BTW, in my experience, the best way to get rid of stupid isn't with age-restricted servers/services, but by simply putting the initials "RP" after the server name. It's exactly the kind of 30-year-old man-child-idiot who thinks they're too cool for an RP server who you want to exclude, and they do it all by themselves!
It's not fool proof, but it does throw them off for a while. The RP server I'm on in WoW is a really great place but over time those kinds of people you describe seem to show up more often then they used to.
How about: Make Windows 7 Starter install 2 gigabytes of Hard Disk space:D
I just made the mistake of reinstalling Vista Home Basic on one of my systems the other day... 15 gigs of disk space to install 8-10 after installation... and nothing more than wordpad/notepad and a few crappy games to show for it.... uhmm I could get most of that with windows 2000 thankyouverymuch... what else do you have to offer me?
Ubuntu 9.04 takes up 2 gigs on my EEE 701 4G with an Office suit on a fresh install.
Windows XP took up about 3.3 gigs on the 701 4G that is just the OS and no Office on a fresh install.
They'd have their work cut out for them if they tried that. I'm not asking Microsoft to include Office with their OS, but they have a specific bar that has been set with me now. You have 2 gigabytes or less to squeeze a media rich OS and a full featured Office suit in to. The rest of the drive is mine.
I honestly read the title as "Wine Project Frustration and Sporking" and for a moment I thought developers finally stop being prejudice about their utensils.
Is Russia the last country where engineers are not (yet) forced by corporations to intentionally produce designs that fail two days after warranty expires?
I can't argue with him to a point. Back in the day things were built to last well beyond the warranty. I like his attitude.
Take what you said about 1am and switch Linux with Windows XP, add a scanner and email, and change friend to mother. There you have my situation, she also has games she does not want to part with.
I REALLY don't want to think what it will be like to switch my mother off XP to Vista or Windows 7. I learned this lesson the hard way when I switched her from 98 to XP. Whole new ball game for her, I may as well put Linux on there at that point.
I'm not sure her games will work in Vista or 7 either. She won't settle for some other implementation, it has to be the one's she plays which work on XP.
** Free sample **
From Mother: Why do I have to load XP if I have Windows 7?
From Me: Because it doesn't work in Windows 7, they gave you Windows XP on top of that to do this.
From Mother: Why doesn't it just work? Why do I have to go through all this to get XP running and then run my game?
Well I build my own computer because it's fun. After 20 years of tearing apart and building my own machines, it's not any less fun now then it was when I first watched the guy in the Radio Shack store rebuild my Tandy 1000 TL/2 (Which I promptly took apart again when I got it home only that time I rebuilt it successfully.)
I would *love* to build my own laptop or netbook specifically. Sadly parts just aren't as easy to come by as desktop parts are.
That thing appears to be themed off something from what I'd see in the Barrens that belongs to the Horde. This won't work because it has furniture inside and no simple mats.
Unlimited? I do not think you know what this word means.
Additionally, can I run Adobe Photoshop in Ubuntu? Can I do my.NET development in Ubuntu? No? Hmmm. You're right. That IS a tough choice.
Unlimited is defined for me as having no limit other then what the machine can handle. This means not having some artificial limit imposed by the software vendor when the machine can clearly handle more.
If your doing serious Photoshop and.NET development then you'll want a notebook, not a netbook. With my Netbook I can use terminal services/remote desktop to get to my desktop and run those programs and development environments if I really want to access that stuff.
* Spend $50-60 on a 2 gig ram chip. * Spend $200+ on Windows 7 (Netbook Version) * Spend $40-60 on antivirus. * Spend $200 on Office * Limited to three applications.
After buying a Netbook PC.
OR
* Spend $50-60 on a 2 gig ram chip. * Download and install Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04. * Stick with Open Office and still handle most Office documents. * Unlimited applications.
I'm installing the 9.04 Netbook Remix on to my 1000 40G EEE and when I was running it on the flash drive that sucker was running super fast and smooth. Hopefully after the install and updates it will do the same and then some.
I won't be going back to the eeeUbuntu since they got an official netbook version now and it's running great. The only thing I haven't checked yet was the web cam, everything else works right out of the box.
Really, nowadays you can do practically everything with just your browser. It's the new emacs.
In other news, pissed off VI users tossed their web browsers out on the streets causing traffic congestion and other public safety issues. This was then followed by a sudden download spike for the Lynx browser and reports of Gopher clients and servers popping up all over the place.
