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666 comments? that's damn scary.
Anyways, issues like these are the reason why linux is NOT ready for the desktop. This isn't meant to be a flame, but you can add all the eye candy in the world, but WITHOUT STANDARDIZATION you have NOTHING.
"Oh but linux users have freedom of choice"
<Sarcasm>Which is why it's overtaken both macintosh and windows platforms right?</Sarcasm>
Until a set of desktop standards is announced, and a GUI is built to use this standard, linux will never be mainstream (think it is now? think again, most desktop linux users are either geeks, or using workstations at work)
Flame away...
I wish they'd try to sue me! They'd be in for a _really_ nasty surprise. I own all the music i download, i'm just too lazy to rip the songs from cd. I have 250 cds in my collection, it takes an average of 2 minutes a song to download a 192kbps copy, vs 10 minutes a song to rip/encode. I also have company lawyers that bite. Hard.
So lets say microsoft did this on purpose. They could kill both the WINE project and the ReactOS project with one blow. They'd have a REASON to take both projects to court, repeatedly, Even if there were only suspiscions.
You still fail to see the point. Windows doesn't come with a compiler because it's users don't NEED a compiler. Windows is a desktop OS, NOT a server OS, NOT a developer OS. Why do you think it's so successful? You think that if Microsoft actually wrote such a bad OS they'd be the biggest software company in the world? quit dreaming. Once again, i hate Microsoft, but they DAMN SURE know what they are doing.
What do normal users need with a compiler? If you want one you can get one here.
2) It had no INTENDED remote access services such as FTPD or SSHD.
of course it didn't, that's what Windows Server 2003 is for.
3) I was unable to manipulate graphics.
*gasp* welcome to the world of closed source! Companies actually make MONEY here. You can do basic graphics manipulation using Paint, or you can download The Gimp of course, otherwise you should spring for a copy of Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop
4) I was unable to use my Network Card.
5) I was unable to optimally use my graphics card.
6) I was unable to optimally use any piece of hardware that didn't have Microsoft written on it.
What kind of bizarre obscure hardware where you using? Windows XP properly detects alot more hardware then linux does currently.
It takes for ever to do anything in Notepad as compared to Vi.
Then by all means, download vi and use it. Some people like working with this little thing called a Graphical User Interface.
8) I had practically no system logging to speak of.
Windows XP is a desktop OS, you can find all the logging you should ever care for at Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event viewer.
9) I was unable to use multiple desktops.
10) I was unable to entirely change the appearance of the GUI.
most display drivers come with desktop management software, or you can use Windows XP's quicklogin features to have multiple login sessions. Part of the reason Windows is so successful is that you CAN'T entirely change the GUI. Windows, at it's core, always looks like Windows, even with a skin applied.
11) I was unable to simply download much of the software needed to render Windows somewhat useful. Even though Gimp and OpenOffice run on Windows and GVIM, refer to number 4.
See my answer to number 4.
12) I kept getting "Access Denied" or something along the lines of insufficient permissions even though I believe I gave myself full rights over the system. On Windows 2000 this can be seen even if you are logged in as Administrator.
Wow, Microsoft prevents you from killing critical system processes! What a shock! Oh no! what ever shall we do?!? Seriously though, the only time i've ever gotten access denied is when a file is in use, or you try to kill a critical system process (except XP, which lets you)
13) I had to reboot fifteen times, and four hours later while windowsupdate.microsoft.com told me I needed nearly a GB of updates. Many of which could only be installed one at a time.
14) Then another two hours and multiple reboots becuase of installing device drivers (refer to number 6) and then updating those from the old drivers that were on old disgarded discs in the closet.
with the default install of XP, there are 50 mb worth of updates + sp1, which is another 30 or so, a far cry from the 1 gb you speak of.
15) I had next to nothing in regards to software and production....
Compared to what you get with the average Linux ISO image.... Windows, out of the box, is a pathetic quadriplegic whose wheel chair is missing a wheel.
Then, Microsoft goes and strips so much "functionality" from Windows XP to publicly admit it's "crippled"? What more can you take from it?
They never stripped functionality, it was never there to begin with. Windows XP is a desktop OS for every day users, not for supergeeks.
