Yeah... and did anyone else think that Richard Stallman might have been the target of this particular comment?
"Whenever you use it as an argument for why somebody_else should do something, you're no longer being ethical, you're just being a sanctimonious dick-head."
We're already doing this through Federal and State gas taxes.
That's why I hate this proposal so much... not only is it a new tax, but now you're triple penalizing someone for having a long commute. They're already paying more in gas taxes and tolls because they're driving more, but now you're getting hit again with a mileage tax as well.
Is anyone else disappointed that AMD's fastest desktop processor can barely keep up with Intel's midrange Sandy Bridge Core i5 processors in most applications? Sure, AMD's processors are still a great value, but it seems like they fall further behind with their performance parts every year.
I just hope that the performance improvements for Bulldozer are all they're cracked up to be.
In defense of CmdrTaco, the first generation iPod was a piece of crap. It was expensive, only had 5 GB of storage space, required a FireWire port, and only had software available for the Mac. It wasn't until the third generation iPod where they had those issues fixed, which is right around where they started flying off the shelves.
I live in a so-called AT&T "4G" area with HSPA+ coverage. My shiny new HTC Inspire 4G gets 1,200 kbps down and 400 kbps up when I run the speed test application on it. My old iPhone 3G averaged 1,800 down and 600 up in the same area six months ago.
That was lame, but the computer that Mark Walberg's character was using seemed even lamer. The movie was supposed to be based in modern times, but that system looked like something out of Minority Report.
Funny... after reading TFA (which is basically just a huge list of large and small Linux distributions that are based off of Debian), I came away feeling like I should blaming all of these Debian spin-offs for the insane fragmentation of the Linux desktop ecosystem.
I'm not saying this is a necessarily a bad thing, but it's definitely a good reason why commercial software vendors don't want to support Linux on the desktop. I can only imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to QA test your product on each one of these distributions to make sure that it installs and works properly.
A base install of CentOS 5 (no GUI or packages installed, just the kernel and a few utilities) is about 400 MB. From, there you can use yum to customize it to your liking.
Hell... I've done usable kiosk setups with XWindows and Firefox using CentOS 5 that ran off of a 4 GB CompactFlash drive.
True... I doubt that most residential ISP's will require the use for IPv6 for another five years or so. I'm sure that Linksys will have updated firmware for the newer/popular routers long before then.
If not, how much do you expect an entry level wireless router to cost in 2016? I'd bet $25 online, or $30 at your local Walmart or Target.
No offense, but if you ever TRIED using an iPhone 3G with iOS4, you'll quickly find out that Apple would have been better off cutting off upgrades for that device at version 3.
The interface goes from being perfectly usable to damn slow, and applications running on the phone constantly run out of memory and crash.
You would think that at least some of the smarter criminals would know by now that nothing that you put on Facebook is even remotely private. Even if you spent the time restricting all of your posts, photos, and comments so only your friends would see them, all it takes is for one of your friends to click on a rogue poll or Facebook application for them to pull a bunch of your so-called "personal" information through them. Not to mention that they're constantly changing the settings and adding new services for advertisers to grab your data on what seems to be a monthly basis.
Seriously, anybody who posts stuff on Facebook that they wouldn't want their mother or boss to read deserves to have that information used against them as a warning to rest of humanity.
Something tells me that you would feel differently if you had a wife and kids at home, and you weren't able to watch them grow up because you were in the office all the time.
Not to mention that once you're shown a manager that you're willing to work 50+ hours a week, they'll expect it for as long as you work at the company.
As this point, I'm rooting for the Chinese space program to steal some of NASA's failed ideas and try to put men on the moon by 2020. Unlike the US, they still have the money, manpower, and manufacturing capabilities to pull it off.
Honestly, It seems that the US government is only interested in funding NASA properly when they're losing the space race.
Actually, I noticed that bored stay at home mothers seem to dominate the majority of my Facebook posts. They just LOVE posting pictures of their kids doing stupid stuff, and sharing parenting tips that they found online.
Only problem is that I haven't seen a worthy replacement for Facebook to migrate to, yet. Sure, I'd love a place to post stuff to my network of friends without having to worry about my mother/nosey uncle/boss reading it, but there doesn't seem to be anything out there that seems superior.
Sure, you're save about $50 a unit buying the Vostro's upfront, but if you have to order additional systems 6 months later you probably won't be able to order an identical system. That means having to support and update yet another system build with different drivers to support the small changes in the hardware.
With the OptiPlex models, you're guaranteed that the same model will be available for at least a year after it's originally released. You'll also be able to order practically identical replacement parts two or three years down the road if needed, which may or may not be available with the Vostro.
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Only problem with that is that the paparazzi will have high-end cameras where that "feature" either doesn't exists or can be disabled.
Joe Consumer isn't going to know how to do that on his iPhone 6, though.
The Apple store might pretend to be surprised by this, anyway, considering that they're still not allowed to tell customers that Mac malware exists.
Yeah... and did anyone else think that Richard Stallman might have been the target of this particular comment?
"Whenever you use it as an argument for why somebody_else should do something, you're no longer being ethical, you're just being a sanctimonious dick-head."
