What I found rather shocking was verizon's very unprofessional reply. They resorted to calling the website "patheric" and "lame". Hmm...I wonder if VerizonPathetic struck a nerve of some kind.
Well, I run Gnome on my 4 year old computer, and it runs reasonably well. Ever since they revamped nautilus, it has run much quicker. Your laptop though would be more inline with an 4.5 - 5 year old computer. It probably will run, but I wouldn't expect it to be blazing fast. The biggest memory hogs are things like Firefox, openoffice, etc. I know that I usually will goto swap if I am trying to do lots of things, but they are not necessarily gnome specific. If you just want to explore and play around, it probably will run ok, but be warned....pretty much any livecd runs rather slow, because everything is loaded into RAM. If you don't have enough RAM, you will be using swap space (virtual memory).
You can burn it using Nero or Roxio (and I'd imagine a slew of others). Just download the iso, and then ask your cd-burning program to create a cd from a cd image. Point it at the iso and you will be ready to rock. If you want more in depth information, goto www.linuxiso.org and it has a HOWTO of burning iso's in Windows.
The Hong Kong patent doesn't apply to Apple according to the "Field of Invention."
The present invention relates to protection of software, and particularly, to protection of software against unauthorised use or copying.
Let's see, iTMS does not use logging in to protect software. It only "protects" files such as the MP3's that you download. iTMS also doesn't care about unauthorised copying of iTMS because you can download it whenever you want, for free, from Apple. Lastly, iTMS doesn't use logins to prevent the unauthorised use of iTMS, but instead, only the unauthorised use of the music. The biggest distinction is that this patent is to protect a software program (from what I can gather). iTMS, and many other website, etc., use login to protect either A) Information or B) Files of some kind. A file is not necessarily a piece of software. Hell, I know that every word document I have ever written is a file, but it is most certainly not a piece of software. Yes, we all know that this is a bogus patent, but this shows that it definitely does not apply.
I will say that I loved playing EV back on my old performa. I am thinking about getting a mac mini just so I can play the EV series. Too bad there are not linux ports of the old version. (I know i could play the new Nova under WINE if I really wanted to)
Apt-get???? That is not a tool for pirating music. It is a program that is used by the Debian distribution to easily download software to your computer. The software is free, and for the most part open source.
I know that telco's are fairly large, but this seems to be a rather small telco. They deal only with rural customers. To them, $15,000 is quite a bit more than it would be to someone like Qwest, Verizon, Cox, Comcast, etc. But, it shows the big boys that the FCC will not tolerate these actions. You probably could expect a much larger fine to one of them, especially if it's more than 200 customers that get blocked.
No, it's not the right to execute children. 44% said that is ok to execute people who committed these crimes as children. There is a huge difference. In Arizona, there are 4 inmates who now won't be executed. They all are now in their late 20's and early 30's. They are incarcerated for crimes they committed when they were not yet 18. I am not advocating capital punishment at all, but I do think that you should understand what was decided.
The problem is that I would rather pay more for the hardware, and less for the consumables. Instead of trying to sell me a cheap printer and recover their costs in ink, charge me a lot for a printer, and give me cheaper ink.
I don't know if you ever have read the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, but it's a great book and the main characters run companies that end up having similar things happen to them.
So untill I can grab a game box of the store shelf with the newest commercial hit and install in on my linux box, I will still keep a fairly juiced up windows box in the corner for gaming purposes.
Umm...let's see. In the last year, you have been able to do that with Doom III and UT2004. Both those games would fall under your classification of "newest flashy games in which you shoot stuff and blow up things."
Lastly it's the GPL again which will prevent commercialised production of games on linux
Yeah, because Medal of Honor, Quake III, Unreal Tournament 2003/2004, Neverwinter Nights, Return to Castle Wolfenstein are all not production games at all. Can I have some the crack you are smoking?
I like some points you bring up, but your logic isn't 100% valid. As the number of linux users increases, the number (not percentage) of IE users will decrease. Here's a quick example. If someone is using windows and firefox, then migrates to linux, that's a smaller percentage of windows users using FF now, and a higher percentage using IE. Granted, this is only for the windows market, not overall browser share. I do like your first line of thought as it pertains to measuring gains on the windows platform, but it would be interesting to note overall browser share of internet users. If you have a large percentage of overall users using non-MS browsers, then the chances of web pages being coded for multiple browsers will increase.
