Ok. You are a complete ass... but what else are we to expect from Slashdot, eh?
Hmm.. Wonder why I'd recommend Knoppix to "Joe Users" (as if there such a thing).
Windows craps out and you have files you need on it. Knoppix comes and rescues files you need, or tests hardware you're not sure of. That may not be whiz-bang at first, but is terribly powerful in "Uhoh" operations.
And why wasnt MPlayer on that list? Oh yeah, cause it is "illegal" here in the USA. But aside that, one can convert to/from anything that is viewable. Nawww.. thats not good at all.
Ok.. Bitpim is a rather limited app, but really helpful if you have a CDMA phone supported by it. Completely back up and xfer goodies in and out of your phone. All without paying the "fees" verizon normally associates.
Anything that crosses paths with any MS based format will explode at some time, just as the very MS software that created it has done before.
And.. Java is now bad. It works well in my opinion. Too bad it doesn't work for you.
As a first-hand look at OO, it works for me. Ive used it since it was StarOffice. It always works on their own files and only has problems when you try to open hidden formatted files.
Sure. Give me 10 pieces of gold and you can have the Mojave desert.
So, what pocket will you put it in?
This idea of property goes back to the Indians and that trade of wampum for Manhattan.
The Euro viewpoint was " Wampum is a kill for this land" while the Indian thought "The land will last longer than you. You just traded money for nothing. The land owns itself"
Why would you buy a non-returnable very expensive piece of software without downloading and trying it first?
Warez or not, if Im going to plop down 200-500 for software (NOT hardware) you can guarantee that I will download and try it first. Maybe a day, maybe a month.
Why would you buy system software with little/no trying? Frankly, it seems you got what you deserved.
As a user, what do we gain from requiring 2x the resources for what XP (or 2k) did?
Yes, a 3d desktop looks nice. Ubuntu does it too. Yet, I'm still back in 2d land when I need to get work done.
Dockapps are one of MS's new things... I've been using it since the old days.. NeXTStep.
The Volume Shadow Copy reversion feature looks cool. However one could use rsync with scripts to do something similar.
And when the XP and 2k IP stack worked nicely, they go and change it to something not very nice. If it aint broke, dont "fix" it.
Now, they make sure you know who owns your computer when you run their "licensed" software. The user is a luser and we own your computer. Now get back to that browser in reduced mode.
I really like that function. Vista will reduce usefulness if it "THINKS" you're not quite legit on your licenses.
AT least in this arrangement, you know who pwns your machines.
Has Linux done this sort of anti-user garbage? Hmmm....
Though, I think I'd laugh if newer blackmailers threatened to reduce functionality on the targets computers... After all, the disable switch is built right on the side.
Will it be full of anti-user software and self-disabling drivers? Absolutely.
Im just about fed up with Microsoft.
Im used to the music and video companies treating customers like criminals, but MS with their remote computer deactivation garbage sets them far over the line. As far as I'm concerned, Im going Ubuntu and Debian.
BTW, Ubuntu likes my new T61 thinkpad. And IBM/Lenovo is Linux friendly.
The federal government was willing to sacrifice many thousands of lives in WW2 to keep secret of the Enigma decryption.
What makes you think that they dont have a way to do as such? You can bet... well, thousands of American lives that they wont tell anybody. It's most likely sitting buried in the bowels of the NSA, known only by a handful of spooks, and only incompletely at best.
I'd humbly argue that making quiet/silent machines are far from the minority.
More and more people are hooking up a computer to their TV, and with that, dvr and playback software on their computers. Now, when they pay 2000$ for the screen and sound, you dont want some box going zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on the side. Does the DishNetwork box make nasty whirrrs? Does the DVD player grind when you use it?
I dont think so. In that same light, nobody wants computers that growl like sleeping dinos.
Yes, our system sucks. It could be a lot better. However, we at least have our freedom to do mostly what we please. We can cross state borders easily, we can enter commerce easily, we can work for ourselves easily. We can also go to the anti-Bush rally or anti-War rally and not be shot at.
And our president(s) doesn't poison political enemies. Err..Ahmadinejad is still alive spouting anti-holocaust garbage.
Really, the whole Communism thing never really took hold there. If it did, there would have been no real "leader" to begin with. Their whole country was based yet on another monarch with absolute power. They just set forth communism for non-governmental workers. The poor share all their money (which = poor).
