I used to get work done in Windows but I've diversified away from it on my production machines -- I do have it on a few test machines just in case they make some customer friendly decisions
Things I'm unhappy about: - the broken update process (when I tried a few months ago, Windows 7 no longer auto-updates all the way through without manual intervention) -- it was supposed to work until 2020
- the telemetry which reportedly can't be completely be turned off -- I like building nice quiet machines that are ready and waiting for my work
- auto installed apps like Candy Crush, Facebook, Twitter -- I saw this happening and the first thing that popped into my head was a picture of Dilbert screaming "GAH!!!!" -- I don't want those busy bees on my computer either -- I want my computers to be quietly waiting until I start some software for my work
I remember thinking back in 2014 how this must somehow be as good as it gets in computing -- I had no idea that I was right and we'd have the nightmare we have today
I mainly gave up cable due to cable news and the talking heads who had an inability to answer a question without preceding it with: "well", "you know", "look", or "well, you know, look..."
The extra $60 to $80 a month I now have is just a bonus.
I already decided to not update any of my Windows computers ever again -- they are all offline computers used for content generation -- I use a Linux computer for content uploading, Apple computers for FB, email, banking and tablets for everything else; as the family IT guy, people near by me are not likely to be led to purchasing a Windows PC;
I'm really surprised that HP, Dell and others haven't pulled Microsoft aside and told them to 'stop it!!' and 'fix this!!'
For me, trust in the SourceForge site is still not getting repaired until software like Filezilla can be safely downloaded with no fear of bundled "offered software"
I pity the fool that makes a recommendation to a client or vendor to use FileZilla.
For an illustration of how trust matters, go to the SourceForge site and compare customer comments of FileZilla vs WinSCP
I'll also miss the buy-it-now option for small parts
Instead of disappearing, maybe they can try one more time by making RS small-part kiosks at makerspaces, staffed by makerspace members who use some of the money they get to cover the cost of monthly dues for the makerspace.
I agree; in addition to the millions of hours of cleanup work we've had to do for clients, friends and family, someone needs to do an audit and find out if the rampant credit breaches are due to crapware that is packaged with free FTP client software.
Drilling and have it become dislodged for an hour or two, hopefully landing in a better place sounds like a feature -- I hope they fire the harpoons a few hours before the batteries are discharged to take the chance of repositioning it in an open area
I can't moderate from Win 7 Ultimate I.E. 9 and my current slashdot config -- I get the dropdown boxes -- they don't auto-submit -- there's no [moderate] button at the bottom of the page -- I'll try installing another web-browser sometime if I really need to moderate a message
I agree with building a computer with 8GB or more of memory.
I use VirtualBox for my home test system and set the disk image to be written to a 16GB Ram Drive -- this makes it very fast to format and load a new guest OS from ISO or DVD -- I usually set and name the disk images in VirtualBox to be 4GB or 10GB in size. I back up the disk images off-site and on a small raid5 server, and have one local copy in a folder called "ComputerStore" -- set up a shared folder (and network share to something like C:\vshare\readonly, C:\vshare\readwrite for work you need to save)
I believe that the local newspaper, Atlanta-Journal-Constitution, did some photoshopping of their own -- a few Sundays ago, I noticed that the Foxtrot cartoon showed Jason with a caucasian friend which seemed out of place based on their character-set; I checked online and verified the difference.
>> We seem to think that in WWII we singlehandedly A)... B)... C)... etc
I've never met a person in the US that made those claims that we "singlehandedly" did any of those things. Even if you have met such a clown, it wouldn't represent the other 300k people here in a way that justifies the word "we".
You may need to go on a diet, because you're pulling too much out of your plump ass.
I'm trying to figure these people out... one person in my networking group sent an email asking for a house-sitter -- and then proceded to ask for rent for that month of $900. I'd hate to see how much this guy charges his babysitter!
Some of the old RFID readers with a 4 foot range have strong warnings on them about RF exposure. It may be cheaper to occasionally replace lost tools instead of having to someday buy medicine to reduce chronic pain of your family.
a mosaic'd still photo will be impossible to enhance, but I'm expecting that someone better at math than I am will find it to be not too hard to get a very good profile of a person when working trying to de-mosaic a video -- with longer time helping with clarity
Slashdot Mirror
I used to get work done in Windows but I've diversified away from it on my production machines -- I do have it on a few test machines just in case they make some customer friendly decisions
Things I'm unhappy about:
- the broken update process (when I tried a few months ago, Windows 7 no longer auto-updates all the way through without manual intervention) -- it was supposed to work until 2020
- the telemetry which reportedly can't be completely be turned off -- I like building nice quiet machines that are ready and waiting for my work
- auto installed apps like Candy Crush, Facebook, Twitter -- I saw this happening and the first thing that popped into my head was a picture of Dilbert screaming "GAH!!!!" -- I don't want those busy bees on my computer either -- I want my computers to be quietly waiting until I start some software for my work
I remember thinking back in 2014 how this must somehow be as good as it gets in computing -- I had no idea that I was right and we'd have the nightmare we have today
I mainly gave up cable due to cable news and the talking heads who had an inability to answer a question without preceding it with: "well", "you know", "look", or "well, you know, look..."
