... but it only boots Ubuntu. I have a 2008 MacBook that belonged to my fiancee. It was slow to the point of unusable on OS X Leopard, even after upping the ram to 4GB. Finally I gave her my Windows machine which she loves and took her MacBook. I installed a Raring daily on it and it's working like a champ. The hardware is fine, but the Mac OS is crap. It's slow as hell (I've owned a MacBook and an iBook in the past). I guess maybe if I had a Pro it would be faster, but why would they even release low end hardware that doesn't have the horsepower to run their OS? Doesn't make sense to me. So anyway, here I am using a Mac, but it's straight Linux for me (unless Ubuntu decides that they aren't getting the features they want from Linux and switch to a BSD kernel... yeah, I went there).
You just hit the nail on the head of why customers and employees of once great companies now hate those companies. Their management knows little to nothing about the business itself, they only know how to look at a spreadsheet and run a trend chart. At my last job, we spent most of our time making charts go up and boxes turn green. These had little to no positive effect on our business and often just made things worse. If things got too bad, we'd just make up numbers or manipulate them in such a way as to make them what the managers wanted. Since the managers didn't know anything about the real world happenings, they were none the wiser. A terrible way to run a business, but it seems that's how most are run nowadays.
I could not agree more. This is college we are talking about. Wikipedia might be a great "source of sources," but should never be used as a source itself. These professors want students to draw their own conclusions, not have them drawn for them by some Wikipedia author.
6 seconds from power-on to login? I find that unlikely. POST on my computer with roughly comparable if not better hardware takes at least that long. Now from boot manager to login I can believe for NetBSD. It is super quick. Now if it were only suitable for desktop use.
When I'm on the road, I piggyback on signals all the time so that I can check my email. The best places are coffee shops and apartment complexes. I usually stop at a complex and just drive around slowly until I get a signal, then I park and surf. Simple password protection would prevent me from doing this, but most people don't bother.
Actually, I started out with Ubuntu and installed the kubuntu-desktop package. So right now I get the best of both worlds. KDE just works better for me, although I know that is pretty subjective. It has better helper applications and little dock applets than Gnome. KDE also seems more stable, with a lot less weirdness. Sometimes Gnome just does random things for no reason (like docking my apps, at random, to the top of the screen instead of the the docking area). KDE also looks more polished. However, Gnome does have several advantages over KDE. Nautilus is a much better file manager than Konquerer. gFTP is the easiest FTP file manager out there. I also prefer the Gnome save dialog although I know many people don't. And of course with Ubuntu, Gnome is the default and has better support.
I installed the Dapper version of Kubuntu on my lappy yesterday. The install was quick and it automagically detected almost all my hardware. The only issue was with the wireless network. It would not work during the install, but it did detect my card and I was able to manually start the network after installation with a few commands.
I still prefer KDE to Gnome, but I think I'll give Gnome another try once Dapper comes out. Like an idiot I failed to create a/home partition on my current install, so when Dapper is released, I'll just do a fresh install and try out Gnome.
I use Kubuntu as my every day desktop. Windows partition was deleted yesterday.:)
A good point. That's why I encourage people to use the Library of Congress system. No license to use it and all books have the same number no matter what library you're in. In fact, most books list their Library of Congress system number on the inside from cover (or one of the front pages).
Entertainment is a luxury. There are billions of people in this world that are still worrying where their next meal will come from. That's my perspecitve.
I won't be modding this Troll. This is a valid point. I mean, WoW is just a game. It has no real importance other than it employees some people at Blizzard. It amazes me that people take these things so seriously. This guy should be thanking Blizzard for saving him 300 Euros a year.
I think the reason the previous poster said that the money was "pissed away" is because of the apparent lack of progress in Iraq. While there have been some advances in electricity and healthcare, these advances are fairly limited and violence is still a daily fact in Iraq. According to estimates 4000 Iraqi civilians died last year due to insurgent attacks alone. Additionally, another 1600 Iraqi police and soldiers are died last year due to the insurgency. The civilian death toll for the first two months of 2006 is 1000 people (source here). So violence seems to be trending upwards.
Iraq is the new breeding ground for terrorists because of the high unemployment, oppression, and poverty. Unemployment is at 60% according to Senator John Murtha this week. He also states that oil production is below prewar levels and only 30% of Iraqis actually have running water. Also, Amnesty International reports that prisoners in Iraq are still being tortured (source here). I still believe that torture is unacceptable and so do many other Americans and people all over the world.
I think the real frustration is that there is no real strategy or plan for the American actions in Iraq (just repeating "stay the course" is NOT a plan). As it stands right now, it seems we will be on the ground in Iraq indefinitely. American troops in Iraq will only help fuel the insurgency as time goes on and the Iraqi people become more resentful of our presence. With British troops set to pull out by 2008, America will be pretty much alone in the country.
