Note that only the Express Betas are free - the final products will be a low-cost alternative, I suppose, for the hobbyist or beginning programmer.
What I would love to see is a return to the days when a development environment was automatically included with a system (like QBASIC was with DOS.) I think a lot of young programmers would get a good start if some bundled, easy-to-use development tools were waiting for them on install (Like C# Express right next to WordPad in the Accessories folder.)
It's sort of amusing that as Microsoft continually "expands" the concept of what qualifies as an OS (Web Browser, Media Player) they've removed another element that used to be considered primary and indispensable.
On a similar note, there was a terrible Fox 5 News feature about blogging recently entitled "Blah Blah Blogging," which featured the subtitle "New Cyber Craze." They seem to think that "buh-logging" is a hip new replacement for email and chatrooms. The ignorance of Time doesn't even compare to this.
As an amusing side note, this is the same news team that brought you the recent grape stomping debacle.
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How desperately Insightful. Thank goodness most people still drive cars.
Actually, of course, the ecological footprint of a bicycle doesn't compare in any way to that of an automobile. I'm nearly sure you're trolling, but here i am taking the bait anyhow.
Perhaps you could think outside the box and read past the title. It might have been phrased too broadly, but the author states very specifically that he is writing about the commercial Linuxes high-priced releases and their deficiencies in competing at that price point (i.e, with Microsoft Windows.) He uses the hardware issue as his main argument.
Apparently you read the title and assumed that the content of the article was "Linux Is Bad," and since you have attached your ego to a piece of software you became personally offended at the suggestion. A flurry of angry bold tags ensued.
You may also want to contact the estate of John Steinbeck to demand they remove the word "Mice" from the title of "Of Mice and Men."
Can you show me any references for this phenomenon? Or is this your conjecture based on the tone of newsgroup postings of late? To bring Ockham's razor into the argument, which is more likely:
1. These users are spies, deliberately planted to make Linux users look like raving, foaming nuts.
2. They are just plain, old-fashioned assholes.
Then again, perhaps I'm being naive. I'm curious to see if you have any evidence to support this.
"Erm," I don't care about who is worse or who else is a zealot. I was criticizing a group of Linux Zealots' behaviour in response to this particular article and I never suggested it had anything to do with Linux itself (where'd you get that?) I never said that only Linux users can be zealots either. I'm not talking about Windows, Amiga, or You, so don't take it so personally. Cut the excuses - don't bail these idiots out just because there are other idiots in the world.
The users. I'm a regular linux evangelist, but when i see feedback like this guy got from us - accusing him of lying, being an idiot, working clandestinely for Microsoft, SCO or the Christian Right... I just feel ashamed and want to distance myself from the whole thing. These knee-jerk reactionaries, zealots and narrow-minded elitists make us all look like fools and tarnish the image of Linux far more than some guy who can't get his soundcard to work. It has to stop.
"When we are testing out a new release we can put it on bkbits.net and we know in seconds if we have broken something important; people use old versions of BK to talk to bkbits.net every few seconds."
I'm sure they're experts in code management, but their testing procedures could use some work.
I saw a copy of "Casablanca" on DVD the other day. Why are we bothering to port these old, technologically inferior works to new technology when we could be watching the newest and therefore best movies instead? </sarcasm>
Look at the home entertainment market. The plasma screen TV is essentially a big monitor, and offers high enough resolution and sharpness to display text and anything else you might like. The PC is slowly morphing into a Home Entertainment Centre; the X-Box itself is just a glorified PC! It's already pretty common to walk into a well equipped Home Theatre room and see a wireless keyboard and mouse on the coffee table. In short: convergence is going to make the distinction between consoles and PC's meaningless. As it stands, the only difference left between the two is the position in which you sit, and how close the screen is to your face.
It's true, you might think the RF video would be sub-standard. I could, for a slightly higher price, have run a shielded s-video cable instead but when I compared the two directly in my living room the difference was not even noticeable on my 27" television. It's no DVI to a plasma screen but I'm quite pleased with it actually.
Use a little creative cabling and your existing computer. With two 50-foot lengths of shielded coaxial cable i've got my secondary video out now common on many video cards (modulated from s-video to RF), running alongside a digital audio cable up to my home theatre where it's controlled by an RF remote that can be used anywhere in the house. No noise since the computer's in another room, no cost of picking up a second machine.
AFAIK the Gimp has no plans to incorporate the latest anti-counterfeiting measures planned for most commercial image software and printers alike. So that's one.
"No, mister clever Radio Shack employee, I don't want to give you my mother's maiden name, i just want to buy these double-a batteries! And now the law is on my side!"
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"A telephone connection can transport you from one bulletin board to another [...] We were able to download an X-rated picture, no questions asked."
WHAT'S THE NUMBER PLEASE POST
"... a new book by Rouzbeh Yassini which answers the question of where the term 'broadband' originated ..."
Is it just me or does this sound like a great premise for, oh, say, a paragraph or two?
Actually Jack Valenti isn't the head of the MPAA anymore, he's been replaced by Dan Glickman.
Note that only the Express Betas are free - the final products will be a low-cost alternative, I suppose, for the hobbyist or beginning programmer.