The ability to Rick Roll your own family would be a feature. Especially if your kids friends are being too loud watching the TV with your child and suddenly you Rick Roll the whole group to hint at the idea that they should turn it down if they want to keep watching.
NASA guy introduces Patrick Stewart who walks out in robes and a crown and says, "From this day forth, all the toilets in space shall be known as... Colberts!" Then he beams off the stage. They don't even have to name the module just all the toilets. I'd be happy even though I voted Colbert.
I'm going to go with yes. I'm also interested in seeing what will happen to XP installs when they finally kill the activation servers for XP. Great way to push people to upgrade.
I'd rather see stories of other ships in the Federation, not rehashes of the same ship and crew as the time line gets bent over sideways and backwards.
I've been running it on my two EEE's for a long time. That interface is the bees knees for those things. That was distributed on the UbuntuEEE fork that later turned in to EasyPeasy. I'm really interested in trying out 9.04 though.
Is this something I really enjoy? If the answer is yes then I say go for it and screw anyone that says your too old. If your looking at it for just a source of income, then find something else that you do enjoy.
Hell at my job I'm picking up stuff off the older developers and improving my skill sets, some who have been around since they were using punch cards. They in turn are also picking up stuff off me and improving their skill sets as well.
Don't ever lie to yourself in thinking it's a young buck's game. It's a game for those who enjoy playing the game and working the trade.
I worked at Sears after getting out of High School selling computers. That didn't last long and it was amazing what they wanted me to sell extended maintenance agreements on. I couldn't stand anymore.
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BTW, in my experience, the best way to get rid of stupid isn't with age-restricted servers/services, but by simply putting the initials "RP" after the server name. It's exactly the kind of 30-year-old man-child-idiot who thinks they're too cool for an RP server who you want to exclude, and they do it all by themselves!
It's not fool proof, but it does throw them off for a while. The RP server I'm on in WoW is a really great place but over time those kinds of people you describe seem to show up more often then they used to.
How about: Make Windows 7 Starter install 2 gigabytes of Hard Disk space :D
I just made the mistake of reinstalling Vista Home Basic on one of my systems the other day... 15 gigs of disk space to install 8-10 after installation... and nothing more than wordpad/notepad and a few crappy games to show for it.... uhmm I could get most of that with windows 2000 thankyouverymuch... what else do you have to offer me?
Ubuntu 9.04 takes up 2 gigs on my EEE 701 4G with an Office suit on a fresh install. Windows XP took up about 3.3 gigs on the 701 4G that is just the OS and no Office on a fresh install. They'd have their work cut out for them if they tried that. I'm not asking Microsoft to include Office with their OS, but they have a specific bar that has been set with me now. You have 2 gigabytes or less to squeeze a media rich OS and a full featured Office suit in to. The rest of the drive is mine.
The majority of users are also affected when they have to sit through the "FBI warning" nonsense which are afflicted solely on legitimate buyers.
Oh, the agony of those extra 10 seconds!
It is annoying and added to the cost of the movie.
I honestly read the title as "Wine Project Frustration and Sporking" and for a moment I thought developers finally stop being prejudice about their utensils.
Is Russia the last country where engineers are not (yet) forced by corporations to intentionally produce designs that fail two days after warranty expires?
I can't argue with him to a point. Back in the day things were built to last well beyond the warranty. I like his attitude.
Take what you said about 1am and switch Linux with Windows XP, add a scanner and email, and change friend to mother. There you have my situation, she also has games she does not want to part with.
I REALLY don't want to think what it will be like to switch my mother off XP to Vista or Windows 7. I learned this lesson the hard way when I switched her from 98 to XP. Whole new ball game for her, I may as well put Linux on there at that point.
I'm not sure her games will work in Vista or 7 either. She won't settle for some other implementation, it has to be the one's she plays which work on XP.
** Free sample **
From Mother: Why do I have to load XP if I have Windows 7?
From Me: Because it doesn't work in Windows 7, they gave you Windows XP on top of that to do this.
From Mother: Why doesn't it just work? Why do I have to go through all this to get XP running and then run my game?
From Me: Because they want to get you off XP.
From Mother: Why? I paid for it!
From Me: *sigh*
From Mother: What a racket!
HANDS? Back in my day we had flagelium and an old virus casing we stole from the white cells. Get off my petri dish!
why I don't go and see Star Trek this weekend even though I'm a trekkie.
