own devices, Microsoft can put any sort of code into the operating system to check for a competitor's product, and kill it, with a warning to the user about malicious script, system instability, or any other FUD they desire. Check my sig. There is one, and ONLY ONE reason that Win3.1 will not install on DRDos, FreeDos, or any other Dos than MSDos. Functionally speaking, there is no difference between MSDos, IBMDos, or any of the others, but Win3.1 CHECKS FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FOREIGN DOS, and refuses to install. If Microsoft had managed to get away without discovery, in that case, they would STILL be doing similar things. "Warning: Microsoft cannot support the installation of WinAmp, Windows Installer will now exit and reverse any changes to the system!" Or, maybe even a BSOD without explanation when you try to install a competitor's product. Just code it into the kernel, no one is allowed to look at the kernel, remember?
Did I cure the bone spurs, or just feel better? Talk to anyone who has ever had them. You DO NOT simply feel better. The condition is debilitating, unless it is halted and/or reversed. A note about substance warnings. Oxygen is essential to life - but taken in large dosages, is fatal. Water is essential to life, but often proves fatal, in various ways. Nothing on earth is entirely "safe". One learns to regulate everything in life, or suffer the consequences for failing to learn. We, the American people have not learned to regulate much of anything - and most certainly not the medical community. Am I smarter than doctors? A doctorate's degree in any discipline is not an indicator of intelligence, rather it is an indication of perseverance, education, and hard work. Am I smarter than doctors? In some cases I am. But, it isn't a question of intelligence, it is a question of motivation. The doctor needs to preserve his practice as much as, or more than, he needs to preserve my life. My need is obvious - my life and health are more important than any doctor's practice. I accept the risks for my actions, as any responsible adult should. To many don't accept responsibility, hence the overloaded medical system and the GROSSLY overloaded court system. As for the internet connection - no, that doesn't make me smarter than a doctor. My knowlege, intelligence, and decision making ability are largely rooted in the fact that I started reading about 1960, and never stopped. I know how to find information, on and off the web. That isn't necessarily intelligence, but it IS smart.
Alright - a couple things.
Why do doctors prescribe name-brand drugs - but when you get to the pharmacist and ask, he will admit that a generic brand has the exact same ingredients for a fraction of the price?
Acid reflux, mentioned further down in another guy's post. I suffered with it for awhile. I happened to watch a health care documentary thing, in which the whole acid reflux scam was revealed. Your stomach is NOT to acid, rather it is either not acid enough, or producing the wrong kind of acid. Suggested fix? Drink vinegar. I tried it, it worked. No more prescription for me. And, those pills were EXPENSIVE!
That restless legs syndrome? Exposed on primetime news.
The doctors aren't ALL that stupid. They are making money off of these scams, plain and simple. Along with the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance companies, salesmen, and politicians. Sure, some doctors may be fooled by the advertising hype, but not all. Not even half, I would say.
Feel sick? Check out the old wives home remedies before investing your hard earned savings into drugs.
Oh yeah. Forgot something. Bone spurs? I cured it with massive doses of calcium and magnesium. Forget the surgery that was going to cost a few thousand, and put me off my feet for weeks.
The damage done by Microsoft's exclusivity agreements with OEM's won't be repaired in your lifetime, or mine. Simple as that. I have not heard of one single company that was put out of business by Mac. There certainly weren't DOZENS of companies either bankrupted or emasculated by Mac. And, there is the purpose of the court ruling - to make some attempt to right the wrongs of the past. If it could be demonstrated that Apple has bankrupted dozens of competitors, then THEY would be subject to similar court rulings. As for a "better media player", look to VLC, among others. Believe me, WMP is NOT "way to good", and that is NOT the reason it has sanctions against it. The only reason it is sanctioned, is that it locks out competitors with claims that windows won't work right without it, and/or that no other media player will work right without it's support. And, it's all nonsense. Run VLC for a month. Really, try it, you'll like it. Run it long enough to get used to it. If you genuinely don't like it, I'll owe you a coffee the next time we go to dinner together.
