...got [sic] to the display properties page, select the monitor and click "extend my desktop to this monitor"
I guess you've missed my point. I know very few users who would dare install a second monitor on any system, and fewer still who would dare do what you've just described.
This forces every office (or family) to have at least one go-to person that understands the OS thoroughly (or at least better than everyone else).
How is this different than Windows? I am being serious. I am that guy in the family (and at the office, sadly), and I am asked to "fix" Windows problems all the time. The only difference is that it takes me longer to "fix" Windows issues than Linux issues, and the problems occur more frequently under Windows. The error in your logic is that you believe the mythical "average user" can do anything of a SysAdmin nature under Windows just because it's a graphical environment.
If this leak is so damning to God's one true church, won't he smite the site with the internet's version of fire and brimestone?
Like a botnet?
Seriously, though, I think the thing the AC Lawyer said a page or so above you makes sense. Large organizations have a business arm that is probably less than "inspired."
I hope you do try again. I prefer your attitude to that of those who try once, run into a problem, assume such will be the case forevermore, then declare such all over/. I do find the developmental pace of FOSS projects to be simply astounding. Issues that are here today are often gone tomorrow. Good luck on your next attempt.
He didn't. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from ETH Zurich. But so what if he didn't have a graduate degree?
From TFS
The project will create Africa's first post-graduate center for math and physics.
Thank you for taking the bait. My point was that Einstein's genius didn't need post-graduate work, and I suspect (though I obviously can't prove) that post-graduate work for Albert would mean we wouldn't know the name "Einstein" today.
No need to apologize. Your post reminds me of my own transition (from Windows to Linux) at times. Certainly, things have come a long way. One thing that helped me when I still dual-booted was to create a FAT32 partition and map "My Documents" or whatever to that. That way I could work on my, uh, work when booted into either OS. Good luck with future attempts!
I've never managed to grasp Linux and actually use Vista...
C'mere, you poor man (I assume). You need a hug. Seriously, though. I am curious as to what you mean by "grasp." Do you mean philosophy, command line tools, user interface, or something else entirely?
I see you omitted the "jest" part when you quoted me. Sorry if you don't find the idea humorous. It is intended to be absurd for the very reason you point out. Please google my username for a fuller description. However, since you bring it up, I think we make social decisions based on things far less reliable than IQ tests.
I once told a friend the following in jest (sadly, the more I thought about it, the more sense it made):
Problem: the lowest IQ decile (bottom 10%) have the most kids, commit the most crime, earn the least, and utilize public services at the highest rate. Solution: why not test all kids at age 13 or so and offer those in the bottom decile some cash to have a vasectomy or tubal ligation? Anywhere between $1,000 and $5,000 should do. Individual choice is preserved, crime drops, productivity increases, and Leno's Jaywalking segment goes away.
I guess companies like HP, Apple and IBM must have this same identity crisis?
Actually, I think there IS something of a corporate schizophrenia. It's the effect of size and complexity. My point is that Sun has had a harder time defining its corporate vision than most.
I happen to like Swartz. I think he inherited some corporate culture relics that he would rather do without.
Sun's identity crisis is not new. "We're a hardware company! No, Software! Software! We're pro-open source. Except when we buy an open source company like MySQL, then we like to close things off. We also love Linux! No, Solaris! We wish you all would love Solaris like you love Linux. Why can't you love us?"
Well, Chandler, it's a site that lets people blog in minutia with a big emphasis on social networking. It has become quite a big deal, and the only "big deal" I am aware of that runs RoR. Or, it is the username of a Linux enthusiast on slashdot. Take your pick.
To stand out as one speaking out of his/her ass on slashdot is quite an accomplishment. Kudos. I'm glad to know that you are qualified to judge the guilt or innocence of 3,000 people. Maybe you could throw us a source on the Evil that infested those towers? Most people who died in NY were normal people going about their lives, much in the same way as you do. Should someone walk into your workplace and shoot you in the head, I'll be sure to say that ShieldW0lf got what (s)he deserved. How you have positive karma I'll never know.
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By the way, I might need to steal that last line for my new sig.
Really? I thought you were pointing out that /. has no purpose.
Seriously, though, I think the thing the AC Lawyer said a page or so above you makes sense. Large organizations have a business arm that is probably less than "inspired."
I hope you do try again. I prefer your attitude to that of those who try once, run into a problem, assume such will be the case forevermore, then declare such all over /. I do find the developmental pace of FOSS projects to be simply astounding. Issues that are here today are often gone tomorrow. Good luck on your next attempt.
Where did Einstein do his post-graduate work?
No need to apologize. Your post reminds me of my own transition (from Windows to Linux) at times. Certainly, things have come a long way. One thing that helped me when I still dual-booted was to create a FAT32 partition and map "My Documents" or whatever to that. That way I could work on my, uh, work when booted into either OS. Good luck with future attempts!
Actually, I'm in hell right now. It's not the heat that bothers me, it's that every url gets routed to 66.35.250.150.
You see, SP3 is actually a tool to make users believe they should upgrade to Vista. Relax, I'm just being Facetious.
I see you omitted the "jest" part when you quoted me. Sorry if you don't find the idea humorous. It is intended to be absurd for the very reason you point out. Please google my username for a fuller description. However, since you bring it up, I think we make social decisions based on things far less reliable than IQ tests.
It seems the mods have yet passed you by, but this was one of the most insightful things I've read in a good while.
I once told a friend the following in jest (sadly, the more I thought about it, the more sense it made):
Problem: the lowest IQ decile (bottom 10%) have the most kids, commit the most crime, earn the least, and utilize public services at the highest rate. Solution: why not test all kids at age 13 or so and offer those in the bottom decile some cash to have a vasectomy or tubal ligation? Anywhere between $1,000 and $5,000 should do. Individual choice is preserved, crime drops, productivity increases, and Leno's Jaywalking segment goes away.
I happen to like Swartz. I think he inherited some corporate culture relics that he would rather do without.
Sun's identity crisis is not new. "We're a hardware company! No, Software! Software! We're pro-open source. Except when we buy an open source company like MySQL, then we like to close things off. We also love Linux! No, Solaris! We wish you all would love Solaris like you love Linux. Why can't you love us?"
His username is Matt Perry. Keep up, AC.
No, I think you are one of the actors from the TV show "Friends." What, you're not?
Well, Chandler, it's a site that lets people blog in minutia with a big emphasis on social networking. It has become quite a big deal, and the only "big deal" I am aware of that runs RoR. Or, it is the username of a Linux enthusiast on slashdot. Take your pick.
This whole thread smacks of effort.
...and only takes 5 years to rebuild itself.