Great! Now we can download porn at speeds up to 1gbps wireless before the battery runs flat after 1 hour:)
Seriously, what fool *needs* link speeds up to 1gbps for a mobile device ?
Torvalds is an arrogant control freak who thinks he knows best when it comes to kernel design. The reality is very far from this as Linus has ignored continual flaws in his beloved kernel for years.
He may be pope of the Linux kernel but he has no influence over distro developers and their unstructured implementation of GNU userland & third party apps.
GNU/Linux has become a chaotic mess because of its fragmentation and lack of proper integration.
Stallman makes more sense than people give him credit for. Web standards should be open and not subjected to any form of proprietary control just to appease content providers.
And how are these tablets actually helping students to learn ? Such gadgets are frivolous and are doing more to dumb students down and make them lazy.
Whatever happened to real schooling where teachers actually taught and students actually thought and did real research ?
You and your ilk are one of the primary reasons why students are getting more ignorant since you see technology as some kind of "holy grail" for education when the reality is very different.
Good luck with indoctrinating students into the halls of mediocrity. You obviously got high honors in such a role.
Netflix ??
Like uhh gee that's *such* a crucial app, NOT!
Only an imbecile would use Netflix on a tablet and enjoy it. Me, i'd rather install apps that get real work done and don't turn my brain into jello.
You can't do serious work on a tablet. Why do you think they are a niche product in business ? - because they lack decent real-word apps, that's why. The current crop of apps for most tablets are puerile garbage. Couple this with poor interfaces, weak multitasking and lack of hardware performance and you have a device which is useless for anything other than net apps and multimedia.
You bought the wrong Netbook, dumbass. Stop blaming the hardware and take responsibility for your own purchasing stuffup.
Tablets are frivolous junk. Awkward to hold. awkward to use, have no real-world usable and useful apps and are dead useless in daylight.
Do you honestly think the NSA is using consumer grade hard drives ? They more than likely have access to storage technology that is beyond anything that is available to the public.
As for NSA surveillance - big deal. The NSA went inward a long time ago so their is no point in worrying about their ability to eavesdrop on everyone.
The last thing the mobile industry needs is Apple buying out its competitors as this would create less choice. Nokia does indeed have an agreement in place with MS for them to provide Windows mobile for their smartphone devices so I don't see how a buyout of Nokia could go ahead with that in place.
Nokia really shot themselves in the foot by not adapting to change in the mobile market. They have made stupid decisons like killing off their Meego line of devices and not adopting Android.
I always here these premature death warnings about the demise of the desktop. It happens every year yet the desktop still marches on. and will continue to do so for the following reasons:
1. Corporate customers are the biggest market for desktops and that isn't going to change much if at all
2. Enthusiasts and gamers use desktops because the hardware is cost effective and one can pick and choose components
3. Desktop PCs are more powerful than any similar speced laptop and often cheaper
This is a completely stupid and ill-informed article. The real problem lies with Apple's proprietary junk hardware and their intolerance for users running anything other than that dreaded Mac OS X. Hence the real lemon is Apple and it's overpriced hardware. Linux can easily adapt to any hardware platform - the same can't be said about OS X and it's bastardized implementation of BSD.
You're not looking hard enough if you think Demonoid was the main place to find obscure content. There are many file hosting sites and even Usenet binaries which have even more obscure stuff.
Secondly, it's a bit stupid to admit you pirate content on a site like this given the amount of surveillance that this site is subjected to.
Any guy who has to use the word "pussy" when talking about women is a morally depraved piece of shit. You obviously think women are some kind of toy that you can play with and then dispose of. No wonder society is so messed up with cretins like you stinking up the place.
MicroFAIL is now abusing trusted computing technology in a blatant and desperate attempt to lock out competing operating systems for PCs. They have no claim to the PC architecture itself and should not be allowed to make it proprietary in order ot advance their own monopolistic agenda. When will the ignorant userbase wake up and realise that MicroFAIL are criminals who refuse to play fairly and are a serious threat to ones privacy and freedoms ? In this day and age people do NOT need Microsoft products to get real work done. There are plenty of free alternative operating systems to Windows and if your requirements are modest then one does not need MicroFail Junkware at all. Do your homework and don't be fooled by MicroFAIL spin and propaganda.
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Great! Now we can download porn at speeds up to 1gbps wireless before the battery runs flat after 1 hour :)
Seriously, what fool *needs* link speeds up to 1gbps for a mobile device ?
So what ? Do you want a medal ? Cheap shit is cheap shit. It won't survive long term.
WD just shot themselves in the foot .. many times over! People should boycott this company and their proprietary SSD technology.
