A program to download the latest installer over the internet via http or ftp is relatively trivial nowadays.
Don't Linux operating systems call this a "package manger"? How long as this concept been around? And why has no one with a voice in this case suggested it yet?
Why do you insist on presenting this as though fact? In what world do "suck" and "awful" not constitute subjective measures only found in opinions? Can you provide proof (not just support, but proof) that the Wii controls suck for Brawl?
Not only that, but Melee players have become accustomed to the GameCube controller. If you want anything close to a level playing field, the Wii crap doesn't cut it.
If you don't see any potential in using Wii controls for Brawl, that's your business. That does not mean that Wii controls suck by any objective measure, as you seem to believe. It just means that if you use a controller other than the one that you are used to, you will perform relatively poorly. This is your fault, not the controller's.
Tell me, would you also have preferred playing Melee with an N64 controller? After all, when Melee came out, you were used to using an N64 controller for Smash Bros.
Somehow, I'm hoping that a Nintendo developer is seeing this and fantasizing about the advertisement for the next Wii game:
"Coming Soon: Wii Bowling 2, now with the ability to consume alcohol. Rated E10+, for ages 10 and up."
Maybe you can press a button to take a drink while it's your friends' turns, and how drunk you are affects some random variables in how badly you screw up (like, mis-aiming or something) on your turn?
Seriously, what's even remotely consistent in windows' chrome in relation to windows' theme and interface rules? I think google is bullshitting with this one.
The titlebar behind the tabs is glassy when Aero is enabled, and the Close, Minimize, and Maximize buttons are the same. And then the window content (well, most of it, anyway) appears inside a well-defined border for the window.
That's about all that's consistent between Chrome and the rest of MS Windows.
So would the different distros be different properties?
Yeah. That sounds cool.
Except that the Linux Kernel itself replaces Boardwalk, because it's the most important piece of software in a Linux distro (that's what makes it Linux!).
I would totally play Monopoly: Microsoft Edition and Monopoly: Linux edition.:D
Yes, but these are the people who don't know how to burn an image, boot from CD, and click "Install".
Compare Kaspersky's suggestion to how I install Ubuntu: 1.) Download latest stable Ubuntu ISO 2.) Burn to CD 3.) Install OS 4.) Use wired Internet connection to download and install WLAN driver 5.) ??? 6.) PROFIT!
I don't even have Internet access right off the bat unless I'm near a wire, and it's still easier to acquire and install the OS. If we take out the acquisition steps and just consider post-installation first boot, it looks even easier.
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Well, I vote that news !. So there.
A student doesn't necessarily graduate. If the student produces a ton of IP, but gets no diploma for it, what, then, is the consideration?
I never really got what made SSDs less reliable than HDs
I think it's the third point in this list, the "memory wear" problem. If that problem didn't exist, it'd probably be the perfect storage device.
What do you think? Good reason to stick with regular HDDs?
A program to download the latest installer over the internet via http or ftp is relatively trivial nowadays.
Don't Linux operating systems call this a "package manger"? How long as this concept been around? And why has no one with a voice in this case suggested it yet?
No, it does suck. It's awful.
Why do you insist on presenting this as though fact? In what world do "suck" and "awful" not constitute subjective measures only found in opinions? Can you provide proof (not just support, but proof) that the Wii controls suck for Brawl?
Not only that, but Melee players have become accustomed to the GameCube controller. If you want anything close to a level playing field, the Wii crap doesn't cut it.
If you don't see any potential in using Wii controls for Brawl, that's your business. That does not mean that Wii controls suck by any objective measure, as you seem to believe. It just means that if you use a controller other than the one that you are used to, you will perform relatively poorly. This is your fault, not the controller's.
Tell me, would you also have preferred playing Melee with an N64 controller? After all, when Melee came out, you were used to using an N64 controller for Smash Bros.
Brawl's one of the few games that doesn't use the Wii controller extensively, and you can (and should) plug in a GameCube controller to play it.
