Well I do have some DRM media. Its mine and I bought it legally. I also paid for Vista. I want to watch MY blu-ray disks on MY pc, all legal and paid for. XP no problem, Vista no. Vista denies me because of lack of DHCP support in my monitor. DRM is a technology designed solely to artificially LIMIT and REDUCE usability for the benefit of money-grubbing third parties. Vista implements DRM in places XP doesn't, hence Vista has LESS usability so is less useful than XP.
clearly you've never tried to play blu-ray disks at proper resolution without a DHCP-enabled video chain, or tried to get proper surround sound working.
I haven't tried windows 7 yet. Before I even consider buying it (just to get away from Vista) can anyone tell me if Microsoft have continued the ongoing trend of assuming the users IQ and knowledge of computers is seriously diminishing with every new windows version?
Vista hides much useful information that XP shows, and has introduced even more pointless, time wasting and just annoying "are you sure" dialog boxes even with UAC turned off. Can anyone confirm if the following stupidities have been fixed in Windows 7 or is the trend still downward?:
XP's copy progrss dialog clearly states the filename and full path. Vista's doesn't even mention the name of the file you're copying any more and it only tells you a small part of the path of the source. It leaves you guessing which copy operation it relates to which is mindnumbingly clueless whenever you're doing multiple concurrent file copies.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them fairly quietly and properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista introduces extra supremely annoying and unavoidable dialogs to confirm each file in turn (yeah I know theres a "do this for all" checkbox but its still annoying). This extra dialog is not disableable and is really a pointless intrusion if you have any knowledge of what a move operation should do. Worse, even after a successful move, the source folder is left behind. I'd love to meet the marketing moron who thought of these new semantics just so I can kick him in the nuts.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, Vista forces a media-style display on the contents of the whole folder. This results in all the useful info you need (such as file attributes and modified dates) getting hidden and replaced by a retarded popularity rating you will probably never use. It does this every time you create a new folder and you can't turn off this unwanted 'helpful' (snort) functionality.
Vista's DRM means it can't play MY media to ME. XP can play it without problem.
Vista still frequently forgets the last view settings you set ("sort by" choice etc) even if you set "remember each windows settings" and even do "apply to all folders". This is a problem Windows has had even way back to Windows 95 as I recall.
Feedback about how Windows 7 works in these respects would be much appreciated. I'm not giving Microsoft even more of my money just to find out its no better (or even worse) than Vista for the stuff I do most.
Actually my opinions of people with beliefs depend on what the belief is.
If they chose to completely deny the results of centuries of scientifically rigorous research conducted and independently verified by millions of academics from every field, aligning with everything we have discovered so far, including the fossil record and directly observed phenomena, in favour of believing as faith some claptrap invented by lawyers 22 years ago, damn right I think they're ignorant and worse.
>> Evolutionism doesn't have a monopoly on common sense, nor does believing evolution guarantee that someone has any of it.
Completely agree. However complete denial of evolution without having a legitmately better explanation does strongly indicate a serious lack of it.
>> "Operating systems usually have bugs -- the 'blue screen of death,' the Amiga Hand,..."
Not to be a nerd but the function of the Amiga hand is only indicate that you need to insert a bootable floppy. Actually the Amiga euqivalent of the blue screen of death is the Guru Mediatation, which in early Amigas is a red flashing box. In later Amigas it became a dialog box.
Even playing WoW often gets to be too much like work.
I can see how this might be a better approximation of real society or have better ideals or whatever than WoW etc, but WILL IT BE MORE FUN?
Honestly I dont care about the humanist validity of a game. I only want to play it if its an enjoyable and escapist experience. In fact deliberate unrealism is often more entertaining.
Do I want to have more "realistic life issues" thrown at me for pleasure? no. Its for that reason I already hate all reality TV shows.
I think you're being sincere. You know whats really scary to me is that society is so fucked up that people like you can even get through school and life and still come out with that level of ignorance.
>> So? Even if you do believe it's the best origins theory, Well its more than what just one person beleives, theres a significant and solid body of evidence to support it beyond any other theory.
>> those aren't reasons to teach it to students. Huh? Of course they are. Howwver they need to be also taught that it is just the most likely theory according to our current understanding.
>> They need to know how to write. They have to know math,..... But they don't need to know that billions of years ago a wiggler supposedly mutated into a crawler or that they're the descendant of a prehistoric ape.
what a ridiculous statement. So they need to know the basics of science, but not what we've already discovered with it? Wow you really want to keep the whole civilization from ever moving forward? You're absolutely right about histrory and repeating it. Thats exactly why we need to know our history.
