Well, W10 is certainly far better (so far) than W8 (UI, virtual deksops etc). If you're not sure, try it out in a VM or - heavens - read the articles linked to above. W8 had many flaws, but there were definite advantages to it over W7 (I've mentioned them elsewhere - File History, an improved Task manager - but there are plenty more). Overall, W10 is certainly a massive upgrade from W7, the same way W7 was a massive upgrade from XP.
Professional advice time: * Make sure you have the information you need (not just the information that suits your viewpoint). * Be prepared to reevaluate based on new information. * Don't try to redefine words to help push your point of view, it just looks daft. If in doubt about the correct meaning, check a dictionary.
I was surprised by the download and the installation time. Yes, I reckon I get a faster install out of RHEL, but that's a fairly light kickstart version.
Am I allowed to say this on/.? W10 is so far not too awful. W8 introduced File History and a far improved Task Manager, the former alone was enough to get me to put in on my home PC. I'll admit I had to install Classic Shell to remain sane, but I don't think I was alone in not enjoying the Metro interface.
With W10 there remain those goodies, virtual desktops (finally, hurrah!) and best of all a non-offensive UI. Yes, it's different to W7 and still a little messy for my liking, but then things do change, and we do cope. I'm not going to move my home PC to W10 for a while, but I'm not totally discounting it either...
I'm instead amazed by Google's arrogance in stating that RHEL 6 is "too old" for Google Chrome. It's been that way since at least last summer, so my RHEL teaching cluster and workstations just don't have chrome installed.
Actually, that's not quite true - one user manged to get Chrome working, but it regularly consumes all system resources and crashes the PC. Result.
All in all, I'm happy to do without Chrome on RHEL 6. Will I try to get it working when I roll out RHEL 7 this summer? Possibly, but moves like this make me wonder if Google's a company whose products I want to install at all. Firefox ESR may have its faults, but it basically works, and I can trust it'll stay working.
Okay, try this. Windows 7 was released in 2009, and will get security fixes until 2020. Even Windows Vista (released in 2007 for home) will get security fixes until 2017.
Let's look at phone versions instead: Windows Phone 7 was released in October 2010 and left support in October 2014. Windows Phone 8 was released in October 2012 and will be supported until January 2016.
Looks like Windows users are getting a little better support from their supplier.
This is fantastic news, and offers the beginning of a glimmer of hope across the world.
Transferring these benefits to sub-Saharan Africa (for example) will require incredible changes to drug marketing/profit-making, but also cultural changes. Ultimately this would have massive positive economic benefits in this region, but the political will and strength required to make this available is immense.
One thing I'd never want is for my copy of Tchaikovsky's 6th (Pathétique) conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler to lose the coughs and slight hiss. This is what makes this recording special for me.
So could a counter to this be to create accounts on as many systems as possible using your corporate account just to create noise?
Maybe an early task for the IT department could be to create such accounts on the executive's behalf, and release them as required? Obviously this will be borderline (or plain beyond) the standard T&Cs for these sites, but at least they'd be able to claim another valued user (advertising viewer).
Clearly you'd need to use a list of sites that won't get the corporation into trouble, but which encompasses all the sorts of sites its employees are likely to log in to with such credentials. Playboy might or might not be on such a white list, but should an exec need such...relief... (s)he could ask to have that site added to the list.
As (I assume) an average Reg reader I don't really give much of a toss if my login's compromised. The email account was probably disposable and I can always make a new login if I want to comment. I've looked through the list and can't see myself (or anything that looks like the sort of online ID I'd use) there, and given that I've forgotten my details I'll probably need to create a new account anyway...
Yup, they look a bit daft from this. The self-reporting to the ICO is certainly a Good Thing.
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Well, W10 is certainly far better (so far) than W8 (UI, virtual deksops etc). If you're not sure, try it out in a VM or - heavens - read the articles linked to above.
W8 had many flaws, but there were definite advantages to it over W7 (I've mentioned them elsewhere - File History, an improved Task manager - but there are plenty more).
Overall, W10 is certainly a massive upgrade from W7, the same way W7 was a massive upgrade from XP.
Professional advice time:
* Make sure you have the information you need (not just the information that suits your viewpoint).
* Be prepared to reevaluate based on new information.
* Don't try to redefine words to help push your point of view, it just looks daft. If in doubt about the correct meaning, check a dictionary.
