My brother works a retail job where he sells things like this, and he heard a rumor that before the holidays that Sony is going to pull PSP off the market. I think that ill fate is already upon them.
Being on the cutting edge of Java development requires a lot of patience - there's nothing like taking two weeks to test your "Hello, World" app because you wrote it using Swing and it takes five days to draw the widget on the screen. Good times.
...why don't you just kill yourself? It would make all the readers very happy, I'm sure. You're the most hated editor now that Sims has left, and it's obvious why - you're completely and totally inept. Sure, people hate timothy now after his shameless Ubuntu plug but they still hate you more. I think it's time to buy a gun. I hear the temple is a good place to aim. You can do it!
...it was shooting CowboyNeal into space. Sadly, they said there wasn't enough fuel in the world to allow a shuttle to lift off with that heavy of a payload.
It's probably for the best anyway. The Moon is supposed to be made of cheese (I've heard), and if Cowboi got up there, well... say goodbye to those beautiful moonlit nights.
...how are we going to link this story to Linux? I'm asking since it has nothing to do with Linux at all but someone will inevitably start whining about Linux being better than Windows.
You're a fucking idiot. The amount of RAM in a laptop has no effect whatsoever on its battery life. That's like saying just because you swapped out a 40 GB HDD in your laptop with an 80 GB model that your battery life halved. Other factors, like the type of RAM, affect the battery life.
Methinks you should visit howstuffworks.com or whatever it is and learn how computers actually work - either that or just shut the fuck up. Actually, since you're so fucking stupid, just shut the fuck up.
With all due respect, you're the idiot. My post was referring to Joe Blow off the street; since you read this stupid nerd website, you're probably slightly above the average dolt in skill when it comes to computing (this is just simple demographics; I'm not kissing your ass). Therefore, of course your roommate is going to have an easy time with Ubuntu; you're hooking the machine up for him and doing all the work. You completely missed the point of the post. You're an idiot, a typical Linux fanboy.
I bet if you asked your roommate if he gave a shit what was running on his computer (Windows or Linux) he wouldn't care; and if he did, he'd give you a long rigamarole about how Windows "isn't free," thus proving he is a nerd, which again violates the basic assumption of the my post - that the user is a Joe Blow from the street without any training or experience. Sure, he might answer "OMG LINUX IS FREE LOL" even if he was an average user, but this would only be because your pro-Linux fanboy bullshit has persuaded him into that line of thought.
I could go on and on, but I won't. I was right, and you're wrong.
Remember the Sony Music rootkit fiasco last year? They were really installing a rootkit so they could hide their killer app - Playstation@Home, a distributed computer for running video games.
The switch in droves that so many Linux fanboys want to occur never will.
Take Joe Blow for example, your average PC user from the street. He got his computer from Dell and it had everything set up for him and configured in a semi-acceptable way. He might have done a few things differently but he doesn't know how and it works the way it is, so he's happy. A lot of his music he has was ripped with Windows Media Player but when he got an iPod, iTunes converted it so he could sink it with his iPod (AAC probably). Linux by default doesn't come with AAC support (legal purposes and a lot of evangelists bitch that it's not "free") so if he were to put Ubuntu on his machine he would lose that functionality. If he stuck with Windows (or even got a Mac) he'd be fine.
Next up, video drivers. His Dell comes with a nice system restore CD that he can pop in after a crash and bring everything back up the way it was. This includes hardware accelerated video. Do Linux installations do something like this? Usually not; they whine that the drivers aren't "free" and "open source," which he doesn't care about since he's not a programmer. If he sticks with Windows (or got a Mac, again) he'd be fine. There's another strike against Linux.
I could go on and on, but I won't. The only way Linux is going to start attracting users in droves is if it drops this whole superiority thing about free software and open source. Otherwise, lots of luck to you gentlemen, but Microsoft and Apple are going to be kicking your ass forever.
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Rats, I had this exact idea as soon as I saw the story. Anyway, I salute you!
My brother works a retail job where he sells things like this, and he heard a rumor that before the holidays that Sony is going to pull PSP off the market. I think that ill fate is already upon them.
What does this have to do with anything? Seriously. I really want to know.
Get a life.
Being on the cutting edge of Java development requires a lot of patience - there's nothing like taking two weeks to test your "Hello, World" app because you wrote it using Swing and it takes five days to draw the widget on the screen. Good times.
The grandparent got SERVED!
