My perfectly average eight year old daughter uses Debian , a "non user friendly" distro according to your post with no problem at all. She prefers it to windows xp because "it has better games", "cooler menus", and "no blue screens!"
This is why so many wanna-be geeks use Debian. Because they have the brains of 8 year olds and can't handle compiling their own software.
Linux is about learning. Slackware is the best for this because it doesn't flash everything up and make itself usable by the lowest common denominator.
It's incredible but EVERY SINGLE PERSON that I personally know who advocates Debian is completely narrow minded when it comes to linux. They scream in anguish when you mention any other version of linux. why? solely because of apt-get.
they're too stupid to realise the BSD has ports, osx has software update and fink, even rpm based distros like suse and redhat have the option of using apt-rpm (which unfortunately is based on apt-get).
it's also amusing to note that all the Debian users I know are complete buttwipes. They are arrogant, annoying, and pretend they know much more than they actually do.
It's clear to me that you are a giant penis trying to pass yourself off as a human being.
If you had RTFA, then you would have shut your pie hole because they're not talking about full albums, all the sales figures were given, and you smoke cock.
Nintendo, excluding what they release on the GBA, make complete shit aimed at the lowest age group possible. The reason for this may well be because they believe in the value of getting their consumers young and keeping them loyal.
only problem is, when those gamers grow up, they're going to either change their console of choice, or get frustrated with their loyalty because the games don't have enough variety.
The GBA is the complete opposite of Nintendo's non-handheld console strategy. There are a huge variety of games for the GBA and they rival the PS1 in quality and complexity. If the big N put as much effort in the NGC, then maybe their sales might be better.
why would microsoft listen to that?? you are telling them:
- that you will buy their heavily subsidised piece of hardware (which will cost them money) - that you will most likely modify it illegally and place your own BIOS to run OSX - that you won't be buying any of their games which, incidentally, is how the console makers actually turn a profit
if you want OSX, buy a Mac.
Apple will also have no interest in you, because you won't be buying any of their hardware. This is how they turn a profit.
Keep using windows. it was made for chumps like you.
Why? Because the G5 silicon lacks the special "virtual little endian mode" that the Virtual PC code from Connectix relies upon for performance on the G3 and G4 chips.
interesting. I didn't know that. how does this pseudo little endian mode work? bit swapping in the registers? or is it done with different opcodes? surely the 64bit chip has enough registers to shift a truckload of data around.
Then again, Microsoft could twist IBM's arm and get them to make a custom variant of the G5 that includes this mode, and maybe chops some cache for cost conservation. I sincerely doubt that the chip IBM winds up fabbing for the next Xbox is going to be identical to the version currently shipping in Apple's G5 desktops.
I agree. However a dual proc G4 based Xbox would also have me in need of a towel.
assuming that it's actually the G5 they will be using. The G4 would make financial sense, and is still grunty enough to run top end games with enough RAM and a decent frame buffer.
My pick will be that they'll announce a dual G4 or a low end G5 with shit on-chip cache.
as mentioned in Financial Times, Microsoft will likely be using their recently acquired Virtual PC software.
This software is the way mac users run windows software on PPC chips.
VPC technology will allow MS to provide backwards compatibility under Intel emulation.
And if foreign countries demand representation in the US... does that make them provinces of a new Empire by their own admission ?
It would make things interesting for sure. I'm in NZ, so I understand it too.
It would take a lot of work, but I think that given time, it's inevitable. especially once/if we start expanding beyond known space. of course, I'm talking a long way away here. But the UN can't do their job too well in matters that only involve this planet, they will have no hope in the future.
the only way to stop corruption among politicians is to get rid of the politicians.
no politicians would probably mean we'd end up a global monarchy. I prefer politicians to those old geezers at buckingham, that's for sure.
we could use democracy to vote in the ruling monarchy family! Maybe then, finally, Bill Gates would run for Emporer, and he really WOULD run an Evil Empire!
Or maybe someone will finally grow the balls to assassinate him.
aside from the actual discussion of the voting systems themselves, Quinn makes an interesting comment at the end of the article in regard to everyone in the world having a say in the US presidential elections.
In a way, he's right, US policy does impact the rest of the planet, and I wonder if this is a step towards a unified global government.
can we really picture the koreans, french and germans as rebels fighting against the empire?:)
it will certainly have far reaching ramifications, including taxation... we already pay enough for our local politicians travelling too much and claiming it as work related.
I just thought what a cluster the size of google's would be like running windows... imagine the spread of viruses, worms and spyware... every single person on the planet searching via an engine which is helping to spread the love....
those scams which mention 10s of millions of US dollars are talking about the jackpot. the ask for 10s or 100s of thousands in their bank accounts as proof you are good for it. reply to one of them one day and ask what they want you to do...
wises.co.nz is awesome. it calculates trips very well right across the country and you can zoom right out to see the whole route, or you can zoom in to street level..
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This is why so many wanna-be geeks use Debian. Because they have the brains of 8 year olds and can't handle compiling their own software.
Linux is about learning. Slackware is the best for this because it doesn't flash everything up and make itself usable by the lowest common denominator.
It's incredible but EVERY SINGLE PERSON that I personally know who advocates Debian is completely narrow minded when it comes to linux. They scream in anguish when you mention any other version of linux. why? solely because of apt-get.
they're too stupid to realise the BSD has ports, osx has software update and fink, even rpm based distros like suse and redhat have the option of using apt-rpm (which unfortunately is based on apt-get).
it's also amusing to note that all the Debian users I know are complete buttwipes. They are arrogant, annoying, and pretend they know much more than they actually do.