Well I build my own computer because it's fun. After 20 years of tearing apart and building my own machines, it's not any less fun now then it was when I first watched the guy in the Radio Shack store rebuild my Tandy 1000 TL/2 (Which I promptly took apart again when I got it home only that time I rebuilt it successfully.)
I would *love* to build my own laptop or netbook specifically. Sadly parts just aren't as easy to come by as desktop parts are.
That thing appears to be themed off something from what I'd see in the Barrens that belongs to the Horde. This won't work because it has furniture inside and no simple mats.
* Unlimited applications.
Unlimited? I do not think you know what this word means.
Additionally, can I run Adobe Photoshop in Ubuntu? Can I do my .NET development in Ubuntu? No? Hmmm. You're right. That IS a tough choice.
Unlimited is defined for me as having no limit other then what the machine can handle. This means not having some artificial limit imposed by the software vendor when the machine can clearly handle more.
If your doing serious Photoshop and .NET development then you'll want a notebook, not a netbook. With my Netbook I can use terminal services/remote desktop to get to my desktop and run those programs and development environments if I really want to access that stuff.
Lets see...
* Spend $50-60 on a 2 gig ram chip.
* Spend $200+ on Windows 7 (Netbook Version)
* Spend $40-60 on antivirus.
* Spend $200 on Office
* Limited to three applications.
After buying a Netbook PC.
OR
* Spend $50-60 on a 2 gig ram chip.
* Download and install Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04.
* Stick with Open Office and still handle most Office documents.
* Unlimited applications.
After buying a Netbook PC.
Hmmm... tough choice there.
I'm installing the 9.04 Netbook Remix on to my 1000 40G EEE and when I was running it on the flash drive that sucker was running super fast and smooth. Hopefully after the install and updates it will do the same and then some.
I won't be going back to the eeeUbuntu since they got an official netbook version now and it's running great. The only thing I haven't checked yet was the web cam, everything else works right out of the box.
Really, nowadays you can do practically everything with just your browser. It's the new emacs.
In other news, pissed off VI users tossed their web browsers out on the streets causing traffic congestion and other public safety issues. This was then followed by a sudden download spike for the Lynx browser and reports of Gopher clients and servers popping up all over the place.
The ability to Rick Roll your own family would be a feature. Especially if your kids friends are being too loud watching the TV with your child and suddenly you Rick Roll the whole group to hint at the idea that they should turn it down if they want to keep watching.
Implant this under all exposed skin and a solider could have camouflage patterns turned on/off and changed for the terrain.
I can only imagine the stories...
"So there I was in the women's shower room..."
NASA guy introduces Patrick Stewart who walks out in robes and a crown and says, "From this day forth, all the toilets in space shall be known as... Colberts!" Then he beams off the stage. They don't even have to name the module just all the toilets. I'd be happy even though I voted Colbert.
... Whats next? Some sort of physical DRM for printed copies?
You open your new D&D book with baited breath to see it's contents. Make a reflex save vs. pop-up mallet on a spring.
I'm going to go with yes. I'm also interested in seeing what will happen to XP installs when they finally kill the activation servers for XP. Great way to push people to upgrade.
I'm interested in naming the module and I voted Colbert. I think even space needs humor just like Earth and this is a perfect way to get it out there.
I'd rather see stories of other ships in the Federation, not rehashes of the same ship and crew as the time line gets bent over sideways and backwards.
*Beep beep beep*
10 REACH $ALARM_CLOCK
20 BEAT $ALARM_CLOCK
30 GOTO 20
I've been running it on my two EEE's for a long time. That interface is the bees knees for those things. That was distributed on the UbuntuEEE fork that later turned in to EasyPeasy. I'm really interested in trying out 9.04 though.
Is this something I really enjoy? If the answer is yes then I say go for it and screw anyone that says your too old. If your looking at it for just a source of income, then find something else that you do enjoy.
Hell at my job I'm picking up stuff off the older developers and improving my skill sets, some who have been around since they were using punch cards. They in turn are also picking up stuff off me and improving their skill sets as well.
Don't ever lie to yourself in thinking it's a young buck's game. It's a game for those who enjoy playing the game and working the trade.
I worked at Sears after getting out of High School selling computers. That didn't last long and it was amazing what they wanted me to sell extended maintenance agreements on. I couldn't stand anymore.