There is no a "Linux on the desktop" since "Linux on the desktop" is a huge variety of things of varying degrees of mediocrity.
That's like saying that there is no "pistachio ice cream" since "pistachio ice cream" is a "huge variety of ice cream of varying degrees of tastiness".
There is indeed such a thing as "Linux on the desktop" and lots of people use it. I use Linux on the desktop fairly often. The sheer number of desktop-oriented distros out there show that there is Linux on the desktop and that people are using Linux on the desktop. I know that saying "Linux on the desktop" bothers you but Linux on the desktop Linux on the desktop Linux on the desktop.
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The statement that "many people use Linux on the desktop" is only true for an extremely limited definition of the word "many". Statistically, it is far closer to "zero" than to "a few".
So what's your point? Has jacking off to the Steve Jobs poster above your bed really gotten so tiresome that now you're trying to redefine the word "many"? There are literally MILLIONS of people using Linux on the desktop. I think "millions" qualifies as "many".
I can understand the cultural issue, I just wonder if in the situation her response would be to grab a gun, as culture is pretty ingrained.
That's a good question....I don't know about her, but one time we took her mom to the gun store to do a little browsing. (Keep in mind that in Cambodia, citizens can't own guns, period. Police and military only.)
Up to now her mom's experience with guns was limited to having them pointed at her by angry Khmer Rouge soldiers while she was being death-marched to one of Pol Pot's concentration camps (yes, she was one of the people swept up and marched at gunpoint into a concentration camp when he came to power).
We pulled a Remington 870 Express Tactical off the shelf and let her hold it....now, having one pointed at you and being the one pointing it are two very different things, and it was clear as day that if she'd had an 870 to point at the Khmer Rouge back in April 1975, she would have used it to good effect. She would have blasted the fucking shit out of the Khmer Rouge all day long. She probably wouldn't have even taken a bathroom break.
She also liked the Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun with the pistol grip. If she'd had one of those I can guarantee you that there would have been a pile of dead Khmer Rouge soldiers a dozen high at the door to her home in Phnom Penh.
Show anywhere that the Catholic church (what you wrote!) teaches that the bible is absolute fact?
Instead, how about you show me where the Catholic church admits that the bible has errors, or states that it is not fact, or says that it is not the "inerrant word of god". Can't do it, can you?
First you say:...there is no such thing as "Linux on the desktop" and then you say: Linux on the desktop is shite,
How can it be "shite" if there is "no such thing"?
Could I get some of whatever medication you're on, but in a smaller dose?
Now you may not like the idea of Linux on the desktop but Linux on the desktop is a real thing and many people use Linux on the desktop, just as I use Linux on the desktop and I will not agree that there is no such thing as Linux on the desktop, and furthermore I will keep saying "Linux on the desktop" until your head explodes from the cognitive dissonance of Linux being on the desktop.
The car is self-driving, isn't that whole idea supposed to be about you not having to pay attention to the car?
What exactly is the problem? This is like complaining that the cruise control on your car "tries to maintain a steady speed".
Theoretically you should be able to drink, have sex, read a book, or play a video game if the car is actually self-driving. (Or do all four at the same time if you're creative.)
As a Catholic, I challenge you to come up with proof of that statement. I have never been taught that the bible should be entirely read as literal truth.
Who cares what you've been taught? Lots of people have been taught that it's the literal truth. What makes you right and them wrong? Visit any of the "old school" Catholic schools and you'll find that's exactly what they're being taught.
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There are many places in the bible that are stories, so not meant to be taken as fact.
Many, MANY people would disagree vehemently, even violently with you on this point. There are plenty of schools that teach that the bible is absolutely factual and is the "inerrant word of god". So again, how is it that you're "right" while they're "wrong"?
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Adam and Eve is one of these stories, if it was literally true, who recorded the story?
Researchers think that about 40 different authors wrote the Bible over a period of 1,500 years. The story goes that the writers wrote what they did because (supposedly) they were "inspired by the Holy Spirit" (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17). That's how fundies get out of needing an eyewitness to the purported events in the Garden of Eden.
So computers are not about letting people do what they want, but are about forcing you to do whatever the designer wants? I have to disagree.
