Consoles are far from dead. I know at least from school, there's a lot more talk about the latest console games or the PS2 than there is about Quake 3 or any other computer game. Not to mention that consoles have several things that the computer can't/doesn't have, including real plug-n-play and much much easier (and cheaper) multiplay. And with the next generation of console including modem support (and the DC even has one built in), there goes a PC only thing. Graphics arent' everythign you know, there are tons of console games that are a blast to play. Nah, consoles will still be around for a while.
So you're freedom to break the law should be protected? ok..... You bring upon yourself if you speed. Hell, I'd be happy if there was more tickets for people going 80 in a 65 zone.
``It has no idea of whose phone it is or the number,'' he said. ``Compare it to a helicopter flying overhead monitoring traffic. It can see all the cars and how fast they're moving but has no idea who is driving that car. It just sees the traffic.''
So there you go, all you paranoid fanatic peoples can rest easy now.
I also wonder that sometimes too. I use and love Linux, but really, what does it offer the regular user other than stability? And considering a "normal" user isnt' doing anythign terribly important, rebooting isnt' a huge deal. "Oh gosh, I just wasted 2 minutes of my life, drat". Why should a Windows user have to learn totally new things, and deal with an (IMHO) inferior browser? Why should they give up support for some of the things they are used to like Windows Media Player files, Quicktime, and other WIndows only plugins? There really isn't a good reason for a regular person to switch to Linux.
The Ultimate AOL Disk use page. 100 and one fun things to do with your AOL 3.5" disks. And while we're laughing at AOL, read a "journal" of an AOL newbie : )
When's the last time you picked up NP? The thing has quite a bit of advertising. Not as much as other gaming mags, but still quite a bit. But yes, it is toned down a lot compared to other magazines.
I think it was a joke. But I also think it delivers a good point. When I was first learning about Linux, and getting interested in it, I felt a lot of hostility when I mentioned I used (and liked!) Windows. Hence, I was starting to have really bad feelings toward Linux and it's users. Regardless, I did end up trying it, and love it, but I still see the same Linux-arogance day after day. And to someone just seeing what the big deal with linux is, they'll be turned off. Trashing Microsoft does not make people want to use Linux!!!! It just turns them away from it. So it's actually quite pointless since you're "preaching to the choir" then. Sure, Linux zealots the minority, but just reading the comments someone wouldn't get that idea. They sure seem the majority to me. Anyway, I wrote a slightly more through essay on the subject because I feel quite strongly about it, and how much it is hurting Linux.
Say something good about Microsoft and bad about Linux (true thing of course) and you will get moderated down. I once made an offtopic post on some slashdotted article about what server it was running. I noticed that a post before mine had said "Site seems to be Slashdotted, must have been running Windows NT : )" It's score was +3 Funny. So, the cynical bastard I am, decided to make a post that said "Site seems to be Slashdotted, must have been running Linux : )" Score: -1 Flamebait. I would post a link, but I forgot what article it was on.
Oh, my CD-RW not working has nothing to do with Linux. Either my BIOS or the drive itself is broken, since Windows and Linux can both see it, but neither of them can read anything off of it.
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid, by why aren't there any DVD players for Linux? Does it cost the studios too much to port it over, or do they feel it's not worth the hassle to port it? Or something else?
Yes, I relieze that. I first got Linux for $12 for Mandrake 6.0, a begginners Linux book, and shipping. But that's not the point I was getting at. The post I was replying to seemed to believe that schools could just download anything they wanted, and that downloading Linux would be no problem. I was mearly trying to correct that misconception.
Sure, it's free to download, but how many people have CD Burners? How many people have something above a 56K line to download from? And don't tell me the schools can do it all, at all the schools I've been too, only the library has internet access (and it's pretty slow) and I seriously doubt there is even one CD Burner in my school. Heck, even this past week, we were begining discussion on different switches for circuits, and a program that my CS teacher wanted us to use to design them on our computer was online. But we had to go download it for him and bring it to school on floppy disk because he couldnt' use the school's computers in the library to download and unzip it on! You are seriously out of touch with today's high schools, this "computer (and internet access) in every classroom" is a bunch of shit that politicians use to get elected, but that never happen.
Not to mention that bringing it into schools will allow students who might not have heard of Linux to at least use it a little. I see this as a very positive thing for Linux, something that will get the public a little more knowledge about what Linux is or can do.
