How am I a 'consumer' ? I have given Google nothing (directly), and they owe me nothing. How can I complain about a free service? Beggars can't be choosers?
And what about when I go to the supermarket and buy cat food, and on the back of the print-out receipt is a coupon for a competing cat food? Can the manufacturer of the cat food that I bought sue the supermarket?
Yep. In internet forums some Linuxers will tell you to RTFM, and some Windowsers will tell you they don't consult for free. I don't see a heck of a lot of difference in the net effect.
Here's the difference: Windows already has the majority of the desktop marketshare. Linux users (presumably) want to change that. If getting support is a pain in the ass no matter which OS you use, people are going to stick with the OS that came on their Dell (dude).
Do not forget about the rising price of movie prices themselves. Look for yourself at how much prices have gone up here. I can tell you inflation was not that high.
Let's look at the prices on that web site for the past 16 years. Notice that the prices from 1989 onwards are the ones based on a survey (also I'm guessing most Slashdot users don't remember, or weren't around to witness, pre-1989 prices).
Price in 1989 = $3.99. Price in 2004 = $6.21. ($6.21/$3.99)^(1/16) = 1.0280
CPI for 1/1989 = 121.2. CPI for 1/2005 = 191.3. (191.3/121.2)^(1/16) = 1.0289
So it looks like ticket prices have been growing by about 2.8%/yr, whereas the CPI has been about 2.9%/yr.. (i.e. inflation > ticket hike, past 16yrs).
Gmail requires you allow cookies from google.com. This in turn allows google to log and track all your searches with a persistent cookie.
Considering how much I use google and the degree to which it has become an extension of my own memory, I find this unacceptable. Thus, no gmail for me.
Google's official corporate mantra might be "Don't be evil" but they sure don't care much about privacy.
Am I the only one who uses webmaster@whatever-web-site-is-requesting-my-addre ss.com ? (i.e. webmaster@nytimes.com, webmaster@latimes.com, etc). Figure it serves the poor bastards right for working at a place that wants to spam me. And if they don't spam me, well then it's no bother to the webmaster:) Really a win-win situation (at least for me)
The official name is the MICROSOFT/Gates Building, and RMS will not dignify other names with a response.
I mean, Gates wouldn't have any money without Microsoft, so you can't have one without the other!
I beg to differ - one of the few things stopping me from purchasing a phone is the fact that I do not want to pay for hundreds of features that I will never use. All I want is an address book and a way to make calls.
Oh right, so because you're begging to differ, the article is inaccurate? Frankly speaking, you're a moron. I just got a new phone last weekend. It cost $70 after rebate.. it has a camera, color screen, ringtones, etc, etc, etc. Sure, I'm never going to use 95% of the features, but $70 is cheap. If I wanted a boring phone w/ a plain screen, no camera, no way to hook it up to my computer, etc, it would have been FREE. So you might want to dream up a new reason not to get a phone, because so many deals give you free phones now that there's no need to "pay for hundreds of features that I will never use"
I can't be the only one silently waiting for the Slashdot DupePostChecker, am I??? It was promised to us in 1999, which quickly turned into 2000. Then somewhere around 2001 or 2002 there was a delay for CmdrTaco to get engaged or married or something. Oh, and when VA's stock tanked, another huge delay (insufficient funds to hire the extra programmers needed). I really thought 2003 was the year that we'd all see it though.. I really did. Here's to 2004, but I'm not holding my breath.
Easily the best technology of 2003 was the Slashdot Dupe-Post-Checker(c). Using the up-to-now unknown technologies of "regular expressions" and "pattern matching", the wiz-kid staff at Slashdot was finally able to automatically check if a story had already been posted before.
Oh wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.. that isn't due out until 2004, right? Or maybe it's just vaporware..
