Thanks for the link. It was entirely unexpected, and my daughter (just turned 4) really likes it. It really helps her want to learn as well (not just the starfall website, but also other homework).
Bingo! A reasonable computer from three years ago is still quite capable of doing what most users need a computer for.
Most people don't upgrade their OS. They do buy new apps. Except for graphics-intensive games, the rest of the software market tries to aim towards the lowest common denominator so that they can sell more units. Hence the lack of need for people to buy new computers. This will not get better until a new "killer app" comes out.
I was under the impression that while you may be sentenced to life in prison for a murder, you generally don't stay in prison for your entire life. You eventually get parole for good behavior. In addition, the reason for the justice system is to punish those that do bad (to be a deterrent to others to commit similar crimes) and incarcerate those that are a danger to society. I have a hard time believing that she is a danger to society. As a deterrent to others, I'm not so sure she qualifies.
How the heck are HDD manufacturers supposed to push out a patch to end users?
Heck. I don't even know the manufacturers of the hard drives in my current PC (I bought them a couple years ago).
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Err... Borrowed music (from a library, from friends, off the airwaves) are how a lot of people have been getting music for decades.
In the early 80s I used to occasionally make mix tapes for friends overseas so they could hear what was new in the U.S. I don't know if this is legal. Then again, George W. Bush stated on the record that he received a mix tape from one of his daughters, and he hasn't been sued yet. My thought is that this falls under fair use.
Libraries are great resources for all types of media. If I end up with an extra copy of a music CD, or if I upgrade a VHS tape to a DVD, I always give the old copy to the local library.
My dad has several hundred music CDs, which he is quickly converting to mp3 to put on his iPod. I can pretty much guarantee that none of his music is available on iTunes, as much of it was brought overseas and is in another language, and the stuff he bought in the U.S. is limited distribution stuff not from any of the big labels.
So, as two data points, I rip my own CDs and CDs I borrow from the library or friends under "fair use", while my dad rips his extensive CD collection of stuff not available on iTunes.
The thing is, Macs tend to last longer in a functional way than PCs. A three year old PC likely will not run the latest PC OS (Vista Ultimate). A three year old Mac will likely run OS X Leopard Ultimate (same price as Basic!) at about the same speed as the OS that originally shipped with it.
Because of this, people tend to keep hold of Macs much longer. I went to an apple store the other day. A lady had brought in her G4 iMac running Leopard because of damage to the case. Still in good use with the latest OS.
The resale value of Macs are phenomenal compared to PCs. Just look it up in ebay.
The loudness war does bring an interesting twist to the debate of vinyl vs. digital (CD). I was never one to choose vinyl before; I believe that the "warmth" that vinyl was known for was just hiss from the needle.
That being said, I'm pulling out some old vinyl and giving it a try. At least I don't have to worry about it not working on a old turntable (anything made in the last 30 years, at least), or DRM for that matter. Also, cover art looks better on an album than on CD.:-)
Err... One would guess that a viable ssh is as necessary to a server as a TCP/IP stack is. It allows remote terminal-based administration. Didn't Windows create some sort of power shell recently? How are administrators supposed to use it remotely without ssh?
(I really don't know. I am not an administrator and certainly don't know much about servers.)
iTunes & Firefox have known issues as of the beginning of the year (I haven't kept track since then, but I remember both Apple and MSFT taking flack over the iTunes problems).
Frankly, I think when the source to Win2K was released, the/. community was a bit more afraid than anything else (and with good reason -- there was a worry that various FOSS projects would get tainted by proprietary code).
Palm doesn't have a choice in the matter anymore. Once Apple releases a reasonable SDK, it's game over for the entire handheld computer market.
It's unfortunate. I've owned at least 4 Palm-based handheld, and they've all been incredibly useful. A little fragile (hence my owning so many of them), but I also paid more for each one than the iTouch, anyway.
Well, it depends. If they have a version of windows that is no longer supported (basically, anything short of XP), they have the option of buying an upgrade to XP (does that still exist) or Vista, or get a free copy of an alternative OS that does the vast majority of what the average home user does (browse the internet).
Also, remember that the upgrade copy will ask for the CD of the original OEM copy. God forbid you lose THAT.
All my own stuff is in.odf format. I read it on Windows, Ubuntu, and OS X machines without loss of fidelity. On the extremely rare occasion I need to send something out, I generally send both.odf and.pdf files and give them a link to openoffice.org if they complain.
Since the stuff I email to others is high quality and worth their time to read, they end up downloading openoffice.org. A few still use it for their own stuff later on (more so when they buy a new system).
And probably part of the cost involved licenses for mp3. The question is, will canonical at some point in the future buy a license for everyone who downloads Ubuntu. How much would something like that cost?
My guess is that crossing state lines with intent of reckless endangerment may be considered a felony. The statute of limitations may be significantly longer than a year.
The ubuntu forums are gold. I keep links to hundreds of posts in my bookmarks because I may need them in the future. A lot of excellent advice, and the forums are easily searchable.
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Thanks for the link. It was entirely unexpected, and my daughter (just turned 4) really likes it. It really helps her want to learn as well (not just the starfall website, but also other homework).
Watching the first episode of Heroes via Firefox (it's using flash).
Another plus about fedora is that they release i686 binaries.
Really, Canonical. How many people really need i386-targeted binaries? I got my first 386 in 1990.
Super(luminal)!
