I am failing to see how anybody could do their taxes online or write a CV from a public library terminal. And if you are this kind of person, hogging library terminals for hours to do personal business instead of quick internet research, you are an inconsiderate person.
I am pretty sure Comcast could demand from subscribers to give their CEO a free blowjob and get away with it. Sure nbody forces them to do it, but if they don't and there are no alternative ISPs, no internet for them (which nowadays means not being able to even get a job). Something something unregulated natural monopolies.
The thing is that Linux-based set top boxes are gaining in popularity, and quite often they advertise "Linux" but they mean Linux kernel only (aka you get no GNU userland), so the distinction between "Linux" and "GNU/Linux" finally makes sense from a practical standpoint, and doesn't serve only to stroke FSF egos. Funny that *flies away*
Lemme tell you, one day some African noble who will actually have millions in off-shore accounts and only needs $100 to unlock them will try to find people online to help him out and nobody will take him seriously/s There is no patch for stupidity.
Unfortunately, with easy access to credit being the norm in Western countries (even for individuals with bad credit scores) the rest of us are paying for the debts the idiots of society rack up (by falling victims to Nigerian scams and/or buying vehicles and electronics they can't afford) by a process known as bank bailouts. Please note I do not include in this people who acquired debt via medical expenses or other misfortune.
Lololol, people think "internet" is something expensive to provide, despite the fact companies just reuse existing cooper networks for the last mile and enjoy free peering agreements with the rest of the network (and can even blackmail to get paid to connect to other parts of the network, see Netflix)
The GPLv2 is a free software license, blessed by Stallman himself, and the Linux kernel that uses it has evolved into the worst threat to user freedom (and security), because of locked bootloaders and locked root. You can say that this is not free software, but truth is Stallman failed to predict the real threat to user freedom when he crafted the GPLv2 (the GPLv3 is a classic case of shutting the doors after the wolves have been inside). Living in the ivory tower known as the MIT, he failed to see most people don't give jack squat about the source code. They just want the ability to (re)install the OS and modify the binaries on devices they own.
I find it funny that FOSSies were super worried about access to the source code (never mind that several proprietary games have been hand-hacked using hex editors with great results, without the need for a line of source code) and the real threat to user freedom came from a GPL kernel locked behind locked bootloaders and locked root access. Nice foresight there Mr Stallman! Now excuse me, an Android phone of mine crapped its own/system partition and I cannot reinstall the OS (like I can with evil non-free Windows) because locked bootloader. No, honestly.
If Microsoft wanted more developer support they should have supported industry standard APIs such as OpenGL instead of forcing anyone to port their code to Direct X. Add to that that Metro was a widely different UI paradigm necessitating an GUI redesign, and I cannot blame developers for not supporting Windows Phone.
Sign ups even for free services are a necessary evil to avoid excessive leaching (by shady "stream aggregator" websites that leech the streams of other people and wrap ads around). Deal with it.
I can't wait for HR departments in companies to be replaced by apps (that will also monitor workers 24/7) so employees classify as "contractors"....aand we are back to the gilded age.
All these products were assembled by Foxconn and whatnot but made using American intellectual property, which China tries to copy, but they will be hit with some sanctions for it. Now go back to blowing commie dicks.
They should bundle GPUs with games or prioritise complete systems over selling bare cards (that will go to people building GPU farms). In fact AMD has already done the second thing...
Because it IS butt-ugly. At least the iPhone doesn't have a bottom chin, making the bezel around the phone have the same width everywhere except the notch area and balancing the ugliness of the notch. Android phones have the notch AND the bottom chin. Oh gawd whyyy?
At first I decided to take your comments at face value, but then I thought I should dig a little deeper. Turns out that in order to "sideload" an app on an iOS device you need to have a developer account and even then your app will have to be uninstalled and reinstalled every year, losing user data in the process. And you have to do this for your Kodi and all your emulators. Pass. I 'd rather have an Android device which actually supports sideloading (and even accepts Kodi and emulators on the Play Store) instead of jumping through developer loopholes. FaceID is not worth it and the iPhone X (the only iOS device that has it) is too expensive anyway.
Not stop functioning, that would be illegal. It will not support the newer instructions though. The Support Library will provide compatibility workarounds for a while, but Google will be able to discontinue support anytime they feel like so, har har har...
This was settled when the public had no problem with allowing Gmail to mine their email headers if it meant more storage than Hotmail. The market gives people what the want, not what they should want.
Nobody cares about "rolling release" bleeding-edge distros, and redhat is not immune despite EPEL. Meanwhile I can run VLC on my 7-year old Windows 7 netbook.
Reality check on current Desktop Linux distributions: 1) GPU drivers: Bad 2) Hardware support for peripherals and ability to engage low-power modes for better battery life: Bad 3) Application support: Bad (even open source apps have problems like the latest version not available in the repos even for distro version barely 2 years old. Final Verdict: Nope.
It will make sure cars stay cheap for the Average Joe though. Wake me up when hybrids and electrics cost $20.000. No matter what sites like Wired say, hybrids and electrics are still a niche because of their cost, and regulators want to force-feed this niche to the public for negligible CO2 reductions.
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Do want. I can't wait to see how the holographic display works in practice.
