My experience with Kubuntu is the same. I couldn't change ANYTHING in the damn distro. My screen resolution was wrong, and I wanted my dual monitor setup to work. I could not use the KDE configuration tool to change any settings. I finally had to add a password to the root account, because Kubuntu wants to protect you by not not having a root account. Surprisingly, KDE doesn't configure so well without a root acount.
Now cue the Kubuntu apologists who will tell me either a) I'm an idiot for not knowing to simply ; b) this has been changed in version X; c) why would I need to change the defaults; d) this is the only way to protect me; or e) all of the above.
I actually found Kubuntu more annoying to install and use than Gentoo (starting from stage 1 too), probably because I had my expectations too high. Sure, Kubuntu installed easily enough, I couldn't get it to do what I wanted without fighting me.
Remember though - Costco is different. The membership agreement states you will allow them to check your purchases. In a local newspaper, there was an article about how a lady immediately lost her membership because she declined to have here bags checked.
I agree. This is extremely disruptive, and very easy to abuse. Not to sound like some utopian, but it is really sad that we use so much of our technology to develop 'better' ways to kill one another.
Yeah, but how would you organize? He's already got the NSA hooked into the phone systems and the internet. The ironic part is that the militia types are the ones who generally voted for him twice.
I tried using Kubuntu, because I like KDE - not easy. First off, the default screen resolution was 640x480, which isn't a problem except that some of the windows that open during install are larger than 640x480, so you can't read or click on several buttons. Then, you can't actually use the normal KDE configuration menu, because you don't have a root account - so the screen stayed at 640x480 even afterwards. Oh, and Grub wasn't setup right, so (being the lazy sort), I had to use the install disk to boot the system, then select OS. I found a tip on a website that showed how to add a root account password, so I could use the KDE config tools. Then, getting mp3 playback and other stuff was a pain.
It wasn't all bad - getting my dual monitor setup to work was a snap. Kubuntu was fast, responsive, and stable. Notice I said 'was' - that is because I finally gave up - it looked like getting WINE on a 64 bit install is a pain, and plus my NTFS disks wouldn't mount. So, back to Win2k for me. Maybe next year I'll give it another shot.
It hurt me to read your posting - not to be a huge *hole (more of a medium *hole), but here is an edited version of your post:
Cheaters on Online games piss me off the most.
It is not about if you win or lose(loose). But when cheaters are in the game then it is about you just losing(loosing), without a chance to win.
I consider his observations all wrong.(His observations I would consider all wrong.) Too much Yoda
People are jealous(jelious) at the cheater because they don't know how to cheat. Maybe a couple of people but most of the Pissed off people can do it if they wanted to. It doesn't take that much skill to copy what is on the internet.
Second, assuming other people are cheating means you have to cheat too. This is saying other people are breaking laws so I should too.
Third, calling people who complain about cheaters whiners(winers). The people who report cheaters and get them banned are heros in gaming (And gaming companies should give them a month of(a) free service for each cheater they succesfully report). These are people who want to play and enjoy the game. If they lose(loose) fairly they may be annoyed but it is the nature of the game. But having a cheater beat you is just a waste of your(correct use of 'your') time. When going against a cheater your skills will not improve because no matter what you do you fail.
I have been called a cheater before but that was just because I was playing a team game (StarCraft) and I worked will with my team and the other side didn't so the other side lose a painful death while my team won. (Of course after we won(one) the kid said he will get us banned off the internet because his dad owns the internet)
God, why did I do this? I wasted a lot of people's time here. Can't... resist... posting...
I don't reall understand what the problem with the underlying OS is. You could put it on top of a lightweight linux. If you are really worried, keep a ghost image of the underlying OS available, set it up as an auto-restore cd, and if they ever have problems with the system, they just restore from cd.
I don't see why the small systems are so expensive. I can go to frys and buy a AMD 64 3200 with a MB for $99, while the 800MHz via CPU and MB are $118. The only thing they have going for them is that they are small and low power. I am looking for a low power solution with gigabit and SATA raid to use as a NAS, but nothing looks good. The low power is important because I don't want to have fans running all the time. Pentium III system have low power, but no gigabit and no SATA.
As a matter of fact, they aren't symmetric due to the ruling. You probably never noticed/cared because you aren't a lefty. That said, I use steno style notebooks. No spiral problems for me.
Won't be cheap getting something like 23000 mi up.
