I take i[sic] you didn't read the article where it says "NTT will also continue its research and development of a writable media and drive configuration so that the Info-MICA storage method can be used for re-writable applications."
If the US government restricts the sale of G4 Macs to other countries, I'd say it's a fair bet they have a few rules for who can get an F/A-18 fighter jet...
The military usually measures the fuel load on fighters in pounds. IIRC they weigh fighters prior to launching off aircraft carriers, so they can set the catapaults for the right power.
Google's advanced toolbar features are things like showing the pagerank for that page.
For the Google toolbar to display the pagerank, they have to know what page you're accessing. Unless you've invented a telepathic computer, of course...
If you don't like it, turn that feature off. Bam, problem solved.
Hell, Google's site even tells you IN BIG CAPITAL RED LETTERS about it, saying "this isn't the usual legal garbage". <sarcasm>What scumbags, eh? </sarcasm>
don't know if you've ever actually tried linux, but multiple desktops on KDE/linux are the bomb -- i could not live without them. i recommend mandrake 8.1, give it a try.
As I said in my original post, I've tried Linux - specifically, Mandrake 8.0. I found multiple windows to be gimmicky and not really productivity enhancing, as I also already mentioned.
MMB means middle-mouse button pasting - the deault behaviour in linux is to copy all selected text (by mouse dragging, cursor keys) into the clipboard, which can then be pasted anywhere by middle mouse clicking. very convenient and faster than Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V (although that works as well).
Ah, okay, thanks. I have mine set to double click in Windows.
as for linux vulnerability, you should realise that linux, like all unices, was built with security being a top priority (since unix/linux servers still effectively run the majority of the net). window's top priority has always been ease of use, not security, hence its ongoing susceptability to viruses exploiting latent (and sometimes very stupid!) security holes (Blaster being a case in point).
Certainly, and I'll agree that the OSS model is better for fixing bugs and vulnerabilities. However, to claim that no vulnerabilities have ever existed (not to mention ignoring the fact that most Windows vulnerabilities that get exploited have had patches out long in advance) is silly.
just FYI, I own and administer a dedicated server running RedHat, as it is indeed better suited as a web server - I just don't think it's ready for the desktop
Multiple desktops are gimmicky. I installed a program to allow me to use them on WinXP, but turned it off within a couple days.
Not familiar with MMB pasting, not sure what you're talking about with single/doubleclick consistency - seems fine to me.
Tabbed browsing isn't a Linux feature, it's a browser feature. I'm currently using tabbed browsing in Windows.
are you really too dumb to realize the difference between problems caused by programming mistakes/missing features (like MS Blaster) and problems caused by ignorant 3rd parties (like that USB-camera that doesn't work on Linux)?
Are you really too dumb to claim that Linux has never had a vulnerability that could be exploited with a worm like Blaster? Are you really too dumb to realize that Windows was patched weeks before Blaster hit?
Are you claiming that there are no Windows-issues?
Certainly not, but at least Windows' interface isn't designed by techies, and instead GUI specialists.
The lack of mass-infections a la Blaster alone is a big plus on Linux.
It's a big plus to Windows Update, too. Or would you like to claim that Linux has never had a patch?
What kind of "issues" are you talking about anyway?
As an example, I managed to misconfigure something in my home directory that made that username unusable. I'm still not sure what I did, which was exceedingly frustrated.
I had no driver issues, but when they occur it is an issue for Linux on the desktop. Poeple expect it to work right off the bat. They're gonna say "fuck this, I give up" if it doesn't - mos people don't get a thrill out of programming their own drivers like Slashbots would suggest.
Or were you trolling?
Nope, merely pointing out that Linux isn't ready for the desktop for the average user. In case you missed it, Linus Fucking Torvalds agrees. Go accuse him of trolling, mmkay?
Slashdot Mirror
Ah, the predictive power of Slashdot.
I take i[sic] you didn't read the article where it says "NTT will also continue its research and development of a writable media and drive configuration so that the Info-MICA storage method can be used for re-writable applications."
If the US government restricts the sale of G4 Macs to other countries, I'd say it's a fair bet they have a few rules for who can get an F/A-18 fighter jet...
What, and proceed to fly from NY to LA via the North Pole or the tip of South America?
The military usually measures the fuel load on fighters in pounds. IIRC they weigh fighters prior to launching off aircraft carriers, so they can set the catapaults for the right power.
Erm... Google has 10,000+ servers. Slashdot has what, a dozen or two?
Maybe Micronesia will invade the US while Slashdot is slashdotting Google...
Homeworld made the list, #6!
:-)
Yay.
Add it in yourself.
:-p
That's the brilliance of a Wiki.
