[PETRELEY:] Not even that abomination of operating systems, Windows 95, made users retreat to the registry editor to use a single window to navigate folders.
GConf is nothing like the Windows Registry, except for the similar appearance of their respective editors. If Mr. Petreley cares to compare and contrast GConf and the Windows Registry he would know this. In fact Nicholas, I will paypal you $100 US if you can name three architectural similarities between GConf and the Registry.
Ho-ly crap.
Here you have the GNOME fan arguing with a straight face that the user might care about architectural similarities or lack thereof between the Windows Registry and the GNOME equivalent. Earth to Castro: nobody gives a shit. The users just want to be able to configure the OS.
Years of experience with Windows tell us that the Registry is a terrible place to put important config choices. Why not learn from that lesson instead of flaming users because they don't understand the architecture?
They will be able to tell at least the IP of users who download the service pack and don't register it. So they might be able to find the pirates that way.
Well, that's true - not being stupid is also a prerequisite. (You'd think that people would pay attention to what is in the crap they download. But this is asking a lot.)
THIS WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR EVERY AMERICAN WORKER BUT JOE
NO IT WOULDN'T (using caps like you), unless every worker worked in his particular industry. Which every worker does not. We have a very diverse economy which survives these kinds of industry specific disruptions remarkably well.
America is, by far, largest world consumer of most goods. Channeling that purchasing-power back towards American goods and services would be a huge boon.
Import substitution, the strategy you recommend, has been a massive failure in all economies where it has been tried. Everyone's favorite bad guy India used this strategy for decades and hardly grew at all - after India modernized its economy in the 1990s it has experienced rapid growth. The same was true for Latin American countries like Brazil and Argentina.
Back to the outsourcing issue, the problem I see is the tax break favoring it. This actually provides an unnatural incentive to invest overseas that gives it more value than it really has in the marketplace. We should definitely get rid of that in favor of a fairer corporate tax structure.
I wasted many, many hours in eighth grade writing a semi-Zork-clone in Applesoft Basic using DOS 3.3. The user got to walk around town skewering various people with his glowing sword. Doubt that this would be much appreciated in a post-Columbine junior high school.
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[PETRELEY:] Not even that abomination of operating systems, Windows 95, made users retreat to the registry editor to use a single window to navigate folders.
GConf is nothing like the Windows Registry, except for the similar appearance of their respective editors. If Mr. Petreley cares to compare and contrast GConf and the Windows Registry he would know this. In fact Nicholas, I will paypal you $100 US if you can name three architectural similarities between GConf and the Registry.
Ho-ly crap.
Here you have the GNOME fan arguing with a straight face that the user might care about architectural similarities or lack thereof between the Windows Registry and the GNOME equivalent. Earth to Castro: nobody gives a shit. The users just want to be able to configure the OS.
Years of experience with Windows tell us that the Registry is a terrible place to put important config choices. Why not learn from that lesson instead of flaming users because they don't understand the architecture?
Another 50% reduction!
Non-sequential bills.
Who will be the first to set up his laptop as an access point as well as a client, to share it?
They will be able to tell at least the IP of users who download the service pack and don't register it. So they might be able to find the pirates that way.
They're digging their own graves. Let them.
Well, that's true - not being stupid is also a prerequisite. (You'd think that people would pay attention to what is in the crap they download. But this is asking a lot.)
(Come on, didn't people see this coming when Microsoft came up with ActiveX back in the day?)
This service is dead dead dead dead DEAD . Toast. Kaputt. Stick a fork in it.
still held by Norway
That goes for iTunes Music Store, too. It's amazing how many suckers were surprised at Apple tightening the noose last week.
NO IT WOULDN'T (using caps like you), unless every worker worked in his particular industry. Which every worker does not. We have a very diverse economy which survives these kinds of industry specific disruptions remarkably well.
America is, by far, largest world consumer of most goods. Channeling that purchasing-power back towards American goods and services would be a huge boon.
Import substitution, the strategy you recommend, has been a massive failure in all economies where it has been tried. Everyone's favorite bad guy India used this strategy for decades and hardly grew at all - after India modernized its economy in the 1990s it has experienced rapid growth. The same was true for Latin American countries like Brazil and Argentina.
Back to the outsourcing issue, the problem I see is the tax break favoring it. This actually provides an unnatural incentive to invest overseas that gives it more value than it really has in the marketplace. We should definitely get rid of that in favor of a fairer corporate tax structure.
the world thanks you in advance.
Does that mean the building is wildly overpriced and requires expensive consultants in suits to do anything right?
I wasted many, many hours in eighth grade writing a semi-Zork-clone in Applesoft Basic using DOS 3.3. The user got to walk around town skewering various people with his glowing sword. Doubt that this would be much appreciated in a post-Columbine junior high school.
Valenti replies with ascii-art pr0n? Cool!
Because it's proprietary and not FLAC? Yet again Apple pushes its own non-standard format.
50mm == length of Robertson's penis.
And we all know how well that worked out.
Why not go with the real thing? Super 8 all the way!
That is just wrong! These non-Free non-GNU/Linux distributors must be stopped!
You say "Troll" like it's a bad thing.
Seriously. I use my phone and stuff, but can we have some peace and quiet anywhere these days?!
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Come on, she's funny as hell. Or at least was in her Suck days.