Honest question, not flaming: Ok, so if its a proprietary touchscreen interface, why would it be so much easier on Linux then XP
I had the exact same thought. I have a convertible tablet laptop, and sorry, but the tablet support and applications under XP and Vista are much better than what I've seen for Linux. In fact, I have Linux installed on this laptop (as well as tablet/stylus support and apps) but never use it. Unless if things have changed or I've missed out on something with Linux, I don't see why things would be much different for touchscreens as well.
BMWs, Jags, Mercs tend to never say thankyou for being let out. They seem to assume that they own the road.
Since I'm guessing you've never had one of these makes of cars, you wouldn't know that when we take delivery of our vehicles we also get official documentation indicating that we do indeed have part ownership of the roads we drive on.
Psycho-analyze that.:)
Jealousy... Next!
(If anyone is pissed after reading this, please turn on your funny and re-read).
Welcome to Slashdot, where an honest attempt to be transparent gets you labeled as a trolling spammer, and where an interesting idea gets tagged "crap" (as it currently is).
Why is it tagged "crap," anyway? Just 'cause it's a search engine that's not Google?
It's very common for performance oriented cars to have a way to either step back the traction control or defeat it entirely when desired. Traction control (at least as far as my car and others I'm familiar with) stops wheel spin by applying the brakes to the slipping wheel. When it comes to high performance driving (and not just wanting to show off in the parking lot) this can be very undesirable.
Although I wouldn't quite call the Focus "performance oriented" (at least in general; I think there have been some factory models that were intended to be a bit sportier) I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of those less-expensive cars that's popular for people (younger ones in particular) to get ahold of and customize, so this notion of this being useful isn't entirely far-fetched. Of course, if some kid is going out and souping up the Focus his parents got him, he can probably find a way to do what he wants with the traction control too.
Yeah, 'cause that's what this is about -- the government FORCING open source. Try to at least read TFS. And maybe you just need to cut a few more corners before you don't have to worry about your job going to India!
since this is a european project the writers of this must have went out of their way to convert to Fahrenheit and dumben down the subject matter
While I agree it's asinine that we still use things like English units (which even the English don't use anymore, for fuck's sake), how does doing a unit conversion "dumben down" the subject matter? And you said "dumben" on purpose, right?
man, can we ever escape the microsoft bash? it's stale. really stale. i guess it sucks not to have an imagination.
I'm with ya, AC. Most of the MS jokes are lame indeed, but unfortunately that nonsense is here to stay because there are far too many people here who get a huge hadron when they bash MS.
Sounds just as easy if not easier than dealing with an optical disc in some kind of a case. Easier to store, easier to carry. Doesn't help if you prefer something that's just a file stored on your hard drive, but it does have portability going for it.
Also, they are being manufactured by ST Microelectronics, which is a French/Italian company (French + Italian = Swiss?).
This isn't quite "re-branding" either... The Chinese designed the chips, but since the developers do not have semiconductor fabs of their own (a very expensive investment), they contract out the actual manufacturing. This is very common for companies to do; companies like IBM or TSMC will manufacture chips designed by other companies but it's not considered a re-branding.
Yawnable? I disagree. Useful? Not so sure. I have a convertible tablet laptop (no touch screen; just the stylus) and I think it is fantastic, but I'm not sure if I could see myself using the touch feature of a 22" size box on a regular basis.
Still might be cool product once you get your hands on it, though, and this post could end up an unwitting Slashvertisement for some of us, much to the chagrin of those responsible for the latest non-news story to hit the front page.
Apparently any random Linux wet dream is good enough for the front page these days. Random asshole blogger wants Windows-based product to use Linux... Film at 11.
Wow, this is the only "in Soviet Russia" joke I see right now, and it showed up about a half hour after the story was posted. Does this indicate progress for Slashdot or Slashdot's further decline?
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Are you certain about that?
Should go over well with friends and family.
Why are you touching your screen if you don't have a touchscreen?
The same reason people touch themselves: because s/he can.
Honest question, not flaming: Ok, so if its a proprietary touchscreen interface, why would it be so much easier on Linux then XP
I had the exact same thought. I have a convertible tablet laptop, and sorry, but the tablet support and applications under XP and Vista are much better than what I've seen for Linux. In fact, I have Linux installed on this laptop (as well as tablet/stylus support and apps) but never use it. Unless if things have changed or I've missed out on something with Linux, I don't see why things would be much different for touchscreens as well.
In other words, Ant P, think different.
Flamebait? Clearly whoever did that mod has already had their significant other leave them for a bot!
