"The actual reason is because people believe that the word gullible is not in the dictionary."
Too true:( The one girl I saw that pulled on in high school even looked it up in the dictionary, and didn't get it even after reading the definition aloud. Worst part is that she probably got better grades than I did because she actually did her homework...
But back on-topic, that's what's most amazing to me, that more people don't know what information a type of institution should have. Or that more people don't have shredders that they use regularly.
Linus does code in the kernel, but he also manages a herd of cats, erm patches that come in from all the other kernel developers. He'd be a damn decent project manager, if not an overall manager. But I don't think he'd like it;)
A bank of cameras is more expensive than a single, 2D camera and a fast processor. This is an application-type advance, not just an ability-type advance. This means that it'll be easy to do outside of a research situation. Your "solutions" that you present are all expensive, cumbersome and error-prone. This has many fewer drawbacks, so it's more likely to be rolled out.
But then again, you know better than anoyone else. Of course. You post to/., how could you not?
We're forced to do that too, to get decent hardware with our OS of choice. Maybe we can work out something with these guys buying bargain-basement just to put pirated Windows on it...
No, but they can arrange to severely limit choices in a given market, thus the things you do NEED are unavailable in any similar configuration to what you WANT, not because of market forces, but because of artifical threats.
So is someone unwittingly falling into a pothole. What's your point? We should be morally outraged about pothole jokes because it's not a laughing matter, and people are actually hurt by them?
And you don't have any kind of spam filtering, address blocking, a draconian source distribution mechanism, the need to have a completely different way to start up just that one service because that's the way DJB thinks it should be... no thanks. Give me something that works WITH the system, not against it. I'd waste more time filtering my junk mail and such for my users and trying to make sure the system upgraded cleanly elsewhere without breaking qmail's config than I ever would having to monitor for a root exploit and rebuild a box from that. And that's even assuming that someone did root it before it was patched, and being as there's not really even any proof-of-concept code out, yet there's already a patch, it's very unlikely that it'd happen.
Zero upgrades is NOT a good thing. It means you aren't able to keep up with the changing landscape of email.
Except not. I use Windows, I use Excel daily. It's a good program. Better than OSS offerings, I'd say.
But I don't think you understand things entirely clearly. Almost all apps use CUPS, especially apps people will use, and it has an lpr interface, so that's just wrong. In practice, I've had fewer problems printing on Linux to either networked or local printers, from having set up many printers. Fewer drivers, cleaner interface to printing. It helps if you aren't printing to the $50-POS-of-the-week, btw.
It's not as "good" as photoshop is subjective. It does everything I need it to do, and I like the interface better. And yes, I've used CS. I don't need CMYK colors or many other scripts, nor do most people. So it's more than sufficient for what the average user needs. Hell, MS Paint is sufficient for most users.
As for my standards being high, they actually are. I like a document that opens reliably, and doesn't get pissy when I don't have the same printer installed as the person who created it. One that understands it's own document format reliably. Ever had to open a document in OO.o because Word corrupted itself? I have. So have many people.
You're also showing your ignorance. Very, very few people do "drawings" in the Gimp. It's an image editor, not a paint program. Same with PhotoShop. Most people use them to edit existing images. Very few have a Wacom tablet or whatever and make drawings directly in the program. But if you do, then you're one of the very, very small minority that do, so again, useless as a general case argument like you made in your original post.
Just because you try different things doesn't make you unbiased. Being able to objectively evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of what you use is what does it. Just because an application does something a different way than you're used to doesn't mean it's bad, just different.
My ego isn't tied up in my operating system. I use Linux and Windows very regularly. I just find Linux does things better for everything I do, and would do so for many people. And I find that I don't appreciate being treated like a criminal by my operating system, or believe that many of the things they would have you agree to when using their OS are right, or even legal. So I vote with my feet and use another system.
Photoshop/Illustrator: Hell, I use The Gimp even under Windows. Non-issue.
Word processor that actually works: Every one of the documents I've written under Linux work fine. I don't see your point?
Bank website: Get a better bank. I don't go to any sites except Windows Update with IE, because it's just stupid to do so.
Play games: I play some games under Windows, because it's easier than trying to get everything set up in Wine. But I have UT2K3 running natively in Linux, as well as a number of other games that are actually fun, and don't even run in Windows.