>> just get rid of evolution. There's no reason to teach it in schools.
Uhh sure there is. Its scientifically valid position backed up by everything we know so far, including the fossil record and directly observed phenomena. Its also currently the best scientific explanation that we have as to how we got here. It makes no sense to get rid of it, especially if its over some paranoid fear that evolution is contrary to the bible, or somehow undermining God. Evolution actually isn't doing either. Read your bible. God created everything, so he clearly he created evolution too (or whatever process we currently believe is evolution).
According to the pastor and all leaders of my church, if it isn't in the bible, it isn't Christianity. You'd think this is fairly self-evident but apparently it isn't to those that invented and believe in ID.
Intelligent Design is just a political tool cooked up in 1987 for the Edwards v. Aguillard ruling involving separation of church and state. Its a political and legal mechanism, thats all. Belief in ID is also almost unique to the US, mostly the bible-belt south, and generally considered laughable by the rest of the world. Even the Bible doesn't agree with ID. Nor does the Pope, not that he is the arbiter of what God is or did, but he does at least have access to vast theological study resources.
It is highly inappropriate that these students should be forced to write in support of ID, something not in the bible therefore by definition not Christian. This is obviously the result of a political agenda by some radical seminary to promote their own agenda, rather than provide a balanced education to their students.
The students should be able to defend aspects of Christianity they choose themselves, that is based on the bible. Not be obliged to promote some dangerous recently-invented doctrine masquerading as christianity.
Congratulations Segway manufacturers: You've found a way to promote new levels of laziness and remove even the small amount of exercise that most fatties are still obliged to take, which is to walk around malls.
Between the US car culture and the Segway, I expect an American Segway user will be the first example of a new species officially defined as post-homo sapiens, that will have legs that have devolved into completely useless vestigial appendages and the fattest ass you've ever seen.
PC games at least support higher end graphics. Consoles have less GPU power than current PC video.
PC controlers are better. Mouse/keyboard/big analog joystick is way better and way more accurate than those tiny console thumbsticks.
PC original games are usually more "variable/interesting" than console games. Most console games feel like they're limited or on rails. Even consolised versions of PC games often feel more limited than the PC version.
PC games cost like $39. Console games cost $59 or $69.
PC games get patches and expansion packs. Cant ususally patch or extend console games.
Consoles need game disks to stay in the drive. Risk is much higher that they get scratched/damaged/worn and then you loose your game. PC games usually install to HD. Just use media once and put it safe somewhere.
Console gamers have to find the damn disk everytime you want to switch games. PC: just click on a differnt icon.
Consoles need stuff like extra memory sticks or whatever. None needed with PC games.
I kmnow this is off-topic but...can anyone confirm if the following has been fixed in Windows 7?
Vista's copy progress dialog doesn't even tell you the name of the file you're copying any more. It only tells you part of the path it comes from. XP gives you the filename and full path.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista comes up with a supremely annoying dialog to confirm each file in turn, and even after a succesful move, the source folder is left behind.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, it presents the file list of the whole folder with media attributes instead of 'all files' attributes by default. It does this every time you create a new foler and you can't turn off or even force it to use a particular profile.
Vista's DRM means it can't play some of my media that XP can play without problem.
Vista still forgets window settings even if you set "remember each windows settings". This is a problem way back to Windows95 I think.
I don't agree that there is any necessary correlation between code size and CPU usage.
Nor do I see more code on its own being a good thing. In fact without bringing extra benefit its very bad IMHO. Vista is about 10 times bigger than XP but doesnt seem t odo much more.
With regard to more features: Vista's usability is terrible and way less productive compared to XP.
Vista's copy progress dialog doesn't even tell you the name of the file you're copying any more. It only tells you part of the path it comes from. XP gives you the filename and full path.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista comes up with a supremely annoying dialog to confirm each file in turn, and even after a succesful move, the source folder is left behind.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, it presents the file list of the whole folder with media attributes instead of 'all files' attributes by default. You can't turn off this annoying 'feature'.
Vista's DRM means it can't play some of my media that XP can play without problem.
Its amazing to me how people correctly identify and even moan about artificial functional limitations like DRM or vendor lock-in, yet go right ahead and buy the products that implement it anyway.
The manufacturers will only continue to make such abusive products for exactly as long as people positively reinforce them by spending their hard-earned cash on them.
