Germany's standard of living is below American already.
Citation needed. And Germany isn't socialist, oh sure they've got more socialized things than the US but they are most certainly not socialist. Heck even the USSR wasn't pure socialist!
I fear that trying to run one of these apps without cellular service won't get past the app's "please enter the validation code texted to you to confirm that you're a real person" screen.
I've NEVER seen an app do that, they send confirmation e-mails.
Since you seem to genuinely believe that gaming has always been a "boy's club" and it's only -NOW- that it is changing.
Not exactly. I'm old enough to remember when video games were considered "a boy thing" even though some girls played. And I'm old enough to remember the male-centric marketing, which continues to this day. And THAT is something of a problem since as I said gaming really isn't just dudebro-gamers, even less so than it was in the past.
You don't understand. People want to do what THEY want to do with computers and sometimes non-libre software or walled garden hardware is what lets them do it.
You may argue that we shouldn't have such things, but we don't live in the ivory tower of the 1972 MIT AI Lab, where computing was controlled by a bearded priesthood who "shared". In fact the FSF exists because some of that bearded priesthood decided they wanted to make some money and believed that not-sharing was in their companies best interests.
Stallman stayed at MIT, and thusly lived in an artificial bubble of not having to pay for things so never "grew out" of that old mindset.
I think Free/Libre software is a good thing, but there is always going to be software that isn't because we don't live in an ideal post-scarcity world. (In fact Stallman mentions post-scarcity in his writings)
Most people in the world don't have the tech skills to operate a Windows computer or a Mac properly,
I would agree with that
they're sure as hell not going to get on board with a linux distro that won't run the software they do their work with.
But I can't "entirely" agree with this. Linux is much better than it was, even compared with 10 years ago. And most people who have Windows at home running iTunes or iMusic aren't doing "work". They're watching cat videos on Facebook.
So a Linux distro would work as well for them as Windows...as long as they're not tied to iTunes. (In other words Android users would find it easier)
I hadn't heard about any tantrums. I'm not saying he doesn't have tantrums, but only that I hadn't heard of them. I know a bit about autistic spectrum folks so it would not surprise me if he does have a tantrum now and then.
The problem with posting as a registered user, which you seem oddly proud of, is that you can't just come out and say it for fear of negative moderation.
While I am fairly proud of posting logged in and standing by what I say, I'm not afraid of negative moderation. I've been negative-modded for saying things about Stallman. Including my first comment in this thread, it got modded down at first. And I tend to get modded down when I state my opinions about PC gaming and PC gamers among other things. And I get modded down when I confront those I consider sexist/misogynist when they start going on about an "SJW conspiracy"
I HAVE posted AC in specific circumstances. I do it VERY rarely though.
But I have read some complaints that some of these cases require the user not only to fill in the form but also submit the form through the PDF reader. I wonder whether there's a way to test submission.
I've been trying to figure that out too, but haven't been able to find a PDF that uses an action button in that way.
those classic print reviewers launched their "gamers are dead" articles
And if you actually READ those articles you would know they were actually about the "stereotype" of gamers being used in an "exclusionary" way. That "gamers" were more than just 15-25 year old guys with goatees, with hats on backwards, wearing their pants around their knees, playing Halo, Madden, LoL, TF2 and Starcraft.
But know, guys like you had to get all butthurt because someone says "dudebro gamers aren't the center of the gaming universe".
Not a dickhead. Sure I think some of his "zealotry" isn't practical for most people or at times productive, but I don't think he's a dickhead. He means well, but he is still to some extent living in computings past...and his "Bearded priesthoodness" is what allows him to do that because he doesn't use computers the way the masses do.
I'd be happy if they'd just fix the FOREVER spinny-thing when you Post.
Try right clicking the "Reply to This" tab and opening a new tab instead of Replying in-line. THAT should do the trick of getting rid of the FOREVER Spnny-thing.
I understand that streaming and youtube gaming videos are a thing, having streamed a bit and posted a few videos myself But there are FAR FAR less annoying and BETTER people than PeePeeDie out there. He's the guy that made that crappy goat game a big thing. I can't believe that some people think he and other youtubers are better "reviewers" than the classic print reviewers are.
And I want to bring up the fact that this "streaming" thing is for the young, since you practically have to be some college kid being supported by parents to have the time to stream enough to match what the audience demands. "You've got a job and can't stream 10 hours a day every day? Get off of twitch!'
Not everyone wants to compute like they were a member of the "bearded computer priesthood" at the MIT AI lab in 1972.
Stallmans axes...well his philosophies actually take choices AWAY from the users in favor of supposed freedoms they can really only take advantage of IF they are also members of "the bearded priesthood"
This is solving the symptom and not the problem. You want more girls and minorities and poor kids to get into then support a basic income, quality education programs including access to modern computer resources, arts, music, and philosophy and/or anything and everything else.
I do support such things, however we as a nation have been "discussing" such things as "basic income" since the early 70's and it still hasn't happened.