I've been a Linux user since 1996, and at one point used it exclusively. Now I exclusively use Windows 2000 on the desktop, although I still use a (GNU/) Linux box as a server of sorts. There are a lot of reasons why I switched back to Windows (on the desktop), but here are a few:
X Fonts Suck : I know this topic has been beaten with a dead horse, and I know there are probably ways to make the fonts better. But the reality is that out of the box, the X fonts suck.
No uniformity across applications : You can't cut and paste, drag and drop. I know people will flame me saying that if I use all Gnome (or all KDE) apps across the board then there's a way to do it among them. The fact remains that there's no standard way to do it across everything.
Game support : Again, beaten to death. Some games are ported to Linux, but until all the best ones are then it remains easier to use Windows to run them.
No good browser : I hate Microsoft as much as anyone (Bill Gates is the anti-christ), but IE is the fastest, most stable browser out there. I've used Netscape (mozilla), and Opera quite a bit, and they don't compare. Browsing the web with Mozilla/Opera in X just isn't as nice as IE in Windows.
The wife: I'm not the only one using this PC. I don't want to have to explain how to use Linux to my wife, parents, or any other guest who may come over. Everyone knows how to use Windows.
MS Office : It's the best office suite out there, and I'm biased against MS. Many people need Excel, Powerpoint, etc for work so are forced to use Office, but from my experience it's the best option out there.
Work : We use Windows for mail at work, so when I connect to the work VPN from Windows at home I need to use Outlook. I know there are probably ways to do this in Linux with Evolution, but I assure you it's not as easy as doing it in Windows
Hardware : I have a bunch of random cards like an ATI All-In-Wonder. I know Linux supports it for viewing television, but can I do video capture with it? Do I have all of the flexibility of the Windows video capture software that came w/ it in terms of recording format, quality, Digital VCR settings, etc? The answer is: I don't think so, and if it does, it is going to be a huge b#tch to set up. The Windows software that came with it works just great.
This list is just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are other reasons, but it's past 5 on a Friday and I want to go home.
No doubt a dozen people will reply telling me I'm an idiot and all these things are possible under Linux. I agree with you, however the last thing I want to do after spending 9 hours coding at work is come home and f#ck with my Linux machine trying to get everything working perfectly, only to have everything break when I upgrade it. I use Linux for my home server, but it's not worth the aggravation of setting up for my home desktop. IMHO Linux just isn't there yet for home desktop use. It isn't too hard to install Windows 2000 and get everything working perfectly. As long as it's behind a router or firewall it's reasonably secure, and I have the Linux server for all my needs that windows can't do. I'm not saying Linux doesn't have advantages over Windows, because it certainly has a ton. I'm just answer the question of why I use Windows on my desktop and not Linux..
P.S. And don't think I gave Bill any money. My 2000 didn't cost me a thing.
Does anyone have some screenshots of the Xbox playing games with Wine running on X and Linux? Because if I can play PC games with Wine, X, and Linux on it (and a modchip of course), then I'll definitely get one.
i had the good fortune of attending a school in cambridge.. although i'm originally from the south so i'm very familiar with the academics of auburn university.
a joke i've heard many times back home about auburn: What's the admissions test at auburn university like? Admissions official asks the prospective student to hold out his hand, palm down. The student does so, then the admissions official holds his two hands out in the same manner. He holds them on either side of the student's hand, then moves his hands around very quickly. First to one side, then the other, back again and again. After a few seconds of shuffling his hands around the student's, he asks, "Now which one is yours?"
I don't think I am. If you could understand finnish, you could read this [cs.tut.fi] and a
number of others, the naming of the degree might be different, but what you study is exactly same. Once more, to me - it is astonishing, if a wireless degree is news in US.
Again, as others have pointed out, it's been possible for quite some time to study EE with a concentration in wireless technologies, which is virtually the same thing. So if you did EE with a focus on wireless then "what you study is exactly the same" and "the naming of the degree might be different." Comprende? It is only news because traditionally majors are predominantly limited to more classical areas of study.. Literature, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Philosophy, Art, etc.