What is it now? 16 countries? And they're pissing them off at bat.
If anything they have the most to thank towards Global warming.. nobody wants Siberia. However, there is a treasure trove of minerals that can be extracted when the permafrost thaws.
Ever since Gorbachev helped end the Cold War (and the USSR), the Russians have tried to fill a void left by that power vacuum.
Unfortunately, many ex-KGB people are out there vying for power towards the "good old days". Turns out that someone is Putin right now. Power and threat of assassination should be enough to shut up critics.. or eat a dust-grain of Po.
Could the Russians have a great state? Absolutely... but not with the KGB still distributively in power.
Ad absurdum "In Soviet Rusia jokes"... because thats where they're headed back to.
N=60 is a decent size in which the study is not important.
And be aware that importance of N approaches its upper boundary around n=1000. Well... cost-effective boundary. Thats also why political surveys use around n=1000.
And if you are a good embedded programmer, you should have counter-offered for $500,000 for done in 15 days along with integration, depending how difficult the project is.
And then kindly point out that is 1/2 of one month savings if they balk. All you need to do is explain that more money raises their project higher in the queue. Pay for priority, get the fastest and best treatment and expertise. You're just putting the screws to the "Fast, Best, Cheap: Pick 2" and getting them to pick fast and best.
Slashdot Mirror
That site is a new Onion.
And its not even funny..
Ok. You are a complete ass... but what else are we to expect from Slashdot, eh?
Hmm.. Wonder why I'd recommend Knoppix to "Joe Users" (as if there such a thing).
Windows craps out and you have files you need on it. Knoppix comes and rescues files you need, or tests hardware you're not sure of. That may not be whiz-bang at first, but is terribly powerful in "Uhoh" operations.
And why wasnt MPlayer on that list? Oh yeah, cause it is "illegal" here in the USA. But aside that, one can convert to/from anything that is viewable. Nawww.. thats not good at all.
Ok.. Bitpim is a rather limited app, but really helpful if you have a CDMA phone supported by it. Completely back up and xfer goodies in and out of your phone. All without paying the "fees" verizon normally associates.
But whatever. You're just an ass.
Instead of responding to my opinion, go download it and post YOUR opinion.
Well, I guess that was my point...
Most major non-MS open source stuff is just plain "illegal" to possess in the USA due to DMCA as a circumvention tool. Hence not distributable.
Thats what I can think of.... Not many indeed.
Anything that crosses paths with any MS based format will explode at some time, just as the very MS software that created it has done before.
And.. Java is now bad. It works well in my opinion. Too bad it doesn't work for you.
As a first-hand look at OO, it works for me. Ive used it since it was StarOffice. It always works on their own files and only has problems when you try to open hidden formatted files.
The Red Hat name.
Trademarked, and they protect it well. That's why there's Fedora.... and CentOS.
Another undistributable: MPlayer. Breaks DCMA garbage.
Another: the libcss and friends. DCMA shit again.
Too bad they didnt mention tools in my favorites:
Knoppix
VirtualBox
MPlayer (the Hungarian one, not MS)
GParted
GRUB
NT Password Recovery Here
Cinelerra
FilmGimp
BitPim
NMap
RDesktop
VNC
And the best of all... Debian and Ubuntu
Sure. Give me 10 pieces of gold and you can have the Mojave desert.
So, what pocket will you put it in?
This idea of property goes back to the Indians and that trade of wampum for Manhattan.
The Euro viewpoint was " Wampum is a kill for this land" while the Indian thought "The land will last longer than you. You just traded money for nothing. The land owns itself"
I love that analogy!
mmmMMMMMMMmmmm cooked long pig.
Why would you buy a non-returnable very expensive piece of software without downloading and trying it first?
Warez or not, if Im going to plop down 200-500 for software (NOT hardware) you can guarantee that I will download and try it first. Maybe a day, maybe a month.
Why would you buy system software with little/no trying? Frankly, it seems you got what you deserved.
And what's wrong with this viewpoint?
As a user, what do we gain from requiring 2x the resources for what XP (or 2k) did?
Yes, a 3d desktop looks nice. Ubuntu does it too. Yet, I'm still back in 2d land when I need to get work done.
Dockapps are one of MS's new things... I've been using it since the old days.. NeXTStep.