You've probably seen the discussions on Slashdot about basic income...and how it brings out the Randroids and the computer-geek version of the selfish-suburban-white-guy who doesn't think there's a problem with our socio-economic system in the first place and that women/blacks/gays/hispanics/transpeople are just professional victims....except of course when it's H1B's threatening his IT/programming job.
Personally, I sexually Identify as an Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the oilfields dropping hot sticky loads on disgusting foreigners. People say to me that a person being an attack plane is Impossible and Iâ(TM)m fucking retarded but I donâ(TM)t care, Iâ(TM)m beautiful. Iâ(TM)m having a plastic surgeon install jet engines, a 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger cannon and AGM-65 Maverick missiles on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me âoeWarthogâ and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you canâ(TM)t accept me youâ(TM)re a aerophobe and need to check your vehicle privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.
More seriously, I'm transgender, and have been called an SJW on Slashdot....but I have a weakness for the Attack Helicopter meme.
Using a Windows machine should be considered Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
More seriously, using an OS/application/whatever that one isn't used to or familiar with that works in a way that one isn't accustomed to can cause frustrations that lead to stress and mental exhaustion.
Haven't you ever figuratively "fried your brain" trying to diagnose/fix some problem? This is the same thing.
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Germany's standard of living is below American already.
Citation needed. And Germany isn't socialist, oh sure they've got more socialized things than the US but they are most certainly not socialist. Heck even the USSR wasn't pure socialist!
It works but it is too slow for youtube videos
It needs a "real" video card for hardware accelerated youtube. IIRC, if it has an 8x AGP slot you should be able to find an AGP Nvidia 78xx.
I fear that trying to run one of these apps without cellular service won't get past the app's "please enter the validation code texted to you to confirm that you're a real person" screen.
I've NEVER seen an app do that, they send confirmation e-mails.
I use ES File Explorer on my phone (Jellybean), while I get the DU Boost Lockscreen, I only get that when it's plugged in. And there are no ads.
I also have ES File Explorer on my tablet (Lollipop), the lockscreen is unchanged.
I browsed right to thepiratebay.se with Firefox 46.0.1 on Fedora 23, no warning.
Since you seem to genuinely believe that gaming has always been a "boy's club" and it's only -NOW- that it is changing.
Not exactly. I'm old enough to remember when video games were considered "a boy thing" even though some girls played. And I'm old enough to remember the male-centric marketing, which continues to this day. And THAT is something of a problem since as I said gaming really isn't just dudebro-gamers, even less so than it was in the past.
It is copyright law which takes AWAY the choices.
It is copyright law that allows the GPL to EXIST in the first place. Stallman himself says this.
You don't understand. People want to do what THEY want to do with computers and sometimes non-libre software or walled garden hardware is what lets them do it.
You may argue that we shouldn't have such things, but we don't live in the ivory tower of the 1972 MIT AI Lab, where computing was controlled by a bearded priesthood who "shared". In fact the FSF exists because some of that bearded priesthood decided they wanted to make some money and believed that not-sharing was in their companies best interests.
Stallman stayed at MIT, and thusly lived in an artificial bubble of not having to pay for things so never "grew out" of that old mindset.
I think Free/Libre software is a good thing, but there is always going to be software that isn't because we don't live in an ideal post-scarcity world. (In fact Stallman mentions post-scarcity in his writings)
Most people in the world don't have the tech skills to operate a Windows computer or a Mac properly,
I would agree with that
they're sure as hell not going to get on board with a linux distro that won't run the software they do their work with.
But I can't "entirely" agree with this. Linux is much better than it was, even compared with 10 years ago. And most people who have Windows at home running iTunes or iMusic aren't doing "work". They're watching cat videos on Facebook.
So a Linux distro would work as well for them as Windows...as long as they're not tied to iTunes. (In other words Android users would find it easier)
The ][? What are you a glutton for punishment? At least make it the //e
and throws a childish tantrum if his lectures don't go as smoothly as he would like.
Oh? While I know about his tour/lecture rider:
https://groups.google.com/a/my...
I hadn't heard about any tantrums. I'm not saying he doesn't have tantrums, but only that I hadn't heard of them. I know a bit about autistic spectrum folks so it would not surprise me if he does have a tantrum now and then.
The problem with posting as a registered user, which you seem oddly proud of, is that you can't just come out and say it for fear of negative moderation.
While I am fairly proud of posting logged in and standing by what I say, I'm not afraid of negative moderation. I've been negative-modded for saying things about Stallman. Including my first comment in this thread, it got modded down at first. And I tend to get modded down when I state my opinions about PC gaming and PC gamers among other things. And I get modded down when I confront those I consider sexist/misogynist when they start going on about an "SJW conspiracy"
I HAVE posted AC in specific circumstances. I do it VERY rarely though.
But I have read some complaints that some of these cases require the user not only to fill in the form but also submit the form through the PDF reader. I wonder whether there's a way to test submission.
