I agree. I use only Linux at home, the only person I know:). I've known 5 people who've tried Linux. They're all back in Windows now. A lot of it may have to do with age, especially for young geeks. They're not content with being power users of Windows, so they take a dip into the free OS world. It's cool, it's different, and it's definitely the *in* thing. It's that adolescent attitude, and it drips over into the geek world just like everywhere else.
I thought they didn't create the *open* hardware market so much as get their stuff reverse engineered by companies like HP and compaq who then competed with IBM by making clones.
A large telephone company is developing encrypted phones for the government. However, when I asked my friend who works there about them, he admitted that if they were ever publicly available then of course there would be a way to tap it.
I use XP at work, and have no problems at all. But almost everyone else in our small company (~15 people) has problems with spyware, viruses, etc. When I visit my parents they've always got some spyware installed, etc. I think "most have no trouble" is pretty inconsistent with reality.
I like anime, but not blindly. It's just like anything else, there's good and there's bad anime. I don't like a lot of Hollywood movies and network television, and I don't like a LOT of anime. I think a lot of people just need to realize that animated movies/tv shows can tell a serious story, or be just as funny as live action. I'd love it if everyone was into anime, it'd give us something to talk about instead of Survivor.
I've never played SC online, but SC always seemed a more LAN-friendly game anyways. Even with with headsets, Internet play is not as fun as yelling instructions at the people around you. Much like Timesplitters 2 on any given console, SC seems made for LAN.
It has never occurred to me before, but now that I think about it, hard drives in a console are an absolutely horrible idea. Here's what is great about consoles:
1) Don't have to upgrade them like computers 2) Usually only have one or two moving parts so they... 3) Last for years and years
Hard drives are the thing I've seen fail the most in my short time using computers (about 9 years). I don't think the XBox hardware will last as long as my NES & SNES. But I do think my Gamecube will: it only has to spin a disk and a fan.
Maybe some sort of swappable solid state drives, like compact flash, could be used to store downloadable content instead.
I second this. I found two great bands using iRate (Moldy Peaches and The Thermals) and ended up ordering their CDs. They just need a larger database of music to draw from and it will rock. Another nice thing would be an option for "Don't ever send me techno EVER.":)
No no no. You must have missed MS' marketing campaign..NET now is simply a java-ish wrapper around the win32 API. When other slashdotters complain about "what the hell is dot NET" they mean MS stupid idea of calling everything.NET...Windows Server.NET, SQL Server.NET, etc. It was all about branding that got out of control, and confused a lot of people because it the term ".NET" was applied to almost *everything* MS produces.
Now that is it out, we find it's just a development system like so many others before it.
Actually, I have had several Windows 98/2000/XP users ask me if there's a way to access their home machine remotely to do things like check book balancing, check their email (especially if their ISP has no webmail), etc. I usually point them to a VNC-type solution, or sometimes they've already heard of PC Anywhere. So remote access is definitely a feature home users would like, especially since Internet access is so ubiquitous.
I don't know...we need to start seeing Word and Excel benchmarks. "WOW! The new ATI Orgasmeon 50000 renders up to 20 charts at once, with a paragraph fill rate of 1000 words/sec!"
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Sounds interesting. Downloaded it, but seems like it won't run on Linux with WineX.
Interesting looking game, but what is it about? The website seems to lack a good description.
I agree. I use only Linux at home, the only person I know :). I've known 5 people who've tried Linux. They're all back in Windows now. A lot of it may have to do with age, especially for young geeks. They're not content with being power users of Windows, so they take a dip into the free OS world. It's cool, it's different, and it's definitely the *in* thing. It's that adolescent attitude, and it drips over into the geek world just like everywhere else.
I thought they didn't create the *open* hardware market so much as get their stuff reverse engineered by companies like HP and compaq who then competed with IBM by making clones.
A large telephone company is developing encrypted phones for the government. However, when I asked my friend who works there about them, he admitted that if they were ever publicly available then of course there would be a way to tap it.
In summary, the Martian sky would be blue, if it wasn't another color.
I use XP at work, and have no problems at all. But almost everyone else in our small company (~15 people) has problems with spyware, viruses, etc. When I visit my parents they've always got some spyware installed, etc. I think "most have no trouble" is pretty inconsistent with reality.
You don't sound bitter.
I stopped reading at Technogensia
I like anime, but not blindly. It's just like anything else, there's good and there's bad anime. I don't like a lot of Hollywood movies and network television, and I don't like a LOT of anime. I think a lot of people just need to realize that animated movies/tv shows can tell a serious story, or be just as funny as live action. I'd love it if everyone was into anime, it'd give us something to talk about instead of Survivor.
No thanks, I'm still sore from last night.
I've never played SC online, but SC always seemed a more LAN-friendly game anyways. Even with with headsets, Internet play is not as fun as yelling instructions at the people around you. Much like Timesplitters 2 on any given console, SC seems made for LAN.
For something so "based on simple principles" you sure do a lot of divining, which requires a lot more faith than the good ol' king's nose method.
That's sad to hear. I'm sure emulators will save the day :)
It has never occurred to me before, but now that I think about it, hard drives in a console are an absolutely horrible idea. Here's what is great about consoles:
1) Don't have to upgrade them like computers
2) Usually only have one or two moving parts so they...
3) Last for years and years
Hard drives are the thing I've seen fail the most in my short time using computers (about 9 years). I don't think the XBox hardware will last as long as my NES & SNES. But I do think my Gamecube will: it only has to spin a disk and a fan.
Maybe some sort of swappable solid state drives, like compact flash, could be used to store downloadable content instead.
Yeah, ColecoVision rocked, until my little brother stuffed crayons into all the cartridge slots :|
Thank you very much, wish I had mod points
Same thing with transgaming's official binaries. Oh well.
I second this. I found two great bands using iRate (Moldy Peaches and The Thermals) and ended up ordering their CDs. They just need a larger database of music to draw from and it will rock. Another nice thing would be an option for "Don't ever send me techno EVER." :)
"and I try to rest all my forearms on the desk in front of the keyboard"
"ALL?!" How many bloody forearms do you have!
No no no. You must have missed MS' marketing campaign. .NET now is simply a java-ish wrapper around the win32 API. When other slashdotters complain about "what the hell is dot NET" they mean MS stupid idea of calling everything .NET...Windows Server.NET, SQL Server.NET, etc. It was all about branding that got out of control, and confused a lot of people because it the term ".NET" was applied to almost *everything* MS produces.
Now that is it out, we find it's just a development system like so many others before it.
Actually, I have had several Windows 98/2000/XP users ask me if there's a way to access their home machine remotely to do things like check book balancing, check their email (especially if their ISP has no webmail), etc. I usually point them to a VNC-type solution, or sometimes they've already heard of PC Anywhere. So remote access is definitely a feature home users would like, especially since Internet access is so ubiquitous.
I don't know...we need to start seeing Word and Excel benchmarks. "WOW! The new ATI Orgasmeon 50000 renders up to 20 charts at once, with a paragraph fill rate of 1000 words/sec!"
Whatever, I said the same thing as the parent post, just more concisely
Just remember to pronounce the Jobs way:
Coo gah wire