Another big problem with the Android userland is that from the start through Android 6 "Marshmallow", stock Android supported only one application on the screen at once...
Truly barbaric and a huge step backward in time. The best you can say about it is, it's not worse than iOS. But that is not saying much.
on Android, usually a form of Busybox is often the shell, because it is a statically linked executable and requires nothing else to be installed.
No, Android uses Bionic, which is a libc workalike, like Busybox, but is not Busybox. Google uses Bionic for Android in part because it is somewhat more compact, but mainly to escape the GPL. These inaccuracies make me wonder about the accuracy of your other claim:
Android and its security model isn't bad
Really? In truth, the Linux security model is pretty good, but the crap that Android piles on top is hastily conceived, leaky and widely exploited.
though the Linux desktop "OS" has truly become thought of as being called "Linux"... in this case Linux truly is just the kernel, and Android is the OS.
Not so. Android is an OS only according to marketers and those who believe them. For anybody who will trouble themselves to understand the textbook definition, Linux is the OS (e.g., it schedules, manages virtual memory and devices, enforces security) and Android is a platform, not an OS (e.g., Android does not schedule, does not manage virtual memory, does not implement device drivers and does not provide the base security mechanism).
Now, I would not be surprised at all to see this post modded down once again by some morally challenged Google or Apple employee with too much time on their hands and too much skin in the game.
it so happens that breaking trust between players in the western world *at the moment* currently aligns with modus operandi of Russian psychops. Therefore, when Russia is attacking the west, he will aid them.
Right. Chrome can only handle a fraction of the tabs that Firefox can, and I use lots of tabs so Chrome doesn't work for me. Plus, it likes to reload every tab on start, that is a deal breaker.
Today when using Chrome (I usually use Firefox) Google's search page suggested that I should make Chrome my default browser. I said no. Next time I went to Google's search page it suggested I should make Google my home page. Color me annoyed, and color Google evil.
Interesting how the MSFT trolls didn't show up to this article as they usually do. Microsoft... same old same old. Paid out all that payola and what... sheesh. Buncha pesky citizens got in the way.
Vulkan/DX12 etc take a long time to become ubiquitous and were not at that point yet, most games are still on dx9-11 which is largely due to console architecture as developers usually don't go with the latest api just for porting over to PC.
That may be your theory, but it does not correspond to facts on the ground. Every major game engine already has a Vulkan port, and in many cases the results are jaw dropping. Within a year, all tier one publishers will be shipping Vulkan builds. Bottom line: gamers know about Vulkan and gamers know they want Vulkan.
What this means if you are building a game box is simple: if your budget is limited, spend big on the GPU, not the processor.
Don't forget Vulkan, which effectively puts the CPU in the back seat. And there are lots of great Ryzen reviews out there, in contrast to the Intel dicksuck site you picked.
Looking more like crappy game code than crappy processor. Reviews show Ryzen doing particularly well on high quality settings. Regardless of gaming, which really is all about the GPU especially with Vulkan games coming down the pipe, Ryzen by all appearances is a kickass workstation chip at a gimme price. Because of Ryzen, I expect to pay less for my next desktop than my next phone.
If Apple is wrong about their bet that people don't really care about the headphone jack then it will cost them business. They already know that they're right. They have the sales figures to prove it.
Wait, I thought that Apple's iphone sales revenue actually went down when corrected for the extra week in the quarter. Certainly not stellar results. From where I sit, most people detest the idea of a phone without a standard stereo jack.
Forward button is totally missing, and it's a pain. Often leads to sucky experience in browsing for example... need to hunt through a menu to go forward. Come on, it's a computer. Why does it need to suck just because you hold it in your hand?
* Swipe left: back
* Swipe right: forward
* Tap for back
* Hold for list
I never knew he created FreeBSD. ( the real workhorse of the internet )
You mean the dark horse, don't you? I heard there are a few FreeBSD web servers still running. Nothing against FreeBSD, mind you, some of Linux's core devs were raised on daemon milk.
Linus is a mastermind manipulator who destroyed the GNU Project...
The GNU Project is far from destroyed. On the contrary it has already written a prominent page in history that can never be erased, and continues to carry out its good[1] works.
[1] With the exception of Autotools, which is spawn of the devil
Astrosmurf cares about any post about Linus and otherwise probably has trouble tieing his (her/its) shoes, let alone Knowing anything about higher math or security.
Why not? The hash in git is not there to provide security.
True, and this is the main point. The principle reason Sha-1 was chosen by the creator of the Monotone project that begat Git is, its designed-in ability to hash non-uniform input into uniformly distributed hashes. Or maybe the main point should actually be, Linus did not choose Sha-1, Graydon Hoare did, and Linus simply copied that along with Monotone's basic algorithms. See, Linus isn't a mathematician and doesn't claim to be, but he is a master of knowing what to copy.
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Another big problem with the Android userland is that from the start through Android 6 "Marshmallow", stock Android supported only one application on the screen at once...
Truly barbaric and a huge step backward in time. The best you can say about it is, it's not worse than iOS. But that is not saying much.
on Android, usually a form of Busybox is often the shell, because it is a statically linked executable and requires nothing else to be installed.
