well the above is totally false. my dell laptop dual boots linux and windows xp (it came with windows 98). my hard drive died. i sent an email telling them it died, and did mention that i run different operating systems than it came installed with. they sent me a new hard drive immediately, no questions asked.
my friend has the same laptop, and his screen broke. dell sent a guy out to fix it, and while testing it made the comment that he was very impressed to see the laptop running linux.
the point of my post was that the MS EULA is standard. please name a company that creates an OS that is widely used, and that promises to pay for any damage caused by patches. i'm very interested now.
you're an idiot. why would MS release a patch which would destroy their PAYING CUSTOMERS' machines? they put that shit in there to cover their asses "just in case". it's pretty standard for any software you install. all linux software has no liability either, so WTG dude. as the other person said, it's much more likely that some script kiddy releases a script for linux, claiming it to be some update, which you unwittingly run as root because linux r0x0rz.
1) obviously you aren't familiar with hyperbole 2) the us is hypocritical, we'll keep our nukes but you can't build any. if we're so in the spirit of disarming, maybe we should throw away our nukes. 3) national security my ass. north korea is far more of a threat than iraq, but we won't do anything because 1) china will stick up for them and 2) it is not in the national interest to keep the area stable 4) fossil fuels are not the only source of energy, and they are certainly not the best choice.
because our resources would be better spent finding alternative energy sources. oh wait we already have them, but we won't use them because oil is just too convenient. yeah real convenient, having to invade another country to ensure stability in the region so that we can drive to work.
it takes a shitload of energy to purify water to make it usable, and energy is the #1 cause of air pollution. while global warming might be debatable, it is obvious that breathing dirty air is harmful.
oh, and btw, our dictator is pushing us to war, not iraq's...and if you seriously think this war won't be for oil, which is the argument implied in the attack on SUVs, you need to wake up from your fantasy world.
actually i'm 20, and arguing over the internet has no purpose. i'm not going to convince you of anything, and you aren't going to convince me of anything. it doesnt matter if i point out how nice a configured windows xp box is, stability-wise and most importantly, quality software to run. i have used linux, still do, in concert with windows. i've been using linux for several years and am more than competent. i still prefer windows. although saying none of this matters because it doesnt change the fact that you prefer linux. thats fine with me of course, you can have it.
why? cause my disk fills up with shit that i dont need.
sorry my power doesn't even stay on for months at a time, nor does my cable. i have no need not to reboot in months, even weeks is stupid, i just figured i'd cite it cause uptime seems to be so important to linux fags.
I've used windows and linux for several years now. The only time i've had major problems with windows were...never. Occasionally adding a new motherboard requires a reinstall, but who gives a shit. I like to format when i upgrade my hardware anyway. And try XP, i leave my desktop on for weeks, with some sweet aim online time to prove it.
nice sarcasm. but think about this: can a team of programmers who never learned how to program in college (they copied off their friends) get anything done?
In "Of the rings of power and the third age" in the Silmarillion, it explicity states that Sauron does ride forth, in the flesh, to fight. I forget why he did it in the movie, so if you're correct on that then PJ screwed up. But Tolkien says it's because Sauron is losing to the might of Gil Galad & Elendil's forces combined. So he kills the two captains, but is defeated in doing so, and that's when Isildur cuts the ring off with the shard of Narsil.
I've had xp on my dell laptop for a few weeks now (have a friend who knows a retailer), and never experienced a system crash. The wireless tools are pretty awesome, the power management is great, and the font smoothing for LCDs (cleartype) looks freaking amazing.
As for entering personal information, I didn't enter anything anywhere, so I don't know what to say about that. I have Debian on here, but I rarely boot it anymore with the stability of Office XP in WinXP. My desktop still runs sid non stop, though.
The president isn't god. The "minorities" have a voice through house representatives and members of the senate, arguably more powerful people than the president.
