FTFA: "My brief definition is, correct, maintainable, and adequately fast. Aesthetics matter, but first and foremost a language must be useful; it must allow real-world programmers to express real-world ideas succinctly and affordably."
Sounds like Lisp to me.... It's a mystery to me why anyone would voluntarily program in a language that makes the things that should be easy difficult, and makes things like segfaults, which should be pretty darn hard to do, easy enough to accomplish by accident. Yet so many people do it.
Off topic as text editors are, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. I was used to Microsoft keystrokes at one time too, but now I keep hitting c-p in Firefox when I shouldn't.
Why wouldn't someone want naked people on their desktop? When I consider all the stupid wallpapers I've seen (anime characters, eggs, tiny photos stretched out of proportion, and so on), naked people seems like a big step in the right direction.
Maybe that's not for everybody. Some of us depend on our ears and noses to make sense of the environment more than you do. Until I can smell email as it shows up in my inbox, sound seems like a reasonable substitute.
Sure, but it's the same with downloading. You need to find what you want to download. It might be nice if package managers had a little more info though.
I like the new sound. To me, the ascending melody says that nothing is over, my joyful computing experience is just beginning, and the choice of notes (a fourth, a major second, and a fourth, I believe), by avoiding the major and minor tonalities I've come to expect, suggests that Windows Vista is different, and maybe a little exotic (yet I'm privileged enough to have my very own copy). It also suggests simplicity to me. I also like that the note ends when it does, allowing the background sounds to come to the fore. For one, the background's continuation enhances the feeling that nothing is over, and it also suggests that the rest of my experience will be a divine and delightful experience.
I don't really think it meshes well with Vista's heavy glass interface though. I would have expected pastels with this sound.
Welcome to 2006, where package managers are graphical. Also welcome to computing's past, present, and future, where the average user can never figure out where they put they files they download.
You don't even need to remember that. You just need to see that the choices you marked are the same as those reported on the site. If there's a discrepancy you'll know your vote was misrecorded or tampered with since it's not possible to make different marks on your "keep" sheet and your "turn in" sheet.
The site doesn't tell you what each option meant. It just provides a way for you to verify that your vote for "A" was recorded as a vote for "A." "A" could have been anything.
I suspect this may be partly due to the lispniks' mania for writing general functions. After all, why settle for something that works when you could spend just a little more time writing something that works in every way you might try to use it?
Dumb has nothing to do with it, nor do the users I want. I just don't think that there's any reason the Linux community needs to be courting people who aren't really into the idea. If a person wants to use Linux, then they will. If they kind of maybe might try it if it required no effort on their part then who cares? Let them stick with the system they're content with.
My goal is not to reduce Windows to under 50% of the market. I'd like Linux to be common enough that we get some support from hardware manufacturers. Beyond that, why should I care if a person runs Windows?
Yes, I got it. You just didn't get my response. I think that Linux is succeeding as much as it needs to. Can it improve? Sure, and it is. Is it failing now? That all depends on your goals. I haven't personally witnessed the kind of unfriendly forumites that you refer to, so I can't comment on those.
Yes and no... you've also got to check the readme for dependencies and such. You could automate that too, but by that point you've basically reinvented Portage or Arch Linux's pkgbuilds, haven't you?
You misread me, AC. First, I can see as well as anyone why Microsoft has their monopoly. Second, I'm not out to destroy them and make Linux into our god-emperor. I just want to have a good free software system with good hardware support. We've got that already, although there is room for improvement. Third, anyone new to anything is a noob. Pardon me for calling a spade a spade.
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FTFA: "My brief definition is, correct, maintainable, and adequately fast. Aesthetics matter, but first and foremost a language must be useful; it must allow real-world programmers to express real-world ideas succinctly and affordably."
Sounds like Lisp to me.... It's a mystery to me why anyone would voluntarily program in a language that makes the things that should be easy difficult, and makes things like segfaults, which should be pretty darn hard to do, easy enough to accomplish by accident. Yet so many people do it.
