i just took a photo of my screen when i was happy with how it looked, and now every time an upgrade stuffs it up i just take a printout of that photo and stick it to my monitor
hahahahahahha!!! next you're going to tell me that the bond market isn't being manipulated, even though the yield is less than (real) inflation (which means any honest bond investor is losing money on bonds). how about gold? yeah that definitely isn't being manipulated. pffft.
anyone who buys anything on the open market is a fool. its just unfortunate that we're all forced into playing a role because in many countries superannuation is compulsory, and super (or 401k or whatever you call it in your country) is the biggest cash cow ever for these manipulative market speculators who love nothing more than gambling with other people's money with no risk
linux is more a target for hackers, not malware because of all the hobby web servers out there that aren't secured properly. it's been proven beyond reasonable doubt that linux can be infected but without intervention from the user either directly (clicking/installing something while logged in as root) or by deliberately disabling default security measures, viruses can't automatically propagate, which defeats the purpose of infection in the first place.
if you're worried about non-root malware, maybe do a fresh install of debian and then after you get yourself set up as a non-root user (preferences and stuff) make a copy of your home directory to a backup location, set write permissions to root only, and then make a little script that you can run in single user mode either if you think you're compromised or maybe even every 6 months just for good measure, that deletes home directory config files (not documents), copies config files from the backup and changes write permissions back to non-root.
on the other hand, if it doesn't really cause any problems (performance or intrusive behavior) maybe don't bother with it. occasionally when i cold boot i have to unplug and plugin my usb keyboard or mouse, and for some reason i have to unmount a usb stick twice. it might be a software/config problem or it might be my mobo. when it really bothers me i might google how to fix it.
depends what you use your phone for when you're travelling i suppose
you could always take your normal sim with you and change sims when you want to check your normal voicemail (very small luggage, but small is also easier to lose so that's a negative).or get a galaxy core which has dual sim support, so you could keep your normal sim and just pop in your prepaid for data.
on the other hand, if your normal sim works in whatever country you're travelling in such that you would want it available, you could just use it for data as well
The post you originally replied to was trying to make the distinction that PCs are not supercomputers. You thought the fact that there's some degree of parallel processing (at the server of all places) meant that it was supercomputing. Which means you didn't understand that supercomputing, and it seems you still don't.
from the original post i was replying to...
"PC users" aren't even mentioned in this article. This article is about supercomputers where the workloads are by virtual definition extremely parallel
my reply was to highlight that PC users rely on parallel computing (not on their PC but at the other end)
i know you can't help being a dipshit, but you don't have to make it so obvious
They are quite likely to hold all the data locally
hahahahahahaha!!!!!
so your supercomputer cpu holds all the data inside the cpu... what a fucking moron
and SETI is supercomputing... the only difference between BOINC and Blue Gene is that the wires are longer
galaxy s2 (and probably most decent android phones) has a portable wifi hotspot built in or you can provide internet access to a laptop through usb, so no extra luggage required
apparently hackers are an important ingredient for a good hackathon... so i've heard anyway
chicks with big tits would make for a good wankathon, but i think they would be counterproductive for a hackathon... that is unless they are part of a swordfish reenactment
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Time to hit the open road
too many distractions... all roads will be covered in bland tunnels to ensure you behave like the robot they want you to be
can you still call 911 if your phone gets disabled and you're involved in some sort of accident (or you witness one)?
you've never experienced an impressive fuck before?
you need to get out more dude
Gnome2 is a no-nonsense system that just works
agreed
throw in little things like twinview (nvidia) and conky and you have some nerded-up screens :)
i just took a photo of my screen when i was happy with how it looked, and now every time an upgrade stuffs it up i just take a printout of that photo and stick it to my monitor
is it beautiful?
you obviously mean does it have breasts, right?
disclaimer: man boobs are not breasts
thankfully debian jessie still has fallback
PS - GNOME is for wankers
is pr0n illegal on KDE and xfce?