I vow to never buy an Iphone, a Kindle, an XBox, Windows 7 or any other product that artificially limits their owner in order to enforce vendor-lockin or DRM. I do my homework before any big purchase. Its often really not that hard to find alternatives that do just as good a job but dont implement mechanisms that screw you over.
Please everyone else reading this: make a commitment to yourself to do the same. It is only as a group that we can change this for the better.
Interesting point but do you seriously believe that humankind is not having any negative effects on the environment? There's already overwhelming scientific evidence to show that we are. I'm guessing you're American, as it seems the only people who are still in denial about global warming all happen to be Americans, and mostly Republicans. Cynics might suggest that its because they are also happen to be by far the largest polluters per capita on the planet and are just too selfish to change.
You seriously believe that all beautiful women must be Swedish? Are you a racist, a retard, or just un-funny? If the premise of the article is correct, then your point that the number of Swedish women hasn't really increased much speaks for itself. It indicates that they actually must all be relatively ugly compared to the rest of the world.
Girls all look so fake these days. I mean girls getting fake boobs at 16 is now more or less normal. All the image makers on TV that seem to be the self-proclaimed arbiters of how all girls should look, are entirely the result of plastic surgery, expensive dentistry, trick photography and If you like the look of 'fake' then yeah maybe they are getting more beautiful, but IMHO they're all just the same as they ever were underneath.
I can't imagine a good reason for why the authorities would want to keep this data secret. The only reasons I can conceive of are all nefarious. About 10 years ago many big-brained ecologists were saying that if we dont radically change our emissions policies and practices immediately, the balance would go over the top and into irreversable ecological death spiral. Since Bush and others made sure nothing significant could actually get done during exactly that period, is it possible that the world is already in a terminally screwed up state and the governments don't want us to know?
I hate these sweeping assumptions that all programming is for websites or distributable business apps. Believe it or not, operating systems, embedded systems, firmware, games, scientific apps, engineering apps, etc etc don't write themselves.
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>> I hate it, she likes it. Who is Microsoft's target customer?
Not experienced computer users, clearly.
Thanks for your reply. The only reply out of 20 to actually provide as asked, feedback about windows 7.
Windows 7 sounds even more clueless than Vista.
Well I do have some DRM media. Its mine and I bought it legally. I also paid for Vista. I want to watch MY blu-ray disks on MY pc, all legal and paid for.
XP no problem, Vista no. Vista denies me because of lack of DHCP support in my monitor.
DRM is a technology designed solely to artificially LIMIT and REDUCE usability for the benefit of money-grubbing third parties. Vista implements DRM in places XP doesn't, hence Vista has LESS usability so is less useful than XP.
clearly you've never tried to play blu-ray disks at proper resolution without a DHCP-enabled video chain, or tried to get proper surround sound working.
>> Microsoft said that Windows Vista would transform life as we knew it. ...and it did. It defined a new low-point in software on a planet-wide scale.
I haven't tried windows 7 yet. Before I even consider buying it (just to get away from Vista) can anyone tell me if Microsoft have continued the ongoing trend of assuming the users IQ and knowledge of computers is seriously diminishing with every new windows version?
Vista hides much useful information that XP shows, and has introduced even more pointless, time wasting and just annoying "are you sure" dialog boxes even with UAC turned off. Can anyone confirm if the following stupidities have been fixed in Windows 7 or is the trend still downward?:
XP's copy progrss dialog clearly states the filename and full path. Vista's doesn't even mention the name of the file you're copying any more and it only tells you a small part of the path of the source. It leaves you guessing which copy operation it relates to which is mindnumbingly clueless whenever you're doing multiple concurrent file copies.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them fairly quietly and properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista introduces extra supremely annoying and unavoidable dialogs to confirm each file in turn (yeah I know theres a "do this for all" checkbox but its still annoying). This extra dialog is not disableable and is really a pointless intrusion if you have any knowledge of what a move operation should do. Worse, even after a successful move, the source folder is left behind. I'd love to meet the marketing moron who thought of these new semantics just so I can kick him in the nuts.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, Vista forces a media-style display on the contents of the whole folder. This results in all the useful info you need (such as file attributes and modified dates) getting hidden and replaced by a retarded popularity rating you will probably never use. It does this every time you create a new folder and you can't turn off this unwanted 'helpful' (snort) functionality.
Vista's DRM means it can't play MY media to ME. XP can play it without problem.
Vista still frequently forgets the last view settings you set ("sort by" choice etc) even if you set "remember each windows settings" and even do "apply to all folders". This is a problem Windows has had even way back to Windows 95 as I recall.