...Linux is NOT ready for the enterprise.
School teachers often work two jobs - but not at the same time. Can you say summer break, asshats?
...why don't you just kill yourself? It would make all the readers very happy, I'm sure. You're the most hated editor now that Sims has left, and it's obvious why - you're completely and totally inept. Sure, people hate timothy now after his shameless Ubuntu plug but they still hate you more. I think it's time to buy a gun. I hear the temple is a good place to aim. You can do it!
lol, awesome joke. I can't wait to tell this to people who have fathers/brothers/sons in Iraq right now.
Maybe I'm missing something, but why would you want to download 5.10 just to upgrade to 6.06? That's retarded.
What a shitty plug for Ubuntu. I think timothy should be shot. Anyone second this motion?
They obviously know something about relationships. Anyone who disagrees is a dolt.
You really need to get out of the basement now and then.
Who cares? Only faggots have MySpace shit anyway.
You're a faggot.
PSP > Nintendo DS
...you probably shouldn't be running VMware. Period.
...it was shooting CowboyNeal into space. Sadly, they said there wasn't enough fuel in the world to allow a shuttle to lift off with that heavy of a payload.
It's probably for the best anyway. The Moon is supposed to be made of cheese (I've heard), and if Cowboi got up there, well... say goodbye to those beautiful moonlit nights.
...how are we going to link this story to Linux? I'm asking since it has nothing to do with Linux at all but someone will inevitably start whining about Linux being better than Windows.
You're a fucking idiot. The amount of RAM in a laptop has no effect whatsoever on its battery life. That's like saying just because you swapped out a 40 GB HDD in your laptop with an 80 GB model that your battery life halved. Other factors, like the type of RAM, affect the battery life.
Methinks you should visit howstuffworks.com or whatever it is and learn how computers actually work - either that or just shut the fuck up. Actually, since you're so fucking stupid, just shut the fuck up.
I've never met anyone that *didn't* want to run OS X *Raises hand* I have no desire to. But then again I hate anything that has to do with Apple.
Quote from Scary Movie 3:
"Well, that's because you're an idiot."
With all due respect, you're the idiot. My post was referring to Joe Blow off the street; since you read this stupid nerd website, you're probably slightly above the average dolt in skill when it comes to computing (this is just simple demographics; I'm not kissing your ass). Therefore, of course your roommate is going to have an easy time with Ubuntu; you're hooking the machine up for him and doing all the work. You completely missed the point of the post. You're an idiot, a typical Linux fanboy.
I bet if you asked your roommate if he gave a shit what was running on his computer (Windows or Linux) he wouldn't care; and if he did, he'd give you a long rigamarole about how Windows "isn't free," thus proving he is a nerd, which again violates the basic assumption of the my post - that the user is a Joe Blow from the street without any training or experience. Sure, he might answer "OMG LINUX IS FREE LOL" even if he was an average user, but this would only be because your pro-Linux fanboy bullshit has persuaded him into that line of thought.
I could go on and on, but I won't. I was right, and you're wrong.
Remember the Sony Music rootkit fiasco last year? They were really installing a rootkit so they could hide their killer app - Playstation@Home, a distributed computer for running video games.
The switch in droves that so many Linux fanboys want to occur never will.
Take Joe Blow for example, your average PC user from the street. He got his computer from Dell and it had everything set up for him and configured in a semi-acceptable way. He might have done a few things differently but he doesn't know how and it works the way it is, so he's happy. A lot of his music he has was ripped with Windows Media Player but when he got an iPod, iTunes converted it so he could sink it with his iPod (AAC probably). Linux by default doesn't come with AAC support (legal purposes and a lot of evangelists bitch that it's not "free") so if he were to put Ubuntu on his machine he would lose that functionality. If he stuck with Windows (or even got a Mac) he'd be fine.
Next up, video drivers. His Dell comes with a nice system restore CD that he can pop in after a crash and bring everything back up the way it was. This includes hardware accelerated video. Do Linux installations do something like this? Usually not; they whine that the drivers aren't "free" and "open source," which he doesn't care about since he's not a programmer. If he sticks with Windows (or got a Mac, again) he'd be fine. There's another strike against Linux.
I could go on and on, but I won't. The only way Linux is going to start attracting users in droves is if it drops this whole superiority thing about free software and open source. Otherwise, lots of luck to you gentlemen, but Microsoft and Apple are going to be kicking your ass forever.