The rest now use KDE, XFCE, or a variety of apps under some standalone window manager.
My interest in Gnome was killed by the uselessness of Compiz, long before Gnome 3 was a sprite in the eye of any delusional developer.
I switched from Gnome 2 to LXDE (Fedora, Lubuntu). LXDE is simple, easy to tweak, and does what it is supposed to do. I don't even care what happens with Gnome. First they chased all the users with four video cards and four LCDs, then they chased all the users with tablets.
I have never, not even for five minutes, liked KDE. Some kManner of kRevulsion.
Maybe Gnome 3, KDE, and Unity will find success. Unlike you, the only prophesy I will hazard is that banks will make money hand over fist while working people lose.
The same thing is happening with Firefox, too. The productive users are fleeing it because the failed web designers
The recent UI dross that has been added to Firefox is of no use to me (nor to most people, I believe). However, it is still possible to ignore the UI dross and use Firefox productively.
Useless features could be a sign of delusional product management or developers living in their typical reality distortion field. Or both.
I think Firefox's release numbering is a bigger problem.
Although I do like the functionality of Gnome 2.x and have been a long-time Gnome user, I recently switched my Linux boxen to LXDE (Fedora and Lubuntu).
There is a fanatically liberal, pro-western slant to topics and opinions to the point where innovations, tech, or ideas originating in "the enemy camp" (Chinese, GOP, etc.) is regarded with derision.
I am not a USian and so tremendous explosive pressure threatens to alter my cranial structure when I read the above sentence.
Fanaticism itself is a bad thing by definition. But what is a "fanatical liberal"? I infer that it is someone who favours the "West" and fears both the Chinese and the US Republican Party (GOP).
* Better package management for UNIX/FOSS development. As much as I want to like OS X for development, it can't compare to any Debian-based Linux distribution using apt-get.
The number of software fatalities in the area of Web development is caused by the rapidly changing standards. You need to learn how to do things directly and simply with whichever stable tools suit you.
I like Notepad++ but have also had a good experience with NoteTab (Free and Pro). The latter has a powerful macro language.
I like Linux Mint. It's designers aren't chasing a "New UI Paradigm", they just want better usability.
I like Gnome 2 and Metacity (with the "reduced resources" setting), though. If Linux Mint follows Ubuntu into New UI Paradigm Hell, I will probably go with Lubuntu. I don't have as much time as I used to for setting up computers with my UI preferences.
I don't see how you can maintain this seriously. A computer is not a typewriter; the computer skills that good jobs require have become a basic element of competence. At the top end of the pay scale, companies need skills that universities (for example) don't even mention.
The North American educational system (US and Canada) has become an expensive failure. Having worked in a major university, I have long agreed with Thiel's assessment (http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/higher-education_bubble_0) that the NA educational system is a catastrophic bubble.
Students aren't learning thinking, reading, writing, and speaking, nevermind technological skills. But there are profound sociological reasons for this.
If companies want skills, they are going to have to invest more in people and provide the training. So my question to the leadership of these companies is, how much do you really intend to invest in your people?
If the computer industry wants happier, more loyal employees, it must start treating people better. And despite the characteristic frustration of Software Manager X and self-indulgent programmers everywhere, the truth is that the senior management of software companies understands the economics of software development very well.
Does anyone here know if Yahoo hosting is still configured not to use a cgi-bin directory for CGI programs (Perl, Python)? I tried Yahoo hosting a while ago and they had it configured so the CGI programs would reside all over the server.
In any case, I found some inexpensive Linux-based hosting that lets me configure things the right way.
This shouldn't be an OS War discussion. W7 is a service pack for Vista. Vista did many things better than WXP, but failed in two critical aspects:
1.) driver support, and 2.) performance tuning
W7 addressed these problems well. I did have some problems with Vista, but I find it a good OS just the same. I use XP, Vista, W7, Linux, and OS X.
I hear that gamers prefer XP. I myself use computers for a living and don't care for computer games. I think the following are the plain truth:
- Linux is still the best OS for consumers who don't need MS Office; Linux is free, it looks great, it's portable, it's powerful. If you're a programmer, you get everything you need.
- OS X has the best rendering technology of all the OSs. Built-in PDF is brilliant. OS X is almost as good as Linux for built-in dev tools. The integration of "Spaces" and "Exposé" add significant usability to OS X.
- WXP is very compatible but it became a security nightmare. Vista includes an outbound firewall, UAC, and stricter licensing. I'd like to see botnet statistics, but I think it's likely correct to say that Vista and W7 have not been exploited the way XP has been.
