You might be right, but *which* linux will it be? Why don't the linux distros all combine power to have 1 base where people can choose. KDE or X, gnome or konq, etc etc. This retarded split just confuses people. And what about Starcraft II, and other games?
You can say what you want, but I still don't see the difference. Vista blows, don't get me wrong, but Linux is not being marketed or built the right way to be "sold" (i don't mean for money) to the public.
Bullshit. What apartment complex did you stay in? How much was the rent? If you have no student loans: bravo, but unfortunately you just nixed yourself out of being applicable. Did you go out? You probably have no friends, going out is expensive, and on that salary there's no way you could afford it. Did you buy new clothes? I can live off of 12k a year too, but I'd live like shit, have no memorable experiences, and revolve my life around work. That's great. So, you're full of shit.
I'm not sure where you live, but you can write things off being a sole proprietorship too. In fact, in almost every case, it's better not to incorporate. If you want to do anything, do LLC. I never understood why people (or small business) decide to incorporate, it's the worst decision you could possibly make, especially if you're a 1 man company. Leave it for the enterprise.
It sounds like you're implying iTunes and media player do not make people more productive? So, not listening to my music makes me far less productive? Good one. Too bad that's not true at all.
No offense, but it looks like a piece of shit, aesthetically. This is like saying "hey I can get integra type R that goes twice as fast as your Bentley for half the price!". Well great, except a) nobody gives a shit, and b) people obviously like the bentley design better. Style and "coolness" (i'm not talking about image either, i'm talking about enjoying the simple experience of dialing) is something that people seem to be willing to pay for, judging by all the sales.
Don't give me that uninformed shit either, I'm quite sure most people know how crippled and what features are missing from an iPhone well before they purchase it.
While there is nothing wrong with your statement or sentiment, I think this is a point that should be GREATLY noted by linux advocates. In most business scenarios, people do -not- want to dick around with their operating system. They want it to "just work" (sorry for the Apple relation). Make Linux as easy to use as Windows or OSX (no, even in Ubuntu you still have to dick around), and you will see the desktop market take it seriously.
Great, once again, Palm Treo 750 runs WM6, and has 3G already, not to mention it always had Push email with exchange. Good thing Apple is on the cutting edge.
You completely neglected to mention Windows Mobile. While you may think it's a joke, or whatever, it's a rather a powerful platform (.NET CF 2.0 and 3.5 anyways), and is used in quite a few corporations for mobile push email, CRM, inventory management, etc etc.
I'm Canadian, and while we learn about European geography pretty heavily in school, that region, to me at least, is still pretty fuzzy. I see Russia splitting into different countries, and then a bunch of countries all next to each other. I'm not trolling or anything, it's just hard to discern and remember what everyone one is, especially when they change or refer to themselves as a country when they really aren't etc etc. But I think you're probably right, it should have been more specific.
So where's the fiber optic? I don't see why people just innately accept our current internet speeds as "acceptable", when clearly media size is increasing, along with all digital content. Japan has fiber, so why don't we? I know the arguments about the infrastructure, but at the very least "we" (the slashdot crowd) should be trying to get better internet than the current slow-ass capped ADSL/Cable crap available to the masses.
You're a goddamn liar. I live in Canada, and I've been all around it, including "small reserves". They have absolutely nothing on the ghettos in Baltimore, for example, which is one of a few I've been to in the United States. The US ghettos are horrible.
It's.. It's also possible that maybe it's just a joke in reference to all the related Sci-Fi movies that feature similar sets of scientific progress that go horribly wrong for the sake of ticket sales.
The real question is when did the slashdot audience turn to such un-comical jackasses who feel the need to take everything so seriously? I get it, you're well off, you like science, you like to stay on slashdot because in your opinion it represents the more "successful" members of society. But then, maybe you're just an arrogant prick, and maybe we're just having fun.