Parent brings another question to my mind: is it considered cheating if it's a bot on the other end?
BMWs, Jags, Mercs tend to never say thankyou for being let out. They seem to assume that they own the road.
Since I'm guessing you've never had one of these makes of cars, you wouldn't know that when we take delivery of our vehicles we also get official documentation indicating that we do indeed have part ownership of the roads we drive on.
Psycho-analyze that. :)
Jealousy... Next!
(If anyone is pissed after reading this, please turn on your funny and re-read).
Welcome to Slashdot, where an honest attempt to be transparent gets you labeled as a trolling spammer, and where an interesting idea gets tagged "crap" (as it currently is).
Why is it tagged "crap," anyway? Just 'cause it's a search engine that's not Google?
It's very common for performance oriented cars to have a way to either step back the traction control or defeat it entirely when desired. Traction control (at least as far as my car and others I'm familiar with) stops wheel spin by applying the brakes to the slipping wheel. When it comes to high performance driving (and not just wanting to show off in the parking lot) this can be very undesirable.
Although I wouldn't quite call the Focus "performance oriented" (at least in general; I think there have been some factory models that were intended to be a bit sportier) I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of those less-expensive cars that's popular for people (younger ones in particular) to get ahold of and customize, so this notion of this being useful isn't entirely far-fetched. Of course, if some kid is going out and souping up the Focus his parents got him, he can probably find a way to do what he wants with the traction control too.
Yeah, 'cause that's what this is about -- the government FORCING open source. Try to at least read TFS. And maybe you just need to cut a few more corners before you don't have to worry about your job going to India!
since this is a european project the writers of this must have went out of their way to convert to Fahrenheit and dumben down the subject matter
While I agree it's asinine that we still use things like English units (which even the English don't use anymore, for fuck's sake), how does doing a unit conversion "dumben down" the subject matter? And you said "dumben" on purpose, right?
What makes me laugh is that there is such an "Us Vs Them" tone in all of it.
Right. And the discussion below won't have a similar tone... :)
Offtopic? Sure. Unfunny? Arguable. Troll? C'mon now.
STFU noob
man, can we ever escape the microsoft bash? it's stale. really stale. i guess it sucks not to have an imagination.
I'm with ya, AC. Most of the MS jokes are lame indeed, but unfortunately that nonsense is here to stay because there are far too many people here who get a huge hadron when they bash MS.
Now, if you know small towns with drug problems, you know the patrons of the bars are also the patrons of the meth labs.
Citation needed. Sure, that sounds good, and might even be true, but if you're gonna generalize like that you've gotta back it up.
So for the Net under Palin, bottom line: less porn, more drugs.
What? More drugs? Are you serious, or am I having a "whoosh" moment?
Sounds just as easy if not easier than dealing with an optical disc in some kind of a case. Easier to store, easier to carry. Doesn't help if you prefer something that's just a file stored on your hard drive, but it does have portability going for it.
Also, they are being manufactured by ST Microelectronics, which is a French/Italian company (French + Italian = Swiss?).
This isn't quite "re-branding" either... The Chinese designed the chips, but since the developers do not have semiconductor fabs of their own (a very expensive investment), they contract out the actual manufacturing. This is very common for companies to do; companies like IBM or TSMC will manufacture chips designed by other companies but it's not considered a re-branding.
The funny thing is that they're made in China by a Swiss company, then rebranded Chinese. Ya'd think that they'd want to do it the other way around.
So you mean... Made in Switzerland by a Chinese company, then re-branded Swiss?
Oh forget it.
Yawnable? I disagree. Useful? Not so sure. I have a convertible tablet laptop (no touch screen; just the stylus) and I think it is fantastic, but I'm not sure if I could see myself using the touch feature of a 22" size box on a regular basis.
Still might be cool product once you get your hands on it, though, and this post could end up an unwitting Slashvertisement for some of us, much to the chagrin of those responsible for the latest non-news story to hit the front page.
Apparently any random Linux wet dream is good enough for the front page these days. Random asshole blogger wants Windows-based product to use Linux... Film at 11.
Wow, this is the only "in Soviet Russia" joke I see right now, and it showed up about a half hour after the story was posted. Does this indicate progress for Slashdot or Slashdot's further decline?
Got any other alternate theories?
Hans Reiser was responsible. He finally found his wife's real killer, and Slashdotters can finally sleep easy knowing their geek hero didn't do it.
Forget the ring -- give her a platinum-iridium bra.
That's just going to cause her breasts to end up at her knees. There's another way to go about that -- it's called "time."
While we're on the subject, small breasts FTW!