They'll just go back to AA, which they haven't even used yet..
They've already used HH twice (5.04 Hoary Hedgehog, 8.04 Hardy Heron) and WW twice (4.10 Warty Warthog, 1510 Wily Werewolf)
People bitched about Firefox because it turned into Chrome Junior. Chrome went to the higher version numbers, so did FF. Chrome changed the interface to hipster minimalist bullshit and so did FF.
GP's point is people bitch when Firefox does it, but not when Chrome does it
Who said anything about ads?
That's like saying any browser that so much as supports <img> will be used for ads and thus support shouldn't be included.
Nerds get swirlies from bullies in high school. The nerds should go to a bathroom they feel comfortable in. They can't even go into the bathroom of the opposite sex!
A nerd's choice should not be limited between "get arrested", "get swirlied" or "shit their pants".
The breach had nothing to do with the distro. I like the fact that they try not to have things break when Ubuntu does. I don't want straight Ubuntu. I want Mint. So do most other people.
First part:
Yes, they couldn't AFFORD a copy. It wasn't free.
Second part:
I knew you were going to make the "easily reproducable therefore worthless" claim, so that's why I made the comparison with a lecture (which you interestingly ignored).
Free copies have NOT been the norm. Only the elites had written documents. Even classical paintings and sculptures were done because they were paid for (usually by the church). Also, the whole "well if they don't want it to be copied they should add DRM" is hilarious. Oh you didn't want your product stolen? I guess you should have better locks on your storefront. I'm not guilty it's clearly your fault for not making your store impenetrable.
And don't even counter that with the fallacy that something digital has no value, it takes time to create it in the first place. I also couldn't just walk into a university lecture for free even though it wouldn't take any more effort to lecture to me plus everyone else that paid.
No you're just selfish, probably because you can't afford it what with having no job.
Oh? Do you have a job? Well I'm entitled to get whatever it is you do for free because...reasons.
Really, nobody cares what O/S anything runs,
People who want to install their own software on it, care. E.g. on Android you either do C and need deep knowledge or use Java and get flamed:D and on Linux you use what ever you want, e.g. Python. You have multiple "users" if you want etc. pp.
You seem not to have any clue what an OS is ans why people use a certain OS.
OK, replace "nobody" with "the vast majority". Do you think the edge cases are enough of a sustainable market?
I was most recently at a very large hospital, and they were entering my information into a computer running Windows XP. They had upgraded other facilities, so it's not penny-pinching in general, I guess just IT is low o the priority?
What? Why did they spend all of their time fixing this stupid feature no one uses! Firefox is supposed to be lean instead of all this useless bloat! Just make it an extension, that's the whole point of Firefox
Sigh. Hosting is cheap as dirt. If you have that many users where you need a lot of bandwidth then you can monetize using a subscription model. Ads aren't the answer.
But the AC (who may or may not be you) made it sound like subscriptions were also a bad thing
Besides websites were around before the MBAs and marketers got to the net. Once we let them in, it's been downhill since.
The amount of bandwidth a site has to give out given its content/userbase is also a lot higher (and therefor cost is higher) than "before the MBAs and marketers got onto the net"
Ever wondered how many sites would disappear without...
Yes. But why do you try to make that sound as a bad thing ?
Horse-whip and -carriage makers have all but disappeared, no matter how hard they fought to keep their jobs (even going so far as try to forbid the automobile). As a result the world simply exploded and human kind ceased to exist.
... Oh wait, we're still here...
Change is inevitable. Fighting it is human. The end result stays the same. Adapt or perish.
Or are you prepared to pay a subscription or fee for every website that you use?
You make it to appear as a two-possibility thing, with the choice laying with the visitors.
I think it means three things: "Why do people use Mint when Ubuntu is better in every way? Some people think the only answer is 'Cinnamon' . Ubuntu should port that over so they are the awesome and Mint can die"
I agree with your interpretation. I even (unlike you, probably) kind of agree with the original author's point. I would be pretty happy if the Ubuntu team offered Cinnamon as an alternative of Unity. But of course they never will, because they specifically developed Unity to replace Gnome in the first place, thus creating all this demand for Cinnamon and Linux Mint.