I've been trying to figure that out too, but haven't been able to find a PDF that uses an action button in that way.
those classic print reviewers launched their "gamers are dead" articles
And if you actually READ those articles you would know they were actually about the "stereotype" of gamers being used in an "exclusionary" way. That "gamers" were more than just 15-25 year old guys with goatees, with hats on backwards, wearing their pants around their knees, playing Halo, Madden, LoL, TF2 and Starcraft.
But know, guys like you had to get all butthurt because someone says "dudebro gamers aren't the center of the gaming universe".
Not a dickhead. Sure I think some of his "zealotry" isn't practical for most people or at times productive, but I don't think he's a dickhead. He means well, but he is still to some extent living in computings past...and his "Bearded priesthoodness" is what allows him to do that because he doesn't use computers the way the masses do.
I'd be happy if they'd just fix the FOREVER spinny-thing when you Post.
Try right clicking the "Reply to This" tab and opening a new tab instead of Replying in-line. THAT should do the trick of getting rid of the FOREVER Spnny-thing.
I understand that streaming and youtube gaming videos are a thing, having streamed a bit and posted a few videos myself But there are FAR FAR less annoying and BETTER people than PeePeeDie out there. He's the guy that made that crappy goat game a big thing. I can't believe that some people think he and other youtubers are better "reviewers" than the classic print reviewers are.
And I want to bring up the fact that this "streaming" thing is for the young, since you practically have to be some college kid being supported by parents to have the time to stream enough to match what the audience demands. "You've got a job and can't stream 10 hours a day every day? Get off of twitch!'
GNU/Linux :^)
Touche, Anonymous Coward, touche.
However shouldn't that be :^)==>
To represent his beard?
By "free", do you mean merely "without charge", or do you mean "giving users the right and ability to make and share improvements"?
It is obvious in context that he meant "free as in beer", not "libre". Are you really that obtuse or is it deliberate?
Which PDF tool under a free software license offers form filling?
Evince version 3.18.2 and Okular: 0.24.2 apparently, just tested them with the following sample form:
http://foersom.com/net/HowTo/d...
With evince I was able to fill the forms (except for the checkboxes), save a copy, open it up in acroread and see my saved form fills.
With okular I was able to fill the forms, INCLUDING the checkboxes, save a copy, open it up in acroread and see my saved information.
However I could NOT fill that form and save it with Acroread 9.5.5
compared to listening to morons talking to devices they're holding infront of them or holding up to their ears?
You've got a point...but saying to ones watch "set alarm for time-foo" doesn't take long to actually say.
Uninstall or disable LibreJs then.
Not everyone wants to compute like they were a member of the "bearded computer priesthood" at the MIT AI lab in 1972.
Stallmans axes...well his philosophies actually take choices AWAY from the users in favor of supposed freedoms they can really only take advantage of IF they are also members of "the bearded priesthood"
And I say that as someone who DOES use Linux.
This is solving the symptom and not the problem. You want more girls and minorities and poor kids to get into then support a basic income, quality education programs including access to modern computer resources, arts, music, and philosophy and/or anything and everything else.
I do support such things, however we as a nation have been "discussing" such things as "basic income" since the early 70's and it still hasn't happened.
You've probably seen the discussions on Slashdot about basic income...and how it brings out the Randroids and the computer-geek version of the selfish-suburban-white-guy who doesn't think there's a problem with our socio-economic system in the first place and that women/blacks/gays/hispanics/transpeople are just professional victims....except of course when it's H1B's threatening his IT/programming job.
I don't have an iPhone or Apple Watch, but can't you just set an alarm by talking to it? You know, like how I can say to my Android tablet:
"OK Google, set alarm for 6:30 AM" or "OK Google, set timer for 20 minutes"
Because somebody put them in front of a computer when they were little and OFF THEY WENT.
Okay, but what if the person's parents were poor?
Or what if their parents had a gendered view of tech and didn't put a little girl in front of a computer because that was a "Boy Thing"
An AH64 Apache? Really?
Personally, I sexually Identify as an Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the oilfields dropping hot sticky loads on disgusting foreigners. People say to me that a person being an attack plane is Impossible and Iâ(TM)m fucking retarded but I donâ(TM)t care, Iâ(TM)m beautiful. Iâ(TM)m having a plastic surgeon install jet engines, a 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger cannon and AGM-65 Maverick missiles on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me âoeWarthogâ and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you canâ(TM)t accept me youâ(TM)re a aerophobe and need to check your vehicle privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.
More seriously, I'm transgender, and have been called an SJW on Slashdot....but I have a weakness for the Attack Helicopter meme.
Using a Windows machine should be considered Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
More seriously, using an OS/application/whatever that one isn't used to or familiar with that works in a way that one isn't accustomed to can cause frustrations that lead to stress and mental exhaustion.
Haven't you ever figuratively "fried your brain" trying to diagnose/fix some problem? This is the same thing.