Status symbol? How frigging juvenile. Not to mention outright STUPID. But, what can be expected of a culture that admires reality TV, the Biggest Losers, and American Idol. Sweet Jesus, no wonder the economy is such a mess - - -
You're comparing an independent group with the average dummy who signs a contract with a major label. Unlike those who sign on the dotted line, independents OWN their music. They can charge as much or as little as they like, because they haven't sold their souls to the devil.
Yeah. Funny how that works. The war on drugs has made criminals of millions. Gun control laws have made criminals of millions more. Domestic violence laws have made criminals of yet more millions - often enough based on an accusation alone. Child abuse laws seem to be doing the same. Granted, a lot of those millions upon millions are genuine criminals - but far to many "innocents" are caught up in the net. Very soon, one will have to be a conformist, or go to jail. Conformity is judged by a judge of course......
"I think a lot of this "look what they did 15 years ago" stuff is pretty meaningless now." Uhhh, yeah. Ohkay. You're comfortable with the skeletons in MS' closets. I am not. Microsoft sets an example that "When you're in business, it's fine to cut other people's throats to get rich, just try not to get caught." I despise Bill Gate's business model, his ethics, and his morals. The man is a genius in some ways, but criminally genius isn't what I would call a virtue. Most of the rest of your post kind of misses the point, primarily because you don't care about all those skeletons.
Get the fuck over being wrong, my freind. One does not "delete" Konqueror, on Linux. Instead, one "uninstalls" Konqueror. Konqueror depends on KHTML, so it was offered as an automatic installation when Konqueror was istalled. I accepted that automatic installation. When I uninstall Konqueror, I will also decide whether or not I wish to keep KHTML. If I decide to uninstall KHTML, the system will inform me, quite clearly, whether any other applications depend on KHTML. I can keep any, all, or any part of KDE, based on my own decisions. Apt-get, Aptitude, Adept, or any other of the package managers found on my machines give me FULL CONTROL over what is installed. I have so much control, that I can uninstall Bash, and use ANOTHER Command Line Interface, like Korn. You really shouldn't make comparisons between Windows and Linux, when you obviously don't know what Linus is. Mac? I've never owned one, so I can't tell you what OSX may or may not leave behind. But, I know that Mac started out as a Unix-like operating system - so I suspect that users have more control than you think they do.
Do much fanboying? To make the whole monopoly thing look ridiculous indicates that either you are a fanboy, or you have no grasp of the concepts involved. Microsoft has used unfair business practices to destroy one company after another. They got so blatant about their mission to destroy all potential competition, that the governmet got involved. By that time, it was to late for some businesses, but browsers manage to catch the limelight because there are so many, and people notice them. Tell us - why do you suppose that Microsoft has simply refused to make IE standards compliant? You don't think it could POSSIBLY be that it helps to break the interweb, and make the non-tech reliant on what Microsoft says is best? Why does Microsoft push ActiveX, but won't turn over the source code, or even standards, so that other browser might use it? Why did Microsoft PAY Sun all those millions in damages? With or without a browser, Microsoft is going to make billions this year, eclipsing ANY OTHER software company. I say, take away one of Microsoft's toys, if they can't play nicely with the other kids. Maybe next year, we'll consider taking away Windows media player, if they can't learn to be nice.
First, I've been given demerits, in one form or another, for various words, phrases, and comments, in different places on the internet. "Buttmunch" of all things, on Runescape, got me a warning. "Buttmunch". I've called my own kids that, and worse, for more than 20 years now. It's a stupid term, that signals irritation, without being overly vulgar or crude. And, I was warned. And, Runescape isn't a democracy - they make the rules, you abide by the rules, or you leave.
Same with XBox. If they have rules that you don't discuss muffdiving or peterpuffing, then you abide by those rules, or you leave. Some gay bitch is no better than any of the rest of us. OBVIOUSLY, she is militant about her desires, or she wouldn't have ever gone public with this.
Rat's ass? I don't give even a small one for her. She needs to quit trolling game sites.