You know, here in Canada at least, I don't take the bus because it looks pretty shitty outside (i.e. cold) waiting for a bus that might take up to 10-15 minutes. Top that with frequent stops, a route that doesn't go exactly where I need to go, and a subway system that is severely limited (Toronto) as to where it stops makes me think the only people who use the transportation system are those who cannot afford cars.
When using public transportation is just as painless and fast as taking my car, I will use it. Until then, I'll enjoy being warm and getting to/from my destination directly with no stops.
Maybe they're giving out, oh I dunno, licenses for Windows and free copies that amount to that much money? What the fuck do you expect them to do, buy the equivalent value of Macs and give that instead?
The.NET 3.0 and 3.5 libraries are the same, and furthermore they are the upgraded version of v2.0, with the same code path. Only.NET 1.1 and 2.0 are "different". So you're actually completely incorrect, all you would need is.NET 3.5 or.NET 1.1, or in the worst case, both. Most people just go with 1.1 and 2.0sp1 for now, though.
Does this affect deezer in any way? Their ads are target to france, and i expect most of the users are from france as well. The "legality" is something I still question too.
I believe that if we did find aliens, well, you should worry more about them than us. Humanity is a war machine, a lot of our best progress has been made in times of war. We are built for it, we dream it. Just look at Star Trek; The Klingons are made to be this ferocious warrior race with honour, dissimilar from humans.. except, oh wait, it was written by a human, and it actually represents a part of humanity. You can look at a lot of things and gain similar results: Ender's game, Starcraft, Warcraft, etc etc.
Who's to say real aliens could ever dream of such a war hungry race?
If there is any life out there, we'd probably be the ones doing the conquering. I mean, if "we're" (I don't live in the USA, but those who do are certainly still human) willing to preemptively attack Iraq, then why not another planet? One which could pose an even greater risk than WMDs?
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You might be right, but *which* linux will it be? Why don't the linux distros all combine power to have 1 base where people can choose. KDE or X, gnome or konq, etc etc. This retarded split just confuses people. And what about Starcraft II, and other games?
You can say what you want, but I still don't see the difference. Vista blows, don't get me wrong, but Linux is not being marketed or built the right way to be "sold" (i don't mean for money) to the public.
Bullshit. What apartment complex did you stay in? How much was the rent? If you have no student loans: bravo, but unfortunately you just nixed yourself out of being applicable. Did you go out? You probably have no friends, going out is expensive, and on that salary there's no way you could afford it. Did you buy new clothes? I can live off of 12k a year too, but I'd live like shit, have no memorable experiences, and revolve my life around work. That's great. So, you're full of shit.
I'm not sure where you live, but you can write things off being a sole proprietorship too. In fact, in almost every case, it's better not to incorporate. If you want to do anything, do LLC. I never understood why people (or small business) decide to incorporate, it's the worst decision you could possibly make, especially if you're a 1 man company. Leave it for the enterprise.
It sounds like you're implying iTunes and media player do not make people more productive? So, not listening to my music makes me far less productive? Good one. Too bad that's not true at all.
No offense, but it looks like a piece of shit, aesthetically. This is like saying "hey I can get integra type R that goes twice as fast as your Bentley for half the price!". Well great, except a) nobody gives a shit, and b) people obviously like the bentley design better. Style and "coolness" (i'm not talking about image either, i'm talking about enjoying the simple experience of dialing) is something that people seem to be willing to pay for, judging by all the sales.
Don't give me that uninformed shit either, I'm quite sure most people know how crippled and what features are missing from an iPhone well before they purchase it.
While there is nothing wrong with your statement or sentiment, I think this is a point that should be GREATLY noted by linux advocates. In most business scenarios, people do -not- want to dick around with their operating system. They want it to "just work" (sorry for the Apple relation). Make Linux as easy to use as Windows or OSX (no, even in Ubuntu you still have to dick around), and you will see the desktop market take it seriously.
Great, once again, Palm Treo 750 runs WM6, and has 3G already, not to mention it always had Push email with exchange. Good thing Apple is on the cutting edge.