What I would love to see is a return to the days when a development environment was automatically included with a system (like QBASIC was with DOS.) I think a lot of young programmers would get a good start if some bundled, easy-to-use development tools were waiting for them on install (Like C# Express right next to WordPad in the Accessories folder.)
It's sort of amusing that as Microsoft continually "expands" the concept of what qualifies as an OS (Web Browser, Media Player) they've removed another element that used to be considered primary and indispensable.
On a similar note, there was a terrible Fox 5 News feature about blogging recently entitled "Blah Blah Blogging," which featured the subtitle "New Cyber Craze." They seem to think that "buh-logging" is a hip new replacement for email and chatrooms. The ignorance of Time doesn't even compare to this.
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As an amusing side note, this is the same news team that brought you the recent grape stomping debacle.
How desperately Insightful. Thank goodness most people still drive cars.
Actually, of course, the ecological footprint of a bicycle doesn't compare in any way to that of an automobile. I'm nearly sure you're trolling, but here i am taking the bait anyhow.
Perhaps you could think outside the box and read past the title. It might have been phrased too broadly, but the author states very specifically that he is writing about the commercial Linuxes high-priced releases and their deficiencies in competing at that price point (i.e, with Microsoft Windows.) He uses the hardware issue as his main argument.
Apparently you read the title and assumed that the content of the article was "Linux Is Bad," and since you have attached your ego to a piece of software you became personally offended at the suggestion. A flurry of angry bold tags ensued.
You may also want to contact the estate of John Steinbeck to demand they remove the word "Mice" from the title of "Of Mice and Men."
Advocate_one,
Can you show me any references for this phenomenon? Or is this your conjecture based on the tone of newsgroup postings of late? To bring Ockham's razor into the argument, which is more likely:
1. These users are spies, deliberately planted to make Linux users look like raving, foaming nuts.
2. They are just plain, old-fashioned assholes.
Then again, perhaps I'm being naive. I'm curious to see if you have any evidence to support this.
"Erm," I don't care about who is worse or who else is a zealot. I was criticizing a group of Linux Zealots' behaviour in response to this particular article and I never suggested it had anything to do with Linux itself (where'd you get that?) I never said that only Linux users can be zealots either. I'm not talking about Windows, Amiga, or You, so don't take it so personally. Cut the excuses - don't bail these idiots out just because there are other idiots in the world.
" (Remember: This was never about the free and hobbyist distributions.)"
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The users. I'm a regular linux evangelist, but when i see feedback like this guy got from us - accusing him of lying, being an idiot, working clandestinely for Microsoft, SCO or the Christian Right... I just feel ashamed and want to distance myself from the whole thing. These knee-jerk reactionaries, zealots and narrow-minded elitists make us all look like fools and tarnish the image of Linux far more than some guy who can't get his soundcard to work. It has to stop.
"When we are testing out a new release we can put it on bkbits.net and we know in seconds if we have broken something important; people use old versions of BK to talk to bkbits.net every few seconds."
I'm sure they're experts in code management, but their testing procedures could use some work.
I saw a copy of "Casablanca" on DVD the other day. Why are we bothering to port these old, technologically inferior works to new technology when we could be watching the newest and therefore best movies instead?
</sarcasm>
"Some of the stolen copyrighted material being sought in the raids is suspected as having been distributed from overseas sources."
Ooooh... Overseas! I hear that's where the terrorists are too. This is a pretty poor excuse for a news story.
Look at the home entertainment market. The plasma screen TV is essentially a big monitor, and offers high enough resolution and sharpness to display text and anything else you might like. The PC is slowly morphing into a Home Entertainment Centre; the X-Box itself is just a glorified PC! It's already pretty common to walk into a well equipped Home Theatre room and see a wireless keyboard and mouse on the coffee table. In short: convergence is going to make the distinction between consoles and PC's meaningless. As it stands, the only difference left between the two is the position in which you sit, and how close the screen is to your face.
"... the cutting edge of artificial intelligence or AI, a title used by Steven Spielberg for his 2001 film starring Haley Joel Osment and Jude Law."
Now that's good journalism: a little background about the history of AI for the lay-people who might be reading this article.
Great, now a savvy pickpocket armed with a 0-day exploit can empty my bank account just by rubbing up against me in the subway.
It's true, you might think the RF video would be sub-standard. I could, for a slightly higher price, have run a shielded s-video cable instead but when I compared the two directly in my living room the difference was not even noticeable on my 27" television. It's no DVI to a plasma screen but I'm quite pleased with it actually.
Use a little creative cabling and your existing computer. With two 50-foot lengths of shielded coaxial cable i've got my secondary video out now common on many video cards (modulated from s-video to RF), running alongside a digital audio cable up to my home theatre where it's controlled by an RF remote that can be used anywhere in the house. No noise since the computer's in another room, no cost of picking up a second machine.
AFAIK the Gimp has no plans to incorporate the latest anti-counterfeiting measures planned for most commercial image software and printers alike. So that's one.
Looks like you've managed the all-to-common hack of splicing together your technical skills with your ego.
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For a million bucks this better get good reception.
Being socially disenfranchised is looking more attractive all the time.
Check out the "highschool friendships" diagram.
I think I was the yellow dot on the far left.
I can see it now...
"No, mister clever Radio Shack employee, I don't want to give you my mother's maiden name, i just want to buy these double-a batteries! And now the law is on my side!"
I can hardly wait!