Exactly!
Unless you can control the kernel, libraries, APIs, GUI and core applications there's no hope of any "easy" system.
This is what Microsoft has done, and look at their success (along with being a Monopoly, but that is what it takes I assume). That's what I was going at;D And an "easy" system is what is needed to be become a desktop OS.
Every summer I give Linux another shot as my desktop OS. Time and time again I go back to Windows. Why? It's less of a hassle. Dependencies, incompatabilities, nightmares... There needs to be a better way to unite the Linux community to make a superior product. Until then, Windows will remain on top for the desktop OS. But once you do that, legal issues and crap will occur.../me shrugs
I can see the software company's interest in stopping piracy but there is a little problem... How much does a copy of Photoshop cost? How about 3D Studio Max? Now tell me who can afford that? An adult, an established designer, etc, etc... How about people in college, high school and middle school? There is no way in hell they can afford that. Could you imagine having asked your parents to shell out 500+ bucks for a peice of software? Didn't think so... So what do the kids do, they pirate it. They learn the software, make some money and continue with that software. Once they are established they will purchase the software odds are. I know I will ^_^ What happens when the kids parent's get busted because he used pirated software and the company goes after the guardians? See? Without pirating no one will learn the software, no one will buy the software... We need piracy;D
this IS a wakeup call to modernize... this blackout just told terrorists how suseptable we are... take out 4 power plants and all four corners of the us could be knocked out!;[
on a similar note...having no power totally sucks... I woke up at 4:30pm to see my computer off... *shivvers run down back*... whelp, thank god for gba sp;D
Good read. It's a bit scary, ANYONE can pull a scam like this. I thought I'd check to see if his feedback was still up... indeed it is, feedback
Notice he has 2 1/2 pages of good feedback spanning over a few months... Then he goes in for the "Attack" all at once... ALL the bad feedback comes in a two day period. Those bidders thought they had a real seller I'd assume... There's no real way to protect yourself sadly;[
Excuse my language but what the fuck? I'm a Mac user, I love my iBook. Right now I'm typing this comment from my maching running Windows XP which is hooked up to my RedHat Server/Router... I read the first paragraph and refuse to read more. Let's say all Arabs are terrorists. How about, all Germans are nazis, all whites belong to the KKK. I think this is insane... Hell, on my iBook I have MS Office and use a MS IntelliMouse, man I sure do hate Microsoft. Speaking of which, I hate Windows XP because it's made by Micros---
And watch the number of accidents increase 10 fold because drivers are too busy looking at these billboards. I'm avoiding Sacramento (I know... spelling is badass).
What about all the software loaded on these machines? I recall reading on a M$ EULA that exporting the software is illegal. Isn't that the same for some hardware too?
How much would Saddam pay for a tip like this?
Note: I don't support terrorism, they are getting Windows 95!
Uh oh... Between downloading mp3s and blocking pop-ups... Well... *gulp* I'm going to hell!
See ya'll down under and I'm not speaking of the outback.
On a more serious note... There was a time when there were no popups. It was good. Now they come STEALING my bandwidth and precious desktop estate (1024x768 doesn't cut it any longer). So who's the one stealing?
My buddy who just went to college was so psyched and then they locked the whole network down. No p2p or hosting of anysort... He can't even connect to my web server because it runs on port 81.
so much for looking forward to college. All because of these bastard RIAA heads.
Well if software/music/movies didn't cost so much I'd buy them... You all know how it is... I mean if I wasn't a money struggling 16 year old it would be different:D
OH NOES! I only have 16MB VRAM on my iBook. It's like Looney Toons... It just realized that it doesn't have 32MB and it crashed! Sorta like bugs bunny walking off a cliff and floating until he looks down.
Perhaps you should read up on stuff before you say it in public
http://www.mini-itx.com/hardware/suppliers.asp
Might want to check them, I don't know if any of them sell the system built allready. This place, http://www.netbox.co.uk/netbox/html/contents.htm does build them. It's not difficult to put one of these guys together so you might want to try that. www.idotpc.com is where I got mine, they are good people, my first board needed to be RMAed and they did it, no problem.
Don't read so much into my post:D I have the mini-itx running as a server, tiny case and no monitor. I knew it's performance would be poor when i bought it. I was simply joking about Cyrix being a possible "contender".
I completely agree with that. eVisa.com has nothing to do with credit so what's the commotion? I find it twisted how a site innocently uses a dictionary word and is getting slammed by a giant corporation.
Eh...
Visa: An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.
Shall I name my company after some fairly common word and get my panties up in a wad when someone uses it for its ACTUAL meaning?
After a simple search for "gt25500" on both sites, google returned 5+ times the amount of results. Bunch of old crap that I wash it _didn't_ find, but hell...when I wanna dig dirt up on someone I want it alllll. I'm not touching Altavista again until it redirects to google.
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Exactly! Unless you can control the kernel, libraries, APIs, GUI and core applications there's no hope of any "easy" system. This is what Microsoft has done, and look at their success (along with being a Monopoly, but that is what it takes I assume). That's what I was going at ;D And an "easy" system is what is needed to be become a desktop OS.
Every summer I give Linux another shot as my desktop OS. Time and time again I go back to Windows. Why? It's less of a hassle. /me shrugs
Dependencies, incompatabilities, nightmares... There needs to be a better way to unite the Linux community to make a superior product. Until then, Windows will remain on top for the desktop OS. But once you do that, legal issues and crap will occur...