The extra $60 to $80 a month I now have is just a bonus.
I made a program back in 2006 which I still maintain and use. It displays RSS headlines on scrolling LED signs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.kitchi-rss.com/
I already decided to not update any of my Windows computers ever again -- they are all offline computers used for content generation -- I use a Linux computer for content uploading, Apple computers for FB, email, banking and tablets for everything else; as the family IT guy, people near by me are not likely to be led to purchasing a Windows PC;
I'm really surprised that HP, Dell and others haven't pulled Microsoft aside and told them to 'stop it!!' and 'fix this!!'
For me, trust in the SourceForge site is still not getting repaired until software like Filezilla can be safely downloaded with no fear of bundled "offered software"
I pity the fool that makes a recommendation to a client or vendor to use FileZilla.
For an illustration of how trust matters, go to the SourceForge site and compare customer comments of FileZilla vs WinSCP
I'll also miss the buy-it-now option for small parts
Instead of disappearing, maybe they can try one more time by making RS small-part kiosks at makerspaces, staffed by makerspace members who use some of the money they get to cover the cost of monthly dues for the makerspace.
I agree; in addition to the millions of hours of cleanup work we've had to do for clients, friends and family, someone needs to do an audit and find out if the rampant credit breaches are due to crapware that is packaged with free FTP client software.
Drilling and have it become dislodged for an hour or two, hopefully landing in a better place sounds like a feature -- I hope they fire the harpoons a few hours before the batteries are discharged to take the chance of repositioning it in an open area
Mmeptk decided his brother was useful after all...
I can't moderate from Win 7 Ultimate I.E. 9 and my current slashdot config -- I get the dropdown boxes -- they don't auto-submit -- there's no [moderate] button at the bottom of the page -- I'll try installing another web-browser sometime if I really need to moderate a message
I agree with building a computer with 8GB or more of memory.
I use VirtualBox for my home test system and set the disk image to be written to a 16GB Ram Drive -- this makes it very fast to format and load a new guest OS from ISO or DVD -- I usually set and name the disk images in VirtualBox to be 4GB or 10GB in size. I back up the disk images off-site and on a small raid5 server, and have one local copy in a folder called "ComputerStore" -- set up a shared folder (and network share to something like C:\vshare\readonly, C:\vshare\readwrite for work you need to save)
Windows Ram Drives -- google:
superspeed ram drive
drdataram ram drive
softperfect ram drive
be sure they get a fresh pair of gloves
>> Z- Windows Vista OS - base (Win7 -> +$150)
The $150 upgrade is for Win7-Ultimate -- they had a $30 upgrade option for Win7HomePremium
slashdot style limited moderation points with meta-moderation of a video frame at the time the moderation was made may solve this
I believe that the local newspaper, Atlanta-Journal-Constitution, did some photoshopping of their own -- a few Sundays ago, I noticed that the Foxtrot cartoon showed Jason with a caucasian friend which seemed out of place based on their character-set; I checked online and verified the difference.
>> We seem to think that in WWII we singlehandedly A) ... B) ... C) ... etc
I've never met a person in the US that made those claims that we "singlehandedly" did any of those things. Even if you have met such a clown, it wouldn't represent the other 300k people here in a way that justifies the word "we".
You may need to go on a diet, because you're pulling too much out of your plump ass.
fixed:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=504+Sampsonia+Way,+Pittsburgh,+PA,+United+States&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.095668,78.398437&ie=UTF8&t=h&layer=c&cbll=40.456949,-80.011593&panoid=C4I-QLkZJoT1SHXslK5f7Q&cbp=12,137.1463727456883,,1,14.737390683235331&ll=40.456973,-80.011475&spn=0,359.980774&z=16&iwloc=addr
Travelling down that street, there were some interesting characters at: :(
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=504+Sampsonia+Way,+Pittsburgh,+PA,+United+States&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.095668,78.398437&ie=UTF8&ll=40.461887,-80.016539&spn=0,359.972706&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=40.456786,-80.012446&panoid=lSBvKglurQAKmE49AlGQgA&cbp=12,76.19528892102309,,0,19.641576473350586
The odd thing is that the frame one step to the left was removed
I developed a Windows program which works with Betabrite signs. The USB connected LED-signs and software are available at: http://www.kitchi-rss.com/
I use it to show news, weather, and friend-updates.
It has some side features such as generating marquee HTML, wml, etc., so you don't immediately need an LED-sign to use the software.
There's also some free software available for that brand of LED-sign at: http://www.remote-control.net/
I'm trying to figure these people out... one person in my networking group sent an email asking for a house-sitter -- and then proceded to ask for rent for that month of $900. I'd hate to see how much this guy charges his babysitter!
Some of the old RFID readers with a 4 foot range have strong warnings on them about RF exposure. It may be cheaper to occasionally replace lost tools instead of having to someday buy medicine to reduce chronic pain of your family.
a mosaic'd still photo will be impossible to enhance, but I'm expecting that someone better at math than I am will find it to be not too hard to get a very good profile of a person when working trying to de-mosaic a video -- with longer time helping with clarity
synecdoche is the correct spelling
If this car is used, a perfect Hoff replacement is that one guy on Family Matters with the glasses.
it might be named after Mike Vick -- it'll give you viruses