Feedback about how Windows 7 works in these respects would be much appreciated. I'm not giving Microsoft even more of my money just to find out its no better (or even worse) than Vista for the stuff I do most.
Actually my opinions of people with beliefs depend on what the belief is.
If they chose to completely deny the results of centuries of scientifically rigorous research conducted and independently verified by millions of academics from every field, aligning with everything we have discovered so far, including the fossil record and directly observed phenomena, in favour of believing as faith some claptrap invented by lawyers 22 years ago, damn right I think they're ignorant and worse.
>> Evolutionism doesn't have a monopoly on common sense, nor does believing evolution guarantee that someone has any of it.
Completely agree. However complete denial of evolution without having a legitmately better explanation does strongly indicate a serious lack of it.
Academic ability and wisdom/common sense are totally different attributes.
>> "Operating systems usually have bugs -- the 'blue screen of death,' the Amiga Hand,..."
Not to be a nerd but the function of the Amiga hand is only indicate that you need to insert a bootable floppy.
Actually the Amiga euqivalent of the blue screen of death is the Guru Mediatation, which in early Amigas is a red flashing box. In later Amigas it became a dialog box.
I dont need to make assumptions. I just read what you wrote.
Even playing WoW often gets to be too much like work.
I can see how this might be a better approximation of real society or have better ideals or whatever than WoW etc, but WILL IT BE MORE FUN?
Honestly I dont care about the humanist validity of a game. I only want to play it if its an enjoyable and escapist experience. In fact deliberate unrealism is often more entertaining.
Do I want to have more "realistic life issues" thrown at me for pleasure? no. Its for that reason I already hate all reality TV shows.
I think you're being sincere. You know whats really scary to me is that society is so fucked up that people like you can even get through school and life and still come out with that level of ignorance.
Please don't ever have kids.
>> So? Even if you do believe it's the best origins theory,
Well its more than what just one person beleives, theres a significant and solid body of evidence to support it beyond any other theory.
>> those aren't reasons to teach it to students.
Huh? Of course they are. Howwver they need to be also taught that it is just the most likely theory according to our current understanding.
>> They need to know how to write. They have to know math, ..... But they don't need to know that billions of years ago a wiggler supposedly mutated into a crawler or that they're the descendant of a prehistoric ape.
what a ridiculous statement. So they need to know the basics of science, but not what we've already discovered with it? Wow you really want to keep the whole civilization from ever moving forward? You're absolutely right about histrory and repeating it. Thats exactly why we need to know our history.
Thankyou. Couldnt have put it any better myself.
>> just get rid of evolution. There's no reason to teach it in schools.
Uhh sure there is. Its scientifically valid position backed up by everything we know so far, including the fossil record and directly observed phenomena. Its also currently the best scientific explanation that we have as to how we got here. It makes no sense to get rid of it, especially if its over some paranoid fear that evolution is contrary to the bible, or somehow undermining God. Evolution actually isn't doing either. Read your bible. God created everything, so he clearly he created evolution too (or whatever process we currently believe is evolution).
According to the pastor and all leaders of my church, if it isn't in the bible, it isn't Christianity. You'd think this is fairly self-evident but apparently it isn't to those that invented and believe in ID.
Intelligent Design is just a political tool cooked up in 1987 for the Edwards v. Aguillard ruling involving separation of church and state. Its a political and legal mechanism, thats all. Belief in ID is also almost unique to the US, mostly the bible-belt south, and generally considered laughable by the rest of the world. Even the Bible doesn't agree with ID. Nor does the Pope, not that he is the arbiter of what God is or did, but he does at least have access to vast theological study resources.
It is highly inappropriate that these students should be forced to write in support of ID, something not in the bible therefore by definition not Christian. This is obviously the result of a political agenda by some radical seminary to promote their own agenda, rather than provide a balanced education to their students.
The students should be able to defend aspects of Christianity they choose themselves, that is based on the bible. Not be obliged to promote some dangerous recently-invented doctrine masquerading as christianity.
Congratulations Segway manufacturers: You've found a way to promote new levels of laziness and remove even the small amount of exercise that most fatties are still obliged to take, which is to walk around malls.
Between the US car culture and the Segway, I expect an American Segway user will be the first example of a new species officially defined as post-homo sapiens, that will have legs that have devolved into completely useless vestigial appendages and the fattest ass you've ever seen.
It is for me.
PC games at least support higher end graphics. Consoles have less GPU power than current PC video.
PC controlers are better. Mouse/keyboard/big analog joystick is way better and way more accurate than those tiny console thumbsticks.
