1. you have repeated an already posted post.
2. you have posted something completely worthless
3. you have posted something that is completely Anti-MS (yes, I am Anti-MS, but this article was ridiculous).
honestly this post was not newsworthy.. I read this page to get directed to stories that I should be interested in. Reading about someone typing in "Linux sucks" and "Windows2000 sucks" into google.com and seeing which returns more for a comparison is just stupid. I won't even go into what I think of the Magic Eightball bit.
these products seem to solve the problems of the past, but they honestly seem VERY expensive. $399 for the two upsidedown bowl things... There has to be a more economical way.
The fact of learning a new way to type would also pose a problem, but not as big of one as the cost.
I had a class my freshman year in college w/a blind student. He had a small little computer that he used for taking notes. It was a CHORD Keyboard from what I remember, four keys and he could enter whatever he wanted (anyone know ever see these and could explain more would be nice). He said it took him only a few mins to learn and he oculd type fast as hell w/it. I thought that would be a better alternative than these but what do I know...
EBay is all right to start w/, but you may be hit w/extra costs of HD's, RAM, frame buffer, mice, and KB if you don't buy a full system. Remember that SPARC's use a different video card and mice and KB.
If you can find a full system that's great (there are plenty available) but you are going to pay a lot more than they are really worth. I honestly believe unless you got an UltraSPARC it really isn't worth it (but this is only my opinion). I bought one of the Alpha UDB's a while back and got partially screwed on parity RAM and a SCSI HD (w/external enclosure and stuff).
well you have to remember that issues that used to be associated w/cards are no longer a real issue b/c of the softbooting of the BIOS by Xfree4. I have an AGP Voodoo3 3k and a PCI Cirrus Logic 5446 and it works fine w/dual heads.
unfortunatly even when you spend the time to find where the email might have come from they spend just as much time hiding the actual data or ignoring your requests for it to stop.
In only one instance, EVER, have I been contacted back about the unsolicited email, and that was the only time it ceased.
he really didn't answer the question asked about the Tiny Toons... Yes, I guess it would ahve been a certain age group watching that series (I was one of them) but I didn't get my start w/TMBG w/that show..
I would say that the show did give them a little more widespread acceptance but it wasn't a BIG reason for their fame.
I don't agree. Honestly I think it is more worthwhile to explore other avenues ON EARTH before wasting time and money going off into space... Remember, the planet *is* covered by quite a bit of water yet we can't go much more than 1 mile under water.. How many miles is it to Pluto?
I would rather have a home 1 mile from mainland than be litterally out in BFE on Pluto...
I read the article in full, I really hate when people accuse others of not (maybe they did).
Yes, it is a daunting task. Like I have mentioned time and time before, LINUX IS NOT READY FOR THE DESKTOP OR THE AVERAGE USER. If you want to use it, learn it. It is a hell of a lot easier than when I first picked it up in 1996..
Remember, if they are so hellbent on saying Linux needs this or that, they are quite able to fix it...
that article seemed more like a plug for CorelLinux than anything... Oh Corel does this, and Corel does that.. Well that is the one great thing about Linux. It has tons of distributions to choose from. If you are a complete newbie and you are wanting a hand-holding while you install, there is a distribution for you.. Don't come crying when you can't find "foo".
For those of us that want everyting it is there and ready...
My other personal favorite is when they say "Linux is not ready for the desktop yet because of X." Yeah well no shit. They are working on it. Instead of whining about it, do something, that is the wonder of OpenSource...
it is all on a CD, what do you mean "too big!" it isn't hurting your HD space (unless you are loopbacking an ISO but hehe)..
Oh wait, I see. You don't know what you want on your Linux system, so you have to install the defaults... Well, unfortunatly Windows comes w/too much worthless shit as well unless you choose a custom install..
how about complaints that no matter how many missions we send to planets (Mars) we never find anything. We keep sending missions out looking for water and find nothing...
"Well, we haven't seen any w/the cameras, let's dive bomb the $XXX million dollar thing into the surface and see if the explosion will find water".
Now we are going out to Pluto.. A planet that we know is frozen and so god damn cold that only bacteria MAY live (if there is any possibility of life anywhere else)... Personally, bacteria living elsewhere might be some sort of great scientific discovery, but I don't consider it life. Hell, they found that fungus growing on the Russian space station Mir, I consider that life in space enough...
I am not against finding intelligent life, but seriously, if we are going to waste all the money that we have finding nearly nothing I don't see how we are intelligent...
honestly, I would rather have it spend just that much more CPU time cracking RC5 blocks than putting pretty shit on the screen.. setterm -blank 3 works great for me.
whoever said I for one minute complained or believed Linux to be viable for the desktop? You are jumping to conclusions..
Linux has its place. It does its job, and it does it well... If you are willing to take the time to use it you will enjoy it. If you want to just use your computer for whatever, Windows is there for you as well (yes, it serves its purpose too).
