Damn, you almost sounded intelligent until you spouted off about "DEBIAN" 9.0 - if you're going to be picky about version numbers, you should really check you're not 6 releases ahead of yourself (and that's only if you count a RC release as a full release).
If you look at my post above this one (Hmmm... -1: Redundant anyone?), you'll see that someone may be able to advise him on a more recent version which will perform better... if we know what he's using.
Sure, most of the time it doesn't matter, but would you give someone advice on IE updates without knowing what version they were currently using?
Which version of Linux are you using... there may be a more recent release that'll run faster (certainly the version installed with Ximian desktop seems faster to me)
Why is Microsoft unwilling to fix the CSS bugs that everyone's been asking it to fix for ages? I think it's not unwilling but unable to do so. Explorer's code engine cannot be updated any more.
Actually, I'd be more inclined to think they don't want to have to take the storm of angry users as their fixing of IE causes half a million or so websites to look screwy.
Remember... most users if they see a problem with a site will blame the designers, not the browser, so the designers code in workarounds for buggy browsers, which then go and fix the bugs, breaking their site again.
It's not how it *should* be (I for one would much rather be able to use standards in my pages, instead of working around IE), but it's the way it is.
AOL might simply drop Mozilla in favor of Netscape
I hate to break this to you, but Netscape *is* Mozilla, with some branding added to it, and the odd feature to link in with AOL... but most of the development for Netscape is done by the Mozilla team (who incidently, has a sizable proportion of Netscape employees paid to work for them).
Has anybody had any success using the USB transfer on NetMD mini disc players?
I've got a Sony one, and have been trying on and off to find something that allows me to use it under Linux, instead of having to either use a line, or a Windows box, but can't find anything but early development libraries.
Well... if we're all donating our anecdotes about phones ringing.
One of the phones in our office at work is set to ring for the external line 10 rings after it starts ringing in the main office... thing is, it usually takes 11 rings for the main office to get it, so we're always getting a single ring, and no one being there.
Anecdote of the centuary people... please mod up as -1: I don't care about your phone.
voice comments as well as other things in line with the file
Sounds to me like another gimmick... unless you happen to be a collabrative song writer I don't see what benefit you could get from including a voice clip, which has to be played seperatly, against text, which is being read anyway.
I do see the fact that you can't search the document for anything in voice clips, it bloats the file, and is just plain awkward to use.
But it wasn't about the technical details of how open source works, it was about the management of *people*... you know... those things that spit out code for you.
I don't think Dell miss the point... they just choose to ignore it.
From what I've seen of Dell's, they're not really designing machines to be used on the move, they're designing computers you can (relatively) easily carry to another desk regularly, or sit in front of the TV with (assuming you don't mind burning your legs if you're in shorts.)
There's a difference... I doubt you're actually being paid to sit in front of a computer all day.
You're being paid to perform a (or possibly even several) task, which just so happens to be best performed via the medium of a computer.
The poeple who sit in front of a computer playing games, surfing, whatever, would more than likely still be sitting in front of the computer even if they weren't actually doing anything.
I don't think the problem is really that people don't know what terms mean, but that everyone seems to think they matter at a basic level.
At work I watched a new course being taught last week (second level word processing... including such joys as creating folders), and in this incredibly entry level course, there's a section on hardware... including asking people to say what the hard disc is.
Except it doesn't matter what the hard disc is, beyond "you save files on it"... they weren't even really saving to the hard disc, but to one of the hard discs server in the room next door.
And don't even get me started on the technical inaccuracies in the course. I could have slapped the person who was running (and wrote) the course, when she said "this is the hard disc". She was pointing at the case of the computer... if you want to show them a hard disc, say so - I have a small stack of them in the server room.
Can I suggest getting a better graphics card if you have time to read Slashdot between frames?
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When did he even imply that?
He sounds to me to be a great parent, since he's taking an interest in what his kids are doing at school, and also thinks that if they're gonna be taught something, they shouldn't be patronised.
There's a difference to believing that sex education is a good thing, and believing that they should be allowed to do what they want.
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Damn, you almost sounded intelligent until you spouted off about "DEBIAN" 9.0 - if you're going to be picky about version numbers, you should really check you're not 6 releases ahead of yourself (and that's only if you count a RC release as a full release).
If you look at my post above this one (Hmmm... -1: Redundant anyone?), you'll see that someone may be able to advise him on a more recent version which will perform better... if we know what he's using.