There are a varietyofdifferentUbuntu'flavors', which is basically Ubuntu+Alternate DE. So why couldn't Linux Mint be like that rather than a much larger project that's harder to maintain?
I have yet to visit a paid (or free) mainstream media news site that had anything -- and I do mean anything -- on it that was worth the time it took to read it.
If it's so worthless to you, wouldn't your action be to not visit the site at all rather than visit, but block its ads?
Is it so bad if you fund your blog out of your pocket?
So the only people that should have a voice on the Internet are those rich enough to bleed money? What could go wrong there?
Mediocre search results [from Google] designed to appeal to the average-and-lower user; search ranking by popularity.
What search engine to you recommend?
Likewise, no one has to come to my websites. Fine. Perfect, in fact.
If no one visited the page, that would be perfect. The problem is when people are taking the goods/service (reading article), but not paying (viewing ads).
You can make a free call with Vonage through an android tablet - part of the Kiosk.
and how do those work for the deaf, blind, or those physically unable to operate a tablet computer.. but are otherwise perfectly capable of placing a call using the so-called "obsolete" touch dial pay phones or tty devices?
Curious, how did the traditional pay-phone work with the deaf or those physically unable to operate it? For those that are blind, LinkNYC have a traditional keypad on them
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They'll just go back to AA, which they haven't even used yet..
They've already used HH twice (5.04 Hoary Hedgehog, 8.04 Hardy Heron) and WW twice (4.10 Warty Warthog, 1510 Wily Werewolf)
For them to want to do this, their listeners would have to "encourage" them to do so.
Based upon the popularity of shows such as American Idol, this won't happen any time soon. :-(
Which, less than two weeks ago, finally ended after 15 seasons. So maybe now it will happen....hahahaha.
People bitched about Firefox because it turned into Chrome Junior. Chrome went to the higher version numbers, so did FF. Chrome changed the interface to hipster minimalist bullshit and so did FF.
GP's point is people bitch when Firefox does it, but not when Chrome does it
Does "XP Mode" in Windows 7 count?
No, because you have Windows 7.
Who said anything about ads?
That's like saying any browser that so much as supports <img> will be used for ads and thus support shouldn't be included.
Nerds get swirlies from bullies in high school. The nerds should go to a bathroom they feel comfortable in. They can't even go into the bathroom of the opposite sex!
A nerd's choice should not be limited between "get arrested", "get swirlied" or "shit their pants".
Fuck you people and your goddamned death machines I WANT TO DRIVE MYSELF!
Number of motor vehicle deaths in U.S. in 2014 alone: 32,625
Number of motor vehicle deaths from autonomous cars: 0
I don't know what it is, but since M$ supports it, it must be bad!
In the off chance it is actually good, this is clearly the "Embrace" step.
> 50% of human beings? What a dubious statement.
Ummm... What are you replying to?
The breach had nothing to do with the distro. I like the fact that they try not to have things break when Ubuntu does. I don't want straight Ubuntu. I want Mint. So do most other people.
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First part: Yes, they couldn't AFFORD a copy. It wasn't free. Second part: I knew you were going to make the "easily reproducable therefore worthless" claim, so that's why I made the comparison with a lecture (which you interestingly ignored).
Free copies have NOT been the norm. Only the elites had written documents. Even classical paintings and sculptures were done because they were paid for (usually by the church). Also, the whole "well if they don't want it to be copied they should add DRM" is hilarious. Oh you didn't want your product stolen? I guess you should have better locks on your storefront. I'm not guilty it's clearly your fault for not making your store impenetrable. And don't even counter that with the fallacy that something digital has no value, it takes time to create it in the first place. I also couldn't just walk into a university lecture for free even though it wouldn't take any more effort to lecture to me plus everyone else that paid. No you're just selfish, probably because you can't afford it what with having no job. Oh? Do you have a job? Well I'm entitled to get whatever it is you do for free because...reasons.
