The whole package selection options is dependent on the LiveCD technology. You can't deselect packages when you install that way, because it's just copying over the entire filesystem.
If you install using the Ubuntu alternate CD, you have a few more choices. Conversely, if you use the Fedora LiveCD, you get the same lack of package selection.
I do wish Ubuntu would make DVD images available like Fedora as well; they're a nice feature. Debian has them, but they're not as handy installation-wise.
It's not about Linux, it's about computers in general. What would have happened if she had bought Windows Vista a year ago? The Verizon disc wouldn't have worked, maybe Microsoft Word wouldn't have been installed, and MS changed the entire OS from top to bottom. So, no, stop putting the blame on the Linux nerds.
I stay away from Alien Arena after I saw the fans go and swarm a Quake forum filling a thread with positive comments, and unsuccessfully flaming anyone who disagreed with their views. The game's okay, but the community's not.
It depends on the formats. WMA to MP3 (which is far too common) is crap, but OGG or AAC to MP3 isn't so bad. As long as the bitrate isn't too low, you're okay.
Most people can't tell the difference between 128kbps and the original source anyway, and that's terrible sound quality.
I tried installing the Orange Box last night.
Two hours later, my computer was still chugging along, complaining about my patchy internet. By the time I was done, Steam wouldn't let me play any of my games because it wanted to patch everything to Kingdom Come. I left the computer on overnight in disgust.
Fuck Steam.
I agree. FPS and RTS games are where the graphics are really rather pretty and would benefit from this technology, but latency issues would crop up almost instantly. Imagine - you're not only streaming the game's images to your computer, but you're streaming data out of your computer in a multiplayer game. I suppose it could work for single-player games, but even then.
"I usually like to wait until I've tried something before criticising it."
When a review really outlines the taskbar, a completely subjective performance upgrade, and...well...that's about it...
I'm waiting for the price before I start flaming. But you can't blame the slashdotters; the thing's spoonfeeding consumers a new OS because the nerds didn't like the first release of the last one. There's really not much to speak of here, and it's just a little insulting to be asked to pay for it, of all things.
Here's the scoop from a Microsoft support forum: "When MP3 files are added (either manually or automatically) to either the Windows Media Player or the Windows Media Center library, or if the file metadata is edited with Windows Explorer, several seconds of audio data may be permanently removed from the start of the file. This issue occurs when files contain thumbnails or other metadata of significant size before importing or editing them."
Amen.
I'm in the same boat. I'll play a few Linux ported games (OpenArena, yes; ETQW, even better), and mess with the Wii when ever a good game floats down the river. I haven't looked at a game reviews site in ages; it all seems so...fruitless. All of those new games are the old games with shinier helmets.
It's the "World of Goo"'s that make me actually want to call myself a gamer.
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The whole package selection options is dependent on the LiveCD technology. You can't deselect packages when you install that way, because it's just copying over the entire filesystem. If you install using the Ubuntu alternate CD, you have a few more choices. Conversely, if you use the Fedora LiveCD, you get the same lack of package selection. I do wish Ubuntu would make DVD images available like Fedora as well; they're a nice feature. Debian has them, but they're not as handy installation-wise.
He never actually said it was a valid test anyway.
It's not about Linux, it's about computers in general. What would have happened if she had bought Windows Vista a year ago? The Verizon disc wouldn't have worked, maybe Microsoft Word wouldn't have been installed, and MS changed the entire OS from top to bottom. So, no, stop putting the blame on the Linux nerds.
I stay away from Alien Arena after I saw the fans go and swarm a Quake forum filling a thread with positive comments, and unsuccessfully flaming anyone who disagreed with their views. The game's okay, but the community's not.
If you want hi-fi files, then don't buy iTunes music. It's not that difficult.
It depends on the formats. WMA to MP3 (which is far too common) is crap, but OGG or AAC to MP3 isn't so bad. As long as the bitrate isn't too low, you're okay. Most people can't tell the difference between 128kbps and the original source anyway, and that's terrible sound quality.
I tried installing the Orange Box last night. Two hours later, my computer was still chugging along, complaining about my patchy internet. By the time I was done, Steam wouldn't let me play any of my games because it wanted to patch everything to Kingdom Come. I left the computer on overnight in disgust. Fuck Steam.
So what? Delete this skin and play the damn game. The thing was kind of a joke anyway.
I agree. Use the beta, kids. It's not bad.
I agree. FPS and RTS games are where the graphics are really rather pretty and would benefit from this technology, but latency issues would crop up almost instantly. Imagine - you're not only streaming the game's images to your computer, but you're streaming data out of your computer in a multiplayer game. I suppose it could work for single-player games, but even then.
I got fat off Pac-Man.
"I usually like to wait until I've tried something before criticising it." When a review really outlines the taskbar, a completely subjective performance upgrade, and...well...that's about it... I'm waiting for the price before I start flaming. But you can't blame the slashdotters; the thing's spoonfeeding consumers a new OS because the nerds didn't like the first release of the last one. There's really not much to speak of here, and it's just a little insulting to be asked to pay for it, of all things.
Here's the scoop from a Microsoft support forum: "When MP3 files are added (either manually or automatically) to either the Windows Media Player or the Windows Media Center library, or if the file metadata is edited with Windows Explorer, several seconds of audio data may be permanently removed from the start of the file. This issue occurs when files contain thumbnails or other metadata of significant size before importing or editing them."
He's kind of like a priest. "Thou Mac is holy!" Everybody buys into it. Wait, would Jobs, in the Mac world, be the priest, or God Himself?
Amen. I'm in the same boat. I'll play a few Linux ported games (OpenArena, yes; ETQW, even better), and mess with the Wii when ever a good game floats down the river. I haven't looked at a game reviews site in ages; it all seems so...fruitless. All of those new games are the old games with shinier helmets. It's the "World of Goo"'s that make me actually want to call myself a gamer.
Ubuntu doesn't cost money. The next Ubuntu release doesn't put Canonical's future at stake. There's a difference.
I was talking more about KDE 3.5. That predates Vista plenty.
All I learned from their screenshots is that it looks like KDE and that there's a picture of a fish in the wallpaper. Wow. Revelation of the day.