This is just like the "20XX is the year of the Linux Desktop".
But if 2012 becomes the year of the android tablet, 2013 could be the year of the linux desktop!
Unless of course, ubuntu is successful with unity. Then 2012 would be the year of the android tablet, 2013 the year of the fake tablet, and maybe 2014 could be the year of the linux desktop.
I don't roast my own coffee and I don't spin my own yarn. But if an appliance breaks, I like it if it has screws on the bottom rather than the ones in a plastic welded case. I also prefer wooden toys and things I can modify with a hacksaw...
I get the linux distribution that is closest to what I want for everyday work and then I take a hacksaw to it till it looks like I want it, hoping that I'm done for the next three years.
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The only difference between a netbook and a tablet is a keyboard.
That and the operating system, and the manufacturer's restrictions if any on what applications may be run.
That and the fact that you can tilt a netbook and nothing happens. And the touch screen.
And of course all of these features together: a small but wide screen that can be tilted might also be bearable for text, a small screen that doesn't is a pain and only useful for people without friends to watch movies.
But Dell has given us so many memorable market defining products!
No kidding. Dell was the company that made black cases popular.
Only mistake they made: new products should have been introduced by Michael Dell wearing a white turtleneck.
It could be worse, they could be permanently shot.
You assume of course that this new non-lethal weapon would be used only in situations where a police officer would use a gun otherwise.
- Not like tazers or pepper spray to lower the bar on violence for all kinds of perceived non-compliance.
First, they probably never purchased the apps but got a license that allows them to use the app. That license grants the user certain rights, like numbers of copies a user can run, on what device, on what day and in what rooms of the house. Certain users abuse these rights,
Second, Microsoft doesn't kill apps. Apps are like children to Microsoft. And if you mistreat them you might lose custody.
Finally, "remotely kill" sounds like a drone attack, but Microsoft is just helping the users to avoid running apps they shouldn't. A more neutral term would be "Microsoft can remotely assist users to disable apps."
P.S: I'm also looking for a new job, anything near Seattle would be swell.
Nonsense. There are things that won't kill you but will leave you weak like an infant, so that you suffer miserably until something else comes along and kills you.
Friedrich Nietzsche was a moron.
Sticks and stones can break your bone. But calling Nietzsche a moron only makes him stronger.
I plan on being a cannibal... No need to stock up and no one ever thinks of cannibalism right from the start. Sort of gives you a leg up on everyone else really.
Unless you live in the US - cannibalism and healthy eating just don't go together here. Bummer.
A thorough review process makes sure that only the best and top quality posts make it to the front side, where intelligent and well educated people can add their remarks. A volunteer group of unbiased moderators that show the almost dream-like ability to not mistake witty irony for trollish flamebait then judges the comments purely on their merits. Wonderful!
Contrary to ignorant claims, Manning is no martyr, he's just a lying creep, who should hope that they shoot him rather than lock him away in the USDB forever.
Yes. Or execute him. Than in about 20 years we can build him a memorial on the mall. And school kids can do reports about him.
Also, it makes me think of a guy with a goatee and thick-rimmed glasses hot-gluing cogs to a colander to make a steampunk helmet.
Cool! Can you provide a link? Do you have to add bronze color to the hot glue to make it look more like Victorian hot glue or will you spray paint it later? And also, could I make the cogs blink by adding an arduino?
Dude, I really think you missed your calling. I need to know more about your projects. But maybe I'll run into you at burning man.
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.. of the predicted 1x1 block is to let lots of legos collide and look at the resulting blocks.
This is just like the "20XX is the year of the Linux Desktop".
But if 2012 becomes the year of the android tablet, 2013 could be the year of the linux desktop!
Unless of course, ubuntu is successful with unity. Then 2012 would be the year of the android tablet, 2013 the year of the fake tablet, and maybe 2014 could be the year of the linux desktop.
Unless of course, gnome forks
What? That's insane. You can't lie about your age on the internet!
But if I don't lie the bad people will take away my /. account!!
I don't roast my own coffee and I don't spin my own yarn. But if an appliance breaks, I like it if it has screws on the bottom rather than the ones in a plastic welded case. I also prefer wooden toys and things I can modify with a hacksaw...
