Yeah but Roy and his gang also bash the Gnome project
No they don't. Roy & Co. bash the Miguel fanbois. As it so happens, some of these are Gnome devs, yes, but that is not the focus of Roy's ire. It is their uncritical adulation of Microsoft.
And finally, if you could back up your assertion with some quotes, you'd be more credible.
What other, non-Microsoft OSes can I get that will run my existing Windows software?
You're asking the wrong question. You should ask yourself what tasks you are trying to accomplish. If it then turns out the only software available to accomplish those tasks runs on Windows, bad luck. But if you're focusing on applications instead of tasks, yeah, you'll never find an alternative.
This has nothing to do with the authorship controversy. Even a cursory look at the history behind his works shows that Shakespeare's plots and characters come wholesale out of the popular literature of the time.
If you are an ignoramus, why would you be so proud as to show it in public?
No. Worse. The cops, corporations, the municipality and the State share my information with people who might one day bust down my front door and gun me down as a terrorist. And if they turn out to be wrong (almost 100% sure, because I am not a terrorist), they have the full protection of the State and get off scott-free.
Far fetched? It almost happened to four Moroccan families in Amsterdam, because a disgruntled family member fingered them as potential terrorists.
So please fuck off with your authoritarian bullshit. My uncle was decorated for helping shoot people like you, and I am damn proud of him.
Apart from the fact that police officers are public officials, and thus have a lesser expectation of privacy, it is entirely my point that neither side should willy-nilly invade someone's privacy. Yet law enforcement clamours for nothing but far-reaching invasive powers, while not granting the people one iota of transparency. That's rank hypocrisy.
Look, you condescending fuckhead, all I did was ask someone to back up an empty assertion. And all the Windows fanbois are suddenly all over me to call me names, and the Microsoft Mod Brigade mods me Flamebait. But do I see you upbraiding them? Noooo, you're there in the choir calling me names.
I think you missed the point in your fanboyish enthusiasm: he said all other manufacturers had no problems, meaning that there is objective proof that MSI did ship the wrong distro.
I think it would behoove you to read more than the first few paragraphs of an article before spouting off.
Did you miss this bit?
we don't see a significant difference between the return rate for Windows versus the rate for Linux.
So no, he is not talking absolute returns. He is talking return rates. Perhaps this is a case of unclear reporting, but it is not so clear-cut as you pretend.
Actually, from studying Japanese, I can tell you that the myth of Japanese not saying 'no' is just that: a myth.
A Japanese person will most certainly not use 'ie'. However, there are multiple other ways to say no in Japanese, most usually by using the negative forms of a verb, '-nai' or '-arimasen' or a negating particle. The drawn out 'hai' is but one method of politely saying 'no'.
The problem is that it isn't cost efficient to offer three options.
Neither is caring for the elderly. Yet we don't let them die in the streets.
Stupid analogy? Yes. But so is the argument of cost efficiency. Doing things right may cost more money, but that shouldn't give anyone a free pass to misbehave.
Hmm. Defensive much? Now who's the fucking fanboi here?
As for flaws? How about utterly broken Z-order handling, where a closing dialog suddenly leaves no window focused? Or the maddeningly irritating raise-on-focus? Or inconsistent keyboard shortcuts among Microsoft's own software? Or the unpredictably crashing clipboard service when you run multiple TS sessions? The total hang of the entire desktop when Explorer tries to scan for network shares?
Every equivalent flaw in a Linux distribution is cause for sarcastic remarks about 'the year of the Linux Desktop', yet when I use Windows, I am to take this in stride? Pull the other one, it's got bells on.
I have absolutely no problem with people using Windows. I happen to think that Windows is a lousy OS, full of minor and major faults that nobody ever seems to acknowledge, while picking at every minor fault in Linux or OSX.
I do think that the kind of unqualified praise that appears in Slashdot threads like these is either by dumb fanbois or astroturfers. And if you check my posting history, you'll see that I have little patience for fanbois of any OS.
I didn't call you an astroturfer, now didn't I? I just said I had seen too much astroturfing to take any praise, especially unqualified praise, seriously.
If anything, MS bends over backwards to maintain backwards compatibility.
I keep hearing that.
I also keep hearing tales of hardware no longer working because the driver model changed yet again.
I also keep hearing astroturfers tell me that applications that break after an 'upgrade' to the newest Windows are the fault of the application writers for not sticking to MS' rules.
And yet, you guys keep reassuring me that Microsoft bends over backwards to maintain compatibility. Welcome to Microsoft Newspeak, now even more doubleplusgood.
Empty assertions are just that: empty assertions. Forgive me, but I have seen too much astroturfing at each Windows release to take these kinds of statements seriously. Unless you can actually name improvements, I'm just going to assume that Windows 7 is what every release since Win2k has been: more make-up on the pig.
Yes, the official Man-Kzin War novels have Larry's blessing.
However, Larry has had a run-in with a fanfic writer that was settled rather acrimoniously. To be fair, said writer was trying to cash in on his fanfic, IIRC.
Here's a hint, grasshopper: almost all economists are political. Even a hands-off stance like the Chicago School is in and of itself a political position.
Now take your teenage libertarianism and your copy of Rand's complete works, and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.
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No they don't. Roy & Co. bash the Miguel fanbois. As it so happens, some of these are Gnome devs, yes, but that is not the focus of Roy's ire. It is their uncritical adulation of Microsoft.
And finally, if you could back up your assertion with some quotes, you'd be more credible.
Mart
You're asking the wrong question. You should ask yourself what tasks you are trying to accomplish. If it then turns out the only software available to accomplish those tasks runs on Windows, bad luck. But if you're focusing on applications instead of tasks, yeah, you'll never find an alternative.
