The question for Linux has always been "does it run x" and the answer is always "no but here's something that does less than what you want and it's harder to use".
Mac or Windows emulation would have allowed Linux to solve that problem but instead of helping with that let's all talk about OS/2 and other shit no one cares about.
Ironically it's looking like Microsoft themselves are going to make it possible to run some Windows apps on Linux via the newest.NET framework.
Linux could've taken Microsoft to the cleaners around the early 2000s when their software was a malware playground but there was more emphasis on holy wars and unnecessary duplication of effort rather than trying to make something ordinary people could actually use.
How do you know if a site is shady or not? Can you tell whether it's been compromised? How do you know if the ad network(s) they use aren't serving up infected ads?
Sadly there are sites with useful information buried in the ad garbage. Tech blogs for example may have exactly the info I need but Google doesn't warn you that these sites are festooned with bullshit ads. I'm happy for the owner to receive compensation for their help but not if it puts malware and/or a ton of tracking cookies on my computer.
If your view of humanity was correct then Facebook, Netflix and even the Internet would not even exist because everyone wants to do as little as possible with their lives.
Most people don't have the money to do those things currently. How do you know what they might want given limitless opportunities. Everyone here sounds like eugenecists. All you have to do is look at the recent history of the developed world to see what happens when you give people more opportunities. Everyone benefits. We've seen unparalleled technological advancements in society in the last 100 years and that's because there are more people able to contribute. I wonder how many people would be like you describe if they didn't have to work shitty jobs to make ends meet.
If we're citing fiction, you should read the Culture novels, or watch Star Trek. Our future could be Idiocracy or Wall-E or it could launch the greatest wave of creativity and development the human race has ever seen. I have a life my ancestors from 150 years could only dream of and most of that is due to opportunities they never had, such as education, health care and a peaceful, developed society. Who's to say what would happen if everyone, no matter what social class they come from, had exactly the same opportunities to excel.
Some might. Are these people the majority of citizens? There will never be a perfect system because there will be humans in it, but offering more opportunities to people that don't currently have them could well improve things in the long-term. Education is an interesting example given that universal education has improved the lot of so many people and the economy as a whole, yet because some people don't take advantage of that opportunity for whatever reason, you think it's a waste of time.
Oh I see. I thought you were referring to this world. In a world where automation does everything and nobody works there would be no need for student loans. Bernie Sanders is an evil man. Imagine wanting a better-educated, healthier populace. The horror.
Hence why I said twice or three times as much. I'm sorry you think that everyone who goes to university has no ambition. That's why no one bothers to get top score on their degree because they won't want to be promoted anyway.
Are student loans that generous in the US? Don't they have to be paid back at some point? The student loans here in the UK are pretty shit. I'd much rather have the income I have now than try to make it on that and any part-time work I can get.
It's already starting. Trump is popular in part because he's prepared to talk about the major loss of income of many Americans due to automation and outsourcing. All the establishment Republicans have been utterly destroyed leaving only the two loons. If Trump was a religious nutcase then he'd have already won. I can't see him winning but I wonder what President Clinton is going to do about the alienation of so many Americans. Probably nothing. I can see the same happening here in my country too. There's an awful lot of disaffected people in both our countries and dismissing them all as racists isn't going to solve the problem.
Exactly. Why would someone want a nice office job that pays two or three times more when they could ask fat idiots if they want fries with that or clean toilets for 10 hours a day. The jobs don't stop being crap just because you no longer need government assistance to pay your bills.
Fast and cheap will never be better than slow and expensive because it doesn't have to be. Automation already creates the "food". Is it better than it was when humans made it 50 years ago? I'd be willing to put money on it being the same or worse. People go to real restaurants for a different experience than they'd get at a McDonald's "restaurant". That's not going anywhere for quite a while.
People would spend time doing what they wanted to do which could include art, literature, sport, playing video games, learning a language, studying science, travelling and many other things. Things that people can't do now due to financial restrictions. I'd love to spend my days playing soccer, lifting weights, learning Spanish, playing guitar, yoga and many other things. At the moment I have a full-time job so I can only devote a small amount of time relatively speaking to some of those things above. If I live long enough to retire I'm going to be doing at least the less strenuous of the abovementioned.
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Based on what? What are your credentials?
The question for Linux has always been "does it run x" and the answer is always "no but here's something that does less than what you want and it's harder to use".
Mac or Windows emulation would have allowed Linux to solve that problem but instead of helping with that let's all talk about OS/2 and other shit no one cares about.
Ironically it's looking like Microsoft themselves are going to make it possible to run some Windows apps on Linux via the newest .NET framework.
