I've seen boxed Linux at CompUSA. Unfortunately, at least in my area, CompUSA is dead, dead, dead. Even when it was alive, the few Linux CDs were buried among the XP CDs, but they did exist.
Keep in mind that unless it comes pre-installed, you have to install it once. If you can't install it, it doesn't matter how good it is, it's worthless to you.
no one get in a car and expect it to fly. No one would expect it to float. No one would expect it to be able to go 400 mph. No one would expect to be able to crash it at high speed with no damage. No one would expect it to run without fuel or oil.
I'm curious. Why SHOULD I have any sympathy for blacks, blonds, left-handed or bue-eyed people ? Is there anything wrong with them that warrants sympathy?
Because my 30 minute drive would be at least 90 on the bus. That's if the busses are on time, and I actually make all the connections. There's also the "fun" of waiting for a bus during the rain/snow/sleet/hail, the 100%+ summers, and the subzero winters. There's the fact that I'd have to give up my 9 hour workdays because the busses don't run late enough, and without the 9 hour days, I'd have to give up my Friday off.
The vast majority of people working in major corporations, from top to bottom, are just like people anywhere else - predominantly good, but with a few rotten eggs. If anything, you will find fewer rotten eggs in a major company than you would find in the general population.
Yes, but those rotten eggs are the ones in charge of the corporation. The average worker is just like anyone else, but the people calling the shots are the most ambitious, greedy, and evil in the bunch. And if a corporation DOES have a non-evil person in charge, he can, and will, be replaced by someone meaner.
I'm not saying beat the crap out of your kids but a smack on the butt can set a child right faster than telling them to go sit in that chair or in that corner.
I had a thought along those lines. I can imagine a bratty kid being told to sit in the corner, and saying "No" because he knows that mommy & daddy won't do anything if he doesn't. OTOH, when my mom told me to sit in the corner, I KNEW what she'd do if I continued to act up.
I will tell you MY experience. Windows XP had no problems with my sound, video, or network. Linux did. XP did have problems with my printer. So did Linux.
IME, XP installs have been smoother, overall, than Linux installs (depending on the hardware, I've had Linux installs that were better than Doze, but usually not).
Well, after a Debian install, I lost the ability to boot to Windows. The partition & data were there, but my system booted straight into Debian with no option to boot to Windows. Luckly, I could still get online to find out how to fix it, but that sure would have messed up a lot of people, and turned them off Linux for good.
We let them navigate large masses of steel at high speeds (yes, there's registration -- won't touch that one for now), we let them purchase other dangerous substances (compressed gases, chemicals, poisons, etc.) w/o any oversight, and we even let them *breed* unchecked.
We don't let them do any of the above in courthouses or schools, though;-)
You've never wandered into an "empty" locker room after hours, have you?:)
Slightly OT, but I thought of a problem with the fire & tornado drills when I was at school. During a fire, we went outside, and during a tornado we went towards the basement - but what about a fire in the middle of a tornado?
Please tell me how I plan for a mad man with fire arms. I would really like to know how you plan your exits while you have a guy in an unknown position heading towards unknown locations
For starters, teach them where all the exits are. Tell them that instead of cowering under a desk waiting to be shot, they should actively try to put as much distance as possible between them and the gunman. True, in a real world situation, it won't go like any drill, but there are a few things you can teach that MIGHT help.
On one website I visit, someone made the (maybe) joking remark that his wife, a public school teacher, had a more dangerous job than he did. BTW, he worked with explosives!
Did you take fire drills serious at school? I didn't. The only way to get us out of the building was to threaten with "extra work" should you still be in the building after 5 Minutes. And even then we usually took a quick trip to the cafeteria coke dispenser (hey, standing 'round outside doing nothing makes you thirsty!).
No, I didn't take the drills seriously, but unless they scheduled them during a rainstorm, I was glad to get out of that classroom. The hard part was getting us back inside after the drill.
You say that in the 1960s it was possible for anyone to own a home, and imply that it isn't now. The fact is that's a myth, home ownership is MUCH higher now, which means MORE Americans are able to own a home, so I suggest that its easier to own a home now than it was in the 1960s
In the 1960s, more people could AFFORD to buy a home. These days, many people are buying houses that they cannot really afford. Many people are buying home with no down payment and getting interest-only payments, which means they're not building equity, and any slight downturn in their finances means they lose everything. Yes, home ownership is much higher than in the 60s, but so are foreclosures.