Oh, and one more thing that saved us some time, but could have saved us some more. If you are on any of the colors, and all you see is a miscolored pixel, don't worry too much. That's a stuck-on pixel, not a dead one. We rubbed the pixel lightly and it actually caused it to sync up to the proper color. We only had to do it once, then that pixel showed the right color every other time. If you are going to drop that much money, they should be fairly understanding. Just express your concern about it and hope you get a decent person helping you out. If you happen to be in the same area, the Fry's was in Tempe.
This was at Fry's. They actually let us do it in store and even helped out by hooking it up to a computer and they were changing the backgrounds between black, white, red, blue, and green. About halfway through this ordeal a quasi-manager came by and said "only open 2 more boxes, otherwise we'll need to get approval." Understandable, as they were $1000 LCD's, and most individuals will be wondering why the box was opened. Luckily those boxes only have a single piece of tape instead of being wrapped up in cellophane.
And those are the reasons I am waiting for OLED to appear before getting a new monitor. OLED should basically have the best of both worlds. Yes, monitor life isn't very good right now, but as with anything, this should be fixed with time.
I agree that B&M are the only places to get LCD's. I went with my not-so-tech-savvy roomate so he could get an LCD. He was going to drop a grand, on a 19" sony. We had to open up 7 different LCD boxes before we found one that did not have a dead, or stuck-on pixel. There was even one monitor, where the corner was a little brighter. This was due to the frame of the LCD being pressed up against the screen. If you ever have dragged your finger across an LCD and noticed the lightshow, think that, except always on, and in one corner of the monitor.
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What I found rather shocking was verizon's very unprofessional reply. They resorted to calling the website "patheric" and "lame". Hmm...I wonder if VerizonPathetic struck a nerve of some kind.
I'm surprised Best Buy Sux didn't make the list
Well, I run Gnome on my 4 year old computer, and it runs reasonably well. Ever since they revamped nautilus, it has run much quicker. Your laptop though would be more inline with an 4.5 - 5 year old computer. It probably will run, but I wouldn't expect it to be blazing fast. The biggest memory hogs are things like Firefox, openoffice, etc. I know that I usually will goto swap if I am trying to do lots of things, but they are not necessarily gnome specific. If you just want to explore and play around, it probably will run ok, but be warned....pretty much any livecd runs rather slow, because everything is loaded into RAM. If you don't have enough RAM, you will be using swap space (virtual memory).
Just out of curiosity? In which way is Epiphany not as feature complete as FF? I use FF, but I understand that FF is the backend to Epiphany.
You can burn it using Nero or Roxio (and I'd imagine a slew of others). Just download the iso, and then ask your cd-burning program to create a cd from a cd image. Point it at the iso and you will be ready to rock. If you want more in depth information, goto www.linuxiso.org and it has a HOWTO of burning iso's in Windows.
The present invention relates to protection of software, and particularly, to protection of software against unauthorised use or copying.
Let's see, iTMS does not use logging in to protect software. It only "protects" files such as the MP3's that you download. iTMS also doesn't care about unauthorised copying of iTMS because you can download it whenever you want, for free, from Apple. Lastly, iTMS doesn't use logins to prevent the unauthorised use of iTMS, but instead, only the unauthorised use of the music. The biggest distinction is that this patent is to protect a software program (from what I can gather). iTMS, and many other website, etc., use login to protect either A) Information or B) Files of some kind. A file is not necessarily a piece of software. Hell, I know that every word document I have ever written is a file, but it is most certainly not a piece of software. Yes, we all know that this is a bogus patent, but this shows that it definitely does not apply.
I haven't found any information on Ambrosia's site about the older ones being ported over. Do you have any links?
I will say that I loved playing EV back on my old performa. I am thinking about getting a mac mini just so I can play the EV series. Too bad there are not linux ports of the old version. (I know i could play the new Nova under WINE if I really wanted to)
Apt-get???? That is not a tool for pirating music. It is a program that is used by the Debian distribution to easily download software to your computer. The software is free, and for the most part open source.