Just because I run Linux myself does NOT mean I believe it to be ready to take on MS's dominance i the desktop market.
I have *never* had a big problem compiling software for Linux. Yes, you have to read the damn docs, yes, you have to learn how to do certain things, tough...
Binaries are released quite often, especially for large projects (not just Joe Blow's software v.0012). Personally, I still prefer to use source tarballs b/c I can control EASILY where the programs will be placed. rpm --install xxx.rpm doesn't cut it...
The other big problem is packet management. There is absolutely no reason that we should have binary files in 100 different types of formats... If we are going to have binaries, release them as one method. I don't care what it is but come up w/soemthing.
sorry but if I don't want to watch ads on TV I can either change channels or turn the thing off. Thus, me filtering ads cannot and will not be against the law. They can send all the ads they like but I don't have to read them. Thank god they cannot force that on us:)
I really think that when you post offtopic shit like this, you should moderate yourself down w/the "No Score +1 Bonus" cause honestly, no one cares about the proper way of saying something on/., we knew what he meant.
sorry, I am quite sick and tired of hearing about the fucking pixels and polygons when the fucking game is just terrible. Hype the graphics when the plot and gameplay sucks.
we need real good games that stick and never get boring. Final Fantasy has had 9 revisions. You play it till you win, and it is over. Boring.
Yes, this is IMHO but it is true. Would you rather watch a good looking show or one that was actually good on content (Waterworld comes to mind -- even though I personally liked the story, a lot of people did not and were not impressed by the pricetag of production)
you cannot control the damn aiming easily. Quake and QuakeII on the PSX are tough as hell compared to a mouse (yes it is available but not like it is w/a computer). I only knew of one person that used a gamepad for a game like that and he later converted.
There has to be an easier way to do it:) +controller_look;-)
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top reasons to get submitted:
1. you have repeated an already posted post.
2. you have posted something completely worthless
3. you have posted something that is completely Anti-MS (yes, I am Anti-MS, but this article was ridiculous).
honestly this post was not newsworthy.. I read this page to get directed to stories that I should be interested in. Reading about someone typing in "Linux sucks" and "Windows2000 sucks" into google.com and seeing which returns more for a comparison is just stupid. I won't even go into what I think of the Magic Eightball bit.
these products seem to solve the problems of the past, but they honestly seem VERY expensive. $399 for the two upsidedown bowl things... There has to be a more economical way.
The fact of learning a new way to type would also pose a problem, but not as big of one as the cost.
I had a class my freshman year in college w/a blind student. He had a small little computer that he used for taking notes. It was a CHORD Keyboard from what I remember, four keys and he could enter whatever he wanted (anyone know ever see these and could explain more would be nice). He said it took him only a few mins to learn and he oculd type fast as hell w/it. I thought that would be a better alternative than these but what do I know...
you're right, but I believe that Linux for SPARC is *mostly* run by people w/older SPARC's, not brandnew hardware...
;-)
I have used Solaris and I am not fond of it, but I am sure that if you bought a system w/it, you would want to use it, what do I know?
I am more comfortable w/Linux myself and would probably prefer to use that but then again, I didn't pay $10k for an USII
EBay is all right to start w/, but you may be hit w/extra costs of HD's, RAM, frame buffer, mice, and KB if you don't buy a full system. Remember that SPARC's use a different video card and mice and KB.
:) Good luck.
If you can find a full system that's great (there are plenty available) but you are going to pay a lot more than they are really worth. I honestly believe unless you got an UltraSPARC it really isn't worth it (but this is only my opinion). I bought one of the Alpha UDB's a while back and got partially screwed on parity RAM and a SCSI HD (w/external enclosure and stuff).
Just a warning
well you have to remember that issues that used to be associated w/cards are no longer a real issue b/c of the softbooting of the BIOS by Xfree4. I have an AGP Voodoo3 3k and a PCI Cirrus Logic 5446 and it works fine w/dual heads.
yeah considering that most people use high speed film to eliminate motion blur...
;-)
the fact that while playing a game you would want to see that is ridiculous. I do NOT think it is cool looking, I find it horribly annoying.
Then again, I don't play Q3 for the simple fact that the lag does not "feel" like lag, seeing my lag wouldn't work too well I don't think
unfortunatly even when you spend the time to find where the email might have come from they spend just as much time hiding the actual data or ignoring your requests for it to stop.
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In only one instance, EVER, have I been contacted back about the unsolicited email, and that was the only time it ceased.
Just my worthless
he really didn't answer the question asked about the Tiny Toons... Yes, I guess it would ahve been a certain age group watching that series (I was one of them) but I didn't get my start w/TMBG w/that show..
:)
I would say that the show did give them a little more widespread acceptance but it wasn't a BIG reason for their fame.