Actually, all you need is a space elevator that can bring up a few pounds - then you keep running it, loading the mass at the counterweight. Then build a bigger cable, wash/rinse/repeat. Soon you are sending tons up at a time. Yes, it is expensive, but compared to blasting the stuff up into orbit, greatly cheaper.
Actually - the breaking at the anchor point is the least damaging. Breaking at the counterweight is the worst (based on looking at the simulations). But a terrorist attack/plane attack is most likely to be close to the anchor point (since the counterweight is 23000miles up).
The Kuro box is nice that the HD is not included - I would like a larger HD than 160GB. However, the Kuro doesn't seem to have WiFi, unless I missed that. I do like that the Kuro has Gigabit - the Asus should, IMO. Both the Kuro and the Asus box are nice in that they don't pull down a lot of current, compared to a PC. And, I've got to say that I am starting to prefer the easier setup appliances - I don't have time to massage a linux distro to do what I want.
I don't recommend the internal PCI version - you shouldn't place a gamma emmitter (yes, for the pedantic, Am241 is PRIMARILY an alpha emmitter) inside your case. You will be increasing the odds of a memory bit flip or such.
People who aren't white can absolutely be racist. However, in the US, racism directed at whites is not as effective, due to the population distribution and the social distribution of influencial whites. Have white people been discriminated against in the US, soley for being white? Yes, I belive they have. However, it's vastly less common, and also much less comprehensive in scope. So, as a priority to society, it should be way less important compared to protecting the rights of people who experience discrimination on a much more persuasive basis. Not to say any such incidents of racism against whites should be ignored, but supporting the status quo because '(some) blacks are racist too' doesn't provide equal protection.
To those "nothing to hide", why not walk around all day with your name written on your shirt in 4 inch tall letters. Oh, and change all your usernames and email addresses to your real name. And put a bumper sticker with your name and address on your car. You've got nothing to hide, right?
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My experience with Kubuntu is the same. I couldn't change ANYTHING in the damn distro. My screen resolution was wrong, and I wanted my dual monitor setup to work. I could not use the KDE configuration tool to change any settings. I finally had to add a password to the root account, because Kubuntu wants to protect you by not not having a root account. Surprisingly, KDE doesn't configure so well without a root acount.
Now cue the Kubuntu apologists who will tell me either a) I'm an idiot for not knowing to simply ; b) this has been changed in version X; c) why would I need to change the defaults; d) this is the only way to protect me; or e) all of the above.
I actually found Kubuntu more annoying to install and use than Gentoo (starting from stage 1 too), probably because I had my expectations too high. Sure, Kubuntu installed easily enough, I couldn't get it to do what I wanted without fighting me.
Remember though - Costco is different. The membership agreement states you will allow them to check your purchases. In a local newspaper, there was an article about how a lady immediately lost her membership because she declined to have here bags checked.
every competing OS developer community except Microsoft's will have copied the key ideas including its organisational structure
Does that mean that he wants Linus to get hit by a bus? Cause that's what I'm reading!
I thought that WINE wasn't stable/usable on a 64bit system. Am I wrong?
Actually, I would be happy with an otherwise-normal keyboard that has those special 10 function keys on the side.
I agree. This is extremely disruptive, and very easy to abuse. Not to sound like some utopian, but it is really sad that we use so much of our technology to develop 'better' ways to kill one another.
Yeah, but how would you organize? He's already got the NSA hooked into the phone systems and the internet. The ironic part is that the militia types are the ones who generally voted for him twice.
I tried using Kubuntu, because I like KDE - not easy. First off, the default screen resolution was 640x480, which isn't a problem except that some of the windows that open during install are larger than 640x480, so you can't read or click on several buttons. Then, you can't actually use the normal KDE configuration menu, because you don't have a root account - so the screen stayed at 640x480 even afterwards. Oh, and Grub wasn't setup right, so (being the lazy sort), I had to use the install disk to boot the system, then select OS. I found a tip on a website that showed how to add a root account password, so I could use the KDE config tools. Then, getting mp3 playback and other stuff was a pain.
It wasn't all bad - getting my dual monitor setup to work was a snap. Kubuntu was fast, responsive, and stable. Notice I said 'was' - that is because I finally gave up - it looked like getting WINE on a 64 bit install is a pain, and plus my NTFS disks wouldn't mount. So, back to Win2k for me. Maybe next year I'll give it another shot.
It hurt me to read your posting - not to be a huge *hole (more of a medium *hole), but here is an edited version of your post:
... resist ... posting ...
Cheaters on Online games piss me off the most.