You completely neglected to mention Windows Mobile. While you may think it's a joke, or whatever, it's a rather a powerful platform (.NET CF 2.0 and 3.5 anyways), and is used in quite a few corporations for mobile push email, CRM, inventory management, etc etc.
I'm Canadian, and while we learn about European geography pretty heavily in school, that region, to me at least, is still pretty fuzzy. I see Russia splitting into different countries, and then a bunch of countries all next to each other. I'm not trolling or anything, it's just hard to discern and remember what everyone one is, especially when they change or refer to themselves as a country when they really aren't etc etc. But I think you're probably right, it should have been more specific.
Yes, which always cracks me up. How could someone believe in one and not the other? Either way, I get a laugh, which is good for me.
I'm right here.
So where's the fiber optic? I don't see why people just innately accept our current internet speeds as "acceptable", when clearly media size is increasing, along with all digital content. Japan has fiber, so why don't we? I know the arguments about the infrastructure, but at the very least "we" (the slashdot crowd) should be trying to get better internet than the current slow-ass capped ADSL/Cable crap available to the masses.
You're a goddamn liar. I live in Canada, and I've been all around it, including "small reserves". They have absolutely nothing on the ghettos in Baltimore, for example, which is one of a few I've been to in the United States. The US ghettos are horrible.
Slashdot isn't for "normal people", thus this is news for "nerds". I think you mistyped fox.com if you were expecting news for "normals".
It's.. It's also possible that maybe it's just a joke in reference to all the related Sci-Fi movies that feature similar sets of scientific progress that go horribly wrong for the sake of ticket sales.
The real question is when did the slashdot audience turn to such un-comical jackasses who feel the need to take everything so seriously? I get it, you're well off, you like science, you like to stay on slashdot because in your opinion it represents the more "successful" members of society. But then, maybe you're just an arrogant prick, and maybe we're just having fun.
You know, here in Canada at least, I don't take the bus because it looks pretty shitty outside (i.e. cold) waiting for a bus that might take up to 10-15 minutes. Top that with frequent stops, a route that doesn't go exactly where I need to go, and a subway system that is severely limited (Toronto) as to where it stops makes me think the only people who use the transportation system are those who cannot afford cars.
When using public transportation is just as painless and fast as taking my car, I will use it. Until then, I'll enjoy being warm and getting to/from my destination directly with no stops.
Maybe they're giving out, oh I dunno, licenses for Windows and free copies that amount to that much money? What the fuck do you expect them to do, buy the equivalent value of Macs and give that instead?
Yea, must be the latter, because everything is a big political plot to stop you from getting your porn. Dumbass.
The .NET 3.0 and 3.5 libraries are the same, and furthermore they are the upgraded version of v2.0, with the same code path. Only .NET 1.1 and 2.0 are "different". So you're actually completely incorrect, all you would need is .NET 3.5 or .NET 1.1, or in the worst case, both. Most people just go with 1.1 and 2.0sp1 for now, though.
What do you mean "come back"? Seems to me they're pretty far away from any sort of bankruptcy.
Don't buy HD porn. Ever.
Send them your DNA instead. See what your breeds are.
Yes, you are right. The GP either doesn't drink alcohol, or doesn't drink coffee. Either way, what the fuck is he doing on slashdot.
Does this affect deezer in any way? Their ads are target to france, and i expect most of the users are from france as well. The "legality" is something I still question too.
I believe that if we did find aliens, well, you should worry more about them than us. Humanity is a war machine, a lot of our best progress has been made in times of war. We are built for it, we dream it. Just look at Star Trek; The Klingons are made to be this ferocious warrior race with honour, dissimilar from humans.. except, oh wait, it was written by a human, and it actually represents a part of humanity. You can look at a lot of things and gain similar results: Ender's game, Starcraft, Warcraft, etc etc.
Who's to say real aliens could ever dream of such a war hungry race?
If there is any life out there, we'd probably be the ones doing the conquering. I mean, if "we're" (I don't live in the USA, but those who do are certainly still human) willing to preemptively attack Iraq, then why not another planet? One which could pose an even greater risk than WMDs?