I will grant you, those people who have never navigated with DOS, and have only ever used Windows style GUI's, have a helluva learning curve if they hope to use Linux to it's potential. The Konsole is your freind - unlike Windows, where attempts have been made to hide the command line. (WinME, most notoriously) However - a lady who has used Amiga, Commodore, etc etc is more than smart enough to figure out those clitoral - errr, I mean NIGGLY - little problems that she finds on Linux. My biggest problem on Linux, is that I started out a DOS man, and the commands are all wrong. Age prevents me from readily associating new names with age old funcions - but that only slows me down. Personally, I LOVE Linux, and I think that every school kid should be familiar with SOME FORM of *nix before he gets into high school.
Oh-kay, you caught me, sort of. Microsoft's vulnerabilities are generally exploited via one of two routes. IE, or Outlook. Those exploits don't look for either IE or Outlook, so much as they use the engines underlying the GUI's to access system functions. I have Nlited Windows XP to remove the engines, because I have no use for them. The funcionality of "Help", or whatever, isn't impaired, because I install Firefox, Opera, Chrome, or whatever strikes my fancy. Those HTML pages open in whichever browser I have set as default, no problem. The complete removal of IE and OE from my system pretty much closes the doors for - oh, I'll guess 30% or more of all of Windows exploits. Great tradeoff, IMHO. Replacing Trident with Gecko doesn't close ALL the doors, but in WinXP, a potentially malicious script is unlikely to make a system call through Gecko. Oh, I didn't mention that I also remove Windows Media player. So, on my CD, there is room for Firefox, WinAmp, Spybot, Spywareblaster, a real configurable firewall, codecs, and much, much more. In case anyone hasn't gotten the idea, Runaway runs Windows HIS WAY, or NO WAY. And, one more thing. Installing a KDE desktop without KHTML doesn't hamper a person in the least. Assuming a person wanted to browse the net with a GUI, he can still choose between Webkit and Gecko. None of the three are given the ability to make system calls on a *nix system.
Yeah, pretty much on target. But, they weren't concerned about simple, fast, or cheap. Someone was gunning to make a name for themselves, and when the media got hold of it, they just dug in, and grew more determined to punish the accused.
Uhhhh, you trolled the internet to find these petty problem, without searching for solutions, right? I suppose you should be modded "funny" for your effort to make us laugh. A: change desktop resolution from the konsole. B: Stop using netscape software - you need a driver for your modem, nothing more, nothing less. C: Gparted will tell you everything there is to know about your hard drive. D: in the konsole, try "htop"
Other niddly frustrations? Try google, "forums + + + Linux" Ubuntu forums MAY BE the best place to find help with those niddly frustrations. (stress the "may be" - there are other excellent forums out there, of course)
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You're right, in that it's an apple to oranges comparison. Shoplifting is a felony offense. Piracy, or any variation thereof, is a CIVIL OFFENSE. The court system has no business considering a prison sentence. The court has been bought and paid for by the RIAA, and if they even have a mind of their own, then their hands have been tied by politicians passing laws dictated by RIAA and their cronies.
RIAA and associates are working desperately to form future law by way of precedent. In doing so, they have violated and/or challenged more civil law than most people can dream of violating in an entire LIFETIME. Further, they have no problem with violating criminal law. The end justifies the means, and that end is future law. To RIAA, trampling the protocol of some court or another is just another bump in the road. Dictating how a trial will be conducted will soon be a RIAA prerogative, unless those courts get together, and put RIAA in their place NOW.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit!" That is the gimmicky weapon!!
Maybe we should first "get a clue", before we judge the network's decisions? You said, "I can name a dozens of great shows" I could ask you to start naming them, but that would be a major waste of time and bandwidth. The fact is, there ARE NOT DOZENS OF GREAT SHOWS, even if we include all of the networks. Mindless drivel, all aimed for that famous "Lowest Common Denominator", Joe Sixpack, the couch potato. Turn off the boob tube, or at least flip it to a channel which offers minimal educational content. Television rots the mind, dude.