I can see the software company's interest in stopping piracy but there is a little problem... How much does a copy of Photoshop cost? How about 3D Studio Max? Now tell me who can afford that? An adult, an established designer, etc, etc... How about people in college, high school and middle school? There is no way in hell they can afford that. Could you imagine having asked your parents to shell out 500+ bucks for a peice of software? Didn't think so... So what do the kids do, they pirate it. They learn the software, make some money and continue with that software. Once they are established they will purchase the software odds are. I know I will ^_^ What happens when the kids parent's get busted because he used pirated software and the company goes after the guardians? See? Without pirating no one will learn the software, no one will buy the software... We need piracy ;D
of their master plan to populate the moon...
excellent, now they can breed more and steal more IT jobs...
this IS a wakeup call to modernize... this blackout just told terrorists how suseptable we are... take out 4 power plants and all four corners of the us could be knocked out! ;[
... whelp, thank god for gba sp ;D
on a similar note...having no power totally sucks... I woke up at 4:30pm to see my computer off... *shivvers run down back*
Good read. It's a bit scary, ANYONE can pull a scam like this. I thought I'd check to see if his feedback was still up... indeed it is, feedback ;[
Notice he has 2 1/2 pages of good feedback spanning over a few months... Then he goes in for the "Attack" all at once... ALL the bad feedback comes in a two day period. Those bidders thought they had a real seller I'd assume... There's no real way to protect yourself sadly
Excuse my language but what the fuck? I'm a Mac user, I love my iBook. Right now I'm typing this comment from my maching running Windows XP which is hooked up to my RedHat Server/Router... I read the first paragraph and refuse to read more. Let's say all Arabs are terrorists. How about, all Germans are nazis, all whites belong to the KKK. I think this is insane... Hell, on my iBook I have MS Office and use a MS IntelliMouse, man I sure do hate Microsoft. Speaking of which, I hate Windows XP because it's made by Micros---
*kicks computer*
*continues to throw linux box*
*cuddles with ibook*
When will it end? I wish I could think of more to say but I'm about to puke from watching Kelly Osbourne (Ozzy's TROLL of a daughter).
And you all thought DOS was dead!
Err.. Oh, heh... Denial of Service.....
*exits quietly*
If the root servers can't protect themselves... who CAN protect themselves?
And watch the number of accidents increase 10 fold because drivers are too busy looking at these billboards. I'm avoiding Sacramento (I know... spelling is badass).
What about all the software loaded on these machines? I recall reading on a M$ EULA that exporting the software is illegal. Isn't that the same for some hardware too?
How much would Saddam pay for a tip like this?
Note: I don't support terrorism, they are getting Windows 95!
Uh oh... Between downloading mp3s and blocking pop-ups... Well... *gulp* I'm going to hell!
See ya'll down under and I'm not speaking of the outback.
On a more serious note... There was a time when there were no popups. It was good. Now they come STEALING my bandwidth and precious desktop estate (1024x768 doesn't cut it any longer). So who's the one stealing?
Haha, that would be some awesome sh*t right there.
"wtf? you have mp3s yourself!" *pistol whip*
My buddy who just went to college was so psyched and then they locked the whole network down. No p2p or hosting of anysort... He can't even connect to my web server because it runs on port 81.
so much for looking forward to college. All because of these bastard RIAA heads.
Well if software/music/movies didn't cost so much I'd buy them... You all know how it is... I mean if I wasn't a money struggling 16 year old it would be different :D
I wonder if Bill Gates uses this excuse still...
OH NOES! I only have 16MB VRAM on my iBook. It's like Looney Toons... It just realized that it doesn't have 32MB and it crashed! Sorta like bugs bunny walking off a cliff and floating until he looks down.
Perhaps you should read up on stuff before you say it in public
I wonder how 98 and NT4 feel... The grimreaper is jus'round the corner :D
http://www.mini-itx.com/hardware/suppliers.asp Might want to check them, I don't know if any of them sell the system built allready. This place, http://www.netbox.co.uk/netbox/html/contents.htm does build them. It's not difficult to put one of these guys together so you might want to try that. www.idotpc.com is where I got mine, they are good people, my first board needed to be RMAed and they did it, no problem.
Don't read so much into my post :D I have the mini-itx running as a server, tiny case and no monitor. I knew it's performance would be poor when i bought it. I was simply joking about Cyrix being a possible "contender".
Didn't the record industry make more money when this whole file sharing phenomena (screw spelling :D) started?
Hey, there's always Via and their crappy Cyrix! (btw: i have that mini-itx mobo with 800mhz via c3... performs like a p2 400, sigh)
I completely agree with that. eVisa.com has nothing to do with credit so what's the commotion? I find it twisted how a site innocently uses a dictionary word and is getting slammed by a giant corporation.
Eh... Visa: An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region. Shall I name my company after some fairly common word and get my panties up in a wad when someone uses it for its ACTUAL meaning?
Amen to that! This just adds to my hatred of Sony.
After a simple search for "gt25500" on both sites, google returned 5+ times the amount of results. Bunch of old crap that I wash it _didn't_ find, but hell...when I wanna dig dirt up on someone I want it alllll. I'm not touching Altavista again until it redirects to google.