Defending yourself in court is expensive, and I think the government depends on this fact to convict many of the cases they try. And God help you if you are depending on a public defense attorney in a captial murder charge.
Some people complain that rich people are treated differently under the law, but I suspect that what really happens is that they are rich enough to make the system work like it should.
Most people here on Slashdot are biased against the RIAA. I don't have a problem with the RIAA suing over copyright infringment but at least have your shit together before you file, and don't lie to strengthen your case.
I used to try to trim XP's services down but no longer. I have plenty of RAM (2GB) and it really doesn't seem to change performance for me. In fact, there are only five system tweaks that I make these days:
1. Set system not to swap out the kernel or drivers (via registry edit). 2. Disable updating last access time (via fsutil). 3. Disable 8.3 filename creation (via fsutil). 4. Move swap to the second hard drive, which is on its own SATA channel. 5. Turn off system restore.
What I dislike is that some services show up as "svchost.exe" in the Task Manager because of the way XP works. It would be nice if MS modified this behavior to better reflect what a process is doing.
The article didn't mention it but there is an option for case sensitive HFS+. I tried it out and it worked as expected.
The article also mentions the "lowercase-hyphen rule", which I still pretty much employ. I still do it because I dislike quoting filenames on the command line. I also do it to make it easier to pick out file names from directory names, which I always title case, since I don't care for dircolors.
I love NetBSD but shipping with both Postfix and Sendmail was stupid. Personally, I don't think a MTA should be included at all, since Pkgsrc makes adding one trivial.
I've been doing this at home on my WinXP Pro computer and it works fine for me. The only time I bump into problems is when I need to install software, which is rarely now that I have finished setting up the system. I also use Firefox for web browsing and I use web based email, so two of Windows biggest problems (Internet Explorer and Outlook Express) are never used.
Personally, I would like to see more Windows software support drag and drop installation, like most Mac OS X software does.
I don't think it was just the dialog that was the problem, especially with EP1. Personally, my problems with EP1 are three things:
1. Anakin is too young 2. Jar Jar 3. Midochlorians ('nuff said)
Number one is a big deal for me. I think Lucas should have made Anakin about the same age as Luke was when we first see him in EP3 (for allegorical reasons if nothing else). Not only would the pod racing scene have been more believable, Lucas could have introduced a sexual attraction between Anakin and Padme which also would have made their getting together in EP2 more believable.
I didn't have much of a problem with Jar Jar existing but his character really doesn't have a purpose off of Naboo.
It is not surprising to me that theatre attendence is down. Admission prices are sky high, like they were set by oil company executives.
In return for my money, I get to watch commercials before the movies and public service announcements about piracy (by the way, assholes, it's not "stealing", it's copyright infringement). Then, I get to watch trailers, which a really commercials too. Finally, the movies starts, which I might enjoy if I can hear it over the sounds of people's babies crying in an R rated movie or people talking on their cellphones (shut the fuck up, lady!!!).
So now I mainly buy DVDs. Most movies I can buy for the price of two tickets and a hot dog at AMC, and I have something to show for it, not to mention being able to watch it multiple times.
You know what I like most about OpenBSD? A sane version numbering scheme. In this day and age where version numbers have become a marketing tool, it is a nice change.
The worse offender in this regard has to be Mac OS X. I see people write "Mac OS X 10.4", which is the same as saying "Mac OS Ten Ten-point-four". And I've never seen anyone write it as "Mac OS X.IV" or "Mac OS X.4". (Most people say "ex" instead of "ten", I bet.)
I say this because, being a small group compared to the Windows user base, being a Mac user is often akin to being in a club. There are many great Mac boards on the Internet, not to mention websites, mailing lists, and user groups. It does give Mac users a sense of community and I suspect that more than a few Macs have been sold because of this.
I have observed the same thing about BeOS when I was using it in 1999-2000, even though BeOS didn't suceed. The BeUserTalk mailing list was a lot of fun back then, with people like Scot Hacker on the list. So not only was BeOS fun, but so was the community.
Linux and the BSDs also are examples where commmunities forming around the operating system. The Gentoo Forums are a great example of a community forum.
As for your question about "insinuating that the Mac community don't suffer from trolls or bad manners because they are, altogether a better class of user", I think you are reveiling more about yourself than anything. No where did I state such a thing.
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Defending yourself in court is expensive, and I think the government depends on this fact to convict many of the cases they try. And God help you if you are depending on a public defense attorney in a captial murder charge.
Some people complain that rich people are treated differently under the law, but I suspect that what really happens is that they are rich enough to make the system work like it should.
Most people here on Slashdot are biased against the RIAA. I don't have a problem with the RIAA suing over copyright infringment but at least have your shit together before you file, and don't lie to strengthen your case.
What is a leveraged buyout?