I suppose that it is nice that these people are looking out for AOL user's best interest, but I doubt it will have any significant impact. It is obvious from their shrinking membership that AOL doesn't have a clue as to what their users want. I don't have anything against AOL, but I also don't see what they are offering to make their service any better than other, much cheaper services. Additional SPAM for their customers doesn't make things any better. I'm convinced that AOL is trying to kill itself.
I used AOL a couple of years ago for their free trial. Halfway through I called to cancel. When the lady asked me why I was canceling, I told her that I didn't see any value added services to justify the increased cost. She got very huffy and insisted that AOL had tons of exclusive, value added services. She named off several items. I told her that the problem was that I didn't use or want any of that those services. So for me AOL was still non value add. She was still mad, but had no response for that.
I model in N-Guage and if you've been away from the hobby for a while, you'd be surprised at the quality and detail off the new N-Guage models. Atlas and Kato put out some real quality locomotives with lots of detail, and Micro-Train's rolling stock can't be beat. I've never heard of this Nokia brand though, are they European? If so, do they put out models in British N-Guage (1:148) or American N-Guage (1:160)?
They definitely need fewer stores. I know of three Shacks within walking distance of my apartment. That's not to mention all the other stores around town. It seems as if there is a Radio Shack in every little shopping center, sometimes less than a mile from the next store.
They also need to move away from cellphone and digital satellite services. The offer no value add on these services, they are merely a third party vendor. Most people would rather deal direct than with a third party vendor.
Finally, they are trying to put too much into a small footprint store. They should face the fact the most people are going to go to Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Fry's, etc. when they want to buy name brand televisions, stereos, and computers. They should try to stick with smaller items they can sell in the small stores.
And maybe this is just the end for Radio Shack. Most of the time it is easier (and certainly cheaper) to buy electronic components online, and you don't have to deal with a pushy teenager trying to sell you a cellphone plan.
Or.. E-Vile.. Evil E is one of Ice-T's old DJ's (from the Home Invasion album).
E is a great desktop even thought it's incredibly old. I never got around to compiling E17.
I'm glad this got modded up. I knew that I had heard this before already, in fact I thought it was common knowledge by now. Oh well, that's what I get for listening to Air America all day.
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... but it only boots Ubuntu. I have a 2008 MacBook that belonged to my fiancee. It was slow to the point of unusable on OS X Leopard, even after upping the ram to 4GB. Finally I gave her my Windows machine which she loves and took her MacBook. I installed a Raring daily on it and it's working like a champ. The hardware is fine, but the Mac OS is crap. It's slow as hell (I've owned a MacBook and an iBook in the past). I guess maybe if I had a Pro it would be faster, but why would they even release low end hardware that doesn't have the horsepower to run their OS? Doesn't make sense to me. So anyway, here I am using a Mac, but it's straight Linux for me (unless Ubuntu decides that they aren't getting the features they want from Linux and switch to a BSD kernel... yeah, I went there).
You just hit the nail on the head of why customers and employees of once great companies now hate those companies. Their management knows little to nothing about the business itself, they only know how to look at a spreadsheet and run a trend chart. At my last job, we spent most of our time making charts go up and boxes turn green. These had little to no positive effect on our business and often just made things worse. If things got too bad, we'd just make up numbers or manipulate them in such a way as to make them what the managers wanted. Since the managers didn't know anything about the real world happenings, they were none the wiser. A terrible way to run a business, but it seems that's how most are run nowadays.
That's the Academy Award winning Three 6 Mafia...
I could not agree more. This is college we are talking about. Wikipedia might be a great "source of sources," but should never be used as a source itself. These professors want students to draw their own conclusions, not have them drawn for them by some Wikipedia author.
6 seconds from power-on to login? I find that unlikely. POST on my computer with roughly comparable if not better hardware takes at least that long. Now from boot manager to login I can believe for NetBSD. It is super quick. Now if it were only suitable for desktop use.
How does one say, "Must Kill All Humans" in french. I ndded to know what to listen for.
Point well taken :)
When I'm on the road, I piggyback on signals all the time so that I can check my email. The best places are coffee shops and apartment complexes. I usually stop at a complex and just drive around slowly until I get a signal, then I park and surf. Simple password protection would prevent me from doing this, but most people don't bother.
ah.. Just when my mod points went away. I hope Dapper hurries up and comes out today.
Actually, I started out with Ubuntu and installed the kubuntu-desktop package. So right now I get the best of both worlds. KDE just works better for me, although I know that is pretty subjective. It has better helper applications and little dock applets than Gnome. KDE also seems more stable, with a lot less weirdness. Sometimes Gnome just does random things for no reason (like docking my apps, at random, to the top of the screen instead of the the docking area). KDE also looks more polished. However, Gnome does have several advantages over KDE. Nautilus is a much better file manager than Konquerer. gFTP is the easiest FTP file manager out there. I also prefer the Gnome save dialog although I know many people don't. And of course with Ubuntu, Gnome is the default and has better support.