... or you really are stuck in the stone age, atleast here in Finland you have been able to study the subject in deep detail for years. Now, seriously, is this news there in US? This is not a flamebait, I am truly interested in this.
I think you're a little confused. There's a difference between studying a subject and receiving a degree in that subject. Most universities offer a wide variety of subjects to study, but a relatively limited number of majors. To major in something generally requires around a dozen subjects in the area (plus or minus a few), with some sort of structured curriculum, maybe a thesis, etc. There have certainly been classes on wireless technology for quite some time, but to have a wireless major is quite different. As many have pointed out, it seems akin to getting a degree in Web Development, and so is likely more of a PR bit than anything. A degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in wireless technologies seems like a lot better option.. Just my 2 cents.
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How am I a 'consumer' ? I have given Google nothing (directly), and they owe me nothing. How can I complain about a free service? Beggars can't be choosers?
And what about when I go to the supermarket and buy cat food, and on the back of the print-out receipt is a coupon for a competing cat food? Can the manufacturer of the cat food that I bought sue the supermarket?
Yep. In internet forums some Linuxers will tell you to RTFM, and some Windowsers will tell you they don't consult for free. I don't see a heck of a lot of difference in the net effect.
Here's the difference: Windows already has the majority of the desktop marketshare. Linux users (presumably) want to change that. If getting support is a pain in the ass no matter which OS you use, people are going to stick with the OS that came on their Dell (dude).
Do not forget about the rising price of movie prices themselves. Look for yourself at how much prices have gone up here. I can tell you inflation was not that high.
Let's look at the prices on that web site for the past 16 years. Notice that the prices from 1989 onwards are the ones based on a survey (also I'm guessing most Slashdot users don't remember, or weren't around to witness, pre-1989 prices).
Price in 1989 = $3.99. Price in 2004 = $6.21. ($6.21/$3.99)^(1/16) = 1.0280
CPI for 1/1989 = 121.2. CPI for 1/2005 = 191.3. (191.3/121.2)^(1/16) = 1.0289
So it looks like ticket prices have been growing by about 2.8%/yr, whereas the CPI has been about 2.9%/yr.. (i.e. inflation > ticket hike, past 16yrs).
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this would be a whole lot cooler if the testing was being done by oompa loompas, as opposed to people..
have you ever had to go into town to pick up some power converters?
Gmail requires you allow cookies from google.com. This in turn allows google to log and track all your searches with a persistent cookie.
Considering how much I use google and the degree to which it has become an extension of my own memory, I find this unacceptable. Thus, no gmail for me.
Google's official corporate mantra might be "Don't be evil" but they sure don't care much about privacy.
-Isaac
Do you want to borrow my tin-foil hat?
Am I the only one who uses webmaster@whatever-web-site-is-requesting-my-addre ss.com ? (i.e. webmaster@nytimes.com, webmaster@latimes.com, etc). Figure it serves the poor bastards right for working at a place that wants to spam me. And if they don't spam me, well then it's no bother to the webmaster :) Really a win-win situation (at least for me)
The official name is the MICROSOFT/Gates Building, and RMS will not dignify other names with a response. I mean, Gates wouldn't have any money without Microsoft, so you can't have one without the other!
I beg to differ - one of the few things stopping me from purchasing a phone is the fact that I do not want to pay for hundreds of features that I will never use. All I want is an address book and a way to make calls.
Oh right, so because you're begging to differ, the article is inaccurate? Frankly speaking, you're a moron. I just got a new phone last weekend. It cost $70 after rebate.. it has a camera, color screen, ringtones, etc, etc, etc. Sure, I'm never going to use 95% of the features, but $70 is cheap. If I wanted a boring phone w/ a plain screen, no camera, no way to hook it up to my computer, etc, it would have been FREE. So you might want to dream up a new reason not to get a phone, because so many deals give you free phones now that there's no need to "pay for hundreds of features that I will never use"
.. he sold out to the evil empire for a shiny new xbox and a pocket full of candy. typical canadian really
I can't be the only one silently waiting for the Slashdot DupePostChecker, am I??? It was promised to us in 1999, which quickly turned into 2000. Then somewhere around 2001 or 2002 there was a delay for CmdrTaco to get engaged or married or something. Oh, and when VA's stock tanked, another huge delay (insufficient funds to hire the extra programmers needed). I really thought 2003 was the year that we'd all see it though.. I really did. Here's to 2004, but I'm not holding my breath.