So you selectively chose networks that support your point while ignoring the ones which contradict it?
The sensor is looking for children about to be crushed by a door. They tend to fall near the bottom of the door.
Hey, why be pro-Linux when you can just be anti-Microsoft? It's just harder to love than to hate. :(
Yeah, what kind of a moron would waste their time on something *every person on the planet* has to deal with?
Why not do a UI in Lisp?
Why, no! Can you provide me with a link?
Off topic as text editors are, don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. I was used to Microsoft keystrokes at one time too, but now I keep hitting c-p in Firefox when I shouldn't.
Why wouldn't someone want naked people on their desktop? When I consider all the stupid wallpapers I've seen (anime characters, eggs, tiny photos stretched out of proportion, and so on), naked people seems like a big step in the right direction.
Maybe that's not for everybody. Some of us depend on our ears and noses to make sense of the environment more than you do. Until I can smell email as it shows up in my inbox, sound seems like a reasonable substitute.
Sure, but it's the same with downloading. You need to find what you want to download. It might be nice if package managers had a little more info though.
I like the new sound. To me, the ascending melody says that nothing is over, my joyful computing experience is just beginning, and the choice of notes (a fourth, a major second, and a fourth, I believe), by avoiding the major and minor tonalities I've come to expect, suggests that Windows Vista is different, and maybe a little exotic (yet I'm privileged enough to have my very own copy). It also suggests simplicity to me. I also like that the note ends when it does, allowing the background sounds to come to the fore. For one, the background's continuation enhances the feeling that nothing is over, and it also suggests that the rest of my experience will be a divine and delightful experience.
I don't really think it meshes well with Vista's heavy glass interface though. I would have expected pastels with this sound.
Ugh. That's not the sound I want to hear 24/7.
Rattler Race, for example.
Welcome to 2006, where package managers are graphical. Also welcome to computing's past, present, and future, where the average user can never figure out where they put they files they download.
Right. I was just trying to quell any "but not everyone can remember all their choices" objections.
You don't even need to remember that. You just need to see that the choices you marked are the same as those reported on the site. If there's a discrepancy you'll know your vote was misrecorded or tampered with since it's not possible to make different marks on your "keep" sheet and your "turn in" sheet.
The site doesn't tell you what each option meant. It just provides a way for you to verify that your vote for "A" was recorded as a vote for "A." "A" could have been anything.
I suspect this may be partly due to the lispniks' mania for writing general functions. After all, why settle for something that works when you could spend just a little more time writing something that works in every way you might try to use it?
I'm sure he's already got a hold on himself.
Dumb has nothing to do with it, nor do the users I want. I just don't think that there's any reason the Linux community needs to be courting people who aren't really into the idea. If a person wants to use Linux, then they will. If they kind of maybe might try it if it required no effort on their part then who cares? Let them stick with the system they're content with.
My goal is not to reduce Windows to under 50% of the market. I'd like Linux to be common enough that we get some support from hardware manufacturers. Beyond that, why should I care if a person runs Windows?
Perhaps is really isn't as hard as you think, and taking the time to get it figured out would make you a more knowledgeable and capable person.
Yes, I got it. You just didn't get my response. I think that Linux is succeeding as much as it needs to. Can it improve? Sure, and it is. Is it failing now? That all depends on your goals. I haven't personally witnessed the kind of unfriendly forumites that you refer to, so I can't comment on those.
Yes and no... you've also got to check the readme for dependencies and such. You could automate that too, but by that point you've basically reinvented Portage or Arch Linux's pkgbuilds, haven't you?
You misread me, AC. First, I can see as well as anyone why Microsoft has their monopoly. Second, I'm not out to destroy them and make Linux into our god-emperor. I just want to have a good free software system with good hardware support. We've got that already, although there is room for improvement. Third, anyone new to anything is a noob. Pardon me for calling a spade a spade.
:/
I think I've been trolled.