I get the linux distribution that is closest to what I want for everyday work and then I take a hacksaw to it till it looks like I want it, hoping that I'm done for the next three years.
The only difference between a netbook and a tablet is a keyboard.
That and the operating system, and the manufacturer's restrictions if any on what applications may be run.
That and the fact that you can tilt a netbook and nothing happens. And the touch screen.
And of course all of these features together: a small but wide screen that can be tilted might also be bearable for text, a small screen that doesn't is a pain and only useful for people without friends to watch movies.
But Dell has given us so many memorable market defining products!
No kidding. Dell was the company that made black cases popular.
Only mistake they made: new products should have been introduced by Michael Dell wearing a white turtleneck.
Maybe you could get there by people only moderating you with "troll" and "underrated"? (If I could only find moderators dumb enough to try it .. )
It could be worse, they could be permanently shot.
You assume of course that this new non-lethal weapon would be used only in situations where a police officer would use a gun otherwise.
- Not like tazers or pepper spray to lower the bar on violence for all kinds of perceived non-compliance.
Hell, people can't tell the difference between Funny and Insightful, either.
Ha, that was rather funny!
Or insightful?
Are you trying to confuse me? Stupid troll!
Let's not forget the outer planets. They help in cleaning up comets.
will someone have 'designed that' too?
Yes. It's called free will. ;)
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First, they probably never purchased the apps but got a license that allows them to use the app. That license grants the user certain rights, like numbers of copies a user can run, on what device, on what day and in what rooms of the house. Certain users abuse these rights,
Second, Microsoft doesn't kill apps. Apps are like children to Microsoft. And if you mistreat them you might lose custody.
Finally, "remotely kill" sounds like a drone attack, but Microsoft is just helping the users to avoid running apps they shouldn't. A more neutral term would be "Microsoft can remotely assist users to disable apps."
P.S: I'm also looking for a new job, anything near Seattle would be swell.
December 22, 2012. Unless there is no end of the world the previous day, in that case could be delayed,
No, the other way around: December 21, 2012 is when the nuclear power plants will try to upgrade to Windows 8. The Mayans foresaw this.
Instead of having a nice GUI with lots of options, it's a purdy GUI with few options and the rest buried in some power shell syntax.
So... they're making it more like Linux?
Unity at last...
You forgot reality TV..
If there suddenly isn't any need for dark matter anymore, what are we going to do with all that dark matter?
"Whatever doesn't kill us, makes us stronger..."
Nonsense. There are things that won't kill you but will leave you weak like an infant, so that you suffer miserably until something else comes along and kills you.
Friedrich Nietzsche was a moron.
Sticks and stones can break your bone. But calling Nietzsche a moron only makes him stronger.
I plan on being a cannibal... No need to stock up and no one ever thinks of cannibalism right from the start. Sort of gives you a leg up on everyone else really.
Unless you live in the US - cannibalism and healthy eating just don't go together here. Bummer.
Now I don't wanna go to work tomorrow (I work there). :)
SURPRISE! You're patient zero! You just won free health care for the rest of your life!!!
Free health care?
No, not really..
oh.. - It's the food that gets tested. Okay, I'm for it then.
Personally I think we should encourage counterfeit seafood
Counterfeit seafood?
Could I interest you in delicious green patties, that are algae based, and definitely not made from anything else?
That's why I love /. !!
A thorough review process makes sure that only the best and top quality posts make it to the front side, where intelligent and well educated people can add their remarks. A volunteer group of unbiased moderators that show the almost dream-like ability to not mistake witty irony for trollish flamebait then judges the comments purely on their merits. Wonderful!
Contrary to ignorant claims, Manning is no martyr, he's just a lying creep, who should hope that they shoot him rather than lock him away in the USDB forever.
Yes. Or execute him. Than in about 20 years we can build him a memorial on the mall. And school kids can do reports about him.
Also, it makes me think of a guy with a goatee and thick-rimmed glasses hot-gluing cogs to a colander to make a steampunk helmet.
Cool! Can you provide a link? Do you have to add bronze color to the hot glue to make it look more like Victorian hot glue or will you spray paint it later? And also, could I make the cogs blink by adding an arduino?
Dude, I really think you missed your calling. I need to know more about your projects. But maybe I'll run into you at burning man.