Easily the best technology of 2003 was the Slashdot Dupe-Post-Checker(c). Using the up-to-now unknown technologies of "regular expressions" and "pattern matching", the wiz-kid staff at Slashdot was finally able to automatically check if a story had already been posted before.
Oh wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.. that isn't due out until 2004, right? Or maybe it's just vaporware..
trying to stop movies from reaching the internet is like trying to put a baby back into a woman..
while (true) { System.out.println("Don't bother entering, because I am going to win!"); }
I've been a Linux user since 1996, and at one point used it exclusively. Now I exclusively use Windows 2000 on the desktop, although I still use a (GNU/) Linux box as a server of sorts. There are a lot of reasons why I switched back to Windows (on the desktop), but here are a few:
This list is just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are other reasons, but it's past 5 on a Friday and I want to go home.
No doubt a dozen people will reply telling me I'm an idiot and all these things are possible under Linux. I agree with you, however the last thing I want to do after spending 9 hours coding at work is come home and f#ck with my Linux machine trying to get everything working perfectly, only to have everything break when I upgrade it. I use Linux for my home server, but it's not worth the aggravation of setting up for my home desktop. IMHO Linux just isn't there yet for home desktop use. It isn't too hard to install Windows 2000 and get everything working perfectly. As long as it's behind a router or firewall it's reasonably secure, and I have the Linux server for all my needs that windows can't do. I'm not saying Linux doesn't have advantages over Windows, because it certainly has a ton. I'm just answer the question of why I use Windows on my desktop and not Linux..
P.S. And don't think I gave Bill any money. My 2000 didn't cost me a thing.
Can I play myself in the movie? I used to download tons of stuff from Napster, so I should definitely be in it..
Does anyone have some screenshots of the Xbox playing games with Wine running on X and Linux? Because if I can play PC games with Wine, X, and Linux on it (and a modchip of course), then I'll definitely get one.
i had the good fortune of attending a school in cambridge.. although i'm originally from the south so i'm very familiar with the academics of auburn university.
a joke i've heard many times back home about auburn: What's the admissions test at auburn university like? Admissions official asks the prospective student to hold out his hand, palm down. The student does so, then the admissions official holds his two hands out in the same manner. He holds them on either side of the student's hand, then moves his hands around very quickly. First to one side, then the other, back again and again. After a few seconds of shuffling his hands around the student's, he asks, "Now which one is yours?"
Again, as others have pointed out, it's been possible for quite some time to study EE with a concentration in wireless technologies, which is virtually the same thing. So if you did EE with a focus on wireless then "what you study is exactly the same" and "the naming of the degree might be different." Comprende? It is only news because traditionally majors are predominantly limited to more classical areas of study.. Literature, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Philosophy, Art, etc.
Maybe you missed the fact that the students are at Auburn University...
I think you're a little confused. There's a difference between studying a subject and receiving a degree in that subject. Most universities offer a wide variety of subjects to study, but a relatively limited number of majors. To major in something generally requires around a dozen subjects in the area (plus or minus a few), with some sort of structured curriculum, maybe a thesis, etc. There have certainly been classes on wireless technology for quite some time, but to have a wireless major is quite different. As many have pointed out, it seems akin to getting a degree in Web Development, and so is likely more of a PR bit than anything. A degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in wireless technologies seems like a lot better option.. Just my 2 cents.
.. Damn it. I knew I should have used Buy It Now. Now the auction is gone :( No moon rocks for me, and I was all ready to paypal those guys too.