They're unconfortable, require all limbs (meaning "they're not easily usable by people with ONE broken/missing limb"). They're not intuitive for people that are learning how to drive. Using one's feet to control a machine isn't what people are used to. I can adapt to lots of different stuff, but applying different amounts of pressure with my foot is something I could never really get used to.
Ubuntu goals are to support and promote free software, NOT to provide support for every fancy 3D feature; there's no reason for them to support nvidia's driver if there's a free alternative. If you want to use that driver, you'd be better of finding an OS that matches your philosophy.
His advice makes sense. You bought hardware from a company unwilling to document it's hardware and unwilling to release it's drivers, installed a distro that opts for FLOSS drivers, and then compained the combination didn't work. Of course it didn't, you can't just have ANY software run with ANY hardware perfectly as you expect it to.
In your particular case, the issue is Ubuntu, that does not ship the driver properly, or have any simple way of installing it, and not Nvidia. You'd better use a distro that actually supports it, or use hardware(and driver) your distro completely supports.
It could have happened, and most probably would have happened at some point, but might have been spotted sooner, and would have been fixed long ago now. Plus, I'm sure there's plenty of other bugs/exploits we still haven't even discovered.
But do we really need this backwards compatibility? Look at the supported video cards; does anyone that uses those cards need compatibility with that? The driver also required a relatively recent kernel; so again, is this compatibility required?
I'm not trying to be ironic, I'm legitimately in doubt here.
I used to work at SAP when we had a severe power outage here in Argentina. I don't quite know how, but even when the entire area had no power, they turned on the diesel generator, and we got back to work, having phone(voip actually) and internet fine. I'm not sure if they have some premium line, or if the ISP just had lots of backup generators.
Wow, I actually tried this a few minutes. The interface is horrible, most of the screen is generally unused, and fields (like where you write an email) have no border, so it's hard to tell where they end.
Plus, all mail is always html. No plain-text email. No option to disable this so-called-feature either, so users will only be able to send html-emails, to the annoyance of many recipients.
Integrations with it's own products is it's main issue. Most users don't use MS's calendar/chat/etc, so integration with those adds little value. Integration with XMPP means that people might consider using it, since they can still chat with their xmpp/gtalk contacts. Integration with caldav means people will use their CURRENT calendar.
At the moment, it's either migrate EVERYTHING, or don't use it. Most people wan't bother.
I'd actually probably tell some friend that hates google to try it out if it had XMPP integrated, since it would mean I'd be able to chat with them more often.
Try using labels as folders through IMAP. You can't. Deleting email actually removes the tag, and a few other unfriendly behaviours. Plus, the "All Mail" folder/label messes up syncronization a lot, since it duplicates all emails (again, through IMAP).
I agree on all but one point you mention: tags. I have no use for tags. I've a few folders where predefined sieve filters move new emails, and one big massive "Archives" folder, with years as subfolders. Whenever I need to look for an old email, I just use the search tool. Couldn't get easier than that.
See my first reply? The one you're actually replying to? I mentioned OpenID. You clearly have no idea how it works, since you only need to trust your own provider, no-one elses, and can still log in anywhere. Google OpenID, see how it works.
Does anyone use these tiny mouses? I don't know A SINGLE person who actually uses these mini-mouses, and ultraportable tiny mouses, etc.
As a matter of fact, I own a Logitech Performance MX, which is quite huge actually, and don't have any issue carrying it around. Especially since the laptop is the actual bulky thing. I've also noticed most people that try it seem to prefer to actually have something large and comfortable, since it's only ~150g vs the ~2kg that a laptop can weight.
What's the point of saving space and weight in a mouse, when you can't even save 10% of what the laptop weight. Not to mention the charger. Especially since the price you pay (in comfort) by using a small mouse is really really high.
Buying cheaper phones would also reduce theft. My ISP virginMobile sells the 4S for $650..... no wonder the thieves want it (so they can resell it and make a pretty penny). But I doubt any would waste their time stealing the HTC One V which has all the same functions, but only cost $200. It's not worth the effort.
Quite right, and, additionally, iPhones are easier to recognize, while it's hard to tell a $50 HTC phone from a $200 one. A theif won't be getting much from a $50 stolen one.
Theives just grab your phone, and sell them on the streets a few days later, or to some retailer who sells "used phones". Having to move it into another country/continent is really hard for them, and would really de-motivate greatly. Sure, there could be some big boss on top that buys them from them and exports them, but that's more of organized crime than the common crook that grabs-and-runs. Organized crime is fought differently.
Blocking the IMEI in the same country (and maybe in the EU, it could be in the entire EU) would probably stop iCrime a lot.
Google would probably start adding non-standard extensions to it, slowly diverging it from other GNU/Linux distros (as has happened with Chromium). Even if they document everything publicly, stuff made for Googlinux won't work in other distros in time.
Nope, you're quite wrong there. Some pretty good website developers sometimes design as they code, and produce some pretty good websites, only asking the designer for written feedback.
I admit it's not he most common case, but I've seen it plenty of times, and with some very good designs, BTW.
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They're unconfortable, require all limbs (meaning "they're not easily usable by people with ONE broken/missing limb").
They're not intuitive for people that are learning how to drive.
Using one's feet to control a machine isn't what people are used to. I can adapt to lots of different stuff, but applying different amounts of pressure with my foot is something I could never really get used to.
Ubuntu goals are to support and promote free software, NOT to provide support for every fancy 3D feature; there's no reason for them to support nvidia's driver if there's a free alternative.
