Are you sure about that? The digg story linked to is not on the front page. Take a look sometime at the comments on the non-front-page stories here. You might be surprised.
Yes, but not the "average XP user". The average Windows user doesn't have a clue what Cygwin is, and wouldn't even understand the concept of a compiler. Sure, Firefox is gaining ground, but I would guess that very few people go out and download it for the hell of it. IE "works fine" for most people. I'd bet that the vast majority of people are using Firefox because some geek (like me) installed it for them, removed the IE icon, and renamed the Firefox icon "Internet".
It's people like you that make the "nobody uses OSS" truth happen. When in reality millions are using OSS just fine. No matter how much you scream "nobody uses OSS" into the wind it won't come true.
You don't even make sense. This guy is the one that causes no one to use OSS? I thought that the "average XP user" did.
BTW, you can scream "the average XP user uses Cygwin" into the wind, and it won't come true either.
Stop being a MSFT puppet and stop spreading their FUD.
If the media companies force all of us to accept DRM by making it illegal not to have it then we don't have the choice not to accept DRM.
Yes, you do. Your choice is to not buy stuff that "the media companies" sell.
Tivo changed the rules after people bought the package. At the urging of the content provider they changed the code so it would automatically delete that recorded content after a certain time. They breached the contract you entered into with them.
This again? This "feature" is implemented, but it's not currently used. The case where it did show up was a bug. This was a high-road move by TiVo. The alternative was that you wouldn't be able to have access to that content at all. You still have that choice.
I don't like DRM much either. But seriously: stop acting like a whiny victim. Don't like the DRM? Don't buy their shit. It's really that simple.
Bullshit. You have the control to not buy, watch, listen to, or play anything that is affected by DRM. Unless "they" come to your house and rob you, you are free to vote with your dollars.
Honestly, I think he looks good. Much better than the centerfold shot of him when he was young and lying on the desk.
Really? Look at the top picture of him (the PR photo that I'm guessing you're referring to), versus the one of him in his office. It looks like two different people. The one on the top knows how to use a comb, at least.
All in all, Boot Camp looks like an impressive effort from Apple.
Boot Camp is neat, but I wouldn't call it "impressive". They made it possible to install XP on an Intel system. And they did it knowing the nuances of the hardware. It's nice of them, but not techincally impressive in the least.
It's not any different. She chose to pirate music. You chose to get married. Neither she nor you thought about the possible consequences of your actions. Whose fault is that?
No, most other companies would have done enough testing to get the glaring bugs worked out before a gigantic release such as this. I'm not saying Apple doesn't have good service, but let's tell it like it is.
For what kind of signal is the maximum cable length 2 meters?
Regarding the cable cost: * I constructed the composite and component from solid copper RG-59, so the cost was pretty neglibible. * The 50' s-video was maybe $8 or so. * The 50' HDMI was surprisingly cheap, at about $60 shipped from eBay (user pro_cable, no affiliation). I was skeptical of the quality, but it looks and feels top-notch, and exhibits no obvious degradation.
2 meters?!? What kind of video run are you talking about?
From my equipment rack to my plasma, I have composite, s-video, component, and HDMI runs. They are each, at minimum, 45 feet (15 meters). The picure is perfect on each. I initially had some noise, but it was easily fixed with a ground loop isolator.
There's been some discussion lately about whether Ubuntu is suitable for Linux beginners.
Ubuntu is great for beginners! If you're an experienced Linux user trying to help out a newbie, you can change anything you want, and they don't even have to tell you the password!
The problem with your argument is that making perfect copies of CDs is (almost) free. If you run a garden hose to your neighbor's house to supply him with water, it's not free (for you).
Arguing with analogies really doesn't work all that well.
The only real solution to that problem is to change your password.
The problem with that solution is that someone might be able to get root access anyway, using a backdoor which was easily put in place with root access.
The real solution is a complete re-install from scratch. Maybe of something other than Ubuntu. [ducks]
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Are you sure about that? The digg story linked to is not on the front page. Take a look sometime at the comments on the non-front-page stories here. You might be surprised.
There's a bug in Boot Camp, yet you still find a way to blame it on Windows? How shocking.
Might want to wipe off the Kool Aid moustache.
WSJ submitting stories is something that makes you "really worried"? Wow. You must have a pretty low-stress life. What's your secret?
When in reality millions are using OSS just fine.
Yes, but not the "average XP user". The average Windows user doesn't have a clue what Cygwin is, and wouldn't even understand the concept of a compiler. Sure, Firefox is gaining ground, but I would guess that very few people go out and download it for the hell of it. IE "works fine" for most people. I'd bet that the vast majority of people are using Firefox because some geek (like me) installed it for them, removed the IE icon, and renamed the Firefox icon "Internet".
