All those reasons point only to one thing: A bloated, form over function slug that is asking to freeze. I was a beta tester for OSX a few years back, and I have used every release since. However, when I really want to get work done I always end up on my Linux box using WindowMaker. It's small, fast, and it has NEVER locked up. Apple has spent too much time making OSX pretty and not enough time making it work.
If (a big if) this thing does happen, could you imagine what the search engine would be like? Microsoft wouldn't allow Google to have anything to do with Linux, and after time it would merge to Microsoft based servers. The same thing happened with Hotmail, which used to run Unix. After a few years, and a lot of frustration on MS's part, they attempted to switch that over. I'm not sure if it worked in the end, but they tried nonetheless. Google runs on Linux for a reason...it's fast and stable. It's my bet that if they would try to get rid of Linux, the speed and agility of google will decrease, ultimitaly leading to its waning years and to opportunities for other upstarts to enter the fray.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the number one reason to actually pay for a Linux distribution is the support that comes with it, isn't it?
That's exactly right. However, if you do want to rely on Red Hat to determine packages, the difference between the enterprise and the commercial applications is that the commercial focuses more on cutting edge and new implementations while the enterprise edition focuses on stability and security in the packages Red Hat includes.
To use Red Hat (or any other distro) is to rely on their research and testing to decide which versions play well with others.
The prof doesn't have time to babysit you online any more than he would if you were in a classroom with 200 other people.
That largely depends on your prof. I'm on my fifth online course with University of Maryland, and so far I've had excellent help. For example, my last class was C++ Data Structures where at times I felt completely lost. But every time I hit a brick wall I sent an email to the prof and the TA including my code begging for a hint. It sometimes took a couple days, but they always spent the time to look at my code, try to compile, and reply with suggestions. Considering many of our projects included seven or eight header/specification files I'd say that's pretty good.
To top that off, during our final project I had a question about vectors, a topic that wasn't covered in class. He had never dealt much with the topic in great depth, so my question stumped him. He spent a week researching the question and testing sample code, emailing me every day about his progress.
The CS degree I'm completing now is my second degree. My first BA is in English, Religion, and Philosophy at Calvin College (back before online schools even existed). I never had a professor skip out, in fact every single prof knew every name in the class. On a few occasions, they even invited students (as a group) to dinner at their houses! The religion department had a weekly tradition of faculty and students taking a walk around campus with cigars and beer!
Maybe I've just been lucky, but I can count on one hand my experiences with bad profs. In the end, though, a college is supposed to facilitate your education; not hold your hand. They should be available for questions and further explanation, but they don't hand it to you on a silver platter.
If I remember right, Sony and other manufacturers of CD based music just lost a lawsuit for falsely inflating the prices of CDs. Maybe there is something similar going on with the flatscreen business. As long as people keep buying at these high prices, they will continue to have high prices.
Another thing to think about, though, is the vast quantities that laptop manufacturers purchase in order to keep the prices down. It's kinda like Windows. A bundled version probably cost 2/3 what a shelf copy costs (or less, I'm not sure).
A scene in Baghdad..."Hey Akmed, look on TV, Fox News has that guy with the 3rd ID. Three of my wives spent a summer in that same place two years ago. I know exactly were that place is where they are filming. Let's bomb it."
Of course the military is going to restrict their broadcast!!!!
First, I think you have to realize that certain press people are with certain American forces using a certain technology...hint hint.
Second, just because the government doesn't tell everyone its intentions behind mandates doesn't mean there is a huge conspiracy behind it. What if Washington were honest in its intent to pusue justice and freedom for the Iraqi people? Whoah! Perhaps there are people in power who actually care about oppressed people and Americans who are risking their lives to stop it!!!
Microsoft sick of paying for bandwidth? NO! They get paid for giving out their emails. I used to use hotmail before it was bought by MS, and I never got spam. All the sudden I started receiving tons of it after the purchase. I wrote Hotmail tech support to complain, who responded by telling me they have to pay for the service somehow. That was six years ago, but I believe it still happens. Why else does their spam filters filter one porn subject line but ignore another with the same or similar strings?