Midori, for one. I got perfect score on Acid 1, 2, and 3 months, ago and I *think* that it was the first. I had a screenshot, but misplaced it. A more recent screeny here: http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc226/Runaway1956/Midori_Acid3.png Can't remember Arora's score - I'm pretty sure it passes all three test as well.
Read before you sign. I have refused to sign a small number of documents in my life, all of which would have restricted my rights. Second line of defense, find another doctor, then post comments about the guy who couldn't BEAR the thought of negative comments. And, when you inform him that you are finding another doctor, don't forget to salute him - with one finger!
"Why do you choose to state it in a way that makes it look like publishers are greedy?" Have you bought any college text books? Some publishers ARE greedy. Not all, of course, but some most definitely are. http://www.baen.com/library/
Pol Pot and Idi Amin would probably agree with you.
You have the right idea, morgan_greywolf. However, the "consensus" may have the wrong model, after all. Global Warming: On Hold? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/02/global-warming-pause.html
"Isn't that protection enough?" No, it isn't. Left to their own devices, Microsoft can put any sort of code into the operating system to check for a competitor's product, and kill it, with a warning to the user about malicious script, system instability, or any other FUD they desire. Check my sig. There is one, and ONLY ONE reason that Win3.1 will not install on DRDos, FreeDos, or any other Dos than MSDos. Functionally speaking, there is no difference between MSDos, IBMDos, or any of the others, but Win3.1 CHECKS FOR THE PRESENCE OF A FOREIGN DOS, and refuses to install. If Microsoft had managed to get away without discovery, in that case, they would STILL be doing similar things. "Warning: Microsoft cannot support the installation of WinAmp, Windows Installer will now exit and reverse any changes to the system!" Or, maybe even a BSOD without explanation when you try to install a competitor's product. Just code it into the kernel, no one is allowed to look at the kernel, remember?
Did I cure the bone spurs, or just feel better? Talk to anyone who has ever had them. You DO NOT simply feel better. The condition is debilitating, unless it is halted and/or reversed. A note about substance warnings. Oxygen is essential to life - but taken in large dosages, is fatal. Water is essential to life, but often proves fatal, in various ways. Nothing on earth is entirely "safe". One learns to regulate everything in life, or suffer the consequences for failing to learn. We, the American people have not learned to regulate much of anything - and most certainly not the medical community. Am I smarter than doctors? A doctorate's degree in any discipline is not an indicator of intelligence, rather it is an indication of perseverance, education, and hard work. Am I smarter than doctors? In some cases I am. But, it isn't a question of intelligence, it is a question of motivation. The doctor needs to preserve his practice as much as, or more than, he needs to preserve my life. My need is obvious - my life and health are more important than any doctor's practice. I accept the risks for my actions, as any responsible adult should. To many don't accept responsibility, hence the overloaded medical system and the GROSSLY overloaded court system. As for the internet connection - no, that doesn't make me smarter than a doctor. My knowlege, intelligence, and decision making ability are largely rooted in the fact that I started reading about 1960, and never stopped. I know how to find information, on and off the web. That isn't necessarily intelligence, but it IS smart.
Alright - a couple things. Why do doctors prescribe name-brand drugs - but when you get to the pharmacist and ask, he will admit that a generic brand has the exact same ingredients for a fraction of the price? Acid reflux, mentioned further down in another guy's post. I suffered with it for awhile. I happened to watch a health care documentary thing, in which the whole acid reflux scam was revealed. Your stomach is NOT to acid, rather it is either not acid enough, or producing the wrong kind of acid. Suggested fix? Drink vinegar. I tried it, it worked. No more prescription for me. And, those pills were EXPENSIVE! That restless legs syndrome? Exposed on primetime news. The doctors aren't ALL that stupid. They are making money off of these scams, plain and simple. Along with the pharmaceutical companies, the insurance companies, salesmen, and politicians. Sure, some doctors may be fooled by the advertising hype, but not all. Not even half, I would say. Feel sick? Check out the old wives home remedies before investing your hard earned savings into drugs. Oh yeah. Forgot something. Bone spurs? I cured it with massive doses of calcium and magnesium. Forget the surgery that was going to cost a few thousand, and put me off my feet for weeks.