I know tons of people who love their 50-60 year old stoves which are still going strong with no signs of stopping. I love mine. Same goes for many other categories of appliance: washers, dryers, etc. I don't need features. I need them to perform a fairly basic operation upon the material world - burn natural gas, wash, dry, etc.
Bingo! I bought my electric stove in 1989 - at a used appliance store. I suspect it's older than most of the posters here! But it still works. Nothing fancy. No timers, buzzers, or internet connectivity. But it does a great job of heating my crappy cooking.
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Those choices are not mutually exclusive.
I've seen boxed Linux at CompUSA. Unfortunately, at least in my area, CompUSA is dead, dead, dead. Even when it was alive, the few Linux CDs were buried among the XP CDs, but they did exist.
Keep in mind that unless it comes pre-installed, you have to install it once. If you can't install it, it doesn't matter how good it is, it's worthless to you.
You've never seen some of the drivers in my area.
The joke, is that the way they phrased it, it sounded like Dell sold 3 individual machines with Linux.
A supermassive black hole? OMGOMG! That would really SUCK!
I don't know about that. We also have long experience with infrared (heat), and ultraviolet (ouch, sunburn!).
I'm curious. Why SHOULD I have any sympathy for blacks, blonds, left-handed or bue-eyed people ? Is there anything wrong with them that warrants sympathy?
Maybe I was lucky, but Add/Remove Program deleted Norton from my last two PCs with no problem.
The ability to install it on the computer you bought from Best Buy yesterday.
Because my 30 minute drive would be at least 90 on the bus. That's if the busses are on time, and I actually make all the connections. There's also the "fun" of waiting for a bus during the rain/snow/sleet/hail, the 100%+ summers, and the subzero winters. There's the fact that I'd have to give up my 9 hour workdays because the busses don't run late enough, and without the 9 hour days, I'd have to give up my Friday off.
Yes, but those rotten eggs are the ones in charge of the corporation. The average worker is just like anyone else, but the people calling the shots are the most ambitious, greedy, and evil in the bunch. And if a corporation DOES have a non-evil person in charge, he can, and will, be replaced by someone meaner.
I had a thought along those lines. I can imagine a bratty kid being told to sit in the corner, and saying "No" because he knows that mommy & daddy won't do anything if he doesn't. OTOH, when my mom told me to sit in the corner, I KNEW what she'd do if I continued to act up.
Yup, and I'd much rather switch to Gnome for tech help than to reboot into Windows, which I'd have to do now.
True, as long as it detects your network, your monitor, your sound card, your webcam, etc.
I will tell you MY experience. Windows XP had no problems with my sound, video, or network. Linux did. XP did have problems with my printer. So did Linux.
IME, XP installs have been smoother, overall, than Linux installs (depending on the hardware, I've had Linux installs that were better than Doze, but usually not).
Well, after a Debian install, I lost the ability to boot to Windows. The partition & data were there, but my system booted straight into Debian with no option to boot to Windows. Luckly, I could still get online to find out how to fix it, but that sure would have messed up a lot of people, and turned them off Linux for good.
You've never wandered into an "empty" locker room after hours, have you?
Slightly OT, but I thought of a problem with the fire & tornado drills when I was at school. During a fire, we went outside, and during a tornado we went towards the basement - but what about a fire in the middle of a tornado?
For starters, teach them where all the exits are. Tell them that instead of cowering under a desk waiting to be shot, they should actively try to put as much distance as possible between them and the gunman. True, in a real world situation, it won't go like any drill, but there are a few things you can teach that MIGHT help.
On one website I visit, someone made the (maybe) joking remark that his wife, a public school teacher, had a more dangerous job than he did. BTW, he worked with explosives!
No, I didn't take the drills seriously, but unless they scheduled them during a rainstorm, I was glad to get out of that classroom. The hard part was getting us back inside after the drill.
In the 1960s, more people could AFFORD to buy a home. These days, many people are buying houses that they cannot really afford. Many people are buying home with no down payment and getting interest-only payments, which means they're not building equity, and any slight downturn in their finances means they lose everything. Yes, home ownership is much higher than in the 60s, but so are foreclosures.
Bingo! I bought my electric stove in 1989 - at a used appliance store. I suspect it's older than most of the posters here! But it still works. Nothing fancy. No timers, buzzers, or internet connectivity. But it does a great job of heating my crappy cooking.
Really? I've had several TVs die in that length of time, and my mom just replaced a broken VCR.