Catchy tunes that are fun do
I don't agree. Honestly I think it is more worthwhile to explore other avenues ON EARTH before wasting time and money going off into space... Remember, the planet *is* covered by quite a bit of water yet we can't go much more than 1 mile under water.. How many miles is it to Pluto?
I would rather have a home 1 mile from mainland than be litterally out in BFE on Pluto...
I read the article in full, I really hate when people accuse others of not (maybe they did).
Yes, it is a daunting task. Like I have mentioned time and time before, LINUX IS NOT READY FOR THE DESKTOP OR THE AVERAGE USER. If you want to use it, learn it. It is a hell of a lot easier than when I first picked it up in 1996..
Remember, if they are so hellbent on saying Linux needs this or that, they are quite able to fix it...
that article seemed more like a plug for CorelLinux than anything... Oh Corel does this, and Corel does that.. Well that is the one great thing about Linux. It has tons of distributions to choose from. If you are a complete newbie and you are wanting a hand-holding while you install, there is a distribution for you.. Don't come crying when you can't find "foo".
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For those of us that want everyting it is there and ready...
My other personal favorite is when they say "Linux is not ready for the desktop yet because of X." Yeah well no shit. They are working on it. Instead of whining about it, do something, that is the wonder of OpenSource...
Just my worthless
it is all on a CD, what do you mean "too big!" it isn't hurting your HD space (unless you are loopbacking an ISO but hehe)..
Oh wait, I see. You don't know what you want on your Linux system, so you have to install the defaults... Well, unfortunatly Windows comes w/too much worthless shit as well unless you choose a custom install..
So either learn what you want and need or suffer.
how about complaints that no matter how many missions we send to planets (Mars) we never find anything. We keep sending missions out looking for water and find nothing...
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"Well, we haven't seen any w/the cameras, let's dive bomb the $XXX million dollar thing into the surface and see if the explosion will find water".
Now we are going out to Pluto.. A planet that we know is frozen and so god damn cold that only bacteria MAY live (if there is any possibility of life anywhere else)... Personally, bacteria living elsewhere might be some sort of great scientific discovery, but I don't consider it life. Hell, they found that fungus growing on the Russian space station Mir, I consider that life in space enough...
I am not against finding intelligent life, but seriously, if we are going to waste all the money that we have finding nearly nothing I don't see how we are intelligent...
Just my worthless
honestly, I would rather have it spend just that much more CPU time cracking RC5 blocks than putting pretty shit on the screen.. setterm -blank 3 works great for me.
so don't bother. Just keep running what is working for you then there is no problem...
I bet there are some hardcore sex players that would like to get their hands on these and not the schematics... :)
whoever said I for one minute complained or believed Linux to be viable for the desktop? You are jumping to conclusions..
Linux has its place. It does its job, and it does it well... If you are willing to take the time to use it you will enjoy it. If you want to just use your computer for whatever, Windows is there for you as well (yes, it serves its purpose too).
Just because I run Linux myself does NOT mean I believe it to be ready to take on MS's dominance i the desktop market.
fork;
fork; fork;
fork; fork; fork; fork;
;-)
I have *never* had a big problem compiling software for Linux. Yes, you have to read the damn docs, yes, you have to learn how to do certain things, tough...
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Binaries are released quite often, especially for large projects (not just Joe Blow's software v.0012). Personally, I still prefer to use source tarballs b/c I can control EASILY where the programs will be placed. rpm --install xxx.rpm doesn't cut it...
The other big problem is packet management. There is absolutely no reason that we should have binary files in 100 different types of formats... If we are going to have binaries, release them as one method. I don't care what it is but come up w/soemthing.
Just my worthless
sorry but if I don't want to watch ads on TV I can either change channels or turn the thing off. Thus, me filtering ads cannot and will not be against the law. They can send all the ads they like but I don't have to read them. Thank god they cannot force that on us :)
symantics.. whatever, doesn't matter, your point is moot.
sorry, I automoderate myself down on worthless posts, as I asked him to do. It is NOT on topic, thus does NOT deserve to be auto moderated to 2.
I really think that when you post offtopic shit like this, you should moderate yourself down w/the "No Score +1 Bonus" cause honestly, no one cares about the proper way of saying something on /., we knew what he meant.
sorry, I am quite sick and tired of hearing about the fucking pixels and polygons when the fucking game is just terrible. Hype the graphics when the plot and gameplay sucks.
we need real good games that stick and never get boring. Final Fantasy has had 9 revisions. You play it till you win, and it is over. Boring.
Yes, this is IMHO but it is true. Would you rather watch a good looking show or one that was actually good on content (Waterworld comes to mind -- even though I personally liked the story, a lot of people did not and were not impressed by the pricetag of production)
you cannot control the damn aiming easily. Quake and QuakeII on the PSX are tough as hell compared to a mouse (yes it is available but not like it is w/a computer). I only knew of one person that used a gamepad for a game like that and he later converted.
:) +controller_look ;-)
There has to be an easier way to do it