I installed the Dapper version of Kubuntu on my lappy yesterday. The install was quick and it automagically detected almost all my hardware. The only issue was with the wireless network. It would not work during the install, but it did detect my card and I was able to manually start the network after installation with a few commands. I still prefer KDE to Gnome, but I think I'll give Gnome another try once Dapper comes out. Like an idiot I failed to create a /home partition on my current install, so when Dapper is released, I'll just do a fresh install and try out Gnome.
I use Kubuntu as my every day desktop. Windows partition was deleted yesterday. :)
This is old news.
A good point. That's why I encourage people to use the Library of Congress system. No license to use it and all books have the same number no matter what library you're in. In fact, most books list their Library of Congress system number on the inside from cover (or one of the front pages).
Entertainment is a luxury. There are billions of people in this world that are still worrying where their next meal will come from. That's my perspecitve.
I won't be modding this Troll. This is a valid point. I mean, WoW is just a game. It has no real importance other than it employees some people at Blizzard. It amazes me that people take these things so seriously. This guy should be thanking Blizzard for saving him 300 Euros a year.
That's 15 million Kelvins. Kelvins are the units here, not degrees. If you're going to be a science nazi, do it right.
I think the reason the previous poster said that the money was "pissed away" is because of the apparent lack of progress in Iraq. While there have been some advances in electricity and healthcare, these advances are fairly limited and violence is still a daily fact in Iraq. According to estimates 4000 Iraqi civilians died last year due to insurgent attacks alone. Additionally, another 1600 Iraqi police and soldiers are died last year due to the insurgency. The civilian death toll for the first two months of 2006 is 1000 people (source here). So violence seems to be trending upwards.
Iraq is the new breeding ground for terrorists because of the high unemployment, oppression, and poverty. Unemployment is at 60% according to Senator John Murtha this week. He also states that oil production is below prewar levels and only 30% of Iraqis actually have running water. Also, Amnesty International reports that prisoners in Iraq are still being tortured (source here). I still believe that torture is unacceptable and so do many other Americans and people all over the world.
I think the real frustration is that there is no real strategy or plan for the American actions in Iraq (just repeating "stay the course" is NOT a plan). As it stands right now, it seems we will be on the ground in Iraq indefinitely. American troops in Iraq will only help fuel the insurgency as time goes on and the Iraqi people become more resentful of our presence. With British troops set to pull out by 2008, America will be pretty much alone in the country.
I suppose that it is nice that these people are looking out for AOL user's best interest, but I doubt it will have any significant impact. It is obvious from their shrinking membership that AOL doesn't have a clue as to what their users want. I don't have anything against AOL, but I also don't see what they are offering to make their service any better than other, much cheaper services. Additional SPAM for their customers doesn't make things any better. I'm convinced that AOL is trying to kill itself.
I used AOL a couple of years ago for their free trial. Halfway through I called to cancel. When the lady asked me why I was canceling, I told her that I didn't see any value added services to justify the increased cost. She got very huffy and insisted that AOL had tons of exclusive, value added services. She named off several items. I told her that the problem was that I didn't use or want any of that those services. So for me AOL was still non value add. She was still mad, but had no response for that.
I model in N-Guage and if you've been away from the hobby for a while, you'd be surprised at the quality and detail off the new N-Guage models. Atlas and Kato put out some real quality locomotives with lots of detail, and Micro-Train's rolling stock can't be beat. I've never heard of this Nokia brand though, are they European? If so, do they put out models in British N-Guage (1:148) or American N-Guage (1:160)?
They definitely need fewer stores. I know of three Shacks within walking distance of my apartment. That's not to mention all the other stores around town. It seems as if there is a Radio Shack in every little shopping center, sometimes less than a mile from the next store.
They also need to move away from cellphone and digital satellite services. The offer no value add on these services, they are merely a third party vendor. Most people would rather deal direct than with a third party vendor.
Finally, they are trying to put too much into a small footprint store. They should face the fact the most people are going to go to Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Fry's, etc. when they want to buy name brand televisions, stereos, and computers. They should try to stick with smaller items they can sell in the small stores.And maybe this is just the end for Radio Shack. Most of the time it is easier (and certainly cheaper) to buy electronic components online, and you don't have to deal with a pushy teenager trying to sell you a cellphone plan.
Whatever happened to "Don't Be Evil?"
Or.. E-Vile.. Evil E is one of Ice-T's old DJ's (from the Home Invasion album). E is a great desktop even thought it's incredibly old. I never got around to compiling E17.
I'm glad this got modded up. I knew that I had heard this before already, in fact I thought it was common knowledge by now. Oh well, that's what I get for listening to Air America all day.
Linux porters can probably be found at the Linux Hotel.. Whatever that is.