The damage done by Microsoft's exclusivity agreements with OEM's won't be repaired in your lifetime, or mine. Simple as that. I have not heard of one single company that was put out of business by Mac. There certainly weren't DOZENS of companies either bankrupted or emasculated by Mac. And, there is the purpose of the court ruling - to make some attempt to right the wrongs of the past. If it could be demonstrated that Apple has bankrupted dozens of competitors, then THEY would be subject to similar court rulings. As for a "better media player", look to VLC, among others. Believe me, WMP is NOT "way to good", and that is NOT the reason it has sanctions against it. The only reason it is sanctioned, is that it locks out competitors with claims that windows won't work right without it, and/or that no other media player will work right without it's support. And, it's all nonsense. Run VLC for a month. Really, try it, you'll like it. Run it long enough to get used to it. If you genuinely don't like it, I'll owe you a coffee the next time we go to dinner together.
Status symbol? How frigging juvenile. Not to mention outright STUPID. But, what can be expected of a culture that admires reality TV, the Biggest Losers, and American Idol. Sweet Jesus, no wonder the economy is such a mess - - -
You're comparing an independent group with the average dummy who signs a contract with a major label. Unlike those who sign on the dotted line, independents OWN their music. They can charge as much or as little as they like, because they haven't sold their souls to the devil.
Yeah. Funny how that works. The war on drugs has made criminals of millions. Gun control laws have made criminals of millions more. Domestic violence laws have made criminals of yet more millions - often enough based on an accusation alone. Child abuse laws seem to be doing the same. Granted, a lot of those millions upon millions are genuine criminals - but far to many "innocents" are caught up in the net. Very soon, one will have to be a conformist, or go to jail. Conformity is judged by a judge of course......
"I think a lot of this "look what they did 15 years ago" stuff is pretty meaningless now." Uhhh, yeah. Ohkay. You're comfortable with the skeletons in MS' closets. I am not. Microsoft sets an example that "When you're in business, it's fine to cut other people's throats to get rich, just try not to get caught." I despise Bill Gate's business model, his ethics, and his morals. The man is a genius in some ways, but criminally genius isn't what I would call a virtue. Most of the rest of your post kind of misses the point, primarily because you don't care about all those skeletons.
That is a PowerPC, right? Or, PPC? You might start a search here: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/22/ubuntu-yellow-dog-linux-for-ppc/ Actually, this looks even better: http://penguinppc.org/about/distributions.php I've never owned a PPC, so I can't give you any more guidance than that.
Get the fuck over being wrong, my freind. One does not "delete" Konqueror, on Linux. Instead, one "uninstalls" Konqueror. Konqueror depends on KHTML, so it was offered as an automatic installation when Konqueror was istalled. I accepted that automatic installation. When I uninstall Konqueror, I will also decide whether or not I wish to keep KHTML. If I decide to uninstall KHTML, the system will inform me, quite clearly, whether any other applications depend on KHTML. I can keep any, all, or any part of KDE, based on my own decisions. Apt-get, Aptitude, Adept, or any other of the package managers found on my machines give me FULL CONTROL over what is installed. I have so much control, that I can uninstall Bash, and use ANOTHER Command Line Interface, like Korn. You really shouldn't make comparisons between Windows and Linux, when you obviously don't know what Linus is. Mac? I've never owned one, so I can't tell you what OSX may or may not leave behind. But, I know that Mac started out as a Unix-like operating system - so I suspect that users have more control than you think they do.
