Yeah, but you're in the same situation again; you can't get rid of Google Voice, just as you couldn't get of a bad carrier in the past. Not really a very good solution in the long run.
Argentina sell phones carrier-less in general, and I belive that it's not the only country where this is common. Granted, mobile phone cost quite a bit more, but a mobile phone is yours once you have it, not two years later.
Linux is a kernel, you'd need a working installation of a full OS to install desktop applications, not just a kernel. Distributions ARE OSs, so I don't the the issue with needing a distribution (an OS) to install applications.
As is true with most unix-like OSs (which includes most linux distros). Windows and Mac are the only desktop OSs I can think of that don't provide the means for developers to push software and updates (ie:repositiories).
Tried it last week, and also about 2 months ago. Used 99% of four CPUs on a phenom II 945 with less than 20 tabs. I can spare a couple of gigs memory (mozilla). I can't spare all four CPUs. And I tend to have >100 tabs on firefox open.
Came here to say exactly that, it's a shame I don't have any mod points. Mozilla no longer cares about freedom, and open source software, but rather about market share and userbase. This is also quite obvious with the h.264 debate they decided needs to be re-thought.
Get a projector and screw it to the celing. Seriously, well pointed, you can get a pretty large and good quality image, and there's no way he can screw with it. The worst thing that can happen is the wall getting drooled. Positioning the webcam can be a bit harder though.
I must say; I wasn't trolling, merely stating facts. It's also quite funny how my previous post got modded up to +4 (Insightful), and then all the way back down to -1.
Yes, I guess that was my mistake; that's what I read. I must say though, I don't know what the fuss is about if the features are not new (how is that news?)
I'm also pretty impressed as to how my initial post went all the way up to "Insightful (4)", and then down to "Troll (-1)"
Out of all the 30 listed features, none of them seem to be really new, only new to windows.
Mounting ISO with double click, tiling window manager, and all the rest have been seen on other OSs for several years now, namely, desktop linux, webos and android/iOS.
No cost for the fix, you do need to pay pretty handsomely upfront for the software iteslf. The cost can be as extravagant as over a week's worth of salary on non-firstworld countries. I do admit though, it's way more transparent than this crap Adobe is pulling.
Most GNU/Linux and BSD derivates do this. MS doesn't because they don't want people to use IE, WMP, MS Office, etc. As long as they dont' provide the means for third parties to install/update software, they can control what average joe installs/runs. And it contributes to keep third party software out-of-date, which makes the software look bad as well, hence, point for MS (from the average user's PoV).
I also wonder how much power the 4 USB ports can deliver. Presumably the keyboard and mouse occupy 2 ports. What would happen if you attached a USB-powered hard drive?
Nothing.
Seriously, nothing would happen. The disk would probably lay there, and won't even have enough power to turn on, pretty much the same thing that happens when you plug on into a really really old 1.0 USB port.
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You deserve a medal for that. I've never seen so much truth so elegantly put to works. :)
Not only is that, but it's also exactly 140 characters long!
Nope, the windows key shows the metro screen, at least by default in the current preview.
As stated by the GP, the pirate always wins.
If I do what you suggest, I win, but only after I become the pirate.
Firefox's distant relative, Netscape existed at the time, I remember using it back in 1999, so IE wasn't the only choice.
Yeah, but you're in the same situation again; you can't get rid of Google Voice, just as you couldn't get of a bad carrier in the past. Not really a very good solution in the long run.
There's plenty of other countries where the number is legally yours forever. Argentina is an example. US has far more carrier-friendly laws, clearly.
Argentina sell phones carrier-less in general, and I belive that it's not the only country where this is common. Granted, mobile phone cost quite a bit more, but a mobile phone is yours once you have it, not two years later.
That's because Linux isn't an OS, it's a kernel.
Ubuntu is an OS, fedora is another; that's why they have differente usage.
Linux is a kernel, you'd need a working installation of a full OS to install desktop applications, not just a kernel. Distributions ARE OSs, so I don't the the issue with needing a distribution (an OS) to install applications.
As is true with most unix-like OSs (which includes most linux distros).
Windows and Mac are the only desktop OSs I can think of that don't provide the means for developers to push software and updates (ie:repositiories).
Tried it last week, and also about 2 months ago. Used 99% of four CPUs on a phenom II 945 with less than 20 tabs. I can spare a couple of gigs memory (mozilla). I can't spare all four CPUs.
And I tend to have >100 tabs on firefox open.
Came here to say exactly that, it's a shame I don't have any mod points. Mozilla no longer cares about freedom, and open source software, but rather about market share and userbase. This is also quite obvious with the h.264 debate they decided needs to be re-thought.
Get a projector and screw it to the celing. Seriously, well pointed, you can get a pretty large and good quality image, and there's no way he can screw with it. The worst thing that can happen is the wall getting drooled. Positioning the webcam can be a bit harder though.
Why would they be news if they're not new? :|
I must say; I wasn't trolling, merely stating facts. It's also quite funny how my previous post got modded up to +4 (Insightful), and then all the way back down to -1.
Yes, I guess that was my mistake; that's what I read.
I must say though, I don't know what the fuss is about if the features are not new (how is that news?)
I'm also pretty impressed as to how my initial post went all the way up to "Insightful (4)", and then down to "Troll (-1)"
Out of all the 30 listed features, none of them seem to be really new, only new to windows.
Mounting ISO with double click, tiling window manager, and all the rest have been seen on other OSs for several years now, namely, desktop linux, webos and android/iOS.
I'm honestly in doubt as to wether this is an attempt at being funny, or plain old spam.
Maybe we need to get rid of the people for in order to have more efficient autonomous cars.
They'd save fuel as well, thanks to the lower mass.
Why not driverless public transportation?
No cost for the fix, you do need to pay pretty handsomely upfront for the software iteslf. The cost can be as extravagant as over a week's worth of salary on non-firstworld countries.
I do admit though, it's way more transparent than this crap Adobe is pulling.
Most GNU/Linux and BSD derivates do this.
MS doesn't because they don't want people to use IE, WMP, MS Office, etc. As long as they dont' provide the means for third parties to install/update software, they can control what average joe installs/runs. And it contributes to keep third party software out-of-date, which makes the software look bad as well, hence, point for MS (from the average user's PoV).
Why did you even install it in the first place?
Flash is required for youtube and other sites.
Whyever would you need Acrobat?
I also wonder how much power the 4 USB ports can deliver. Presumably the keyboard and mouse occupy 2 ports. What would happen if you attached a USB-powered hard drive?
Nothing.
Seriously, nothing would happen. The disk would probably lay there, and won't even have enough power to turn on, pretty much the same thing that happens when you plug on into a really really old 1.0 USB port.
Average Joes doesn't use Thin Clients of PoE.