seems like a pretty good deal to me actually, since it doesn't look like the cheap built dell/hp/acer consumer shit, though even consumer shit aforementioned brand laptops with similar specs preloaded with windows cost at least as much at most outlets.
i'm sure you could get cheaper, but there's always a catch (often reduced quality, customer service, after sales support, etc, which are all worth dollars)
i'm curious about what laptop you've found with a higher screen resolution than 1366x768 and an i5 for less than US$700 though, and where from. i paid $750 recently for a toshiba i5 with windows preinstalled (from "the good guys" in aus)
Why so worried about this? Microsoft's own hardware certification [microsoft.com] process
ms shill: "yeah dammit cos microsoft is trustworthy and they would never do anything to harm linux adoption, rebel scum! we love foss, and stuff!!! all this accusation of fud and the three e's, its all just not fair to a model citizen of the corporate world. oh and the whole monopoly thing was blown waaaaay out of proportion"
i'm pretty sure the usa gets most of its cpus from china (taiwan anyway), not the other way 'round. also, china pretty much owns most of america (certainly its debt anyway)
the real problem is morons like the parent poster, who has absolutely no fucking clue how the world he lives in really works, who then votes fellow morons into power
there was nothing generous about microsoft's involvement in samba. if anything it serves as an example of how microsoft doesn't work with the foss community
so no, microsoft doesn't deserve any credit for being forced under EC monopoly provisions and then being paid $10k merely for access to the protocol documentation
well i guess having a "malware division" would be a little obvious... companies usually pilfer funds via various means and contract out questionable tasks (often in countries with little ability to trace like ukraine) so its really of no surprise that upcoming malware isn't announced in a company newsletter
its not really rocket science or outlandish conspiracy; as the old saying goes "it's just business".
if you're implying he gave up asp for php (dropping a big shit), i agree. asp kinda sounds like its related to both mambas and shit, and its owned by the biggest asshole of them all.
haven't used mod_cgid personally, but i'm sure bugs will be fixed and it will be business as usual...
uniform tax would make the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
for a tax rate of 45% for all (for example), someone with a gross income of $30k would pay $13.5k tax, and someone who makes $300k gross would pay $135k
seems fair right?
at the moment, the first guy pays $13.2k (44%) and the latter pays $141.5k (47%), based on similar typical parameters in the ATO TWC (no HELP, exemptions or deductions)
the tax system at the moment slightly favours the little guy, which to me seems fairer (certainly puts more balance to the whole reducing the gap between rich and poor thing) but also doesn't make it completely pointless to aim for a high salary
i think you're right that its complicated though. it was a way to create more jobs during the depression, spawning the accounting industry... nah just kidding, but seems like an interesting tactic in these financially troublesome times
Actually, MS is the 17th largest contributor of code of Linux
this isn't about gimp or libreoffice, because they don't go around claiming shit like this
nice backpeddle though fool. now you've thrown microsoft into the same category as gimp and libreoffice... your shill managers will be highly disappointed (you'll probably get a pay cut)
are you sure you're not new to slashdot, mr gates?
don't even bother looking for logic or sense in anything. just badmouth or give head to any or all of microsoft, google, apple or linux, and you'll be called either a troll or a shill, which is code for "you fit right in"
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...microsoft pledges to make contact with the borg
seems like a pretty good deal to me actually, since it doesn't look like the cheap built dell/hp/acer consumer shit, though even consumer shit aforementioned brand laptops with similar specs preloaded with windows cost at least as much at most outlets.