Disclaimer: I am not pro microsoft nor am i in any way being paid by microsoft for this comment. (On the contrary, i'm working on an open source Microsoft Windows NT Compatible Operating System called ReactOS The parent was a blatant troll and i was simply shedding some light on the truths.
Exactly, the recording industry is flawed to begin with. Without artists, there would be no RIAA, Without artists, there would be no record labels, but without record labels or the RIAA, there would still be artists. but sssshhh don't tell them that!
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and WHO in their right mind releases this crap?
At any rate, there ARE patches for this game, but i'm too scared to buy the game see if they do any good.
I'd say nothing beats the review that this game was given...nothing.
ever use TeamSpeak? It's excellent for Voice while gaming. Serious Sam 2 to this day remains one of my favorite games alive, simply because of it's excellent coop mode.
What most people forget is, REGARDLESS of the 64 capabilities of the chip, the athlon64 is HANDS DOWN the FASTEST consumer processor money can buy. While i'd question you upgrading a p2 2.4 ghz, if you are just determined to have the fastest chip money can buy then the athlon64 is it. (get the FX51 if that's the case). However, if you are a gamer looking for more speed, upgrading your graphics card would do alot more, as a 2.4 ghz p4 is more then fast enough to handle today's games.
What about true speech recognition? As i understand it this could go a long way towards making speech recognition work effectively.
Me: "Computer i want to write an email."
Computer: "One moment please."
It makes one wonder if japan will actually make it. It is very clear that the US never will, with US HDTV penetration at less then 20%.
Time will tell, though japan has had a track record for new technology adoption
IIRC for a game to achieve this status it has to sell at least a million copies. Then sony automatically makes it a greatest hits title, or did they change this?
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"Oh but linux users have freedom of choice" <Sarcasm>Which is why it's overtaken both macintosh and windows platforms right?</Sarcasm> Until a set of desktop standards is announced, and a GUI is built to use this standard, linux will never be mainstream (think it is now? think again, most desktop linux users are either geeks, or using workstations at work) Flame away...
Step 1: Google takes over search engines Step 2: Google takes over webmail services Step 3: Tomorrow - the world! Step 4: Profit!!!!
I wish they'd try to sue me! They'd be in for a _really_ nasty surprise. I own all the music i download, i'm just too lazy to rip the songs from cd. I have 250 cds in my collection, it takes an average of 2 minutes a song to download a 192kbps copy, vs 10 minutes a song to rip/encode. I also have company lawyers that bite. Hard.
So lets say microsoft did this on purpose. They could kill both the WINE project and the ReactOS project with one blow. They'd have a REASON to take both projects to court, repeatedly, Even if there were only suspiscions.
You still fail to see the point. Windows doesn't come with a compiler because it's users don't NEED a compiler. Windows is a desktop OS, NOT a server OS, NOT a developer OS. Why do you think it's so successful? You think that if Microsoft actually wrote such a bad OS they'd be the biggest software company in the world? quit dreaming. Once again, i hate Microsoft, but they DAMN SURE know what they are doing.
What do normal users need with a compiler? If you want one you can get one here.
2) It had no INTENDED remote access services such as FTPD or SSHD.
of course it didn't, that's what Windows Server 2003 is for.
3) I was unable to manipulate graphics.
*gasp* welcome to the world of closed source! Companies actually make MONEY here. You can do basic graphics manipulation using Paint, or you can download The Gimp of course, otherwise you should spring for a copy of Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop
4) I was unable to use my Network Card.
5) I was unable to optimally use my graphics card.
6) I was unable to optimally use any piece of hardware that didn't have Microsoft written on it.
What kind of bizarre obscure hardware where you using? Windows XP properly detects alot more hardware then linux does currently.
It takes for ever to do anything in Notepad as compared to Vi.
Then by all means, download vi and use it. Some people like working with this little thing called a Graphical User Interface.
8) I had practically no system logging to speak of.
Windows XP is a desktop OS, you can find all the logging you should ever care for at Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event viewer.
9) I was unable to use multiple desktops.