Do much fanboying? To make the whole monopoly thing look ridiculous indicates that either you are a fanboy, or you have no grasp of the concepts involved. Microsoft has used unfair business practices to destroy one company after another. They got so blatant about their mission to destroy all potential competition, that the governmet got involved. By that time, it was to late for some businesses, but browsers manage to catch the limelight because there are so many, and people notice them. Tell us - why do you suppose that Microsoft has simply refused to make IE standards compliant? You don't think it could POSSIBLY be that it helps to break the interweb, and make the non-tech reliant on what Microsoft says is best? Why does Microsoft push ActiveX, but won't turn over the source code, or even standards, so that other browser might use it? Why did Microsoft PAY Sun all those millions in damages? With or without a browser, Microsoft is going to make billions this year, eclipsing ANY OTHER software company. I say, take away one of Microsoft's toys, if they can't play nicely with the other kids. Maybe next year, we'll consider taking away Windows media player, if they can't learn to be nice.
First, I've been given demerits, in one form or another, for various words, phrases, and comments, in different places on the internet. "Buttmunch" of all things, on Runescape, got me a warning. "Buttmunch". I've called my own kids that, and worse, for more than 20 years now. It's a stupid term, that signals irritation, without being overly vulgar or crude. And, I was warned. And, Runescape isn't a democracy - they make the rules, you abide by the rules, or you leave. Same with XBox. If they have rules that you don't discuss muffdiving or peterpuffing, then you abide by those rules, or you leave. Some gay bitch is no better than any of the rest of us. OBVIOUSLY, she is militant about her desires, or she wouldn't have ever gone public with this. Rat's ass? I don't give even a small one for her. She needs to quit trolling game sites.
I will grant you, those people who have never navigated with DOS, and have only ever used Windows style GUI's, have a helluva learning curve if they hope to use Linux to it's potential. The Konsole is your freind - unlike Windows, where attempts have been made to hide the command line. (WinME, most notoriously) However - a lady who has used Amiga, Commodore, etc etc is more than smart enough to figure out those clitoral - errr, I mean NIGGLY - little problems that she finds on Linux. My biggest problem on Linux, is that I started out a DOS man, and the commands are all wrong. Age prevents me from readily associating new names with age old funcions - but that only slows me down. Personally, I LOVE Linux, and I think that every school kid should be familiar with SOME FORM of *nix before he gets into high school.
Oh-kay, you caught me, sort of. Microsoft's vulnerabilities are generally exploited via one of two routes. IE, or Outlook. Those exploits don't look for either IE or Outlook, so much as they use the engines underlying the GUI's to access system functions. I have Nlited Windows XP to remove the engines, because I have no use for them. The funcionality of "Help", or whatever, isn't impaired, because I install Firefox, Opera, Chrome, or whatever strikes my fancy. Those HTML pages open in whichever browser I have set as default, no problem. The complete removal of IE and OE from my system pretty much closes the doors for - oh, I'll guess 30% or more of all of Windows exploits. Great tradeoff, IMHO. Replacing Trident with Gecko doesn't close ALL the doors, but in WinXP, a potentially malicious script is unlikely to make a system call through Gecko. Oh, I didn't mention that I also remove Windows Media player. So, on my CD, there is room for Firefox, WinAmp, Spybot, Spywareblaster, a real configurable firewall, codecs, and much, much more. In case anyone hasn't gotten the idea, Runaway runs Windows HIS WAY, or NO WAY. And, one more thing. Installing a KDE desktop without KHTML doesn't hamper a person in the least. Assuming a person wanted to browse the net with a GUI, he can still choose between Webkit and Gecko. None of the three are given the ability to make system calls on a *nix system.
Yeah, pretty much on target. But, they weren't concerned about simple, fast, or cheap. Someone was gunning to make a name for themselves, and when the media got hold of it, they just dug in, and grew more determined to punish the accused.
Uhhhh, you trolled the internet to find these petty problem, without searching for solutions, right? I suppose you should be modded "funny" for your effort to make us laugh. A: change desktop resolution from the konsole. B: Stop using netscape software - you need a driver for your modem, nothing more, nothing less. C: Gparted will tell you everything there is to know about your hard drive. D: in the konsole, try "htop" Other niddly frustrations? Try google, "forums + + + Linux" Ubuntu forums MAY BE the best place to find help with those niddly frustrations. (stress the "may be" - there are other excellent forums out there, of course)