Exactly. Claiming that "Science = Gotta Wear A Darwin Fish" is like claiming that "Math = Gotta Wear A Pythagorean Theorem Hat". It's not close-minded in the least when the majority of our study of Biology is based off and assumes the verified fact of Evolution (and not necessarily Darwin's 150-year-old theories).
So you can still not believe in something, but still say that it might exist and we don't know, huh? So I can say I don't believe in Santa Claus but say "Oh, he still might be out there, I don't know, but he still don't believe he exists." You're confusing me here (and it's Atheist discussions like this that turned me to apatheism).
Speak for yourself, grandpa! I get the whole notion that CD's are more permanent that MP3's, if you treat them right. In thirty years, my MP3 collection could be lost to the age of the hard drive or burnt CD, but those physical, professionally pressed discs are here to stay.
Are YOU joking? It displays many more words than just one; more like twelve, and at a very readable font size. And if you're such a weak iFool that you can't carry an extra few ounces around everyday, you must be struggling from the heavy weight your FUD has burdened you with. You missed the point of my post - it's that Apple could very easily drop in a screen, without any extra cost the parent claimed would occur.
I grabbed an 8GB one on clearance at Wal-Mart, and I hear others are finding the same. $50. Works in Linux just fine, has OGG/FLAC support thanks to the new firmware. I don't want to sound like a viral marketer, but that was one of the better MP3 player purchases I've made (and it was certainly better than that excuse for a 4th Gen iPod Nano).
For $80, I can get the iPod shuffle with no screen, or a comparably sized Sansa Clip with a small screen, FM Tuner, voice recorder, OGG/FLAC support, and compatibility with every OS. The Sansa Clip also happens to be on sale at the Sansa store; it's only $60. So, where's that "screen costs too much," charge Sansa should be forcing on me, then?
"My entire office switched to Office 2007 and the vast majority of people had no trouble adapting to the new UI." Excuse me if I stop believing you here. I helped out in a fairly major project that involved the local university servers, and the only way to save the files in a "meta-taggable" way was to use Microsoft Word 2007. And let me tell you, it was utter hell trying to get the common people to work that damn thing. So, anecdote negated. Try again.
No, the reason is that it's not compatible with the iPod. I use it on my Sansa Clip and it sounds great at a much smaller bitrate than even LAME MP3, but it doesn't work with my iPod Nano. Can't use it, I guess.
I can verify this. They asked you: free or legally paid? Which would you like? AAC played fine after a few minutes of non-interactive package managing.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: when the majority of the customers in an extremely major and integral industry don't know that a free and fully functional substitute exists because they choose (willfully or not) to ignore it, there is something fundamentally wrong with that industry. Even the Windows fanboys can agree to that.
Let me try and predict this one: "[Problem they've randomly had in the last two years and didn't bother to research or bugfix] is the biggest issue in desktop Linux. The developers have lost touch because, for example, [anecdote that offers no valuable bug-ridding information, or even enough to replicate it], showing that [Problem] is still a big of a problem as it was four years ago. I've seen [however instances they've seen it, plus four] instances of this issue in my computer but also in other's, and it refuses to be fixed because Linux is simply put, not user-friendly or stable in the least bit. It's things like these that make me draw the conclusion that Linux is simply not ready for the desktop."
Funny you say that - I typed a document and brought it over to a friend's house to print, and Microsoft Word's own document wasn't compatible with itself. The entire thing was double spaced (and was convinced it was single) and had graphical errors throughout. So your pointless anecdote is nullified by my pointless anecdote.
I stopped caring about whether there will be a "Year of the Linux Desktop" or not. I'm using it. It's good. And if the computer-orientated economy is filled with these ignorant, computer-illiterate people who don't even know a free alternative exists, much less its merits, there's something deeply, fundamentally wrong with the industry. I don't bother hoping anymore.
Onslaught only had one map in 2.4.2 (and it was just a testing bed for further development) and the bots didn't support the gametype, so no, it wasn't in the campaign.
What exactly makes Windows.com better than Ubuntu.com (other than a plethora of propaganda videos from the former)? There's a perfectly good "corporate image" for both of them. And I don't recall ever seeing a Linux website with an emacs UI, but I could be wrong.
A Wii is basically two Gamecube's duct-taped together, as far as I understand it, so the knowledge and expertize is already there. If it's overly difficult, that hasn't stopped too many games, either, unlike PS3.
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Exactly. Claiming that "Science = Gotta Wear A Darwin Fish" is like claiming that "Math = Gotta Wear A Pythagorean Theorem Hat". It's not close-minded in the least when the majority of our study of Biology is based off and assumes the verified fact of Evolution (and not necessarily Darwin's 150-year-old theories).
