I'm sure it was an honest mistake; the GP author probably simply uses pirated copies that remove WGA and serial checks.
It's easy to ignore how much a pain in the ass Microsoft makes everything when you spend days looking for and installing pirated versions instead, and in the process turn yourself into a criminal. But, it's so much easier than spending an afternoon learning your way around the desktop of a free and perfectly legal alternative.
When was your experience? I haven't had Flash problems in Linux for about 3 years. Maybe it's my hardware... but you shouldn't expect Flash to run smoothly on your hardware if it wouldn't run Windows but at a snails pace.
Not marketing. They very well could have been saying "2.6.40" will run faster.
I love Linux, but the post 2.6.38 kernels have developed in a way as to be completely random as to whether or not they will successfully boot on my x58/i980x motherboard/CPU. All kinds of breakage and improvements hit in the 2.6.39-40 cycle that are going to take a while to even out. So, don't expect the exact same experience as with the 2.6.38 kernel.
>> True, but there is nothing here that couldn't be done just as easily on OSX and Linux.
And tell us how you would do that? How would you make a web page that convinces the user that they should click 'okay' on your installer instead of going to the system app center / repositories?
People that were conditioned to Windows might fall for it, but people that 'learned' Linux would know it's BS.
How would you convince someone to give you the admin ID when they didn't launch an installer or app that needs admin access?
VIRUSES IN LINUX DON'T PROPAGATE BECAUSE LINUX DOESN'T WORK LIKE WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
When web apps pop up a realistic looking XP or Win7 windows claiming virus infection... or the need to run an 'exe' to install a missing codec, it's a good day to be running Linux or OS X. Nothing tells you fraud so much as something that's been polished to a fine point to fool the Windows users.
>> Oh please! I can make that into a little.reg file and go "See this thing? Go clicky clicky and reboot"
The fact that you instinctively think such a thing needs a reboot proves how well Windows has conditioned you to accept your Stockholm Syndrome..
BTW, the people in Linux that are going to the shell are doing power-user stuff (like Windows users who take advantage of powershell). You can get by without it: my kids and my parents have used Linux for years and have never *ever* used the shell. Swear To God (I keep them on stable releases, and there are no viruses to screw up their wireless, video, etc.).
How many Linux powered devices (ex. Android, Tivo, etc) are there in the world where the user has never touched a shell? Use of a shell all depends on how much you want to bend a system to your will. Microsoft didn't add powershell to Windows because shells are pointless.
Then you had intent, whereas an algorithm has none. Suing Google for the output of a generic algorithm is the Internet equivalent of suing gun manufacturers for homicide. [note: I don't care about the reasons that's a legal course of action, so save the time you were going to spend on that, I think it's stupid to do as long as manufacturing guns is legal.]
Simplest put, the part about "because the autocomplete suggestions were deemed to be Google's own creation" from the summary is wrong beyond words. By that logic, we can sue Google and any other image search engine for copyright infringement all day long [note: I also don't care about your opinion on those cases, they're stupid as long as robots.txt exists.]. Or, conversely, write software that minimally recompiles existing software (which would still probably be a lot more complex of an algorithm than Google's autocomplete) to sell as our own.
I'm not interested in your understanding of legal sophistry; I'm interested in pure right, wrong, and beauty. Altering an algorithm because one party does not like the data the world has associated with them is not a beautiful solution, and therefore it cannot be right.
Nothing you've said has changed my evaluation or opinion in the slightest - so we might as well agree to disagree.
Some of us just wanted it as an alternate development platform and to experiment with the SPUs, just as much as a gaming machine. We already have x86_64 PC's for 'normal' use. I definitely wouldn't have bought it if it had not supported Linux at the time (as I already had a 360).
How serious am I? I've still not even upgraded the firmware - so I can keep Linux on it (Though I own five other PCs that all have Linux on them), So, what Sony gave me was an end to online gaming (and new games that require the new firmware)..
Right. Because when Hotz settled, all the keys magically disappeared from the systems of the hackers who had already downloaded them - and fail0verflow ceased to exist.
You're being purposely dense. The plaintiff's entire suit is based on narrow unwritten interpretation of data as a statement. If your going to mentally add '=' between the words, you might as well add 'is not' between them, or "strawberry yogurt" even.
If Google's output seems to associate their names with fraud, it's only because of input data. The persons (or charlatans) who don't like it should contest it with the creators of that data - not with Google.
Why can't the "defamed" do that? The most logical conclusion is that there's nothing wrong with the data. Do you represent the plaintiffs?
>> Turns out this law stuff ain't so easy for you non-lawyers after all.
Meanwhile right, wrong, and simple understanding of technology seem to continually baffle many lawyers.
Type 68 + 1 into Google, then tell me it has a dirty mind. Interpretation of a string of words created by statistical association without specific intention cannot be defamation.
You might as well argue that the dictionary is implying cricket players are criminals because it put the words so close together.