It's clear to me that you are a giant penis trying to pass yourself off as a human being.
If you had RTFA, then you would have shut your pie hole because they're not talking about full albums, all the sales figures were given, and you smoke cock.
People giving out mod points should also RTFA.
I've read the other posts... my POV is simply from lack of knowledge - not trying to be smart or anything.
:)
I've since read a post on MS's knowledge base, but have come to the conclusion that MS has the money to get around or fix the problem
probably because most people can't handle the power of a porsche.
they have to be weened slowly starting with old rusty pintos.
that would be an interesting achievement considering one is a kernel, one is a human, and one is a package of bundled software.
hahah... trademark that....
Only if you're still in diapers.
Nintendo, excluding what they release on the GBA, make complete shit aimed at the lowest age group possible. The reason for this may well be because they believe in the value of getting their consumers young and keeping them loyal.
only problem is, when those gamers grow up, they're going to either change their console of choice, or get frustrated with their loyalty because the games don't have enough variety.
The GBA is the complete opposite of Nintendo's non-handheld console strategy. There are a huge variety of games for the GBA and they rival the PS1 in quality and complexity. If the big N put as much effort in the NGC, then maybe their sales might be better.
I'd like them to move to an enclosed disc like a minidisc, but with the capacity of a DVD.
I hate it when people touch the surface of my media...
why would microsoft listen to that?? you are telling them:
- that you will buy their heavily subsidised piece of hardware (which will cost them money)
- that you will most likely modify it illegally and place your own BIOS to run OSX
- that you won't be buying any of their games which, incidentally, is how the console makers actually turn a profit
if you want OSX, buy a Mac.
Apple will also have no interest in you, because you won't be buying any of their hardware. This is how they turn a profit.
Keep using windows. it was made for chumps like you.
I don't know if you're serious and you actually think this is likely or if you're only kidding.
but for the record, hell would have to freeze over a second time before that happened.
interesting. I didn't know that. how does this pseudo little endian mode work? bit swapping in the registers? or is it done with different opcodes? surely the 64bit chip has enough registers to shift a truckload of data around.
Then again, Microsoft could twist IBM's arm and get them to make a custom variant of the G5 that includes this mode, and maybe chops some cache for cost conservation. I sincerely doubt that the chip IBM winds up fabbing for the next Xbox is going to be identical to the version currently shipping in Apple's G5 desktops.
I agree. However a dual proc G4 based Xbox would also have me in need of a towel.
assuming that it's actually the G5 they will be using. The G4 would make financial sense, and is still grunty enough to run top end games with enough RAM and a decent frame buffer.
My pick will be that they'll announce a dual G4 or a low end G5 with shit on-chip cache.
currently...
MS will fix that. eventually.
as mentioned in Financial Times, Microsoft will likely be using their recently acquired Virtual PC software. This software is the way mac users run windows software on PPC chips. VPC technology will allow MS to provide backwards compatibility under Intel emulation.
And if foreign countries demand representation in the US ... does that make them provinces of a new Empire by their own admission ?
It would make things interesting for sure. I'm in NZ, so I understand it too.
It would take a lot of work, but I think that given time, it's inevitable. especially once/if we start expanding beyond known space. of course, I'm talking a long way away here. But the UN can't do their job too well in matters that only involve this planet, they will have no hope in the future.
the only way to stop corruption among politicians is to get rid of the politicians.
;)
no politicians would probably mean we'd end up a global monarchy. I prefer politicians to those old geezers at buckingham, that's for sure.
we could use democracy to vote in the ruling monarchy family! Maybe then, finally, Bill Gates would run for Emporer, and he really WOULD run an Evil Empire!
Or maybe someone will finally grow the balls to assassinate him.
am I straying from the topic??
aside from the actual discussion of the voting systems themselves, Quinn makes an interesting comment at the end of the article in regard to everyone in the world having a say in the US presidential elections.
:)
In a way, he's right, US policy does impact the rest of the planet, and I wonder if this is a step towards a unified global government.
can we really picture the koreans, french and germans as rebels fighting against the empire?
it will certainly have far reaching ramifications, including taxation... we already pay enough for our local politicians travelling too much and claiming it as work related.
yup. good spotting. I also use their news service too... ok, so life without google would be sad.
we would mourn.
I just thought what a cluster the size of google's would be like running windows... imagine the spread of viruses, worms and spyware... every single person on the planet searching via an engine which is helping to spread the love....
the end of the world would truly be nigh.
don't worry dude... you can always fall back to alltheweb.com.
those scams which mention 10s of millions of US dollars are talking about the jackpot. the ask for 10s or 100s of thousands in their bank accounts as proof you are good for it. reply to one of them one day and ask what they want you to do...
stfu godboy
go smack your head against some concrete.
repetitively.
shouldn't that be:
a fool and his PayPal funds are soon parted.
I bought a robot from the Buck Rogers fanclub. but the damn thing doesn't talk. just says beedeebeedee all the time.
stupid 8088 in that thing is about as useful as tits on a bull.
the vocal attachment was run off a 6510 with a sweet SID chip, but it didn't come with a microsoft certificate of authentication.
wises.co.nz is awesome. it calculates trips very well right across the country and you can zoom right out to see the whole route, or you can zoom in to street level..
very nice indeed.