So you can still not believe in something, but still say that it might exist and we don't know, huh? So I can say I don't believe in Santa Claus but say "Oh, he still might be out there, I don't know, but he still don't believe he exists." You're confusing me here (and it's Atheist discussions like this that turned me to apatheism).
Speak for yourself, grandpa! I get the whole notion that CD's are more permanent that MP3's, if you treat them right. In thirty years, my MP3 collection could be lost to the age of the hard drive or burnt CD, but those physical, professionally pressed discs are here to stay.
It's about art, not money, idiot.
Are YOU joking? It displays many more words than just one; more like twelve, and at a very readable font size. And if you're such a weak iFool that you can't carry an extra few ounces around everyday, you must be struggling from the heavy weight your FUD has burdened you with. You missed the point of my post - it's that Apple could very easily drop in a screen, without any extra cost the parent claimed would occur.
I grabbed an 8GB one on clearance at Wal-Mart, and I hear others are finding the same. $50. Works in Linux just fine, has OGG/FLAC support thanks to the new firmware. I don't want to sound like a viral marketer, but that was one of the better MP3 player purchases I've made (and it was certainly better than that excuse for a 4th Gen iPod Nano).
For $80, I can get the iPod shuffle with no screen, or a comparably sized Sansa Clip with a small screen, FM Tuner, voice recorder, OGG/FLAC support, and compatibility with every OS. The Sansa Clip also happens to be on sale at the Sansa store; it's only $60. So, where's that "screen costs too much," charge Sansa should be forcing on me, then?
"My entire office switched to Office 2007 and the vast majority of people had no trouble adapting to the new UI." Excuse me if I stop believing you here. I helped out in a fairly major project that involved the local university servers, and the only way to save the files in a "meta-taggable" way was to use Microsoft Word 2007. And let me tell you, it was utter hell trying to get the common people to work that damn thing. So, anecdote negated. Try again.
No, the reason is that it's not compatible with the iPod. I use it on my Sansa Clip and it sounds great at a much smaller bitrate than even LAME MP3, but it doesn't work with my iPod Nano. Can't use it, I guess.
Because unverified personal anecdotes are enough to invalidate anything anyone says. Of course.
Stupidity of the user does NOT equate stupidity of the software.
I can verify this. They asked you: free or legally paid? Which would you like? AAC played fine after a few minutes of non-interactive package managing.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: when the majority of the customers in an extremely major and integral industry don't know that a free and fully functional substitute exists because they choose (willfully or not) to ignore it, there is something fundamentally wrong with that industry. Even the Windows fanboys can agree to that.
End users *are* responsible for telling developers what they're doing wrong.
Let me try and predict this one: "[Problem they've randomly had in the last two years and didn't bother to research or bugfix] is the biggest issue in desktop Linux. The developers have lost touch because, for example, [anecdote that offers no valuable bug-ridding information, or even enough to replicate it], showing that [Problem] is still a big of a problem as it was four years ago. I've seen [however instances they've seen it, plus four] instances of this issue in my computer but also in other's, and it refuses to be fixed because Linux is simply put, not user-friendly or stable in the least bit. It's things like these that make me draw the conclusion that Linux is simply not ready for the desktop."
Funny you say that - I typed a document and brought it over to a friend's house to print, and Microsoft Word's own document wasn't compatible with itself. The entire thing was double spaced (and was convinced it was single) and had graphical errors throughout. So your pointless anecdote is nullified by my pointless anecdote.
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I stopped caring about whether there will be a "Year of the Linux Desktop" or not. I'm using it. It's good. And if the computer-orientated economy is filled with these ignorant, computer-illiterate people who don't even know a free alternative exists, much less its merits, there's something deeply, fundamentally wrong with the industry. I don't bother hoping anymore.
Onslaught only had one map in 2.4.2 (and it was just a testing bed for further development) and the bots didn't support the gametype, so no, it wasn't in the campaign.
Elaborate, please. The most I've heard the man say is "Your ideas are delusional."
That's your opinion. Feel free to spout it, but don't act like you speak for all Firefox users. I happen to like it.
What exactly makes Windows.com better than Ubuntu.com (other than a plethora of propaganda videos from the former)? There's a perfectly good "corporate image" for both of them. And I don't recall ever seeing a Linux website with an emacs UI, but I could be wrong.
I don't have the fastest internet, but Yahoo Mail takes so long to load I don't notice *anything* on that site anymore.
A Wii is basically two Gamecube's duct-taped together, as far as I understand it, so the knowledge and expertize is already there. If it's overly difficult, that hasn't stopped too many games, either, unlike PS3.