I am failing to see how anybody could do their taxes online or write a CV from a public library terminal. And if you are this kind of person, hogging library terminals for hours to do personal business instead of quick internet research, you are an inconsiderate person.
I am pretty sure Comcast could demand from subscribers to give their CEO a free blowjob and get away with it. Sure nbody forces them to do it, but if they don't and there are no alternative ISPs, no internet for them (which nowadays means not being able to even get a job). Something something unregulated natural monopolies.
The thing is that Linux-based set top boxes are gaining in popularity, and quite often they advertise "Linux" but they mean Linux kernel only (aka you get no GNU userland), so the distinction between "Linux" and "GNU/Linux" finally makes sense from a practical standpoint, and doesn't serve only to stroke FSF egos. Funny that *flies away*
Lemme tell you, one day some African noble who will actually have millions in off-shore accounts and only needs $100 to unlock them will try to find people online to help him out and nobody will take him seriously /s There is no patch for stupidity.
Unfortunately, with easy access to credit being the norm in Western countries (even for individuals with bad credit scores) the rest of us are paying for the debts the idiots of society rack up (by falling victims to Nigerian scams and/or buying vehicles and electronics they can't afford) by a process known as bank bailouts. Please note I do not include in this people who acquired debt via medical expenses or other misfortune.
As a compiler user, I don't care about hugs and only care about the compiler code.
Most companies have customers, Oracle has hostages.
Lololol, people think "internet" is something expensive to provide, despite the fact companies just reuse existing cooper networks for the last mile and enjoy free peering agreements with the rest of the network (and can even blackmail to get paid to connect to other parts of the network, see Netflix)
The GPLv2 is a free software license, blessed by Stallman himself, and the Linux kernel that uses it has evolved into the worst threat to user freedom (and security), because of locked bootloaders and locked root. You can say that this is not free software, but truth is Stallman failed to predict the real threat to user freedom when he crafted the GPLv2 (the GPLv3 is a classic case of shutting the doors after the wolves have been inside). Living in the ivory tower known as the MIT, he failed to see most people don't give jack squat about the source code. They just want the ability to (re)install the OS and modify the binaries on devices they own.
I find it funny that FOSSies were super worried about access to the source code (never mind that several proprietary games have been hand-hacked using hex editors with great results, without the need for a line of source code) and the real threat to user freedom came from a GPL kernel locked behind locked bootloaders and locked root access. Nice foresight there Mr Stallman! Now excuse me, an Android phone of mine crapped its own /system partition and I cannot reinstall the OS (like I can with evil non-free Windows) because locked bootloader. No, honestly.
If Microsoft wanted more developer support they should have supported industry standard APIs such as OpenGL instead of forcing anyone to port their code to Direct X. Add to that that Metro was a widely different UI paradigm necessitating an GUI redesign, and I cannot blame developers for not supporting Windows Phone.
That's bad, here in the UK free means free but they require some kind of sign up or entering your TV License to view it.
Sign ups even for free services are a necessary evil to avoid excessive leaching (by shady "stream aggregator" websites that leech the streams of other people and wrap ads around). Deal with it.
Nobody owes you anything. A millennial.
I can't wait for HR departments in companies to be replaced by apps (that will also monitor workers 24/7) so employees classify as "contractors". ...aand we are back to the gilded age.
All these products were assembled by Foxconn and whatnot but made using American intellectual property, which China tries to copy, but they will be hit with some sanctions for it. Now go back to blowing commie dicks.
They should bundle GPUs with games or prioritise complete systems over selling bare cards (that will go to people building GPU farms). In fact AMD has already done the second thing...
Because it IS butt-ugly. At least the iPhone doesn't have a bottom chin, making the bezel around the phone have the same width everywhere except the notch area and balancing the ugliness of the notch. Android phones have the notch AND the bottom chin. Oh gawd whyyy?
At first I decided to take your comments at face value, but then I thought I should dig a little deeper. Turns out that in order to "sideload" an app on an iOS device you need to have a developer account and even then your app will have to be uninstalled and reinstalled every year, losing user data in the process. And you have to do this for your Kodi and all your emulators. Pass. I 'd rather have an Android device which actually supports sideloading (and even accepts Kodi and emulators on the Play Store) instead of jumping through developer loopholes. FaceID is not worth it and the iPhone X (the only iOS device that has it) is too expensive anyway.
Not stop functioning, that would be illegal. It will not support the newer instructions though. The Support Library will provide compatibility workarounds for a while, but Google will be able to discontinue support anytime they feel like so, har har har. ..
This was settled when the public had no problem with allowing Gmail to mine their email headers if it meant more storage than Hotmail. The market gives people what the want, not what they should want.
Nobody cares about "rolling release" bleeding-edge distros, and redhat is not immune despite EPEL. Meanwhile I can run VLC on my 7-year old Windows 7 netbook.
Reality check on current Desktop Linux distributions: 1) GPU drivers: Bad 2) Hardware support for peripherals and ability to engage low-power modes for better battery life: Bad 3) Application support: Bad (even open source apps have problems like the latest version not available in the repos even for distro version barely 2 years old. Final Verdict: Nope.
It will make sure cars stay cheap for the Average Joe though. Wake me up when hybrids and electrics cost $20.000. No matter what sites like Wired say, hybrids and electrics are still a niche because of their cost, and regulators want to force-feed this niche to the public for negligible CO2 reductions.