Actually, this page is the real explanation of what is new and improved in 7.0. Pretty cool stuff, I can't wait till I can get my CD-RW to work so I can install it.
About a.....I don't know his programming experiance, but just because you can code doesn't mean he can. I can only code very simple programs and I would have no idea where to start to program what he wants. This shouldn't be taken as a flame, but just relieze not everyone is a programmer. I see this assumption a lot when someone complains about something in Linux.
Yes, it's just that I never read the book before I first saw the movie. And I liked 2001 so much, I went ahead and read the other 3 books that continues it on. Great books, but I still don't really like the movies.
I think that too about the movie. I found it to be incredibly slow, confusing, and just plain boring. However, the book is excellent and I loved every minute of reading that. After reading the book, the movie was more tolerable (mainly because it made more sense), but I still don't like it much.
Have you called your local rr office yet? I did yesterday, and the guy assured me that I would not have to start using "AOL" and that it would remain "Road Runner". Now, this was just a regular customer service guy so he could be wrong, but you could at least check with your local office.
This is the first thing I thought of when I read about it this morning. So, after I got home from school I called my local Tampa Bay RoadRunner, and the guy I talked to said that no, I would not be switching to AOL and that it would stay "RoadRunner". Now, this is just a regular customer service guy so it could be wrong, but at least it's hopeful information. Even if it did turn to AOL, I probally wouldnt' drop it due to the fact I like my high speeds, but I would definitly complain.
I am. I'm scared they're going to make my current Time Warner cable connection into AOL Broadband (TM). I don't want no fsckign voice saying "You got mail" or anything like that, and I still want to be able to use the net in Linux. I'm scared that I'll have to switch from nice clean regular Time Warner internet into being an AOheller.
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Consoles are far from dead. I know at least from school, there's a lot more talk about the latest console games or the PS2 than there is about Quake 3 or any other computer game. Not to mention that consoles have several things that the computer can't/doesn't have, including real plug-n-play and much much easier (and cheaper) multiplay. And with the next generation of console including modem support (and the DC even has one built in), there goes a PC only thing. Graphics arent' everythign you know, there are tons of console games that are a blast to play. Nah, consoles will still be around for a while.
Who played gauntlet well past level 100 (just to see if there were ever an ending...)
Was there ever an ending? Me and my brother once spent all day trying to get to the end of Gauntlet 2 on the NES, and never found the end.
So you're freedom to break the law should be protected? ok..... You bring upon yourself if you speed. Hell, I'd be happy if there was more tickets for people going 80 in a 65 zone.
And I quote:
``It has no idea of whose phone it is or the number,'' he said. ``Compare it to a helicopter flying overhead monitoring traffic. It can see all the cars and how fast they're moving but has no idea who is driving that car. It just sees the traffic.''
So there you go, all you paranoid fanatic peoples can rest easy now.
I also wonder that sometimes too. I use and love Linux, but really, what does it offer the regular user other than stability? And considering a "normal" user isnt' doing anythign terribly important, rebooting isnt' a huge deal. "Oh gosh, I just wasted 2 minutes of my life, drat". Why should a Windows user have to learn totally new things, and deal with an (IMHO) inferior browser? Why should they give up support for some of the things they are used to like Windows Media Player files, Quicktime, and other WIndows only plugins? There really isn't a good reason for a regular person to switch to Linux.
The Ultimate AOL Disk use page. 100 and one fun things to do with your AOL 3.5" disks. And while we're laughing at AOL, read a "journal" of an AOL newbie : )
Maybe I'm missing something, but where is 2.0? All I see is 1.06.
If I was a guy in a class that was 99% female, I think I'd keep coming back. I'd have to score eventually : )
When's the last time you picked up NP? The thing has quite a bit of advertising. Not as much as other gaming mags, but still quite a bit. But yes, it is toned down a lot compared to other magazines.
I think it was a joke. But I also think it delivers a good point. When I was first learning about Linux, and getting interested in it, I felt a lot of hostility when I mentioned I used (and liked!) Windows. Hence, I was starting to have really bad feelings toward Linux and it's users. Regardless, I did end up trying it, and love it, but I still see the same Linux-arogance day after day. And to someone just seeing what the big deal with linux is, they'll be turned off. Trashing Microsoft does not make people want to use Linux!!!! It just turns them away from it. So it's actually quite pointless since you're "preaching to the choir" then. Sure, Linux zealots the minority, but just reading the comments someone wouldn't get that idea. They sure seem the majority to me. Anyway, I wrote a slightly more through essay on the subject because I feel quite strongly about it, and how much it is hurting Linux.
