If you do not need to do more than browsing, email, and light wordprocessing, and you get somebody to do the install for you, Linux is more than enough "user friendly"
That's why my mother is moving to linux. The hassle of all the viruses is just not worth it anymore.
but can anyone tell me here whether or not the Slashdot editors have addressed just why it is that so many of Roland Piquepaille's articles get posted
Well, now that you have asked, Slashdot users are working on a sophisticated computer algorithm to tell Roland Piquepaille's articles from real Slashdot stories.
is this not just treacherous computing by another name? "You're downloading Debian?! That's not allowed! *bleep* *bleep* illegal operation *passing details to NSA*!"
Because this is Slashdot, I, like you brother, did not RTFA. But I concur that this will be used to control what software can and can not be run.
I will not be able to listen to my Sony music CDs either because the hardware detector will think that it is a rootkit.
I used to agree with this sentiment. But I no longer do with the appearance of "zero day" viruses with malicious code. Add to that most virus scanners do not detect all virus' and many windows users are in a precarious position.
You are most likely infected and just do not know it it yet. I bet 90% of Windows users are in this boat.
I would qualify that this applies to those that are connected to the internet. And since you are posting to slashdot, I do believe you are connected to the internet.
An "I can't be affected by a virus" is a very arrogant attitude to have these days.
Thankfully there were review sites around when I went shopping to buy a camera a couple years ago. There were other photo stores that had the lowest price, but consistently had reviews about "forced accessory buying". My guess is that it has been going with one photo company or another since the beginning of the internet.
I wonder if retailers were pulling this stunt before the internet by running ads in shutterbug.
Many of the stores seem to be located in New York.
I seriously doubt your statistic of 78% to 90% of the population is Christian. Maybe 78% are "cultural" Christians (i.e. in name only), believing in some vague form of a deity-I-don't-care-please-don't-bother-me god.
I also disagree with your claim that if 90% of the population refused to "support" such content, then it would "disappear" overnight. Because that would leave 10% of the population that still might buy it. If only.5% decided to buy "such content" that represents over 1 million games sold (based on a conservative 250 million count for US population).
That game would be considered a "best seller" and would not "disappear" overnight as there would be no market force to "make it disappear".
If I want to "harm" myself by pretending to blast aliens with my demonic powers while scantily clad CG cheerleaders talk dirty to me, you don't have any say in that
Your right, I don't. But I bet your mom wants a say in what goes on in her basement.
I hate my label as I'd never tell a non-Christian to stop swearing or stop drinking or stop screwing around or stop watching porn. I'd never use government or a nanny group to further a Christian agenda.
Maybe Christians are tired of seeing the proliferation of these things throughout society, because they see them as harmful to people whether they are Christian or not.
Maybe if more Christians took more of a stand and told people to stop swearing, drinking, screwing around or watching porn the society at large would be more courteous, have less drunk drivers, and broken marriages.
Sure, anybody can do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that their activities don't end up hurting other people directly or indirectly, Christian or not.
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Steve Ballmer is going to be throwing chairs again..
Except now he is going to have to kill f***king WalMart also.
If you do not need to do more than browsing, email, and light wordprocessing, and you get somebody to do the install for you, Linux is more than enough "user friendly"
That's why my mother is moving to linux. The hassle of all the viruses is just not worth it anymore.
"An elite few?" Isn't that a bit hyperbolic?
The few, the proud, the ones who edit. Be an army of one and donate!
you will honestly need the money to finish College first.
Gee, what college sent you the mail-order degree? He should graduate from the eighth grade first.
As much as Slashdotters rag on him, I think it was John C. Dvorak who first wrote about "never buy a zero".
This was before the internet, and I think it remains good advice.
but can anyone tell me here whether or not the Slashdot editors have addressed just why it is that so many of Roland Piquepaille's articles get posted
Well, now that you have asked, Slashdot users are working on a sophisticated computer algorithm to tell Roland Piquepaille's articles from real Slashdot stories.
I mean come on, Nissan and xBox 360? This will never fly with the 16-30yr old Asian male demographic. //end sarc()
You just need to add a wing on the back, then it will fly.