Slashdotters, now is your chance to direct my investment portfolio.
I misjudged the iPod ("It's crap!" I said).
I misjudged Netbooks ("They are too small, Windows Home is crap and the Atom is rubbish!" I said).
I misjudged the iPad ("C'mon, it's not really Magical!" I said.
I missed my chance to buy Goldman Sachs stock ("C'mon, people are not *that* stupid!" I said.)
Well, it's the end of a decade and the numbers are in: I am an idiot. Years of my trying have proven that I am a failure at investing. Perhaps randomly selected, total strangers who have no reason to like me will do as well or better with my money.
So tell me, ye wiser creatures, how can I make big gains from the growing stupidity of Social Networking?
- War Is Peace - Freedom Is Slavery - Ignorance Is Strength - Monopoly Is Competition - Fools Are Wise - Drugs Are Health - Torvalds Is Goldstein - Assange Is An Unlawful Informant
1940s many people have radios, few have televisions, neighbours still say hello
1970s most people have televisions, neighbours watch other people getting stabbed out front on the street
2000s many people use computers, being taken to war by a lying President seems ok
2010s people talk Likelish, use SMS spelling (OMG LOL) in schoolwork, and Reality Television makes the challenges of scriptwriting and acting unnecessary
Could it be because in the philosophy of Corporate Management, managers in their comfortable, windowed offices feel better manipulating a herd than learning to work with individuals?
If the US oligarchy were really interested in democracy, US news companies wouldn't have betrayed US citizens during GW Bush's presidency and would have instead shown the courage of Wikileaks.
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The rest now use KDE, XFCE, or a variety of apps under some standalone window manager.
My interest in Gnome was killed by the uselessness of Compiz, long before Gnome 3 was a sprite in the eye of any delusional developer.
I switched from Gnome 2 to LXDE (Fedora, Lubuntu). LXDE is simple, easy to tweak, and does what it is supposed to do. I don't even care what happens with Gnome. First they chased all the users with four video cards and four LCDs, then they chased all the users with tablets.
I have never, not even for five minutes, liked KDE. Some kManner of kRevulsion.
Maybe Gnome 3, KDE, and Unity will find success. Unlike you, the only prophesy I will hazard is that banks will make money hand over fist while working people lose.
The same thing is happening with Firefox, too. The productive users are fleeing it because the failed web designers
The recent UI dross that has been added to Firefox is of no use to me (nor to most people, I believe). However, it is still possible to ignore the UI dross and use Firefox productively.
Useless features could be a sign of delusional product management or developers living in their typical reality distortion field. Or both.
I think Firefox's release numbering is a bigger problem.
Although I do like the functionality of Gnome 2.x and have been a long-time Gnome user, I recently switched my Linux boxen to LXDE (Fedora and Lubuntu).
LXDE is fast and configurable.
You?
There is a fanatically liberal, pro-western slant to topics and opinions to the point where innovations, tech, or ideas originating in "the enemy camp" (Chinese, GOP, etc.) is regarded with derision.
I am not a USian and so tremendous explosive pressure threatens to alter my cranial structure when I read the above sentence.
Fanaticism itself is a bad thing by definition. But what is a "fanatical liberal"? I infer that it is someone who favours the "West" and fears both the Chinese and the US Republican Party (GOP).
OS X needs one, comprehensive package-management tool.
I will add one more point:
* Better package management for UNIX/FOSS development. As much as I want to like OS X for development, it can't compare to any Debian-based Linux distribution using apt-get.
The number of software fatalities in the area of Web development is caused by the rapidly changing standards. You need to learn how to do things directly and simply with whichever stable tools suit you.
I like Notepad++ but have also had a good experience with NoteTab (Free and Pro). The latter has a powerful macro language.
http://www.notetab.com/
I like Linux Mint. It's designers aren't chasing a "New UI Paradigm", they just want better usability.
I like Gnome 2 and Metacity (with the "reduced resources" setting), though. If Linux Mint follows Ubuntu into New UI Paradigm Hell, I will probably go with Lubuntu. I don't have as much time as I used to for setting up computers with my UI preferences.
The job market didn't change.
I don't see how you can maintain this seriously. A computer is not a typewriter; the computer skills that good jobs require have become a basic element of competence. At the top end of the pay scale, companies need skills that universities (for example) don't even mention.
Did education really change that much? I don't think so.
Education hasn't changed. The job market has become much more demanding.