I can use a Nunchuk controller for Brawl. I don't care if you suck with it; there are those of us who are willing to give it a shot.
And with the muscle-memory that's formed, I don't think I could play Brawl as well with a Gamecube controller as I can with a Nunchuk.
Does the Wii allow you to virtually drink, too?
Somehow, I'm hoping that a Nintendo developer is seeing this and fantasizing about the advertisement for the next Wii game:
"Coming Soon: Wii Bowling 2, now with the ability to consume alcohol. Rated E10+, for ages 10 and up."
Maybe you can press a button to take a drink while it's your friends' turns, and how drunk you are affects some random variables in how badly you screw up (like, mis-aiming or something) on your turn?
Seriously, what's even remotely consistent in windows' chrome in relation to windows' theme and interface rules? I think google is bullshitting with this one.
The titlebar behind the tabs is glassy when Aero is enabled, and the Close, Minimize, and Maximize buttons are the same. And then the window content (well, most of it, anyway) appears inside a well-defined border for the window.
That's about all that's consistent between Chrome and the rest of MS Windows.
There is nothing in Vista's code that says "If simpleton installs thisandthis.exe, break his legs".
Yeah. In Vista, that piece of code gives a message that reads more like this:
"Simpleton has installed thisandthis.exe. System is trying to break simpleton's legs. Cancel or allow?"
Its called capitalism. Holy crap, its working!
*looks around*
*sees worldwide economic depression*
Oh yeah, it's working really well.
I used to bull's-eye womprats in my T-16, and they aren't much bigger than 512MB!
FTFY, if I've got the quote right.
Aero.
Reread the Coward's post. He said Vista Home Basic. That doesn't even come with Aero.
Y'know, I was starting to think the same thing after I posted.
Maybe the Linux Kernel and the GNU Toolset replace both utilities?
But then what's Boardwalk...?
So would the different distros be different properties?
Yeah. That sounds cool.
Except that the Linux Kernel itself replaces Boardwalk, because it's the most important piece of software in a Linux distro (that's what makes it Linux!).
I would totally play Monopoly: Microsoft Edition and Monopoly: Linux edition. :D
No, there's no way! If Slashdot were to sensationalize things, finding malware in Windows would constitute "news"! And we all know how news-worthy that is - like wet water, a Catholic Pope, etc.
Your country also spells "thru".
I have never considered "thru" to be a word, and I am annoyed every time I see someone act like it is.
I have always, currently do, and will always spell the word, "through."
Clearly, it was. After all, it got a +5 score, with the "Funny" adjective attached. To the moderators, it must have been as funny as you describe.
Deal with it for now, get more support, make more noise, illegally reverse-engineer and decompile the target software...your choice, really.
But correlationisnotcausation. Don't you ever read the tags?
Despite what a lot of the morons in Slashdot think, Microsoft does listen to people's complaints.
*starts complaining incessantly*
Then open-source the OS, break backwards compatibility, and give me a package manager and multiple desktop workspaces already! >:O
And then it would be "News for nerds," instead of, "Microsoft bashing session for nerds."
Hey, thanks. I feel a little better now. :)
*Always look on the bright side of life* (whistles) :D
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Oh...that actually makes sense. I am so sorry for being so short-sighted.
Personally I'm looking forward to a world that is 30% OSX, 30% Linux, and 30% Windows.
And what, 10% Solaris? 0% Math? 90% != complete list of percentages.
And people say Linux is user unfriendly?
Yes, but these are the people who don't know how to burn an image, boot from CD, and click "Install".
Compare Kaspersky's suggestion to how I install Ubuntu:
1.) Download latest stable Ubuntu ISO
2.) Burn to CD
3.) Install OS
4.) Use wired Internet connection to download and install WLAN driver
5.) ???
6.) PROFIT!
I don't even have Internet access right off the bat unless I'm near a wire, and it's still easier to acquire and install the OS. If we take out the acquisition steps and just consider post-installation first boot, it looks even easier.