As far as Gnome goes, I don't know if it's the most popular or not (citation needed), but I've heard plenty of pushback against it and the "screw you, we know what's best for you" mindset of the developers.
Popularity doesn't always equal quality. KISS was an extremely popular band in the 80's, but that doesn't mean that their music was good.
Does the pope claim the earth is flat? Was made 6000 years ago?
No, not this pope, but all of the previous ones did until very recently.
And the only reason this one doesn't is because now too many people know that the Earth isn't flat. Even after the majority of people knew this they STILL claimed it was, and they still claimed the Earth was 6,000 years old until relatively recently. Many of the current crop of priests and preachers still do.
They still feel they have the right to tell you what to do with your own dick and whether or not you should decide if you want to use birth control. They still feel they have the right to tell you who you can and cannot marry, and your feelings be damned.
Sure, go ahead and ignore 2,000 years of willful ignorance and just focus on the last ten years of somewhat rational behavior.
Funny how everyone keeps comparing the Muslims today with the Christians of centuries ago, as if that somehow excuses something.
Yep. Their "but we're not the ones doing it now" excuse is pretty ballsy.
Just a day ago, the Pope, the leader of the largest pedophile ring in history, came out and called for "severe punishment" for child abusers (!!) casually neglecting to mention a single word about the centuries of abuse that his own church has committed.
Pope Francis said, “We must defend the children and we must severely punish the abusers." Yeah, great idea- how about you start with your own clergy?
I am sick of the "modern" "simple" design of everything that is supposedly so superior... because it isn't. Removing all controls and choices, hiding everything, getting rid of settings, etc. No thanks.
Agreed 100%. Let me choose the options and settings I like. Isn't that what computers were supposed to be all about?
Can anyone tell me why Linux is a good choice on the desktop? I doubt it.
I can tell you why. For me Linux Mint has been a perfect alternative to Windows.
It's free, it installed easily, everything just works, and I like not having to reboot after updating the system. All of the applications I need are available and Wine runs the few niche Windows apps I still use. I'm sure I'll find replacements for those when I get around to it but so far there's been no need.
I'm still searching for some good malware but so far I've had no luck in that department.
>Disclaimer: I do not own a smart watch. But I do have a fake Rolex that I bought for $10 in Guangzhou.
I got a beautiful fake Rolex (a "Fauxlex") in Phnom Penh for the same price about 5 years ago and it still works. It's a pretty faithful copy and was well worth the money to be honest.
It's a niche device at best. Apple tried to create a market for something where there was almost no real demand, and they failed.
A "... a shell of the iPhone app" is probably the kindest way to describe it. Limited functionality, limited use case, limited operational range...it was mostly a status symbol for people who had $400 to blow. I've yet to see a review where the reviewer said it was a truly useful or life-changing gadget, or failing that, something they couldn't do without. Most of the reviews I've seen can be summed up as, "Meh".
I'd bet the vast majority of these things that were bought are languishing in dresser drawers or gathering dust on shelves somewhere next to the owner's Pet Rocks and NoPhone Zeros.
Not according to the bible and the Catholic church, they claim it is 100% true and it's to be taken literally. Actually they don't, since over 100 years.
So the Catholic church says the Catechism of the Catholic Church isn't to be taken literally? I think you and the Pope have a difference of opinion on this, cuz I'm pretty sure he stands by it,
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What a prick. How dare those people not be rich like him?
Seems pretty clear to me. Maybe he's the one that need to clarify things.
The pope also stated that “God does not exist", so who can believe a word of what that old man in a dress says?
He also said, “There is no Catholic God", yet he's the leader of the Catholic church, so obviously he's babbling.
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There is no a "Linux on the desktop" since "Linux on the desktop" is a huge variety of things of varying degrees of mediocrity.
That's like saying that there is no "pistachio ice cream" since "pistachio ice cream" is a "huge variety of ice cream of varying degrees of tastiness".
There is indeed such a thing as "Linux on the desktop" and lots of people use it. I use Linux on the desktop fairly often. The sheer number of desktop-oriented distros out there show that there is Linux on the desktop and that people are using Linux on the desktop. I know that saying "Linux on the desktop" bothers you but Linux on the desktop Linux on the desktop Linux on the desktop.