Fancy new color laserjet: Funny... the new Epson color laser printer I have connected via USB seems to work perfectly well printing. Even easier to set up than it was in Windows.
I keep my windows partition because I need to troubleshoot things for Windows users sometimes, and play a few games with my friends that are DX only. Everything else works perfectly well (and often better) in Linux. Windows is not for anything "necessary" in the least.
The mods should have at you because you're a misinformed troll. Very little of what you say is even remotely true.
So what you're saying is "They're better than the utterly steaming piece of shit they used to be, so I'll let them shove DRM on me and treat me like a criminal by default"?
Thanks, I like Linux. It doesn't hate me.
Did you ever stop, and perhaps let the thought cross your mind, that there might, just might be a good reason why technologically inclined people dislike Microsoft on such a great level?
Except when one of those background processes wants attention and your system grinds to a halt. When you actually use a windows machine for more than just surfing the web and typing emails to grandma, it's very nice having multiple processors. I have a dual-cpu system at home that I love because it goes so fast. I'm looking at getting either a Core Duo or an X2 laptop. Plenty of RAM for sure, but multiple cores/cpu's are very nice to have for serious machine use.
Zero increase in functionality, zero help from the developer, all patches user-contributed and must be manually compiled... sure gives me an orgasm alright. Except not at all.
Seriously, why does Disney insist on using Mickey as their mascot. They should like, get with the times.
Besides, the games are fun. That's all there really is to it. It's a somewhat familiar feel with the characters, but almost always with completely new gameplay (not just new levels, new things that happen, new stories, new interactions with the environment, all kinds of innovative things). Say what you want about the characters, but there's a REASON people tout Nintendo as being innovative. It's because they are.
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Or the content creators just insist on "thinking differently" the same way...
Naah. Just prevent everyone except the intended recipient from knowing when you're recording it for the OTP. Much easier problem.
"The actual reason is because people believe that the word gullible is not in the dictionary."
:( The one girl I saw that pulled on in high school even looked it up in the dictionary, and didn't get it even after reading the definition aloud. Worst part is that she probably got better grades than I did because she actually did her homework...
Too true
But back on-topic, that's what's most amazing to me, that more people don't know what information a type of institution should have. Or that more people don't have shredders that they use regularly.
Unfortunately, yes :( It's not like they got where they were with many more skills than manipulating other people and being sociopathic
What you should have is a Linux widescreen laptop. It's worth it, I promise ;)
Or you just don't read well, so nonsensible and sensible things take the same amount of time for you to comprehend.
Screw the disk space. It uses up much more RAM than a shared-library solution.
Linus does code in the kernel, but he also manages a herd of cats, erm patches that come in from all the other kernel developers. He'd be a damn decent project manager, if not an overall manager. But I don't think he'd like it ;)
Most consumer installs of Windows are configured to auto-login.
A bank of cameras is more expensive than a single, 2D camera and a fast processor. This is an application-type advance, not just an ability-type advance. This means that it'll be easy to do outside of a research situation. Your "solutions" that you present are all expensive, cumbersome and error-prone. This has many fewer drawbacks, so it's more likely to be rolled out. /., how could you not?
But then again, you know better than anoyone else. Of course. You post to
We're forced to do that too, to get decent hardware with our OS of choice. Maybe we can work out something with these guys buying bargain-basement just to put pirated Windows on it...
No, but they can arrange to severely limit choices in a given market, thus the things you do NEED are unavailable in any similar configuration to what you WANT, not because of market forces, but because of artifical threats.
So is someone unwittingly falling into a pothole. What's your point? We should be morally outraged about pothole jokes because it's not a laughing matter, and people are actually hurt by them?
That broad brush you're looking for is Sociopathy
And you don't have any kind of spam filtering, address blocking, a draconian source distribution mechanism, the need to have a completely different way to start up just that one service because that's the way DJB thinks it should be... no thanks. Give me something that works WITH the system, not against it. I'd waste more time filtering my junk mail and such for my users and trying to make sure the system upgraded cleanly elsewhere without breaking qmail's config than I ever would having to monitor for a root exploit and rebuild a box from that. And that's even assuming that someone did root it before it was patched, and being as there's not really even any proof-of-concept code out, yet there's already a patch, it's very unlikely that it'd happen.
