If you're upgrading from Vista to Windows7 for gaming reasons, you've screwed up somewhere.
Performance numbers so far show the games to run at the same speed _or_slower_ under Win7. The only things that run better (like video) are due to MS spending all of their time streamlining the DRM code that will prevent you from using *your* legally purchased files wherever you want.
There won't be any decent use of D3D11 for a long time. Not even MS sponsored games are going to require D3D11, since they want everything to also support D3D9 for porting to the 360.
Personally, I game infrequently - but the half-dozen games I play (mostly HL2 engine games, CoH/V, and WoW) now run just fine under Wine.
To whomever modded this as Flamebait, please do some research on "Common Sense".
When it comes down to it, common sense is a polite way of saying "If you don't agree with me, you're an idiot". So, it is not I who posted flamebait, but the guy to which I was responding.
You may be right, but you can't prove it with a made up construct like "Common sense". Common sense infers common history and experience.
I've always used custom firmware, for hacking around with the IR and running emulators of my old systems. I've never copied a single PSP game. Common sense for me would say that very few people use custom firmware to pirate games.
If you think the opposite, it's possible that you're projecting your own wants and moral position.
I was one of the people that spoke loudly when Ext4 caused 0-byte file corruption.
While I don't entirely agree that it's just "an application issue", because apps that work fine on every other filesystem should not need to be re-written specifically for Ext4, I am pleased at the work the devs have done to work around the problems. The kernel patches have eradicated the issues I had with corruption, and the performance is still great.
I never did official benchmarking to determine the extent, but my perception is that there's a noticeable performance increase when using Ext4 instead of Ext3.
If I were building a production server, I may think twice and just go with Ext3... unless the app would *greatly* benefit from Ext4. However, for a desktop system, I think Ext4 is a very good choice and ready for primetime.
You skipped a few steps. I installed a WMP54G wifi card in a Vista box. The hunt went like this:
Insert Manufacturer's CD -> no drivers found -> No wired connection available downstairs -> Grab Ubuntu 9.04 CD and install to directory on Windows partition via Wubi -> Reboot to Ubuntu, card (and every other component) works fine -> Use Ubuntu to to Manufacturer's website -> No Vista64 drivers -> lspci to see which chipset it's using (the same model has been sold by Linksys with at least 3 entirely different chipsets) -> go to chipset mfg website and download reference drivers -> reboot into Vista and install reference drivers.
It's nice to have Ubuntu on that machine too. Two weeks after I got it, my kids told me it started blue-screening in NTFS.sys at login. Ubuntu was again able to boot fine and gave me access to the web to troubleshoot and fix the problem (a corrupt ClientRegistryBlob for Steam... taking down the entire OS!).
Every Windows user should have an Ubuntu LiveCD or Knoppix around - it saves you an incredible amount of headaches.
I'll believe that voice-mail will be gone some time shortly after I can walk around any sizable corporation without seeing fax machines everywhere.
Newsflash: Some people live and die by voicemail, and hardly ever use e-mail or texting. Just because it doesn't best fit the flow of your work doesn't mean it's not a killer app for others.
Give it a shot, and notice what happens when you try to "restore at your leisure". The image will be full of device drivers for your virtual machine and you'll be restoring it to dissimilar hardware.
I'm not saying you can't fix it, but you skipped right over the major pain in the ass steps.
On the over hand though, regardless of the false pretense, these people gave their data to him...
If you factor that into the equation, you aren't considering the scenario where someone could decide to prank you by sending another guy like this YOUR information and picture.
BTW: One of my test systems, now at 9.04, started at 7.04, and has been updated solely through ugrades.
There have been minor upgrade issues, but nothing that wasn't quickly resolved with a Google search.
In normal operation, it's just as stable as the other three machines where I've generally done clean installs (so that I could try new filesystems and such).
Upgrades of Linux distributions work much better than Windows distributions because of the library structure and package dependancy system.
If you try to upgrade a library on Linux to a new version that cannot coexist with a previous version that other apps depend on, the new package will be set up so that it tells you it needs to remove the old library and its dependent apps if you really want to proceed.
There's also not going to be a lot of garbage hanging around in a "registry". If a package doesn't work because of settings, they're easily removed from/etc (or a '.' directory in your home directory, for personal settings) and can in no way be harming unrelated apps.
On Windows.... I agree that clean installs are the better policy.
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sudo apt-get remove pulseaudio
Problem solved.
If you're upgrading from Vista to Windows7 for gaming reasons, you've screwed up somewhere.
Performance numbers so far show the games to run at the same speed _or_slower_ under Win7. The only things that run better (like video) are due to MS spending all of their time streamlining the DRM code that will prevent you from using *your* legally purchased files wherever you want.
There won't be any decent use of D3D11 for a long time. Not even MS sponsored games are going to require D3D11, since they want everything to also support D3D9 for porting to the 360.
Personally, I game infrequently - but the half-dozen games I play (mostly HL2 engine games, CoH/V, and WoW) now run just fine under Wine.
What about arbitrary javascript on web pages? By your logic, a Flash player would be out of the question.
>> I'm not yet an astrophysicist, but I did ace my cosmology exam yesterday
What does "50 ways to please your man." have to do with astrology?
