The aol would do it for me. We used to call AOL the American Organization of Lamers. Coming into an IRC channel with AOL as your ISP was sure to get you kick banned.
I like a fast, good handling vehicle but I'm not going to put up with cramped quarters and my ass 2 inches from the ground to get it. Give me a large sedan with big leather seats, ice cold air, and enough sheet metal around me to bounce the occasional honda off of me.
I had that happen years ago with the Nvidia blob. Most consumer level computers now have Intel based on board video and I haven't seen any problems with that.
I haven't seen those messages in years. Maybe you're running a bleeding edge distro but the ones built to be stable really are just that, stable. Updating is such a non-issue anymore. I don't deny that when you try installing from a tarball or something then there are often various error messages but even I haven't had to do that in ages since everything I use is in my distro's repository.
I'm not talking about you and me. I'm talking about people that have no computer skills. Sure windows isn't that bad anymore, it's mostly stable and if you are careful then malware really isn't that big an issue anymore yet it's amazing how many windows boxes are massively infected to the point they wont run anymore. For the average person who really does nothing but surf porn, youtube and facebook Linux is actually a better choice. I've switched a lot of computer illiterates to it as they really don't need to know anything just to run it.
I'm saying that linux is simple to use if you have basic needs. If your needs are more complex then the complexity level ratchets up quickly. If you want to, for example, edit movies on a linux system you need to be more knowledgeable than for a mac os x system. I edit on both and it's much easier on the Mac. Getting my Linux box working involved a lot of configuring but gave good results. Not something for someone without some linux experience.
4 times? Most of the windows boxes at that price point are junk. A really good windows laptop is over a grand. Sure, you can get a shitty disposable Toshiba celeron machine with integrated Intel graphics. Perfectly suitable for facebooking.
It's great if you have a tiny dick and don't want them to realize how pathetic you are. I think that's why all these assholes are so fascinated about blowing themselves up and killing a bunch of people in the process. Lot's of women that don't realize what they're missing, hell of a fantasy. Personally I hope they wind up in a place with a 300 pound faggot named Bubba.
I haven't noticed any smartphones with 24" screens. I use a smartphone occasionally but it's painful and I'd never do it if I had a laptop available.
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I find that most people I switch to Linux love it. I do make sure before I switch them that they don't have any windows specific programs that they need or play games. If people just web browse and facebook then really they hardly notice anything except that the computer runs much better and faster and it doesn't require a re-install every couple of months. I'm talking computer illiterates here too. I have advised some to stay on windows though, mostly gamers.
I had a dual PII 333mhz server I bought second hand years back with 7 4.3 gigabyte 10K SCSI drives in it. When I started it up it sounded like a C-5 on takeoff. Disk access was really quick but damn the noise.
Frankly given a choice between a Google network and an AT&T network at the same exact speed and I'd take Google so fast those fuckers at AT&T's heads would spin. I can't think of a more universally hated company than AT&T except maybe Monsanto. Almost no one uses AT&T by choice. They've been loathed by their customers for decades, long before the internet or cell networks. There was a skit by Lily Tomlin on SNL one night that summed it up, she called them "the phone company." They've been despised by their customers since 1885.
I have no expectation of privacy at all. If I want something held private I'll be sure not to put it in a damn e-mail. Not just the government but all kinds of people can look at e-mail, it's less secure than frigging snail mail. Face it, you must be crazy to mention criminal shit in an e-mail or on any kind of phone. There are ways of getting secure messages around but those aren't included.
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The aol would do it for me. We used to call AOL the American Organization of Lamers. Coming into an IRC channel with AOL as your ISP was sure to get you kick banned.
Before or after they break his head?
Pepsi makes me look forward to a glass of water.
I like a fast, good handling vehicle but I'm not going to put up with cramped quarters and my ass 2 inches from the ground to get it. Give me a large sedan with big leather seats, ice cold air, and enough sheet metal around me to bounce the occasional honda off of me.
