You are 100% correct, for those that know what they're getting, and I'm all for it man. It's the suckering in of people who don't know any better that gets me.
I don't really want to support the Microsoftesian-way for all times sake, but the pure fact that *every* member of my family, their friends, friend's families and co-workers are all on some version Windows, make it hard to break the cycle. (read: vicious circle)
Now, if I could mass-replace all their machines with Linux or FreeBSD systems that were user friendly and cost-effective, simultaneously, I'd be on it in a heart-beat.
Oh well, I'm probably hypocritical saying that while I'm posting from an XP Corp machine... d'oh.
...and then you use it, can't communicate effectively or share files 100% with the rest of your family, see a cheap way to get that "Windows thing my sister, brother, aunt and uncle have" and say, hmm, only $50...
Not trolling, I'm dead serious. If one of my less technically inclined siblings bought a Lindows machine from Wal*Mart, you can be sure after a few days or weeks of using it for emailing stuff back and forth (excel, word, ppt, whatever) with the other family members, they be begging to get Windows on their computer (Why can I open this CoolStuff.ppt on my computer??.) Ok, in fairness, they wouldn't necessarily be begging for Windows, per se, but they'd be begging to be able to have a working solution. Just for the numerous kids educational titles out there they'd get it.
Please, don't start in with the run it on Wine shit either, unless your going to provide free on-site tech support to resolve library and native vs. Wine dll issues on each piece of software they have.
Yes, I do know I reference MS Office file types up there, which cost far more than the discounted $50 XP. I'm over-generalizing just to make a point. IMO Lindows is great, for someone who *knows* they want to get away from Microsoft, or want to get started in Linux without starting up a distro from a Floppy, network install or CD and figuring it all out. But not for any typical home user I know...
Now, to my actual point: Yes, I've used a Lindows machine a family member bought on a whim; it's no longer running Lindows. You better believe they didn't know it didn't have Windows. Lindows/Windows... it's all the same... right??? He didn't have a clue what he was getting. None. I'll be a good chunk of all the Lindows machine buying folks don't know either.
Ahhh... well, that's my big rant for the day, time for some coffee to calm me down.
I have the same thing through Time Warner cable, it replaces your digital box, and you get a new remote. It's currently $6.95/mo in my area (Central New York) on top of the digital fees. I find it absolutely worth it, but for the naysayers out there, here's my pro/con list:
Pros:
Same digital cable guide you've been used to (for TWCNY customers anyway) with a couple added options.
Pretty damn good quality on playback.
Can record two channels simultaneously
There's 3 speeds of fast-forward/reverse (see note in the Cons)
Cons:
No way to set a preference to automatically grab an extra 5-10 minutes at the beginning and end of a show when scheduling (you have to do it manually, not sure if other PVRs support this)
Sluggish response. At times the thing is downright slooow... so, don't expect to just pop into a channel and record. It may take anywhere from 2-30 seconds to actually start recording a station that you just changed to.
There's only 3 speeds of FF/RV... I'm hearing all about this 30-second skip on TiVo, et. al... and this box could also benefit from that.
And yes, there are 2 firewire ports and what appears to be USB on the back, and a plethora of input/output options. If I remember tonight, I'll reply to this post (or in my Journal) with the list of ports (or SciAtl's spec sheet) unless someone else gets to it first (wouldja, couldja?)
Disclaimer: I'm really a lightweight tv watcher with a meager 32" SONY Flatscreen, SONY surround sound system. I don't watch HD, I just like my basic tv watching and surround and not missing my shows due to a busy schedule.
Grammar nazis: yeah, I know I started a sentence with a preposition; I also didn't bother to spellcheck.
What were you doing while the trailers, commercials, pathetic trivia questions, and advisories not to talk during the movie were playing before the movie started?
That's what girlfriends are for...
...wait, no, I'm posting to slashdot... nevermind.
The kind who found the parent comment amusing/funny. Had I any moderator points, I too would have modded that up. Your disagreement with the comment doesn't automatically mean everyone else needs share you point of view. So, get a user account, some mod points, and use them... otherwise, stop bitching from behind the relative safety of an AC posting.
you're right, but we're heading down the road into a place like that described in Red Barchetta...
how long until we've got our banned computers covered by a tarp in our hidden old farm in the country, waiting for the curious younger generation to come asking for a taste of what life was like before the all regulations?
sometimes I look forward to leaving certain phone numbers behind.
Once someone knows your number, changing it's the only way get it away from them. Can't really block any single person from fucking with your phone number, they can always call from a different place.
Sounds like just another way to add a surcharge to our phone bills. Like we need another.
Wow, must be Friday, I'm bitter and sarcastic... time for beer and wings!
Henrik Gemal writes "With this article I will subject myself to a massive DDoS produced by legions of slashreaders who will certainly turn my webserver to molten slag."
Combine this with cellphone GPS/tower triangulation location methods, and some hypersonic sound and you could probably spam the person using the cellphone, as well as the phone itself.
I better check and make sure my tinfoil hat doesn't have any holes!
Slashdot Mirror
You are 100% correct, for those that know what they're getting, and I'm all for it man. It's the suckering in of people who don't know any better that gets me.
I don't really want to support the Microsoftesian-way for all times sake, but the pure fact that *every* member of my family, their friends, friend's families and co-workers are all on some version Windows, make it hard to break the cycle. (read: vicious circle)
Now, if I could mass-replace all their machines with Linux or FreeBSD systems that were user friendly and cost-effective, simultaneously, I'd be on it in a heart-beat.