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The statement that "many people use Linux on the desktop" is only true for an extremely limited definition of the word "many". Statistically, it is far closer to "zero" than to "a few".
So what's your point? Has jacking off to the Steve Jobs poster above your bed really gotten so tiresome that now you're trying to redefine the word "many"? There are literally MILLIONS of people using Linux on the desktop. I think "millions" qualifies as "many".
If it tastes the same, I'd probably eat it.
But at $435,000 per burger, I might have to go for the combo-meal deal.
I can understand the cultural issue, I just wonder if in the situation her response would be to grab a gun, as culture is pretty ingrained.
That's a good question....I don't know about her, but one time we took her mom to the gun store to do a little browsing. (Keep in mind that in Cambodia, citizens can't own guns, period. Police and military only.)
Up to now her mom's experience with guns was limited to having them pointed at her by angry Khmer Rouge soldiers while she was being death-marched to one of Pol Pot's concentration camps (yes, she was one of the people swept up and marched at gunpoint into a concentration camp when he came to power).
We pulled a Remington 870 Express Tactical off the shelf and let her hold it....now, having one pointed at you and being the one pointing it are two very different things, and it was clear as day that if she'd had an 870 to point at the Khmer Rouge back in April 1975, she would have used it to good effect. She would have blasted the fucking shit out of the Khmer Rouge all day long. She probably wouldn't have even taken a bathroom break.
She also liked the Benelli M4 Tactical Shotgun with the pistol grip. If she'd had one of those I can guarantee you that there would have been a pile of dead Khmer Rouge soldiers a dozen high at the door to her home in Phnom Penh.
Show anywhere that the Catholic church (what you wrote!) teaches that the bible is absolute fact?
Instead, how about you show me where the Catholic church admits that the bible has errors, or states that it is not fact, or says that it is not the "inerrant word of god". Can't do it, can you?
First you say: ...there is no such thing as "Linux on the desktop"
and then you say: Linux on the desktop is shite,
How can it be "shite" if there is "no such thing"?
Could I get some of whatever medication you're on, but in a smaller dose?
Now you may not like the idea of Linux on the desktop but Linux on the desktop is a real thing and many people use Linux on the desktop, just as I use Linux on the desktop and I will not agree that there is no such thing as Linux on the desktop, and furthermore I will keep saying "Linux on the desktop" until your head explodes from the cognitive dissonance of Linux being on the desktop.
"Awww, baby, you know I'd love to marry you, but Dear Leader says we can't."
Best. Excuse. EVER.
The car is self-driving, isn't that whole idea supposed to be about you not having to pay attention to the car?
What exactly is the problem? This is like complaining that the cruise control on your car "tries to maintain a steady speed".
Theoretically you should be able to drink, have sex, read a book, or play a video game if the car is actually self-driving. (Or do all four at the same time if you're creative.)
I don't think I need to dig up a citation to show that Gnome-based distros are far and away more popular than KDE-based ones.
Well, I think you should, considering that's the claim you're making.
And is the distro more popular because of Gnome, or is it more popular because of some other factor?
As a Catholic, I challenge you to come up with proof of that statement. I have never been taught that the bible should be entirely read as literal truth.
Who cares what you've been taught? Lots of people have been taught that it's the literal truth. What makes you right and them wrong? Visit any of the "old school" Catholic schools and you'll find that's exactly what they're being taught.
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There are many places in the bible that are stories, so not meant to be taken as fact.
Many, MANY people would disagree vehemently, even violently with you on this point. There are plenty of schools that teach that the bible is absolutely factual and is the "inerrant word of god". So again, how is it that you're "right" while they're "wrong"?
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Adam and Eve is one of these stories, if it was literally true, who recorded the story?
Researchers think that about 40 different authors wrote the Bible over a period of 1,500 years. The story goes that the writers wrote what they did because (supposedly) they were "inspired by the Holy Spirit" (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17). That's how fundies get out of needing an eyewitness to the purported events in the Garden of Eden.
Just buy your wife her own gun...
Oh I've tried, believe me. I've offered to get her one of those cute, hot-pink Ruger LCP 380's to no avail.
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Or is your wife to fragile to carry her own firearm?