I had that happen years ago with the Nvidia blob. Most consumer level computers now have Intel based on board video and I haven't seen any problems with that.
I haven't seen those messages in years. Maybe you're running a bleeding edge distro but the ones built to be stable really are just that, stable. Updating is such a non-issue anymore. I don't deny that when you try installing from a tarball or something then there are often various error messages but even I haven't had to do that in ages since everything I use is in my distro's repository.
I'm not talking about you and me. I'm talking about people that have no computer skills. Sure windows isn't that bad anymore, it's mostly stable and if you are careful then malware really isn't that big an issue anymore yet it's amazing how many windows boxes are massively infected to the point they wont run anymore. For the average person who really does nothing but surf porn, youtube and facebook Linux is actually a better choice. I've switched a lot of computer illiterates to it as they really don't need to know anything just to run it.
I'm saying that linux is simple to use if you have basic needs. If your needs are more complex then the complexity level ratchets up quickly. If you want to, for example, edit movies on a linux system you need to be more knowledgeable than for a mac os x system. I edit on both and it's much easier on the Mac. Getting my Linux box working involved a lot of configuring but gave good results. Not something for someone without some linux experience.
4 times? Most of the windows boxes at that price point are junk. A really good windows laptop is over a grand. Sure, you can get a shitty disposable Toshiba celeron machine with integrated Intel graphics. Perfectly suitable for facebooking.
Nowadays they should be able to get it to come in at under 10 pounds though.
That poll must have been nerd heavy. Only Gamers would pick EA over those two.
It's great if you have a tiny dick and don't want them to realize how pathetic you are. I think that's why all these assholes are so fascinated about blowing themselves up and killing a bunch of people in the process. Lot's of women that don't realize what they're missing, hell of a fantasy. Personally I hope they wind up in a place with a 300 pound faggot named Bubba.
I haven't noticed any smartphones with 24" screens. I use a smartphone occasionally but it's painful and I'd never do it if I had a laptop available.
I find that most people I switch to Linux love it. I do make sure before I switch them that they don't have any windows specific programs that they need or play games. If people just web browse and facebook then really they hardly notice anything except that the computer runs much better and faster and it doesn't require a re-install every couple of months. I'm talking computer illiterates here too. I have advised some to stay on windows though, mostly gamers.
You could always install linux or windows on it. It's gross and obscene but you can put windows on it.
My favorite game is still Railroad Tycoon II. Don't need much hardware for that.
I have friends that ask me if I can put window XP on their new windows 8 computers. No one seems to really like it.
I'm waiting on a 24 inch laptop.
I had a dual PII 333mhz server I bought second hand years back with 7 4.3 gigabyte 10K SCSI drives in it. When I started it up it sounded like a C-5 on takeoff. Disk access was really quick but damn the noise.
I don't have a problem with paying for usage. I just wonder why they charge so fucking much per gigabyte. Is 1000% profit really necessary?
Surely you don't trust the lying scum at AT&T with your info?
Frankly given a choice between a Google network and an AT&T network at the same exact speed and I'd take Google so fast those fuckers at AT&T's heads would spin. I can't think of a more universally hated company than AT&T except maybe Monsanto. Almost no one uses AT&T by choice. They've been loathed by their customers for decades, long before the internet or cell networks. There was a skit by Lily Tomlin on SNL one night that summed it up, she called them "the phone company." They've been despised by their customers since 1885.
This isn't something for the Feds. This is the kind of thing State governments are supposed to regulate, much like they do electric power service.
I think they plan to have lots of virgins there.
I have no expectation of privacy at all. If I want something held private I'll be sure not to put it in a damn e-mail. Not just the government but all kinds of people can look at e-mail, it's less secure than frigging snail mail. Face it, you must be crazy to mention criminal shit in an e-mail or on any kind of phone. There are ways of getting secure messages around but those aren't included.