I know that telco's are fairly large, but this seems to be a rather small telco. They deal only with rural customers. To them, $15,000 is quite a bit more than it would be to someone like Qwest, Verizon, Cox, Comcast, etc. But, it shows the big boys that the FCC will not tolerate these actions. You probably could expect a much larger fine to one of them, especially if it's more than 200 customers that get blocked.
Good to see the FCC actually doing something that gives consumers choice. Now only if we could get them to drop the stupid broadcast flag.
My only question is how a 15th century Norwegian is selling penguins. Penguins live in the Antarctic
No, it's not the right to execute children. 44% said that is ok to execute people who committed these crimes as children. There is a huge difference. In Arizona, there are 4 inmates who now won't be executed. They all are now in their late 20's and early 30's. They are incarcerated for crimes they committed when they were not yet 18. I am not advocating capital punishment at all, but I do think that you should understand what was decided.
The problem is that I would rather pay more for the hardware, and less for the consumables. Instead of trying to sell me a cheap printer and recover their costs in ink, charge me a lot for a printer, and give me cheaper ink.
I don't know if you ever have read the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, but it's a great book and the main characters run companies that end up having similar things happen to them.
Umm...let's see. In the last year, you have been able to do that with Doom III and UT2004. Both those games would fall under your classification of "newest flashy games in which you shoot stuff and blow up things."
Lastly it's the GPL again which will prevent commercialised production of games on linux Yeah, because Medal of Honor, Quake III, Unreal Tournament 2003/2004, Neverwinter Nights, Return to Castle Wolfenstein are all not production games at all. Can I have some the crack you are smoking?
Interestingly enough, it happened on February 4th, just a few days from now. How do I know this? I read it on my Despair calendar earlier today.
Actually, use "virus" as the plural of virus would be equally silly. The plural really is "viruses"
Yes, but you can have "forces" of nature, and in English, the plural is actually "viruses".
I like some points you bring up, but your logic isn't 100% valid. As the number of linux users increases, the number (not percentage) of IE users will decrease. Here's a quick example. If someone is using windows and firefox, then migrates to linux, that's a smaller percentage of windows users using FF now, and a higher percentage using IE. Granted, this is only for the windows market, not overall browser share. I do like your first line of thought as it pertains to measuring gains on the windows platform, but it would be interesting to note overall browser share of internet users. If you have a large percentage of overall users using non-MS browsers, then the chances of web pages being coded for multiple browsers will increase.
Oh, and one more thing that saved us some time, but could have saved us some more. If you are on any of the colors, and all you see is a miscolored pixel, don't worry too much. That's a stuck-on pixel, not a dead one. We rubbed the pixel lightly and it actually caused it to sync up to the proper color. We only had to do it once, then that pixel showed the right color every other time. If you are going to drop that much money, they should be fairly understanding. Just express your concern about it and hope you get a decent person helping you out. If you happen to be in the same area, the Fry's was in Tempe.
This was at Fry's. They actually let us do it in store and even helped out by hooking it up to a computer and they were changing the backgrounds between black, white, red, blue, and green. About halfway through this ordeal a quasi-manager came by and said "only open 2 more boxes, otherwise we'll need to get approval." Understandable, as they were $1000 LCD's, and most individuals will be wondering why the box was opened. Luckily those boxes only have a single piece of tape instead of being wrapped up in cellophane.
And those are the reasons I am waiting for OLED to appear before getting a new monitor. OLED should basically have the best of both worlds. Yes, monitor life isn't very good right now, but as with anything, this should be fixed with time.
I agree that B&M are the only places to get LCD's. I went with my not-so-tech-savvy roomate so he could get an LCD. He was going to drop a grand, on a 19" sony. We had to open up 7 different LCD boxes before we found one that did not have a dead, or stuck-on pixel. There was even one monitor, where the corner was a little brighter. This was due to the frame of the LCD being pressed up against the screen. If you ever have dragged your finger across an LCD and noticed the lightshow, think that, except always on, and in one corner of the monitor.