Any idea if these guys are working with the Time Vault ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TimeVault ) people?
Bingo! A reasonable computer from three years ago is still quite capable of doing what most users need a computer for.
Most people don't upgrade their OS. They do buy new apps. Except for graphics-intensive games, the rest of the software market tries to aim towards the lowest common denominator so that they can sell more units. Hence the lack of need for people to buy new computers. This will not get better until a new "killer app" comes out.
Okay, I'll take the bait.
I was under the impression that while you may be sentenced to life in prison for a murder, you generally don't stay in prison for your entire life. You eventually get parole for good behavior. In addition, the reason for the justice system is to punish those that do bad (to be a deterrent to others to commit similar crimes) and incarcerate those that are a danger to society. I have a hard time believing that she is a danger to society. As a deterrent to others, I'm not so sure she qualifies.
We'll finally be rid of the .gif images on the site. :-)
Hopefully to be replaced with scalable SVGs. Hey, I can dream, right?
It's been great so far. See you in another 10.
How the heck are HDD manufacturers supposed to push out a patch to end users?
Heck. I don't even know the manufacturers of the hard drives in my current PC (I bought them a couple years ago).
Err... Borrowed music (from a library, from friends, off the airwaves) are how a lot of people have been getting music for decades.
In the early 80s I used to occasionally make mix tapes for friends overseas so they could hear what was new in the U.S. I don't know if this is legal. Then again, George W. Bush stated on the record that he received a mix tape from one of his daughters, and he hasn't been sued yet. My thought is that this falls under fair use.
Libraries are great resources for all types of media. If I end up with an extra copy of a music CD, or if I upgrade a VHS tape to a DVD, I always give the old copy to the local library.
My dad has several hundred music CDs, which he is quickly converting to mp3 to put on his iPod. I can pretty much guarantee that none of his music is available on iTunes, as much of it was brought overseas and is in another language, and the stuff he bought in the U.S. is limited distribution stuff not from any of the big labels.
So, as two data points, I rip my own CDs and CDs I borrow from the library or friends under "fair use", while my dad rips his extensive CD collection of stuff not available on iTunes.
The thing is, Macs tend to last longer in a functional way than PCs. A three year old PC likely will not run the latest PC OS (Vista Ultimate). A three year old Mac will likely run OS X Leopard Ultimate (same price as Basic!) at about the same speed as the OS that originally shipped with it.
Because of this, people tend to keep hold of Macs much longer. I went to an apple store the other day. A lady had brought in her G4 iMac running Leopard because of damage to the case. Still in good use with the latest OS.
The resale value of Macs are phenomenal compared to PCs. Just look it up in ebay.
The loudness war does bring an interesting twist to the debate of vinyl vs. digital (CD). I was never one to choose vinyl before; I believe that the "warmth" that vinyl was known for was just hiss from the needle.
:-)
That being said, I'm pulling out some old vinyl and giving it a try. At least I don't have to worry about it not working on a old turntable (anything made in the last 30 years, at least), or DRM for that matter. Also, cover art looks better on an album than on CD.
You can also have some fun by praising people of their command of their native language.
I end up with 50% confused, 50% insulted.
Err... One would guess that a viable ssh is as necessary to a server as a TCP/IP stack is. It allows remote terminal-based administration. Didn't Windows create some sort of power shell recently? How are administrators supposed to use it remotely without ssh?
(I really don't know. I am not an administrator and certainly don't know much about servers.)
iTunes & Firefox have known issues as of the beginning of the year (I haven't kept track since then, but I remember both Apple and MSFT taking flack over the iTunes problems).
Frankly, I think when the source to Win2K was released, the /. community was a bit more afraid than anything else (and with good reason -- there was a worry that various FOSS projects would get tainted by proprietary code).
Palm doesn't have a choice in the matter anymore. Once Apple releases a reasonable SDK, it's game over for the entire handheld computer market.
It's unfortunate. I've owned at least 4 Palm-based handheld, and they've all been incredibly useful. A little fragile (hence my owning so many of them), but I also paid more for each one than the iTouch, anyway.
Clothing is optional, but not for him.
(*shudder*)
Well, it depends. If they have a version of windows that is no longer supported (basically, anything short of XP), they have the option of buying an upgrade to XP (does that still exist) or Vista, or get a free copy of an alternative OS that does the vast majority of what the average home user does (browse the internet).
Also, remember that the upgrade copy will ask for the CD of the original OEM copy. God forbid you lose THAT.
All my own stuff is in .odf format. I read it on Windows, Ubuntu, and OS X machines without loss of fidelity. On the extremely rare occasion I need to send something out, I generally send both .odf and .pdf files and give them a link to openoffice.org if they complain.
Since the stuff I email to others is high quality and worth their time to read, they end up downloading openoffice.org. A few still use it for their own stuff later on (more so when they buy a new system).
And probably part of the cost involved licenses for mp3. The question is, will canonical at some point in the future buy a license for everyone who downloads Ubuntu. How much would something like that cost?
My guess is that crossing state lines with intent of reckless endangerment may be considered a felony. The statute of limitations may be significantly longer than a year.
The ubuntu forums are gold. I keep links to hundreds of posts in my bookmarks because I may need them in the future. A lot of excellent advice, and the forums are easily searchable.
This is second had, but from what I heard, once a new release is out synaptic will have another button asking if you want to upgrade.