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well the above is totally false. my dell laptop dual boots linux and windows xp (it came with windows 98). my hard drive died. i sent an email telling them it died, and did mention that i run different operating systems than it came installed with. they sent me a new hard drive immediately, no questions asked.
my friend has the same laptop, and his screen broke. dell sent a guy out to fix it, and while testing it made the comment that he was very impressed to see the laptop running linux.
so sorry =(
right hand, probably.
the point of my post was that the MS EULA is standard. please name a company that creates an OS that is widely used, and that promises to pay for any damage caused by patches. i'm very interested now.
you're an idiot. why would MS release a patch which would destroy their PAYING CUSTOMERS' machines? they put that shit in there to cover their asses "just in case". it's pretty standard for any software you install. all linux software has no liability either, so WTG dude. as the other person said, it's much more likely that some script kiddy releases a script for linux, claiming it to be some update, which you unwittingly run as root because linux r0x0rz.
well he didn't say it was, he actually was against this idea...
Was I the only one annoyed by the use of "know" instead of "no"?
well last i checked radio stations don't pay to play music. artists want their songs played on the radio to get more popular, why would they charge?
1) obviously you aren't familiar with hyperbole
2) the us is hypocritical, we'll keep our nukes but you can't build any. if we're so in the spirit of disarming, maybe we should throw away our nukes.
3) national security my ass. north korea is far more of a threat than iraq, but we won't do anything because 1) china will stick up for them and 2) it is not in the national interest to keep the area stable
4) fossil fuels are not the only source of energy, and they are certainly not the best choice.
because our resources would be better spent finding alternative energy sources. oh wait we already have them, but we won't use them because oil is just too convenient. yeah real convenient, having to invade another country to ensure stability in the region so that we can drive to work.
it takes a shitload of energy to purify water to make it usable, and energy is the #1 cause of air pollution. while global warming might be debatable, it is obvious that breathing dirty air is harmful.
oh, and btw, our dictator is pushing us to war, not iraq's...and if you seriously think this war won't be for oil, which is the argument implied in the attack on SUVs, you need to wake up from your fantasy world.
actually i'm 20, and arguing over the internet has no purpose. i'm not going to convince you of anything, and you aren't going to convince me of anything. it doesnt matter if i point out how nice a configured windows xp box is, stability-wise and most importantly, quality software to run. i have used linux, still do, in concert with windows. i've been using linux for several years and am more than competent. i still prefer windows. although saying none of this matters because it doesnt change the fact that you prefer linux. thats fine with me of course, you can have it.
why? cause my disk fills up with shit that i dont need.
sorry my power doesn't even stay on for months at a time, nor does my cable. i have no need not to reboot in months, even weeks is stupid, i just figured i'd cite it cause uptime seems to be so important to linux fags.
I've used windows and linux for several years now. The only time i've had major problems with windows were...never. Occasionally adding a new motherboard requires a reinstall, but who gives a shit. I like to format when i upgrade my hardware anyway. And try XP, i leave my desktop on for weeks, with some sweet aim online time to prove it.
there is nothing wrong with sweatshop labor. take a basic economics course.
A course called intro to programming teaches programming.
nice sarcasm. but think about this: can a team of programmers who never learned how to program in college (they copied off their friends) get anything done?
You tell people they're wrong based on YOUR faith. That my friend, makes you an arrogant SOB.
I don't remember there being spell books in LOTR.
All the ATMs in my area (Philly & burbs) use the "grab and hold" method.
In "Of the rings of power and the third age" in the Silmarillion, it explicity states that Sauron does ride forth, in the flesh, to fight. I forget why he did it in the movie, so if you're correct on that then PJ screwed up. But Tolkien says it's because Sauron is losing to the might of Gil Galad & Elendil's forces combined. So he kills the two captains, but is defeated in doing so, and that's when Isildur cuts the ring off with the shard of Narsil.
Actually no, it was the council that drove him out. Which happens to include both Gandalf AND Saruman.
There were a couple times i chuckled, but after that family guy episode, it was total shit.
I've had xp on my dell laptop for a few weeks now (have a friend who knows a retailer), and never experienced a system crash. The wireless tools are pretty awesome, the power management is great, and the font smoothing for LCDs (cleartype) looks freaking amazing.
As for entering personal information, I didn't enter anything anywhere, so I don't know what to say about that. I have Debian on here, but I rarely boot it anymore with the stability of Office XP in WinXP. My desktop still runs sid non stop, though.
The president isn't god. The "minorities" have a voice through house representatives and members of the senate, arguably more powerful people than the president.