Mart
This has nothing to do with the authorship controversy. Even a cursory look at the history behind his works shows that Shakespeare's plots and characters come wholesale out of the popular literature of the time.
If you are an ignoramus, why would you be so proud as to show it in public?
Mart
Shakespeare? You're holding up Shakespeare as a bastion of originality?
You do know that almost all his plays are based on works by other authors, right? His artistry was in the interpretation, not in the ideas.
Mart
No. He was part of an organisation which stamped out obedient little Gestapo stormtroopers. Like you.
Mart
No. Worse. The cops, corporations, the municipality and the State share my information with people who might one day bust down my front door and gun me down as a terrorist. And if they turn out to be wrong (almost 100% sure, because I am not a terrorist), they have the full protection of the State and get off scott-free.
Far fetched? It almost happened to four Moroccan families in Amsterdam, because a disgruntled family member fingered them as potential terrorists.
So please fuck off with your authoritarian bullshit. My uncle was decorated for helping shoot people like you, and I am damn proud of him.
Mart
And so do I. Doesn't stop the fascist dickheads to claim the power to track my every move. Don't like it? Stop playing Gestapo on your citizens.
Mart
You don't get it, do you?
Apart from the fact that police officers are public officials, and thus have a lesser expectation of privacy, it is entirely my point that neither side should willy-nilly invade someone's privacy. Yet law enforcement clamours for nothing but far-reaching invasive powers, while not granting the people one iota of transparency. That's rank hypocrisy.
Mart
I'd say: "If they have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear".
Funny how law enforcement always trots out that line, but goes ballistic when the people apply it to them instead.
Mart
Tough shit. They should have thought of that before grabbing someone else's source and modifying it. There is such a thing as due diligence, you know.
Mart
What a sad world you live in. I pity you.
Mart
Look, you condescending fuckhead, all I did was ask someone to back up an empty assertion. And all the Windows fanbois are suddenly all over me to call me names, and the Microsoft Mod Brigade mods me Flamebait. But do I see you upbraiding them? Noooo, you're there in the choir calling me names.
You're a fucking hypocrite. And a Windows fanboi.
Now fuck off.
Mart
I think you missed the point in your fanboyish enthusiasm: he said all other manufacturers had no problems, meaning that there is objective proof that MSI did ship the wrong distro.
Mart
I think it would behoove you to read more than the first few paragraphs of an article before spouting off.
Did you miss this bit?
So no, he is not talking absolute returns. He is talking return rates. Perhaps this is a case of unclear reporting, but it is not so clear-cut as you pretend.
Mart
Actually, from studying Japanese, I can tell you that the myth of Japanese not saying 'no' is just that: a myth.
A Japanese person will most certainly not use 'ie'. However, there are multiple other ways to say no in Japanese, most usually by using the negative forms of a verb, '-nai' or '-arimasen' or a negating particle. The drawn out 'hai' is but one method of politely saying 'no'.
Mart
Neither is caring for the elderly. Yet we don't let them die in the streets.
Stupid analogy? Yes. But so is the argument of cost efficiency. Doing things right may cost more money, but that shouldn't give anyone a free pass to misbehave.
Mart
Hmm. Defensive much? Now who's the fucking fanboi here?
As for flaws? How about utterly broken Z-order handling, where a closing dialog suddenly leaves no window focused? Or the maddeningly irritating raise-on-focus? Or inconsistent keyboard shortcuts among Microsoft's own software? Or the unpredictably crashing clipboard service when you run multiple TS sessions? The total hang of the entire desktop when Explorer tries to scan for network shares?
Every equivalent flaw in a Linux distribution is cause for sarcastic remarks about 'the year of the Linux Desktop', yet when I use Windows, I am to take this in stride? Pull the other one, it's got bells on.
Mart
I have absolutely no problem with people using Windows. I happen to think that Windows is a lousy OS, full of minor and major faults that nobody ever seems to acknowledge, while picking at every minor fault in Linux or OSX.
I do think that the kind of unqualified praise that appears in Slashdot threads like these is either by dumb fanbois or astroturfers. And if you check my posting history, you'll see that I have little patience for fanbois of any OS.
Mart
I didn't call you an astroturfer, now didn't I? I just said I had seen too much astroturfing to take any praise, especially unqualified praise, seriously.
Why are you so defensive about that?
Mart
Summarizing your long post: cosmetic changes. More lipstick on the pig.
Mart
I keep hearing that.
I also keep hearing tales of hardware no longer working because the driver model changed yet again.
I also keep hearing astroturfers tell me that applications that break after an 'upgrade' to the newest Windows are the fault of the application writers for not sticking to MS' rules.
And yet, you guys keep reassuring me that Microsoft bends over backwards to maintain compatibility. Welcome to Microsoft Newspeak, now even more doubleplusgood.
Mart
Such as?
Empty assertions are just that: empty assertions. Forgive me, but I have seen too much astroturfing at each Windows release to take these kinds of statements seriously. Unless you can actually name improvements, I'm just going to assume that Windows 7 is what every release since Win2k has been: more make-up on the pig.
Mart
Yes, the official Man-Kzin War novels have Larry's blessing.
However, Larry has had a run-in with a fanfic writer that was settled rather acrimoniously. To be fair, said writer was trying to cash in on his fanfic, IIRC.
Mart
Here's a hint, grasshopper: almost all economists are political. Even a hands-off stance like the Chicago School is in and of itself a political position.
Now take your teenage libertarianism and your copy of Rand's complete works, and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.
Mart
You made a glib statement that the power to do business favours should be kept from politicians. How were you going to implement that?
Mart