"difficult is beautiful and better than easy or correct"
Well... no. You've aimed a bit high there. If you'd said "correct is better than easy" then I'd agree with you.
And why should Linux change its ethos? That's the whole point of choice - if you want correctness, freedom, openness, then you go with GNU/Linux. If you want familiarity, hardware support, then you go with Windows. If you want ease of use and stylishness, then you go with OS X.
"In other news, many public libraries distribute books which can only be read by English speakers, even though those libraries are supported by tax revenues from people who do not speak English."
That's not a valid comparison. To make books available in other languages, they'd need to translate them, once for each language, which is a costly process. To make these audiobooks available for all platforms, they'd just need to remove the DRM (and their lack of trust in their customers too, of course).
Yep, I have the same problem. The display on the Sony Vaio, however, responds much better under these conditions. Considering that one of the reasons that I bought an iBook was that I wanted a computer that I could take into the garden, I'm a teency bit miffed.
The Ubuntu numbering system doesn't work quite like that. 4.10 actually corresponds to 2004 October, which was the previous version. 5.04 is 2005 April. The next version will be 5.10 (October this year).
I believe that these are both related to suspect packages. Naturally, these are going to be treated with a lot more caution than they would on any other day.
"Hi grandma. What's that? You're having trouble running Quicken? What's the error message? An error occurred? Right, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you out from here. We could try setting up a remote desktop. Okay, right click on My Computer... no, not MY computer, YOUR computer. Sigh."
Yep, I always use dabs too. They had a brief period a couple of years ago when their delivery times stunk for a while, but they seem to be back to next-working-day again.
For a long time, the word "portal" was pretty much synonymous with "cluttered up with obtrusive adverts". I think that Google are going to show us that portals don't have to be unusably chaotic.
I don't know about you, but when I am looking for a specific website, I am more likely to type in the URL than to search for it in Google.
My point is that Spotlight/Google is fine when it comes to vague requests (I want teh funny Star Wars spoof!), but when you know exactly what you are looking for and exactly where it is, you don't want a big pile of options to choose from.
I got about a quarter of the way through GTA:SA before life took over, and I haven't been back to it in a good few months.
Sometimes I wish that game developers would sell stripped down copies of the game for a reduced fee. For example, if they sold the first third of GTA:SA for under £10 instead of the £35 RRP, I'd be happy as a pig in the proverbial. I know that it would severly dent their bottom line, but it might end up with me buying games more frequently than once a year.
You may suggest renting as an option, but I want to be able to play that first third of GTA:SA over the course of six months, not over the course of a weekend.
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I think I recall having a conversation with you at a party once. If memory serves correctly, you were wearing black. That was you, right?
"difficult is beautiful and better than easy or correct"
Well... no. You've aimed a bit high there. If you'd said "correct is better than easy" then I'd agree with you.
And why should Linux change its ethos? That's the whole point of choice - if you want correctness, freedom, openness, then you go with GNU/Linux. If you want familiarity, hardware support, then you go with Windows. If you want ease of use and stylishness, then you go with OS X.
And I think it's fantastic that we can do this.
"In other news, many public libraries distribute books which can only be read by English speakers, even though those libraries are supported by tax revenues from people who do not speak English."
That's not a valid comparison. To make books available in other languages, they'd need to translate them, once for each language, which is a costly process. To make these audiobooks available for all platforms, they'd just need to remove the DRM (and their lack of trust in their customers too, of course).
What are the odds that Windows XP and older versions won't support the new standard?
"You want the correct time? You'll need to upgrade to Vista."
Don't link it, for goodness sake! That just makes the problem worse!
No, it's more akin to punishing drug dealers instead of drug producers.
If we're looking for methods that would actually work, I think that the DJs who were accepting these bribes should be forced into retirement.
I know that it's an absurd over-reaction, but if no-one is willing to accept the bribe, then there will be no bribe.
Are you sure that it's not the other way round? I thought that New Labour were actually more of a Conservative-Lite.
Maybe too complicated for YOU, coward.
"The folks at Redmond have long pointed to the user interface of the next generation Windows release as one of its major selling points."
There seem to be a few surplus characters in that sentence. The words "one of" and that final "s" seem to have been typed by accident.
Yep, I have the same problem. The display on the Sony Vaio, however, responds much better under these conditions. Considering that one of the reasons that I bought an iBook was that I wanted a computer that I could take into the garden, I'm a teency bit miffed.
Dunno. I'm still trying to figure out what one of these star war things is that everyone keeps talking about.
Using the famous Web Developer toolbar (0.9.3) on Firefox, with JavaScript enabled and Images disabled, I see nothing at all.
Which is pretty much what I would have expected, but if people start using this method on websites then I'll get mighty annoyed.
"they were changin over to 5.04 from 5.03"
The Ubuntu numbering system doesn't work quite like that. 4.10 actually corresponds to 2004 October, which was the previous version. 5.04 is 2005 April. The next version will be 5.10 (October this year).
I believe that these are both related to suspect packages. Naturally, these are going to be treated with a lot more caution than they would on any other day.
"Hi grandma. What's that? You're having trouble running Quicken? What's the error message? An error occurred? Right, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you out from here. We could try setting up a remote desktop. Okay, right click on My Computer... no, not MY computer, YOUR computer. Sigh."
Yep, I always use dabs too. They had a brief period a couple of years ago when their delivery times stunk for a while, but they seem to be back to next-working-day again.
= 33S3) which I ordered on Friday arrived this morning. Looking forward to getting home and plugging this baby in.
In fact, my new DVD drive (http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.htm?quicklinx
Yes. Except that it doesn't. Some people get paid for work on open-source software, both in development and support.
You're right, that's a complete non-example.
Fnar.
http://www.google.com/search?q=is%20yahoo%20search %20still%20powered%20by%20google
For a long time, the word "portal" was pretty much synonymous with "cluttered up with obtrusive adverts". I think that Google are going to show us that portals don't have to be unusably chaotic.
I have no objection to this kind of portal.
TorrentSpy.com, by Royal Appointment to HRH The Majesty Elizabeth II of England.
"They're preventing an obstacle to my listening enjoyment."
Is there a word to describe a typo that completely reverses the meaning of a sentence?
I don't know about you, but when I am looking for a specific website, I am more likely to type in the URL than to search for it in Google.
My point is that Spotlight/Google is fine when it comes to vague requests (I want teh funny Star Wars spoof!), but when you know exactly what you are looking for and exactly where it is, you don't want a big pile of options to choose from.
I'm definitely in the casual gamer category.
I got about a quarter of the way through GTA:SA before life took over, and I haven't been back to it in a good few months.
Sometimes I wish that game developers would sell stripped down copies of the game for a reduced fee. For example, if they sold the first third of GTA:SA for under £10 instead of the £35 RRP, I'd be happy as a pig in the proverbial. I know that it would severly dent their bottom line, but it might end up with me buying games more frequently than once a year.
You may suggest renting as an option, but I want to be able to play that first third of GTA:SA over the course of six months, not over the course of a weekend.