Deals with Yahoo, AOL, and other big sites... sales of their standalone intranet search servers... and I'd imagine they're doing well on the ads, too.
Worse: sign him up for all those "bill me later" magazine subscription cards...
There's a great Calvin and Hobbes comic about that...
Maybe that "s" in "trees" is a crazy way of indicating "more than one"...
Are you kidding?
This is one of the web's havens for insane zealotry!
"Not fun to read" and "shitty story" are two utterly different things.
Wow...
That was a pretty shitty story...
and no iTMS, either...
I'm sure the Third World will quickly discover that Kazaa runs on their nice new Windows installations.
Getting "locked in" to Windows is only expensive if you fully follow IP laws.
Google's advanced toolbar features are things like showing the pagerank for that page.
For the Google toolbar to display the pagerank, they have to know what page you're accessing. Unless you've invented a telepathic computer, of course...
If you don't like it, turn that feature off. Bam, problem solved.
Hell, Google's site even tells you IN BIG CAPITAL RED LETTERS about it, saying "this isn't the usual legal garbage". <sarcasm>What scumbags, eh? </sarcasm>
When is the last time you saw Google down?
Read before replying, eh?
Yes, 'cause they're not likely to take those, too. Heh.
don't know if you've ever actually tried linux, but multiple desktops on KDE/linux are the bomb -- i could not live without them. i recommend mandrake 8.1, give it a try.
As I said in my original post, I've tried Linux - specifically, Mandrake 8.0. I found multiple windows to be gimmicky and not really productivity enhancing, as I also already mentioned.
MMB means middle-mouse button pasting - the deault behaviour in linux is to copy all selected text (by mouse dragging, cursor keys) into the clipboard, which can then be pasted anywhere by middle mouse clicking. very convenient and faster than Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V (although that works as well).
Ah, okay, thanks. I have mine set to double click in Windows.
as for linux vulnerability, you should realise that linux, like all unices, was built with security being a top priority (since unix/linux servers still effectively run the majority of the net). window's top priority has always been ease of use, not security, hence its ongoing susceptability to viruses exploiting latent (and sometimes very stupid!) security holes (Blaster being a case in point).
Certainly, and I'll agree that the OSS model is better for fixing bugs and vulnerabilities. However, to claim that no vulnerabilities have ever existed (not to mention ignoring the fact that most Windows vulnerabilities that get exploited have had patches out long in advance) is silly.
just FYI, I own and administer a dedicated server running RedHat, as it is indeed better suited as a web server - I just don't think it's ready for the desktop
Multiple desktops are gimmicky. I installed a program to allow me to use them on WinXP, but turned it off within a couple days.
Not familiar with MMB pasting, not sure what you're talking about with single/doubleclick consistency - seems fine to me.
Tabbed browsing isn't a Linux feature, it's a browser feature. I'm currently using tabbed browsing in Windows.
are you really too dumb to realize the difference between problems caused by programming mistakes/missing features (like MS Blaster) and problems caused by ignorant 3rd parties (like that USB-camera that doesn't work on Linux)?
Are you really too dumb to claim that Linux has never had a vulnerability that could be exploited with a worm like Blaster? Are you really too dumb to realize that Windows was patched weeks before Blaster hit?
Are you claiming that there are no Windows-issues?
Certainly not, but at least Windows' interface isn't designed by techies, and instead GUI specialists.
The lack of mass-infections a la Blaster alone is a big plus on Linux.
It's a big plus to Windows Update, too. Or would you like to claim that Linux has never had a patch?
What kind of "issues" are you talking about anyway?
As an example, I managed to misconfigure something in my home directory that made that username unusable. I'm still not sure what I did, which was exceedingly frustrated.
I had no driver issues, but when they occur it is an issue for Linux on the desktop. Poeple expect it to work right off the bat. They're gonna say "fuck this, I give up" if it doesn't - mos people don't get a thrill out of programming their own drivers like Slashbots would suggest.
Or were you trolling?
Nope, merely pointing out that Linux isn't ready for the desktop for the average user. In case you missed it, Linus Fucking Torvalds agrees. Go accuse him of trolling, mmkay?
Welcome to Reading Comprehension 101. Please interpret the following phrase:
Technically, KDE/Linux has been good enough for the desktop for 1 or 2 years already.
For someone already computer savvy, perhaps.
For your average non-techie, it's not. Hell, even I had issues with Mandrake 8.0 - and I'm doing PHP coding for a living at the moment.
The 3d-modelling niche is a very good example on how fast Linux can take over a market when the apps are there.
The 3d-modeling niche is a very good example of Linux running not on the desktop but as a processing cluster (in this case, rendering graphics).
Um...Rush Limbaugh doesn't claim to be a local news anchor.