Torvalds is an arrogant control freak who thinks he knows best when it comes to kernel design. The reality is very far from this as Linus has ignored continual flaws in his beloved kernel for years. He may be pope of the Linux kernel but he has no influence over distro developers and their unstructured implementation of GNU userland & third party apps. GNU/Linux has become a chaotic mess because of its fragmentation and lack of proper integration.
Stallman makes more sense than people give him credit for. Web standards should be open and not subjected to any form of proprietary control just to appease content providers.
If a PBI is not available in AppCafe one can always use ports w/EasyPBI
You really are a brain-dead consumer. I'm sure the tech companies love idiots like you.
Apple is rotten to the core. That's the real difference.
And how are these tablets actually helping students to learn ? Such gadgets are frivolous and are doing more to dumb students down and make them lazy. Whatever happened to real schooling where teachers actually taught and students actually thought and did real research ? You and your ilk are one of the primary reasons why students are getting more ignorant since you see technology as some kind of "holy grail" for education when the reality is very different. Good luck with indoctrinating students into the halls of mediocrity. You obviously got high honors in such a role.
Netflix ?? Like uhh gee that's *such* a crucial app, NOT! Only an imbecile would use Netflix on a tablet and enjoy it. Me, i'd rather install apps that get real work done and don't turn my brain into jello.
Word to you: In 5 years time you'll have egg on your face and will have to eat a mouthful of shite.
You can't do serious work on a tablet. Why do you think they are a niche product in business ? - because they lack decent real-word apps, that's why. The current crop of apps for most tablets are puerile garbage. Couple this with poor interfaces, weak multitasking and lack of hardware performance and you have a device which is useless for anything other than net apps and multimedia.
You bought the wrong Netbook, dumbass. Stop blaming the hardware and take responsibility for your own purchasing stuffup. Tablets are frivolous junk. Awkward to hold. awkward to use, have no real-world usable and useful apps and are dead useless in daylight.
Yeah, but Samsungs quality is shithouse and they can't code software to save their lives.
Do you honestly think the NSA is using consumer grade hard drives ? They more than likely have access to storage technology that is beyond anything that is available to the public. As for NSA surveillance - big deal. The NSA went inward a long time ago so their is no point in worrying about their ability to eavesdrop on everyone.
The last thing the mobile industry needs is Apple buying out its competitors as this would create less choice. Nokia does indeed have an agreement in place with MS for them to provide Windows mobile for their smartphone devices so I don't see how a buyout of Nokia could go ahead with that in place. Nokia really shot themselves in the foot by not adapting to change in the mobile market. They have made stupid decisons like killing off their Meego line of devices and not adopting Android.
I always here these premature death warnings about the demise of the desktop. It happens every year yet the desktop still marches on. and will continue to do so for the following reasons: 1. Corporate customers are the biggest market for desktops and that isn't going to change much if at all 2. Enthusiasts and gamers use desktops because the hardware is cost effective and one can pick and choose components 3. Desktop PCs are more powerful than any similar speced laptop and often cheaper
Windows 8 is a work of faeces. It looks foul, it stinks and nobody wants it.
De Icaza - just another whinger with nothing important to say.
This is a completely stupid and ill-informed article. The real problem lies with Apple's proprietary junk hardware and their intolerance for users running anything other than that dreaded Mac OS X. Hence the real lemon is Apple and it's overpriced hardware. Linux can easily adapt to any hardware platform - the same can't be said about OS X and it's bastardized implementation of BSD.
You're not looking hard enough if you think Demonoid was the main place to find obscure content. There are many file hosting sites and even Usenet binaries which have even more obscure stuff. Secondly, it's a bit stupid to admit you pirate content on a site like this given the amount of surveillance that this site is subjected to.
Any guy who has to use the word "pussy" when talking about women is a morally depraved piece of shit. You obviously think women are some kind of toy that you can play with and then dispose of. No wonder society is so messed up with cretins like you stinking up the place.
Just another moron, or should I say "TWIT", on Twitter. It really is a haven for clueless idiots and imbeciles.
Yes, use a fast proxy and be done with it. Why all the hoopla ?
MicroFAIL is now abusing trusted computing technology in a blatant and desperate attempt to lock out competing operating systems for PCs. They have no claim to the PC architecture itself and should not be allowed to make it proprietary in order ot advance their own monopolistic agenda. When will the ignorant userbase wake up and realise that MicroFAIL are criminals who refuse to play fairly and are a serious threat to ones privacy and freedoms ? In this day and age people do NOT need Microsoft products to get real work done. There are plenty of free alternative operating systems to Windows and if your requirements are modest then one does not need MicroFail Junkware at all. Do your homework and don't be fooled by MicroFAIL spin and propaganda.