10) I was unable to entirely change the appearance of the GUI.
most display drivers come with desktop management software, or you can use Windows XP's quicklogin features to have multiple login sessions. Part of the reason Windows is so successful is that you CAN'T entirely change the GUI. Windows, at it's core, always looks like Windows, even with a skin applied.
11) I was unable to simply download much of the software needed to render Windows somewhat useful. Even though Gimp and OpenOffice run on Windows and GVIM, refer to number 4.
See my answer to number 4.
12) I kept getting "Access Denied" or something along the lines of insufficient permissions even though I believe I gave myself full rights over the system. On Windows 2000 this can be seen even if you are logged in as Administrator.
Wow, Microsoft prevents you from killing critical system processes! What a shock! Oh no! what ever shall we do?!? Seriously though, the only time i've ever gotten access denied is when a file is in use, or you try to kill a critical system process (except XP, which lets you)
13) I had to reboot fifteen times, and four hours later while windowsupdate.microsoft.com told me I needed nearly a GB of updates. Many of which could only be installed one at a time. 14) Then another two hours and multiple reboots becuase of installing device drivers (refer to number 6) and then updating those from the old drivers that were on old disgarded discs in the closet.
with the default install of XP, there are 50 mb worth of updates + sp1, which is another 30 or so, a far cry from the 1 gb you speak of.
15) I had next to nothing in regards to software and production....
Compared to what you get with the average Linux ISO image.... Windows, out of the box, is a pathetic quadriplegic whose wheel chair is missing a wheel.
Then, Microsoft goes and strips so much "functionality" from Windows XP to publicly admit it's "crippled"? What more can you take from it?
They never stripped functionality, it was never there to begin with. Windows XP is a desktop OS for every day users, not for supergeeks.
Disclaimer: I am not pro microsoft nor am i in any way being paid by microsoft for this comment. (On the contrary, i'm working on an open source Microsoft Windows NT Compatible Operating System called ReactOS The parent was a blatant troll and i was simply shedding some light on the truths.
from what i hear that isn't all your dog enjoys doing!
Exactly, the recording industry is flawed to begin with. Without artists, there would be no RIAA, Without artists, there would be no record labels, but without record labels or the RIAA, there would still be artists. but sssshhh don't tell them that!
you guys SOOO didn't get the joke :)
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So what work exactly was destroyed? Nothing was deleted. Nothing was lost. A COPY of the code was stolen. That's it. Nothing else.
and WHO in their right mind releases this crap? At any rate, there ARE patches for this game, but i'm too scared to buy the game see if they do any good. I'd say nothing beats the review that this game was given...nothing.
There ARE free linux DVD players you know, that being said i enjoy working with macs, and i wish i had one to this day.
ever use TeamSpeak? It's excellent for Voice while gaming. Serious Sam 2 to this day remains one of my favorite games alive, simply because of it's excellent coop mode.
Anyone besides me drooling at the prospect of a 2.6 ghz athlon64 fx? (course the price will likely make you piss your pants)
the 2500+ runs at 2066 MHz
What most people forget is, REGARDLESS of the 64 capabilities of the chip, the athlon64 is HANDS DOWN the FASTEST consumer processor money can buy. While i'd question you upgrading a p2 2.4 ghz, if you are just determined to have the fastest chip money can buy then the athlon64 is it. (get the FX51 if that's the case). However, if you are a gamer looking for more speed, upgrading your graphics card would do alot more, as a 2.4 ghz p4 is more then fast enough to handle today's games.
IRREGARDLESS is not a word.
the x86-64 architecture will NOT RUN WINDOWS 98 because windows 98 is not a completely 32 bit OS.
What about true speech recognition? As i understand it this could go a long way towards making speech recognition work effectively. Me: "Computer i want to write an email." Computer: "One moment please."
It makes one wonder if japan will actually make it. It is very clear that the US never will, with US HDTV penetration at less then 20%. Time will tell, though japan has had a track record for new technology adoption
i thought my bill was just overdue, LOL.
I've been having problems since yesterday.
The REAL question should be will they credit us for the downtime?
IIRC for a game to achieve this status it has to sell at least a million copies. Then sony automatically makes it a greatest hits title, or did they change this?
The hosts file in your windows\system32 folder can be edited quite easily
Asleep at the wheel, should read "why use outlook?"