They would be really happy to install these free utilities and games. They really wouldn't care why their computer takes 30 minutes to start, and keeps crashing every so often, randomly. They wouldnt care, because they dont "know".
Its absolutely wrong to create awareness, since ignorance is bliss isn't it? For them, all they need to do when their computer becomes a constantly-rebooting over-sized paperweight is to call me and spend a day to have it "formatted".
I mean, c'mon, the funny-little-desktop-buddy is OK. All it does is reduce my computer to a 0.5 frame per second 1956 batch-processor.
Its funny how, when your bread comes from a shady source, that source becomes morally right. Like, for example, in my religion, interest based financial transactions are not allowed. The only people who say its ok are bankers!
Clerk: "Give me your phone number, starting with the area code first, or your ip address, please."
Me: "5F05:2000:80AD:5800:0058:00AA:00B7:AF2B"
Clerk: "Your Phone Number or IP Address !"
Me: "That is my IP Address! Get up with the times man - we are at version 6 now - I dont use 4th generation technology !"
But what if a fraudulent program creates non-existent GUIDs and marks them as having voted for a particular candidate. No will be able to know that there are no real-people attached to those GUIDs because the GUIDs are pseudonymous!
You are right. Linux DOES have more features. What windows does pretty well is hide the non-layman features pretty well from the end-user, which results in a more user-friendly experience:
I get to see the network connection icon right out of the box (not anymore though)
I dont have to remount ("whats that" - my father asks) drives after every reboot (some distros)
windows doesnt ask me for my monitor vertical and horizontal refresh rates (and those numbers being the most difficult to find out)
it actually loads up faster than suse or fedora (first few weeks anyway:) )
The screen refresh is so much more responsive in windows. and that makes my dad think is works faster.
etc
Apart from this I dont understand why linux is trying to copy the real bad functions of windows too. In windows when I want to see the little data calendar by double clicking on the time, as a guest or non-power user it thinks I will change the date and does not let me view the calendar. Dumb design. KDE stupidly goes ahead and copies that (can we not have a read-only view of the calendar? I am sure we can but I mean it should be intuitive to access too)
Similarly, most people do like to see the time in the system tray, but a the same number also like to see the date (rather than double clicking each time). windows shows only time, no date. KDE thinks thats the best way to do it and does that too (by default).
disclaimer - I have used fedora, suse and slackware and what i say is from just limited experience from these distros.
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, you get a 6-month employment ban for leaving ANY job (except 4 or 5 subcategories). Since this is a workman based economy (no foreigner is a citizen here), no one is willing to leave their job for higher prospects, because it means no residence visa for those 6 months.
Lets imagine I put my laptop bag down at a Greyhound station and am looking at the bus schedules. One sly smooth handed theif picks up my bag and sneaks away, while I am looking the other direction.
The device will give the theif a 15 feet head start! How fair is that!!?
Yes you are right. It is a relatively old technology, also used in Arcade games. More than 15 years ago, here at an arcade center called "Sindbad's" in Dubai, U.A.E, Middle East, there was a game which you could play and control, seeing everything in 3D. If you pased your hand through it you could not touch anything.
I think, I am not sure, it was a StarWars game.
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Of course!
They would be really happy to install these free utilities and games. They really wouldn't care why their computer takes 30 minutes to start, and keeps crashing every so often, randomly. They wouldnt care, because they dont "know".
Its absolutely wrong to create awareness, since ignorance is bliss isn't it? For them, all they need to do when their computer becomes a constantly-rebooting over-sized paperweight is to call me and spend a day to have it "formatted".
I mean, c'mon, the funny-little-desktop-buddy is OK. All it does is reduce my computer to a 0.5 frame per second 1956 batch-processor.
Its funny how, when your bread comes from a shady source, that source becomes morally right. Like, for example, in my religion, interest based financial transactions are not allowed. The only people who say its ok are bankers!
And once they finally "get with the times" :
Clerk: "Give me your phone number, starting with the area code first, or your ip address, please."
Me: "5F05:2000:80AD:5800:0058:00AA:00B7:AF2B"
Clerk: "Your Phone Number or IP Address !"
Me: "That is my IP Address! Get up with the times man - we are at version 6 now - I dont use 4th generation technology !"
But what if a fraudulent program creates non-existent GUIDs and marks them as having voted for a particular candidate. No will be able to know that there are no real-people attached to those GUIDs because the GUIDs are pseudonymous!
Except Worms...
:)
Which gets funnier the more you play it
In actuality, 2 + 2 = 6 for extremely large values of 2.
Q: Might you add anti-virus/spyware protection in Windows?
... Right?
Gates: It's not a thing you build in.
Us: But a browser is a thing you can build in
I get to see the network connection icon right out of the box (not anymore though)
I dont have to remount ("whats that" - my father asks) drives after every reboot (some distros)
windows doesnt ask me for my monitor vertical and horizontal refresh rates (and those numbers being the most difficult to find out)
it actually loads up faster than suse or fedora (first few weeks anyway :) )
The screen refresh is so much more responsive in windows. and that makes my dad think is works faster.
etc
Apart from this I dont understand why linux is trying to copy the real bad functions of windows too. In windows when I want to see the little data calendar by double clicking on the time, as a guest or non-power user it thinks I will change the date and does not let me view the calendar. Dumb design. KDE stupidly goes ahead and copies that (can we not have a read-only view of the calendar? I am sure we can but I mean it should be intuitive to access too)
Similarly, most people do like to see the time in the system tray, but a the same number also like to see the date (rather than double clicking each time). windows shows only time, no date. KDE thinks thats the best way to do it and does that too (by default).
disclaimer - I have used fedora, suse and slackware and what i say is from just limited experience from these distros.
Close the brower window without reading another post on slashdot. Come back after 10 minutes.
Simple? But no one can do it!
How about adding:
3. Not all Muslims are terrorists.
too.
You mean: As someone who STEALS most of his software, you like microsofts ideas best!
What was this site, you mean !
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, you get a 6-month employment ban for leaving ANY job (except 4 or 5 subcategories). Since this is a workman based economy (no foreigner is a citizen here), no one is willing to leave their job for higher prospects, because it means no residence visa for those 6 months.
(Gog and Magog)
Points:
1) Ice
2) Numbers
3) Calamity
Maa Mein Pass Ho Gaya !
To which PULVER responds:
"Dont mesh with me you insensitive clod!"
Not a single SCORE:5 - FUNNY ???? Mod this up as funny please then!
Lets imagine I put my laptop bag down at a Greyhound station and am looking at the bus schedules. One sly smooth handed theif picks up my bag and sneaks away, while I am looking the other direction. The device will give the theif a 15 feet head start! How fair is that!!?
Yes you are right. It is a relatively old technology, also used in Arcade games. More than 15 years ago, here at an arcade center called "Sindbad's" in Dubai, U.A.E, Middle East, there was a game which you could play and control, seeing everything in 3D. If you pased your hand through it you could not touch anything. I think, I am not sure, it was a StarWars game.
SHIT !
Didn't read the article! (Doh!)
... Al-Gore Rhytym INVENTED it !?!?!?!
GUI Extension = 32 Bits
Patch = 16 Bits
O/S = 08 Bits
Coded For = 04 Bits
Company = 02 Bits
Competition = 01 Bit
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Total = 63 Bits
There you go! You certainly need a 64 Bit processor to run that, and you get a Bit to spare !
Are we all fruit flies? No! Well, then stop arguing over this research and get over it.