When Linux is usable by joe user, I'll take it seriously.
My three year old daughter runs Linux and she can't even read yet. Hopefully Joe User is more savvy than an illiterate three-year-old.
Ten years ago GP's argument held water. But now that my wife, my little sister, and my Dad all use Linux, I don't think it flies any more. My Dad, by the way, is at the level of computer literacy where if you tell him to click something he asks "left click or right click" every time, no matter how many times you tell him that the default is left. Yet to him, the only difference between Linux and Windows was that the Firefox icon was in a different place and the antivirus program had a different name. And that he stopped getting viruses.
One of my computer science professors once stated, quite succinctly, that Microsoft was not in business to make a quality operating system (or quality product). They are in business to make money.
What a stupid statement that is complete tautology. The entire point of starting a business is to make money. Otherwise the business *ahem* goes out of business.
Um...no? The business has to make a non-negative amount of money, but that doesn't mean it has to maximize income. Choosing to make less money in order to benefit others or to act ethically does not make a business go out of business, as long as that business stays in the black overall.
Many people start businesses because they dream of owning their own (restaurant/store/fill-in-the-blank) and being their own boss, not to make money. They have to make a living but that's not the purpose of starting the business, they could often do just as well at making money by keeping their day jobs.
Linux may have some technical merit, but is a mess where people without advanced computer skills are left in the dark.
The same can be said of Windows. People ask me for help with their Windows computers all the time, but I can rarely help because I don't often use anything besides Linux, and contrary to what you'd like to believe, there's nothing inherently intuitive about the way Windows works.
Not to mention, now that I've put Xubuntu on my Dad's laptop he only calls me once a year for computer help, rather than once a month when he had Windows. Really the only problem is when he buys a new printer and needs it installed (happened once) and he accidentally deletes his panel (happened twice)....that's in a 3-year period.
Your post may be completely right, but your haphazard punctuation and aggressive boldfacing and capitalization have dissuaded me from actually reading it.
You always have to establish some point of reference for direction, which I'd assume would be done sometime well before you tried to get freaky in space.:)
No way. Most of the fun of getting freaky in space would be doin' it without a reference frame. It's way more wild that way!
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You are an insightful and informative flamebait who skewed off of the topic!
Not to mention redundantly trolling for mods, interestingly enough.
I was thinking of the old Fidonet message boards that had three topics banned in the Star Trek forum, because they always devolved into flame wars:
Kirk vs. Picard
Religion in Star Trek
O'Brien's rank
O'Brien's rank was "Chief Petty Officer", shortened to Chief when used as a title, which ranks below all commissioned officers, and was made clear in the conversation between Worf's father and Chief O'Brien in the second episode of the fourth TNG season.
How can you make an argument out of that? The question is totally settled! Man, talk about people with no life.
And what exactly does this crude grading system represent?
It allows you to sell your persona to wealthy Americans who don't want to take the time to level-farm themselves. Oh wait, I'm thinking of WoW levels...
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When Linux is usable by joe user, I'll take it seriously.
My three year old daughter runs Linux and she can't even read yet. Hopefully Joe User is more savvy than an illiterate three-year-old.
Ten years ago GP's argument held water. But now that my wife, my little sister, and my Dad all use Linux, I don't think it flies any more. My Dad, by the way, is at the level of computer literacy where if you tell him to click something he asks "left click or right click" every time, no matter how many times you tell him that the default is left. Yet to him, the only difference between Linux and Windows was that the Firefox icon was in a different place and the antivirus program had a different name. And that he stopped getting viruses.
WinCE that is used for the XBox is PPC
That is the most aptly name Windows version ever.
One of my computer science professors once stated, quite succinctly, that Microsoft was not in business to make a quality operating system (or quality product). They are in business to make money.
What a stupid statement that is complete tautology. The entire point of starting a business is to make money. Otherwise the business *ahem* goes out of business.