But why, exactly, are you entitled to the content?
How about a floor?
Really, nobody cares what O/S anything runs, People who want to install their own software on it, care. E.g. on Android you either do C and need deep knowledge or use Java and get flamed :D and on Linux you use what ever you want, e.g. Python. You have multiple "users" if you want etc. pp.
You seem not to have any clue what an OS is ans why people use a certain OS.
OK, replace "nobody" with "the vast majority". Do you think the edge cases are enough of a sustainable market?
I was most recently at a very large hospital, and they were entering my information into a computer running Windows XP. They had upgraded other facilities, so it's not penny-pinching in general, I guess just IT is low o the priority?
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What? Why did they spend all of their time fixing this stupid feature no one uses! Firefox is supposed to be lean instead of all this useless bloat! Just make it an extension, that's the whole point of Firefox
Sigh. Hosting is cheap as dirt. If you have that many users where you need a lot of bandwidth then you can monetize using a subscription model. Ads aren't the answer.
But the AC (who may or may not be you) made it sound like subscriptions were also a bad thing
Besides websites were around before the MBAs and marketers got to the net. Once we let them in, it's been downhill since.
The amount of bandwidth a site has to give out given its content/userbase is also a lot higher (and therefor cost is higher) than "before the MBAs and marketers got onto the net"
So only the rich that can afford to bleed money can have a popular website (more visits = more bandwidth = more cost).
Sounds like a great idea!
Yes. But why do you try to make that sound as a bad thing ?
Horse-whip and -carriage makers have all but disappeared, no matter how hard they fought to keep their jobs (even going so far as try to forbid the automobile). As a result the world simply exploded and human kind ceased to exist.
Change is inevitable. Fighting it is human. The end result stays the same. Adapt or perish.
You make it to appear as a two-possibility thing, with the choice laying with the visitors.
It isn't and it doesn't.
OK, so what is a third possibility?
I pay for my car AND gas, why do the stores want to charge me once I get there too???
That was Obama's campaign too. "Change". as in "things are so fucked up, any change would be better".
I think it means three things: "Why do people use Mint when Ubuntu is better in every way? Some people think the only answer is 'Cinnamon' . Ubuntu should port that over so they are the awesome and Mint can die"
I agree with your interpretation. I even (unlike you, probably) kind of agree with the original author's point. I would be pretty happy if the Ubuntu team offered Cinnamon as an alternative of Unity. But of course they never will, because they specifically developed Unity to replace Gnome in the first place, thus creating all this demand for Cinnamon and Linux Mint.
There are a variety of different Ubuntu 'flavors', which is basically Ubuntu+Alternate DE. So why couldn't Linux Mint be like that rather than a much larger project that's harder to maintain?
I have yet to visit a paid (or free) mainstream media news site that had anything -- and I do mean anything -- on it that was worth the time it took to read it.
If it's so worthless to you, wouldn't your action be to not visit the site at all rather than visit, but block its ads?
Is it so bad if you fund your blog out of your pocket?
So the only people that should have a voice on the Internet are those rich enough to bleed money? What could go wrong there?
Mediocre search results [from Google] designed to appeal to the average-and-lower user; search ranking by popularity.
What search engine to you recommend?
Likewise, no one has to come to my websites. Fine. Perfect, in fact.
If no one visited the page, that would be perfect. The problem is when people are taking the goods/service (reading article), but not paying (viewing ads).
and how do those work for the deaf, blind, or those physically unable to operate a tablet computer.. but are otherwise perfectly capable of placing a call using the so-called "obsolete" touch dial pay phones or tty devices?
Curious, how did the traditional pay-phone work with the deaf or those physically unable to operate it?
For those that are blind, LinkNYC have a traditional keypad on them
So the solution is for Apple to pony up some cash for lobbyists in DC?