Zero upgrades is NOT a good thing. It means you aren't able to keep up with the changing landscape of email.
Except not. I use Windows, I use Excel daily. It's a good program. Better than OSS offerings, I'd say.
But I don't think you understand things entirely clearly. Almost all apps use CUPS, especially apps people will use, and it has an lpr interface, so that's just wrong. In practice, I've had fewer problems printing on Linux to either networked or local printers, from having set up many printers. Fewer drivers, cleaner interface to printing. It helps if you aren't printing to the $50-POS-of-the-week, btw.
It's not as "good" as photoshop is subjective. It does everything I need it to do, and I like the interface better. And yes, I've used CS. I don't need CMYK colors or many other scripts, nor do most people. So it's more than sufficient for what the average user needs. Hell, MS Paint is sufficient for most users.
As for my standards being high, they actually are. I like a document that opens reliably, and doesn't get pissy when I don't have the same printer installed as the person who created it. One that understands it's own document format reliably. Ever had to open a document in OO.o because Word corrupted itself? I have. So have many people.
You're also showing your ignorance. Very, very few people do "drawings" in the Gimp. It's an image editor, not a paint program. Same with PhotoShop. Most people use them to edit existing images. Very few have a Wacom tablet or whatever and make drawings directly in the program. But if you do, then you're one of the very, very small minority that do, so again, useless as a general case argument like you made in your original post.
Just because you try different things doesn't make you unbiased. Being able to objectively evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of what you use is what does it. Just because an application does something a different way than you're used to doesn't mean it's bad, just different.
My ego isn't tied up in my operating system. I use Linux and Windows very regularly. I just find Linux does things better for everything I do, and would do so for many people. And I find that I don't appreciate being treated like a criminal by my operating system, or believe that many of the things they would have you agree to when using their OS are right, or even legal. So I vote with my feet and use another system.
Photoshop/Illustrator: Hell, I use The Gimp even under Windows. Non-issue.
Word processor that actually works: Every one of the documents I've written under Linux work fine. I don't see your point?
Bank website: Get a better bank. I don't go to any sites except Windows Update with IE, because it's just stupid to do so.
Play games: I play some games under Windows, because it's easier than trying to get everything set up in Wine. But I have UT2K3 running natively in Linux, as well as a number of other games that are actually fun, and don't even run in Windows.
Fancy new color laserjet: Funny... the new Epson color laser printer I have connected via USB seems to work perfectly well printing. Even easier to set up than it was in Windows.
I keep my windows partition because I need to troubleshoot things for Windows users sometimes, and play a few games with my friends that are DX only. Everything else works perfectly well (and often better) in Linux. Windows is not for anything "necessary" in the least.
The mods should have at you because you're a misinformed troll. Very little of what you say is even remotely true.
So what you're saying is "They're better than the utterly steaming piece of shit they used to be, so I'll let them shove DRM on me and treat me like a criminal by default"?
Thanks, I like Linux. It doesn't hate me.
Did you ever stop, and perhaps let the thought cross your mind, that there might, just might be a good reason why technologically inclined people dislike Microsoft on such a great level?
Except when one of those background processes wants attention and your system grinds to a halt. When you actually use a windows machine for more than just surfing the web and typing emails to grandma, it's very nice having multiple processors. I have a dual-cpu system at home that I love because it goes so fast. I'm looking at getting either a Core Duo or an X2 laptop. Plenty of RAM for sure, but multiple cores/cpu's are very nice to have for serious machine use.
Zero increase in functionality, zero help from the developer, all patches user-contributed and must be manually compiled... sure gives me an orgasm alright. Except not at all.
One word: games
Seriously, why does Disney insist on using Mickey as their mascot. They should like, get with the times.
Besides, the games are fun. That's all there really is to it. It's a somewhat familiar feel with the characters, but almost always with completely new gameplay (not just new levels, new things that happen, new stories, new interactions with the environment, all kinds of innovative things). Say what you want about the characters, but there's a REASON people tout Nintendo as being innovative. It's because they are.
The compilation disc is for the PS2 as well. Not that I have it or anything...
Yes?