PC original games are usually more "variable/interesting" than console games. Most console games feel like they're limited or on rails. Even consolised versions of PC games often feel more limited than the PC version.
PC games cost like $39. Console games cost $59 or $69.
PC games get patches and expansion packs. Cant ususally patch or extend console games.
Consoles need game disks to stay in the drive. Risk is much higher that they get scratched/damaged/worn and then you loose your game. PC games usually install to HD. Just use media once and put it safe somewhere.
Console gamers have to find the damn disk everytime you want to switch games. PC: just click on a differnt icon.
Consoles need stuff like extra memory sticks or whatever. None needed with PC games.
I kmnow this is off-topic but...can anyone confirm if the following has been fixed in Windows 7?
Vista's copy progress dialog doesn't even tell you the name of the file you're copying any more. It only tells you part of the path it comes from. XP gives you the filename and full path.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista comes up with a supremely annoying dialog to confirm each file in turn, and even after a succesful move, the source folder is left behind.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, it presents the file list of the whole folder with media attributes instead of 'all files' attributes by default. It does this every time you create a new foler and you can't turn off or even force it to use a particular profile.
Vista's DRM means it can't play some of my media that XP can play without problem.
Vista still forgets window settings even if you set "remember each windows settings". This is a problem way back to Windows95 I think.
I don't agree that there is any necessary correlation between code size and CPU usage.
Nor do I see more code on its own being a good thing. In fact without bringing extra benefit its very bad IMHO.
Vista is about 10 times bigger than XP but doesnt seem t odo much more.
With regard to more features: Vista's usability is terrible and way less productive compared to XP.
Vista's copy progress dialog doesn't even tell you the name of the file you're copying any more. It only tells you part of the path it comes from. XP gives you the filename and full path.
If you move a folder containing files to a different place that already has a folder with the same name, XP merges them properly. Even with UAC turned off, Vista comes up with a supremely annoying dialog to confirm each file in turn, and even after a succesful move, the source folder is left behind.
If there's even one file in a folder that Vista thinks might be a media file, it presents the file list of the whole folder with media attributes instead of 'all files' attributes by default. You can't turn off this annoying 'feature'.
Vista's DRM means it can't play some of my media that XP can play without problem.
Its amazing to me how people correctly identify and even moan about artificial functional limitations like DRM or vendor lock-in, yet go right ahead and buy the products that implement it anyway.
The manufacturers will only continue to make such abusive products for exactly as long as people positively reinforce them by spending their hard-earned cash on them.
I vow to never buy an Iphone, a Kindle, an XBox, Windows 7 or any other product that artificially limits their owner in order to enforce vendor-lockin or DRM. I do my homework before any big purchase. Its often really not that hard to find alternatives that do just as good a job but dont implement mechanisms that screw you over.
Please everyone else reading this: make a commitment to yourself to do the same. It is only as a group that we can change this for the better.
Interesting point but do you seriously believe that humankind is not having any negative effects on the environment? There's already overwhelming scientific evidence to show that we are.
I'm guessing you're American, as it seems the only people who are still in denial about global warming all happen to be Americans, and mostly Republicans.
Cynics might suggest that its because they are also happen to be by far the largest polluters per capita on the planet and are just too selfish to change.
You seriously believe that all beautiful women must be Swedish?
Are you a racist, a retard, or just un-funny?
If the premise of the article is correct, then your point that the number of Swedish women hasn't really increased much speaks for itself. It indicates that they actually must all be relatively ugly compared to the rest of the world.
Girls all look so fake these days. I mean girls getting fake boobs at 16 is now more or less normal. All the image makers on TV that seem to be the self-proclaimed arbiters of how all girls should look, are entirely the result of plastic surgery, expensive dentistry, trick photography and
If you like the look of 'fake' then yeah maybe they are getting more beautiful, but IMHO they're all just the same as they ever were underneath.
I can't imagine a good reason for why the authorities would want to keep this data secret. The only reasons I can conceive of are all nefarious.
About 10 years ago many big-brained ecologists were saying that if we dont radically change our emissions policies and practices immediately, the balance would go over the top and into irreversable ecological death spiral. Since Bush and others made sure nothing significant could actually get done during exactly that period, is it possible that the world is already in a terminally screwed up state and the governments don't want us to know?
I hate these sweeping assumptions that all programming is for websites or distributable business apps.
Believe it or not, operating systems, embedded systems, firmware, games, scientific apps, engineering apps, etc etc don't write themselves.