as of Windows 8, you will absolutely no longer exclusively have root for your hardware.
I've yet to see evidence of that. It's like saying you don't have root access to your hardware because Steam or GameTap won't let you install anything you want in it.
When it comes down to it, Windows 8 will be like Windows 7, with another subsystem added, exactly like Windows NT with Posix and OS/2.
I'm looking for a good ad-blocker, one that specifically filters technology advertising on message board sites. Difficulty: Must work with Chrome, IE 9 and Opera.
Any suggestions?
Clarification: Any suggestions that do not involve switching my OS.
Windows - It works out of the box. Unless you decide you want to re-install the OS as soon as you get it. Or if you decide to not re-install from the minimal install disc set that most computer manufacturers give you now*. Or you decide to re-install the OS without using the driver disc that comes with the computer*. Or if you decide to disable windows update. Have you managed to disable every single avenue of updates except the most difficult? NO WE HAVE NOT! Next, disable your broadband connection and use AOL dial-up to download the drivers, that should make it even more needlessly slow. Are we hobbled enough yet?
Linux - Free and what does run will run at the lowest possible setting until you update drivers. Oh, and your fingerprint reader, advanced power control, and any other additional features don't work, ever. Tech support consists of some cheetos eating idiot on a forum telling you to RTFM.
So, basically, you're right, Windows is much harder to install and maintain if you are absolutely determined to hobble yourself from the start. [This is most likely due to some mental deficiency that I strongly urge you to get help for.]
* Depending on where you buy, some systems come with discs, others let you burn them during setup.
Have you ever reinstalled windows on a laptop to get rid of all the bundled junk software? You spend the whole day downloading and installing drivers. With linux you get all the drivers with the kernel, it's way less time and hassle.
If by all day, you mean about an hour or two, then yes, I've done that. It's better than not having any support at all.
It works. It's not expensive. There are tons of applications. Lots of hardware support. It has a large tech support network. It has great backwards compatibility. It has excellent workflow. and did I mention that it works?
Ant that's just the start of the list.
I'm not switching for the purpose of switching, that's like throwing away your hammer to use a rock, because rocks are free.
The 10 year SOL applies only to serious bodily injury, otherwise it would be 5 years, assuming if the disability was serious enough to apply. If not, it is 3 years.
Since she obviously didn't require hospitalization, serious bodily injury is out, that makes it third degree, bodily injury. Since she is able to attend school, hold a job and drive, she is not seriously disabled under this law. Since she is over 14, she is not a child under this law.
Cerebal palsy is a disability in Texas that meets the criteria.
Unfortunately, not in this case. She has a job, drives a car and was enrolled in school. That does not fit any definition of "substantially unable to protect himself from harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for himself."
I hate to say it, but the jerk is most likely going to walk.
(1) "Child" means a person 14 years of age or younger.... (3) "Disabled individual" means a person older than 14 years of age who by reason of age or physical or mental disease, defect, or injury is substantially unable to protect himself from harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for himself.
Similar situation here, I ordered from about 8 places, one of them finally came through, not at $99, but still a darn good deal.
WebOS is a good OS. I wish there were a few more apps, but I'm doing ok and the remote desktop client is a quick fix for when I have to do something too complex for the Touchpad.
Any discussion of orphaned Windows phones? Once upon a time, a WP was exactly what it was forever. No updates. I never bought one after hearing the tales of promised CE updates.
All my old Windows mobile phones were carrier upgraded at some point, I guess it depends who you bought from.
I have a cable tv line that isn't being used anymore (2fl office to basement). It's completely disconnected from the cable company. Do I need to have this live with the CableCo or can I run it over the currently unused cable?
Make sure you're ready for some time in jail for blackmail, too, if you follow that route.
Last time I checked, blackmail involves money. 'I'll tell lots of people about your horrible security record if you threaten to sue me' is not blackmail.
After the first letter, kindly explain that you're going to take out a full page advertisement explaining how company doesn't care about user data. Make sure to mention identity theft.
You know what, I agree with this. The GOP is filled with right wing nuts and the Democrats have become the party of everyone.
If today's "liberals" were running the show in the 60's/70's we would still have a segregated society and been happily burning through an extra 10 years in Vietnam.
Take a drive down Route 99 on the iOS platforms, and we'll see the problem is not about Android or iOS or WP7. It's about mobile users not wanting to pay that much for apps and the markets making it worse.
So basically, less is more and freedom is slavery.
Jobs changed after his return to Apple, it became less about enabling people and more about his vision and only his vision. Enable people as long as it's within Apple's rules, and when the rules change, you better agree with Apple.
I hope you're not referring to paging. Excessive paging to and from disk as you switch between applications is not a sign of a well-performing system.
Well, yes and no. If I remember my Windows 6/7 kernel design correctly, it was basically that every program requests memory, and some of it starts getting paged asynchronously during idle time. This allows the system cache and readyboost, if enabled, to really start working, keeping unused RAM to a bare minimum.
Unused RAM is wasted RAM, but you always need to have a little for the next application you want to run.
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Can I get this for my license plates?
as of Windows 8, you will absolutely no longer exclusively have root for your hardware.
I've yet to see evidence of that. It's like saying you don't have root access to your hardware because Steam or GameTap won't let you install anything you want in it.
When it comes down to it, Windows 8 will be like Windows 7, with another subsystem added, exactly like Windows NT with Posix and OS/2.
I'm looking for a good ad-blocker, one that specifically filters technology advertising on message board sites. Difficulty: Must work with Chrome, IE 9 and Opera.
Any suggestions?
Clarification: Any suggestions that do not involve switching my OS.
Now unless you're an idiotic, dirty, lazy hippie
You had some good points, then you outed yourself as a complete fucking idiot.