i'm sure you could get cheaper, but there's always a catch (often reduced quality, customer service, after sales support, etc, which are all worth dollars)
i'm curious about what laptop you've found with a higher screen resolution than 1366x768 and an i5 for less than US$700 though, and where from. i paid $750 recently for a toshiba i5 with windows preinstalled (from "the good guys" in aus)
you probably don't like being ass raped much either, but i guess you're probably just familiar with it
Why so worried about this? Microsoft's own hardware certification [microsoft.com] process
ms shill: "yeah dammit cos microsoft is trustworthy and they would never do anything to harm linux adoption, rebel scum! we love foss, and stuff!!! all this accusation of fud and the three e's, its all just not fair to a model citizen of the corporate world. oh and the whole monopoly thing was blown waaaaay out of proportion"
leaving aside nukes or really good sneakiness
yeah cos the rest of the world wouldn't use tactics that the usa didn't like
apparently you're not familiar with sun tzu
i'm pretty sure the usa gets most of its cpus from china (taiwan anyway), not the other way 'round. also, china pretty much owns most of america (certainly its debt anyway)
the real problem is morons like the parent poster, who has absolutely no fucking clue how the world he lives in really works, who then votes fellow morons into power
ms also didn't contribute to development of samba, and had no input into it being released under gpl. samba was reverse engineered by packet sniffing
nice going shill fag
might want to have a look at http://www.samba.org/samba/PFIF/PFIF_history.html
there was nothing generous about microsoft's involvement in samba. if anything it serves as an example of how microsoft doesn't work with the foss community
so no, microsoft doesn't deserve any credit for being forced under EC monopoly provisions and then being paid $10k merely for access to the protocol documentation
Facebook is too big to fail
that was said about myspace before fb came along
nobody can predict the next big thing with any certainty, let alone the effects it will have on existing technologies and platforms
the only thing for certain is that there will always be a next big thing
the only question is when it comes along
I parse what you write as "i'm a moron, so i don't care about parsing what other people write with any level of comprehension"
you weren't in germany in the early 1940's by any chance?
"red one this is red leader... oh geez i feel a bit woozy..."
"gopeh... luke... i... am your father"
well i guess having a "malware division" would be a little obvious... companies usually pilfer funds via various means and contract out questionable tasks (often in countries with little ability to trace like ukraine) so its really of no surprise that upcoming malware isn't announced in a company newsletter
its not really rocket science or outlandish conspiracy; as the old saying goes "it's just business".
if you're implying he gave up asp for php (dropping a big shit), i agree. asp kinda sounds like its related to both mambas and shit, and its owned by the biggest asshole of them all.
...along with the usual dotslash overreaction
haven't used mod_cgid personally, but i'm sure bugs will be fixed and it will be business as usual...
uniform tax would make the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
for a tax rate of 45% for all (for example), someone with a gross income of $30k would pay $13.5k tax, and someone who makes $300k gross would pay $135k
seems fair right?
at the moment, the first guy pays $13.2k (44%) and the latter pays $141.5k (47%), based on similar typical parameters in the ATO TWC (no HELP, exemptions or deductions)
the tax system at the moment slightly favours the little guy, which to me seems fairer (certainly puts more balance to the whole reducing the gap between rich and poor thing) but also doesn't make it completely pointless to aim for a high salary
i think you're right that its complicated though. it was a way to create more jobs during the depression, spawning the accounting industry... nah just kidding, but seems like an interesting tactic in these financially troublesome times
be able to employ more people
if only that were the case. unfortunately google shareholders will be the only ones laughing at this bad joke
yeah cos the corporate world has always been charitable enough to do it for us... give them a break all you commie bastards!!!
trying to catch up to google i suppose
Before we know it, we might actually start liking Microsoft
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
also microsoft's "contribution" did nothing for linux performance on its own. it was merely an attempt to increase marketed performance of hyperv
..."mandrive"
then it would appeal to 99% of the geek population
Actually, MS is the 17th largest contributor of code of Linux
this isn't about gimp or libreoffice, because they don't go around claiming shit like this
nice backpeddle though fool. now you've thrown microsoft into the same category as gimp and libreoffice... your shill managers will be highly disappointed (you'll probably get a pay cut)
do they supply an iMagnifyingGlass with it?
are you sure you're not new to slashdot, mr gates?
don't even bother looking for logic or sense in anything. just badmouth or give head to any or all of microsoft, google, apple or linux, and you'll be called either a troll or a shill, which is code for "you fit right in"
porn minister
seems like a good enough reason to me
*goes to get baseball bat and join the slaughter*