It is not about if you win or lose(loose). But when cheaters are in the game then it is about you just losing(loosing), without a chance to win.
I consider his observations all wrong.(His observations I would consider all wrong.) Too much Yoda
People are jealous(jelious) at the cheater because they don't know how to cheat. Maybe a couple of people but most of the Pissed off people can do it if they wanted to. It doesn't take that much skill to copy what is on the internet.
Second, assuming other people are cheating means you have to cheat too. This is saying other people are breaking laws so I should too.
Third, calling people who complain about cheaters whiners(winers). The people who report cheaters and get them banned are heros in gaming (And gaming companies should give them a month of(a) free service for each cheater they succesfully report). These are people who want to play and enjoy the game. If they lose(loose) fairly they may be annoyed but it is the nature of the game. But having a cheater beat you is just a waste of your(correct use of 'your') time. When going against a cheater your skills will not improve because no matter what you do you fail.
I have been called a cheater before but that was just because I was playing a team game (StarCraft) and I worked will with my team and the other side didn't so the other side lose a painful death while my team won. (Of course after we won(one) the kid said he will get us banned off the internet because his dad owns the internet)
God, why did I do this? I wasted a lot of people's time here. Can't
I don't reall understand what the problem with the underlying OS is. You could put it on top of a lightweight linux. If you are really worried, keep a ghost image of the underlying OS available, set it up as an auto-restore cd, and if they ever have problems with the system, they just restore from cd.
I don't see why the small systems are so expensive. I can go to frys and buy a AMD 64 3200 with a MB for $99, while the 800MHz via CPU and MB are $118. The only thing they have going for them is that they are small and low power. I am looking for a low power solution with gigabit and SATA raid to use as a NAS, but nothing looks good. The low power is important because I don't want to have fans running all the time. Pentium III system have low power, but no gigabit and no SATA.
As a matter of fact, they aren't symmetric due to the ruling. You probably never noticed/cared because you aren't a lefty. That said, I use steno style notebooks. No spiral problems for me.
Won't be cheap getting something like 23000 mi up.
Actually, all you need is a space elevator that can bring up a few pounds - then you keep running it, loading the mass at the counterweight. Then build a bigger cable, wash/rinse/repeat. Soon you are sending tons up at a time. Yes, it is expensive, but compared to blasting the stuff up into orbit, greatly cheaper.
Actually - the breaking at the anchor point is the least damaging. Breaking at the counterweight is the worst (based on looking at the simulations). But a terrorist attack/plane attack is most likely to be close to the anchor point (since the counterweight is 23000miles up).
Is it just 15 years? Amazing what Windows hasn't done in all that time.
Perhaps dolphins are so clever that no-one's caught them doing exactly that!
The Kuro box is nice that the HD is not included - I would like a larger HD than 160GB. However, the Kuro doesn't seem to have WiFi, unless I missed that. I do like that the Kuro has Gigabit - the Asus should, IMO. Both the Kuro and the Asus box are nice in that they don't pull down a lot of current, compared to a PC. And, I've got to say that I am starting to prefer the easier setup appliances - I don't have time to massage a linux distro to do what I want.
I don't recommend the internal PCI version - you shouldn't place a gamma emmitter (yes, for the pedantic, Am241 is PRIMARILY an alpha emmitter) inside your case. You will be increasing the odds of a memory bit flip or such.
I would say that The Prez has pretty much got it nailed.
Which is why we are in Iraq...
Yes, but the actual content of the letters was correct according to witnesses.
Facism occurs when the efficiency of the government is more important than the rights of citizens.
People who aren't white can absolutely be racist. However, in the US, racism directed at whites is not as effective, due to the population distribution and the social distribution of influencial whites. Have white people been discriminated against in the US, soley for being white? Yes, I belive they have. However, it's vastly less common, and also much less comprehensive in scope. So, as a priority to society, it should be way less important compared to protecting the rights of people who experience discrimination on a much more persuasive basis. Not to say any such incidents of racism against whites should be ignored, but supporting the status quo because '(some) blacks are racist too' doesn't provide equal protection.
To those "nothing to hide", why not walk around all day with your name written on your shirt in 4 inch tall letters. Oh, and change all your usernames and email addresses to your real name. And put a bumper sticker with your name and address on your car. You've got nothing to hide, right?
Oh yeah - playing the awesome BSOD game! It's as much a part of the windows entertainment pack as solitare!
I agree about your statement - but usually, it seems that the key manager leaves, then a few months later the key engineers start to leave.