But a serious question: Over distance, wouldn't the visible light catch up to the neutrinos?
Ooops - reply was actually to grandparent. Wrong reply button.
>> They use them to PAY STAFF, GIVE RAISES,
You tell them, brother! They used their profits to pay Steve Ballmer $1.35M in 2008. Heaven forbid he should be forced to live on $1.34M.
I might be considered a redneck by geography/accent (grew up in Louisiana and Texas), but I completely support everything you said. Good job.
Cretinous was the only insult in that comment.
To whomever modded this as Flamebait, please do some research on "Common Sense".
When it comes down to it, common sense is a polite way of saying "If you don't agree with me, you're an idiot". So, it is not I who posted flamebait, but the guy to which I was responding.
Ha! TRICK QUESTION! I would never buy a Zune.
Yes, much less confusing.
Hey, if I want to use a ZuneHD in my car which cable do I need?
You may be right, but you can't prove it with a made up construct like "Common sense". Common sense infers common history and experience.
I've always used custom firmware, for hacking around with the IR and running emulators of my old systems. I've never copied a single PSP game. Common sense for me would say that very few people use custom firmware to pirate games.
If you think the opposite, it's possible that you're projecting your own wants and moral position.
"Alternatively, you could have binged it."
Yeah, if I wanted a snarky answer. http://www.eternaldusk.com/images/screenshots/chandlerbing.png
I was one of the people that spoke loudly when Ext4 caused 0-byte file corruption.
While I don't entirely agree that it's just "an application issue", because apps that work fine on every other filesystem should not need to be re-written specifically for Ext4, I am pleased at the work the devs have done to work around the problems. The kernel patches have eradicated the issues I had with corruption, and the performance is still great.
I never did official benchmarking to determine the extent, but my perception is that there's a noticeable performance increase when using Ext4 instead of Ext3.
If I were building a production server, I may think twice and just go with Ext3... unless the app would *greatly* benefit from Ext4. However, for a desktop system, I think Ext4 is a very good choice and ready for primetime.
Heh, did you know when you type your ip address on slashdot it comes up as stars? Look: this is mine ***.**.***.** try it! it's fun! :)
127.0.0.1
You skipped a few steps. I installed a WMP54G wifi card in a Vista box. The hunt went like this:
Insert Manufacturer's CD -> no drivers found -> No wired connection available downstairs -> Grab Ubuntu 9.04 CD and install to directory on Windows partition via Wubi -> Reboot to Ubuntu, card (and every other component) works fine -> Use Ubuntu to to Manufacturer's website -> No Vista64 drivers -> lspci to see which chipset it's using (the same model has been sold by Linksys with at least 3 entirely different chipsets) -> go to chipset mfg website and download reference drivers -> reboot into Vista and install reference drivers.
It's nice to have Ubuntu on that machine too. Two weeks after I got it, my kids told me it started blue-screening in NTFS.sys at login. Ubuntu was again able to boot fine and gave me access to the web to troubleshoot and fix the problem (a corrupt ClientRegistryBlob for Steam... taking down the entire OS!).
Every Windows user should have an Ubuntu LiveCD or Knoppix around - it saves you an incredible amount of headaches.
The percentage of "native" ants left in Texas is practically nil. The fire ants killed them all - they do that, you know.
Not just difficult, it would be a miracle.
I'll believe that voice-mail will be gone some time shortly after I can walk around any sizable corporation without seeing fax machines everywhere.
Newsflash: Some people live and die by voicemail, and hardly ever use e-mail or texting. Just because it doesn't best fit the flow of your work doesn't mean it's not a killer app for others.
>> Never tried this myself
Give it a shot, and notice what happens when you try to "restore at your leisure". The image will be full of device drivers for your virtual machine and you'll be restoring it to dissimilar hardware.
I'm not saying you can't fix it, but you skipped right over the major pain in the ass steps.
If you factor that into the equation, you aren't considering the scenario where someone could decide to prank you by sending another guy like this YOUR information and picture.
If they had been around that long, they would have put out *at least* two more albums.
Linux was anthropomorphized in commercials years before Apple or Windows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwL0G9wK8j4).
Typical of a Microsoft: Be the last one to do something and claim everyone copied you.
It's easier to count the windows
I can't. That website requires Windows to count the windows.
Who would create an OS-specific site for simple image viewing/manipulation? Oh... it's in Microsoft's netblock. Surprise.
BTW: One of my test systems, now at 9.04, started at 7.04, and has been updated solely through ugrades.
There have been minor upgrade issues, but nothing that wasn't quickly resolved with a Google search.
In normal operation, it's just as stable as the other three machines where I've generally done clean installs (so that I could try new filesystems and such).
Upgrades of Linux distributions work much better than Windows distributions because of the library structure and package dependancy system.
If you try to upgrade a library on Linux to a new version that cannot coexist with a previous version that other apps depend on, the new package will be set up so that it tells you it needs to remove the old library and its dependent apps if you really want to proceed.
There's also not going to be a lot of garbage hanging around in a "registry". If a package doesn't work because of settings, they're easily removed from /etc (or a '.' directory in your home directory, for personal settings) and can in no way be harming unrelated apps.
On Windows.... I agree that clean installs are the better policy.