Sure, most of the time it doesn't matter, but would you give someone advice on IE updates without knowing what version they were currently using?
It comes with Linux 9.0?
Which version of Linux are you using... there may be a more recent release that'll run faster (certainly the version installed with Ximian desktop seems faster to me)
Actually, I'd be more inclined to think they don't want to have to take the storm of angry users as their fixing of IE causes half a million or so websites to look screwy.
Remember... most users if they see a problem with a site will blame the designers, not the browser, so the designers code in workarounds for buggy browsers, which then go and fix the bugs, breaking their site again.
It's not how it *should* be (I for one would much rather be able to use standards in my pages, instead of working around IE), but it's the way it is.
So, that would be Mozilla, IE and Mozilla which are big dogs.
And then kHTML, kHTML, Mozilla, Opera, and Mozilla.
And then the ever pressing decision of Mozilla against... oh. Mozilla. (They even have near identical interfaces, both being GTK2 based.)
I hate to break this to you, but Netscape *is* Mozilla, with some branding added to it, and the odd feature to link in with AOL... but most of the development for Netscape is done by the Mozilla team (who incidently, has a sizable proportion of Netscape employees paid to work for them).
What faster chip architecture? It runs on x86 and various other architectures.
Hmmm... looks like even the troll is getting bored of his trolling.
Yeah... it'll be about here newly bought Russian beowulf.
And it'll be posted twice, with the evil bit set on the dupe.
Has anybody had any success using the USB transfer on NetMD mini disc players?
I've got a Sony one, and have been trying on and off to find something that allows me to use it under Linux, instead of having to either use a line, or a Windows box, but can't find anything but early development libraries.
My guess is you're mixing and matching apps then... I use nothing but apps designed to be used under Gnome 2, and it looks and feels integrated to me.
Well... if we're all donating our anecdotes about phones ringing.
One of the phones in our office at work is set to ring for the external line 10 rings after it starts ringing in the main office... thing is, it usually takes 11 rings for the main office to get it, so we're always getting a single ring, and no one being there.
Anecdote of the centuary people... please mod up as -1: I don't care about your phone.
Definately... only thing our Exchange install ever gets used for is room bookings, and managing the calendar of the IT staff :P
Sounds to me like another gimmick... unless you happen to be a collabrative song writer I don't see what benefit you could get from including a voice clip, which has to be played seperatly, against text, which is being read anyway.
I do see the fact that you can't search the document for anything in voice clips, it bloats the file, and is just plain awkward to use.
But it wasn't about the technical details of how open source works, it was about the management of *people*... you know... those things that spit out code for you.
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Just think of sending *that* 50 times a second to every machine on the network
I don't think Dell miss the point... they just choose to ignore it.
From what I've seen of Dell's, they're not really designing machines to be used on the move, they're designing computers you can (relatively) easily carry to another desk regularly, or sit in front of the TV with (assuming you don't mind burning your legs if you're in shorts.)
There's a difference... I doubt you're actually being paid to sit in front of a computer all day.
You're being paid to perform a (or possibly even several) task, which just so happens to be best performed via the medium of a computer.
The poeple who sit in front of a computer playing games, surfing, whatever, would more than likely still be sitting in front of the computer even if they weren't actually doing anything.
I don't think the problem is really that people don't know what terms mean, but that everyone seems to think they matter at a basic level.
At work I watched a new course being taught last week (second level word processing... including such joys as creating folders), and in this incredibly entry level course, there's a section on hardware... including asking people to say what the hard disc is.
Except it doesn't matter what the hard disc is, beyond "you save files on it"... they weren't even really saving to the hard disc, but to one of the hard discs server in the room next door.
And don't even get me started on the technical inaccuracies in the course. I could have slapped the person who was running (and wrote) the course, when she said "this is the hard disc". She was pointing at the case of the computer... if you want to show them a hard disc, say so - I have a small stack of them in the server room.
When was your last SP install then?
Why does the Oxford English Dictionary contain an entry for a Russian word?
Can I suggest getting a better graphics card if you have time to read Slashdot between frames?
When did he even imply that?
He sounds to me to be a great parent, since he's taking an interest in what his kids are doing at school, and also thinks that if they're gonna be taught something, they shouldn't be patronised.
There's a difference to believing that sex education is a good thing, and believing that they should be allowed to do what they want.
I'll second that... my initial response to wanting to read the review was to click the 28 Days Later link, which actually goes to the website.
I may be stupid, but pleeeease... less links?
What are you talking about?