So, you're absolutely sure the W3 number is more skewed than all the statcounter statistics coming from Windows-only download/software sites (whereas 99%+ of Linux downloads are handled via repos and source control systems)?
1% of all the PCs in the world doesn't even equal the install base of Ubuntu - just one of the available Linux distros. Stop with your own propaganda.
>> "Reed Richards was in the mix too, but I tend to like regular humans who just have brains â" as opposed to some type of powers."
The author doesn't seem to be thinking this through. Reed Richards used his brains to give himself powers, not the other way around. People don't seriously still think the cosmic rays gave them super powers, when they normally just give you cancer, without the ship being specifically designed to make it so?
If Tony Stark had half of Reed's brains, he'd build nanites to repair his heart and give himself the Iron Man powers without need for a suit.
I wonder how well the War Machine armor would fair if you fired the Nevada Gun at it?
Statcounter's statistics are skewed because they include virus information and AV update sites, which the average Windows user has to access about four times a day.
Associating words in an algorithm to find the next most likely word is not the equivalent to making a statement. It's not defamation.
Google never said "soandso is a con-man", they just offered a service that knows "When people type that name, the most likely associated term is usually con-man".
The court is not thinking this through far enough, or just completely ignorant.
Bonuses are often defined as targets, not as a "max possible" number (which in Ballmer's case is double the target - with the target being equal to his salary).
Ballmer's not hurting for cash either way. He's been selling off $2B in stock for the last few months - starting with $1.3B right before the Windows Phone 7 launch. It's a pretty good indication that he knew WinPho7 was going to tank and that he might be looking at forced retirement pretty soon.
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I'm sure it was an honest mistake; the GP author probably simply uses pirated copies that remove WGA and serial checks.
It's easy to ignore how much a pain in the ass Microsoft makes everything when you spend days looking for and installing pirated versions instead, and in the process turn yourself into a criminal. But, it's so much easier than spending an afternoon learning your way around the desktop of a free and perfectly legal alternative.
When was your experience? I haven't had Flash problems in Linux for about 3 years. Maybe it's my hardware... but you shouldn't expect Flash to run smoothly on your hardware if it wouldn't run Windows but at a snails pace.
Not marketing. They very well could have been saying "2.6.40" will run faster.
I love Linux, but the post 2.6.38 kernels have developed in a way as to be completely random as to whether or not they will successfully boot on my x58/i980x motherboard/CPU. All kinds of breakage and improvements hit in the 2.6.39-40 cycle that are going to take a while to even out. So, don't expect the exact same experience as with the 2.6.38 kernel.
>> "Viruses" don't propagate in Linux because nobody fucking uses Linux.
Right. All web servers run IIS. Right. No one wants to hack web servers. Right.
People that claim Linux isn't targeted because it has no market share have no clue. I'll bet you use Linux every day, whether you know it or not.
>> True, but there is nothing here that couldn't be done just as easily on OSX and Linux.
And tell us how you would do that? How would you make a web page that convinces the user that they should click 'okay' on your installer instead of going to the system app center / repositories?
People that were conditioned to Windows might fall for it, but people that 'learned' Linux would know it's BS.
How would you convince someone to give you the admin ID when they didn't launch an installer or app that needs admin access?
VIRUSES IN LINUX DON'T PROPAGATE BECAUSE LINUX DOESN'T WORK LIKE WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
When web apps pop up a realistic looking XP or Win7 windows claiming virus infection... or the need to run an 'exe' to install a missing codec, it's a good day to be running Linux or OS X. Nothing tells you fraud so much as something that's been polished to a fine point to fool the Windows users.
>> Oh please! I can make that into a little .reg file and go "See this thing? Go clicky clicky and reboot"
The fact that you instinctively think such a thing needs a reboot proves how well Windows has conditioned you to accept your Stockholm Syndrome..
BTW, the people in Linux that are going to the shell are doing power-user stuff (like Windows users who take advantage of powershell). You can get by without it: my kids and my parents have used Linux for years and have never *ever* used the shell. Swear To God (I keep them on stable releases, and there are no viruses to screw up their wireless, video, etc.).
How many Linux powered devices (ex. Android, Tivo, etc) are there in the world where the user has never touched a shell? Use of a shell all depends on how much you want to bend a system to your will. Microsoft didn't add powershell to Windows because shells are pointless.
It's incredibly weird to see a story on Slashdot where I agree with the way laws are being implemented or enforced in Texas.
Maybe there's hope for us yet.
>> "...Dylan Cuthbert, creator of popular PSN game PixelJunk."
PixelJunk is a series of games, not the name of an individual game.
Other upcoming PR campaign programs for Floridians:
- Big Scarlet Letters for Unwed Teen Mothers
- Glitter Number Tattoos for Jews
- Key-fobs for the Homeless
I'm just so glad Texas isn't the only ridiculous state.