Say something good about Microsoft and bad about Linux (true thing of course) and you will get moderated down. I once made an offtopic post on some slashdotted article about what server it was running. I noticed that a post before mine had said "Site seems to be Slashdotted, must have been running Windows NT : )" It's score was +3 Funny. So, the cynical bastard I am, decided to make a post that said "Site seems to be Slashdotted, must have been running Linux : )" Score: -1 Flamebait. I would post a link, but I forgot what article it was on.
Why I still use Windows every once in a while:
Internet Explorer. Netscape sucks so hard.
Reading and writing Word docs. Star Office has support, but it's not good enough to do it regurulary.
Visiting a site that only has Windows Media Player streaming.
Visiting a site that has some stupid Windows only plugin.
Latest coolest app that my friends tell me I just have to try is, you guessed it, Windows only.
And of course, most of today's games.
Oh, my CD-RW not working has nothing to do with Linux. Either my BIOS or the drive itself is broken, since Windows and Linux can both see it, but neither of them can read anything off of it.
I'm sorry if this sounds stupid, by why aren't there any DVD players for Linux? Does it cost the studios too much to port it over, or do they feel it's not worth the hassle to port it? Or something else?
Yes, I relieze that. I first got Linux for $12 for Mandrake 6.0, a begginners Linux book, and shipping. But that's not the point I was getting at. The post I was replying to seemed to believe that schools could just download anything they wanted, and that downloading Linux would be no problem. I was mearly trying to correct that misconception.
Sure, it's free to download, but how many people have CD Burners? How many people have something above a 56K line to download from? And don't tell me the schools can do it all, at all the schools I've been too, only the library has internet access (and it's pretty slow) and I seriously doubt there is even one CD Burner in my school. Heck, even this past week, we were begining discussion on different switches for circuits, and a program that my CS teacher wanted us to use to design them on our computer was online. But we had to go download it for him and bring it to school on floppy disk because he couldnt' use the school's computers in the library to download and unzip it on! You are seriously out of touch with today's high schools, this "computer (and internet access) in every classroom" is a bunch of shit that politicians use to get elected, but that never happen.
Not to mention that bringing it into schools will allow students who might not have heard of Linux to at least use it a little. I see this as a very positive thing for Linux, something that will get the public a little more knowledge about what Linux is or can do.
Actually, this page is the real explanation of what is new and improved in 7.0. Pretty cool stuff, I can't wait till I can get my CD-RW to work so I can install it.
About a.....I don't know his programming experiance, but just because you can code doesn't mean he can. I can only code very simple programs and I would have no idea where to start to program what he wants. This shouldn't be taken as a flame, but just relieze not everyone is a programmer. I see this assumption a lot when someone complains about something in Linux.
Yes, it's just that I never read the book before I first saw the movie. And I liked 2001 so much, I went ahead and read the other 3 books that continues it on. Great books, but I still don't really like the movies.
I think that too about the movie. I found it to be incredibly slow, confusing, and just plain boring. However, the book is excellent and I loved every minute of reading that. After reading the book, the movie was more tolerable (mainly because it made more sense), but I still don't like it much.
Have you called your local rr office yet? I did yesterday, and the guy assured me that I would not have to start using "AOL" and that it would remain "Road Runner". Now, this was just a regular customer service guy so he could be wrong, but you could at least check with your local office.
Totally off-topic, but it's a pretty cool feeling when something you said is in someone's quote : )
This is the first thing I thought of when I read about it this morning. So, after I got home from school I called my local Tampa Bay RoadRunner, and the guy I talked to said that no, I would not be switching to AOL and that it would stay "RoadRunner". Now, this is just a regular customer service guy so it could be wrong, but at least it's hopeful information. Even if it did turn to AOL, I probally wouldnt' drop it due to the fact I like my high speeds, but I would definitly complain.
I am. I'm scared they're going to make my current Time Warner cable connection into AOL Broadband (TM). I don't want no fsckign voice saying "You got mail" or anything like that, and I still want to be able to use the net in Linux. I'm scared that I'll have to switch from nice clean regular Time Warner internet into being an AOheller.
I'm pretty sure our '98 Mercury Grand Marquee has RDS in it. A lot of station's don't use it though, so it's not really that helpful.