I was surprised by the download and the installation time.
Yes, I reckon I get a faster install out of RHEL, but that's a fairly light kickstart version.
Am I allowed to say this on /.?
W10 is so far not too awful.
W8 introduced File History and a far improved Task Manager, the former alone was enough to get me to put in on my home PC. I'll admit I had to install Classic Shell to remain sane, but I don't think I was alone in not enjoying the Metro interface.
With W10 there remain those goodies, virtual desktops (finally, hurrah!) and best of all a non-offensive UI. Yes, it's different to W7 and still a little messy for my liking, but then things do change, and we do cope. I'm not going to move my home PC to W10 for a while, but I'm not totally discounting it either...
Well, I sure as hell wouldn't run that on all my production systems without a wee bit of testing first...
This I like.
Oh balls, just seen the post above :-( /. doesn't allow (subsequent) editing of posts, but sometimes it'd be handy!
I know why
Which was your favourite Fighting Fantasy book?
Once upon a time, Experts Exchange (www.experts-exchange.com) *didn't* have a hyphen in its name. I think it looked a little more dodgy then....
Umm... he took a sheep, not a dog.
If a shepherd can't tell the difference perhaps he's really in trouble.
I'm instead amazed by Google's arrogance in stating that RHEL 6 is "too old" for Google Chrome. It's been that way since at least last summer, so my RHEL teaching cluster and workstations just don't have chrome installed.
Actually, that's not quite true - one user manged to get Chrome working, but it regularly consumes all system resources and crashes the PC. Result.
All in all, I'm happy to do without Chrome on RHEL 6. Will I try to get it working when I roll out RHEL 7 this summer? Possibly, but moves like this make me wonder if Google's a company whose products I want to install at all. Firefox ESR may have its faults, but it basically works, and I can trust it'll stay working.
Are you being deliberately dense?
Okay, try this.
Windows 7 was released in 2009, and will get security fixes until 2020.
Even Windows Vista (released in 2007 for home) will get security fixes until 2017.
Let's look at phone versions instead:
Windows Phone 7 was released in October 2010 and left support in October 2014.
Windows Phone 8 was released in October 2012 and will be supported until January 2016.
Looks like Windows users are getting a little better support from their supplier.
Yes, someone actually uses "or fewer" instead of "or less" when talking about countable objects!
Yes, I really am that person who hates it when supermarkets have a "ten items or less" queue....
This is fantastic news, and offers the beginning of a glimmer of hope across the world. Transferring these benefits to sub-Saharan Africa (for example) will require incredible changes to drug marketing/profit-making, but also cultural changes. Ultimately this would have massive positive economic benefits in this region, but the political will and strength required to make this available is immense.
Remember, 1+1=3 for large values of 1
An escape goat? Is that the opposite of a Trojan horse?
Okay, that's a better question than mine.
Do you prefer to wear onesies with or without feet?
One thing I'd never want is for my copy of Tchaikovsky's 6th (Pathétique) conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler to lose the coughs and slight hiss. This is what makes this recording special for me.
Maybe an early task for the IT department could be to create such accounts on the executive's behalf, and release them as required? Obviously this will be borderline (or plain beyond) the standard T&Cs for these sites, but at least they'd be able to claim another valued user (advertising viewer).
Clearly you'd need to use a list of sites that won't get the corporation into trouble, but which encompasses all the sorts of sites its employees are likely to log in to with such credentials. Playboy might or might not be on such a white list, but should an exec need such...relief... (s)he could ask to have that site added to the list.
What the hell is a "cum lifeboat"?
Get. Me. Mind. Bleach.
On a related note, the kerning here makes "lunar injection burn" look like "lunar injection bum".
So what does Gregory Benford like to drink then?
He had a problem with the metric/imperial conversion. Easy mistake.
... well, not really. But there is such a thing for the web: http://www.runbasic.com/
As (I assume) an average Reg reader I don't really give much of a toss if my login's compromised. The email account was probably disposable and I can always make a new login if I want to comment. I've looked through the list and can't see myself (or anything that looks like the sort of online ID I'd use) there, and given that I've forgotten my details I'll probably need to create a new account anyway... Yup, they look a bit daft from this. The self-reporting to the ICO is certainly a Good Thing.
Best throw away your PC too then.