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All those reasons point only to one thing: A bloated, form over function slug that is asking to freeze. I was a beta tester for OSX a few years back, and I have used every release since. However, when I really want to get work done I always end up on my Linux box using WindowMaker. It's small, fast, and it has NEVER locked up. Apple has spent too much time making OSX pretty and not enough time making it work.
If (a big if) this thing does happen, could you imagine what the search engine would be like? Microsoft wouldn't allow Google to have anything to do with Linux, and after time it would merge to Microsoft based servers. The same thing happened with Hotmail, which used to run Unix. After a few years, and a lot of frustration on MS's part, they attempted to switch that over. I'm not sure if it worked in the end, but they tried nonetheless. Google runs on Linux for a reason...it's fast and stable. It's my bet that if they would try to get rid of Linux, the speed and agility of google will decrease, ultimitaly leading to its waning years and to opportunities for other upstarts to enter the fray.
That's exactly right. However, if you do want to rely on Red Hat to determine packages, the difference between the enterprise and the commercial applications is that the commercial focuses more on cutting edge and new implementations while the enterprise edition focuses on stability and security in the packages Red Hat includes.
To use Red Hat (or any other distro) is to rely on their research and testing to decide which versions play well with others.
Ok, I use both Linux and Mac, and I'm afraid that if everyone would switch to one of the two, more people would write viruses for them too!
That largely depends on your prof. I'm on my fifth online course with University of Maryland, and so far I've had excellent help. For example, my last class was C++ Data Structures where at times I felt completely lost. But every time I hit a brick wall I sent an email to the prof and the TA including my code begging for a hint. It sometimes took a couple days, but they always spent the time to look at my code, try to compile, and reply with suggestions. Considering many of our projects included seven or eight header/specification files I'd say that's pretty good.
To top that off, during our final project I had a question about vectors, a topic that wasn't covered in class. He had never dealt much with the topic in great depth, so my question stumped him. He spent a week researching the question and testing sample code, emailing me every day about his progress.
The CS degree I'm completing now is my second degree. My first BA is in English, Religion, and Philosophy at Calvin College (back before online schools even existed). I never had a professor skip out, in fact every single prof knew every name in the class. On a few occasions, they even invited students (as a group) to dinner at their houses! The religion department had a weekly tradition of faculty and students taking a walk around campus with cigars and beer!
Maybe I've just been lucky, but I can count on one hand my experiences with bad profs. In the end, though, a college is supposed to facilitate your education; not hold your hand. They should be available for questions and further explanation, but they don't hand it to you on a silver platter.
So if she weighs more than a duck...she's a witch, burn her!!!
If I remember right, Sony and other manufacturers of CD based music just lost a lawsuit for falsely inflating the prices of CDs. Maybe there is something similar going on with the flatscreen business. As long as people keep buying at these high prices, they will continue to have high prices.
Another thing to think about, though, is the vast quantities that laptop manufacturers purchase in order to keep the prices down. It's kinda like Windows. A bundled version probably cost 2/3 what a shelf copy costs (or less, I'm not sure).
A scene in Baghdad..."Hey Akmed, look on TV, Fox News has that guy with the 3rd ID. Three of my wives spent a summer in that same place two years ago. I know exactly were that place is where they are filming. Let's bomb it."
Of course the military is going to restrict their broadcast!!!!
First, I think you have to realize that certain press people are with certain American forces using a certain technology...hint hint.
Second, just because the government doesn't tell everyone its intentions behind mandates doesn't mean there is a huge conspiracy behind it. What if Washington were honest in its intent to pusue justice and freedom for the Iraqi people? Whoah! Perhaps there are people in power who actually care about oppressed people and
Americans who are risking their lives to stop it!!!
Microsoft sick of paying for bandwidth? NO! They get paid for giving out their emails. I used to use hotmail before it was bought by MS, and I never got spam. All the sudden I started receiving tons of it after the purchase. I wrote Hotmail tech support to complain, who responded by telling me they have to pay for the service somehow. That was six years ago, but I believe it still happens. Why else does their spam filters filter one porn subject line but ignore another with the same or similar strings?