The Volume Shadow Copy reversion feature looks cool. However one could use rsync with scripts to do something similar.
And when the XP and 2k IP stack worked nicely, they go and change it to something not very nice. If it aint broke, dont "fix" it.
Now, they make sure you know who owns your computer when you run their "licensed" software. The user is a luser and we own your computer. Now get back to that browser in reduced mode.
I really like that function. Vista will reduce usefulness if it "THINKS" you're not quite legit on your licenses.
AT least in this arrangement, you know who pwns your machines.
Has Linux done this sort of anti-user garbage? Hmmm....
Though, I think I'd laugh if newer blackmailers threatened to reduce functionality on the targets computers... After all, the disable switch is built right on the side.
Be on time? Of course not.
Will it be full of anti-user software and self-disabling drivers? Absolutely.
Im just about fed up with Microsoft.
Im used to the music and video companies treating customers like criminals, but MS with their remote computer deactivation garbage sets them far over the line. As far as I'm concerned, Im going Ubuntu and Debian.
BTW, Ubuntu likes my new T61 thinkpad. And IBM/Lenovo is Linux friendly.
The federal government was willing to sacrifice many thousands of lives in WW2 to keep secret of the Enigma decryption.
What makes you think that they dont have a way to do as such? You can bet... well, thousands of American lives that they wont tell anybody. It's most likely sitting buried in the bowels of the NSA, known only by a handful of spooks, and only incompletely at best.
I'd humbly argue that making quiet/silent machines are far from the minority.
More and more people are hooking up a computer to their TV, and with that, dvr and playback software on their computers. Now, when they pay 2000$ for the screen and sound, you dont want some box going zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on the side. Does the DishNetwork box make nasty whirrrs? Does the DVD player grind when you use it?
I dont think so. In that same light, nobody wants computers that growl like sleeping dinos.
Oh please. Save the anti-US rhetoric.
Yes, our system sucks. It could be a lot better. However, we at least have our freedom to do mostly what we please. We can cross state borders easily, we can enter commerce easily, we can work for ourselves easily. We can also go to the anti-Bush rally or anti-War rally and not be shot at.
And our president(s) doesn't poison political enemies. Err..Ahmadinejad is still alive spouting anti-holocaust garbage.
No, they're the same thing.
Really, the whole Communism thing never really took hold there. If it did, there would have been no real "leader" to begin with. Their whole country was based yet on another monarch with absolute power. They just set forth communism for non-governmental workers. The poor share all their money (which = poor).
Was massive land loss part of their equation?
What is it now? 16 countries? And they're pissing them off at bat.
If anything they have the most to thank towards Global warming.. nobody wants Siberia. However, there is a treasure trove of minerals that can be extracted when the permafrost thaws.
If you think OSes really matter, get a clue.
The way they deal with things: Tell us what you were doing, or you're going to a Siberian gulag. Or we'll kill you.
Ever since Gorbachev helped end the Cold War (and the USSR), the Russians have tried to fill a void left by that power vacuum.
Unfortunately, many ex-KGB people are out there vying for power towards the "good old days". Turns out that someone is Putin right now. Power and threat of assassination should be enough to shut up critics.. or eat a dust-grain of Po.
Could the Russians have a great state? Absolutely... but not with the KGB still distributively in power.
Ad absurdum "In Soviet Rusia jokes"... because thats where they're headed back to.
Sorry forgot the other half...
BTW, whats the confidence interval if N=1000 and we want 95% confidence?
N=60 is a decent size in which the study is not important.
And be aware that importance of N approaches its upper boundary around n=1000. Well... cost-effective boundary. Thats also why political surveys use around n=1000.
BTW, whats the confidence interval if N=1000?
And if you are a good embedded programmer, you should have counter-offered for $500,000 for done in 15 days along with integration, depending how difficult the project is.
And then kindly point out that is 1/2 of one month savings if they balk. All you need to do is explain that more money raises their project higher in the queue. Pay for priority, get the fastest and best treatment and expertise. You're just putting the screws to the "Fast, Best, Cheap: Pick 2" and getting them to pick fast and best.
What would you do for 500K?
In actuality, neither side fights and toils for "The People".
No side advocates for smaller government (although individuals sometimes do).
No side fights for more freedoms.
No side cares except for their own.
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.