The fact is, the US HAS been at the forefront of new technology. Other countries might have been working on it too, but we were NOT backwards woodsmen, like some posters want to imply.
My definition of "invented in the US" means invented on US soil with American resources. If some of the leaders of the research were from other countries, there must have been some reason they did the work for the US instead of whatever country they were from.
That's why I prefer discussion sites like slashdot for my news. There will be a large number of people from both sides arguing the issue, and a few of them might actually know something. I like that a lot better than some guy talking at me on Fox/CNN with nobody disputing his crap.
Yes, Microsoft is partly to blame, since all consumer Windows operating systems (prior to late-2001) did not support file privileges; however, Windows XP was released nearly five years ago, so programmers should have learned better practices.
Why should third-party programmers learn better practices? They know that they can release software that doesn't work on limited accounts, and 99% of Windows users won't even notice, thanks to Microsoft's stupid defaults. The only reason they'll have to change is if MS changes the default so they'll HAVE to fix their software. I hope that will happen with Vista, but I'm afraid that will be the next improvment that Microsoft decides to drop.
I've had a number of encounters with the police, as a kid/teen and as an adult. And in all those encounters, I only saw one @$$hole cop. All the others treated me with respect (even the ones who gave me tickets). I treated them with respect too (even the one who didn't deserve it). It seems to work better that way.
I'm fairly new to Stargate SG1. I started watching it in 2004, I think that was Season 8. But I've seen reruns of some of the older eps, and I agree that it's gone downhill quite a bit over the years. The sad thing is, even with the drop in quality, SG1 and Atlantis are among my favorite shows. That says something about the state of TV right there!
I once read about someone who was dictating with speech software, and two of his co-workers came in. He said "Hi, Nick and Ben", and the software wrote "Hi, naked men".
A couple of alpha-numeric passwords is easy. 50 different alpha-numeric passwords is hard! And each of those 50 have different rules for what they can be, and how often they have to be changed.
KDE2 and Gnome1? They'll work. Get a distribution from that era and use it
IIRC, I used KDE2 on a box with 64M RAM (at the time KDE2 was the "latest and greatest"). It was very slow! I soon switched to Xfce, but most people want more "eye-candy" than Xfce provides.
I don't think the average user would have much trouble USING Linux. The problem is, the average user can't INSTALL Linux. They probably couldn't install Windows either, but they don't have to.
Linux isn't as good a choice for marginal hardware as it sounds. Yes, you could get Xfce working at a decent speed, but if you plan to run KDE/Gnome on 10 year old hardware, you're going to be disappointed.
People who use plastic guns or a banana in the pocket are armed robbers.
A quick bit of advice for those "armed" robbers. If you commit your robberies on a hot summer day, your pocket will get really messy! Especially if your "gun" wasn't green when you got it from the supermarket.
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I have a mental image of two terrorists trying to find a target in Iowa. "I told you to turn LEFT at the 5th corn stalk, Achmed!". :)
The fact is, the US HAS been at the forefront of new technology. Other countries might have been working on it too, but we were NOT backwards woodsmen, like some posters want to imply.
My definition of "invented in the US" means invented on US soil with American resources. If some of the leaders of the research were from other countries, there must have been some reason they did the work for the US instead of whatever country they were from.
That's why I prefer discussion sites like slashdot for my news. There will be a large number of people from both sides arguing the issue, and a few of them might actually know something. I like that a lot better than some guy talking at me on Fox/CNN with nobody disputing his crap.
Wow, it must be even smaller than I thought!
LoL! I wish I had mod points!
Why should third-party programmers learn better practices? They know that they can release software that doesn't work on limited accounts, and 99% of Windows users won't even notice, thanks to Microsoft's stupid defaults. The only reason they'll have to change is if MS changes the default so they'll HAVE to fix their software. I hope that will happen with Vista, but I'm afraid that will be the next improvment that Microsoft decides to drop.
Same here. Only, then the neighbor would have a long talk with my parents, and I wouldn't sit down for a week.
I've had a number of encounters with the police, as a kid/teen and as an adult. And in all those encounters, I only saw one @$$hole cop. All the others treated me with respect (even the ones who gave me tickets). I treated them with respect too (even the one who didn't deserve it). It seems to work better that way.
He posts on Slashdot! Need I say more.
I'm fairly new to Stargate SG1. I started watching it in 2004, I think that was Season 8. But I've seen reruns of some of the older eps, and I agree that it's gone downhill quite a bit over the years. The sad thing is, even with the drop in quality, SG1 and Atlantis are among my favorite shows. That says something about the state of TV right there!
Yup, everytime I've seen the new Battlestar Galactica I wanted to cry!
I once read about someone who was dictating with speech software, and two of his co-workers came in. He said "Hi, Nick and Ben", and the software wrote "Hi, naked men".
Why follow them? They'll just watch them on their cameras.
I don't need a search engine to find malware.
It's still YMMV. I've had machines where the install was exactly as you described, and other machines where it wasn't.
A couple of alpha-numeric passwords is easy. 50 different alpha-numeric passwords is hard! And each of those 50 have different rules for what they can be, and how often they have to be changed.
Does that mean MS will release Vista Nov. 13 2007, sometime in 2009, or in 2012?
DOS 5.0 was probably the best OS Microsoft ever released. 6.22 wasn't bad, but it was mostly just 5.0 + extra utilities.
IIRC, I used KDE2 on a box with 64M RAM (at the time KDE2 was the "latest and greatest"). It was very slow! I soon switched to Xfce, but most people want more "eye-candy" than Xfce provides.
I don't think the average user would have much trouble USING Linux. The problem is, the average user can't INSTALL Linux. They probably couldn't install Windows either, but they don't have to.
They'll get virii, spyware, trojans, and adware galore! You're right, there won't be any difference.
Linux isn't as good a choice for marginal hardware as it sounds. Yes, you could get Xfce working at a decent speed, but if you plan to run KDE/Gnome on 10 year old hardware, you're going to be disappointed.
Awhile back, some woman needed an emergency tracheotomy because her BF crammed her cellphone down her throat. Cellphones can kill!
A quick bit of advice for those "armed" robbers. If you commit your robberies on a hot summer day, your pocket will get really messy! Especially if your "gun" wasn't green when you got it from the supermarket.
Slightly off-topic, but I thought Intermittent Explosive Disorder is what I experience after trips to Taco Bell.