Oh well, I'm probably hypocritical saying that while I'm posting from an XP Corp machine... d'oh.
...and then you use it, can't communicate effectively or share files 100% with the rest of your family, see a cheap way to get that "Windows thing my sister, brother, aunt and uncle have" and say, hmm, only $50...
Not trolling, I'm dead serious. If one of my less technically inclined siblings bought a Lindows machine from Wal*Mart, you can be sure after a few days or weeks of using it for emailing stuff back and forth (excel, word, ppt, whatever) with the other family members, they be begging to get Windows on their computer (Why can I open this CoolStuff.ppt on my computer??.) Ok, in fairness, they wouldn't necessarily be begging for Windows, per se, but they'd be begging to be able to have a working solution. Just for the numerous kids educational titles out there they'd get it.
Please, don't start in with the run it on Wine shit either, unless your going to provide free on-site tech support to resolve library and native vs. Wine dll issues on each piece of software they have.
Yes, I do know I reference MS Office file types up there, which cost far more than the discounted $50 XP. I'm over-generalizing just to make a point. IMO Lindows is great, for someone who *knows* they want to get away from Microsoft, or want to get started in Linux without starting up a distro from a Floppy, network install or CD and figuring it all out. But not for any typical home user I know...
Now, to my actual point:
Yes, I've used a Lindows machine a family member bought on a whim; it's no longer running Lindows. You better believe they didn't know it didn't have Windows. Lindows/Windows... it's all the same... right??? He didn't have a clue what he was getting. None. I'll be a good chunk of all the Lindows machine buying folks don't know either.
Ahhh... well, that's my big rant for the day, time for some coffee to calm me down.
Agree/disagree...? I wanna hear about it.
Dude, if you're gonna bitch, don't cower behind the AC name.
Do that, or STFU.
that is all.
It's KarmaBurnFriday(tm)!
SWEET! Where's the party??????
Oh, that's right... in my pants!
Same as the rest of us, friend.
High-powered telephoto lense.
I have the same thing through Time Warner cable, it replaces your digital box, and you get a new remote. It's currently $6.95/mo in my area (Central New York) on top of the digital fees. I find it absolutely worth it, but for the naysayers out there, here's my pro/con list:
Pros:
- Same digital cable guide you've been used to (for TWCNY customers anyway) with a couple added options.
- Pretty damn good quality on playback.
- Can record two channels simultaneously
- There's 3 speeds of fast-forward/reverse (see note in the Cons)
Cons:And yes, there are 2 firewire ports and what appears to be USB on the back, and a plethora of input/output options. If I remember tonight, I'll reply to this post (or in my Journal) with the list of ports (or SciAtl's spec sheet) unless someone else gets to it first (wouldja, couldja?)
Disclaimer: I'm really a lightweight tv watcher with a meager 32" SONY Flatscreen, SONY surround sound system. I don't watch HD, I just like my basic tv watching and surround and not missing my shows due to a busy schedule.
Grammar nazis: yeah, I know I started a sentence with a preposition; I also didn't bother to spellcheck.
Shadowbane Servers Hacked, Hilarity Ensues
No, that's iHole.
Of course, Apple may have that copyrighted by now, so my guess would be that Microsoft would use a simpler name:
A-Hole
And, like the OS, it'd be totally wide-open to attacks.
*ducks*
ok, time to get coffee.
Not to feed a troll, but...
/soapbox
The kind who found the parent comment amusing/funny. Had I any moderator points, I too would have modded that up. Your disagreement with the comment doesn't automatically mean everyone else needs share you point of view. So, get a user account, some mod points, and use them... otherwise, stop bitching from behind the relative safety of an AC posting.
And then go crawl back under your bridge.
Come one, come all, Come on over and see the Amazing LLamaLicious turn lead into Solid Gold!
Hacking Matter
Sounds almost like the title a Niven novel to me.
you're right, but we're heading down the road into a place like that described in Red Barchetta...
how long until we've got our banned computers covered by a tarp in our hidden old farm in the country, waiting for the curious younger generation to come asking for a taste of what life was like before the all regulations?
_sounds_ good to me
*ducks*
Too bad though that on the drive to and from work that I don't actually have a Solid Granite car :)
sometimes I look forward to leaving certain phone numbers behind.
Once someone knows your number, changing it's the only way get it away from them. Can't really block any single person from fucking with your phone number, they can always call from a different place.
Sounds like just another way to add a surcharge to our phone bills. Like we need another.
Wow, must be Friday, I'm bitter and sarcastic... time for beer and wings!
Know your facts before you troll, buster.
Go to Apple's QE site and follow the link to the technology brief.
IIRC, one primary reason is the card has to support non-square textures, something the TNT2 does not, otherwise QE cannot function.
Henrik Gemal writes "With this article I will subject myself to a massive DDoS produced by legions of slashreaders who will certainly turn my webserver to molten slag."
Combine this with cellphone GPS/tower triangulation location methods, and some hypersonic sound and you could probably spam the person using the cellphone, as well as the phone itself.
I better check and make sure my tinfoil hat doesn't have any holes!
Think Beowulf !
*runs and hides*
You betcha man!
In fact, next time I'm @ Dino I'll have to suggest they add another option to the rib menu:
1/4, 1/2, 3/4, Full, or Crater Sized rack of ribs.
Hell, it's only Karma!
Heorot
Because a shadowy goverment agency is conspiring to prevent him from releasing the list in the first place!
5x the capacity of standard Red-Laser recorders
Could someone offer a meaningful translation to LOC's per disc please?
Ok, your point is well taken.
But I'm still not getting off my soapbox.