Linux could've taken Microsoft to the cleaners around the early 2000s when their software was a malware playground but there was more emphasis on holy wars and unnecessary duplication of effort rather than trying to make something ordinary people could actually use.
Does Windows still run things automatically from external media. I thought that had been changed in Win 7.
Gmail doesn't cost $300 or in fact any money at all and doesn't come with a lifetime guarantee
Whereas your side had the ever so democratic forces of France and Spain.
Your user name makes me hear your posts in Groundskeeper Willie's voice.
Microsoft Works which included Word was bundled with machines for many years. I got it with a PC I bought in 2004.
Got a few examples of that?
How do you know if a site is shady or not? Can you tell whether it's been compromised? How do you know if the ad network(s) they use aren't serving up infected ads?
Of course it is. Radical Islamists love our drinking culture and same sex marriage law.
This was before the dark times. Before Twitter. Are there any sites free of SJWs anymore?
Sadly there are sites with useful information buried in the ad garbage. Tech blogs for example may have exactly the info I need but Google doesn't warn you that these sites are festooned with bullshit ads. I'm happy for the owner to receive compensation for their help but not if it puts malware and/or a ton of tracking cookies on my computer.
If your view of humanity was correct then Facebook, Netflix and even the Internet would not even exist because everyone wants to do as little as possible with their lives.
That's not most people. Most people don't even have a Twitter account.
Most people don't have the money to do those things currently. How do you know what they might want given limitless opportunities. Everyone here sounds like eugenecists. All you have to do is look at the recent history of the developed world to see what happens when you give people more opportunities. Everyone benefits. We've seen unparalleled technological advancements in society in the last 100 years and that's because there are more people able to contribute. I wonder how many people would be like you describe if they didn't have to work shitty jobs to make ends meet.
If we're citing fiction, you should read the Culture novels, or watch Star Trek. Our future could be Idiocracy or Wall-E or it could launch the greatest wave of creativity and development the human race has ever seen. I have a life my ancestors from 150 years could only dream of and most of that is due to opportunities they never had, such as education, health care and a peaceful, developed society. Who's to say what would happen if everyone, no matter what social class they come from, had exactly the same opportunities to excel.
Some might. Are these people the majority of citizens? There will never be a perfect system because there will be humans in it, but offering more opportunities to people that don't currently have them could well improve things in the long-term. Education is an interesting example given that universal education has improved the lot of so many people and the economy as a whole, yet because some people don't take advantage of that opportunity for whatever reason, you think it's a waste of time.
Oh I see. I thought you were referring to this world. In a world where automation does everything and nobody works there would be no need for student loans. Bernie Sanders is an evil man. Imagine wanting a better-educated, healthier populace. The horror.
Hence why I said twice or three times as much. I'm sorry you think that everyone who goes to university has no ambition. That's why no one bothers to get top score on their degree because they won't want to be promoted anyway.
Are student loans that generous in the US? Don't they have to be paid back at some point? The student loans here in the UK are pretty shit. I'd much rather have the income I have now than try to make it on that and any part-time work I can get.
It's already starting. Trump is popular in part because he's prepared to talk about the major loss of income of many Americans due to automation and outsourcing. All the establishment Republicans have been utterly destroyed leaving only the two loons. If Trump was a religious nutcase then he'd have already won. I can't see him winning but I wonder what President Clinton is going to do about the alienation of so many Americans. Probably nothing. I can see the same happening here in my country too. There's an awful lot of disaffected people in both our countries and dismissing them all as racists isn't going to solve the problem.
Exactly. Why would someone want a nice office job that pays two or three times more when they could ask fat idiots if they want fries with that or clean toilets for 10 hours a day. The jobs don't stop being crap just because you no longer need government assistance to pay your bills.
The machines will still need to be cleaned and if you don't want someone to spit in your food don't be a dick.
Fast and cheap will never be better than slow and expensive because it doesn't have to be. Automation already creates the "food". Is it better than it was when humans made it 50 years ago? I'd be willing to put money on it being the same or worse. People go to real restaurants for a different experience than they'd get at a McDonald's "restaurant". That's not going anywhere for quite a while.
People would spend time doing what they wanted to do which could include art, literature, sport, playing video games, learning a language, studying science, travelling and many other things. Things that people can't do now due to financial restrictions. I'd love to spend my days playing soccer, lifting weights, learning Spanish, playing guitar, yoga and many other things. At the moment I have a full-time job so I can only devote a small amount of time relatively speaking to some of those things above. If I live long enough to retire I'm going to be doing at least the less strenuous of the abovementioned.