Um...no? The business has to make a non-negative amount of money, but that doesn't mean it has to maximize income. Choosing to make less money in order to benefit others or to act ethically does not make a business go out of business, as long as that business stays in the black overall.
Many people start businesses because they dream of owning their own (restaurant/store/fill-in-the-blank) and being their own boss, not to make money. They have to make a living but that's not the purpose of starting the business, they could often do just as well at making money by keeping their day jobs.
Linux may have some technical merit, but is a mess where people without advanced computer skills are left in the dark.
The same can be said of Windows. People ask me for help with their Windows computers all the time, but I can rarely help because I don't often use anything besides Linux, and contrary to what you'd like to believe, there's nothing inherently intuitive about the way Windows works.
Not to mention, now that I've put Xubuntu on my Dad's laptop he only calls me once a year for computer help, rather than once a month when he had Windows. Really the only problem is when he buys a new printer and needs it installed (happened once) and he accidentally deletes his panel (happened twice)....that's in a 3-year period.
Your post may be completely right, but your haphazard punctuation and aggressive boldfacing and capitalization have dissuaded me from actually reading it.
There is no dark side of the sun. Matter of fact, it's all dark.
Dark matter?
Anyone want to count the number of re-entries from the far side of the Sun which the US has had in the 50+ years of spaceflight?
Is that the dark side of the sun?
What wouldn't be gained from observing and recording a piece of hardware like this as it falls through the atmosphere?
Free pizza?
Go on, mod me down, but I'm a taxpayer and this isn't what government should be spending my money on.
Or maybe mod you down because you replied to a Ninja Gaiden reference with a rant about taxes. Lame.
You always have to establish some point of reference for direction, which I'd assume would be done sometime well before you tried to get freaky in space. :)
No way. Most of the fun of getting freaky in space would be doin' it without a reference frame. It's way more wild that way!
You are an insightful and informative flamebait who skewed off of the topic!
Not to mention redundantly trolling for mods, interestingly enough.
Forget dumping XP, half the machines in my office have yet to migrate from Win2k.
I don't think anyone can confuse Windows XP with Windows ME. :-)
Apparently, some people can confuse Windows ME with themselves.
He will become the ninja dragon!
I was thinking of the old Fidonet message boards that had three topics banned in the Star Trek forum, because they always devolved into flame wars:
O'Brien's rank was "Chief Petty Officer", shortened to Chief when used as a title, which ranks below all commissioned officers, and was made clear in the conversation between Worf's father and Chief O'Brien in the second episode of the fourth TNG season.
How can you make an argument out of that? The question is totally settled! Man, talk about people with no life.
A vote of no confidence against the current board of directors has erupted in what is possibly the first nerd war,
Seriously? Nerds have been fighting for centuries, and you think this is the first?
Perhaps the OP thinks this is severe enough that the nerds may literally take up weapons this time.
Roger, you're pushin' my buttons!
Officially at war would mean a deceleration of war. Even though the intend to use deadly weapons is not needed, it is to be expected....
Perhaps you're not familiar with figurative language...
>> Officially at war would mean a deceleration of war.
Slowing down of war - I like the sound of that.
Unfortunately, in the US only Congress can decelerate war.
No, this is a British argument, no killing needed. Just knock over his teacup and steal his cake.
That, and someone might get called a stupid git.
... so you have to double-class to manager to join?
I would only do that if it also allowed me to dual-wield.
And what exactly does this crude grading system represent?
It allows you to sell your persona to wealthy Americans who don't want to take the time to level-farm themselves. Oh wait, I'm thinking of WoW levels...
They're British. The war is implied, but they're being civil for appearances.
Pretty soon someone will call out Mornington Crescent :)
The worst thing they have there is drive-by arguments.
What is with people typing "server" instead of "serve" lately?
Maybe it's one of these. What would you expect from a community of people who frequently have servers at the back of their mind?
... he’s putting his litigious experience to some use, getting his law degree at McGill University in Montreal.
So, he went to the Darkside.
See what happens when you bully kids?
You don't know the power of the dark side.