...an old version that works like the current Windows XP GDI+ desktop drawing system exists in Vista only for backwards compatibility with systems that don't have the graphics hardware required for Aero Glass.
Linux offers choice in GUIs, but so will Vista (as did XP). What would be really slick is a single, consistent GUI that doesn't remind one of Windows 3.1 or Fisher Price but still runs smoothly, auto-downsizing effects if the system can't handle it. OS X has that, I question whether any OS will ever achieve that though.
I seem to recall reading that SDF -had- Linux, in a past life, but - after an intrusion - -now- use NetBSD or the like.
Talk about convoluted punctuation. Try to write more with words rather than symbols:
I seem to recall reading that SDF used Linux in a past life, but now uses NetBSD (or the like) after an intrusion.
Not that your post (or that sentence) is flawless beyond that, it's just over-punctuating seems to be spreading among poor writers; dashes in particular are popular. I'm just fighting the good fight to stop it.
Gnome is not attempting to copy os x, but create a new desktop environment. So your metric (closer to Mac OS) is a false one.
So is that true just because you say it is? I'll raise you: Gnome is copying OS X, not creating a new desktop environment. Thus the parent's metric is true.
According to Intel documentation, using a CSM that plugs into the EFI framework should allow for booting BIOS-based operating systems:
A contemporary implementation of the Framework on a PC includes a CSM for supplying services to operating systems that do not boot using EFI and for supporting legacy option ROMs on add-in cards. For legacy boot the Framework initializes the platform's silicon and executes EFI drivers.
According to Intel documentation, using a CSM that plugs into the EFI framework should allow for booting BIOS-based operating systems:
A contemporary implementation of the Framework on a PC includes a CSM for supplying services to operating systems that do not boot using EFI and for supporting legacy option ROMs on add-in cards. For legacy boot the Framework initializes the platform's silicon and executes EFI drivers.
So far (to me at least), it looks like narf2006 (and his accomplice, blanka) might have truly done it.
"Everyone spoke of an information overload, but what there was in fact was a non-information overload."
Your submission contains 9 links, without clear indication of which contains the "scoop." Links aren't just paths to other pages; they highlight text and draw the reader's eye to what should be important. You mix in links to completely unnecessary pages that any reader (if interested) could Google on his own. The slashdot editors sagely rejected your submission; you failed to whittle down your story to its heart, instead littering it with noise most readers want to avoid.
GAIM, The GIMP, guliverkli, Gentoo, kcron, vi, Mandriva... are these names any more appealing? What the fuck is "Red Hat" supposed to mean? Or how about "iPod," what's that all about? "Postgre" sounds weird because the product is relatively unknown. You're attributing your ignorance of the product to the name. A word takes on the reputation of what it represents; unless the name is incredibly profane or vapid, it probably won't affect the product's popularity. Unless you think "ubuntu" is a trump card to guarantee success.
I'm sure everyone thought "linux" ("lye-nux?") was weird when they first heard it. That didn't stop it from getting popularity.
There are people who use more than email, web browsers and music players on their computer. The entire engineering industry relies on Windows-only (few of which run on x86 Linux) applications, and a large portion of the gaming world plays Windows-only games.
Engineering:
NASTRAN
Gridgen
Unigraphics
Star-CD
Rhino
CATIA
Pro/Engineer
Fluent
3ds max
AutoCAD
SolidWork
These aren't niche needs. EVERY MODERN MACHINE was designed using one of applications above.
Games:
Call of Duty 2
Battlefield 2
Half-Life 2
Far Cry
Fear
Some of these are old, but they're all still very popular.
Whether we like it or not, there is a great need to run Windows applications that can't be satisfied by WINE or VirtualPC (usually because of 3d graphics performance). Getting Windows running on an Intel Mac isn't just a hacking challenge; it's a fantastic opportunity at creating a machine that satisfies all needs.
Then there's Google, which overshadows companies with unique, engaging work while paying half as much. But if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. Payment isn't just monetary, it's in the chance of getting to do cool stuff as one wants. Maybe other companies could realize this.