That was my very first thought as well. In general, it is amazing how little some people value their data.
I used to try to trim XP's services down but no longer. I have plenty of RAM (2GB) and it really doesn't seem to change performance for me. In fact, there are only five system tweaks that I make these days:
1. Set system not to swap out the kernel or drivers (via registry edit).
2. Disable updating last access time (via fsutil).
3. Disable 8.3 filename creation (via fsutil).
4. Move swap to the second hard drive, which is on its own SATA channel.
5. Turn off system restore.
What I dislike is that some services show up as "svchost.exe" in the Task Manager because of the way XP works. It would be nice if MS modified this behavior to better reflect what a process is doing.
Thank you for your post. I was going crazy on XP trying to figure out when cmd.exe was doing.
Dammit, he does mention it. Nevermind that point.
The article didn't mention it but there is an option for case sensitive HFS+. I tried it out and it worked as expected.
The article also mentions the "lowercase-hyphen rule", which I still pretty much employ. I still do it because I dislike quoting filenames on the command line. I also do it to make it easier to pick out file names from directory names, which I always title case, since I don't care for dircolors.
When did Google hand over email, without a court order?
Is it me or is AOL like a drowning man grabbing at anything that might keep him afloat?
Sounds more like something out of Phantasm to me.
If NetBSD was configurable without an editor, I would agree with you.
I love NetBSD but shipping with both Postfix and Sendmail was stupid. Personally, I don't think a MTA should be included at all, since Pkgsrc makes adding one trivial.
I've been doing this at home on my WinXP Pro computer and it works fine for me. The only time I bump into problems is when I need to install software, which is rarely now that I have finished setting up the system. I also use Firefox for web browsing and I use web based email, so two of Windows biggest problems (Internet Explorer and Outlook Express) are never used.
Personally, I would like to see more Windows software support drag and drop installation, like most Mac OS X software does.
Because after reading the EULA for Windows XP, I would say that Microsoft software is reliable or dependable either.
I drink Diet Coke at work but at home, I drink Crystal Light's Peach Tea. Sure, it's a gay favor name, but it tastes good (and I usually dislike tea).
Any links for that information? That's the first time I've heard that.
I'm with you on SubEthaEdit. It is not for everyone, but I do like it.
That would take away the "Apple Magic".
I don't think it was just the dialog that was the problem, especially with EP1. Personally, my problems with EP1 are three things:
1. Anakin is too young
2. Jar Jar
3. Midochlorians ('nuff said)
Number one is a big deal for me. I think Lucas should have made Anakin about the same age as Luke was when we first see him in EP3 (for allegorical reasons if nothing else). Not only would the pod racing scene have been more believable, Lucas could have introduced a sexual attraction between Anakin and Padme which also would have made their getting together in EP2 more believable.
I didn't have much of a problem with Jar Jar existing but his character really doesn't have a purpose off of Naboo.
Wow. How can you stand the first person narrative?
It is not surprising to me that theatre attendence is down. Admission prices are sky high, like they were set by oil company executives.
In return for my money, I get to watch commercials before the movies and public service announcements about piracy (by the way, assholes, it's not "stealing", it's copyright infringement). Then, I get to watch trailers, which a really commercials too. Finally, the movies starts, which I might enjoy if I can hear it over the sounds of people's babies crying in an R rated movie or people talking on their cellphones (shut the fuck up, lady!!!).
So now I mainly buy DVDs. Most movies I can buy for the price of two tickets and a hot dog at AMC, and I have something to show for it, not to mention being able to watch it multiple times.
Interesting. Thanks!
You know what I like most about OpenBSD? A sane version numbering scheme. In this day and age where version numbers have become a marketing tool, it is a nice change.
The worse offender in this regard has to be Mac OS X. I see people write "Mac OS X 10.4", which is the same as saying "Mac OS Ten Ten-point-four". And I've never seen anyone write it as "Mac OS X.IV" or "Mac OS X.4". (Most people say "ex" instead of "ten", I bet.)
I say this because, being a small group compared to the Windows user base, being a Mac user is often akin to being in a club. There are many great Mac boards on the Internet, not to mention websites, mailing lists, and user groups. It does give Mac users a sense of community and I suspect that more than a few Macs have been sold because of this.
I have observed the same thing about BeOS when I was using it in 1999-2000, even though BeOS didn't suceed. The BeUserTalk mailing list was a lot of fun back then, with people like Scot Hacker on the list. So not only was BeOS fun, but so was the community.
Linux and the BSDs also are examples where commmunities forming around the operating system. The Gentoo Forums are a great example of a community forum.
As for your question about "insinuating that the Mac community don't suffer from trolls or bad manners because they are, altogether a better class of user", I think you are reveiling more about yourself than anything. No where did I state such a thing.