No, Android uses Bionic, which is a libc workalike, like Busybox, but is not Busybox. Google uses Bionic for Android in part because it is somewhat more compact, but mainly to escape the GPL. These inaccuracies make me wonder about the accuracy of your other claim:
Android and its security model isn't bad
Really? In truth, the Linux security model is pretty good, but the crap that Android piles on top is hastily conceived, leaky and widely exploited.
though the Linux desktop "OS" has truly become thought of as being called "Linux" ... in this case Linux truly is just the kernel, and Android is the OS.
Not so. Android is an OS only according to marketers and those who believe them. For anybody who will trouble themselves to understand the textbook definition, Linux is the OS (e.g., it schedules, manages virtual memory and devices, enforces security) and Android is a platform, not an OS (e.g., Android does not schedule, does not manage virtual memory, does not implement device drivers and does not provide the base security mechanism).
Now, I would not be surprised at all to see this post modded down once again by some morally challenged Google or Apple employee with too much time on their hands and too much skin in the game.
it so happens that breaking trust between players in the western world *at the moment* currently aligns with modus operandi of Russian psychops. Therefore, when Russia is attacking the west, he will aid them.
Or is it the other way round?
my HDDs are fine, but some files are corrupting
Your HDDs are not fine.
Android market share getting oh so close to 90%. Apple sheep wandering off or too broke to buy Apple's overpriced form before function.
Right. Chrome can only handle a fraction of the tabs that Firefox can, and I use lots of tabs so Chrome doesn't work for me. Plus, it likes to reload every tab on start, that is a deal breaker.
Firefox has all but given up trying to improve.
Disagree. Firefox has gotten noticeably faster recently.
Today when using Chrome (I usually use Firefox) Google's search page suggested that I should make Chrome my default browser. I said no. Next time I went to Google's search page it suggested I should make Google my home page. Color me annoyed, and color Google evil.
Interesting how the MSFT trolls didn't show up to this article as they usually do. Microsoft... same old same old. Paid out all that payola and what... sheesh. Buncha pesky citizens got in the way.
I don't believe the lack of GUI's is why Linux hasn't made it to the desktop.
Indeed. KDE beats the crap out of Windows in terms of GUI usability, flexibility and good looks.
Vulkan/DX12 etc take a long time to become ubiquitous and were not at that point yet, most games are still on dx9-11 which is largely due to console architecture as developers usually don't go with the latest api just for porting over to PC.
That may be your theory, but it does not correspond to facts on the ground. Every major game engine already has a Vulkan port, and in many cases the results are jaw dropping. Within a year, all tier one publishers will be shipping Vulkan builds. Bottom line: gamers know about Vulkan and gamers know they want Vulkan.
What this means if you are building a game box is simple: if your budget is limited, spend big on the GPU, not the processor.
"not stellar results"... seriously? Compared to what?
Compared to growing. Next chapter in the Apple story: shrinking.
You are confusing that with your brain.
Getting a bit testy are you, on your s(hr)inking ship?
single-thread performance is king for games
It was, some time last decade. Apparently you have not heard about Vulkan. Applications are going that way too, and, well, everything.
Don't forget Vulkan, which effectively puts the CPU in the back seat. And there are lots of great Ryzen reviews out there, in contrast to the Intel dicksuck site you picked.
Looking more like crappy game code than crappy processor. Reviews show Ryzen doing particularly well on high quality settings. Regardless of gaming, which really is all about the GPU especially with Vulkan games coming down the pipe, Ryzen by all appearances is a kickass workstation chip at a gimme price. Because of Ryzen, I expect to pay less for my next desktop than my next phone.
"not stellar results"... seriously? Compared to what?
Compared to growing. Next chapter in the Apple story: shrinking.
If Apple is wrong about their bet that people don't really care about the headphone jack then it will cost them business. They already know that they're right. They have the sales figures to prove it.
Wait, I thought that Apple's iphone sales revenue actually went down when corrected for the extra week in the quarter. Certainly not stellar results. From where I sit, most people detest the idea of a phone without a standard stereo jack.
Forward button is totally missing, and it's a pain. Often leads to sucky experience in browsing for example... need to hunt through a menu to go forward. Come on, it's a computer. Why does it need to suck just because you hold it in your hand?
* Swipe left: back
* Swipe right: forward
* Tap for back
* Hold for list
I never knew he created FreeBSD. ( the real workhorse of the internet )
You mean the dark horse, don't you? I heard there are a few FreeBSD web servers still running. Nothing against FreeBSD, mind you, some of Linux's core devs were raised on daemon milk.
Linus is a mastermind manipulator who destroyed the GNU Project ...
The GNU Project is far from destroyed. On the contrary it has already written a prominent page in history that can never be erased, and continues to carry out its good[1] works.
[1] With the exception of Autotools, which is spawn of the devil
Why would Astrosmurf care about SHA-1?
Astrosmurf cares about any post about Linus and otherwise probably has trouble tieing his (her/its) shoes, let alone Knowing anything about higher math or security.
Why not? The hash in git is not there to provide security.
True, and this is the main point. The principle reason Sha-1 was chosen by the creator of the Monotone project that begat Git is, its designed-in ability to hash non-uniform input into uniformly distributed hashes. Or maybe the main point should actually be, Linus did not choose Sha-1, Graydon Hoare did, and Linus simply copied that along with Monotone's basic algorithms. See, Linus isn't a mathematician and doesn't claim to be, but he is a master of knowing what to copy.
Linus really has no sense of security. He'll use whatever is expedient over what's wise. It's a shame really.
How about describing the attack vector?
The attack vector is straight out of OP's fuzzy behind.
Care to substantiate that incredible claim?