You mean they don't work through college anymore? An interesting notion...
Where is an undergrad going to make enough money to pay for even 1/5th of college, and still expect to graduate on time with good grades?
McDonalds? Starbucks? Target? Wal-Mart? Not unless they raised the salary to $50 an hour.
No, you have the following choices:
Windows - It works out of the box. Unless you decide you want to re-install the OS as soon as you get it. Or if you decide to not re-install from the minimal install disc set that most computer manufacturers give you now*. Or you decide to re-install the OS without using the driver disc that comes with the computer*. Or if you decide to disable windows update. Have you managed to disable every single avenue of updates except the most difficult? NO WE HAVE NOT! Next, disable your broadband connection and use AOL dial-up to download the drivers, that should make it even more needlessly slow. Are we hobbled enough yet?
Linux - Free and what does run will run at the lowest possible setting until you update drivers. Oh, and your fingerprint reader, advanced power control, and any other additional features don't work, ever. Tech support consists of some cheetos eating idiot on a forum telling you to RTFM.
So, basically, you're right, Windows is much harder to install and maintain if you are absolutely determined to hobble yourself from the start. [This is most likely due to some mental deficiency that I strongly urge you to get help for.]
* Depending on where you buy, some systems come with discs, others let you burn them during setup.
Have you ever reinstalled windows on a laptop to get rid of all the bundled junk software? You spend the whole day downloading and installing drivers. With linux you get all the drivers with the kernel, it's way less time and hassle.
If by all day, you mean about an hour or two, then yes, I've done that. It's better than not having any support at all.
Windows:
It works.
It's not expensive.
There are tons of applications.
Lots of hardware support.
It has a large tech support network.
It has great backwards compatibility.
It has excellent workflow.
and did I mention that it works?
Ant that's just the start of the list.
I'm not switching for the purpose of switching, that's like throwing away your hammer to use a rock, because rocks are free.
This happened 7 years ago.
The 10 year SOL applies only to serious bodily injury, otherwise it would be 5 years, assuming if the disability was serious enough to apply. If not, it is 3 years.
Since she obviously didn't require hospitalization, serious bodily injury is out, that makes it third degree, bodily injury.
Since she is able to attend school, hold a job and drive, she is not seriously disabled under this law.
Since she is over 14, she is not a child under this law.
Cerebal palsy is a disability in Texas that meets the criteria.
Unfortunately, not in this case. She has a job, drives a car and was enrolled in school. That does not fit any definition of "substantially unable to protect himself from harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for himself."
I hate to say it, but the jerk is most likely going to walk.
In a perfect world, this guy would be spending a few years in jail, however, the statute is three years for assault.
Could you at least have the fucking brains to DO THE RESEARCH YOURSELF before opening your mouth like a fucking parrot?
http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/22.04.00.html
In this section:
(1) "Child" means a person 14 years of age or younger. ...
(3) "Disabled individual" means a person older than 14
years of age who by reason of age or physical or mental disease,
defect, or injury is substantially unable to protect himself from
harm or to provide food, shelter, or medical care for himself.
And Apple would be out of business? Regardless of what Microsoft ever did, Apple kept plugging away.
Well, except when Microsoft invested heavily into Apple and prevented them from going bankrupt.
Similar situation here, I ordered from about 8 places, one of them finally came through, not at $99, but still a darn good deal.
WebOS is a good OS. I wish there were a few more apps, but I'm doing ok and the remote desktop client is a quick fix for when I have to do something too complex for the Touchpad.
Any discussion of orphaned Windows phones? Once upon a time, a WP was exactly what it was forever. No updates. I never bought one after hearing the tales of promised CE updates.
All my old Windows mobile phones were carrier upgraded at some point, I guess it depends who you bought from.
So, make it accessible.
Find some way to build a program that people want and bury in the terms of agreement that you are a node on a vpn darknet.
I have a cable tv line that isn't being used anymore (2fl office to basement). It's completely disconnected from the cable company. Do I need to have this live with the CableCo or can I run it over the currently unused cable?
Make sure you're ready for some time in jail for blackmail, too, if you follow that route.
Last time I checked, blackmail involves money. 'I'll tell lots of people about your horrible security record if you threaten to sue me' is not blackmail.
After the first letter, kindly explain that you're going to take out a full page advertisement explaining how company doesn't care about user data. Make sure to mention identity theft.
You know what, I agree with this. The GOP is filled with right wing nuts and the Democrats have become the party of everyone.
If today's "liberals" were running the show in the 60's/70's we would still have a segregated society and been happily burning through an extra 10 years in Vietnam.
I'm far from an Apple fan, my posting history can tell you that, but are you freaking serious?
Take a drive down Route 99 on the iOS platforms, and we'll see the problem is not about Android or iOS or WP7. It's about mobile users not wanting to pay that much for apps and the markets making it worse.
You could write whatever software you wanted on it, it's more open.
So basically, less is more and freedom is slavery.
Jobs changed after his return to Apple, it became less about enabling people and more about his vision and only his vision. Enable people as long as it's within Apple's rules, and when the rules change, you better agree with Apple.
You tell a kid whose parent died that you're not glad the parent is dead, but you're glad they're gone. See how well that works for you.
This depends on how long the kid was locked up in the walled garden.
I hope you're not referring to paging. Excessive paging to and from disk as you switch between applications is not a sign of a well-performing system.
Well, yes and no. If I remember my Windows 6/7 kernel design correctly, it was basically that every program requests memory, and some of it starts getting paged asynchronously during idle time. This allows the system cache and readyboost, if enabled, to really start working, keeping unused RAM to a bare minimum.
Unused RAM is wasted RAM, but you always need to have a little for the next application you want to run.
So, paging is good if it doesn't impact the user.