The North American educational system (US and Canada) has become an expensive failure. Having worked in a major university, I have long agreed with Thiel's assessment (http://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/higher-education_bubble_0) that the NA educational system is a catastrophic bubble.
Students aren't learning thinking, reading, writing, and speaking, nevermind technological skills. But there are profound sociological reasons for this.
If companies want skills, they are going to have to invest more in people and provide the training. So my question to the leadership of these companies is, how much do you really intend to invest in your people?
If the computer industry wants happier, more loyal employees, it must start treating people better. And despite the characteristic frustration of Software Manager X and self-indulgent programmers everywhere, the truth is that the senior management of software companies understands the economics of software development very well.
Does anyone here know if Yahoo hosting is still configured not to use a cgi-bin directory for CGI programs (Perl, Python)? I tried Yahoo hosting a while ago and they had it configured so the CGI programs would reside all over the server.
In any case, I found some inexpensive Linux-based hosting that lets me configure things the right way.
The sync plug-in for FF 3.6* makes a mess of my bookmarks. I use several computers at home and at work. Screwing up my data is NOT an option.
Can anyone report whether the bookmark sync is robust in the 4 RC? I like the idea of the feature, but Xmarks does it better.
Ok, thanks, just wanted to check. By the name, you might have been someone from my tribe.
This shouldn't be an OS War discussion. W7 is a service pack for Vista. Vista did many things better than WXP, but failed in two critical aspects:
1.) driver support, and
2.) performance tuning
W7 addressed these problems well. I did have some problems with Vista, but I find it a good OS just the same. I use XP, Vista, W7, Linux, and OS X.
I hear that gamers prefer XP. I myself use computers for a living and don't care for computer games. I think the following are the plain truth:
- Linux is still the best OS for consumers who don't need MS Office; Linux is free, it looks great, it's portable, it's powerful. If you're a programmer, you get everything you need.
- OS X has the best rendering technology of all the OSs. Built-in PDF is brilliant. OS X is almost as good as Linux for built-in dev tools. The integration of "Spaces" and "Exposé" add significant usability to OS X.
- WXP is very compatible but it became a security nightmare. Vista includes an outbound firewall, UAC, and stricter licensing. I'd like to see botnet statistics, but I think it's likely correct to say that Vista and W7 have not been exploited the way XP has been.
Saw your username. Are you by any chance from a big city in Southern Ontario?
Number 6, you are probably right.
Slashdotters, now is your chance to direct my investment portfolio.
I misjudged the iPod ("It's crap!" I said).
I misjudged Netbooks ("They are too small, Windows Home is crap and the Atom is rubbish!" I said).
I misjudged the iPad ("C'mon, it's not really Magical!" I said.
I missed my chance to buy Goldman Sachs stock ("C'mon, people are not *that* stupid!" I said.)
Well, it's the end of a decade and the numbers are in: I am an idiot. Years of my trying have proven that I am a failure at investing. Perhaps randomly selected, total strangers who have no reason to like me will do as well or better with my money.
So tell me, ye wiser creatures, how can I make big gains from the growing stupidity of Social Networking?
Meanwhile, somewhere in near the future...
- War Is Peace
- Freedom Is Slavery
- Ignorance Is Strength
- Monopoly Is Competition
- Fools Are Wise
- Drugs Are Health
- Torvalds Is Goldstein
- Assange Is An Unlawful Informant
These are all delivery systems for advertising.
What's shown on them is at the discretion of the Advertiser.
1940s many people have radios, few have televisions, neighbours still say hello
1970s most people have televisions, neighbours watch other people getting stabbed out front on the street
2000s many people use computers, being taken to war by a lying President seems ok
2010s people talk Likelish, use SMS spelling (OMG LOL) in schoolwork, and Reality Television makes the challenges of scriptwriting and acting unnecessary
2025 Idiocracy
Television is the commercials.
Could it be because in the philosophy of Corporate Management, managers in their comfortable, windowed offices feel better manipulating a herd than learning to work with individuals?
If the US oligarchy were really interested in democracy, US news companies wouldn't have betrayed US citizens during GW Bush's presidency and would have instead shown the courage of Wikileaks.
Another generation of US journalists had more courage:
http://www.ellsberg.net/archive/public-accuracy-press-release
In any case, the US's covert war against Wikileaks is its only alternative:
http://www.rferl.org/content/wikileaks_assange_secrecy_access_laws/2242761.html
I love this stuff. What Danger?
My dear sir, the danger is to politicians who want to stay in power by concealing lies, mistakes, cowardice, knavery and ignorance.