It's people like you that make the "nobody uses OSS" truth happen. When in reality millions are using OSS just fine. No matter how much you scream "nobody uses OSS" into the wind it won't come true.
You don't even make sense. This guy is the one that causes no one to use OSS? I thought that the "average XP user" did.
BTW, you can scream "the average XP user uses Cygwin" into the wind, and it won't come true either.
Stop being a MSFT puppet and stop spreading their FUD.
Stop being a blind zealot.
Nah. If a person only cared about snazzy eye candy, they'd buy a Mac.
[ducks]
If the media companies force all of us to accept DRM by making it illegal not to have it then we don't have the choice not to accept DRM.
Yes, you do. Your choice is to not buy stuff that "the media companies" sell.
Tivo changed the rules after people bought the package. At the urging of the content provider they changed the code so it would automatically delete that recorded content after a certain time. They breached the contract you entered into with them.
This again? This "feature" is implemented, but it's not currently used. The case where it did show up was a bug. This was a high-road move by TiVo. The alternative was that you wouldn't be able to have access to that content at all. You still have that choice.
I don't like DRM much either. But seriously: stop acting like a whiny victim. Don't like the DRM? Don't buy their shit. It's really that simple.
Bullshit. You have the control to not buy, watch, listen to, or play anything that is affected by DRM. Unless "they" come to your house and rob you, you are free to vote with your dollars.
We hate the Chinese, don't we? Or do we get to make an exception when it has to do with Linux, sort of like exceptions with Microsoft?
Honestly, I think he looks good. Much better than the centerfold shot of him when he was young and lying on the desk.
Really? Look at the top picture of him (the PR photo that I'm guessing you're referring to), versus the one of him in his office. It looks like two different people. The one on the top knows how to use a comb, at least.
FTFA:
All in all, Boot Camp looks like an impressive effort from Apple.
Boot Camp is neat, but I wouldn't call it "impressive". They made it possible to install XP on an Intel system. And they did it knowing the nuances of the hardware. It's nice of them, but not techincally impressive in the least.
WinXPonMac -- now that's impressive.
It's not any different. She chose to pirate music. You chose to get married. Neither she nor you thought about the possible consequences of your actions. Whose fault is that?
Now the government is using recursive acronyms? I thought that the FSF had a patent on that...
No, most other companies would have done enough testing to get the glaring bugs worked out before a gigantic release such as this. I'm not saying Apple doesn't have good service, but let's tell it like it is.
This certainly holds true for me. I have 2 Windows, 2 Linux, at present.
But: I'd bet that the good number of slashdotters have only a Windows machine.
Couldn't be. It was actually funny.
For what kind of signal is the maximum cable length 2 meters?
Regarding the cable cost:
* I constructed the composite and component from solid copper RG-59, so the cost was pretty neglibible.
* The 50' s-video was maybe $8 or so.
* The 50' HDMI was surprisingly cheap, at about $60 shipped from eBay (user pro_cable, no affiliation). I was skeptical of the quality, but it looks and feels top-notch, and exhibits no obvious degradation.
2 meters for video extension
2 meters?!? What kind of video run are you talking about?
From my equipment rack to my plasma, I have composite, s-video, component, and HDMI runs. They are each, at minimum, 45 feet (15 meters). The picure is perfect on each. I initially had some noise, but it was easily fixed with a ground loop isolator.
select "recovery mode" from the grub menu, it will boot into single user mode and you are root.
Though I'm sure there's another way, the easiest way to prevent this is to set a grub password.
Not trying to flame, I love Ubuntu.
Me too. Just poking fun.
From TFA:
There's been some discussion lately about whether Ubuntu is suitable for Linux beginners.
Ubuntu is great for beginners! If you're an experienced Linux user trying to help out a newbie, you can change anything you want, and they don't even have to tell you the password!
[ducks]
From TFA:
They are still connected by radio to a human operator who verifies that a suitable target is within sight and orders it to fire.
While they are harming a human, it's ultimately a human that makes the decision to fire. And who cares about fictional "laws", anyway?
He's already paid for the water he ran from the tap into the glass. Why should be pay again to move the water from the glass to a bottle?
The water company doesn't care, because once you pour the water from the glass to a bottle, the glass is empty!
I'm not trying to make the analogy work. I'm saying it's a stupid analogy to begin with.
The problem with your argument is that making perfect copies of CDs is (almost) free. If you run a garden hose to your neighbor's house to supply him with water, it's not free (for you).
Arguing with analogies really doesn't work all that well.
The only real solution to that problem is to change your password.
The problem with that solution is that someone might be able to get root access anyway, using a backdoor which was easily put in place with root access.
The real solution is a complete re-install from scratch. Maybe of something other than Ubuntu. [ducks]
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No, for the rest of the world, a TiVo is best.