>> If I were to write the words...
Then you had intent, whereas an algorithm has none. Suing Google for the output of a generic algorithm is the Internet equivalent of suing gun manufacturers for homicide. [note: I don't care about the reasons that's a legal course of action, so save the time you were going to spend on that, I think it's stupid to do as long as manufacturing guns is legal.]
Simplest put, the part about "because the autocomplete suggestions were deemed to be Google's own creation" from the summary is wrong beyond words. By that logic, we can sue Google and any other image search engine for copyright infringement all day long [note: I also don't care about your opinion on those cases, they're stupid as long as robots.txt exists.]. Or, conversely, write software that minimally recompiles existing software (which would still probably be a lot more complex of an algorithm than Google's autocomplete) to sell as our own.
I'm not interested in your understanding of legal sophistry; I'm interested in pure right, wrong, and beauty. Altering an algorithm because one party does not like the data the world has associated with them is not a beautiful solution, and therefore it cannot be right.
Nothing you've said has changed my evaluation or opinion in the slightest - so we might as well agree to disagree.
Some of us just wanted it as an alternate development platform and to experiment with the SPUs, just as much as a gaming machine. We already have x86_64 PC's for 'normal' use. I definitely wouldn't have bought it if it had not supported Linux at the time (as I already had a 360).
How serious am I? I've still not even upgraded the firmware - so I can keep Linux on it (Though I own five other PCs that all have Linux on them), So, what Sony gave me was an end to online gaming (and new games that require the new firmware)..
>> Sony gets to keep their closed system
Right. Because when Hotz settled, all the keys magically disappeared from the systems of the hackers who had already downloaded them - and fail0verflow ceased to exist.
You're being purposely dense. The plaintiff's entire suit is based on narrow unwritten interpretation of data as a statement. If your going to mentally add '=' between the words, you might as well add 'is not' between them, or "strawberry yogurt" even.
If Google's output seems to associate their names with fraud, it's only because of input data. The persons (or charlatans) who don't like it should contest it with the creators of that data - not with Google.
Why can't the "defamed" do that? The most logical conclusion is that there's nothing wrong with the data. Do you represent the plaintiffs?
>> Turns out this law stuff ain't so easy for you non-lawyers after all.
Meanwhile right, wrong, and simple understanding of technology seem to continually baffle many lawyers.
Type 68 + 1 into Google, then tell me it has a dirty mind. Interpretation of a string of words created by statistical association without specific intention cannot be defamation.
You might as well argue that the dictionary is implying cricket players are criminals because it put the words so close together.
So, you're absolutely sure the W3 number is more skewed than all the statcounter statistics coming from Windows-only download/software sites (whereas 99%+ of Linux downloads are handled via repos and source control systems)?
1% of all the PCs in the world doesn't even equal the install base of Ubuntu - just one of the available Linux distros. Stop with your own propaganda.
>> "Reed Richards was in the mix too, but I tend to like regular humans who just have brains â" as opposed to some type of powers."
The author doesn't seem to be thinking this through. Reed Richards used his brains to give himself powers, not the other way around. People don't seriously still think the cosmic rays gave them super powers, when they normally just give you cancer, without the ship being specifically designed to make it so?
If Tony Stark had half of Reed's brains, he'd build nanites to repair his heart and give himself the Iron Man powers without need for a suit.
I wonder how well the War Machine armor would fair if you fired the Nevada Gun at it?
5.1% according to w3schools. http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp
Statcounter's statistics are skewed because they include virus information and AV update sites, which the average Windows user has to access about four times a day.
From the summary: "The system can distinguish between actual speech and the cursor controlling thought sounds."
Associating words in an algorithm to find the next most likely word is not the equivalent to making a statement. It's not defamation.
Google never said "soandso is a con-man", they just offered a service that knows "When people type that name, the most likely associated term is usually con-man".
The court is not thinking this through far enough, or just completely ignorant.
It must be reliable, the guys at Fox are geniuses...
[...]according to emails sent to FoxNews.com[...]
"He is speaking to a computer tech on how to fix his computer," one message read. "He is trying to write down the instruction as the tech tells him."
...that apparently can't recognize a joke when they read it.
Someone educate me: Why are people incapable of running the diff command between Red Hat and the pure kernel sources in order to get just the patches?
The bullet comes out pretty fast. ME-262's were doing it 70 years ago.
Cell phones and tablets are mostly ARM. NaCl is mostly useless unless you want to prop up power-sucking Intel CPUs and their x86 monopoly.
Bonuses are often defined as targets, not as a "max possible" number (which in Ballmer's case is double the target - with the target being equal to his salary).
Ballmer's not hurting for cash either way. He's been selling off $2B in stock for the last few months - starting with $1.3B right before the Windows Phone 7 launch. It's a pretty good indication that he knew WinPho7 was going to tank and that he might be looking at forced retirement pretty soon.