No, it's more of a cultural thing with her. She's from SE Asia and although she's not against guns per se, they're just not her thing.
Need a good malware client? Install Windows in a VM. Problem solved.
Thank you! I did that and immediately experienced the slowdowns and weird crashes I've come to depend on. Thanks again, you're a lifesaver!
No, it's not.
So computers are not about letting people do what they want, but are about forcing you to do whatever the designer wants? I have to disagree.
As far as Gnome goes, I don't know if it's the most popular or not (citation needed), but I've heard plenty of pushback against it and the "screw you, we know what's best for you" mindset of the developers.
Popularity doesn't always equal quality. KISS was an extremely popular band in the 80's, but that doesn't mean that their music was good.
Does the pope claim the earth is flat? Was made 6000 years ago?
No, not this pope, but all of the previous ones did until very recently.
And the only reason this one doesn't is because now too many people know that the Earth isn't flat. Even after the majority of people knew this they STILL claimed it was, and they still claimed the Earth was 6,000 years old until relatively recently. Many of the current crop of priests and preachers still do.
They still feel they have the right to tell you what to do with your own dick and whether or not you should decide if you want to use birth control. They still feel they have the right to tell you who you can and cannot marry, and your feelings be damned.
Sure, go ahead and ignore 2,000 years of willful ignorance and just focus on the last ten years of somewhat rational behavior.
"Marketers would love to access information about your daily routines and your precise location..."
Yeah, no shit, Captain Obvious. Thanks for the news flash.
Funny how everyone keeps comparing the Muslims today with the Christians of centuries ago, as if that somehow excuses something.
Yep. Their "but we're not the ones doing it now" excuse is pretty ballsy.
Just a day ago, the Pope, the leader of the largest pedophile ring in history, came out and called for "severe punishment" for child abusers (!!) casually neglecting to mention a single word about the centuries of abuse that his own church has committed.
Pope Francis said, “We must defend the children and we must severely punish the abusers." Yeah, great idea- how about you start with your own clergy?
I am sick of the "modern" "simple" design of everything that is supposedly so superior... because it isn't. Removing all controls and choices, hiding everything, getting rid of settings, etc. No thanks.
Agreed 100%. Let me choose the options and settings I like. Isn't that what computers were supposed to be all about?
Can anyone tell me why Linux is a good choice on the desktop? I doubt it.
I can tell you why. For me Linux Mint has been a perfect alternative to Windows.
It's free, it installed easily, everything just works, and I like not having to reboot after updating the system. All of the applications I need are available and Wine runs the few niche Windows apps I still use. I'm sure I'll find replacements for those when I get around to it but so far there's been no need.
I'm still searching for some good malware but so far I've had no luck in that department.
On a biophysics basis, I'm expending at least 20x less energy when weight/distance (aka work) is calculated, each time that I use the watch.
Zowie...and what are you doing with all those calories you saved? Storing them on your hips or around your stomach?
What will the v6 Apple watch do?
Something useful, or is that too much to hope for?
>Disclaimer: I do not own a smart watch. But I do have a fake Rolex that I bought for $10 in Guangzhou.
I got a beautiful fake Rolex (a "Fauxlex") in Phnom Penh for the same price about 5 years ago and it still works. It's a pretty faithful copy and was well worth the money to be honest.
It's a niche device at best. Apple tried to create a market for something where there was almost no real demand, and they failed.
A "... a shell of the iPhone app" is probably the kindest way to describe it. Limited functionality, limited use case, limited operational range...it was mostly a status symbol for people who had $400 to blow. I've yet to see a review where the reviewer said it was a truly useful or life-changing gadget, or failing that, something they couldn't do without. Most of the reviews I've seen can be summed up as, "Meh".
I'd bet the vast majority of these things that were bought are languishing in dresser drawers or gathering dust on shelves somewhere next to the owner's Pet Rocks and NoPhone Zeros.
Not according to the bible and the Catholic church, they claim it is 100% true and it's to be taken literally.
Actually they don't, since over 100 years.
So the Catholic church says the Catechism of the Catholic Church isn't to be taken literally? I think you and the Pope have a difference of opinion on this, cuz I'm pretty sure he stands by it,