I don't vote for shitwaffles, but they are the only viable choices out there. Try getting involved in local politics sometime. Once you see how they operate, and filter out all the decent people at an early stage, you'll understand why shitwaffles are the only thing left on the menu.
As you've noted, saying "no" over and over again isn't enough. There needs to be more structural limitations in place, to confine our government to a small set of permitted functions. We weren't quite explicit enough in 1776.
The war on guns will likely do the same (as it has already massively increased the number of guns in circulation). As people look for creative ways to skirt the regulations, the weapons will end up becoming more dangerous and easier to conceal.
What difference does it make? Does a desktop get a pass for instability, simply because it's aiming for a higher goal? And I'm not even comparing. I'm just saying I had to move on to something useable.
Between those "features" and knotify4 hogging 97% of the CPU after a certain period of uptime (along with the inevitable system lockups), I switched to openbox and have had nothing but stability ever since. I liked KDE but it was just more hassle, than it was worth. I very much wish they'd make a slimmed down, window manager only version.
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Javascript is fine, once you divorce it from all of the browser peculiarities, but it's an untyped language and untyped languages suck for refactoring. They should never be used for complex apps requiring maintainability. And yes, that goes for python too.
Yeah, I know they said "apps," but even most apps quickly grow beyond the comfort zone of a script.
Ahhh, if only we could nullify the Patriot Act, for having nothing to do with patriotism. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way over here (or anywhere else AFAIK).
...at the end of the day, I trust Google (and even Apple) far more than my government. My relationship with them is contractual, whereas my relationship with the government is through the barrel of a gun.
Does this mean that you have to upgrade each and every year to get the upgrade cost? Can you wait 4 years and still only pay $25 for the latest? Because if not, it doesn't sound much better than what it costs now. Sounds more like a way to charge for service packs.
I'd actually prefer a daily rental model for Windows as I only ever use it anymore for flashing devices, turbo tax or the occasional game.
I used buy all my computer parts at NewEgg and still would be, had it not been for their atrocious shipping department. And it was hardly just me, as their comment boards are filled with complaints about it. At one point, they shipped me an OEM drive, thrown into a 1.5'x1.5' box, with basically a 18" sheet of packing paper (looked like it came out of the bathroom dispenser). The next time, I tried paying extra for their better FedEx shipping, and they sent it UPS anyway (which is not an option for hard drives, IMO).
Either way, after spending thousands of dollars a year there, every year, I finally moved on. They lost me for want of a handful of bubble wrap. Now that I'm hooked on Amazon Prime Shipping (as well as their stellar returns service), I can't see myself ever going back.
Hmmm. I've had many hard drives and plenty that arrive dead or fail within the first three months, but I'm not sure that I've ever had one that failed, after it's proven itself for more than a year. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use a drive, unless it's proved itself (as a backup HDD) for at least a year.
Throughout most of America's history there was hardly any inflation at all. Now, you'd be hard pressed to find a food or energy product (necessary basics) that hasn't doubled in price over the past 10 years.
The CPI calculations were so heavily rigged by the Carter and Regan administrations, that they no longer have any basis in reality.
...I just need a 2560x1600 monitor that doesn't cost four times as a similar res tablet, with its own processor, battery, wifi, memory, GPS, touchscreen and wireless HDMI.
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Pretty soon, it'll be like the 90s never happened.
I don't vote for shitwaffles, but they are the only viable choices out there. Try getting involved in local politics sometime. Once you see how they operate, and filter out all the decent people at an early stage, you'll understand why shitwaffles are the only thing left on the menu.
As you've noted, saying "no" over and over again isn't enough. There needs to be more structural limitations in place, to confine our government to a small set of permitted functions. We weren't quite explicit enough in 1776.
Good luck getting it past her patent attorneys!
The war on guns will likely do the same (as it has already massively increased the number of guns in circulation). As people look for creative ways to skirt the regulations, the weapons will end up becoming more dangerous and easier to conceal.
Going back to Clinton era spending, even after adjusting it for inflation, would net us about a $500 billion dollar surplus now.
If the corporations control both sides, then a vote "against" is no different than a vote "for." You're helping them to win either way.
But that's where the creepers are.
Does that mean they have to start paying customers to use their free products?
Not completely. Especially if you have multiple users. There used to be an option to not even compile it in, but they took that out.
What difference does it make? Does a desktop get a pass for instability, simply because it's aiming for a higher goal? And I'm not even comparing. I'm just saying I had to move on to something useable.
I never said faster, I said more stabile.
Between those "features" and knotify4 hogging 97% of the CPU after a certain period of uptime (along with the inevitable system lockups), I switched to openbox and have had nothing but stability ever since. I liked KDE but it was just more hassle, than it was worth. I very much wish they'd make a slimmed down, window manager only version.
Javascript is fine, once you divorce it from all of the browser peculiarities, but it's an untyped language and untyped languages suck for refactoring. They should never be used for complex apps requiring maintainability. And yes, that goes for python too.
Yeah, I know they said "apps," but even most apps quickly grow beyond the comfort zone of a script.
No doubt, this evens the scales after decades of buffer overun exploits. Especially given the explosive popularity of applets.
Ahhh, if only we could nullify the Patriot Act, for having nothing to do with patriotism. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work that way over here (or anywhere else AFAIK).
If there were perfect enforcement of all laws, most people would be in jail for life.
These physicists should hang their heads in shame.
...at the end of the day, I trust Google (and even Apple) far more than my government. My relationship with them is contractual, whereas my relationship with the government is through the barrel of a gun.
Does this mean that you have to upgrade each and every year to get the upgrade cost? Can you wait 4 years and still only pay $25 for the latest? Because if not, it doesn't sound much better than what it costs now. Sounds more like a way to charge for service packs.
I'd actually prefer a daily rental model for Windows as I only ever use it anymore for flashing devices, turbo tax or the occasional game.
Are you suggesting that they'd be able to get an amendment passed on this? Because it ain't covered under the 16th.
I used buy all my computer parts at NewEgg and still would be, had it not been for their atrocious shipping department. And it was hardly just me, as their comment boards are filled with complaints about it. At one point, they shipped me an OEM drive, thrown into a 1.5'x1.5' box, with basically a 18" sheet of packing paper (looked like it came out of the bathroom dispenser). The next time, I tried paying extra for their better FedEx shipping, and they sent it UPS anyway (which is not an option for hard drives, IMO).
Either way, after spending thousands of dollars a year there, every year, I finally moved on. They lost me for want of a handful of bubble wrap. Now that I'm hooked on Amazon Prime Shipping (as well as their stellar returns service), I can't see myself ever going back.
Most HDD's die within 3-5 years.
Hmmm. I've had many hard drives and plenty that arrive dead or fail within the first three months, but I'm not sure that I've ever had one that failed, after it's proven itself for more than a year. I've gotten to the point where I won't even use a drive, unless it's proved itself (as a backup HDD) for at least a year.
Throughout most of America's history there was hardly any inflation at all. Now, you'd be hard pressed to find a food or energy product (necessary basics) that hasn't doubled in price over the past 10 years.
The CPI calculations were so heavily rigged by the Carter and Regan administrations, that they no longer have any basis in reality.
...I just need a 2560x1600 monitor that doesn't cost four times as a similar res tablet, with its own processor, battery, wifi, memory, GPS, touchscreen and wireless HDMI.