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Why the FUCK doesn't Einstein's have onion bagels? That's the best god damn flavor for god's sake.
Hmm, I've waited for the return of the "gay linux" trolls for quite some time...
I love the limbo. How about you?
yes
Oh sod off.
A little heavy on the linebreaks son?
Linux offers choice in GUIs, but so will Vista (as did XP). What would be really slick is a single, consistent GUI that doesn't remind one of Windows 3.1 or Fisher Price but still runs smoothly, auto-downsizing effects if the system can't handle it. OS X has that, I question whether any OS will ever achieve that though.
I seem to recall reading that SDF -had- Linux, in a past life, but - after an intrusion - -now- use NetBSD or the like.
Talk about convoluted punctuation. Try to write more with words rather than symbols:
I seem to recall reading that SDF used Linux in a past life, but now uses NetBSD (or the like) after an intrusion.
Not that your post (or that sentence) is flawless beyond that, it's just over-punctuating seems to be spreading among poor writers; dashes in particular are popular. I'm just fighting the good fight to stop it.
Well, that's more like classical latin with an American accent. An ancient Roman would say something more like, kee-KAY-roh-boht.
Parent is vastly underrated.
Where's the fucking ARTICLE???????
Even if he was from Norway.
Each of those goes both ways. "You win" - is that MIT or Microsoft?
as opposed to running Vista console-only?
According to Intel documentation, using a CSM that plugs into the EFI framework should allow for booting BIOS-based operating systems:In the words of Jim Cramer, "booyah."
According to Intel documentation, using a CSM that plugs into the EFI framework should allow for booting BIOS-based operating systems:So far (to me at least), it looks like narf2006 (and his accomplice, blanka) might have truly done it.
"Everyone spoke of an information overload, but what there was in fact was a non-information overload."
Your submission contains 9 links, without clear indication of which contains the "scoop." Links aren't just paths to other pages; they highlight text and draw the reader's eye to what should be important. You mix in links to completely unnecessary pages that any reader (if interested) could Google on his own. The slashdot editors sagely rejected your submission; you failed to whittle down your story to its heart, instead littering it with noise most readers want to avoid.
GAIM, The GIMP, guliverkli, Gentoo, kcron, vi, Mandriva... are these names any more appealing? What the fuck is "Red Hat" supposed to mean? Or how about "iPod," what's that all about? "Postgre" sounds weird because the product is relatively unknown. You're attributing your ignorance of the product to the name. A word takes on the reputation of what it represents; unless the name is incredibly profane or vapid, it probably won't affect the product's popularity. Unless you think "ubuntu" is a trump card to guarantee success.
I'm sure everyone thought "linux" ("lye-nux?") was weird when they first heard it. That didn't stop it from getting popularity.
I cannot believe the parent got modded to +4.
So you think it should land like a rocket or what? The only landings of rockets I can recall were during wars.
Engineering:
These aren't niche needs. EVERY MODERN MACHINE was designed using one of applications above.
Games:
Some of these are old, but they're all still very popular.
Whether we like it or not, there is a great need to run Windows applications that can't be satisfied by WINE or VirtualPC (usually because of 3d graphics performance). Getting Windows running on an Intel Mac isn't just a hacking challenge; it's a fantastic opportunity at creating a machine that satisfies all needs.
One word: CAD.
Then there's Google, which overshadows companies with unique, engaging work while paying half as much. But if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. Payment isn't just monetary, it's in the chance of getting to do cool stuff as one wants. Maybe other companies could realize this.
He dances around random topics, only getting to the title subject after about a thousand words. Much of it is completely obvious:
Once you are cured, I believe there is no requirement that you tell future employers or clients about your prior illness
No shit? I thought I was obligated to tell everyone my health history. Then there's this golden bit:
A large number of cancers are not, strictly speaking, curable.
Gee, what about not strictly speaking? Are these cancers curable then? No? I guess cancer is a bit worse than the flu.
Summing Up
If you're gonna die as a programmer, be responsible. This is no different from any other spotaneous leave without contact. Don't be stupid.