Do we really have to rehash the ID thing yet again? The link is to an article dated December 20, there's nothing new here.
Yes, but it is a dead horse. And as you know, dead horses need punishing.
Abuses that are so thoroughly not in evidence that the people who believe in them are forced to manufacture them.
Please contact the Dept. of Homeland Security in order to report to the nearest reeducation center so you can be reprogrammed.
Append to the end of evolution "may or may not have been due to a higher power" and move on. Saying it wasn't a higher power is religion
No, saying it in that context would make it string theory.
Have you seen the other stuff - at least the ones that men can watch?
So I take it you have a hard time with "General Hospital".
Maybe it would be better if they added some Ceylons.
Besides, why is this is an issue for slashdot?
Because it affects the Google-Microsoft zeitgeist in the space-time continuum of Slashdot???
one free movie for every PC tuner card, ADVC converter & mini DV surrendered. Unfortunately the movie will be: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299930/
Or whatever movie tiltle they have a warehouse full of that they were about ready to illegally dump in the ocean.
Wait, all this...and not a single Kari question?
No, she is not going to visit you in your mother's basement. Or any basement for that matter.
Do you have a beef with compilers and assemblers?
No, but interpreters have always slowed me down.
I remember when we had pong on TV. We watched the ball go back and forth. And we were grateful.
If so, what does this do to the rumor about Opera?
The fat lady hasn't sung yet??
is this not just treacherous computing by another name? "You're downloading Debian?! That's not allowed! *bleep* *bleep* illegal operation *passing details to NSA*!"
Because this is Slashdot, I, like you brother, did not RTFA. But I concur that this will be used to control what software can and can not be run.
I will not be able to listen to my Sony music CDs either because the hardware detector will think that it is a rootkit.
oh wait..
I used to agree with this sentiment. But I no longer do with the appearance of "zero day" viruses with malicious code. Add to that most virus scanners do not detect all virus' and many windows users are in a precarious position.
You are most likely infected and just do not know it it yet. I bet 90% of Windows users are in this boat.
I would qualify that this applies to those that are connected to the internet. And since you are posting to slashdot, I do believe you are connected to the internet.
An "I can't be affected by a virus" is a very arrogant attitude to have these days.
Why worry about H1B Visas when you can just buy India.
There is another engaging film that focuses more on the personalities of the people than on the technology
I especially like the jiffy-pop ending
They were suffered a combination of being boiled alive and drowning.
And then the sharks said "Yumm!!"
Thankfully there were review sites around when I went shopping to buy a camera a couple years ago. There were other photo stores that had the lowest price, but consistently had reviews about "forced accessory buying". My guess is that it has been going with one photo company or another since the beginning of the internet.
I wonder if retailers were pulling this stunt before the internet by running ads in shutterbug.
Many of the stores seem to be located in New York.
Just my observations.
I seriously doubt your statistic of 78% to 90% of the population is Christian. Maybe 78% are "cultural" Christians (i.e. in name only), believing in some vague form of a deity-I-don't-care-please-don't-bother-me god.
.5% decided to buy "such content" that represents over 1 million games sold (based on a conservative 250 million count for US population).
I also disagree with your claim that if 90% of the population refused to "support" such content, then it would "disappear" overnight. Because that would leave 10% of the population that still might buy it. If only
That game would be considered a "best seller" and would not "disappear" overnight as there would be no market force to "make it disappear".
The argument you make is a straw man.
If I want to "harm" myself by pretending to blast aliens with my demonic powers while scantily clad CG cheerleaders talk dirty to me, you don't have any say in that
Your right, I don't. But I bet your mom wants a say in what goes on in her basement.
I hate my label as I'd never tell a non-Christian to stop swearing or stop drinking or stop screwing around or stop watching porn. I'd never use government or a nanny group to further a Christian agenda.
Maybe Christians are tired of seeing the proliferation of these things throughout society, because they see them as harmful to people whether they are Christian or not.
Maybe if more Christians took more of a stand and told people to stop swearing, drinking, screwing around or watching porn the society at large would be more courteous, have less drunk drivers, and broken marriages.
Sure, anybody can do whatever they want. That doesn't mean that their activities don't end up hurting other people directly or indirectly, Christian or not.