Wow... Burn! Linux Guru cat fight!! :)
We're already doing this through Federal and State gas taxes.
That's why I hate this proposal so much... not only is it a new tax, but now you're triple penalizing someone for having a long commute. They're already paying more in gas taxes and tolls because they're driving more, but now you're getting hit again with a mileage tax as well.
Is anyone else disappointed that AMD's fastest desktop processor can barely keep up with Intel's midrange Sandy Bridge Core i5 processors in most applications? Sure, AMD's processors are still a great value, but it seems like they fall further behind with their performance parts every year.
I just hope that the performance improvements for Bulldozer are all they're cracked up to be.
In defense of CmdrTaco, the first generation iPod was a piece of crap. It was expensive, only had 5 GB of storage space, required a FireWire port, and only had software available for the Mac. It wasn't until the third generation iPod where they had those issues fixed, which is right around where they started flying off the shelves.
I look forward to using this new version of GNOME sometime around 2014.
I live in a so-called AT&T "4G" area with HSPA+ coverage. My shiny new HTC Inspire 4G gets 1,200 kbps down and 400 kbps up when I run the speed test application on it. My old iPhone 3G averaged 1,800 down and 600 up in the same area six months ago.
That was lame, but the computer that Mark Walberg's character was using seemed even lamer. The movie was supposed to be based in modern times, but that system looked like something out of Minority Report.
Seriously... there are several scenes in that movie that are unbelievably bad. Pick your favorite!
Funny... after reading TFA (which is basically just a huge list of large and small Linux distributions that are based off of Debian), I came away feeling like I should blaming all of these Debian spin-offs for the insane fragmentation of the Linux desktop ecosystem.
I'm not saying this is a necessarily a bad thing, but it's definitely a good reason why commercial software vendors don't want to support Linux on the desktop. I can only imagine what a pain in the ass it would be to QA test your product on each one of these distributions to make sure that it installs and works properly.
A base install of CentOS 5 (no GUI or packages installed, just the kernel and a few utilities) is about 400 MB. From, there you can use yum to customize it to your liking.
Hell... I've done usable kiosk setups with XWindows and Firefox using CentOS 5 that ran off of a 4 GB CompactFlash drive.
No Flash support. Less storage than a laptop. He still can't play World Of Warcraft on it. Lame. ;)
I doubt that we'll even see WebOS on an HP PC until June or July, and even then it will be an embedded dual boot option with Windows 7.
Microsoft doesn't have anything to worry about... yet.
True... I doubt that most residential ISP's will require the use for IPv6 for another five years or so. I'm sure that Linksys will have updated firmware for the newer/popular routers long before then.
If not, how much do you expect an entry level wireless router to cost in 2016? I'd bet $25 online, or $30 at your local Walmart or Target.
No offense, but if you ever TRIED using an iPhone 3G with iOS4, you'll quickly find out that Apple would have been better off cutting off upgrades for that device at version 3.
The interface goes from being perfectly usable to damn slow, and applications running on the phone constantly run out of memory and crash.
Excellent... I can't wait to buy insurance on my virtual tractor and fake crops in FarmVille.
Can I get drive-by insurance in Mafia Wars as well? :)
You would think that at least some of the smarter criminals would know by now that nothing that you put on Facebook is even remotely private. Even if you spent the time restricting all of your posts, photos, and comments so only your friends would see them, all it takes is for one of your friends to click on a rogue poll or Facebook application for them to pull a bunch of your so-called "personal" information through them. Not to mention that they're constantly changing the settings and adding new services for advertisers to grab your data on what seems to be a monthly basis.
Seriously, anybody who posts stuff on Facebook that they wouldn't want their mother or boss to read deserves to have that information used against them as a warning to rest of humanity.
Something tells me that you would feel differently if you had a wife and kids at home, and you weren't able to watch them grow up because you were in the office all the time.
I'd hope so, anyway.
Not to mention that once you're shown a manager that you're willing to work 50+ hours a week, they'll expect it for as long as you work at the company.
Watson becomes self-aware on August 29th, and the IBM engineers panic and try to pull the plug...
As this point, I'm rooting for the Chinese space program to steal some of NASA's failed ideas and try to put men on the moon by 2020. Unlike the US, they still have the money, manpower, and manufacturing capabilities to pull it off.
Honestly, It seems that the US government is only interested in funding NASA properly when they're losing the space race.
Actually, I noticed that bored stay at home mothers seem to dominate the majority of my Facebook posts. They just LOVE posting pictures of their kids doing stupid stuff, and sharing parenting tips that they found online.
Only problem is that I haven't seen a worthy replacement for Facebook to migrate to, yet. Sure, I'd love a place to post stuff to my network of friends without having to worry about my mother/nosey uncle/boss reading it, but there doesn't seem to be anything out there that seems superior.
Sure, you're save about $50 a unit buying the Vostro's upfront, but if you have to order additional systems 6 months later you probably won't be able to order an identical system. That means having to support and update yet another system build with different drivers to support the small changes in the hardware.
With the OptiPlex models, you're guaranteed that the same model will be available for at least a year after it's originally released. You'll also be able to order practically identical replacement parts two or three years down the road if needed, which may or may not be available with the Vostro.