if they called it LED instead of plasma they might have flogged more
Linux has done nothing but copy Windows since 95
so why does windows suck at everything except a desktop market manipulated through coercive oem deals?
embedded, mobile, supercomputer, data center... all ruled by systems with a linux kernel at their core
doesn't really make sense for the follower to be leading
if you like looks you're better off sticking with windows 7... just don't upgrade to win8 cos i hear all the aero eyecandy was shaved off
kde is fatware... always has been
bring back windows for workgroups... how slick would that be on today's hardware :)
hahahahahahha!!! next you're going to tell me that the bond market isn't being manipulated, even though the yield is less than (real) inflation (which means any honest bond investor is losing money on bonds). how about gold? yeah that definitely isn't being manipulated. pffft.
anyone who buys anything on the open market is a fool. its just unfortunate that we're all forced into playing a role because in many countries superannuation is compulsory, and super (or 401k or whatever you call it in your country) is the biggest cash cow ever for these manipulative market speculators who love nothing more than gambling with other people's money with no risk
why was parent downmodded? it might be ugly but it's still the truth
linux is more a target for hackers, not malware because of all the hobby web servers out there that aren't secured properly. it's been proven beyond reasonable doubt that linux can be infected but without intervention from the user either directly (clicking/installing something while logged in as root) or by deliberately disabling default security measures, viruses can't automatically propagate, which defeats the purpose of infection in the first place.
if you're worried about non-root malware, maybe do a fresh install of debian and then after you get yourself set up as a non-root user (preferences and stuff) make a copy of your home directory to a backup location, set write permissions to root only, and then make a little script that you can run in single user mode either if you think you're compromised or maybe even every 6 months just for good measure, that deletes home directory config files (not documents), copies config files from the backup and changes write permissions back to non-root.
on the other hand, if it doesn't really cause any problems (performance or intrusive behavior) maybe don't bother with it. occasionally when i cold boot i have to unplug and plugin my usb keyboard or mouse, and for some reason i have to unmount a usb stick twice. it might be a software/config problem or it might be my mobo. when it really bothers me i might google how to fix it.
depends what you use your phone for when you're travelling i suppose
you could always take your normal sim with you and change sims when you want to check your normal voicemail (very small luggage, but small is also easier to lose so that's a negative).or get a galaxy core which has dual sim support, so you could keep your normal sim and just pop in your prepaid for data.
on the other hand, if your normal sim works in whatever country you're travelling in such that you would want it available, you could just use it for data as well
sore loser
so are you still trying to claim that my mobile phone has more computational power than google's search infrastructure?
surely you aren't as stupid as you sound
yeah like i said... many people (including you apparently) have no idea what goes on at the other end
The post you originally replied to was trying to make the distinction that PCs are not supercomputers. You thought the fact that there's some degree of parallel processing (at the server of all places) meant that it was supercomputing. Which means you didn't understand that supercomputing, and it seems you still don't.
from the original post i was replying to...
"PC users" aren't even mentioned in this article. This article is about supercomputers where the workloads are by virtual definition extremely parallel
my reply was to highlight that PC users rely on parallel computing (not on their PC but at the other end)
i know you can't help being a dipshit, but you don't have to make it so obvious
They are quite likely to hold all the data locally
hahahahahahaha!!!!!
so your supercomputer cpu holds all the data inside the cpu... what a fucking moron
and SETI is supercomputing... the only difference between BOINC and Blue Gene is that the wires are longer
i pity your level of ignorance
galaxy s2 (and probably most decent android phones) has a portable wifi hotspot built in or you can provide internet access to a laptop through usb, so no extra luggage required
they'll spend a million talking about a space telescope
...that nobody in the room can program the matrix in an hour
apparently hackers are an important ingredient for a good hackathon... so i've heard anyway
chicks with big tits would make for a good wankathon, but i think they would be counterproductive for a hackathon... that is unless they are part of a swordfish reenactment