If you want to use that driver, you'd be better of finding an OS that matches your philosophy.
His advice makes sense.
You bought hardware from a company unwilling to document it's hardware and unwilling to release it's drivers, installed a distro that opts for FLOSS drivers, and then compained the combination didn't work. Of course it didn't, you can't just have ANY software run with ANY hardware perfectly as you expect it to.
In your particular case, the issue is Ubuntu, that does not ship the driver properly, or have any simple way of installing it, and not Nvidia. You'd better use a distro that actually supports it, or use hardware(and driver) your distro completely supports.
It could have happened, and most probably would have happened at some point, but might have been spotted sooner, and would have been fixed long ago now.
Plus, I'm sure there's plenty of other bugs/exploits we still haven't even discovered.
Users wanting monochrome/CGA/EGA could just use nouveau, the only reason to use the nvidia binary blob is to support 2D/3D acceleration.
But do we really need this backwards compatibility? Look at the supported video cards; does anyone that uses those cards need compatibility with that? The driver also required a relatively recent kernel; so again, is this compatibility required?
I'm not trying to be ironic, I'm legitimately in doubt here.
I used to work at SAP when we had a severe power outage here in Argentina. I don't quite know how, but even when the entire area had no power, they turned on the diesel generator, and we got back to work, having phone(voip actually) and internet fine.
I'm not sure if they have some premium line, or if the ISP just had lots of backup generators.
Let's be honest: steering wheels, pedals and levers should have been replaced by now.
Two of my friends have already picked up first@outlook.com. Get 'em before they're gone!
They both picked up that address? Neat, I think I'll pick that one as well! :)
Wow, I actually tried this a few minutes.
The interface is horrible, most of the screen is generally unused, and fields (like where you write an email) have no border, so it's hard to tell where they end.
Plus, all mail is always html. No plain-text email. No option to disable this so-called-feature either, so users will only be able to send html-emails, to the annoyance of many recipients.
Integrations with it's own products is it's main issue. Most users don't use MS's calendar/chat/etc, so integration with those adds little value.
Integration with XMPP means that people might consider using it, since they can still chat with their xmpp/gtalk contacts.
Integration with caldav means people will use their CURRENT calendar.
At the moment, it's either migrate EVERYTHING, or don't use it. Most people wan't bother.
I'd actually probably tell some friend that hates google to try it out if it had XMPP integrated, since it would mean I'd be able to chat with them more often.
Try using labels as folders through IMAP. You can't. Deleting email actually removes the tag, and a few other unfriendly behaviours. Plus, the "All Mail" folder/label messes up syncronization a lot, since it duplicates all emails (again, through IMAP).
I agree on all but one point you mention: tags.
I have no use for tags. I've a few folders where predefined sieve filters move new emails, and one big massive "Archives" folder, with years as subfolders.
Whenever I need to look for an old email, I just use the search tool. Couldn't get easier than that.
See my first reply? The one you're actually replying to? I mentioned OpenID.
You clearly have no idea how it works, since you only need to trust your own provider, no-one elses, and can still log in anywhere.
Google OpenID, see how it works.
Does anyone use these tiny mouses?
I don't know A SINGLE person who actually uses these mini-mouses, and ultraportable tiny mouses, etc.
As a matter of fact, I own a Logitech Performance MX, which is quite huge actually, and don't have any issue carrying it around. Especially since the laptop is the actual bulky thing. I've also noticed most people that try it seem to prefer to actually have something large and comfortable, since it's only ~150g vs the ~2kg that a laptop can weight.
What's the point of saving space and weight in a mouse, when you can't even save 10% of what the laptop weight. Not to mention the charger. Especially since the price you pay (in comfort) by using a small mouse is really really high.
It's impossible to find someone everyone trusts.
Nope, people that care can set up their own OpenID provider, or look for one they trust (as happens today, actually).
Buying cheaper phones would also reduce theft. My ISP virginMobile sells the 4S for $650..... no wonder the thieves want it (so they can resell it and make a pretty penny). But I doubt any would waste their time stealing the HTC One V which has all the same functions, but only cost $200. It's not worth the effort.
Quite right, and, additionally, iPhones are easier to recognize, while it's hard to tell a $50 HTC phone from a $200 one. A theif won't be getting much from a $50 stolen one.
Theives just grab your phone, and sell them on the streets a few days later, or to some retailer who sells "used phones". Having to move it into another country/continent is really hard for them, and would really de-motivate greatly.
Sure, there could be some big boss on top that buys them from them and exports them, but that's more of organized crime than the common crook that grabs-and-runs. Organized crime is fought differently.
Blocking the IMEI in the same country (and maybe in the EU, it could be in the entire EU) would probably stop iCrime a lot.
Ah, yes, I'll avoid making a call if I get lost somewhere I don't know then, I'll just walk around till I find my way home.
Are politicians really necessary?
Green would be easier to spot on the moon that white IMO.
Red might have issues on mars in a similar fashion.
Google would probably start adding non-standard extensions to it, slowly diverging it from other GNU/Linux distros (as has happened with Chromium).
Even if they document everything publicly, stuff made for Googlinux won't work in other distros in time.
You are kidding, right? Ask you eye-doctor if staring at light during hours hurts your eyes or not, or just google a bit.
Nope, you're quite wrong there. Some pretty good website developers sometimes design as they code, and produce some pretty good websites, only asking the designer for written feedback.
I admit it's not he most common case, but I've seen it plenty of times, and with some very good designs, BTW.